EL PLAGIO ACADÉMICO: FORMAR EN COMPETENCIAS Y BUENAS PRÁCTICAS UNIVERSITARIAS

El plagio académico es una práctica demasiado frecuente entre los estudiantes universitarios ya que las nuevas tecnologías, y en especial, Internet permiten realizarlo con facilidad. Se analiza el concepto de plagio desde diversos puntos de vista y se profundiza en las competencias informacionales del uso ético y legal de la información que debe ser acometido desde diversos frentes para inculcar la honestidad académica en la enseñanza superior. New technology and in particular the Internet, have caused a rise in academic plagiarism; a widely spread practice amongst today’s university students. The meaning of plagiarism is analyzed from different points of view. The ethical and legal use of information is explored to show that this must be taken from different sources in order to instill a sense of academic honesty in higher education

Desafíos de las metrópolis: Efectos ambientales y sociales. Tendencias geográficas II

El libro está conformado de estudios realizados por profesores-investigadores de la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, de la Universidad de Varsovia, así como de la Universidad Pedagógica Comisión de Educación Nacional de Cracovia. En esta obra se exponen algunas investigaciones sobre los cambios en los factores sociales, naturales, económicos y ambientales como principales desafios que presentan las zonas de México, Polonia y de contextos de Sudamérica, tales como Sao Paulo, Quito y Bogotá y ciudades medias y pequeñas.Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Méxic

Lo glocal y el turismo. Nuevos paradigmas de interpretación.

El estudio del turismo se realiza desde múltiples escalas y enfoques, este libro aborda muchos temas que es necesario discutir desde diversas perspectivas; es el caso de la reflexión sobre la propia disciplina y sus conceptos, así como los asuntos específicos referidos al impacto territorial, los tipos de turismo, las cuestiones ambientales, el tema de la pobreza, la competitividad, las políticas públicas, el papel de las universidades, las áreas naturales protegidas, la sustentabilidad, la cultura, el desarrollo, la seguridad, todos temas centrales documentados y expuestos con originalidad y dominio del asunto. Lo multiescalar es básico para la comprensión del sistema turístico, sistema formado de procesos globales, regionales y locales. El eje de discusión del libro es lo glocal, esa interacción entre lo nacional y local con lo global

Efficacy of Budesonide Orodispersible Tablets as Induction Therapy for Eosinophilic Esophagitis in a Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial.

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Swallowed topical-acting corticosteroids are recommended as first-line therapy for eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE). Asthma medications not optimized for esophageal delivery are sometimes effective, although given off-label. We performed a randomized, placebo-controlled trial to assess the effectiveness and tolerability of a budesonide orodispersible tablet (BOT), which allows the drug to be delivered to the esophagus in adults with active EoE. METHODS: We performed a double-blind, parallel study of 88 adults with active EoE in Europe. Patients were randomly assigned to groups that received BOT (1 mg twice daily; n = 59) or placebo (n = 29) for 6 weeks. The primary end point was complete remission, based on clinical and histologic factors, including dysphagia and odynophagia severity ≤2 on a scale of 0-10 on each of the 7 days before the end of the double-blind phase and a peak eosinophil count <5 eosinophils/high power field. Patients who did not achieve complete remission at the end of the 6-week double-blind phase were offered 6 weeks of open-label treatment with BOT (1 mg twice daily). RESULTS: At 6 weeks, 58% of patients given BOT were in complete remission compared with no patients given placebo (P < .0001). The secondary end point of histologic remission was achieved by 93% of patients given BOT vs no patients given placebo (P < .0001). After 12 weeks, 85% of patients had achieved remission. Six-week and 12-week BOT administration were safe and well tolerated; 5% of patients who received BOT developed symptomatic, mild candida, which was easily treated with an oral antifungal agent. CONCLUSIONS: In a randomized trial of adults with active EoE, we found that budesonide oral tablets were significantly more effective than placebo in inducing clinical and histologic remission. Eudra-CT number 2014-001485-99; ClinicalTrials.gov ID NCT02434029

A randomized, double-blind study on the efficacy of oral domperidone versus placebo for reducing SARS-CoV-2 viral load in mild-to-moderate COVID-19 patients in primary health care

15 p.-3 fig.-3 tab.Introduction:The clinical effect of domperidone against COVID-19 has been investigated in a double-blind phase III clinical trial (EudraCT number 2021-001228-17). Domperidone has shown in vitro antiviral activity against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and potential immudolatory properties through the stimulation of prolactin secretion.Patients and methods:The efficacy of oral domperidone plus standard of care (SOC; n = 87) versus placebo plus SOC (n = 86) was evaluated in a 28-day randomized double-blind multicentre study in primary health care centres. A total of 173 outpatients with mild-to-moderate COVID-19 were included. Three daily doses of 10 mg (30 mg/day) of domperidone or placebo were administered for 7 days. Reduction of viral load on day 4 was the primary efficay endpoint. It was estimated in saliva samples by reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR), as the cycle thresholds detected ORF1ab, N Protein and S Protein genes.Results:A significant reduction in the viral load was observed (p < 0.001) from baseline to days 4, 7 and 14 of the three genes studied with non-significant differences between domperidone and placebo groups. Twenty-three patients (13.3%) experienced adverse events, 14 patients in the domperidone group (16.1%) and 9 patients in the placebo group (10.5%). No patients needed to be hospitalized.Conclusion: Results do not prove the use of domperidone as antiviral in patients with COVID-19.This research was funded by CSIC (grant no. PIE 201980E024) and by the European Commission: NextGeneration EU (Regulation EU 2020/2094) through CSIC’s Global Health Platform (PTI Salud Global). The study sponsor was Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, M.P. (CSIC), Madrid, Spain. The sponsor was involved in the design, data interpretation, manuscript review and the decision to submit the article for publication.Peer reviewe

