Distribution of \u3ci\u3eEutarsopolipus\u3c/i\u3e (Acari: Podapolipidae) and \u3ci\u3eCrotalomorpha Camini\u3c/i\u3e (Acari: Crotalomorphidae), Ectoparasites of Stenolophus (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in Michigan, U.S.A.

Three acarine parasites of Stenolophus spp are described from Michigan. Eutarsopolipus elzingai Husband (Acari: Podapolipidae), previously known from eastern Kansas, Eutarsopolipus brevichelus Husband and Husband, with one Michigan record, and Crotalomorpha camini Lindquist and Krantz (Acari: Crotalomorphidae), previously known from Kansas, Nebraska, Arkansas and Oklahoma, are widely distributed in Michigan as subelytral parasites of Stenolophus comma (Fabricius) (Coleoptera: Carabidae) and Stenolophus lecontei (Chaudoir), the seed corn beetle. Eutarsopolipus elzingai and E. brevichelus may occur occasionally on the same host beetle

Distribution of Crotalomorphidae and Podapolipidae (Acari: Heterostigmata), Ectoparasites of Stenolophus (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in North America

Eutarsopolipus elzingai Husband (Tarsonemoidea: Podapolipidae), parasitic on Stenolophus comma (Fabricius) and Stenolophus lecontei (Chaudoir) (Co- leoptera: Carabidae) is reported from southern Canada and the United States from Oregon to Maine and from Michigan to North Carolina. Eutarsopolipus brevichelus Husband and Husband is distributed east of the Rocky Mountains in southern Canada and in the United States from Colorado to Virginia and from Michigan to Louisiana. Crotalomorpha camini Lindquist and Krantz is reported from Kansas and Nebraska east to Massachusetts and from Michigan to Arkansas. Hosts for E. brevichelus and C. camini are S. lecontei and S. comma. Stenolophus fuliginosus (Dejean) is a new host for E. brevichelus in New Brunswick, Canada. S. maculatus (Leconte) in Oregon and S. lineola (Fabricius) in southern California, U.S.A. are newly reported hosts of E. elzingai

\u3ci\u3eEutarsopolipus Hemistylus\u3c/i\u3e Sp. Nov. (Acari: Podapolipidae), Subelytral Parasite of \u3ci\u3eChlaenius Prasinus\u3c/i\u3e Dejean (Coleoptera: Carabidae) From Central and Eastern USA

Eutarsopolipus hemistylus sp. nov. (Acari: Podapolipidae), subelytral, parasite of Chlaenius prasinus Dejean, 1826 (Coleoptera: Carabidae), is described from Illinois, Ohio, Missouri, Kentucky, North Carolina and Georgia, USA. E. hemistylus is compared with E. americanus Husband and Husband 2013 described from the same host, C. prasinus, collected in Michigan and Missouri. Species in the myzus group of Eutarsopolipus that parasitize beetle species of the genera Chlaenius, Poecilus, Scarites and Diplocheila are noted. Including a species from Japan currently under study, E. hemistylus is one of 8 species in the myzus group with adult females with stylets exceeding 43 micrometers but less than 90 micrometers

Distribution of Crotalomorphidae and Podapolipidae (Acari: Heterostigmata), Ectoparasites of Stenolophus (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in North America

Eutarsopolipus elzingai Husband (Tarsonemoidea: Podapolipidae), parasitic on Stenolophus comma (Fabricius) and Stenolophus lecontei (Chaudoir) (Co- leoptera: Carabidae) is reported from southern Canada and the United States from Oregon to Maine and from Michigan to North Carolina. Eutarsopolipus brevichelus Husband and Husband is distributed east of the Rocky Mountains in southern Canada and in the United States from Colorado to Virginia and from Michigan to Louisiana. Crotalomorpha camini Lindquist and Krantz is reported from Kansas and Nebraska east to Massachusetts and from Michigan to Arkansas. Hosts for E. brevichelus and C. camini are S. lecontei and S. comma. Stenolophus fuliginosus (Dejean) is a new host for E. brevichelus in New Brunswick, Canada. S. maculatus (Leconte) in Oregon and S. lineola (Fabricius) in southern California, U.S.A. are newly reported hosts of E. elzingai

