Analyzing Occupations in Order to Change Human’s Behaviors and Habits

Llevamos también un poster.Through clinical experience, observation, and analysis of everyday occupations, specifically the basic one, occupational therapy practitioners are key to get any change in human behaviors or maladaptive habits. By changing or adapting daily activities and transforming them into adjusting habits we can help our clients change their behaviors and thinking. The future of our OT profession is to investigate, educate, and intervene in the basic “Everyday Occupations” because OT practitioners have the knowledge and the training to intervene in populations with different background and culturesUniversidad de Málaga. Campus de Excelencia Internacional Andalucía Tech

Four temptations against urban renewel: an approach to fur current urban processes

Comunicación presentada en 25 European Network housing Research International Conference. Tarragona 19 al 22 junio 2013The new paradigm of urban social and economic rehabilitation is replacing the current sprawl growth model. But four temptations must be considered: 1) The high-density. This process is possible in sprawl model, but its quantification does not seem to be clear, because after a certain threshold of occupancy per unit area, the city seems to collapse and social and environmental benefits disappear, appearing reversal processes city to country in search of a minimum quality of life standards. There is not a model for appropriate density. It depends on the way of life of population, the traditional city model. 2) The replacement. Architectonic and urban rehabilitation must be preferred to replacement, except for certain cases to be legally taxed. But as the city cannot be densified and orderly, without the prior replacement of the building, may fit this temptation. Even replacing the building can be made without considering high building standards 3) The gentrification. There is a wide doctrine and experience about this phenomenon with serious social consequences. It is very tempting to replace the building, due to improve requirement of broad levels of quality, entering a game of speculation, so common in our real estate market. 4) The eco-city. Comprehensive projects are building spaces with low levels of energy consumption. Fall into this temptation means to continue the extensive city model we have been developing, creating new cities far from the existing but incorporating saving measures, and continuing resource consumptio

Differential evolution in shortest path problems

This paper proves that the Differential Evolution (DE) algorithm is valid to solve the Shortest Path (SP) problem in random, median sized networks. From the trials, we have obtained an 9% accuracy, in the worst case scenario.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

DANTE - The combination between an ant colony optimization algorithm and a depth search method

The ε-DANTE method is an hybrid meta-heuristic. In combines the evolutionary Ant Colony Optimization (ACO) algorithms with a limited Depth Search. This Depth Search is based in the pheromone trails used by the ACO, which allows it to be oriented to the more promising areas of the search space. Some results are presented for the multiple objective k-Degree Spanning Trees problem, proving the effectiveness of the method when compared with other already tested evolutionary methods. © 2008 IEEE

A near zero consumption building as an urban acupuncture for a vertical slum. A case study in the city of Malaga, Spain

Vertical slum is defined as a particularly vulnerable height building, with serious problems of functionality, safety and habitability. Venezuela’s Tower of David is a famous example. Vertical slums are associated with an important level of physical degradation, coupled with a precarious socioeconomic situation of its occupants. Their inability to create a community for proper and mandatory maintenance increases their physical deterioration. The abandonment of the original owners is replaced by a system of occupation and illegal activities. In many cases, with an interest in maintaining the building in a state of precariousness, which annuls any attempt to rehabilitate it Facing this situation, the intervention is proposed through an urban acupuncture project, understood as a project of expropriation and physical rehabilitation of the building, associated to a project of social rehabilitation in a disadvantaged environment. It is about creating a hybrid building associated with four objectives 1- Create a hybrid building with a mixed offer of social and housing services: sheltered housing for seniors, residence and accommodation for young entrepreneurs. The idea of a social condenser is related to studies of the hybrid building such as the Downtown Athletic Club in New York, or the Rokade Tower and Maartenshof residence (Groningen, The Netherlands). 2- Incorporate the sustainability parameters directed to a building almost zero. 3- Incorporate a model of provision of housing services, managed by the municipality, but with the possibility of incorporating NGOs 4- Design a social rehabilitation project that facilitates the creation of a web of social-based companies or cooperatives that fosters entrepreneurship, and that can actively participate in the rehabilitation and maintenance of the neighborhood itself. This paper applies these principles to a building in Malaga as a case study and 10 strategies are developed and analysed in regards to its physical, social and sustainable transformation.Universidad de Málaga. Campus de Excelencia Internacional Andalucía Tech

Self-report of oral health : validity and change related to frailty in older people

