bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
A revision of Medon. XI. Five new species, additional records, and the first confirmed records from the Oriental region (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae)
Authors: Assing Volker 
Published: December 2020

Five species of the paederine genus Medon Stephens, 1833 from the East Palaearctic and Oriental regions are described and illustrated: Medon arunicus spec. nov. (East Nepal: Arun valley) and M. acutapicalis spec. nov. (East Nepal: Theratum district) of the M. apicalis group; M. sundaicus spec. nov. (Indonesia: Java, Sulawesi) and M. sabahicus spec. nov. (Malaysia: Sabah) of the M. ferrugineus group; M. emeianus spec. nov. (China: Emei Shan) of the M. profundus group. Medon sundaicus and M. sabahicus represent the first confirmed records of the genus from the Oriental region. Additional records of 32 species and subspecies are reported, among them several new country records. Medon is now represented in the Palaearctic region by five species groups and 86 confirmed species, 23 of which are distributed in the East Palaearctic region.
Nomenclatural Acts

Medon arunicus spec. nov. – urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:69F2F945-73D2-455D-A9E4-AED64A103AE8
Medon acutapicalis spec. nov. – urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:78914E12-DB20-4D30-AA87-E81646700BC5
Medon sundaicus spec. nov. – urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:5009E115-85F9-441E-9348-2FFCEEC75102
Medon sahahicus spec. nov. – urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:24AF6CD2-27BC-45D4-A2AB-735AA815D552
Medon emeianus spec. nov. – urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:30FF85B2-BAA4-466A-8544-39A67BC45938
A new species of Exochomoscirtes Pic, 1916 from Malaysia (Insecta: Coleoptera: Scirtidae) with biological notes on the bamboo-inhabiting members of the genus
Authors: Kovac Damir , Klausnitzer Bernhard 
Published: December 2020

Seven Exochomoscirtes species inhabiting phyto- or lithotelmata in West Malaysia and North Thailand were reared from larvae. E. hashimi spec. nov. from W. Malaysia was described and E. carinensis and E. meghalayensis were new records for Thailand. Larvae of E. meghalayensis inhabited water-filled tree holes and forest rock pools, while E. hajeki, E. jaechi, E. chiangmaiensis, E. carinensis, E. cf. luteosuturaloides and E. hashimi spec. nov. occurred in water-filled bamboo stems. Bamboo-inhabiting species occupied different types of bamboo habitats such as mature bamboo stems (inhabited internodes up to 21 m high), dead bamboo stems or bamboo stumps. Internodes of nutrient-rich bamboo shoots were not colonized. Adult Exochomoscirtes entered enclosed internode cavities through holes created by insects, woodpeckers and other animals or cracks in bamboo walls. Larvae living in open phytotelmata such as water-filled tree holes or bamboo stumps created pupal chambers made of soil or detritus in the vicinity of their habitats. In species inhabiting enclosed internodes pupal chambers were absent. Larvae pupated inside the internodes firmly attached to the bamboo walls close above water surface. Total development time of bamboo-inhabiting species was about 3 months. Predators of Exochomoscirtes species dwelling in enclosed internodes were chironomid larvae (Dasyhelea), mosquito larvae (Toxorhynchites), small water striders (Lathriovelia), rove beetles (Acylophorus), jumping spiders (Paracyrba), web-building spiders (Theridiidae) and web-building larvae of fungus gnats (Truplaya).

Taxonomic acts
E. hashimi spec. nov.– urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:4D2AA5A6-DB2D-4B5F-AE91-E8C985FFA4DD
The relationship among the Auletobius species of the subgenus Canarauletes and the description of a new species (Attelabidae: Rhynchitinae)
Authors: Verdugo Antonio , Stüben Peter E. , Torres Jose L. , Coello Pedro 
Published: December 2020

A new Auletobius species of the subgenus Canarauletes, Auletobius gaditanus spec. nov., is described from southern Spain. The report that the sister taxon Auletobius maroccanus Hoffmann, 1953 (Locus typicus: Morocco, Reggou, Moyen Moulouya) also occurs in Spain (Almeria: Punta del Sabinar) is corrected, because this specimen also belongs to the new species without doubt. In a morphological and molecular differential diagnosis, the new species is distinguished from the closest related species, and for the first time, a molecular relationship analysis (CO1) is presented for almost all species of the subgenus Canarauletes, whose main distribution area is in the Canary Islands and Madeira.

