Taxonomische und nomenklatorische Neuigkeiten zur Flora Deutschlands 1

Die Reihe soll zukünftig in unregelmäßiger Folge über Fortschritte in der taxonomischen Forschung und über nomenklatorische Änderungen informieren, sofern Farn- und Samenpflanzen der deutschen Flora betroffen sind. Sie knüpft an die ähnlich strukturierten "Literaturberichte. Floristik und Systematik" in der Zeitschrift "Botanik und Naturschutz in Hessen" an, die von Heft 1 (1987) bis zu Heft 17 (2004) erschienen sind

Contributions to an updated checklist of the German flora (Pteridophyta, Spermatophyta)

Im Rahmen der Vorarbeiten für eine neue Florenliste Deutschlands werden Nomenklaturaspekte bei Achillea collina, Anthriscus, Betula pubescens subsp. carpatica, Camelina microcarpa, Hordelymus, Populus nigra subsp. betulifolia, Silene baccifera sowie bei einigen von Cesati publizierten Unterart- Kombinationen diskutiert. Bei Urtica wird ein alternatives taxonomisches Konzept vorgeschlagen. Die beiden folgenden bisher nicht verfügbaren Kombinationen wurden notwendig: Populus nigra subsp. betulifolia und Urtica subinermis.Details concerning the nomenclature of the taxa Achillea collina, Anthriscus, Betula pubescens subsp. carpatica, Camelina microcarpa, Hordelymus, Populus nigra subsp. betulifolia, Silene baccifera, and some subspecific names published by Cesati respectively are discussed. In the genus Urtica an alternative taxonomical treatment is proposed. Consequently, the following two combinations are implemented: Populus nigra subsp. betulifolia and Urtica subinermis

Taxonomische und nomenklatorische Neuigkeiten zur Flora Deutschlands 2

Im Abschnitt "Taxonomie" werden folgende Sippen besprochen: Festuca ser. Psammophilae, Hierochloë, Orchis ustalata, Sorbus und Viola. Es folgt ein Abschnitt "Molekulare Phylogenetik" mit Hinweisen betreffend Alisma, Betula, Brassicaceae, Coeloglossum/Dactylorhiza, Crataegus/Mespilus, Helichrysum/Pseudognaphalium, Loteae, Plantaginaceae und Salsoleae. Den Abschluss bilden Nachrichten zur Nomenklatur

Disability and Inclusive Education: A United Kingdom Perspective

Produced by The Center on Disability Studies, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawai'i and The School of Social Sciences, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas for The Society for Disability Studies

The sigma Accessibility Special Interest Group: Resources Update

This article contains a short update on the work of the sigma Accessibility Special Interest Group. We announce the release of resources to assist mathematics tutors and coordinators with the support of mature students and those with dyslexia, dyscalculia and dyspraxia.  We provide a brief background to the development of these resources and describe their pilot in two institutions, one in England and the other in Ireland. We close with a description of the next stages of work for the special interest group and a call for additional people to get involved

Consumers’ Choice of Dentists: How and Why People Choose Dental School Faculty Members as Their Oral Health Care Providers

This study aimed to better understand how and why people choose dental school faculty members as their oral health care providers. Increasing financial constraints in U.S. dental schools have led their administrators to seek alternative funding sources, one of which can be revenues from dental school faculty practice. To effectively promote faculty practice, it is necessary to understand how and why one chooses a dental school faculty member as his or her oral health care provider. A survey of 1,150 dental school faculty practice patients who recently chose their dentist was conducted, and 221 responded. The information sources these respondents said they used and rated highly were other dentists, friends, family members, clinic website, the Internet, and the insurance directory. Dentist-related attributes that were perceived to be important were quality of care, professional competence of dentist, and explanation of treatment/patient participation in the treatment decision. Dental practice-related attributes perceived to be important were the ability to get appointments at convenient times, reasonable waiting time to get appointments, and attitude/helpfulness of staff. This study found that traditionally popular (family, friends) and newly emerging information sources (the Internet, clinic website, and insurance directory) were both used and perceived to be important by patients of the dental school faculty practice. Dental schools and dentists can use this study’s findings to select appropriate communication channels to promote their practices and to focus on attributes that dental consumers value the most

