bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A new genus and four new species of millipedes from Tasmania, Australia (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae), with notes on male leg setae in some Tasmanian dalodesmids
Authors: MESIBOV ROBERT
Published: September 2016

Bromodesmus catrionae n. gen., n. sp. (type species), B. militaris n. sp., B. riparius n. sp. and B. rufus n. sp. are described. The new genus is characterized by greatly reduced paranota and a gonopod telopodite expanded at the distal end into a posteriorly concave hood fringed with teeth; the hood partly protects a long, curved, acutely pointed solenomerite. Male leg setation in the type species of six Tasmanian dalodesmid genera is briefly discussed and illustrated with scanning electron micrographs. The sphaerotrichome shaft is sharply pointed in Atrophotergum; gently tapered in Dasystigma, Lissodesmus and Tasmanodesmus; expanded at the tip in Bromodesmus; and entirely absent in Gasterogramma. Tips of the setae forming the dense ventral brush on male podomeres are gently tapered in Dasystigma and Lissodesmus, truncated in Gasterogramma, expanded in Bromodesmus and forked in Tasmanodesmus.
Description of the pupae of Lepidophora culiciformis Walker, 1850 (Diptera, Bombyliidae, Ecliminae) and host records
Authors: LAMAS CARLOS JOSÉ EINICKER , LOPES DANIELE DE ARAUJO
Published: September 2016

The pupae of Lepidophora culiciformis Walker, 1850 is described and illustrated. Three species of Sphecidae (Hymenoptera) are recorded as hosts of the immature stages of L. culiciformis. The geographical range of the species is also enlarged.
Comparative study of mouthparts of three species of horse flies of the tribe Pangoniini of Chilean distribution (Diptera: Tabanidae)
Authors: GONZÁLEZ CHRISTIAN R. , FLORES PAOLA
Published: September 2016

Mouthparts of 3 species representing Esenbeckia Rondani, Protodasyapha Enderlein, and Veprius Rondani of the tribe Pangoniini were examined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and their structures are herein described. The female of Esenbeckia (P.) fascipennis have mouthparts similar to those found in species of haematophagous tabanids such as Scaptia (Pseudoscione). The male of Esenbeckia (P.) fascipennis, and both sexes of P.(P.) hirtuosa, and V. presbiter exhibit mouthparts with abundant micropilosity without teeth and microteeth that suggests a non-haematophagous, nectarophagous feeding habit for these species.
A revision of the Australian endemic water beetle genus Gymnanthelius Perkins (Coleoptera: Hydraenidae)
Authors: PERKINS PHILIP D.
Published: September 2016

The Australian endemic water beetle genus Gymnanthelius Perkins is revised, based on the study of 1,995 specimens. Five new species are described: G. lamingtonensis (Queensland, Lamington, Binna Burra), G. maxipunctus (New South Wales), G. opacicollis (Victoria, Traralgon Creek., 0.2 km N. “Hogg Bridge”, 5.0 km NNW Balook), G. porchi (Victoria, Possum Hollow Falls, W. br. Tarwin River, 5.6 km SSW Allambee), and G. tunicus (Victoria, Traralgon Creek., 0.2 km N. “Hogg Bridge”, 5.0 km NNW Balook). A key to the eight known species is given. High resolution digital images of all holotypes are presented (online version in color), geographic distributions are mapped, and the male genitalia are illustrated. Available microhabitat data indicate that Gymnanthelius species prefer cooler climates, either at lower elevations in southern latitudes or higher elevations in more northern latitudes; southern species are usually found in muddy/silty substrates, whereas more northern species are typically found in sandy/gravelly substrates.
Benthic ciliates from Sepetiba Bay (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) with description of Pseudokeronopsis sepetibensis n. sp. (Spirotrichea: Urostylida)
Authors: WANICK RODRIGO CUNHA , DA SILVA-NETO INÁCIO DOMINGOS
Published: September 2016

During the period from 2001 to 2002, we examined samples of water and sediment from five stations in Sepetiba Bay, located in the south region of Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil. We identified 32 species of ciliate protists representing seven classes: Karyorelictea, Heterotrichea, Spirotrichea, Litostomatea, Phyllopharyngea, Protostomatea and Oligohymenophorea. Among the Spirotrichea, we discovered Pseudokeronopsis sepetibensis n. sp., characterized by a unique combination of three features: 3 contractile vacuoles, an inconspicuous mid-ventral row, and 4 5 frontoterminal cirri. It showed yellow-greenish coloration and elongated body outline (100 140 m x 20 26 m). On average, there were 44 adoral membranelles, 50 left marginal cirri, 48 right marginal cirri and 41 mid-ventral cirri disposed in a straight row past the level of the oral region. Other features include 4 frontoterminal cirri and a constant number of 3 transverse cirri; 8 frontal cirri (4 anterior and 4 posterior arranged as an atypical bicorone).
A new genus and a new species of phytoseiid mite (Acari: Phytoseiidae) from northeastern Brazil
Authors: FIABOE K. K.M. , DE MORAES G. J. , GONDIM Jr M. G.C.
Published: September 2016

