Η σχέση του γονικού στυλ με την ανάπτυξη της συναισθηματικής νοημοσύνης των παιδιών Γ΄ έως Στ΄ Δημοτικού

Στην παρούσα εργασία εξετάστηκε η σχέση του γονικού στυλ με την ανάπτυξη της συναισθηματικής νοημοσύνης των παιδιών Γ΄ έως Στ΄ Δημοτικού. Το γονικό στυλ περιγράφει τον τρόπο με τον οποίο τα παιδιά αντιλαμβάνονται τις συμπεριφορές των γονέων τους προς αυτά. Η συναισθηματική νοημοσύνη περιλαμβάνει ένα σύνολο ικανοτήτων κατανόησης και χειρισμού των συναισθηματικών πληροφοριών του ατόμου και των άλλων, αποσκοπώντας στην προσωπική και κοινωνική του ανάπτυξη. Στην έρευνα συμμετείχαν 102 μαθητές από τη Γ΄ έως τη Στ΄ Δημοτικού, στους οποίους χορηγήθηκαν δύο ερωτηματολόγια: το Parental Authority Questionnaire και το Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire – Child Short Form. Σύμφωνα με τα αποτελέσματα της έρευνας, ορισμένα γονικά στυλ σχετίζονται με τη συναισθηματική νοημοσύνη των παιδιών Γ΄ έως Στ΄ Δημοτικού. Ειδικότερα, το διαλεκτικό στυλ διευκολύνει την ανάπτυξη της συναισθηματικής νοημοσύνης και των επιμέρους συναισθηματικών – κοινωνικών ικανοτήτων των παιδιών, ενώ το αυταρχικό στυλ την αποτρέπει. Το παραχωρητικό στυλ δεν φαίνεται να σχετίζεται με την ανάπτυξη της συναισθηματικής νοημοσύνης και των επιμέρους συναισθηματικών – κοινωνικών ικανοτήτων των παιδιών. Αντίστοιχα αποτελέσματα με τα παραπάνω βρέθηκαν για τη σχέση του γονικού στυλ της μητέρας και του πατέρα με την ανάπτυξη της συναισθηματικής νοημοσύνης των παιδιών, καθώς και για τη σχέση του γονικού στυλ με την ανάπτυξη της συναισθηματικής νοημοσύνης των αγοριών και των κοριτσιών. Τέλος, βρέθηκε ότι το διαλεκτικό στυλ τείνει να αξιοποιείται περισσότερο από τη μητέρα σε σχέση με τον πατέρα. Ωστόσο, δεν παρουσιάστηκαν άλλες διαφορές στις εξεταζόμενες μεταβλητές ως προς το φύλο των γονέων και των παιδιών, καθώς και ως προς την τάξη φοίτησης των παιδιών.The aim of this study was to investigate the association between parenting style and the development of emotional intelligence in children from 3rd through 6th grade of elementary school. Parenting style describes the way in which children perceive their parents' attitudes towards them. Emotional intelligence includes a set of abilities to understand and handle one's emotional information, which are essential for personal and social development. The study included 102 students attending 3rd through 6th grade of elementary school, who were requested to fill in two questionnaires: Parental Authority Questionnaire and Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire – Child Short Form. According to research results, certain parenting styles are associated with the emotional intelligence of children in 3rd through 6th grade of elementary school. More specifically, authoritative style promotes the development of emotional intelligence and the emotional – social capabilities in children, whereas the authoritarian style hinders them. Interestingly there was no association between permissive style and the development of emotional intelligence or the emotional – social capabilities in children. Similar results with the above were found in the association between mother’s and father’s parenting style and the development of emotional intelligence in children and also in the association between parenting style and the development of emotional intelligence in boys and girls. Finally, it was found that authoritative style was more prevalent in mothers rather than fathers. However, as far as the gender of the parents or the children is concerned, there are no further differences in the examined variables respectively and neither in terms of the childrens' grade

Studies on pesticides mixture degradation by white rot fungi

The capacity of five white rot fungi species to degrade linuron, metribuzin and chlorpyrifos when applied both as single pesticides and mixed together in different concentrations on nutritionally poor media. Our results suggested that Pleurotus ostreatus, Pycnoporus coccineus, Phlebiopsis gigatea and Τrametes versicolor showed remarkable tolerance to the pesticides, in all media tested. EC50 values presented a noticeable difference in the mixtures as compared with the individual ones. The minimum growth rate in the mixture was obtained by P. ostreatus whereas P. coccineus appeared to be more efficient than the rest fungal isolates, when cultivated in soil extract medium. P. coccineus, P. gigantea and T. versicolor produce high levels of polyphenol oxidase but only T. versicolor was capable to decompose linuron when combined with metribuzin and chlorpyrifos

