bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Diagnostic Performance of Four Fecal Immunochemical Tests for Detecting Advanced Colorectal Neoplasia: Preliminary Results
Authors: Levy BT , Hoffman RM , Daly JM , Xu Y , Crockett SD , Shokar NK , Dawson JD , Reuland DS , Zuckerman MJ , Levin AD
Published: March 2019

Screening programs based on fecal blood testing have been shown in randomized controlled trials to reduce colorectal cancer incidence and mortality. Professional organizations highly recommend screening average-risk patients with fecal immunochemical testing (FIT). Many patients find these stool tests more acceptable than colonoscopy and stool testing may be the preferred option for areas with limited endoscopic resources. However, the diagnostic performance of FIT testing, particularly for CLIA-waived point-of-care (POC) tests, has not been well studied. Purpose: We are comparing the diagnostic accuracy of 4 FIT tests, one automated (AUTO) and 3 POC, for detecting advanced neoplasia (advanced adenomas and carcinomas) using colonoscopy as a gold standard. Methods. We are enrolling subjects ages 50 to 85 at 3 academic medical centers in Iowa, Texas, and North Carolina who were scheduled for a screening or surveillance colonoscopy. Each subject completed 4 different FIT tests on a single stool specimen. Based on colonoscopy results, we calculated sensitivity, specificity, and predictive values. We used PROC GLIMMIX models in SAS to compare sensitivity and specificity across the different tests, accounting for the within-patient correlation. Results: We currently have 641 subjects who completed FIT and colonoscopy. Mean age is 61.2 (±7.5) years, 63% women, 63% non-Hispanic white, and 31% Hispanic. We found advanced neoplasia, including 5 carcinomas, in 68 subjects. The sensitivities for detecting these neoplasia were 3%, 22%, 28%, and 16% (AUTO), respectively. Corresponding positive predictive values were 18%, 21%, 33%, and 24% (AUTO). Specificities were 97%, 89%, 90%, and 94% (AUTO), respectively, and corresponding negative predictive values were 89%, 91%, 92%, and 90% (AUTO). We found statistically significant differences in sensitivity (P < 0.01) and specificity (P < 0.01) across tests. Conclusions: Early data suggest that FIT products may vary in their sensitivity and specificity for detecting advanced colorectal neoplasia. This variability could have important impacts on the effectiveness of efforts to limit the burden of colorectal cancer by increasing population-based screening rates through fecal blood testing.
A Prospective Analysis of Red Blood Cell Trans Fatty Acid Levels and Risk of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Authors: Ardisson Korat AV , Chiu YH , Bertrand KS , Zhang S , Laden F , Epstein MM , Rosner BA , Chiuve S , Campos H , Giovannucci EL , Chavarro JE , Birmann BM
Published: March 2019

To confirm previous reports of increased non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) risk with higher intake of dietary trans fatty acids (TFA), we conducted the first prospective study of pre-diagnosis red blood cell (RBC) TFA levels and risk of NHL and common NHL histologic subtypes (diffuse large-B cell lymphoma (DLBCL), follicular lymphoma, chronic lymphocytic lymphoma/small lymphocytic leukemia, other B-cell NHL, T-cell NHL). Methods: We conducted a nested case-control study in Nurses' Health Study (NHS) and Health Professionals Follow-Up Study (HPFS) participants with archived RBC specimens and no history of cancer at sample collection (NHS: 1989–90; HPFS: 1994–5). We confirmed 583 NHL cases (332 women in NHS, 251 men in HPFS) and matched 583 controls by cohort (sex), age, race/ethnicity and blood draw date/time. We analyzed RBC TFAs using gas-liquid chromatography; individual TFA levels were expressed as a percentage of total fatty acids. We used unconditional logistic regression, adjusted for the matching factors, to estimate odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for overall NHL risk per 1 standard deviation (SD) unit increase in TFA level. We fitted multivariate polytomous logistic regression models to assess associations for the specific subtypes listed above. Results: Total and individual RBC TFAs were not associated with overall NHL risk or risk of most histologic subtypes. However, we observed a positive association of total RBC TFA with DLBCL risk (n = 86 cases; OR [95% CI] per 1 SD: 1.29 [1.02, 1.64]), driven primarily by 18:1 TFAs (1.35 [1.07, 1.72]). Among 18:1 TFA isomers, we found a positive association for trans 18:1 n-9 (elaidic acid; 1.33 [1.05, 1.68]) but not for other isomers. Conclusions: We observed significant positive associations for RBC TFA levels with DLBCL risk. These findings are consistent with published studies of self-reported TFA intake; further, previous studies have shown that TFA levels – particularly trans 18:1n-9, which is industrially-derived – are positively correlated with biomarkers of inflammation and immune activation, supporting the biologic plausibility of our findings. Food industry and public health measures to diminish TFA intake may help to reduce risk of NHL, and particularly of DLBCL.
Results of a Randomized Pilot Trial of SHARE: A Self-Management Intervention for Head and Neck Cancer Patients Undergoing Radiotherapy and their Spousal Caregivers
Authors: Badr H , Chhabria K , Sandulache VC , Chiao E , Wagner T
Published: March 2019

