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Advances in Legume Systematics 14. Classification of Caesalpinioideae. Part 2: Higher-level classification.

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April 2024

Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, 97105-900, Santa Maria/RS, Brazil Universidade Federal de Santa Maria Santa Maria Brazil.

Caesalpinioideae is the second largest subfamily of legumes (Leguminosae) with ca. 4680 species and 163 genera. It is an ecologically and economically important group formed of mostly woody perennials that range from large canopy emergent trees to functionally herbaceous geoxyles, lianas and shrubs, and which has a global distribution, occurring on every continent except Antarctica.

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Re-circumscription of the mimosoid genus including new combinations for all species of the phylogenetically nested (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae, mimosoid clade).

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August 2022

Accelerated Taxonomy Department, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, TW9 3AE, UK Royal Botanic Gardens Richmond United Kingdom.

Recent phylogenomic analyses of 997 nuclear genes support the long-held view that the genus is congeneric with . is resolved as monophyletic only if the genus is subsumed within it. The two genera were distinguished solely by relatively minor differences in the mode of dehiscence of the fruits (a craspedium separating into one-seeded endocarp segments in versus a craspedium with the whole fruit valve breaking away from the persistent replum in ) and the craspedial fruit type itself provides a shared synapomorphy for the re-circumscribed .

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This is an introduction to the articles submitted to the special issue of on 'COVID-19 and Organized Crime'. The aim of the special issue is to draw together a range of empirical studies from around the world to explore the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for both organized criminals and law enforcement agencies. The pandemic required organized criminals to adapt their practice in light of government restrictions, but it also created new profitable opportunities.

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This case describes the technique of using dual Novalungs (a pumpless extracorporeal system) to bridge a patient with idiopathic pulmonary hypertension to bilateral lung transplantation. A 41-year old lady with idiopathic pulmonary hypertension (with a possible veno-occlusive element) presented with symptoms of end-stage heart and lung failure. This was refractory to medical management with iloprost, sildenafil and bosentan.

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