bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Calcium Dyshomeostasis Alters CCL5 Signaling in Differentiated PC12 Cells
Authors: Radzik Tomasz , Boczek Tomasz , Ferenc Bozena , Studzian Maciej , Pulaski Lukasz , Zylinska Ludmila
Published: March 2019

Background. Plasma membrane Ca2+-ATPase (PMCA) is the most sensitive cellular calcium detector. It exists in four main isoforms (PMCA1-4), among which PMCA2 and PMCA3 are considered as fast-acting neuron-specific forms. In the brain, PMCA function declines progressively during aging; thereby impaired calcium homeostasis may contribute to some neurodegenerative diseases. These destructive processes can be propagated by proinflammatory chemokines, including chemokine CCL5, which causes phospholipase C-mediated liberation of Ca2+ from endoplasmic reticulum by IP3-gated channels. Methods. To mimic the changes in aged neurons we used stable transfected differentiated PC12 cells with downregulated PMCA2 or PMCA3 and analyzed the effect of CCL5 on calcium transients with Fluo-4 reagent. Chemokine receptors were evaluated using Western blot, and IP3 receptors expression level was assessed using qRT-PCR and Western blot. Results. In PMCA-reduced cell lines, CCL5 released more Ca2+ by IP3-sensitive receptors, and the time required for Ca2+ clearance was significantly longer. Also, in these lines we detected altered expression level of CCR5 and IP3 receptors. Conclusion. Although modification of PMCAs composition could provide some protection against calcium overload, reduction of PMCA2 appeared to be more detrimental to the cells than deficiency of PMCA3. Under pathological conditions, including inflammatory CCL5 action and long-lasting Ca2+ dyshomeostasis, insufficient cell protection may result in progressive degeneration and death of neurons.
Melanoma-Induced Reprogramming of Schwann Cell Signaling Aids Tumor Growth
Authors: Shurin Galina V. , Kruglov Oleg , Ding Fei , Lin Yan , Hao Xingxing , Keskinov Anton A. , You Zhaoyang , Lokshin Anna E. , LaFramboise William A. , Falo Louis D. , Shurin Michael R. , Bunimovich Yuri L.
Published: March 2019

The tumor microenvironment has been compared with a nonhealing wound involving a complex interaction between multiple cell types. Schwann cells, the key regulators of peripheral nerve repair, have recently been shown to directly affect nonneural wound healing. Their role in cancer progression, however, has been largely limited to neuropathic pain and perineural invasion. In this study, we showed that melanoma activated otherwise dormant functions of Schwann cells aimed at nerve regeneration and wound healing. Such reprogramming of Schwann cells into repair-like cells occurred during the destruction and displacement of neurons as the tumor expanded and via direct signaling from melanoma cells to Schwann cells, resulting in activation of the nerve injury response. Melanoma-activated Schwann cells significantly altered the microenvironment through their modulation of the immune system and the extracellular matrix in a way that promoted melanoma growth in vitro and in vivo. Local inhibition of Schwann cell activity following cutaneous sensory nerve transection in melanoma orthotopic models significantly decreased the rate of tumor growth. Tumor-associated Schwann cells, therefore, can have a significant protumorigenic effect and may present a novel target for cancer therapy.

Significance:

These findings reveal a role of the nerve injury response, particularly through functions of activated Schwann cells, in promoting melanoma growth.
Exclusive abdominal lymphadenopathy as a rare presentation of sarcoidosis
Authors: Santos Matheus de Carvalho , Carvalho Ana Júlia Araujo de , Santos Helena Telles Furtado dos , Gomes Matheus Heringer , Rezende Thiago Arruda
Published: March 2019

Sarcoidosis is a systemic granulomatous disease. The disease’s immunopathogenic mechanism is the activation of a cell mediated immune response. Lung is the most affected organ, but up to 30% of patients can have extrapulmonary manifestations. Case report: A 21-year-old male presented with a history of nausea, vomiting after meals, epigastric and periumbilical pain for approximately 6 months. Hyporexia and loss of 35 kilograms in 7 months were present, in addition to intermittent low nocturnal fever. His computed tomography (CT) scan (Figure 1) of the abdomen showed the presence of multiple, enlarged mesenteric lymph nodes with homogenous shape, measuring up to 2.0 cm in diameter, extending from the upper abdomen to the pelvis. Histopathologic findings of this lymph nodes showed a sarcoid appearance (Figure 2). Lymphoma, tuberculosis and other infections were excluded through immunohistochemical analysis. Treatment with prednisone was started initially at a dose of 40mg and after 5 weeks the patient were asymptomatic. One year and three months after the onset of treatment, corticosteroid dose reduction was attempted 3 times, with all of them leading to disease relapses. Treatment was optimized with 60mg of prednisone (for 2 weeks) plus 100mg of azathioprine daily. Discussion: The prevalence of gastrointestinal system involvement with clinical manifestations is 0,1 to 0,9%. However, the incidence of subclinical involvement can be higher. Enlarged lymph nodes is present in approximately 30% of cases. Treatment is indicated in sarcoidosis for patients with damage organ function or symptomatic disease and the first-line therapy is corticosteroid.
Intestine transplantation
Authors: Araujo Bruno Camargo Rocha Paim de , Rosati Maria Paula Arantes , Waisberg Daniel Reis , D’Albuquerque Luiz Augusto Carneiro , Galvao Flavio Henrique Ferreira
Published: March 2019

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Food composition of Indian Eagle Owl Bubo bengalensis Franklin (Aves: Strigiformes: Strigidae) from Tiruchirappalli District, Tamil Nadu, India
Authors: Siva Tamilselvan , Neelanarayanan Periyasamy , Vasudeva Rao Vaidyula
Published: March 2019

