Personality Prototypes in People with Type 1 Diabetes and Their Relationship with Adherence

Type 1 diabetes (Dm1) is a chronic endocrine and metabolic disease that affects the whole person and requires active, decisive treatment. However, personality traits may influence a patient’s adherence to treatment guidelines. The objective of this work is firstly to identify the 3 Asendorpf personality prototypes (resilient, undercontrolled and overcontrolled) in a sample of Dm1 individuals and determine whether there are any differences in comparison with a control sample; and, secondly, to study their association with adherence to self-care guidelines using both physiological indicators (HbA1C) and self-report measures. To achieve these objectives, a descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out. The sample comprised 294 participants, of whom 104 were people with Dm1 and 190 were controls. The participants, aged between 14 and 34 years, were classified by their scores in NEO-FFI-R, according to the personality characteristics inherent to Asendorpf’s prototypes. Asendorpf’s 3 prototypical personality patterns were found both in the group of people with Dm1 and in the control sample. These patterns showed different degrees of association with adherence to self-care guidelines for this disease and with psychological health factors. Importance should therefore be attached to the personality traits and Asendorpf prototypes of people with Dm1 when proposing interventions to address medical, psychological, and behavioral aspects

A New Intervention Procedure for Improving Classroom Behavior of Neglected Children: Say Do Say Correspondence Training

Although neglect is the most common form of child maltreatment, a review of the literature since 1980 reveals a lack of controlled child neglect intervention programs. The aim of this study is to assess a new intervention program to improve the classroom behavior of children exposed to neglect only, by reducing disruptive conduct and promoting adaptive conduct. Two matched groups were selected with children of the same ages, sex, and social class (cultural and economic level) and with mothers of similar ages. The experimental group comprised of five children suffering from neglect and no other type of maltreatment. The control group had five children not abused or neglected. All the children were in the same class at school. The percentage of time per session that each child spent engaged in disruptive behavior was measured (baseline) and was found significantly higher among neglected children. Say-Do-Say Correspondence Training was applied with the neglected children and a rapid, significant reduction in their disruptive behavior was observed (and statistically confirmed), bringing such behavior down to the level of the control (i.e., non-neglected) children. These results were maintained when the intervention was halted. We concluded that the adaptive and classroom behavior of neglected children can be improved with this non-intrusive intervention

Mediator assisted cooling in quantum annealing

We show a significant reduction of errors for an architecture of quantum annealers (QA) where bosonic modes mediate the interaction between qubits. These systems have a large redundancy in the subspace of solutions, supported by arbitrarily large bosonic occupations. We explain how this redundancy leads to a mitigation of errors when the bosonic modes operate in the ultrastrong coupling regime. Numerical simulations also predict a large increase of qubit coherence for a specific annealing problem with mediated interactions. We provide evidences that noise reduction occurs in more general types of quantum computers with similar architectures.Comment: 5 pages + Supplementa

Disminución en los parámetros espermáticos de ratones tratados con el extracto hidroalcohólico de Tropaeolum tuberosum “mashua”

In this work, we provided a Tropaeolum tuberosum hydroalcoholic extract to male mice (780 mg kg-1) for 7, 14 and 21 days treatment, there was no significant difference in body weight gain, testes, epididymides and prostate weight (p> 0.05), nevertheless progressive motility decreased and immobile sperm count increased significantly after 21 days treatment (p <0.05). The sperm count in the epididymis cauda decreased in the 3 three assessments, concentration on 21 days treatment was significantly lower than those of 7 and 14 days treatments (p <0.05). Our results suggest, that T. tuberosum has a direct action on the male reproductive system decreasing spermatic parameters without exerting toxic effects on mice.Se proporcionó extracto hidroalcohólico de Tropaeolum tuberosum a ratones machos (780 mg kg-1) durante 7, 14 y 21 días. Los tratamientos no produjeron diferencias significativas en la ganancia de peso corporal, y en el peso de los testículos, epidídimos y la próstata. Sin embargo, la movilidad progresiva espermática disminuyó y el recuento de espermatozoides inmóviles aumentó, ambos significativamente, después de 21 días de tratamiento (p <0.05). La concentración de espermatozoides en la cola del epidídimo disminuyó en las tres evaluaciones, la concentración espermática después de 21 días de tratamiento fue significativamente menor en comparación a 7 y 14 días de tratamiento (p <0.05). Nuestros resultados sugieren que T. tuberosum tiene una acción directa sobre el sistema reproductor masculino disminuyendo los parámetros espermáticos, sin ejercer efectos tóxicos en los ratones

