cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Pandeleteius
Creators: name: Howden, Anne T.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2011
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Curculionidae
Pandeleteius

description: Key to the Pandeleteius known to occur in South America south of the tenth parallel
1. Elytron with apical umbo and antedeclivital swelling on interval 3 distinct, conical................... P. platensis Brèthes
- Elytron with apical umbo and antideclivital swelling (if present) on interval 3 low, evenly rounded to obsolete, not conical.. 2
2. Elytron with antedeclivital swelling on interval 3 low and elongate, higher than apical umbo in some specimens; intervals 5 and 7 also variously swollen in some specimens............................................. P. s a h l b e rg i Howden
- Elytron with apical umbo obsolete, no antedeclivital swelling on interval 3 although intervals 3, 5 and 7 may be slightly wider than adjacent intervals and very slightly elevated................................................ P. g r i s e u s (Voss)
description: Published as part of Howden, Anne T., 2011, On some species of Pandeleteius Schoenherr, 1834, in South America south of the tenth parallel (Coleoptera, Curculionidae: Entiminae: Tanymecini), pp. 50-60 in Zootaxa 2977 on page 51, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.206819
Nachhaltige öffentliche Beschaffung: ein Blick auf das Vergaberecht des Bundes und die Perspektiven
Creators: name: Steiner, Marc Daniel
Publisher: name: Schulthess Juristische Medien
Year: 2014

description: Der Paradigmenwechsel im Beschaffungsrecht: Die GPA-Revision hat gezeigt, dass es andere relevante Politikziele gibt wie etwa die Korruptionsbekämpfung, welche nach WTO-Logik normalerweise nicht Thema von Handelsabkommen ist. Ausserdem gilt es, Nachhaltigkeitsaspekte gegen die Zielsetzung des möglichst weit gehenden Marktzugangs abzuwägen. In diesem Sinne werden im revidierten GPA 2012 sowohl im Rahmen der Regelung betreffend die technischen Spezifikationen als auch in der neuen Bestimmung zu den Zuschlagkriterien Umweltschutzziele ausdrücklich genannt. Noch deutlicher ist die Trendwende im europäischen Vergaberecht (Richtlinie 2014/24/EU). Hier wird einerseits – wenn auch nicht ganz so klar wie in Art. 21 Abs. 1 in Verbindung mit Art. 21 Abs. 3 des Bundesgesetzes über das öffentliche Beschaffungswesen (BöB) – eine Präferenz für das beste Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis erkennbar, was dazu führt, dass die Vergabe nach dem günstigsten Preis tendenziell zurückgedrängt wird. Zweitens sind soziale Aspekte als zulässige Zuschlagskriterien anerkannt und drittens wird die Berechnung der Lebenszykluskosten ausdrücklich unter Einschluss externer Umweltkosten postuliert.
Comprehensive evaluation of emigration regimes: the case of Jordan, Tunisia, Lebanon and Morocco
Creators: name: Bou Farraa, Sayed Georges
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2024

description: This dissertation examines underexplored aspects of emigration regimes and policies enacted by sending countries, focusing specifically on Jordan, Tunisia, Lebanon, and Morocco. While existing literature predominantly addresses immigration policies of receiving nations, this study shifts the spotlight to the active role and strategic motivations behind sending states' emigration policies. Through a qualitative analysis involving official documents, migration flow data, and semi-structured interviews with 12 experts, this research delineates the evolution, mechanisms, and actors influencing emigration regimes within these Arab states. The investigation is structured around three main objectives: to trace the development of emigration policies over time; to analyze the interplay between these policies and the immigration frameworks of key receiving countries (France, Italy, Spain, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States); and to identify the primary motivations, components, and stakeholders of emigration regimes. The findings reveal the necessity of understanding the socio-economic, cultural, historical and geopolitical factors driving the development of emigration policies. It demonstrates that a comprehensive grasp of these factors is essential for understanding the complexities of migration governance. By examining the effectiveness of these policies, the study identifies best practices and areas for improvement. Finally, it offers a methodological framework for future research, particularly in replicating this study in different contexts.
Micralestes pabrensis
Creators: name: Toledo-Piza, Mônica
name: Baena, Eduardo G.
name: Dagosta, Fernando C. P.
name: Menezes, Naércio A.
name: Ândrade, Marcelo
name: Benini, Ricardo C.
name: Bertaco, Vinicius A.
name: Birindelli, José Luís O.
name: Boden, Gert
name: Buckup, Paulo A.
name: Camelier, Priscila
name: Carvalho, Fernando R.
name: Castro, Ricardo M. C.
name: Chuctaya, Junior
name: Decru, Eva
name: Derijst, Eddy
name: Dillman, Casey B.
name: Ferreira, Katiane M.
name: Merxem, Dimitri G.
name: Giovannetti, Victor
name: Hirschmann, Alice
name: Jégu, Michel
name: Jerep, Fernando C.
name: Langeani, Francisco
name: Lima, Flávio C. T.
name: Lucena, Carlos A. S.
name: Lucena, Zilda Margarete S.
name: Malabarba, Luiz R.
name: Malabarba, Maria Cláudia S. L.
name: Marinho, Manoela M. F.
name: Mathubara, Kleber
name: Mattox, George M. T.
name: Melo, Bruno F.
name: Moelants, Tuur
name: Moreira, Cristiano R.
name: Musschoot, Tobias
name: Netto-Ferreira, André L.
name: Ota, Rafaela P.
name: T. Oyakawa, Osvaldo
name: Pavanelli, Carla S.
name: Reis, Roberto E.
name: Santos, Osmar
name: Serra, Jane Piton
name: Silva, Gabriel S. C.
name: Silva-Oliveira, Cárlison
name: Souza-Lima, Rosana
name: Vari, Richard P.
name: Zanata, Angela M.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Characiformes
Alestidae
Micralestes
Micralestes pabrensis

