5 research outputs found
Geoffrey Cumberlege
No full textThese fifeen fables are unusual in filling out traditional fables. The author's note says of her childhood experience of well-known fables The shrewd lessons they had to teach were often above my head, and I wanted to know much more about the Fox, the Cock, the Donkey and the others. Thus, as the flyleaf says, the characters are allowed to linger, to talk of this and that, and show themselves in their true colours in a more leisurely way than they previously had time to do. Several of the stories here (including The Dog, the Cat, and the Thieving Wolf; The Miser; The Travellers; and The Sailor and the Servant) are new fables created by the author. FG turns into a story of a shotgun death in a fox-pit dug beneath the fruit-bearing vine. The donkey ends up not starving but playing the cymbals in the animals' orchestra (20). FK is true to the traditional tale but adds new motivation for the original request for a king (21-22). CP becomes a story of camels and a well (25). The perplexed father is lucky: it rains at night, with sunshine in the morning, and so both of his daughters are happy. There are simple black-and-white designs for each fable.This is a hardbound book (hard cover)This book has a dust jacket (book cover)Irene Pear
Geoffrey Cumberlege
No full textThere is an identical copy of this book already in the collection, but I am also including this copy because its first two illustrations are nicely hand-colored. This is a good example of a venerable old practice. The fact that only the first two are done may witness to the fact that the drawer found something better to do with her or his evenings! As I wrote of the other copy, these fifeen fables are unusual in filling out traditional fables. The author's note says of her childhood experience of well-known fables The shrewd lessons they had to teach were often above my head, and I wanted to know much more about the Fox, the Cock, the Donkey and the others. Thus, as the flyleaf says, the characters are allowed to linger, to talk of this and that, and show themselves in their true colours in a more leisurely way than they previously had time to do. Several of the stories here (including The Dog, the Cat, and the Thieving Wolf; The Miser; The Travellers; and The Sailor and the Servant) are new fables created by the author. FG turns into a story of a shotgun death in a fox-pit dug beneath the fruit-bearing vine. The donkey ends up not starving but playing the cymbals in the animals' orchestra (20). FK is true to the traditional tale but adds new motivation for the original request for a king (21-22). CP becomes a story of camels and a well (25). The perplexed father is lucky: it rains at night, with sunshine in the morning, and so both of his daughters are happy. There are simple black-and-white designs for each fable.This is a hardbound book (hard cover)This book has a dust jacket (book cover)Irene Pear
Predictors of choosing long-acting reversible contraceptive methods when provided free-of-charge - A prospective cohort study in Finland
No full textObjective: To identify factors associated with choosing long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) (intrauterine device or contraceptive implant), when provided free-of-charge. Study design: This register-based cohort study comprises all women living in the city of Vantaa in the Helsinki metropolitan area during 2013-2014, with information on LARC initiations retrieved from electronic health records. Since January 2013, women in Vantaa can receive their first LARC method free-of-charge at public contraceptive clinics. We performed multivariable regression to assess seven predictors based on literature and four predictors based on gynecological history for association with choosing LARC in this population. Results: In 2013-2014, 9669 women entitled to a free-of-charge method visited a public clinic and 2035 (21.0%) women initiated LARC. Factors most associated with LARC initiation included history of delivery (odds ratio [OR] 5.4, 95% confidence intervals [CI] 4.7-6.2) and induced abortion (OR 1.4, 95%CI 1.2-1.6), and no previous visit at the clinic (OR 1.3, 95%CI 1.2-1.5). Previous delivery was associated with LARC initiation in all age-groups (OR, 95%CI by age-group; 15-19 years: 10.8, 5.1-23.4; 20-24 years: 6.4, 4.9-8.3; 25-29 years: 6.7, 5.2-8.6; 30-44 years: 3.6, 2.9-4.6). Conclusion: History of delivery and induced abortion were strongly associated with choosing a LARC method, even though all women in the population were entitled to their first free-of-charge LARC method. The association was particularly strong among women less than 25 years of age. Implications statement: Untargeted provision of free-of-charge LARC in public contraceptive services reached women with previous delivery or abortion well during the programs first years. However, as LARCs are recommended to all women, future research should focus on how uptake evolves and how to reach all women in need of long-term, effective contraception. (C) 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.Peer reviewe
