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NOTES ON THE PROFILE OF INDONESIAN INVASIVE ALIEN PLANT SPECIES
Authors: Tjitrosoedirjo Sri Sudarmiyati 
Published: February 2019

An alien species, which becomes established in natural or semi-natural ecosystems or habitas, is an agent of change and threatens native biological diversity.Â The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) declared in 1992, in which the issue on invasive alien species was raised, was ratified by the Indonesian Government in 1994.Â Protecting our biodiversity will be our moral obligation to comply with CBD.Â Inventory on the invasive alien plant species in Indonesia should be done by field surveys aside from the data collected from the references and herbarium specimens.Â Field studies should be carried out to get complete figures, to identify the new ones, to determine their distributions, to plan their management including prevention to spread, containment and movement or mitigate their impact to environment.Â Sometimes it is difficult in determining whether the plants are aliens or not. Cooperation with botanists and taxonomists in other parts of the world is necessary.Â There are some species of invasive aliens plant in Indonesia, which have to be watched for their aggressiveness i.e. Acasia nilotica (L.) Willd. ex Del., Eupatorium sordidum Less., Jatropa gossipifolia L., Mikania micrantha Kunth, Mimosa pigra L., Opuntia sp., and Piper aduncum L. have to be watch for their aggressiveness.Â Notes on some important invasive alien plant species are discussed.
Discrimination of two species of Orangutans (Pongo sp.): A rapid protocol for rehabilitation centres and zoos
Authors: Perwitasari-Farajallah Dyah 
Published: February 2019

Â Â Â Â Currently orangutans exist in increasingly fragmented and isolated populations. While Sumatran orangutan is primarily found in northern Sumatra, the Bornean is distributed in Central, West, and East Kalimantan, Sarawak and Sabah.Â The determination of intra- and inter-species variation between Bornean and Sumatran orangutans has been stated to be essential for both the management of orangutan reintroduction projects and the planning of conservation strategies to preserve the remaining wild populations.Â This study aimed to identify two species of Orangutans (Pongo sp.) by means of RFLP (Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphisms) analyses of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA).Â An approximately 540 bp single fragment of the ND5 gene near the 5â€™-region was PCR amplified for all samples tested.Â Digestion pattern for both AluI and MseI were different between two groups of ND5 fragments in this study.Â Present result showed a rapid protocol to identify these two species by means of RFLP (Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism) analyses of mtDNA (mitochondrial DNA).Â This technique can be applied easily to rehabilitation centres and zoos to resolve species discrimination problem.Â Keywords: Orangutans, Pongo sp., Sumatra, Borneo, discrimination
ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF METHANOTROPHIC BACTERIA FROM RICE FIELDS
Authors: Rusmana Iman , AKHADIYA ALINA 
Published: February 2019

Methane is a greenhouse gas and has potency to deplete ozone layer.Â Rice fields are a significantly sources of atmospheric methane.Â Chemical fertilizers application in rice fields can increase methane emission. Methanotrophic bacteria are unique in their ability to utilize methane as a sole carbon and energy source.Â This research was successfully isolating and characterizing methanotrophic bacteria from rice fields in Bogor and Sukabumi, West Java, Indonesia.Â Determination of methane oxidation activity using Gas Chromatography showed that all isolates performed methane oxidation activity.Â The highest methane oxidation activity was performed by BGM 9 isolate. And DNA amplification of BGM 9 genome was performed single band of mmoX in the size of 500 bp and three bands of pmoAÂ in the size of 1000, 750 and 500 bp respectively
DISTRIBUTION AND DIVERSITY OF FUSARIUM SPECIES ASSOCIATED WITH GRASSES IN TEN STATES THROUGHOUT PENINSULAR MALAYSIA
Authors: IZZATI, M.Z NUR AIN , M.S. SITI NORDAHLIAWATE, , I NOR AZLIZA, , B SALLEH, 
Published: February 2019

