Contemporary Collection Research Articles

ГЕНЕЗА НАВЧАННЯ ІНОЗЕМНИХ МОВ У ГІМНАЗІЯХ ГАЛИЧИНИ КІНЦЯ ХІХ – ПОЧАТКУ ХХ СТ.

The article deals with the revelance of historical and pedagogical consideration of foreign language education problems for the modern science. The historical, socio-political, economic and cultural foundations of this relevance are outlined: an integration of the modern world in all its areas, which involves active communication among representatives of different ethnic groups and states. The importance of the national experience studying for modernization and intensification of the process of teaching foreign languages in the modern Ukrainian school is emphasized. It is explained what motivates the interest in the experience of Galicia gymnasiums during a certain period in the field of their activities, such as teaching foreign languages.The specifics of the historical-pedagogical studio are specified; approaches (historiographical, systemic, chronological, civilization, formative, synergetic) and principles (historicism, objectivity, activity, combination of logical and historical) are defined, which ensure the authenticity and correctness of its results; the leading role of the principle of historicism, which involves characterization of the historical background, the establishment of chronological boundaries, analysis of the source base has been shown. It is shown the importance of taking into account the data of diverse sources for the comprehensive consideration of the problem: archival materials, published normative legal documents, texts of monographs, dissertations, articles contained in contemporary and current periodicals and collections of scientific works, memoirs, etc. The chronological boundaries of the study are defined, it is explained by what circumstances it is caused its lower (1874, the year of introduction in the all classes of the only state Ukrainian gymnasium at that time - the Lviv academic - Ukrainian language as an outline and giving the status of one of the subjects to the German language) and the upper March 1923, when the decision of the Council of Ambassadors of the Entente states was transferred to Eastern Galicia under the jurisdiction of Poland). The historical, political and economic circumstances, which stimulated the development of school life in Galicia in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and the teaching of foreign languages in particular, were described.The emphasis is on changes in target guides for studying foreign languages in Galicia gymnasiums of the investigated period and on the expected results of these changes.

Activity of cefepime/zidebactam (WCK 5222) against Enterobacteriaceae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii endemic to New York City medical centres.

The combination of cefepime and zidebactam (WCK5222), a novel β-lactam enhancer, has demonstrated activity against a wide variety of Gram-negative pathogens and is currently under clinical evaluation. To examine the activity of cefepime/zidebactam against: (i) a contemporary collection of Gram-negative isolates from New York City; (ii) a collection of carbapenem-resistant clinical isolates; and (iii) a collection of isolates with characterized resistance mechanisms. Susceptibility tests were performed using broth microdilution for cefepime, zidebactam and cefepime/zidebactam (1:1). More than 99% of a contemporary collection of Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Enterobacter spp. had cefepime/zidebactam MICs ≤2 mg/L, the susceptibility breakpoint for cefepime. For K. pneumoniae, the acquisition of blaKPC resulted in increased MICs, although MICs remained ≤2 mg/L for 90% of KPC-possessing isolates. Overall for Pseudomonas aeruginosa, 98% of isolates had MICs ≤8 mg/L and MICs were affected by increased expression of ampC. For carbapenem-resistant P. aeruginosa, 78% of isolates had cefepime/zidebactam MICs ≤8 mg/L. The activity of cefepime/zidebactam against Acinetobacter baumannii was lower, with 85% of all isolates and 34% of carbapenem-resistant isolates with MICs ≤8 mg/L (cefepime interpretative criteria). Cefepime/zidebactam demonstrated excellent activity against Enterobacteriaceae and P. aeruginosa, although activity was reduced in carbapenem-non-susceptible isolates. The activity against A. baumannii was reduced and studies examining the therapeutic efficacy in strains with high cefepime/zidebactam MICs are warranted.