Contraceptive priorities among women seeking family planning services in Finland in 2017-2019
No full textObjective: To assess how women's reproductive history, contraceptive experience and need of abortion care are associated with priorities for contraception. Study Design: In this cross-sectional survey study, we gathered information on women's history of births and abortions, previous use and satisfaction with contraceptive methods, and features of contraceptive methods they value most. Women were recruited at public family planning and outpatient abortion clinics in the capital region of Helsinki, Finland. Results: Of the 1006 women responding, 502 were recruited during visits for abortion care and 504 for contraceptive counseling. Women seeking abortion care more often had a history of abortion than women seeking contraceptive counseling (44% vs 11%), presented with a higher mean number of different contraceptive methods used (69% vs 55% with more than 2 previous methods), and were less often satisfied with the methods used (36% vs 60% satisfied with 2 out of 3 methods), p < 0.001 for all. In addition, women seeking abortion care had lower odds of prioritizing effectiveness (aOR 0.3, 95% CI 0.2-0.5), and higher odds of prioritizing lower hormonal levels or non-hormonal alternatives (aOR 2.0, 95% CI 1.3-3.2). There was no difference between the groups regarding priorities of lesser pelvic pain (aOR 0.7, 95% CI 0.5-1.1), regular period (aOR 01.2, 95% CI 0.8-1.9), or the method being easy to use (aOR 1.2, 95% CI 0.8-1.8). Conclusions: There is a contrast between guidelines emphasizing effectiveness in postabortion contraception, and many women's contraceptive priorities. Implication statement: Clinicians providing contraceptive counseling must be mindful of each individual's personal contraceptive priorities. (C) 2021 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc.Peer reviewe
Dendropaemon (Coprophanaeoides) furtadoi Genier & Arnaud, new species
No full text5. Dendropaemon (Coprophanaeoides) furtadoi Génier & Arnaud, new species (Figs. 5, 48– 49, 156) Type locality. Diamantino, Mato Grosso, Brasil. Diagnosis. Differs from nearly all other species in the genus by its long elytral pilosity combined with the sharply carinate lateral edge of the pronotal lateral depressions. The much less pilose dorsum, especially the nearly glabrous eighth elytral interval will separate D. furtadoi from D. pilosissimus and the much less heavily punctate pronotal disc will separate it from D. carinifer. From its sister species, D. cribrosus, the straight clypeal edge on each side of the clypeal teeth combined with the distinctly anteriorly convergent pronotal lateral edges and less defined elytral striae will set it apart. Description. Male holotype (Fig. 5). Body. Body large, length 15.0 mm, maximum width 8.0 mm; body subrectangular in dorsal view; dorsum narrowly flat. Color. Dorsal surface dark brown to black, glossy, with green metallic sheen; head black along anterior edge of clypeus, metallic green on remaining surface; pronotum with green metallic sheen except for anteromedian carina, on anterior portion of disc and surface adjacent to lateral fossae; elytra with uniform green metallic sheen; ventrum with faint greenish and coppery metallic sheen; pygidium with green metallic sheen; legs with coppery and greenish metallic sheen on femora and tibiae. Head. Clypeus gena arcuate, clypeus straight between clypeogenal junction and lateral emargination of clypeal teeth, anterior portion upturned; clypeal teeth acutely triangular; clypeal median emargination v-shaped, clypeal edge acutely notched on external side of each clypeal tooth, clypeal teeth ventral surface lacking carina, clypeal margin ill-defined, lacking sharp carina posteriorly, clypeal surface with transverse blunt rugulae anteriorly and small setiferous tubercles posteriorly; clypeogenal suture well-defined, bluntly carinate internally; genal surface with small setiferous tubercles, lacking distinct transverse carina, simply convex; clypeofrontal carina rather low, approximately 4 times wider than high, straight in dorsal view, simply carinate, clypeofrontal carina apical edge slightly trilobate in frontal view; eyes large in dorsal view, interocular ratio 4.0. Pronotum. Pronotum transverse in dorsal view, pronotal width/length ratio 1.6; disc of pronotum minutely punctate basally with large confluent setiferous puncture medially changing into dense squamose and setiferous rugulae anteriorly, with an ill-defined shallow longitudinal depression on posterior half; pronotal anterior margin only slightly