bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
EMG Muscle Activation Pattern of Four Lower Extremity Muscles during Stair Climbing, Motor Imagery, and Robot-Assisted Stepping: A Cross-Sectional Study in Healthy Individuals
Authors: Geiger Damaris E. , Behrendt Frank , Schuster-Amft Corina
Published: March 2019

Background. Stair climbing can be a challenging part of daily life and a limiting factor for social participation, in particular for patients after stroke. In order to promote motor relearning of stair climbing, different therapeutical measures can be applied such as motor imagery and robot-assisted stepping therapy. Both are common therapy measures and a positive influence on the rehabilitation process has been reported. However, there are contradictory results regarding the neuromuscular effect of motor imagery, and the effect of robot-assisted tilt table stepping on the EMG activation compared to stair climbing itself is not known. Thus, we investigated the EMG activity during (1) a stepping task on the robot-assisted tilt table Erigo, (2) motor imagery of stair climbing, and (3) real stair climbing in healthy individuals for a subsequent study on patients with lower limb motor impairment. The aim was to assess potential amplitude independent changes of the EMG activation as a function of the different conditions.Methods. EMG data of four muscles of the dominant leg were recorded in m. rectus femoris, m. biceps femoris, m. tibialis anterior, and m. gastrocnemius medialis. The cross-correlation analysis was performed to measure similarity/dissimilarity of the EMG curves.Results. The data of the study participants revealed high cross-correlation coefficients comparing the EMG activation modulation of stair climbing and robot-assisted tilt table stepping in three muscles except for the m. gastrocnemius medialis. As the EMG activation amplitude did not differ between motor imagery and the resting phase the according EMG data of the motor imagery condition were not subjected to a further analysis.Conclusion. Robot-assisted tilt table stepping, but rather not motor imagery, evokes a similar activation in certain leg muscles compared to real stair climbing.
MITF Expression Predicts Therapeutic Vulnerability to p300 Inhibition in Human Melanoma
Authors: Kim Edward , Zucconi Beth E. , Wu Muzhou , Nocco Sarah E. , Meyers David J. , McGee Jean S. , Venkatesh Samantha , Cohen Daniel L. , Gonzalez Estela C. , Ryu Byungwoo , Cole Philip A. , Alani Rhoda M.
Published: March 2019

Histone modifications, largely regulated by histone acetyltransferases (HAT) and histone deacetylases, have been recognized as major regulatory mechanisms governing human diseases, including cancer. Despite significant effort and recent advances, the mechanism by which the HAT and transcriptional coactivator p300 mediates tumorigenesis remains unclear. Here, we use a genetic and chemical approach to identify the microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (MITF) as a critical downstream target of p300 driving human melanoma growth. Direct transcriptional control of MITF by p300-dependent histone acetylation within proximal gene regulatory regions was coupled to cellular proliferation, suggesting a significant growth regulatory axis. Further analysis revealed forkhead box M1 (FOXM1) as a key effector of the p300–MITF axis driving cell growth that is selectively activated in human melanomas. Targeted chemical inhibition of p300 acetyltransferase activity using a potent and selective catalytic p300/CBP inhibitor demonstrated significant growth inhibitory effects in melanoma cells expressing high levels of MITF. Collectively, these data confirm the critical role of the p300–MITF–FOXM1 axis in melanoma and support p300 as a promising novel epigenetic therapeutic target in human melanoma.

Significance:

These results show that MITF is a major downstream target of p300 in human melanoma whose expression is predictive of melanoma response to small-molecule inhibition of p300 HAT activity.
Very Preterm Infants with Technological Dependence at Home: Impact on Resource Use and Family
Authors: Nassel Delphine , Chartrand Caroline , Doré-Bergeron Marie-Joëlle , Lefebvre Francine , Ballantyne Marilyn , Van Overmeire Bart , Luu Thuy Mai ,   on behalf of the Canadian Neonatal Network and the Canadian Neonatal Follow-Up Network
Published: March 2019

Objective: To examine the impact of medical complexity among very preterm infants on health care resource use, family, and neurodevelopmental outcomes at 18 months’ corrected age. Methods: This observational cohort study of Canadian infants born < 29 weeks’ gestational age in 2009–2011 compared infants with and those without medical complexity defined as discharged home with assistive medical technology. Health care resource use and family outcomes were collected. Children were assessed for cerebral palsy, deafness, blindness, and developmental delay at 18 months. Logistic regression analysis was performed for group comparisons. Results: Overall, 466/2,337 infants (20%) needed assistive medical technology at home including oxygen (79%), gavage feeding (21%), gastrostomy or ileostomy (20%), CPAP (5%), and tracheostomy (3%). Children with medical complexity were more likely to be re-hospitalized (OR 3.6, 95% CI 3.0–4.5) and to require ≥2 outpatient services (OR 4.4, 95% CI 3.5–5.6). Employment of both parents at 18 months was also less frequent in those with medical complexity compared to those without medical complexity (52 vs. 60%, p < 0.01). Thirty percent of children with medical complexity had significant neurodevelopmental impairment compared to 13% of those without medical complexity (p < 0.01). Lower gestational age, lower birth weight, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, sepsis, and surgical necrotizing enterocolitis were associated with a risk of medical complexity. Conclusion: Medical complexity is common following very preterm birth and has a significant impact on health care use as well as family employment and is more often associated with neurodevelopmental disabilities. Efforts should be deployed to facilitate care coordination upon hospital discharge and to support families of preterm children with medical complexity.
Association of Preoperative Platelet-to-Lymphocyte Ratio with Poor Outcome in Patients with Distal Cholangiocarcinoma
Authors: Hoshimoto Sojun , Hishinuma Shoichi , Shirakawa Hirofumi , Tomikawa Moriaki , Ozawa Iwao , Ogata Yoshiro
Published: March 2019

