Tratamiento psicológico grupal de sesión única para personas que sufren trastornos adaptativos. Programa y evaluación preliminar

La elevada demanda de atención en salud mental en el Sistema Sanitario Público de Andalucía requiere idear e implementar propuestas asistenciales proporcionales a la gravedad de los trastornos, a la vez que ágiles y de calidad. Este trabajo presenta un programa de tratamiento psicológico grupal de sesión única para atender a personas que sufren trastornos adaptativos, así como los resultados de una evaluación preliminar de dicho programa. Los objetivos del programa son ayudar a la recuperación psicológica y emocional de los participantes y a la prevención de su recaída. Se ha aplicado a 40 personas, mujeres y varones, con edades comprendidas entre los 22 y 73 años, derivadas por sus médicos de atención primaria. La evaluación preliminar se realizó mediante un cuestionario de valoración y de satisfacción con el tratamiento de elaboración propia, indicadores asistenciales y la percepción de los profesionales que indicaron la derivación. A pesar del reducido número de pacientes que necesitaron una nueva derivación en los 12 meses siguientes, de las puntuaciones discretamente positivas obtenidas en el mencionado cuestionario y la percepción positiva de los médicos que indicaron la derivación, las limitaciones metodológicas de este estudio obligan a seguir valorando la oportunidad y utilidad del mismo en nuevos estudios controlados.The high demand for mental health care in the Public Health System of Andalusia requires to devise and implement care proposals proportional to the severity of the disorders, while being agile and of quality. This paper presents a single-session group psychological treatment program to assist people with adjustment disorders, as well as the results of its preliminary evaluation. The objectives of the program are to help the psychological and emotional recovery of the participants and to prevent their relapse. It has been applied to 40 people, women and men, aged between 22 and 73 years, derived by their family doctors. The preliminary evaluation was carried out through a questionnaire of assessment and satisfaction with de treatment of own elaboration, indicators of care and the perception of professionals who indicated the derivation. In spite of the small number of people who are referred back within 12 months after the treatment, the discreetly positive scores obtained in the questionnaire and the favorable perception of the doctors who referred patients, the methodological limitations of this study oblige to continue assessing the opportunity and utility of the same in new controlled studies

High-temperature mechanical behavior of polycrystalline yttrium-doped barium cerate perovskite

The high-temperature mechanical properties of the mixed ionic-electronic conductor perovskite BaCe0.95Y0.05O3-δ with average grain size of 0.40μm have been studied in compression between 1100 and 1300°C in air at different initial strain rates. The true stress-true strain curves display an initial stress drop, followed by an extended steady-state stage. As the temperature decreases and/or the strain rate increases, there is a transition to a damage-tolerant strain-softening stage and eventually to catastrophic failure. Analysis of mechanical and microstructural data revealed that grain boundary sliding is the primary deformation mechanism. The strength drop has been correlated with the growth of ultrafine grains during deformation, already present at grain boundaries and triple grain junctions in the as-fabricated material.Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación MAT2009-13979-C03-0

Perfectionism and affect as determinants of self-perceived motor competence in primary school children

The aim of this study was to analyze the primary school students’ perception of their motor competence in the area of Physical Education, with respect to the affective domain and improvement. The sample consisted of 428 primary school students aged between 8 and 12 years (M=10.43; SD=0.837) (Castilla La Mancha, Spain). Perceived motor competence (PMC) was measured by the Perception of Competence Questionnaire (POC); perfectionism was measured by the three subscales of the Child Perfectionism Questionnaire, and, finally, affectivity was assessed by the PANAS (Positive and Negative Affect Schedule) questionnaire. Positive correlations were obtained between all the dimensions of the PMC and self-improvement (p<.05). Significant gender differences were found in the PMC dimension Peers and Self-Experience, with higher scores in males (p<.05). Differences were also found in the PMC dimension Peers as a function of weight status, being lower in the overweight group (p<.05). Age was related to self-experience being higher the older one was (p<.05). A model was generated that explained 23.7% of PMC with the total dimension of self-improvement and weight status. Three distinct profiles, called high, medium and low self-improvement, were detected. These groups in turn showed an analogy in perceived motor competence, high, medium and low, the result also obtained in the regression analysis (p<.05). These results extend the relationship between perceived motor competence and self-improvement in primary school children and are potentially of interest to the fields of education and psychology