Ethnographic collecting and the despotism of Joseph Banks

ABSTRACT Joseph Banks has been considered an unproblematic agent of imperial science; a figure unique for his ability and willingness to direct British expeditionary exploration and the collection of natural history. Borrowing from claims, first made in 1784, that Banks’s influence and power might better be described as a form of ‘despotism’, this article instead contends that Banks consciously subverted the expansive system of imperial collecting then favoured by the British state. I argue that the contemporary collection of ethnographic specimens, officially sought by and beyond the Royal Society since the voyages of James Cook, suffered particularly at the hands of Banksian indifference and botanical enthusiasm. Using as a case study the early nineteenth-century Australian surveying voyages of the Lady Nelson, I call to attention an overlooked cast of sailors, smugglers, and politicians in order to examine how Banks's pursuit of plants therefore constituted a threat to both imperial order and colonial discipline.

A Transnational History of a Writer in Four Packages

The novel, short story and screenplay writer Ruth Prawer Jhabvala died in 2013 and bequeathed her literary papers to the British Library in London. There they joined the Contemporary Collections wh...

The ants of Ohio (Hymenoptera, Formicidae): an updated checklist

I update the last published list of Ohio ants to include 26 new species records and 38 name changes in species already on the list based on literature records, institutional collections, and contemporary collections made by the author or colleagues. At present, 143 species and morphospecies representing 30 native and 5 exotic genera and 7 subfamilies have been recorded for the state. Another seven species are removed from the Ohio ant fauna as they represent distribution anomalies, or are based on erroneous records. Known distribution data suggest that there is still a considerable potential for the discovery of more ant taxa in Ohio.

Vittorio Pica japoniste: critica militante e collezionismo fra letteratura e arte

This contribution reconsiders Vittorio Pica’s criticism on Japanese art and its consequences in fin-de-siècle artistic taste and cultural debate in Italy. Pica was among the first critics to show a relevant interest in Japanese culture, under the influence of French criticism and especially of the Goncourt brothers. Thanks to primary unpublished sources and a new approach to his writings of literary tradition, this paper intends to recast the trans-medial and inter-medial fortune of Japonisme in Italy, too, and its legacy between the on-going artistic production and contemporary collecting taste, with a special concern for modern painting, decoration and industrial arts.

Collecting Community Stories: Local Studies Collections and What They Can Tell You About the Community

Collecting Community Stories: Local Studies Collections and What They Can Tell You About the Community

Documenting the Black Lives Matter Movement in Baltimore through Contemporary Collecting: An Initiative of the National Museum of African American History and Culture

Immediately following the social unrest in Baltimore, Maryland, in 2015, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) in Washington, D.C., began acquiring artifacts and archival materials associated with the city’s social protest and civic engagement activities. This article provides an overview of that collecting initiative, which involved coordination among curatorial staff to determine what, where, and how much to collect. Moreover, the acquisitions were informed by adherence to a guiding principle that connects objects to the human experience. Exploring the purpose and guiding principle of the Museum’s initiative and its collecting rationale and strategy, this article illustrates some practical considerations and reliable approaches to “rapid response” collecting. NMAAHC acquired contemporary objects in response to a crisis or current event involving extreme tension and strife. The bulk of these objects is intended for use in exhibitions in the distant, rather than the immediate, future. The article also includes a list of recommendations for acquiring materials associated with contemporary, sometimes intensely debated, social, and political issues. Information detailed in this article can contribute to the development of a sustained working model that rests on sound acquisition principles, policies, and practices among museums and museum organizations.

Anatomy of Infraorbital Foramen: Influence of Sex, Side, and Cranium Size.

Several researchers have analyzed the collocation of infraorbital foramen, but no study has so far considered the possible influence of cranial size.Three measurements (distances from anterior nasal spine, inferior orbital rim, angle at the intersection between the line from anterior nasal spine and the transversal plane parallel to the Frankfurt plane) were taken on 100 skulls belonging to a contemporary skeletal collection. In addition, maximum cranial length, maximum cranial breadth, cranial height, and bizygomatic breadth were measured, together with 2 indices (horizontal cephalic index and Giardina Y-index). Differences according to sex and side were assessed through 2-way analysis of variance test (P <0.05). Measurements showing statistically significant differences according to sex were further assessed through 1-way analysis of covariance test including cranial measurements and indices as covariates (P <0.05).Statistically significant differences according to sex and side were found respectively for the distance from anterior nasal spine and the angle at infraorbital foramen (P <0.05). One-way analysis of covariance test verified that the sexual dimorphism of infraorbital foramen- anterior nasal spine distance was independent from the general measurements of cranium.The present study first proved that sexually dimorphic parameters useful for the localization of infraorbital foramen do not depend upon the cranium size.