Background: Several preoperative systemic inflammatory parameters, such as the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio (LMR), and Glasgow Prognostic Score, have been reported to be associated with the prognosis of solid tumors. However, there are conflicting survival data regarding these parameters in cholangiocarcinoma. Objectives: In this study, we performed a retrospective cohort analysis of patients with distal cholangiocarcinoma (DCC) who underwent surgical resection to evaluate the prognostic value of a cluster of preoperative hematological inflammatory parameters for survival. Method: Fifty-three patients with DCC who underwent pancreaticoduodenectomy with curative intent were enrolled. The optimal cutoff values of hematological inflammatory parameters, including the absolute lym­phocyte count, NLR, PLR, and LMR, were determined by time-dependent receiver operating characteristic analysis. ­Results: The univariate analysis for overall survival (OS) of conventional factors and hematological inflammatory parameters identified that portal vein invasion and PLR had p values of ≤0.1. The univariate analysis for disease-free survival (DFS) identified that lymph node metastasis, PLR, lymphocyte count, and number of positive lymph nodes (≥3) had p values of ≤0.1. These factors were incorporated into the full model and variables were selected using the backward stepwise method. The multivariate analysis identified portal vein invasion and high PLR as independent prognostic factors for OS (p = 0.033 and 0.039, respectively) and high PLR and number of positive lymph nodes (≥3) as independent prognostic factors for DFS (p = 0.016 and 0.004, respectively). Conclusions: Preoperative PLR assessment may be useful for detecting high-risk DCC patients undergoing surgical resection for aggressive adjuvant therapy.
Динаміка активності супероксиддисмутази кіркового і мозкового шару нирок та рівень низькомолекулярних пептидів за умов скелетної травми різної тяжкості, ускладненої крововтратою
Authors: Kovalev V. V.
Published: March 2019

Мета роботи: встановили динаміку активності супероксиддисмутази кіркового і мозкового шару нирок та рівень низькомолекулярних пептидів за умов скелетної травми різної тяжкості, ускладненої крововтратою.

Матеріали і методи. Експерименти виконано на 98 нелінійних білих щурах-самцях масою 180–200 г, які знаходилися на стандартному раціоні віварію. Усіх тварин розділили на 4 групи: контрольна 8 тварин та три дослідні – по 30 тварин. У контрольній групі щурів тільки водили в наркоз (тіопентал натрію, 40 мг×кг-1). У першій дослідній групі під тіопентало-натрієвим знеболенням моделювали скелетну травму шляхом нанесення дозованого удару по стегні, який зумовив закритий перелом, у другій – додатково моделювали крововтрату 20–22 % ОЦК із введенням автокрові в порожнину живота із розрахунку 0,5 мл на 100 г маси тварини. У третій дослідній групі наносили травму, аналогічно як у групі другій дослідній, проте додатково викликали закритий перелом суміжного стегна. Щурів виводили з експерименту в умовах знеболення через 1, 3 і 7 діб після моделювання травм методом тотального кровопускання з серця. У гомогенаті кіркового і мозкового шару нирок визначали активність супероксиддисмутази, в сироватці крові визначали вміст молекул середньої маси при довжині хвилі 238 нм, які свідчать про вміст низькомолекулярних пептидів.

Результати досліджень та їх обговорення. За умов модельованих травм зростає активність супероксиддисмутази в кірковому і мозковому шарах нирок. При ізольованій травмі показник досягає максимуму через 3 доби й до 7 доби повертається до рівня контролю. При поєднанні перелому стегна з крововтратою активізація супероксиддисмутази у кірковому шарі стає більш вираженою з максимумом теж через 3 доби після нанесення травми. Аналогічної величини показник досягає й за умов додаткового ураження суміжного стегна. У подальшому показник знижується. Якщо на тлі перелому стегна з крововтратою показник повертається до рівня контролю, то при переломі обох стегон і крововтраті стає істотно нижчою від рівня контролю, що вказує на виснаження антиоксидантного захисту. У мозковому шарі додаткова крововтрата у гострий період травматичної хвороби теж сприяє більші активації супероксиддисмутази, ніж за умов ізольованої скелетної травми. Проте після  перелому обох стегон і крововтрати виснаження супероксиддисмутази в мозковому шарі нирок спостерігали вже з 3 доби, а через 7 діб показник ставав істотно нижче від контролю. За умов скелетної травми, поєднаної з крововтратою, в сироватці крові з 1 до 7 доби посттравматичного періоду поступово наростав вміст низькомолекулярних пептидів і ставав суттєво більший при одночасному пошкодженні обох стегон.
Перший досвід міні-лапароскопічної холецистектомії при гострому холециститі
Authors: Malinovsky A. V. , Galimon M. M. , Badion S. Yu.
Published: March 2019

Мета роботи: оцінка результатів першого досвіду міні-лапароскопічної холецистектомії (МЛХЕ) при гострому калькульозному холециститі.

Матеріали і методи. Міні-лапароскопічна холецистектомія виконана пацієнтці 32 років з гострим калькульозним катаральним холециститом. Операцію виконано через 4 троакара: I 10 мм троакар введений в області пупка (для оптики і вилучення міхура), II 5 мм троакар введений в субксіфоїдальній області (для робочих інструментів, включно багаторазовий 5 мм кліп-аплікатор), III і IV 3 мм троакари введені в правому підребер’ї (для міні-грасперів).

Результати досліджень та їх обговорення. Значних технічних труднощів при операції не виникло. Хвору без ускладнень виписали до кінця 2-х діб післяопераційного періоду. Пацієнтка вказувала на менш виражений больовий синдром порівняно з традиційною лапароскопічною холецистектомією (ТЛХЕ) і оцінювала косметичний ефект як відмінний.
Використання складних клаптів для реконструкції дефектів м’яких тканин тулуба та кінцівок, зумовлених травматичним пошкодженням
Authors: Ponomarenko E. V.
Published: March 2019

Ключові слова: травма; дефект м’яких  тканин; ранова поверхня; складні клапті; кінцівки.

