Selección de cuentos infantiles para la promoción de la lectura.

Student’s ways of behaving can be modified by reading promotion activities. These activities can also reinforce their imagination and creativity. In the professional School of Arts Mario Muñoz Cedeño were detected limitations as to the variety of activities intended to give proper use to spare time as well as a shortage in the students’ reading habits. This was the motivation to carry out some research work that generated this scientific article that was aimed at proposing a system of children´s stories to provide reading exercises and to reinforce the students’ modes of behaving, which represent a way to contribute in their wholesome formation.La utilización de actividades de promoción de la lectura contribuye a cambiar los modos de actuación del estudiante, llevarlo a potenciar su imaginación y capacidad de crear. En el quehacer cotidiano de La Escuela Profesional de Arte “Manuel Muñoz Cedeño”, a través de la observación directa de los modos de actuación de los pioneros se pudo constatar la existencia de una limitada realización de actividades variadas que permitan una adecuada utilización del tiempo libre, así como poco hábito de lectura, lo cual motivó la realización de un trabajo investigativo que generó la elaboración de este artículo científico con el objetivo de proponer un sistema de cuentos infantiles que promuevan la lectura en los escolares primarios y fortalezcan, a su vez, sus modos de actuación como vía para contribuir a su formación integral

Inversión y Crecimiento económico municipal Plan de mejora de recaudación del servicio de recolección de los desechos sólidos Alcaldía del Municipio de Rivas periodo 2020

El presente trabajo investigativo aborda el estudio de un plan de mejora a las recaudaciones del servicio de recolección de los desechos sólidos en el municipio de Rivas, para el año 2020. En el municipio de Rivas el manejo de los desechos sólidos siempre han sido una prioridad, durante los últimos años se ha mejorado el servicio en su recolección, pero los ingresos de estos han disminuidos, por lo que se busca medidas para seguir cumpliendo con eficiencia este servicio A través de este trabajo describimos el funcionamiento administrativo de las áreas relacionadas al servicio de recolección de los desechos, además detalla el número de personas involucradas en el trabajo y las actividades relacionadas a brindar el servicio. Realizamos un análisis de los montos que se perciben en la alcaldía, tanto de ingresos como egresos del servicio brindado, donde se identifico que los ingresos representa el 12% del total de los gastos incurridos, además que los ingresos han venido disminuyendo, en el año 2017 se logró obtener más ingresos que en el año 2018. Mediante el análisis de la situación en la alcaldía, nos enfocamos en las principales debilidades encontradas, y realizamos diferentes propuestas para mejorar la obtención de ingresos por el servicio de recolección de desechos sólidos, con el fin de lograr cubrir parte de los gastos que incurre este servicio, pretendemos que estas medidas sirvan de gran ayuda al funcionamiento de la alcaldía de Rivas

Relationship between throwing ability and academic performance at school age

[Resumen] Desde los primeros años de vida, el desarrollo cognitivo está estrechamente relacionado con la habilidad motriz o el desarrollo motor. El principal objetivo fue analizar las relaciones existentes entre el rendimiento académico en edad escolar y la habilidad del lanzamiento. La muestra estuvo conformada por 152 estudiantes, 66 chicas y 86 chicos con edad media de 8,54 ± 0,61 años. La intervención constó de cuatro sesiones destinadas a la recogida de datos, la realización de test de evaluación del lanzamiento y la mejora de la habilidad de lanzamiento. Los resultados obtenidos muestran que tras la intervención se produjo una mejora en la ejecución técnica de los lanzamientos (Una mano (t (139) = 3,23; diff mean = 0,200; p 0,05); Dos manos (t (139) = - 4,604; diff mean = - 0,434; p 0.05); two hands t (139) = - 4.604; diff mean = - 0.434; p < 0.01). Sport practice has been related to better academic performance in the overall average grade and in some subjects such as French, Physical Education or Art Education. Finally, throwing skill is significantly related to academic performance in some of the curricular areas, especially Physical Education. We can conclude that a short-term intervention can improve the technical execution of throwing, and that sports practice and throwing ability is significantly related to academic performance in some curricular areas of Primary Education