Head and neck cancer (HNC) patients experience significant physical and psychological morbidity during radiotherapy (XRT) which contributes to treatment interruptions and poor quality of life. Although spouses/partners can help by encouraging patient self-management (e.g., self-care) during XRT, they often experience high psychological distress rates, lack basic healthcare knowledge/skills, and report increased marital conflict regarding patient self-management. This pilot study examined the feasibility and acceptability of a six-session telephone-based intervention called SHARE (Spouses coping with the Head And neck Radiation Experience), which teaches self-management, communication, and coping skills to HNC patients and their spouses. Treatment effects of SHARE relative to usual medical care (UMC) in controlling patient physical symptoms and improving patient/spouse psychological and marital functioning were also examined. METHODS: Thirty patients initiating XRT and their spouses (N = 60 participants; 40% racial/ethnic minorities) were randomized to SHARE or UMC, and pre- and post-intervention assessments were completed. RESULTS: Solid recruitment (70%) and low attrition rates (7%) demonstrated feasibility. Strong program evaluations and homework completion rates (72%) supported acceptability. Significant treatment effects (medium in magnitude) were observed for SHARE relative to UMC with regard to HNC-specific physical symptom burden (Cohen's d = −0.89) and symptom interference (d = −0.86). Medium-to-large effects favoring SHARE were also found for patient and spouse depressive symptoms (d = −0.84) and cancer-specific distress (d = −1.05). CONCLUSION: Findings support the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of SHARE. They also suggest that programs that empower HNC couples with the necessary skills to coordinate care and manage the challenges of XRT together hold great promise for controlling patient physical symptoms and improving both partners' psychological functioning.
A Comparison of Mortality-to-Incidence Ratio with Survival Analyses in Assessing Racial Breast Cancer Disparities Across South Carolina Counties
Authors: Babatunde O , Arp Adams S , Eberth JM , Zahnd WE , Felder TM , Moran R , Hebert JR
Published: March 2019

The mortality-to-incidence rate ratio (MIR) provides a population-based measure of survival which accounts for incidence. The use of MIR as a surveillance tool has shown that South Carolina (SC) exhibits more extreme racial differences in cancer incidence, mortality and MIR than other states or the nation. We assessed the effectiveness of MIR as a proxy for 5-year survival time (5YST) among breast cancer (BrCa) patients in South Carolina. Methods: The 5YST was computed from data on BrCA cases which were obtained retrospectively from the SC Central Cancer Registry from 2002 to 2010. The MIR was computed from Cancer incidence and mortality data which were obtained from the SC Community Access Network (SCAN). The underlying data for SCAN were generated from the SC Central Cancer Registry and SC DHEC Vital Records and used to construct MIRs. ArcGIS 10.2 was utilized to map BrCA MIRs by race for 46 counties within SC. Seven categories of MIR were derived using the national MIR for BrCA as reference. 5YST was computed for all BrCA cases in each county utilizing SAS software and this was mapped with MIR per county. Exploratory and geographically weighted regression analyses were conducted in ArcGIS to determine the relationship between MIR and MST. Results: A total of 2155 breast cancer patients (nWhites = 1557/72%; nBlacks = 598/28%) were reported in the study period. A visual inspection of the MIR maps by race showed that Blacks were in the highest MIR category while the MIR by 5YST map showed that higher MIR was likely associated with lower 5YST. By contrast, the MIRs for Whites were more evenly represented over the seven categories. Overall, the 5YST was 92.8% among blacks and 95.6% among whites. Assessment of MIR with MST in ArcGIS utilizing exploratory ArcGIS regression showed that there was statistically significant Global Moran's I p value indicative of clustering. Conclusions: The MIR proved useful for identifying disparities in BrCA incidence and mortality among Black and White women in SC. Cancer surveillance programs may use the MIR to monitor disparities across racial/ethnic groups and geographic regions going forward. MIRs have the potential to serve as an indicator of the long-term success of cancer surveillance programs.
Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction Infrequently Evolves Toward a Reduced Phenotype in Long-Term Survivors
Authors: Lupón Josep , Gavidia-Bovadilla Giovana , Ferrer Elena , de Antonio Marta , Perera-Lluna Alexandre , López-Ayerbe Jorge , Domingo Mar , Núñez Julio , Zamora Elisabet , Moliner Pedro , Santiago-Vacas Evelyn , Santesmases Javier , Bayés-Genis Antoni
Published: March 2019

Background:

Long-term trajectories of left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) in heart failure (HF) patients with preserved EF (HFpEF) remain unclear. Our objective was to assess long-term longitudinal trajectories in consecutive HFpEF patients and the prognostic impact of LVEF dynamic changes over time.

Methods and Results:

Consecutive ambulatory HFpEF patients admitted to a multidisciplinary HF Unit were prospectively evaluated by 2-dimensional echocardiography at baseline and at 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, and 11 years of follow-up. Exclusion criteria were patients having a previous known LVEF <50%, patients undergoing only 1 echocardiogram study, and those with a diagnosis of dilated, noncompaction, alcoholic, or toxic cardiomyopathy. One hundred twenty-six patients (age, 71±13 years; 63% women) were included. The main pathogeneses were valvular disease (36%) and hypertension (28%). Atrial fibrillation was present in 67 patients (53%). The mean number of echocardiographies performed was 3±1.2 per patient. Locally weighted error sum of squares curves showed a smooth decrease of LVEF during the 11-year follow-up that was statistically significant in linear mixed-effects modeling (
P
=0.01). Ischemic patients showed a higher decrease than nonischemics. The great majority (88.9%) of patients remained in the HFpEF category during follow-up; 9.5% evolved toward HF with midrange LVEF, and only 1.6% dropped to HF with reduced LVEF. No significant relationship was found between LVEF dynamics in the immediate preceding period and mortality.

