Scientific Names Research Articles

A dataset of plant lists from key surveyed wetlands in Southern Xinjiang in 2011

Based on a number of field surveys and studies on the key wetlands in Southern Xinjiang for one year, we obtained the original data of plant species information. And then we supplemented, improved and proofread the original data using relevant information from various books about biodiversity and flora as well as related professional databases such as the Flora of China. Following the APGIV classification system (2016), we sorted out, reviewed, and examined the original data, so as to obtain a dataset of plant lists from key surveyed. This dataset covers 35 key survey wetlands, including plant species name, Latin name, alias, phylum, class, order, Chinese family name, Latin family name, Chinese genus name, Latin genus name, distributed wetland name, habitat, plant value and other information. The dataset comprises 11 orders, 18 families, 33 genera, and 58 species. This dataset can provide data support for plant species research, ecological environment quality restoration and rational utilization, as well as the biodiversity protection research in the wetland region of southern Xinjiang in the future.

A dataset of desert plant catalogue in Xinjiang

The dataset of desert flora catalogue in Xinjiang was constructed by consulting monographs such as Chinese Flora, Xinjiang Flora, Chinese Desert Flora, Xinjiang Flora, Xinjiang Tree Chronicles, as well as related documents and major online open databases, aiming to enhance the accuracy and completeness of the data and information included in the catalogue. This dataset comprises 31 families, 150 genera and 360 species of desert plants in Xinjiang, including 355 species of angiosperms and 5 species of gymnosperms. Among them, there are 80 species of plants with medicinal value, 61 species of plants with forage value, and 26 species with economic value, accounting for 22.2%, 16.9% and 7.2% of all plants in the dataset, respectively. This dataset contains the Chinese names, Latin names, aliases and other information of desert plants, which can provide scientific reference and basic data for scientific research on various aspects, such as the growth environment and plant value of desert plants. Moreover, it is of great significance for the conservation and development of desert plant diversity in Xinjiang.

Tomato Plant Disease Identification via Deep Learning Technique

Tomatoes are edible berries that are utilized extensively around the world. Their scientific name is solanum lycopersicum. Many tomato varietals are primarily produced in temperate climates. Even though tomatoes are used as ingredients in food, they are botanically categorized as berries. Bacterial spot, Black mold, Gray spot, Late blight, and powdery mildew (PM) are the primary diseases that affect tomato plants. The most challenging process in this decade is also the early diagnosis of these disorders. In this study, the suggested method is applied to the assessment of disease severity and disease diagnosis in tomato plant images. There are various stages to the procedure. The tomato plant image is initially pre-processed using the Wavelet technique, and then the modified Watershed algorithm is used to segment the image using improved Double Sigmoid and Erosion (WSA-IDS&E). The segmented image is then processed in the feature extraction stage in order to extract features. The Gray Level Co-occurrence Matrix (GLCM), histogram, illness area, and pixel-based retrieved characteristics are fed into the CNN model, a deep learning method for identifying diseases. In addition, a novel training method, WUDHOA, which adjusts the CNN’s weight, is introduced in this study to improve the performance of deep learning techniques. In addition, the severity of the tomato plant illness is measured in order to improve disease identification outcomes, where this severity assessment is taken into account using a fresh evaluation. Finally, the performance of the detection outcome is compared with other existing works to prove its efficiency. The conventional techniques have the lowest specificity ratings, such as [Formula: see text], [Formula: see text], [Formula: see text], [Formula: see text], [Formula: see text], [Formula: see text], and [Formula: see text], whereas the WUDHOA achieved a specificity of 0.9384.

