The Impact of Panay Unified Services for Health Project

Recognizing the necessity of good health in the attainment of personal and social welfare, the Panay Unified Services for Health Project exemplifies the emerging concept of health care delivery designed to meet the basic health needs of the poorest rural population. Analysis of collected data in a survey of households in 52 depressed barangays of 21 municipalities in Aklan, Antique, Capiz and Iloilo indicates that emphasis of health care projects on sickness prevention and health education are important to achieve their health care goals. In conjunction to the above, the role of barangay health workers should not be undermined especially their role in educating rural folks regarding health beliefs and practices.health sector

Effect of soilless growing systems on the spread of Verticillium dahliae and the severity of the Verticillium wilt in strawberry

The dispersion of soilborne plant pathogens could be greater in closed soilless growing systems than in open ones. The effect of three soilless growing systems (open, closed and closed with slow sand filtration) on the dispersion of Verticillium dahliae propagules and the severity of the disease in strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa Duch.) has been analysed. V. dahliae dispersion in a closed system with slow sand filtration was studied by measuring propagules in the recirculating nutrient solution and in the growth medium. The growth medium used was coconut fiber. V. dahliae propagules were not removed by slow sand filtration. In the first crop cycle, an increase in the severity of Verticillium wilt was detected in the closed soilless growing system with slow sand filtration in comparison with the other two systems. This increase may be due to the non-elimination of V. dahliae propagules by filtration and to the lower microbial biomass in the filtered solution storage tank than in the drained solution storage tank. The decline in microbial biomass by filtration may improve the viability of the dispersed conidia, thus increasing the severity of the disease. This decline in microbial biomass by filtration may be compensated in the second crop cycle by the root debris from the first crop cycle. This debris may have provided nutrient sources to the microbes and increased the associated microbial biomass.La dispersión de los patógenos de suelo podría ser mayor en los sistemas de cultivo sin suelo cerrados que en los sistemas abiertos. Se estudió el efecto de tres sistemas de cultivo (abierto, cerrado y cerrado con filtración lenta en lecho de arena) sobre la dispersión de los propágulos de Verticillium dahliae y sobre la severidad de la enfermedad en fresa (Fragaria × ananassa Duch.). Se analizó la dispersión de V. dahliae en el sistema cerrado con filtración lenta mediante la medida de los propágulos en la solución nutritiva recirculante y en el sustrato empleado, que fue fibra de coco. Los propágulos de V. dahliae no fueron eliminados por la filtración lenta. En el primer ciclo de cultivo, se detectó un incremento en la severidad de verticilosis en el sistema cerrado con filtración lenta en comparación con los otros dos sistemas. Este incremento puede ser debido a que el filtro no elimina los propágulos de V. dahliae y a que la biomasa microbiana en la solución filtrada es más baja que en la solución drenada. Este descenso que se produce en la biomasa microbiana debido a la filtración podría mejorar la viabilidad de las conidias dispersadas y por lo tanto incrementar la severidad de la enfermedad. El descenso de la biomasa microbiana por la filtración parece estar compensado en el segundo ciclo de cultivo por la activación de la misma debido a los nutrientes proveídos por los restos de raíces procedentes del primer ciclo de cultivo

Formal and informal workplace support for new fathers in Spain

Most studies on work–life support at workplaces consider work–life balance to be a women’s issue, either explicitly or implicitly. This chapter analyses how fathers who are involved caregivers are supported or hindered in attaining work–life balance by their workplaces. It explores the following three questions: (1) why fathers value some job adaptations over others compared with mothers; (2) how organizational cultures influence the work–life balance of new fathers and (3) what differences exist across public and private sectors as well as large versus small companies. A qualitative approach with three discussion groups and 22 involved fathers enables us to explore these issues for large companies, public sector workplaces and small businesses. We find that tight time schedules, flextime, telework, schedule control and fully paid nontransferable leaves of absence constitute policies that favor involved fatherhood, while measures without wage replacement generate fear of penalization in the workplace and do not fit the persistent relevance of the provider role. In addition, un-similar supervisors, envy, lack of understanding and gender stereotypes among co-workers and clients constitute cultural barriers at the workplace level. Contrary to our expectations, small businesses may offer a better work–life balance than large companies, while the public sector is not always as family-friendly as assumed.2017-1

