bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Local Control of Breast Conservation Therapy versus Mastectomy in Multifocal or Multicentric Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Authors: Fang Min , Zhang Xiaoxi , Zhang Hao , Wu Kainan , Yu Yue , Sheng Yuan
Published: May 2019

Objective: Breast conservation therapy (BCT) for female patients with multifocal or multicentric (MF/MC) breast cancer remains controversial. The purpose of the present meta-analysis was to explore whether BCT was feasible for female patients with MF/MC breast cancer and to compare the results of treatment with those of female patients with unifocal breast cancer who underwent BCT and female patients with MF/MC breast cancer who underwent mastectomy. Methods: Online databases, including PubMed and Embase, were independently searched from inception to January 2018 and reviewed by two authors. The present meta-analysis compared local relapse (LR) of BCT versus mastectomy for patients with MF/MC breast cancer and LR of patients with unifocal breast cancer versus patients with MF/MC breast cancer who underwent BCT. Ten studies comprising 19,272 patients were included. Results: The cumulative incidence of LR was 5.6% (65/1,163) for MF/MC disease treated with BCT, 4.2% (750/17,656) for unifocal disease treated with BCT, and 2.0% (9/453) for MF/MC disease treated with mastectomy. Thus, the cumulative incidence of LR for MF/MC patients treated with BCT was significantly higher than for mastectomy (p < 0.001). However, the forest plot analysis showed no significant differences in LR between BCT and mastectomy procedures (OR = 1.22, 95% CI = 0.49–3.00, p = 0.67, I2 = 0%). Compared with the unifocal group treated with BCT, BCT for MF/MC breast cancer showed a significant difference in LR (OR = 2.25, 95% CI = 1.48–3.42, p = 0.0001, I2 = 0%). Conclusion: The LR of BCT for patients with MF/MC breast cancer was higher than that of BCT for patients with unifocal breast cancer. However, no significant difference was found in the incidence of LR between the BCT group and the mastectomy group in patients with MF/MC breast cancer.
Usefulness of Preoperative Mechanical Bowel Preparation in Patients with Colon Cancer who Undergo Elective Surgery: A Prospective Randomized Trial Using Oral Antibiotics
Authors: Suzuki Toshiyuki , Sadahiro Sotaro , Tanaka Akira , Okada Kazutake , Saito Gota , Miyakita Hiroshi , Ogimi Takashi
Published: May 2019

Background: To prevent surgical site infection (SSI) in colorectal surgery, the combination of mechanical bowel preparation (MBP), oral antibiotic bowel preparation (OABP), and the intravenous antibiotics have been proposed as standard treatment. We conducted an RCT comparing the incidence of SSI between MBP + OABP and OABP alone after receiving a single dose of intravenous antibiotics. Methods: The study group comprised 254 patients who underwent elective surgery for colon cancer. Patients were randomly assigned to receive MBP + OABP and intravenous antibiotics (MBP + OABP group) or to receive OABP and intravenous antibiotics (OABP alone group). Results: Overall, 125 patients in MBP + OABP group and 126 patients in OABP alone group were eligible. Incisional SSI occurred in 3 patients (2.4%) in MBP + OABP group, and 8 patients (6.3%) in the OABP-alone group. Organ/space SSI developed in 0 patients (0%) and in 4 patients (3.2%) in each group respectively. The OABP-alone group was thus not shown to be noninferior to the MBP + OABP group in the incidences of incisional SSI or organ/space SSI. Other infectious complications developed in 7 patients (5.6%) and in 6 patients (4.8%) in each group, indicating the non-inferiority of OABP alone to MBP + OABP. Conclusions: MBP combined with oral antibiotics and intravenous antibiotics remains standard in elective colon cancer surgery.
Genetic Association Study of Restless Legs Syndrome in Chinese Population
Authors: Chen Jie , Luo Qi , Li Gen , Huang Yumeng , Ma Jianfang
Published: May 2019

Backgrounds: Several recent case-control studies have suggested some candidate genes being responsible for causing the restless legs syndrome (RLS). However, the association between those genes and the risk for RLS among the Asian population has not been well investigated. Objectives: The aim of the study was to investigate the genetic risk factors of RLS among the Chinese Population. Methods: A total of 158 RLS patients and 229 controls were recruited and the diagnosis of RLS was based on the criteria of International RLS Study Group. Polymer chain reaction and sequencing were used to detect 14 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in 9 genetic loci (heme oxygenase 1 [HMOX1], HMOX2, vitamin D3 [1, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D3] receptor gene [VDR], interleukin 17A [IL17A], IL1B, NOS1, alcohol-dehydrogenase [ADH1B], gamma-aminobutyrate acid receptors[GABRR3] and GABRA4). Results: Among 14 selected SNPs, the frequency of IL1B rs1143634C allelic variant was lower in RLS patients than that in controls. Moreover, after adjustment for age and sex, rs731236 of VDR were found associated with increased risk of RLS in the dominant model. However, none of those results survived Bonferroni correction. The effects of HMOX1 and HMOX2 gene on developing RLS were not seen after the inclusion of RLS patients with a low ferritin level. Conclusions: Our study failed to replicate the association between 9 candidate genetic loci (HMOX1, HMOX2, VDR, IL17A, IL1B, NOS1, ADH1B, GABRR3 and GABRA4) and RLS in the Chinese population.
Impact of Leadless Pacemaker Therapy on Cardiac and Atrioventricular Valve Function Through 12 Months of Follow-Up
Authors: Beurskens Niek E.G. , Tjong Fleur V.Y. , de Bruin-Bon Rianne H.A. , Dasselaar Kosse J. , Kuijt Wichert J. , Wilde Arthur A.M. , Knops Reinoud E.
Published: May 2019

Background:

Endocardial pacemaker leads and right ventricular (RV) pacing are well-known causes of tricuspid valve, mitral valve, and cardiac dysfunction. Lead-related adverse consequences can potentially be mitigated by leadless pacemaker (LP) therapy by eliminating the presence of a transvalvular lead. This study assessed the impact of LP placement on cardiac and valvular structure and function.

