Photosynthesis of three dessert banana cultivars along an altitudinal gradient

Poster presented at Tropentag 2011 - Development on the Margin. Bonn (Germany), 3-7 Oct 2011

The importance of socio-economic variables in cancer screening participation: A comparison between population-based and opportunistic screening in the EU-15

Objectives To investigate differences in participation with breast and cervical cancer screening related to individual socio-economic characteristics, across population-based versus opportunistic screening programmes. Methods Data from Eurobarometer 66.2 “Health in the European Union” 2006 on self-reported breast and cervical cancer screening participation in the preceding 12 months within the EU 15 was obtained The sample was restricted to those eligible for screening based on the screening age within each country. Observations for 2214 and 5025 individuals respectively for breast and cervical cancer screening were available. Data on marital status, self-reported health, socio-economic group and years of education were also available. Screening programmes were categorised as population-based or opportunistic and logistic regression analysis used to examine the relationship between participation, individual characteristics and programme type. Results Differences in participation related to socio-economic status were observed in opportunistic screening programmes for breast cancer (OR = 0.63* and OR = 0.51**) and cervical cancer (OR = 0.75** and OR = 0.64**). Differences related to socio-economic characteristics were not found with respect to participation in population-based programmes. Conclusions In opportunistic programmes, differences in participation across socio-economic groups are evident in respect of both breast and cervical cancer screening. These differences may have implications for treatment and outcomes across socio-economic groups. Such differences were not evident in population-based programmes

La construcción y la interpretación de los géneros masculinos y femeninos a partir de los valores persuasivos de la publicidad gráfica

Una de las modalidades comunicativas presentes en nuestra sociedad altamente tecnificada es el lenguaje publicitario, con el que diariamente nos topamos a través de sus múltiples mensajes. Para lograr esa aceptación, los autores de los mensajes publicitarios se sirven de una herramienta tan antigua como eficaz como es la persuasión, aunque con ello se refuercen los estereotipos de género. Si tenemos en cuenta que en la mayoría de los mensajes publicitarios aparecen personajes de ambos géneros, debemos considerar que estas figuras se configuran como modelos, aunque sea en el ámbito simbólico, de lo que es la masculinidad y la feminidad, aspecto que adquiere capital importancia por los valores que transmiten al sector social más proclive a ser persuadido por estos mensajes al carecer de instrumentos conceptuales adecuados para descodificarlos y ser, por tanto, críticos ante los mismos.La presente comunicación analiza las atribuciones y valores que jóvenes universitarios realizan sobre las representaciones de la mujer y el hombre en una selección de anuncios publicitarios gráficos

Echinococcus metacestodes as laboratory models for the screening of drugs against cestodes and trematodes

Among the cestodes, Echinococcus granulosus, Echinococcus multilocularis and Taenia solium represent the most dangerous parasites. Their larval stages cause the diseases cystic echinococcosis (CE), alveolar echincoccosis (AE) and cysticercosis, respectively, which exhibit considerable medical and veterinary health concerns with a profound economic impact. Others caused by other cestodes, such as species of the genera Mesocestoides and Hymenolepis, are relatively rare in humans. In this review, we will focus on E. granulosus and E. multilocularis metacestode laboratory models and will review the use of these models in the search for novel drugs that could be employed for chemotherapeutic treatment of echinococcosis. Clearly, improved therapeutic drugs are needed for the treatment of AE and CE, and this can only be achieved through the development of medium-to-high throughput screening approaches. The most recent achievements in the in vitro culture and genetic manipulation of E. multilocularis cells and metacestodes, and the accessability of the E. multilocularis genome and EST sequence information, have rendered the E. multilocularis model uniquely suited for studies on drug-efficacy and drug target identification. This could lead to the development of novel compounds for the use in chemotherapy against echinococcosis, and possibly against diseases caused by other cestodes, and potentially also trematode

Guia per a l’elaboració de projectes en un centre educatiu. Exemples d´indicadors d’avaluació

Els centres educatius, en el marc de l’autonomia de centre, disposen d’unes eines organitzatives i de gestió que han de permetre posar en pràctica el Projecte Educatiu del Centre (PEC) per tal de contribuir als objectius marcats en el sistema educatiu català, que són l’èxit escolar i l’excel·lència educativa en un marc d’escola inclusiva. Per desenvolupar les línies del PEC, els centres dissenyen diferents projectes concebuts com un conjunt d’activitats, planificades com un procés, interrelacionades i coordinades entre si que es porten a terme per satisfer una necessitat o un problem