bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Impaired Left Ventricular Global Longitudinal Strain among Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease and End-Stage Renal Disease and Renal Transplant Recipients
Authors: Ravera Maura , Rosa Gian Marco , Fontanive Paolo , Bussalino Elisabetta , Dorighi Ulrico , Picciotto Daniela , Di Lullo Luca , Dini Frank Lloyd , Paoletti Ernesto
Published: November 2018

Background: Although heart failure is the most prevalent cardiovascular disease associated with adverse outcome in chronic kidney disease (CKD) and after kidney transplantation, left ventricular (LV) systolic function is often preserved in renal patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate global longitudinal strain (GLS), which is reportedly a more accurate tool for detecting subclinical LV systolic dysfunction, in patients with various degrees of renal function impairment, including kidney transplant recipients (KTRs). Methods: This prospective study evaluated demographic, clinical, and ultrasound data, including the assessment of LV GLS and mitral E peak velocity and averaged ratio of mitral to myocardial early velocities (E/e’), of 70 consecutive renal patients (20 with stage 2–4 CKD, 25 with end-stage renal disease on hemodialysis [HD], and 25 KTRs). All patients had an LV ejection fraction ≥50% and no history of heart failure or coronary artery disease. We used multivariable logistic analysis to assess the risk of compromised GLS. One hundred and twenty control subjects with or without hypertension served as controls. Results: A compromised GLS <–18% was shown in 55% of patients with stage 2–4 CKD, 60% of HD patients, and 28% of KTRs, while it was 32% in hypertensive controls and 12% in non-hypertensive controls (p < 0.0001). Patients with HD had higher systolic pressure and a significantly greater prevalence of increased LV mass and diastolic dysfunction. In renal patients, E/e’ (p = 0.025), and LV mass index (p = 0.063) were independent predictors of compromised GLS at logistic regression analysis. E/e’, systolic artery pressure, and LV mass also exhibited the greatest areas under the curve on receiver operating characteristic analysis to identify a compromised GLS. Conclusions: Renal disease proved to be associated with early and subclinical impairment of LV systolic function, which persists after starting dialysis and even in spite of successful kidney transplantation. An increased E/e’ resulted to be the most powerful independent predictor of abnormal GLS.
Obstructive Sleep Apnoea in Children and Adolescents with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
Authors: Stöberl Anna S. , Gaisl Thomas , Giunta Cecilia , Sievi Noriane A. , Singer Florian , Möller Alexander , Rohrbach Marianne , Kohler Malcolm
Published: November 2018

Background: In Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS), a group of monogenic disorders affecting connective tissues, obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is highly prevalent in adults. The prevalence of OSA in children with EDS is unknown. Objectives: This prospective cross-sectional study aimed at determining the prevalence of OSA in paediatric EDS patients. Methods: Children with EDS (n = 24) were recruited from the Children’s Hospital Zurich and matched to healthy controls. Participants completed home respiratory polygraphy and questionnaires (Sleep-Related Breathing Disorder Scale [SRBD], Epworth Sleepiness Scale [ESS], and Child Health Questionnaire [CHQ]). The American Academy of Sleep Medicine criteria were applied for OSA diagnosis (obstructive apnoea-hypopnoea index [oAHI] ≥1/h). Conditional logistic regression was used to compare the prevalence of OSA and to adjust for possible confounding. Results: OSA was found in 42% of paediatric EDS patients and in 13% of matched controls (OR = 4.5, 95% CI = 0.97–20.83, p = 0.054). The median oAHI was higher in EDS patients than in controls (0.77/h, IQR = 0.19–1.76, vs. 0.24/h, IQR = 0.0–0.60, p < 0.001 adjusted for age, sex, and BMI z-score). EDS patients had lower scores in most CHQ scales and higher SRBD and ESS scores than controls (0.26, IQR = 0.1–0.35, vs. 0.07, IQR = 0–0.19, p = 0.004); 7 ± 4 vs. 5 ± 4, p = 0.033, respectively). Conclusion: OSA is a previously underestimated EDS-related complication increasing disease burden.
Long-Term Follow-Up of a Patient with Spondylodiscitis after Laparoscopic Sacrocolpopexy: An Unusual Complication with a Review of the Literature
Authors: Gungor Ugurlucan Funda , Yasa Cenk , Demir Omer , Basaran Seniha , Bakir Baris , Yalcin Onay
Published: November 2018

Sacrocolpopexy is the gold standard treatment for apical compartment prolapse with reported success rates of 78–100%. Spondylodiscitis is a rare complication of sacrocolpopexy and includes a spectrum of spinal infections such as discitis, osteomyelitis, epidural abscess, meningitis, subdural empyema, and spinal cord abscess. Here we report a case of spondylodiscitis following laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy with long-term follow-up and discuss management of spondylodiscitis after abdominal sacrocolpopexy, with a review of the literature.
Comparative Study of Robot-Assisted versus Conventional Frame-Based Deep Brain Stimulation Stereotactic Neurosurgery
Authors: Neudorfer Clemens , Hunsche Stefan , Hellmich Martin , El Majdoub Faycal , Maarouf Mohammad
Published: November 2018