Methods:

Echocardiographic studies before and 12±1 months after LP implantation were performed between January 2013 and May 2018 at our center and compared with age- and sex-matched controls of dual-chamber transvenous pacemaker recipients.

Results:

A total of 53 patients receiving an LP were included, of whom 28 were implanted with a Nanostim and 25 with a Micra LP device. Tricuspid valve regurgitation was graded as being more severe in 23 (43%) patients at 12±1 months compared with baseline (
P
<0.001). Compared with an apical position, an RV septal position of the LP was associated with increased tricuspid valve incompetence (odds ratio, 5.20;
P
=0.03). An increase in mitral valve regurgitation was observed in 38% of patients (
P
=0.006). LP implantation resulted in a reduction of RV function, according to a lower tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (
P
=0.003) and RV tricuspid lateral annular systolic velocity (
P
=0.02), and a higher RV Tei index (
P
=0.04). LP implantation was further associated with a reduction of left ventricular ejection fraction (
P
=0.03) and elevated left ventricular Tei index (
P
=0.003). The changes in tricuspid valve regurgitation in the LP group were similar to the changes in the dual-chamber transvenous pacemaker control group (43% versus 38%, respectively;
P
=0.39).

Conclusions:

LP therapy is associated with an increase in tricuspid valve dysfunction through 12 months of follow-up; yet it was comparable to dual-chamber transvenous pacemaker systems. Furthermore, LP therapy seems to adversely impact mitral valve and biventricular function.
Prevalence of
RNF213
p.R4810K Variant in Early-Onset Stroke With Intracranial Arterial Stenosis
Authors: Kamimura Teppei , Okazaki Shuhei , Morimoto Takaaki , Kobayashi Hatasu , Harada Kouji , Tomita Tsutomu , Higashiyama Aya , Yoshimoto Takeshi , Takahashi Jun C. , Nakagawara Jyoji , Koga Masatoshi , Toyoda Kazunori , Maruyama Hirofumi , Koizumi Akio , Ihara Masafumi
Published: May 2019

Background and Purpose—

The ring finger protein 213 gene (
RNF213
) is a susceptibility gene for moyamoya disease and large-artery ischemic stroke in East Asia. We examined the prevalence and correlates of the
RNF213
p.R4810K variant in patients with early-onset ischemic stroke in a Japanese single-center cohort.

Methods—

We analyzed 70 early-onset stroke patients with intracranial arterial stenosis who developed a noncardioembolic stroke or transient ischemic attack from 20 to 60 years of age. Patients with moyamoya disease were excluded.

Results—

The
RNF213
p.R4810K variant was found in 17 patients (24%), and more often in women than men (38% versus 16%, odds ratio 3.3; 95% CI, 1.1–10.2,
P
=0.04). The variant was identified in 35% of patients with stenosis in the M1 segment of the middle cerebral artery or the A1 segment of the anterior cerebral artery (odds ratio, 25.0; 95% CI, 1.4–438;
P
<0.01) but in only one patient (9%) with intracranial posterior circulation stenosis. Conventional atherosclerotic risk factors did not differ between variant carriers and noncarriers.

Conclusions—

The
RNF213
p.R4810K variant is common in early-onset ischemic stroke with anterior circulation stenosis in Japan. Further investigation of the
RNF213
gene will provide new insights into pathogenetic mechanisms of early-onset stroke.
Considerations of Ethical Aspects of Control Strategies of Unowned Free-Roaming Dog Populations and the No-Kill Policy in Italy
Authors: Natoli E. , Cariola G. , Dall’Oglio G. , Valsecchi P.
Published: May 2019

The management of free-roaming dog populations is an important matter both for the local administrations that have to manage this problem and for the defenders of the animals’ rights. This review’s first objective is to analyse the legal status of the free-roaming dogs in some European countries. A second purpose of this work is to ask questions and to consider the ethical aspects of the already-existing strategies to control free-roaming dog populations. Italian Law no. 281, which was enacted in 1991, was intended to solve the problem of free-roaming dogs in Italy; at the same time, apparently in contradiction with this objective, the law called for a no-kill policy to be enforced throughout the whole national territory. Thus, for a dog that has no chances of adoption, the ethical debate has moved to the question of whether a “life imprisonment” is better than the “capital punishment”. In terms of ethical aspects of control strategies of free-roaming dog populations, we believe that the Italian national law, and its regional applications, are more functional than the other laws of Westernized countries, with the appropriate measures suggested and with a more accurate control on their application.
Five new species of the damselfish genus Chromis (Perciformes: Labroidei: Pomacentridae) from deep coral reefs in the tropical western Pacific
Authors: PYLE RICHARD L. , EARLE JOHN L. , GREENE BRIAN D.
Published: May 2019

