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EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND SERVICE QUALITY OF FACILITATORS’ INDONESIA HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (HRDA)
Authors: Pintor Shine , Budiyanti Hety
Published: July 2021

The model which was widely known and describes the concept of service quality is the Service Quality (SERVQUAL) model proposed by Parasuraman et al (1985). However, this model has a limitation, because its application merely for service providers in the business sector, not for service providers in the public sector and service providers in the education sector. In education sector, facilitators are always involved in interpersonal interaction with the training participants. Some researchers agree to uncover the relationship between the emotional intelligence of service providers and service quality. Based on the literature review, there are limited studies in the field of education and training of the Civil Service Apparatus, especially regarding the relationship between emotional intelligence and service quality. Thus, this study aims to reveal the effect of facilitators’ emotional intelligence on service quality with respondents from participants of Basic Education and Training (Diklatsar), Leadership Education and Training 3 (Diklatpim 3), and Leadership and Education Training 4 (Diklatpim 4) at HRDA Province. This study uses quantitative methods. The sample size in this study was 462 people who were collected through a survey with a purposive sampling technique. The data analysis technique used is SEM through a two-stage approach. The results showed that the facilitators’ emotional intelligence of  HRDA of Central Java, East Java, West Java,   Jakarta, Banten, Central Sulawesi, and North Sumatera Provinces,  had a significant positive effect on the quality of service with social awareness as the indicator with the highest effect.
SECURING THE ZAMRUD NATIONAL PARK BASED ON THE TRADITIONAL FISHERMAN COMMUNITY
Authors: Asriwandari Hesti , Susanti Rina , Kadarisman Yoskar
Published: July 2021

The Zamrud Area is designated as a National Park through the Decree of the Minister of Environment and Forestry No. 350/ Menlhk/Setjen/PLA.2/5/2016 Year 2016. Within this area there are two lakes namely Pulau Besar Lake and Bawah Lake and have a diversity of flora and fauna. In the area of the Zamrud National Park, there are fishing communities who have been fishing for generations since the 70s, “mandah” and living in the area, and are involved in guarding and protecting the area from the threat of illegal logging and protected bird catching. The research approach used is qualitative. Research informants were taken based on criteria, namely to obtain a complete picture of the actions of traditional fishermen in securing and protecting the Zamrud National Park. The results showed that the forms of security measures taken by traditional fishermen in preserving the Zamrud National Park were: 1) Conducting river patrols, 2) Disseminating regional regulations, 3) Reprimanding visitors who violated the law, 4) Reporting violations and special incidents to the Forest Police. and BKSDA Riau. In an effort to maintain and maintain the sustainability of fishing activities in the Pulau Besar and Bawah Lake areas, traditional fishermen do: 1) Limit the use of fishing gear, 2) Limit the number and types of catches (not catching fish that are prohibited), 3) Maintain Lakeside Vegetation, 4) Not clearing land and taking forest products in the form of wood, and 5) Cooperating with various parties such as the local government.
Thermal and mechanical improvement of the air supply system of a turbocharged piston engine
Authors: Brodov Y. M. , Plotnikov L. V. , Desyatov K. O.
Published: July 2021

A method of thermomechanical improvement of pulsating air flows in the intake system of a turbocharged piston engine is described. The main objective of this study is to develop a method for suppressing the rate of heat transfer to improve the reliability of a piston turbocharged engine. A brief review of the literature on improving the reliability of piston engines is given. Scientific and technical results were obtained on the basis of experimental studies on a full-scale model of a piston engine. The hot-wire anemometer method was used to obtain gas-dynamic and heatexchange characteristics of gas flows. Laboratory stands and instrumentation facilities are described in the article. The data on gas dynamics and heat exchange of stationary and pulsating air flows in gas-dynamic systems of various configurations as applied to the air supply system of a turbocharged piston engine are presented. A method of thermomechanical improvement of flows in the intake system of an engine based on a honeycomb is proposed in order to stabilize the pulsating flow and suppress the intensity of heat transfer. Data were obtained on the air flow rate and the local heat transfer coefficient both in the exhaust duct of the turbocharger compressor (i.e., without a piston engine) and in the intake system of a supercharged engine. A comparative analysis of the data has been carried out. It was found that the installation of a leveling grid in the exhaust channel of a turbocharger leads to an intensification of heat transfer by an average of 9%. It was found that the presence of a leveling grid in the intake system of a piston engine causes the suppression of heat transfer within 15% in comparison with the baseline values. It is shown that the use of a modernized intake system in a diesel engine increases its probability of failure-free operation by 0.8%. The data obtained can be extended to other types and designs of air supply systems for heat engines.
Direct or alternating?
Authors: Kropachev S. A.
Published: July 2021

The article is devoted to the so-called "war of currents", which unfolded in the United States in the late 19th-early 20th century. The winner of this "war" was a talented Serbian inventor Nikola Tesla. He professed the ideas of alternating current. He was opposed by the famous American businessman and scientist T. Edison. Enterprises of the latter produced machines running on direct current. It made a big profit. After a number of conflicts, Tesla, who worked for Edison, left his company and organized a business of his own jointly with an industrialist D. Westinghouse. Tesla's ideas and projects won a landslide victory. The development of direct current systems ended in the late 1920s, despite the efforts of T. Edison. N. Tesla was at the origins of alternating current systems, the appearance of electric motors, robotics, wireless charging devices and much more. Today, the ideas of the great Serbian inventor, even the most fantastic ones, are experiencing a rebirth.
Effect of light switch illumination on total energy consumption
Authors: Pronin M. A. , Churkina E. V.
Published: July 2021