Conclusions:

LVEF remained ≥50% in the majority of patients with HFpEF for ≤11 years. Only 1.6% of patients evolved to HF with reduced LVEF. Dynamic LVEF changes were not associated with mortality.
Treatment and Spillover Effects Under Network Interference
Authors: Leung Michael P.
Published: March 2019

We study nonparametric and regression estimators of treatment and spillover effects when interference is mediated by a network. Inference is nonstandard due to dependence induced by treatment spillovers and network-correlated effects. We derive restrictions on the network degree distribution under which the estimators are consistent and asymptotically normal and show they can be verified under a strategic model of network formation. We also construct consistent variance estimators robust to heteroskedasticity and network dependence. Our results allow for the estimation of spillover effects using data from only a single, possibly sampled, network.
Nomenclatural issues in the orchid bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Euglossina) and an updated catalogue
Authors: NEMÉSIO ANDRÉ , RASMUSSEN CLAUS
Published: March 2019

The taxonomic status (or the taxonomic status of the onomatophores) of seven nomina are revised: Eulaema meriana (Olivier, 1789), Euglossa piliventris Guérin-Méneville, 1844, Exaerete appendiculata (Romand, 1849), Exaerete subcornuta (Romand, 1849), Eufriesea danielis (Schrottky, 1907), Euglossa fimbriata Moure, 1968, and Eufriesea yepezi (Moure, 2000). Lectotype is designated for Euglossa piliventris Guérin-Méneville, 1844. Neotypes are designated for Apis meriana Olivier, 1789 and Apis dimidiata Fabricius, 1793 based on the same specimen and A. dimidiata Fabricius, 1793 became an objective synonym of A. meriana Olivier, 1789. Chrysantheda subcornuta Romand, 1849 is shown to be a senior objective synonym of Chrysantheda appendiculata Romand, 1849 and their synonymy under Exaerete dentata (Linnaeus, 1758) is questioned and discussed. Eumorpha combinata danielis Schrottky, 1907 is confirmed as a junior subjective synonym of Eufriesea auriceps (Friese, 1899), but the status of its onomatophore is reconsidered. Moreover, a long overlooked Euglossa dentata var. maxima Romand, 1849, nom. nud. and Euplusia yepezi Moure, 2000, nom. nud. are discussed for the first time. Both nomina Euglossa fimbriata Moure, 1968 and Euglossa fimbriata Rebêlo & Moure, 1996are available, but the latter is permamently invalid as a junior primary homonym of the former. An updated catalogue of all orchid bee nomina is also provided.
Faunistic relations between the ranges of the Eastern Arc mountains: relocation of Peronura hildebrandtiana Karsch, 1889 (Tettigoniidae: Phaneropterinae), the description of the male and implications from its phylogeographical pattern
Authors: HEMP CLAUDIA
Published: March 2019

P. hildebrandtiana Karsch, 1889 was relocated in the Taita Hills of Kenya. To present only the single female holotype was known. Male and female specimens of this species were found along forest edge in herbaceous vegetation in the Ngangao forest reserve. Closest relative of P. hildebrandtiana Karsch is P. uguenoensis Hemp restricted to the North and South Pare mountains. P. hildebrandtiana is re-described and the male newly described in this paper. Ecological information is provided and co-occurring Saltatoria species listed. Faunistic similarities in flightless Saltatoria between the Taita Hills and the South Pare mountains are discussed.
Molecular identification of three of the most important mealybug species (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae) on ornamental plants in Guilan province, Iran
Authors: HOSSEINI REZA , HAJIZADEH JALIL
Published: March 2019

Mealybugs (Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae) are serious pests, particularly as invasive species on many agricultural products. Morphological identification of mealybugs is based on adult female characters that, in the absence of adult females or with damaged specimens, can be problematic, especially when identification is required urgently, such as that involving the exportation/importation market. In this study, species-specific primers were designed to identify three of the most abundant mealybug species found on ornamental plants in Guilan province, Iran: Planococcus citri (Risso), Pseudococcus viburni (Signoret) and Pseudococcus comstocki (Kuwana). By generating amplification products of different sizes, the three species-specific primers, along with universal COI primers, were successfully used in multiplex PCR tests to identify all three mealybug species in a single reaction. Analysis of a large array of specimens from different geographic locations on different host plants showed that this was a reliable and accurate method.
A new species of Sericothripinae from China (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), with two new synonyms and one new record
Authors: MIRAB-BALOU MAJID , HU QING-LING , FENG JI-NIAN , CHEN XUE-XIN
Published: March 2019

One new species of subfamily Sericothripinae (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) is described and illustrated: Hydatothrips longjingensis sp. n., and H. abdominalis (Kurosawa) is newly recorded from China. The following taxonomic changes are established: Sericothrips houji (Chou & Feng) comb. n. (from Hydatothrips).
New State Records for Mallochiola gagates (McAtee & Malloch, 1924), a little-known microphysid in Eastern North America (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Microphysidae)
Authors: BLINN ROBERT L.
Published: March 2019

