bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Alopecias in lupus erythematosus
Authors: Concha Josef Symon Salgado , Werth Victoria P
Published: October 2018

Several patterns of hair loss can occur in lupus erythematosus (LE). Alopecias which show histological characteristics of LE are LE-specific, and include discoid LE (DLE), diffuse or patchy hair loss in acute LE, subacute cutaneous LE, and rarely tumid LE. Lupus hair in SLE is a poorly characterised entity and may be a form of telogen effluvium. Alopecia areata can coexist with LE and may mimic DLE. Non-lupus alopecias such as telogen effluvium and anagen effluvium have a myriad of causes which include disease flares, drugs and stress in the setting of LE. The latest validated Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics classification criteria for SLE includes non-scarring alopecia as a criterion; therefore, recognising the aetiology of hair loss in the setting of LE is crucial in classifying a patient to have systemic disease.
Comparative analyses of responsiveness between the Rheumatoid Arthritis Impact of Disease score, other patient-reported outcomes and disease activity measures: secondary analyses from the ARCTIC study
Authors: Holten Karen , Sexton Joseph , Kvien Tore K , Aga Anna-Birgitte , Haavardsholm Espen A
Published: October 2018

Objective

To evaluate the responsiveness of the Rheumatoid Arthritis Impact of Disease (RAID) score compared with other patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs), inflammatory markers and clinical disease activity measures in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

Methods

Disease-modifying antirheumatic drug–naïve patients with RA with short disease duration were included in the treat-to-target ARCTIC trial and followed for 24 months. The responsiveness of the RAID score was evaluated using standardised response mean (SRM) and relative efficiency (RE) with respect to tender joints by Ritchie Articular Index (RAI). SRMs and REs were also calculated for other PROMs, inflammatory markers and clinical outcome measures. An SRM with value above 0.80 was considered high.

Results

230 patients with RA were included. The mean±SD symptom duration was 7.1±5.4 months and the baseline mean±SD  RAID score was 4.49±2.14. At 3 months of follow-up, the mean±SD change score for RAID was −2.25±1.98  and the SRM (95%  CI) −1.13 (−1.33 to −0.96). The RAID score showed high responsiveness both at 3 and 6 months (SRM≥0.80) and was more sensitive in detecting change than the reference, tender joints assessed by RAI.

Conclusions

The RAID score proved to be highly responsive to change in patients with RA with short disease duration who followed a treat-to-target strategy. The RAID score was more efficient in detecting change than the reference (RAI) as well as most other PROMs.
Effect of mandibular advancement therapy on inflammatory and metabolic biomarkers in patients with severe obstructive sleep apnoea: a randomised controlled trial
Authors: Recoquillon Sylvain , Pépin Jean-Louis , Vielle Bruno , Andriantsitohaina Ramaroson , Bironneau Vanessa , Chouet-Girard Frédérique , Fleury Bernard , Goupil François , Launois Sandrine , Martinez M Carmen , Meslier Nicole , Nguyen Xuan-Lan , Paris Audrey , Priou Pascaline , Tamisier Renaud , Trzepizur Wojciech , Gagnadoux Frédéric
Published: October 2018

Systemic inflammation and metabolic disorders are among the mechanisms linking obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) and cardiovascular disease (CVD). In 109 patients with severe OSA and no overt CVD, biomarkers of inflammation (C reactive protein, interleukin-6, tumour necrosis factor-α and its receptors, adiponectin, leptin and P-selectin), glucose and lipid metabolism, and N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide, were measured before and after 2 months of treatment with a mandibular advancement device (MAD) (n=55) or a sham device (n=54). MAD reduced the Apnoea–Hypopnoea Index (p<0.001) but had no effect on circulating biomarkers compared with the sham device, despite high treatment adherence (6.6 hour/night).

Trial registration number

NCT01426607.
Diversity of leaf secretory structures in five Neotropical genera of Primulaceae: ecological aspects and evolutionary significance
Authors: de Luna Bruna Nunes , Freitas Maria de Fátima , Barros Claudia Franca
Published: October 2018

Many species of Primulaceae have chemical or medicinal importance, directly related to the presence of an important set of secretory structures distributed throughout the entire plant. Such structures are not only relevant in a pharmaceutical context, but also for taxonomic, systematic, and evolutionary studies within the family. Despite this, studies of the secretory structures in Primulaceae are still scarce. In this context, we aimed to identify and classify the diversity of secretory structures on the leaves of five Neotropical Primulaceae genera belonging to the Myrsinoideae and Theophrastoideae subfamilies, using light, confocal, and epifluorescence microscopy analysis. The species we studied had a diversity of secretory structures: mucilaginous and phenolic-content idioblasts, glandular trichomes, hydathodes, and secretory cavities/ducts. The development of secretory cavities and trichomes is asynchronous and begins before tissue and leaf maturation. Secretory cavities derive from a ground meristem cell and follow a schizogenous mode of development. The chemical nature of the secretion is diverse and varies according to the type of secretory structure and among species. Here, we hypothesize that both peltate glandular trichomes and secretory cavities may be considered a synapomorphy for Primulaceae. Moreover, we suggest that environmental factors have shaped the diversification of function of the secretory structures found in Primulaceae.
Stochastic Simulation Optimization for Route Selection Strategy Based on Flight Delay Cost
Authors: Tian Yong , Ye Bojia , Estupiñá Marc Sáez , Wan Lili
Published: October 2018

