¿Qué pasa si me pica una araña radioactiva? Actividad sobre transformaciones con los verbos de cambio

The objective of this practical exercise is to provide an amusing way to learn how to use verbs of change. First, students must describe in detail an image of a character (provided on cards with pictures of people or monsters on them). They then receive another card which describes a situation that causes their character to transform. Now the students must give another description of their character, paying particular attention to the transformations it has undergone

Aproximação ao fracasso escolar do alunado em desvantagem a partir da análise crítica do discurso

This article arises from a biographical qualitative approach with students in situation of socio-cultural disadvantage who suffer academic failure. Its aim is to explore the language used by these children from the perspective of critical discourse analysis, as well as to analyze the linguistic strategies chosen in representing social actors and actions, and linguistic-discursive features. In addition, speakers create a more strengthened discourse of their own group from a semiotic perspective, as opposed to the hierarchy and depersonalization in their relationships with the educational institutions. The distance between the language of school requests and the language they use within their primary groups favors failure and isolation.Este artículo nace de una investigación biográfica con alumnos en situación de desventaja sociocultural que sufren fracaso escolar. Su objetivo es explorar el lenguaje que utilizan estos chicos desde la perspectiva del análisis crítico del discurso, así como analizar las estrategias lingüísticas empleadas en la representación de los actores sociales y sus acciones, y los exponentes lingüístico-discursivos. Los protagonistas construyen un relato de su endogrupo desde el punto de vista semiótico, en contraste con la despersonalización y jerarquía con que se narran los hechos que tienen que ver con sus relaciones con la institución escolar. La distancia entre el lenguaje de las demandas académicas y el que utilizan con sus grupos primarios favorece el fracaso y la incomunicación.Este artigo nasce de uma pesquisa biográfica com alunos em situação de desvantagem sociocultural que sofrem com o fracasso escolar. Seu objetivo é explorar a linguagem que estas crianças utilizam partindo da perspectiva da análise crítica do discurso, assim como analisar as estratégias linguísticas empregadas na representação dos atores sociais e suas ações, bem como os expoentes lingüístico-discursivos. Os protagonistas constroem um relato do seu endogrupo a partir de um ponto de vista semiótico, contrastando com a despersonalização e a hierarquia com que são narrados os fatos relacionados com a instituição escolar. A distância entre a linguagem das demandas acadêmicas e a que os alunos utilizam com seus grupos primários favorece o fracasso e a falta de comunicação

Delphi Study about the educational skills by the School Nursing Professional

Objetivo: definir al profesional de Enfermería promotor de salud en el entorno escolar (PEPSEE), así como su perfil competencial pedagógico: actitudes, habilidades y conocimientos necesarios para llevar a cabo una acción de calidad y efectiva en dicho entorno. Método: se planteó una investigación de tipo cualitativa, de corte interpretativo y diseño mixto. En la recogida de datos se combinó la revisión documental con el método Delphi como técnica basada en cuestionarios a expertos, cuyo desarrollo quedó establecido en tres rondas. Hubo diferentes momentos de análisis en función de la tipología de los cuestionarios que se aplicaron, combinándose el análisis de contenido con el análisis estadístico descriptivo. Por último, se efectuó un proceso de relación y comparación de los datos obtenidos, procediendo al redactado de los resultados. Resultados: se extrajeron 11 rasgos definitorios para el PEPSEE delimitados en tres categorías: rol educador, visión integral del educando y enfoque integrador de la acción, y 81 elementos competenciales delimitados en nueve categorías: conocimiento base para la enseñanza de salud en la escuela, competencia interpersonal y de trabajo en equipo, habilidades de mediación pedagógica de salud, comunicación educativa, actitud docente competente, valores profesionales inherentes a la dimensión ética, investigación pedagógica en promoción de salud, competencia digital e innovación pedagógica, coordinación y liderazgo educativo. Conclusiones: el profesional de Enfermería promotor de salud en el entorno escolar es un profesional con identidad propia que debe ser reconocido social y profesionalmente como garante de una formación en salud de calidad

Educação para a saúde na escola. Análise reflexiva através de legislação educacional

