955 resultados para Smith, Adam, 1723-1790


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Obesity is heritable and predisposes to many diseases. To understand the genetic basis of obesity better, here we conduct a genome-wide association study and Metabochip meta-analysis of body mass index (BMI), a measure commonly used to define obesity and assess adiposity, in up to 339,224 individuals. This analysis identifies 97 BMI-associated loci (P < 5 × 10−8), 56 of which are novel. Five loci demonstrate clear evidence of several independent association signals, and many loci have significant effects on other metabolic phenotypes. The 97 loci account for ~2.7% of BMI variation, and genome-wide estimates suggest that common variation accounts for >20% of BMI variation. Pathway analyses provide strong support for a role of the central nervous system in obesity susceptibility and implicate new genes and pathways, including those related to synaptic function, glutamate signalling, insulin secretion/action, energy metabolism, lipid biology and adipogenesis.

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History of the family of Isak Mirabeau (born 1840); his maternal grandfather Isak Henle was the first Jew to receive civic rights in Hall (Wuerttemberg); his paternal grandfather came from Olnhausen (Wuerttemberg); he was a hops and wool merchant; he became wealthy as a supplier for the French army, and entered the banking business; notes on Jewish history in 19th century Wuerttemberg; contains also instructions to his son for the case of his death (does not have to say kaddish).

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Ambrosia beetle fungiculture represents one of the most ecologically and evolutionarily successful symbioses, as evidenced by the 11 independent origins and 3500 species of ambrosia beetles. Here we document the evolution of a clade within Fusarium associated with ambrosia beetles in the genus Euwallacea (Coleoptera: Scolytinae). Ambrosia Fusarium Clade (AFC) symbionts are unusual in that some are plant pathogens that cause significant damage in naive natural and cultivated ecosystems, and currently threaten avocado production in the United States, Israel and Australia. Most AFC fusaria produce unusual clavate macroconidia that serve as a putative food source for their insect mutualists. AFC symbionts were abundant in the heads of four Euwallacea spp., which suggests that they are transported within and from the natal gallery in mandibular mycangia. In a four-locus phylogenetic analysis, the AFC was resolved in a strongly supported monophyletic group within the previously described Cade 3 of the Fusarium solani species complex (FSSC). Divergence-time estimates place the origin of the AFC in the early Miocene similar to 21.2 Mya, which coincides with the hypothesized adaptive radiation of the Xyleborini. Two strongly supported clades within the AFC (Clades A and B) were identified that include nine species lineages associated with ambrosia beetles, eight with Euwallacea spp. and one reportedly with Xyleborus ferrugineus, and two lineages with no known beetle association. More derived lineages within the AFC showed fixation of the clavate (club-shaped) macroconidial trait, while basal lineages showed a mix of clavate and more typical fusiform macroconidia. AFC lineages consisted mostly of genetically identical individuals associated with specific insect hosts in defined geographic locations, with at least three interspecific hybridization events inferred based on discordant placement in individual gene genealogies and detection of recombinant loci. Overall, these data are consistent with a strong evolutionary trend toward obligate symbiosis coupled with secondary contact and interspecific hybridization. (C) 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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Every year, approximately 62 000 people with stroke and transient ischemic attack are treated in Canadian hospitals, and the evidence suggests one-third or more will experience vascular-cognitive impairment, and/or intractable fatigue, either alone or in combination. The 2015 update of the Canadian Stroke Best Practice Recommendations: Mood, Cognition and Fatigue Module guideline is a comprehensive summary of current evidence-based recommendations for clinicians in a range of settings, who provide care to patients following stroke. The three consequences of stroke that are the focus of the this guideline (poststroke depression, vascular cognitive impairment, and fatigue) have high incidence rates and significant impact on the lives of people who have had a stroke, impede recovery, and result in worse long-term outcomes. Significant practice variations and gaps in the research evidence have been reported for initial screening and in-depth assessment of stroke patients for these conditions. Also of concern, an increased number of family members and informal caregivers may also experience depressive symptoms in the poststroke recovery phase which further impact patient recovery. These factors emphasize the need for a system of care that ensures screening occurs as a standard and consistent component of clinical practice across settings as stroke patients transition from acute care to active rehabilitation and reintegration into their community. Additionally, building system capacity to ensure access to appropriate specialists for treatment and ongoing management of stroke survivors with these conditions is another great challenge.