Background/Aims: Technological advancements had a serious impact on the evolution of robotic systems in stereotactic neurosurgery over the last three decades and may turn robot-assisted stereotactic neurosurgery into a sophisticated alternative to purely mechanical guiding devices. Objectives: To compare robot-assisted and conventional frame-based deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery with regard to accuracy, precision, reliability, duration of surgery, intraoperative imaging quality, safety and maintenance using a standardized setup. Methods: Retrospective evaluation of 80 consecutive patients was performed who underwent DBS surgery using either a frame-based mechanical stereotactic guiding device (n = 40) or a stereotactic robot (ROSA Brain, MedTech, Montpellier, France) (n = 40). Results: The mean accuracy of robot-assisted and conventional lead implantation was 0.76 mm (SD: 0.37 mm, range: 0.17–1.52 mm) and 1.11 mm (SD: 0.59 mm, range: 0.10–2.90 mm), respectively. We observed a statistically significant difference in accuracy (p < 0.001) when comparing lateral deviations between both modalities. Furthermore, a statistical significance was observed when investigating the proportion of values exceeding 2.00 mm between both groups (p = 0.013). In 8.75% (n = 7) of conventionally implanted leads, lateral deviations were greater than 2.0 mm. With a maximum value of 1.52 mm, this threshold was never reached during robot-guided DBS. The mean duration of DBS surgery could be reduced significantly (p < 0.001) when comparing robot-guided DBS (mean: 325.1 ± 81.6 min) to conventional lead implantation (mean: 394.8 ± 66.6 min). Conclusions: Robot-assisted DBS was shown to be superior to conventional lead implantation with respect to accuracy, precision and operation time. Improved quality control, continuous intraoperative monitoring and less manual adjustment likely contribute to the robotic system’s reliability allowing high accuracy during lead implantation despite limited experience. Hence, robot-assisted lead implantation can be considered an appropriate and reliable alternative to purely mechanical devices.
DiODe: Directional Orientation Detection of Segmented Deep Brain Stimulation Leads: A Sequential Algorithm Based on CT Imaging
Authors: Hellerbach Alexandra , Dembek Till A. , Hoevels Mauritius , Holz Jasmin A. , Gierich Andreas , Luyken Klaus , Barbe Michael T. , Wirths Jochen , Visser-Vandewalle Veerle , Treuer Harald
Published: November 2018

Background: Directional deep brain stimulation (DBS) allows steering the stimulation in an axial direction which offers greater flexibility in programming. However, accurate anatomical visualization of the lead orientation is required for interpreting the observed stimulation effects and to guide programming. Objectives: In this study we aimed to develop and test an accurate and robust algorithm for determining the orientation of segmented electrodes based on standard postoperative CT imaging used in DBS. Methods: Orientation angles of directional leads (CartesiaTM; Boston Scientific, Marlborough, MA, USA) were determined using CT imaging. Therefore, a sequential algorithm was developed that quantitatively compares the similarity of the observed CT artifacts with calculated artifact patterns based on the lead’s orientation marker and a geometric model of the segmented electrodes. Measurements of seven ground truth phantoms and three leads with 60 different configurations of lead implantation and orientation angles were analyzed for validation. Results: The accuracy of the determined electrode orientation angles was –0.6 ± 1.5° (range: –5.4 to 4.2°). This accuracy proved to be sufficiently high to resolve even subtle differences between individual leads. Conclusions: The presented algorithm is user independent and provides highly accurate results for the orientation of the segmented electrodes for all angular constellations that typically occur in clinical cases.
Misevaluating the Future: Affective Disorder and Decision-Making Capacity for Treatment – A Temporal Understanding
Authors: Owen Gareth S. , Martin Wayne , Gergel Tania
Published: November 2018

Background: Within psychiatric practice and policy there is considerable controversy surrounding the nature and assessment of impairments of decision-making capacity (DMC) for treatment in persons diagnosed with affective disorders. We identify the problems of “cognitive bias” and “outcome bias” in assessment of DMC for treatment in affective disorder and aim to help resolve these problems with an analysis of how time is experienced in depression and mania. Sampling and Methods: We conducted purposeful sampling and a qualitative phenomenological analysis of interview data on patients with depression and mania, exploring temporal experience and decision-making regarding treatment. Results: In both severe depression and mania there is a distinctive experience of the future. Two consequences can follow: a loss of evaluative differentiation concerning future outcomes and, relatedly, inductive failure. This temporal inability can compromise an individual’s ability to appreciate or “use or weigh” treatment information. Conclusions: The decision-making abilities required for self-determination involve an ability to evaluate alternative future outcomes. Our results show that, within severe depression or mania, anticipation of future outcomes is inflexibly fixed at one end of the value spectrum. We therefore propose a temporal model of decision-making abilities, which could be used to improve assessment of DMC in affective disorder.
microRNA-29a-3p, Up-Regulated in Human Gastric Cells and Tissues with H.Pylori Infection, Promotes the Migration of GES-1 Cells via A20-Mediated EMT Pathway
Authors: Sun Fengying , Ni Ying , Zhu Hong , Fang Jian , Wang Hua , Xia Jinxuan , Ding Fangfang , Shen Hongxing , Shao Shihe
Published: November 2018

