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Hydatothrips longirostris Rachana & Amarendra & Vanitha 2023, sp. n.
No full text<i>Hydatothrips longirostris</i> sp. n. <p>(Figs 1–14)</p> <p> <i>Female macroptera.</i> Body bicoloured (Fig. 1); head and pterothorax brown; pronotum yellow with blotch scarcely distinguishable from the rest; metanotum pale at posterior third; abdominal segment I yellow with lateral third brown and antecostal ridge interrupted medially, II–III & VI brown with pale median area, IV–V & VII–X yellow; antecostal ridges on tergites II–VII complete and dark brown; antennal segments I–IV yellow, V yellow with apical brown infusion, VI–VIII brown. Fore wing banded with sub-basal, median and apical pale areas in contrast to three brown bands, basal ¾ of clavus brown (Fig. 7); all femora, tibiae and tarsi yellow with brown infusion. Antennae 8-segmented, segments III and IV each with forked sense cones and reaching to the basal 1/5 of the next segment (Fig. 3). Head wider than long, sculpture lines within ocellar triangle, with internal markings; occipital apodeme touching posterior margin of eyes; ocellar setae III placed outside ocellar triangle, touching inner margin of eyes; post-occipital area with transverse striations; three pairs of postocular setae along posterior inner margin of eyes, median pair long, longer than ocellar setae III and the rest sub equal (Fig. 6); mouth cone unusually long, extending to metasternum (Fig. 8). Pronotum transversely reticulate with internal markings in front of blotch area; blotch not defined except for anterior apodeme; second posteromarginal setae (S2) very stout, prominent and the longest; short posteroangular setae (Fig. 4). Mesonotum transversely striate, with internal markings, median pair of setae ahead of sub-median pair well anterior to posterior margin (Fig. 5). Metanotum sculptured transversely anteromedially, longitudinally at each side, irregularly reticulate at median posterior third, with internal markings; median setae a little behind anterior margin (Fig. 5). Metasternal plate with deep U- shaped invagination (Fig. 8). Fore wing first vein with about 20–21 setae, second vein with 2 setae (Fig. 7). Abdominal tergites I–VI medially without marginal microtrichia (Fig. 10); VII medially with minute marginal microtrichia (Fig. 11); VIII with complete posteromarginal comb of long microtrichia (Fig. 14); tergites I–VIII with rows of dense microtrichia laterally, I without median discal microtrichia, II–VI with discal microtrichia medially restricted to anterior one third (Fig. 10), VII–VIII almost fully covered with discal mirotrichia (Figs 11 & 14); IX with no discal microtrichia; X with discal microtrichia posteriorly (Fig. 9); tergal median setae situated at antecostal ridges; tergites II–VIII with setae S3 positioned at posterior margin, with 3–4 setae lateral to S3 (Figs 10, 11 & 14); tergite IX with asymmetric arrangement of mid-dorsal setae i.e. 4 pairs on one side and 3 pairs on the other side (Fig. 9). Abdominal sternites without discal setae; II–VI completely covered with discal microtrichia, posterior margin with complete comb of microtrichia interrupted only at setal bases. Ovipositor very long and well developed.</p> <p> <b>Measurements</b> (holotype female in microns). Body length 1100. Head, length 60; width across eyes 130; ocellar setae III 12; postocular setae I 17. Pronotum, length 105; width 175. Fore wing length 640. Antennal segments III–VIII length 62, 62, 47, 55, 7, 17.</p> <p> <i>Male macroptera.</i> Similar to female, but smaller in size (Fig. 2); sternites III–VII with elongated transverse pore plate (Fig. 12).</p> <p> <b>Measurements</b> (paratype male in microns). Body length 920. Head, length 55; width across eyes 130; ocellar setae III 10; postocular setae I 17. Pronotum, length 90; width 155. Fore wing length 480. Antennal segments III–VIII length 50, 50, 40, 45, 7, 12.</p> <p> <b>Material studied.</b> Holotype female, <b>INDIA</b>, Karnataka, Mangalore, Puttur, collected on leaves of <i>Getonia floribunda</i> (Combretaceae) (Fig. 15), 24.iii.2023 (K. Vanitha) (ICAR / NBAIR / THYS /24032023). Paratypes: 8 females and 6 males with same data as holotype except 5 paratype females with mouthcone reaching up to metathoraxic coxa and one paratype female with 4 pairs of mid-dorsal setae on both sides of abdominal segment IX. Holotype and paratypes deposited in the National Insect Museum, National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources (ICAR-NBAIR), Bengaluru, India.</p> <p> <b>Etymology:</b> The species name <i>longirostris</i>, meaning “long rostrum’’, is in reference to the unusually long mouth cone of this species.