History of personal development of teachers in the province of Granada in the rural context. Study of cases

Una ventana con vistas a la escuela rural. Este artículo trata de plasmar la realidad de la educación en el contexto rural, de las personas que trabajan en esta escuela y qué experiencias personales y profesionales les han llevado a impartir docencia en ellas. En base a la problemática y dificultades relacionadas con la escuela rural y el profesorado que en ella trabaja, se realiza un estudio de casos cuya finalidad es conocer, en la medida de lo posible, qué aspectos de la vida de estos tres sujetos son los que más les han influido y condicionado para desempeñar su labor docente en el contexto rural. Para dicho trabajo, se utiliza la técnica de historia de vida y desarrollo personal para la cual se han seguido los siguientes pasos: elaboración de un protocolo de entrevistas, transcripción de las entrevistas, análisis cualitativo de las respuestas mediante el diseño de un sistema de categorías y, por último, un inventario de valores. Mediante las entrevistas y su análisis, se conoce, también, la visión que estos docentes tienen acerca del lugar en que desempeñan su práctica educativa. Todo el material utilizado ha sido elaborado teniendo en cuenta el protocolo diseñado por Atkinson (1997), llevando a cabo las adaptaciones oportunas para la información que se pretende recoger y analizar. Así como, el protocolo de entrevistas fue revisado exhaustivamente por tres profesionales de la materia.A window overlooking the rural school. This article tries to capture the reality of education in the rural context, of the people who work in this school and what personal an professional experiences have led them to teach there. Based on the problems and difficulties related to the rural school and the teachers who work in it, a case study is carried out whose purpose is to know, as far as possible, what aspects of the lives of these three subjects are those that more they have influenced and conditioned them to carry out their teaching work in the rural context. For this work, the life history and personal development technique is used, for which the following steps have been followed: preparation of an interview protocol, transcription of the interviews, qualitative analysis of the responses through the design of category system and finally, an inventory of values. Through the interviews and their analysis, it is also known the vision that these teachers have about the place in which they carry out their educational practice. All the material used has been prepared taking into account the protocol designed by Atkinson (1997), carrying out the appropriate adaptations for the information to be collected and analysed. Likewise, the interview protocol was exhaustively reviewed by three professionals in the field

Self-assembly, study and applications of metalosupramolecular capsules based on Subphthalocyanines

Tesis doctoral inédita. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Facultad de Ciencias, Departamento de Química Orgánica. Fecha de lectura: 19-07-201

Efeitos do desenvolvimento sustentável percebido pelo consumidor. Uma proposta para um modelo de hipermercado no Equador

The objective of this work was to analyze the incidence of sustainable development on the chain of effects: perceived value - brand equity - loyalty. In order to achieve this, a theoretical model of relations, tested with a sample of 317 hypermarket customers in Ecuador, was proposed. Results, using an exploratory and confirmatory methodology, combined with partial least squares regression, showed that both sustainable development actions as well as perceived value are master pieces to build the retail strategy. Both are established as key variables by their nature, as they are multidimensional, and by their scope, allowing to generate customer loyalty towards the hypermarket through brand equity.El objetivo de este trabajo fue analizar la incidencia del desarrollo sostenible sobre la cadena de efectos: valor percibido - capital de marca - lealtad. Para ello, se propone un modelo teórico de relaciones que se contrasta a partir de una muestra de 317 clientes de hipermercados en Ecuador. Los resultados, aplicando una metodología exploratoria y confirmatoria, combinada con regresión por mínimos cuadrados parciales, mostraron que tanto las acciones de desarrollo sostenible como el valor percibido son pilares maestros sobre los que se puede apoyar la estrategia minorista. Ambas se muestran como variables clave por su naturaleza, en cuanto son multidimensionales, y por su alcance, al permitir construir la lealtad del consumidor hacia el hipermercado a través de su capital de marca.O objetivo deste trabalho foi analisar a incidência do desenvolvimento sustentável na cadeia de efeitos: valor percebido - capital da marca - lealdade. Para isso, propõe-se um modelo teórico de relações, o que contrasta-se com uma amostra de 317 clientes de hipermercados no Equador. Os resultados, aplicando uma metodologia exploratória e confirmatória, combinados com a regressão de mínimos quadrados parciais, mostram que tanto as ações de desenvolvimento sustentável quanto o valor percebido, são pilares principais para apoiar a estratégia de varejo. Ambas são mostradas como variáveis-chave por sua natureza, por serem multidimensionais e por seu escopo, permitindo construir a lealdade do consumidor em relação ao hipermercado, por meio de seu capital de marca

Ethically minded consumer behavior, retailers’ commitment to sustainable development, and store equity in hypermarkets