The question of the relevance of reducing energy consumption is considered. An assumption is made that in cases where indoor illuminated switches are used that control a group of lamps, currents of the order of microamperes flow in the lighting network in the switched-off mode.The regulatory documentation related to the normative indicators of illumination as well as the typical area of premises is analyzed, and on the basis of the listed data, the calculation of the minimum required luminous flux emitted by lamps is made. The normalized calculated luminous flux was divided by the luminous flux from one lamp, with the resulting ratio rounded up. This ratio is the approximate number of lamps. This number of lamps will enable to calculate the total current of the entire lighting network.The standard rates for the operating time of the lighting network are taken into account. The operating time of the lighting network in the "standby" mode is the difference between the total number of hours per day and the standard operating time of the lighting network.Knowing the power consumption and the network operation time in the "standby" mode, we can calculate the power consumption of the lighting network in the "standby" mode.
Transfusões linguísticas: o percurso plagiotrópico na transcriação das duas cenas finais de Fausto II, por Haroldo de Campos
Authors: Lopes Costa Ana Carolina
Published: July 2021

Este artigo tem por objetivo realizar uma leitura, guiada pelo princípio plagiotrópico, da tradução das duas cenas finais do Fausto II, de Goethe, efetuada por Haroldo de Campos. O termo plagiotropia, oriundo do campo biológico, foi aproveitado pelo crítico, tradutor e poeta paulista para explicar o desenvolvimento da tradição literária, lançando sobre essa uma noção de plasticidade: a força motriz que permite o desenvolvimento e a conjugação das poéticas ao longo do tempo é também transversal (Campos, 2005). Aqui, do mesmo modo, o estudo dessa união de poéticas passa necessariamente pelo conceito haroldiano de transcriação: a tradução como criação e como crítica. Nesta esteira, focalizando a intertextualidade de Goethe, que se utiliza do tom dos coveiros hamletianos na cena “Enterramento”, Campos, pautado pela noção de tradução como crítica, transcriará a cena através do diálogo com João Cabral de Melo Neto. O coro dos lêmures, em português, está imbricado pelos versos de Morte e vida severina intensificando, assim, o processo de ramificação oblíqua. Para efeito de compressão desse gesto tradutório, refletiremos sobre o que chamamos de dicção da pá, a concretude cabralina, objetivando compreender como Haroldo de Campos o aproveita em sua tradução. Em sua prática transluciferina, Campos adota a fissura da forma e do conteúdo para usurpar, pelas frestas do discurso, o trono do texto original.
New genus and species of microtrombidiid mite (Actinotrichida: Trombidioidea, Microtrombidiidae) parasitizing spiders (Araneae: Araneidae) in Costa Rica
Authors: Mąkol Joanna , Felska Magdalena , Krol Zofia
Published: July 2021

A new genus and species of microtrombidiid mite, Araneothrombium dimalogunovi n. gen. et n. sp. is described based on larvae collected from a juvenile araneid spider in Costa Rica. The genus, tentatively placed in Eutrombidiinae, displays affinity to Verdunella Southcott, 1993 and Spinnitrombium Fain and Jocqué, 1996. This is the first record of Trombidioidea (excl. Trombiculidae s.l.) in Costa Rica.
Blankaartia acuscutellaris (Walch, 1922) (Actinotrichida: Trombiculidae) collected from the great snipe Gallinago media (Latham, 1787) (Charadriformes: Scolopacidae) in Poland – new host and country record for chigger mite genus and species
Authors: Mąkol Joanna , Korniluk Michał
Published: July 2021

The parasitic chigger mite, Blankaartia acuscutellaris, collected from a female of Gallinago media is recorded from Poland for the first time. The locality, which constitutes the northernmost record of B. acuscutellaris in the Palaearctic, raises the question of possibility of establishing a new population on the verges of the species’ distribution range. Metric data for larvae, extending the knowledge of intra-specific variation, are provided.
Rediscovery of the water mite Atractides circumcinctus Schwoerbel, 1956 (Acari: Hydrachnidia) in the Black Forest National Park
Authors: Gerecke Reinhard
Published: July 2021

Two populations of the water mite Atractides circumcinctus Schwoerbel, 1956 are recorded from the Black Forest National Park (Germany, Baden-Württemberg). This species had not been found since its first description and some additional records published by Schwoerbel (1958). A redescription is given, the morphological variability and diagnostic features of the species are discussed.
Phytoseiid mites from Basilicata region (Southern Italy): species diversity, redescription of Typhloseiulus arzakanicus Arutunjan and a dichotomic key of the genus Typhloseiulus Chant and McMurtry 1994 (Parasitiformes, Phytoseiidae)
Authors: Tsolakis Haralabos , Ragusa Ernesto
Published: July 2021

A survey of phytoseiid mites was carried out in the Basilicata region (Southern Italy) between 1976 and 2014 on wild and cultivated plants. A total of 38 species belonging to eleven genera and two subgenera were found on 59 plant species. The most common species was Euseius finlandicus (Oudemans) (39%) followed by Typhlodromus (Typhlodromus) exhilaratus Ragusa (32.2%), Kampimodromus aberrans (Oudemans) (27.1%), Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) cryptus (Athias-Henriot) (23.7%). Typhloseiulus arzakanicus (Arutunjan), found for first time in Italy, is redescribed here, while the male of this species is described for the first time. A dichotomic key of the species belonging to the genus Typhloseiulus is also given.
Ants as predators of the Spinose Ear Tick, Otobius megnini (Dugès) in Sri Lanka
Authors: Diyes G.C.P. , Karunarathna N.B. , Silva T.H.S.E. , Karunaratne W.A.I.P. , Rajakaruna R.S.
Published: July 2021

