cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Formica bidens
Creators: name: Smith, F.
Publisher: name: British Museum
Year: 1858
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Formicidae
Formica
Formica bidens

description: 157. Formica bidens.
Formica bidens, Linn. Syst. Nat. i. 964. 13.
De Geer, Mem. Hist. Ins. iii. 600. t. 31. f. 1, 2.
Fabr. Spec. Ins. i. 492. 24; Ent. Syst. ii. 360.42.
Oliv. Encycl. Meth. vi. 497. 36.
Atta bidens, Fabr. Syst. Piez. 422. 3.
Hab. Surinam.
description: Published as part of Smith, F., 1858, Catalogue of the hymenopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part VI. Formicidae., London :British Museum on page 48
The Geopolitical Location of Afghanistan: Opportunities and Challenges in Relations with South and Central Asian Countries
Creators: name: Al-Taqwa Institute of Higher Education
Publisher: name: Al-Taqwa Institute of Higher Education
Year: 2024

description: The geopolitical location of Afghanistan is crucial for Central Asian and South Asian countries, as it provides opportunities and challenges for connectivity. Afghanistan's geopolitical location is significant in the Central Asian Era, as bordering countries exploit its natural resources, rivers, and possibilities. Afghanistan was the only mandatory corridor for empires like Genghis Khan, the Safavids, the Alexandrians, the British, the Russians, and the USA. The geopolitical location of Afghanistan has been a significant factor in regional cooperation organizations, reducing turbulences in the region. The study explores the opportunities and challenges in the area, identifying the challenges among these countries to prevent regional connectivity. The country's geographical location has been a significant factor in the development of technologies and weapons, making it a vital region for regional and international actors. The study highlights the importance of Afghanistan's geopolitical location in the connectivity of Central Asia, South Asia, and Middle Eastern countries. The study aims to identify the opportunities and challenges for Afghanistan in regional connectivity, identifying regional challenges, and identifying solutions for enhancing connectivity in relations with these countries. The study is important for political scholars, researchers, politicians, and policymakers. Afghanistan's geopolitical location in Asia is vital for Central Asian and South Asian countries. The results show that Afghanistan has an important impact on the Central Asian Era regarding geopolitics; all these countries, especially the bordering countries, are taking advantage of the natural resources, rivers, and possibilities of the North-Northeast and western parts of Afghanistan.
Vibilia bovallii Bonnier
Creators: name: Zeidler, Wolfgang
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2003
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Malacostraca
Amphipoda
Vibiliidae
Vibilia
Vibilia bovallii

description: Vibilia bovallii Bonnier
Vibilia bovallii Bonnier, 1896: 612–614, pl. 35, fig. 3. — Behning 1913b: 221. Vinogradov et al. 1982: 234–235, fig. 116.
Type material
Type material could not be located at the MNHN and is presumed lost. The type locality is the Bay of Biscay, 44°17’N, 4°38’E.
Remarks
According to Bonnier this species differs from all it congeners by gnathopod 2 which has an elongated merus and no carpal process. However, he illustrates gnathopod 2 with eight articles, so that it seems he mistook the carpal process for the merus and then added on another propodus. If this assumption is correct, then the carpal process would be almost as long as the propodus. Vinogradov et al. (1982) infer that the lateral corners of the last urosomite are slightly produced, but Bonnier makes no mention of this, nor does he illustrate this character. The shape of antennae 1, the urosome, and the telson, makes this species most similar to V. viatrix, if the assumption regarding the carpal process of gnathopod 2 is correct.
description: Published as part of Zeidler, Wolfgang, 2003, A review of the hyperiidean amphipod superfamily Vibilioidea Bowman and Gruner, 1973 (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Hyperiidea), pp. 1-104 in Zootaxa 280 (1) on page 77, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.280.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5019514
Formica stigma
Creators: name: Smith, F.
Publisher: name: British Museum
Year: 1858
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Formicidae
Formica
Formica stigma

description: 158. Formica stigma.
Formica stigma, Fabr. Syst. Piez. 400. 18.
Hab. South America.
This is probably an Odontomachus; the black stigma is characteristic of all the species, and the exserted mandibles are equally constant in that genus.
description: Published as part of Smith, F., 1858, Catalogue of the hymenopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part VI. Formicidae., London :British Museum on page 48
Formica conspicua
Creators: name: Smith, F.
Publisher: name: British Museum
Year: 1858
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Formicidae
Formica
Formica conspicua

description: 159. Formica conspicua. B.M.
Female. Length 5-5 1/2 lines.-Chestnut-red: the head about the same width as the thorax, slightly excavated behind; the clypeus subcarinate in the middle, its anterior margin slightly but widely emarginate; mandibles strong, punctured, and armed with four or five teeth. Thorax ovate; wings subhyaline, the nervures pale testaceous. Abdomen ovate; the apical margins of the segments of a darker hue; the scale of the peduncle wide, ovate, with the margin entire.
Hab. Jamaica.
description: Published as part of Smith, F., 1858, Catalogue of the hymenopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part VI. Formicidae., London :British Museum on page 48
Aspidosperma nigricans Handro
Creators: name: Castello, Ana Carolina Devides
name: Pereira, Andreza Stephanie De Souza
name: Shimizu, Gustavo Hiroaki
name: Zuntini, Alexandre Rizzo
name: Simões, André Olmos
name: Koch, Ingrid
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Gentianales
Apocynaceae
Aspidosperma
Aspidosperma nigricans