Мета роботи: розширити показання до використання пластичних реконструктивних втручань для раннього закриття дефектів м’яких тканин тулуба та кінцівок травматичного генезу.

Матеріали і методи. У роботі проаналізовано дані 242 хворих із дефектами м’яких тканин тулуба та кінцівок, які виникли внаслідок механічного пошкодження. Пацієнтам було виконано 697 оперативних втручань, з них 492 (70,6 %) операцій з приводу відновлення пошкоджених тканин за період 2008 – 2016 рр.

Результати досліджень та їх обговорення. Всі хворі розподілені на 4 групи залежно від розмірів, глибини та ступеня пошкодження м’яких тканин та інших структур тулуба й кінцівок. Перша група – 44 хворих із обмеженою ділянкою пошкодження шкіри та прилеглих тканин до глибокої фасції. Їм  виконано 51 втручання з відновлення шкіри методом автодермопластики. Складні клаптів не використовували. Другу групу склали 67 хворих із великою та надвеликою рановою поверхнею й пошкодженням м’яких тканин нижче глибокої фасції. В цій групі виконано 144 оперативні втручання, з них 23 втручання складними клаптями для відновлення м’яких тканин. третю групу склали 90 хворих із дефектами покривних тканин, які виникли разом або внаслідок пошкодження кістково – суглобового апарату.  Виконано 272 операції, з них 35 із використанням складних комплексів тканин. Четверта  група – 41 хворий з поєднаною або множинною травмою, що супроводжується пошкодженням магістральних судин, нервів, частковим або повним відокремленням кінцівки. В цій групі виконано 220 операцій, з них 47 операцій – складними клаптями.
Gut Microbiota Composition and Blood Pressure
Authors: Sun Shan , Lulla Anju , Sioda Michael , Winglee Kathryn , Wu Michael C. , Jacobs David R. , Shikany James M. , Lloyd-Jones Donald M. , Launer Lenore J. , Fodor Anthony A. , Meyer Katie A.
Published: March 2019

Animal models support a role for the gut microbiota in the development of hypertension. There has been a lack of epidemiological cohort studies to confirm these findings in human populations. We examined cross-sectional associations between measures of gut microbial diversity and taxonomic composition and blood pressure (BP) in 529 participants of the biracial (black and white) CARDIA study (Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults). We sequenced V3-V4 regions of the 16S ribosomal RNA marker gene using DNA extracted from stool samples collected at CARDIA’s Year 30 follow-up examination (2015–2016; aged 48–60 years). We quantified associations between BP (hypertension [defined as systolic BP ≥140 mm Hg or diastolic BP ≥90 mm Hg or antihypertension medication use] and systolic BP) and within and between-person diversity measures. We conducted genera-specific multivariable-adjusted regression analysis, accounting for multiple comparisons using the false discovery rate. Hypertension and systolic BP were inversely associated with measures of α-diversity, including richness and the Shannon Diversity Index, and were distinguished with respect to principal coordinates based on a similarity matrix of genera abundance. Several specific genera were significantly associated with hypertension and systolic BP, though results were attenuated with adjustment for body mass index. Our findings support associations between within-person and between-person gut microbial community diversity and taxonomic composition and BP in a diverse population-based cohort of middle-aged adults. Future study is needed to define functional pathways that underlie observed associations and identify specific microbial targets for intervention.
Elevated Muscle Sympathetic Nerve Activity Contributes to Central Artery Stiffness in Young and Middle-Age/Older Adults
Authors: Holwerda Seth W. , Luehrs Rachel E. , DuBose Lyndsey , Collins Michael T. , Wooldridge Nealy A. , Stroud Amy K. , Fadel Paul J. , Abboud Francois M. , Pierce Gary L.
Published: March 2019

Muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA) influences the mechanical properties (ie, vascular smooth muscle tone and stiffness) of peripheral arteries, but it remains controversial whether MSNA contributes to stiffness of central arteries, such as the aorta and carotids. We examined whether elevated MSNA (age-related) would be independently associated with greater stiffness of central (carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity [PWV]) and peripheral (carotid-brachial PWV) arteries, in addition to lower carotid compliance coefficient, in healthy men and women (n=88, age: 19–73 years, 52% men). We also examined whether acute elevations in MSNA without increases in mean arterial pressure using graded levels of lower body negative pressure would augment central and peripheral artery stiffness in young (n=15, 60% men) and middle-age/older (MA/O, n=14, 43% men) adults. Resting MSNA burst frequency (bursts·min
−1
) was significantly correlated with carotid-femoral PWV (
R
=0.44,
P
<0.001), carotid-brachial PWV (
R
=0.32,
P
=0.004), and carotid compliance coefficient (
R
=0.28,
P
=0.01) after controlling for sex, mean arterial pressure, heart rate, and waist-to-hip ratio (central obesity), but these correlations were abolished after further controlling for age (all
P
>0.05). In young and MA/O adults, MSNA was elevated during lower body negative pressure (
P
<0.001) and produced significant increases in carotid-femoral PWV (young: Δ+1.3±0.3 versus MA/O: Δ+1.0±0.3 m·s
−1
,
P
=0.53) and carotid-brachial PWV (young: Δ+0.7±0.3 versus MA/O: Δ+0.7±0.5 m·s
−1
,
P
=0.92), whereas carotid compliance coefficient during lower body negative pressure was significantly reduced in young but not MA/O (young: Δ−0.04±0.01 versus MA/O: Δ0.001±0.008 mm
2
·mm Hg
−1
,
P
<0.01). Collectively, these data demonstrate the influence of MSNA on central artery stiffness and its potential contribution to age-related increases in stiffness of both peripheral and central arteries.
BİR SERMAYE PİYASASI ARACI OLARAK SUKUK: S&P SUKUK ENDEKSİ VE GELENEKSEL TAHVİL ENDEKSİ ÜZERİNE BİR UYGULAMA
Authors: ŞARKAYA İÇELLİOĞLU Cansu
Published: March 2019

