Six new species of Leptoglossus Guerin from Brazil, Costa Rica, Mexico, Peru, and Venezuela are described. Diagnostic taxonomic characters of antennal segments, legs, male genital capsules, and dorsal views of some species are illustrated. Most of the species are placed…

The type species of Acolhua is discussed. The specimens considered to represent the type species Acolhua championi Distant by Slater & Brailovsky (1986) are shown to represent a previously undescribed species described as A. barrerai new species. The actual type…

Six new species of Bernardia from Mexico are described and illustrated. Species are distinguished by a combination of characters such as habit, leaf shape and size, indumentum, venation pattern, gland position, length of staminate inflorescence, number of bracts, number of…

Purpose: In an age where organizational transformation is becoming more important to both the theory and practice of strategic management, the aim of this paper is to provide a model through which organizational transformation and strategic change can be understood…

The taxonomy of the New World species of the genus Trichadenotecnum is revised. A total of 44 species, including 29 new species, were treated. These species are classified into 12 monophyletic species groups, eight of them newly proposed here. Two…

Whiteness is often detached from the notion of diaspora in the recent flurry of interest in the phenomenon, yet it is a key feature of some of the largest and oldest displacements. This paper explores the specific contexts of white…

The main aim of this study was to estimate the effects of salinity variation on the Mediterranean seagrass Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile and its attached epiphytes. Leaf growth and survival of this plant were tested in several short-term (15 days)…

An automatic disassembly cell requires of a
computer vision system for recognition and localization of
the products and each of theirs components. The detection
of occlusions adds more information to the knowledge base
to identify components and products, and generate…

In April 2001, the Children and Family Court Advisory Support Service (CAFCASS) became responsible for family court work, including the provision of mediation services. Family court mediation offers a gateway for social work with children and families whose needs are…

This paper provides information about the magnitude and responses to intimate partner violence against women in Spain.