cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Sciocoris (Aposciocoris) umbrinus Wolff 1804
Creators: name: Ghahari, Hassan
name: Moulet, Pierre
name: Rider, David A.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2014
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Pentatomidae
Sciocoris
Sciocoris umbrinus

description: Sciocoris (Aposciocoris) umbrinus (Wolff, 1804)
Cimex umbrinus Wolff, 1804: 142; Sciocoris brevicollis Fieber, 1851: 441; Sciocoris fieberi Flor, 1860: 115; Sciocoris rotermundti Schumacher, 1912: 148; Sciocoris rotermundti var. subglabra Schumacher, 1912: 148.
Distribution in Iran. Iran (no locality cited) (Oshanin 1906, 1912; Putshkov 1965; Safavi 1959; Modarres Awal 1997b; Derjanschi & Péricart 2005; Rider 2006).
General distribution. Euro-Siberian except Great Britain, including Ukraine extending to China and Mongolia; questionable in Iran according to Dejanschi & Péricart (2005)
description: Published as part of Ghahari, Hassan, Moulet, Pierre & Rider, David A., 2014, An annotated catalog of the Iranian Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomomorpha), pp. 1-95 in Zootaxa 3837 (1) on page 50, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3837.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/286722
MODELING AND SIMULATION OF OSTEOCYTE-FLUID INTERACTION IN A LACUNO-CANALICULAR NETWORK IN THREE DIMENSIONS
Creators: name: Karimli, Nigar
Publisher: name: Purdue University Graduate School
Year: 2025
Subjects: classificationCode: 490102
subject: Biological mathematics
classificationCode: 490199
subject: Applied mathematics not elsewhere classified

description: Bone health relies on its cells' ability to sense and respond to mechanical forces, a process primarily managed by osteocytes embedded within the bone matrix. The cells reside in the lacuno-canalicular network (LCN), a complex structure, comprised of lacunae (small cavities) and canaliculi (microscopic channels), through which they communicate and receive nutrients. The mechanotransduction (MT) process, by which osteocytes convert mechanical signals from mechanical loading into biochemical responses, is essential for bone remodeling but remains poorly understood. Both in-vitro and in-vivo studies present challenges in directly measuring the cellular stresses and strains involved, making computational modeling a valuable tool for studying osteocyte mechanics. In this dissertation, we present a coarse-grained, integrative model designed to simulate stress and strain distributions within an osteocyte and its microenvironment. Our model features the osteocyte membrane represented as a network of viscoelastic springs, with six slender, arm-like osteocytic processes extending from the membrane. The osteocyte is immersed in interstitial fluid and encompassed by the rigid extracellular matrix (ECM). The cytosol and interstitial fluid are both modeled as water-like, viscous incompressible fluids, allowing us to capture the fluid-structure interactions crucial to understanding the MT. To simulate these interactions, we employ the Lattice Boltzmann - Immersed Boundary (LB-IB) method. This approach couples the Lattice Boltzmann method, which numerically solves fluid equations, with the immersed boundary method, which handles the interactions between the osteocyte structures and the surrounding fluids. This framework consists of a system of integro-partial differential equations describing both fluid and solid dynamics, enabling a detailed examination of force, strain, and stress distribution within the osteocyte. Major results include 1) increased incoming flow routes results in increased stress and strain, 2) regions of higher stress and strain are concentrated near the junctions where the osteocytic processes meet the main body.
Rediviva (Redivivoides) variabilis
Creators: name: Kuhlmann, Michael
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Melittidae
Rediviva
Rediviva variabilis

description: Rediviva (Redivivoides) variabilis (KUHLMANN, 2012)
Redivivoides variabilis KUHLMANN, 2012: 24-29. Holotype ♀ (Grootvlei, South Africa) (Iziko South African Museum, Cape Town, South Africa).
A d d i t i o n a l m a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d
South Africa: 2♀♀, 8 km WNW Leliefontein, Fynbos, road side, 30°15´58´´S 18°03´17´´E, 1190 m, 10.ix.2017, leg. M. Kuhlmann; 11♀♀, 1J, idem, 14.ix.2017; 6JJ, idem, 18.viii.2023.
G e n e r a l d i s t r i b u t i o n: The species has been found in most parts of Namaqualand down south to the northern parts of the Roggeveld Mts. south of Calvinia.
R e m a r k s: According to own observations the species apparently is oligolectic on Fabaceae as females seem to exclusively collect pollen on flowers of this family. Nests get parasitized by the cuckoo bee Nomada redivivoides KUHLMANN, 2023 (KUHLMANN 2023).
description: Published as part of Kuhlmann, Michael, 2024, The male of Rediviva (Redivivoides) kamieskroonensis (KUHLMANN, 2012) (Hymenoptera, Melittidae), with an updated key and additional records of the subgenus, pp. 121-128 in Linzer biologische Beiträge 56 (1) on page 126, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14681968
Coniceromyia crassivena Ament & Kung & Brown 2020, sp. nov.
Creators: name: Ament, Danilo César
name: Kung, Giar-Ann
name: Brown, Brian V.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Phoridae
Coniceromyia
Coniceromyia crassivena