Five new species of the damselfish genus Chromis 2 (Perciformes 3 : Labroidei 4 : Pomacentridae 5 ) are described from specimens collected from deep (>60 m) coral-reef habitat in the western Pacific by divers using mixed-gas closed-circuit rebreather gear. Two of the five new species (C. abyssus and C. circumaurea) are each described from specimens taken at a single locality within the Caroline Islands (Palau and Yap, respectively); one (C. degruyi) is described from specimens collected or observed throughout the Caroline Islands, and two (C. brevirostris and C. earina) are described from specimens collected from several localities throughout the Caroline Islands, Fiji, and Vanuatu. All five species can easily be distinguished from other known Chromis, and from each other, on the basis of color and morphology. These new species represent the first five scientific names prospectively registered in the official ICZN ZooBank registry 6 . Moreover, the electronic online edition of this document has been specially formatted with many embedded links to additional resources available online via the internet to enhance access to taxonomically-relevant information, and as a demonstration of the utility of international standards for biodiversity informatics.
Three new legskates of the genus Sinobatis (Rajoidei: Anacanthobatidae) from the IndoWest Pacific
Authors: LAST PETER R. , SÉRET BERNARD
Published: May 2019

Three new species of legskates (Anacanthobatidae) are described from the Indo–Australian region. Two of these species conform to the subgenus Sinobatis Hulley of Anacanthobatis von Bonde & Swart, which is herein elevated to genus level based primarily on clasper morphology. Sinobatis presently includes S. borneensis (South China Sea and Taiwan) and possibly S. melanosoma (East and South China Seas and Taiwan), as well as the new species, S. bulbicauda sp. nov. (eastern Indonesia and northwestern Australia, SE Indian Ocean) and S. filicauda sp. nov. (northeastern Australia, SE Pacific Ocean). The third new species, S. caerulea sp. nov. (northwestern Australia, SE Indian Ocean), is provisionally placed in Sinobatis in the absence of an adult male. The new species are distinguishable from each other, and from nominal Indo–Pacific legskates, based on their morphometrics, meristics, tail morphology and coloration. Legskates exhibit marked intraspecific variation in shape associated with their soft, flexible bodies, and considerable ontogenetic and sexual differentiation.
Valdesiana curiosa: a remarkable new genus and species of Clivinematini (Hemiptera: Miridae: Deraeocorinae) from Argentina, and a key to Argentinean genera and species
Authors: CARPINTERO DIEGO LEONARDO , DELLAPÉ PABLO MATÍAS , CHELI GERMAN
Published: May 2019

A remarkable new genus and species of Clivinematini is described. The holotype was collected in Península Valdés, Chubut Province, Argentina. Phylogenetic affinities and some biogeographical notes are discussed. Photographs and a key to known Argentinean genera and species of Clivinematini are provided.
Erratum: Garfias-Espejo, T., Elías-Gutiérrez, M. & Silva-Briano, M. (2007) On Macrothrix agsensis Dumont, Silva-Briano & Babu, 2002 (Cladocera: Anomopoda: Macrothricidae), with description of the male and ephippial females, and comments on the distribution of the genus in Mexico. Zootaxa, 1632, 49–60.
Authors: GARFIAS-ESPEJO T. , ELÍAS-GUTIÉRREZ M. , SILVA-BRIANO M.
Published: May 2019

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Three new species of the leafhopper genus Pedionis Hamilton (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Macropsinae) from China
Authors: DAI REN-HUAI , LI HU
Published: May 2019

Three new species, Pedionis (Pedionis) acerosa sp. nov., P. (P.) longiaxonica sp. nov. and P. (P.) obtusata sp. nov. from China, are described and illustrated. A key is given to distinguish all species of the genus from China.
Replacement names for two species of Noctuidae (Lepidoptera)
Authors: HAN H. L. , KONONENKO V. S.
Published: May 2019

In the course of research on the Eustrotiinae (Noctuidae) we have determined that the African species Eustrotia bella Bethune-Baker, 1911 (nomenclature according to Poole 1989) is congeneric with Maliattha separata Walker, 1863, the type-species of Maliattha Walker, 1863. Characters of Maliattha shared with bella Bethune-Baker are the small size, structure of the palpi and characteristic wing pattern, and male genitalic features including a short uncus, lacking a harpe, a long ribbon-like transtilla, and the presence of a clavus and small sclerotised claws on the tip of the valva (Figs. 1–6). With this generic transfer, the name bella Bethune-Baker, 1911 becomes a secondary junior homonym of Maliattha bella (Staudinger, 1892) and requires a replacement name, which we provide here as Maliattha bethunebakeri, nom. n.
New and little known earthworm species from Central Madagascar (Oligochaeta: Kynotidae)
Authors: CSUZDI CSABA , RAZAFINDRAKOTO MALALATIANA , BLANCHART ERIC
Published: May 2019

The investigation of a small number of earthworms collected in Central Madagascar resulted in the discovery of two spe-cies new for science, Kynotus minutus and Kynotus parvus spp. nov. Apart from the descriptions and illustrations of thenew species, the two little-known species Kynotus alaotranus Michaelsen, 1907 and Kynotus michaelseni Rosa, 1892 arerecorded for the first time after the original description, and commented short diagnoses are provided. With the two newspecies described in this paper, the genus Kynotus now contains 20 species. The monogeneric earthworm family Kynotidae is endemic to Madagascar.
Redescription of the larva of Amblyomma oblongoguttatum Koch, 1844 (Acari: Ixodidae) by light and scanning electron microscopy
Authors: BARBIERI FABIO S. , BRITO LUCIANA G. , BARROS-BATTESTI DARCI M. , FAMADAS KÁTIA M. , LABRUNA MARCELO B. , CAMARGO LUIS MARCELO A.
Published: May 2019