</p> <p> <b>Comments:</b> This species is interesting in having an elongated mouth cone, a character state also known in a few species of the genus <i>Neohydatothrips</i> John, <i>N. abditus</i> (Hartwig), <i>N. barrowi</i> Mound & Tree, <i>N. catenatus</i> (Hood), <i>N. lepidus</i> (Faure), <i>N. mundus</i> (Hartwig), and <i>N. gracilipes</i> (Hood) (Lima & Mound 2016b). Mouth cone of this species extends beyond the mesothoracic coxae (reaching the metathoraxic coxae in many paratypes), probably longer than in any described <i>Hydatothrips</i> species. Only <i>H. longjingensis</i> Mirab-balou <i>et al.</i> and <i>H. ormocarpi</i> (Faure) have long mouth cone, however, it only reaches to the posterior margin of pronotum (Faure 1962; Mirab-balou <i>et al.</i> 2011). Besides, it is separable from the other members of the genus by the following character combinations: ocellar setae III placed outside ocellar triangle; pronotum yellow without a well-defined blotch except for anterior apodeme; fore wing banded, second vein with 2 setae; abdominal sternites II–VI completely covered with discal microtrichia, posterior margin with complete comb of microtrichia interrupted only at setal bases; abdominal sternites III–VII of male with elongate transverse pore plate.</p>Published as part of <i>Rachana, R. R., Amarendra, B. & Vanitha, K., 2023, A new species of Hydatothrips (Thysanoptera, Thripidae) from India with one new record, pp. 589-594 in Zootaxa 5319 (4)</i> on pages 590-592, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5319.4.9, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/8221937">http://zenodo.org/record/8221937</a>
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
No full textThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
No full text“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
No full textWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
Supplemental Material, jm.19.0120-File003 - Branding in a Hyperconnected World: Refocusing Theories and Rethinking Boundaries
No full textSupplemental Material, jm.19.0120-File003 for Branding in a Hyperconnected World: Refocusing Theories and Rethinking Boundaries by Vanitha Swaminathan, Alina Sorescu, Jan-Benedict E.M. Steenkamp, Thomas Clayton Gibson O’Guinn and Bernd Schmitt in Journal of Marketing</p
Assessment of musculoskeletal disorders among nurses at private hospitals / Vanitha Chantiran
No full textErgonomics is the study of making workplaces and work, tasks more compatible with
the physical and mental capabilities of the people there. The goal of ergonomics is to
decrease stress and prevent injuries and illnesses caused by muscle fatigue, poor posture,
and repetitive job tasks. This research aims to assess the prevalence of musculoskeletal
disorders (MSDs) among nurses at private hospitals. A descriptive cross-sectional design
utilized for carrying out this study. The study addressed nurses within selected private
hospitals (N=169). The tool used to collect data was a set of questionnaires including
persistent of job risk factors, factors that affect the level of awareness and Nordic
Musculoskeletal Questionnaire (NMQ). According to the study's findings, nurses are
increasingly vulnerable to MSDs. Furthermore, there was a highly statistically significant
positive link (p-value 0.05) between employment risk factors, factors influencing MSD
awareness, and prevalence of MSDs among nurses working in private hospitals. The
study recommended that the hospitals’ organization as they devise strategies for reducing
MSDs health risks in the workplace. It is important to make sure that the workplace
(hospital) has an ergonomic work environment, educate, and communicate the risk factors
of MSDs as well as to provide workshop on application of ergonomic principles at
workplace. Combining interventions aimed at the organization and the individual to
combat MSDs in the healthcare industry. Though the nurse should embed physical
exercise in their daily tasks. Physical exercise is strong therapeutic modality to reduce
musculoskeletal pain or discomfort and enhance the quality of life. Besides that, the
nurses also should show their commitment towards the organization’s every endeavor and
attempt on reducing MSDs. Nurses should strongly prepare themselves room for
improvements. MSDs in the healthcare industry may be prevented or minimized with clear policies, strategies, and safety culture based on the management support, nurses’
involvement, and rigorous change procedures. MSDs on the rise, and more study is
needed to find ways to minimize their frequency, incidence, and long-term impact. Also,
the future studies should be performed to investigate the relationship between MSDs and
other variables such as demographic background, job performance and job satisfaction
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
