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Special Issue on Informatics Education: < Integrating Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility into a Data Storytelling Model for Health Informatics Education >.

Health informatics education is pivotal in integrating diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) principles into curricula and leveraging data with equity considerations. Integrating clinically driven data with other datasets is crucial to comprehensive understanding of patient care demographics, experiences, and outcomes to create equity-minded data storytelling. Publicly available Healthy People 2030 (HP2030) resources complement academic EHRs, supporting tailored learning activities in informatics education to enhance educational utility through a DEIA lens. This case report describes the expansion of an existing DEI checklist to an updated DEIA checklist for preparing future informaticians to collect and critically evaluate DEIA features using this checklist in creating equity-minded data storytelling. An equity-minded data storytelling model and the HP2030 framework were utilized to develop the DEIA checklist. We employed an informal cognitive walkthrough to expand the DEIA checklist and evaluate the DEIA measures or characteristics within datasets from the HP2030 social determinants of health (SDOH) 5 topics using this checklist. We reviewed 76 available SDOH-related datasets and added 6 measures to "demographics" and 7 to "skills, abilities, & accessibility" of the DEIA checklist. Our evaluation of the DEIA checklist verified HP2030's inclusion of all measures, except "religions/beliefs." All DEIA measures were linked to equity and accessibility, 1 in inclusion, and the inclusion of 3 characteristics comprising the category "language" and 6 characteristics comprising the category "images." Results highlighted the accessibility and comprehensiveness of HP2030 demographic data resources, considering SDOH factors and promoting inclusive data representation to address health disparities. The DEIA checklist provides a structured tool in facilitating unbiased data collection and visualization of SDOH-related data in data storytelling through an equity-informed lens. Integrating an equity-minded data storytelling with frameworks like HP2030 enriches health informatics education, broadens students' understanding of health disparities, and supports evidence-based interventions for improved health outcomes.

Updated Checklist, Traits and Conservation Status of the Ichthyofauna of Aratu Bay, Eastern Brazil

Updated Checklist, Traits and Conservation Status of the Ichthyofauna of Aratu Bay, Eastern Brazil

An annotated checklist with a key to the genera of Australian psyllids (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Psylloidea)

The diversity of the psyllids of Australia reflects that of the plants of this country, with large radiations and ecological dominance of Myrtaceae (e.g., Eucalyptus), Fabaceae (e.g., Acacia), Casuarinaceae (e.g., Allocasuarina, Casuarina) and Scrophulariaceae (e.g., Eremophila, Myoporum). Within Australian ecosystems, psyllids are critical components of food webs, especially with respect to providing energy-rich resources for many species of birds and insects and, historically, humans. Furthermore, in horticulture, agriculture and forestry, some Australian psyllid species are considered pests, causing leaf senescence and ‘dieback’, leaf deformation and inducing growth of sooty mould, with some adventive species capable of acting as vectors of plant pathogens. Several species are considered beneficial, having been introduced as biological control agents of weeds. Additionally, some Australian psyllids have established in other countries, or in regions within Australia that are not within their natural range; while others have such limited geographical ranges that they are of conservation concern. Here we provide an updated checklist of the species of Psylloidea present in Australia and updated a previous key to their genera based on adult morphology. This is the first checklist of the Australian psyllids compiled since the most recent global taxonomic classification, and provides detailed information on biogeographical, ecological and anthropogenic aspects, including global distribution, host plant data, pest status, conservation status, parasitoids, predators, and biological control programs. Our checklist includes information on 66 genera and 450 species, 414 formally described and 36 awaiting descriptions. This represents an increase of almost 20% of species since the last published checklist of 2004, which reported 354 described and 21 undescribed taxa. Additionally, we summarise the available information on more than 150 undescribed taxa. Finally, we reported here more than 60 new records, between distributions and host plant associations.