The diet of the Indian Eagle Owl was studied from April to September 2017 in Tiruchirapalli District, Tamil Nadu, India.  Analysis of 1082 regurgitated pellets yielded 2077 prey items; the mean prey items/ pellet was 1.91.  The diet constituted 65.1% of rodent prey and the remaining 34.83% of other groups of both vertebrate and invertebrate animals.  The mean percentage of prey composition was 31.15% Millardia meltada Soft-furred Field Rat, 12.95% Bandicota bengalensis Lesser Bandicoot Rat, 10.25% Mus booduga Indian Field Mouse, and 10.24% of other rodent species.  Of the 34.83% of non-rodent prey, the owls ingested insects (Rhinoceros beetles, 9.58%), Arachnida (Solifugae or Sun spider, Galeodes sp., 9.58%), reptiles (Calotes sp., 3.7%), amphibians (3.56%), shrews (Suncus murinus, 2.84%), and others (5.57%).  The Indian Eagle Owls consumed more than one prey per day and chiefly foraged in agricultural crop fields and consumed both small mammals and insects of agricultural importance under crop ecosystems.
Weed diversity in rice crop fields of Fatehgarh Sahib District, Punjab, India
Authors: Singh Yadvinder , Singh Rai
Published: March 2019

A total of 31 species of weeds belonging to 11 families was collected from rice fields in Fatehgarh District of Punjab between June and November 2017.  Of the 31 species, 15 were dicots and 16 were monocots.  Of the 11 families, six (Portulacaceae, Lythraceae, Solanaceae, Scrophulariaceae, Polygonaceae, and Commelinaceae) were represented by only one species each.  Poaceae was the largest family represented by 10 species, followed by Asteraceae and Cyperaceae with five species each.  The largest genus was Cyperus with four species, followed by Euphorbia, Echinochloa, and Eragrostis with two species each.  Of the 31 weed species, 29 were annual and only two, Cyperus rotundus and Parthenium hysterophorus, were perennials.  More detailed survey work is required on a regular basis to identify possible problematic weeds and new or improved control measures.
First records of Agnidra vinacea (Moore, 1879) (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae: Drepaninae) from the western Himalaya, extending its known range westwards
Authors: Dey Pritha , Sondhi Sanjay
Published: March 2019

Reporting the range extension of Agnidra vinacea (Moore, 1879) from eastern Himalayas to Uttarakhand, western Himalayas.  The individuals of the species were documented from western Himalayas by both opportunistic sighting and light-trapping method by using LepiLED.  The species was also recorded from sites other than documented so far in the available literature from the eastern Himalaya.
NT‐proBNP as a Mediator of the Racial Difference in Incident Atrial Fibrillation and Heart Failure
Authors: Whitman Isaac R. , Vittinghoff Eric , DeFilippi Christopher R. , Gottdiener John S. , Alonso Alvaro , Psaty Bruce M. , Heckbert Susan R. , Hoogeveen Ron C. , Arking Dan E. , Selvin Elizabeth , Chen Lin Y. , Dewland Thomas A. , Marcus Gregory M.
Published: March 2019

Background

Blacks harbor more cardiovascular risk factors than whites, but experience less atrial fibrillation (
AF
). Conversely, whites may have a lower risk of heart failure (
CHF
). N‐terminal pro‐B‐type natriuretic peptide (
NT
‐pro
BNP)
levels are higher in whites, predict incident
AF
, and have diuretic effects in the setting of increased ventricular diastolic pressures, potentially providing a unifying explanation for these racial differences.

Methods and Results

We used data from the CHS (Cardiovascular Health Study) to determine the degree to which baseline
NT
‐pro
BNP
levels mediate the relationships between race and incident
AF
and
CHF
by comparing beta estimates between models with and without
NT
‐pro
BNP
. The ARIC (Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities) study was used to assess reproducibility. Among 4731
CHS
(770 black) and 12 418
ARIC
(3091 black) participants, there were 1277 and 1253 incident
AF
events, respectively. Whites had higher baseline
NT
‐pro
BNP
(
CHS
: 40% higher than blacks; 95%
CI
, 29–53;
ARIC
: 39% higher; 95%
CI
, 33–46) and had a greater risk of incident
AF
compared with blacks (
CHS
: adjusted hazard ratio, 1.60; 95%
CI
, 1.31–1.93;
ARIC
: hazard ratio, 1.93; 95%
CI
, 1.57–2.27).
NT
‐pro
BNP
levels explained a significant proportion of the racial difference in
AF
risk (
CHS
: 36.2%; 95%
CI
, 23.2–69.2%;
ARIC
: 24.6%; 95%
CI
, 14.8–39.6%). Contrary to our hypothesis, given an increased risk of
CHF
among whites in
CHS
(adjusted hazard ratio, 1.20; 95%
CI
, 1.05–1.47) and the absence of a significant association between race and
CHF
in
ARIC
(adjusted hazard ratio, 1.07; 95%
CI
, 0.94–1.23),
CHF
‐related mediation analyses were not performed.

Conclusions

A substantial portion of the relationship between race and
AF
was statistically explained by baseline
NT
‐pro
BNP
levels. No consistent relationship between race and
CHF
was observed.
Do the Natriuretic Peptides Cause Atrial Fibrillation or is it Not So Black and White?
Authors: Richards Arthur Mark
Published: March 2019

See Article by
Whitman et al
OTOMOBİLLERİN BAKIM PERİYODU ULUSLARARASI OTOMOBİL ÜRETİCİLERİ İÇİN PAZARLAMA STRATEJİSİ Mİ YOKSA TEKNİK GEREKLİLİK Mİ? NİSSAN TÜRKİYE ARAŞTIRMASI
Authors: AYCI Ali
Published: March 2019

