bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Safety of Drinking Water from Primary Water Sources and Implications for the General Public in Uganda
Authors: Kasozi Keneth Iceland , Namubiru Sarah , Kamugisha Roland , Eze Ejike Daniel , Tayebwa Dickson Stuart , Ssempijja Fred , Okpanachi Alfred Omachonu , Kinyi Hellen Wambui , Atusiimirwe Jovile Kasande , Suubo Joy , Fernandez Edgar Mario , Nshakira Nathan , Tamale Andrew
Published: March 2019

Background. There is scarcity of information about the quality and safety of drinking water in Africa. Without such vital information, sustainable development goal number 6 which promotes availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation remains elusive especially in developing countries. The study aimed at determining concentrations of inorganic compounds, estimated daily intake (EDI), target hazard quotient (THQ), hazard index (HI), incremental lifetime cancer risk (ILCR), and identify safe drinking water source sources in Southwestern Uganda. Methods. This was an observational study in which 40 drinking water samples were collected from georeferenced boreholes, springs, open wells, bottled, and taps within Bushenyi district of Southwestern Uganda. Water samples were analyzed for copper (Cu), iron (Fe), zinc (Zn), lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), and chromium (Cr) levels using atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS). Water safety measures (EDI, HI, and ILCR) were established for each water source and compared with local and international water permissible standards for each analyte. A spatial map was drawn using qGIS®, and analysis of quantitative data was done using MS Excel 2013 at 95% significance. Results. Heavy metals were present in the following order: 11.276 ppm > 4.4623 ppm > 0.81 ppm > 0.612 ppm > 0.161 ppm for Fe, Zn, Pb, Cu, and Cd, respectively, while Cr was not detected. Fe was the primary water heavy metal in the order of open well > borehole > tap > spring > bottled water. This was followed by Zn levels in the order of tap > bottled > spring > borehole > open well. All compounds were within international water safety standards except Pb. Hence, there is need for the government of Uganda to establish water filtration systems, particularly for Pb to improve the quality of water for the general public. The EDI was similar (P>0.05) for water consumed from spring, bottled, and tap sources for Fe and Zn levels. Similarly, no differences were found in the EDI for children and adults (P>0.05). Furthermore, the HI showed an absence of noncarcinogenic risk associated (HI < 1), although the ILCR was higher in adults than children (P<0.05) due to high Cd concentrations. Conclusion. The current identified Fe is a major heavy metal in drinking water of Uganda, and boreholes were the major safest sources of drinking water identified in this study.
Redefining Treatment Paradigms in First-line Advanced Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer
Authors: Heigener David F. , Kerr Keith M. , Laing Gavin M. , Mok Tony S.K. , Moiseyenko Fedor V. , Reck Martin
Published: March 2019

Metastatic non–small-cell lung cancer is still a devastating disease; however, treatment options have diversified dramatically in the past two decades. From unselected platinum-based chemotherapy for all patients, several different treatment groups have evolved, that is, those with “druggable” targets, those with a promising immune signature, and those without any predicting factors outlined in this article. Challenge includes the intersections between these groups and the optimal treatment path. These issues will be addressed in this review.
Postural Control and Verbal and Visual Working Memory Correlates in Nonclinical Psychosis
Authors: Ristanovic Ivanka , Osborne K. Juston , Vargas Teresa , Gupta Tina , Mittal Vijay A.
Published: March 2019

Introduction: Motor and cognitive abnormalities are well documented in psychosis spectrum disorders. Evidence suggests these deficits could be pronounced because of disruptions in the cerebellar-thalamic-cortical-cerebellar (CTCC) circuit, a network thought to be heavily implicated in motor and higher cognitive functioning. Although significant research has been done on this topic in individuals with schizophrenia and those at a clinical high risk for psychosis, much less is known about deficits at the lower end of the spectrum. Methods: In this study, we extended the understanding of motor abnormalities across the psychosis continuum by examining postural sway deficits in the nonclinical psychosis (NCP) population. Furthermore, we linked these deficits to verbal and visual working memory. High-NCP (n = 37) and low-NCP control (n = 31) participants completed an instrumental balance task, highly sensitive to subtle variations in postural sway, along with a brief working memory battery. Results: We found that high-NCP participants presented with increased postural sway area (i.e., worse postural control) relative to low-NCP controls on a difficult condition (with limited proprioceptive cues), but not on an easier condition. Furthermore, results indicated that the sway area was correlated with poorer performance on working memory tasks in the high-NCP group. Conclusion: These findings suggest that CTCC circuit abnormalities are present across the lower end of the psychosis spectrum and that they may be contributing to a range of motor and cognitive behaviors seen in the population. However, evidence suggests that the signs are subtle, and that sensitive assessment devices and challenging conditions may be necessary for detection.
Ефективність хірургічних методів лікування гастродуоденальних виразкових кровотеч на тлі коморбідного цукрового діабету
Authors: Samoylenko H. Ie. , Gmoshynsky M. V. , Syniachenko O. V.
Published: March 2019

Мета роботи: проаналізувати результати різних методів хірургічного лікування гастродуоденальних кровотеч на тлі коморбідного цукрового діабету (ЦД), виділити прогностичні критерії.

Матеріали і методи. Прооперовано 319 хворих із виразковими гастродуоденальними кровотечами з подальшим проведенням гемостатичної медикаментозної терапії, які склали основну групу спостереження. В групу порівняння увійшли 623 хворих, що отримували тільки аналогічне медикаментозне лікування. Коморбідний ЦД діагностовано у 15 % з числа хворих основної групи і 18 % групи порівняння. 34 % прооперованих пацієнтів мали виразки шлунка, 58 % – виразки дванадцятипалої кишки, інші 9 % – їх поєднання. Середній вік хворих склав 49 років, тривалість маніфестації захворювання – 7 років, тривалість кровотечі – 44 години, індекс тяжкості хвороби – 6 в. о., тяжкість кровотечі – 2,5 бала.

