bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
ARQUITETURA E NOMADISMO CONTEMPORÂNEO: DESAFIOS ATUAIS DA INSERÇÃO DE EDIFICAÇÕES MÓVEIS NO ESPAÇO URBANO
Authors: Daitx Maíra Cristo
Published: June 2019

Este artigo busca analisar o crescimento recente de produções arquitetônicas que empregam em seu discurso a temática da mobilidade e nomadismo contemporâneos, associando-as a um conteúdo moderno ainda utópico e focando-se nos desafios de sua inserção no espaço urbano concreto. São abordados dois casos: a MiniMOD, habitação móvel de luxo brasileira;  e as Spacebox e TempoHousing, habitações móveis holandesas estudantis. Mesmo em diferentes contextos, observar-se-á que ambas se desassociam de comportamentos nômades reais, permeando outras relações entre sujeito-espaço que se realizam através do movimento, importantes cultural e socialmente para a legitimação desta tipologia como representante de aspectos da contemporaneidade.
Artigas, em revistas
Authors: Ramos Fernando Guillermo Vázquez , Koury Ana Paula , Bispo Michelle Duarte
Published: June 2019

historiografia sobre João Batista Vilanova Artigas (1915-1985) tem se ampliadosignificativamente nos últimos anos. Excelentes trabalhos têm trazido ao debatemuitas interpretações sobre a obra do mestre. Apesar do esforço documentaldesses trabalhos ainda não há um substrato preciso que abarque toda a produçãodo arquiteto. Neste artigo realizamos um trabalho de aprofundamento numcampo específico das fontes documentais sobre Vilanova Artigas, o dos “artigosde autoria do arquiteto”. Caminhos da Arquitetura (1981, 1986, 1999, 2004)reúne grande parte dos escritos do autor majoritariamente publicados emrevistas anteriormente, entretanto alguns textos permanecem inéditos. Do quetratam? Por que nunca foram republicados?
O arquiteto é um fingidor
Authors: Vitale Daniele
Published: June 2019

A arquitetura não pode ser uma linguagem privada; ela é condenada a ser uma recitação pública. É um tipo particular de recitação, porque os elementos sobre os quais o mundo construído se baseia perderam no tempo seu significado primitivo, seu fundamento mítico e simbólico. O mesmo é verdade para a arte de os compor. Do naufrágio da história até nós, recebemos sistemas de sinais suspensos, como se tivéssemos quase que operar com hieróglifos cuja decifração permanece incerta. É uma condição que é totalmente revelada quando a arquitetura se afasta de um destino específico e de uma definitiva utilidade, emostra-se “por si própria”, como um sistema: como nas cenas de teatros antigos, ou nas porte urbiche, ou em certos tipos de fachadas. A linguagem da arquitetura baseia-se nas regras de um jogo muito nobre. Fernando Pessoa, escrevendo, a cada vez fingia ser um escritor diferente no qual se equivalia e se inventava. Sustentava que o poeta é um fingidor. O destino do arquiteto é análogo. Também o arquiteto é um fingidor.
Interview with Paola Antonelli
Authors: Ruggiero Amanda Saba , Michael Luis
Published: June 2019

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Algaravia em torno de um desastre
Authors: Martins Carlos Alberto Ferreira
Published: June 2019

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Proportion of US Adults Recommended Out-of-Clinic Blood Pressure Monitoring According to the 2017 Hypertension Clinical Practice Guidelines
Authors: Booth John N. , Hubbard Demetria , Sakhuja Swati , Yano Yuichiro , Whelton Paul K. , Wright Jackson T. , Shimbo Daichi , Muntner Paul
Published: June 2019

The 2017 Hypertension Clinical Practice Guidelines recommend out-of-clinic BP monitoring to screen for white coat and masked hypertension among adults not taking antihypertensive medication and white coat effect and masked uncontrolled hypertension among adults taking antihypertensive medication. We estimated the percentage of US adults meeting criteria for out-of-clinic BP monitoring by the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association guideline using the 2011 to 2014 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (n=9623). Among US adults not taking antihypertensive medication, 92.6% (95% CI, 90.7%–94.1%) with systolic/diastolic BP ≥130/80 mm Hg met criteria for out-of-clinic BP monitoring to screen for white coat hypertension and 32.8% (95% CI, 30.4%–35.3%) with systolic/diastolic BP<130/80 mm Hg met criteria to screen for masked hypertension. Criteria for out-of-clinic BP monitoring to screen for white coat hypertension were less often met at an older age and did not differ by race/ethnicity or sex. The proportion meeting criteria for out-of-clinic BP monitoring to screen for masked hypertension was higher at an older age, among men versus women and non-Hispanic blacks and whites versus non-Hispanic Asians or Hispanics. Among US adults taking antihypertensive medication, 12.5% (95% CI, 10.5%–14.9%) with systolic/diastolic BP ≥130/80 mm Hg met criteria to screen for white coat effect and 57.4% (95% CI, 52.7%–62.1%) with systolic/diastolic BP<130/80 mm Hg met criteria to screen for masked uncontrolled hypertension. Criteria for out-of-clinic BP monitoring to screen for white coat effect was more commonly met at an older age and among non-Hispanic blacks than non-Hispanic whites and to screen for masked uncontrolled hypertension in older adults and men. In conclusion, ≈103.8 million US adults (45.8%) met the 2017 Hypertension Clinical Practice Guidelines criteria for out-of-clinic BP monitoring.
Angs (Angiotensins) of the Alternative Renin-Angiotensin System Predict Outcome in Patients With Heart Failure and Preserved Ejection Fraction
Authors: Binder Christina , Poglitsch Marko , Agibetov Asan , Duca Franz , Zotter-Tufaro Caroline , Nitsche Christian , Aschauer Stefan , Kammerlander Andreas A. , Oeztuerk Beguem , Hengstenberg Christian , Mascherbauer Julia , Bonderman Diana
Published: June 2019

