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Jacob van Lennep’s Vondel Edition: a Tale of Idealism, a Bottomless Well and Shameless Piracy
Authors: Mathijsen Marita
Published: August 2019

Until the middle of the nineteenth century no scholarly edition had been published of the complete works of the most renowned poet and playwright of the Dutch Golden Age: Joost van den Vondel (1587-1679). Jacob van Lennep, one of the most renowned authors of the nineteenth century, took it upon himself to edit such a publication, augmented with especially-made illustrations, a biography and explanatory notes. It was published in twelve volumes by Hijman Binger in Amsterdam between 1850 and 1869. The project took much longer than Van Lennep could foresee, because there were many widespread works and editions of Vondel’s writings that had never been studied before. Although there were quite a few subscriptions, the project did not do well financially. In 1862 Van Lennep founded a ‘Society for the Continued Edition and Exploitation of the Works of J. van Vondel’, with shares of a thousand florins each.

After completion of the de luxe edition Binger and Van Lennep would also publish a trade edition, but another publisher beat them to it. He was charged with plagiarism, but Binger and Van Lennep lost the lawsuit as the copyright laws of the time were not in their favour. When Van Lennep died in August 1868, he had just completed the last volume.
The Generational Ties That Bind American Roman Catholics
Authors: Ridgely Susan B.
Published: August 2019

Roman Catholic Studies has had little interest in or sources on Catholics marginalized by region or age or both. Challenging this assumed wisdom calls for a new orientation to the study of Catholicism, an orientation found in Anthropology. In this paper, I question why scholars have failed to ask questions about how age—different stations in life and varying generational contexts, across space, time and within one historical moment—shapes Roman Catholic practice on the individual as well as communal level? To attempt to answer this question, I use examples from my work; two ethnographic studies with Southern Catholics of all ages to explore how an interdisciplinary, anthropological approach provides scholars with a new set of questions, draws their attention to new arenas of religious action, and broadens the cast of characters who play key roles in religious communities.
Two new species of Amnestus from Guatemala, with new records for some other Guatemalan burrower bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Cydnidae)
Authors: M. CRISTINA MAYORGA , P. LUIS CERVANTES
Published: August 2019

In this paper we describe two new species in the genus Amnestus, Amnestus henryi and Amnestus zacki, and we register new localities for 10 species of burrowing bugs for the fauna of Guatemala; two of these species correspond to new records, Amnestus pusio (Stål), and Dallasiellus reflexus Froeschner. We include a brief description of the 28 species known for Guatemala, mentioning old and new records; new species are fully described and illustrated, and drawings of the male genitalia, scent gland opening, fore, and hind legs of males are also presented. A key to separate the 28 Guatemalan species of burrower bugs is provided.
Seven new species of Phyllocoptes Nalepa from Tibet Autonomous Region, China (Acari: Eriophyidae: Phyllocoptinae)
Authors: SONG ZI-WEI , XUE XIAO-FENG , HONG XIAO-YUE
Published: August 2019

In this paper, seven new species of Phyllocoptes from China are described and illustrated. They are Phyllocoptes cunninghamiae sp. nov. on Cunninghamia sp. (Taxodiaceae); Phyllocoptes stephanocarpae sp. nov. on Lonicera stephanocarpa Franch. (Caprifoliaceae); Phyllocoptes webbianae sp. nov. on Lonicera webbiana Wall. ex DC. (Caprifoliaceae); Phyllocoptes bayisis sp. nov. and Phyllocoptes myrtilloidia sp. nov. on Spiraea myrtilloides Rehd. (Rosaceae); Phyllocoptes graminis sp. nov. on Berberis graminea Ahrendt (Berberidaceae); and Phyllocoptes piceanis sp. nov. on Picea asperata Mast. (Pinaceae). All the eriophyoid mite species described here are vagrants on the undersurface of host leaves. A key to the species of Chinese Phyllocoptes is provided herein.
Taxonomy of the Proisotoma complex. II. A revision of the genus Subisotoma and a description of Isotopenola gen. nov. (Collembola: Isotomidae)
Authors: POTAPOV MIKHAIL , BABENKO ANATOLY , FJELLBERG ARNE , GREENSLADE PENELOPE
Published: August 2019

A taxonomic revision of the genus Subisotoma Stach, 1947 is presented. Subisotoma pusilla (Schäffer, 1900), S. tenuis (Dunger, 1982), and S. asiatica (Martynova, 1970) are re-described based on type and fresh material. Eight new species of the genus are described; S. pomorskii sp. nov., S. homonomica sp. nov., S. bisensillata sp. nov., S. guzeriplica sp. nov., S. posteriomollis sp. nov., S. multisensillata sp. nov., S. cruda sp. nov., and S. erratica sp. nov., using material from Eurasia. A key to the known species of Subisotoma is given.
New geographic and host records for scelionid wasps (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) parasitoids of insect pests in South America
Authors: MARGARÍA CECILIA B. , LOIÁCONO MARTA S. , LANTERI ANALÍA A.
Published: August 2019