No full textWe conducted a full-scale evaluative citation analysis study of scholars in the XML research field to explore just how different from each other author rankings resulting from different citation counting methods actually are, and to demonstrate the capability of emerging data and tools on the Web in supporting more realistic citation counting methods. Our results contest some common arguments for the continued
use of first-author citation counts in the evaluation of scholars, such as high correlations between author rankings by first-author citation counts and other citation
counting methods, and high costs of using more realistic citation counting methods that are not well-supported by the ISI databases. It is argued that increasingly available digital full text research papers make it possible for citation analysis studies to go beyond what the ISI databases have directly supported and to employ more
sophisticated methods
An Economic Analysis of MGNREG Programme in Mysore District of Karnataka
No full textAn economic analysis of MGNREG programme has been made in the Mysore district of Karnataka during the year 2009-10. The women participation among total registered workers in MGNREGS has been found significant at 47.8 per cent. Among the total number of works executed under MGNREGS in the sample villages, 96.8 per cent have been natural resource management works and 74.2 per cent community works. More number of natural resource management works are needed to be taken up on individual farmers’ fields to make MGNREGS complementary to agriculture. Among the total participants and non-participants of MGNREGS, 70 per cent in each case were agricultural labourers. In the total income earned by participants and non participants, a major proportion was from agricultural labour work (60.55% and 52.59%, respectively), followed by crop cultivation (24.95% and 47.41%, respectively) and MGNREGS (14.50% in case of participants). Average annual person-days of employment generated from MGNREGS works was 57. About 68 per cent of landless participants derived 28 per cent of their household income from MGNREGS compared to only 6 per cent in case of participants with land. The study has found that, there has been reduction in the supply of labour to agriculture to the extent of 40.67 person-days per year on an average after the implementation of MGNREGS. Hence, MGNREGS works need to be executed only during offseason.MGNREGA, Economic analysis, Women in MGNREGS, Economics of MGNREGS, Agricultural and Food Policy, I38, H53,
Author, publisher and bookseller : a tripartite synergy in Nigerian book industry
No full textThis work is about the roles of Author, Publisher and Bookseller in Book development in
Nigeria. The paper started by delving into the history of Book Publishing in Nigeria after
which it proceeded by defining who an author, a publisher, and a bookseller is and
expatiated on the indispensable roles of these key actors in Nigerian Book Industry and in
the emerging Information Society. Furthermore, the various constraints to book
development were identified while the paper advised on how the Book Industry can be
further promoted in Nigeria. However, the paper concluded and made recommendations
on how the Book sector can help in enhancing scholarship in the country
The Thursday Murder Club: Launching a megabrand author - a publishing case study
No full textIn 2020, the Christmas book charts in the UK made headlines: Barack Obama’s eagerly awaited autobiography, The Promised Land, was beaten to the top spot by The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman, a debut cosy crime novel set in a retirement village. Not only did Osman’s book beat the former US president’s expected bestseller, it also broke records, becoming the fastest-selling debut crime novel of all time. Although Osman has a certain level of fame in the UK from his TV appearances on shows such as Pointless, his celebrity status does not entirely explain the novel’s huge sales. This article tracks the acquisition, publication, and promotion journey of The Thursday Murder Club in order to understand the industry and cultural context of its success and to interrogate the role of celebrity in the creation of author brands. The findings suggest that the unexpected scale of the success of the book owed to a number of factors, including in-depth editing by the novel’s agent, editor, and author to tighten up the plot, an extensive and strategic promotional campaign, the pandemic (which drove interest in the book’s genre and themes), and the quality of the writing. We find that the book’s success was accentuated by Osman’s celebrity status rather than being entirely reliant on it. This research adds to the growing scholarship on celebrity authorship by means of an in-depth case study and provides insight into the processes behind publishing a ‘celebrity’ book and launching a megabrand author
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