The renin-angiotensin system plays an important role in the development and progression of heart failure (HF). In addition to the classical renin-angiotensin pathway, an alternative pathway produces Angs (angiotensins), which counteract the negative effects of Ang II. We hypothesized that Ang profiling could provide insights into the pathogenesis and prognosis of HF with preserved ejection fraction. We aimed to investigate the effects of Angs on outcome in HF with preserved ejection fraction. Consecutive patients were included into a prospective single-center registry. Clinical, laboratory, and imaging parameters were assessed and serum samples were taken at baseline and measured by mass spectroscopy. Serum equilibrium levels were analyzed in regard to the combined clinical end point of cardiovascular death or HF hospitalization. In total, 155 patients were included during a median follow-up time of 22.5 (interquartile range, 4.0–61.0) months, 52 individuals (34%) reached the combined end point. We identified higher levels of Ang 1–7 and Ang 1–5 as predictors for poor outcome. After adjusting for potential confounding factors, Ang 1–5 remained predictive for poor outcome. In addition to Ang 1–7 and Ang 1–5, the novel ACE (angiotensin-converting enzyme) independent Ang composite marker [Ang 1–7+Ang 1–5] was shown to predict adverse events. We conclude that Angs of the alternative renin-angiotensin system seem to play a role in HF with preserved ejection fraction and are linked to outcome in patients with HF and preserved ejection fraction. Ang 1–5 and the alternative renin-angiotensin system composite marker [Ang 1–7+Ang 1–5] are independent predictors of outcome.
The 8th  International Conference on Fossil Insects, Arthropods and Amber Saint Domingo, Colonial City, Dominican Republic, 7‒13 April 2019

Authors: AZAR DANY , NASCIMBENE PAUL
Published: June 2019

Palaeoentomology started in the Eighteenth century with published papers on the curiosities of insects preserved in fossil resins, specifically in Baltic amber. The beginning of the Nineteenth century witnessed the first attempts to study and describe insects from sedimentary rocks. This discipline then developed during the latter Nineteenth and early Twentieth centuries, and resulted in some major published works and reviews. The last century was a period of relatively slow but continual development in this field of science. During the past three decades, palaeoentomology has grown significantly and exponentially in parallel to the increasing number of amber outcrops, due to international interest and the growth of scientific awareness in this subject. There is no doubt that the 1993 blockbuster film “Jurassic Park,” directed by Steven Spielberg, and based on the eponymous novel of Michael Crichton, captured the public imagination with the idea of insects in amber and a fascination with ancient life, and probably was a contributing factor in the quest to find new amber deposits. Prior to this time, interest in amber had been primarily focused on the Caribbean region (the Dominican Republic), and the Baltic countries, although it was recognized that amber occurs in various localities world-wide (Azar et al., 2018).
The first fossil Nemopteridae from the Oligocene of Céreste (France) (Insecta: Neuroptera)

Authors: CLAISSE PENELOPE , BRISAC PATRICK , NEL ANDRÉ
Published: June 2019

Nemopteridae are a small family of myrmeleontoid lacewings characterized by elongated ribbon- or thread-like hindwings. Extant Nemopteridae comprise two subfamilies, viz. Crocinae (thread-wings) and Nemopterinae (spoon- and ribbon-wings). They are distributed in all zoogeographical regions except the Nearctic region in the extant fauna. However, the major species diversity of Nemopteridae is confined to the southern part of Africa. The fossil record of the family is scarce, with five Lower Cretaceous fossils, one from the lowermost Cenomanian, two fossils from the Upper Eocene, and two from the Oligocene (Lu et al., 2019; Nel & Jarzembowski, 2019). Here we describe a new, nearly complete fossil from the Oligocene of Lubéron in France. It was found in the Konservat Lagerstätte of Céreste, in finely laminated lacustrine limestones. It is the only specimen of this family found in this outcrop, among more than 30000 fossil insects. Neuroptera are extremely rare in this outcrop; only one adult Ascalaphidae (Ascaloptynx oligocenicus Nel, 1991) and two Mantispidae (Prosagittalata oligocenica Nel, 1988 and an undescribed specimen) have been discovered there (Nel, 1988, 1991).
Late Triassic fossil insects from the Laohugou Formation of northern China (Qinhuangdao, Hebei Province)

Authors: HUANG DIYING , GAO JIAN , DONG CHONG , SU YITONG , FU YANZHE , LI XINRAN , LIU YUMING , CAI CHENYANG
Published: June 2019

Triassic insect fossils from China are very limited. Here we report on numerous insect fossils discovered in the Upper Triassic Laohugou Formation at Heishanyao, Qinhuangdao, Hebei Province. These fossils are represented mainly by forewings of cockroaches and coleopteran elytra. The insect assemblage is most similar to that from the Upper Triassic Momonoki Formation of Japan. Fossils of the Laohugou Formation have been poorly known, so our discovery of new fossil insects bear significance for understanding the biota and sedimentary environment of this formation. The Mesozoic stratigraphic division in the Liujiang Basin has been controversial, and the usage of stratigraphic units has been inconsistent. Here we refine the stratigraphic sequence, from the bottom to the top, of the Upper Triassic Laohugou Formation, the Lower-Middle Jurassic Yaopo Formation, the Upper-Middle Jurassic Longmen Formation, the Upper Jurassic Tiaojishan Formation, and the Lower Cretaceous Zhangjiakou Formation. The Laohugou Formation is scattered in various basins in western Liaoning and northern Hebei, with the lower part mostly characterized by thick layers of complex conglomerates, suggesting a regional tectonic uplift. There is a sedimentary discontinuity between the Laohugou Formation and the Yaopo/Beipiao Formation, reflecting the uplifting activities during the late Late Triassic-early Early Jurassic in eastern China. The Laohugou Formation is overlaying on various ancient strata, representing the first regional unconformity of the northeastern margin of the North China Craton.
Fossils X3 for the 8th time and IPS Meeting in Santo Domingo, April 2019