Many pathogens, parasitoids and predators have been documented as natural enemies of ticks, but their impact on tick populations are rarely evaluated. Here, we report the predatory behaviour of ants on the spinose ear tick, Otobius megnini. Ticks were collected from the ear canal of stabled horses in Nuwara Eliya and were brought to the laboratory. Eggs, unfed and engorged larvae, engorged nymphs and adults were naturally exposed to ants under laboratory conditions and the predatory behaviour of the different species and their feeding preferences were observed. Five ant species were found feeding on different life stages of O. megnini including eggs, larvae (fed/unfed) and adults; ants did not feed on the nymphal stages. Ant species were identified as Tapinoma melanocephalum, two species of Monomorium, one species of Pheidole and one species of Crematogaster. The predatory preference differed among the five ant species, with T. melanocephalum being identified as the best predator as it fed on eggs and adults, the non-parasitic stages of O. megnini. Different strategies have been used to control the infestations of O. megnini in the stabled horses but
none of them were successful. Although we cannot extrapolate our empirical findings to a natural context, observations suggest that these ant species may be potential bio-suppressors of this tick species.
Morphological ontogeny, distribution of Hermannia scabra (Acari: Oribatida: Hermanniidae) in Svalbard and descriptive population parameters
Authors: Seniczak Stanisław , Seniczak Anna , Coulson Stephen J.
Published: July 2021

The morphological ontogeny and distribution of Hermannia scabra (L. Koch, 1879) in Arctic Svalbard and descriptive population parameters were investigated. All instars of H. scabra are stocky, as in other species of Hermannia Nicolet, 1855, and have the same gastronotal setal ontogeny (12 pairs in the larve and 16 pairs in the nymphs and adults). In this species, the prodorsal setae are similar to other species of Hermannia, except for the bothridial seta which is clavate, as in H. reticulata Thorell, 1871. In other species of Hermannia the bothridial seta is setiform. Most prodorsal and gastronotal setae of H. scabra are phylliform whereas in other Hermannia species they are thickened. The number of epimeral setae in the nymphs and adults and the ontogeny of leg setae are characteristic for H. scabra. This species has a holarctic distribution and in Svalbard is not as common as H. reticulata, but it achieves higher density than the latter species, mainly due to the abundance of juveniles. Hermannia scabra prefers moist and wet localities, and in Svalbard the highest density is achieved in vegetation class 8 (wet vegetated flats, beaches, slopes and river fans with some exposed Dryas vegetation and graminoids Luzula sp.).
Additional contributions to the knowledge of predatory mites of the subfamily Coleoscirinae (Acari: Prostigmata: Cunaxidae) from the Philippines
Authors: Corpuz-Raros Leonila A. , Naredo Jeremy C.B. , Garcia Rufino C.
Published: July 2021

Four new species of predatory mites belonging to the subfamily Coleoscirinae (family Cunaxidae) are described from the Philippines, namely, Neobonzia ermilovi n. sp., Neoscirula klompeni n. sp., N. lagunaensis n. sp. and N. lambatina n. sp. Keys based on females are provided for four species of Neobonzia, and 11 species of Neoscirula that are currently known from the Philippines. New locality and habitat data are given for four previously known species of the genera Coleoscirus and Neoscirula.
A redescription of the chigger Hannemania achalai Alzuet and Mauri, 1987 (Acariformes: Prostigmata: Leeuwenhoekiidae) in frogs from Sierra Grande, Cordoba, Argentina
Authors: Paredes-León Ricardo , Biolé Fernanda G. , Valetti Julián A. , Martino Adolfo L.
Published: July 2021

We redescribe the endoparasitic chigger Hannemania achalai based on specimens collected from the type frog host (Pleurodema kriegi) and an additional host (P. cordobae) in the type locality of this mite (Pampa de Achala, Córdoba province, Argentina). Hannemania achalai is diagnosed by the following characters: palpal setal formula B/B/BBB/5B, palpal claw trifurcate, galeal seta B, parasubterminala I N, 2–4 genualae I, 1 genuala II–III, femorala III absent and coxa III with 1B. This redescription is accompanied by micrographs with scanning electronic microscopy and drawings.
African chiggers (Acariformes: Trombiculidae) in the collection of Alex Fain, with a description of a new genus and three new species
Authors: Stekolnikov Alexandr A.
Published: July 2021

A series of African chigger mites from the collection donated by Alex Fain (1912-2009) to the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences is revised. One new genus and species, Makwacarus petrodromi n. gen., n. sp. from an elephant shrew Petrodromus tetradactylus tordayi Thomas and two new species, Herpetacarus junkeri n. sp. from a snake Boaedon fuliginosus (Boie) and Microtrombicula livingstonei n. sp. from a lizard Holaspis guentheri Gray, are described from DR Congo. One new subjective synonym is proposed: Schoutedenichia musaranei Taufflieb, 1966 (= Schoutedenichia tanzaniaensis Goff, 1983, n. syn). Nineteen species have been recorded in new countries and/or on new hosts for the first time. Nine of them have been found outside their type localities for the first time. In total, the examined collection now includes 27 species belonging to 14 genera and collected from rodents, bats, tenrecs, elephant shrews, primates, birds, lizards and snakes of DR Congo, Rwanda, Kenya, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal and South Africa
First records of Phytoseiidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) from one island of the Comoros archipelago
Authors: Kreiter Serge , Payet Rose-My , Fillâtre Jacques , Azali Hamza Abdou
Published: July 2021

