Ciudad turística imaginada: escenario del trabajador migrante para la redefinición de la identidad y territorialidad

El presente trabajo surge al margen del proyecto de investigación de “Ciudades del turismo. Estudios de las transformaciones, desafíos y soluciones ante la turistificación local (1990-2007)” encabezado por el equipo binacional España- México conformado por El Colegio de Sonora-Universidad Autónoma de Madrid-Universidad de Sonora, y sustentado por el marco teórico del trabajo de tesis titulado “Estudio de las transformaciones de la ciudad turística a partir del imaginario del trabajador migrante en vivienda de megaproyecto”. Se indagará la migración interna en Puerto Peñasco, Sonora, México, promovida por empleadores desarrolladores de megaproyectos, el objetivo radica en abordar el tema como un estudio de caso que se profundizará con el fin de derivar la relación del imaginario urbano turístico, identidad y territorialidad de los trabajadores migrantes beneficiarios de vivienda en comunidades cercadas desarrolladas por megaproyecto, comunidades vistas como espacios de segregación social y de alta seguridad corporativa que fragmentan el tejido urbano. Como propuesta metodológica, el aspecto psicosocial del migrante será analizado desde una perspectiva urbanista y psicológica, con la introducción de estudios Lacanianos en la construcción del imaginario social, así como la exploración del estudio de la percepción de la ciudad y mapas mentales desarrollados por Kevin Lynch. Sin dejar de dar crédito a las propuestas metodológicas de otros teóricos e investigadores especialistas del imaginario como Eloy Méndez.The present paper has been created within the research project “Tourism cities. Studies of the transformations, challenges and solutions in the face of the local touristification (1990-2007)” directed by the binational team Spain-Mexico, formed by El Colegio de Sonora-Universidad Autónoma de Madrid- Universidad de Sonora, research and educative institutions, furthermore supported by the theoretical framework of the thesis “Tourist city transformations Study arised from the migrant worker megaproject’s housing”. Inquire internal migration in Puerto Peñasco, Sonora, Mexico, promoted by developers megadevelopments employers, is addressed as a case study that will deepen in order to derive the ratio of imaginary urban tourism, identity and territoriality of migrant beneficiaries housing in gated communities developed by megaproject, which are spaces of social segregation and high corporate security. Will show an abstract of the comparative analysis of the cases of Puerto Peñasco and Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The psychosocial aspect of the migrant will be analyzed from the psychological Lacanian perspective and the exploration of city‘s mental maps that recreate human’s perception as premise developed by Kevin Lynch and theoretical analysis of other imagery specialists as Mendez Sainz.Peer Reviewe

Hippocampal sclerosis affects fMR-adaptation of lyrics and melodies in songs

Songs constitute a natural combination of lyrics and melodies, but it is unclear whether and how these two song components are integrated during the emergence of a memory trace. Network theories of memory suggest a prominent role of the hippocampus, together with unimodal sensory areas, in the build-up of conjunctive representations. The present study tested the modulatory influence of the hippocampus on neural adaptation to songs in lateral temporal areas. Patients with unilateral hippocampal sclerosis and healthy matched controls were presented with blocks of short songs in which lyrics and/or melodies were varied or repeated in a crossed factorial design. Neural adaptation effects were taken as correlates of incidental emergent memory traces. We hypothesized that hippocampal lesions, particularly in the left hemisphere, would weaken adaptation effects, especially the integration of lyrics and melodies. Results revealed that lateral temporal lobe regions showed weaker adaptation to repeated lyrics as well as a reduced interaction of the adaptation effects for lyrics and melodies in patients with left hippocampal sclerosis. This suggests a deficient build-up of a sensory memory trace for lyrics and a reduced integration of lyrics with melodies, compared to healthy controls. Patients with right hippocampal sclerosis showed a similar profile of results although the effects did not reach significance in this population. We highlight the finding that the integrated representation of lyrics and melodies typically shown in healthy participants is likely tied to the integrity of the left medial temporal lobe. This novel finding provides the first neuroimaging evidence for the role of the hippocampus during repetitive exposure to lyrics and melodies and their integration into a song