Results of a Pilot Study of Judicial Processing of Debt Collection Cases under Ceteris Paribus Conditions

This research note reports initial results of a pilot study based on a sample of 100 collection cases filed in 2017 by a single bank (WFBNA) against consumers who defaulted on credit card accounts. All collection lawsuits were prosecuted by the same law firm using the same litigation templates, including the same form affidavits, but the cases were randomly assigned to multiple district courts within a major urban jurisdiction in Texas. This research design allows for (1) a description of general patters in the processing of garden-variety consumer collection cases, and (2) for a systematic assessment of variability among multiple courts faced with cases that are alike in terms of all relevant attributes: facts, law, and modus of litigation employed by a single law firm. In terms of outcomes, the breakdown for the first 100 cases filed in 2017 that were closed as of May 20, 2019 is as follows: 37 default judgments, 24 nonsuits without prejudice, 5 nonsuits with prejudice, 21 Agreed Judgment, 7 summary judgment, 6 dismissals for want of prosecution, and not a single judgment resulting from a bench or jury trial. As for variability among the courts (26 different judges), the examined data suggests that judges affect the speed with which cases proceed to judgment, and that some judges perform at least a limited amount of quality control regardless of whether the defendant was represented by attorney or pro se. Judges routinely grant judgment for the Bank in the amounts requested, provided that proof of service is on file. In a few cases, a trial court judge modified the judgment submitted by the bank with regard to interest and contingent appellate attorney’s fees, but none of the judges altered the amount of debt claimed by the bank as owing and due, or the amount of the attorney fees claimed by the Bank’s counsel as reasonable. Not a single case resulted in a take-nothing judgment in the defendant's favor. Two cases in which defendants filed counterclaims ended in dismissal of all claims, presumably by agreement, but on terms not revealed by the public record. Agreed judgments are for the full amount alleged as owed in the Bank's pleadings, with no discount on attorney’s fees. The insights gained from this limited-scope pilot study are consistent with other empirical studies concluding that contemporary debt collection litigation against consumers does not comport with the concept of an adversarial legal system, with occasional exceptions only. Even when defendants were represented by counsel, there is no clear evidence that the ultimate outcome is any different. At best, a settlement or adverse disposition may be delayed. But this may also happen when the defendants file a general denial or a narrative pro se answer. In several instances attorneys for defendants did not respond to the Bank’s motion for summary judgment when such a motion was filed. None of the attorneys for defendants in the sample challenged the reasonableness of the attorney’s fees sworn to by the Bank’s lawyers with a counter-affidavit. Pro se litigants are not qualified to do so. Based solely on the data in the sample, the outcome was predictably in the Bank’s favor. If pro se parties or attorneys were more pro-active, however, the pattern of outcomes might be less uniform.

Evidence for adaptive responses to historic drought across a native plant species range.

As climatic conditions change, species will be forced to move or adapt to avoid extinction. Exacerbated by ongoing climate change, California recently experienced a severe and exceptional drought from 2011 to 2017. To investigate whether an adaptive response occurred during this event, we conducted a “resurrection” study of the cutleaf monkeyflower (Mimulus laciniatus), an annual plant, by comparing trait means and variances of ancestral seed collections (“pre‐drought”) with contemporary descendant collections (“drought”). Plants were grown under common conditions to test whether this geographically restricted species has the capacity to respond evolutionarily to climate stress across its range. We examined if traits shifted in response to the recent, severe drought and included populations across an elevation gradient, including populations at the low‐ and high‐elevation edges of the species range. We found that time to seedling emergence in the drought generation was significantly earlier than in the pre‐drought generation, a response consistent with drought adaptation. Additionally, trait variation in days to emergence was reduced in the drought generation, which suggests selection or bottleneck events. Days to first flower increased significantly by elevation, consistent with climate adaptation across the species range. Drought generation plants were larger and had greater reproduction, which was likely a carryover effect of earlier germination. These results demonstrate that rapid shifts in trait means and variances consistent with climate adaptation are occurring within populations, including peripheral populations at warm and cold climate limits, of a plant species with a relatively restricted range that has so far not shifted its elevation distribution during contemporary climate change. Thus, rapid evolution may mitigate, at least temporarily, range shifts under global climate change. This study highlights the need for better understanding rapid adaptation as a means for plant communities to cope with extraordinary climate events.

