bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Thrombus Enhancement Is a Predictor of Clinical Outcome in Acute Ischemic Stroke after Mechanical Thrombectomy
Authors: Kottlors Jonathan , Maus Volker , Mpotsaris Anastasios , Onur Özgür A. , Liebig Thomas , Kabbasch Christoph , Borggrefe Jan
Published: January 2019

Background: Ex vivo computed tomography (CT) studies of artificial blood thrombi showed that contrast enhancement (CE) is determined by fibrin-content, while unenhanced density is associated with red blood cells. Thus, the present study investigates patient outcome in association with combined thrombus density measures in native and contrast-enhanced CT (CECT) of acute ischemic stroke patients. Methods: This retrospective study includes 137 patients with M1 occlusions treated by mechanical thrombectomy (MT) between 2010 and 2016. Clinical outcome was determined with modified Rankin Scale (mRS) at 90 days. Differentiation of complete and incomplete large vessel occlusion (CLVO/ILVO) was based on CT and angiography. Two blinded readers classified blood thrombi based on native non-enhanced CT (NECT) as (a) hypo-, (b) iso-, and (c) hyperdense and in CECT angio measurements as (d) not-enhancing, (e) intermediate and (f) enhancing. To make sure that the mean is not represented in any of the maximum/minimum groups, thresholds in both cases were selected in a way that all values within one SD around the mean value form the isodense/intermediate group. In addition, the CE per se was correlated with the outcome. Correlations between imaging and clinical scales were performed with Spearman’s Rho. For the group testing Pearson chi-square test, Mann-Whitney U, as well parametric and nonparametric one-factor ANOVA “Kruskal-Wallis” test including Bonferroni correction for multiple tests ware used. Results: Twenty-three patients with ILVO (16.8%) differed significantly from patients with CLVO in mRS at admission (median 4 vs. 5) and after 90 days (median 1 vs. 4; p < 0.05) and thus were excluded. In the ILVO cohort, the classification according to NECT did not show statistical difference between hypo-, iso- and hyperdense CLVOs in regard to outcome. Classification of CLVOs according to CECT allowed an outcome prediction between the intermediate (median 3) and enhancing group (median 5) and between the enhancing and non-enhancing group (median 3; both p < 0.05) with a correlation of 291 between CE and higher mRS after 90 days (p < 0.005). Conclusions: CE of thrombi – especially in a range from over 18.4 to 40.35 Hounsfield Units – is an independent predictor of poor clinical outcome in patients undergoing MT due to acute middle cerebral artery occlusion.
Adenosine Deaminase Two and Immunoglobulin M Accurately Differentiate Adult Sneddon’s Syndrome of Unknown Cause
Authors: Santo Gustavo C. , Baldeiras Inês , Guerreiro Rita , Ribeiro Joana A. , Cunha Rosário , Youngstein Taryn , Nanthapisal Sira , Leitão João , Fernandes Carolina , Caramelo Francisco , Almeida Maria do Rosário , Brás José , Santana Isabel ,   Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra
Published: January 2019

Background: The association that exists between livedo reticularis (LR) and stroke is known as Sneddon’s syndrome (SnS). The disorder is classified as primary SnS (PSnS), if the cause remains unknown and secondary SnS. The condition is rare and it occurs mainly sporadically. In 2014, 2 independent teams described a new genetic disorder with childhood-onset, which was called deficiency of adenosine deaminase 2 (DADA2), characterized by recurrent fevers and vascular pathologic features that included LR and stroke. All the patients carried recessively inherited mutations in cat eye syndrome chromosome region candidate 1 gene (CECR1), encoding the adenosine deaminase 2 (ADA2) protein. Genetic testing is the standard for the diagnosis of DADA2. However, the diagnostic accuracy of more affordable laboratorial analysis in CECR1-mutated individuals remains to be established. We aim to determine whether plasma ADA2 activity and serum immunoglobulin M (IgM) levels can distinguish (1) DADA2 from other adult patients within the SnS spectrum, and (2) healthy CECR1 heterozygous (HHZ) from healthy controls (HC). Methods: ADA2 activity in plasma and serum IgM concentrations was measured in adult patients within the SnS spectrum, healthy first-degree relatives and HC. Genetic results were used as the reference standard. The primary outcome measures were sensitivity and specificity derived from receiver operating curve analysis. Results: A total of 73 participants were included in the study: 26 patients with PSnS with no CECR1 mutation (PSnS), 6 bi-allelic (DADA2 patients) and 7 HHZ CECR1 mutations and 34 HC. Plasma ADA2 activity and serum IgM levels were significantly lower in DADA2 patients than in PSnS. With the use of the best indexes, plasma ADA2 activity differentiated PSnS from DADA2 with a sensitivity and specificity of 100.0% and HHZ from HC with a sensitivity of 97.1% and specificity of 85.7%. Serum IgM levels also differentiated PSnS from DADA2 with a sensitivity of 85.2% and specificity of 83.3%. Conclusion: Serum IgM levels might be used as a triage tool and plasma ADA2 activity performs perfectly as a diagnostic test for DADA2 in adult patients within the SnS spectrum. ADA2 activity in plasma also reliably distinguishes HHZ from HC.
The Influence of Menopause in Multiple Sclerosis Course: A Longitudinal Cohort Study
Authors: Ladeira Filipa , Salavisa Manuel , Caetano André , Barbosa Raquel , Sá Francisca , Correia Ana Sofia
Published: January 2019

