bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The advertisement call of Gastrotheca fissipes Boulenger, 1888 (Anura, Hemiphractidae) with comments on its distribution
Authors: DE MIRA MENDES CAIO VINICIUS , RUAS DANILO SILVA , LOURENÇO-DE-MORAES RICARDO , RÖDDER DENNIS , SOLÉ MIRCO
Published: March 2019

Hemiphractidae contains five genera (Frost 2011; Duellman et al. 2011), of which Gastrotheca Fitzinger is the most diverse with 60 species in Central and South America. Eight species of Gastrotheca occur in eastern and southeastern Brazil (Izecksohn et al. 2009; Frost 2011). According to Caramaschi and Rodrigues (2007) a comprehensive analyses of phylogenetic relationships between species of Gastrotheca from the Atlantic Rain Forest of Brazil still remains to be done. Thus, they separated the species of this genus in three phenetic assemblages, of which Gastrotheca fissipes is placed alone in a group. According to Duellman (1984) the distribution of Gastrotheca fissipes ranges from the state of Pernambuco to Espírito Santo. Recently, Izeckson et al. (2009) suggested that the species formerly known as G. fissipes represented two distinct species. They described G. megacephala as a new species occurring from Espírito Santo to southern Bahia and restricted G. fissipes to occur only at the type locality, Igarassú, Pernambuco. In the present study we describe the advertisement call of G. fissipes and compare it with the advertisement call of G. megacephala. Additionally we provide new data on its geographical distribution.
Two new species of the genus Vekunta Distant (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Derbidae) from Korea
Authors: RAHMAN MOHAMMAD ATIKUR , KWON YONG JUNG , SUH SANG JAE
Published: March 2019

Two new derbid species of the genus Vekunta Distant, V. fuscolineata sp. nov. and V. jahini sp. nov. (Hemiptera: Fulgoro-morpha: Derbidae: Cenchreini), are described and illustrated from Korea. They represent the first record of the genus Vekunta Distant, 1906 in the Korean fauna. A checklist of species and a key to the known species of the genus are provided.
New cytogenetic data on Coreoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) with special reference to Coreidae
Authors: YANG HAILIN , LI HU , DAI XUN , CHANG JIAN , CAI WANZHI
Published: March 2019

Some cytogenetic aspects of six Chinese species of Coreoidea were studied. The material included five species from the familyCoreidae: Hydarella orientalis (Distant), Homoeocerus bannaensis Hsiao, Cletus graminis Hsiao & Cheng, Paradasynus lon-girostris Hsiao, Acanthocoris scaber (Linnaeus), and one species from the family Stenocephalidae: Stenocephalus femoralisReuter. All species show holokinetic chromosomes, post-reductional meiotic division of XO sex chromosomes, a pre-reduc-tional type of meiosis for autosomes and m-chromosomes, intersticial chiasmata in most autosomes, and one chiasma per biva-lent in male meiosis. In the species studied, the diploid chromosome number ranged from 13 to 21. It was 13 in S. femoralis (10+ 2m + XO), 15 in Hy. orientalis (12 + 2m + XO), 17 in Ho. bannaensis (14 + 2m + XO) and C. graminis (14 + 2m + XO), 19in P. longirostris (16 + 2m + XO), and 21 in A. scaber (18 + 2m + XO). Hy. orientalis represents the first cytogenetically stud-ied species in subfamily Hydarinae. The phylogenetic relationships among Coreoidea are briefly discussed from a cytogenetic point of view.
Taxonomic status of Allohoraeomorphus Franz (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Scydmaeninae)
Authors: JAŁOSZYŃSKI PAWEŁ
Published: March 2019

Following the examination of the type material, the generic name Allohoraeomorphus Franz, 1986 is placed as a juniorobjective synonym of Horaeomorphus Schaufuss, 1889. The only species included in Allohoraeomorphus, Horaeomor-phus calcarifer (Franz, 1986), comb. n., is redescribed and its diagnostic characters, including the aedeagus and modified male metatrochanters are illustrated.
Five new species of Lemodes (Lagriomorpha) (Coleoptera: Anthicidae: Lemodinae) from Indonesian and Papuan New Guinea with a revised key to the species
Authors: YOUNG DANIEL K.
Published: March 2019

Five new species of the anthicid genus Lemodes Boheman are described from Indonesian and Papuan New Guinea: L.angulata, L. enarotadi, L. gressitti, L. latangaiensis, and L. pembertoni. Habitus and salient anatomical images of adults, as well as diagnoses with respect to related species of the subgenus Lagriomorpha, are presented.
Two new species of Buenoa (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Notonectidae) from Colombia, with a key to the species in Colombia
Authors: PADILLA-GIL DORA N.
Published: March 2019

Buenoa penta sp. n. and Buenoa analoga sp. n., are described from Tumaco municipality on the Pacific coast of the Department of Nariño. A key to species of Buenoa in Colombia is given.
Australodindymus nigroruber gen. et sp. nov. from Western Australia (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pyrrhocoridae)
Authors: STEHLÍK JAROSLAV L. , JINDRA ZDENĚK
Published: March 2019

