4,219 research outputs found
Attitudes of students of a health sciences university towards the extension of smoke-free policies at the university campuses of Barcelona
OBJECTIVE: To assess attitudes towards the extension of outdoor smoke-free areas on university campuses. METHODS: Cross-sectional study (n=384) conducted using a questionnaire administered to medical and nursing students in Barcelona in 2014. Information was obtained pertaining to support for indoor and outdoor smoking bans on university campuses, and the importance of acting as role models. Logistic regression analyses were performed to examine agreement. RESULTS: Most of the students agreed on the importance of health professionals and students as role models (74.9% and 64.1%, respectively) although there were statistically significant differences by smoking status and age. 90% of students reported exposure to smoke on campus. Students expressed strong support for indoor smoke-free policies (97.9%). However, only 39.3% of participants supported regulation of outdoor smoking for university campuses. Non-smokers (OR=12.315; 95% CI: 5.377-28.204) and students ≥22 years old (OR=3.001; 95% CI: 1.439-6.257) were the strongest supporters. CONCLUSIONS: The students supported indoor smoke-free policies for universities. However, support for extending smoke-free regulations to outdoor areas of university campuses was limited. It is necessary to educate students about tobacco control and emphasise their importance as role models before extending outdoor smoke-free legislation at university campuses
Usefulness of web pages for social education work
Las dinámicas de trabajo actuales exigen, cada vez en mayor medida, el uso de las
TecnologÃas de la Información y Comunicación (TIC) en la Sociedad del Conocimiento. Para
ello, las TIC, y especialmente las prácticas formativas con páginas web pueden desempeñar
un papel substancial en la innovación y la mejora de la Educación Social. Por ello, la finalidad
principal de esta investigación es descubrir la percepción que tiene el alumnado universitario
sobre el uso de las páginas web para el campo de trabajo de la Educación Social. El estudio
realizado se enmarca en la investigación cualitativa. Para ello, se han analizado 68 diarios
académicos del alumnado de primer curso de la titulación de Educación Social. Como
resultados y conclusiones cabe indicar que estos/as alumnos/as perciben beneficioso las
páginas web como herramienta de expresión, asà como un mecanismo idóneo para la
visibilización de la Educación Social. Valoran positivamente el carácter lúdico, motivador y
las posibilidades que existen para la utilización de entornos gratuitos. En definitiva,
reconocen el potencial esencial de las páginas web para la educación informal, como una
herramienta interesante para la innovación e interacción social en el ámbito de trabajo de
la Educación SocialThe current work dynamics demand, increasingly to a greater extent, the use of
Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in the Knowledge Society. For this,
ICT, and especially training practices with web pages can play a substantial role in
innovation and improvement of Social Education. Therefore, the main purpose of this
research is to discover the perception that university students have about the use of web
pages for the field of work of Social Education. The study is framed in qualitative research.
For this, 68 academic journals of the first-year students of the Social Education degree have
been analyzed. As results and conclusions, it should be noted that these students perceive
web pages as a tool of expression, as well as an ideal mechanism for the visibility of Social
Education. They value positively the ludic, motivating character and the possibilities that
exist for the use of free environments. In short, the essential potential of web pages for
informal education, as an interesting tool for innovation and social interaction in the field
of Social Education wor
A systematic review of tablet use in primary education
The great social changes caused by the development of digital technologies have also started to transform the field of education thanks to the incorporation of new devices into the learning process. The purpose of this research is to provide a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the state of the question based on a review of scientific literature regarding primary-school children’s use of tablets and changes that can be attributed to it. A fundamentally qualitative methodology with a narrative approach was used in this research to carry out documentary analysis of a sample of 163 articles indexed in Web of Science, Scopus and ERIC. This sample was selected by using different search operators according to the respective axes/categories of the topic of study. The information extracted was subjected to content analysis and contingency analysis. The latter made it possible to identify the relationship between the qualitative variables and the temporal perspective, based on Cramér’s V. This study’s findings show that tablets are used in the classroom and at home, although the types of activities differ. In the school context, it is worth noting the existence of patterns of practices connected to searching online for curriculum content and creating it, as well as communication and interaction. The learning strategies employed are linked to the individualisation of education, while cooperative and collaborative forms are not encouraged enough. The indicators of the impact of use of tablets point to an increase in students’ motivation during their learning, although at the same time it can also cause distractions.La gran transformación social que ha generado el desarrollo y la expansión de las TIC comienza también a irradiar el ámbito educativo, una vez que se han incorporado nuevos dispositivos al proceso de aprendizaje. Por ello, el objetivo de este trabajo es proporcionar un panorama global y actualizado del estado de la cuestión, a partir de la revisión de la literatura cientÃfica, sobre el uso y los cambios atribuibles a la tableta en el alumnado de educación primaria. El estudio realizado se aborda desde una metodologÃa esencialmente cualitativa, enmarcada en el enfoque narrativo a través del análisis documental, con una muestra de 163 artÃculos de revistas indexadas en Web of Science, Scopus y ERIC; que fue delimitada a partir del empleo de distintos operadores de búsqueda atendiendo a los respectivos ejes/categorÃas del tópico de estudio. A la información extraÃda se le ha aplicado un análisis de contenido, asà como otro de contingencia. Este último ha permitido identificar la relación existente entre las variables cualitativas y la perspectiva temporal, a partir de la V de Cramer. Como resultados y conclusiones cabe destacar que la tableta es utilizada por el alumnado tanto en el contexto del aula como en el hogar. No obstante, la tipologÃa de actividades es diferente. En el ámbito escolar, cabe señalar la existencia de patrones de prácticas relativas a la búsqueda de contenidos curriculares en Internet y sobre su creación, asà como para la comunicación o el desarrollo de la interacción. Las estrategias de aprendizaje utilizadas están ligadas con la individualización de la enseñanza, encontrándose poco potenciadas las de tipo cooperativo o colaborativo. Los indicadores sobre el impacto del uso de la tableta apuntan a un incremento de la motivación en el aprendizaje del alumnado, pero también le produce distracción
