Utilización de la música en educación física: principales problemas

La utilización de la música para el desarrollo de las clases de Educación Física nos puede ofrecer multitud de posibilidades, convirtiéndose en un elemento indispensable para alcanzar objetivos didácticos. Pero la realidad docente está muy lejos de aprovechar el potencial que la música ofrece, tendiendo a un escaso uso, que casi siempre se cierne al contenido de Expresión Corporal, actualmente denominado en los contenidos oficiales, Ritmo y Expresión. Hemos realizado un estudio cuyo objetivo es conocer como el profesor de Educación Física utiliza la música en sus clases y cuales son los principales motivos que causan tal deficiencia. Para obtener los datos aplicamos un cuestionario de opinión que fue contestado por el 95% de los profesores de Educación Física que imparten clase en primer ciclo de la E.S.O. de la Región de Murcia. De los resultados obtenidos podemos extraer que aunque el profesor tiene una valoración positiva sobre la música, el principal factor que influye en su falta de utilización es la escasa formación que ha recibido durante sus estudios, tanto a nivel inicial como permanente

Entrenamiento perceptivo en la portera de balonmano ante la trayectoria del tiro

This study aimed to analyze the application of a perceptive-motor training program effect in the handball goalkeeper and value the efficacy according to the shot trajectories, differentiating the moments of its application, under conditions of real practice. Two female goalkeepers were selected deliberately. A quasi-experimental case design of type A-B-A was utilized. The trained specialist registered the data in real time individually and after, watching the games recorded, out agreed by consensus. For the statistical processing the t of Student test for independent measures was carried out, an averages meaning contrast test and an anova followed by the post hoc Tukey test. The application of the program allowed to improve the effectiveness in the shot interception for the trajectories analyzed except those of half height.Este estudio ha analizado el efecto de la aplicación de un programa de entrenamiento perceptivo-motor en la portera de balonmano y valorado su eficacia en función de las trayectorias de lanzamiento, diferenciando los momentos de su aplicación, bajo condiciones de práctica real. Se seleccionaron dos porteras de forma intencionada. Se utilizó un diseño cuasiexperimental de caso único tipo A-B-A. Los observadores entrenados registraron los datos a tiempo real de forma individual y a posteriori, visionando los vídeos grabados, de forma consensuada. Para el tratamiento estadístico se realizó la prueba t de Student para medidas independientes, una prueba de contraste de significación de medias y un anova seguido por la prueba post hoc de Tukey. La aplicación del programa permitió mejorar la efectividad en la interceptación de los lanzamientos para las trayectorias analizadas salvo los de media altura

Envisioning carbon-smart and just urban green infrastructure

To address the inter-connected climate and biodiversity crises, it is crucial to understand how multifunctional urban green infrastructure (UGI) is perceived to contribute to carbon neutrality, biodiversity, human well-being, and justice outcomes in cities. We explore how urban residents, including youth, associate carbon-related meanings with multifunctional UGI and how these meanings relate to co-benefits to biodiversity, well-being, and broader sustainability outcomes. Our findings are based on a survey distributed among urban residents of Helsinki, Finland (n = 487) and reveal how carbon-related meanings of UGI manifest at different levels of abstraction, agency, and scale, and incorporate community values and concerns attributed to the planning, features, functions, and transformational dimensions of UGI. Core carbon-related meanings of UGI emphasize either actions towards sustainability, carbon neutrality, biodiversity, or unfamiliarity towards such meanings. Perceived justice concerns and the socio-demographic contexts of the respondents covaried with carbon-related meanings associated with UGI. The results illustrate community perceptions of how it is not only possible, but rather expected, that multifunctional UGI is harnessed to tackle climate change, human well-being, and biodiversity loss in cities. Challenges for implementing the carbon-related benefits of UGI include navigating the different expectations placed on UGI and including residents with diverse socio-economic backgrounds during the process. Our findings contribute to a holistic understanding of how multifunctional UGI can help bridge policy agendas related to carbon neutrality, biodiversity protection, and human well-being that cities can implement when aiming for sustainable, just, and socially acceptable transitions towards a good Anthropocene.Peer reviewe

Efectos de la asistencia, densidad de la misma y la capacidad del pabellón en las victorias conseguidas en casa en función de la conferencia en la NBA

