Evaluation of self‐employment support policies using survival analysis. The discounted flat rate in Andalusia (Spain)

The rise in unemployment during the economic recession led to widespread support for active labour market policies (ALMP) from public and private institutions. Among these measures, Spain has developed the so‐called discounted flat rate for self‐employed workers, which consists of a series of reductions and subsidies applied to their social security contributions when they start their activity. The aim of this study is to evaluate this policy in the Autonomous Community of Andalusia (Spain), a region with an unemployment rate of over 20%, comparing the survival of a group of self‐employed workers who benefited from this subsidy with that of another group without the discounted flat rate. The results suggest the survival of the group with the subsidy surpasses that of the group without, although the positive effects of the measure disappear over the long term

Assessing farmers’ intention to adopt drought insurance. A combined perspective from the extended theory of planned behavior and behavioral reasoning theory

Agriculture in Mediterranean climates, such as that of southern Spain, is highly vulnerable to climate change, and particularly to hydrological drought. Financial instruments such as weather index-based insurance have been developed in response to increasing climate risks. In previous studies of intention to adopt this type of insurance, little attention has been paid to farmers’ underlying psychological motivations related to their perceptions of climate change, reasons for or against insurance adoption, attitudes toward insurance, subjective norms, or perceived control over the instrument. To comprehensively address this gap, a combined exploratory model based on the theory of planned behavior and behavioral reasoning theory is proposed. Specifically, the aim of this research is to analyze the psychological factors that determine farmers’ intention to adopt drought insurance. The conceptual model is tested on a sample of 146 farmers from an irrigated area in the lower Guadalquivir region of Andalusia. The data are analyzed using partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM). Contrary to expectations, the results of the study suggest that belief in climate change does not significantly influence the reasons for or against insurance adoption, nor the attitudes toward or perceived control over it. The recommendations drawn from this study can contribute to the design of more effective policies and communication strategies that address farmers’ psychological perceptions and motivations, thereby helping to boost the adoption of drought insurance

Prevalence of Depression in Retirees: A Meta-Analysis

Background: Retirement is a final life stage characterized by the ceasing of work and the loss of a routine, social relations, role, status, accomplishments, and aspirations, etc. Many times it is accompanied by negative feelings and can provoke different psychoemotional reactions such as depression, among others. The aim of this study is to analyze the prevalence of depression, as well as its psychoeducational approach in retirees. Methods: A paired systematic review with meta-analysis was conducted in different databases-Medline, Scopus, CUIDEN, CINAHL, LILACS and PsycINFO. Original studies were included in English, Spanish and French that were published in the last 10 years, and which approached depression in retirees. Results: A total of 11 articles were selected after applying inclusion and exclusion criteria. The mean value of the prevalence levels of depression in retirees obtained in the meta-analysis was 28%. Depression is more frequent in retirees, with mandatory retirement, retirement due to illness, and anticipated retirement presenting higher levels of this disease. The health role in the psychoeducational approach is highlighted in 41.6% (n = 5). Conclusions: With almost one-third of retirees suffering from depression, it is necessary to implement prevention and early detection measures to approach a public health problem

The relationship between mindfulness and emotional intelligence as a protective factor for healthcare professionals: systematic review

Emotional intelligence is an essential trait and skill for healthcare professionals. Mind fulness meditation has proved to be effective in increasing the wellbeing of those who practice it, leading to better mental health, self-care and job satisfaction. This paper aims to identify the recent evidence on the relationship between mindfulness and emotional intelligence among healthcare professionals and students. A systematic review was conducted including the databases PubMed, Cinhal, PsycINFO and Web of Science. The main variables were emotional intelligence skills and mindfulness practice. Data were extracted according to the following outcomes: authors, year of publication, country, study design, participants, mindfulness training intervention, tools used in data collection and main results. The following inclusion criteria were applied: peer-reviewed articles; published in English or Spanish; published between 2010 and 2020; quantitative methodology; a study population of healthcare professionals or students; the relationship with the aim of the study. The Joanna Briggs Institute criteria were followed for assessing the methodological quality of the selected studies. Three researchers were involved in the review. After the selection process, 10 studies were selected out of the 197 references initially identified. These studies revealed a positive relation ship between mindfulness and emotional intelligence, particularly the capacity to regulate emotions. Furthermore, mindfulness is negatively related to emotional exhaustion. Training interventions based on mindfulness have proved to be useful in promoting emotional balance, emotional awareness, emotional acceptance, emotion recognition, expressive suppression and a reduction in emotional exhaustion. This study could serve as a basis for further research on the benefits of emotional intelligence and practicing mindfulness for the bio-psycho-social welfare of healthcare professionals

