De maternidad a maternaje. Maternajes, feminismos y paces

XXI Jornades de Foment de la Investigació de la Facultat de Ciències Humanes i Socials (Any 2016)Maternidad y paz son dos conceptos que frecuentemente se encuentran asociados en nuestro imaginario y nuestra sociedad. Paradójicamente, las mujeres no han sido consideradas como pensadoras ni hacedoras de paz, y no ha sido hasta hace relativamente poco que la investigación feminista ha dirigido su mirada hacia la relación entre mujeres y paces. Con las madres ha ocurrido algo similar, aun siendo la maternidad una experiencia clave en la vida de la mayoría de las mujeres; no ha sido hasta las últimas décadas cuando las pensadoras feministas han dirigido su mirada hacia la maternidad. En este artículo pretendo relacionar esos tres campos de estudio: maternidades –o maternajes–, estudios feministas y estudios para la paz. Para ello, voy a realizar un somero repaso de la evolución del pensamiento feminista reciente, clasificándolo según sus posiciones teóricas principales y relacionándolo con las diferentes perspectivas adoptadas relativas a la maternidad y a la investigación para la paz. Utilizando la analogía del «drama en tres actos» empleada por algunas autoras para referirse al desarrollo del debate feminista en relación con la maternidad, veremos los tres estadios principales del debate: uno inicial de rechazo de la maternidad, uno posterior de recuperación y el último, el actual, donde coexiste la crítica a la recuperación con la búsqueda de estrategias de recuperación

Maternidades Subversivas

Reseña del libro Maternidades Subversivas de la autora María Llopis

Entendiendo la agresividad: la transformación de los conflictos desde la teoría de la autorregulación

Treball final de Màster Universitari en Estudis Internacionals de Pau, Conflictes i Desenvolupament. Codi: MAA074. Curs acadèmic 2014-2015En este TFM se aborda la influencia que tiene la construcción social en que las personas seamos más pacíficas o más violentas y en cómo regulamos nuestros conflictos. Se cuestionan los modelos de parto, crianza y socialización temprana occidentales y se plantea que una crianza y una educación basada en la autorregulación y en el contacto pueden potenciar las capacidades y los valores que fomentan una transformación pacífica de los conflictos. Estas aportaciones teóricas se complementan con un estudio de caso basado en la observación participante y en entrevistas individuales y grupales a niñas, niños, educadoras, madres y padres del Espacio de Educación en Libertad Els Donyets

The Future of Cervical Cancer Prevention in Europe

Cervical cancer remains a significant source of disease and death in Europe. However, we now have the means to prevent virtually every case of cervical cancer through comprehensive, population-based, organised cervical cancer prevention programmes that effectively integrate cervical screening with the new technologies and vaccines that are now available. Given the potential health benefits of these programmes in reducing disease incidence and mortality, their establishment is now an ethical imperative for all European countries

Revalorisation of Sage (Salvia lavandulifolia Vahl) By-Product Extracts as a Source of Polyphenol Antioxidants for Novel Jelly Candies

© 2023. The authors. This document is made available under the CC-BY 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by /4.0/ This document is the published version of a published work that appeared in final form in Antioxidants.Sage (Salvia lavandulifolia Vahl) aqueous extracts (SE) obtained from distillation by-products were assessed as antioxidants for nutritionally enhanced jelly candies. Two experimental SEs with a different content of phenolic acids and flavonoids were tested: (i) SE38 (37.6 mg/g) and (ii) SE70 (69.8 mg/g), with salvianic and rosmarinic acids as main polyphenols, respectively. Flavour alteration, stability of sage polyphenols, physical quality traits and antioxidant capacity (AC) were studied in strawberry candies formulated without sugars and enriched with SEs at 0.25, 0.50 and 0.75 g/kg. Despite their different quantitative composition, SE38 and SE70 provided similar antioxidant properties, which were dose dependent. Salvianic and rosmarinic acids were stable without degrading to candy processing (up to 80 °C), keeping their antioxidant potential. There were no relevant differences in flavour or physical traits (pH, °Brix and CIELab colour) between untreated and SE-enriched strawberry candies. The addition of 0.75 g SE/kg resulted in relevant increases of candy AC: (i) from 30 to 38 mg GAE/100 g (total phenolics); (ii) from 10 to 17 mg TE/100 g (DPPH• radical scavenging assay); (iii) from 5 to 13 mg TE/100 g (ABTS·+ radical scavenging assay); (iv) from 84 to 163 µmol Fe2+/100 g (FRAP capacity) and (v) from to 75 to 83% (inhibition of deoxyribose damage). Sage distillation by-products can be revalorised as a source of natural antioxidants to produce healthier candies

Assessment of Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.) Extract as Antioxidant in Jelly Candies Made with Fructan Fibres and Stevia

