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VERITAS and Fermi-LAT Observations of TeV Gamma-Ray Sources Discovered by HAWC in the 2HWC Catalog
(2018)
The High Altitude Water Cherenkov (HAWC) collaboration recently published their 2HWC catalog, listing 39 very high energy (VHE; >100 GeV) gamma-ray sources based on 507 days of observation. Among these, 19 sources are not associated with previously known teraelectronvolt (TeV) gamma-ray sources. We have studied 14 of these sources without known counterparts with VERITAS and Fermi-LAT. VERITAS detected weak gamma-ray emission in the 1 TeV-30 TeV band in the region of DA 495, a pulsar wind nebula coinciding with 2HWC J1953+294, confirming the discovery of the source by HAWC. We did not find any counterpart for the selected 14 new HAWC sources from our analysis of Fermi-LAT data for energies higher than 10 GeV. During the search, we detected gigaelectronvolt (GeV) gamma-ray emission coincident with a known TeV pulsar wind nebula, SNR G54.1+0.3 (VER J1930+188), and a 2HWC source, 2HWC J1930+188. The fluxes for isolated, steady sources in the 2HWC catalog are generally in good agreement with those measured by imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes. However, the VERITAS fluxes for SNR G54.1+0.3, DA 495, and TeV J2032+4130 are lower than those measured by HAWC, and several new HAWC sources are not detected by VERITAS. This is likely due to a change in spectral shape, source extension, or the influence of diffuse emission in the source region.
The meadow grasshopper, Chorthippus parallelus (Zetterstedt), is common and widespread in Central Europe, with a low dispersal range per generation. A population study in Central Germany (Frankenwald and Thuringer Schiefergebirge) showed strong interpopulation differences in abundance and individual fitness. We examined genetic variability using microsatellite markers within and between 22 populations in a short-to long-distance sampling (19 populations, Frankenwald, Schiefergebirge, as well as a southern transect), and in the Erzgebirge region (three populations), with the latter aiming to check for effects as a result of historical forest cover. Of the 671 C. parallelus captured, none was macropterous (functionally winged). All populations showed a high level of expected and observed heterozygosity (mean 0.80-0.90 and 0.60-0.75, respectively), whereas there was evidence of inbreeding (F(IS) values all positive). Allelic richness for all locus-population combinations was high (mean 9.3-11.2), whereas alleles per locus ranged from 15-62. At a local level, genic and genotypic differences were significant. Pairwise F(ST) values were in the range 0.00-0.04, indicating little interpopulation genetic differentiation. Similarly, the calculated gene flow was very high, based on the respective F(ST) (19.5) and using private alleles (7.7). A Neighbour-joining tree using Nei's D(A) and principal coordinate analysis separated two populations that were collected in the Erzgebirge region. Populations from this region may have escaped the effects of the historical forest cover. The visualization of the spatial arrangement of genotypes revealed one geographical barrier to gene flow in the short-distance sampling.
We isolated and characterized 16 new di- and tetranudeotide microsatellite markers for the critically endangered Asian box turtle genus Cuora, focusing on the "Cuora trifasciata" species complex. The new markers were then used to analyse genetic variability and divergence amongst five described species within this complex, namely C. aurocapitata (n = 18), C. cyclornata (n = 31), C. pani (n = 6), C. trifasciata (n = 58), and C. zhoui (n = 7). Our results support the view that all five species represent valid taxa. Within two species (C. trifasciata and C. cyclornata), two distinct morphotypes were corroborated by microsatellite divergence. For three individuals, morphologically identified as being of hybrid origin, the hybrid status was confirmed by our genetic analysis. Our results confirm the controversial species (Cuora aurocapitata, C. cyclornata) and subspecies/morphotypes (C. cyclornata meieri, C. trifasciata cf. trifasciata) to be genetically distinct, which has critical implications for conservation strategies.
Tyrant flycatchers (Aves: Tyrannidae) are endemic to the New World, and many species of this group are threatened or near-threatened at the global level. The aim of this study was to test the 18 microsatellite markers that have been published for other Tyrant flycatchers in the Strange-tailed Tyrant (Alectrurus risora) and the Sharp-tailed Tyrant (Culicivora caudacuta), two endemic species of southern South American grasslands that are classified as vulnerable. We also analyzed the usefulness of loci in relation to phylogenetic distance to the source species. Amplification success was high in both species (77 to 83%) and did not differ between the more closely and more distantly related species to the source species. Polymorphism success was also similar for both species, with 9 and 8 loci being polymorphic, respectively. An increased phylogenetic distance thus does not gradually lead to allelic or locus dropouts, implying that in Tyrant flycatchers, the published loci are useful independent of species relatedness.
