cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Notocrater Finlay 1926
Creators: name: Lima, Silvio Felipe Barbosa
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2014
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Mollusca
Gastropoda
Lepetellida
Pseudococculinidae
Notocrater

description: Genus Notocrater Finlay, 1926
Type species. Cocculina craticulata Suter, 1908 by original designation. Recent, New Zealand (Marshall 1986).
Characterization. Shell small (SL: 1.30 to 3.75 mm; SW: 1.00 to 3.15 mm; SH: 0.60 to 1.80 mm), thin, translucent white or white; outline in dorsal view elongate-oval to elliptical; anterior region moderately to highly arched, occupying 68 to 100% of shell length; edge usually thin, sharp. Apex subcentral to posterior of center. Protoconch (PL: 167 to 233 µm; PW: 92.67 to 133 µm), barely to well below highest point of shell, subcentral to well posterior of center (may be vertically very close the posterior edge), with posterior margin slightly to well embedded in posterior slope of teleoconch; surface completely smooth or sculptured with low, fine, dense, irregularly scattered to clumped crystals, some forming crisp, anastomosing threads or surface completely covered with anastomosing threads; apical fold long and narrow, gradually tapering, tip rather fused, suture at folding axis narrow, very slightly sinuous to curved, moderately deep. Teleoconch at first sculptured with fine, rather crisp, straight to slightly wavy, well-spaced, concentric riblets/bands and fine, close interstitial radial striae/threads. At a shell length of 0.7 to 2.4 mm, radial striae/threads either vanish or gradually increase in strength; riblets/bands become irregular and resolve into fine, crisp, regularly spaced, roughly quadrate, elliptical, elongate or hemispherical granules/pustules which are irregularly to evenly spaced and arranged concentrically in curving rows. Arcuate radial threads and concentric sculpture may form diagonally reticulate pattern. In most species, fine, crowded collabral growth striae/threads throughout surface. Anterior slope approximately straight to moderately convex. Anterior end slightly narrowed to broadly rounded. Posterior slope moderate to steep, usually flat (straight) to shallowly concave. Lateral slopes approximately flat (subparallel) to slightly convex. Aperture moderately to broadly elongate-oval to elliptical (in ventral view), planar or shallowly concave (in lateral view). See Marshall (1986), Haszprunar (1988, 1998) and McLean & Harasewych (1995) for information on the anatomy and radula of Notocrater.
description: Published as part of Lima, Silvio Felipe Barbosa, 2014, Notocrater christofferseni n. sp. (Vetigastropoda: Pseudococculinidae): first record of the genus in the South Atlantic Ocean, pp. 178-186 in Zootaxa 3873 (2) on page 179, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3873.2.5, http://zenodo.org/record/226440
title: ABRAZANDO QUETZALCÓATL AND LA COATLICUE
title: A NEPANTLERA WALKING THE PATH OF THE SNAKE
titleType: Subtitle
Creators: name: Cerqueira, Marco AG
Publisher: name: Washington State University
Year: 2022
Subjects: Arts-Based Methods
Critical Race Theory
Decolonial Pedagogies
Latinx Queer Feminism
Queer Theory
Spiritual Actvism
Education

description: This counter storytelling engages with Critical Race Theory and Latinx Queer Feminism to author a personal story of a poet who is a Pagan with Christian beliefs, a person of color from Latin America and a queer man connecting with indigenous ways of knowing and worshiping going through a path of healing and liberation of internalized oppression. In this Arts-Based narrative the experimental writing reflects field trips to Mexico in which inspiration was found to discover new meanings in spirituality, religion, love, sexuality, race, and how to overcome recent traumatic experiences including a near death hospitalization. Intergenerational trauma as an African descendant from Brasil is also addressed as well as systematic oppression experienced in Brasil, Mexico, and in the USA. Quetzalcóatl and La Coatlicue, two Mexica non-binary deities who are archetypes of wisdom, transformation, and the dynamics of the universe, reflect deepest aspirations and anxieties and inspiration to walk in life being a person with conflicting marginalized identities. In this narrative I talk about fear, despair, and pain, but also about joy, pleasure, and healing. Through this personal journey, I express my voice in a non-linear and fragmented way inspired by Mexican and Brazilian popular poetry with visual representations that seeks for a dialogue among cultures and spiritualities to create new possibilities of community building. The aim is not to essentialize the intersectionalities that can be so painful but find the beauty and awakening moments for those who have them. This narrative is connecting with decolonial pedagogies to encourage students and people in general with marginalized identities to come forward in classrooms and in life and share their histories denouncing systematic oppression and healing from its wounds. This counter storytelling is an experiment of academic and poetic voices looking for a queer and feminist future that breaks binaries, embracing fluidity and constant change as ways of expressing yourself and being who you are.
Fentonia excurvata subsp. altitudinis Kiriakoff 1974
Creators: name: Mazumder, Arna
name: Raha, Angshuman
name: Sanyal, Abesh Kumar
name: Gayen, Subrata
name: Mallick, Kaushik
name: Bandyopadhyay, Uttaran
name: Chandra, Kailash
name: Schintlmeister, Alexander
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Notodontidae
Fentonia
Fentonia excurvata
Fentonia excurvata altitudinis kiriakoff, 1974