A new genus and a new species of phytoseiid mite, Tenuisternum bahiense n. g., n. sp., collected from Solanum paludosum Moric (Solanaceae), is described from the State of Bahia, northeastern Brazil.
Redescription of Hymenopenaeus obliquirostris (Crustacea, Decapoda, Penaeoidea, Solenoceridae) and descriptions of two new species of Hymenopenaeus from the Indo-West Pacific
Authors: CROSNIER ALAIN , DALL WILLIAM
Published: September 2016

Hymenopenaeus obliquirostris (Bate, 1881), a relatively poorly known species, is redescribed, figured and compared with H. halli Bruce, 1966. Two other species of Hymenopenaeus, H. methalli from the southwest Pacific and H. fallax from Hawaii, are described as new. All these species are closely related to one another. They are distinguished essentially by the presence or absence of a postrostral carina, the presence or absence of a fixed spine on the merus of the first pereopods, and the shape of parts of the thelycum and petasma.
New species of Pteromalidae and Torymidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) from California, with taxonomic notes
Authors: BURKS R. A. , REDAK R. A.
Published: September 2016

Two new species of Pteromalinae, and a new species of the torymid genus Pseuderimerus are described from Californian and Mexican material. Additional notes are provided concerning the identification of the genera involved. Chlorocytus analis is transferred from Pteromalus (Habrocy- tus) and redescribed, with discussion of the accuracy of its published host record. New taxa: Meximalus skinnerensis n. sp., Euteloida basalis n. sp., Pseuderimerus burgeri n. sp.
The genus Myrsidea Waterston (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) from the toucans (Piciformes: Ramphastidae), with descriptions of three new species
Authors: PRICE ROGER D. , HELLENTHAL RONALD A. , WECKSTEIN JASON D.
Published: September 2016

Six species of Myrsidea from toucans are redescribed. Three new species are described and illustrated. They and their type hosts are M. witti ex Ramphastos toco toco Statius M ller, M. aleixoi ex Pteroglossus beauharnaesii Wagler, and M. lanei ex P. aracari (L.). Keys are provided for the identification of males and females of these 9 species.
Maruina guria (Diptera, Psychodidae), a new psychodid species from Brazil
Authors: BRAVO FREDDY
Published: September 2016

Maruina guria sp. nov. is described from Serra do Cip , Minas Gerais State, Brazil. This new species is the first record of the subgenus Aculcina Hogue from Brazil. Some comments are presented concerning the two subgenera of Maruina M ller.
Review of unreported shore-fly genera of the tribe Scatellini from the New Zealand subregion (Diptera: Ephydridae) with description of three new species
Authors: MATHIS WAYNE N. , ZATWARNICKI TADEUSZ , MARRIS JOHN W.M.
Published: September 2016

Two unreported genera and their included species of the shore-fly tribe Scatellini Wirth and Stone that occur in the New Zealand subregion are reviewed. One genus, Haloscatella Mathis, is represented by three species in the subregion and Limnellia Malloch by two. Three of the species, all in the genus Haloscatella, are new (type locality in parenthesis): H. balioptera (New Zealand. Chatham Island: Tennants Lake (43 49.4'S, 176 34'W)), H. karekare (New Zealand. North Island. AK: Karekare (37 00.2'S, 174 28.8'E)), and H. harrisoni (New Zealand. Bounty Islands: Proclamation Island). The fourth and fifth species are in the genus Limnellia: L. abbreviata (Harrison), new combination (originally described in Scatella), was described from specimens collected on Snares Islands, and L. maculipennis Malloch was originally described from a female collected in Sydney, Australia, and is represented by two females from North Island (near Auckland and Hamilton) and a female from South Island (Christchurch). In addition to describing the new species and to facilitate their identification, the tribe and genera are diagnosed, and a key is provided to the known genera of Scatellini from the New Zealand subregion.
Borneomyia, a new genus and two new species of Milichiidae (Diptera, Schizophora)
Authors: BRAKE IRINA
Published: September 2016

Borneomyia n. gen. and its two new species, B. tigra n. sp. and B. acanthophora n. sp. (Diptera, Milichiidae), are described from Borneo and nearby regions. The new genus belongs to the Phyllomyzinae and is characterized by a femoral organ on the male midfemur, by several ventral rows of 3-5 setulae on the basitarsomere of the hindleg, and by the brown spot, each, on the otherwise yellow antennal grooves.
Distinctive new species of Atrichopogon Kieffer (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) from Costa Rica
Authors: BORKENT ART , PICADO ANNIA
Published: September 2016

Twenty-one species of Atrichopogon are described from Costa Rica, based primarily on distinctive males. Of these, females are also described for six species. A key to the males of these species allows for their identification within at least the New World. Three of the species are previously named and described: A. lacajae Macfie, A. didymothecae Macfie, and A. longicornis Ewen. The following are new species: A. bicuspis, A. colossus, A. spinosus, A. carnatus, A. lobatus, A. magnus, A. granditibialis, A. barbatus, A. yolancae, A. gamboai, A. granditergitus, A. tirzae, A. asuturus, A. quartibrunneus, A. beccus, A. redactus, A. setosilateralis, and A. tapantiensis. A lectotype is designated for A. didymothecae.
Macrobiotus dariae sp. n., a new species of eutardigrade (Eutardigrada, Macrobiotidae) from Cyprus
Authors: PILATO GIOVANNI , BERTOLANI ROBERTO
Published: September 2016

