cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Polymerus (Poeciloscytus) unifasciatus
Creators: name: Çerçi, Barış
name: Koçak, Özgür
name: Tezcan, Serdar
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Miridae
Polymerus
Polymerus unifasciatus

description: Polymerus (Poeciloscytus) unifasciatus (Fabricius, 1794)
Polymerus microphthalmus sensu Önder (1976: 159).
Polymerus palustris sensu Önder (1976: 160).
Material examined
TURKEY – Kütahya Province • 1 ♀; Merkez; 15 Jul. 1967; F. Önder leg.; LEMT. – Adana Province • 5 ♀♀; Hasanbeyli, Alman pınarı yaylası; 8 Jun. 1972; F. Önder leg.; LEMT.
Comments
As recognized by the illustration provided in the article, the record of P. palustris from Eskişehir by Kıyak & Ersoy (2022) refers to P. (P.) cognatus (Fieber, 1858).
description: Published as part of Çerçi, Barış, Koçak, Özgür & Tezcan, Serdar, 2024, Review of the Heteroptera (Hemiptera) fauna of Turkey: perspectives for future research, pp. 1-127 in European Journal of Taxonomy 937 on page 24, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2024.937.2571, http://zenodo.org/record/12092877
Necroscia Serville 1838
Creators: name: Hennemann, Frank H.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Phasmida
Diapheromeridae
Necroscia

description: Genus Necroscia Serville, 1838
(Fig. 60)
Type-species: Necroscia roseipennis Serville, 1838: 252 (= Necroscia prasina Burmeister, 1838: 586), by subsequent designation of Kirby, 1904: 436.
Comments: This very speciose genus has a wide distributional range and is distributed throughout almost the complete Oriental region and also has representatives on New Guinea and surrounding islands. The highest diversity of species is however found in the subregion defined as Sundaland, principally comprising Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra, Java and Borneo. Only two species have so far become known from Sulawesi, one of which is here described as new but is of somewhat questionable affiliation. The other species, N. aruana (Westwood, 1859), is the type-species of the synonymic genus Aruanoidea Redtenbacher, 1908 (Hennemann, 1998: 121).
As defined currently, Necroscia is still a polyphyletic composition although numerous taxonomic changes have already been conducted by Seow-Choen (2016, 2017, 2018). Females of Necroscia are characterized by the specialized morphology of the genitalia, having an apically narrowed, somewhat tube-like and forked subgenital plate, that might be slightly elongated to project beyond the tip of the abdomen, and usually have more or less elongated often club-like cerci, that considerably project beyond the anal segment. Males exhibit various specializations of the terminalia but the anal segment in particular, which are too numerous to be summarized at this point. The eggs are elongate, tube-like and bullet or okra-shaped with an acutely pointed, bi- or tri-carinate polar end, which serves for the eggs being pierced into substrates like moss, lichens or gaps in tree bark. The morphology of the ♀ terminalia and eggs is shared with various other genera of Necrosciinae including e.g. Eurynecroscia Dohrn, 1910, Notaspinus Seow-Choen, 2017, Orthonecroscia Kirby, 1904 and Paranecroscia Redtenbacher, 1908.
description: Published as part of Hennemann, Frank H., 2021, Stick insects of Sulawesi, Peleng and the Sula Islands, Indonesia- a review including checklists of species and descriptions of new taxa (Insecta: Phasmatodea), pp. 1-189 in Zootaxa 5073 (1) on page 149, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5073.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5760636
Phytocoris (Compsocerocoris)
Creators: name: Çerçi, Barış
name: Koçak, Özgür
name: Tezcan, Serdar
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Miridae
Phytocoris

description: Phytocoris (Compsocerocoris) sp.
Phytocoris confusus sensu Lodos et al. (2003: 33).
Material examined
TURKEY – Kayseri Province • 1 ♀; Merkez; 11 Aug. 1979; EUAPP exped.; LEMT.
description: Published as part of Çerçi, Barış, Koçak, Özgür & Tezcan, Serdar, 2024, Review of the Heteroptera (Hemiptera) fauna of Turkey: perspectives for future research, pp. 1-127 in European Journal of Taxonomy 937 on page 24, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2024.937.2571, http://zenodo.org/record/12092877
Usable security: human factors in mobile authentication
Creators: name: Yang, Yulong
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2016

description: Text passwords are still the primary authentication mechanism for computers and online systems world-wide. Prior work indicates that they would likely persist in the foreseeable future, despite alternative proposals. Therefore, it is crucial to examine the open issues in text passwords. In addition, instead of replacing text passwords entirely, alternatives could be proposed for use under specific context. Under such premises, this thesis focused on (1) to demonstrate the field performance of a serious alternative method for mobile authentication and (2) to propose a systematic experiment design to study password memorability.    Designed to be used for desktop computers originally, text passwords are not suitable for modern platforms such as mobile devices. Using text passwords on mobile devices is a drastically different experience, because of the different form factor and context. From a between-group lab study comparing passwords usage on different devices, we learned that the form factor alone already has an effect on aspects of passwords such as the amount of lowercase letters used per password.  Meanwhile, recent studies suggest that free-form gesture passwords are a viable alternative as an authentication method on touchscreen devices. However, little is known about the actual advantages they carry when deployed for everyday mobile use. We performed the first field study (N=91) of mobile authentication using free-form gestures, with text passwords being the baseline. Motivated by Experience Sampling Method (ESM), our study design aimed at increasing ecological validity while still maintaining control of the experiment. We found that, with gesture passwords, participants gen- erated new passwords and authenticated faster with comparable memorability, while being more willing to retry. Our analysis of the gesture password dataset indicated the choice of gestures varied across categories. Our findings demonstrated gesture passwords are a serious alternative for mobile context.    A major struggle people have with text passwords is to create ones that are both secure and memorable. Although there has been research on measuring password security, we have yet to systematically discover the factors to affect password memorability. By combining existing memory findings and password specific contexts, we proposed a field experiment design centering on two major factors that affect password memorability: log-in frequency and password condition. Log-in frequency defines the frequency of log-in tasks, and password condition defines the condition each password was created. The result of the experiment revealed that potential effects of our factors exist and pointed out directions for future studies.
Macromischa africana Mayr, 1866, n. sp.
Creators: name: Mayr, G.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 1866
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Macromischa
Macromischa africana