A new genus and species, Australodindymus nigroruber gen. et sp. nov., is described from the Pilbara region of WesternAustralia based on male, female and 5th instar nymph. This endemic genus is related to the cosmopolitan genus, DindymusStål, 1861, but differs markedly in structure of both male and female genitalia, and is the first member of the Pyrrhocoridae recorded from Western Australia.
A new species of leaf-litter inhabiting Georissus from Borneo (Coleoptera: Hydrophiloidea: Georissidae)
Authors: FIKÁČEK MARTIN
Published: March 2019

Georissus (Neogeorissus) smetanai sp. nov. is described from Mt. Kinabalu National Park, Sabah, Malaysia. Long series of thisspecies has been sifted from cloud forest leaf litter in contrast to most species of the genus, which are most frequently collectedin riparian zones. The species is compared with G. lateralis Delève, 1967 and G. inflatus Delève, 1972, which were collected under similar circumstances and the leaf-litter habits of the three species are briefly discussed.Keywords. Georissus, new species, leaf litter, terrestrial habitats, aptery, Malaysia, Borneo, Sri Lanka, Republic of the Congo
Two new species of freshwater amphipods (Crustacea: Gammaridae) from Central Asia, with comments on the unusual upper lip morphology
Authors: SIDOROV DMITRY A.
Published: March 2019

This paper describes two new species of the genus Gammarus Fabricius from the freshwaters of Central Asia: G. montaniformissp. nov. (Kazakhstan, Dzungarian Alatau, Borohudzyr River) and G. alius sp. nov. (Kyrgyzstan, Chatyr-Kul Lake). The mor-phology of the mouth parts of the new species G. alius is characterised by a peculiar upper lip with “hooks” on its epistome thatis discussed. The affinity of the new species for their congeners is discussed, emphasizing morphological and biogeographical relationships.
Notes on an enigmatic Bornean megophryid, Leptolalax dringi Dubois, 1987 (Amphibia: Anura)
Authors: MATSUI MASAFUMI , DEHLING J. MAXIMILIAN
Published: March 2019

The original description of the Bornean megophryid Leptolalax dringi was not sufficient to differentiate the species fromits Bornean congeners. The species was later re-described but the redescription included characters from both type spec-imens and Leptolalax from other sites, including undescribed species. Analyses of the advertisement call of specimensassigned to L. dringi have been published but call descriptions differ markedly from each other. Moreover, published pic-tures of L. dringi are dubious in identification. Thus, the identity of L. dringi is enigmatic, hindering taxonomic work onBornean Leptolalax. We herein provide detailed descriptions of the type series as well as recently obtained topotypic spec-imens. We also present the results of an analysis of the advertisement call of a male paratype. These data will facilitate future taxonomic work on Bornean Leptolalax.
New records of Tonnoira Enderlein (Diptera, Psychodidae, Psychodinae) from the Brazilian Amazon with descriptions of two new species
Authors: CHAGAS-VIEIRA CÍNTHIA
Published: March 2019

Diagnoses and illustrations are given for Tonnoira bitalea Quate. This species is recorded from Brazil for the first time based on material collected from the state of Amazonas, Ipixuna, Rio Gregório. T. spina sp. nov. and T. tripenis sp. nov. are described and illustrated based on specimens collected from the same locality.
Three new species of Anchocerus Fauvel (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae), with an updated key to Chinese species
Authors: HU JIAYAO , LI LIZHEN , ZHAO MEIJUN
Published: March 2019

Three new species of the genus Anchocerus Fauvel, A. pengzhongi & Li, sp. n.(Guangxi), A. yunnanensis Hu & Li, sp. n. (Yunnan) and A. yini Hu & Li, sp. n. (Yunnan) are described and illustrated from Southwest China. A key to all seven known species of the genus from China is provided.
Haploops antennata, a new species from the North Atlantic Ocean (Crustacea: Gammaridea: Ampeliscidae) [Contribution to the knowledge of the Haploops genus. 7. ]
Authors: KAIM-MALKA R. A.
Published: March 2019

Haploops antennata, a new Haploops species is described based on an adult femelle collected in the Concarneau area(French coast, North Atlantic Ocean). This species is characterized by the presence of only one superior pair of corneallenses, the antenna 1 longer than the antenna 2 and the pereopod 7 basis narrow with inner side setose. A comparison isdone with the Haploops species known and having only one superior pair of corneal lenses. A key of the 20 valid species in the genus Haploops is given.
A new species of Oxypleurodon Miers, 1886 (Crustacea, Brachyura, Majoidea) from the Bismarck Sea, Papua New Guinea
Authors: DE FORGES BERTRAND RICHER , CORBARI LAURE
Published: March 2019

Recently collected specimens from the deep sea off Papua New Guinea revealed the presence of a new species of Oxy-pleurodon Miers, 1886 (Majoidea). The new species is a member of the O. auritum group but its flattened rostral spines and the triangular shape of the carapace easily distinguishes it from congeners.
Some hydrozoans (Cnidaria) from King George Island, Antarctica
Authors: GALEA HORIA R. , SCHORIES DIRK
Published: March 2019