STUDY OF THE COMPOSITION OF MICROFLORA OF ROOT CANALS IN PRIMARY AND CHRONIC PERIODONTITIS

The problem of chronic focal infection of the pulp and periodontal tissues is relevant for both therapeutic and surgical dentistry. It has been proven that the long-term effect of microbial flora on the filling material, root dentin, periodontium and bone tissue often leads to destructive lesions of the periodontal tissues. Objective: to determine the qualitative and quantitative composition of the microflora of root canals in people with different degrees of manifestation of the inflammatory process. Materials and methods. The article defines the qualitative and quantitative composition of microflora of root canals in acute and chronic periodontitis. A study included 35 patients aged 25 to 35 years who applied to the dental center at the Department of Therapeutic Dentistry of the Dnipro State Medical University for treatment. A clinical and bacteriological study was conducted according to WHO recommendations. Root canal contents were collected with a paper sterile pin on Ames transport sterile medium (10 ml). Within 2-3 hours, the material was delivered to the microbiological laboratory for quantitative bacteriological research using anaerobic cultivation techniques. Isolation of pure cultures of anaerobic microorganisms and their subsequent identification was carried out using nutrient media intended for their cultivation. In order to identify aerobic or facultative anaerobic microflora in the studied material, inoculation was carried out on blood agar and sugar agar. Cultures were incubated for 24–72 hours in a thermostat at 37°C. At the second stage, macroand microscopic examination of colonies, smear preparation and Gram staining were performed. Isolation of pure cultures was carried out by generally accepted measures of bacteriological research. On the basis of the data obtained, microorganisms were identified according to the binary nomenclature with the determination of the amount of the selected strain in the material. Results and discussion. In the content of root canals of teeth in chronic and acute forms of periodontitis, pathogens are more often in the composition of microbial associations, which were detected in 61.1% of acute cases, and in 52.9% of chronic cases, respectively. Microbiological research of the content of root canals indicates different intensity and composition of microbial insemination in different forms of periodontitis. Streptococcus spp., Peptostreptococcus spp., Candidia albicans, Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis are more often detected in patients with acute pulpitis, and in patients with chronic forms bacteria from the group of gram-negative obligate anaerobic bacilli Porphyromonas spp., Prevotella intermedia, Streptocoсcus sanguis, Fusobacterium spp., Staphylococcus aureus. Therefore, the prospect of further research consists in studying the influence of the formation of biological film of microorganisms in various forms of periodontitis and the ability to increase resistance to antibiotics.

Breeding of Crested Ibises Under Artificial Meteorological Conditions Factors

The crested ibis, also known as the Japanese crested ibis, belongs to the family Threskiornithidae in the order Ciconiiformes, with the scientific name Nipponia nippon Reichenbach. It is also known by other names such as red crane, red-faced ibis and Japanese phoenix. It is distributed in the Palearctic realm, occasionally migrating to the Oriental realm. It was once widely distributed from 20°30′ north latitude to 50°30′ north latitude and was considered an auspicious bird. The crested ibis is a critically endangered species worldwide. In the 1930s, in order to save this endangered species, ornithologists in China, regardless of the hardships, conducted surveys for many years and finally found the world's only two remaining wild groups of seven crested ibises. The world is paying great attention to the conservation of this species. Referring to numerous literature and data on crested ibises, combined with the process from discovery in the wild to artificial protection, artificial breeding in other places, artificial egg laying, and then hatching, we place crested ibises in an artificial elevated nylon mesh environment and implement natural pairing under artificial intervention. Combined with natural breeding and artificial hatching and rearing, we conduct active research on the physiology and growth development rules of crested ibises that abandon eggs, implement a rational nutritional formula, and actively promote the protection of this globally endangered species.

Multiple graphical views for automatically generating SQL for the MycoDiversity DB; making fungal biodiversity studies accessible.

Fungi is a highly diverse group of eukaryotic organisms that live under an extremely wide range of environmental conditions. Nowadays, there is a fundamental focus on observing how biodiversity varies on different spatial scales, in addition to understanding the environmental factors which drive fungal biodiversity. Metabarcoding is a high-throughput DNA sequencing technology that has positively contributed to observing fungal communities in environments. While the DNA sequencing data generated from metabarcoding studies are available in public archives, this valuable data resource is not directly usable for fungal biodiversity investigation. Additionally, due to its fragmented storage and distributed nature, it is not immediately accessible through a single user interface. We developed the MycoDiversity DataBase User Interface (https://mycodiversity.liacs.nl) to provide direct access and retrieval of fungal data that was previously inaccessible in the public domain. The user interface provides multiple graphical views of the data components used to reveal fungal biodiversity. These components include reliable geo-location terms, the reference taxonomic scientific names associated with fungal species and the standard features describing the environment where they occur. Direct observation of the public DNA sequencing data in association with fungi is accessible through SQL search queries created by interactively manipulating topological maps and dynamic hierarchical tree views. The search results are presented in configurable data table views that can be downloaded for further use. With the MycoDiversity DataBase User Interface, we make fungal biodiversity data accessible, assisting researchers and other stakeholders in using metabarcoding studies for assessing fungal biodiversity.