description: M. africana n. sp.
Operaria: Long. 3.5 mm. Ferruginea, nitida, pilosa, vertice abdominisque apice fuscescentibus, funiculo et tarsis flavescentibus; mandibulae longitudinaliter rugosae; clypeus parum convexus rugis nonnullis elevatis longitudinalibus, medio carinatus, margine antico haud emarginato; laminae frontales angustissimae, antice paulo latiores; funiculi clava distincte triarticulata; area frontalis sublaevis; frons et vertex disperse-, genae densius longitudinaliter rugulosa; capitis latera post oculos reticulata- rugosa; thorax inter mesonotum et metanotum sulco distinctissimo transverso, sutura pro-mesonotali tenui at distincta; pronotum longitudinaliter rugulosum, postice utrimque obtuse angulatum, mesonotum nec non metanotum reticulato-rugosa, hoc parte declivi transverse rugosa; metanotum spinis duabus longis, parte metanoti basali paulo longioribus, oblique sursum et postice versus directis; petioli segmentum primum antice tenuiter petiolatum, postice nodo elevato subrotundato ruguloso, parte antica cylindrica aequilongo, segmentum secundum transverse ovatum tenuissime nonnunquam indistincte coriaceo-rugulosum, rugulis nonnullis longitudinalibus; abdomen laevissimum; pedes pilis abstantibus albido-flavidis. Von der Goldkueste.
description: Published as part of Mayr, G., 1866, Myrmecologische Beitraege., pp. 484-517 in Sitzungsberichte der Koenigliche Akademie der Wissenschaften, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe 53 on page 24
Approximate versions of the alternating direction method of multipliers
Creators: name: Yao, Wang
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2016

description: Convex optimization is at the core of many of today's analysis tools  for large datasets, and in particular machine learning methods. This thesis  will develop approximate versions of the alternating directrion of multipliers  (ADMM) for the general setting of minimizing the sum of two convex functions.     The alternating direction method of multipliers is a form of augmented  Lagrangian algorithm that has experienced a renaissance in recent years due to  its applicability to optimization problems arising from ``big data'' and image  processing applications, and the relative ease with which it may be  implemented in parallel and distributed computational environments.    There are two fundamental approaches for proving the convergence of the ADMM,  each based on a different form of two-way emph{splitting}, that is,  expressing a mapping as the sum of two simpler mappings. The first approach is  based on Douglas-Rachford operator splitting theory, and yields considerable  insight into the convergence of the ADMM. The second convergence proof  approach is at its core based on the Lagrangian splitting analysis. We present  three new approximate versions of ADMM based on both convergence analyses, all  of which require only knowledge of subgradients of the subproblem objectives,  rather bounds on the distance to the exact subproblem solution.  One version,  which applies only to certain common special cases, is based on combining the  operator splitting analysis of the ADMM with a relative-error proximal point  algorithm of Solodov and Svaiter.  A byproduct of this analysis is a new,  relative-error version of the Douglas-Rachford splitting algorithm for  monotone operators.   The other two approximate versions of the ADMM are more  general and based on the Lagrangian splitting analysis of the ADMM: one uses a  summable absolute error criterion, and the other uses a relative error  criterion and an auxiliary iterate sequence.    We experimentally compare our new algorithms to an essentially exact form of the  ADMM and to an inexact form that can be easily derived from prior theory  (but again applies only to certain common special cases). These experiments  show that our methods can significantly reduce total computational effort when  iterative methods are used to solve ADMM subproblems.
Almost Global Asymptotic Trajectory Tracking for Fully-Actuated Mechanical Systems on Homogeneous Riemannian Manifolds
Creators: name: Welde, Jake
name: Kumar, Vijay
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Systems and Control (eess.SY)
subject: Robotics (cs.RO)
subject: Optimization and Control (math.OC)
subject: FOS: Electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: In this work, we address the design of tracking controllers that drive a mechanical system's state asymptotically towards a reference trajectory. Motivated by aerospace and robotics applications, we consider fully-actuated systems evolving on the broad class of homogeneous spaces (encompassing all vector spaces, Lie groups, and spheres of any finite dimension). In this setting, the transitive action of a Lie group on the configuration manifold enables an intrinsic description of the tracking error as an element of the state space, even in the absence of a group structure on the configuration manifold itself (e.g., for $\mathbb{S}^2$). Such an error state facilitates the design of a generalized control policy depending smoothly on state and time, which drives the geometric tracking error to a designated origin from almost every initial condition, thereby guaranteeing almost global convergence to the reference trajectory. Moreover, the proposed controller simplifies elegantly when specialized to a Lie group or the n-sphere. In summary, we propose a unified, intrinsic controller guaranteeing almost global asymptotic trajectory tracking for fully-actuated mechanical systems evolving on a broad class of manifolds. We apply the method to an axisymmetric satellite and an omnidirectional aerial robot.
description: Preprint. To appear in IEEE Control Systems Letters
Leptothorax nudus Mayr, 1866, n. sp.
Creators: name: Mayr, G.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 1866
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Formicidae
Leptothorax
Leptothorax nudus

