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Updates on Caries Management in the Primary and Permanent Dentition
No full textThe aim of the following reprint is to provide the reader with the latest updates on caries management in primary and permanent dentition. This Special Issue contains articles presenting innovative approaches, high-quality clinical, epidemiological, and dental public health research, and translational research in the field of caries management. Focuses include aspects of preventive, non-invasive, minimally invasive, and operative dentistry in children and adults. Primarily, clinical trials are looking, for example, at the use of silver (diamine) fluoride. Interestingly, this product seems to be experiencing a renaissance, leading to an expanded treatment spectrum, especially in pediatric dentistry. Alternatively, non-clinical study types demonstrate the facets of current research in cariology that aim to produce a large body of evidence, such as systematic reviews, or focus on possible clinical implications, such as decision-making in caries management. As a result, readers with both scientific and clinical backgrounds can gain important recent insights into various aspects of cariology from this reprint
Effect of Long-Term Insomnia on Mental Health
No full textThe purpose of this reprint is to explain the health-related factors, mechanisms, and consequences of mental health problems associated with chronic sleep disorders. The reprint presents how insomnia and sleep disorders affect mental health across genders and high-risk groups, including populations such as university students, healthcare workers, firefighters, people with ADHD symptoms, people with chronic spinal pain, and patients of forensic hospitals suffering from chronic neuropsychiatric disorders. By integrating findings from diverse demographic and clinical groups, the reprint provides insight into how chronic sleep disorders intersect with mental health, offering guidance for targeted interventions and public health policies. The reprint highlights the impact of contextual factors, including the COVID-19 pandemic, occupational stress, and digital media exposure, on sleep hygiene and mental well-being. The researchers examined how the currently observed risks associated with the use of modern technology, such as mobile screen addiction and online gaming disorder, impact specific aspects of mental health, including insomnia, stress, anxiety, and depression. Such a multifaced and comprehensive approach can be helpful for health-related organizations, healthcare professionals, and policymakers to develop the best strategies for prevention and psychological intervention for people at risk
Children Who Survived a School Shooting and Chose to Teach
No full textWritten from the first-person perspective of a Columbine shooting survivor, this book documents the experiences of a group of school shooting survivors who went on to become teachers. More than 25 years after the shooting on April 20, 1999, at Columbine High School, the policies and practices in place to prevent school shootings do not seem to be working. In fact, school shootings have increased since 1999 and continue to increase. Through a phenomenological study of the author’s own experiences, as well as 11 other Columbine survivors who went on to become teachers, this book examines how surviving a school shooting has impacted every aspect of their personal and professional lives. The participants offer ideas and suggestions on how to decrease school shootings, sharing candid stories about bullying at Columbine, as well as the ways that teachers helped save their lives on the day of the shooting, and their views on the idea of arming teachers. The book concludes with recommendations for survivor-informed best practices for US schools, adding an essential and often overlooked perspective to the debate around making teachers responsible for preventing school shootings. A forward-looking and unique addition to the conversation about school shootings, this book is an essential resource for researchers, faculty, scholars, and post-graduate students with interests in education, criminology, school shootings, restorative justice, trauma studies, suicide prevention, and bullying
Benthic Biodiversity from Microbes to Multicellular Organisms and Its Functional Interplays
No full textThis Special Issue explores the assessment of benthic biodiversity, spanning microbes, protists, megafauna, and fish, and its responses to both natural and human-induced drivers. It emphasizes how these communities influence key ecosystem functions such as biogeochemical fluxes and material transport across the seafloor. Despite advances in marine ecology, much of the benthic realm—particularly beyond macrofauna—remains poorly understood. By bringing together observational, experimental, and modeling approaches, this collection provides new insights into the complex dynamics of benthic communities and their reactions to environmental gradients and anthropogenic pressures
Standardisierte Sinnstiftung?