The Comoros Archipelago is constituted of four islands. These islands are located in the North Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean, one of the world’s hotspots of biodiversity. Despite this status of hotspot, only one species of Phytoseiidae was known from this Archipelago, from Mayotte: Phytoseius mayottae. No species were recorded from the three other islands. We report in this paper the results of a preliminary survey in Great Comoro or “Grande Comore” Island also called Ngazidja in the Comorian language (= Shikomori) with five species recorded.
Paraquanothrus n. gen. from freshwater rock pools in the USA, with new diagnoses of Aquanothrus, Aquanothrinae, and Ameronothridae (Acari, Oribatida)
Authors: Norton Roy A. , Franklin Elizabeth
Published: July 2021

Many taxa of mites inhabit long-lived freshwater environments, but the few known to live in small, ephemeral rock pools (lithotelmata) are brachypyline Oribatida. One of these is in the South African genus Aquanothrus (Ameronothridae). We describe adults and juveniles of two new rock-pool species from the USA and propose the sister-genus Paraquanothrus n. gen. to include them. The type-species, Paraquanothrus grahami n. sp., inhabits shallow weathering-depressions (‘pans’) on barren sandstone in the Colorado Plateau, especially southeastern Utah, where it seems to be an opportunistic grazer on microflora and rotifers. Paraquanothrus spooneri n. sp. inhabits rock pools on granite outcrops, is known only from the type-locality in eastern Georgia and appears to ingest mostly plant fragments. Like Aquanothrus, these mites are active only when free water exists. Paraquanothrus shares multiple apomorphic traits with Aquanothrus, for which a new diagnosis is based on corrected information on the type-species, A. montanus, and two undescribed species (one of which is represented in the paratype series). After reviewing historical concepts of Ameronothridae, we propose a new diagnosis (excluding Podacaridae) and propose a new rank and diagnosis for the subfamily Aquanothrinae, which includes Aquanothrus and Paraquanothrus. Molecular studies that have revealed links among Ameronothroidea, Cymbaeremaeoidea and Licneremaeoidea—in ways that question the monophyly of all three superfamilies—are reviewed, and a preliminary evaluation shows morphology to have a modest level of congruence with these results.
Genus Eryngiopus Summers (Acari: Trombidiformes: Stigmaeidae) from Saudi Arabia; a new record and redescription of E. discus Meyer, with a key to the world species
Authors: Rehman Muneeb Ur , Kamran Muhammad , Alatawi Fahad J.
Published: July 2021

Eryngiopus discus Meyer, 1969 (Acari: Trombidiformes: Stigmaeidae), the first species of the genus Eryngiopus Summers recorded from Saudi Arabia, is re-described and illustrated. The specimens of this species were collected from foxtail grass Cenchrus sp. (Poaceae) and Euryops arabicus (Asteraceae). Also, the species of the genus Eryngiopus are categorized into two species groups, bakeri and gracilis, based on three and four pairs of prodorsal setae, respectively. A key to the world species of the genus Eryngiopus is provided too.
Two species of Acaricis (Acari: Tenuipalpidae) from New Zealand, moved from the genus Tenuipalpus, with a key to the known species
Authors: Castro Elizeu B. , Beard Jennifer J. , Ochoa Ronald , Feres Reinaldo J. F.
Published: July 2021

Acaricis Beard and Gerson (Acari: Tenuipalpidae) is a small genus of flat mites with three species described from Australian and New Zealand sedges (Poales: Cyperaceae). In this article, we redescribe two species, Tenuipalpus montanus Collyer and T. alpinus Collyer, and move them to the genus Acaricis, so that these species become Acaricis montanus (Collyer) comb. nov. and A. alpinus (Collyer) comb. nov.. These two species share several characters with other Acaricis that species of Tenuipalpus do not. A key to the world species of Acaricis is also proposed.
On the taxonomic status of the water mite genus Spongibates Wainstein, 1978 (Acari, Hydrachnidia, Hygrobatidae)
Authors: Tuzovskij Petr V. , Smit Harry
Published: July 2021

The identity of the water mite genus Spongibates Wainstein, 1978 has been examined. After examination of the holotype, we conclude that Wainstein described an aberrant Hygrobates species, very likely H. nigromaculatus. Therefore, Spongibates should be considered a junior synonym of Hygrobates.
First evidence of parasitation of a Bosmina (Cladocera) by a water mite larva in a karst sinkhole, in Quintana Roo (Yucatán Peninsula, México)
Authors: Montes-Ortiz Lucia , Goldschmidt Tom , Elías-Gutiérrez Manuel
Published: July 2021

For the first time a parasitic relationship between a water mite larva and a Cladocera is found and documented by scanning electron microscope (SEM) imaging. A Unionicolidae larva (cf. Unionicola) has been found attached to a Bosmina tubicen (Cladocera) collected in a karst sinkhole (cenote) in the southeast of the Yucatán Peninsula (México).
A new species of Cheletonella Womersley (Prostigmata: Cheyletidae) from Iran and a key to the species
Authors: Salarzehi Safoura , Hajizadeh Jalil , Ueckermann Edward A.
Published: July 2021

