Temperature Influence on Insecticide Resistance in Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus Mosquitoes from South Texas

Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus are vectors for several emerging arboviruses including Zika, chikungunya and dengue. Both mosquitoes are found along the Rio Grande River in South Texas, along the border between Mexico and the United States of America. These mosquito species typically reside near human settlements. A preventative measure public health official use to help halt the spread of diseases is by controlling vector population with the use of insecticides, but as temperature vary, and with the constant exposure to commonly used insecticides, mosquitoes from South Texas may be developing a resistance to the insecticides. Resistance to insecticides may potentially vary in Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus mosquitoes as due to the variation in their rearing temperature. To test this, I examined the influence of exposing adult mosquitos of Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus following emergence to different temperatures on their susceptibility to different insecticides. I hypothesized that adults maintained at high temperatures would show decreased resistance to insecticides relative to lower temperatures. Colony mosquitoes were hatched, reared to adulthood, and then maintained in varying temperature regimes (22.58, 30.55 and 36˚C) that reflect seasonal temperatures in South Texas. Insecticide resistance to permethrin and deltamethrin was assessed using the Center for Disease Control and Prevention Bottle Bioassay method. Adult females were tested between 5 and 10 days after emergence. World Health Organization guidelines were used to classify the population as susceptible at the diagnostic time (DT) of 30 min and the overall time of 2 hours. Mosquitoes kept at different temperatures demonstrated differential susceptibility to insecticides. Low temperatures (22.58˚C) exposed mosquitoes had increased resistance to insecticides in both species, although specific insecticides varied in their efficacy. Susceptibility also varied between the mosquito species and insecticides at the mid and high temperature treatments. These results have important implications for public health officials to incorporate temperature in their decision-making process

The school, the city and the heritage: Virtual Argentina as a teaching resource

Este trabajo se preocupa por las relaciones que pueden establecerse entre la escuela y los espacios educativos no formales como aporte para la enseñanza de la historia. Para eso, analiza el recurso didáctico Argentina Virtual, diseñado en el marco del programa Conectar Igualdad, que propone recorridos virtuales por un conjunto determinado de edificios patrimoniales significativos para la historia argentina.This work is concerned with the relationships that can be established between school and non–formal educational spaces as a contribution to the history teaching. For this, it analyzes the Virtual Argentina teaching resource designed under the Equal Connect program, which offers virtual tours of a given set of heritage buildings for the Argentine history.III. Cultura digitalFacultad de Humanidades y Ciencias de la Educació

The school, the city and the heritage: Virtual Argentina as a teaching resource

Este trabajo se preocupa por las relaciones que pueden establecerse entre la escuela y los espacios educativos no formales como aporte para la enseñanza de la historia. Para eso, analiza el recurso didáctico Argentina Virtual, diseñado en el marco del programa Conectar Igualdad, que propone recorridos virtuales por un conjunto determinado de edificios patrimoniales significativos para la historia argentina.This work is concerned with the relationships that can be established between school and non–formal educational spaces as a contribution to the history teaching. For this, it analyzes the Virtual Argentina teaching resource designed under the Equal Connect program, which offers virtual tours of a given set of heritage buildings for the Argentine history.III. Cultura digitalFacultad de Humanidades y Ciencias de la Educació

Textiles and archaeological objects: different ways of creating meaning in relation to heritage

Cuando desde las ciencias sociales indagamos acerca de la articulación entre Estado y la sociedad, la complejidad del tema parece desbordar cualquier aproximación. Sin embargo, intentaremos centrarnos en el modo en que determinadas normativas y políticas estatales adquieren y despliegan sentidos en la vida cotidiana de los sujetos. Aquí proponemos compartir un diálogo entre dos recorridos de investigación antropológica: por un lado, el trabajo con textiles y tejedoras, y por otro, el patrimonio arqueológico en el departamento Iglesia de la provincia de San Juan. Ambos recorridos interrelacionados permitirán realizar un contrapunto entre dos modos diferentes de construcción de sentido frente a lo patrimonial, así como también algunas reflexiones metodológicas y de géneroWhen, from the social sciences, we inquired about the articulation between State and society the complexity of the problem seems to exceed any approach. However, here we will focus on how certain regulations and state policies acquire and deploy meanings in the subjects’ daily lives. We specifically propose a dialogue between two anthropological research: on the one hand fieldwork with textiles / weavers and, on the other hand, the archaeological heritage in the department Iglesia, Province of San Juan. Analyze both perspectives in relationship, will also allow two different ways of constructing meaning in relation to heritage and some reflections about methodology and gender.Fil: Biasatti, Soledad. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Rosario; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Facultad de Humanidades y Artes. Escuela de Antropología. Departamento de Arqueología; ArgentinaFil: Salinas, Jaquelina M.. Universidad Nacional de Rosario; Argentin

Cultural co-operativism in Argentina: Recognition and visibilization of a growing sector

En un contexto de crecimiento a nivel mundial del cooperativismo cultural y artístico concebido como un sector económico que genera trabajo y desarrollo simbólico y económico para las sociedades, este artículo propone brindar, por un lado, un panorama teórico introductorio sobre el cooperativismo cultural en la Argentina y, por el otro, otorgar algunas categorías y herramientas para su definición y caracterización a nivel local. Asimismo, se incluyen algunos resultados específicos que surgen de la investigación enmarcada en el Observatorio de Culturas Políticas y Políticas Culturales (OCPPC) del Centro Cultural de la Cooperación ?Floreal Gorini? realizada en el período 2020-2021. En particular, se describe el proceso metodológico para la creación de un mapa de las organizaciones del sector cultural inscriptas en el ámbito de economía social y una caracterización y descripción de las valoraciones y percepciones del cooperativismo por parte de los espacios culturales. Por último, se incluyen reflexiones sobre los principales desafíos para un sector que se encuentra en pleno proceso de expansión y reconocimiento por parte del Estado, en el marco de las recientes políticas de promoción del cooperativismo cultural implementadas desde el ámbito público.Em um contexto de crescimento mundial do cooperativismo cultural e artístico, concebido como um setor econômico gerador de trabalho e desenvolvimento simbólico e econômico para as sociedades, nós propomos, neste artigo, apresentar, por um lado, uma visão teórica introdutória do cooperativismo cultural na Argentina, e por outro mostrar algumas categorias e ferramentas para sua definição e caracterização em nível regional. Da mesma forma, foram incluídos alguns resultados específicos que surgem da pesquisa enquadrada no Observatório de Culturas Políticas e Políticas Culturais (OCPPC), do Centro Cultural de Cooperação "Floreal Gorini" realizada no período 2020-2021. De modo particular, descrevemos o processo metodológico para a criação de um mapa das organizações do setor cultural cadastradas no campo da economia social, e fizemos uma caracterização e descrição das avaliações e percepções do cooperativismo pelos espaços culturais. Por fim, são incluídas reflexões sobre os principais desafios para um setor que está em processo absoluto de expansão e reconhecimento por parte do Estado, no marco das recentes políticas de promoção do cooperativismo cultural implementadas pelo setor público.In a context of worldwide growth of the cultural and artistic co-operativism conceived as an economic sector that generates work as well as symbolic and economic development for societies, this article offers an introductory theoretical overview of cultural co-operativism in Argentina and also provides some categories and tools for its definition and characterization at the local level. Additionally, it includes some specific results from the research carried out by the Observatory of Political Cultures and Cultural Policies (Observatorio de Culturas Políticas y Políticas Culturales, OCPPC) of the Centro Cultural de la Cooperación “Floreal Gorini” in the period 2020-2021. In particular, the article describes the methodological process for the creation of a map of the cultural sector organizations registered in the field of the social economy, and presents a characterization and description of the way in which cultural spaces value and perceive co-operativism. Finally, it includes reflections on the main challenges of the sector, which is in the process of expansion and recognition by the State, within the framework of the recent policies for the promotion of cultural co-operativism implemented in the public sector.Fil: Sánchez Salinas, Andrea Romina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Saavedra 15. Instituto de Estudios Históricos, Económicos, Sociales e Internacionales. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Estudios Sociales Contemporáneos; ArgentinaFil: Venegas, Soledad. Centro Cultural de la Cooperación "Floreal Gorini"; Argentin

Determinants of Childhood Zoonotic Enteric Infections in a Semirural Community of Quito, Ecuador.

