Journal articles: 'Voucher Work'

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Neal, Derek. "How Vouchers Could Change the Market for Education." Journal of Economic Perspectives 16, no. 4 (November 1, 2002): 25–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1257/089533002320950966.

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As vouchers become a more significant part of education policy debates, the time is right to consider what we know and do not know about the likely effects of adopting various voucher schemes. In the balance of this paper, the author describes both empirical and theoretical work on education that speaks to this topic. He argues that we cannot confidently predict the outcomes that would result from various voucher schemes, and he also stresses that debates over vouchers per se are not informative. Details concerning funding, targeting and discretion in the use of vouchers should greatly affect the outcomes associated with any

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Epple, Dennis, Richard E. Romano, and Miguel Urquiola. "School Vouchers: A Survey of the Economics Literature." Journal of Economic Literature 55, no. 2 (June 1, 2017): 441–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1257/jel.20150679.

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We review the theoretical, computational, and empirical research on school vouchers, with a focus on the latter. Our assessment is that the evidence to date is not sufficient to warrant recommending that vouchers be adopted on a widespread basis; however, multiple positive findings support continued exploration. Specifically, the empirical research on small-scale programs does not suggest that awarding students a voucher is a systematically reliable way to improve educational outcomes, and some detrimental effects have been found. Nevertheless, in some settings, or for some subgroups or outcomes, vouchers can have a substantial positive effect on those who use them. Studies of large-scale voucher programs find student sorting as a result of their implementation, although of varying magnitude. Evidence on both small-scale and large-scale programs suggests that competition induced by vouchers leads public schools to improve. Moreover, research is making progress on understanding how vouchers may be designed to limit adverse effects from sorting, while preserving positive effects related to competition. Finally, our sense is that work originating in a single case (e.g., a given country) or in a single research approach (e.g., experimental designs) will not provide a full understanding of voucher effects; fairly wide-ranging empirical and theoretical work will be necessary to make progress. (JEL H52, H75, I21, I22, I28, O15)

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Oberlander, Jonathan. "Remaking Medicare: The Voucher Myth." International Journal of Health Services 28, no. 1 (January 1998): 29–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.2190/8d0t-4xdw-am8t-6wcq.

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There is growing enthusiasm for transforming Medicare into a voucher system. Advocates claim vouchers would increase the health care choices available to Medicare beneficiaries, reduce the regulatory burden on the federal government, and promote the benefits of fair market competition. In addition, some analysts contend vouchers are the only feasible solution to Medicare's short-term financing problems and the long-term “crisis” of the retirement of the baby-boom generation. The author argues against these claims. Vouchers would not work as advertised by proponents because of the limitations of risk-adjustment methods and unrealistic assumptions about consumer choice. Moreover, the elderly and disabled Medicare population is ill-suited to cope in a competitive insurance system. Implementation of vouchers would therefore pose a threat to both the health of beneficiaries and the stability of the Medicare program. The implications of this analysis for Medicare reform are discussed.

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Solari, Claudia D., Douglas Walton, and Jill Khadduri. "How Well Do Housing Vouchers Work for Black Families Experiencing Homelessness?: Evidence from the Family Options Study." ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 693, no. 1 (January 2021): 193–208. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0002716221996678.

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We investigate whether racial disparities exist among homeless families with priority access to the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program. The families we studied moved from emergency shelter into subsidized housing and sometimes left the HCV program, and our results suggest that the HCV program works as well for Black families as it does for White families. The rates at which families used the vouchers to lease a housing unit are similarly high for each group. The rate at which families exit from the HCV program does not differ between White and Black families, but the factors that predict exit do differ by race. For all families, access to a voucher reduces returns to homelessness, doubling up, and moving. These results confirm that in the United States—a country with a history of racial disparities in housing—the HCV program can help alleviate the effects of severe poverty and provide housing opportunities that advantage both White and Black families.

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Mousaid, Sarah, Kelly Huegaerts, Kim Bosmans, Mireia Julià, Joan Benach, and Christophe Vanroelen. "The Quality of Work in the Belgian Service Voucher System." International Journal of Health Services 47, no. 1 (November 4, 2016): 40–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0020731416677478.

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Several European countries implemented initiatives to boost the growth of the domestic cleaning sector. Few studies investigated the quality of work in these initiatives, although effects on workers’ health and on social health inequalities can be expected. This study contributes to the scant research on this subject, by investigating the quality of work in the Belgian service voucher system – a subsidized system for domestic work. The applied research methodology includes a qualitative content analysis of parliamentary debates, legislation and previous research about the service voucher system and of 40 in-depth interviews with service voucher workers. The study shows that the legal framework that regulates the system must be further enhanced in order to improve the quality of work in the service voucher system. In addition, the actors involved must be better controlled, and sanctioned in case of non-compliance with legislation.

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Calo, William A., Evelyn Marin, Betsy Aumiller, Andrea Murray, Claire Baptiste, Madeline Bermudez, Laurie Crawford, Vicki DeLoatch, and Jennifer L. Kraschnewski. "Implementing Locally Tailored Strategies to Promote Redemption of Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program Vouchers Among WIC Participants in Central Pennsylvania." Health Promotion Practice 23, no. 1_suppl (November 2022): 100S—107S. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/15248399221112453.

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The Pennsylvania Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) provides vouchers to participants of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) to purchase locally grown fruits, vegetables (F&V), and herbs every year from June to November. Voucher redemption is suboptimal among WIC participants in Lebanon County, a community with high numbers of low-income and Hispanic families. Supported by a Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) award, our community–academic coalition partnered with the local WIC provider to implement locally tailored strategies to promote redemption of FMNP vouchers. In 2019, we surveyed FMNP participants ( n = 100) to examine opportunities for improved voucher redemption. Increasing sites for voucher use (47%) and a larger variety of F&V (27%) were the most commonly selected improvements participants identified. Participants also supported improvements to increase awareness of available seasonal produce (14%), text/phone reminders to redeem vouchers (13%), and having recipes to cook meals with FMNP-approved F&V (12%). These findings led us to implement a weekly, Farm-to-WIC “grab bag” program in 2020/2021. We partnered with a local farmer to offer a variety of FMNP-approved produce in $3 and $6 grab bags at the local WIC provider. Each grab bag included healthy recipes using the included produce. In 2021, we launched a text/phone reminder intervention to encourage voucher redemption among FMNP participants (n = 57). Our work demonstrates the value of community–academic partnerships to identify and implement feasible strategies that are responsive to local needs as well as supporting existing programs providing greater access to affordable produce.

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Vyas, Raju, and B. M. Parasharya. "Amphibian and Reptilian Inventories Augmented by Sampling at Heronries." Reptiles & Amphibians 23, no. 1 (April 1, 2016): 68–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.17161/randa.v23i1.14102.

