La educación patrimonial y el patrimonio arqueológico para la enseñanza de la Historia: el caso de Bílbilis

El presente artículo recoge un análisis sobre la acción educativa del Museo arqueológico de Calatayud, derivado de una evaluación previa basada en estándares, efectuada sobre una muestra de N=123 programas educativos en materia de patrimonio arqueológico. Sendos estudios han sido desarrollados por el Observatorio de Educación Patrimonial en España (OEPE) en colaboración con el proyecto CIVITAS. De la evaluación previa se extrajeron los programas que presentaron mayor adecuación a los estándares de calidad propuestos por el método OEPE en relación con su diseño educativo; para, posteriormente, analizar su implementación (metodologías, equipo educativo, sistemas de evaluación y difusión de los resultados). Respecto al museo seleccionado los resultados extraídos subrayan como ejemplos de actuación: su concepción holística del patrimonio, la consonancia curricular con las competencias correspondientes a cada etapa educativa y su enfoque educativo simbólico-identitario, que busca la sensibilización de la sociedad con su herencia histórica y su educación en valores de protección y respeto hacia el patrimonio. This article contains an analysis of the educational action of the Archaeological Museum of Calatayud, derived from a previous evaluation based on standards, carried out on a sample of N=123 educational programs on archaeological heritage. Both studies have been developed by the Heritage Education Observatory in Spain (SHEO) in collaboration with the CIVITAS project. From the previous evaluation, the programs that were most appropriate to the quality standards proposed by the SHEO method in relation to their educational design were selected; to later analyze its implementation (methodologies, educational equipment, evaluation systems and dissemination of results). Regarding the selected museum, the extracted results highlight as examples of action: its holistic conception of the heritage, the curricular consonance with the competences corresponding to each educational stage and its symbolic-identity educational approach, which seeks the sensitization of the society with its historical inheritance and his education in values of protection and respect for heritage

A Mediterranean-Diet-Based Nutritional Intervention for Children with Prediabetes in a Rural Town: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Prediabetes is a pathological condition in which the blood glucose concentration is higher than normal concentrations but lower than those considered necessary for a type 2 diabetes mellitus diagnosis. Various authors have indicated that the Mediterranean Diet is one of the dietary patterns with the most healthy outcomes, reducing high levels of HbA1c, triglycerides, BMI, and other anthropometric parameters. The main objective of this study was to determine the efficacy of the nutritional intervention for children with prediabetes, including the effectiveness of this nutritional education regarding anthropometric parameters. A randomized pilot trial with two groups, an experimental group (EG) and a control group (CG), using intervention in dietary habits with nutritional reinforcement was carried out on 29 children with prediabetes from a rural area. The nutritional intervention was analyzed through astrophotometric and glycemic measurements and validated surveys. Results: The results indicated improvement in eating habits, adherence to the Mediterranean diet, anthropometric measurements, mainly body mass index and perimeters, and analytical parameters, with a significant decrease in glycated hemoglobin in the EG compared to the CG (p < 0.001). Although the results showed that both groups’ anthropometric parameters improved, a more significant decrease was observed in the experimental group compared to the control

Tratamientos combinados de 1-MCP y recubrimientos comestibles sobre la calidad postcosecha de arándano

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Neolithic in ‘La Pileta’ Cave (Benaoján, Málaga)

Cueva de la Pileta es uno de los enclaves clásicos en la historiografía de la Prehistoria del sur de Iberia, sobre todo por las representaciones de arte rupestre. No obstante, el yacimiento también dispone de una amplia secuencia estratigráfica del Cuaternario reciente (p. ej., 7 m de potencia en la sala de los Murciélagos) que apenas ha recibido atención bibliográfica. Este trabajo se centra en la historiografía de los trabajos en el yacimiento y en el estudio de los materiales neolíticos. La colección cerámica y sus paralelos técnicos y estilísticos en el contexto del Mediterráneo y sur ibérico permiten integrar La Pileta dentro del primer Neolítico en Andalucía con una edad encuadrada en la segunda mitad del 8º milenio cal BP.Cave of La Pileta is a key site in southern Iberia prehistoric historiography. It’s mainly known for its rock art paintings, but the archaeological site also has a wide stratigraphic sequence of Recent Quaternary period (e.g. 7 meters in ‘Murciélagos’ Room) that has scarcely been studied. This paper focuses on historiographical analysis of worked areas and Neolithic materials. Ceramics and its stylistic and technical parallels in the Mediterranean and southern Iberian context allow us to classify Pileta in the first Neolithic period of Andalusia, second half of 8th millenium cal BP

Capacidad antioxidante y actividad antifúngica de extractos de piel de granada (Punica granatum L.) variedades shani y ‘emek

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Risk Factors for Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Resistance in Community-Onset Urinary Tract Infections Caused by Escherichia coli or Klebsiella pneumoniae : The Role of Prior Exposure to Fluoroquinolones

Background: High rates of amoxicillin-clavulanate (AMC) resistance among Enterobacterales isolated from urinary tract infections (UTIs) were observed in our area. The aim of this study was to identify risk factors associated with AMC resistance in patients with community-onset UTI in emergency departments (EDs). Methods: A retrospective study was performed of all ED patients with positive urine cultures for Escherichia coli or Klebsiella pneumoniae in a Spanish tertiary-care hospital. Results: 330 urine cultures in all were included: 261 (79.1%) for E. coli and 69 (20.90%) for K. pneumonia. Rates of AMC resistance were 14.94% and 34.78%, respectively. UTI was clinically confirmed in 212 (64.24%) cases. Previous antimicrobial exposure was independently associated with AMC resistance development in E. coli and K. pneumoniae urinary isolates (OR = 2.94, 95% CI = 1.55-5.58). Analyses of infected patients revealed that previous exposure to fluoroquinolones (OR = 3.33, 95% CI = 1.10-10.12, p = 0.034) and to AMC (OR = 5.68, 95% CI = 1.97-16.44, p = 0.001) was significantly associated with isolation of AMC-resistant strains. Conclusions: Prior antibiotic exposure, particularly to AMC or fluoroquinolones, was the only independent risk factor associated with development of AMC resistance in E. coli and K. pneumoniae urinary isolates from patients attending the ED

Association Between Classic Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Mortality in the Predimed Trial

Trabajo presentado en World Forum for Nutrition Research Conference, celebrado en Reus (España) del 20 al 21 de mayo de 2013