Perceptual Styles and Cannabis Consumption Prediction in Young People

Given that risk perception has been found to be both a vulnerability and a protective factor with respect to consumption, the objectives of this study were to find out whether there exist specific patterns of risk perception associated with cannabis use and, if so, how they relate to cannabis consumption and to the sources of information on drugs accessed by young people. An ex post facto study was carried out with 1851 young Andalusians aged 18 to 29, using an adaptation of the Andalusian Government “Andalusian Population versus Drugs” survey. For the first objective, a cluster analysis was carried out in which three perceptual style groups were formed: “Strict”, “Permissive-Awareness” and “Lax”. Cannabis use in the “lax” group was found to be 14.31 times more frequent than in the “strict” group and 2.75 times more frequent than in the “permissive-awareness” group. A logistic regression analysis was also performed, which correctly predicted 80.4% of users and non-consumers. Correlation was found between perceptual styles and the sources of information used about drugs. This study identified three different risk perception styles that heavily correlated to cannabis consumption and to the type of sources young Andalusians use to obtain information about drugs, suggesting the need for a change in preventive policy

Situaciones estresantes y vulnerabilidad a las lesiones deportivas : un estudio con deportistas de equipo

El objetivo de este estudio es analizar la influencia de sucesos vitales y circunstancias deportivas estresantes en el riesgo de lesiones de deportistas practicantes de deportes colectivos con oposición directa. Ciento sesenta y ocho deportistas participaron en la investigación. Al comienzo de la temporada deportiva los sujetos cumplimentaron un cuestionario de sucesos vitales y un informe de lesiones sufridas durante la última temporada deportiva. Posteriormente, a lo largo de todo el período de competición se recogió información sobre la presencia de diversas circunstancias deportivas potencialmente estresantes y se registraron las lesiones padecidas por los sujetos participantes. Los resultados indican la influencia de acontecimientos vitales y circunstancias estresantes deportivas en el aumento de la vulnerabilidad a las lesiones, especialmente cuando ambas variables son medidas en relación al mismo período temporal.The aim of this study is to analyse the effects of life events and stressful sport situations on the risk of sport injuries in athletes practising team sports against other teams. One hundred and sixty-eight athletes took part in the investigation. The subjects completed a questionnaire on life events and a report on injuries sustained during the previous sport season at the beginning of the sports season. Subsequently, information on potentially stressful sport situations and injuries sustained by the participants was gathered throughout the entire competition period. Results indicate the effects of life events and stressful sport situations on increased vulnerability to injuries, especially when both variables are related to the same temporary period

Comparative analysis of load profile between small-sided games and official matches in youth soccer players

