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The aim of this study was to evaluate whether the scrupulous hygiene rules and the restriction of contacts during the lockdown owing to the COVID-19 pandemic affected the rate and severity of surgical site infections (SSI) after vascular exposure in the groin at two Italian University Hospitals.Starting from March 2020, strict hygiene measures for protection of health care workers (HCW) and patients from COVID-19 infection were implemented, and partly lifted in July 2020. The main exposure for analysis purposes was the period in which patients were operated. Accordingly, study subjects were divided into two groups for subsequent comparisons (preCOVID-19 era: March-June 2018-2019 versus COVID-19 era: March-June 2020). The primary endpoint was the occurrence of superficial and/or deep SSI within 30 days after surgery. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention definitions were used to classify superficial and deep SSI.A total of 194 consecutive patients who underwent vascular exposure in the groin were retrospectively analyzed. Of those, 60 underwent surgery from April 1, 2018 to June 30 of the same year; 83 from April 1, 2019 to June 30 of the same year; and 51 from April 1, 2020 to June 30 of the same year. The mean age of the study cohort was 75 years and 140 (72%) were males. Patients who were operated in the COVID-19 era were less likely to develop SSI (10% vs. 28%; P = 0.008), including both deep SSI (4% vs. 13%; P = 0.04) and superficial SSI (6% vs. 15%; P = 0.05). After multivariate adjustments, being operated in the COVID-19 era was found to be a negative predictor for development of an SSI (odds ratio [OR] = 0.31; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.09-0.76; P 0.001) or deep SSI (OR = 0.21; 95% CI = 0.03-0.98; P 0.001). Operative time was also found as independent predictor for the development of deep SSI (OR = 1.21; 95%CI = 1.21-1.52; P = 0.02). Using binary logistic regression, there were no independent predictors of superficial SSI that could be identified.Vascular exposure in the groin carries a non-negligible risk of SSI. In this study, we provided important insights that are simple and easily viable precautions (such as the universal use of surgical masks both for patients and health care professionals during wound care, the widespread diffusion of hand sanitizers, and the reduction of the number of visitors in the surgical wards) could be promising and safe tools for SSI risk reduction.

The aims of this study were as follows: i) to identify the prevalence of sarcopenia in patients undergoing elective endovascular aortic repair (EVAR) for intact abdominal aortic aneurysm; ii) to assess its association with perioperative morbidity and long-term survival; and iii) to estimate its diagnostic accuracy for prediction of 5-year mortality following the intervention.We performed a retrospective review of all patients who underwent elective EVAR from January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2019. The lean psoas muscle area (LPMA; cmThe study cohort eventually comprised 338 patients who underwent elective EVAR for intact abdominal aortic aneurysm. In the overall population, 154 patients (45.5%) were classified as sarcopenic. At baseline, patients with sarcopenia were older (mean age: 78 ± 5 versus 75 ± 7 y, P 0.001) and had lower proportion of males (73.5% versus 93.5%, P 0.001). At 5 y, the estimated survival rates were 52% versus 74% in sarcopenic and nonsarcopenic patients, respectively (P 0.001). Using multivariate Cox proportional hazard regression, an independent association was identified between sarcopenia and all-cause mortality in the whole cohort (hazard ratio: 2.63, 95% confidence interval: 1.43-3.36, P = 0.009).Sarcopenia, defined as LPMA350 as measured on preoperative computed tomography angiography, can be highly prevalent in patients undergoing elective EVAR. Although the intervention remains safe in the short term, presence of sarcopenia was significantly associated to lower long-term survival irrespective of patients' age or gender.

Macronyssid mites are ectoparasites of terrestrial vertebrates. We slide-mounted and re-examined mite material collected in a 1987-1989 expedition to Maracá Ecological Station, Roraima State, Brazil. The specimens were identified as Acanthonyssus proechimys Yunker and Saunders (Mesostigmata: Macronyssidae), which were collected parasitizing a South American spiny rat, Proechimys sp. This represents the first record of Acanthonyssus in Brazil.

Bassini-Silva, R., Zampaulo, R. A., Welbourn, C., Ochoa, R., Brescovit, A. D., Barros-Battesti, D. M., Jacinavicius, F. C. (2022): A new genus and two new species of chigger mites (Trombidiformes: Leeuwenhoekiidae) from Brazilian caves with notes about the genus Whartonia Ewing, 1944. Journal of Natural History 56 (29-32): 1297-1313, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2022.2118087, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2022.2118087

Ornithonyssus bursa, known as the "tropical fowl mite," is a hematophagous mite of domestic and wild birds, which occasionally bites humans. Accidental bites on humans occur mainly when abandoned bird nests are close to homes or when people are handling parasitized birds. In the present study, we describe five case reports of bites on humans and new records of localities for this species. Based on the material examined, we provide morphological and molecular characterizations for this species herein.

