The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Applied to Higher Education. A Project Based Learning Proposal Integrated with the SDGs in Bachelor Degrees at the Campus Alcoy (UPV)

[EN] The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) proposed by Union Nations were defined in Rio+20 Conference. These SDGs are 17, and they define 169 different goals that countries have to reach in 2030. The awareness and implication of people about the importance of the SDGs enable the fulfilment of these goals in a satisfactory way and therefore, the university community must take part of these objectives and integrate the SDGs within their curricula in the different bachelor and master degrees. In light of this, students must also integrate the specific competences, outcomes competences and SDGs in their learning process. To reach this integration, it is necessary that lecturers develop active methodologies in which students work competences and SDGs jointly. This article shows a proposal that is being developed in the Campus of Alcoy at the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) to define a Project Based Learning (PBL) model integrating the SDGs. The proposal shows how PBL can support students and lecturers to promote the teaching of key competences for sustainability that are relevant for the SDGs. The article discusses the concept of PBL and SDGs; accounts for the general students¿ capabilities, highlights the integration of SDGs in the PBL methodology into Bachelor and Master Degrees curricula at the Campus Alcoy (UPV). Moreover, it shows an alignment analysis performed between the SDGs and a PBL model in a case study.This article has been supported by the Vice-rectorate for Digital Resources and Documentation (Vicerrectorado de Recursos Digitales y Documentación) and Vice-Rectorate for Studies, Quality and Accreditation (Vicerrectorado de Estudios, Calidad y Acreditación) under the Call for Learning + Teaching (Convocatoria Aprendizaje + Docencia (A+D 2019)) and Project Code: 1678-A. The authors would like to acknowledge the support of the Institute of Educational Sciences (Instituto de Ciencias de la Educación) of Universitat Politècnica de València, the Evaluation and Monitoring Commission for Educational Innovation and Improvement Projects (Comisión de Evaluación y Seguimiento de Proyectos de Innovación y Mejora Educativa (CESPIME) and Escuela Politécnica Superior de AlcoyPérez-Sánchez, M.; Díaz-Madroñero Boluda, FM.; Mula, J.; Sanchis, R. (2020). The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Applied to Higher Education. A Project Based Learning Proposal Integrated with the SDGs in Bachelor Degrees at the Campus Alcoy (UPV). EDULEARN Proceedings (Internet). 3997-4005. https://doi.org/10.21125/edulearn.2020.1078S3997400

Mathematical Programming Model for Procurement Selection in Water Irrigation Systems. A Case Study

[EN] The development tools to optimize the process and helping management to get margin are used inside of the industrial manufacture. Water networks management are not alien to this need. The optimization of the water resource is currently done in big basins, but it is not a general practice in irrigation networks that operate as water distribution companies to supply the farmers¿ demand. Nowadays, this management is not optimized and the costs are not minimized. This research introduces a mathematical programming model to optimize the replenishment process in a local irrigation network with the aim to decide what volume is procured (source, quantity and timetable) as well as what volume is stored while minimising the involved total costs. The final objective is to improve the sustainability of the water systems. The use of this tool reduces the water costs in 52.2% as well as enables to define the necessary source and the electrical schedule along the year. This definition optimizes the operating of the water system and enables to reduce the water price from 0.23 €/m3 (current water management) to 0.11 €/m3 (proposed model).Pérez-Sánchez, M.; Díaz-Madroñero Boluda, FM.; López Jiménez, PA.; Mula, J. (2017). Mathematical Programming Model for Procurement Selection in Water Irrigation Systems. A Case Study. Journal of Engineering Science and Technology Review (Online). 10(6):146-153. doi:10.25103/jestr.106.17S14615310

Solution Approaches for the Management of the Water Resources in Irrigation Water Systems with Fuzzy Costs

