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Migrant workers, collaborative research and spatial pressures : an interview with Meng Yue
No full textIn July last year I had the opportunity to interview Meng Yue, literary scholar and author of Shanghai and the Edges of Empire (2006). Meng Yue has been collaborating with Toronto-based architect and artist Adrian Blackwell for a number of years, with their students from literature and architecture undertaking highly interesting research on the peripheral zones of Beijing. Questions of peri-urban food production, land use, resource distribution and the multiplication of labour skills have framed these investigations. The interview below is extracted from a considerably longer discussion we had in Beijing during the late summer of 2007, half of which was lost to the faulty battery of an ipod (the rest remains to be transcribed from video…)
Arxiella longispora Yue Xu, T. Qiu, S. Gao, W. Meng & L. J. Xu. 2023, sp. nov.
No full text<i>Arxiella longispora</i> Yue Xu, T. Qiu, S. Gao, W. Meng & L.J. Xu. <i>sp</i>. <i>nov</i>. (FIGURE 3) <p>Mycobank No.: MB838820</p> <p> <b>Type:</b> — CHINA. HEILONGJIANG: Greater Hinggan Mountains, 52.33°N, 124.7°E, alt. Ex leaves <i>(Populus davidiana</i>., <i>Betula platyphylla</i>, <i>Larix gmelinii</i>. and <i>Pinus Sylvestris</i>) litter (MEFL706), 10 Oct, 2017, J. Liang, B. Liu, W. Meng, Q. Wang & L. Xu, HMPHU 1245 (holotype). Ex-type living culture CCTCC M 2021101 (SGSF 303). GenBank: ITS = MT 921658; LSU = MW 519910; <i>rpb2</i> = MW 717995; <i>tef1</i> = MW 883564.</p> <p> <i>Colonies</i> on PDA, and MEA, reaching 22.00– 22.33 mm after 12 d, smooth, velvet, firstly off-white hyphae, becoming grayish-brown on PDA or grayish-green on MEA after 1 wk; reverse amber, with off-white, smooth, even margin; exudate clear. <i>Colonies</i> on OA reaching 22.00 mm after 12 d, smooth with white hyphae, light yellow to light brown plaques; aerial hyphae sparse, with wavy edge after 3 wk; reverse milk white (Fig. S1). <i>Colonies</i> on CMA reaching 16 mm after 12 d; aerial hyphae dense, becoming grayish towards the outside with black secretions; reverse dark gray (FIGURE S1).</p> <p> <i>Hyphae</i> septate, branched, hyaline to brown, 1.5–5 μm diam. <i>Conidiophores</i> filamentous, smooth, unbranched, or dichotomously branched, ovoid, clavate, cylindrical or irregular. <i>Conidia</i> (13–)14–22(–24) × 3–4 μm (x̄ = 17.8 × 3.5 μm, n = 100), reniform or cylindrical, hyaline, smooth, guttulate, solitary or occasionally interconnected, medianly 1-septate or no septate, inner plane with apical and basal horn-like appendages, with or without a slightly raised hilum near the base of one of the appendages. <i>Chlamydospores</i> absent. <i>Sexual morph</i> absent.</p> <p>The optimal temperatures for the colony growth of SGSF 303 on PDA were in the range of 20 ℃ to 25 ℃ where the colony reached around 22 mm diam. in 12 d (FIGURE S2). Growth rates were similar between pH 5 and 10 on PDA for 12 d, but at the pH 4 the fungus had significantly reduced growth speed (5.67 mm, FIGURE S2).</p> <p> <b>Diagnosis:</b> — <i>Colonies</i> grayish brown on surface; <i>conidiophore</i> hyaline, dichotomously branched; <i>conidia</i> up to more than 20 μm long, hyaline, reniform or cylindrical, inner plane with apical and basal horn-like appendages, medianly 1-septate.</p> <p> <b>Etymology:</b> —Referring to its long spores.</p> <p> <b>Habitat:</b> —Forest litters.</p> <p> <b>Known Distribution:</b> —Greater Hinggan mountains, Heilongjiang province, China.</p> <p> <b>Additional isolates examined:</b> — CHINA, Heilongjiang province, Maoershan, leaves (<i>Populus davidiana</i>, <i>Betula platyphylla</i>) litter and soil, September 2018, Siyu Gao SGSF411, <i>ibid.</i> SGSF573.</p> <p> <b>Notes:</b> — <i>Arxiella longispora</i> is distinct from three asexual morphs in <i>Arxiella</i>, <i>A. dolichandrae</i>, <i>A. lunata</i>, and <i>A. terrestris</i>, by having longer conidia (up to 24 μm long) with a larger length-to-width ratio (>5) (TABLE 2). The closest taxa of <i>A. longispora</i> is <i>A. terrestris</i> based on the similarity of different DNA sequences. The ITS, <i>rpb2</i> and <i>tef1</i> sequences of <i>A. longispora</i> showed 97.73%, 94.42%, and 98.61% similarity to <i>A. terrestris</i>, respectively (TABLE S2). Morphologically, <i>A. longispora</i> is closer to <i>A. terrestris</i> and <i>A. dolichandrae</i> due to shape of the conidia which have a straight inner side. In comparison, <i>A. lunata</i> has conidia with a curved inner side. The black-brown colonies of <i>A. longispora</i> on PDA was different with <i>A. terrestris</i>, which shows black-green colonies on PDA. In addition, <i>A. longispora</i> produces unique conidia as mentioned above, but <i>A</i>. <i>celtidis</i> as the only sexual morph do not produce any asexual morph in the culture.</p>Published as part of <i>Xu, Yue, Du, Tingting, Liu, Yao, Qiu, Tianyi, Gao, Siyu, Meng, Wei & Xu, Lijian, 2023, Arxiella longispora (Muyocopronaceae), a new fungal species from forest litters in Northeast China, pp. 160-168 in Phytotaxa 616 (2)</i> on pages 164-166, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.616.2.5, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/8389607">http://zenodo.org/record/8389607</a>
Integrating voice and phenotype in a revision of the brush cuckoo Cacomantis variolosus (Aves: Cuculidae) complex
No full textWu, Meng Yue, Schodde, Richard, Rheindt, Frank E. (2022): Integrating voice and phenotype in a revision of the brush cuckoo Cacomantis variolosus (Aves: Cuculidae) complex. Zootaxa 5091 (1): 69-106, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5091.1.