© 2020. The authors. This document is made available under the CC-BY 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by /4.0/ This document is the published version of a published work that appeared in final form in Antioxidants.Enrichment with rosemary antioxidants is proposed as a possible strategy to obtain healthier jelly candies. Two aqueous rosemary extracts (RE) containing 73.9 (RE74) and 145.6 (RE146)mg polyphenols per g freshweightwere assessed as antioxidants in jelly candies based on fructooligosaccharides, inulin and stevia. Up to 15 phenolic acids, flavonoids and diterpeneswere determined in the extracts,with rosmarinic acid as the main active compound. Sensory tolerance, physical properties, rosmarinic acid recovery, polyphenol content, and antioxidant capacity were determined in jelly candies. The threshold of sensory detection was established at 0.26 g RE146/kg of raw candy, below which rosemary off-flavours were avoided without altering pH, brix, texture, CIELab colour, and consumer acceptance. Adding 0.26 g RE146 per kg increased (p < 0.001) polyphenol content from197 to 411 g GAE/g and the antioxidant capacity from 1.77 to 4.14 mol Trolox/g. Rosemary polyphenols resulted in being resistant to cooking, acted as secondary antioxidants and showed good interaction with the other jelly ingredients. Aqueous extracts from rosemary distillation by-products can be incorporated at acceptable levels to jelly candy formulations leading to higher oxidative stability and an increased content of dietary polyphenols

A Review and Follow-Up of Uterine Smooth Muscle Tumours of Uncertain Malignant Potential (STUMP): A Case Series and Literature Review

[EN]Objectives: to analyse the clinical-pathological characteristics, treatment, and evolution of uterine smooth muscle tumours with uncertain malignant potential (STUMP) diagnosed in the Salamanca University Hospital with the implementation of the 2014 WHO criteria. Materials and methods: a retrospective descriptive study of patients diagnosed with STUMP from January 2015 to March 2023 at the Salamanca University Hospital. Demographic data, preoperative clinical data, treatment, complications, therapeutic results, anatomopathological findings and recurrence time were obtained. Results: a total of four patients were identified and included in the study. The mean age at diagnosis was 48 years (range 36-67). The surgical indications were abnormal uterine bleeding, compressive symptoms, and the growth of a pelvic mass suspected to be a degenerated myoma from the residual cervix after a subtotal hysterectomy 6 years earlier. In all cases, a laparotomic procedure was performed. A total hysterectomy, sub-total hysterectomy, and the excision of the cervix with STUMP localization were accomplished in two, one, and one patient, respectively. The mean diameter of the tumour pieces was 13 cm (range 8-17 cm), with a mean volume of 816 cc (range 234-1467 cc). The mean follow-up was 47 months, with no recurrence to date. Conclusions: STUMPs are a heterogeneous group of tumours with a difficult-to-predict clinical evolution. In most cases, their diagnosis is histological after performing surgery for suspected leiomyoma. Due to their low incidence, there are no specific guidelines for their treatment and control. However, considering their potential risk of recurrence and metastasis, it is advisable to maintain six-monthly controls for 5 years and then annual controls for 5 years more

Genes and variants underlying human congenital lactic acidosis—from genetics to personalized treatment

Artículo escrito por un elevado número de autores, solo se referencian el que aparece en primer lugar, los autores pertenecientes a la UAM y el nombre del grupo de colaboración, si lo hubiereCongenital lactic acidosis (CLA) is a rare condition in most instances due to a range of inborn errors of metabolism that result in defective mitochondrial function. Even though the implementation of next generation sequencing has been rapid, the diagnosis rate for this highly heterogeneous allelic condition remains low. The present work reports our group’s experience of using a clinical/biochemical analysis system in conjunction with genetic findings that facilitates the taking of timely clinical decisions with minimum need for invasive procedures. The system’s workflow combines different metabolomics datasets and phenotypic information with the results of clinical exome sequencing and/or RNA analysis. The system’s use detected genetic variants in 64% of a cohort of 39 CLA-patients; these variants, 14 of which were novel, were found in 19 different nuclear and two mitochondrial genes. For patients with variants of unknown significance, the genetic analysis was combined with functional genetic and/or bioenergetics analyses in an attempt to detect pathogenicity. Our results warranted subsequent testing of antisense therapy to rescue the abnormal splicing in cultures of fibroblasts from a patient with a defective GFM1 gene. The discussed system facilitates the diagnosis of CLA by avoiding the need to use invasive techniques and increase our knowledge of the causes of this conditio

New implant to improve the quality of life of people with transfemoral amputations

[EN] Nowadays, the use of prostheses for transfemoral amputees is painful, and users have poor control of leg movements. Still, the possibility to use an exoprostheses has a direct impact on the quality of life of amputees. This paper presents the project developed by TEQUIR to design a new concept of prosthesis that enables amputees to use a prosthetic leg, with a more natural and comfortable support. This innovation will have a direct impact on improving the quality of life of transfemoral amputees.[ES] En la actualidad, el uso de prótesis externas para amputados transfemorales es doloroso y los usuarios tienen un control deficiente de los movimientos de la pierna. Aun así, la posibilidad de emplear una exoprótesis tiene una repercusión directa en la calidad de vida de los amputados. En este artículo se presenta el proyecto desarrollado por TEQUIR para diseñar un nuevo concepto de prótesis que permita a los amputados emplear una pierna ortopédica con un apoyo más natural y confortable. Esta innovación tendrá un impacto directo en la mejora de la calidad de vida de los amputados transfemorales.Proyecto cofinanciado por el Centro de Desarrollo Tecnológico Industrial (CDTI), y por el Programa de Fomento de la Investigación Técnica (PROFIT) 2005 del Ministerio de Industria, Turismo y Comercio.Giménez Pla, JF.; Bresó Peris, MM.; Fayos Sancho, J.; Atienza Vicente, CM.; Solera Navarro, MJ. (2013). Implantes que mejoran la calidad de vida de personas con amputaciones transfemorales. Revista de biomecánica. 60:55-57. http://hdl.handle.net/10251/38521S55576