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Nesticella beccus Grall & Jäger 2016, new species
No full text<i>Nesticella beccus</i> new species <p>Figs 10–13, 26–27, 33–34, 40</p> <p> <b>Type material.</b> Holotype male; 3 males, 6 females paratypes, <b> LAOS: <i>Bolikhamsay Province:</i></b> east of Lak Sao, hospital cave, 18°13’3, 8.2 <b>"</b> N, 104°44’, 47.3"E, 534 m elevation, inside cave, aphotic zone, P. Jäger leg. by hand, 28.11.2012 (SMF).</p> <p> <b>Additional material examined</b> (6 males, 28 females). <b> LAOS: <i>Bolikhamsay Province:</i></b> 1 male, 2 females, Tham Man Kone, 18°13 <b>'</b> 16,1"N, 104°48 <b>'</b> 45,9"E, 501 m elevation, inside cave, at day, P. Jäger & J. Martens leg. by hand, 0 3.03.2010 (SMF). 1 male, 1 female, Lak Sao, 18°13 <b>'</b> 38.2"N, 104°44 <b>'</b> 47.3"E, 534 m elevation, inside cave and cave entrance, at day, P. Jäger & S. Bayer leg. by hand, 0 9.11.2009 (IZCAS). 1 male, 1 km W of Lak Sao, 18°11 <b>'</b> 49.87"N, 104°57 <b>'</b> 36.36"E, 542 m elevation, small hill and paddy fields, shrubs and trees, at night, P. Jäger & J. Martens leg. by hand, 0 2.03.2010 (SMF). <i>Luang Prabang Province:</i> 1 female, Tham Pha Man (E48-001(16)), 19°55 <b>'</b> 41.1"N, 102°11 <b>'</b> 19.1"E, Steiner leg., 0 1.01.2004 (SMF). 1 female, Tham Long Kout, 19°51 <b>'</b> 50.5"N, 102°16 <b>'</b> 50.8"E, H. Steiner leg. 26.12.2003 (SMF). <i>Huaphan Province:</i> 1 male, 1 female, Tham Houay Long Kou 2 (F 48-125-042), 20°23‘, 05"N, 104°14‘, 21"E, H. Steiner leg., 14.01.2008, Northern Lao-European Cave Project 2008 (MHNG). <i>Khammouan Province:</i> 1 female, 1 subadult female, 2.5 km WNW, Ban Thatot, entrance 17°37.897"N, 105°07.502"E, exit 17°37.994"N, 105°07.195"E, ca. 200 m elevation, entrance area and in front of limestone cave Tham Kamouk, P. Jäger leg. by hand, 30.04.2012 (SMF). 13 females, [1 juvenile], with same data as for preceding specimens, P. Jäger leg. by hand, 24.11.2012 (SMF). <b> THAILAND: <i>Mae Hong Son Province:</i></b> 1 male, Turtle Cave, 18°12'41.6"N, 104°50'26.6"E, S. Jamman leg., 0 3.10.2002 (SMF). <i>Chiang Mai Province:</i> 1 male, 3 females, Doi Chiang Dao, S of Mueang Khong, Tham Ki Mi, 19°21 <b>'</b> 47"N, 98°43 <b>'</b> 22"E, 670 m elevation, cave and entrance, at day, P. Jäger & E. Grall leg. by hand, 25.06.2014 (SMF). 4 females, Doi Chiang Dao, Tham Doi Chiang Dao, 19°23 <b>'</b> 39"N, 98°55 <b>'</b> 40"E, 470 m elevation, in cave, P. Jäger, S. Li & E. Grall leg. by hand, 24.06.2014 (SMF).</p> <p> <b>Etymology.</b> This species name is derived from the Latin word „ beccus “ meaning beak and refers to the beakshaped paracymbium of the male; apposition.</p> <p> <b>Diagnosis.</b> Males of <i>Nesticella beccus</i> <b>n. sp.