Los equipos que juegan en casa ganan más del 50% de los partidos. El estudio de los efectos relacionados con el apoyo del público ha sido poco analizado. El objetivo de este trabajo fue identificar los efectos de la capacidad del pabellón, la asistencia a los partidos y la densidad de la misma en las victorias conseguidas en casa. Se analizaron los resultados por equipo de 7 temporadas de la NBA (N=210). Los datos fueron extraídos de la página web especializada Basketball-Reference.com. La asistencia media, la capacidad del pabellón y la densidad de la asistencia y su relación con el número de victorias en casa fueron analizadas. Se utilizó un análisis de regresión para analizar los efectos de estas variables en el número de victorias en casa. Los resultados muestran un efecto estadísticamente significativo de la asistencia media al pabellón en ambas conferencias, y de la capacidad del pabellón en la conferencia oeste. El tamaño del público ya se ha demostrado como uno de los predictores más potentes de las victorias en casa. El aumento de la asistencia al pabellón va a llevar a un aumento del rendimiento de equipo. Los clubes deben promover políticas que hagan más atractivo desplazarse al pabellón por parte de los aficionados, aumentando la asistencia y, por tanto, el número de victorias en casa

¿Afecta la fase de juego al diseño de las tareas de un equipo de baloncesto de formación?

During the season, the main role of the coach is to design and plan the tasks that help achieve the objectives sequentially set. The aim of this study is to describe the existing differences between the tasks designed in function of the game phase. To do so, 388 tasks were collected during a season of a basketball team. This comparison is due to the fact that the coach performs the training under a comprehensive approach and chooses a wave model of work in which tasks are alternated with an aim of attack and defense. Finally, this study presents a critical and reliable analysis on the design and training plan with a global vision that shows the differences found in the tasks in function of the game phase.Durante la temporada, el papel principal del entrenador es el de diseñar y plantear las tareas que ayuden a conseguir los objetivos planteados de manera secuencial. El objetivo de este trabajo fue describir si existen diferencias entre las tareas que son diseñadas en función de la fase de juego. Para ello, se recogieron 388 tareas durante una temporada de un equipo de baloncesto. Esta comparativa se debe a que el entrenador, realiza los entrenamientos bajo enfoque comprensivo y elige un modelo ondulatorio del trabajo en el que se alternan tareas con finalidad de ataque y defensa. Finalmente, este trabajo presenta un análisis crítico y fiable sobre el diseño y el planteamiento de los entrenamientos con una visión global que recoge las diferencias encontradas en las tareas en función de la fase de juego

A new set of DNA macrochips for the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae: features and uses

The yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae has been widely used for the implementation of DNA chip technologies. For this reason and due to the extensive use of this organism for basic and applied studies, yeast DNA chips are being used by many laboratories for expression or genomic analyses. While membrane arrays (macroarrays) offer several advantages, for many laboratories they are not affordable. Here we report that a cluster of four Spanish molecular-biology yeast laboratories, with relatively small budgets, have developed a complete set of probes for the genome of S. cerevisiae. These have been used to produce a new type of macroarray on a nylon surface. The macroarrays have been evaluated and protocols for their use have been optimized. [Int Microbiol 2004; 7(3):199-206

Estudio de las variables pedagógicas en tareas de enseñanza del fútbol en función de la parte de sesión

The objective of this study was to analyze the pedagogical variables of the tasks designed by the pre-service teachers for the teaching of school soccer based on the parts of the session. 307 tasks designed by 6 teachers in training have been codified through the Integral System for the Analysis of the Training Tasks (SIATE). The pedagogical variables classified by this system were analyzed: game situation, goalkeeper presence, game phase, content type I and II, specific content, teaching medium, level of opposition, type of participation and Feedback. A descriptive and inferential analysis was carried out using the Chi-Square test, Cramer's V test and the Corrected Typified Waste. The results show significant differences (p <.05) in the design of the tasks for each part of the session with respect to the pedagogical variables, except in the variable type of content II.El objetivo de este estudio fue analizar las variables pedagógicas de las tareas diseñadas por los profesores de pre-servicio para la enseñanza del futbol escolar en función de las partes de la sesión. Se han codificado 307 tareas diseñadas por 6 profesores en formación a través del Sistema Integral para el Análisis de las Tareas de Entrenamiento (SIATE). Se analizaron las variables pedagógicas que clasifica este sistema: situación de juego, presencia de portero, fase de juego, tipo de contenido I y II, contenido específico, medio de enseñanza, nivel de oposición, tipo de participación y Feedback. Se realizó un análisis descriptivo e inferencial mediante la prueba Chi-Cuadrado, V de Cramer y los Residuos Tipificados Corregidos. Los resultados muestran diferencias significativas (p<.05) en el diseño de las tareas para cada parte de la sesión con respecto a las variables pedagógicas, excepto en la variable tipo de contenido II