Fusarium is one of the important genera associated with grasses as saprophytes endophytesand pathogens A study was carried out on distribution and diversity of Fusarium speciesassociated with two groups of grasses in 10 states throughout Peninsular Malaysia ieagricultural grasses Oryza sativa and Saccharum officinarum and nonagricultural grassesAxonopus compressus Centhotheca lappacea Chloris barbata Crysopogon aciculatus Cyanadon dactylonDactyloctenium aegyptium Digitaria ciliaris Echinochloa colona Eleusine indica Eragrostis amabilisEragrostis malayana Eragrostis uniloides Ischaemum magnum Panicum brevifolium Panicum millaneumPanicum repens Paspalum commersonii Paspalum conjugatum Paspalum orbiculare Pennisetum purpureumSacciolepis indica Sporobolus diander and Sporobolus indicus A total of 474 isolates were singlespored and identified by morphological characteristics F semitectum was frequently isolated236 followed by F sacchari and F fujikuroi with 154 and 146 respectively The othernine species were F solani 103 F proliferatum 89 F oxysporum 74 F subglutinans65 F equiseti 55 F verticillioides 34 F compactum 25 F chlamydosporum 11 andF longipes 08 Based on the ShannonWeiner Index F solani was the highest H 262isolated from grasses Species of Fusarium from O sativa were widely diverse with 11 speciesfollowed by nonagricultural grasses with nine species and S officinarum with only six speciesThis is the first report on diversity of Fusarium associated with grasses in MalaysiaKey words Oryza sativa Saccharum officinarum nonagricultural grass Fusarium speciesdiversity and Gramineae
PHYTOCHEMICAL STUDY OF CELL CULTURE JATROPHA CURCAS
Authors: ELFAHMI ELFAHMI , ARTRI  , RUSLAN KOMAR 
Published: February 2019

Jatropha curcas belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family which has potential economically. This plant has been reported to contain toxic compounds such as curcin and phorbol ester and its derivatives. These compounds may become a problem if J. curcas will be explored as a source of biofuel. In order to provide safety plants, the research on the study of phytochemical and initiation of cell and organ culture have been carried out. J curcas which has been collected from different regions in Indonesia showed to contain relatively the same profile of chemical contents. Dominant compounds that were detected by GCMS are hidrocarbon such asÂ 2-heptenal, decadienal, hexsadecane, pentadecane, cyclooctane etc, fatty acid such as oktadecanoate acid, etthyl linoleate, ethyl stearate, heksadecanoate acid and steroid such as stigmasterol, fucosterol, sitosterol. No phorbol ester and its derivatives have been detected yet by the GCMS method. Callus and suspension cultures of J. curcas have been established to be used for further investigation. Â Keywords: Jatropha curcas, phytochemical, biofuel, cell culture, steroid, hydrocarbon, fatty acid
Callus induction of cottoni seaweed (Kappaphycus alvarezii (Doty) Doty) collected from Natuna Islands, Riau Islands Province.
Authors: Sulistiani Erina 
Published: February 2019

The objective of this study was to obtain the optimal medium for callus induction from thallus explants off Kappaphycus alvarezii (Doty) and to regenerate filamentous callus from induced callus. Before cultured cottonii seaweeds collected from the Natuna Islands (Riau Islands Province) were acclimatized in greenhouse and in semi-sterile culture in the laboratory. Sterilized explants were cultured on PES and Conwy media solidified with 0.8% Bacto Agar. In each of these media two combinations of plant growth regulators i.e. BA+IAA and BA+NAA were added. The concentrations of BA used were 0, 0.5, 1 mg/l, the concentrations of IAA were 0, 2.5, 5 mg/l, whereas the concentration of NAA were 0, 0.5, 1 mg/l. The result indicated that the optimal medium for callus induction was PES solidified medium supplemented with BA 1 mg/l. Types of callus formed were (a) white compact callus, (b) white filamentous callus, (c) greenish/brownish callus. Regeneration of callus into clumps offilament had been done by subculturing the callus into PES solidified medium supplemented with BA 1 mg/l + IAA 2.5 mg/l
Extended Protective Shield Under Table to Reduce Operator Radiation Dose in Percutaneous Coronary Procedures
Authors: Sciahbasi Alessandro , Sarandrea Alessandro , Rigattieri Stefano , Patrizi Roberto , Cera Maria , Di Russo Cristian , Zezza Luigi , Fedele Silvio , Ferraiuolo Giuseppe 
Published: February 2019

Background:
Different tools and devices are effective to reduce operator radiation exposure at thorax level during percutaneous coronary procedures, but the operator radiation dose received at pelvic region still remains high. Our aim was to evaluate the efficacy of under-the-table adjunctive shields to reduce operator radiation exposure during percutaneous coronary procedures

Methods and Results:

The EXTRA-RAD study (Extended Protective Shield Under Table to Reduce Operator Radiation Dose in Percutaneous Coronary Procedures) is a prospective, single-center, randomized study. Patients who underwent transradial coronary procedures were randomized into 2 groups: group 1 (standard arrangement) and group 2 (adjunctive anti-rx shield under the angiographic table). In group 2, a further randomization was performed to compare 2 different under-the-table shields (a small curtain and a drape). A total of 205 procedures (122 diagnostic coronary angiographies and 83 percutaneous coronary interventions) performed in 157 patients by 4 different operators were included without significant differences in clinical and procedural characteristics between groups. The use of adjunctive shields was associated with lower radiation dose compared with no shield at pelvic region (42 µSv [14–98] in group 1, 13 µSv [5–27] in group 2;
P
<0.0001) and also at thorax level (4 µSv [1–13] in group 1, 2 µSv [1–4] in group 2;
P
=0.001). The reduction in dose was observed in all the operators. No significant differences were observed in pelvic dose using the 2 different shields (
P
=0.183).

