cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Lutrochidae Kasap & Crowson 1975
Creators: name: Romero, Fátima
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Lutrochidae

description: Familia Lutrochidae
Pequeña familia asociada con hábitats lóticos que se distribuye desde el sur de Canadá hasta Argentina donde se ha descrito hasta el presente 2 géneros y 2 especies (Maier, 2016). En la provincia se registró por primera vez a Lutrochus sp.
description: Published as part of Romero, Fátima, 2022, Inventario preliminar de insectos acuáticos en la provincia de San Juan, Argentina: distribución y ecología, pp. 10-44 in Acta Zoológica Lilloana 66 (1) on page 32, DOI: 10.30550/j.azl/2022.66.1/2022-02-03, http://zenodo.org/record/11644905
Design of Kresling inspired architected materials by using Polyjet technique
Creators: name: Mora Hidalgo, Samantha Carolina
Publisher: name: Università degli studi di Trento
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Origami
subject: Origami

description: In light of the growing interest in Kresling origami-inspired structures and the immense potential that Polyjet (PJ) 3D printing technique offers, this thesis delves into fully harnessing the remarkable characteristics of 3D printed PJ Kresling architected materials, such as tunable energy absorption and multi-stable states. Initially, a quantitative review of the achieved mechanical performance of PJ architected materials in the context of Ashby charts was developed. Subsequently, the manufacturing limitations of PJ were assessed to then determine geometrical safe margins for accurate printing and reducing defects, as well as the estimated total cost of 3D printed PJ structures in the actual market context. Furthermore, the material characterization of a group of rigid and flexible PJ photo-polymers was conducted to define their mechanical properties and establish accurate constitutive models. Additional effects on the final stiffness, such as aging and surface finishing were also determined. The main focus of this thesis lies not only on theoretical conceptualization but also on the practical fabrication of PJ Kresling architected materials prototypes. The crucial role of their creases geometry and the visco-elastic effects related to PJ photo-polymers, were analyzed numerically and experimentally, aiming to achieve multistability and tunable energy landscapes. Hence, this analysis extends the obtained geometrical and material design hints to mono-material printing and micro-fabrication. Therefore, this work contributes to advancing our understanding of 3D printed Kresling-inspired materials, fostering their application in realistic scenarios, and propelling innovations in scalable devices by overcoming fabrication challenges.
Staphylinidae Latreille 1802
Creators: name: Romero, Fátima
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Staphylinidae

description: Familia Staphylinidae
En el mundo esta familia de tamaño pequeño a medio coloniza gran diversidad de medios y son predadores, tanto las larvas como los adultos (Archangelsky et al., 2009). En la provincia registramos por primera vez a Thinobius pulchripennis Bernhauer, T. iridipennis Fauvel y Thinobius andinus Scheibler and Chani-Posse de Maus.
description: Published as part of Romero, Fátima, 2022, Inventario preliminar de insectos acuáticos en la provincia de San Juan, Argentina: distribución y ecología, pp. 10-44 in Acta Zoológica Lilloana 66 (1) on page 32, DOI: 10.30550/j.azl/2022.66.1/2022-02-03, http://zenodo.org/record/11644905
Lepidoptera Linnaeus 1758
Creators: name: Romero, Fátima
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera

description: LEPIDOPTERA
Para la provincia se registró una sola familia acuática.
description: Published as part of Romero, Fátima, 2022, Inventario preliminar de insectos acuáticos en la provincia de San Juan, Argentina: distribución y ecología, pp. 10-44 in Acta Zoológica Lilloana 66 (1) on page 33, DOI: 10.30550/j.azl/2022.66.1/2022-02-03, http://zenodo.org/record/11644905
Crambidae
Creators: name: Romero, Fátima
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Crambidae

description: Familia Crambidae
Es la familia más exitosa dentro de los lepidópteros acuáticos, dentro de ésta, la subfamilia Acentropiinae es la que mayor número de especies presenta, con aproximadamente 22 géneros y 233 especies conocidas de América (Mey y Speidel, 2008, Romero y Navarro, 2009). Se registraron por primera vez larvas de Petrophila sp. para la provincia de San Juan.
description: Published as part of Romero, Fátima, 2022, Inventario preliminar de insectos acuáticos en la provincia de San Juan, Argentina: distribución y ecología, pp. 10-44 in Acta Zoológica Lilloana 66 (1) on page 33, DOI: 10.30550/j.azl/2022.66.1/2022-02-03, http://zenodo.org/record/11644905
DIPTERA
Creators: name: Romero, Fátima
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy

description: DIPTERA
Constituye el grupo más diverso en términos de especies acuáticas con más de 46.000 especies descritas en 41 familias, representando aproximadamente el 30% de todas las especies de Diptera (Adler y Courtney, 2019). En la provincia de San Juan registramos 11 familias (Ceratopogonidae, Chironomidae, Dixidae, Empididae, Ephydridae, Limoniidae, Muscidae, Psychodidae, Simuliidae, Stratiomyidae, Tabanidae) con 33 géneros y 47 especies.
description: Published as part of Romero, Fátima, 2022, Inventario preliminar de insectos acuáticos en la provincia de San Juan, Argentina: distribución y ecología, pp. 10-44 in Acta Zoológica Lilloana 66 (1) on page 33, DOI: 10.30550/j.azl/2022.66.1/2022-02-03, http://zenodo.org/record/11644905
Ceratopogonidae
Creators: name: Romero, Fátima
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Ceratopogonidae

