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SummaryDoritis natmataungensis T. Yukawa, Nob. Tanaka & J. Murata is illustrated and described. The species is endemic to Chin State, southwestern Myanmar. It is easily distinguished from the closely related Doritis stobartiana (Rchb.f.) T. Yukawa & K. Kita by the following combination of characters: (1) mottled sepals and petals; (2) differently shaped ridge of lateral lobes of labellum; (3) broadly obovate midlobe of labellum; and (4) thick, exserted ridge of mid‐lobe of labellum.

'Women and Property in China, 960-1949' by Kathryn Bernhardt is reviewed.

On July 26, 2017, President Donald J. Trump stated his intention to prohibit transgender persons from serving "in any capacity" in the U.S. military. This would include those who might apply to join the armed forces as well as those who are currently serving. According to the President, "Our military . . . cannot be burdened with the tremendous medical costs," presumably referring to the cost of medically necessary, transition-related health care for transgender personnel. Commentators and scholars have addressed the financial costs associated with providing such care, but no previous analysis thus far has estimated the costs of discharging transgender personnel from the armed forces. If a decision to discharge currently serving transgender personnel is based largely on financial considerations, then policymakers should take into account the costs of discharging the service members, not just the costs of retaining them under a policy of equal treatment. The present study employs a "replacement-cost method" to calculate the overall cost of removing transgender personnel. Assuming the military must recruit and train a replacement for each service member discharged, the total price of a complete ban is derived by multiplying the number of service members who will be discharged by the cost of recruiting and training a replacement. The authors use a conservative estimate of the number of transgender personnel currently serving, drawn from research published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The cost of health care is an upper-bound estimate calculated by analysts at the RAND Corporation. The study does not include administrative costs and lost time for military personnel tasked with identifying transgender members and overseeing their separation, or government costs associated with legal challenges by those targeted for separation. The authors estimate that the financial cost of fully implementing a ban on transgender service members, as initially proposed by the President, would be $960 million. In addition, the authors compare the cost of fully implementing the ban to the cost of providing medically necessary health care to transgender personnel. Given that the total annual cost of providing such care is, at most, $8.4 million, the $960 million price tag of fully implementing the President's proposed ban is more than 100 times greater than the annual cost of retaining transgender service members and providing for their health care needs.

Hrotsvit, a canoness in the German convent Gandersheim, wrote Latin poems, stories, plays, and histories during the reign of Emperor Otto the Great (962-973). She expresses a strong sense of authorial mission in letters, prefaces, and dedications. These personal writings, as well as her full literary corpus, are studied in twelve original essays by scholars from Europe and North America, who bring several perspectives to bear. Her historical roots are shown, both in her use of Christian literary tradition (e.g., the legend) and in her understanding of political forces shaping her time. Her strong spirituality emerges from vivid portraits not only of martyrs but also of men and women who question and doubt the Lord, while her openness to problems of sexuality, and of the need for women to realize their individuality and particular gifts, is surprisingly modern. Contributors include: Walter Berscin, Katrinette Bodarwé, Jay Lees, Gary Macy, Linda McMillin, Florence Newman, and Lisa Weston ; https://scholarcommons.scu.edu/faculty_books/1163/thumbnail.jpg