The larval stage of Amblyomma oblongoguttatum Koch is redescribed using optical and scanning electron microscopy.Unfed larvae were obtained from a colony of A. oblongoguttatum originated from engorged females collected on domesticpigs from Monte Negro municipally (10°29’S, 63°32’W), State of Rondônia, Western Amazon, Brazil. Several charactersare presented including the chaetotaxy of the idiosoma, palpi and Haller’s organ, as well as morphological features of theidiosoma, gnathosoma and legs. In addition, the porotaxy (topographical and numerical patterns of integumentary struc-tures) were presented by using a new nomenclature recently proposed. The chaetotaxy of the larvae of A. oblongoguttat-um, in general, is similar to other Neotropical Amblyomma species. Three types of integumentary structures were observedon the idiosoma: lyrifissures, small glands, and large wax glands. Topographic and numerical patterns of the integumen-tary structures consisted of 5 pairs of large wax glands (1 dorsal/ 4 ventral), 24 pairs of lyrifissures (11 dorsal/ 13 ventral),and 49 pairs of small glands (28 dorsal/ 21 ventral). These topographic and numerical patterns found for A. oblongogut-tatum show only minor differences when compared with patterns of other Amblyomma larvae, however, a few key features can be used for identification of these species.
A new loach of the genus Physoschistura Bănărescu & Nalbant (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae) from Chindwin basin, Manipur, India
Authors: LOKESHWOR Y. , VISHWANATH W.
Published: May 2019

The paper describes Physoschistura tigrinum, a new nemacheilid from the Chindwin basin in Manipur, India. The newspecies is distinguished from congeners in having 9½ branched dorsal-fin rays; 12–14 irregularly arranged light reddishbrown bars on the side, some of which are broken into blotches and short bars; 5–6 dark brown saddles; forked caudal finwith 9+8 branched rays; axillary pelvic lobe well formed but not prominent; 10 pores in preoperculomandibular canal andsuborbital flap in the male. The status of Schistura prashadi is also discussed, and the species is validated to Physoschistura.
Schistura maejotigrina, a new stream loach (Pisces: Nemacheilidae) from northern Thailand
Authors: SUVARNARAKSHA APINUN
Published: May 2019

Schistura maejotigrina, new species, is described from Maechaem River, a tributary of Ping River, in the upper Chao Phra-ya River drainage, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. It is distinguished from all other species of Schistura in having 21–24dark tiger-stripe black bars on the side of the body and 6½–7½ branched dorsal soft rays. The species is medium-sized,reaching 53.0 mm SL (69.6 mm TL), and is known only from the Maechaem River system, Ping River drainage, northernChao Phraya River basin, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. It lives in fast running, clear water over a substrate of mixed gravel, small stone and sand.
A new species of Metzia (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) from Northern Laos
Authors: SHIBUKAWA KOICHI , PHOUSAVANH PHOUVIN , PHONGSA KONEUMA , IWATA AKIHISA
Published: May 2019

A new cyprinid fish, Metzia bounthobi, is described on the basis of 18 specimens (including 10 specimens in type series)from the Mekong River basin in Phongsaly and Luang Prabang Provinces, northern Laos. The species is distinguishedfrom congeners by having the following diagnostic traits: 18–20 branched anal-fin rays (vs. 10–18 in the others); 49–55lateral-line scale rows (vs. 35–48); 33–36 predorsal scale rows (vs. 15–20); 20–22 circumpeduncular scale rows (vs.14–18); 8–10 gill rakers on outer surface of first gill arch (vs. 12–18). The new species also resembles species of Hemic-ulterella, Ischikauia and at least some species of Anabarilius, in sharing a sharp keel developed only between the base ofthe pelvic fin and anus, soft last unbranched dorsal-fin ray, and air bladder composed of two chambers; however, M.bounthobi differs in having a considerably rounded snout (vs. pointed in Hemiculterella, Ischikauia and Anabarilius),18–20 branched anal-fin rays (vs. 8–17 in Hemiculterella, Ischiakuia and Anabarilius), 49–55 lateral-line scale rows (vs.more than 58 in Ischikauia and Anabarilius, except for A. transmontana with 54–57), air bladder with rounded posteriorend (vs. posterior end with a small lobe at least in Hemiculterella) and 39–40 vertebrae (vs. 40–43, 42–43 and 43–48 in Hemiculterella, Ischikauia and Anabarilius, respectively).
Standardized measurements, landmarks, and meristic counts for cypriniform fishes
Authors: ARMBRUSTER JONATHAN W.
Published: May 2019

Standardized measurements and landmarks for traditional morphometrics, landmark-based (partial truss) measurements, and geometric morphometrics for Cypriniformes are described. Standardized meristic counts also are described.
Bleeker was right: Revision of the genus Cyclocheilichthys (Bleeker 1859) and resurrection of the genus Anematichthys (Bleeker 1859), based on morphological and molecular data of Southeast Asian Cyprininae (Teleostei, Cypriniformes)
Authors: PASCO-VIEL EMMANUEL , VERAN MONETTE , VIRIOT LAURENT
Published: May 2019

The taxonomy within the order Cypriniformes is subject to frequent changes, thanks to the results coming from recentmolecular phylogenies that help understand the Cypriniformes tree of life previously established through morphologicalcharacters. In this paper, we focus on species belonging to the Cyprininae – the largest sub-family among Cypriniformes– and we present both morphological and phylogenetic arguments to revise the taxonomy of the genus Cyclocheilichthys.For morphological investigations, we characterized external traits as well as the postcranial skeleton and theneurocranium. For molecular phylogenies, we used four markers, both mitochondrial and nuclear, to establish aphylogenetic tree. We studied four species currently assigned to the genus Cyclocheilichthys as well as the speciesCosmochilus harmandi and Puntioplites falcifer and we show that the genus Cyclocheilichthys is non-monophyletic asCyclocheilichthys enoplos is closer to C. harmandi and P. falcifer than Cyclocheilichthys armatus, Cyclocheilichthysapogon and Cyclocheilichthys repasson. Finally, we revise the genus Cyclocheilichthys and we propose to split this genusinto two genera: genus Cyclocheilichthys with the species Cyclocheilichthys enoplos and genus Anematichthys with species Anematichthys armatus, Anematichthys apogon and Anematichthys repasson.
A new species of Nanhaipotamon Bott, 1968 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Potamidae) from Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, China
Authors: HUANG CHAO , HUANG JIAN RONG , NG PETER K. L.
Published: May 2019

