cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
3D spherical harmonic invariant features for sensitive and robust quantitative shape and function analysis in brain MRI
Creators: name: Uthama, Ashish
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2008

description: A novel framework for quantitative analysis of shape and function in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain is proposed. First, an efficient method to compute invariant spherical harmonics (SPHARM) based feature representation for real valued 3D functions was developed. This method addressed previous limitations of obtaining unique feature representations using a radial transform. The scale, rotation and translation invariance of these features enables direct comparisons across subjects. This eliminates need for spatial normalization or manually placed landmarks required in most conventional methods [1-6], thereby simplifying the analysis procedure while avoiding potential errors due to misregistration. The proposed approach was tested on synthetic data to evaluate its improved sensitivity. Application on real clinical data showed that this method was able to detect clinically relevant shape changes in the thalami and brain ventricles of Parkinson's disease patients. This framework was then extended to generate functional features that characterize 3D spatial activation patterns within ROIs in functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). To tackle the issue of intersubject structural variability while performing group studies in functional data, current state-of-the-art methods use spatial normalization techniques to warp the brain to a common atlas, a practice criticized for its accuracy and reliability, especially when pathological or aged brains are involved [7-11]. To circumvent these issues, a novel principal component subspace was developed to reduce the influence of anatomical variations on the functional features. Synthetic data tests demonstrate the improved sensitivity of this approach over the conventional normalization approach in the presence of intersubject variability. Furthermore, application to real fMRI data collected from Parkinson's disease patients revealed significant differences in patterns of activation in regions undetected by conventional means. This heightened sensitivity of the proposed features would be very beneficial in performing group analysis in functional data, since potential false negatives can significantly alter the medical inference. The proposed framework for reducing effects of intersubject anatomical variations is not limited to functional analysis and can be extended to any quantitative observation in ROIs such as diffusion anisotropy in diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), thus providing researchers with a robust alternative to the controversial normalization approach.
Philhygra pseudoterminalis Klimaszewski and Langor
Creators: name: Klimaszewski, Jan
name: Chandler, Donald S.
name: Davies, Anthony
name: Bourdon, Caroline
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Staphylinidae
Philhygra
Philhygra pseudoterminalis

description: 119. Philhygra pseudoterminalis Klimaszewski and Langor
(Illustrations in Klimaszewski et al. 2011, 2018), Table 1
References. Klimaszewski et al. 2011, 2018.
Distribution. Nearctic. Canada: NF. USA (NCR): NH (NSR).
Collection and Habitat data. A male in NH was captured in August by a UV trap placed in an old-growth silver maple floodplain forest. No habitat data is available for Canadian localities.
Material. USA, New Hampshire, Grafton Co.: Bedell Bridge St. Park @ Oliverian Brook, 25.VIII.1992, D.S. Chandler, UV trap, 1 male.
description: Published as part of Klimaszewski, Jan, Chandler, Donald S., Davies, Anthony & Bourdon, Caroline, 2023, Aleocharine rove beetles of New Hampshire, USA: new taxa and new records (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae), pp. 1-141 in Zootaxa 5364 (1) on page 66, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5364.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/10145460
Varioconus belairensis Tenorio & Abalde & Pardos-Blas & Cmim 2020, comb. nov.
Creators: name: Tenorio, Manuel J.
name: Abalde, Samuel
name: Pardos-Blas, José R.
name: Zardoya, Rafael
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Mollusca
Gastropoda
Neogastropoda
Conidae
Varioconus
Varioconus belairensis

description: Varioconus belairensis (Pin & Leung Tack in Pin, 1989a) comb. nov.
Fig. 10D
Conus belairensis Pin & Leung Tack in Pin, 1989a: 33, pl. 1, figs 2–4, pl. 2A, figs 1–2.
Conus belairensis – Monteiro et al. 2004: 27, pl. 36.
Material examined
Holotype
SENEGAL • 36.7 mm; Pointe de Bel-Air, south coast of Dakar; MNHN IM-2000-32668 (Fig. 10D).
Other material
SENEGAL • 1 spec.; Terrou-Bi, Dakar; 14º40ʹ28ʺ N, 17º28ʹ9ʺ W; 4 Jul. 2015; MNCN exped.; GenBank mitochondrion, partial genome: KY801849; MNCN 15.05/78504.
Geographical distribution
Dakar area including Madeleine Island, and to the south along the Petite Côte, Senegal.
Conservation status in IUCN Red List
Endangered. Status revision required.
Remarks
This is a valid, phenotypically variable species, which is closer to V. reticulatus than to V. mercator, both phylogenetically and according to its radular morphology (Abalde et al. 2017b). The distinction between V. belairensis and V. reticulatus based upon conchological or even radular features might not be effective in all cases. Whereas the original population from Bel-Air in Dakar seems to be extinct due to pollution from the large harbor of the city, the species occurs in many other locations around Dakar and to the south. As it happens with most species of cone snails living on the peninsula of Dakar, the individuals seem to have adapted very well to anthropogenic conditions, and populations thrive even in densely populated areas as long as they are not affected by chemical contamination, i.e., fuel from port activities.
description: Published as part of Tenorio, Manuel J., Abalde, Samuel, Pardos-Blas, José R. & Zardoya, Rafael, 2020, Taxonomic revision of West African cone snails (Gastropoda: Conidae) based upon mitogenomic studies: implications for conservation, pp. 1-89 in European Journal of Taxonomy 663 (663) on page 63, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2020.663, http://zenodo.org/record/3890442
Philhygra rostrifera Lohse
Creators: name: Klimaszewski, Jan
name: Chandler, Donald S.
name: Davies, Anthony
name: Bourdon, Caroline
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Staphylinidae
Philhygra
Philhygra rostrifera

