cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Athyroglossa (Athyroglossa) argyrata Hendel 1931
Creators: name: Dawah, Hassan A.
name: Ahmad, Syed K.
name: Abdullah, Mohammed A.
name: Zatwarnicki, Tadeusz
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Ephydridae
Athyroglossa
Athyroglossa argyrata

description: Athyroglossa (Athyroglossa) argyrata Hendel, 1931
(Fig. 23)
Athyroglossa argyrata Hendel, 1931: 67: Mathis & Zatwarnicki 1990: 108–110 [revision]; Mathis et al. 2017: 701–702 [Oman, United Arab Emiates].
Specimens examined. 1 ♂, Asir, Karatha, Al-Ethrebany Fruit Farm, 15. v.–11. vi. 2006, Malaise trap, H.A. Dawah (CERS).
Distribution. This is the first record from Saudi Arabia. This species was described from Egypt (Gebel Elba, Wadi Edieb) and further recorded from the Afrotropical Region: Niger, Sierra Leone, Sudan and United Arab Emirates; Palaearctic Region: Egypt and Palestine.
description: Published as part of Dawah, Hassan A., Ahmad, Syed K., Abdullah, Mohammed A. & Zatwarnicki, Tadeusz, 2019, An overview of the Ephydridae (Diptera) of Saudi Arabia, pp. 401-445 in Zootaxa 4711 (3) on page 422, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4711.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3586476
Athyroglossa (Parathyroglossa) Hendel
Creators: name: Dawah, Hassan A.
name: Ahmad, Syed K.
name: Abdullah, Mohammed A.
name: Zatwarnicki, Tadeusz
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Ephydridae
Athyroglossa

description: Subgenus Parathyroglossa Hendel
Parathyroglossa Hendel, 1931: 61. Type species: Athyroglossa ordinata Becker, 1896, by original designation.
description: Published as part of Dawah, Hassan A., Ahmad, Syed K., Abdullah, Mohammed A. & Zatwarnicki, Tadeusz, 2019, An overview of the Ephydridae (Diptera) of Saudi Arabia, pp. 401-445 in Zootaxa 4711 (3) on page 423, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4711.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3586476
Competitive Demand Learning: A Non-cooperative Pricing Algorithm with Coordinated Price Experimentation
Creators: name: Yang, Yongge
name: Lee, Yu-Ching
name: Chen, Po-An
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Computer Science and Game Theory (cs.GT)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: We consider a periodical equilibrium pricing problem for multiple firms over a planning horizon of T periods. At each period, firms set their selling prices and receive stochastic demand from consumers. Firms do not know their underlying demand curve, but they wish to determine the selling prices to maximize total revenue under competition. Hence, they have to do some price experiments such that the observed demand data are informative to make price decisions. However, uncoordinated price updating can render the demand information gathered by price experimentation less informative or inaccurate. We design a nonparametric learning algorithm to facilitate coordinated dynamic pricing, in which competitive firms estimate their demand functions based on observations and adjust their pricing strategies in a prescribed manner. We show that the pricing decisions, determined by estimated demand functions, converge to underlying equilibrium as time progresses. We obtain a bound of the revenue difference that has an order of O(F^2 T^3/4) and a regret bound that has an order of O(F T^1/2) with respect to the number of the competitive firms F and T . We also develop a modified algorithm to handle the situation where some firms may have the knowledge of the demand curve.
Mycale (Aegogropila) Gray 1867
Creators: name: Urgorri, Victoriano
name: Díaz-Agras, Guillermo
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Porifera
Demospongiae
Poecilosclerida
Mycalidae
Mycale

description: Subgenus Aegogropila Gray, 1867
Type species: Halichondria aegogropila Johnston, 1842 (= M. (A.) contarenii (Martens, 1824)) (by subsequent designation: Dendy (1922): p. 55)
description: Published as part of Urgorri, Victoriano & Díaz-Agras, Guillermo, 2019, Mycale (Aegogropila) antiae sp. nov. (Demospongiae; Poecilosclerida; Mycalidae) from Galicia (NW Iberian Peninsula), pp. 151-184 in Zootaxa 4550 (2) on page 155, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4550.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2625215
Chlorichaeta Becker 1922
Creators: name: Dawah, Hassan A.
name: Ahmad, Syed K.
name: Abdullah, Mohammed A.
name: Zatwarnicki, Tadeusz
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Ephydridae
Chlorichaeta

description: Genus Chlorichaeta Becker
Chlorichaeta Becker, 1922: 73. Type species: Chlorichaeta tuberculosa Becker, 1922, by monotypy.
description: Published as part of Dawah, Hassan A., Ahmad, Syed K., Abdullah, Mohammed A. & Zatwarnicki, Tadeusz, 2019, An overview of the Ephydridae (Diptera) of Saudi Arabia, pp. 401-445 in Zootaxa 4711 (3) on page 423, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4711.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3586476
Neoschoengastia (Neoschoengastia) solomonis Wharton and Hardcastle 1946
Creators: name: Nielsen, David H.
name: Robbins, Richard G.
name: Rueda, Leopoldo M.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Actinedida
Trombiculidae
Neoschoengastia
Neoschoengastia solomonis

description: Neoschoengastia (Neoschoengastia) solomonis Wharton and Hardcastle, 1946:
ORI
Neoschoengastia americana solomonis Wharton and Hardcastle, 1946
Neoschoengastia (Neoschoengastia) solomonis, Vercammen-Grandjean 1965d
Neoschoengastia solomonis, Stekolnikov 2021
description: Published as part of Nielsen, David H., Robbins, Richard G. & Rueda, Leopoldo M., 2021, Annotated world checklist of the Trombiculidae and Leeuwenhoekiidae (1758 - 2021) (Acari: Trombiculoidea), with notes on nomenclature, taxonomy, and distribution, pp. 1-243 in Zootaxa 4967 (1) on page 76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4967.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4745510
Talentontwikkeling huiswerkopdrachten
Creators: name: Meulenbroeks, Ralph
name: Berge, Hanne Ten
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: 130103 Higher Education
subject: FOS: Educational sciences
subject: Education