A new species of freshwater crab of the genus Nanhaipotamon Bott, 1968, N. zhuhaiense n. sp. is described from Zhuhai,Guangdong Province, southern China. The new species inhabits mud burrows on the banks of densely vegetated creeksand is sympatric with N. guangdongense Dai, 1997. Its distinctive bluish-white coloration in life as well as the characteristic morphology of the male first pleopod easily distinguishes the species from congeners.
A reevaluation of specimens of Mesocoelium monas (Platyhelminthes: Digenea: Mesocoeliidae) from the Natural History Museum, UK and the United States National Parasite Collection, USA
Authors: CALHOUN DANA M. , DRONEN NORMAN O.
Published: May 2019

A total of 67 specimens from the National History Museum, London, UK and from the United States National ParasiteCollection, Beltsville, USA, which had previously been identified as Mesocoelium monas Rudolphi, 1819 from a varietyof definitive hosts (amphibians, reptiles and a fish), were reevaluated using available literature and the keys to nine bodytypes of species developed by Dronen et al. (2012). Fifteen specimens were of insufficient quality to be placed into a bodytype. In the remaining 52, only four body types (mesembrinum, monas, lanceatum, and pesteri) were encountered. Noneof the 52 specimens conformed to either the original description of M. monas by Rudolphi in 1819 or the subsequent re-description by Freitas in 1958. Although some authors have proposed sweeping synonymies of species in the genus re-ducing the number of species to as few as four in a study by Nasir & Dìaz in 1971, the results of the present study suggestthat there are likely numerous species worldwide. The usefulness of some characters in separating species of Mesocoelium is discussed.
Current knowledge on Turkish tardigrades with a description of Milnesium beasleyi sp. nov. (Eutardigrada: Apochela: Milnesiidae, the granulatum group)
Authors: KACZMAREK ŁUKASZ , JAKUBOWSKA NATALIA , MICHALCZYK ŁUKASZ
Published: May 2019

In two moss samples collected from Turkey four tardigrade species, including a species new for science and a new recordfor the country, were found. The new species, Milnesium beasleyi sp. nov., differs from other known species of the gran-ulatum group by having sparsely distributed cuticular depressions (pseudopores) that do not form an apparent reticulum.In addition to the unique cuticular sculpturing, the new species differs from other congeners also by some morphometriccharacters. Macrobiotus reinhardti Michalczyk & Kaczmarek, 2003 is a new record for Turkey and it is also the first re-cord of this species outside its type locality on Cyprus. The new records raise the number of known Turkish water bearspecies to 50. In this paper, we provide a full list of the known Turkish tardigrade species with their localities. Moreover, we present some zoogeographical and taxonomic issues concerning Turkish tardigrades.
Stylogaster Macquart, 1835 (Diptera: Conopidae) from Northeastern Brazil: new records and two new species
Authors: ROCHA LEONARDO SILVESTRE GOMES , DE MELLO-PATIU CÁTIA ANTUNES
Published: May 2019

Of the 69 Neotropical species of Stylogaster, only one record was previously known from Northeastern Brazil (from Bahia state in 1985—S. brasilia Camras & Parrillo). Several specimens from this region housed at the MNRJ collection were studied, mostly from Bahia, Ceará and Pernambuco states. Two new records were obtained: S. macrura Lopes, 1938, previously known from São Paulo state (Southeastern Brazil), and S. souzai Monteiro, 1960, from Amapá and Pará (Northern Brazil). Descriptions of two new species, S. hugoi sp. nov. and  S. planitarsis sp. nov. are presented, as well as that of the previously unknown female of S. souzai. Illustrations and geographic distribution of the species are also provided.
A revision of the Xestia (Radddea) alexis (Kozhanchikov, 1928) species-group with a checklist of subgenus Raddea Alphéraky, 1892 and description of brachipterous females (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Noctuinae)
Authors: KONONENKO VLADIMIR S. , VOLYNKIN ANTON V. , MATOV ALEXEI YU.
Published: May 2019

The subgenus Raddea Alphéraky, 1892 of the genus Xestia Hübner, 1818 is reviewed. A checklist of 29 described species is presented, with 26 new combinations (comb. n.) introduced. Two taxa, Xestia (Raddea) alexis (Kozhanchikov, 1928) and Xestia (Raddea) herrichschaefferi (Alphéraky, 1895) are revised, and three new synonyms are introduced (X. alexis (Kozhanchikov, 1928) = Estimata oschi Kozhanchikov, 1937, syn. n.; = Estimata militzae Kozhanchikov, 1937 syn. n.; Protolampra sobrina (Duponchel, 1843) = Estimata dailingensis Chen, 1984, syn. n.). The name alexis Kozhanchikov, 1937 is recognized as unjustified emendation. Lectotypes for X. alexis and X. herrichschaefferi are designated; brachypterous females for X. alexii and X. herrichschaefferi are described.
The ant genus Tetramorium Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Malagasy region—taxonomic revision of the T. kelleri and T. tortuosum species groups
Authors: GARCIA FRANCISCO HITA , FISHER BRIAN L.
Published: May 2019