description: Aspidosperma nigricans Handro in Arq. Bot. Estado São Paulo 3(5): 282. 1962.
Holotype:— BRAZIL. Paraíba: Areia, Mata da Escola de Agronomia do Nordeste, 15 May 1944, J.M. Vasconcellos 243 (SP [barcode SP000320 image!]; isotypes: MO [barcode MO-016112 image!], RB [barcode 00535065!], SPF [barcode SPF00072953!]).
description: Published as part of Castello, Ana Carolina Devides, Pereira, Andreza Stephanie De Souza, Shimizu, Gustavo Hiroaki, Zuntini, Alexandre Rizzo, Simões, André Olmos & Koch, Ingrid, 2022, Taxonomy and nomenclature of Aspidosperma (Apocynaceae), pp. 239-277 in Phytotaxa 571 (3) on page 257, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.571.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7284667
Vibilioides Chevreux 1905
Creators: name: Zeidler, Wolfgang
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2003
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Malacostraca
Amphipoda
Vibiliidae
Vibilioides

description: Genus Vibilioides Chevreux, 1905
Vibilioides Chevreux, 1905: 1. — Behning 1913b: 223; Pirlot 1929: 102. Vinogradov et al. 1982: 236. Vinogradov 1999: 1181.
Type species Vibilioides alberti Chevreux, 1905, by monotypy.
Diagnosis
Pereonites, pleonites and urosomite 1 with lateral transverse folds. Antennae 2 of six articles. Mandibles with molar reduced to conical projection; third article of palp shorter than second. Maxillae 1 with much reduced inner lobe. Maxillae 2 reduced to small, single lobe. Pereopod 7 reduced to basis and three small additional articles; basis more than twice as long as remaining articles combined. Telson extends just beyond middle of peduncle of U3.
Monotypic.
S exual dimorphism
Insufficient material of this genus is available to determine any sexual dimorphism and none is mentioned in the literature. If any sexual dimorphism exists it is most likely similar to that found in Vibilia.
Remarks The similarity of Vibilioides to Vibilia has already been discussed.
description: Published as part of Zeidler, Wolfgang, 2003, A review of the hyperiidean amphipod superfamily Vibilioidea Bowman and Gruner, 1973 (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Hyperiidea), pp. 1-104 in Zootaxa 280 (1) on pages 77-78, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.280.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5019514
Formica saccharivora
Creators: name: Smith, F.
Publisher: name: British Museum
Year: 1858
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Formicidae
Formica
Formica saccharivora

description: 160. Formica saccharivora.
Formica saccharivora, Linn. Syst. Nat. i. 963.10.
Fabr. Syst. Ent. 3.92. 10; Ent. Syst. ii. 356. 24.
Oliv. Encycl. Meth. vi. 495. 21.
Latr. Hist. Nat. Fourm. 280.
Lasius saccharivora, Fabr. Syst. Piez. 417. 9.
Hab. West India Islands.
description: Published as part of Smith, F., 1858, Catalogue of the hymenopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part VI. Formicidae., London :British Museum on page 48
PARENTAL ATTITUDES AND PROHIBITIONS AND THEIR IMPACT ON CHILDREN'S FUTURE
Creators: name: Kadyrova, R. M.
name: Kim, D. S.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: This article analyzes scientific research and survey results on the influence of parental prohibitions and attitudes on children’s development. It was found that parental overprotection and excessive restrictions shape specific personality traits and behavioral patterns in children, which may determine their future. Studies conducted at Loma Linda University confirm that parental prohibitions cause stress in early childhood, reduce emotional security, and affect health later in life. Such prohibitions often lead to the development of traits that hinder career and professional growth, such as indecision, lack of initiative, and perfectionism.
Formica femorata
Creators: name: Smith, F.
Publisher: name: British Museum
Year: 1858
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Formicidae
Formica
Formica femorata

description: 161. Formica femorata.
Formica femorata, Fabr. Syst. Piez. 397. 3 [[queen]].
St. Farg. Hym. i. 213. 15.
Hab. South America.
description: Published as part of Smith, F., 1858, Catalogue of the hymenopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part VI. Formicidae., London :British Museum on page 48
Gonatium rubellum Blackwall
Creators: name: Thaler, K.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 1978
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Araneae
Linyphiidae
Gonatium
Gonatium rubellum

description: G. rubellum (Blackwall):
Steiermark (419/420: 1 2, 423: 1 ♂), Slowenien (405: 1 5, 595: 1 ♂,1 ♀).
description: Published as part of Thaler, K., 1978, Bodenspinnen aus der Steiermark und ihren Nachbarländern, gesammelt von Prof. Dr. R. Schuster, pp. 173-183 in Mitt. Abt. Zool. Landesmus. Joanneum 7 (3) on page 177
Effect of DHCR7 on adipocyte differentiation in goats
Creators: name: Li, Zhibin
name: Hu, Tingting
name: Li, Ruiwen
name: Li, Jinlan
name: Wang, Youli
name: Li, Yanyan
name: Lin, Yaqiu
name: Wang, Yong
name: Jiani, Xing
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Physiology
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Virology
subject: Computational Biology

description: Cholesterol is regarded as a signaling molecule in regulating the metabolism and function of fat cells, in which 7-Dehydrocholesterol reductase (DHCR7) is a key enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of 7-dehydrocholesterol to cholesterol, however, the exact function of DHCR7 in goat adipocytes remains unknown. Here, the effect of DHCR7 on the formation of subcutaneous and intramuscular fat in goats was investigated in vitro, and the result indicated that the mRNA level of DHCR7 showed a gradual downward trend in subcutaneous adipogenesis, but an opposite trend in intramuscular adipogenesis. In the process of subcutaneous preadipocytes differentiation, overexpression of DHCR7 inhibited the expression of adipocytes differentiation marker genes (CEBP/α, CEBP/β, SREBP1 and AP2), lipid metabolism-related genes (AGPAT6, FASN, SCD1 and LPL), and the lipid accumulation. However, in intramuscular preadipocyte differentiation, DHCR7 overexpression showed a promoting effect on adipocyte differentiation marker genes (CEBP/α, CEBP/β, PPARγ and SREBP1) and lipid metabolism-related genes (GPAM, AGPAT6, DGAT1 and SCD1) expression, and on lipid accumulation. In summary, our work demonstrated that DHCR7 played an important role in regulating adipogenic differentiation and lipid metabolism in preadipocytes in goats, which is of great significance for uncovering the underlying molecular mechanism of adipocyte differentiation and improving goat meat quality.
Cyllopodidae Bovallius 1887
Creators: name: Zeidler, Wolfgang
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2003
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Malacostraca
Amphipoda
Cyllopodidae

