Io. Iac. Griesbachii Symbolae criticae : ad supplendas et corrigendas variarum N.T. lectionum collectiones accedit multorum N.T. codicum Graecorum descriptio et examen.

Includes index.

Iac. Theodori Klein Summa dubiorum circa classes quadrupedum et amphibiorum in celebris domini Carli Linnaei Systemate naturae ... : adjecti discursus I De rumiantibus, II De periodo vitae humanae collato cum brutis.

Mode of access: Internet.

Leaking underground storage tanks technical advisory : soil and groundwater cleanup objectives for LUST releases subject to 35 IAC Part 731.

"October 1995."

IAC news.

Caption title.

Oneirocritica ex dvobvs codicibvs mss. Venetis recensvit, emendavit, polivit, notis integris Nic. Rigaltii et Io. Iac.

Title also in Greek.

Indices ivris varii Iac. Labitti ... : ad Pandectarum & codicis leges huc & illuc dispersas suis authoribus ac libris coniunctim restituendas ... singulis authoribus praefixae sunt eorum vitae : adiecta est etiam brevis interpretum iuris, qui ab Irnerio vixerunt, enumeratio.

Mode of access: Internet.

Iac. Lectii I.C. Adversus codicis Fabriani [ta prōta kakodoxa], praescriptionum theologicarum libri duo.

Woodcut (printer's?) device on title page; woodcut head pieces and initials.

Habes lector Christophori Longolii Epistolarvm libros qvatvor. Tullianae scilicet eloquentiae ad unguem expressam imaginem. Item, Pet. Bembi, Iac. Sadoleti, Gvl. Bvdaei, D. Eras. epistolarum ad eundem Longolium, librum unum. Ad haec eiusdem uitam ... Omnia ... non castigatius modo, sed & locupletius quàm antehac excusa.

Mode of access: Internet.

De fevdis libri qvinqve, qvorvm primus est Gerardi Nigri, secundus et tertius Oberti de Orto ... quartus ex varijs & incertis auctoribus antiquis, quintus imperatorum constitutiones, quae ad feuda pertinent, complectitur. Aucti, emendati, atque etiam explicati studio & diligentia Iac.Cviacii I.C.cum duplici indice ... locupletissimo.

Autograph on flyleaf: Ludovicus Pernice JUD. Halis MDCCCXXI.

Ecological sustainability : what role for public health education?

This article explores the notion of ecological sustainability in the context of public health education and the contribution Universities can make in creating environments that include ecologically sustainable practices. It considers the important role of environmental health in building a sustainable future for the population as a central plank of public health. It presents the evidence for the need for comprehensive approaches to ecological sustainability within the University and offers suggestions about how this can take place. It concludes by arguing that to date there is a substantial gap between the rhetoric and the reality in the University context.

Intradialytic exercise : a feasibility study

Background: Exercise is known to improve mental and physical functioning and to improve quality of life. The obstacles faced by individuals with chronic kidney disease on maintenance haemodialysis include increased levels of fatigue, decreased motivation, and the inability to schedule exercise around daily activities and dialysis schedules. Aim: This pilot study was undertaken to determine the feasibility and potential efficacy of an individually-tailored exercise program for in-centre haemodialysis patients. Method: A 16 week program was designed and evaluated in relation to changes in physical capacity, the extent of exercise undertaken, and quality of life indicators. Results and Conclusion: The resultant recommendations regarding the level of motivational support, the time and physical requirements in implementing an exercise program will provide useful information for others embarking on similar studies.

Gene duplication is an evolutionary mechanism for expanding spectral diversity in the long-wavelength photopigments of butterflies

Butterfly long-wavelength (L) photopigments are interesting for comparative studies of adaptive evolution because of the tremendous phenotypic variation that exists in their wavelength of peak absorbance (lambda(max) value). Here we present a comprehensive survey of L photopigment variation by measuring lambda(max) in 12 nymphalid and 1 riodinid species using epi-microspectrophotometry. Together with previous data, we find that L photopigment lambda(max) varies from 510-565 nm in 22 nymphalids, with an even broader 505- to 600-nm range in riodinids. We then surveyed the L opsin genes for which lambda(max) values are available as well as from related taxa and found 2 instances of L opsin gene duplication within nymphalids, in Hermeuptychia hermes and Amathusia phidippus, and 1 instance within riodinids, in the metalmark butterfly Apodemia mormo. Using maximum parsimony and maximum likelihood ancestral state reconstructions to map the evolution of spectral shifts within the L photopigments of nymphalids, we estimate the ancestral pigment had a lambda(max) = 540 nm +/- 10 nm standard error and that blueshifts in wavelength have occurred at least 4 times within the family. We used ancestral state reconstructions to investigate the importance of several amino acid substitutions (Ile17Met, Ala64Ser, Asn70Ser, and Ser137Ala) previously shown to have evolved under positive selection that are correlated with blue spectral shifts. These reconstructions suggest that the Ala64Ser substitution has indeed occurred along the newly identified blueshifted L photopigment lineages. Substitutions at the other 3 sites may also be involved in the functional diversification of L photopigments. Our data strongly suggest that there are limits to the evolution of L photopigment spectral shifts among species with only one L opsin gene and that opsin gene duplication broadens the potential range of lambda(max) values.

Mixing higher education teaching and learning with mobile devices and social media

The use of mobile devices and social media technologies are becoming all-pervasive in society: they are both transformative and constant. The high levels of mobile device ownership and increased access to social media technologies enables the potential for ‘anytime, anywhere’ cooperation and collaboration in education. While recent reports into emerging technologies in higher education predict an increase in the use of mobile devices and social media technologies (Horizon Report, 2013), there is a lack of theory-based research to indicate how these technologies can be most effectively harnessed to support and enhance student learning and what the impacts of these technologies are on both students and educators. In response to the need to understand how these technologies can be better embraced within higher education, this study investigated how first year education students used mobile devices and social media technologies. More specifically, the study identified how students spent most of their time when connected online with mobile devices and social media technologies and whether the online connected time engaged them in their learning or whether it was a distraction.

Optimized switching control strategy for current-fed half-bridge converter

A switching control strategy is proposed for current-fed half-bridge converters. An active switch based voltage doubler circuit at the secondary side of the isolation transformer is used to obtain zero-current-switching at turn-off and zero-voltage-switching at turn-on in the primary side switches of the current-fed half-bridge converter. The operation of the current-fed half-bridge converter with the proposed switching control strategy is explained using the equivalent circuit during each sub-interval of operation. The operation of the current-fed halfbridge converter is simulated using MATLAB/Simpower and PSIM to verify the feasibility of the switching control strategy. Experimental results are provided to validate the converter's operation.