Background: Hormonal variations are known to influence the course of multiple sclerosis (MS). Objectives: We aimed to evaluate the impact of menopause in MS course, including disease activity and disability progression. Methods: We conducted a retrospective longitudinal cohort study including all women, older than 44, post-menopausal, with a diagnosis of MS at least 1 year before menopause. We evaluated the impact of menopause in MS course comparing clinical and radiologic outcomes within 5 years before and after menopause. We repeated the analysis in subgroups of patients without disease-modifying treatment (DMT) change or co-morbidities diagnosed during the observation period, considering that those factors might also impact MS outcomes. Results: Thirty-seven women, with a mean age at the time of menopause of 49.8 (±4.06) years were included in the analysis. Within 5 years following menopause, we observed a decrease in the annualized relapse rate (0.37 ± 0.35 pre-menopause vs. 0.08 ± 0.18 post-menopause, p < 0.001) compared with the same period before menopause, while the EDSS progression rate remained stable (0.13 ± 0.24 EDSS point/year pre-menopausal vs. 0.13 ± 0.18 post-menopause, p = 0.935). EDSS progression events frequency was similar before and after the menopause (37.8 vs. 48.6%, respectively, p = 0.424). These observations persisted in patients’ subgroups without DMT switch or co-morbidities. Conclusions: Following menopause, we observed a reduction in the relapse rate, but the disability progression continued at a similar rate, compared to the pre-menopausal period. These observations persisted in the subgroup of patients without changes in DMT or co-morbidities diagnosed during the observation period.
Mário Pedrosa
Authors: Gabriel Marcos Faccioli
Published: January 2019

Este estudo traça o percurso de Mário Pedrosa com os conceitos, desde seu começo de autêntica perplexidade até a posição crítica que iria caracterizá-lo, pela teleologia imanente da arte moderna a confluir na arte abstrata construtiva. A esta atribuía, pela “forma primeira fisionômica”, a missão de dissolver o antagonismo das várias formas do saber humano, num retorno às formas originárias de sociabilidade. Este foi seu milenarismo que conheceu abalos já na década de 1950 com o surgimento do informalismo e do expressionismo abstrato. Pedrosa encontrou, então, produções a que deu apoio por julgar que operavam no espaço real da vida: a arquitetura brasileira e o neoconcretismo de Oiticica e Clark. Em seus últimos escritos, já nos anos de 1970, Pedrosa ainda sustentava aquele milenarismo apoiado nos seus primeiros autores prediletos.
Escritos não publicados de Robert Smithson
Authors: Ewbank Antonio , Benetti Liliane
Published: January 2019

Conjunto de escritos de Robert Smithson redigidos entre 1966 e 1972 que, embora não tenha sido publicado pelo autor, é contemporâneo às formulações de conceitos-chave para a compreensão de sua obra, em especial o conceito de site.
Iluminismo aristocrático no período de Humano, demasiado Humano
Authors: Silva Júnior Ivo
Published: January 2019

Esse trabalho tem como objetivo investigar as razões pelas quais Nietzsche passa a advogar posições de caráter nitidamente iluminista no período intermediário de sua obra. Para tanto, examina o papel da guerra franco-prussiana e seus desdobramentos no deslocamento conceitual operado na obra do filósofo.

Palavras-chaveIluminismo; Aristocracia; Modernidade; Nacionalismo; Guerra franco-prussiana.
A tarefa da transvaloração: esclarecimentos a partir da correspondência de Nietzsche em 1888
Authors: Rubira Luís
Published: January 2019

Partindo para Sils-Maria em 6 de junho de 1888, Nietzsche somente encontra forças para retomar plenamente sua atividade intelectual no final do verão no qual sua saúde “‘foi por água abaixo’ [‘ins Wasser gefallen’]” (Carta a Meta von Salis, 22 de agosto de 1888, KSB 8.397). Após concluir o Crepúsculo dos Ídolos entre o final de agosto e o início de setembro, ele então toma coragem para empreender a “tremenda tarefa da transvaloração [Aufgabe der Umwerthung]”, esboça o projeto dessa tarefa em quatro livros e redige no dia 3 de setembro o prefácio de O Anticristo. Movimentos vertiginosos que implicam numa mudança de rumo em sua filosofia, embora possam ser percebidos em sequência lógica e cronológica tanto em suas anotações de setembro quanto mais tarde em Ecce Homo, eles apenas ganham clareza no epistolário nietzschiano. Com base nele, buscaremos mostrar que embora restem dúvidas sobre o motivo que conduz o filósofo a partir de 20 de novembro a considerar O Anticristo como a obra da transvaloração (abandonando a redação dos demais livros do projeto inicial), a tarefa da transvaloração ‒ iniciada nas proximidades do lago de Silvaplana — é indissociável do pensamento do eterno retorno do mesmo.

Palavras-chaveNietzsche; Transvaloração; Tarefa; Projeto; Correspondência.
Association of Statewide Certificate of Need Regulations With Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Appropriateness and Outcomes
Authors: Chui Philip W. , Parzynski Craig S. , Ross Joseph S. , Desai Nihar R. , Gurm Hitinder S. , Spertus John A. , Seto Arnold H. , Ho Vivian , Curtis Jeptha P.
Published: January 2019

Background

Certificate of need (
CON
) regulations are intended to coordinate new healthcare services, limit expansion of unnecessary new infrastructure, and limit healthcare costs. However, there is limited information about the association of
CON
regulations with the appropriateness and outcomes of percutaneous coronary interventions (
PCI
). The study sought to characterize the association between state
CON
regulations and
PCI
appropriateness.

