VALORACIÓN DIAGNÓSTICA HOLISTICA DE LOS RESULTADOS DEL CURSO INTRODUCTORIO DE ESPAÑOL EN LA UPOLI

Los propósitos de la investigación “Valoración Diagnóstica Holística de los Resultados del Curso Introductorio de Español en la UPOLI, Sede Central (2016-2017)”, consistió en valorar de manera holística la calidad del proceso de organización, planificación, ejecución y aprovechamiento alcanzado por el estudiantado y con base en los resultados tomar decisiones para retroalimentarlo. El problema de investigación consistió en: ¿Qué resultados se obtuvieron en los aspectos cuantitativos y cualitativos de la planificación, organización, ejecución y el rendimiento académico del curso introductorio de español?La investigación se realizó bajo un enfoque cuantitativo y cualitativo. Primeramente, con una aproximación cuantitativa con una encuesta aplicada a una muestra probabilística de 290 estudiantes de un universo de 1,193 estudiantes. Posteriormente se profundizó en el problema con métodos cualitativos con 5 entrevistas a jóvenes de ambos sexos y se observó el proceso de enseñanza aprendizaje en el aula de clase. La estrategia fue un estudio de caso único, representado por los estudiantes de primer ingreso. Por sus alcances es descriptivo concluyente. Los métodos fueron: La entrevista cualitativa, el análisis documental, la encuesta y la observación. Todo el proceso se validó y se presentaron los resultados al colectivo docente de español. Para los estudiantes participantes el curso introductorio de español fue de mucha importancia, dado que manifestaron que les serviría para superar sus dificultades traen de la secundaria. Los problemas declarados por los estudiantes son: La ortografía, la lectura, la redacción y la comunicación oral. El porcentaje de reprobados en la prueba inicial fue del 69% y los aprobados fueron del 31%, pero en la prueba final el rendimiento académico aumentó en 9%. Otros resultados fueron que el curso introductorio de español, darlo en un mes, es muy corto para superar esas dificultades. El desempeño docente durante el proceso fue de mucho compromiso y responsabilidad, aunque existen aspectos organizativos que deben mejorarse

Consumo de inflorescencia de maguey Agave sp. (Aspargales: Aspargaceae) por la ardilla de Peters Parasciurus oculatus (Rodentia: Sciuridae) en la Reserva de la Biosfera Sierra Gorda de Guanajuato, México

Approximately 87.5% of flowering plant species are pollinated by animals, however, the magnitude of the impact on plant pollination by rodents, a group to which squirrels belong, has been underestimated due to the lack of information. For the first time, we documented the consumption of inflorescences, nectar or pollen of maguey (Agave sp.) By the Peters squirrel (Parasciurus oculatus). It is necessary to continue monitoring the pollinators of the magueys, in order to determine the role that squirrels play in the pollination or predation processes of these plants.Aproximadamente el 87,5 % de las especies de plantas con flores son polinizadas por animales, sin embargo, la magnitud del impacto en la polinización de plantas por parte de los roedores, grupo al que pertenecen las ardillas, ha sido subestimada por la falta de información. Documentamos por primera ocasión consumo de las inflorescencias, néctar o polen de maguey (Agave sp.) por la ardilla de Peters (Parasciurus oculatus). Es necesario continuar el monitoreo de los polinizadores de los magueyes, para determinar el papel que juegan las ardillas en los procesos de polinización o depredación de estas plantas

Políticas educativas y buenas prácticas TIC : actas II Simposio Internacional SITIC

Este II Simposio Internacional de Políticas Educativas y Buenas Prácticas TIC, se dirigió a expertos e investigadores interesados en los procesos de integración y uso de las tecnologías digitales en el sistema escolar. Los objetivos del mismo fueron: Presentar y analizar los resultados más destacables obtenidos por los equipos de investigación pertenecientes al proyecto TICSE 2.0, así como de otros estudios similares en la comunidad iberoamericana. Debatir sobre los efectos de las políticas educativas sobre TIC en las prácticas específicas de centros y aulas escolares tanto en el contexto español como iberoamericano. Reflexionar sobre las tendencias de investigación futuras – tanto con relación a los problemas como metodologías de estudio – en torno a las políticas y prácticas educativas con TIC. Además, este Simposio es una de las acciones del proyecto de I+D titulado “Las políticas de un > en España. Visiones y prácticas del profesorado ante el Programa Escuela 2.0. Un análisis comparado entre Comunidades Autónomas” (TICSE 2.0) financiado por el Plan Nacional de I+D+i con el código EDU2010-17037. Asimismo, es continuación del I Simposio Internacional “Buenas Prácticas Educativas TIC”, celebrado en 2009 en Cáceres. El Simposio se celebró en la Isla de Tenerife los días 30 y 31 de octubre de 2013. Organizado por el grupo de investigación EDULLAB (Laboratorio de Nuevas Tecnologías) de la Universidad de La Laguna. Este Simposio cuenta con el apoyo y colaboración de REUNI+D (Red Universitaria de Investigación e Innovación Educativa), de la asociación RUTE (Red Universitaria de Tecnología Educaiva), del Dpto. de Didáctica e Investigación Educativa, y de la Facultad de Educación de la ULL. También ha recibido financiación del Vicerrectorado de Investigación y Transferencia de Conocimiento de la Universidad de La Laguna