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An alternate method for supporting amphibian and reptilian inventory was tested. This experimental method involved the collection of regurgitated food from water bird nestlings from a total of 10 heronries: four mixed-species and six single-species heronries in Gujarat State, India, during 1997 to 1999. We verified the presence of twelve species of amphibians, and twelve species of reptiles were recovered intact. Various methods are used to evaluate the diversity of amphibians and reptiles, many of which are resource-dependent in terms of both time and money (e.g., Heyer et al. 1994). The verification process in such diversity surveys generally requires the collection of voucher specimens for establishing the credibility of the work (Dubois and Nemesio 2007; Funk et al. 2005). Vouchers also facilitate further taxonomic studies and the identification of cryptic species, especially when species complexes occupy the area being surveyed. The collection of specimens requires permission from the appropriate government authority. Because relevant authorities in India are often hardcore believers of the philosophy of “Jiv Daya” (a Jainist concept involving compassion for all beings) and unaware of the need for voucher specimens, acquisition of permits to collect in protected areas (sanctuaries and national parks), even for studies of biodiversity and environmental assessments is extremely difficult. Even when permission for voucher collection is granted, strict time constraints are imposed. These render surveys of large areas almost impossible, particularly because vouchers ideally involve a series of specimens of various species (Goodman and Lanyon 1994) and collection methods often are very time consuming. Consequently, methods that are less time-consuming and less expensive are needed. Herein, we test one such alternative.

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Semigina, Tetyana, and Oksana Pozhidayeva. "THE VOUCHER PROGRAMME AS A CHALLENGE FOR SOCIAL WORK TEACHING." Advanced Education 5 (June 16, 2018): 11–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.20535/2410-8286.110945.

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Blumenberg, Evelyn, and Gregory Pierce. "The Drive to Work." Journal of Planning Education and Research 37, no. 1 (July 9, 2016): 66–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0739456x16633501.

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Transportation enables low-income individuals to find and travel to employment. This article analyzes the relationship between access to automobiles and public transit and employment outcomes of low-income households. We use longitudinal survey data from participants in the Welfare to Work Voucher Program, which was conducted in five US metropolitan areas between 1999 and 2005. Multinomial logistic regression shows that baseline access to automobiles has a strong positive relationship to follow-up employment but public transit access and receipt of housing assistance do not. Our findings suggest that enhancing car access will notably improve employment outcomes among very-low-income adults, but other assistance will have, at best, marginal effects.

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Cho, Soowon, Samantha W. Epstein, Kim Mitter, Chris A. Hamilton, David Plotkin, Charles Mitter, and Akito Y. Kawahara. "Preserving and vouchering butterflies and moths for large-scale museum-based molecular research." PeerJ 4 (June 22, 2016): e2160. http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2160.

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Butterflies and moths (Lepidoptera) comprise significant portions of the world’s natural history collections, but a standardized tissue preservation protocol for molecular research is largely lacking. Lepidoptera have traditionally been spread on mounting boards to display wing patterns and colors, which are often important for species identification. Many molecular phylogenetic studies have used legs from pinned specimens as the primary source for DNA in order to preserve a morphological voucher, but the amount of available tissue is often limited. Preserving an entire specimen in a cryogenic freezer is ideal for DNA preservation, but without an easily accessible voucher it can make specimen identification, verification, and morphological work difficult. Here we present a procedure that creates accessible and easily visualized “wing vouchers” of individual Lepidoptera specimens, and preserves the remainder of the insect in a cryogenic freezer for molecular research. Wings are preserved in protective holders so that both dorsal and ventral patterns and colors can be easily viewed without further damage. Our wing vouchering system has been implemented at the University of Maryland (AToL Lep Collection) and the University of Florida (Florida Museum of Natural History, McGuire Center of Lepidoptera and Biodiversity), which are among two of the largest Lepidoptera molecular collections in the world.

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Villar García, Jose Luis, Ana Juan, Maria Angeles Alonso, and Manuel Benito Crespo. "Type specimens of Tamarix (Tamaricaceae) described by Josef Franz Freyn in 1903." Phytotaxa 172, no. 3 (June 18, 2014): 289. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.172.3.10.

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Five Tamarix taxa were described in Freyn’s posthumous publication (Freyn 1903): Tamarix askabadensis Freyn (1903: 1059), Tamarix karakalensis Freyn (1903: 1060), T. karakalensis var. scoparia Freyn (1903: 1062), T. karakalensis var. verrucifera Freyn (1903: 1062), and T. karakalensis var. myriantha Freyn (1903: 1062). This publication comprised an enumeration of the plants collected by Paul Sintenis in “Tauria, 1900–1901” (in the Sintenis’s voucher labels as “Iter transcaspico-persicum 1900–1901”), by Ove Paulsen in “regione caspica, transcaspica, praesertium in altiplanitie Pamir, 1898–1899”, and by Victor Ferdinand Brotherus “in Turkestania, 1896”. However, all Tamarix taxa treated in that work belong to those collected by Sintenis. It is important to point out that Sintenis was mostly a plant collector who sold his vouchers to many different herbaria: ANK, BHUPM, BREM, G, GH, HAC, JE, LD, PAL, PR, TUB, VT, W, WAG, and WU (acronyms according to Thiers 2014). However, his personal herbarium (ca. 80000 vouchers of 18000 species) was acquired by the Herbarium of the Botanical Museum of Lund (LD) in 1921–1922 (Patrik Frödén pers. comm.).

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Cárdenas, Paco, Jayani Gamage, Chamari M. Hettiarachchi, and Sunithi Gunasekera. "Good Practices in Sponge Natural Product Studies: Revising Vouchers with Isomalabaricane Triterpenes." Marine Drugs 20, no. 3 (March 4, 2022): 190. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/md20030190.

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Species misidentification in the field of natural products is an acknowledged problem. These errors are especially widespread in sponge studies, albeit rarely assessed and documented. As a case study, we aim to revisit reports of isomalabaricane triterpenes, isolated from four demosponge genera: Jaspis, Geodia, Stelletta and Rhabdastrella. From a total of 44 articles (1981–2022), 27 unique vouchers were listed, 21 of which were accessed and re-examined here: 11 (52.4%) of these were misidentified. Overall, 65.9% of the studies published an incorrect species name: previously identified Jaspis and Stelletta species were all in fact Rhabdastrella globostellata. We conclude that isomalabaricane triterpenes were isolated from only two Rhabdastrella species and possibly one Geodia species. In addition to shedding a new light on the distribution of isomalabaricane triterpenes, this study is an opportunity to highlight the crucial importance of vouchers in natural product studies. Doing so, we discuss the impact of species misidentification and poor accessibility of vouchers in the field of sponge natural products. We advocate for stricter voucher guidelines in natural product journals and propose a common protocol of good practice, in the hope of reducing misidentifications in sponge studies, ensure reproducibility of studies, and facilitate follow-up work on the original material.