description: Coniceromyia crassivena sp. nov.
(Figs. 2E, 8K, 13K, 18 H–I, 24L)
Diagnosis (male). Large wing membrane area between the veins M 2 and CuA 1 (CuA 1 -M 2 /M 2 -M 1 ratio 5.2), M 2 considerably thick (Fig. 13K), foretibia with three dorsal setae (Fig. 2E).
Material examined. Holotype ♂, BOLIVIA: La Paz: 40km N Caranavi: Cumbre Alto Beni, 15.83ºS, 67.56ºW, 7–14.iv.2004, Malaise trap, 1600m, B. Brown, E. Zumbado col. [LACM ENT 194075].
Description. Male. Body length, 2.8 mm. Head. Frons dark brown, shining, sparsely setulose, with well-defined median furrow. Flagellomere 1 light brown, darker apically, conical-elongate. Arista apical, slightly shorter than flagellomere 1. Palpus yellowish- brown. Gena with two setae. Thorax. Scutum, scutellum, and pleural regions brown; anepisternum bare. Legs yellowish-brown, except midcoxa brown and dorsal macula on posterior face of hind femur. Foretibia with three dorsal setae and anterodorsal row of strong setulae. Foremetatarsus with anterior bare excavation, anteroapical setulose process, group of setae at excavation base including a long curved seta, row of dense setulae on dorsal margin of excavation, and strong seta at base of anteroapical process (Fig. 8K). Foremetatarsus ratio 0.28. Midtibia with two anterodorsal and one posterodorsal setae in basal half. Posterior face of hind femur with band of basoventral tiny blunt setulae tapering toward ventral margin (Figs. 18 H–I). Hind femur height/ length ratio 0.31. Hind tibia with two dorsal setae in basal half. Wing. Darkening in the wing membrane between M 2 and CuA 1 and close to the wing apex; Costa swollen, 0.36 of the wing length; R 2+3 vestigial; M 1 slightly concave; M 2 twice the thickness of M 1, slightly sinuous, CuA 1 -M 2 /M 2 -M 1 ratio 5.2; CuA 1 concave. Halter base brown, apex white. Abdomen. Tergites dark brown, with shining pubescence. Hypopygium light brown (Figs. 24L). Left epandrial process bifurcated into a dorsal and a ventral lobe. Ventral lobe with many strong setulae at medial face. Dorsal lobe with subepandrial setulose elevation. Right subepandrial plate expanded posteriorly. Margin of right lobe of hypandrium with lateral projection. Hypoproct with three setae.
Distribution. Known from a single mid-elevation site in Bolivia.
Etymology. Name derived from the Latin roots crassus (thick, stout) and vena, referring to the wing vein M 2 considerably thick.
description: Published as part of Ament, Danilo César, Kung, Giar-Ann & Brown, Brian V., 2020, Forty-one new species of Coniceromyia Borgmeier (Diptera: Phoridae), an identification key, and new distributional records for the species of the genus, pp. 1-61 in Zootaxa 4830 (1) on pages 9-10, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4830.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4402844
Sciocoris (Neosciocoris) conspurcatus subsp. conspurcatus Klug 1845
Creators: name: Ghahari, Hassan
name: Moulet, Pierre
name: Rider, David A.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2014
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Pentatomidae
Sciocoris
Sciocoris conspurcatus
Sciocoris (neosciocoris) conspurcatus conspurcatus klug, 1845

description: Sciocoris (Neosciocoris) conspurcatus conspurcatus Klug, 1845
Sciocoris conspurcatus Klug, 1845: [sign. d]; Sciocoris fissus var. scutellaris Puton, 1884: 147; Sciocoris conspurcatus majusculus Linnavuori, 1964: 308; Sciocoris (Neosciocoris) carayoni Wagner, 1965: 136.
Distribution in Iran. Alborz, Tehran (Hoberlandt 1997), Kerman, Sistan & Baluchestan (Kiritshenko 196), Khorasan (Linnavuori 2008), Iran (no locality cited) (Derjanschi & Péricart 2005; Rider 2006).
General distribution. Western Europe (doubtful in Italy), North Africa (Canary Archipelago), Near East, Iran, Arabian peninsula, Sudan.
Host plants. Sciocoris conspurcatus lives in sandy biotopes under Obione sp. (Amaranthaceae), Salsola sp., Salicornia sp. (both Salsolaceae) and Zygophyllum sp. (Zygophyllaceae) (Derjanschi & Péricart 2005), and on Chenopodiaceae (Dusoulier & Lupoli 2006).
description: Published as part of Ghahari, Hassan, Moulet, Pierre & Rider, David A., 2014, An annotated catalog of the Iranian Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomomorpha), pp. 1-95 in Zootaxa 3837 (1) on pages 50-51, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3837.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/286722
Master plan report for the township of Byram Sussex County, N.J.
Creators: name: No Name Supplied
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 1966

description: The Byram Planning Board conducted a 1964 comprehensive planning program to permit the development of Byram Township to be conducted along the guidelines of contemporary planning practice. The findings and recommendations of the Master Plan, the initial stage of the program, are presented in this report. One of the fundamental aims of this report is to provide for a common understanding of the planning process, and outline some of the planning principles which are afforded for the benefit of community development.
EFFECT OF POWER YOGA WITH IRON SUPPLEMENTATION ON HEMATOLOGICAL VARIABLES AMONG INTERCOLLEGIATE VOLLEY BALL PLAYERS
Creators: name: Dr. S. Jayasivarajan*, S. Saran Sakthivel** & Dr. V. Duraisami***
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: There are many different forms of yoga and Power yoga is one of them. Power yoga is a term coined in the West and it describes a vigorous fitness based approach to the Vinayasa style of yoga. The word “power” in the phrase describes the intensity this kind of yoga involves. Most of the exercises in Power yoga are modeled on the Ashtanga style of yoga. Both these kinds of yoga (Power and Ashtanga) use the Vinayasa poses. Vinayasa poses link together the principal poses in a yoga class. Unlike other forms of yoga.  Iron is a trace mineral which plays important role to make hemoglobin. The role of hemoglobin is transport of oxygen from the lungs to exercising muscle. It plays important role in endurance sports. The purpose of this study was to find out the influence of iron supplementation and Power Yoga should improve the Inter Collegiate Badminton players. To achieve the purpose of this study, forty five male inter collegiate badminton players selected from MGR University, Chennai.  The subjects divided into three equal groups. The test Hemoglobin, Red blood cells conducted before and after eight weeks of Power Yoga with iron supplementation. After the pre test the Experimental group I underwent Power Yoga with iron supplementation and Experimental group II underwent Power Yoga without iron supplementation and Control group underwent only pre and post test without Power Yoga with iron supplementation .The pre and post test results were analyzed by using “Analysis of covariance” (ANCOVA). The results of this study proved that there was significant improvement in Inter Collegiate Badminton players after eight weeks of Power Yoga with iron supplementation.
Synaphobranchus kaupii Johnson 1862
Creators: name: Andréfouët, Serge
name: Chen, Wei-Jen
name: Kinch, Jeff
name: Mana, Ralph
name: Russell, Barry C.
name: Tully, Dean
name: White, William T.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Actinopterygii
Anguilliformes
Synaphobranchidae
Synaphobranchus
Synaphobranchus kaupii