Macrobiotus dariae sp. n. is a new species of eutardigrade characterized by a smooth cuticle with small pores; pharyngeal bulb with two macroplacoids and microplacoid; eggs with a reticular sculpture around small conical processes. The new species is similar to M. recens Cu not, 1932, M. mongolicus Maucci, 1988, M. glebkai Biserov, 1990 and M. kozharai Biserov, 1999 from which it differs in some characters (qualitative and quantitative) relating to both specimens and eggs.
Amamiku, a new genus for the true freshwater crab, Candidiopotamon amamense Minei, 1973 (Decapoda: Brachyura: Potamidae), from the Central Ryukyu Islands, Japan
Authors: NARUSE TOHRU , SEGAWA RYOKO , SHOKITA SHIGEMITSU
Published: September 2016

Amamiku, a new genus, is established for Candidiopotamon amamense Minei, 1973. Amamiku is morphologically most closely related to Candidiopotamon Bott, 1967, but they can be differentiated by their male first pleopods. A key to the genera of the Japanese true freshwater crabs is also provided.
Redescription of the pupae of Hyperalonia morio morio (Fabricius), 1775 (Diptera, Bombyliidae, Anthracinae, Exoprosopini)
Authors: CUNHA ANDRÉ MALLEMONT , LAMAS CARLOS JOSÉ EINICKER
Published: September 2016

The pupa of Hyperalonia morio morio (Fabricius), 1775 is redescribed and illustrated. Rubrica nasuta (Christ, 1791) is confirmed as the only known host for H. m. morio.
Three new species of Gollumiella Hedqvist (Hymenoptera: Eucharitidae)
Authors: HERATY JOHN
Published: September 2016

Three new species of Gollumiella, G. buffingtoni sp. nov. from the People s Republic of China and Japan, G. ochreata sp. nov. from Malaysia (Malaya), and G. darlingi sp. nov. from Indonesia (Kalimantan) are described. The biology and phylogenetic position of Gollumiella is discussed.
Diurnal Sea Breezes Force Near-Inertial Waves along Rottnest Continental Shelf, Southwestern Australia
Authors: Mihanović Hrvoje , Pattiaratchi Charitha , Verspecht Florence
Published: September 2016

Observations of upper-ocean dynamics close to the critical latitude (ratio of the local inertial to diurnal frequency is 0.94) from a range of platforms (surface currents using HF radar, moored instruments, and satellite remote sensing data) off southwest Australia indicated the presence of energetic, near-inertial waves generated through the diurnal–inertial resonance. During the austral summer, when southerly winds and land–sea breeze (LSB) system dominated the wind regime, strong counterclockwise diurnal motions (amplitudes surpassing 0.3 m s−1) penetrated to 300-m depth with diurnal vertical isotherm fluctuations up to 60 m. The upward phase propagation speed of ~140 m day−1, deep penetration of diurnal currents below the mixed layer, and the ~180° phase difference between the upper and lower water column suggested that the local LSB system caused the resonant diurnal motions. Relative vorticity fluctuations along two cross-shore transects indicated changes to the local effective Coriolis frequency by more than 50% (±0.5f). In the presence of strong and relatively consistent cross-shore diurnal wind forcing in the study area, the main factors that controlled the observed energetic but sporadic near-inertial oscillations were the Leeuwin Current strength and spatial–temporal variations. These variations controlled the effective Coriolis frequency and enabled the effective pumping of diurnal wind energy into the ocean particularly when the effective Coriolis frequency was ~24 h.
Climatologically Significant Effects of Some Approximations in the Bulk Parameterizations of Turbulent Air–Sea Fluxes
Authors: Brodeau Laurent , Barnier Bernard , Gulev Sergey K. , Woods Cian
Published: September 2016

This paper quantifies the impacts of approximations and assumptions in the parameterization of bulk formulas on the exchange of momentum, heat, and freshwater computed between the ocean and atmosphere. An ensemble of sensitivity experiments is examined. Climatologies of wind stress, turbulent heat flux, and evaporation for the period 1982–2014 are computed using SST and surface meteorological state variables from ERA-Interim. Each experiment differs from the defined control experiment in only one aspect of the parameterization of the bulk formulas. The wind stress is most sensitive to the closure used to relate the neutral drag coefficient to the wind speed in the bulk algorithm, which mainly involves the value of the Charnock parameter. The disagreement between the state-of-the-art algorithms examined is typically on the order of 10%. The largest uncertainties in turbulent heat flux and evaporation are also related to the choice of the algorithm (typically 15%) but also emerge in experiments examining approximations related to the surface temperature and saturation humidity. Thus, approximations for the skin temperature and the salt-related reduction of saturation humidity have a substantial impact on the heat flux and evaporation (typically 10%). Approximations such as the use of a fixed air density, sea level pressure, or simplified formula for the saturation humidity lead to errors no larger than 4% when tested individually. The impacts of these approximations combine linearly when implemented together, yielding errors up to 20% over mid- and subpolar latitudes.
Characterization of Bias of Advanced Himawari Imager Infrared Observations from NWP Background Simulations Using CRTM and RTTOV
Authors: Zou X. , Zhuge X. , Weng F.
Published: September 2016