The continuous and strong growth of the civil aviation in the world combined with the severe adverse weather problem have made necessary the collaboration between the different civil aviation agents to improve the management of the capacity-demand imbalances in the airspace. In this paper, we consider a stochastic simulation optimization problem for air route selection strategy based on flight delay cost. The problem takes consideration of airspace capacity and demand uncertainty, three strategies, including collaborative reroute strategy (CRS), full information reroute strategy (FIRS) and hybrid stated route preference strategy (HSR), are employed to mitigate the flight delay cost. To find the best strategy, a discrete event simulation model is built by Arena Software, and the Monte Carlo method combined with the OCBA simulation optimization technique is employed for assessing a common severe convective weather scenario in the Central and Southern China airspace. Simulation results imply that HSR schemes show better system-wide performance than CRS and FIRS, these benefits are supposed to come from the batch allocations method. Although the airline can receive full information in advance, FIRS does not show obvious advantage in reducing the total airborne waiting time than CRS. For the system-wide performance FIRS is better than CRS, but not as good as HSR.
Mechanism of dynamic phase transition and synchronous stability in Hindmarsh–Rose neuronal network
Authors: Liang Shi-Dong , Li Haoqi , Deng Yuefan
Published: October 2018

The neuronal dynamics plays an important role in understanding the neurological phenomena. We study the mechanism of the dynamic phase transition and its Lyapunov stability of a single Hindmarsh–Rose (HR) neuronal model. We propose an index [Formula: see text] to express the dynamical phase of the HR neurons. When [Formula: see text] the neuron is in the pure resting state, and when [Formula: see text] the neuron closes to the pure spiking phase, while when [Formula: see text] the neuron runs in the bursting phase. Based on this method, we investigate numerically the phase diagram of the HR neuronal model in the parameter space. We find that two mechanisms governed the HR neuronal dynamic phase transition, the phase transition and crossover transition in the different regions of the parameter space. Moreover, we analyze the equilibrium point stability of the HR neuronal model based on the Lyapunov stability method. We study the synchronous stability of the HR neuronal network based on the master stability function method and give the phase diagrams of the maximum Lyapunov exponents in the parameter space of networks. The regions of the synchronous stabilities in the parameter space depend on the couplings of the HR neurons of the membrane potential and the flux of the fast ion channel between the HR neurons. These results help to understand the HR neuronal dynamics and the synchronous stability of the HR neuronal networks.
Robust Deep Softmax Regression Against Label Noise for Unsupervised Domain Adaptation
Authors: Wu Guangbin , Zhang David , Chen Weishan , Zuo Wangmeng , Xia Zhuang
Published: October 2018

Domain adaptation aims to generalize the classification model from a source domain to a different but related target domain. Recent studies have revealed the benefit of deep convolutional features trained on a large dataset (e.g. ImageNet) in alleviating domain discrepancy. However, literatures show that the transferability of features decreases as (i) the difference between the source and target domains increases, or (ii) the layers are toward the top layers. Therefore, even with deep features, domain adaptation remains necessary. In this paper, we propose a novel unsupervised domain adaptation (UDA) model for deep neural networks, which is learned with the labeled source samples and the unlabeled target ones simultaneously. For target samples without labels, pseudo labels are assigned to them according to their maximum classification scores during training of the UDA model. However, due to the domain discrepancy, label noise generally is inevitable, which degrades the performance of the domain adaptation model. Thus, to effectively utilize the target samples, three specific robust deep softmax regression (RDSR) functions are performed for them with high, medium and low classification confidence respectively. Extensive experiments show that our method yields the state-of-the-art results, demonstrating the effectiveness of the robust deep softmax regression classifier in UDA.
An End-to-End Algorithm for Solving Circuit Problems
Authors: Jian Pengpeng , Sun Chao , Yu Xinguo , He Bin , Xia Meng
Published: October 2018

This paper presents an end-to-end algorithm for solving circuit problems in secondary physics. A key challenge in solving circuit problems is to automatically understand circuit problems over the modals of both text and schematic. Existing methods have a limited capacity in problem understanding due to the they cannot deal with the numerous expressions of problems in natural language and the various circuit diagrams. In fact that this paper, a batch of methods is proposed to work against the challenge of solving circuit problems. The problem understanding is modeled as a problem of relation extraction and a scheme is proposed to extract relations from both text and schematic. A syntax–semantics model is adopted to extract explicit relations from text, whereas a unit-theorem-based method is proposed to extract implicit relations. And a mesh search method is proposed to extract relations from schematic. Based on the result of problem understanding, an algorithm is proposed to produce the solutions of circuit problems, in which the solutions are presented in a readable way. The experimental results demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm in solving circuit problems. To the best of our knowledge, this paper is the first literature which reports the quantitative results in understanding and solving circuit problems.
Visual Focus of Attention and Spontaneous Smile Recognition Based on Continuous Head Pose Estimation by Cascaded Multi-Task Learning
Authors: Liu Yuanyuan , Li Xingmei , Fang Fang , Zhang Fayong , Chen Jingying , Zeng Zhizhong
Published: October 2018

