Academic achievement of year-round and traditional calendar elementary students in a school-within-a-school setting

Do students attending school on a year-round calendar outperform students attending school on a traditional calendar in reading and math? Mixed and inconclusive findings are reported in previous studies. This study examined the reading and math achievement of 2004-2005 fifth graders in three school-within-a-school year-round elementary schools located in the United States. An ex post facto comparison group posttest design was utilized. National percentile ranks on state selected standardized tests were analyzed. Overall, sixteen comparisons of year-round and traditional student achievement and growth were made. When mean scores were compared in reading and math achievement and growth, all four comparisons favored year-round education. Only one of these four differences, fifth grade national percentile rank, was statistically significant. When student level variables were controlled, four reading comparisons were not statistically significant. However, all four math comparisons were statistically significant when student level variables were controlled. This study found that year-round calendar students statistically outperform traditional calendar students in a school-within-a-school setting in Mathematics

Electrical vestibular stimulation in humans. A narrative review

Background: In patients with bilateral vestibulopathy, the regular treatment options, such as medication, surgery, and/ or vestibular rehabilitation, do not always suffice. Therefore, the focus in this field of vestibular research shifted to electri- cal vestibular stimulation (EVS) and the development of a system capable of artificially restoring the vestibular func- tion. Key Message: Currently, three approaches are being investigated: vestibular co-stimulation with a cochlear im- plant (CI), EVS with a vestibular implant (VI), and galvanic vestibular stimulation (GVS). All three applications show promising results but due to conceptual differences and the experimental state, a consensus on which application is the most ideal for which type of patient is still missing. Summa- ry: Vestibular co-stimulation with a CI is based on “spread of excitation,” which is a phenomenon that occurs when the currents from the CI spread to the surrounding structures and stimulate them. It has been shown that CI activation can indeed result in stimulation of the vestibular structures. Therefore, the question was raised whether vestibular co- stimulation can be functionally used in patients with bilat- eral vestibulopathy. A more direct vestibular stimulation method can be accomplished by implantation and activa- tion of a VI. The concept of the VI is based on the technology and principles of the CI. Different VI prototypes are currently being evaluated regarding feasibility and functionality. So far, all of them were capable of activating different types of vestibular reflexes. A third stimulation method is GVS, which requires the use of surface electrodes instead of an implant- ed electrode array. However, as the currents are sent through the skull from one mastoid to the other, GVS is rather unspe- cific. It should be mentioned though, that the reported spread of excitation in both CI and VI use also seems to in- duce a more unspecific stimulation. Although all three ap- plications of EVS were shown to be effective, it has yet to be defined which option is more desirable based on applicabil- ity and efficiency. It is possible and even likely that there is a place for all three approaches, given the diversity of the pa- tient population who serves to gain from such technologies

As técnicas de aceleração processual no Novo Código de Processo Civil e sua relação com a razoável duração do processo

O presente trabalho procurou estudar as técnicas de aceleração do processo utilizadas pelo Código de Processo Civil de 2015, em uma comparação com o Código anterior (1973), a fim de verificar quais são as medidas legislativas que foram empregadas para contribuir com a razoável duração do processo e a celeridade processual, e em que medida elas poderão (ou não) ser efetivas. O tema surgiu devido ao fato de que a Justiça no Brasil é notoriamente morosa na prestação da tutela jurisdicional. Com isso, também foram abordadas as possíveis causas de morosidade que dificultam a efetiva concretização do direito em litígio e os parâmetros que são utilizados para que se considere que um processo teve uma duração razoável

Positive Effect of Propolis on Free Radicals in Burn Wounds

Concentration and properties of free radicals in the burn wounds treated with propolis were examined by the use of electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy. Magnetic spin-spin interactions and complex free radicals structures in wound beds were studied. The results were compared to those obtained for silver sulphadiazine used as a standard pharmaceutical agent. The changes of free radicals in the matrix of injury with time of exposition on these substances were tested. The aim of this study was to check the hypothesis about the best influence of propolis on the burn wounds healing. It was confirmed that a relatively lower concentration of free radicals exists in the burn wounds treated with propolis. The homogeneously broadened spectra and a complex free radical system characterize the tested tissue samples. The fastening of spin-lattice relaxation processes in the matrix of injury after treatment with propolis and silver sulphadiazine was observed. Practical usefulness of electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy in alternative medicine was proved

Estudio del fortalecimiento del orden ciudadano contra las bandas juveniles en San Vicente de Cañete, Lima 2022

