The new species is a member of an apparently monophyletic group within the genus that includes R. flexile, R. walga, R. himanturi, R. burgeri, R. euzeti, R. hawaiiensis, R. urobatidium, R. paratrygoni, R. ditesticulum, R. tetralobatum, R. margaritense, R. biorchidum, and R. spinicephalum. All of these species have bothridia with medial longitudinal septa, a constriction at mid-bothridium, and, ...

The extent to which hysterectomy impacts sexual function is unclear. The estimated prevalence of sexual dysfunction among women who have undergone hysterectomy varies widely among studies and is influenced by methodological factors and characteristics of the study samples. Because pre-operative sexual dysfunction is a strong predictor of post-operative sexual dysfunction (Helström et al., 1993;...

The formalization of rural people’s rights to agricultural and forest land is a key policy focus for many developing countries (Larson et al. 2010; Deininger and Hilhorst 2013). These reforms can improve marginalized people’s wellbeing by securing their hold on durable income-yielding assets, especially where land ownership is culturally prized (Holden et al. 2013; Lawry et al. 2014). However, ...

A.1. Slow Slip Episodes In this section, we discuss the relevant information for identification of slow slip episodes, with additional details presented elsewhere (Holtkamp et al., 2006, ms. in prep.). The GPS data analyzed for slow slip episodes is from the PANGA network provided by the Central Washington University clearinghouse (2005). PANGA time series are network solutions with phase ambig...

The academic bottleneck. Academia is highly competitive with universitiesproducing a huge number of PhD graduates relative to the available ofacademic positions worldwide (Gould, 2015). For example, only 12.8%of PhDgraduates can attain in USA (Larson et al. 2014). Thisbottleneck also narrowing due economic cuts universities and researchinstitutions (OECD, 2016).

Dating violence among college students represents a prevalent and serious problem. An abundance of research has examined risk and protective factors for dating violence, although only recently has research begun to focus on risk and protective factors that could be amenable to change in intervention programs. One potential risk factor for dating violence may be experiential avoidance. Using the...

Background. Emotional competencies of individuals are evaluated as a form of capital today. Emotional capital has gained prominence in literature in the last decades. In this regard, qualitative and quantitative studies on emotional capital concept have been conducted. Objectives. The purpose of this study is to analyses the effect of emotional capital on job satisfaction and life satisfaction...