Incidência do uso de telas em meninas e meninos menores de 2 anos

There is no consensus about the consequences of early exposure to digital media on children’s health and wellness, but some researchers warn about the need for adult supervision to screen out content and set up exposure rules. Babies need to explore the environment to develop new cognitive, sensory and language skills. Since our capacity to adapt swiftly to a changing environment develops as we grow up, early disturbance in the development of executive function may cause short-, mid-, and long-term consequences. Misuse of ICT has a negative impact on brain neuroplasticity, which will eventually lead to low self-esteem, poor cognitive performance or maladaptive behaviour, depending on age and related skills. It might also affect sight, sleep, weight, development, executive function and behaviour. Adults’ commitment to responsible use of technology tools is essential to ensure the optimal development of children born and raised in digital times.Aunque no existe consenso sobre las repercusiones de la digitalización en la salud y bienestar de niñas y niños, algunos estudios revelan la necesidad del acompañamiento adulto para seleccionar contenidos y establecer límites. Los bebés necesitan explorar el entorno para desarrollar habilidades cognitivas, sensoriales y lingüísticas. Como nuestra capacidad de adaptación aumenta a medida que maduramos, cualquier alteración temprana en el desarrollo ejecutivo repercute a corto, medio y largo plazo. El uso inadecuado de las TIC incide negativamente en la neuroplasticidad cerebral, que se traducirá en escasa autoestima, bajo nivel cognitivo o dificultades conductuales, según edad y habilidades asociadas. También podrá alterar visión, sueño, peso, desarrollo, funciones ejecutivas y conducta. El compromiso adulto con el uso responsable de herramientas tecnológicas es fundamental para garantizar el óptimo desarrollo de niñas y niños nacidos y criados en la era digital.Não há consenso sobre o impacto da digitalização na saúde e no bem-estar de meninas e meninos, mas alguns estudos alertam para a necessidade de acompanhamento de adultos para selecionar conteúdo e estabelecer limites. Os bebês precisam explorar o ambiente para desenvolver habilidades cognitivas, sensoriais e de linguagem. Conforme nossa capacidade de se adaptar de maneira flexível às mudanças aumenta à medida que amadurecemos, qualquer alteração precoce no desenvolvimento executivo tem consequências a curto, médio e longo prazo. O uso inadequado das TIC tem incidência negativa na neuroplasticidade cerebral, que se traduz em baixa autoestima, baixo nível cognitivo ou dificuldades comportamentais, dependendo da idade e das habilidades associadas. Ele também pode alterar a visão, sono, peso corporal, desenvolvimento, funções executivas e comportamento. O compromisso dos adultos com o uso responsável de ferramentas tecnológicas é essencial para garantir o desenvolvimento ideal de meninas e meninos nascidos e criados na era digital

Incidence of screen time in children under 2 years old

Aunque no existe consenso sobre las repercusiones de la digitalización en la salud y bienestar de niñas y niños, algunos estudios revelan la necesidad del acompañamiento adulto para seleccionar contenidos y establecer límites. Los bebés necesitan explorar el entorno para desarrollar habilidades cognitivas, sensoriales y lingüísticas. Como nuestra capacidad de adaptación aumenta a medida que maduramos, cualquier alteración temprana en el desarrollo ejecutivo repercute a corto, medio y largo plazo. El uso inadecuado de las TIC incide negativamente en la neuroplasticidad cerebral, que se traducirá en escasa autoestima, bajo nivel cognitivo o dificultades conductuales, según edad y habilidades asociadas. También podrá alterar visión, sueño, peso, desarrollo, funciones ejecutivas y conducta. El compromiso adulto con el uso responsable de herramientas tecnológicas es fundamental para garantizar el óptimo desarrollo de niñas y niños nacidos y criados en la era digital.Não há consenso sobre o impacto da digitalização na saúde e no bem-estar de meninas e meninos, mas alguns estudos alertam para a necessidade de acompanhamento de adultos para selecionar conteúdo e estabelecer limites. Os bebês precisam explorar o ambiente para desenvolver habilidades cognitivas, sensoriais e de linguagem. Conforme nossa capacidade de se adaptar de maneira flexível às mudanças aumenta à medida que amadurecemos, qualquer alteração precoce no desenvolvimento executivo tem consequências a curto, médio e longo prazo. O uso inadequado das TIC tem incidência negativa na neuroplasticidade cerebral, que se traduz em baixa autoestima, baixo nível cognitivo ou dificuldades comportamentais, dependendo da idade e das habilidades associadas. Ele também pode alterar a visão, sono, peso corporal, desenvolvimento, funções executivas e comportamento. O compromisso dos adultos com o uso responsável de ferramentas tecnológicas é essencial para garantir o desenvolvimento ideal de meninas e meninos nascidos e criados na era digital.There is no consensus about the consequences of early exposure to digital media on children’s health and wellness, but some researchers warn about the need for adult supervision to screen out content and set up exposure rules. Babies need to explore the environment to develop new cognitive, sensory and language skills. Since our capacity to adapt swiftly to a changing environment develops as we grow up, early disturbance in the development of executive function may cause short-, mid-, and long-term consequences. Misuse of ICT has a negative impact on brain neuroplasticity, which will eventually lead to low self-esteem, poor cognitive performance or maladaptive behaviour, depending on age and related skills. It might also affect sight, sleep, weight, development, executive function and behaviour. Adults’ commitment to responsible use of technology tools is essential to ensure the optimal development of children born and raised in digital times.Dossier: Perspectivas actuales en el estudio del desarrollo temprano.Facultad de Psicologí