[EN] Currently, the management of water networks is key to increase their sustainability. This fact implies that water managers have to develop tools that ease the decision-making process in order to improve the efficiency of irrigation networks, as well as their exploitation costs. The present research proposes a mathematical programming model to optimize the selection of the water sources and the volume over time in water networks, minimizing the operation costs as a function of the water demand and the reservoir capacity. The model, which is based on fuzzy methods, improves the evaluation performed by water managers when they have to decide about the acquisition of the water resources under uncertain costs. Different fuzzy solution approaches have been applied and assessed in terms of model complexity and computational efficiency, showing the solution accomplished for each one. A comparison between different methods was applied in a real water network, reaching a 20% total cost reduction for the best solution.Sanchis, R.; Díaz-Madroñero Boluda, FM.; López Jiménez, PA.; Pérez-Sánchez, M. (2019). Solution Approaches for the Management of the Water Resources in Irrigation Water Systems with Fuzzy Costs. Water. 11(12):1-22. https://doi.org/10.3390/w11122432S1221112Biswas, A. K. (2004). Integrated Water Resources Management: A Reassessment. Water International, 29(2), 248-256. doi:10.1080/02508060408691775Pahl-Wostl, C. (2006). Transitions towards adaptive management of water facing climate and global change. Water Resources Management, 21(1), 49-62. doi:10.1007/s11269-006-9040-4Wu, K., & Zhang, L. (2014). Progress in the Development of Environmental Risk Assessment as a Tool for the Decision-Making Process. 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D., Arnbjerg-Nielsen, K., & Bauer-Gottwein, P. (2015). Optimization of Multipurpose Reservoir Systems Using Power Market Models. Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 141(8), 04014100. doi:10.1061/(asce)wr.1943-5452.0000500Kumari, S., & Mujumdar, P. P. (2017). Fuzzy Set–Based System Performance Evaluation of an Irrigation Reservoir System. Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, 143(5), 04017002. doi:10.1061/(asce)ir.1943-4774.0001155Jairaj, P. G., & Vedula, S. (2000). Water Resources Management, 14(6), 457-472. doi:10.1023/a:1011117918943Li, M., Guo, P., Singh, V. P., & Zhao, J. (2016). Irrigation Water Allocation Using an Inexact Two-Stage Quadratic Programming with Fuzzy Input under Climate Change. JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association, 52(3), 667-684. doi:10.1111/1752-1688.12415Bozorg-Haddad, O., Malmir, M., Mohammad-Azari, S., & Loáiciga, H. A. (2016). Estimation of farmers’ willingness to pay for water in the agricultural sector. 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Capacity analysis in water treatment using mathematical programming. A case study

[EN] One of the main problems of the water treatment plants is the high energy consumption they have to face. Therefore, reducing energy consumption is an imperative objective for these facilities. This work proposes a mathematical programming model for the capacity planning and the management of water treatment plants using dilution process that will reduce the energy consumption in the aeration phase. This model presents, as a novelty, the inclusion of the time variable, generating a quasi-stationary model that has been applied to a real case study.[ES] Uno de los principales problemas de las plantas de tratamiento de agua es el elevado consumo energético al que tienen que hacer frente. Por ello, reducir el consumo energético es objetivo prioritario para dichas instalaciones. Este trabajo propone un modelo de programación matemática para la planificación de la capacidad y gestión de instalaciones depuradoras de agua, que mediante dilución, re-duzca el consumo energético en la fase de aireación. Dicho modelo presenta como novedad la inclusión de la variable tiempo, generando un modelo cuasiestacionario, que ha sido aplicado a un caso real de estudio.Colomina, M.; Pérez Sánchez, M.; Sanchis, R.; Díaz-Madroñero Boluda, FM. (2020). Análisis de la capacidad necesaria en los procesos de tratamiento de aguas mediante programación matemática. Un caso de estudio. Economía Agraria y Recursos Naturales - Agricultural and Resource Economics. 20(1):37-51. https://doi.org/10.7201/earn.2020.01.02OJS375120

Pérdida prematura de dientes temporales en escolares

Introduction: premature loss of primary teeth is associated with reduced arch length and migration of contiguous and antagonist teeth. It can compromise the natural maintenance of the arch perimeter and the eruption of the successor tooth.Objective: to characterize the premature loss of primary teeth in school children.Methods: descriptive observational cross-sectional study in children of the Frank País elementary school belonging to the Pedro Borrás University Polyclinic, Pinar del Río municipality during the period October 2021 to June 2023. Universe: 200 children from first to fifth grade. Sample: intentional non-probabilistic sample, which included 113 children considering the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Absolute frequencies, percentages and non-parametric Chi-square test were used as summary measures.Results: there was a greater presence of girls (56,6 %) in the   five - seven  years age group (69 %). The most frequent causes of loss of temporaries were dental caries (52,2 %) and pulp necrosis (26,5 %) in both age groups. There was greater involvement of   lower first molars (66,1 %). Root development of the substitute permanent tooth predominated in Nolla stages five and six (28,3 % and 48,7 %). The predominant anomalies resulting from tooth loss were decreased arch perimeter (80,5 %) and mesial migration of primary molars (63,7 %).Conclusions: premature loss of primary teeth is modifiable if dental care and attention to the child with deciduous dentition is assumed as a priority by the family from early stages of life. Introducción: la pérdida prematura de dientes primarios se asocia a reducción de longitud del arco dentario y migración de dientes contiguos y antagonistas. Puede comprometer el mantenimiento natural del perímetro del arco y la erupción del diente sucesor.Objetivo: caracterizar la pérdida prematura de dientes temporales en escolares.Métodos: estudio observacional descriptivo de corte transversal en niños de la escuela primaria Frank País pertenecientes al Policlínico Universitario Pedro Borrás, municipio Pinar del Río durante el periodo octubre 2021 a junio 2023. Universo: 200 niños de primero a quinto grado. Muestra: intencional no probabilística, que incluyó 113 niños considerando los criterios de inclusión y exclusión. Como medidas de resumen se emplearon frecuencias absolutas, porcentuales y prueba no paramétrica de Chi cuadrado.Resultados: se registró mayor presencia   de   niñas (56,6 %) del   grupo   cinco-siete años (69 %). Las causas más frecuentes de pérdida de temporales fueron caries dental (52,2 %) y necrosis pulpar (26,5 %) en ambos grupos de edades. Hubo mayor afectación en primeros molares inferiores (66,1 %). El desarrollo radicular del diente permanente   sucedáneo   predominó en los   estadios  cinco  y seis de Nolla (28,3 y 48,7 %). Las anomalías consecuentes de la pérdida dentaria que predominaron fueron disminución del perímetro del arco (80,5 %) y migración mesial de molares temporales (63,7 %).Conclusiones: la pérdida prematura de dientes temporales es modificable si se asume el cuidado dental y atención al niño con dentición decidua como una prioridad por parte de la familia desde etapas tempranas de la vida.