The article provides a comparative overview on recent case law developments concerning the so-called deplatforming, calling for a more in-depth consideration of the role of social network service providers. By comparing the US and Italian scenarios, it delves into the question on whether these operators should be equalized to public forums or State actors and then subject to stricter regulation with respect to content moderation.

Telenovelas são potentes influenciadoras e promulgadoras de debates sobre interesses sociais, sobretudo em plataformas de rede social, devido à liberdade de expressão garantida pelo espaço propenso à exposição de opiniões. Nesse sentido, buscou-se entender em que medida tais discursos simbólicos podem ser percebidos como discursos odiosos. Assim, utilizou-se como objeto de pesquisa uma publicação do perfil oficial da Rede Globo no Instagram, em que se exibe uma imagem de beijo entre duas mulheres da novela Órfãos da Terra, de 2019. A partir do monitoramento social da postagem e de procedimentos metodológicos embasados na netnografia, percebeu-se a repetição de argumentos por parte dos sujeitos e a presença de enunciações e normativas pré-estabelecidas para fundamentar e justificar o ódio difundido.

Observations of local star-forming galaxies (SFGs) show a tight correlation between their singly ionized carbon line luminosity ($L_{\rm [C_{II}]}$) and star formation rate (SFR), suggesting that $L_{\rm [C_{II}]}$ may be a useful SFR tracer for galaxies. Some other galaxy populations, however, are found to have lower $L_{\rm [C_{II}]}{}/{}\rm SFR$ than the local SFGs, including the infrared-luminous, starburst galaxies at low and high redshifts, as well as some moderately star-forming galaxies at the epoch of re-ionization (EoR). The origin of this `$\rm [C_{II}]$ deficit' is unclear. In this work, we study the $L_{\rm [C_{II}]}$-SFR relation of galaxies using a sample of $z=0-8$ galaxies with $M_*\approx10^7-5\times10^{11}\,M_\odot$ extracted from cosmological volume and zoom-in simulations from the Feedback in Realistic Environments (FIRE) project. We find a simple analytic expression for $L_{\rm [C_{II}]}$/SFR of galaxies in terms of the following parameters: mass fraction of $\rm [C_{II}]$-emitting gas ($f_{\rm [C_{II}]}$), gas metallicity ($Z_{\rm gas}$), gas density ($n_{\rm gas}$) and gas depletion time ($t_{\rm dep}{}={}M_{\rm gas}{}/{}\rm SFR$). We find two distinct physical regimes, where $t_{\rm dep}$ ($Z_{\rm gas}$) is the main driver of the $\rm [C_{II}]$ deficit in $\rm H_2$-rich ($\rm H_2$-poor) galaxies. The observed $\rm [C_{II}]$ deficit of IR-luminous galaxies and early EoR galaxies, corresponding to the two different regimes, is due to short gas depletion time and low gas metallicity, respectively. Our result indicates that $\rm [C_{II}]$ deficit is a common phenomenon of galaxies, and caution needs to be taken when applying a constant $L_{\rm [C_{II}]}$-to-SFR conversion factor derived from local SFGs to estimate cosmic SFR density at high redshifts and interpret data from upcoming $\rm [C_{II}]$ line intensity mapping experiments., 42 page, 25 figures, 8 tables and 8 appendices. Key figures: fig. 16 & 17. Comments are welcome

In the last century, biological invasions have increased greatly due to the intensification in international trade and world climate change, thus representing one of the most relevant issues for ag...

Made available in DSpace on 2022-04-29T08:34:59Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2021-01-01 Mites of the family Melicharidae comprise 13 genera and 220 species often associated with edaphic environments and found in association with insects, birds and mammals. Two genera, Proctolaelaps and Tropicoseius, have been recorded in Brazil in association with birds and bromeliads. In this study, we add new locality and host-association records for Proctolaelaps superagui and Tropicoseius braziliensis in the country. Laboratório de Coleções Zoológicas Instituto Butantan Departamento de Patologia Reprodução e Saúde Única Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias-UNESP Laboratório de Ecologia Instituto de Biologia Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul Museu Biológico Instituto Butantan Independent Researcher Departamento de Entomologia e Acarologia ESALQ-Universidade de São Paulo Department of Entomology University of Arkansas Departamento de Patologia Reprodução e Saúde Única Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias-UNESP