Çalışmanın
konusu, fon sağlama amacıyla sermaye piyasalarına ihraç edilen bir menkul
kıymet olan sukuk finansal aracıdır. Çalışmada sukuk finansal aracının incelenerek
küresel ekonomideki rolünün vurgulanması, Türkiye’deki sukuk piyasaları hakkında
bilgi verilmesi, geleneksel tahvil endeksleri ile sukuk endeksleri arasındaki
ilişkilerin ekonometrik olarak incelenmesi amaçlanmaktadır. Bu amaç
doğrultusunda, S&P ABD Devlet Tahvili Endeksi ile Dow Jones AAA Dereceli
Sukuk Toplam Getiri Endeksinin ve S&P 500 Tahvil Endeksi ile S&P Global
Yüksek Getirili Sukuk Endeksinin arasındaki kısa ve uzun dönemli ilişkiler test
edilmiştir. ABD’nin hem devlet tahvili hem de özel sektör tahvili endekslerinin
global sukuk endekslerini etkilediği sonucu elde edilmiştir.
SÜRDÜRÜLEBİLİR TURİZM KAPSAMINDA FAALİYET GÖSTEREN SİVİL TOPLUM KURULUŞLARI ÜZERİNE BİR İNCELEME
Authors: BEKCİ Muhammed , ŞAHİN Seda
Published: March 2019

Yapılan bu araştırmada,
sürdürülebilir turizm kapsamında faaliyet gösteren sivil toplum kuruluşlarının
sürdürülebilir turizme yönelik bakış açılarının çeşitli yönleriyle incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır.
Araştırmada nitel araştırma yöntemleri kullanılmıştır. Araştırmaya veri
sağlamak amacıyla 7 sorudan oluşan yapılandırılmış görüşme formu
hazırlanmıştır. Bu görüşme formu, amaçlı örnekleme yöntemlerinden biri olan
benzeşik (homojen) örnekleme yöntemi kullanılarak 2018 yılı Mayıs ayında
İstanbul’da faaliyet gösteren 5 sivil toplum kuruluşu ile gerçekleştirilmiştir.
Elde edilen veriler, betimsel analiz tekniği kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir.
Yapılan araştırma sonucunda sürdürülebilir turizm kapsamında faaliyet gösteren
sivil toplum kuruluşlarının, turizmin doğal çevreye verdiği zararların farkında
olduğu belirlenmiştir. Araştırmanın bir diğer önemli sonucu, turizmin
sürdürülebilir gelişimini teşvik etme sürecinde sivil toplum kuruluşlarının
karşılaştıkları sınırlamalar nedeniyle aktif sorumluluk alamamaları ve yetersiz
kalmalarıdır.
Topological reinforcement as a principle of modularity emergence in brain networks
Authors: Damicelli Fabrizio , Hilgetag Claus C. , Hütt Marc-Thorsten , Messé Arnaud
Published: March 2019

Modularity is a ubiquitous topological feature of structural brain networks at various scales. Although a variety of potential mechanisms have been proposed, the fundamental principles by which modularity emerges in neural networks remain elusive. We tackle this question with a plasticity model of neural networks derived from a purely topological perspective. Our topological reinforcement model acts enhancing the topological overlap between nodes, that is, iteratively allowing connections between non-neighbor nodes with high neighborhood similarity. This rule reliably evolves synthetic random networks toward a modular architecture. Such final modular structure reflects initial “proto-modules,” thus allowing to predict the modules of the evolved graph. Subsequently, we show that this topological selection principle might be biologically implemented as a Hebbian rule. Concretely, we explore a simple model of excitable dynamics, where the plasticity rule acts based on the functional connectivity (co-activations) between nodes. Results produced by the activity-based model are consistent with the ones from the purely topological rule in terms of the final network configuration and modules composition. Our findings suggest that the selective reinforcement of topological overlap may be a fundamental mechanism contributing to modularity emergence in brain networks.
Aster brevicaulis (Asteraceae, Astereae), a new species from western Sichuan, China
Authors: XIAO JIA-WEI , LIAO JUN-JIE , LI WEI-PING
Published: March 2019

Aster brevicaulis W. P. Li (Asteraceae, Astereae), a new species from Sichuan, China, is illustrated and described. Morphological data and a phylogenetic analysis based on a combined nuclear DNA ITS and ETS dataset suggest that A. brevicaulis is a separate species closely related to A. tongolensis. The new species differs from the latter by having stems only 2–15 (22) cm long, without stolons, phyllaries 5-seriate, and pappus 4–5 mm long. Cytological observation shows that the new species is diploid with 2n = 2x = 18 =16m + 2sm.
Myrcia auriculata (Myrtaceae), a new species from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest
Authors: FERNANDES THIAGO , SOBRAL MARCOS , SANTOS MATHEUS FORTES , BRAGA JOÃO MARCELO ALVARENGA
Published: March 2019

Myrcia auriculata, a new species from the Atlantic rainforest of Rio de Janeiro State, southeastern Brazil, is described and illustrated. The new species is morphologically congruent with Myrcia sect. Sympodiomyrcia and is apparently related to M. truncata, differing in its auriculate leaf base, shorter inflorescences and four calyx lobes. Additionally, a distribution map and conservation assessments based on IUCN criteria are provided.
Two new species of Nitzschia (Bacillariaceae, Bacillariophyta) from tropical reservoirs of southeastern Brazil
Authors: LEHMKUHL ELTON A. , MORALES EDUARDO A. , TREMARIN PRISCILA I. , BARTOZEK ELAINE C. R. , ZORZAL-ALMEIDA STÉFANO , LUDWIG THELMA A. V. , BICUDO CARLOS E. DE M.
Published: March 2019