Результати досліджень та їх обговорення. Коморбідний ЦД визначає більш виразну тяжкість виразкових гастродуоденальних кровотеч, більшу частоту його струминного характеру, постінкового підтікання крові з виразок та розвиток геморагічного шоку перед початком хірургічного лікування, є чинником ризику рецидивів кровотеч у післяопераційному періоді й значно погіршує виживаність хворих, а до операцій вибору у таких пацієнтів із ЦД належать вирізання виразок із паралельним застосуванням симпатичної проксимальної ваготонії, резекції за Більротом-1 і Баррі–Хіллом, причому початковий рівень глікозованого гемоглобіну більше 9 % має прогностичну значущість відносно недостатньої ефективності подальших хірургічних заходів. У контексті прогностичного критерію рецидивів гастродуоденальних виразкових кровотеч у хворих з коморбідним ЦД після виконаних хірургічних втручань рекомендується використовувати показник інсулінорезистентності понад 30 в. о., а прогнознегативним критерієм відносно життя хворих є рівень глікемії більше 17 ммоль/л.
Особливості ультраструктурної перебудови нейроцитів головного мозку після стенозу аорто-клубового сегмента в щурів
Authors: Havryshchuk Yu. M. , Herasymiuk I. Ye. , Genyk T. R.
Published: March 2019

Мета работы: встановити особливості ультраструктурних змін у нейроцитах головного мозку щурів після стенозу аортоклубового сегмента.

Матеріали і методи. Експерименти проведено на 18 статевозрілих білих лабораторних щурах-самцях, з них 3 тварини склали контрольну групу а іншим 15 щурам під кетаміновим знеболенням здійснювали звуження черевного відділу аорти безпосередньо над її біфуркацією на 2/3 діаметра. Матеріал для електронно-мікроскопічних досліджень забирали через 1, 3, 7, 14 і 28 діб після операції згідно з загальноприйнятою методикою.

Результати дослідження та їх обговорення. Проведене електронно-мікроскопічне дослідження нейроцитів кори півкуль головного мозку щурів після експериментального стенозу каудального відділу черевної аорти свідчить про етапність їх морфофункціональної перебудови на тлі ремоделювання гемомікроциркуляторної ланки органного кровоносного русла у динаміці яких можна виділити такі періоди: альтерації (посилення інвагінацій каріолеми, локальні порушення чіткості структурної організації ядерних мембран, нерівномірне розширення і фрагментація канальців ендоплазматичної сітки, зменшення на її мембранах кількості рибосом, збільшення розмірів цистерн комплексу Гольджі, гіпертрофія мітохондрій з одночасним просвітлення матриксу та деструкцією їх крист) – безпосередньо після стенозування і до 3-ї доби спостереження; адаптаційно-компенсаторних змін – з 3-ї по 7-му добу експерименту із стабілізацією морфофункціонального стану гемомікроциркуляторного русла (на тлі зменшення повнокрів’я гемокапілярів покращення ультраструктурної організаціїї нейроцитів: конденсовані грудочки гетерохроматину розташовувалися у різних ділянках ядра, а також біля каріолеми, у нейроплазмі значна кількість рибосом і полісом, у цитоплазмі гіпертрофовані мітохондрії з чіткими кристами та вогнищево просвітленим матриксом, канальці ендоплазматичної сітки та цистерни комплексу Гольджі лише помірно розширеними; відновні – з 14-ї по 28-му добу спостереження із зворотним розвитком альтераційних змін і суттєвим, однак не повним відновленням вихідного стану структур головного мозку.
Використання сучасних інформаційно-комунікаційних технологій як додаткове унаочнення на кафедрі анатомії людини
Authors: Genyk T. R. , Herasymiuk N. I.
Published: March 2019

Мета роботи: встановити ефективність використання можливостей сучасних сенсорних інтерактивних столів із відповідним програмним забезпеченням як додаткового навчального посібника при вивченні анатомії людини.
Професора Віктора Павловича Польового до 55-річчя від дня народження
Authors: Kolektyv Tvorchyy
Published: March 2019

55-річний ювілей зустрічає завідувач кафедри загальної хірургії Вищого державного навчального закладу України “Буковинський державний медичний університет”, лауреат Премії імені Володимира Залозецького, доктор медичних наук, професор Польовий Віктор Павлович.
Early diagnosis of infected acute necrotising pancreatitis
Authors: Banadyga A. I. , Dzyubanovsky I. Ya.
Published: March 2019

The aim of the work: to determine criteria for early diagnosis of infected acute necrotising pancreatitis.

Materials and Methods. The study was based on complex treatment of acute pancreatitis (AP) in 63 patients, who were divided into two groups: group I – with severe and critical AP (n=31) and group II – with light and medium severity rate of AP (n=32). All required laboratory and instrumental methods were made and some special, particularly the procalcitonin levels in the blood serum (group I).  Determination of prognostic parameters was made through correlation analysis of all clinical parameters. The attention was paid to statistically significant factors that correlate ratio not lower than 0.7 (strong correlation).

