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Euchondrus adwani Eike Neubert & Zuhair Amr 2016, n. sp.
No full textEuchondrus adwani n. sp. (Figure 1) Material: Holotype NMBE 539263; paratype NMBE 539264 /1. Type locality: Syria, surrounding of the monastery of Deir Moussa, 34.0219°N 36.8423°E, 1300 m a.s.l., 11.iii. 2010, leg. Adwan Shehab. *Corresponding author. Email: [email protected] © 2016 Taylor & Francis Measurements (holotype): Height = 11.04 mm; diameter = 4.13 mm; peristome height = 4.03 mm; peristome diameter = 2.97 mm; number of whorls = 8. Diagnosis. Euchondrus adwani n. sp. differs from the widespread E. septemdentatus by its conical shell (broadly oval in E. septemdentatus), its flat suture and teleoconch whorls (suture deeper, whorls much more rounded in E. septemdentatus), the heavy palatal labial callus (weaker in E. septemdentatus), the bar-like subangularis (weaker in E. septemdentatus), and the keeled last whorl (rounded in E. septemdentatus). Description: Shell solid, dextral, cylindrical, upper part cylindro-conical in outline; shell pale brownish to horny yellow coloured; 8 rather flat-sided teleoconch whorls, suture flat with a distinct white sutural thread; teleoconch smooth, glossy, last whorl with fine, straight and irregularly spaced striae; aperture subtriangular, peristome strongly thickened by a labial callus, moderately reflected, with a rich dentition (description clockwise): palatum with a small suturalis followed by a conical palatalis superior and a broad infrapalatalis with the latter two denticles placed on a thick callus; columellar side with a basalis and a straight columellaris; parietum with a strong and long parietalis, bordered by a small spiralis, subangularis large, bar-like, left side of the parietum with another small denticle at the attachment site of the peristome; last teleoconch whorl dorsally compressed forming a distinct blunt ridge (arrows); umbilicus slit-like open, periomphalum large, dish-like. Remarks: This species shows some superficial similarities with E. desertorum Rochanaburananda in Forcart, 1981 (Figure 2), which is endemic to the Negev Desert (Heller, 2009). Both species have a straight conical shell, but E. desertorum is considerably larger than E. adwani n. sp. and its aperture is rounded and not subtriangular. It also differs in the formation of the dentition: in E. desertorum, the infrapalatalis is bifid (simple in E. adwani), the spiralis is large and connected to the parietalis (small and disconnected in E. adwani), and the subangularis is weaker (very strong in E. adwani). The last whorl of E. adwani displays a distinct keel with an enlarged periomphalum, while in E. desertorum the dorsum is rounded, and the periomphalum is much smaller. Etymology: This species is named in honour of Dr. Adwan Shawabi, who was a keen collector of molluscs from Syria, and a personal friend, and who was killed in February 2015 in the Syrian civil war (Amr, 2015).Published as part of Eike Neubert & Zuhair Amr, 2016, On a new species of Euchondrus Boettger, 1883 from Syria (Pulmonata: Enidae), pp. 58-60 in Zoology in the Middle East 62 on pages 58-60, DOI: 10.1080/09397140.2015.1132564, http://zenodo.org/record/88703
Religion in der Gegenwart. Ein religionswissenschaftlicher Blick auf neuere Theorieangebote
No full textRadiokarbonchronologie - Keramiktechnologie - Osteologie - Anthropologie - Raumanalysen : Beiträge zum Neolithikum und zur Frühbronzezeit im Mittelelbe-Saale-Gebiet
No full textMit Beiträgen von Cornelia Becker, Horst Bruchhaus, Elke Kaiser, Andreas Neubert, Sandra Pichler, Marco Zabe
A randomized, controlled trial of aerobic exercise in combination with paroxetine in the treatment of panic disorder
No full textObjectives. Regular aerobic exercise (running) has been shown to be superior to a pill placebo in the treatment of panic disorder. Combined drug and exercise treatment has not been investigated in randomized controlled studies to date. Methods. This is a randomized, 10-week, controlled, parallel group, pilot study. A total of 75 outpatients with panic disorder with or without agoraphobia (DSM-IV and ICD-10) received either (1) exercise plus paroxetine 40 mg/day (n = 21), (2) relaxation plus paroxetine (n = 17), (3) exercise plus pill placebo (n = 20), or (4) relaxation plus pill placebo (n = 17). Changes in the Panic and Agoraphobia Scale (P&A), and the Clinical Global Impression Scale (CGI) underwent repeated measure analysis. Results. Effects sizes were large for all groups (d = 1.53-3.87), however not significantly different. Paroxetine-treated patients were significantly more improved than placebo-treated patients. On the CGI, patients in the exercise groups (plus paroxetine or placebo) had a trend toward better improvement compared to relaxation (P = 0.06). Response and remission rates were higher in the paroxetine compared to pill placebo groups. Conclusions. While paroxetine was superior to placebo, aerobic exercise did not differ from relaxation training in most efficacy measures.GlaxoSmithKlin
Leiostyla eikenboomi Ruud, Menkhorst & Neubert, 2016, spec. nov.