description: 120. Philhygra rostrifera Lohse
(Illustrations in Lohse et al. 1990, Klimaszewski et al. 2021), Table 1
References. Lohse et al. 1990. Majka and Klimaszewski, 2008b. Klimaszewski et al. 2011, 2015 a, 2018, 2021.
Distribution. Nearctic, recorded from A/S (Klimaszewski et al. 2021). Canada: LB, MB, NT, NU, SK, YT. USA: AK, NH (NSR).
Collection and Habitat data. A male in NH was captured in May by a flight intercept trap in a regrowth boreal forest near the border with Quebec. In Canada (NF) one specimen was collected by treading vegetation and sphagnum moss in a boggy area (Klimaszewski et al. 2011).
Material. USA, New Hampshire, Coos Co.: 1 mi NE East Inlet Dam, 10–26.V.1986, D.S. Chandler, FIT, 1 male.
description: Published as part of Klimaszewski, Jan, Chandler, Donald S., Davies, Anthony & Bourdon, Caroline, 2023, Aleocharine rove beetles of New Hampshire, USA: new taxa and new records (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae), pp. 1-141 in Zootaxa 5364 (1) on page 66, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5364.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/10145460
Varioconus bruguieresi Tenorio & Abalde & Pardos-Blas & Cmim 2020, comb. nov.
Creators: name: Tenorio, Manuel J.
name: Abalde, Samuel
name: Pardos-Blas, José R.
name: Zardoya, Rafael
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Mollusca
Gastropoda
Neogastropoda
Conidae
Varioconus
Varioconus bruguieresi

description: Varioconus bruguieresi (Kiener, 1846) comb. nov.
Fig. 10E
Conus bruguieresi Kiener, 1846: pl. 56, fig. 2.
Conus bruguieri Kiener 1849: 221 (incorrect subsequent spelling).
Conus bruguieresi – Monteiro et al. 2004: 31, pl. 38.
Material examined
Holotype (not examined)
The holotype was in the collection of Madame Dupont, its present whereabouts are unknown. The type locality was not stated, but was designated Dakar, Senegal by Coomans et al. (1982).
Other material
SENEGAL • 1 spec., 32.1 mm; Gorée Island, Dakar; 14º40ʹ16ʺ N, 17º23ʹ57ʺ W; 3 Jul. 2015; MNCN exped.; GenBank mitochondrion, partial genome: KY801852; MNCN 15.05/78497 (Fig. 10E) • 1 spec.; same collection data as for preceding; 3 Jul. 2015; MNCN exped.; GenBank mitochondrion, partial genome: KY801851; MNCN 15.05/78499 • 1 spec.; same collection data as for preceding; 3 Jul. 2015; MNCN exped.; GenBank mitochondrion, partial genome: KY801850; MNCN 15.05/78502.
Geographical distribution
Dakar area, Senegal.
Conservation status in IUCN Red List
Endangered.
Remarks
This species is characterized by its elongated greenish shell. The name Conus bruguieresi was originally published on plate 56, fig. 2 by Kiener, ahead of the text, which appeared published in 1849. In the text, the name used for this taxon was Conus bruguieri, which was a misspelling leading to subsequent misinterpretations in the literature (e.g., Wagner & Abott 1978). Even though there was no description, the publication of the plate with a name (caption) on it is sufficient to make bruguieresi available as the earlier valid name for this taxon (Coomans et al. 1982; Faber 2011). Varioconus bruguieresi is very closely related to its sister species V. echinophilus, up to the point that juvenile individuals of the former can not be discriminated based upon conchological features only.
description: Published as part of Tenorio, Manuel J., Abalde, Samuel, Pardos-Blas, José R. & Zardoya, Rafael, 2020, Taxonomic revision of West African cone snails (Gastropoda: Conidae) based upon mitogenomic studies: implications for conservation, pp. 1-89 in European Journal of Taxonomy 663 (663) on pages 63-65, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2020.663, http://zenodo.org/record/3890442
PHASES OF THE FERROMAGNETIC POTTS MODEL WITH FIVE STATES ON A FIRST-ORDER BETHE LATTICE
Creators: name: Tursunqulov, Abduazim
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: The Ferromagnetic Potts model with five states on a first-order Bethe lattice is a significant subject in statistical physics and mathematical modeling. This abstract explores the distinct phases exhibited by this model and their implications. The Potts model is a lattice-based statistical mechanics model that generalizes the Ising model to systems with more than two possible states at each lattice site. In this study, we focus on the ferromagnetic variant of the Potts model with five states, which is particularly interesting due to its richer phase behavior. Utilizing the framework of a first-order Bethe lattice, we investigate the phase transitions and critical phenomena exhibited by this model. The Bethe lattice provides a simplified yet powerful structure for studying phase transitions in systems with large coordination numbers.
Biostratigraphy of Sarmatian Deposits of Kartli Molassic Subzone Based on Microfauna.pdf
Creators: name: Ediberidze, Beka
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 370510
subject: Stratigraphy (incl. biostratigraphy, sequence stratigraphy and basin analysis)