description: L. nudus n. sp.
Operaria: Long. 2.2 mm. Fusca, pedibus dilutioribus, capite abdomineque nigricantibus, mandibulis, antennis tarsisqne ochraceis, clava antennali nigricanti; corpus sine pilis abstantibus, solummodo pilis minutis adpressis albicantibus hand copiosis; mandibulae longitudinaliter striatae; caput subopacum subtilissime exasperatum et subtiliter dense punctatum; clypeus convexus, area frontalis et frons antice dense longitudinaliter rugulosa; antennae 12 articulatae; thorax submicans subtilissime exasperatus et subtiliter dense punctulatus lateribus reticulatopunctatis, inter mesonotum et metanotum impressione transversa tenui, metanoto inter dentes duos triangulares, sublaevi et nitido; petiolus exasperatus et punctatus, nodo postico cubico-rotundato; abdomen laeve nitidum.
Von Ovalau (Viti-Insel), im Museum Godeffroy in Hamburg.
Diese Art unterscheidet sich von allen anderen leicht durch den Mangel der abstehenden Behaarung. Eine Abreibung dieser Haare ist nicht anzunehmen, weil sonst doch in den vertieften Theilen des Koerpers solche Haare geblieben waeren und weil die anliegende Pubescenz ganz gut erhalten ist. Im Habitus und in der Faerbung hat sie die naechste Aehnlichkeit mit L. angustulus Nyl.
description: Published as part of Mayr, G., 1866, Myrmecologische Beitraege., pp. 484-517 in Sitzungsberichte der Koenigliche Akademie der Wissenschaften, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe 53 on page 25
Generalized distributed learning under uncertainty for camera networks
Creators: name: Yoon, Sejong
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2016

description: Consensus-based distributed learning is a machine learning technique used to find the general consensus of local learning models to achieve a global objective. It is an important problem with increasing level of interest due to its applications in sensor networks. There are many benefits of distributed learning over traditional centralized learning, such as faster computation and reduced communication cost. In this dissertation, we focus on the merit that distributed learning can be performed in a fully decentralized way, which makes it one step further different from parallel computing approaches.    First, we propose a general distributed probabilistic learning framework based on distributed optimization using an Alternating Direction Method of Multipliers (ADMM). We show that it can be applied to computer vision algorithms which have traditionally assumed a centralized computational setting. We demonstrate that our probabilistic interpretation of the decentralized processing is useful in dealing with missing values which are not explicitly handled in prior works. We provide empirical evaluations on a computer vision problem termed distributed affine structure from motion (SfM).    Second, we propose two useful extensions of the distributed probabilistic learning framework. We first extend our framework so that it can incrementally update the learned model in an online fashion. To do this, we propose to use a Bayesian inference model based on Bregman ADMM (B-ADMM). Next, we show that the distributed learning tasks can be carried out more rapidly by introducing smart update strategies to the underlying ADMM optimization algorithm. By adaptively balancing primal and dual residuals of ADMM, we demonstrate an improved empirical convergence speed in a fully decentralized setting, without limiting the application range of ADMM-based optimization.    Finally, we introduce a potential application of consensus-based distributed optimization on the human trajectory estimation problem. We formulate the trajectory estimation problem as a global optimization issue with constraints encoding various prior conditions that can be either allowed or forbidden in real world situations. We show that our method can effectively estimate the noisy, corrupted trajectories from off-the-shelf human trackers that could assist in human crowd analysis and simulation.
Design, fabrication, and characterization of polymer-based cantilever probes for atomic force microscopy of live mammalian cells in liquid
Creators: name: Yu, Fangzhou
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2016

description: This thesis presents the design, fabrication, and characterization of polymer-based cantilever probes for atomic force microscopes (AFMs), in order to enable biological research requiring non-destructive high-speed high-resolution topographical imaging and nanomechanical characterizations of sub-cellular and cellular samples. A reliable low-cost surfacemicromachining process is developed for the rapid prototyping of bio-compatible polymer-based V-shaped AFM probes. The physical properties of fabricated prototypes, such as effective spring constant, resonant frequency, and quality factor, are determined experimentally via thermal noise method and analytically via finite element and parallel-beam approximation methods. Using a prototype, AFM nanoindentation measurements are performed on live mammalian cells— human cervical epithelial cancer cells (called “HeLa”) in a liquid culture medium. Experimental results are compared to those obtained using a commercial Si-based probe; when the prototype probe is used, the deformation and/or distortion of the cell membrane are reduced significantly albeit repeated indentations on the cell surface. For further AFM-based biological studies, the design and fabrication process of the prototype probe are fine-tuned; a reasonably straight cantilever with a strain gradient as low as 10-4 μm-1 is achieved via corrugating the optical reflection coating or confining it to the tip region, and a sharp tip with a radius of curvature as small as ~40 nm, which is comparable to that of a Si-based probe, is achieved via sequential depositions of low- and high-viscosity acrylic polymers.
Combining the common sense model, cognitive behavioral principles, and real world experience to promote type 2 diabetes self-management
Creators: name: Yu, Jessica Samantha
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2016