Twenty one species of shallow-water, benthic hydrozoans, belonging to nine families and fourteen genera, were found ina collection gathered from King George Island, South Shetland islands, during 2010 and 2011. Hydractinia angusta Hart-laub, 1904, Staurocladia charcoti (Bedot, 1908), Candelabrum penola (Manton, 1940), Orthopyxis norvegiae (Broch,1948), and Silicularia pedunculata (Jäderholm, 1904) are redescribed. Additional notes are provided on Schizotricha tur-queti Billard, 1906. Sertularella gaudichaudi (Lamouroux, 1824) is recognized as one of the most widely-distributed member of its genus in Antarctic waters. Taxonomic notes and updated synonymy are provided for some species.
A new species of the Bokermannohyla circumdata group (Anura: Hylidae) from southeastern Brazil, with bioacoustic data on seven species of the genus
Authors: DE CARVALHO THIAGO RIBEIRO , GIARETTA ARIOVALDO ANTONIO , MAGRINI LEANDRO
Published: March 2019

We describe a new species of the Bokermannohyla circumdata group from the Estação de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento Ambi-ental Galheiro (EPDA-Galheiro) (19o 12′S; 47o 08′W), Municipality of Perdizes, State of Minas Gerais, a mid-altitudinal (~ 850m above sea level) riparian forest environment in the Cerrado of southeastern Brazil. Bokermannohyla napolii sp. nov. is alliedto the large-sized species of the group, diagnosed on the basis of adult morphology/morphometrics, and mainly vocalizations.Adult specimens of the new species are most closely related to those of B. luctuosa and B. circumdata, but can be differentiatedfrom the former by having distal subarticular tubercle of finger III bifid/divided in males, and finger IV bifid/divided in malesand females; and from both B. luctuosa and B. circumdata by a distinctive advertisement call structure. We also provide bioa-coustic data on seven other species of the genus, including previously unknown advertisement calls of B. circumdata and B. carvalhoi, and re-description of the advertisement calls of B. luctuosa, B. ibitiguara, B. nanuzae, B. sazimai, and B. hylax.
Morphological and genetic variability of Baetis (Rhodobaetis) braaschi Zimmermann, 1980 (Ephemeroptera: Baetidae)
Authors: SROKA PAVEL , MARTYNOV ALEXANDER V. , GODUNKO ROMAN J.
Published: March 2019

Specimens of Baetis (Rhodobaetis) braaschi Zimmermann, 1980 from the three distant geographic regions (Crimean Pen-insula, Eastern Ukraine and Caucasus) are investigated and compared using a methodological approach combining mor-phological and molecular (partial mtDNA COI sequences) data. Intraspecific variability in several morphologicalcharacters is recognized and described, whereas COI sequences are found to be very uniform. The amount and distributionof the changes of COI sequences do not follow the pattern of morphological variability and/or geographic origin of thespecimens. This indicates that analysis of the changes in the COI sequence can contradict the pattern of morphologicalcharacters commonly used for the discrimination of the individual Rhodobaetis species. As a basis for the future taxonom-ic changes concerning subgenus Rhodobaetis, it is advised (where possible) to critically evaluate both molecular and morphological data.
Description of the female, pupa, and larva of Culex (Melanoconion) bahiensis Duret, and redescription of the male (Diptera: Culicidae)
Authors: LESTANI EDUARDO A. , ROSSI GUSTAVO C.
Published: March 2019

We describe for the first time the female, pupa, and larva of Culex (Melanoconion) bahiensis and also redescribe the male and illustrate the male genitalia and the pupa and larva. This is the first record of the species for Argentina.
First record of Indolestes cyaneus (Selys, 1862) from Vietnam and notes on its color variation (Odonata: Zygoptera: Lestidae)
Authors: PHAN QUOC TOAN , TO VAN QUANG , PAYRA ARAJUSH
Published: March 2019

First record of Indolestes cyaneus (Selys, 1862) from Vietnam with providing illustrations of its detailed structures, as well as notes on the coloration of the populations from Taiwan, Nepal and India.
Beyond the Fear of Deportation: Understanding Unauthorized Immigrants’ Ambivalence Toward the Police
Authors: Armenta Amada , Rosales Rocío
Published: March 2019

This article draws on in-depth interviews and ethnography to examine unauthorized Mexican immigrants’ perceptions of and experiences with police in Los Angeles and Philadelphia. Most existing research focuses on immigrants’ fears of deportation as the primary determinant of negative attitudes toward the police. We add to this body of work by arguing that police interactions serve as important moments of legal socialization that also contribute to undocumented immigrants’ legal attitudes. Our findings reveal that undocumented immigrants express a great deal of ambivalence about American police, believing them to be both trustworthy and overly punitive. Ultimately, the ambivalence that undocumented immigrants feel about the police mirrors the tension between inclusion and exclusion that characterizes immigrant life in the United States.
Usage of human rights practice by Romanian social workers
Authors: Iovu Mihai-Bogdan
Published: March 2019

The role of the social work professional in the 21st century is to recognize human rights in their daily practice. They should focus on challenging the structural societal conditions that diminish their clients’ rights and at the same time on initiating interventions that resist oppressive structures that deny basic political and economic rights. This quantitative study aimed at exploring the level of engagement in different rights-based practices for a small sample of Romanian social workers. Results showed that practitioners are highly involved in a ‘strengths perspective’, but scored lower on ‘activism’ dimension. Further implications for social work education are discussed.
The Role of Cultural Values in the Folk Psychiatry Explanatory Framework: A Comparison of Chinese- and Euro-Canadians
Authors: Vargas Sylvanna M. , Dere Jessica , Garcia Laura , Ryder Andrew G.
Published: March 2019