This contribution provides new parasitoid/host associations for scelionid species distributed in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and Uruguay, and new geographic records. The parasitoid species examined belong to the genera Gryon Haliday, Phanuropsis Girault, Trissolcus Ashmead, and Telenomus Haliday, and all of them attack insect pests. Three cases of multiple scelionid species emerging from a single egg mass of Pentatomidae are reported.
Larval morphology of Rhantus Dejean, 1833 (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae: Colymbetinae): descriptions of 22 species and phylogenetic considerations
Authors: ALARIE YVES , MICHAT MARIANO C. , NILSSON ANDERS N. , ARCHANGELSKY MIGUEL , HENDRICH LARS
Published: August 2019

Descriptions of larval instars of 22 species of Rhantus Dejean, 1833 are presented including a detailed chaetotaxic analysis of the cephalic capsule, head appendages, legs, last abdominal segment and urogomphi. A parsimony analysis including 25 Rhantus species (the 22 species described in this paper + 3 additional ones) from all major zoogeographic regions and representatives of other Colymbetini genera was conducted using the program TNT based on 43 informative larval characteristics. Jackknife values indicate strong support for the monophyly of members of the tribe Colymbetini (Colymbetinae), which is supported by eight synapomorphies. It is postulated that Rhantus is polyphyletic as Rhantus (Nartus) grapii (Gyllenhal, 1908) and R. monteithi Balke, Wewalka, Alarie & Ribera, 2007 occur as more closely related phylogenetically to other genera of the tribe Colymbetini than to the Rhantus species studied. We suggest that the Neotropical species R. orbignyi Balke, 1992, R. antarcticus nahueli Trémouilles, 1984, R. calidus (Fabricius, 1792) and R. validus Sharp, 1882 represent a distinct lineage within the Colymbetini. All these species diverge at the basis of the strict consensus trees prior to all other Colymbetini studied and are characterized by several unique larval character states. Larvae of Palearctic and Nearctic species of Rhantus were found to share similar character states, which is suggestive of a common phylogenetic origin.
A new species of Meligethes (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae: Meligethinae) of the M. lugubris complex from Sardinia
Authors: AUDISIO PAOLO , DE BIASE ALESSIO , TRIZZINO MARCO , MANCINI EMILIANO , ANTONINI GLORIA
Published: August 2019

A combined morphological and bionomical analysis was performed to clarify the position of a problematic species of the Meligethes lugubris group from Sardinia and Corsica (Coleoptera, Nitidulidae, Meligethinae). This species-group is represented by a dozen anthophagous species associated with Lamiaceae, and distributed from North Africa to Japan. The analysis was mainly focused on the specific distinction and formal description of a new species, M. foddaii Audisio, De Biase & Trizzino sp. nov., from Sardinia and Corsica. The species is morphologically scarcely distinguishable from the allopatric M. lugubris Sturm and M. gagathinus Erichson (both widespread in southern Europe). An identification key to Euro-Mediterranean members of the M. lugubris complex is provided. Combined morphological, ecological, phenological, and preliminary molecular data are presented to support the distinction of the new species. The palaeogeographical scenario explaining the likely Plio-Pleistocene differentiation of the three species, which are all associated with the related Lamiaceae genera Mentha and Thymus, is also briefly discussed.
A review of the Sarcophaga (Heteronychia) (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) of Sardinia
Authors: WHITMORE DANIEL
Published: August 2019

An account is given of the species of Sarcophaga Meigen, 1826 subgenus Heteronychia Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1889 known from the island of Sardinia (Italy). Most of the nearly 1,400 specimens examined were collected in the SW part of the island during 2003–2006 as part of a project investigating the arthropod diversity of the Monti Marganai and Montimannu areas (respectively Carbonia-Iglesias and Medio Campidano provinces). The study resulted in the finding of eight species of Heteronychia, six of which are recorded from Sardinia for the first time. Sarcophaga (Heteronychia) penicillata Villeneuve, 1907, previously mentioned in the literature, is excluded from the fauna of the island. Sarcophaga (Heteronychia) thirionae (Lehrer, 1976) is recorded for the first time from Europe and North Africa (Algeria). One species, Sarcophaga (Heteronychia) gabrielei sp. nov., from various sites in the limestone massif of Marganai, is described as new. Previously unpublished records from other Italian regions and from other countries (Algeria, Canary Islands, Greece) are also given for several species. Sarcophaga (Heteronychia) schnabli Villeneuve, 1911 is recognized as a junior synonym of S. (H.) consanguinea Rondani, 1860 syn. nov. The possible synanthropy of Sarcophaga (Heteronychia) pandellei (Rohdendorf, 1937) is briefly discussed. A key to males and females of all known Sardinian and Corsican species of Sarcophaga (Heteronychia) is provided.
Index
Authors: CERRETTI PIERFILIPPO , MASON FRANCO , MINELLI ALESSANDRO , NARDI GIANLUCA , WHITMORE DANIEL
Published: August 2019

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An updated checklist of the ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) of Sardinia
Authors: TAGLIANTI AUGUSTO VIGNA
Published: August 2019

An up-to-date checklist of the ground beetles of Sardinia and surrounding islets is presented. The presence on the island of 379 species is confirmed, while 41 are here considered of doubtful occurrence. All endemic elements are indicated and concise information is given on the Italian distribution of each species, together with the chorotype of recurrent pattern of main distribution.
Catalogue of family-group names in Cerambycidae (Coleoptera)
Authors: BOUSQUET YVES , HEFFERN DANIEL J. , BOUCHARD PATRICE , NEARNS EUGENIO H.
Published: August 2019

