61 research outputs found
El paper del joc en el desenvolupament d'infants amb TEA
Curs 2012-2013Jugar
no
és
només
un
sinònim
de
diversió,
sinó
que
darrera
d’aquesta
acció
s’amaguen
molts
elements
que
són
imprescindible
per
al
desenvolupament
infantil,
ja
que
l’afavoreix
en
tots
els
àmbits
de
la
seva
vida.
Un
nen
amb
Necessitats
Educatives
Especial
té
el
mateix
dret
de
gaudir
d’una
estona
de
joc,
i
desenvolupar-‐se
com
a
persona.
De
fet,
el
joc
és
considerat
una
eina
d’aprenentatge
a
l’edat
infantil.
Per
això,
el
present
treball
de
grau
té
com
objectiu
principal
analitzar
la
importància
del
joc
com
a
eina
educativa
amb
infants
amb
un
Trastorn
de
l’Espectre
Autista.
S’utilitza
una
metodologia
qualitativa,
i
a
través
de
l’observació,
s’analitza
com
el
joc
ajuda
a
un
infant
amb
Trastorn
de
l’Espectre
Autista
a
adquirir
determinades
habilitats
i
capacitats
que
li
permeten
tenir
certa
autonomia.
Els
resultats
obtinguts,
permeten
afirmar
que
la
Unitat
de
Suport
a
l’Educació
Especial
utilitza
el
joc
com
un
recurs
didàctic
per
a
treballar
amb
infants
amb
Autisme.
Per
això,
es
planteja
una
proposta
d’intervenció
dins
d’aquesta
unitat.To
play
is
not
just
a
synonym
of
fun,
but
behind
this
action
hides
many
elements
that
are
essential
for
children's
development,
as
it
favour
all
areas
of
their
life.
A
child
with
special
educational
needs
have
the
same
right
to
enjoy
a
bit
of
play,
and
grow
as
a
person.
In
fact,
the
play
is
considered
a
learning
tool
in
childhood.
Therefore,
the
present
graduate
project’s
main
is
to
analyse
the
importance
of
plays
as
an
educational
tool
for
children
with
an
Autism
Spectrum
Disorder.
Used
a
qualitative
methodology,
and
through
observation,
is
analysed
how
the
game
helps
a
child
with
Autism
Spectrum
Disorder
to
acquire
certain
skills
and
abilities
that
allow
they
to
have
some
autonomy.
The
results
obtained
allow
that
the
Support
Unit
for
Special
Education
uses
the
game
as
an
educational
resource
to
work
with
children
with
Autism.
Therefore,
there
is
a
proposal
for
intervention
in
this
unit
Determination of pulsation periods and other parameters of 2875 stars classified as MIRA in the All Sky Automated Survey (ASAS)
We have developed an interactive PYTHON code and derived crucial ephemeris
data of 99.4% of all stars classified as 'Mira' in the ASAS data base,
referring to pulsation periods, mean maximum magnitudes and, whenever possible,
the amplitudes among others. We present a statistical comparison between our
results and those given by the AAVSO International Variable Star Index (VSX),
as well as those determined with the machine learning automatic procedure of
Richards et al. 2012. Our periods are in good agreement with those of the VSX
in more than 95% of the stars. However, when comparing our periods with those
of Richards et al, the coincidence rate is only 76% and most of the remaining
cases refer to aliases. We conclude that automatic codes require still more
refinements in order to provide reliable period values. Period distributions of
the target stars show three local maxima around 215, 275 and 330 d, apparently
of universal validity, their relative strength seems to depend on galactic
longitude. Our visual amplitude distribution turns out to be bimodal, however
1/3 of the targets have rather small amplitudes (A 2.5) and could
refer to semi-regular variables (SR). We estimate that about 20% of our targets
belong to the SR class. We also provide a list of 63 candidates for period
variations and a sample of 35 multiperiodic stars which seem to confirm the
universal validity of typical sequences in the double period and in the
Petersen diagramsComment: 14 pages, 14 figures, and 8 tables. Accepted to The Astrophysical
Journal Supplement Series, September 201
Women's knowledge about cervical cancer risk factors, screening, and reasons for non-participation in cervical cancer screening programme in Estonia
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The attendance rate in Estonian cervical cancer screening programme is too low therefore the programme is hardly effective. A cross-sectional population based survey was performed to identify awareness of cervical cancer risk factors, reasons why women do not want to participate in cervical screening programme and wishes for better organisation of the programme.</p> <p>Method</p> <p>An anonymous questionnaire with a covering letter and a prepaid envelope was sent together with the screening invitation to 2942 randomly selected women. Results are based on the analysis of 1054 (36%) returned questionnaires.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Main reasons for non-participation in the national screening programme were a recent visit to a gynaecologist (42.3%), fear to give a Pap-smear (14.3%), long appointment queues (12.9%) and unsuitable reception hours (11.8%). Fear to give a Pap-smear was higher among women aged 30 and 35 than 50 and 55 (RR 1.46; 95% CI: 0.82-2.59) and women with one or no deliveries (RR 1.56, 95% CI: 0.94-2.58). In general, awareness of cervical cancer risk factors is poor and it does not depend on socio-demographic factors. Awareness of screening was higher among Estonians than Russians (RR 1.64, 95% CI: 1.46-1.86). Most women prefer to receive information about screening from personally mailed invitation letters (74.8%).</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>Women need more information about cervical cancer risk factors and the screening programme. They prefer personally addressed information sharing. Minority groups should be addressed in their own language. A better collaboration with service providers and discouraging smears outside the programme are also required.</p
Awareness of HPV and cervical cancer prevention among Cameroonian healthcare workers
