Increasing Fathers\u27 Involvement in Family Therapy: A Discovery-Oriented Process Study

A discovery-oriented process study was conducted to explore the effectiveness of family therapists\u27 interventions at increasing fathers\u27 involvement in therapy sessions and in their families at home. A team of seven undergraduate raters were trained to rate the degree of fathers\u27 participation in sessions and their predicted involvement in their families at home. Three clinical judges recorded the type and frequency of therapist interventions used in each session to increase fathers\u27 involvement. Nineteen videotaped family therapy sessions were used to analyze the interaction between therapists\u27 interventions and fathers\u27 involvement. Findings suggested that interventions addressing fathers\u27 involvement, especially those addressing fathers\u27 involvement with their children, promoted greater change in fathers\u27 involvement in their families. Results also suggested that interventions addressing fathers\u27 complaints, mothers\u27 interference with fathers\u27 parenting, couples\u27 closeness, and cooperation in parenting predicted greater change in fathers\u27 family involvement. The study presented a beginning step towards developing a guide for the clinical implementation of interventions aimed at increasing fathers\u27 involvement

Sistema de plantio reduzido influenciando nos teores de nutrientes do solo e na produtividade da cana-de-açúcar: um estudo em Nova Alvorada do Sul, MS

The benefits of the non-revolving soil system for grain cultivation are widely known. This study aims to monitor the effect of planting systems on sugarcane yield and quality, and its influences on soil nutrient contents. A study was carried out during 2019 and 2020, and compared three sugarcane planting systems based on: (i) conventional planting, (ii) reduced planting, (iii) and planting without soil disturbance. Data collections of soil and sugarcane samples (yield and quality parameters) were carried out in the first year of harvest (plant cane) and the first ratoon. Results showed that the reduced planting system promoted an increase in sugarcane yield in short term than conventional planting and planting without soil disturbance. The quality parameters of sugarcane were not affected by planting systems. More studies are requested to compare and explain the sugarcane planting systems and their effect on soil conditions, mainly in long term.Os benefícios do sistema de plantio sem o revolvimento do solo para o cultivo de grãos são amplamente conhecidos. Este estudo tem como objetivo monitorar o efeito dos sistemas de plantio na produtividade e qualidade da cana-de-açúcar e suas influências nos teores de nutrientes do solo. Foi realizado um estudo durante 2019 e 2020, comparando três sistemas de plantio de cana-de-açúcar baseados em: (i) plantio convencional, (ii) plantio reduzido, (iii) e plantio sem revolvimento do solo. A coleta de dados de amostras de solo e cana-de-açúcar (parâmetros de produtividade e qualidade) foi realizada no primeiro ano de colheita (cana planta) e na primeira soca. Os resultados demonstraram que o sistema de plantio reduzido promoveu um aumento na produtividade da cana-de-açúcar em curto prazo do que o plantio convencional e o plantio sem revolvimento do solo. Os parâmetros de qualidade da cana-de-açúcar não foram afetados pelos sistemas de plantio. Mais estudos são necessários para comparar e explicar os sistemas de plantio de cana-de-açúcar e seus efeitos nas condições do solo, principalmente no longo prazo

Host-pathogen and host-microbe interactions in migratory animals and their implications for pathogen dispersal

This thesis investigated host-microbe interactions in migratory animals to examine the mechanisms by which migrants may disperse pathogens long distances. Overall, this thesis found that migratory animals do not appear to have strong capacity to pick up and disperse pathogen

Applying the core microbiome to understand host–microbe systems

The host-associated core microbiome was originally coined to refer to common groups of microbes or genes that were likely to be particularly important for host biological function. However, the term has evolved to encompass variable definitions across studies, often identifying key microbes with respect to their spatial distribution, temporal stability or ecological influence, as well as their contribution to host function and fitness.A major barrier to reaching a consensus over how to define the core microbiome and its relevance to biological, ecological and evolutionary theory is a lack of precise terminology and associated definitions, as well the persistent association of the core microbiome with host function. Common, temporal and ecological core microbiomes can together generate insights into ecological processes that act independently of host function, while functional and host-adapted cores distinguish between facultative and near-obligate symbionts that differ in their effects on host fitness.This commentary summarizes five broad definitions of the core microbiome that have been applied across the literature, highlighting their strengths and limitations for advancing our understanding of host–microbe systems, noting where they are likely to overlap, and discussing their potential relevance to host function and fitness.No one definition of the core microbiome is likely to capture the range of key microbes across a host population. Applied together, they have the potential to reveal different layers of microbial organization from which we can begin to understand the ecological and evolutionary processes that govern host–microbe interactions