Family-group names proposed for beetles belonging to the family Cerambycidae are catalogued and their availability is determined using the rules of the current International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. A synoptic classification of the family summarizes the validity of the names. Type genera of all family-group names are listed and the type species and stems of genera of available family-group names are included. A new family-group name, Elytracanthinini Bousquet (type genus: Elytracanthina Monn, 2005, a replacement name for Elytracantha Lane, 1955) is proposed for Elytracanthinae Lane, 1955. Ichthyosoma armatum Montrouzier, 1855 is designated as type species of Icthyosoma Boisduval, 1835. Reversal of precedence is used to preserve the validity of the following family-group names: Anaglyptides Lacordaire, 1868 (over Anaglyptisidae Gistel, 1848 [Buprestidae]); Dryobiini Arnett, 1962 (over Dryobiadae Gistel, 1856 [Ptinidae]); Hemilophitae Thomson, 1868 (over Amphionychitae Thomson, 1860) and Hétéropsides Lacordaire, 1869 (over Dichophyiaeidae Gistel, 1848). The following family-group names, although junior synonyms, are preserved as valid until an application is submitted to the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature; in these cases a reversal of precedence could not be applied: Eurypodini Gahan, 1906 (over Zaracinae Pascoe, 1869); Macronides Lacordaire, 1868 (over Enchapteritae Thomson, 1861); Pyresthides Lacordaire, 1868 (over Pseudolepturitae Thomson, 1861 and Erythrinae Pascoe, 1866) and Stenoderinae Pascoe, 1867 (over Syllitae Thomson, 1864). A total of 238 valid cerambycid family-group names (413 available names) are recognized in the following 13 subfamilies: Vesperinae (1 valid family-group name), Oxypeltinae (1), Disteniinae (4), Anoplodermatinae (3), Philinae (1), Parandrinae (2), Prioninae (24), Spondylidinae (5), Necydalinae (1), Lepturinae (8), Lamiinae (80), Dorcasominae (1), and Cerambycinae (107).
Notes on the Homoneura (Homoneura) beckeri group from the Oriental Region, with descriptions of ten new species from China (Diptera: Lauxaniidae)
Authors: SHI LI , YANG DING
Published: August 2019

In the Homoneura (Homoneura) beckeri group, the following ten species are described as new to science: H. (H.) apicomata sp. nov., H. (H.) columnaria sp. nov., H. (H.) convergens sp. nov., H. (H.) flavida sp. nov. and H. (H.) latissima sp.nov., H. (H.) nigritarsis sp. nov., H. (H.) semicircularis sp. nov., H. (H.) tortifurcata sp. nov., H. (H.) yinggelingica sp. nov. and H. (H.) zhangae sp. nov. A list of the species of the Homoneura (Homoneura) beckeri group in the Oriental Region is provided. A key to separate them is presented.
Two new species of the genus Episcaphium Lewis (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Scaphidiinae) of China
Authors: SHENG CHUN , GU FU-KANG
Published: August 2019

The genus Episcaphium Lewis, 1893 is a small Asian genus of Scaphidiinae. It can be distinguished from related genera by the combination of the following characters: body robust, head with occipital region visible, eye notched, segments of antennal club symmetrical, scutellum large and visible, procoxal cavities closed posteriorly, basal pronotal angle not prolonged apically, base of elytron not impressed, elytral disc with or without puncture rows but never with puncture striae; metaventrite glabrous in both sexes.
Immature stages of Calycopis bellera (Hewitson) and C. janeirica (Felder) (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, Theclinae, Eumaeini): Taxonomic significance and new evidence for detritivory
Authors: DUARTE MARCELO , ROBBINS ROBERT K.
Published: August 2019

Details of egg, larval, and pupal morphology are described and illustrated for Calycopis bellera (Hewitson) and C. janeirica (Felder), with a special emphasis on larval chaetotaxy. Wild-caught Calycopis females laid eggs on dead leaves in the laboratory, and the caterpillars successfully completed development on an artificial agar diet to which no leaves were added. Males and females of the sexually dimorphic C. bellera had been previously placed in different genera or different species groups. Calycopis janeirica had been chronically misidentified (and misspelled C. jeneirica). Males and females of this species appear to be correctly associated for the first time. Whereas C. bellera has five larval instars—as reported previously for C. caulonia—C. janeirica has four. Morphological characters of the immatures of C. bellera and C. janeirica are summarized in a table and compared with those of other reared Calycopis species.
Cephalidiosus guilberti (Hemiptera: Tingidae: Tinginae: Litadeini)a new species of a New Caledonian endemic genus, with remarks on its previously described species
Authors: LIS BARBARA
Published: August 2019

The New Caledonian endemic genus Cephalidiosus Guilbert, 1999, can be recognized among the genera of the tribe Litadeini by its greatly expanded, multiseriate costal area; the presence of 4-5 cephalic spines; first antennal segment 3-4 times as long as the second one; a simple uninflated collar; and narrow, at best uniseriate, paranota (Froeschner 2001).
Atelophyllodes gen. n., a new feather mite genus of the family Proctophyllodidae (Astigmata: Analgoidea) from lyrebirds (Passeriformes: Menuridae)
Authors: MIRONOV SERGEY V. , PROCTOR HEATHER C.
Published: August 2019

