A report on the fisheries of Uganda investigated by the Cambridge Expedition to the East African Lakes, 1930-31

There was very little previous information to use as a basis for work on Lakes Edward and George, but fortunately the region had been mapped in some detail by the Uganda-Congo Boundary Commission of 1906-08. This map served as a satisfactory foundation, but the western Congo shoreline of Lake Edward was inserted only by a dotted line, and a number of inaccuracies, particularly with regard to the islands and littoral of L. George, came to light during our survey.

Larval development of Micippa platipes Ruppell, 1930, reared under laboratory conditions (Crustacea, Decapoda, Majidae)

The ovigerous female of Micippa platipes Ruppell, 1830, captured from Buleji (Karachi, Pakistan) on February 7, 1993 and was kept under the laboratory conditions. On February 27, 1993 larvae were hatched in prezoeal stage. The presoeal stage of M. platipes passed through two zoeal stages within three to five days at room temperature (17-20C). The larvae are described, illustrated and compared with the larval account of Micippa thalia (Herbst, 1803) given by Kurata, 1969.

Description of a new species of the genus Tylopharynx (Nemata : Diplogasteroidea), T-clariamphida sp n., with a redescription of T-foetida (Butschli, 1874) Goffart, 1930

Tylopharynx clariamphida sp. n. is described from muddy sand collected in Anhui Province, China. It can be distinguished from T foetida (Butschli, 1874), the type and only species of the genus, by numerous characters: having 24 to 26 prominent and clearly separated longitudinal ridges, a higher lip region with no hint of a cephalic framework, more prominent amphidial foveae in lateral view, wider and more posteriorly located amphidial apertures, smaller basal knobs of stoma, longer metacorpus, more enlarged phasmids, shorter spicules with shorter digitate terminus, shorter reflexed part of testis, and thicker gubernaculum with more angular shape. For comparison, an expanded description is given for T foetida from Belgium, and SEM photographs of both species are provided.

Descriptions of Protospathidium serpens (Kahl, 1930) and P-fraterculum n. sp (Ciliophora, Haptoria), two species based on different resting cyst morphology

Protospathidium serpens (Kahl, 1930) is frequent in semiterrestrial and terrestrial habitats worldwide. Conventionally, all populations are considered as conspecific because they have very similar overall morphologies and morphometrics. We studied in detail not only the morphology of the vegetative cells but also the resting cysts using live observation, protargol impregnation, and scanning electron microscopy. These revealed a cryptic diversity and biogeographic pattern in details of the dorsal brush and cyst wall morphology. The cyst wall is spiny in the Austrian specimens, while smooth in the South African and Antarctic populations. Accordingly, P. serpens consists of at least two species: P. serpens (with spiny cyst wall) and P. fraterculum n. sp. (with smooth cyst wall); the latter is probably composed of two distinct taxa differing by the absence (South African)/presence (Antarctic) of a monokinetidal bristle tail in brush row 3, the number of dikinetids comprising brush row 1 (seven versus three), and the total number of brush dikinetids (29 versus 17). Protospathidium serpens is neotypitied with the new population from Austria. The significance of resting cyst morphology is discussed with respect to alpha-taxonomy and overall ciliate diversity.

A social history of sport in Cork, Tipperary and Waterford, c. 1880-1930

This thesis seeks to explore the development of sport in Munster in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries by comparing developments in three counties: Cork, Tipperary and Waterford. In particular this thesis considers the development of rugby and soccer in comparative perspective across these three counties, asking what local factors impacted on their uneven development in the region and considering the extent to which the traditional model of diffusion applies to the reception of these sports in the three counties. By giving consideration to these two particular non-indigenous sports, the thesis will, through answering that question, explore ideas of cultural reception, national identity and class as expressed at local level. These themes will be explored by placing the comparative analysis of these two sports into a wider context of sporting development regionally and nationally in the period, in particular the emerging commercialisation of sport, and also the diverse sporting culture of which these two sports were a part. Utilising a wide range of archival sources from local, national and sporting newspapers, to club records, official publications and ephemera this thesis builds a picture of sport in Munster that is deeply rooted in the community, and that forms an important facet of the social world of Cork, Tipperary and Waterford from 1880-1930.