description: In dit document staan opdrachten die thuis gemaakt moeten
worden door de deelnemers van de cursus talentontwikkeling.
Chlorichaeta orba Mathis & Zatwarnicki 1993
Creators: name: Dawah, Hassan A.
name: Ahmad, Syed K.
name: Abdullah, Mohammed A.
name: Zatwarnicki, Tadeusz
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Ephydridae
Chlorichaeta
Chlorichaeta orba

description: Chlorichaeta orba Mathis & Zatwarnicki, 1993
(Fig. 26)
Chlorichaeta orba Mathis & Zatwarnicki, 1993: 70.
Specimens examined. 1 ♀, Jazan, Farasan Island, Aziz Yousef Village, 22. iv.–13. v. 2015, Malaise trap, H.A. Dawah (NMWC); 2 ♂, Jazan, Abu Aresh, Faisel-El-Refae, 10. ii. 2012, sweeping trap, H.A. Dawah (CERS).
Distribution. This is the first record from Saudi Arabia and Arabian Peninsula. This species was described from Sri Lanka (Nilaveli) and further from the Australasian/Oceanian Region; Australia (NT), Papua New Guinea.
description: Published as part of Dawah, Hassan A., Ahmad, Syed K., Abdullah, Mohammed A. & Zatwarnicki, Tadeusz, 2019, An overview of the Ephydridae (Diptera) of Saudi Arabia, pp. 401-445 in Zootaxa 4711 (3) on page 423, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4711.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3586476
$\imath$Hall algebra of the projective line and $q$-Onsager algebra
Creators: name: Lu, Ming
name: Ruan, Shiquan
name: Wang, Weiqiang
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Representation Theory (math.RT)
subject: Quantum Algebra (math.QA)
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: The $\imath$Hall algebra of the projective line is by definition the twisted semi-derived Ringel-Hall algebra of the category of $1$-periodic complexes of coherent sheaves on the projective line. This $\imath$Hall algebra is shown to realize the universal $q$-Onsager algebra (i.e., $\imath$quantum group of split affine $A_1$ type) in its Drinfeld type presentation. The $\imath$Hall algebra of the Kronecker quiver was known earlier to realize the same algebra in its Serre type presentation. We then establish a derived equivalence which induces an isomorphism of these two $\imath$Hall algebras, explaining the isomorphism of the $q$-Onsager algebra under the two presentations.
description: v2, 31 pages, minor edits, accepted by Trans. AMS
Mosillus Latreille 1804
Creators: name: Dawah, Hassan A.
name: Ahmad, Syed K.
name: Abdullah, Mohammed A.
name: Zatwarnicki, Tadeusz
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Ephydridae
Mosillus

description: Genus Mosillus Latreille
Mosillus Latreille, 1804: 196. Type species: Mosillus arcuatus Latreille, 1805 [= Syrphus subsultans Fabricius, 1794], designated by Latreille, 1805: 390, subsequent by monotypy.
description: Published as part of Dawah, Hassan A., Ahmad, Syed K., Abdullah, Mohammed A. & Zatwarnicki, Tadeusz, 2019, An overview of the Ephydridae (Diptera) of Saudi Arabia, pp. 401-445 in Zootaxa 4711 (3) on page 423, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4711.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3586476
Hecamedini Mathis 1991
Creators: name: Dawah, Hassan A.
name: Ahmad, Syed K.
name: Abdullah, Mohammed A.
name: Zatwarnicki, Tadeusz
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Ephydridae

description: Key to genera of Hecamedini from the Saudi Arabia
1. Scutellum bearing 3 marginal setae; postgenal margin sharp; gena high, over 1/2 eye height............ Hecamede Haliday
- Scutellum bearing 2 marginal setae; postgenal margin rounded; gena short, less than 1/2 eye height....................2.
2. Palpus mostly yellow; prescutellar acrostichal setae greatly reduced or absent; 1 katepisternal seta; face with 1 large lateral seta............................................................ Eremotrichoma perspiciendum (Becker, 1903)
- Palpus blackish; 1 pair of prescutellar acrostichal setae, well developed; 2 katepisternal setae, the 2nd seta smaller and inserted below larger seta; face with 2 or more large lateral setae....................................... Allotrichoma Becker
description: Published as part of Dawah, Hassan A., Ahmad, Syed K., Abdullah, Mohammed A. & Zatwarnicki, Tadeusz, 2019, An overview of the Ephydridae (Diptera) of Saudi Arabia, pp. 401-445 in Zootaxa 4711 (3) on page 424, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4711.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3586476
Allotrichoma Becker 1896
Creators: name: Dawah, Hassan A.
name: Ahmad, Syed K.
name: Abdullah, Mohammed A.
name: Zatwarnicki, Tadeusz
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Ephydridae
Allotrichoma

description: Genus Allotrichoma Becker
Allotrichoma Becker, 1896: 121. Type species: Hecamede lateralis Loew, 1860, by original designation.
description: Published as part of Dawah, Hassan A., Ahmad, Syed K., Abdullah, Mohammed A. & Zatwarnicki, Tadeusz, 2019, An overview of the Ephydridae (Diptera) of Saudi Arabia, pp. 401-445 in Zootaxa 4711 (3) on page 424, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4711.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3586476
$\imath$Schur duality and Kazhdan-Lusztig basis expanded
Creators: name: Shen, Yaolong
name: Wang, Weiqiang
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Representation Theory (math.RT)
subject: Quantum Algebra (math.QA)
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: Expanding the classic works of Kazhdan-Lusztig and Deodhar, we establish bar involutions and canonical (i.e., quasi-parabolic KL) bases on quasi-permutation modules over the type B Hecke algebra, where the bases are parameterized by cosets of (possibly non-parabolic) reflection subgroups of the Weyl group of type B. We formulate an $\imath$Schur duality between an $\imath$quantum group of type AIII (allowing black nodes in its Satake diagram) and a Hecke algebra of type B acting on a tensor space, providing a common generalization of Jimbo-Schur duality and Bao-Wang's quasi-split $\imath$Schur duality. The quasi-parabolic KL bases on quasi-permutation Hecke modules are shown to match with the $\imath$canonical basis on the tensor space. An inversion formula for quasi-parabolic KL polynomials is established via the $\imath$Schur duality.
description: v2, 33 pages, minor changes, to appear in Adv. in Math
Allotrichoma argentipraetextum Lamb 1912
Creators: name: Dawah, Hassan A.
name: Ahmad, Syed K.
name: Abdullah, Mohammed A.
name: Zatwarnicki, Tadeusz
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Ephydridae
Allotrichoma
Allotrichoma argentipraetextum