description: The main distribution area of the Sarmatian sediments in Georgia is the Transcaucasian intermountain area. According to the tectonic zoning scheme of Georgia (Gamkrelidze, 2000), Kartli depression, which is the object of study, participates in the structural-facial composition of the eastern subsidence molassic zone of the Transcaucasian intermountain area. The Sarmatian sediments widespread in this area are distinguished in facies diversity and represent a prospective stratigraphic interval of natural hydrocarbon accumulation. Over the past years, quite rich factual material has accumulated on the Sarmatian sediments of the Kartli depression, including paleontological and biostratigraphical. The Sarmatiansediments are well-studied makro- and micro-faunally and their detailed stratigraphic division has been accomplished as well. In recent years, during oil exploration special attention is attracted to the identification of paleo-deltas. There was established certain regularity, according to which the largest oil fields are related just to the paleo-deltas. During the oil exploration works micro-paleontological investigations (foraminifers, ostracods) are of special importance. The Sarmatian deposits of the Kartli depression are well studied, in terms of foraminifers. As for the Ostracods, this group is at the initial stage of the study, and studying them in complex with the foraminifera will make a significant contribution to the paleontological/biostratigraphic knowledge of the region and will help petroleum geologists in hydrocarbon exploration. That is why the Sarmatian sediments of Kartli Depression have been selected as the topic for the Master's thesis, and the research method is based on micropaleontology (Foraminifera, Otracoda). The aim of the research is the establishment of the foraminifera and ostracod complexes of the Kartli depression Sarmatian sediments and according to them determination of biostratigraphic boundaries, stratigraphic division of the studied sediments, monographic study of the Sarmatian foraminifers and ostracods. For this purpose, in the limits of Kartli depression, we have studied three sections of the Sarmatian sediments: 1 - in the Nadarbazevi ravine; 2 - in the environs of the Bebristsikhe (town of Mtskheta); 3 - in the gorge of river Noriostskali.As a result of the study, in the Kartli depression, complexes of foraminifers and ostracods characteristic of the Lower and Middle Sarmatian are distinguished. Their regular variability in time and space was established and due to that stratigraphic division of the studied sediments was carried out. 11 species of 3 foraminifer genera and 9 species of 4 ostracod genera are studied monographically. For the first time in the bounds of Kartli depression, a complex study of the Sarmatian sediments based on two groups of microfauna - foraminifers and ostracods was carried out.
title: The Diet of Oryzomys Palustris Based on Stomach Content Analysis
Creators: name: Wright, Shannon L.
Publisher: name: Old Dominion University
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/04zjtrb98
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 1996

description: Oryzomys palustris (Harlan) is unusual in that it is one of two carnivorous mammals in the Family Muridae in North America. A diet analysis of Oryzomys palustris. the marsh rice rat, was done based on stomach contents. This was accomplished by taking the animals from two study areas located on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. The animals were taken monthly for one year. Once caught, the animals were sacrificed and their stomach contents were identified to the lowest taxonomic level possible. This study showed that rice rats were omnivorous mammals, eating a variety of foods, including dicots, monocots, crabs, snails and insects. Their diet selection did not differ significantly with age; however, diet did differ significantly among seasons. Insect consumption was significantly higher in autumn than in spring or winter. There was no significant interaction between age and season.
Community- and species-level consequences of competition in an unproductive environment: an experimental approach using boreal forest understory vegetation
Creators: name: Treberg, Michael Anthony
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2008

description: In this thesis, I describe three experimental studies that investigate the hotly debated role of competition in structuring communities in unproductive habitats. The studies were done in a boreal forest understory plant community in the southwestern Yukon. The first study was a traditional neighbour removal experiment. Ten of the most common species were transplanted as seedlings into transects with and without neighbours in a factorial design with two levels of water addition and two levels of fertilizer addition. The presence of neighbours increased survival and biomass of 6 species indicating a facilitative effect of neighbouring plants. The second study used the Community Density Series (CDS) methodology. The first of these was a 10-speciesexperimental community established from seed and grown in sandboxes at 6 densities with 2 watering levels and 2 fertilizer levels in a factorial design. At the community level, density dependence was observed at all life stages, but was not consistently competitive or facilitative - both emergence and final per plant shoot mass were density dependent, while survival to the end of the season was inversely density dependent. The effect of water was positive at seed emergence whereas fertilizer negatively affected survival. Species specific responses were also dependent on life stage. The final study was a 4-year CDS in the field using 9 common understory species at 6 densities and 3 fertilizer levels. Density negatively affected the community every year except for the first with competition being important at all densities above x1/8th the average community density. Constant final yield was reached in plots above the naturalx1 density for the last two years of the study. Responses to density were species-specific and 7 species declined with increasing density. No facilitative effects were observed. These studies demonstrate that density dependence is important in structuring this unproductive boreal understory habitat. The CDS approach allows us to quantify both the intensity and importance of plant competition at the community and species levels and to determine whether the importance of these biotic interactions depend on abiotic factors. The results clearly show that species-specific responses to biotic interactions are not necessarily the same as community level responses and if we are to understand community structure, it is necessary to use appropriate methodologies.
Schistoglossa (Boreomorpha) blatchleyi
Creators: name: Klimaszewski, Jan
name: Chandler, Donald S.
name: Davies, Anthony
name: Bourdon, Caroline
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Staphylinidae
Schistoglossa
Schistoglossa blatchleyi

