Following the Manito Trail: Los Nuevomexicanos en Guayomín (Wyoming)

Join the LAII and University Libraries for a presentation with Dr. Vanessa Fonseca, a Richard E. Greenleaf Visiting Library Scholar, who will discuss her current research on “Following the Manito Trail.” This is an interdisciplinary ethnographic project that documents Hispanic New Mexican (Manito) migration from New Mexico to different parts of the United States during the last century. Looking at Interstates I-25 and I-80 as major migration corridors for Manito families, Fonseca focuses on the driving factors for Manito migration to Wyoming and the exploration of notions of querencia, or how one establishes as sense of self and community through place. Fonseca is an Assistant Professor of Latina/o Studies and English at the University of Wyoming. She teaches courses in Chicano Literature, Transnational Literature of the Americas, and Non-Western Women Writers. Her research focuses on contemporary manifestations of colonial relationships in Chicano literary and cultural production, looking specifically at the effects of multiple layers of colonial relationships from the Spanish colonial period to the present. She currently is working on a co-edited book project which examines the international presence of Chicano literature. The Greenleaf Visiting Library Scholar travel grant is funded by a generous gift to the Latin American and Iberian Institute from Dr. Richard E. Greenleaf.https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/greenleaf_scholars/1015/thumbnail.jp

The feasibility of implementing virtual clinics as follow-up of secondary prevention therapy post acute myocardial infarction

Dissertação para obtenção do grau de Mestre no Instituto Universitário Egas MonizIntroduction: Approximately 1.4 million people in the UK have survived a Myocardial Infarction (MI). When discharged, patients leave with a secondary prevention therapy. However, time to educate patients and adjust medication to an optimal treatment is limited. eHealth has grown exponentially being seen as a means to create proximity between professionals and patients. It is important to assess the feasibility of an app in order to be a valid replacement for face-to-face consultations. Objective: This project’s ultimate aim is to develop a virtual clinic to contribute to efficient delivery of healthcare and to promote proximity between healthcare professionals and patients. As an intermediate step, the current project aims to explore the feasibility of implementing such technology. The specific objective is to assess people’s opinion on the utility and the acceptability of a virtual clinic as a means to use technology to improve healthcare provision. Methods: A paper and pencil self-report questionnaire was developed to assess barriers and enablers of follow-up using virtual clinics, after MI. The questionnaire comprised sociodemographic data, a Health Literacy assessment tool and statements to reflect patients’ views and experiences on the use of smartphones and applications. Data was collected and subsequently analyzed. Analysis was processed using SPSS 25 and focused on questionnaire validation, univariate and bivariate statistics. Results: A total of 50 patients participated, the mean age was 61 ± 14, 76% were male and 12% were female, 42% were from East London and 48% were white and 68% have a high school degree or less. The majority of respondents (n=50; 70%) consider they have skills to use a smartphone, 42% agree the app may be a substitute to face to face consultations, 62% would like to have an app to monitor their condition and 74% agree that having access to a healthcare professional through an app would have a great impact in their health. Younger patients were more prompt to use apps (p< 0.001). Conclusion: Data gathered showed potential of having a virtual clinical app as a secondary prevention follow-up. However, further studies must be developed to support the use of Virtual Clinic apps for future replacement of follow-up face-to-face consultations for secondary prevention therapy.Introdução: Aproximadamente 1,4 milhões de indivíduos no Reino Unido sobreviveram a um Enfarte Agudo do Miocárdio (EAM). Aquando da alta hospitalar, são prescritos medicamentos de segunda prevenção. Portanto, o tempo para educar e ajustar a medicação para obter resultados otimizados é escasso. A eHealth tem crescido exponencialmente sendo vista como forma para criar proximidade entre o profissional de saúde e o paciente. É importante avaliar a aplicabilidade da app assim como a população abrangida para ser uma ferramenta válida para substituição de consultas presenciais. Objetivos: O objetivo principal deste projeto é desenvolver uma clínica virtual para contribuir de forma eficiente na prestação de cuidados de saúde e promover proximidade entre os profissionais de saúde. Como passo intermédio, este projeto pretende explorar a aplicabilidade de implementar o mesmo. O objetivo específico é avaliar a opinião dos pacientes sobre a utilidade e aceitabilidade de ter Clínicas Virtuais de forma a usar a tecnologia para melhorar a prestação de cuidados de saúde. Metodologia: Um questionário de autorrelato foi desenvolvido para avaliar as barreiras e facilidades de um acompanhamento feito em clínicas virtuais após um EAM. O questionário englobou perguntas sociodemográficas, avaliação da literacia em saúde e afirmações de forma a demonstrar a experiência dos pacientes no uso de smartphones e apps. Os dados foram recolhidos e analisados através do programa SPSS 25. Nesta análise, foi focada a validade do questionário, análise univariada e bivariada. Resultados: Um total de 50 pacientes participaram sendo a idade média 61 ± 14, 76% eram do sexo masculino e 12% do sexo feminino, 42% eram da parte Este de Londres, 48% eram brancos e 68% tinham o ensino secundário ou menos. A maioria dos respondentes, (n=50;70%) consideraram que têm a habilidade para usar um smartphone, 42% concordam que um app poderia ser um substituto para consultas presenciais, 62% gostariam de ter uma app para monitorizarem a sua condição e 74% concordam que ter acesso a um profissional de saúde através de uma app teria um grande impacto na sua saúde. Pacientes mais novos mostraram mais prontidão em usar a app (p< 0.001). Conclusão: Os dados coletados mostram potencial em ter uma Clínica Virtual para prevenção secundária. No entanto, são necessários mais estudos para apoiar o seu uso como substituto a consultas presenciais