Background/Aims: Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection is closely related to human gastric mucosa-associated diseases. Several recent studies on miRNAs have expanded our insights on H.pylori pathogenesis. This study aimed to investigate the biological roles and underlying molecular mechanisms of miR-29a-3p in human gastric cells and tissues with H.pylori infection. Methods: miR-29a-3p expression was quantified by quantitative RT-PCR (qRT-PCR). A miR-29a-3p target gene was validated by bioinformatics analysis, western blotting and dual luciferase reporter gene assays. Western blotting and immunohistochemistry (IHC) assay were performed to detect the protein expression. Transwell assay was used to determine the cell migration ability. Results: MiR-29a-3p was up-regulated in H.pylori-positive gastric mucosa tissues and H.pylori-infected gastric cells. The up-regulation of miR-29a-3p was dose-dependent in BGC-823 and GES-1 cells infected with H.pylori. Using gain- and loss-of-function experiments in vitro, we demonstrated that miR-29a-3p promoted the migration of gastric epithelial cells. We further characterized A20 as a direct target of miR-29a-3p. The expression of A20 was decreased in H.pylori-positive gastric mucosa tissues compared with H.pylori-negative gastric mucosa tissues. A20 downregulation was time- and dose-dependent in GES-1 and BGC-823 cells infected with H.pylori. In GES-1 and BGC-823 cells infected with H.pylori, the miR-29a-3p mimic significantly blocked A20 expression, which suggests that H.pylori decreased A20 expression through up-regulating miR-29a-3p in GES-1 and BGC-823 cells infected with H.pylori. The knockdown of A20 by siRNA enhanced the migration of human gastric epithelial cells and promoted the expression of Snail, Vimentin, and N-cadherin and inhibited the expression of E-cadherin. Conclusion: The miR-29a-3p may act as a tumor promotive miRNA by regulating cells migration through directly targeting of A20 gene in human gastric epithelial cells infected with H.pylori.
Patterns of Recurrence after Resection for Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors: Who, When, and Where?
Authors: Marchegiani Giovanni , Landoni Luca , Andrianello Stefano , Masini Gaia , Cingarlini Sara , D’Onofrio Mirko , De Robertis Riccardo , Davì Mariavittoria , Capelli Paola , Manfrin Erminia , Amodio Antonio , Paiella Salvatore , Malleo Giuseppe , Damoli Isacco , Miotto Marco , Bianchi Beatrice , Nessi Chiara , Vivani Elena , Scarpa Aldo , Salvia Roberto , Bassi Claudio
Published: November 2018

Background/Aims: Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (pan-NENs) represent an increasingly common indication for pancreatic resection, but there are few data regarding possible recurrence after surgery. The aim of the study was to describe the frequency, timing, and patterns of recurrence after resection for pan-NENs with consequent implications for postoperative follow-up. Methods: We performed a retrospective analysis of pan-NENs resected between 1990 and 2015 at The Pancreas Institute, University of Verona Hospital Trust. Predictors of recurrence were assessed. Survival analysis was conducted using the Kaplan-Meier and conditional survival (CS) methods. Results: The cohort consisted of 487 patients with a median follow-up of 71 months. Recurrence developed in 12.3%: 54 (11.1%) liver metastases, 11 (2.3%) local recurrence, 10 (2.1%) nodal recurrence, and 8 (1.6%) metastases in other organs. Thirty-one (6.4%) died due to disease recurrence. Size > 21 mm, G3 grade, nodal metastasis, and vascular infiltration were independent predictors of overall recurrence. Recurrence occurred either during the first year of follow-up (n = 9), or after 10 years (n = 4). CS analysis revealed that nonfunctioning G1 pan-NEN ≤20 mm without nodal metastasis or vascular invasion had a negligible risk of developing recurrence. In the present series, after 5 years of follow-up without developing recurrence, tumor recurrence occurred only in the form of liver metastases. Conclusions: Recurrence of pan-NENs is rare and is predicted by tumor size, nodal metastasis, grading, and vascular invasion. Patients with G1 pan-NEN without nodal metastasis and vascular invasion may be considered cured by surgery. After 5 years without recurrence, follow-up should focus on excluding the development of liver metastases.
РОЛЬ МЕДИЧНОЇ СЕСТРИ В ПРОВЕДЕННІ СПИННОМОЗКОВОЇ ПУНКЦІЇ ПРИ ЧЕРЕПНО-МОЗКОВІЙ ТРАВМІ
Authors: Doroshenko B. V. , Kitsak Y. M. , Liakhovych R. M. , Dzhus M. Y.
Published: November 2018

У статті висвітлено основні принципи проведення спинномозкової пункції хворим із черепно-мозковою травмою, а також її вирішальне значення при встановленні діагнозу. Значну увагу приділено показанням та протипоказанням до виконання спинномозкової пункції, а також підготовці хворих до цієї процедури.
РЕАБІЛІТАЦІЯ ХВОРИХ З ІНСУЛЬТОМ
Authors: Kovbasyuk Kh. V.
Published: November 2018

Значна поширеність на сьогодні різних видів інсульту серед різних вікових груп, а також високий ступінь інвалідизації осіб, які перенесли інсульт, вимагають глибокого аналізу наукових даних стосовно реабілітації цих осіб з метою вторинної соціалізації у суспільстві.
ПРОБЛЕМИ ХАРЧУВАННЯ ПАЦІЄНТІВ З ІШЕМІЧНИМ ІНСУЛЬТОМ, ОСОБЛИВОСТІ СЕСТРИНСЬКОГО ДОГЛЯДУ ТА ГОДУВАННЯ
Authors: Maiboroda O. V. , Sydorenko O. L.
Published: November 2018

У статті розглянуто проблеми харчування пацієнтів із мозковим інсультом та проведення скринінгу для виявлення дисфагії.  Розглянуто основні моменти, на які необхідно звертати увагу при наданні допомоги та для профілактики ускладнень при порушенні ковтання після мозкового інсульту.
Psychometric performance of the Brazilian version the “Insulin Management Diabetes Self-Efficacy Scale” for patient with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Authors: Pedrosa Rafaela Batista dos Santos , Trevisan Danilo Donizetti , Nascimento Renata Aparecida Do , São-João Thaís Moreira , Lima Maria Helena de Melo , Rodrigues Roberta Cunha Matheus
Published: November 2018

