Estudios preliminares de la perla de la vid Margarodes vitis (hemiptera: margarodidae) en viñedos de La Consulta, Mendoza, Argentina

La perla de la vid, Margarodes vitis (Philippi), es un insecto subterráneo que se alimenta de las raíces de Vitis vinifera. Los daños se manifiestan como un decaimiento progresivo causando la muerte de la planta. El estudio de la distribución espacial de los insectos brinda información fundamental para implementar programas de Manejo Integrado de Plagas. El objetivo del trabajo fue determinar el ciclo de vida, la relación síntomas en las plantas-número de insectos/kg suelo y la distribución espacial del insecto. Se realizaron muestreos quincenales en La Consulta, Mendoza desde setiembre de 2012 a marzo de 2013. Las muestras se procesaron en laboratorio registrándose el número de quistes/1000 g de suelo. Se observaron hembras y huevos, pero no ninfas de primer estadio, desde fines de noviembre hasta principios de enero. Se usaron varios índices de dispersión. También se estimaron los coeficientes a y b de la Ley Potencial de Taylor y α y β de la Regresión de Iwao. M. vitis siempre presentó una distribución agregada. El análisis del coeficiente de correlación de Spearman mostró una relación significativa (P<0,0001) entre el número de quistes y la escala de daños. Esta información permitirá desarrollar planes de muestreo y estrategias de control.The ground pearl, Margarodes vitis (Philippi), is a subterranean sucking plant insect that feeds on the roots of Vitis vinifera. Damages are shown as a progressive decline, causing the death of the plant. Study of insect spatial patterns provides critical information to implement an Integrated Pest Management program. The aim of this study was to determine the lifecycle, symptoms related plants insect-number / kg soil and spatial pattern of the insect. Twice a month samplings were carried out, between September 2012 to March 2013 in La Consulta, Mendoza.The samples were processed in laboratory and the number of cysts / 1000 g soil was registered. Females and eggs, but not first instar nymphs were observed from late November to early January. Several dispersion indexes were applied .The a and b coefficients of Taylor’s Power Law and α and β of the Iwao´s Regression coefficients were also estimated. Always, M. vitis showed an aggregate pattern. An analysis of Spearman´s correlation coefficient showed that significant differences (P< 0.0001) occurred between number of cysts and damage scale. This information is useful to develop sampling plans and control strategies.Inst. de Microbiología y Zoología Agrícola IMyZAFil: Gonzalez, M.F. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Microbiología y Zoología Agrícola; ArgentinaFil: Casciani, Juan Carlos. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Mendoza; ArgentinaFil: Pareja Perdomo, Mariano. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Mendoza; ArgentinaFil: Prior, C. IES N.° 9-015 Valle de Uco; ArgentinaUCOFil: Peinado Manzur, Horacio Hernan. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria La Consulta; Argentin

'My language, my people': language and ethnic identity among British‐born South Asians

This study explores how a group of second generation Asians (SGA) understood and defined language, focusing upon the role they perceived language to have played in their identity. Twelve SGA were interviewed and the data were subjected to qualitative thematic analysis. Four superordinate themes are reported, entitled 'Mother tongue and self', #A sense of ownership and affiliation', 'Negotiating linguistic identities in social space' and 'The quest for a positive linguistic identity'. Participants generally expressed a desire to maintain continuity of self‐definition as Asian, primarily through the maintenance of the heritage language (HL). An imperfect knowledge of the HL was said to have a negative impact upon psychological well‐being. There were ambivalent responses to the perception of language norms, and various strategies were reported for dealing with dilemmatic situations and identity threat arising from bilingualism. Recommendations are offered for interventions that might aid the ‘management’ of bilingualism among SGA

The Difficulty of Detecting Occult Metastases in Patients with Potentially Resectable Pancreatic Cancer:Development and External Validation of a Preoperative Prediction Model

Occult metastases are detected in 10–15% of patients during exploratory laparotomy for pancreatic cancer. This study developed and externally validated a model to predict occult metastases in patients with potentially resectable pancreatic cancer. Model development was performed within the Dutch Pancreatic Cancer Audit, including all patients operated for pancreatic cancer (January 2013–December 2017). Multivariable logistic regression analysis based on the Akaike Information Criteria was performed with intraoperative pathologically proven metastases as the outcome. The model was externally validated with a cohort from the University Hospital of Verona (January 2013–December 2017). For model development, 2262 patients were included of whom 235 (10%) had occult metastases, located in the liver (n = 143, 61%), peritoneum (n = 73, 31%), or both (n = 19, 8%). The model included age (OR 1.02, 95% CI 1.00–1.03), BMI (OR 0.96, 95% CI 0.93–0.99), preoperative nutritional support (OR 1.73, 95% CI 1.01–2.74), tumor diameter (OR 1.60, 95% CI 1.04–2.45), tumor composition (solid vs. cystic) (OR 2.33, 95% CI 1.20–4.35), and indeterminate lesions on preoperative imaging (OR 4.01, 95% CI 2.16–7.43). External validation showed poor discrimination with a C-statistic of 0.56. Although some predictor variables were significantly associated with occult metastases, the model performed insufficiently at external validation.</p

Rendimiento de cultivares de Arveja (Pisum sativum, L) en diferentes ambientes de la República Argentina. Campaña 2017-2018

