[Review of] Marion Wilson Starling. The Slave Narrative: Its Place in American History

This is another reprint of Marion Wilson Starling\u27s breakthrough study of the slave narrative, which she undertook for her Ph.D. dissertation at New York University in 1946 under the advisorship of Oscar Cargill. During the 1960s and 1970s when slave autobiography became a serious critical endeavor, many scholars referred to Starling\u27s thorough historical and literary research; however, her dissertation was not published until 1981. Then, Starling\u27s work became more readily available, and now the paperback edition allows this well-deserved book to reach a wider audience

Effect of hypoxia on myocardium in heart-lung preparation

Effect of hypoxia on myocardium in starling heart lung preparations ventilated with mixtures of oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon dioxid

Inverse semigroups associated to subshifts

The dynamics of a one-sided subshift $\mathsf{X}$ can be modeled by a set of partially defined bijections. From this data we define an inverse semigroup $\mathcal{S}_{\mathsf{X}}$ and show that it has many interesting properties. We prove that the Carlsen-Matsumoto C*-algebra $\mathcal{O}_\mathsf{X}$ associated to $\mathsf{X}$ is canonically isomorphic to Exel's tight C*-algebra of $\mathcal{S}_{\mathsf{X}}$. As one consequence, we obtain that $\mathcal{O}_\mathsf{X}$ can be written as a partial crossed product of a commutative C*-algebra by a countable group.Comment: 21 pages. Version 3 fixes more typos and adds more references. This version matches the published version in J. Algebr

Identifikasi Inbreeding pada Jalak Putih (Sturnus Melanopterus Daudin 1800) di Pusat Penyelamatan Satwa Cikananga, Jawa Barat

Black winged starling is a critically endangered species in IUCN red list data book. Decreasing in number of population drive to do exsitu conservation. One of exsitu conservation institution with black winged starling conservation program is Cikananga Animal Rescue Center (CARC).CARC breeds the Black winged starling in captive and reintroduction it in several place. There risk of inbreeding in animal breeding by captive if the breeding was uncontrolled. Inbreeding decreasing animal life survival and cause an abnormality in growth. This research aimed to identify inbreeding on Black-winged Starling. Identification the inbreeding aimed by tracing Black-winged Starling\u27s studbook and morfometry size approach. There was no inbreeding based on studbook approach. Inbreeding approach by abnormality in growth show there is a different in growth performance in head width and third digit length on first, second and third generation

Functional imaging and circulating biomarkers of response to regorafenib in treatment-refractory metastatic colorectal cancer patients in a prospective phase II study

open32Regorafenib demonstrated efficacy in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). Lack of predictive biomarkers, potential toxicities and cost-effectiveness concerns highlight the unmet need for better patient selection.openKhan, Khurum; Rata, Mihaela; Cunningham, David; Koh, Dow-Mu; Tunariu, Nina; Hahne, Jens C; Vlachogiannis, George; Hedayat, Somaieh; Marchetti, Silvia; Lampis, Andrea; Damavandi, Mahnaz Darvish; Lote, Hazel; Rana, Isma; Williams, Anja; Eccles, Suzanne A; Fontana, Elisa; Collins, David; Eltahir, Zakaria; Rao, Sheela; Watkins, David; Starling, Naureen; Thomas, Jan; Kalaitzaki, Eleftheria; Fotiadis, Nicos; Begum, Ruwaida; Bali, Maria; Rugge, Massimo; Temple, Eleanor; Fassan, Matteo; Chau, Ian; Braconi, Chiara; Valeri, NicolaKhan, Khurum; Rata, Mihaela; Cunningham, David; Koh, Dow-Mu; Tunariu, Nina; Hahne, Jens C; Vlachogiannis, George; Hedayat, Somaieh; Marchetti, Silvia; Lampis, Andrea; Damavandi, Mahnaz Darvish; Lote, Hazel; Rana, Isma; Williams, Anja; Eccles, Suzanne A; Fontana, Elisa; Collins, David; Eltahir, Zakaria; Rao, Sheela; Watkins, David; Starling, Naureen; Thomas, Jan; Kalaitzaki, Eleftheria; Fotiadis, Nicos; Begum, Ruwaida; Bali, Maria; Rugge, Massimo; Temple, Eleanor; Fassan, Matteo; Chau, Ian; Braconi, Chiara; Valeri, Nicol

Lichens in the nests of European starling Sturnus vulgaris serve a mate attraction rather than insecticidal function

The European starling Sturnus vulgaris is a hole-nesting bird in which the male builds a voluminous nest using a wide variety of materials such as twigs, grass, leaves, feathers, and lichens. The function of lichens in starling nests has not been assessed until now and we hypothesize that this material is related to a mate attraction function or is used to protect nestlings from parasites due to the presence of secondary compounds with insecticidal effects with the lichens. We aimed to identify the lichen species and frequency of lichen use in European starling nests, and to determine if the presence of this material is correlated with mate attraction or with an insecticidal function. We found lichens in 45% of nests, mainly represented by Ramalina celastri. The lichens were added to the nests mainly before the beginning and at the end of nest building and egg-laying started earlier in nests with lichens than those without lichens. No association was found between the presence of lichen and the intensity of Philornis larvae (Diptera), a parasite that infests starling nestlings. Our results suggest that the addition of lichens could be related to mate attraction and a stimulus for the beginning of egg-laying but did not have an antiparasitic function in European starling nests.Fil: Ibañez, Lucía Mariel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. Departamento Científico Zoología Vertebrados; ArgentinaFil: García, Renato Andrés. Laboratorio de Entrenamiento Multidisciplinario para la Investigación Tecnológica; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Fiorini, Vanina Dafne. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Ecología, Genética y Evolución de Buenos Aires. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Ecología, Genética y Evolución de Buenos Aires; ArgentinaFil: Montalti, Diego. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. Departamento Científico Zoología Vertebrados; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentin