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Responses to risks and opportunities associated with pollinators and pollination

The overall aim of the thematic assessment of Pollinators, Pollination and Food Production is to assess animal pollination as a regulating ecosystem service under pinning food production in the context of its contribution to nature'sgifts to people and supporting a good quality of life. Toachieve this, the focus is on the role of native and exoticpollinators, the status of, and trends in pollinators andpollinator-plant networks and pollination, drivers of change,impacts on human well-being, food production in responseto pollination declines and deficits and the effectiveness ofresponses from various governance systems to pollinationdeclines and deficits. The scope is global, covering allcontinents except Antarctica, where no pollinators areknown. The assessment brings together contributions notonly from natural, social and economic science perspectives but also from knowledge of indigenous and local community stake holders and practitioners.The assessment strives to critically review the broadest range of evidence and make its findings readily availableto support policy and management responses to declinesand deficits in pollination. The report represents the firstIPBES thematic assessment deliverable that aims toidentify policy-relevant findings for decision-making ingovernment, the private sector and civil society, as wellas helping to demonstrate how an essential ecosystem service could potentially contribute to the post-2015 development agendaFil: Dicks, Lynn. University of Cambridge; Reino UnidoFil: Viana, Blandina Felipe. Universidad federal de Bahia; BrasilFil: del Coro Arizmendi, Maria. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; MéxicoFil: Bommarco, Riccardo. Mid Sweden University.; SueciaFil: Brosi, Berry. University of Washington; Estados UnidosFil: Cunningham, Saul. Australian National University; AustraliaFil: Galetto, Leonardo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal; ArgentinaFil: Lopes, Ariadna. Universidade Federal de Pernambuco; BrasilFil: Taki, Hisatomo. University of Florida; Estados Unido

Characteristics and age-related injury patterns of maxillofacial fractures in children and adolescents:A multicentric and prospective study

BACKGROUND/AIMS: Paediatric maxillofacial trauma accounts for 15% of all maxillofacial trauma but remains a leading cause of mortality. The aim of this prospective, multicentric epidemiological study was to analyse the characteristics of maxillofacial fractures in paediatric patients managed in 14 maxillofacial surgery departments on five continents over a 1‐year period. METHODS: The following data were collected: age (preschool [0–6 years], school age [7–12 years], and adolescent [13–18 years]), cause and mechanism of the maxillofacial fracture, alcohol and/or drug abuse at the time of trauma, fracture site, Facial Injury Severity Scale score, associated injuries, day of the maxillofacial trauma, timing and type of treatment, and length of hospitalization. Statistical analyses were performed using SPSS software. RESULTS: Between 30 September 2019 and 4 October 2020, 322 patients (male:female ratio, 2.3:1) aged 0–18 years (median age, 15 years) were hospitalized with maxillofacial trauma. The most frequent causes of the trauma were road traffic accidents (36%; median age, 15 years), followed by falls (24%; median age, 8 years) and sports (21%; median age, 14 years). Alcohol and/or drug abuse was significantly associated with males (p < .001) and older age (p < .001). Overall, 474 fractures were observed (1.47 per capita). The most affected site was the mandibular condyle in children <13 years old and the nose in adolescents. The proportion of patients who underwent open reduction and internal fixation increased with age (p < .001). CONCLUSION: The main cause of paediatric maxillofacial fractures was road traffic accidents, with the highest rates seen in African and Asian centres, and the frequency of such fractures increased with age. Falls showed an inverse association with age and were the leading cause of trauma in children 0–6 years of age. The choice of treatment varies with age, reflecting anatomical and etiological changes towards patterns more similar to those seen in adulthood

A multicentric, prospective study on oral and maxillofacial trauma in the female population around the world