Methods and Results

We used data from the American College of Cardiology's Cath
PCI
Registry to analyze 1 268 554
PCI
s performed at 1297 hospitals between January 2010 and December 2011. We used the Appropriate Use Criteria to classify
PCI
procedures as appropriate, maybe appropriate, or rarely appropriate and used Chi‐square analyses to assess whether the proportions of
PCI
s in each Appropriate Use Criteria category varied depending on whether the procedure had been performed in a state with or without
CON
regulations. Analyses were repeated stratified by whether or not the procedure had been performed in the setting of an acute coronary syndrome (
ACS
). Among 1 268 554
PCI
procedures, 674 384 (53.2%) were performed within 26
CON
states. The proportion of
PCI
s classified as rarely appropriate in
CON
states was slightly lower compared with non‐
CON
states (3.7% versus 4.0%,
P
<0.01). Absolute differences were larger among non‐
ACS PCI
(23.1% versus 25.0% [
P
<0.01]) and were not statistically significantly different in
ACS
(0.62% versus 0.63% [
P
>0.05]).

Conclusions

States with
CON
had lower proportions of rarely appropriate
PCI
s, but the absolute differences were small. These findings suggest that
CON
regulations alone may not limit rarely appropriate
PCI
among patients with and without
ACS
.
A Novel Optimization Framework to Improve the Computational Cost of Muscle Activation Prediction for a Neuromusculoskeletal System
Authors: Rahmati Seyed Mohammad Ali , Rostami Mostafa , Karimi Alireza
Published: January 2019

The high computational cost (CC) of neuromusculoskeletal modeling is usually considered a serious barrier in clinical applications. Different approaches have been developed to lessen CC and amplify the accuracy of muscle activation prediction based on forward and inverse analyses by applying different optimization algorithms. This study is aimed at proposing two novel approaches, inverse muscular dynamics with inequality constraints (IMDIC) and inverse-forward muscular dynamics with inequality constraints (IFMDIC), not only to reduce CC but also to amend the computational errors compared to the well-known approach of extended inverse dynamics (EID). To do that, the equality constraints of optimization problem, which are computationally tough to satisfy, are replaced by inequality constraints, which are easier to satisfy. To verify the practical application of the proposed approaches, the muscle activations of the lower limbs during the half of a gait cycle are quantified. The simulation results of the optimal muscle activations are then compared to the experimental ones. The results reveal that IMDIC requires less CC (87.5%) compared to EID. In addition, CC of IMDIC was about 33.3% improved by the application of IFMDIC. The findings of this study suggest that although the novel approach of IFMDIC decreases CC compared to IMDIC, the convergence of its results is very sensitive to the primary guess of the optimization variables.
Pecteilis korigadensis (Orchidaceae: Orchidoideae), a new terrestrial orchid from the northern Western Ghats, India
Authors: JALAL JEEWAN SINGH , JAYANTHI JANAKIRAMAN
Published: January 2019

The Western Ghats are a global biodiversity hotspot and treasure trove of biological diversity. They harbour many endemic species of flowering plants and also form an important centre of evolution of economically important domesticated plant species. Certain identified parts of the Western Ghats have been included in the UNESCO World Natural Heritage list because they are considered as cradle of evolution (MOEF&CC 2015). Although the Western Ghats cover only 5% of the country’s total land area, they also are a habitat for more than 7000 or 27% of the total plant species in India. The number of endemic plant species in the Western Ghats is estimated to be 2253 (Nayar et al. 2014).This natural landscape exhibits wide variation in rainfall coupled with complex geography, forming a vast diversity of vegetation types (Chitale et al. 2014) and supporting a rich orchid diversity. To date, 306 species of orchids have been recorded from the Western Ghats (Nayar et al. 2014), nearly one-third of them endemic. These orchids are mainly found in semi-evergreen forest, shola forest and lateritic plateaus. The Western Ghats region has been a site of intense taxonomic activity, and due to plant explorations by several researchers there has been discovery of many new species and reports (Kumar et al. 2016, Jayanthi et al. 2017). In the past fifty years (1950–2000), more than 27 species of orchids have been discovered in the Western Ghats, and the species discovery curve has not yet attained an asymptote (Aravind et al., 2007).
New combinations in the genus Didymoplexis (Orchidaceae; Epidendroideae; Gastrodieae), with a new variety of D. siamensis from Amami-Oshima Island, Japan
Authors: SUETSUGU KENJI , HSU TIAN-CHUAN
Published: January 2019

The mycoheterotrophic orchid genera Didymoplexiella Garay (1955: 33) and Didymoplexis Griffith (1844: 383) include seven and ca. 20 species, respectively (Averyanov 2011, Hu et al. 2014, Tsukaya et al. 2014, Suetsugu et al. 2017). Didymoplexiella is similar in both habit and floral appearance to Didymoplexis, with which it was considered congeneric by some earlier authors (Smith 1920, Holttum 1953). However, modern taxonomists generally agreed that Didymoplexiella species can be distinguished from Didymoplexis species by the presence of a pair of long recurved stelidia on the tip of the column and the absence of a distinct column foot (Garay 1954, Seidenfaden 1978, Seidenfaden & Wood 1992, Su 2000, Comber 2001, Jin et al. 2004, Pridgeon et al. 2005, Tsukaya et al. 2005, 2014, Chen et al. 2009, Rojchana-Umpawan et al. 2014, Yokota et al. 2016).
A cryptic complex of Transversotrema species (Digenea: Transversotrematidae) on labroid, haemulid and lethrinid fishes in the Indo–West Pacific Region, including the description of three new species
Authors: HUNTER J. A. , INGRAM E. , ADLARD R. D. , BRAY R. A. , CRIBB T. H.
Published: January 2019