description: Allotrichoma argentipraetextum Lamb, 1912
(Fig. 29)
Allotrichoma argentipraetextum Lamb, 1912: 324.
Allotrichoma outambense Canzoneri 1986: 72: Mathis & Zatwarnicki 2003: 620 [synonymy].
Specimens examined. 1 ♂?, Jazan, Harob, Wadi Lajeb, sweeping, 30. xii. 2015, H.A. Dawah (CERS); 1 ♂?, Jazan, Harob, Wadi Al-Razan, sweeping, 30. xii. 2015, H.A. Dawah (CERS).
Distribution. This is the first record from Saudi Arabia and Arabian Peninsula. This species was described from the Seychelles island of Mahé and further recorded from Sierra Leone.
Remarks. We could not determine the sex of this specimen without macerating it, which would destroy the patterning.
description: Published as part of Dawah, Hassan A., Ahmad, Syed K., Abdullah, Mohammed A. & Zatwarnicki, Tadeusz, 2019, An overview of the Ephydridae (Diptera) of Saudi Arabia, pp. 401-445 in Zootaxa 4711 (3) on page 425, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4711.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3586476
Allotrichoma biroi Cresson 1929
Creators: name: Dawah, Hassan A.
name: Ahmad, Syed K.
name: Abdullah, Mohammed A.
name: Zatwarnicki, Tadeusz
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Ephydridae
Allotrichoma
Allotrichoma biroi

description: Allotrichoma biroi Cresson, 1929
Notiphila rufitarsis Macquart, 1851: 302 [Preoccupied in Notiphila by Waltl, 1837: 281]: El-Hawagry et al. 2018b: 223 [synonymy].
Allotrichoma biroi Cresson, 1929: 174: Krivosheina & Zatwarnicki 1997: 297–299 [revision]; Dawah & Abdullah 2006: 390 [Saudia Arabia].
Allotrichoma (Allotrichoma) ralloi Canzoneri 1987: 87: Krivosheina & Zatwarnicki 1997: 297 [synonymy].
Allotrichoma abiatense Canzoneri 1988: 3: Krivosheina & Zatwarnicki 1997: 297 [synonymy].
Specimens examined. 5 ♂, 1 ♀, Asir, Maraba, 1–31. v. 2004, Malaise trap, H.A. Dawah & M.A. Abdullah (NMWC; CERS).
Other Saudi Arabian records: Asir Region: Maraba: 60 km S of Abha (Dawah & Abdullah 2006)
Distribution. This species was previously recorded from Saudi Arabia by Dawah & Abdullah (2006). The species was described from Sudan and also recorded from the Afrotropical Region: Ethiopia, Oman, Sudan and United Arab Emirates; Palaearctic Region: Egypt, Israel and Oriental Region: China (Hong Kong), India, Laos, Philippines. There are specimens of A. biroi in NMWC collected from Northern Nigeria (Lake Chad and Bauchi) and Oman.
Biology. In Oman this species was found on stranded and dying vegetation especially around drying waterways and on debris at the water’s edge on Lake Chad (Dr. J.C. Deeming; pers. comm.).
description: Published as part of Dawah, Hassan A., Ahmad, Syed K., Abdullah, Mohammed A. & Zatwarnicki, Tadeusz, 2019, An overview of the Ephydridae (Diptera) of Saudi Arabia, pp. 401-445 in Zootaxa 4711 (3) on page 425, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4711.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3586476
Allotrichoma laterale
Creators: name: Dawah, Hassan A.
name: Ahmad, Syed K.
name: Abdullah, Mohammed A.
name: Zatwarnicki, Tadeusz
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Ephydridae
Allotrichoma
Allotrichoma laterale

description: Allotrichoma laterale (Loew, 1860)
(Fig. 30)
Hecamede lateralis Loew, 1860: 13.
Allotrichoma laterale: Becker, 1896: 122 [generic combination]: Krivosheina & Zatwarnicki 1997: 303–305 [revision]. Allotrichoma oceanum Becker, 1926: 20: Papp 1979: 99 [synonymy].
Allotrichoma sciens Cresson, 1929: 175: Krivosheina & Zatwarnicki 1997: 303 [synonymy].
Allotrichoma impudicum Duda, 1942: 9: Papp 1979: 98 [synonymy].
Allotrichoma valkanovi Beschovski, 1966: 851: Papp 1979: 99 [synonymy].
Specimens examined. 3 ♂, Asir, Abha, Hay Al-Nusub (Abha Farm Centre), 1–25. v. 2013, Malaise trap. H.A. Dawah (CERS).
Distribution. This is the first record from Saudi Arabia and Arabian Peninsula. This species was described from South Italy and Sicily (“Süditalien und Sicilien ”) and further recorded from the Palaearctic Region: Afghanistan, Canary Island, Iran, Jordan, North Africa, Tadzhikistan, Turkey, Turmenistan, Uzbekistan, Europe and North Africa.
description: Published as part of Dawah, Hassan A., Ahmad, Syed K., Abdullah, Mohammed A. & Zatwarnicki, Tadeusz, 2019, An overview of the Ephydridae (Diptera) of Saudi Arabia, pp. 401-445 in Zootaxa 4711 (3) on page 426, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4711.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3586476
Atlantoscia Ferrara & Taiti 1981
Creators: name: Zimmermann, Bianca Laís
name: Campos-Filho, Ivanklin Soares
name: Cardoso, Giovanna Monticelli
name: Santos, Sandro
name: Aguiar, José Otávio
name: Araujo, Paula Beatriz
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Malacostraca
Isopoda
Philosciidae
Atlantoscia