Authors: SZWEDO JACEK , SOLÓRZANO KRAEMER MÓNICA M.
Published: June 2019

The Fossil Insect Network was created 33 years ago in 1996 in Strasbourg, France, under the auspices of the European Science Foundation. Since then, several meetings were organised: 1998—First International Palaeoentomological Conference in Moscow, Russia; 1998—World Congress on Amber Inclusions in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque Country, Spain; 2000—Brazilian Symposium on Palaeoarthropodology in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil; 2001—Second International Congress on Palaeoentomology, Fossil Insects, Kraków, Poland. This Congress in Kraków was also the origination of the International Palaeoentomological Society. The year 2005 was very important as three meetings, i.e. the Palaeoentomological Conference, the World Congress on Amber Inclusions, and the International Meeting on Palaeoarthropodology were decided to merge together as Fossils X3. This decision was made in Pretoria, South Africa. Following the International Congresses on Fossil Insects, Arthropods and Amber, Fossils X3 continued in 2007—Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque Country, Spain, 2010; in Beijing, China, 2013—Byblos, Lebanon; and 2016—Edinburgh, Scotland, where ‘International Fossil Insects Day’ was declared and is now celebrated on each 1st of October.
Protopsyllidioids and their behaviour “frozen” in mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber

Authors: HAKIM MARINA , AZAR DANY , HUANG DIYING
Published: June 2019

Fossilized inclusions trapped in amber often display great degrees of conservation for studies concerning their taxonomy, biodiversity and evolution, and in some cases, their ecology and behaviour. Knowledge on the biology of the extinct hemipteran superfamily Protopsyllidioidea is very scarce; the insight on the ecology and behaviour of this group is still lacking. Fossil protopsyllidioids conserved in amber can be of great value for acquiring such data, and can contribute to the understanding of their evolution and palaeoenvironment. Herein, we study a case of a gregarious assemblage of protopsyllidioid individuals, belonging to the genus Postopsyllidium Grimaldi, 2003, preserved in a single piece of Burmese amber. We attempt to shed some light on the population dynamics and lifestyle of this extinct genus and possibly of protopsyllidioids in general.
Aggregation behaviour of †Clidicostigus arachnipes Jałoszyński, Brunke & Bai (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Scydmaeninae) in Burmese amber

Authors: YIN ZIWEI , ZHUO DE
Published: June 2019

The extinct genus †Clidicostigus Jałoszyński, Brunke & Bai, 2017 of the scydmaenine supertribe Mastigitae is a small group comprising three species from late Albian to early Cenomanian amber of northern Myanmar (Ross, 2019). Members are characterized by the presence of distinct longitudinal striae of the elytra, the elongate median mesoventral carina, and the asymmetrical, approximately boomerang-shaped maxillary palpi (Jałoszyński 2018). Based on the exaggerated elongate spine-like setae of the first two antennomeres of †Baltostigus Jałoszyński, 2016 (Eocene Baltic amber) and †Clidicostigus, Jałoszyński (2016) and Yin et al. (2017, 2018a) postulated that the spiny basal part of the antennae may function as setal cages used for hunting fast-moving preys, e.g., springtails. However, this hypothesis was later falsified by Jałoszyński (2018) based on observations of extant species, which in contrast possess much shorter and thinner setae of the antennae, and act more like opportunistic scavengers. Except for the debatable behavior regarding the function of the antennae of †Clidicostigus, the biology of this genus is otherwise largely unknown. Here we report the first case of aggregation behaviour of †C. arachnipes in Burmese amber.
A phylogeny of the enigmatic Madagascan geckos of the genus Uroplatus (Squamata: Gekkonidae)
Authors: GREENBAUM ELI , BAUER AARON M. , JACKMAN TODD R. , VENCES MIGUEL , GLAW FRANK
Published: June 2019

Since its discovery in the 17th century, the morphological peculiarities of the gekkonid lizard genus Uroplatus have generated a great deal of attention. A large number of skeletal, integumentary and visceral features are autapomorphic for the genus and some of the more well-known members of the group possess such aberrant characteristics that a separate family was once recognized to accommodate them. Recent phylogenetic analyses confirm that Uroplatus is a typical gekkonid gecko, but the specific affinities of the genus, as well as its intrageneric relationships have remained unresolved. Both nuclear (RAG-1 and PDC) and mitochondrial (ND2 and cyt b) genes (~3.2 Kb) were sequenced for 10 of 13 recognized species of Uroplatus, as well as two Madagascan and mainland African outgroups. The large-bodied forms of Uroplatus (U. fimbriatus, U. giganteus, U. henkeli, and U. sikorae) form a monophyletic group, and the smallbodied, short-tailed species are also monophyletic (U. ebenaui and U. phantasticus). Uroplatus alluaudi + U. pietschmanni comprise another distinct clade, whereas U. lineatus was weakly supported as the sister taxon of the largebodied clade and U. guentheri was sister to all other members of the genus. Our phylogenetic hypothesis based on combined DNA sequence data is mostly congruent with previous hypotheses based on morphological data. Based on a larger, more inclusive dataset, the closest relatives of Uroplatus are mainland African Afrogecko and Madagascan Matoatoa, suggesting that the diverse Malagasy gecko fauna does not comprise a single evolutionary lineage. A high diversity of new taxa (either representing synonyms to resurrect or undescribed species), morphologically similar either to U. ebenaui/phantasticus or to U. henkeli/sikorae, was apparent from our data. Many of these genetically highly divergent lineages originated from localities in northern Madagascar, which indicates this region as the possible center of diversity and endemism for several subgroups of Uroplatus.
Southernmost finding in Europe of Aphelocheirus aestivalis (Fabricius, 1794) (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Aphelocheiridae)
Authors: šIVIĆ IVANA , PROTIĆ LJILJANA , MARKOVIĆ ZORAN
Published: June 2019