Starting in 2014, the new generation of Japanese geostationary meteorological satellites carries an Advanced Himawari Imager (AHI) to provide the observations of visible, near infrared, and infrared with much improved spatial and temporal resolutions. For applications of the AHI measurements in numerical weather prediction (NWP) data assimilation systems, the biases of the AHI brightness temperatures at channels 7–16 from the model simulations are first characterized and evaluated using both the Community Radiative Transfer Model (CRTM) and the Radiative Transfer for the TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder (RTTOV). It is found that AHI biases under a clear-sky atmosphere are independent of satellite zenith angle except for channel 7. The biases of three water vapor channels increase with scene brightness temperatures and are nearly constant except at high brightness temperatures for the remaining infrared channels. The AHI biases at all the infrared channels are less than 0.6 and 1.2 K over ocean and land, respectively. The differences in biases between RTTOV and CRTM with the land surface emissivity model used in RTTOV are small except for the upper-tropospheric water vapor channels 8 and 9 and the low-tropospheric carbon dioxide channel 16. Since the inputs used for simulations are the same for CRTM and RTTOV, the differential biases at the water vapor channels may be associated with subtle differences in forward models.
Repeat Imaging in Idiopathic Unilateral Vocal Fold Paralysis
Authors: Noel Julia E. , Jeffery Caroline C. , Damrose Edward
Published: September 2016

Objective:

Imaging plays a critical role in the evaluation of patients presenting with unilateral vocal fold paresis or paralysis of unknown etiology. In those with idiopathic unilateral vocal fold paralysis (iUVFP), there is no consensus regarding the need or timing of repeat imaging. This study seeks to establish the rate of delayed detection of alternate etiologies for these patients to determine if and when imaging should be repeated.

Methods:

Retrospective chart review was conducted identifying patients at our institution with vocal fold movement impairment between 1998 and 2014. Idiopathic paralysis was diagnosed if physical examination, laryngoscopy, and initial imaging excluded a cause. Demographic data, length of follow-up, and the presence of late lesions were noted. Time to detection was plotted using the Kaplan-Meier method.

Results:

Of 3210 patients reviewed, 207 had a diagnosis of iUVFP. Of these patients, 8 went on to develop alternate diagnoses, including pulmonary disease, skull-base and laryngeal neoplasms, and thyroid malignancy. In Kaplan-Meir analysis, 90% remained “idiopathic” at 5 years of follow-up. The mean time to detection was 27 months.

Conclusions:

Patients initially diagnosed with iUVFP may have an occult cause that later becomes evident. We recommend repeat imaging within 2 years after diagnosis, but this is likely unnecessary beyond 5 years.
Effects of Particle Size on the Attenuated Total Reflection Spectrum of Minerals
Authors: Udvardi Beatrix , Kovács István J. , Fancsik Tamás , Kónya Péter , Bátori Miklósné , Stercel Ferenc , Falus György , Szalai Zoltán
Published: September 2016

This study focuses on particle size effect on monomineralic powders recorded using attenuated total reflection Fourier transform infrared (ATR FT-IR) spectroscopy. Six particle size fractions of quartz, feldspar, calcite, and dolomite were prepared (<2, 2–4, 4–8, 8–16, 16–32, and 32–63 µm). It is found that the width, intensity, and area of bands in the ATR FT-IR spectra of minerals have explicit dependence on the particle size. As particle size increases, the intensity and area of IR bands usually decrease while the width of bands increases. The band positions usually shifted to higher wavenumbers with decreasing particle size. Infrared spectra of minerals are the most intensive in the particle size fraction of 2–4 µm. However, if the particle size is very small (<2 µm), due to the wavelength and penetration depth of the IR light, intensity decreases. Therefore, the quantity of very fine-grained minerals may be underestimated compared to the coarser phases. A nonlinear regression analysis of the data indicated that the average coefficients and indices of the power trend line equation imply a very simplistic relationship between median particle diameter and absorbance at a given wavenumber. It is concluded that when powder samples with substantially different particle size are compared, as in regression analysis for modal predictions using ATR FT-IR, it is also important to report the grain size distribution or surface area of samples. The band area of water (3000–3620 cm–1) is similar in each mineral fraction, except for the particles below 2 µm. It indicates that the finest particles could have disproportionately more water adsorbed on their larger surface area. Thus, these higher wavenumbers of the ATR FT-IR spectra may be more sensitive to this spectral interference if the number of particles below 2 µm is considerable. It is also concluded that at least a proportion of the moisture could be very adhesive to the particles due to the band shift towards lower wavenumbers in the IR range of 3000–3620 cm–1.
Beyond Normativity in Sociocultural Reproduction and Sociocultural Transformation
Authors: Ylimaki Rose M. , Fetman Lisa J. , Matyjasik Erin , Brunderman Lynnette , Uljens Michael
Published: September 2016

