bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Ancient DNA analysis indicates the first English lions originated from North Africa
Authors: Barnett Ross , Yamaguchi Nobuyuki , Shapiro Beth , Sabin Richard
Published: March 2019

The Royal Menagerie of England was established at the Tower of London in the 13th Century and served as a home of exotic animals until it was closed on behalf of the Duke of Wellington in 1835. Two well-preserved lion skulls recovered from the moat of the Tower of London were recently radiocarbon-dated to AD 1280-1385 and AD 1420-1480, making them the earliest confirmed lion remains in the British Isles since the extinction of the Pleistocene cave lion. Using ancient DNA techniques and cranio-morphometric analysis, we identify the source of these first English lions to lie in North Africa, where no natural lion population remains today.
Verhoeven’s giant rat of Flores (Papagomys theodorverhoeveni, Muridae) extinct after all?
Authors: Zijlstra Jelle S. , van den Hoek Ostende Lars W. , Due Rokus Awe
Published: March 2019

Recently Papagomys theodorverhoeveni was reported to be still extant on the basis of a single museum specimen. Based on comparison with extensive zooarchaeological material from Liang Bua, the identification of this specimen is refuted.
An investigation into the taxonomy of Dendrelaphis tristis (Daudin, 1803): revalidation of Dipsas schokari (Kuhl, 1820) (Serpentes, Colubridae)
Authors: van Rooijen Johan , Vogel Gernot
Published: March 2019

The taxonomic status of the colubrid snake Dendrelaphis tristis (Daudin, 1803) was investigated on the basis of morphological data taken from 64 museum specimens. Univariate and multivariate analyses of these data reveal that Dendrelaphis tristis is composed of two species. One of these species agrees with the description of Dipsas schokari Kuhl, 1820 which is revalidated in the combination Dendrelaphis schokari (Kuhl, 1820). The syntypes of D. schokari have been lost and a type for D. tristis has never been deposited in a collection. Neotypes are designated and described for both species in order to stabilize the names. D. schokari differs from D. tristis in having a lower number of ventrals and subcaudals, a larger eye, a shorter vertebral stripe and the absence of a bright interparietal spot. D. tristisand D. schokari exhibit a partially overlapping distribution. D. tristis ranges from Sri Lanka northward through most of India to Myanmar whereas the distribution of D. schokari is restricted to Sri Lanka and South-west India (Western Ghats). Although the two species coexist on Sri Lanka and in South-west India, these species presumably do not occur syntopically as suggested by their distribution patterns and morphology.
Mitochondrial patterns of intra- and interspecific differentiation among endemic freshwater crabs of ancient lakes in Sulawesi
Authors: Schubart Christoph D. , Santl Tobias , Koller Peter
Published: March 2019

Due to their long-term ecological stability, ancient lakes represent very interesting systems for studying differentiation and speciation processes. High degrees of endemism and specialisation are characteristic features of their fauna. The Malili lakes from the Indonesian island Sulawesi are considered an ancient limnic system, and recent research has increased the number of recognized species and the knowledge about ecological and morphological diversification within a variety of animal taxa. Here we show that the local endemic gecarcinucid freshwater crabs are more differentiated than qualitative morphological characters and the current taxonomy may indicate. The morphologically and ecologically well characterised species Nautilothelphusa zimmeri Balss, 1933 consists of two allopatric populations with one of the groups being more closely related to sympatric Parathelphusa ferruginea Chia and Ng, 2006 according to mitochondrial genetic data. One haplotype is even shared by both species. Nevertheless, in this study lack of gene flow between both species is demonstrated. To our knowledge, this is the first report of DNA sequence identity between two different genera along the same cytochrome oxidase I gene segment that is being proposed for barcoding studies.
Role of behaviour in biological invasions and species distributions; lessons from interactions between the invasive Gammarus pulex and the native G. duebeni (Crustacea: Amphipoda)
Authors: Dick Jaimie T.A.
Published: March 2019

In attempting to understand the distributions of both introduced species and the native species on which they impact, there is a growing trend to integrate studies of behaviour with more traditional life history/ecological approaches. The question of what mechanisms drive the displacement of the freshwater amphipod Gammarus duebeni by the often introduced G. pulex is presented as a case study. Patterns of displacement are well documented throughout Europe, but the speed and direction of displacement between these species can be varied. From early studies proposing interspecific competition as causal in these patterns, I review research progress to date. I show there has been no evidence for interspecific competition operating, other than the field patterns themselves, a somewhat tautological argument. Rather, the increased recognition of behavioural attributes with respect to the cannibalistic and predatory nature of these species gave rise to a series of studies unravelling the processes driving field patterns. Both species engage in ‘intraguild predation’ (IGP), with moulting females particularly vulnerable to predation by congeneric males. G. pulex is more able both to engage in and avoid this interaction with G. duebeni. However, several factors mediate the strength and asymmetry of this IGP, some biotic (e.g. parasitism) and others abiotic (e.g. water chemistry). Further, a number of alternative hypotheses that may account for the displacement (hybridization; parasite transmission) have been tested and rejected. While interspecific competition has been modelled mathematically and found to be a weak interaction relative to IGP, mechanisms of competition between these Gammarus species remain largely untested empirically. Since IGP may be finely balanced in some circumstances, I conclude that the challenge to detect interspecific competition remains and we require assessment of its role, if any, in the interaction between these species. Appreciation of behavioural attributes and their mediation should allow us to more fully understand, and perhaps predict, species introductions and resultant distributions.
Species diversity and endemism: testing the mid-domain effect on species richness patterns of songbirds in the Palearctic Region
Authors: Aliabadian Mansour , Sluys Ronald , Roselaar Cees S. , Nijman Vincent
Published: March 2019