During hydrobiological investigations of the Southern Morava basin (southeastern Serbia) from 1998. to 2004, the southernmost discovery of Aphelocheirus aestavilis (F.) in Europe was recorded in 13 rivers. Over the seven-year period of our investigations 398 individuals (from larva to imago stages) of this species were collected. Of all samples gathered, 85.71% were males and 14.29% were females. In the investigated rivers, A. aestavilis overwinters in all stages. It was found in the rivers up to 500 m above sea level, most of them located 100 to 200 m above sea level. It prefers rapid and deep rivers, and eurythermal water suits A. aestavilis better than cold water. The species was not found in waters in which the saprobity index exceeded 2.0.
A new genus and new species of Nearctic Therevidae (Insecta: Diptera) from Southern New Mexico
Authors: WEBB DONALD W.
Published: June 2019

A new genus of Nearctic Therevidae, Spinalobus gen. nov. is described with illustrations of its genitalia and distribution information. A key is provided to identify the genus. The placement of this genus within the subfamily Therevinae is discussed.
Taxonomic review of the Spixia pyriformis species complex (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Odontostominae)
Authors: OROÑO EUGENIA SALAS
Published: June 2019

The genus Spixia (Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1898) is endemic from southern South America. Information about this group is scarce, particularly referring to its anatomy and shell ultrastructure. According to current classification the Spixia pyriformis complex includes the following species, S. doellojuradoi (Parodiz 1941), S. martensii (Doering 1874), S. pyriformis (Pilsbry 1901) and S. tucumanensis (Parodiz 1941). In the present study a complete redescription of the species component of this complex, as well as new information on shell ultrastructure and anatomy of the different organ systems is provided. The Spixia pyriformis complex has a pyriform-subpyriform shell shape that distinguishes it from the rest of the species of the genus. Three of the four species studied have a similar periostracum structure consisting of spiral striae and triangular lamellae. Radular morphology is similar in all species. Jaw structure is diagnostic for each species. The inner morphology of the penis is divided into five areas marked by differential pattern of sculpture. Four new anatomical characters, the presence of a pallial gland in the distal portion of the pulmonary roof, the presence of a penial gland in the penial complex, the position of the insertion of the penial retractor muscle in either penial area I or area II and the sculpture of penis inner wall, are identified as the most informative for species diagnosis.
The European species of Chalarus Walker, 1834 revisited (Diptera: Pipunculidae)
Authors: KEHLMAIER CHRISTIAN , ASSMANN THORSTEN
Published: June 2019

The European representatives of the pipunculid genus Chalarus are taxonomically revised. Chalarus absconditus Kehlmaier spec. nov., C. immanis Kehlmaier spec. nov., C. marki Kehlmaier spec. nov. and C. saxonicus Kehlmaier spec. nov. are described as new to science. Males of C. pughi Coe, 1966, C. clarus Jervis, 1992 and C. longicaudis Jervis, 1992 are characterized for the first time, as is the female for C. griseus Coe, 1966. A lectotype is designated for Chalarus velutinus Macquart, 1834 and the name is proposed for synonymy with C. spurius (Fallén, 1816). Chalarus parmenteri Coe, 1966 and C. perplexus Jervis, 1992 are proposed as junior synonyms of C. holosericeus (Meigen, 1824). The assignment of males and females is established through DNA barcodes, using fragments of the mitochondrial coding gene cytochrome oxidase subunit I (coxI) and nuclear Second Internal Transcribed Spacer region (ITS2). An identification key to the European representatives of the genus is provided, including figures of male and female terminalia for most species.
The Chenopodiaceae-feeding gall midges (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) of the Na'aman salt marsh, Israel
Authors: DORCHIN NETTA , FREIDBERG AMNON
Published: June 2019

The Na’aman marsh is the last existing coastal salt marsh in Israel, supporting a vulnerable community of rare plant and animal species. While the vertebrate and some invertebrate communities in the salt marsh have been relatively well documented, almost nothing is known about its insects. In an effort to illustrate the importance of conserving this unique habitat and as part of a study of the gall midges of Chenopodiaceae in Israel, we reared five cecidomyiid species from the halophytes Arthrocnemum macrostachyum, Atriplex portulacoides, Sarcocornia perennis, and Suaeda splendens that grow in the marsh, the latter two are rare plants in Israel. Three of the gall-midge species are described here as new to science and the other two, Baldratia salicorniae and Stefaniella brevipalpis, are redescribed and a lectotype and a neotype are designated for them, respectively. The gall midges develop in stems and/or leaves of their respective hosts and all appear to complete at least two generations a year. For all but one of the species, the Na’aman salt marsh is the only locality in Israel where they have been found.
First record of anaxyelid woodwasps (Hymenoptera: Anaxyelidae) in Lower Cretaceous Spanish amber
Authors: ORTEGA-BLANCO J. , RASNITSYN A. P. , DELCLÒS X.
Published: June 2019