Background: The purpose of this article is to examine the contributions, gaps, and normativity problems in mainstream sociocultural theories, curriculum theory, and educational leadership studies, considering reflective education theories that provide a less normative alternative. Framework: Our framework introduces reflective education for social change as a less normative perspective, contrasted with two dominant sociological perspectives: social reproduction and social transformation. Within each of these perspectives, we consider consonant curriculum theories and educational leadership studies that have developed in disparate fields. Research Methods/Approach: This study utilized data from a previous qualitative study that examined a high-performing high school/district in a working-class, increasingly diverse community. Data sources featured field notes and interviews. We acknowledge the limitations of the interpretive paradigm that framed this study, suggesting the need for a new research paradigm. Illustrative Examples From the Findings: Participants primarily considered education as preparatory for existing social norms and values through their long-standing curriculum system. Reliance on neoliberal policy discourses contributed to an institutionalized “culturally neutral” curriculum system that often reinforced deficit views of diverse students. Leaders had awareness of social changes but often missed opportunities for mediation and reflection. Thus, reflective education for social change may be useful to move beyond the normativity problems of social reproduction and transformation. Implications: When leaders apply reflective education perspectives to their praxis, they transcend existing norms and values. Importantly, the future is an open question, thus avoiding the normativity problems of dominant sociocultural perspectives. Implications are provided for theorizing, research, leadership preparation, and practice.
Mechanical anisotropy of PS/CO2 microcellular foam sheet prepared by foaming extrusion
Authors: Reignier Joël , Gendron Richard
Published: September 2016

Microcellular polystyrene foam sheets prepared by extrusion foaming with CO2 as the blowing agent were found to exhibit a significant anisotropy in mechanical behavior which could not be explained solely by the shape anisotropy of the cells and/or the preferential orientation of polystyrene molecules in the machine direction. Surprisingly, samples allowed to fully relax were still found to maintain part of their mechanical anisotropy, which was attributed to the weakness of the cell walls perpendicular to machine direction.
Autoclave foaming of chemically modified polylactide
Authors: Standau Tobias , Goettermann Svenja , Weinmann Sandra , Bonten Christian , Altstädt Volker
Published: September 2016

Polylactide has emerged as one of the most promising biopolymers due to its good mechanical properties, as reflected by the continual increase in its production volume per year. However, one of the main drawbacks of polylactide is its low melt strength, which is disadvantageous in terms of foaming. To overcome this issue, in this study, several chemical modifiers that induce crosslinking, chain extension or grafting were incorporated by reactive extrusion, which greatly affected the foaming process by increasing the molecular weight and thereby the melt properties of polylactide. By means of gel permeation chromatography, an increase in the molecular weight was observed in the modified polylactides. Elongational viscosity measurements indicate a dramatic viscosity increase for polylactide modified with a multifunctional epoxide and an organic peroxide. With pressure-induced batch foaming, almost all modifications, with the exception of styrene maleic anhydride, led to a decrease in foam density compared to the neat polylactide.
Durability of glass fiber-reinforced polymer bridge panel based on differential thermal analysis, dynamic mechanical analysis, and differential scanning calorimetry analysis
Authors: Stankiewicz B
Published: September 2016

Modern bridge structures need light decks with long durability and promising technical parameters. Glass fiber-reinforced polymer orthotropic bridge deck creates unconventional possibilities in bridge designing. Parallel identification of glass fiber-reinforced polymer deck panel by differential thermal analysis, spectroscopy analysis, scanning and optical microscope monitoring, dynamic mechanical analysis and differential scanning calorimetry analysis, tensile and flexural tests will be presented in the paper. Differential thermal analysis was carried out for estimation of the physical and chemical transformation of glass fiber. The differential scanning calorimetry experiments were performed in the glass fiber-reinforced polymer–bridge deck material for determining the mass variation and the energy changes suffered by the materials, as a function of temperature and time. Dynamic mechanical analysis was allowed to detect thermal effects based on the changes in the modulus or damping behavior. Tensile and flexural tests allowed the observation of the decomposition process and information about the basic stress parameters of glass fiber-reinforced polymer material used in bridge applications was taken. Aforementioned analyses are necessary to examine the durability description of the composite element.
Facilitating Teacher Learning When Using Different Representations of Practice
Authors: González Gloriana , Deal Jason T. , Skultety Lisa
Published: September 2016

Providing opportunities for learning through professional development requires the examination of facilitation of sessions with teachers. This study investigates facilitation of professional development to promote teacher learning when using animations and videos in a study group with five teachers. We ask: What practices (and moves within those practices) do the facilitators enact during high-quality conversations and specific to the professional development activities? We found that moves for sustaining an inquiry stance were more frequently performed than other moves, suggesting that the facilitator’s practices increase teachers’ learning opportunities when studying representations of teaching. In addition, the study suggests that there are no significant differences when facilitating discussions of animations and videos. The teacher learning goals seem to be more important than the type of representations of teaching used for the enactment of facilitation moves. Our findings are relevant for designing and implementing professional development that supports teacher learning through inquiry and collaboration.
Battling chronic absenteeism
Authors: Nauer Kim
Published: September 2016

