bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Patient journey for those with chronic low back pain in Brazil: a semi-systematic review on the best approach
Authors: Oliveira Rogério Adas Ayres de , Stump Patrick Raymond Nicolas André Ghislain , Rezende Marcelo Cruz , Vieira Luiz Fernando , Silva Marco Antonio da , Elorza Paola M.
Published: September 2022

Background. Managing patients with chronic low back pain (CLBP) in many countries, including Brazil, is a major challenge at the primary and specialty care level. Moreover, the information about epidemiology and patient management with CLBP is sparse. The primary objective of this semi-systematic review was to build local evidence about the prevalence and management pattern of CLBP. Methods. This semi-systematic review used Medline, Embase, and Biosis via Ovid the platform and additional resources (Google, Google Scholar, Incidence and Prevalence Database, World Health Organization, Brazilian Ministry of Health, and anecdotal information from local experts) to identify relevant literature between 2002–2020 to map the patient journey. Original full-text articles from Brazil in English containing data on pre-defined patient journey touchpoints (awareness, screening, diagnosis, treatment, adherence, and control) were screened. Data were synthesized using a simple or weighted mean, as applicable for patient journey components. Results. Of 297 records including those provided by local experts, eight studies were included for analysis. Awareness of CLBP and CLBP-NeP was 30.4% and 12%, respectively. According to published studies, adherence and symptoms control of patients was estimated with a similar percentage of 38% and 18%, respectively for CLBP and CLBP-NeP. CLBP-NeP prevalence (3.6%) was lower than that of CLBP (20.6%). Except for a comparable percentage of the treated population, for CLBP (39.1%) and CLBP-NeP (38%), the percentage of remaining touchpoints are higher in the case of CLBP than in CLBP-NeP, implying an improved patient journey for CLBP. Conclusion. The study highlights the usefulness to improve patient outcomes at the national level by measuring these mapping patient journey touchpoints. The outcome of this evidence-based study was fruitful to bridges the know-do gap in CLBP patients. Therefore, it is recommended to ensure continuing medical education, patient awareness, and health system preparedness while embracing the emerging insights on pain management.
Vasculite associada à IgA em criança: relato de caso
Authors: Sallum Ana Beatriz Montans , Narciso Eduarda Guedes , Moura Magda Regina Silva , Sallum Marco Antônio
Published: September 2022

A Vasculite associada à imunoglobulina A (VIgA), também conhecida como púrpura de Henoch-Schonlein, púrpura anafilactóide ou púrpura reumática é uma vasculite de pequenos vasos associada a deposição de imunocomplexos IgA,de etiologia ainda desconhecida e que acomete principalmente crianças. Em grande parte dos casos pediátricos, é uma doença autolimitada com manifestações cutâneas, articulares, gastrintestinais e renais. O diagnóstico diferencial inclui outras vasculites, como lúpus eritematoso sistêmico, meningococcemia, coagulação intravascular disseminada e síndrome hemolítica urêmica. Neste artigo abordam-se os principais aspectos da VIgA nas crianças, salientando-se a importância do diagnóstico diferencial precoce. É apresentado o caso clínico de uma paciente do sexo feminino de 5 anos com lesões purpúricas tratada numa primeira abordagem como infecção bacteriana grave. Após reavaliação médica houve alteração terapêutica com uso de glicocorticóides resultando em melhora expressiva dos sintomas.
Reportagem em vídeo 360°: um estudo do efeito percebido em terceiros
Authors: Lima Luciellen Souza , Ramalho Raul
Published: September 2022

Esta pesquisa testou o modelo denominado efeito de terceira pessoa com uma reportagem em vídeo 360°, narrativa audiovisual imersiva que está dentro do escopo do jornalismo experiencial e do jornalismo imersivo. Operamos com as hipóteses clássicas de que as pessoas tendem a perceber que a mídia influencia mais os outros do que a si mesmas (componente perceptual) e, a partir disso, têm uma maior propensão a apoiar medidas de controle ou censura (componente comportamental). Realizamos um experimento com estudantes universitários com aplicação de questionário. Os resultados indicaram tanto uma tendência à expressão dos dois componentes quanto do moderador distância social.
Value of Thrombus Imaging Characteristics as a Guide for First‐Line Endovascular Thrombectomy Device in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke
Authors: Boodt Nikki , Bruggeman Agnetha A. E. , Kappelhof Manon , den Hartog Sanne J. , Terreros Nerea Arrarte , Martens Jasper M. , Bokkers Reinoud P. H. , van Doormaal Pieter‐Jan , Majoie Charles B. L. M. , van Zwam Wim H. , Marquering Henk A. , Dippel Diederik W. J. , van der Lugt Aad , Lingsma Hester F. ,   the MR CLEAN Registry Investigators
Published: September 2022

Background

It has been suggested that selection of a first‐line endovascular thrombectomy device, that is, contact aspiration (CA) or stent retriever (SR) thrombectomy, could be based on thrombus type. Thrombus composition and mechanical behavior can partially be predicted with thrombus computed tomography (CT) characteristics. We aimed to assess the influence of thrombus CT characteristics on the association between first‐line device and outcomes of endovascular thrombectomy.