Perception of innovation within engineering degrees. Study at the Higher Polytechnic School of Alcoy-UPV

[ES] El establecimiento de los nuevos planes de estudio en el Espacio Europeo de Educación Superior así como la inclusión de las competencias transversales en la evaluación de los títulos junto la aparición de las nuevas herramientas de las tecnologías de la información ha propiciado el desarrollo de la innovación en las estrategias del aprendizaje. Dentro de la Universitat Politècnica de València, este hecho no ha pasado desapercibido y la Escuela Politécnica Superior de Alcoy ha demostrado una alta participación en lo referente a la innovación educativa. La presente comunicación muestra los proyectos de innovación y mejora educativa llevados a cabo dentro de este centro así como los índices de rendimiento y satisfacción del alumnado desde la implantación de los grados de ingeniería en la Escuela Politécnica Superior de Alcoy.[EN] The establishment of new curricula in the European Higher Education Area as well as the inclusion of transversal competences in the evaluation of university degrees together with the emergence of new tools of information technologies has led to the development of innovation in learning strategies. In the Universitat Politècnica de València, this fact has not gone unnoticed and Polytechnic School of Alcoy has shown a high participation in relation to innovation. This communication shows the innovation projects carried out within this centre as well as the performance and satisfaction rates of the students since the introduction of engineering degrees at the Polytechnic School of Alcoy.Pérez-Sánchez, M.; Mula Bru, J.; Díaz-Madroñero Boluda, FM.; Sanchis Gisbert, R. (2020). La percepción de la innovación dentro de los Grados en Ingeniería. Estudio en la Escuela Politécnica Superior de Alcoy-UPV. Modelling in Science Education and Learning. 13(1):5-12. https://doi.org/10.4995/msel.2020.12103512131Aguilar, A, Díaz-Madroñero, M, Mula, J, Pérez-Sánchez, M. (2019). Innovación y mejora educativa en la Escuela Politécnica Superior de Alcoy [2014-2018]. Ed. Universitat Politècnica de València. ISBN: 978-84-9048-779-2UPV (2019) Convocatoria de Ayudas para Proyectos de Innovación y Mejora Educativa. https://www.upv.es/contenidos/ICEP/info/760700normalc.html [Consultado 01/04/2019

Structural basis of a histidine-DNA nicking/joining mechanism for gene transfer and promiscuous spread of antibiotic resistance

Relaxases are metal-dependent nucleases that break and join DNA for the initiation and completion of conjugative bacterial gene transfer. Conjugation is the main process through which antibiotic resistance spreads among bacteria, with multidrug-resistant staphylococci and streptococci infections posing major threats to human health. The MOBV family of relaxases accounts for approximately 85% of all relaxases found in Staphylococcus aureus isolates. Here, we present six structures of the MOBV relaxase MobM from the promiscuous plasmid pMV158 in complex with several origin of transfer DNA fragments. A combined structural, biochemical, and computational approach reveals that MobM follows a previously uncharacterized histidine/metal-dependent DNA processing mechanism, which involves the formation of a covalent phosphoramidate histidine-DNA adduct for cell-to-cell transfer. We discuss how the chemical features of the high-energy phosphorus-nitrogen bond shape the dominant position of MOBV histidine relaxases among small promiscuous plasmids and their preference toward Gram-positive bacteria

Opportunistic detection of atrial fibrillation in subjects aged 65 years or older in primare care: a randomised clinical trial of efficacy. DOFA-AP study protocol.

Clinical Practice Guidelines recommend using peripheral blood pulse measuring as a screening test for Atrial Fibrillation. However, there is no adequate evidence supporting the efficacy of such procedure in primary care clinical practice. This paper describes a study protocol designed to verify whether early opportunistic screening for Atrial Fibrillation by measuring blood pulse is more effective than regular practice in subjects aged 65 years attending primary care centers.post-print290 K