While the principal of a New York elementary school (P.S. 48) took on chronic absenteeism from 2011 to 2013, a research team at the Center for New York City Affairs followed her efforts. The school drove down chronic absenteeism almost 10 percentage points. School staff routinely touched base with students, outside “success mentors” worked with those with attendance issues, and staff reached out to families to help them get their kids to school. But maintaining this level of effort has proven tough for principals in high-needs schools. Although chronic absenteeism is up again at P.S. 48, the principal doesn’t despair. She will pick up her battle against chronic absenteeism in the new school year.
Are you a reader? 5th graders respond
Authors: Barone Diane , Barone Rebecca
Published: September 2016

The author tells the story of a 5th-grade teacher who challenges her class to take on self-identities as readers. Students defined seven characteristics of what it means to be a good reader and considered whether those characteristics applied to them: Good readers read for fun, talk about books, usually finish the book they’re reading, can relate to the characters in the book, often choose a specific genre to read, read with few distractions, and read at least two books each month.
Revising the role of principal supervisor
Authors: Saltzman Amy
Published: September 2016

In Washington, D.C., and Tulsa, Okla., districts whose efforts are supported by the Wallace Foundation, principal supervisors concentrate on bolstering their principals’ work to improve instruction, as opposed to focusing on the managerial or operational aspects of running a school. Supervisors oversee fewer schools, which enables them to provide principals with the coaching and supervision they’ve lacked in the past. Principal supervisors in these districts now spend at least 70% of their time inside schools. Both districts have seen improvements as a result of this new focus on teaching and learning.
Workplace conflict resolution in Wales: The unexpected prevalence of alternative dispute resolution
Authors: Hann Deborah , Nash David , Heery Edmund
Published: September 2016

Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) practices are increasingly being viewed as an improved way of resolving workplace conflict. Much of the empirical literature focuses on the spread of ADR amongst US organizations with little evidence of such approaches having crossed the Atlantic. This article presents new survey evidence that examines the extent to which ADR has been adopted as a strategy to resolve different forms of conflict by Welsh firms in the UK. The factors that impact upon the diffusion of ADR are also analysed. The article finds that in contrast to earlier research, ADR is widespread amongst Welsh firms, irrespective of how broadly ADR is defined. The presence of institutional actors such as specialist HR managers and recognized trade unions are found to be positively associated with more private forms of ADR.
Evaluating the policy approaches for tackling undeclared work in the European Union
Authors: Williams Colin C , Horodnic Ioana A
Published: September 2016

When tackling the undeclared economy, an emergent literature has called for the conventional rational economic actor approach (which uses deterrents to ensure that the costs of undeclared work outweigh the benefits) to be replaced or complemented by a social actor approach which focuses upon improving tax morale. Evaluating the validity of doing so using 27,563 face-to-face interviews conducted in 2013 across Europe, multilevel logistic regression analysis reveals that both approaches significantly reduce participation in undeclared work. When tax morale is high, however, deterrence measures have little impact on reducing the probability of participation in undeclared work and it is only when tax morale is low that raising the level of deterrents has greater impacts, with increasing the perceived risks of detection in such contexts leading to higher reductions in participation in undeclared work than increasing the perceived punishments. The paper concludes by calling for more nuanced context-bound policy approaches.
Rural broadband initiatives in the Netherlands as a training ground for neo-endogenous development
Authors: Salemink Koen , Strijker Dirk
Published: September 2016

Rural broadband is assumed to be a solution to a variety of rural issues, yet the delivery of broadband to rural areas remains problematic. On the basis of a database of 75 rural broadband initiatives in the Netherlands and the information gathered by studying two initiatives in-depth for a number of years, the authors discuss how citizens instigate and run initiatives to improve internet connectivity. The authors present an eight-stage model that demonstrates that citizens, governments and market players have impact on the completion of each of these stages, highlighting the neo-endogenous character of rural broadband. In this neo-endogenous context both established market players and governments find it difficult to relinquish their usual approaches. Market players attempt to frustrate initiatives with rigid policies in order to prevent their share of the market being threatened. On paper governments stress the importance of local action, but in practice they come up with wavering or generic policies, neglecting local organizational differences and frustrating the progress. The broadband initiatives are in a constant learning curve and require perseverance as well as social, intellectual and financial capital. The current conditions under which the local initiatives operate endanger the realization of broadband in rural areas in the Netherlands.
‘The horse has bolted I suspect’: A qualitative study of clinicians’ attitudes and perceptions regarding palliative rehabilitation
Authors: Runacres Fiona , Gregory Heidi , Ugalde Anna
Published: September 2016

Background:

Palliative care patients have numerous rehabilitation needs that increase with disease progression. Palliative rehabilitation practices and perceptions of palliative medicine physicians towards the role of rehabilitation are largely unstudied.

Aim:

To explore palliative medicine physicians’ attitudes and perceptions towards rehabilitation delivered within inpatient palliative care units.

Design:

Qualitative study utilizing semi-structured interviews. Transcribed interviews were analysed using thematic analysis and major themes reported as results.