Model of study: Validation study. Objective: To evaluate the psychometric performance of the Brazilian version of the Insulin Management Diabetes Self-Efficacy Scale - IMDSES. Methodology: Reliability (internal consistency - Cronbach’s α), convergent and criterion validity were assessed. Data were gathered from 127 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in use of insulin through the application of sociodemographic and clinical instruments and the Brazilian versions of the Summary of Diabetes Self-Care Activities Measures - SDSCA and the IMDSES. Results: It was observed “ceiling effect” in Insulin domain. Reliability was confirmed in all IMDSES domains and Total Score (α=0.87). The convergent construct validity was supported by significant negative moderate to weak magnitude correlations between the scores of IMDSES domains and the scores of SDSCA domains. Criterion validity was partially supported by the weak magnitude correlation between the General Managements domain and the Total Score of IMDSES and serum levels of glycated hemoglobin (r=0.22; p=0.02). Conclusion: The Brazilian version of IMDSES presented satisfactory psychometric measures and may be useful to evaluate the effectiveness of nursing interventions aimed at optimizing the selfefficacy of the T2DM patient in the management of his treatment.
Margens cirúrgicas no dermatofibrossarcoma protuberans: relato de caso e revisão da literatura
Authors: Câmara Eduardo R. Z. , Toledo Tricie Kobylko de , Toledo Otávio Alberto Kobylko de , Eckhardt Antonio C. , Alves Alessandro A. B. R. , Araújo Marcelo S. , Oliveira Jadivan L.
Published: November 2018

Introdução: O dermatofibrossarcoma protuberante (DFSP) é um tumor fibrohistiocítico de origem dérmica raro, que acomete a pele, representando 1% dos sarcomas de partes moles e menos de 0,1% de todas malignidades. A principal característica deste tipo de tumor é a sua elevada taxa de recidiva local após excisão cirúrgica. Decidir a margem cirúrgica adequada para a ressecção completa é um desafio. Relato de caso: 24 anos, apresenta lesão tumoral vegetante avermelhada no ombro esquerdo, assintomática. Possui história familiar positiva de DFSP em membro inferior. O laudo histopatológico definitivo confirmou Dermatofibrossarcoma protuberans. Discussão: A característica histológica do tumor é a presença de projeções tipo tentáculos de células neoplásicas na periferia que se estendem através do tecido subcutâneo até a fáscia muscular. Certamente, o fator de maior importância para o controle local é a obtenção de margens cirúrgicas livres. A excisão através da cirurgia micrográfica de Mohs é uma ótima opção em regiões onde a excisão ampla não é desejável, como na face. A margem padrão estabelicida em grande parte da literatura é de 3 cm com ressecção até a fáscia muscular, podendo ser diminuida para 2 cm em locais em que a excisão ampla prejudique a conformação do local, como na face
Healthy Lifestyle During the Midlife Is Prospectively Associated With Less Subclinical Carotid Atherosclerosis: The Study of Women's Health Across the Nation
Authors: Wang Dongqing , Jackson Elizabeth A. , Karvonen‐Gutierrez Carrie A. , Elliott Michael R. , Harlow Siobán D. , Hood Michelle M. , Derby Carol A. , Sternfeld Barbara , Janssen Imke , Crawford Sybil L. , Huang Mei‐Hua , El Khoudary Samar R. , Chae Claudia U. , Baylin Ana
Published: November 2018

Background

Measures of subclinical atherosclerosis are predictors of future cardiovascular outcomes as well as of physical and cognitive functioning. The menopausal transition is associated with accelerated progression of atherosclerosis in women. The prospective association between a healthy lifestyle during the midlife and subclinical atherosclerosis is unclear.

Methods and Results

Self‐reported data on smoking, diet, and physical activity from 1143 women in the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation were used to construct a 10‐year average Healthy Lifestyle Score (
HLS
) during the midlife. Markers of subclinical atherosclerosis were measured 14 years after baseline and included common carotid artery intima‐media thickness (
CCA
‐
IMT
), adventitial diameter (
CCA
‐
AD
), and carotid plaque. The associations of average
HLS
with
CCA
‐
IMT
and
CCA
‐
AD
were estimated using linear models; the association of average
HLS
with carotid plaque was estimated using cumulative logit models. Average
HLS
was associated with smaller
CCA
‐
IMT
and
CCA
‐
AD
in the fully adjusted models (
P=
0.0031 and <0.001, respectively). Compared with participants in the lowest
HLS
level, those in the highest level had 0.024 mm smaller
CCA
‐
IMT
(95% confidence interval: −0.048, 0.000), which equals 17% of the SD of
CCA
‐
IMT
, and 0.16 mm smaller
CCA
‐
AD
(95% confidence interval: −0.27, −0.04), which equals 24% of the
SD
of
CCA
‐
AD
. Among the 3 components of the
HLS
, abstinence from smoking had the strongest association with subclinical atherosclerosis.

Conclusions

Healthy lifestyle during the menopausal transition is associated with less subclinical atherosclerosis, highlighting the growing recognition that the midlife is a critical window for cardiovascular prevention in women.
Adaptation Is Not Just Improvement over Time
Authors: McGregor Simon , Mediano Pedro A. M.
Published: November 2018

The idea that an agent's actions can impact its actual long-term survival is a very appealing one, underlying influential treatments such as Di Paolo's (2005). However, this presents a tension with understanding the agent and environment as possessing specific objective physical microstates. More specifically, we show that such an approach leads to undesirable outcomes, for example, all organisms being maladaptive on average. We suggest that this problematic intuition of improvement over time may stem from Bayesian inference. We illustrate our arguments using a recent model of autopoietic agency in a model protocell, showing the limitations of previous approaches in this model and specific instantiations of Bayesian inference by ignorant observers in certain scenarios.
New species of Trichoderma in the Harzianum, Longibrachiatum and Viride clades
Authors: ZHANG YU-BO , ZHUANG WEN-YING
Published: November 2018