Methods

For patients enrolled in the MR CLEAN (Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial of Endovascular Treatment for Acute Ischemic Stroke in The Netherlands) Registry between March 2014 and November 2017, we assessed thrombus density, thrombus length, and presence of hyperdense artery sign on thin‐slice (≤2.5 mm) admission CT. We used regression models to estimate the relationship between first‐line endovascular thrombectomy device (CA versus stent retriever) and first‐pass reperfusion (FPR, expanded Thrombolysis in Cerebral Infarction score 2C‐3 after first attempt), final reperfusion, procedure duration, 24‐hour National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale, and 90‐day modified Rankin scale score and tested for interaction of thrombus characteristics with first‐line device by adding interaction terms.

Results

Of 703 included patients, 520 (74%) received first‐line stent retriever and 183 (26%) first‐line CA. Overall, the first‐line device was not associated with FPR (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 1.32 [95% CI, 0.88–1.98]). In patients with thrombus density below the median (<50 Hounsfield units), FPR was more often achieved with CA than with a stent retriever (34% versus 24%, aOR, 1.95 [95% CI, 1.09–3.50]), whereas in patients with thrombus density above the median (≥50 Hounsfield units), first‐line device was not associated with FPR (aOR, 0.90 [95% CI, 0.50–1.62]). The interaction between thrombus density as a continuous variable and first‐line device on outcome was not significant (
P
=0.38). There was also no interaction between first‐line device and the other thrombus characteristics for FPR or the other outcomes.

Conclusion

Our study does not provide evidence that the association between first‐line thrombectomy device and endovascular thrombectomy outcomes depends on thrombus CT characteristics. Based on our results, there are no arguments for thrombectomy device selection based on thrombus CT characteristics. A possible better performance of CA in low‐density, fibrin‐rich clots needs further study.
Negotiating Post-Colonial Legacies: Conflicting Justice Notions in the Belgian Case
Authors: Rosoux Valérie
Published: September 2022

Do parties handle conflicting justice notions when they negotiate about the legacy of a colonial past? This question is at the core of an increasing number of judicial and non-judicial processes around the world. In settler-colonial societies, this debate is far from new. The objective of this article is neither to consider the general debate about reparations nor to study theoretically how communities can digest “a past that is hard to swallow.” It is to detect the conflicting justice notions mobilized in the negotiation process when seeking to come to an agreement or other kind of conclusion to the process. Do the parties explicitly refer to these conflicting justice notions or do they avoid them? To address this question, the article focuses on one in-depth empirical case study, namely the Belgian case.
Conflicting Justice Notions in the World Trade Organization: Sweden as a Broker
Authors: Ahnlid Anders
Published: September 2022

This article focuses on how Sweden, as a member of the European Union, has acted as a broker between the conflicting justice notions of developing and developed wto members. Drawing on the author’s experiences as a participating Swedish trade negotiator, the article concentrates on selected Swedish actions and measures taken between the inception of the wto in 1995 and 2008, when the latest, and probably also last, full attempt to move the Doha round to a close ended in failure. Have the measures taken contributed to a reduction of the conflicting justice notions, and if so, how has this impacted on the process and the outcome? In addition, the article examines the question of how the pursuit of justice, and the management of conflicting justice notions, can aid practitioners to set up more efficient negotiation processes which lead to higher quality and more durable outcomes.
Online Parliaments?
Authors: Díaz Crego María
Published: September 2022

The outbreak of the covid-19 pandemic forced many parliaments to ensure business continuity through the digitalisation of its activities. That was the case of the European Parliament, which held its first plenary session with remote electronic participation on 26 March 2020 and continued to work remotely until March 2022. During those two years, Parliament’s Rules of Procedure were changed, new videoconferencing tools and remote voting solutions were developed and parliamentary procedures were adapted to the new working methods. The digitalisation of parliamentary proceedings allowed the European Parliament to continue working during the crisis and can be praised for that. However, remote electronic participation is often criticised for its impact on parliamentary procedures and the way parliaments exercise their core functions. This paper proposes to look into the European Parliament’s experience during the pandemic in order to better assess the positive aspects and drawbacks of introducing remote working methods in legislatures.
Banking on meps? The Strategic and Partisan Motivations for the Parliamentary Scrutiny of the European Central Bank
Authors: Navarro Julien , Kelbel Camille
Published: September 2022

At a time when legislative powers are being undermined by strengthened executives, oversight has become a core function of parliaments throughout the democratic world. In the European Parliament (ep), whose legislative role has been enhanced throughout the integration process, a significant proportion of the activities of its members is devoted to their broad ‘functions of political control’ on the EU’s executive institutions (art. 14 teu). The ways in which Members of the European Parliament (meps) exercise these functions and how the EU political system is impacted in turn remains, however, an under-researched topic. Focusing specifically on parliamentary questions, this article investigates the day-to-day interactions between the ep and one major EU institution, namely the European Central Bank (ecb). It seeks to establish what motivates meps questions concerning monetary and financial policies. Relying on a new dataset, we find evidence that meps’ questions to the ecb are subject to both strategic and partisan considerations.
Laimaphelenchus australis sp. nov. (Nematoda: Aphelenchina) from exotic pines, Pinus radiata and P. pinaster, in Australia
Authors: ZHAO ZENG Q. , DAVIES KERRIE A. , RILEY IAN T. , NOBBS JACKIE M.
Published: September 2022

Laimaphelenchus australis sp. nov. is described from bark of the exotic pines, Pinus pinaster from Kuitpo, South Australia, and Pinus radiata from Dartmoor, Victoria. This is the second record of Laimaphelenchus from Australia, and the first from exotic Pinus spp. The new species is characterised by having a tail with a single offset terminus, bearing 3–4 pedunculate tubercles, ending with 4–6 finger-like protrusions. In addition, the anterior region of the new species, as seen with SEM, lacks a distinct labial disc.Key words: Aphelenchina, Australia, Laimaphelenchus australis sp. nov., Nematoda, Pinus pinaster, Pinus radiata
New families and subfamilies of amphipod crustaceans
Authors: LOWRY J. K.
Published: September 2022