</b> similar to those of <i>N. marapu</i> Benjamin, 2004, <i>N. connectens</i> and <i>N. nepalensis</i> (Hubert, 1973) in having a distally divided paracymbium whose dorsal process is beak-shaped, a distinct terminal apophysis and a distinct conductor. <i>N. beccus</i> <b>n. sp.</b> can be distinguished from <i>N. marapu</i> by the fully developed eyes, males by the tegular apophysis less distinct, and females by having a larger receptaculum. <i>N. beccus</i> <b>n. sp.</b> can be distinguished from <i>N. nepalensis</i> by the conductor having one apex whereas the conductor of <i>N. nepalensis</i> has two apices (Fig. 10). Females similar to <i>Nesticella apiculata</i> (Liu & Li, 2013) in having a functional receptaculum with one winding but can be distinguished by the width of the duct of the functional receptaculum, expanded in <i>N. beccus</i> <b>n. sp.</b> (Fig. 12).</p> <p> <b>Description. Male (holotype):</b> Total length 2.90; cephalothorax 1.35 long, 1.30 wide; abdomen 1.60 long, 1.10 wide. Eye measurements: AME 0.07; ALE 0.10; PME 0.11; PLE 0.11; AME–AME 0.05; AME–ALE 0.04; PME–PME 0.10; PME–PLE 0.04; AME–PME 0.08; ALE–PLE 0.00; clypeus–AME 0.25; clypeus–ALE 0.26. Leg formula: I, IV, II, III; measurements of palp and legs: palp: 1.90 (0.72, 0.25, 0.23, 0.70); I: 8.68 (2.4, 0.65, 2.40, 2.30, 0.93); II: 6.84 (1.90, 0.59, 1.85, 1.70, 0.80); III: 5.22 (1.50, 0.49, 1.25, 1.30, 0.68); IV: 7.42 (2.10, 0.57, 2.00, 1.90, 0.85).</p> <p>Cephalothorax light yellowish. Abdomen anteriorly light greyish, posteriorly grey to dark grey, white spot in front of anal tubercle. Legs proximally pale yellowish, distal parts increasingly reddish-brown (Fig. 26).</p> <p>Palp as in diagnosis. Terminal apophysis apically denticulated. Tegular apophysis present. Paracymbium bifurcate; ventral process subdivided; lateral branch of the ventral process in ventral view t-shaped and divided again. Median branch wide and slightly curved.</p> <p> <b>Description. Female (paratype):</b> Total length 3.25; cephalothorax 1.40 long, 1.30 wide; abdomen 1.85 long, 1.35 wide. Eye measurements: AME 0.06; ALE 0.10; PME 0.10; PLE 0.11; AME–AME 0.07; AME–ALE 0.04; PME–PME 0.11; PME–PLE 0.05; AME–PME 0.07; ALE–PLE 0.00; clypeus–AME 0.24; clypeus–ALE 0.22. Leg formula: I, IV, II, III; measurements of palp and legs: palp: 2.15 (0.69, 0.28, 0.38, 0.80); I: 8.61 (2.40, 0.64, 2.40, 2.20, 0.97); II: 6.66 (1.90, 0.58, 1.75, 1.60, 0.83); III: 5.13 (1.50, 0.50, 1.20, 1.23, 0.70); IV: 7.25 (2.20, 0.59, 1.90, 1.70, 0.86).</p> <p>Cephalothorax uniformly yellow. Abdomen grey, anteriorly light grey, posteriorly dark grey thin transversal stripe (Fig. 27). Legs proximally pale yellow, distal parts increasingly reddish-brown. Pa and distal Ti lighter.</p> <p>Epigynum as in diagnosis. Scape short, wide. Functional receptaculum with one winding, winding parallel to longitudinal body axis. Large apical chamber with internal sclerotized structures and with apical glandular pores.