Participants:

Australian palliative medicine physicians working in inpatient palliative care units.

Results:

In total, 20 physicians participated, representing specialist palliative care services across Australia. A total of 11 (55%) were males with an average of 12.5 years’ experience working in palliative care. Most participants believed rehabilitation was an important aspect of palliative care; however, few felt adequate rehabilitation programmes were available. Participants varied in their concepts of what palliative rehabilitation entailed. The term rehabilitation was seen by some as helpful (fostering hope and aiding transitions) and by others to be misleading (creating unrealistic expectations). Four key themes emerged when describing physicians’ attitudes, including (1) integrating rehabilitation within palliative care, (2) the intervention, (3) possibilities and (4) the message of rehabilitation.

Conclusion:

A lack of consensus exists among palliative medicine specialists regarding the definition and scope of palliative rehabilitation. Participants generally expressed a wish to offer enhanced rehabilitation interventions, however described resource and skill-set limitations as significant barriers. Further research is required to establish an evidence base for palliative rehabilitation, to support its acceptance and widespread integration within specialist inpatient palliative care.
Approaches and considerations regarding image manipulation in digital collections
Authors: Mindel David
Published: September 2016

This article discusses image manipulation in the context of digital collections at academic and cultural heritage institutions. The nature of this manipulation is not intended to be deceptive or misleading. Instead it aids users in accessing information present in visual material collections. Although well intended, the manipulation of digital objects does beg some ethical considerations. In its discussion of image manipulation, this article highlights common approaches to image manipulation that may already be present in many digital collections and it is aimed at starting a larger conversation about post-processing standardization.
Differences in Errors Between Students With Language and Reading Disabilities
Authors: Avitia Maria , Pagirsky Matthew , Courville Troy , DeBiase Emily , Knupp Tawnya , Ottone-Cross Karen
Published: September 2016

Children with a specific learning disability in reading/writing (LDRW) and/or language impairment (LI) are likely to have difficulties across all areas of academic achievement, as a great deal of teaching and learning depends on intact reading skill and linguistic communication. Despite a large number of studies examining academic difficulties among these groups, there has been minimal research investigating types of errors made on tests of academic achievement. The present study compared academic error types of children with LDRW (Group 1) and children with LI (Group 3) to two distinct demographically matched control groups (Groups 2 and 4) using the Kaufman Test of Educational Achievement–Third Edition (KTEA-3) error analysis system. Findings indicate that children in the LDRW group or LI group, on average, made a greater number of errors than their matched counterparts. Statistically significant differences, with moderate effect sizes, were found between examinees in the clinical groups and their respective matched control groups across several error categories. Some of the largest differences were found in the Written Expression and Oral Expression subtests. Most importantly, the patterns of errors made by LDRW and LI samples differed notably on the various tasks, providing new insights about these clinical samples.
Patterns of Strengths and Weaknesses on the WISC-V, DAS-II, and KABC-II and Their Relationship to Students’ Errors in Oral Language, Reading, Writing, Spelling, and Math
Authors: Breaux Kristina C. , Avitia Maria , Koriakin Taylor , Bray Melissa A. , DeBiase Emily , Courville Troy , Pan Xingyu , Witholt Thomas , Grossman Sandy
Published: September 2016

This study investigated the relationship between specific cognitive patterns of strengths and weaknesses and the errors children make on oral language, reading, writing, spelling, and math subtests from the Kaufman Test of Educational Achievement–Third Edition (KTEA-3). Participants with scores from the KTEA-3 and either the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children–Fifth Edition (WISC-V), Differential Ability Scales–Second Edition (DAS-II), or Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children–Second Edition (KABC-II) were selected based on their profile of scores. Error factor scores for the oral and written language tests were compared for three groups: High Gc paired with low processing speed, long-term memory, and/or reasoning abilities; Low Gc paired with high speed, memory, and/or reasoning; and Low orthographic and/or phonological processing. Error factor scores for the math tests were compared for three groups: High Gc profile; High Gf paired with low processing speed and/or long-term memory; and Low Gf paired with high processing speed and/or long-term memory. Results indicated a difference in Oral Expression and Written Expression error factor scores between the group with High Gc paired with low processing speed, long-term memory, and/or reasoning abilities; and the group with Low Gc paired with high speed, memory, and/or reasoning.
Patterns of Cognitive Strengths and Weaknesses and Relationships to Math Errors
Authors: Koriakin Taylor , White Erica , Breaux Kristina C. , DeBiase Emily , O’Brien Rebecca , Howell Meiko , Costa Michael , Liu Xiaochen , Pan Xingyu , Courville Troy
Published: September 2016

This study investigated cognitive patterns of strengths and weaknesses (PSW) and their relationship to patterns of math errors on the Kaufman Test of Educational Achievement (KTEA-3). Participants, ages 5 to 18, were selected from the KTEA-3 standardization sample if they met one of two PSW profiles: high crystallized ability (Gc) paired with low processing speed/long-term retrieval (Gs/Glr; n = 375) or high Gs/Glr paired with low Gc ( n = 309). Estimates of Gc and Gs/Glr were based on five KTEA-3 subtests that measure either Gc (e.g., Listening Comprehension) or Gs/Glr (e.g., Object Naming Facility). The two groups were then compared on math error factors. Significant differences favored the High-Gc group for factors that measure math calculation, basic math concepts, and complex computation. However, the two groups did not differ in their errors on factors that measure geometry/measurement or simple addition. Results indicated that students with different PSW profiles also differed in the kinds of errors they made on math tests.
Error Analysis
Authors: McCloskey George
Published: September 2016