description: Synaphobranchus kaupii Johnson 1862 — Kaup's arrowtooth eel
Status at New Ireland. New record, based on NTUM material (2 specimens, CP4448-11, CP4448-13, north of New Hanover; 1 specimen, St. CP 4449-19, north of New Hanover).
Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 1.—General distribution: Circumglobal in tropical seas, but not in eastern Pacific. Bathydemersal, 120–4800 m depth. Marine.
description: Published as part of Andréfouët, Serge, Chen, Wei-Jen, Kinch, Jeff, Mana, Ralph, Russell, Barry C., Tully, Dean & White, William T., 2019, Checklist of the marine and estuarine fishes of New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean, with 810 new records, pp. 1-360 in Zootaxa 4588 (1) on page 53, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4588.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2988163
Belostoma minor
Creators: name: Riviaux, Senén Muñoz
name: Moreira, Felipe Ferraz Figueiredo
name: López, Carlos Naranjo
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2010
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Belostomatidae
Belostoma
Belostoma minor

description: Belostoma minor (Palisot de Beauvois, 1805)
Geographical distribution: southern United States in the Nearctic region to Puerto Rico in the Neotropical region.
Material from Cuba: Isla de la Juventud, Cayo Piedra, 20.V.1973, Cuban-Romanian Biospeological Expedition leg., 1 ɗ (NN). Holguín, Arroyo Landivar, at “Santa María”, 20.III.1973, Cuban-Romanian Biospeological Expedition leg., 2 specimens (SIB) (Nieser 1977). Río Mayarí, antes del Pueblo de Mayarí, 20.III.2001, M. Aldana & L. Fonseca leg., 1 specimen (NHMC) (Aldana and Fonseca 2001). Villa Clara, Cayería Norte, Cayo Español de Adentro, 2002, Aragón, Ravelo, O’Farril & Pérez leg., no specimen number (probably CITMA) (Aragón et al. 2003). Río Gibara, La Palma, 10.II.2002, Hernández & Bauta leg., 2 specimens (NHMC); Río Cacoyoguín, Candelaria, 8.II.2002, Hernández & Bauta leg., 6 specimens; 8.II.2003, Hernández & Bauta leg., 1 specimen (NHMC) (Hernández and Bauta 2003). Camaguey, Río Máximo, La Sabana, 6.VI.2002, O. Bello leg, 1 specimen (NHMC); 18.VII.2003, O. Bello leg., 1 specimen (NHMC) (Bello 2004). Guantánamo, Río Guaso, La Marsellesa, 3.VII.2003, Y. Rodríguez & K. González leg., 2 specimens (NHMC) (Rodríguez and González 2004). Granma, Río Bayamo, Guisa, 22.I.2005, P. Mateo leg., 8 specimens (NHMC) (Mateo 2005). Santiago de Cuba, Palma Soriano, Río Cauto, El Sitio, 1.VI.2005, Y. S. Megna leg., 2 specimens (NHMC) (Deler-Hernández et al. 2007). Río Guantánamo, Cercanías de Los Reinaldos, no date, G. Álvarez leg., 1 specimen (NHMC); El Deposito, no date, G. Álvarez leg., 2 specimens (NHMC) (Álvarez 2007).
Habitat: river pools, ponds, and lakes up to 600 m above sea-level; can overwinter in small groups under rocks or fallen logs.
description: Published as part of Riviaux, Senén Muñoz, Moreira, Felipe Ferraz Figueiredo & López, Carlos Naranjo, 2010, Checklist, distribution, and habitat of the semiaquatic and aquatic bugs from Cuba (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Dipsocoromorpha, Leptopodomorpha, Gerromorpha and Nepomorpha), pp. 1-23 in Zootaxa 2562 on pages 13-14, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.197138
Annual report of the New Jersey State Museum, 1908, including a report of the birds of New Jersey: their nests and eggs
Creators: name: Stone, Witmer
name: Fowler, Henry W.
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 1908

description: In presenting its annual report for 1908, the New Jersey State Museum is carrying out the plan laid out by the Commission and the Curator, to make the Museum reports on the same plan as the Museum was established- purely educational. This report treats of the "Birds of New Jersey, their Nests and Eggs." The Museum feels that no subject could be taken for the report that would be more interesting and beneficial in the cause of education than this. The subject-matter of "The Birds, their Nests and Eggs" has been prepared by Mr. Witmer Stone, Curator of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, a gentleman having a national reputation as a naturalist. To the Bird Report are added some notes of the New Jersey Fishes, Amphibians and Reptiles by Henry W. Fowler.
Route 18; Section 2F, 7E & 11H Route US 1 to Northeast Corridor BridgeCity of New Brunswick Middlesex County, New Jersey
Creators: name: No Name Supplied
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2001

description: This Environmental Assessment (EA) describes the findings of the Technical Environmental Studies conducted for the proposed Route 18 Section 2F, 7E and 11 H project, within the City of New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey.
A program for vocational agriculture
Creators: name: No Name Supplied
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 1960

description: This document presents a revised plan for a program in Vocational Agriculture for Freehold Regional High School. The program of vocational agriculture is not offered in place of a general academic education, but supplements and enhances it. It is not a subject, but intended as a well-rounded program of studies, administered under the direction of local school authorities, who recognize their responsibility to provide opportunities for training to serve the need of those students who are interested in the area of agriculture.
Benacus griseus Say 1832
Creators: name: Riviaux, Senén Muñoz
name: Moreira, Felipe Ferraz Figueiredo
name: López, Carlos Naranjo
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2010
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Belostomatidae
Benacus
Benacus griseus