description: Genus Atlantoscia Ferrara & Taiti, 1981
Type species. Atlantoscia alceui Ferrara & Taiti, 1981 by monotypy.
Diagnosis. See Araujo & Leistikow (1999) and Campos-Filho et al. (2013).
description: Published as part of Zimmermann, Bianca Laís, Campos-Filho, Ivanklin Soares, Cardoso, Giovanna Monticelli, Santos, Sandro, Aguiar, José Otávio & Araujo, Paula Beatriz, 2018, Two new species of Atlantoscia Ferrara & Taiti, 1981 (Isopoda: Oniscidea: Philosciidae) from southern Brazil described in the light of integrative taxonomy, pp. 551-565 in Zootaxa 4482 (3) on page 553, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4482.3.7, http://zenodo.org/record/1440803
Neoschoengastia (Neoschoengastia) struthidia Womersley 1952
Creators: name: Nielsen, David H.
name: Robbins, Richard G.
name: Rueda, Leopoldo M.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Actinedida
Trombiculidae
Neoschoengastia
Neoschoengastia struthidia

description: Neoschoengastia (Neoschoengastia) struthidia Womersley, 1952:
ORI, AUS
description: Published as part of Nielsen, David H., Robbins, Richard G. & Rueda, Leopoldo M., 2021, Annotated world checklist of the Trombiculidae and Leeuwenhoekiidae (1758 - 2021) (Acari: Trombiculoidea), with notes on nomenclature, taxonomy, and distribution, pp. 1-243 in Zootaxa 4967 (1) on page 76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4967.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4745510
"It doesn't matter if you are in charge of the trees, you always miss the trees for the forest" : power and the illusion of explanatory depth
Creators: name: Körner, Robert
name: Schütz, Astrid
name: Petersen, Lars-Eric
Publisher: name: Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Sachsen-Anhalt
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: 150

description: Power can increase overconfidence and illusory thinking. We investigated whether power is also related to the illusion of explanatory depth (IOED), people’s tendency to think they understand the world in more detail, coherence, and depth than they actually do. Abstract thinking was reported as a reason for the IOED, and according to the social distance theory of power, power increases abstract thinking. We linked these literatures and tested construal style as a mediator. Further, predispositions can moderate effects of power and we considered narcissism as a candidate because narcissism leads to overconfidence and may thus increase the IOED especially in combination with high power. In three preregistered studies (total N = 607), we manipulated power or measured feelings of power. We found evidence for the IOED (regarding explanatory knowledge about devices). Power led to general overconfidence but had only a small impact on the IOED. Power and narcissism had a small interactive effect on the IOED. Meta-analytical techniques suggest that previous findings on the construal-style-IOED link show only weak evidential value. Implications refer to research on management, power, and overconfidence.
On central $L$-values and the growth of the $3$-part of the Tate-Shafarevich group
Creators: name: Kezuka, Yukako
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Number Theory (math.NT)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 14H52, 11G05

description: Given any cube-free integer $λ>0$, we study the $3$-adic valuation of the algebraic part of the central $L$-value of the elliptic curve $$X^3+Y^3=λZ^3.$$ We give a lower bound in terms of the number of distinct prime factors of $λ$, which, in the case $3$ divides $λ$, also depends on the power of $3$ in $λ$. This extends an earlier result of the author in which it was assumed that $3$ is coprime to $λ$. We also study the $3$-part of the Tate-Shafarevich group for these curves and show that the lower bound is as expected from the conjecture of Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer, taking into account also the growth of the Tate-Shafarevich group.
description: 16 pages, published version
Eremotrichoma Giordani Soika 1956
Creators: name: Dawah, Hassan A.
name: Ahmad, Syed K.
name: Abdullah, Mohammed A.
name: Zatwarnicki, Tadeusz
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Ephydridae
Eremotrichoma

description: Genus Eremotrichoma Giordani Soika
Eremotrichoma Giordani Soika, 1956c: 104 (as subgenus of Allotrichoma Becker). Type species: Elephantinosoma perspiciendum Becker, 1903, by original designation (generic status by Mathis, 1991: 4).
description: Published as part of Dawah, Hassan A., Ahmad, Syed K., Abdullah, Mohammed A. & Zatwarnicki, Tadeusz, 2019, An overview of the Ephydridae (Diptera) of Saudi Arabia, pp. 401-445 in Zootaxa 4711 (3) on page 426, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4711.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3586476
A new exposure protocol adapted for wild bees reveals species-specific impacts of the sulfoximine insecticide sulfoxaflor
Creators: name: Dewaele, Justine
name: Barraud, Alexandre
name: Hellström, Sara
name: Paxton, Robert J.
name: Michez, Denis
Publisher: name: Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Sachsen-Anhalt
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: 590