The present paper analyzed the influence of ethically minded consumer behavior on retailer’s commitment to sustainable development as perceived by the consumer, and their contribution to the chain of relationships “store equity–loyalty–word of mouth communication”, in the context of retailing. Responses from 317 hypermarket customers in Ecuador were analyzed. The model was estimated using the partial least squares technique. The results show the sustainable development actions implemented by retailers, together with perceived value, contribute significantly to store equity creation, which explains customer loyalty and, ultimately, positive word-of-mouth communication. However, the most concerned consumers of ethical aspects value the retailer’s efforts towards sustainability to a lesser extent. The findings of this research allow developing a series of implications for the managers of these establishments

Proyecto SHE: School and Home Emotions

Hoy en día, la inteligencia no garantiza la felicidad en nuestro entorno, trabajo o vida social. El éxito personal y profesional no se vincula únicamente a los conocimientos académicamente adquiridos, sino también al dominio de competencias emocionales, cuyo desarrollo ayuda a gestionar las diferentes situaciones estresantes que se dan en el día a día. En este trabajo se describe un programa en educación emocional (SHE) –diseñado e implementado como estudio piloto–, basado en modelos científicos ampliamente conocidos sobre inteligencia (Salovey &y Mayer, 1997) y regulación emocional (Gross &y John, 2003). Mediante dicho programa se pretende poner al alcance de los niños las sinergias creadas por una educación emocional global: niños, profesores y padres. Para ello, se seleccionaron tres muestras de participantes: niños/niñas de 4º de primaria, padres y madres, y profesorado del mismo centro escolar. La intervención consistió en desarrollar e impartir sesiones bi-quincenales sobre educación emocional. Los resultados mostraron efectos significativos sobre el uso de estrategias de regulación emocional –en la muestra de estudiantes y progenitores–, con una disminución de la supresión emocional y un aumento de la reevaluación cognitiva. En el caso de los profesores, disminuyeron las puntuaciones en afecto negativo. Los valores de funcionamiento familiar permanecieron estables tras la intervención. Por último, no se observaron cambios significativos en las habilidades de inteligencia emocional en ninguno de los tres grupos a estudio.Today, intelligence does not guarantee happiness in our environment, work or social life. Personal and professional success is not only related to academic knowledge but also to the domain of emotional competences, whose development helps to manage the different stressful situations that occur on a daily basis. In this paper we describe a program in emotional education (SHE), designed and implemented as a pilot study, based on well-known scientific models of intelligence (Salovey &and Mayer, 1997) and emotional regulation (Gross &and John, 2003). This program aims to make available to children the synergies created by a global emotional education: children, teachers and parents. For this purpose, three samples of participants were selected: children from 4th grade primary, a group of parents of 4th grade and a group of teachers from the same school. The intervention consisted of developing and imparting bi-fortnightly sessions on emotional education. The results showed significant effects on the use of emotional regulation strategies - in student and parent samples - with a decrease in emotional suppression and an increase in cognitive reevaluation. In the case of teachers, the scores on negative affection decreased. The values of family functioning remained stable after the intervention. Finally, no significant changes in emotional intelligence skills were observed in any of the three study groups

Basement membrane-rich Organoids with functional human blood vessels are permissive niches for human breast cancer metastasis

Metastasic breast cancer is the leading cause of death by malignancy in women worldwide. Tumor metastasis is a multistep process encompassing local invasion of cancer cells at primary tumor site, intravasation into the blood vessel, survival in systemic circulation, and extravasation across the endothelium to metastasize at a secondary site. However, only a small percentage of circulating cancer cells initiate metastatic colonies. This fact, together with the inaccessibility and structural complexity of target tissues has hampered the study of the later steps in cancer metastasis. In addition, most data are derived from in vivo models where critical steps such as intravasation/extravasation of human cancer cells are mediated by murine endothelial cells. Here, we developed a new mouse model to study the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying late steps of the metastatic cascade. We have shown that a network of functional human blood vessels can be formed by co-implantation of human endothelial cells and mesenchymal cells, embedded within a reconstituted basement membrane-like matrix and inoculated subcutaneously into immunodeficient mice. The ability of circulating cancer cells to colonize these human vascularized organoids was next assessed in an orthotopic model of human breast cancer by bioluminescent imaging, molecular techniques and immunohistological analysis. We demonstrate that disseminated human breast cancer cells efficiently colonize organoids containing a functional microvessel network composed of human endothelial cells, connected to the mouse circulatory system. Human breast cancer cells could be clearly detected at different stages of the metastatic process: initial arrest in the human microvasculature, extravasation, and growth into avascular micrometastases. This new mouse model may help us to map the extravasation process with unprecedented detail, opening the way for the identification of relevant targets for therapeutic intervention

Chronic functional adaptations induced by the application of transcranial direct current stimulation combined with exercise programs: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials

This work was supported by the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation, and Universities under Grant (PID2021-128204OA-I00-AEI/FEDER, UE)[Abstract]: The present systematic review aimed to determine the chronic effects of the combination of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and exercise on motor function and performance outcomes. We performed a systematic literature review in the databases MEDLINE and Web of Science. Only randomized control trials that measured the chronic effect of combining exercise (comprising gross motor tasks) with tDCS during at least five sessions and measured any type of motor function or performance outcome were included. A total of 22 interventions met the inclusion criteria. Only outcomes related to motor function or performance were collected. Studies were divided into three groups: (a) healthy population (n = 4), (b) neurological disorder population (n = 14), and (c) musculoskeletal disorder population (n = 4). The studies exhibited considerable variability in terms of tDCS protocols, exercise programs, and outcome measures. Chronic use of tDCS in combination with strength training does not enhance motor function in healthy adults. In neurological disorders, the results suggest no additive effect if the exercise program includes the movements pretending to be improved (i.e., tested). However, although evidence is scarce, tDCS may enhance exercise-induced adaptations in musculoskeletal conditions characterized by pain as a limiting factor of motor function.Xunta de Galicia, Universidade da Coruna/CISUG ; (ED431B 2021/28

Campaña de concienciación contra la violencia de género en el contexto escolar

Campaña para concienciar de la importancia que tienen los agentes sociales (escuela, familia, medios de comunicación) sobre el crecimiento y desarrollo de los más pequeñosGrado en Publicidad y Relaciones Pública

Sleep disturbances and gestational diabetes prevalence on last trimester of pregnancy

Introducción: estudios recientes sugieren que las mujeres con diagnóstico de diabetes gestacional tienen más probabilidad de padecer trastornos del sueño en comparación con el resto de las mujeres embarazadas. Los objetivos de este estudio fueron analizar los factores de riesgo asociados a diabetes gestacional y verificar una asociación entre padecer o no diabetes gestacional y la calidad del sueño y/o somnolencia. Material y métodos: estudio observacional de casos y controles a partir de una muestra de 130 gestantes, 46 con diabetes gestacional y 84 controles. Se realizó una valoración antropométrica, evaluando peso, estatura, índice de masa corporal (IMC) y perímetro abdominal. Se realizó una valoración sociodemográfica, evaluando edad y situación familiar y laboral, así como un estudio ginecológico, evaluando número de partos simples y múltiples, número de abortos y patología ginecológica durante los últimos tres años. Para el diagnóstico de diabetes gestacional se realizó el test de O‘Sullivan. Se midió la calidad del sueño y la somnolencia diurna. Resultados: del total de gestantes estudiadas, 46 fueron diagnosticadas de diabetes gestacional. Existen diferencias significativas (p < 0,001) en las puntuaciones del IMC entre gestantes diabéticas y no diabéticas, siendo sus valores más elevados entre las diabéticas. Existe una asociación significativa (p = 0,002) entre la existencia de antecedentes familiares de diabetes mellitus tipo 2 y padecer o no diabetes gestacional. Las gestantes diabéticas presentan un significativo empeoramiento (p < 0,001) de la calidad del sueño. Respecto a la somnolencia diurna, las gestantes diabéticas poseen una somnolencia diurna superior a la media poblacional. Conclusiones: en la población estudiada, puntuaciones elevadas en el IMC, así como antecedentes familiares de confordiabetes mellitus tipo 2 parecen ser factores asociados al riesgo de padecer diabetes gestacional. Las embarazadas con diabetes gestacional poseen una peor calidad del sueño y un grado de somnolencia diurna superior al de la media poblacional, reduciéndose con ello el bienestar de la madre y del feto.Introduction: recent studies suggest that women with gestational diabetes are more likely to suffer sleep disorders compared to pregnant women without diabetes. The objectives of this study were to analyze the risk factors associated with gestational diabetes and to verify if exist an association between the presence or abscense of gestational diabetes and the quality of the sleep and/or daytime sleepiness. Material and methods: case-controls study with a sample of 130 pregnant women, 46 of them with gestational diabetes and 84 controls. Anthropometric parameters such as weight, stature, body mass index (BMI) and abdominal perimeter were evaluated. Socio-demographic variables, including age and family situation were assessed, and a gynecological study was performed, evaluating the number of simple or multiple births, number of miscarriages and gynecological pathology during the past 3 years. The O’Sullivan test was conducted for the diagnosis of gestational diabetes. The quality of sleep and daytime sleepiness were also measured. Results: 46 women were diagnosed of gestational diabetes. There are significant differences (p < 0.001) in BMI scores among women with gestational diabetes and controls, being the highest values in the diabetic group. There is a significant association (p = 0.002) between the existence of family history of type 2 diabetes mellitus and the presence or abscense of gestational diabetes. Women with gestational diabetes present a significant worse quality of sleep (p < 0.001), and values of daytime sleepiness higher than the general population. Conclusions: high values of BMI or family history of type 2 diabetes mellitus seems to be factors associated to the risk of suffer gestational diabetes. Women with gestational diabetes have a poorer quality of sleep and a higher degree of daytime sleepiness than the general population, reducing the well-being of the mother and the fetus

Does sleep‑disordered breathing add to impairments in academic performance and brain structure usually observed in children with overweight/obesity?