This article aims to analyze the strategic responses to the increase in youth street gangs that have led to an increase in citizen insecurity in the town of San Vicente de Cañete in the department of Lima; For this, the qualitative approach was considered, the phenomenological designs and the grounded theory were applied, and it was also subject to the categories: Citizen security and youth gangs. The interviews with the participants comprised of municipal officials, law enforcement officers and neighborhood leaders allowed, through their treatment by Atlas.ti, to reach the following conclusion: that the increase in crime has occurred to a greater extent in the locality of study due to the increase in foreign migration, generating in the citizens the feeling of helplessness and insecurity, likewise the plans to combat crime did not materialize due to the lack of solid support at the budgetary and technological level, being only campaign promises for which the citizens do not trust or expect more from the authorities falling into despair and apathy, finally it is proposed to update the regulations so that the penalties are severe for youth gangs.El presente artículo tiene como objetivo analizar las respuestas estratégicas al incremento de las bandas callejeras juveniles que han desembocado en el aumento de la inseguridad ciudadana en la localidad de San Vicente de Cañete del departamento de Lima; para ello se consideró el enfoque cualitativo, se aplicó los diseños fenomenológicos y la teoría fundamentada, asimismo se sujetó a las categorías: Seguridad ciudadana y bandas juveniles. Las entrevistas a los participantes comprendidos por funcionarios ediles, agentes del orden público y dirigentes vecinales permitieron a través de su tratamiento por el Atlas.ti llegar a la siguiente conclusión: que el incremento de la delincuencia se ha dado en su mayor medida en la localidad de estudio por el aumento de la migración extranjera generándose en los ciudadanos el sentimiento de indefensión e inseguridad, asimismo los planes de combate a la delincuencia no se materializaron por falta de respaldo sólido a nivel presupuestario y tecnológico siendo solo promesas de campaña por lo que los ciudadanos no confían ni esperan más de las autoridades cayendo en la desesperanza y apatía, finalmente se propone actualizar las normas para que las penas sean severas a las bandas juveniles

Análisis de propuestas de seguridad ciudadana para reducir bandas juveniles en San Vicente de Cañete, Lima 2022

La presente investigación tuvo como objetivo analizar las propuestas de seguridad ciudadana para reducir bandas juveniles en San Vicente Cañete, Lima 2022. Se asumió el enfoque cualitativo de tipo básico, nivel descriptivo y diseños Fenomenológico y la Teoría Fundamentada. Las categorías fueron Seguridad ciudadana y bandas juveniles. Los participantes entrevistados fueron un funcionario de la municipalidad, un policía nacional, un serenazgo municipal y un coordinador de la junta vecinal de la provincia, se utilizó como técnica de recolección la entrevista en profundidad y como instrumento una guía de entrevista. Reúne los criterios de validez y confiabilidad respecto a credibilidad, transferibilidad y confiabilidad y transferencia de los datos para la investigación, fueron analizadas a través de una matriz de categoría, las que fueron interpretadas a través del proceso de segmentación de datos con el Atlas ti, codificando las respuestas de los entrevistados según sus subcategorías. Los resultados permitieron concluir que hay un aumento de la delincuencia debido a la pandemia y emigraciones extranjeras provocando la inseguridad ciudadana, debido a que su plan local y propuestas están muy debilitados por el desinterés de las autoridades y la poca confianza que tiene los ciudadanos de las normas legales que se les inculpa a menores de edad donde le facilitan estar en bandas juveniles y realizar actos delictuosos

Proyectos educativos y el enfoque ambientalista en la educación Peruana

El presente trabajo de investigación tuvo como propósito tomar conciencia que en la actualidad el consumo de productos y/o servicios sobrepasan la capacidad de nuestro planeta de absorber todos los desechos que se generan; para ello, es de suma importancia que la educación ambiental se inicie desde la educación inicial formando hábitos en los niños, mediante la curiosidad, la observación y exploración de su entorno. El desarrollo del presente trabajo se base en tres ejes que justifiquen la necesidad de implementar una educación ambiental. El primer eje desarrolla la necesidad de modificar el plan curricular del colegio al enfoque ambientalista para formar los hábitos indicados. El segundo eje, se menciona en la necesidad de que los padres participen activamente en la educación ambiental, porque la educación inicia desde el hogar. El último eje, indica que la educación ambiental también beneficia económicamente a la institución educativa mediante el reciclaje de los residuos