bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Realizing Exchanged Crossed Cube Communication Patterns on Linear Array WDM Optical Networks
Authors: Liu Yu-Liang , Chang Jou-Ming
Published: October 2018

The exchanged crossed cube, denoted by [Formula: see text], is a novel interconnection network with fewer edges and smaller diameter compared to other variations of the corresponding hypercube. The linear array, denoted by [Formula: see text], is one of the most popular topologies in optical networks. This paper addresses the routing and wavelength assignment for realizing [Formula: see text] communication pattern on wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) optical network [Formula: see text], where [Formula: see text]. We prove that the congestion for [Formula: see text] on [Formula: see text] is equal to [Formula: see text], which is the lower bound of the minimum number of required wavelengths. In addition, an embedding scheme and an optimal wavelength assignment algorithm that achieve this bound are also proposed.
Remark on near-horizon geometry of extreme regular black holes
Authors: Filyukov Sergei
Published: October 2018

It is shown that the near-horizon geometry of a generic extreme regular black hole solution of Einstein gravity coupled to nonlinear electrodynamics is described by the AdS2 × S2 spacetime.
Influence of Managers’ Subjective Judgments on Project Abandonment Decision Making
Authors: Liu Yuhong , Jiang I-Ming , Tsai Meng-I
Published: October 2018

Real option valuation with flexibility under uncertainty has been proposed as an alternative and advantageous complement to the traditional net present value (NPV) method for capital budgeting decisions, yet the problem with unrealistic expectations on precision has still not been solved. It appears clearly that a high level of precision in cash flow estimates can be misleading for the decision makers with sentiments. To the extent that precision surrounds a decision, we introduce a fuzzy process into an abandonment option approach, which is built on the use of fuzzy numbers, to investigate the effects of managerial optimism and pessimism when a manager considers whether or not to abandon capital budgeting decisions under imprecision and uncertainty. From the numerical analyses of the proposed model, we find that an optimistic manager tends to continue executing the project, while a pessimistic manager tends to give up the project and liquidate it as the value of the abandonment option is within the range of a fuzzy sentiments interval. In addition, if the project value is below the lower bound of the fuzzy sentiments interval, then it is better to exercise the abandonment option rather than to continue holding it, for both optimistic and pessimistic managers. Finally, this paper also examines why managers may still continue a project, even if its Tobin’s [Formula: see text] value is smaller than one.
Correlation analysis of the π-electronic energy and the second-order general connectivity index for benzenoid chains
Authors: Chen Deqiang
Published: October 2018

Benzenoid chains are natural graph representations of chain hydrocarbons. For a given benzenoid chain [Formula: see text], we find an expression of its second-order general connectivity index, denoted by [Formula: see text], in terms of inlet features of [Formula: see text]. It is also shown that the second-order general connectivity index [Formula: see text] correlates well with the [Formula: see text]-electronic energy of [Formula: see text] for [Formula: see text], especially for [Formula: see text].
The Sormani–Wenger intrinsic flat convergence of Alexandrov spaces
Authors: Li Nan , Perales Raquel
Published: October 2018

We study sequences of integral current spaces [Formula: see text] such that the integral current structure [Formula: see text] has weight [Formula: see text] and no boundary and, all [Formula: see text] are closed Alexandrov spaces with curvature uniformly bounded from below and diameter uniformly bounded from above. We prove that for such sequences either their limits collapse or the Gromov–Hausdorff and Sormani–Wenger Intrinsic Flat limits agree. The latter is done showing that the lower [Formula: see text]-dimensional density of the mass measure at any regular point of the Gromov–Hausdorff limit space is positive by passing to a filling volume estimate. In an appendix, we show that the filling volume of the standard [Formula: see text]-dimensional integral current space coming from an [Formula: see text]-dimensional sphere of radius [Formula: see text] in Euclidean space equals [Formula: see text] times the filling volume of the [Formula: see text]-dimensional integral current space coming from the [Formula: see text]-dimensional sphere of radius [Formula: see text].
Innovation Pathways to Adaption for Humanitarian and Development Goals: A Case Study of Aftershock Forecasting for Disaster Risk Management
Authors: Hope Max , McCloskey John , Hunt Dom , Crowley Dominic , NicBhloscaidh Mairead
Published: October 2018

The innovation process is central to effective adaption to climate change and development challenges, but models from business and management tend to dominate innovation theory, which sits outside the adaption-development paradigm. This paper presents an alternative conceptual framework to visualize innovations as pathways across the adaption-development landscape for humanitarian and development goals. This useful tool can reveal, map and coordinate innovation strategy. To demonstrate and validate this approach, we analyze a case study of innovation in aftershock forecasting for humanitarian decision-making and show that the most effective strategy is for multiple innovation strands and hubs to move concurrently and cumulatively towards transformative humanitarian and development goals.
Managed Retreat — A Strategy for the Mitigation of Disaster Risks with International and Comparative Perspectives
Authors: Greiving Stefan , Du Juan , Puntub Wiriya
Published: October 2018