Results and Discussion. The level of procalcitonin in blood > 3.7 ng/ml in first study group was those factor that showed the risk of developing more severe stage of pancreatitis with complications. Procalcitonin should be used as a marker of infected acute necrotic pancreatitis (ANP) in combination with other parameters of inflammation, which helps to choose the correct treatment.
ASİMETRİK VE SİMETRİK DÜNYA GÖRÜŞLERİNİN KURUMLARIN HALKLA İLİŞKİLER UYGULAMALARI ÜZERİNE ETKİLERİ
Authors: AKAR Hüsamettin
Published: March 2019

Halkla ilişkiler uygulamaları geçmişte daha çok hedef kitleleri
yönlendirmek, manipüle etmek, ikna etmek amacıyla yapılmaktaydı. Ancak
günümüzde halkla ilişkiler uygulamalarının hedef kitleleri yönlendirmek,
manipüle etmek ve ikna etmekten daha çok onlarla diyaloğu geliştirmeyi
hedeflediği görülmektedir. Bu doğrultuda halkla ilişkiler alanının, gelişim
sürecinde anlayış değişikliği yaşadığı ifade edilmektedir. Bu çalışmada, halkla
ilişkiler alanında anlayış değişikliği yaşanmasının sebeplerinden birisinin de
kurumların benimsediği dünya görüşleri olduğundan hareket edilmiştir. Bu
kapsamda literatür taramasına dayalı olarak gerçekleştirilen çalışma içerisinde
ilk önce kurumsal dünya görüşlerinin oluşumuna etki eden en önemli unsur olan
kurum kültürü konusu ele alınmış daha sonra, dünya görüşü kavramı, halkla ilişkiler
alanına ilişkin dünya görüşleri ve söz konusu dünya görüşlerinin özellikleri
araştırılmıştır. Son olarak kurumların halkla ilişkiler uygulamalarına
asimetrik ve simetrik dünya görüşlerinin hangi noktalarda etki ettiği ortaya
konulmaya çalışılmıştır.
IRANIAN RELATIONS WITH AZERBAIJAN AND ARMENIA: A COMPARATIVE APPROACH IN THE CASE OF PRAGMATIST POLITICS
Authors: ERENDOR Mehmet Emin , ÖZTARSU Mehmet Fatih
Published: March 2019

With the increase of the
importance of the South Caucasus after the collapse of the Soviet Union,
regional and global powers have tried to product new policies to have a
relationship with the counties of the region. The regional countries such as
Russia, Turkey and Iran have more advantageous than other states but the
determination of the policies of these states are different from each other.
For instance, Iran’s approach is based on the pragmatist politics and the
country to try to balance its policies in the region in terms of Armenia and
Azerbaijan. The main aim of this article is to determine the different aspects
of Iranian foreign policy preferences towards Azerbaijan and Armenia in the
context of pragmatism.
Cymbidium shidianense (Orchidaceae: Epidendroideae), a new species from China: evidence from morphology and molecular data
Authors: CHEN GUI-ZHEN , ZHANG GUO-QIANG , HUANG JIE , WANG MENG , RAO WEN-HUI , CHEN LI-JUN
Published: March 2019

A new orchid species, Cymbidium shidianense (Orchidaceae; Cymbidieae), from Yunnan Province, China, is described and illustrated based on morphological and molecular analyses. This new species is similar in morphology to C. cyperifolium, but it differs in its larger pseudobulbs, rigid leaves, broader pale green sepals, petals with darkly coloured veins and set of V-shaped blotches on the lip midlobe. A phylogenetic analyses based on nuclear ribosomal ITS and plastid (matK, rbcL) DNA sequence data support C. shidianense as related to C. cyperifolium.
Echeveria xochipalensis (Crassulaceae), a new species from Guerrero, Mexico
Authors: REYES SANTIAGO JERÓNIMO , DE LA CRUZ-LÓPEZ LUIS E. , VERGARA-SILVA FRANCISCO
Published: March 2019

Echeveria xochipalensis, from the state of Guerrero, Mexico, is described as a new species to science. It is related to species of ser. Gibbiflorae, particularly to both E. fulgens varieties, from which it is distinguished by its green to lilac-gray spatulate leaves, although they commonly are coppery tinged; the leaves are rigid and with entire margin (not crenate), the margin is yellow-hyaline; bracts oblanceolate with rigid consistency; corolla pink at base and orange at the apex and whitish filaments, ovaries and nectary scales.
Two new Myrciaria (Myrtaceae) from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest
Authors: DA COSTA-LIMA JAMES LUCAS , CHAGAS EARL CELESTINO DE OLIVEIRA
Published: March 2019

We herein describe two new species of Myrciaria (Myrtaceae) from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, Myrciaria cambuca and M. una. The two species have long rusty trichomes on the branches and leaves, and were, for a long time, identified as Myrciaria ferruginea. Both are morphologically similar and can be separated by habit (Myrciaria cambuca is a small shrub vs. treelet or tree in M. una), internode length (0.8–2 vs. 3–6 cm long), leaf blade size (1.1–3.5 vs. 3.5–11.5 cm long) and shape (ovate vs. elliptic to elliptic-lanceolate), indumentum on the midrib (long trichomes abaxially vs. on both surfaces), number of secondary veins (8–12 vs. 11–22), number of flowers per inflorescence (2 vs. up to 5 flowers), flower bud shape (obovate vs. ovate), and fruit color (reddish vs. blackish) and indumentum (glabrous vs. pubescent) when ripe. Morphological differences between new species and other congeneric species also are provided. Myrciaria cambuca and M. una occur in coastal forests and are already under threat according to the criteria of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature—IUCN.
Hedyotis dinganensis, a new species of Rubiaceae from Hainan, China
Authors: WANG QINGLONG , YUAN LANGXING , TANG HUAN , WANG ZHUNIAN , WANG MAOYUAN , YANG QING
Published: March 2019