description: Wild bees are crucial pollinators of flowering plants and concerns are rising about their decline associated with pesticide use. Interspecific variation in wild bee response to pesticide exposure is expected to be related to variation in their morphology, physiology, and ecology, though there are still important knowledge gaps in its understanding. Pesticide risk assessments have largely focussed on the Western honey bee sensitivity considering it protective enough for wild bees. Recently, guidelines for Bombus terrestris and Osmia bicornis testing have been developed but are not yet implemented at a global scale in pesticide risk assessments. Here, we developed and tested a new simplified method of pesticide exposure on wild bee species collected from the field in Belgium. Enough specimens of nine species survived in a laboratory setting and were exposed to oral and topical acute doses of a sulfoximine insecticide. Our results confirm significant variability among wild bee species. We show that Osmia cornuta is more sensitive to sulfoxaflor than B. terrestris, whereas Bombus hypnorum is less sensitive. We propose hypotheses on the mechanisms explaining interspecific variations in sensitivity to pesticides. Future pesticide risk assessments of wild bees will require further refinement of protocols for their controlled housing and exposure.
Hecamede Haliday in Curtis 1837
Creators: name: Dawah, Hassan A.
name: Ahmad, Syed K.
name: Abdullah, Mohammed A.
name: Zatwarnicki, Tadeusz
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Ephydridae
Hecamede

description: Genus Hecamede Haliday
Hecamede Haliday in Curtis, 1837:281 (published in synonymy, first used for a taxon by Haliday, 1839: 221, 224). Type species: Notiphila albicans Meigen, 1830, by monotypy (stat. Loew, 1860: 12).
description: Published as part of Dawah, Hassan A., Ahmad, Syed K., Abdullah, Mohammed A. & Zatwarnicki, Tadeusz, 2019, An overview of the Ephydridae (Diptera) of Saudi Arabia, pp. 401-445 in Zootaxa 4711 (3) on page 426, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4711.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3586476
Genome-scale model of Rothia mucilaginosa predicts gene essentialities and reveals metabolic capabilities
Creators: name: Leonidou, Nantia
name: Ostyn, Lisa
name: Coenye, Tom
name: Crabbé, Aurélie
name: Dräger, Andreas
Publisher: name: Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Sachsen-Anhalt
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: 570

description: Cystic fibrosis (CF), an inherited genetic disorder caused by mutations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator gene, results in sticky and thick mucosal fluids. This environment facilitates the colonization of various microorganisms, some of which can cause acute and chronic lung infections, while others may positively impact the disease. Rothia mucilaginosa, an oral commensal, is relatively abundant in the lungs of CF patients. Recent studies have unveiled its anti-inflammatory properties using in vitro three-dimensional lung epithelial cell cultures and in vivo mouse models relevant to chronic lung diseases. Apart from this, R. mucilaginosa has been associated with severe infections. However, its metabolic capabilities and genotype-phenotype relationships remain largely unknown. To gain insights into its cellular metabolism and genetic content, we developed the first manually curated genome-scale metabolic model, iRM23NL. Through growth kinetics and high-throughput phenotypic microarray testings, we defined its complete catabolic phenome. Subsequently, we assessed the model’s effectiveness in accurately predicting growth behaviors and utilizing multiple substrates. We used constraint-based modeling techniques to formulate novel hypotheses that could expedite the development of antimicrobial strategies. More specifically, we detected putative essential genes and assessed their effect on metabolism under varying nutritional conditions. These predictions could offer novel potential antimicrobial targets without laborious large-scale screening of knockouts and mutant transposon libraries. Overall, iRM23NL demonstrates a solid capability to predict cellular phenotypes and holds immense potential as a valuable resource for accurate predictions in advancing antimicrobial therapies. Moreover, it can guide metabolic engineering to tailor R. mucilaginosa’s metabolism for desired performance.
On Cayley representations of central Cayley graphs over almost simple groups
Creators: name: Guo, Jin
name: Guo, Wenbin
name: Ryabov, Grigory
name: Vasil'ev, Andrey V.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Group Theory (math.GR)
subject: Combinatorics (math.CO)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 05C60, 05E18, 20B35, 20D06

description: A Cayley graph over a group $G$ is said to be central if its connection set is a normal subset of $G$. We prove that every central Cayley graph over a simple group $G$ has at most two pairwise nonequivalent Cayley representations over $G$ associated with the subgroups of $Sym(G)$ induced by left and right multiplications of $G$. We also provide an algorithm which, given a central Cayley graph $Γ$ over an almost simple group $G$ whose socle is of a bounded index, finds the full set of pairwise nonequivalent Cayley representations of $Γ$ over $G$ in time polynomial in size of $G$.
description: 10 pages
Hecamede (Hecamede) Haliday
Creators: name: Dawah, Hassan A.
name: Ahmad, Syed K.
name: Abdullah, Mohammed A.
name: Zatwarnicki, Tadeusz
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Ephydridae
Hecamede

description: Subgenus Hecamede Haliday in Curtis
Hecamede Haliday in Curtis, 1837:281 (published in synonymy, first used for a taxon by Haliday, 1839: 221, 224). Type species: Notiphila albicans Meigen, 1830, by monotypy.
description: Published as part of Dawah, Hassan A., Ahmad, Syed K., Abdullah, Mohammed A. & Zatwarnicki, Tadeusz, 2019, An overview of the Ephydridae (Diptera) of Saudi Arabia, pp. 401-445 in Zootaxa 4711 (3) on page 426, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4711.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3586476
Which Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) instruments are currently used in Germany : a survey
Creators: name: Kudelka, Jennifer
name: Ollenschläger, Malte
name: Dodel, Richard C.
name: Eskofier, Bjoern M.
name: Hobert, Markus A.
name: Jahn, Klaus
name: Klucken, Jochen
name: Labeit, Bendix
name: Polidori, M. Cristina
name: Prell, Tino
name: Warnecke, Tobias
name: Arnim, Christine
name: Maetzler, Walter
name: Jacobs, Andreas H.
Publisher: name: Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Sachsen-Anhalt
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: 610