Multi-person Visual focus of attention (M-VFOA) and spontaneous smile (SS) recognition are important for persons’ behavior understanding and analysis in class. Recently, promising results have been reported using special hardware in constrained environment. However, M-VFOA and SS remain challenging problems in natural and crowd classroom environment, e.g. various poses, occlusion, expressions, illumination and poor image quality, etc. In this study, a robust and un-invasive M-VFOA and SS recognition system has been developed based on continuous head pose estimation in the natural classroom. A novel cascaded multi-task Hough forest (CM-HF) combined with weighted Hough voting and multi-task learning is proposed for continuous head pose estimation, tip of the nose location and SS recognition, which improves accuracies of recognition and reduces the training time. Then, M-VFOA can be recognized based on estimated head poses, environmental cues and prior states in the natural classroom. Meanwhile, SS is classified using CM-HF with local cascaded mouth-eyes areas normalized by the estimated head poses. The method is rigorously evaluated for continuous head pose estimation, multi-person VFOA recognition, and SS recognition on some public available datasets and real-class video sequences. Experimental results show that our method reduces training time greatly and outperforms the state-of-the-art methods for both performance and robustness with an average accuracy of 83.5% on head pose estimation, 67.8% on M-VFOA recognition and 97.1% on SS recognition in challenging environments.
OPTIMAL LIQUIDATION UNDER STOCHASTIC PRICE IMPACT
Authors: BARGER WESTON , LORIG MATTHEW
Published: October 2018

We assume a continuous-time price impact model similar to that of Almgren–Chriss but with the added assumption that the price impact parameters are stochastic processes modeled as correlated scalar Markov diffusions. In this setting, we develop trading strategies for a trader who desires to liquidate his inventory but faces price impact as a result of his trading. For a fixed trading horizon, we perform coefficient expansion on the Hamilton–Jacobi–Bellman (HJB) equation associated with the trader’s value function. The coefficient expansion yields a sequence of partial differential equations that we solve to give closed-form approximations to the value function and optimal liquidation strategy. We examine some special cases of the optimal liquidation problem and give financial interpretations of the approximate liquidation strategies in these cases. Finally, we provide numerical examples to demonstrate the effectiveness of the approximations.
Nonlinear Vibration of Sandwich Beams with Functionally Graded Negative Poisson’s Ratio Honeycomb Core
Authors: Li Chong , Shen Hui-Shen , Wang Hai
Published: October 2018

This paper investigates the nonlinear flexural vibration of sandwich beams with functionally graded (FG) negative Poisson’s ratio (NPR) honeycomb core in thermal environments. The novel constructions of sandwich beams with three FG configurations of re-entrant honeycomb cores through the beam thickness direction are proposed. The temperature-dependent material properties of both face sheets and core of the sandwich beams are considered. 3D full-scale finite element analyses are conducted to investigate the nonlinear vibration, and the variation of effective Poisson’s ratio (EPR) of the sandwich beams in the large deflection region. Numerical simulations are carried out for the sandwich beam with FG-NPR honeycomb core in different thermal environmental conditions, from which results for the same sandwich beam with uniform distributed NPR honeycomb core are obtained as a basis for comparison. The effects of FG configurations, temperature changes, boundary conditions, and facesheet-to-core thickness ratios on the nonlinear vibration ratio curves and EPR–deflection curves of sandwich beams are discussed in detail.
Homological dimensions of skew group algebras
Authors: Xiang Yueming , Ouyang Lunqun
Published: October 2018

Let [Formula: see text] be a finite dimensional algebra over a field [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] a subgroup of a finite group [Formula: see text]. In this paper, we consider the Gorenstein global dimensions and representation dimensions of the skew group algebras [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text]. Under the assumption that [Formula: see text] is a separable extension over [Formula: see text], we show that [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] share the same Gorenstein global dimensions and representation dimensions. As an application, we give an affirmative answer for a conjecture raised in [Adjoint functors and representation dimensions, Acta Math. Sinica 22(2) (2006) 625–640]. Several known results are then obtained as corollaries.
Representations of automorphism groups of algebras associated to star polygons
Authors: Caldeira Jhone , De Souza Lima Aline , De Vasconcelos José Eder Salvador
Published: October 2018

In this paper, we consider the algebra [Formula: see text] associated to Hasse graph of a star polygon. We determine the automorphism group for this algebra and the graded traces [Formula: see text] for each [Formula: see text], which are the graded trace generating functions of [Formula: see text]. Furthermore, we study the representations of [Formula: see text] acting on each homogeneous component of [Formula: see text] and we apply the same technique to the dual algebra [Formula: see text] of [Formula: see text]. More precisely, we consider the algebras associated to Hasse graph of star polygons [Formula: see text] with [Formula: see text] odd.
Wakamatsu tilting modules over ring extension
Authors: Zhang Zhen , Wei Jiaqun
Published: October 2018