FIGURE 5 in Integrating voice and phenotype in a revision of the brush cuckoo Cacomantis variolosus (Aves: Cuculidae) complex
No full textFIGURE 5. Australian Brush Cuckoo from Tanimbar Island Cacomantis variolosus ssp. (Photo courtesy of J.A. Eaton).Published as part of Wu, Meng Yue, Schodde, Richard & Rheindt, Frank E., 2022, Integrating voice and phenotype in a revision of the brush cuckoo Cacomantis variolosus (Aves: Cuculidae) complex, pp. 69-106 in Zootaxa 5091 (1) on page 97, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5091.1.3, http://zenodo.org/record/584052
Excessive information on social media and Generation Z’s long-term COVID-19 vaccine advocacy: a post-pandemic perspective
No full textPurpose: social media played an irreplaceable role in young people’s online social life and information consumption during the COVID-19 pandemic. This research focuses on the impact of excessive information on social media about COVID-19 vaccines on Generation Z’s (Gen Z) associated psychological states and long-term vaccine advocacy.Design/methodology/approach: the research conducted structural equation modeling analysis with online survey data from 409 Gen Z citizens in the UK.Findings: the findings suggest that excessive information increased Gen Z social media users’ ambivalence and conspiracy beliefs around COVID-19 vaccines, which, in turn, reduced their long-term vaccine advocacy in terms of vaccine acceptance, vaccination intention, and vaccine promotion. Importantly, Gen Z’s confidence in government and in the healthcare systems during COVID-19 were effective in helping them overcome the detrimental effects of conspiracy beliefs and ambivalence about long-term vaccine advocacy, respectively.Originality/value: this research reveals the ‘dark side’ of social media use in the post-pandemic period and highlights the significant roles played by social institutions in mitigating the detrimental effects of Gen Z’s support in social decisions. Beyond the context of COVID-19, this research has important implications for facilitating the civic engagement of Gen Z and boosting their confidence in social institutions in terms of social cohesion.<br/
Xing_onlineappendix – Supplemental material for The Ending Effect in Investment Decisions: The Motivational Need for an Emotionally Rewarding Ending
No full textSupplemental material, Xing_onlineappendix for The Ending Effect in Investment Decisions: The Motivational Need for an Emotionally Rewarding Ending by Cai Xing, Yuqi Meng, Derek M. Isaacowitz, Yue Wen and Zhongxin Lin in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin</p
Collybiopsis bambusicola sp. nov. in Yunnan Province, Southwestern China
No full textZhang, Qiu-Yue, Zhou, Meng, Shi, Feng-Ming, Si, Jing, Li, Hai-Jiao (2023): Collybiopsis bambusicola sp. nov. in Yunnan Province, Southwestern China. Phytotaxa 578 (1): 125-135, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.578.1.7, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.578.1.
Supplemental Material - Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index Combined with Calf Circumference Can be a Good Predictor of Prognosis in Patients Undergoing Surgery for Gastric or Colorectal Cancer
No full textSupplemental Material for Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index Combined with Calf Circumference Can be a Good Predictor of Prognosis in Patients Undergoing Surgery for Gastric or Colorectal Cancer by Xin Zheng, Jin-Yu Shi, Zi-wen Wang, Guo-Tian Ruan, Yi-Zhong Ge, Shi-Qi Lin, Chen-An Liu, Yue Chen, Hai-Lun Xie, Meng-Meng Song, Tong Liu, Ming Yang, Xiao-Yue Liu, Li Deng, Ming-Hua Cong, and Han-Ping Shi in Cancer Control</p
Correction: Inhibition of mild steel corrosion in hydrochloric acid using two novel pyridine Schiff base derivatives: a comparative study of experimental and theoretical results
No full textCorrection for ‘Inhibition of mild steel corrosion in hydrochloric acid using two novel pyridine Schiff base derivatives: a comparative study of experimental and theoretical results’ by Yue Meng et al., RSC Adv., 2017, 7, 43014–43029.</p
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