APCalign: an R package workflow and app for aligning and updating flora names to the Australian Plant Census

Here we present ‘APCalign’, an R package and accompanying browser-sourced application to align and update scientific names for Australian vascular plants to the most likely currently accepted name in the Australian Plant Census (APC) or a name in the Australian Plant Names Index (APNI). Scientific names are the label assigned to unique taxon concepts by the scientific community, but this common terminology is most useful if a taxon concept is consistently referred to by the same name. These links can be broken because of either spelling mistakes or taxonomic changes. Automated tools are required to resolve taxon lists, aligning and updating long lists of possibly erroneous scientific names to the most likely currently accepted names. It is essential that tools specific to the APC/APNI be developed, because these lists specify an endorsed national-level nomenclature used in government legislation and include the uniquely Australian concept of phrase names, absent in global taxonomic datasets. To align input names to names within the APC or APNI, ‘APCalign’ works progressively through a sequence of checks that combine different permutations of the input name, exact versus fuzzy matches, matches that consider the entire name input versus a subset of words, and character strings that indicate a name can be resolved only to a genus or family. The aligned names are then, when possible, updated to a currently accepted taxon concept within the APC. This package should facilitate all research outputs that require diverse scientific name lists to be merged or outdated lists to be updated.

The Authority and Domination of Kyai in Forming Religious Discourse and Practice in Islamic Boarding Schools

This article discusses the authority of the kiai and its dominance in an effort to construct religious discourse and practice in a pesantren. In the reasoning construction of pesantren, kyai is the single figure of the highest authority. On the other side, pesantren is a homogeneous educational institution that allows students (santri) from various socio-religious backgrounds to study religion in one place. The diversity of the background of the santri is very likely to be ignored by the kiai as the holder of the highest religious authority and effect to the practice of domination. In this case, the author conducted a study at the LSQ ar-Rohmah Islamic Boarding School, Bantul, Yogyakarta. This research is a qualitative research using two reading theories, Max Weber's theory of authority and Pierre Bourdieu's theory of dominance. The results of this study indicate that the kiai as the highest authority holder reflects at least two models of authority at once, charismatic authority because of his scientific capacity and traditional authority inherited from his predecessors. As the holder of authority and strengthened by the accumulation of economic capital, culture and symbols, the kiai has full power in formulating, determining and directing religious discourses and practices that take place in pesantren. Meanwhile, santri as a dominated group are only able to practice religious discourses and practices as part of the pesantren curriculum.

Scientific research on exotic and native mollusk farming in Mexico ac-cording to SCOPUS

Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate scientific productivity in this field through the database deposited in SCOPUS for Mexico. Design/methodology/approach: The genera and species of mollusks, currently cultivated or with cultivation potential, marine and freshwater, native and exotic, that have been studied are identified. The SCOPUS search was performed using the scientific name of the corresponding species in the publication title. The number of publications, the institutions that generated them, the SCOPUS theme of the study and the research funders were obtained. Results: There is an uneven growth, with a greater focus on abalone and octopus, while the genus Crassostrea, particularly the species C. gigas, leads the production of scientific articles. CIBNOR and IPN are the most relevant institutions in scientific production in molluscan aquaculture in Mexico. Limitations on study/implications: Despite the interest, advances in areas such as physiology, nutrition and reproduction have not been translated into efficient culture technologies in most cases. Findings/conclusions: These findings highlight the need to promote research and technological development in the aquaculture of native mollusks in Mexico, as well as to promote collaboration between academic research institutions and the production sector to overcome the challenges in the culture of these species

Medicinal plants used by traditional medicine practitioners in treatment of alcohol-related disorders in Bushenyi District, southwestern Uganda.

