Hazel Groves Research Articles

Grim up North? Exploring the diet of urban populations in post-medieval Greater Manchester, England, using stable isotope analysis

Historical evidence suggests that social status played a major role in all aspects of society in eighteenth–nineteenth century England. We present an insight into how socioeconomic status affected the dietary habits of two post-medieval urban populations from Greater Manchester, northwest England. Stable carbon (δ13C) and nitrogen (δ15N) isotope ratios were measured in humans from Cross Street Unitarian Chapel (middle class: n = 90) in Manchester city centre and Chapel Street, Hazel Grove (lower status with few middle-class individuals: n = 34). A large sample of 111 faunal remains from Cross Street (n = 37) and Norton Priory, Cheshire (n = 74), provide an animal baseline, dramatically expanding the post-medieval animal isotopic dataset for England. Sheep from Norton Priory show high δ15N isotope values indicative of saltmarsh grazing. Results for human populations revealed a mixed diet of plant and animal protein from C3 terrestrial environments with some potential contribution of aquatic protein. Significant differences revealed between the two populations indicate unequal access to food by status. Intra-population variation at Hazel Grove suggests dietary distinctions by age and sex. Non-adults consumed diets poor in high trophic level protein, whereas adult males consumed greater amounts of animal products. Conversely, the data suggests that at the wealthier Cross Street, there was greater access to high trophic level protein by all. Comparisons between the Manchester populations and those from similar socioeconomic classes from the Midlands and southern England, including London, reveal a bioarchaeological picture of dietary diversity and differential access to resources which impact significantly on well-being during this tumultuous period of industrial England.

Single-tree detection in high-density LiDAR data from UAV-based survey

ABSTRACTUnmanned aerial vehicle-based LiDAR survey provides very-high-density point clouds, which involve very rich information about forest detailed structure, allowing for detection of individual trees, as well as demanding high computational load. Single-tree detection is of great interest for forest management and ecology purposes, and the task is relatively well solved for forests made of single or largely dominant species, and trees having a very evident pointed shape in the upper part of the canopy (in particular conifers). Most authors proposed methods based totally or partially on search of local maxima in the canopy, which has poor performance for species that have flat or irregular upper canopy, and for mixed forests, especially where taller trees hide smaller ones. Such considerations apply in particular to Mediterranean hardwood forests. In such context, it is imperative to use the whole volume of the point cloud, however keeping computational load tractable. The authors propose the use of a methodology based on modelling the 3D-shape of the tree, which improves performance with respect to maxima-based models. A case study, performed on a hazel grove, is provided to document performance improvement on a relatively simple, but significant, case.

Modelling strategies for the reduction of fat dormice in northern Italian hazel groves

The production of hazelnuts represents an important resource for several Italian rural areas. Sicily and Piedmont, two of the most important producers of hazelnuts, are affected by the presence of the dormouse (Glis glis), that has considerably severely harmed the production of hazelnuts. This study aims to analyse the issue in the Province of Cuneo in Piedmont and to evaluate the sustainability of the policies implemented by using the system dynamics (SD) methodology. An SD predator-prey microworld was built to reproduce the main relevant cause and effect relationships between the development of the dormouse population and local hazelnut production. The results of the SD microworld simulation show the effects of reduction policies on hazelnut production over time. The findings and further research recommendations are briefly reported in the conclusion section.

Modelling strategies for the reduction of fat dormice in northern Italian hazel groves

Modelling strategies for the reduction of fat dormice in northern Italian hazel groves

Halyomorpha halys, a serious threat for hazelnut in newly invaded areas

Following its first detection, Halyomorpha halys has become a key pest in many crops in NW Italy. In this area, one of the most important crops is hazelnut, in which the species can cause severe damage through feeding on nuts. Therefore, semi-field trials were carried out in NW Italy to compare the harmfulness of H. halys with that of the local hazelnut bug species, such as Gonocerus acuteangulatus, Nezara viridula, and Palomena prasina. Additionally, a 2-year field survey was conducted in hazel groves in NW Italy and W Georgia, another important hazelnut cropping area, to assess the presence and abundance of the new invasive species and to evaluate the damage at harvest. Monitoring was carried out by plant beating and by commercial traps throughout the growing season. In semi-field trials, H. halys was the most harmful species, causing the highest damage in kernels, and was able to survive and reproduce at higher rates. During field surveys in NW Italy, H. halys was sampled in groves late in the season in 2015 and, with higher populations, throughout the season in 2016. In W Georgia, bug population levels consistently increased in the 2-year period, resulting in a significant increase in damage at harvest in 2016. A similar trend is hence expected also in NW Italy in the following years. Moreover, data on individuals collected in different points of the hazelnut groves confirmed the border-driven behavior of this pest, leading to consideration of potential integrated pest management solutions.