Sequences of ITS2 rDNA of 36 individuals of 16 host/parasite/location combinations of transversotrematids from labrid, scarid, haemulid and lethrinid fishes from Heron and Lizard Islands on the Great Barrier Reef and Ningaloo Reef Western off Australia comprised four distinct genotypes. One genotype was associated with three species of Labridae at Heron Island, the second with eight species of Scaridae at Heron Island, the third with two species of Scaridae from Ningaloo, and the fourth with two species of Lethrinidae and one of Haemulidae from Lizard Island. All four forms are broadly morphologically similar to Transversotrema haasi Witenberg, 1944. The two genotypes from scarids differed at only a single base position and were morphologically indistinguishable; all other combinations of genotypes differed by at least 3 bases. Comparisons between specimens from labrids, scarids, and haemulids and lethrinids revealed consistent differences in the number of vitelline follicles enclosed by the cyclocoel and in the relative sizes of the testes. We conclude that these three forms should be considered distinct species. The species associated with labrids is broadly consistent with and has previously been identified as T. haasi which was originally reported from an unknown fish from the Red Sea. As no molecular comparison can be made between the original T. haasi and the three similar forms from Australia, we propose three new species: Transversotrema elegans n. sp. from labrids, T. gigantica n. sp. from scarids, and T. lacerta n. sp. from haemulids and lethrinids.
Mysids (Crustacea: Peracarida) from the southern Indian Ocean with descriptions of two new species
Authors: BIJU ABRAHAM , JASMINE PURUSHOTHAMAN , PANAMPUNNAYIL SARAMMA U.
Published: January 2019

Three species of mysids belonging to two genera from the southern Indian Ocean (Lat. 31–55°S and Long. 45°E) are reported, of these two species - Siriella brevispina and Euchaetomera spinosa - are recorded as new to science. Siriella brevispina shares characters associated with the Brevicaudataand Thompsonii-groups and is distinguished from related species by the presence of a short telson, the anterior margin of the carapace with a triangular rostral plate, the labrum with a long process on the anterior margin, and the inner margin of the uropodal endopod showing an alternating arrangement of long and short spines. Euchaetomera spinosa is distinguished from the morphologically similar species Euchaetomera zurstrasseni by the absence of an ocular papilla, presence of a distal suture in the antennal scale, and the arrangement of spines on the telson.
A new genus and three new species of alpheid shrimps (Crustacea, Decapoda, Caridea) from the tropical American coasts
Authors: ANKER ARTHUR
Published: January 2019

A new alpheid shrimp genus, Triacanthoneus n. gen., is established for three new species from shallow marine waters of Central and South America. Triacanthoneus toro n. sp., the type species of the new genus, is described based on four specimens from Bocas del Toro, Caribbean coast of Panama. Triacanthoneus pacificus n. sp. is described on the basis of a single type specimen from the Pacific coast of Panama and an additional specimen from Bahía Malaga, Pacific coast of Colombia. Finally, Triacanthoneus alacranes n. sp. is described based on a single specimen collected near Alacranes Reef, off Yucatán Peninsula in the southern Gulf of Mexico. Triacanthoneus shares many features with Salmoneus Holthuis, 1955, but can be easily distinguished by the presence of three very strong and sharp teeth on the carapace, one being in a mediodorsal position posterior to carapace mid-length, and two in a dorsolateral post-hepatic position. This carapace armature is unique within the family Alpheidae.
Descriptions of two new species of Augerella Gupta (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Pimplinae) and the first record of A. orientalis (Gupta) from Vietnam
Authors: PHAM NHI THI , BROAD GAVIN R. , LAMPE KARL-HEINZ
Published: January 2019

Two new species of Augerella Gupta, 1962 are described from Vietnam based on material collected from Dak Lak Province, Central Vietnam. Augerella achterbergi sp. nov. is characterized by the combination of the following features: body with black marks; clypeus strongly convex at base and concave at apex; both lower and upper valves of ovipositor bearing slanting ridges; ovipositor 0.73 times the length of hind tibia, 1.43 times length of first tergite. Augerella vriesi sp. nov. is distinguished from its congeners by having a longer ovipositor (the length of ovipositor 1.00 times the length of hind tibia, 1.90 times length of first tergite). In addition, A. orientalis (Gupta) is recorded in Vietnam for the first time.
The discovery of Microniphargus leruthi Schellenberg, 1934 (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Niphargidae) in Britain and its distribution in the British Isles
Authors: KNIGHT LEE R. F. D. , GLEDHILL TERENCE
Published: January 2019

Salient taxonomic characters of Microniphargus leruthi Schellenberg, 1934 are given and figured together with some new observations and an account of its discovery in Britain. The current known distribution of this species within the British Isles is presented.
Taxonomic revision of the New World genus Chlorotabanus Lutz, 1913 (Diptera: Tabanidae)
Authors: KROLOW TIAGO KÜTTER , HENRIQUES AUGUSTO LOUREIRO
Published: January 2019