Família e comunicação na era do vazio: novas patologias de uso problemático de dispositivos móveis

Actualmente, las familias presentan diversas modalidades de constitución y dinámica.  La comunicación y la afectividad son factores clave de regulación emocional y conductual para la construcción de personalidades saludables. La revolución tecnológica ejerce una innegable influencia en la comunicación.  El teléfono móvil es el dispositivo de mayor incidencia en la dinámica familiar, y si bien presenta ventajas, también registra el mayor índice de uso desadaptativo.  Las relaciones familiares están mediadas por la utilización del móvil.  Una mayor tecnointerferencia se relaciona con un mayor nivel de conflicto intrafamiliar, vinculado con la salud socio-psico-física, propiciando patologías tales como: adicción, nomofobia, síndrome de la vibración fantasma, FoMo, y ningufoneo.  Hoy las patologías de la civilización están signadas por la hiperexpresión y la sobre-excitación, que devienen en patologías del vacío. Se concluye que fomentar normas de uso saludable del teléfono móvil favorecería la comunicación e impediría que las interferencias dañen la calidad de vida.    Today there are diverse family structures and dynamics.  Communication and affect are key factors on emotional and behavioural regulation in order to develop a healthy personality.  The technological revolution has had an undeniable influence on communication.  Mobile phones have the highest incidence on family dynamics, and even though they offer many advantages, they are also most commonly associated with maladaptive use.  Family relationships are mediated by the use of mobile phones.  A higher level of technoference is associated with a higher level of intrafamily conflict, which has a strong impact on socio-psycho-physical health, leading to pathologies such as: addiction, nomophobia, phantom vibration syndrome, FoMo, and phubbing.  Current pathologies of civilisation are characterised by a sense of hyper-expression and over-excitement which eventually become pathologies of the void.  It is concluded that encouraging healthy mobile phone use habits would improve communication and prevent technological interference from damaging the quality of life.Atualmente, as famílias possuem diferentes modalidades de constituição e dinâmica.  A comunicação e a afetividade são fatores-chave da regulação emocional e comportamental para a construção de personalidades saudáveis.  A revolução tecnológica tem uma influência inegável na comunicação.  O celular é o dispositivo de maior incidência na dinâmica familiar, e embora tenha vantagens, também registra a maior taxa de uso desadaptativo.  As relações familiares são mediadas pelo uso de dispositivos móveis. Tecnointerferência refere-se ainda a um nível mais elevado de conflito interno ligada à saúde socio-psico-física, conduzindo a doenças tais como dependência, nomofobia, síndrome de vibração fantasma, FoMo, e ningufoneo.  Hoje as patologias da civilização são marcadas pela hiperexpressão e hiperexcitação, que se tornam patologias do vazio.  Conclui-se que o incentivo às normas de uso saudável do celular favoreceria a comunicação e evitaria que interferências prejudiquem a qualidade de vida.                 &nbsp

Surgical management of retroperitoneal hydatid cysts - results on a group of six patients

Objectives. Hydatid disease is a potentially lethal parasitic condition caused by the larvae of Echinococcus Granulosus; it is found in humans and more commonly in domestic and wild animals in endemic areas. This pathology is frequently encountered in the liver, the hydatid cyst with retroperitoneal location representing a rarely encountered form of evolution. Materials and Methods. In the present paper, we present a study carried out on 6 patients hospitalized in the Surgery Department of the Craiova County Emergency Clinical Hospital. These patients were diagnosed between 2002-2022 with retroperitoneal hydatid cyst or with multiple cysts (including retroperitoneal), being operated and monitored postoperatively at a distance. Results. The diagnosis was generally established by clinical examination, laboratory investigations and CT imaging, while the MRI evaluation was performed only in two of the cases, in order to provide additional data necessary for the surgeon. Conclusions. The difficulty of surgical interventions was determined by the size and local/multilocular extension of the disease; in the case of one patient, a double approach, abdominal and thigh, was necessary