description: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a chronic and progressive medical condition that has reached pandemic levels, currently affecting 368 million people worldwide. With previous research demonstrating that T2DM is largely irreversible, the focus is now on developing and disseminating structured diabetes self-management education and support (DSME) programs to help patients live as healthfully as possible without exacerbating their illness. In recent years, several DSME interventions have demonstrated clinically meaningful changes in T2DM patients; however, there appears to be little translation of these programs from research into real world settings because these settings often lack clear blueprints for how to create or implement DSME programs that best fit their organizational needs and structure. Thus, the current study aimed to address this research-practice gap through the development of a brief, theoretically-driven, and behaviorally-focused group-based DSME curriculum for use in real world settings. Phase 1 of the study entailed concentrated efforts to join behavioral health researchers, community health leaders, and T2DM experts in combining the Common Sense Model of Self-Regulation (a prominent health behavior theory), cognitive behavioral principles, and current guidelines from the American Diabetes Association into a novel DSME curriculum. Phase 2 of the study then focused on implementing the resulting four-session curriculum, An Active Approach to Diabetes Self-Management, in local community centers and examining its early acceptability, feasibility, and effectiveness in producing clinical and psychosocial outcomes of interest. A total of 22 adults with T2DM, ranging in age from 35 to 87 years, were recruited from four community organizations and entered into four separate groups. Results indicate statistically significant improvements in participants' glycemic control, diabetes knowledge, and diabetes self-efficacy over the course of the study. In addition, results indicate that both participants and community liaisons were highly satisfied with the intervention. These findings contribute to the field's growing knowledge of how best to capitalize on clinical, research, and real world expertise to design thoughtful and practical DSME programs.
Phytocoris (Exophytocoris) carapezzai Cerci, Kocak & Tezcan 2019
Creators: name: Çerçi, Barış
name: Koçak, Özgür
name: Tezcan, Serdar
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Miridae
Phytocoris
Phytocoris carapezzai

description: Phytocoris (Exophytocoris) carapezzai Çerçi, Koçak & Tezcan, 2019
Fig. 5B
Phytocoris pinihalepensis sensu Lodos et al. (2003: 34).
Material examined
TURKEY – Antalya Province • 2 ♂♂; Güllük mountain; 27 Jul. 1985; EUAPP exped.; LEMT.
description: Published as part of Çerçi, Barış, Koçak, Özgür & Tezcan, Serdar, 2024, Review of the Heteroptera (Hemiptera) fauna of Turkey: perspectives for future research, pp. 1-127 in European Journal of Taxonomy 937 on page 24, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2024.937.2571, http://zenodo.org/record/12092877
Leptothorax curvispinosus Mayr, 1866, n. sp.
Creators: name: Mayr, G.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 1866
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Formicidae
Leptothorax
Leptothorax curvispinosus

description: L. curvispinosus n. sp.
Operaria: Long. 2.4 mm. Flava, capite rubescente-flavo, abdominis segmento basali postice fascia fuscescens medio interrupta; caput, thorax, petiolus et abdomen pilis subclavatis erectis, scapus pilis simplicibus paulo abstantibus, pedes sine pilis abstantibus; mandibulae subtiliter striolatae; clypeus longitudinaliter striatus, medio non impressus et inermis; caput dense reticulato-punctulatus, fronte distincte, vertice antice indistincte subtiliter et longitudinaliter rugulosis; antennae 11 articulatae; thorax longitrorsum convexus, sine impressione transversa, subtiliter et longitudinaliter rugulosus et partim reticulato-punctatus; metanotum spinis duabus longis, paulo curvatis, parte metanoti basali sublongioribus, inter spinas transverse rugosum; petioli nodi reticulato-punctati; abdomen laevissimum et nitidum.
Aus Nordamerika; im zoologischen Museum in Leyden.
Diese Art unterscheidet sich von den drei bereits bekannten nordamerikanischen Arten und zwar von L. longispinosus Rog. durch die Faerbung des Koerpers, durch die verschiedene Sculptur und durch die ganz fehlende Querfurche zwischen dem Meso- und Metanotum; von L. Schaumi durch die laengeren aufrechten Haare und durch die langen Dornen des Metanotum; von L. pilifer Rog. durch die nur 11 gliedrigen Fuehler, die nicht abstehend behaarten Beine, den nicht quer eingedrueckten Thorax und durch die langen etwas gekruemmten Dornen.
Von den europaeischen Arten mit 11 gliedrigen Fuehlern unterscheidet sich die neue Art durch die gelbe Fuehlerkeule, den nicht eingedrueckten Clypeus, die nicht abstehend behaarten Beine, so wie durch die andere Faerbung des Koerpers.
description: Published as part of Mayr, G., 1866, Myrmecologische Beitraege., pp. 484-517 in Sitzungsberichte der Koenigliche Akademie der Wissenschaften, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe 53 on pages 25-26
Relative Occurrence Rate Between Hot and Cold Jupiters as an Indicator to Probe Planet Migration
Creators: name: Gan, Tianjun
name: Guo, Kangrou
name: Liu, Beibei
name: Wang, Sharon X.
name: Mao, Shude
name: Buchner, Johannes
name: Fulton, Benjamin J.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Earth and Planetary Astrophysics (astro-ph.EP)
subject: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We propose a second-order statistic parameter $\varepsilon$, the relative occurrence rate between hot and cold Jupiters ($\varepsilon=η_{\rm HJ}/η_{\rm CJ}$), to probe the migration of gas giants. Since the planet occurrence rate is the combined outcome of the formation and migration processes, a joint analysis of hot and cold Jupiter frequency may shed light on the dynamical evolution of giant planet systems. We first investigate the behavior of $\varepsilon$ as the stellar mass changes observationally. Based on the occurrence rate measurements of hot Jupiters ($η_{\rm HJ}$) from the TESS survey and cold Jupiters ($η_{\rm CJ}$) from the CLS survey, we find a tentative trend (97% confidence) that $\varepsilon$ drops when the stellar mass rises from $0.8$ to $1.4\ M_\odot$, which can be explained by different giant planet growth and disk migration timescales around different stars. We carry out planetesimal and pebble accretion simulations, both of which could reproduce the results of $η_{\rm HJ}$, $η_{\rm CJ}$ and $\varepsilon$. Our findings indicate that the classical core accretion + disk migration model can explain the observed decreasing trend of $\varepsilon$. We propose two ways to increase the significance of the trend and verify the anti-correlation. Future works are required to better constrain $\varepsilon$, especially for M dwarfs and for more massive stars.
description: Accepted for publication in ApJ, 14 pages, 6 figures, 3 tables
Monomorium minutum
Creators: name: Mayr, G.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 1866
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Formicidae
Monomorium
Monomorium minutum