Orientador: Maria da Luz Rosario de SousaDissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Ciências MédicasResumo: Introdução: A saúde bucal é necessária para um envelhecimento bem sucedido. Sendo fundamental conhecer o estado desta, estudos epidemiológicos com representatividade populacional vêm sendo realizados no Brasil. Devido às dificuldades para efetuar exames clínicos bucais, o autorrelato da condição bucal é uma alternativa cada vez mais frequente. No entanto, sua validade para as condições de edentulismo e uso de prótese total ainda não foi avaliada em idosos brasileiros. Conhecendo o estado de saúde bucal da população pode-se também estudar sua relação com outras condições de saúde. Neste contexto, uma das principais condições de saúde associadas ao envelhecimento, que recentemente foi relacionada com uma saúde bucal precária é a fragilidade. Considerando que a deterioração da saúde bucal é progressiva, torna-se relevante avaliar suas mudanças com a progressão da fragilidade. Objetivos: Verificar se o autorrelato da condição bucal é um instrumento válido para estudar a condição bucal clínica em idosos, e descrever as mudanças da mesma em relação à fragilidade, após um período de oito anos. Metodologia: Foram realizados dois estudos transversais utilizando dados do estudo FIBRA Campinas. Inicialmente participaram 647 idosos representativos da comunidade, sem déficit cognitivo, cujos dados foram coletados em 2008-2009. Aplicou-se um questionário de autorrelato de condição bucal avaliando edentulismo e uso de prótese total. Na mesma sessão, foram realizados exames clínicos bucais, considerados o padrão ouro para a validação do autorrelato. Oito anos depois foi feito o seguimento dos idosos longevos sobreviventes (80 anos ou mais) obtendo uma subamostra de 140 participantes. Aplicou-se o mesmo questionário de autorrelato de saúde bucal e novamente avaliou-se as condições de fragilidade e sociodemográficas para caracterizar as mudanças no transcorrer do tempo no segundo exame. Resultados: Realizados os testes de validação verificou-se que a condição bucal autorrelatada pelos idosos concorda com a condição clínica. Obtiveram-se altas porcentagens de sensibilidade, especificidade e valores preditivos (superiores a 80%). A concordância Kappa foi excelente (superior a 0,80), e as razões de probabilidade mostraram evidência forte para identificar corretamente um indivíduo edêntulo, dentado, que não usa prótese total, porém a evidência é moderada para identificar a presença e localização se usar prótese total. Quanto ás mudanças da condição bucal após um período de oito anos, as únicas condições que pioraram foram o edentulismo e a falta de uso de serviços odontológicos. Entretanto, ao analisar como mudou em relação à fragilidade, observou-se que as condições bucais estudadas pioraram em maior proporção nos idosos robustos que viraram pré-frágeis. Conclusão: O autorrelato é um instrumento válido para estudar a condição bucal clínica em idosos da comunidade. Ao utilizar este instrumento para avaliar as mudanças da condição bucal em relação à fragilidade, verifica-se que a piora mais representativa foi nos idosos que viraram pré-frágeis ao se tornarem octogenários. Mesmo assim, não se modificou a tendência relatada das condições bucais em oito anos préviosAbstract: Introduction: It is fundamental to know the state of oral health, as it is necessary for successful aging. Therefore, epidemiological studies with representative populations have been carried out in Brazil. Due to the difficulties of performing oral clinical examinations, self-report is an increasingly common alternative. However, its validity for conditions such as edentulism and use of total prosthesis has not yet been evaluated among the Brazilian elderly. Knowing the state of oral health among this population also allows the study of its relationship with other health conditions. In this context, one of the main health conditions associated with aging that has recently been related to precarious oral health is frailty. Considering that the deterioration of oral health is progressive, it is relevant to evaluate its changes with the progression of frailty. Objectives: To verify whether self-report is a valid instrument to study the clinical condition in the elderly and to describe the changes in oral condition in relation to frailty after a period of eight years. Methods: Two cross-sectional studies were performed using data from the FIBRA Campinas study. The initial participants were 647 elderly people representative of the community, without cognitive deficit, whose data were collected in 2008¿2009. A self-report questionnaire was applied evaluating edentulism and complete denture (CD) use. In the same session, oral clinical exams, considered the gold standard were performed. The validation of self-report was made in the first manuscript. Eight years later, the surviving elderly people (80 years and older) were followed up, obtaining a subsample of 140 participants. The same self-report oral health questionnaire was applied, and frailty and sociodemographic conditions were again evaluated to characterize the changes in the second manuscript. Results: The self-reported oral condition of the elderly agreed with their clinical condition. High percentages of sensitivity, specificity, and predictive values (greater than 80%) were obtained. Kappa concordance was excellent (greater than 0.80), and the likelihood ratios showed strong evidence that self-report could correctly identify a subject¿s edentulism, dentition, and absence of CD and provide moderate evidence to identify the presence and location of CD use. After a period of eight years, the only conditions that worsened were edentulism, reports that CD hurts or falls out, and non-use of dental services. Regarding frailty, the most representative worsening was observed in the robust elderly who became pre-frail, among whom all the oral conditions studied worsened in a greater proportion than in the other groups. Conclusion: Self-report is a valid instrument to study the clinical oral condition in the older people of the community. The oral condition of the elderly worsened when they became octogenarians. However, this worsening did not change the tendency of oral conditions reported eight years earlierMestradoGerontologiaMestra em Gerontologia1644168CAPE