Community projects based on Art & Health: A collaboration between the Faculty of Fine Arts at the Complutense University of Madrid and Madrid city council's Madrid Salud Service

In 2011 the Faculty of Fine Arts at the Complutense University of Madrid, and Madrid City Council's Health Promotion and Prevention Service (Madrid Salud Service) signed a collaboration agreement for developing joint projects and activities. This mutual collaboration agreement has generated an extremely active working network, in which university students supported by health service professionals plus Faculty academics and researchers have designed, and developed, community projects based on art and health with a number of groups (children, adolescents, women at risk, people with diversity, etc.). Across all these projects, both artistic creativity and art education have worked as mediators to offer significant experiences in promoting health. These arts programs (painting, drawing, photography, textiles, dialogues, and art appreciation) have been designed and developed by students for these communities and groups. These community projects based on art and health emphasise the capacity for commitment and collaboration of the groups and communities involved. Students and participants create together and in an atmosphere of trust, with awareness of their abilities and of the importance of art as a tool for changing their realities, in other words, as a tool for social transformation

Tenemos cita con el arte: a pilot project of visits and workshops with people affected by Alzheimer's disease in the Prado Museum, the Centro de Arte Reina Sofía Museum and the Faculty of Fine Arts at the Complutense University of Madrid

GIMUPAI is a research group comprising teachers and researchers from the Faculty of Fine Arts (University Complutense of Madrid) and the Department of Social Psychology and Anthropology (Salamanca University) who have been working in art and health projects over the last thirteen years. Recently, we have carried out Tenemos cita con el arte, part of a national research project entitled "Art education in museums and other cultural institutions as a tool for increasing the wellbeing of people affected with Alzheimer" (Ministry of the Economy and Competitiveness-EDU2013-43253-R). The main objective of the program is to make the museum‘s artworks available to people with Alzheimer‘s and their caregivers, at the same time encouraging them to participate in artistic activities and artistic creation through art workshops. Tenemos cita con el arte has been designed as a program of visits of the Prado Museum and the Centro de Arte Reina Sofia Museum. The program also has included participation in workshops on visual arts and artistic creativity in the Faculty of Fine Arts. The program was undertaken between October and December 2015 with a group of 15 participants (Alzheimer‘s patients, caregivers, and other health and social workers)

The membrane-spanning 4-domains, subfamily A (MS4A) gene cluster contains a common variant associated with Alzheimer's disease

Background\ud In order to identify novel loci associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD), we conducted a genome-wide association study (GWAS) in the Spanish population.\ud \ud Methods\ud We genotyped 1,128 individuals using the Affymetrix Nsp I 250K chip. A sample of 327 sporadic AD patients and 801 controls with unknown cognitive status from the Spanish general population were included in our initial study. To increase the power of the study, we combined our results with those of four other public GWAS datasets by applying identical quality control filters and the same imputation methods, which were then analyzed with a global meta-GWAS. A replication sample with 2,200 sporadic AD patients and 2,301 controls was genotyped to confirm our GWAS findings.\ud \ud Results\ud Meta-analysis of our data and independent replication datasets allowed us to confirm a novel genome-wide significant association of AD with the membrane-spanning 4-domains subfamily A (MS4A) gene cluster (rs1562990, P = 4.40E-11, odds ratio = 0.88, 95% confidence interval 0.85 to 0.91, n = 10,181 cases and 14,341 controls).\ud \ud Conclusions\ud Our results underscore the importance of international efforts combining GWAS datasets to isolate genetic loci for complex diseases