Quizz: una plataforma móvil para la enseñanza de la literatura inglesa

Hoy en día vivimos en una sociedad en la que las tecnologías tienen una gran importancia en casi todos los ámbitos de nuestra vida y evolucionan cada vez de manera más rápida. En concreto, los móviles representan una parte muy importante en la sociedad. Tan es así, que es difícil imaginarse el día a día sin su presencia. Este proyecto es una propuesta para la innovación educativa, en colaboración con el Grado en Estudios Ingleses de la Facultad de Filosofía y Letras de la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, puesto que tienen un perfil menos tecnológico y queremos darles una alternativa para que puedan actualizar la enseñanza de acuerdo a los avances que nos está proporcionando la tecnología actualmente. Puesto que estas tecnologías son accesibles por la gran mayoría de la población, nuestro objetivo principal es facilitar la enseñanza y el aprendizaje, tanto a profesores como alumnos, haciendo uso de ello. Para esto, hemos desarrollado una aplicación Android en la que los alumnos podrán estudiar contenidos vistos en clase y afianzar sus conocimientos mediante la realización de test, en los que obtendrán calificaciones, y así saber si están bien preparados para sus exámenes. Por último, hemos realizado un estudio sobre como los alumnos han reaccionado ante esta nueva propuesta

Influencia de la inteligencia emocional en la autoeficacia para el liderazgo

Muchas investigaciones se han centrado en analizar y estudiar los beneficios que la inteligencia emocional podría aportar en temas de capacitación y desarrollo de personal. El objetivo de este estudio es comparar las relaciones que existen entre la inteligencia emocional rasgo de los líderes con algunos procesos emocionales; y cómo éstos procesos influyen en otras variables como la autoeficacia para el liderazgo y el desempeño. La muestra fue de 176 estudiantes de Psicología. Cada uno de ellos fue asignado aleatoriamente a los roles de líder y de seguidor, y fueron distribuidos para conformar equipos. El procedimiento de la investigación se desarrolló a lo largo de tres fases. Los resultados del estudio mostraron que la inteligencia emocional rasgo de los líderes influyó significativamente en la autoeficacia para el liderazgo y también predijo el desempeño final del equipo, aunque en este último caso su influencia es parcial. Esta investigación tiene importantes repercusiones para avanzar en la comprensión de las emociones en el lugar de trabajo.Many researches have focused on analyzing and studying the benefits of emotional intelligence could provide in training and staff development issues. The aim of this study is to compare the relationship between trait emotional intelligence of leaders with some emotional processes and how these processes affect other variables such as leadership self-efficacy, self-efficacy and collective effectiveness of a team. The sample comprised 176 students of Psychology. Each person was randomly assigned the roles of leader and follower and they were distributed to form teams. The research procedure was developed over three phases. The results showed that self-efficacy for leadership significantly influenced self-efficacy in the task of the leader and also predicted the team’s final performance; although in the latter case its influence is only partial. This research has important implications for advancing the understanding of emotions in the workplace

Exergy Optimization of a Moving Bed Heat Exchanger

The MBHE proposed can be analyzed as a crossflow heat exchanger where one of the phases is a moving granular medium. In the present work the exergy analysis of the MBHE is carried out over operation data of the exchanger obtained in two ways: a numerical simulation of the stationary problem and a simplified analysis. The numerical simulation is carried over the two steady state energy equations (fluid and solid), involving (for the fluid) the convection heat transfer to the solid and the diffusion term in the flow direction, and (for the solid) only the convection heat transfer to the fluid. The simplified analysis followed the well-known e-NTU method, taking the equipment as a crossflow heat exchanger with both fluids unmixed.Publicad

T cell activity in successful treatment of chronic urticaria with omalizumab

Omalizumab, a humanized monoclonal anti-IgE antibody has the potential to alter allergen processing. Recently, it has been postulated the assessment of PHA-stimulated adenosine triphosphate (ATP) activity as maker of CD4+ T cells activity in peripheral blood cells. We present the case report of a 35-year-old woman with a history of chronic idiopathic urticaria and angioedema of 8 years of development with poor response to treatment. The patient was partially controlled with cyclosporine at doses of 100 mg/12 h. However, she was still developing hives daily. Finally treatment with omalizumab was started at dose of 300 mg every 2 weeks. The patient experienced a decrease in urticarial lesions 2 days after starting therapy. We also evaluated the effects of omalizumab therapy on the activity of peripheral blood CD4+ T cells from the patient, in order to determine the potential modification of anti-IgE therapy on the process of antigen presentation-recognition. Activity of CD4+ cells by ATP release was clearly increased demonstrating an enlarged CD4 activity. Omalizumab may be useful in the treatment of severe chronic urticaria. ATP activity of peripheral blood CD4+ T cells might be a non-subjective method to assess Omalizumab activity

Oral mite anaphylaxis by Thyreophagus entomophagus in a child: a case report

Sensitization to Thyreophagus entomophagus, a storage mite, is uncommon and might produce occupational respiratory disorders in farmers. We present the first case of a child suffering anaphylaxis produced by ingestion of contaminated flour with Thyreophagus entomophagus

Contribución al desarrollo de una habilidad profesional en la formación del logopeda/Contribution to the development of professional ability in speech therapy training