description: Familia Ceratopogonidae
Presenta distribución cosmopolita, en la Argentina se conocen al menos 255 especies agrupadas en 31 géneros (Borkent, 2011; Spinelli, Marino, Gaddi, 2010). Sus formas inmaduras se desarrollan en una amplia gama de ambientes húmedos, semiacuáticos a hábitats totalmente acuáticos, incluyendo ríos y lagos, donde se las puede encontrar en los márgenes y entre los detritus y plantas acuáticas (Wagner et al., 2008). Para la provincia Spinelli et al. (2010) citaron a Macrurohelea setosa Wirth, en este trabajo registramos tres géneros más: Bezzia sp., Dasyhelea sp. y Forcipomyia sp., las especies no pudieron ser identificadas por tratarse de estados inmaduros.
description: Published as part of Romero, Fátima, 2022, Inventario preliminar de insectos acuáticos en la provincia de San Juan, Argentina: distribución y ecología, pp. 10-44 in Acta Zoológica Lilloana 66 (1) on page 33, DOI: 10.30550/j.azl/2022.66.1/2022-02-03, http://zenodo.org/record/11644905
Cancer microbiome characterization: tumor stage, location, genomic instability and patient outcome in CRC and melanoma
Creators: name: Piccinno, Gianmarco
Publisher: name: Università degli studi di Trento
Year: 2024

description: The microbiome's link to cancer is well-established, with evidence for its role in initiation, progression in colorectal cancer (CRC), and patient outcomes in melanoma. Additionally, microbiome modulation via fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is proposed to improve immunotherapy efficacy. In CRC, the microbiome presents a reproducible microbial signature, which is enriched in oral bacteria, such as Fusobacterium nucleatum and Gemella morbillorum. Despite extensive study of CRC characteristic microbes, microbiome changes in stages, in right- and left-CRC, and microsatellite stable (MSS) and instability high (MSI-H) status are not fully characterized. On the other hand, in melanoma, the microbiome has been studied to predict cancer therapy outcome, and has been associated with immune-related adverse events. In my PhD, I investigated aspects of the association between microbiome and CRC that remained uncovered, and contributed to expand over the link between melanoma, microbiome, and patient outcome. In particular, building on established and newly sequenced case-control studies, I characterized the microbiome differences in tumor stages, right- and left-CRC, and MSS/MSI-H in colorectal cancer, capitalizing on a cohort of more than 3.5 thousands individuals. This work contributed to improving the predictive potential of the gut microbiome for CRC, and to define microbiome associations with tumor stages and primary location. Enhanced taxonomic profiling revealed how all sub-clades of the well-known Fusobacterium nucleatum species are associated with CRC. CRC stages present a continuum in the microbiome composition, with few species characterizing late-stage CRC, such as Hungatella hathewayi, associated with CRC stages III-IV and Methanobrevibacter smithii with stage IV. Subspecies differential gene carriage and strain-differentiation were found for several typical gut microbes across CRC stages, such the case of Ruminococcus bicirculans and Faecalibacterium prausnitzii subclades. In addition, the microbiome of MSI-H stage IV CRC patients is significantly less diverse than the microbiome in MSS condition. When exploring the gut microbiome characteristics associated with a 2-year relapse in stage III melanoma patients undergoing cancer-therapy in the MIND-DC clinical trial, I contributed showing that microbes usually considered as beneficial, such as Faecalibacterium prausnitzii, are associated with good prognosis. Overall, my thesis project contributes to characterizing the alterations in the microbiome in cancer stages, primary tumor location and genomic instability in CRC, and to define the microbial associations in patient outcome in the MIND-DC clinical trial.
Chironomidae
Creators: name: Romero, Fátima
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Chironomidae

description: Familia Chironomidae
De distribución cosmopolita es la familia de dípteros de mayor diversidad, para la región Neotropical se citan 154 géneros y 618 especies (Ferrington, 2008). Como las larvas de estos organismos responden rápidamente al cambio ambiental y presentan gran sensibilidad a diferentes variables ambientales como el oxígeno disuelto, nutrientes y contenido orgánico de los sedimentos, pH y salinidad, son utilizadas como indicadores de calidad de agua (Paggi, 2009). En la provincia de San Juan registramos por primera vez 12 géneros: Alotanypus sp., Chironomus sp., Corynoneura sp, Cricotopus sp., Cricotopus sp3, Cricotopus (género 1) sp., Cricotopus (Isoclaudius) sp., Limaya sp., Onconeura sp., Pentaneura spp., Podonomus sp., Polypedilum sp., Rheotanytarsus sp., Riethia sp. y Tanytarsus sp.
description: Published as part of Romero, Fátima, 2022, Inventario preliminar de insectos acuáticos en la provincia de San Juan, Argentina: distribución y ecología, pp. 10-44 in Acta Zoológica Lilloana 66 (1) on page 33, DOI: 10.30550/j.azl/2022.66.1/2022-02-03, http://zenodo.org/record/11644905
Dixidae Schiner 1868
Creators: name: Romero, Fátima
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Dixidae