Explanation of the spatial distribution patterns in species richness, and especially those of small-ranged species (endemics), bears relevance for studies on evolution and speciation, as well as for conservation management. We test a geometric constraint model, the mid-domain effect (MDE), as a possible explanation for spatial patterns of species richness in Palearctic songbirds (Passeriformes), with an emphasis on the patterns of small-ranged species. We calculated species richness based on digitised distribution maps of phylogenetic species of songbirds endemic to the Palearctic region. Data were plotted and analyzed over a one degree equal area map of the Palearctic Region, with a grid cell area of 4062 km². The emergent biogeographic patterns were analysed with WORLDMAP software. Comparison of the observed richness pattern among 2401 phylogenetic taxa of songbirds in the Palearctic Region with the predictions of a fully stochastic bi-dimensional MDE model revealed that this model has limited empirical support for overall species richness of Palearctic songbirds. Major hotspots were located south of the area where MDE predicted the highest species- richness, while some of the observed coldspots were in the centre of the Palearctic Region. Although small-ranged species are often found in areas with the highest species richness, MDE models have a very restricted explanatory power for the observed species-richness pattern in small-ranged species. Regions with a high number of small-ranged species (endemism hotspots) may contain a unique set of environmental conditions, unrelated to the shape or size of the domain, allowing a multitude of species to co-exist.
Does biogeography have a future in a globalized world with globalized faunas?
Authors: Schram Frederick R.
Published: March 2019

The study of biogeography was once a pillar of evolution science. Both Darwin and especially Wallace found great inspiration from the consideration of animal distributions. However, what is to happen to this discipline in a time of global trade, mass movement of people and goods, and the resulting globalization of the planet’s biota? Can we still hope to delve into the fine points of past geography as it affected animal and plant evolution? Maybe we can, but only with careful study of life forms that suffer minimal affects – at present – from globalization, viz., marginal faunas of quite inaccessible environments. Two examples taken from syncarid crustaceans illustrate this point. Bathynellacea provide insight into ancient patterns of distribution and possible modes of evolution of that group. Modern Anaspididae yield some surprising information concerning the timing of evolutionary events.
Revision of the genus Trichomeloe Reitter, with the description of new species and first instar larvae (Coleoptera: Meloidae)
Authors: Bologna Marco A. , Di Giulio Andrea
Published: March 2019

The Palaearctic genus Trichomeloe is reviewed and newly defined on the basis of larval and adult characters. Its position among the Lyttini tribe is discussed. Trichomeloe includes eight species, mostly from the Near East. The bionomics of the genus is summarized, together with a key to the species, an annotated catalogue and some taxonomic remarks. T. syriacus n. sp. from Syria and T. mesopotamicus n. sp. from northern Irak, are described. The first instar larva of T. syriacus is described and compared with that of T. chrysocomus, both figured by scanning electron microscopy photographs.
Cryptic variation and recent bipolar range expansion within the Stumped-Toed Gecko Gehyra mutilata across Indian and Pacific Ocean islands
Authors: Rocha Sara , Ineich Ivan , James Harris D.
Published: March 2019

With an impressively wide distribution, Gehyra mutilata is present on almost all Indian and Pacific Ocean islands and in large regions of Southeast Asia and Indonesia. Mitochondrial sequence data (~500 bp) from individuals covering large parts of its (mainly insular) distribution reveals deep cryptic variation and strong geographic structure, with two well differentiated lineages. Molecular data also reveals that the wide Indian and Pacific insular distribution of Gehyra is very recent and, at least across the Indian Ocean islands, most probably the result of human- aided dispersal, as no variation within this lineage was found. Further research is needed to determine geographic patterns of variation across Southeast Asia, the level of genetic variation, and possible mechanisms of speciation. If recognized as distinct taxa, the binomen Gehyra insulensis should be resurrected, and applied to the ‘Pacific lineage’.
Intersite epibiosis characterization on dominant mangrove crustacean species from Malaysia
Authors: Fernandez-Leborans Gregorio , Hanamura Yukio , Siow Ryon , Chee Phaik-Ean
Published: March 2019