Taxonomic acts
Auletobius gaditanus spec. nov. – urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:17F6BFE9-974E-46B2-BA6E-05624044EAD7
Two new species of the genus Curranosia Paterson, 1957 (Diptera: Muscidae) from the Afrotropical Region
Authors: Zielke Eberhard 
Published: December 2020

Curranosia vanemdeni spec. nov. is described from Kenya. The species is characterized by features such as protruding mouthparts, slender proboscis and an anterior seta on mid tibia, which were not previously known to occur in this genus. Curranosia wyatti spec. nov., collected in The Gambia differs from other Curranosia species by wing colour, absence of white dusted markings on the presutural mesonotum, and differences in the numbers of large setae of the body, characters that are more common for the differentiation of species of the genus.

Taxonomic acts
Curranosia vanemdeni spec. nov. – urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:192F65AF-3E14-4DDE-921C-DB840B8A06B4Curranosia wyatti spec. nov. – urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:971D4E89-CCE4-471D-BAF2-6703B1766324
CIL XIII 4136. Rekonstruktion einer verlorenen Grabinschrift aus Irsch in der Gallia Belgica
Authors: Kakoschke Andreas 
Published: December 2020

Zusammenfassung:Eine verlorene fragmentarische Grabinschrift römischer Zeitstellung aus Irsch bei Bitburg (CIL XIII 4136) lässt sich mit Hilfe des bekannten Namenmaterials relativ sicher ergänzen. Der Grabstein wurde von einem einheimischen Treverer namens [L.?] Ataco[niu]s Ammo[sus] für seinen verstorbenen Sohn [Am]mosius A[vitus?] gesetzt. Abstract:A lost fragmentary funerary inscription from Irsch near Bitburg (CIL XIII 4136) dating to the Roman period, can be reconstructed with reasonable certainty with the help of the personal names already known. The Inscription was dedicated by a local Treveran named [L.?] Ataco[niu]s Ammo[sus] for his dead son [Am]mosius A[vitus?].
„Professionalisierung für eine inklusive Erwachsenenbildung“. Vorwort der Herausgeber*innen
Authors: Hirschberg Marianne , Lauber-Pohle Sabine , Kahl Ramona 
Published: December 2020

Im Zuge der Inkrafttretung der UN-Behindertenrechtskonvention 2009 wurde die Forderung nach einer inklusiven Erwachsenenbildung stark, auch wenn es inklusive Kurse für behinderte und nichtbehinderte Erwachsene bereits seit den 1970er Jahren gibt. Notwendig sind eine systematische Qualifizierung und Professionalisierung von Lehrenden in der Erwachsenenbildung, was sehr heterogen diskutiert wird. Ein Teil dieser Bandbreite ist in diesem Journal abgebildet.Abstract
After the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities entered into force 2009 inclusive adult education was regarded as an important issue. The first inclusive courses for disabled and nondisabled adults were offered already in the 1970s but not implemented all over Germany. Now, a systematic qualification and professionalization of teachers of courses for adults is needed being discussed heterogeneously as shown in this journal.
Improving rice water productivity using alternative irrigation (case study: north of Iran)
Authors: Pourgholam-Amiji Masoud , Liaghat Abdolmajid , Khoshravesh Mojtaba , Azamathulla Hazi Mohammad 
Published: December 2020