description: Micralestes pabrensis (Roman, 1966)
Phenacogrammus pabrensis Roman, 1966: 71, Pl. 4 (figs. 7, 8). Type locality: dans la retenue d’eau de Pabré, bassin de la Volta Blanche, à 22 km au N-E de Ouagadougou. [Burkina Faso]. Holotype: RMCA 141261.
Distribution: 516 (Poll, 1967; Paugy, 2003).
description: Published as part of Toledo-Piza, Mônica, Baena, Eduardo G., Dagosta, Fernando C. P., Menezes, Naércio A., Ândrade, Marcelo, Benini, Ricardo C., Bertaco, Vinicius A., Birindelli, José Luís O., Boden, Gert, Buckup, Paulo A., Camelier, Priscila, Carvalho, Fernando R., Castro, Ricardo M. C., Chuctaya, Junior, Decru, Eva, Derijst, Eddy, Dillman, Casey B., Ferreira, Katiane M., Merxem, Dimitri G., Giovannetti, Victor, Hirschmann, Alice, Jégu, Michel, Jerep, Fernando C., Langeani, Francisco, Lima, Flávio C. T., Lucena, Carlos A. S., Lucena, Zilda Margarete S., Malabarba, Luiz R., Malabarba, Maria Cláudia S. L., Marinho, Manoela M. F., Mathubara, Kleber, Mattox, George M. T., Melo, Bruno F., Moelants, Tuur, Moreira, Cristiano R., Musschoot, Tobias, Netto-Ferreira, André L., Ota, Rafaela P., T. Oyakawa, Osvaldo, Pavanelli, Carla S., Reis, Roberto E., Santos, Osmar, Serra, Jane Piton, Silva, Gabriel S. C., Silva-Oliveira, Cárlison, Souza-Lima, Rosana, Vari, Richard P. & Zanata, Angela M., 2024, Checklist of the species of the Order Characiformes (Teleostei: Ostariophysi), pp. 1-548 in Neotropical Ichthyology (e 230086) (e 230086) 22 (1) on pages 39-40, DOI: 10.1590/1982-0224-2023-0086, http://zenodo.org/record/13326553
Micralestes schelly Stiassny, Mamonekene 2007
Creators: name: Toledo-Piza, Mônica
name: Baena, Eduardo G.
name: Dagosta, Fernando C. P.
name: Menezes, Naércio A.
name: Ândrade, Marcelo
name: Benini, Ricardo C.
name: Bertaco, Vinicius A.
name: Birindelli, José Luís O.
name: Boden, Gert
name: Buckup, Paulo A.
name: Camelier, Priscila
name: Carvalho, Fernando R.
name: Castro, Ricardo M. C.
name: Chuctaya, Junior
name: Decru, Eva
name: Derijst, Eddy
name: Dillman, Casey B.
name: Ferreira, Katiane M.
name: Merxem, Dimitri G.
name: Giovannetti, Victor
name: Hirschmann, Alice
name: Jégu, Michel
name: Jerep, Fernando C.
name: Langeani, Francisco
name: Lima, Flávio C. T.
name: Lucena, Carlos A. S.
name: Lucena, Zilda Margarete S.
name: Malabarba, Luiz R.
name: Malabarba, Maria Cláudia S. L.
name: Marinho, Manoela M. F.
name: Mathubara, Kleber
name: Mattox, George M. T.
name: Melo, Bruno F.
name: Moelants, Tuur
name: Moreira, Cristiano R.
name: Musschoot, Tobias
name: Netto-Ferreira, André L.
name: Ota, Rafaela P.
name: T. Oyakawa, Osvaldo
name: Pavanelli, Carla S.
name: Reis, Roberto E.
name: Santos, Osmar
name: Serra, Jane Piton
name: Silva, Gabriel S. C.
name: Silva-Oliveira, Cárlison
name: Souza-Lima, Rosana
name: Vari, Richard P.
name: Zanata, Angela M.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Characiformes
Alestidae
Micralestes
Micralestes schelly

description: Micralestes schelly Stiassny, Mamonekene, 2007
Micralestes schelly Stiassny, Mamonekene, 2007:21, figs.5, 6. Type locality: Democratic Republic of Congo, Bas Congo Province, Congo River main channel near Inga at point 50 (5°31.69 S 13°36.47 E). Holotype: AMNH 240662.
Distribution: 549 (Stiassny, Mamonekene, 2007).
description: Published as part of Toledo-Piza, Mônica, Baena, Eduardo G., Dagosta, Fernando C. P., Menezes, Naércio A., Ândrade, Marcelo, Benini, Ricardo C., Bertaco, Vinicius A., Birindelli, José Luís O., Boden, Gert, Buckup, Paulo A., Camelier, Priscila, Carvalho, Fernando R., Castro, Ricardo M. C., Chuctaya, Junior, Decru, Eva, Derijst, Eddy, Dillman, Casey B., Ferreira, Katiane M., Merxem, Dimitri G., Giovannetti, Victor, Hirschmann, Alice, Jégu, Michel, Jerep, Fernando C., Langeani, Francisco, Lima, Flávio C. T., Lucena, Carlos A. S., Lucena, Zilda Margarete S., Malabarba, Luiz R., Malabarba, Maria Cláudia S. L., Marinho, Manoela M. F., Mathubara, Kleber, Mattox, George M. T., Melo, Bruno F., Moelants, Tuur, Moreira, Cristiano R., Musschoot, Tobias, Netto-Ferreira, André L., Ota, Rafaela P., T. Oyakawa, Osvaldo, Pavanelli, Carla S., Reis, Roberto E., Santos, Osmar, Serra, Jane Piton, Silva, Gabriel S. C., Silva-Oliveira, Cárlison, Souza-Lima, Rosana, Vari, Richard P. & Zanata, Angela M., 2024, Checklist of the species of the Order Characiformes (Teleostei: Ostariophysi), pp. 1-548 in Neotropical Ichthyology (e 230086) (e 230086) 22 (1) on page 40, DOI: 10.1590/1982-0224-2023-0086, http://zenodo.org/record/13326553
Dictyna arundinacea Levina & Mikhailov 2004
Creators: name: Trilikauskas, Laimonas A.
name: Tanasevitch, Andrei V.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Araneae
Dictynidae
Dictyna
Dictyna arundinacea