We describe a new feather mite genus Atelophyllodes gen. n. (Proctophyllodidae: Proctophyllodinae) with two new species from lyrebirds (Passeriformes: Menuridae) in Australia: Atelophyllodes menurae sp. n. (type species) from Menura novaehollandiae Latham, 1802, and A. atyeoi sp. n. from M. alberti Bonaparte, 1850. The unique features of Atelophyllodes that differentiate it from all other described genera of the subfamily Proctophyllodinae involve the structure of opisthosomal lobes in males: lobes are short and wide, with three pairs of extensions bearing bases of setae h2, h3 and f2, and lack terminal lamellae on their posterior margins.
Three Lost Prophets: Macmurray, Smith, and Lambourne
Authors: Gammack George
Published: August 2019

John Macmurray, Ronald Gregor Smith, and R. A. Lambourne are three prophetic figures, whose theological work in the 20th century on the priority of interpersonal relationships and the meaning of community has been unjustifiably neglected. Their writings on the centrality of relatedness for faith demand to be rediscovered today when a relational theology is vitally needed to counter trends towards social dis-integration
Touchscreens for Aircraft Navigation Tasks: Comparing Accuracy and Throughput of Three Flight Deck Interfaces Using Fitts’ Law
Authors: van Zon Nout C. M. , Borst Clark , Pool Daan M. , van Paassen Marinus M.
Published: August 2019

Objective

Use Fitts’ law to compare accuracy and throughput of three flight deck interfaces for navigation.

Background

Industry is proposing touch-based solutions to modernize the flight management system. However, research evaluating touchscreen eﬀectiveness for navigation tasks in terms of accuracy and throughput on the flight deck is lacking.

Method

An experiment was conducted with 14 participants in a flight simulator, aimed at creating Fitts’ law accuracy and throughput models of three different flight deck interfaces used for navigation: the mode control panel, control display unit, and a touch-based navigation display. The former two constitute the conventional interface between the pilot and the flight management system, and the latter represents the industry-proposed solution for the future.

Results

Results indicate less accurate performance with the touchscreen navigation display compared to the other two interfaces and the throughput was lowest with the mode control panel. The control display unit was better in both accuracy and throughput, which is found to be largely attributed to the tactile and physical nature of the interface.

Conclusion

Although performance in terms of accuracy and throughput was better with the control display unit, a question remains whether, when used during a more realistic navigation task, performance is still better compared to a touch-based interface.

Application

This paper complements previous studies in the usage of aircraft touchscreens with new empirical insights into their accuracy and throughput, compared to conventional flight deck interfaces, using Fitts’ law.
Balancing Value Bracketing with the Integration of Moral Values in Psychotherapy: Evaluation of a Clinical Practice from the Perspective of Catholic Moral Theology
Authors: McWhorter Matthew R.
Published: August 2019

Value bracketing is a clinical practice proposed by graduate-level mental health counseling educators to help therapists-in-training learn how to avoid imposing their private values on clients as well as how to manage value conflicts with clients that emerge during the course of therapy. With value bracketing during professional work, a therapist does not refer to his or her private values so as not to influence a client’s decision-making process. When some academic writers describe this practice, however, they risk overemphasizing the distinction made between a therapist’s private values and the professional values that regulate his or her clinical work. This overemphasis is especially apparent in the assertion that a therapist’s religious morality must be entirely separated from the ethics of professional practice. In contrast with this viewpoint, I maintain that a Catholic therapist can both avoid imposing values on clients while at the same time balance value bracketing with the integration of religious morality into professional work. I approach this integration in two ways. First, I approach therapy from the perspective of the intellectual tradition from which value bracketing originates (the tradition of qualitative research involving phenomenological interviewing). From this perspective, I agree that bracketing is methodologically necessary during the stage of clinical interviewing but not necessarily during the stage of treatment planning (when both therapist and client consent to seek particular treatment goals). Second, I outline moral criteria derived from the Catholic intellectual tradition that can help therapists exercise practical wisdom when discerning their professional involvement in how clients will apply treatment outcomes outside of the therapy.

Summary: The goal of the foregoing discussion has been to explore how therapists might balance the clinical practice of value bracketing with a supplemental practice of value integration. Ways were sought for Catholic therapists to adopt the practice of value bracketing without it requiring the professional affirmation (in thought, word, or deed) of client decisions and behaviors that contradict the therapist’s private value system. An integration strategy to professional acculturation was explored where students and professionals seek to balance value bracketing with value integration. This balance is primarily to be located in the collaborative work of the therapist and the client when formulating a treatment plan together. At this stage of clinical work, a Catholic therapist consents to seek goals not only as a professional but also as a follower of Christ.
From the lens of food accessibility and dietary quality: Gaining insights from urban food security in Nigeria
Authors: Ikudayisi Adesola , Okoruwa Victor , Omonona Bolarin
Published: August 2019

