SOBRE BIENESTAR Y PROTECCIÓN ANIMAL EN ESPAÑA

SOBRE BIENESTAR Y PROTECCIÓN ANIMAL EN ESPAÑASOBRE BIENESTAR Y PROTECCIÓN ANIMAL EN ESPAÑ

Assessment of barriers for people with disability to enjoy national parks

[EN] There is increasing awareness of the importance of nature-based recreation to human wellbeing. Given its significant benefits, natural-protected area management has not always provided equitable access to all potential users. Limited research till now has been focused on how the outdoor barriers impact the equal enjoyment of people with mobility/motor disabilities (PwMDs) of nature when promoting sustainable nature-based tourism. This study intends to shed light on those aspects which constrain the PwMD¿s enjoyment of the great outdoors at national parks (NPs). The study was carried out in Canada and Spain through an online survey on amenities needed and accessibility barriers for PwMDs in parks. It was analyzed through log linear models for cross-frequency tables, which allow us to estimate the associations between questions/variables and, thus, ultimately, obtain insights into how the needs of amenities and accessibility barriers can affect and limit PwMDs¿ enjoyment of natural parks. The results show a predisposition on the part of participants to enjoy parks more frequently than they usually do, as well as a preference for forests and mountain landscapes. Information and communication technologies are the tools most chosen to prepare for their trip and visit to the park. PwMD finds barriers in NPs as impediments to benefit from nature-based recreation and adding to their wellbeing. NP managers should take into consideration that PwMD¿s visits to parks are related to the main obstacles they perceive such as slopes and pavement and that they require amenities such as recreation and signposting. They would also like to enjoy parks more often, with footpaths suitable for walkability/wheelability, e.g., compact pavement, low inclines, and adequate signposting. In addition to the physical barriers, managers should also consider intrapersonal and interpersonal constraints to provide outdoor activities in parks focused on PwMDs¿ needs.This research received partial support and external funding from the Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Spain (grant CD21/00186-Sara Borrell Postdoctoral Fellowship) and was co-funded by the European Union.Aguilar-Carrasco, MJ.; Gielen, E.; Vallés-Planells, M.; Galiana, F.; Riutort-Mayol, G. (2023). Assessment of barriers for people with disability to enjoy national parks. Frontiers in Psychology. 13:1-16. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.10586471161

Design and evaluation of an educational platform for implementing and testing bilateral control algorithms

This paper describes the design and evaluation of a new platform created in order to improve the learning experience of bilateral control algorithms in teleoperation. This experimental platform, developed at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, is used by the students of the Master on Automation and Robotics in the practices of the subject called “Telerobotics and Teleoperation”. The main objective is to easily implement different control architectures in the developed platform and evaluate them under different conditions to better understand the main advantages and drawbacks of each control scheme. So, the student’s tasks are focused on adjusting the control parameters of the predefined controllers and designing new ones to analyze the changes in the behavior of the whole system. A description of the subject, main topics and the platform constructed are detailed in the paper. Furthermore, the methodology followed in the practices and the bilateral control algorithms are presented. Finally, the results obtained in the experiments with students are also shown

Determinants of Public Health Personnel Spending in Spain

Public health is funded with government funds gathered from tax revenues, whether national, provincial or municipal. The health system therefore suffers during economic crisis periods, whether due to disinvestment, loss of purchasing power among health care personnel or the decrease in the number of professionals. This worsens the situation, as it is necessary to cover the needs of an increasingly elderly population and with a longer life expectancy at birth. The present study intends to show a model which explains the determination of the "Public Health Personnel Expenditure" in Spain for a determined period. A multiple linear regression model was applied to the period including the years 1980-2021. Macroeconomic and demographic variables were analyzed to explain the dependent variable. Variation in health personnel expenditure: "We included those variables which presented a high or very high correlation above r > 0.6. The variables which explain the behavior of Variation in health personnel expenditure". It was a determining factor in the present study to consider that the variables with the greatest repercussions on health policy were mainly macroeconomic variables rather than demographic variables, with the only significant demographic variable that had a specific weight lower than macroeconomic variables being "Birth Rate". In this sense, the contribution made to the scientific literature is to establish an explanatory model so that public policy managers and states in particular can consider it in their public spending policies, bearing in mind that health expenditures in a Beveridge-style health system, as Spain has, are paid with funds drawn from tax revenues

Rhodium-NHC-Catalyzed gem-Specific O-Selective Hydropyridonation of Terminal Alkynes

The dinuclear complex Rh(mu-Cl)(eta(2)-coe)(IPr)](2) is an efficient catalyst for the O-selective Markovnikov-type addition of 2-pyridones to terminal alkynes. DFT calculations support a hydride-free pathway entailing intramolecular oxidative protonation of a pi-alkyne by a kappa N-1-hydroxypyridine ligand. Subsequent O-nucleophilic attack on a metallacyclopropene species affords an O-alkenyl-2-oxypyridine chelate rhodium intermediate as the catalyst resting state. The release of the alkenyl ether is calculated as the rate-determining step

Nueva evidencia sobre la Statistical Anxiety Scale (SAS)

