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Study on the Electrical Injection Regeneration of Industrialized B-Doped Czochralski Silicon PERC Solar Cells
Authors: Ye Jiaxing , Ai Bin , Jin Jingsheng , Qiu Depeng , Liang Runxiong , Shen Hui
Published: June 2019

In this paper, 156 mm×156 mm boron-doped Czochralski silicon (Cz-Si) wafers were fabricated into PERC solar cells by using the industrial standard process; then, the as-prepared PERC solar cells were treated by the regeneration process using electrical injection and heating and the effects of different regeneration processes (temperature, time, and injection current) on the anti-light-induced degradation (anti-LID) performance of the PERC solar cells were investigated. The results show that under the condition of 10 A injection current and 30 min processing time, the optimal processing temperature is about 180°C for PERC solar cells to obtain the best anti-LID performance. Under the conditions of a temperature of 180°C, an injection current of 10 A, and a processing time of 0-30 min, the anti-LID performance of the PERC solar cells is enhanced with the increase in the processing time. When the processing time is 20 and 30 min, the efficiency, the short-circuit current, and the open-circuit voltage of the processed PERC solar cells are slightly higher than the initial values before the regeneration and remain stable in the subsequent 12-hour light degradation process at 45°C and 1-sun illumination. At a temperature of 180°C and a processing time of 30 min, the injection current of 6 A is enough to obtain a good regeneration effect, but the optimal injection current is around 10 A.
Highly Specific Chemiluminescence Immunoassay for the Determination of Chloramphenicol in Cosmetics
Authors: Li Qiyan , Zhu Riran , Li Jun , Wang Xiaobing , Xu Lihua , Li Yanshen , Li Peng
Published: June 2019

A direct and highly specific chemiluminescent enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (CL-ELISA) method for monitoring chloramphenicol (CAP) in cosmetics has been developed. The anti-chloramphenicol antibody (mAb) adopted in this work for direct immunoassay could bind to CAP specifically, with negligible cross-reactivity (CR) (less than 0.01%) with most CAP analogues, including structurally related thiamphenicol (TAP) and florfenicol (FF). The limit of detection (LOD), measured by IC10, was 0.0021 ng mL−1. The detection range (IC20-IC80) was ranged from 0.00979 to 0.12026 ng mL−1. In spiked cosmetics samples, mean recoveries ranged from 82.7% to 99.6%, with intraday and interday variation less than 9.8 and 8.2%, respectively. Moreover, with the help of HRP-labeled anti-CAP mAb, the method could be processed in fast direct immunoreaction mode. This CL-ELISA method could be applied for specific, rapid, semiquantitative, and quantitative detection of CAP in cosmetics, facilitating the precise quality control of CAP contamination.
Modeling and Optimization of the BSCF-Based Single-Chamber Solid Oxide Fuel Cell by Artificial Neural Network and Genetic Algorithm
Authors: Le Minh-Vien , Nguyen Tuan-Anh , Nguyen T.-Anh-Nga
Published: June 2019

Fuel cells could be a highly effective and eco-friendly technology to transform chemical energy stored in fuel to useful electricity and thus are presently appraised as a standout among the most encouraging advancements for future energy demand. Solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) have several advantages over other types of fuel cells, such as the flexibility of fuel used, high energy conversion, and relatively inexpensive catalysts due to high-temperature operation. The single chambers, wherein the anode and cathode are exposed to the same mixture of fuel, are promising for the portable power application due to the simplified, compact, sealing-free cell structure. The empirical regression models, such as artificial neural networks (ANNs), can be used as a black-box tool to simulate systems without solving the complicated physical equations merely by utilizing available experimental data. In this study, the performance of the newly proposed BSCF/GDC-based cathode SOFC was modeled using ANNs. The cell voltage was estimated with cathode preparation temperature, cell operating temperature, and cell current as input parameters by the one-layer feed-forward neural network. In order to acquire the appropriate model, several network structures were tested, and the network was trained by backpropagation algorithms. The data used during the training, validation, and test are the actual experimental results from our previous study. The optimum conditions to achieve maximum power of the cell were then determined by the genetic algorithm and the developed ANN.
Analytical Solution of Tidal Loading Effect in a Submarine Leaky Confined Aquifer System
Authors: Song Zongzhong , Li Hailong , Ma Qian , Zheng Chunmiao , Jiao Jiu Jimmy , Li Shaohong
Published: June 2019

Although there are many existing analytical studies of tidal groundwater level fluctuations in coastal aquifer systems, few of them focus on an offshore submarine aquifer. Here, we consider tidal groundwater head fluctuations in a submarine leaky confined aquifer overlain by a semipermeable seabed. Both the seabed and the confined aquifer are assumed to extend horizontally infinitely. A one-dimensional mathematical model is established to describe the problem, and the analytical solution is derived. The impacts of the tidal loading efficiency, hydraulic conductivity and elastic storage of the semipermeable layer and aquifer on the groundwater head fluctuations in the aquifer system are analyzed and discussed. Solution analyses indicated that tidal loading effects tend to enhance the amplitude of the tidal groundwater fluctuation in the confined aquifer system and to reduce the phase shift between the groundwater head and the sea tide fluctuations.
Effectiveness of the Electromagnetic Shock Wave Therapy in the Treatment of Cellulite
Authors: Modena Débora Apª O. , Nogueira da Silva Caroline , Delinocente Talita C. P. , Bianca de Araújo Tatiane , Carvalho Tania Maria de , Grecco Clovis , Moreira Renata Gomes , Campos Gisele , Souza José Ricardo de , Michelini Guidi Renata
Published: June 2019

