bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Discharge Heart Rate After Hospitalization for Myocardial Infarction and Long‐Term Mortality in 2 US Registries
Authors: Alapati Venkatesh , Tang Fengming , Charlap Esti , Chan Paul S. , Heidenreich Paul A. , Jones Philip G. , Spertus John A. , Srinivas Vankeepuram , Kizer Jorge R.
Published: January 2019

Background

Although admission heart rate predicts higher mortality after acute myocardial infarction (
AMI
), less is known about discharge heart rate. We tested the hypothesis that higher discharge heart rate after
AMI
is related to increased long‐term mortality independent of admission heart rate, and assessed whether β blockers modify this relationship.

Methods and Results

In 2 prospective US multicenter registries of
AMI
, we evaluated the associations of discharge and admission heart rate with 3‐year mortality using Cox models. Among 6576 patients with
AMI
, discharge heart rate was modestly associated with initial heart rate (
r
=0.28), comorbidities, and infarct severity. In this cohort, 10.7% did not receive β blockers at discharge. After full adjustment for demographic, psychosocial, and clinical covariates, discharge heart rate (hazard ratio [HR]=1.14 per 10 beats per minute [bpm]; 95%
CI
=1.07–1.21 per 10 bpm) was more strongly associated with risk of death than admission heart rate (HR=1.05 per 10 bpm; 95% CI=1.02–1.09 per 10 bpm) when both were entered in the same model (
P
=0.043 for comparison). There was a significant interaction between discharge heart rate and β‐blocker use (
P
=0.004) on mortality, wherein risk of death was markedly higher among those with high discharge heart rate and not on β blockers (HR=1.35 per 10 bpm; 95% CI=1.19–1.53 per 10 bpm) versus those with a high discharge heart rate and on β blockers at discharge (HR=1.10 per 10 bpm; 95% CI=1.03–1.17 per 10 bpm).

Conclusions

Higher discharge heart rate after
AMI
was more strongly associated with 3‐year mortality than admission heart rate, and the risk associated with higher discharge heart rate was modified by β blockers at discharge. These findings highlight opportunities for risk stratification and intervention that will require further investigation.
Pursuing an Indigenous Platform: Exploring Opportunities and Constraints for Indigenous Participation in the UNFCCC
Authors: Belfer Ella , Ford James D. , Maillet Michelle , Araos Malcolm , Flynn Melanie
Published: January 2019

Despite growing consensus that Indigenous peoples, knowledge systems, rights and solutions should be meaningfully included in international climate change governance, substantive improvements in practice remain limited. An expanding body of scholarship examines the evolving discursive space in which issues facing Indigenous peoples are treated, with a predominant focus on decision outcomes of the United Nations Framework on Climate Change (UNFCCC). To understand the opportunities and constraints for meaningful participation of Indigenous peoples in international climate policy making, this article examines the experiences of Indigenous participants in the UNFCCC. We present findings from semistructured interviews with key informants, showing that material constraints and the designation of Indigenous peoples as nonstate observers continue to pose challenges for participants. Tokenism and a lack of meaningful recognition further constrain participation. Nevertheless, networks of resource sharing, coordination, and support organized among Indigenous delegates alleviate some of the impacts of constraints. Additionally, multistakeholder alliances and access to presidencies and high-level state delegates provide opportunities for international and national agenda-setting. The space available for Indigenous participation in the UNFCCC is larger than formal rules dictate but depends on personal relationships and political will. As the Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples Platform established by the Paris Agreement formalizes a distinct space for Indigenous participants in the UNFCCC, this article outlines existing opportunities and constraints and considers potential interactions between the evolving platform and existing mechanisms for participation.
Deforestation and the United States–Peru Trade Promotion Agreement
Authors: Peinhardt Clint , Kim Alisha A. , Pavon-Harr Viveca
Published: January 2019

Do environmental provisions in trade agreements make a difference? In part to coopt environmental criticisms, the United States has included environmental components to trade agreements since NAFTA side agreements in the mid-1990s. Environmental components are increasingly more integrated and more specific, as illustrated by the 2009 United States–Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA). In exchange for increased market access to the United States, the Peruvian government agreed to reduce illegal logging and improve forest sector governance. Recent qualitative assessments of deforestation highlight difficulties in implementing the specific requirements of the PTPA’s Annex on Forest Sector Governance, but tests with Peruvian data on logging appear unreliable. We circumvent this difficulty by using satellite imagery of deforestation across Peruvian border regions and by engaging multiple methods to estimate the PTPA’s impact. All results suggest that deforestation has actually increased since the PTPA entered force, although no more than in other Amazonian countries. We conclude by emphasizing the limits of external imposition of environmental rules, which appear prone to failure unless domestic interests mobilize in their support.
First descriptions of aquatic crustaceans in coastal plains in northern Chile (Huentelauquen, 31°S, Coquimbo Region, Chile)
Authors: De los Ríos Patricio , Pizarro-Araya Jaime , Alfaro Fermín M. , Zuleta Carlos
Published: January 2019