A new species of the family Anaxyelidae (Eosyntexis parva n. sp.) is described. This is the first record of the family from Lower Cretaceous Spanish amber. The specimen is mostly well preserved, except for dorsally. This makes it possible to identify several important details rarely or never observed in compression fossils. Eosyntexis spp. and the closely related genus Cretosyntexis are confined to the Eurasian Lower Cretaceous, whereas the extant monotypic genus Syntexis is restricted to western North America. The morphology of this new species suggests xylophagous habitus, and its relation with Syntexis libocedrii implies a possible relationship with burned wood, apparently a frequently available resource in northern Spanish forests of the Lower Cretaceous.
A third species of the rare frog genus Holoaden (Terrarana, Strabomantidae) from a montane rainforest area of southeastern Brazil
Authors: POMBAL JR. JOSÉ P. , SIQUEIRA CARLA C. , DORIGO THIAGO A. , VRCIBRADIC DAVOR , ROCHA CARLOS FREDERICO D.
Published: June 2019

A new species of the rare anuran genus Holoaden is described from a montane rainforest area in Rio de Janeiro State, southeastern Brazil. The new species is characterized by its large body size, large head, moderately bulging dorsal glands, limbs long and slender, a deeply dark dorsal coloration, and dark ventral surface with a light abdominal blotch of variable size. The new species expands the range of the genus 200 km eastward in Brazil.
A new species of the genus Oligodon Fitzinger, 1826 (Squamata: Colubridae) from southern Vietnam and Cambodia
Authors: DAVID PATRICK , VOGEL GERNOT , PAUWELS OLIVIER S. G.
Published: June 2019

A new species of the Oligodon cyclurus-group is described from southern Vietnam and Cambodia, Oligodon saintgironsi spec. nov. It differs from other members of this group by the combination of 19 scale rows at the neck, 17 or 18 dorsal scale rows at midbody, a long and robust tail, very long and thin hemipenes, and a blotched pattern. It is most similar to Oligodon ocellatus (Morice, 1875). Oligodon analepticos Campden-Main, 1970 is confirmed as a synonym of Oligodon ocellatus. A key to the Oligodon cyclurus-group is provided.
A new fragment for the understanding of the puzzling evolutive process of the Phymaturus genus: a new species of the patagonicus group from Patagonia, Argentina (Reptilia: Iguania: Liolaemidae)
Authors: SCOLARO JOSÉ ALEJANDRO , IBARGÜENGOYTÍA NORA RUTH
Published: June 2019

A new species, Phymaturus sp. nov. is described as a new member of the Phymaturus patagonicus group of patagonian geographic distribution. It is distinguished by having flat imbricate superciliaries rather than rectangular and non-overlapping, and slightly spiny caudal scales in verticilles. Additionally, the subocular scale is fragmented and separated from the supralabials by two rows of lorilabials (as in most species of the palluma group). The species may be distinguished from other members of the patagonicus group by having metric and meristic differences, as well as a peculiar color pattern characterized by a notorious polychromatism. It lives at about 1000 m of altitude in rocky outcrops near Comallo, in southwestern Rio Negro Province, Argentina. The new species and the closely related species of the patagonicus group are morphologically compared, and its distribution and natural history are described.
Morphology and infraciliature of a new marine ciliate, Cinetochilum ovale n. sp. (Ciliophora: Oligohymenophorea)
Authors: GONG JUN , SONG WEIBO
Published: June 2019

The morphology and infraciliature of a new oligohymenophorean ciliate, Cinetochilum ovale n. sp., isolated from the littoral sediment of the Bohai Sea, northern China, were investigated using live observations and silver impregnations. This new species as follows: size about 20–30 × 15–25 µm in vivo, body oval in outline, with 12–13 bipolar somatic kineties; scutica consisting of two short rows of kinetosomes, positioned near the end of somatic kinety 1; the anterior-most row of its membranelle 1 is distinctly detached from the remaining two rows; three postoral kinetofragments and a cyrtos-like structure at the deep portion of the buccal cavity always present; one macronucleus and one micronucleus; single contractile vacuole terminally located. A key to all known Cinetochilum species is updated.
The sponge genetree serverproviding a phylogenetic backbone for poriferan evolutionary studies
Authors: ERPENBECK DIRK , VOIGT OLIVER , GÜLTAS MEHMET , WÖRHEIDE GERT
Published: June 2019

Unravelling the phylogenetic relationships of sponges (Phylum Porifera) is an important as well as challenging task. It helps the understanding of character evolution among early branching metazoans but also aids in bioprospecting for valuable bioactive sponge compounds. However, the phylogenetic relationships among Porifera are largely unsolved, because the simple poriferan bauplan frequently prevents unambiguous taxonomic species assignment and a clear definition of morphological synapomorphies is difficult (see e.g. Boury-Esnault 2006). DNA sequence markers are frequently employed to overcome morphological shortcomings in phylogeny (e.g. Kelly Borges et al. 1991) and taxonomy (e.g. DNA barcoding, see Wörheide & Erpenbeck 2007). However, some DNA markers suffer from insufficient phylogenetic signal (see e.g. Duran et al. 2004 and Wörheide 2006 on CO1 in population studies) and unequal evolutionary rates among taxa (see e.g. Erpenbeck et al. 2004 on 28S in Haplosclerida). Therefore, a careful evaluation and selection of molecular markers for each individual project is required.
A new species of Choristoneura Lederer, with a key to the species from China (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Tortricinae)
Authors: WANG XIN-PU , YANG GUI-JUN
Published: June 2019