description: M. minutum Mayr.
Ein sehr ausgebildetes, aus Nordamerika stammendes Weibchen dieser Art besitzt das zoologische Museum in Halle. Es ist 5.2 Millim, lang, braunschwarz, die Mandibeln sind roethlich gelbbraun, die Fuehler und Beine gelbbraun. Der mittlere nach hinten gerichtete Theil des Metanotum ist von der Basis bis zum Stielchengelenke quergestreift.
description: Published as part of Mayr, G., 1866, Myrmecologische Beitraege., pp. 484-517 in Sitzungsberichte der Koenigliche Akademie der Wissenschaften, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe 53 on page 26
Adults Rate Their Primary Care Health Care Providers Highly: 2023 AARP Survey of Adults Ages 50 and Older
Creators: name: AARP
Publisher: name: Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
Year: 2025

description: Healthcare facilities used (5); time since last visit with primary provider (1); reason for most recent visit with primary provider (1); availability of primary provider (1); satisfaction with care/attentiveness (6).
Spin-Wave Self-Imaging: Experimental and Numerical Demonstration of Caustic and Talbot-like Diffraction Patterns
Creators: name: Makartsou, Uladzislau
name: Gołębiewski, Mateusz
name: Guzowska, Urszula
name: Stognij, Alexander
name: Gieniusz, Ryszard
name: Krawczyk, Maciej
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: Optics (physics.optics)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Extending the scope of the self-imaging phenomenon, traditionally associated with linear optics, to the domain of magnonics, this study presents the experimental demonstration and numerical analysis of spin-wave (SW) self-imaging in an in-plane magnetized yttrium iron garnet film. We explore this phenomenon using a setup in which a plane SW passes through a diffraction grating, and the resulting interference pattern is detected using Brillouin light scattering. We have varied the frequencies of the source dynamic magnetic field to discern the influence of the anisotropic dispersion relation and the caustic effect on the analyzed phenomenon. We found that at low frequencies and diffraction fields, the caustics determine the interference pattern. However, at large distances from the grating, when the waves of high diffraction order and number of slits contribute to the interference pattern, the self-imaging phenomenon and Talbot-like patterns are formed. This methodological approach not only sheds light on the behavior of SW interference under different conditions but also enhances our understanding of the SW self-imaging process in both isotropic and anisotropic media.
Monomorium specularis Mayr, 1866, n. sp.
Creators: name: Mayr, G.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 1866
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Formicidae
Monomorium
Monomorium specularis

description: M. specularis n. sp.
Operaria: Long. 1.5 mm- Polita, nitidissima, capite abdomineque nigrofuscis, mandibulis, antennis, thorace, petiolo et pedibus flavis, funiculi apice plus minusve infuscato; parcissime pilosa, pedibus pilis abstantibus longioribus; clypeus antice indistincte bidentatus; area frontalis nulla; petioli segmentum primum supra proxime pone medium nodo rotundato.
Von Upolu (eine der Schiffer-Inseln); im Museum Godeffroy in Hamburg.
Diese Art hat mit M. minutum ausser der Farbe eine so grosse Aehnlichkeit, dass ich die zwei mir vorliegenden Exemplare fuer M. minutum gehalten haette, wenn ich nicht durch die Vaterlandsangabe zu einer ganz genauen Untersuchung und Vergleichung gezwungen worden waere, wodurch ich fand, dass sich die neue Art von M. minutum, ausser der nicht sehr charakteristischen Farbe, durch das erste Stielchensegment unterscheidet. Bei M. minutum liegt naemlich der Knoten am Hinterrande des ersten Stielchengliedes, waehrend er bei M. specularis deutlich mehr nach vorne, und zwar fast bis zur Mitte des ersten Stielchengliedes gerueckt ist.
description: Published as part of Mayr, G., 1866, Myrmecologische Beitraege., pp. 484-517 in Sitzungsberichte der Koenigliche Akademie der Wissenschaften, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe 53 on pages 26-27
Children's understanding of yesterday and tomorrow
Creators: name: Zhang, Meng
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2016

description: Children’s understanding of temporal language is one indication of their understanding of time. This study used a picture-sentence matching paradigm to test children’s understanding of yesterday and tomorrow. Children viewed two pictures of an object with a visible change of state (e.g., a carved pumpkin and an intact pumpkin) while listening to a sentence indicating the time of the action (e.g., “I carved the pumpkin yesterday”). They were asked to select one picture that matched the sentences. In Experiment 1, 69 3- to 5-year-old children completed this task, which included 12 sentences referred to the past and 12 referred to the future. Results showed that children performed better with past sentences than they did with future, suggesting they understand the temporal relation between past and present better than that between future and present. In Experiment 2, 41 4- to 5-year-old children completed the same task but with sentences containing conflicting tense and temporal adverb (e.g., “I carved the pumpkin tomorrow”). Results showed that children tended to select pictures that were the outcome of actions, regardless of when the action occurs, indicating their bias toward outcomes in temporal judgment. In Experiment 3, 25 adults completed the same task in Experiment 2 via computer. Their temporal judgments were mainly based on temporal adverbs, providing a maturity reference for this inconsistent situation.
Deal Lake restoration planning study for the Deal Lake Commission
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Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 1980