description: Dictyna arundinacea Levina & Mikhailov, 2004: 42.
 Material. 1♀ (ISEA), KBR, Katun River Valley, 1 km E of Zaichikha River mouth, 49.618664N 85.718200E, 21.VIII.2020, leg. LT.
 Habitats. Herb meadows.
 Range. Holarctic.
description: Published as part of Trilikauskas, Laimonas A. & Tanasevitch, Andrei V., 2021, New Data On Spider Fauna Of The Katunskiy State Nature Biosphere Reserve (Altai, Russia), With Description Of The Male Oreonetides Sajanensis Eskov, 1991 (Arachnida: Araneae), pp. 137-153 in Acta Biologica Universitatis Daugavpiliensis 21 (2) on page 140, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.12649834
Drassodes pubescens
Creators: name: Trilikauskas, Laimonas A.
name: Tanasevitch, Andrei V.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Araneae
Gnaphosidae
Drassodes
Drassodes pubescens

description: Drassodes pubescens (Thorell, 1856) *
 Material. 2♀ (ISEA), KBR, floodplain of small river, 260 m upstream of Zaichikha River mouth, 20.VIII.2020, leg. LT.
 Habitats. Pebble river banks.
 Range. Palaearctic.
description: Published as part of Trilikauskas, Laimonas A. & Tanasevitch, Andrei V., 2021, New Data On Spider Fauna Of The Katunskiy State Nature Biosphere Reserve (Altai, Russia), With Description Of The Male Oreonetides Sajanensis Eskov, 1991 (Arachnida: Araneae), pp. 137-153 in Acta Biologica Universitatis Daugavpiliensis 21 (2) on page 141, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.12649834
Investigating Predictors of Preserved Cognitive Function in Older Women Using Machine Learning: Women's Health Initiative Memory Study
Creators: name: Rapp, S.R
name: Baker, L.D
name: Chen, J.-C
name: Manson, J.E
name: Casanova, R
name: Gaussoin, S.A
name: Wallace, R
name: Henderson, V.W
name: Sachs, B.C
name: Justice, J.N
name: Whitsel, E.A
name: Hayden, K.M
Publisher: name: IOS Press BV
Year: 2021

description: Background: Identification of factors that may help to preserve cognitive function in late life could elucidate mechanisms and facilitate interventions to improve the lives of millions of people. However, the large number of potential factors associated with cognitive function poses an analytical challenge. Objective: We used data from the longitudinal Women's Health Initiative Memory Study (WHIMS) and machine learning to investigate 50 demographic, biomedical, behavioral, social, and psychological predictors of preserved cognitive function in later life. Methods: Participants in WHIMS and two consecutive follow up studies who were at least 80 years old and had at least one cognitive assessment following their 80th birthday were classified as cognitively preserved. Preserved cognitive function was defined as having a score ≥39 on the most recent administration of the modified Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status (TICSm) and a mean score across all assessments ≥39. Cognitively impaired participants were those adjudicated by experts to have probable dementia or at least two adjudications of mild cognitive impairment within the 14 years of follow-up and a last TICSm score < 31. Random Forests was used to rank the predictors of preserved cognitive function. Results: Discrimination between groups based on area under the curve was 0.80 (95%-CI-0.76-0.85). Women with preserved cognitive function were younger, better educated, and less forgetful, less depressed, and more optimistic at study enrollment. They also reported better physical function and less sleep disturbance, and had lower systolic blood pressure, hemoglobin, and blood glucose levels. Conclusion: The predictors of preserved cognitive function include demographic, psychological, physical, metabolic, and vascular factors suggesting a complex mix of potential contributors.
THE INFLUENCE OF LEARNING STRATEGIES AND DIGITAL LITERACY OF CIVIC EDUCATION LEARNING OUTCOMES IN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL - LIMA PULUH KOTA REGENCY, INDONESIA
Creators: name: Riza Desriandi
name: Azwar Ananda
name: Khairani
name: Erianjoni
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Influence, Learning Strategies, Digital Literacy, Learning Outcomes, Civic Education.

description: Abstract

This research was about the influence of learning strategies and digital literacy on learning outcomes in the civic education field of study at Senior High School (SHS) - Lima Puluh Kota Regency. This research aims to describe the factors that influence Civics learning outcomes, including: 1) the influence of learning strategies on Civics learning outcomes; and 2) the influence of digital literacy on civics learning outcomes. This type of research is quantitative research using quantitative data collection and analysis methods to answer the research problem formulation. The research population was all high school students who took part in citizenship lessons in the Limapuluh Kota district. Sampling in this research used the Multistage Sampling technique. Surveys and questionnaires were data collection techniques used in this research. To determine the validity of the instrument, Pearson Product Moment correlation analysis was used to calculate reliability using Cronbach's Alpha formula. The data analysis technique used in this research is the path analysis approach using the AMOS method, which previously required normality and linearity tests. Based on the research findings, it can be concluded that there was a significant influence between the research variables. There is the influence of learning strategies on civics learning outcomes and the influence of digital literacy on civics learning outcomes.
Drassodes cupreus Trilikauskas 2019
Creators: name: Trilikauskas, Laimonas A.
name: Tanasevitch, Andrei V.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Araneae
Gnaphosidae
Drassodes
Drassodes cupreus

description: Drassodes cupreus Trilikauskas, 2019: 286.
 Material. 1♀ (ISEA), KBR, NW shore of Taimenye Lake, 49°49’35.9”N 85°48’25.5”E, 1745–1760 m a.s.l., 08.VIII.2019, leg. LT.
 Habitats. Screes.
 Range. Palaearctic.
description: Published as part of Trilikauskas, Laimonas A. & Tanasevitch, Andrei V., 2021, New Data On Spider Fauna Of The Katunskiy State Nature Biosphere Reserve (Altai, Russia), With Description Of The Male Oreonetides Sajanensis Eskov, 1991 (Arachnida: Araneae), pp. 137-153 in Acta Biologica Universitatis Daugavpiliensis 21 (2) on page 141, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.12649834
Micaria alpina L. Koch 1872
Creators: name: Trilikauskas, Laimonas A.
name: Tanasevitch, Andrei V.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Araneae
Gnaphosidae
Micaria
Micaria alpina

