bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Incidence of Stroke After Pneumonectomy and Lobectomy
Authors: Riddersholm Signe , Tayal Bhupendar , Kragholm Kristian , Andreasen Jan Jesper , Rasmussen Bodil Steen , Søgaard Peter , Torp-Pedersen Christian , Riahi Sam
Published: April 2019

Background and Purpose—

After pneumonectomy or lobectomy, at least 1 blind pulmonary vein is left with potential risk of postoperative thromboembolic incidents. We investigated the risk of stroke within this population compared with background and pulmonary wedge resections controls.

Methods—

We identified 12 965 patients with pneumonectomy or lobectomy and 6400 patients with wedge resection using data from Danish nationwide registries from 1996 to 2016. In multivariate Poisson regression analysis, we estimated incidence rate ratios of stroke for patients undergoing lobectomy or pneumonectomy versus background population controls and patients who underwent wedge resection. We stratified our analysis by days: 0 to 30, 31 to 90, 91 to 180, and 180 to 365 after surgery and performed a subgroup analysis in patients with lung cancer.

Results—

The incidence rate of stroke was 10.6 per 1000 person-years for time exposed for pneumonectomy or lobectomy and 2.3 per 1000 person-years for patients not exposed for pneumonectomy or lobectomy. In the 0- to 30-day multivariate Poisson regression analysis, compared with the background population, pneumonectomy or lobectomy was associated with an increased risk of stroke both patients with and without atrial fibrillation (incidence rate ratios [IRR]) of 4.66 (95% CI, 2.04–7.12) and 5.43 (95% CI, 3.99–7.41), respectively. Similarly, in patients with lung cancer, the first 30 days after pneumonectomy or lobectomy remained a risk factor for stroke for patients with (IRR, 2.94; 95% CI, 1.39–6.25) and for patients without atrial fibrillation (IRR, 2.56; 95% CI, 1.86–3.59).When compared with wedge resection, 0 to 30 days after lobectomy or pneumonectomy was also associated with increased risk of stroke (IRR, 2.63; 95% CI, 1.19–5.81); however, this association was insignificant in patients with lung cancer (IRR, 2.98; 95% CI, 0.72–12.29).

Conclusions—

Patients undergoing pneumonectomy or lobectomy had an increased 30 days risk of stroke. Whether the pulmonary vein stump is a risk factor for stroke and whether preventive strategies are relevant require further investigation.
John Buridan’s Quaestiones de secretis mulierum: Edition and Introduction
Authors: Beneduce Chiara , Bakker Paul J.J.M.
Published: April 2019

This article provides the first edition of a series of eight Quaestiones de secretis mulierum by (or ascribed to) John Buridan († ca. 1360). The introduction discusses the manuscript tradition and the relationship between Buridan’s quaestiones and pseudo-Albertus Magnus’ treatise De secretis mulierum, concluding that Buridan’s questions constitute a genuine commentary on pseudo-Albert’s text. Specifically, the eight questions by (or ascribed to) Buridan seem to be an extensive elaboration on the preface (prologus) and on the first chapter of pseudo-Albert’s text.
Parisian Theologians in the 1330s
Authors: Courtenay William J.
Published: April 2019

In recent decades the publication of additional documentary sources and doctrinal and prosopographical studies for the University of Paris in the 1330s has radically expanded our information about theologians in what was once an obscure decade. Using a variety of evidence, this article outlines what we now know about bachelors of the Sentences active at Paris in the 1330s, part of what the author once called “the dormition of Paris.”
Early and late responses characterise the resistance derived from Ethiopian wild germplasm ‘Amphillo’ of Coffea arabica to Meloidogyne paranaensis
Authors: Alves Paula S. , Fatobene Bárbhara J. dos R. , Salgado Sônia M. de L. , Gomes Ana C.M.M. , Campos Vicente P. , Carneiro Regina M.D.G. , de Souza Jorge T.
Published: April 2019

Meloidogyne paranaensis is one of the most important pathogenic nematode species on coffee. Our aim with this study was to characterise the resistance of genotype ‘16-6-1’, derived from germplasm ‘Amphillo’ of Coffea arabica to M. paranaensis. Second-stage juveniles penetrated the roots of ‘16-6-1’ in lower numbers and at a slower pace as compared to the susceptible genotype. The strong blue fluorescence observed in the resistant, but not in the susceptible genotype suggested that resistance responses occurred as early as 2 days after inoculation (DAI). Late responses involved the degradation of the giant cell at 14 DAI onwards in the resistant genotype, whereas nematode and giant cell development progressed normally in the susceptible genotype. Our results suggested that the resistance of genotype ‘16-6-1’ is related to early and late defence responses. These results may be used to develop molecular markers linked to the resistance genes to use in breeding programmes.
Commodifying People, Commodifying Narratives: Toward a Critical Race Media Literacy
Authors: Lozenski Brian , Chinang Guy
Published: April 2019

In this article the authors make an argument for a critical race media literacy that is attuned to the ways in which popular media are used to adhere media consumers to a taken for granted US national identity. Using the concept of “black narrative commodities”, the article suggests that black pain and/or black visibility become filters through which black lives are brought into a nationalist framing. The article uses three popular media commodities to illustrate how how pain and visibility mask a nationalist agenda, including: (1) the videotaped killing of Eric Garner, (2) the book The New Jim Crow and the film 13th: An Original Netflix Documentary, and (3) the movie Black Panther. The authors suggest that critical media literacy absent a cogent and principled interrogation of the interplay between race, class, and the nation-State is incomplete.
Pedagogy, Precarity, and Persuasion: The Case for Re/mix Literacies
Authors: Hoechsmann Michael
Published: April 2019

