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Boccardia polybranchia (Haswell)Polydora (Leucodore) polybranchia Haswell, 1885 Ecology: FTDistribution: AUHabitat: ESAdditional references: Estcourt (1967b)

The forced isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic interrupted the lifestyle intervention programs for people with obesity. This study aimed to assess: (1) the behaviors of subjects with obesity towards medical care during the pandemic and (2) their interest in following a remotely delivered multidisciplinary program for weight loss. An online self-made survey addressed to subjects with obesity was linked to the official website of our institute. Four hundred and six subjects completed the questionnaire (90% females, 50.2 ± 11.6 years). Forty-six percent of the subjects cancelled any scheduled clinical assessments during the pandemic, 53% of whom had chronic disease. Half of the subjects were prone to following a remotely delivered lifestyle intervention, especially with a well-known health professional. About 45% of the respondents were favorable towards participating in remote psychological support and nutritional intervention, while 60% would practice physical activity with online tools. Male subjects and the elderly were more reluctant than those female and younger, especially for online psychological support. Our survey showed an interest on the part of the subjects with obesity to join a multidisciplinary weight loss intervention remotely delivered. Male subjects and the elderly seem less attracted to this intervention, and this result highlights that, even with telemedicine, the approach to weight management should be tailored.

Pérez-González, Abel, Proud, Daniel N., Magalhaes, Ivan L. F., Acosta, Luis E. (2025): Festschrift celebrating Dr. Luis F. de Armas on the occasion of his 80th birthday. Zootaxa 5563 (1): 1-395, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5563.1.1, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5563.1.1

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Panjange bukidnon Huber sp. nov.urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:1B7C5428-F2F6-49B6-BC90-79B2C761F2B7Figs 90–92DiagnosisEasily distinguished from known congeners (and other similar relatives currently in Pholcus) by modiFcations of male ocular area (Fig. 90; short stalks and distinctive processes arising from near PME, with contiguous pointed tips), and by morphology of male palp (Figs 91–92; highly distinctive procursus; shapes of bulbal processes). Female unknown.EtymologyThe species name is derived from the type locality; noun in apposition.Type materialPHILIPPINES: holotype Ƌ, in ZFMK (Ar 13023), Mindanao, Bukidnon Province, Santo Domingo (7.782°N, 125.397°E), 560 m a.s.l., forest remnant along brook, on leaf, 8–9 Feb. 2014 (B.A. Huber, E. Mondejar).Other material examinedNone.DescriptionMale (holotype)MEASUREMENTS. Total body length 5.0, carapace width 0.9. Leg 1: 9.8 + 0.4 + 9.8, metatarsi broken in both legs, tibia 2: 6.4, tibia 3: 3.7, tibia 4: 5.4; tibia 1 L/d: 110. Distance PME–PME 250 µm, diameter PME 100 µm, distance PME–ALE ~30 µm; AME absent.COLOR. Entire spider mostly pale ochre-gray to whitish, except large dark brown mark in ocular area including clypeus, pair of indistinct dark marks posteriorly on carapace, few small dark spots on abdomen dorsally, and brown patellae and tibia-metatarsus joints.BODY. Habitus similar to Pa. malagos Huber sp. nov. (cf. Fig. 5); ocular area raised, each triad on short stalk, with distinctive processes arising from near PME with contiguous tips (Fig. 90); carapace without median furrow; clypeus unmodiFed; sternum wider than long (0.65/0.55), unmodiFed.CHELICERAE. As in Fig. 90, with pair of simple, weakly sclerotized proximal processes in rather frontal position; each lamina with additional small tooth; without modiFed hairs; without stridulatory ridges.PALPS. As in Figs 91–92; symmetric; coxa with distinct ventral apophysis; trochanter with short retrolateral apophysis; femur small, barely modiFed; tibia very large and wide (width ~65% of length); tarsus without elongation; procursus proximal part very short, without ventral process, distal part hinged, very large, without (or with very indistinct) parallel ridges; bulb with strong proximal sclerite, with very short processes (embolus and appendix) extending in opposite directions, without retrolateral process arising from proximal bulbal process, with small round sclerite between appendix and bulb.LEGS. Without spines and curved hairs; few vertical hairs; retrolateral trichobothrium on tibia 1 at 4%; prolateral trichobothrium absent on tibia 1, present on other tibiae.FemaleUnknown.DistributionKnown from type locality on Mindanao Island only (Fig. 16).

