Calidad de vida del profesorado universitario: el desgaste profesional. (Propuesta metodológica y resultados)

Los riesgos psicosociales laborales son una preocupación creciente tanto a nivel social como sanitario debido a sus amplias consecuencias. Uno de tales riesgos es el �burnout� o Desgaste Profesional que afecta especialmente a profesiones asistenciales.El artículo que se presenta refleja como se ha planteado y desarrollado el estudio y análisis de la calidad de vida universitaria desde la perspectiva general del proceso del Desgaste Profesional (burnout) del profesorado universitario en las universidades Autónoma de Madrid, Barcelona y Zaragoza, con una población total de 9235 profesores universitarios pertenecientes a las Comunidades de Madrid, Cataluña y Aragón.El objetivo general del proyecto que se ha realizado es la evaluación del Desgaste Profesional del profesorado universitario entendido como un proceso. Objetivos específicos de ese proyecto son: 1º) Determinación de la prevalencia del �burnout� en el profesorado universitario de las tres universidades mediante los criterios del �Maslach Burnout Inventory- General Survey� (MBI-GS). 2º) Evaluación y análisis de los factores antecedentes específicos que conducen al Desgaste Profesional del Profesorado Universitario. 3º) Evaluación y análisis de las consecuencias profesionales y personales del mismo y de los elementos personales presentes en el proyecto. La segunda y tercera parte del proyecto ha sido efectuada mediante un instrumento específico que ha sido elaborado por el equipo de investigación. La aplicación ha sido efectuada mediante agenda informática (PDA) con el programa correspondiente lo que ha permitido la reserva de los datos y un tratamiento eficaz del proceso.La metodologia empleada fue la aplicación del MBI-GS y de otros instrumentos elaborados conjuntamente por los expertos (preguntas basadas en otros cuestionarios de reconocido prestigio internacional o de elaboración propia) a una muestra aleatoria representativa de cada una de las tres universidades (1212 sujetos) en función de las diferentes categorías de profesorado en cada universidad.The Psychosocial occupational hazards have become an increasing concern both in social and health terms due to their various consequences. One such risk is the risk of burnout, which concerns above all health professionals. The paper deals with the preparation and development of the study and analysis of the quality of life at university.This analysis has been carried out from the general perspective of the burnout process among university lecturers at three Spanish universities, with a total staff of 9,235 university lecturers in the Autonomous Regions of Madrid, Catalonia and Aragon (Autonomous Zaragoza).The general objective of this project is the assessment of professional burnout among university lecturers understood as a process.The more specific aims of this project are determining the prevalence of burnout among the university lecturers in the aforementioned three universities, based on the criteria of the �Maslach Burnout Inventory- General Survey� (MBI-GS); the assessment and analysis of the specific antecedent factors leading to university lecturer burnout; and the assessment and analysis of the professional and personal consequences of burnout, as well as of the personal elements included in the project. The second and third parts of the project have been carried out using a specific assessment tool developed by our own research team.The application has been prepared on a PDA with the corresponding program, which facilitates data confidentiality and the effective management of the process.The methodology employed was the application of the MBI-GS, and other tools elaborated together with experts (questions borrowed from other internationally well-known questionnaires or developed by our research team), to a representative random sample of university lecturers in each of the aforementioned universities (1212 lecturers), depending on the different teaching staff categories at each university

Dyslipidaemia in HIV-infected women on antiretroviral therapy. Analysis of 922 patients from the Spanish VACH cohort

Background: Information concerning lipid disturbances in HIV-infected women on antiretroviral therapy (ART) is scarce. The objective of the study is to describe the lipid profile in a large cohort of HIV-infected women on contemporary ART and analyse differences between regimes and patient's characteristics. Methods: Observational, multicentre, cross-sectional study from the Spanish VACH Cohort. 922 women on stable ART without lipid-lowering treatment were included. Results: Median age was 42 years, median CD4 lymphocyte count was 544 cells/mm3, and 85.6% presented undetectable HIV-1 viral load. Median total cholesterol (TC) was 189 mg/dL (interquartile range, IQR, 165-221), HDL cholesterol 53 mg/dL (IQR, 44-64), LDL cholesterol 108 mg/dL (IQR, 86-134), and triglycerides 116 mg/dL (IQR, 85-163). Mean accumulated time on ART was 116 months; 47.4% were on NNRTI-based regimes, 44.7% on PI, and 6.7% on only-NRTI therapy. 43.8% were also hepatitis C (HCV) coinfected. Patients on PI treatment presented higher TC/HDL ratio than those on NNRTI (p < 0.001). Significantly higher HDL values were observed in NNRTI-treated patients. HCV-coinfected patients presented lower TC/HDL ratio than the non HCV-coinfected. In multivariate analysis, factors independently associated with TC/HDL ratio were age, triglyceride levels and HCV co-infection. PI treatment presented a non-significant association with higher TC/HDL ratio. Conclusions: In HIV-infected women, the NNRTI-based ART is associated with a better lipid profile than the PI-based. Factors unrelated to ART selection may also exert an independent, significant influence on lipids; in particular, age, and triglyceride levels are associated with an increased TC/HDL ratio while HCV co-infection is associated with a reduced TC/HDL ratio