Do level of food demanded and dietary diversity jointly provide better estimates on household food security status or is this association modified by level of urbanization within urban setting? To better understand this relationship, we investigated the Nigerian urban household’s food security situation in terms of food access and utilization component through a demand system and diet diversity models using cross-sectional data. Results showed that the food groups considered were normal goods but with varying magnitudes. Most households were price-sensitive, especially to high-value food commodities, while cross-price effect showed a mix of substitute and complementary relationships. However, the level of dietary diversity was moderate. The quantile regression analysis revealed that income and urbanicity index significantly improved consumption of diverse diets, with higher impacts at the lowest quantile. The linkages between rising urbanization and the scourge of food insecurity will require more integration of strategies aimed at tackling the urban food system, infrastructural development and food policy consideration. Therefore, policy options tailored towards better food access and consumption of diverse diet were proffered.
Role of Embodied Movement in Assessing Creative Behavior in Early Childhood: A Focused Review
Authors: Frith Emily , Loprinzi Paul D. , Miller Stephanie E.
Published: August 2019

The controlled measurement of creative potential in early childhood is imperative for researchers seeking to fully understand the initial emergence and development of creativity. Evidence for original ideation has been demonstrated in infants as young as one year old, through their performance of movement-based, interactive creativity tasks. In this focused review of developmental research, we suggest that embodied movements and interactive play may uniquely facilitate creative thinking in early childhood (i.e., from birth to age six). From this review, we propose that embodied movement reinforces physical interactions that influence cognitions underlying creative behavior. Embodied creativity may supplement traditional creativity measures, as young children may be more inclined to represent their inner thoughts and experiences through movement rather than through language alone. Thus, we explored the importance of embodied creativity as a means of informing current researchers about the development of creativity, and we suggest future experimental research in this area.
The color appearance shifts of woven fabrics induced by the optical blending of colored yarns
Authors: Chae Youngjoo
Published: August 2019

This study investigated the effect of individual yarn colors and their blending on the color appearance of woven fabrics by comparing them with solid colors. Woven fabrics often obtain their colors through blends of different colored yarns. When the blends are seen from far enough away, the individual yarn colors are optically mixed in our eyes and perceived as a new solid color that is not actually present. To examine this optical color mixing effect, red, yellow, green, and blue yarns were woven together to produce 36 fabrics in a wide range of colors, the values of which were measured spectrophotometrically. The spectrophotometric values were generated as solid color images on a calibrated cathode ray tube (CRT) monitor. Then the fabrics were scanned and the scanned images were displayed beside their corresponding solid color images on the CRT monitor to assess their differences in lightness, colorfulness, and hue. The results showed that, although the fabrics and their corresponding solid colors had identical CIELAB color values, they appeared significantly different in terms of all lightness, colorfulness, and hue. It was found that the lightness differences of fabrics from solid colors vary with the overall L*, C*, and h° of the fabrics, the colorfulness differences vary with the L*, C*, and h°, and the number of yarn colors in the fabrics and the hue differences vary with the h°. Based on these effects, color appearance models to predict the perceived lightness, colorfulness, and hue of woven fabrics were developed.
European crisis, fragmentation and cohesion: The contribution of ectopic literature to Europeanness
Authors: Albaladejo Tomás
Published: August 2019

This article deals with the current European crisis and with the role of literature in surmounting it alongside economic, social and political shifts. Literature is proposed as one of the supportive pillars of Europe, as the existence of European literature contributes to the idea of Europe itself. Literary writing and human travel and displacement are connected in order to analyse the constitution of ‘ectopic literature’. Since one of the constituents of literature is the contact of literatures and cultures and their mutual influences, the movements of writers inside and towards Europe reinforce the cross-cultural and hybrid nature of European literature and of Europe itself. Thus, ectopic literature boosts a network of cultural cohesion and contributes to the reinforcement of this idea of Europe as well as of Europeanness.
Turning It Off: Emotions in Digital-Free Travel
Authors: Cai Wenjie , McKenna Brad , Waizenegger Lena
Published: August 2019

This article aims to theorize digitally disconnected travel experiences by investigating various emotional responses during the process of withdrawal and regain of technological affordances. The theoretical concepts of affordance and emotional episodes were adopted in this study to create a conceptual framework. Fifteen diaries and 18 interviews were collected from 24 participants’ reflections of their disconnected experiences. This study thus contributes a contextual update of emotional episodes by providing a detailed account of various emotions in the entire disconnecting/reconnecting travel experience. Also, this study contributes to the affordance literature by exploring the fluidity of technology affordances and environmental affordances. This article develops the Disconnected Emotions Model (DEM), a theoretical framework to provide an understanding of the changing relationship between human emotions and material affordances.
Bone mineral density and its influencing factors in children with idiopathic nephrotic syndrome: a prospective observational study
Authors: Sharawat Indar K , Dawman Lesa , Kumkhaniya Merabhai V , Devpura Kusum , Mehta Amarjeet
Published: August 2019