description: Family CYLLOPODIDAE Bovallius, 1887
Diagnosis
Body length up to 26 mm, slightly compressed laterally, cuticle relatively thick and smooth. Head moderately large, as long as first 3–4 pereonites, almost globular. Eyes large, occupying most of head surface, adjoining dorsally. Pereonites all separate. Coxae separate from pereonites. Antennae 1 subequal in length to head, or slightly longer in males; peduncle short, 3­articulate; first flagellar article (callynophore) slender, conical, medial surface with two­field brush of aesthetascs, with, or without, two minute terminal articles. Antennae 2 inserted on ventral surface of head, just anterior to buccal mass; composed of 6–7 slender articles; longer than A 1 in males, subequal in length to A 1 in females. Mandibles with palp in both sexes, second article of palp broader and longer than third; molar process well­developed. Maxillae 1 with palp and well­developed outer lobe, inner lobe present as small oval process. Maxillae 2 with two small lobes, relatively small. Maxilliped with short, rounded inner lobe, about one­third as long as outer lobes. Gnathopod 1 simple, or weakly chelate. Gnathopod 2 chelate. Pereopods 5 & 6 the longest. Pereopod 7 reduced in size, with enlarged basis, longer than following articles combined; with only 3–5 articles in addition to basis. Uropods with articulated endopods and exopods. Telson very small, triangular. Gills on pereonites 2­6. Oostegites on pereonites 2­5.
One genus: Cyllopus.
Remarks
Prior to this review, Cyllopus was included in the family Vibiliidae. It is here placed in its own family on the basis of the positioning of the antennae, the presence of an anterior groove on the head to accommodate the mandibular palps, the large eyes, and the laterally compressed body. In body proportions it is most similar to Themisto (Hyperiidae). Pereopods 3­6 are also somewhat prehensile, as in Themisto, but pereopod 7 bears some similarity to Vibilia.
Bovallius (1887a) proposed the family name Cyllopodidae for Cyllopus and Cyllias (= a genus of Platyscelidae), but this name has not been in use for the last century (except for Spandl 1927 and Pirlot 1929), thus it is resurrected here for Cyllopus.
description: Published as part of Zeidler, Wolfgang, 2003, A review of the hyperiidean amphipod superfamily Vibilioidea Bowman and Gruner, 1973 (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Hyperiidea), pp. 1-104 in Zootaxa 280 (1) on pages 81-82, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.280.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5019514
Gongylidiellum edentatum Miller
Creators: name: Thaler, K.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 1978
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Araneae
Linyphiidae
Gongylidiellum
Gongylidiellum edentatum

description: Gongylidiellum edentatum Miller:
Steiermark (616: 1 ♂). - Aus der Tschechoslowakei beschrieben, in den Ostalpen erstmals von Thaler 1973 nachgewiesen. Die Art liegt mir von zwei weiteren Fundorten in Steiermark vor: Neuberg 800 m (2 22; 30. 9. 1973), Schöekl 1200 m (1 ♀; 2. 10. 1973).
description: Published as part of Thaler, K., 1978, Bodenspinnen aus der Steiermark und ihren Nachbarländern, gesammelt von Prof. Dr. R. Schuster, pp. 173-183 in Mitt. Abt. Zool. Landesmus. Joanneum 7 (3) on page 177
Cyllopus Dana 1853
Creators: name: Zeidler, Wolfgang
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2003
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Malacostraca
Amphipoda
Cyllopodidae
Cyllopus

description: Genus Cyllopus Dana, 1853
Cyllopus Dana, 1853: 989. — Bate 1862: 305. Gerstaecker 1886: 490. Bovallius 1887b: 555. Stebbing 1888: 1296. Bovallius 1889: 4. Spandl 1927: 174. Barnard 1930: 405–408. Hurley 1955: 129. Hurley 1960a: 111. Vinogradov 1962: 16–17. Bowman & Gruner 1973: 25. Vinogradov et al. 1982: 239. Weigmann­Haass 1983: 2. Vinogradov 1999: 1177.
Type species
Cyllopus magellanicus Dana, 1853, by monotypy. Type material could not be found at the USNM or in any other major North American museum and is considered lost. However, Cyllopus is a readily recognisable genus.
Diagnosis
The characters of the family are also those of the genus.
Two species.
Sexual dimorphism
As in Vibilia, the sexes of Cyllopus are very similar morphologically. The most reliable character to differentiate them is the relative length of the second antennae. In males antennae 2 are longer than antennae 1 because of the elongation of articles, while in females the antennae are subequal in length. The shape of the callynophore of antennae 1 also differs slightly, tapering gradually in females but in males with a slight proximal bulge. Generally the head of males is slightly larger, and less rounded, with darker, almost black eyes. In females the rami of uropod 2 are narrower and more distinctly denticulate and in males the endopod is distinctly broader than the exopod.
Remarks
Cyllopus is a very distinctive genus somewhat resembling Themisto. Two species are currently recognised (Weigmann­Haass 1983), both of which are restricted to the colder waters of the southern Hemisphere.
Virtually nothing is known about the biology of either species. The large eyes indicate an active pelagic life­style, but the rounded dactyls of pereopod 7 are like those of Vibilia and, as in Vibilia, may be used to transfer larvae to a gelatinous host (Laval 1963, 1980). This view is supported by Weigmann­Haass (1983) who first described the larvae of Cyllopus and concluded “due to special morphological similarities … the larvae of both species display a parasitic way of life like Vibilia ”. To what extent adults are parasitic or commensal is not known.
As the genus has been reviewed by Weigmann­Haass (1983) only essential information and synonymies are provided for each species.
description: Published as part of Zeidler, Wolfgang, 2003, A review of the hyperiidean amphipod superfamily Vibilioidea Bowman and Gruner, 1973 (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Hyperiidea), pp. 1-104 in Zootaxa 280 (1) on pages 82-83, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.280.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5019514
Formica rapax
Creators: name: Smith, F.
Publisher: name: British Museum
Year: 1858
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Formicidae
Formica
Formica rapax