The Folk Psychiatry (FP) model proposes a process through which people understand mental illness, comprising four dimensions: pathologizing, moralizing, psychologizing, and medicalizing. Cultural group differences have been observed in previous research using part of this model, with one prior study suggesting that adherence to cultural values may partly explain these differences. The current study, therefore, evaluated whether horizontal–vertical and individualism–collectivism values contribute to explaining Chinese-Canadian (CC) versus Euro-Canadian (EC) cultural group differences among the FP dimensions. Undergraduate CC ( n = 252) and EC ( n = 296) students participated in an online survey, in which they read vignettes about a person exhibiting symptomatic behaviors of major depression. They were then asked about their impressions of the person’s behavior, based on FP scales. Our results show that CCs were more likely to pathologize and moralize the behaviors described in our study vignette, whereas ECs were more likely to employ psychologizing explanations. When compared with ECs, CCs were significantly more likely to endorse vertical individualism and vertical collectivism and less likely to endorse horizontal collectivism. There was an indirect effect of cultural group on moralizing through the endorsement of vertical (i.e., hierarchical) values. Our findings suggest that valuing social order and adherence to social norms may partly explain why some people view mental health problems as a personal fault.
Substantially Present but Invisible, Excluded and Marginalised: A Study of Musahars in Bihar
Authors: Sahay Gaurang R.
Published: March 2019

This article is an engagement with the socio-cultural, economic and political life-world of a Scheduled Caste, namely the Musahars, in light of official records and field data collected from four villages in Bihar. Against the background of Brahminical, colonial and post-colonial understandings of Musahars, the article presents an ethnographic account of Musahars by reflecting on their life cycle, culture and educational, health, political and economic conditions. They have remained as usual a poor, landless, marginalised and excluded caste group in the state of Bihar. The discourses representing Musahars in a negative manner have continued to remain as deeply embedded forms of structural violence against Musahars. The article finds that the Naxalite movement in Bihar has generated a somewhat socio-political awareness and aspiration among the Musahars and is equipping them to fight against the system for their well-being.
Epistemology–Ontology Relations in Social Research: A Review
Authors: Ejnavarzala Haribabu
Published: March 2019

Ananta Kumar Giri (Ed.), Pathways of Creative Research: Towards a Festival of Dialogues. New Delhi: Primus Books, 2017, 485 pp., ₹1,395 (hardback). ISBN: 978-93-84082-05-5.

Ananta Kumar Giri (Ed.), Cultivating Pathways of Creative Research: New Horizons of Transformative Practice and collaborative Imagination. New Delhi: Primus Books, 2017, 517 pp., ₹1,495 (hardback). ISBN: 978-93-86552-19-8.

Ananta Kumar Giri (Ed.), Research as Realization: Science, Spirituality and Harmony. New Delhi: Primus Books, 2017, 351 pp., ₹1,195 (hardback). ISBN: 978-93-86552-15-0.
Book review: Saurabh Dube, Subjects of Modernity
Authors: Kaul Ashok
Published: March 2019

Saurabh Dube, Subjects of Modernity. Delhi: Primus Books, 2018, xix + 223 pp., ₹1,595 (hardback). ISBN: 978-93-86552-52-5.
Book review: Anup Dhar, Tejaswini Niranjana and K. Sridhar (Eds.), Breaking the Silo Integrated Science Education in India
Authors: Govind Madhav
Published: March 2019

Anup Dhar, Tejaswini Niranjana and K. Sridhar (Eds.), Breaking the Silo Integrated Science Education in India. New Delhi: Orient BlackSwan, 2017, xli + 282 pp., ₹1,050 (hardback). ISBN: 978-93-86392-88-6.
Book review: Manoranjan Byapari, Interrogating My Chandal Life: An Autobiography of Dalit
Authors: Kendre Balaji
Published: March 2019

Manoranjan Byapari, Interrogating My Chandal Life: An Autobiography of Dalit (translated by Sipra Mukherjee). New Delhi: SAGE Publications, 2018, 356 pp., ₹550 (paperback). ISBN: 978-93-81345-13-9.
Local stakeholders’ narratives about large-scale urban development: The Zhejiang Hangzhou Future Sci-Tech City
Authors: Anzoise Valentina , Slanzi Debora , Poli Irene
Published: March 2019

The development of high-tech industrial parks has transformed the urban landscape in China. However, little is known of the perception of these changes by those affected by their planning and implementation. In order to shed light on this issue, we conducted a study of the Zhejiang Hangzhou Future Sci-Tech City, informed by field research on the environmental and socioeconomic status of the area and semi-structured interviews with stakeholders (residents, workers and government representatives). The data was collected and analysed using a grounded theory approach and modelled via a structural topic model (STM) to identify the most significant issues that people raised in relation to the development of the high-tech industrial park. The main finding of the study is the clear and shared perception of growing prosperity, associated with the improvements to both economic and social infrastructure and the attendant employment and business opportunities. Stakeholders also highlighted improvements to the area’s landscape quality. Nonetheless, stakeholders also identified a set of concerns centred on the threat to cultural identity, the reduction of agricultural land and the diminishing of diversity and flexibility of pathways to urban development. It is these concerns that, in their view, should serve to frame future phases of the Future Sci-Tech City construction.
The Mediating Effect of Experiential Value on Tourist Outcomes from Encounter-Based Experiences
Authors: Barnes Stuart J. , Mattsson Jan , Sørensen Flemming , Friis Jensen Jens
Published: March 2019