Alcohol-related disorders rank seventh among risk factors for morbidity and mortality globally, posing a significant public health burden. In Africa, including Uganda, there is limited availability and utilization of pharmacotherapies to treat alcohol-related disorders. This study documented medicinal plant species, plant parts used, and the methods of preparation and administration utilized by Traditional Medicine Practitioners (TMPs) in treating alcohol-related disorders in southwestern Uganda. A descriptive cross-sectional ethnopharmacological survey was conducted among TMPs within Bushenyi District, southwestern Uganda. Data was collected with key informant interviews using semi-structured questionnaires. The TMPs identified medicinal plants by local names. Plant specimens were collected and deposited at the Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Mbarara University for identification and voucher numbers allocated. The plant scientific names and species were identified based on the International Plant Names Index. Plant species, family, life form, number of mentions, method of collection, preparation and administration were analyzed using descriptive statistics in Microsoft Excel. The survey data were utilized to compute Frequency of Citation, Relative Frequency of Citation, and Informant Consensus Factor. We enrolled 50 traditional medicine practitioners aged between 34 and 98years, with a mean age of 67. Approximately two-thirds were female (66%, 33/50), and mean experience in traditional healing was 31years. The total number of plants identified were 25 belonging to 20 families. The most prevalent plant life form was herbs (36%) while grasses (4%), were the least. Leaves (48%) were the most utilized plant parts with the least utilized being the barks. The most prevalent method, adopted by approximately one-third of the TMPs, involved drying the plant material in the sun. The Informant Consensus Factor was 0.67. The study shows that the traditional medicine practitioners in Bushenyi district use a wide diversity of plants species to treat alcohol related disorders. The relatively high Informant Consensus Factor suggests a significant level of agreement among TMPs regarding the use of the identified plants. We recommend further investigations into phytochemistry, safety, efficacy, and mechanisms of action of the identified plants.

DNA Barcoding Revealed Mislabeling of Imported Seafood Products in Thailand

Seafood mislabeling threatens customer rights and causes economic loss worldwide. The information on seafood misrepresentation in Thailand is still lacking, and the investigation and monitoring program must be well established. This study investigated the mislabeling status of imported seafood in Thailand using the DNA barcoding technique. A total of 45 imported seafood products from five distributors were included. Scientific, common, local, and market names of seafood samples were obtained from FAO and Fishbase databases. DNA was extracted, and PCR was performed using a universal primer targeting the COI gene. Species of each sample were identified with over 98% similarity based on COI sequence analysis. DNA sequence revealed 11 mislabeled samples. Among substituted species, Pangasianodon hypophthalmus and Thunnus maccoyii were found to be endangered species according to IUCN status. Products obtained from Brand-C showed the highest mislabeling rate (42.85%). The phylogenetic analysis adopted with the TIM2+F+I+G4 model showed the sequenced DNA similar to the NCBI database reference sequence. Overall, mislabeled products of imported seafood were found at the rate of 24.44%, suggesting that strict surveillance for seafood substitution should be implemented in Thailand.

How are weeds named: A committee review of the WSSA composite list of names

Abstract Plant names carry a significant amount of information without providing a lengthy description. This is an efficient shorthand for scientists and stakeholders to communicate about a plant, but only when the name is based on a common understanding. It is standard to think of each plant having just two names, a common name and a scientific name, yet both names can be a source of confusion. There are often many common names that refer to the same plant, or a single common name that refers to multiple different species, and some plants are without a common name at all. Scientific names are based upon international standards; however, when there is not agreement in the taxonomy, two scientific names may be used to describe the same species. Weed scientists and practitioners can easily memorize multiple plant names and know that they refer to the same species, but when we consider global communication and far-reaching databases, it becomes very relevant to consider two sides of this shift: 1) A need for greater standardization (due to database management and risk of lost data from dropped cross-referencing) and 2) the loss of local heritage which provides useful meaning through various common names. In addition, weed scientists can be resistant to changing names that they learned or frequently use. The developments in online databases and reclassification of plant taxonomy by phylogenetic relationships have changed the accessibility and role of the list of standardized plant names compiled by the Weed Science Society of America (WSSA). As part of an attempt to reconcile WSSA and USDA common names for weedy plants, the WSSA Standardized Plant Names Committee recently concluded an extensive review of the Composite List of Weeds common names and had small changes approved to about 10% of the list of over 2800 distinct species.