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Chuaynkern, Yodchaiy, Prateep Duengkae, Pongpitak Sribandit, Komsan Bunchornratana, Chantip Chuaynkern, Nont Khewwan, and Sawang Tipayanukul. "Amphibia, Anura, Dicroglossidae, Quasipaa fasciculispina (Inger, 1970): distribution extension." Check List 7, no. 2 (March 1, 2011): 114. http://dx.doi.org/10.15560/7.2.114.

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The current work presents a new locality for Quasipaa fasciculispina (Inger, 1970) documenting the first provincial record based on voucher specimens for Trat Province (eastern Thailand). Its geographical distribution is reviewed and a recent distribution map in Thailand is presented.

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Jacob, Brian A., and Jens Ludwig. "The Effects of Housing Assistance on Labor Supply: Evidence from a Voucher Lottery." American Economic Review 102, no. 1 (February 1, 2012): 272–304. http://dx.doi.org/10.1257/aer.102.1.272.

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This study estimates the effects of means-tested housing programs on labor supply using data from a randomized housing voucher wait-list lottery in Chicago. Economic theory is ambiguous about the expected sign of any labor supply response. We find that among working-age, able-bodied adults, housing voucher use reduces labor force participation by around 4 percentage points (6 percent) and quarterly earnings by $329 (10 percent), and increases Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program participation by around 2 percentage points (15 percent). We find no evidence that the housing-specific mechanisms hypothesized to promote work, such as neighborhood quality or residential stability, are important empirically. (JEL I38, J22, R23, R38)

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Latifah, Eny, and Mia Lailatul Hidayah. "Implementasi Wakaf Uang pada Islamic Microfinance Institution di Era Society 5.0." AL-MANHAJ: Jurnal Hukum dan Pranata Sosial Islam 2, no. 1 (April 7, 2020): 112–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.37680/almanhaj.v2i1.326.

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The purpose of this reseach is to find out the implementation in channeling the endoWment of money to the authorities and the motives of customers in the endowment of money in The Islamic Microfinance Institutions called KSPPS Mandiri Sejahtera in Era Society 5.0. The resuts of the reseach are the process of channeling the results of Waqf money starting from Waqif handing over money to kspps Mandiri Sejahtera through the purchase of Waqf voucher money . then managed endowment fund and distributed funds to people in need. Motives of customers at KSPPS BMT Mandiri Sejahtera have a motive, Which is forced by the relevant regulations, such as compliance with payment administration, staff who work there every month are deducted from their waqf money. The next motive in managing money Waqf money voucher seems to force Waqif because most do not have the urge of oneself to endowment but compulsion and even the obligation to pay endowment for money to get what customers want, such as internship, field work practices, and reseach. Tujuan penelitian adalah ingin mengetahui impelementasi dalam menyalurkan wakaf uang kepada pihak yang berwenang, dan motif nasabah dalam wakaf uang yang ada di Islamic Microfinance Institution yang bernama KSPPS Mandiri Sejahtera di Era Society 5.0. Hasil penelitian adalah Proses penyaluran hasil wakaf uang dimulai dari waqif menyerahkan uang kepada KSPPS BMT Mandiri Sejahtera melalui pembelian voucher wakaf uang Kemudian di kelola dana wakaf uangnya dan salurkan kepada orang-orang yang membutuhkan. Motif nasabah di KSPPS BMT Mandiri Sejahtera memiliki motif, yaitu motif yang terpaksa dengan peraturan yang terikat seperti pemenuhan administrasi pembiayaan, staf yang bekerja disana setiap bulan gajinya akan dipotong untuk wakaf, motif selanjutnya dalam melakukan pengelolaan voucher wakaf ini terkesan memaksa waqif karena kebanyakan tanpa dorongan dari diri sendiri untuk wakaf melainkan paksaan bahkan kewajiban untuk membayar wakaf uang demi mendapatkan apa yang diinginkan nasabah, seperti magang, Praktek Kerja Lapnagan, dan Penelitian.

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Krawiec, Grzegorz. "THE PRINCIPLE OF THE GOOD OF THE FAMILY CONTRA THE PRINCIPLE OF EQUALITY ON THE EXAMPLE OF THE EDUCATIONAL VOUCHER." Roczniki Administracji i Prawa 3, no. XX (September 30, 2020): 69–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0014.4221.

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The work presents the issue of an educational voucher - benefits that can be granted by the commune council as one of the forms of assistance for the family. In one of the communes such a voucher has been established. However, it was intended only for families based on marriage. This standpoint was criticized by the Polish Ombudsman. He pointed out that such a solution constitutes a violation of the principle of equality. It would seem that between the principle of the good of the family and the principle of equality, there is no contradiction and they can be reconciled. And indeed, in many areas, the principles do not interfere with each other, and when applied correctly, they can contribute to the real assurance of the good of the family

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Jacob, Brian A., Max Kapustin, and Jens Ludwig. "The Impact of Housing Assistance on Child Outcomes: Evidence from a Randomized Housing Lottery *." Quarterly Journal of Economics 130, no. 1 (November 21, 2014): 465–506. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/qje/qju030.

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Abstract One long-standing motivation for low-income housing programs is the possibility that housing affordability and housing conditions generate externalities, including on children’s behavior and long-term life outcomes. We take advantage of a randomized housing voucher lottery in Chicago in 1997 to examine the long-term impact of housing assistance on a wide variety of child outcomes, including schooling, health, and criminal involvement. In contrast to most prior work focusing on families in public housing, we focus on families living in unsubsidized private housing at baseline, for whom voucher receipt generates large changes in both housing and nonhousing consumption. We find that the receipt of housing assistance has little, if any, impact on neighborhood or school quality or on a wide range of important child outcomes.

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Richards, N. K., H. Ehau-Taumaunu, and C. M. Ferguson. "DNA from 33-year-old dried moth specimens help confirm larva as the elusive Wiseana fuliginea." New Zealand Plant Protection 70 (July 25, 2017): 235–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.30843/nzpp.2017.70.56.

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Caterpillars of the genus Wiseana, commonly known as porina, are pests of improved pastures in New Zealand. Seven species are currently recognised but morphological identification of individual species is extremely difficult. Therefore, two new molecular-based identification methods have recently been developed. However, analysis of an adult W. fuliginea specimen was required to confirm the tentative identification of a W. fuliginea larva collected from Southland. No adult W. fuliginea have been collected in the last twenty years so DNA was extracted from voucher specimens of 33-year-old dried W. fuliginea adults held by the New Zealand Arthropod Collection. A 1,035 bp sequence of the cytochrome oxidase I gene for each of the two museum W. fuliginea voucher moths was generated and proved identical to the sequence from the Southland larva. A new method for confirming the identification of porina specimens is available as a result of this work.