description: 121. Schistoglossa (Boreomorpha) blatchleyi (Bernhauer and Scheerpeltz)
(Illustrations in Klimaszewski et al. 2009b, 2018, 2021), Table 1
References. Bernhauer and Scheerpeltz 1926. Blatchley 1910. Lohse et al. 1990 (as Boreophilia chillcotti Lohse). Gusarov 2003. Klimaszewski et al. 2009b, 2018, 2021.
Distribution. Nearctic, recorded from A/S (Klimaszewski et al. 2021). Canada: MB, NB, NT, ON, QC, SK, YT. USA: AK, IN, NH (NSR).
Collection and Habitat data. A male in NH was captured in May; collection technique unknown. In Canada found in riparian habitats: along margin of Carex marshes and fens, in Sphagnum hummocks on margin of tamarack (Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch) bogs, red maple swamps in moist leaves near vernal pools and leaves at base of trees, wet alder swamps in leaf litter and grass on hummocks, in moss and litter at tree bases of eastern white cedar (Thuja occidentalis) in fens with shrubby cinquefoil (Pentaphylloides floribunda (Pursh) A. L̂ve), and in flood debris along a river margin (Klimaszewski et al. 2009, 2021).
Material. USA, New Hampshire, Rockingham Co.: Londonderry, 5.V.1964, W.J. Morse, 1 male.
description: Published as part of Klimaszewski, Jan, Chandler, Donald S., Davies, Anthony & Bourdon, Caroline, 2023, Aleocharine rove beetles of New Hampshire, USA: new taxa and new records (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae), pp. 1-141 in Zootaxa 5364 (1) on page 66, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5364.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/10145460
Varioconus cloveri Tenorio & Abalde & Pardos-Blas & Cmim 2020, comb. nov.
Creators: name: Tenorio, Manuel J.
name: Abalde, Samuel
name: Pardos-Blas, José R.
name: Zardoya, Rafael
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Mollusca
Gastropoda
Neogastropoda
Conidae
Varioconus
Varioconus cloveri

description: Varioconus cloveri (Walls, 1978) comb. nov.
Fig. 10F
Conus cloveri Walls, 1978: 2, pl. on p. 5.
Conus soaresi Trovão, 1978: 9, pl. 1, fig. 3–3b, pl. 2, fig. 1–1a.
Conus cloveri – Monteiro et al. 2004: 34, pl. 33.
Material examined
Holotype
SENEGAL • 25.7 mm; Dakar, harbor near Anse Bernard; DMNH 123128.
Other material
SENEGAL • 1 spec., 23.2 mm; Ndayane; 14º33ʹ59ʺ N, 17º8ʹ3ʺ W; 2 Jul. 2015; MNCN exped.; GenBank mitochondrion, partial genome: KY801859; MNCN 15.05 /78457 (Fig. 10F).
Geographical distribution
Dakar area and to the south along the Petite Côte, Senegal.
Conservation status in IUCN Red List
Endangered.
Remarks
The name soaresi for this taxon appeared published shortly after the description of Conus cloveri, which became the senior name for this species. This is a distinct species distributed from Pointe des Almadies to the south of Dakar along the Petite Côte. Two color forms exist, one with wavy brown narrow axial lines that overlap to produce fine tents on a creamy white background, and another one white, almost patternless with only faint traces of milky white axial lines. The latter seems to be more common at the southern end of the distribution range for the species. In the mitogenome phylogeny, V. cloveri is sister to V. mercator.
description: Published as part of Tenorio, Manuel J., Abalde, Samuel, Pardos-Blas, José R. & Zardoya, Rafael, 2020, Taxonomic revision of West African cone snails (Gastropoda: Conidae) based upon mitogenomic studies: implications for conservation, pp. 1-89 in European Journal of Taxonomy 663 (663) on pages 65-66, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2020.663, http://zenodo.org/record/3890442
title: Die schöne Müllerin; [1849]
title: Donnerstag den 18. Januar 1848 : Lustspiel in einem Akt, nach Melesville und Deveyrie von L. Schneider ... : Hierauf: Ouverture zu Euryanthe, von C. M. v. Weber : Zum Schluß: Familien-Zwist und Frieden. Lustspiel in einem Akt von G. Putlitz ... : Morgen, Freitag den 19. Januar: Dorf und Stadt. Schauspiel in Zwei Abtheilungn und fünf Akten mit freier Benutzung der Auerbachischen Erzählung: "Die Frau Professorin", von Charlotte Birch-Pfeiffer
titleType: Subtitle
Creators: name: (:Unav)
Publisher: name: Universitätsbibliothek der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Year: 2018

description: Provenienz: Schauss, Anton | Einband = 0014/W 2 Hist. 2559
Varioconus dorotheae Tenorio & Abalde & Pardos-Blas & Cmim 2020, comb. nov.
Creators: name: Tenorio, Manuel J.
name: Abalde, Samuel
name: Pardos-Blas, José R.
name: Zardoya, Rafael
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Mollusca
Gastropoda
Neogastropoda
Conidae
Varioconus
Varioconus dorotheae

description: Varioconus dorotheae (Monnier & Limpalaër, 2010) comb. nov.
Fig. 10P
Conus dorotheae Monnier & Limpalaër, 2010: 73, pl. 1.
Material examined
Holotype
SENEGAL • 26.8 mm; Madeleine Island, west coast, Dakar; MNHN IM-2009-8702 (Fig. 10 P).
Geographical distribution
Known only from the type locality.
Conservation status in IUCN Red List
Near threatened.
Remarks
The mitogenome is not available, as we have not examined this taxon. However, partial sequences of cox1, rrnL and rrnS genes were reported (Puillandre et al. 2014). In the corresponding phylogeny, V. dorotheae appeared closely related to V. pineaui (a synonym of V. guinaicus) and V. guanche (Puillandre et al. 2014). Radular morphology also confirms its placement in the V. guinaicus group. Given its geographically restricted habitat on the west coast of Madeleine Island in relatively deep water (between 10 and 15 m) (Monnier & Limpalaër 2010), we retain this taxon as provisionally valid in spite of its close phylogenetic relationship to V. guinaicus. Examination of its mitogenome in the future might confirm this assumption, or alternatively prove otherwise.
description: Published as part of Tenorio, Manuel J., Abalde, Samuel, Pardos-Blas, José R. & Zardoya, Rafael, 2020, Taxonomic revision of West African cone snails (Gastropoda: Conidae) based upon mitogenomic studies: implications for conservation, pp. 1-89 in European Journal of Taxonomy 663 (663) on page 66, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2020.663, http://zenodo.org/record/3890442
Schistoglossa (Schistoglossa) brunswickensis Klimaszewski and Webster
Creators: name: Klimaszewski, Jan
name: Chandler, Donald S.
name: Davies, Anthony
name: Bourdon, Caroline
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Staphylinidae
Schistoglossa
Schistoglossa brunswickensis