In the past centuries, the human body was undervalued; nowadays, however, it is overvalued, and thus the manifestation of the dissatisfactions regarding the body has been increasing. Most of the time, these dissatisfactions are related to cellulite, which is most common in women. Its treatment is one of the challenges which encourage the development of new therapeutic modalities, among them the shockwave therapy. Objective. To evaluate the efficacy of ESWT in the treatment of cellulite in gluteus and posterior of thigh. Method. This is a prospective and comparative study, in which volunteer women who attended the criteria of inclusion were selected and who were subjected to 10 sessions of ESWT. The following were performed as an evaluation method: anthropometry, perimetry, skin viscoelasticity with the Cutometer®, thickness of hypodermis with diagnostic ultrasound, analysis of the scale of severity of cellulite (CSS), and quality of life by the Celluqol® questionnaire. The evaluations occurred before the first session (baseline), after 6 and 10 sessions, and during a follow-up of 3 months after the last session. The statistical test applied was the ANOVA one-way with post hoc of Tukey (P-value < 0.05). Results. There was significant improvement (P<0.05) for CSS, for the variable referring to gross elasticity and skin deformation ability evaluated in the Cutometer® and improvement of quality of life represented by Celluqol®. The result was maintained particularly in the follow-up of 3 months after the end of the treatment. Conclusion. The results presented demonstrated the effectiveness and safety of ESWT in the treatment of cellulite and in the decrease of the degrees, improvement of the aspect of the skin, and reestablishment of quality of life. This trial is registered with ClinicalTrials: NCT03275259.
Influence of Vibration Isolator Failure on Vehicle Operation Performance and Floating Slab Track Structure Vibration Reduction Effectiveness
Authors: Zhao Caiyou , Liu Dongya , Zhang Xiaoming , Yi Qiang , Wang Liuchong , Wang Ping
Published: June 2019

At present, steel‐spring floating slabs have been widely used in urban rail transit to reduce the influence of ground vibration caused by vehicle operation on the surrounding environment. As a core part of vibration reduction for floating slab track, the steel‐spring vibration isolator may fail in different forms during operation. In order to study the influence of vibration isolator failure on vehicle operation performance and floating slab track structure vibration reduction effectiveness, a rigid‐flexible coupling dynamic model of vehicle‐rail‐floating slab track is established by multibody dynamics and finite element simulation, and the rationality of the model and its parameters is verified by comparing the theoretical calculation results with the measured data. Based on the model, the failure conditions of steel spring are simulated, considering the failure position and number of steel springs. The results show that the failures of steel‐spring vibration isolators have a significant impact on operating safety and stability of vehicle, and the failure at end is more dangerous than that at midspan. In addition, it also changes the local restraint state of floating slab, resulting in the local vibration mode, which reduces the floating slab track structure vibration reduction effectiveness, mainly within 10 Hz. The different numbers of steel‐spring failures will change the natural modal frequency of floating slab to varying degrees, which may cause the resonance of a certain frequency of the vehicle‐track coupling system, leading to other track structure diseases.
Long-Term Outcomes of Coronary and Carotid Artery Disease Revascularization in the FRIENDS Study
Authors: Tomai Fabrizio , Piccoli Anna , Castriota Fausto , Weltert Luca , Reimers Bernhard , Pesarini Gabriele , Borioni Raoul , De Persio Giovanni , Nerla Roberto , Pacchioni Andrea , Cremonesi Alberto , Ribichini Flavio
Published: June 2019

Objectives. The aim of this study is to assess long-term-outcomes of patients with concomitant CAD and COD treated with different revascularization strategies. Background. Multisite artery disease is common and patients with combined disease have poor prognosis. The best therapeutic strategy for patients with concomitant carotid obstructive disease (COD) and coronary artery disease (CAD) remains controversial. Methods. This observational registry enrolled, between January 2006 and December 2012, 1022 consecutive patients from high volume institutions with concomitant CAD and COD suitable for endovascular, surgical, or hybrid revascularization in both territories selected by consensus of a multidisciplinary team. Results. The cumulative incidence of 5-year major cardiovascular events (MACCE) including cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction (MI), or stroke in the overall population was 12%. The incidence of 5-year MACCE was not statistically different in the surgical, endovascular, or hybrid patients group (10.1% vs. 13.0% vs. 13.2%, P = .257, respectively). However, the hybrid group exhibited rates of myocardial infarction, chronic kidney disease, and cumulative incidence of all clinical events higher than the surgical group. After propensity score matching, the incidence of 5-year MACCE was similar in the three groups (13.0% vs. 15.0% vs. 16.0%, p = .947, respectively). Conclusions. An individualized revascularization approach of patients with combined CAD and COD yields very good results at long-term follow-up, despite the high risk of this multilevel population even when the baseline clinical features are equalized.
Mating System among Provenances of Sclerocarya birrea (A. Rich.) Hochst.
Authors: Msukwa Violet J. , Munthali Chimuleke R. Y. , Nyoka Betserai I. , Missanjo Edward , Muchugi Alice , Okia Clement , Kang’ethe Simon , Jenya Herbert
Published: June 2019