description: Micaria alpina L. Koch, 1872 *
 Material. 1♀ (ISEA), KBR, bank of Taimenye Lake near Soloukha River mouth, 49°50.194’N 85°51.128’E, 1534 m a.s.l., 09.VIII.2019, leg. LT.
 Habitats. Herb meadows.
 Range. Holarctic.
description: Published as part of Trilikauskas, Laimonas A. & Tanasevitch, Andrei V., 2021, New Data On Spider Fauna Of The Katunskiy State Nature Biosphere Reserve (Altai, Russia), With Description Of The Male Oreonetides Sajanensis Eskov, 1991 (Arachnida: Araneae), pp. 137-153 in Acta Biologica Universitatis Daugavpiliensis 21 (2) on page 141, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.12649834
Associations between Air Pollution Exposure and Empirically Derived Profiles of Cognitive Performance in Older Women
Creators: name: Wang, X
name: Widaman, K
name: Whitsel, E.A
name: Chen, J.-C
name: Zammit, A.
name: Manson, J.E
name: Wellenius, G.A
name: Espeland, M.A
name: Gruenewald, T
name: Chui, H.C
name: Gatz, M
name: Kaufman, J.D
name: Rapp, S.R
name: Millstein, J
name: Resnick, S.M
name: Younan, D
name: Petkus, A.J
name: Beavers, D.P
Publisher: name: IOS Press BV
Year: 2021

description: Background: Elucidating associations between exposures to ambient air pollutants and profiles of cognitive performance may provide insight into neurotoxic effects on the aging brain. Objective: We examined associations between empirically derived profiles of cognitive performance and residential concentrations of particulate matter of aerodynamic diameter < 2.5 (PM2.5) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) in older women. Method: Women (N = 2,142) from the Women's Health Initiative Study of Cognitive Aging completed a neuropsychological assessment measuring attention, visuospatial, language, and episodic memory abilities. Average yearly concentrations of PM2.5 and NO2 were estimated at the participant's addresses for the 3 years prior to the assessment. Latent profile structural equation models identified subgroups of women exhibiting similar profiles across tests. Multinomial regressions examined associations between exposures and latent profile classification, controlling for covariates. Result: Five latent profiles were identified: low performance across multiple domains (poor multi-domain; n = 282;13%), relatively poor verbal episodic memory (poor memory; n = 216; 10%), average performance across all domains (average multi-domain; n = 974; 45%), superior memory (n = 381; 18%), and superior attention (n = 332; 15%). Using women with average cognitive ability as the referent, higher PM2.5 (per interquartile range [IQR] = 3.64μg/m3) was associated with greater odds of being classified in the poor memory (OR = 1.29; 95% Confidence Interval [CI] = 1.10-1.52) or superior attention (OR = 1.30; 95% CI = 1.10-1.53) profiles. NO2 (per IQR = 9.86 ppb) was associated with higher odds of being classified in the poor memory (OR = 1.38; 95% CI = 1.17-1.63) and lower odds of being classified with superior memory (OR = 0.81; 95% CI = 0.67-0.97). Conclusion: Exposure to PM2.5 and NO2 are associated with patterns of cognitive performance characterized by worse verbal episodic memory relative to performance in other domains.
All supplementary materials. from Deep antiquity of seagrasses supporting European eel fisheries in the Western Baltic
Creators: name: Guiry, Eric
name: Robson, Harry K.
Publisher: name: The Royal Society
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 310399
subject: Ecology not elsewhere classified
classificationCode: 370506
subject: Palaeontology (incl. palynology)

description: Protecting ocean habitats is critical for international efforts to mitigate climate impacts and ensure food security, but the ecological data upon which policy makers base conservation and restoration targets often reflect ecosystems that have already been deeply impacted by anthropogenic change. The archaeological record is a biomolecular archive offering a temporal scope that cannot be gathered from historical records or contemporary fieldwork. Insights from biogeochemical and osteometric analyses of fish bones, combined with context from contemporary field studies, show how prehistoric fisheries in the western Baltic relied on seagrass meadows. European eels (Anguilla anguilla) harvested by Mesolithic and Neolithic peoples over millennia showed a strong fidelity for eelgrass foraging habitats, an ecological relationship that remains largely overlooked today, demonstrating the value of protecting these habitats. These data open new windows onto ecosystem- and species-level behaviours, highlighting the need for wider incorporation of archaeological data in strategies for protecting our oceans.
Supplemental Association of Clonal Hematopoiesis With Incident Heart Failure
Creators: name: Ballantyne, C.M
name: Correa, A
name: Honigberg, M.C
name: Kooperberg, C
name: Whitsel, E.A
name: Brown, M.R
name: Desai, P
name: Nguyen, N.Q.H
name: Uddin, M.M
name: Biggs, M.L
name: Natarajan, P
name: Reiner, A.P
name: Raffield, L.M
name: Griffin, G
name: Zekavat, S.M
name: Niroula, A
name: Roberts, M.B
name: Psaty, B.M
name: Yu, B
name: Eaton, C.B
name: Manson, J.E
name: Ebert, B.L
name: Morrison, A.C
name: Bick, A.G.
name: Shah, A.M
name: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute TOPMed Consortium
Publisher: name: Elsevier Inc.
Year: 2021