Domestic animals in the household environment have the potential to affect a child's carriage of zoonotic enteric pathogens and risk of diarrhea. This study examines the risk factors associated with pediatric diarrhea and carriage of zoonotic enteric pathogens among children living in communities where smallholder livestock production is prevalent. We conducted an observational study of children younger than 5 years that included the analysis of child (n = 306) and animal (n = 480) fecal samples for Campylobacter spp., atypical enteropathogenic Escherichia coli, Shiga toxin-producing E. coli, Salmonella spp., Yersinia spp., Cryptosporidium parvum, and Giardia lamblia. Among these seven pathogens, Giardia was the most commonly identified pathogen among children and animals in the same household, most of which was found in child-dog pairs. Campylobacter spp. was also relatively common within households, particularly among child-chicken and child-guinea pig pairs. We used multivariable Poisson regression models to assess risk factors associated with a child being positive for at least one zoonotic enteric pathogen or having diarrhea during the last week. Children who interacted with domestic animals-a behavior reported by nearly three-quarters of households owning animals-were at an increased risk of colonization with at least one zoonotic enteric pathogen (prevalence ratio [PR] = 1.56, 95% CI: 1.00-2.42). The risk of diarrhea in the last seven days was elevated but not statistically significant (PR = 2.27, CI: 0.91, 5.67). Interventions that aim to reduce pediatric exposures to enteric pathogens will likely need to be incorporated with approaches that remove animal fecal contamination from the domestic environment and encourage behavior change aimed at reducing children's contact with animal feces through diverse exposure pathways

Adaptación cultural, validez discriminante y análisis de confiabilidad del test de ira en la conducción en una muestra de conductores particulares residentes en Asunción

Esta investigación tiene como objetivo principal la adaptación cultural, el análisis de la validez discriminante y de la confiabilidad de la Adaptación argentina de la Escala Abreviada de Ira en la Conducción (DAS). Se trata de un estudio instrumental, cuantitativo y transaccional. En primer lugar, se realizó la adaptación lingüística de los ítems, mediante el análisis de contenido y entrevistas a 15 conductores residentes en Asunción, Paraguay. Posteriormente, para determinar la capacidad discriminativa de la versión adaptada, se realizó una prueba piloto con una muestra de 15 conductores que refirieron conducir con tráfico y otras 15 personas que lo hacían sin tráfico. La muestra final, seleccionada de manera no probabilística, estuvo compuesta por 397 conductores que residen y conducen en calles de la ciudad de Asunción, Paraguay. Se reporta buena discriminación entre las dos muestras de la prueba piloto y coeficientes Alfas superiores a 0,70. Se concluye que la versión adaptada del test cumple con las condiciones para ser empleadas en investigaciones con la población paraguaya

Adaptación cultural, validez discriminante y análisis de confiabilidad del test de ira en la conducción en una muestra de conductores particulares residentes en Asunción

Esta investigación tiene como objetivo principal la adaptación cultural, el análisis de la validez discriminante y de la confiabilidad de la Adaptación argentina de la Escala Abreviada de Ira en la Conducción (DAS). Se trata de un estudio instrumental, cuantitativo y transaccional. En primer lugar, se realizó la adaptación lingüística de los ítems, mediante el análisis de contenido y entrevistas a 15 conductores residentes en Asunción, Paraguay. Posteriormente, para determinar la capacidad discriminativa de la versión adaptada, se realizó una prueba piloto con una muestra de 15 conductores que refirieron conducir con tráfico y otras 15 personas que lo hacían sin tráfico. La muestra final, seleccionada de manera no probabilística, estuvo compuesta por 397 conductores que residen y conducen en calles de la ciudad de Asunción, Paraguay. Se reporta buena discriminación entre las dos muestras de la prueba piloto y coeficientes Alfas superiores a 0,70. Se concluye que la versión adaptada del test cumple con las condiciones para ser empleadas en investigaciones con la población paraguaya