Cleonardopsis K.H. Barnard, 1916, has been incorrectly placed in the Eusiridae. Based on mouthpart morphology, body carination and the shape of the gnathopods it is reassigned to the Amathillopsidae in the new subfamily Cleonardopsinae. Cleonardopsinae is cosmopolitan in the deep sea. Parepimeria Chevreux, 1911, has been incorrectly placed in the Epimeriidae. Coleman & Barnard (1991) suggested that it be moved to the Pleustidae. Bousfield & Hendrycks (1994) rejected this suggestion. It is excluded from the Pleustidae because of the progressively larger and ventrally acute coxae 1 to 4, simple first and second gnathopods and carinate urosomites. Parepimeria appears to be a sister taxon of Amathillopsis Heller, 1875, and forms the basis of a new monotypic subfamily, Parepimeriinae, within the Amathillopsidae. Parepimeriinae appears to be a Southern Ocean endemic. Miramarassa Ortiz, Lalana & Lio (1999) was originally placed in the Aristiidae mainly because it has an elongate ischium on gnathopod 2. It is excluded from the aristiids and the lysianassoids, because of the slender antenna 1 which is characteristically non-lysianassoid, the mandibular incisor which is curved and serrate and the lacinia mobilis which occurs on both mandibles. A monotypic family, Miramarassidae, is established which may have affinities with iphimedioid taxa. Miramarassidae is currently known only from Cuba. Regalia K.H. Barnard (1930) has generally been considered as a calliopiid amphipod, although some workers have discussed its similarity to the Pleustidae. A fresh evaluation of the genus has shown that characters not considered by earlier workers, such as a callynophore on antenna 1, brush setae on antenna 2 and a straight, minutely serrate incisor on the mandible, indicate that Regalia cannot be a calliopiid or a pleustid. Regalia appears to be most similar to members of the Pardaliscidae, but a number of characters such as the lack of an accessory flagellum, the presence of a left and right lacinia mobilis, a well developed molar and lateral ridging on the pleosome exclude it from this family. Consequently Regaliidae is established as a new monotypic family for Regalia, with an Indo-West Pacific distribution. Sancho Stebbing, 1897, has most recently been placed in the             Eusiridae (sensu lato), but might be more suited to the Calliopiidae (sensu stricto) because of its entire telson. Unlike eusirids or calliopiids, species of Sancho have a non-recessed head and a dorsoventrally flattened urosome. Sanchoidae is established as a new monotypic family for Sancho, currently known from shallow water in south-eastern Australia.
A genus level revision of the Thamnocephalidae (Crustacea: Branchiopoda: Anostraca)
Authors: ROGERS D. CHRISTOPHER
Published: September 2022

The family Thamnocephalidae, especially the genus Branchinella, has become a mélange of genera and species with unclear affinities. A genus level revision of the family, using modern taxonomic standards, is presented. Two distinct subfamilies are recognized, consisting of six genera (including one new genus): Thamnocephalus and Carinophallus gen. nov. in the Thamnocephalinae, and; Dendrocephalus, Phallocryptus, Gurneya, and Branchinella in the Branchinellinae. Three genera are each composed of two subgenera: Thamnocephalus (Thamnocephalus and Simplicephalus), Dendrocephalus (Dendrocephalus and Dendrocephalinus subgen. nov.), and Branchinella (Branchinella and Branchinellites stat. nov.). A key to the genera is presented coupled with a checklist of all described species in the family, and Branchinella hardingi is redescribed from presumed paratype material.
Knoelle, a new monotypic wolf spider genus from Australia (Araneae: Lycosidae)
Authors: FRAMENAU VOLKER W.
Published: September 2022

A new monotypic wolf spider genus, Knoelle, is described to accommodate the Australian member of the Lycosinae Knoelle clara (L. Koch, 1877) comb. nov. as type species. Knoelle gen. nov. differs from all other wolf spiders in the peculiar structure of the male pedipalp. The tip of the cymbium carries a unique, large patch of macrosetae and the tegular apophysis has a unique lamellar structure between two hook-shaped processes. The median septum of the female epigyne widens distinctly anteriorly. Knoelle clara comb. nov. is common in the northern parts of Australia (New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia) north of ca. 30°S latitude. The species appears to prefer sandy, open to partly shaded habitats near freshwater, such as creeks, springs and lakes, but can also be found in sand dunes near beaches. Adults show a peak of activity in October (males) and November (females) and records of mature spiders are rare between May and August.
Studies on the Australian stick insect genus Ctenomorpha Gray (Phasmida: Phasmatidae: Phasmatinae), with the description of a new large species
Authors: HASENPUSCH JACK , BROCK PAUL D.
Published: September 2022