In the contemporary cultural conditions of unstable knowledge/truth, precarious economies and 24/7 media saturation, we need to rethink knowing and learning. While there is much general agreement that the means and modes of communication have changed, and, with it, the ways we approach media, education, culture, society, citizenship, commerce, politics, art, science and everyday life, there is a diversity of terms to describe the change, each with an animating spirit and intellectual tradition behind it. There is a disconnect between school pedagogies, situated literacy practices in everyday life, and the types of abilities and knowledges needed for workplace and civic participation. Further, even as school jurisdictions around the world rush to apply solutions to the technological impasse brought upon by the digitalization of communication, too often the answer is seen as adding training in new competencies to the existing curriculum, as though the crisis is one that can be fixed with a few adjustments. If the aspirational horizon of schooling is the preparation of young people for engaged participation in cultural, civic and economic spectrums, a renewed and comprehensive model of literacy is urgently needed.
“It’s like Black and White!”: Critical Media Literacy and Social Justice in the Elementary Classroom
Authors: McArthur Sherell A.
Published: April 2019

In the current sociopolitical climate, children, often, bear witness to the levels of vitriol in this country. It has become more imperative that elementary classroom teachers disrupt normative discourses. Therefore, the author suggests critical media literacy as a significant pedagogical practice to utilize in order to do so. In this article, the author articulates the importance of employing critical media literacy in the elementary classroom to deconstruct the diversity of tense relations in the u.s. and provide a language for students to articulate their identities and experiences. Through her experiences in elementary classrooms, as a teacher and a teacher-educator, the author provides practical examples of how to disrupt normative discourses by utilizing critical media literacy.
Two new genera and species of Linderniaceae (Lamiales) from inselbergs in northeastern Brazil: morphological and karyological evidence
Authors: ALMEIDA ERTON M. , WANDERLEY ARTUR MAIA , SANTOS AMANDA DE SOUZA , DE MELO JOSÉ IRANILDO MIRANDA , SOUZA GUSTAVO , DA COSTA BATISTA FABIANE RABELO , CHRISTENHUSZ MAARTEN J. M. , FELIX LEONARDO P.
Published: April 2019

During field studies of the inselbergs of northeastern Brazil, two potentially new species of were discovered. They share morphological characters with several genera of Linderniaceae (Lamiales) such as Ameroglossum, Cubitanthus and Stemodiopsis, but the morphological differences are such that they do not make a good fit with any of the known genera in Linderniaceae. They are most likely related to Ameroglossum, and like most members of this genus the plants have a conserved chromosome number of 2n = 60. Their exclusive occurrence on inselbergs in northeastern Brazil also hint at this relationship, but because their morphology differs greatly from Ameroglossum and each other, the two new species are described in separate genera. Catimbaua is a pendent plant somewhat similar to Cubitanthus, but with different stem morphology and indumentum. Isabelcristinia grows in habitats similar to, but drier than, Ameroglossum and is vegetatively similar. However, it is covered in glandular hairs and has open-throated white flowers rather than the red or orange tubular flowers found in Ameroglossum. Catimbaua pendula and Isabelcristinia aromatica are rare, and both are likely to fall in a category of threat.
A new species of Stachytarpheta (Verbenaceae) from an inselberg of Espírito Santo state, Brazil
Authors: CARDOSO PEDRO HENRIQUE , MENINI NETO LUIZ , SALIMENA FÁTIMA REGINA GONÇALVES
Published: April 2019

Stachytarpheta tomentosa from the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil, is described and illustrated. Currently it is known only from a single inselberg in the Atlantic Forest, at approximately 900 m.a.s.l., and is considered Critically Endangered in accordance with the criteria of the IUCN Red List of endangered species. The new species is characterized by tomentose branches; lanceolate leaves with tomentose abaxial surface; tomentose bracts; calyx 4-toothed with 1 adaxial sinus, externally hirsute along the ribs, puberulent between the ribs; and blue corolla with white throat. It belongs to the informal group “Gesnerioides”. An identification key for the species of this group is provided, alongside description, map and illustrations.
On a new species of Isomeria Beck and redescription of species of Labyrinthus Beck from South America (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora: Camaenidae)
Authors: CUEZZO MARIA GABRIELA
Published: April 2019

The Camaenid genera Labyrinthus Beck, 1837 and Isomeria Beck, 1837 are mainly distributed in northern South America. Current anatomical information available for both genera is scarce, particularly that concerning Isomeria species. The morphology of the pallial organs, genital and digestive systems of three species of Labyrinthus [L. subplanatus (Petit, 1843), L. dunkeri (Pfeiffer, 1852), L. tarapotoensis Moricand, 1858] and a new species of Isomeria are described. The morphology of hooked denticles that topped wall ridges inside penis and vagina in some species of Labyrinthus and in Isomeria are species-specific characters, differing in shape and size. These structures were not sufficiently studied either in Isomeria or in Labyrinthus and are absent in all anatomically studied species of  Solaropsis Beck, 1837, their sister genus. The presence of a bursa copulatrix sac reflexed over its duct is a character shared by all Labyrinthus species in which soft anatomy is known, and it was identified as a synapomorphy in a published phylogeny. Isomeria awa. n.sp. differs from other species of the genus mainly in shell morphology and characters of the distal genitalia. The presence of a stimulator-like structure in the vagina as well as the presence of a glandular pouch in the vagina are diagnostic characters of this new species, not present in the closely Camaenid related genera.
Diversity and distribution of the marine and estuarine shrimps (Dendrobranchiata, Stenopodidea and Caridea) from North and Northeast Brazil
Authors: COELHO PETRÔNIO ALVES , DE ALMEIDA ALEXANDRE OLIVEIRA , DE SOUZA-FILHO JESSER FIDELIS , BEZERRA LUIS ERNESTO ARRUDA , GIRALDES BRUNO WELTER
Published: April 2019