Choristoneura was proposed by Lederer (1859), with Tortrix diversana Hübner as its type species. Razowski (1992) provided a contemporary synopsis of the genus from a global perspective, including 41 species. Brown (2005) included 38 species in the genus, with 20 described from the Palearctic Region, 17 from the Nearctic Region, and one from the Afrotropical Region. The larvae of some species of Choristoneura are important forest pests. In North America, C. fumiferana (Clemens), the spruce bud worm, feeds on Picea glauca (Moench) Voss and numerous other Pinaceae (e.g., Prentice, 1966; Thomas, 1987; Lawrence et al., 1997; Trier and Mattson, 1997; Retnakaran et al. 1999). In Europe, C. murinana is a pest of Abies alba Miller (e.g., Merle et al., 1992). And in northwestern China, C. diversana (Hübner) attacks Picea crassifolia Kom. (Hao et al., 2002).
Dissecting the major African snake radiation: a molecular phylogeny of the Lamprophiidae Fitzinger (Serpentes, Caenophidia)
Authors: VIDAL NICOLAS , BRANCH WILLIAM R. , PAUWELS OLIVIER S. G. , HEDGES S. BLAIR , BROADLEY DONALD G. , WINK MICHAEL , CRUAUD CORINNE , JOGER ULRICH , NAGY ZOLTÁN TAMÁS
Published: June 2019

The Elapoidea includes the Elapidae and a large (~60 genera, 280 sp.) and mostly African (including Madagascar) radiation termed Lamprophiidae by Vidal et al. (2007), that includes at least four major groups: the psammophiines, atractaspidines, lamprophiines and pseudoxyrhophiines. In this work, we reviewed the recent taxonomic history of the lamprophiids, and built a data set including two nuclear protein-coding genes (c-mos and RAG2), two mitochondrial rRNA genes (12S and 16S rRNA) and two mitochondrial protein-coding genes (cytochrome b and ND4) for 85 species belonging to 45 genera (thus representing about 75% of the generic diversity and 30% of the specific diversity of the radiation), in order to clarify the phylogenetic relationships of this large and neglected group at the subfamilial and generic levels. To this aim, 480 new sequences were produced. The vast majority of the investigated genera fall into four main monophyletic clusters, that correspond to the four subfamilies mentioned above, although the content of atractaspidines, lamprophiines and pseudoxyrhophiines is revised. We confirm the polyphyly of the genus Stenophis, and the relegation of the genus name Dromophis to the synonymy of the genus name Psammophis. Gonionotophis brussauxi is nested within Mehelya. The genus Lamprophis Fitzinger, 1843 is paraphyletic with respect to Lycodonomorphus Fitzinger, 1843. Lamprophis swazicus is the sister-group to Hormonotus modestus, and may warrant generic recognition. Molecular data do not support the traditional placement of Micrelaps within the Atractaspidinae, but its phylogenetic position, along with that of Oxyrhabdium (previously considered to belong to the Xenodermatidae), requires additional molecular data and they are both treated as Elapoidea incertae sedis. The interrelationships of Psammophiinae, Atractaspidinae, Lamprophiinae, Pseudoxyrhophiinae, Prosymna (13 sp.), Pseudaspis (1 sp.) and Pythonodipsas (1 sp.), Buhoma (2 species), and Psammodynastes (1 sp.) remain unresolved. Finally, the genus Lycognathophis, endemic to the Seychelles, does not belong to the African radiation, but to the Natricidae.
A new Gonatocerus (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae) from Argentina, with taxonomic notes and molecular data on the G. tuberculifemur species complex
Authors: TRIAPITSYN SERGUEI V. , LOGARZO GUILLERMO A. , DE LEÓN JESSE H. , VIRLA EDUARDO G.
Published: June 2019

Gonatocerus deleoni Triapitsyn, Logarzo & Virla sp. n., reared from sentinel eggs of Tapajosa rubromarginata (Signoret) (Cicadellidae: Cicadellinae: Proconiini) on citrus plants, a new member of the ater species group of Gonatocerus Nees (Mymaridae), is described from the state of Mendoza, Argentina. Taxonomic notes and host association data are provided to help differentiate this new species from the morphologically similar but genetically distinct taxon, G. tuberculifemur (Ogloblin). The female of the latter is redescribed and the male is newly described. Gonatocerus deleoni, G. tuberculifemur, and three forms (different molecular clades) comprise the G. tuberculifemur complex. These forms are identified but not formally described because of lack of morphologically distinguishing features. The taxonomic conclusions are supported by molecular data, and by results of reciprocal cross-breeding experiments between most of them.
A new species of forest-dwelling Cyrtodactylus Gray (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the Indawgyi Wildlife Sanctuary, Kachin State, Myanmar
Authors: GRISMER L. LEE , WOOD PERRY L. JR. , QUAH EVAN S. H. , THURA MYINT KYAW , HERR MARK W. , LIN AUNG KO
Published: June 2019

A herpetological survey of the Indawgyi Wildlife Sanctuary in Kachin State, Myanmar resulted in the discovery of a new species of Cyrtodactylus Gray along the eastern watershed of the Mokso Mountains. An integrative taxonomic analysis based on the mitochondrial ND2 gene, morphology, and color pattern recovered this new species, Cyrtodactylus mombergi sp. nov., as the sister taxon to an undescribed species from Miao, Arunachal Pradesh, India. Bayesian and maximum likelihood analyses recovered notable genetically divergent (4.7%) phylogeographic structure between northern and southern populations of C. mombergi sp. nov. across only 14 km of continuous habitat. Conversely, genetic divergence did not exceed 9.2% between C. mombergi sp. nov. and the undescribed species from Miao from across 355 km of habitat. Cyrtodactylus mombergi sp. nov. belongs to a well-supported, mitochondrial clade of 18 other species which now compose an expanded and redefined C. gansi group. Cyrtodactylus mombergi sp. nov. is only the third species of Bent-toed Gecko reported from Kachin State and indicates that additional herpetological surveys are needed in unexplored forested areas.
The Little Harlequin Katydid—a new species of Paraxiphidium Redtenbacher, 1891 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae; Conocephalini) from the Amazonian Rainforest
Authors: DE MELLO MENDES DIEGO MATHEUS , DE OLIVEIRA JOMARA CAVALCANTE
Published: June 2019