Serious Games and Experiential Learning: Options for Engineering Education

This research delves into the use of simulation games as a learning tool in logistics education, with a focus on the Logistics Simulator and Production Game Simulator. Through an analysis of these two cases, relevant findings were uncovered. Firstly, simulation games can recreate concrete experiences, allowing students to engage with challenging problems in a practical manner. In addition, simulation games offer a platform for experimentation with diverse scenarios, enabling students to hone their decision-making skills in a safe environment. Furthermore, the degree of motivation and engagement exhibited by students was found to be positively correlated with their experience gained through simulators. However, while the results obtained from the simulator were associated with student motivation and engagement, the study did not yield conclusive evidence in terms of student learning outcomes. The findings underscore the significance of employing strategies that enhance student motivation and support deep learning, thereby enabling students to apply and transfer knowledge to new situations. Notably, simulation games have great potential in logistics education as they facilitate faster and more enjoyable comprehension of key decision-making factors. Nevertheless, limitations of this study include the small sample size in both cases, which restricts generalizability, and the lack of consideration for sociodemographic factors in the baseline survey. Future research should address these limitations for more reliable findings on the specific needs of students in game-based and experiential learning contexts

El futuro de la evaluación en la educación superior

The pending challenge of assessment in higher education, although also at other educational levels, continues to be its effective link with student learning. Students' strategic learning could and should be achieved by the assessment. This paper arises from the attempt to answer the question about what would be the future of assessment in higher education and it is presented under the form of a collaborative text that was elaborated by all the authors who sign it. This contribution offers a joint reflection by various authors from different contexts and regions on three essential aspects. First, the need for reflection and a change in assessment based on current trends that are demonstrating their timeliness and validity is highlighted. A second issue focuses on the value of technology for the changes that are taking place on assessment, but as long as it adapts to its principles and, therefore, does not imply a return to the last century under the dominance of models today widely overcome. Together with the use of technology-enhanced assessment, the interrelationship between assessment and learning implies to redesign assessment practices, to incorporate proposals from the fields of social justice and sustainable assessment, the design of authentic assessment tasks, to promote feedback and encourage students’ participation. In brief, to collaborate to develop the students' evaluative judgment in order to achieve free, socially responsible and fair citizensEl reto pendiente de la evaluación en educación superior, aunque también en otros niveles, sigue siendo su vinculación efectiva con el aprendizaje de los estudiantes. A través de la evaluación se puede y debe conseguir un aprendizaje estratégico del estudiantado. Esta aportación surge a partir del intento de dar respuesta al interrogante sobre cuál sería el futuro de la evaluación en la educación superior, presentándose la misma bajo la forma de un texto elaborado de forma colaborativa entre todos los autores que la firman. Se ofrece así una reflexión conjunta de diversos autores de diferentes contextos y regiones sobre tres aspectos esenciales. En primer lugar, se resalta la necesidad de reflexión y un cambio en la evaluación basado en las tendencias actual es que están demostrando su oportunidad y validez. Un segundo aspecto se centra en el valor de la tecnología en los cambios que se están produciendo en la evaluación, pero siempre que se adapte a sus principios y, por lo tanto, no implique una vuelta al siglo pasado bajo el dominio de modelos hoy ampliamente superados. Interrelacionar evaluación y aprendizaje junto a la utilización de tecnologías que mejoran la evaluación implica, finalmente, rediseñar las prácticas evaluativas incorporando propuestas desde los ámbitos de la justicia social y la evaluación sostenible, el diseño de tareas de evaluación auténticas, propiciar retroalimentación de los procesos y fomentar la participación del estudiantado. En definitiva, colaborar en la formación del juicio evaluativo del estudiantado para conseguir ciudadanos libres, socialmente responsables y justo