description: A planning study for the phase II restoration of Deal Lake in Monmouth  County funded by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. The proposal includes an introduction with background information and a description of the watershed; present lake characteristics and conditions; a survey of ordnances, plans, and documentation related to the lake; analysis related to recreation, control, preservation, and restoration strategies; and a review of recommendations.
A Community Group's Introduction to Business Archives: The Value of Corporate Heritage - Our Heritage, Our Stories blog series
Creators: name: McNicol, Nella
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025
Subjects: Heritage
Community
Digital Humanities
Archives

description: In this blog, Nella McNicol from the OHOS Archives Lab at the University of Glasgow discusses the experience of staff and volunteers from the Pipe Factory during the introductory session to Business Archives hosted at University of Glasgow Archives and Special Collections by archivist Kiara King from The Ballast Trust.
Proposal for Weequahic Lake diagnostic-feasibility study
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Year: 1981

description: A proposal for the phase II restoration of Weequahic Lake in Essex County submitted by F.X. Browne Associates. The proposal includes an introduction with background information; an overview of the technical approach including a diagnostic study, a feasibility study, an environmental evaluation and project documentation; and cost and support proposals.
Pheidole oceanica Mayr, 1866, n. sp.
Creators: name: Mayr, G.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 1866
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Formicidae
Pheidole
Pheidole oceanica

description: P. oceanica n. sp.
Miles: Long. 4.4 mm. Rufescenti-flavus, abdominis medio et postice infuscato; mandibulae laeves, punctis nonnullis dispersis, extus prope basin striatae; caput fortiter striatum, postice depressum et reticulato-rugosum; lateribus pone oculos reticulato-striatum; clypeus sublaevis, nitidus, medio carina brevi, antice distincte emarginatus; scapus modice longus sulco capitis tenui inculatus; thorax rugulosus; pronotum subrotundatum; mesonotum medio onco transverso; metanoti spinae longae et erectae; petioli segmentum secundum subtiliter reticidato-punctatum, transversum, utrimque angulatum; abdomen laeve; tibiae et scapus filis abstantibus.
Operaria: Long. 1.3 mm- Flava, nitida, capite thoraceque rufescentibus, abdomine infuscato; mandibulae sublaeves, dentatae; caput laeve, nitidissimum, inter laminas frontales et oculos curvatim striatum; pronotum rotundatum, laeve, nitidum, antice subtiliter reticulato-punctatum; mesonotum disco laevi, lateraliter dense reticulato-punctatum; metanotum dense reticulato-punctatum, dentibus duobus triangularibus acutis, erectis; petiolus supra laevis et nitidus, lateraliter asper; abdomen laeve, nitidum; corpus sicut scapus et tibiae, pilis abstantibus.
Fe mina: Long. 6.6 mm. Rufa, segmentorum abdominalium marginibus fuscis; caput ut in milite; thorax longitudinaliter striatus, scutello metanotoque inter spinas compressas triangulares modice longas laevibus; petiolus transverse rugosus, segmento secundo transverso utrimque obtuse angulatim producto; abdomen subtiliter et tenuissime prope basim distinctissime coriaceo-rugulosum et punctis dispersis piliferis; corpus pilosum, tibiae pilis multis longis adpressis, at pilis paucis abstantibus.
Mas: Long. 3 mm. Testaceus, supra in fuscatus, vertice nigricante; mandibulae subtilissime striolatae; clypeus et area frontalis sublaevia; frons fortiter striata; vertex striatus et rugulosus; pronotum et mesothoracis latera sublaevia, mesonotum postice subtiliter longitudinaliter striatum, metanotum inerme subtiliter striato-rugulosum; petiolus sublaevis; abdomen laeve et nitidum.
Von Ovalau (einer der Viti-Inseln); im Museum Godeffroy in Hamburg.
Ich bin nicht vollkommen sicher, dass die hier diagnosticirten Arbeiter, Weibchen und Maennchen zum zuerst beschriebenen Soldaten, den ich als Typus fuer die neue Art betrachte, gehoeren, da ich nur weiss, dass alle Geschlechter von Ovalau stammen. Das Weibchen gehoert ohne Zweifel zu dieser Art, der Arbeiter aber nur wahrscheinlich, ebenso auch das Maennchen, indem die Eigenschaften keinen sicheren Schluss erlauben und ueberhaupt die Verschiedenheiten der Arten bei diesen meist sehr geringe sind.
description: Published as part of Mayr, G., 1866, Myrmecologische Beitraege., pp. 484-517 in Sitzungsberichte der Koenigliche Akademie der Wissenschaften, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe 53 on pages 27-28
Phytocoris (Exophytocoris) matocqi Pagola-Carte 2019
Creators: name: Çerçi, Barış
name: Koçak, Özgür
name: Tezcan, Serdar
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Miridae
Phytocoris
Phytocoris matocqi