Mutaciones somáticas raras en un paciente con retinoblastoma unilateral

Retinoblastoma (RB) is the most common primary intraocular malignancy in children. Somatic inactivation of both alleles of the RB1 tumor suppressor gene in a developing retina is a crucial event in the initiation of tumorigenesis in most cases of isolated unilateral retinoblastoma. We analyzed the DNA from tumor tissue and peripheral blood of a unilateral retinoblastoma patient to determine the RB1 mutation status and to provide an accurate genetic counseling. A comprehensive approach, based on our previous experience, was used to identify the causative RB1 mutations. Screening for RB1 mutations was performed by PCR direct sequencing, multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA) and Real Time-PCR analyses. Three different mutations were identified in the tumor DNA, which were absent in blood DNA. The somatic origin of these mutations was vital to rule out the heritable condition in this patient.El retinoblastoma (RB) es el cáncer ocular más común de la niñez. La inactivación somática de ambos alelos del gen supresor de tumores RB1 en la retina en desarrollo es un evento crucial en la iniciación de la tumorigénesis en la mayoría de los casos de retinoblastoma unilateral. Nosotros analizamos el ADN de tumor y de sangre periférica de un paciente con retinoblastoma unilateral para identificar las mutaciones y así proveer un asesoramiento genético a la familia. Para ello utilizamos un protocolo basado en nuestra previa experiencia para identificar todas las mutaciones en el gen RB1 que causaron el RB. El rastreo de mutaciones se realizó por medio de los siguientes análisis: PCR-secuenciación, amplificación multiplex de sondas ligadas (MLPA) y PCR-Tiempo Real. Se encontraron tres mutaciones diferentes en el ADN del tumor, las cuales estaban ausentes en el ADN de la sangre. El origen somático de estas mutaciones es importante para indicar que la enfermedad no es hereditaria.Fil: Ottaviani, Daniela. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica. Departamento de Microbiología, Inmunología y Biotecnología. Cátedra de Genética y Biología Molecular; ArgentinaFil: Alonso, Cristina. Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires. Hospital de Pediatría "Juan P. Garrahan"; ArgentinaFil: Szijan, Irena. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica. Departamento de Microbiología, Inmunología y Biotecnología. Cátedra de Genética y Biología Molecular; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentin

Legitimacy and general perceptions of judicial authorities from Cordoba (argentina): an approach from procedural justice perceptions