The crustacean communities in Chilean seasonal pools have been poorly studied, and much of the existing literature is restricted to southern Patagonian plains, whereas there are no studies available about other sites. The aim of the present study is to describe the aquatic crustaceans in shallow pools in Huentelauquén (31°S, central northern Chile). The species reported upon include Daphnia ambigua, Simocephalus serrulatus, Boeckella gracilipes, Ostracoda, and two unidentified clam shrimps (genera Lynceus and Leptestheria), which latter ones represent the first record of these taxa for Chile. The ecological results revealed low species numbers and non-structured patterns in the various species associations. The exposed results are markedly different from observations on other Chilean seasonal pools, where no clam shrimps can be found, and where primarily cladocerans, copepods, and amphipods occur in the crustacean communities.
First observations on crustaceans in a small, permanent coastal lagoon (Nigue, 39°S, Araucania region, Chile)
Authors: De los Ríos Patricio , Carreño Eriko
Published: January 2019

The crustacean zooplankton in Chilean coastal lagoons has been poorly studied as yet, and the scarce studies available would indicate the presence of low species numbers that vary as a function of the trophic status of the water bodies. The aim of the present study is to make a first characterization of crustaceans in a small shallow coastal lake, using null models, specifically with regard to species co-occurrence and niche overlap. The results revealed that the species associations we found are random, which is due to many species that occur in most or all of the water bodies examined, whereas niche sharing revealed that there is niche segregation due to the absence of competition among the species reported. These results would be in agreement with observations for mountain lakes and lagoons in northern Patagonia, both in Argentina and in Chile, and partially similar to what has been found in Andean shallow wetlands in northern Chile. More and more detailed studies will be necessary for understanding the population and community dynamics in these water bodies.
First Indonesian Viridotheres Manning, 1996, and redescription of male Afropinnotheres dofleini Manning, 1993, from South Africa (Decapoda, Pinnotheridae)
Authors: Ahyong Shane T.
Published: January 2019

A new species of Viridotheres is described from material in the collections of the Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, representing the first record of the genus from Indonesia. The new species most closely resembles V. takedai Ahyong, Komai & Watanabe, 2012 from Japan, and, significantly, shares the well-developed G2 exopod. Males of a second species of pinnotherid crab in the Berlin collection, misidentified as Ostracotheres tridacnae (Rüppell, 1830), proved referable to Afropinnotheres dofleini (Lenz in Lenz & Strunck, 1914), from South Africa, for which only females were known in detail. The male of A. dofleini is redescribed and figured in detail for the first time. Notably, males of A. dofleini also have a gonopod 2 exopod, the first such report for the genus. Confirmation of the gonopod 2 exopod in A. dofleini and V. kupang sp. nov. highlights the increasing significance of the gonopod 2 exopod in pinnotherid systematics and morphology.
Visas and Non-discrimination
Authors: den Heijer Maarten
Published: January 2019

The article examines whether the EU visa policy discriminates on racial or religious grounds. That the EU’s selection of countries whose nationals are subject to the visa obligation strongly correlates with global ethnic and religious demarcations fuels concerns about discrimination. The article juxtaposes the standards that have evolved in European non-discrimination law for justifying disparate racial and religious effects of immigration policies with the legislative history of the Visa list regulation. It argues that the progressive refinement of visa liberalisation dialogues by the European Commission including benchmarks on risks associated with visa travel provides no basis for allegations that current decision-making is based on ulterior motives. However, the placement of the large majority of countries on the ‘black list’ dates from the intergovernmental Schengen era and has never been properly justified. The article recommends to rectify this omission and to fundamentally rethink the balancing of the positive and negative criteria for the visa obligation.
Reciprocal Interactions Between Audition and Touch in Flutter Frequency Perception
Authors: Convento Silvia , Wegner-Clemens Kira A. , Yau Jeffrey M.
Published: January 2019

In both audition and touch, sensory cues comprising repeating events are perceived either as a continuous signal or as a stream of temporally discrete events (flutter), depending on the events’ repetition rate. At high repetition rates (>100 Hz), auditory and tactile cues interact reciprocally in pitch processing. The frequency of a cue experienced in one modality systematically biases the perceived frequency of a cue experienced in the other modality. Here, we tested whether audition and touch also interact in the processing of low-frequency stimulation. We also tested whether multisensory interactions occurred if the stimulation in one modality comprised click trains and the stimulation in the other modality comprised amplitude-modulated signals. We found that auditory cues bias touch and tactile cues bias audition on a flutter discrimination task. Even though participants were instructed to attend to a single sensory modality and ignore the other cue, the flutter rate in the attended modality is perceived to be similar to that of the distractor modality. Moreover, we observed similar interaction patterns regardless of stimulus type and whether the same stimulus types were experienced by both senses. Combined with earlier studies, our results suggest that the nervous system extracts and combines temporal rate information from multisensory environmental signals, regardless of stimulus type, in both the low- and high temporal frequency domains. This function likely reflects the importance of temporal frequency as a fundamental feature of our multisensory experience.
A new species of Kniphofia (Asphodelaceae) from Nyungwe National Park, Rwanda
Authors: FISCHER EBERHARD , ACKERMANN MARKUS
Published: January 2019

A new species, Kniphofia vandeweghei, is described and illustrated, and the differences with K. princeae, K. goetzei and K. paludosa are discussed. Distribution maps for K. vandeweghei and K. princeae are provided. Kniphofia bequaertii, sometimes regarded as a synonym of K. grantii, is considered to be a good species, and identification characters and distribution information are given. An identification key for all known Kniphofia species from Rwanda is provided.
Astragalus comonduensis and Calliandra pilocarpa (Fabaceae), two new species from Baja California Sur, Mexico
Authors: ESTRADA CASTILLÓN EDUARDO , REBMAN JON P. , VILLARREAL QUINTANILLA JOSÉ ÁNGEL
Published: January 2019