Recurrent expenditure requirements of capital projects - estimation for budget purposes

This paper examines the issue of estimating recurrent costs associated with capital projects in the investment budget. It is intended to help overcome budget planning problems which give rise to the chronic under-funding of maintenance and operating costs typical in some developing economies. The objective is to provide guidance in the preparation of budget submissions so that information on the future recurrent cost implications of today's capital spending is quantified in a way that supports the authorities in making project selection and budget decisions. The paper is in three parts. The first part outlines some concepts and definitions involved in measuring recurrent costs. The second part provides stylized examples of individual projects. And the third part presents some rough empirical guidance drawn from a sample of actual investment projects.ICT Policy and Strategies,Business Environment,Banks&Banking Reform,Decentralization,Public Health Promotion,Environmental Economics&Policies,Banks&Banking Reform,Business Environment,Business in Development,Economic Theory&Research

Early Quenching of Massive Protocluster Galaxies Around <i>z</i>=2.2 Radio Galaxies

Radio galaxies are among the most massive galaxies in the high-redshift Universe and are known to often lie in protocluster environments. We have studied the fields of seven z = 2.2 radio galaxies with High Acuity Wide field K-band Imager (HAWK-I) narrow-band and broad-band imaging in order to map out their environment using Hα emitters (HAEs). The results are compared to the blank field HAE survey HiZELS. All of the radio galaxy fields are overdense in HAEs relative to a typical HiZELS field of the same area and four of the seven are richer than all except one of 65 essentially random HiZELS subfields of the same size. The star formation rates of the massive HAEs are lower than those necessary to have formed their stellar population in the preceding Gyr – indicating that these galaxies are likely to have formed the bulk of their stars at higher redshifts, and are starting to quench

Understanding practices of UK college governing: rethinking strategy and accountability

College governing boards are widely held to be the keystone of institutional strategy and the prime locus of support, challenge and accountability in respect of the actions of the senior Executive. Whilst there are many normative prescriptions about the conditions and arrangements required for effective college governance, relatively little is known about how and to what extent the practices of boards reflect or realise these prescriptions. This paper draws upon a unique research study of eight further education colleges across the four nations of the UK. Following Chia and MacKay and Hendry et al., our ‘strategy as practice’ approach gives primacy to emergence and immanence through board practices. Video and observational data, supplemented by some interview and documentary data are used to develop an understanding of governing practices. Our analysis suggests that current normative prescriptions lack the conceptual sophistication required to support current governing as it really happens. We offer a reconceptualisation of both strategy and accountability suggesting that the latter includes lateral, inward- and outward-facing functions that make conflicting demands on governors. We argue that these distinctions are vital in enabling further positive development of governing in the college sector.Output Status: Forthcoming/Available Onlin

Segmented Linear Regression Models for Assessing Change in Retrospective Studies in Healthcare.

INTRODUCTION: In retrospective studies, the effect of a given intervention is usually evaluated by using statistical tests to compare data from before and after the intervention. A problem with this approach is that the presence of underlying trends can lead to incorrect conclusions. This study aimed to develop a rigorous mathematical method to analyse temporal variation and overcome these limitations. METHODS: We evaluated hip fracture outcomes (time to surgery, length of stay, and mortality) from a total of 2777 patients between April 2011 and September 2016, before and after the introduction of a dedicated hip fracture unit (HFU). We developed a novel modelling method that fits progressively more complex linear sections to the time series using least squares regression. The method was used to model the periods before implementation, after implementation, and of the whole study period, comparing goodness of fit using F-tests. RESULTS: The proposed method offered reliable descriptions of the temporal evolution of the time series and augmented conclusions that were reached by mere group comparisons. Reductions in time to surgery, length of stay, and mortality rates that group comparisons would have credited to the hip fracture unit appeared to be due to unrelated underlying trends. CONCLUSION: Temporal analysis using segmented linear regression models can reveal secular trends and is a valuable tool to evaluate interventions in retrospective studies.Peer Reviewe