Christian-Muslim Relations. A Bibliographical History Volume 16 North America, South-East Asia, China, Japan, and Australasia (1800-1914)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Thomas ◽  
John A. Chesworth
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
East Asia ◽  
South East Asia ◽  
America South

Gliding Mammals of the World

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Jackson ◽  
Peter Schouten
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
East Asia ◽  
Central Africa ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
South East Asia ◽  
Horizontal Distance ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
Flying Squirrels ◽  
The World ◽  
First Time

The world's gliding mammals are an extraordinary group of animals that have the ability to glide from tree to tree with seemingly effortless grace. There are more than 60 species of gliding mammals including the flying squirrels from Asia, Europe and North America, the scaly-tailed flying squirrels from central Africa and the gliding possums of Australia and New Guinea. But the most spectacular of all are the colugos – or so called flying lemurs – that occur throughout South-East Asia and the Philippines. Animals that glide from tree to tree descend at an angle of less than 45 degrees to the horizontal, while those that parachute descend at an angle greater than 45 degrees. Gliding is achieved by deflecting air flowing past well-developed gliding membranes, or patagia, which form an effective airfoil that allows the animal to travel the greatest possible horizontal distance with the least loss in height. The flying squirrels and scaly-tailed flying squirrels even have special cartilaginous spurs that extend either from the wrist or elbow, respectively, to help support the gliding membrane. Gliding Mammals of the World provides, for the first time, a synthesis of all that is known about the biology of these intriguing mammals. It includes a brief description of each species, together with a distribution map and a beautiful full-colour painting. An introduction outlines the origins and biogeography of each group of gliding mammals and examines the incredible adaptations that allow them to launch themselves and glide from tree to tree.

Davisomycella asiatica. [Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria].

1993 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. W. Minter
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
East Asia ◽  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
South East Asia ◽  
Needle Cast ◽  
Potential Pathogen ◽  
Interesting Species

Abstract A description is provided for Davisomycella asiatica. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: Pinus sp. DISEASES: Needle cast of pines. Very little is known of the biology of this recently-described and interesting species, which has some features intermediate between Davisomycella Darker and Elytroderma Darker, but in view of the parasitic behaviour of other members of the same genus in North America, and of the strongly parasitic biology of members of the genus Elytroderma, it must be regarded as a potential pathogen of pines in south-east Asia. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Thailand. TRANSMISSION: By airborne ascospores in wet or humid conditions.

The World Economy

1995 ◽  
Vol 154 ◽  
pp. 27-52
Author(s):  
Ray Barrell ◽  
Nigel Pain ◽  
Julian Morgan
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
East Asia ◽  
World Economy ◽  
Gdp Growth ◽  
South East Asia ◽  
Regional Impact ◽  
The World ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Trade Growth ◽  
The Uk

Indications from the first half of the year suggested that the present cyclical expansion was starting to slow in much of the OECD. The pace of activity moderated particularly sharply in North America. Canadian GDP fell slightly in the second quarter of the year and inventory levels rose considerably. Trade growth was also lower than expected, although this partially reflected the regional impact of recent developments in Mexico. Within Europe, GDP growth slowed in the UK, France and Italy, although growth proved unexpectedly robust in a number of the smaller economies, particularly Ireland, Sweden and Finland. Output also continued to grow sharply in Australia and South East Asia.

scholarly journals A model study of ozone in the eastern Mediterranean free troposphere during MINOS (August 2001)

2003 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 1199-1210 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. J. Roelofs ◽  
H. A. Scheeren ◽  
J. Heland ◽  
H. Ziereis ◽  
J. Lelieveld
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
East Asia ◽  
Tropospheric Ozone ◽  
Eastern Mediterranean ◽  
Eastern Mediterranean Region ◽  
Lower Troposphere ◽  
Tropospheric Chemistry ◽  
The Tibetan Plateau ◽  
South East Asia ◽  
European Continent

Abstract. A coupled tropospheric chemistry-climate model is used to analyze tropospheric ozone distributions observed during the MINOS campaign in the eastern Mediterranean region (August, 2001). Modeled ozone profiles are generally in good agreement with the observations. Our analysis shows that the atmospheric dynamics in the region are strongly influenced by the occurrence of an upper tropospheric anti-cyclone, associated with the Asian summer monsoon and centered over the Tibetan Plateau. The anti-cyclone affects the chemical composition of the upper troposphere, where ozone concentrations of about 50 ppbv were measured, through advection of boundary layer air from South-East Asia. A layer between 4-6 km thickness was present beneath, containing up to 120 ppbv of ozone with substantial contributions by transport from the stratosphere and through lightning NOx. Additionally, pollutant ozone from North America was mixed in. Ozone in the lower troposphere originated mainly from the European continent. The stratospheric influence may be overestimated due to too strong vertical diffusion associated with the relatively coarse vertical resolution. The estimated tropospheric ozone column over the eastern Mediterranean is ~50 DU in summer, to which ozone from recent stratospheric origin contributes about 30%, ozone from lightning 13%, and from South-East Asia, North America and Europe about 7%, 8% and 14%, respectively, adding to a long-term hemispheric background of 25% of the column.

Contarinia maculipennis (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), a polyphagous pest newly reported for North America

1995 ◽  
Vol 85 (2) ◽  
pp. 209-214 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raymond J. Gagné
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
East Asia ◽  
Gall Midge ◽  
South East Asia

AbstractA gall midge recently found on Dendrobium orchids in Florida, USA, is identified as Contarinia maculipennis Felt. The identification is based on anatomical similarity to a polyphagous species originally described from Hawaii but which now appears to be from south-east Asia. Contarinia maculipennis is redescribed and compared to Contarinia solani (Rübsaamen) and C. lycopersici Felt, two species with which it has been confused in the literature.