The Microphysidae is one of the smallest heteropteran families, comprised of 30 species and 10 extinct species in 5 genera (Henry 2009, Vinokurov et al. 2010). Only six species are known from Canada and the continental United States (Henry 1988, Schwartz 1989, Schwartz et al. 1991). Of these six species, only two, Chinaola quercicola Blatchley and Mallochiola gagates (McAtee and Malloch, 1924), are considered native to North America. The remaining four species are Palearctic in origin. Schuh and Slater (1995) presented an excellent review of the classification, morphology and natural history for the family. Microphysids are recognized by the presence of ocelli, a distinct cuneus, a single closed cell on the hemelytral membrane, and two-segmented tarsi.
Monogenoids (Diplectanidae, Polyonchoinea) from the gills of mojarras (Perciformes, Gerreidae) with the resurrection of Neodiplectanum Mizelle & Blatz, 1941 and the proposal of Darwinoplectanum n. gen.
Authors: DOMINGUES MARCUS V. , DIAMANKA ARFANG , PARISELLE ANTOINE
Published: March 2019

Neodiplectanum Mizelle & Blatz, 1941 is resurrected and emended for monogenoids from the gills of gerreid hosts from Western Atlantic: Neodiplectanum wenningeri from Eucinostomus gula (Quoy & Gaimard) [type-host] and Gerres cireneus (Walbaum); N. magnodiscatum (Fuentes Zambrano, 1997) n. comb. (syn. Diplectanum magnodiscatum Fuentes Zambrano, 1997) from Eugerres plumieri (Cuvier); Neodiplectanum gatunense (Mendoza Franco, Roche & Torchin, 2008) n. comb. (syn. D. gatunense Mendoza Franco, Roche & Torchin, 2008) from Eugerres brasilianus (Cuvier); N. mexicanum (Mendoza Franco, Roche & Torchin, 2008) n. comb. (syn. D. mexicanum Mendoza Franco, Roche & Torchin, 2008) from Diapterus rhombeus (Cuvier). Neodiplectanum is characterized for diplectanids with male copulatory organ and accessory piece non-articulated, heavily sclerotised vaginal atrium, ventral anchors with deep root twice as long as superficial root, dorsal anchors with conspicuous superficial and deep roots and squamodiscs with spinelike rodlets in the posterior rows. Darwinoplectanum n. gen. is proposed for species with male copulatory organ articulated to the accessory piece, vaginal opening sinistral, marginal or submarginal; non-sclerotised vagina atrium; and egg ovate with short filament. Here, we described three new species of Darwinoplectanum n. gen. from the gills of gerreid hosts from the Eastern and/or Western Atlantic: Darwinoplectanum figueiredoi n. gen. n. sp. [type species] from Eucinostomus argenteus Baird & Girard; D. amphiatlanticus n. gen. n. sp. from Eucinostomus melanopterus (Bleecker)[Type host] from Africa, and E. argenteus from Brazil; and D. pilittae n. gen. n. sp. from G. cireneus.
A new species of Liolaemus (Squamata, Iguania, Liolaemini) endemic to the Auca Mahuida volcano, northwestern Patagonia, Argentina
Authors: MARTINEZ LORENA ELIZABETH , AVILA LUCIANO JAVIER , PEREZ CRISTIAN HERNAN FULVIO , PEREZ DANIEL ROBERTO , SITES, JR. JACK W. , MORANDO MARIANA
Published: March 2019

We describe a new species of the Liolaemus bibronii complex. The new species differs from other members of the bibronii-alticolor group in color pattern, coloration and squamation. Liolaemus cyaneinotatus is endemic to the Auca Mahuida volcano in northwestern Patagonia.
Tadpole buccal secretory glands as new support for a Neotropical clade of frogs
Authors: GIARETTA ARIOVALDO A. , DE FREITAS FELIPE G. , ANTONIAZZI MARTA M. , JARED CARLOS
Published: March 2019

Phylogenetic hypotheses of species of Leptodactylus have been proposed but relationships often consider few species and high-level groups are supported by few, homoplasious morphological characters. Similarities between the reproductive biology of species of the L. marmoratus (formerly Adenomera) and those of the L. fuscus group may represent homoplasies or, as previously suggested, shared derived features pointing to their closer relationship. We determined the presence of buccal foaming glands in tadpoles of three species of Leptodactylus (L. furnarius, L. labyrinthicus and a member of the L. marmoratus group) by histological preparations. The presence of these glands and other seven characters were mapped onto two alternative topologies in order to understand the relationships among Leptodactylus species groups and the evolution of their reproductive features. Two sets of foaming glands were found in all species studied: 1) rows of secretory ridges and 2) secretory pits. Mapping the nine characters on the currently recognized phylogeny (emphasizing closer relationship among L. latrans, L. fuscus and L. labyrinthicus) resulted in sixteen steps (CI = 56; RI = 22); in the alternative hypothesis (closer relationship between L. marmoratus group and Leptodactylus of the L. fuscus groups) it resulted in eleven steps (CI = 82; RI = 78). Our evidences support that species in the L. marmoratus group are not the sister group to the remainder of Leptodactylus, but probably a subset of the L. fuscus group.
A reappraisal of the monophyly of the genus Pseudomonocelis Meixner, 1943 (Platyhelminthes: Proseriata), with the description of a new species from the Mediterranean
Authors: CASU MARCO , COSSU PIERO , SANNA DARIA , LAI TIZIANA , SCARPA FABIO , CURINI-GALLETTI MARCO
Published: March 2019