Glucocorticoids are first-line therapy for children with idiopathic nephrotic syndrome (INS). These children are at risk of deranged bone metabolism and low bone mineral density (BMD). We studied 60 children with INS and divided them into two groups. Group 1 included 21 children (initial and infrequent relapsing) and group 2 included 39 children (frequent relapsing, steroid dependent and steroid resistant). Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry of the lumbar spine was performed to assess BMD. Mean BMD Z-score was compared in both groups; this correlated significantly on univariate analysis with cumulative steroid dose, serum vitamin D levels and calcium supplementation. However, on multivariate analysis, serum vitamin D level was the only factor significantly predictive of low z-score.
Implementation of a rhythm and movement intervention to support self-regulation skills of preschool-aged children in disadvantaged communities
Authors: Williams Kate E. , Berthelsen Donna
Published: August 2019

Self-regulation skills are an important predictor of school readiness and early school achievement. Research identifies that experiences of early stress in disadvantaged households can affect young children’s brain architecture, often manifested in poor self-regulatory functioning. Although there are documented benefits of coordinated movement activities to improve self-regulation, few interventions have focused exclusively on music and rhythmic activities. This study explores the effectiveness of a preschool intervention, delivered across 8 weeks, which focused on coordinated rhythmic movement with music to improve self-regulation and executive function. The study involved 113 children across three preschools in disadvantaged communities. The intervention group received 16 sessions of a rhythm and movement program over 8 weeks, whereas the control group undertook the usual preschool program. Executive functions were directly assessed, and teachers reported on children’s self-regulation before and after the intervention. Path analyses found positive intervention effects for emotional regulation reported by teachers and, for boys, on the measure of shifting in the executive function assessment. Teacher-reported cognitive and behavioral regulation also improved in one research site. These early findings suggest that a rhythm and movement intervention has the potential to support the development of self-regulation skills in preschool; however, further research is required.
Choosing to study music in high school: Teacher support, psychological needs satisfaction, and elective music intentions
Authors: Freer Elisabeth , Evans Paul
Published: August 2019

High school students do not value music education highly, nor do they see it as a useful part of their academic pathways. When music becomes an elective subject, low enrolment in elective classes is seen as a challenge for music educators. This study aimed to further investigate this issue by examining the motivational climate of the music classroom, including the perceptions of the music teacher, in the development of student motivation for music. It also examined how these motivational factors influenced students’ intentions to take music as an elective subject. A hypothesized model based on self-determination theory was tested using structural equation modeling (SEM), based on survey data from N = 395 students from 11 schools. The hypothesized model fit the data well. Students’ basic psychological needs fulfillment was predicted by the perceived needs-supportive practices of their teachers. These in turn were predictive of students’ elective intentions. Using multi-group SEM analyses, findings were invariant across gender, school type, year at school, and socio-economic status, and the role of prior music learning was examined. The results indicate that an effective target for increasing students’ motivation and value for music at school may be the motivational climate of the music classroom.
Implementation of process safety assessment through case study presentations in a private university in Malaysia
Authors: Hassell David
Published: August 2019

Process safety is an important component of a Chemical Engineering degree; however, its industrial application also requires participation from Mechanical Engineers. This study extends and evaluates the use of a previously outlined approach in Australia to evaluating student performance in safety education to a multidisciplinary context. Assessment was via a group presentation and subsequent student-to-student critique of presentations, and the study comprised of 39 Mechanical Engineering and 35 Chemical Engineering students. Students were arranged into multidisciplinary groups of three to four students chosen to ensure a mixed academic ability. Each group was given a safety case study based on a previous safety incident, such as Piper Alpha or Flixborough, and students were expected to talk for 3–4 min based on the allocated topic. Marks were awarded for presentations based on a five-criteria rubric, for the critique via specified criteria, and student feedback was obtained using questions applying a Likert 5 point scale. No obvious difference in marks between Chemical Engineers and Mechanical Engineers was found for the case study assessment, in contrast to the large discrepancy in performance during a test and final exam. Students in this study were found to be more positive to the experience than those in the original study in Australia, and further insights are presented based on student feedback to provide the specific advantages and difficulties of running this assessment in a multidisciplinary context. The work provides recommendations and justifications on how to deliver this form of assessment to a multidisciplinary cohort, which is relevant to education practitioners delivering safety education.
A hybrid augmented ant colony optimization for the multi-trip capacitated arc routing problem under fuzzy demands for urban solid waste management
Authors: Babaee Tirkolaee Erfan , Mahdavi Iraj , Seyyed Esfahani Mir Mehdi , Weber Gerhard-Wilhelm
Published: August 2019

Nowadays, urban solid waste management is one of the most crucial activities in municipalities and their affiliated organizations. It includes the processes of collection, transportation and disposal. These major operations require a large amount of resources and investments, which will always be subject to limitations. In this paper, a chance-constrained programming model based on fuzzy credibility theory is proposed for the multi-trip capacitated arc routing problem to cope with the uncertain nature of waste amount generated in urban areas with the aim of total cost minimization. To deal with the complexity of the problem and solve it efficiently, a hybrid augmented ant colony optimization algorithm is developed based on an improved max–min ant system with an innovative probability function and a simulated annealing algorithm. The performance of hybrid augmented ant colony optimization is enhanced by using the Taguchi parameter design method to adjust the parameters’ values optimally. The overall efficiency of the algorithm is evaluated against other similar algorithms using well-known benchmarks. Finally, the applicability of the suggested methodology is tested on a real case study with a sensitivity analysis to evolve the managerial insights and decision aids.
Chromium recovery from tannery sludge and its ash, based on hydrometallurgical methods
Authors: Pantazopoulou Erasmia , Zouboulis Anastasios
Published: August 2019

