Body image in relation to self-esteem in a sample of spanish women with early-stage breast cancer

Aim: Women diagnosed and surgically treated for early-stage breast cancer were studied to determine the influence that sociodemographic variables, type of surgery, amount of social support, and quality of life had on their body image and self-esteem. Method: Subjects n=54; Measures: Self Esteem Scale (Rosenberg, 1965), Body Image Questionnaire (authors´article) and E.O.R.T.C. (Quality of life) (Aaronson et al, 1988) Result and conclusions: Analyses of variance showed that married women reported a more positive body image than non married women, and so did women with a lumpectomy versus those with a mastectomy. These variables did not relate significantly to the patients’ self-esteem, which in turn was found to be higher in women aged 43-55 years old when compared to younger women. Correlational analyses revealed a significant negative correlation between the deterioration of quality of life after surgery and both body image andObjetivo : Analizar la influencia de determinadas variables (sociodemográficas, tipo de cirugía, tratamiento, apoyo social y calidad de vida) en la imagen corporal y la autoestima de mujeres con cáncer de mama. Método: Sujetos: 54 mujeres diagnosticadas con cáncer de mama (estadio 1). Instrumentos: Escala de Autoestima (Rosenberg, 1965), Cuestionario de Imagen Corporal (autores del artículo) y E.O.R.T.C. (Calidad de vida) (Aaronson et al, 1988) Resultados y conclusiones: Los resultados del análisis de varianza ponen de manifiesto que las mujeres casadas, frente a las no casadas, y las que habían recibido un tratamiento conservador, frente a las mastectomiz das, tenían una imagen corporal más positiva. Por otra parte, las mujeres de edades intermedias (43-55 años) tenían mayor autoestima que las mujeres más jóvenes. También apareció una correlación negativa entre deterioro de la calidad de vida después de la cirugía y autoestima e imagen corporal

Unpublished Mediterranean and Black Sea records of marine alien, cryptogenic, and neonative species

To enrich spatio-temporal information on the distribution of alien, cryptogenic, and neonative species in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, a collective effort by 173 marine scientists was made to provide unpublished records and make them open access to the scientific community. Through this effort, we collected and harmonized a dataset of 12,649 records. It includes 247 taxa, of which 217 are Animalia, 25 Plantae and 5 Chromista, from 23 countries surrounding the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. Chordata was the most abundant taxonomic group, followed by Arthropoda, Mollusca, and Annelida. In terms of species records, Siganus luridus, Siganus rivulatus, Saurida lessepsianus, Pterois miles, Upeneus moluccensis, Charybdis (Archias) longicollis, and Caulerpa cylindracea were the most numerous. The temporal distribution of the records ranges from 1973 to 2022, with 44% of the records in 2020–2021. Lethrinus borbonicus is reported for the first time in the Mediterranean Sea, while Pomatoschistus quagga, Caulerpa cylindracea, Grateloupia turuturu, and Misophria pallida are first records for the Black Sea; Kapraunia schneideri is recorded for the second time in the Mediterranean and for the first time in Israel; Prionospio depauperata and Pseudonereis anomala are reported for the first time from the Sea of Marmara. Many first country records are also included, namely: Amathia verticillata (Montenegro), Ampithoe valida (Italy), Antithamnion amphigeneum (Greece), Clavelina oblonga (Tunisia and Slovenia), Dendostrea cf. folium (Syria), Epinephelus fasciatus (Tunisia), Ganonema farinosum (Montenegro), Macrorhynchia philippina (Tunisia), Marenzelleria neglecta (Romania), Paratapes textilis (Tunisia), and Botrylloides diegensis (Tunisia).peer-reviewe

Adaptación psicosocial en mujeres con cáncer de mama: Análisis de la eficacia de un programa de intervención grupal

Tesis doctoral inédita leída en la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Facultad de Psicología, Departamento de Psicología Biológica y de la Salud, Fecha de lectura: 26 de Septiembre de 200

Sustainable Site Selection for Offshore Wind Farms in the South Aegean—Greece

The present research study develops and implements an integrated methodology for the evaluation and prioritization of appropriate sites for sustainable offshore wind-farm development at a regional level. The methodological framework includes the application of several siting criteria (technical, spatial, economic, social and environmental) proposed either by the national legislative framework (Specific Plan for Spatial Planning and Sustainable Development for Renewable Energy) or the international literature with the combined use of geographic information systems (GIS) and multi-criteria decision methods, namely the analytical hierarchy process (AHP) and technique for order preference by similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS). The whole methodology provides a decision-making process for offshore wind-farm planning at regional level. The proposed methodology and the outputs of this work can be used to ensure the sustainable spatial development and policy of renewable energy resources

A third Generation therapies Approach in Long COVID patients: efficacy of an intervention program with Spanish adults

Long COVID is attracting increasing attention due to the repercussions it is having, both at the individual level on the patient as well as globally on the health system, producing a continuous increase in the demand for assistance. The objective of this study is to offer evidence on the efficacy of a psychological intervention program based on third-generation therapies in the adult population with Long COVID. 70 patients diagnosed with Long COVID participated in the study (M=46, SD=8,4), divided into experimental and control (waiting list) groups. With the experimental group, a third-generation psychological intervention program of 10 sessions was carried out for 10 weeks. Both groups were assessed before and after the intervention on subjective well-being, self-compassion, perceived stress, state/trait anxiety, and depression. The results showed increased subjective well-being, reduced state anxiety and trait anxiety, improved total self-compassion and reduced self-judgment in the treatment group versus the control group after the intervention. It is concluded that this study can serve as a starting point for the implementation of this type of intervention programs in the context of Long COVID or chronic diseases.2023-2

What are heritage values?:Integrating natural and cultural heritage into environmental valuation

There are strong links between heritage and the environment yet, heritage is not fully included in existing ecosystem‐based frameworks. Different understandings of heritage values exist, and heritage values are not yet related to key value categories in environmental values research. To address this gap and facilitate a common values‐based approach, we develop a novel framework that links heritage and environmental values. First, we expand the understanding of heritage values by linking heritage to key environmental value categories. We then use the Life Framework of Values to show how heritage features in the different ways in which people relate to the world. The resulting heritage values framework is operationalised by applying it to six case examples drawn from participatory research on the governance of European coastal and maritime heritage. We found that the environment was not only considered to be a setting for heritage but was itself valued as heritage in different ways; that heritage is not extrinsic to the environment but is also a way in which people see meaning in the environment; and that multiple value frames and types were involved in shaping this perspective. The results highlight important discrepancies between stakeholders' perspectives and existing management approaches. Applying the framework shows the ways in which heritage and nature are entwined by providing a structure for elucidating what can be valued as heritage, what values can inform heritage values and how heritage values feature in human–nature relations