Epibiosis was studied in dominant mangrove crustacean species in several areas in Malaysia. The observed basibionts were the crustaceans Mesopodopsis orientalis, Acetes japonicus, Acetes sibogae, Acetes indicus and Fenneropenaeus merguiensis and the epibionts found were the protozoan ciliates Acineta branchicola, Lagenophrys eupagurus, Conidophrys pitelkae and Zoothamnium duplicatum. Basibionts from the open sea area (Acetes japonicas) and from a sandy beach of Penang (Mesopodopsis orientalis) showed the lowest epibiont densities. Considering all the colonized anatomical units each basibiont species had a distinct epibiotic distribution and the epibiont species presented a significantly different distribution over each of the basibiont species. In the basibiont M. orientalis a significant difference was observed in epibiotic distribution between populations from different geographical areas. Species sampled on mangrove and offshore areas also differed in this respect The different epibiont species varied among locations according to the structure of the community. We also report on the pattern of epiobiont distribution over the anterioposterior axis of the basibiont, on the influence of physiological characteristics of basibiont and epibiont and on the influence of environmental conditions on the epibiont communities.
Divided infraorbital foramen in the lion (Panthera leo): its implications for colonisation history, population bottlenecks, and conservation of the Asian lion (P. l. persica)
Authors: Yamaguchi Nobuyuki , Kitchener Andrew C. , Driscoll Carlos A. , Macdonald David W.
Published: March 2019

A divided infraorbital foramen is an important morphological feature in lion taxonomy and has previously been considered to occur only in the Asian lion, Panthera leo persica. Based on an examination of 498 lion skulls from museum collections in Europe and southern Africa, we report for the first time on the prevalence of the divided infraorbital foramen in African lions, as well as its occurrence in the tiger, P. tigris and the extinct Pleistocene European cave lion, P. leo spelaea. The higher frequency of this characteristic in Asian lions may have occurred after the lion colonised Asia, and can be considered an important morphological feature characterising this population. It is not clear whether recent anthropogenic population bottlenecks have influenced changes in its prevalence over the last 200 years.
Molecular phylogenetic relationships among some stygobitic cirolanid species (Crustacea, Isopoda)
Authors: Baratti Mariella , Filippelli Mariateresa , Nardi Francesco , Messana Giuseppe
Published: March 2019

Within the Cirolanidae, a widespread family of marine isopods, about 23 genera are stygobitic and inhabit phreatic and anchialine ecosystems, with many endemic species. The Mediterranean area has a high biodiversity of subterranean cirolanids, which are considered thalassoid limnostygobionts. A molecular analysis was conducted using mtDNA genes to infer the phylogeny of species belonging to six of the seven stygobitic genera of Cirolanidae inhabiting the Mediterranean basin and to two American taxa: Faucheria faucheri, Marocolana delamarei, Saharolana seurati, Sphaeromides virei virei, Turcolana sp., 13 taxa of the genus Typhlocirolana and two American species, Antrolana lira and Speocirolana bolivari. The Typhlocirolana species are widespread in the western Mediterranean basin, with a concentration of taxa in the Maghreb region. Turcolana sp. is localised in the eastern Mediterranean, while F. faucheri and S. v. virei are north Mediterranean taxa. S. seurati, the taxon least morphologically adapted to subterranean life, belongs to a monospecific genus present in a Tunisian spring. The molecular phylogeny showed a high affinity among the American taxa and the Mediterranean Sphaeromides, clustering in the Sphaeromides group identified by previous morphological studies. Typhlocirolana species and M. delamarei constitute their sister clade within the Sphaeromides group. F. faucheri appears to be a sister clade of the Sphaeromides group. S. seurati, showing reduced troglobitic adaptations, assumes disparate and unsolved positions in the phylogenetic reconstructions. The molecular data suggest that a combination of vicariance and dispersal events, occurring from 180 to a few million years ago, combined to bring about the present distribution pattern of Mediterranean cirolanid isopods.
Host specificity and phylogenetic relationships among Atlantic Ovulidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda)
Authors: Reijnen Bastian T. , Hoeksema Bert W. , Gittenberger Edmund
Published: March 2019

Ovulid gastropods and their octocoral hosts were collected along the leeward coast of Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles. New molecular data of Caribbean and a single Atlantic species were combined with comparable data of Indo-Pacific Ovulidae and a single East-Pacific species from GenBank. Based on two DNA markers, viz. CO-I and 16S, the phylogenetic relationships among all ovulid species of which these data are available are reconstructed. The provisional results suggest a dichotomy between the Atlantic and the Indo-Pacific taxa. Fully grown Simnialena uniplicata closely resembles juvenile Cyphoma gibbosum conchologically. Cymbovula acicularis and C. bahamaensis might be synonyms. The assignments of Caribbean host species for Cyphoma gibbosum, C. signatum, Cymbovula acicularis and Simnialena uniplicata are revised.
First report of developmental changes inside the eggs of the Chinese freshwater crab, Sinopotamon yangtsekiense Bott, 1967 (Potamoidea, Potamidae), with comments on its evolutionary significance
Authors: Xue Junzeng , Liu Yan , Cumberlidge Neil , Wu Huixian
Published: March 2019

This paper focuses on the developmental changes that take place inside the eggs of the semi-terrestrial freshwater crab, Sinopotamon yangtsekiense, from Qiantang River in Zhejiang Province, China. The egg consists of two layers, a thick outer membrane and a thin inner membrane that encloses the fluidfilled embryonic sac. Development in this species took up to 77 days, after which the free-living juvenile hatchling crab emerged from the egg. During development the embryo underwent a series of morphological changes that corresponded to the free-living larval stages of marine crabs, and the yolk mass decreased in size and changed color (from creamy pale yellow, to orange, and finally grey). The eggs remained attached to the pleopods in the female’s abdominal brood pouch during development and showed a great deal of independence from water. Embryos developed normally whether they were immersed in water or in air. The implications of this adaptation for freshwater crab evolution are discussed.
The Practice and Theory of China’s Informal Economy
Authors: Huang Philip C. C.
Published: March 2019