Pseudomonocelis paupercula nov. sp. is described from brackish-water habitats of the Mediterranean. It is distinguished from other members of the genus by the copulatory organ provided with a stylet, combined with lack of vagina and presence of a muscular organ close to the female pore. Its phylogenetic relationships have been investigated sequencing complete 18S rRNA gene and partial 28S rRNA gene, spanning variable domains D1-D6. Both BI and ML suggest a sistertaxon relationships of P. paupercula nov. sp. with the east African P. cf cavernicola. However, statistical support is low. Conversely, MP indicates P. paupercula nov. sp. as sister-taxon to all the remaining Pseudomonocelis and Minona ilenae. Overall, results of the combined analysis do not support the monophyly of the genus Pseudomonocelis. The need for wider molecular and taxonomic sampling is stressed.
Morphology of preimaginal stages of Minettia longipennis Fabricius (Diptera: Lauxaniidae) MAREK SEMELBAUER & MILAN KOZÁNEK (Slovakia)
Authors: SEMELBAUER MAREK , KOZÁNEK MILAN
Published: March 2019

Scanning electron microscopy documentation of all preimaginal stages of the lauxaniid species Minettia longipennis (Fabricius) is presented for the first time. Images of the following morphological structures of all larval instars are provided: pseudocephalon, antenna, maxillary palpus, facial mask, cirri, mouth hooks, ambulatory lobes, anterior and posterior spiracles. Illustrations of the cephalopharyngeal skeleton for all three instars in lateral, ventral and dorsal views are provided. All instars are clearly separable by morphological features. The first instar has unique modification of the facial mask and structure of the cephalopharyngeal skeleton. Second and third instars are similar in overall form and differ in details in structure of the mouthooks and anterior spiracles, and by the number of pharyngeal ridges.
First description of the female of Lysiteles minimus (Araneae: Thomisidae) from Liupan Mountains, Ningxia, China
Authors: HU DONG-SHENG , ZHANG FENG
Published: March 2019

The genus Lysiteles was established by Simon (1895) for the type species Lysiteles catulus from India. At present, it includes 56 species (Platnick 2011) that are mainly found in southern and eastern Asia (Ono 1988). Lysiteles spiders are small thomisids with body length 2.0–4.5 mm, therefore, it is difficult to collect them in the field. Almost 50% of the known species are described from single sex (Tang et al. 2008). A total of 41 species have been described from China, among them 18 species are single sex (Li & Wang 2011; Song & Zhu 1997). Xysticus minimus was described firstly by Schenkel (1953) for a male specimen from southeast of Gansu Province, China. Then Ono (1979) transferred it to the genus Lysiteles. Song and Wang (1991) described a new species named Lysiteles xianensis, but Song (1995) synonymized it with Lysiteles minimus (Schenkel 1953). While studying the Lysiteles specimens collected from Liupan Mountains, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, China, we found pairs of male and female Lysiteles specimens in the same locality. We identified the male as L. minimus. The female specimens have habitus and markings very similar to the male of L. minimus, and the characters of epigynum conform to the genus Lysiteles. We therefore identified it as the female of L. minimus, and describe it here.
Revision of Platycalymma Westwood, 1889, and the synonymy of Ichromantis Paulian, 1957 (Mantodea, Iridopterygidae, Tropidomantinae)
Authors: ROY ROGER , SVENSON GAVIN J.
Published: March 2019

The endemic Malagasy praying mantis genus Platycalymma Westwood, 1889, is taxonomically treated with a re-description of the genus and of the type species, P. latipennis Westwood, 1889. The genus Ichromantis Paulian, 1957, is newly determined as a junior synonym to Platycalymma, which results in the inclusion of two additional species within the genus, P. befasica (Paulian, 1957) and P. dichroica (Paulian, 1957), both re-described within this study. In addition, we add three new species to the genus described from Madagascar: P. annulicornis n. sp., P. mahafalica n. sp. and P. viettei n. sp. A key to the six species in English and French is provided for increased accessibility to the people of Madagascar. Illustrations of major features used to diagnose species are provided including the head, pronotum, apex of abdomen and male genitalia. Species distribution is presented and locality coordinates are provided in print as well as being available for download as a KML file viewable in Google Earth.
Marksomyia, a new subgenus of Culicoides Latreille (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) from the Australasian biogeographic region with descriptions of two new species
Authors: BELLIS GLENN , DYCE ALAN
Published: March 2019

Marksomyia is proposed as a new subgenus of the genus Culicoides Latreille to embrace six species from Australia and New Guinea. Comparative descriptions of males and females of C. zentae sp. nov. and C. kayi sp. nov., pupae of C. zentae and redescriptions of C. marksi Lee & Reye, C. dycei Lee & Reye, C. parvimaculatus Lee & Reye and C. pseudostigmaticus Tokunaga are presented together with distributional data and keys for their specific determination. The designated type species of the subgenus is C. marksi. Marksomyia is further subdivided into three species complexes based on the shape and sclerotisation of the spermathecae.
A new species of the genus Gonatodes Fitzinger, 1843 (Reptilia: Sphaerodactylidae) from central Guyana, northern South America
Authors: KOK PHILIPPE J. R.
Published: March 2019

