Perceived emotional intelligence as a predictor of depressive symptoms after a one year follow-up during adolescence

Research to date has identified various risk factors in the emergence of depressive disorders in adolescence. There are very few studies, however, which have analyzed the role of perceived emotional intelligence in depressive symptoms longitudinally during adolescence. This work aimed to analyze longitudinal relationships between perceived emotional intelligence and depressive symptoms in adolescence, developing an explanatory model of depression following a one-year follow-up. A longitudinal study was carried out with two waves separated by one year, with a sample of 714 Spanish adolescents. The instruments consisted of self-report measures of depressive symptoms and perceived emotional intelligence. Results underlined gender differences in depressive symptoms and emotional intelligence, and indicated that greater emotional intelligence was associated with a lower presence of depressive symptoms after a one year follow-up. A multiple partial mediation model was developed to explain longitudinally depressive symptoms based on perceived emotional intelligence skills and depressive symptoms. These contributions underscore the need to design programs to prevent depression in adolescence through the promotion of emotional intelligence.peer-reviewe

Sediment transport inferred by submarine bedforms

By means of bathymetric and side scan sonar records, the net circulation of sediments caused by tidal currents and waves in the outer Principal Channel of Bahía Blanca Estuary is inferred. On the northern coast of the studied area there are two harbours, Belgrano and Rosales, which are simultaneously affected by internal and external hydrosedimentological processes. Through this study, present and potential negative interactions between human activities and natural processes within the studied area are demonstrated.A través del análisis de registros batimétricos y de sonar de barrido lateral se infiere la circulación neta de sedimentos causada por olas y mareas en el sector externo del Canal Principal del estuario de Bahía Blanca. Sobre la costa norte del área de estudio se encuentran dos puertos, Puerto Belgrano y Puerto Rosales, los cuales son simultáneamente afectados por procesos hidrosedimentológicos internos y externos al estuario. Por medio de este estudio se evidencian las interacciones negativas, presentes y futuras, entre las actividades humanas y los procesos naturales.Fil: Cuadrado, Diana Graciela. 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: Gomez, Eduardo Alberto. 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: Ginsberg, Silvia Susana. 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; Argentin

POTENTIAL GAINS FROM COOPERATION FOR VESSELS AND COUNTRIES

In this paper, we consider a model in which fishing boats or firms share the stock of fish in a fishing ground. The catches made by each firm reduce the stock available for the rest of the firms, which directly affects their profits. We aim to quantify in a static framework the gain in welfare obtained by the firms if they decide to cooperate in order to attain an individually rational efficient outcome. One of the main results is that, both the incentives for the firms to cooperate and the minimum level of catches which permits any gain in welfare decrease as real wage increases. On the other hand, the greater the asymmetry among boats of firms, the more difficult it will be to reach any cooperative agreement.Resource /Energy Economics and Policy,

Taste Masking of Bitter Drugs

Taste masking of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) is critical in the development of solid oral dosage forms, since it is related to patient compliance, especially for pediatric populations. Therefore, it is essential to improve the existing methodologies and to develop new approaches that allow assessment of taste-masking efficacy. The current work focused on the production of taste-masked formulations of a bitter model drug substance and an appropriate excipient, using different co-precipitation processes: Stirred Reactor, Adaptive Focused Acoustics (AFA) technology and Microfluidization, for benchmarking purposes regarding taste masking properties. Thus, an experimental design of experiments was conducted to study the effect of different formulation variables (drug loading, feed solids concentration and solvent/antisolvent volume ratio) in the critical quality attributes of the spray-dried co-precipitated powders (drug’s solid state, morphology and particle size and dissolution performance). The encapsulation efficiency (EE) was then evaluated by using different dissolution methods and also surface characterization techniques (Scanning Electron Microscopy – Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (SEM-EDS) and X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS)). Formulations were taste masked using any of the processes disclosed in this work. One of the formulations produced by Microfluidization technology, was the best regarding encapsulation efficiency, presenting a lower drug release in simulated salivary fluid within the first 5 minutes and the best encapsulation efficiency estimated by means of XPS. This can be explained by a high shear rate mixture provided by Microfluidization technology. Moreover, the pH shifts dissolution results for specific formulations and a commercial product (coated tablet) revealed similar dissolution profiles, meaning that the solubility of the drug substance (in the stomach and the upper intestine) seems not to be impacted by the processes used. According with the taste masking assessment techniques, EDS analysis presented some limitations and, in this case, it was proved not to be adequate, contrary to XPS which results corroborated the dissolution ones