The present study aimed to evaluate the current state of knowledge of marine and estuarine shrimp species from the suborder Dendrobranchiata and the infraorders Stenopodidea and Caridea, considering their diversity and distribution along the North and Northeast Brazilian coast (N/NE). The number of reported species rose from 124 to 169 since the Paulo S. Young’s Catalogue of Crustacea of Brazil, put out in 1998, which means an increase of 36.3%.  Pernambuco (89 species) and Bahia (68 species) are the states that present the highest shrimp diversity, accounting for 53% and 40.5% of the total species registered for the N/NE regions, respectively. On the other hand, the states of Sergipe (21 species) and Piauí (13 species) contributed with only 12.5% and 7.7% of the total species registered at the moment.
Comments on eye-flukes (Philophthalmidae Looss, 1819) in the genera Philophthalmus and Natterophthalmus, with a re-designation of the type-species of Natterophthalmus
Authors: RADEV VALENTIN , KANEV IVAN , FRIED BERNARD
Published: April 2019

A new systematic organization on the eye-flukes of family Philophthalmidae including generic features and keys were published by Kanev et al. (2005). However, that publication contains a mistake (lapsus calami) in the type species information given within the key to the genera of Philophthalmidae. Instead of the original name Natterophthalmus lacrymosus (Braun) n. comb. being used, another name Natterophthalmus hegeneri (Penner & Fried) was listed as the type-species. We apologize for this mistake and would like to provide important but rare and difficult to find information for the future correction of this mistake in the agreement with the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature.
Periclimenaeus nielbrucei sp. nov. (Crustacea: Decapoda: Pontoniinae), a new sponge associate from the Capricorn Islands, Queensland, with notes on related Periclimenaeus species
Authors: BRUCE A. J.
Published: April 2019

Periclimenaeus nielbrucei sp. nov., a coral reef sponge associate, is described from specimens from the Capricorn Islands, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia. The rostral dentition is unique in Periclimenaeus, with the dorsal carinal teeth diverging irregularly from the midline. The Australian Periclimenaeus fauna is now increased to 24 species.
Description of a new species of Labeo (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from the lower Congo River
Authors: TSHIBWABWA SINASELI M. , STIASSNY MELANIE L.J. , SCHELLY ROBERT C.
Published: April 2019

A new labeonine cyprinid, Labeo fulakariensis, is described from material recently collected in rapids on the lower Congo River near the mouth of the Foulakari River, a large north bank tributary, in the Republic of Congo, and from the Yelala rapids in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The new species is readily distinguished from other Congolese Labeo except L. greenii and L. reidi by the following combination of characters: plicate lips, characteristic striping of the flanks, and a dark spot on the base of the caudal peduncle. Labeo fulakariensis is distinguished from L. greenii by dorsal fin shape and snout without a deep transverse furrow or upwardly directed fleshy anterior appendage, and from L. reidi by the position of the eyes, the circumpeduncular scale count (16 vs 17 to 20 in L. reidi) and maxillary barbels hidden and smaller than in L. reidi.
Ceratomyxa thunni sp. n. (Myxozoa: Ceratomyxidae) in Atlantic northern bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) caught in the Adriatic Sea, Island of Jabuka
Authors: MLADINEO IVONA , BOÑINA IVANA
Published: April 2019

A new species of coelozoic myxozoan, Ceratomyxa thunni, was isolated from gall bladders of young wild Atlantic northern bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus Linnaeus, 1758), caught in the Adriatic Sea, Island of Jabuka (type locality). The prevalence was 23.3 % with low intensity (1–5 spores per microscope field at magnification of 400 x), inducing no pathological changes in the gall bladder epithelium.         Light and TEM microscopy of spores revealed that this new species differs from other marine Ceratomyxa in morphology and size; the length of spores is 3.4–4.3 mm, thickness 11.6–15.3 mm and polar capsules 1.3 x 1.6 mm. A distinctive characteristic is densely self-coiled polar filaments. Spores are small, slightly semilunar or elongated with arcuate edges. Early forms are shorter, clubber, thicker, paniform, with slightly convex or blunt edges. Mature spores are slimmer, elongated, concave at the posterior margin, with edges finishing slightly sharper, semilunar in appearance. Bluefin tuna is a new host for this genus.
Agalliota maculata sp. nov. from Brazil and a key to the species of the genus (Insecta: Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Agalliinae)
Authors: GONÇALVES ANA CLARA , MEJDALANI GABRIEL , COELHO LUCI B.N.
Published: April 2019

A new species of the Neotropical genus Agalliota Oman is described and illustrated from southeastern Brazil (Minas Gerais State). Agalliota maculata sp. nov. can be distinguished by its longitudinal pronotal stripes, anal tube processes, and aedeagus shape. With the addition of the new taxon, the number of Agalliota species is increased to eight, seven of them occurring in Brazil. A key to the known species of the genus is provided. Notes on the distinction between Agalliota and Agallia Curtis are given.
A new natricine snake of the genus Amphiesma (Squamata: Colubridae: Natricinae) from the central Truong Son, Vietnam
Authors: ZIEGLER THOMAS , QUYET LE KHAC
Published: April 2019