description: 162. Formica rapax.
Formica rapax, Fabr. Syst. Piez, 398. 9.
Hab. South America.
description: Published as part of Smith, F., 1858, Catalogue of the hymenopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part VI. Formicidae., London :British Museum on page 49
Maso sundevalli Westring
Creators: name: Thaler, K.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 1978
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Araneae
Linyphiidae
Maso
Maso sundevalli

description: Maso sundevalli (Westring):
Oberösterreich (476: 2 ♀♀, 667: 1 ♂), Salzburg (645: 1 ♀).
description: Published as part of Thaler, K., 1978, Bodenspinnen aus der Steiermark und ihren Nachbarländern, gesammelt von Prof. Dr. R. Schuster, pp. 173-183 in Mitt. Abt. Zool. Landesmus. Joanneum 7 (3) on page 177
Micrargus herbigradus Blackwall
Creators: name: Thaler, K.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 1978
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Araneae
Linyphiidae
Micrargus
Micrargus herbigradus

description: Micrargus herbigradus (Blackwall) auct.:
Steiermark (422: 1 ♂, 2 ♀♀, 437: 1 ♂, 485: 2 ♂ ♂, 616: 1 ♂, 1 ♀, 617: 2 ♂ ♂, 629: 1 ♂, 1 ♀), Kärnten (694: 1 ♂). - Millidge 1975 hat M. herbigradus als Sammelart erkannt und davon M. apertus (O. P.-Cambridge) und M. georgescuae Millidge abgetrennt. Diese Differenzierung wurde hier noch nicht berücksichtigt. Identität, Verbreitung und Habitat-Ansprü der ostalpinen Micargus bedürfen somit der Überprüfung.
description: Published as part of Thaler, K., 1978, Bodenspinnen aus der Steiermark und ihren Nachbarländern, gesammelt von Prof. Dr. R. Schuster, pp. 173-183 in Mitt. Abt. Zool. Landesmus. Joanneum 7 (3) on page 177
Aspidosperma nobile Mull. Arg.
Creators: name: Castello, Ana Carolina Devides
name: Pereira, Andreza Stephanie De Souza
name: Shimizu, Gustavo Hiroaki
name: Zuntini, Alexandre Rizzo
name: Simões, André Olmos
name: Koch, Ingrid
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Gentianales
Apocynaceae
Aspidosperma
Aspidosperma nobile

description: Aspidosperma nobile Müll.Arg. in Mart. & auct. suc., Fl. Bras. 6(1): 44. 1860.
≡ Macaglia nobilis (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 416. 1891.
Lectotype (first-step lectotype designated by Woodson in Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 38(2): 187. 1951; second-step lectotype designated here):— BRAZIL. Goiás: 1816–1821, A.F.C.P. de Saint-Hilaire C1-760 (P [barcode P00639581 image!]; isolectotypes: F [barcode V0092469F image!], NY [barcode 00023369 image!], P [barcode P00639582 image!, barcode P00639583 image!], US [barcode 00111809 image!]).
= Aspidosperma pohlianum Müll.Arg. in Mart. & auct. suc., Fl. Bras. 6(1): 44. 1860. ≡ Macaglia pohliana (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 416. 1891. Lectotype (designated here): — BRAZIL. Goiás: Ad viam a Brejão ad Rio Bonaventura et ad Lavrinhas, s.d., J.B.E. Pohl 1229 (W [No. W0048493 image!]; isolectotypes: BR [barcode 0000005783120 image!, barcode 0000005783212 image!], F [fragment] [barcode V0092470F image!], M [barcode M-0183493 image!], NY [fragment] [barcode 00023398 image!], W [No. W0048494 image!]).
“ Aspidosperma oblongifolia ” Pohl, mss. in sched.
Notes —Among the three gatherings mentioned in the protologue of A. nobile by Müller-Argoviensis (1860a), Woodson (1951) selected the collection “St.-Hilaire 760” (St.-Hilaire C1-760) as the type. However, since this gathering has more than one specimen, it was necessary to narrow Woodson’s (1951) typification by electing the best-preserved specimen as the second-step lectotype of A. nobile (P barcode P00639581) (ICN article 9.17; Turland et al. 2018). Also, Müller-Argoviensis (1860a) indicated the gathering Pohl 1229 in the prologue of A. pohlianum but did not cite in which herbarium the type would be deposited. Thus, we selected a material with flower remains from this collection as the lectotype of A. pohlianum (W No. W 0048493) (ICN article 9.3; Turland et al. 2018).
description: Published as part of Castello, Ana Carolina Devides, Pereira, Andreza Stephanie De Souza, Shimizu, Gustavo Hiroaki, Zuntini, Alexandre Rizzo, Simões, André Olmos & Koch, Ingrid, 2022, Taxonomy and nomenclature of Aspidosperma (Apocynaceae), pp. 239-277 in Phytotaxa 571 (3) on page 258, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.571.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7284667
Cyllopus Dana 1853
Creators: name: Zeidler, Wolfgang
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2003
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Malacostraca
Amphipoda
Cyllopodidae
Cyllopus

