The year 2007 marked the 50th anniversary of the publication of B. F. Skinner’s Verbal Behavior, a book that by Skinner’s own account was his most important. The received view, however, is that a devastating review by a young linguist not only rendered Skinner’s interpretation of language moot but was also a major factor in ending the hegemony of behaviorism in psychology and paving the way for...

Chikungunya is a mosquito-borne infection of humans, and its diffusion has increased worldwide. In 2007 an outbreak occurred in Italy. In this study, the antibody response of 133 patients followed up starting from the acute phase of infection was investigated. Antibody titres were periodically scored up to 1 year since the infection: 82.7% of the IgM antibody disappeared within 12 months, and t...

In September 2007, the Mexican Congress approved a fiscal rule to transfer the federal funds to cover the educational costs of the states. The formula contains a historical basis, meaning that it guarantees every year each state will receive the same amount that it received in the previous year. However, in case the resources approved in the federal budget exceed that of the previous year, then...

Epidural analgesia can be considered nowadays as the standard technique to relieve pain during labour. Wide information is now available about the different parameters the clinician has to choose to conduct it, namely drugs, concentrations, regimens and additives. The recently published guidelines from the American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Obstetric Anesthesia illustrate the s...

A new species of Phrixosoma from Tanzania is described and illustrated. This is a unique species for the genus in having a strongly concave female frons. Several characters are described for the first time for this genus, including male and female genitalia, mouthparts, thoracic sutures, and several overlooked features of the mesoand metatibiae and sternal processes.