- Santiago, Region Metropolitana, Chile
Este trabajo muestra la incidencia de una intervención docente inclusiva en Educación Física en el autoconcepto del alumnado con discapacidad motriz. Participaron seis docentes de tres centros diferentes y 168 estudiantes de Educación... more
Este trabajo muestra la incidencia de una intervención docente inclusiva en Educación Física en el autoconcepto del alumnado con discapacidad motriz. Participaron seis docentes de tres centros diferentes y 168 estudiantes de Educación Secundaria (88 chicos y 80 chicas, con una media de edad de 14,04 años), de los que nueve presentaban discapacidad motriz (cinco chicos y cuatro chicas). Se aplica un diseño cuasiexperimental que contempla un modelo A-B (antes-después) y que incluye el desarrollo de una intervención formativa entre ambas fases. Para valorar la incidencia de esta intervención en el autoconcepto, se empleó el cuestionario estandarizado de autoconcepto AF5 (García & Musitu, 2001), que se le administró a todo el alumnado en las dos fases de una investigación que se desarrolló a lo largo de un curso académico. Los resultados muestran que mientras en el alumnado sin discapacidad motriz se aprecia estabilidad en la evolución de la media de puntuaciones directas del autoconcep...
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En este estudio comparativo se presenta una misma experiencia de aprendizaje-servicio universitario llevada a cabo en el Centro de Internamiento Educativo de Menores Valle Tabares (CIEM VT) y en el Centre Educatiu de Justícia Can Llupià... more
En este estudio comparativo se presenta una misma experiencia de aprendizaje-servicio universitario llevada a cabo en el Centro de Internamiento Educativo de Menores Valle Tabares (CIEM VT) y en el Centre Educatiu de Justícia Can Llupià (CEJ CLL). Desde dos asignaturas de dos titulaciones distintas, una de la Universidad de La Laguna y otra de la Universitat de Barcelona, se organizó un encuentro sociodeportivo, que consistió en el diseño y práctica conjunta de retos cooperativos de carácter lúdico-motriz por parte de dos colectivos: alumnado universitario y personas privadas de libertad (PPL). Con el propósito de conocer la percepción de las personas participantes sobre la experiencia, se siguió un enfoque cualitativo mediante la aplicación de un cuestionario con preguntas abiertas y cerradas al alumnado universitario y una entrevista grupal a las PPL. Los resultados apuntan hacia una mejora del desarrollo de habilidades profesionales y la superación de estereotipos sociales por pa...
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The northern limits of Trypanosoma cruzi across the territory of the United States remain unknown. The known vectors Triatoma sanguisuga and T. lecticularia find their northernmost limits in Illinois; yet, earlier screenings of those... more
The northern limits of Trypanosoma cruzi across the territory of the United States remain unknown. The known vectors Triatoma sanguisuga and T. lecticularia find their northernmost limits in Illinois; yet, earlier screenings of those insects did not reveal the presence of the pathogen, which has not been reported in vectors or reservoir hosts in this state. Five species of medium-sized mammals were screened for the presence of T. cruzi. Genomic DNA was isolated from heart, spleen and skeletal muscle of bobcats (Lynx rufus, n = 60), raccoons (Procyon lotor, n = 37), nine-banded armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus, n = 5), Virginia opossums (Didelphis virginiana, n = 3), and a red fox (Vulpes vulpes). Infections were detected targeting DNA from the kinetoplast DNA minicircle (kDNA) and satellite DNA (satDNA). The discrete typing unit (DTU) was determined by amplifying two gene regions: the Spliced Leader Intergenic Region (SL), via a multiplex polymerase chain reaction, and the 24Sα ribo...