description: Key to the species of the genus Cyllopus
1 Gnathopod 1 simple. Gnathopod 2; carpal process extends to middle of propodus. Pereopod 7 with oval basis ................................................. C. magellanicus Dana, 1853
­ Gnathopod 1 weakly chelate. Gnathopod 2; carpal process extends to limit of propodus. Pereopod 7; basis triangular with concave posterior margin.................................. ...................................................................................................... C. lucasii Bate, 1862
description: Published as part of Zeidler, Wolfgang, 2003, A review of the hyperiidean amphipod superfamily Vibilioidea Bowman and Gruner, 1973 (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Hyperiidea), pp. 1-104 in Zootaxa 280 (1) on page 83, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.280.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5019514
Vitamin C enhances the in vitro development of early porcine embryos by improving mitochondrial function
Creators: name: Wang, Lei
name: She, Liu
name: Qiu, Peng
name: Lv, Meiyun
name: Zhang, Yunchuan
name: Qi, Yunjia
name: Han, Qin
name: Shi, Deshun
name: Luo, Chan
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Space Science
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Physiology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Cancer

description: Mammalian embryos often suffer from oxidative stress in vitro, as the oxygen in the atmosphere is higher than that in the oviductal environment. Vitamin C (Vc) has been proven to enhance early embryonic development in vitro, but the underlying mechanism remains unclear. In this study, we investigated the pathways of action by which Vc promotes the in vitro development of porcine embryos. Comparative analysis of in vitro and in vivo gene expression profiles of morula found that most of the differentially expressed genes were enriched in pathways related to mitochondrial function. The addition of 12.5 μg/mL Vc to the culture medium significantly increased blastocyst production in a dose- and duration-dependent manner. Moreover, ROS levels were significantly higher in embryos cultured in the air (21% oxygen) than cultured in a hypoxic condition (5% oxygen) and were reduced by Vc supplementation. Vc also significantly increased the mitochondrial membrane potential levels and the expression levels of mitochondrial function-related genes (MFN1 and OPA1) and TCA cycle-related genes (PDHA1 and OGDH) in embryos cultured in vitro. These results suggest that the addition of Vc to the in vitro culture medium can increase the developmental potential and improve the mitochondrial function of early porcine embryos.
Aspidosperma oblongum A. DC.
Creators: name: Castello, Ana Carolina Devides
name: Pereira, Andreza Stephanie De Souza
name: Shimizu, Gustavo Hiroaki
name: Zuntini, Alexandre Rizzo
name: Simões, André Olmos
name: Koch, Ingrid
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Gentianales
Apocynaceae
Aspidosperma
Aspidosperma oblongum

description: Aspidosperma oblongum A.DC., Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 399. 1844.
≡ Macaglia oblonga (A.DC.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 416. 1891.
Holotype:— FRANCE. [French Guiana]: Cayenne, s.d., J. Martin s.n. (G [barcode G00143976 image!]; isotypes: F [fragment] [barcode V0092471F image!], G [barcode G00143998 image!], P [barcode P00639578 image!, barcode P00639579 image!], RB [fragment] [barcode 00535068!]). B†, F negative No. 4424 image!.
= Aspidosperma kuhlmannii Markgr. in Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 12(115): 555. 1935. Holotype:— BRAZIL. Mato Grosso: Rio Ouro Preto, afl. do Paca Nova, 20 Sep 1923, J.G. Kuhlmann 491 [J.G. Kuhlmann [22453]] (RB [barcode 00535047!]).
Notes —In the preface of his “ Prodromus ”,A.P. de Candolle (1824) stated that all specimens from his personal herbarium were identified with the sign “ v. s. ” (i.e., vidit sicco) (Ferrer-Gallego & Laguna 2018). We believe that A.L.P.P. de Candolle (1844) followed the same idea, as the single gathering cited in the protologue of A. oblongum (Martin s.n.) was indicated as “ v. s. comm. a Mus. par. anno 1821 ”. Currently, the specimens from the de Candolle family collection are incorporated into the herbarium G, recognized by the acronym G-DC. Since only one of the two sheets of Martin s.n. from G possesses the G-DC label and the annotation “mus. de Paris 1821”, we consider this specimen as the holotype of A. oblongum (G barcode G00143976). Furthermore, Markgraf (1935a) indicated the gathering “Kuhlmann n. 22453” from the herbarium RB (Kuhlmann 491, RB No. 22453) in the prologue of A. kuhlmannii. Since this number corresponds to a voucher of a single sheet in RB (RB barcode 00535047), we understand that this specimen corresponds to the holotype of A. kuhlmannii.
description: Published as part of Castello, Ana Carolina Devides, Pereira, Andreza Stephanie De Souza, Shimizu, Gustavo Hiroaki, Zuntini, Alexandre Rizzo, Simões, André Olmos & Koch, Ingrid, 2022, Taxonomy and nomenclature of Aspidosperma (Apocynaceae), pp. 239-277 in Phytotaxa 571 (3) on page 258, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.571.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7284667
Formica flavescens
Creators: name: Smith, F.
Publisher: name: British Museum
Year: 1858
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Formicidae
Formica
Formica flavescens

