Revisión bibliográfica de la conjuntivitis y queratoconjuntivitis vírica

Introducción. La conjuntivitis, y específicamente la queratoconjuntivitis adenovírica o viral, es una afectación ocular muy prevalente en la población. Se contagia fácilmente en piscinas, escuelas y produce brotes epidémicos en hospitales y centros sociosanitarios. La queratoconjuntivitis vírica se transmite fácilmente; su tratamiento se basa en medidas paliativas, apoyo terapéutico y medidas higiénicas para evitar complicaciones, así como la propagación del virus Objetivos. Mostrar la documentación relevante que existe sobre la queratoconjuntivitis adenovírica y determinar las pautas a seguir para evitar la propagación del virus causante tanto en el ámbito comunitario como en el hospitalario. Material y métodos. Hemos realizado dos búsquedas diferenciadas de documentación acreditada sobre el tema, en bases de datos y bibliotecas científicas, así como en repositorios universitarios, asociaciones de oftalmología, libros y revistas especializadas. La primera, recopila información sobre el tema en artículos de investigación, seleccionando siete documentos; de la segunda búsqueda seleccionamos doce documentos, principalmente, guías, protocolos y pautas de actuación en queratoconjuntivitis vírica. Resultados. La documentación más relevante sobre queratoconjuntivitis adenovírica actualiza su detección y tratamiento, describiendo casos de brotes a nivel hospitalario. Enseñar pautas de higiene y autocuidado y las prevenciones estándar tras examinar al paciente, evitan la propagación a nivel comunitario; conocer y cumplir las medidas básicas de prevención, el aislamiento de afectados y la asepsia rigurosa del material evita que se produzcan brotes en el ámbito hospitalario. Conclusión. Los aspectos básicos para la prevención de la queratoconjuntivitis vírica, consiste en conocer la información y comunicación eficaz entre el personal sanitario y el paciente, haciendo hincapié en las medidas de prevención, asimilar como enfermeros/as, la importancia de la limpieza, desinfección y esterilización del material oftalmológico, así como de fómites, llevar a cabo de las medidas estándar de prevención y conocer cuáles son las pautas para el autocuidado del paciente y comunicarlas de forma clara y precisa.Grado en Enfermerí

Representing Foreign Sounds: Greek Transcriptions of Egyptian Anthroponyms from 800 BC to 800 AD

[EN]As precursors of Coptic writing, Greek transcriptions of Egyptian anthroponyms not only show phonetic and morphological features of ancient Egyptian words and reflect characteristic aspects of Koine Greek, but also, thanks to the notation of vowels, which are not written in Egyptian texts previous to the Coptic period, they reveal some dialectal traces and even complete isoglosses of the latest period of the Egyptian language. However, the number of Egyptian anthroponyms in Greek transcription studied is not wide, and the interpretation of some of them is uncertain. The aim of this research is to analyse, thanks to the Trismegistos database ‒ developed in the department of Ancient History of KU Leuven ‒, the linguistic elements or ‘formants’ composing the different Egyptian proper names attested in Greek transcription, along with the linguistic features of both Greek and Egyptian languages they reveal

The Quantum Echo of the Early Universe

We show that the fluctuations of quantum fields as seen by late comoving observers are significantly influenced by the history of the early Universe, and therefore they transmit information about the nature of spacetime in timescales when quantum gravitational effects were non-negligible. We discuss how this may be observable even nowadays, and thus used to build falsifiability tests of quantum gravity theories.Comment: 3 pages. 2 Figures. Proceedings Theory Canada 9. Published in Canadian Journal of Physics. (http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/abs/10.1139/cjp-2014-0567

Violation of the strong Huygen's principle and timelike signals from the early Universe

We analyze the implications of the violations of the strong Huygens principle in the transmission of information from the early universe to the current era via massless fields. We show that much more information reaches us through timelike channels (not mediated by real photons) than it is carried by rays of light, which are usually regarded as the only carriers of information.Comment: 5 pages, 2 figures. RevTeX 4.1. V2: Updated to match published version. Previous title "A glimpse of the early universe without real light" modified to match Physical Review Letters published versio

The space journey game: An intergenerational pervasive experience

There is a need to re-design the entertainment systems for the older adults, incorporating the population of this age group into the digital culture. With this aim in mind this work presents an intergenerational experience carried out in an Interactive Space where tangible and gestures interaction are used to participate in pervasive gaming experiences. The experience makes use of a game initially designed just for children but in a very flexible way so that it can be tailored to different players'' characteristics. Family groups made up of one or two grandparents and one or two grandchildren have played together The Fantastic Journey fulfilling all the missions either on tangible tabletops, just moving around the space or interacting by gestures. The experience was positively valued by both age groups; they were indeed happy with the opportunity of playing together in a challenging game. Nevertheless, the difficulty of designing engaging experiences for both age groups points to a challenging research area