On-line applet-based optics course for undergraduate students

We present an educational resource based in a virtual optical laboratory for undergraduate students. It consists in a web-based textbook with several applets to illustrate the theory and simplify the teaching tasks in the classroom. These programs can also be used as a method for self-learning in an on-line environment. Applets are written in Java language using the Java Network Launching Protocol (JNPL) for avoiding problems related with the use of specific browsers or Java interpreters versions

TFG 2012/2013

Amb aquesta publicació, EINA, Centre universitari de Disseny i Art adscrit a la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, dóna a conèixer el recull dels Treballs de Fi de Grau presentats durant el curs 2012-2013. Voldríem que un recull com aquest donés una idea més precisa de la tasca que es realitza a EINA per tal de formar nous dissenyadors amb capacitat de respondre professionalment i intel·lectualment a les necessitats i exigències de la nostra societat. El treball formatiu s’orienta a oferir resultats que responguin tant a paràmetres de rigor acadèmic i capacitat d’anàlisi del context com a l’experimentació i la creació de nous llenguatges, tot fomentant el potencial innovador del disseny.Con esta publicación, EINA, Centro universitario de diseño y arte adscrito a la Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, da a conocer la recopilación de los Trabajos de Fin de Grado presentados durante el curso 2012-2013. Querríamos que una recopilación como ésta diera una idea más precisa del trabajo que se realiza en EINA para formar nuevos diseñadores con capacidad de responder profesional e intelectualmente a las necesidades y exigencias de nuestra sociedad. El trabajo formativo se orienta a ofrecer resultados que respondan tanto a parámetros de rigor académico y capacidad de análisis, como a la experimentación y la creación de nuevos lenguajes, al tiempo que se fomenta el potencial innovador del diseño.With this publication, EINA, University School of Design and Art, ascribed to the Autonomous University of Barcelona, brings to the public eye the Final Degree Projects presented during the 2012-2013 academic year. Our hope is that this volume might offer a more precise idea of the task performed by EINA in training new designers, able to speak both professionally and intellectually to the needs and demands of our society. The educational task is oriented towards results that might respond to the parameters of academic rigour and the capacity for contextual analysis, as well as to considerations of experimentation and the creation of new languages, all the while reinforcing design’s innovative potential

Efficient cubic spline interpolation implemented with FIR filters

8 pages, 16 figures, 1 table.Classical Cubic spline interpolation needs to solve a set of equations of high dimension. In this work we show how to compute the interpolant using a FIR digital filter, with a reduced number of operations per interpolated point and high accuracy. Additionally, the computation can be made on real time as the signal samples are acquired. Following this approach, we show how to obtain easily the derivatives of the interpolant in a similar way, and also signal approximations to reduce the oscillations that appear when using high order splines. These techniques are very well suited to compute continuous representations of image contours on closed shapes and to find its curvature and singularities.This work was supported by the project 3D Otolith shape analysis (AFORO 3D), ref: CTM2010-19701, from Spanish Government.Peer reviewe

Calidad de vida del profesorado universitario: el desgaste profesional. (Propuesta metodológica y resultados)