Let scientific names and indigenous names carry out their respective duties

Let scientific names and indigenous names carry out their respective duties

(De)Gendering (English-Spanish) Translation of Legal Texts

Abstract Within Western culture, gender is frequently interpreted in terms of binarism (male versus female), derived from biological sex at birth. Nevertheless, there is an accelerating percentage of non-binary and transgender people, who are not related to binary nomenclature, and they also need to resort to legal documentation and their renderings into other languages. This fact becomes a troublesome issue that must be nowadays solved, especially when translating into Spanish, a grammatical gender language, from English, a non-grammatical gender language. In this paper we will first select a corpus of eight British legal documents representing highly demanded translation briefs. We will then search for 15 problematic lexical items, searching for their lexicographic definitions and translations, and we will later resort to their most feasible translations into the Spanish language, considering both gendered translations and genderless ones. Our research shows how the Spanish language has its own translation techniques, especially paraphrasing, to be able to provide the English-Spanish target readership with binary legal terms, and especially with non-binary ones.

Who Predicts? Scientific Authority and User Expertise in Dutch Storm Warnings 1860-1920

This paper shows that expert authority can be the result of a process of co-construction by scientists and users, using the case of the Netherlands’ storm warnings system. I analyze the changing “culture of prediction” of the Netherlands’ storm warnings system between 1860 and about 1920, focusing on the changing relation between scientific experts and users with experience-based expertise. When started, the storm warnings relied on users taking an active role. The new storm warning system, introduced by Buys Ballot in 1860 following the introduction of telegraph networks, explicitly tried to mobilize sailors’ weather wisdom. Following complaints from the maritime community and controversies about criteria for accuracy or reliability around 1900, storm forecasting authority became the exclusive domain of scientists. Interestingly, the authority of experts was not challenged during this controversy. Rather, the debates focused on mutual expectations of expertise and on whether the storm warning system was primarily a scientific or a practical system. This paper is based on historical documentation from the archives of the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute, which includes the perspectives of users.

Spring black bear harvest and predation pressure on moose calves in a multi‐predator system

AbstractThe moose (Alces alces; mooz in Anishinaabemowin, Ojibwe language will follow scientific names) is a vital subsistence food source to Anishinabe people of the midwestern United States and has recently declined in Minnesota, USA, with poor calf survival as a contributing factor. Predation is the primary cause of moose calf mortality and we explored whether calf predation rates could be reduced through management of a single predator in a multi‐predator system. Thus, we examined predation rates and causes of calf mortality before (2013–2015) and during (2016–2018) implementation of a spring black bear (Ursus americanus; makwa) harvest season, using baits to attract black bears, on the Grand Portage Indian Reservation, Minnesota, where black bears and gray wolves (Canis lupus; ma'iinganag) are the primary predators of moose calves. We validated our early study findings for the 5 years following the initial study with intermittent spring bear hunting seasons, from 2019–2023. The spring bear hunt was canceled because of a pandemic lockdown in 2020, resumed 2021, and was closed in 2022 and 2023. Black bear harvest prior to adding a spring bear hunting season was 0.038 bears harvested/km2 from 2012–2015, whereas after initiating a spring hunting season (2016–2018) it was 17% higher at 0.046 bears/km2. We observed significantly lower bear predation (by 68%) in association with spring bear management and no compensatory change in the level of wolf predation. The validation years strengthened our findings that spring bear hunting seasons reduce moose calf predation rates, with an overall 68% lower proportion of bear predation on moose calves in the years when spring bear hunts were held. Mean proportion of calf predation attributed to bears was 4.9 times higher (30% vs. 6%) in the years when a spring bear hunt was not held. Despite an increasing wolf density during the study period, we did not observe a compensatory increase in wolf predation during spring bear hunt years. The results of this work suggest that the addition of a spring bear hunt, during a time when moose calves are most vulnerable to bear predation, has the potential to increase moose calf survival even in the presence of wolves.