A new species of Amphiesma is described from the Truong Son (Annamite mountain range) of Quang Binh Province in central Vietnam. This new species is characterized by the combination of the distinct coloration and pattern, the slender body and tail (tail/total length ratio 0.31), the large eye diameter, a single loreal and preocular, three postoculars, a single anterior and posterior temporal, nine supralabials (fourth to sixth reach the eye), nine infralabials, 179 ventrals (plus two preventrals), anal plate divided, 99 divided subcaudals, dorsal scales in 19-19-17 keeled rows, 34 maxillary teeth (the two posteriormost enlarged), hemipenis simple, with undivided sperm groove, covered with small spines except for a single, strongly enlarged spine next to the sperm groove at the hemipenis base and except for irregularly arranged medium-sized spines that encircle the organ horizontally at the trunco-pedicel area. The new taxon is known only from a single male specimen that was collected in a limestone forest valley.
Description of the larval instars of Gonatopus bartletti Olmi, 1984 (Hymenoptera: Dryinidae)
Authors: GUGLIELMINO A. , BÜCKLE C. , MOYA-RAYGOZA G.
Published: April 2019

The postembryonic development and external morphology of each larval instar of Gonatopus bartletti Olmi, 1984 are described and illustrated. The affinities among the immature and mature larvae of G. bartletti and corresponding instars of other species of the same subfamily are discussed. The mature larva shows a peculiar structure never observed in other Gonatopodinae species; near the base of each mandible is a peculiar subrectangular heavily sclerotized and dark pigmented area with a lens-shaped transparent protuberance in its anterolateral angle. Its function is unknown.
Camioleum choi, a new species in the omaliine tribe Anthophagini (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) from Korea
Authors: SHIN CHORU , AHN KEE-JEONG
Published: April 2019

Camioleum choi Shin & Ahn, new species (type locality: Mt. Odaesan, Korea) is described, and habitus photo and line illustrations of diagnostic features are provided for its recognition. The differences between C. loripes Lewis and C. choi are discussed.
Neobythitoides serratus, a new bathyal genus and species from the East China Sea (Teleostei, Ophidiidae)
Authors: NIELSEN JØRGEN G. , MACHIDA YOSHIHIKO
Published: April 2019

A new genus and species of Ophidiidae is described on the basis of two specimens from the East China Sea. It is characterized by the following combination of characters: body slender, opercular spine strong, eye small (twice in snout), hind margin of preopercle serrated, two median basibranchial tooth patches with or without a pair of small circular tooth patches, sagitta large with undivided sulcus and 10–11 long rakers on anterior gill arch. It seems most similar to Neobythites, from which it can be separated by the small horizontal diameter of eye window 2.5–2.7 % SL vs. 3.7–6.0 % SL, the serrated hind margin of preopercle vs. preopercle with 0–3 spines and no serration, and a sagitta with undivided sulcus vs. divided sulcus.
A taxonomic review of the Chinese species from the genus Ascelosodis Redtenbacher (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae), with descriptions of three new species
Authors: REN GUO-DONG , SHI AI-MIN
Published: April 2019

Three new species of Ascelosodis Redtenbacher, 1868, A. emarginata, sp. nov., A. punctulata, sp. nov. and A. rugulosa, sp. nov. are described from the Tibetan Plateau, China. A. emarginiventris Koch, 1948, A. everestina Blair, 1923, A. longstaffi Blair, 1923, A. nitida Blair, 1923 A. thibetana Blair, 1923, and A. waltoni Blair, 1923 are originally known in Tibet, and A. haagi Bates, 1879, A. reinigi Koch, 1948, A. schmidi Kaszab, 1965 and A. serripes Redtenbacher, 1868 are reported from China for the first time. A key to all 13 species of Chinese Ascelosodis is given. All Chinese species are distributed in Midwest Tibet (the eastern border is Nang County, 29°06’ N, 93°12’ E).
Species boundaries among barred river frogs, Mixophyes (Anura: Myobatrachidae) in north-eastern Australia, with descriptions of two new species
Authors: MAHONY MICHAEL , DONNELLAN STEPHEN C. , RICHARDS STEPHEN J. , MCDONALD KEITH
Published: April 2019

Mixophyes are large ground-dwelling myobatrachid frogs from eastern Australia and New Guinea. We use analyses of allozyme frequencies, nucleotide sequences of mitochondrial DNA and morphology to define species boundaries in Mixophyes from the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area of northern Queensland. The molecular analyses identify a minimum of three species in the region. Morphometric and meristic analyses corroborate these distinctions. The existence of two of these species was not previously suspected, and they are formally described herein.
A taxonomic revision of the catshark genus Poroderma Smith, 1837 (Chondrichthyes: Carcharhiniformes: Scyliorhinidae)
Authors: HUMAN BRETT A.
Published: April 2019

This paper examines the alpha level taxonomy of the genus Poroderma Smith, 1837 (Chondrichthyes: Scyliorhinidae), which is endemic to South Africa. A novel species identification key is presented for Poroderma, and a comprehensive review of the taxonomy (including type material and synonyms) and distribution of all taxa is presented. Conoporoderma Fowler, 1934 is shown to be a junior synonym of Poroderma Smith, 1837, P. marleyi Fowler, 1934 is shown to be a junior synonym of P. pantherinum, and a new colour form of P. pantherinum is described. This review is the first to offer a comprehensive description of the colour variation exhibited by P. pantherinum. The genus Poroderma contains the contemporary taxa P. africanum (Gmelin, 1789) and P. pantherinum (Smith in Müller and Henle, 1838).
Two more new species of armoured scale insect (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Coccoidea: Diaspididae) from Fiji
Authors: ŁAGOWSKA BOZENA , HODGSON CHRIS
Published: April 2019