The taxonomy of the T. kelleri and T. tortuosum groups is revised for the Malagasy zoogeographical region. Twenty-fourspecies are recognised of which 18 are described as new and six re-described. This raises the species richness for the genusTetramorium in the Malagasy region to 84 species. The T. kelleri group is endemic to the Malagasy region, and containsthe two species T. ankarana sp. n. and T. kelleri Forel. The T. tortuosum group is distributed in most zoogeographicalregions, but reaches its highest species richness in the Malagasy region with the 22 species treated herein. All species areendemic to the island of Madagascar. Based on morphological key characters, the group was divided into four speciescomplexes. The largest species complex is the T. andrei complex with the nine species: Tetramorium ala sp. n.,Tetramorium andohahela sp. n., Tetramorium andrei Forel, Tetramorium electrum Bolton, Tetramorium elf sp. n.,Tetramorium isectum Bolton, Tetramorium isoelectrum sp. n., Tetramorium nify sp. n., and Tetramorium voasary sp. n.The name Tetramorium robustior Forel is proposed as junior synonym of T. andrei. The most species-poor is the T. jedispecies complex with just the three species Tetramorium avaratra sp. n., Tetramorium jedi sp. n., and Tetramoriumpleganon Bolton. The T. noeli species complex holds four species: Tetramorium aherni sp. n., Tetramorium ambanizanasp. n., Tetramorium noeli sp. n., and Tetramorium singletonae sp. n. The T. smaug species complex includes the sixspecies: Tetramorium adamsi sp. n., Tetramorium marojejy sp. n., Tetramorium latreillei Forel, Tetramorium nazgul sp. n., Tetramorium sabatra sp. n., and Tetramorium smaug sp. n. Furthermore, lectotypes and paralectotypes are designated
Two new species of the genus Papillacarus (Acari: Oribatida: Lohmanniidae) from caves of Southern Vietnam
Authors: ERMILOV SERGEY G. , ANICHKIN ALEXANDER E. , WU DONGHUI
Published: May 2019

An annotated checklist of oribatid mite taxa from three caves of Dong Nai Biosphere Reserve (Southern Vietnam) is pro-vided. We recorded 33 species, 29 genera and 16 families, of which 10 species, five genera and two families were foundin Vietnam for the first time. Three species, Malaconothrus variosetosus, Discoppia cylindrica and Machuella lineata, arefor the first time recorded from the Oriental region. Two new cave species of the genus Papillacarus are described. Papil-lacarus indistinctus sp. nov. is morphologically most similar to Papillacarus polygonatus Ermilov & Anichkin, however,it differs from the latter by the types of neotrichal setae, length of notogastral setae, morphology of some genital setae,epimeral setal formula, number of subcapitular setae m and palptarsal setae. P. polysetosus sp. nov. is morphologicallymost similar to Papillacarus jinggangshanensis Chen, Yang & Liang and P. konglinensis Chen & Yang, but differs fromboth by body size, body surface, length of certain notogastral setae, number of subcapitular setae m, and epimeral setal formula. An identification key to the Vietnamese species of Papillacarus is presented.
Systematics, revisionary taxonomy, and biodiversity of Afrotropical Lithocolletinae (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)
Authors: DE PRINS JURATE , KAWAHARA AKITO Y.
Published: May 2019

Afrotropical Lithocolletinae are known from 26 described species, mainly from southern Africa. In the present study we describe 41 new species, bring to 66 the number of species from this geographical region. The new species include: Hyloconis luki De Prins, n. sp., Neolithocolletis mayumbe De Prins, n. sp., N. nsengai De Prins, n. sp., Cameraria fara De Prins, n. sp., C. landryi De Prins, n. sp., C. perodeaui De Prins, n. sp., C. sokoke De Prins, n. sp., C. torridella De Prins, n. sp., C. varii De Prins, n. sp., C. zaira De Prins, n. sp., Phyllonorycter aarviki De Prins, n. sp., P. achilleus De Prins, n. sp., P. acutulus De Prins, n. sp., P. adderis De Prins, n. sp., P. agassizi De Prins, n. sp., P. albertinus De Prins, n. sp., P. dombeyae De Prins n. sp., P. fletcheri De Prins, n. sp., P. gato De Prins, n. sp., P. grewiaephilos De Prins, n. sp., P. hibiscola De Prins, n. sp., P. ipomoellus De Prins, n. sp., P. jabalshamsi De Prins, n. sp., P. kazuri De Prins, n. sp., P. maererei De Prins, n. sp., P. mida De Prins, n. sp., P. mwatawalai De Prins, n. sp., P. ocimellus De Prins, n. sp., P. ololua De Prins, n. sp., P. rongai De Prins, n. sp., P. ruizivorus De Prins, n. sp., P. ruwenzori De Prins, n. sp., P. silvicola De Prins, n. sp., P. trochetellus De Prins, n. sp., P. tsavensis De Prins, n. sp., P. turensis De Prins, n. sp., P. umukarus De Prins, n. sp., Cremastobombycia morogorene De Prins, n. sp., C. kipepeo De Prins, n. sp., Porphyrosela desmodivora De Prins, n. sp., P. gautengi De Prins, n. sp. Furthermore, Cameraria hexalobina (Vári, 1961), n. comb. is transferred from Phyllonorycter to Cameraria, and a neotype for Porphyrosela homotropha Vári, 1963 is designated. Lithocolletis aurifascia Walker, 1875, previously placed in Phyllonorycter, is excluded from Lithocolletinae. We designate lectotypes where necessary and provide morphological descriptions of males and females, information on host plants, and detailed distribution data. We also include dichotomous keys to species groups and species, accompanied by DNA barcode sequences of 19 species. We also discuss generic relationships within Lithocolletinae based on both morphology and molecules with a special emphasis on Afrotropical taxa.
Microscale Warming due to Poor Ventilation at Surface Observation Stations
Authors: Sugawara Hirofumi , Kondo Junsei
Published: May 2019