Abstract
Increasing population and the need for more food has made demands on water resources due to crop productions. One of the strategies for preventing the overuses of safe water resources for agriculture is to increase agricultural productivity by reducing the amount of irrigation water with a slight reduction or even maintaining the yields. Rice production in the northern region of Iran which is strategically and economically very important, requires irrigation management changing with traditional irrigation methods (flood irrigation). This study was conducted in the 2017–2018 crop season to investigate the effect of different irrigation management on water consumption, rice yield and water productivity in paddy field of Babolsar, Mazandaran, Iran. The experiment was performed in the field in a randomized complete block design with three replicates and four treatments in 12 plots. The treatments were TI (Traditional/flood Irrigation), and AI1, AI3 and AI5 (Alternative Irrigation one, three and five days after the disappearance of water from the soil surface, respectively). The number of yield components and the water productivity indexes were determined. The results of this study showed a significant difference (at 1% level) between irrigation treatments in terms of yield components including tiller number, Panicle length, filling percentage, and water productivity, but they did not have any significant effect on plant height and grain yield. The applied irrigation water for TI, AI1, AI3, and AI5 treatments was measured to be 7,940, 4,910, 4,090 and 3,290 m3/ha, respectively. The maximum yield (6.11 ton/ha) belonged to TI treatment and after that with the value of 6.02 ton/ha belonged to AI5 treatment with the least application of water. Rice water productivities for TI, AI1, AI3, and AI5 treatments were calculated to be 0.82, 1.05, 1.38 and 1.83 kg/m3, respectively. Therefore, alternate irrigation five days after the disappearance of surface water (AI5) was accepted to be the best irrigation practices among the other different irrigation management due to 56.07% reduction in water use and only 1.47% reduction in grain yield compared to control treatment.
An integrated approach to enhance the desalination process: coupling reverse osmosis process with microbial desalination cells in the UAE
Authors: Shivakumar Tarun , Razaviarani Vahid 
Published: December 2020

Abstract
The growing need for better sources of fresh water has led to water desalination to become a dominant technology in the water industry, especially in arid countries like the UAE. Across the globe, reverse osmosis (RO) has become the key method used to desalinate seawater. Due to the high energy requirements of RO desalination, the need to reduce the energy load has become a pertinent area of research. Microbial desalination cells (MDCs) are an emergent technology that show great promise when integrated into the RO desalination process. Studies have shown that a significant proportion of the energy utilized in RO desalination could be eliminated by using MDCs as a pretreatment process. In this study, the integration of various MDC types into the pretreatment process for RO desalination were compared and explored. Existing MDC integration setups were briefly explained. Research was split into possible configurations for the integration. This includes optimization of key parameters such as anodic inoculum, feed inlet ratios and accompanying pretreatment processes. The limitations and challenges faced in the integration were investigated and the required future studies aligned with subject was deliberated.
Cross-tracking of faecal pollution origins, macronutrients, pharmaceuticals and personal care products in rural and urban watercourses
Authors: Paruch Lisa , Paruch Adam M. 
Published: December 2020

Abstract
This study describes microbial and chemical source tracking approaches for water pollution in rural and urban catchments. Culturable faecal indicator bacteria, represented by Escherichia coli, were quantified. Microbial source tracking (MST) using host-specific DNA markers was applied to identify the origins of faecal contamination. Chemical source tracking (CST) was conducted to determine contaminants of emerging concern (CEC) of human/anthropogenic origin, including pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) and endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs). In addition, the eutrophication-causing macronutrients nitrogen and phosphorus were studied. MST tests revealed both anthropogenic and zoogenic faecal origins, with a dominance of human sources in the urban stream; non-human/environmental sources were prevalent in the rural creek. CST analyses revealed a higher number of CECs in the urban stream than in the rural watercourse. Positive correlations between PPCPs and both E. coli and the human DNA marker were uncovered in the urban stream, while in the rural creek, PPCPs were only highly correlated with the anthropogenic marker. Interestingly, macronutrients were strongly associated with primary faecal pollution origins in both watercourses. This correlation pattern determines the main pollutant contributors (anthropogenic or zoogenic) to eutrophication.
Sobre Cocares e Máscaras
Authors: CARDENES LUCIANO , MONTARDO DEISE LUCY 
Published: December 2020

Manaus, capital do Amazonas, foi uma das primeiras cidades brasileiras a se tornarem epicentro da pandemia do Covid-19. Entre os meses de março e abril, os índices de adoecimento e morte foram altíssimos e causaram o colapso do sistema de saúde. Como no restante do mundo, a pandemia ressaltou problemas que já existiam. No caso de Manaus, a população indígena que habita a cidade e seus entornos, sofreu um impacto muito grande e através de suas lideranças e associações teve uma reação também forte. Neste artigo apresentamos, uma etnografia feita nos contextos digitais, aliada a literatura produzida sobre o tema da presença indígena na cidade de Manaus. Apresentamos brevemente, algumas das associações indígenas da cidade de Manaus e estratégias por elas desenvolvidas no momento da explosão dramática dos casos da doença no Estado do Amazonas.
Palavras-chave: Povos indígenas, Manaus, Covid-19, resistência, etnografia em contextos digitais
Janelas sobre a cidade pandêmica: desigualdades, políticas e resistências
Authors: Weidner Maluf Sônia 
Published: December 2020