The little-known Australian genus Ctenomorpha Gray, 1833 is reviewed and an extraordinarily large species from north Queensland Ctenomorpha gargantua spec. nov. described. Variability of the type species, Phasma (Ctenomorpha) marginipennis Gray, 1833 is discussed and a lectotype designated. Lectotypes are also designated for Acrophylla aliena Redtenbacher, 1908, Acrophylla oxyacantha Redtenbacher, 1908 and Acrophylla phyllocerca Redtenbacher, 1908. Several insects previously listed as Ctenomorpha species are treated as follows: Ctenomorpha acheron Gray, 1834 is synonymised with Eurycnema goliath Gray, 1834, Ctenomorpha macleayi Gray, 1835 is synonymised with Ctenomorphodes briareus Gray, 1834, Acrophylla salmacis Westwood, 1859 is synonymised with Eurycnema osiris (Gray, 1834). Anchiale marmorata (Redtenbacher, 1908) comb. nov. is transferred from Ctenomorpha (originally described in Acrophylla Gray, 1835), Acrophylla aliena Redtenbacher, 1908 stat. rev. is returned to its original genus, from Ctenomorpha, whilst Phibalosoma caprella Westwood, 1859 is left as a doubtful Australian species, requiring transfer to another genus in due course. Keys to Ctenomorpha species are provided.
A new species of Farlowella Eigenmann and Eigenmann (Siluriformes: Loricariidae), a stickcatfish from Bolivia
Authors: RETZER MICHAEL E.
Published: September 2022

Farlowella altocorpus is described from six specimens from a single locality on the Río Coroico, a tributary of the Río Beni in Bolivia. Farlowella altocorpus is a member of the Farlowella nattereri Steindachner species group and can be distinguished from other members of that group by a unique combination of characters: snout tip to mouth length 73–87% of pectoral fin length in adults, body depth 69–79% of pelvic fin length, body depth 49–53% of distance between pelvic and pectoral fins, head length 1.94–2.28 times length of snout tip to mouth, mid-ventral plates keeled, pectoral fins reach origins of pelvic fins, not having first anal and dorsal fin spines entirely darkly pigmented, anterior median lateral plates 14–16, posterior median lateral plates 16–18, post-anal plates 22–23, and abdominal plates 22–31.
A new sibling species of Halyzia straminea (Hope) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Halyziini) from the Indian subcontinent
Authors: POORANI J. , BOOTH R. G.
Published: September 2022

Halyzia dejavu sp. n., a sibling species of Halyzia straminea (Hope), is described from India and Nepal. The distinguishing characters, including the male and female genitalia, are described in detail and illustrated in comparison with H. straminea.
Decapod Crustacea collected by the NORFANZ Expedition: Galatheidae and Polychelidae
Authors: AHYONG SHANE T.
Published: September 2022

The present study reports on the squat lobsters (Galatheidae) and blind lobsters (Polychelidae) collected by the 2003 NORFANZ Expedition to the Lord Howe Rise, Norfolk, and West Norfolk Ridges in the northern Tasman Sea. Galatheids and polychelids, both typical components of the outer shelf and slope, were collected from 26 and 36 mostly deepwater stations, respectively. Polychelids were represented by five species in two genera; galatheids by 26 species in ten genera of which one genus and twelve species are new to science. Munida grieveae Vereshchaka, 2005, and M. gordoni Vereshchaka, 2005, both described from northeastern New Zealand, are synonymised with M. endeavourae Ahyong & Poore, 2004, and M. isos Ahyong & Poore, 2004, respectively, both described from eastern Australia.
Parastenocarididae (Crustacea, Copepoda, Harpacticoida) of India: description of Parastenocaris mahanadi n. sp., and redescription of P. curvispinus Enckell, 1970 from hyporheic habitats. Zootaxa, 1580, 1–26. (ERRATUM)
Authors: REDDY Y. R. , DEFAYE D.
Published: September 2022

ERRATUM
Contribution to the knowledge of the fossil subgenus Nestormeus Godunko, 2004 (Ephemeroptera: Heptageniidae: Ecdyonurus) from the Baltic amber (Eocene)
Authors: GODUNKO ROMAN J.
Published: September 2022

A female imago of Ecdyonurus groehnorum sp. nov. from the Baltic amber (Eocene) is described and illustrated. We have placed this new species within the early described subgenus Nestormeus Godunko, 2004 because of the presence of the short, curved lateroparapsidal sutures on the mesonotum, which are noncontiguous with the medioparapsidal sutures.
Kerteszmyia, a new genus of Pachygastrinae from the Neotropical Region (Diptera: Stratiomyidae)
Authors: WOODLEY NORMAN E.
Published: September 2022

A new genus and species, Kerteszmyia ecuadora gen. nov., sp. nov., (Diptera: Stratiomyidae, Pachygastrinae) is described from material from Ecuador (type locality), Venezuela, and Costa Rica. A key to the known Neotropical genera of Pachygastrinae with two or more scutellar spines is presented.
First record of the ectoparasitic biting midge, Atrichopogon (Meloehelea) oedemerarum Stora from the Neotropical region (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)
Authors: TÓTHOVÁ ANDREA
Published: September 2022

The diverse biting midge genus, Atrichopogon Kieffer, contains 476 species worldwide (Borkent & Picado 2004). The subgenus Meloehelea Wirth includes ectoparasitic species that feed on the haemolymph of blister beetles (Meloidae) and other related coleopteran families. There are 16 species of this subgenus, 10 of which occur in the Palaearctic, 3 in the Nearctic, 2 in the Holarctic and 1 in the Afrotropical Region (Wirth 1980, Szadziewski & Borkent 2004). Hitherto the subgenus Meloehelea has not previously been reported from the Neotropical Region.
New species of squat lobsters of the genera Agononida and Paramunida (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura: Galatheidae) from the western Pacific
Authors: MACPHERSON ENRIQUE , BABA KEIJI
Published: September 2022