Factors related to the appearance and development of burnout in nursing students: a systematic review and meta-analysis

IntroductionBurnout may be suffered not only by experienced nurses, but also by those in training. The university environment can be highly stressful for student nurses, who are exposed to various stress-producing situations.AimThe aim of this study is to identify and analyse the main risk factors for burnout among nursing students.MethodsA systematic review with meta-analysis was performed. The search equation used was “Burnout AND Nursing students”. Quantitative primary studies on burnout in nursing students, and related risk factors published in English or Spanish and with no restriction by year of publication were included.ResultsA sample of n = 33 studies were included. Three variables are identified can influence burnout in nursing students: academic, interpersonal, environmental and/or social factors. The meta-analyses, with the higher sample of n = 418 nursing students, show that some personality factors, empathy, and resilience are correlated with emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and personal accomplishment.ConclusionThe personality factors that can influence the development of burnout in nursing students, such as resilience and empathy, among others, must be taken into account when preventing the appearance and treating burnout. Professors should teach nursing students to prevent and recognize the most frequent symptoms of burnout syndrome

How Plants Sense Wounds: Damaged-Self Recognition Is Based on Plant-Derived Elicitors and Induces Octadecanoid Signaling

Background: Animal-derived elicitors can be used by plants to detect herbivory but they function only in specific insect– plant interactions. How can plants generally perceive damage caused by herbivores? Damaged-self recognition occurs when plants perceive molecular signals of damage: degraded plant molecules or molecules localized outside their original compartment. Methodology/Principal Findings: Flame wounding or applying leaf extract or solutions of sucrose or ATP to slightly wounded lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus) leaves induced the secretion of extrafloral nectar, an indirect defense mechanism. Chemically related molecules that would not be released in high concentrations from damaged plant cells (glucose, fructose, salt, and sorbitol) did not elicit a detectable response, excluding osmotic shock as an alternative explanation. Treatments inducing extrafloral nectar secretion also enhanced endogenous concentrations of the defense hormone jasmonic acid (JA). Endogenous JA was also induced by mechanically damaging leaves of lima bean, Arabidopsis, maize, strawberry, sesame and tomato. In lima bean, tomato and sesame, the application of leaf extract further increased endogenous JA content, indicating that damaged-self recognition is taxonomically widely distributed. Transcriptomic patterns obtained with untargeted 454 pyrosequencing of lima bean in response to flame wounding or the application of leaf extract or JA were highly similar to each other, but differed from the response to mere mechanical damage. W

A922 Sequential measurement of 1 hour creatinine clearance (1-CRCL) in critically ill patients at risk of acute kidney injury (AKI)

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SUPLEMENTO DEL XV CONGRESO INTERNACIONAL DE ACTIVIDAD FÍSICA Y DEPORTE. 17,18 y 19 DE OCTUBRE DEL 2018. ENSENADA, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MÉXICO