</p> <p> <b>Variation Male (n=6).</b> Total length 2.50–3.00; cephalothorax 1.20–1.40 long, 1.10–1.30 wide; abdomen 1.10– 1.60 long, 0.80–1.10 wide. Eye measurements: AME 0.06–0.07; ALE 0.10–0.11; PME 0.09–0.12; PLE 0.10–0.11; AME–AME 0.04–0.07; AME–ALE 0.03–0.05; PME–PME 0.07–0.11; PME–PLE 0.03–0.05; AME–PME 0.03– 0.09; ALE–PLE 0.00; clypeus–AME 0.21–0.29; clypeus–ALE 0.19–0.26. Leg formula for all male spiders: I, IV, II, III; measurements of palp and legs: palp: total length 0.6 6–0.75; Fe 0.60–0.72, Pa 0.21–0.25, Ti 0,20–0,24, Ta 1.71–1.90; I: total length 7.09–8.79; Fe 2.00–2.40, Pa 0.53–0.65, Ti 1.90–2.45, Mt 1.80–2.4, Ta 0.86–1.00; II: total length 5.67–7.11, Fe 1.60–2.20, Pa 0.49–0.59, Ti 1.50–1.90, Mt 1.35–1.70, Ta 0.73–0.86; III: total length 4.56– 5.26, Fe 1.30–1.50, Pa 0.41–0.49, Ti 1.16–1.25, Mt 1.03–1.40, Ta 0.62–0.74; IV: total length 6.02–7.46, Fe 1.80– 2.10, Pa 0.46–0.57, Ti 1.60–2.00, Mt 1.40–1.90, Ta 0.76–0.90.</p> <p> <b>Female (n=28).</b> Total length 2.80–4.00; cephalothorax 1.30–1.60 long, 1.10–1.80 wide; abdomen 1.50–2.45 long, 1.10–2.05 wide. Eye measurements: AME 0.05–0.07; ALE 0.09–0.12; PME 0.08–0.12; PLE 0.09–0.12; AME–AME 0.06–0.09; AME–ALE 0.03–0.06; PME–PME 0.09–0.12; PME–PLE 0.03–0.06; AME–PME 0.05– 0.09; ALE–PLE 0.00–0.02; clypeus–AME 0.17–0.30; clypeus–ALE 0.19–0.29. Leg formula for all female spiders: I, IV, II, III; measurements of palp and legs: palp: total length 1.83–2.43, Fe 0.58–0.78, Pa 0.24–0.29, Ti 0.32–0.44, Ta 0.67–0.92; I: total length 6.92–9.24, Fe 2.00–2.80, Pa 0.56–0.71, Ti 1.80–2.85, Mt 1.65–2.50, Ta 0.81–1.06; II:, total length 5.63–7.86, Fe 1.60–2.30, Pa 0.50–0.64, Ti 1.50–2.10, Mt 1.25–1.95, Ta 0.72–0.91; III: total length 4.24–5.91, Fe 1.25–1.80, Pa 0.44–0.55, Ti 0.94–1.40, Mt 0.93–1.40, Ta 0.65–0.76; IV: total length 5.88–8.53, Fe 1.80–2.50, Pa 0.51–0.64, Ti 1.50–2.30, Mt 1.30–2.15, Ta 0.75–0.95.</p> <p> <b>Distribution and habitat.</b> So far <i>Nesticella beccus</i> <b>n. sp.</b> was recorded from seven caves in Laos in Bolikhamsay Prov., Luang Prabang Prov., Huaphan Prov. and Khammouan Prov.. Three localities are known from Thailand, one in Mae Hong Son Prov. and two from Chiang Mai Prov. Additionally one male was found outside of caves.</p>Published as part of <i>Grall, Elena & Jäger, Peter, 2016, Four new species of the spider genus Nesticella Lehtinen & Saaristo, 1980 from Laos, Thailand and Myanmar and the first description of the male of Nesticella yui Wunderlich & Song, 1995 with a proposed new diagnostic character for the family Nesticidae Simon, 1894 (Arachnida, Araneae) in Zootaxa 4085 (2)</i>, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4085.2.5, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/1053404">http://zenodo.org/record/1053404</a>
Borniella parva Grall & Jäger 2022, spec. nov.