A new species, Cheletonella iraniensis n. sp. (Acariformes: Prostigmata: Cheyletidae) is described based on adult females from Rasht, Guilan Province, Northern Iran. Additionally, a key to the world species (females) of the genus Cheletonella Womersley is provided.
Supplementary description of Digamasellus punctum (Berlese) (Mesostigmata, Digamasellidae), and a key to the world species of Digamasellus Berlese
Authors: Hosseini Leila , Maroufpoor Mostafa , Kazemi Shahrooz
Published: July 2021

Herein, the genus Digamasellus Berlese, 1905 is reported for the first time from Iran on the basis of a newly collected specimen of D. punctum (Berlese, 1904) from cow manure in Kermanshah Province, Western Iran. A complementary description of adult female of the species is presented based on a single collected specimen to present additional information about the species. Also, a key to the world species of the genus is presented.
A new species and new records of Tetranychidae (Acari: Trombidiformes) from Saudi Arabia, with a key to world species of Mixonychus Ryke and Meyer
Authors: Khan Eid Muhammad , Kamran Muhammad , Alatawi Fahad Jaber
Published: July 2021

The spider mite genus Neotetranychus Trägårdh is reported for the first time from Saudi Arabia (SA) based on N. longisetus n. sp., collected from Heliotropium arbainense (Boraginaceae). The new species is described and illustrated from the adult female, and three species, Mixonychus (Bakerina) aculus (Chaudhri), Paraplonobia (Anaplonobia) harteni (Meyer) and Sonotetranychus daleae (Tuttle and Baker) (Acari: Tetranychidae) are reported as new to the mite fauna of SA. Mixonychus (B.) aculus (Chaudhri) is re-described and illustrated based on adult female, collected from an exotic mesquite species from Mexico and Caribbean, Prosopis juliflora (Sw.) DC. (Fabaceae). Moreover, the species, Evertella orissaensis (Prasad) n. comb., is moved from the genus Mixonychus Ryke and Meyer to the genus Evertella Meyer and Mixonychus (Bakerina) ganjuis (Qian, Yuan and Ma) n. comb., is moved to the subgenus Bakerina Chaudhri from the subgenus Mixonychus. A key to the world species of the genus Mixonychus is also provided. Additionally, legs chaetotaxy of all known species of the genus Mixonychus is given.
New and interesting species of the genera Galumna and Pergalumna (Acari, Oribatida, Galumnidae) from the Montagne d'Ambre National Park, Madagascar
Authors: Ermilov Sergey G. , Starý Josef
Published: July 2021

This work includes taxonomic and faunistic data on galumnid mites (Oribatida, Galumnidae) belonging to the genera Galumna and Pergalumna collected from the Montagne d'Ambre National Park, North Madagascar. Two new species are described: Galumna sandormahunkai n. sp. differs from its closest species, Galumna sphagni by the larger body size, the presence of strongly protruding rostrum, lanceolate, pointed apically bothridial setae, the direction of lamellar lines, and the absence of median pore; Pergalumna janosbaloghi n. sp. differs from the most similar species, Pergalumna aegra, by the smaller body size and the presence of long lamellar setae and elongate, distinctly or slightly triangular porose areas Aa. Galumna granalata and Pergalumna amamiensis are recorded in the Ethiopian region for the first time; Pergalumna conspicua and P. frater are recorded in Madagascar for the first time.
Functional response of the predatory mite Amblyseius swirskii (Acari: Phytoseiidae) to Eotetranychus frosti (Tetranychidae) and Cenopalpus irani (Tenuipalpidae)
Authors: Bazgir Fereshteh , Shakarami Jahanshir , Jafari Shahriar
Published: July 2021

Eotetranychus frosti and Cenopalpus irani Dosse are pests of apple trees that are widely distributed in apple orchards in Iran. The functional responses and predation rates of Amblyseius swirskii, one of the most commonly utilized phytoseiid mites for biological control, on these two pests were evaluated at 25 ± 1 °C, with 16:8 h L: D, and a relative humidity of 60 ± 10 % on apple leaves. The results of predation rate experiments on the two prey species indicated that the predator consumed significantly more eggs than larvae and protonymphs whereas consumption of deutonymphs were very rare. Likewise, the results of logistic regression analysis showed that A. swirskii exhibited a Type II functional response on all immature stages of E. frosti and C. irani. Handling time (Th) increased as prey size enlarged; the lowest handling times were determined as 0.4858 and 0.3819 h on eggs of E. frosti and C. irani, respectively, whereas the highest were found to be 1.4007 and 1.0190 h on deutonymphs, respectively. Amblyseius swirskii had the higher attack rate coefficient (α) on immature stages of C. irani than E. frosti. Attack rate coefficients (α) varied significantly between life stages of both pests with the highest attack rate obtained on eggs, followed by larvae, protonymphs, and deutonymphs. Results of this study suggest that A. swirskii could be a highly efficient biological control agent of E. frosti and C. irani at least at low prey densities.
The family Opilioacaridae (Acari: Parasitiformes) in Argentina, with description of two new species
Authors: Vázquez Maria Magdalena , Bernardi Leopoldo Ferreira de Oliveira , Klompen Hans
Published: July 2021

Two new species of Neocarus, N. entrerios n.sp. and N. misiones n.sp., are described for both adult instars, with locality data for a few additional records of unidentified specimens. Most Argentinean records are from the Northern and Eastern border regions. Even so, current results suggest that opilioacarid diversity in Argentina, while modest, is likely to include several more species.
Phytoseiid mites of Mayotte Island (Acari: Mesostigmata)
Authors: Kreiter Serge , Abo-Shnaf Reham I.A. , Payet Rose-My
Published: July 2021