OBJETIVO. Analizar la evolución de la educación para la salud (EpS) en el entorno escolar a través de la legislación educativa española en las etapas de escolarización obligatoria y cómo ha contribuido al cumplimiento de los objetivos poblacionales de salud, planteando estrategias de mejora a la situación actual. MATERIALES Y MÉTODO. Se utilizó un enfoque metodológico de carácter crítico desde el cual se realizó un análisis teórico de las diversas leyes, que fueron escogidas teniendo en cuenta las siguientes variables: fecha de publicación, trascendencia en el ámbito de salud escolar, información clave entre sus preceptos sobre educación en salud. RESULTADOS. Se analizaron siete normas educativas de trascendencia amplia en Educación correspondientes al período de 1970 hasta 2013 (ley vigente). El reflejo de la salud en la legislación educativa no ha sido explícito y continúa en un segundo plano. CONCLUSIÓN. Se requiere un mayor soporte legislativo. Se suscribe la necesidad de integrar la EpS como asignatura obligatoria en el currículum educativo.OBJECTIVE. To analyse the evolution of health education (HE) in the school environment through Spanish educational legislation in the compulsory schooling stages and how it has contributed to the achievement of the population health objectives, proposing strategies to improve the current situation. MATERIALS AND METHODS. A critical methodological approach was used in order to carry out a theoretical analysis of the various legal provisions, chosen on the basis of the following factors: date of publication, importance in the field of school health, key information among its precepts on school health education. RESULTS. Seven educational regulations of broad significance in Education were analyzed corresponding to the period of 1970 to 2013 (current law). The inclusion of the HE in educational legislation has not been explicit and remains a marginal issue. CONCLUSION. More legislative support is needed. The need to integrate the subject as a compulsory subject into the educational curriculum is endorsed.peerReviewe

Plasmid conjugation from Proteobacteria as evidence for the origin of xenologous genes in Cyanobacteria

Comparative genomics showed that 5% of Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942 genes are of probable proteobacterial origin. To investigate the role of inter-phylum conjugation in cyanobacterial gene acquisition, we tested the ability of a set of prototype proteobacterial conjugative plasmids (RP4, pKM101, R388, R64 and F) to transfer DNA from E. coli to S. elongatus. A series of BioBrick-compatible, mobilizable shuttle vectors was developed. These vectors were based on the putative origin of replication of the Synechococcus resident plasmid pANL. Not only broad-host range plasmids, such as RP4 and R388, but also narrower host-range plasmids, such as pKM101, all encoding MPFT-type IV secretion systems, were able to transfer plasmid DNA from E. coli to S. elongatus by conjugation. Neither MPFF, nor MPFI could be used as interphylum DNA delivery agents. Reciprocally, pANL-derived cointegrates could be introduced in E. coli by electroporation, where they conferred a functional phenotype. These results suggest the existence of potentially ample channels of gene flow between Proteobacteria and Cyanobacteria and point to MPFT-based inter-phylum conjugation as a potential mechanism to explain the proteobacterial origin of a majority of S. elongatus xenologous genes

Desarrollo de la Acción 1 del curso 2009-2010: la coordinación de la docencia en la Facultad de Humanidades

En este artículo se expone el desarrollo de las actividades programadas en la Acción 1 del Plan de Innovación y Desarrollo Docente de la Universidad Pablo de Olavide correspondiente a la convocatoria 2009-2010 por la Facultad de Humanidades. Dicho proyecto tenía como finalidad establecer herramientas adecuadas para la coordinación de las actividades enmarcadas en la docencia de los grados de la Facultad de Humanidades, partiendo de la necesidad de evitar contradicciones en las actuaciones docentes y de ofrecer una información veraz y real a los alumnos y al profesorado implicados. En este sentido, destacamos que la principal herramienta de trabajo dirigida a la consecución de dicho fin ha sido el establecimiento de lo que hemos denominado Espacios de Coordinación en WebCT.Artículo revisado por pare

Comunication and cultural diversity. Attitudes and opinios about education community around the temporal classroom of lingüístic acceleration