Perbedaan Pengetahuan Dan Sikap Keluarga Dalam Pencegahan Stroke Pada Pasien Hipertensi Sebelum Dan Sesudah Diberikan Edukasi Di Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Kenten Palembang

Background: Hypertension is a non-communicable disease and characterized by systolic pressure of 130 mmHg or more and a diastolic pressure of 80 mmHg or more. Sudden and uncontrolled high blood pressure can lead to stroke by damaging brain’s blood vessels. Health promotion was one way to increase the knowledge and influencing the attitude especially in stroke prevention in hypertensive patients. Purpose: This study aimed to determine the difference between knowledge and attitude in stroke prevention among hypertensive patient’s family before and after given health promotion in Working Area of Puskesmas Kenten Palembang. Methods: This research used pre-experimental study with one group pre test-post test design, and the samples were conducted on the hypertensive patient’s family. In this study, 65 patient’s family were selected via total sampling and analyse used Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test. Results: The majority of the respondents, 54 (83,1%) were aged 21-40 years, 18 (73,8%) were females, 33 (50,8%) were high school education, 30 (46,2%) were private employees, 65 (100%) the level of knowledge before 17 (26,2%) and was good after given education and 65 (100%) attitude before 32 (49,2%) and was good 60 (92,3%) after given education. There was a difference between knowledge (p=0,001<0,05) and attitude (p=0,001<0,05) in stroke prevention among hypertensive patient’s family before and after given health promotion. Suggestion: Family should active to monitor the treatment and maintain a healthy lifestyle of they’re hypertensive family members

Powers in a class of A-strict standard episturmian words

This paper concerns a specific class of strict standard episturmian words whose directive words resemble those of characteristic Sturmian words. In particular, we explicitly determine all integer powers occurring in such infinite words, extending recent results of Damanik and Lenz (2003), who studied powers in Sturmian words. The key tools in our analysis are canonical decompositions and a generalization of singular words, which were originally defined for the ubiquitous Fibonacci word. Our main results are demonstrated via some examples, including the $k$-bonacci word: a generalization of the Fibonacci word to a $k$-letter alphabet ($k\geq2$).Comment: 26 pages; extended version of a paper presented at the 5th International Conference on Words, Montreal, Canada, September 13-17, 200

Diurnal oscillations in gut bacterial load and composition eclipse seasonal and lifetime dynamics in wild meerkats

Circadian rhythms in gut microbiota composition are crucial for metabolic function, yet the extent to which they govern microbial dynamics compared to seasonal and lifetime processes remains unknown. Here, we investigate gut bacterial dynamics in wild meerkats (Suricata suricatta) over a 20-year period to compare diurnal, seasonal, and lifetime processes in concert, applying ratios of absolute abundance. We found that diurnal oscillations in bacterial load and composition eclipsed seasonal and lifetime dynamics. Diurnal oscillations were characterised by a peak in Clostridium abundance at dawn, were associated with temperature-constrained foraging schedules, and did not decay with age. Some genera exhibited seasonal fluctuations, whilst others developed with age, although we found little support for microbial senescence in very old meerkats. Strong microbial circadian rhythms in this species may reflect the extreme daily temperature fluctuations typical of arid-zone climates. Our findings demonstrate that accounting for circadian rhythms is essential for future gut microbiome research

Diurnal oscillations in gut bacterial load and composition eclipse seasonal and lifetime dynamics in wild meerkats.

Circadian rhythms in gut microbiota composition are crucial for metabolic function, yet the extent to which they govern microbial dynamics compared to seasonal and lifetime processes remains unknown. Here, we investigate gut bacterial dynamics in wild meerkats (Suricata suricatta) over a 20-year period to compare diurnal, seasonal, and lifetime processes in concert, applying ratios of absolute abundance. We found that diurnal oscillations in bacterial load and composition eclipsed seasonal and lifetime dynamics. Diurnal oscillations were characterised by a peak in Clostridium abundance at dawn, were associated with temperature-constrained foraging schedules, and did not decay with age. Some genera exhibited seasonal fluctuations, whilst others developed with age, although we found little support for microbial senescence in very old meerkats. Strong microbial circadian rhythms in this species may reflect the extreme daily temperature fluctuations typical of arid-zone climates. Our findings demonstrate that accounting for circadian rhythms is essential for future gut microbiome research