Two new species of squat lobsters are described. Agononida rubrizonata n. sp. from Taiwan, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Queensland and New South Wales, is distinguished from A. incerta (Henderson, 1888) by the male telson with a strong anterolateral process and different color pattern, although females of the two species are not morphologically separable. In order to establish the taxonomic status of A. incerta originally described from a female holotype, topotypic material is described. Paramunida leptotes n. sp. from the Izu Islands off Honshu, Japan, the Kyushu-Palau Ridge, off Amamioshima of the Ryukyus, and Taiwan is distinguished from P. proxima (Henderson, 1885) by the absence instead of presence of a spine on the posterior ridge of the fourth abdominal somite and much narrower and more elongate third antennal segment that is at least 1.5 times longer than instead of as long as broad and about half instead of two-thirds as broad as the article 2.
Nomenclatural changes in Neotropical Tracheini with the description of Hylaeogena aeneonitens sp. nov. (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) from the Orinoco basin in Venezuela
Authors: HORNBURG MICHAEL
Published: September 2022

Investigations of specimens belonging to the genus Hylaeogena Obenberger, 1923 from South America and especiallyfrom Venezuela and corresponding types in European institutional collections has led to the detection of a number of newsynonyms and new combinations. These proposed nomenclatural changes are for species in the genera Hylaeogena Oben-berger, 1923 and Pachyschelus Solier, 1833. The following nomenclatural changes are proposed: Hylaeogena atroviridis(Fisher, 1922) = H. insidiosa Cobos, 1978 syn. nov. = H. venezuela Bellamy, 1996 syn. nov., Hylaeogena capitata (Ker-remans, 1903) comb. nov., Hylaeogena cincta (Waterhouse, 1889) = H. circumciliata Cobos, 1967 syn. nov., Hylaeogenacircularis (Kerremans, 1899) = H. bruchi (Kerremans, 1903) syn. nov. = H. scutellaris Obenberger, 1925 syn. nov., Hy-laeogena circumdata (Kerremans, 1897) comb. nov. = H. achardi Obenberger, 1925 syn. nov., Hylaeogena circumscripta(Kerremans, 1903) = H. bryanti Théry, 1940 syn. nov., Hylaeogena speculum (Klug, 1827) = H. cordieri Obenberger,1923 syn. nov., and Pachyschelus lunifer Waterhouse, 1889 comb. nov. Lectotype and paralectotype for H. speculum(Klug) are designated. Hylaeogena aeneonitens sp. nov. from the Orinoco basin in Venezuela is described and illustrated. Furthermore, new country records for the occurrence of the genus Hylaeogena in Venezuela are given.Las investigaciones de especímenes pertenecientes al género Hylaeogena Obenberger, 1923 de Suramérica y especial-mente de Venezuela y los tipos correspondientes de colecciones institutionales europea llevó a la detección de una seriede sinónimos y combinaciones nuevas. Estos cambios nomenclaturales propuestos están afectando los géneros Hylaeoge-na Obenberger, 1923 y Pachyschelus Solier, 1833. Los cambios nomenclaturales que se sugieren son: Hylaeogena atro-viridis (Fisher, 1922) = H. insidiosa Cobos, 1978 syn. nov. = H. venezuela Bellamy, 1996 syn. nov., Hylaeogena capitata(Kerremans, 1903) comb. nov., Hylaeogena cincta (Waterhouse, 1889) = H. circumciliata Cobos, 1967 syn. nov., Hylaeo-gena circularis (Kerremans, 1899) = H. bruchi (Kerremans, 1903) syn. nov. = H. scutellaris Obenberger, 1925 syn. nov.,Hylaeogena circumdata (Kerremans, 1897) comb. nov. = H. achardi Obenberger, 1925 syn. nov., Hylaeogena circum-scripta (Kerremans, 1903) = H. bryanti Théry, 1940 syn. nov., Hylaeogena speculum (Klug, 1827) = H. cordieri Oben-berger, 1923 syn. nov. y Pachyschelus lunifer Waterhouse, 1889 comb. nov. Lectotipo y paralectotipo para H. speculum(Klug) se designan. Se describe e ilustra Hylaeogena aeneonitens sp. nov. de la cuenca del Orinoco en Venezuela. Además se publican nuevos registros de la ocurrencia del género Hylaeogena para el territorio de Venezuela.
Petrodessus conatus sp. n., a new genus and species of Bidessini from hygropetric habitats in tropical Australia (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae: Hydroporinae)
Authors: MILLER KELLY B.
Published: September 2022

Petrodessus conatus sp. n., new genus and species, is described from hygropetric habitats in northeastern Australia. Thegenus is similar to Uvarus Guignot, 1939 or Microdessus Young, 1967 in lacking a transverse occipital line, a transversecarina on elytral epipleuron at the humeral angle and having both basal elytral and pronotal striae. The genus differs fromthese in having the anterior margin of the clypeus distinctly modified, flattened and anteriorly produced. This characterstate is somewhat more like that in Clypeodytes Régimbart, 1894, Leiodytes Guignot, 1936, Neoclypeodytes Young, 1967,but Petrodessus n. gen. differs from these in lacking a transverse occipital line and having the basal elytral and pronotal striae distinctly and strongly impressed. This is the first hygropetric diving beetle described from Australia.
Three new species of the genus Tycherobius Bolland (Acari: Camerobiidae) from Iran
Authors: KHANJANI MOHAMMAD , YAZYANPANAH SHIMA , OSTOVAN HADI , FAYAZ BAHMAN ASALI
Published: September 2022