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Teater, Barbra Ann. "A Qualitative Evaluation of the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program." Qualitative Social Work 10, no. 4 (October 20, 2010): 503–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1473325010371242.

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Research and evaluations on social programs often fail to consider the clients’ perspective, yet such perspectives are critical to ensure that the programs and policies best meet clients’ needs. Through individual interviews, this qualitative evaluation of the implementation of the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program, in a Midwestern city, USA, explored the recipients’ perspectives in relation to the program’s implementation and ability to meet their needs. The data analysis revealed detailed experiences in regard to program rules and priorities, stigma, and recipients’ outcomes, and recommendations in regard to customer service, understanding recipients’ circumstances, and program rules. Implications for social work practice and housing administrators are discussed, and evidence for clients’ experiences and perspectives in program evaluation is provided.

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AI-Said, Mansour S. "Traditional Medicinal Plants of Saudi Arabia." American Journal of Chinese Medicine 21, no. 03n04 (January 1993): 291–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s0192415x93000340.

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The work gives an account of the use of twenty plant species in Saudi traditional medicine and their main chemical constituents. The botanical name, local name or names (in Arabic language), family, mode of administration and voucher herbarium numbers are recorded. Such a study is not only to document the current status of traditional uses of medicinal plants in Saudi Arabia, but also to give awareness of possible new drug resources.

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Wardani, Wita, Bayu Adjie, Kusumadewi Sri Yulita, and Andi Salamah. "TWO NEW RECORDS OF ATHYRIUM FOR BALI." REINWARDTIA 21, no. 2 (December 23, 2022): 43–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.14203/reinwardtia.v21i2.4369.

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WARDANI, W., ADJIE, B., YULITA, K. S. & SALAMAH, A. 2022. Two new records of Athyrium for Bali. Reinwardtia 21(2): 43‒47. — Here we reported two species of Athyrium from Bali for the first time based on herbarium study and field work. We provided morphological description, voucher specimens, and taxonomic note for both species. A key to all the four known species of Athyrium s.l. in Bali was also provided.

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Bosselaar, Hans, and Rienk Prins. "Personal Return to Work Budgets for Persons with Disabilities: Demand-Based Delivery of Re-Integration Services in the Netherlands." European Journal of Social Security 9, no. 2 (June 2007): 111–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/138826270700900201.

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The Dutch have implemented a new strategy – demand-based delivery of rehabilitation and employment services – in order to improve the return to the workforce of public benefits recipients. People with disabilities who need to leave the benefit rolls may apply for a voucher known as a “personal labour re-integration budget”. This programme provides the responsibility, tools and budget to carry out a custom-made plan to acquire services for empowerment and return to the labour market. The background of the Dutch approach, initial implementation problems, favourable outcomes and subsequent nationwide application, which is now also available for the unemployed and persons on social assistance, are reported.

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Raz-Yurovich, Liat, and Ive Marx. "What does state-subsidized outsourcing of domestic work do for women’s employment? The Belgian service voucher scheme." Journal of European Social Policy 28, no. 2 (June 21, 2017): 104–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0958928717709173.

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Teixeira, Bernardo Franco da Veiga, and Ariovaldo Antonio Giaretta. "Rediscovery of Dendropsophus tintinnabulum (Anura: Hylidae) in the upper Rio Negro Drainage (Amazonas, Brazil), with a description of its advertisement call and external morphology." Phyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology 15, no. 2 (December 22, 2016): 119. http://dx.doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v15i2p119-126.

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Dendropsophus tintinnabulum is one of six species of the genus unassigned to any group. Voucher specimens and recordings of this taxon obtained during field work in the municipality of São Gabriel da Cachoeira and elsewhere in the district of Cucuí in Amazonas state, Brazil, permit a description of the advertisement call and external morphological features. Based on overall similarities in size, dorsal color, body shape, advertisement call, and preliminary genomic results, D. tintinnabulum is tentatively assigned to the D. microcephalus Group

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Williams, Jorge, and Federico Kacoliris. "Squamata, Scincidae, Mabuya dorsivittata (Cope, 1862): distribution extension in Buenos Aires province, Argentina." Check List 7, no. 3 (May 1, 2011): 388. http://dx.doi.org/10.15560/7.3.388.

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Mabuya dorsivttata is a lizard with a wide distribution in South America. In Buenos Aires province, Argentina, previous voucher records exist only from its northern sector and from Mar del Plata city. In this work, two new records of M. dorsivittata from Buenos Aires province are presented: (1) Azul city (36°46’50” S, 50°51’10” W) and (2) Mar del Tuyú city (37°20’08” S, 59°07’60” W). These new records are located about 175 km from the nearest previous record.

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Gajurel, Jyoti P., and Krishna K. Shrestha. "Taxonomy of the genus Commelina Plum. ex L. (Commelinaceae) in Nepal." Botanica Orientalis: Journal of Plant Science 6 (March 15, 2010): 25–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/botor.v6i0.2907.

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About 170 species of Commelina are known from tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Nepal contributes 6 species of Commelina to the world flora. In the present work, taxonomy of all the six species of Commelina reported from Nepal (C. benghalensis, C. caroliniana, C. diffusa, C. maculata, C. paludosa and C. suffruticosa) was studied. Voucher specimens were collected from Central and Eastern Nepal, covering 14 districts. Morphological characters were studied from these collections. Palynological and anatomical characters were also used to see if they are taxonomically important to delimit the taxa within Commelina. Morphological characters seemed promising to delimit the taxa within Commelina. The key identifying characters at species level are modification in root, form of spathe, structure of leaves and seeds, shape of stomata and pollen. Palynological and anatomical characters were also useful, to some extent, in separating some species, but were not significant as compared to morphological data. Some specimens, close to C. benghalensis and C. caroliniana, showed very different characters. Thus further study is needed to confirm their taxonomic status. Key-words: anatomy; flora; morphological characters; palynology; voucher specimens.DOI: 10.3126/botor.v6i0.2907 Botanica Orientalis - Journal of Plant Science (2009) 6: 25-31

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Ganesh, S. R., M. Rameshwaran, Naveen A. Joseph, and Ahamed M. Jerith. "On two little-known terrestrial South Asian geckoes Hemidactylus reticulatus and Hemidactylus scabriceps (Reptilia: Gekkonidae)." Journal of Threatened Taxa 9, no. 5 (May 26, 2017): 10171. http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/jott.3163.9.5.10171-10177.

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We studied two poorly known terrestrial geckoes inhabiting peninsular India namely, Hemidactylus reticulatus Beddome, 1870 and H. scabriceps (Annandale, 1906). We present data on their morphometry, scalation, colouration and field observations based on both studies in the field and on voucher specimens. Hemipenal morphology for H. scabriceps is presented herein for the first time. Seen in light of some recent cases of misidentification between these two ecologically-similar parapatric species, the present work aids in precise identification and presents landscape clues that help understand their ecology.