description: Benacus griseus (Say, 1832)
Geographical distribution: Great Lakes region between Canada and United States in the Nearctic region to Honduras in the Neotropical region.
Material from Cuba: La Habana, Marinao, Río Almendares, 24.V.1922, P. J. Bermudez leg., no specimen number (KU); XI.1932, P. J. Bermudez leg., no specimen number (KU) (Cummings 1933). Holguín, Río Mayarí, before Mayarí, 20.II.2001, M. Aldana & L. Fonseca leg., 1 specimen (NHMC) (Aldana and Fonseca 2001).
Habitat: ponds, and estuaries of creeks and rivers; relatively abundant in Cuba, according to Alayo (1967, 1974).
description: Published as part of Riviaux, Senén Muñoz, Moreira, Felipe Ferraz Figueiredo & López, Carlos Naranjo, 2010, Checklist, distribution, and habitat of the semiaquatic and aquatic bugs from Cuba (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Dipsocoromorpha, Leptopodomorpha, Gerromorpha and Nepomorpha), pp. 1-23 in Zootaxa 2562 on page 14, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.197138
Public hearing before Assembly Economic Development and Agriculture Committee: The establishment of an institute for biomolecular research in agriculture and environmental sciences at Rutgers, The State University
Creators: name: No Name Supplied
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 1986

description: This document records The Assembly Economic Development and Agriculture Committee public hearing concerning a proposed Institute for Biomolecular Research at Rutgers University. The committee heard testimony on the impact that the institute could have on the State's agricultural sector and on the environment.
Lethocerus colossicus Stal 1854
Creators: name: Riviaux, Senén Muñoz
name: Moreira, Felipe Ferraz Figueiredo
name: López, Carlos Naranjo
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2010
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Belostomatidae
Lethocerus
Lethocerus colossicus

description: Lethocerus colossicus (Stål, 1854)
Geographical distribution: endemic to the Neotropical region, occurring from Mexico to Panama.
Material from Cuba: Santiago de Cuba, XI.1932, P. J. Bermudez leg., no specimen number (KU). La Habana, Central San Antonio, Madruga, 8.VI.1932, P. J. Bermudez leg., no specimen number (KU) (Cummings 1933). Granma, Rio Bayamo, Guisa, 19.VI.2004, P. Mateo leg., 2 specimens (NHMC); 22.I.2005, P. Mateo leg., 1 specimen (NHMC) (Mateo 2005). La Habana, no date or collector, 1 ɗ 1 Ψ (NHMW) (Perez- Goodwyn 2006).
Habitat: not as common in Cuba as L. medius (Guérin-Méneville, 1857), but sometimes collected at light together with representatives of the last species.
description: Published as part of Riviaux, Senén Muñoz, Moreira, Felipe Ferraz Figueiredo & López, Carlos Naranjo, 2010, Checklist, distribution, and habitat of the semiaquatic and aquatic bugs from Cuba (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Dipsocoromorpha, Leptopodomorpha, Gerromorpha and Nepomorpha), pp. 1-23 in Zootaxa 2562 on page 14, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.197138
Brachysomophis crocodilinus
Creators: name: Andréfouët, Serge
name: Chen, Wei-Jen
name: Kinch, Jeff
name: Mana, Ralph
name: Russell, Barry C.
name: Tully, Dean
name: White, William T.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Actinopterygii
Anguilliformes
Ophichthidae
Brachysomophis
Brachysomophis crocodilinus

description: Brachysomophis crocodilinus (Bennett 1833) — Crocodile snake eel
Status at New Ireland. New record, based on a specimen photographed at Lissenung Island, Kavieng District, 5 m depth, by Dean Tully on 6 Oct. 2013.
Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 2.—General distribution: East Africa and Mascarenes east to Society Islands, north to southern Japan, south to northern Australia. Found on sand bottoms, 0–15 m depth. Marine.
description: Published as part of Andréfouët, Serge, Chen, Wei-Jen, Kinch, Jeff, Mana, Ralph, Russell, Barry C., Tully, Dean & White, William T., 2019, Checklist of the marine and estuarine fishes of New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean, with 810 new records, pp. 1-360 in Zootaxa 4588 (1) on page 53, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4588.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2988163
Monmouth County Park System 2011 Annual Report
Creators: name: No Name Supplied
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2011

description: The Park System was in the unique position to look ahead in 2011, having celebrated 50 years of achievement for its golden anniversary in 2010. The retrospective provided a "bird's eye" perspective on how connected the parks are to the landscape and people of Monmouth County, and demonstrated a commonality we all share. As the economy continued to struggle in 2011, the Park System-along with everyone else-tightened its belt and found new ways to do more with less.
Lethocerus medius Guerin-Meneville 1857
Creators: name: Riviaux, Senén Muñoz
name: Moreira, Felipe Ferraz Figueiredo
name: López, Carlos Naranjo
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2010
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Belostomatidae
Lethocerus
Lethocerus medius

description: Lethocerus medius (Guérin-Méneville, 1857)
Geographical distribution: southern United States in the Nearctic region to Venezuela in the Neotropical region.
Material from Cuba: Holguín, no date or collector, 1 Ψ (Perez Goodwyn 2006). Habitat: according to Alayo (1967, 1974), commonly collected in Cuba at light near any freshwater body.
description: Published as part of Riviaux, Senén Muñoz, Moreira, Felipe Ferraz Figueiredo & López, Carlos Naranjo, 2010, Checklist, distribution, and habitat of the semiaquatic and aquatic bugs from Cuba (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Dipsocoromorpha, Leptopodomorpha, Gerromorpha and Nepomorpha), pp. 1-23 in Zootaxa 2562 on page 14, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.197138
Coniceromyia diadella Ament & Kung & Brown 2020, sp. nov.
Creators: name: Ament, Danilo César
name: Kung, Giar-Ann
name: Brown, Brian V.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Phoridae
Coniceromyia
Coniceromyia diadella