Relación entre la habilidad de lanzamiento y el rendimiento académico en edad escolar

From the earliest years of life, cognitive development is closely related to motor ability or motor development. The aim of this study was to analyze the relationships between academic performance at school age and the basic motor skill of throwing. The sample consisted of 152 students, 66 girls and 86 boys with a mean age of 8.54 ± 0.61 years. The intervention consisted of four sessions aimed at data collection, performance of throwing evaluation tests, and improvement and refinement of throwing skills. The results obtained show that after the intervention there was an improvement in the technical execution of throws (one hand (t (139) = 3.23; diff mean = 0.200; p &lt; 0.01); two hands (t (139) = 5.636; diff mean = 0.307; p &lt; 0.01), but not in distance (one hand t (139) = -0.187; diff mean = - 0.026; p &gt; 0.05); two hands t (139) = - 4.604; diff mean = - 0.434; p &lt; 0.01). Sport practice has been related to better academic performance in the overall average grade and in some subjects such as French, Physical Education or Art Education. Finally, throwing skill is significantly related to academic performance in some of the curricular areas, especially Physical Education. We can conclude that a short-term intervention can improve the technical execution of throwing, and that sports practice and throwing ability is significantly related to academic performance in some curricular areas of Primary Education.Desde los primeros años de vida, el desarrollo cognitivo está estrechamente relacionado con la habilidad motriz o el desarrollo motor. El principal objetivo fue analizar las relaciones existentes entre el rendimiento académico en edad escolar y la habilidad del lanzamiento. La muestra estuvo conformada por 152 estudiantes, 66 chicas y 86 chicos con edad media de 8,54 ± 0,61 años. La intervención constó de cuatro sesiones destinadas a la recogida de datos, la realización de test de evaluación del lanzamiento y la mejora de la habilidad de lanzamiento. Los resultados obtenidos muestran que tras la intervención se produjo una mejora en la ejecución técnica de los lanzamientos (Una mano (t (139) = 3,23; diff mean = 0,200; p &lt; 0,01); Dos manos (t (139) = 5,636; diff mean = 0,307; p &lt; 0,01)), aunque no así en la distancia (Una mano (t (139) = -0,187; diff mean = - 0,026; p &gt; 0,05); Dos manos (t (139) = - 4,604; diff mean = - 0,434; p &lt; 0,01)). La práctica deportiva se relaciona con un mejor rendimiento académico en la nota media general y asignaturas como Francés, Educación Física o Educación Artística. Por último, la habilidad de lanzamiento se relaciona significativamente con el rendimiento académico en distintas asignaturas, especialmente con Educación Física. Podemos concluir que una intervención a corto plazo puede mejorar la ejecución técnica del lanzamiento, y que la práctica deportiva y la habilidad de lanzamiento se relaciona significativamente con el rendimiento académico en algunas áreas curriculares de Educación Primaria

Role of Exocrine and Endocrine Insufficiency in the Management of Patients with Chronic Pancreatitis

Background: Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency results from the destruction of the pancreatic parenchyma and is diagnosed by using direct or indirect tests, both of which have shortcomings. Chronic pancreatitis is the most frequent cause of this pathology in adults. Methods: Patients meeting radiological or histological diagnostic criteria of chronic pancreatitis are enrolled and the stool elastase test is conducted, considering fecal elastase levels >200 µg/g to represent normal pancreatic function, and levels <200 µg/g to indicate the presence of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency. Additionally, we determine the body mass index of the patients and study their nutritional status and main biochemical and hematological variables, including their glucose and hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels. Results: Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency is detected in 60% of the patients. Among these, 83.3% are severe cases, and 72% of the latter also are diagnosed with endocrine pancreatic insufficiency (diabetes mellitus). During the nutritional status study, HbA1c levels are significantly higher, and magnesium and prealbumin levels are significantly lower in patients with exocrine pancreatic insufficiency than in those without this disease. Conclusions: Exocrine and endocrine pancreatic insufficiency are highly prevalent among patients with chronic pancreatitis and an early diagnosis of these diseases is vital to improve the clinical management of these patients and reduce their risk of mortality.Junta de Andalucia PC-0549-2017 PC-0498-201