description: Phytocoris (Exophytocoris) matocqi Pagola-Carte, 2019
Fig. 5C
Phytocoris pinihalepensis sensu Lodos et al. (2003: 34).
Material examined
TURKEY – Antalya Province • 1 ♂; Serik; 28 May 1986; EUAPP exped.; LEMT.
description: Published as part of Çerçi, Barış, Koçak, Özgür & Tezcan, Serdar, 2024, Review of the Heteroptera (Hemiptera) fauna of Turkey: perspectives for future research, pp. 1-127 in European Journal of Taxonomy 937 on page 24, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2024.937.2571, http://zenodo.org/record/12092877
Final report, phase I diagnostic-feasibility study of Weequahic Lake
Creators: name: No Name Supplied
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 1983

description: Results of the Phase I study indicate that most of the nutrient load to the lake originates within the park boundaries and is a result of heavy parkland use. The major nutrient sources are severe erosion of the land immediately adjoining the lake and sloughing of the lake banks and surface runoff from the surrounding developed areas. Implementation of the recommendations will improve water quality in the Iake, Increase the water transparency and decrease chlorophyll concentrations, and improve fishery resources and aesthetics.
Nescicroa rufescens Hennemann 2021, n. stat.
Creators: name: Hennemann, Frank H.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Phasmida
Lonchodidae
Nescicroa
Nescicroa rufescens

description: Nescicroa rufescens (Hennemann, 1998) n. stat.
(Fig. 62)
Nescicroa rufescens Hennemann, 1998: 109, pl. 4: 7–8, figs. 14–15. HT, ♂: 7919; Holotypus; Nescicroa heinrichi rufescens Hennemann, 1998, det. F. Hennemann VI.1996 ♂; S-Sulawesi, Luwu, Palopo, leg. Gunawan XI.1995 [MNHU, ex coll. FH]; AT, ♀: 7920; Holotypus; Nescicroa heinrichi rufescens Hennemann, 1998, det. F. Hennemann VI.1996 ♂; S-Sulawe-si, Luwu, Palopo, leg. Gunawan XI.1995 [MNHU, ex coll. FH]; PT, 2 ♀♀, 1 ♂: Indonesien, S-Sulawesi, Sulawesi-Selatan, Luwu, Palopo, leg. Gunawan XI.1995 [coll. FH No’s 0102-1 to 3]; PT, 1 ♂: Indonesien, S-Sulawesi, Sulawesi Selatan, Tana Toraja, leg. Tajuddin X.1995 – II.1996 [coll. FH No. 0102-4].
Otte & Brock, 2005: 225.
Zompro, 2005. 265.
Differential diagnosis: This species is very similar to N. rammei Günther, 1935 but can readily be separated by its distinctive red colouration of the head, thorax and abdomen as well as the transparent ruby coloured anal fan of the alae of both sexes (Fig. 62). Males furthermore differ from those of N. rammei by the much smaller and rather obtuse epiproct, which hardly projects beyond the outer lateral angles of the anal segment and comparatively shorter and broader cerci (Fig. 62G). From N. heinrichi Günther, 1935 the ♀♀ of this species (the only sex known in rammei) can be distinguished at first glance by the same colour patterns mentioned above, the pronotum and mesonotum being green in rammei with only the lateral margins marked by a rosy streak, the costal region of the alae being green medially with the anterior margin and posterior portion constrastingly black and the anal fan transparent grey. Moreover, the anal segment in N. rufescens is much more acutely narrowed towards the apex (Fig. 62E) and the notably shorter subgenital plate merely reaches to the posterior margin of abdominal tergum IX (Figs. 62D, F).
Comments: Originally described as a subspecies of Nescicroa heinrichi Günther, 1953 rev. comb., re-examination of the type-series and detailed comparison with the type specimens of Günther’s species have shown this taxon to be a valid species. Thus it is here raised to species level and now is Nescicroa rufescens n. stat.. Actually, it is more similar in various aspects and presumably more closely related to N. rammei Günther, 1935 than to N. heinrichi. Distinguishing features are summarized above. Body lengths: ♀♀ 61.5–67.0 mm, ♂♂ 49.5–53.0 mm.
Distribution: S-Sulawesi, Sulawesi Selatan, Luwu Regency, Palopo [MNHU, coll. FH]; S-Sulawesi, Sulawesi Selatan,Tana Toraja Highland [coll. FH].
description: Published as part of Hennemann, Frank H., 2021, Stick insects of Sulawesi, Peleng and the Sula Islands, Indonesia- a review including checklists of species and descriptions of new taxa (Insecta: Phasmatodea), pp. 1-189 in Zootaxa 5073 (1) on pages 157-159, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5073.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5760636
Examining flood map changes in New Jersey, report prepared for New Jersey Realtors governmental research foundation
Creators: name: No Name Supplied
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2017

description: This is a report on flood hazard mapping in New Jersey and the creation of Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). It includes a background on the NFIP, an overview on mapping and mapping methods, relation between flood maps and insurance rates, and information on New Jersey flood risks.
Phytocoris (Exophytocoris) scitulus subsp. scitulus Reuter 1908
Creators: name: Çerçi, Barış
name: Koçak, Özgür
name: Tezcan, Serdar
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Miridae
Phytocoris
Phytocoris scitulus
Phytocoris (exophytocoris) scitulus scitulus reuter, 1908

description: Phytocoris (Exophytocoris) scitulus scitulus Reuter, 1908
Phytocoris femoralis sensu Lodos et al. (2003: 33).
Material examined
TURKEY – Konya Province • 1 ♀; Ereğli; 1 Jul. 1980; EUAPP exped.; LEMT.
description: Published as part of Çerçi, Barış, Koçak, Özgür & Tezcan, Serdar, 2024, Review of the Heteroptera (Hemiptera) fauna of Turkey: perspectives for future research, pp. 1-127 in European Journal of Taxonomy 937 on page 25, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2024.937.2571, http://zenodo.org/record/12092877
Pheidole tasmaniensis Mayr, 1866, n. sp.
Creators: name: Mayr, G.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 1866
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Formicidae
Pheidole
Pheidole tasmaniensis

