Wild edible plants as potential antioxidants in vegetables oils

The effect of the addition of fruits of Rosa canina and Quercus ballota and leaves of Sanguisorba minor to sunflower, seed, and olive oils on lipid oxidation during the frying process was analyzed.The three underutilised edible plants increased the oxidative stability of the sunflower oil, since the malondialdehyde (MDA) content was significantly decreased with respect to values of the control sunflower oil after the heating process. However, in olive oil, the effect of these edible plants on decreasing the lipid peroxidation was only evident for the highest concentration, while in seed oil the addition of the edible plant showed a prooxidant effect.Thus, these wild edible plants could be used to enrich vegetable oils with low content of natural antioxidant, such as sunflower oil, and avoid or decrease the use of synthetic antioxidant

Contribución al perfeccionamiento del proceso de selección de personal basado en competencias

Human Resources Management has a staff selection process that starts from a problem as it is frequently not suitable for management by competencies. This does not allow positive results to be obtained in the measurement of the management indicators that are defined in the evaluation of the demonstrated suitability: turnover rate, labor fluctuation, performance evaluation, application of procedures and quality in the selection of personnel. The article aims to contribute to the improvement of the selection of personnel according to the profiles of competence in the serum plant of the Oriente Pharmaceutical Laboratory. This required the design and implementation of the personnel selection process based on modern theories of human resource management and competencies, which was applied to three key production positions considering multiple selection criteria and the distinctive competencies identified by the technical committee.La Gestión de Recursos Humanos tiene un proceso de selección del personal que parte de una problemática al no estar frecuentemente adecuado a la gestión por competencias. Esto no permite obtener positivos resultados en la medición de los indicadores de gestión que están definidos en la evaluación de la idoneidad demostrada: índice de rotación, fluctuación laboral, evaluación del desempeño, aplicación de procedimientos y calidad en la selección de personal. El artículo tiene como objetivo contribuir al perfeccionamiento de la selección de personal según los perfiles de competencia en la planta de sueros del Laboratorio Farmacéutico Oriente. Para ello se requirió del diseño e implementación del proceso de selección del personal basado en las teorías modernas de gestión de los recursos humanos y por competencias que se aplicó a tres puestos claves de la producción considerando criterios de selección múltiples y las competencias distintivas identificadas por el comité técnico

ICT for Educational Improvement in Hospital Classrooms

En este trabajo se presenta una síntesis de los principales resultados del "Proyecto ALTER. Alternativas Telemáticas en Aulas Hospitalarias: una experiencia educativa". Tras analizar las necesidades del contexto de la investigación, observamos que los maestros de las aulas hospitalarias de la Región de Murcia (España) no disponían de criterios de selección y organización de herramientas telemáticas para su uso educativo con el alumnado hospitalizado. En consecuencia, nuestro principal objetivo fue diseñar y evaluar una herramienta que permitiese gestionar recursos educativos digitales en red y actividades con herramientas web 2.0. De esta manera, la herramienta ALTER se convierte en uno de los principales resultados de esta investigación evaluativa junto a la valoración positiva de los maestros de la misma tras su uso.This paper presents a summary of the main results of "ALTER Project. Telematic Alternatives in Hospital Classrooms: an educational experience". We have provided practical solutions to the following problem: teachers in hospital classrooms of the Region of Murcia (Spain) do not know about online tools for hospitalized student education and its organization. Consequently, our main aim is to design and evaluate a tool, ALTER, which manages network digital educational resources and activities with Web 2.0 tools. Thus, the ALTER tool is the main result of this evaluation research which, after its use by teachers, is positively assessed.Fundación Séneca EDU2008-01921EDU

Forest Ecosystem Services: An Analysis of Worldwide Research

The relevance of forests to sustain human well-being and the serious threats they face have led to a notable increase of research works on forest ecosystem services during the last few years. This paper analyses the worldwide research dynamics on forest ecosystem services in the period from 1998 to 2017. A bibliometric analysis of 4284 articles was conducted. The results showed that the number of published research articles has especially increased during the last five years. In total, 68.63% of the articles were published in this period. This research line experiences a growing trend superior to the general publishing trend on forest research. In spite of this increase, its relative significance within the forest research is still limited. The most productive subject areas corresponded to Environmental Science, Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Social Sciences Economic topics are understudied. The scientific production is published in a wide range of journals. The three first publishing countries are United States, China and the United Kingdom. The most productive authors are attached to diverse research centres and their contributions are relatively recent. A high level of international cooperation has been observed between countries, institutions and authors. The findings of this study are useful for researchers since they give them an overview of the worldwide research trends on forest ecosystem services

The Sustainable Management of Metals: An Analysis of Global Research

The objective of this study was to analyze research trends in the field of sustainable management of metals on a global level between 1993 and 2017. To do so, a bibliometric analysis was carried out on a total of 6967 articles. The results revealed the growing interest in this research field, particularly over the last five year-period during which 63% of all articles were published. The three journals in which most articles had been published were the Journal of Cleaner Production, ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, and Chemsuschem. The countries that published the most articles were China, the United States, India, Germany, and the United Kingdom. A sizeable network of collaboration has been established between countries for the joint publication of studies. The main lines of research have been focused on metal decontamination in water and soil, waste management oriented towards reuse and recycling, and the innovation of processes for cleaner and more efficient production. The results revealed the need for comprehensive studies that integrate different disciplines within the same analytical framework, and to promote research that contributes to the different dimensions of sustainability (environmental, economic, and social)

El interés emergente por la narrativa como método en el ámbito socio-educativo. El caso de las historias de vida

Los últimos años hemos experimentado un desarrollo importante en el debate sobre la metodología narrativa en la investigación social y educativa. Este artículo comienza explicando la aparición de lo que hoy entendemos como la perspectiva biográfica que evoluciona tarde y despacio; y la expansión de técnicas narrativas. Del mismo modo, trataremos de explicar la variedad de formas y propuestas que existen en la recogida de datos.The past few years have seen the development of an important debate over narrative methodology in social and educational research. This paper begins by explaning the emergence of what now can be termed the biographical pespective follows this latter, quieter, pattern; and the broad expanse of the techniques narratives methods. At the same time we will try to explain the variety of forms and purposes in Narrative methods as collecting data

Factores asociados al incremento de embarazo en adolescentes y calidad de atención, Hospital Referencial Ferreñafe - 2019

El presente trabajo tuvo por objetivo determinar la relación entre los factores asociados al incremento de embarazo en adolescentes y la calidad de atención, Hospital Referencial Ferreñafe – 2019. Metodológicamente el estudio se estructuró como básico, cuantitativo, no experimental, transversal, correlacional, la muestra se conformó por 80 adolescentes y se empleó como instrumento un cuestionario para el recojo de datos. Lo resultados dieron a conocer que los factores individuales como la edad de 13 a 14 años, si vivir con la pareja, el grado de instrucción primaria, mientras que los factores del hogar como la cantidad de 6 a 9 miembros en el núcleo familiar, al igual que la zona de residencia rural, el nivel socioeconómico de pobreza y la presencia de violencia física y los factores sexuales el no contar con conocimientos del ciclo menstrual y la falta de conocimiento de métodos anticonceptivos se relacionan significativamente con la calidad de atención presentaron un valor de significancia igual a 0.000. Se concluye que los factores individuales como la edad, vivir con la pareja y grado de instrucción, mientras que, entre los factores del hogar como la cantidad de miembros del hogar, la zona del hogar, el nivel socioeconómico y la violencia física; y entre los factores sexuales como los conocimientos del ciclo menstrual y los métodos anticonceptivos se relacionaron significativa con la calidad de atención