Mating system of a species is critically important both genetically and ecologically in developing plans for breeding and gene conservation. This study was conducted to assess twenty provenances of Sclerocarya birrea (A. Rich.) Hochst. planted in Malawi. The trial was assessed for mating system and sex ratio at eighteen years of age. The results revealed that the mating system in S. birrea occurred from selfing, insect, and wind-mediated pollination. There were no significant (P>0.05) differences on seed germination percentage among the three mating systems. The germination percentages were 47%, 44%, and 43% for insect, wind, and self-pollinations, respectively. This implies that the seeds were viable in all the three mating systems. Production of viable seed from selfed flowers ruled out the possibility of apomixes in S. birrea. Most frequent flower visitors were the orders Hymenoptera and Lepidoptera with peak visitation period being from 7:00 to 11:30 hours in the morning and then 15:30 to 18:00 hours in the afternoon (+2 GMT) when temperatures were cooler. There were significant (P<0.05) variations in sex ratio among the provenances. Five provenances (Marracuene, Magamba, Tanzania pooled, Ngundu, and Matebeleland South) did not deviate significantly from sex ratio equality. The other provenances showed male-biased sex ratios.
Agranulocytosis Induced by Tamoxifen in a Breast Cancer Patient
Authors: Herrscher Hugo , Leblanc Julie , Petit Thierry
Published: June 2019

Background: The main side effects of tamoxifen are menopausal symptoms. We report a case of agranulocytosis induced by tamoxifen in a 33-year-old woman treated in the adjuvant setting. Case Presentation: Ten days after the beginning of tamoxifen treatment, the patient complained of asthenia and mucositis. Blood testing showed a grade 4 neutropenia (0.06 G/L) without any other major hematologic disorder. Tamoxifen was discontinued, and the patient received granulocyte colony-stimulating factor. Within 2 days, she recovered to a normal granulocyte count. Tamoxifen was then switched to the combination of ovarian suppression (triptorelin) and aromatase inhibitor (anastrozole). Conclusion: Agranulocytosis is a very rare adverse event of tamoxifen.
Targeting Noninducible Clinical Ventricular Tachycardias in Patients With Prior Myocardial Infarctions Based on Stored Electrograms
Authors: Yokokawa Miki , Kim Hyungjin Myra , Sharaf Dabbagh Ghaith , Siontis Konstantinos C. , Lathkar-Pradhan Sangeeta , Jongnarangsin Krit , Latchamsetty Rakesh , Morady Fred , Bogun Frank
Published: June 2019

Background:

Ablation of postinfarction ventricular tachycardia (VT) has been shown to reduce VT recurrence and decrease mortality. However, VT recurrence can occur despite extensive ablation procedures. The lack of inducibility of clinical VTs during ablation procedures remains problematic and may be in part responsible for VT recurrences. In this prospective study, we targeted documented but noninducible clinical VTs based on stored implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) electrograms.

Methods:

Radiofrequency ablation was performed in a consecutive group of 66 postinfarction patients (mean age, 67.5±9.2 years; men, 61; mean left ventricular ejection fraction, 25.1±10.8%) in whom clinical VTs were not inducible during an ablation procedure. In the first 33 patients (control group), only inducible VTs were targeted, and in the second 33 patients, noninducible clinical VTs were also targeted by pace-mapping based on stored ICD-electrograms (ICD-electrogram–guided ablation group). Procedural and clinical outcomes were compared at 24 months post-ablation.

Results:

VT recurred in 5 patients (15%) in whom the ICD-electrogram–guided approach was performed and in 13 patients (39%) in the control group. Freedom from recurrent VT was higher (log-rank
P
=0.04) in the ICD-electrogram–guided group, but there was no difference in ventricular fibrillation or in total mortality between both groups.

Conclusions:

Ablation guided by pace-mapping of noninducible postinfarction clinical VTs based on ICD-electrograms is feasible and reduces the risk of recurrent VT.
Early High Christology in Oneness Pentecostal Perspective
Authors: Bernard David K.
Published: June 2019

There is a substantial consensus for the emergence of a high or divine Christology very early and from a Jewish context. Based on insights from Oneness Pentecostalism, the New Testament evidence for early high Christology is best explained within the context of exclusive monotheism by a robust concept of incarnation and a duality of divine transcendence and immanence rather than incipient binitarianism or trinitarianism.
Private Prosecutions in Kenya
Authors: Mujuzi Jamil Ddamulira
Published: June 2019

In Kenya private prosecutions are governed by different laws. These are the Criminal Procedure Code, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions Act, the Constitution and case law developed by courts. The purpose of this article is to demonstrate how courts have invoked these laws to deal with the following issues that relate to private prosecutions: the right to institute a private prosecution, locus standi to institute a private prosecution, and measures in place to prevent or minimise the abuse of private prosecutions. The author recommends ways through which Kenyan legislation could be amended to strengthen the private prosecutions regime.
Review of the ant genus Aenictus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Australia with notes on A. ceylonicus (Mayr)
Authors: SHATTUCK STEVEN O.
Published: June 2019

The Australian members of the ant genus Aenictus are revised. Eight species were found to occur in Australia with three described as new (acerbus sp. n.., aratus Forel, diclops sp. n., hilli Clark, nesiotis Wheeler and Chapman, philiporum Wilson, prolixus sp. n. and turneri Forel). A. hilli is known only from males and its relationship to the remaining workerbased species is uncertain. Of the seven worker-based species, five are restricted to Australia, one is shared with Papua New Guinea and one is shared with Papua New Guinea and the Philippines. Aenictus aratus nesiotis Wheeler and Chapman is removed from synonymy with A. aratus and raised to full species, A. pachycerus impressus Karavaiev is newly synonymised with A. aratus and A. turneri is removed from synonymy with A. ceylonicus (Mayr). Additionally, the following changes are proposed for non-Australian species: A. aitkenii Forel is removed from synonymy with A. aratus, A. aratus asiatica Forel is removed from synonymy with A. aratus and synonymised with A. aitkenii, A. levior Karavaiev is removed from synonymy with A. aratus and raised to full species, A. orientalis (Karavaiev) is removed from synonymy with A. ceylonicus, A. papuanus Donisthorpe is removed from synonymy with A. ceylonicus and, together with A. similis Donisthorpe, is newly synonymised with A. orientalis. A lectotype is designated for A. impressus and a neotype for A. exiguus.
Two new high-altitude species of the genus Omphreus Dejean (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Harpalinae) from Serbia
Authors: ĆURČIĆ SREĆKO B. , WAITZBAUER WOLFGANG , ZOLDA PAMELA , ILIĆ NASTAS , ĆURČIĆ BOŽIDAR P. M.
Published: June 2019