For a ring [Formula: see text], an extension ring [Formula: see text], and a fixed right [Formula: see text]-module [Formula: see text], we prove the induced left [Formula: see text]-module [Formula: see text] is a Wakamatsu tilting module when [Formula: see text] is a Wakamatsu tilting module.
Counting symmetric colorings of G × ℤ2
Authors: Phakathi Jabulani , Singh Shivani , Zelenyuk Yevhen , Zelenyuk Yuliya
Published: October 2018

Let [Formula: see text] be a finite group and let [Formula: see text]. An [Formula: see text]-coloring of [Formula: see text] is any mapping [Formula: see text]. A coloring [Formula: see text] is symmetric if there is [Formula: see text] such that [Formula: see text] for every [Formula: see text]. We show that if [Formula: see text] is Abelian and [Formula: see text] is the polynomial representing the number of symmetric [Formula: see text]-colorings of [Formula: see text], then the number of symmetric [Formula: see text]-colorings of [Formula: see text] is [Formula: see text]. We also extend this result to the dihedral group [Formula: see text].
On generalized SΦ-supplemented subgroups of finite groups
Authors: Yu Haoran
Published: October 2018

According to Mao et al. (2016), let [Formula: see text] be a subgroup of a finite group [Formula: see text]; then [Formula: see text] is said to be generalized [Formula: see text]-supplemented in [Formula: see text] if there exists a subnormal subgroup [Formula: see text] of [Formula: see text] such that [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text], where [Formula: see text] is the subgroup of [Formula: see text] generated by all those subgroups of [Formula: see text] which are [Formula: see text]-permutable in [Formula: see text]. In this paper, we extend the concept of generalized [Formula: see text]-supplemented subgroups and generalize the main result of Mao et al. (2016).
Self-Supported NiSe/Ni Foam: An Efficient 3D Electrode for High-Performance Supercapacitors
Authors: Zhang Jingtong , Zhao Fuzhen , Du Kun , Zhou Yan
Published: October 2018

Three-dimensional (3D) mixed phases NiSe nanoparticles growing on the nickel foam were synthesized via a simple one-step hydrothermal method. A series of experiments were carried out to control the morphology by adjusting the amount of selenium in the synthetic reaction. Meanwhile, the as-prepared novel column-acicular structure NiSe exist three advantages including ideal electrical conductivity, high specific capacity and high cycling stability. It delivered a high capacitance of 10.8[Formula: see text]F[Formula: see text]cm[Formula: see text] at a current density[Formula: see text] of 5[Formula: see text]mA[Formula: see text]cm[Formula: see text]. An electrochemical capacitor device operating at 1.6[Formula: see text]V was then constructed using NiSe/NF and activated carbon (AC) as positive and negative electrodes. Moreover, the device showed high energy density of 31[Formula: see text]W[Formula: see text]h[Formula: see text]kg[Formula: see text] at a power density of 0.81[Formula: see text]kW[Formula: see text]kg[Formula: see text], as well as good cycling stability (77% retention after 1500 cycles).
Using any surface to realize a new paradigm for wireless communications
Authors: Liaskos C. , Tsioliaridou A. , Pitsillides A. , Ioannidis S. , Akyildiz I.
Published: October 2018

Programmable wireless environments use unique customizable software processes rather than traditional rigid channel models.
Crude and rude?
Authors: Lahtiranta Janne , Hyrynsalmi Sami
Published: October 2018

Old ways in the new oil business.
Scaling interaction---
Authors: Moradi Fatemeh , Wiberg Mikael , Hansson Mikael
Published: October 2018

Interaction design is increasingly about embedding interactive technologies in our built environment; architecture is increasingly about the use of interactive technologies to reimagine and dynamically repurpose our built environment. This forum focuses on this intersection of interaction and architecture.
--- Mikael Wiberg, Editor
A new movement in seismology
Authors: Savage Neil
Published: October 2018

Unused telecom fiber might be used to detect earthquakes, uncover other secrets in the soil.
The EU's controversial digital single market directive
Authors: Samuelson Pamela
Published: October 2018

Should copyright enforcement have precedence over the interests of users in information privacy and fundamental freedoms?
Shape Sensing of Plate and Shell Structures Undergoing Large Displacements Using the Inverse Finite Element Method
Authors: Tessler Alexander , Roy Rinto , Esposito Marco , Surace Cecilia , Gherlone Marco
Published: October 2018

The inverse Finite Element Method (iFEM) is applied to reconstruct the displacement field of a shell structure which undergoes large deformations using discreet strain measurements as the prescribed data. The iFEM computations are carried out using an incremental procedure where at each load step, the incremental strains are used to evaluate the incremental displacements which in turn update the geometry of the deformed structure. The efficacy of the proposed approach to predict large displacements is examined using two case studies involving a cantilevered wing‐shaped plate and a clamped plate. The incremental iFEM procedure is demonstrated to be sufficiently accurate in terms of reproducing the correct nonlinear character of the load‐displacement curve even when a reduced number of strain sensors is used. Therefore, this approach may have important implications for real‐time monitoring of aerospace structures that undergo large displacements.
A Multiple‐Access Time and Frequency Spectrum‐Spreading Modulation
Authors: Saab Samer S. , Khalife Joe , Jaafar Rayana H.
Published: October 2018