“Three Long Rows of Empty Shelves” to Fill

In 1928-29 and 1930, the German-Brazilian anthropologist Curt Nimuendajú was contracted twice by German ethnological institutions (above all, museums) for organizing ethnographic collections and carrying out anthropological research among indigenous peoples; principally Jê-speaking peoples in various regions of today’s Maranhão and Tocantins states in Brazil. This is not only a lesser-known part of Nimuendajú’s biography, but also an example of a kind of academic cooperation difficult to imagine nowadays. The collections, partly destroyed during World War II, are still stored in the ethnological museums of Hamburg, Leipzig, and Dresden, along with a great number of mostly unpublished letters and other documents linked to them. The history of these expeditions offers an opportunity for reflections about the implicit theories involved in contemporary collecting, fieldwork methods, and the style of anthropology practiced. The research reveals influences from German ethnology on the academic environment in Brazil, which later became increasingly independent from this input.

Women’s relational autonomy and the short story cycle: Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout

Focussing on Elizabeth Strout’s short story cycle, Olive Kitteridge (2008), this article proposes that contemporary collections of interconnected stories open new ways of understanding women’s relational autonomy, and the importance of continuing relationships of interdependence and care. Here, relational autonomy is seen as a framework for shared beliefs that subjects’ situated identities are formed within the context of social relationships and shaped by a complex intersection of social determinants, such as race, class, gender and ethnicity. This discussion proposes that the short story cycle is a particularly productive form for writers interested in exploring how women come to a greater sense of who they are through these relationships – some enduring, others not – as they are experienced through apparently mundane moments in women’s lives. This is partly due to less emphasis on the individual trajectory of an autonomous person, and a greater focus on the shared experiences that shape identities and foster personal growth and collective fulfilment. The article seeks to explore this understanding of the cycle by reflecting on distinctive features of the form – modular narrative structure and narrative openness – seen in Olive Kitteridge, to demonstrate how this mode of storytelling helps make salient women’s relational lives.

Sporting reunions, contemporary collections and collective biographies: a case study of Harry Batt’s 1971 England team

ABSTRACTThis article centres on a reunion held at the National Football Museum in 2018 of women football players active before 1993, particularly the England team for the unofficial Women's World Cup in 1971. After outlining the organisation of the tournament, the experience of the three youngest England players is articulated using oral history case studies. Finally the argument suggests that social strategies, such as reunions, enable a degree of reminiscence therapy and provide museum and archives with potential material, currently in the private domain, to build contemporary collections, provided that players are willing to gift or loan their items.

Applications of Raman spectroscopy in art and archaeology

Applications of Raman spectroscopy in art and archaeology

A taxonomic revision of the whitefish of Lakes Brienz and Thun, Switzerland, with description of three new species.