description: Fentonia excurvata altitudinis Kiriakoff, 1974
Fentonia excurvata altitudinis Kiriakoff, 1974; 17: 412.
Fentonia excurvata altitudinis; Schintlmeister, 2013; 11: 165.
TL: Godavari [Nepal]; TD: ZSM
Material Examined: 1 ♀, Uttarakhand, Pithoragarh dist., Askot WLS, Jauljivi, 632 m, 29.7508°N; 80.3788°E, 24. ix. 2017, leg. A.K. Sanyal, S. Gayen & G.N. Das.
Distribution: India: NW India, Uttarakhand. Elsewhere: Nepal, China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan, Jiangxi), Taiwan.
description: Published as part of Mazumder, Arna, Raha, Angshuman, Sanyal, Abesh Kumar, Gayen, Subrata, Mallick, Kaushik, Bandyopadhyay, Uttaran, Chandra, Kailash & Schintlmeister, Alexander, 2020, A new species of Nerice Walker, 1855 and further additions to the catalogue of Indian Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea) from Himalaya with report of range extensions, pp. 119-140 in Zootaxa 4748 (1) on page 127, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4748.1.6, http://zenodo.org/record/3697634
Associations of nirmatrelvir-ritonavir treatment with death and clinical improvement in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 during the Omicron wave in Beijing, China: a multicentre, retrospective cohort study
Creators: name: Han, Xiaobo
name: Li, Chenglong
name: Yuan, Xin
name: Cui, Junchang
name: Han, Zhihai
name: Meng, Jiguang
name: Zhao, Weiguo
name: Xie, Fei
name: Wang, Kaifei
name: Liu, Yuhong
name: Muo, Guoxin
name: Xi, Na
name: Zheng, Mengli
name: Wang, Rentao
name: Xiao, Kun
name: Chen, Wei
name: Xiong, Junchen
name: Zhao, Dahui
name: Zhang, Xinxin
name: Han, Xinjie
name: Cheng, Haibo
name: Yu, Zhongkuo
name: Shi, Yinghan
name: Xie, Wuxiang
name: Xie, Lixin
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
Subjects: Medicine
Neuroscience
Pharmacology
Developmental Biology
Cancer
Science Policy
Virology
Computational Biology

description: The effectiveness of nirmatrelvir–ritonavir has mainly been shown in non-hospitalized patients with mild-to-moderate coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The real-world effectiveness of nirmatrelvir-ritonavir urgently needs to be determined using representative in-hospital patients with COVID-19 during the Omicron wave of the pandemic. We performed a multicentre, retrospective study in five Chinese PLA General Hospital medical centers in Beijing, China. Patients hospitalized with COVID-19 from 10 December 2022 to 20 February 2023 were eligible for inclusion. A 1:1 propensity score matching was performed between the nirmatrelvir-ritonavir group and the control group. 1010 recipients of nirmatrelvir-ritonavir and 1010 matched controls were finally analyzed after matching. Compared with matched controls, the nirmatrelvir-ritonavir group had a lower incidence rate of all-cause death (4.6/1000 vs. 6.3/1000 person-days, p = 0.013) and a higher incidence rate of clinical improvement (47.6/1000 vs. 45.8/1000 person-days, p = 0.012). Nirmatrelvir-ritonavir was associated with a 22% lower all-cause mortality and a 14% higher incidence of clinical improvement. Initiation of nirmatrelvir-ritonavir within 5 days after symptom onset was associated with a 50% lower mortality and a 26% higher clinical improvement rate. By contrast, no significant associations were identified among patients receiving nirmatrelvir-ritonavir treatment more than 5 days after symptom onset. Nirmatrelvir-ritonavir was also associated with a 50% increase in survival days and a 12% decrease in days to clinical improvement. Among hospitalized patients with COVID-19 during the Omicron wave in Beijing, China, the early initiation of nirmatrelvir-ritonavir was associated with clinical benefits of lowering mortality and improving clinical recovery.
Unaysaurus Leal, Azevedo, Kellner, Da & Rosa, 2004, gen. nov.
Creators: name: Leal, Luciano A.
name: Azevedo, Sergio A. K.
name: Kellner, Alexander W. A.
name: Da, Átila A. S.
name: Rosa
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2004
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Reptilia
Saurischia
Plateosauridae
Unaysaurus

description: Genus UNAYSAURUS gen. nov.
Derivation of name. Unaysaurus — unay (u­na­hee) from the Tupy (indigenous Brazilian tribe) word meaning Água Negra (black water) + saurus from the Greek meaning lizard. Type and only known species. Unaysaurus tolentinoi sp. nov.
Diagnosis. The same as for the species.
description: Published as part of Leal, Luciano A., Azevedo, Sergio A. K., Kellner, Alexander W. A., Da, Átila A. S. & Rosa, 2004, A new early dinosaur (Sauropodomorpha) from the Caturrita Formation (Late Triassic), Paraná Basin, Brazil, pp. 1-24 in Zootaxa 690 on page 3, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.169421
Spataliinae Matsumura 1929
Creators: name: Mazumder, Arna
name: Raha, Angshuman
name: Sanyal, Abesh Kumar
name: Gayen, Subrata
name: Mallick, Kaushik
name: Bandyopadhyay, Uttaran
name: Chandra, Kailash
name: Schintlmeister, Alexander
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Notodontidae

description: Subfamily SPATALIINAE Matsumura, 1929
Genus Curuzza Kiriakoff, 1962
description: Published as part of Mazumder, Arna, Raha, Angshuman, Sanyal, Abesh Kumar, Gayen, Subrata, Mallick, Kaushik, Bandyopadhyay, Uttaran, Chandra, Kailash & Schintlmeister, Alexander, 2020, A new species of Nerice Walker, 1855 and further additions to the catalogue of Indian Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea) from Himalaya with report of range extensions, pp. 119-140 in Zootaxa 4748 (1) on page 127, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4748.1.6, http://zenodo.org/record/3697634
Frutillaria chiloensis Kits & Marshall, 2011, sp. n.
Creators: name: Kits, Joel H.
name: Marshall, Stephen A.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2011
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Sphaeroceridae
Frutillaria
Frutillaria chiloensis