Currently, potentials of spatial planning in disaster risk mitigation have not yet been fully tapped, especially in the context of managed retreat regarding both inhabitants and infrastructure in hazard prone areas. Retreat as a development opportunity in adjusting spatial patterns, diverging urban growth, reducing risks in pre- and post-disasters, achieving urban resilience and “Build Back Better” is undervalued. Besides little success achieved so far, there is a lack of context-specific lessons learnt, particularly in how to prioritize planned retreat. In this paper we attempt to investigate potential barriers, challenges and opportunities of disaster risk-related retreat in both developing and developed countries. Using several country studies, we review and categorise retreat strategies in different development settings and disaster contexts and highlight comparative discussions of both reactive and proactive retreat strategies. We argue that managed retreat can be an effective spatial resilience strategy in disaster mitigation. We propose to examine success factors of retreat, its indicators and criteria, a balance with on-site upgrading and an application of retreat typologies. We emphasise critical aspects including the enhancement of institutional capacity in risk governance, the adoption of legally binding hazard maps and hazard-controlled land use, especially prior to disasters. We vote for embedding of affordable housing with planned retreat schemes and sustaining resettlement sites with viable livelihood strategies, and finally monitoring and evaluating impacts of retreat schemes along with urban development and livelihood performance. We also emphasise community-driven retreat strategies with participation mechanism to ensure inhabitants’ concerns in retreat planning processes to its local context.
Sex differences in the central and peripheral manifestations of ischemia-induced heart failure in rats
Authors: Yu Yang , Wei Shun-Guang , Weiss Robert M. , Felder Robert B.
Published: October 2018

Sex differences in the presentation, outcome, and responses to treatment of systolic heart failure (HF) have been reported. In the present study, we examined the effect of sex on central neural mechanisms contributing to neurohumoral excitation and its peripheral manifestations in rats with HF. Male and female Sprague-Dawley rats underwent coronary artery ligation (CL) to induce HF. Age-matched rats served as controls. Ischemic zone and left ventricular function were similar 24 h and 4 wk after CL. Female rats with HF had a lower mortality rate and less hemodynamic compromise, pulmonary congestion, and right ventricular remodeling 4 wk after CL. Plasma angiotensin II (ANG II), arginine vasopressin (AVP), and norepinephrine levels were increased in HF rats in both sexes, but AVP and norepinephrine levels increased less in female rats. In the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus, a key cardiovascular-related nucleus contributing to neurohumoral excitation in HF, mRNA levels for the proinflammatory cytokines tumor necrosis factor-α and interleukin-1β as well as cyclooxygenase-2 and the ANG II type 1a receptor were increased in HF rats of both sexes, but less so in female rats. Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 protein levels increased in female HF rats but decreased in male HF rats. mRNA levels of AVP were lower in female rats in both control and HF groups compared with the respective male groups. Activation of extracellular signal-regulated protein kinases 1 and 2 increased similarly in both sexes in HF. The results suggest that female HF rats have less central neural excitation and less associated hemodynamic compromise than male HF rats with the same degree of initial ischemic cardiac injury.

NEW & NOTEWORTHY Sex differences in the presentation and responses to treatment of heart failure (HF) are widely recognized, but the underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. The present study describes sex differences in the central nervous system mechanisms that drive neurohumoral excitation in ischemia-induced HF. Female rats had a less intense central neurochemical response to HF and experienced less hemodynamic compromise. Sex hormones may contribute to these differences in the central and peripheral adaptations to HF.
Incremental Elevations in TNFα and IL6 in the Human Colon and Procancerous Changes in the Mucosal Transcriptome Accompany Adiposity
Authors: Pfalzer Anna C. , Leung Keith , Crott Jimmy W. , Kim Susan J. , Tai Albert K. , Parnell Laurence D. , Kamanu Frederick K. , Liu Zhenhua , Rogers Gail , Shea M. Kyla , Garcia Paloma E. , Mason Joel B.
Published: October 2018

Background:

Obesity, a risk factor for colorectal cancer, raises systemic levels of proinflammatory mediators. Whether increased levels also reside in the colons of obese individuals and are accompanied by procancerous alterations in the mucosal transcriptome is unknown.

Methods:

Concentrations of TNFα, IL1β, and IL6 in blood and colonic mucosa of 16 lean and 26 obese individuals were examined. Differences in the mucosal transcriptome between the two groups were defined.

Results:

Plasma IL6 and TNFα were 1.4- to 3-fold elevated in obese subjects [body mass index (BMI) ≥ 34 kg/m2] compared with the lean controls (P < 0.01). Among individuals with BMI ≥ 34 kg/m2 colonic concentrations of IL6 and TNFα were 2- to 3-fold greater than in lean subjects (P < 0.03). In a general linear model, adjusted for NSAID use, colonic IL6 (partial r = 0.41; P < 0.01) and TNFα (partial r = 0.41; P = 0.01) increased incrementally over the entire range of BMIs (18.1–45.7). Regular use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) was associated with a reduction in colonic IL6 (β = −0.65, P < 0.02). RNA sequencing (NSAID users excluded) identified 182 genes expressed differentially between lean and obese subjects. The two gene networks most strongly linked to changes in expression included several differentially expressed genes known to regulate the procarcinogenic signaling pathways, NFκB and ERK 1/2, in a pattern consistent with upregulation of each in the obese subjects.

Conclusions:

Incremental increases in two major proinflammatory colonic cytokines are associated with increasing BMI, and in the obese state are accompanied by procancerous changes in the transcriptome.

