Supporting Transition Resilience Among Newcomer Groups (STRONG): Examining effectiveness and acceptability in urban public schools.

The Supporting Transition Resilience Of Newcomer Groups (STRONG; Hoover et al., 2019) program was developed to support mental health among newcomer refugee and immigrant students by (1) promoting positive adjustment during resettlement through a trauma-informed, strengths-based approach, contextualized to meet the needs of refugee and immigrant youth; and (2) improving access to services through school-based programming. The purpose of this study was to examine the acceptability and effectiveness of STRONG on the mental health and resilience of refugee and immigrant students using a group randomized waitlist control design.

Cu, Cr, and Ni in mono- and multi-component aqueous solution adsorbed in passion fruit peels in natura and physicochemically modified: a comparative approach.

Among the low-cost adsorbent are agricultural residues, which can be used in natura or modified forms. This work evaluated the adsorption of Ni, Cu, and Cr in mono- and multi-component aqueous solutions using passion fruit peels in natura (Nat-PF) and physicochemically modified (Mod-PF). The adsorption was investigated by kinetic and isotherm models.

Meanings of flower therapy for anxiety in people with overweight or obesity.

Objective: To understand the experience from the perspective of the participant of a clinical research, which had as intervention the flower therapy for anxiety of individuals with overweight and obesity.

Method: qualitative study, developed by semi-structured interview with 42 participants from a clinical research and data submitted to content analysis.

Results: after analysis, five thematic categories emerged: seeking natural alternatives to aid in control of anxiety and obesity; perceiving the benefits of flower therapy in itself and in family and professional relationships; recognizing flower therapy as source of tranquility and self-knowledge; perceiving changes in sleep quality; acquiring self-control and guidance on food and relational needs.

Effects of melatonin in connection with the antioxidant defense system in the gills of the estuarine crab Neohelice granulata.

Numerous studies have shown that melatonin exerts some influence on the antioxidant defense system (ADS) in vertebrates, but for crustaceans no such effect has been demonstrated till now. However, earlier reports did show a similar profile of daily variations in the ADS of the gills and the melatonin content of the eyestalk in the crab Neohelice granulata and, thus, the aim of this study was to take a closer look at the effects of melatonin in the gill ADS of N. granulata.

Daily variation of melatonin content in the optic lobes of the crab Neohelice granulata.

Melatonin is a biogenic amine, known from almost all phyla of living organisms. In vertebrates melatonin is produced rhythmically in the pinealocytes of the pineal gland, relaying information of the environmental light/dark cycle to the organism. With regard to crustaceans only a handful of studies exist that has attempted to identify the presence and possible daily variation of this substance.