A new sphaerodactyl lizard of the genus Gonatodes Fitzinger, 1843 is described from the Iwokrama Forest Reserve, central Guyana, Guiana Shield, northern South America. The new species, Gonatodes timidus sp. nov., is known so far from the type locality only, at ca. 210 m elevation. The new taxon is mainly distinguished from all known congeners by the following combination of characters: moderate body size, absence of a clearly differentiated elongate supraciliary spine, absence of clusters of distinctly enlarged conical scales on sides, escutcheon scales on posterior belly and ventral surfaces of thighs in males evident, three to four lateral rows of scales on distal part of fingers and toes, medial subcaudal scales distinctly differentiated from adjacent scales on non-regenerated tail (in a 1’1” sequence), and obvious sexual dichromatism, the males having the upper surface of the head black with bluish white to vivid yellow irregular stripes and blotches.
Description of two new species of Noctuidae from China (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea)
Authors: SALDAITIS AIDAS , BENEDEK BALÁZS , VISINSKIENE GIEDRE
Published: March 2019

Two new Noctuidae species Orthosia wangwene and Cirrhia spalvota from China's Sichuan province are described. Superficially the new species Orthosia wangwene and Cirrhia spalvota resemble related congeners but they can be distinguished by differences in wing pattern, genitalia and distribution. Checklists of China's Orthosia and Eurasian Cirrhia are presented.
Description of Dorylaimoides alborzicus sp. n. (Dorylaimida: Nematoda) from Iran, with updated compendium and key to the species of Dorylaimoides
Authors: PEDRAM MAJID , POURJAM EBRAHIM , VINCIGUERRA MARIA T.
Published: March 2019

Dorylaimoides alborzicus sp. n. is described. Characteristics of the new species include a lip region separated from the rest of body by a sharp constriction, 1.1–1.3 mm long body, 10–11 µm long odontostyle dorsal line and 8–10 µm long odontostyle ventral line, 15–16 µm long arcuate odontophore, anterior uterine sac 37–61 µm long (1.1–1.7 times corresponding body width), female tail straight to ventrally bent, elongate conoid with rounded terminus and 46–62 µm long and males with 31–35 µm long spicules, 5–6 ventromedian supplements and ventrally bent tail, 39–60 µm long. An updated identification key to all the valid species of Dorylaimoides, as well as a table of data for the species not included in the study by Peña Santiago and Peralta (1997b) is given.
A new European species of Drymeia Meigen (Diptera: Muscidae) near D. brumalis (Rondani), with observations of a unique prestomal teeth structure
Authors: MICHELSEN VERNER
Published: March 2019

A new species of Drymeia Meigen, D. pyrenaea sp. nov. is described and distinguished from the very similar D. brumalis (Rondani) based on material from northern Spain and Portugal. It is argued that records of D. brumalis and possibly even D. alpicola (Rondani) from outside Europe are probably based on misidentifications. A previously unnoticed, unique prestomal teeth structure is reported from several species of Drymeia. Preliminary observations show a remarkable diversity in prestomal teeth structure among species of Drymeia. This is documented by images of flat mounted labella.
A new species of Abacarus (Acari: Prostigmata: Eriophyidae) damaging sugarcane, Sacharrum officinarum L., from Costa Rica—the first eriophyoid mite described with a tibial seta on leg II DENISE NAVIA (Brazil), CARLOS H. W. FLECHTMANN (Brazil), EVERT E. LINDQUIST (Canada) & HUGO AGUILAR (Costa Rica)
Authors: NAVIA DENISE , FLECHTMANN CARLOS H.W. , LINDQUIST EVERT E. , AGUILAR HUGO
Published: March 2019

A new species of eriophyoid mite, belonging in the genus Abacarus Keifer (Eriophyidae), causing damage to sugarcane, Saccharum officinarum L. (Poaceae), in Costa Rica is illustrated and described. Abacarus doctus n. sp. is the only eriophyoid species recorded so far with a tibial seta (l¢) on the second pair of legs, an unexpected characteristic observed for the first time in the superfamily Eriophyoidea. Remarks on the phylogenetic and taxonomical aspects related to the presence of this seta are presented. Damage symptoms caused by this mite are presented as well as a key for Abacarus species described from sugarcane. In addition, the need to apply biosecurity procedures during sugarcane germplasm exchange to avoid dissemination of the new mite species is discussed.
Nyctobadistes gen. nov. (Isopoda: Asellota: Munnopsidae), a new genus from Tasmanian waters, Australia, with the description of a new species
Authors: MERRIN KELLY L.
Published: March 2019

A new genus and new species of Munnopsidae Lilljeborg, 1864 is described. Nyctobadistes gen. nov. is represented by a single species, Nyctobadistes hamatus sp. nov. and was collected from off Tasmania, south-eastern Australia. Nyctobadistes gen. nov. is similar to Bathybadistes Hessler and Thistle, 1975, however, it can be distinguished from this genus by the combination of: the lack of apical setae on the dorsal body spines; the lack of lateral extensions on the natasomal pereonites; the slender carpus of at least pereopod 6; and the anterolateral margins of the pleon lack a spine and apical seta.
A new carnivorous cynodont (Synapsida, Therapsida) from the Brazilian Mid-dle Triassic (Santa Maria Formation): Candelariodon barberenai gen. et sp. nov.
Authors: DE OLIVEIRA TÉO VEIGA , SCHULTZ CESAR LEANDRO , SOARES MARINA BENTO , RODRIGUES CARLOS NUNES
Published: March 2019