The genus Chlorotabanus Lutz is revised herein based on examination of external morphology of type material and specimens from Brazilian and international institutions (total of 2,134 specimens, 201 males and 1,933 females). Eight currently valid species are recognized: C. crepuscularis (Bequaert, 1926); C. fairchildi Wilkerson, 1979; C. flagellatus Krolow & Henriques, 2009; C. inanis (Fabricius, 1787); C. leucochlorus Fairchild, 1961; C. mexicanus (Linnaeus, 1758); C. ochreus Philip & Fairchild, 1956; C. parviceps (Kröber, 1934). Three new species are described: C. falsiflagellatus n. sp. (Brazil, Amazonas), C. leuconotus n. sp. (Amazon region) and C. microceratus n. sp. (Brasil, Maranhão). Tabanus tetrapunctus Thunberg, 1827, previously synonymous with C. mexicanus, here is synonymous with C. crepuscularis (new synonymy). We provide diagnosis, descriptions, redescriptions, distribution records, illustrations and discussion for all species, as well as a dichotomous key for identification of females.
Six new species of pyramidellids (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Pyramidelloidea) from West Africa, introducing the new genus Kongsrudia
Authors: LYGRE FRØYDIS , SCHANDER CHRISTOFFER
Published: January 2019

During an ongoing project investigating the benthic fauna of the Gulf of Guinea several new species of Pyramidellidae were identified. In spite of several recent investigations of the pyramidellid fauna of the area, a great portion of the fauna is obviously still un-described. This paper introduces five new species of Turbonilla sensu lato (T. krakstadi, T. anselmopenasi, T. iseborae, T. korantengi, T. alvheimi). A new Chrysallininae genus, Kongsrudia, is introduced with Actaeopyramis gruveli as type species. A new species, K. rolani is described, and Pyrgulina approximans, Chrysallida ersei, and Pyrgulina mutata (an existing nom. nov. pro P. lamyi) are transferred to the genus Kongsrudia.
Acanthochondria cyclopsetta Pearse, 1952 and A. alleni n. sp. (Copepoda; Cyclopoida; Chondracanthidae) from flatfish hosts of the U.S.A., with comments on the taxonomic position of A. zebriae Ho, Kim & Kumar, 2000 and A. bicornis Shiino, 1955 and the validity of Pterochondria Ho, 1973
Authors: TANG DANNY , KALMAN JULIANNE E. , HO JU-SHEY
Published: January 2019

A redescription of Acanthochondria cyclopsetta Pearse, 1952 (Copepoda; Chondracanthidae), hitherto reported only from the Mexican flounder, Cyclopsetta chittendeni Bean (Pleuronectiformes; Paralichthyidae), from Padre Island in the Gulf of Mexico, is presented based on female specimens from the spotfin flounder, Cyclopsetta fimbriata (Goode & Bean), collected off the coast of South Carolina, U.S.A. Furthermore, a description of the male of A. cyclopsetta is provided for the first time. Acanthochondria alleni n. sp. is also described based on specimens of both sexes collected from the fantail sole, Xystreurys liolepis Jordan & Gilbert (Pleuronectiformes: Paralichthyidae), caught in the Southern California Bight, U.S.A. These two species of Acanthochondria differ morphologically from their congeners by having a Type B-V antennule and elongate leg 2 rami (Type D), but can be distinguished from each other by differences in head shape, trunk shape, the relative size of the posterolateral processes of the trunk, the relative size of the abdominal somite, the insertion point of the caudal ramus, shape of the antennule tip, ornamentation of the antennal claw, ornamentation of the labrum, number of accessory teeth on the maxilliped claw, and ornamentation of legs 1 and 2 of the adult female. The taxonomic position of Acanthochondria zebriae Ho, Kim & Kumar, 2000 and A. bicornis Shiino, 1955 as well as the validity of the chondracanthid genus Pterochondria Ho, 1973 are also discussed.
New species of Cleridae (Coleoptera) from Morelos, Mexico
Authors: RIFKIND JACQUES , TOLEDO VÍCTOR H. , CORONA ANGÉLICA Ma.
Published: January 2019

The new species Pennasolis opitzi n. sp., Cymatodera ignava n. sp. and C. tlahuica n. sp. are described from the Reserva de la Biosfera Sierra de Huautla in Morelos, Mexico.
Additions to Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) wrongly labelled in Gay’s “Atlas de la Historia Física y Política de Chile (1854)”
Authors: FAÚNDEZ EDUARDO I. , CARVAJAL MÁRIOM A.
Published: January 2019

The Historia Física y Política de Chile of Claudio Gay is one of the founding works of Chilean natural history, and the most important for the Heteroptera (Faúndez 2010).
Molecular phylogeny of the weevil genus Kyklioacalles Stüben, with descriptions of a new subgenus Glaberacalles and two new species (Curculionidae: Cryptorhynchinae)
Authors: STÜBEN PETER E. , ASTRIN JONAS J.
Published: January 2019

