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- Development of a methodology for monitoring social-economic indicators of private forest owners towards sustainable forest management: the case of LithuaniaPublication . Škėma, Mindaugas; Doftartė, Asta; Perkumienė, Dalia; Aleinikovas, Marius; Perkumas, Aidanas; e Sousa, Hélder Fernando Pedrosa; Dinis, Maria Alzira Pimenta; Beriozovas, OlegasThe development of a monitoring system for the socio-economic indicators of private forest owners includes the comprehensive collection of various socio-economic data. These data encompass general information about private forests owners, the need for monitoring, periodicity, and other relevant factors. This holistic approach allows for a detailed assessment of the social and economic conditions of private forest owners, as well as the economic efficiency of their operations, ultimately aiming to achieve sustainable forest management. This research builds upon previous studies by the authors that investigated the need for monitoring of the socio-economic indicators of private forests and involved interviews with forest experts. Based on the data obtained from these earlier efforts, this study aims to present a refined methodology for monitoring of the socio-economic indicators of Lithuanian private forest owners. Based on the findings of this research, it is highly recommended that monitoring be implemented at the state level across the entire territory of the Republic of Lithuania. The results of this research show that the monitoring of the economic and social indicators of private forest owners benefits not only the owners but also the state and society as a whole. Residence size, property size, and association membership emerged as the most significant factors influencing the need for forest monitoring, while knowledge in forestry, distance to the forest, and gender showed weaker but still notable effects. The research results suggest that monitoring can help to ensure the sustainable management of forests and the maintenance of ecosystem services, in addition to contributing to the region’s economic development. It is recommended that this monitoring be conducted every five years.
- Domestic violence and custody proceedings: an analysis of judicial decisions in PortugalPublication . Ferreira, Ana Rita; Sani, Ana IsabelPurpose To understand court decisions in custody cases involving allegations of domestic violence, a qualitative study was conducted among Portuguese family court magistrates. Methods A nonprobabilistic snowball sampling process, which involved six judges from Portuguese family courts who were authorized by the Superior Magistrate’s Court to participate in an interview, was used to construct the sample. Results When the data were analyzed, three main themes emerged, namely, the characteristics of the processes, the factors considered in the judicial decisions, and the impact of shared custody. The results also revealed several legal and extralegal aspects that infuence judicial decisions, such as the characteristics of the violence, the mediation process, and the status attributed to victims, suggesting that there are objective and subjective factors in the perpetuation of violence. Conclusions Allegations of domestic violence in custody proceedings are not uncommon, and these allegations can complicate the process and delay a decision. Eforts by one parent to restrict contact with the other parent raise suspicions of attempted alienation that tend to undermine the risk assessment. There can also be overreliance on shared custody, potentially undermining children’s safety. The negative impacts of exposure to domestic violence and the instrumentalization of children are recognized, but it is questionable whether they are being prevented to the extent advocated by the Istanbul Convention. The efectiveness of communication between criminal and family courts is also debatable, despite its importance for protecting victims.
- Analysis of the perception of the aesthetic dimensions of the smile among laypeople and professionals: an integrative reviewPublication . Bonte, France Liliane Nicole Marie; Bulhosa, José FriasThese days, aesthetics play a decisive role in a person's life. An aesthetic smile can boost self-esteem and lead to greater social acceptance. But aesthetics in dentistry is subjective and is based on personal perception, patients' expectations and preferences, which may be influenced by past experiences, cultural and social influences, the variability of professional perception, and measurements of aesthetics which seem to deny this subjective element, yet it is difficult to quantify aesthetics in dentistry objectively. Understanding these different perceptions and effective communication between dentist and patient are essential to the success of aesthetic treatments and the satisfaction of individual expectations. The aim of this thesis is to investigate whether there is a bias between lay and professional expectations of aesthetic outcomes in dentistry, and to provide an overview of these variations or lack of variation in relation to a selection of dental aesthetic criteria which are, in brief: the proportions and colours of the teeth, their positions in relation to each other, the proportions and appearance of the gingiva. The aim is to offer a broader view of the differences in taste or requirements between the two groups, to help dentists better understand lay people's purely aesthetic expectations. As part of an integrative review, we selected 7 articles according to inclusion and exclusion criteria and using the following keywords: "aesthetics", "dentistry", "lay", "professional". All articles were retrieved from PubMed Central (PMC) and the Online Knowledge Library. In these articles, lay people and professionals are interviewed independently as part of studies seeking to understand the impact of modifying a criterion on the appreciation of a smile in general. However, these studies do not necessarily focus on the difference in perception between these two groups in particular: laypeople and professionals. This thesis highlights the lack of studies on this subject and seems to show that a difference between the two groups exists and therefore seems to justify taking an interest in this question. If there is an area where professionals and laypeople do not understand each other, then this represents a real area for improvement in the relationship between patient and carer, and therefore perhaps for obtaining more satisfactory results for the patient in terms of aesthetics.