Conclusions:
The use of adjunctive anti-rx shields under the angiographic table during transradial coronary procedures is associated with a significant lower radiation dose to operators at pelvic and thorax level.

Clinical Trial Registration:

URL:
https://www.clinicaltrials.gov
. Unique identifier: NCT03259126.
Five-Year Outcome After Off-Pump or On-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Elderly Patients
Authors: Diegeler Anno , Börgermann Jochen , Kappert Utz , Hilker Michael , Doenst Torsten , Böning Andreas , Albert Marc , Färber Gloria , Holzhey David , Conradi Lenard , Rieß Friedrich-Christian , Veeckmann Philippe , Minorics Csaba , Zacher Michael , Reents Wilko 
Published: February 2019

Background:
The 30-day and 1-year follow-up analysis of the GOPCABE trial (German Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Elderly Patients) revealed no significant difference in the composite end point consisting of death, stroke, myocardial infarction, new renal replacement therapy, or repeat revascularization. The 5-year follow-up data of this trial are reported here.

Methods:
From June 2008 to September 2011, a total of 2539 patients aged ≥75 years were randomly assigned to undergo off-pump or on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) at 12 centers in Germany. The primary outcome was all-cause mortality at 5 years. The secondary 5-year outcomes were a composite of death, myocardial infarction, and repeat revascularization. Furthermore, the impact of complete versus incomplete revascularization was assessed.

Results:

After a median follow-up of 5 years, 361 patients (31%) assigned to off-pump CABG and 352 patients (30%) assigned to on-pump CABG had died (hazard ratio off-pump/on-pump CABG, 1.03; 95% CI, 0.89–1.19;
P
=0.71). The composite outcome of death, myocardial infarction, and repeat revascularization occurred in 397 (34%) after off-pump and in 389 (33%) after on-pump CABG (hazard ratio, 1.03; 95% CI, 0.89–1.18;
P
=0.704). Incomplete revascularization occurred in 403 (34%) patients randomly assigned to off-pump and 354 (29%) patients randomly assigned to on-pump CABG (
P
<0.001). Five-year survival rates were 72% (95% CI, 67–76) with incomplete versus 76% (95% CI, 74–80) with complete revascularization (log-rank test:
P
=0.02) after off-pump CABG and 72% (95% CI, 67–76) versus 77% (95% CI, 74–80) after on-pump CABG (log-rank test:
P
=0.03), respectively. Cox regression analysis revealed a hazard ratio incomplete/complete revascularization of 1.19 (95% CI, 1.01–1.39;
P
=0.04).

Conclusions:
In elderly patients ≥75 years of age, the 5-year survival rates and the combined outcome of death, myocardial infarction, and repeat revascularization, as well, were similar after on-pump and off-pump CABG. Incomplete revascularization was associated with a lower 5-year survival rate, irrespective of the type of surgery.

Clinical Trial Registration:

URL:
https://www.clinicaltrials.gov
. Unique identifier: NCT00719667.
Persistent Target Mismatch Profile >24 Hours After Stroke Onset in DEFUSE 3
Authors: Christensen Søren , Mlynash Michael , Kemp Stephanie , Yennu Amarnath , Heit Jeremy J. , Marks Michael P. , Lansberg Maarten G. , Albers Gregory W. 
Published: February 2019

Background and Purpose—
Efficacy of endovascular thrombectomy has been demonstrated up to 24 hours after stroke onset in patients selected with perfusion imaging. We hypothesized that a persistent favorable perfusion profile exists in some patients beyond 24 hours from the onset and can be predicted by a lower baseline hypoperfusion intensity ratio, which indicates favorable collaterals.

Methods—
We identified control arm patients from the DEFUSE 3 trial (The Endovascular Therapy Following Imaging Evaluation for Ischemic Stroke) with a diffusion weighted imaging and perfusion magnetic resonance imaging performed 24 hours following randomization and compared imaging and clinical variables between patients with persistent mismatch versus patients who no longer had a mismatch 24 hours after randomization.