In this paper, we examine the mediating effect of experience value between experiential elements of employee–tourist encounters and the final experiential outcomes. The Tourism Encounter Mediated Experience Value (TEMEV) model is tested via a survey at 13 different locations (attractions, hotels, and retail) in Copenhagen (n=2,955). The findings illustrate how, for different types of tourism companies, experiential value plays varying roles as a mediator between employee–tourist encounter characteristics and tourists’ intentions to recommend an experience as well as their memory of the experience. The most complex relationship identified is for hotels, where experiential value is a significant mediator for the personalized, flexible, and emotional constructs of encounters. Surprisingly, experiential value plays no significant mediating role between cocreation or knowledge/learning in encounters and memory or recommendation intention in any of the sectors examined. The study concludes with implications for theory, practice, and study limitations.
Subcultural Spaces: LGBTQ Aging in a Swedish Context
Authors: Siverskog Anna , Bromseth Janne
Published: March 2019

This study takes its starting point in the Swedish context to explore experiences of community among older lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer (LGBTQ) adults. Using life story interviews with 33 self-identified LGBTQ older adults between the ages of 59 to 94 years, our aim is to explore meanings of community, belonging, and subcultural spaces at different times and in different ages. How are narratives of finding, entering, and creating subcultural spaces described, and how does time and geographical context play into these experiences in particular? What is it like to age within these communities and to enter these queer spaces later in life? This analysis illustrates how old age can be a disadvantage for entering or participating in queer subcultures, especially when it comes to dating, but the results also point to how old age can be something adding to one’s social capital within these subcultures. Further, results suggest that it is important to take social, cultural, and economic resources into account when analyzing community and relationships among older LGBTQ people.
The Visual Pedagogy of Reform: Picturing White Slavery in America
Authors: Lippert Amy
Published: March 2019

The Progressive-Era movement to end enforced prostitution—hyperbolically termed “white slavery”—achieved substantial and enduring legislative and political victories by the onset of World War I. In the first two decades of the twentieth century, images provided a potent but heretofore overlooked vehicle for the most prominent white slavery activists, a means of picturing the city with all its dangers and temptations, and an effective means of competing with the spectacles of modern society. The visual propaganda of white slavery demonstrates the extent to which prominent members of this reform movement—and several impostors masquerading as earnest reformers—engaged in controversial, explicit tactics in the vein of contemporary true-crime stories. Whether these methods were in the service of arming rural families with valuable knowledge or simply generating attention and profit, they reveal the internal contradictions that threatened to undermine or even undo the reformist message.
Using the System of Least Prompts to Teach Personal Hygiene Skills to a High School Student with Comorbid Visual Impairment and Autism Spectrum Disorder
Authors: Probst Kristi M. , Walker Virginia L.
Published: March 2019

Introduction

This study evaluated the effectiveness of a workshop and follow-up coaching sessions on the implementation of the system of least prompts procedure by classroom team members and explored whether this intervention resulted in personal hygiene skill acquisition by a male high school student with comorbid visual impairment and autism spectrum disorder.

Methods

Implementation fidelity data were analyzed descriptively through visual analysis. A multiple baseline design across behaviors was utilized to evaluate the effectiveness of the system of least prompts procedure on student skill acquisition.

Results

Implementation fidelity was high and increased over the course of the study: paraeducator 1: 93.9% (range, 70 to 100%); paraeducator 2: 78.2% (range, 11 to 90%); and special education teacher: 94.1% (range, 35 to 100%). In addition, the student's independent performance improved from baseline to intervention across each targeted skill, with Tau -U scores as follows: cleaning the augmentative and alternative communication device: 0.78; washing hands: 0.76; and brushing teeth: 0.92. Classroom team members found both the training procedures and the system of least prompts intervention to be of value and effective.

Discussion

During intervention, classroom team members implemented the system of least prompts with fidelity and the student mastered each skill. These results are promising and add to the significantly limited literature on instructional interventions for students with comorbid visual impairment and autism spectrum disorder.