An updated checklist of the skippers (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) of Bhutan

The authors conducted a comprehensive review of Hesperiidae species in Bhutan, scrutinizing three existing checklists and 25 new records presented by Van der Poel et al. (2023). A thorough examination of all available documents and evidence confirmed 145 Hesperiidae species in Bhutan, with four additional species listed as tentative and one as “cf.” (requiring further research). The updated checklist excludes 14 species that were listed in one or more of the three existing checklists and provides justifications for not including these species. Additionally, 11 unverifiable or wrongly identified species presented by non-peer-reviewed sources were not included in the checklist. Sixteen species with no verifiable records in the last 70 years were also identified. This review provides a comprehensive and authoritative checklist of Hesperiidae species in Bhutan.

Updated checklist of the Culicoides Latreille biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) of Galicia (NW Spain): Diversity, distribution and medical-veterinary relevance.

Culicoides Latreille biting midges are vectors of high concern as they can transmit serious veterinary diseases such as bluetongue virus or epizootic haemorrhagic disease virus, among others. Little is known about these vectors in Galicia, so a comprehensive literature review and an intensive monitoring were carried out in the region. The Autonomous Community of Galicia was sampled through three different vector surveillance projects between 2004 and 2023. A total of 239 sampling points were deployed alongside the Galician territory. In addition, a literature review of Culicoides in Galicia related content was made by consulting several digital repositories. A total of 33 species of Culicoides belonging to 8 subgenera were identified. Among them, 15 are considered or suspected to be potential vectors of several pathogens of medical and/or veterinary interest. In addition, 20 of them are reported for the first time in the region. Updated distribution maps of the Culicoides biting midges of Galicia were provided, including several notes regarding their ecology and relevance for both public health and animal welfare. The present work is one of the most complete works made at regional level in Spain to date. As Galicia's economy relies heavily on livestock farming, this work will provide a solid baseline in order to develop new research lines in the future regarding prevention to vector-borne diseases.

Updated checklist of the order Thysanoptera in Colombia

We present here the first comprehensive checklist of Thysanoptera in Colombia. This study is based on a literature review, examination of specimens deposited in museums, and fieldwork conducted from 2012 to 2018 across various agroecosystems in the Andean, Caribbean, and Orinoco regions. Our study reports 38 new records of Thysanoptera for Colombia, bringing the total number of documented species to 183.

An Updated Checklist of the Fishes from the Upper Malagarazi (Lake Tanganyika Basin) in Burundi: Implications for an under Implementation Malagarazi Nature Reserve

An Updated Checklist of the Fishes from the Upper Malagarazi (Lake Tanganyika Basin) in Burundi: Implications for an under Implementation Malagarazi Nature Reserve

Review of ladybird tribe Epilachnini Mulsant, 1846 (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) from Pakistan

ABSTRACT The tribe Epilachnini from Pakistan including six genera (Afissa Dieke, Afidenta Dieke, Afidentula Kapur, Chnootriba Chevrolat, Henosepilachna Li, and Uniparodentata Wang et Cao) and sixteen species is reviewed. Among them, six species: Afidentula bisquadripunctata (Gyllenhal, 1808), Afissa cuonaensis Pang et Mao, 1977, A. schawalleri Canepari 1997, A. similbengalica Canepari 2012, Henosepilachna boisduvali (Mulsant 1850), and H. verriculata Pang et Mao, 1979, are newly recorded for fauna of Pakistan. Epilachna cuonaensis Pang et Mao, Epilachna schawalleri Canepari, and Epilachna similbengalica Canepari are transferred to Afissa Dieke (Afissa cuonaensis comb. nov. A. schawalleri comb. nov. and A. similbengalica comb. nov.) following the latest revised generic classification of Epilachnini. Notes on new country records, descriptions, diagnoses, and an updated checklist with illustrations as well as the separate keys to genera and species are also provided. Furthermore, the details of distribution and host plant data are given.