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Levy, Richard. "A Case Study for Connecting Collections and Ecological Research." Biodiversity Information Science and Standards 2 (June 13, 2018): e26008. http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/biss.2.26008.

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Integration of ecological research and specimen collection has recently been a topic of focus in the literature (i.e. Morrison et al. 2017) and within organizing groups such as Integrated Digitized Biocollections (iDigBio). Pairing these two fields only stands to benefit biodiversity science, as one’s weakness is the other’s strength. For example, ecological studies often lack the verifiable proof of the taxonomy of its subjects, which is offered by voucher specimens. Conversely, museum collections are often lacking detailed site descriptions or are completely disjointed from plot sampling datasets. Researchers at the Denver Botanic Gardens are addressing this disconnect by conducting a case study that melds ecological plot sampling and floristic documentation. We center our study design and methods around the objective of producing a deliverable data package in the form of a Darwin Core Archive. Moreover, our aim is to use the Darwin Core to its full potential, ultimately publishing a package on the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) that includes extensive metadata, voucher specimens, genomic quality tissue samples, plot sampling data, in-situ, ex-situ, and habitat level images. Here I present an update on the ongoing field work, our intentions, any evaluation, and the overall workflow of the process.

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Dantas-Torres, Filipe, Andrey José de Andrade, Klaudia Emanuela Ramos Tenório, José Dilermando Andrade Filho, Valdir de Queiroz Balbino, and Sinval Pinto Brandão-Filho. "Phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) in the State of Pernambuco." Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical 43, no. 6 (December 2010): 733–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s0037-86822010000600028.

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INTRODUCTION: Phlebotomine sand flies are small insects of great medical relevance. This article presents an updated list of the phlebotomine sand flies occurring in the State of Pernambuco, Brazil. METHODS: A review of literature published since the 1940s up to May 2010 was conducted and voucher material deposited in reference collections were studied. RESULTS: A total of 37 phlebotomine species have previously been reported as occurring in Pernambuco, but the record of six species needs confirmation. CONCLUSIONS: This work provides an updated list of phlebotomine sand flies of Pernambuco, with some notes on their taxonomy, ecology, distribution and epidemiological relevance.

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Ganesh, S. R., Vivek Sharma, and M. Bubesh Guptha. "Records of the Indian Sand Snake Psammophis condanarus (Merrem, 1820) (Reptilia: Lamprophiidae) in southern India." Journal of Threatened Taxa 9, no. 7 (July 26, 2017): 10453. http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/jott.3468.9.7.10453-10458.

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We present new records of the Indian Sand Snake Psammophis condanarus from southern India, where its existence has remained doubtful till date. Our records are based on both live and preserved voucher specimens that are illustrated and described here. We furnish distribution records of this species from two sites belonging to two different ecoregions in southern India—Tirupati in the Eastern Ghats and Hospete in the Deccan plateau. Our work highlights the obscurity of certain, large-growing, diurnal land snakes that have as yet managed to evade the attention of field biologists largely due to a lack of field surveys in certain ecoregions.

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Martoni, Francesco, Alexander M. Piper, Brendan C. Rodoni, and Mark J. Blacket. "Disentangling bias for non-destructive insect metabarcoding." PeerJ 10 (February 23, 2022): e12981. http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12981.

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A fast and reliable method for obtaining a species-level identification is a fundamental requirement for a wide range of activities, from plant protection and invasive species management to biodiversity assessments and ecological studies. For insects, novel molecular techniques such as DNA metabarcoding have emerged as a rapid alternative to traditional morphological identification, reducing the dependence on limited taxonomic experts. Until recently, molecular techniques have required a destructive DNA extraction, precluding the possibility of preserving voucher specimens for future studies, or species descriptions. Here we paired insect metabarcoding with two recent non-destructive DNA extraction protocols, to obtain a rapid and high-throughput taxonomic identification of diverse insect taxa while retaining a physical voucher specimen. The aim of this work was to explore how non-destructive extraction protocols impact the semi-quantitative nature of metabarcoding, which alongside species presence/absence also provides a quantitative, but biased, representation of their relative abundances. By using a series of mock communities representing each stage of a typical metabarcoding workflow we were able to determine how different morphological (i.e., insect biomass and exoskeleton hardness) and molecular traits (i.e., primer mismatch and amplicon GC%), interact with different protocol steps to introduce quantitative bias into non-destructive metabarcoding results. We discuss the relevance of taxonomic bias to metabarcoding identification of insects and potential approaches to account for it.

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L. Gullekson, Nicole, Rodger Griffeth, Jeffrey B. Vancouver, Christine T. Kovner, and Debra Cohen. "Vouching for childcare assistance with two quasi-experimental studies." Journal of Managerial Psychology 29, no. 8 (November 4, 2014): 994–1008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jmp-06-2012-0182.

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Purpose – Human resource management (HRM) practices are implemented to improve outcomes, such as reducing turnover, absenteeism, and improving performance. Using social exchange theory (SET), the purpose of this paper is to examine one HRM practice that has received less attention by researchers: employer-sponsored childcare assistance programs. Design/methodology/approach – Study 1 – a field study compared three groups of hospital employees’ (n=148) attitudes and behaviors using MANCOVA/ANOVA over two time periods. Study 2 – using a field study, on-site and voucher childcare assistance programs were evaluated in terms of the cost to the organization and the relationship to attitudinal variables. Findings – Study 1 – results indicated that employee performance was higher and absenteeism lower for employees using the on-site childcare center than employees using an off-site center or with no children. Although the attitudinal results did not align with hypotheses, they were not inconsistent with SET. Study 2 – results indicate that childcare assistance programs may be a beneficial HRM practice for organizations to implement. Research limitations/implications – One limitation of Study 1 is the small sample size. Future research should continue to examine how employee benefits like childcare programs affect employees, as well as examine how such benefits differentially employees who value and do not value the benefits. In Study 2, although the authors randomly selected the sample of on-site and voucher programs, the health care facilities self-selected themselves to participate in the program and selected the type of childcare program, a potential source of bias. Future research should examine childcare assistance programs and their impact on work-family balance and strain-based conflict in a wider variety of samples. Practical implications – Implications for research and practice: Both studies offer researchers a “next step” in the evaluation of childcare assistance research. Additionally, these studies are of practical value to administrators/researchers in organizations who may be considering vouchers or on-site programs as they relate such programs to organizational outcomes. Originality/value – The first study is one of the few studies on this topic to use a field design with two time points and with multiple behaviors and attitudes. The second study provides a descriptive comparison of two types of childcare assistance programs, a comparison made by few studies to date.

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Teater, Barbra. "A Place to Call “Home”: Exploring the Experiences of Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program Recipients in Their Efforts to Find Housing." Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Services 90, no. 3 (July 2009): 271–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1606/1044-3894.3892.