The adult females of two new species of Diaspididae (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) are described and placed in Anzaspis Henderson(previously only known from New Zealand): A. neocordylinidis Łagowska & Hodgson and A. pandani Łagowska & Hodgson.The former is close to A. cordylinidis (Maskell), currently only known from New Zealand and found on the same host plantspecies, and the latter is very close to Chionaspis pandanicola Williams & Watson, only currently known from Fiji, and alsocollected on the same host plant species. Two previously described Chionaspis species already known from Fiji, i.e. C.freycinetiae Williams & Watson and C. pandanicola Williams & Watson are transferred to Anzaspis as Anzaspis freycinetiae(Williams & Watson) comb. nov. and A. pandanicola (Williams & Watson) comb. nov., and a third species, C. rhaphidophoraeWilliams & Watson, is transferred to Serenaspis as Serenaspis rhaphidophorae (Williams & Watson) comb. nov.. The reasonsfor these nomenclatural decisions and the relationship between the scale insect fauna of Fiji and New Zealand are discussed. A key is provided to all related species in the tropical South Pacific and New Zealand.
Parasitoid phorid flies (Diptera: Phoridae) from the threatened leafcutter ant Atta robusta Borgmeier (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Authors: BROWN BRIAN V. , BRAGANCA MARCOS A. L. , GOMES DIEGO S. , QUEIROS JARBAS M. , TEIXEIRA MARCOS C.
Published: April 2019

Phorid flies are well known natural enemies of leafcutter ants, but there is no information on phorid species associatedwith the threatened species Atta robusta Borgmeier. During 2009 and 2010 we collected phorid parasitoids of A. robustaat Guriri Island, Espirito Santo (18o43’S; 39o 45’W) and at Rio de Janeiro city (23°01’S; 43°28’W). Three new specieswere found: Eibesfeldtphora breviloba Brown, E. digitata Brown, and Myrmosicarius exrobusta Brown. These species,the attack behavior of the two species of Eibesfeldtphora, as well as the anti-parasitoid defense behavior of A. robusta, are described.
Dichrorampha dinarica, new species, a century of confusion in European lepidopterology (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) resolved by combining morphology and DNA barcoding
Authors: HUEMER PETER , ZLATKOV BOYAN , BAIXERAS JOAQUIN
Published: April 2019

Dichrorampha dinarica, new species, is described from the Dinaric mountains (Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina). The newspecies was formerly confused with D. ligulana (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851) from the Alps and D. rilana Drenowsky, 1909 fromthe Rila mountains (Bulgaria). Therefore, a re-description of D. rilana is provided based on topotypical specimens. The diag-nostic morphological characters of the involved species, supported by significant divergence of the mtDNA barcode (COI fragment of 658 bp), are discussed in detail.
New species and redescriptions of mole crickets (Orthoptera: Gryllotalpidae: Gryllotalpinae) from Singapore, with key to Singaporean species
Authors: TAN MING KAI
Published: April 2019

Two new species of mole crickets of the genus Gryllotalpa from Singapore are described: Gryllotalpa nymphicussp. n and Gryllotalpa wallace sp. n. Gryllotalpa fulvipes Saussure, 1877 is redescribed. Key to the species of Gryllotalpa from Singapore is also provided.
Formation of family group names using the stem of -gaster, with special reference to names based on Miscogaster and Sphegigaster (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Pteromalidae)
Authors: BURKS ROGER A.
Published: April 2019

Article 29.3.1 of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature dictates that family group names are formed by deleting the case ending from the genitive singular, when the genus ends in a Latin or classical Greek word (ICZN 1999). This process determines the genitive stem of the word. Formation of a family group name based on an incorrect genitive stem is considered an incorrect original spelling, and the Code requires that it be be automatically changed to the correct stem if described before 1999 in cases where this does not create a junior homonym (Article 35.4.1).
Redescription of the endemic Australian cladoceran Alona willisi (Smirnov, 1989) and its assignment to Acanthalona gen. nov. (Cladocera: Anomopoda: Chydoridae)
Authors: SINEV ARTEM Y. , KOBAYASHI TSUYOSHI
Published: April 2019

Alona willisi (Smirnov, 1989) (Anomopoda: Chydoridae) is a poorly known cladoceran endemic to Australia. The presentmorphological study revealed numerous unique and rare features of the species and justifies its assignment to Acanthalona gen.nov. The new genus differs by its postabdomen armed with very long, thick marginal denticles and by exopodite of limb Vwith only three setae. It also differs from most Aloninae by antennal formula (setae 0-0-3/0-1-2, spines 1-0-1/0-0-1), sharedonly with Bryospilus Frey, 1980. In our opinion, Acanthalona gen. nov. is related to Armatalona Sinev, 2004 and MatralonaVan Damme & Dumont, 2009. These three genera form a clade, basal for the subfamily, and not directly related to the majorityof Aloninae. The records of A. willisi show that the species inhabits both acidic and alkaline freshwaters and seems to be algivorous as well as detritivorous.
An African glass frog: A new Hyperolius species (Anura: Hyperoliidae) from Nyungwe National Park, southern Rwanda
Authors: DEHLING J. MAXIMILIAN
Published: April 2019