In the present study, two new species of Nitzschia Hassall, Nitzschia pusilluhasta sp. nov. and Nitzschia australodesertorum sp. nov. are described from reservoirs in the state of São Paulo southeast Brazil. The morphology of the new species was analysed using light and electron microscopy. Nitzschia pusilluhasta is distinguished from morphologically related species by its valve outline, the shape of apices and fibulae, the absence of a gap between central fibulae, and the density of striae and areolae. Nitzschia australodesertorum differs from morphologically similar species in its valve outline, the shape of apices and fibulae, the presence of a gap between the central fibulae, and the density of fibulae and striae. The morphology and ecology of the new species are discussed and compared with morphologically related taxa. Information on the co-occurrence of other diatom species in the samples is also provided.
Chresta artemisiifolia (Vernonieae, Asteraceae), a new endangered species from a recently created protected area in the Brazilian Caatinga

Authors: SINISCALCHI CAROLINA M. , LOEUILLE BENOIT , DE SIQUEIRA FILHO JOSÉ ALVES , PIRANI JOSÉ R.
Published: March 2019

Chresta artemisiifolia, a new species from northern Bahia, is described and illustrated. This species occurs on rock outcrops amidst the dry Caatinga domain, and is morphologically related with C. harleyi, C. hatschbachii, C. martii and C. subverticillata. It is endemic to a region known as Boqueirão da Onça, where a national park has recently been created. We hope that the description of this taxon contributes to the efforts in the preservation of this area.
Typification of Iberian names in Viola Sect. Melanium (Violaceae) with nomenclatural notes
Authors: MAGRINI SARA
Published: March 2019

Based on the analysis of relevant literature and of specimens from European herbaria, nomenclatural types for seven out of the nine Iberian names belonging to the genus Viola Sect. Melanium are designated here: Viola demetria (G), V. kitaibeliana subsp. machadeana (COI), V. kitaibeliana subsp. trimestris (M), V. langeana (C), V. montcaunica (MA), V. nevadensis (G), and V. tricolor subsp. olyssiponensis (P).
Siphonoecetini Just, 1983 (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Ischyroceridae) 9: New species in Rhinoecetes Just, 1983, Cephaloecetes gen. nov. and Neoecetes gen. nov. from the south-eastern Australian shelf
Authors: JUST JEAN
Published: March 2019

Six new species of Rhinoecetes Just, 1983, R. rhinoceros, R. dinoceros, R. brevirostris, R. coclearis, R. albomaculosus andR. meridianus, are described together with Cephaloecetes enigmaticus gen. nov., sp. nov. and Neoecetes conipes gen.nov., sp. nov. from eastern Australia from Moreton Bay in Queensland to Bass Strait and Tasmania. Cephaloecetes gen.nov. differs from Rhinoecetes by having the head front margin entire and a pseudorostrum arising underneath from thefrons. Neoecetes gen. nov. differs from Rhinoecetes in having two robust setae instead of one on the posterior projectionof gnathopod 2 carpus, a row of small accessory robust setae on pereopods 5 and 6 carpus instead of a single one, anduropod 3 ramus being conical instead of round. Keys to genera and species are given. A novel character, a pair of sternalpapillae, is documented in Rhinoecetes and Cephaloecetes on the ventral surface of pereonite 7 in adult females. The dis-tribution of the species is commented upon. The most diverse fauna of Siphonoecetini was found in Jervis Bay, New South Wales.
Algerophilus, a neglected lineage of Western Mediterranean centipedes (Chilopoda: Geophilidae)
Authors: BONATO LUCIO , VOIGTLÄNDER KARIN , MINELLI ALESSANDRO
Published: March 2019

Among the diverse geophilomorph centipedes inhabiting the Mediterranean region, we recognise and describe a morpho-logically distinct lineage that has long been misunderstood and neglected. This lineage, which deserves to be treated as adistinct genus (Algerophilus Brolemann, 1925), is broadly similar to Geophilus Leach, 1814 and Tuoba Chamberlin, 1920,but differs from them mainly in the more elongate head and forcipular segment and the coxal pores clustered into elonga-ted pouches. All published and new records are from Western Mediterranean regions including the Baetic Mountains, Ibi-za, the Atlantic Moroccan coastal plain, and the Tell Atlas. A single species A. hispanicus (Meinert, 1870) (=Nesogeophilus mateui Machado, 1953, syn. n.) is recognised on morphological characters, but some geographical varia-tion has been detected in the relative elongation of antennae and forcipules and in the number of trunk segments. The evo-lutionary distinctness and geographical distribution highlighted here for Algerophilus mirror those of other divergent lineages of soil arthropods that are endemic to the Western Mediterranean region.
New Australasian Zalmoxidae (Opiliones: Laniatores) and a new case of male polymorphism in Opiliones
Authors: SHARMA PRASHANT P.
Published: March 2019

Six new species of litter-inhabiting harvestmen, four from New Caledonia and two from Australia, in the genus ZalmoxisSørensen, 1886 (Opiliones: Laniatores: Zalmoxidae) are described and illustrated using light microscropy and SEM. Amolecular phylogeny including these and related species indicates that the New Caledonian Zalmoxis are monophyletic,though the morphology of one species is consistent with the apomorphies of Metazalmoxis Roewer, 1912. Accordingly,Zalmoxis Sørensen, 1886 is considered the senior synonym of Metazalmoxis Roewer, 1912 new synonymy. Zalmoxistherefore remains the sole zalmoxid genus outside of the Neotropics. The new species add significantly to the known mor-phological diversity of Zalmoxidae, specifically in the case of one species from Queensland, Australia, with polymorphic males—the first such record for the superfamily Zalmoxoidea.
A new species of the genus Kuwanimyia Townsend (Diptera: Tachinidae) from Zhanjiang, China
Authors: ZHAO ZHE , ZHANG CHUN-TIAN , CHEN XIAO-LIN
Published: March 2019

