The accreditation of centres for elderly people in a situation of dependency: a tool at the service of employment and care quality

La presente investigación pretende analizar el desarrollo normativo autonómico sobre acreditación de centros residenciales y diurnos / nocturnos destinados a personas mayores en situación de dependencia, de manera concreta, en materia de recursos humanos. La acreditación se configura como instrumento de calidad asistencial y generación de empleo. Se estudia el Acuerdo del Consejo Territorial del SAAD de 27/11/2008 (modificado parcialmente el 7/10/2015), donde se fijan criterios comunes sobre titulación y formación directiva, ratios mínimas de plantilla global y específica para Gerocultor/a o similar. Se configura la base normativa que cada Comunidad Autónoma deberá desarrollar o adaptar en el marco de su competencia. Transcurrido el tiempo, se constata cómo el Acuerdo apenas ha sido desarrollado en cada ámbito territorial, se mantiene vigente en algunas autonomías la normativa preexistente y existe disparidad autonómica sobre requisitos de plantillas mínimas globales y específicas.This research aims to analyse the regulatory development of the autonomous regions on the accreditation of residential centres and day/night centres for elderly people in a situation of dependency, specifically, in human resources. The accreditation is configured as an instrument of care quality and job creation. It is studied the Agreement of the Territorial Council of the SAAD of 27/11/2008 (partially modified on the 7/10/2015), where the common criteria on qualification and complementary training, minimum ratios of global and specific staff for geriatric caregivers or similar are established. The normative basis that each Autonomous Community will have to develop or adapt within the framework of their competence is configured. As time has gone by, it is verified how the Agreement has barely been developed in each territorial area, the preexisting regulations are still in force in some of the autonomous regions and there is a disparity in the requirements of the minimum global and specific staff in the different autonomous regions

The resolution of retirement pension to Moroccan workers with cross-border authorization

En este documento se analiza el procedimiento de reconocimiento de la pensión de jubilación de los empleados marroquíes con autorización de trabajo transfronteriza en Ceuta y Melilla, respecto de las provincias limítrofes de Tetuán y Nador, respectivamente. El marco de referencia es el Convenio de Seguridad Social celebrado entre España y Marruecos en 1979. Dado que el trabajador transfronterizo no obtiene autorización de residencia, una vez reconocida la pensión de jubilación, se producen singularidades en materia tributaria y en el acceso a complementos que garanticen una pensión mínima.This document analyzes the procedure for the recognition of the retirement pension of Moroccan employees with cross-border work authorization in Ceuta and Melilla, with respect to the provinces bordering Tetuán and Nador, respectively. Since the cross-border worker does not obtain a residence permit, once the retirement pension is recognized, there are singularities in tax matters and access to complements that guarantee a minimum pension

The dependency situation in the minor age

En el presente documento se estudia la especial posición de los menores de edad en la normativa española sobre dependencia. Se analizan las peculiaridades en materia de reconocimiento del derecho, valoración y asignación de programas.This document examines the special position of minors in spanish regulations on dependency. The peculiarities in terms of recognition of the right, valuation and assignment of programs are analyzed

Collocation analysis for UMLS knowledge-based word sense disambiguation

BACKGROUND: The effectiveness of knowledge-based word sense disambiguation (WSD) approaches depends in part on the information available in the reference knowledge resource. Off the shelf, these resources are not optimized for WSD and might lack terms to model the context properly. In addition, they might include noisy terms which contribute to false positives in the disambiguation results. METHODS: We analyzed some collocation types which could improve the performance of knowledge-based disambiguation methods. Collocations are obtained by extracting candidate collocations from MEDLINE and then assigning them to one of the senses of an ambiguous word. We performed this assignment either using semantic group profiles or a knowledge-based disambiguation method. In addition to collocations, we used second-order features from a previously implemented approach.Specifically, we measured the effect of these collocations in two knowledge-based WSD methods. The first method, AEC, uses the knowledge from the UMLS to collect examples from MEDLINE which are used to train a Naïve Bayes approach. The second method, MRD, builds a profile for each candidate sense based on the UMLS and compares the profile to the context of the ambiguous word.We have used two WSD test sets which contain disambiguation cases which are mapped to UMLS concepts. The first one, the NLM WSD set, was developed manually by several domain experts and contains words with high frequency occurrence in MEDLINE. The second one, the MSH WSD set, was developed automatically using the MeSH indexing in MEDLINE. It contains a larger set of words and covers a larger number of UMLS semantic types. RESULTS: The results indicate an improvement after the use of collocations, although the approaches have different performance depending on the data set. In the NLM WSD set, the improvement is larger for the MRD disambiguation method using second-order features. Assignment of collocations to a candidate sense based on UMLS semantic group profiles is more effective in the AEC method.In the MSH WSD set, the increment in performance is modest for all the methods. Collocations combined with the MRD disambiguation method have the best performance. The MRD disambiguation method and second-order features provide an insignificant change in performance. The AEC disambiguation method gives a modest improvement in performance. Assignment of collocations to a candidate sense based on knowledge-based methods has better performance. CONCLUSIONS: Collocations improve the performance of knowledge-based disambiguation methods, although results vary depending on the test set and method used. Generally, the AEC method is sensitive to query drift. Using AEC, just a few selected terms provide a large improvement in disambiguation performance. The MRD method handles noisy terms better but requires a larger set of terms to improve performance