Made available in DSpace on 2022-04-29T08:39:31Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2021-01-01 U.S. Department of Agriculture Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) An updated checklist of chiggers from the family Trombiculidae and Leeuwenhoekiidae is presented, with 81 species in 38 genera parasitizing different terrestrial vertebrate hosts in Panama. The depository for all Panamanian records, including new localities and host-associations records for the species Blankaartia sinnamaryi (Floch and Fauran, 1956), Eutrombicula tinami (Oudemans, 1910), Eutrombicula goeldii (Oudemans, 1910), Hooperella vesperuginis (Brennan and Jones, 1960), and Pseudoschoengastia bulbifera Brennan, 1960 were provided. Laboratório de Coleções Zoológicas Instituto Butantan, SP Departamento de Patologia Reprodução e Saúde Única Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias-UNESP, SP Departamento de Investigación en Entomología Médica Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios de la Salud Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History National Insect and Mite Collection Systematic Entomology Laboratory United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service Departamento de Patologia Reprodução e Saúde Única Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias-UNESP, SP CAPES: 001 FAPESP: 2017/01416-7 FAPESP: 2018/24667-8 FAPESP: 2019/19853-0 FAPESP: 2020/11755-6 FAPESP: 2021/02295-4

Sportomics is a subject-centered holistic method similar to metabolomics focusing on sports as the metabolic challenge. Dried blood spot is emerging as a technique due to its simplicity and reproducibility. In addition, mass spectrometry and integrative computational biology enhance our ability to understand exercise-induced modifications. We studied inflammatory blood proteins (Alpha-1-acid glycoprotein—A1AG1; Albumin; Cystatin C; C-reactive protein—CRP; Hemoglobin—HBA; Haptoglobin—HPT; Insulin-like growth factor 1; Lipopolysaccharide binding protein—LBP; Mannose-binding lectin—MBL2; Myeloperoxidase—PERM and Serum amyloid A1—SAA1), in 687 samples from 97 World-class and Olympic athletes across 16 sports in nine states. Data were analyzed with Spearman's rank-order correlation. Major correlations with CRP, LBP; MBL2; A1AG1, and SAA1 were found. The pairs CRP-SAA1 and CRP-LBP appeared with a robust positive correlation. Other pairs, LBP-SAA1; A1AG1-CRP; A1AG1-SAA1; A1AG1-MBL, and A1AG1-LBP, showed a broader correlation across the sports. The protein–protein interaction map revealed 1500 interactions with 44 core proteins, 30 of them linked to immune system processing. We propose that the inflammation follow-up in exercise can provide knowledge for internal cargo management in training, competition, recovery, doping control, and a deeper understanding of health and disease.

Chiggers are larval ectoparasites of the Trombiculidae that can transmit pathogens to their hosts. In this study, chiggers collected from birds in Brazil were morphologically identified as Blankaartia sinnamaryi, Eutrombicula batatas, Eutrombicula daemoni, Eutrombicula goeldii, Eutrombicula tinami, and Parasecia gilbertoi. For these specimens, a beginning attempt at molecular identification were also provided, as well as, were genetically screened to detect bacterial pathogens. The species B. sinnamaryi and E. tinami were positive for Rickettsia felis-like and 'Candidatus Rickettsia colombianensi'-like, respectively. For the other agents (Anaplasmataceae, Borrelia spp. and Orientia tsutsugamushi), the tests were negative. This is the first report of 'Ca. R. colombianensi'-like and the second record of R. felis-like in chigger collected on birds from Brazil.

Genus Whartonia Ewing, 1944 Type species Hannemania nudosetosa Wharton, 1938, Published as part of Bassini-Silva, R., Zampaulo, R. A., Welbourn, C., Ochoa, R., Brescovit, A. D., Barros-Battesti, D. M. & Jacinavicius, F. C., 2022, A new genus and two new species of chigger mites (Trombidiformes: Leeuwenhoekiidae) from Brazilian caves with notes about the genus Whartonia Ewing, 1944, pp. 1297-1313 in Journal of Natural History 56 (29 - 32) on page 1305, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2022.2118087, http://zenodo.org/record/7156386, {"references":["Wharton GW. 1938. Acarina of Yucatan caves. Carnegie Instit Wash. 491: 137 - 152."]}