Identification of Optimal Mechanization Processes for Harvesting Hazelnuts Based on Geospatial Technologies in Sicily (Southern Italy)

Sicily is a region located in the southern Italy. Its typical Mediterranean landscape is appreciated due to its high biodiversity. Specifically, hazelnut plantations have adapted in a definite area in Sicily (the Nebroidi park) due to specific morphological and climatic characteristics. However, many of these plantations are not used today due to adverse conditions, both to collect hazelnuts and to reach hazel groves. Though a geospatial analysis, the present paper aims to identify which hazelnut contexts can be actively used for agricultural, economic (e.g., introduction of a circular economy) and energetic purposes (to establish a potential agro-energetic district). The examination revealed the most suitable areas giving several criteria (e.g., slope, road system), ensuring an effective cultivation and consequent harvesting of hazelnuts and (ii) providing security for the operators since many of hazelnut plants are placed in very sloped contexts that are difficult to reach by traditional machines. In this sense, this paper also suggests optimal mechanization processes for harvesting hazelnuts in this part of Sicily.

Charles Denis Boak (1932–2015)

Denis Boak, Professor of French at University of Western Australia from 1975 to 1995, died peacefully in the Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, on 5 July 2015 after a quiet but lengthy struggle with failing health. He was in his eighty-third year, and is survived by Estelle to whom he had been married for forty-nine years. Those who knew Denis will remember him as a scholar of exceptional erudition and intellectual range. He was, for many, a living illustration of the virtues of constant reading, and we are the poorer for having lost the scholar with his learning, and the man with his insights, his curiosity, and his irreverent wit.Born in 1932 in Hazel Grove, near Manchester, England, Denis attended Manchester Grammar School on a scholarship from 1943 to 1950. After a year of national service with the Royal Artillery he went on to Clare College, Cambridge. Graduating in Modern and Medieval Languages in 1954, he proceeded to a year's study as a French Government scholar at the Sorbonne before returning to Cambridge to embark on a PhD. completed thesis was later to become his first major book, Roger Martin du Gard (Oxford: Clarendon, 1963). From Cambridge, Denis went on in 1961 to his first full-time academic post as Lecturer in Modern Languages at the University of Hong Kong.It was in Hong Kong that the formidable range of Denis's reading began to take centre-stage in his teaching and research. In addition to courses in French and German language and literature, he taught a comparative course in European literature covering Ibsen, Chekhov, Pirandello, Kafka, Mann, Dostoevsky, Proust and others. Never one to accept confinement within the constraints of a single field, Denis would subsequently give free rein to his comparative interests. Alongside his studies of major twentieth-century French authors, he would go on to write on French-Canadian literature, on Realism in the nineteenth century and beyond, and he would develop an unparalleled knowledge of the literature of war and deportation in its broader European context. And he was as happy to write on Han Suyin, T.E. Lawrence, and Don Charlwood, as on Maupassant, Malraux, or Sartre. His last published paper, The Mimetic Imperative: War, Fiction, Realism, in Romance Studies, 30: 3-4 (2013), 217-28, was an immensely erudite piece that combined a number of these separate areas of interest in a fascinating overview that, in Denis's inimitable style, pulled no punches.Denis returned to the UK from Hong Kong when he was appointed Senior Lecturer in French at the University of Hull, starting in 1966. That same year, he and Estelle married (they had met in Hong Kong some five years earlier). Through Estelle, who worked in the University Library, Denis became friends with Philip Larkin, whose unsentimental view of life was one that he instinctively understood. During his time in Hull, Denis wrote and published his second book, Andre Malraux (Oxford: Clarendon, 1968). However, in 1969 he was invited to take up his first Chair of French. He and Estelle moved to the University of Calgary, remaining there until 1975. During the six years of his North American career, Denis completed his third book, Jules Romains (Boston: Twayne, 1974).In 1975 Denis was offered the Chair of French at University of Western Australia as successor to James Lawler. He held this post until 1995 when he became a Professorial Research Fellow until his retirement in 2000. During his twenty years in the Chair, he served thirteen as Head of Department. He also served with distinction as Editor of Essays in French Literature (as it was then called) from 1975 through to 2000. This was a crucial period during which the journal developed its international profile, while its range of contributions - particularly through the inclusion of increasing numbers of articles on francophone literatures outside France - reflected changing notions of what constituted the discipline of French studies. …

Occurrence and impact ofAgrilusspp. and associated egg parasitoids in hazel groves of Northwest Italy

