Lessons learned from rapid environmental risk assessments for prioritization of alien species using expert panels.

Limiting the spread and impacts of invasive alien species (IAS) on biodiversity and ecosystems has become a goal of global, regional and national biodiversity policies. Evidence based management of IAS requires support by risk assessments, which are often based on expert judgment. We developed a tool to prioritize potentially new IAS based on their ecological risks, socio-economic impact and feasibility of management using multidisciplinary expert panels.

Expanding Distribution of Lethal Amphibian Fungus Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans in Europe.

Emerging fungal diseases can drive amphibian species to local extinction. During 2010-2016, we examined 1,921 urodeles in 3 European countries. Presence of the chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans at new locations and in urodeles of different species expands the known geographic and host range of the fungus and underpins its imminent threat to biodiversity.

Training dietitians in basic motivational interviewing skills results in changes in their counseling style and in lower saturated fat intakes in their patients.

Objective: To test if basic training for dietitians in motivational interviewing (MI) resulted in changes in dietitians' counseling style and improvements in their patients' diet and risk parameters.

Design: A randomized controlled trial.

Setting: 9 home-care organizations in the Netherlands.

Why do diabetic patients not attend appointments with their dietitian?

Purpose: Determining the prevalence of and possible reasons for nonattendance of diabetic nutritional care clinics.

Methods: Data were collected by means of a telephone survey and a review of patient records among 293 (166 attendees and 127 nonattendees) patients undergoing outpatient treatment at a university hospital. The t-tests, chi-square tests and logistic regression analysis were used to identify potential determinants of nonattendance.