Changing dominance in mixed profession groups:Putting theory into practice

An extended professional identity theory is proposed to enhance interprofessional collaboration. The purpose of this study is to investigate whether comparative feedback on interprofessional interaction can decrease the degree of profession-based dominance and general dominance in mixed profession groups. This observational study comprised a randomized double-blind pretest-posttest control group design with 19 mixed profession groups (10 intervention and nine control groups, each with three dental and three dental hygiene students). All groups received reflective feedback during two consecutive two hour team development meetings. Intervention groups also received comparative feedback. Profession-based dominance concerned the sum of three observation items (conversational turn-taking, dominance and contributing ideas) with a three-point scale: -1 = dental dominance, 0 = no dominance, +1 = dental hygiene dominance. Polychoric correlations confirmed positive associations with the latent trait and an unidimensional underlying structure. Observation items were internally consistent (alpha > .70). General dominance concerned the sum of absolute values of observation items with a minimum value of zero (no dominance) and the maximum value of three (strong dominance). A two-way factorial ANOVA was performed. The results revealed a significant interaction effect with regard to general dominance, F(1,17) = 6.630, p = 0.20 and large effect size (partial eta squared = 0.28). Comparative feedback on interprofessional interaction decreases general dominance in mixed profession groups

Experimental assessment of sediment burial in eelgrass Zostera marina: Biomass

Experimental assessment of sediment burial in eelgrass Zostera marina: Biomas

Experimental assessment of sediment burial in eelgrass Zostera marina: Mortality

Experimental assessment of sediment burial in eelgrass Zostera marina: Mortalit

Experimental assessment of sediment burial in eelgrass Zostera marina: Leaf length

Experimental assessment of sediment burial in eelgrass Zostera marina: Leaf lengt

Experimental assessment of sediment burial in eelgrass Zostera marina: Shoot density

Experimental assessment of sediment burial in eelgrass Zostera marina: Shoot densit

Experimental assessment of sediment burial in eelgrass Zostera marina in Kiel Bight

Seagrass meadows, one of the world's most important and productive coastal habitats, are threatened by a range of anthropogenic actions. Burial of seagrass plants due to coastal activities is one important anthropogenic pressure leading to the decline of local populations. In our study, we assessed the response of eelgrass Zostera marina to sediment burial from physiological, morphological, and population parameters. In a full factorial field experiment, burial level (5-20cm) and burial duration (4-16 weeks) were manipulated. Negative effects were visible even at the lowest burial level (5 cm) and shortest duration (4 weeks), with increasing effects over time and burial level. Buried seagrasses showed higher shoot mortality, delayed growth and flowering and lower carbohydrate storage. The observed effects will likely have an impact on next year's survival of buried plants. Our results have implications for the management of this important coastal plant

Experimental assessment of sediment burial in eelgrass Zostera marina: Sugar concentration

Experimental assessment of sediment burial in eelgrass Zostera marina: Sugar concentratio