description: Frutillaria chiloensis sp. n.
(Figs. 20–22, 110)
Description. Length: N/A (head + thorax 0.7–1.0 mm)
Occiput brown, face orange, frons and gena intermediately coloured. Frons with shiny spots lateral to ocellar triangle. Scape and first flagellomere orange, pedicel brown. Clypeus and prementum orange.
Thorax black, postalar callus reddish, wing rudiment brown. Mesoscutum and scutellum entirely covered with microtomentum. Anepisternum mostly shiny, anterior, posterior, and dorsal. Katepisternum with shiny spot behind coxa not extending posteriorly toward bristle; posterior part of katepisternum, meron and metapleuron shiny with exception of a stripe of microtomentum between posterior thoracic spiracle and base of hind coxa. Laterotergite mostly shiny.
Legs black, joints narrowly orange, tarsi and trochanters orange; fore femur mostly microtomentose posteriorly. Mid femur with 2 anterior bristles.
Male abdomen (Figs. 20–22): Inner arm of surstylus broadened at apex, outer corner not strongly projecting. Postgonite with lobes barely separated, both lobes thin, posterior lobe about 2x length of anterior. Epiphallus and preepiphallus both well-developed. Distiphallus with lateral arms thin apically, pointed at tip. central projecting sclerite with a ventral disc-like sclerite, and a medial bearing ridges near apex. Ventral sacs well-developed, sclerotized.
Female unknown.
Type material. Holotype 3: CHILE: Los Lagos: Chiloé Is., Lago Tepuhueico, SE edge, 42°48'06"S 73°55'24"W, 50 m, Valdivian rainforest, FMHD #97-22, berlese, leaf & log litter, 15 Jan 1997, A.F. Newton & M.K. Thayer (MNNC). Paratypes: Chiloé Is., Miraflores, road to, 0.6 km W Hwy 5, 42 °46'42"S 73°47'42"W, 130 m, secondary Valdivian rainforest, FMHD #97-25, berlese, leaf & log litter, 17 Jan 1997, A.F. Newton & M.K. Thayer (2 3, FMNH); Chiloé Is., Miraflores, road to, 0.6 km W Ruta 5, 42 °46'44"S 73°47'42"W, 130 m, secondary Valdivian rainforest w/few conifers, FMHD #2002-077, berlese, leaf & log litter, 12 Dec 2002 A.F. Newton & M.K. Thayer (3 3, FMNH); Chiloé Is., Colonia Yungay, road to, ca. 4 km NW Ruta 5, 42 °59'07"S 73°42'01"W, 100–115 m, disturbed Valdivian rainforest w/recent selective cutting, FMHD #2002-078, berlese, leaf & log litter, 13 Dec 2002, A. Y. Solodovnikov & M.K. Thayer (1 3, FMNH).
Comments. The species name refers to this species’ apparent restriction to Chiloé Island.
description: Published as part of Kits, Joel H. & Marshall, Stephen A., 2011, A revision of Frutillaria Richards and Penola Richards (Diptera: Sphaeroceridae: Archiborborinae), pp. 1-34 in Zootaxa 2863 on pages 12-14, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.203208
FREQUENCY REGULATION SERVICE PROVISION FROM DISTRIBUTION CONNECTED BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS
Creators: name: Krishnamoorthy, Gayathri
Publisher: name: Washington State University
Year: 2022
Subjects: Battery Energy Storage
Imitation Learning
Power Systems
Reinforcement Learning
Renewable Energy

description: The integration of high levels of intermittent renewable energy sources and distributed energy resources (DERs) introduces significant challenges for the power system operator in maintaining secure operating conditions. For instance, the intermittency of these resources causes frequency deviations and over-voltage or under-voltage conditions that may result in partial power grid collapse. Traditionally, operators rely on specially equipped generators to provide various ancillary services such as voltage support, load shifting, frequency regulation, and grid stabilization that ensures stable grid operations. Recently, there is an abundance of interest on the use of battery energy storage systems in providing ancillary services due to their almost instantaneous response time, especially, in frequency regulation services where the regulation instructions are highly stochastic and occur at a very high time resolution. With rapid decrease in battery cell manufacturing cost and the changes in market rules that has lowered the barriers for batteries to provide regulation services, battery energy storage systems (BESS) are proving to be an effective solution in providing frequency regulation services to the bulk grid. However, there are several concerns for the transmission/distribution system operators (TSO/DSO) with the frequent dispatching of the distribution-connected fast-responding storage systems. First, the existing decoupled models for transmission and distribution (T&D) simulations are unable to capture the complex interactions between the two systems. Second, distribution aggregators controlling large numbers of energy storage devices with individual constraints in accordance with the strict rules of frequency regulation markets and network level constraints is challenging. Given these limitations, in this work, we developed a framework for co-simulation of T&D model, real-time control algorithms, and mathematical and deep reinforcement learning (DRL) based optimization methods to allow for efficient utilization of the BESS in the frequency regulation market while maintaining the distribution network level constraints. This thesis also presents methods of imitation learning (IL), an improvement to the developed DRL algorithms that solves time complexity and scalability issues. The large-scale applicability and minimal customization of these algorithms led to the development of an open-source power grid-RL wrapper for researchers interested in exploring the applications of RL algorithms for power distribution systems.
Omicron variant infection worsen the prognosis of haemodialysis (HD) patients
Creators: name: Chen, Ting-Fang
name: Yin, Jian-Yun
name: Chen, Meng-sha
name: Sheng, Xiao-hua
name: Guo, Yong-ping
name: Yang, Shi-gui
name: Zhu, Chang-tai
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Biotechnology
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Mental Health