Caramuruacarus Bassini-Silva and Jacinavicius gen. nov. Type species. Caramuruacarus carnavalesca Bassini-Silva and Jacinavicius sp. nov. Diagnosis. Larva. Palptarsus with five-branched setae and solenidion (ω) (Figure 2 (a,b)); odontus tetrafurcate (Figure 2 (a)); cheliceral blade with tricuspid cap and the dorsal side with row of teeth (Figure 2 (a)); eyes present, 2/2 (Figure 3); tracheae and stigma absent; prodorsal sclerite with nasus (Figures 3, 10 (a)); pair of flagelliform trichobothria (si) (Figure 3); se setae on prodorsal sclerite (Figures 3, 10 (a)); Fe legs I–III each entire (Figure 5); Cx I bisetose (Figure 5 (a)); Cx II and III each unisetose (Figure 5 (b,c)); pretarsus legs I–III each with claws and claw-like empodium without onychotriches (Figure 5); Ge I with two solenidia (σ) (Figure 5 (a)); Ge II with one solenidion (σ) (Figure 5 (b)); Ge III without solenidia (Figure 5 (c)); Ta I and II each with subterminal eupathidium (ζ) (Figure 5 (a,b)). Deutonymph and adult are unknown. Abbreviations: AW = distance between the bases of the ve setae; PW = distance between the bases of the se setae; SB = distance between the trichobothria (si) bases; ASB = distance from trichobothria (si) bases to extreme anterior margin of the prodorsal sclerite; PSB = distance from trichobothria (si) bases to extreme posterior margin of the prodorsal sclerite; SD = ASB + PSB; AP = distance between the bases of ve and se; ve = external vertical setae; se = external scapular setae; vi = internal vertical setae; si = internal scapular setae (trichobothria); 1a = anterior sternal setae inside the coxal field I; 3a = posterior sternal setae; DMIN = minimum length of dorsal opisthosomal setae; DMAX = maximum length of dorsal opisthosomal setae; VMIN = minimum length of ventral idiosomal setae; VMAX = maximum length of ventral idiosomal setae. Abbreviations: Cx I = length of coxal field I; Tr I = length of trochanter leg I; Fe I = length of femur leg I; Ge I = length of genu leg I; Ti I = length of tibia leg I; Ta I (L) = length of tarsus leg I; Ta I (W) = width of tarsus leg I; Cx II = length of coxal field II; Tr II = length of trochanter leg II; Fe II = length of femur leg II; Ge II = length of genu leg II; Ti II = length of tibia leg II; Ta II (L) = length of tarsus leg II; Ta II (W) = width of tarsus leg II. Abbreviations: Cx III = length of coxal field III; Tr III = length of trochanter leg III; Fe III = length of femur leg III; Ge III = length of genu leg III; Ti III = length of tibia leg III; Ta III (L) = length of tarsus leg III; Ta III (W) = width of tarsus leg III. Abbreviations: I = σ I, σ II, σ III = length of the solenidia on Genu I–III; Κ I, Κ II = length of microseta on Genu I, Tibia I and Genu II; φ’ I, φ” I = length of the solenidia on Tibia I; ω I = length of solenidion on Tarsus I; Ε I = length of famulus on Tarsus I; ζ’ I = length of dorsal eupathidium on Tarsus I; ζ I = length of subterminal eupathidium on Tarsus I; φ’ II, φ” II = length of the solenidia on Tibia II; ω II = length of solenidion on Tarsus II; Ε II = length of famulus on Tarsus II; ζ II = length of subterminal eupathidium on Tarsus II; φ III = length of the solenidia on Tibia III; ω III = length of solenidion on Tarsus III. Etymology. The new genus is named in honour of the epic poem ‘Caramuru’ that exalts Brazilian lands, combined with the word ‘acarus’, which means ‘mite’ in Latin. Gender masculine. Differential diagnosis. Caramuruacarus Bassini-Silva and Jacinavicius gen. nov. is similar to Akodonacarus Goff and Webb, 1989, Hannemania Oudemans, 1911, Leeuwenhoekia Oudemans, 1911, Mastalacarus Goff and Lukoschus, 1983, Morelacarus VercammenGrandjean, 1973 and Xenodontacarus Loomis and Goff, 1973 in having five-branched setae on the palptarsus. The new genus differs from Akodonacarus, Hannemania, Leeuwenhoekia, Morelacarus and Xenodontacarus by having only one side of the cheliceral blade with a row of teeth (Figure 1 (a)), and four-pronged odontus (Figure 2 (a)), while the other genera mentioned above differ by having dorsal and ventral rows of teeth and two or three prongs on the odontus. Furthermore, Caramuruacarus Bassini-Silva and Jacinavicius gen. nov. differs from Akodonacarus by the absence of dorsal eupathidium on Ta I and σ on Ge III – Figure 5 (a,b) (vs present); from Hannemania by having two σ on Ge I – Figure 5 (a) (vs multiples) and absence of σ on Ge III – Figure 5 (c) (vs multiples); from Leeuwenhoekia by the absence of the ζ on the palptarsus – Figure 2 (b) (vs present); from Mastalacarus by having two σ on Ge I – Figure 5 (a) (vs one σ), and the absence of σ on Ge III – Figure 5 (c) (vs present); from Morelacarus by having two σ on Ge I – Figure 5 (a) (vs one σ), and the presence of σ on Ge II – Figure 5 (b) (vs absent); and from Xenodontacarus by having the σ on Ge II – Figure 4 (b) (vs absent) and claws and claw-like empodium without onychotriches – Figure 5 (vs with onychotriches)., Published as part of Bassini-Silva, R., Zampaulo, R. A., Welbourn, C., Ochoa, R., Brescovit, A. D., Barros-Battesti, D. M. & Jacinavicius, F. C., 2022, A new genus and two new species of chigger mites (Trombidiformes: Leeuwenhoekiidae) from Brazilian caves with notes about the genus Whartonia Ewing, 1944, pp. 1297-1313 in Journal of Natural History 56 (29 - 32) on pages 1299-1301, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2022.2118087, http://zenodo.org/record/7156386