description: Background: The Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) records geriatric syndromes in a standardized manner, allowing individualized treatment tailored to the patient’s needs and resources. Its use has shown a beneficial effect on the functional outcome and survival of geriatric patients. A recently published German S1 guideline for level 2 CGA provides recommendations for the use of a broad variety of different assessment instruments for each geriatric syndrome. However, the actual use of assessment instruments in routine geriatric clinical practice and its consistency with the guideline and the current state of literature has not been investigated to date. Methods: An online survey was developed by an expert group of geriatricians and sent to all licenced geriatricians (n = 569) within Germany. The survey included the following geriatric syndromes: motor function and self-help capability, cognition, depression, pain, dysphagia and nutrition, social status and comorbidity, pressure ulcers, language and speech, delirium, and frailty. Respondents were asked to report which geriatric assessment instruments are used to assess the respective syndromes. Results: A total of 122 clinicians participated in the survey (response rate: 21%); after data cleaning, 76 data sets remained for analysis. All participants regularly used assessment instruments in the following categories: motor function, self-help capability, cognition, depression, and pain. The most frequently used instruments in these categories were the Timed Up and Go (TUG), the Barthel Index (BI), the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE), the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS), and the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). Limited or heterogenous assessments are used in the following categories: delirium, frailty and social status. Conclusions: Our results show that the assessment of motor function, self-help capability, cognition, depression, pain, and dysphagia and nutrition is consistent with the recommendations of the S1 guideline for level 2 CGA. Instruments recommended for more frequent use include the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB), the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), and the WHO-5 (depression). There is a particular need for standardized assessment of delirium, frailty and social status. The harmonization of assessment instruments throughout geriatric departments shall enable more effective treatment and prevention of age-related diseases and syndromes.
Multicenter evaluation of complex urinary diversion for renal transplantation : outcomes of complex surgical solutions
Creators: name: Flegar, Luka
name: Huber, Johannes
name: Zähringer, Juliane
name: Thomas, Christian
name: Apel, Hendrik
name: Wullich, Bernd
name: Friedersdorff, Frank
name: Fechner, Guido
name: Ritter, Manuel
name: Kernig, Karoline
name: Weigand, Karl
name: Heynemann, Hans
name: Stöckle, Michael
name: Zeuschner, Philip Alexander
Publisher: name: Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Sachsen-Anhalt
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: 610

description: Purpose: An abnormal lower urinary tract poses significant challenges for transplant surgeons. Besides the ureteral anastomosis to an ileal conduit, there are diverse complex reconstructive solutions. Due to its rarity, standardization and teaching of complex urinary diversion is extremely difficult. Methods: The indications and outcomes of complex urinary diversions after kidney transplantation (KT) were retrospectively investigated at eight urologic transplant centers including a current follow-up. Results: Of 37 patients with 21 (56%) males, vesicoureteral reflux (24%), spina bifida (22%), and glomerulonephritis (12%) were the most common causes of terminal renal failure. In 30 (81%) patients, urinary diversion was performed before KT, at a median of 107.5 (range, 10; 545) months before. Transplantations were held at a median patient age of 43 (10; 68) years, including six (16%) living donations. Urinary diversion was modified during 12 (32%) transplantations. After KT, the ileal conduit was the most common incontinent urinary diversion in 25 (67%) patients; a Mainz pouch I and bladder augmentation were the most frequent continent diversions (each n = 3). At a median follow-up of 120 months (range 0; 444), 12 (32%) patients had a graft failure with a 5-year graft survival of 79% (95%CI 61; 90). The median overall survival was 227 months (168; 286) and the 5-year overall survival 89% (69.3; 96.4). Conclusion: The mid-term kidney transplant function with complex urinary diversion appears to be comparable to transplants with regular urinary diversions. Hence, complex urinary diversion should always be considered as a surgical option, even during transplantation, if necessary.
Hecamede (Hecamede) maritima Mathis 1993
Creators: name: Dawah, Hassan A.
name: Ahmad, Syed K.
name: Abdullah, Mohammed A.
name: Zatwarnicki, Tadeusz
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Ephydridae
Hecamede
Hecamede maritima

description: Hecamede (Hecamede) maritima Mathis, 1993
(Fig. 31–32)
Hecamede maritima Mathis, 1993: 26; Mathis et al. 2017: 720–721 [United Arab Emirates].
Specimens examined. 1 ♂, Jazan, Al-Shogaiek, 12. ii. 2015, sweeping, H.A. Dawah (CERS); 1 ♀, Jazan, Farasan Island (under the Al-Saged Bridge), 9. ii. 2012, J.C. Deeming and H.A. Dawah (NMWC).
Distribution. This is the first record from Saudi Arabia. This species was described from Egypt (Sinai, Nabk) and further recorded from the Palaearctic Region: Egypt, Oman and Palestine; Afrotropical Region: United Arab Emirates.
description: Published as part of Dawah, Hassan A., Ahmad, Syed K., Abdullah, Mohammed A. & Zatwarnicki, Tadeusz, 2019, An overview of the Ephydridae (Diptera) of Saudi Arabia, pp. 401-445 in Zootaxa 4711 (3) on page 427, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4711.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3586476
A flow equilibrium of zinc in cells of Cupriavidus metallidurans
Creators: name: Nies, Dietrich H.
name: Schleuder, Grit
name: Galea, Diana
name: Siemann-Herzberg, Martin
Publisher: name: Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Sachsen-Anhalt
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: 570

description: The hypothesis was tested that a kinetical flow equilibrium of uptake and efflux reactions is responsible for balancing the cellular zinc content. The experiments were done with the metal-resistant bacterium Cupriavidus metallidurans. In pulse-chase experiments, the cells were loaded with radioactive 65Zn and chased with the 100-fold concentration of non-radioactive zinc chloride. In parallel, the cells were loaded with isotope-enriched stable 67Zn and chased with non-enriched zinc to differentiate between zinc pools in the cell. The experiments demonstrated the existence of a kinetical flow equilibrium, resulting in a constant turnover of cell-bound zinc ions. The absence of the metal-binding cytoplasmic components, polyphosphate and glutathione, metal uptake, and metal efflux systems influenced the flow equilibrium. The experiments also revealed that not all zinc uptake and efflux systems are known in C. metallidurans. Cultivation of the cells under zinc-replete, zinc-, and zinc-magnesium-starvation conditions influenced zinc import and export rates. Here, magnesium starvation had a stronger influence compared to zinc starvation. Other metal cations, especially cobalt, affected the cellular zinc pools and zinc export during the chase reaction. In summary, the experiments with 65Zn and 67Zn demonstrated a constant turnover of cell-bound zinc. This indicated that simultaneously occurring import and export reactions in combination with cytoplasmic metal-binding components resulted in a kinetical flow equilibrium that was responsible for the adjustment of the cellular zinc content.
Hecamede (Hecamede) socotra Mathis 1993
Creators: name: Dawah, Hassan A.
name: Ahmad, Syed K.
name: Abdullah, Mohammed A.
name: Zatwarnicki, Tadeusz
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Ephydridae
Hecamede
Hecamede socotra