description: Background: Age-related clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential (CHIP), defined as clonally expanded leukemogenic sequence variations (particularly in DNMT3A, TET2, ASXL1, and JAK2) in asymptomatic individuals, is associated with cardiovascular events, including recurrent heart failure (HF). Objectives: This study sought to evaluate whether CHIP is associated with incident HF. Methods: CHIP status was obtained from whole exome or genome sequencing of blood DNA in participants without prevalent HF or hematological malignancy from 5 cohorts. Cox proportional hazards models were performed within each cohort, adjusting for demographic and clinical risk factors, followed by fixed-effect meta-analyses. Large CHIP clones (defined as variant allele frequency >10%), HF with or without baseline coronary heart disease, and left ventricular ejection fraction were evaluated in secondary analyses. Results: Of 56,597 individuals (59% women, mean age 58 years at baseline), 3,406 (6%) had CHIP, and 4,694 developed HF (8.3%) over up to 20 years of follow-up. CHIP was prospectively associated with a 25% increased risk of HF in meta-analysis (hazard ratio: 1.25; 95% confidence interval: 1.13-1.38) with consistent associations across cohorts. ASXL1, TET2, and JAK2 sequence variations were each associated with an increased risk of HF, whereas DNMT3A sequence variations were not associated with HF. Secondary analyses suggested large CHIP was associated with a greater risk of HF (hazard ratio: 1.29; 95% confidence interval: 1.15-1.44), and the associations for CHIP on HF with and without prior coronary heart disease were homogenous. ASXL1 sequence variations were associated with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction. Conclusions: CHIP, particularly sequence variations in ASXL1, TET2, and JAK2, represents a new risk factor for HF.
Micralestes vittatus
Creators: name: Toledo-Piza, Mônica
name: Baena, Eduardo G.
name: Dagosta, Fernando C. P.
name: Menezes, Naércio A.
name: Ândrade, Marcelo
name: Benini, Ricardo C.
name: Bertaco, Vinicius A.
name: Birindelli, José Luís O.
name: Boden, Gert
name: Buckup, Paulo A.
name: Camelier, Priscila
name: Carvalho, Fernando R.
name: Castro, Ricardo M. C.
name: Chuctaya, Junior
name: Decru, Eva
name: Derijst, Eddy
name: Dillman, Casey B.
name: Ferreira, Katiane M.
name: Merxem, Dimitri G.
name: Giovannetti, Victor
name: Hirschmann, Alice
name: Jégu, Michel
name: Jerep, Fernando C.
name: Langeani, Francisco
name: Lima, Flávio C. T.
name: Lucena, Carlos A. S.
name: Lucena, Zilda Margarete S.
name: Malabarba, Luiz R.
name: Malabarba, Maria Cláudia S. L.
name: Marinho, Manoela M. F.
name: Mathubara, Kleber
name: Mattox, George M. T.
name: Melo, Bruno F.
name: Moelants, Tuur
name: Moreira, Cristiano R.
name: Musschoot, Tobias
name: Netto-Ferreira, André L.
name: Ota, Rafaela P.
name: T. Oyakawa, Osvaldo
name: Pavanelli, Carla S.
name: Reis, Roberto E.
name: Santos, Osmar
name: Serra, Jane Piton
name: Silva, Gabriel S. C.
name: Silva-Oliveira, Cárlison
name: Souza-Lima, Rosana
name: Vari, Richard P.
name: Zanata, Angela M.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Characiformes
Alestidae
Micralestes
Micralestes vittatus

description: Micralestes vittatus (Boulenger, 1917)
Alestes vittatus Boulenger, 1917:363. Type locality: Lufuko River at Pala, Lake Tanganyika. [Democratic Republic of the Congo]. Syntypes: BMNH 1920.5.25.32–33 (2); RMCA 11547–548 (2); RMCA 14323 (1); RMCA 14324 (1).
Distribution: 542 (Poll, 1967).
description: Published as part of Toledo-Piza, Mônica, Baena, Eduardo G., Dagosta, Fernando C. P., Menezes, Naércio A., Ândrade, Marcelo, Benini, Ricardo C., Bertaco, Vinicius A., Birindelli, José Luís O., Boden, Gert, Buckup, Paulo A., Camelier, Priscila, Carvalho, Fernando R., Castro, Ricardo M. C., Chuctaya, Junior, Decru, Eva, Derijst, Eddy, Dillman, Casey B., Ferreira, Katiane M., Merxem, Dimitri G., Giovannetti, Victor, Hirschmann, Alice, Jégu, Michel, Jerep, Fernando C., Langeani, Francisco, Lima, Flávio C. T., Lucena, Carlos A. S., Lucena, Zilda Margarete S., Malabarba, Luiz R., Malabarba, Maria Cláudia S. L., Marinho, Manoela M. F., Mathubara, Kleber, Mattox, George M. T., Melo, Bruno F., Moelants, Tuur, Moreira, Cristiano R., Musschoot, Tobias, Netto-Ferreira, André L., Ota, Rafaela P., T. Oyakawa, Osvaldo, Pavanelli, Carla S., Reis, Roberto E., Santos, Osmar, Serra, Jane Piton, Silva, Gabriel S. C., Silva-Oliveira, Cárlison, Souza-Lima, Rosana, Vari, Richard P. & Zanata, Angela M., 2024, Checklist of the species of the Order Characiformes (Teleostei: Ostariophysi), pp. 1-548 in Neotropical Ichthyology (e 230086) (e 230086) 22 (1) on page 40, DOI: 10.1590/1982-0224-2023-0086, http://zenodo.org/record/13326553
Air Pollution and the Dynamic Association Between Depressive Symptoms and Memory in Oldest-Old Women
Creators: name: Wellenius, G.A
name: Younan, D
name: Beavers, D.P
name: Gruenewald, T.L
name: Espeland, M.A
name: Chui, H.C
name: Gatz, M
name: Widaman, K
name: Kaufman, J.D
name: Resnick, S.M
name: Petkus, A.J
name: Wang, X
name: Manson, J.E
name: Whitsel, E.A
name: Chen, J.-C
Publisher: name: Blackwell Publishing Inc.
Year: 2021