AbstractIn several hazel (Corylus avellanaL.) groves in the area ofLanghe (Piedmont,NorthwestItaly), many hazel branches suddenly withered, and in some cases, the whole tree died, with heavy economic losses for the farmers. Symptoms of jewel beetle attacks were detected on the trees. EightAgrilusspecies were caught by traps from 2007 to 2009 in the surveyed hazel groves; among them, only four species have been known to develop on hazel. On the traps,Agrilus olivicolorKiesenwetter was the most abundant species, while almost onlyAgrilus viridis(L.) was sampled by plant beating from 2008 to 2010. Moreover, almost all adults emerged from field‐collected hazel wood belonged to this latter species that proved to be the main responsible for the severe attacks on the hazel trees.Agrilus viridisadults emerged from lateMay to lateJune, and generally lived until the end ofAugust, while egg masses were observed from lateMay to lateJuly. The egg parasitoidOobius zahaikevitshiTrjapitzin was found in all of the investigated groves; adults emerged already from the first egg masses collected on hazel trees in lateMay‐early June.O. zahaikevitshiwas able to largely reduceA. viridispopulations, with a parasitism rate of more than 50% in some groves. Recent attacks ofA. viridiswere related to a long period of drought; however, appropriate agronomic practices to minimize the effects of water stress and to conserve natural enemies, such asO. zahaikevitshi, could be more effective to protect hazel groves against boring beetle attacks.

FIRST SURVEYS ON AGRILUS SPP. (COLEOPTERA: BUPRESTIDAE) INFESTING HAZELNUT IN NORTHWESTERN ITALY

FIRST SURVEYS ON AGRILUS SPP. (COLEOPTERA: BUPRESTIDAE) INFESTING HAZELNUT IN NORTHWESTERN ITALY

Two Serbian place names ending in -is of Romanian origin - Mris and Desiska

The suffix -i? is among the most productive in Romanian toponymy, and is mostly used for deriving drymonyms (names of forests) with the name of a tree as their usual derivational stem. (Micro)toponyms of the kind are frequent in the parts of Serbia with a Romanian-speaking (Vlach) population, but they also occur where there have been no Vlachs for centuries. To the already recorded examples (Peris in Svrljig, documented since 1455, from Rom. peri? 'pear grove'; Val(u)nis near Babusnica from Rom. aluni?, 'hazel grove') further two are added here: Mris, a hill in Zaglavak, probably from Rom. meri?, 'apple grove', with a reduction and syncope of the pretonic vowel in Serbian or already in Romanian pronunciation;and Desiska, or Desis in the fifteenth century, a village in Toplica, from Rom. desi?, 'thicket', 'bush'). In an additional overview of the origin of the Rom. suffix -i? the assumption is made that it goes back to the South Slavic -is (< CSl *-ys') in such a way that the Serbian word gustis was used as a model for forming the appellative desi? (Rom. des < Lat. densus, 'thick', 'dense'), whence it was abstracted in Romanian and used further on in this function, competing with the inherited -et < Lat. -?tum.

More Than Manga

This paper describes a partnership project between Hazel Grove High School, Stockport and Cornerhouse Gallery, Manchester, during June 2001. In celebration of National Children’s Art Day, all year 10 students (14–15 year olds) spent a full day at the Cornerhouse, engaging with different types of manga (the Japanese word for comic). Pupils explored its diversity and developed their own storyboards and graphic styles. Pupils worked alongside artist, Adela Jones, with each pupil making their own sculptural comic book at school the following week. All artwork produced was exhibited either at the Cornerhouse or at school in celebration of the project. This was a unique experience for all pupils and staff, and the outcomes of the project exceeded all expectations.

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Journal Article BOOK REVIEWS Get access International Conference on Occupational Health and Safety Information: A Worldwide View. Health and Safety Executive, 1992. (ISBN 0 11 701706 X.) 28 pp. Price£6.95. E. KING E. KING 16, Windsor Road, Hazel Grove, Stockport SK7 4SW, U.K. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar The Annals of Occupational Hygiene, Volume 38, Issue 1, February 1994, Pages 111–112, https://doi.org/10.1093/annhyg/38.1.111 Published: 01 February 1994

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Journal Article BOOK REVIEWS Get access Occupational Health. Institute of Petroleum. John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, 1993. (ISBN 0 471 94268 5.) 16 pp. E. KING E. KING 16, Windsor Road, Hazel Grove, Stockport SK7 4SW, U.K. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar The Annals of Occupational Hygiene, Volume 38, Issue 1, February 1994, Page 109, https://doi.org/10.1093/annhyg/38.1.109 Published: 01 February 1994

Critique of <bold>The Notification of New Substances Regulations 199(3) and the Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging) Regulations 199(3): Proposal to Adopt the Annex to Ec Directive 92/69/EEC as an Approved Code of Practice</bold>.