Work-Life Balance: Does it matter for men? Challenges for working fathers

Based on three discussion groups conducted in Barcelona, Madrid and Seville in 2016 and on recent statistical data, this paper explores the barriers and possibilities that involved fathers encounter at their workplaces when they enter parenthood. Involved fathers are defined as those who adapt their working time, work schedule or workplace to parenting, or those who have a job that allows for work-life balance. In addition, they form dual-earner couples with a full-time working partner and spend at least two hours at weekdays caring for their children. Fathers from public sector enterprises, medium to large private companies and small businesses participated in one discussion group respectively. This qualitative and quantitative analysis shows that working in tight shifts (mornings mainly), as well as schedule flexibility, telework and paid paternity leaves are the measures mostly used by the interviewed fathers, and by Spanish fathers in general. In addition, the use of schedule flexibility and telework display very low gender gaps in contrast to opting for unpaid and transferable leaves or the use of statutory entitlement to reduced workhours. Under certain circumstances supervisors and coworkers attitudes are described as hostile to the adoption of support measures. Some clear policy recommendations arise from this study, should the aim be to foster work-life balance for fathers and mothers but without having unintended consequences on gender inequality.2017-1

Geophotopedia: Geography and photography in the 2.0 context

Geophotopediaes un repositorio fotográfico con contenido geográfico creado dentro de la biblioteca de los departamentos de Geografía de la Universidad de Sevilla en 2012. El propósito de este repositorio es ofrecer imágenes selectas y de alta calidad asociadas a conceptos geográficos, ganando de esta forma mayor solidez, permite a los usuarios realizar búsquedas basadas en contenido y/o localización. El proyecto usa las TICs para difundir el conocimiento geográfico a través de una sociedad globalizada, modificando ligeramente las formas de entendimiento geográfico tanto en su evolución como disciplina como en su didáctica. Geophotopedia se asienta en la escuela de pensamiento de la Ciencia Abierta, que busca tan la flexibilidad y rigurosidad del conocimiento, como su disponibilidad para cualquiera; por tanto, se engloba en la corriente de la cultura libre. Por este motivo el repositorio utiliza la plataforma gratuita flickr.com y sus fotografías están protegidas bajo Licencia Creative Commons.Geophotopediais a photograph repository with Geographic content created within the Library of the Departments of Geography at Universidad de Sevilla in 2012. The aim is to offer selected and high quality pictures that are labelled with concepts so that the information gains strength: classifying all sort of geographic phenomena as well as helping users to search based on content and/or location. The project uses ICTs to spread geographical knowledge across the globalized society modifying slightly the ways of understanding Geography in its didactics. Geophotopedia underpins in the ‘Open Science’ School of thought, which seeks for a combination of flexible and at the same time rigorous, accessible to everyone knowledge; therefore embedded in the free culture stream. For this reason, the repository uses the free platform flickr.com and all its photographs are protected under Creative Commons licenses

Caring fathers in Europe: Toward universal caregiver families?

Increasingly, men are challenging the assumption that care is a feminine task and are involving themselves in childcare and the care of dependent adults. However, this does not necessarily have consequences for their work, as they very rarely make costly adaptations in their working lives. In this study, we propose a definition of a man in care (MIC) as a working father who, in order to meet care needs, has adapted his working life in a way that potentially entails a financial penalty. We analyze the prevalence of men in care among men living with children below the age of 15 across the EU-27 plus Iceland, Norway, Switzerland, and the UK using recent representative data (the European Labour Survey and its 2018 ad hoc module on work-life balance). We find that although the number of men engaging in costly work adaptations is still very low when compared to their female counterparts, the characteristics of these men can be clearly outlined: they have a non-manual occupation (managers excluded), they have temporary contracts or are self-employed, they are partnered to women who hold jobs of 40 or more hours a week and have a high educational attainment, and they work in family-friendly companies. Also, at the context level, the prevalence of MIC is clearly related to gender equality and values. However, we do not find evidence of any country having reached the universal caregiver model proposed by Nancy Fraser, including those with more advanced gender and welfare regimes