This article is based on the introduction-summary of the author’s new book awaiting publication. It deals mainly with the realities of China’s “informal economy” (understood as laboring people with little or no legal protection), to be distinguished from misleading and obfuscating “mainstream” theory’s construction and discourse about them. The working people of the “informal economy” today come mainly from the “half cultivator half worker” peasant families, and with them, make up a distinctive social formation that is very different from the expectations of both neoclassical economics and Marxist political economy. It cannot be understood in terms of the conventional categories of “mainstream” theory and needs new conceptualization and theory to grasp. The “informal economy’s” latest manifestation is the rapid spread of “dispatch workers,” who need also to be understood in terms of new theoretical concepts.
The Pilot Land Reform Program and Land Reform in Pilot Villages: A Study of Pilot Land Reform and Party Consolidation in Lucheng, Shanxi
Authors: Ma Weiqiang , Deng Hongqin , Yang Lichao
Published: March 2019

William Hinton’s widely influential Fanshen is notable for its nuanced description of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) consolidation and land reform in Long Bow village (Hinton’s pseudonym for Zhangzhuang 张庄). But how representative was Long Bow? What was the situation in other villages? Did Hinton accurately describe what really happened in the party consolidation and land
reform? Or did he miss important points? Scholars have either considered the situation in Long Bow as representative of the general situation of party consolidation and land reform in northern China or else have left these questions open, and thus have failed to distinguish between pilot programs of party consolidation and the overall consolidation of the party. Based on documents from the Communist Party Committee of Lucheng county and pilot villages including Long Bow, this article seeks to clarify the sequence of events surrounding party consolidation and land reform in Long Bow and its role in the pilot program of land reform and party consolidation in Lucheng county by setting Long Bow in the context of the larger administrative region of which it was part and reviewing the historical process of the land reform and party consolidation pilot program. In this way, this article reveals the historical significance of land reform and party consolidation for rural political change and democratic development.
Democracy, Student Movement and Thinking: A Response to Michael A. Peters’ Article
Authors: Zhao Kang
Published: March 2019

In this essay, firstly I agree with Peters on his point that Dewey’s political democracy reveals his idea of education as a public good suggested in the newly discovered Dewey’s Lectures, and I highlight Dewey’s idea of relationship between political democracy and education. Secondly, for Peters’ puzzle about Dewey’s lack of discussion in this lecture concerning the students’ action in the May 4th Movement, I present Dewey’s such kind of discussion from another lecture series given at Beijing. Finally, with the notion of “narrative learning”, I echo Peters’ comment regarding Deweyan mode of thinking as the only way of understanding about thinking.
The Thoughtful University: A Feasible Utopia
Authors: Barnett Ronald A.
Published: March 2019

Philosophers have long made allegations of a thoughtlessness in the world and, in the wake of their charges, critiques of thoughtlessness on the part of the university have also been made. Explanations for such thoughtlessness are rooted in both exogenous and endogenous sources. Thinking has not been vanquished entirely from the university but rather a malign thoughtlessness has descended on it. Drawing especially on Bhaskar’s Critical Realism, a conception of the thinking university is proffered here that both recognizes the deep structures at work and opens a sense of the university as an agent. Four criteria of university thoughtfulness are proposed. The prospects for such a cognitive culture emerging are explored, two phenomena being identified; first, that the social ontology of the university is widening and second, that contra postmodernism, universals associated with the university are increasing. Further, the constellation of reason has been displaced by the constellation of utility but a new constellation is struggling to emerge, which is calling for thought on the part of the university, namely the constellation of otherness. The thinking university is, therefore, a feasible utopia, its legitimacy standing up to the rigorous scrutiny of six conditions of adequacy. The thinking university is already living in the real world.
National Research Assessment Frameworks, Publication Output Targets and Research Practices: The Compliance-Habitus Effect
Authors: Rowlands Julie , Gale Trevor
Published: March 2019

In this paper we consider relationships between national research assessment and publication output targets within academic workload models, theorising their potential impact on research practices and the academic habitus. Thinking with Bourdieu’s theory of practice, we draw on examples from higher education systems within the United Kingdom and Australia to argue that what an agent has done in the past plays a potentially significant role in the reformation of their own habitus. In relation to academics complying with publication output targets, whatever form those targets may take, we posit that this has implications for what research is done, how, by whom and where, and also for how researchers are disposed, or not, towards what research is perceived to be possible or desirable.
Theorizing Teacher Responsibility in an Age of Neoliberal Accountability
Authors: Besley Tina
Published: March 2019