Three new species of the genus Tycherobius Bolland, 1986, Tycherobius iranensis sp. nov., Tycherobius ueckermanni sp.nov. and Tycherobius farsiensis sp. nov., collected from soil and rotten leaves under oak trees (Quercus brantii Lindl. (Fa-gaceae)) in Iran, are described and illustrated. This genus is recorded for the first time in Iran. A key to all known species is given.
Liposome-Loaded Targeted Theranostic Fluorescent Nano-Probes for Diagnosis and Treatment of Cervix Carcinoma
Authors: Zhu Lijun , Yan Ting , Alimu Gulinigaer , Zhang Linxue , Ma Rong , Alifu Nuernisha , Zhang Xueliang , Wang Duoqiang
Published: September 2022

Near-infrared fluorescence imaging, with its high sensitivity, non-invasiveness, and superior real-time feedback properties, has become a powerful skill for accurate diagnosis in the clinic. Nanoparticle-assisted chemotherapy is an effective cure for cancer. Specifically, the combination
of near-infrared fluorescence imaging with chemotherapy represents a promising method for precise diagnosis and treatment of cervical cancer. To realize this approach, it is necessary to design and synthesize therapeutic nano-probes with detection abilities. In this work, an organic NIRF emissive
heptamethine cyanine dye, IR783, was utilized and encapsulated in biocompatible drug-carrier liposomes). Then, the anticancer drug doxorubicin was loaded, to form LP-IR783-DOX nanoparticles. The LP-IR783-DOX nanoparticles had spherical shapes and were smoothly dispersed in aqueous solutions.
Favorable absorption (a peak of 800 nm) and fluorescence (a peak of 896 nm) features were obtained from LP-IR783-DOX nanoparticles in the near-infrared region. Moreover, the specific detection abilities of nanoparticles were confirmed in different cell lines, and nanoparticles exhibited strong
detection abilities in human cervix carcinoma cells in particular. To analyze the chemotherapeutic properties of LP-IR783-DOX nanoparticles, live HeLa cells were studied in detail, and the application of these NPs resulted in a chemotherapeutic efficiency of 56.75% based on fluorescein isothiocyanate
staining and flow cytometry. The results indicate that nanoparticles have great potential for theranostic application of fluorescence imaging and chemotherapy in cases of cervical cancer.
A Novel Vaccaria Semen Carbonisatum Carbon Nanocomposites and Their Protective Effects on Alcohol-Induced Liver Injury in Mice
Authors: Liu Yantong , Meng Xuan
Published: September 2022

Objective: To discover the efficacy of Vaccariae Semen Carbonisatum nano-components (VSC-NCs) on alcoholic liver injury in mice. Methods: VSC was calcined at high temperature in a muffle furnace, and VSC-NCs were extracted and isolated. Mouse model of alcoholic
liver injury was used and alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), total bile acid (TBA), oxidative stress and histopathological assessments were done. Results: Characterization and analysis showed that VSC-NCs were spherical, with
a particle size distribution of 1.0 to 5.5 nm. The results of animal experiments showed that VSC-NCs could significantly reduce the content of ALT, AST, TBA and ALP in mice with alcohol-induced liver injury, and at the same time significantly increase the level of SOD and reduce the level
of malondialdehyde. These results indicated that VSC-NCs could improve the scavenging of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the body. The ability to reduce the production of lipid peroxides, so as to achieve hepatoprotective effect. Conclusion: VSC-NCs were prepared for the first time,
and was confirmed that it has a significant protective effect on liver injury caused by alcohol. In addition, VSC-NCs can be used as a potential drug for the treatment of alcohol-induced liver injury.
Nano-Albumin Particles Loaded with miR-20a Inhibitor Targeting Met Protein to Reverse Proliferation of Intestinal Cancer Cells
Authors: Mao Zihan , Lin Dapeng , Yin Mingdi , Xu Chao , Xu Jian
Published: September 2022

This study explored miR-20a’s role in intestinal cancer cells. SW480 cell line was divided into control group, agonist group, inhibitor group, and negative control group, followed by analysis of cell proliferation, apoptosis, Met, Bad, and Bcl-2 protein expressions. Results showed
that miR-20a expression in the agonist group was the highest, followed by blank group and negative control group, and inhibitor group was lowest. S-phase and G2/M cell number from inhibitor group was lowest, and cell apoptosis rate was highest. However, the agonist group showed contrary changes.
There was no difference in G0/G1 phase cell number among the four groups (P > 0.05). Moreover, the expressions of Bad, Bcl-2, Met, Wnt, β-catenin, and p-Wnt in inhibitor group were all lower, while the expressions in agonist group were all high (P < 0.05). S-phase
and G2/M cell number in inhibitor group was lowest, while cell apoptosis was highest. The agonist group was opposite, with G0/G1 phase cells in each group showing no difference (P > 0.05). Wnt, β-catenin, and p-Wnt expressions were lowest in the inhibitor group, while
the agonist group was opposite. These results together showed that the miR-20a directly targeted and regulated Met protein. Finally, the miR-20a inhibited intestinal cancer cell proliferation mainly through inhibiting Wnt/β-catenin signaling activity.
Evaluation of the Bias in the Use of Clear-Sky Compared with All-Sky Observations of Monthly and Annual Daytime Land Surface Temperature
Authors: Gallo Kevin , Krishnan Praveena
Published: September 2022