Hedyotis dinganensis, a new species of the family Acanthaceae is described and illustrated from Hainan, China. It is most similar to H. yazhouensis and H. paridifolia, but can be easily distinguished from the latter by the inflorescence terminal or upper axillary congested-cymose, capitate, or fasciculate, the calyx 7–8 mm long, the corolla tube ca. 8 mm, the stipules triangular to broadly triangular ca.10 mm long, marginally entire to glandular-serrate, acuminate or with 8–10 narrowly triangular to linear lobes or bristles 1–7 mm long, the stigmas exserted ca. 1.2 mm. The new species is accessed as as ‘Critically Endangered’ (CR) according to IUCN categories and criteria.
Pteroceras dalaputtuwa (Orchidaceae: Epidendroideae: Vandeae: Aeridinae), a new species from Sri Lanka and re-collection of Pteroceras viridiflorum after 150 years
Authors: PRIYADARSHANA THARAKA S. , ATTHANAGODA ANUSHA G. , WIJEWARDHANE ISHARA H. , SIRIWEERA KAWSHALYA S. , ABERATHNA NIMANTHA , KUMAR PANKAJ
Published: March 2019

Pteroceras dalaputtuwa, a new species, is described from the lowland-wet zone of Sri Lanka. For the first time in the history of plant nomenclature, a new species is named after an elephant, ‘Galgamuwa Dala Puttuwa’, which was killed for its majestic ivory. The new species shows a close morphological affinity with P. philippinense from the Philippines. However, P. dalaputtuwa sp. nov. can be readily distinguished by having small and partially opened flowers (10 mm long × 5 mm wide), short petals (4 mm long × 1 mm wide), short sepals (4.9 mm long × 3.0 mm wide) and elongated rectangular-oval spur (7 mm long × 3 mm wide). P. viridiflorum, which is considered as a “Critically Endangered Possibly Extinct” [CR(PE)] orchid, is also re-collected after after a gap of nearly 150 years with a record of a new colour form (white colour variant) and, is re-described with designation of a lectotype and an epitype.
The taxonomic status of Melanophryniscus orejasmirandai Prigioni & Langone, 1987 "1986" (Anura: Bufonidae)
Authors: BALDO DIEGO , BORTEIRO CLAUDIO , KOLENC FRANCISCO , ROSSET SERGIO , PRIGIONI CARLOS , DEBAT CLAUDIO MARTÍNEZ
Published: March 2019

Melanophryniscus orejasmirandai is a species of toad known only from two localities in southern Uruguay. This toad isthe southernmost suggested taxon of the M. tumifrons group, whose species are characterized by a glandular frontal swell-ing on the snout. The study of the type series of M. orejasmirandai and of M. pachyrhynus, along with observations madeon many specimens of both species suggested a close relationship between them. The analysis of the variation of snout-vent length, coloration pattern, relative size of the frontal swelling, and presence/absence of the metatarsal gland showedthat characters previously used to separate both species resulted of no diagnostic value. Further comparison of the externalmorphology, osteological characters, and partial sequences of the cytochrome b gene indicated that M. orejasmirandai isa junior synonym of M. pachyrhynus. Melanophryniscus pachyrhynus is characterized by a reticulated orange ventral pat-tern which is shared only with M. peritus, from which it differs by its smaller size. The ornamentation of the nasal bonesunderlying the frontal swelling in M. pachyrhynus seems to be characteristic of the M. tumifrons group. An updated distribution map of M. pachyrhynus and some new localities are also provided.
Corroboration assessments and recent progress towards integrative systematics: a reply to Farris and Carpenter
Authors: FAITH DANIEL P. , KÖHLER FRANK , PUSLEDNIK LOUISE , BALLARD J. W.O.
Published: March 2019

As part of the Zootaxa special issue on molecules and morphology in systematics, Faith et al. (2011) discussed how corroboration assessment can support integrative systematics. They argued that integrative systematics should be open to a wide variety of potential supporting evidence for phylogenetic (or species) hypotheses, with the condition that (p. 52) “there would be a requirement that all such supporting evidence be exposed to a skeptical assessment that, in effect, tries to ‘explain the evidence away’”. Faith et al. (2011) argued that corroboration assessment provides this critical examination of evidence, capturing the idea that supposed supporting evidence for an hypothesis is only impressive to the extent that the evidence cannot easily be accounted for by other factors, including chance. This characterization accords with Popper’s (1983: 238) idea that evidence that truly corroborates an hypothesis ‘should be improbable on our background knowledge’ (for discussion, see Faith 1992; Faith & Cranston 1992; Faith 2004, 2006).
A new species of amphipod, Photis inornatus sp. nov. (Corophiidea, Photidae) from a ‘Haploops community’ in Brittany
Authors: MYERS ALAN A. , RIGOLET CARINE , THIÉBAUT ERIC , DUBOIS STANISLAS F.
Published: March 2019

A new species of Photis, P. inornatus sp. nov., is described and figured from a Haploops community between 20 and 35m depth in shallow waters from South Brittany, in the bay of Concarneau, northernmost part of the Bay of Biscay. Thisspecies was consistently found in macrobenthic samples extracted from the muddy Haploops community but not in sur-rounding muddy environment. An updated identification key is provided for European Atlantic and Mediterranean species of Photis.
The complete mitochondrial genome of the flat bug Aradacanthia heissi (Hemiptera: Aradidae)
Authors: SHI AIMIN , LI HU , BAI XIAOSHUAN , DAI XUN , CHANG JIAN , GUILBERT ERIC , CAI WANZHI
Published: March 2019