description: Familia Dixidae
Pequeña familia de distribución cosmopolita, en la región Neotropical se registraron 26 especies en 2 géneros, Dixella y Nothodixa, ambos presentes en Argentina con solo 3 especies (Borkent, 2009). Las larvas viven en aguas dulces estancadas y no contaminadas, justo debajo de la capa superficial, generalmente entre vegetación acuática marginal (Lizarralde de Grosso, 2009). Se registró por primera vez en la provincia de San Juan a Dixella sp.
description: Published as part of Romero, Fátima, 2022, Inventario preliminar de insectos acuáticos en la provincia de San Juan, Argentina: distribución y ecología, pp. 10-44 in Acta Zoológica Lilloana 66 (1) on page 34, DOI: 10.30550/j.azl/2022.66.1/2022-02-03, http://zenodo.org/record/11644905
SMT-based Verification of Parameterized Systems
Creators: name: Redondi, Gianluca
Publisher: name: Università degli studi di Trento
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Parameterized Verification, SMT, Inductive Invariant, Quantifiers
subject: Parameterized Verification
subject: SMT
subject: Inductive Invariant
subject: Quantifiers

description: SMT-based verification analyzes reachability for transition systems represented by SMT formulae. Depending on the theories and the kinds of systems considered, various approaches have been proposed. Together, they form the Verification Modulo Theory (VMT) framework. This thesis delves into SMT-based verification of parameterized systems, emphasizing the challenges and novel solutions in verifying systems with an unbounded number of components. In this thesis, we first introduce a general framework to model such systems. Then, we introduce two novel algorithms that leverage the strengths of SMT for the verification of parameterized systems, focusing on the automation and reduction of computational complexity inherent in such tasks. These algorithms are designed to improve upon existing verification methods by offering enhanced scalability and automation, making them particularly suited for the analysis of distributed systems, network protocols, and concurrent programming models where traditional approaches may fail. Moreover, we introduce an algorithm for compositional verification that advances the capability to modularly verify complex systems by decomposing the verification task into smaller, more manageable sub-tasks. Additionally, we discuss the potential and ongoing application of these algorithms in an industrial project focusing on the design of interlocking logic. This particular application demonstrates the practical utility of our algorithms in a real-world setting, highlighting their effectiveness in improving the safety and reliability of critical infras- tructure. The theoretical advancements proposed in this thesis are complemented by a rig- orous experimental evaluation, demonstrating the applicability and effectiveness of our methods across a range of verification scenarios. Our work is implemented within an ex- tended framework of the MathSAT SMT solver, facilitating its integration into existing verification workflows. Overall, this research contributes to the theoretical underpinnings of Verification Modulo Theories (VMT) and offers tools and methodologies for the verification community, enhancing the capability to verify complex parameterized systems with greater efficiency and reliability.
Empididae
Creators: name: Romero, Fátima
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Empididae

description: Familia Empididae
De amplia distribución, se conocen alrededor de 700 especies en la región Neotropical con alrededor de 70 géneros (Yang, Zhang, Yao, Zhang, 2007). El hábitat preferido para las larvas y pupas se encuentra debajo de la superficie del agua sobre piedras o en el musgo de arroyos, en los sedimentos y en la zona higropétrica (Wagner, 1997). Se registraron por primera vez para la provincia 3 géneros: Chelifera sp., Clinocera sp. y Hemerodromia sp.
description: Published as part of Romero, Fátima, 2022, Inventario preliminar de insectos acuáticos en la provincia de San Juan, Argentina: distribución y ecología, pp. 10-44 in Acta Zoológica Lilloana 66 (1) on page 34, DOI: 10.30550/j.azl/2022.66.1/2022-02-03, http://zenodo.org/record/11644905
Ephydridae Zetterstedt 1837
Creators: name: Romero, Fátima
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Ephydridae

description: Familia Ephydridae
Es una familia diversa y ampliamente distribuida, en Argentina se registran 36 géneros y 122 especies (Lizarralde de Grosso y Gramajo, 2008). Las larvas son acuáticas o semiacuáticas y los adultos generalmente se encuentran cerca en la superficie del lodo o el agua, o en vegetación emergente baja. Se registró el género Neoephydra sp. por primera vez en la provincia.
description: Published as part of Romero, Fátima, 2022, Inventario preliminar de insectos acuáticos en la provincia de San Juan, Argentina: distribución y ecología, pp. 10-44 in Acta Zoológica Lilloana 66 (1) on page 34, DOI: 10.30550/j.azl/2022.66.1/2022-02-03, http://zenodo.org/record/11644905
Elastic solids under frictionless rigid contact and configurational force
Creators: name: Amato, Marco
Publisher: name: Università degli studi di Trento
Year: 2024

description: A homogeneous elastic solid, bounded by a flat surface in its unstressed configuration, undergoes a finite strain when in frictionless contact against a rigid and rectilinear constraint, ending with a rounded or sharp corner, in a two-dimensional formulation. With a strong analogy to fracture mechanics, it is shown that (i.) a path-independent J–integral can be defined for frictionless contact problems, (ii.) which is equal to the energy release rate G associated with an infinitesimal growth in the size of the frictionless constraint, and thus gives the value of the configurational force component along the sliding direction. Furthermore, it is found that (iii.) such a configurational sliding force is the Newtonian force component exerted by the elastic solid on the constraint at the frictionless contact. Assuming the kinematics of an Euler-Bernoulli rod for an elastic body of rectangular shape, the results (i.)–(iii.) lead to a new interpretation from a nonlinear solid mechanics perspective of the configurational forces recently disclosed for one-dimensional structures of variable length. Finally, approximate but closed-form solutions (validated with finite element simulations) are exploited to provide further insight into the effect of configurational forces. In particular, two applications are presented which show that a transverse compression can lead to Eulerian buckling or to longitudinal dynamic motion, both realizing novel examples of soft actuation mechanisms. As an application to biology, our results may provide a mechanical explanation for the observed phenomenon of negative durotaxis, where cells migrate from stiffer to softer environments.
Limoniidae
Creators: name: Romero, Fátima
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Limoniidae