A new small cynodont, Candelariodon barberenai gen. et sp. nov., from the Middle Triassic of Brazil (Santa Maria Formation) is reported. The new taxon is represented by a partial mandible having some complete teeth. The morphology of the dentary and splenial is similar to other carnivorous cynodonts, except for the absence of the angular process of the dentary. The anterior-most lower teeth are slightly expanded buccolingually with a tall and posteriorly curved main cusp and one or two accessory cusps. The posterior-most preserved lower postcanine, however, has lingual and buccal rows of cusps, each formed by four anteroposteriorly aligned cusps, separated by a shallow basin. This tooth resembles the posterior-most lower teeth of Aleodon Crompton 1955 from the Middle Triassic of Tanzania, but the anterior-most teeth of Candelariodon and Aleodon are essentially different. In this context, the phylogenetic relationships of the new taxon remain unclear until the discovery of more informative material.
Two new frog species (Microhylidae: Cophixalus) from boulder habitats on Cape York Peninsula, north-east Australia
Authors: HOSKIN CONRAD J. , ALAND KIERAN
Published: March 2019

Australia has a highly localised but diverse radiation of microhylid frogs. 18 species are described from north-east Queensland (14 Cophixalus and 4 Austrochaperina), most with highly localised montane distributions. While most species are small (10-25 mm) rainforest species, two differ dramatically in ecology and morphology. Cophixalus saxatilis and C. zweifeli inhabit isolated areas of jumbled boulder-pile habitat and are considerably larger than all other species (30-45 mm). Here we describe two new species of large, boulder dwelling Cophixalus from the Pascoe River region of Cape York Peninsula. Cophixalus kulakula sp. nov. occurs in piled boulder habitat amongst rainforest in the Tozer Range area, while Cophixalus pakayakulangun sp. nov. occurs in similar habitat in the Kennedy Hills region north of the Pascoe River. These are the most northerly sites for Cophixalus in Australia and both occur in rainforest areas not occupied by other species of Cophixalus. Both species are large (snout-vent length > 40 mm) and of similar morphology to the other two boulder-dwelling species. Cophixalus kulakula sp. nov. and C. pakayakulangun sp. nov. differ from each other and from all other described Cophixalus genetically and in aspects of colour pattern and morphology. The call of C. kulakula sp. nov. is also unique, but the call of C. pakayakulangun sp. nov. remains unknown. The two new species are each others closest relatives (albeit with approximately 8% genetic divergence for 12S and 16S mtDNA) and are allied to C. ornatus. The diet of both species consists primarily of ants. Both species have highly localised distributions but are abundant within these and are probably secure.
A new sponge-inhabiting leptostracan species of the genus Nebalia (Crustacea: Phyllocarida: Leptostraca) from the Veracruz Coral Reef System, Gulf of Mexico
Authors: ORTIZ MANUEL , WINFIELD IGNACIO , CHÁZARO-OLVERA SERGIO
Published: March 2019

A new species of Leptostraca, Nebalia villalobosi, is described from the Veracruz Coral Reef System, SW Gulf of Mexico. The new species was found associated with the sponge Ircinia fistularis (Demospongiae) from the Blanquilla reef at a depth of 12 m. It differs from the closely related species N. longicornis and N. lagartensis in the form of the eyes and rostrum, the number of articles in the antennular and antennal flagella, the inner border of article 3 on the mandible palp, the length of the exopod of maxilla 2, the rounded denticles on pleonite 6, the enlarged tip on pleopod 5, and the caudal furcae being slightly longer than the telson and pleonite 7 combined. This is the first record of a leptostracan associated with the sponge Ircinia fistularis.
Community-based participatory research remodelling occupational therapy to foster older adults’ social participation
Authors: Turcotte Pier-Luc , Carrier Annie , Levasseur Mélanie
Published: March 2019

Background.

Occupational therapists who provide community-based services are well positioned to foster older adults’ social participation. However, community occupational therapists rarely address social participation and require support to change their practice.

Purpose.

This study initiated a remodelling of community occupational therapy services by (a) selecting practices fostering older adults’ social participation and (b) identifying factors that could affect their integration.

Method.

A community-based participatory research study was conducted in a large Canadian city. Four focus group meetings and seven individual interviews were held with 28 key informants.

Findings.

A continuum of emerging practices was identified, including personalized, group-based, and community-based interventions. Potential enablers of these practices included clinical support, better communication, and user involvement. Organizational and systemic barriers were related to the institutional culture and performance indicators.

Implications.

These results point to innovative ways to foster older adults’ social participation and identify potential enablers and barriers affecting their integration.
The changing nature of managerial work: The effects of corporate restructuring on management jobs and careers
Authors: Foster William M , Hassard John S , Morris Jonathan , Wolfram Cox Julie
Published: March 2019

This article analyses contemporary issues relevant to understanding the changing nature of management and managerial work. The argument is developed in four parts. First, to provide context, we offer an overview of the literature on the organization and control of managerial work, tracing contributions mainly from the early 1950s onwards. Second, we discuss the first of two related concerns relevant to understanding the contemporary nature of managerial work – strategies of organizational restructuring: an analysis highlighting the role of downsizing and delayering within corporate campaigns promoting ‘post-bureaucratic’ systems. Third, we extend this discussion by addressing how such corporate restructuring affects managers in their everyday work – notably in relation to the perceptions and realities of growing job insecurity and career uncertainty: an analysis that frequently draws upon our own investigations to establish an agenda for future research. The article concludes by summarizing the content of four research articles whose arguments relate to issues discussed in this analysis of managerial work.
The Color of Support: The Effect of Sponsor–Team Visual Congruence on Sponsorship Performance
Authors: Henderson Conor M. , Mazodier Marc , Sundar Aparna
Published: March 2019

