Actitudes homófobas de los jóvenes hacia gays y lesbianas

La homofobia constituye un problema social que lejos de eliminarse parece adaptarse a los tiempos actuales tomando formas más sutiles que son explicadas en base a factores personales. El objetivo de esta investigación está dirigido a conocer los niveles de homofobia de los jóvenes. Para ello, se tomó una muestra de 601 estudiantes universitarios y de ciclos formativos con edades comprendidas entre 17.46 y 34.47 años (M = 22.47 años y D.T. = 2.96), de los cuales el 65.1% son mujeres, a los que se les administró la escala Homphobia Modern Scale (Raja y Stokes, 1998) validada al español por Rodríguez, Lameiras, Carrera y Vallejo (2013). Pese a que los niveles de homofobia de los participantes son bajos, existen diferencias significativas entre los diferentes grupos en función de sus características. Los análisis de ANOVA factorial mostraron que los mayores niveles de homofobia quedan explicados por ser hombre, no universitario, no tener amigos homosexuales y por estar en los cursos iniciales de la rama de conocimiento de ciencias y experimentales. Las conclusiones subrayan la importancia de la formación para la promoción de actitudes positivas hacia las personas homosexuales.Homophobia is a social problem that is far from disappearing and instead seems to adapt to the current times becoming a much more subtle forms that are explained for personal factors. The aim of this study is to find out the levels of homophobia among young people. For this, a sample of 601 university and vocational training students ranging from 17.46 to 34.47 years old (M = 22.47, SD = 2.96) was selected, of which 65.1% are women, who were administered the Modern Homphobia Scale (Raja & Stokes, 1998) validated the Spanish for Rodriguez, Lameiras, Carrera & Vallejo (2013). Even though homophobia levels of participants are low, there are significant differences between the groups, according to their characteristics. The factorial ANOVA analysis showed that the greater levels of homophobic attitudes are explained as be a man, not college, not having gay friends and being in the beginning courses of the branch of knowledge of sciences and experimental. The conclusions underline the importance of training to promote positive attitudes toward homosexual persons

La economía que viene. Los efectos de las relaciones sociales digitales sobre el rendimiento, la coordinación y la independencia laboral

El trabajo es uno de los ámbitos que más se ha adaptado a los cambios debidos a la era de la información y la comunicación. Este estudio examina los efectos de las tecnologías de la información y la comunicación (TIC) en los trabajadores españoles: en su rendimiento laboral, en su capacidad de coordinación con los compañeros y en la posibilidad de lograr una mayor independencia laboral. Se han usado dos encuestas del CIS (2014 y 2016) sobre Redes Sociales Digitales. Los resultados indican que la probabilidad de mejorar el rendimiento, la coordinación y la independencia laboral es mayor cuando se usan algunas TIC, existiendo además diferencias sociodemográficas y de estatus socioeconómico, aumentando esa probabilidad, cuando se usa y se tiene conciencia del potencial de la red de lazos fuertes.Este estudio ha sido realizado gracias al apoyo del Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación de España bajo el proyecto PID2020-115673RB-I00; el Programa FEDER Andalucía financiado por la Unión Europea: Proyecto UMA18-FEDERJA-103; y Programa FEDER Andalucía financiado por la Unión Europea: Proyecto UMA20-FEDERJA-015

How Important Are Ports for the Offshore Wind Industry?: The Case of Spain

Paper: 19th International Conference on Renewable Energies and Power Quality (ICREPQ’21) Almeria (Spain), 28th to 30th July 2021[Abstract] Offshore wind is becoming a new technology to develop a better sustainable world. Its progress is linked to the use of port facilities, where the offshore wind farms can be stored or pre-installed. The aim of this paper is to analyse the storage space availability for ports in terms of being used for the new offshore wind sector. The case of study will be focused on analysing the port facilities in Spain, country with a great offshore wind resource in some specific areas. Results indicate the ports that can be used for the development of offshore wind in Spain. This work is important in order to establish a roadmap of the offshore wind business in Spain, which can repair the economic and social damaged due to SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.This research was funded by Project PID2019-105386RA-I00 “Design of a tool for the selection of offshore renewable energy locations and technologies: application to Spanish territorial waters (SEARENEW)”, financed by Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación – Agencia Estatal de Investigación/10.13039/50110001103