No full textLeiostyla eikenboomi spec. nov. (Fig. 3) Type locality & type specimens. – Turkey, Vilayet Karabük, Suçatı Tüneli 9 km ESE. Yenice, 190 m (41.1897°N 32.4349°E), H.P.M.G. Menkhorst leg., 22.x.2008. Holotype NMBE 544682, paratypes NMBE 544644/2. Diagnosis. – A conic, densely ribbed Leiostyla species with a prominent angular lamella, as well as a prominent parietalis, palatalis inferior, and columellaris; a basalis and supracolumellaris is missing and there is a prominent two-peaked thickening between the columellar insertion of the peristome and the angular lamella. Description. – Shell dextral, conic in outline, with closely, distinctly and regularly, oblique ribbing; there are no spiral striae. The 6.7-7.2 whorls are convex and separated by a deep suture. Shell rather solid, not or hardly translucent, dark horn-coloured. The last whorl has a lengthy but shallow gutter, corresponding in its position to the palatalis inferior on the outer wall, but there is no distinct basal keel. Umbilicus open, deep and narrow. Peristome strongly reflected at right angles to form a flat, thickened, somewhat yellowish coloured lip. Columellar and palatal insertion connected by a clearly visible parietal callus. Angular lamella prominent, high, without appendages; it almost reaches the border of the parietal callus. The angular lamella is fused with a sharp, triangle-like subangularis that faces the palatal wall and that on its turn is fused with the palatal insertion of the peristome. The subangularis creates a small sinulus. A small sinulus at the columellar insertion of the peristome is created by a two-peaked prominent thickening situated below the border of the parietal callus. Parietalis prominent, high, rather deep inside the aperture; it is not connected with the angular lamella. Palatalis inferior very long and well developed; it just stops in front of the lip (i.e. it does not fuse with it). A very small, dot-like palatalis superior is present just above the anterior end of the palatalis inferior, close to the thickened lip. The columellaris is horizontally projected above the middle of the columellar side of the aperture. There is a marked thickening below the parieto-palatal angle of the peristome. Measurements (n = 2). – Holotype: H = 3.4; LWH = 1.8; MH = 1.4; LWD = 1.9; LWM = 2.0; MD = 1.2; NW = 7.2. Paratype: H = 3.3; LWH = 1.8; MH = 1.4; LWD = 1.9; LWM = 2.1; MD = 1.3; NW = 6.7. Localities. – Known from the locus typicus only (see above). Derivatio nominis. – Named after Joop C.A. Eikenboom, a well-known Dutch malacologist and for forty years an inspiring friend of the second author. Differentiation. – Leiostyla superba differs from L. eikenboomi by its more densily packed and finer ribbing, the less conical outline, the denticulate peristome, the presence of a basalis and supracolumellaris, the more prominent palatalis superior, the more prominent tooth-like thickening of the palatal peristome just above the palatalis superior, and the missing of a two-peaked thickening below the border of the parietal callus. Leiostyla zilchi differs from L. eikenboomi by the presence of a basalis and supracolumellaris, the more developed palatalis superior, and the missing two-peaked thickening below the border of the parietal callus.Published as part of Ruud, A. Bank, Henk P. M. G Menkhorst & Eike Neubert, 2016, Descriptions of new and little-known land snail taxa from Turkey, and establishment of a new genus (Gastropoda, Pulmonata: Lauriidae, Enidae and Vitrinidae), pp. 5-30 in Basteria 80 (1) on page 8, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.43974
Implementing a hospital-based smoking cessation programme: Evidence for a learning effect
No full textObjective: This study assessed a newly set-up, hospital-based smoking cessation clinic with regard to continuous abstinence rates and the effectiveness of concomittant nicotine replacement therapy. Methods: Smoking status of 369 participants of this 8-week cognitive-behavioural smoking cessation group programme was obtained using exhaled carbon monoxide at the end of the course as well as self-report 6 months after the course. In addition to demographic data, FTND score, SDS score, and usage of nicotine replacement products were recorded. Results: Overall, 29.8% of all participants reported to have been continuously abstinent for 6 months after the course. Success rates increased significantly during the first year after initiation of the programme (from 15 to 35%, p < 0.001), indicating a learning process of the staff running the course. Nicotine replacement therapy was used by 51.3% of participants, but 58% of these discontinued its use within 5 weeks. Nicotine substitution for more than 5 weeks was associated with a 50% success rate after 6 months. Conclusions: Our data indicate a learning effect of smoking cessation course staff and a possible minimum duration required for nicotine replacement to be effective. Practice implications: The observed learning effect in smoking cessation programmes should be considered when evaluating newly established interventions of this kind. Patients tend to stop nicotine replacement therapy too early, thereby decreasing their chances of middle-term abstinence. (C) 2007 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved
Controlled study for effectiveness of sport vs. relaxation training in combination with paroxetine vs. Placebo in the treatment of the panic disorder
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