Antecedente de prematuridad como factor asociado a menarquia precoz en adolescentes atendidas en el Hospital Belén de Trujillo

Objetivo: Determinar si el antecedente de prematuridad es factor asociado a menarquia precoz en adolescentes atendidas en el Hospital Belén de Trujillo. Material y métodos: Se realizó un estudio de casos y controles, se realizaron encuestas entre el periodo Octubre 2016 y Marzo 2017, en el Hospital Belén de Trujillo. Se incluyeron 134 adolescentes, que cumplieron los criterios de selección. Resultados: Observamos que el antecedente de prematuridad mostró una relación estadísticamente significativa (valor p: 0.033 y IC: 1.0475; 11.2728) con un valor OR: 3.4363. No se apreciaron diferencias significativas en relación a las variables edad y procedencia entre los grupos con menarquia precoz o normal con un valor de p: 0.1413 y 0.3812 (p>0.05) respectivamente. La frecuencia de antecedente de prematuridad en adolescentes con menarquia precoz fue 18% y la frecuencia de antecedente de prematuridad en adolescentes con menarquia normal fue 6%. El promedio de edad de menarquia fue significaitvamente inferior en el grupo con antecedente de prematuridad respecto al grupos sin antecedente de prematuridad; Conclusión: El antecedente de prematuridad es factor asociado a menarquia precoz en adolescentes atendidas en el Hospital Belén de Trujillo.Objective: To determine if the antecedent of prematurity is a factor associated with early menarche in adolescents looked after at Hospital Belen of Trujillo. Material and methods: A cases and controls study was carried out. In this study, the tools were surveys applied from October 2016 to March 2017 at Hospital Belen of Trujillo. We included 134 adolescents, who met the selection criteria. Results: We observed that antecedent of prematurity showed a statistically significant relation (valor p: 0.033 y IC: 1.0475; 11.2728) with an OR value of 3.4363. There were not significant differences in relation to age and origin variables, between the groups with early or normal menarche with a p value: 0.1413 and 0.3812 respectively (p>0.05). The frequency of antecedent of prematurity in adolescents with precocious menarche was 18%. The frequency of antecedent of prematurity in adolescents with normal menarche was 6%. The mean age of menarche was significantly lower in the group with a history of prematurity than in groups with no history of prematurity. Conclusion: The antecedent of prematurity is a factor associated with early menarche in adolescents looked after at Hospital Belen of Trujillo.Tesi

Spin-orbit transitions in the N+^+(3PJA^3P_{J_A}) + H2_2 →\rightarrow NH+^+(X2ΠX^2\Pi, 4Σ−^4\Sigma^-)+ H(2S^2S) reaction, using adiabatic and mixed quantum-adiabatic statistical approaches

The cross section and rate constants for the title reaction are calculated for all the spin-orbit states of N$^+$($^3P_{J_A}$) using two statistical approaches, one purely adiabatic and the other one mixing quantum capture for the entrance channel and adiabatic treatment for the products channel. This is made by using a symmetry adapted basis set combining electronic (spin and orbital) and nuclear angular momenta in the reactants channel. To this aim, accurate {\it ab initio} calculations are performed separately for reactants and products. In the reactants channel, the three lowest electronic states (without spin-orbit couplings) have been diabatized, and the spin-orbit couplings have been introduced through a model localizing the spin-orbit interactions in the N$^+$ atom, which yields accurate results as compared to {\it ab initio} calculations including spin-orbit couplings. For the products, eleven purely adiabatic spin-orbit states have been determined with {\it ab initio} calculations. The reactive rate constants thus obtained are in very good agreement with the available experimental data for several ortho-H$_2$ fractions, assuming a thermal initial distribution of spin-orbit states. The rate constants for selected spin-orbit $J_A$ states are obtained, to provide a proper validation of the spin-orbit effects to obtain the experimental rate constants.Comment: 14 pages, 10 figures, submitted to J. Chem. Phy