Modeling and control of a microgrid connected to the INTEC university campus

Producción CientíficaA smart microgrid is a bidirectional electricity generation system—a type of system that is becoming more prevalent in energy production at the distribution level. Usually, these systems have intermittent renewable energy sources, e.g., solar and wind energy. These low voltage networks contribute to decongestion through the efficient use of resources within the microgrid. In this investigation, an energy management strategy and a control scheme for DG units are proposed for DC/AC microgrids. The objective is to implement these strategies in an experimental microgrid that will be developed on the INTEC university campus. After presenting the microgrid topology, the modeling and control of each subsystem and their respective converters are described. All possible operation scenarios, such as islanded or interconnected microgrids, different generation-load possibilities, and state-of-charge conditions of the battery, are verified, and a seamless transition between different operation modes is ensured. The simulation results in Matlab Simulink show how the proposed control system allows transitions between the different scenarios without severe transients in the power transfer between the microgrid and the low voltage network elements.República Dominicana (FONDOCYT Grant 2018-2019-3C1-160 (055-2019 INTEC

Distribution of Methylene Blue after Injection into the Epidural Space of Anaesthetized Pregnant and Non-Pregnant Sheep

The aim of the study was to determine the distribution of different volumes of methylene blue solution injected into the epidural space in anaesthetized pregnant and non-pregnant sheep, to evaluate its cranial distribution and to compare between them. Fifteen pregnant and fifteen non-pregnant sheep were included in the study. Sheep were anaesthetized and received 0.05, 0.1, or 0.2 mL/kg of a lumbosacral epidural solution containing 0.12% methylene blue in 0.9% saline. Thirty minutes after the epidural injection, the ewes were euthanized. The extension of the dye within the epidural space was measured, and the correlation between the volume of the dye injected and the number of stained vertebrae was evaluated. The cranial migration of the dye between pregnant and non-pregnant sheep was also compared. The results show that the volume of methylene blue injected epidurally into pregnant and non-pregnant sheep correlated directly with its cephalic distribution into the epidural space; and a volume of 0.1 mL/kg or 0.2 mL/kg stained up to the first lumbar segment in pregnant and non-pregnant sheep, respectively. Also, the results suggest that the volume of drugs administered into the epidural space of pregnant sheep should be half the volume that would be used in non-pregnant sheep

LA INTEGRACIÓN SOCIAL DE EGRESADOS DE LA ESCUELA ESPECIAL

THE SOCIAL INTEGRATION OF GRADUATED FROM THE EDUCATION SPECIAL   RESUMEN La Educación Especial asume como propensión la necesidad de educar a los escolares en el contexto de su medio más cercano, donde desarrollen sus potencialidades. En este sentido, la escuela especial debe cumplir de manera óptima su propósito de socializar y entrenar a los educandos, en la responsabilidad social de manera que puedan vivir en sociedad, por tanto se requiere de la construcción de proyectos educativos con carácter colectivo y mediacional en el que prime la autonomía para estimular el desarrollo de las potencialidades creativas de los egresados en función de la integración social. Basado en estos aspectos se propone como objetivo modelar un procedimiento de mediación social para la integración social del egresado con retraso mental. PALABRAS CLAVE: influencias sociales; acción comunitaria; integración social; educación especial. ABSTRACT The Special Education assumes as propensity the necessity to educate the scholars in the context of its half nearer one, where its potentialities are developed. In this sense, the special school should complete in a good way its purpose of to socialize and to train to the graduated, in the social responsibility so that they can live in society, therefore it is required of the construction of educational projects with collective character and mediator in which the autonomy prevails to stimulate the development of the creative potentialities of the graduated in function of the social integration. Based on these aspects it proposes as objective to model a system of procedures of social mediation for the social integration of the graduated with mental delay. KEYWORDS: social influences; community action; social integration; special education