Sosyo-ekonomik
olarak öncü sektörlerden olan otomobil sektöründe, zenginleştirilmiş ürün
boyutunda yer alan garanti ve bakım, satış sonrası hizmetlerin etkin ve verimliliği
açısından oldukça önemlidir. Bakım periyodlarının süresi markadan markaya
değişebildiği gibi aynı markalar için ülkeden ülkeye göre de değişebilmektedir.
Bu çalışma da farklı markaların bakım periyodları karşılaştırılmış ve Nissan
markası özelinde daha detaylı analiz yapılmıştır. Niteliksel olan bu çalışmada
mülakat yöntemiyle yetkililerden alınan bilgiler ve otomobil üreticilerinin
resmi internet sitelerinden elde edilen veriler sonucunda bakım periyodları sıklığının
pazarlama stratejisi, teknik gereklilik ve ticari yönünün olduğu sonucuna
ulaşılmıştır. Bazı markalar için Türkiye’deki periyodik bakım aralıkları
göreceli olarak kısa olup müşteri memnuniyeti açısından bakım aralıklarının
Avrupa Birliği normlarında uzatılması veya kısa tutulma nedeninin objektif
olarak açıklanması gerekmektedir. Türkiye’de bakım periyodu uzun olan otomobil
üreticileri de bu üstünlüklerini pazarlama iletişimlerinde yer vererek rekabet
avantajı sağlayabileceklerdir.
Philosophical Anthropology and the Interpersonal Theory of the Affect of Shame
Authors: Rukgaber Matthew Stewart
Published: March 2019

This article argues that shame is fundamentally interpersonal. It is opposed to the leading interpretation of shame in the field of moral psychology, which is the cognitivist, morally rationally, autonomous view of shame as a negative judgment about the self. That view of shame abandons the social and interpersonal essence of shame. I will advance the idea, as developed by the tradition of philosophical anthropology and, in particular, in the works of Helmuth Plessner, Erwin Straus, F. J. J. Buytendijk, and Maurice Merleau-Ponty, that shame is a heteronomous affective response that is caused by a breakdown in our fundamental interpersonal connection with others. It is a feeling that comes from the denial of our basic need to live with others in a state of trusting acceptance.
Impatiens damingensis (Balsaminaceae), a new species from Guangxi, China
Authors: XIA CHANG-YING , GADAGKAR SUDHINDRA R. , LI JIN , DENG HONG-PING , YU SHENG-XIANG
Published: March 2019

Impatiens damingensis S. X. Yu, C. Y. Xia & H. P. Deng, (Balsaminaceae) discovered in Guangxi, China, is described and illustrated here. This species is similar to I. aquatilis Hook.f., but differs from the latter by having blades that are ovate or ovate-lanceolate vs. lanceolate, ovate-lanceolate, or ovate-oblong; apices of bracts acute vs. glandular awned; apices of lateral sepals mucronulate vs. long mucronulate; and spur slender substraight or slightly incurved vs. incurved. Furthermore, molecular data as well as micro-morphological evidence under SEM (of pollens and seeds) also support the establishment of the new species.
Location and deposition of the type specimens of Culex scheuberi Carpintero & Leguizamón, Ochlerotatus jorgi (Carpintero & Leguizamón), and Orthopodomyia peytoni Leguizamón & Carpintero (Diptera: Culicidae)
Authors: HRIBAR MIRIAM N. , HRIBAR LAWRENCE J.
Published: March 2019

The holotype male of Culex scheuberi, the holotype female of Ochlerotatus jorgi, and the holotype and paratype males of Orthopodomyia peytoni have been deposited into the U.S. National Museum of Natural History.
Seven new Helicopsyche (Feropsyche) Johanson, 2002 from the Neotropical region and Nearctic Mexico (Insecta: Trichoptera: Helicopsychidae)
Authors: JOHANSON KJELL A. , MALM TOBIA S.
Published: March 2019

Seven new species of Helicopsyche (Feropsyche) Johanson 2002 (Helicopsychidae) are described from Mexico (H. curvipalpia new species), Panama (H. blantoni new species, H. chiriquensis new species, H. linguata new species, and H. sanblasensis new species), and Brazil (H. paprockii new species and H. cipoensis new species) based on adult material borrowed from the National Museum of Natural History (Smithsonian Institution), Washington, D. C. and the Illinois Natural History Survey, Champaign, Illinois, USA. New records are given for H. sinuata Denning & Blickle from Mexico, and H. incisa Ross and H. woldai Johanson from Panama.
Austrostigmaeus gen. n. (Acari: Prostigmata: Stigmaeidae), with the description of a new species from Australia
Authors: FAN QING-HAI , BEARD JENNIFER J.
Published: March 2019

A new genus, Aust rostigmaeu s is proposed for a new species, A. walter i , from Western Australia. Aus trostigmaeu s is similar to Pilonychiopu s Meyer and Neilstigm aeus Gerson & Meyer in the absence of leg tarsal claws and the presence of a developed arolium. Comparative characters for separating Aust rostigmaeu s gen. n., Gymnostigmaeu s Ehara & Ueckermann, Neilstigmaeu s Gerson & Meyer, Pilonychiopu s Meyer and Su m mersiell a Gonzalez-R. are given. Both adult sexes and the deutonymph female are described and illustrated.
A new genus of soft coral (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea: Clavulariidae) from Chile
Authors: VAN OFWEGEN L. P. , HÄUSSERMANN V. , FÖRSTERRA G.
Published: March 2019

Incrustatus comauensis n. gen. & n. sp. (Octocorallia: Clavulariidae) is described from Chile. It occurs in shallow water from Concepción to the southern fjord region. The genus forms stolons on mytilid shells and rocks, or encrusting sheets on Crepidula shells (Gastropoda), polychaete tubes, gorgonians, and other substrata. The sclerites of the new taxon are 8-radiates and derivatives of these. The polyps are unarmed or posses a few irregularly arranged spindles. The new genus is compared with another taxon that forms encrusting sheets or stolons.
A new invasive Ptinella Motschulsky from Europe and North America (Coleoptera: Ptiliidae)
Authors: VORST OSCAR
Published: March 2019