Composition and zoogeography of marine-estuarine fish from a lagoon system in a temperate-tropical transition zone of the Eastern Pacific

We present an updated systematic checklist of fishes from the Bahía Magdalena-Almejas lagoon system (Mexico), including notes on taxonomy, zoogeography, and conservation status, supported by field samplings and the critical review of published and online data. The ichthyofauna is composed by 2 classes, 30 orders, 104 families, 240 genera and 416 species, mainly represented by the class Actinopterygii. Zoogeographically, the fishes showed highest affinity to the San Diego (87.2%), Cortez (81.4%) and Mexican (70%) provinces, reflecting the ancient relationship between the Californian and Tropical Eastern Pacific regions and the existence of a transitional zone in the Baja California Peninsula for fish assemblages from boreal-temperate and warm-tropical derivation, standing out the presence of the endemic Paraclinus magdalenae. The 91% of the ichthyofauna is included by the IUCN Red List as Lower Concern, Data Deficient and Not Evaluated, while Holacanthus clarionensis and Hippocampus ingens, are under Special Protection by the Mexican regulation. Ecologically, 233 species are marine-euryhaline and 177 marine-stenohaline, which preferentially inhabit soft (57%) and rocky (27.5%) bottoms; most species are demersal (60%), benthic (25%) and pelagic (14.4%). The updated checklist could improve the design and implementation of effective fishing regulation strategies and conservation programs for fishes inhabiting this coastal ecosystem.

Diversity of marine Amphipods (Crustacea, Peracarida) from the North African shelf of the Mediterranean Sea (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt). An updated checklist for 2023

Diversity of marine Amphipods (Crustacea, Peracarida) from the North African shelf of the Mediterranean Sea (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt). An updated checklist for 2023

Freshwater fishes of the Northeastern Mata Atlântica ecoregion, Brazil: an updated checklist with distributional patterns of a highly endemic ichthyofauna

We present an annotated and updated checklist of freshwater fish species occurring in the Northeastern Mata Atlântica ecoregion (NMAF), Eastern Brazil. A total of 305 native freshwater fish species are documented for this ecoregion, of which 210 are endemic. Distribution maps of 298 species are provided. There is a general pattern of increased sampling intensity in coastal zones, gradually diminishing towards the west as elevation increases. A bioregionalization algorithm identified four biogeographic units in the NMAF ecoregion: Northern Bioregion, Central Bioregion, Coastal Tablelands Bioregion and Southern Bioregion. The heterogeneous nature of the ichthyofauna in this area, along with the significant faunal overlap observed between NMAF and adjacent ecoregions, suggests that the approach of ecoregion delimitation may not be fully congruent with the current faunal compositions. This underscores the need for novel regionalization approaches that reinforce outcomes consistent with the diversity patterns evident within the ecoregion.

An updated bird checklist for Banke National Park and Buffer Zone, Nepal

A seven-day bird survey Banke National Park and Buffer Zone (BaNPBZ) was carried out in March 2024, followed by a desk study extracting records from eBird and Annual Waterbird counts. These records were used to compile an updated checklist for BaNPBZ. A total of 276 bird species has been recorded up to 6 April 2024 including 23 additional species found in the March 2024 survey and another 16 species located in the desk study. In 2016 BaNPBZ was assessed as an Important Bird and Biodiversity Area (IBA) based largely on the results of two surveys in 2012 and 2016, using globally threatened species and characteristic biome species criteria. Eight globally threatened species have been recorded so far including one species, great slaty woodpecker Mulleripicus pulverulentus which has significant populations in BaNPBZ, so still fulfilling the globally threatened criterion for an IBA. BaNPBZ has extensive forests in the Indo-Malayan tropical dry zone biome. It supports 69 per cent of species characteristic of this biome which have been recorded in Nepal, a larger number than found previously, so strengthening the justification of BaNPBZ as an IBA using the characteristic biome species criterion. Water shortage was identified by park staff as a major threat to wildlife. Access to the national park was limited in the March 2024 survey by the lack of a 4-wheel drive vehicle. However, the buffer zone was much easier to cover and was found to include high-quality tropical broadleaved forest and riverine habitats. Only lower altitudes up to 200 m were covered. Further bird surveys in all seasons, covering all habitats and the full altitudinal range of the park from 153-1247 m should produce many more bird species and are highly recommended.

