Information and Communication Technologies, as a strategy to promote academic interest in students

Teniendo en cuenta la incidencia de las nuevas tecnologías en la educación de hoy, el propósito de la presente investigación radica en implementar las tecnologías de la información y la comunicación TIC en el aula de clase para fomentar el interés académico en los estudiantes de la IED Fundación. Metodológicamente la investigación se orientó desde una mirada Cualitativa, bajo el paradigma sociocritico; la unidad de análisis estuvo constituida por cuarenta (40) estudiantes del grado octavo entre las edades de catorce (14) quince (15) y dieciséis (16) años; como técnica de recolección de información se utilizó la observación participante, como instrumento de recolección, el diario de campo; a partir de las actividades desarrolladas con la implementación de las TIC en el aula de clase se encontró que los estudiantes presentan mayores niveles de motivación e interés por aprender, mejorando significativamente su promedio de notas cuándo se trabajan los contenidos curriculares articulados con estasTaking into account the incidence of new information and communication technologies in education today, the purpose of research in the implementation of information technology and communication students of the IED Foundation. Methodologically, the research was oriented from a Qualitative perspective, under the socio-critical paradigm; the analysis unit consisted of forty (40) eighth grade students between the ages of fourteen (14) fifteen (15) and sixteen (16) years; as a tool for gathering information, the collection instrument, the field diary; From the activities developed with the implementation of ICT in the classroom, students were found to have higher levels of motivation and interest in learning, significantly improving their grade point average when working with articulated curricular content

Sostenibilidad en agroecosistemas de café de pequeños agricultores: revisión sistemática

The purpose of this paper was to conduct a systematic review of indicators to study and evaluate agro coffee smallholders. Within the found literature, two frames of reference were observed: the technical-environmental areas in which indicators and practical protection of the environment and production are derived; and social areas with indicators to assess livelihoods, welfare and all related to natural capital, human capital, social capital, physical capital and financial capital. Accordingly, indicators emerge to analyze the adaptive capacity of rural communities to be resilient to the social, ecological and economic changes. These indicators have to include social, economic and ecological dimensions, and interact in a temporal, spatial, and organizational scale.El propósito de este artículo fue realizar una revisión sistemática respecto de indicadores para estudiar y evaluar agroecosistemas de café en pequeños agricultores. Dentro de la literatura encontrada se observó dos marcos referenciales: las áreas técnico-ambientales de los cuales se derivan indicadores como prácticas de protección del medio ambiente y producción; y las áreas sociales con indicadores para evaluar los medios de vida, bienestar y lo referente a capital natural, capital humano, capital social, capital físico y capital financiero. De acuerdo con esto, emergen indicadores para analizar la capacidad adaptativa de las poblaciones rurales para ser resilientes a los cambios sociales, ecológicos y económicos. Estos indicadores deben relacionar lo social, lo económico y el sistema ecológico, e interaccionar en una escala temporal, espacial y organizacional

Social-ecological resilience of small-scale coffee production in the Porce river basin, Antioquia (Colombia)

ABSTRACT This research was carried out in the Porce river basin, Antioquia (Colombia) with nine coffee growing families in charge of conventional systems and in transition to the organic production of coffee. The farms were characterized from an agroecological perspective, while evaluating the social, economic and technical-productive dimensions. It was detected that the two main threats faced by small farmers in this area are climatic variability and fluctuations in coffee prices. Using the RIH Risk Index methodology, a set of indicators was proposed to reflect the vulnerability and the response capacity of these families.RESUMEN En esta investigación se llevó a cabo en la cuenca del río Porce, Antioquia, Colombia con nueve familias de pequeños caficultores convencionales y en transición a la producción orgánica. Los caficultores fueron caracterizados desde la perspectiva agroecológica, evaluando las dimensiones sociales, económicas y técnico-productivas. Se detectó dos principales amenazas que enfrentan los pequeños caficultores de esta zona son la variabilidad climática y las fluctuaciones de los precios del café. Utilizando la metodología de Índice de Riesgo IHR, se propuso un conjunto de indicadores que reflejaran la vulnerabilidad y la capacidad de respuesta de estas familias

Effects of hospital facilities on patient outcomes after cancer surgery: an international, prospective, observational study

© 2022 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an Open Access article under the CC BY 4.0 licenseBackground: Early death after cancer surgery is higher in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) compared with in high-income countries, yet the impact of facility characteristics on early postoperative outcomes is unknown. The aim of this study was to examine the association between hospital infrastructure, resource availability, and processes on early outcomes after cancer surgery worldwide. Methods: A multimethods analysis was performed as part of the GlobalSurg 3 study—a multicentre, international, prospective cohort study of patients who had surgery for breast, colorectal, or gastric cancer. The primary outcomes were 30-day mortality and 30-day major complication rates. Potentially beneficial hospital facilities were identified by variable selection to select those associated with 30-day mortality. Adjusted outcomes were determined using generalised estimating equations to account for patient characteristics and country-income group, with population stratification by hospital. Findings: Between April 1, 2018, and April 23, 2019, facility-level data were collected for 9685 patients across 238 hospitals in 66 countries (91 hospitals in 20 high-income countries; 57 hospitals in 19 upper-middle-income countries; and 90 hospitals in 27 low-income to lower-middle-income countries). The availability of five hospital facilities was inversely associated with mortality: ultrasound, CT scanner, critical care unit, opioid analgesia, and oncologist. After adjustment for case-mix and country income group, hospitals with three or fewer of these facilities (62 hospitals, 1294 patients) had higher mortality compared with those with four or five (adjusted odds ratio [OR] 3·85 [95% CI 2·58–5·75]; p<0·0001), with excess mortality predominantly explained by a limited capacity to rescue following the development of major complications (63·0% vs 82·7%; OR 0·35 [0·23–0·53]; p<0·0001). Across LMICs, improvements in hospital facilities would prevent one to three deaths for every 100 patients undergoing surgery for cancer. Interpretation: Hospitals with higher levels of infrastructure and resources have better outcomes after cancer surgery, independent of country income. Without urgent strengthening of hospital infrastructure and resources, the reductions in cancer-associated mortality associated with improved access will not be realised. Funding: National Institute for Health and Care Research