Satellite-derived observations of land surface temperature (LST) are being utilized in a growing number of land surface studies; however, these observations are generally obtained from optical sensors that exclude cloudy observations of the land surface. The impact of using only clear-sky observations of land surfaces on monthly and annual estimates of daytime LST over two U.S. Climate Reference Network (USCRN) sites was evaluated over five years with daily in situ LST observations available for all-sky (clear and cloudy) conditions. The in situ LST observations were obtained for the nominal daytime observations associated with the MODIS sensors on board the Terra and Aqua satellites and were identified as all-sky or clear-sky conditions by utilizing cloud information provided with the MODIS LST product. Both monthly/annual mean and monthly/annual maximum values of daytime LST were significantly different when only clear-sky values were utilized, in comparison with all-sky values. Monthly averaged differences between the mean clear- and all-sky daytime LST (dLST) values ranged from −0.1° ± 1.5°C for January to 5.6° ± 1.8°C for May. Annually averaged dLST values, over the five years of the study, were 2.58°C, and differences between the maximum values of clear- and all-sky daytime LST values were −1.03°C. Although significant differences between mean annual clear-sky and all-sky daytime LST values were more frequent than differences observed for the annual maximum daytime LST values, the results suggest that the exclusive use of either mean or maximum clear-sky daytime LST values is not advisable for applications in which the use of daytime all-sky LST values would be more applicable.
Pathways to Political Persuasion: Linking Online, Social Media, and Fake News With Political Attitude Change Through Political Discussion
Authors: Gil de Zúñiga Homero , González-González Pablo , Goyanes Manuel
Published: September 2022

There is a vast research tradition examining the antecedents that lead people to be politically persuaded. However, political opinion and attitude change in social media has received comparatively scarce attention. This study seeks to shed light on this strand of the literature by theoretically advancing and empirically testing a structural equation model linking online social media, and fake news exposure, with political discussion and political persuasion in social media. Drawing on autoregressive causal tests from two waves of US survey panel data collected in 2019 and 2020, our results indicate that online, social media fake news, and political discussion are all positive predictors of individual political attitude change. Furthermore, structural equation tests reveal that online and social media news lead individuals to be exposed to fake news, which, in turn, predict higher levels of political discussion, ultimately facilitating political persuasion in the social media realm. Limitations and further suggestions for future research are also included in the study.
A framework of data-driven wind pressure predictions on bluff bodies using a hybrid deep learning approach
Authors: Chen Zengshun , Zhang Likai , Jianmin Hua , Kim Bubryur , Li Ke , Xue Xuanyi
Published: September 2022

The static synchronous multi-pressure sensing system (SMPSS) test technique is one of the most conventional techniques used in a wind tunnel. In SMPSS tests, wind pressure sensors are prone to take off leading to missing segment data. This study has predicted single, short-term, and long-term wind pressures by a one-dimensional convolutional neural network based on empirical mode decomposition (EMD-1DCNN). The effectiveness of the EMD-1DCNN model in predicting single, short-term, and long-term wind pressures on bluff bodies has been discussed. It was found that the EMD-1DCNN model had a better performance in predicting single wind pressures compared with the DNN and LSTM models. It was also found that both the DNN and LSTM models failed to predict short-term wind pressures, while the EMD-1DCNN model was effective in addressing this problem. The EMD-1DCNN model extracted the spatial feature between wind pressure sensors and its surrounding sensors to predict long-term wind pressures with high accuracy. The effects of data length used for training the EMD-1DCNN model on the accuracy of prediction were also discussed. It was concluded that 1% datasets (500 samples) were enough for predicting long-term wind pressures with high efficiency. This study has not only presented a way to predict missing data of wind pressures using the EMD-1DCNN model but provided recommendations for the EMD-1DCNN model used for different conditions.
Theoretical analysis and operation optimization of eddy current flaw detector sensor interface
Authors: Bilik Y , Haridim M
Published: September 2022

The use of input devices of resonance-type in flaw detectors is advisable at frequencies above 100–200 kHz. However, in the practice of non-destructive testing by eddy currents, it is often necessary to use lower frequencies. In this case, one should connect the eddy current probes to devices with a non-resonant interface such as a bridge circuit. The functioning of bridge circuits used in eddy current sensors is significantly different from its functioning when used for components measurement because eddy current sensors operate under linear parametric modulation. In this case, it is advisable to perform the measurements by the self-comparison method, when a pair of closely located identical probes are placed in adjacent arms of the bridge.

In this article, we first provide a detailed mathematical analysis of the operation of such a bridge circuit used as a flaw detector interface device. We use impedances of arbitrary finite values as disturbances. It is shown that despite the non-resonant character of the bridge circuit, it exhibits good selectivity for different loading (insertion) impedances. The isolines of the output signal and the probe’s complex impedance diagram (hodograph) in balanced and imbalanced bridge circuits are jointly built. In this way, it is possible, for the first time, to construct hodographs in the complex plane for both selective signal suppression, and maximum sensitivity. Although this method is already used in series flaw detectors designed for aircrafts testing, the theory behind this method is presented here for the first time.
Development of the Japanese version of the Depression Literacy Scale
Authors: Imano Tomomi , Yokoyama Kazuhito , Itoh Hiroaki , Shoji Eri , Asano Keiko
Published: September 2022

Background:

Depression is a major social concern in Japan. It is therefore necessary to develop a scale in Japanese that can assess depression literacy.

Aims:

The present study aimed to develop the Japanese version of the Depression Literacy Scale (D-Lit-J), and examined its validity and reliability.