Two new ground beetle species from western Serbia are described, Omphreus (Omphreus) ovcarensis sp. n. (from Mt. Ovčar) and Omphreus (Omphreus) serbooccidentalis sp. n. (from Bukovi Peak, Mt. Maljen). Male and female genitalia and other taxonomically important characters are illustrated. The two new species are clearly distinct from their closest congeners. They have a restricted and probably relict distribution, endemic to the Dinaric Alps in Serbia. A key to five species and two subspecies of the genus Omphreus Dejean from Serbia is presented.
New combinations in Hawaiian Drosophila and Scaptomyza (Diptera: Drosophilidae)
Authors: MAGNACCA KARL N. , O’GRADY PATRICK M.
Published: June 2019

The present paper transfers eight species from the genus Drosophila to the genus Scaptomyza based on characteristics of the male genitalia. One species, Scaptomyza (Titanochaeta) canuta (Hardy) new combination, fits within the concept of the subgenus Titanochaeta. The remaining seven taxa, S. improcera (Hardy) new combination, S. magnipalpa (Hardy) new combination, S. parva (Grimshawi) new combination, S. prolixa (Hardy) new combination, S. taractica (Hardy) new combination, S. totonigra (Hardy) new combination, and S. vinnula (Hardy) new combination, are included as unplaced species of Scaptomyza An additional species, Scaptomyza (Grimshawomyia) undulata (Grimshaw) new com- bination, is transferred from the subgenus Engiscaptomyza to Grimshawomyia based on morphological and molecular characters. An expanded key to the subgenera of Scaptomyza that includes these unplaced taxa is presented. In addition, Drosophila attigua Hardy & Kaneshiro is reduced to a junior new synonym of D. sharpi Grimshaw.
A replacement name for Faecula Fibiger, 2008 (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea: Micronoctuidae)
Authors: FIBIGER MICHAEL
Published: June 2019

The genus name Faecula Fibiger, 2008 must be replaced by Faeculoides nom. nov. because Faecula Fibiger, 2008 is preoccupied by Faecula Slipinski & Lawrence, 1997, an Australian coleopteran genus. The genus Faeculoides comprises three species: type species Faeculoides bifusa (Fibiger, 2008), new combination; Faeculoides plumbifusa (Hampson, 1907), new combination; and Faeculoides leucopis (Hampson, 1907), new combination.
A phylogenetic analysis of the tribe Zopherini with a review ofthe species and generic classification (Coleoptera: Zopheridae)
Authors: FOLEY IAN A. , IVIE MICHAEL A.
Published: June 2019

A morphology-based phylogenetic analysis of all known species (excluding the well-revised Zopherus Gray) of the tribe Zopherini was performed. The genus Sesaspis Casey is elevated from synonymy, redescribed and two new species are described from Central America, Sesaspis ashei NEW SPECIES and Sesaspis triplehorni NEW SPECIES. The following NEW COMBINATIONS are proposed: Noserinus furcatus (Kirsch), Phloeodes venustus (Champion), Sesaspis emarginata (Horn), Sesaspis lutosa (Champion), Sesaspis sylvatica (García-París et al.), and Sesaspis doyeni (García-París et al.). The following NEW SYNONYMIES are proposed: Phloeodes pustulosus LeConte of Phloeodes diabolicus LeConte, Nosoderma prominens Casey, Nosoderma senex Casey, Nosoderma brevicollis Casey, and Nosoderma subglabrus Casey of Eurychora inaequale Say as Verodes inaequalis (Say), Nosoderma insigne Champion of Nosoderma interruptum Champion as Verodes interruptus (Champion), Noserodes squalidus Casey of Nosoderma guatemalense Champion as Verodes guatemalensis (Champion), Scoriaderma congolense Fairmaire of Nosoderma scabrosum Solier as Verodes scabrosus (Solier), and Scoriaderma comoriense Fairmaire of S. cordicolle Waterhouse. A revised key to the world genera is provided, as well as keys to all species of the tribe, save those of Zopherus, including the multispecies genera Noserinus Casey, Nosoderma Guérin-Méneville, Phloeodes LeConte, Sesaspis Casey, and Verodes Casey. A synoptic catalog of the described species is provided, with brief comments on the taxonomic histories of the tribe, genera, and species. All recognized species are illustrated and diagnosed, with information on their types, taxonomic history and geographic distributions.
A new species of Xenorhipis LeConte and of Mastogenius Solier from Mexico, with a discussion of Chrysobothris ichthyomorpha Thomson and its allies and notes on other Mexican and Central American Buprestidae (Coleoptera)
Authors: WESTCOTT RICHARD L.
Published: June 2019

Xenorhipis bajacalifornica Westcott, new species, from Baja California Sur, Mexico, is described and figured. A description of Mastogenius cyanelytron Westcott, new species, herein is necessitated by the fact M. cyanelytra Westcott is an unavailable name. Three species in a complex Neotropical group of the genus Chrysobothris, C. chiriquita Obenberger, new status, C. ichthyomorpha Thomson, and C. thomsoni Waterhouse are discussed in detail and figured. A lectotype is designated for C. chiriquita. Buprestis transversepicta Kerremans is reported as known only from Mexico and is figured. Notes are provided for an additional 135 species in the genera Acmaeodera, Acmaeoderopsis, Actenodes, Agrilaxia, Agrilus, Buprestis, Chalcophora, Chrysesthes, Chrysobothris, Colobogaster, Euchroma, Eudiana, Euplectalecia, Hiperantha, Hippomelas, Jelinekia, Knowltonia, Lampetis, Mixochlorus, Paragrilus, Pelecopselaphus, Polycesta, Spectralia, Tetragonoschema, and Thrincopyge.
Description of a new divergent lineage and three new species of Honduran salamanders of the genus Oedipina (Caudata, Plethodontidae)
Authors: MCCRANIE JAMES R. , VIEITES DAVID R. , WAKE DAVID B.
Published: June 2019