No full textBorniella parva spec. nov. Figs 1–16, 82–85, 98 Type material. MALAYSIA: Sarawak Province: Holotype male (PJ 1227): Mulu Expedition, Camp 1, 4°3’2.88”N, 114°52’1.20”E, ca. 330 m, MDF, leaf litter near waterfall, 24 May 1978, F. Wanless (NHM). Paratypes (4 females): 2 females (PJ 1228–1229) with same data as for holotype (NHM; 1 female: SMF). 2 females (PJ 1204–1205) with same data as for holotype, except: shrub layer, 20 June 1978 (NHM). Additional material examined (14 females). MALAYSIA: Sarawak Province: 9 females with same data as for holotype, but: 1 female (PJ 1221), Tapin river, 4°3’35.25”N, 114°51’47.83”E, ca. 100 m, waterside, vegetation, 5 June 1978 (NHM); 3 females (PJ 1218–1220), 150 m, Plot 2, forest leaf litter (NHM); 5 females (SD 1449, PJ 1222–1226) 2 March 1978, H.W. Vallame (NHM). BRUNEI: Temburong: 2 females, Ulu Temburong National Park, Kuala Belalong Field study Centre, ca. 4°32’49.31”N, 115° 9’20.36”E, 147 m, 1–25 February 2013, O. Machac (SMF). Etymology. The species name is derived from the Latin word “parvus” meaning “small” and refers to the small body size of this species; adjective. Diagnosis. Small Sparassidae with TL <4.5 (Figs 82–85). Borniella parva spec. nov. may be recognised by the following combination of characters: Males (Figs 1–3): 1. Single RTA long, reaching distally to retrolateral cymbial bulge, 2. Embolus arising from tegulum at 9-o’clock-position, running roughly a semicircle and 3. Distal TA largest with small tooth ventrally, median TA mid-range in size, triangular in prolateral view, proximal TA smallest, acute triangular, situated close to spermophor winding. Females (Figs 4–7): 1. Posterior part of vulva with spermathecae distinctly wider than anterior part with glandular appendages and 2. Copulatory openings with roughly right-angled rims. Description. Male (holotype): TL 3.3; PL 1.7, PW 1.7, AW 0.95; OL 1.6, OW 1.1. Eye measurements (Fig. 8): AME 0.11; ALE 0.16; PME 0.10; PLE 0.22; AME–AME 0.06; AME–ALE 0.01; PME–PME 0.15; PME–PLE 0.18; AME–PME 0.15; ALE–PLE 0.16; clypeus AME 0.14; clypeus ALE 0.13. PLE on small humps. Measurements of palp and legs: palp: 2.55 (0.75, 0.40, 0.50, 0.90); I: 6.15 (1.65, 0.80, 1.60, 1.50, 0.60); II: 7.85 (2.20, 0.90, 2.10, 1.95, 0.70); III: 6.60 (1.90, 0.80, 1.70, 1.60, 0.60); IV: 6.70 (1.90, 0.70, 1.70, 1.75, 0.65). Leg formula: 2431. Spination: palp: 131, 101, 2110; legs: Fe I 322, Fe II & III 222, Fe IV 231; Pa I–IV 000; Ti I & II 1016, Ti III & IV 2226; Mt I & II 0006, Mt III 2036, Mt IV 3036. Chelicerae with 3 promarginal, 5 retromarginal teeth, 13–14 denticles in patch close to promarginal teeth and 1 escort seta (Fig. 13). Serrula with 24 denticles. Prolateral claw of leg II with 17 teeth (Fig. 10). Trilobate membrane with narrow median hook, slightly shorter than lateral projections (Fig. 15). Palp as in diagnosis (Figs 1–3). RTA long and tapering, almost straight in ventral view, moderately curved in retrolateral view. Conductor short and slender, arising at 12.30-o’clock-position from tegulum. Retrolateral part of tegulum kidney-shaped. Spermophor running retrolaterally submarginally along tegular margin, with distinct prolaterad U-turn proximally and another retrolaterad U-turn following directly after that. Embolus slender and semicircular. Distal tegular apophysis sail-shaped, connected directly with its prolateral rim to the embolus base. Colouration in ethanol (Figs 82–83): Prosoma yellowish-white, posterior and lateral margins with brown band, medio-anteriorly light brown semi-circular pattern, medially with brown longitudinal stripe along fovea. Sternum yellowish-white. Chelicerae yellow-brown. Coxa I–III medio-dorsally with brown stripe. Palps and legs yellowish-white. Opisthosoma yellowish-white, laterally and posteriorly with brown spots, ventral part white, posteriorly brown. Female (paratype): TL 3.7; PL 1.8, PW 1.7, AW 1.0; OL 1.9, OW 1.2. Eye measurements (Fig. 9): AME 0.10; ALE 