Publications by authors named "Heppner J"

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  • The text reviews the genus Diduga Moore, focusing on nine species found in Vietnam.
  • It introduces a new species, D. laocai sp. nov., while also noting two that are newly recorded: D. hastata and D. robdevosi.
  • Additionally, the document includes illustrations of adult specimens and the male and female genitalia for all species studied.
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In this study, 11 species of the genus Diduga Moore, [1887] are recognized from Thailand, including a new species, Diduga siamensis Bayarsaikhan & Heppner sp. nov., and one newly recorded species, D.

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  • The study aimed to track the outcomes of patients with brain arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) who were managed conservatively, revealing key statistics on related morbidity and mortality over a 10-year period.
  • Out of 1010 patients initially recruited, 434 were analyzed, with a majority having unruptured low-grade AVMs, demonstrating a 5% occurrence of serious outcomes and a higher risk in those with a history of rupture or older age.
  • During the follow-up of approximately 3.2 years, 8% of patients experienced major intracranial hemorrhages, highlighting the ongoing risks associated with conservative management of AVMs.
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Background: The results of a clinical trial are given in terms of primary and secondary outcomes that are obtained for each patient. Just as an instrument should provide the same result when the same object is measured repeatedly, the agreement of the adjudication of a clinical outcome between various raters is fundamental to interpret study results. The reliability of the adjudication of study endpoints determined by examination of the electronic case report forms of a pragmatic trial has not previously been tested.

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Three new species of the cochyline genus Cirrothaumatia Razowski & Becker, 1986 are described and illustrated from submontane Andean sites in Peru (Depts. Amazonas, Junn, and San Martn): C. pichita n.

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The COVID-19 pandemic impacted personal and professional life. For academics, research, teaching, and service tasks were upended and we all had to navigate the altered landscape. However, some individuals faced a disproportionate burden, particularly academics with minoritized identities or those who were early career, were caregivers, or had intersecting identities.

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Sumatra is the second largest island that is fully within Indonesian territory, but it is one of the most poorly explored areas for species diversity of the family Lecithoceridae, with less than 10 known species. In the present paper, six new species of Thubana Walker, 1864 (T. sumatrana sp.

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The phenotypes observed in urban and rural environments are often distinct; however, it remains unclear how these novel urban phenotypes arise. Hormone-mediated maternal effects likely play a key role in shaping developmental trajectories of offspring in different environments. Thus, we measured corticosterone (Cort) and testosterone (T) concentrations in eggs across the laying sequence in addition to Cort concentrations in nestling and adult female house wrens (Troglodytes aedon) at one urban and one rural site.

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Urbanization is increasing at a rapid pace globally. Understanding the links among environmental characteristics, phenotypes, and fitness enables researchers to predict the impact of changing landscapes on individuals and populations. Although avian reproductive output is typically lower in urban compared with natural areas, the underlying reasons for this discrepancy may lie at the intersection of abiotic and biotic environmental and individual differences.

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Polylopha vietnama sp. nov. (Tortricidae: Chlidanotinae: Polyorthini), a new pest of cinnamon (Cinnamomum cassia, Lauraceae), is described from northern Vietnam.

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Hemorrhagic transformation of ischemic stroke has devastating consequences, with high mortality and poor functional outcomes. Animal models of ischemic stroke also demonstrate the potential for hemorrhagic transformation, which complicates biochemical characterization, treatment studies, and hinders poststroke functional outcomes in affected subjects. The incidence of hemorrhagic transformation of ischemic stroke in animal model research is not commonly reported.

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Reproduction is a critical part of an animal's life history, but one which incurs significant costs to survival and future reproductive potential. These physiological consequences are likely to be influenced by context - for example, if an individual is subject to environmental stressors, physiological and behavioral changes associated with reproduction may be altered. Glucocorticoids, hormones produced as part of the physiological response to stressors, may alter how reproduction affects female physiology and behavior, and therefore the outcomes of reproductive trade-offs.

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A new species of the genus Tisis Walker is described from Sumatra, Indonesia, which is very close to T. sumatraensis Park, 2007.

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The genus Ukamenia Oku (1981) was proposed with Simaethis sapporensis Matsumura (1931) from Japan as its type species, which had been originally described in the family Choreutidae. Oku (1981) based the new genus on characters of S. sapporensis that were typical of Tortricidae rather than Choreutidae, notably the naked haustellum (scaled in Choreutidae), among many other characters differing between the two families, such as wing venation, head morphology, and genital form.

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A new species, Grapholita diehli n. sp., is described and illustrated from northern Sumatra, Indonesia.

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Objective: The incidence of the combined myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) was determined for a major Canadian city. Retrospective cases of MPN diagnoses (essential thrombocythemia, polycythemia vera, and primary myelofibrosis) between 2011 to 2015 were retrieved from the Southern Alberta Cancer Cytogenetics Laboratory's database at Alberta Public Laboratories.

Results: An incidence rate of 2.

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  • Maternal stress hormones like corticosterone (CORT) can affect the traits of offspring across generations, but their impact on prenatal stages is less understood.
  • A study tested whether elevated CORT in pregnant eastern fence lizards would change the heart rates of embryos, and it was found that those embryos had faster heart rate increases with temperature.
  • The results suggest that maternal CORT influences pre-natal offspring physiology, potentially leading to quicker development and reducing the time embryos spend in their vulnerable egg stage.
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The genus Anthozela Meyrick (1913) is reported for the first time from Vietnam, represented by the new species Anthozela cypriflammella Heppner Bae, n. sp. A list of the species of Anthozela and related genera is provided.

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Prophaecasia malawiana, n. sp., is described from Malawi, and Anthozela usambarae Razowski Wojtusiak, 2014, from Malawi, is transferred to Prophaecasia resulting in the new combination Prophaecasia usambarae (Razowski Wojtusiak, 2014).

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A new genus of Tortricinae, Zebraodes Heppner & Bae, n. gen., is described for the new species Zebraodes lucidalis Heppner & Bae, n.

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Tambitnotia peruviana n. sp. (Tortricidae: Olethreutinae), is described from Junín Department, Peru, along with the first reported female for the genus.

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