Wild edible plants as potential antioxidant or nutritional supplements for beverages minimally processed

Wild edible plants (WEP) with high antioxidant capacity, Rosa canina fruits, Quercus ballota acorns and Sanguisorba minor (young leaves and stems), were added to orange and kiwifruit juices for increase the nutritional properties. The addition of WEP to orange juice (OJ) and kiwifruit cremogenate (KC) does not affect, or it can even improve, some parameters of consumer's acceptance, although the mixtures increasing sweetness and intensifying the matrix colour without changing the tone are the best valued. The beverages minimally processed with higher TSS were the matrices fortified with Q. ballota, the same that were considered sweetest by the judges. The addition of WEP to OJ did not significantly change the levels of vitamin C (ascorbic acid plus dehydroascorbic acid). The addition of R. canina and S. minor increased the content of phenolic compounds and antioxidant capacity in both matrices (OJ and KC) in more than 30%. Beverages with a high interest for consumers and with high antioxidant properties have been obtained

Proyecto de intervención. Protégete contra la violencia de género.

The present work arises as a result of the need to prevent and make aware young people about the wide variety of risks and consequences related to gender violence. Accordingly, the aim of this project is provide knowledge, develop abilities and attitudes that encourage a coexistence with equality and mutual respect, preventing teenagers about any type of violence in their couple relationship. The project was conducted in the period of four weeks, in which we worked social skills, sexist language, role gender and other theoretical contents about gender violence. These sessions are characterized by a participatory, dynamic and active methodology. Lastly, this article consist of a first section entitled introduction and justification, a theoretical framework, a project planning, the application, the finally valuation and conclusion and finally the bibliography.El presente trabajo surge a partir de la necesidad detectada de prevenir y concienciar a los jóvenes sobre los riesgos y consecuencias de la violencia de género. En consecuencia, el objetivo del proyecto es dar conocimientos, desarrollar habilidades y actitudes que favorezcan una convivencia basada en la igualdad y el respeto mutuo, previniendo al adolescente de cualquier tipo de violencia dentro de sus relaciones. El proyecto se llevó a cabo durante cuatro semanas en un centro de Educación Secundaria dónde se trabajaron habilidades sociales, lenguaje sexista, roles de género y otros contenidos, empleándose una metodología de carácter participativo, dinámico y activo. Por último, este artículo consta de un primer apartado denominado introducción y justificación, de un marco teórico, una planificación del proyecto, la aplicación del mismo, una valoración final y conclusiones y por último la bibliografía

Etnobotánica en el Alto Valle del Reno (Toscana y Emilia-Romaña, Italia)

The Upper Rhine Valley (AVR) is borderland between the Italian regions of Tuscany and Emilia Romagna. The natural and cultural heritage based upon ethnobotanical knowledge in the AVR area has been studied, documented and analysed using semi-structured interviews. The information is presented through an ethnological and floristic catalogue, including both cultivated and wild species known to the local community. Although there is evidence of a great biocultural richness in the old oral tradition, important erosion phenomena threatening the conservation of ethnobotanical knowledge (immaterial culture) and associated plants (material culture) have been highlighted. The reasons behind the phenomena are partly due to the abandonment of agro-pastoral practices, as well as to the significant changes in the management of the territory and in the life forms

El «Nou Diccionari Normatiu de la Llengua Catalana»

This article describes the process by which the Nou Diccionari Normatiu de la Llengua Catalana (NDNLC) has been made; this dictionary brings up to date and regularizes Pompeu Fabra’s Diccionari General de la Llengua Catalana (DGLC), which implies, on the one hand, adding to the dictionary new words brought about by different social habits and by the progress of Science and technology, and, on the other hand, bringing the contents of the dictionary up to date. This project has been carried out in three different phases. The first consisted in creating a general Computer data base (BDOL) which contains, besides the DGLC, words belonging both to the common language and to specific fields; in this first phase a study of the DGLC was also carried out, with two aims: a) to analyse the text itself and in doing so select whatever Information might be considered obsolete today, and b) to find out the criteria which Fabra used to make the dictionary, which are implicit in the text. In the second phase the lexicographic criteria by which the dictionary was to be made were established, its entries (both words and phrases) were selected, the old articles were revised and new ones were created. Finally, in the third phase the data base specifically for the NDNLC was created; this contains all the Information of the Nou Diccionari Normatiu de la Llengua Catalana, organised into articles