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A policy goal of the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program consists of enabling recipients to select housing and neighborhoods of their choice through the promotion of residential mobility, yet prior evaluations of the program have failed to explore the experiences of recipients with regard to finding housing. This study incorporated qualitative data collection methods to gather the experiences and perspectives of HCV program recipients in their efforts to find housing. The data analysis revealed six prominent steps, which together illustrate the housing search process of the recipients. Implications for social work practice with recipients and housing service providers are discussed with particular focus toward implementing housing counseling services.

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Kim In-Sook. "A Study on the Change and Meaning of Identity in Social Work Profession Following the Introduction of Voucher in Korea." Korean Journal of Social Welfare 62, no. 4 (November 2010): 33–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.20970/kasw.2010.62.4.002.

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KRYSKO, KENNETH L., JOSEPH P. BURGESS, MICHAEL R. ROCHFORD, CHRISTOPHER R. GILLETTE, DANIEL CUEVA, KEVIN M. ENGE, LOUIS A. SOMMA, et al. "Verified non-indigenous amphibians and reptiles in Florida from 1863 through 2010: Outlining the invasion process and identifying invasion pathways and stages." Zootaxa 3028, no. 1 (September 15, 2011): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3028.1.1.

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We follow a biological invasion model that consists of a series of five consecutive obligatory stages, concluding with stages 4a and 5 (i.e., widespread = invasive species). The State of Florida is infamous for having the most introduced (stages 2–5) amphibians and reptiles in the United States. However, there is disagreement regarding their numbers as well as identification in some cases. Unverified claims of species being introduced (stage 2), or established (stages 3–5) without evidence (i.e., a voucher specimen or photograph) are prevalent in the literature. It is crucial to provide data on all known non-indigenous herpetofaunal species via vouchers to help keep numbers of species consistent, accurately identify species, document when and where a particular species is found, and identify the invasion pathway and current invasion stage of each species. In this study, we use vouchers to confirm interceptions and introductions of all known non-indigenous amphibians and reptiles in Florida from 1863 through 2010, provide a list of these species along with their invasion pathways and current ecological status (i.e., invasion stage), and provide a species account for each newly confirmed species. We include species that were previously reported in the literature but lacking an associated voucher and provide greater details on previously reported species and those species whose invasion stage has been upgraded to established (stages 3–5). Based on nearly two decades of field work along with examination of museum records and literature, we confirm three intercepted and 137 introduced amphibian and reptile taxa in Florida. Of these, 56 are established (i.e., reproducing; stages 3–5), including three frogs, four turtles, one crocodilian, 43 lizards, and five snakes. Of 149 total independent introduction pathways (i.e., including a different pathway one time only for each taxon) for the 140 total non-indigenous taxa above, two (1.34%) are related to the biological control pathway, four (2.68%) to the zoo pathway, 18 (12.08%) to the cargo pathway, and 125 (83.89%) to the pet trade pathway. Florida now ranks as having the largest number of established non-indigenous herpetofaunal species in the entire world. Despite current state laws that make it illegal to release any non-indigenous animal in Florida without first obtaining a permit from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, enforcement is difficult, and no person has ever been prosecuted for the establishment of a non-indigenous animal species in Florida. Because current state and federal laws have not been effective in curtailing the ever-increasing number of illegal introductions, laws need to be modified and made enforceable. At the very least, those responsible for introductions should be held accountable for compensation to clean up (= extermination) of those species for which they are responsible. Lastly, we strongly support the creation of an Early Detection and Rapid Response program to quickly identify newly found introduced species for eradication attempts. This paper will also serve as a baseline to document future introductions.

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CESARI, MICHELE, ILARIA GIOVANNINI, ROBERTO BERTOLANI, and LORENA REBECCHI. "An example of problems associated with DNA barcoding in tardigrades: a novel method for obtaining voucher specimens." Zootaxa 3104, no. 1 (November 21, 2011): 42. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3104.1.3.

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We have in recent papers revealed that an integrative taxonomy approach helps to solve taxonomic problems in tardigrades. However, whole tardigrades are required for DNA work, which leaves no hologenophore voucher specimens with adult morphology. Using a novel methodology for the Tardigrada, we introduce the practice of collecting high quality maximum magnification light microscopy images of recently thawed animals to act as hologenophore voucher specimens of animals later used for DNA barcode sequencing. Within the framework of a DNA barcoding project on tardigrades, we collected a moss sample from the type locality of Macrobiotus terminalis Bertolani & Rebecchi, 1993 (Castelsantangelo, Central Apennines, Italy), a species of the “Macrobiotus hufelandi group”. Within the moss sample we found several animals and eggs with a morphology that corresponded to the original description of M. terminalis, while others were attributable to Macrobiotus macrocalix Bertolani & Rebecchi, 1993. In this study, molecular (cox1 mtDNA) analyses demonstrated no intraspecific variability in M. terminalis from the type locality but very large interspecific differences when compared with M. macrocalix and GenBank data for other species within the M. “hufelandi group”. There was also a large difference between our M. terminalis sequences and the GenBank data of a specimen attributed to the same species. The GenBank sequence originated from a population in the Northern Apennines, whose morphology appeared to be like that of the specimens of the locus typicus. This confirmed the importance in utilising material from the type locality for linking molecular data to the species’ morphological characters. Our paper underlines the importance of an integrative taxonomy in species diagnoses and demonstrates a scenario where morphological observations alone are not always sufficient. Lastly, this work adds reliable information to the sequence reference library that provides a useful building block for further studies on similar and related tardigrade taxa.

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Brolis, Olivier, Marie Courtois, Ginette Herman, and Marthe Nyssens. "Do Social Enterprises Discriminate Less Than For-Profit Organizations? The Influence of Sector and Diversity Policies on Managers’ Prejudice Toward Immigrants." Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly 47, no. 4 (February 25, 2018): 745–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0899764018758461.

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During the past 15 years, discrimination in work settings has become an increasing problem. The social enterprise (SE) and nonprofit literature suggests that these organizations discriminate against workers less frequently than for-profit organizations (FPOs). In the field of social psychology, it has been assumed that a multicultural approach to managing diversity would improve relationships among workers with different ethnic or cultural origins. This study examines the relationships between managers’ attitudes toward immigrants and the organization’s characteristics, namely, organizational multiculturalism, the organization’s sector (FPO or SE), and organization’s mission (i.e., work integration, home care services, and profit making). The survey was conducted among managers of organizations involved in the Belgian service voucher system. The results indicate that managers in work integration SEs are less prejudiced than managers in FPOs and home care services organizations, and that the more the workforce diversity is managed through a multicultural approach, the less prejudiced managers are.