The 15528 bp long complete mitochondrial genome (mt-genome) of a flat bug, Aradacanthia heissi Bai, Zhang & Cai,was determined. The entire genome contains typical 37 genes with an A+T content of 74.7%. The gene arrangement dif-fers from that of Drosophila yakuba Burla which is considered the representative ground pattern for insect mt-genomes,as the results of inversion of tRNAIle - tRNAGln and tRNACys - tRNATrp . All protein-coding genes (PCGs) use standard initia-tion codons (methionine and isoleucine), except COI which starts with TTG. Three of the 13 PCGs harbor the incompletetermination codon. Meanwhile, opposite CG-skew tendency occurs on the nucleotide composition and codon usage andthis tendency is also reflected on the J-strand and N-strand of PCGs. All tRNAs can fold into classic clover-leaf structure,whereas the dihydrouridine (DHU) arm of tRNASer(AGN) forms a simple loop. Secondary structure models of the ribosomalRNA genes of A. heissi are predicted and similar to those proposed for other insects. The control region is located betweensrRNA and tRNAGln with 81.5% A+T content, which was the most A+T-rich region of the mt-genome and four 68 bp tan-dem repeat units were found in this region. Phylogenetic analyses of available species of Pentatomomorpha showed Ara-doidea and the Trichophora are sister groups that bolstered the mainstream hypothesis, and provide the evidence for the feasibility of mt-genome data to resolve relationships at the subfamily level in Aradidae.
Is Elsiella Froeschner, 1981 a valid genus? (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae: Pentatominae)
Authors: SIMÕES FELIPE LORENZ , FERRARI AUGUSTO , GRAZIA JOCÉLIA
Published: March 2019

The genus Elsiella Froeschner, 1981 is validated based on the analysis of a recently found male specimen of E. plana(Walker, 1867). A cladistic analysis comprising a data set of 40 morphological characters and 22 taxa, including the generaElsiella, Serdia Stål, Similliserdia Fortes & Grazia, Neotibilis Grazia & Barcellos, and Tibilis Stål, was performed. Elsiellaplana is redescribed and illustrated. Maps are provided for Elsiella and Serdia with biogeographical considerations for Serdia.
Redescription of the genus Coniceps Loew, 1873 (Diptera, Richardiidae)
Authors: WENDT LISIANE DILLI , ALE-ROCHA ROSALY
Published: March 2019

The genus Coniceps Loew is restricted to the central and southern part of the continental United States of America, andcontains a single species, C. niger Loew, 1873. A redescription of the type species of the genus including illustrations ofmain external characters and the first illustrations of male and female terminalia are provided. The lectotype and paralec-totypes are designated. A brief discussion on the superficial similarities between Coniceps and the Neotropical Ozaenina Enderlein is also provided.
Description of the final stadium larvae of Polycanthagyna ornithocephala (McLachlan, 1896) from Taiwan, with a key to the known larvae of the genus (Odonata: Anisoptera: Aeshnidae)
Authors: WONG KWOK-CHING , YEH WEN-CHI , CHAN TSUNG-WEI
Published: March 2019

The final stadium larvae of Polycanthagyna ornithocephala is described and compared to those of its congeners occurringin Taiwan. A key is provided to identify the known larvae of three Polycanthagyna species. General habitus of adult and larva are also discussed.
Four new species of the genus Casmara Walker, 1863 (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae) from China
Authors: WANG SHUXIA , ZHANG LI , WANG JINGJING
Published: March 2019

Four new species of the genus Casmara Walker are described based on specimens collected in China: C. quadrilatera sp.nov., C. acantha sp. nov., C. longiclavata sp. nov., and C. aduncata sp. nov. Illustrations of the adults and male genitalia are provided.
Species of the genus Rhipidia Meigen from Taiwan (Diptera, Limoniidae)
Authors: ZHANG XIAO , LI YAN , YANG DING
Published: March 2019

An overview is presented for the species of the genus Rhipidia Meigen, 1818 from Taiwan. Rhipidia (Rhipidia) chenwenyoungisp. nov. is described as new to science. R. (R.) servilis (Alexander, 1932) is recorded from Taiwan for the first time. Rhipidia(Eurhipidia) formosana formosana Alexander, 1923 is redescribed. A key to the species of the genus Rhipidia from Taiwan is presented for the first time.
Wood-boring limnoriids (Crustacea, Isopoda) including a new species from mangrove forests of the Tukang Besi Archipelago, Indonesia
Authors: COOKSON L. J. , CRAGG S. M. , HENDY I. W.
Published: March 2019

In a survey of the fauna inhabiting fallen wood in Rhizophora-dominated forests of an archipelago of small islands to thesouth of Sulawesi, in Indonesia, four species of limnoriid (Limnoria insulae, L. pfefferi, L. sellifera new species and L.unicornis) were found feeding on the wood. L. sellifera is characterised by a saddle-shaped pleotelson that is smaller thanpleonite 5, transverse rows of teeth-like tubercles dorsomedially on pleonites 2–4 and a uropod with relatively small ex-opod, two rows of pointed tubercles on the peduncle, and one row on the endopod. L. sellifera is the second species ofLimnoria to be found exclusively on mangrove wood. The cephalon and pereon of the four species of limnoriids are anatomically similar, but they differ markedly in features of pleonite 5, the pleotelson and the uropods.
A new species of frogfish of the genus Histiophryne (Teleostei: Lophiiformes: Antennariidae) from Lombok and Komodo, Indonesia
Authors: ARNOLD RACHEL J.
Published: March 2019