description: 122. Schistoglossa (Schistoglossa) brunswickensis Klimaszewski and Webster
(Illustrations in Klimaszewski et al. 2009b, 2018), Table 1
References. Klimaszewski et al. 2009b, 2018, 2020, 2021.
Distribution. Nearctic. Canada: Nearctic. Canada: NB, ON, QC. USA (NCR): NH (NSR).
Collection and Habitat data. The NH specimen was found in grass litter by a pond in July. In Canada found in Carex and Typha marshes in litter, in litter and grass at base of dead red maples in Carex marsh in early April (probably overwintering site), in moist grass litter on muddy soil on margin of a beaver pond and a stream bank, among emergent sedges and grasses on lake margin (Klimaszewski et al. 2009b, 2018).
Material. USA, New Hampshire, Coos Co.: Pinkham Notch, 1.VII.1982, D.S. Chandler, sift grass litter, 1 female.
description: Published as part of Klimaszewski, Jan, Chandler, Donald S., Davies, Anthony & Bourdon, Caroline, 2023, Aleocharine rove beetles of New Hampshire, USA: new taxa and new records (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae), pp. 1-141 in Zootaxa 5364 (1) on page 66, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5364.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/10145460
An ecosystem-based approach to study two dolphin populations around the island of Kalamos, Ionian Sea, Greece
Creators: name: Piroddi, Chiara
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2008

description: In the northeastern Ionian Sea, two populations of dolphins, the short-beaked common dolphin and the common bottlenose dolphin, have been studied since 1993 by the Tethys Research Institute, Italy. Results show a low density of bottlenose dolphins, and a rapid decline in common dolphin numbers and encounter rates. I constructed an ecosystem model using Ecopath with Ecosim for the northeastern Ionian Sea to explain the two different abundance trends of these species of dolphins, and the trophic interactions with their prey and with the fisheries. The Ecopath model was built for the year 1964, adding data on biomass, P/B, Q/B and diet for each functional group of the ecosystem, fisheries landings and discards. Ecosim was used to generate simulated trajectories to fit with the ‘observed’ trends (e.g., biomass, CPUE and catches) for the most important groups of the ecosystem. The results of the fitting underline a clear decline of common dolphins caused by reduced prey availability. In particular, sardine and anchovy stocks, the main prey of common dolphins, have decreased sharply since the late 1970s due to intensive fishing pressure in the area until the end of 1990s. On the other hand, the population of bottlenose dolphins has increased through time; a positive correlation was observed between this species of dolphin and the development of the fish farm industry in the study area. Ecosim was used to simulate three fishing policy scenarios within the study area. Three different fishing closures were investigated: the closure of purse seiners; the closure of the industrial fisheries (purse seiners, trawlers and beach seiners); and the closure of the entire fishing fleets. According to Ecosim predictions, sardines and anchovies would benefit from all three management strategies. Common dolphins showed a significant increase only when the entire study area was closed to fishing. The creation of MPAs was explored using Ecospace. In particular, two different scenarios were evaluated: a MPA1 that closed the entire area to fisheries, and a MPA2 that allowed the small and big artisanal fisheries to operate. The results obtained using this spatial model agreed with similar scenarios simulated in Ecosim.
Schistoglossa (Schistoglossa) hampshirensis Klimaszewski 2009
Creators: name: Klimaszewski, Jan
name: Chandler, Donald S.
name: Davies, Anthony
name: Bourdon, Caroline
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Staphylinidae
Schistoglossa
Schistoglossa hampshirensis