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Ganesh, S. R., M. Rameshwaran, Naveen A. Joseph, Ahamed M. Jerith, and Sushil K. Dutta. "Records of two toads Duttaphrynus scaber and D. stomaticus (Amphibia: Anura: Bufonidae) from southeastern India." Journal of Threatened Taxa 12, no. 10 (July 26, 2020): 16272–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/jott.6110.12.10.16272-16278.

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We document two toad species Duttaphrynus scaber and D. stomaticus from southeastern India, in the Coromandel Coastal Plains. Owing to incorrect data presented in previous reports denoting the occurrence of these toad species, their occurrence in the said region has remained obscure. Our results, presented here, on both the species are based on morphological data from 15 preserved voucher specimens and direct field observations made by the authors in situ. In this work, we report D. scaber from Chengelpet and D. stomaticus from Thoothukudi. We revisited these places after studying the labeled specimens in Chennai Snake Park Trust Museum, to confirm their occurrences in the respective region and provide natural history notes based on our field observations.

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Subedi, Indra Prasad, and Prem Bahadur Budha. "Status of ant research and species first described from Nepal with new distribution records." Journal of Natural History Museum 31, no. 1 (December 31, 2020): 57–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jnhm.v31i1.39374.

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Nepal occupies the Central part of the Himalayas and offers unique ecological and species diversity. Ants are amongst the most diverse and successful insects on the Earth. Study of Nepalese myrmeco-fauna has started only after 1906 and little is known about them except the availability of few published works only. This paper provides a brief overview of the status of ant research in Nepal, type localities, distribution records, diagnosis and etymology of ant species which are described for the first time from Nepalese specimens. All the type materials of these species are deposited in museums abroad and it seems essential to deposit voucher specimens in the country to excel taxonomic work on Nepalese fauna. Systematic surveys of ants and well-curetted ant depository will facilitate the discovery of more ant species from Nepal. We hope that this paper will stimulate local interest in the study of ants of Nepal.

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Jochum, Adrienne, Bernhard Ruthensteiner, Marian Kampschulte, Gunhild Martels, Jeannette Kneubühler, and Adrien Favre. "Fulfilling the taxonomic consequence after DNA Barcoding: Carychium panamaense sp. n. (Eupulmonata, Ellobioidea, Carychiidae) from Panama is described using computed tomographic (CT) imaging." ZooKeys 795 (November 5, 2018): 1–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.795.29339.

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Five years ago, the Panamanian evolutionary lineage (EL) C12 was uncovered along with four other ELs in an integrative phylogenetic investigation of worldwide Carychiidae. Since EL C12 lacked shell material post-molecular analysis to serve as a museum voucher, it remained undescribed. Now, after recent collection efforts of C12 and the congener, Carychiumzarzaae Jochum & Weigand, 2017 at their original Panamanian sites, C12 is morphologically described and formally assigned the name, Carychiumpanamaense Jochum, sp. n. In sync with recent taxonomic treatment of the genus, computed tomography (CT) is used in this work to differentiate shells of C.panamaensesp. n. from geographically-proximal, Caribbean, North and Central American congeners. Recent material of topotypic Carychiumjardineanum (Chitty, 1853) and undamaged C.zarzaae were additionally CT-scanned and assessed in the comparative analyses.

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Saitone, Tina L., and Patrick W. McLaughlin. "Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program redemptions at California farmers’ markets: making the program work for farmers and participants." Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems 33, no. 4 (May 2, 2017): 334–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1742170517000102.

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AbstractMany states including California allow fruit and vegetable checks (FVCs) issued by the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program to be redeemed at farmers’ markets. Despite the potential of the FVC program to increase the revenue of participating farmers and to provide fresh, locally grown fruits and vegetables to WIC participants, analysis of data for California shows that redemptions of FVCs at farmers’ markets have to date been miniscule. We study the barriers to use of FVCs at farmers’ markets and consider strategies for expanding both farmer and WIC client participation in the farmers’ market program. Our methodology involved design, implementation and analysis of surveys of both farmers’ market managers and farmer vendors who participate in the program and analysis of the behavior of WIC participants through California WIC program redemption data. One major factor limiting redemptions in California is that relatively few farmers’ markets currently accept FVCs and both market managers and farmers report that the authorization process is onerous. WIC participants who shopped at authorized markets more fully utilized the fixed-dollar value of their voucher, compared with participants who shopped at other authorized WIC vendors. Nevertheless, participants who visited a farmers’ market are unlikely to return. The study concludes with suggested pathways to increase WIC participant utilization of farmers’ markets.

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Ganesh, S. R., Bhupathy S., P. Karthik, Babu Rao, and S. Babu. "Catalogue of herpetological specimens from peninsular India at the Sálim Ali Centre for Ornithology & Natural History (SACON), India." Journal of Threatened Taxa 12, no. 9 (June 26, 2020): 16123–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/jott.6036.12.9.16123-16135.

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We list the herpetological voucher specimens in the holdings of the Sálim Ali Centre for Ornithology & Natural History (SACON), a wildlife research institute in India. Most of the collections are the fruition of fieldwork by SACON’s herpetologist and a coauthor of this work—late Dr. Subramanian Bhupathy (1963–2014). Taxonomically, the collection represents 125 species, comprising 29 amphibian species belonging to eight families and 96 reptilian species belonging to 17 families. Geographically, the material in this collection originates from the Western Ghats, the Eastern Ghats, the Deccan Plateau, and the Coromandel Coast, comprehensively covering all ecoregions of peninsular India. A total of 15 taxa (three amphibians, 12 reptiles) remain to be fully identified and are provisionally referred to most-resembling taxa, with cf. prefix. All the specimens in this collection are non-types as on date.

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Editorial Office, OBM Geriatrics. "Acknowledgement to Reviewers of OBM Geriatrics in 2022." OBM Geriatrics 07, no. 01 (January 4, 2023): 1–3. http://dx.doi.org/10.21926/obm.geriatr.2301221.

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The editors of OBM Geriatrics would like to express their sincere gratitude to the following reviewers for assessing manuscripts in 2022. We greatly appreciate the contribution of expert reviewers, which is crucial to the journal’s editorial process. We aim to recognize reviewer contributions through several mechanisms, of which the annual publication of reviewer names is one. Reviewers receive a voucher entitling them to a discount on their next LIDSEN publication and can download a certificate of recognition directly from our submission system. Additionally, reviewers can sign up to the service Publons (https://publons.com) to receive recognition. Of course, in these initiatives we are careful not to compromise reviewer confidentiality. Many reviewers see their work as a voluntary and often unseen part of their role as researchers. We are grateful to the time reviewers donate to our journals and the contribution they make.

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Editorial Office, OBM Transplantation. "Acknowledgement to Reviewers of OBM Transplantation in 2022." OBM Transplantation 07, no. 01 (January 4, 2023): 1–2. http://dx.doi.org/10.21926/obm.transplant.2301172.