Impact:

These observations delineate means by which an inflammatory milieu may contribute to obesity-promoted colon cancer.
Difference in Stroke Knowledge between Rural and Urban Communities in a Developing Country after Community-Based Stroke Educational Campaigns: Results from a Cross-Sectional Study
Authors: Góngora-Rivera Fernando , González-Aquines Alejandro , Muruet Walter , Barrera-Barrera Silvia , Leal-Bailey Humberto , Espinosa-Ortega Meztli A. , Patrón-de Treviño Angelina , Jacobo-Saucedo Luis A. , Villarreal-Velazquez Hector J. , Garcia-Ortiz Walter , Saucedo-Ostos Yesica Y. , Cordero-Perez Adolfo C. , Chavez-Luevanos Beatriz Eugenia ,   on Behalf of Secretaria de Salud del Estado de Nuevo León and GECEN Investigators
Published: October 2018

Background: Ischemic stroke is a leading cause of disability and death in Mexico. Poor ability to identify signs and symptoms of ischemic stroke leads to longer hospital arrival times and precludes prompt treatment. The knowledge of stroke risk factors and warning signs in rural population is scarce. Since 2010, Stroke Education Campaigns are performed with a community-based approach. The aim of this study was to assess and compare stroke knowledge in rural and urban communities. Methods: During World Stroke Campaign, a standardized questionnaire to assess knowledge of stroke risk factors and warning signs was applied in urban and non-urban communities of Nuevo Leon, Mexico. Results: A total of 4,144 surveys were collected. Mean age was 44.2 ± 16.1 and 75.9% were women. People from rural and semi-urban areas mentioned > 3 risk factors (p < 0.001) and warning signs (p < 0.001) compared to the urban area. After logistic regression analysis, having received previous information about stroke remained significant for the knowledge of > 3 stroke risk factors and warning signs (p < 0.001; 95% CI 1.997–2.727; p < 0.001; 95% CI 1.880–3.787) respectively. Conclusions: Rural and semi-urban regions performed better than the urban population. Receiving stroke information is a determinant factor for stroke knowledge. Stroke Educational Campaigns are a cost-effective method for raising stroke awareness, thus reducing stroke burden.
Assessment of Suspected Vascular Rings and Slings and/or Airway Pathologies Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging Rather Than Computed Tomography
Authors: Sommburg Olaf , Helling-Bakki Astrid , Alrajab Abdul , Schenk Jens-Peter , Springer Wolfgang , Mall Marcus A. , Loukanov Tsvetomir , Eichhorn Joachim G.
Published: October 2018

Background: Congenital cardiovascular malformations (CCVM) may cause infrequently airway pathologies (AP) in children and are of prognostic and therapeutic relevance. While computed tomography (CT) is considered first-line imaging modality in many centres, we started using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) more and more in the last years to detect CCVM and AP to avoid radiation in this patient group. Objective: The aim of this retrospective study was to determine and to compare the diagnostic accuracy of CT and MRI when used to detect CCVM and/or AP. Methods: All patients suspected to have CCVM and/or AP and examined either by CT or MRI between 2000 and 2013 in our hospital were included. Extension and type of CCVM, as well as their relationship to esophagus, trachea or bronchi were assessed and related to findings of tracheobronchoscopy, cardiac catheterization or surgery if available. Results: One hundred six patients (median [range] 4 years [2 days to 66 years]) were examined by CT (n = 27) or MRI (n = 79). In 78 patients (74%), CCVM and/or AP were found with either of the imaging methods. CCVM were found in 63 subjects. Forty-six of 63 subjects had both, CCVM and AP. The presence of CCVM was always detected correctly by CT or MRI, although both techniques had a weakness detecting atretic segments directly. AP (n = 61) were correctly diagnosed in all patients not intubated for artificial ventilation by CT (n = 17) and in all but 2 patients by MRI (39 out of 41). Conclusions: MRI is sensitive to detect CCVM associated with AP equally to CT without any radiation exposure.
Different Chemotherapy Regimens in the Management of Advanced or Metastatic Urothelial Cancer: a Bayesian Network Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
Authors: Wang Yi , Xu Lingyan , Meng Xianghu , Qin Zhiqiang , Wang Yamin , Chen Chen , Wang Yichun , Zhou Xiang , Zhang Qijie , Xia Jiadong , Song Ninghong
Published: October 2018

Background/Aims: Urothelial cancer (UC) as a chemotherapy-sensitive tumor, has achieved remarkable progresses in therapeutic paradigm, particularly in the advanced/metastatic stages. However, both clinicians and patients are confused when it comes to choosing the optimal chemotherapy. Hence, this article was aimed to conduct a comprehensive comparison of different chemotherapy regimens for advanced or metastatic UC in terms of survival benefits or adverse events. Methods: The online databases PubMed, EMBASE and Web of Science were searched systematically and comprehensively for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) up to September 15, 2017. The pooled hazard ratios (HRs) or odds ratios (ORs) with 95% credible interval (CrI) were calculated by Markov chain Monte Carlo methods. The effectiveness and safety of included regimens were conducted to provide a hierarchy by means of rank probabilities with the help of “R-3.4.0” software and the “gemtc-0.8.2” package. The surface under the cumulative ranking curve (SUCRA) was also incorporated in our analysis for ranking the corresponding chemotherapy regimens. Results: Ten different chemotherapy regimens involved in this article were predominantly of trials in a first-line setting, and eight clinical outcomes were ultimately analyzed in this study. In terms of Overall response rate (ORR), Overall survival (OS) or Progression-free survival (PFS)/Time to progression (TTP), the rank probabilities and SUCRA indicated that Paclitaxel/cisplatin/gemcitabine (PCG) was superior to gemcitabine/cisplatin (GC) or methotrexate/vinblastine/doxorubicin/cisplatin (MVAC), the traditional first-line treatment for advanced/metastatic UC. In the case of ORR or PFS/TTP, GC+sorafenib also displayed its superiority in comparison with GC or MVAC. Despite their survival benefits, PCG or GC+sorafenib presented a relatively higher incidence of adverse events. Conclusion: Our results revealed that by adding a paclitaxel or sorafenib into the first-line GC, it could yield a better survival benefit, but also worsen adverse events for advanced/ metastatic UC. Clinically, physicians should weigh the merits of these approaches to maximize the survival benefits of eligible patients.
Desenho institucional para a governança e planejamento metropolitanos em São Paulo
Authors: D'Almeida Carolina Heldt , Franco Fernando De Mello
Published: October 2018