The paper derives from a pedagogical practice experience related with pedagogical professional abilities in the major Bachelor of Education in Speech Therapy. Its objective is to contribute to the development of professional pedagogical abilities to conduct the teaching-learning process of students with language and communication disorders in speech therapy formation from Didactics    of Artistic and Work Education. Based on the theoretical analysis of the potentialities of the discipline Specific Didactics and the subject syllabus through observation, analysis and evaluation of students´ performance in research practicum, activities were designed and implemented. As a result, the students acquired theoretical and practical knowledge in the development of manual skills and plastic techniques and they elaborated didactic resources to conduct the teaching-learning process of students with language and communication disorders.El trabajo se deriva de una experiencia en la práctica educativa relacionada con las habilidades profesionales pedagógicas en la carrera Licenciatura en Educación Logopedia. Su objetivo es contribuir al desarrollo de la habilidad profesional pedagógica dirigir el proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje para educandos con trastornos del lenguaje y la comunicación en la formación del logopeda desde la Didáctica de la Educación Laboral y Artística. A partir del análisis teórico sobre las potencialidades de la disciplina Didácticas Particulares y del programa de esta asignatura, mediante la observación, análisis y evaluación del desempeño de los estudiantes en la práctica laboral investigativa, se diseñaron y ejecutaron actividades. Estos adquirieron conocimientos teórico-prácticos en el desarrollo de habilidades manuales y técnicas plásticas y elaboraron recursos didácticos para dirigir el proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje de educandos con trastornos del lenguaje y la comunicación

Role of Predatory Mites in Persistent Nonoccupational Allergic Rhinitis

Mites can sensitize and induce atopic disease in predisposed individuals and are an important deteriorating factor in patients with allergic rhinitis, asthma, and atopic dermatitis. Although Pyroglyphidae mites have been extensively studied, very scarce reports are available on Cheyletidae spp. especially regarding human respiratory pathology. The main objective of the present study is to investigate the clinical role of this predator mite (Cheyletus eruditus) as a respiratory antigen in a selected sensitized human population. Fifty-two adult patients were recruited from the outpatient allergy clinic to assess their eligibility for the study. The thirty-seven subjects with persistent allergic rhinitis (PAR) who fulfilled the ARIA criteria had a positive IgE response confirmed by skin prick test (SPT) to C. eruditus. Only those individuals (37/47) with a positive SPT to C. eruditus showed a positive nasal provocation test (NPT), while 10 patients with nonallergic mild-to-moderate persistent rhinitis, control group, had a negative NPT with C. eruditus. The present paper describes a new role for the predator mite Cheyletus eruditus as a respiratory allergen in a selected subset of patients in a subtropical environment afflicted with persistent nonoccupational allergic rhinitis

DNA-barcoding revela la existencia de un posible nuevo género del complejo Laurencia (Rodophyta, Ceramiales) en las islas Canarias

XIX Simposio de Botánica Criptogámica, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 24-28 de junio de 2013.Basado en análisis morfológicos y moleculares, en la actualidad el complejo Laurencia (Rhodophyta, Ceramiales) incluye seis géneros (Chondrophycus, Laurencia, Laurenciella, Osmundea, Palisada y Yuzurua). El objetivo principal de este estudio preliminar es valorar a nivel molecular la posible existencia de un nuevo género dentro del complejo Laurencia presente en las Islas Canarias, así como establecer posibles relaciones filogenéticas entre éste y otros taxones del complejo citados en la Macaronesia

A molecular perspective of the Laurencia complex (Ceramiales, Rhodophyta) in Macaronesia region

IV Congress of Marine Sciences. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, June 11th to 13th 2014.In the present study, we undertook an integrative approach, using molecular data to assess the diversity of the Laurencia complex in Macaronesian islands (Azores, Madeira and Canary Islands) where speciation events are supposedly common leading to a high endemism. Identification of species of the Laurencia complex based on anatomical and morphological characters is extremely difficult due to phenotypic plasticity and overlaps in many morphological characters. As a consequence, among the 28 species reported so far from these Macaronesian archipelagos, 14 species records have been regarded as doubtful. We used DNA barcode data (mitochondrial COI gene and partial nuclear LSU marker) as a tool for species delimitation. A third marker (rbcL gene) was also studied and phylogenetic analyses were carried out using the three independent markers as well as the combined data set, in the aim to infer the phylogenetic relationships and biogeographic affinities of members of the complex from Macaronesia. Our results proved the usefulness of the DNA barcode markers for uncovering several putative new species of the Laurencia complex in Macaronesia and phylogenetic results revealed the existence of a potential new genus present in Canary Islands, which adds to the six pre-existing genera: Laurencia, Osmundea, Chondrophycus, Palisada, Yuzurua and Laurenciella

A DNA barcode approach of the Laurencia complex (Ceramiales, Rodophyta) in the tropical and subtropical Atlantic ocean

10th International Phycological Congress, Orlando, Florida, USA, 4-10 de agosto 2013.The diversity of the Laurencia complex is being assessed in tropical and subtropical Atlantic by an international cooperation project involving Brazil, Mexico, Spain (Canary Islands), Portugal (Azores and Madeira) and USA (Florida) on the base of molecular data allied to a detailed morphological study of species. The diversity of the complex was analyzed for the first time for the Atlantic Ocean, including specimens from all five localities, using the plastid 23S rRNA gene (UPA) which has been investigated as potential DNA Barcode marker for photosynthetic eukaryotes. The mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase I gene (COI-5P) was also used as DNA barcode for the same set of species, and the rbcL gene was used for phylogenetic inferences. The range of genetic variation was compared for the three markers. The UPA proved to be more conserved; however, the same genetic groups were resolved with each of the three markers confirming the six genera currently established for the complex: Chondrophycus, Laurencia, Laurenciella, Palisada, Osmundea and Yuzurua