description: Familia Limoniidae
De amplia distribución con aproximadamente 2728 especies y subespecies en 121 géneros para la región Neotropical (Oosterbroek, 2018). Las larvas son muy importantes en las redes tróficas de los ambientes acuáticos ya que son principalmente detritívoros (Watson y Dallwitz, 2003). En la provincia se registraron por primera vez Hexatoma sp., Limnophila sp. y Limonia sp.
description: Published as part of Romero, Fátima, 2022, Inventario preliminar de insectos acuáticos en la provincia de San Juan, Argentina: distribución y ecología, pp. 10-44 in Acta Zoológica Lilloana 66 (1) on page 34, DOI: 10.30550/j.azl/2022.66.1/2022-02-03, http://zenodo.org/record/11644905
Muscidae
Creators: name: Romero, Fátima
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Muscidae

description: Familia Muscidae
La fauna neotropical de Muscidae está representada por más de 701 especies de las cuales 181 se registran en Argentina (Patitucci, Mulieri, Olea, Mariluis, 2013; Courtney et al., 2017). Se registró por primera vez para la provincia el género Limnophora sp.
description: Published as part of Romero, Fátima, 2022, Inventario preliminar de insectos acuáticos en la provincia de San Juan, Argentina: distribución y ecología, pp. 10-44 in Acta Zoológica Lilloana 66 (1) on page 34, DOI: 10.30550/j.azl/2022.66.1/2022-02-03, http://zenodo.org/record/11644905
“My Core Is Cracked”—Bullying in higher education as a traumatic process
Creators: name: Hodgins, Margaret
name: Fahie, Declan
name: MAC CURTAIN, SARAH ANNE
name: Kane, Rhona
name: Mannix McNamara, Patricia
Publisher: name: University of Limerick
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 39
subject: Education

description: Sectoral and institutional context[s] are critical to understanding how workplace toxicity manifests and how it might best be addressed. The education sector, specifically higher education, is the focus of this study, drawing on qualitative data collected from Irish Higher Education Institutions [HEIs]. Underpinned by a multi-faceted conceptualisation of bullying, the study explores how it is experienced by university staff and how institutional or contextual factors impinge on that experience. The study employed a qualitative interpretive methodology involving one-to-one semi-structured interviews with self-selecting participants. Persons who currently work or have recently worked in higher education institutions were recruited into the study. A generic thematic approach resulted in five intersecting themes, converging on one overarching organising construct, i.e., bullying in higher education as a traumatic process. The data displayed relationality, institutionalisation and unethicality, which are underlying features of a multi-faceted conceptualisation of bullying. It was concluded that the processes and procedures in place to address bullying and provide redress do not appear to be sufficiently nuanced to accommodate the complex behaviours and power plays involved in bullying in Higher Education, assuming a rationality stripped of power dynamics, which risks aggravating the damage already inflicted by bullying. The findings suggest that the institutional response, or lack thereof, can sometimes be more traumatising than the bullying itself. Individual cases often reflect a wider organisational culture that tolerates bullying and victimisation. Institutional responses will need to tackle the entire HEI ecosystem, requiring and a more nuanced understanding of the power dynamics and organisational context.
Psychodidae
Creators: name: Romero, Fátima
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Psychodidae

description: Familia Psychodidae
De distribución cosmopolita y gran diversidad, para Argentina encontramos 11 géneros y 31 especies (Wagner et al., 2008). Las larvas son acuáticas de hábitos recolectores y raspadores y casi todas son agua dependiente (Omad, 2014). En la provincia de San Juan se registraron larvas de Clogmia sp. y Maruina sp., ambas nuevas citas.
description: Published as part of Romero, Fátima, 2022, Inventario preliminar de insectos acuáticos en la provincia de San Juan, Argentina: distribución y ecología, pp. 10-44 in Acta Zoológica Lilloana 66 (1) on page 34, DOI: 10.30550/j.azl/2022.66.1/2022-02-03, http://zenodo.org/record/11644905
Simuliidae Dallas 1869
Creators: name: Romero, Fátima
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Simuliidae

description: Familia Simuliidae
De distribución cosmopolita, en Argentina encontramos 68 especies en 7 géneros (Adler, 2021). Los estadios inmaduros pueden ser valiosos como indicadores de calidad del agua, dada su preferencia por condiciones oxigenadas y oligo a mesotróficas en los ríos (Coscarón, 1991 a). Para la provincia de San Juan están citados por Coscarón y Wygodzinsky (1972), Coscarón (1984), Wygodzinsky y Coscarón (1989), Coscarón y Coscaron Arias (1996): Gigantodax cilicinus Wygodzinsky y Coscarón; Simulium (Pternaspatha) barbatipes Enderlein, S. (P.) dureti Wygodzinsky & Coscarón, S. (P.) diamantinum Coscarón y Coscarón Arias, S. (P.) limay Wygodzinsky, S. (P.) quechuanum Coscarón & Wygodzinsky, S. (Psaroniocompsa) lutzi Paterson & Shannon, S. (Psilopelmia) romanai Wygodzinsky, S. (P.) rubiginosum (Enderlein), Simulium (P.) wolffhuegeli (Enderlein), S. (Trichodagmia) lahillei Paterson y Shannon
description: Published as part of Romero, Fátima, 2022, Inventario preliminar de insectos acuáticos en la provincia de San Juan, Argentina: distribución y ecología, pp. 10-44 in Acta Zoológica Lilloana 66 (1) on page 35, DOI: 10.30550/j.azl/2022.66.1/2022-02-03, http://zenodo.org/record/11644905
Stratiomyidae Latreille 1802
Creators: name: Romero, Fátima
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Stratiomyidae