Robotics for social welfare

Supported by developments in the field of social robotics, virtual worlds and ICT tools it is possible to build new solutions in health and welfare. Two projects are described in this article. They are intended to improve efficiency and quality of current therapeutic procedures. The ESTIMULO project improves emotional and cognitive status of people with dementia using a reactive pet-robot. The ELDERTOY project modifies the classical concept from the toy industry to develop a new solution for the aged people. ELDERTOY involves a double purpose, fun and therapeutic. In a complementary way, these projects aim to be an example of the breaking of the technology gap both of seniors and of people with disabilities. Therefore, the ultimate goal is to promote and adapt scientific and technological knowledge to be applied to improve significantly the standard of quality of life in society

Nonlinear model predictive control for thermal management in plug-in hybrid electric vehicles

© 2016 IEEE. Personal use of this material is permitted. Permission from IEEE must be obtained for all other uses, in any current or future media, including reprinting/republishing this material for advertising or promotional purposes, creating new collective works, for resale or redistribution to servers or lists, or reuse of any copyrighted component of this work in other works.A nonlinear model predictive control (NMPC) for the thermal management (TM) of Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs) is presented. TM in PHEVs is crucial to ensure good components performance and durability in all possible climate scenarios. A drawback of accurate TM solutions is the higher electrical consumption due to the increasing number of low voltage (LV) actuators used in the cooling circuits. Hence, more complex control strategies are needed for minimizing components thermal stress and at the same time electrical consumption. In this context, NMPC arises as a powerful method for achieving multiple objectives in Multiple input- Multiple output systems. This paper proposes an NMPC for the TM of the High Voltage (HV) battery and the power electronics (PE) cooling circuit in a PHEV. It distinguishes itself from the previously NMPC reported methods in the automotive sector by the complexity of its controlled plant which is highly nonlinear and controlled by numerous variables. The implemented model of the plant, which is based on experimental data and multi- domain physical equations, has been validated using six different driving cycles logged in a real vehicle, obtaining a maximum error, in comparison with the real temperatures, of 2C. For one of the six cycles, an NMPC software-in-the loop (SIL) is presented, where the models inside the controller and for the controlled plant are the same. This simulation is compared to the finite-state machine-based strategy performed in the real vehicle. The results show that NMPC keeps the battery at healthier temperatures and in addition reduces the cooling electrical consumption by more than 5%. In terms of the objective function, an accumulated and weighted sum of the two goals, this improvement amounts 30%. Finally, the online SIL presented in this paper, suggests that the used optimizer is fast enough for a future implementation in the vehicle.Accepted versio

Tratamiento cognitivo conductual de un caso de trastorno delirante dismorfofóbico

Presentamos un caso de dismorfofobia delirante al que se aplica terapia cognitivoconductual (TCC) para modificar la creencia delirante y sus consecuencias emocionales y conductuales. La terapia incluyó: debate empírico, lógico y funcional, prueba de realidad y saciación. Las medidas de resultado fueron la PANSS, el grado de convicción en la creencia y escalas subjetivas de ansiedad y estado de ánimo. La convicción en la creencia desapareció y se produjo una notable mejoría en la perturbación emocional y en el funcionamiento social. Los cambios se mantuvieron 12, 24 y 36 meses después de finalizada la terapia. Se reflexiona sobre la necesidad de mantener tratamientos psicológicos a largo plazo en la psicosis.The paper presents the Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy used to modify the delusional beliefs and the emotional and functional consequences of a patient with a dismorphobic delusional disorder. The method included the following techniques: empirical, logical and functional discussion, verification of the reality and satiation. PANSS, dimensional measures of the extent of conviction, concerns about the belief, and subjective scales of anxiety and mood were used as measures of the results. The conviction about the belief disappeared. There was also an improvement in the emotional disturbances and in the social functioning. These changes kept up stable in his 12, 24 and 36 months follow up after the therapy. We reflect on the need of a long term psychological follow up for the intervention on the psychosis