Screen-level air temperature measurements at surface observation stations are influenced by local-site-scale factors. These local influences may affect global-scale climate change studies. This study investigated the influence of surface obstacles on air temperature measurements at the screen level at climate observation stations in Japan. Screen-level air temperature was measured simultaneously at two neighboring sites (<100 m apart) that differed in terms of their openness. Daytime air temperature was 0°–1°C higher at the narrower site, and theoretical analysis revealed that this warming was caused by poor ventilation. At night, poor ventilation at the narrower site caused the air temperature to be 0°–0.2°C lower, which was demonstrated experimentally and by theoretical analysis. The range of temperature changes due to site narrowing shown in this study is not negligible in climate change studies. Guidelines for site maintenance and metadata recoding were consequently proposed in terms of site openness.
Equity Leadership Informed by Community Cultural Wealth: Counterstories of Latinx School Administrators
Authors: Rodela Katherine C. , Rodriguez-Mojica Claudia
Published: May 2019

Purpose: The purpose of this article is (a) to analyze how Latinx school administrators draw on their Community Cultural Wealth to inform their leadership for educational equity and (b) to examine how they navigate varying equity initiatives and beliefs in rapidly diversifying districts. Research Method: This study employs Latina/o Critical Race Theory counterstorytelling methodology to explore four Latinx school administrators’ experiences across three districts in the Pacific Northwest. Data sources include semistructured interviews, observations, and local demographic data. Findings: Latinx administrators’ counterstories revealed complex ways their childhoods, educational histories, and current equity leadership were informed by their Community Cultural Wealth as bilingual people of color. They also faced White dominant administrative spaces, where their equity visions often conflicted with district equity initiatives. Sometimes these differences led to tensions with district officials or constrained their advocacy. Conclusion and Implications: Our findings affirm existing research on the potential equity and culturally responsive leadership contributions of Latinx educational leaders. Our article also raises questions to the field about how we understand social justice leadership, and support current and aspiring leaders of color who seek to promote equity in their work. Our analysis brought forth a particular geographical region as a key in influencing our research participants’ experiences. More research is needed to understand how to support and sustain leaders of color in diverse regional contexts, as they seek to combat educational inequities for children and young adults facing similar injustices they faced themselves as students of color.
Minimum Wages and Retirement
Authors: Borgschulte Mark , Cho Heepyung
Published: May 2019

The authors study the effect of the minimum wage on the employment outcomes and Social Security claiming of older US workers from 1983 to 2016. The probability of work at or near the minimum wage increases substantially near retirement, and previous researchers and policies suggest that older workers may be particularly vulnerable to any disemployment effects of the minimum wage. Results show no evidence that the minimum wage causes earlier retirements. Instead, estimates suggest that higher minimum wages increase earnings and may have small positive effects on the labor supply of workers in the key ages of 62 to 70. Consistent with increased earnings and delayed retirement, higher minimum wages decrease the number of Social Security beneficiaries and amount of benefits disbursed. The minimum wage appears to increase financial resources for workers near retirement.
Essay: Common Fates, Common Goals—A Response to Cyr
Authors: Carlton-Ford Steve , Durante Katherine , Graham Ciera , Evans Thomas David
Published: May 2019

“The Soldier, the State, and the People—Costs and Benefits of Military Regimes”: Evaluating the Essay “Guns and Butter: Child Mortality and the Mediators of Militarization” raises several concerns about the theory and analyses in our article. We address what we see as the three most important: (1) the necessity of both qualitative and quantitative analyses in the study of militarization; (2) correlational versus causal analysis; and (3) the value of Huntington’s analysis of praetorian militarization. We have varying levels of agreement.
An improved energy management and control strategy for wind water pumping system
Authors: Gam Olfa , Abdelati Riadh , Abdou Tankari Mahamadou , Mimouni Mohamed Faouzi
Published: May 2019

This paper deals with an efficient method to ensure an optimal power flow in water pumping system based on renewable energy. In this context, this study aims to find a global supervisory strategy with an optimal adjustment of the DC-bus voltage enhancement. In the proposed study, a firefly algorithm is employed as the key optimizer of the supervisory power exchange in order to improve the different power flows exchanged among the system devices. The water pumping system (WPS) is made up of a wind turbine (WT) required as the principal renewable energy source associated to a battery energy storage system (BSS) to ensure the power supply continuity of a moto-pump system. The models of WPS units and the control strategy are developed using MATLAB software. The simulation results are provided to show the considerable improvement for the system as regards both of voltage stability and the feasibility of power management strategy.
Analysis of Process‐Related Quality Metrics and Survival of Patients with Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Authors: Appachi Swathi , Shah Janki , Reddy Chandana , Bowen Andrew , Koyfman Shlomo , Lamarre Eric
Published: May 2019

Objective

To analyze the association of prior reported key quality metrics—neck dissection ≥18 nodes, radiation oncology referral for stage III/IV disease, unplanned surgery ≤14 days, and unplanned readmission ≤30 days—with disease‐free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS) in oral cavity cancer (OCC).

Study Design

A retrospective chart review.

Setting

A tertiary care center from 1995 to 2016.

Subjects and Methods

Data from patients with OCC who underwent primary surgery were studied. The association of quality metrics and pathology with DFS/OS was determined by Cox proportional hazards regression analysis.