The recovery of chromium from tannery sludge and from its respective ash constitutes an alternative process of tannery sludge treatment in order to ensure safe disposal. Chromium recovery was investigated based on simple hydrometallurgical processes, that is, leaching using aqueous solutions of acids. Leaching was applied either directly to air-dried sludge or to its respective ash, which results from thermal treatment of the air-dried sludge under anoxic conditions. The major parameters that influence the effectiveness of the leaching process were investigated to optimize chromium leaching. Specifically, contact time, pH value, temperature, liquid per solid ratio, and leaching agent (H2SO4 or HCl) were tested. Leached chromium, obtained directly from the initial tannery waste after 100 min leaching with H2SO4 at pH 1 and at 60°C, was used for the trivalent chromium precipitation by adding magnesia, calcium hydroxide, and sodium hydroxide as precipitation agents. The results revealed satisfactory leaching of trivalent chromium directly from the air-dried sludge. The chromium content in the solid precipitated using sodium hydroxide was about 59 wt %. In contrast, chromium was difficult to leach from the respective ash.
Pay-for-Performance and Other Practices: Alternative Paths for Human Resource Management Effectiveness in Public Social Care Organizations
Authors: Mariani Laura , Gigli Sabrina , Bandini Federica
Published: August 2019

Pay-for-performance has been widely adopted in the public sector to improve effectiveness and efficiency in service provision, which in turn positively affects employees’ satisfaction and commitment. Despite the presence of these initiatives in nearly every reform effort, limited concrete evidence of success has been highlighted. Through a fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis on 17 social care organizations in Italy, the aim of this work is to contribute to the debate on human resources management practices in the public sector. Results suggest that pay-for-performance is effective when supported by other empowering practices. Furthermore, alternative combinations can produce the same positive effect on satisfaction and commitment.
The Methodology of “Varieties of Democracy” (V-Dem)1
Authors: Coppedge Michael , Gerring John , Knutsen Carl Henrik , Krusell Joshua , Medzihorsky Juraj , Pernes Josefine , Skaaning Svend-Erik , Stepanova Natalia , Teorell Jan , Tzelgov Eitan , Wilson Steven L. , Lindberg Staffan I.
Published: August 2019

This article describes and discusses the new generation of methodological responses to measuring democracy and related issues generated by Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem). V-Dem is distinct in several regards in addition to its unique level of disaggregation, by the combination of: historical data extending back to 1900 and for a large selection among them to 1789 for many countries in the world; use of multiple, independent coders for each evaluative question; inter-coder reliability tests incorporated into a custom designed Bayesian item-response theory measurement model; provision of confidence bounds for all point estimates associated with expert-coded questions as well as for all indices; multiple indices reflecting varying theories of democracy; fully transparent aggregation procedures; and that all data are made freely available, including original coder-level judgments (exclusive of any personal identifying information).
Combined effects of various materials on tool wear in drilling of Ti/CFRP stacks
Authors: Wang Qi , Wang Fuji , Zhang Chong , Chen Chen
Published: August 2019

Ti/CFRP stacks present the key function in the aviation field due to their excellent properties. However, both titanium alloy and CFRP are hard-to-cut materials and their requirements on cutting tool performance are significantly different. When drilling Ti/CFRP stacks using a compromised tool, tool wear is affected by two materials, resulting in extremely low tool life. This paper investigates the wear process of chisel edge and main cutting edge of carbide step drill bits in the drilling of Ti/CFRP stacks, titanium alloys and CFRP, and the combined effects of various materials on the tool wear are revealed. Based on the wear analysis, it is found that tool wear is more affected by the carbon fiber/Ti-adhesion interaction which makes the rake face more susceptible to occur adhesive wear and slows down the flank wear, and severe rake wear and flank wear have a sharpening effect on cutting edge. It also reveals the relationship between thrust force and tool wear, and results indicate that the variation of thrust force is related to the flank wear and the Ti-adhesion attached to chisel edge, but not to the edge rounding. The conclusions reported in this paper can provide guidance for structural optimization of long-life stacks cutting tools.
Assembly variation analysis of the aircraft panel in multi-stage assembly process with N-2-1 locating scheme
Authors: Lu Cong , Huo Deng-Sheng , Wang Zi-Yue
Published: August 2019

The flexible aircraft panel parts are easy to deform during the assembly process, the deformation can directly affect the assembly accuracy of the aircraft panel, and further affect the assembly quality of the aircraft fuselage. In order to evaluate the assembly accuracy of the aircraft panel in multi-stage assembly process with N-2-1 locating scheme, this paper proposes an assembly variation analyzing approach, considering the effect of the contact force between the panel skin and the fixture components on the deformation of the panel in the assembly process. The mathematical models are established to conclude the contact force between the panel skin and the fixture components in multi-stage assembly process of the panel with N-2-1 locating scheme, and the effect of the contact force between the skin and the fixture components on the deformation of the panel in assembly is investigated. An assembly variation model is built for the aircraft panel considering the variation sources including the manufacturing error of the flexible panel parts, fixture error, and the deformation of the panel in multi-stage assembly process considering the effect of the contact force. Finally, the proposed assembly variation analyzing approach for the aircraft panel is tested with a case study.
Numerical investigation of heat transfer and fluid flow characteristics in circular wavy microchannel with tangentially branched secondary channels
Authors: Kumar Valaparla Ranjith , Balasubramanian Karthik , Kumar K Kiran , Bhatia Kanishk , Tiwari Nikhil
Published: August 2019