description: Hecamede (Hecamede) socotra Mathis, 1993
Hecamede socotra Mathis, 1993: 28.
Specimens examined. 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Water treatment works, 10. xi. 2015, sweeping, H.A. Dawah (CERS; NMWC).
Distribution. This species is the first record from Saudi Arabia. This species was described from a single male from the island of Socotra and known also from Tanzania.
description: Published as part of Dawah, Hassan A., Ahmad, Syed K., Abdullah, Mohammed A. & Zatwarnicki, Tadeusz, 2019, An overview of the Ephydridae (Diptera) of Saudi Arabia, pp. 401-445 in Zootaxa 4711 (3) on page 427, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4711.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3586476
Ochthera Latreille 1802
Creators: name: Dawah, Hassan A.
name: Ahmad, Syed K.
name: Abdullah, Mohammed A.
name: Zatwarnicki, Tadeusz
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Ephydridae
Ochthera

description: Genus Ochthera Latreille
Ochthera Latreille, 1802: 462. Type species: Musca manicata Fabricius, 1794, designated by Latreille, 1810: 444.
description: Published as part of Dawah, Hassan A., Ahmad, Syed K., Abdullah, Mohammed A. & Zatwarnicki, Tadeusz, 2019, An overview of the Ephydridae (Diptera) of Saudi Arabia, pp. 401-445 in Zootaxa 4711 (3) on page 427, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4711.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3586476
Ochthera schembrii Rondani 1847
Creators: name: Dawah, Hassan A.
name: Ahmad, Syed K.
name: Abdullah, Mohammed A.
name: Zatwarnicki, Tadeusz
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Ephydridae
Ochthera
Ochthera schembrii

description: Ochthera schembrii Rondani, 1847
Ochthera schembrii Rondani, 1847: 29: Clausen, 1977: 516–518 [revision]; Mathis et al. 2017: 727 [United Arab Emirates]. Ochthera mantispa Loew, 1847: 372: Clausen, 1977: 516–518 [revision]; 1979: 142 [synonymy].
Ochthera angustitarsis Becker, 1903: 181: Clausen, 1979: 142 [synonymy].
Ochthera setigera Czerny, 1909: 271: Clausen, 1979: 142 [synonymy].
Specimens examined. 1 ♀, Asir, Karatha, Al-Ethrebany Fruit Farm, 19. ii. 2014, Malaise trap, H.A. Dawah (NMWC); 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Asir, Al-Souda, Al-Muqtha Dam, 30. v. 2014, Sweeping, H.A. Dawah (CERS).
Distribution. This is the first record from Saudi Arabia. This species was described from Malta (as “Melita”, by lectotype des. Clausen 1979: 141). It is widespread in the Palaearctic Region: Algeria, Azores, Bulgaria, Canary Islands, Egypt, Great Britain, Greece, Iran, Israel, Italy, Malta, Morocco, Spain, Turkey and Turkmenistan; Afrotropical Region: United Arab Emirates.
description: Published as part of Dawah, Hassan A., Ahmad, Syed K., Abdullah, Mohammed A. & Zatwarnicki, Tadeusz, 2019, An overview of the Ephydridae (Diptera) of Saudi Arabia, pp. 401-445 in Zootaxa 4711 (3) on page 428, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4711.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3586476
Hyadinini Phillips
Creators: name: Dawah, Hassan A.
name: Ahmad, Syed K.
name: Abdullah, Mohammed A.
name: Zatwarnicki, Tadeusz
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Ephydridae

description: Key to genera and species of Hyadinini from the Saudi Arabia
1. Both notopleural setae about equally sized and inserted at about same level; costal section II at least half length of section III............................................................................... Pelina similis Papp, 1974
- Anterior notopleural seta reduced or absent; posterior notopleural seta inserted at higher level than anterior seta; costal section II considerably less than twice that of section III............................................................ 2
2. Arista with long rays; 1 row of facial setae; 2 dorsocentral setae.......................... Nostima picta (Fallén, 1813)
- Arista bare or with minute hairs; 2 rows of facial setae; 3 dorsocentral setae............ Philygria posticata (Meigen, 1830)
description: Published as part of Dawah, Hassan A., Ahmad, Syed K., Abdullah, Mohammed A. & Zatwarnicki, Tadeusz, 2019, An overview of the Ephydridae (Diptera) of Saudi Arabia, pp. 401-445 in Zootaxa 4711 (3) on page 428, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4711.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3586476
Nostima Coquillett 1900
Creators: name: Dawah, Hassan A.
name: Ahmad, Syed K.
name: Abdullah, Mohammed A.
name: Zatwarnicki, Tadeusz
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Ephydridae
Nostima