A new species of Hyperolius is described from Nyungwe National Park in southern Rwanda. The new species differs fromits congeners by a unique combination of morphological characters, including a light green dorsum and a transparentventral skin resembling glass frogs of the Neotropical family Centrolenidae, blue-coloured bones, reduced toe webbing,relatively wide head, acuminate snout, small to medium size (SUL of adult males 18.8–23.2 mm), and the presence ofnuptial pads. The advertisement call differs from all calls of other species of the genus that have been analyzed.Comparison of the mitochondrial 16S rRNA gene showed a relatively close relationship to H. castaneus, H.cystocandicans, H. discodactylus, H. frontalis, and H. lateralis. The 16S sequence of the new species differs by at least 4.5% in the uncorrected p-distance from all available sequences of other species of the genus.Ubwoko bushya bwa Hyperolius buboneka muri parike nasiynali ya Nyungwe mu majyepfo yu Rwanda. Ubu bwokobushya butandukaniye na bugenzi bwabwo gusa kurusobe rw’miterere yabwo, harimo dorsum ifite ibara ry’cyatsi cyeru-rutse n’ruhu rubonerana rwo kunda, amagufwa afite ibara ry’bururu, n’tunodufatanijwe n’gahu, umutwe wenda kubamunini, umunwa uurungushuye, umubyimba uri hagati ya 18,8 mm kugera kuri 23,3 mm ku ngabo nkuru, ikagira n’mag-aragamba ku ruhu. Kuzitangaza kwazo byagiye bitandukana n’matangazo yabaye kubundi bwoko bwazo. Ugereanijen’miterere yazo idahinduka (mitochondrial 16S rRNA gene) niyizindi usanga bifitanye isano ya bugufi na H. castaneus,H.cystocandicans, H.discodactylus, H.frontalis na H. lateralis. Urukurikirane rwa 16S y’bu bwoko bushya rutandukanye kuri 4,5% ugereranije n’nkurikirana zabaye z’bundi bwoko busa n’bu.
A history of biogeographical regionalisation in Australia
Authors: EBACH MALTE C.
Published: April 2019

The development of Australian biogeographical regionalisation since 1858 has been driven by colonial 19th-centuryexploration and by the late 20th-century biodiversity crisis. The intervening years reduced existing large scaleregionalisation into smaller taxon specific areas of vegetation or endemism. However, large scale biotic biogeographicalregionalisation was rediscovered during multi-disciplinary meetings and conferences, sparking short-term revivals whichhave ended in constant revisions at smaller and smaller taxonomic scales. In 1995 and 1998, the Interim BiogeographicRegionalisation for Australia and the Integrated Marine and Coastal Regionalisation of Australia, AustralianCommonwealth funded initiatives in order to “identify appropriate regionalisations to assess and plan for the protectionof biological diversity”, have respectively replaced 140 years of Australian biogeographical regionalisation schemes. Thispaper looks at the rise and slow demise of biogeographical regionalisation in Australia in light of a fractured taxonomic biogeographical community.
A new species of Dendrelaphis Boulenger, 1890 (Squamata: Colubridae) from Thailand and Myanmar
Authors: VOGEL GERNOT , VAN ROOIJEN JOHAN , HAUSER SJON
Published: April 2019

A new species of the colubrid genus Dendrelaphis Boulenger 1890 is described. Dendrelaphis nigroserratus sp. nov. oc-curs in a part of West Thailand as well as in the extreme south of Myanmar. Morphologically, D. nigroserratus sp. nov. issimilar to D. cyanochloris (Wall, 1921) with which it occurs sympatrically. It is distinguished from the latter by its highlyconspicuous neck coloration, high incidence of paired postparietal shields and its much larger size. In coloration, it resem-bles D. striatus (Cohn, 1906) from which it is distinguished by several aspects of its morphology. The discovery of D. nigroserratus sp. nov. underscores the notion that the hilly western parts of Thailand are in need of further exploration.
Two new polystomes (Monogenea: Polystomatidae) from the eyes of North American freshwater turtles
Authors: PREEZ LOUIS H. DU , MORRISON CHRISTA
Published: April 2019

Neopolystoma moleri n. sp. and Neopolystoma grossi n. sp. are described as new polystome species on the eyes of Apaloneferox and Pseudemys concinna floridana, respectively from Florida, USA. Eleven other polystome species are currently knownfrom chelonian hosts in the USA, but only Neopolystoma elizabethae and Neopolystoma fentoni were described from the eye.Ocular polystomes are characterized as having spindle-shaped eggs; an exceptionally firm grip on the host; as well as the abilityto stretch, which gives them the advantage of being stationary while extending to feed, reducing the risk of being dislodged.The two new species can be distinguished from known Neopolystoma species by a combination of characteristics including marginal hooklet morphology.
Larval morphology of Atractides ildensis Tuzovskij, 2005, A. moniezi (Motaş, 1927), and A. graecus Viets, 1950 (Acari: Hydrachnidia: Hygrobatidae)
Authors: TUZOVSKIJ PETR V.
Published: April 2019

First illustrated descriptions of the larvae of three water mite species of the genus Atractides are presented: A. ildensis Tuzovskij, 2005, A. moniezi (Motaş, 1927), and A. graecus Viets, 1950.
Psallus jungaricus sp. n.—a new species of plant bugs from Xinjiang (Western China) (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae: Phylinae)
Authors: VINOKUROV NIKOLAI N. , LUO ZHAOHUI
Published: April 2019

Psallus (Psallus) jungaricus Vinokurov et Luo, sp. n., is described from northern Xinjiang (Western China, basin of theEerqisi River and Jungarian Alatau). The new species can be distinguished by the absence of a red pattern on the dorsum,and only the abdominal tergite VII in the female with small red spots. It is similar to the Euro-Siberian Psallus haematodes(Gmelin, 1790) and the Middle Eastern P. galilaeus Linnavuori 1965, and also pale specimens of the south Euro-AnatolienPsallus anaemicus Seidenstücker, 1966 in having a pale cuneus; but it differs from these species in the color pattern of the dorsum and the structure of the male genitalia.
A new species and new records of Downeshelea Wirth & Grogan in Neotropical Mexico (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)
Authors: HUERTA HERÓN , FELIPPE-BAUER MARIA LUIZA , SPINELLI GUSTAVO R.
Published: April 2019