0.16; PME 0.09; PLE 0.19; AME–AME 0.10; AME–ALE 0.03; PME–PME 0.15; PME–PLE 0.21; AME–PME 0.15; ALE–PLE 0.19; clypeus AME 0.15; clypeus ALE 0.13. PLE on small humps. Leg formula: 2431; measurements of palp and legs: palp: 2.90 (0.80, 0.50, 0.70, 0.90); I: 5.85 (1.60, 0.70, 1.55, 1.45, 0.55); II: 7.25 (2.10, 0.80, 2.00, 1.75, 0.60); III: 6.20 (1.80, 0.70, 1.65, 1.50, 0.55); IV: 6.45 (1.80, 0.65, 1.70, 1.70, 0.60). Leg formula: 2431. Spination: palp: 131, 101, 2221, 1004; legs: Fe I 322, Fe II & III 222, Fe IV 221; Pa I–IV 000; Ti I & II 1016, Ti III 2006, Ti IV 2226; Mt I & II 0006, Mt III 1016, MT IV 3036. Chelicerae with 3 promarginal, 6 retromarginal teeth, 14–15 denticles in patch close to promarginal teeth and 1 escort seta (Fig. 14). Serrula with 26 denticles. Palpal claw with 5 long and 2–3 short teeth (Fig. 11). Retrolateral claw of leg III with 13 teeth (Fig. 12). Trilobate membrane with narrow median hook, almost as long as lateral projections (Fig. 16). Copulatory organ as in diagnosis (Figs 4–7). Epigynal field oval, wider than long, without slit sensilla or anterior bands. Internal duct system wider than long. Posterior part of internal duct system wider than anterior part. Fertilization ducts short and slender, arising postero-laterally. Membranous structure covers posterior part of internal duct system. Colouration in ethanol (Figs 84–85): Prosoma yellowish-white, medio-anteriorly with semi-circular light brown pattern, medially with brown longitudinal stripe, posterior and lateral margin brown. Sternum white. Opisthosoma greyish-white with brown spots, posteriorly brown, ventral part greyish-white. Chelicerae yellowish-brown. Coxa I–III medio-dorsally with brown stripe. Palps yellowish-white. Legs yellowish-white; Fe proximally light brown; Pa ventrally light brown. Variation female (n=14). TL 3.25–4.1; PL 1.65–1.9, PW 1.6–1.8, AW 1.0–1.1; OL 1.6–2.3, OW 0.9–1.7. Measurements leg I: total length 5.62–6.20, Fe 1.50–1.70, Pa 0.70–0.80, Ti 1.45–1.60, Mt 1.35–1.50, Ta 0.55–0.60. Spination: palps: Ti 2121; Mt 1014; legs: Fe II & III 322; Ti III 1016, 2026; Mt III 1006, 2006, 2016, 2026, 3026. Distribution. Borneo (Malaysia: Sarawak; Brunei) (Fig. 98: green circles).Published as part of Grall, Elena & Jäger, Peter, 2022, Four new genera of Heteropodinae Thorell, 1873 from Malaysia, Brunei and Papua New Guinea (Araneae: Sparassidae), pp. 1-25 in Zootaxa 5169 (1) on pages 3-5, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5169.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/691115
Data on sponge silicon stock and fluxes in the Bay of Brest (France)
No full textThe dataset includes 7 spreadsheets with the following contents:
- READ ME
- Standing STOCK living sponges
- Sponge Si consumption FLUX
- Si RESERVOIR in sediments
- Sponge Si FLUXES in sediments
- DIATOM Si fluxes&stocks (Fig.5)
- Calculations for discussionThis Excel file includes the data and tracked calculations of the manuscript entitled "Sponge contribution to the silicon cycle of a diatom-rich shallow bay"This research was supported by:
- the Spanish Ministry grants CTM2015-67221-R and MICIU: #PID2019-108627RB-I00 to Manuel Maldonado
- the grant 12735 – AO2020 of the French National research program EC2CO to Jacques Grall
- the ISblue project, Interdisciplinary graduate school for the blue planet (ANR-17-EURE-0015), co-funded by a grant from the French government under the program "Investissements d'Avenir", and the “Xunta de Galicia” postdoctoral grant IN606B-2019/002 to María López-Acosta.N
Jeanne Grall, Inventaire des archives de la Société des antiquaires de Normandie (an IX-1966). Fonds déposé aux Archives départementales du Calvados. Répertoire numérique détaillé de la sous-série 83 F. Caen, Société des Antiquaires de Normandie, 2006, 150 p. (Mémoires de la Société des Antiquaires de Normandie, t. XXXIX)
