Percepción del adulto mayor en atención a enfermedades crónicas recibida en Centro de Salud “Pedro Altamirano”, enfocado en el Modelo de Salud Familiar Comunitario, Managua, III Trimestre 2015

“El envejecimiento es un proceso ineludible y gradual que se manifiesta, principalmente, en cambios morfológicos y fisiológicos como consecuencia de la acción del tiempo sobre los organismos vivos”. León, Zunzunegui, Muñoz & Soria (1991, p. 105) En Nicaragua “El Gobierno creó una Ley de protección y beneficios del adulto mayor”, (Gaceta, 2010), que tiene por objeto establecer el régimen jurídico e institucional de protección y garantías para las personas adultas mayores, grupo poblacional que cada vez viene creciendo más y con menos oportunidades laborales, lo que les dificulta llegar a tener condiciones adecuadas para sobrevivir, de seguir esta situación afectará la salud de estos pacientes. Aún con sus limitaciones el Centro de Salud “Pedro Altamirano” está haciendo esfuerzos para lograr satisfacer estas necesidades, implementando acciones para elevar la calidad y calidez en la atención

An investigation of the impact of early intervention and the C.H.A.M.P./GEAR-UP Program at Rowan University

The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of early intervention / pre-college programs. The study sought to determine if there was any significant information regarding the impacts of early intervention / pre-college programs on target populations. The study involved 92 conveniently selected students from Cooper\u27s Poynt Family School and Woodrow Wilson High School, located in Camden, New Jersey. The primary focus of the study was the C.H.A.M.P./GEAR-UP Program and its effectiveness on selected youth. The data collection instruments included a 15-question survey and scores from a Pineland ecology pre & post-test. This self designed survey was based upon a national GEAR-UP Program survey that is used nationally on an annual basis. The pre / post-test were produced by the C.H.A.M.P. Program and are used during the six-week summer sessions to identify students\u27 knowledge base in math, reading, and environmental science. Out of 120 surveys that were distributed, 92 were returned by mail, for a response rate of 77%. The results of the survey showed that there were significant impacts for students that joined the C.H.A.M.P./GEAR-UP Program. Attitudes and opinions regarding the program\u27s services and influences towards college, ranged in agreement between 63% to 89% for the early intervention program. The study concluded that generally students who participated in the C.H.A.M.P./GEAR-UP Program and responded to the survey enjoyed their experiences, improved their academic skills, and rated highly the effectiveness of the program

Full disclosure: examining the experience of male faculty of color at a predominately white institution

This study explores the lived experiences of male faculty of color (African American and Latino American) at Upstate University, a predominately White, private, liberal arts institution (PWI). To gain a better understanding of the lived experiences of male faculty of color, a group that has traditionally been underrepresented and marginalized in academia, the conceptual framework for this study will be guided by Gloria Ladson-Billings\u27 (1995) Critical Race Theory (CRT). Specifically, the component of counter-storytelling was incorporated into the study. A qualitative phenomenological study was designed to dig deep into the research while constantly bracketing to capture the reality or true lived experiences of the participants (Collins, 2000; Creswell, 2007; Van Manen, 1990). Interviews were conducted with 15 full-time tenured (associate and full professor) faculty in Phase I and Phase II, via focus groups and individual interviews that responded to a questionnaire about their lived experiences at Upstate University. The findings of this study revealed that the experiences of male faculty of color at Upstate University are both rewarding and challenging. The stories that participants told revealed a number of challenges in the lived experience of male faculty of color, revolving around issues of sense of belonging, lack of visible diversity with the academia and community, the negative impacts of race relations, the taxation of men of color within professoriate, and the great value of mentorship of male faculty of color at Upstate University

Caracterización de la materia orgánica en el efluente de un reactor nitrificante utilizando espectroscopia de fluorescencia