A molecular phylogeny of the western Palearctic weevil genus Kyklioacalles Stüben, 1999 is presented, combining two mitochondrial genes (CO1 and 16S) in a Bayesian analysis. Based on molecular data, the validity of the subspecies Kyklioacalles punctaticollis punctaticollis (Lucas, 1849) and Kyklioacalles punctaticollis meteoricus (Meyer, 1909) is discussed and the morphological differentiation of the endophalli and known distributions of both subspecies are verified. Glaberacalles subg. n. (formerly Kyklioacalles punctaticollis-group) and two new species are described, Kyklioacalles atlasicus sp.n. from Morocco and Kyklioacalles plantapilosus sp.n. from Spain. Kyklioacalles berberi (Stüben, 2005), comb. n. and Kyklioacalles olcesei (Tournier, 1873) comb. n. are transferred from Acalles Schoenherr. The molecular results further advocate a transfer of Onyxacalles pyrenaeus (Boheman, 1844) to Kyklioacalles; however this is not supported by morphological evidence. Kyklioacalles almadensis Stüben, 2004 syn. n. (Spain) is synonymized with Kyklioacalles bupleuri Stüben, 2004 (Tunisia). A catalogue of all 40 (sub-)species of Kyklioacalles is given and a key of the species of the subgenus Glaberacalles is presented.
Serpulidae (Annelida, Polychaeta) from Patton-Murray Seamounts, Gulf of Alaska, North Pacific Ocean
Authors: KUPRIYANOVA ELENA K. , NISHI EIJIROH
Published: January 2019

A collection of Serpulidae (Annelida, Polychaeta) from the Patton-Murray Seamounts, Gulf of Alaska, USA contained three species Apomatus voightae n. sp., Bathyvermilia eliasoni n. comb., and Hyalopomatus biformis (Hartman, 1960). Apomatus voightae n. sp. differed from all other Apomatus spp. and from all known serpulid species by very unusual flat and ribbon-like branchial radioles as well by details of chaetal structure. Vermiliopsis eliasoni Zibrowius (1970) previously known from Atlantic and Mediterranean, was transferred to the genus Bathyvermilia Zibrowius, 1973. Hyalopomatus biformis is a deep-sea species distributed in the north-eastern Pacific from Alaska to California, USA. All serpulids were described in detail and their chaetal structure elucidated with the help of scanning electron microscopy. Molecular sequence data (18S rDNA) were aligned to a recently published serpulid data set and maximum parsimony analysis was performed to examine the phylogenetic position of the species and confirm their identification. Hyalopomatus biformis formed a sister group with Laminatubus alvini, Apomatus voightae n. sp. formed a sister group with Apomatus globifer, and Bathyvermilia eliasoni formed a weakly supported polytomy with Chitinopoma serrula, Protula tubularia and Apomatus spp. We briefly discussed biogeographic affinities of the serpulids from the PattonMurray Seamounts in the light of seamount ecology and biogeography.
Taxonomic notes on the genus Paratrechalea Carico, 2005 (Araneae: Trechaleidae: Trechaleinae)
Authors: DA SILVA ESTEVAM L. CRUZ , LISE ARNO A.
Published: January 2019

The male of Paratrechalea longigaster Carico, 2005 and the female of P. julyae Silva & Lise, 2006 are described and illustrated for the first time, and new records provided. Photomicrographs of the female genitalia showing accessory spermathecae for P. ornata (Mello-Leitão, 1943) and P. azul Carico, 2005 as well as the morphological variation of the epigynum in both species are also presented. A previously unreported feature of the male palpus common to both P. azul Carico, 2005 and P. ornata (Mello-Leitão, 1943) is also discussed.
The monkey grasshoppers, genus Zeromastax Porras (Eumastacinae, Eumastacidae, Orthoptera): two new species from the Neotropics
Authors: PORRAS MITZY F.
Published: January 2019

The identification of Eumastacidae is normally based on the study of phallic complex. However, the genus Zeromastax possesses additional characters that easily differentiate it from other eumastacids. These are ten antenomeres, spines located ventrally on the posterior femur, spur in the distal part of hind tibiae, micropterous condition and the phallic complex with subepiphallic sclerite. Two new species are described, Z. aris and Z. malavasei from the Andean region of Colombia, which show differences in external anatomy including the pronotum, shape of tegmina and coloration pattern, as well as several differences in the phallic complex.
Description of the last stadium larva of Erythrodiplax abjecta (Anisoptera: Libellulidae) from the eastern Colombian Andes
Authors: PALACINO-RODRÍGUEZ FREDY , RACHE-RODRÍGUEZ LEONARDO DIONEL , CASTILLO DANIEL R.
Published: January 2019

The final stadium larva of Erythrodiplax abjecta (Rambur) is described and illustrated based on reared and field collected specimens from Colombia.
When Posting About Products on Social Media Backfires: The Negative Effects of Consumer Identity Signaling on Product Interest
Authors: Grewal Lauren , Stephen Andrew T. , Coleman Nicole Verrochi
Published: January 2019

Consumers frequently express themselves by posting about products on social media. Because consumers can use physical products to signal their identities, posting about products on social media may be a way for consumers to virtually signal identity. The authors propose that there are conditions in which this action can paradoxically reduce a consumer’s subsequent purchase intentions. Five experiments demonstrate that posting products on social media that are framed as being identity-relevant can reduce a consumer’s subsequent purchase intentions for the same and similar products, as this action allows consumers to virtually signal their identity, fulfilling identity-signaling needs. Fortunately for retailers, the authors suggest theoretically and managerially relevant moderators that attenuate this negative effect on intent to purchase. These findings have important implications for how firms can conduct social media marketing to minimize negative purchase outcomes.
Origins and transformations: histories of communication study
Authors: Corner John
Published: January 2019