Integrating Network Pharmacology and Experimental Validation to Decipher the Mechanism of Action of Astragalus-Atractylodes Herb Pair in Treating Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) therapy is an important means to treat hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), Astragalus (Latin name: Hedysarum Multijugum Maxim; Chinese name: Huangqi, HQ) and Atractylodes (Latin name: Atractylodes Macrocephala Koidz; Chinese name: Baizhu, BZ) (HQBZ), a classic herb pair, is often used in combination to HCC. However, the main components and potential mechanisms of HQBZ therapy in HCC remain unclear. This study aimed to identify the potential active ingredients and molecular mechanisms of action of HQBZ in HCC treatment. The HQBZ-Compound-Target-HCC network and HQBZ-HCC transcriptional regulatory network were constructed to screen the core active compound components and targets of HQBZ therapy for HCC. Molecular docking techniques are used to verify the stability of binding core active compound components to targets. GO and KEGG enrichment analysis were used to explore the signaling pathway of HQBZ in HCC treatment, the mechanism of HQBZ treatment of HCC was verified based on in vivo H22 tumor bearing mice and in vitro cell experiments. Network pharmacology and molecular docking studies showed that HQBZ treatment of HCC was related to the targeted regulation of IL-6 and STAT3 by the active compound biatractylolide, KEGG pathway enrichment analysis suggest that HQBZ may play a role in the treatment of HCC through IL-6/STAT3 signaling pathway. In vitro experiment results proved that HQBZ could regulate IL-6/STAT3 signaling pathway transduction on CD8+T cells, inhibit CD8+T cell exhaustion and restore the function of exhausted CD8+T cells. In vivo experiment results proved that HQBZ can regulate IL-6/STAT3 signaling pathway transduction in H22 liver cancer model mouse tumor tissue, increased the proportion of tumor infiltrating CD8+T cells. This study found that HQBZ may play a therapeutic role in HCC by targeting IL-6 and STAT3 through biatractylolide, its mechanism of action is related to regulating IL-6/STAT3 signaling pathway, reversing T cell failure and increasing tumor infiltration CD8+T cells.

Allothonous medicinal asteraceae species introduced and studied in the National Botanical Garden (institute) ,,Al. Ciubotaru”

The article presents data on allochthonous medicinal species from the Asteraceae family introduced and studied in the National Botanical Garden (Institute) „Al. Ciubotaru”, USM (Collection of Medicinal Plants), the growth dynamics of the number of taxa in the last two decades. In the period 2003-2023 the collection was enriched with 32 new taxa from the Asteraceae family obtained through the international exchange of seeds (Index Seminum). The list of species with their scientific names, distribution area, institution and year of obtaining the germplasm source, information on uses and therapeutic effects is presented. The largest numbers of investigated taxa have a high adaptive potential to local conditions with a perspective of exploitation in the economic sector.

A taxonomic proposal for cedratviruses, orpheoviruses, and pithoviruses.

Orpheoviruses, cedratviruses, and pithoviruses are large DNA viruses that cluster together taxonomically within the order Pimascovirales of the phylum Nucleocytoviricota. However, they were not classified previously by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). Here, we present a comprehensive analysis of the gene content, morphology, and phylogenomics of these viruses, providing data that underpinned the recent proposal to establish new taxa for their initial classification. The new taxonomy, which has now been ratified by the ICTV, includes the family Orpheoviridae and genus Alphaorpheovirus, the family Pithoviridae and genus Alphapithovirus, and the family Cedratviridae and genus Alphacedratvirus, aiming to formally catalogue the isolates covered in this study. Additionally, as per the newly adopted rules, we applied standardized binomial names for the virus species created to classify isolates with complete genome sequences available in public databases at the time of the proposal. The specific epithet of each virus species was chosen as a reference to the location where the exemplar virus was isolated.

A consensus survey of neurologists and clinical geneticists on spinal muscular atrophy treatment in Singapore

Just a decade ago, spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) was considered a debilitating, progressive neuromuscular disease that inevitably led to chronic disability and a shortened lifespan. Now, it is treatable with nusinersen, onasemnogene abeparvovec (OAV) and risdiplam—the 3 disease-modifying drugs approved by the US Food and Drug Administration, the European Medicines Agency and most recently, the Health Science Authority in Singapore.1 Clinical trials and real-world data have consistently shown improvement in motor milestones for all 3 drugs, especially if introduced early in the disease course.2-4 More significantly, presymptomatic treatment has enabled age-appropriate development of motor milestones, leading to improved respiratory, orthopaedic and nutritional outcomes.