Implications for practitioners

Classroom team members can effectively be taught to use the system of least prompts with students with comorbid visual impairment and autism spectrum disorder. Furthermore, the intervention might be used to increase independent functioning for students with these comorbid conditions.
Enriching Doctoral-Level Preparation Programs through a Nationwide Consortium Model: The National Leadership Consortium in Sensory Disabilities
Authors: Kruemmling Brooke , Hayes Heather , Smith Derrick W.
Published: March 2019

The National Leadership Consortium in Sensory Disabilities (NLCSD) trained doctoral scholars at universities across the United States to increase the number and quality of professionals specializing in educating children with sensory disabilities. NLCSD produced 40 new doctorates and created a community of learners comprised of scholars, faculty, and leaders in policy and advocacy.
Adverse Reaction to Restylane: A Review of 63 Cases of Injection Laryngoplasty
Authors: Hamdan Abdul-Latif , Khalifee Elie
Published: March 2019

The aim of this study is to review the prevalence of adverse reactions to cross-linked hyaluronic acid (HA) following injection laryngoplasty and discuss possible mechanisms. A retrospective chart review of patients who underwent injection laryngoplasty using HA was conducted. Demographic data included age, gender, etiology, site of injection, and amount injected. Adverse reaction was diagnosed by the presence of inflammatory reaction at the injection site. A total of 63 patients were included, divided into 41 males and 22 females with a mean age of 51.76 years. The most common etiology was vocal cord paralysis (n = 53), followed by postcordectomy, puberphonia, and vocal fold atrophy and bowing. The average amount injected was 0.56 (0.22) mL. Three cases out of 63 patients developed an adverse reaction and presented with airway symptoms, namely, progressive shortness of breath and globus 2 to 3 days postinjection. Adverse reactions following HA injection laryngoplasty may occur with life-threatening symptoms.
Epistemological Differences Between Gifted and Typically Developing Middle School Students
Authors: Gallagher Shelagh A.
Published: March 2019

Students’ personal epistemologies, or their beliefs about knowledge and knowing, have a substantial impact on learning, affecting their responses to curriculum, strategy selection, and psychosocial variables. Changes in epistemological reasoning occur similarly to other stage-based developmental schemes, with qualitative shifts in worldviews at each stage. Some research suggests that gifted students tend to develop higher levels of epistemological reasoning earlier than same-aged typically developing peers. The current study extends research in developmental differences to middle school students. A total of 189 sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-grade gifted or typical students completed the Learning Context Questionnaire. An analysis of variance was conducted to determine differences by Gifted Status and Grade Level. Results of the analysis revealed significant differences between gifted and typical students, with modest effect size, at each grade level. The discussion includes implications for understanding giftedness and related need for rich inquiry-based learning environments.
Social networkers and careerists: Explaining high-intensity activism among British party members
Authors: Webb Paul , Bale Tim , Poletti Monica
Published: March 2019

Drawing on survey data on the members of six British parties gathered in the immediate aftermath of the general election of 2015, this article asks what motivates members to engage in high-intensity election campaign activism. It argues that two factors are especially prominent: the aspiration to pursue a career in politics (which only accounts for a small minority of these activists) and becoming integrated into a local social network (which accounts for a much larger proportion). By contrast, members who lack either of these characteristics, but are mainly motivated to join by ideological impulses, largely restrict themselves to low-intensity activity. These findings are likely to be especially pertinent to countries with single-member district electoral systems.
The impact of soil salinity on maize agriculture: An experimental archaeology approach
Authors: Tankersley Kenneth Barnett , Hassett Isabel , Platt Elaine , Laiveling Audrey , Bradford Emma
Published: March 2019

This article uses experimental archaeology to provide empirical data on the impact of soil salinization on ancient maize agriculture. Hopi blue maize was experimentally grown in a drought-prone soil containing an extremely high level (50%) of evaporite mineral salts (CaCO3, CaSO4, and NaCl) in order to evaluate their effect on agricultural productivity. A control group of plants was grown in the absence of mineral salts. All of plants, which were companion planted with beans and squash, were adversely impacted by evaporite mineral salts. Maize grown alone in CaCO3−, CaSO4−, and NaCl-enriched soil exceeded the height of the control plants because the mineral salts acted as a fertilizer. Plants grown in NaCl-enriched soil produced cobbs that were reduced in size and kernel number. These findings suggest that CaCO3 and CaSO4, the most common evaporite mineral salts found in soil, would not have adversely impacted Ancestral Puebloan maize agriculture.
Employment protection legislation and entrepreneurial activity
Authors: Liebregts Werner , Stam Erik
Published: March 2019

Labour market institutions enable and constrain individual behaviour on the labour market and beyond. We investigate two main elements of national employment protection legislation and their effects upon entrepreneurial activity. We use multilevel analyses to estimate the separate impact of redundancy payments and the notice period for employers on independent entrepreneurship (self-employment) and entrepreneurial employee activity. Redundancy payments and notice period reflect labour market friction, opportunity cost, search time and liquidity constraint mechanisms contained in employment protection legislation. Country-level legislation on the notice period for employers is found to be positively related to an individual‘s involvement in entrepreneurial employee activity, yet negatively related to self-employment. We do not find consistent effects of redundancy pay legislation on entrepreneurial activity.
DART: Diversity-enhanced Autonomy in Robot Teams
Authors: Ayanian Nora
Published: March 2019