In this paper a novel modulation scheme called Carrier Interleaved Multiple Access (CIMA) is proposed. CIMA provides an alternative for multiple‐access modulation accommodating resistance to noise and channel interference. The approach is based on polar signaling modulated with an FM‐like composite sinusoidal function. The user assigned frequency deviation and modulation index are strictly related and unique. The latter parameters are generated using a nontraditional pseudorandom noise generator (PRNG). This PRNG provides CIMA with low interference capability between cochannels and adjacent channels. CIMA can be considered for a single‐user or multiple‐access technique. Selected CIMA characteristics are presented. In order to numerically illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed modulation scheme, the performance of CIMA is compared with the conventional direct‐sequence spread spectrum binary phase‐shift keying (DSSS‐BPSK) modulation.
A Multicenter Phase II Study of AMG 337 in Patients with MET-Amplified Gastric/Gastroesophageal Junction/Esophageal Adenocarcinoma and Other MET-Amplified Solid Tumors
Authors: Van Cutsem Eric , Karaszewska Boguslawa , Kang Yoon-Koo , Chung Hyun Cheol , Shankaran Veena , Siena Salvatore , Go Ning F. , Yang Hui , Schupp Marco , Cunningham David
Published: October 2018

Purpose:

MET gene amplification is associated with poor prognosis in gastric/gastroesophageal junction/esophageal (G/GEJ/E) cancers. We determined antitumor activity, safety, and pharmacokinetics of the small-molecule MET inhibitor AMG 337 in MET-amplified G/GEJ/E adenocarcinoma or other solid tumors.

Patients and Methods: In this phase II, single-arm study, adults with MET-amplified G/GEJ/E adenocarcinoma (cohort 1) or other MET-amplified solid tumors (cohort 2) received AMG 337 300 mg/day orally in 28-day cycles. The primary endpoint was objective response rate (ORR; cohort 1). Secondary endpoints included ORR (cohort 2), progression-free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS), and safety.

Results:

Of 2101 patients screened for MET amplification, 132 were MET-amplified and 60 were enrolled: 45 in cohort 1, and 15 in cohort 2. Fifty-six patients (97%) had metastatic disease; 57 had prior lines of therapy (1 prior line, 29%; ≥2 prior lines, 69%). A protocol-permitted review showed efficacy that was lower-than-expected based on preliminary data from a first-in-human study, and enrollment was stopped. Fifty-eight patients received ≥1 AMG 337 dose. ORR in cohort 1 was 18% (8 partial responses). No responses were observed in cohort 2. Of 54 evaluable patients, median (95% CI) PFS and OS were 3.4 (2.2–5.0) and 7.9 (4.8–10.9) months, respectively. The most frequent adverse events (AEs) were headache (60%), nausea (38%), vomiting (38%), and abdominal pain, decreased appetite, and peripheral edema (33% each); 71% had grade ≥3 AEs and 59% had serious AEs.

Conclusions:

AMG 337 showed antitumor activity in MET-amplified G/GEJ/E adenocarcinoma but not in MET-amplified non–small-cell lung cancer.

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Amorphophallus longiconnectivus and A. margaritifer: additional aroids from Maharashtra with notes on the floral variations
Authors: Gholave Avinash R. , Govekar Ravikiran S. , Kahalkar Vasanta I. , Sardesai Milind M. , Yadav Shrirang R.
Published: October 2018

Amorphophallus longiconnectivus Bogner and A. margaritifer (Roxb.) Kunth are reported for the state of Maharashtra.  In addition to this the notes on variations in spadices of the species has also been provided.
A new report on the clasper movements of a captive Sand Tiger Shark Carcharias taurus (Lamniformes: Odontaspididae) and a possible reason for the behaviour
Authors: Colbachini Helen , Gutierrez Rafael Caprioli , Pizzutto Cristiane Schilbach , Gadig Otto Bismarck Fazzano
Published: October 2018

Elasmobranchs present four clasper movements, which can be seen in different contexts from mating to no obvious reason.  Three movements have been reported in Carcharias taurus and here the first occurrence of clasper flaring in this species is described.  Clasper flaring was observed while other species were in a reproductive state and their aggressive behaviour towards the subject of this study was also observed.
The composition and status of waterbirds of Perur Lake in Tamil Nadu, India
Authors: Parameswaran G. , Sivashankar R.
Published: October 2018

The composition and status of waterbirds in Perur-Sundakamuthur Lake, a wetland in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, was studied from May 2014 to April 2016. This wetland is home to resident and local migrant birds throughout the year and is also used by winter migrant birds during a part of the year (September to March). From the data collected so far, the highest number of birds and species diversity was recorded from February to April. It is, therefore, imperative to maintain adequate water levels in these wetlands during these crucial months for the benefit of the northward migrating waterbirds. During the study period, it was also found that activities like road building could have had a deleterious effect on the number of birds that used this wetland. We recommend that similar studies be carried out in some of the adjoining wetlands of the area in a synchronous manner to further understand the subtlety of local avian movements within the greater Coimbatore area.
Argostemma khasianum C.B. Clarke (Rubiaceae): a new record of a genus and species of flowering plant for the state of Arunachal Pradesh (India) and its lectotypification
Authors: Tiwari Umeshkumar L. , Rawat V. K.
Published: October 2018