description: 163. Formica flavescens.
Formica flavescens, Fabr. Ent. Syst. ii.353.12; Syst. Piez.399.15.
Latr. Hist. Nat. Fourm. iii. pl. III. f. 15 [[worker]].
St. Farg. Hym. i. 217- 23.
Hab. South America; Cayenne.
description: Published as part of Smith, F., 1858, Catalogue of the hymenopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part VI. Formicidae., London :British Museum on page 49
Aspidosperma obscurinervium Azambuja
Creators: name: Castello, Ana Carolina Devides
name: Pereira, Andreza Stephanie De Souza
name: Shimizu, Gustavo Hiroaki
name: Zuntini, Alexandre Rizzo
name: Simões, André Olmos
name: Koch, Ingrid
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Gentianales
Apocynaceae
Aspidosperma
Aspidosperma obscurinervium

description: Aspidosperma obscurinervium Azambuja in Rodriguésia 10(20):[51]. 1946.
Lectotype (designated here): — BRAZIL. Amazonas: Manaus, Além Flores, 16 May 1942, A. Ducke 931 [pro parte [flowering branch]] (RB (mounted on four herbarium sheets) [barcode 00535070!, barcode 00535154!, barcode 00535155!, barcode 00535156!]; isolectotypes: BM [barcode BM000952694 image!], F [barcode V0092472F image!], IAN [No. 10489!], MO [barcode MO-2958590], NY [barcode 00297981 image!, barcode 00297982 image!], R [barcode R000055239!], S [No. S18-29249 image!]).
“ Aspidosperma obscurinervum ” Azambuja, mss. in sched.
Notes — Azambuja (1946) indicated the gathering Ducke 931 from the herbarium RB (RB No. 50969) in the prologue of A. obscurinervium. However, since the same collecting number was used for two different gatherings, corresponding to specimens with flowers (“ 16-5-1942 ”) and follicles (“XI-42”), we chose the gathering with flowers as the lectotype collection of A. obscurinervium (ICN article 9.3; Turland et al. 2018). It is worth mentioning that we consider the four preparations with this information in RB (RB barcodes 00535070, 00535154, 00535155, and 00535156) as a single specimen mounted on four sheets since they possess a single original label in common, received the same voucher number, and are physically kept together (ICN article 8.3, Ex. 9; Turland et al. 2018).
description: Published as part of Castello, Ana Carolina Devides, Pereira, Andreza Stephanie De Souza, Shimizu, Gustavo Hiroaki, Zuntini, Alexandre Rizzo, Simões, André Olmos & Koch, Ingrid, 2022, Taxonomy and nomenclature of Aspidosperma (Apocynaceae), pp. 239-277 in Phytotaxa 571 (3) on page 259, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.571.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7284667
title: Employee Location Tracking in Retail Stores
Creators: name: Guney, Caner
name: Tuncel, Emre
name: Ulagan, Hakan
Publisher: name: TU Wien
Year: 2021
Subjects: indoor positioning
indoor tracking
wireless radio technologie
vision-based technologie
retail store efficiency

description: Published in “Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Location Based Services (LBS 2021)”, edited by Anahid Basiri, Georg Gartner and Haosheng Huang, LBS 2021, 24-25 November 2021, Glasgow, UK/online.
description: Indoor Positioning System generally uses radio signals, visual data or other types of sensor data to determine where assets such as people and objects are located. There are many different indoor solutions and products used in different application areas from smart transportation in smart cities to contact tracking, location-based games to retail. The offered solutions and/or systems by companies for indoor localization, indoor navigation with context-aware provide different accuracy, reliability, installation and maintenance costs according to the techniques and technologies chosen for the purpose. In this study, an innovative hybrid solution is proposed that will bring a different approach to personnel monitoring in a store that will increase productivity in the retail industry. Within the scope of the study, the indoor location determination process will be carried out by using radio frequency and image data together. Map and/or trajectory fusion will be used to integrate different types of results from different sensors. Spatial decision support approach will be used in directing the salesperson to the busy areas in the store.
Aspidosperma occidentale Malme
Creators: name: Castello, Ana Carolina Devides
name: Pereira, Andreza Stephanie De Souza
name: Shimizu, Gustavo Hiroaki
name: Zuntini, Alexandre Rizzo
name: Simões, André Olmos
name: Koch, Ingrid
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Gentianales
Apocynaceae
Aspidosperma
Aspidosperma occidentale

description: Aspidosperma occidentale Malme in Ark. Bot. 21A(6): 10. 1927,
non Aspidosperma occidentale Markgr. (= Aspidosperma tambopatense A.H.Gentry) in Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 15(1): 133. 1940, nom. illeg. hom.
Lectotype (designated here): — BRAZIL. Mato Grosso do Sul: Corumbá, 19 Dec 1902, G.O.A. Malme 2732 (S [No. S04-1790 image!]; isolectotypes: R [barcode R000020532!], S [No. S12-16366 image!]).
Notes — Malme (1927) indicated the gathering Malme 2732 in the prologue of A. occidentale but did not cite in which herbarium the type would be deposited. Thus, we elected the material with the most informative label from this collection as the lectotype of A. occidentale (S No. S04-1790) (ICN article 9.3; Turland et al. 2018).
Woodson (1951) considered A. occidentale as a synonym of A. australe Müll.Arg. However, A. occidentale has obovate leaves (vs. elliptic to narrow-obovate), flowers with deltoid calyx lobes (vs. oblong), corolla lobes with acute apex (vs. rounded), and sessile follicles (vs. stipitate). Based on this, we consider A. australe and A. occidentale as distinct species.
description: Published as part of Castello, Ana Carolina Devides, Pereira, Andreza Stephanie De Souza, Shimizu, Gustavo Hiroaki, Zuntini, Alexandre Rizzo, Simões, André Olmos & Koch, Ingrid, 2022, Taxonomy and nomenclature of Aspidosperma (Apocynaceae), pp. 239-277 in Phytotaxa 571 (3) on page 259, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.571.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7284667
Aspidosperma oliganthum Woodson
Creators: name: Castello, Ana Carolina Devides
name: Pereira, Andreza Stephanie De Souza
name: Shimizu, Gustavo Hiroaki
name: Zuntini, Alexandre Rizzo
name: Simões, André Olmos
name: Koch, Ingrid
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Gentianales
Apocynaceae
Aspidosperma
Aspidosperma oliganthum