La espectroscopia de fluorescencia es una herramienta analítica utilizada para examinar muestras de agua de diferente origen por que es sensible, selectiva y puede dar un amplio espectro de información sobre la composición, características, origen y distribución de la materia orgánica disuelta (MOD). El objetivo de esta investigación fue caracterizar la MOD en el efluente de un reactor aerobio autotrófico nitrificante por espectrometría de fluorescencia de la matriz de excitación-emisión en 3D (EEM- 3D, por sus siglas en inglés) y así determinar si las EEM-3D podrían identificar productos microbianos solubles de bacterias nitrificantes. El reactor nitrificante fue operado a 36 días de tiempo de retención celular (TRC), 40 horas de tiempo de retención hidráulico (TRH) y alimentado con agua residual con exceso de amonio. Se identificaron solamente dos picos de fluorescencia en el efluente del reactor nitrificante: Los picos fueron localizados a una longitud de onda de emisión similar (416.9 10.3 y 415.5 2.2 nm, respectivamente), pero a diferentes longitudes de onda de excitación (245.2 1.0 y 330.7 1.7 nm, respectivamente). Las EEM-3D fueron significativamente diferentes a los que comúnmente se encuentran en el efluente de reactores aerobios heterotróficos de lodos activados o en el efluente de reactores anaerobios heterotróficos metanogénicos

Managers' Practices of Tobacco and Marijuana Smoking Policies in Hispanic-Occupied Multiunit Housing.

Purpose: This study assessed the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of managers of Hispanic-occupied multiunit housing (MUH) related to the prevalence and prevention of secondhand smoke (SHS), thirdhand tobacco smoke, and secondhand marijuana smoke (SHMS). Methods: A narrative analysis was conducted of 20 interviews with live-in apartment managers. Their opinions on policies and an educational fotonovela were also gathered. Results: The properties were located in 10 cities within the Los Angeles County, representing a wide array of local policies and practices. Only two managers were correctly informed of the existing MUH smoking policies in their cities. Participants reported ambiguity in city laws and company rules regarding smoking. Managers do not distinguish between smoking recreational marijuana and medicinal marijuana. Several respondents believed the landlords have more power to create rules. Most favored a total ban on smoking of all substances on the premises. Conclusions: Most managers report low agency in being able to pass no-smoking rules. Participants support smoking policies that include all smokable products. Managers would like new government policies, manager trainings, tenant education, and ways to enforce rules to protect apartment tenants from SHS and SHMS. Educational interventions should coincide with the timing of key manager/tenant activities. Results can be used in policy development and educational interventions

Sistema de consulta de notas a través de Páginas Web y de Telefonía Móvil

In this paper we are going to present a system which lets any student at Cordoba University knows what the final qualifications he has obtained in the different subjects he is registered are. The sytem lets him consult the qualifications using Internet and mobile telephony. Teachers who are reagistered in the system can upload tha qualifications without addtional software, they only need the certificate file generated by the UcoActas application. Then, all the registered students in this subject and in this service, will receive an e-mail to notify them that they can consult the qualifications. Then, they can use a Web browser or they can use a specific mobile application to consult them. Currently we are doing functionality tests with voluntary students from different courses.En este artículo se presenta un sistema que permite a cualquier alumno de la Universidad de Córdoba informarse sobre las calificaciones finales obtenidas en las asignaturas en las que está matriculado. El sistema permite consultar las notas de las actas utilizando Internet y Telefonía Móvil. Los profesores que estén dados de alta en el sistema podrán subir las notas sin necesidad de utilizar un tercer "software", directamente con el fichero de las actas generado por el programa UcoActas. Una vez subidas las notas, todos los alumnos matriculados que estén suscritos a este servicio, recibirán un e-mail con el aviso de que la consulta en la Web está disponible. Si el alumno lo desea, también podrá consultar sus notas publicadas utilizando un programa para dispositivos móviles que hará una petición segura al sistema. Actualmente se están realizando pruebas de actualización con estudiantes voluntarios de varias asignaturas

Dimensiones de gobernanza para la sustentabilidad hídrica

Los recursos hídricos caracterizados por su escasez y desabasto suponen la emergencia de comportamientos de ahorro de agua que contrastan con las creencias de abundancia a las cuales se asocian conductas de derroche. Tales relaciones se intensifican a medida que las organizaciones civiles gestionan su distribución, ya que en vez de gestarse una cultura de conservación, se desarrolla una identidad de dispendio. Este ejercicio de exponer y discutir las dimensiones de gobernanza de los recursos hídricos pretende anticipar el futuro de la gestión del agua y sus formas imponderables de sustentabilidad