Results

A total of 514 patients were included, and 398 (77.4%) underwent elective neck dissection. Key metrics were not associated with DFS on analysis, but higher pathologic stage and extracapsular extension (ECE) were. When stratified by stage, unplanned readmission within 30 days was associated with decreased survival on multivariate analysis (HR = 0.40; 95% CI, 0.20‐0.85; P =. 02) for patients with clinical stage III or IV disease. ECE was associated with decreased survival among these patients as well. Neck dissection with ≤18 nodes (HR = 0.62; 95% CI, 0.44‐0.86; P =. 004) and unplanned surgery within 14 days (HR = 0.56; 95% CI, 0.32‐0.96; P =. 03) were associated with decreased survival on univariate analysis but not on multivariate analysis. ECE and higher‐stage disease were associated with decreased OS on multivariate analysis.

Conclusion

In this study, aggressive pathology, rather than adherence to key quality metrics, was associated with lower DFS and OS among patients with OCC. More studies are needed to elucidate the association of quality metrics with survival.
Aging and Senescence in Canine Testes
Authors: Merz Sophie E. , Klopfleisch Robert , Breithaupt Angele , Gruber Achim D.
Published: May 2019

Senescent cells accumulate with age but tissue-based studies of senescent cells are limited to selected organs from humans, mice, and primates. Cell culture and xenograft studies have indicated that senescent cells in the microenvironment may play a role in tumor proliferation via paracrine activities. Dogs develop age-related conditions, including in the testis, but cellular senescence has not been confirmed. We hypothesized that senescent cells accumulate with age in canine testes and in the microenvironment of testicular tumors. We tested the expression of the established senescence markers γH2AX and p21 on normal formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded testes from 15 young dogs (<18 months of age) and 15 old dogs (7–15 years of age) and correlated the findings with age-dependent morphological changes. A statistically significant age-dependent increase in the percentage of p21-expressing cells was observed for testicular fibroblasts (4-fold) and Leydig cells (8-fold). However, p21-expressing cells were still a rare event. In contrast, the percentage of γH2AX-positive cells did not increase with age. P21- and γH2AX-expressing cells were rare in the microenvironments of tumors. Age-dependent morphological changes included an increased mean number of Leydig cells per intertubular triangle (2.95-fold) and a decreased spermatogenesis score. To our surprise, no age-related changes were recorded for interstitial collagen content, mean tubular diameter, and epithelial area. Opposed to our expectations based on previous in vitro data, we did not identify evidence of a correlation between age-associated accumulation of senescent cells and testicular tumor development. Understanding the role of the microenvironment in senescence obviously remains a challenging task.
Abimelech the manly man? Judges 9.1-57 and the performance of hegemonic masculinity
Authors: Carman Jon-Michael
Published: May 2019

Feminist readings have long noted the gender anxiety present in the closing portion of Judges 9.1-57 where, in his last moments, Abimelech implores his armor bearer to cut him down lest he be remembered as a man killed by a woman. Utilizing Abimelech’s dying, gendered fear as a point of departure, the present study undertakes a ‘masculinist’ reading of Judges 9.1-57, exploring the ways in which Abimelech’s anxiety regarding his status as a ‘true man’ are present in the narrative. Adopting a model of idealized Hebrew masculinity derived from David Clines’ seminal work on David and augmented by recent scholarship on masculinity readings and the Hebrew Bible, the analysis demonstrates that Abimelech is a ‘subordinate’ male desperately seeking to act as a ‘hegemonic’ male. Ultimately, however, Abimelech’s performance of idealized masculinity falls short as he fails in the categories of martial prowess, wise and persuasive speech, and peer to peer bonding.
Genesis 49: The foundation of Israelite monarchy and priesthood
Authors: Twersky Geula
Published: May 2019

The apparent lack of consistency in Jacob’s blessings in Gen. 49, ranging from temporal irregularity to variations in genre and message have lead many scholars to suggest that the chapter should not be viewed as Jacob’s blessings but rather as a compilation of tribal sayings. This article aims to support the structural unity of Gen. 49 by accessing the blessings’ collective theme. The military orientation common to the animal metaphors in Gen. 49 provides a preliminary basis for presuming that the tribal blessings also share a common theme. A careful reading of the blessings points to their innovative role in dividing the responsibilities and privileges traditionally associated with the birthright. Jacob’s blessings split the conventional leadership role associated with the patriarchal birthright into two subdivisions, the monarchic and the priestly, and position each of the tribal blessings within either the monarchic or the priestly blessing cluster. The perplexing prayer which interrupts the blessings emerges as the pivot around which the two blessing constellations revolve.
Can anything good come from Sodom? A feminist and narrative critique of Lot’s daughters in Gen. 19.30-38
Authors: Korpman Matthew J
Published: May 2019

For countless centuries, the story of Lot’s daughters in Genesis has both abhorred and intrigued countless readers. Utilizing the hermeneutical lenses of Narrative and Feminist Criticism, this article draws attention to overlooked details in the narrative. The story is also contrasted with that of the Levite’s Concubine in Judges 19. This study concludes that the narrative has been misread by past interpreters, arguing that the eldest daughter intentionally sought to deceive her younger sister for the intention of shaming their father as retribution for endangering their lives in Sodom. It proposes that the narrative of Gen. 19.30-38 is a dramatic representation by its author of divine irony and a strikingly pro-feminine text for the patriarchal society in which and to which it was written.
Abraham, our father, the father of all: A perspective from ancient Korean history
Authors: Hong Koog P
Published: May 2019

This study explicates the function of the Abraham narrative in its current position ahead of Jacob in Genesis by means of a comparison with the Period of the Three Kingdoms in ancient Korean history. After establishing the similarity between the two settings, I demonstrate how ancient Korean monarchic history sheds light on the specific function of the Abraham narrative in providing a narrative space in which Judeans found and expressed their new identity after the fall of northern Israel.