Results—

Eighteen percent of the control arm patients had a persistent favorable profile >38 hours after last known well time. These patients had similar baseline diffusion weighted imaging and Tmax >6 seconds volumes as patients whose initially favorable perfusion profile became unfavorable (diffusion weighted imaging lesion 7 versus 17 mL;
P
=0.17, Tmax >6 seconds 98 versus 100 mL;
P
=0.48) yet experienced less infarct growth (15 versus 59 mL;
P
<0.001) and had 3-fold smaller infarct volumes (15 versus 59 mL;
P
<0.001) 24 hours after randomization. Patients with a persistent favorable perfusion profile had a significantly lower hypoperfusion intensity ratio on baseline imaging (0.2 versus 0.4;
P
<0.01). Favorable clinical outcome at 90 days occurred in only 10% of the persistent mismatch patients.

Conclusions—
About 20% of patients with a middle cerebral artery or internal carotid artery occlusion who present in an extended time window and are not treated with thrombectomy have a persistent mismatch for at least an additional 24 hours. These patients have a favorable hypoperfusion intensity ratio at presentation, may experience delayed infarct expansion, and have poor clinical outcomes. Clinical trials are needed to determine if patients with a favorable perfusion profile benefit from reperfusion beyond 24 hours.

Clinical Trial Registration—

URL:
https://www.clinicaltrials.gov
. Unique identifier: NCT02586415.
Climate Change and Indigenous Akan Religio-Cultural Practices
Authors: Awuah-Nyamekye Samuel 
Published: February 2019

AbstractMost national and international discussions have not seriously recognized the role religio-cultural practices of indigenous Africans can play in mitigating the effects of climate change. This paper, examines the contribution the indigenous people can make towards the mitigation of the effects of climate change, using the Akan of Ghana as a case study. Mostly, indigenous people who are the major stakeholders in land use in Ghana are marginalized when policies aimed at reducing environmental degradation are made. This has resulted in low gains in the fight against environmental degradation despite several interventions in Ghana. A recent report puts Ghana into a net-emitter of GHG bracket. This means the country has to embark on a Low Carbon Development Strategy to address the situation. This paper, therefore argues that unless indigenous people—major stakeholders of land use—are duly involved; it will be difficult to address the effects of climate change in Ghana.
‘Allahı Zikr Edilim’ (Let Us Do Zikr for Allah): The Sabbatian Appropriation of the Sufi Practice of Zikr as Religious Renewal
Authors: Feldman Samet Hadar 
Published: February 2019

Abstract
This article introduces the idea of religious renewal as it was manifested in the ritual practices of the Sabbatian Maʾaminim of Salonica – followers of Shabbtai Tzvi who converted from Judaism to Islam during the 1680s, in the footsteps of their Messiah. The religious renewal of the Maʾaminim is demonstrated by the appropriation of the Sufi-Muslim practice, known as zikr, as part of their ritual singing. The appropriation of zikr practices by the Maʾaminim is understood in the context of the rise of this practice throughout all of Ottoman Muslim society, specifically as part of ilahi singing, demonstrating religious innovation in Ottoman culture at the beginning of the modern era.
A new species of Bedotia (Teleostei: Atherinomorpha: Bedotiidae) from the Rianila drainage of Eastern Madagascar, with redescriptions of Bedotia madagascariensis and Bedotia geayi
Authors: LOISELLE PAUL V. , RODRIGUEZ DAMARIS 
Published: February 2019

Bedotia madagascariensis Regan 1903, type species of the genus and B. geayi Pellegrin 1907 are redescribed from recently collected topotypical material. The two species differ significantly with respect to their life colors, the lengths of the head, snout, caudal peduncle and bases of the second dorsal and anal fins as well as their second dorsal and anal fin ray counts. The aboriginal range of B. madagascariensis comprises eastward flowing streams from the Ivoloina River southward to Manambolo Creek inclusive of small streams flowing into the coastal lakes of the Pangalanes system situated between them, where it occurs up to an altitude of 30 m above sea level. A naturalized population is present in the westward-flowing Betsiboka drainage. Bedotia geayi is only known from the eastward-flowing Mananjary River, where it can be found in small streams between 300 m and 600 m above sea level. A second species of Bedotia from the Rianila basin is described. Bedotia leucopteron sp. nov. is found in shaded streams between 100 m and 850 m above sea level. The wide, iridescent white margins of the unpaired fins taken in combination with a melanophore pattern consisting of small, irregular black spots stochastically distributed over the flanks rather than a distinct midlateral band differentiate living individuals from all known congeners. Data on the natural history and conservation status of all three species are presented.
Four new species and a new name in the genus Rhyncaphytoptus Keifer(Acari: Eriophyoidea: Diptilomiopidae) from China
Authors: SONG ZI-WEI , XUE XIAO-FENG , HONG XIAO-YUE 
Published: February 2019

