Economical genotyping of little blue penguin (Eudyptula minor) clades from feather-based DNA

Determination of clade membership is a crucial requirement for many research questions addressing phylogeography, population structure, mating patterns, speciation, and hybridisation. The little blue penguin (Eudyptula minor) can be separated into two deeply divergent clades. However, assigning clade membership in little blue penguins requires molecular methods. Genetic sequencing can be used to identify clade membership but is expensive. Here, we present an economical alternative to the use of sequencing to determine little blue penguin clade membership. We extracted DNA from feathers using a method that produced reasonable quantities of DNA. We then amplified the D-loop section of the mitochondrial control region from total genomic DNA extracts, using the primers 'C L-tRNAglu' and 'D H-Dbox' followed by digestion with the restriction enzyme AluI. When visualised on a gel, distinctive banding patterns clearly indicated clade membership. We sequenced a subset of our samples and verified the accuracy of this method. The methods we present should facilitate little blue penguin research through a cost-effective approach to clade analysis as well as a successful technique to extract DNA from feathers when blood or tissue samples are not available

Spartan Daily, November 13, 1980

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The impact of price and yield risk on the bioeconomics of reservoir aquaculture in north Vietnam

A bioeconomic model of reservoir aquaculture in northern Vietnam is used to investigate the impacts of price and yield risk on the level, variability and skewness of expected net revenue and utility. Prices and yields are assumed to follow lognormal and beta distributions, respectively. Net revenue follows a generalized gamma distribution and is found to be very risky compared with similar enterprises elsewhere, mainly due to the relatively high yield risk. This represents the nascent nature of the industry in Vietnam and the opportunity for efficiency improvements. Increasing production capacity (through increasing reservoir size, stocking density, production cycle length and harvest rate) are found to increase profits and decrease the variability of profits. Species diversification was found to reduce the riskiness of the enterprise.bioeconomic modelling, price risk, yield risk, aquaculture, Vietnam, Resource /Energy Economics and Policy,

Transgressive female sexuality and desire in contemporary Colombian cinema : Hermida’s La luciérnaga and Rodríguez’s Señoritas

The contemporary Colombian films made by women La luciérnaga (Hermida, 2016) and Señoritas (Rodríguez, 2013) subvert patriarchal gender norms of classic Colombian film narratology through their representation of lesbianism, female sexual self-exploration, and orgasms. The cinematic techniques of these filmmakers construct a specific view of female pleasure, emphasizing the plurality and visibility in cinema of female sexuality and desire. An interdisciplinary approach to the analysis of specific sequences suggests that the aesthetics and visual strategies of these women filmmakers evince pioneering female characters and subjectivities that challenge the traditional gaze on female bodies. Their films offer liberating representations that deconstruct the dominant basis of heteronormativity that has historically characterized Colombian narrative cinema.Publisher PDFPeer reviewe

YÜKSEKÖĞRETİMDE DENGELİ PUAN KARTI UYGULAMALARINDA KULLANILAN KRİTERLER ÜZERİNE BİR DERLEME

Amaç: Yükseköğretimde artan küresel rekabet dolayısıyla kurumlar ölçülebilir hedefler koymak amacıyla stratejik yönetim araçlarından Dengeli Puan Kartı (DPK) uygulamalarına yer vermekte ve literatürde konuyla ilgili birçok araştırma bulunmaktadır. Çalışmada, yükseköğretim kurumlarında DPK uygulamalarına derinlemesine bir bakış sunularak, üniversite performans değerlendirmesinde kullanılan kriterlerin derlenmesi amaçlanmaktadır. Yöntem: Çalışma kapsamında, uluslararası literatürde 2003 yılından itibaren yayınlanmış araştırma makaleleri incelenmiş ve üniversite performansının ölçümünde kullanılan kriterler gruplanarak derlenmiştir. Bulgular: Yapılan araştırma, yükseköğretim kurumları için ortaya konan DPK’ların hem kriterler hem de kriterlerin yer aldığı alt boyutlar açısından oldukça farklılaştığını ortaya koymaktadır. Çalışmada, incelenen çalışmalarda yer alan 540 kriter, 104 başlıkta incelenmiş ve bu başlıklar belli temalara göre gruplanarak her bir başlıkta yer alan kriterler detaylı bir biçimde sunulmuştur. Özgünlük: Çalışmanın yükseköğretimde performans değerlendirmesi ve stratejik planlama üzerine çalışacak gelecek araştırmalara bir kriter havuzu vasıtasıyla yol gösterici olması beklenmektedir

Determinants of Interest Spread in Pakistan

Interest spread of the Pakistan’s banking industry has been on the rise for the last two years. The increase in interest spread discourages savings and investments on the one hand, and raises concerns on the effectiveness of bank lending channel of monetary policy on the other. This study examines the determinants of interest spread in Pakistan using panel data of 29 banks. The results show that inelasticity of deposit supply is a major determinant of interest spread whereas industry concentration has no significant influence on interest spread. One reason for inelasticity of deposits supply to the banks is the absence of alternate options for the savers. The on-going merger wave in the banking industry will further limit the options for the savers. Given the adverse implications of banking mergers for a competitive environment, we argue that to maintain a reasonably competitive environment, merger proposals may be subjected to review by an antitrust authority with the central bank retaining the veto over merger approval.Banks, Determination of Interest Rates, Mergers, Acquisitions

Determinants of Interest Spread in Pakistan

Interest spread of the Pakistans banking industry has been on the rise for the last two years. The increase in interest spread discourages savings and investments on the one hand, and raises concerns on the effectiveness of bank lending channel of monetary policy on the other. This study examines the determinants of interest spread in Pakistan using panel data of 29 banks. The results show that inelasticity of deposit supply is a major determinant of interest spread whereas industry concentration has no significant influence on interest spread. One reason for inelasticity of deposits supply to the banks is the absence of alternate options for the savers. The on-going merger wave in the banking industry will further limit the options for the savers. Given the adverse implications of banking mergers for a competitive environment, we argue that to maintain a reasonably competitive environment, merger proposals may be subjected to review by an antitrust authority with the central bank retaining the veto over merger approval.Banks, Determination of Interest Rates, mergers, Acquisitions

La reforma incompleta: rescatando los noventa, tomo I

Presenta un análisis crítico de las reformas estructurales que transformaron la economía peruana en los años noventa. La primera parte aborda las bases para construir un nuevo país basado en factores de pacificación interna, programas de estabilización económica, la reincorporación del Perú a la comunidad financiera internacional, reforma tributaria y estrategia de lucha contra pobreza. La segunda parte expone las reformas específicas relacionadas a políticas económicas, mercado de capitales, privatización, entre otros. Los resultados iniciales de este proceso demostraron que el Perú es un país viable, que puede lograr un crecimiento alto y sostenido, y que no tiene retos imposibles de alcanzar

Determinants of Interest Spread in Pakistan

Interest spread of Pakistan s banking industry has been on the rise for the last two years. The increase in interest spread discourages savings and investments, on the one hand, and raises concerns about the effectiveness of the bank-lending channels of monetary policy, on the other. This study examines the determinants of interest spread in Pakistan using panel data of 29 banks. The results show that the share of interest-insensitive deposits in total bank deposits is a key determinant of interest spread, whereas industry concentration has no significant impact on interest spread. Furthermore, the ongoing merger wave in the banking industry will limit the options for the savers, with adverse implications for the interest spread. We argue that to maintain a reasonably competitive environment, merger proposals may be subjected to review by an anti-trust authority.Banks, Determination of Interest Rates, Mergers, Acquisitions