description: Familia Stratiomyidae
De distribución cosmopolita, en Argentina encontramos 73 especies, repartidas en 39 géneros (Pujol-Luz y Pujol-Luz, 2014). Las larvas son típicamente acuáticas y saprófagas; los hábitats generales incluyen agua con vegetación, materia orgánica en descomposición o lugares húmedos en la zona litoral de estanques (Oldroyd, 1969). Para la provincia se registraron por primera vez Hedriodiscus sp. y Odontomyia sp.
description: Published as part of Romero, Fátima, 2022, Inventario preliminar de insectos acuáticos en la provincia de San Juan, Argentina: distribución y ecología, pp. 10-44 in Acta Zoológica Lilloana 66 (1) on page 35, DOI: 10.30550/j.azl/2022.66.1/2022-02-03, http://zenodo.org/record/11644905
Tabanidae
Creators: name: Romero, Fátima
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Tabanidae

description: Familia Tabanidae
De amplia distribución de esta familia se han descrito, 13 géneros y 35 especies para Argentina (Coscarón y Martínez, 2019). Los adultos viven poco tiempo, alrededor de dos meses, se crían en áreas acuáticas o semiacuáticas, siendo las larvas depredadoras (Coscarón,1998). Para la provincia, González (1999) cita a Haematopotina argentina (Brethes) y se registra por primera vez Dasybasis sp.
description: Published as part of Romero, Fátima, 2022, Inventario preliminar de insectos acuáticos en la provincia de San Juan, Argentina: distribución y ecología, pp. 10-44 in Acta Zoológica Lilloana 66 (1) on page 35, DOI: 10.30550/j.azl/2022.66.1/2022-02-03, http://zenodo.org/record/11644905
Archistratiomys Enderlein
Creators: name: Fachin, Diego Aguilar
name: Zichinelli, Marcela Maria Parada
name: Barrett, Bolívar Rafael Garcete
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Stratiomyidae
Archistratiomys

description: Genus Archistratiomys Enderlein
Archistratiomys Enderlein, 1913: 548.
Type species: Beris luctifera Philippi, 1865, by original designation.
description: Published as part of Fachin, Diego Aguilar, Zichinelli, Marcela Maria Parada & Barrett, Bolívar Rafael Garcete, 2022, An illustrated checklist of Stratiomyidae (Diptera: Brachycera) from Paraguay with three new synonyms and 22 new records of species for the country, pp. 1-55 in Zootaxa 5190 (1) on page 10, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5190.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7119906
Archistratiomys rufipalpis
Creators: name: Fachin, Diego Aguilar
name: Zichinelli, Marcela Maria Parada
name: Barrett, Bolívar Rafael Garcete
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Stratiomyidae
Archistratiomys
Archistratiomys rufipalpis

description: rufipalpis (Wiedemann, 1830)
Xylophagus rufipalpis Wiedemann, 1830: 619. Holotype: female (originally stated male, ZMHB). Type locality: Mexico (probably Brazil, according to Woodley 1995: 58, 2001: 58).
= Archistratiomys brasiliensis Enderlein, 1921: 190. Holotype: male (HNHM, destroyed, according to Woodley 2001: 58. Type locality: Brazil, São Paulo. Syn. by Woodley (1995: 58).
= Archistratiomys itatiayensis Lindner, 1928b: 236. Holotype: female (SMF). Type locality: Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Itatiaia. Syn. by Woodley (1995: 58).
References. James, 1973a: 26.4 (cat., all three as separate species); Woodley, 1995: 39 (in key), 58 (revision of the genus, A. brasiliensis and A. itatiayensis syn. of A. rufipalpis); Woodley, 2001: 58 (cat.).
Material examined. Paraguay: 1 ♂, Alto Paraná, Centro Florestal Alto Paraná, 12 km North of Puerto Stroessener [= Ciudad del Este], 05.v.1985, R.E. Woodruff (USNM; USNMENT01443126).
Distribution. Brazil, Paraguay (Alto Paraná: Ciudad del Este).
Comments. The COI sequence of 658 pb of this specimen is available in the GenBank and BOLD databases and an image of the habitus dorsal of the specimen can also be found in the BOLD.
description: Published as part of Fachin, Diego Aguilar, Zichinelli, Marcela Maria Parada & Barrett, Bolívar Rafael Garcete, 2022, An illustrated checklist of Stratiomyidae (Diptera: Brachycera) from Paraguay with three new synonyms and 22 new records of species for the country, pp. 1-55 in Zootaxa 5190 (1) on page 10, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5190.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7119906
Arcuavena Woodley
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Arcuavena

description: Genus Arcuavena Woodley
Arcuavena Woodley, 1995: 58.
Type species: Hoplacantha nigerrima Lindner, 1949a, by original designation.
description: Published as part of Fachin, Diego Aguilar, Zichinelli, Marcela Maria Parada & Barrett, Bolívar Rafael Garcete, 2022, An illustrated checklist of Stratiomyidae (Diptera: Brachycera) from Paraguay with three new synonyms and 22 new records of species for the country, pp. 1-55 in Zootaxa 5190 (1) on page 10, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5190.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7119906
Allognosta limbativentris
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Allognosta
Allognosta limbativentris