This article explores concepts of teacher responsibility, accountability, being in loco parentis, and responsibilization as many advanced capitalist societies have dropped policies and practices that were set up in the mid 19th century after the Great Depression in the welfare state under Keynesian economics. Since the early 1980s most of these states have adopted neoliberal policies and market rationality for all aspects of social policy including education. Under neoliberalism, the subject theorised by Homo economicus, is one that is theorised as a rational autonomous individual, with its responsibilized behavior underpinning much of how not only teachers but students now are compleed to behace and perform. These have resulted in major shifts in attitudes to professionalism of teachers, in responsibilising individuals and so have impacted on subjectivity as the state has pulled back from all manner of social provision and has responsibilized the individual to be a consumer-citizen, a prudential and entrepreneurial self even in terms of education. The upshot is increasing use of audits, checklists and accountability regimes for teachers who are becoming increasingly a de-professionalised in a low-trust managerialist environment with students as consumers.
Educational Policy Development in China in the 21st Century: A Multi-Flows Approach
Authors: Li Jun , Li Jian
Published: March 2019

Recently China has miraculously transformed itself from a learner in the 20th century to a re-rising leader of educational excellence. The enduring policy endeavors over the past few decades have largely enabled China as the largest educational system in the world move to a recently emerging status as a global leader of educational improvement, recognized and appreciated with admiration by many traditionally advanced countries. The two authors intend to offer a snapshot of the China miracle of educational development in terms of public policies since the turn of the 21st century. With a Multi-Flows Approach constructed from Csikszentmihalyi’s idea of “flow”, this paper investigates the complexity and dynamism of three policy streams, i.e., basic education, teacher education and higher education. It is concluded from the literature review that central to China’s key policy actions in recent decades are four core themes, i.e., equality in terms of a democratic mission of education for every citizen, quality in terms of individual and social productivity, efficiency as a national priority based on practicality, and rejuvenation of the state for nation-building and global status. Educational policy development in China since the new century is thus examined with economic, political, cultural and international flows, each presenting a colorful jigsaw puzzle that is not easily tessellated by other flows. The authors argue that the different focus of flows and beyond can benefit policy communities in the world with varied directions for educational change resulting in significant improvement while none of them should be seen as a single force in solely shaping educational policy development without the convergence of other forces. This implies that for any public policy in education policymakers, implementers and other stakeholders must ensure a comprehensive consideration of the interdependent, converging effects of these forces to prioritize and maximize their outcomes, which may be easily missed by any single force of them. The implications from this paper sheds new light on policy studies in education in China and globally, and the learner-provider dynamism of educational development in a post-colonial context.
Taxonomic treatment of the Ficus auriculata complex (Moraceae) and typification of some related names
Authors: ZHANG ZHEN , WANG XIAO-MEI , LIAO SHUAI , TIAN HUAI-ZHEN , LI HONG-QING
Published: March 2019

Typification of Ficus auriculata complex (Ficus subsect. Neomorphe) is discussed and F. beipeiensis is treated as a new synonym of F. auriculata. As the original material of F. auriculata has not been located, a presentative specimen deposited at P is designated here as its neotype after detailed study of the protologue, relevant publications and specimens.
Erratum: KANG, T.H., HAN, T.M., OKUSHIMA, Y. & PARK, H.C. (2012) Integrative taxonomy of Asiopodabrus fragiliformis (Kang and Kim, 2000) (Coleoptera: Cantharidae) and its related species. Zootaxa, 3259, 1–33.
Authors: KANG T. H. , HAN T. M. , OKUSHIMA Y. , PARK H. C.
Published: March 2019

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Description of a new Psychoda Latreille species from Fennoscandia (Diptera: Psychodidae)
Authors: SALMELA JUKKA , KVIFTE GUNNAR M. , MORE ANNA
Published: March 2019

Psychoda cultella sp. n. is described. The new species is characterized by 16-segmented antennae with the three apicalflagellomeres globular, very short and partially fused; labellum with five terminal digital projections; aedeagus ca 1.7times the length of gonostylus; distiphallus bipartite, composed of a ventral phallomere with a roundish blunt tip and adorsal phallomere with pointed tip; basiphallus in lateral view sub-basally widened. The new species is known from Fin-land (29 localities) and Norway (6 localities), ranging from the southern boreal ecoregion to the subalpine zone. Psychodacultella sp. n. is mainly found in Malaise trap samples collected from moist coniferous forests and spruce mires (riparianforests, springs) and rarely from fens and subalpine heaths. Two male specimens from Norway were reared from fruiting bodies of polypore fungi (either Fomes fomentarius or Piptoporus betulinus).
Description of a rheophilic Tilapia species Smith, 1840 (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from Guinea with comments on Tilapia rheophila Daget, 1962
Authors: DUNZ ANDREAS R. , SCHLIEWEN ULRICH K.
Published: March 2019

Tilapia konkourensis, new species, is described on the basis of three specimens from the upper Konkouré River and itstributary Kakrima. The rheophilic species differs from all other Tilapia sensu lato except T. fusiforme Dunz & Schliewen,2010 in a shallower body 30.0–31.5% vs. 32.9–52.5% SL and from T. fusiforme in having eight instead of nine to twelvelower lateral-line scales. It is most similar to Tilapia rheophila Daget, 1962, type species of the monotypic subgenus Tila-pia (Dagetia) Thys van den Audenaerde, 1969. An evaluation of the putative autapomorphies diagnosing Dagetia re-vealed that all are shared with members of the subgenus Coptodon Gervais, 1853 sensu Thys van den Audenaerde, 1969; hence, Tilapia (Dagetia) is placed in the synonymy of Tilapia (Coptodon).
Four new Owadaglaea species from the greater Himalayan region (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae)
Authors: BENEDEK BALÁZS , BORTH ROBERT , SALDAITIS AIDAS
Published: March 2019