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Background Epidemiological studies suggest a potential role for obesity and determinants of adult stature in prostate cancer risk and mortality, but the relationships described in the literature are complex. To address uncertainty over the causal nature of previous observational findings, we investigated associations of height- and adiposity-related genetic variants with prostate cancer risk and mortality. Methods We conducted a case–control study based on 20,848 prostate cancers and 20,214 controls of European ancestry from 22 studies in the PRACTICAL consortium. We constructed genetic risk scores that summed each man’s number of height and BMI increasing alleles across multiple single nucleotide polymorphisms robustly associated with each phenotype from published genome-wide association studies. Results The genetic risk scores explained 6.31 and 1.46 % of the variability in height and BMI, respectively. There was only weak evidence that genetic variants previously associated with increased BMI were associated with a lower prostate cancer risk (odds ratio per standard deviation increase in BMI genetic score 0.98; 95 % CI 0.96, 1.00; p = 0.07). Genetic variants associated with increased height were not associated with prostate cancer incidence (OR 0.99; 95 % CI 0.97, 1.01; p = 0.23), but were associated with an increase (OR 1.13; 95 % CI 1.08, 1.20) in prostate cancer mortality among low-grade disease (p heterogeneity, low vs. high grade <0.001). Genetic variants associated with increased BMI were associated with an increase (OR 1.08; 95 % CI 1.03, 1.14) in all-cause mortality among men with low-grade disease (p heterogeneity = 0.03). Conclusions We found little evidence of a substantial effect of genetically elevated height or BMI on prostate cancer risk, suggesting that previously reported observational associations may reflect common environmental determinants of height or BMI and prostate cancer risk. Genetically elevated height and BMI were associated with increased mortality (prostate cancer-specific and all-cause, respectively) in men with low-grade disease, a potentially informative but novel finding that requires replication.

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keywords: Enlightenment, Northern countries, Finland, Russia, Scotland In the 36 th edition of the almanac "Philosophical Age" published materials of international symposium «The Northern Lights - Facets of Enlightenment Culture», (held September 25-26, 2009) in The Aleksanteri Institute the University of Helsinki. Contents: Vesa Oittinen Between Radicalism and Utilitarianism — On the Profile of the Finnish Enlightenment Tatiana Artemyeva The Status of Intellectual Values in the Russian Enlightenment Oili Pulkkinen The Cosmopolitan Experience, Theoretical Histories and the Universal Science of the Scottish Enlightenment Аlla Zlatopolskaya L’autocritique des Lumières chez Rousseau et le rousseauisme russe Johannes Remy Alexander Radishchev, Ethical Consuming, and North American Quakers Kimmo Sarje Anders Chydenius and Radical Swedish Enlightenment Johan Sten Anders Johan Lexell: A Finnish Astronomer at St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences and His European Contacts Mikhail Mikeshin A Russian Adam Smith in French Style: An Example of the Transfer of Ideas Larisa Agamalian The Library of an Enlightened Russian Landowner

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The triangular space between memory, narrative and pictorial representation is the terrain on which this article is developed. Taking the art of memory developed by Giordano Bruno (1548 – 1600) and the art of painting subtly revolutionised by Adam Elsheimer (1578 – 1610) as test-cases, it is shown how both subvert the norms of mimesis and narration prevalent throughout the Renaissance, how disrupted memory creates “incoherent” narratives, and how perspective and the notion of “place” are questioned in a corollary way. Two paintings by Elsheimer are analysed and shown to include, in spite of their supposed “realism”, numerous incoherencies, aporias and strange elements – often overlooked. Thus, they do not conform to two of the basic rules governing both the classical art of memory and the humanist art of painting: well-defined places and the exhaustive translatability of words into images (and vice-versa). In the work of Bruno, both his philosophical claims and the literary devices he uses are analysed as hints for a similar (and contemporaneous) undermining of conventions about the transparency and immediacy of representation.