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A new species of nematode, Torrestrongylus tetradorsalis n. sp., is described herein, based on specimens recovered from the small intestine of the leaf-nosed bat, Macrotus waterhousii, from the Biosphere Reserve "Sierra de... more
A new species of nematode, Torrestrongylus tetradorsalis n. sp., is described herein, based on specimens recovered from the small intestine of the leaf-nosed bat, Macrotus waterhousii, from the Biosphere Reserve "Sierra de Huautla" in the state of Morelos, Mexico. The new species is included in Torrestrongylus because it features a bursa of the type 3 - 2, a divided cephalic vesicle with an anterior half in the shape of an umbrella, and a posterior widened half. The new species can be distinguished from the only other congener T. torrei Pérez-Vigueras, 1935 by four key features: first, by the absence of cervical alae in both males and females; second, by the relatively longer second half of the cephalic cap; third, by the configuration of the dorsal ray, that does not have a medial terminal ray, and finally, by the structure of the spicules. This is the second species in the genus, previously known from bats of the families Phyllostomidae and Molossidae in Cuba, and now in...
Research Interests: Medical Microbiology, Biology, Medicine, Chiroptera, Mexico, and 8 moreDNA, Phylogeny, Parasite, Female, Animals, Male, MEXICO, and Species Specificity
Group A streptococcus (GAS), the causative agent of pharyngitis and necrotizing fasciitis, secretes the potent cysteine protease SpeB. Several lines of evidence suggest that SpeB is an important virulence factor. SpeB is expressed in... more
Group A streptococcus (GAS), the causative agent of pharyngitis and necrotizing fasciitis, secretes the potent cysteine protease SpeB. Several lines of evidence suggest that SpeB is an important virulence factor. SpeB is expressed in human infections, protects mice from lethal challenge when used as a vaccine, and contributes significantly to tissue destruction and dissemination in animal models. However, recent descriptions of mutations in genes implicated in SpeB production have led to the idea that GAS may be under selective pressure to decrease secreted SpeB protease activity during infection. Thus, two divergent hypotheses have been proposed. One postulates that SpeB is a key contributor to pathogenesis; the other, that GAS is under selection to decrease SpeB during infection. In order to distinguish between these alternative hypotheses, we performed casein hydrolysis assays to measure the SpeB protease activity secreted by 6,775 GAS strains recovered from infected humans. The ...
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There is an increassing interest, in the field of the community care for people with severe mental illness, for vocational rehabilitation and employment topics. As much in United States as in Europe there are developing, simultaneously,... more
There is an increassing interest, in the field of the community care for people with severe mental illness, for vocational rehabilitation and employment topics. As much in United States as in Europe there are developing, simultaneously, new initiatives and an increasing ...
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Research Interests: Primary Care, Research Design, Cardiovascular disease, Cardiovascular Risk, Clinical Practice, and 15 moreHumans, Hypertension, Europe, Female, Blood sampling, Male, Physicians, Data Collection, Aged, Middle Aged, Questionnaires, Cardiovascular Risk Factor, Cardiovascular Diseases, Cross sectional Study, and Primary Prevention
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Nitrogen fertilization is a key factor for coffee production but creates a risk of water contamination through nitrate (NO 3−) leaching in heavily fertilized plantations under high rainfall. The inclusion of fast growing timber trees in... more
Nitrogen fertilization is a key factor for coffee production but creates a risk of water contamination through nitrate (NO 3−) leaching in heavily fertilized plantations under high rainfall. The inclusion of fast growing timber trees in these coffee plantations may increase ...
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Methods and results This study was conducted with 7641 outpatients aged ≥50 years, free of clinical CVD and with at least one major CVD risk factor, selected from 12 European countries in 2009. Risk factor definition and treatment goals... more
Methods and results This study was conducted with 7641 outpatients aged ≥50 years, free of clinical CVD and with at least one major CVD risk factor, selected from 12 European countries in 2009. Risk factor definition and treatment goals were based on the 2007 European ...
Research Interests: Obesity, Treatment Outcome, Medicine, Lipids, Humans, and 13 moreHypertension, Female, Male, Risk factors, Aged, Middle Aged, Oral Hypoglycemic Agents, Cardiovascular Diseases, Risk Factors, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Cross Sectional Studies, Primary Prevention, and Cardiovascular medicine and haematology
From the Intensive Care Units, H. La Paz (Dr. Garcia-de-Lorenzo), Madrid; H. Virgen del Rocio (Drs. Ortiz-Leyba and Jimenez), Sevilla; H. Vall d'Hebron (Dr. Planas), Barcelona; H. 12 de Octubre (Dr. Montejo), Madrid; H. Virgen de la... more
From the Intensive Care Units, H. La Paz (Dr. Garcia-de-Lorenzo), Madrid; H. Virgen del Rocio (Drs. Ortiz-Leyba and Jimenez), Sevilla; H. Vall d'Hebron (Dr. Planas), Barcelona; H. 12 de Octubre (Dr. Montejo), Madrid; H. Virgen de la Arrixaca (Dr. Nunez), Murcia; H. Marques de ...