An updated checklist of Endomychidae and Anamorphidae (Coleoptera: Coccinelloidea) from El Salvador, with additional new records from the Neotropical region

The checklist of the species of fungus beetle families Endomychidae and Anamorphidae from El Salvador is updated. Only six species of Endomychidae and one Anamorphidae have been previously recorded from the country, with specific localities reported only for two of them. The study of specimens collected in El Salvador over 60 years ago by Jan and Bohumila Bechyné and held in the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels, allowed us to have a better idea on the diversity and distribution of these beetles in the country. Eight species of Endomychidae and one of Anamorphidae arerep orted here, including three first records for El Salvador: Anidrytus guatemalae Arrow, Epipocus bifidus Gerstaecker andStenotarsus ovalis Arrow. Additionally, first records for species of Endomychidae from countries of the Neotropical region are provided: Anidrytus batesi Strohecker from Peru, A. ovatulus Gerstaecker from Guyana, Ephebus hirtulus Stroheckerfrom Paraguay, Epopterus vacuus Gerstaecker from Costa Rica and Acinaces unicolor Tomaszewska from Peru.

An updated checklist of water mites (Acari, Hydrachnidia) of Serbia with new records revealed by DNA barcodes

The checklist summarizes the knowledge of the diversity of water mites of Serbia from the oldest record in 1903 to present day. The checklist is based on literature data and recent findings. The checklist includes 104 species in 18 families and 32 genera. Six species, i.e. Hydryphantus parmulatus, Lebertia glabra, Atractides glandulosus, Arrenurus bruzelii, A. virens and Hygrobates balcanicus, are added as new for the water mite fauna of Serbia. Regardless that the diversity of water mite has been addressed for over a century, the number of water mite species from Serbia is still limited and lower compared to other Balkan countries, indicating the need for further studies.

A preliminary assessment of the bat fauna (Mammalia: Chiroptera) of Murlen National Park, Mizoram, India: distribution, morphology, and echolocation

As part of a faunal documentation work in Murlen National Park in Mizoram, two field surveys were conducted in the park area and its immediate periphery which resulted in capture of 39 individuals of bats. Based on these captures and a previous published record, 14 bat species belonging to nine genera and three families were recorded from the study area. Despite lesser sampling coverage and shorter duration of the surveys, uncommon and little-known species like Arielulus circumdatus, Kerivoula cf. hardwickii, Myotis annectans, Myotis montivagus, and Mirostrellus joffrei were recorded, thereby highlighting the rich assemblage of chiropteran fauna and also the need for effective protection of the area. Based on the collected samples, five species—Rhinolophus affinis, R. perniger, Myotis annectans, Pipistrellus javanicus, and Mirostrellus joffrei—are first recorded from Mizoram state. The echolocation call structures of four of the recorded species from the study area are also presented. We have also provided an updated checklist of the bat fauna of Mizoram state comprising 35 species of five families.

An updated checklist of the Hydradephaga of Switzerland (Coleoptera)

An updated checklist of the Swiss species of Hydradephaga (Dytiscidae, Gyrinidae, Haliplidae, Hygrobiidae, Noteridae) is presented and briefly discussed. A total of 139 species is retained as part of the Swiss fauna, while 53 species, which have been recorded in Switzerland in the past, are excluded from this list, either due to insufficient documentation or because their records were based on misidentified material. In contrast to previous works, the present study also provides, for the first time, distribution maps through an online map server for all Hydradephaga species in Switzerland, based on over 43,000 occurrences obtained from specimens held in museums and private collections, as well as literature data. The occurrences of the rarest species of Switzerland, as well as data on species erroneously cited in Switzerland, are presented and discussed.