El síndrome de burnout y el desempeño laboral en el personal profesional de la UGEL de la Provincia de Paruro, 2019

La investigación “El Síndrome de Burnout y el desempeño laboral en el personal profesional de la UGEL de la provincia de Paruro, 2019”, presenta resultados en el tema y absuelve el objetivo de describir la presencia y el grado de intensidad en cada variable, además de determinar si existe relación significativa entre ellas en el personal de la UGEL citada. Para tal propósito se tomó en cuenta una muestra de 51 profesionales y se aplicaron dos instrumentos básicos: el Inventario de Burnout (test) y una encuesta con escala de Likert para medir el desempeño laboral. Los resultados demuestran que, más del 80% de los profesionales demuestran algún nivel de afectación con el Síndrome de Burnout, y va desde los más leve o bajo, hasta una intensidad moderada y fuerte. Respecto al desempeño docente, el 65% demuestra un desempeño alto, eficiente; el 25% tiene un desempeño muy alto, y solamente el 10% manifiesta un desempeño de moderada eficacia. Por último, se demostró que, entre las dos variables existe correlación según el Índice de Spearman de hasta un 35% estadístico; además de verificar la presencia de correlación entre la variable ‘desempeño laboral’ y las dimensiones del Síndrome, entre ellas, con la de ‘cansancio emocional’ hasta un 41,1%; con la dimensión de ‘despersonalización’ hasta un 38%; y con la dimensión de ‘realización personal’, hasta un 28,6% de correlación.The research “The Burnout Syndrome and the work performance in the professional staff of the UGEL of the province of Paruro, 2019”, presents results in the subject and acquires the objective of describing the presence and the degree of intensity in each variable, in addition to determine if there is a significant relationship between them in the aforementioned UGEL staff. For this purpose, a sample of 51 professionals was taken into account and two basic instruments were applied: The Burnout Inventory (test) and a Likert scale survey to measure work performance. The results show that more than 80% of professionals show some level of involvement with Burnout Syndrome, ranging from the mildest or lowest, to a moderate and strong intensity. Regarding teaching performance, 65% demonstrate high, efficient performance; 25% have a very high performance, and only 10% show a performance of moderate efficiency. Finally, it was shown that, between the two variables, there is a correlation according to the Spearman Index of up to 35% statistic; besides verifying the presence of correlation between the variable ‘work performance’ and the dimensions of the Syndrome, among them, with ‘emotional fatigue’ up to 41.1%; with the dimension of ‘depersonalization’ up to 38%; and with the dimension of ‘personal fulfillment’, up to 28.6% correlation

Propuesta de un programa de endomarketing para mejorar el desempeño de los docentes en el C.E.P. Stella Maris SRL Arequipa 2019

La presente tesis tuvo como objetivo la propuesta de programa de Endomarketing para mejorar el desempeño de los docentes en el C.E.P. Stella Maris SRL, Arequipa 2019. Empleando el método mixto se tomó como muestra única 23 individuos con perfil de formación docente, a los cuales se les aplico una “Encuesta de Desempeño y Comunicación Interna”, validado por medio del SPSS, utilizando un índice de confiabilidad “alfa de Cron Bach” de 0.756, y también fue validado por un experto: Magister Nicolás C.A. Antezana Abarca, datos que fueron corroborados por una entrevista estructurada de 6 preguntas abiertas. Entre los resultados más resaltantes encontramos El personal no está muy conforme o muy satisfecho con la comunicación interna dentro de la I.E, el personal no está totalmente conforme o motivado a continuar en el C.E.P, el personal no está identificado totalmente con la Institución Educativa. El estudio concluyo, por lo expuesto, que la ejecución del programa de Endomarketing podría mejorar el desempeño de los docentes, y repercutir de manera positiva y satisfactoria en quienes reciben el servicio.Tesi