Cultura de Inovação: Conceitos e Modelos Teóricos

This study portrays the state of the art in scientific literature on the culture of innovation, with the objective of characterizing its meaning and especially describing different theoretical models that seek to understand how it occurs in an organizational environment. To enrich the analysis, research results show the relationship between organizational culture and innovation. The literature review was carried out in 2011 using the following databases: Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES), Proquest and Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ). The keywords used were the expression culture of innovation and the joint terms culture and innovation, only full articles were included in the research. Culture of innovation articles that were cited in the papers identified in the literature search were also considered. The analysis consisted of 40 articles, based on the predefined criteria, and showed that this is a topic of interest for researchers in different world regions. It is a complex theme determined by factors with a systemic character. There is a predominance of quantitative research and strong evidence of a relationship between organizational culture and innovation, which requires further research to test the theoretical models proposed by these different authors

Unraveling the forcings controlling the vegetation and climate of the best orbital analogues for the present interglacial in SW Europe

The suitability of MIS 11c and MIS 19c as analogues of our present interglacial and its natural evolution is still debated. Here we examine the regional expression of the Holocene and its orbital analogues over SW Iberia using a model-data comparison approach. Regional tree fraction and climate based on snapshot and transient experiments using the LOVECLIM model are evaluated against the terrestrial-marine profiles from Site U1385 documenting the regional vegetation and climatic changes. The pollen-based reconstructions show a larger forest optimum during the Holocene compared to MIS 11c and MIS 19c, putting into question their analogy in SW Europe. Pollen-based and model results indicate reduced MIS 11c forest cover compared to the Holocene primarily driven by lower winter precipitation, which is critical for Mediterranean forest development. Decreased precipitation was possibly induced by the amplified MIS 11c latitudinal insolation and temperature gradient that shifted the westerlies northwards. In contrast, the reconstructed lower forest optimum at MIS 19c is not reproduced by the simulations probably due to the lack of Eurasian ice sheets and its related feedbacks in the model. Transient experiments with time-varying insolation and CO2 reveal that the SW Iberian forest dynamics over the interglacials are mostly coupled to changes in winter precipitation mainly controlled by precession, CO2 playing a negligible role. Model simulations reproduce the observed persistent vegetation changes at millennial time scales in SW Iberia and the strong forest reductions marking the end of the interglacial "optimum".SFRH/BD/9079/2012, SFRH/BPD/108712/2015, SFRH/BPD/108600/2015info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Clonal chromosomal mosaicism and loss of chromosome Y in elderly men increase vulnerability for SARS-CoV-2

The pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19) had an estimated overall case fatality ratio of 1.38% (pre-vaccination), being 53% higher in males and increasing exponentially with age. Among 9578 individuals diagnosed with COVID-19 in the SCOURGE study, we found 133 cases (1.42%) with detectable clonal mosaicism for chromosome alterations (mCA) and 226 males (5.08%) with acquired loss of chromosome Y (LOY). Individuals with clonal mosaic events (mCA and/or LOY) showed a 54% increase in the risk of COVID-19 lethality. LOY is associated with transcriptomic biomarkers of immune dysfunction, pro-coagulation activity and cardiovascular risk. Interferon-induced genes involved in the initial immune response to SARS-CoV-2 are also down-regulated in LOY. Thus, mCA and LOY underlie at least part of the sex-biased severity and mortality of COVID-19 in aging patients. Given its potential therapeutic and prognostic relevance, evaluation of clonal mosaicism should be implemented as biomarker of COVID-19 severity in elderly people. Among 9578 individuals diagnosed with COVID-19 in the SCOURGE study, individuals with clonal mosaic events (clonal mosaicism for chromosome alterations and/or loss of chromosome Y) showed an increased risk of COVID-19 lethality

Geolocation with respect to persona privacy for the Allergy Diary app - a MASK study

Background: Collecting data on the localization of users is a key issue for the MASK (Mobile Airways Sentinel network: the Allergy Diary) App. Data anonymization is a method of sanitization for privacy. The European Commission's Article 29 Working Party stated that geolocation information is personal data. To assess geolocation using the MASK method and to compare two anonymization methods in the MASK database to find an optimal privacy method. Methods: Geolocation was studied for all people who used the Allergy Diary App from December 2015 to November 2017 and who reported medical outcomes. Two different anonymization methods have been evaluated: Noise addition (randomization) and k-anonymity (generalization). Results: Ninety-three thousand one hundred and sixteen days of VAS were collected from 8535 users and 54,500 (58. 5%) were geolocalized, corresponding to 5428 users. Noise addition was found to be less accurate than k-anonymity using MASK data to protect the users' life privacy. Discussion: k-anonymity is an acceptable method for the anonymization of MASK data and results can be used for other databases.Peer reviewe

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

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