Compendio, en formato artículo, de los mejores trabajos presentados en el XV CONGRESO INTERNACIONAL DE ACTIVIDAD FÍSICA Y DEPORTE celebrado los días  17,18 y 19 de octubre del 2018 en la Universidad Autónoma de Baja California en la ciudad de Ensenada, Baja California, México:La nutrición en la actividad física y deportiva: alimentos funcionales con nanotecnología, aplicaciones potenciales. González González, K.Y.; Huerta Plaza, B.A.; Amaya Parra, G. (118-130)Perfil antropométrico, físico y hábitos alimentarios en escolares indígenas de Tijuana México. Avendaño Cano, D.L.; Gómez Miranda, L.M.; Aburto Corona, J.A. (131-142)Relación entre el clima de aprendizaje en Educación Física y la percepción de los estudiantes en las competencias del profesorado. Baños, R; Ortiz-Camacho, M.M.; Baena-Extremera, A.; Granero-Gallegos, A.; Machado-Parra, J.P.; Rentería, I.; Acosta, I.; Ramírez, L. (143-153)Valoración de capacidades físicas, composición corporal y consumo de vitaminas en una competencia de Crossfit. Cervantes-Hernández, N.; Hernández Nájera, N.; Carrasco Legleu, C.E.; Candia Lujan, R.; Enríquez Del Castillo, L.A. (154-164)Relación de la actividad física, características antropométricas y VO2máx en jóvenes universitarios: características por género. Enríquez-del Castillo, L.A.; Cervantes-Hernández, N.; Carrasco-Legleu, C.E.; Candia Luján, R. (165-174)Entrenamiento vibratorio de cuerpo completo y sus efectos sobre la composición corporal en jóvenes universitarios. Flores-Chico, B.; Bañuelos-Teres, L.E.; Buendía Lozada, E.R.P. (175-183)Actualización curricular, plan 2016 de la Licenciatura en Cultura Física de la BUAP. Flores-Chico, B.; Flores-Flores, A.; López de La Rosa, LE.; Aguilar-Enríquez, R.I.; Caballero Gómez, JM; Villanueva-Huerta, JA. (184-192)Evaluación psicológica y de la musculatura isquiosural de basquetbolistas universitarias en distintas etapas deportivas. Moranchel-Charros, R.; Martínez-Velázquez, E.S. (193-203)Efecto del ejercicio físico sobre la fuerza, resistencia y riesgo de caída en mujeres adultas. Ortiz Ortiz, M; Espinoza Gutiérrez, R; Gómez Miranda, LM.; Guzmán Gutiérrez, EC.; Calleja Núñez, JJ. (204-212)Desigualdad vs igualdad numérica y su efecto en la técnica de jugadores de fútbol infantil. Vega-Orozco, SI; Gavotto Nogales, OI; Bernal Reyes, F; Horta Gim, MA; Sarabia Sainz, HM. (213-224

Biomasa de rotíferos de dos embalses con diferentes estados tróficos (Antioquia, Colombia) y su relación con algunas variables limnológicas

Se evaluó la variación de la biomasa de rotíferos en los ejes longitudinal y vertical de la zona fótica de los embalses La Fe y Riogrande II (Antioquia), Colombia, con diferentes estados tróficos, durante los periodos de alta y baja precipitación. Además, se analizó su relación con las variables temperatura, oxígeno disuelto, pH, transparencia, nutrientes y con la biomasa fitoplanctónica. La biomasa de rotíferos fue dominada por Asplanchna girodi De Geurne 1888, en los dos embalses y fue significativamente mayor en el embalse de menor trofía. Aunque la biomasa de rotíferos no mostró un gradiente longitudinal significativo, sí presentó zonación vertical dentro de la zona fótica, con mayor biomasa en el 10 y 1% de incidencia lumínica. Los patrones de variación de la biomasa total de rotíferos y de las especies dominantes estuvieron determinados principalmente por el ingreso de sólidos suspendidos en el embalse de mayor trofía y por la biomasa y la densidad del fitoplancton en el embalse con menos nutrientes. A diferencia de lo esperado, la biomasa de los rotíferos no fue favorecida por condiciones de mayor estado trófico, ya que el factor preponderante sobre la expresión de biomasa fue la calidad de los recursos alimenticios en cada embalse