Methods:

Three groups were administered the D-Lit-J, including 117 first-year university English literature students, 112 first-year medical school students, and 53 psychiatrists. Among these, 112 (95.7%), 112 (100%), and 29 subjects (54.7%) returned completed questionnaires, respectively. The total D-Lit-J scores were compared between the three groups to assess known-group validity, and internal reliability was examined by calculating Cronbach’s alpha coefficients. Medical students were asked to complete the questionnaire a second time, 3 weeks later (11 students did not respond), to assess the test–retest reliability using the intra-class correlation coefficient.

Results:

The total D-Lit-J scores (mean ±  SD) were 7.61 ± 4.18, 9.51 ± 4.37, and 17.7 ± 3.15, for English literature students, medical students, and psychiatrists, respectively, and there were significant differences between the three groups ( p < .05). The Cronbach’s alpha coefficients ranged from .800 to .834 in all students, and was .764 in psychiatrists, revealing a good internal consistency. The intra-class correlation coefficient of the scale was .769.

Conclusions:

The D-Lit-J showed a credible known-group validity, with good internal and test–retest reliabilities. Additional studies with a greater variety of subjects and that examine concurrent or discriminant validity will be necessary in the future.
Group-Based Income Inequality in Hong Kong: An Analysis of Mainland Chinese Immigrants
Authors: Wong Mathew Y. H. , Wan Kin-man
Published: September 2022

Despite a notoriously high level of income inequality, public discussion about the issue in Hong Kong has been largely limited to overall trends. This is partially due to a lack of fine-grained data, especially on socially relevant inequality dimensions. This study introduces the group-based inequality data set, which provides indices on inequality within and between groups based on census surveys from 1991 to 2016. Compared with past immigrants, some recent immigrants are highly educated and/or of high socioeconomic status, which has exacerbated inequality within the immigrant groups. This study further examines whether this change in immigrant profile has contributed to the surge in property prices and finds that immigrants also suffer from increasingly unaffordable housing. Overall, the article highlights a seldom-discussed dimension of inequality with reference to social groups that is expected to be a potent source of socioeconomic tension in the future.
Pushing Through: Developing Teacher Identity Under Times of Crisis
Authors: Sanders-Smith Stephanie C. , Olguín Ana Aracelly , Bryan-Silva Kutasha
Published: September 2022

Field experiences during teacher preparation programs support teacher candidates in forming and reforming teacher identities through real-world teaching situations. Trying out teaching approaches with children, reflecting on practice, and collaborating with cooperating teachers support teacher candidates in building a teacher identity. However, at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, public schools closed in many states, requiring that field placements either end or change significantly. This is a study of five teacher candidates in an early childhood teacher preparation program. These candidates’ field placement ended in March 2020, requiring that university faculty develop an alternative teaching placement. Using Bourdieusian theoretical concepts of habitus, field, and doxa, this study explores how the candidates perceived this change and how they were able to continue to reflect and build their teacher identities.
The role of Christianity in the European Union’s heritage and history initiatives
Authors: Lähdesmäki Tuuli
Published: September 2022

In its political discourse, the European Union balances Christian heritage, the secularization of European societies, liberal values and Europe’s culturally and religiously diverse contemporary reality. This article explores how the European Union narrates the story of Europe and the role of Christianity in this narrative. This exploration is based on two qualitative case studies focusing on key heritage and history initiatives of the European Commission and the European Parliament: the European Heritage Label and the House of European History. The article argues that issues related to Christianity become easier to handle for the European Union when they are dealt with as memory, tradition and cultural heritage – and thus linked to the history of Europe.
Glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency quantitative test in dried blood spot– a potential marker for adult unknown G6PD deficiency
Authors: Shetty Prajna P. , Belle Vijetha Shenoy , Biswas Monalisa
Published: September 2022

Glucose 6 Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6PD) enzyme activity estimation in a freshly collected blood sample is the most widely used diagnostic method for the diagnosis of G6PD deficiency. The objective is to evaluate the need for newborn screening for G6PD deficiency over post-malarial diagnosis and the feasibility and reliability of using dried blood spots (DBS) as samples for screening. A total of 562 samples were analyzed for G6PD and parallel measurement of G6PD activity by the colorimetric method in whole blood and DBS was carried out in the neonatal subset. Among 466 adults, 27 (5.7%) showed G6PD deficiency, out of whom 22 (81.48%) were diagnosed after the malarial encounter. In the pediatric group, 8 neonates showed G6PD deficiency. G6PD activity estimated from DBS samples agreed with whole blood, with a statistically significant strong positive correlation. Screening of G6PD deficiency at birth to prevent future unwarranted complications, using DBS is feasible.
Two Wrongs Do Not Make a Right: Understanding Retaliation for Filing Discrimination Complaints in the U.S. Federal Government
Authors: Alteri Ashley M. , Rubin Ellen V. , Park Young Joo
Published: September 2022

One of the primary barriers to equal treatment in the workplace is how victims are treated following a complaint of discrimination. If complaints are not taken seriously or if employees experience retaliation, this discourages others from objecting to discriminatory treatment. This research focuses on retaliation claims and organizational characteristics associated with those claims, using data from U.S. federal government agencies. We evaluate whether leadership reporting structure, staff capacity to manage complaints, and manager representativeness are associated with the rate of retaliation incidents reported by employees. Agencies where the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Director reports directly to the agency head have lower rates of retaliation claims. Conversely, agencies with more EEO staff, per employee, have higher rates of retaliation claims. Manager representativeness is not associated with retaliation claims. Importantly, increased discrimination complaints may not signify a “bad” agency. Instead, this could signify that employees are filing because they believe their claims will be addressed fairly.