Ptinella populicola sp. n. is described from material recently collected in the Netherlands. The habitus, spermatheca and aede-agus are illustrated. The only earlier specimens known are from Maryland (USA). The species is considered introduced into Europe, possibly being of Nearctic origin.
The endings of specific nomina dedicated to persons should not be emended: nomenclatural issues in Phalangopsidae (Hexapoda: Grylloidea)
Authors: NEMÉSIO ANDRÉ , DUBOIS ALAIN
Published: March 2019

Costa (2012) intended to “correct” the spellings of the specific epithets of two species of phalangopsid crickets (Grylloidea: Phalangopsidae) described from Brazil in Mews et al. (2009). According to Costa (2012), both specific nomina “were incorrectly formed under the articles of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (1999), leading to the need of justified emendations according to the article 33.2.2 of the Code…”.
Late Cretaceous phymosomatids and the true identity of Cidarites granulosus Goldfuss, 1829 (Echinoidea, Phymosomatoida)
Authors: SCHLÜTER NILS , KUTSCHER MANFRED , SMITH ANDREW B. , JAGT JOHN W. M. , LEES JACKIE A.
Published: March 2019

A revision of Late Cretaceous species of the common regular echinoid genus Phymosoma Haime in d’Archiac & Haime,1853 has revealed that Cidarites granulosus Goldfuss, 1829 has generally been misinterpreted in the literature. The typespecimen of this species is undoubtedly conspecific with material from the lower Maastrichtian of Rügen, northeast Ger-many. What authors have referred to as Phymosoma granulosum in northern temperate (boreal) regions of western Europeand in the Middle East in fact represents an undescribed form which we here name Phymosoma ravni sp. nov., which dif-fers from Cidarites granulosus in having better-developed biserial pore zones adapically, proportionally larger mamelonson primary tubercles, a flush peristome, and stout, non-facetted primary spines. The proper placement of Cidarites granulosus within the family Phymosomatidae Pomel, 1883 is ambiguous; it appears to be most closely related to Phymosoma.
A new species of the bromeligenous Scinax perpusillus group (Anura; Hylidae) from Serra do Brigadeiro, State of Minas Gerais, Southeastern Brazil
Authors: LACERDA JOÃO VICTOR A. , PEIXOTO OSWALDO LUIZ , FEIO RENATO N.
Published: March 2019

A new species of the bromeligenous Scinax perpusillus group is described from Serra do Brigadeiro, state of Minas Gerais,southeastern Brazil (20º43’13.5´´S; 42º28’48.7´´W). Scinax cosenzai sp. nov. is diagnosed by a combination of traits:moderate-size within the group (17.29–20.97 mm in males and 22.65–24.02 mm in females); head longer than wide; snoutprotruding in lateral view and slightly acuminated in dorsal view; prominent medial process between the nostrils; few tu-bercles scattered throughout the dorsal surface, including the head; ventral skin granulated, more intensively near the clo-acal region; dorsum different tones of gray with dark bands; transversal dark bars along limbs; gular region with irregulardark pigmentation; in life, hidden portion of the thigh and tibia region with some irregular bright yellow colored patches;and a distinct advertisement call with 2–14 notes/call, call duration 177.62–2066.75 ms, 1–33 pulses/note and dominant frequency of 3375.91–4571.21 Hz. Additionally, notes on natural history are provided.
Erratum: JANET A. HUNTER & THOMAS H. CRIBB (2012). A cryptic complex of species related to Transversotrema licinum Manter, 1970 from fishes of the Indo-West Pacific, including descriptions of ten new species of Transversotrema Witenberg, 1944 (Digenea: Transversotrematidae). Zootaxa, 3176, 1–44.
Authors: HUNTER JANET A. , CRIBB THOMAS H.
Published: March 2019

(Erratum)
A revision of the taxonomy of Dendrelaphis caudolineatus (Gray, 1834) (Serpentes: Colubridae)
Authors: VAN ROOIJEN JOHAN , VOGEL GERNOT
Published: March 2019

The systematics of the wide-ranging southeast Asian colubrid snake Dendrelaphis caudolineatus (Gray, 1834) wasinvestigated on the basis of multivariate analyses of morphological and coloration data for 131 museum specimensrepresenting 28 geographically isolated populations. The results demonstrate that the current taxonomy of D.caudolineatus underestimates species diversity in the Philippines. The following revisions are implemented. 1)Populations from the Philippine island Palawan and adjacent islands currently referred to D. c. caudolineatus (Gray, 1834)are described as a new species, D. levitoni sp. nov. 2) Populations from the Philippine islands Negros, Panay, Mindoroand Masbate, currently assigned to D. c. terrificus (Peters, 1872) and D. c. luzonensis Leviton, 1961 are referred to D.fuliginosus Griffin 1909, which is revalidated. 3) Populations from the southern Philippine islands Basilan, Mindanao,Cebu, Bohol, Leyte, Samar, Polillo, Kalotkot, Catanduanes as well as Southeast Luzon currently referred to D. c. terrificus(Peters, 1872) are referred to D. philippinensis Günther, 1879 which is revalidated. 4) The population from Sulawesi isreferred to D. terrificus (Peters, 1872). Currently regarded as a polytypic species composed of five subspecies, D.caudolineatus is here considered to be a monophyletic group comprising eight species. The distributions of these eightspecies correspond largely with aggregate island complexes formed during periods of reduced sea level during the Pleistocene. However, some deviations indicate post-Pleistocene dispersals across sea barriers.
A third species of Gegeneophis Peters (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Indotyphlidae) lacking secondary annular grooves
Authors: KOTHARAMBATH RAMACHANDRAN , GOWER DAVID J. , OOMMEN OOMMEN V. , WILKINSON MARK
Published: March 2019