No full textPublishedViele der bedeutendsten Komponisten des 19. Jahrhunderts griffen in ihren Sinfonien zu dem gleichen Mittel: einem triumphalen Schluss, der fast so klingt wie ein von der vollen Gemeinde intoniertes Kirchenlied. Entscheidend dabei ist das ›fast‹. Die Passagen klingen zwar wie ein Kirchenlied, die Melodien aber sind neu. Im Gegensatz zu klar erkennbaren Kirchenliedzitaten lassen sich diese Choral-Anklänge – eben fiktive Choräle – nicht auf einen sprachlichen Sinn reduzieren. Was aber ist dann ihr Sinn? Gleich ob ihre Komponisten nun Robert Schumann oder Johannes Brahms, Anton Bruckner oder Gustav Mahler, Camille Saint-Saëns oder Peter Tschaikowsky hießen: Gemeint war offenbar etwas Anderes, Abstrakteres, nur mittelbar Verstehbares und trotzdem unmittelbar Einleuchtendes. Denn es lassen sich, wie das vorliegende Buch erstmals sichtbar macht, zwischen 1827 (dem
Tod Beethovens) und 1914 weit über hundert Sinfonien benennen, die auf erstaunlich ähnliche, teils beinahe identische Art operieren. Durch die Bündelung und Systematisierung dieser verblüffenden Häufung wird der Blick frei auf Gemeinsamkeiten wie Unterschiede – auf die stumpfe Macht einer sich verfestigenden Konvention ebenso wie auf die häufig spektakulären Resultate ihrer bewussten Brechung
Crop Functional Genomics and Biological Breeding
No full textOver the past two decades, the rapid development of functional genomics has gradually clarified the regulatory effects of genotypes on phenotypes. Crop breeding researchers have discovered numerous genes influencing critical traits such as yield, resistance, and quality. By targeting these genes, scientists have achieved a more customized variety of breeding through biological breeding. Crop functional genomics research is a vital pathway for biological breeding. Understanding the functional genomics of crops provides deep insights into the genetic mechanisms controlling key traits like yield, stress resistance, and quality improvement. The goal of this Special Issue in Plants, “Crop Functional Genomics and Biological Breeding”, is to present an overview of the latest research and discoveries in crop functional genomics from plant journals, including studies on gene responses to stresses through whole-genome and transcriptome analyses and the identification and cloning of new genes related to crop yield, resistance, germination, and quality, and also covers functional analyses of these genes and their applications in biological breeding. We welcome all readers to this Reprint that covers several fields: the genetic and functional characterization of genes regulating critical agronomic traits or plant development; the genetic improvement in crops using modern biotechnologies, such as gene editing; and the discovery, characterization and application of germplasm resources with elite characteristics
Eros und Emanzipation in der französischsprachigen Sexuallexikographie
No full textThis volume examines specialist dictionaries of sexual vocabulary in French from the perspective of emancipation and presents the history of this so far largely overlooked text type. A close gender and taboo-linguistic analysis of six works from the late nineteenth and twentieth/twenty-first centuries reveals which sexual practices were recorded lexicographically, how they were evaluated, and how gender roles were distributed
Syrian Families in Germany
No full textThis book highlights the dynamics and conflicts of Syrian families within the German asylum context; examining the interplay of cultural; social; economic; and legal factors shaping familial relationships. Using anthropological methods such as participant observation; interviews; and focus groups; the book analyzes the challenges faced by Syrian families before; during; and after displacement. It focuses on marital conflicts influenced by gender roles; economic changes; cultural and religious differences; and the legal frameworks in Germany. Finally; it explores conflict resolution strategies within the new social and legal environment. This book provides readers with a profound understanding of the challenges and adaptations of Syrian families in the asylum context
Modeling, Design and Engineering Optimization of Energy Systems
No full textThis Reprint compiles cutting-edge research on modeling, design, and engineering optimization for sustainable energy systems. It addresses critical global challenges—climate change mitigation, renewable integration, and efficiency enhancement—through innovative methodologies and computational tools. Key themes in this collection include the following: Energy Storage and Conversion: Optimization of electrochemical/hybrid storage to balance renewable variability, bolster grid resilience, and quantify environmental benefits. Hydrogen and Fuel Cells: Advances in green hydrogen systems, including integrated power-to-gas with fuel cells, autonomous operation, carbon-trading incentives, and flexible cogeneration. AI-Driven Optimization: AI applications for precision carbon management, adaptive system reconfiguration, and risk-informed decision-making under uncertainty. Renewable Integration: Smart strategies for improving renewable penetration, featuring spatiotemporal modeling of EV mobility, cost-minimized charging infrastructure, and demand-side management. The contributions highlight co-optimization frameworks that minimize costs/emissions while enhancing reliability. This collection paves the way for low-carbon transitions in the power, transportation, and industrial sectors through interdisciplinary engineering solutions
Vicki Baum: Ausgewählte Werke. Kommentierte Ausgabe. Bd. 1: Die andern Tage. Novellen
No full textVicki Baum's collection of novellas „Die andern Tage“ („The Other Days“), which the author endeavored to republish throughout her life, was published in 1922 and in a slightly different compilation in 1931. The eight novellas in both editions present the variety of themes, styles and genres from Baum's early work and her productions of the 1920s and 1930s, which continued to have an effect until her late work in exile in the USA. For the first time, this volume offers a reliable textual basis as well as an extensive contextualizing commentary section.Vicki Baums Novellensammlung „Die andern Tage“, um deren Neuauflage die Autorin sich zeitlebens bemühte, erschien 1922 sowie in leicht veränderter Zusammenstellung 1931. Die acht Novellen der beiden Ausgaben präsentieren die Themen-, Stil- und Genrevielfalt aus Baums Frühwerk und ihren Produktionen der 1920/30er Jahre, welche bis in ihr Spätwerk im US-amerikanischen Exil weiterwirkte. Der Band bietet erstmals eine gesicherte Textbasis sowie einen umfangreich kontextualisierenden Kommentarteil