Functional MRI brain imaging studies using the Contact Heat Evoked Potential Stimulator (CHEPS) in a human volunteer topical capsaicin pain model

Acute application of topical capsaicin produces spontaneous burning and stinging pain similar to that seen in some neuropathic states, with local hyperalgesia. Use of capsaicin applied topically or injected intradermally has been described as a model for neuropathic pain, with patterns of activation in brain regions assessed using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and positron emission tomography. The Contact Heat Evoked Potential Stimulator (CHEPS) is a noninvasive clinically practical method of stimulating cutaneous A-delta nociceptors. In this study, topical capsaicin (1%) was applied to the left volar forearm for 15 minutes of twelve adult healthy human volunteers. fMRI scans and a visual analog pain score were recorded during CHEPS stimulation precapsaicin and postcapsaicin application. Following capsaicin application there was a significant increase in visual analog scale (mean ± standard error of the mean; precapsaicin 26.4 ± 5.3; postcapsaicin 48.9 ± 6.0; P < 0.0001). fMRI demonstrated an overall increase in areas of activation, with a significant increase in the contralateral insular signal (mean ± standard error of the mean; precapsaicin 0.434 ± 0.03; postcapsaicin 0.561 ± 0.07; P = 0.047). The authors of this paper recently published a study in which CHEPS-evoked A-delta cerebral potential amplitudes were found to be decreased postcapsaicin application. In patients with neuropathic pain, evoked pain and fMRI brain responses are typically increased, while A-delta evoked potential amplitudes are decreased. The protocol of recording fMRI following CHEPS stimulation after topical application of capsaicin could be combined with recording of evoked potentials to provide a simple, rapid, and robust volunteer model to develop novel drugs for neuropathic pain

Energy, Environmental Impact and Indoor Environmental Quality of Add-Ons in Buildings

On a European scale, the existing building stock has poor energy performance and particularly vulnerable structures. Indeed, most of the existing buildings were built before the introduction of energy standards and under structural safety criteria different from those currently required. It is therefore necessary the intervention in existing buildings according to an integrated approach that contemplates both the structural safety and the energy efficiency of buildings. This study, consistently with the objectives of the European research project “Proactive synergy of integrated Efficient Technologies on buildings’ Envelopes (Pro-GET-OnE)”, proposes a retrofit intervention for a student dormitory of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. The scope of the evaluation is to understand how an integrated intervention, that implies a structural and energy retrofit, as well as a spatial redistribution, leads to an improvement of the Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ). In detail, the structural retrofit was performed through exoskeleton that leads to the addition of new living spaces and to a remodeling of the building facades. The energy retrofit regarded all three levers of energy efficiency, and thus the building envelope, the microclimatic control systems, and the systems from renewable sources. The integrated intervention, in addition to a reduction of energy demand, has led to advantages in terms of IEQ. Thermal comfort, both during summer and winter, is improved and the hours of suitable CO2 concentration pass from 34% in the pre-retrofit stage up to 100% in the post retrofit stage

An Integrated System for Fa\ue7ade Additions Combining Safe, Energy Efficient and User-Orientated Solutions

This research work, as part of the Horizon H2020 project, Pro-GET-onE (Horizon 2020 GA No. 723747), aims to demonstrate the attractiveness of a renovation strategy based on new fa\ue7ade additions that combine integrated technologies (GET) to achieve high standards in terms of socio-economic, energy and seismic performance. This document investigates, in particular, the possible transformation of the existing building envelope with external reinforcement structures, which generate energy-efficient buffer zones and at the same time increase the volume of the building

IEQ and energy improvement of existing buildings by prefabricated facade additions: the case of a student house in Athens