Genus Argostemma khasianum is added to the flora of the state of Arunachal Pradesh with lectotypification of the species name.
First record of the endangered Arabian Tahr Arabitragus jayakari (Thomas, 1894) in the Hatta Mountain Conservation Area, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Authors: Aguhob Jeruel Cabadonga , Shah Junaid N. , Elhassan Esmat Elfaki Mohammed , Muhery Aisha Almurr Al , Mohamed Mohamed Mustafa Eltayeb , Al Omairi Juma Abdulla Saeed Mohammad , Albedwawi Hamad Hashim Mohammed Khalaf , Al Bedwawi Obaid Mohammed Salem Mohammed , Alsharif Hassan Zain , Ali Haji Afra Mahmood Mohammad
Published: October 2018

The Arabian Tahr Arabitragus jayakari is endemic to the Hajar Mountains of Oman and the United Arab Emirates in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula and is categorized as Endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.  Lack of scientific research from areas of its occurrence has been a challenge in determining its basic ecological aspects such as current distribution range, population status, and abundance.  In the present study, we report a new distribution record for the Arabian Tahr from the Hatta Mountain Conservation Area in the Dubai Emirate through camera trap images.  A total of 442 images (44 events) were obtained using three camera traps on 564 trap nights between March and December 2016.  About 90% of the Arabian Tahr captures were recorded between 1100 and 1600 hr, indicating diurnal activity.  This new occurrence record of the Arabian Tahr from this area is considered of high significance as it will drive in more studies and incentives towards the conservation and management of the species and the area as a whole.
The terrestrial life of sea kraits: insights from a long-term study on two Laticauda species (Reptilia: Squamata: Elapidae) in the Andaman Islands, India
Authors: Tyabji Zoya , Mohanty Nitya Prakash , Young Erina , Khan Tasneem
Published: October 2018

Sea kraits forage in water and return to land to digest their prey, mate, slough, and lay their eggs.  The temporal terrestrial patterns in encounter rate and behaviour of two species of sea kraits Laticauda colubrina and L. laticaudata were studied over four years at the New Wandoor beach in the southern Andaman Islands.  The encounter rate of L. colubrina was found to be 20 times higher than L. laticaudata, and sea kraits were observed to prefer the natural refuge that the microhabitat of uprooted trees provide.  Additionally, nesting observations are presented that emphasize the need to promote the conservation of these crucial terrestrial habitats.
Consequence and Formality in the Logic of Walter Burley
Authors: Archambault Jacob
Published: October 2018

With William of Ockham and John Buridan, Walter Burley is often listed as one of the most significant logicians of the medieval period. Nevertheless, Burley’s contributions to medieval logic have received notably less attention than those of either Ockham or Buridan. To help rectify this situation, the author here provides a comprehensive examination of Burley’s account of consequences, first recounting Burley’s enumeration, organization, and division of consequences, with particular attention to the shift from natural and accidental to formal and material consequence, and then locating Burley’s contribution to the theory of consequences in the context of fourteenth-century work on the subject, detailing its relation to the earliest treatises on consequences, then to Ockham and Buridan.
The Roots of the Notion of Containment in Theories of Consequence
Authors: Bosman Bianca
Published: October 2018

In medieval theories of consequence, we encounter several criteria of validity. One of these is known as the containment criterion: a consequence is valid when the consequent is contained or understood in the antecedent. The containment criterion was formulated most frequently in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, but it can be found in earlier writings as well. In The Tradition of the Topics in the Middle Ages, N.J. Green-Pedersen claimed that this criterion originated with Boethius. In this article, the author shows that a notion of containment is indeed present in Boethius, but is not used to define or describe the relation between antecedent and consequent, i.e., the relation of consequence, as Green-Pedersen asserted. The author then offers two interpretations of the notion of containment that are present in Boethius – a metaphysical and a semantic interpretation – and shows how these relate to the containment criterion.
A new and two known species of Hatschekia Poche, 1902 (Copepoda, Siphonostomatoida, Hatschekiidae) parasitic on Japanese fishes
Authors: Izawa Kunihiko
Published: October 2018

Hatschekia laeopsi sp. nov., H. branchiostegi Yamaguti, 1939 and H. pagrosomi Yamaguti, 1939 are (re-)described based on specimens collected from the branchial lamellae of three Japanese fishes, Laeops kitaharae (Smith & Pope, 1906) (Pleuronectidae), Branchiostegus japonicus (Houttuyn, 1782) (Malacanthidae), and Dentex tumifrons (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843) (Sparidae), respectively. The free-living stages of H. branchiostegi are described for the species for the first time.
Investigations on unexplored brachyurans (Decapoda), Charybdis hoplites (Wood-Mason, 1877) and Charybdis smithii MacLeay, 1838, from trawl discards of the Southeast Arabian Sea ecosystem
Authors: Dineshbabu A. P. , Thomas Sujitha , Maheswarudu G.
Published: October 2018