description: limbativentris (Enderlein, 1921) (lectotype and paralectotypes, Figs 2–5; and 61)
Allognosta limbativentris Enderlein, 1921:185. Lectotype:male (ZMHB), by designation of Woodley (1995: 149); Paralectotypes: 1 male, 1 female (ZMHB). Type locality: Paraguay, San Bernardino.
References. James, 1973a: 26.4 (cat., as Allognosta); Woodley, 1995: 40 (in key, as Arcuavena), 62 (cat., as Arcuavena), 149 (lectotype des.); Woodley, 2001: 59 (cat.).
Material examined. Paraguay: 1 ♂, 4 ♀, San Pedro, [Estancia] Carumbé, 10.i–10.ii.1973, Col. R. Golbach (MZUSP).
Distribution. Paraguay (Cordillera: San Bernardino; San Pedro: Estancia Carumbé).
Comments. Besides the male lectotype (see Woodley 1995: 149), two other specimens (one male and one female) are deposited in the ZMHB collection (Fig. 5), which agrees with the original description in which the type series included three specimens.
description: Published as part of Fachin, Diego Aguilar, Zichinelli, Marcela Maria Parada & Barrett, Bolívar Rafael Garcete, 2022, An illustrated checklist of Stratiomyidae (Diptera: Brachycera) from Paraguay with three new synonyms and 22 new records of species for the country, pp. 1-55 in Zootaxa 5190 (1) on page 10, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5190.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7119906
Neoberis Lindner
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Neoberis

description: Genus Neoberis Lindner
Neoberis Lindner, 1949a: 797.
Type species: Neoberis brasiliana Lindner, 1949a, by monotypy.
description: Published as part of Fachin, Diego Aguilar, Zichinelli, Marcela Maria Parada & Barrett, Bolívar Rafael Garcete, 2022, An illustrated checklist of Stratiomyidae (Diptera: Brachycera) from Paraguay with three new synonyms and 22 new records of species for the country, pp. 1-55 in Zootaxa 5190 (1) on page 11, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5190.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7119906
Neoberis brasiliana Lindner 1949
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Neoberis
Neoberis brasiliana

description: brasiliana Lindner, 1949
Neoberis brasiliana Lindner, 1949a: 798. Lectotype: male (NHMUK), by designation of Woodley (1995: 148). Type locality: Brazil, Santa Catarina, Nova Teutonia (= Seara).
References. James, 1973a: 26.7 (cat.); Woodley, 1995: 39 (in key), 127 (revision of the genus), 148 (lectotype des.), 214 (male and female head, figs 216–219), 215 (male terminalia, figs 220–224); Woodley, 2001: 73 (cat.).
Material examined. Paraguay: 1 ♂, Paraguarí, 25 km Southeast Ybycuí, Ybycuí National Park, 12–24.iv.1980 (USNM; USNMENT01443141).
Distribution. Brazil, Paraguay (Paraguarí: Ybycuí National Park).
Comments. The COI sequence of 658 pb of this specimen is available in the GenBank and BOLD databases and an image of the habitus dorsal of the specimen can also be found in the BOLD.
description: Published as part of Fachin, Diego Aguilar, Zichinelli, Marcela Maria Parada & Barrett, Bolívar Rafael Garcete, 2022, An illustrated checklist of Stratiomyidae (Diptera: Brachycera) from Paraguay with three new synonyms and 22 new records of species for the country, pp. 1-55 in Zootaxa 5190 (1) on page 11, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5190.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7119906
Chiromyza Wiedemann
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Chiromyza

description: Genus Chiromyza Wiedemann
Chiromyza Wiedemann, 1820: 19.
Type species: Chiromyza vittata Wiedemann, 1820, by original designation.
[For nomenclatural history, see Fachin et al. (2021: 29); no changes are proposed here.]
description: Published as part of Fachin, Diego Aguilar, Zichinelli, Marcela Maria Parada & Barrett, Bolívar Rafael Garcete, 2022, An illustrated checklist of Stratiomyidae (Diptera: Brachycera) from Paraguay with three new synonyms and 22 new records of species for the country, pp. 1-55 in Zootaxa 5190 (1) on page 12, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5190.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7119906
Chiromyza vittata Wiedemann 1820
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Chiromyza
Chiromyza vittata

description: vittata Wiedemann, 1820
Chiromyza vittata Wiedemann, 1820: 20. Syntype: 3 females (NMW, see comments below). Type locality: Brazil.
= Cheiromyza vittata Henning, 1832: 337. Syntype: male (NMW). Type locality: Brazil. Preoccupied, secondary homonym of Chiromyza vittata Wiedemann, 1820.
References. Enderlein, 1921: 158 (record from Paraguay); Bezzi, 1922: 119 (in key to species); James, 1973a: 26.2 (cat.); Woodley, 2001: 48 (cat.); Pujol-Luz, 2020: 7 (type specimens’ images).
Distribution. Brazil, Paraguay (Cordillera: San Bernardino).
Comments: The information on the number of specimens in the type series of C. vittata, that was not given in the original description and stated as “ syntype ♂ ” in Woodley (2001: 48), should be now read as “ three female syntypes ”, of which images of the specimens and labels are given in Pujol-Luz (2020).
description: Published as part of Fachin, Diego Aguilar, Zichinelli, Marcela Maria Parada & Barrett, Bolívar Rafael Garcete, 2022, An illustrated checklist of Stratiomyidae (Diptera: Brachycera) from Paraguay with three new synonyms and 22 new records of species for the country, pp. 1-55 in Zootaxa 5190 (1) on page 12, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5190.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7119906
Chiromyza ochracea Wiedemann 1820
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Chiromyza ochracea