description: Coniceromyia diadella sp. nov.
(Figs. 3B, 8N, 14B, 19C, 24O, 26F)
Diagnosis (male). Large wings (1.4 times longer than body length), wing thin veins and membrane deflected posteriorly (Fig. 14B), hind tibia apical quarter inflated with dorsal carina which continues along posteroapical margin, dense setulae posteriorly adjacent to the carina (Fig. 26F).
Material examined. Holotype ♂, ECUADOR: Napo: Volcán Sumaco, 0.55ºS, 77.68ºW, 14–16.iii.1996, yellow pan, 2100 m, P. Hibbs col. [LACM ENT 054937].
Description. Male. Body length, 2.5 mm. Head. Frons brown, shining, sparsely setulose, with weak median furrow. Flagellomere 1 light brown, conical very elongate. Arista could not be observed. Palpus light brown. Gena with two short setae; postocular seta short. Thorax. Scutum, scutellum, and pleural regions brown, shining; anepisternum bare. Legs narrow, elongated, yellowish-brown, except foretarsus and venter of forefemur brown. Foretibia with two small dorsal setae and anterodorsal row of strong setulae. Foremetatarsus with yellowish-brown anterior excavation, thick anteroapical setulose process, group of setae at excavation base, carina adjacent to excavation dorsal margin (Fig. 8N). Foremetatarsus ratio 0.3. Posterior face of hind femur with narrow basoventral band of tiny blunt setulae (Fig. 19C). Hind femur height/length ratio 0.23. Hind tibia with one dorsal seta in basal half, apical quarter inflated with dorsal carina which continues along posteroapical margin; dense setulae posteriorly adjacent to the carina. Wing (Fig. 14B). Large (1.4 times longer than body length), thin veins and membrane deflected posteriorly, membrane between apices of R 1 and R 4+5 darkened. Costa considerably swollen, 0.48 of the wing length; R 2+3 absent; M 1 slightly sinuous; M 2 nearly straight, CuA 1 -M 2 /M 2 -M 1 ratio 1.1; CuA 1 nearly straight. Halter white.
Abdomen. Tergites brown, with shining pubescence. Hypopygium light brown (Fig. 24O). Left epandrial process with a subepandrial wall extending from the hypoproct to its apex and a medially directed setulose projection near its base. Hypoproct with two setae.
Distribution. Known from a single mid-elevation site in Ecuador.
Etymology. Name derived from the Greek word diadelos (distinguishable, distinctive) and refers to the many uncommon features of this species such as its large wings and inflated hind tibia.
description: Published as part of Ament, Danilo César, Kung, Giar-Ann & Brown, Brian V., 2020, Forty-one new species of Coniceromyia Borgmeier (Diptera: Phoridae), an identification key, and new distributional records for the species of the genus, pp. 1-61 in Zootaxa 4830 (1) on page 20, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4830.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4402844
Monmouth County Park System 2012 Annual Report
Creators: name: No Name Supplied
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2012

description: In 2012, the Monmouth County Park System completed nearly a dozen bridge and boardwalk projects.  Then came Superstorm Sandy on October 29 with damage to many shore properties, including the parks. The year ended with an extensive tree clean-up effort and repairs to buildings, piers, docks and of course, trail bridges. Unfortunately for many of our neighbors, property damage was accompanied by heartbreaking disruption as families were uprooted from their homes or left without access to basic necessities. To assist during the storm's aftermath, park staff began building a different kind of bridge, one that connected the outpouring of support from around the state and country directly to the hardest hit individuals and neighborhoods in Monmouth County. The Central Supply facility at Thompson Park was converted into a county relief distribution center for emergency supplies and operated through the end of the year.
Juego didáctico La Vara Mágica
Creators: name: Borge-Morón, Francisco José
name: Navarro-Granados, María
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description: “The Magic Wand” is an educational game that invites students to explore the cultural and economic aspects related to Easter. Through interactive challenges, participants discover the businesses and activities surrounding this tradition, promoting collaborative learning and creative thinking.

Among its main contributions are:

Exploration of the economic and cultural impact of Easter, helping to understand the relevance of this tradition as an economic engine and its connection to local identity.Promotion of teamwork and problem-solving skills, encouraging collaboration and creativity in the search for solutions.Development of research and interpretation skills, promoting critical analysis of the cultural and economic dynamics of a living tradition.This game stands out for its playful and educational approach, helping students to value local traditions while developing essential skills for their learning and understanding of the cultural environment.
Centrocorisa nigripennis Fabricius 1803
Creators: name: Riviaux, Senén Muñoz
name: Moreira, Felipe Ferraz Figueiredo
name: López, Carlos Naranjo
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2010
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Corixidae
Centrocorisa
Centrocorisa nigripennis

description: Centrocorisa nigripennis (Fabricius, 1803)
Geographical distribution: Texas, United States, in the Nearctic region to Trinidad & Tobago in the Neotropical region.
Material from Cuba: La Habana, Catalina, 27.XI.1933, P. J. Bermudez leg., 5 Ψ (KU). Matanzas, Yumuri Valley, 9.XII.1933, P. J. Bermudez leg., 1 ɗ (KU). Matanzas, Río Camina, 12.XII.1933, P. J. Bermudez leg. (KU). Santiago de Cuba, Alto Songo, Jutrica, 9.XI.1924, no collector, 3 ɗ, 3 Ψ (AMNH). Cayamas, no date, E. A. Schwarz, 2 Ψ (USNM). La Habana, Guanajay, 3.V, Palmer & Riley leg., 1 Ψ (USNM). La Habana, Santiago de Las Vegas, 10.XII.1922, no collector, 1 Ψ (probably USNM); 31.X.1922, 1 Ψ (probably USNM). La Habana, Santiago de Las Vegas, 5.X.1923, S. C. Bruner leg., 1 ɗ, 2 Ψ (probably USNM) (Hungerford 1948).
Habitat: ponds, marshes, springs, and river pools.
Comments: Alayo (1967, 1974) reported collecting representatives of the species in all Cuban provinces, but did not give distributional details.
description: Published as part of Riviaux, Senén Muñoz, Moreira, Felipe Ferraz Figueiredo & López, Carlos Naranjo, 2010, Checklist, distribution, and habitat of the semiaquatic and aquatic bugs from Cuba (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Dipsocoromorpha, Leptopodomorpha, Gerromorpha and Nepomorpha), pp. 1-23 in Zootaxa 2562 on pages 14-15, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.197138
Myrichthys colubrinus
Creators: name: Andréfouët, Serge
name: Chen, Wei-Jen
name: Kinch, Jeff
name: Mana, Ralph
name: Russell, Barry C.
name: Tully, Dean
name: White, William T.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Actinopterygii
Anguilliformes
Ophichthidae
Myrichthys
Myrichthys colubrinus