Age-Adjusted Endothelial Activation and Stress Index for Coronavirus Disease 2019 at Admission Is a Reliable Predictor for 28-Day Mortality in Hospitalized Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019

Background: Endothelial Activation and Stress Index (EASIX) predict death in patients undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation who develop endothelial complications. Because coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients also have coagulopathy and endotheliitis, we aimed to assess whether EASIX predicts death within 28 days in hospitalized COVID-19 patients. Methods: We performed a retrospective study on COVID-19 patients from two different cohorts [derivation (n = 1,200 patients) and validation (n = 1,830 patients)]. The endpoint was death within 28 days. The main factors were EASIX [(lactate dehydrogenase * creatinine)/thrombocytes] and aEASIX-COVID (EASIX * age), which were log2-transformed for analysis. Results: Log2-EASIX and log2-aEASIX-COVID were independently associated with an increased risk of death in both cohorts (p 7) of 47.6% (95% CI = 44.2-50.9%). The cutoff of log2 aEASIX-COVID = 6 showed a positive predictive value of 31.7% and negative predictive value of 94.7%, and log2 aEASIX-COVID = 7 showed a positive predictive value of 47.6% and negative predictive value of 89.8%. Conclusion: Both EASIX and aEASIX-COVID were associated with death within 28 days in hospitalized COVID-19 patients. However, aEASIX-COVID had significantly better predictive performance than EASIX, particularly for discarding death. Thus, aEASIX-COVID could be a reliable predictor of death that could help to manage COVID-19 patients.This study was supported by grants from Instituto de Salud Carlos III [grant number COV20/1144 [MPY224/20) to AF-R/MÁJ-S]. MÁJ-S and AF-R are supported by Instituto de Salud Carlos III (grant numbers CP17CIII/00007 and CP14CIII/00010, respectively).S

Efficacy of the unified protocol for the treatment of emotional disorders in the Spanish public mental health system using a group format: study protocol for a multicenter, randomized, non-inferiority controlled trial

Background: Emotional disorders, which include both anxiety and depressive disorders, are the most prevalent psychological disorders according to recent epidemiological studies. Consequently, public costs associated with their treatment have become a matter of concern for public health systems, which face long waiting lists. Because of their high prevalence in the population, finding an effective treatment for emotional disorders has become a key goal of today ’ s clinical psychology. The Unified Protocol for the Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders might serve the aforementioned purpose, as it can be applied to a variety of disorders simultaneously and it can be easily performed in a group format. Methods: The study is a multicenter, randomized, non-inferiority controlled clinical trial. Participants will be 220 individuals with emotional disorders, who are randomized to either a treatment as usual (individual cognitive behavioral therapy) or to a Unified Protocol condition in group format. Depression, anxiety, and diagnostic criteria are the primary outcome measures. Secondary measures include the assessment of positive and negative affect, anxiety control, personality traits, overall adjustment, and quality of life. An analysis of treatment satisfaction is also conducted. Assessment points include baseline, post-treatment, and three follow-ups at 3, 6, and 12 months. To control for missing data and possible biases, intention-to-treat and per-protocol analyses will be performed. Discussion: This is the first randomized, controlled clinical trial to test the effectiveness of a transdiagnostic intervention in a group format for the treatment of emotional disorders in public settings in Spain. Results obtained from this study may have important clinical, social, and economic implications for public mental health settings in Spain. Trial registration: Retrospectively registered at https://clinicaltrials.gov/ . Trial NCT03064477 (March 10, 2017). The trial is active and recruitment is ongoing. Recruitment is expected to finish by January 202

YODA Kinase Controls a Novel Immune Pathway of Tomato Conferring Enhanced Disease Resistance to the Bacterium Pseudomonas syringae