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International Journal of Obesity is a monthly, multi-disciplinary forum for papers describing basic, clinical and applied studies in biochemistry, genetics and nutrition, together with molecular, metabolic, psychological and... more
International Journal of Obesity is a monthly, multi-disciplinary forum for papers describing basic, clinical and applied studies in biochemistry, genetics and nutrition, together with molecular, metabolic, psychological and epidemiological aspects of obesity and related disorders.
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Research Interests: Nutrition and Dietetics, Critical Care, Global Analysis, Clinical Nutrition, Humans, and 15 moreLength of Stay, Meta Analysis, Systematic review, Intensive Care Unit, Immune system, Evaluation Studies, Mechanical Ventilation, Randomized Clinical Trial, Enteral Feeding, Intensive Care Units, Hospital Mortality, Data Extraction, Critical Illness, Enteral Nutrition, and Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
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Research Interests: Genetics, Ethnobotany, Genetic Drift, Gene Flow, Population Genetics, and 15 moreBiology, Medicine, Heredity, Dominican Republic, Plant Genome Project, Arecaceae, Cluster Analysis, Biodiversity Hotspots, Genotype, Inbreeding, Linkage Disequilibrium, Genetic variation, Conservation of Natural Resources, Genetic Markers, and Multilocus sequence typing
The percentage of mixtures as compared to single plants in plant use reports varied between 32 and 41%, depending on the geographic location (NYC or DR) and participant status (lay person or specialist). Respiratory conditions,... more
The percentage of mixtures as compared to single plants in plant use reports varied between 32 and 41%, depending on the geographic location (NYC or DR) and participant status (lay person or specialist). Respiratory conditions, reproductive health and genitourinary conditions ...
Research Interests: Medical Anthropology, Ethnobotany, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Traditional Medicine, Plant Biology, and 15 moreEthnopharmacology, Pharmacognosy, Medicinal Plants, Medicine, Ethnomedicine, Dominican Republic, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Humans, New York City, Cluster Analysis, Questionnaires, medicinal & Aromatic plants, Mixture, melange, and Pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences
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El presente artículo pretende cuestionar los modelos tradicionales de la Educación Física basados en el uso de libros de texto y la estandarización de los aprendizajes. Para este fin se pone el foco de atención en tendencias educativas... more
El presente artículo pretende cuestionar los modelos tradicionales de la Educación Física basados en el uso de libros de texto y la estandarización de los aprendizajes. Para este fin se pone el foco de atención en tendencias educativas basadas en la gamificación, la narrativa transmedia y el aprendizaje cooperativo, y se presenta una alternativa de innovación “Educación física expandida” (ExpandEF) que las integra. El desarrollo de esta experiencia ha tenido como propósito alcanzar los objetivos de materia y competencias clave en Educación Física; y potenciar el desarrollo de la competencia digital de manera específica. Para conocer la percepción del alumnado acerca de la experiencia se utilizó un cuestionario específico con preguntas cerradas y abiertas. Los resultados muestran que la motivación y el trabajo cooperativo se han visto reforzados con la estrategia de gamificación seguida. Asimismo ha promovido que el alumnado se involucrara y trabajara más en clase.Summary. The presen...
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For over a century, a fundamental objective in infection biology research has been to understand the molecular processes contributing to the origin and perpetuation of epidemics. Divergent hypotheses have emerged concerning the extent to... more
For over a century, a fundamental objective in infection biology research has been to understand the molecular processes contributing to the origin and perpetuation of epidemics. Divergent hypotheses have emerged concerning the extent to which environmental events or pathogen evolution dominates in these processes. Remarkably few studies bear on this important issue. Based on population pathogenomic analysis of 1200Streptococcus pyogenestypeemm89infection isolates, we report that a series of horizontal gene transfer events produced a new pathogenic genotype with increased ability to cause infection, leading to an epidemic wave of disease on at least two continents. In the aggregate, these and other genetic changes substantially remodeled the transcriptomes of the evolved progeny, causing extensive differential expression of virulence genes and altered pathogen:host interaction, including enhanced immune evasion. Our findings delineate the precise molecular genetic changes that occur...