El método Synthetic Phonics. Implantación en una escuela española
Learning to read and write is essential for young pupils, in order to achieve correct communication skills. This dissertation focuses on the method Synthetic Phonics, and more specifically, Jolly Phonics, one of the most popular programmes in the United Kingdom. I will propose an analysis of the historical context and the different phonics approaches to teach literacy in the UK, and how this approach has been introduced in a Spanish school. Then, I will compare the practical development of the method in schools in the UK and in Spain, and how Jolly Phonics teachers value this programme
Smoking behaviour, involuntary smoking, attitudes towards smoke-free legislations, and tobacco control activities in the European Union
The six most important cost-effective policies on tobacco control can be measured by the Tobacco Control Scale (TCS). The objective of our study was to describe the correlation between the TCS and smoking prevalence, self-reported exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) and attitudes towards smoking restrictions in the 27 countries of the European Union (EU27)
Zeolites and ordered porous solids: fundamentals and applications
Pérez Pariente, J.; MartÃnez Sánchez, MC. (2011). Zeolites and ordered porous solids: fundamentals and applications. Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València. http://hdl.handle.net/10251/11205Archivo delegad
De Heródoto a la campana de Huesca. Consideraciones y nueva propuesta acerca de su tradición clásica
This article has a double purpose. On the one hand, it aims to deepen into the tradition of the classic precedents of the legend of the bell of Huesca by comparing three traditions about the topic: Greek, Roman and medieval, all of them between the 5th century b.C. until the 14th century AD. (the Crónica Pinatense will be the terminus ad quem in the medieval tradition), and the evidences existing about them. Four points in these traditions have been compared: the request of advice, the circumstances in which the advice is given, the explanations that the messenger offers to the claimant of the advice and, finally, the interpretation of the advice. On the other hand, the paper aims to offer a new source for the medieval tradition. This new source is related to chivalry guidebooks, in the tradition of the stratagy books.La finalidad de este artÃculo es doble. Por un lado pretendemos ahondar en la cuestión de la tradición de los precedentes clásicos de la leyenda medieval de la campana de Huesca comparando entre sà tres tradiciones, la griega, la romana y la medieval, que se extienden desde el siglo V a. C. hasta el siglo XIV, tomando como término ad quem la llamada Crónica Pinatense. La comparación entre esas tradiciones se establecerá a partir de los testimonios que de ellas nos han llegado en torno a cuatro puntos: la petición de consejo, circunstancias en torno al consejo, las explicaciones del mensajero al demandante del consejo y, por último, la interpretación del consejo por el demandante y su puesta en práctica. Por otro lado, intentaremos establecer una nueva fuente en su fase medieval diferente a la postulada hasta ahora. Dicha fuente está relacionada con los manuales de caballerÃa, herederos de los libros de estratagemas
Archivo del Duelo (sobre el 11-M)
Sección: Noticias. Noticias de archivosEl Archivo del Duelo es un proyecto de investigación cuya finalidad es documentar, organizar en un archivo y analizar las muestras de duelo que tuvieron lugar después de los atentados del 11 de marzo en Madrid.N
Secondhand smoke risk perception and smoke-free rules in homes: a cross-sectional study in Barcelona (Spain)
Objective: to describe the voluntary adoption of smoke-free homes in Spain among general population and to identify variables associated with its voluntary adoption. Methods: cross-sectional study of a representative sample (n=731) of the adult population (>26 years) of Barcelona, Spain, in 2013-2014. We defined smoking rules inside the households as complete indoor rules (when smoking was not allowed inside the house), and partial or absent indoor rules (when smoking was allowed in some designated places inside the house or when smoking was allowed everywhere) and described them according to the perceived risk of the secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure. We calculated the prevalence and prevalence ratios (PR) according to sociodemographic variables. Results: 57.4% of households had complete indoor smoke-free rules. The prevalence of households with complete indoor rules was higher among women (PRa: 1.15; 95% CI 1.00 to 1.33), married (PRa: 1.18; 95% CI 1.01 to 1.38), never-smokers (PRa: 2.68; 95% CI 2.06 to 3.50) and in households where a minor lived (PRa: 1.40; 95% CI: 1.20-1.65). Believe that breathing tobacco smoke from smokers is dangerous for non-smokers (PRa: 1.77; 95% CI: 1.06-2.97) is associated with the voluntary adoption of complete indoor smoke-free home. Conclusions: risk perceptions of SHS exposure were associated with the voluntary adoption of indoor smoke-free homes
Proceso y catalizadores para la oxidación selectiva de compuestos de azufre presentes en gasolina, queroseno y diésel
Referencia OEPM: P200102754.-- Fecha de solicitud: 30/11/2001.-- Titulares: Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (UPV), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones CientÃficas (CSIC).La presente invención tiene por objeto un proceso para la oxidación de compuestos de azufre presentes en las fracciones gasolina, queroseno y diésel, caracterizado porque comprende realizar una oxidación de dichos compuestos de azufre utilizando peróxidos o hidroperóxidos como agentes oxidantes, y un catalizador o mezclas de catalizadores, los cuales están basados en tamices moleculares microporosos que contienen canales con anillos de 12 o más miembros y conteniendo en su composición Ti conjuntamente en posiciones de red y no reticulares. Estos catalizadores pueden también contener Si unido a C.Peer reviewe
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