description: 123. Schistoglossa (Schistoglossa) hampshirensis Klimaszewski
(Illustrations in Klimaszewski et al. 2009b, 2018, 2021), Table 1
References. Klimaszewski et al. 2009b, 2015 a, 2018, 2020, 2021.
Distribution. Nearctic, transcontinental in Canada, recorded from A/S (Klimaszewski et al. 2001). Canada: AB, BC, QC. USA: AK, NH.
Collection and Habitat data. In NH captured from spruce litter, from dwarf Salix, Vaccinium, and leatherleaf litter, and by sifting Vaccinium, leatherleaf litter with moss and grasses at elevations above 5200’ (1585 m) on Mt. Washington (Klimaszewski et al. 2009b). In this paper the locality of Gorham (794’, 242m) was also recorded, which is at the base of Mt. Washington to its northeast, where a single male was found in red oak wood ships near a river. This locality is on the leeward side of the mountain, and may be a specimen that was blown from the alpine area. In AK found in Salix and moss leaf litter, and in open tussock and willow and bog birch litter. In Canada found in marshes or near wetlands: in Sphagnum hummocks with Carex and grasses in open wet black spruce bog, in grass and Sphagnum at the base of alders in a marsh, and along stream margins among cobblestones under alders or in litter; one swept from Carex in a small Carex marsh (Klimaszewski et al. 2021).
Material. USA, New Hampshire, Coos Co.: Mt. Washington, Alpine Garden, 11.IX.1981, D.S. Chandler, berlese spruce litter, 1 male.
Comments. The NH specimens were collected at elevations of 1584–1737m, and the only QC specimen was found on Mt. Albert at 1127m, suggesting this is an arctic alpine and or subarctic species (Klimaszewski et al. 2018).
description: Published as part of Klimaszewski, Jan, Chandler, Donald S., Davies, Anthony & Bourdon, Caroline, 2023, Aleocharine rove beetles of New Hampshire, USA: new taxa and new records (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae), pp. 1-141 in Zootaxa 5364 (1) on page 67, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5364.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/10145460
Varioconus echinophilus Tenorio & Abalde & Pardos-Blas & Cmim 2020, comb. nov.
Creators: name: Tenorio, Manuel J.
name: Abalde, Samuel
name: Pardos-Blas, José R.
name: Zardoya, Rafael
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Mollusca
Gastropoda
Neogastropoda
Conidae
Varioconus
Varioconus echinophilus

description: Varioconus echinophilus (Petuch, 1975) comb. nov.
Fig. 10G
Conus echinophilus Petuch, 1975b: 180, figs 1–3, 7.
Conus echinophilus – Monteiro et al. 2004: 41, pl. 37.
Material examined
Holotype (not examined)
The holotype is in CAS with catalog number 55454 according to the original publication. However, Coomans et al. (1986) stated that one of the paratypes (CAS 61495, 10.7 × 6.0 mm) was deposited instead of the holotype, which was still missing in 1988 (Filmer 2011). Current whereabouts of the holotype are unknown.
Paratype
SENEGAL • 1 spec., near NGor village; 14º43ʹ N, 17º33ʹ W; CAS 61495.
Other material
SENEGAL • 1 spec., 22.0 mm; south of Dakar, Petite Côte, Yenne Tode; L. Tamagnini leg.; GenBank mitochondrion, partial genome: MT240807; MNCN 15.05/90430 (Fig. 10 G).
Geographical distribution
Dakar area, Senegal.
Conservation status in IUCN Red List
Endangered.
Remarks
This is a species very closely related to V. bruguieresi. In fact, in a previous phylogenetic analysis (Abalde et al. 2017a), the mitogenome of one juvenile specimen initially identified as V. cf. echinophilus turned out to be identical in sequence to that of V. bruguieresi. However, the mitogenome of another specimen of V. echinophilus sequenced here was recovered as sister to that of V. bruguieresi, at a genetic distance consistent with a valid species (Fig. 2).
description: Published as part of Tenorio, Manuel J., Abalde, Samuel, Pardos-Blas, José R. & Zardoya, Rafael, 2020, Taxonomic revision of West African cone snails (Gastropoda: Conidae) based upon mitogenomic studies: implications for conservation, pp. 1-89 in European Journal of Taxonomy 663 (663) on page 67, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2020.663, http://zenodo.org/record/3890442
The needs of miners: political ethics, mercury abatement, and intervention in artisanal gold mining communities
Creators: name: Siegel, Shefa
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2008

description: This dissertation examines the role of donor-funded international projects to reduce mercury pollution from artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASM). ASM is the second largest source of anthropogenic global mercury pollution, accounting for roughly 1000tonnes of atmospheric emissions and releases to the environment per annum. The artisanal mining economy involves 10-15 million people across the developing world, and supports 80-100 million people directly and indirectly. In 2003 the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Program reached consensus that there is sufficient scientific evidence to trigger an international response to global mercury pollution, including the pollution generated by ASM. Yet thus far most international interventions have concentrated on environmental monitoring and assessment, while virtually no efforts have focused on implementing solutions. The aim of this dissertation is to move global mercury policy for ASM past its emphasis on assessments. It does this by developing a philosophical and strategic policy framework to guide future interventions by international institutions. A brief history of global mercury policy is provided, illustrating how ASM has been neglected and examining divisions between ecocentric and technocentric theories of environmental intervention. The relationship between ASM and poverty is examined, reaching the conclusion that because artisanal gold mining is a form of upward mobility for the world's extreme poor, the idea of reducing mercury pollution by redirecting miners into alternative livelihoods is unrealistic; indeed gold itself is the alternative livelihood. Using case studies collected in the field, the issue of conflict over property rights between artisanal miners and large-scale mining companies is explored, and a risk mitigation framework presented to assist companies to coexist with artisanal miners. Finally, a new approach to international intervention is proposed based on three interdependent principles of formalization, capitalization, and education. A plan is developed for directing more expertise and financial resources to the field, and more effectively meeting the needs of miners. Specific recommendations include a rapid assessment methodology to select project sites, and improving operational linkages among public and private institutions.
Children's participation in chronic illness decision-making: an interpretive description
Creators: name: McPherson, Gladys Irene
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2008