Two new species of Fabaceae, Astragalus comonduensis from A. sect. Inflati and Calliandra pilocarpa from C. sect. Androcallis are described and illustrated. Both species are endemic to the state of Baja California Sur. Distribution, associated vegetation, rarity of observation, affinities to other related species, botanical illustrations, and various keys for identification of these plants in the region are also presented.
Designation of the lectotype of Poecilia amazonica Garman, 1895 (Cyprinodontiformes, Poeciliidae) and discussion of its nomenclatural status
Authors: LUCINDA PAULO H. F. , FIGUEIREDO CARLOS A. , HARTEL KARSTEN E.
Published: January 2019

Poecilia amazonica Garman, 1895 was described based on syntypes collected at Santa Cruz, Pará, Brazil by Mr. Caleb Cooke in October 1859. The type-series was originally deposited at the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard University, under the catalog numbers MCZ 27573 (128 ex.), and MCZ 69635 (97 ex.). Five specimens were subsequently transferred to University of Michigan Museum of Zoology (UMMZ 146750), and six specimens were sent to the National Museum of Natural History (USNM 120286). Carl Hubbs examined parts of the type-series and considered the syntypes to be Micropoecilia parae (Eigenmann, 1894), as inferred from label information handwritten by Hubbs in 1944 and placed inside the jars of lots MCZ 27573 and UMMZ 146750 (ex MCZ 27573). However, Hubbs did not publish anything concerning the nomenclatural status of P. amazonica. Consequently, the name Poecilia amazonica has been considered valid by several authors since Garman's description (e.g. Rosen & Bailey, 1963; Meyer, 1993; Rodriguez, 1997; Parenti et al., 1999; Lucinda, 2003; and Lucinda & Reis, 2005).
A revision of the Pyura stolonifera species complex (Tunicata, Ascidiacea), with a description of a new species from Australia
Authors: RIUS MARC , TESKE PETER R.
Published: January 2019

Pyura stolonifera is a large solitary ascidian found in Africa, Australasia and South America. The taxonomic status of different populations of this species is disputed, especially since there is evidence for several distinct morphological and genetic units that point towards the existence of multiple cryptic species. While some researchers still recognize P. stolonifera as a single species, others treat the different populations as distinct species. Here, we present a revision of the P. stolonifera species complex based on the examination of samples from all regions where there are reliable reports of this taxon. We recognize four species that are both morphologically and genetically distinct, one of which is new to science and is formally described here. This species is morphologically distinct from the other three members of the species complex in terms of the colour and texture of the tunic, the arrangement of the gonads within the gut and the shape of the dorsal tubercle, among other characters. We name the new species Pyura dalbyi after Dr. J.E. Dalby Jr., whose research on its ecology and distribution provided the incentive for examining this species more closely.
An overview of Neogovea species (Opiliones: Cyphophthalmi: Neogoveidae) with the description of Neogovea virginie n. sp. from French Guiana
Authors: JOCQUÉ MERLIJN , JOCQUÉ RUDY
Published: January 2019

Cyphophthalmi is a group of small to medium sized opilionids with a circumglobal distribution that have often been overlooked in biodiversity surveys due to their small size, cryptic life style and general resemblance to mites. We present an overview of the described species in the genus Neogovea (Neogoveidae), an identification key to the species and the description of a new species based on the material from a biodiversity survey of an inselberg in French Guyana. Neogovea virginie n. sp. is morphologically most similar to N. immsi Hinton occurring in Brazil, but differentiated by the structure of the “crown” of the spermatopositor.
Morphology and life cycle of Carybdea morandinii, sp. nov. (Cnidaria), a cubozoan with zooxanthellae and peculiar polyp anatomy
Authors: STRAEHLER-POHL ILKA , JARMS GERHARD
Published: January 2019

A new species of Cubozoa found in an aquarium at Hagenbecks Tierpark (Zoo), Hamburg, Germany, is described herein as Carybdea morandinii. The species is distinguished from all known cnidarians in the anatomy of its polyp stage. The gastric cavity of the cubopolyp is divided horizontally into two chambers by a shutter-lens-like diaphragm. Metamorphosis was total and resulted in a single, four-tentacled medusa as in other known cubozoans. Both polyp and medusa stages bear zooxanthellae, which seemed important in the metamorphic process.
Descriptions of four hitherto unknown or little-known morphs of Siphini (Hemiptera, Aphidoidea: Chaitophorinae)
Authors: WIECZOREK KARINA
Published: January 2019

The oviparous female of Atheroides brevicornis is re-described, and alate viviparous females of A. persianus, Sipha (Sipha) littoralis and S. (Rungsia) taurica are described and illustrated for the first time. Keys to oviparae of Atheroides and to alate viviparae of Atheroides and Sipha are provided and notes on distributions and host plants are presented.
A new species of Tomocerus (Collembola: Tomoceridae) from China
Authors: MA YITONG
Published: January 2019

Among the 15 extant genera of Tomoceridae, Tomocerus, with 73 species, is the largest. Most Tomocerus spp. have been described or reported from East Asia (Korea, Japan, China), 41 of them from China. Tomocerus spp. are large, active and epigaic, living in leaf litter. A new species, Tomocerus jilinensis sp. nov., is described from China here; setal variations of the ventral tube and blunt setae on hind foot of T. kinoshitai Yosii are also described. Both species were found on the Changbaishan Mountain, Jilin Province, China.
New familial assignment for two harvestmen species of the infraorder Grassatores (Arachnida: Opiliones: Laniatores)
Authors: PÉREZ-GONZÁLEZ ABEL
Published: January 2019