description: Aspidosperma oliganthum Woodson in Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 38(2): 147. 1951.
≡ Aspidosperma riedelii subsp. oliganthum (Woodson) Marc. - Ferr. in Revista Brasil. Bot. 14(2): 132. 1991.
Holotype:— BRAZIL. Bahia: Tambury, Oct 1906, E.H.G. Ule 7290 (K [barcode K000587649 image!]; isotypes: HBG [barcode HBG524515 image!], L [barcode L0004435 image!]).
description: Published as part of Castello, Ana Carolina Devides, Pereira, Andreza Stephanie De Souza, Shimizu, Gustavo Hiroaki, Zuntini, Alexandre Rizzo, Simões, André Olmos & Koch, Ingrid, 2022, Taxonomy and nomenclature of Aspidosperma (Apocynaceae), pp. 239-277 in Phytotaxa 571 (3) on page 259, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.571.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7284667
Formica harpax
Creators: name: Smith, F.
Publisher: name: British Museum
Year: 1858
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Formicidae
Formica
Formica harpax

description: 164. Formica harpax.
Formica harpax, Fabr. Syst. Piez. 401. 23.
Hab. South America.
In all probability a male of the genus Ponera.
description: Published as part of Smith, F., 1858, Catalogue of the hymenopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part VI. Formicidae., London :British Museum on page 49
Pelecopsis radicicola L. Koch
Creators: name: Thaler, K.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 1978
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Araneae
Linyphiidae
Pelecopsis
Pelecopsis radicicola

description: Pelecopsis radicicola (L. Koch):
Steiermark (475: 1 ♀).
description: Published as part of Thaler, K., 1978, Bodenspinnen aus der Steiermark und ihren Nachbarländern, gesammelt von Prof. Dr. R. Schuster, pp. 173-183 in Mitt. Abt. Zool. Landesmus. Joanneum 7 (3) on page 177
Molecular identification of haemoparasites in animals using blood lysate PCR: a quick and inexpensive alternative to purified whole genomic DNA
Creators: name: Kumar, Binod
name: Brahmbhatt, Nilima N.
name: Thakre, Bhupendrakumar
name: Maharana, Biswa Ranjan
name: Parmar, Vijay L.
name: Kumar, Manoj
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Physical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Cancer
subject: Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Plant Biology
subject: Virology

description: Haemoparasitic diseases constitute a significant constraint to economic livestock farming. Diagnostic techniques that are inexpensive, rapid, reliable, and precise are crucial for the management of diseases. In this context, PCR assays are very valuable yet expensive since the samples must be processed before being included in the PCR reaction. Accordingly, the goal of the current study was to lower the PCR costs without jeopardizing the assay’s sensitivity and specificity. For that purpose, the alkaline solution was optimized for low cost and quick DNA extraction (blood lysate), and PCR reagents were modified for optimum reaction. In comparison to purified whole blood genomic DNA, the currently developed and optimized blood lysate method was found to be 95.5% less expensive, as well as being equally sensitive and specific for the molecular detection (PCR) of haemoparasites like Babesia, Theileria, Trypanosoma and rickettsiales in cattle, buffaloes, horses, and dogs. The assay was also demonstrated to be quick, less likely to cross-contaminate, and appropriate for use in laboratories with limited resources. Therefore, the currently developed and optimized blood lysate method could serve as a viable alternative to purified whole blood genomic DNA for molecular detection (PCR) of haemoparasites in animals particularly in resource-limited settings.
Cyllopus lucasii Bate
Creators: name: Zeidler, Wolfgang
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2003
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Malacostraca
Amphipoda
Cyllopodidae
Cyllopus
Cyllopus lucasii

description: Cyllopus lucasii Bate (Fig 36)
Cyllopus lucasii Bate, 1862: 306–307, pl. 50, fig. 2.
Cyllopus antarcticus Spandl, 1927: 175–176, fig. 12a–h.
Type material
Type material of C. lucasii could not be found at the BMNH or MNHN and is considered lost. Fortunately the description and figures of Bate (1862) are sufficient to define this species. The type locality is “the Powel Islands ” (South Orkney Islands).
Type material of synonyms
Type material of C. antarcticus is in the ZMB (20773). These specimens are all clearly conspecific with C. lucasii.
Material examined (> 150 specimens)
Types. Several syntypes of C. antarcticus from a penguin’s stomach (Pigoscelis papua) caught off South America (65º18’S, 80º27’E), Deutschen Südpolar­Expedition, 27th March 1903: in spirit.
Other material examined. South Atlantic (Sth. Georgia /Weddell Sea): 13 lots (BMNH), 1 lot (ZMB), 2 lots (ZMH), several specimens. Antarctic: 1 lot (BMNH), 1 specimen; Prydz Bay: 32 lots (SAMA), numerous specimens.
Diagnosis
Body length up to 26 mm. Antennae 1 with very slender, conical flagellum, without additional terminal articles. Gnathopod 1 weakly chelate, with slightly inflated carpus. Gnathopod 2; carpal process reaching to about limit of propodus. Pereopod 7 with basis narrowed distally, with concave posterior margin. Uropod 1; endopod subequal in length to peduncle, barely reaching limit of U3.
Distribution This is a circum­Antarctic species restricted to south of the Antarctic Convergence.
description: Published as part of Zeidler, Wolfgang, 2003, A review of the hyperiidean amphipod superfamily Vibilioidea Bowman and Gruner, 1973 (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Hyperiidea), pp. 1-104 in Zootaxa 280 (1) on page 86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.280.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5019514
Aspidosperma olivaceum Mull. Arg.
Creators: name: Castello, Ana Carolina Devides
name: Pereira, Andreza Stephanie De Souza
name: Shimizu, Gustavo Hiroaki
name: Zuntini, Alexandre Rizzo
name: Simões, André Olmos
name: Koch, Ingrid
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Gentianales
Apocynaceae
Aspidosperma
Aspidosperma olivaceum