Mayotte is one of the four main islands constituting Comoros Archipelago, with Anjouan, Mohéli and Grande Comore. Among them, it is the closest island to Madagascar. So far, only one species of the mite family Phytoseiidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) had been reported from this island in an early study. In addition, only five species were recently collected from Grande Comore. In this paper, we report the results of a survey conducted at the end of 2018 in Mayotte Island, in which 18 species are reported for the first time for the Mayotte Island.
New Leptogamasus mite species (Parasitiformes: Parasitidae) from Europe. I. Poland
Authors: Witaliński Wojciech
Published: July 2021

The new species belonging to Parasitidae family, Leptogamasus (Leptogamasus) bihamatus n. sp., Leptogamasus (L.) montanus n. sp. and Leptogamasus (L.) renogynialis n. sp. from southern Poland, are described. This study is the first one from a series describing new Leptogamasus species from European localities (Austria, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Slovenia and Poland).
Two new species from the Hygrobates nigromaculatus-complex (Acariformes, Hydrachnidia, Hygrobatidae), based on morphological and molecular evidence
Authors: Pešić Vladimir , Jovanović Milica , Manović Ana , Zawal Andrej , Bańkowska Aleksandra , Broda Łukasz , Martin Peter , Dabert Miroslawa
Published: July 2021

We analyse the taxonomic structure of the Hygrobates nigromaculatus-complex from the Balkan Peninsula. We describe two new species: Hygrobates lacrima Pešić sp. nov. (Montenegro) and H. limnocrenicus Pešić sp. nov. (Montenegro, North Macedonia). Although both species are morphologically similar, the average K2P-distance between DNA-barcode sequences from H. limnocrenicus sp. nov. and its closest relative H. setosus was 12.43% (SD = 1.47), and between H. lacrima sp. nov. and its closest relative H. nigromaculatus 15.87% (SD = 1.74). The new species exhibit distinct differences in terms of habitat preference: H. lacrima sp. nov. inhabits pools and shallow eddies along faster flowing waters, whereas H. limnocrenicus sp. nov. prefers deeper, fast flowing water, typically found in the outflow of a limnocrenic springs or lake outlets. The finding of these two new species suggests that efforts to investigate mites of the H. nigromaculatus-complex in the Balkans should be intensified.
New geographical and host record of bat ectoparasite Steatonyssus (Steatonyssus) afer Radovsky and Yunker, 1963 (Mesostigmata: Gamasina: Macronyssidae)
Authors: Orlova Maria V. , Laverty Theresa M. , Reeves Will K. , Gratton Elena M. , Davies Mallory L. , Anisimov Nikolay V.
Published: July 2021

Steatonyssus afer is recorded for the first time from Namibia and for the first time from Cistugo seabrae (Chiroptera: Cistugidae). Our finding is the southernmost locality for S. afer, expanding the geographical distribution range of this ectoparasite. We give diagnostic illustrations and measurements of the species.
A new species of Antennoseius (Vitzthumia) Thor (Acari: Mesostigmata: Ascidae) from China, with a key to species of the genus recorded from China
Authors: Long Yun , Jin Dao-Chao , Guo Jian-Jun , Yi Tian-Ci
Published: July 2021

The subgenus Antennoseius (Vitzthumia) Thor, 1930 is recorded from China for the first time by description of a new species, Antennoseius (Vitzthumia) heterochaetus Long and Yi n. sp. that was collected from leaf litter of subtropical forest in Sichuan Province, China. The new species can be distinguished from other members of the subgenus by podonotal shield with four pairs of spur-like setae (j2–j4, z2), j1 short and barbed distally, setae av1 on trochanters III and IV slightly swollen with fine distal tip. The holotype of Antennoseius ningxiaensis Bai and Ma, 2006 was examined and because the leg I avoid pretarsus and claws and also tibia III bear eight setae, the species distinguished as a member of the subgenus Antennoseius (Antennoseius). A key to Chinese species of the genus Antennoseius is given.
New records of phytoseiid mites (Acari: Mesostigmata) of Grande Comore Island (Comoros Archipelago)
Authors: Kreiter Serge , Payet Rose-My , Mouigni Hadji , Douin Martial , Tixier Marie-Stéphane , Azali Hamza Abdou
Published: July 2021

Grande Comore is the larger Island of the four main islands constituting Comoros Archipelago. It is the fourth Island starting from Madagascar after Mayotte, Anjouan and Mohéli and closer to the African coast (Mozambique and Tanzania). So far, only five species of the mite family Phytoseiidae had been reported from this island. We report in this paper the results of a survey conducted at the end of 2018 in Grande Comore Island, in which 29 species have been recorded.
Phoretic mites associated with Rhynchophorus phoenicis Fabricius (1880) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in the Kisangani region, D.R. Congo
Authors: Monzenga Lokela Jean Claude , Le Goff Guillaume Jean , Kayisu Kalenga , Hance Thierry
Published: July 2021

We sampled the mites present on individuals of Rhynchophorus phoenicis collected at different sites in the Kisangani region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Two species belonging to two families (Uroactiniidae and Urodinychidae) were identified: Centrouropoda almerodai and Uroobovella phoenicola. This is the first time that C. almerodai has been reported on R. phoenicis. The number of mites per adult may reach 39 and differs between sexes and regions.
Predation and oviposition rates of Gaeolaelaps aculeifer and Parasitus bituberosus (Acari: Laelapidae and Parasitidae) on pre-pupae/pupae of Thrips tabaci (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)
Authors: Castro-López Mayerly Alejandra , Ramírez-Godoy Augusto , Martínez Osorio Wilson , Rueda-Ramírez Diana
Published: July 2021