description: Myrichthys colubrinus (Boddaert 1781) — Ringed snake eel, banded snake eel
Status at New Ireland. First recorded from St. Mathias as Ophichthys colubrinus and O. c. var. fasciata by Duncker & Mohr (1929: 81), based on ZMH 12015 and ZMH 12019.
Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 4.—General distribution: Red Sea and East Africa (south to Delagoa Bay, Mozambique) east to Johnston and Tuamotu (but not Hawaiian) islands, north to Ryukyu and Ogasawara islands, south to Western Australia and New Caledonia. On sand patches of lagoon and seaward reefs, 0–30 m depth. Marine.
description: Published as part of Andréfouët, Serge, Chen, Wei-Jen, Kinch, Jeff, Mana, Ralph, Russell, Barry C., Tully, Dean & White, William T., 2019, Checklist of the marine and estuarine fishes of New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean, with 810 new records, pp. 1-360 in Zootaxa 4588 (1) on page 53, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4588.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2988163
The parks of western Monmouth County: 2016 annual report
Creators: name: No Name Supplied
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2016

description: This 2016 Annual Report opens with a review of the county parks located in western Monmouth County, followed by a summary of park accomplishments, visitation, and land acquisitions. The report closes with highlights from park partners, and the financial report for 2016.
EO4EU Use Case 6: Environmental Pests
Creators: name: Paskalis, Sarantis
Publisher: name: GEO Knowledge Hub
Year: 2024

description: The use case proposed for this project is an information service of locust plague impact assessment and prediction that SIS is providing to an NGO currently operating in Yemen.
Desert Locust plague is strongly influenced by climate conditions and vegetation status. So far, all the studies aimed at describing and monitoring this phenomenon have approached separately the Earth Observation techniques and Climate predictions analysis. In the prototype service proposed by SIS EO and Climate data are processed together by means of AI/ML techniques to obtain more reliable and effective monitoring and prediction service.
The scope of this use case is the evolution of the information service by introducing conceptual improvements with new climate models for prediction and technical improvements with the exploitation of HPC infrastructure for the computational aspects. The service is made of two main components: (i) the impact assessment and (ii) the presence prediction.
Ophichthus megalops Asano 1987
Creators: name: Andréfouët, Serge
name: Chen, Wei-Jen
name: Kinch, Jeff
name: Mana, Ralph
name: Russell, Barry C.
name: Tully, Dean
name: White, William T.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Actinopterygii
Anguilliformes
Ophichthidae
Ophichthus
Ophichthus megalops

description: Ophichthus megalops Asano 1987 — Large-eye snake eel
Status at New Ireland. New record, based on NTUM material (2 specimens, St. CP 4420-30-31, northeast of New Hanover; 2 specimens, St. CP 4422-23-24, northeast of New Hanover; 2 specimens, St. CP 4423-22-23, northeast of New Hanover).
Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 1.—General distribution: Western Pacific: New Ireland; Taiwan to southern Japan. Demersal, 360–550 m depth. Marine.
description: Published as part of Andréfouët, Serge, Chen, Wei-Jen, Kinch, Jeff, Mana, Ralph, Russell, Barry C., Tully, Dean & White, William T., 2019, Checklist of the marine and estuarine fishes of New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean, with 810 new records, pp. 1-360 in Zootaxa 4588 (1) on page 53, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4588.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2988163
Corisella edulis Champion 1901
Creators: name: Riviaux, Senén Muñoz
name: Moreira, Felipe Ferraz Figueiredo
name: López, Carlos Naranjo
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2010
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Corixidae
Corisella
Corisella edulis

description: Corisella edulis (Champion, 1901)
Geographical distribution: United States in the Nearctic region to Cuba in the Caribbean subregion. Material from Cuba: Isla de la Juventud, La Fé, 20.IV.1973, Cuban-Romanian Biospeological Expedition leg., 1 ɗ (NN) (Nieser 1977).
Habitat: recorded from lentic environments and lentic sections of rivers.
description: Published as part of Riviaux, Senén Muñoz, Moreira, Felipe Ferraz Figueiredo & López, Carlos Naranjo, 2010, Checklist, distribution, and habitat of the semiaquatic and aquatic bugs from Cuba (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Dipsocoromorpha, Leptopodomorpha, Gerromorpha and Nepomorpha), pp. 1-23 in Zootaxa 2562 on page 15, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.197138
ADVANCING SUPER RESOLUTION MICROSCOPY FORQUANTITATIVE IN-VIVO IMAGING OF CHROMATINNANODOMAINS
Creators: name: Seitz, Clayton Wesley
Publisher: name: Purdue University Graduate School
Year: 2025
Subjects: classificationCode: 510501
subject: Biological physics

description: This dissertation contains conceptual and practical innovations in the field of super-resolution microscopy and applies super-resolution microscopy in the study of chromatin structure at the nanoscale
Scolecenchelys gymnota
Creators: name: Andréfouët, Serge
name: Chen, Wei-Jen
name: Kinch, Jeff
name: Mana, Ralph
name: Russell, Barry C.
name: Tully, Dean
name: White, William T.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Actinopterygii
Anguilliformes
Ophichthidae
Scolecenchelys
Scolecenchelys gymnota