Incorporating masculine genitalic characters into Opiliones taxonomy has produced important revisions in the systematics of this group of arachnids. Currently, the inclusion of penis morphology in the description of any taxon of Phalangida (harvestmen with penis: Eupnoi + Dyspnoi + Laniatores, as used in Pinto-da-Rocha et al. 2007) has become an almost “mandatory” standard (e.g. Acosta et al. 2007), and opilionologists have been working to establish the masculine genital pattern for each family (e.g., Martens 1986; subchapters in Pinto-da-Rocha & Giribet 2007). Still, in the infraorder Grassatores the diversity in penis morphology is enormous and much structure and functionality remains poorly understood. Unfortunately, for many of the described Grassatores, the genitalia are entirely unknown, and this constitutes an important impediment to reliable familial assignation (e.g., in Kury 2003, 41 genera were considered as incertae sedis). This problem is quite relevant to “phalangodid-like” genera, considering their rather homogeneous external appearance but highly diverse genitalia (Martens 1988). One of the most illustrative examples is the subfamily Tricommatinae Roewer, 1912, that has been originally described under Phalangodidae, but which has a male genitalia groundplan matching the Gonyleptoidea, a very distant superfamily (Giribet et al. 2010). Consequently it was raised to a separate family, closer to the Gonyleptidae than to the Phalangodidae (Kury 1992), and finally regarded as a member of Gonyleptidae (Kury 2003).
Taxonomy of High-Latitude Goniasteridae (Subantarctic & Antarctic): one new genus, and three new species with an overview and key to taxa
Authors: MAH CHRISTOPHER L.
Published: January 2019

A review of high-latitude Goniasteridae south of 50ºS is presented, including a key to species, figures and taxonomic descriptions of all species with a brief taxonomic summary for all genera. Nineteen species in 11 genera are reviewed. Eratosaster jenae nov. gen and sp., Chitonaster trangae nov. sp., and Pillsburiaster calvus nov. sp. are described. Several taxa, including Chitonaster, have not been reviewed since their initial description and revision of the group has clarified taxonomic boundaries between species. The genus Pentoplia is a junior synonym of Chitonaster. Rarely encountered species, synonyms, and range extensions are reported for multiple species.
Araneid orb-weavers (Araneae, Araneidae) associated with riparian forests in southern Brazil: a new species, complementary descriptions and new records
Authors: RODRIGUES EVERTON NEI LOPES , DE S. MENDONÇA, JR. MILTON
Published: January 2019

The Araneidae is a speciose family including web-spinning spiders that are very abundant in various terrestrial ecosystems. Sixty-five araneid species from 20 genera were collected during an inventory of riparian forests in southern Brazil. Among these were one new species, described here as Mangora piratini sp. nov. Also discovered were the previously unknown males of Alpaida citrina (Keyserling, 1893), A. octolobata Levi, 1988 and Testudinaria lemniscata (Simon, 1895), which are described here for the first time. Metazygia floresta Levi, 1995, Ocrepeira malleri Levi, 1993 and Testudinaria quadripunctata Taczanowski, 1879 are recorded for the first time for Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil.
Waterfall-inhabiting Naucoridae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) of southern India and Sri Lanka: Pogonocaudina Sites and Zettel, n. gen., and a review of Diaphorocoris with descriptions of two new species
Authors: SITES ROBERT W. , ZETTEL HERBERT , ARUNACHALAM M.
Published: January 2019

A new genus of Naucoridae inhabiting a waterfall in Tamil Nadu state in southern India is described. Pogonocaudina Sites and Zettel NEW GENUS is diagnosed by a dense fringe of long hairs around the perimeter of the posterior abdominal segments, and by both males and females with a single segmented front tarsus with two pretarsal claws. Despite the lack of sexual dimorphism in the forelegs, this new genus is a member of the subfamily Laccocorinae, an assignment based on other characters consistent with this subfamily. Character states of this genus are compared with those of other Asian genera of Laccocorinae. The genus Diaphorocoris is reviewed and two new species are described here: Diaphorocoris arunachalami Sites and Zettel NEW SPECIES and D. kiliyur Sites and Zettel NEW SPECIES. Three species of Diaphorocoris are now known from southern India, and with one other species from Sri Lanka, a total of four species are now known in the genus. A taxonomic key is provided to distinguish all known waterfall-inhabiting Naucoridae in southern India and Sri Lanka.
Molecular and morphological analyses confirm two new species of the Hydraena emarginata–saga clade (Coleoptera, Hydraenidae) from Spain and France
Authors: TRIZZINO MARCO , JÄCH MANFRED A. , AUDISIO PAOLO , RIBERA IGNACIO
Published: January 2019

Using morphological and molecular analyses, the existence of two undescribed species, H. diazi from north–eastern Spain and French Pyrenees, and H. fosterorum from north–central Spain is confirmed. These species are members of a European endemic complex of hydraenid beetles, the Hydraena emarginata–saga clade, belonging to the ”Haenydra“ lineage. The two new species are described and the geographic range of the widespread H. saga is revised.
A new species of genus Dryophilocoris Reuter (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae: Orthotylinae) from South Korea, with a key to Korean species
Authors: CHO YOUNG JAE , KWON YONG JUNG
Published: January 2019