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The editors of OBM Transplantation would like to express their sincere gratitude to the following reviewers for assessing manuscripts in 2022. We greatly appreciate the contribution of expert reviewers, which is crucial to the journal’s editorial process. We aim to recognize reviewer contributions through several mechanisms, of which the annual publication of reviewer names is one. Reviewers receive a voucher entitling them to a discount on their next LIDSEN publication and can download a certificate of recognition directly from our submission system. Additionally, reviewers can sign up to the service Publons (https://publons.com) to receive recognition. Of course, in these initiatives we are careful not to compromise reviewer confidentiality. Many reviewers see their work as a voluntary and often unseen part of their role as researchers. We are grateful to the time reviewers donate to our journals and the contribution they make.

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Editorial Office, Catalysis Research. "Acknowledgement to Reviewers of Catalysis Research in 2022." Catalysis Research 03, no. 01 (January 4, 2023): 1–3. http://dx.doi.org/10.21926/cr.2301003.

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The editors of Catalysis Research would like to express their sincere gratitude to the following reviewers for assessing manuscripts in 2022. We greatly appreciate the contribution of expert reviewers, which is crucial to the journal’s editorial process. We aim to recognize reviewer contributions through several mechanisms, of which the annual publication of reviewer names is one. Reviewers receive a voucher entitling them to a discount on their next LIDSEN publication and can download a certificate of recognition directly from our submission system. Additionally, reviewers can sign up to the service Publons (https://publons.com) to receive recognition. Of course, in these initiatives we are careful not to compromise reviewer confidentiality. Many reviewers see their work as a voluntary and often unseen part of their role as researchers. We are grateful to the time reviewers donate to our journals and the contribution they make.

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Editorial Office, Recent Progress in Materials. "Acknowledgment to Reviewers of Recent Progress in Materials in 2022." Recent Progress in Materials 05, no. 01 (January 4, 2023): 1–3. http://dx.doi.org/10.21926/rpm.2301002.

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The editors of Recent Progress in Materials would like to express their sincere gratitude to the following reviewers for assessing manuscripts in 2022. We greatly appreciate the contribution of expert reviewers, which is crucial to the journal's editorial process. We aim to recognize reviewer contributions through several mechanisms, of which the annual publication of reviewer names is one. Reviewers receive a voucher entitling them to a discount on their next LIDSEN publication and can download a certificate of recognition directly from our submission system. Additionally, reviewers can sign up to the service Publons (https://publons.com) to receive recognition. Of course, in these initiatives we are careful not to compromise reviewer confidentiality. Many reviewers see their work as a voluntary and often unseen part of their role as researchers. We are grateful to the time reviewers donate to our journals and the contribution they make.

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Editorial Office, OBM Genetics. "Acknowledgment to Reviewers of OBM Genetics in 2022." OBM Genetics 07, no. 01 (January 5, 2023): 1–2. http://dx.doi.org/10.21926/obm.genet.2301175.

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The editors of OBM Genetics would like to express their sincere gratitude to the following reviewers for assessing manuscripts in 2022. We greatly appreciate the contribution of expert reviewers, which is crucial to the journal's editorial process. We aim to recognize reviewer contributions through several mechanisms, of which the annual publication of reviewer names is one. Reviewers receive a voucher entitling them to a discount on their next LIDSEN publication and can download a certificate of recognition directly from our submission system. Additionally, reviewers can sign up to the service Publons (https://publons.com) to receive recognition. Of course, in these initiatives we are careful not to compromise reviewer confidentiality. Many reviewers see their work as a voluntary and often unseen part of their role as researchers. We are grateful to the time reviewers donate to our journals and the contribution they make.

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Editorial Office, OBM Neurobiology. "Acknowledgment to Reviewers of OBM Neurobiology in 2022." OBM Neurobiology 07, no. 01 (January 5, 2023): 1–3. http://dx.doi.org/10.21926/obm.neurobiol.2301149.

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The editors of OBM Neurobiology would like to express their sincere gratitude to the following reviewers for assessing manuscripts in 2022. We greatly appreciate the contribution of expert reviewers, which is crucial to the journal's editorial process. We aim to recognize reviewer contributions through several mechanisms, of which the annual publication of reviewer names is one. Reviewers receive a voucher entitling them to a discount on their next LIDSEN publication and can download a certificate of recognition directly from our submission system. Additionally, reviewers can sign up to the service Publons (https://publons.com) to receive recognition. Of course, in these initiatives we are careful not to compromise reviewer confidentiality. Many reviewers see their work as a voluntary and often unseen part of their role as researchers. We are grateful to the time reviewers donate to our journals and the contribution they make.

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Editorial Office, Recent Progress in Nutrition. "Acknowledgment to Reviewers of Recent Progress in Nutrition in 2022." Recent Progress in Nutrition 03, no. 01 (January 5, 2023): 1–2. http://dx.doi.org/10.21926/rpn.2301001.

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The editors of Recent Progress in Nutrition would like to express their sincere gratitude to the following reviewers for assessing manuscripts in 2022. We greatly appreciate the contribution of expert reviewers, which is crucial to the journal's editorial process. We aim to recognize reviewer contributions through several mechanisms, of which the annual publication of reviewer names is one. Reviewers receive a voucher entitling them to a discount on their next LIDSEN publication and can download a certificate of recognition directly from our submission system. Additionally, reviewers can sign up to the service Publons (https://publons.com) to receive recognition. Of course, in these initiatives we are careful not to compromise reviewer confidentiality. Many reviewers see their work as a voluntary and often unseen part of their role as researchers. We are grateful to the time reviewers donate to our journals and the contribution they make.

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PATEL, Suresh K., Ronak N. KACHHIYAPATEL, Anirudh P. SINGH, and Kishore S. Rajput. "Status of Isoetes coromandeliana L.f. and Equisetum debile Roxb. ex Voucher in Gujarat State, Western India." Notulae Scientia Biologicae 7, no. 4 (December 13, 2015): 441–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.15835/nsb749696.

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Occurrence of Isoetes coromandeliana L.f. in natural ponds of Harni, Savali and Tuwa (India) is known since 1956 by earlier workers. Equisetum debile Roxb. ex Voucher was also reported in 1962 growing as wild at Savali. Available literature indicates that I. coromandeliana falls under the category of ‘near threatened’ in Asian continents and as an ‘endangered species’ at national (India) level. In the current field work study, the authors could not locate the investigated species from the locations earlier documented by researchers. Few saplings of I. coromandeliana were observed at Talod and Vaktapur near Gandhinagar, a new location for the species. In contrast, E. debile appeared to be lost in wild from Gujarat. Their extinction from earlier reported locations is associated with anthropogenic pressure and thus legal action for their protection is needed. The present paper suggests further survey and habitat based studies and recommends conservation and management action plans based upon the ecology of the habitat.

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