How to Foster Reading in English in Secondary Education Students

El presente Trabajo de Fin de Máster analizará y tratará el tema de fomentar la lectura en inglés en alumnos de Educación Secundaria a través de estrategias didácticas y comunicativas, con fichas de actividades elaboradas basándose en el significado del relato corto elegido Mucho más que ríos de vida y Fuertes de leyenda… Cuentos de la India / Much more than rives of life and legendary forts… Tales from India, una lectura en paralelo de español-inglés que tiene como objetivo proporcionar a los estudiantes habilidades lingüísticas y un bagaje cultural. Se llevará a cabo teniendo en cuenta varios marcos académicos, como son el Task-Based Language Teaching, Literatura como material didáctico, lectura el paralelo y el Proyecto TALIS, de donde se extraerán las bases para crear esos materiales que intentarán mejorar la comprensión lectora de los alumnos y, a su vez, crearles hábitos de lectura dentro y fuera del aula.This Final Master Dissertation will analyse and discuss how to foster reading in English in Secondary Education students by means of didactic and communicative strategies, with worksheets elaborated based on the meaning of the chosen short story Mucho más que ríos de vida y Fuertes de leyenda… Cuentos de la India / Much more than rives of life and legendary forts… Tales from India, a Spanish-English parallel reading aimed to provide students with language skills and cultural background. This will be carried out taking into account several academic frameworks, such as Task-Based Language Teaching, Literature as teaching material, parallel reading and Proyecto TALIS, from which to extract the bases to create those materials that will try to improve the students’ reading comprehension and, thus, to encourage their reading habits inside and outside the classroom

Demodex sp. (Trombidiformes: Demodicidae) in Lama guanicoe coprolites from CCP7 archaeological site (Santa Cruz Province, Argentina)

El presente trabajo comunica el hallazgo de un ectoparásito en una muestra de coprolitos de guanaco (Lama guanicoe) hallados en el sitio arqueológico Cerro Casa de Piedra 7 (CCP7) ubicado en la provincia de Santa Cruz, Argentina. Se examinaron seis coprolitos del nivel III del sitio arqueológico CCP7 (3990±80 años antes del presente). Los mismos fueron rehidratados, se procesaron por sedimentación espontánea y el sedimento fue observado bajo microscopio óptico. Se registró un ácaro vermiforme identificado como Demodex sp. La detección de Demodex sp. en coprolitos sugiere manifestaciones patológicas del ácaro sobre su hospedador. Este es el primer registro de Demodex para guanacos y también en coprolitos a nivel global.In the present work, the finding of an ectoparasite in Lama guanicoe coprolites found in Cerro Casa de Piedra, cave 7 archaeological site CCP7 (Santa Cruz Province, Argentina) was reported. Six coprolites collected of level III from CCP7 site (3,990±80 years before present) were rehydrated and submitted to spontaneous sedimentation for microscope analysis. A vermiform mite was identified as Demodex sp., and their presence in coprolites suggests pathological manifestations of the mite on its host. This is the first Demodex record in guanacos and also in coprolites at global level.Fil: Fugassa, Martín Horacio. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Petrigh, Romina Sandra. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Martínez, Pablo. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Biología. Laboratorio de Zoonosis Parasitarias; Argentin

Targeting MYC-driven lymphoma: lessons learned and future directions

B-cell lymphoma; MYCLimfoma de cèl·lules b; MYCLinfoma de células b; MYCMYC plays a central role in tumorigenesis by orchestrating cell proliferation, growth and survival, among other transformation mechanisms. In particular, MYC has often been associated with lymphomagenesis. In fact, MYC overexpressing lymphomas such as high-grade B-cell lymphoma (HGBL) and double expressor diffuse large B-cell lymphomas (DLBCL), are considered addicted to MYC. In such a context, MYC targeting therapies are of special interest, as MYC withdrawal is expected to result in tumor regression. However, whether high MYC levels are always predictive of increased sensitivity to these approaches is not clear yet. Even though no MYC inhibitor has received regulatory approval to date, substantial efforts have been made to investigate avenues to render MYC a druggable target. Here, we summarize the different classes of molecules currently under development, which mostly target MYC indirectly in aggressive B-cell lymphomas, paying special attention to subtypes with MYC/BCL2 or BCL6 translocations or overexpression.Research in our laboratory was supported by the Retos-Colaboración [RTC2019-007067-1] grant from the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness. We acknowledge VHIO and the Cellex Foundation for providing research facilities and equipment

Pruebas Saber de lenguaje: posibilidades y retos desde la perspectiva de la evaluación formativa