Dryophilocoris Reuter 1875 is a small genus of the Palaearctic mirid subfamily Orthotylinae, with 12 described species in the world (Kerzhner & Josifov, 1999; Yasunaga, 1999). Most species in this genus are distributed in northeastern Asia, except for three European species. The members of this genus can be easily distinguished by a combination of the following: (1) body elongate, parallel-sided; (2) a vertex with transverse carina basally; (3) eye almost contiguous to the pronotum; (4) anteriorly constricted pronotum divided into two (anterior and posterior) lobes; (5) an impunctate pronotum and shallowly punctate hemelytra with blackish short pubescences; (6) vesica with 3 sclerites.
A systematic revision of the Australian ploiarioline thread-legged assassin bugs (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Emesinae)
Authors: TATARNIC NIKOLAI J. , WALL MICHAEL A. , CASSIS GERASIMOS
Published: January 2019

The Australian members of the emesine tribe Ploiaiolini (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae) are revised. A key, as well as diagnoses and figures, are presented for all 16 Australian species. Seven new species are described. Four species previously not recorded from Australia are included in the continent’s fauna. Emesopsis is expanded to include species in which the basal cell of the forewing is absent.
Description of the male Eufriesea theresiae (Mocsáry, 1908) (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Euglossina), with illustration of the holotype and comments on its geographic distribution, including a new record for the state of Pará, northern Brazil
Authors: NEMÉSIO ANDRÉ
Published: January 2019

Members of Eufriesea Cockerell, 1908 (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Euglossina) are highly seasonal (Kimsey 1982) and, thus, usually poor represented in entomological collections. Even when active, Eufriesea spp. rarely occur in high densities; Eufriesea violacea (Blanchard, 1840) being one of the few exceptions (e.g., Uehara-Prado & Garófalo 2006). Moreover, males of some species seem to be poorly attracted to the chemicals usually used in orchid-bee inventories (see discussion in Nemésio & Silveira 2004). Thus, many species of Eufriesea are known from few specimens, some of them only from the type series or type specimens.
First record of the genus Copturomorpha Champion from the United States and a new species from Texas (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Conoderinae)
Authors: HESPENHEIDE HENRY A.
Published: January 2019

I was recently sent for determination a series of a species of conoderine weevils collected in south Texas by Ed Riley of Texas A & M University, as part of a survey of the insect fauna of the region funded by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. To my surprise, these specimens represent an undescribed species and the first record of the primarily Neotropical genus Copturomorpha Champion in the United States.
New species of Tychini from Turkey and Japan (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae)
Authors: SABELLA GIORGIO , BESUCHET CLAUDE , KURBATOV SERGEY A.
Published: January 2019

Seven new species of Tychini are described: Tychus viti Besuchet sp. n. (dalmatinus group), T. sodalicius Kurbatov sp. n. (cilicicus group), T. latebrosus Besuchet sp. n. (judaeus group), T. spurius Sabella sp. n. (mutabilis group), T. grassator Sabella sp. n. (florentinus group), and T. altivagus Besuchet sp. n. (incertae sedis), all from Turkey, and Tainochus bastardus Kurbatov sp. n. from Japan, Yamanashi Pref. Tychus anser Sabella & Kurbatov, 2002 is assigned to Tychus mutabilis species group while Tychus coiffaiti Besuchet, 1958 is included in Tychus florentinus species group. New localities for Tychus meleagris Sabella & Kurbatov, 2002, T. anser Sabella & Kurbatov, 2002, Tainochus minutus Nomura, 1996, T. iwaoi Nomura, 1996, and T. insulicola Nomura & Lee, 1992 are reported.
Redescription of the genus Formicocephalus Heller, and description of two new species (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae)
Authors: THÉRY THOMAS , LECOQ JEAN-CLAUDE
Published: January 2019

The genus Formicocephalus Heller, 1916 is redescribed. Two new species: Formicocephalus hermani n. sp. and Formicocephalus raptor n. sp. are described from New Caledonia and illustrated. The lectotype of Formicocephalus uranoscopus Heller is designated.
Revised diagnoses of Hadrosaurus foulkii Leidy, 1858 (the type genus and species of Hadrosauridae Cope, 1869) and Claosaurus agilis Marsh, 1872 (Dinosauria: Ornithopoda) from the Late Cretaceous of North America
Authors: PRIETO-MÁRQUEZ ALBERT
Published: January 2019

Hadrosauridae constitutes a very diverse clade of herbivorous dinosaurs that were extremely abundant during the Campanian–Maastrichtian (Late Cretaceous) of Europe, Asia, both Americas, and probably also Antarctica (Horner et al. 2004). The fact that hadrosaurids are one of the best-known clades of dinosaurs, represented by arguably the richest dinosaurian fossil record, contrasts with the scarcity of material and apparently undiagnostic nature of their type genus and species, Hadrosaurus foulkii. The holotype and only known specimen of H. foulkii is also historically significant for being the first skeletal remains of a dinosaur described outside Europe (Leidy 1858).
A new species within the Eurytemora affinis complex (Copepoda: Calanoida) from the Atlantic Coast of USA, with observations on eight morphologically different European populations
Authors: ALEKSEEV VICTOR R. , SOUISSI ANISSA
Published: January 2019