The aim of this paper is to evaluate and illustrate the energy saving potential and Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) performances of a fa\ue7ade addition on existing and low energy performing buildings. Different technical solutions are proposed and all IEQ indicators\u2019 simulation results are presented for the case of a students\u2019 building block of the 80\u2019s located in Athens. The building is the demonstrator of the \u201cPro-GET-onE\u201d Horizon 2020 project, that aims to demonstrate the attractiveness and the energy efficiency of a renovation strategy based on new fa\ue7ade additions combining inteGrated Efficient Technologies (GETs). The research project proposes the highest transformation of the existing building\u2019s shell with external added volumes, which generate energy efficient buffer zones and at the same time increase the building\u2019s volume (with balconies, sunspaces and extra rooms). This strategy gives also the possibility to increase IEQ performance, in different ways depending on the architectural solutions, the selected materials and the adopted technological solutions. As a general statement, the facade addition solution leads to an increase of the thermo-hygrometric conditions (both for the cold winter season and the summer period), of the facade sound insulation and consequently the acoustic comfort, and of the indoor air quality. The lighting and the visual comfort are a critical point due to the enlargement of the existing surface of the rooms: specific light enhancement techniques have been studied to optimize indoor light, therefore minimizing the drawbacks of fa\ue7ade expansions, and will be suggested for the final design of the case study. The detailed analysis of individual units (additions) led to the formulation of hypotheses for targeted energy retrofitting interventions in different options; with different scenarios of integrated RES technologies, these options have been analysed both separately and in combination, to assess the technical, the energy feasibility and the IEQ performance in each scenario

Multi-Objective Optimization for Cooling and Interior Natural Lighting in Buildings for Sustainable Renovation

In order to achieve the ‘nearly zero-energy’ target and a comfortable indoor environment, an important aspect is related to the correct design of the transparent elements of the building envelope. For improving indoor daylight penetration, architectural solutions such as light shelves are nowadays commercially available. These are defined as horizontal or inclined surfaces, fixed or mobile, placed on the inner and/or the outer side of windows, with surface features such to reflect the sunlight to the interior. Given the fact that these elements can influence different domains (i.e., energy need, daylighting, thermal comfort, etc.), the aim of this paper is to apply a multi-objective optimization method within the design of this kind of technology. The case study is a student house in the University of Athens Campus, subject to a deep energy renovation towards nZEB, under the frame of H2020 European project Pro-GET-onE (G.A No 723747). Starting from the numerical model of the building, developed in EnergyPlus, the multi-objective optimization based on a genetic algorithm is implemented. The variables used are various light shelves configurations by differing materials and geometry, as well as different window types and interior context scenarios. Finally, illuminance studies of the pre- and post-retrofit building are also provided through Revit illuminance rendering

Effects of heavy metal ions on white clover (Trifolium repens L.) growth in Cd, Pb and Zn contaminated soils using zeolite

According to the Greek Ministry of Environment, there are 2,000 contaminated sites in Greece. The agricultural production in these sites should be evaluated to provide an assessment and recommendations on the necessary actions required for crop sustainability. This study investigated the effects of heavy metals on White clover (Trifolium repens L.) growth in an above-referenced multi-metal contaminated site in the absence/presence of zeolite as an agent empowering the rehabilitation of pollution and immobilization of heavy metals. The addition of 1% zeolite to the polluted soils significantly contributed to plant growth by limiting the availability of Cd, Pb and Zn. However, the dry biomass of plants grown in the presence of zeolite was evaluated to be unsuitable as a raw material (feed) in livestock production, due to the high Cd toxicity. In the context of sustainable production, this study aims to holistically approach and evaluate mechanisms of phytoremediation, bioaccumulation and the disposal of the bioaccumulator as a high value-added product (feed)

A Modality-Adaptive Method for Segmenting Brain Tumors and Organs-at-Risk in Radiation Therapy Planning

In this paper we present a method for simultaneously segmenting brain tumors and an extensive set of organs-at-risk for radiation therapy planning of glioblastomas. The method combines a contrast-adaptive generative model for whole-brain segmentation with a new spatial regularization model of tumor shape using convolutional restricted Boltzmann machines. We demonstrate experimentally that the method is able to adapt to image acquisitions that differ substantially from any available training data, ensuring its applicability across treatment sites; that its tumor segmentation accuracy is comparable to that of the current state of the art; and that it captures most organs-at-risk sufficiently well for radiation therapy planning purposes. The proposed method may be a valuable step towards automating the delineation of brain tumors and organs-at-risk in glioblastoma patients undergoing radiation therapy.Comment: corrected one referenc