During field surveys in central and southwestern China, three new species, Trichoderma acremonioides, T. rugosum and T. subalni were discovered. They are located respectively in the Viride, Longibrachiatum and Harzianum clades. Trichoderma acremonioides from southwest of China forms reddish brown ascomata, hyaline ascospores and very simple conidiophores. Trichoderma rugosum occurring in Hubei and Tibet is specialized by stroma cortical tissue of textura intricata, hyaline ascospores, and trichoderma-like conidiophores. Trichoderma subalni from Tibet is characterized by rufous stromata, green ascospores, trichoderma-like conidiophores, and slow growing on standard media. Detailed morphological distinctions between the new species and their close relatives are discussed. Their phylogenetic positions were determined based on sequence analyses of RPB2 and EF-1α genes.
A new species of Miconia (Miconieae, Melastomataceae) from Northwest Ecuador
Authors: PALACIOS WALTER A. , FERNÁNDEZ-FERNÁNDEZ DIANA M. , MICHELANGELI FABIÁN A.
Published: November 2018

A new species, Miconia yeseniae, is described and illustrated. The species is part of the Amblyarrhena section and is distinguished from others of the genus by the large (2–2.5 cm long) pink petals, the well-developed outer calyx teeth (4.9–5.1 mm long) and the 10-angular ovary. The most related species are Miconia glandulistyla, M. floribunda, M. codonostigma, M. glandulistyla and M. grandiflora. The new species reaches 8 m in height and is known only from the type locality, on the slopes of Cerro Golondrinas, on the Andean flanks of the northwest of Ecuador, in the humid forest.
Diopatra (Annelida: Onuphidae) diversity in European waters with the description of Diopatra micrura, new species
Authors: PIRES ADÍLIA , PAXTON HANNELORE , QUINTINO VICTOR , RODRIGUES ANA MARIA
Published: November 2018

This study describes a new species of the genus Diopatra Audouin and Milne-Edwards, 1833. Diopatra micrura sp. nov., was found on the western and the southern coast of Portugal and can be distinguished from other Diopatra species by a characteristic striped colour pattern of the antennae and palps. Other diagnostic morphological characteristics include ventral parapodial lobes, crescentic nuchal organs, ceratophores with 12–15 rings, and subacicular hooks from chaetigers 8–13. This species was found mainly in fine or very fine sand with variable fines content, from the intertidal region up to 50 meters depth. Molecular studies of mitochondrial DNA genes 16S rDNA and COI confirmed the distinction of D. micrura sp. nov., from other European Diopatra species. The percentage of nucleotides divergence between the new species and D. neapolitana and D. marocensis was respectively 16% and 17% for COI and 12% and 15% for 16S. The nucleotide sequence for the 16S gene was always the same in all specimens of D. micrura and two haplotypes were found for the COI gene. The discovery of D. micrura sp. nov., brings the number of Diopatra species known from Portugal to three and from Europe to four; a key to the four species is provided.
A new species of Gekko (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from central Luzon Island, Philippines
Authors: LINKEM CHARLES W. , SILER CAMERON D. , DIESMOS ARVIN C. , SY EMERSON , BROWN RAFE M.
Published: November 2018

We describe a new species of gekkonid lizard, Gekko carusadensis, from low elevation, disturbed and secondary-growth forest in east-central Luzon Island, Philippines. Numerous features of its external morphology distinguish it from other congeners, including the presence of a distinct color pattern, body size, and a unique combination of scale counts. The new species has been found on karst outcrops and cave systems at low elevation. The new species typifies the rapidly expanding known diversity of Philippine gekkonid lizards, and is the third species in the genus to be described in the last three years.
A new species of toad (Bufonidae: Incilius) from central Panama
Authors: MENDELSON III JOSEPH R. , MULCAHY DANIEL G.
Published: November 2018

We describe Incilius karenlipsae sp. nov., a new species of toad known from a single locality in the Cordillera de Talamanca of central Panama. We describe this species based on a single individual of perhaps what is now an extinct species. We present mitochondrial sequence data from cyt b (675 base-pairs, bp) and 16S (566 bp) to infer its phylogenetic placement among other bufonids. The new species is closely related to the more widespread species I. coniferus, but is clearly distinguishable from it by its larger size, vestigial parotoid glands and extensively developed fleshy pads on the hands and feet.
New Azana species from Western North America (Diptera: Mycetophilidae)
Authors: KERR PETER H.
Published: November 2018

Two new species of fungus gnats (Diptera: Mycetophilidae), Azana malinamoena and Azana frizzelli, spp. nov., are described and figured from California. These species represent the first records of Azana for western North America. A diagnosis of the genus Azana Walker is presented and a provisional key for the New World species of the genus is given. The discovery of A. malinamoena and A. frizzelli in California and their apparently close relationship to A. nigricoxa Strobl from south-western Europe (rather than to the only other Azana species known from North America, A. sinusa Coher) implies a more complicated biogeographic history of this genus in North America, one that probably includes multiple, independent dispersal events.
Contributions to Nearctic Stupkaiella Vaillant (Diptera: Psychodidae)
Authors: CURLER GREGORY R. , MOULTON JOHN K.
Published: November 2018

The diagnosis of genus Stupkaiella Vaillant (Diptera: Psychodidae) is revised. Three new eastern Nearctic species, Stupkaiella capricornuata sp. nov., S. lasiostyla sp. nov., and S. robinsoni sp. nov., and the 4th or final instar larva of S. bipunctata Kincaid are described and a key to adult males of the eastern Nearctic species of Stupkaiella is provided.
The millipede genus Anoplodesmus Pocock, 1895, recorded in Taiwan for the first time, with descriptions of two new species (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Paradoxosomatidae: Sulciferini)
Authors: CHEN CHAO-CHUN , GOLOVATCH S. I. , MIKHALJOVA E. V. , CHANG HSEUH-WEN
Published: November 2018