Eurytemora carolleeae sp. nov. (Crustacea: Copepoda: Calaniformes) is described from the Chesapeake Bay, USA. The new species belongs to the Atlantic clade of the Eurytemora affinis complex outlined by previously published molecular work but poorly characterized morphologically. To discriminate E. carolleeae we compare specimens from the Atlantic USA clade with specimens from the type population of E. affinis (Poppe, 1880) from the Elbe River Estuary (Germany), as well as with eight other European coastal populations. Several important morphological characters clearly separate the North American E. cf. affinis from the European clade that include both sexes: a large outside orientated dent on the mandible, and clearly observable seta segmentation in the caudal rami and swimming legs. Unlike E. affinis, the newly described species possesses wing-like outgrowths on the genital double-somite and a very small spine near the distal seta insertion point in P5 in females. In males, the specific characters include naked dorsal and ventral sides of the caudal rami, and a cylindrical shape of exopod on the left P5, in contrast to a triangular shape of the segment in E. affinis. The new species was also found in Canada (St. Lawrence Estuary) and as an invasive species in the Baltic Sea. Eurytemora carolleeae is possibly widely distributed along the North American Atlantic coast, as well as in inland waters from Great Lakes to Mexico.
Description of the advertisement call of Phasmahyla spectabilis Cruz, Feio & Nascimento, 2008 (Anura: Phyllomedusinae) with comments on its distribution and reproduction
Authors: DIAS IURI RIBEIRO , RÖDDER DENNIS , WEINSHEIMER FRANK , KWET AXEL , SOLÉ MIRCO
Published: January 2019

In this study we describe for the first time the advertisement call of Phasmahyla spectabilis (Fig. 1) and provide new data on the geographical distribution and reproduction of the frog. Species belonging to the genus Phasmahyla Cruz (1990) are found in mountain streams in the Atlantic Rainforest from the states of Paraná northwards to Bahia (Cruz et al. 2008a), wherein seven species are currently recognized: P. guttata (Lutz), P. cochranae (Bokermann), P. jandaia (Bokermann & Sazima), P. exilis (Cruz), P. spectabilis Cruz, Feio & Nascimento, P. timbo Cruz, Napoli & Fonseca and P. cruzi Carvalho-e-Silva, Silva & Carvalho-e-Silva. Main characteristics of the genus are the absence of an external vocal sac, cream iris and tadpoles with an oral disc modified into a short funnel-shaped structure (Cruz 1990) (Fig. 1D). All members of the genus show highly specialized reproductive strategies by laying their eggs outside the water in nests built up with enrolled leaves (Cruz 1990). Subsequently, hatching tadpoles drop into lotic water, where they feed until they complete their metamorphosis (mode 25 sensu Haddad & Prado 2005). Phasmahyla spectabilis has already been included in the red list category “data deficient” (Angulo 2009).
A new species of Paretroplus (Teleostei: Cichlidae: Etroplinae) from northeastern Madagascar, with a phylogeny and revised diagnosis for the P. damii clade
Authors: SPARKS JOHN S. , SCHELLY ROBERT C.
Published: January 2019

Paretroplus loisellei, a new species of etropline cichlid from Madagascar, is described from the middle to lower reaches of the Mahanara River, located to the north of the Masoala Peninsula in northeastern Madagascar. The new species is recovered within the “Paretroplus damii clade” on the basis of several apomorphic anatomical features, including the presence of a triangular, black or dark gray, pectoral-axil patch, chest scales that are greatly reduced in size and highly embedded, and flank scales in which the posterior field is thin and unossified. The new species is distinguished from its sister taxon, P. damii, by a more or less horizontal profile extending from the anterior margin of the lower jaw to the ventroposterior margin of the suspensorium (vs. strongly rounded and convex), horizontally oriented oral jaws with fleshy lips (vs. oblique and thin), tricuspid symphyseal teeth in the upper jaw with distinct and sharp lateral cusps, a much darker overall pigmentation pattern, and distinctive bright golden breeding coloration (vs. brick red).
New species of the oribatid mite genus Phyllhermannia Berlese, 1916 (Acari, Oribatida, Hermanniidae) from wet forests in south-eastern Australia show a high diversity of morphologically-similar, short-range endemics
Authors: COLLOFF MATTHEW J.
Published: January 2019

This paper contains descriptions of sixteen new species of Phyllhermannia from temperate rainforest and wet sclerophyll forest in the Australian Capital Territory (P. namadjiensis sp. nov.), New South Wales (P. bandabanda sp. nov., P. colini sp. nov. and P. tanjili sp. nov.), Tasmania (Phyllhermannia acalepha sp. nov., P. craticula sp. nov., P. lemannae sp. nov., P. luxtoni sp. nov. and P. strigosa sp. nov.) and Victoria (P. croajingolongensis sp. nov., P. errinundrae sp. nov., P. gigas sp. nov., P. hunti sp. nov., P. leei sp. nov. and P. leonilae sp. nov. and P. sauli sp. nov.). A partial supplementary description and new distribution record is given for P. eusetosa Lee, 1985 from South Australia. Phyllhermannia dentata glabra Hammer, 1962 is elevated to specific status. Hermannia macronychus Trägårdh, 1907 and H. fungifer Mahunka 1988 are recombined to Phyllhermannia. A new diagnosis of Phyllhermannia is given and immature stages are described for the first time. Three species-groups are tentatively recognised: Acalepha, confined to Tasmania, Colini, found in the Australian Capital Territory, Victoria and New South Wales and Eusetosa, found in Victoria and South Australia.
Comments on the holotype of Alburnus kurui Mangit & Yerli 2018 and re-description of A. carianorum Freyhof, Kaya, Bayçelebi, Geiger & Turan, 2019 (Teleostei: Leuciscidae)
Authors: FREYHOF JÖRG , KAYA CÜNEYT , BAYÇELEBİ ESRA , GEIGER MATTHIAS , TURAN DAVUT
Published: January 2019