description: Participation in decision-making and inclusion in the important matters of one’s life are upheld as measures of equality and indicators of the moral status of individuals in liberal democratic societies. To some extent, the status of children in western societies is a contested question, and hence, the nature of children’s contributions to decisions is a matter of debate. Evidence suggests that in spite of an apparent societal commitment to children’s participation in the important matters of their lives, children tend to be excluded from decisions in which they might reasonably be involved. This project investigated the participation of one group of children—chronically ill school-age children— in decisions related to their health care. Adopting interpretive description as methodology, data were collected and analyzed through interviews and participant observation with 31 chronically ill children (ages 7 to 12 years) and their parents, as well as through interviews with health care providers. In this study, children’s participation in health care decisions emerged as a complex activity, deeply embedded in relationship and history. Participation varied within two key domains: children’s opportunities and abilities to formulate and make known their intentions and desires in decisional contexts (the resonance of children’s voices); and the standing achieved by children’s views within decisional processes (the relevance of children’s voices). The interplay of adult authority and children’s agency at the nexus of the resonance and relevance of children’s voices created certain participatory spaces, depicted as moral and social realms variously characterized by children’s silence, children’s tangible expression, adult imposed authority, or adult assumed responsibility. The findings of this study demonstrate a need to re-think our concept of children’s participation, and point to the importance of developing a more relational and contextual understanding of how chronically ill children may contribute to important matters in their lives. The findings also support a view that nurses and other health care providers hold certain responsibilities to critically question the relationships and structures that comprise children’s health care encounters, toward a goal of creating conditions where possibilities for children’s participation are optimized.
Seeversiella globicollis AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, QC, SK
Creators: name: Klimaszewski, Jan
name: Chandler, Donald S.
name: Davies, Anthony
name: Bourdon, Caroline
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Staphylinidae
Seeversiella
Seeversiella globicollis

description: 124. Seeversiella globicollis (Bernhauer)
(Illustrations in Klimaszewski et al. 2018), Table 1
References. Bernhauer 1907. Ashe 1986. Gusarov 2003. Klimaszewski et al. 2007b, 2011, 2015 a, 2018, 2020. Majka and Klimaszewski 2008b. Webster et al. 2016.
Distribution. Nearctic. Canada: AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, QC, SK. USA: AZ, CO, ID, MA (NSR), MI, MN, MT, NH, NM, SD, WI.
Collection and Habitat data. The NH specimens were captured in birch/beech leaf litter, leaf litter by stream, hemlock/fir leaf litter, frass and litter in Betula and Acer tree holes; and in conifer logs and rotten wood. Adults collected from April to October. In Canada found in old-growth coniferous and deciduous riparian and montane forests, and a meadow. Specimens were also taken from moose dung, soil and moss under logs, leaf litter near a body of water, river debris, humus under maple, Populus litter at the edge of spruce-cedar forest, a pine stump buttress, and litter near the sea (Webster et al. 2016, Klimaszewski et al. 2018).
Material. USA, Massachusetts, Barnstable Co.: Falmouth, Frances Crane WMA, 41.61064, -70.2507, 3.IV.2016, M.F. DiGirolomo, ex. funnel trap, SPB Lure, 1 female (MFDC). New Hampshire, Carroll Co.: 1 mi N Wonalancet, E Fork Spring Brk., 1900’, 15.V.1985, sift conifer logs, 2 males; 21.VI.1985, D.S. Chandler, sift birch / beech leaf litter, 1 male. 2 mi NW Wonalancet, 19.VII.1984, D.S. Chandler, sift leaf litter by stream, 1 female. The Bowl, 2.5 mi NW Wonalancet, 3.X.1984, D.S. Chandler, sift hemlock litter, 1 female; 22.V.1985, sift hemlock / fir leaf litter, 1 male; sift birch / beech leaf litter, 1 male. Coos Co.: 3 mi E Stewartstown, 23.V.1982, D.S. Chandler, sift birch litter, 1 male. Mt. Washington Auto Road, 2700’, 7.VII.1982, sift birch litter (3M, 2 females); 18.VI.1982, D.S. Chandler, sift leaf litter along stream, 1 male, 1 sex? Grafton Co.: Hubbard Brook Exp. For., Bear Brook, 1500’, 24.IX.1982, 15.X.1982, sift birch / beech leaf litter, D.S. Chandler, 2 males, 4 females, 1 sex?; sift rotten wood, 1 male, 1 female; 2200’, 24.IX.1982, R.M. Reeves, sift leaf litter, 1 female; 1500’, 24.IX.1982, R.M. Reeves, sift leaf litter, 2 females. East Pond Brook, Livermore, 2600’, 10–30.VI.1983, Burger & Pistrang, drift net sample, 1 female. 5 km W Bartlett, Sawyer Pond Trail, 1800’, 11.IX.1987, A. Davies, sifting frass and litter in Betula, Acer tree holes (CNC), 1 male, 2 sex?
description: Published as part of Klimaszewski, Jan, Chandler, Donald S., Davies, Anthony & Bourdon, Caroline, 2023, Aleocharine rove beetles of New Hampshire, USA: new taxa and new records (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae), pp. 1-141 in Zootaxa 5364 (1) on page 67, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5364.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/10145460
Strigota ambigua
Creators: name: Klimaszewski, Jan
name: Chandler, Donald S.
name: Davies, Anthony
name: Bourdon, Caroline
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Staphylinidae
Strigota
Strigota ambigua