A new species of indotyphlid caecilian amphibian, Gegeneophis primus sp. nov., is described based on a series of eight speci-mens from the state of Kerala in the southern region of the Western Ghats, India. This species is distinguished from all otherGegeneophis, except G. seshachari and G. pareshi, in lacking secondary annular grooves and scales. It differs from G. ses-hachari and G. pareshi in several features, including having fewer primary annuli and lacking a well-developed unsegmented terminal shield.
Definition of the European Lepidocyrtus curvicollis group (Collembola: Entomobryidae) with description of a new species from Sardinia (Italy)
Authors: MATEOS EDUARDO , PETERSEN HENNING
Published: March 2019

The genus Lepidocyrtus was up to now represented by two species in Sardinia. However, recent molecular data suggestthe existence of several other species in the region. The study of a Lepidocyrtus population from the peninsula of CapoCaccia (NW Sardinia) has allowed the description of the species Lepidocyrtus apicalis sp. nov. Along with seven otherEuropean species, the new species constitute the “Lepidocyrtus curvicollis group”, characterized by the presence of scaleson the antenna, legs and dorsal side of manubrium, by having the mesothorax more or less protruded, labial seta M 1 shorterthan M 2 , presence of seta s on abd.IV, and by the dorsal macrochaetae formula R 0 R 1s R 1 So/00/0101+3. An identificationkey has been developed for differentiating all species of this group. With the new species the number of Lepidocyrtus species present in Sardinia increases to three and the number of total European Lepidocyrtus species to 30.
A new fossil Saldidae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Leptopodomorpha) from the Early Cretaceous in China
Authors: ZHANG WEITING , SONG JINGJING , YAO YUNZHI , REN DONG
Published: March 2019

Venustsalda locella gen. et sp. nov. is described and illustrated from the Lower Cretaceous Yixian Formation at Huang-banjigou Village, Liaoning Province, China. The new genus is established based on its unusual six cells on the membrane, with the second cell smallest.
Description of the male of Megalava truncata Perrichot (Hymenoptera: Megalyridae) in Early Cretaceous amber from El Soplao (Spain)
Authors: LA FUENTE RICARDO PÉREZ-DE , PERRICHOT VINCENT , ORTEGA-BLANCO JAIME , DELCLÒS XAVIER , ENGEL MICHAEL S.
Published: March 2019

A new fossil of megalyrid wasp recently discovered in Early Cretaceous (Albian) amber from El Soplao (Cantabria, Spain) isdescribed as the male of Megalava truncata Perrichot, 2009, originally described from Peñacerrada I (= Moraza) amber (Bur-gos, Spain). The new specimen permits a more thorough description of the genus Megalava, which was established originallyfrom a single, fragmentary specimen lacking the metasoma, and also permits a discussion on the characters of phylogenetic value for the clade [Megazar + Megalava].
Neogreenia lonicera sp. nov., a new species of Margarodidae sensu lato (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) from China, with a key to species of Neogreenia MacGillivray and placement of the genus in the family Kuwaniidae
Authors: WU SAN’AN , NAN NAN
Published: March 2019

A new species, Neogreenia lonicera Wu & Nan, is described and illustrated based on the adult female, second-instarfemale and first-instar nymph. This new species was collected at Helan Mountain, Inner Mongolia, China, in bark crevicesof Lonicera microphylla (Caprifoliaceae). A key is provided to separate the five species now known in NeogreeniaMacGillivray. A cladistic analysis of morphological data from adult females and first-instar nymphs of 28 archaeococcoidgenera has Neogreenia in a clade with Jansenus Foldi and Neosteingelia Morrison and usually also with KuwaniaCockerell, and thus Neogreenia should be placed in the family Kuwaniidae. A key to distinguish the adult females of the four genera of the Kuwaniidae is provided.
Erratum: FERNANDES, F.A., FORNEL, R. & FREITAS, T.R.O (2012) Ctenomys brasiliensis Blainville (Rodentia: Ctenomyidae): clarifying the geographic placement of the type species of the genus Ctenomys. Zootaxa, 3272, 57–68.
Authors: FERNANDES F. S. , FORNEL R. , FREITAS T. R. O.
Published: March 2019

(Erratum)
A new species of Artimpaza Thomson (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Cerambycinae) from China, with a key to the Chinese species of the genus
Authors: TIAN LICHAO , CHEN LI , LI ZHU
Published: March 2019

A new species, Artimpaza brevilineata Tian & Chen, sp. nov. (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Cerambycinae), is described from China, and a key to the Chinese species of Artimpaza Thomson is provided.
New Species of the Spider Genus Pholcus (Araneae: Pholcidae) from China
Authors: YAO ZHIYUAN , LI SHUQIANG
Published: March 2019

The spider genus Pholcus Walckenaer, 1805 is highly diverse in China. In this study we describe 35 new species: Pholcusabstrusus sp. nov., P. aduncus sp. nov., P. agilis sp. nov., P. alpinus sp. nov., P. bailongensis sp. nov., P. bantouensis sp. nov.,P. bing sp. nov., P. brevis sp. nov., P. chang sp. nov., P. cuneatus sp. nov., P. decorus sp. nov., P. dieban sp. nov., P. ganziensissp. nov., P. huapingensis sp. nov., P. imbricatus sp. nov., P. jiaotu sp. nov., P. kui sp. nov., P. lijiangensis sp. nov., P. liui sp.nov., P. liutu sp. nov., P. mao sp. nov., P. mirabilis sp. nov., P. obscurus sp. nov., P. ovatus sp. nov., P. shuangtu sp. nov., P.tongi sp. nov., P. tuoyuan sp. nov., P. tuyan sp. nov., P. undatus sp. nov., P. wangi sp. nov., P. xiaotu sp. nov., P. yi sp. nov., P. yuantu sp. nov., P. yunnanensis sp. nov. and P. zhui sp. nov. In addition, we provide new illustrations for 45 known species.
The false spider mites of the genera Aegyptobia Sayed and Phytoptipalpus Trägårdh (Acari: Tenuipalpidae) from Iran
Authors: KHANJANI MASOUMEH , KHANJANI MOHAMMAD , SEEMAN OWEN D.
Published: March 2019