In the revision of the Ceratopogonini of the World, Wirth & Grogan (1988) placed the species of the Monohelea multilineata group in the new genus Downeshelea, which includes 33 species (Borkent, 2011), most of them known from the New World. Borkent and Spinelli (2000, 2007) listed 18 species from the Neotropical Region and Felippe-Bauer and Silva (2008) subsequently described D. oliveirai Felippe-Bauer from northern Brazil. From Mexico, only D. multilineata (Lutz) and D. panamensis (Lane & Wirth) have been reported.
Precious corals (Octocorallia: Coralliidae) from the northern West Pacific region with descriptions of two New Species
Authors: TU TZU-HSUAN , DAI CHANG-FENG , JENG MING-SHIOU
Published: April 2019

Members of the family Coralliidae, known as precious corals, are ecologically and economically important deep-sea or-ganisms. However, these organisms are currently threatened by commercial harvesting. In order to create and implementeffective conservative strategies, taxonomic knowledge of conservative targets is necessary, but unfortunately the taxon-omy of precious corals in this family is still ambiguous. This study provides a review of 15 Coralliidae species from thenorthern West Pacific region and a key to species identification. In addition, descriptions of two new species, Coralliumcarusrubrum n. sp. and C. taiwanicum n. sp., as well as a redescription of C. sulcatum Kishinouye, 1903 are included.Corallium carusrubrum n. sp. is distributed on seamounts off northeastern Taiwan. The autozooids of C. carusrubrum n.sp. are retractile and each can be fully withdrawn into the cortex thereby causing a mound on the surface which is shortand cylindrical rather than typically hemispherical; additionally, there are no long spindles in their tentacles. Coralliumtaiwanicum n. sp. is distributed in an area off southwestern Taiwan. It has special unique 8-radiates with an oval shapeand large projections. Corallium sulcatum is distributed from an area off southwestern Taiwan to western Japan. It hasbeen harvested and traded for decades, but there were no illustrations in its original description, hence a redescription of this species is provided.
New species of Latrunculia from the Agulhas shelf, South Africa, with designation of a type species for subgenus Biannulata (Demospongiae, Poecilosclerida, Latrunculiidae)
Authors: SAMAAI TOUFIEK , JANSON LIESL , KELLY MICHELLE
Published: April 2019

Three new species of Latrunculia are described from Algoa Bay, and Alphard and 45-Mile Banks, on the Agulhascontinental shelf off the southern coast of South Africa. Latrunculia gotzi sp. nov., from Alphard Banks, forms a thickraised pad with broad, low, meandering areolate porefields that are characteristically lighter in colour than the surroundingmahogany brown ectosome. Latrunculia kerwathi sp. nov., from 45-Mile Banks, forms a thin, dark greenish brownencrustation, with very small, discrete, crater-shaped porefields. Latrunculia algoaensis sp. nov., from Algoa Bay, is agreen hemisphere with relatively large, thick-lipped, circular areolate porefields. While the megascleres in these newspecies vary specifically in their dimensions, the former two species have small irregular spines on the styles. Theanisodiscorhabds of the new species also vary specifically in dimensions and degree of ornamentation, but have anundifferentiated basal whorl and manubrium, with only median and subsidiary whorls around the shaft. These are identicalin overall form to the anisodiscorhabds in several South African and New Zealand species currently recognised within thesubgenus Latrunculia (Biannulata) Samaai et al., 2006, a group of 13 species for which no type species was ever assigned. A type species is designated herein.
Two new species of the genus Givarbela Clench, 1957 (Lepidoptera: Cossidae: Hypoptinae) from South Neotropics
Authors: PENCO FERNANDO C. , YAKOVLEV ROMAN V. , NAYDENOV ARTEM E. , WITT THOMAS J.
Published: April 2019

Givarbela steinbachi was described as a new genus and species by Clench (1957), based on 21 specimens from central Bolivia (Prov. del Sara; Buena Vista and Rio Japacani). He indicated that Givarbela (Figs 1‒8) belongs to the Langsdorfia-Givira group of genera but differs from them by the following combination of characters: “R2 stalked with R3-R4, R5 free; the long palpi; absence of fore tibial epiphysis; absence of median cell-vein on fore wing and the open cell-end there; stalked M2-M3 on hind wing; absence of all but traces of a single hind wing anal vein; short hind wing cell; deeply excised hind wing costa“ (Clench 1957).
Two new species of Lerista Bell, 1833 (Reptilia: Scincidae) from north Queensland populations formerly assigned to Lerista storri Greer, McDonald and Lawrie, 1983
Authors: AMEY ANDREW P. , COUPER PATRICK J. , WILMER JESSICA WORTHINGTON
Published: April 2019

Ongoing surveys for skinks of the genus Lerista in north Queensland have resulted in the collection of voucher specimens from two populations formerly assigned to Lerista storri Greer, McDonald & Lawrie, 1983 that are geographically isolated from the type population and show a degree of morphological variation differing from the type population. Analysis of recently collected material has confirmed both populations are specifically distinct to the type population, with one being more closely related to Lerista ameles Greer, 1979, another little known, north Queensland species. Consequently, these populations are described as Lerista alia sp. nov. and Lerista parameles sp. nov. The morphological diversity of L. storri is thereby restricted, necessitating a redescription. The conservation status of all these taxa is discussed.
A new species of the Amolops monticola group (Anura: Ranidae) from southwestern Yunnan, China
Authors: YU GUOHUA , WU ZHENGJUN , YANG JUNXING
Published: April 2019