Las exportaciones de arveja argentina se redujeron en 2017 respecto del año 2016, con una caída de 14 %. A pesar de ello la demanda internacional crece todos los años pero Argentina no logra incrementar la participación, entre otros factores debido a la poco atractiva ecuación económica del cultivo como para que los productores incrementen la oferta. Los precios de arveja verde se modificaron a la suba, a partir de la mayor demanda por la reactivación del principal comprador de la producción nacional, Brasil, pero está lejos de ser un precio tentador.EEA PergaminoFil: Prieto, Gabriel María. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Oliveros. Agencia de Extensión Rural Arroyo Seco; ArgentinaFil: Alamo, Juan Facundo. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Famaillá. Agencia de Extensión Rural Trancas; ArgentinaFil: Appella, Cristian Manuel. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Chacra Experimental Integrada Barrow; Argentina.Fil: Avila, F. CREA. Consorcio Regional de Experimentación Agrícola; ArgentinaFil: Balbo, R. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba; ArgentinaFil: Brassesco, Raul Francisco. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Paraná. Agencia de Extensión Rural Victoria; ArgentinaFil: Buschittari, D. Agricultores Federados Argentinos (AFA). Sociedad Cooperativa Limitada (SCL); ArgentinaFil: Casciani, Andres. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Oliveros. Agencia de Extensión Rural Arroyo Seco; ArgentinaFil: Espósito, María Andrea. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Oliveros; ArgentinaFil: Fariña, Leandro. Universidad Nacional del Noroeste de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. Agencia Regional de Desarrollo Productivo; ArgentinaFil: Fekete, Ana Cecilia. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Salta; ArgentinaFil: Figueroa, Enrique Alberto. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Mercedes; ArgentinaFil: Frolla, Franco Daniel. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bordenave; ArgentinaFil: Maggio, J.C. Agrar del Sur; ArgentinaFil: Maggio, María Elisa. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Salta; ArgentinaFil: Martinez, María José. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Manfredi; ArgentinaFil: Martins, Luciano. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Rafaela. Agencia de Extensión Rural Galvez; ArgentinaFil: Pérez, Gonzalo. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Pergamino. Agencia de Extensión Rural Bolívar; Argentina.FiL: Prece, Natalia María. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Pergamino. Departamento de Agronomía; ArgentinaFil: Vallejo, Maximiliano. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Paraná. Agencia de Extensión Rural Victoria; Argentina.Fil: Zgrablich, A. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba; Argentin

‘The world is best experienced at 18 mph’. The psychological wellbeing effects of cycling in the countryside: an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis

Green Exercise (GE) refers to physical activity conducted whilst simultaneously engaging the natural environment. A substantial body of literature has now been accumulated that establishes that carrying out exercise in this way has significantly greater psychological wellbeing benefits than the non-GE equivalent. Hitherto, seldom has consideration been given to the individual meanings that doing GE has. This study, therefore, sought to understand the lived experience of the phenomenon amongst a group of serious male recreational road bicyclists aged between mid-30s and early 50s who routinely rode in the countryside. Eleven bicyclists participated in semi-structured interviews. Data were analysed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. This revealed themes of mastery and uncomplicated joys; my place to escape and rejuvenate; and alone but connected. Findings indicate that green-cycling served to enhance the participants’ sense of wellbeing and in doing so helped them cope with the mental challenges associated with their lives. It is suggested that green-cycling merges the essential qualities of natural surroundings – including its aesthetic, feelings of calm and a chance for exploration – with the potential for physical challenge and, facilitated by modern technology, opportunities for prosocial behaviours. It also identifies how green-cycling may influence self-determined behaviours towards exercise regulation, suggesting more satisfying and enduring exercise experiences

Fashion-Tech Alliance: Innovating professional digital competences and skills in the Fashion Industry

In the last decades, the traditional Fashion sector has been suffering from an increasing complexity due to turbulence and saturation of global markets and to the difficulty of identifying solid consumption behaviors’ patterns because of consumers’ multifaceted approach to fashion. In this context, within the framework of a digital transformation that is re-defining the very meanings of production, distribution and services, and consumption, digital technologies have been representing the opportunity to support the competitiveness of the European fashion industry and in particular of the Fashion-tech sector, at the crossing of fashion, textile, electronics, and the digital paradigm. The raise of Fashion-Tech has nurtured design processes and tools to enable, reactivate and reconfigure relations and processes in research, production, logistics, and retailing of the traditional fashion supply chain. These new opportunities are pushing fashion companies and entrepreneurs to embrace the challenge of integrating digital technologies to innovate their business models, products and services, and processes, to avoid continuing suffering loss of growth and the risks of becoming less competitive and less relevant in a global marketplace. Therefore, the need for updated digital competencies and know-how to answer this ongoing quest for innovation has filled the agenda of stakeholders involved in Higher Education, Professional Education, and Continuing Education, such as universities, Human Resources departments of fashion companies, and local and transnational policy makers. Partnerships between higher education institutions, fashion enterprises, and their socio-economic supply chain can allow to review and fine-tune the design of Fashion-Tech curricula to ensure they are in dialogue with fashion and technology companies. The paper draws on ongoing research carried out through "FTalliance. Weaving Universities and Companies to Co-create Fashion-Tech Future Talents", an Erasmus+ KA2 Project co-founded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union (2020-2022) which focuses on a 3-year academia-industries partnership aimed to facilitate the exchange, flow of knowledge and co-creation within the Fashion-Tech sector to boost students’ employability and innovation potential. The paper will describe the preliminary results deriving from action-based research delivered through 3 digital focus groups hosted by HEIs and partner companies to evaluate the Fashion-Tech curriculum and to explore the current competences gap in the fashion industry and education. The Fashion-Tech Curriculum was mapped and validated amongst the results of the Focus Groups identify and address academic gaps, needless repetitions, redundancies, and misalignments for the purpose of improving its overall coherence and, by extension, to align the educational model (learning standards, teaching, contents, assessments, assignments, lessons, and instructional techniques) toward the curriculum effectiveness to be tested further through 3 pilot learning experiences