Expectativas, según sexo, de los estudiantes españoles de primer año de enseñanza superior tras sus primeras experiencias

Academic expectations reflected confidence in that which, according to previous experience, is considered to be more likely to occur. They are an interpretation and prediction about what will happen in Higher Education (ES) based on the experience. The confrontation with the first school semester leads, often, to a reevaluation and modification of initial expectations. This study was conducted to see whether a change in the scores of student expectations occurs, by sex, since they was first start in college until complete it the first semester. The sample consisted of 223 students from the University of Vigo, Ourense Campus, aged between 18 and 39 years (M = 19.8, Mdn = 19 ). 68% were female and 32% male. Was used for initial and semiannual measure Academic Perceptions Questionnaire (CPA). The results indicated that initially, women, scored higher than men in their expectations of training employment/career, personal and social development, student mobility, political / citizenship implication and social pressure . At the end of the first semester, that pattern was reversed, the men got higher scores on these dimensions of expectations. The results are interpreted to mean that women conform to a greater extent than men based on their expectations of university experiences in that time period, assuming a better adjustment of women students to college

Exploring the Barriers : A Qualitative Study about the Experiences of Mid-SES Roma Navigating the Spanish Healthcare System

Whereas the topic of the 'cultural sensitivity' of healthcare systems has been addressed extensively in the US and the UK, literature on the subject in most European countries, specifically looking at the situation of Roma, is still scarce. Drawing on qualitative research conducted mainly in the city of Barcelona under the communicative approach with Roma subjects who have stable socioeconomic positions and higher cultural capitals (end-users, professionals of the healthcare system, and key informants of a regional policy oriented to the improvement of Roma living conditions), the present study aims to fill this gap. We explore the barriers that the Roma face in accessing the healthcare system, reflecting on how these barriers are accentuated by the existing anti-Roma prejudices and institutional arrangements that do not account for minority cultures. Our results point out a series of obstacles at two levels, in the interaction with healthcare professionals, and in relation to existing institutional arrangements, which prevent Roma families from having equal access to the healthcare system. Education stands up as a mechanism to contest anti-Roma sentiments among healthcare professionals

Phosphorous pentoxide-free bioactive glass exhibits dose-dependent angiogenic and osteogenic capacities which are retained in glass polymeric composite scaffolds

Bioactive glasses (BGs) are attractive materials for bone tissue engineering because of their bioactivity andosteoinductivity. In this study, we report the synthesis of a novel phosphorous pentoxide-free, silicatebasedbioactive glass (52S-BG) composed of 52.1% SiO2, 23.2% Na2O and 22.6% CaO (wt%). The glasswas thoroughly characterized. The biocompatibility and osteogenic properties of 52S-BG particles wereanalyzed in vitro with human adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (AdMSCs) and human osteoblasts.52S-BG particles were biocompatible and induced mineralized matrix deposition and the expression ofosteogenic markers (RunX2, alkaline phosphatase, osteocalcin, osteopontin, collagen I) and the angiogenicmarker vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). Angiogenic properties were additionallyconfirmed in a zebrafish embryo model. 52S-BG was added to poly-ε-caprolactone (PCL) to obtain acomposite with 10 wt% glass content. Composite PCL/52S-BG scaffolds were fabricated by additive manufacturingand displayed high porosity (76%) and pore interconnectivity. The incorporation of 52S-BG particlesincreased the Young’s modulus of PCL scaffolds from 180 to 230 MPa. AdMSC seeding efficiencyand proliferation were higher in PCL/52S-BG compared to PCL scaffolds, indicating improved biocompatibility.Finally, 52S-BG incorporation improved the scaffolds’ osteogenic and angiogenic properties byincreasing mineral deposition and inducing relevant gene expression and VEGF protein secretion. Overall,52S-BG particles and PCL/52S-BG composites may be attractive for diverse bone engineering applicationsrequiring concomitant angiogenic properties

Supramolecular self-assembly based on directed hydrogen bonding

Supramolecular self-assembly based on directed hydrogen bondin