description: BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Exposure to air pollution may contribute to both increasing depressive symptoms and decreasing episodic memory in older adulthood, but few studies have examined this hypothesis in a longitudinal context. Accordingly, we examined the association between air pollution and changes in depressive symptoms (DS) and episodic memory (EM) and their interrelationship in oldest-old (aged 80 and older) women. DESIGN: Prospective cohort data from the Women's Health Initiative Memory Study-Epidemiology of Cognitive Health Outcomes. SETTING: Geographically diverse community-dwelling population. PARTICIPANTS: A total of 1,583 dementia-free women aged 80 and older. MEASUREMENTS: Women completed up to six annual memory assessments (latent composite of East Boston Memory Test and Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status) and the 15-item Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15). We estimated 3-year average exposures to regional particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter below 2.5 μm (PM2.5) (interquartile range [IQR] = 3.35 μg/m3) and gaseous nitrogen dioxide (NO2) (IQR = 9.55 ppb) at baseline and during a remote period 10 years earlier, using regionalized national universal kriging. RESULTS: Latent change structural equation models examined whether residing in areas with higher pollutant levels was associated with annual changes in standardized EM and DS while adjusting for potential confounders. Remote NO2 (β =.287 per IQR; P =.002) and PM2.5 (β =.170 per IQR; P =.019) exposure was significantly associated with larger increases in standardized DS, although the magnitude of the difference, less than 1 point on the GDS-15, is of questionable clinical significance. Higher DS were associated with accelerated EM declines (β = −.372; P =.001), with a significant indirect effect of remote NO2 and PM2.5 exposure on EM declines mediated by DS. There were no other significant indirect exposure effects. CONCLUSION: These findings in oldest-old women point to potential adverse effects of late-life exposure to air pollution on subsequent interplay between DS and EM, highlighting air pollution as an environmental health risk factor for older women.
On producing and sharing knowledge across boundaries: Experiences from the interfaces of an international development research network
Creators: name: Zingerli, Claudia
name: Michel, Claudia
name: Salmi, Annika
Publisher: name: Routledge
Year: 2009

description: The number of large research networks and programmes engaging in knowledge production for development has grown over the past years. One of these programmes devoted to generating knowledge about and for development is National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) North–South, a cross-disciplinary, international development research network funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation and the Swiss National Science Foundation. Producing relevant knowledge for development is a core goal of the programme and an important motivation for many of the participating researchers. Over the years, the researchers have made use of various spaces for exchange and instruments for co-production of knowledge by academic and non-academic development actors. In this article we explore the characteristics of co-producing and sharing knowledge in interfaces between development research, policy and NCCR North–South practice. We draw on empirical material of the NCCR North–South programme and its specific programme element of the Partnership Actions. Our goal is to make use of the concept of the interface to reflect critically about the pursued strategies and instruments applied in producing and sharing knowledge for development across boundaries.
Zelotes petrensis
Creators: name: Trilikauskas, Laimonas A.
name: Tanasevitch, Andrei V.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Araneae
Gnaphosidae
Zelotes
Zelotes petrensis

description: Zelotes petrensis (C. L. Koch, 1839) *
 Material. 1♂ (ISEA), KBR, upper reaches of Katun River Valley near Zaichikha River mouth, 1302 m a.s.l., 49°37.138’N 85°43.064’E, 15–26. VIII.2020, leg. LT.
 Habitats. Spruce green moss forests.
 Range. West Palaearctic.
description: Published as part of Trilikauskas, Laimonas A. & Tanasevitch, Andrei V., 2021, New Data On Spider Fauna Of The Katunskiy State Nature Biosphere Reserve (Altai, Russia), With Description Of The Male Oreonetides Sajanensis Eskov, 1991 (Arachnida: Araneae), pp. 137-153 in Acta Biologica Universitatis Daugavpiliensis 21 (2) on page 141, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.12649834
Allomengea scopigera
Creators: name: Trilikauskas, Laimonas A.
name: Tanasevitch, Andrei V.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Araneae
Linyphiidae
Allomengea
Allomengea scopigera

description: Allomengea scopigera (Grube, 1859) *
 Material. 4♂ & 11♀ (ISEA), KBR, env. of Taimenye Lake floodplain of Khariuzovka River, 49°48’53.6”N 85°47’42.0”E, 1652 m a.s.l., 11.VIII.2019, leg. LT; 1♂ (ISEA), KBR, upper reaches of Katun River Valley, near Zaichikha River mouth, 1302 m a.s.l., 49°37.138’N 85°43.064’E, 17.VIII.2020, leg. LT; 1♀ (ISEA), KBR, Katun River Valley, 3.5 km upstream of Zaichikha River mouth, 49.614980N 85.717212E, 24.VIII.2020, leg. LT; 1♂ & 1♀ (ISEA), KBR, upper reaches of Katun River Valley, Zaichikha River Valley 800 m upstream of its mouth, 49.619266N 85.718446E, 15–26.VIII.2020, leg. LT; 1♂ (ISEA), KBR, same locality, near Zaichikha River mouth, 16–26. VIII.2020, leg. LT.
 Habitats. Dry riverbeds on small islands, among plant residues, green moss tall herb spruce forest, spruce-poplar forests.
 Range. Palaearctic-West Nearctic.
description: Published as part of Trilikauskas, Laimonas A. & Tanasevitch, Andrei V., 2021, New Data On Spider Fauna Of The Katunskiy State Nature Biosphere Reserve (Altai, Russia), With Description Of The Male Oreonetides Sajanensis Eskov, 1991 (Arachnida: Araneae), pp. 137-153 in Acta Biologica Universitatis Daugavpiliensis 21 (2) on page 141, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.12649834
Association of psychosocial factors with short-term resting heart rate variability: The atherosclerosis risk in communities study
Creators: name: Shah, A.S
name: Soliman, E.Z
name: Vaccarino, V
name: Shah, A.J
name: Alonso, A
name: Whitsel, E.A
Publisher: name: American Heart Association Inc.
Year: 2021

description: BACKGROUND: Psychosocial factors predict heart disease risk, but our understanding of underlying mechanisms is limited. We sought to evaluate the physiologic correlates of psychosocial factors by measuring their relationships with heart rate variability (HRV), a measure of autonomic health, in the ARIC (Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities) study. We hypothesize that increased psychosocial stress associates with lower HRV. METHODS AND RESULTS: We studied 9331 participants in ARIC with short-term HRV data at visits 2 and 4. The mean (SD) age was 54.4 (5.7) years, 55% were women, and 25% were Black. Psychosocial factors included: (1) vital exhaustion (VE), (2) anger proneness, a personality trait, and (3) perceived social support. Linear models adjusted for sociodemographic and cardiovascular risk factors. Low frequency HRV (ln ms2) was significantly lower in the highest versus lowest quartiles of VE (B=−0.14, 95% CI, −0.24 to −0.05). When comparing this effect to age (B=−0.04, 95% CI, −0.05 to −0.04), the difference was equivalent to 3.8 years of accelerated aging. Perceived social support associated with lower time-domain HRV. High VE (versus low VE) also associated with greater decreases in low frequency over time, and both anger and VE associated with greater increases in resting heart rate over time. Survival analyses were performed with Cox models, and no evidence was found that HRV ex-plains the excess risk found with high VE and low perceived social support. CONCLUSIONS: Vital exhaustion, and to a lesser extent anger and social support, were associated with worse autonomic function and greater adverse changes over time.
Three essays on voice-based social media: user behavior, technology adoption, and monetization strategies
Creators: name: Doganalp, Selin
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2024

