AusTraits, a curated plant trait database for the Australian flora

We introduce the AusTraits database - a compilation of values of plant traits for taxa in the Australian flora (hereafter AusTraits). AusTraits synthesises data on 448 traits across 28,640 taxa from field campaigns, published literature, taxonomic monographs, and individual taxon descriptions. Traits vary in scope from physiological measures of performance (e.g. photosynthetic gas exchange, water-use efficiency) to morphological attributes (e.g. leaf area, seed mass, plant height) which link to aspects of ecological variation. AusTraits contains curated and harmonised individual- and species-level measurements coupled to, where available, contextual information on site properties and experimental conditions. This article provides information on version 3.0.2 of AusTraits which contains data for 997,808 trait-by-taxon combinations. We envision AusTraits as an ongoing collaborative initiative for easily archiving and sharing trait data, which also provides a template for other national or regional initiatives globally to fill persistent gaps in trait knowledge

Short communication: A corrected spelling of Boronia yarrowmerensis Duretto (Rutaceae)

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Notes on Boronia (Rutaceae) in eastern and northern Australia

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A new species of Bulbine (Asphodelaceae) from Wilsons Promontory and islands of eastern Bass Strait

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La valutazione neuropsicologica della simulazione: uno studio su pazienti cerebrolesi

Neuropsychological assessment relies on objective procedures to evaluate cognitive deficits in brain-damaged patients. These procedures are relevant in forensic setting for assessment of feigned cognitive disorders. Here we aimed to assess the neuropsychological profile of brain-damaged patients “with a high feigning tendency” and of brain-damaged patients “with a low feigning tendency” by means of a standard neuropsychological battery also including a task specifically devised to detect simulation (i.e., the Test of Memory Malingering, TOMM). Results showed that the group “with a high feigning tendency” was significantly impaired with respect to the other group (and a group of healthy controls) on specific long-term memory tasks and on TOMM. Implications of the present findings are discussed with respect to the best practice for assessing cognitive deficits in forensic setting.L’esame neuropsicologico consiste in un insieme di procedure finalizzate alla valutazione obiettiva dei disturbi cognitivi conseguenti a danno cerebrale. Tali procedure appaiono di grande utilità per la detezione della simulazione. Scopo del presente lavoro è verificare se sia possibile differenziare pazienti cerebrolesi “ad elevato rischio di simulazione” (contesto medicolegale) da pazienti “a basso rischio di simulazione” (contesto clinico) grazie all’uso combinato di test neuropsicologici standard e del Test of Memory Malingering neuropsicologia, simulazione, Test of Memory Malingering, memoria, danno neurocognitivo(TOMM). I risultati hanno mostrato nel gruppo medico-legale prestazioni significativamente peggiori rispetto al gruppo clinico (e a un gruppo di controlli sani) in prove di memoria a lungo termine verbale e al TOMM. Sono discusse le implicazioni rispetto alla selezione di metodi di indagine efficaci per la misurazione del danno neurocognitivo

Variation within Asterolasia asteriscophora sensu lato (Rutaceae: Boronieae) and the recognition of new taxa in eastern Australia

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