description: Scolecenchelys gymnota (Bleeker 1857) — Slender worm eel
Status at New Ireland. New record, based on NTUM 11418 (1 specimen, 72.5 mm SL, St. KR 34, between Big Nusa and Little Nusa islands, off Kavieng, Kavieng District, 2°34.561’S 150°46.348’E, 10–22 m depth, 7 June. 2014).
Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 2.—General distribution: Red Sea and East Africa east to Marshall and Pitcairn islands, north to southern Japan, south to northern Australia. Sand bottom near reefs, 1–20 m depth. Marine.
description: Published as part of Andréfouët, Serge, Chen, Wei-Jen, Kinch, Jeff, Mana, Ralph, Russell, Barry C., Tully, Dean & White, William T., 2019, Checklist of the marine and estuarine fishes of New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean, with 810 new records, pp. 1-360 in Zootaxa 4588 (1) on pages 53-54, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4588.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2988163
Coniceromyia dolichopoda Ament & Kung & Brown 2020, sp. nov.
Creators: name: Ament, Danilo César
name: Kung, Giar-Ann
name: Brown, Brian V.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Phoridae
Coniceromyia
Coniceromyia dolichopoda

description: Coniceromyia dolichopoda, sp. nov.
(Figs. 3D, 8P, 14D, 19 F–G, 24Q)
Diagnosis (male). Flagellomere 1 conical very elongate, foretibia with posterodorsal row of six strong setae and six strong posteroapical setae (Fig. 3D), left epandrial process bifurcated into a dorsal and a ventral lobe (Fig. 24Q).
Material examined. Holotype ♂, BOLIVIA: La Paz: 40km N Caranavi: Cumbre Alto Beni, 15.83ºS, 67.56ºW, 7–14.iv.2004, Malaise trap, 1600m, B. Brown, E. Zumbado col. [LACM ENT 194207].
Description. Male. Body length, 3.1 mm. Head. Frons dark brown, shining, sparsely setulose, with well-defined median furrow. Flagellomere 1 brown, conical very elongate. Arista apical, about half flagellomere 1 length. Palpus light brown. Gena with two setae. Thorax. Scutum, scutellum, and pleural regions brown to dark brown; anepisternum bare. Foreleg yellowish-brown, except forecoxa, anteroventral region and posterior basal half of forefemur brown; midleg yellowish-brown except basal half of midfemur brown; hind leg yellowish-brown, except hind femur brown. Foretibia with two dorsal setae, anterodorsal row of short strong setulae, posterodorsal row of six strong setae, and six strong posteroapical setae. Foremetatarsus with anterior excavation bearing three tiny setulae, anteroapical setulose process, group of setae at excavation base including one long curved setae, strong seta at base of anteroapical process (Fig. 8P). Foremetatarsus ratio 0.34. Posterior face of hind femur with basoventral tiny blunt setulae with triangular distribution, tapering toward ventral margin (Figs. 19 F–G). Hind femur height/length ratio 0.37. Hind tibia with one dorsal seta in basal half. Wing (Fig. 14D). Slightly dusky. Costa swollen, 0.4 of the wing length; R 2+3 absent or vestigial; M 1 concave, curved posteriorly at apex; M 2 slightly concave, CuA 1 -M 2 /M 2 -M 1 ratio 1.5; CuA 1 sinuous. Halter white. Abdomen. Tergites dark brown, with shining pubescence. Hypopygium brown (Fig. 24Q). Left epandrial process bifurcated into a dorsal and a ventral lobe. Ventral lobe with many strong setulae at medial face. Dorsal lobe with subepandrial setulose elevation. Right subepandrial plate expanded posteriorly, apically bilobed. Margin of right lobe of hypandrium with lateral projection. Hypoproct with one seta.
Distribution. Known from a single mid-elevation site in Bolivia.
Etymology. Name derived from the Greek roots dolichos (long) and podos (foot), referring to the long legs of this species.
description: Published as part of Ament, Danilo César, Kung, Giar-Ann & Brown, Brian V., 2020, Forty-one new species of Coniceromyia Borgmeier (Diptera: Phoridae), an identification key, and new distributional records for the species of the genus, pp. 1-61 in Zootaxa 4830 (1) on pages 21-22, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4830.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4402844
Sciocoris (Neosciocoris) orientalis Linnavuori 1960
Creators: name: Ghahari, Hassan
name: Moulet, Pierre
name: Rider, David A.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2014
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Pentatomidae
Sciocoris
Sciocoris orientalis

description: Sciocoris (Neosciocoris) orientalis Linnavuori, 1960
Sciocoris orientalis Linnavuori, 1960: 13.
Distribution in Iran. Hormozgan (Linnavuori 2004; Derjanschi & Péricart 2005), Kerman (Zeinoddini Memand et al. 2012, 2013), Iran (no locality cited) (Wagner 1965; Rider 2006).
General distribution. Iran, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey (Asian part), Yemen, tropical Africa.
Host plants. On Neurada procumbens (Rosaceae) on the sea shore (Derjanschi & Péricart 2005); in pistachio garden (Zeinoddini Memand et al. 2012); on Chenopodium alba (Amaranthaceae), and Salsola kali (Salsolaceae) (Zeinoddini et al. 2013).
description: Published as part of Ghahari, Hassan, Moulet, Pierre & Rider, David A., 2014, An annotated catalog of the Iranian Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomomorpha), pp. 1-95 in Zootaxa 3837 (1) on page 51, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3837.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/286722
Sigara bradleyi Abbott 1913
Creators: name: Riviaux, Senén Muñoz
name: Moreira, Felipe Ferraz Figueiredo
name: López, Carlos Naranjo
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2010
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Corixidae
Sigara
Sigara bradleyi