We describe three new species of the plethodontid salamander genus Oedipina from Honduras. All three are relatively small to moderate sized, elongated and attenuate forms, which are differentiated from each other and from other members of the genus in limb and digital features, size, and body shape. Their distinctiveness is validated by phylogenetic analysis of mtDNA (cytochrome b and 16S) data, which shows each to be strongly differentiated. Furthermore, two of the three species are sister taxa and they comprise a third major clade in the genus, which we recognize as a new subgenus.
New pored Leposternon (Squamata, Amphisbaenia) from Brazilian Cerrado
Authors: RIBEIRO SÍRIA , VAZ-SILVA WILIAN , SANTOS-JR. ALFREDO P.
Published: June 2019

A new species of Leposternon is described from the Brazilian Cerrado, southwestern Goiás state. The new species is diagnosed mainly by the following characters: two–four precloacal pores, 299–341 dorsal postpectoral half-annuli, 302– 349 ventral postpectoral half-annuli, 13–15 tail annuli, 118–121 precloacal vertebrae, two supralabials, two infralabials, five series of large plates in dorsal head shields, diamond-shaped pectoral scales, head length 2.6–3.2% snout-vent length, rostronasal length 20.4–23.1% head length, azygous width 30.8–41.9% head width, azygous length 40.1–51.4% head length, frontal length 23.7–38.2% head length, and prefrontal length 37.2–44.4% head length. The new species here described is the only known Leposternon restricted to the Cerrado region. Additionally, we present an updated check list of non-fossil amphisbaenians according to ecoregions in the Brazilian territory.
An overview of the shallow-water calcified hydroids from Brazil (Hydrozoa: Cnidaria), including the description of a new species
Authors: AMARAL FERNANDA M. D. , STEINER ANDREA Q. , BROADHURST MATT K. , CAIRNS STEPHEN D.
Published: June 2019

Five species of calcified hydroids occur in shallow waters along the Brazilian coast: four milleporids –Millepora alcicornis Linnaeus, Millepora braziliensis Verrill, Millepora nitida Verrill, and a new species, Millepora laboreli – and one stylasterid – Stylaster roseus (Pallas). Compared to the scleractinian corals, the calcified hydroids of Brazil have received little attention. Nevertheless, Milleporidae are an important component of Brazilian reefs, with colonies that can reach up to 2 m in diameter. Among the aspects that have been studied for Millepora spp, their distributions and skeletal morphometries are the most distinctive. Due to their complex taxonomy, several morphometric characters have been used to facilitate their identification. Molecular systematics has also been used as a complementary technique to traditional taxonomic tools. Other aspects of Brazilian Millepora spp, such as their nematocysts, medusae and ecology, have received less attention; nevertheless, the few existing studies reveal several remarkable features of this genus. Comprehensive studies of Brazilian stylasterids are still lacking.
Taxonomic position of Pontonides sympathes De Ridder & Holthuis and species of the genus Veleronia Holthuis (Decapoda, Palaemonidae, Pontoniinae) with the description of a new genus
Authors: MARIN IVAN
Published: June 2019

The type specimens of Pontonides sympathes De Ridder & Holthuis, 1979, Veleronia serratifrons Holthuis, 1951, and V. laevifrons Holthuis, 1951 were re-examined. Pontonides sympathes is transferred to Veleronia Holthuis, 1951, based on morphological similarity with V. serratifrons, the type species of the genus. At the same time, a new genus, Pseudoveleronia gen. nov., is erected for Veleronia laevifrons. Detailed re-descriptions of all studied species as well as a key to the genera Pontonides Borradaile, 1917, Veleronia and Pseudoveleronia gen. nov. are given.
A new cleaner species of Elacatinus (Actinopterygii: Gobiidae) from the Southwestern Atlantic
Authors: SAZIMA IVAN , CARVALHO-FILHO ALFREDO , SAZIMA CRISTINA
Published: June 2019

A new species of cleaner goby, Elacatinus phthirophagus sp. n., is described from Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, off northeastern Brazil. It differs from its congeners of the putative “randalli-evelynae” cleaning clade by the following combination of characters: mouth subterminal, pale (bright yellow in life) elliptical spot on dark snout, width of lateral pale (bright yellow in life) stripe almost equal as eye diameter (slightly narrower in live individuals), light purplish sheen (in life) extending laterally from below eye to tail origin, no blue line (in life) from below eye to end of opercular margin, teeth multiserial on the distal portion of both jaws, males with 3 enlarged and recurved teeth on dentary inner row. The new species was recorded at depths ranging from 3 to 18 m and is ubiquitous in the archipelago islets. It tends cleaning stations on coral heads, sponges, and rocky substrata, with up to 15 individuals present in large stations, particularly those on sponges. Elacatinus phthirophagus sp. n. was recorded to clean about 30 species of fish clients, including large carnivores such as the shark Carcharhinus perezi and smaller carnivores such as the grouper Cephalopholis fulva, besides small clients like the planktivorous damselfish Chromis multilineata and the zoobenthivorous butterflyfish Chaetodon ocellatus. The new species increases to three the number of cleaner gobies recorded for Southwestern Atlantic, one from the coast and two from oceanic islands.
Two new genera of Phoridae (Diptera) from New Zealand
Authors: BROWN BRIAN V. , OLIVER HUGH
Published: June 2019