No full textBoudon Françoise. Jeanne Grall, Inventaire des archives de la Société des antiquaires de Normandie (an IX-1966). Fonds déposé aux Archives départementales du Calvados. Répertoire numérique détaillé de la sous-série 83 F. Caen, Société des Antiquaires de Normandie, 2006, 150 p. (Mémoires de la Société des Antiquaires de Normandie, t. XXXIX). In: Bulletin Monumental, tome 166, n°4, année 2008. p. 372
Food web of a confined and anthropogenically affected coastal basin (the Mar Piccolo of Taranto) revealed by carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes analyses
No full textCarbon and nitrogen stable isotope analysis was used to examine the food web of the Mar Piccolo of Taranto, a coastal basin experiencing several anthropogenic impacts. Main food sources (algal detritus, seaweeds, particulate organic matter (POM) and sediment organic matter (SOM)) and benthic and pelagic consumers were collected during two contrasting seasons (June and April), at four sites distributed over two inlets, and characterized by different level of confinements, anthropogenic inputs and the presence of mussels farming. δ13C values of organic sources revealed an important contribution of POM to both planktonic and benthic pathways, as well as the influence of terrigenous inputs within both inlets, probably due to high seasonal land runoff. Although δ13C of both sources and consumers varied little between sampling sites and dates, δ15N spatial variability was higher and clearly reflected the organic enrichment in the second inlet as well as the uptake of anthropogenically derived material by benthic consumers. On the other hand, within the first inlet, the isotopic composition of consumers did not change in response to chemical contamination. However, the impact of polluted sediments near the Navy Arsenal in the first inlet was detectable at the level of the macrobenthic trophic structure, showing high dominance of motile, upper level consumers capable to face transient conditions and the reduction of the more resident deposit feeders. We therefore underline the great potential of matching stable isotope analysis with quantitative studies of community structure to assess the effects of multiple anthropogenic stressor
Correction to: What are the effective solutions to control the dissemination of antibiotic resistance in the environment? A systematic review protocol
No full textInternational audienceCorrection to: Environ Evid (2018) 7:3 https ://doi.org/10.1186/s1375 0-018-0118-2 : Following publication of the original article [1], the authors reported that wrong website were hyperlinked in the “Methods” section of the paper. The article has been updated and the links have been removed.Reference :1. Goulas A, Livoreil B, Grall N, Benoit P, Couderc-Obert C, Dagot C, Patureau D, Petit F, Laouénan C, Andremont A. What are the effective solutionsto control the dissemination of antibiotic resistance in the environment? A systematic review protocol. Environ Evid. 2018;7:3. https ://doi.org/10.1186/s1375 0-018-0118-2. HAL Id : hal-0172487
Feasibility of Spanish-language acquisition for acute medical care providers: novel curriculum for emergency medicine residencies
No full textKristi H Grall,1 Ashish R Panchal,2 Eliud Chuffe,3 Lisa R Stoneking4 1Department of Emergency Medicine, Regions Hospital, Health Partners Institute, St Paul, MN, 2Department of Emergency Medicine, Wexner Medical Center, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 3Department of Spanish and Portuguese, 4Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA Introduction: Language and cultural barriers are detriments to quality health care. In acute medical settings, these barriers are more pronounced, which can lead to poor patient outcomes.Materials and methods: We implemented a longitudinal Spanish-language immersion curriculum for emergency medicine (EM) resident physicians. This curriculum includes language and cultural instruction, and is integrated into the weekly EM didactic conference, longitudinal over the