Two new species of the genus Aegyptobia Sayed and 1 new species of Phytoptipalpus Trägårdh are described from Iran:A. bromi sp. nov. from Bromus tectorum (Poaceae); A. nazarii sp. nov. from Poa bulbosa L. (Poaceae); and P.kurdistaniensis sp. nov. from wild rose bushes, Rosa woodsii (Rosaceae). This is the first record of Phytoptipalpus fromIran. We also redescribe Aegyptobia beglarovi Livschitz and Mitrofanov, 1967, A. persciae Khorowshahi and Arbabi,1997, A. tragardhi Sayed, 1950, and A. salicicola Al-Gboory, 1987; the latter species has only 2 anal setae and is thusmoved to Phytoptipalpus. Aegyptobia kharazii Mesa and Moraes, 2009 syn. nov. is regarded as a junior synonym ofAegyptobia beglarovi Livschitz and Mitrofanov, 1967; Aegyptobia ueckermanni Khorowshahi and Arbabi, 1997 syn. nov.is regarded as a junior synonym of Aegyptobia tragardhi Sayed, 1950; Aegyptobia daneshvari Parsi and Khosrowshahi,1990 syn. nov. is regarded as a junior synonym of Phytoptipalpus salicicola (Al-Gboory, 1987). A key to all known Iranian species of the genus Aegyptobia is provided.
Systematic revision of the genus Maudheimia Dalenius, 1958 (Acari: Oribatida)
Authors: COETZEE LOUISE , WEIGMANN GERD
Published: March 2019

The genus Maudheimia Dalenius, 1958 occurs on the Antarctic continent and contains four known species (M. wilsoni Dalenius, 1958;M. petronia Wallwork, 1962; M. marshalli Coetzee, 1997 and M. tanngardenensis Coetzee, 1997). Maudheimia marshalli has 15 pairsof notogastral setae in the adults for which Subías (2004) proposed the genus Multimaudheimia. The other three species have 10 pairsof notogastral setae in the adult stage. The value of “number of notogastral setae” as a single generic character has previously beenshown as insufficient to distinguish a genus. The authors conclude that the genus Multimaudheimia Subías, 2004 is a synonym of Maudheimia. The relationship of Maudheimia is confirmed as a member of Ceratozetoidea in the family Maudheimiidae.
The spotted flounder, Azygopus flemingi Nielsen 1961 (Pisces: Pleuronectiformes: Rhombosoleidae), from deep waters off New Zealand: a second valid species of Azygopus Norman 1926, with notes on distribution, size, maturity, and ecology
Authors: MUNROE THOMAS A.
Published: March 2019

Since its description, Azyygopus Norman, 1926 was considered by subsequent authors to be a monotypic genus in the Or-der Pleuronectiformes comprised only of A. pinnifasciatus Norman, 1926, known from deep waters (90–900 m, usually200–600 m) off the southern and southeastern coasts of Australia. In 1961, a subspecies, A. pinnifasciatus flemingi Niels-en, was described based on three specimens collected at 610 m in the Tasman Sea off the South Island, New Zealand. Fromits description to contemporary literature evaluating its status, recognition of A. p. flemingi as a distinct taxon has beenrejected by all but two studies reporting on Azygopus from New Zealand waters. Until the late 20th century, specimens ofAzygopus had been rarely collected off New Zealand and little was known about these fishes. Over the past 25 years, col-lecting by scientific expeditions and expanding deep-sea fisheries have captured over 195 specimens of Azygopus from avariety of deep-sea locations around New Zealand. Recently-captured specimens of Azygopus collected around New Zea-land and deposited in fish collections have been identified as either A. pinnifasciatus Norman or A. flemingi Nielsen, sug-gesting the possibility that two species of Azygopus occur in New Zealand waters. This study examined the holotype, aparatype, and 25 non-type specimens of A. pinnifasciatus collected off Australia, and the most comprehensive series ofspecimens of Azygopus collected from New Zealand waters. These specimens included the holotype and two paratypes ofA. p. flemingi and 191 other specimens collected from throughout the entire depth range (153–942 m) and representingwide coverage of geographic areas around New Zealand where Azygopus have been collected. Comparisons of these spec-imens indicate that a second species, A. flemingi Nielsen, should be recognized in the genus Azygopus, and that this speciesis the only member of this genus occurring in New Zealand waters. Azygopus flemingi is readily distinguished from A.pinnifasciatus by conspicuous differences in ocularand blind-side color patterns, in numbers of ocular-side pelvic-finrays, total vertebrae, lateral-line scales, and gillrakers on the first gill arch, morphology of blind-side scales and squama-tion patterns, length of blind-side pectoral fins, presence/absence of scales between upper jaw and ventral margin of lowereye, and pigment patterns on dorsal and anal fins of adults. Adult A. flemingi and A. pinnifasciatus are sexually dimorphic in several features. Data on maximum size and size at maturity, and depth of occurrence are summarized for A. flemingi.
Sertularella maureenae, a new species of hydroid (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa: Sertulariidae) from the Pacific coast of Canada
Authors: CHOONG HENRY H. C. , CALDER DALE R. , BRINCKMANN-VOSS ANITA
Published: March 2019

