The purpose of this study was to explore the sources, nature, and effectiveness of mutual support among nurses who are exposed to the death of children and to compare the experiences between a group of pediatric oncology nurses and a group of critical care nurses. Semistructured interviews were conducted with sixteen pediatric oncology nurses and twenty-three critical care nurses. Qualitative analysis was used to analyze the data. Findings revealed that (1) nurses relied more on their colleagues for support than on their relatives and friends; (2) the nature of the support they sought involved informational, clinical/practical, emotional, and meaning-making support; and (3) different forms of mutual support were encouraged in the two units, depending on individual needs and the unit's goals, philosophy, and implicit rules about expected behavior in the face of death and dying. Educational and clinical implications are briefly discussed.

Biostimulants are products that can increase crop growth and can be applied either to the soil or to the plant and seed of a wide range of crops. However, there is a large gap in knowledge regarding the potential interactions of biostimulants with plant protection products like herbicides. The present review aims to highlight various effects of the combined use of biostimulants with herbicides in terms of weed management, crop yield and quality parameters. Special emphasis is given to the comparison between the combined use of biostimulants with herbicides and herbicides used alone (without biostimulants). In wheat and potato, the combined use of biostimulants with herbicides can in some cases be beneficial for the crop compared with herbicides alone, with recorded yield increases of up to 14.7% depending on the biostimulant, the herbicide, the year and the method of application (mixture or sequentially). Combining herbicides and biostimulants shows potential to achieve good weed management while improving crop yields and quality and thus lower herbicide rates could be probably used for sufficient weed control in full agreement with the goals of Green Deal and agroecology approaches.