Caramuruacarus carnavalesca Bassini-Silva and Jacinavicius sp. nov. (Figures 2–5 and 10; Tables 1–4) Description. Larva (holotype). Gnathosoma – fPp = B/B/BNB/5Bω; odontus tetrafurcate; cheliceral blade with tricuspid cap and the ventral side with ventral row of large blunt of 8 to 10 teeth; gnathobase punctate, subcapitular (bs) and adoral (cs) setae branched (Figure 2 (a,b)). Idiosoma – eyes present, 2/2, set in ocular plate, anterior lens larger; prodorsal sclerite with sparse punctations (Figures 3, 10 (a)), anterior margin slightly sinuous with nasus, lateral and posterior margins concave; with pair of nude flagelliform trichobothria (si), and four slightly expanded setae [pair of ve (= AL) setae and pair of vi (= AM) setae] plus a pair of expanded and leaflike se (= PL) setae, with long and triangular setules; se > si > vi ≥ ve; tracheae and stigma absent; opisthosoma (Figure 4 (a,b)) with a total of 91 setae, dorsal opisthosoma with 46 setae, C row with 16 setae, D and E rows with eight setae each, F row with six setae and H row with eight setae irregularly placed, and 45 ventral opisthosomal setae (22 setae anterior to the anus and 23 posterior setae). Dorsal and lateral ventral opisthosomal setae expanded and modified, leaflike, like se setae (Figure 10 (b,c)); One pair of sternal setae (3a) between coxal fields III. Legs – femur of legs I–III not divided into basifemur and telofemur, each leg terminates with pair of claws and claw-like empodium without onychotriches, coxal fields punctate; Leg I – coxal field setae 1a and 1b branched (2B); trochanter 1B; femur 6B; genu 4B, 2 σ and Κ; tibia 8B, 2 φ and Κ; tarsus 23B with ω, ε, and subterminal eupathidium (ζ), base of famulus (ε) distal to solenidion (ω) (Figure 5 (a)). Leg II – coxal field seta 2b (1B); trochanter 1B; femur 5B; genu 4B, σ and Κ; tibia 6B, 2 φ; tarsus 16B with ω, ε and subterminal eupathidium (ζ), base of ε proximal to ω (Figure 5 (b)). Leg III – coxal field seta 3b (1B) in distal position; trochanter 1B; femur 4B; genu 4B, tibia 6B, φ; tarsus 15B (Figure 5 (c)). Type material Holotype. Larva, Cave CH-25, Santa Rita de Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais State, Brazil, (20.552° S, 43.514°W); 28–30 April 2009; on the soil; F. Pellegatti et al. coll.; deposited as IBSP 15693. Etymology. The specific name ‘carnavalesca’ (adjective related to Carnaval) refers to the extravagance of the dorsal opisthosomal setae, se setae and some ventral setae that recall the costumes of the Carnaval – a traditional Brazilian festival., Published as part of Bassini-Silva, R., Zampaulo, R. A., Welbourn, C., Ochoa, R., Brescovit, A. D., Barros-Battesti, D. M. & Jacinavicius, F. C., 2022, A new genus and two new species of chigger mites (Trombidiformes: Leeuwenhoekiidae) from Brazilian caves with notes about the genus Whartonia Ewing, 1944, pp. 1297-1313 in Journal of Natural History 56 (29 - 32) on pages 1302-1304, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2022.2118087, http://zenodo.org/record/7156386

Meneghetti et al. (2020) recently reported an excess of galaxy-galaxy strong lensing (GGSL) in galaxy clusters compared to expectations from the LCDM cosmological model. Theoretical estimates of the GGSL probability are based on the analysis of numerical hydrodynamical simulations in the LCDM cosmology. We quantify the impact of the numerical resolution and AGN feedback scheme adopted in cosmological simulations on the predicted GGSL probability and determine if varying these simulation properties can alleviate the gap with observations. We repeat the analysis of Meneghetti et al. (2020) on cluster-size halos simulated with different mass and force resolutions and implementing several independent AGN feedback schemes. We find that improving the mass resolution by a factor of ten and twenty-five, while using the same galaxy formation model that includes AGN feedback, does not affect the GGSL probability. We find similar results regarding the choice of gravitational softening. On the contrary, adopting an AGN feedback scheme that is less efficient at suppressing gas cooling and star formation leads to an increase in the GGSL probability by a factor between three and six. However, we notice that such simulations form overly massive subhalos whose contribution to the lensing cross-section would be significant while their Einstein radii are too large to be consistent with the observations. The primary contributors to the observed GGSL cross-sections are subhalos with smaller masses, that are compact enough to become critical for lensing. The population with these required characteristics appears to be absent in simulations., Comment: 13 pages, 11 figures. Submitted for publication on Astronomy and Astrophysics