El plagio académico: formar en competencias y buenas prácticas universitarias

El plagio académico es una práctica demasiado frecuente entre los estudiantes universitarios ya que las nuevas tecnologías, y en especial, Internet permiten realizarlo con facilidad. Se analiza el concepto de plagio desde diversos puntos de vista y se profundiza en las competencias informacionales del uso ético y legal de la información que debe ser acometido desde diversos frentes para inculcar la honestidad académica en la enseñanza superio

Informe del Comité Científico de la Agencia Española de Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutrición (AESAN) en relación a los envases activos e inteligentes

[EN]: Active packaging, unlike traditional packaging which is required to be totally inert, is designed to interact actively and continuously with its content, with the purpose of extending the shelf-life or maintaining or improving the status of packaged foods. Active packaging includes systems that absorb/eliminate or regulate compounds unfavourably affecting the commercial life of a foodstuff, such as oxygen, ethylene and humidity or those that might cause unpleasant odours or flavours in food. Other systems release chemicals such as preservatives, anti-oxidants, colouring agents, aromas, etc. Smart packaging can even monitor the conditions of packaged food in order to provide feedback about its quality during transport and storage. Smart packaging includes systems that provide easy-to-read information using visual indicators on food parameters of interest,such as whether the food chain has been broken, by providing information on the history of the temperature the product has been exposed to and the duration of that exposure, undesirable alterations in the air inside vacuum-packed products or those in a protective atmosphere or chemical and microbiological alterations in the food’s quality. At european level, their use is basically regulated by EC Regulations 1935/2004 and 450/2009.[ES]: Los envases activos, a diferencia de los envases tradicionales a los que se exige que sean totalmente inertes, están diseñados para interaccionar de forma activaycontinua con su contenido, su nalidad es ampliar el tiempo de conservación o mantener o mejorar el estado de los alimentos envasados. Los envases activos incluyen sistemas que absorben/eliminan o regulan compuestos que afectan desfavorablemente a la vida comercial de un producto alimentico, tales como el oxígeno, etileno, humedad o aquellos que pueden ocasionar olores o sabores desagradables en los alimentos. Otros sistemas liberan sustancias químicas como conservantes, antioxidantes, colorantes, aromas, etc. Los envases inteligentes monitorizan las condiciones del alimento envasado, para dar información acerca de la calidad del mismo durante el transporte y el almacenamiento. Los envases inteligentes incluyen sistemas que informan fácilmente mediante indicaciones visuales de parámetros de interés del alimento, por ejemplo de la rotura de la cadena de frío, proporcionando indicación sobre la historia de la temperatura a la que estuvo expuesto el producto y del tiempo de exposición, de alteraciones no deseadas en la atmósfera interior de productos envasados al vacío o en atmósfera protectora o de alteraciones en la calidad del alimento, tanto químicascomo microbiológicas. Su utilización está regulada a nivel europeo básicamente por los Reglamentos (CE) Nº 1935/2004 y 450/2009.Peer reviewe

Estrategias para combatir la pobreza en América Latina: Programas, instituciones y recursos

Este libro ofrece un análisis crítico de los programas para combatir la pobreza en cuatro países. Los estudios revelan diversos problemas normativos, de procedimiento y de coordinación interinstitucional que pueden ser resueltos, al menos en parte, con la colaboración creativa del sector privado

Executive summary: Consensus document of the diagnosis, management and prevention of infection with the hepatitis E virus: Study Group for Viral Hepatitis (GEHEP) of the Spanish Society of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology (SEIMC)

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection is one of the main causes of acute hepatitis in both developed and developing countries. This infectious disease has a high prevalence and incidence in Europe. HEV infection has a greater clinical impact in vulnerable populations, such as immunosuppressed patients, pregnant women and patients with underlying liver disease. Therefore, the Study Group for Viral Hepatitis (Grupo de Estudio de Hepatitis VIricas, GEHEP) of the Spanish Society of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology (Sociedad Espanola de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiologia Clinica, SEIMC) believed it very important to prepare a consensus document to help in decision-making regarding diagnosis, clinical and therapeutic management, and prevention of HEV infection. (C) 2018 Elsevier Espana, S.L.U. and Sociedad Espanola de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiologia Clinica. All rights reserved

Executive summary: Consensus document of the diagnosis, management and prevention of infection with the hepatitis E virus: Study Group for Viral Hepatitis (GEHEP) of the Spanish Society of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology (SEIMC).

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection is one of the main causes of acute hepatitis in both developed and developing countries. This infectious disease has a high prevalence and incidence in Europe. HEV infection has a greater clinical impact in vulnerable populations, such as immunosuppressed patients, pregnant women and patients with underlying liver disease. Therefore, the Study Group for Viral Hepatitis (Grupo de Estudio de Hepatitis Víricas, GEHEP) of the Spanish Society of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology (Sociedad Española de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología Clínica, SEIMC) believed it very important to prepare a consensus document to help in decision-making regarding diagnosis, clinical and therapeutic management, and prevention of HEV infection