Descriptions of four new Owadaglaea Hacker and Ronkay, 1996 (O. kulmani sp. n., O. reta sp. n., O. michelleae sp. n.,and O. dominiki sp. n.) from Nepal, China and Myanmar are provided along with detailed comparisons to their nearest relatives. A full revised checklist of the genus is presented with the taxonomical placement of the new species.
Epinotia cinereana (Haworth, 1811) bona sp., a Holarctic tortricid distinct from E. nisella (Clerck, 1759) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Eucosmini) as evidenced by DNA barcodes, morphology and life history
Authors: MUTANEN Marko , AARVIK LEIF , Landry JEAN-FRANÇOIS , SEGERER ANDREAS H. , KARSHOLT OLE
Published: March 2019

DNA barcodes of European tortricid moths identified as Epinotia nisella (Clerck, 1759) were found to comprise two ge-netically distinct clusters. These coincided with E. nisella and E. cinereana (Haworth, 1811) (sp. rev.), the latter havingbeen considered a synonym of the former for several decades. Comparing these DNA barcodes with those of North Amer-ican Epinotia showed that both species are Holarctic. The North American Proteopteryx criddleana Kearfott, 1907 is anew junior synonym of E. cinereana (syn. nov.). The two species also show distinct differences in male and female gen-italia. North American populations of both species show moderate differences in barcodes from their respective Europeanpopulations but there are no morphological differences correlated with the intraspecific barcode clusters. Tortrix petranaHübner, 1813 is considered as a junior synonym of E. cinereana (syn. rev.). Epinotia nisella has several synonyms reflect-ing its highly variable forewing colour pattern. We discuss its variation and the status of the names associated with it. The biology of both species in Europe and North America is summarized. Adults and genitalia are illustrated.
The larva of Neoneura ethela Williamson, 1917 (Odonata: Protoneuridae)
Authors: DE SOUZA LUIZ ONOFRE IRINEU , PEPINELLI MATEUS , NEISS ULISSES GASPAR
Published: March 2019

The last-instar larva of Neoneura ethela Williamson is described and illustrated based on one larva collected from a thermal water river in Brazil, State of Goiás and reared in the laboratory. The larva of N. ethela can be distinguished from all other South America Neoneura larvae by the following combination of characters: one pair of premental setae, S8–10 with a row of short spines along distal border, lateral gills a little longer than length of abdomen, ventral border of lateral gill armed with a row of about 24 spines. We provide a key to the species of known South American larvae of Neoneura.
Dorcadion axillare Küster, 1847 (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae): distribution, morphometrics, karyotype and description of a new subspecies from Romania
Authors: DASCĂLU MARIA-MAGDALENA , FUSU LUCIAN
Published: March 2019

Dorcadion axillare Küster, 1847 is confirmed to be present in Romania more than one hundred years after the last pub-lished record. This species was mentioned in 1908 from several localities in SE Romania by A. L. Montandon, but thisrecord was overlooked or misinterpreted by subsequent authors, the species being currently considered endemic for Bul-garia. Based on all published records, museum specimens and new collecting data, D. axillare is in fact widely distributedin Romania. The specimens from the northern part of the distribution area differ from those in Bulgaria and are consideredto belong to a different subspecies, D. axillare moldavicum ssp. nov. The cytogenetic study has revealed a karyotype with 2n = 24 and this is the first comprehensive information on the chromosomes of the genus Dorcadion.
The first record of the genus Uncobracon Papp from China (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)
Authors: TAN JIANG-LI , SHENG MAO-LING , VAN ACHTERBERG KEES , SUN SHU-PING
Published: March 2019

The small genus Uncobracon Papp, 1996 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Braconinae), and Uncobracon pappi (Tobias, 2000)comb. nov., are recorded and illustrated from China for the first time. Uncobracon pappi was reared from a borer in the branch of Hippophae rhamnoides Linnaeus ssp. sinensis Rousi. A key to species of the genus Ucobracon is included.
Stevenia gilasiani sp. nov. (Diptera: Rhinophoridae): the first woodlouse fly with male sexual-patches
Authors: GISONDI SILVIA , LENZI ALICE , ZIEGLER JOACHIM , GIULIO ANDREA DI , CERRETTI PIERFILIPPO
Published: March 2019

Stevenia gilasiani Ziegler, Gisondi & Cerretti, sp. nov. from western Iran is described and illustrated. Cladistic arguments are provided in order to give an explicit genus level affiliation for the new species. Stevenia gilasiani sp. nov. is the first rhinophorid characterized by male ventral sexual-patches on abdominal tergites 3, 4 and 5 and sternites 3 and 4, and is the only Stevenia characterized by two postpronotal setae instead of usual three. A comparison with all congeners is made.
Miscophus Jurine, 1807 (Hymenoptera, Crabronidae) in Central, Northern, and Eastern Europe
Authors: SCHMID-EGGER CHRISTIAN , STRAKA JAKUB
Published: March 2019