This article presents the qualitative research focused on establishing and characterizing the relations and tensions which emerging between Language “Saber tests” (Third and Fifth grade) and the elementary school teachers’ assessment practices, using the application of a mixt questionnaire to the teachers of level of the mentioned level of education and a semistructured interview to four experts. The categories: assessment and communicative competence guide the construction of the theoretical frame, besides they are fundamental in the analysis of information made through the dimensions of educational criticism proposed by Eisner in his book: The ilustrated eye (1998). In the conclusions, the assessment is raised as a source of learning, making notice the importance of the pedagogical reflexion about the use of the tests and its results in our country. En este artículo se presenta una investigación cualitativa enfocada en establecer y caracterizar las relaciones y tensiones emergentes entre las pruebas Saber de Lenguaje (tercer y quinto grado) y las prácticas evaluativas de los profesores de básica primaria, valiéndose de la aplicación de un cuestionario mixto a los profesores de dicho nivel de educación en un colegio distrital, así como de una entrevista semiestructurada a cuatro expertos. Las categorías evaluación y competencia comunicativa guían la construcción del marco teórico, además de ser fundamentales para analizar la información a través de las dimensiones de la crítica educativa propuesta por Eisner en su obra El ojo ilustrado (1998). Al finalizar, en las conclusiones, la evaluación se plantea como un recurso de aprendizaje, con lo que se resalta la importancia que tiene ampliar la reflexión pedagógica acerca del uso de las pruebas y sus resultados en el país

Alcohol use and family‑related factors among Spanish university students: the unHicos project

Background: During adolescence and youth there are relevant changes in the consolidation, gain or loss of consumption habits and lifestyles and the family factors has a fundamental role to development these habits. The study of the consumption of toxins, such as alcohol intake, is crucial at this stage due to the repercussions that said consumption presents in adulthood. Therefore, the objective of our study was to evaluate the associations between alcohol consumption patterns and related family factors (family functioning, family history of alcohol consumption) in Spanish university students. Methods: Observational, descriptive, cross-sectional, multicenter study, carried out in first-year university students from 11 Spanish universities. Through an online questionnaire, alcohol consumption (risky consumption and intensive consumption or binge drinking), family functioning and history of alcohol in the family were evaluated. Risky alcohol consumption and binge drinking were assessed using the AUDIT test, and family functioning was assessed using the family APGAR questionnaire. A descriptive analysis of the data was performed, as well as the Chi- Square test and Student’s T-Test, and non-conditional logistic regression models were carried out to examine this association. Results: The prevalence of risky alcohol consumption identified in the 10,167 respondents was 16.9% (95% CI = 16.2–17.6), and that of BD was 48.8% (95% CI = 47.9–48.8). There is a significant association between risky alcohol consumption and family functioning in students of both sexes, with greater consumption in the face of severe dysfunctional support (men OR = 1.72; p < 0.001 and women OR = 1.74; p < 0.001) and family history of consumption (p = 0.005). Regarding the binge drinking pattern, no statistically significant differences were observed. Conclusions: Risky alcohol consumption in university students is associated with dysfunctional family support, unlike the binge drinking pattern, where there is no such association. The findings of this study show the importance of creating prevention programs focused on the family approach in university students, which include alcohol screening in the population with a family history of this substance, and greater social support from health services.National Drug Plan, Ministry of Health, Social Services and Equality of Spain 2010|145 2013|034 PI16/0194

Pulsed light of near-infrared and visible light wavelengths induces the accumulation of carotenoids in tomato fruits during post-treatment time

Pulsed light (PL) is proposed as a novel strategy for the food industryto enhance the antioxidant potential of fruits and vegetables for industrial uses.The main aim of this work is to evaluate the impact of postharvest PL treatmentsof different spectral ranges on the carotenoid concentration as well as qualityattributes of tomatoes during post-treatment time. Doses of wide-spectrum light(180–1100 nm), full-spectrum without ultraviolet (UV)-C wavelengths (305–1100nm),andvisible(VIS)+near-infraredlight(NIR)(400–1100nm)werecompared.Total carotenoids, lycopene, and chlorophyll contents were spectrophotomet-rically assessed just after treatments and 1, 5, and 10 days post-treatment. PLtreatments accelerated the accumulation of both total carotenoids and lycopeneconcentrations in tomato fruits. Nevertheless, the efficacy of PL depended onthe applied spectral range. Tomato subjected to VIS+NIR treatment exhibitedthe greatest enhancement in total carotenoids (31 %) and lycopene (35 %) con-tent at day 5 post-treatment and quality attributes were not affected. Conversely,UV-light exposure did not enhance carotenoid concentrations. These results evi-denced that VIS+NIR treatments induced a faster accumulation of carotenoidswithout negatively affecting tomato quality attributes.Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (Spain) reference AGL2013-44851-R and Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (Spain) grant number RTI2018-095560-B-I00. S.G.C. Agència de Gestió dťAjuts Universitaris i de Recerca (AGAUR)—predoctoral grant