The large, South and Southeast Asian millipede genus Anoplodesmus is rediagnosed and here reported from Taiwan for the first time, with two new, apparently northeasternmost species involved: A. spiniger sp. nov. and A. aspinosus sp. nov. Both of these congeners differ from each other primarily in several details of gonopod structure. “Takao”, the type locality of Geniculodesmus inexpectatus (Attems, 1944), is here rectified as actually being the same as Kaohsiung, Taiwan, not “Mount Takao, Hachiouji-shi, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan”.
The validity of Hexacharis Kieffer with taxonomic notes on Anacharitinae genera (Hymenoptera: Cynipoidea: Figitidae)
Authors: RESTREPO–ORTIZ CLAUDIA X. , PUJADE–VILLAR JULI
Published: November 2018

The status of Hexacharis is updated. A diagnosis and redescription of Hexacharis flavipes Kieffer, including the first description of the female, is given. Aegilips neuropterophaga (Díaz) is synonymized with Calofigites nitidus Kieffer. A key to the genera of Anacharitinae is provided.
New soldier beetles (Coleoptera, Cantharidae) from the Eocene Baltic amber
Authors: KUŚKA ANTONI , KANIA IWONA
Published: November 2018

The paper presents description of new cantharid taxa from the inclusions in the Eocene Baltic amber: Hoffeinsensia jantarica gen. nov. and sp. nov., Sucinocantharis baltica gen. nov. and sp. nov., Malthinus danieli sp. nov., Malthodes sucinopenninus sp. nov. and Malthodes sucini sp. nov. The new genera are characterised by 12or 16-segmented antennae.
Hurleyella, a new genus of Nearctic Dolichopodidae (Diptera)
Authors: RUNYON JUSTIN B. , ROBINSON HAROLD
Published: November 2018

The new micro-dolichopodid genus Hurleyella and two new species, H. cumberlandensis and H. brooksi are described from the Nearctic. Hurleyella resembles the subfamily Medeterinae in having the legs bare of major setae, a depressed posterior mesonotum, and concave dorsal postcranium, but the complex male genitalia is unlike the relatively simple structure of traditional Medeterinae (e.g., Medetera, Thrypyicus, Corindia, etc.). Until the relationship of Hurleyella to other genera can be determined, and the limits of dolichopodid subfamilies refined, it should be considered as incertae sedis.
A taxonomic review of the Palaearctic Tetramorium ferox species-complex (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)
Authors: CSŐSZ SÁNDOR , SCHULZ ANDREAS
Published: November 2018

This revision treats the members of the Palaearctic Tetramorium ferox species-complex on the basis of external morphology and using high precision morphometrics. With this approach we recognize five taxa and six synonyms: Tetramorium aegeum Radchenko, 1992b; Tetramorium densopilosum Radchenko & Arakelian, 1990; Tetramorium diomedeum Emery, 1908; Tetramorium ferox Ruzsky, 1903; and Tetramorium feroxoide Dlussky & Zabelin, 1985. Tetramorium laevior Menozzi, 1936 is synonymized with Tetramorium diomedeum. Tetramorium confinis Radchenko & Arakelian, 1990, Tetramorium perspicax Radchenko, 1992b, and Tetramorium ferox subsp. silhavyi Kratochvil, 1941 are synonymized with Tetramorium ferox. Tetramorium bursakovi Radchenko, 1992a is synonymized with Tetramorium feroxoide. A key and redescriptions for workers and gynes are given. SEM photos for workers and gynes of each species are provided. A morphology-based definition of the species complex for workers, gynes and males is also provided.
The species of Acylophorus Nordmann (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae) in continental sub-Saharan Africa
Authors: LOTT DEREK A.
Published: November 2018

Types of Acylophorus delphinus Fauvel from Madagascar and Acylophorus species found in continental sub-Saharan Africa are revised. Lectotypes are designated for the following species: A. orientalis Fauvel, A. picipennis Bernhauer, A. densipennis Bernhauer, A. antennalis Cameron, A. tenuiceps Bernhauer, A. collarti Cameron, A. congoensis Cameron, A. mareei Bernhauer, A. trigonocephalus Cameron and A. grandis Bernhauer. Type material for A. rufipennis Cameron could not be located and the name is considered to be a nomen dubium. The following new synonymies are established: A. orientalis Fauvel = A. picipennis Bernhauer syn. n., = A. marginalis Cameron syn. n.; A. antennalis Cameron = A. tenuiceps Bernhauer syn. n.; A. trigonocephalus Cameron = A. lomaensis Bordoni syn. n. Seven new species are described: A. nitens sp. n. from Sudan, A. tshuapensis sp. n. from Congo, A. makhoreae sp. n. from Ethiopia, A. micans sp. n. from Côte d’Ivoire and Gabon, A. salifi sp. n. from Burkina Faso, A. minor sp. n. from Côte d’Ivoire and Nigeria, and A. setiger sp. n. from Bioko (Equatorial Guinea). A key is given to species groups defined by easily observed characters. Comparative diagnoses are given for species, their distributions mapped and their bionomics detailed where data are available. Forebodies, terminal segments of the maxillary palpi, antennae and aedeagi are figured for all species, except those represented by material with these parts missing. Mandibles and secondary sexual characters are figured for selected species.
One of a thousand - a new species of Trigonopterus (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Cryptorhynchinae) from New Guinea
Authors: RIEDEL ALEXANDER
Published: November 2018

A new species of Trigonopterus Fauvel, 1862 is described: Trigonopterus vandekampi sp. n.. It occurs relatively commonly on foliage of lowland rainforests in West New Guinea. The genus Trigonopterus is hyperdiverse, but the majority of its species are undescribed. This description is the first one including both important morphological and molecular characters and provides a foundation for forthcoming studies on the functional morphology of this species.
The description of a cryptic species related to the pan-Amazonian frog Allobates femoralis (Boulenger 1883) (Anura: Aromobatidae)
Authors: SIMÕES PEDRO IVO , LIMA ALBERTINA P. , FARIAS IZENI PIRES
Published: November 2018