Species of the genus Miscophus from Central, Northern, and Eastern Europe are reviewed and a new key to these species is presented. Miscophus cappadocicus de Beaumont, 1967 is given a new status of a valid species (described as a subspecies of Miscophus mavromoustakisi Andrade 1953). New synonyms for Miscophus albufeirae Andrade, 1952 are: Miscophus susterai Balthasar, 1953, M. unigena Balthasar, 1953 and M. albufeirae ssp. anatolicus de Beaumont, 1967. New synonyms for Miscophus insolitus Andrade, 1953 are: Miscophus insulicola Balthasar, 1953, Miscophus percitus Mokrousov, 2004. The following species are new in the fauna of Central Europe: Miscophus albufeirae Andrade, 1952 (Hungary), Miscophus cappadocicus de Beaumont, 1967 (Slovakia, Hungary), Miscophus johni Mokrousov, 2004 (Czech Republic), Miscophus minutus Andrade, 1953 (Hungary).
Taxonomic revision of the microleafhopper genus Ziczacella Anufriev 1970 from Korea (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae)
Authors: HOSSAIN MD. SHAMIM , KWON JIN HYUNG
Published: March 2019

Four species of erythroneurine genus Ziczacella Anufriev, 1970 are revised. Among them, Ziczacella spinosa sp. nov. is new to science. Descriptions and illustrations of Korean species as well as a key and checklist of all known species are provided.
A new species of Faronus Aubé, 1844, endemic to Malta (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Pselaphinae)
Authors: KURBATOV SERGEY A. , MIFSUD DAVID , SABELLA GIORGIO
Published: March 2019

Faronus rica sp. nov. endemic to Malta is described and illustrated, and placed in the Faronus hispanus species group. Faronus rica sp. nov. is closely related to F. siculus Fiori, 1913, an endemic species to Sicily, and they can be distinguished based on morphological features highlighted in the present work.
Wind Turbine Clutter Mitigation via Nonconvex Regularizers and Multidimensional Processing
Authors: Hu Yinan , Uysal Faruk , Selesnick Ivan
Published: March 2019

This paper generalizes a previous formulation of signal separation problem for dynamic wind turbine clutter mitigation at weather radar systems. In this modified formulation, we use nonconvex regularizers together with multichannel overlapping group shrinkage (MOGS) to penalize weather signals and adopt multidimensional processing. We show the restored weather signals in plan position indicator (PPI) format and, to demonstrate the improvement, compare them with the ones produced by the previous method in reflectivity, spectral width, and Doppler velocity estimates of weather data. The improvement results from a better characterization of the sparsities of the weather radar returns. During the course of experiments, we observe that the proposed method successfully mitigates the wind turbine clutter and dramatically increases the signal-to-clutter ratio, even for different weather and wind turbine signatures. In addition, when the wind turbine clutter is weak in the mixture, our algorithm manages to attenuate the ground clutters and produces clutter-free weather signals favorable for further processing.
Swallowing Function in Survivors of Oropharyngeal Cancer Is Associated With Advanced T Classification
Authors: Harms Aaron , Kansara Sagar , Stach Carol , Richardson Peter A. , Chen George , Lai Syeling , Sikora Andrew G. , Parke Robert , Donovan Donald , Chiao Elizabeth , Skinner Heath , Sandulache Vlad C.
Published: March 2019

Objectives:

The incidence of oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) is rapidly increasing in the United States. The aim of this study was to characterize the functional status of OPSCC survivors to identify predictors of swallowing dysfunction in this patient population.

Methods:

OPSCC survivors (n = 81) treated at the Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center between 2005 and 2015 with at least 2 years of clinical follow-up were reviewed. Functional status was ascertained using (1) gastrostomy and tracheostomy placement and retention, (2) gastrostomy use at last follow-up, (3) patient-reported diet, and (4) modified barium swallow.

Results:

Median follow-up duration was 5.6 years; 67% of patients had ≥10-pack-year tobacco exposure; 96% of tumors for which p16 data were available were p16 positive. At last follow-up, 82% of patients reported a regular diet, and only 9 patients required gastrostomy use. Gastrostomy use at last follow-up was higher in patients with T3 and T4 tumors compared with those with T1 and T2 tumors ( P = .01). The relationship between T classification and gastrostomy use persisted even when the analysis was limited to p16+ tumors and p16+ tumors with ≥10-pack-year history of tobacco exposure.

Conclusions:

Advanced T classification at presentation is a critical predictor of gastrostomy use in long-term OPSCC survivors irrespective of p16 status or tobacco exposure history.

