La educación como estrategia de inserción en espacios con alto porcentaje de población migrante. Estudio de caso Hilario Ascasubi

In an attempt to understand the variable migration process in the context of globalization, we turn to one of its components as a trigger: the educational system of migrant populations in situations of exclusion, social vulnerability or inclusion. These categories are useful both for the interpretation of the phenomenon and for undertaking strategies leading to the resolution of different unsettling situations. The incorporation of immigrant students is a generalized issue in the education systems of most countries, and it is the responsibility of the institutions to achieve socio-cultural integration and reach intercultural coexistence.This paper aims to analyze the mechanisms of social and cultural integration of the Bolivian people in schools of Hilario Ascasubi, a town in the South West of the Province of Buenos Aires, as part of their strategies for insertion into the host space, trying to understand, from the case study, the role that education plays in the social dynamics of the group.This work used data from interviews and surveys carried out with different actors in school settings: principals, teachers, students and parents. Results were achieved from the application of quantitative and qualitative techniques.The results of this work gave rise to a series of research topics about the role of education with regard to the transmission of values for the construction of more equitable and less vulnerable societies for immigrants.En un intento por comprender el variable proceso migratorio en el marco de la globalización, recurrimos a uno de sus componentes como disparador: el sistema educativo de las poblaciones migrantes ante situaciones de exclusión, vulnerabilidad social o de inclusión. Estas categorías son útiles tanto para la interpretación del fenómeno, como para emprender estrategias que conduzcan a resolver diferentes situaciones conflictivas. La incorporación de alumnos inmigrantes está trascendiendo significativamente en los sistemas educativos de los países, y reside en la responsabilidad de las instituciones lograr la integración socioeducativa y alcanzar una coexistencia intercultural. El presente trabajo apunta a analizar los mecanismos de integración social y cultural de la población boliviana en ámbitos escolares de Hilario Ascasubi, localidad situada en el S.O. de la Provincia de  Buenos Aires, como parte de sus estrategias de inserción al espacio receptor, tratando de entender, a partir del caso de estudio, el rol que cumple la educación en la dinámica social del grupo. Para ello, se ha recurrido a datos extraídos de entrevistas y encuestas realizadas a diferentes    actores del medio escolar: directivos, docentes, alumnos y padres, obteniendo resultados a partir de la aplicación de técnicas cuanti- cualitativas. Esto da apertura a una sucesión de temas de investigación sobre el protagonismo de la educación, en lo que hace a la transmisión de valores para la construcción de sociedades más equitativas y menos vulnerables para los inmigrantes

Clinical Features, Cardiovascular Risk Profile, and Therapeutic Trajectories of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Candidate for Oral Semaglutide Therapy in the Italian Specialist Care

Introduction: This study aimed to address therapeutic inertia in the management of type 2 diabetes (T2D) by investigating the potential of early treatment with oral semaglutide. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted between October 2021 and April 2022 among specialists treating individuals with T2D. A scientific committee designed a data collection form covering demographics, cardiovascular risk, glucose control metrics, ongoing therapies, and physician judgments on treatment appropriateness. Participants completed anonymous patient questionnaires reflecting routine clinical encounters. The preferred therapeutic regimen for each patient was also identified. Results: The analysis was conducted on 4449 patients initiating oral semaglutide. The population had a relatively short disease duration (42%  60% of patients, and more often than sitagliptin or empagliflozin. Conclusion: The study supports the potential of early implementation of oral semaglutide as a strategy to overcome therapeutic inertia and enhance T2D management

How future surgery will benefit from SARS-COV-2-related measures: a SPIGC survey conveying the perspective of Italian surgeons

