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Item type: Publication , Access status: Metadata only , Special issue “active tectonics and seismic hazards in the Himalayan region”(2025) Koketsu, Kazuki; Davuluri, Srinagesh; Bollinger, Laurent; Cummins, PhilItem type: Publication , Access status: Metadata only , A Social Digital Identity Model of Misogyny(2026) Bingley, William J.; Lee, Georgina C.; Meger, Sara; Cruwys, Tegan; Haslam, S. Alexander; Reynolds, Katherine J.Misogyny appears to be increasing among some men and boys. In the present paper we conceptualize this pressing societal issue as a form of intergroup prejudice that is shaped by both emerging technologies and social identity processes. Specifically, we outline a social digital identity model of misogyny in which engagement with polarizing, gendered online technologies can lead men and boys to see both themselves and the world in terms of an intergroup conflict between genders, in turn leading to negative attitudes towards women and girls. We tested this theoretical model in two correlational studies of men (Nmen = 1398, ages 18–88) and boys (Nboys = 661, ages 13–17). Supporting the model, we found that engagement with online technologies predicted higher misogyny, and this relationship was mediated via greater perceptions of intergroup gender conflict. However, contrary to predictions, masculine social identification did not mediate this relationship, indicating that it is the content rather than the degree of masculine social identity that is particularly problematic in the context of misogyny. Online activities that were specifically gendered (e.g., engagement with ‘manfluencers’) were the most strongly related to misogyny. Indeed, when controlling for more gendered online engagement, social media use was not related to misogyny in men and predicted lower misogyny in boys. Moreover, the relationship between technology engagement and higher misogyny was stronger for boys than men. Practical implications are discussed.Item type: Publication , Access status: Metadata only , Fungal Responses to Neonicotinoid Seed Treatments in Soil: Temporal Shifts in Community Diversity and Composition(2026-09-25) Akter, Sharmin; Jasonsmith, Julia; Hulugalle, Nilantha; Strong, CraigNeonicotinoid seed treatments are widely used in agriculture, yet their effects on soil fungal communities remain underexplored. This study investigated how three commonly applied neonicotinoids- imidacloprid, thiamethoxam, and clothianidin alter fungal community diversity, composition, and temporal dynamics in soil microcosms. Amplicon sequencing of fungal ITS regions was performed on soil samples collected across multiple time points following neonicotinoid exposure. While overall diversity indices remained largely stable across treatments, post-hoc comparisons identified reduction in fungal diversity under imidacloprid and thiamethoxam exposure on day 10. Beta diversity analyses revealed significant effects of sampling day and a treatment-bytime interaction, indicating temporally variable responses. While dominant phyla such as Ascomycota and Basidiomycota remained relatively stable, several less abundant phyla, including Mortierellomycota, Rozellomycota and Olpidiomycota, declined over time. Functional guild analysis further revealed a clothianidin-driven increase in saprotroph abundance and a decrease in symbiotroph abundance. Differential abundance analysis identified compound-specific taxonomic responses. Imidacloprid was associated exclusively with suppressed fungal biomarkers, whereas thiamethoxam induced both enriched and depleted taxa. Clothianidin was associated with the greatest number of discriminatory fungal biomarkers and was accompanied by increased saprotroph abundance and reduced symbiotroph abundance. These findings underscore the value of including fungal community responses when evaluating the broader ecological effects of neonicotinoids and highlight the need for long-term, functionally oriented studies in agroecosystem contexts.Item type: Publication , Access status: Metadata only , The citizenship dilemma in decolonising New Caledonia(Springer International Publishing AG, 2024-04-12) Robertson, ScottA "citizenship of New Caledonia" has proven to be one of the most significant yet polarising aspects of the 1998 Noumea Accord. Citizenship of New Caledonia restricted who could vote in provincial elections and for the Congress but also shaped efforts to promote local employment. In the Accord, it is the political and moral basis for New Caledonia's common destiny and endeavours to transcend pro-and anti-independence divisions. This chapter outlines the historical roots of the notion of citizenship within New Caledonia and how it has emerged within competing understandings of decolonisation and self-determination. Citizenship of New Caledonia rejects the universal assumptions of French decolonisation in favour of a new political community with the Kanak people at its centre. This chapter highlights the difficulties of agreeing to boundaries of citizenship due in part to citizenship's role as a political mechanism to achieve balance between the two opposing forces.Item type: Publication , Access status: Metadata only , Moon's volcanic history revealed in glassy spherules from Apollo 17 soil 76501(2026) Nemchin, Alexander A.; Norman, Marc D.; Whitehouse, Martin J.; Salin, Evgenia; Timms, Nicholas E.; Long, Tao; Che, Xiaochao; Merle, Renaud; Jourdan, Fred; Luo, TaoRapidly quenched droplets of pyroclastically erupted lava are common in lunar regolith at landing sites proximal to the maria. Here, we document the U-Pb chronologies, major element, and trace element compositions of picritic glassy particles from Apollo 17 regolith sample 76501. These particles are dominated by high-Ti compositions similar to those of the established Apollo 17 orange and black pyroclastic deposits, but the textures of some beads indicate slower cooling and/or equilibration at lower temperatures. Using a new approach to calibrate SIMS U-Pb isotopic analysis of vitrophyric beads, we show that their U-Pb ages are consistent with a single or closely timed multiple eruptions similar to 50-100 Ma younger than the 3752 +/- 9 to 3758 +/- 12 Ma crystalline mare basalts collected at this site. A few picritic beads with very low-Ti compositions may be younger, but their ages are not well defined and can be similar to 3.3-3.6 Ga.