Tratamiento cognitivo-conductual de un paciente con diagnóstico de trastorno delirante

Presentamos un caso con diagnóstico de trastorno delirante al que se aplica Terapia Cognitivo-Conductual (TCC) para la modificación de las creencias delirantes y sus consecuencias emocionales y conductuales. El procedimiento incluyó: debate empírico, lógico y funcional, comprobación de la realidad, saciación y solución elegante. Las medidas de resultado fueron la PANSS, medidas dimensionales del grado de convicción y preocupación en las creencias, la QLS y escalas subjetivas de ansiedad y de estado de ánimo. La convicción en las creencias permaneció inalterable, pero se produjeron nuevas reinterpretaciones delirantes de carácter más benigno; además, se apreció una notable mejoría en las perturbaciones emocionales asociadas y en el funcionamiento social, cambios mantenidos en seguimiento realizado 12 meses después de la terapia. Reflexionamos sobre la necesidad de tratamientos psicológicos de mantenimiento a largo plazo en el abordaje de la sintomatología psicótic

Soporte residencial de enfermos mentales crónicos

La atención de los enfermos mentales crónicos incluye el uso de técnicas y recursos tanto sanitarios como sociales. Entre estos se incluye el soporte residencial. En este artícu - lo se revisan distintos aspectos de dicho soporte, tales como: su fundamento técnico; su desarrollo histórico; diversas áreas que han sido objeto de estudio en la literatura científi - ca, relativas a los pacientes, los alojamientos, los profesionales y el vecindario; y las carac - terísticas específicas del soporte residencial a estos pacientes en la Comunidad Autónoma Andaluza. E n t re otras cosas, se concluye que, en dicha Comunidad, el soporte residencial ha tenido un importante desarrollo y que el modelo ha evolucionado de modo similar a como lo ha hecho en otros lugares, combinando actualmente dos modos peculiares de funcionamiento: el centrado en el recurso y el centrado en el paciente. De esta manera, se potencia la consideración individualizada de las necesidades, deseos y capacidades de los pacientes

Design and 3D Manufacturing of an Improved Heliostatic Illuminator

Increasing daylighting levels contributes to improving the energy efficiency of buildings and consequently to the fight against climate change. This work presents a new illuminator based on a previous single-axis polar heliostat. This heliostat allows redirecting sunlight to a specific space to be illuminated at any time of the day. The system presented is simple but compact in size. It has been manufactured by 3D printing with recyclable PETG plastics. Three-dimensional printing has allowed reduction of the mass of the system to less than 5 kg, which means high stability and manageability. Moreover, the system has been provided with an assembly structure that facilitates its correct installation by a single operator. The result is a heliostatic illuminator with an average pointing error of 10 mrad, an acceptable error for urban applications. Finally, a low-cost and high-replicability device has been achieved, which makes it an easily reproducible illuminator and favors its extensive installation

El canon de entrada en la cadena de franquicia

En el presente trabajo se pretende analizar las características del pago que realiza el franquiciado al franquiciador por su entrada en la cadena de franquicia. Este desembolso, conocido como canon de entrada, es un medio de cubrir los costes que soporta el franquiciador al abrirse un nuevo establecimiento de franquicia, que engloba, entre otros, asistencia técnica, objetos promocionales y diseño del establecimiento. El canon de entrada se encuadra en el contexto de los ingresos totales obtenidos por el franquiciador por parte del franquiciado, que incluyen los royalties en función de la facturación anual del negocio, que se conocen como canon de funcionamiento. A lo largo del artículo se discuten los elementos que influyen en la fijación del canon de entrada y se contrasta empíricamente el grado de influencia ejercido por cada una de estas variable