La justicia es uno de los principios básicos que se aplica a individuos e instituciones, siendo un facilitador social que posibilita la interacción entre personas y grupos (Tyler, 2000). Por esta razón, se ha convertido en un tema de gran interés para la investigación en Psicología Social. Distintos autores han examinado el impacto de las experiencias en las percepciones de legitimidad de las autoridades (Baird, 2001; De Cremer & Tyler, 2007; Hinds, 2007), así como la influencia de estas valoraciones de legitimidad, en el comportamiento de obediencia de normas (Murphy, 2005; Tyler, 1990). En el estudio que se informa se examinaron las percepciones de legitimidad de autoridades legales de Córdoba (Argentina), por parte de los ciudadanos. Asimismo, se estudió el impacto de las valoraciones de justicia procedimental sobre las valoraciones de legitimidad y justicia de las autoridades. Finalmente, se controló la influencia de variables socio-demográficas y situacionales. Para ello, se tomó una muestra no probabilística, cuotificada por edad, género y nivel socio-económico, de 300 personas de la ciudad de Córdoba que hubieran tenido contacto reciente con alguna de las autoridades en estudio (Policía, Policía Caminera, juzgados e inspectores municipales). Los resultados mostraron que las valoraciones de las autoridades locales son, en general, negativas. Además, las valoraciones de justicia procedimental realizaron un aporte significativo a la explicación de las valoraciones de legitimidad y justicia de las autoridades en general. Las variables de control no mostraron una influencia significativa.Justice is a desirable principle in social inter - actions.At the same time, in the case of institutions, justice is a virtue that is manifested in its role of distributing goods and costs or rights and duties (distributive justice) and its corrective function to punish actions that violate social norms (jus - tice sanctioning) (Garzón, 2004). The role of justice as the main regulator of social relations has become a topic of great interest to Social Psychology. The majority of recent studies in this perspective of justice have investigated perceptions of procedural justice, this is, justice based on the process used by an au thor ity to make a decision. Most researchers found that procedural justice evaluations are an important predictor of the legitimacy of the author - ities. However, these studies have been conducted mainly in the United States, and in our local area there is no previous research centered in this perspective of justice. Although there are some previous studies that recognize the problem of legi - timacy in Latin America (Latinobarometro Corporation, 2010; Salles, 2010; Turner & Carballo, 2010), we have no knowledge of local research, conducted in the field of Social Psychology, that examines the origins of this lack of confidence in legal authorities. For this reason, the present study evaluates not only perceptions of legitimacy of legal authorities, but also their relationship with proce - dural justice values.According to that, we study the impact of citizens’ procedural justice perceptions of a particular experience with a legal authority on perceptions of legitimacy and fairness of the au - thorities in general. In addition, we control for the influence of various socio-demographic variables (gender, age, educational level and socioeconomic status) and status (presence of a conflict, the volun - tariness of the experience, the favorability of outcomes and the relevance of results and treat ment) on this relationship. We used a retrospective ex post facto design in a nonrandom sample of 300 citizens (54.7% male) from the city of Córdoba (Argen - tina). We interviewed only those who had a personal experience with at least one of the au thorities under study (police, traffic police, courts, and municipal inspectors) during the last year. Most of the situations involved contact with the police (52.9%) or traffic police (30.4%), whereas only 10% were with municipal inspectors, and the remaining 6.7% were situations related to court issues. Moreover, the vast majority of situations with the authorities involved a non-voluntary contact (71.7%) and only 9% included a dispute with another person. The descriptive results of the perceived legitimacy of the authorities were consis tent with previous research: Most people did not have a positive valuation of legal authorities, and courts were the institutions worst valued, while the traffic police were among the best valued. It was also found that procedural justice is a significant predictor of perceptions of legitimacy (r = 52) and General Valuation of Justice (r = 61) of the legal authorities. Regarding the control variables, we found that the sociodemographic and situational variables have no significant effect on these two dependent variables, when procedural justice is taken into account. These results are important because they expose the relevance of authorities’ performance during their contacts with citizens: those who believed that authorities had not acted in a fair way during their personal encounter, were more likely to assign less legitimacy to authorities in general. This results are relevant in Social Psy chology field, taking into account that previous research has emphasized the relevance of legiti macy and justice perceptions for the support of the authorities and their effectiveness, that is, the maintenance of the social order.Fil: Alonso, Daniela Rocío. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Psicología. Laboratorio de Psicología Cognitiva; ArgentinaFil: Brussino, Silvina Alejandra. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Psicología. Laboratorio de Psicología Cognitiva; Argentin

Abortion Legalization and Social Representations of Feminism in Argentina

Over the last few years, the Argentinian feminist movement has experienced remarkable growth in its volume, scope, and public recognition. Positioned within the massive mobilization for the legalization of voluntary termination of pregnancy (VTP), we are interested in addressing feminism as a social movement. Thus, we propose an analysis of social representations (SRs) of feminism as a means of studying collective identity. We also describe the role of attitudes towards VTP legalization as a cleavage that configures two opposing representations of feminism. We took a sample of 772 people from 16 to 81 years of age (M = 37.8, SD = 17.1). Applying a word association technique, we gathered information about participants’ SRs of feminism, together with information about their attitudes towards VTP legalization, political ideology, political interest, the personal relevance of religion, and participation in social and political actions and/or organizations regarding gender and/or sexual diversity matters. Our results evidenced a generally positive representation of feminism, but one that is conditioned by attitudes towards abortion legalization: that is, people who were in favour of VTP legalization expressed positive associations, mainly referring to feminism as a social movement, emphasizing the political dimension. In contrast, people who were against VTP legalization were more likely to hold a mainly negative representation of feminism, exemplified by representations of specific women who act motivated by hatred, resentment, and contempt towards men, and who express an authoritarian seek for a dominant position in society. We discuss the implications of these results in terms of collective identity.Fil: Alonso, Daniela Rocío. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Instituto de Investigaciones Psicológicas. - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Investigaciones Psicológicas; ArgentinaFil: Brussino, Silvina Alejandra. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Instituto de Investigaciones Psicológicas. - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Investigaciones Psicológicas; Argentin

