New records of water mites (Acari, Hydrachnidia) from Portugal revealed by DNA barcoding, with the description of Atractidesmarizae sp. nov.

This study presents the first results of DNA barcoding of water mites from Portugal. DNA barcodes were recovered from 19 water mite specimens morphologically assigned to eight species, seven of them newly reported from Portugal. Two species, Torrenticolahispanica (Lundblad, 1941) and A.cultellatus (K. Viets, 1930) were discovered more than 80 years after they were first described, and Atractidesmarizaesp. nov. is described as new for science.

Insect pollination services in actively and spontaneously restored quarries converge differently to natural reference ecosystem.

Ecological restoration has the potential to accelerate the recovery of biodiversity and ecosystem services in degraded ecosystems. However, current research queries whether active restoration is necessary. We evaluated plant-pollinator networks during spring at replicated sites within an actively restored quarry, at abandoned quarries undergoing spontaneous restoration, and within a natural reference area, to compare pollinator community composition and function. Overall, we aimed to assess which approach is more effective in rehabilitating pollination networks. We found that while both approaches allowed for the restoration of pollination function, active restoration provided faster recovery: pollination network structure was more similar to the reference ecosystem after 20-30 years of active restoration, than 40 years of natural succession in spontaneously restored areas. Different restoration approaches sustained distinct pollinator communities providing a similar service in different areas: honey bees played an important role in the natural area, bumblebees in the abandoned quarries and wild bees in the restored sites, suggesting a possible conflict between diverse wild bee communities and honey bee homogenized pollinator communities. In quarries, flower resource availability and diversity influenced networks' structural properties by constraining species interactions and composition. In spontaneously restored areas a rich herbaceous layer of ruderal species from early successional stages buffered against the shortage of flower resources at critical periods. Active restoration, though effective, should include practices that consider wild bee communities and mitigate flower resource scarcity. The use of "bridging" plants that flower in different periods, should be considered in active restoration programs to enhance the pollinator community.

Desenho Universal para Aprendizagem e Educação Inclusiva: uma Revisão Sistemática da Literatura Internacional1 / Universal Design for Learning and Inclusive Education: a Systematic Review in the International Literature

RESUMO: Este estudo realizou uma revisão sistemática da literatura norteada pela seguinte questão de pesquisa: Como as pesquisas empíricas baseadas nos princípios do Desenho Universal para Aprendizagem - DUA têm influenciado a inclusão do Professor de Apoio Educacional Especializado - PAEE na literatura internacional? O objetivo geral estipulado foi mapear e analisar as pesquisas empíricas internacionais envolvendo a interface DUA e a inclusão. Para tanto, a pesquisa foi realizada no portal de periódico da Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES e os descritores utilizados foram "universal design for learning" and "inclusion". Como critério de seleção, ficaram estabelecidos que só seriam analisados artigos publicados em língua inglesa em periódicos revisados por pares; além disso, para análise, era necessário que o artigo relatasse uma pesquisa empírica. Desse modo, foram encontrados inicialmente 44 artigos, e, após a aplicação dos critérios, sete foram analisados. Os resultados mostram que a maioria dos trabalhos publicados tece concepções teóricas sobre o tema, mas sem a realização de uma pesquisa aplicada. As poucas pesquisas empíricas encontradas concentram-se em torno de questionários e de entrevistas e, também, na formação de professores. Conclui-se que emerge a necessidade de pesquisas que apliquem diretamente os princípios propostos pela DUA, para que assim seja possível analisar os efeitos da aplicação do DUA na inclusão de todos os alunos no contexto escolar.

ABSTRACT: This study carried out a systematic review of the literature guided by the following research question: How have the empirical research based on the principles of Universal Design for Learning - UDL influenced the inclusion of the Specialized Educational Service Teacher - SEST in the international literature? The general objective was to map and analyze the international empirical research involving the UDL interface and inclusion. To do so, the research was carried out in the journal database of the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel - CAPES and the descriptors used were "universal design for learning" and "inclusion". As a selection criterion, it was established that only papers published in English language would be analyzed in peer-reviewed journals; in addition, for analysis, it was necessary that the paper reported an empirical research. Thus, 44 papers were initially found, and after the application of the criteria, seven were analyzed. The results show that most of the published works have theoretical conceptions about the subject, but without the realization of an applied research. The few empirical studies found are centered around questionnaires and interviews, as well as teacher training. It is concluded that the need for research that directly apply the principles proposed by the UDL emerges, so that it is possible to analyze the effects of the application of the UDL in the inclusion of all students in the school.