We describe a new species of litter frog from western Brazilian Amazon previously referred to as Allobates femoralis (Boulenger 1883). The new species is allopatric to A. femoralis and its known occurrence is restricted to terra-firme forests on the left bank of the upper Madeira River and southeastern State of Acre. This species is distinguished from A. femoralis and from other species in the A. femoralis group by presenting two-note advertisement calls and conspicuous reddish-orange color on ventral surfaces of hind limbs and posterior abdomen. Phylogenetic analyses based on a fragment of the 16S rRNA mitochondrial gene suggest the new species is the sister group to a clade referred to as A. femoralis occurring in southern State of Acre, from which it is distinguished by six unambiguous nucleotide substitutions, in addition to exclusive advertisement calls and color patterns. The new species is more distantly related to A. femoralis sensu stricto occurring near the A. femoralis type locality in the Peruvian Amazon. Summarizing evidence from molecular phylogenetic analysis, genetic distances and available data on advertisement calls, we identify one possible case of genetic introgression between lineages in this group and highlight the potential for the description of more species within the A. femoralis complex.
Three new Hemienchytraeus species (Enchytraeidae, Oligochaeta, Annelida) from Korea, with first records of other enchytraeids and terrestrial polychaetes (Annelida)
Authors: DÓZSA-FARKAS KLÁRA , HONG YONG
Published: November 2018

This is the first occasion that the enchytraeid (Enchytraeidae, Oligochaeta) fauna has been investigated in Korea. 18 enchytraeid taxa (7 genera) and two terrestrial polychaetes (Hrabeiella sp. and Parergodrilus heideri) were identified. Three species are new to science (Hemienchytraeus koreanus sp. n., H. jeonjuensis sp. n. and H. quadratus sp. n.); they are described here. Twelve taxa were distinguished at species level, four of them are cosmopolitan widespread species in the Holarctic, and one, Enchytraeus irregularis is obviously an introduced species. The two polychaetes were known previously only from Europe.
The taxonomic status of some spiny-backed treefrogs, genus Osteocephalus (Amphibia: Anura: Hylidae)
Authors: JUNGFER KARL-HEINZ
Published: November 2018

A reassessment of some Amazonian spiny-backed treefrogs (Osteocephalus) either considered to be junior synonyms or not associated yet with Osteocephalus reveals that O. cabrerai (Cochran and Goin, 1970) from lowland Colombia and Peru is distinct from a frog previously used to revalidate the species, that O. festae (Peracca, 1904) is a valid species from the foothills of the Andes in Ecuador, and that Hyla inframaculata Boulenger, 1882, from the lower Amazon in Brazil, is a member of this genus. The oldest available name for O. elkejungingerae (Henle, 1981) from the Andean foothills in Peru is O. mimeticus (Melin, 1941). Another Melin (1941) species, Hyla vilarsi from the Rio Negro watershed in Brazil, is also an Osteocephalus revalidated from the synonymies of several other frogs.
Review of New Zealand Coastal Marine Invertebrates 1―an illustrated compendium edited by S. Cook (2010)
Authors: GORDON DENNIS P.
Published: November 2018

This outstanding work is the culmination of a publishing project that began twenty years ago. Originally planned as a three-year project and initiated in November 1990, the goal was to produce a single-volume identification guide, illustrating a majority of the coastal macroinvertebrate species of New Zealand. These would be species larger than one centimetre in size, found on the seashore and encountered within the depth range visited by the average scuba diver. In the event, as tends to happen with visionary projects, the time frame grew, largely owing to human factors, and a second volume will be published in 2012 to complete the series. Though a long time coming, this first volume was worth the wait―it is truly a milestone in New Zealand natural-history publishing. Canterbury University Press is to be congratulated in taking it on and the editor, who initiated and coordinated the project, in seeing it through to the end.
The little known genus Forania (Acari, Prostigmata, Erythraeidae)
Authors: MAYORAL JAIME G. , BARRANCO PABLO
Published: November 2018

Forania (Acari: Parasitengona: Erythraeidae) is a poorly known genus parasitic on ants, recorded only twice and not since 1930. In the present work, we re-describe the only described species, Forania mentonensis (André). Some drawings and technical information of the types are published for the first time. A new specimen captured from the south of Spain is described as Forania sendrai sp. nov. In addition, some taxonomic and biological questions of the group are addressed.
Chorthippus brunneus subgroup (Orthoptera, Gomphocerinae) in Anatolia with description of two new species: data suggest an Anatolian origin for the lineage
Authors: SIRIN DENIZ , VON HELVERSEN OTTO , CIPLAK BATTAL
Published: November 2018