We describe the new species Amolops mengdingensis sp. nov. from southwestern Yunnan, China. It belongs to the Amolops monticola species group and phylogenetically clusters together with Amolops akhaorum and Amolops archotaphus with strong support, although the relationships between these three species are not resolved. Distance between the new species and A. akhaorum is 4.7% and distance between the new species and A. archotaphus is 5.2% for 16S rRNA sequences. The new species is characterized by the following characters: distinct dorsolateral folds; side of the head dark brown with a white upper lip stripe extending to the axilla; dorsal surface smooth, except white spinules on posterior part of dorsolateral folds and above vent; top of head and dorsum green with dark spots in life; loreal region dark brown and flanks brown without any coloration of green; SVL 36.9–40.2 mm in males and 64.3 mm in female; two external subgular vocal sacs in males; vomerine teeth in two oblique ridges, separated by a small distance; pineal body absent; snout longer than eye diameter; internarial space broader than interorbital space; tympanum distinct, smaller than half of eye diameter; all fingertips expanded; two palmar tubercles; outer metatarsal tubercle absent; tibiotarsal articulation reaching beyond snout tip; near immaculate venter; limbs dorsally grayish brown with clear dark brown bars on hindlimbs; and velvety nuptial pads.
Global Patterns of Crop Production Losses Associated with Droughts from 1983 to 2009
Authors: Kim Wonsik , Iizumi Toshichika , Nishimori Motoki
Published: April 2019

Droughts represent an important type of climate extreme that reduces crop production and food security. Although this fact is well known, the global geographic pattern of drought-driven reductions in crop production is poorly characterized. As the incidence of relatively more severe droughts is expected to increase under climate change, understanding the vulnerability of crop production to droughts is a key research priority. Here, we estimate the production losses of maize, rice, soy, and wheat from 1983 to 2009 using empirical relationships among crop yields, a drought index, and annual precipitation. We find that approximately three-fourths of the global harvested areas—454 million hectares—experienced drought-induced yield losses over this period, and the cumulative production losses correspond to 166 billion U.S. dollars. Globally averaged, one drought event decreases agricultural gross domestic production by 0.8%, with varying magnitudes of impacts by country. Crop production systems display decreased vulnerability or increased resilience to drought according to increases in per capita gross domestic production (GDP) in the countries with extensive semiarid agricultural areas. These changes in vulnerability accompany technological improvements represented by per capita GDP increases. Our estimates of drought-induced economic losses in agricultural systems offer a sound basis for subsequent assessments of the costs of adaptation to droughts under climate change.
Reduced-order observer design with unknown input for fractional order descriptor nonlinear systems
Authors: Zhan Tao , Ma Shuping
Published: April 2019

This paper investigates the observer design issues for the quadratic inner-bounded nonlinear descriptor fractional order systems. Considering the disturbances or inaccessible partial inputs, the order reduction of observer with unknown input is firstly implemented for effectively estimating the system state vectors. Then, for the purpose of the system conservatism reduction, the matrix [Formula: see text] and the matrix generalized inverse technique are applied to design the reduced-order observer, which can deal with unknown input with less restrictions of coefficient matrices. By using fractional order Lyapunov direct method, sufficient conditions can be obtained to ensure the existence of the designed observer. Finally, a fractional order electrical circuit is applied to demonstrate the applicability of the proposed approach.
Socioemotional Favoritism: Evidence from Foreign Divestitures in Family Multinationals
Authors: Kim Heechun , Hoskisson Robert E. , Zyung J. Daniel
Published: April 2019

We theorize how family and non-family CEOs in family multinational enterprises (FMNEs) divest foreign subsidiaries. In doing so, we propose an integrative framework that supplements the socioemotional wealth perspective by introducing the notion of socioemotional favoritism. Using this framework, we hypothesize and find that family CEOs are less likely to divest than non-family CEOs by analyzing 161 Korean manufacturing FMNEs between 1998 and 2003. We also find that family CEOs avoid divesting foreign subsidiaries with larger affective endowments, particularly those under family control through threshold ownership and those located in host countries where families have already lost ownership of subsidiaries through past divestitures. We conclude by discussing the implications of our findings for the family firm literature.
Care Stress Experienced by Caregivers of Elderly Individuals With Disabilities and the Coping Strategies Utilized: A Survey Study in the City of Nanjing, China
Authors: Shen Suyan , Wan Yangbo , Xie Yong , Chen Zhe , Li Fang
Published: April 2019

The objectives of this study were to (1) analyze the circumstances of caregivers of elderly individuals with disabilities; (2) present their levels of care stress; (3) examine family, market, and government factors that help reduce this care stress; and (4) identify the most effective method of alleviating stress for these individuals. Face-to-face interviews were conducted using standardized questionnaires. Caregivers experienced a moderate level of stress, which increased with time. Spouse caregivers experienced highest care stress, with psychological stress being greatest. All caregiver groups received different levels of care assistance from family, market, and government. Most received support from family, few paid for professional care market services, and most were unsatisfied with government care services. Stress was associated differently with care time, care assistance, and sociodemographic characteristics. Spouse caregivers, psychological counseling, and quality of public care services require further attention, with an integrated care system required to help alleviate care stress among caregivers.
Ludwig’s angina, a rare complication of mandibular fractures
Authors: Juncar Mihai , Juncar Raluca-Iulia , Onisor-Gligor Florin
Published: April 2019

Traumas are a major problem worldwide. A considerable proportion of traumas are located in the cephalic extremity. Neglect of these disorders by patients or those responsible for patient management may result in particularly serious consequences. This paper presents the case of a 58-year-old male patient with an intraorally open mandibular fracture, which left untreated for 3 days, was complicated by Ludwig’s angina. Following aggressive surgical treatment during which the mandibular fracture was manually reduced and immobilized with a metal splint fixed with circumdental wires and effective antibiotic therapy, the septic process was terminated and the patient’s fracture and infected wound were healed. The correct and rapid treatment of open mandibular fractures is mandatory in order to avoid severe septic complications.