Comentario bibliográfico

Comentario sobre las obras: N. ELDREDGE. La vida en la cuerda floja. La humanidad y la crisis de la biodiversidad. 2001. Tusquets Editores, Barcelona, 277 páginas; y: M. DELIBES DE CASTRO. Vida. La naturaleza en peligro. 2001. Ediciones Temas de Hoy, Madrid, 317 páginas

Poseidon Linux 3.x - The scientific GNU/Linux option

This software review is about the newest version of Poseidon Linux (3.x). The current Poseidon Linux is a remastering from Ubuntu LTS family (Long Term Support), with extra specific software applicable to many areas of scientific research and education. It contains specialist software for GIS/Mapping, bathymetry, numerical modeling, 2D/3D/4D visualization, bioinformatics, chemistry, statistics, as well as tools for creating simple and complex graphics and programming languages. It also includes basic packages as would be expected on a normal desktop, such as a complete office suite, internet browser, e-mail client, instant messaging, chat, multimedia and many other tools. Poseidon Linux can run in two modes, as a live-DVD or installed on the hard disk. There are versions for 32 and 64 bit computers, and support for Brazilian Portuguese, English, Spanish, French, Greek, Italian and German languages. Resumo. Poseidon Linux 3.x – A opção científica GNU/Linux. Esta resenha trata da nova versão do software Poseidon Linux (3.x). A versão atual é uma remasterização a partir do sistema operacional Ubuntu, família LTS (Suporte de Longo Prazo), com pacotes extras para várias áreas da ciência e educação. Contém programas específicos para SIG/mapeamento, batimetria, modelagem numérica, visualização 2D/3D/4D, bioinformática, química, estatística, bem como ferramentas para elaboração de gráficos simples e complexos e linguagem de programação. Inclui também os programas necessários encontrados num sistema operacional desktop, tais como suporte completo para escritório, navegador de internet, programas para envio e recebimento de mensagens instantâneas, multimídia e várias outras ferramentas. O Poseidon Linux pode ser utilizado de duas formas: diretamente do DVD, sem instalá-lo, ou instalando-o no disco rígido do computador. É apresentado nas versões 32 e 64 bits e pode ser totalmente configurado em Português do Brasil, Inglês, Espanhol, Francês, Grego, Italiano e Alemão

El perfil de los futuros emprendedores sociales: competencias y estilos de vida

El emprendimiento social se define como la creación de proyectos y organizaciones cuyo objetivo no es el beneficio individual sino la transformación y la mejora de la sociedad. Teniendo en cuenta que la falta de capacidades relacionales impacta negativamente en la capacidad emprendedora y la participación social de las nuevas generaciones, el presente trabajo ofrece un desarrollo teórico de dos conceptos: el comportamiento altruista y el emprendedor, analizando los factores que influyen en los mismos. Con base en una investigación empírica, los autores demuestran, a través del análisis del liderazgo de servicio y la reflexividad relacional de un grupo de jóvenes, que las nuevas generaciones presentan fortalezas cuyo desarrollo depende de la posibilidad de mejora en algunas dimensiones sociales concretas: las competencias relacionales y la actitud altruista. Se propone que la innovación social comienza con competencias de tipo relaciona

Civic and political participation of children and adolescents: a lifestyle analysis for positive youth developmental programs

This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Rivera, Reyinaldo, Santos, David. Civic and Political Participation of Children and Adolescents: A Lifestyle Analysis for Positive Youth Developmental Programs. Children & Society 30.1 (2016): 59–70, which has been published in final form at https://www.doi.org/10.1111/chso.12118. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-ArchivingSocial participation plays a key role in predicting positive youth development (PYD). As a previous step of this link, this research examined how children and adolescents’ relational lifestyles influenced their participation in political and civic activities. This research provides a multi-dimensional approach to the study of children’s social participation, based on six children’s lifestyles factors (i.e. family dialogue, risky behaviours, cultural activities, civic values, family supervision and peer group relationships). Using data from an international survey that included 6130 participants (2198 Spanish, 3932 Italian, Mage = 13.8), this study’s results show that relational lifestyles (especially family dialogue and out-of-school cultural activities) are positively related to political and civic participation among children and adolescents. On the contrary, some peer group relationships decreased their social participation in those key dimensions for PYD. Limitations of the current study, implications for future policy decisions and applications to children social programs are discussed.This work was supported by the European Union (grant no. JUST/2010/DAP3/AG/1111-30-CE-0397890/00-02) and Intermedia Consulting A.C. (grant no. SSM2011-2013

Children’s participation and civic education: guidelines for the development of an inclusion social model

En este artículose realiza una contribución al desarrollo y la implantación de la educación cívica en el currículum escolar como un instrumento para abordar la exclusión social. Para ello, se analiza la importancia que tiene la participación de los niños en el proceso de toma de decisiones para su salud y para su desarrollo. Además, también se aborda el rol que tiene la participación (p.ej., actividades de voluntariado, uso de las redes sociales, e Internet, etc.) tanto en su bienestar como en romper el ciclo de la pobreza y la exclusión social. Después se proporciona un repaso sobre los antecedentes habituales de la participación y los factores asociados a ésta. Finalmente,se analiza la situación de la participación en los países de la Unión Europea como un ejemplo para realizar propuestas aplicables al caso de los países iberoamericanosIn this paper, a contribution for the development of civic education curricula in schools as an instrument to tackle social exclusion is made. In order to do so,the antecedents and factors that could boost that participationare considered as long as the impact that children’s participation in decision-making processes has on their health and growth. Moreover, the role of participation in specific settings (p.ej., volunteering, SNS usage, Internet, etc.) both for children’s well-being and for breaking the cycle of poverty and social exclusion is also taken into account. Then a review of the literature on the antecedents and factors related to participation is presented.Finally, the situation of European countries is analyzed as a basis for making proposals applicable to the case of Ibero-American countrie

Naturaleza y abstracción en la cerámica ibérica con decoración pintada figurada

La abstracción, en diferentes grados, fue uno de los principales recursos de los pintores ibéricos para decorar los vasos con temas figurados de los siglos III-I a.C. Los motivos denominados ‘aspas’, ‘zapateros ’ y ‘S’ fueron símbolos abstractos, dotados de contenidos codificados, como se deduce de sus asociaciones y localizaciones. En este trabajo se abordan, además, los posibles valores y significados que pudieron tener los llamados símbolos "S".Abstraction, to different degrees, was one of the main sources used by Iberian painters to decorate pottery vases, between the 3rd and 1st centuries B.C. Subjects called ‘St. Andrew’s cross’, ‘shoe men insects’ and ‘S’ were abstract symbols provided with codified contents, as deduced from their associations and localizations. This paper also studies the potential values and meanings of the so-called "S" symbols

Tumbas principescas etrusco-laciales

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Tres especies nuevas o poco conocidas para la flora de Salamanca (España)

Se aportan nuevas citas de tres plantas en la provincia de Salamanca. Se trata de especies muy raras en esta provincia por estar en su límite de distribución peninsular, constituyendo aportaciones de interés para la flora de esa provincia. Euonymus europaeus L. y Ballota hirsuta Bentham son novedades salmantinas, mientras que Prunus padus L. subsp. padus es la segunda cita provincial.New quotations are added from three plants in the province of Salamanca. They are very uncommon species in this province since they are in the boundary of its peninsular distribuction, representing contributions of interest to the flora of that province. Euonymus europaeus L. and Ballota hirsuta Bentham are Salamanca’s noveltis, while Prunus padus L. subsp. padus is the second provincial quotation