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Cervical cancer, although largely preventable, remains the most common cause of cancer mortality among women in low-resource countries.</p> <p>The objective of this study was to assess knowledge and awareness of cervical cancer prevention among Cameroonian healthcare workers.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>A cross-sectional self-administered questionnaire in 5 parts with 46 items regarding cervical cancer etiology and prevention was addressed to healthcare workers in six hospitals of Yaoundé, Cameroon. The investigators enlisted heads of nursing and midwifery to distribute questionnaires to their staff, recruited doctors individually, in hospitals and during conferences and distributed questionnaires to students in Yaoundé University Hospital and Medical School. Eight hundred and fifty questionnaires were distributed, 401 collected. Data were analyzed with SPSS version 16.0. Chi-square tests were used and P-values < 0.05 were considered significant.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Mean age of respondents was 38 years (range 20-71 years). Most participants were aware that cervical cancer is a major public health concern (86%), were able to identify the most important etiological factors (58%) and believed that screening may prevent cervical cancer (90%) and may be performed by Pap test (84%). However, less than half considered VIA or HPV tests screening tests (38 and 47%, respectively). Knowledge about cancer etiology and screening was lowest among nurse/midwives.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>Knowledge of cervical cancer and prevention by screening showed several gaps and important misconceptions regarding screening methods.</p> <p>Creating awareness among healthcare workers on risk factors and current methods for cervical cancer screening is a necessary step towards implementing effective prevention programs.</p
Human resource management interventions to improve health workers' performance in low and middle income countries: a realist review
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80429.pdf (publisher's version ) (Open Access)BACKGROUND: Improving health workers' performance is vital for achieving the Millennium Development Goals. In the literature on human resource management (HRM) interventions to improve health workers' performance in Low and Middle Income Countries (LMIC), hardly any attention has been paid to the question how HRM interventions might bring about outcomes and in which contexts. Such information is, however, critical to assess the transferability of results. Our aim was to explore if realist review of published primary research provides better insight into the functioning of HRM interventions in LMIC. METHODOLOGY: A realist review not only asks whether an intervention has shown to be effective, but also through which mechanisms an intervention produces outcomes and which contextual factors appear to be of critical influence. Forty-eight published studies were reviewed. Results : The results show that HRM interventions can improve health workers' performance, but that different contexts produce different outcomes. Critical implementation aspects were involvement of local authorities, communities and management; adaptation to the local situation; and active involvement of local staff to identify and implement solutions to problems. Mechanisms that triggered change were increased knowledge and skills, feeling obliged to change and health workers' motivation. Mechanisms to contribute to motivation were health workers' awareness of local problems and staff empowerment, gaining acceptance of new information and creating a sense of belonging and respect. In addition, staff was motivated by visible improvements in quality of care and salary supplements. Only a limited variety of HRM interventions have been evaluated in the health sector in LMIC. Assumptions underlying HRM interventions are usually not made explicit, hampering our understanding of how HRM interventions work. CONCLUSION: Application of a realist perspective allows identifying which HRM interventions might improve performance, under which circumstances, and for which groups of health workers. To be better able to contribute to an understanding of how HRM interventions could improve health workers' performance, a combination of qualitative and quantitative research methods would be needed and the use of common indicators for evaluation and a common reporting format would be required
Young Stellar Clusters Containing Massive Young Stellar Objects in the VVV Survey
This is an author-created, un-copyedited version of an article published in The Astronomical Journal. IOP Publishing is not responsible for any errors or omissions in this version of the manuscript or any version derived from it. The Version of Record is available online at: at doi: https://doi.org/10.3847/0004-6256/152/3/74. © 2016. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved. IOPScience PublishingThe purpose of this research is to study the connection of global properties of eight young stellar clusters projected in the Vista Variables in the Via Lactea (VVV) ESO Large Public Survey disk area and their young stellar object population. The analysis in based on the combination of spectroscopic parallax-based reddening and distance determinations with main sequence and pre-main sequence ishochrone fitting to determine the basic parameters (reddening, age, distance) of the sample clusters. The lower mass limit estimations show that all clusters are low or intermediate mass (between 110 and 1800 Mo), the slope Gamma of the obtained present-day mass functions of the clusters is close to the Kroupa initial mass function. On the other hand, the young stellar objects in the surrounding cluster's fields are classified by low resolution spectra, spectral energy distribution fit with theoretical predictions, and variability, taking advantage of multi-epoch VVV observations. All spectroscopically confirmed young stellar objects (except one) are found to be massive (more than 8 Mo). Using VVV and GLIMPSE color-color cuts we have selected a large number of new young stellar object candidates, which are checked for variability and 57% are found to show at least low-amplitude variations. In few cases it was possible to distinguish between YSO and AGB classification on the basis of the light curves.Peer reviewedFinal Accepted Versio
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