THE PERFORMER’S INFLUENCE ON FRANCO-BELGIAN COMPOSITIONS FROM 1870 TO 1930

The turn of the 20th century marked an ascendancy of the Franco-Belgian school of composers. French composers were inspired by the great German composers of the Romantic era, and they created their own defined national style that emerged toward the end of the 19th century. The Franco-Belgian composers’ special emphasis on tone, timbre and color encouraged a more individual, personally interpretative approach. These devices underscore the importance and influence a performer can have on the outcome of a piece. I researched the relationship between composers and violinists at a time when the Franco-Belgian style developed and flourished. The Franco-Belgian school of violin playing emerged from the Paris and Brussels conservatories as well as the symbiotic relationship between the performers and composers. Three recitals in collaboration with pianist David Ballena, which comprise this dissertation project, were performed at the University of Maryland. Each recital featured music for violin and piano from 1870 through 1930. The repertoire was chosen to reflect a performer’s influence on a composer. I examined specific composer/performer relationships that helped shape the birth of a newly defined “French” style of playing. My research focused on the stylistic interactions composers, such as César Franck, his disciple Guillaume Lekeu had with the leading prominent Belgian violinist Eugène Ysaye and between Maurice Ravel and the Hungarian violinist Jelly d’Aranyi. I also looked into the personal relationship between friends who inspired each other: Gabriel Fauré and Paul Viardot, Edouard Lalo and Pablo de Sarasate, Claude Debussy and Arthur Hartmann, and the young Lili Boulanger and Yvonne Astruc. Furthermore, I looked into the unfulfilled love between Maurice Ravel and Hélène Jourdan-Morhange, as well as the marriage of Olivier Messiaen with Claire Delbos, both relationships resulting in masterpieces for violin that have remained a part of the standard violin repertoire. My research led me to understand what type of violin playing each composer had in mind while composing, all of which led me to understand the importance a performer has in preserving national styles. The recitals were recorded on compact discs and archived within the Digital Repository at the University of Maryland (DRUM).

AMERICAN WOMEN COMPOSERS: SELECTED PUBLISHED WORKS FOR FLUTE AND PIANO AND FOR UNACCOMPANIED FLUTE COMPOSED BETWEEN 1930 AND 2008

The music of women composers often comprises only a small percentage of flutists‘ repertoire, yet there are actually many active women composers, many of whom have written for the flute. The aim of this dissertation is to chronicle a selection of works by several American women composers that have contributed to accessible flute repertoire. For the purpose of this dissertation, accessibility is described by the following parameters: works that limit the use of extended techniques, works that are suitable for performers from high school through a reasonably advanced level, works that are likely to elicit emotionally musical communication from the performer to the listener, and works that are reasonably available through music stores or outlets on the Internet that have a fairly comprehensive reach to the general public. My subjective judgment also played a role in the final selection of the 25 works included as part of this dissertation, and performed on three musically well-balanced recitals. A variety of resources were consulted for the repertoire, including Boenke‘s Flute Music by Women Composers: An Annotated Catalog, and the catalogs of publishers such as Arsis Press and Hildegard Publishing, both of which specialize in the music of women composers. The works performed and discussed are the following: Adrienne Albert – Sunswept; Marion Bauer – Prelude and Fugue, Op. 43.; Marilyn Bliss – Lament; Ann Callaway – Updraft; Ruth Crawford – Diaphonic Suite; Emma Lou Diemer – Sonata; Vivian Fine – Emily’s Images; Cynthia Folio – Arca Sacra; Nancy Galbraith – Atacama; Lita Grier – Sonata; Jennifer Higdon – The Jeffrey Mode; Edie Hill – This Floating World; Katherine Hoover – Masks; Mary Howe – Interlude between Two Pieces; Laura Kaminsky – Duo; Libby Larsen – Aubade; Alex Shapiro – Shiny Kiss; Judith Shatin – Coursing Through the Still Green; Faye-Ellen Silverman – Taming the Furies; Augusta Read Thomas – Euterpe’s Caprice; Joan Tower – Valentine Trills; Ludmila Ulehla – Capriccio; Elizabeth Vercoe – Kleemation; Gwyneth Walker – Sonata; and Judith Lang Zaimont – ‘Bubble-Up’ Rag. All of these works are worthy alternatives to the more frequently played flute repertoire, and they serve as a good starting point for anyone interested i n exploring the works of women composers.