description: ochracea Wiedemann, 1820
Chiromyza ochracea Wiedemann, 1820: 20. Syntypes: 2 males (NMW, see comments below). Type locality: Brazil.
= Chiromyza fuscana Wiedemann, 1821: 115 (stated 65 in Woodley 2001: 47). Syntype: female (NMW). Type locality: “Amer. mer.” (stated as Brazil in Wiedemann 1828: 238).
= Cheiromyza ochracea Henning, 1832: 338. Syntype: female (NMW). Type locality: Brazil. Preoccupied, secondary homonym of Chiromyza ochracea Wiedemann, 1820.
References. Enderlein, 1921: 160 (suppl. descr., as Xenomorpha, C. fuscana as syn.); Bezzi, 1922: 119 (in key to species, as Chiromyza), 120 (record from Paraguay); James, 1973a: 26.2 (cat.); Woodley, 2001: 47 (cat., Paraguay not mentioned); Pujol-Luz, 2020: 6 (type specimens’ images).
Distribution. Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay (Alto Paraná: Puerto Bertoni), Peru.
Comments. Bezzi (1922: 120) reported Chiromyza vittata fuscana Wiedemann, 1821 from Puerto Bertoni, Alto Paraná, Paraguay, although he considered the species a variety of Chiromyza vittata Wiedemann, 1820. In his same paper, he reported C. vittata ochracea Wiedemann, 1820 (species above) from the state of São Paulo, Brazil, and described a new variety: C. vittata viridis Bezzi, 1922. Although he considered them all varieties of C. vittata, C. ochracea and C. viridis are currently valid and separated species from C. vittata, but C. fuscana is a synonym of C. ochracea (see James 1973a: 26.2; Woodley 2001: 47–48). Given that, the record presented by Bezzi (1922) for C. vittata fuscana from Paraguay should be assigned to C. ochracea, which then represents the second species of the genus in the country.
The information on the number of specimens in the type series of C. ochracea, that was not given in the original description and stated as “ syntype ♂ ” in Woodley (2001: 47), should be now read as “ two male syntypes ”, of which images of the specimens and labels are given in Pujol-Luz (2020).
description: Published as part of Fachin, Diego Aguilar, Zichinelli, Marcela Maria Parada & Barrett, Bolívar Rafael Garcete, 2022, An illustrated checklist of Stratiomyidae (Diptera: Brachycera) from Paraguay with three new synonyms and 22 new records of species for the country, pp. 1-55 in Zootaxa 5190 (1) on page 12, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5190.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7119906
Chrysochlorina James
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Chrysochlorina

description: Genus Chrysochlorina James
Chrysochlorina James, 1939a: 33.
Type species: Sargus vespertilio Fabricius, 1805, by original designation.
Comments. The two species below represent the first record of Chrysochlorininae in the country. Although the genus needs a modern revision to include color photographs, the revision of the genus given by Iide (1966) is still very useful for species identification due to its detailed illustrations of the wing and pattern color of the body.
description: Published as part of Fachin, Diego Aguilar, Zichinelli, Marcela Maria Parada & Barrett, Bolívar Rafael Garcete, 2022, An illustrated checklist of Stratiomyidae (Diptera: Brachycera) from Paraguay with three new synonyms and 22 new records of species for the country, pp. 1-55 in Zootaxa 5190 (1) on page 12, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5190.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7119906
Chrysochlorina albipes James 1939
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Chrysochlorina albipes

description: albipes James, 1939 (Fig. 106)
Chrysochlorina albipes James, 1939a: 36. Holotype: male (unknown depository institution, according to Woodley 2001: 175, corrected to MZUSP in Fachin & Lamas 2015: 408). Type locality: Brazil, Goiás.
References. James, 1939a: 35 (in key to species); Iide, 1966: 71 (in key to species), 88 (redescr.); James, 1973a: 26.35 (cat.); Woodley, 2001: 175 (cat.); Fachin & Lamas, 2015: 408 (type cat.).
Material examined. Paraguay: 1 ♂, San Pedro, Liberación, 03.i.1994, Bolívar Garcete col. (MEL).
Distribution. Brazil, Paraguay (San Pedro: Liberación).
Comments. Additional images of the specimen from Liberación, San Pedro, Paraguay can be found here: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/114960934.
description: Published as part of Fachin, Diego Aguilar, Zichinelli, Marcela Maria Parada & Barrett, Bolívar Rafael Garcete, 2022, An illustrated checklist of Stratiomyidae (Diptera: Brachycera) from Paraguay with three new synonyms and 22 new records of species for the country, pp. 1-55 in Zootaxa 5190 (1) on page 13, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5190.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7119906
Chrysochlorina incompleta
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Chrysochlorina incompleta