New species in Bryoria (Parmeliaceae, Lecanoromycetes) from north-west North America

2016 ◽  
Vol 48 (5) ◽  
pp. 355-365
Author(s):  
Leena MYLLYS ◽  
Saara VELMALA ◽  
Raquel PINO-BODAS ◽  
Trevor GOWARD
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
North America ◽  
South America ◽  
Molecular Phylogeny ◽  
East Asia ◽  
Northern Hemisphere ◽  
South East Asia ◽  
North West ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Variable Species

AbstractTwo new species of Bryoria are described based on morphology, chemistry and molecular phylogeny (ITS and Mcm7). Both species belong in section Bryoria, which was resolved as a polyphyletic group in the ITS+Mcm7 phylogeny. Bryoria alaskana belongs to a clade restricted to South-East Asia and north-west North America, and is so far known from south-east Alaska and the Sino-Himalayan Mountains. This highly variable species is most reliably recognized by its pendent, esorediate thallus, its production of fumarprotocetraric acid, and the combination of isotomic branching, abundant, whitish, predominantly fusiform pseudocyphellae, and sparse, short perpendicular side branches. Black emorient patches are lacking. Bryoria irwinii is endemic to north-west North America and is closely related to B. araucana from South America, B. poeltii from South-East Asia, as well as B. nadvornikiana and B. trichodes, both widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere. It is a subpendent, esorediate species recognized by its predominantly anisotomic branching, olivaceous hue, black emorient patches, conspicuous pale brownish, fusiform pseudocyphellae, and numerous perpendicular, more or less basally constricted, side branches.

The Changing Geography of Japanese Foreign Direct Investment in Manufacturing Industry: A Global Perspective

1988 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 633-653 ◽  
Author(s):  
P Dicken
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Direct Investment ◽  
North America ◽  
East Asia ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Division Of Labour ◽  
Global Perspective ◽  
South East Asia ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Japanese Fdi

The aim in this paper is to set Japanese foreign direct investment (FDI) in Europe (including the United Kingdom) into its broader global perspective. The geographical form of Japanese FDI is the outcome of a complex interaction between economic and political forces, both internal to Japan itself and also in its external trading environment. The dominant foci of Japanese FDI are North America, and East and South East Asia. Initially, Japanese manufacturing investment was heavily concentrated in neighbouring countries of Asia but the emphasis has shifted more recently to North America. However, the organisational structure of Japanese investment tends to be substantially different in these two world regions. In East and South East Asia, in particular, a complex intrafirm division of labour has developed, whereas in North America (and in Europe) the Japanese plants tend to be directly market-oriented and established primarily in response to trading frictions. The recent massive revaluation of the yen promises to generate further substantial changes in the global geography of Japanese FDI.

scholarly journals Distribution and origin of ozone in the eastern Mediterranean free troposphere during MINOS (August 2001)

2003 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 1247-1272 ◽  
Author(s):  
G.-J. Roelofs ◽  
B. Scheeren ◽  
J. Heland ◽  
H. Ziereis ◽  
J. Lelieveld
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
East Asia ◽  
Tropospheric Ozone ◽  
Eastern Mediterranean ◽  
Eastern Mediterranean Region ◽  
Lower Troposphere ◽  
Tropospheric Chemistry ◽  
The Tibetan Plateau ◽  
South East Asia ◽  
European Continent

Abstract. A coupled tropospheric chemistry – climate model is used to reproduce and analyze tropospheric ozone distributions observed during the MINOS campaign in the eastern Mediterranean region (August, 2001). Generally, regional atmospheric dynamics in summer are strongly influenced by the occurrence of an upper tropospheric anti-cyclone, associated with the Asian summer monsoon and centered over the Tibetan Plateau. The anti-cyclone affects the chemical composition of the upper troposphere, where ozone concentrations of about 50 ppbv were measured, through advection of boundary layer air from South-East Asia. A layer between 4–6 km thickness and containing up to 120 ppbv of ozone was present beneath. Ozone from stratospheric origin and from lightning NOx contributed to this layer. Additionally, pollutant ozone from North America was mixed in. Ozone in the lower troposphere originated mainly from the European continent. Modeled ozone profiles are in reasonable agreement with the observations. The stratospheric influence is sometimes overestimated by the model due to too strong vertical diffusion associated with the relatively coarse vertical resolution of the model, and specific convective events are not reproduced realistically. The modeled tropospheric ozone column over the eastern Mediterranean is ~50 DU in summer, to which ozone from recent stratospheric origin contributes about 30%, ozone from lightning 13%, and from South-East Asia, North America and Europe about 7%, 8% and 14%, respectively, adding to a long-term hemispheric background of 25% of the column.

Family Business

2002 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-76
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
North America ◽  
East Asia ◽  
Family Business ◽  
Information Sources ◽  
Family Businesses ◽  
Chinese Family ◽  
South East Asia ◽  
The Usa ◽  
The Uk

‘Internet Review’ identifies relevant and useful Internet-based information sources and reviews Websites related to entrepreneurship and innovation. This issue's article reviews interesting Websites on family business. The greatest part of the wealth of the UK and the USA lies with manager-owned or family-controlled businesses. Family businesses comprise over 75% of all businesses in the UK and 80–90% of those in North America. Chinese family businesses also play a major role in the economic development of China and South-east Asia.

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