Brand sponsorship connects brands with large, passionate audiences. The sponsorship literature emphasizes the importance of brand sponsor–team congruence; however, prior research has largely focused on the relevance of the brand to the sport or geographic area. This article offers the first real-world empirical investigation of the effects of visual congruence through color matching on sponsorship performance. A wide-scale study of 703 Major League Baseball fans’ evaluations of their team’s sponsors, merged with real stadium signage data, offers evidence of the benefits of visual congruence. Two experiments in the contexts of product packaging and online advertising provide converging evidence of the positive effects of created visual congruence on attitudes toward the sponsorship, brand attitudes, and intentions. Brands without an inherent match to a team can enjoy enhanced sponsorship benefits with little additional costs simply by adopting the team’s colors in visual displays. However, the viewer’s motivation (fan status), opportunity (fan exposure), and ability (lack of color blindness) to process visual congruence moderates its effectiveness. By using the proposed framework, managers can maximize the value of their sponsorship rights.
Introducing PA-X: A new peace agreement database and dataset
Authors: Bell Christine , Badanjak Sanja
Published: March 2019

This article introduces PA-X, a peace agreement database designed to improve understanding of negotiated pathways out of conflict. PA-X enables scholars, mediators, conflict parties and civil society actors to systematically compare how peace and transition processes formalize negotiated commitments in an attempt to move towards peace. PA-X provides an archive and comprehensive census of peace agreements using a broad definition to capture agreements at all phases of peace processes in both intrastate and interstate conflict, from 1990 to 2016. These comprise ceasefire, pre-negotiation, substantive (partial and comprehensive), and implementation agreements, disaggregated by country/entity, region, conflict type, agreement type and stage of agreement totalling over 1,500 agreements in more than 140 peace and transition processes. PA-X provides the full text of agreements, and qualitative and quantitative coding of 225 categories relating to politics, law, security, development and implementation. Data can be aggregated or merged with conflict datasets, effectively providing many datasets within one database. PA-X supports new comparative research on peace agreements, but also on peace processes – enabling tracing of how actors and issues change over time – to inform understandings of conflict termination. We illustrate PA-X applications by showing that an intricate peace process history correlates with reduced likelihood of conflict recurrence, and that cumulative provisions addressing elections see the quality of subsequent post-conflict elections improve.
Fake friends: The illusionist revision of Western urbanology at the time of platform capitalism
Authors: Rossi Ugo
Published: March 2019

It is generally assumed that the so-called populist explosion that has swept across liberal democracies since 2016 has led to a crisis of neoliberal reason in its original formulation. Owing to the close relationship between cities and neoliberalism, the crisis of neoliberal rationality has significantly impacted what is defined here ‘Western urbanology’. This definition brings together influential apologists of the urban age and its entrepreneurialist potential, starting with Richard Florida and Edward Glaeser. In recent times, these authors have started revisiting their conceptions and related policy proposals, in response to the growing sense of dissatisfaction with mainstream theorisations of economic development that has been associated with the populist explosion of 2016. However, this article shows how their revisions are minimal, and fundamentally illusory, as these authors have glossed over the very foundations of capitalist societies, drawing a veil over the issue of economic-value creation within contemporary platform urbanism. After having critically assessed the trajectory of Western urbanology, the article concludes by arguing that a substantial revision of the role of contemporary urbanism in economic development processes would require interrogating the creation and capture of economic value in today’s capitalist societies.
Europeanizing the Danish School through National Testing: Standardized Assessment Scales and the Anticipation of Risky Populations
Authors: Ratner Helene
Published: March 2019

This paper explores “the peopling of Europe through data practices” in relation to standardized testing of students in Denmark. Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) is a central component of Danish and European education infrastructures. In Denmark, mediocre PISA results spurred the introduction of national testing. With inspiration from Michel Foucault’s notion of biopolitics, this paper analyzes how complementary Danish national test assessment scales make up population objects and student subjects and how these scales are aligned with European and transnational standards. A norm scale, standardized against the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) grading scale, enacts a population whose performance can be tracked over time. A criteria scale introduces categories describing skills and enacts a moving student subject whose progression can be tracked. This paper argues that the three assessment scales enact the student population as bound to the nation and as simultaneously constituted in relation to transnational European categories and imaginaries of competition. As part of this, this paper discusses how the national test and PISA are used to single out students of non-European background, anticipated to be low PISA achievers and nonparticipants in a European knowledge economy.
The Relationship Evaluation Process scale: A multidimensional measure of how people assess the quality of their romantic relationships
Authors: Buckingham Justin T. , Yamkovenko Bogdan , Boring Brandon L. , Andrade Fernanda C. , Iafolla Cristiana
Published: March 2019

Improving on previous measures, we developed a multidimensional measure of relationship evaluation processes (REPs). In Study 1 ( N = 523), we used exploratory factor analysis to identify the following eight dimensions: personal standards, social comparison, upward social comparison, past comparison, upward past comparison, feedback, negative behavior, and feared future. In Study 2 ( N = 469), we used a more diverse sample to confirm the factor structure. In both studies, bivariate correlations suggested that people who more frequently engage in REPs tend to have lower relationship satisfaction. Negative behavior and feared future were strong predictors of relationship dissatisfaction in both studies; Study 2 showed that these factors mediate the relationship between neuroticism and satisfaction. The present research moves the literature beyond its focus on personal standards and social comparison to consider the important roles of other REPs.