542 research outputs found
Spizelloides Slager & Klicka 2014, gen. nov.
No full textSpizelloides, gen. nov. Type species. Fringilla arborea Wilson, currently Spizella arborea. Included species. Spizelloides arborea (Wilson) comb. nov., American Tree Sparrow. Diagnosis. Distinguished from all extant species of Spizella, Passerella, Junco, and Zonotrichia by (1) a yellow lower mandible contrasting with a black upper mandible and (2) strongly divergent molecular characters (Klicka et al. 2014). Further distinguished from the six species of Spizella — atrogularis (Cabanis), breweri (Cassin), pallida (Swainson), passerina (Bechstein), pusilla (Wilson), and wortheni (Ridgway) —by (1) distinctive plumage features including rufous crown, rufous postocular stripe, and pale gray underparts with a dark central breast spot; (2) larger size on average (wing chord 67–82 mm, tail 60–74 mm; Pyle 1997); and (3) lateroventral process (LP) of the laterosphenoid 0.8–1.3 times the length of the zygomatic process (ZP) and with a wide, flat tip (vs. LP short (0.1–0.4 times the length of the ZP) in five species of Spizella; S. wortheni not examined; Patten & Fugate 1998). Further told from Passerella iliaca, its sister taxon according to the most complete molecular phylogeny (Klicka et al. 2014), by plumage characters, including a conspicuous lack of dense, dark streaking or spotting on the underparts. Separated from all extant species of Zonotrichia — atricapilla (Gmelin), albicollis (Gmelin), capensis (Müller), leucophrys (Forster), and querula (Nuttall) —and Junco — hyemalis, phaeonotus (Wagler), and vulcani (Boucard) —species by rufous crown and, in adults, a combination of dark iris and dorsal plumage streaking. Description. Spizelloides arborea is well known and many descriptions have been published elsewhere (e.g. Ridgway 1901; Naugler 1993; Pyle 1997). Etymology. The generic epithet Spizelloides is formed from the sparrow genus Spizella and the Greek suffix -oidēs (resembling; Brown 1956). The name alludes to the evolutionary convergence in plumage, morphology, and behavior that led to Spizelloides arborea being considered a Spizella sparrow for many years. The gender of Spizelloides is feminine.Published as part of Slager, David L. & Klicka, John, 2014, A new genus for the American Tree Sparrow (Aves: Passeriformes: Passerellidae), pp. 398-400 in Zootaxa 3821 (3) on page 399, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3821.3.9, http://zenodo.org/record/492014
Review of BareFace
No full textReview of C. S. Lewis, Bareface (Proposed title for Till We Have Faces). Produced by Ballet 5:8. Choreography and Lighting by Julianna Rubio Slager. Costumes by Lorianne Robertson. Props by Sarah L. Freeman. Chicago, United States: Harris Theatre, 22 April 2023
Medical history and lifestyle factors have limited impact on time-to-first-treatment in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia
No full textBackground Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is a heterogeneous disease. Whereas some patients have an indolent disease, others experience an aggressive course and early death. Our aim was to investigate if modifiable and non-modifiable medical history and lifestyle factors prior to diagnosis had an impact on the natural course of the disease. Method In 1154 CLL patients, we assessed if the weight, physical activity, smoking, and alcohol consumption or non-modifiable characteristics including family history of lymphoid malignancy and medical history were associated with time-to-first-treatment (TTFT) and adjusted all results for the CLL-International Prognostic Index (CLL-IPI). Results TTFT was shorter for patients with high/very high-risk CLL-IPI than those with low/intermediate risk CLL-IPI. In the adjusted analysis we did not find additional impact on TTFT besides CLL-IPI from any environmental characteristics assessed. Conclusions We found limited impact of environmental factors on the natural course of CLL (measured as the TTFT in treatment na & iuml;ve patients) providing valuable knowledge, and potential relief, to share with patients at the time of diagnosis. How patients have lived their life (i.e. degree of physical activity, smoking and alcohol consumption) has no impact on the natural course of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), measured as time to first treatment, while CLL-international prognostic index (IPI) and its components strongly predicts prognosis. imageIngrid Glimelius and Geffen Kleinstern contributed equally to the first authorship and Susan L. Slager and Karin E. Smedby contributed equally to the last authorship.</p
Methodology to generate landscape configurations for use in multi-actor plan-making processes
No full textAn analytical framework for strategic delta planning: negotiating consent for long-term sustainable delta development
No full textSectoral planning on water, agriculture and urban development has not been able to prevent increased flood risks and environmental degradation in many deltas. Governments conceive strategic delta planning as a promising planning approach and develop strategic delta plans. Such plans are linked to actions and means for implementation in the short-term, in line with long-term strategic choices. This paper introduces an analytical framework that focuses on the role of actors, innovative solutions and participatory planning tools in negotiating consent for the strategic choices in a delta plan and its implementation. Cases of Bangladesh, the Netherlands and Vietnam are discussed as a plausibility probe to explore the framework's potential. The probe reveals that the framework is promising to explain the process and outcomes of strategic delta planning in urbanizing deltas. The paper ends with an initial research agenda to stimulate research and discussion on this new delta planning approach.Accepted Author ManuscriptPolicy Analysi
The influence of soil bulk density and soil moisture on the habitat selection of the dung beetle Typhaeus typhoeus in The Netherlands.
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A high-density SNP genome-wide linkage search of 206 families identifies susceptibility loci for chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
No full textChronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and other B-cell lymphoproliferative disorders display familial aggregation. To identify a susceptibility gene for CLL, we assembled families from the major European (ICLLC) and American (GEC) consortia to conduct a genome-wide linkage analysis of 101 new CLL pedigrees using a high-density single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) array and combined the results with data from our previously reported analysis of 105 families. Here, we report on the combined analysis of the 206 families. Multipoint linkage analyses were undertaken using both nonparametric (model-free) and parametric (model-based) methods. After the removal of high linkage disequilibrium SNPs, we obtained a maximum nonparametric linkage (NPL) score of 3.02 (P = .001) on chromosome 2q21.2. The same genomic position also yielded the highest multipoint heterogeneity LOD (HLOD) score under a common recessive model of disease susceptibility (HLOD = 3.11; P = 7.7 x 10(-5)), which was significant at the genome-wide level. In addition, 2 other chromosomal positions, 6p22.1 (corresponding to the major histocompatibility locus) and 18q21.1, displayed HLOD scores higher than 2.1 (P < .002). None of the regions coincided with areas of common chromosomal abnormalities frequently observed in CLL. These findings provide direct evidence for Mendelian predisposition to CLL and evidence for the location of disease loci
Four Linearbandkeramik Settlements And Their Environment: A Paleoecological Study Of Sittard, Stein, Elsloo And Hienheim
No full textHet proefschrift van C.C. Bakels over een paleoecologische studie van vier LBK nederzettingen. De nederzettingen Sittard, Stein, Elsloo en Hienheim worden in hun omgeving geplaatst aan de hand van de ecologische nalatenschap
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