entire 3-year residency program. Language proficiency was assessed at baseline and annually on the Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR) scale, via an oral exam conducted by the same trained examiner each time. The objective of the curriculum was improvement of resident language skills to ILR level 1+ by year 3. Significance was evaluated through repeated-measures analysis of variance.Results: The curriculum was launched in July 2010 and followed through June 2012 (n=16). After 1 year, 38% had improved over one ILR level, with 50% achieving ILR 1+ or above. After year 2, 100% had improved over one level, with 90% achieving the objective level of ILR 1+. Mean ILR improved significantly from baseline, year 1, and year 2 (F=55, df =1; P<0.001).Conclusion: Implementation of a longitudinal, integrated Spanish-immersion curriculum is feasible and improves language skills in EM residents. The curriculum improved EM-resident language proficiency above the goal in just 2 years. Further studies will focus on the effect of language acquisition on patient care in acute settings.Keywords: language, Spanish, immersion curriculum, emergency medicine, graduate medical educatio
Adaptation and validation of the Gambling Motives Questionnaire-Financial (GMQ-F) in a sample of French-speaking gamblers
No full textpeer reviewedPrevious research has identified specific gambling motives and linked them with both healthy and disordered gambling. The Gambling Motives Questionnaire (GMQ) is currently the most widely used measure for these motives. The present study aimed to offer a French validation of the latest version of this scale, the GMQ-Financial (GMQ-F), which measures four distinct motives (enhancement, social, coping, financial). The French GMQ-F was completed by 278 gamblers from the community and 22 treatment-seeking pathological gamblers, along with scales assessing gambling cognitions, impulsivity, disordered gambling symptoms and psychopathological symptoms. Confirmatory factor analysis supported the expected four-factor model. The GMQ-F subscales have good internal reliability. Validity of the GMQ-F is supported by specific correlations with the other constructs measured. Pathological gamblers differed from gamblers from the community on all but one (social) of the GMQ-F subscales. The French GMQ-F presents good psychometric properties and constitutes a reliable instrument for measuring gambling motives in research and clinical practice. © 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Grou
Imagens invisíveis de Áfricas presentes : experiências das populações negras no cotidiano da cidade de Florianópolis (1930-1940) /
No full textDissertação (Mestrado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas
Performance of passive fire protection for liquefied petroleum gas vessels: An experimental and numerical study
No full textFire is among the most dangerous accident scenarios that may affect process industry. Vessels containing pressurized liquefied gases are vulnerable to external fires, which can cause the vessel failure and a significant escalation of accident severity. Passive Fire Protection (PFP) may be a robust and effective solution to reduce the probability of accident escalation. The behaviour assessment of the material exposed to fire is a critical issue for determining the effectiveness of the PFP system. In the present study, an approach to the assessment of the effectiveness of PFP systems is presented. The approach integrates experimental results (Thermogravimetric Analysis and lab-scale furnace tests) and Finite Element Modelling (FEM). This allowed predicting the expected behaviour of real scale pressurized tanks engulfed by fires. Preliminary results evidenced that the time to failure is clearly increased by PFP coating, but a detailed model for PFP properties prediction is required to enhance the results
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