Aus dem Inhalt dieser Ausgabe: BEITRÄGE: Hanna Sonkajärvi: Soldaten als Fremde in Straßburg im 18. Jahrhundert, Jörg Rogge: Das Kriegswesen im späten Mittelalter und seine Erforschung: neuere englische und deutsche Arbeiten zu Krieg, Staat und Gesellschaft, PROJEKTE: Shin Demura: Allso hiebe der innere krieg schon an, der vil Erger dann der eüssere war : die Stadt als Zufluchtsort für Flüchtlinge : Erfahrungsformen des Dreißigjährigen Krieges in der Reichsstadt Ulm und ihrer Region, Robby Fichte: Zur Entwicklungsgeschichte des öffentlich-rechtlichen Vertrages anhand der Begründung des Militärdienstverhältnisses 1650-1914, Urte Christine Allkämper: Die Braut des Soldaten : symbolische Kommunikation mit der Waffe von der Frühen Neuzeit bis zur Gegenwart, Anuschka Tischer: Offizielle Kriegsbegründungen in der frühen Neuzeit - Funktionen, Formen, Inhalte, Thomas Wollschläger: Die Military Revolution und der deutsche Territorialstaat unter besonderer Berücksichtigung Brandenburg-Preußens und Sachsens : Determinanten der Staatskonsolidierung im europäischen Kontext 1670-1740, BERICHTE: Reiner Prass: Tagungsbericht Gewalt in der Frühen Neuzeit : 5. Tagung der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Frühe Neuzeit vom 18. bis 20. September 2003 an der Freien Universität Berlin, Andreas Helmedach, Thomas Kubetzky, Heidi Mehrkens: Tilly ist nur eine Chiffre, die es aufzulösen gilt ... - Jahrestagung des Arbeitskreises Militärgeschichte: Soldat und Gesellschaft : Biographien und Selbstzeugnisse in der Militärgeschichte 10.-11. Oktober 2003, Thomas Kater: Bericht über die Jahrestagung des Arbeitskreises Historische Friedensforschung : Der Friede ist keine leere Idee ... - Bilder und Vorstellungen vom Frieden im langen 19. Jahrhundert, 31.10. bis 2.11.2003, Stiftung Adam von Trott, Imshausen, Jan Marco Sawilla: Religion und Krieg - Bericht über die Hamburger Gespräche zur Geschichtswissenschaft (V III.) WS 2003/ 2004, Dorit Schneider: Kriegsbegründungen in der Geschichte. Strategien der Legitimierung und Legalisierung militärischer Gewalt - 30.-31.01.2004, Deutscher Bundestag, Berlin, REZENSIONEN: Ellen Ueberschär: Das Strafgericht Gottes : Kriegserfahrungen und Religion im Heiligen Römischen Reich Deutscher Nation im Zeitalter des Dreißigjährigen Krieges, hrsg. von Matthias Asche und Anton Schindling, Münster 2001, Jürgen Angelow: Jutta Nowosadtko: Krieg, Gewalt und Ordnung : Einführung in die Militärgeschichte, Tübingen 2002, Jörg Muth: John A. Lynn: Battle - A History of Combat and Culture from Ancient Greece to Modern Amerika, Boulder 2003, Heinrich Lang: Del Treppo, Mario (H g.): Condottieri e uomini d arme nell Italia del Rinascimento. Acura e con un saggio introduttivo di Mario Del Treppo, Napoli 2001, Stefan Kroll: Jörg Muth, Flucht aus dem militärischen Alltag : Ursachen und individuelle Ausprägung der Desertion in der Armee Friedrichs des Großen. Mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der Infanterie-Regimenter der Potsdamer Garnison, Freiburg i. Br. 2003, ANKÜNDIGUNGEN: Bernhard R. Kroener, Ralf Pröve: Tempi passati! Der Arbeitskreis Militär und Gesellschaft in der Frühen Neuzeit : ein Zwischenbericht nach einem Jahrzehnt, Mitgliederversammlung 2004, AMG-Tagung 2007, Cecilie Hollberg: Glaube & Macht : Sachsen im Europa der Reformationszeit ; die 2. Sächsische Landesausstellung ; die Schlacht bei Mühlberg : Ausgang und Folgen
Mental disorders are among the greatest medical and social challenges facing us. They can occur at all stages of life and are among the most important commonly occurring diseases. In Germany 28 % of the population suffer from a mental disorder every year, while the lifetime risk of suffering from a mental disorder is almost 50 %. Mental disorders cause great suffering for those affected and their social network. Quantitatively speaking, they can be considered to be among those diseases creating the greatest burden for society due to reduced productivity, absence from work and premature retirement. The Federal Ministry of Education and Research is funding a new research network from 2015 to 2019 with up to 35 million euros to investigate mental disorders in order to devise and develop better therapeutic measures and strategies for this population by means of basic and translational clinical research. This is the result of a competitive call for research proposals entitled research network for mental diseases. It is a nationwide network of nine consortia with up to ten psychiatric and clinical psychology partner institutions from largely university-based research facilities for adults and/or children and adolescents. Furthermore, three cross-consortia platform projects will seek to identify shared causes of diseases and new diagnostic modalities for anxiety disorders, attention deficit hyperactivity disorders (ADHS), autism, bipolar disorders, depression, schizophrenia and psychotic disorders as well as substance-related and addictive disorders. The spectrum of therapeutic approaches to be examined ranges from innovative pharmacological and psychotherapeutic treatment to novel brain stimulation procedures. In light of the enormous burden such diseases represent for society as a whole, a sustainable improvement in the financial support for those researching mental disorders seems essential. This network aims to become a nucleus for long overdue and sustained support for a German center for mental disorders.