20 research outputs found

    Fake news, un recurso en la formación del profesorado de educación primaria

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    En este trabajo se presenta la fundamentación y diseño de un Proyecto de Innovación Docente que tiene por ob-jetivo desarrollar habilidades relacionadas con el pen-samiento crítico y la competencia digital en estudiantes del Grado en Maestro de Educación Primaria. Para ello se utilizan las denominadas fake news o noticias falsas como recurso con el que trabajar con las y los futuros do-centes como transmisores de conocimiento capaces de entender la información disponible. El conocimiento del alumnado recogido en una batería de preguntas prepa-rada ad-hoc, revela que, aunque el estudiantado en su mayoría sabe qué es una noticia falsa, un porcentaje muy alto se ha creído noticias falsas, ya que no utilizan ningún método para comprobar la información recibida ni dan importancia a las fuentes. Asimismo, el alumnado indica que no tiene suficiente pensamiento crítico para discernir entre noticias reales y falsas y que ha contribuido a su propagación. En base a estas conclusiones, se detalla el objetivo del proyecto, la planificación, los materiales necesarios, las actividades preparadas y la descripción para su desarrollo. Se trata de un proyecto enmarcado en el ámbito de la educación por competencias que se puede extrapolar a otros niveles educativos o países.GV/2021/110UV-SFPIE_PID-208029PLEC2021-007850This paper presents the rationale and design of a Teaching Innovation Project that aims to develop skills related to critical thinking and digital competence in students of the university degree of teachers in primary education. For this purpose, the so-called fake news is used as a resource to work with future teachers as transmitters of knowledge capable of understanding the available infor-mation. The students’ knowledge collected in a battery of questions prepared ad-hoc, reveals that, although most of them know what fake news is, a very high percenta-ge have believed fake news, since they do not use any method to check the information received nor give impor-tance to the sources. Likewise, students indicate that they do not have enough critical thinking to discern between real and fake news and that they have contributed to its propagation. Based on these conclusions, the objective of the project, the planning, the necessary materials, the ac-tivities prepared and the description for its development are detailed. It is a project framed within the scope of edu-cation by competencies that can be extrapolated to other educational levels or countries

    Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma (ARIA) Phase 4 (2018) : Change management in allergic rhinitis and asthma multimorbidity using mobile technology

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    Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma (ARIA) has evolved from a guideline by using the best approach to integrated care pathways using mobile technology in patients with allergic rhinitis (AR) and asthma multimorbidity. The proposed next phase of ARIA is change management, with the aim of providing an active and healthy life to patients with rhinitis and to those with asthma multimorbidity across the lifecycle irrespective of their sex or socioeconomic status to reduce health and social inequities incurred by the disease. ARIA has followed the 8-step model of Kotter to assess and implement the effect of rhinitis on asthma multimorbidity and to propose multimorbid guidelines. A second change management strategy is proposed by ARIA Phase 4 to increase self-medication and shared decision making in rhinitis and asthma multimorbidity. An innovation of ARIA has been the development and validation of information technology evidence-based tools (Mobile Airways Sentinel Network [MASK]) that can inform patient decisions on the basis of a self-care plan proposed by the health care professional.Peer reviewe

    Adherence to treatment in allergic rhinitis using mobile technology. The MASK Study

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    Background: Mobile technology may help to better understand the adherence to treatment. MASK-rhinitis (Mobile Airways Sentinel NetworK for allergic rhinitis) is a patient-centred ICT system. A mobile phone app (the Allergy Diary) central to MASK is available in 22 countries. Objectives: To assess the adherence to treatment in allergic rhinitis patients using the Allergy Diary App. Methods: An observational cross-sectional study was carried out on all users who filled in the Allergy Diary from 1 January 2016 to 1 August 2017. Secondary adherence was assessed by using the modified Medication Possession Ratio (MPR) and the Proportion of days covered (PDC) approach. Results: A total of 12143 users were registered. A total of 6949 users reported at least one VAS data recording. Among them, 1887 users reported >= 7 VAS data. About 1195 subjects were included in the analysis of adherence. One hundred and thirty-six (11.28%) users were adherent (MPR >= 70% and PDC = 70% and PDC = 1.50) and 176 (14.60%) were switchers. On the other hand, 832 (69.05%) users were non-adherent to medications (MPR Conclusion and clinical relevance: Adherence to treatment is low. The relative efficacy of continuous vs on-demand treatment for allergic rhinitis symptoms is still a matter of debate. This study shows an approach for measuring retrospective adherence based on a mobile app. This also represents a novel approach for analysing medication-taking behaviour in a real-world setting.Peer reviewe

    Correlation between work impairment, scores of rhinitis severity and asthma using the MASK-air (R) App