O artigo apresenta a experiência do Plano de Desenvolvimento Urbano Integrado da Região Metropolitana de São Paulo (PDUI da RMSP) sob a ótica da participação da Prefeitura de São Paulo no processo colegiado que se estabeleceu entre os anos de 2015 e 2016, e que estruturou um desenho institucional para o seu desenvolvimento. Trata-se de discutir os desafios e dilemas considerados, as estratégias elencadas e as pactuações realizadas, tanto relativas aos conteúdos do PDUI quanto ao seu processo de elaboração na RMSP. O objetivo é refletir, nesse percurso, o método, os conceitos e o alcance do instrumento do PDUI para o desenvolvimento da política metropolitana brasileira a partir do caso de São Paulo. As fontes de referência são eminentemente os produtos dos trabalhos desenvolvidos nesse período, que foram objeto de formulação, debate e deliberação nos fóruns colegiados da gestão pública, sob a responsabilidade do Conselho de Desenvolvimento da Região Metropolitana de São Paulo.
Controle e indução da função social da propriedade na escala da metrópole: a experiência paulistana entre os anos de 2014 e 2016
Authors: Campos Gustavo Soares Pires de
Published: October 2018

No ano de 2013, o primeiro da gestão que governaria a cidade de São Paulo até 2016, o Departamento de Controle e Função Social da Propriedade (DCFSP) foi criado no âmbito da reforma administrativa empreendida dentro da Secretaria Municipal de Desenvolvimento Urbano. Entre os anos de 2014 e 2016, este departamento atuou procurando avaliar, notificar e induzir o cumprimento da função social da propriedade fundiária e imobiliária na cidade de São Paulo. Este artigo – utilizando-se dos relatórios anuais e demais documentos fornecidos pelo DCFSP em perspectiva comparada –  procura traçar um rápido panorama da propriedade fundiária e imobiliária brasileira, bem como sua lógica patrimonialista, para então analisar o exercício do DCFSP na cidade de São Paulo entre os anos de 2014 e 2016, fazendo um balanço de suas realizações e as perspectivas que se colocam para a gestão municipal iniciada em 2017.
Nos espaços estelares o homem desvanece: a não-transcendência em "Altazor", de Vicente Huidobro
Authors: Aragão Lucas Vinicius
Published: October 2018

O século XX foi um marco para as artes devido a um movimento estético conhecido como as vanguardas, que trazia propostas de renovação com o objetivo de romper com padrões e pressupostos dos movimentos artísticos anteriores. Em meio a um cenário bélico, composto por conflitos de diferentes ordens – desde político-social à mundial –, estão inseridas as vanguardas hispano-americanas e um de seus expoentes: o escritor chileno Vicente Huidobro, fundador e único representante do criacionismo, estética esta que focaliza na constituição de novas imagens, distintas daquelas perceptíveis no cotidiano, trazendo à luz a noção de que “o poeta é um pequeno Deus”. Assim sendo, o presente ensaio visa analisar a obra Altazor (1931) , fornecendo em um primeiro momento um panorama para compreender a arte naquele tempo, para, posteriormente, adentrar a obra, perpassando seu prefácio e detendo-se na análise do Canto I, especificamente no que tange à temática da não-transcendência, impossibilitada namodernidade e contrária ao movimento empreendido pelo eu-lírico.O século XX foi um marco para as artes devido a um movimento estético conhecido como as vanguardas, quetrazia propostas de renovação com o objetivo de romper com padrões e pressupostos dos movimentos artísticosanteriores. Em meio a um cenário bélico, composto por conflitos de diferentes ordens – desde político-social àmundial –, estão inseridas as vanguardas hispano-americanas e um de seus expoentes: o escritor chileno VicenteHuidobro, fundador e único representante do criacionismo, estética esta que focaliza na constituição de novasimagens, distintas daquelas perceptíveis no cotidiano, trazendo à luz a noção de que “o poeta é um pequenoDeus”. Assim sendo, o presente ensaio visa analisar a obra Altazor (1931) , fornecendo em um primeiro momentoum panorama para compreender a arte naquele tempo, para, posteriormente, adentrar a obra, perpassando seuprefácio e detendo-se na análise do Canto I, especificamente no que tange à temática da não-transcendência,impossibilitada namodernidade e contrária ao movimento empreendido pelo eu-lírico.
A experiência vanguardista proposta por Oliverio Girondo em "Veinte poemas para ser leídos en el tranvía"
Authors: Fortes Marina De Freitas
Published: October 2018

20 poemas para ser leídos en el tranvía, de Oliverio Girondo, é a primeira obra do autor, publicada em meio ao fervor das vanguardas, em 1922. O livro apresenta-se como uma verdadeira experiência sensorial, que se desvela em frente ao leitor por meio da composição dos textos, de forma original e inovadora. O presente trabalho tem como propósito, portanto, analisá-lo sob a perspectiva de buscar compreender de que forma se dá a criação do olhar vanguardista de Girondo. Para isso, são abordados três poemas representativos da obra, “Rio de Janeiro”, “Milonga” e “Pedestre”, nos quais se estuda de que forma o espaço e a linguagem são utilizados nos versos e de que modo estes se unem às ilustrações caricaturais do autor para restabelecer a relação entre palavra e visualidade e proporcionar essa vivência única ao leitor.
A ausência como ponto de intersecção entre os poemas “Unidad” e “Ausencia de Joaquín” presentes na obra "Residencia en la Tierra 1" (1925-1935)
Authors: Rubim Vanessa
Published: October 2018