A new tachinid species, Kuwanimyia zhanjiangensis sp. nov., is described and illustrated based on specimens collectedfrom Zhanjiang in southern China. A modified key is provided for the identification of this species within the genus Ku-wanimyia Townsend, 1916. Figures showing characteristics distinguishing K. zhanjiangensis sp. nov. from the closely re-lated species K. conspersa Townsend (in particular, features of the male terminalia and male abdominal sternum 5) are included.
Description of two new species of Odopoia Walker, 1871 (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Torymidae) from China, with a key to known species
Authors: XIAO HUI , JIAO TIANYANG , HU TINGYU
Published: March 2019

The genus Odopoia Walker, 1871 is recorded from China for the first time and two new species, O. jianfengica Xiao etJiao sp. nov. and O. wenchangica Xiao et Hu sp. nov., are described and illustrated. The world species are differentiated in a key, the first for the genus.
A redescription of Carcharhinus dussumieri and C. sealei, with resurrection of C. coatesi and C. tjutjot as valid species (Chondrichthyes: Carcharhinidae)
Authors: WHITE WILLIAM T.
Published: March 2019

A taxonomic re-evaluation of the Carcharhinus sealei-dussumieri group using meristic and morphological data revealedthat this group consists of 5 species. Two species, Carcharhinus coatesi (Whitley, 1939) from northern Australia and prob-ably New Guinea and C. tjutjot (Bleeker, 1852) from Indonesian to Taiwan, are resurrected as valid species and togetherwith C. dussumieri and C. sealei are redescribed. Garrick’s lectotype designation of C. dussumieri and C. tjutjot areretained. A neotype for C. sealei, collected from the same locality as the holotype which was destroyed during World WarII, is designated. A fifth, possibly undescribed species (Carcharhinus sp.) is also noted from the Western Indian Oceanand its affinities briefly discussed. The four redescribed species are very similarly morphologically but can be distin-guished by a combination of meristic, morphological, dental and colour characters. The most important characters for dis-tinguishing these species are: vertebral counts, tooth counts, tooth morphology, shape of first dorsal and pectoral fins,second dorsal fin colouration, and mouth width. Two independent molecular studies have produced results which closely correlate with and support the findings of this study.
A revision of Strophurus taenicauda (Squamata; Diplodactylidae) with the description of two new subspecies from central Queensland and a southerly range extension
Authors: BROWN DANNY , WILMER JESSICA WORTHINGTON , MACDONALD STEWART
Published: March 2019

The Golden-tailed Gecko, Strophurus taenicauda (De Vis 1886), is redescribed and two new subspecies from centralQueensland are diagnosed on the basis of scalation, colour pattern and genetic differences. The distribution of S. t. taeni-cauda comprises the south-eastern part of the Queensland Brigalow Belt bioregion. Strophurus taenicauda albiocularisssp. nov. occupies the northern half of the range whilst S. taenicauda triaureus ssp. nov. has a limited range in the centraleastern part of the Brigalow Belt. The two new subspecies are predominantly inhabitants of Eucalyptus woodlands andare not as restricted to Brigalow (Acacia harpophylla) woodlands as S. t. taenicauda. A single record of the nominate subspecies from northern New South Wales is also reported, extending the range of the species by >250km.
Adelotremus leptus, a new genus and species of sabertooth blenny from the Red Sea (Teleostei: Blenniidae: Nemophini)
Authors: SMITH-VANIZ WILLIAM F. , ROSE JEAN MICHEL
Published: March 2019

Adelotremus leptus is described as a new genus and species of blenniid fish based on a single gravid female, 35.4 mmstandard length, collected from a polychaete tube in 15 m depth in the Red Sea near Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt. The genusdiffers primarily from other nemophin genera (except Xiphasia) in having pterygiophores of the dorsal-fin spines broadlycontacting robust vertebral neural spines, and the combination of dorsal-fin spines and rays IX, 19, total vertebrae 32,ventral margin of gill opening opposite dorsalmost 5th or 6th pectoral-fin ray and no lateral line. An identification key is provided for genera of the blenniid tribe Nemophini.
Two syntopic new species of the Pristimantis orestes Group (Anura: Strabomantidae) from northwestern Peru
Authors: VENEGAS PABLO J. , DUELLMAN WILLIAM E.
Published: March 2019

Two new species of Pristimantis (Anura: Strabomantidae), tentatively assigned to the P. orestes Group, are described fromhumid puna (3596 m) of Cañaris, Provincia de Ferreñafe, Región Lambayeque on the eastern slopes of the Cordillera Oc-cidental in northwestern Peru. Pristimantis mariaelenae sp. n. is a medium-sized species characterized by the dorsumvarying from brown to reddish ochre, groin and posterior surface of the thigh with white blotches, pearly white venter withbrown blotches, distinct tympanic annulus and membrane, and tubercles on the eyelid, heel, and outer edge of the tarsus.Pristimantis stipa sp. n. also is a medium-sized species characterized by having narrow discs without marginal grooves, distinct tympanic annulus and membrane present, and Toe III slightly longer than Toe V.
Tanaidacea (Crustacea) from Macaronesia II. The deep-water fauna from the Azores archipelago, Portugal
Authors: LARSEN KIM
Published: March 2019

