Este artigo, por meio do exame romance Hototogisu [O cuco] – escrito Roka Tokutomi (1868-1927) e serializado no jornal Kokumin Shimbun entre 1898-1899 –, faz uma breve análise de como a abertura Japão ao Ocidente na segunda metade século XIX, o consequente afluxo ideias obras estrangeiras país, introduziu moderno este foi incorporado à literatura local. A obra em questão se tornou um dos grande...

The following species of Curculionoidea are recorded from Canada for the first time, in ten cases also representing new records at the generic level: Ischnopterapion (Ischnopterapion) loti (Kirby, 1808); Stenopterapion meliloti (Kirby, 1808) (both Brentidae); Atrichonotus taeniatulus (Berg, 1881); Barinus cribricollis (LeConte, 1876); Caulophilus dubius (Horn, 1873); Cionus scrophulariae (Linna...

As the electric transmission system in the U.S. ages, mitigating the risk of high-voltage transformer failures becomes an increasingly important issue for transmission owners and operators. This paper introduces a model that supports these efforts by optimizing the acquisition and the deployment of high-voltage transformers dynamically over time. We formulate the problem as a Markov Decision Pr...

A synopsis of the cockroach family Corydiidae in North America (Canada, Mexico and USA) is made. The diversity this region comprises 65 species grouped eight genera three subfamilies. Through revision type material, Myrmecoblatta hebardi Estrada-Álvarez & Guadarrama, 2013 transferred to genus Paralatindia Saussure, 1868; Latindia mexicana 1868 retransferred Compsodes Hebard, 1917; Homoeogam...