Beyond forgiveness and suicidal behaviour in adolescence: the moderating role of gender

With the development of positive psychology, forgiveness has received increasing attention among psychologists from different social science fields . Empirical evidences have suggested associations between forgiveness and suicidal ideation and behaviours, but moderator’s role of gender has been scarcely studied. The aim of the present study was to test the role of gender as a potential moderating factor in the relationship between forgiveness and suicidal behaviour in adolescence. A total of 586 Spanish adolescents from three different high school centres took part in this study. Their average age was 15.51 (SD= 1.17) and 51.2% were men. We conducted moderation analyses and used age and personality factors as control variables. First, we found negative association between forgiveness and risk suicide. Moreover, results showed that gender moderated the relationship between forgiveness and suicidal ideation. Specifically, males compared to females were found to show significantly higher tendency of suicidal behaviour depending on their level of forgiveness. Thus, males who showed higher scores on forgiveness tend to report lower levels of suicidal behaviour, whereas males who reported lower scores on forgiveness showed greater levels of risk suicide. Our findings suggest that forgiveness may operate as a key buffering factor against suicidal risk underlying the importance of examining gender differences in this association. These findings provide therapeutic targets to reduce risk of suicide in this high-risk group of adolescent males with lower levels of forgiveness. Our results are discussed in terms of the need of using gender perspectives in positive psychology intervention programs.Universidad de Málaga. Campus de Excelencia Internacional Andalucía Tech

Anclados en la tierra. El Patrimonio Cultural como factor económico en el territorio, una visión desde Castilla y León

Producción CientíficaLa sociedad, al valorizar unos determinados elementos inmuebles, muebles o inmateriales del pasado los ha convertido en patrimonio cultural, y en este proceso proyecta sobre ellos unos valores de uso muy diversos, de los cuales el económico es uno más. Este valor económico está directamente vinculado con las políticas de gestión del patrimonio, uno de cuyos fundamentos es la intrínseca relación de esos bienes con el territorio. Pero además, la capacidad normativa de la gestión política es la responsable de haber generado un sector económico antes inexistente y que como tal interactúa con otros sectores allí donde desarrolla su actividad. La dimensión y repercusión económica del sector del patrimonio está siendo objeto de análisis en las últimas décadas, estudios que suelen tropezar con la escasez de datos concretos de la actividad por las propias características del patrimonio cultural en su vertiente económica, datos que por otra parte son básicos para que los responsables políticos puedan diseñar las políticas culturales y de desarrollo del territorio. Al hilo de esta necesidad, presentamos parte de los datos de un estudio en curso en el seno de la Asociación de Entidades del Patrimonio Cultural sobre la realidad del sector de las empresas o entidades que investigan, restauran, conservan o ponen en valor el patrimonio de Castilla y León. Dada la orientación de este trabajo, dentro de todos los posibles análisis, hacemos hincapié en las repercusiones económicas que esta actividad privada tiene en el territorio.Este libro forma parte de los objetivos y resultados del Proyecto de Investigación CSO2013-47205-P «Cultura y patrimonio como recursos territoriales: estrategias de desarrollo sostenible e impactos espaciales», del Programa Estatal de Fomento de la Investigación Científico Técnica de Excelencia, Subprograma de Generación del Conocimiento del Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad. Los coordinadores figuran como Investigadores Principales

Intracerebral haemorrhage in a dog with steroid-responsive meningitis arteritis

A one-year and six-month-old female neutered Boxer dog was presented with a four-day history of pyrexia, lethargy and neck pain. An intracerebral haemorrhage and a mediastinal mass were identified. Cerebrospinal fluid analysis revealed severe neutrophilic pleocytosis, and steroid-responsive meningitis arteritis (SRMA) was suspected. A significant improvement was observed with immunosuppressive steroid therapy and subsequent imaging revealed a reduction in size of the intracerebral haemorrhage and disappearance of the mediastinal mass. SRMA is a systemic disease with potential involvement of multiple organs. Intracerebral haemorrhage can occur secondary to SRMA and can have a successful outcome

La función artística en Henry James a través de “The Middle Years”, “The Death of the Lion”, “The Lesson of the Master” y “The Figure in the Carpet.

La pretensión central de este artículo consiste en el análisis de la concepción estética de Henry James a través de cuatro de sus relatos más significativos: “The Middle Years ”, “The Death of the Lion ”, “The Lesson of the Master ” y “The Figure in the Carpet ”. Al final del mismo se pondrá de relieve la analogía existente entre las ideas del escritor americano con las de Stéphane Mallarmé, figura señera del movimiento Simbolista francés, y con las del filósofo alemán Friedrich Nietzsche

Dealing with teachers’ role stressors and depressive symptomatology: does gender impact on the buffering effect of emotion regulation ability?