Incidence of screen time in children under 2 years old

Aunque no existe consenso sobre las repercusiones de la digitalización en la salud y bienestar de niñas y niños, algunos estudios revelan la necesidad del acompañamiento adulto para seleccionar contenidos y establecer límites. Los bebés necesitan explorar el entorno para desarrollar habilidades cognitivas, sensoriales y lingüísticas. Como nuestra capacidad de adaptación aumenta a medida que maduramos, cualquier alteración temprana en el desarrollo ejecutivo repercute a corto, medio y largo plazo. El uso inadecuado de las TIC incide negativamente en la neuroplasticidad cerebral, que se traducirá en escasa autoestima, bajo nivel cognitivo o dificultades conductuales, según edad y habilidades asociadas. También podrá alterar visión, sueño, peso, desarrollo, funciones ejecutivas y conducta. El compromiso adulto con el uso responsable de herramientas tecnológicas es fundamental para garantizar el óptimo desarrollo de niñas y niños nacidos y criados en la era digital.Não há consenso sobre o impacto da digitalização na saúde e no bem-estar de meninas e meninos, mas alguns estudos alertam para a necessidade de acompanhamento de adultos para selecionar conteúdo e estabelecer limites. Os bebês precisam explorar o ambiente para desenvolver habilidades cognitivas, sensoriais e de linguagem. Conforme nossa capacidade de se adaptar de maneira flexível às mudanças aumenta à medida que amadurecemos, qualquer alteração precoce no desenvolvimento executivo tem consequências a curto, médio e longo prazo. O uso inadequado das TIC tem incidência negativa na neuroplasticidade cerebral, que se traduz em baixa autoestima, baixo nível cognitivo ou dificuldades comportamentais, dependendo da idade e das habilidades associadas. Ele também pode alterar a visão, sono, peso corporal, desenvolvimento, funções executivas e comportamento. O compromisso dos adultos com o uso responsável de ferramentas tecnológicas é essencial para garantir o desenvolvimento ideal de meninas e meninos nascidos e criados na era digital.There is no consensus about the consequences of early exposure to digital media on children’s health and wellness, but some researchers warn about the need for adult supervision to screen out content and set up exposure rules. Babies need to explore the environment to develop new cognitive, sensory and language skills. Since our capacity to adapt swiftly to a changing environment develops as we grow up, early disturbance in the development of executive function may cause short-, mid-, and long-term consequences. Misuse of ICT has a negative impact on brain neuroplasticity, which will eventually lead to low self-esteem, poor cognitive performance or maladaptive behaviour, depending on age and related skills. It might also affect sight, sleep, weight, development, executive function and behaviour. Adults’ commitment to responsible use of technology tools is essential to ensure the optimal development of children born and raised in digital times.Dossier: Perspectivas actuales en el estudio del desarrollo temprano.Facultad de Psicologí

Hydrophobic deep eutectic solvents as extraction agents of nitrophenolic pollutants from aqueous systems

Financiado para publicación en acceso aberto: Universidade de Vigo/CISUGNitrophenolic compounds are hazardous substances, listed as priority pollutants by World Health Organization, due to their toxicity on both the environment and human health. They are used in agriculture as insecticides and fungicides substances, and they can contaminate water reserves by filtering through the soil into groundwater. Therefore, these substances must be removed from agricultural wastewater before being discharged. In this work, several Deep Eutectic Solvents, based on menthol, thymol and organic acid, are used as separation agents in liquid–liquid extraction to remove 2-nitrophenol and 4-nitrophenol from water. The optimal extraction conditions were studied and the better extraction yields were obtained using: (1:1) VDES:VW ratio and 30 min of stirring time. All extraction experiments were carried out at 298.15 K and 30 min of centrifugation time at 6000 rpm. As the results show, these deep eutectic solvents based on menthol can be used to extract both nitrophenolic compounds, while those based on thymol can only be applied for the removal of 4-nitrophenol. All studied solvents present high extraction efficiencies, over to 90%, assuring their capability as extraction agents in aqueous systems.Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad | Ref. CTM2013-46093-PXunta de Galicia | Ref. ED431B 2020/08Foundation for Science and Technology | Ref. UIDB/50020/202

Congo red recovery from water using green extraction solvents

Financiado para publicación en acceso aberto: Universidade de Vigo/CISUGDyes are pollutants widely used in several industries that end up dumped as wastewater, contributing to water pollution. In the scope of improving water quality, liquid-liquid extraction is a separation technique widely used to remove pollutants from water, due to the possibility of recovering all the involved agents. In this work, deep eutectic solvents (DESs) based on mixtures of thymol with menthol, coumarin, octanoic acid and decanoic acid were applied as extraction agents to remove congo red from water. Among all the studied solvents, those formed by thymol with organic acids showed extraction efficiencies higher than 90% for low initial concentrations of congo red, using 1/5 (v/v) DES/water proportion and 1 h of stirring time as extraction parameters. The best results were achieved using Thymol:Octanoic acid (1:1) solvent. Furthermore, at the end of the process each reagent can be reused. DES reusability was checked for three extraction cycles, keeping stable.Agencia Estatal de Investigación | Ref. PID2019-107728RB-I00Xunta de Galicia | Ref. ED431B 2020/0