Wavy microchannels have been shown to possess improved heat transfer capabilities because of greater fluid mixing and boundary layer thinning. In this study, fluid flow and heat transfer characteristics of circular wavy microchannels with tangentially branched secondary channels, were numerically investigated. Its heat transfer and fluid flow characteristics were compared with other specific wavy microchannel geometries. Three-dimensional numerical studies were carried out in the Reynolds number range of 100–300 with uniform heat flux wall boundary condition, using Ansys Fluent commercial software. Validation of the model was done with experimental data from literature. Circular wavy microchannels, owing to constant curvature, lead to nearly constant Dean vortices strength. The tangential branched secondary channels helped in further effective fluid mixing and in reinitializing the boundary layer. These phenomena had significant effect on its heat transfer and fluid flow behavior. Circular wavy microchannels with tangentially branched secondary channels, having secondary channel width to primary channel width ratio (ω) equal to 0.25, showed higher overall performance than other designs considered in the present study. Velocity vectors, velocity and temperature contours are presented to explain the fluid flow and heat transfer characteristics. It is observed that circular wavy microchannels with tangentially branched secondary channel design (ω = 0.25) gives 39.36% higher Nusselt number with 21% increased pressure drop as compared to sinusoidal wavy microchannel design. The overall performance factor of circular wavy microchannel with tangentially branched secondary channel design (ω = 0.25) is higher in the Reynolds number range of 100–250 than all other designs considered in this study.
Improved properties of corn fiber-reinforced polylactide composites by incorporating silica nanoparticles at interfaces
Authors: Luo Honglin , Yang Zhiwei , Yao Fanglian , Li Wei , Wan Yizao
Published: August 2019

In this work, we report a novel strategy for improving the interfacial nature in corn fiber/polylactide (CRF/PLA) composites by directly applying a sizing containing silica nanoparticles on the surface of CRFs. This results in enhanced mechanical properties of the CRF/PLA composites. These improvements can be mainly attributed to the presence of silica nanoparticles on CRF-PLA interfaces, which act to resist the crack propagation. The increased surface roughness of CRFs from incorporated silica nanoparticles may also contribute to the enhanced mechanical properties. This simple methodology can be easily scaled up and thus shows great promise in industrial applications.
‘Transvenous’ pleurocentesis
Authors: Siew Kelvin Shenq Woei , Hieu Huynh Quoc , Loch Alexander
Published: August 2019

A middle-aged woman had a central venous catheter insertion for fluid resuscitation presented with tachypnea and oxygen desaturation 6 h later. Diagnosis was made based on the chest X-ray performed 6 h after the catheter placement. Thereafter, the patient received appropriate treatment.
The Accuracy of Combined Electrocardiogram Criteria to Diagnose Right Atrial Enlargement in Adults With Uncorrected Secundum Atrial Septal Defect
Authors: Rio Purwati Pole , Hariawan Hariadi , Anggrahini Dyah Wulan , Hartopo Anggoro Budi , Dinarti Lucia Kris
Published: August 2019

Background:

Right atrium (RA) enlargement in uncorrected atrial septal defect (ASD) is due to chronic volume overload. Several electrocardiogram (ECG) criteria had been proposed for screening RA enlargement. This study aimed to compare the accuracy of ECG criteria in detecting RA enlargement in adults with uncorrected ASD.

Methods:

This was a cross-sectional study involving 120 adults with uncorrected secundum ASD. The subjects underwent ECG examination, transthoracic echocardiography, and right heart catheterization. An RA enlargement was determined with RA volume index by transthoracic echocardiography. Various ECG and combined ECG criteria were evaluated. Statistical analysis was performed to analyze the sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, positive predictive value (PPV), and negative predictive value (NPV).

Results:

An RA enlargement was detected in 64.2% subjects. The P wave height > 2.5 mm in lead II criterion had the best specificity (100%) and PPV (100%), but low sensitivity (19%) and accuracy (48%). The combined 2 ECG criteria (QRS axis > 90°, R/S ratio > 1 in V1) had 82% sensitivity, 56% specificity, 73% accuracy, 77% PPV, and 63% NPV. The combined 3 ECG criteria (QRS axis > 90°, R/S ratio > 1 in V1, and P wave height > 1.5 mm in V2) had 35% sensitivity, 86% specificity, 53% accuracy, 82% PPV, and 43% NPV.

Conclusions:

The combined 2 ECG criteria (QRS axis > 90° and R/S ratio > 1 in V1) had increased sensitivity, better accuracy, and more balance of PPV and NPV as compared with P wave > 2.5 mm in II criterion and combined 3 ECG criteria to diagnose RA enlargement in adults with uncorrected ASD.