Histiophryne pogonius, a new species of frogfish of the teleost order Lophiiformes, family Antennariidae, is describedfrom a total of five specimens: three collected in shallow waters surrounding Lombok, Indonesia, one reportedly from thenearshore waters of Cebu, Philippines, and a photograph of a specimen from Komodo Island, Indonesia. The new taxondiffers from its congeners in having an extremely small illicium and esca, barely discernible even with aid of a dissectingmicroscope; dark pink pigmentation overlaying a pale pink background, including a dark pink basidorsal spot; a smallwhite encrusted patch of skin always present posterior to pectoral-fin origin, with similar patches sometimes present oncheeks; body everywhere covered with small dark reddish to black spots, including lips and outer margins of the sclera,spots encircled by a thin white ring; cheeks with shallow depressions, giving head a pitted appearance; head lightlycovered with cutaneous cirri, especially around edges of opercle; upper and lower lips with short cutaneous cirri; andgenetic divergence in mitochondrial gene cytochrome oxidase c subunit I (COI). The new species is described andcompared with its congeners, and a phylogenetic tree based on the nuclear recombination activation gene-2 (RAG2) and mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase c subunit I (COI) and 16S genes is presented.
Scottoecia—a new genus of halocyprid ostracod, with the description of Scottoecia arabica nov. sp. and the redescription of Bathyconchoecia darcythompsoni (Scott, 1909)
Authors: ANGEL MARTIN V.
Published: March 2019

On re-describing two species originally attributed to the halocyprid genus Bathyconchoecia (B. darcythompsoni Scott,1909 from the North Atlantic and B. lacunosa sensu James 1973 from the Gulf of Oman) they were found to show substantive differences from the type species for the genus, B. paulula. These differences are:1. Several carapace characteristics including size, the structure of the rostra and incisure, and the locations of the openingsof the carapace glands.2. Limb structures notably of the mandibles.3. The exceptionally long dorsal terminal seta on the male sixth limb. 4. The structure of the copulatory appendage.These two species are placed in a newly defined genus Scottoecia, for which S. arabica is designated as the typespecies. The original descriptions of three other Bathyconchoecia species, show that they belong to Scottoecia, namely S.crosnieri (Poulsen, 1969a), S. subrufa (Angel, 1970a) and S. foveolata (Deevey, 1968). This has been confirmed for thefirst two species by the examination of the type material. Another species Bathyconchoecia baskiae Poulsen, (1969b) hassimilar mandibles, and is probably closely related, but does not share all the characteristics of the new genus.The validity of the previous classification in which Bathyconchoecia is included in the subfamily, the Euconchoecinae, is questioned.
First record of Ancyronyx Erichson (Coleoptera: Elmidae) from China, with description of a new species
Authors: BIAN DONGJU , GUO CHENG , JI LANZHU
Published: March 2019

Ancyronyx Erichson is recorded from China for the first time and a new species, Ancyronyx yunju sp. nov., is described from Jiangxi Province, China.
Erratum: DIANA M. PERCY, ALESSANDRA RUNG & MARK S. HODDLE (2012) An annotated checklist of the psyllids of California (Hemiptera: Psylloidea). Zootaxa, 3193, 1–27.
Authors: PERCY DIANA M. , RUNG ALESSANDRA , HODDLE MARK S.
Published: March 2019

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A preliminary assessment of the Nactus pelagicus species group (Squamata: Gekkonidae) in New Guinea and a new species from the Admiralty Islands
Authors: ZUG GEORGE R. , FISHER ROBERT N.
Published: March 2019

The Slender-toed Geckos (Nactus) currently have four recognized species in New Guinea, and these species divide intotwo sister clades: a pelagicus clade and a vankampeni clade (Heinicke et al. 2010). The latter contains three dwarf species.The former consists of five bisexual populations, of which numerous New Guinea populations are uncharacterized no-menclaturally and lumped under the epithet ‘pelagicus.’ This report and description of a new species of the pelagicusgroup from Manus Island in the Admiralty Islands encourages us to offer a preliminary assessment of morphology and diversity in New Guinea ‘pelagicus’ populations.
One new species and two new synonyms in the genus Ethmia (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae: Ethmiinae)
Authors: WANG JING-JING , WANG SHU-XIA
Published: March 2019

One new species of the genus Ethmia Hübner [1819], viz. E. apispinata sp. nov., is described based on the specimenscollected in Yunnan Province; two new synonyms are proposed: Ethmia pseudozygospila Kun & Szabóky, 2000, syn. nov.(= E. guangzhouensis Liu, 1980), and Ethmia amissus Kun, 2001, syn. nov. (= E. pingxiangensis Liu, 1980); the male of E. pingxiangensis is described for the first time. Images of adults and illustrations of genitalia are provided.
Zorotypus novobritannicus n. sp., the first species of the order Zoraptera (Zorotypidae) from the Australasian Ecozone
Authors: TERRY MATTHEW D. , WHITING MICHAEL F.
Published: March 2019

Zorotypus novobritannicus n. sp. (Polyneoptera: Zoraptera: Zorotypidae) is described from the Australasian ecozone frommales and females of both apterous and dealated morphs. The description includes detailed accounts of head and thoraxof the eyeless apterous morphs, head of the dealated winged morph with both eyes and ocelli, and the male and femaleabdomen and terminalia. Zorotypus novobritannicus n. sp. has unique, palmate setae on the lateral and ventral sides of thecerci of both sexes and dealated winged morphs are found at much higher densities than have been reported for any other species of Zoraptera.
Taxonomic remarks on Andraca Walker, 1865 (Lepidoptera: Bombycidae) with descriptions of five new species
Authors: ZOLOTUHIN VADIM V.
Published: March 2019

The genus Andraca Walker, 1865, is divided into two subgenera, one of them new: Chrypathemola Zolt., subgen. nov. (typespecies Andraca apodecta Swinhoe, 1907). The following new species are described: Andraca draco, sp. nov. (from Java);Andraca lawa, sp. nov. (from Palawan), Andraca paradisea, sp. nov. (from Philippines), Andraca chrysocollis, sp. nov. (fromPhilippines) and Andraca (Chrypathemola) nobilorum, sp. nov. (from Vietnam). A male lectotype for Andraca bipunctataWalker, 1865 is designated from the collection of ZMHU; this designation led to the new synonymy: Andraca bipunctata Walker, 1865 = Andraca angulata Kishida, 1993, syn. nov. The systematics of the family Bombycidae is briefly discussed.
Synonym, new species and checklist of the genus Fissocantharis Pic from Taiwan (Coleoptera, Cantharidae)
Authors: YANG YU-XIA , OKUSHIMA YÛICHI , YANG XING-KE
Published: March 2019