Event Abstract Back to Event A taxonomic revision of the whitefish of Lakes Brienz and Thun, Switzerland, with description of three new species. Oliver M. Selz1, 2*, Ole Seehausen1, 2, Carmela J. Dönz1, 2 and Pascal Vonlanthen1, 3 1 Centre of Ecology, Evolution and Biogeochemistry, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Switzerland 2 University of Bern, Switzerland 3 Aquabios GmbH, Switzerland The European whitefish (Coregonus spp.) provide prime examples of postglacial adaptive radiations with up to six species occurring in a single lake of the prealpine region. Despite this enigmatic species richness, approximately one-third of the species diversity in Swiss Lakes has not yet been taxonomically resolved. Here we review and revise the alpha taxonomy of the endemic whitefish of Lakes Brienz and Thun, Switzerland. We evaluate the status of six known species, of which three have been previously described. With a combination of species-targeted and habitat-randomised fishing surveys during or outside of the spawning season we are able to reveal with an integrative taxonomic approach of combining genetic assignments with morphological and meristic traits and multivariate statistical methods six whitefish species. Four species occur in both lakes Thun and Brienz and two species, a profundal specialist and a species of partial allochthonous origin, are unique to Lake Thun. Despite many past and present anthropogenic pressures, Lakes Thun and Brienz today harbour the most speciose whitefish radiation of the prealpine region. We further show that two of these species are present in Lake Biel, which has been artificially connected downstream of the lakes Thun and Brienz through the Aare river approx. 150 years ago. This work highlights that species delineation and description in such rich radiations requires an integrative approach to taxonomy, combining morphology with genetics and ecology and large contemporary and historical specimen collections. Such work is also much needed for conservation-minded fisheries management because human-made changes to the connectivity of water bodies as well as deliberate introductions, are increasing the distribution ranges of species and cause previously isolated biota to mix. Keywords: Coregonus, Salmonidae, Whitefish, adaptive radiation, ecological speciation, Integrative taxonomy Conference: XVI European Congress of Ichthyology, Lausanne, Switzerland, 2 Sep - 6 Sep, 2019. Presentation Type: Oral Topic: TAXONOMY, PHYLOGENY AND ZOOGEOGRAPHY Citation: Selz OM, Seehausen O, Dönz CJ and Vonlanthen P (2019). A taxonomic revision of the whitefish of Lakes Brienz and Thun, Switzerland, with description of three new species.. Front. Mar. Sci. Conference Abstract: XVI European Congress of Ichthyology. doi: 10.3389/conf.fmars.2019.07.00112 Copyright: The abstracts in this collection have not been subject to any Frontiers peer review or checks, and are not endorsed by Frontiers. They are made available through the Frontiers publishing platform as a service to conference organizers and presenters. The copyright in the individual abstracts is owned by the author of each abstract or his/her employer unless otherwise stated. Each abstract, as well as the collection of abstracts, are published under a Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0 (attribution) licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) and may thus be reproduced, translated, adapted and be the subject of derivative works provided the authors and Frontiers are attributed. For Frontiers’ terms and conditions please see https://www.frontiersin.org/legal/terms-and-conditions. Received: 05 Jun 2019; Published Online: 14 Aug 2019. * Correspondence: Dr. Oliver M Selz, Centre of Ecology, Evolution and Biogeochemistry, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Kastanienbaum, 6047, Switzerland, oliver.selz@eawag.ch Login Required This action requires you to be registered with Frontiers and logged in. To register or login click here. Abstract Info Abstract The Authors in Frontiers Oliver M Selz Ole Seehausen Carmela J Dönz Pascal Vonlanthen Google Oliver M Selz Ole Seehausen Carmela J Dönz Pascal Vonlanthen Google Scholar Oliver M Selz Ole Seehausen Carmela J Dönz Pascal Vonlanthen PubMed Oliver M Selz Ole Seehausen Carmela J Dönz Pascal Vonlanthen Related Article in Frontiers Google Scholar PubMed Abstract Close Back to top Javascript is disabled. Please enable Javascript in your browser settings in order to see all the content on this page.

Using Computational Approaches to Integrate Endangered Language Legacy Data into Documentation Corpora: Past Experiences and Challenges Ahead

The systematic integration of pre-digital published transcriptions of legacy language materials offers many possiblities to enrich documentary corpora with data that is often very comparable to contemporary collections, and often originating from the same speech communities reesearchers currently work with. Especially recent advances in text recognition technologies make the reuse of old materials a very attractive and accessible task. However, the output of text recognition needs to be connected to further parts of the pipeline, namely forced alignment and speeech recognition. The workflows discussed here attempt to reach a maximally useful situation where legacy data is transformed into a usable and comparable format, but not transformed into a time aligned corpus.