This commentary will take an historical perspective on the Kaufman Test of Educational Achievement (KTEA) error analysis, discussing where it started, where it is today, and where it may be headed in the future. In addition, the commentary will compare and contrast the KTEA error analysis procedures that are rooted in psychometric methodology and the process approach to error analysis which is derived primarily from cognitive neuropsychology.
Exploratory Factor Analysis of Reading, Spelling, and Math Errors
Authors: O’Brien Rebecca , Pan Xingyu , Courville Troy , Bray Melissa A. , Breaux Kristina , Avitia Maria , Choi Dowon
Published: September 2016

Norm-referenced error analysis is useful for understanding individual differences in students’ academic skill development and for identifying areas of skill strength and weakness. The purpose of the present study was to identify underlying connections between error categories across five language and math subtests of the Kaufman Test of Educational Achievement–Third Edition (KTEA-3) through exploratory factor analyses (EFAs). The EFA results were supportive of models with two or three factors for each of the five subtests. Significant inter-factor correlations within subtests were identified in all subtests, except between two factors within the Math Concepts and Application (MCA) subtest. There was also consistency in the covariance patterns of some error categories across subtests, particularly within the Nonsense Word Decoding (NWD) and Spelling (SP) subtests. This consistency was supportive of the proposed factor structures. The factor structures yielded by these analyses were used as the bases for the other articles in this special issue.
You Hear Stories About What They Did and It Makes You Go “Wow”: Adolescents Narrate and Interpret Caregiver Stories About a Difficult Time
Authors: Raffaelli Marcela , Iturbide Maria I. , Saucedo Miguel Angel , Munoz Lorraine
Published: September 2016

This study examined how adolescents recall and interpret caregivers’ personal stories about a difficult time. Respondents were 49 ethnically diverse adolescents ( M = 15.76 years; 63% girls; 53% from immigrant families). Analyses examined story features (topic, narrator, elaboration, and meaning) and variations due to gender, age, and immigrant background. Four overarching topic categories were identified: family hardship (39.5%), caregiver’s personal problems (25.6%), family interactions and dynamics (20.9%), and interpersonal situations outside family (14%). Youth extracted a variety of personal lessons from caregiver stories, with meanings differing across some topic categories (e.g., stories about family hardship typically emphasized that youth should persevere/work hard). Story features differed based on characteristics of storyteller and listener, particularly gender and immigrant background. For example, adolescents (particularly girls) were most likely to narrate a story heard from their mother, and more boys than girls retold stories emphasizing perseverance and hard work. Adolescents from immigrant families told stories that were more elaborated than those told by nonimmigrant youth, and stories told by caregivers reflected unique life experiences and goals. Findings contribute to the literature on family storytelling and have implications for future research and practice with diverse populations.
Youth as Interviewers: Methods and Findings of Participatory Peer Interviews in a Youth Garden Project
Authors: Lile Joy , Richards Leslie
Published: September 2016

The process of conducting peer interviews has not been widely reported on as a participatory method. Youth gardens are known to support individual and community health and well-being. Producing for the Future utilized the principles of community-based participatory research within a gardening and microenterprise program for low-income youth. In addition to several mixed-methods data collection techniques, a process was implemented in which youth participants designed, conducted, and debriefed peer interviews in order to address their own questions about program impacts. Participants in the peer interview process observed four emergent themes, which were not identified elsewhere in the data, focusing on individual outcomes and the successes and challenges of implementation within unique community settings. A methodological discussion of the process of peer interviewing within a participatory research project is presented. Researchers found that the benefits of the peer interview process included high levels of youth engagement in research, shared learning and new ideas generated by youth, and building youth capacity for critical social awareness. Researchers present lessons learned from the peer interviewing process, as well as implications for using peer interviewing in future participatory research and evaluation projects.
Utilizing a General Strain Framework to Examine Behavioral Responses to Psychological Intimate Partner Violence: Are Responses Gendered?
Authors: Pesta Racheal , Peralta Robert L. , Novisky Meghan A.
Published: September 2016

We know from the violence literature that a distinct sex disparity exists in the perpetration of other-directed violence (ODV). Some scholars suggest that this disparity is explained in part by gendered reactions to stress, strain, or violence victimization, in which males and females engage in different coping mechanisms, with males more likely to engage in ODV than females. Using a college sample, we investigate the behavioral responses of male and female victims of psychological intimate partner abuse. We find that although there is a sex disparity in the use of ODV as a coping mechanism, there is also a distinct gender orientation disparity. Our results indicate that victims who ascribe to a masculine identity are more likely than those of a feminine identity to engage in ODV, regardless of biological sex. These findings shed light on the impact of gender orientation as both a risk and protective factor in the use of ODV.