COVID-19 negatively affected surgical activity, but the potential benefits resulting from adopted measures remain unclear. The aim of this study was to evaluate the change in surgical activity and potential benefit from COVID-19 measures in perspective of Italian surgeons on behalf of SPIGC. A nationwide online survey on surgical practice before, during, and after COVID-19 pandemic was conducted in March-April 2022 (NCT:05323851). Effects of COVID-19 hospital-related measures on surgical patients' management and personal professional development across surgical specialties were explored. Data on demographics, pre-operative/peri-operative/post-operative management, and professional development were collected. Outcomes were matched with the corresponding volume. Four hundred and seventy-three respondents were included in final analysis across 14 surgical specialties. Since SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, application of telematic consultations (4.1% vs. 21.6%; p < 0.0001) and diagnostic evaluations (16.4% vs. 42.2%; p < 0.0001) increased. Elective surgical activities significantly reduced and surgeons opted more frequently for conservative management with a possible indication for elective (26.3% vs. 35.7%; p < 0.0001) or urgent (20.4% vs. 38.5%; p < 0.0001) surgery. All new COVID-related measures are perceived to be maintained in the future. Surgeons' personal education online increased from 12.6% (pre-COVID) to 86.6% (post-COVID; p < 0.0001). Online educational activities are considered a beneficial effect from COVID pandemic (56.4%). COVID-19 had a great impact on surgical specialties, with significant reduction of operation volume. However, some forced changes turned out to be benefits. Isolation measures pushed the use of telemedicine and telemetric devices for outpatient practice and favored communication for educational purposes and surgeon-patient/family communication. From the Italian surgeons' perspective, COVID-related measures will continue to influence future surgical clinical practice

Search for gravitational-lensing signatures in the full third observing run of the LIGO-Virgo network

Gravitational lensing by massive objects along the line of sight to the source causes distortions of gravitational wave-signals; such distortions may reveal information about fundamental physics, cosmology and astrophysics. In this work, we have extended the search for lensing signatures to all binary black hole events from the third observing run of the LIGO--Virgo network. We search for repeated signals from strong lensing by 1) performing targeted searches for subthreshold signals, 2) calculating the degree of overlap amongst the intrinsic parameters and sky location of pairs of signals, 3) comparing the similarities of the spectrograms amongst pairs of signals, and 4) performing dual-signal Bayesian analysis that takes into account selection effects and astrophysical knowledge. We also search for distortions to the gravitational waveform caused by 1) frequency-independent phase shifts in strongly lensed images, and 2) frequency-dependent modulation of the amplitude and phase due to point masses. None of these searches yields significant evidence for lensing. Finally, we use the non-detection of gravitational-wave lensing to constrain the lensing rate based on the latest merger-rate estimates and the fraction of dark matter composed of compact objects

Search for eccentric black hole coalescences during the third observing run of LIGO and Virgo

Despite the growing number of confident binary black hole coalescences observed through gravitational waves so far, the astrophysical origin of these binaries remains uncertain. Orbital eccentricity is one of the clearest tracers of binary formation channels. Identifying binary eccentricity, however, remains challenging due to the limited availability of gravitational waveforms that include effects of eccentricity. Here, we present observational results for a waveform-independent search sensitive to eccentric black hole coalescences, covering the third observing run (O3) of the LIGO and Virgo detectors. We identified no new high-significance candidates beyond those that were already identified with searches focusing on quasi-circular binaries. We determine the sensitivity of our search to high-mass (total mass M>70 M⊙) binaries covering eccentricities up to 0.3 at 15 Hz orbital frequency, and use this to compare model predictions to search results. Assuming all detections are indeed quasi-circular, for our fiducial population model, we place an upper limit for the merger rate density of high-mass binaries with eccentricities 0<e≤0.3 at 0.33 Gpc−3 yr−1 at 90\% confidence level

Ultralight vector dark matter search using data from the KAGRA O3GK run

Among the various candidates for dark matter (DM), ultralight vector DM can be probed by laser interferometric gravitational wave detectors through the measurement of oscillating length changes in the arm cavities. In this context, KAGRA has a unique feature due to differing compositions of its mirrors, enhancing the signal of vector DM in the length change in the auxiliary channels. Here we present the result of a search for U(1)B−L gauge boson DM using the KAGRA data from auxiliary length channels during the first joint observation run together with GEO600. By applying our search pipeline, which takes into account the stochastic nature of ultralight DM, upper bounds on the coupling strength between the U(1)B−L gauge boson and ordinary matter are obtained for a range of DM masses. While our constraints are less stringent than those derived from previous experiments, this study demonstrates the applicability of our method to the lower-mass vector DM search, which is made difficult in this measurement by the short observation time compared to the auto-correlation time scale of DM