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Tutkielma käsittelee intertekstuaalisuuden eri muotoja Zadie Smithin romaanissa On Beauty (suom. Kauneudesta). Tutkimuksen tarkoitus on osoittaa kuinka oleellisesti intertekstuaalisuuden teoria on vaikuttanut kirjallisuustieteen metodeihin ja postmoderniin kirjallisuuskäsitykseen, sekä käsitellä sen soveltuvuutta nykykirjallisuuden tutkimiseen analysoimalla teorian sisäistä monimuotoisuutta ja ristiriitoja. Tutkimusmateriaalina käytetään Smithin romaanin lisäksi E. M. Forsterin romaania Howards End (suom. Talo jalavan varjossa), johon On Beauty tietoisesti viittaa. Teoreettisena viitekehyksenä tutkielmassa toimii Gérard Genetten teoksessa Palimpsests sekä Roland Barthesin esseessä Tekijän kuolema esille tuodut kirjallisuusteoreettiset käsitykset. Valittu metodologia antaa mahdollisuuden hahmottaa intertekstuaalisuus kahdella eri tavalla: Genetten strukturalistinen lähestymistapa soveltuu teosten välisten viittaussuhteiden tutkimiseen, kun taas Barthesin jälkistrukturalistinen diskurssi auttaa ymmärtämään tekstienvälisyyden osana merkityksen jatkuvaa epävakautta. Tutkielman ensimmäinen osio keskittyy analysoimaan lähiluvun keinoin romaanien On Beauty ja Howards End välistä strukturalistista suhdetta vertailemalla teosten eroja ja yhtäläisyyksiä Genetten intertekstuaalisuusteorian valossa. Vertailussa kiinnetetään erityisesti huomiota teosten juoneen, rakenteeseen, aikaan ja paikkaan, sekä uudelleenkirjoitusten yleiseen tendenssiin päivittää alkuperäistä tarinaa kohdeyleisölle paremmin sopivaksi. Toisessa osiossa tutkimusta esille nousee jälkistrukturalistinen näkemys intertekstuaalisuudesta osana lukijan tuottaman merkityksen tulkinnanvaraisuutta. Osiossa käsitellään Rembrandtin taideteosten roolia Smithin romaanissa ja analysoidaan hahmojen tulkintoja sekä suhtautumista Rembrandtin tuotantoon Barthesin teoreettisten käsitteiden kautta. Keskeiseksi analyysin kohteeksi nousee lukija sekä lukijan tuottamat tulkinnat ja niiden merkitys Smithin romaanin tematiikassa. Tutkielmassa osoitetaan kuinka intertekstuaalisuus ei ole niin yksinkertainen termi kuin sen laaja käyttö niin kirjallisuustieteessä kuin mediassakin antaa ymmärtää, sekä selvitetään intertekstuaalisuuden teorian kehitystä 60-luvulta nykypäivään. Vaikka strukturalistisessa muodossa käsite soveltuu etenkin kahden toisiinsa kytkeytyneen teoksen tutkimiseen, vertaileva analyysi kuitenkin osoittaa, että On Beauty ei ole pelkkä uudelleenkirjoitus, vaan romaanin tulkintaan tarvitaan myös jälkistrukturalistisen dekonstruktion käsitteitä, jotta laajemmat tekstuaalisuuden verkostot aukeavat lukijalle. Romaanissa esiintyvä taitelijakuva myös osoittaa, että Smith itse on hyvin tietoinen kirjallisuusteoreettisesta keskustelusta.