This is a brief, interconnected review of some of the extensive work published in the last few years on the history of study into communication. It highlights in particular the expansion of this work to include international contexts and the examination of how teaching programmes as well as research activity have helped to institutionalize the area as one with a discrete, if much-debated, academic identity. Different originating contexts, historical links with professional practice and the impact of new media on the recent history both of teaching and research are among the themes addressed.
Integrating Bottom-of-the-Pyramid Producers with High-Income Markets: Designing Institutional Arrangements for West African Shea Nut Butter Producers
Authors: Adekambi Souleimane A. , Ingenbleek Paul T.M. , van Trijp Hans C.M.
Published: January 2019

To reduce poverty, policy makers in developing and emerging markets have tried to connect producers at the bottom of the pyramid (BoP) to high-income markets. With supermarkets and exporters stretching their influence in these markets, policy makers can build their policies on the arrangements that companies offer to BoP producers. Although studies show that this approach is generally effective, no studies address the design of arrangements to increase their acceptance among BoP producers. This study tests the effects of three components of such arrangements (payment on delivery, third-party control, and marketing competence) on female processors of shea nuts in Benin. The results show that all three components have significant effects on the intended sales to the high-income channel, that the effects of some components are contingent on the remoteness of the BoP producers, and that the components interact. Two variables pertaining to institutional support (microcredits and information provision) show counterintuitive effects, suggesting that policy makers should be careful when combining institutional arrangements with other interventions.
Anticonsumption Consciousness in Pursuit of Sustainability
Authors: Guillard Valérie
Published: January 2019

Traditionally, the field of anticonsumption tends to be focused on consumers who collectively, in varying degrees, express their opposition by engaging in nonpurchase or responsible purchasing practices. In this article, the author is interested in anticonsumption starting at the end stage of consumption, when people become aware of and opposed to one of the corollaries of consumption—namely, wastage—which in turn influences their purchasing practices. A concept is introduced: anticonsumption consciousness is defined as consumers’ knowledge of wastage of objects in end stage of consumption practices. Visits to homes, combined with qualitative interviews, showed that anticonsumption consciousness manifests itself (1) not at all or very little, because of unawareness of wastage; (2) through experiences that have resulted in wastage; (3) through gradual acquisition of knowledge of oneself and one’s skills; and (4) through moral considerations and respect for past and future generations. This article also provides an explanatory factor for the gap between prosustainability attitudes and behavior that does not always match them. The implications for public policy are discussed.
Exploring Life Satisfaction Among Subsistence Migrant Consumers: A Case in China
Authors: Huang Yimin , Chu Rongwei , Cheng Junjun
Published: January 2019

This article adds a new dimension of mobility among subsistence consumers to investigate their well-being during the process of rural–urban migration. Using social production function theory as the theoretic perspective as well as a mixed method, the authors identify three essential drivers that influence the life satisfaction of subsistence migrant consumers: financial resources, social connection, and sense of control (the last of which also mediates the relationship between social connection and well-being). Findings show that family closeness and social comparison orientation moderate the main effects of financial and social resources on life satisfaction. Family closeness enhances the positive effect of financial resources, while social comparison weakens the positive effect of social connection. This research contributes to the literature on subsistence consumers by introducing social production function theory into the subsistence marketplace and adopting a mixed approach to uncover the complexity of the perception of life satisfaction among subsistence migrant consumers.
Should I Buy This When I Have So Much?: Reflection on Personal Possessions as an Anticonsumption Strategy
Authors: Dholakia Utpal , Jung Jihye , Chowdhry Nivriti
Published: January 2019

Despite having ample possessions, many Western consumers continue to buy new things frenetically. The authors propose an approach to resist shopping temptations and stifle the buying urge: getting consumers to reflect on and evoke a momentary desire for recently used possessions. This research contributes to the anticonsumption literature by theorizing that the desire to consume, like willpower, may function as a limited motivational resource: it becomes depleted upon reflecting about favored personal possessions, leaving less desire for subsequent shopping urges. Across four studies, consumers who reflected on their recently used personal possessions experienced less desire for an unexpectedly encountered product, were less likely to buy impulsively, and expressed a lower willingness to pay for new products. The authors advance anticonsumption theory by broadening its scope. In addition to the previously proposed rejection, restriction, and reclaim strategies to help individuals shrug off marketing overtures and regulate purchasing activity, the authors suggest reflection as a practical intervention for policy makers, consumer advocates, and consumers to encourage prudent consumption.
The Application of a Service Ecosystems Lens to Public Policy Analysis and Design: Exploring the Frontiers
Authors: Trischler Jakob , Charles Michael
Published: January 2019

The relevance of marketing for public policy has been questioned because its focus on dyadic exchanges does not consider the dynamism and complexity of public problems. Public service-dominant logic, as a new lens for public policy and management, does not address this limitation, because its focus remains on delivering services to the end user. Integrating recent developments in service-dominant logic and related research, this article proposes applying a service ecosystems lens to public policy. Five propositions guide the application of this lens to public policy analysis and design. Public policy is conceptualized as a means to enable service by coordinating multiple actors’ value cocreation activities to address public problems. Inherent in this conceptualization is the multilevel nature of policy analysis, which includes the users’ value creation process (micro level), the context (meso level), and the broader value constellation (macro level). Policy design, in turn, includes the identification and support of emergent solutions driven by different actors. Policy makers therefore need to consider problem–conditions–solution combinations across the value constellation and the effect of public interventions on these constellations. The article concludes by presenting policy makers with marketing and design practices that can assist in the analysis of service ecosystems and engage relevant stakeholders in change initiatives.
Attitudes toward Public Policy Alternatives to Reduce Air Pollution
Authors: Aaker David A. , Bagozzi Richard P.
Published: January 2019