description: Haemodialysis (HD) patients are predisposed to physical ailments, and their occurrence of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) could potentially lead to a more unfavourable prognosis. However, the impact of SARS-CoV-2 (Omicron variant) infection on the prognosis of HD patients remains unclear. This study aimed to explore the impact of Omicron variant infection on the prognosis of HD patients. Eligible participants were patients undergoing maintenance HD treatment during a large-scale outbreak of COVID-19 (Omicron variant) in Shanghai, China, from April 7 to May 30, 2022. According to SARS-CoV-2 infection status of participants, the HD patients were divided into two groups: a COVID-19 group and a non-COVID-19 group. The primary outcome assessed was in-hospital mortality, and secondary outcomes encompassed the incidence of severe cases, admission to intensive care, length of hospital stay, and blood indices. Statistical analysis was conducted by comparative analysis and multiple logistic regression. This study recruited 588 HD patients, including 199 cases in the COVID-19 group and 389 in the non-COVID-19 group. In the COVID-19 group, the mortality rate was 8.45% (17/199), whereas in the non-COVID-19 group, the rate was 3.34% (13/389) (p < 0.05). Compared with the non-COVID-19 group, the COVID-19 group had a risk ratio (RR) with 95% confidence interval (CI) of 2.56 (1.27–5.15) for mortality, and the absolute risk difference (ARD) with 95% CI of 5.20% (1.34%–9.06%). Multiple logistic regression confirmed Omicron variant as a risk factor for mortality among HD patients. Additionally, the COVID-19 group had a higher proportion of severe cases, intensive care admission, hypocalcaemia and hyperphosphatemia and longer hospitalization duration, compared to the non-COVID-19 group (p < 0.05). Omicron variant infection was associated with increased mortality risk in HD patients, and Omicron infection worsen the prognosis of HD patients. Enhancing immune protection against SARS-CoV-2 is crucial for HD patients during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Mesotityus , Gonzalez-Sponga 1981
Creators: name: de Armas, Luis F.
name: Rojas-Runjaic, Fernando J. M.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2006
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Scorpiones
Buthidae
Mesotityus

description: Genus Mesotityus González-Sponga, 1981
Mesotityus González-Sponga, 1981:5; González-Sponga, 1984:67, 100; González-Sponga, 1996:130; Kovařík, 1998:115 (citation only); Fet & Lowe, 2000:181.
Type species. Mesotityus vondangeli González- Sponga, 1981, by original designation.
Distribution. Only known from Aragua State, Venezuela.
Diagnosis (emended). Small sized species, rarely reaching 31 mm in total length, base color golden yellowish with dark brown spots on the entire body. Carapace subrectangular in shape. Tergites I–VI with a median longitudinal carina. Sternum type 1, slightly subpentagonal, with deep posterior depression. Pectines short, with 12–15 teeth in both sexes, with basal intermediate plate not enlarged. Sternites III–VI with ovoid stigmata; V with a small posterior median whitish area in both sexes. Metasomal segments I–IV with parallel ventral submedian carinae. Telson with a large rhomboid subaculear tubercle. Pedipalpal fingers with 12–14 rows of strongly imbricate rows of granules, without accessory denticles; spatulate digitoterminal macrochaetae absent. Secondary sexual dimorphism only slightly evident.
description: Published as part of de Armas, Luis F. & Rojas-Runjaic, Fernando J. M., 2006, On the poorly known genus Mesotityus González- Sponga, 1981 (Scorpiones: Buthidae), pp. 1-9 in Euscorpius 47 (47) on page 5, DOI: 10.18590/euscorpius.2006.vol2006.iss47.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4649012
Curuzza caii subsp. nepalensis Kobayashi & Kishida 2008
Creators: name: Mazumder, Arna
name: Raha, Angshuman
name: Sanyal, Abesh Kumar
name: Gayen, Subrata
name: Mallick, Kaushik
name: Bandyopadhyay, Uttaran
name: Chandra, Kailash
name: Schintlmeister, Alexander
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Notodontidae
Curuzza
Curuzza caii
Curuzza caii nepalensis kobayashi & kishida, 2008

description: Curuzza caii nepalensis Kobayashi & Kishida, 2008
Curuzza caii nepalensis Kobayashi & Kishida, 2008; 20 (4): 239.
Biula (Curuzza) caii nepalensis; Schintlmeister, 2013; 11: 59.
TL: Godavari [Nepal]; TD: NSM
Material Examined: 1 ♂, Arunachal Pradesh, Dibang Valley dist., Dihang-Dibang BR, Anini, Chaipani, 1776 m, 29.0036°N; 95.9702°E, 16. iv. 2017; 1 ♂,. Basam, 1968 m, 29.0543°N; 95.7836°E, 26. v. 2017, leg. S. Gayen & Team.
Distribution: India: Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh. Elsewhere: Nepal.
Note: First report from Arunachal Pradesh (Eastern Himalayan landscape).
description: Published as part of Mazumder, Arna, Raha, Angshuman, Sanyal, Abesh Kumar, Gayen, Subrata, Mallick, Kaushik, Bandyopadhyay, Uttaran, Chandra, Kailash & Schintlmeister, Alexander, 2020, A new species of Nerice Walker, 1855 and further additions to the catalogue of Indian Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea) from Himalaya with report of range extensions, pp. 119-140 in Zootaxa 4748 (1) on page 127, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4748.1.6, http://zenodo.org/record/3697634
ROLES OF CHICKPEA POLYGALACTURONASE-INHIBITING PROTEINS IN DEFENSE AGAINST PATHOGENIC FUNGI.
Creators: name: Ellur, Vishnutej
Publisher: name: Washington State University
Year: 2022
Subjects: DAMP
Plant Immunity
POLYGALACTURONASE-INHIBITING PROTEINS
Recombinant Protein Expression
Transgenic Analysis
Gene Expression
Plant Sciences