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The thesis aims at analyzing concept of citizenship in political philosophy. The concept of citizenship is a complex one: it does not have a definitive explication, but it nevertheless is a very important category in contemporary world. Citizenship is a powerful ideal, and often the way a person is treated depends on whether he or she has the status of a citizen. Citizenship includes protection of a person’s rights both at home and abroad. It entails legal, political and social dimension: the legal status as a full member of society, the recognition of that status by fellow citizens and acting as a member of society. The thesis discusses these three dimensions. Its objective is to show how all of them, despite being insufficient in some aspects, reach something important about the concept. The main sources of the thesis are Civic Republicanism by Iseult Honohan (Routledge 2002), Republicanism by Philip Pettit (Clarendon Press 1997), and Taking Rights Seriously by Ronald Dworkin (1997). In addition, the historical part of the thesis relies mainly on the works of Aristotle, Immanuel Kant, Adam Smith, Quentin Skinner, James Pocock and James Tully. The writings of Will Kymlicka, John Rawls, Chantal Mouffe, and Shane Phelan are referred to in the presentation and critique of the liberal tradition of thought. Hannah Arendt and Seyla Benhabib’s analysis of Arendt’s philosophy both address the problematic relations between human rights and nation-states as the main guarantors of rights. The chapter on group rights relies on Peter Jones’ account of corporate and collective rights, after which I continue to Seumas Miller’s essay on the (liberal) account of group rights and their relation to the concept of citizenship. Republicanism and Political Theory (2002) edited by Cécile Laborde and John Maynor is also references. David Miller and Maurizio Viroli represent the more “rooted” version of republicanism. The thesis argues that the full concept of citizenship should be seen as containing legal, political and social dimensions. The concept can be viewed from all of these three angles. The first means that citizenship is connected with certain rights, like the right to vote or stand for election, the right to property and so on. In most societies, the law guarantees these rights to every citizen. Then there is also the social dimension, which can be said to be as important as the legal one: the recognition of equality and identities of others. Finally, there is the political dimension, meaning the importance of citizens’ participation in the society, which is discussed in connection with the contemporary account of republicanism. All these issues are discussed from the point of view of groups demanding for group-specific rights and equal recognition. The challenge with these three aspects of citizenship is, however, that they are difficult to discuss under one heading. Different theories or discourses of citizenship each approach the subject from different starting points, which make reconciling them sometimes hard. The fundamental questions theories try to answer may differ radically depending on the theory. Nevertheless, in order to get the whole image of what the citizenship discourses are about all the aspects deserve to be taken into account.

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The Adam-Gibbs relation between relaxation times and the configurational entropy has been tested extensively for glass formers using experimental data and computer simulation results. Although the form of the relation contains no dependence on the spatial dimensionality in the original formulation, subsequent derivations of the Adam-Gibbs relation allow for such a possibility. We test the Adam-Gibbs relation in two, three, and four spatial dimensions using computer simulations of model glass formers. We find that the relation is valid in three and four dimensions. But in two dimensions, the relation does not hold, and interestingly, no single alternate relation describes the results for the different model systems we study.

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The colubrid snake Chrysopelea taprobanica Smith, 1943 was described from a holotype from Kanthali (= Kantalai) and paratypes from Kurunegala, both localities in Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon) (Smith 1943). Since its description, literature pertaining to Sri Lankan snake fauna considered this taxon to be endemic to the island (Taylor 1950, Deraniyagala 1955, de Silva 1980, de Silva 1990, Somaweera 2004, Somaweera 2006, de Silva 2009, Pyron et al. 2013). In addition, earlier efforts on the Indian peninsula (e.g. Das 1994, 1997, Das 2003, Whitaker & Captain 2004, Aengals et al. 2012) and global data compilations (e.g. Wallach et al. 2014, Uetz & Hošek 2015) did not identify any record from mainland India until Guptha et al. (2015) recorded a specimen (voucher BLT 076 housed at Bio-Lab of Seshachalam Hills, Tirupathi, India) in the dry deciduous forest of Chamala, Seshachalam Biosphere Reserve in Andhra Pradesh, India in November 2013. Guptha et al. (2015) further mentioned an individual previously photographed in 2000 at Rishi Valley, Andhra Pradesh, but with no voucher specimen collected. Guptha’s record, assumed to be the first confirmed record of C. taprobanica in India, is noteworthy as it results in a large range extension, from northern Sri Lanka to eastern India with an Euclidean distance of over 400 km, as well as a change of status, i.e., species not endemic to Sri Lanka. However, at least three little-known previous records of this species from India evaded most literature and were overlooked by the researchers including ourselves.

