Reduzierte Bodenbearbeitung, Zwischenfrüchte und Transfermulch für einen bodenregenerierenden Anbau

Spezialisierung, Intensivierung und Ökonomisierung erschweren Bodenstrukturverbesserung und den Pflanzenschutz im ökologischen Landbau. Um die nachhaltigen Ziele des Ökolandbaus zu erreichen muss parallel eine ökologische Intensivierung stattfinden. Durch Zwischenfrüchte, reduzierter Bodenbearbeitung und Mulch aus Gründüngern soll der Bodenzustand während des Anbaus verbessert, Erosion vermieden und der Pflanzenschutzaufwand verringert werden, für einen resilienten Anbau. In dem Workshop werden Akteure aus Praxis, Beratung und Wissenschaft ihre Erkenntnisse zum bodenschonenden Anbau zusammenfassen. In Arbeitsgruppen werden Fragen der Umsetzung, Herausforderungen und einer Vernetzung erörtert. Die abschließende Diskussion bietet Raum um offene Fragen und Wiedersprüche zu debattieren

Development and evaluation of an enterovirus D68 real-time reverse transcriptase PCR assay

We have developed and evaluated a real-time reverse transcriptase PCR (RT-PCR) assay for the detection of human enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) in clinical specimens. This assay was developed in response to the unprecedented 2014 nationwide EV-D68 outbreak in the United States associated with severe respiratory illness. As part of our evaluation of the outbreak, we sequenced and published the genome sequence of the EV-D68 virus circulating in St. Louis, MO. This sequence, along with other GenBank sequences from past EV-D68 occurrences, was used to computationally select a region of EV-D68 appropriate for targeting in a strain-specific RT-PCR assay. The RT-PCR assay amplifies a segment of the VP1 gene, with an analytic limit of detection of 4 copies per reaction, and it was more sensitive than commercially available assays that detect enteroviruses and rhinoviruses without distinguishing between the two, including three multiplex respiratory panels approved for clinical use by the FDA. The assay did not detect any other enteroviruses or rhinoviruses tested and did detect divergent strains of EV-D68, including the first EV-D68 strain (Fermon) identified in California in 1962. This assay should be useful for identifying and studying current and future outbreaks of EV-D68 viruses

Patients’ and Health Care Workers’ Perception of Migraine Images on the Internet: Cross-sectional Survey Study

Background: The representation of migraine in the media is stereotypical. Standard images of migraine attacks display stylish young women holding their head in a pain pose. This representation may contribute to the social stigmatization of patients with migraine. Objective: We aimed to analyze how patients with migraine and health care workers perceive online images of migraine. Methods: The study consisted of an anonymous web-based survey of patients with migraine at the Headache Center of Charite - Universitatsmedizin Berlin (migraine group) and employees and students at our university (health care group). A total of 10 frequently used Adobe Stock photos of migraine attacks were presented to the participants. Each photo was rated on a scale of 0% to 100% based on how closely it resembled a realistic migraine attack (realism score). Patients with migraine also indicated how much each photo corresponded to their own experience of migraine as a percentage (representation score). We calculated the mean realism and representation scores for all photos and conducted further analyses using the categories male or female models, younger or older models, and unilateral or bilateral pain pose. Results: A total of 367 patients with migraine and 331 health care employees and students completed the survey. In both groups, the mean realism score was <50% (migraine group: 47.8%, SD 18.3%; health care group: 46.0%, SD 16.2%). Patients with migraine identified their own migraine experience in these photos to a lesser degree (mean representation score 44.4%, SD 19.8%; P<.001 when compared to the realism score). Patients and health care workers considered photos with male models to be more realistic than photos with females (P<.001) and photos with older models to be more realistic than those with younger people (P<.001). In the health care group only, a bilateral pain posture was deemed more realistic than a unilateral pose (P<.001). Conclusions: Standard images of migraine attacks are considered only slightly or moderately realistic by patients and health care workers. Some characteristics perceived as more realistic such as male sex or older age are in contrast with migraine epidemiology. A more accurate representation of migraine in the media could help to raise awareness for migraine and reduce the associated stigma

Transfermulch verringert Blattschäden durch den Kohlweißling im ökologischen Kohlanbau

In einem einjährigen Versuch wurden tote Mulche auf Kohlrabi ausgebracht und die Blattschäden durch Raupen von Pieris spp. untersucht. Erste Ergebnisse zeigen, dass die Mulche die Blattschäden durch die Raupen um mehr als 87 % reduzierten

A AULA DE EDUCAÇÃO FÍSICA E A INCLUSÃO DA CRIANÇA COM DEFICIÊNCIA: PERSPECTIVA DE PROFESSORES BRASILEIROS

This study analyzed Physical Education teachers’ concept of inclusion and determined positive and negative aspects of inclusion in their classes. Interviews were conducted with 18 Physical Education teachers working in Brazilian public schools. Data collected were examined by content analysis to search for emerging themes. The findings showed that inclusion was understood as participation and learning for all children rather than only for those with disabilities. Team sports were pointed as the main challenge for the inclusion of students with disability. Initial and continuing education programs for teachers need to target effective pedagogical practices to promote inclusion, leading to restructuring Physical Education teachers’ training.   Los objetivos de este estudio fueron analizar concepto de inclusión profesores de educación física 'y determinar los aspectos positivos y negativos de la inclusión en sus clases. Se realizó una entrevista con 18 profesores de educación física que trabaja en las escuelas públicas brasileñas. Los datos recogidos fueron analizados utilizando el método de análisis de contenido, búsqueda de temas emergentes. Los resultados mostraron que la inclusión se entiende como la participación y el aprendizaje de todos los niños y no sólo para las personas con una discapacidad. Los deportes de equipo se informaron como un reto importante para la inclusión de los estudiantes con discapacidad. los programas de educación inicial y continua para los profesores tienen que orientar las prácticas pedagógicas efectivas para promover la inclusión, dando lugar a la reestructuración de la formación de profesores de educación física. O estudo teve como objetivo analisar o conceito de inclusão dos professores de Educação Física e determinar os aspectos positivos e negativos em suas aulas. Foram realizadas entrevistas com 18 professores de Educação Física que trabalham em escolas públicas brasileiras. Os dados coletados foram analisados utilizando-se o método de análise de conteúdo, em busca de temas emergentes. Os resultados mostraram que a inclusão é compreendida pelos professores como participação e aprendizagem para todas as crianças e não apenas para aqueles com deficiência. Os esportes coletivos foram relatados como o principal desafio para a inclusão de alunos com deficiência. Programas de formação inicial e de capacitação continuada para os professores precisam propor práticas pedagógicas eficazes para promover a inclusão, levando a reestruturação da formação de professores de Educação Física.