Considerando o contexto histórico de emergência das vanguardas latino americanas, no início do século XX, este ensaio toma como ponto de partida uma análise comparativa de dois poemas de Pablo Neruda, “Ausencia de Joaquín” e “Unidad”, que são parte da obra Residencia en La Tierra 1 (1925-1935). Os poemas estão repletos de elementos que nos envolvem em uma atmosfera fúnebre e de enclausuramento, de modo que o sentimento de desespero, confusão e isolamento interno e externo é característica central do eu lírico em ambos os poemas. Elementos da natureza, como o mar, são metáforas utilizadas por Neruda a fim de intensificar a sensação de movimento repetitivo, que revela a busca incessante do eu lírico pelo sentido da vida, bem como o abismo, o qual, paradoxalmente, evidencia a queda e a ascensão. Todos esses pontos são destacados pela sonoridade impressa na construção poética. Em vista disso, a partir da análise individual e conjunta dos poemas em destaque, será analisada a questão da ausência como metáfora do infortúnio da vida, como parte de nós que não podemos nos desgarrar e como a realidade é a revelação mais cruel desta verdade solitária, que nos enclausura, que nos comprime, que nos deixa como observadores estáticos frente aos incidentes.
La trampa y el espejo: entrevista a Alfonso Mateo-Sagasta, Jorge García Lopez y Miguel Ángel Zamorano
Authors: Verneck Bruno , Rubira Carolina Pontes
Published: October 2018

Entrevista a Alfonso Mateo-Sagasta, Jorge García Lopez y Miguel Ángel Zamorano por ocasión del Coloquio Internacional de Literatura Española: Cervantes-Avellaneda: Historia de una Imitación
LIMITED RECOGNITION and LIMITED RELATIONS: TRNC
Authors: ÖZSAĞLAM Muhittin Tolga
Published: October 2018

The classical international relations
system has been established on the basis of sovereign national states and their
territorial integrity since the Peace of Westphalia. However, the system has
been challenged since 1960s with the emergence of new actors in international
relations system. New states, as the members of the United Nations (UN),
emerged from the de-colonization process. Furthermore, non-governmental
organizations including secessionist movements had role in shaping of
international system.

International community has recently
witnessed new developments through the emergence of new states; such as TRNC,
Abkhazia, Kosova. These states are considered as the limited recognized states
which do not have membership to the UN.

            This
study is analysing the status of TRNC in international relations system by
indicating its economic, social and political-diplomatic affairs with other
sovereign states and international institutions. TRNC is a de facto state which
is not a member of the UN. However, it establishes economic and political
affairs with other actors. The status of the TRNC represents uniqueness due to
its social and political order. Its EU citizens and suspended Acquis
communautaire also make the state exceptional.

            Briefly,
this study illustrates the social, economic and political affairs of the TRNC
through making analytical extractions and referring to the statistical tangible
data.
A new species and typification in Pedicularis series Curvipes (Orobanchaceae)
Authors: AGNIHOTRI PRIYANKA , HUSAIN DANISH , SAHOO DINABANDHU , BARIK SAROJ KANTA
Published: October 2018

Pedicularis series Curvipes, of the family Orobanchaceae consisting of three species, is mainly distributed in eastern Himalaya, P. curvipes and P. nagaensis are found distributed from Sikkim to Manipur and P. amplicollis is reported from Bhutan. In the present study, a new taxon, closely related to P. amplicollis, is described from Dzükou valley, Manipur, and illustrated here as P. husainiana P.Agnihotri, D. Husain, D. Sahoo & S.K. Barik. Additionally, the lectotype of P. curvipes is designated here.
Distribution of non-lumbricid earthworms (Clitellata: Acanthodrilidae, Criodrilidae, Megascolecidae and Ocnerodrilidae) on the Balkans and Anatolia with first record of Amynthas morrisi (Beddard, 1892) from Turkey
Authors: MISIRLIOĞLU İBRAHIM METE , STOJANOVIĆ MIRJANA
Published: October 2018

Based on previous and on new species records, the non-lumbricid earthworm fauna of the Balkans and Anatolia consists of ten species, belonging to four families: Acanthodrilidae, with Microscolex dubius (Fletcher, 1886) and Microscolex phosphoreus (Dugès, 1837), Criodrilidae, with Criodrilus lacuum Hoffmeister, 1845 and Criodrilus ochridensis Georgevitch, 1950, Megascolecidae, with Amynthas corticis (Kinberg, 1867), Amynthas gracilis (Kinberg, 1867), Amynthas morrisi (Beddard, 1892), Metaphire californica (Kinberg, 1867), and Pontodrilus litoralis (Grube, 1855), and Ocnerodrilidae, with Ocnerodrilus occidentalis Eisen, 1878. Four species are recorded on the both territories (C. lacuum, M. dubius, M. phosporeus, A. corticis). Four out of five megascolecid species are present in Turkey (A. corticis, A. gracilis, A. morrisi, M. californica) and only two (A. corticis, P. litoralis) in the Balkans. One of them, Amynthas morrisi, is new to the fauna of Turkey.
First record of the earthworm genus Pheretima Kinberg, 1867 sensu stricto in Vietnam, with description of a new species (Annelida: Clitellata: Megascolecidae)
Authors: NGUYEN TUNG T. , NGUYEN NAM Q. , NGUYEN ANH D.
Published: October 2018