Two new species of Fissocantharis Pic from Taiwan are described, F. flavipennis sp. nov. and F. laticornis sp. nov., andpresented with photos of habitus and illustrations of aedeagi, also each new species is provided with a key to the relatedspecies. Micropodabrus simplicicornis Wittmer, 1993 is synonymized with Fissocantharis formosana (Pic, 1910). A checklist of Fissocantharis from Taiwan is given.
Platyonitis oberthueri Janssens, 1942 and Epionitis tarsatus Balthasar, 1942 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Onitini) — synonymy confirmed
Authors: BEZDĚK ALEŠ , Sládeček FRANTIŠEK X. J.
Published: March 2019

The genus Epionitis Balthasar, 1942 and species Epionitis tarsatus Balthasar, 1942, were described from a single female from “Ost-Afrika, Ussambara” [= NE Tanzania] (Balthasar 1942). Earlier the same year, Janssens (1942) established the new genus Platyonitis for P. oberthueri Janssens, 1942 based on two specimens (holotype male and paratype female) from “Manica” [= Manica, Mozambique]. Krikken (1974) synonymized both these names based on study of Janssens’s types and Balthasar’s description. However, he was not able to study the holotype of E. tarsatus, so he could not fully confirm the synonymy of both type species. Krikken (1974) stated on p. 202: “Several descriptive details of E. tarsatus, based on a single female, are strongly indicative of a synonymy, but since no information on the characteristic shape of the middle femora is given by Balthasar, I prefer to postpone my final decision on the matter”.
Enacting networks, crossing borders: On the internationalization of the social sciences in Mexico
Authors: Rodriguez Medina Leandro
Published: March 2019

The study of the internationalization of science seems to be focused on the natural and formal sciences and on networks of the Global North. A shift towards the social sciences and a peripheral region (Mexico) is proposed here and shows that two different types of networks are enacted to face the challenges of internationalized research. On the one hand, there are strategic networks which internalize the pressure of incentives brought to bear on academics and tend to reproduce an over-professionalized idea of the academia. On the other, there are engaged networks that try to strengthen international bonds according to certain politico-ethical imperatives. In this article, relying on current research on internationalization of the Mexican social sciences, the author explores the usefulness of these ideal-types of networks and discusses their implications.
Multichannel Strategies for Managing the Profitability of Business-to-Business Customers
Authors: Lawrence Justin M. , Crecelius Andrew T. , Scheer Lisa K. , Patil Ashutosh
Published: March 2019

As business-to-business customers increasingly use online channels, sellers must reconsider strategic investments in at least two areas: the salesperson channel, which faces the threat of substitution, and customer-specific discounts, which may be more precisely targeted. The authors draw on communication theory to posit that a customer’s search and purchasing in the seller’s online channels interact positively with both salesperson contact and customer-specific discounts to drive the seller’s customer-level sales and profit return on these investments. A multimethod approach using a complex data set from a large industrial seller provides broad support for hypothesized effects. Two post hoc experiments reveal how online and salesperson channels are complementary, together improving customer–seller communication such that the seller is better able to fulfill customer needs and reduce customer perceived risk. This research advances the multichannel and pricing literatures and offers actionable insights for business-to-business marketers, revealing how online channels can complement traditional seller investments in salespeople and customer-specific discounts.
The distortions of the Irish ‘recovery’
Authors: Coulter Colin , Arqueros-Fernández Francisco
Published: March 2019

The return of the Irish Republic to economic growth after years of recession has been hailed as a vindication of the country’s adherence to strict austerity policies after the crash. In this article, we provide a critical reading of this familiar rendition of the recent turn in Ireland’s economic fortunes. We argue that the discourse of ‘recovery’ is an ideologically partisan reading that distorts the scale, origins and benefits of the recent spell of growth in the Irish economy. A close examination of each of these distortions suggests that the current economic revival has occurred in spite, rather than because, of the austerity strategy and has resulted in the lives of many ordinary Irish people becoming not better but worse.
Toward a Centralized, Systematic Approach to the Identification, Appraisal, and Use of Health State Utility Values for Reimbursement Decision Making: Introducing the Health Utility Book (HUB)
Authors: Xie Feng , Zoratti Michael , Chan Kelvin , Husereau Don , Krahn Murray , Levine Oren , Clifford Tammy , Schunemann Holger , Guyatt Gordon
Published: March 2019

Cost-utility analysis (CUA) is a widely recommended form of health economic evaluation worldwide. The outcome measure in CUA is quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs), which are calculated using health state utility values (HSUVs) and corresponding life-years. Therefore, HSUVs play a significant role in determining cost-effectiveness. Formal adoption and endorsement of CUAs by reimbursement authorities motivates methodological advancement in HSUV measurement and application. A large body of evidence exploring various methods in measuring HSUVs has accumulated, imposing challenges for investigators in identifying and applying HSUVs to CUAs. First, large variations in HSUVs between studies are often reported, and these may lead to different cost-effectiveness conclusions. Second, issues concerning the quality of studies that generate HSUVs are increasingly highlighted in the literature. This issue is compounded by the limited published guidance and methodological standards for assessing the quality of these studies. Third, reimbursement decision making is a context-specific process. Therefore, while an HSUV study may be of high quality, it is not necessarily appropriate for use in all reimbursement jurisdictions. To address these issues, by promoting a systematic approach to study identification, critical appraisal, and appropriate use, we are developing the Health Utility Book (HUB). The HUB consists of an HSUV registry, a quality assessment tool for health utility studies, and a checklist for interpreting their use in CUAs. We anticipate that the HUB will make a timely and important contribution to the rigorous conduct and proper use of health utility studies for reimbursement decision making. In this way, health care resource allocation informed by HSUVs may reflect the preferences of the public, improve health outcomes of patients, and maintain the efficiency of health care systems.
Induction chemoradiation is associated with improved survival in chest wall invasion lung cancer
Authors: Muñoz-Largacha Juan A , Rao Sowmya R , Brinckerhoff Laurence H , Daly Benedict D , Fernando Hiran C , Litle Virginia R , Suzuki Kei
Published: March 2019