wider and flat lateral to eye; anterior portion with a tri-sinuous carina, carina produced into a tubercle medially; anterior angles surface finely granulate, similar to lateral margin along posterior edge of anterior margin; lateral fossae oval, bordered laterally by a sharp carina and anteriorly by a blunt tubercle; lateral portions strongly explanate; pronotal basal fossae ill-defined, slightly concave; posterior margin well-defined and crenulate, with several long setae. Elytra. Elytra approximately as long as wide in dorsal view, elytral combined width/length ratio 1.2; elytral base distinctly marginate; elytral striae 1–4 moderately wide basally, narrower and ill-defined on posterior half, evenly impressed throughout, elytral striae 5 similar to 4 on disc, strial punctures fine, well-defined and setiferous, adjacent strial edge feebly encroaching on interval, stria 1 weakly impressed apically, going straight to elytral apical margin; interstriae slightly convex, minutely punctate and with few larger setiferous punctures along striae, surface glossy. Thoracic sterna. Proepisternal carina absent; metasternal median lobe angularly produced anteromedially, ventral ridge well-defined, y-shaped. Legs. Profemur posterior surface slightly but distinctly convex and glabrous internally, posterointernal margin rather thin, uneven, internal edge rather wide, with a contiguous row of setae along anterointernal edge and few scattered long setae on anterior half, remaining surface with irregular ill-defined punctures and glossy. Protibia with four teeth on lateral edge; internal basal angle lobate; anterior surface with long aligned row of setae internally, surface glossy or feebly microsculptured between punctures; posterior surface with some ill-defined irregular punctures externally to median carina, surface glossy between punctures, with a single interrupted setal row along lateral teeth. Mesofemur angularly produced on anterointernal edge apically. Mesotibia rather short, gradually widening toward apex in anterior view; anteroapical edge slightly sinuate in anterior view, anteroapical row of setae complete; apicoanterior edge circularly indented internally; external edge more or less rounded, with several large elongate setiferous punctures. Mesotarsus similar in shape to metatarsus, 3 -segmented, first segment moderately elongate, approximately two times as long as wide at apex. Metafemur internal edge nearly straight and lateral edge arcuate, lacking distinct depressed area anterointernally before apex, apicoposterior edge unmodified, anterior surface with a well-defined sulcus on more than half the length. Metatibia moderately slender, slightly widening toward apex in anterior view, anterior surface with distinct row of setae, surface glossy, metatibial posterior surface flat between longitudinal row of setae and lateral edge, with ill-defined microsculpture. Metatarsus 3 -segmented, first segment moderately elongate, approximately two times as long as wide at apex, with anterointernal carina well defined and almost reaching apical edge. Abdominal sternites. Sternites 3–6 longitudinally flat; sternites 4–6 with 1–3 unaligned rows of setae laterally, narrowly glabrous on segment 4 and with a single row of setae medially on segments 5–6; sternite 7 approximately longitudinally flat medially, shorter than segment 6 along midline; pygidium minutely punctate on disc. Male genitalia (Figs. 48–49). Parameres simply rounded apically in dorsal view; surface smooth, glossy apically. Measurements (1 male). Length: 15.0 mm. Primary type data. Holotype male (CEMT): [BRASIL: MT/ Diamantino/ X. 1984 / E. Furtado]; [WORLD / SCARAB./ DATABASE/ WSD00016761]; [HOLOTYPE / Dendropaemon / furtadoi n.sp. / Génier & Arnaud, 2014]. Material examined. Primary type only. Etymology. Furtadoi, a patronym in honor of Eurides Furtado of Diamantino (Mato Grosso) who was very hospitable during a visit of one of the author (FG) and also the collector of the only known specimen of this species. Natural history. Unknown. Remarks. Female and variation unknown. In addition to the characters mentioned in the diagnosis, this species also differs in having the lateral pronotal fossae bordered anteriorly by a much larger tubercles and the posterior pronotal margin is twice as wide in posterior view as in D. cribrosus. Because a single male specimen of this species is known it is difficult to assess if this is due to the allometric scaling.Published as part of François Génier & Patrick Arnaud, 2016, Dendropaemon Perty, 1830: taxonomy, systematics and phylogeny of the morphologically most derived phanaeine genus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae, Scarabaeinae, Phanaeini) in Zootaxa 4099 (1) on pages 14-15, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4099.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/26827