The earthworm genus Pheretima Kinberg, 1867 sensu stricto is recorded in Vietnam for the first time with a new species, P. vungtauensis sp. nov. The new species is characterized by three pairs of spermathecal pores in intersegments 6/7/8/9, spermathecal ducts with dense micronephridia, no genital markings in spermathecal and male regions, male pores located inside copulatory pouches, intestinal origin at xv, caeca simple from xxvii, and holandry. DNA-COI barcode sequences of the holotype are most similar to those of Metaphire houlleti (Perrier, 1872) from Thailand and not to other species of Pheretima.
New earthworm species of the genus Amynthas from Hainan Island, China (Megascolecidae, Clitellata)
Authors: ZHAO QI , YAO XUANZHU , LAN YAQIONG , XU JUNXIAN , QIU JIANGPING
Published: October 2018

Three new species of earthworms belonging to the genus Amynthas are described from Hainan Island, China. They are named Amynthas wenchangensis sp. nov., Amynthas accessorius sp. nov., and Amynthas eumorphus sp. nov. A. wenchangensis sp. nov. keys to the Amynthas morrisi-group; it has several small genital papillae in the male pore region and a degenerated prostate. A. accessorius sp. nov. keys to the Amynthas hawayanus-group and has completely degenerated prostates and two large accessory glands. A. eumorphus sp. nov. keys to the Amynthas sieboldi-group.
Two new earthworm species of the genus Drawida (Oligochaeta: Moniligastridae) from southwestern Taiwan
Authors: SHEN HUEI-PING , CHANG CHIH-HAN , CHIH WEN-JAY
Published: October 2018

This study describes two new species of earthworms belonging to the genus Drawida (Oligochaeta: Moniligastridae) from southwestern Taiwan. They are Drawida alishanensis sp. nov. and Drawida fenqihuensis sp. nov. The two species were found at elevations of 1407–1661 m in the Alishan area, Chiayi County. DNA barcodes from type specimens of the new species are reported. This is the first time that new species of Drawida are discovered from the island of Taiwan. In addition, Drawida keikiensis Kobayashi, 1938 from Korea is found to be synonymous with Drawida syringa Chen, 1933 from central China. The synonymy of Drawida glabella Chen, 1938 with Drawida barwelli (Beddard, 1886) is rejected.
Global diversity of earthworms and enchytraeids (Clitellata): papers in honor of András Zicsi (1928–2015). Editorial
Authors: SCHMELZ RÜDIGER M.
Published: October 2018

This Special Volume of Zootaxa unites forty papers written in honor of the late András Zicsi (1928–2015), the eminent earthworm taxonomist. They deal with the taxonomy, systematics and distribution of earthworms and enchytraeids, the two major groups of soil-dwelling Oligochaeta. Altogether, 71 new species-group taxa are described, 60 species and subspecies of earthworms and 11 species of enchytraeids. They are from 15 countries all around the globe: Spain, Italy, Hungary, Turkey, Botswana, Mexico, Colombia, Brazil, China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam.
New species-group taxa of Glossoscolex (Clitellata: Glossoscolecidae) from Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Authors: BARTZ MARIE L.C. , JAMES SAMUEL W. , STEFFEN GERUSA P.K. , ANTONIOLLI ZAIDA , STEFFEN RICARDO B. , BROWN GEORGE G.
Published: October 2018

Five new species-group taxa of Clitellata of the genus Glossoscolex from Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil are described in this paper: Glossoscolex (Glossoscolex) riograndensis n. sp. has three subspecies, G. (G.) riograndensis riograndensis, G. (G.) riograndensis pollulus n. ssp., G. (G.) riograndensis nativus n. ssp. The two other new species are named G. (G.) pastivus n. sp., and G. (G.) pampas n. sp. All new species are part of the truncatus species group within the subgenus, characterized by the presence of male pores in segment xvii. A single unnamed specimen, also described here, is deemed to belong to a sixth new species-group taxon of the truncatus group. A tabular character comparison of the new taxa and known and morphologically similar species is given. Information on the habitat, such as vegetation cover and soil characteristics, is given as well. G. (G.) r. riograndensis and G. (G.) r. pollulus had an unusual storage of sperm in the nephridia. Histological sections were performed to verify it.
Interrelation of Proctodrilus species (Oligochaeta: Lumbricidae) with lessivage and layering in European soil profiles
Authors: HÖSER NORBERT
Published: October 2018

The objective of this paper is to relate species occurrences of the earthworm genus Proctodrilus to soil properties, in particular the horizons and layers in the soil profile. Data on the occurrence in the soil profile of the earthworm species Proctodrilus antipai (Michaelsen, 1891), P. opisthoductus Zicsi, 1985, P. thaleri Höser & Zicsi 2009, and P. tuberculatus (Černosvitov, 1935) were collected in central Germany, northern Bohemia, Hungary, and Romania. Species of Proctodrilus were collected from 138 sites in total, P. antipai from 48, P. opisthoductus from 24, P. thaleri from 4, and P. tuberculatus from 97 sites. The field data show that species inhabiting the same site do not form communities but rather inhabit different soil layers. Furthermore, species of Proctodrilus prefer to live close to the boundaries between layers, a feature that can be regarded as a taxonomic characteristic of the genus and that is probably connected with their enteronephric excretory system. The habitats of the different species differ in the degree of soil leaching. P. thaleri and P. opisthoductus are restricted to the region of recent lessivage in warm-humid parts of Europe. Occurrence of the four Proctodrilus species is therefore not related to soil type but rather to soil stratification and soil leaching. Differences in the ecological behaviour of the species can be understood as taxonomic characters.
Justice in the Gaps: School Leader Dispositions and the Use of Data to Address the Opportunity Gap
Authors: Flores Osly J. , Gunzenhauser Michael G.
Published: October 2018