Vizantijska umetnost i njen uticaj na savremenu modu

Byzantine art, though strictly canonized in theme and style, has given, through works of art such as mosaics, fresco painting, and illuminated manuscripts, numerous plays illustrating the canons and fashion of the Byzantine man. The most prominent are examples of portraits of the Byzantine emperors, which create the opinion that Byzantine fashion was primarily ceremonial, created for the needs of official performances. This type of clothing has its stages of development and change conditioned by the constant need for more beautiful and different. The symbolism of each segment of the ruler's costume and jewelry indicates the need to stand out as unique in front of his subjects, which draws a kind of parallel with today's high fashion world and celebrities as their representation in socially significant events. The work also follows examples of contemporary collections of famous fashion designers inspired by Byzantine art.

O editor como curador: as estéticas da interrupção e da raridade nas coleções literárias contemporâneas

O artigo visa discutir histórico e conceitualmente os projetos editoriais brasileiros de coleções literárias. Após um traçado histórico, analisaremos os principais modelos de distribuição adotados pelos projetos de livros vendidos em volumes. Na sequência, a partir dos conceitos de estética da interrupção, dispositivos editorais e raridade, pensaremos nas coleções brasileiras contemporâneas, com ênfase na “Amores Expressos” (Cia. das Letras). Percebe-se que as coleções contemporâneas tendem a ser multiautorais e com temáticas que constituem uma originalidade a partir da escrita encomendada. Se as coleções são formas de comercialização e de construção de discursos, sugerimos que algumas obras, enquanto volumes de uma coletânea, devam ser analisadas levando em consideração o posicionamento de campo e o diálogo temático que desenvolvem entre si. *** The editor as a curator: the interruption and rarity aesthetics in contemporary collections ***We aims to discuss historically and conceptually the editorial projects of Brazilian literary collections. After a historic outline, we intend to analyze the main distribution models adopted by the book projects sold in volumes. Next, based on concepts of interruption aesthetics, editorial devices and rarity, we aim to analyze contemporary Brazilian collections, namely “Amores Expressos” (Cia. das Letras). Contemporary collections tend to be multi-author and have themes that constitute originality from the ordered manuscript. If collections are a way of commercialization and discourse construction, we suggest that some work should be analyzed taking into account the field positioning and the thematic dialogue that they develop amongst themselves.Keywords: Editorial projects; Literary collections; Amores Expressos.

Contemporary Ukrainian Art and Collecting of 1991–2018

Since works of art are always investments not only in “emotional intelligence”, but also in “value-artistic component”, the goal of the article is to trace the formation of interaction between the creation of works of modern Ukrainian art and their collecting during Independence. Collecting works of art in Ukraine of the time indicated does not have comprehensive coverage. However, some recently published materials, allow us to present the general features of the formation of the institution of collecting in Ukraine. These publications have become the key basis for the study. It is shown that the initial motivation of collectors can be different: someone begins to simply collect “what they like”, and this irresistible attraction grows into the creation of an impressive collection, and with its formation, the collector’s preferences are also improved. Someone approaches art from the point of view of its material value, recognizing in collection a reasonable investment guaranteed against losses. Someone is engaged in collecting from the standpoint of patronage, seeking to support artists and development of art in general. But in any of these options there is, more than certainly, a plentiful cultural harvest in the future. Not aiming at a comprehensive consideration of the problem of collecting works of contemporary art in Ukraine, the article is designed in the mode of essay to present the main, most significant phenomena in the Ukrainian museum. They are aimed, firstly, at the actual fixation of artistic phenomena by collecting artistic artifacts, a holistic view of the emergence of modern Ukrainian art in the variety of its visual ideas, creative directions, “visual” and “mental” preferences and artistic positions, and thirdly, to establish a factual basis for understanding the phenomenon of art history of Ukrainian art of the 20th–21st centuries in the context of the global art movement.