Made available in DSpace on 2021-06-25T11:00:46Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2021-01-01 Purpose: Euschoengastia Ewing is a chigger genus in need of revision as it historically has combined species solely on the presence of expanded prodorsal trichobothria. The objective of the present study is to describe a new genus to reallocate two North American Euschoengastia species, to start an organization into this genus. Methods : In this study, we provide drawings, measurements and microscopy images on a Microscope Zeiss for the two redescribed species. Results: After examining the types of the species Euschoengastia latchmani Brennan and Yunker and Euschoengastia obscura Wrenn and Loomis, we realized that it was necessary to create the new genus to relocate these two species, mainly based on the following characters: (1) the number of prongs on the odontus; and (2) ornamentation of the prodorsal sclerite. Conclusion: Goffacarus latchmanin. comb. and Goffacarus obscuran. comb. are redescribed here and to reallocate these two species the genus, Goffacarusn. gen. is proposed. Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva e Saúde Animal Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia da Universidade de São Paulo-FMVZ-USP, Prof. Dr. Orlando Marques de Paiva Avenue, 87 Laboratório de Coleções Zoológicas Instituto Butantan National Museum of Natural History National Insect and Mite Collection Smithsonian Institution Systematic Entomology Laboratory United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service Departamento de Patologia Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias-UNESP Reprodução e Saúde Única Departamento de Patologia Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias-UNESP Reprodução e Saúde Única

Chigger mites are parasites of terrestrial vertebrates, including humans. Here, we describe two new species belonging to the American genera Colicus Brennan and Parasecia Loomis. Both species were described on the base of museum specimens originated from Minas Gerais State, Brazil, Colicus barrosbattestiae n. sp. parasitizing the rodent, Oligoryzomys fornesi and Parasecia jacinaviciusi n. sp. parasitizing the marsupial, Monodelphis domestica.

Made available in DSpace on 2021-06-25T10:56:58Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2021-06-01 Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) Trinidad and Tobago, a neotropical country, has 38 reported chigger species. Of these species, 18 were parasitizing bats. Here, we describe a new genus and species parasitizing a ghost-faced bat in this country. Department of Preventive Veterinary Medicine and Animal Health Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Prof. Dr. Orlando Marques de Paiva Avenue, 87 Laboratório de Coleções Zoológicas Instituto Butantan Division of Plant Industry Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Florida State Collection of Arthropods Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History National Insect and Mite Collection Departamento de Patologia Reprodução e Saúde Única Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias-UNESP Departamento de Patologia Reprodução e Saúde Única Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias-UNESP FAPESP: 2010/51875-9 FAPESP: 2017/01416-7 FAPESP: 2018/24667-8 CNPq: 377976/2014-8 CNPq: 440639/2015-8 CNPq: 454907/2014-1

Made available in DSpace on 2021-06-25T10:56:48Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2021-01-01 Purpose: The African continent has 452 chiggers (Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae) in 61 genera. One of these, Elianella Vercammen-Grandjean, 1956, has only two species known for Africa. The objective of the present study is to describe a new species for Equatorial Guinea, with the aim of increasing knowledge so scarce for Africa. Methods: In this study, we provide drawings, measurements and microscopy images on a Microscope Zeiss for the new species described below. Also, this type of the new species is deposited in the USNM. Results: We describe a new species of Elianella collected parasitizing the Bioko Forest Shrew, Sylvisorex isabellae Heim de Balsac (Eulipotyphla: Soricidae) from the insular Equatorial Guinea. Also, we are providing a key for the three species of Elianella. Conclusion: Finally, we are contributing to the knowledge of African species, due the fact this new species is the first chigger recorded to the Equatorial Guinea, on the west coast of Central Africa. Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia da Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva e Saúde Animal Universidade de São Paulo-FMVZ-USP, Prof. Dr. Orlando Marques de Paiva Avenue, 87 Laboratório de Coleções Zoológicas Instituto Butantan Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History National Insect and Mite Collection Systematic Entomology Laboratory United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias Departamento de Patologia UNESP Reprodução e Saúde Única Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias Departamento de Patologia UNESP Reprodução e Saúde Única