Four new species in the genus Rhyncaphytoptus Keifer from China are described and illustrated, namely R. longyuwanis sp. nov. on Toxicodendron sp. (Anacardiaceae); R. tiliarium sp. nov. on Tilia sp. (Tiliaceae); R. guanegounis sp. nov. on Lonicera sp. (Caprifoliaceae); and R. yilisis sp. nov. on Betula platyphylla Suk. (Betulaceae). A new replacement name, Rhyncaphytoputs ulmiss is provided for the junior homonym R. ulmi (Lin & Kuang) on Ulmus sp. (Ulmaceae). All species described here are vagrant on the undersurface of host leaves. A key to the species of Rhyncaphytoptus in China is provided.
Nomenclatural notes on Gastrocopta fulongensis Chen, Zhang &amp; Zhang 2002 (Mollusca: Pulmonata: Stylommatophora: Pupillidae)
Authors: ZHANG ZHI-QIANG 
Published: February 2019

Gastrocopta fulongensis was first described by D.-N. Chen, G.-Q. Zhang & W.-H. Zhang (2002) from the holotype and 245 paratypes collected in Fulong Town, Fangcheng County (21°8’ N, 107°9’E), Guangxi, China. The description was presented in Chinese (p. 453–454) and English (p. 454–455). The type specimens are deposited in the Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
50 Years of Satellite Remote Sensing of the Ocean
Authors: Fu Lee-Lueng , Lee Tong , Liu W. Timothy , Kwok Ronald 
Published: February 2019

AbstractThe development of the technologies of remote sensing of the ocean was initiated in the 1970s, while the ideas of observing the ocean from space were conceived in the late 1960s. The first global view from space revealed the expanse and complexity of the state of the ocean that had perplexed and inspired oceanographers ever since. This paper presents a glimpse of the vast progress made from ocean remote sensing in the past 50 years that has a profound impact on the ways we study the ocean in relation to weather and climate. The new view from space in conjunction with the deployment of an unprecedented amount of in situ observations of the ocean has led to a revolution in physical oceanography. The highlights of the achievement include the description and understanding of the global ocean circulation, the air–sea fluxes driving the coupled ocean–atmosphere system that is most prominently illustrated in the tropical oceans. The polar oceans are most sensitive to climate change with significant consequences, but owing to remoteness they were not accessible until the space age. Fundamental discoveries have been made on the evolution of the state of sea ice as well as the circulation of the ice-covered ocean. Many surprises emerged from the extraordinary accuracy and expanse of the space observations. Notable examples include the determination of the global mean sea level rise as well as the role of the deep ocean in tidal mixing and dissipation.
Elevated brain oxygen extraction fraction measured by MRI susceptibility relates to perfusion status in acute ischemic stroke
Authors: Fan Audrey P , Khalil Ahmed A , Fiebach Jochen B , Zaharchuk Greg , Villringer Arno , Villringer Kersten , Gauthier Claudine J 
Published: February 2019

Recent clinical trials of new revascularization therapies in acute ischemic stroke have highlighted the importance of physiological imaging to identify optimal treatments for patients. Oxygen extraction fraction (OEF) is a hallmark of at-risk tissue in stroke, and can be quantified from the susceptibility effect of deoxyhemoglobin molecules in venous blood on MRI phase scans. We measured OEF within cerebral veins using advanced quantitative susceptibility mapping (QSM) MRI reconstructions in 20 acute stroke patients. Absolute OEF was elevated in the affected (29.3 ± 3.4%) versus the contralateral hemisphere (25.5 ± 3.1%) of patients with large diffusion–perfusion lesion mismatch ( P = 0.032). In these patients, OEF negatively correlated with relative CBF measured by dynamic susceptibility contrast MRI ( P = 0.004), suggesting compensation for reduced flow. Patients with perfusion–diffusion match or no hypo-perfusion showed less OEF difference between hemispheres. Nine patients received longitudinal assessment and showed OEF ratio (affected to contralateral) of 1.2 ± 0.1 at baseline that normalized (decreased) to 1.0 ± 0.1 at follow-up three days later ( P = 0.03). Our feasibility study demonstrates that QSM MRI can non-invasively quantify OEF in stroke patients, relates to perfusion status, and is sensitive to OEF changes over time. Clinical trial registration: Longitudinal MRI examinations of patients with brain ischemia and blood brain barrier permeability; clinicaltrials.org : NCT02077582