Integron-Related Antimicrobial Resistance in Nosocomial and Community Acquired Infections

Integrons; Resistència antimicrobiana; Infeccions nosocomials i comunitàries adquiridesIntegrons; Antimicrobial resistance; Acquired nosocomial and community infectionsIntegrones; Resistencia antimicrobiana; Infecciones nosocomiales y comunitarias adquiridasAquesta comunicació presenta l’estudi de diferents qüestions microbiològiques relacionades amb la resistència antimicrobiana en bacteris gramnegatius a l'àrea de les Terres de l'Ebre

Educating for participation from a planetary perspective. Analysis of educational experiences in Andalusia

Las finalidades básicas de la Educación Ambiental y de la Educación para la Ciudadanía pueden confluir en una perspectiva de “educación ciudadana planetaria”, que tenga como eje central la educación para la participación como ciudadanos en relación con los problemas sociales y ambientales, a escala local y a escala global. Desde este marco se analizan varios programas de educación para la participación ciudadana desarrollados en Andalucía: “Ecoescuela”, “Parlamento Joven” y “Seguro que te mueves”, valorando sus potencialidades y sus dificultades, con especial atención a las concepciones del profesorado y del alumnado implicados en los mismos.The basic aims of Environmental Education and Education for Citizenship can converge in a perspective of “global citizenship education”, which has as its central axis education for participation as citizens in relation to social and environmental issues, in a local and global scale. From this framework several education programs for citizen participation developed in Andalusia are analyzed: “Eco-School”, “Youths’ Parliament” and “Sure You Move”, assessing their strengths and their difficulties, with particular attention to the conceptions of teachers and students involved therein

Environment and citizenship: Education for the participation as a base for a global citizenship education

Ciudadanía y medio ambiente se plantean como dos de los grandes retos a abordar en el siglo XXI en el ámbito de la educación. Esta investigación pretende aportar resultados acerca de la relevancia que los programas de participación ciudadana tienen en el alumnado en orden a fomentar las competencias relacionadas con la ciudadanía activa. Proponemos un marco teórico conjunto de la educación ambiental y la educación para la ciudadanía asumiendo una perspectiva de educación ciudadana planetaria o educación global. La investigación se desarrolla sobre varios casos de programas de educación para la participación ciudadana (Ecoescuela, Parlamento joven, Seguro que te mueves) en Andalucía y utiliza una metodología cualitativa de triangulación de datos con cuestionarios, entrevistas y grupos de discusión, utilizándose el software Atlas.ti para el tratamiento de los datos. Pretendemos así identificar las potencialidades y limitaciones de dichos programas, que han ido surgiendo de la necesidad de dar respuesta a valores considerados como deseables para la ciudadanía del siglo XXI. Entre los resultados obtenidos destacamos la potencialidad de estos programas educativos para formar ciudadanos comprometidos con los problemas sociales y ambientales desde una perspectiva de ciudadanía planetaria.Citizenship and environment are presented as two of the big challenges to be faced in the 21st century in the area of education. This research aims to provide results about the relevance that citizen participation programs have on students in order to foster the skills related to active citizenship. A theoretical framework of environmental education and education for citizenship is set assuming a perspective of planetary or global citizenship education. The research is based on several cases of education programs for citizen participation (Eco-Shool, Parlamento Joven, Seguro que te mueves) in Andalusia and uses a qualitative methodology of triangulation data through questionnaires, interviews and focus groups, using the software Atlas.ti for the data processing. We intend to identify the potentials and limitations of these programs, which have arisen from the need to provide responses to what are considered desirable values for 21st century citizenship. Among the results we highlight the potential of these educational programs to educate citizens involved in social and environmental problems from the perspective of global citizenship.Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia y por Fondos FEDE

Escuela y desarrollo comunitario: educación ambiental y ciudadanía en las aulas de secundaria