Article 16.4. of the International Code for Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN, 1999) requires that the fixation of name-bearing types for a new species to be explicit: “Every new specific and subspecific name published after 1999, except a new replacement name…, must be accompanied in the original publication 16.4.1. by the explicit fixation of a holotype,…..and 16.4.2. where the holotype or syntypes are extant specimens, by a statement of intent that they will be (or are) deposited in a collection and a statement indicating the name and location of that collection.” That means that for species described after 1999, the holotype must be finally deposited in a collection and it is obligatory to indicate the name of the collection and where it is located.
Complete mitochondrial genome of the Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus (Phasianidae, Tetraoninae)
Authors: ALEIX-MATA GAËL , RUIZ-RUANO FRANCISCO J. , PÉREZ JESÚS M. , SARASA MATHIEU , SÁNCHEZ ANTONIO
Published: January 2019

The Western Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) is a galliform bird of boreal climax forests from Scandinavia to eastern Siberia, with a fragmented population in southwestern Europe. We extracted the DNA of T. urogallus aquitanicus and obtained the complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) sequence by combining Illumina and Sanger sequencing sequence data. The mitochondrial genome of T. urogallus is 16,683 bp long and is very similar to that of Lyrurus tetrix (16,677 bp). The T. urogallus mitogenome contains the normal 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 22 transfer RNAs, 2 ribosomal RNAs, and the control region. The number, order, and orientation of the mitochondrial genes are the same as in L. tetrix and in other species of the same and other bird families. The three domains of the control region contained conserved sequences (ETAS; CSBs), boxes (F, E, D, C, B, BS box), the putative origin of replication of the H-strand (OH) and bidirectional promoters of translation (LSP/HSP).
First record of a Lessepsian migrant: the sea cucumber Holothuria (Theelothuria) hamata Pearson, 1913
Authors: AYDIN MEHMET , GURLEK MEVLUT , SAMYN YVES , ERGUDEN DENIZ , TURAN CEMAL
Published: January 2019

First record of a Lessepsian migrant: the sea cucumber Holothuria (Theelothuria) hamata Pearson, 1913. A single specimen of the Indo-West Pacific sea cucumber Holothuria (Theelothuria) hamata Pearson, 1913 has been captured in 2017 in the Mediterranean Sea, Turkey, Iskenderun Bay, at 30 m depth. This specimen is here described, and the taxonomy of the species is briefly discussed. Despite the lack of timed biogeographic evidence, we here argue that H. hamata is a Lessepsian migrant; the first in its genus and only the second holothuroid.
Northeast Atlantic Storm Activity and Its Uncertainty from the Late Nineteenth to the Twenty-First Century
Authors: Krueger Oliver , Feser Frauke , Weisse Ralf
Published: January 2019

Geostrophic wind speeds calculated from mean sea level pressure readings are used to derive time series of northeast Atlantic storminess. The technique of geostrophic wind speed triangles provides relatively homogeneous long-term storm activity data and is thus suited for statistical analyses. This study makes use of historical air pressure data available from the International Surface Pressure Databank (ISPD) complemented with data from the Danish and Norwegian Meteorological Institutes. For the first time, the time series of northeast Atlantic storminess is extended until the most recent year available, that is, 2016. A multidecadal increasing trend in storm activity starting in the mid-1960s and lasting until the 1990s, whose high storminess levels are comparable to those found in the late nineteenth century, initiated debate over whether this would already be a sign of climate change. This study confirms that long-term storminess levels have returned to average values in recent years and that the multidecadal increase is part of an extended interdecadal oscillation. In addition, new storm activity uncertainty estimates were developed and novel insights into the connection with the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) are provided.
Design and Preliminary Testing of the Volcanic Ash Plume Receiver Network
Authors: Rainville Nicholas , Palo Scott , Larson Kristine M. , Mattia Mario
Published: January 2019

The presence of volcanic ash in the signal path between a GPS satellite and a ground-based receiver strongly correlates with a decrease in GPS signal strength. This effect has been seen in data collected from GPS sites located near active volcanoes; however, the sparse placement of existing GPS sites limits the applicability of this technique as an ash plume detection method to relatively few well-instrumented volcanoes. This deficiency has motivated the development of a low-cost distributed sensor system based on navigation-grade GPS receivers, which can take advantage of attenuated GPS signals to increase the quality and availability of real-time ash plume observations during an eruption. This GPS-based system has been designed specifically to meet remote sensing needs while operating autonomously in difficult conditions and minimizing on-site infrastructure requirements. Prototypes of this system have undergone long-term testing and the data collected from this testing have been used to develop the additional processing steps necessary to account for the different behavior of navigation grade GPS equipment compared to the geodetic equipment used at existing GPS sites.
Treatment Outcomes of Angiolytic Laser-Assisted Glottoplasty in Patients With Sulcus Vocalis
Authors: Park Young Min , Lim Jae-Yol , Kang Min Seok , Choi Hong-Shik
Published: January 2019

Objective:

We have been performing glottoplasty using angiolytic laser, including pulsed dye laser (PDL) or potassium titanyl phosphate (KTP) laser, for the treatment of sulcus vocalis. In this study, we retrospectively reviewed the treatment results of sulcus vocalis patients who had undergone glottoplasty using angiolytic laser and evaluated the efficacy and safety of this surgical technique.