The Psychosocial occupational hazards have become an increasing concern both in social and health terms due to their various consequences. One such risk is the risk of burnout, which concerns above all health professionals. The paper deals with the preparation and development of the study and analysis of the quality of life at university. This analysis has been carried out from the general perspective of the burnout process among university lecturers at three Spanish universities, with a total staff of 9,235 university lecturers in the Autonomous Regions of Madrid, Catalonia and Aragon (Autonomous Zaragoza). The general objective of this project is the assessment of professional burnout among university lecturers understood as a process. The more specific aims of this project are determining the prevalence of burnout among the university lecturers in the aforementioned three universities, based on the criteria of the �Maslach Burnout Inventory- General Survey� (MBI-GS); the assessment and analysis of the specific antecedent factors leading to university lecturer burnout; and the assessment and analysis of the professional and personal consequences of burnout, as well as of the personal elements included in the project. The second and third parts of the project have been carried out using a specific assessment tool developed by our own research team. The application has been prepared on a PDA with the corresponding program, which facilitates data confidentiality and the effective management of the process. The methodology employed was the application of the MBI-GS, and other tools elaborated together with experts (questions borrowed from other internationally well-known questionnaires or developed by our research team), to a representative random sample of university lecturers in each of the aforementioned universities (1212 lecturers), depending on the different teaching staff categories at each university.Los riesgos psicosociales laborales son una preocupación creciente tanto a nivel social como sanitario debido a sus amplias consecuencias. Uno de tales riesgos es el �burnout� o Desgaste Profesional que afecta especialmente a profesiones asistenciales. El artículo que se presenta refleja como se ha planteado y desarrollado el estudio y análisis de la calidad de vida universitaria desde la perspectiva general del proceso del Desgaste Profesional (burnout) del profesorado universitario en las universidades Autónoma de Madrid, Barcelona y Zaragoza, con una población total de 9235 profesores universitarios pertenecientes a las Comunidades de Madrid, Cataluña y Aragón. El objetivo general del proyecto que se ha realizado es la evaluación del Desgaste Profesional del profesorado universitario entendido como un proceso. Objetivos específicos de ese proyecto son: 1º) Determinación de la prevalencia del �burnout� en el profesorado universitario de las tres universidades mediante los criterios del �Maslach Burnout Inventory- General Survey� (MBI-GS). 2º) Evaluación y análisis de los factores antecedentes específicos que conducen al Desgaste Profesional del Profesorado Universitario. 3º) Evaluación y análisis de las consecuencias profesionales y personales del mismo y de los elementos personales presentes en el proyecto. La segunda y tercera parte del proyecto ha sido efectuada mediante un instrumento específico que ha sido elaborado por el equipo de investigación. La aplicación ha sido efectuada mediante agenda informática (PDA) con el programa correspondiente lo que ha permitido la reserva de los datos y un tratamiento eficaz del proceso. La metodologia empleada fue la aplicación del MBI-GS y de otros instrumentos elaborados conjuntamente por los expertos (preguntas basadas en otros cuestionarios de reconocido prestigio internacional o de elaboración propia) a una muestra aleatoria representativa de cada una de las tres universidades (1212 sujetos) en función de las diferentes categorías de profesorado en cada universidad

Surface parameterization for smooth 3D shapes

6 pages, 18 figuresIn this work we present a new method for compacting data from 3D shapes by extracting a 3D characteristic curve that we call a 3D signature. The 3D signature obtained preserves almost all the morphological shape information but drastically reduces the number of points required for representing the shape. Furthermore, based on the 3D signature, we present a 2D signature that draws a closed contour in a plane and that can be further compacted using elliptic Fourier descriptors. The method was developed to work with a 3D otolith database that is currently under constructionThis work is partially supported by UVic under grant R0904 and by project 3D Otolith shape analysis (AFORO 3D), ref: CTM2010-19701, from Spanish GovernmentPeer reviewe

Educació ambiental i llibres per a infants i joves

Resumen tomado de la publicaciónEl libro se centra, básicamente, en dos formas de entender las relaciones entre literatura y educación ambiental: análisis del papel de la temática ambiental en la literatura y sus posibilidades como recurso en programas de educación ambiental. El autor cuestiona los encuentros y desencuentros entre educación formal y literatura; parece ser que se quiera provocar al lector para que busque relaciones entre una actividad asociada a imposiciones (la educación) y a otra (la literatura) basada en la libertad. Se analiza de que forma aparece la temática ambiental en los libros para niños y se rastrea el papel que tiene la literatura en la estructuración de la percepción que tenemos las personas de los acontecimientos y de las cosas.BalearesUniversitat de les Illes Balears. Biblioteca Guillem Cifre de Colonya; Carretera de Valldemossa, Km 7,5; 07122 Palma de Mallorca; +34971172570;ES

On-line applet-based optics course for undergraduate students

We present an educational resource based in a virtual optical laboratory for undergraduate students. It consists in a web-based textbook with several applets to illustrate the theory and simplify the teaching tasks in the classroom. These programs can also be used as a method for self-learning in an on-line environment. Applets are written in Java language using the Java Network Launching Protocol (JNPL) for avoiding problems related with the use of specific browsers or Java interpreters versions