8 research outputs found
The Influence of Retention, Turnover, and Alliance on Process and Outcomes in Rolling Group Psychotherapy for Cocaine Disorder
A longitudinal repeated measures design was used to investigate the influence of treatment retention, and membership turnover on individual outcomes, and the relationship between individual-level and group-level therapeutic alliance in rolling group psychotherapy for individuals with cocaine abuse disorder. Eighteen patients were studied; data were collected prior to therapy and then monthly for 24 months. Patient outcomes and process were assessed. Improvements in symptoms and psychological functioning were associated with retention in psychotherapy. Membership turn- over had a negative influence on symptoms. Development of an individual alliance was affected by the development of group-level therapeutic alliance, but not by time spent in therapy
Effects of baits and vertical position on stag beetles and flower chafers monitoring: ecological and conservation implications
The implementation of conservation actions
requires a reliable assessment of presence and/or abundance
of targeted species. This is particularly difficult
for rare and elusive species. In this study the use of bottle
traps and the effects of two potential baits in relation to
height in the trees were tested to detect presence and assess
abundance of stag beetles (Lucanidae) and flower chafers
(Scarabaeidae, Cetoniinae), an important component of forest
biodiversity. The study was carried out in a flood-plain
forest of northern Italy. Forty-eight handcrafted traps were
assigned to two height categories (1.5â2 m and 10â20 m)
and three kinds of bait: (i) red wine, white wine and sugar,
(ii) red wine, beer and mashed banana, (iii) no bait, as control.
Fieldwork lasted 8 weeks, with 32 surveys, from May to July. Overall, we recorded 399 captures of the following
species: Dorcus parallelipipedus, Lucanus cervus, Cetonia
aurata, Protaetia speciosissima, P.affinis, P. morio and P.
cuprea. Traps baited with red wine, white wine and sugar
showed the highest detection probabilities for all the species.
A clear preference for the canopy layer (traps between
10 and 20 m high) was shown by all species except for D.
parallelipipedus which was mostly captured between 1.5
and 2 m of height. The study period was long enough to
improve ecological knowledge on species phenology, but
not enough to include the whole phenology for all of them.
The method allowed the assessment of population size only
for flower chafers as the number of stag beetles captures
was too low