This paper defines the research area of Diversity-enhanced Autonomy in Robot Teams (DART), a novel paradigm for the creation and design of policies for multi-robot coordination. Although current approaches to multi-robot coordination have been successful in structured, well-understood environments, they have not been successful in unstructured, uncertain environments, such as disaster response. Although robot hardware has advanced significantly in the past decade, the way we solve multi-robot problems has not. Even with significant advances in the field of multi-robot systems, the same problem-solving paradigm has remained: assumptions are made to simplify the problem, and a solution is optimized for those assumptions and deployed to the entire team. This results in brittle solutions that prove incapable if the original assumptions are invalidated. This paper introduces a new multi-robot problem-solving paradigm which uses a diverse set of control policies that work together synergistically within the same team of robots. Such an approach will make multi-robot systems more robust in unstructured and uncertain environments, such as in disaster response, environmental monitoring, and military applications, and allow multi-robot systems to extend beyond the highly structured and highly controlled environments where they are successful today.
Predictive value of preoperative MRI features for the Ki-67 index in well-differentiated G1/G2 pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors
Authors: Sun Haitao , Zhang Shilong , Liu Kai , Zhou Jianjun , Wang Xingxing , Shen Tingting , Wang Xiaolin
Published: March 2019

Background

The accurate estimation of the Ki-67 index of well-differentiated pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PanNET) not only guides curative management but also avoids unnecessary treatment.

Purpose

To investigate whether magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features could preoperatively discriminate the Ki-67 index of well-differentiated G1/G2 PanNETs and to construct an individualized predictive model through developing a MRI-based nomogram.

Material and Methods

Ninety-nine patients with G1/G2 PanNETs were divided into Ki-67 index <5% (n = 58) and Ki-67 index ≥5% groups (n = 41). Multiparametric MRI features of two groups were assessed via uni- and multivariate logistic regression models. The MRI-based nomogram was then developed based on multivariable logistic analysis; the effectivity of the nomogram was validated according to the C-index, calibrations, and a decision curve analysis.

Results

MRI features, including tumor size (odds risk [OR] = 7.791; P = 0.003) and the ADC values (OR = 0.245, P = 0.018) were significant independent risk factors for the high Ki-67 index (≥5%) of G1/2 PanNETs at multivariable analysis. The performance of the MRI-based nomogram (with a C-index of 0.825) was improved compared with that based on tumor size and ADC alone (with C-index values of 0.709 and 0.716, respectively). The calibration curve of the nomogram exhibited good consistency between evaluated and observed outcomes. The decision curve showed that the nomogram incorporating two MRI features had better clinical utilization than single features.

Conclusion

The preliminary MRI-based nomogram could be used to discriminate the Ki-67 index in well-differentiated G1/2 PanNETs.
Enamel defects in permanent teeth of patients with cleft lip and palate: a cross-sectional study
Authors: Shen Chia-An , Guo Runzhi , Li Weiran
Published: March 2019

Objective

This study investigated the prevalence, type, and location of enamel defects in the permanent teeth of patients with complete unilateral or bilateral cleft lip and palate (CLP), and compared the prevalence and characteristics of defects between CLP patients and non-CLP individuals.

Methods

We examined completely erupted permanent dentition, except for third molars, of CLP patients and non-CLP individuals of both sexes, 9–36 years of age, and analyzed corresponding panoramic radiographs. Two independent examiners performed clinical examinations in accordance with the Modified Developmental Defects of Enamel index.

Results

A total of 210 (87.9%) CLP patients and 194 (41.4%) non-CLP individuals had at least one enamel defect; these were more prevalent in the CLP group than in the non-CLP group. Upper teeth were primarily affected by enamel defects associated with the cleft; defects were most prevalent on the cleft side in CLP patients, followed by the non-cleft side in CLP patients, and then by non-CLP individuals.

Conclusion

Enamel defects were more common in CLP patients than in non-CLP individuals. Among CLP patients, enamel defects were more prevalent in the cleft side of the maxilla; the central incisor was the most commonly affected tooth in this quadrant.
Exploring the Jastrow Illusion in Humans (Homo sapiens), Rhesus Monkeys (Macaca mulatta), and Capuchin Monkeys (Sapajus apella)
Authors: Agrillo Christian , Beran Michael J. , Parrish Audrey E.
Published: March 2019

In the Jastrow size illusion, two vertically stacked but offset stimuli of identical size are misperceived such that the bottom stimulus is overestimated relative to the top stimulus due to their spatial layout. In this study, we explored whether nonhuman primates perceive this geometric illusion in the same manner as humans. Human adults, rhesus macaques, and capuchin monkeys were presented with a computerized size discrimination task including Jastrow illusion probe trials. Consistent with previous results, humans perceived the illusory stimuli, validating the current experimental approach. Adults selected the bottom figure as larger in illusion trials with identical shapes, and performance was facilitated in trials with a true size difference when the larger figure was positioned at bottom. Monkeys performed very well in trials with a true size difference including difficult discriminations (5% difference in stimuli size), but they did not show evidence of the Jastrow illusion. They were indifferent between top and bottom stimuli in the illusory arrangement, showing no evidence of a human-like (or reversed) bias. These results are considered in light of differences in perceptual processing across primates and in comparison to previous comparative studies of the Jastrow and other size illusions.
The Status of Women in Social Work Education: A Follow-Up Study
Authors: Tower Leslie E. , Faul Anna C. , Chiarelli-Helminiak Christina , Hodge Diane M.
Published: March 2019