description: This dissertation, composed of three research papers, explores the dynamics of voice-based social media platforms, such as Clubhouse and Twitter Spaces, focusing on the multifaceted dynamics of user engagement, technology acceptance, and monetization strategies. The first paper examines platform usage's social and psychological determinants, utilizing theories like Social Presence Theory and Social Identity Theory. Through a quantitative approach involving Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) and a survey of 340 respondents, it reveals that social identity, communication preferences, and perceived social support are key drivers of user engagement, while privacy concerns and communication frequency play lesser roles. The second paper investigates these platforms' technology acceptance and marketing potential by integrating the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) with social media marketing constructs. Employing Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) and survey data from 303 active social media users, it identifies trendiness and word-of-mouth as significant predictors of behavioral intentions, with perceived value playing a mediating role while highlighting the need for comprehensive design and marketing strategies. The third paper delves into the factors influencing users' willingness to pay for premium features, using a survey of 351 users and quantitative analysis to develop a conceptual model based on the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) and social influence theories. It emphasizes the critical role of community engagement and perceived credibility in driving willingness to pay while noting the limited impact of social proof and scarcity. Together, these studies provide a robust, data-driven understanding of the factors that influence the adoption, usage, and monetization of voice-based social media platforms, offering valuable insights for developers and marketers in optimizing user engagement and capitalizing on the unique opportunities these platforms present in today’s digital landscape.
Micaria nivosa L. Koch 1855
Creators: name: Trilikauskas, Laimonas A.
name: Tanasevitch, Andrei V.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Araneae
Gnaphosidae
Micaria
Micaria nivosa

description: Micaria nivosa L. Koch, 1855 *
 Material. 1♀ (ISEA), KBR, floodplain of small river 260 m upstream of Zaichikha River, 20.VIII.2020, leg. LT.
 Habitats. Pebble river banks, under stones.
 Range. West Palaearctic.
description: Published as part of Trilikauskas, Laimonas A. & Tanasevitch, Andrei V., 2021, New Data On Spider Fauna Of The Katunskiy State Nature Biosphere Reserve (Altai, Russia), With Description Of The Male Oreonetides Sajanensis Eskov, 1991 (Arachnida: Araneae), pp. 137-153 in Acta Biologica Universitatis Daugavpiliensis 21 (2) on page 141, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.12649834
FeetBack – Redirecting touch sensation from a prosthetic hand to the human foot
Creators: name: Morand, Rafael
name: Brusa, Tobia
name: Schnüriger, Nina
name: Catanzaro, Sabrina
name: Berli, Martin
name: Koch, Volker M.
Publisher: name: Frontiers Media
Year: 2022
Subjects: Upper limb prosthesis Sensory feedback Touch sensation Grip force Vibrotactile insole Discrete feedback

description: Introduction: Adding sensory feedback to myoelectric prosthetic hands was shown to enhance the user experience in terms of controllability and device embodiment. Often this is realized non-invasively by adding devices, such as actuators or electrodes, within the prosthetic shaft to deliver the desired feedback. However, adding a feedback system in the socket adds more weight, steals valuable space, and may interfere with myoelectric signals. To circumvent said drawbacks we tested for the first time if force feedback from a prosthetic hand could be redirected to another similarly sensitive part of the body: the foot. Methods: We developed a vibrotactile insole that vibrates depending on the sensed force on the prosthetic fingers. This self-controlled clinical pilot trial included four experienced users of myoelectric prostheses. The participants solved two types of tasks with the artificial hands: 1) sorting objects depending on their plasticity with the feedback insole but without audio-visual feedback, and 2) manipulating fragile, heavy, and delicate objects with and without the feedback insole. The sorting task was evaluated with Goodman-Kruskal’s gamma for ranked correlation. The manipulation tasks were assessed by the success rate. Results: The results from the sorting task with vibrotactile feedback showed a substantial positive effect. The success rates for manipulation tasks with fragile and heavy objects were high under both conditions (feedback on or off, respectively). The manipulation task with delicate objects revealed inferior success with feedback in three of four participants. Conclusion: We introduced a novel approach to touch sensation in myoelectric prostheses. The results for the sorting task and the manipulation tasks diverged. This is likely linked to the availability of various feedback sources. Our results for redirected feedback to the feet fall in line with previous similar studies that applied feedback to the residual arm.
A multi-ethnic epigenome-wide association study of leukocyte DNA methylation and blood lipids
Creators: name: Shen, J
name: Assimes, T.L.
name: Shuldiner, A.R
name: Jhun, M.-A
name: Chen, W.
name: Absher, D.M
name: Do, A.N
name: Montasser, M.E
name: Guan, W
name: Zhi, D
name: Irvin, M.R.
name: Joehanes, R
name: Waldenberger, M.
name: Boerwinkle, E
name: Ikram, M.A
name: Levy, D.
name: Spector, T.D
name: Brody, J.A
name: Salfati, E
name: Wilson, R
name: Whitsel, E.A.
name: Dehghan, A.
name: Uitterlinden, A
name: Xia, R
name: Sun, D
name: Damcott, C
name: Sotoodehnia, N.
name: Hou, L.
name: Mendelson, M
name: Meitinger, T
name: Bartz, T.M
name: Grove, M.
name: Ghanbari, M
name: Peters, A
name: Kardia, S.
name: O’Connell, J.R
name: Arnett, D.K.
name: Braun, K.V.E
name: Smith, J.A
name: Gondalia, R
name: Tsao, P.S.
name: Dhana, K
name: Ingelsson, E.
name: Liliane, P
name: Gustafsson, S
name: Gieger, C
name: van Meurs, J
name: Yao, C
name: Li, S
name: Carnero-Montoro, E
name: Chen, Y.-D.I
name: Zhao, W
name: Psaty, B.M.
name: Zhang, T
name: Zhao, X
name: Singmann, P
name: Lind, L
name: Ware, E.B
name: Horvath, S
name: Müller-Nurasyid, M
name: Fornage, M.
name: Bell, J.T.
name: Baccarelli, A.
name: Hedman, Å.K
Publisher: name: Nature Research
Year: 2021