Sertularella maureenae, n. sp. (Hydrozoa: Sertulariidae), is described from the Pacific coast of Canada. The species is charac-terized by its predominantly stolonal colony form with pedicellate, annulated hydrothecae, together with the presence of large,ovate gonothecae having distinct annulations, a prominent neck, and 4–6 well-developed cusps surrounding the gonothecalaperture. The new species is compared to other stolonal species of the genus and to other typically erect species of Sertulariidaewith reported stolonal forms. The presence of both stolonal and semi–erect colony forms with pedicellate hydrothecae within S.maureenae, along with its hydrothecal characters, suggests that colony form alone may be an insufficient criterion for assigning species of pedicellate Sertularella with individual hydrothecae rising from their hydrorhizae to a separate genus Calamphora.
The genus Paradorylaimus Andrássy, 1969 (Nematoda: Dorylaimida) with description of three new species from Ecuador
Authors: ORSELLI LARA , CLAUSI MIRELLA , VINCIGUERRA MARIA TERESA
Published: March 2019

Three new species of Paradorylaimus Andrássy, 1969, found in moss and litter of natural environments of Ecuador aredescribed. P. andinus sp. n. is characterized by 1.65–2.26 mm long female body, lip region set off by a depression, odontostyle26.5–32. 5 μm long and 3.0–4.5 µm wide; pre-rectum 1.1–2.4 anal body diameters long in female and 1.2–2.3 in male; 0–3 pre-vulval and 0–5 postvulval papillae; spicules 60–80 µm long; 13–14 ventral supplements; female tail elongate-filiform, 6–10anal body diameters long; male tail short, 0.7–1 cloacal body diameters long, dorsally convex, with a marked ventral concavityand blunt terminus. P. longicaudatus sp. n. is characterized by 1.78–2.14 mm long female body, lip region slightly set off by adepression, odontostyle 30–32.5 μm long and 2.0–3.5 µm wide; pre-rectum 1.3–2.3 anal body diameters long in female and 2–3.5 in male; paravulval papillae absent; spicules 44.5–62.5 µm long; 11–13 ventral supplements; female tail elongate-filiform,11–16 anal body diameters long; male tail short, 0.8–0.9 cloacal body diameters long, convex conoid, with blunt terminus. P.flagellicaudatus sp. n. is characterized by 1.65–1.73 mm long female body, lip region continuous, odontostyle 19–24 μm longand 2–2.5 µm wide; pre-rectum 1.8–2.6 anal body diameters long in female and 2.4 in male; spicules 45 µm long; 10 ventralsupplements; female tail elongate-filiform, 25–26 anal body diameters long; male tail short, conoid, 0.8 cloacal body diameterslong. The authors support the validity of the genus Paradorylaimus, provide an updated diagnosis and furnish a compendium of the main morphometric parameters of its species and a key to them.
Erratum: Khanjani, M., Yazyanpanah, S., Ostovan, H. & Fayaz, B.A. (2012) Three new species of the genus Tycherobius Bolland (Acari: Camerobiidae) from Iran. Zootaxa 3266: 23–40
Authors: KHANJANI M. , YAZYANPANAH S. , OSTOVAN H. , FAYAZ B. A.
Published: March 2019

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Key to species of the genus Pachymetopius Matsumura (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Stegelytrini ) with description of a new species from China
Authors: WEI XINGTAO , XING JICHUN , WEBB MICHAEL D.
Published: March 2019

A new leafhopper species: Pachymetopius falcatus sp. nov., is described and illustrated from Guizhou Province, China. A key is given to distinguish all species of the genus. The type specimen of the new species is deposited in the Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China (GUGC).
A laboratory application for teaching the effect of harmonics on transformer core saturation
Authors: Dönük Atilla
Published: March 2019

Harmonics in supply voltage or load current in a transformer have undesirable effects on the core and windings. As the harmonic content increases, higher core loss and eddy current loss in the windings results in higher operating temperatures. It causes magnetic flux density in the core to increase and shifts the operating point through the saturated region. This phenomenon is mostly taught in undergraduate education as theoretical information. However, as a difficult concept to understand, harmonics phenomenon might be taught by using experiments for active learning, visualizing the effects in a laboratory setting, and making the connection between theoretical and practical applications for deeper and meaningful learning. In this study, a teaching method for effects of harmonics is proposed and phase shift between the fundamental and harmonic component of the supply voltage on the transformer B–H characteristic in a laboratory application is introduced by an experimental work performed on toroidal transformers. Feedback from students shows that the proposed method is very efficient and useful for students to better understand the effects of harmonics on the transformer cores.
When Civilians Are Attacked: Gender Equality and Terrorist Targeting
Authors: Huber Laura
Published: March 2019

While scholars demonstrate a consistent negative relationship between gender equality and violence, the effect of women’s rights on the quality of terrorism and the type of victims targeted remains unexplored. This article introduces a new model of terrorists’ strategic targeting by examining the trade-off between the ease of a civilian-oriented attack and the negative public reaction these attacks invoke. Within this framework, gender equality increases the costs of civilian targeting by inducing public opinion costs. As gender equality increases, the costs of attacking civilians increase relatively more than government-oriented attacks. Using data on domestic terrorism between 1970 and 2007 and a subnational examination of a randomly implemented gender quota in India, this study demonstrates that as gender equality increases, the ratio of civilian-oriented to government-oriented attacks decreases. Overall, this study refines our understanding of terrorists’ strategic targeting and identifies heterogeneity in the Women, Peace, and Security theory.
Co-Authorship Network Analysis of Prevention Research Centers: An Exploratory Study
Authors: Marcelin Rose A. , Rabarison Kristina M. , Rabarison Monika K.
Published: March 2019

Objective:

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Prevention Research Centers (PRCs) collaborate on public health activities with community agencies and organizations. We evaluated these collaborations by studying the relationships between co-authors from the PRCs and community agencies that published at least 1 article together in the first year of the program.

Methods:

We identified all the authors of articles published by PRCs and collaborating members in peer-reviewed journals between September 2014 and September 2015 and constructed a network showing the links between and among all the authors. We characterized the network with 4 measures of social structure (network components, network density, average clustering coefficient, average distance) and 3 measures of individual author performances (degree-, betweenness-, and closeness-centrality).