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El Informe de Competitividad 2024 profundiza en el eje transversal de inclusión con el objetivo de reflexionar sobre los retos que afrontamos para asegurar una competitividad inclusiva que sea capaz de un bienestar inclusivo. El Informe empieza con un análisis del desempeño global del País Vasco en competitividad y bienestar, presentando la evolución más reciente en 66 indicadores organizados a través de nuestro marco de competitividad territorial para el bienestar. A continuación, combinamos una reflexión conceptual sobre la importancia de la inclusión para sostener la competitividad y el bienestar de un territorio con un análisis empírico de tres dimensiones de inclusión —lugar de origen, género y edad— en la competitividad y bienestar del País Vasco.

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Le groupe CoMeRe-nouvelles-acquisitions-Wikipédia a constitué un corpus de pages Wikipédia, le corpus Wikiconflits (https://repository.ortolang.fr/api/content/comere/v2/cmr-wikiconflits.html) qui a été adjoint au corpus CoMeRe afin d’améliorer sa représentativité. Son choix s’est porté autour de l'observation de pages ayant suscité des discussions conflictuelles autour de controverses dans les champs des sciences et des techniques. Dans une première partie, le groupe explique sa méthode de sélection des discussions conflictuelles. Dans les parties suivantes, le groupe CoMeRe-LRL expose la méthode de constitution du corpus en fonction des critères précédemment retenus et la façon de les transformer en TEI. Ce rapport se termine par la présentation de l'outil WikiTool développé lors des traitements. Mis à disposition sous licence libre il permet d'extraire des pages dans les fichiers de type Dump de Wikipedia.

Testing real-time systems is an important and not obvious step in the validation process of critical systems. This paper proposes an efficient o((n*k)^2) algorithm for solving the feasibility problem corresponding to a path of length n in a timed automaton, with k clocks. The given solution, combined with synchronous product, allows in particular, generating both the fastest and the slowest timed test cases for a given test purpose.

Syngas, also known as producer gas or wood gas, is a gaseous biofuel produced by gasification of biomass. It is mainly composed of hydrogen and carbon monoxide with a smaller share of methane, all diluted by nitrogen and carbon dioxide. Despite having carbon in its composition, since it is made from biomass, it is considered low to zero-carbon and being so makes it one candidate for reducing carbon emissions of internal combustion engines. This work focuses on the effect of different syngas compositions on the performance and the exhaust emissions of compression ignition engine with decane pilot injection as a diesel surrogate. Results showed that thermal efficiencies over 39% are possible with a variety of syngas with less than 10% energy contribution of decane. NO x and soot emissions were generally lowered by increasing the syngas/decane ratio, whereas CO and Total HC emissions increased. Additionally, relations between engine performance/emissions and fundamental properties of varying Syngas compositions were established. Further investigation on other combustion properties, such as stretch sensitivity of the syngas/air flame, are needed in order to better predict optimum operability.

Using duality techniques, we derive the hydrodynamic limit for one-dimensional, boundary-driven, symmetric exclusion processes with different types of non-reversible dynamics at the boundary, for which the classical entropy method fails.

Cet article traite des techniques d'évaluation du paysage possibles et disponibles et s'inscrit dans une optique d'aide à la décision publique. Une première partie traite succintement des méthodes développées par les géographes et les écologues. Elles montrent la très grande hétérogénéité des critères qu'elles utilisent et leur incapacité à intégrer le paysage dans une logique sociale globale. Les insuffisances de ces techniques accroissent l'intérêt des décideurs pour les techniques mono-critère (mesure monétaire). La seconde partie présente la méthode du coût du trajet et la méthode des prix hédonistes et met en évidence la nécessité d'une mesure préalable de la qualité des paysages et remarque leur faible pertinence pour le décideur public. Nous nous tournons alors vers la méthode d'évaluation contingente dans une troisième partie. Cette dernière nous apparaît très proche des préoccupations du décideur public et facile à appliquer, malgré l'existence de nombreuses hypothèses relativement contestables. Le paysage est donc rebelle mais pas hostile à toutes formes d'évaluation.