A structural equation model is used to explore the relationships among a set of constructs including concern about air pollution, miles driven, political orientation, and attitudes toward specific public policy alternatives such as rationing gasoline.
Development of a Cross-Cultural Instrument to Measure the Attitudes of Consumers and Business People toward Consumerism
Authors: Klein Gary D.
Published: January 2019

Measurement of attitudes toward and evaluation of U.S. efforts in consumerism have been receiving increased attention. Most evaluation has focused on intracultural measures. An alternative would be an intercultural comparison; however, differing perceptions of individuals have traditionally made it difficult to validate cross-cultural attitudinal instruments. In this study, separate factor analyses assured that perceptual clusters formed by samples from different cultures were similar. A validated, reliable instrument is presented for comparing U.S. and Swedish respondents with respect to relevant consumerism issues.
Promotional Expenditures in U.S. Congressional Elections
Authors: Soley Lawrence C. , Reid Leonard N.
Published: January 2019

This article examines the relationship of party affiliation, incumbency, and promotional expenditures to votes received in U.S. congressional elections. Analysis of covariance revealed that promotional expenditures have a significant effect on votes received and that this effect is as great as the effects of party affiliation and incumbency.
Citizen Preferences for the Allocation of Federal Tax Dollars: A Segmentation Approach
Authors: Durand Richard M. , Klemmack David L. , Roff Lucinda Lee
Published: January 2019

Much of the research in marketing concerning public policy has focused on the interaction of marketing with federal agencies such as the FTC and the FDA. The purpose of this study was to expand macro-marketing into the broader realm of citizen input into the allocation of tax dollars among federal programs. A segmentation approach was used to identify segments that have similar expenditure priorities and distinguish them on the basis of demographic and social psychological descriptors. Federal government expenditure priorities for ten areas were measured using a constant sum procedure. Four consistent clusters were identified. These results have implications for public policy planning and implementation. Since public preferences for federal expenditures cannot be measured directly in the marketplace, the strategy adopted in this study illustrates a method of providing such inputs.
The Impact of the Saccharin Warning Label on Sales of Diet Soft Drinks in Supermarkets
Authors: Schucker Raymond E. , Stokes Raymond C. , Stewart Michael L. , Henderson Douglas P.
Published: January 2019

Responding to public protest against an FDA-proposed ban on saccharin, Congress in 1977 passed legislation placing a temporary moratorium on the ban and framing the language of a warning label to be required on saccharin-containing products. Appearance of the warning label on diet soft drinks was associated with a short-term reduction in the rate of growth of sales in grocery stores. There was early response to the warning in neighborhoods with a high proportion of college-educated household heads, delayed response in neighborhoods with high concentrations of children, and no change in stores serving neighborhoods with high concentrations of the elderly and households heads with less than high school education. Public policy implications are discussed.
Public Policy and Shopping Effectiveness: The Case of Item-Price Removal
Authors: Mills Michael K. , Harris Brian F.
Published: January 2019

The removal of item prices in scanner equipped grocery stores is an important public policy issue, as it relates to the ability of consumers to engage in effective shopping in the face of decreased price information. This study analyzed the possible role of public policy in this area by investigating the likely impact of item-price removal in scanner-equipped grocery stores. A number of factors that bear on the role of public policy were analyzed, including consumers’ use of price information, their general attitudes toward retailers, and their experience with and attitudes toward scanner technology. Particular emphasis was paid to the likely impact of item-price removal on the shopping effectiveness of the disadvantaged elderly and minorities. The findings of the study point to a number of possible directions for public policy decision making in this area.
On the Role of Marketing in the Product Liability Trial
Authors: Mowen John C.
Published: January 2019

Product liability is a growing threat to business. This paper argues that marketers have a substantial role to play in assisting in the corporate defense. A model of jury decision making is developed and a review of relevant literature is provided. Finally, potential areas in which marketers can aid corporate counsel in product liability defense are delineated.
Consumer Satisfaction in Loose Monopolies: The Case of Medical Care
Authors: Andreasen Alan R.
Published: January 2019

Increasing deregulation will force attention upon the problems of achieving consumer satisfaction in industries that are not regulated. This article examines the problems of regulating performance in a public service domain of growing interest to marketers — health care. Hirschman's concept of loose monopolies is found to be useful in explaining existing control problems in medical practice and in pointing the way for near-term improvements.
Strategic Responses to Changes in Public Policy: The Case of the Pharmaceutical Industry and Drug Substitution Laws
Authors: Statman Meir , Tyebjee Tyzoon T.
Published: January 2019

The environment of the pharmaceutical industry changed in the second half of the 1970s as laws prohibiting drug substitution were repealed. We studied the adaptation of marketing by pharmaceutical firms to the new environment. Evidence presented shows that pharmaceutical firms increased their marketing efforts directed at pharmacists but did not change the content of their advertising. Few attempts have been made to advertise directly to consumers.
Punitive Damages Awards for Flagrant Mismarketing of Products
Authors: Morgan Fred W.
Published: January 2019

Punitive damages for marketing misconduct have been granted to plaintiffs in product liability litigation over the past 15 years. In this article, the doctrine of punitive damages is defined and its application in several cases involving marketing activities is presented. Several conclusions relevant to marketers are drawn from these developments. Overall, marketing plays a pivotal role, both in product liability lawsuits asking for punitive damages and in firms’ anticipating and avoiding situations calling for exemplary awards.