En este estudio nos centramos en una investigación llevada a cabo en un centro educativo SemiD de la provincia de Huelva acogido al Plan de Educación Compensatoria por su alto porcentaje de alumnado extranjero, el cual cuenta con la única maestra de ATAL permanente de dicha provincia. Uno de los principales objetivos que nos planteábamos en tal investigación, era conocer la opinión de los diferentes agentes de la comunidad educativa con mayor presencialidad en el centro (director, orientadora, maestra de Educación Especial y tutores) sobre la Educación Intercultural y la Atención a la Diversidad dentro de las ATAL. Para ello, nos hemos basado en una metodología cualitativa, centrada esencialmente en la entrevista y la observación participante. Como resultados principales, se puede destacar que el desconocimiento, por parte de todos los agentes, de las culturas presentes en el centro y la falta de participación en la vida escolar, así como las dificultades en la comunicación con el alumnado y las familias extranjeras hacen que las relaciones y las actitudes hacia este colectivo se vean afectadas negativamente en un alto porcentaje. Podemos concluir, tras este proceso investigativo, que los problemas de comunicación debido a la pluralidad de idiomas existentes en el centro influye desfavorablemente en el ámbito y desarrollo escolar de este centro educativo.The present work emerges from the I+D+I Project “Building differences at the school. Studies of the evolution of the ATAL in Andalusia, their teachers and students”. In this case, we focus on a research done in a SemiD school in the province of Huelva included in the Compensatory Education Plan due to its high percentage of foreign students, which counts with the only permanent ATAL teacher of the aforesaid province. One of the main aims that are set out in the research, was to know the opinion of the different agents in the educational community with more attendance in the center (headmaster, counselor, Special Needs teacher and tutors) about the Intercultural Education and Diversity Awareness in the ATAL. For that, we have followed a qualitative methodology, specially based on the interview and participant observation. As main results, we noticed the ignorance, by all the agents, of the cultures present in the center and the lack of involvement in the school life, as well as the difficulties in the communication with the students and the foreign families which affects negatively the relationship and attitudes towards this collective in a high percentage. We can conclude, after this research process, that the communication problems due to the plurality of languages existing in the school influences unfavourably in the ambit and development of this education center

Bioavailability and biotransformation of linolenic acid from basil seed oil as a novel source of omega-3 fatty acids tested on a rat experimental model

Basil is an aromatic herb with a high concentration of bioactive compounds. The oil extracted from its seeds is a good source of α-linolenic acid (ALA) and also provides substantial amounts of linoleic acid (LA). This study aimed to test the bioavailability of the oil derived from basil seeds and its effects on different physiological parameters using 7–15% dietary inclusion levels. Furthermore, the assimilation of LA and ALA and their transformation in long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFAs) have been studied. Digestive utilization of total fat from basil seed oil (BSO) was high and similar to that of olive oil used as a control. Consumption of BSO resulted in increased LA and ALA levels of the plasma, liver, and erythrocyte membrane. In addition, the transformation of LA to arachidonic acid (ARA) was decreased by the high dietary intake of ALA which redirected the pathway of the Δ-6 desaturase enzyme towards the transformation of ALA into eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA). No alterations of hematological and plasma biochemical parameters were found for the 7 and 10% dietary inclusion levels of BSO, whereas a decrease in the platelet count and an increase in total- and HDL-cholesterol as well as plasma alkaline phosphatase (ALP) were found for a 15% BSO dose. In conclusion, BSO is a good source of ALA to be transformed into EPA and decrease the precursor of the pro-inflammatory molecule ARA. This effect on the levels of EPA in different tissues offers potential for its use as a dietary supplement, novel functional food, or a constituent of nutraceutical formulations to treat different pathologies.Spanish GovernmentEuropean Commission PTQ-17-09172 RTC-2017-6540-1 RTI2018-100934-B-I00 RTC2019-006870-1Andalusian Government AGR145 CTS164 CTS-10

Novel insights and mechanisms of diet-induced obesity: Mid-term versus long-term effects on hepatic transcriptome and antioxidant capacity in Sprague-Dawley rats

Supplementary data to this article can be found online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lfs.2023.121746Aims The study of molecular mechanisms related to obesity and associated pathologies like type 2-diabetes and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease requires animal experimental models in which the type of obesogenic diet and length of the experimental period to induce obesity deeply affect the metabolic alterations. Therefore, this study aimed to test the influence of aging along a rat model of diet-induced obesity in gene expression of the hepatic transcriptome. Main methods A high-fat/high-fructose diet to induce obesity was used. Mid- (13 weeks) and long-term (21 weeks) periods were established. Caloric intake, bodyweight, hepatic fat, fatty acid profile, histological changes, antioxidant activity, and complete transcriptome were analyzed. Key findings Excess bodyweight, hepatic steatosis and altered lipid histology, modifications in liver antioxidant activity, and dysregulated expression of transcripts related to cell structure, glucose & lipid metabolism, antioxidant & detoxifying capacity were found. Modifications in obese and control rats were accounted for by the different lengths of the experimental period studied. Significance Main mechanisms of hepatic fat accumulation were de novo lipogenesis or altered fatty acid catabolism for mid- or long-term study, respectively. Therefore, the choice of obesity-induction length is a key factor in the model of obesity used as a control for each specific experimental design.Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation, and the European Union through projects B-AGR-662-UGR20, RTI-2018-100934-B-I00, and the FEDER program, respectivel