description: Chickpeas are a nutritious food crop and the world's third most widely planted legume which are susceptible to many diseases. Pathogens produce polygalacturonases (PGs) during early infection, to break down the plant cell wall. Polygalacturonase-inhibiting proteins (PGIPs) are used by the plant to inhibit PGs. When PGIPs and PGs interact, oligogalacturonides (OGs) are produced, which activate plants immunity by acting as damage-associated molecular patterns. In many legumes, PGIP is shown to be a tool for disease resistance, but little is known in chickpea. Our study identified two new Capgips (Capgip3 and Capgip4) on chromosome 3 in addition two already known Capgip1 and Capgip2 on chromosome 6. PCR amplification, cloning and sanger sequencing of Capgip1, Capgip3, and Capgip4 showed that their sequence matched the NCBI sequence expect for Capgip1 which has a synonymous substitution at 720th position. Bioinformatic analysis revealed that all Capgips except Capgip2 had a signal peptide, and Capgips promoter sequence consisted of several cis acting elements crucial for biotic stress response. Homology modeling of Capgips showed the presence of 10 distinct leucine-rich repeats (LRRs) except for Capgip2. Phylogenetic analysis suggested a close relationship of Capgip1 and Capgip2 with other legume PGIPs and CaPGIP 3 and Capgip4 not related tolegume PGIPs. Immunofluorescence localization carried out using Capgips and GFP reporter fusion indicated that Capgip1, Capgip3 and Capgip4 are located on cell wall and Capgip2 located in the endoplasmic reticulum and cytoplasm. Absolute gene quantification indicated Capgip1, Capgip3and Capgip4 are expressed in all chickpea tissues at varied levels. Relative gene expression analysis conducted during infection from four fungi showed Capgips differentially responded to varied pathogen stress. Relative gene expression analysis conducted by treating chickpeas with phytohormones and wounding revealed that Capgips are differentially triggered. Invitro inhibition assay showed only recombinant Capgip3 and Capgip4 proteins can inhibit S. sclerotiorum PGs and Capgip3 can partially inhibit B. cinerea PGs. Transgenic over expressing Nicotiana tabacum lines for Capgip3 and Capgip4 could reduce S. sclerotiorum infection. These findings demonstrate CaPGIPs ability to inhibit fungal infections. Using PGIPs to boost plant immunity against pathogens is a sustainable solution against fungal diseases.
Mesotityus vondangeli Gonzalez-Sponga 1981
Creators: name: de Armas, Luis F.
name: Rojas-Runjaic, Fernando J. M.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2006
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Scorpiones
Buthidae
Mesotityus
Mesotityus vondangeli

description: Mesotityus vondangeli González-Sponga, 1981
(Figs. 1, 5, 9, 14, 16, tables 1–4)
Mesotityus vondangeli González-Sponga, 1981:5–14, 23, figs. 1–9, table; González-Sponga, 1984:67-69, fig; González-Sponga, 1996:130–131, figs. 298–303; Kovařík, 1998:115 (citation only); Fet & Lowe, 2000:181; González-Sponga, 2001a:30, 42, 50.
Type data. Male holotype (MCNC-784), one female paratype (MCNC-785), and one male paratype (MAGS-3629), Hacienda La Trilla (10º27’N, 67º24’ W), Parque Nacional Henri Pittier, Distrito Girardot, Estado Aragua, Venezuela. Note: Holotype and paratype, supposedly deposited in the MCNC, were not found in that institution. We only examined male paratype MAGS-3629.
Distribution. Only known from type locality and another neighboring one (Fig. 16).
Diagnosis. Total length, 24–31 mm. Pedipalp neobothriotaxic type A-α (d 2 positioned on internal face of femur, d 2 absent on patella, and Eb 3 absent on chela); fixed finger with 12 or 13 rows of denticles; movable finger with 13 or 14 (Table 1). Pectines with 12–14 teeth in female, and 13–15 in male (Table 2). Other characters same as in the genus. Measurements, see Tables 3–4.
Natural history. According to González-Sponga (1981, 1996) this species was found under stones, and the litter of humid tropical forest (200 m a.s.l.), sympatrically with species of the genera Tityus, Microtityus, and Ananteris. In “Rio Catá” (6 km E of “Hacienda La Trilla”) it was found in a similar habitat at 100 m a.s.l., sympatrically with Tityus clathratus, Títyus pittieri González-Sponga, 1981, Tityus melanostictus Pocock, 1893, Tityus sp., Microtityus sevciki González- Sponga 2001, and Chactas ferruginosus González- Sponga, 1982. In this last locality specimens were collected at night (22:00 hr) with help of UV light, on shrubs and branches of small trees, at 10–50 cm over the surface. The female:male ratio observed in this locality on April 2006 was 1:0.33.
Specimens examined. Three males and 14 females (MHNLS), two males (IES), two females (MAGS- 6413), two females and one male (MBLUZ), Río Catá (± 100 m a.s.l.), upstream from the dam, Parque Nacional “Henri Pittier”, Estado Aragua, Venezuela, 6 April 2006, F. J. M. Rojas-Runjaic.
description: Published as part of de Armas, Luis F. & Rojas-Runjaic, Fernando J. M., 2006, On the poorly known genus Mesotityus González- Sponga, 1981 (Scorpiones: Buthidae), pp. 1-9 in Euscorpius 47 (47) on page 6, DOI: 10.18590/euscorpius.2006.vol2006.iss47.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4649012
Resource Conservation in Cider Apple Production
Creators: name: Kendall, Aidan
Publisher: name: Washington State University
Year: 2022
Subjects: cider tannin
fruit quality
mechanical hedging
regulated deficit irrigation
stem water potential
summer pruning