description: P. tasmaniensis n. sp.
Miles: Long. 3.4 - 4.4 mm- Rufescentiflavus aut rufescens, abdomine supra infuscato, pedibus testaceis; mandibulae laeves punctis nonnullis dispersis, extus prope basim striatae; caput fortiter striatum, postice vix depressum et transverse reticulato-striatum, lateribus pone oculos nonnihil laevigatis; clypeus striatus antice distincte emarginatus; scapus brevis sulco capitis indistincte incubatus; pronotum dilatatum disco convexo, transverse striolato; mesonotum rugulosum, carinae transversae loco in medio impressum et utrimque tuberculatum; metanotum inter spinas duas erectas subtiliter punctato-rugulosum, lateraliter dense reticulato-punctatum; petioli segmentum secundum haud parum minutum, subtilissime punctatum, transversum, utrimque angulatum; abdomen laeve; tibiae et scapus pilis abstantibus.
Aus Tasmanien; in meiner Sammlung von Herrn Dr. Sichel.
Diese Art unterscheidet sich von P. oceanica durch den hinten kaum eingedrueckten und daselbst deutlich querrunzeligen Scheitel, durch die glaenzenden, viel seichter und nur laengsgerunzelten KopfSeiten hinter den Augen, durch den stark laengsgesteiften und vorne nur ziemlich schmal ausgerandeten Clypeus, durch den kurzen Fuehlerschaft, durch den viel kleineren zweiten Knoten des Stielchens, so wie durch das Mesonotum, welches nicht, wie bei P. oceanica, einen deutlichen ununterbrochenen Querwulst hat, sondern in der Mitte stark eingedrueckt ist und jederseits von diesem Eindrucke einen kleinen Hoecker hat. Von P. pennsylvanica, mit welcher sie die groesste Aehnlichkeit hat, unterscheidet sie sich durch das Gruebchen in der Mitte des Mesonotum, durch den oben kaum ausgerandeten ersten Knoten des Stielchens und durch den zweiten Knoten, welcher klein, kaum doppelt so breit als der erste und jederseits nur stumpfwinkelig ist, waehrend bei P. pennsylvanica das Mesonotum in der Mitte keine Spur eines Gruebchens hat, der erste Knoten des Stielchens oben deutlich bogig ausgerandet ist und der zweite Knoten fast dreimal so breit als der erste Knoten ist und jederseits einen maessig spitzigen kegeligen Fortsatz hat.
description: Published as part of Mayr, G., 1866, Myrmecologische Beitraege., pp. 484-517 in Sitzungsberichte der Koenigliche Akademie der Wissenschaften, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe 53 on pages 28-29
Fitness Gadgets as a Form of Preventative Healthcare
Creators: name: Arboleda Carpio, Sherezade L.
name: Sohail, Samia
name: Clark, Kourtney
name: Fagan, Julie M.
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2016

description: Fitness gadgets can be useful tools in influencing individuals who live unhealthy or sedentary lifestyles to become more active and engaged with their health. Gadgets not only motivate the already motivated to make further progress in their fitness accomplishments, but also provide a mechanism for the unmotivated and individuals with health diseases to manage risk factors. Many of these gadgets have similar functions, such as counting calories, step counting, heart rate monitoring, water consumption tracking, food planning, and sleep tracking. Fitness trackers are not just a fad, but should be perceived as a lifelong necessity to manage and improve health.  Health insurance companies should embrace the fitness gadget revolution as an approach to preventative health care and as a means to lower health care costs.
Phytocoris (Leptophytocoris) ustulatus Herrich-Schaeffer 1835
Creators: name: Çerçi, Barış
name: Koçak, Özgür
name: Tezcan, Serdar
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Miridae
Phytocoris
Phytocoris ustulatus

description: Phytocoris (Leptophytocoris) ustulatus Herrich-Schaeffer, 1835
Phytocoris (Leptophytocoris) chardoni sensu Önder (1976: 80).
Phytocoris chardoni sensu Önder et al. (1984: 220).
Material examined
TURKEY – BalıkesIr ProvInce • 1 ♀; Dursunbey; 13 Jul. 1972; F. Önder leg.; LEMT. – Sakarya Province • 1 ♂; Geyve, Sarıgazi; 6 Jul. 1977; F. Önder leg.; LEMT.
description: Published as part of Çerçi, Barış, Koçak, Özgür & Tezcan, Serdar, 2024, Review of the Heteroptera (Hemiptera) fauna of Turkey: perspectives for future research, pp. 1-127 in European Journal of Taxonomy 937 on page 25, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2024.937.2571, http://zenodo.org/record/12092877
Halticus apterus subsp. apterus
Creators: name: Çerçi, Barış
name: Koçak, Özgür
name: Tezcan, Serdar
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Miridae
Halticus
Halticus apterus
Halticus apterus apterus (linnaeus, 1758)

description: Halticus apterus apterus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Halticus pusillus sensu Önder (1976: 231).
Material examined
TURKEY – İzmIr ProvInce • 1 ♂; Ödemiş Bozdağ; 30 Jul. 1975; F. Önder leg.; LEMT.
description: Published as part of Çerçi, Barış, Koçak, Özgür & Tezcan, Serdar, 2024, Review of the Heteroptera (Hemiptera) fauna of Turkey: perspectives for future research, pp. 1-127 in European Journal of Taxonomy 937 on page 25, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2024.937.2571, http://zenodo.org/record/12092877