The Neolithic site of Haj Yusif (Central Sudan)

Not AvailableInforme de la excavación de 1989, que incluye la descripción y análisis preliminar de la cerámica, útiles líticos y fauna. A pesar de su condición alterada por ocupaciones posteriores, en el yacimiento se han podido detectar dos áreas con distinta proporción de motivos decorativos en la cerámica, lo que implica diferencia funcional o, más probablemente, cronológica. El asentamiento parece haber sido de corta duración y corresponde a un grupo pastoril de alta movilidad, con rasgos similares a otros conocidos en el Sudán central durante el «Neolítico de Jartúm», tipo Shaheinab, en la segunda mitad del quinto milenio a. C

Structural characterization of highly glucosylated crocins and regulation of their biosynthesis during flower development in Crocus

Crocin biosynthesis in Crocus has been proposed to proceed through a zeaxanthin cleavage pathway catalyzed by carotenoid cleavage dioxygenase 2 (CCD2), and followed by glucosylation reactions catalyzed by CsGT2 (UGT74AD1). In Crocus ancyrensis flowers, crocins with eight (crocin-1), seven (crocin-2), and six glucose (crocin-3) moieties accumulated both in stigma and tepals. We have characterized the structure of these highly glucosylated crocins and follow up their accumulation by high-resolution liquid chromatography coupled with diode array detector along the development of both tissues, and coupled to the isolation and analysis of the expression of eighteen genes (PSY-I, PSY-II, PDS-(I-V), ISO-ZDS, ZDS, CtrISO, LYC-I and II, BCH, CaCCD2, UGT74AD2-5) related with the apocarotenoid metabolism in C. ancyrensis tepals and stigmas. Structure elucidation of crocin-1 and crocin-2 was done by the combined use of 1D and 2D [H, H] (gCOSY and TOCSY and ROESY) and [H-C] NMR experiments, revealing that for crocin-1 was all-trans-crocetin O-[β-D- Glucopyranosyl)-(1→4)-(β-D-glucopyranosyl)-(1→2)]-O-[β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→6)]-β-D-glucopyranosyl diester, while crocin-2 showed an identical structure except for the absence of one glucose residue in one end of the molecule. Crocins accumulation was not synchronically regulated in stigma and tepals, although in both cases crocins accumulation parallels tissue development, decreasing at anthesis. The expression of the carotenogenic genes PSY, ZDS-V, BCH, and LCY-II was correlated with crocins accumulation. In addition, CaCCD2 and only one of the four glucosyltransferase encoding genes, UGT74AD2, were highly expressed, and the expression was correlated with high levels of crocins accumulation in stigma and tepals.This work was supported by the Spanish Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (BIO2013-44239-R) and participates in the IBERCAROT network (112RT0445). OA was funded by FPCYTCLM through the INCRECYT Programme.Peer Reviewe

CRB2 completes a fully expressed Crumbs complex in the Retinal Pigment Epithelium

The CRB proteins CRB1, CRB2 and CRB3 are members of the cell polarity complex Crumbs in mammals that together with Scribble and Par complexes stablish the polarity of a variety of cell types. Although many members of the Crumbs complex proteins are expressed in the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE), and even though the mRNA of CRB2 has been detected in ARPE-19 cells and in the RPE/Choroid, to date no CRB protein has yet been found in this tissue. To investigate this possibility, we generated an antibody that specifically recognize the mouse CRB2 protein, and we demonstrate the expression of CRB2 in mouse RPE. Confocal analysis shows that CRB2 is restricted to the apicolateral membrane of RPE cells, and more precisely, in the tight junctions. Our study identified CRB2 as the member of the CRB protein family that is present together with the rest of the components of the Crumbs complex in the RPE apico-lateral cell membrane. Considering that the functions of CRB proteins are decisive in the establishment and maintenance of cell-cell junctions in several epithelial-derived cell types, we believe that these findings are a relevant starting point for unraveling the functions that CRB2 might perform in the RPE.This study was supported by grants from Fundación Ramón Areces and Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (BFU2008-04490/BFI). S.H.M received support from the Junta de Castilla y León PhD Program.Peer Reviewe

The family caregiver and the spanish dependency system

El presente texto analiza las posibilidades que ofrece al cuidador/a familiar el sistema de dependencia español. El punto de partida del modelo es el reconocimiento prioritario de los servicios profesionales en la atención a personas dependientes, aunque facilitando nuevas posibilidades a los tradicionales cuidados familiares. Se establece una triple dimensión protectora, consistente en apoyo profesional (limitado por el copago y la intensidad horaria), cotización a la Seguridad Social (convenio especial Régimen General) y transferencia de conocimiento. Se reconoce una prestación económica relacionada con la figura del cuidador/a, siendo su titular la persona en situación de dependencia, no el cuidador/a.This document analyzes the possibilities that the Spanish dependency system offers the family caregiver. The starting point of the model is the priority recognition of professional services in caring for dependent people, although facilitating new possibilities for traditional family care. A triple protective dimension is established, consisting of professional support (limited by copayment and hourly intensity), Social Security contribution (special agreement for the General Regime) and knowledge transfer. An economic benefit related to the figure of the caregiver is recognized, the owner being the dependent person, not the caregiver