Las asignaturas relacionadas con la estadística suelen tener problemas de rendimiento académico. La ansiedad se relaciona de forma negativa con el rendimiento y en particular, la ansiedad estadística puede ser un constructo clave en la mejora de la enseñanza de esta materia y afines. La Statistical Anxiety Scale (Vigil-Colet, Lorenzo-Seva y Condon, 2008) se creó con la pretensión de ser útil para predecir el rendimiento académico en estadística. Se fundamenta en tres dimensiones de ansiedad referidas a tres aspectos específicos: respecto al examen, cuando se pide ayuda en la comprensión de estadística y en el proceso de interpretación de resultados. Esta estructura de tres factores fue hallada en un primer momento por los autores de la escala y en una primera validación corroborada en estudiantes italianos y españoles. El presente estudio pretende añadir nueva evidencia sobre la fiabilidad y validez de la escala, empleando en el estudio de fiabilidad técnicas estadísticas robustas, y ampliando el estudio de la validez respecto a su principal criterio, el rendimiento académico, ya que no puede ser considerado sinónimo de autoeficacia

Variações ambientais e relações florísticas no cerrado sensu stricto sobre areia (Neossolo Quartzarênico) da Chapada Grande Meridional, Piauí

O presente estudo teve como objetivo relacionar a variação florística e estrutural do cerrado sensu stricto sobre Neossolo Quartzarênico na Chapada Grande Meridional, que ocorre em manchas em uma região ecotonal, com a variação das características edáficas e da altitude. Os teores de nutrientes e os valores de pH obtidos para os solos da Chapada Grande Meridional encontram-se no intervalo comumente observado em solos de cerrado, caracterizando-os como ácidos, distróficos e com textura arenosa. Na Análise de Correspondência Canônica (CCA) as variáveis ambientais que tiveram maior influência na vegetação foram: altitude e teores de Na+, K+, Al3+, P+, Zn2+ e areia grossa. A CCA mostrou gradientes de fertilidade, altitude, textura e salinidade do solo que influenciaram na densidade de espécies, caracterizando uma elevada diversidade beta em um mesmo tipo de solo

Apicoformación en una pieza dentaria permanente joven con rehabilitación

El mantenimiento de las piezas dentarias en correcto estado, es uno de los objetivos que busca la Odontopediatría, considerándolo fundamental para el normal desarrollo y crecimiento del niño. Para ello, debe realizarse un plan de tratamiento acorde a las condiciones individuales del paciente, basándonos en un examen clínico y radiográfico correcto, de manera que siempre que sea factible, mantener no solo los dientes permanentes, sino también los primarios. En el presente caso clínico, la paciente concurrió a la consulta con múltiples lesiones cariosas, a las cuales se le realizó el tratamiento operatorio adecuado. Aquellas que presentaron mayor destrucción fueron tratadas quirúrgicamente con la posterior colocación del mantenedor de espacio. Una de las mayores preocupaciones, era la les ión cariosa de la pieza 2.4, presentando pulpa vital y con ápice abierto, por lo que se consideró la posibilidad de realizar un tratamiento de pulpotomía con MTA, a fin de producir un cierre por apexogenesis y una restauración que permitiera la conservación de la mis ma. El éxito de una restauración aumenta proporcionalmente a la edad del paciente, por ello es importante permitir la formación radicular en longitud y grosor para luego realizar la restauración definitiva.The maintenance of teeth in correct condition is one of the goals sought by Pediatric Dentistry, considering it essential for the normal development and growth of the child, for it must be made a treatment plan according to the individual conditions of the patient, based on a Clinical and radiographic examination, so that it is feasible to try to maintain not only the permanent but also the primary teeth. In the present clinical case, the patient attended the consultation with multiple carious lesions to which the appropriate operative treatment was performed, those that presented greater destruction were treated surgically with the posterior placement of the space maintainer, one of the major concerns was The carious lesion of part 2.4, being this permanent and with an open apex, would require a special consideration, which, when it was vital, revealed a pulpotomy with MTA in order to produce a closure by apexogenesis and a restoration that allowed the conservation of the Same. The success of a restoration increases proportionally to the age of the patient, so it is important to allow root formation in length and thickness and then perform the final restoration.Fil: Cardoso, María Lorena. Universidad Nacional del Nordeste. Facultad de Odontologia; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: de la Vega, Maria Clara. Universidad Nacional del Nordeste. Facultad de Odontologia; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Meza, Cinthia. Universidad Nacional del Nordeste. Facultad de Odontologia; ArgentinaFil: Gonzalez, Maria de Jesus. Universidad Nacional del Nordeste. Facultad de Odontologia; ArgentinaFil: Galiana, Andrea Verónica. Universidad Nacional del Nordeste. Facultad de Odontologia; Argentin

Quercetin elevates p27Kip1 and arrests both primary and HPV16 E6/E7 transformed human keratinocytes in G1

Our previous work with primary bovine fibroblasts demonstrated that quercetin, a potent mutagen found in high levels in bracken fern (Pteridium aquilinum), arrested cells in G1 and G2/M, in correlation with p53 activation. The expression of bovine papillomavirus type 4 (BPV-4) E7 overcame this arrest and lead to the development of tumorigenic cells lines (Beniston et al., 2001). Given the possible link between papillomavirus infection, bracken fern in the diet and cancer of the upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract in humans, we investigated whether a similar situation would occur in human cells transformed by human papillomavirus type 16 (HPV-16) oncoproteins. Quercetin arrested primary human foreskin keratinocytes in G1. Arrest was linked to an elevation of the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor (cdki) p27Kip1. Expression of the HPV16 E6 and E7 oncoproteins in transformed cells failed to abrogate cell cycle arrest. G1 arrest in the transformed cells was also linked to an increase of p27Kip1 with a concomitant reduction of cyclin E-associated kinase activity. This elevation of p27Kip1 was due not only to increased protein half-life, but also to increased mRNA transcription