description: Here we examine the association between DNA methylation in circulating leukocytes and blood lipids in a multi-ethnic sample of 16,265 subjects. We identify 148, 35, and 4 novel associations among Europeans, African Americans, and Hispanics, respectively, and an additional 186 novel associations through a trans-ethnic meta-analysis. We observe a high concordance in the direction of effects across racial/ethnic groups, a high correlation of effect sizes between high-density lipoprotein and triglycerides, a modest overlap of associations with epigenome-wide association studies of other cardio-metabolic traits, and a largely non-overlap with lipid loci identified to date through genome-wide association studies. Thirty CpGs reached significance in at least 2 racial/ethnic groups including 7 that showed association with the expression of an annotated gene. CpGs annotated to CPT1A showed evidence of being influenced by triglycerides levels. DNA methylation levels of circulating leukocytes show robust and consistent association with blood lipid levels across multiple racial/ethnic groups.
Männlichkeit im Spannungsfeld
Creators: name: Wyss, Anna
name: Fischer, Carolin
Publisher: name: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft
Year: 2021

description: Dieser Beitrag beschäftigt sich mit den Auswirkungen ambivalenter Männlichkeitskonstruktionen auf die Lebensrealitäten und Handlungsstrategien von afghanischen Geflüchteten in Deutschland und der Schweiz. Wir zeigen, wie Argwohn, Ausgrenzungserfahrungen und rechtliche Prekarität in der Aufnahmegesellschaft in Kombination mit Verantwortungsgefühlen gegenüber Familienmitgliedern ein vergeschlechtlichtes Spannungsfeld für männliche Geflüchtete erzeugen. Dieses ergibt sich aus widersprüchlichen Handlungsimperativen der europäischen Migrationspolitik, prekärem rechtlichem Status und unerfüllten Erwartungen der Familie gegenüber und setzt männliche Geflüchtete einem geschlechtsspezifischen Risiko doppelter Marginalisierung aus.
title: The Direct Effect of China on Canadian Consumer Prices: An Empirical Assessment
Creators: name: Morel, Louis
Publisher: name: Bank of Canada
Year: 2007

description: The author investigates the direct effect of Chinese imported goods on consumer prices in Canada. On average, over the 2001–06 period, the direct effect of consumer goods imported from China is estimated to have reduced the inflation rate by about 0.1 percentage points per year. This disinflationary effect is due to two causes: first, the Chinese share of Canadian imports of consumer goods has been increasing rapidly in recent years, and second, the price of these goods is much lower in China than it is among Canada's other import sources, as well as domestic producers. Chinese goods will continue to have a disinflationary impact on Canadian prices as long as the price of these goods remains lower than what can be produced in Canada, or by other trading partners, and as long as the Chinese share of Canadian imports continues to increase.
description: L'auteur examine l'effet direct qu'ont les biens importés de la Chine sur les prix à la consommation au Canada. En moyenne, au cours de la période 2001-2006, on estime que les importations de biens de consommation chinois ont eu pour effet direct de réduire le taux d'inflation d'environ 0,1 point de pourcentage par année. Deux facteurs sont à l'origine de cet effet désinflationniste : premièrement, la part de la Chine dans les importations canadiennes de biens de consommation a progressé rapidement au cours des dernières années; deuxièmement, les prix de ces biens sont beaucoup plus faibles en Chine que dans les autres pays d'où proviennent les importations du Canada ou qu'ici même au pays. Les biens chinois continueront d'avoir un effet désinflationniste sur les prix canadiens tant que les prix de ces biens demeureront en deçà de ce qu'il en coûte pour les fabriquer ici ou dans les autres pays partenaires commerciaux du Canada, et que la part de la Chine dans les importations canadiennes augmentera.
title: Price-Level Targeting and Stabilization Policy: A Review
Creators: name: Ambler, Steve
Publisher: name: Bank of Canada
Year: 2007

description: The author surveys recent articles on the costs and benefits of price-level targeting versus inflation targeting, focusing on the benefits and costs of price-level targeting as a tool for stabilization policy. He reviews papers that examine how price-level targeting affects the short-run trade-off between output and inflation variability by influencing expectations of future inflation. The author looks at the implications of this argument for assigning an objective based on price-level targeting to a central bank that is unable to commit to its future policies. He discusses some recent papers that examine how price-level targeting can help to avoid the zero-bound problem, and papers that examine the incentives created by price-level targeting to change the degree of indexation of private contracts.
description: L'auteur passe en revue les récents articles consacrés à la comparaison des avantages et des coûts respectifs des cibles de niveau des prix et des cibles d'inflation. Il s'attache plus particulièrement à examiner l'utilité des cibles fondées sur le niveau des prix pour une politique de stabilisation. Il analyse des travaux qui tentent de déterminer dans quelle mesure les cibles de niveau des prix jouent un rôle dans l'arbitrage à court terme entre la variabilité de l'inflation et celle de la production en influençant les attentes relatives à l'inflation future. L'auteur s'intéresse aux implications de cette démarche dans l'hypothèse où une banque centrale qui ne peut prendre d'engagement à l'égard de ses orientations à venir choisit un objectif axé sur une cible de niveau des prix. Il évalue aussi des études récentes qui examinent comment les cibles de niveau des prix permettraient d'éviter que les taux d'intérêt atteignent leur limite inférieure de zéro, et d'autres traitant des incitations que créent les cibles de niveau des prix pour modifier le degré d'indexation des contrats privés.