KH2PO4 improves cellulase production of Irpex lacteus and Pycnoporus sanguineus

The optimization of cellulase production by Irpex lacteus and Pycnoporus sanguineus was investigated. Fractional factorial design was conducted to determine significant variables and interactions. Response surface methodology was applied through Box-Behnken design to determine the optimum level of each factor on cellulase production. The optimal conditions of culture media were (g/L): for I. lacteus CaCl2.2(H2O) 0.3, MgSO4.7(H2O) 0.3 and KH2PO4 3, while for P. sanguineus was CaCl2.2(H2O) 0.1, MgSO4.7(H2O) 0.2 and KH2PO4 9. This optimized medium improved cellulase production, especially β-glucosidase activity values for I. lacteus. KH2PO4 was found in this work to be a useful mineral compound for cellulolytic production.Fil: Rodríguez, María Daniela. Universidad Nacional de Misiones. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Químicas y Naturales. Departamento de Bioquímica Clínica. Laboratorio de Biotecnología Molecular; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Nordeste; ArgentinaFil: Alonso Paiva, Iván Mathias. Universidad Nacional de Misiones. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Químicas y Naturales. Departamento de Bioquímica Clínica. Laboratorio de Biotecnología Molecular; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Houssay. Instituto de Estudios de la Inmunidad Humoral Prof. Ricardo A. Margni. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica. Instituto de Estudios de la Inmunidad Humoral Prof. Ricardo A. Margni; ArgentinaFil: Castrillo, María Lorena. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Nordeste; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Misiones. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Químicas y Naturales. Departamento de Bioquímica Clínica. Laboratorio de Biotecnología Molecular; ArgentinaFil: Zapata, Pedro Dario. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Nordeste; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Misiones. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Químicas y Naturales. Departamento de Bioquímica Clínica. Laboratorio de Biotecnología Molecular; ArgentinaFil: Villalba, Laura Lidia. Universidad Nacional de Misiones. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Químicas y Naturales. Departamento de Bioquímica Clínica. Laboratorio de Biotecnología Molecular; Argentin

Recent attempts to redenominate the Colombian peso: A historical overview

Este artículo compara los siete proyectos de ley para re-denominar la moneda colombiana que han sido radicados en el siglo XXI; con ello se busca contribuir a la escasa literatura sobre el tema y aportar a la discusión del último proyecto de ley radicado en 2018. Para lograrlo, se analizan las propuestas y se narra el paso fallido de los primeros seis proyectos de ley; se encuentra que, si bien los proyectos presentan coincidencias, como la supresión de tres ceros y la creación del nuevo peso, se pueden clasificar en dos grupos específicos. Finalmente, se discuten los elementos necesarios para una evaluación costo beneficio de este tipo de proyectos.This paper compares seven bills introduced to the Colombian Congress in the 21st century to redenominate the country’s currency. It aims to contribute to the scarce literature on the subject, as well as to the discussion of the bill introduced in 2018. The study presents an analysis of these bills and documents the failed journey of the previous six bills through the Congress. Results show that although there are some coincidences in the proposals, such as dropping three zeros and the creation of the “nuevo peso,” the bills can be classified into two main groups. Finally, the paper presents a discussion of the elements necessary for a cost-benefit evaluation of similar bills

El precio mundial del café y su efecto en el precio minorista para las cinco principales ciudades de Colombia