description: Sigara bradleyi (Abbott, 1913)
Geographical distribution: southern United States in the Nearctic region to Cuba in the Caribbean subregion.
Material from Cuba: Camaguey, 2.IX.1926, J. Acuña. Leg., 10 ɗ, 34 Ψ (KU) (Hungerford 1948). Guantánamo, Río Guantánamo, La Gloria, G. Álvarez leg., 2 specimens (NHMC) (Álvarez 2007). Habitat: no detailed habitat data available; material from NHMC was collected near sea-level.
description: Published as part of Riviaux, Senén Muñoz, Moreira, Felipe Ferraz Figueiredo & López, Carlos Naranjo, 2010, Checklist, distribution, and habitat of the semiaquatic and aquatic bugs from Cuba (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Dipsocoromorpha, Leptopodomorpha, Gerromorpha and Nepomorpha), pp. 1-23 in Zootaxa 2562 on page 15, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.197138
Scolecenchelys macroptera
Creators: name: Andréfouët, Serge
name: Chen, Wei-Jen
name: Kinch, Jeff
name: Mana, Ralph
name: Russell, Barry C.
name: Tully, Dean
name: White, William T.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Actinopterygii
Anguilliformes
Ophichthidae
Scolecenchelys
Scolecenchelys macroptera

description: Scolecenchelys macroptera (Bleeker 1857) — Narrow worm eel
Status at New Ireland. First recorded from St. Mathias as Muraenichthys macropterus by Duncker & Mohr (1929: 81), based on ZMH 15549.
Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 4.—General distribution: East Africa east to Marshall and Society islands, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to northern Australia. Sand bottom near reefs, 1–20 m depth. Marine.
description: Published as part of Andréfouët, Serge, Chen, Wei-Jen, Kinch, Jeff, Mana, Ralph, Russell, Barry C., Tully, Dean & White, William T., 2019, Checklist of the marine and estuarine fishes of New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean, with 810 new records, pp. 1-360 in Zootaxa 4588 (1) on page 54, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4588.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2988163
Evaluation of the Channel Catfish, Ictalurus punctatus, Rafinesque, in New Jersey
Creators: name: Marron, Jules
name: Essbach, Alban R.
name: Murawski, Walter S.
name: Riemer, Donald W.
name: Stewart, Robert W.
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 1973

description: This report covers all of the findings of several studies which have attempted to establish the channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus, Rafinesque, in New Jersey waters since 1953.
Ramphocorixa rotundocephala Hungerford 1927
Creators: name: Riviaux, Senén Muñoz
name: Moreira, Felipe Ferraz Figueiredo
name: López, Carlos Naranjo
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2010
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Corixidae
Ramphocorixa
Ramphocorixa rotundocephala

description: Ramphocorixa rotundocephala Hungerford, 1927
Geographical distribution: Arizona, United States, in the Nearctic region to Puerto Rico in the Neotropical region.
Material from Cuba: Camaguey, Río Máximo, Puente Caído (35 Km. del Nacimiento del Río), 23.II.2002, O. Bello leg., 1 specimen (NHMC); 14.III.2003, O. Bello leg., 1 specimen (NHMC) (Bello 2004).
Habitat: no detailed habitat data available; material from NHMC was collected in a slow section of Río Máximo.
description: Published as part of Riviaux, Senén Muñoz, Moreira, Felipe Ferraz Figueiredo & López, Carlos Naranjo, 2010, Checklist, distribution, and habitat of the semiaquatic and aquatic bugs from Cuba (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Dipsocoromorpha, Leptopodomorpha, Gerromorpha and Nepomorpha), pp. 1-23 in Zootaxa 2562 on page 15, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.197138
Complete Blood Count-Derived Inflammation Indexes Are Useful in Predicting Metabolic Syndrome in Children and Adolescents with Severe Obesity
Creators: name: Sartorio, Alessandro
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Obesity
subject: Cardiovascular diseases
subject: biomarkers
subject: high density lipoprotein
subject: Metabolic syndrome

description: Background: Childhood obesity is a globally increasing pathological condition leading to long term health issues such as cardiovascular diseases and metabolic syndrome (MetS). This study aimed to determine the clinical value of the Complete Blood Count-derived inflammation indexes Monocyte/HDLC ratio (MHR), Lymphocyte/HDL-C ratio (LHR), Neutrophil/HDL-C ratio (NHR), and System Inflammation Response Index (SIRI) to predict the presence of metabolic syndrome and its association withcardiovascular risk markers (HOMA-IR, TG/HDL-C, and non-HDL-C) in children and adolescents with obesity. Methods: The study included a total of 552 children/adolescents with severe obesity (BMI: 36.4 [32.7–40.7] kg/m2; 219 males, 333 females; age: 14.8 [12.9−16.3] years), who were further subdivided based on the presence or absence of metabolic syndrome (MetS+ and MetS respectively). Results: The MHR, LHR, and NHR indexes (p < 0.0001), but not SIRI (p = 0.524), were significantly higher in the MetS+ compared to the MetS− subgroup, showing a positive correlation with the degree ofMetS severity (p < 0.0001).Furthermore, MHR, LHR, and NHR were positively associated with cardiometabolic risk biomarkers (HOMA-IR:MHR p = 0.000, LHR p = 0.001, NHR p < 0.0001; TG/HDL-C:MHR, LHR, NHR p < 0.000; non-HDL-C:MHR, LHR p < 0.0001, NHR p = 0.000). Finally, the ROC curve analysis demonstrated that among the analyzed indexes, onlyMHR, LHR, and NHR had diagnostic value in distinguishing MetS patients among children and adolescents with obesity (MHR: AUC = 0.7045; LHR: AUC = 0.7205; NHR:AUC = 0.6934; p < 0.0001). Conclusions: In conclusion, theMHR, LHR, and NHR indexes, but not the SIRI index, can be considered useful tools for pediatricians to assess the risk ofMetS and cardiometabolic diseases in children and adolescents with obesity and to develop multidisciplinary intervention strategies to counteract the widespread disease.

These data cannot be made publicly available as they include sensitive information, but they can be made available upon reasonable request of interested researchers to the corresponding author, who will forward a data transfer agreement request to the relevant Ethical Committee. Requests can be addressed to Dr. Alessandro Sartorio (sartorio@auxologico.it).