Methods:

From January 2008 to April 2016, 79 patients with sulcus vocalis who underwent angiolytic LASER-assisted glottoplasty were enrolled in the study.

Results:

Of the 79 patients who participated in this study, 55 were male, and 24 were female. PDL was used for glottoplasty in 68 patients, and KTP was used in the remaining 11 patients. Seventy-seven patients underwent surgery for bilateral vocal cord lesions, and only 2 patients underwent surgery for unilateral vocal cord lesion. After glottoplasty using angiolytic laser, most patients showed continuous improvement of the GRBAS (grade, roughness, breathiness, asthenia, strain) score and Voice Handicap Index score until 6 months after the operation. In addition, we observed improvement of objective voice indices such as noise to harmonic ratio, jitter, shimmer, and maximal phonation time postoperatively.

Conclusions:

Based on these results, we confirmed the efficacy and safety of glottoplasty using angiolytic laser in sulcus vocalis patients. Further studies are needed to confirm appropriate laser settings such as frequency of treatments and total energy delivered to the lesion. Also, multi-institutional studies are needed to confirm the efficacy and safety of the operation.
Predicting the Outcome of Unilateral Vocal Fold Paralysis: A Multivariate Discriminating Model Including Grade of Dysphonia, Jitter, Shimmer, and Voice Handicap Index-10
Authors: Lovato Andrea , Barillari Maria Rosaria , Giacomelli Luciano , Gamberini Lisa , de Filippis Cosimo
Published: January 2019

Objectives:

The aim of this study was to investigate if any clinical and phoniatric characteristics or quality-of-life measures could predict the outcome of unilateral vocal fold paralysis (UVFP) initially managed with speech therapy.

Methods:

Forty-six patients with UVFP were evaluated using laryngostroboscopy, the GIRBAS (grade, instability, roughness, breathiness, asthenia, and strain) scale, acoustic analysis, and the Voice Handicap Index-10 (VHI-10) questionnaire. Treatment was speech therapy according to a 3-phase protocol. The main outcome measure was incomplete vocal fold mobility 12 months after symptom onset. Univariate and multivariate modeling ( k-nearest neighbors model) were applied.

Results:

Fifteen patients had incomplete motion recovery 12 months after the onset of UVFP. On univariate analysis, time to diagnosis (0.01), global grade of dysphonia (0.018), jitter (0.01), shimmer (0.012), and VHI-10 score (0.006) were associated with the outcome of vocal fold paralysis. Using a k-nearest neighbors multivariate discriminating model, the best discrimination of UVFP outcome was achieved with 4 parameters: global grade of dysphonia 2 or 3, jitter > 2.46%, shimmer > 6.97%, and VHI-10 score > 13. The model’s misclassification rate for incomplete motion recovery was only 6%. The model showed sensitivity of 93% and specificity of 74%.

Conclusions:

Delayed diagnosis and speech therapy was associated with negative outcomes. Higher grade of dysphonia, jitter, shimmer, and VHI-10 score on initial phoniatric assessment may help clinicians in predicting the outcomes of UVFP patients.
Addressing Mental Health Literacy in a UK university campus population: Positive replication of a Canadian intervention
Authors: Hunt Sarah , Wei Yifeng , Kutcher Stan
Published: January 2019

Objectives:

Mental health concerns on university campuses are increasing in the UK. Improving mental health literacy (MHL) for students may be a useful part of an integrated approach to effectively address these concerns. This study evaluated a previously demonstrated effective Canadian campus MHL resource in a UK student sample.

Design:

This cross-sectional study conducted on one UK campus reports on student’s opinions about the impact of the Transitions (2nd edition) resource as well as applying a standard measure of MHL.

Methods:

Online survey using a convenience sample of students during semester 1 conducted over a 1-week period at a large UK university.

Results:

Use of Transitions (2nd edition) improved student self-reported mental health knowledge, decreased stigma and increased help-seeking intent. Significant ( p < .05) improvement in a standard MHL assessment was also found.

Conclusions:

These results suggest that the Transitions resource may be a helpful intervention in addressing student mental health in a UK university campus setting.
Evaluation of Gesture-Based In-Vehicle Interaction: User Experience and the Potential to Reduce Driver Distraction
Authors: Graichen Lisa , Graichen Matthias , Krems Josef F.
Published: January 2019

Objective:

We observe the effects of in-vehicle system gesture-based interaction versus touch-based interaction on driver distraction and user experience.

Background:

Driver distraction is a major problem for traffic safety, as it is a contributing factor to a number of accidents. Visual distraction in particular has a highly negative impact on the driver. One possibility for reducing visual driver distraction is to use new forms of interaction in the vehicle, such as gesture-based interaction.

Method:

In this experiment, participants drove on a motorway or in a city scenario while using touch-based interaction or gesture-based interaction. Subjective data, such as acceptance and workload, and objective data, including glance behavior, were gathered.

Results:

As a result, participants rated their subjective impressions of safe driving as higher when using gesture-based interaction. More specifically, acceptance and attractiveness were higher, and workload was lower. The participants performed significantly fewer glances to the display and the glances were much shorter.

Conclusion:

Gestures are a positive alternative for in-vehicle interaction since effects on driver distraction are less significant when compared to touch-based interaction.

Application:

Potential application of this research includes interaction design of typical in-vehicle information and entertainment functions.