© 2020 Téllez, Muñoz-Barrios, Sopeña-Torres, Martín-Forero, Ortega, Pérez, Sanz, Borja, de Marcos, Nicolas, Jahrmann, Mena, Jordá and Molina.Mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK) play pivotal roles in transducing developmental cues and environmental signals into cellular responses through pathways initiated by MAPK kinase kinases (MAP3K). AtYODA is a MAP3K of Arabidopsis thaliana that controls stomatal development and non-canonical immune responses. Arabidopsis plants overexpressing a constitutively active YODA protein (AtCA-YDA) show broad-spectrum disease resistance and constitutive expression of defensive genes. We tested YDA function in crops immunity by heterologously overexpressing AtCA-YDA in Solanum lycopersicum. We found that these tomato AtCA-YDA plants do not show developmental phenotypes and fitness alterations, except a reduction in stomatal index, as reported in Arabidopsis AtCA-YDA plants. Notably, AtCA-YDA tomato plants show enhanced resistance to the bacterial pathogen Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000 and constitutive upregulation of defense-associated genes, corroborating the functionality of YDA in tomato immunity. This function was further supported by generating CRISPR/Cas9-edited tomato mutants impaired in the closest orthologs of AtYDA [Solyc08g081210 (SlYDA1) and Solyc03g025360 (SlYDA2)]. Slyda1 and Slyda2 mutants are highly susceptible to P. syringae pv. tomato DC3000 in comparison to wild-type plants but only Slyda2 shows altered stomatal index. These results indicate that tomato orthologs have specialized functions and support that YDA also regulates immune responses in tomato and may be a trait for breeding disease resistance.This work was supported by grants BIO2015-64077-R of the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (MINECO), RTI2018-096975-B-I00 of Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities, and grant P190050072 of Plant Response Biotech SL to AMo. Research in the Montaña Mena’s laboratory is supported by the MINECO (PPII10-0194-4164) and the Junta de Comunidades de Castilla-La Mancha (SBPLY/17/180501/000394), complemented with EU FEDER funds. JT was financially supported by a PhD fellow of the FPI program from MINECO (BES-2016-076708). AM-F and AO were recipients of research and PhD fellowships from JCCM

Efecto del estrés hídrico inducido con PEG 6000 sobre la germinación in vitro de semillas de Phaseolus vulgaris L. cv. ‘ICA Pijao’

The common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)  production has  been  very  important  in  Cuba, however, several factors affect the yield of this crop and not all cultivars of beans respond the same way to the stressful conditions. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of water deficit induced by PEG 6000 on the cultivar ‘ICA Pijao’.   The results showed that increasing concentrations of PEG 6000, reduced the percentage of P. vulgaris cv. ‘ICA Pijao’ in vitro germination, it confirmed that this stressor agent  could  be  useful  to  elucidate  the  physiological  response  and PEG 6000 concentration to be used in bioassays to evaluate the plant response in this cultivar should be less than 18%.     Key words: common beans, drought, in vitro selectionLa producción de frijol común (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) tiene gran importancia en Cuba, sin embargo,  diversos  factores  afectan  el  rendimiento  de  este  cultivo  y  no  todos  los cultivares de  frijol  responden  de  la  misma  forma  a  las  condiciones  estresantes.  El objetivo  de  este  trabajo  fue determinar el efecto  del  estrés  hídrico  inducido  con  PEG 6000  sobre  la germinación in vitro de semillas del cultivar ‘ICA Pijao’. Los resultados mostraron que el  incremento  de  las  concentraciones  de  PEG 6000  redujo  el  porcentaje  de  germinación  in  vitro  de  semillas  de  P.  vulgaris  cv.  ‘ICA  Pijao’. Esto confirmó  que  el agente  estresante  puede  ser  utilizado  para  determinar  la  respuesta  fisiológica y que las concentraciones de PEG 6000 a utilizar en bioensayos para evaluar la respuesta de la planta en este cultivar deben ser menores de 18%. Palabras clave: frijol común, selección in vitro, sequía