Four hundred fourteen junior high school students (ages 14-15) in Sichuan, China, were studied via questionnaires to determine their feelings of loneliness, self-control, social connection, and NSSI levels.
NSSI displayed a considerable positive correlation with the experience of loneliness.
Through the analysis of the results, the correlation between loneliness and NSSI is reinforced, expanding and clarifying the existing internal logical connection and providing a roadmap for future preventative measures and interventions for adolescents with NSSI.
The results support a connection between loneliness and non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI), further explaining and deepening the logical link between them, and providing a resource for future efforts in preventing and managing NSSI among adolescents.
In this article, ethnographic research in two Chinese nursing homes sheds light on the ways in which institutional eldercare transforms expectations and practices concerning filial piety. Families frequently choose institutional care to address the unmet needs of elderly care. A new and expected apportionment of care responsibilities, including labor and love, will be divided between paid care workers and family members, accordingly. The concept of shared care is deeply embedded in the evolving dynamics of Chinese family life, marked by a shift towards intimacy. Many family members, however, extend their involvement in nursing home care, remaining deeply committed to their loved ones and the residents. In order to elevate the quality of care, adult children, on the one hand, are tasked with managing surrogate caretakers. Instead, they continue to offer personal care and companionship support. Family time takes center stage, especially in the face of the prospect of a loved one's passing. This study dissects the commodification of eldercare in contemporary China, offering insights into the transformation of filial piety while surpassing the simplistic dichotomy of commercial and family care.
A review of the scientific literature pertaining to the genus Opacoptera, specifically Gozmany's 1978 publication, is provided. Four newly identified O.condensata species have been described. The observation of O.hybocentrasp. took place in November. O.introflexasp, in November, offered a rich and multifaceted display of its complexities. The JSON schema outputs a list of sentences. The presence of O.longissima species, and. Opacopterakerastiodes Park, recorded in 2021, is a new addition to the Chinese species catalog. Visual representations of adults are supplied, coupled with a guide to distinguish the males of each known species.
A taxonomic revision of the Philippine Atholus Thomson, 1859 species is undertaken, leveraging museum and freshly collected specimens. Atholustorquatus (Marseul, 1854) is further characterized and its description updated with the inclusion of SEM micrographs and figures depicting the male and female sexual organs. Images of syntypes are used to re-evaluate Atholusbakeri (Bickhardt, 1914) and Atholusnitidissimus Desbordes, 1925. In a recent discovery, the Philippine archipelago has expanded its species collection with the addition of Atholuspirithous (Marseul, 1873) and A.torquatus (Marseul, 1854). Atholuscoelestis (Marseul, 1857) and A.philippinensis (Marseul, 1854) are furnished with diagnostic descriptions accompanied by visual representations. A guide to identifying Philippine species is included.
Bradina's exceptional wing venation, unlike that of most other Spilomelinae genera, contributes to its species-rich nature. Visually, most members of this genus are nearly identical. This study investigated the morphological features of the genus and eight closely related Chinese species. Amongst these specimens, B. falciculata Guo & Du, a novel species. SP-13786 In their work, Guo and Du documented the new species, *B.fusoidea*. Return the November specimens of B.spirella, identified as Guo & Du's. Guo and Du have detailed a new November plant species, *B. ternifolia*. Rewrite these sentences ten times, changing the arrangement of words and phrases, making every output distinct. Sp. B.torsiva, Guo & Du, and. Provide ten distinct rewrites of the sentence, each with a novel grammatical structure, retaining the original meaning and word count. Unprecedented scientific phenomena are cataloged as novel discoveries. Additional specimens and the holotypes of Bradenamegesalis (Walker, 1859), B.translinealis Hampson, 1896, and B.subpurpurescens (Warren, 1896) have permitted their redelineation. New findings place both B.translinealis and B.subpurpurescens in China, and their genitalia are described here for the first time. Images of the eight species' habitus and genitalia are included in this document, accompanied by a dedicated key for identification.