Analyzing Profitability and Discount Rates for Solar PV Plants. A Spanish Case

[EN] The widespread use of renewable energy sources and the growing concern about climate change, together with Spain's exceptional weather and solar radiation conditions, have led to an increase in the use of photovoltaics for energy production in the country. Solar power generation has been tightly regulated, although the legal framework has changed frequently over the years. When assessing the potential financial performance of any business venture, legal as well as financial aspects must be considered, but a critical factor is the discount rate used, which must reflect the company's capital cost. Other factors are the period of interest, the firm's activity, market risk, and the level of debt of firms in the sector. The main objective of this study is thus to estimate the discount rate for companies using photovoltaics to produce solar power. We calculate it by employing two financial techniques: capital asset pricing model and historical return analysis. We then evaluate the investment in a photovoltaic plant with a capacity of 5000 kW located in eastern Spain, assuming it started its activity in different years which coincide with changes in the regulatory framework. The results show the relevance of the initial outlay costs for the profitability of photovoltaic power plants.The translation has been funded by Facultad de Administracion y Direccion de Empresas (Universitat Politecnica de Valencia).Guaita-Pradas, I.; Blasco Ruíz, A. (2020). Analyzing Profitability and Discount Rates for Solar PV Plants. A Spanish Case. Sustainability. 12(8):1-13. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12083157S113128Fama, E. F., & French, K. R. (2005). Financing decisions: who issues stock? Journal of Financial Economics, 76(3), 549-582. doi:10.1016/j.jfineco.2004.10.003Guaita-Pradas, I., Marques-Perez, I., Gallego, A., & Segura, B. (2019). Analyzing territory for the sustainable development of solar photovoltaic power using GIS databases. 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Enfermedad de Jacob asociada con el síndrome de disfunción de la articulación temporomandibular: presentación de un caso

La enfermedad de Jacob se describe como una entidad infrecuente en la cual se establece una formación articular sinovial entre una apófisis coronoide mandibular elongada y el hueso malar homolateral. El Síndrome de disfunción de la articulación temporomandibular (ATM) ha sido postulado como posible factor etiológico del alargamiento este proceso coronoideo. Presentamos el caso de una mujer de 23 años con un desplazamiento discal de ATM de larga evolución y limitación de la apertura oral, que desarrolló una asimetría malar progresiva. La paciente fue sometida a tratamiento quirúrgico mediante una coronoidectomía intraoral y una artroscopia de la ATM homolateral en el mismo acto operatorio. El diagnóstico histológico de la apófisis coronoide examinada fue de exóstosis óseo-cartilaginosa con presencia de fibrocartílago articular en dicha formación. A pesar de la baja prevalencia de esta patología, debe ser considerada como un posible diagnóstico en aquellos pacientes con limitación progresiva de la apertura oral de larga evolución, si bien en ocasiones puede acompañarse de una disfunción articular crónica concomitante como posible causa de la misma.Jacob´s disease is regarded a rare condition in which a joint formation is established between an enlarged mandibular coronoid process and the inner aspect of the zygomatic body. Chronic temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disk displacement has been proposed as etiological factor of coronoid process enlargement. We present a 23-year-old woman with long-standing TMJ dysfunction and restricted interincisal opening, who developed a progressive zygomatic assymetry. The patient underwent treatment by intraoral coronoidectomy and homolateral TMJ arthroscopy in the same surgery. The histopathological diagnosis of the coronoid sample was cartilage-capped exostoses with presence of articular fibrous cartilage. Although the low prevalence of this entity, it should be considered as a possible diagnosis in patients with progressive limitation of mouth opening, although a TMJ syndrome may be present as a cause of this entity

La clase invertida y el uso de vídeos de software educativo en la formación inicial del profesorado. Estudio cualitativo

En multitud de cursos, la forma de llevar a cabo la metodología conocida como clase invertida (flipped classroom) toma como referencia la utilización de clases grabadas en vídeo. En este caso, se ha utilizado un conjunto de clases de software educativo, grabando la pantalla del ordenador (screencast), para que los estudiantes pudieran dedicar las sesiones de prácticas a resolver problemas con los citados programas. El estudio que se describe se ha realizado siguiendo una metodología cualitativa en la que se ha empleado la observación participante y las entrevistas individuales para indagar sobre el proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje de los alumnos en cuatro categorías: esfuerzo/beneficio, dificultad, utilidad y satisfacción. Estas categorías se han establecido a partir de la bibliografía científica considerada y del proceso de observación. Como resultado se ha encontrado que, a pesar de que existen distintos patrones en la forma y tiempo de visionado de los vídeos, la mayoría de estudiantes hicieron comentarios positivos acerca de su utilidad para resolver mejor los problemas en el aula. También advirtieron mejoras en la comunicación que se produce entre alumnos y profesores a la hora de plantear preguntas y dudas. Finalmente, manifestaron que la experiencia debería ser aplicada en cada sesión práctica. In many courses, the way to implement the ‘flipped classroom’ methodology takes recorded video lectures as reference material. In this case, a group of lectures about educational software, recording the computer screen (screencast) has been used, in order to allow students to spend the practice sessions time solving problems with the cited software. The study described below has been done following a qualitative methodology, using participant observation and individual interviews to inquire about the teaching-learning process of the students in four categories: effort/benefit, difficulty, usefulness and satisfaction. These categories have been defined starting from the scientific bibliography review and the observation process. As a result, it has been observed that, in spite of the several distinct patterns found in the way and time exposed to the videos, the majority of students made positive comments about their potential to better solve in-classroom problems. Besides, they noticed improvements in the interaction with students and teachers when they needed to pose questions or doubts. Finally, they manifested that the experience should be applied to every practice session.