Thrips tabaci Lindeman is one of the main insect pests of onion (Allium cepa L.) in Colombia and several other countries. Strategies for its control are currently based on the use of chemical products. In a recent survey, Gaeolaelaps aculeifer (Canestrini) and Parasitus bituberosus Karg, two soil-dwelling predatory mite species (Acari: Mesostigmata), were found associated with this crop at Boyacá department, Colombia. Given that T. tabaci spends its pre-pupal and pupal stages in the soil, this study was conducted to evaluate the predation and oviposition of G. aculeifer and P. bituberosus on these developmental stages under laboratory conditions. The predators consumed up to 6.8 ± 0.52 and 6.9 ± 0.45 T. tabaci pre-pupae/ pupae, respectively, when offered 6 –10 prey a day. The maximum oviposition rates were 4.4 ± 0.25 eggs/female/day for G. aculeifer and 6.9 ± 0.26 eggs/female/day for P. bituberosus, with a mean egg viability higher than 91% for both predators. These results suggest that the evaluated predators may affect the population of T. tabaci under field conditions, and that the conduction of complementary studies on those predators is warranted, envisioning their practical use for T. tabaci control in Colombia.
Two new species of Armascirus (Acariformes: Cunaxidae) from China
Authors: Chen Jian-Xin , Yi Tian-Ci , Guo Jian-Jun , Jin Dao-Chao
Published: July 2021

Two new species, Armascirus apophysis Chen and Jin n. sp. and Armascirus yulongensis Chen and Jin n. sp. are described and illustrated. Armascirus apophysis Chen and Jin n. sp. differs from all other Armascirus by presence of one apophysis on palp basifemur; A. yulongensis Chen and Jin n. sp. differs from all other Armascirus by presence of five pairs of genital setae.
Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome: Bosnian and Herzegovinian experience
Authors: Begic N , Begic Z , Begic E
Published: July 2021

The aim of this paper is to present a patient with the Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome (SLOS), with an overview of the modality of diagnosis, and the treatment of the patient. Exome analysis showed two variants in exon 6 of the 7-dehydrocholesterol reductase (DHCR7) gene have been determined: missense variant 1) NM_001360.2: c.470T>C (p.Leu157Pro) and 2) nonsense variant c.452G>A (W151*). Therefore the DHCR7 genotype of the patient is NM_001360.2: c.[470T>C; c.452G>A]. The proband, aged 6 years, has global developmental retardation with missing contact gaze and lacking motor development for her age and with peripheral spastic-enhanced muscle tone, and is under the supervision of children neurologists, gastroenterologists, nephrologists and cardiologists.
Determinants of Inflation in Europe – A Dynamic Panel Analysis
Authors: Čaklovica Lejla , Efendic Adnan S.
Published: July 2021

This article offers an empirical analysis of determinants of inflation in 28 European economies that belonged to the transition group of countries in the end of the last century. We rely on dynamic panel methodology and find that economic and structural variables, including economic openness, unemployment, real wages, institutional effects, as well as external factors, such as prices of food and oil, determine the short-run inflationary dynamics in these countries. The obtained results also indicate that inflation rate is autoregressive in the observed period (2005-2015), confirming that contemporaneous inflation rate is determined by the entire history of these determinants. Our further investigation reveals long- term effects of the majority of these variables on price dynamics. Interestingly, distinction between the current EU and transition countries in the model does not lead to different conclusions.
Financial effectiveness and productivity of the agricultural sector in Poland
Authors: Misiąg Wojciech , Skica Tomasz , Rodzinka Jacek
Published: July 2021

Agriculture is neither the largest nor the most effective segment of the Polish economy. However, since its importance goes beyond purely numerical characteristics, it is justified for the State to support it. What is important in this regard, however, is a kind of balance. These measures cannot be a substitute for initiatives to strengthen its financial efficiency and increase its productivity. The key question therefore becomes to what extent agricultural support through financial instruments improves the performance of this sector of the Polish economy and how neutral it remains for it, while burdening public finances. In view of the above, the purpose of this article is to examine the productivity and financial efficiency of agriculture in Poland using the FADN methodology based on agricultural accounting. The structure of the article has been subordinated to the achievement of the intended research objective. The article starts with an introduction to the issues of financial efficiency and productivity in agriculture. Next, there is a presentation of agriculture and its characteristics as a segment of the Polish economy. Further presented and discussed are the data and methodology used in the study and studies on the productivity and financial efficiency of agriculture in Poland. In the final part of the article, the authors seek to analyse the impact of public transfers on market effects and discuss the modernisation of Polish agriculture and improvement of rural infrastructure. In a sense, the whole analysis closes with a summary containing the most important findings of the studies carried out.
Does the PPARA Intron 7 Gene Variant (rs4253778) Influence Performance in Power/Strength‐Oriented Athletes? A Case‐Control Replication Study in three Cohorts of European Gymnasts
Authors: Maciejewska-Skrendo Agnieszka , Mieszkowski Jan , Kochanowicz Andrzej , Niespodziński Bartosz , Cieszczyk Paweł , Leźnicka Katarzyna , Leońska-Duniec Agata , Kolbowicz Marek , Kaczmarczyk Mariusz , Piskorska Elżbieta , Stankiewicz Błażej , Stępniak Robert , Mostowik Aleksandra , Zawartka Marek , Rzeszutko-Bełzowska Agata , Massidda Myosotis , Caló Carla , Kemerytė-Riaubienė Eglė , Sawczuk Marek
Published: July 2021