Two new genera, Wharia and Minicosta, are diagnosed and specimens of their included species, W. willcocksorum and M. mollyae, described. The relationships of both genera are unknown, although they do not belong in subfamily Metopininae. Modifications to the latest key to World phorid genera are given to allow identification of the new taxa.
A new genus and new species of metalmark moths (Lepidoptera: Choreutidae) from Costa Rica
Authors: ROTA JADRANKA
Published: June 2019

Alasea, new genus, is described and illustrated. As currently defined, Alasea is monotypic with the single species A. corniculata, n. sp., from Heredia, Limón, and Puntarenas provinces in Costa Rica. The new genus is assigned to the subfamily Choreutinae based on morphological and molecular data. As in other choreutines, Alasea has a bluntly pointed forewing and hindwing (in Brenthiinae the wings are obtuse); the basal segment of the labial palpus is parallel-sided (in Brenthiinae it is narrowed basally); and the basal flagellomeres of the antenna are heavily scaled (in Brenthiinae such scaling is never present). The immature stages and the biology of A. corniculata are unknown. Additionally, the terminology and homology of genitalic characters used in descriptions of Choreutidae are reviewed, and suggestions for more consistent usage are provided.
A new species and new subgenus of the Genus Elaphrus from North China, with cladistic analysis of taxa of the tribe Elaphrini (Coleoptera: Carabidae)
Authors: SHI HONGLIANG , LIANG HONGBIN
Published: June 2019

A new subgenus Sinoelaphrus new subgenus of Elaphrus is described based on a new species from north China, E. angulonotus new species (type locality: Beijing, Haidian, Yangtaishan, 205m). The new species is different from other members of the genus in having a prominent lateral angle on the pronotum and one seta on each angle. Cladistic analysis of the seven genera and subgenera of Elaphrini confirms the phylogenetic status of the new subgenus.
A new species of Caenohomalopoda (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) from India
Authors: GUPTA ANKITA , POORANI JANAKIRAMAN
Published: June 2019

The genus Caenohomalopoda Tachikawa belongs to the tribe Habrolepidini, subtribe Habrolepidina, and contains eight species at present. Caenohomalopoda is present in the Oriental, Palaearctic, Australasian, Afrotropical and Nearctic regions. From India, three species, C. longiclava Basha & Hayat, C. longistylata Singh and C. koreana Tachikawa, Paik & Paik are known at present, along with one undetermined species; a key was provided by Hayat (2006) for the Indian species.  Zhang & Huang (2006) provided a key to the species of the world and described C. chinensis Zhang & Huang from southwestern China. Caenohomalopoda shikokuensis (Tachikawa) is the most widely distributed species. According to Zhang & Huang (2006), hosts of Caenohomalopoda spp. are scale insects belonging to the Odonaspidini (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) on bamboos or reeds.
Lactistes obesipes Signoret, 1879 (Hemiptera: Cydnidae)the burrower bug enigma: redescription, synonymy, and remarks on its distribution and taxonomic status
Authors: LIS JERZY A. , LIS BARBARA
Published: June 2019

The genus Lactistes Schiødte, 1847 (Cydnidae: Cydninae: Geotomini sensu lato – for a new classification of the Cydnidae, see Pluot-Sigwalt & J.A. Lis, 2008) comprises 15 species distributed in the Palaearctic, Afrotropical, and Oriental Regions, and only a single species reported from the Australian Region (J.A. Lis 1996, 1999; Cassis & Gross 2002). This species, named Lactistes obesipes, was described three times by Signoret in three different papers (1879, 1880, 1881) from an unknown locality in Australia (firstly as “Nouvelle-Hollande”, then as “Australie”) on the basis of the same single female specimen.
Phylogeny and reclassification of Distictus Townes (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Cryptinae), with description of a new species
Authors: SANTOS BERNARDO F. , AGUIAR ALEXANDRE P.
Published: June 2019

Distictus aurantium new species, from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, is described and illustrated. The validity of Distictus Townes was cladistically tested against 19 species and 60 informative characters, both with implied weighting and unweighted analyses. All cladograms recovered Distictus as monophyletic, while suggesting that it might be the sister group of the clade Lagarosoma Gupta + Prosthoporus Porter + Trypha Townes. Fenixia Aguiar is proposed as a new junior synonym of Distictus Townes, and the valid genus is transferred from Cryptina (=Ischnina) to Gabuniina. New distribution records expand the known range of D. tibialis to 17º48' latitude degrees, from Rio Grande do Sul to Goiás (Brazil).
The Cyprian genus Exodrymadusa Karabag (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae)
Authors: ÜNAL MUSTAFA
Published: June 2019

The Cyprian endemic genus Exodrymadusa Karaba™ is studied. First male of only known species Exodrymadusa inornata Uvarov is described. Taxonomic position of the genus is discussed. Descriptive illustrations are given.
A new felt scale genus (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha; Eriococcidae) from Papua New Guinea, with descriptions of two new species
Authors: KOZÁR FERENC , BENEDICTY ZSUZSANNA KONCZNÉ , HODGSON CHRIS
Published: June 2019

A new eriococcid genus, Pseudomontanococcus Kozár & Hodgson, is introduced to take two new species, P. martini Kozár & Konczné Benedicty and P. baloghi Kozár & Konczné Benedicty, both from Papua New Guinea. The adult females and 2 nd -instar female nymphs of both species are described, as are the adult male and 2 nd -instar male of P. martini.
A new species of Lestrolepis from the Red Sea, with redescription of Lestrolepis pofi (Harry, 1953) (Aulopiformes: Parelepididae)
Authors: HO HSUAN-CHING , GOLANI DANIEL
Published: June 2019