Urban growth, economic development and socio-cultural and spacial transformations as a result of migration. The case of Hilario Ascasubi (1912-2012)

a fundación y el desarrollo de las localidades del partido de Villarino se encuentran ligados íntimamente a procesos migratorios. Desde su origen y producto de las grandes crisis mundiales, la migración fue principalmente europea, quienes a partir de su instalación en la región y constituyendo la mano de obra necesaria generaron la creación de numerosos pueblos. En el caso particular de Hilario Ascasubi, y como en el resto de las localidades del partido de Villarino, la migración persiste en la actualidad pero en esta ocasión proveniente de países limítrofes, generando un intercambio continuo a partir de las redes sociales que allí se establecen. El objetivo general es analizar las transformaciones socio-espaciales y económico-culturales que fueron surgiendo a partir de la llegada de migrantes a la localidad de Hilario Ascasubi, perteneciente al partido de Villarino. Para la recolección de datos y análisis de la información se aplicaron técnicas cuanti y cualitativas. Se puede considerar a Hilario Ascasubi como una de las localidades dentro del distrito de Villarino en la que la población de origen boliviano, y descendientes de éstos, han creado un ámbito propicio para su inserción. La población boliviana en dicha localidad ha generado, durante los últimos 30 años, transformaciones que van desde lo social hasta lo económico y productivo tales como: la ampliación del ejido urbano, la creación de asociaciones vecinales, la manifestación de la cultura en las fiestas locales, entre otras.The foundation and development of cities in Villarino district are closely linked to migration. Since its origin and due to the great global crises, immigrants came to Argentina. Initially from Europe. These immigrants provided the necessary manpower and generated the creation of many towns. In the case of Hilario Ascasubi, migration processes are still taking place but now from bordering countries. At the present, a continuous exchange established from social networks is being generated. The aim of this study is to analyze the socio-economic and cultural space that emerged from the arrival of migrants to Hilario Ascasubi. For data collection and data analysis, quantitative and qualitative techniques were applied. The Bolivian population in the town has generated, over the past 30 years, changes ranging from social to economic and productive such as the expansion of the urban area, the creation of neighborhood associations, the expression of culture in local festivals, among others.Fil: Ferrelli, Federico. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Bahía Blanca. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía; ArgentinaFil: Trelles, Victoria Marcela. Universidad Nacional del Sur; ArgentinaFil: Fittipaldi, Rosa Angela. Universidad Nacional del Sur; Argentin

IDegLira for the Real-World Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes in Italy: Protocol and Interim Results from the REX Observational Study

IDegLira was shown to maintain glycemic control while reducing risk of hypoglycemia and body weight gain. The REX study was designed to generate real-world evidence on the use of IDegLira in Italian clinical practice in two different subgroups of patients, those switching to IDegLira from a basal insulin-supported oral therapy (BOT group) and those from a basal plus bolus insulin regimen (BB group)

Search for intermediate-mass black hole binaries in the third observing run of Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo

International audienceIntermediate-mass black holes (IMBHs) span the approximate mass range 100−105 M⊙, between black holes (BHs) that formed by stellar collapse and the supermassive BHs at the centers of galaxies. Mergers of IMBH binaries are the most energetic gravitational-wave sources accessible by the terrestrial detector network. Searches of the first two observing runs of Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo did not yield any significant IMBH binary signals. In the third observing run (O3), the increased network sensitivity enabled the detection of GW190521, a signal consistent with a binary merger of mass ∼150 M⊙ providing direct evidence of IMBH formation. Here, we report on a dedicated search of O3 data for further IMBH binary mergers, combining both modeled (matched filter) and model-independent search methods. We find some marginal candidates, but none are sufficiently significant to indicate detection of further IMBH mergers. We quantify the sensitivity of the individual search methods and of the combined search using a suite of IMBH binary signals obtained via numerical relativity, including the effects of spins misaligned with the binary orbital axis, and present the resulting upper limits on astrophysical merger rates. Our most stringent limit is for equal mass and aligned spin BH binary of total mass 200 M⊙ and effective aligned spin 0.8 at 0.056 Gpc−3 yr−1 (90% confidence), a factor of 3.5 more constraining than previous LIGO-Virgo limits. We also update the estimated rate of mergers similar to GW190521 to 0.08 Gpc−3 yr−1.Key words: gravitational waves / stars: black holes / black hole physicsCorresponding author: W. Del Pozzo, e-mail: [email protected]† Deceased, August 2020