O artigo trata da relação entre desigualdade social e os diferentes modos com que a pandemia de Covid-19 atingiu a população urbana no Brasil. Parto de uma observação feita a partir do isolamento social da pesquisadora na cidade e das janelas possíveis para acessar o mundo, fazendo o percurso das janelas do apartamento às janelas das telas, sua multiplicidade e seus enquadramentos restritivos. Desses fragmentos de imagens e sons, manchetes e notícias, postagens nas redes sociais, busco montar uma tela mais compreensível sobre os modos como diferentes populações urbanas foram atingidas pelo vírus, em termos de adoecimento e morte; os modos como o Estado, com seus diferentes aparatos, agentes, serviços, ao mesmo tempo que deveria se destinar a construir políticas da vida, insiste em práticas de soberania e em políticas da morte; e, por último, os modos locais de lidar com a pandemia, através de práticas de cuidado e de cuidado de si, de auto-organização e de resistência em bairros periféricos e comunidades de algumas capitais do país e suas periferias. Desse mosaico emergem cidades, a cidade, como território de desigualdades, resistências e lutas pelo direito à existência.
Palavras-chave: Pandemia. Desigualdade. Políticas. Resistências.
The Role of LVOT-VTI Measurement in the Evaluation of Systolic Heart Function in Pulmonary ICU Patients
Authors: Çimen Meltem , Eyüboğlu Selin , Özdemir Uğur , Kalın Burhan Sami , Güney Tuba , Gürsel Gül 
Published: December 2020

Introduction:
The detection of cardiac systolic dysfunction is very important for well
management of pulmonary critical care patients (PCCPs). However, there is a poor correlation between
echocardiographic cardiac systolic function (CSF) parameters and it is not easy to obtain these
parameters in PCCPs. Therefore, this cross-sectional observational study was planned for the
detection of a more easily obtainable echocardiographic CSF parameter that is well correlated with
other CSF parameters in PCCPs.

Materials and Methods:
Total 88 PCCPs were included. Demographic and clinical information
and laboratory tests of all patients were recorded. The CSF parameters of the heart were obtained
by transthoracic echocardiography with appropriate technique. LVOT-VTI (Left ventricular outflow
tract velocity time integral), CO (cardiac output), EPSS (e point septal separation), Left ventricular
EF (ejection fraction) and TAPSE (Tricuspid Annular Plane Systolic Excursion) as an indicator
of CSF were tried to obtain from all patients. We also calculated sensitivity, specificity, positive
and negative predictive values of LVOT-VTI<20 parameters to diagnose heart failure.

Results:
The mean age of the patients was 73±12, 40% were female, 38% were intubated and 52%
had COPD. LVOT-VTI, EF, CO, EPSS parameters were obtained in 54(61%), 24(27%), 48(54%),
48(54%) patients, respectively. Decreased LVOT-VTI (<20 cm) was well correlated with decreased
EF (<45%) (p=0.001, r=0.77), decreased CO (<5 L/dk) (p=0.03, r=0.64) and decreased
TAPSE (<17 mm) (p=0.001, r=0.71). Also, there was good agreement between the EF and LVOTVTI
measurements (Kappa:0.78, p:0.001). Sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive
values of LVOT-VTI<20 for heart failure were 58, 78, 84, 49, repectively.

Conclusion:
LVOT-VTI is a more easily obtainable and well correlated parameter, which can be
used as an indicator of CSF in PCCPs.

Clinical Significances:
The authors believe that LVOT-VTI measurement has good correlation
with other echocardiographic systolic function parameters, and its easy measurement in intensive
care patients makes it a very useful test for cardiac systolic function evaluation.
Mechanism of cardiac pathogenesis and Cardiotoxicity of anti-COVID-19 drugs
Authors: Iqubal Ashif , Hoda Farazul , Najmi Abul Kalam , Haque Syed Ehtaishamul 
Published: December 2020