Italy and Germany are establishing a new bilateral cooperation in meteorology, climatology and related disciplines that will create a hub of excellence for cutting edge research and translate the findings into improving operational services and university education. The joint research and education network IDEA-S4S will harness expertise of universities, research institutes and operational services in both countries and foster scientific exchange and collaboration to improve weather, climate and environmental services.Within the new programme, the core areas of scientific expertise of both countries will be systematically brought together, activities will be streamlined and extended beyond basic research collaboration to form a holistic IDEA-S4S network of weather and climate science and education, extending from qualification of graduates to support for early career researchers to networking of senior scientists. The programme will cooperate with WMO and the European Meteorological Infrastructure (ECMWF, EUMETSAT, EUMETNET) and strengthen the scientific environment for the ECMWF sites in Bonn and Bologna. A Joint Steering Committee will oversee the cooperation and guide the overall scientific and strategic direction of the programme.Through four-year funding periods, the network aims to make substantial progress in seamless high-resolution probabilistic Earth system prediction, employing state-of-the-art observing systems and Earth system models. This requires improved understanding and application of coupled processes between the components of the Earth system (including atmosphere-ocean-ice-land-vegetation-rivers) as well as between the impacts of human activities and the Earth system. Such complex weather and climate prediction systems place high demands on high-performance computing infrastructure, generate extremely large data volumes and need to integrate observations seamlessly into the models.In this contribution, we will present the concept and roadmap of the IDEA-S4S network, which will focus on improving seamless weather and climate forecasts, in particular for high impact events such as floods and droughts. Both countries have experienced devastating impacts of such extreme events with unusual rainfall intensities, some of which even lead to the destruction of entire regions. Better understanding the complex structure and the numerous feedback processes in such events will improve the prediction of future events in support of a better prepared and resilient society.

Made available in DSpace on 2021-06-25T11:01:28Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2021-05-01 Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) South American chiggers have historically been poorly studied, and this has continued into present times. Of the 33 genera in the family Leeuwenhoekiidae Womersley, only Odontacarus Ewing and Sasacarus Brennan & Jones have been reported in Peru. Here, we describe a new genus, Peruacarus n. gen., and a new species, Peruacarus anthurium n. sp., parasitizing Koford's grass mouse, Akodon kofordi Myers & Patton, in Peru. Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva e Saúde Animal Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia Universidade de São Paulo-FMVZ-USP Laboratório Especial de Coleções Zoológicas Instituto Butantan Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Museum of Zoology University of Michigan Florida State Collection of Arthropods Division of Plant Industry Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Systematic Entomology Laboratory Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service Departamento de Patologia Reprodução e Saúde Única Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias-UNESP Departamento de Patologia Reprodução e Saúde Única Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias-UNESP FAPESP: 2010/51875-9 FAPESP: 2017/01416-7 FAPESP: 2018/24667-8 CNPq: 377976/2014-8 CNPq: 440639/2015-8 CNPq: 454907/2014-1

Chiggers have been studied throughout the world for their role in disease transmission. Venezuela has the largest chigger diversity in South America. In a review of Venezuelan genera, two monotypic genera described from Robinson's Mouse Opossum collected in Falcon State and after examination of the types of both genera, it was found that Delmohius hardyi Brennan and Goff and Carebareia johnstoni Goff and Brennan are the same species. Therefore, we are proposing the synonymy of Delmohius with Carebareia.

We have been using sportomics to understand hypermetabolic stress. Cross Combat (CCombat) has recently been initiated as a high-intensity functional training method inspired by CrossFit. We used a CCombat session to induce metabolic stress and evaluated its effects on hydration and kidney function. Blood samples were collected from 16 elite-level professional male athletes engaged in training sessions over a 96-h protocol. Blood myoglobin increased by ~ 3.5-fold (119 ± 21 to 369 ± 62 nmol/L; p = .001) in response to the protocol, returning to the pre-exercise level within 48 h. Furthermore, d-dimer levels increased from 6.5 ± 0.6 to 79.4 ± 21.3 μmol/L (p p

The importance of species that connect the different types of interactions is becoming increasingly recognized, and this role may be related to specific attributes of these species. Multilayer networks have two or more layers, which represent different types of interactions, for example, between different parasites and hosts that are nonetheless connected. The understanding of the ecological relationship between bats, ectoparasites, and vector-borne bacteria could shed some light on the complex transmission cycles of these pathogens. In this study, we investigated a multilayer network in Brazil formed by interactions between bat-bacteria, bat-ectoparasite, and ectoparasite-bacteria, and asked how these interactions overlap considering different groups and transmission modes. The multilayer network was composed of 31 nodes (12 bat species, 14 ectoparasite species, and five bacteria genera) and 334 links, distributed over three layers. The multilayer network has low modularity and shows a core-periphery organization, that is, composed of a few generalist species with many interactions and many specialist species participating in few interactions in the multilayer network. The three layers were needed to accurately describe the multilayer structure, while aggregation leads to loss of information. Our findings also demonstrated that the multilayer network is influenced by a specific set of species that can easily be connected to the behavior, life cycle, and type of existing interactions of these species. Four bat species (Artibeus lituratus, A. planirostris, Phyllostomus discolor, and Platyrrhinus lineatus), one ectoparasite species (Steatonyssus) and three bacteria genera (Ehrlichia, hemotropic Mycoplasma and Neorickettsia) are the most important species for the multilayer network structure. Finally, our study brings an ecological perspective under a multilayer network approach on the interactions between bats, ectoparasites, and pathogens. By using a multilayer approach (different types of interactions), it was possible to better understand these different ecological interactions and how they affect each other, advancing our knowledge on the role of bats and ectoparasites as potential pathogen vectors and reservoirs, as well as the modes of transmission of these pathogens.