description: Western Washington has high costs of production and water resources are increasingly limited for cider apple production. This project evaluated orcharding methods that conserve irrigation water and pruning labor and developed a comprehensive orchard management plan to assist cider apple growers to be more cost competitive in this region. The first study evaluated reduced irrigation (RI) for cider apple production in northwestern Washington on three cider apple cultivars: Dabinett, Porter’s Perfection, and Golden Russet, in their third and fourth leaf. Moderate water stress as indicated by stem water potential did not occur either year, thus irrigation was never applied to the RI treatment plots. Trees in the RI treatment did not differ from the control treatment in vegetative growth, fruit yield, juice yield, or any juice quality attribute, but weight per fruit decreased slightly and fruit firmness increased slightly. Results indicate that fruit yield and quality in an establishing orchard can be maintained when irrigation is reduced relative to an estimated crop water balance or conventional grower practices for this region. The second study evaluated mechanical hedging on eight cider apple cultivars: Golden Russet, Harrison, Brown Snout, Cap of Liberty, Tom Putt, Campfield, Puget Spice, and Hewe’s Virginia Crab. The speed of hedging was found to be suitable for commercial production, and fruit damaged by the hedger was observed to be negligible. Summer hedging did not negatively impact fruit yield, and as it has previously been shown to conserve time and labor it appears suitable for summer pruning of a diversity of cider apple cultivars. An additional study evaluated the effects of repeatedly freezing and thawing cider apple juice. Tannin content was analyzed by the Lowenthal Permanganate titration and a protein precipitation assay adapted for cider to compare efficacy of measurement methods. Results from the study demonstrated little or no differences in juice quality after one freeze-thaw cycle, and a decrease in titratable acidity, soluble solids, total phenolics, and tannins determined by titration after three to four freeze-thaw cycles. This suggests a low risk of decrease in juice quality from conventional juice storage and analysis practices.
Adelphacaridae
Creators: name: Beck, L.
name: Woas, S.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 1991
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Sarcoptiformes
Adelphacaridae

description: Adelphacaridae
Aus dieser Familie ist nach Balogh & Mahunka (1983) überhaupt nur eine einzige Art eines einzigen Genus bekannt, Adelphacarus sellnicki Grandjean, 1952. In der Liste von Weigmann & Kratz (1981) ist sie noch nicht aufgeführt, Balogh & Mahunka (1983) melden aber einen unpublizierten Fund von Hermosilla aus der Ville bei Bonn.
Vorkommen
Im Verlauf der bisher 13 jährigen Untersuchungen wurden nur
3 Exemplare von
Adelphacarus sellnicki gefunden, und zwar in zwei extrem unterschiedlichen Mikrohabitaten: Die ersten beiden im März 1984 in Netzbeuteln in der oberen F-Schicht, das dritte im November 1988 auf Rinde eines Buchenstammes in 8 m Höhe.
description: Published as part of Beck, L. & Woas, S., 1991, Die Oribatiden-Arten (Acari) eines suedwestdeutschen Buchenwaldes I., pp. 37-82 in carolinea 49 on page 40
title: PM-RTREE
title: A HIGH-EFFICIENT CRASH-CONSISTENT R-TREE FOR PERSISTENT MEMORY
titleType: Subtitle
Creators: name: Lavinsky, Brandon
Publisher: name: Washington State University
Year: 2022
Subjects: Lock-free
Persistent Memory
R-tree

description: Persistent R-trees are important data structures for indexing large-scale spatial datasetsusing persistent memory (e.g., Intel Optane DIMMs). Existing persistent R-trees (e.g., FBR-tree) suffer from four major issues. (1) Node updates cause unnecessary writes to persistent memory, leading to high latency. (2) The locking overhead is high under high thread concurrency. (3) They support a limited number of maximum bounding rectangles on each node. (4) The persistent overhead of managing its bitmaps in persistent memory is high for repeatedly cache line reflushing. In this paper, we propose a novel data structure Persistent Merged R-tree (PM-Rtree) for high-efficient insert, delete, and search operations for high-dimensional datasets using persistent memory. It is a partitioned data structure where its non-leaf nodes are stored in DRAM and leaf nodes are stored in persistent memory. In addition, we use an interleaved mapping approach to reduce cache line reflushes. Finally, it supports lock-free insertion using persistent multi-word compare and swap operations to eliminate locking overhead. Our experimental results show that PM-Rtree reduces the latency of insertion and search compared to the state-of-the-art persistent R-trees while maintaining crash consistency.
Blennius vernyhorovae Schwarzhans & Klots & Ryabokon & Kovalchuk 2022, n. sp.
Creators: name: Schwarzhans, Werner
name: Klots, Oleksandr
name: Ryabokon, Tamara
name: Kovalchuk, Oleksandr
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Perciformes
Blenniidae
Blennius
Blennius vernyhorovae

description: Blennius vernyhorovae n. sp.
Figure 8a, b
Holotype NMNHU-P PI 2547, Mlyntsi, western Ukraine, late Badenian, Fig. 8a.
Paratype 1 otolith, Kozatskyi Yar, NMB P1205.
Etymology Named in honor of Yuliia Vernyhorova (Kyiv, Ukraine), for her many contributions to the better understanding of the stratigraphy of the Eastern Paratethys.
Diagnosis OL:OH = 1.45–1.6. Rostrum moderately long (20–22% of OL), broad, rounded. Cauda small, deepened, terminating distant from posterior tip of otolith. OL:SuL = 1.35–1.4. Collum wide, slightly less deepened than rest of sulcus. Diagonal furrow running from anterior-dorsal rim above antirostrum into upper region of collum. Inner face convex, outer face flat.
Description Small, oval otoliths up to about 1.7 mm in length (holotype 1.65 mm). OH:OT = 2.7–2.9. Ventral rim deeply and regularly curved, deepest anterior of its middle. Rostrum large, with rounded tip, 20–22% of OL. Antirostrum small; excisura wide, not very deep. Dorsal rim irregularly curved and slightly undulating, without distinct angles, highest above middle of otolith. Posterior tip variably rounded, positioned higher than rostrum. All rims smooth.
Inner face distinctly convex with somewhat irregular surface. Sulcus deep, short, distinctly supramedian positioned; OL:SuL = 1.35–1.4. Ostium about twice as wide as cauda; collum slightly narrower than rear part of cauda and slightly less deep. Ventral furrow indistinct, close to ventral rim of otolith. No dorsal depression; dorsal margin of sulcus diffuse above cauda; distinct diagonal furrow running from anterior-dorsal rim above antirostrum into upper region of collum. Outer face flat, smooth.
Discussion Te small otoliths of Blennius vernyhorovae resemble similar-sized otoliths of the extant B. ocellaris Linnaeus, 1758, from the Mediterranean and northeast Atlantic (see Nolf, 2018; Lombarte et al., 2006 for figures) but differ primarily in the bluntly rounded, massive rostrum, and the furrow from above the antirostrum to the collum.
description: Published as part of Schwarzhans, Werner, Klots, Oleksandr, Ryabokon, Tamara & Kovalchuk, Oleksandr, 2022, A rare window into a back-reef fish community from the middle Miocene (late Badenian) Medobory Hills barrier reef in western Ukraine, reconstructed mostly by means of otoliths, pp. 1-35 in Swiss Journal of Palaeontology (18) (18) 141 (1) on page 20, DOI: 10.1186/s13358-022-00261-3, http://zenodo.org/record/11999827
Harpyia morozovi Schintlmeister 2013
Creators: name: Mazumder, Arna
name: Raha, Angshuman
name: Sanyal, Abesh Kumar
name: Gayen, Subrata
name: Mallick, Kaushik
name: Bandyopadhyay, Uttaran
name: Chandra, Kailash
name: Schintlmeister, Alexander
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Notodontidae
Harpyia
Harpyia morozovi