This article addresses what we are calling “the gaps,” the divergent and contextual understandings of “opportunity gap” and “achievement gap” evident in interviews with principals and school district leaders. Drawing from a sample of 22 interviews in urban, inner-ring suburban, and outer-ring suburban schools in a northeastern state, we explore how school leaders define the “gaps,” use data (in its many forms) to pose questions and construct solutions, and position themselves. Analysis unearthed varied dispositions among the school leaders about how to frame gaps in achievement and opportunity, varied capacities to address these gaps, and varied leadership responses.
Developmental Trajectories of Physical Aggression and Nonaggressive Rule-Breaking During Late Childhood and Early Adolescence
Authors: Givens Eugena M. , Reid Joan A.
Published: October 2018

Research has consistently linked two forms of childhood antisocial behavior, physical aggression and nonaggressive rule-breaking, to adolescent delinquency. However, there is a lack of knowledge regarding the development of problem behavior during the latter years of childhood and early adolescence (ages 6 to 14). The current study utilized longitudinal data that followed 756 at-risk males and females from early childhood into early adolescence to identify trajectories of physical aggression and nonaggressive rule-breaking and the association between documented risk factors with class membership. The findings supported a four-class model for both physical aggression and nonaggressive rule-breaking. Both models produced high, moderately high, average, and abstaining classes. However, the physical aggression models decreased as participants aged, while the nonaggressive rule-breaking classes increased. Family adversity, protective neighborhoods, negative child temperament, premature birth, race, and gender were associated with class membership. The study findings may inform targeted, problem-specific strategies aimed at early intervention.
Canine Cerebral Intravascular Lymphoma: Neuropathological and Immunohistochemical Findings
Authors: Degl’Innocenti Sara , Camera Nicola Della , Falzone Cristian , Cantile Carlo
Published: October 2018

Intravascular lymphoma (IVL) is a rare angiotropic large-cell lymphoma in which neoplastic lymphocytes proliferate within the lumina of small blood vessels in the absence of a primary extravascular mass or leukemia. This study included 10 cases of canine IVL restricted to the CNS. Dogs had an average age of 8 years and neurological signs mainly referred to brain involvement such as depression, seizures, and ambulatory deficits. Gross examination at necropsy showed focal extensive or multiple hemorrhagic areas mainly distributed in the telencephalon and diencephalon. Histopathologically, numerous veins and capillaries were filled with neoplastic lymphoid cells, accompanied by edema, hemorrhage, and thrombosis. Immunohistochemistry (IHC) for CD3, CD20, and PAX5 was performed to phenotype the neoplastic lymphocytes. IHC for CD44 and CD29 were used to investigate the pathogenetic mechanism leading to the intravascular aggregation of the neoplastic lymphocytes. The same IHC panel was applied to 8 cases of primary and metastatic canine CNS lymphoma in order to compare IVL immunoreactivity. Three IVLs were typified as T-cell, 3 as B-cell, and 4 as non-T non-B. Neoplastic lymphocytes showed marked expression of CD44 in all IVL cases, and CD29-immunolabeled cells were observed in 4 IVLs. CD44 immunoreactivity was consistent with the findings reported in human IVL, suggesting a predisposition to the formation of lymphocyte aggregates. CD29 was inconsistently immunonegative in canine IVL, confirming only partially the pathogenetic mechanism suggested for the human counterpart.
Potential of Implementing Urban Freight Strategies in the Accommodation and Food Services Sector
Authors: Sánchez-Díaz Iván
Published: October 2018

This paper studies freight demand patterns of establishments in the accommodation and food services sector, and the potential of implementing urban freight strategies in this sector to improve local and city traffic conditions. This research uses data from the City of Stockholm and assesses the potential implementation of two strategies (i.e., consolidation and off-peak hour deliveries) proposed in The Stockholm Freight Plan to foster safe, clean, and efficient freight deliveries. The results show that accommodation establishments have different freight generation patterns and opinions about the strategies proposed than other food services establishments. The results also show that the strategies proposed have good acceptance among 20% of the receivers surveyed, which would facilitate the implementation of the strategies and lead to significant benefits both at the local and city levels.
Postpsychiatry and postmodern psychotherapy: Theoretical and ethical issues in mental health care in a Polish context
Authors: Stupak Radosław , Dyga Krzysztof
Published: October 2018

The article reconstructs postpsychiatry’s core propositions and briefly describes its theoretical background and assumptions. It also presents chosen aspects of postmodern psychotherapy, which seem to be in many ways similar to postpsychiatry’s ideas. Although they are drawn from different inspiration, postpsychiatry and postmodern psychotherapy seem to come to similar conclusions, especially regarding the role of the patient in the therapeutic process, the meaning of psychiatric diagnosis, and the importance of the institutional, cultural, and social contexts in mental health practice and research. The paper also aims to place postpsychiatry and postmodern psychotherapy in a Polish context, focusing on the ethical challenges faced by psychiatry and showing that some of postpsychiatry’s ideas and solutions to contemporary problems were already present in the Polish psychiatric literature of the 20th century. It also contains a brief description of the Polish social and historical context of psychiatry, as well as key aspects of the Polish legal system that relate to mental health and seem to reflect the nature of biomedical explanations of mental distress. It concludes that the model of psychiatric care postulated by “postmodern” approaches seems more ethical and scientifically and philosophically grounded and promises better treatment results than the “traditional” biomedical model.
Bringing What State Back In? Neo-Marxism and the Origin of the Committee on States and Social Structures
Authors: Khachaturian Rafael
Published: October 2018