BACKGROUND/AIMS: Approximately 20% of patients with maxillofacial trauma are women, but few articles have analysed this. The aim of this multicentric, prospective, epidemiological study was to analyse the characteristics of maxillofacial fractures in the female population managed in 14 maxillofacial surgery departments on five continents over a 1‐year period. METHODS: The following data were collected: age (0–18, 19–64, or ≥65 years), cause and mechanism of the maxillofacial fracture, alcohol and/or drug abuse at the time of trauma, fracture site, Facial Injury Severity Scale score, associated injury, day of trauma, timing and type of treatment, and length of hospitalization. RESULTS: Between 30 September 2019 and 4 October 2020, 562 of 2387 patients hospitalized with maxillofacial trauma were females (24%; M: F ratio, 3.2:1) aged between 1 and 96 years (median age, 37 years). Most fractures occurred in patients aged 20–39 years. The main causes were falls (43% [median age, 60.5 years]), which were more common in Australian, European and American units (p < .001). They were followed by road traffic accidents (35% [median age, 29.5 years]). Assaults (15% [median age, 31.5 years]) were statistically associated with alcohol and/or drug abuse (p < .001). Of all patients, 39% underwent open reduction and internal fixation, 36% did not receive surgical treatment, and 25% underwent closed reduction. CONCLUSION: Falls were the main cause of maxillofacial injury in the female population in countries with ageing populations, while road traffic accidents were the main cause in African and some Asian centres, especially in patients ≤65 years. Assaults remain a significant cause of trauma, primarily in patients aged 19–64 years, and they are related to alcohol use

Osteoblastoma benigno de localización mandibular

Se describe un caso de osteoblastoma benigno de localización mandibular en un varón asintomático de 20 años de edad, diagnosticado gracias a un hallazgo radiológico fortuito. Dada la rareza de esta patología se llevó a cabo una revisión de la literatura para conocer mejor las características clínicas y anatomopatológicas de este tumor, especialmente de sus variantes denominadas 'osteoblastoma agresivo' y 'osteoblastoma maligno'

Virtual research environments as-a-service by gCube

Science is in continuous evolution and so are the methodologies and approaches scientists tend to apply by calling for appropriate supporting environments. This is in part due to the limitations of the existing practices and in part due to the new possibilities offered by technology advances. gCube is a software system promoting elastic and seamless access to research assets (data, services, computing) across the boundaries of institutions, disciplines and providers to favour collaborative-oriented research tasks. Its primary goal is 8th International Workshop on Science Gateways (IWSG 2016), 8-10 June 2016 Virtual Research Environments as-a-Servic

Osteoblastoma benigno de localización mandibular

Se describe un caso de osteoblastoma benigno de localización mandibular en un varón asintomático de 20 años de edad, diagnosticado gracias a un hallazgo radiológico fortuito. Dada la rareza de esta patología se llevó a cabo una revisión de la literatura para conocer mejor las características clínicas y anatomopatológicas de este tumor, especialmente de sus variantes denominadas 'osteoblastoma agresivo' y 'osteoblastoma maligno'

Ten policies for pollinators: what governemnts can do to safeguard pollination services

[Extract] Earlier this year, the first global thematic assessment from the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) evalutated the state of knowledge about pollinators and pollination (1,2). It confirmed evidence of large-scale wild pollinator declines in northwest Europe and North america and identified data shortfalls and an urgent need for monitoring elsewhere in the world. With high-level political commitments to support pollinators in the United States (3), the United Kingdom (4), and France (5); encouragement from the Convention on Biological Diversity's (CBD's) scientific advice body (6); and the issue on the agenda for next month's Conference of the Parties to the CBD, we see a chance for global-scale policy change. We extend beyond the IPBES report, which we helped to write, and suggest 10 policies that governments should seriously consider to protect pollinators and secure pollination services. Our suggestions are not the only available responses but are those we consider most likely to succeed, because of synergy with international policy objectives and strategies or formulation of international policy creating opportunities for change. We make these suggestions as independent scientists and not on behalf of IPBES

Realizing virtual research environments for the agri-food community : The AGINFRA PLUS experience

The enhancements in IT solutions and the open science movement are injecting changes in the practices dealing with data collection, collation, processing, analytics, and publishing in all the domains, including agri-food. However, in implementing these changes one of the major issues faced by the agri-food researchers is the fragmentation of the “assets” to be exploited when performing research tasks, for example, data of interest are heterogeneous and scattered across several repositories, the tools modelers rely on are diverse and often make use of limited computing capacity, the publishing practices are various and rarely aim at making available the “whole story” including datasets, processes, and results. This paper presents the AGINFRA PLUS endeavor to overcome these limitations by providing researchers in three designated communities with Virtual Research Environments facilitating the use of the “assets” of interest and promote collaboration.</p