El nou diccionari normatiu de la llengua catalana

This article describes the process by which the Nou Diccionari Normatiu de la Llengua Catalana (NDNLC) has been made; this dictionary brings up to date and regularizes Pompeu Fabra’s Diccionari General de la Llengua Catalana (DGLC), which implies, on the one hand, adding to the dictionary new words brought about by different social habits and by the progress of Science and technology, and, on the other hand, bringing the contents of the dictionary up to date. This project has been carried out in three different phases. The first consisted in creating a general Computer data base (BDOL) which contains, besides the DGLC, words belonging both to the common language and to specific fields; in this first phase a study of the DGLC was also carried out, with two aims: a) to analyse the text itself and in doing so select whatever Information might be considered obsolete today, and b) to find out the criteria which Fabra used to make the dictionary, which are implicit in the text. In the second phase the lexicographic criteria by which the dictionary was to be made were established, its entries (both words and phrases) were selected, the old articles were revised and new ones were created. Finally, in the third phase the data base specifically for the NDNLC was created; this contains all the Information of the Nou Diccionari Normatiu de la Llengua Catalana, organised into articles

Abordaje de la estigmatización laboral de las personas con diversidad funcional entre los jóvenes, desde la perspectiva de terapia ocupacional

Las personas con diversidad funcional pueden sufrir a lo largo de su vida procesos de estigmatización en muchos ámbitos de su vida que afectan directamente a la calidad de ésta y a su integración en la sociedad.No obstante, a lo largo del tiempo y en la actualidad, se están realizando intervenciones para acabar con el estigma en la sociedad y contra las personas con diversidad funcional.La realización de este trabajo contempla la recopilación de distintas estrategias de intervención para conseguir revertir los prejuicios sobre la inserción laboral de las personas con diversidad funcional y proponer un programa de intervención dirigido a los más jóvenes para mejorar la visibilidad de la empleabilidad del colectivo y mejorar su equilibrio ocupacional.<br /

Traditional alcoholic beverages and their value in the local culture of the Alta Valle del Reno, a mountain borderland between Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna (Italy)

BACKGROUND: Traditional alcoholic beverages (TABs) have only received marginal attention from researchers and ethnobotanists so far, especially in Italy. This work is focused on plant-based TABs in the Alta Valle del Reno, a mountainous area on the border between Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna regions. The aims of our study were to document local knowledge about TABs and to analyze and discuss the distribution of related knowledge within the investigated communities. METHODS: Field data were collected through semi-structured interviews. The relative importance of each plant species used to prepare TABs was assessed by calculating a general Use Value Index (UV(general)), a current UV (UV(current)) and a past UV (UV(past)). We also assessed personal experience of use by calculating effective and potential UV (UV(effective,)UV(potential)). A multivariate analysis was performed to compare ingredients in recipes recorded in the Alta Valle del Reno with those reported for neighboring areas. RESULTS: Forty-six plant species, belonging to 20 families, were recorded. Rosaceae was the most significant family (98 citations, 19 species), followed by Rutaceae (15, 3) and Lamiaceae (12, 4). The most important species was Prunus cerasus L. (UV(general) = 0.44), followed by Juglans regia L. (0.38), Rubus idaeus L. (0.27) and Prunus spinosa L. (0.22). Species with the highest UV(current) were Juglans regia (0.254), Prunus cerasus (0.238) and Citrus limon L. (0.159). The highest UV(effective) values were obtained by Prunus cerasus (0.413), Juglans regia (0.254), Rubus idaeus (0.222) and Citrus limon (0.206). We also discuss the results of the multivariate analysis. CONCLUSIONS: TABs proved to occupy an important place in the traditional culture and social life of the studied communities. Moreover, data highlight the local specificity and richness of this kind of tradition in the Alta Valle del Reno, compared to other Italian areas. Some plant ingredients used for TABs have potential nutraceutical and even therapeutic properties that are well known by local people. These properties could constitute an additional economic value for TABs' commercialization, which in turn could promote the local rural economy

DisTecD, a journal for the dissemination of design and technology for development

DisTecD is a scientific journal ealing with design and technology for human development. Its principal objective is the dissemination of topics related to design and industrial and civil engineering that contribute in any sense to human development. Special emphasis is given to social technology. Every article published in this electronic journal is reviewed by at least two editors. The journal is freely accessible via the POLI-RED platform of the University Politechnic of Madrid

Accesibilidad y Usabilidad web. Auditoría a liberbank.es

Este trabajo se centra en el estudio de la Accesibilidad y Usabilidad web. Se divide entre el marco teórico, donde se indaga sobre los conceptos de Accesibilidad y Usabilidad Web y sus normativas y en un caso práctico, en el cual se realiza una auditoría al sitio web liberbank.es