This article examines the interdisciplinary movement to “bring the state back in,” advanced during the 1980s by the Committee on States and Social Structures. Drawing on the Committee’s archives at the Social Science Research Council, I show that its influential neo-Weberian conception of the state was developed in dialogue with earlier neo-Marxist debates about the capitalist state. However, its interpretation of neo-Marxism as a class reductive and functionalist variant of “grand theory” also created a narrative that marginalized the latter’s contributions to the literature on the state. This displacement had lasting consequences, for while neo-Marxist approaches had provided a critical perspective on the relationship between the social sciences and the state, the Committee’s narrative had a depoliticizing effect on this subject matter. Reconstructing this moment both recovers the forgotten influence of the New Left and neo-Marxist scholarship on postwar political science and sociology, and elaborates on the contested history of the state as a political concept.
LINC00673 rs11655237 Polymorphism Is Associated With Increased Risk of Cervical Cancer in a Chinese Population
Authors: Wang Yanhua , Luo Tianyou
Published: October 2018

Cervical cancer is the fourth most commonly diagnosed cancer and the fourth leading cause of cancer deaths in women worldwide. Few single-nucleotide polymorphisms associated with risk of cervical cancer have been identified, yet genetic predisposition contributes significantly to this malignancy. Long noncoding RNA LINC00673 has been widely explored for its role in the development and prognosis of many tumors, and 2 genome-wide association studies identified that LINC00673 rs11655237 was associated with susceptibility to pancreatic cancer. In the current study, using a case–control study design, we found rs11655237 significantly increased susceptibility of cervical cancer in a Chinese population (odds ratio = 1.27; 95% confidence interval = 1.08-1.50; P = .005). Expression of LINC00673 was significantly higher in adjacent normal tissues than in paired cancer tissues ( P < .01) and significantly lower in the cancer or paired adjacent normal tissues of patients with cervical cancer having rs11655237 allele A than in those having rs11655237 allele G ( P < .001). Our results indicate that LINC00673 rs11655237 is associated with increased risk of cervical cancer, possibly by downregulating LINC00673 expression in cervical tissues.
Multitiered Support for Classroom Management Professional Development
Authors: Grasley-Boy Nicolette , Gage Nicholas A. , MacSuga-Gage Ashley S.
Published: October 2018

Quality professional development (PD) can be a great benefit to teachers who need help with classroom management implementation. PD programs have better outcomes when there is follow-up after skill instruction. Providing PD within a multitiered support (MTS) framework can make PD delivery more efficient for schools. We describe an MTS-PD program and its empirical support. We also provide specific recommendations for developing an MTS-PD implementation team, data collection systems, and classroom management skills for training.
“I Asked Myself If I Would Ever Love My Baby”: Mothering Children Born of Genocidal Rape in Rwanda
Authors: Woolner Leah , Denov Myriam , Kahn Sarilee
Published: October 2018

The 1994 Rwandan genocide was characterized by brutal acts of widespread sexual violence against women that, for some, led to unwanted pregnancy, childbirth, and motherhood. This study explores the perspectives and experiences of 44 Rwandan women with children born of genocidal rape through in-depth qualitative interviews. Emerging from the data are the themes of identity and belonging, ambivalence, and truth-telling in the mother–child relationship. Findings highlight the lasting and intergenerational legacy of genocidal rape, and practice and policy implications are discussed.
SME Managers’ Perceptions of Competitive Pressure and the Adoption of Environmental Practices in Fragmented Industries: A Multi-Country Study in the Wine Industry
Authors: Tyler Beverly , Lahneman Brooke , Beukel Karin , Cerrato Daniele , Minciullo Marco , Spielmann Nathalie , Discua Cruz Allan
Published: October 2018

This study explains how managers’ perceptions of pressure from competitors and industry associations to adopt environmental practices are associated with the adoption of such practices, and firm performance in small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in fragmented industries. First, we hypothesize, in fragmented industries, perceived weaker competitive pressure focuses SME managers’ attention on opportunities associated with the adoption of environmental practices, resulting in further adoption of such practices. We also hypothesize that perceived stronger competitive pressure focuses managers’ attention on competitive threats and efforts to maximize value creation from adopted practices, thus, positively moderating the relationship between adopted environmental practices and financial performance. We test our hypotheses with survey data from wineries and vineyards in Italy, France, Denmark, and the United States, and find support for both hypotheses. These findings deepen our understanding of how SMEs in fragmented industries respond to perceived competitive pressure to adopt environmental practices.
Immigrant Populations and Sanctuary Schools
Authors: Patel Leigh
Published: October 2018

In the summer months of 2018, the world watched as thousands of young children were separated from their families and detained by immigration officials at the border between the United States and Mexico. On television screens and smartphone updates, it seemed the world collectively gasped at this cruel familial trauma and asked, “what can we do? How can we be in solidarity?” In this essay, I situate this state practice in a long-standing tradition of governance of who has rights and who does not. I also provide specific challenges for material solidarity that reaches beyond media soundbites.