The Chorthippus biguttulus group distributed in the west Palaearctic, while intensively examined in Europe, is poorly known in the glacial refugia such as Anatolia. This produces constraints in making accurate statements about evolution and the biogeography of the group. The C. brunneus subgroup of this lineage is examined using large amounts of morphological and song data from Anatolia (Asian Turkey) and representatives from Europe. Song and morphology in combination suggested three species to be found in Anatolia. The first is C. bornhalmi Harz which is also known from south-east Europe. The other two are new species: Chorthippus antecessor sp. n. and Chorthippus relicticus sp. n.. Morphologically, C. antecessor sp. n. is the most aberrant species of the C. brunneus subgroup, but is similar to C. bornhalmi in song. The specific song and morphology (the aberrant number of stridulatory pegs) define C. relicticus as a new species and both also indicate that it is closely related to C. brunneus and C. jacobsi. A song and morphology based phyloylogenetic assumption for C. brunneus subgroup suggests C. antecessor, C. bornhalmi and C. miramae to constitute one clade and C. brunneus, C. jacobsi and C. relicticus another. The scenario suggested for their evolution assume the following steps: (i) divergence of C. bornhalmi from a C. antecessor like ancestor, (ii) derivation of an ancestral population (which later give rise to C. brunneus + C. jacobsi + C. relicticus) from a C. bornhalmi like ancestor, and (iii) later fragmentation of this ancestral population to result in the present three species (C. brunneus + C. jacobsi + C. relicticus). All of these events seem to be correlated with the climatic cycles during Pleistocene. The conclusion is that the two new species are range-restricted, vulnerable species as is the case for many other taxa present in the Mediterranean Taurus biodiversity hotspot.
A new species of Terelabrus (Perciformes: Labridae) from the Philippines with a key to species of Terelabrus and new record of Terelabrus dewapyle
Authors: FUKUI YOSHINO
Published: November 2018

A new labrid fish, Terelabrus zonalis sp. nov., the fourth species of the genus, is described on the basis of two specimens collected from the Philippines. The new species is characterized by 44 longitudinal series scale rows, 42 pored lateral-line scales, 11–12 gill rakers (including rudiments), the main supratemporal sensory canal with 8 branches posteriorly, the area bounded by the main supratemporal and postotic sensory canals (dorsal view) with 3 scale rows, the least distance between the orbit anteroventral margin and interopercle 7.0% of standard length and 18 faint silver vertical bands on the body in preserved specimens. An underwater photograph of T. dewapyle is reported as the first record of the species from the Philippines. A key to species of Terelabrus is provided.
How Leaders Cultivate Support for Change: Resource Creation Through Justice and Job Security
Authors: Bayraktar Secil
Published: November 2018

It is well documented that employees’ supportive behavior is essential for the success of change initiatives and that leaders are considerably influential on generating this support. Drawing from conservation of resources theory, this article investigates how leader–member exchange is associated with behavioral support for change through resource creation. It is proposed that high-quality leader–member relationships increase resource reserves of employees regarding their fairness and job security perceptions, which in turn enhance their support for change. A survey was conducted in organizations going through change using a sample of 269 employees and their immediate supervisors. The results showed that the relationship between leader–member exchange and behavioral support was fully mediated by the two underlying mechanisms of procedural justice and job insecurity. Findings demonstrate that managers who want to enhance support for change need to pay attention to fair procedures and nurturing a climate of security.
The Exercise of Interfirm Power and Its Repercussions in U.S.-Japanese Channel Relationships
Authors: Johnson Jean L. , Sakano Tomoaki , Cote Joseph A. , Onzo Naoto
Published: November 2018

The study investigates how Japanese distributors of U.S. manufactured consumer products perceive the exercise of power sources by both themselves and their U.S. suppliers in the across-culture distribution channel. The mediated and nonmediated bases of power found in domestic relationships were not replicated in Japanese distributors’ perceptions. Results indicate a factor structure based on nurturing and authoritative bases of power. The Japanese also react to the exercise of power sources in a slightly different manner than Western channel participants.
Misresponse to Survey Questions: A Conceptual Framework and Empirical Test of the Effects of Reversals, Negations, and Polar Opposite Core Concepts
Authors: Baumgartner Hans , Weijters Bert , Pieters Rik
Published: November 2018

The authors propose a conceptual framework of misresponse to multi-item scales in surveys in which misresponse to items that are reversed relative to other items (reversal misresponse) is differentiated from misresponse to items that are negated (negation misresponse) and from misresponse to items whose core concept is the opposite of the core concept in regular items (polar opposite misresponse). The framework specifies two broad mechanisms to account for the three forms of misresponse: lack of motivation to process items in detail (“inattention”) and lack of ability to comprehend items accurately (“difficulty”). The authors propose a procedure to identify potential misresponse effects on the observed item responses and factor loadings, and they report two empirical studies to test the framework; the second study uses eye movement recordings to examine the underlying process. The findings reveal that polar opposite, reversed, and negated items contribute to misresponse to varying degrees and that difficulty rather than inattention may be a more potent cause of misresponse in surveys than has traditionally been acknowledged.
Markov Chains Applied to Marketing
Authors: Styan George P. H. , Smith Harry
Published: November 2018

The classical approach to market behavioral analysis rarely uses data provided by the transitional, or switching, habits of the consumer. In this article, the authors have taken types of laundry powders purchased by a housewife to define the state space of a Markov chain. Using this model future purchase behavior is predicted, and statistical inferences on the switching habits are made.
Making Marketing Research More Effective by Using the Administrative Process
Authors: Boyd Harper W. , Britt Steuart Henderson
Published: November 2018

➤This article demonstrates how both marketing research executives and management executives can make efficient use of information about the marketplace— by the use of the administrative process.

Too many business executives are disappointed—even disenchanted—with the results of marketing research. Too frequently the point of view is expressed that marketing research is simply semi-scientific hindsight.

But the opposite view is that the ability of marketing researchers to generate pertinent marketing information has outdistanced the likelihood that management will use such information effectively in decision-making.
Postponement, Speculation and the Structure of Distribution Channels
Authors: Bucklin Louis P.
Published: November 2018

➤While the study of marketing has long been concerned with the creation of time, space, and possession utilities, much of the literature of the field has dealt with the problems of ownership. Issues involving space and time, in particular, have been scarcely touched. The role of time with respect to the character of the structure of distribution channels, for example, has just begun to be charted. The purpose of this article is to derive a principle describing the effect of temporal factors upon distribution systems.