description: Harpyia morozovi Schintlmeister, 2013
Damata longipennis f. roseata Gaede, 1930; 10: 651. Harpyia roseata; Morozov, 2013; 22 (3): 183.
Harpyia morozovi Schintlmeister, 2013; 11: 194
.
TL: Darjeeling [West Bengal]; TD: ZMHU
Distribution: India: Jammu & Kashmir, Sikkim, West Bengal, NE India, Tamil Nadu (?). Elsewhere: Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand.
Note: The species roseata was first described as a form of Damata longipennis Walker, 1855 by Gaede (1930) from Darjeeling. Later on Schintlmeister (2007) described a different subspecies roseata of Harpyia longipennis from Thailand. This subspecies was synonymized under Harpyia yunnanensis Schintlmeister & Fang, 2001 by Morozov (2013). In the same work, D. longipennis f. roseata Gaede, 1930 was raised to species level as H. roseata (Gaede, 1930). Further, in Schintlmeister (2013), this species was treated as a junior homonym of H. l. roseata Schintlmeister, 2007: 113 and replaced with H. morozovi.
description: Published as part of Mazumder, Arna, Raha, Angshuman, Sanyal, Abesh Kumar, Gayen, Subrata, Mallick, Kaushik, Bandyopadhyay, Uttaran, Chandra, Kailash & Schintlmeister, Alexander, 2020, A new species of Nerice Walker, 1855 and further additions to the catalogue of Indian Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea) from Himalaya with report of range extensions, pp. 119-140 in Zootaxa 4748 (1) on pages 127-128, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4748.1.6, http://zenodo.org/record/3697634
Prognostic factors in Chinese patients with immunoglobulin light chain amyloidosis: a scoping review and meta-analysis
Creators: name: Wu, Yu
name: Wang, Xiaohong
name: Gào, Xīn
name: Xu, Lingjie
name: Wang, Bin
name: Cai, Zhen
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy
subject: Hematology

description: This scoping review and meta-analysis aimed to map the evidence regarding prognostic factors in Chinese patients with immunoglobulin light chain (AL) amyloidosis and to identify current research gaps. We searched EMBASE, PubMed, and CNKI databases from their inception to 15 September 2021. All studies investigated the association between any prognostic factor and target outcomes, including overall survival (OS), progression-free survival (PFS), and end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in Chinese patients with AL amyloidosis. This scoping review included 52 studies, of which 44 with 6,432 patients contributed to the multivariate prognostic analysis. Multivariate analysis identified a total of 106 factors that correlated with OS, 16 factors with PFS, and 18 factors with ESRD. Five prognostic factors were significantly associated with PFS, and 11 prognostic factors were significantly associated with ESRD. Meta-analysis was only available for prognostic factors without heterogeneous cutoff values, for which hazard ratios (HRs) and their 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were reported. Meta-analysis showed that bone marrow plasma cells (BMCs) (HR: 1.96, 95% CI: 1.21–3.19, p < 0.05) and interventricular septal thickness (IVST) (HR: 1.23, 95% CI: 1.10–1.38, p < 0.05) were independently associated with OS. The significant prognostic factors associated with OS, PFS, and ESRD in Chinese patients with AL amyloidosis were related to plasma cell tumor load, biological characteristics, cardiac involvement, renal involvement, population characteristics, and treatment. Further studies should explore additional prognostic factors in patients with AL amyloidosis to develop prognostic models. The significant prognostic factors associated with OS, PFS, and ESRD in Chinese patients with AL amyloidosis were related to plasma cell tumor load, biological characteristics, cardiac involvement, renal involvement, population characteristics, and treatment.Meta-analysis showed there was a significant association between BMCs or interventricular septal thickness and OS. The significant prognostic factors associated with OS, PFS, and ESRD in Chinese patients with AL amyloidosis were related to plasma cell tumor load, biological characteristics, cardiac involvement, renal involvement, population characteristics, and treatment. Meta-analysis showed there was a significant association between BMCs or interventricular septal thickness and OS.
What eliminates the chance for cure: a multi-center evaluation on 10-year follow-up of gallbladder cancer after surgical resection
Creators: name: Ma, Zuyi
name: Li, Zhenchong
name: Cao, Jiasheng
name: Sun, Jia
name: Huang, Shanzhou
name: Zhou, Qi
name: Li, Binglu
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Cell Biology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy

description: Curative resection stands as the sole potential cure for gallbladder cancer (GBC); nevertheless, a dearth of knowledge persists regarding long-term follow-up data and prognostic factors that hinder achieving a cure post-surgery. A retrospective cohort study was conducted by analyzing pathologically confirmed initial resections for GBC between 2000 and 2013 across three Chinese medical centers. The concept of observed cure refers to a 10-year survival period devoid of any disease recurrence. Employing a semiparametric proportional hazards mixture cure model enabled the identification of clinicopathological factors impeding a cure for GBC post-surgery. In our current study, a total of 331 patients were included, with a follow-up period exceeding a decade. The median overall survival (OS) was recorded at 31.6 months, with 39 patients (11.78%) achieving a 10-year OS, classified as 10-year survivors. Within this subset, 36 patients reached a 10-year relapse-free survival, denoting cure, and yielding an observed cure rate of 10.88%. Notably, factors such as combined surgical resection involving invaded organs, positive lymph node metastasis, and R1 resection (below 1%) were identified as virtually precluding a cure. Additionally, patients with T3–4 stage, hepatic invasion, advanced AJCC stage or poor tumor differentiation exhibited a low likelihood of achieving cure (below 5%). The discovery of these prognostic factors holds significant value in tailoring individualized treatment strategies and enhancing clinical decision-making processes.
Euhampsonia rubricata Schintlmeister & Irungbam 2019
Creators: name: Mazumder, Arna
name: Raha, Angshuman
name: Sanyal, Abesh Kumar
name: Gayen, Subrata
name: Mallick, Kaushik
name: Bandyopadhyay, Uttaran
name: Chandra, Kailash
name: Schintlmeister, Alexander
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Notodontidae
Euhampsonia
Euhampsonia rubricata

description: Euhampsonia rubricata Schintlmeister & Irungbam, 2019
Euhampsonia rubricata Schintlmeister & Irungbam, 2019; 4560 (1): 195.
TL: Manipur [India]; TD: MWM
Distribution: India: Manipur. Elsewhere: Myanmar.
Note: This species, similar to Euhampsonia sinjaevi Schintlmeister, 1997, has recently been described from Manipur, Shirui Hills, separated on the basis of genitalia and molecular characterization; hence it has been included here to update the existing catalogue of Indian Notodontidae (Chandra et al. 2018).
description: Published as part of Mazumder, Arna, Raha, Angshuman, Sanyal, Abesh Kumar, Gayen, Subrata, Mallick, Kaushik, Bandyopadhyay, Uttaran, Chandra, Kailash & Schintlmeister, Alexander, 2020, A new species of Nerice Walker, 1855 and further additions to the catalogue of Indian Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea) from Himalaya with report of range extensions, pp. 119-140 in Zootaxa 4748 (1) on page 128, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4748.1.6, http://zenodo.org/record/3697634
FATE AND TRANSPORT OF MICRO- AND NANOPARTICLES IN THE SUBSURFACE
Creators: name: Yu, Yingxue
Publisher: name: Washington State University
Year: 2022

description: Micro- and nanoparticles, such as plant pathogens, nanomaterials, as well as micro- and nanoplastics, are ubiquitous in the environment, and they can have profound impacts on surrounding ecosystems. The impacts of these micro- and nanoparticles depend on their fate and transport in the environment. The overall goal of this dissertation is to assess the fate and transport of micro- and nanoparticles in the terrestrial environment, particularly, the subsurface environment. The specific micro- and nanoparticles investigated include motile and non-motile Phytophthora zoospores, TiO2 particles, and micro- and nanoplastics. The study with Phytophthora zoospores showed that the transport of Phytophthora zoospores in soil is enhanced by the self-propulsion of zoospores, and the dispersal of zoospores is gen- erally confined in the top of natural soil, but macropores can be a conduit for zoospores, especially motile zoospores, to move to deeper soil layers. The study with TiO2 particles demonstrated that additives in biodegradable plastics, such as TiO2 particles, can be re- leased during composting, and the transport of the released TiO2 particles in the terrestrial environment can be enhanced by compost residues. The study with microplastics showed that the representative elementary volume for quantifying microplastics in terrestrial systems decreases hyperbolically as the microplastic concentration increases. Numerical simulations were used to determine the size of the representative elementary volume as a function of plastic particle concentrations. As biodegradable plastic particles degrade in soil, they be- come smaller and smaller. A numerical model was developed to predict the accumulation of plastic particles due to constant inputs and degradation. Based on the theoretical con- siderations, micro- and nanoplastics generated from soil-biodegradable plastic mulches will likely not cause environmental harm if soil-biodegradable plastic mulches are disposed of appropriately into soil or compost, while they can be of concern when inappropriate disposal or off-site transport happens. Overall, the results of this dissertation highlight the need to consider the uniqueness of different micro- and nanoparticles in order to comprehensively understand and access their fate and transport in the terrestrial environment.
Surface Morphology and Durability of Nanosecond Laser Textured Hydrophobic Austenitic Stainless Steel
Creators: name: Reid, Douglas
Publisher: name: Washington State University
Year: 2022
Subjects: austenitic stainless steel
contact angle
hydrophobic
nanosecond laser
radiation
Corrosion
Materials Science

description: This work reports on the modification of austenitic stainless steel by nanosecond laser treatment to develop hydrophobic properties. Hydrophobic properties of steels are desirable for use in the nuclear industry where contamination prevention is a need during service. After laser etching, samples were ultrasonically cleaned in sulfuric acid and heat treated to significantly decrease transition time from hydrophilic to hydrophobic behavior. The effect of the scan line laser power and frequency on surface wettability of nanosecond laser textured surfaces were investigated on austenitic stainless steel grades 304, 310, and 316. Water contact angle, surface profilometry, scanning electron microscopy, and elemental analysis were used to probe the nature of the hydrophobic surface and the influence of laser etching parameters, surface roughness, elemental composition, oxide growth, and environmental conditions. . The durability of the treated samples against radiation, corrosion, and abrasion was also investigated. The results showed that hydrophobicity can be induced without major sacrifices in material properties using the nanosecond laser etching process.