A new species of the genus Lestrolepis is described based on 6 specimens collected from the Red Sea. The species differs from the congeners in having 31‒34 anal-fin rays, 63‒65 total lateral-line scales, 28‒30 prehaemal vertebrae and 79‒81 total vertebrae. Lestidium pofi Harry, previously recognized as a junior synonym of “Lestrolepis” luetkeni (Ege), is recognized as a valid species of Lestrolepis. A redescription of pofi is provided, based on specimens collected from off Hawaii, Japan, Madagascar and Australia.
A new species and synonym of Svistella Gorochov, 1987 (Orthoptera: Trigonidiidae: Trigonidiinae) from China
Authors: MA LIBIN , JING XUAN , ZHANG TAO
Published: June 2019

Eight species comprise the genus Svistella Gorochov, 1987 worldwide. Most are yellow or yellowish brown, and, two of them are colorful. With the exception of the colorful species, Svistella bifasciata (Shiraki, 1913) and Svistella chekjawa Tan & Robillard, 2012, another was discovered in China. Svistella argentata sp. n. is very similar to S. bifasciata, but different in coloration and features of the male genitalia. Svistella tympanalis He et al., 2009 is found to be a junior synonym of Svistella rufonotata (Chopard, 1932).
Cheilostome Bryozoa of the northern Persian Gulf, Iran
Authors: BARADARI H. , NASROLAHI A. , TAYLOR P.D.
Published: June 2019

This paper describes 15 cheilostome bryozoan species obtained from 15 sampling sites along the northern coast of the Persian Gulf in Iran. Two of the cheilostomes are described as new species: Parasmittina cryptoavicularia n. sp. and Trematooecia persica n. sp. The majority of species found in this study (67%) have a tropical to subtropical Indo-Pacific distribution, while the remainder are more widely distributed. Several are fouling species known from warmer seas around the globe. Further sampling efforts are needed to obtain a better estimate of the true bryozoan diversity in the region which is almost certainly much greater than the 15 species described in this study.
Five new species of mites in the genus Leptogamasus Trägårdh, 1936, and a new subgenus Medioperigamasus (Parasitiformes: Parasitidae)
Authors: WITALIŃSKI WOJCIECH
Published: June 2019

Five new species of mites belonging to the genus Leptogamasus are described, in a new subgenus Leptogamasus (Medioperigamasus)—L. (M.) lamelligynus sp. nov., L. (M.) parcus sp. nov., L. (M.) ramosus sp. nov., L. (M.) sarcidanus sp. nov. and L. (M.) sasha sp. nov. A key to adults of all 12 globally known species of subgenera Breviperigamasus and Medioperigamasus is proposed.
A checklist of Pontarachnidae (Acari: Hydrachnidia) and notes on distributional patterns of the species
Authors: CHATTERJEE TAPAS , SCHIZAS NIKOLAOS V. , PEŠIĆ VLADIMIR
Published: June 2019

A worldwide checklist of the pontarachnid mites is provided based on published reports and original data. A total of 53 valid species of pontarachnid mites have been compiled, of which the genus Pontarachna includes 30 species, while 23 species belong to the genus Litarachna. The highest number of species (n=16) is reported from the marine province Tropical West of the Pacific Ocean. A deutonymph of Litarachna triangularis is reported here from Dongsha Atoll, Taiwan. Patterns of endemism and seemingly incomplete species distributional records are the result of a lack of intensive faunistic surveys in different parts of the world. The taxonomy of Pontarachnid mites will be improved by the use of mite-specific sampling methods and the application of molecular phylogenetics.
A new species of the genus Garra Hamilton (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from Northeast India
Authors: RONI NARENGBAM , CHINGLEMBA YENGKHOM , RAMESHORI YUMNAM , VISHWANATH WAIKHOM
Published: June 2019

A new species of Garra with a rostral proboscis is described from the Barak River drainage in Manipur, India. Garra paratrilobata, new species, is distinguished from its congeners in having the combination of the following characters: a prominent trilobed proboscis, the median lobe with 5–7 uni- to tricuspid tubercles on its anterior margin and 4–6 minute tubercles on its anteroventral margin; lateral lobe of the proboscis with 3–4 minute tubercles; lateral surface of the snout lobular, with 6–9 tubercles; 33–34 lateral-line scales; and the rostral surface concave, creased and depressed.
A synopsis of Microperla (Plecoptera: Peltoperlidae), with a new species from Shaanxi Province of China
Authors: CHEN ZHI-TENG , SONG LIANG-DONG
Published: June 2019

A new species of the peltoperlid genus Microperla Chu, 1928, Microperla qinlinga Chen, sp. nov. from Shaanxi Province of northwestern China is described and illustrated. The new species is characterized by the widely rounded ventral lobe in males and the extremely large and bilobed subgenital plate in female. In addition, the taxonomic history and current status of the genus Microperla is reviewed.
New taxa of Trigonidiini (Orthoptera: Grylloidea: Trigonidiidae: Trigonidiinae) from China
Authors: MA LIBIN , PAN ZHAOHUI
Published: June 2019

Sectus gen. nov. was proposed on the basis of genitalic features. Two new combinations have resulted, Sectus peruviana (Chopard, 1956) comb. nov. and Sectus hainanensis (He et al., 2010) comb. nov. Three new species, Anaxipha nigritorquis sp. nov., Metiochodes gracilus sp. nov. and Sectus integrum sp. nov., are described and illustrated.
On the Link between Summer Dry Bias over the U.S. Great Plains and Seasonal Temperature Prediction Skill in a Dynamical Forecast System
Authors: Ardilouze Constantin , Batté Lauriane , Decharme Bertrand , Déqué Michel
Published: June 2019