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La marchitez bacteriana de la papa causada por Ralstonia solanacearum (E. F. Smith) es una de las principales limitantes en la producción de es te cultivo. R.olanacearum es una especie altamente variable, el estudio de su diversidad poblacional es un importante factor a considerar para su control. Con el objetivo de conocer la distribución y la variabilidad, se realizó un estudio durante el período comprendido de Septiembre de 2006 a Enero de 2007, en diferentes localidades distribuidas en tres departamentos de Nicaragua (Estelí, Matagalpa y Jinotega ), donde se recolectaron 18 muestras de tejidos vegetales (tubérculos y tallos) de papa (Solanum tuberosum L.) y suelo, las que fueron analizadas en laboratorio de Microbiología de la Universidad Nacional Agraria (UNA), para el aislamiento, identificación y multiplicación de la bacteria. Se realizaron siembras en plato petri que contenían medio de cultivo medio agar sacarosa-peptona. Posterior a su aislamiento se realizó purificación en un medio específico (tetrazolium). Las cepas bacterianas se identificaron mediante la determinación de características culturales, morfológicas, fisiológicas y bioquímicas. En el primer caso, se observaron características de borde, elevación, consistencia y color de las cepas individuales cultivadas en el medio agar sacarosa- peptona. Las características morfológicas se comprobaron a través observación en el microscopio óptico. La confirmación de las características fisiológicas y bioquímicas, se realizó a través de pruebas de KOH al 3%, oxidasa, catalasa y revelación de flagelos. Las colonias bacterianas identificadas como Ralstonia solanacearun, se les realizó la prueba de carbohidratos para la caracterización de biovares, basada en la utilización de azúcares y oxidación de alcoholes (Hayward, 1991). Las pruebas de hipersensibilidad se realizaron en plantas de tabaco (Nicotiana tabacumL.). Estas fueron inoculadas mediante la infiltración de la suspensión bacteriana de 24 hrs de crecimiento. Como resultado de la prueba, se identificaron dieciséis aislamientos pertenecientes al biovar 3 y dos aislamientos pertenecientes al biovar 1. Siendo el biovar 3 el más prevaleciente en los sitios de muestro. La raza fue identificada en base a sintomatología presentada, resultando ser la raza 1.

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Este estudio fue realizado con el objetivo de determinar el periodo critico para el control de spodoptera fruiperda en la producción de chilotes tanto en época de riego como de primera. Para su realización se usó carboofurán al momento de la siembra (30 lbs/mz) y clorpirifos en dósis de 0.5 lts/mz, estableciéndose 8 períodos de protección para s. frugiperda que van desde 0 hasta 50 días después de la emergencia (DDE), tiempo en el cual la planta de maíz es suceptible al ataque de cogollero. Los resultados indican que las aplicaciones de cabofurán no ejercen control sobre corgollero en las 2 épocas de siembra. En primera, cuando las infestaciones son menores del 45% de corgollos infestados, las aplicaciones de clorpirifos resultan innecesarias. en época de Riego 1 aplicación de clorpirifos después de los 20 DDE es suficiente para obtener los rendimientos máximos. Esta aseveración es fundamentada en el análisis económico el que demuestra que los 5 diferentes tratamientos (0-50, 20-40, 20-50 y 10-40 días de protección) ejercen igual control y no existe diferencia estadística entre ellos en relación a la ganancia neta.

