THE RUSSIAN EMIGRANT COLLECTION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII

The Russian emigrant collection at the University of Hawaii

The article is devoted to the Russian emigrant collection in Hamilton Library, University of Hawaii (Honolulu, USA).The Sofa Table range of Russian emigrant literature covers materials published in China, Korea, Japan, Australia, Alaska, the Pacific coast of the United States, and South America.The children literature collection is a special value.

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Climatic Niche, Altitudinal Distribution, and Vegetation Type Preference of the Flea Beetle Genus Arsipoda in New Caledonia (Coleoptera Chrysomelidae)

New Caledonia is one of the major biodiversity hotspots.The flea beetle genus Arsipoda (Coleoptera Chrysomelidae) is present with 21 species, all endemic.We investigated, using Kansa wand GIS analyses and ecological niche models, the habitat preferences of these species in terms of vegetation types, altitude, and climate, and assessed the adequacy

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Antimicrobial geopolymer paints based on modified natural zeolite

Many antimicrobial coatings deliver a peak release of antimicrobial agent at an early age, after which they lost antimicrobial activity over time.In the present study a novel geopolymer paints with long term antimicrobial activity were developed based on natural zeolite modified with silver and copper ions.The obtained geopolymer paints were applie

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Can Fake News Detection Models Maintain the Performance through Time? A Longitudinal Evaluation of Twitter Publications

The negative impact of false information on social networks is rapidly growing.Current research on the topic focused on the detection of fake news in a particular context or event (such as elections) or using data from a short period of time.Therefore, an evaluation of the current proposals in a long-term scenario where the topics discussed may cha

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