La finalidad básica de la investigación que aquí se presenta es analizar la potencialidad educativa del programa Seguro que te mueves, cuyo objetivo es favorecer la participación activa del alumnado en su entorno inmediato, generando actitudes de compromiso con las problemáticas de su localidad. Se han analizado las propuestas llevadas a cabo en dos institutos de enseñanza secundaria de la provincia de Sevilla (España). Para el análisis se ha diseñado una metodología de carácter cualitativo que ha permitido establecer las dificultades pero, sobre todo, las posibilidades del programa para construir un modelo deseable de ciudadanía participativa y comprometida con el entorno. En cuanto a las conclusiones, se percibe una carencia de actividades específicas que permitan entender las cuestiones detectadas desde un enfoque más amplio, conectando así los problemas locales con los globales.The basic end of the research presented in this article is to analyze the educational potential of the “Move Already!” program, which is aimed at encouraging students’ active participation in their immediate surroundings, while generating attitudes of commitment toward local problems. An analysis was made of the actions carried out in two secondary schools in Seville, Spain. Qualitative methodology has allowed a definition of difficulties, as well as a program’s possibilities in constructing a desirable model of participative citizens committed to their environment. In conclusion, a lack of specific activities prevents understanding issues from a broader perspective that would connect local and global problems

Revisando las categorías de análisis de la agricultura familiar: un caso de estudio del Campo de Cartagena

Moreno Pérez, OM. (2012). Revisando las categorías de análisis de la agricultura familiar: un caso de estudio del Campo de Cartagena. REVISTA ESPAÑOLA DE ESTUDIOS AGROSOCIALES Y PESQUEROS. 232:101-129. http://hdl.handle.net/10251/29254S10112923

Los rasgos familiares de la agricultura española

Moreno Pérez, OM. (2014). Los rasgos familiares de la agricultura española. Agricultura familiar en España. 47-53. http://hdl.handle.net/10251/68888S475

A Closer Look at the Brazilian Social Fuel Seal: Uptake, Operation and Dysfunctions

"This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Biofuels on 2018, available online: https://doi.org/10.1080/17597269.2016.1274163"[EN] The Brazilian government created the Social Fuel Seal (SFS) within the framework of the National Program of Production and Use of Biodiesel (PNPB) launched in 2004. The SFS is a certification standard aimed at upgrading small farmers in the biodiesel value chain, and it was conceived as a response to the increasing concerns about the social aspects of biofuel production. In this article we discuss the institutional settings and explore the uptake, achievements and shortcomings of this instrument in the light of the official data and the academic literature. Specific aspects of the practical implementation of SFS are examined upon the base of interviews conducted with different stakeholders in the state of São Paulo. 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Taking stock of the evolution of the biodiesel industry in Brazil: Business concentration and structural traits

[EN] The Brazilian biodiesel industry has rapidly developed under the National Biodiesel Production and Use Programme (PNPB) launched in 2004, which is to be replaced by a new regulatory framework that is now under discussion. This paper aims to take stock of the evolution of the structure of the biodiesel industry in this country under the implementation of the PNPB -between 2005 and 2016- and to understand its current traits. The research combines a dynamic analysis of the industrial concentration indexes (closing the time gap with previous studies on this matter) and a multivariate analysis of the productive characteristics of the biodiesel plants operating in 2016. Results show that, following a period of de-concentration between 2005 and 2011, the industry entered in a stage of certain stability in the concentration indexes. This picture disguises the exit of biodiesel plants and firms from this market and a number of business acquisitions in the last period. The static analysis has allowed for the identification of different 'business models' regarding the scale of the plants and the diversification/specialisation patterns of both raw materials and outputs.This work was supported by the Capes Foundation - Ministry of Education of Brazil [grant numbers BEX 9604/13-8]. We also gratefully thank the two anonymous reviewers their suggestions and comments, which contributed to significantly improve the original version of this paper.Moreno Pérez, OM.; Marcossi, GP.; Ortiz Miranda, D. (2017). Taking stock of the evolution of the biodiesel industry in Brazil: Business concentration and structural traits. Energy Policy. 110:525-533. doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2017.09.001S52553311