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Summary Three cases of epithelioid sarcoma are reported. Local recurrences after excision were commonly observed. In one case, metastatic skin lesions appeared several years after removal of the primary tumor. An early and complete... more
Summary Three cases of epithelioid sarcoma are reported. Local recurrences after excision were commonly observed. In one case, metastatic skin lesions appeared several years after removal of the primary tumor. An early and complete removal by surgical excision is essential if local recurrences and eventual metastasis are to be avoided.
In this paper we will try to demonstrate the convergence of the objectives of second language teaching and the tools of the new collaborative web. We will also consider the way in which we can use blogs, wikis and podcasting in the... more
In this paper we will try to demonstrate the convergence of the objectives of second language teaching and the tools of the new collaborative web. We will also consider the way in which we can use blogs, wikis and podcasting in the classroom in the most effective manner.
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Nowadays, the possible effect of endoscopist fatigue on the results of colonoscopies is under discussion. We aimed to analyze possible differences in cecal intubation and the polyp and adenoma detection rate, depending on whether... more
Nowadays, the possible effect of endoscopist fatigue on the results of colonoscopies is under discussion. We aimed to analyze possible differences in cecal intubation and the polyp and adenoma detection rate, depending on whether colonoscopies were performed at the beginning or at the end of the daily endoscopy session and to analyze the influence of the queue position on the detection rate. A retrospective study was performed with 1,000 ambulatory and consecutive colonoscopies, divided into 2 groups: «early» and «late» procedures. A total of 95 colonoscopies were excluded due to poor colon cleansing. After confirming that patient characteristics were homogenous in the two groups, we compared the frequency of complete colonoscopies and the polyp and adenoma detection rate. Possible differences between the 2 groups in the polyp detection rate according to the colonoscopy schedule were analyzed. The overall polyp and adenoma detection rates were 44.2 and 30.5%, respectively, with no s...
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A review oCthe spectral characteristics oCthe single-Crecnency semiconductor laser emission is presented, an auto-homodyne intcrferornctric technique is described, including an ex- perimental set-up Corthe measurement oCthe field spectrum... more
A review oCthe spectral characteristics oCthe single-Crecnency semiconductor laser emission is presented, an auto-homodyne intcrferornctric technique is described, including an ex- perimental set-up Corthe measurement oCthe field spectrum of an InGaAsP semiconductor laser.
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... Autores: FCO. JAVIER CASTEJÓN OLIVA MARIO DÍAZ DEL CUETO FCO. JAVIER GIMÉNEZ FUENTES-GUERRA FRANCISCO JIMÉNEZ JIMÉNEZ VÍCTOR LÓPEZ ROS Mª TERESA VIZCARRA MORALES DEPORTE Y ENSEÑANZA COMPRENSIVA Page 4. ...
Research Interests: Nutrition and Dietetics, Olive Oil, Humans, Male, Vitamin E, and 15 moreBody Mass Index, Adult, Analysis of Variance, Fatty Acid, Food Sciences, Oleic Acid, Monounsaturated Fatty Acid, Sunflower Oil, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Cross-Over Studies, Oxidation-Reduction, Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL), Plant Oils, Dietary fats, and virgin olive oil
The effect of Larrea tridentata leaf resin extract applied to solarized and nonsolarized plots was evaluated on disease severity of soilborne pathogens, nematode natural populations and total yield of pepper cv. Anaheim. Solarization... more
The effect of Larrea tridentata leaf resin extract applied to solarized and nonsolarized plots was evaluated on disease severity of soilborne pathogens, nematode natural populations and total yield of pepper cv. Anaheim. Solarization caused a significant reduction of disease severity and the inhibitory effect of nematode populations, since the control treatment showed a 7.8 fold increase in nematode population and