Formación interdisciplinar de futuros docentes de Educación Secundaria

El objetivo de esta comunicación es exponer una experiencia de innovación docente llevada a cabo en el marco del El Máster en Profesorado de ESO, Bachillerato, FP e Idiomas en la Universidad de Málaga durante el curso 2019-20, con la participación de 60 alumnos y alumnas de varias especialidades (Artes Escénicas, Arquitectura, Bellas Artes, Comunicación Audiovisual, Educación Física y Música) y profesorado universitario de cuatro áreas de conocimiento diferentes (Didáctica y Organización Escolar, Didáctica de la Expresión Corporal, Musical y Plástica Visual y Audiovisual) en torno a un proyecto docente común en el que se ha empleado la metodología de Aprendizaje Basado en Proyectos.Universidad de Málaga. Campus de Excelencia Internacional Andalucía Tec

A framework for group decision-making: Including cognitive and affective aspects in a MCDA method for alternatives rejection

© Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2019. With the evolution of the organizations and technology, Group Decision Support Systems have changed to support decision-makers that cannot be together at the same place and time to make a decision. However, these systems must now be able to support the interaction between decision-makers and provide all the relevant information at the most adequate times. Failing to do so may compromise the success and the acceptance of the system. In this work it is proposed a framework for group decision using a Multiple Criteria Decision Analysis method capable of identify inconsistent assessments done by the decision-maker and identify alternatives that should be rejected by the group of decision-makers. The proposed framework allows to present more relevant information throughout the decision-making process and this way guide decision-makers in the achievement of more consensual and satisfactory decisions.INCT-EN - Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia para Excitotoxicidade e Neuroproteção(ANI|P2020 21958

Why athletes say no to doping: A qualitative exploration of the reasons underpinning athletes' decision not to dope

Athletes’ motives for choosing not to use Performance Enhancing Drugs (PEDs) are likely to be diverse and complex, including a consideration of biological factors (e.g., performance advantage), psychological characteristics (e.g., risk taking behavior), and the athlete’s social environment (e.g., the opinion and influence of significant others). As such, a multifactorial (bio, psycho, and social) evaluation is important when examining the reasons against usage. The purpose of this study was to examine the reasons athletes cite for not using PEDs. A phenomenological approach was employed and data were collected from athletes (n = 36) and coaches (n = 10) using semi-structured interviews and analyzed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. Personal and moral standards were identified as key factors that led to decisions to avoid PED. Psychological and social factors (e.g., the role of significant others such as the coach) also play significant roles in decisions to avoid doping. Although anti-doping testing and education is central to anti-doping strategy, athletes’ decision not to dope was made independent of, or at least not contingent on these structures. As such, these findings have the potential to inform educational initiatives designed to combat doping in sport outside the usual emphasis on sanctions and testing

An Intervention to Optimize Coach Motivational Climates and Reduce Athlete Willingness to Dope (CoachMADE): Protocol for a Cross-Cultural Cluster Randomized Control Trial

Field-based anti-doping interventions in sport are scarce and focus on athletes. However, coaches are recognized as one of the most significant source of influence in terms of athletes’ cognitions, affect, and behavior. In this paper we present the protocol for a cluster randomized control trial which aims to contrast the relative effects of a ‘motivation and anti-doping’ intervention program for coaches against an information-based anti-doping control program. In developing the motivation content of our intervention, we drew from Self-Determination Theory. The project is currently ongoing in Australia and has recently started in the UK and Greece. We aim to recruit 120 coaches and approximately 1200 of their athletes across the three countries. Various assessments will be taken from both coaches and athletes prior to the intervention, immediately after the 12-week intervention and at a 2-month follow up. The intervention comprises face-to-face workshops and weekly activities which are supported by printed and online material. The project aims to identify communication strategies that coaches can use to support athletes’ motivation in sport and also to promote self-determined reasons for athletes to comply with doping regulations

Endurance performance is influenced by perceptions of pain and temperature: Theory, applications and safety considerations.

Models of endurance performance now recognise input from the brain, including an athlete’s ability to cope with various non-pleasurable perceptions during exercise, such as pain and temperature. Exercise training can reduce perceptions of both pain and temperature over time, partly explaining why athletes generally have a higher pain tolerance, despite a similar pain threshold, compared with active controls. Several strategies with varying efficacy may ameliorate the perceptions of pain (e.g. acetaminophen, transcranial direct current stimulation and transcutaneous electrical stimulation) and temperature (e.g. menthol beverages, topical menthol products and other cooling strategies, especially those targeting the head) during exercise to improve athletic performance. This review describes both the theory and practical applications of these interventions in the endurance sport setting, as well as the potentially harmful health consequences of their use

Dynamic Current Modelling at the Instruction Level

International Symposium on Low Power Electronics and Design (ISLPED), Tegernsee, Germany, 4 - 6 October, 2006Estimation of processor current consumption is important for the design of low power systems. This paper proposes a novel method for estimating the dynamic current consumption of a processor. The method models dynamic current as the output of a linear system excited by a signal comprised of the total current due to each instruction. System identification is performed by cross-correlation of a pseudo-random stimulus with the measured current. The method was applied to the Texas Instruments TMS320VC5510 DSP and was found to provide an average correlation of 93% between estimated and measured dynamic current across a range of benchmarks

Overview of Software Level Power Consumption Models and Power Saving Techniques for Embedded DSP Processors

Conference on Design of Circuits and Integrated Systems (DCIS), Lisbon, Portugal, 23 - 25 November, 2005Unlike DSP compilation for high performance, research for low power optimisation has received little attention, although power dissipation is a critical issue for mobile devices. This paper presents an overview of power consumption models and power saving techniques for embedded DSP processors applications and evaluates their application to the Texas Instruments TMS320VC5510 Digital Signal Processor. Software level power consumption models introduced in the literatureare presented, along with their advantages and disadvantages. Several power saving techniques are presented, discussing their relevance for the VC5510 processor architecture. The significance of various instruction components with respect to consumption are considered in detail.Enterprise Irelan