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sj-docx-2-hpp-10.1177_15248399211049824 – Supplemental material for Peer Support for People Living With HIV: A Scoping Review
2021
Supplemental material, sj-docx-2-hpp-10.1177_15248399211049824 for Peer Support for People Living With HIV: A Scoping Review by Anita Øgård-Repål, Rigmor C. Berg and Mariann Fossum in Health Promotion Practice
sj-docx-1-hpp-10.1177_15248399211049824 – Supplemental material for Peer Support for People Living With HIV: A Scoping Review
2021
Supplemental material, sj-docx-1-hpp-10.1177_15248399211049824 for Peer Support for People Living With HIV: A Scoping Review by Anita Øgård-Repål, Rigmor C. Berg and Mariann Fossum in Health Promotion Practice
The foundations of the new theories in health economics
1997
In health economics, theoretic approaches such as the theory of contracts, the economy of conventions, the theory of transaction costs and the evolutionary theory, have been applied recently. The present paper offers a classification of these different theories focusing on their epistemological foundations. The clarification of their assumptions about individual rationality (substantial or procedural rationality), about coordination modality (by inter-individual contracts or collective rules), about uncertainty (probabilistic risk or cognitive uncertainty), shows oppositions between these theories. Nevertheless, the application of these different theories in health economics shows that they…
Implementation of strategies and tools of sociosanitary coordination in a health department
2018
RESUMEN Es objetivo de este artículo mostrar una experiencia de práctica novedosa implementada por la dirección de un departamento de salud. Se expone un modelo organizativo de coordinación sociosanitaria entre los diferentes niveles asistenciales y sectores, estableciendo sinergias de los recursos sociales y sanitarios comunes del Departamento de Salud Clínico-Malvarrosa (Valencia). Tras un año, se han constituido cinco consejos de salud de zona básica en atención primaria y una comisión de coordinación sociosanitaria integrada por tres subcomisiones: 1) de atención asistencial social y sanitaria, 2) de asociacionismo y voluntariado hospitalario, y 3) de acción comunitaria y participación …
Plant diversity enhances the natural attenuation of polycyclic aromatic compounds (PAHs and oxygenated PAHs) in grassland soils
2019
Increasing plant species richness stimulates microbial activity in soil, which might favor biodegradation of polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs). To explore the relationship between plant community composition and PACs in grassland soils (Fluvisols exposed to an urban atmosphere), we determined the concentrations of 29 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and 15 oxygenated PAHs (OPAHs) in topsoils of 80 plots of a grassland biodiversity experiment. The plots included different levels of plant species richness (1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 60 species) and 1–4 plant functional groups (grasses, small herbs, tall herbs, and legumes) in a randomized block design. The concentrations (ng g−1) of ∑29PAHs an…
The dynamics of soil bacterial community structure in response to yearly repeated agricultural copper treatments
2008
International audience; The annual dynamics of soil bacterial community structure, including early, dose-dependent and transient modifications, was observed consecutively at different levels of copper contamination (high: 48 kg Cu ha−1, low: 16 kg Cu ha−1) repeated yearly over a three-year field experiment. Repeated low-level Cu contamination led to an increase in community stability to metal stress without a long-term shift in the population structure, whereas repeated high-level Cu contamination induced a novel and stable bacterial community structure. Furthermore, field experimentation highlighted that episodic climatic stress can modulate copper impact by enhancing community stability.
Protein and DNA fingerprinting of a soil bacterial community inoculated into three different sterile soils
2007
The functional and genetic structures of a soil bacterial community were characterized after inoculation into three different sterile soils using a protein and DNA fingerprinting method, respectively. Principal component analysis (PCA) of profiles revealed that, depending on soil characteristics, bacterial communities with similar genetic structures harbored different functional structures and thus could potentially be of differing ecological significance for soil functioning. Co-inertia analysis between protein fingerprinting data and the corresponding sets of soil physicochemical characteristics demonstrated the correlation between the functional structure of the bacterial community and s…
Sampling strategy in molecular microbial ecology: influence of soil sample size on DNA fingerprinting analysis of fungal and bacterial communities.
2003
Assessing soil microbial community structure by the use of molecular techniques requires a satisfactory sampling strategy that takes into account the high microbial diversity and the heterogeneous distribution of microorganisms in the soil matrix. The influence of the sample size of three different soil types (sand, silt and clay soils) on the DNA yield and analysis of bacterial and fungal community structure were investigated. Six sample sizes from 0.125 g to 4 g were evaluated. The genetic community structure was assessed by automated ribosomal intergenic spacer analysis (A-RISA fingerprint). Variations between bacterial (B-ARISA) and fungal (F-ARISA) community structure were quantified b…
Effect of soil and canopy factors on vegetation of Quercus robur woodland in the boreo-nemoral zone: A plant-trait based approach
2013
Abstract The aim of the study was to determine the effect of soil and canopy on the understory vegetation of Quercus robur stands in Latvia, located in the boreo-nemoral zone. To determine the main processes regulating formation of the plant communities, the understory vegetation of Q. robur stands was described using plant traits. Vegetation and soils were described in 24 plots representing contrasting soil types and tree species composition. Redundancy analysis was used to determine the relation between vegetation, described using plant traits (proportion of species with each trait), and soil and canopy factors. About 50% of the variation in vegetation described by plant traits was explai…
Link between microbial diversity, stability of microbial communities and soil organic matter turnover
2014
Soil microbial communities act as important agents of the biological soil functioning, particularly through their involvements in the transformations of biogeochemical cycles (C, N, P…). In agro-ecosystems, the diversity of these communities is affected by perturbations associated to agricultural practices, and the significance of these modifications in terms of preservation of biological functioning and sustainability of agricultural systems has emerged as a central issue in the environmental sciences. Whereas the role of biodiversity has been well studied for macroorganisms, in particular for plants; the biodiversity/activity relationship is still largely unknown for soil microorganisms. …