Certain work-related stressors as role ambiguity and role conflict have been traditionally linked to negative outcomes such as mental health problems. Previous studies have focused on the moderating effect of personal resources in the association between role stressors and work attitudes. Emotion regulation ability (ERA) has showed robust associations with numerous mental health outcomes, with significant gender differences in this relationship.. The purpose of our study was twofold. Firstly, to examine the moderating effect of ERA in the association among role ambiguity/conflict and depressive symptomatology in a teacher sample. Secondly, we aimed to test whether gender would affect the impact of ERA. Participants were 337 Spanish teachers (54.89% were female) from different grade level taught in Malaga. Results showed that ERA moderated the relationship between role ambiguity and depressive symptoms, whereas did not moderate the effect of role conflict. Indeed, gender-specific analysis revealed a three-way interaction of role ambiguity, ERA and gender on depressive symptomatology showing a significant moderation effect only for males. These results suggest underlying processes by which ERA would differently buffer the association between role clarity and depressive symptoms in teachers. Our resultsmay shed some light on showing on testing gender-specific models including work-related factors, emotional abilities, mental health and well-being outcomes in teaching. Finally, these findings might provide guidance in developing further stress management programmes and emotional training considering gender perspectives.Universidad de Málaga. Campus de Excelencia Internacional Andalucía Tech

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Disfunción cognitiva postoperatoria: hipótesis neuroinflamatoria, biomarcadores y terapias potenciales. Una revisión bibliográfica

La disfunción cognitiva postoperatoria (DCPO) es una condición clínica con una incidencia y prevalencia crecientes, especialmente debido al envejecimiento progresivo de la población sometida a intervenciones quirúrgicas. Este cuadro conlleva impactos significativos a nivel biopsicosocial, no solo para el paciente, sino también para su familia y para la sociedad. Se dispone de un conocimiento cada vez mayor acerca de las bases fisiopatológicas de la DCPO, adquiriendo especial importancia la neuroinflamación y el estrés oxidativo secundarios a procesos quirúrgicos y anestésicos. El objetivo de esta revisión bibliográfica es aunar conclusiones de estudios relevantes publicados en la literatura científica, con la intención de identificar posibles biomarcadores de disfunción cognitiva que puedan ser aplicables en la práctica clínica diaria, así como proponer el uso de nuevas terapias potenciales en el manejo de la DCPO, tanto para prevenir su aparición como para reducir la probabilidad de secuelas neurológicas a largo plazo.Grado en Medicin

Strategic assessment of transport infrastructure Plans on European integration. Application for the Spanish Strategic Transport and Infrastructure Plan 2005-2020

Traditional transport infrastructure assessment methodologies rarely include the full range of strategic benefits for the transportation system. One of these benefits is the contribution to cross-border integration. However, this is a key issue in strategic planning and decision-making processes, as its inclusion may increase the probability of large-scale transport infrastructure projects being funded. This paper presents a methodology for the measurement of the contribution of Transport Infrastructure Plans to cross-border integration. The methodology is based on the measurement of the improvement in network efficiency in cross-border regions of neighboring countries, via accessibility calculations in a Geographical Information System (GIS) support. The methodology was tested by applying it to the ambitious road and rail network extensions included in the Spanish Strategic Transport and Infrastructure Plan (PEIT) 2005-2020. The results show significant and important network efficiency improvements of the PEIT outside the Spanish border. For the road mode, while the Spanish average accessibility improvement accounts for 2.6%, average improvements in cross-border regions of France and Portugal are of 1.8%. And for the rail mode, the corresponding Spanish value is 34.5%, whereas in neighboring regions it accounts for 20.2%. These results stress the significant importance of this strategic benefit and the consequent need for its inclusion in strategic planning processes. Finally, the paper identifies the potential of the methodology when applied at different administrative levels, such as the local or state levels

Reaction time on fencing and karate high level athletes

The great speed of the actions in combat sports makes very difficult to react quickJy without mistakes. If the fighter had longer time to react, their reaction would be more accurate. This fact gives relevance to choice lime reaction (CRT) studies on these kinds of sports. The importance of the athletes1 physical or psychological abilities varies depending on the sporl played. According to the requirements of the speciality, players who reach Ihe maximum level will be those who have the characteristics requested to compete on it. These abilities could be innate or "life-long" acquired by training. Previous studies have not confirmed yet in which sports reaction time is more important, in addition, previous measurements should be considered with caution because some of Ihem included movement time in the reaction time results (Martmez de Quel, 2003). An approach to gel further knowledge about this subject, it is comparing the results of e\perts in two or more disciplines with unspecific tests, in which previous sport experience is not required in order to perform the lest

Cerámica romana del Mercado Grande de Ávila II: cerámica de mesa de los niveles romanizados

En este artículo, segundo de una serie de tres, se analiza el abundante conjunto de cerámica de mesa documentado en dos niveles de época altoimperial exhumados en la Plaza del Mercado Grande de Ávila. La presencia de varias producciones, entre las que destacan diferentes tipos de sigillata -tanto de filiación hispánica como importadas-, evidencia la progresiva e imparable integración de los habitantes de la vieja Obila en las redes comerciales del imperio romano a lo largo del s. I d. C.This paper -the second of a series of three- looks at the large amounts of tableware pottery found in two Early Imperial levels at the archaeological site of Mercado Grande Square, Ávila. The presence of various types of ceramic wares, most notably domestic as well as imported terra sigillata, bear witness to the steady and unstoppable incorporation of the ancient Obila inhabitants into the commercial networks of the Roman Empire throughout the Ist century AD