Effets d’un enseignement de type explicite sur l’acquisition de compétences liées à l’orthographe grammaticale

L'objectif de ce travail est d’analyser les apports d'un enseignement explicite sur l’acquisition de stratégies et de connaissances spécifiques au repérage et à l’accord du participe passé. Cette notion particulièrement complexe s’appuie sur la mobilisation de nombreux processus cognitifs et métacognitifs que les élèves en échec scolaire peinent à appréhender. En effet, ces derniers ne parviennent souvent pas à identifier l’origine de leurs difficultés. Lorsqu’ils les comprennent, ils manquent généralement de stratégies pour y remédier. Lorsqu’ils en possèdent, ils ne savent pas forcément comment les utiliser et quand les appliquer. Le dispositif mis en place est axé sur l’enseignement explicite et totalement transparent des savoirs et des savoir-faire nécessaires à la maitrise de l’accord du participe passé. Le modelage assure la transmission des connaissances déclaratives, procédurales et conditionnelles indispensables au transfert d’apprentissage. À travers la pratique guidée puis la pratique autonome, les élèves sont amenés progressivement vers une gestion autonome des apprentissages. Les résultats de cette recherche démontrent ainsi qu’un enseignement de type explicite permet à des élèves en difficulté scolaire d’acquérir des connaissances solides et des stratégies efficaces qui leur permettent de gagner en efficience et de progresser considérablement dans ce domaine particulier de l’orthographe grammaticale

Cytotoxic and Antioxidant Activity of Mimosa verrucosa Benth.

The present work describes the antioxidant and cytotoxic properties of the ethanolic extracts of the leaves and stems of&nbsp;Mimosa verrucosa&nbsp;Beth. (Fabaceae) found in Northeast Brazil. The antioxidant activity was evaluated using the stable radical sequestration essay of 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), demonstrating that the leaves had the highest antioxidant activity (IC50= 372.7 ± 0.3 μg.mL-1) and the cytotoxic activity was obtained by evaluating the mortality of&nbsp;Brine shrimp&nbsp;larvae, revealing the highest cytotoxic potential of the roots (DL50&nbsp;= 145.5 ± 21.5 μg.mL-1). The analysis of the chromatograms obtained in HPLC-DAD and the thin layer chromatography plates with specific reagents indicated the presence of steroids, flavonoids, saponins and tannins in the different extracts, to which the antioxidant and cytotoxic activities were attributed. DOI:&nbsp;http://dx.doi.org/10.17807/orbital.v9i2.86

Evaluation of multivariate biomarker indexes application in ecotoxicity tests with marine diatoms exposed to emerging contaminants

Worldwide anthropogenic activities result in the production and release of potentially damaging toxic pollutants into ecosystems, thereby jeopardizing their health and continuity. Research studies and biomonitoring programs attend to this emerging problematic by applying and developing statistically relevant indexes that integrate complex biomarker response data to provide a holistic approach, reflecting toxically induced alterations at the organism or population level. Ultimately, indexes allow simple result communications, enhancing policy makers understanding, and contributing to better resource and environmental managing policies. In this study three indexes, the integrated biomarker response index (IBR), the bioeffects assessment index (BAI) and principal components analysis (PCA), were evaluated for their sensitivity in revealing toxically induced stress patterns in cells of the diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum under contaminant exposure. The set of biomarkers selected for index construction comprised the anti-oxidant enzymes APX, CAT and SOD, and the lipid peroxidation marker TBARS. Several significant correlations with the applied concentration gradients were noticed for all indexes, although IBR excelled for its reliability in delivering statistically significant dose-response patterns for four out of the five tested compounds.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Using educational issues workshops as a pedagogical strategy to explore the argumentative competence in the EFL classroom

1 recurso en línea (79 páginas) : ilustraciones color, tablas, figuras.One of the objectives of this project is to comprehend how pre-service teachers’ development takes place. Thus, this small-scale project attempts to explore the argumentative skills used by future teachers. In this way, we can provide some ideas about how specific competences take place in the Foreign Languages program at the UPTC.Bibliografía y webgrafía: páginas 63-69.PregradoLicenciado en Lenguas Extranjera

La carpeta digital. Una estratègia avaluativa per treballar competències transversals

Podeu consultar el document complet a: http://diposit.ub.edu/dspace/handle/2445/65797Carpeta Digital és un generador de portafolis digitals amb funcionalitats orientades al desenvolupament de competències transversals. Durant el curs 2013 es va implementar en assignatures metodològiques del grau de Pedagogia de la Universitat de Barcelona, amb el doble objectiu de: analitzar el grau en que el seu ús ajuda a desenvolupar competències transversals en l’alumnat; i conèixer la opinió dels seus usuaris (estudiants i professorat). En l’experiència d’innovació van participat 340 alumnes i 8 docents. L’objectiu de la comunicació es presentar l’eina Carpeta Digital amb les fases de la innovació (aprovada en la convocatòria PMID 2012PID-UB/106), així com apuntar elements de reflexió per accions amb portafolis digitals