Chigger mites (Leeuwenhoekiidae, Trombiculidae, and Walchiidae) are parasites of any terrestrial vertebrate. The present study updates the list of chigger mite (Trombiculidae, Leeuwenhoekiidae, and Walchiidae) species recorded from Sri Lanka along with taxonomic classification based on previous investigations since 1946 to date and our observations in western and southern parts of the country. This checklist listed 15 species in 9 genera within the three chigger families. For now, murid species were the host most sampledparasitized by chiggers in Sri Lanka. However, further studies are required to increase the diversity of chigger mites in Sri Lanka and probably the description of new species, which will be possible with morphological and molecular characterization.

Inconel 625 (IN625) superalloys can be easily fabricated by the laser-based powder bed fusion (PBF-LB/M) process, allowing the production of components with a high level of design freedom. However, one of the main drawbacks of the PBF-LB/M process is the control over thermally induced stresses and their mitigation. A standard approach to prevent distortion caused by residual stress is performing a stress-relieving (SR) heat treatment before cutting the parts from the building platform. Differently from the cast or wrought alloy, in additively manufactured IN625, the standard SR at 870 °C provokes the early formation of the undesirable δ phase. Therefore, this unsuitable precipitation observed in the PBF-LB/M material drives the attention to develop a tailored SR treatment to minimise the presence of undesirable phases. This work investigates SR at lower temperatures by simultaneously considering their effects on residual stress mitigation, microstructural evolution, and mechanical properties. A multiscale approach with cantilever and X-ray technologies was used to investigate how the residual stress level is affected by SR temperature. Moreover, microstructural analyses and phase identifications were performed by SEM, XRD, EBSD, and DSC analyses. Finally, mechanical investigations through microhardness and tensile tests were performed as well. The results revealed that for the additively manufactured IN625 parts, an alternative SR treatment able to mitigate the residual stresses without a massive formation of δ phase could be performed in a temperature range between 750 and 800 °C.

Background: To define proximal neck dilation (PND) after standard endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) and fenestrated EVAR (FEVAR), determining: incidence and risk factors; evidence base that links PND to outcomes of patients; recurring themes or gaps in the literature. Methods: We performed a scoping review and included only full-text English articles with follow-up focusing on PND in patients undergoing EVAR or FEVAR, published between 2000 and 2022. The following PICO question was used to build the search equation: in patients with abdominal-aortic-aneurysm (AAA) (Population) undergoing endovascular repair (Intervention), what are the incidence, risk factors and prognosis of radiologically defined PND (Comparison) on short-term and long-term outcomes (Outcomes)? Results: 15 articles were included after review. Measurement protocols for proximal aortic neck (PAN) varied among individual studies and the definition of PND resulted as heterogeneous. Rate of patients with a PND ranged between 0% and 41%. Large proximal neck (>28 mm) and excessive graft sizing (30%) were predictors for PND. New endografts with low outward radial forces and FEVAR seemed to be protective. Surgical conversion was the definitive option in the case of patients unfit for other endovascular treatments. Conclusions: PND is a frequent finding after EVAR and FEVAR. Excessive graft oversizing and large baseline PAN were predictors of neck enlargement, independently by the type of standard endograft used. FEVAR may be considered protective against complications, together with endografts using low outward radial forces. Lifelong radiological follow-up is mandatory.

In this paper, a perfluoropolyether (PFPE) micellar solution was effectively deposited on metallic substrates using a dip-coating process to enhance brass and nickel aluminum bronze (NAB) corrosion resistance. Particular attention was paid to the aesthetic results as well. Enabling the metallic substrates hydrophobic to facilitate water and moisture removal was the key concept of this work. The corrosion resistance of the as-received and coated metals was investigated via a salt spray chamber test. The study focused on the characterization of the polymeric coating via dynamic light scattering and wettability tests, while the substrates were assessed with traditional metallographic techniques. The preparation of the polymeric solution was important in determining the final corrosion resistance of the two substrates. Noteworthy was the effectiveness of the PFPE-based coating when it was applied to the brass rather than the NAB. Moreover, the polymer concentration of the dip-coating polymeric emulsion was the most significant factor to obtaining adequate protection: higher polymer concentrations resulted in a decrease in corrosion resistance.

Supplemental material, sj-pdf-2-cre-10.1177_02692155221111920 for The Italian version of the Erasmus MC modifications to the Nottingham Sensory Assessment for patients following acquired brain injury: Translation and reliability study by Andrea Baroni, Giacomo Bassini, Emma Marcello, Francesca Filippini, Silvia Mottaran, Susanna Lavezzi, J. Lesley Crow, Nino Basaglia and Sofia Straudi in Clinical Rehabilitation