This study examines the relationship between the international coffee price and retail coffee prices in the five main cities in Colombia through cointegration tests, Granger causality tests, and impulse-response functions. The evidence points to the existence of a long-term relationship between the retail prices in the five main cities and the world coffee price. This relationship has a unidirectional causality of international coffee prices to retail coffee prices. The magnitude of the transmission of the international global price remains for 36 months or more for most retail coffee prices.Este estudo examina a relação entre o preço internacional e o preço no varejo do café nas cinco cidades principais da Colômbia. Para isso, realizamse testes de cointegração, de causalidade de Granger e funções de impulsoresposta. A evidência mostra a existência de uma relação de longo prazo entre os preços no varejo nas cinco principais cidades e o preço internacional do café. Essa relação tem uma causalidade unidirecional do preço internacional aos preços do café no varejo. A magnitude da transmissão do preço mundial permanece 36 meses ou mais para a maioria dos preços do café no varejo.Este estudio examina la relación entre el precio internacional y el precio al por menor del café en las cinco ciudades principales de Colombia. Para ello se realizan pruebas de cointegración, de causalidad a la Granger y funciones de impulso-respuesta. La evidencia muestra la existencia de una relación de largo plazo entre los precios al por menor en las cinco principales ciudades y el precio mundial del café. Esta relación tiene una causalidad unidireccional del precio internacional a los precios del café al por menor. La magnitud de la transmisión del precio mundial permanece 36 meses o más para la mayoría de los precios del café al por menor

Mutations in the RB1 Gene in Argentine Retinoblastoma Patients and Uncommon Clinical Presentations

Background: Retinoblastoma, the most common ocular cancer of childhood, is caused by inactivation of the RB1 tumor suppressor gene in the developing retina. It may occur as unilateral, bilateral or rarely as multicentric retinoblastoma, including pineal or suprasellar tumors. Being the retinoblastoma a hereditary cancer, identification of the causative mutation is important for risk prediction in the family members. An early detection of tumor is critical for survival and eye preservation. Screening for RB1 mutations is important for early tumor detection, critical for survival and eye preservation. Purpose: To identify causative RB1 mutations in retinoblastoma patients with different clinical presentations, some of them with a rare multicentric retinoblastoma or with a second non ocular malignancy, as well as the rare association with down syndrome. A comprehensive approach was used to identify the mutations and to detect children with a hereditary condition. Methods: A cohort of 20 patients with unilateral, bilateral and multicentric retinoblastoma was studied. Blood and tumor DNA was analyzed by sequencing, segregation of polymorphisms and MLPA analyses. Some of the rare mutations were validated by cloning or by Real-Time PCR. Results: Six germline and seven somatic mutations were identified; they include nonsense, frameshift, splice mutations and gross rearrangements, four of them novel. Three out of four nonsense/ frameshift germline mutations were associated with severe phenotype: bilateral and multicentric retinoblastomas. The at-riskhaplotype was identified in a familial case including one patient with osteosarcoma; it was useful for detection of mutation carriers. Conclusions: This study allowed us to identify causative RB1 mutations, including several novels. Some patients showed uncommon clinical presentations of retinoblastoma. These data are significant for genetic counseling. Our results support the relevance of carrying out complete genetic screening for RB1 mutations in both constitutional and tumor tissues.Fil: Ottaviani, Daniela. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica. Departamento de Microbiología, Inmunología y Biotecnología. Cátedra de Genética y Biología Molecular; ArgentinaFil: Parma, Diana Lidia. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica. Departamento de Microbiología, Inmunología y Biotecnología. Cátedra de Genética y Biología Molecular; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Houssay; ArgentinaFil: Ferrer, Marcela Maria. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Hospital de Clínicas General San Martín; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Houssay; ArgentinaFil: Florencia Giliberto. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica. Departamento de Microbiología, Inmunología y Biotecnología. Cátedra de Genética y Biología Molecular; ArgentinaFil: Luce, Leonela Natalia. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica. Departamento de Microbiología, Inmunología y Biotecnología. Cátedra de Genética y Biología Molecular; ArgentinaFil: Alonso, Cristina. Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires. Hospital de Pediatría "Juan P. Garrahan". Servicio de Hemato-Oncología; ArgentinaFil: Szijan, Irena. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica. Departamento de Microbiología, Inmunología y Biotecnología. Cátedra de Genética y Biología Molecular; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Houssay; Argentin