The conundrum of differentiating Cushing's syndrome from non-neoplastic hypercortisolism: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Once hypercortisolemia is confirmed, differential diagnosis between Cushing's syndrome (CS) due to neoplastic endogenous hypercortisolism and non-neoplastic hypercortisolism (NNH, pseudo-Cushing's syndrome) is crucial. Due to worldwide corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) unavailability, accuracy of alternative tests to dexamethasone (Dex)-CRH, is clearly needed. Assess the diagnostic accuracy of Dex-CRH test, desmopressin stimulation test, midnight serum cortisol (MSC), and late-night salivary cortisol (LNSC) levels to distinguish CS from NNH. Articles through March 2022 were identified from Scopus, Web of Science, MEDLINE, EMBASE, and PubMed. All steps through the systematic review were performed independently and in duplicate and strictly adhered to the updated PRISMA-DTA checklist. A total of 24 articles (1900 patients) were included. Dex-CRH had a pooled sensitivity and specificity of 91% (95%CI 87-94%; I2 0%) and 82% (73-88%; I2 50%), desmopressin test 86% (81-90%; I2 28%) and 90% (84-94%; I2 15%), MSC 91% (85-94%; I2 66%) and 81% (70-89%; I2 71%), and LNSC 80% (67-89%; I2 57%) and 90% (84-93%; I2 21%), respectively. Summary receiver operating characteristicsareas under the curve were Dex-CRH 0.949, desmopressin test 0.936, MSC 0.942, and LNSC 0.950 without visual or statistical significance. The overall risk of studies bias was moderate. Dex-CRH, the desmopressin stimulation test, and MSC have similar diagnostic accuracy, with Dex-CRH and MSC having slightly higher sensitivity, and the desmopressin test being more specific. LNSC was the least accurate, probably due to high heterogeneity, intrinsic variability, different assays, and lack of consistent reported cutoffs. When facing this challenging differential diagnosis, theresultspresented here should increase clinicians' confidence when deciding which test to perform.

New insights into the diversity and distribution of Leptanillinae (Formicidae) within China

Leptanillinae is an ant subfamily of low taxonomic diversity and limited distribution within the Old World. Species within this subfamily are hypogaeic and are notoriously difficult to find and collect. As a result of their rarity, comparatively little is known about their natural history and distributions. Based upon new sampling efforts, we present significant new records of Leptanillinae from Mainland China, and Hong Kong SAR. Opamyrma hungvuong Yamane et al., 2008 is newly recorded from Sichuan Province, alongside a potential easterly record from Zhejiang Province, greatly extending its northern and eastern range distribution. Further, Protanilla lini Terayama, 2009 is recorded from Mainland China for the first time from Fujian Province and Hong Kong. We provide detailed collecting accounts for all newly recorded species, including associated habitat, nesting locality, colony composition, and for P. lini dietary information. All new localities for both species significantly extend their previously assumed distributions. Additional records of Leptanilla bethyloides Griebenow, 2024, and a note on L. japonica Baroni Urbani, 1977 from Hong Kong are provided. An updated distribution checklist of Leptanillinae from Mainland China and Taiwan is also provided. Our new records point towards an under sampled ant fauna of Mainland China underlying the need for new sampling approaches within the region.

Contribution to the Knowledge of Harvestmen (Arachnida: Opiliones) from Iraq, with Updated Checklists for Iraq, Iran and Türkiye

Contribution to the Knowledge of Harvestmen (Arachnida: Opiliones) from Iraq, with Updated Checklists for Iraq, Iran and Türkiye

Measurement invariance of the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) across race/ethnicity and sex in the Adolescent Brain and Cognitive Development (ABCD) study.

There are numerous studies examining differences in the experience of disorders and symptoms of psychopathology in adolescents across racial or ethnic groups and sex. Though there is substantial research exploring potential factors that may influence these differences, few studies have considered the potential contribution of measurement properties to these differences. Therefore, this study examined whether there are differences across racial or ethnic groups and sex in the measurement of psychopathology, assessed in mother-reported behavior of 9-11 year old youth from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development study sample using updated Child Behavior Checklist scales (CBCL; Achenbach & Rescorla, 2001). Tests of measurement invariance of the CBCL utilized the higher order factor structure identified by Michelini et al. (2019) using this same Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development cohort. The dimensions include internalizing, somatoform, detachment, externalizing, and neurodevelopmental problems. The configural model had a good-to-excellent fit on all subscales of the CBCL across racial or ethnic groups and sex. The metric and scalar models fit just as well as the configural models, indicating that the scales are measuring the same constructs across racial or ethnic groups and sex and are not influenced by measurement properties of items on the CBCL, although some high-severity response options were not endorsed for youth in all racial or ethnic groups. These findings support the use of the CBCL in research examining psychopathology in racially or ethnically diverse samples of youth. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).