Athletic ability is influenced by several exogenous and endogenous factors including genetic component. Hundreds of gene variants have been proposed as potential genetic markers associated with fitness-related phenotypes as well as elite-level athletic performance. Among others, variants within the PPARA gene that code for the peroxisome proliferator activated receptor α are of potential interest. The main goal of the present study was to determine PPARA (G/C, rs4253778) genotype distribution among a group of Polish, Lithuanian and Italian international level male gymnasts and to compare our findings with those of previous research on the frequency of the PPARA intron 7 C allele/CC genotype in power/strength-oriented athletes. A total of 464 male subjects (147 gymnasts and 317 controls) from Poland (n = 203), Italy (n = 146) and Lithuania (n = 107) participated in the study. No statistically significant differences were found in any of the analyzed cohorts. However, a significantly higher frequency of the CC genotype of the PPARA rs4253778 polymorphism was observed when all gymnasts were pooled and compared with pooled control using a recessive model of inheritance (OR = 3.33, 95% CI = 1.18-10, p = 0.022). It is important to know that we investigated a relatively small sample of male European gymnasts and our results are limited only to male participants. Thus, it is necessary to validate our results in larger cohorts of athletes of different ethnicities and also in female gymnasts to find out whether there is a gender effect.
The Coaches’ Efficacy Expectations of Youth Soccer Players with Different Maturity Status and Physical Performance
Authors: Peña-González Iván , García-Calvo Tomas , Cervelló Eduardo , Moya-Ramón Manuel
Published: July 2021

This study aimed to report possible anthropometrical and physical performance differences between youth soccer players with different maturity status and to report the coaches’ expectations, hypothesizing that coaches would expect more from players with advanced maturity. One hundred twenty-two (122) players completed a physical performance battery. Their maturity status was estimated and the coaches’ efficacy expectations (CEEs) were assessed. Players with advanced maturation had better physical performance (F = 26.5-73.4; p < 0.01) and their CEEs for strength-related tasks were different according to the maturity status (F = 8.3-10.9; p < 0.01), but not for speed-related tests, nor for their general ability to play soccer. Normalized data showed significant differences between physical performance tests and their respective CEEs within each maturity group, especially in the Post-PHV group. This study confirms the physical advantages of players with advanced maturity while it shows controversial results of how maturation affects the coaches’ perceptions and, indirectly, the coaches’ identification and selection of talented players.
Awareness of screening thyroid tumors among medical students in Saudi Arabia
Authors: Issa Lotfi , Alzahrani Omar , Alsharif Mashail , Albogami Tariq , Alharthi Mohammed , Abdullah Areej , Al-Huffian Razan , Alzahrani Khames
Published: July 2021

Background: Thyroid tumours rates seem to be increasing in Saudi Arabia, The aims of this study were to assess the knowledge and attitude of medical students in Saudi Arabia about the importance of screening and early detection of thyroid tumors in asymptomatic individuals.
Methodology: A cross-sectional observational survey study was carried out and 402 medical students from all colleges of medicine in Saudi Arabia were selected. A structured validated questionnaire which was distributed electronically via a link in google form was used to collect data. All data were analyzed using SPSS program version 22.
Result: The overall awareness score of thyroid tumor screening was 77.1%. However, thyroid tumor screening knowledge was good among 18.4% while poor among 58.5% of students. Furthermore, attitude towards thyroid screening was good among 16.7% while poor among 36.5% of students. Moreover, knowledge and attitude were increased by high level of academic year (p = 0.001) while showing no difference by gender (p = 0.052).
Conclusion: In this study, the overall knowledge and awareness of predisposing factors and thyroid cancer screening among medical students were relatively low to moderate. Further studies of large samples as well as addition of enough thyroid tumor screening training in the curricula of medical students are highly recommended.
Capital psicológico e suporte à transferência de treinamento
Authors: Pinheiro Ana Graziela Ramiro Alves , Roldan Vivianne Pereira Salas
Published: July 2021

O objetivo geral foi investigar a relação entre as dimensões de capital psicológico e suporte à transferência de treinamento, na percepção dos servidores públicos da Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC). O estudo é quantitativo e exploratório, sendo aplicada a estratégia de survey com amostragem não aleatória de 114 respondentes, participantes de cursos de capacitação. Foram utilizados os seguintes instrumentos validados: 1) Suporte à Transferência de Treinamento, de Abbad e Sallorenzo (2001); 2) Inventário de Capital Psicológico no Trabalho (ICPT), de Siqueira, Martins, e Souza (2013). Para análise dos dados, foi utilizada a estatística descritiva e a Análise de Correlação Canônica não linear (Overals). Os resultados sugerem existir relação entre os componentes de capital psicológico e de suporte à transferência de treinamento. Foram encontrados três clusters de servidores públicos, de percepções distintas, onde aqueles que evidenciaram melhor percepção quanto a elementos de capital psicológico apresentaram um posicionamento positivo quanto a elementos de suporte à transferência de treinamento, seguidos por um grupo de percepção intermediária, e um terceiro grupo, com percepção negativa sobre elementos de ambas as dimensões investigadas. Eficácia, esperança e otimismo no trabalho foram os componentes de capital psicológico mais evidenciados entre os servidores públicos.