description: Genus Nostima Coquillett
Nostima Coquillett, 1900a: 35. Type species: Nostima slossonae Coquillett, 1900, by original designation.
description: Published as part of Dawah, Hassan A., Ahmad, Syed K., Abdullah, Mohammed A. & Zatwarnicki, Tadeusz, 2019, An overview of the Ephydridae (Diptera) of Saudi Arabia, pp. 401-445 in Zootaxa 4711 (3) on page 428, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4711.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3586476
Influence of tree mycorrhizal type, tree species identity, and diversity on forest root-associated mycobiomes
Creators: name: Singavarapu, Bala Veera Venkata Apparao
name: Ul Haq, Hafeez
name: Darnstaedt, Friedrich
name: Nawaz, Ali
name: Beugnon, Rémy
name: Cesarz, Simone
name: Eisenhauer, Nico
name: Du, Jianqing
name: Xue, Kai
name: Wang, Yanfen
name: Bruelheide, Helge
name: Tesfaye Wubet
Publisher: name: Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Sachsen-Anhalt
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: 580

description: Understanding the complex interactions between trees and fungi is crucial for forest ecosys- tem management, yet the inﬂuence of tree mycorrhizal types, species identity, and diversity on tree-tree interactions and their root-associated fungal communities remains poorly understood. Our study addresses this gap by investigating root-associated fungal communities of differ- ent arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) and ectomycorrhizal (EcM) tree species pairs (TSPs) in a sub- tropical tree diversity experiment, spanning monospeciﬁc, two-species, and multi-species mixtures, utilizing Illumina sequencing of the ITS2 region. The study reveals that tree mycorrhizal type signiﬁcantly impacts the alpha diversity of root-associated fungi in monospeciﬁc stands. Meanwhile, tree species identity’s inﬂuence is modulated by overall tree diversity. Tree-related variables and spatial distance emerged as major drivers of variations in fungal community composition. Notably, in multi-species mixtures, com- positional differences between root fungal communities of AM and EcM trees diminish, indicat- ing a convergence of fungal communities irrespective of mycorrhizal type. Interestingly, dual mycorrhizal fungal communities were observed in these multi-species mixtures. This research underscores the pivotal role of mycorrhizal partnerships and the interplay of bio- tic and abiotic factors in shaping root fungal communities, particularly in varied tree diversity settings, and its implications for effective forest management and biodiversity conservation.
Developing a Centralized Server for Data Exchange among Insurance Companies
Creators: name: Radhi, Maram
name: Fisher, Matthew
Publisher: name: American University of Bahrain
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 40
subject: Engineering
classificationCode: 4009
subject: Electronics, sensors and digital hardware
classificationCode: 461204
subject: Programming languages

description: For the final project, we created the Insurance Benefits Service (IBS) system, which performs as a centralized server connecting various insurance companies among Bahrain,to exchange customer data. The absence of a centralized server among local insurance companies possess Some disadvantages including lack of customer satisfaction,incorrect data provided by customers affecting employees workflow, in addition it could lead companies to loss money due to customer fraud attempts.Through implementing the IBS system, we are aiming to improve insurance companies current method of gathering customers personal, and insurance data. The current method involves insurance companies to gather customers full personal details, including a copy of their driving licence, CPR, and filling out the Know your customer form (KYC), this process can be very lengthy and prone to errors. Therefore, with the IBS system once a customer decided to transfer their insurance policy from company A to company B, they can simply ask their new insurance company to request their data through the IBS system server. Once the customer approves the exchange of their personal data, all the local insurance companies connected to the IBS system can view the customers personal data, past insurance records, including the different policies purchased, policy’s premium rate and if any fraud attempts have been recorded by any of the companies. As a result of implementing the IBS system, companies can increase customer satisfaction as they won’t need to follow a lengthy process, the second benefit is that employees obtain customers accurate data within hours increasing their work efficiency and decrease the time spent issuing each policy. Finally, since the local insurance companies are connected and can exchange customers data, they are able to decrease the chances of insuring an individual with high premium rates or a history with fraud claims, which can prevent companies from losing money.
Nostima picta
Creators: name: Dawah, Hassan A.
name: Ahmad, Syed K.
name: Abdullah, Mohammed A.
name: Zatwarnicki, Tadeusz
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Ephydridae
Nostima
Nostima picta

description: Nostima picta (Fallén, 1813)
(Fig. 33)
Notiphila picta Fallén, 1813: 254.
Philygria picta: Loew, 1860: 25 [generic combination].
Nostima picta: Cresson, 1930: 101 [generic combination]; Edmiston & Mathis 2005: 55–60 [revision]; Dawah & Abdullah 2006: 389 [Saudi Arabia]; Mathis et al. 2017: 731 [United Arab Emirates].
Notiphila pullula Fallén, 1823: 11; Zetterstedt 1846: 1913 [synonymy].
Philygria pullula: Becker, 1905: 203 [generic combination].
Specimens examined. 1 ♀, Najran, Al-Shurfa, Saleh Maqbol Farm, 13–30. iii. 2013, Malaise trap, H.A. Dawah (CERS); 1 ♀, Asir, Abha, Hay Al-Nusub (Abha Farm Centre), 14. iv. 2001, swept from tomatoes, H.A. Dawah (CERS).
Other Saudi Arabian records: Asir Region: Abha Farm Centre (Dawah & Abdullah 2006)
Distribution. This species was previously recorded from Saudi Arabia by Dawah & Abdullah (2006). It was described from Sweden and also recorded from the following areas; Palaearctic Region: widespread in Europe, Afghanistan, Azores, Canary Islands, Egypt, Madeira, Morocco, and Japan; Afrotropical Region: United Arab Emirates; Nearctic Region: Canada and USA; Neotropical Region: Mexico and Guatemala.
Remarks. The biology of this species is largely unknown. Canzoneri & Meneghini (1983) gave some biological comments on N. picta in Italy. The species is considered to be hydrophilous but is perhaps essentially mesophilous; it has also been collected in a xerophilous environment and in halophilic areas. It was collected in Italy from March to November.
description: Published as part of Dawah, Hassan A., Ahmad, Syed K., Abdullah, Mohammed A. & Zatwarnicki, Tadeusz, 2019, An overview of the Ephydridae (Diptera) of Saudi Arabia, pp. 401-445 in Zootaxa 4711 (3) on pages 428-429, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4711.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3586476