Paraxiphidium is a genus of flashy Neotropical katydids belonging to Conocephalini. Paraxiphidium iriodes sp. nov. is described from the Brazilian Amazon region. This is the first record of the genus for Brazil. The description of stridulatory file, male internal genitalia and data on natural history is provided. A key is included to the species of the group and a map with the geographical records completes the paper.
The Nearctic species of Grzegorzekia Edwards (Diptera: Mycetophilidae)
Authors: FITZGERALD SCOTT J.
Published: June 2019

Three Nearctic species of Grzegorzekia Edwards are recognized: G. collaris (Meigen), G. kerri n. sp. and G. quercus n. sp. Species are distinguished from their congeners as well as from the similar species Creagdhubhia mallochorum Chandler and Phoenikiella phoenix (Väisänen). The generic concept of Grzegorzekia is revised to include the new species and a key to males and females of the world species is provided.
Redescription and new records of the monotypic genus Trynocoris Herring, 1976 (Heteroptera: Miridae: Cylapinae: Fulviini)
Authors: GORCZYCA JACEK , WOLSKI ANDRZEJ , TASZAKOWSKI ARTUR
Published: June 2019

Trynocoris lawrencei Herring, the only representative of the genus Trynocoris and only known from Barro Colorado Island, Canal Zone, Panama, is recorded for the first time from Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama: Chinqui and Ecuador. Redescription of the genus and species are given along with color photographs of the adults, scanning electron micrographs of selected structures of T. lawrencei. Illustrations of the tarsi and male genitalia are presented for the first time.
Heteragrion demarmelsi sp. nov., with taxonomic notes on Colombian Heteragrion species (Odonata: Heteragrionidae)
Authors: STAND-PÉREZ MIGUEL ÁNGEL , BOTA-SIERRA CORNELIO ANDRÉS , PÉREZ-GUTIÉRREZ LEÓN ANDRÉS
Published: June 2019

The large genus Heteragrion has a wide distribution in the Neotropics from southern Mexico to northern Argentina, occurring from sea level to 1800 m.a.s.l. In Colombia, so far ten species and two subspecies of the genus Heteragrion have been found; here we raise this number to 14, with three new records for the country (H. angustipenne Selys, 1886, H. flavidorsum Calvert, 1909 and H. valgum Donnelly, 1992), and the description of H. demarmelsi sp. nov. from Leticia Municipality, Amazonas Department. Also, the females of H. angustipenne and H. flavidorsum are described for the first time. Heteragrion peregrinum Williamson, 1919 is rediscovered and reported in new locations. Photographs of the main structures of taxonomic importance of males and females of all species of Heteragrion from Colombia are presented. Finally, we provide distribution maps, a taxonomic key (for males and females), and comments on the natural history of all Heteragrion species known from Colombia, are also included.
The Hirtodrosophila melanderi species group (Diptera: Drosophilidae) from the Huanglong National Nature Reserve, Sichuan, China
Authors: MEI YU , KATOH TAKEHIRO K. , GAO JIAN-JUN
Published: June 2019

The Hirtodrosophila melanderi species group is currently known for thirteen described species, most of which were thought to be fungivorous. More than half known species of this species group were recorded exclusively from high altitude zone to the southeast of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in China. In our recent field survey in the Huanglong National Nature Reserve (located to the east of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau) in Sichuan Province, China, we collected dozens of specimens of the H. melanderi group there. In the present study, these specimens are subjected to species delimitation based on data of not only morphology, but also DNA barcodes (nucleotide sequences of a 658-bp fragment of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I gene). The five new species thus recognized are described: Hirtodrosophila minshanensis sp. nov., H. lambda sp. nov., H. zhangae sp. nov., H. zouae sp. nov., and H. nigrispina sp. nov. In addition, an updated key to all species of the H. melanderi species group is provided.
Redescription of Parafronurus youi and generic affinities (Ephemeroptera, Heptageniidae, Ecdyonurinae)
Authors: ZHANG WEI , HAN NA , ZHANG MIN , ZHOU CHANG-FA
Published: June 2019

The detailed morphology and phylogenetic positon of Parafronurus youi Zhou & Braasch, 2003 have not been discussed especially so far. In this study, we re-describe and illustrate all stages in more detail. Compared to other genera in the subfamily Ecdyonurinae, the nymph of P. youi is characterized by rounded supracoxal spurs, rounded rectangular head capsule, dense setae on dorsal side of labrum, simple proximal and distal dentisetae, primarily swimming setae of caudal filaments. Upon the latter two characters, this genus seems closer to Asian Rhithrogeniella Ulmer, 1939.
Elementarna ontologia językowa rośliny – szkic semantyczny
Authors: Małek Justyna Maria
Published: June 2019