description: 125. Strigota ambigua (Erichson)
(Illustrations in Klimaszewski et al. 2020), Table 1
References. Erichson 1839. Bernhauer 1907. Casey 1910, 1911. Notman 1922. Gusarov 2003. Majka et al. 2008. Brunke et al. 2012. Webster et al. 2016. Klimaszewski et al. 2018.
Distribution. Nearctic, transcontinental in Canada, recorded from A/S (Klimaszewski et al. 2001). Canada: BC, LB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT. USA: CA, CO, CT, IA, KS, MA, MO, NC, NJ, NH (NSR), NM, NY, NV, TX.
Collection and Habitat data. The NH specimens were found in forest litter, sod, and old river drift; taken in pitfalls and by sifting litter. Collected from April to October. In Canada captured in open habitats with well-drained soil including sand dunes, lakeshores, beaches, Dryas covered limestone barrens, soybean fields, old fields, open gaps in spruce forest with sandy soil mostly covered with Cladina lichens, weedy disturbed field, and riverbanks. Adults were found under stones, cobblestones on moist sand, in organic debris in groundhog burrows, organic debris, flood refuse, and in beach-drift debris (Klimaszewski et al. 2018, 2020).
Material. USA, New Hampshire, Coos Co.: Hell Gate, Dead Dianond River, 1400’, 12.VII.1974, R.M. Reeves, pitfall trap, 1 male. Grafton Co.: Bedell Bridge St. Park @ Oliverian Brook, Haverhill, 2.X.1991, D.S. Chandler, sift forest litter, 1 male, 1 female; 8.IX.1982, D.S. Chandler, berlese old river drift, 1 male. Rockingham Co.: Hampton, 4.VIII.1914, R.L. Blickle, sod, 1 female. Strafford Co.: 4 mi SW Durham, 26.IV.1969, 2 males; 25.V.1969, 1 male; 20.X.1969, 1 male R.L. Blickle, pitfall.
description: Published as part of Klimaszewski, Jan, Chandler, Donald S., Davies, Anthony & Bourdon, Caroline, 2023, Aleocharine rove beetles of New Hampshire, USA: new taxa and new records (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae), pp. 1-141 in Zootaxa 5364 (1) on page 68, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5364.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/10145460
Kazimir Malevic and architectons as monument : on looking at early modernism
Creators: name: Karaush, Iryna
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2008

description: Kazimir Malevich and the Architectons as Monuments: Looking at Early Modernism examines Malevich' s 1919-1932 artistic exploration, architectons. Conventionally understood as early modern avant-garde art objects or as blueprints for a new urbanism, this thesis explores their function as monuments and as profound influences on how we now look at modernity. As monuments, I argue, they opened up a new way of expressing collective memory that has had a significant influence on avant-garde production and attitudes towards monuments.I develop this argument through an assessment of existing literature on the architectons and Malevich, the theoretical discourse on monuments contemporaneous with Malevich's artistic and intellectual development, including Alois Riegl and Soviet Commissariats, and late 20th century discussions on memory. There are three chapters to my thesis. In the first chapter I will introduce Malevich's theory of Suprematism and the philosophy of architectons. I will elaborate on the meaning, differing interpretations, and possible significance of Malevich's architectons. The second chapter is historical and biographical, retracing Malevich's movements in time and space. I will show how the social, philosophical, academic and artistic milieux of post-revolutionary Vitebsk affected his artistic thoughts about the monument. In addition to being current topics in art and philosophy at the time, both of these factors are related to Malevich in the way he lived, practiced art and conceived philosophy. The last part of the second chapter examines the position of monuments contemporary to Malevich's time in 1920s Russia. In the third chapter I will discuss the notion of "monument" and "memory." Here I will start with Alois Riegl (1903) and his systematic study of modern monuments. In this part, I will argue that the socio-political and cultural context of 1900 Vienna enabled the emergence of Riegl's theory of monuments, a study that was widely disseminated at the time and to which Malevich probably had access at the same time. I consider the cultural attitude towards the meaning of monuments just prior to Malevich's work in Vitebsk. I will use Riegl's theory of monuments to explore several monuments and highlight the importance of this theory to frame Malevich's architectons within the historical and present discourse on monuments. In this chapter I will articulate how Malevich's architectons can be translated as monuments of the twentieth century. Finally, in my conclusion, I argue that Malevich and his architectons in particular, had, and continue to have, a profound influence in the ways we look at modernity. I also provide a case study for my proposal that the architectons functioned as monument. The case studies examine the links that twentieth century art and architecture had with Malevich's ideas.
Life cycle assessment case study of North American residential windows
Creators: name: Salazar, James
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2008

description: This thesis is a life cycle assessment (LCA) on three window types commonly available to the North American residential consumer: PVC, fiberglass, and wood covered with an aluminum cladding. The LCA was a case study based on the production of the three windows by a single representative manufacturer of each type. Average transportation distances, commodity systems, maintenance, and service life estimations were used to complete the life cycle inventory model. These inventories were grouped into impact categories and scaled based on IMPACT 2002+ v2.1 characterization and damage factors. The damage modeling results indicated that the life cycle impacts are dominated by the combustion of nonrenewable energy resources. Burning fuels cause increased emissions of respiratory inorganics, terrestrial acidification/nutrification impacts, and global warming. The PVC window's life cycle used the most nonrenewable energy and caused the most damage due to that window's shorter service life, 18 years vs. 25 years for fiberglass and aluminum clad wood. This is despite the fact that PVC requires less energy to produce than the fiberglass. The impacts of the steel reinforcement required to strengthen the PVC window outweigh the benefits of the PVC over the fiberglass. The wood window was negatively affected by the addition of aluminum cladding, which required greater energy to manufacture than the wood component. The sensitivity analysis revealed that replacing the virgin material in aluminum cladding with recycled content improved the life cycle impacts of the wooden window. Using fiberglass or PVC to clad the wood window also improved the environmental performance by reducing energy consumption. The use of cladding materials other than aluminum also prevented the disposal of aluminum into municipal landfills which reduced the aquatic ecotoxicity of the wood window's life cycle. Other potential improvements to the impacts of the three windows' life cycles include improving energy efficiency, particularly during secondary manufacturing.