Gender differences persist in the social work academy. We follow up and extend the work of Sakamoto, Anastas, McPhail, and Colarossi. A multistage probability sample of Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)-accredited programs yielded a 21% response rate ( n = 535) by faculty to an electronic survey. A significant difference was found on base salary with men earning $76,337 and women earning $70,400. On many status variables, women and men have achieved parity; but, men are significantly more likely to be full professors. Gender differences were found on all seven climate subscales. CSWE must obtain robust data, at the individual level, on salary and other implicit curricular items.
Victims of Severe Intimate Partner Violence Are Left Without Advocacy Intervention in Primary Care Emergency Rooms: A Prospective Observational Study
Authors: Hackenberg Elisa A. M. , Sallinen Ville , Handolin Lauri , Koljonen Virve
Published: March 2019

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a common cause of musculoskeletal injury. Although serious injuries are relatively rare, IPV is one of the leading causes of homicide. IPV victims seeking help in health care are known to be at specific risk of re-abuse. Previous studies of IPV victims in emergency room (ER) settings have focused on injury patterns, but little is known about the violence behind bruises and fractures. The aim of this study was to examine how violence severity and known risk factors for lethal re-abuse in IPV victims attending ERs are associated with injury severity, different patient groups, and referral to advocacy services. This was a prospective, observational, multicenter study of 146 self-reporting IPV victims in two Level IV trauma centers in Helsinki from October 2012 to November 2013. In our sample, serious injuries were rare, but patients had typically suffered severe violence, and half had at least one risk factor for lethal re-abuse. Both sexes and all age groups were represented among the patient profiles, and 88% attended ERs outside common working hours. Only 19% were referred to advocacy, and severe violence or risk factors for lethal re-abuse did not affect prevalence of referrals. Our results show that IPV victims in primary care ERs have typically either experienced severe violence or are at serious risk of re-abuse and even death. The resulting injuries do not usually require medical aftercare, and victims typically present outside common working hours. In the absence of a clear follow-up protocol, most IPV victims are left without any advocacy intervention.
Intimate Partner Violence During Pregnancy in Turkey: Determinants From Nationwide Surveys
Authors: Yüksel-Kaptanoğlu İlknur , Adalı Tuğba
Published: March 2019

Domestic violence has severe consequences for women, both psychologically and physiologically. Violence during pregnancy is even riskier, endangering women’s lives and the lives of their fetuses. A nationwide survey in Turkey in 2014 revealed that 7% of women who have experienced a pregnancy were exposed to physical violence perpetrated by an intimate partner during pregnancy. In this study, the risk and protective factors for this particular type of violence and how it can be addressed in Turkey are discussed using nationally representative data for the first time. Data are obtained from surveys conducted in 2008 and 2014 on domestic violence against women. The analysis is based on multinomial regression models in which the dependent variable consists of three groups of women: those who have not been exposed to intimate partner violence (IPV), those whose have been exposed to physical IPV but not during pregnancy, and those who have been exposed to physical IPV during pregnancy. In this way, the factors that have a significant effect on this severe form of violence can be identified. Our findings show that earlier age of first intercourse; the nature of first intercourse; men’s affairs; men’s controlling behaviors over women; men’s use of alcohol, drugs, or gambling; and experience with violence in the family are all significant factors for IPV during pregnancy. Women’s empowerment and the restructuring of the unequal power relations between women and men should be targeted to eradicate the problem in the long run. It is concluded that, for the time being, it is crucial to ensure that legal procedures for domestic violence function well and that health institutions are key components in identifying pregnant women exposed to violence and in guiding them toward institutional and social support mechanisms.
Connecting Employers and Workers: Can Recommendations from the Public Employment Service Act as a Substitute for Social Contacts?
Authors: Liechti Fabienne
Published: March 2019

This article investigates how employers value recommendations from the public employment service (PES) compared to recommendations from a social contact for their hiring decision. The importance of social contacts in the labour market creates inequality by putting those with a weak social network at a disadvantage. It is therefore important to know if public agencies acting as labour market intermediaries (LMI) can compensate for this disadvantage. This question is investigated by means of a factorial survey experiment conducted among Swiss human resources professionals. The results demonstrate that employers value recommendations from social contacts as well as the PES. However, the latter is not able to fully substitute for the effect of social networks.
Link adjustment for spatial multi-loop deployable structures considering redundant constraints based on multi-objective discrete optimization
Authors: Zhao Qiangqiang , Guo Junkang , Yu Dewen , Chen Feifei , Hong Jun , Liu Zhigang
Published: March 2019

Because of the existence of link errors, assembly deviations, and redundant constraints, link adjustments for deployable structures must be implemented during the assembly process to ensure accurate performance and deployable reliability. Thus, this study proposes an optimization method to conduct quantitative link adjustments for spatial multi-loop deployable structures considering redundant constraints. First, the equations of the deformation compatibility are derived based on static analysis. Second, by formulating the objective functions of surface accuracy and strain energy, a multiobjective discrete optimization model of link adjustment, subjected to the equations of the deformation compatibility and adjustable scopes of the support links, is established accordingly. Third, the optimization model is solved using the successive Taguchi approach, which uses the grey relational analysis coupled with principal component analysis as the multicriteria decision-making model, leading to the optimal adjustment for each link. Finally, a numerical example is presented to verify the validity of the proposed method.