As part of Portugal’s bid for extending the country’s exclusive economic zone, the EMEPC collection program wasinitiated. From this program several new species of Tanaidacea have been collected during various expeditions. In thispaper three new species of Tanaidacea are described from the Azores archipelago in the Mid-Atlantic, Portugal. Two ofthem belong to the apseudomorphan genera Leviapseudes (L. macaronesia), Pseudosphyrapus (P. azorensis), and another new species belong to the tanaidomorphan genus Paratanais (P. pseudomartinsi).
Glyptothorax lanceatus, a new species of sisorid catfish (Teleostei: Siluriformes) from southwestern China
Authors: NG HEOK HEE , JIANG WAN-SHENG , CHEN XIAO-YONG
Published: March 2019

Glyptothorax lanceatus, a new species of sisorid catfish from the upper Salween River drainage in southwestern China,is described. It can be distinguished from congeners in having the following combination of characters: length of nasalbarbel 18.1–21.5% HL; length of maxillary barbel 86.2–91.1% HL; length of inner mandibular barbel 23.8–28.2% HL;length of outer mandibular barbel 42.8–49.1% HL; eye diameter 6.8–8.3% HL; interorbital distance 20.2–22.1% HL;elongate, ovoid tubercles on dorsal surface of head; head length 23.0–25.1% SL; head width 16.3–18.8% SL; width ofadhesive apparatus 1.60–1.74 times in its length; depressed area in thoracic adhesive apparatus not wholly enclosed byridges; ridges of thoracic adhesive apparatus not extending onto gular region;10–13 serrations on posterior edge of pecto-ral spine; pectoral-fin length 21.1–24.5% SL; length of adipose-fin base 12.2–13.2% SL; dorsal-to-adipose distance 23.0–24.8% SL; distally expanded neural spines in vertebrae between dorsal and adipose fins; body depth at anus 12.4–14.8%SL; post-adipose distance 18.7–20.3% SL; caudal-peduncle length 20.3–21.8% SL; caudal-peduncle depth 6.7–7.4%SL;40–41 vertebrae; reaching to at least ca. 170 mm TL in size; and uniformly dark-colored body generally devoid of pale or dark markings.
Advertisement call and male morphology of the Malagasy treefrog Boophis arcanus from the Ranomafana region, south-eastern Madagascar
Authors: RIEMANN JANA C. , NDRIANTSOA SERGE H. , VENCES MIGUEL , RÖDEL MARK-OLIVER , GLOS JULIAN
Published: March 2019

With over 70 nominal species, treefrogs of the genus Boophis (family Mantellidae) represent one of the most species-rich lineages in the amphibian fauna of Madagascar (Cadle 2003). Most Boophis are characterized by relatively loud and conspicuous calls, but specimens can be difficult to collect because males are often perched high on trees. Therefore, many species are so far only known from a few specimens, usually males. An exception is the recently described species Boophis arcanus, which is only known from two female specimens and for which no further biological data are available (Glaw et al. 2010). The two females were found at night sitting on trees and bushes in the rainforest of Mahakajy, a private reserve close to Ranomafana National Park (RNP) in the southern central east of Madagascar. Based on recordings and specimens collected during recent survey work in RNP and nearby forest fragments, we here describe male morphology and the advertisement call of this species.
Notes on the genera and species in the mealybug tribe Serrolecaniini Shinji (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae) from China with description of a new species
Authors: WU SAN-AN , LU YUAN
Published: March 2019

The eight species in five genera belonging to the tribe Serrolecaniini recorded from China are discussed, including a newspecies Serrolecanium ferrisi Wu & Lu (previously misidentified as S. tobai (Kuwana) or S. indocalamus Wu) and a newcountry record for Serrolecanium kawaii Hendricks & Kosztarab. A key to species belonging to the tribe Serrolecaniini now known from China is included and illustrations are provided to the adult female of all species found in China.
Two new species of Rhagovelia from Colombia (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Veliidae) with revised keys to the Colombian species in the torquata and robusta groups
Authors: PADILLA-GIL DORA N.
Published: March 2019

Two new species of the Rhagovelia in the torquata and robusta species groups, R. divisoensis sp. n. and R. victoria sp. n.,are described and compared with other allied species. Rhagovelia divisoensis sp. n. constitutes the first record of the torquata group from Colombia. A nomenclatural note is also presented correcting the orthography of R. narinensis.
First record of the black twig borer Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Scolytinae) from Europe
Authors: GARONNA ANTONIO P. , DOLE STEPHANIE A. , SARACINO ANTONIO , MAZZOLENI STEFANO , CRISTINZIO GENNARO
Published: March 2019

During winter months and early spring 2011, we observed symptoms of scattered twig mortality in two historical woody urban parks of Campania (Southern Italy), at Portici (Parco Gussone: 40°48’ N, 14°20’ E) and Naples (Parco di Capodimonte: 40°52’ N, 14°15’ E). The woods consist of mature holm oaks (Quercus ilex) with an understorey of evergreen Mediterranean shrubs, natural regeneration of oak and several ornamental species. The examined dry terminals of holm oak, collected in late March 2011, hosted adult females of an ambrosia beetle of the genus Xylosandrus Reitter. Here, we report the first European record of the black twig borer (BTB) Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff) reproducing on new host plants in Italy. Insect and twig sampling was conducted irregularly during spring and summer 2011. Infested twigs of different host plants were isolated in plastic tubes, new emerged or callow adults counted and sexed and other biological data recorded. Hundreds of specimens of BTB, (>700 females and 43 males) emerged from sampled twigs or were directly collected from reproductive galleries at both localities.
A review of the whitefly genus Aleurocanthus Quaintance & Baker (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in Australia
Authors: Gillespie Peter S.
Published: March 2019