Journal Article Critique of The Notification of New Substances Regulations 199(3) and the Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging) Regulations 199(3): Proposal to Adopt the Annex to Ec Directive 92/69/EEC as an Approved Code of Practice. Get access EDWARD KING EDWARD KING 16, Windsor Road, Hazel Grove, Stockport SK7 4SW, U.K. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar The Annals of Occupational Hygiene, Volume 38, Issue 1, February 1994, Page 113, https://doi.org/10.1093/annhyg/38.1.113 Published: 01 February 1994

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Journal Article BOOK REVIEWS Get access Health and Safety Commission. Annual Report 1991/92. HMSO, London, 1992. (ISBN 0 11 882073 7.) 143 pp. Price £12.50. E. KING E. KING 16 Windsor Road, Hazel Grove, Stockport SK7 4SW, U.K. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar The Annals of Occupational Hygiene, Volume 37, Issue 3, June 1993, Pages 339–340, https://doi.org/10.1093/annhyg/37.3.339 Published: 01 June 1993

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Journal Article BOOK REVIEWS Get access Chemical Safety Matters. World Health Organization and International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, U.K., 1992. 284 pp. EDWARD KING EDWARD KING 16 Windsor Road, Hazel Grove Stockport SK7 4SW, U.K. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar The Annals of Occupational Hygiene, Volume 37, Issue 2, April 1993, Pages 242–243, https://doi.org/10.1093/annhyg/37.2.242 Published: 01 April 1993

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Journal Article BOOK REVIEWS Get access Occupational Exposure Limits 1992. EH 42/90. Health and Safety Executive. HMSO, London, 1992. (ISBN 0 11 885696 0.) 43 pp. Price £5.00. EDWARD KING EDWARD KING 16 Windsor Road, Hazel Grove, Stockport SK7 4SW, U.K. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar The Annals of Occupational Hygiene, Volume 36, Issue 5, October 1992, Pages 563–564, https://doi.org/10.1093/annhyg/36.5.563 Published: 01 October 1992

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Journal Article BOOK REVIEWS Get access Human Exposure Assessment for Airborne Pollutants: Advances and Opportunities. National Academy Press, Washington, DC, U.S.A. . (ISBN 0 309 04284 4.) 321 pp. Price $22.50 U.S., Canada and Mexico; $27.00 export. EDWARD KING EDWARD KING 16 Windsor Road, Hazel Grove, Stockport SK7 4SW, U.K. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar The Annals of Occupational Hygiene, Volume 36, Issue 2, April 1992, Pages 219–221, https://doi.org/10.1093/annhyg/36.2.219 Published: 01 April 1992

Prenatal screening for Down's syndrome.

Sir,?In the light of recent evidence that the test is a good predictor of Down's syndrome we write to express our concern that this investiga? tion is not generally available on the NHS.1 All women in Stockport are offered an estimation of a fetoprotein concentration and an ultrasound scan at 16 weeks of pregnancy. On the advice of one of the local consultant obstetricians a patient of ours with a low a fetoprotein concentration (17 u.g/1) was offered a triple test at the cost of ?50. We consider that if this investigation is recom? mended for the detection of Down's syndrome and has become a part of accepted medical practice it is indefensible not to offer it to an at risk woman and it is wrong that, depending on the area of the country in which the woman lives, the investigation is either free or not. Is this further evidence of inequality of health care or just the result of market forces? MJSTONE S F LEVY W TAIT P J ALLAN P J RILEY Hazel Grove, Stockport SK7 4QR

Den postglaciale landskapsutviklingen på Dragvoll universitetsområde, Trondheim

Stratigraphic studies, pollen analyses and 14C-datings have revealed the landscape evolution at the university area at Dragvoll since it was deglaciated. In the central bog area the nearly 50 m deep glaciofluvial clay is overlain by (a) marine clay mud deposited 11,500 years ago, when the area up to 175–180 m was a branch of Trondheimsfjorden, (b) limnic nekron mud precipitated after 10,500 BP, when the central part of the area became a lake, (c) telmatic peat formed after 8500 BP, when the lake changed into a reed and sedge swamp, and (d) terrestric peat formed after the sedge swamp 6000 years ago shifted into a peat bog. Open birch-juniper forest shifted 9500 years ago into dominant pine forest and 8500 years ago into local alder forest surrounded by hazel and elm groves which culminated 6500 years ago. Elm and hazel had disappeared 4000 years ago, whereas only pine, birch and alder remained. After 1300 BP spruce became dominant. Local grain raising might have started in the Bronze Age, but a more radic...