Results:

The 413 articles had 1804 individual authors and 7995 co-authorship relationships (links) in 212 peer-reviewed journals. These authors and co-authors formed 44 separate, nonoverlapping groups (components). The largest “giant” component containing most of the links involved 66.3% (n = 1196) of the authors and 73.7% (n = 5889) of the links. We identified 136 “information brokers” (authors with high closeness centrality: those who have the shortest links to the most authors). Two authors with high betweenness centrality (who had the highest number of co-authors; 104 and 107) had the greatest ability to mediate co-authorships. Network density was low; only 0.5% of all potential co-authorships were realized (7995 actual co-authorship/1 628 110 potential co-authorships).

Conclusion:

Information brokers and co-authorship mediators should be encouraged to communicate more with each other to increase the number of collaborations between network members and, hence, the number of co-authorships.
Patients with deliberate self-harm attended in emergency setting at a tertiary care hospital: A 13-month analysis of clinical-psychiatric profile
Authors: Singh Swarndeep , Kumar Saurabh , Deep Raman
Published: March 2019

Objectives

To describe the pattern and clinical-psychiatric profile of patients presenting with deliberate self-harm attempt to an emergency setting.

Methods

The study involves the analysis of the case records of 109 consecutive patients with deliberate self-harm evaluated by the psychiatric emergency team at a premier, tertiary care hospital in India over a period of 13 months (January 2015–January 2016).

Results

Deliberate self-harm had a clinical prevalence of 16.4% (109/666) among total mental and behavioral emergencies attended in the same period. A large majority of attempters were in the age range of 18–39 years (84.4%), and females (58.7%) outnumbered males in total sample. Married females and unmarried males had significantly higher chances of attempting deliberate self-harm (χ2 = 6.57, p = 0.01). More than half (52.3%) of patients were found to have a diagnosable psychiatric illness at the time of presentation, most common being depressive disorder in 19.3% of overall sample. Past history of a psychiatric illness was evident in only 12.5% of patients. Common methods of deliberate self-harm were prescription drug/psychotropic overdose, poisoning with ingestion of phenyl cleaner or rat-killer poison. Significant gender differences were observed in the nature of precipitating events for deliberate self-harm, with interpersonal relationship problems being significantly more common in women (p = 0.03).

Conclusion

This study adds relevant and useful information on cross-cutting as well as gender-specific characteristics of patients presenting with deliberate self-harm attempt, from a developing country context. The study findings bear implications for designing interventions for primary and secondary prevention of such behavioral emergencies at a community level.
Mind Your Language: The Effects of Linguistic Ostracism on Interpersonal Work Behaviors
Authors: Fiset John , Bhave Devasheesh P.
Published: March 2019

Business and demographic trends are conflating to bring language issues at work to the forefront. Although language has an inherent capacity for creating interpersonal bonds, it can also serve as a means of exclusion. The construct of linguistic ostracism encapsulates this phenomenon. Drawing on ethnolinguistic identity theory, we identify how linguistic ostracism influences two interpersonal work behaviors: interpersonal citizenship and interpersonal deviance. We conduct a set of studies that uses multisource data, data across time, and data from three countries. Our results reveal that linguistic ostracism was associated with the enactment of lower interpersonal citizenship behaviors and higher interpersonal deviance behaviors. We find that disidentification served as a mechanism to explain why linguistic ostracism resulted in interpersonal citizenship behaviors and interpersonal deviance behaviors. Furthermore, linguistically ostracized employees with low (vs. high) social self-efficacy engage in fewer interpersonal citizenship behaviors and greater interpersonal deviance behaviors. We discuss theoretical implications associated with the phenomenon of linguistic ostracism and the implications for managers working in linguistically diverse organizations.
Predictors of High Costs of Care among Otolaryngology Patients
Authors: Balakrishnan Karthik , Moriarty James P. , Rosedahl Jordan , Driscoll Colin L. , Borah Bijan J.
Published: March 2019

Objectives

Identify predictors of high‐cost otolaryngology care.

Study Design

Cross‐sectional.

Setting

Tertiary academic multispecialty hospital.

Subjects/Methods

All patients undergoing ≥1 otolaryngologic procedures from 2011 to 2015. Encounter costs were standardized using previously described methods approximating Medicare reimbursement. Patients were stratified by adult/pediatric and inpatient/outpatient. “Outliers” were defined as total encounter costs ≥95th percentile. Logistic regression measured predictors of outlier status.

Results

In total, 2433 adult inpatient encounters (95th percentile $57,611), 10,031 adult outpatient encounters ($10,772), 346 pediatric inpatient encounters ($84,639), and 3027 pediatric outpatient encounters ($8978) were included. For adult inpatient and outpatient, isolated head and neck oncologic procedures were the reference group. Among adult inpatients, laryngology and facial plastics procedures predicted higher odds of outlier status (odds ratio [OR] = 4.1 and 7.2). Involvement of multiple otolaryngology subspecialties increased the odds (OR = 4.7). Neck dissection and reconstructive procedures were the most common primary operations for adult inpatient outliers. For adult outpatients, several subspecialties had lower odds than head and neck (OR ≤0.44). Increased comorbidities predicted outliers for adult inpatient care (OR = 1.5); sex, age, race, and ethnicity did not. Cochlear implant was the most common primary operation among adult and pediatric outpatient outliers. Greater subspecialty involvement and increasing age predicted pediatric outpatient outliers (OR = 8.0 and 1.1); younger age and female sex predicted pediatric inpatient outliers (OR = 0.8 and 3.5). Airway procedures dominated pediatric inpatient outliers.

Conclusion

This is the first large‐scale study of high‐cost otolaryngology care across multiple subspecialties. Specific procedures and subspecialties and increased comorbidities predicted high‐cost care. Contrary to previous studies, patient sex, race, and ethnicity did not.