Los propósitos del presente estudio son: a) Caracterizar la carga externa (eTL) e interna (iTL) de los partidos oficiales y de los partidos de flanco pequeño (SSG) en relación con su objetivo, b) comparar las exigencias entre las SSG y c) analizar los requisitos de las SSG en relación con los partidos oficiales durante un período de competición de un mes. Se registraron 20 jugadores de fútbol de nivel nacional menores de 18 años utilizando dispositivos inerciales WIMUTM (RealTrack Systems, Almería, España) durante cuatro partidos oficiales y 12 sesiones de entrenamiento en los que se realizaron cuatro SSG con objetivos diferentes: (SSG1) manteniendo el balón; (SSG2) manteniendo el balón y progresando; (SSG3) manteniendo el balón, progresando y terminando en mini-goles; y (SSG4) manteniendo el balón, progresando y terminando en un gol oficial con un portero. El análisis estadístico incluyó la H de Kruskall-Wallis y la U de Mann-Whitney con el tamaño del efecto d de Cohen. Los SSG presentaron movimientos de intensidad de caminata y trote (0,7-7 a 7-14 km/h), con un 5 a 8 %HIA (actividad de alta intensidad, >16 km/h), donde predominaron las aceleraciones, desaceleraciones e impactos de baja intensidad (1-2,5 m/s2; 5-7 G), y el %HRMAX (porcentaje de frecuencia cardíaca máxima) se situó entre el 70-90%. Sólo el SSG4 presentó demandas similares a la competencia, encontrando diferencias entre los SSG (p 16 km/h), where low intensity accelerations, decelerations and impacts were predominant (1–2.5 m/s2; 5–7 G), and %HRMAX (maximum heart rate percentage) was between 70–90%. Only SSG4 presented similar demands to competition, finding differences between SSGs (p < 0.05; d = 1.40 − 0.36). In conclusion, the objective of the SSGs directly influenced the demands on the players in training sessions. For this reason, it is important to monitor demands for designing specific training sessions.• Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deportes. Beca FPU17/00407, para Carlos David Gómez Carmona • Junta de Extremadura y Fondo Social Europeo. Ayuda GR15122peerReviewe

Revisión de la técnica "el juego del buen comportamiento"

El Juego del Buen Comportamiento, JBC (Good behavior Game, GBG), tiene como objetivo fundamental reducir la frecuencia de determinados comportamientos disruptivos en el aula como gritar, pelearse, interrumpir, etc. Dichos comportamientos se caracterizan por ser funcionales en ciertos contextos como el recreo o el juego libre entre compañeros, y disfuncionales en situaciones educativas. El objetivo de este artículo es presentar una revisión sobre todos los trabajos que han contribuido a mejorar la eficacia de este procedimiento, con la intención de darlo a conocer y promover estudios que indaguen en sus limitaciones (generalización y mantenimiento). Para ello, se presentan los aspectos generales del juego: organización de la clase, criterios para el refuerzo, dónde y cuánto tiempo dura el juego, tipo de refuerzos recibidos, comportamientos disruptivos a tratar; y las diferentes aplicaciones que se han realizado del mismo. A modo de conclusión, parece que este procedimiento se presenta muy eficaz para reducir la frecuencia de comportamientos disruptivos en contextos educativosThe Good Behavior Game (GBG), has as main objective to reduce the frequency of disruptive behavior in the class like: shauting, fighting, in terrupting, etc. These behaviors are characterized by being functional in certain contexts Iike the playground or the free-game among partners and disfunctional in instructiona/-academic settings. The main aim of this article is to make a review about the published works that have contributed to implement its efficacy, and to promote some pieces of work that deals with their limits (generalization and management). The general aspects of the game are presented, class organization, support criteria where and how long the game willlast, kind of support or reinforcements received, behavio'ur disruptive to deal with and the different applications that the Good Behavior Game. To conclude, it seems that this procedure is presented very efficiently in order to reduce the frequency of disruptive behaviour in educational context

Modelling background air pollution exposure in urban environments: Implications for epidemiological research

Background pollution represents the lowest levels of ambient air pollution to which the population is chronically exposed, but few studies have focused on thoroughly characterizing this regime. This study uses clustering statistical techniques as a modelling approach to characterize this pollution regime while deriving reliable information to be used as estimates of exposure in epidemiological studies. The background levels of four key pollutants in five urban areas of Andalusia (Spain) were characterized over an 11-year period (2005e2015) using four widely-known clustering methods. For each pollutant data set, the first (lowest) cluster representative of the background regime was studied using finite mixture models, agglomerative hierarchical clustering, hidden Markov models (hmm) and k-means. Clustering method hmm outperforms the rest of the techniques used, providing important estimates of exposures related to background pollution as its mean, acuteness and time incidence values in the ambient air for all the air pollutants and sites studied