Funding for open access charge: Universidad de Granada/CBUA. This work is part of a PhD thesis conducted in the Official Doctoral Programme in Biomedicine of the University of Granada, Spain. Preliminary data from this manuscript has been presented previously in The International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA) Xchange 2021 Annual Meeting. The ActiveBrains project was funded by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness and the "Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional (FEDER)" (DEP201347540, DEP2016-79512-R, DEP2017-91544-EXP and RYC-201109011). L.V.T.-L. is supported by a Grant from the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities (FPU17/04802). J.H.M. is supported by a Grant from the Spanish Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport (FPU15/02645). C.C.-S. is supported by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (FJC2018-037925-I). IEC is supported by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (RYC2019-027287-I). Additional support was obtained from the University of Granada, Plan Propio de Investigacion 2016, Excellence actions: Units of Excellence, Scientific Excellence Unit on Exercise and Health (UCEES), by the Junta de Andalucia, Consejeria de Conocimiento, Investigacion y Universidades, and European Regional Development Funds (ref. SOMM17/6107/UGR). In addition, funding was provided by the SAMID III network, RETICS, funded by the PNI + D + I 2017-2021 (Spain), ISCIII-Sub-Directorate General for Research Assessment and Promotion, the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) (Ref. RD16/0022), the EXERNET Research Network on Exercise and Health (DEP2005-00046/ACTI; 09/UPB/19; 45/UPB/20; 27/UPB/21), the European Union's 2020 research and innovation program under grant agreement No.667302, and the HL-PIVOT network-Healthy Living for Pandemic Event Protection. Additional funding was obtained from the Andalusian Operational Programme supported with European Regional Development Funds (ERDF in English, FEDER in Spanish, project ref: B-CTS-355-UGR18).Approximately 4–11% of children suffer from sleep-disordered breathing (SDB), and children with obesity are at increased risk. Both obesity and SDB have been separately associated with poorer brain health, yet whether SDB severity affects brain health in children with obesity remains unanswered. This study aimed to examine associations of SDB severity with academic performance and brain structure (i.e., total brain and gray and white matter volumes and gray matter volume in the hippocampus) in children with overweight/obesity. One hundred nine children aged 8–12 years with overweight/obesity were included. SDB severity and its subscales (i.e., snoring, daytime sleepiness, and inattention/hyperactivity) were evaluated via the Pediatric Sleep Questionnaire (PSQ), and academic performance was evaluated with the Woodcock-Muñoz standardized test and school grades. Brain structure was assessed by magnetic resonance imaging. SDB severity was not associated with academic performance measured by the standardized test (all |β|> 0.160, P > 0.076), yet it was associated with the school grade point average (β = -0.226, P = 0.007) and natural and social science grades (β = -0.269, P = 0.024). Intention/hyperactivity seemed to drive these associations. No associations were found between SDB severity and the remaining school grades (all β 0.065) or brain volumes (all P > 0.05). Conclusion: Our study shows that SDB severity was associated with lower school grades, yet it was not associated with the standardized measurement of academic performance or with brain volumes in children with overweight/obesity. SDB severity may add to academic problems in children beyond the effects contributed by overweight/obesity status alone.Universidad de Granada/CBUASpanish Government European CommissionSpanish Government DEP201347540 DEP2016-79512-R DEP2017-91544-EXP RYC-201109011Spanish Government FPU17/04802 FPU15/02645 FJC2018-037925-I RYC2019-027287-IUniversity of Granada, Plan Propio de Investigacion 2016, Excellence actions: Units of Excellence, Scientific Excellence Unit on Exercise and Health (UCEES)Junta de Andalucia European Commission SOMM17/6107/UGRSAMID III network, RETICS - PNI + D + I 2017-2021 (Spain)ISCIII-Sub-Directorate General for Research Assessment and PromotionEuropean Commission RD16/0022EXERNET Research Network on Exercise and Health DEP2005-00046/ACTI 09/UPB/19 45/UPB/20 27/UPB/21European Commission 667302HL-PIVOT network-Healthy Living for Pandemic Event ProtectionAndalusian Operational ProgrammeEuropean Regional Development Funds (ERDF in English, FEDER in Spanish) B-CTS-355-UGR1