description: incompleta (Curran, 1929) (Fig. 62)
Chrysochlora incompleta Curran, 1929: 3. Holotype: female (AMNH). Type locality: Brazil, Rio de Janeiro.
References. Curran, 1929: 2 (in key to species, as Chrysochlora); James, 1939a: 34 (in key to species, as Chrysochlorina); Iide, 1966: 73 (in key to species), 100 (redescr.); James, 1973a: 26.35 (cat.); Woodley, 2001: 176 (cat.).
Material examined. Paraguay: 1 ♀, San Pedro, Cororo-Rio Ypane, 06–10.xii.1983, M. Wasbauer coll. (CSCA); 1 ♀, San Pedro, [Estancia] Carumbé, 10.i–10.ii.1973, Col. R. Golbach (MZUSP).
Distribution. Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay (San Pedro: Cororo-Rio Ypane, Estancia Carumbé).
Comments. An image of the holotype of Chrysochlorina incompleta (Curran, 1929) can be found in the online database of the AMNH: https://emu-prod.amnh.org/imulive/iz.html.
description: Published as part of Fachin, Diego Aguilar, Zichinelli, Marcela Maria Parada & Barrett, Bolívar Rafael Garcete, 2022, An illustrated checklist of Stratiomyidae (Diptera: Brachycera) from Paraguay with three new synonyms and 22 new records of species for the country, pp. 1-55 in Zootaxa 5190 (1) on page 15, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5190.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7119906
Auloceromyia Lindner
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Auloceromyia

description: Genus Auloceromyia Lindner
Auloceromyia Lindner, 1969: 8.
Type species: Auloceromyia vespiformis Lindner, 1969, by monotypy.
description: Published as part of Fachin, Diego Aguilar, Zichinelli, Marcela Maria Parada & Barrett, Bolívar Rafael Garcete, 2022, An illustrated checklist of Stratiomyidae (Diptera: Brachycera) from Paraguay with three new synonyms and 22 new records of species for the country, pp. 1-55 in Zootaxa 5190 (1) on page 15, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5190.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7119906
Auloceromyia pedunculata Pimentel & Pujol-Luz 2000
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Auloceromyia pedunculata

description: pedunculata Pimentel & Pujol-Luz, 2000 (Fig. 63)
Auloceromyia pedunculata Pimentel & Pujol-Luz, 2000: 8; 3, figs 1–3 (head), 4–5 (thorax), 6 (palpus), and 7–8 (wing); 4, figs 9–11 (terminalia). Holotype: female (MZUSP, stated as male, in Woodley 2001: 154); Paratype: 1 female (MZUSP). Type locality: Brazil, Espírito Santo, Baixo Guandu.
References. Woodley, 2001: 154 (cat); Fachin, 2015: 555 (male descr., figs 1–3, 7–8, 11–12, 15–24); Fachin & Lamas, 2015: 407–408 (cat.).
Material examined. Paraguay: 1 ♂, Cordillera, [Caacupé], Cabañas, 09.ix.2018, Coll. J. Movia (MNHNPY; MNHNP-HX 2088).
Distribution. Brazil, Paraguay (Cordillera: Caacupé: Cabañas).
description: Published as part of Fachin, Diego Aguilar, Zichinelli, Marcela Maria Parada & Barrett, Bolívar Rafael Garcete, 2022, An illustrated checklist of Stratiomyidae (Diptera: Brachycera) from Paraguay with three new synonyms and 22 new records of species for the country, pp. 1-55 in Zootaxa 5190 (1) on page 15, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5190.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7119906
Chordonota Gerstaecker
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Chordonota

description: Genus Chordonota Gerstaecker
Chordonota Gerstaecker, 1857: 311.
Type species: Cyphomyia inermis Wiedemann, 1830, by monotypy.
Chorodonota Woodley, 2001: 155. Incorrect subsequent spelling.
description: Published as part of Fachin, Diego Aguilar, Zichinelli, Marcela Maria Parada & Barrett, Bolívar Rafael Garcete, 2022, An illustrated checklist of Stratiomyidae (Diptera: Brachycera) from Paraguay with three new synonyms and 22 new records of species for the country, pp. 1-55 in Zootaxa 5190 (1) on page 15, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5190.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7119906
Teach them to fish. Analyzing practices of security assistance in international peacekeeping training centers.
Creators: name: Peirolo, Silvia
Publisher: name: Università degli studi di Trento
Year: 2024

description: Security assistance has and continues to be the focus of considerable investment by international organizations in non-EU countries. Most debates on security assistance rely on the assumption that a peaceful endpoint can be reached if appropriate policies are implemented or if the right conditions are constructed. Framing away from normative evaluations of security assistance programs, the research aims to examine the training implemented in international peacekeeping training centers in the field of peace and security. Building on the peacebuilding and norm diffusion literature, the research analyzes the standards of behavior diffused in the training. The thesis discusses the fragmented and contested nature of norms that aim to build “peace and security” on the African continent, with a focus on practices of contestation and depoliticization as they unfold in training. The research employs a qualitative methodology using a combination of policy analysis and site-intensive techniques of inquiry such as interviews and participant observation. The research was carried out at two international peacekeeping training centers: the Center of Excellence for Stability Police Units (CoESPU) in Italy and the Kofi Annan Peacekeeping Training Center (KAIPTC) in Ghana. The two training centers offer training that aims to support the strengthening of African state security institutions on a variety of topics, including human trafficking, responsibility to protect, disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration. The research aims to contribute to security studies by analyzing the fragmented and contested character of security assistance and offering new theoretical insights into the knowledge production process that forms the core of security assistance in non-EU countries.