Basic linguistic ontology and plants: A semantic sketchThis article is devoted to verbs collocating with the Polish lexeme roślina ‘plant’. The aim of the study is to determine the linguistic status of the plant and to investigate whether it is ‘someone’ or ‘something’ in view of the semantics of the verbs in question. The author analyses cases in which the plant appears in the semantic role of the agent. She makes conclusions about how the lexeme roślina functions in Polish and defines its unique features (semantic connectivity) and semantic roles. The study is based on language surveys conducted among native speakers of Polish. Language analysis reveals the place of the plant in the hierarchy of living organisms. Elementarna ontologia językowa rośliny – szkic semantycznyPrzedmiotem artykułu są polskie czasowniki, które zgodnie z łączliwością semantycznoskładniową występują z leksemem roślina. Celem tekstu jest ustalenie językowego statusu rośliny oraz, dzięki badaniu semantyki czasowników, znalezienie odpowiedzi na pytanie, czy roślina jest kimś, czy czymś. Autorka analizuje czasowniki, w których roślina występuje w semantycznej roli agensa; następnie na podstawie badań językowych formułuje wnioski dotyczące sposobu funkcjonowania leksemu roślina w języku polskim, określając jego cechy unikatowe (łączliwość semantyczną) oraz role semantyczne. Metody wykorzystane w pracy to testy językowe na materiale pozytywnym i negatywnym oparte na kompetencji językowej użytkowników polszczyzny. Analiza językowa odkrywa miejsce wyznaczone dla rośliny w hierarchii organizmów żywych.
Controller parameter optimization for complex industrial system with uncertainties
Authors: Chen Heping , Bowels Seth , Zhang Biao , Fuhlbrigge Thomas
Published: June 2019

Proportional–integral–derivative control system has been widely used in industrial applications. For complex systems, tuning controller parameters to satisfy the process requirements is very challenging. Different methods have been proposed to solve the problem. However these methods suffer several problems, such as dealing with system complexity, minimizing tuning effort and balancing different performance indices including rise time, settling time, steady-state error and overshoot. In this paper, we develop an automatic controller parameter optimization method based on Gaussian process regression Bayesian optimization algorithm. A non-parametric model is constructed using Gaussian process regression. By combining Gaussian process regression with Bayesian optimization algorithm, potential candidate can be predicted and applied to guide the optimization process. Both experiments and simulation were performed to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.
Reply to: Charlier et al. 2018. Mudslide and/or animal attack are more plausible causes and circumstances of death for AL 288 (‘Lucy’): a forensic anthropology analysis. Medico-Legal Journal 86(3) 139–142, 2018
Authors: Kappelman John , Ketcham Richard A , Pearce Stephen , Todd Lawrence , Akins Wiley , Colbert Matthew W , Davis Christopher , Feseha Mulugeta , Maisano Jessica A , Witzel Adrienne
Published: June 2019

The Pliocene hominin fossil ‘Lucy’ (A.L. 288-1, Australopithecus afarensis) was discovered in the Afar region of Ethiopia in 1974 and dates to 3.18 million years in age. In Kappelman et al.,1 we presented the results of a detailed investigation of the skeleton that for the first time identified and described unusual bone-into-bone compressive fractures at several of the major long bone joints. Using multiple criteria, we concluded that these fractures are more likely to be perimortem than postmortem in nature. We next evaluated a number of possible mechanisms that could have produced these fractures and, on the basis of all of the evidence, hypothesised that a fall from considerable height, likely out of a tree, with its resulting vertical deceleration event, most closely matched the pattern of fractures preserved in the skeleton and was also the probable cause of death. Charlier et al. disagree with our approach and hypothesis, and instead present what they consider to be better evidence supporting two of the other possible mechanisms for breakage that we also investigated, a mudslide/flood, or an animal attack. We here show that the evidence presented by Charlier et al. is incorrectly interpreted, and that these two alternative hypotheses are less likely to be responsible for the fractures.
Pesticides and the perils of synecdoche in the history of science and environmental history
Authors: Davis Frederick Rowe
Published: June 2019

When the Environmental Protection Agency banned DDT late in 1972, environmentalists hailed the decision. Indeed, the DDT ban became a symbol of the power of environmental activism in America. Since the ban, several species that were decimated by the effects of DDT have significantly recovered, including bald eagles, peregrines, ospreys, and brown pelicans. Yet a careful reading of Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring reveals DDT to be but one of hundreds of chemicals in thousands of formulations. Carson called for a reduction in the use of all chemical insecticides. Carson’s recommendations notwithstanding, policymakers focused on DDT and other chlorinated hydrocarbons, culminating in the DDT ban, passage of the Federal Environmental Pesticide Control Act of 1972, and subsequent bans on aldrin and dieldrin.

Similarly, the history of pesticides has focused inordinately on DDT, providing a myopic image of the ongoing challenges of pesticides in agricultural practice and ongoing environmental protection efforts in the modern world.

“Pesticides and the perils of synecdoche” argues that focusing on DDT oversimplified the environmental risks of chemical insecticides and narrowed the parameters of the debate, and in the process both policy and subsequent histories neglected the highly toxic organophosphate insecticides, which dominated agriculture in the United States and the world after the DDT ban, with unintended consequences for farmworkers and wildlife.
Discussing End-of-Life Care Preferences With Family: Role of Race and Ethnicity
Authors: Peterson Lindsay J. , Hyer Kathryn , Meng Hongdao , Dobbs Debra , Gamaldo Alyssa , O’Neil Kevin
Published: June 2019

This study examined racial, ethnic, and other factors associated with whether older adults discussed their end-of-life (EOL) care wishes with family. A sample of 223 White, 95 African American, and 46 Hispanic adults aged 50 and older from a five-county area of Florida answered questions about sociodemographics, health, and preferences for involving family/friends in health-care decision-making. Analyses describe associations between whether discussions occurred and race/ethnicity and other factors, including preferences for family/friend involvement in health care. In descriptive analyses, one third ( n = 113) had not discussed EOL care. No differences were evident between African Americans and non-Hispanic Whites. In multivariate analyses, EOL care discussions were less likely for Hispanics. Further analysis showed this lower likelihood existed among Hispanics with lesser family/friend involvement. Ethnicity influences EOL care discussion, moderated by family/friend involvement, though results are considered preliminary. Knowing the involvement of patients’ family/friends could help providers initiate EOL care discussions.