LA INTEGRACIÓN SOCIAL DE EGRESADOS DE LA ESCUELA ESPECIAL

THE SOCIAL INTEGRATION OF GRADUATED FROM THE EDUCATION SPECIAL   RESUMEN La Educación Especial asume como propensión la necesidad de educar a los escolares en el contexto de su medio más cercano, donde desarrollen sus potencialidades. En este sentido, la escuela especial debe cumplir de manera óptima su propósito de socializar y entrenar a los educandos, en la responsabilidad social de manera que puedan vivir en sociedad, por tanto se requiere de la construcción de proyectos educativos con carácter colectivo y mediacional en el que prime la autonomía para estimular el desarrollo de las potencialidades creativas de los egresados en función de la integración social. Basado en estos aspectos se propone como objetivo modelar un procedimiento de mediación social para la integración social del egresado con retraso mental. PALABRAS CLAVE: influencias sociales; acción comunitaria; integración social; educación especial. ABSTRACT The Special Education assumes as propensity the necessity to educate the scholars in the context of its half nearer one, where its potentialities are developed. In this sense, the special school should complete in a good way its purpose of to socialize and to train to the graduated, in the social responsibility so that they can live in society, therefore it is required of the construction of educational projects with collective character and mediator in which the autonomy prevails to stimulate the development of the creative potentialities of the graduated in function of the social integration. Based on these aspects it proposes as objective to model a system of procedures of social mediation for the social integration of the graduated with mental delay. KEYWORDS: social influences; community action; social integration; special education

Opening or Not Opening Educational Centers in Time of SARS-CoV-2? Analysis of the Situation in Galicia (Spain)

[Abstract] The appearance of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on the world stage has implemented changes in all social activities and, therefore, in teaching at all educational levels. On the one hand, it is argued that the closure of centers and virtual teaching minimizes the risk of contagion and, on the other, this closure implies a reduction in social interactions in the population at ages in which social skills are lower developing. In addition, it is necessary to guarantee that all children and adolescents have access to the necessary means for distance education. This article analyzes the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic during the second, third and fourth waves in Galicia (northwestern region of Spain), where the centers were kept open with strict security protocols, with the aim of evaluating whether the measure of the center closure is a proportionate measure or not. The results obtained show that, at all educational levels, the incidence of infections has been low, as has the appearance of outbreaks of infections related to educational centers, so the damage caused by this measure can be considered uncompensated, with greater health security.This work was partially performed in the scope of the “STEM is inspiring future careers” project (2021-1-ES01-KA220-SCH-000031524), Erasmus + Progra

Toward a clinical practice guide in pharmacogenomics testing for functional polymorphisms of drug-metabolizing enzymes. Gene/drug pairs and barriers perceived in Spain

The development of clinica lpractice recommendations or guidelines for the clinical use of biomarkers is an issue of great importance withr regard to adverse drug reactions.The poten-tial of pharmacogenomicbiomarkers has been extensively investigated in recent years.However,several barriers to implementing the use of pharmacogenomics testing exist.We conducted a survey among members of the Spanish Societies of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology to obtain information about the perception of such barriers and to compare the perceptions of participants about the relative importance of majorgene/drug pairs.Of 11 potential barriers,the highest importance was attributed to lack of institutional support for pharmacogenomic stesting,and to the issues related to the lack of guidelines.Of the proposed gene/drug pairs the highest importance was assigned to HLA-B/abacavir, UGT1A1/irinotecan, and CYP2D6/tamoxifen.In this perspective article,we compare the relative importance of 29 gene/drugpairs in the Spanish study with that of the same pairs in the American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutic sstudy,and we provide suggestions and areas of focus to develop a guide for clinical practice in pharmacogenomics testingThe work in the author’s laboratory is financed by Grants PS09/00943, PS09/00469, RETICS RIRAAF RD07/0064/0016, and CIBERehd from Instituto de Salud CarlosIII,Madrid, Spain, and by Grants GR10068 from Junta de Extremadura, Spain. Financed in part with FEDER funds from the European Unio