A review of the genus Aleurocanthus in Australia recognises 22 species, of which eleven new species are described here- A. ashleyi sp. n., A. callistemonus sp. n., A. coombsi sp. n., A. gullanae sp. n., A. laurenae sp. n., A. maculatus sp. n., A.mcneili sp. n., A. neofroggatti sp. n., A. octospinosum sp. n., A. sapindus sp. n. and A. schmidti sp. n. recorded from theAustralian mainland for the first time is A. luteus Martin, whilst the presence of A. woglumi Ashby is confirmed from anAustralian territory (Christmas Island, Indian Ocean) and from Daru Island in the Torres Strait. Distributional, biological and host data are presented for Aleurocanthus species in Australia, and a key to species is given.
Revision of Cestocampa Condé (Diplura, Campodeidae), with description of a new species from caves in the eastern Iberian Peninsula
Authors: Sendra Alberto , Arnedo Miquel A. , Ribera Carles , Teruel S. , Bidegaray-Batista L. , Conde† B.
Published: March 2019

A new cave-dwelling Diplura, Cestocampa iberica, is described from the eastern Iberian Peninsula. The new species wascollected in ten caves located in the large karstic area occurring along the Castilian-Valencian branch of the IberianMountain Range. It closely resembles other Cestocampa spp., especially C. gasparoi and C. balcanica. The delimitationof Cestocampa is reviewed. Cestocampa balcanica is redescribed and C. kashiensis is removed from the genus andtransferred to Plusiocampa. A phylogeographic analysis, based on the cox1 mtDNA gene of the new species, reveals aclear geographic structure with high levels of population phylopatry, indicating limited dispersal capabilities as found inother soil arthropods. Evidence of gene flow between nearby localities suggests interconnections among nearby caves.Under certain climatic conditions the species may be able to disperse over the surface, as suggested by one presumed longdistance dispersal event.
One new species of Hemielimaea Brunner von Wattenwyl from China
Authors: Song Xi-Ming , Yuan Li , Liu Chun-Xiang
Published: March 2019

One new species Hemielimaea (Hemielimaea) adeviara sp. nov. from China is described. Characteristics of the stridulatory fileon underside of male left tegmen, male stridulatory area on left and right tegmen, and abdominal apex of male and female areprovided. Important and necessary illustrations of the new species are presented. The type specimens are deposited in Collections of Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China (IZCAS).
New species of Terebellides (Polychaeta: Trichobranchidae) indicate long-distance dispersal between western South Atlantic deep-sea basins
Authors: SCHÜLLER M. , HUTCHINGS P. A.
Published: March 2019

During the expedition DIVA 3 in summer 2009, six new species of the genus Terebellides (Trichobranchidae) were discoveredfrom the deep Argentine and Brazil basins. Five of these (Terebellides gingko sp. n., Terebellides banalis sp. n., Terebellidesbulbosa sp. n., Terebellides concertina sp. n., Terebellides diva sp. n.) are formally described herein; the sixth species is onlybriefly described as it was represented by only a single specimen. While most species were represented by a few specimensfrom a single basin, T. gingko sp. n., was found in relative high abundances in both basins. Molecular analyses of 16S rDNAsequences confirmed the long-distance distribution of this species. Although branchiae are lost in the majority of specimensfound, all new species can clearly be separated from each other and Terebellides species formerly reported for shallow westernSouth Atlantic waters by the relationships between head structures and anterior segments, and the shape of thoracic and anterior uncini, presenting evidence for a diverse and previously undescribed diversity of Trichobranchidae in the world’s deep seas.
Redescription of Heizmannia (Heizmannia) chandi Edwards (Diptera: Culicidae)
Authors: TEWARI S. C. , KRISHNAMOORTHY R. , AYANAR K. , MUNIRATHINAM A. , VENKATESH A. , TYAGI B. K.
Published: March 2019

Barraud (1934) described very briefly genus Heizmannia Ludlow as consisting of nine species including Heizmannia (Heizmannia) chandi Edwards. Most of the characters used in describing the species emphasized the male genitalia, based on which a diagnostic and illustrated key of adults was constructed of these nine species. Subsequently, however, the genus Heizmannia was extensively revised by Mattingly (1957, 1970) and Thurman (1959) from Southeast Asia. They included 20 species by introducing one new subgenus Mattinglyia. However, in Mattingly’s review (1970) Heizmannia (Heizmannia) chandi and Hz. (Mattinglyia) discrepans Edwards were not included. Tewari et al.(1986) re-described Hz. (Mat.) discrepans but Hz. chandi remained poorly described. In the present paper we are re-describing the adult male and female of Hz. (Hez.) chandi in detail, with emphasis on the male genitalia and variations observed in comparison to the original description of Barraud (1934).
Two new species of Fibuloides Kuznetsov, 1997 (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) from Thailand
Authors: PINKAEW NANTASAK , ZHANG AIHUAN
Published: March 2019

Two new species of Fibuloides Kuznetsov, 1997, F. geniculata Pinkaew and Zhang, n. sp., and F. khaoyai Pinkaew andZhang, n. sp., are described and illustrated from Thailand. The two new species bring to 11 the number of Fibuloides documented from Thailand.
A new species of the genus Spiritiops Lugo-Ortiz & McCafferty (Ephemeroptera, Baetidae) from the Pantepui biogeographical province
Authors: NIETO CAROLINA , DERKA TOMÁŠ
Published: March 2019

The genus Spiritiops was described by Lugo-Ortiz & McCafferty in 1998. Since then, only the type species, S. silvudus,was reported from different countries, such as Brazil, French Guiana, Surinam and Venezuela. In the last years, variousinternational speleological expedition explored summits of some table mountains called tepuis in Guyana region in south-eastern Venezuela. Here we describe a new species of the genus Spiritiops, found at three tepuis (Auyán-tepui, Churí-tepui and Mt. Roraima) during above mentioned speleological expeditions.