The effectiveness of GIS-based resource mapping to strengthen the database for Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management (EBFM), was tested in an attempt at resolving the existing gap in the data on non-commercial resources. In this paper we describe the result of that try by giving an example of one of the most important influential species in the benthic ecosystem of the Southeast Arabian Sea (SEAS). An estimated 2803 t of Charybdis hoplites, a relatively little known species from the coast, are yearly caught and discarded by trawlers operating from the Mangalore fisheries harbour. A GIS-aided study on distribution and abundance estimated, that the average biomass of the species is 322.7 t, at any time in the area covered. This study brings out the fact that a number of non-commercial biota are serving as non-detectable factors in sustaining productivity. The identification of their role and the quantification of their biomass thus constitute important data for an effective implementation of EBFM.
‘A State of Lesser Hope’
Authors: Miller Caleb R.
Published: October 2018

Though Hobbes consistently differentiates between the ‘subject’ and ‘servant’ across Elements of Law, On the Citizen, and Leviathan, we currently lack an exhaustive account of the Hobbesian servant. In this paper, I argue that the distinction would have profound consequences for one’s disposition toward both the commonwealth and the community at large. Because the servant joins under the immediate threat of violence and covenants directly with the sovereign, we would expect her initial experience to contribute to a fundamentally more pessimistic attitude toward the commonwealth and atomistic understanding of her place in the body politic. On one level, this distinction could be used to distinguish privileged populations from otherwise marginalized groups. On another level, however, in revealing both the brute reality of sovereign power and the ways in which she is alienated from it, the servant gives us a more accurate understanding of the commonwealth than the subject’s own.
Pupae of the Nearctic species of Culicoides Latreille subgenus Monoculicoides Khalaf (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)
Authors: SHULTS PHILLIP , BORKENT ART
Published: October 2018

There are 160 valid species of Culicoides Latreille described from the Nearctic Region, but many are unknown as immatures or, although partially described, cannot be readily identified. We provide pupal diagnoses, descriptions, and a key to all seven known species of Culicoides subgenus Monoculicoides Khalaf occurring in the Nearctic biogeographic region. A diagnosis of several characters unique to this subgenus is provided to allow for the recognition of the included species from those of other subgeneric groupings. Microphotography of important morphological characters for both the key and descriptions are provided. This study highlights the usefulness of examining the pupae of Culicoides as a tool for species identification. The pupae of Culicoides grandensis Grogan & Phillips, C. occidentalis Wirth & Jones, and C. shemanchuki Grogan & Lysyk are newly described and those of C. riethi Kieffer, C. stigma (Meigen), and C. variipennis Wirth & Jones are redescribed in detail. The seventh species, C. sonorensis, was fully described recently.
Two new species of Aphelochaeta (Annelida: Polychaeta: Cirratulidae) from Korean waters
Authors: CHOI HYUN KI , JUNG TAE WON , YOON SEONG MYEONG
Published: October 2018

Two new cirratulid polychaetes of the genus Aphelochaeta collected from Korean waters are reported here along with detailed descriptions and illustrations. Aphelochaeta petila n. sp. is readily distinguished from its congeners by the following characteristics: non-expanded anterior and posterior ends of the body; non-moniliform segments in the abdomen; peristomium with three annulations and an indistinct dorsal crest; both the dorsal tentacles and the first branchiae attached on the peristomium; presence of only a pair of branchiae on chaetiger 1; and the ventrum of the thoracic region with transverse dark blue stripes on the chaetigers 6–16 with methyl green staining. Aphelochaeta intinctoria n. sp. is characterized by a combination of the following features: a rounded prostomium; a peristomium with a dorsal crest; a non-expanded thoracic region; dorsal tentacles on the peristomium and the first pair of branchiae on chaetiger 1; and the thoracic region lacking a distinct methyl green staining pattern. These two new species from Korean waters also differ in details of chaetal ultrastructure.
Improvement of Soil Respiration Parameterization in a Dynamic Global Vegetation Model and Its Impact on the Simulation of Terrestrial Carbon Fluxes
Authors: Kim Dongmin , Lee Myong-In , Seo Eunkyo
Published: October 2018

The Q10 value represents the soil respiration sensitivity to temperature often used for the parameterization of the soil decomposition process has been assumed to be a constant in conventional numerical models, whereas it exhibits significant spatial and temporal variation in the observations. This study develops a new parameterization method for determining Q10 by considering the soil respiration dependence on soil temperature and moisture obtained by multiple regression for each vegetation type. This study further investigates the impacts of the new parameterization on the global terrestrial carbon flux. Our results show that a nonuniform spatial distribution of Q10 tends to better represent the dependence of the soil respiration process on heterogeneous surface vegetation type compared with the control simulation using a uniform Q10. Moreover, it tends to improve the simulation of the relationship between soil respiration and soil temperature and moisture, particularly over cold and dry regions. The modification has an impact on the soil respiration and carbon decomposition process, which changes gross primary production (GPP) through controlling nutrient assimilation from soil to vegetation. It leads to a realistic spatial distribution of GPP, particularly over high latitudes where the original model has a significant underestimation bias. Improvement in the spatial distribution of GPP leads to a substantial reduction of global mean GPP bias compared with the in situ observation-based reference data. The results highlight that the enhanced sensitivity of soil respiration to the subsurface soil temperature and moisture introduced by the nonuniform spatial distribution of Q10 has contributed to improving the simulation of the terrestrial carbon fluxes and the global carbon cycle.
Origins of Vorticity in a Simulated Tornadic Mesovortex Observed during PECAN on 6 July 2015
Authors: Flournoy Matthew D. , Coniglio Michael C.
Published: October 2018