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Con los objetivos de determinar el efecto de carbofuran y número de aplicaciones de chlorpyrifos sobre la infestación de Spodopters trugiperla (J.E. Smith), (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) y los rendimientos en el cultivo de mal (grano), en la época de riego y de primera de 1988, se establecieron dos ensayos en el Centro Nacional de Investigaciones de Granos Básicos "San Cristobal" (Managua). Se establecieron períodos protegidos de 0-10,0-20,0-50,10-40, 20-40, 20-50, 20-30 días después de la emergencia (DDE) y testigo sin protección. Los periodos de 0-10 DDE recibieron aplicaciones de carbofuran (681 gr i.a) al suelo, los demás recibieron aplicaciones de chlorpyrtfos dirigidos al cogollo a una dosis de 0.5 1/mz. Los resultados demuestran que protección con Carbofuran durante el periodo de 0-10 DDE no hubo efecto en ambas épocas sobre las infestaciones de Spodoptera trugiperda (J.E. Smith) ni sobre el número de plantas sobrevivientes, esto indica que es un producto que no controla plagas del follaje. En época de riego, las aplicaciones de chlorpyrifos tuvieron efecto sobre el rendimiento y fueron suficientes solo 2 aplicaciones de chlorpyrifos en la segunda mitad de estadio de cogollo en forma dirigidas al cogollo, para obtener rendimientos y ganancias Iguales que las parcelas que recibieron 4 aplicaciones. En época de primera no hubo efecto de los tratamientos sobre el rendimiento debida a las bajas infestaciones de cogollero que se presentaron.

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En la finca "Quinto Patio" ubicada en la comarca Guanacaste del municipio de Diriomo, Dpto de Granada, se realizó colecta de malezas, insectos y material enfermo de Pitahaya. Los materiales colectados fueron analizados en el laboratorio de Microbiología e invernadero de la Escuela de Sanidad Vegetal de la Universidad Agraria (UNA), ubicada en el km 12-1/2 carretera Norte, Managua, Nicaragua. El propósito del estudio fue determinar el agente causal de la enfermedad denominada Pudrición de la Pitahaya y de sus diseminadores, por medio de pruebas bioquímicas a bacterias aisladas de esquejes de Pitahaya infectados así como a insectos y malezas encontrados en este cultivo. Los esquejes de Pitahaya colectados presentaron síntomas que catalogamos como sistémicos y localizados. Sistémicos por encontrarse manchas amarillas acuosas en todo el esqueje; localizados por encontrarse manchas oscuras ubicadas en un mismo punto. En los esquejes de Pitahaya infectados se encontró la bacteria Erwinia carotovora,, sbspp carotovora, Smith, que también fué aislada de insectos colectados. En las malezas no se encontró Erwinia, pero sí se encontró la bacteria del género Pseudomonas. Se inocularon 50 plantas de 5 variedades (Lisa, Orejona, Cebra, Rosa, Chocoya) con las bacterias aisladas de los síntomas sistémicos y localizados, para observar la reacción de cada variedad ante la bacteria Erwinia carotovora, sbspp carotovora, Smith. Los síntomas que se encontraron en las plantas inoculadas fueron manchas oscuras y amarillas claras. Las variedades que presentaron menor reacción a la bacteria Erwinia carotovora, Srnith, fueron la Chocoya y la Cebra. Las variedades Rosa, Orejona y Lisa resultaron susceptibles a la inoculación. Seguidamente se procedió al reaislamiento de los síntomas presentados en cada una de las variedades inoculadas, encontrándose que eran causados por Erwinia carotovora. Se realizaron pruebas de patogenicidad a plantas de tabaco y tomate inoculándolas con la bacteria Erwinia carotovora, Smith. Las plantas mostraron amarillamiento. De estos sintomas se aisló la misma bacteria. En las zonas de Carazo y Masaya se realizaron encuestas a viveristas. El objetivo de éstas fué determinar el tipo de prácticas que éllos realizan a las plantas de Pitahaya para evitar o controlar el ataque de la bacteriosis y a la vez conocer la reacción de cada una de las variedades ante la bacteria Erwinia carotovora. Smith.