Análisis y propuesta de mejora en el proceso de producción de yogur griego de una empresa peruana mediante herramientas Lean (5S)

The purpose of this investigation was to apply the Lean 5S methodology to the Greek yoghurt production process of a Peruvian microenterprise with the aim of analyzing and propose improvements in order to promote a culture of continuous improvement. The methodology comprises the 5 stages of sort, set in order, shine, standardize and sustain. Several engineering tools were applied to this end, such as a process operations diagram, route diagram, time study, VSM and Load/Distance Matrix. The research achieved a reduction in production time, with indicators such as a 40 % reduction in the load-distance matrix, a 36,8 % reduction in travel time, a 64,4 % reduction in preparation time and an improved lead time by 21,52 %. In addition, productivity saw an increase of 65,94 % as well as 15 % higher production efficacy.El propósito de la investigación se centró en la aplicación de la metodología Lean 5S en el proceso de manufactura de yogur griego de una empresa peruana, a fin de poder analizar y proponer una cultura de mejora continua. Esta metodología está compuesta por cinco fases: clasificar, organizar, limpiar, estandarizar y mantener. Se aplicaron diversas herramientas de ingeniería, tales como diagrama de operaciones del proceso, diagrama de recorrido, estudio de tiempos, VSM, matriz carga-distancia. La investigación dio como resultados una disminución de tiempos de producción con indicadores como reducción del 40 % en la matriz carga-distancia, reducción de tiempo de recorrido de 36,8 %, reducción de tiempo de preparación en un 64,4 % y un lead time mejorado en un 21,52 %. Además, la productividad mejoró en 65,94 %, con una mayor eficacia de producción en 15 %

Hemocultivo, Coprocultivo y Reacción de Widal en la detección de Salmonella Entérica en pacientes con Salmonelosis

Tipo de estudio: Transversal descriptivo.Objetivos: Identificar el agente etiológico por cultivo en sangre y heces a los pacientes con cuadro clínico sospechoso de salmonelosis, y analizar el verdadero valor de la prueba reacción de Widal de la que se ha hecho un uso indiscriminado.Materiales y Métodos: Se estudiaron 59 pacientes que acudieron a Emergencia del hospital de Infectología “Dr. José Daniel Rodríguez Maridueña”, de ambos sexos, mayores de doce años, entre noviembre 2002 y mayo 2003. Se les realizó hemograma, reacción de Widal, hemocultivo y coprocultivo en el Instituto Nacional de Higiene y Medicina Tropical “Leopoldo Izquieta Pérez”.Resultados: Se aisló salmonela Typhi en el 3,8% de hemocultivos realizados a pacientes con RW positiva y sospecha de fiebre tifoidea; en el 21,7% de los pacientes que presentaban clínica más leucopenia y en el 25%, con clínica, leucopenia y RW positiva. Se aisló enterobacterias en el 12% de los pacientes con gastroenteritis; 5% salmonela no tifoideas grupo C, 5% E. Coli y, 2% shiguela.Conclusiones: Se confirmó que la RW no es concluyente en el diagnóstico de Fiebre Tifoidea, y que el cuadro clínico de gastroenteritis por salmonela es indiferenciable del ocasionado por otros agentes bacterianos o no

The division of domestic work in Spain : is undoing gender possible ?

This article studies thirty - three dual - income Spanish childless heterosexual couples who were undoing gender in routine domestic work. We understand “undoing gender” as defined by Deutsch (2007): “social interactions that reduce gender difference”. The d ual - earner couples came from different socio - economic backgrounds and were inte rviewed in four different Spanish towns in 2011. The analysis shows that resources in a wide sense , time availability, external help, ideas about fairness, and complex gender attitudes are key interdependent factors that together may form different paths l eading to a non - mainstream division of housework. Four paths are identified: the first two are based on beliefs in gender equality and on ideas about fairness equal responsibility and equal leisure; the third is characterized by conflict; and the fourth re lies on commodification. The ways in which these couples are undoing gender illustrate the external, individual and couple circumstances spouses succeed to achieve a more gender - equal construction of unpaid wor