Study of the impact federated erubrics on assessing competences in the practicum

Presentation Research of the Practicum and externships has a long history and involves important aspects for analysis. For example, the recent changes taking place in university grades allot more credits to the Practicum course in all grades, and the Company-University collaboration has exposed the need to study in new learning environments. The rise of ICT practices like ePortfolios, which require technological solutions and methods supported by experimentation, study and research, require particular examination due to the dynamic momentum of technological innovation. Tutoring the Practicum and externships requires remote monitoring and communication using ePortfolios, and competence-based assessment and students’ requirement to provide evidence of learning require the best tutoring methods available with ePortfolios. Among the elements of ePortfolios, eRubrics emerge as a tool for design, communication and competence-assessment. This project aims to consolidate a research line on eRubrics, already undertaken by another project -I+D+i [EDU2010-15432]- in order to expand the network of researchers and Centres of Excellence in Spain and other countries: Harvard University in USA, University of Cologne in Germany, University of Colima in Mexico, Federal University of Parana, University of Santa Catarina in Brasil, and Stockholm University in Sweden(1). This new project [EDU2013-41974-P](2) examines the impact of eRubrics on tutoring and on assessing the Practicum course and externships. Through technology, distance tutoring grants an extra dimension to human communication. New forms of teaching with technological mediation are on the rise and are highly valuable, not only for formal education but especially in both public and private sectors of non-formal education, such as occupational training, unemployed education and public servant training. Objectives Obj. 1. To analyse models of technology used in assessing learning in the Practicum of all grades at Spanish Faculties of Education. Obj. 2. To study models of learning assessment measured by eRubrics in the Practicum. Obj. 3. To analyse communication through eRubrics between students and their tutors at university and practice centres, focusing on students’ understanding of competences and evidences to be assessed in the Practicum. Obj. 4. To design assessment services and products, in order to federate companies and practice centres with training institutions. Among many other features, it has the following functions CoRubric(3) 1. The possibility to assess people, products or services by using rubrics. 2. Ipsative assessment. 3. Designing fully flexible rubrics. 4. Drafting reports and exporting results from eRubrics in a project. 5. Students and teachers talk about the evaluation and application of the criteria Methodology, Methods, Research Instruments or Sources Used The project will use techniques to collect and analyse data from two methodological approaches: 1. In order to meet the first objective, we suggest an initial exploratory descriptive study (Buendía Eisman, Colás Bravo & Hernández Pina, 1998), which involves conducting interviews with Practicum coordinators from all educational grades across Spain, as well as analysing the contents of the teaching guides used in all educational grades across Spain. 55 academic managers were interviewed from about 10 faculties of education in public universities in Spain (20%), and course guides 376 universities from 36 public institutions in Spain (72%) are analyzed. 2. In order to satisfy the second objective, 7 universities have been selected to implement the project two instruments aimed at tutors practice centers and tutors of the faculty. All instruments for collecting data were validated by experts using the Delphi method. The selection of experts had three aspects: years of professional experience, number and quality of publications in the field (Practicum, Educational Technology and Teacher Training), and self-rating of their knowledge. The resulting data was calculated using the Coefficient of Competence (Kcomp) (Martínez, Zúñiga, Sala & Meléndez, 2012). Results in all cases showed an average experience of more than 0.09 points. The two instruments of the first objective were validated during the first half of 2014-15 year, data collected during the second half. And the second objective during the first half of 2015-16 year and data collection for the second half. The set of four instruments (two for each objective 1 and 2) have the same dimensions as each of the sources (Coordinators, course guides, tutors of practice centers and faculty) as they were: a. Institution-Organization, b. Nature of internships, c. Relationship between agents, d. Management Practicum, e. Assessment. F. Technological support, g. Training and h. Assessment Ethics. Conclusions, Expected Outcomes or Findings The first results respond to Objective 1, where we find different conclusions depending on each of the six dimensions. In the case of internal regulations governing the organization and structure of the practicum, we note that most traditional degrees (Elementary and Primary grades) share common internal rules, in particular development methodology and criteria against other grades (Pedagogy and Social Education ). It is also true that the centers of practices in last cases are very different from each other and can be a public institution, a school, a company, a museum, etc. The memory with a 56.34% and 43.67% daily activities are more demands on students in all degrees, Lesson plans 28.18% 19.72% Portfolio 26.7% Didactic units and Others 32,4%. The technical support has been mainly used the platform of the University 47.89% and 57.75% Email, followed by other services and tools 9.86% and rubric platforms 1.41%. The assessment criteria are divided between formal aspects of 12.38%, Written expresión 12.38%, treatment of the subject 14.45%, methodological rigor of work 10.32%, and Level of argument Clarity and relevance of conclusions 10.32%. In general terms, we could say that there is a trend and debate between formative assessment against a accreditation. It has not yet had sufficient time to further study and confront other dimensions and sources of information. We hope to provide more analysis and conclusions in the conference date.Universidad de Málaga. Campus de Excelencia Internacional Andalucía Tech. Spanish Plan of R+D+i Excellence (2014-2016) No. EDU2013-41974P