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    Background In allergic rhinitis, a relevant outcome providing information on the effectiveness of interventions is needed. In MASK-air (Mobile Airways Sentinel Network), a visual analogue scale (VAS) for work is used as a relevant outcome. This study aimed to assess the performance of the work VAS work by comparing VAS work with other VAS measurements and symptom-medication scores obtained concurrently. Methods All consecutive MASK-air users in 23 countries from 1 June 2016 to 31 October 2018 were included (14 189 users; 205 904 days). Geolocalized users self-assessed daily symptom control using the touchscreen functionality on their smart phone to click on VAS scores (ranging from 0 to 100) for overall symptoms (global), nose, eyes, asthma and work. Two symptom-medication scores were used: the modified EAACI CSMS score and the MASK control score for rhinitis. To assess data quality, the intra-individual response variability (IRV) index was calculated. Results A strong correlation was observed between VAS work and other VAS. The highest levels for correlation with VAS work and variance explained in VAS work were found with VAS global, followed by VAS nose, eye and asthma. In comparison with VAS global, the mCSMS and MASK control score showed a lower correlation with VAS work. Results are unlikely to be explained by a low quality of data arising from repeated VAS measures. Conclusions VAS work correlates with other outcomes (VAS global, nose, eye and asthma) but less well with a symptom-medication score. VAS work should be considered as a potentially useful AR outcome in intervention studies.Peer reviewe

    Dissecting the Relationship between Mucin 5AC and the Lung/Gut Microbiome in the Pathogenesis of K-ras Mutant Lung Cancer

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    Non-small cell lung cancer, including its most common subtype, lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD), is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. In LUAD patients, KRAS mutations are the most common oncogenic driver alteration. Given KRAS is upstream to many signaling pathways involved in cell survival and cytokine production, interventions against KRAS-mutant lung cancers are prone to develop acquired resistance. Thus, there is a need to develop alternate targeting strategies and test combination therapies for improved intervention. Previously, we have found that KRAS-mutant LUAD (KM-LUAD) patients whose tumors harbor high expression of Mucin 5 AC (MUC5AC), a main airway secretory mucin, have a poor prognosis and significantly lower survival rate. Additionally, evaluation of MUC5AC-deletion in our murine model of KM-LUAD demonstrated a significant reduction in tumor burden. Given the known effect of mucin polymers on bacterial growth and the immune microenvironment in the context of other airway inflammatory diseases, this work aims to better understand the MUC5AC-to-microbiome relationship and test the combinatorial effects of MUC5AC-deficiency and pan-microbiome depletion on tumor progression, the lung immune contexture, and microbiome (lung and gut) using a lung epithelial specific mouse model of KM-LUAD. We found that the combination of MUC5AC-deficiency with pan-microbiome depletion significantly reduced the tumor burden and diminished the pro-tumor immune microenvironment. Additionally, we also found that MUC5AC-deficiency induced changes in the lung microbiome. These findings suggest that the MUC5AC-to-microbiome relationship is a key target for modulation and could potentially lead to the development of an alternative preventive/therapeutic modality against KM-LUAD

    A chemically-defined growth medium to support Lactobacillus-Acetobacter sp. community analysis.

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    Lactobacilli and Acetobacter sp. are commercially important bacteria that often form communities in natural fermentations, including food preparations, spoilage, and in the digestive tract of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. Communities of these bacteria are widespread and prolific, despite numerous strain-specific auxotrophies, suggesting they have evolved nutrient interdependencies that regulate their growth. The use of a chemically-defined medium (CDM) supporting the growth of both groups of bacteria would facilitate the identification of the molecular mechanisms for the metabolic interactions between them. While numerous CDMs have been developed that support specific strains of lactobacilli or Acetobacter, there has not been a medium formulated to support both genera. We developed such a medium, based on a previous CDM designed for growth of lactobacilli, by modifying the nutrient abundances to improve growth yield. We further simplified the medium by substituting casamino acids in place of individual amino acids and the standard Wolfe's vitamins and mineral stocks in place of individual vitamins and minerals, resulting in a reduction from 40 to 8 stock solutions. These stock solutions can be used to prepare several CDM formulations that support robust growth of numerous lactobacilli and Acetobacters. Here, we provide the composition and several examples of its use, which is important for tractability in dissecting the genetic and metabolic basis of natural bacterial species interactions

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    Lactobacilli and Acetobacter sp. are commercially important bacteria that often form communities in natural fermentations, including food preparations, spoilage, and in the digestive tract of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. Communities of these bacteria are widespread and prolific, despite numerous strain-specific auxotrophies, suggesting they have evolved nutrient interdependencies that regulate their growth. The use of a chemically-defined medium (CDM) supporting the growth of both groups of bacteria would facilitate the identification of the molecular mechanisms for the metabolic interactions between them. While numerous CDMs have been developed that support specific strains of lactobacilli or Acetobacter, there has not been a medium formulated to support both genera. We developed such a medium, based on a previous CDM designed for growth of lactobacilli, by modifying the nutrient abundances to improve growth yield. We further simplified the medium by substituting casamino acids in place of individual amino acids and the standard Wolfe’s vitamins and mineral stocks in place of individual vitamins and minerals, resulting in a reduction from 40 to 8 stock solutions. These stock solutions can be used to prepare several CDM formulations that support robust growth of numerous lactobacilli and Acetobacters. Here, we provide the composition and several examples of its use, which is important for tractability in dissecting the genetic and metabolic basis of natural bacterial species interactions.</div
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