El entorno de la Iglesia-Fortaleza de Nª Sª de la Encarnación de Motril (Granada). Modulación proyectual para su recuperación, puesta en valor y difusión

La iglesia fortaleza de Nuestra Señora de la Encarnación fue uno de los principales baluartes defensivos del siglo XVI en la costa granadina, tanto en su escala territorial y urbana como en la constructiva, ya que debía proteger la vega, la costa y el camino de acceso a Granada. La pacificación del territorio y su transformación en Colegiata en el s. XVIII desfigura su configuración inicial por las continuas ampliaciones. Tras la Guerra Civil, la iglesia es restaurada y se eliminan numerosos añadidos barrocos, recuperando su imagen defensiva inicial. El proyecto de rehabilitación del espacio público circundante propone una metodología de trabajo que pretende mostrar la evolución histórica de la iglesia. Para ello establece tres niveles de intervención: el valor simbólico-conceptual de su diseño, la reconstrucción material de elementos defensivos singulares y la difusión del proceso.Universidad de Málaga. Campus de Excelencia Internacional Andalucía Tec

A new approach for integrating teams in multidisciplinary project based learning

This paper describes the experience of collaboration among students and teachers in order to develop multidisciplinary projects, and to reproduce as closely as possible, the team's integration into a company environment. A new methodology based on student interaction and content development in a Wiki environment has been developed. Students and Teachers have participated with enthusiasm, due to the correct well-distributed work and the easiness of use of the selected platform in which only an internet connected computer is needed to create and to discuss the multidisciplinary projects. The quality of the developed projects has been dramatically improved due to the integration of the results obtained from the different teams

MALAKA_NET: cine y patrimonio urbano en la docencia de arquitectura

El proyecto de investigación “Malaka_net: bases para la rehabilitación sostenible del patrimonio histórico de Málaga”, desarrollado en la Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de la Universidad de Málaga, tiene como objetivo principal la promoción de la investigación, la innovación y el desarrollo tecnológico del patrimonio malagueño a través de diversos ámbitos disciplinares que permitan un conocimiento, protección, puesta en valor y difusión de aquellos elementos identitarios de la ciudad. Uno de los ámbitos de conocimiento más interesantes con los que se está trabajando es el cine. Una disciplina que, como medio de comunicación de masas, ha interpretado desde su creación un rol fundamental en la crítica, difusión y recepción de la arquitectura, la ciudad, el paisaje, el patrimonio y los fenómenos culturales. Tratar el estudio de cualquier disciplina desde la óptica de la producción cinematográfica que trata de ella o se sirve para su desarrollo, constituye un campo de estudio e investigación emergente cada vez más productivo, en el que podemos encontrar lazos enriquecedores y nuevos modos de abordar el conocimiento. Desde estas premisas, y llevado a la docencia del quinto curso del Grado en Fundamentos de Arquitectura en la asignatura “Patrimonio, Turismo y Territorio”, la metodología propuesta se ha basado en analizar la ciudad de Málaga desde el ámbito cinematográfico para identificar, clasificar y poner en valor aquellos lugares que han sido escenario de rodajes de cine y televisión, generando una nueva capa patrimonial que se superpone sobre las ya existentes y que sirve de soporte para un reclamo turístico novedoso, inédito en la ciudad y capaz de generar unos recursos de (auto)financiación que lo haga sostenible y potencialmente creciente.Universidad de Málaga. Campus de Excelencia Internacional Andalucía Tech

New Virtual Environment for Active Learning on Parameter Adjustment of Plastic Injection Molding

This paper describes some aspects of new software development and its academic application. This program is an alternative to enhance and to improve the available resources for students to acquire practical knowledge in plastic injection molding parameterization. A virtual injection molding environment has been developed, which allows preliminary machine capacity determination, number of cavities analysis, injection cycle parameter definition, and defects analysis and representation. The environment allows the student to carry out an iteration process in order to optimize the injection molding process parameters. All decision making is based on an Expert System which response is similar to a skilled machine operator