Level of Evidence:

2b
Training Residents in the Early Identification of Anxiety Disorders: Feasibility and Preliminary Efficacy of a Novel Training Program
Authors: Mian Nicholas D. , Carpenter Aubrey L. , Pincus Donna B. , Bair-Merritt Megan , Perrin Ellen C.
Published: March 2019

Pediatric anxiety disorders are highly prevalent, but tend to go undetected as pediatricians often lack relevant training. We developed a brief, video-based training program for pediatric residents aimed at improving early identification of child anxiety disorders. The novel training was completed in a group-based format or via an online, asynchronous training program. Pediatric residents from 2 residency programs (n = 63) participated and completed pre- and posttraining surveys evaluating attitudes about previous training, knowledge about child anxiety, perceived evaluation skills, and responses to clinical vignettes. Most residents (81%) reported they did not receive enough prior training in the presentation of anxiety disorders in young children. Residents’ knowledge and perceived evaluation skills increased posttraining. On the vignette-based assessment, residents demonstrated increased sensitivity with regard to interference, diagnosis, and referral urgency. Despite some challenges with participation, results provide preliminary evidence that brief training programs could be an effective way to improve resident education.
The Use of Aerosolized Ribavirin in Respiratory Syncytial Virus Lower Respiratory Tract Infections in Adult Immunocompromised Patients: A Systematic Review
Authors: Avery Lisa , Hoffmann Charles , Whalen Karen M.
Published: March 2019

Introduction: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)–associated lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) is a concern in immunocompromised patients. Aerosolized ribavirin (RBV AER) is used for treatment of RSV LRTI; however, adverse events and rising drug costs remain a challenge for patient management. The purpose of this systematic review is to summarize the efficacy and adverse event profile of RBV AER for the treatment of hospitalized RSV LRTI in immunocompromised adult patients. Methods: A Medline/PubMed, Embase, Google Scholar, Clinicaltrials.gov, and Cochrane Library database search was conducted from 1966 to January 2019 for the use of RBV AER. Search strategy: [(ribavirin OR ICN1229) AND (“administration, oral” OR “oral” OR “administration, inhalation” OR “inhalation)] AND (“respiratory tract infection” OR “pneumonia”). Studies were reviewed if adult patients were hospitalized, immunocompromised, had RSV LRTI, received RBV AER, and included the outcome of mortality and/or adverse reactions. Methodological quality was assessed using the Cochrane Collaboration GRADE approach. Results: A total of 1787 records were identified and 15 articles met inclusion criteria: hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT)/bone marrow transplant (n = 8), other malignancy/neutropenic (n = 2), solid organ transplant (n = 5). All of the trials are observational with a low quality rating; therefore, a meta-analysis was not performed. The 30-day mortality in studies that contain >10 patients with HSCT, malignancy, and transplant range from 0 to 15.4%, 6.3%, and 0 to 27%, respectively. Improved mortality was cited in 4 studies when RBV AER started before mechanical ventilation or within 2 weeks of symptom onset. Only 3 studies had comparative mortality data with RBV AER and RBV PO. Adverse reactions were reported in 5 studies and included psychiatric manifestations (anxiety, depression, feeling of isolation; n = 14), wheezing/bronchospasm (n = 6), snowflakes/hail blowing in face (n = 6), and precipitation in ventilator tubing (n = 5). Conclusion: There is a lack of high quality, comparative trials on the use of RBV AER for the treatment of RSV LRTI in adult hospitalized immunocompromised patients. There may be a mortality benefit when RBV AER is initiated early after diagnosis or prior to mechanical ventilation, but requires further study. Patient isolation and psychological effects must be weighed against the benefit of therapy.
How social networks facilitate collective responses to organizational paradoxes
Authors: Keller Joshua , Wong Sze-Sze , Liou Shyhnan
Published: March 2019

When organizations face paradoxical tensions, such as when they must simultaneously meet scientific and commercial objectives, individuals within the organization also experience tensions. How individuals’ responses to these tensions inform the collective organizational response remains a theoretical and empirical challenge. We address this challenge by introducing a social network perspective. In a two-stage mixed-method study of a research institute in Taiwan, we examined how individuals’ social networks facilitated the organization’s response to a science-commerce paradox. Our results demonstrated that the level of heterogeneity in each individual’s social network influenced how each individual contributed to the organization’s collective response. Specifically, individuals with heterogeneous instrumental networks were more likely to contribute to the organization-wide consensus response, whereas individuals with homogeneous expressive networks were more likely to contribute to a polarized subgroup response. Our findings suggest that individuals’ roles in shaping a collective organizational response to paradoxes depends on who they seek advice from and who they befriend.
Religious practice versus subjective religiosity: Catholics and those with ‘no religion’ in the French 2017 presidential election
Authors: Dargent Claude
Published: March 2019

Since the 1930s, the frequency of mass attendance has been the most widely used indicator of involvement in Catholicism in France. Yet its validity is sometimes debated: to what extent can subjective religiosity constitute an alternative measure? Both indicators seem closely related. However, the social distributions they perform diverge at the margin. And the large sample on which this research is based reveals changes in contemporary Catholicism – particularly with regard to the urban rather than rural character of today’s practitioners. Electoral behaviour is also used in this article as a touchstone for the comparison of the two indicators. Previous research has established the strong link between Catholic religious practice and right-wing – but not far-right – voting. Despite the singularity of the 2017 election, the analysis establishes that this still holds true – and that the combination of these two indicators allows for subtler insight into this link.
Book review: Carl W. Ernst, It’s Not Just Academic! Essays on Sufism and Islamic Studies
Authors: Shafi Aneesa
Published: March 2019

Carl W. Ernst, It’s Not Just Academic! Essays on Sufism and Islamic Studies. New Delhi: SAGE Publications, 2018, xv + 490 pp., ₹1,195 (hardback). ISBN: 978-93-528-0008-7.