To better understand and forecast nocturnal thunderstorms and their hazards, an expansive network of fixed and mobile observing systems was deployed in the summer of 2015 for the Plains Elevated Convection at Night (PECAN) field experiment to observe low-level jets, convection initiation, bores, and mesoscale convective systems. On 5–6 July 2015, mobile radars and ground-based surface and upper-air profiling systems sampled a nocturnal, quasi-linear convective system (QLCS) over South Dakota. The QLCS produced several severe wind reports and an EF-0 tornado. The QLCS and its environment leading up to the mesovortex that produced this tornado were well observed by the PECAN observing network. In this study, observations from radiosondes, Doppler radars, and aircraft are assimilated into an ensemble analysis and forecasting system to analyze this event with a focus on the development of the observed tornadic mesovortex. All ensemble members simulated low-level mesovortices with one member in particular generating two mesovortices in a manner very similar to that observed. Forecasts from this member were analyzed to examine the processes increasing vertical vorticity during the development of the tornadic mesovortex. Cyclonic vertical vorticity was traced to three separate airstreams: the first from southerly inflow that was characterized by tilting of predominantly crosswise horizontal vorticity along the gust front, the second from the north that imported streamwise horizontal vorticity directly into the low-level updraft, and the third from a localized downdraft/rear-inflow jet in which the horizontal vorticity became streamwise during descent. The cyclonic vertical vorticity then intensified rapidly through intense stretching as the parcels entered the low-level updraft of the developing mesovortex.
Holistic programme developments and responses to Aboriginal men who use violence against women
Authors: Andrews Shawana , Gallant David , Humphreys Cathy , Ellis David , Bamblett Alfie , Briggs Ronald , Harrison Walter
Published: October 2018

Family violence significantly impacts upon Aboriginal women and children globally. Despite this fact, there is a scarcity of published knowledge regarding the nature and efficacy of Aboriginal programmes for men who use violence against women. This article reports the findings from interviews with 15 facilitators of Australian Aboriginal men’s healing, fathering and family violence programmes. From these interviews, we have developed a conceptual model of working with Aboriginal men. It accommodates the collective, generational and individual trauma of both perpetrator and victim, while privileging gendered accountability for violence as a central tenet to the work.
Disability Type and Risk of Sexual and Stalking Victimization in a National Sample: A Lifestyle–Routine Activity Approach
Authors: Reyns Bradford W. , Scherer Heidi
Published: October 2018

Research findings from national samples indicate that people with disabilities have a higher risk of sexual and stalking victimization than their counterparts without disabilities. While this body of research indicates that disability is a risk factor for interpersonal victimization independent of known risk factors derived from the lifestyle–routine activity perspective, it has not yet been established whether the risk factors of victimization vary across disability type. Using survey data from approximately 40,000 college students from across the United States, this study addresses this issue by examining lifestyle–routine activity risk factors for victimization among subsamples of individuals with no disability, physical disabilities, mental disabilities, and learning disabilities. Results from multivariate binary logistic regression analyses indicate that risk factors for victimization vary across groups, with the greatest number of significant risk factors observed for students with no disabilities.
Who wants to work in bureaucracy? Career intentions of post-millennial students
Authors: Jäkel Tim , Borshchevskiy George Alexander
Published: October 2018

This article investigates who wants, or does not want to work in Russian public administration, and why. A majority of Russians believe that public servants are concerned with improving their personal well-being rather than serving the public interest. Understanding working sector choices is thus the first step to attract talent into the civil service. We study public employment intention among a group of students of public administration in two elite Moscow universities who are relatively early undergraduates. Parents working in the civil service are the most important public sector career motivators of students in Russia, more important than positive perceptions of public sector compensation and its impact on society. Our findings imply that early-stage career plans are shaped outside university lecture rooms. We conclude that teaching public administration in Russia will have to focus on drawing a line between behavior that falls below standards of the profession and efforts to contribute to the well-being of citizens.
Resection of primary malignant lung melanoma: a case report
Authors: Yabuki Hiroshi , Kuwana Kenta , Minowa Muneo
Published: October 2018

A 74-year-old man presented with chest pain and high-grade fever. Chest radiography revealed a consolidation in the right lower lung lobe, and computed tomography demonstrated atelectasis and infiltration of the right lower lobe, with pleural effusion. Bronchoscopy revealed a tumor occluding the inlet of the lateral/posterior basal segmental bronchus of the right lung, but bronchoscopic biopsy did not lead to a definitive diagnosis. Considering the possibility of obstructive pneumonia and pleuritis, we performed a right lower lobectomy, decortication, and pleuroclysis. Pathological examination revealed a malignant melanoma. The clinical and pathological findings suggested primary malignant melanoma of the lung.