Within the Iranian sections of the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman, the presence of Hydrophis sea snakes is a key part of the animal's overall diversity. This study examined the genetic structures of seven Hydrophis species, representing part of the ten observed in these waters, to populations in the western Pacific and eastern Indian Ocean. The Indian Ocean and Australian populations of the six species—H.platurus, H.cyanocinctus, H.spiralis, H.schistosus, H.gracilis, and H.lapemiodes—showed a high degree of genetic similarity to one another, according to our findings. H. curtus, a species from southern Iran, demonstrates a pronounced genetic divergence from populations found in Sri Lanka and Indonesia, specifically showcasing a 6% and 6% genetic distance from Sri Lankan samples for the 16S and COI gene fragments, respectively. The disparity in genetic makeup between Iranian and Southeast Asian populations could signify emerging genetic lineages, advocating for further morphological examination to reconsider their taxonomic status.
Wildlife tick populations were investigated in Levice, Bratislava, Stupava, and Vrbovce (southwestern Slovakia) between 2021 and 2022. Fifty-one individuals spanning six wild mammalian species each contributed to the collection of 512 ticks. Scientific analysis identified eight tick species, namely *Dermacentor reticulatus*, *Dermacentor marginatus*, *Haemaphysalis inermis*, *Haemaphysalis concinna*, *Ixodes ricinus*, *Ixodes hexagonus*, and two unspecified *Ixodes* species. Ixodes hexagonus, consisting of female Ixodes species, were collected from northern white-breasted hedgehogs (Erinaceus roumanicus). Nymphs from European badgers (Meles meles), alongside red foxes (Vulpes vulpes), were collected. Noting both Ixodes hexagonus and other species of Ixodes. Fragments of the mitochondrial genes COI and 16S rRNA, through sequencing, allowed for a morphological and molecular identification of the specimens. A molecular approach to understanding Ixodes species. The taxonomic identity of Ixodeskaiseri Arthur, 1957 and I.canisuga (Johnston, 1849) was positively established. Sequence analysis of the I.kaiseri isolate from Slovakia reveals complete genetic congruence with I.kaiseri isolates from Romania, Poland, Germany, Turkey, and Croatia. For the first time, Slovakia's presence of I.kaiseri is established via a combination of morphological and molecular analysis.
Multivariate analyses of cowrie (Gastropoda Cypraeidae) shell morphology are infrequently employed, with a greater emphasis placed on comparing standardized shell descriptions that provide average values (e.g., means) for crucial morphometric characteristics such as shell dimensions, their proportions, and the number of apertural teeth. Despite its common use, the shell formula is unable to account for intra-individual variability or enable statistical comparisons between different taxa. To analyze shell shape across the four established subspecies of Umbiliaarmeniaca (Verco, 1912), a multivariate approach was applied, including a population of U.armeniaca from Lancelin, Western Australia, which had not been studied before and is located at the most northerly point. Multivariate analyses readily distinguished the recognised subspecies of U.armeniaca (U.a.armeniaca, U.a.diprotodon, U.a.clarksoni, and U.a.andreyi), but failed to distinguish the Lancelin population from U.a.andreyi, suggesting that the former represents a northward extension of the latter, exhibiting no discernible morphometric differences. The shell morphology of U.armeniaca, exhibiting infraspecific differences across its broad distribution, is better understood thanks to these results, which emphasize the practicality of multivariate morphometric methods for comparing shell characteristics amongst diverse taxonomic groupings. Existing research practices are complemented by this approach, which holds considerable promise for future morphometric studies of extant and fossil Cypraeidae taxa.
Herein, a new salamander species from the genus Bolitoglossa is described, discovered in the cloud forests of the western slopes of the Cordillera Oriental in Colombia's Cundinamarca department. Among the most noticeable attributes of this novel species are the considerable number of its maxillary and vomerine teeth, its moderate hand and foot webbing, its short and powerful tail, and its range of chromatic variations. Genetic polymorphism From molecular analyses, this novel species is categorized in the adspersa species group and is established as the sister species of B. adspersa, which it had previously been misidentified as. Lastly, the conservation status, natural history, and distribution of this new species are discussed.
A newly unearthed Nuvol specimen necessitated a correction of our previous Nuvolumbrosus Navas classification; our species redescription, therefore, accurately represented an unrecognized species. brain pathologies This redescription of the true N.umbrosus is presented here, informed by a newly discovered male specimen. Similar to Navas's description, this Atlantic Forest specimen was collected, precisely mirroring the origin of the original type specimen. Separately, we categorize the previously misidentified Nuvol specimens from the Amazonian area as a new species, Nuvolsatur Sosa & Tauber, sp.