Objective:

To determine if induction chemotherapy with concurrent high-dose radiation followed by resection is associated with improved survival in patients with nonsuperior sulcus lung cancer with chest wall invasion.

Methods:

We performed a retrospective review of clinical T3 (chest wall invasion) N0/N1 patients with non-small cell lung cancer who underwent surgical resection between January 1, 1992, and January 31, 2017. Exclusion criteria included superior sulcus tumors and resection performed for palliation/recurrence. Patients undergoing induction chemoradiation followed by surgical resection were compared to those undergoing resection first or those receiving induction radiation followed by resection. Overall survival was calculated using the Kaplan-Meier method.

Results:

Thirty-four patients were included in the analysis, with 5-year overall survival (OS) of 30%. By clinical stage, 31 (91%) were IIB (T3N0) and 3 (9%) were IIIA (T3N1). Sixteen patients (47%) received induction chemoradiation before surgery. Of the remaining 18 patients, 5 (15%) received induction radiation followed by surgery, and 13 (38%) underwent surgery as the first treatment. Three patients belonging to the group not receiving induction chemoradiation died within 30 days after surgery and were excluded from survival analysis. In the remaining 31 patients, induction chemoradiation was associated with improved 5-year OS (53% for induction chemoradiation vs 7% for others; P<0.01). Disease recurrence was evident in 9 cases, 2 (12.5%) in the induction chemoradiation group and 7 (46.6%) in the others (median disease-free time 103.0 months for induction chemoradiation group vs 8.0 months for others; P<0.01).

Conclusion:

In patients with nonsuperior sulcus lung cancer with chest wall invasion, induction chemoradiation therapy followed by resection is associated with improved OS.
Comparison of popular music in the United States and the United Kingdom: Computerized analysis of 42,714 pieces
Authors: North Adrian C. , Krause Amanda E. , Sheridan Lorraine P. , Ritchie David
Published: March 2019

The present research employed computerized analyses of all those pieces to have achieved any degree of commercial success in either the United States (US) or the United Kingdom (UK) in terms of energy, beats per minute, and several emotion scores. Analyses showed differences between these two commercially complete musical cultures in all variables except one of the emotion scores; that the relationship between popularity and each of the remaining variables was similar across the two countries; but that there were differences in the representation of genres. These findings indicate that it is possible to identify quantitative differences between musical cultures, and may have implications for ethnomusicology and the nascent digital music streaming industry.
Incentive-Based Approach to Control Demands for Operation of One-Way Carsharing System
Authors: Wang Lei , Jin Yong , Wang Ling , Ma Wanjing , Li Ting
Published: March 2019

One-way carsharing has been regarded as one of the innovative urban transportation modes since the last decade. A fleet imbalance problem frequently occurs in the system, which requires efficient vehicle relocation to cope with. An incentive-based approach could influence the users’ demands and could relieve the pressure on operator-based relocation. This paper presents an incentive-based approach involving a vehicle rewarding policy and a station rewarding policy to attract pick-up demands and drop-off demands respectively. A ranking method is proposed to determine the list of candidate rewarding vehicles and stations. The method acquires the user-app log data and the transaction data in a real operating environment for pick-up and drop-off demand prediction. Five factors for vehicles and four factors for stations are computed from the real-time data. The ranking indices are aggregated from the weighted sum of the factors. The rewarding policy and the ranking method were tested in the real operating environment of an electric vehicle sharing system in two districts of Shanghai. The result suggests that the rewarding policy with ranking method could shorten the vehicle idle time and increase the number of transactions per vehicle and per station, and also resulted in increments on profits.
Traffic Signal Phasing Problem-Solving Rationales of Professional Engineers Developed from Eye-Tracking and Clinical Interviews
Authors: Ghodrat Abadi Masoud , Gestson Sean L. , Brown Shane , Hurwitz David S.
Published: March 2019

There is a lack of knowledge on the way transportation engineering practitioners engage with various Contextual Representations (CRs) to solve traffic engineering design problems. CRs such as equations, graphs, and tables could be perceived differently, even if they represent the same concept. The present study recognized left-turn treatment at signalized intersections as a prominent concept in traffic engineering practice and identified three associated CRs (a text-book equation, a graphical representation, and a stepwise flowchart) to design a phasing plan. Two data collection mechanisms were concurrently employed: 1) eye-tracking to analyze visual attention and document problem-solving approaches and 2) reflective clinical interviews to analyze ways of thinking and document problem-solving rationales. The problem-solving experiment was completed by twenty-four transportation engineering practitioners. Transportation engineering practitioners not only demonstrated preferences for different CRs, they also demonstrated different reasoning as to the selection of the same CR. Results of Multivariate Analysis of Variance showed that there was a statistically significant difference in visual attention based on CR. Additionally, in-vivo coding of participants’ interviews identified seven distinct rationales for CR selection. Findings from this study could be employed to modify transportation engineering curricula with optimized visual CRs.