Potencialidad agroecológica de la agricultura urbana en la ciudad de Rosario : el caso : Parque Huerta Molino Blanco

La emergencia de la Agricultura Urbana (AU) en Rosario, Santa Fe, surge como alternativa productiva en un contexto de crisis económica para la inclusión social posibilitando el acceso a los alimentos a familias en situación de vulnerabilidad; evolucionando en algunos casos hacia redes solidarias de producción, transformación y comercialización. El presente trabajo indaga la potencialidad agroecológica de la AU rosarina mediante un estudio de caso. Se plantearon dos objetivos: (1) conocer y caracterizar la dinámica de los procesos sociales y productivos que dieron origen al Programa de AU y a la emergencia del Parque Huerta Molino Blanco como caso estudiado; (2) indagar la presencia de elementos que den cuenta de un desarrollo agroecológico. La interpretación que, desde la Agroecología, se hace sobre la potencialidad de la AU introduce la articulación dialéctica entre lo básicamente descriptivo y la complejidad epistemológica de la diversidad sociocultural y ecológica utilizando para ello una metodología de investigación participativa, donde se entremezclan las tres perspectivas de investigación y su correlato con las dimensiones de indagación agroecológica (distributiva, estructural y dialéctica). Los métodos y técnicas empleados son caracterizados a través del discurso de los huerteros/as. La síntesis del proceso histórico de Rosario da cuenta de los elementos mencionados como característicos de un proceso de agroecologízación, institucionalización y consolidación de la AU como política pública. Los Parques Huerta como estrategia de uso de suelo constituyen una novedad y un potencial en la construcción y consolidación de modelos alternativos de AU erigiendo espacios productivos multifuncionales (productivos, educativos, recreativos y paisajísticos). Podemos decir que la consolidación de sistemas agroalimentarios locales y las políticas de desarrollo endógeno son fenómenos estrechamente asociados al desarrollo agroecológico donde se prioriza la articulación de diversos actores locales en un proyecto político que apunta a la transformación social en los territorios.

Representaciones sociales sobre la producción doméstica de alimentos en el marco del Programa Pro-Huerta en el partido de San Miguel, Prov. de Bs. As.

El derecho a la alimentación es uno de los derechos humanos fundamentales. En relación a éste incribe la Seguridad Alimentaria que existe cuando todas las personas tienen en todo momento acceso material y económico a una alimentación saludable. El mercado es la principal vía siendo problemático cuando la población se encuentra debajo de la línea de pobreza por lo cual el Estado proporciona herramientas como la producción doméstica de alimentos, a través de programas como el Pro-Huerta. La presente investigación exploró la estructura de las representaciones sociales de la producción doméstica de alimentos de promotores y huerteros del Pro-Huerta, que son familias pobres urbanas del AMBA San Miguel) para indagar que elementos impulsan a las familias que efectivamente acceden a una alimentación saludable realizando producción doméstica de alimentos con las dificultades que presenta la situación de urbanidad. La metodología de investigación fue de tipo cualitativa y el análisis se realizó a partir de la teoría fundamentada, la cual utiliza como herramientas la codificación de datos y el método de comparación constante. Los resultados fueron que el núcleo de la representación social tiene dos componentes: uno socioeconómico: reserva de alimento y otro socio-cultural: la historia alimentaria rural. En la periferia, relacionados con la reserva de alimento, se encuentra reducir la situación de vulnerabilidad, proveer parte del consumo, reciprocidad en el intercambio en las redes primarias y la venta de excedentes. Concerniente a la historia alimentaria rural, los factores relacionados son la salud familiar, terapia y la producción de alimentos sanos. En la práctica de la actividad la cuestión de género constituye un elemento que puede afectar la actividad por ser las mujeres las únicas planificadoras en la organización social de la unidad doméstica. La entrega de semilla por el Pro-Huerta impulsa y fortalece y lo urbano no tiene influencia de significancia.