:
Novel coronavirus (nCoV-19) infection has been declared epidemic by the WHO. More than 223 countries are
under the attack of this emergency situation. Primarily, pneumocytes encountered by the nCoV-19 via ACE-2 receptor
causes pulmonary edema, damage to alveolar cells, production of inflammatory cells and hypoxia. It has been found that
patients with co-existing cardiovascular diseases are more prone towards infection and severe cardiovascular dysfunction
was further observed when infected with nCoV-19. There is no substantial mechanism available for the pathogenesis of this
cardiovascular dysfunction, therefore, we herein, present a possible mechanistic approach of cardio-toxicity by nCov-19
infection.This hypothesis is based on immunopathology of nCoV-19 in pneumocytes, presence of ACE-2 on cardiomyocytes
membrane, cytokine storm, genomic analysis of virus in cardiac tissue and several reports published on the cardiovascular
complications in nCoV-19 across the globe. We have also analyzed the cardio toxic profile of recently used repurposed and
investigational drugs and highlighted their possible cardiotoxic consequences and drug interactions with cardiovascular
medicines, such as statins and anti-coagulants.
Programmable logic controller based on the Russian hardware components
Authors: Berlik S. A. , Melnikov V. A. , Ivanov A. S. , Sergushev A. G. , Yakovlev A. V. 
Published: December 2020

Problem statement. A programmable logic controller is a key tool for automating technological processes and production in the energy sector, transport infrastructure, industry, agriculture, housing and communal services. In the article the development of a programmable logic controller based entirely on domestic hardware components is considered.Objective. To offer circuit solutions that allow developing a programmable logic controller using domestic hardware components exclusively.Results. Schematic solutions and achieved technical parameters of programmable logic controller are presented. The controller was developed entirely on the domestic element base at the enterprise JSC “Avangard” (St. Petersburg). The parameters of the controller correspond to the main indicators of the technical assignment for its development during the implementation of the Comprehensive Project under the State Program of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation.Practical implications. Production of programmable logic controllers based on the domestic hardware components exclusively solves the national goal of import substitution of devices of this class.
Architecture of an object-oriented software implementation of algorithms for a full cycle of optical images of an unknown object processing
Authors: Lavrov V. V. , Luchkin R. S. , Prokhorov M. E. , Ryndin Yu. G. , Testov A. V. 
Published: December 2020

Formulation of the problem. In the process of software processing of highly distorted optical images (OI) of distant objects formed in ground-based telescopes, it becomes necessary to solve the problems of estimating the parameters of background radiation, filtering images of information objects, isolating them on the original OIs, and classifying them. This situation is typical when processing images of both a single object and moving space objects in images of the starry sky. In this regard, the authors, within the framework of the object-oriented approach, have developed a universal design pattern that makes it possible to implement the necessary processing from a single point of view.Objective. Development of a prototype for software implementation of algorithms for solving the aforementioned problems within the framework of the design pattern proposed by the authors. Examining the possibility of its use in the development of software architecture, with examples of OI processing obtained in natural conditions.Results. The article presents the results of the development of the software implementation algorithms architecture for processing distorted OIs of remote space objects formed in ground-based telescopes. Within the framework of the objectoriented programming paradigm using the Universal Modeling Language (UML), a description of the main components of static and dynamic architecture models is provided. For the static model, a new representation of the OI is proposed using a set of Boolean matrices. Within the framework of the dynamic model, a universal template (interface) has been developed for the implementation of algorithms for processing distorted OIs using UML activity diagrams. Its particularization is given when solving the problems of highlighting individual structural elements in the image of a single object and highlighting the tracks of moving objects in the image of the starry sky.Practical significance. The developed software implementations of low-quality optical image processing algorithms can be used in the modernization of software systems for ground-based telescopes.
Development direction of the strategic management system of the Russian military-industrial complex
Authors: Dobrova K. B. , Dobrova E. D. 
Published: December 2020

Problem statement. The main problem is that the existing methods and mechanisms of strategic management of the MIC are not in line with to the new harsh external conditions due to sanctions, with the acceleration of scientific and technological progress, with the need of MIC transition to innovative development, with the development of military-civil integration processes.Objective. Determining the principal ways to develop the system of strategic management of the MIC of the Russian Federation.Results. Typical approaches to the formulation and solution of the development problems of the strategic management system of the defense industry are described – conservative and pivotal, and the need to implement a pivotal approach is shown. The main ways of creating a promising defense industry management system that meets modern requirements are shown.Practical implications. The need to develop and implement at the state level a comprehensive large innovative and institutional project for reforming the management system for the MIC is determined.