Long-term course and outcome of obsessive-compulsive patientsafter cognitive-behavioral therapy in combination with eitherfluvoxamine or placebo: A 7-year follow-up of a randomized double-blind trial

Longitudinal studies with very long follow-up periods of patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) who have received adequate treatment are rare. In the current study, 30 of 37 inpatients (81%) with severe OCD were followed up 6-8 years after treatment with cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) in combination with either fluvoxamine or placebo in a randomized design. The significant improvements (with large effectsizes) in obsessive-compulsive symptoms from pre- to post-treatment (41% reduction on the Y-BOCS) remained stable at follow-up (45 %). Responder rates, defined as ≥35% reduction on the Y-BOCS, were 67% and 60%, respectively. Depressive symptoms decreased significantly not only from pre- to post-treatment but also during follow-up. Re-hospitalization, which occurred in 11 patients (37 %), was associated with more severe depressive symptoms at pre-treatment and living without a partner. Full symptom remission at follow-up, defined as both Y-BOCS total score ≤ 7 and no longer meeting diagnostic criteria for OCD, was achieved by 8 patients (27 %). Patients without full remission at follow-up had a significantly longer history of OCD, assessed at pretreatment, compared to remitted patients. The shortterm treatment outcome had no predictive value for the long-term course. Throughout the naturalistic follow-up, nearly all patients (29 patients) received additional psychotherapy and/or medication. This might indicate that such chronic OCD patients usually need additional therapeutic support after effective inpatient treatment to maintain their improvements over long period

Buchbesprechungen aus Botanik und Naturschutz in Hessen Bd. 8

Unter anderem folgende Publikationen werden rezensiert: Adler et al.: Exkursionsflora von Österreich. Bestimmungsbuch für alle in Österreich wildwachsenden sowie die wichtigsten kultivierten Gefäßpflanzen (Farnpflanzen und Samenpflanzen) mit Angaben über ihre Ökologie und Verbreitung. Jahn & Schönfelder: Exkursionsflora für Kreta. Wirth: Die Flechten Baden-Württembergs. Adolphi: Neophytische Kultur- und Anbaupflanzen als Kulturflüchtlinge des Rheinlandes. Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Fledermausschutz in Hessen (Herausgeber): Die Fledermäuse Hessens. Sautter: Untersuchungen zur Diasporen- und Samenökologie in bedrohten Pflanzengesellschaften sandiger Böden. Denz: Natürliche Habichtskraut-Traubeneichenwälder bodensaurer Felsstandorte und ihre Vegetationskomplexe im Rheinischen Schiefergebirge und weiteren silikatischen Mittelgebirgen Wißkirchen: Verbreitung und Ökologie von Flußufer-Pioniergesellschaften (Chenopodion rubri) im mittleren und westlichen Europa. Goebel: Die Vegetation der Wiesen, Magerrasen und Rieder im Rhein-Main-Gebiet. Gilbert: Städtische Ökosysteme. Garve: Atlas der gefährdeten Farn- und Blütenpflanzen in Niedersachsen und Bremen

Redshift-weighted constraints on primordial non-Gaussianity from the clustering of the eBOSS DR14 quasars in Fourier space

We present constraints on local primordial non-Gaussianity (PNG), parametrized through $f^{\rm loc}_{\rm NL}$, using the Sloan Digital Sky Survey IV extended Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey Data Release 14 quasar sample. We measure and analyze the anisotropic clustering of the quasars in Fourier space, testing for the scale-dependent bias introduced by primordial non-Gaussianity on large scales. We derive and employ a power spectrum estimator using optimal weights that account for the redshift evolution of the PNG signal. We find constraints of $-51<f^{\rm loc}_{\rm NL}<21$ at 95% confidence level. These are amont the tightest constraints from Large Scale Structure (LSS) data. Our redshift weighting improves the error bar by 15% in comparison to the unweighted case. If quasars have lower response to PNG, the constraint degrades to $-81<f^{\rm loc}_{\rm NL}<26$, with a 40% improvement over the standard approach. We forecast that the full eBOSS dataset could reach $\sigma_{f^{\rm loc}_{\rm NL}}\simeq 5\text{-}8$ using optimal methods and full range of scales.Comment: 28 pages, 12 figures. Comments welcome