Soil moisture anomalies are expected to be a driver of summer predictability for the U.S. Great Plains since this region is prone to intense and year-to-year varying water and energy exchange between the land and the atmosphere. However, dynamical seasonal forecast systems struggle to deliver skillful summer temperature forecasts over that region, otherwise subject to a consistent warm-season dry bias in many climate models. This study proposes two techniques to mitigate the impact of this precipitation deficit on the modeled soil water content in a forecast system based on the CNRM-CM6-1 model. Both techniques lead to increased evapotranspiration during summer and reduced temperature and precipitation bias. However, only the technique based on a correction of the precipitation feeding the land surface throughout the forecast integration enables skillful summer prediction. Although this result cannot be generalized for other parts of the globe, it confirms the link between bias and skill over the U.S. Great Plains and pleads for continued efforts of the modeling community to tackle the summer bias affecting that region.
Seasonal Variations in Temperature–Suicide Associations across South Korea
Authors: Kalkstein Adam J. , Belorid Miloslav , Dixon P. Grady , Kim Kyu Rang , Bremer Keith A.
Published: June 2019

South Korea has among the highest rates of suicide in the world, and previous research suggests that suicide frequency increases with anomalously high temperatures, possibly as a result of increased sunshine. However, it is unclear whether this temperature–suicide association exists throughout the entire year. Using distributed lag nonlinear modeling, which effectively controls for nonlinear and delayed effects, we examine temperature–suicide associations for both a warm season (April–September) and a cool season (October–March) for three cities across South Korea: Seoul, Daegu, and Busan. We find consistent, statistically significant, mostly linear relationships between relative risk of suicide and daily temperature in the cool season but few associations in the warm season. This seasonal signal of statistically significant temperature–suicide associations only in the cool season exists among all age segments, but especially for those 35 and older, along with both males and females. We further use distributed lag nonlinear modeling to examine cloud cover–suicide associations and find few significant relationships. This result suggests that that high daily temperatures in the cool season, and not exposure to sun, are responsible for the strong temperature–suicide associations found in South Korea.
Direct Measurements of Small Polar Impurities in Gasoline Mixtures Using Molecular Rotational Resonance Spectroscopy
Authors: Christophe Artressa L. , Barnes Jalon T. , Twagirayezu Sylvestre , Mikhonin Aleksandr , Muckle Matthew T. , Neill Justin L.
Published: June 2019

This paper reports our efforts to determine whether rotational spectroscopy is a useful tool for petroleum analysis. These efforts include the use of a BrightSpec molecular rotational resonance (MRR) spectrometer, which operates in the 260–290 GHz frequency range, to record rotational spectra of small polar contaminants in commercial gasoline. The observed rotational spectra showed rich, but assignable, patterns due to the sensitivity of the MRR to only small polar compounds. Any interference from a complex hydrocarbon matrix, which in conventional chromatographic methods obscures signals from small polar contaminants, is nearly eliminated. In addition to the evident rotational spectrum of ethanol, the spectra of toluene, ethyl cyanide, and acetaldehyde have also been detected. A quantitative method for ethanol has been developed and demonstrated in this paper, whereas the specific analyses of the other polar impurities will be reported in the future. The validity of MRR to be used as an analytical instrument has been examined by constructing a standard linear curve using dilutions of ethanol in water. The linearity and percentage recovery parameters are satisfactory.
Rhetorical adaptation, normative resistance and international order-making: China’s advancement of the responsibility to protect
Authors: Fung Courtney J
Published: June 2019

How do rising powers execute normative resistance to shape international order? Contrary to the existing literature, I argue that rising powers are productive agents of normative change and international order-making, through the use of rhetorical adaptation to contest pre-existing orders. Rhetorical adaptation is a strategy and set of tactics that simultaneously modifies norm content, while reducing critiques of obstructionism. To make this argument, this article traces China’s efforts as a ‘norm shaper’ regarding the responsibility to protect through the inception, institutionalization and implementation of the norm in the landmark 2011 Libya intervention. China layers traditional sovereignty norms under the responsibility to protect, focusing and narrowing the emerging norm by fortifying the primacy of the state. While I show how China resists co-option into an evolving ontological order that challenges traditional sovereignty, the article also addresses the unforeseen consequences of China’s normative efforts that ‘backfired’ to permit the use of the responsibility to protect to justify Libyan regime change. More broadly, this article speaks to rising powers as agents crafting international order, and the process of normative resistance that occurs throughout the norm life cycle. I draw from publicly available documents and semi-structured interviews with Chinese foreign policy and United Nations elites.
The Democratizer Army Paradox: The Role of the Algerian Army in Impeded Democratization
Authors: Yolcu Furkan Halit
Published: June 2019

The main paradox of the civil–military relations theory has been the protection of the political sphere from the military, which is administered by the politicians. The new dilemma lies under the paradox that occurs when the political sphere is entirely co-opted by the military, which is legitimized through democratization instead of protection of the civilian sphere. The question regarding the continuity of the pathology, the military superiority over the civil administration, has been largely omitted. This study is an attempt to respond to this conundrum related to the continuity of pathological civil–military relations. The main focus is the pathology that occurs when the military is the modernizer or the democratizer in a country. The study uses process tracing to collect the data as research attempts to unravel the rationale behind the continuity of military dominance in politics. In doing so, it will attempt to trace the causality between the lack of democratization and military dominance over politics in the case of Algeria.