description: Aspidosperma olivaceum Müll.Arg. in Mart. & auct. suc., Fl. Bras. 6(1): 57. 1860.
≡ Aspidosperma olivaceum var. olivaceum. ≡ Macaglia olivacea (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 416. 1891.
Lectotype (designated here): — BRAZIL. 1818–1820, F. Sellow B1647-c777 (BR [barcode 0000005783380 image!]; isolectotypes: K [barcode K000587671 image!], NY [barcode 00297983 image!], P [barcode P00639580 image!]).
= Aspidosperma olivaceum var. obtusifolium Müll.Arg. in Mart. & auct. suc., Fl. Bras. 6(1): 58. 1860. Holotype:— BRAZIL. [São Paulo]: 1833, C. Gaudichaud 372 (P [barcode P04205135 image!]).
“ Aspidosperma eburneum ” Allemão in Saldanha in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 5 19: 213. 1874, pro syn.
Notes —Based on the works about Friedrich Sellow (Urban 1906; Herter 1945; de Moraes 2008), we were able to verify that the collection of A. olivaceum was made on his third journey to Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, and Minas Gerais states (Brazil).
Furthermore, Müller-Argoviensis (1860a) indicated the single gathering “Sellow” (Sellow B1647-c777) in the prologue of A. olivaceum but did not cite in which herbarium the type would be deposited. Thus, we chose the specimen from this collection with a readable Sellow’s collecting number on the label as the lectotype of A. olivaceum (BR barcode 0000005783380) (ICN article 9.3; Turland et al. 2018). Also, after analyzing the assumed protologue of “ A. eburneum ”, we verified that this designation was actually “synonymized” under A. olivaceum by Saldanha da Gama (1874), not published by him. Saldanha da Gama (1875) himself claimed that A. olivaceum and “ A. eburneum ” resembled each other in all characteristics. Another piece of evidence is that one of the lectotypes of A. olivaceum presents a determinavit by Saldanha da Gama as “ A. eburneum ” (BR barcode 0000005783380).
Woodson (1951) considered A. olivaceum as a synonym of A. pyricollum Müll.Arg. However, we accept A. olivaceum, which differs from A. pyricollum by the elliptic or narrowly obovate leaves (vs. obovate) and small petioles (0.6–1.7 vs. 1.7–3.2 cm long). Also, both occur in the Atlantic Forest, but A. olivaceum in Seasonal Semideciduous and Dense Ombrophilous Forests and A. pyricollum in Coastal Forest (i.e., Restinga).
description: Published as part of Castello, Ana Carolina Devides, Pereira, Andreza Stephanie De Souza, Shimizu, Gustavo Hiroaki, Zuntini, Alexandre Rizzo, Simões, André Olmos & Koch, Ingrid, 2022, Taxonomy and nomenclature of Aspidosperma (Apocynaceae), pp. 239-277 in Phytotaxa 571 (3) on pages 259-260, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.571.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7284667
title: Root-zone plant available water estimation using the SMOS-derived soil water index
Creators: name: González-Zamora, Ángel
name: Sánchez, Nilda
name: Martínez-Fernández, José
name: Wagner, Wolfgang
Publisher: name: ELSEVIER SCI LTD
Year: 2016
Subjects: Plant available water
Root-zone
SMOS
Soil moisture
Soil Water Index

description: Currently, there are several space missions capable of measuring surface soil moisture, owing to the relevance of this variable in meteorology, hydrology and agriculture. However, the Plant Available Water (PAW), which in some fields of application could be more important than the soil moisture itself, cannot be directly measured by remote sensing. Considering the root zone as the first 50 cm of the soil, in this study, the PAW at 25 cm and 50 cm and integrated between 0 and 50 cm of soil depth was estimated using the surface soil moisture provided by the Soil Moisture Ocean Salinity (SMOS) mission. For this purpose, the Soil Water Index (SWI) has been used as a proxy of the root-zone soil moisture, involving the selection of an optimal T (Topt), which can be interpreted as a characteristic soil water travel time. In this research, several tests using the correlation coefficient (R), the Nash-Sutcliffe score (NS), several error estimators and bias as predictor metrics were applied to obtain the Topt, making a comprehensive study of the T parameter. After analyzing the results, some differences were found between the Topt obtained using R and NS as decision metrics, and that obtained using the errors and bias, but the SWI showed good results as an estimator of the root-zone soil moisture. This index showed good agreement, with an R between 0.60 and 0.88. The method was tested from January 2010 to December 2014, using the database of the Soil Moisture Measurements Stations Network of the University of Salamanca (REMEDHUS) in Spain. The PAW estimation showed good agreement with the in situ measurements, following closely the dry-downs and wetting-up events, with R ranging between 0.60 and 0.92, and error values lower than 0.05 m3m−3. A slight underestimation was observed for both the PAW and root-zone soil moisture at the different depths; this could be explained by the underestimation pattern observed with the SMOS L2 soil moisture product, in line with previous studies. Nevertheless, the results obtained in this research showed an encouraging improvement of the PAW estimation. Despite the need for more research on this issue, the results of this study show that this methodology can be useful for applications of great interest in agriculture and hydrology.