Los efectos de un programa motor basado en la biodanza en relación con parámetros de inteligencia emocional en mujeres

Este estudio analizó los efectos de la práctica regular de biodanza en el nivel de inteligencia emocional percibida (IEP), en sus dimensiones de percepción, comprensión y regulación emocional, en 35 mujeres de mediana edad de un nivel socioeconómico medio-bajo. Con este fin se aplicó el cuestionario TMMS-24. El programa de biodanza se centró en emociones y líneas de vivencia básicas. Los resultados obtenidos revelan un aumento estadísticamente significativo de los niveles de IEP de las mujeres del grupo experimental, respecto al grupo control, tras la aplicación del programa motor basado en la biodanza, evidenciándose mayores valores en la dimensión de comprensión de las emociones

Os efeitos de um programa motor baseado na Biodanza em relação os parâmetros de inteligência emocional em mulheres

Este estudio analizó los efectos de la práctica regular de biodanza en el nivel de inteligencia emocional percibida (IEP), en sus dimensiones de percepción, comprensión y regulación emocional, en 35 mujeres de mediana edad de un nivel socioeconómico medio-bajo. Con este fin se aplicó el cuestionario TMMS-24. El programa de biodanza se centró en emociones y líneas de vivencia básicas. Los resultados obtenidos revelan un aumento estadísticamente significativo de los niveles de IEP de las mujeres del grupo experimental, respecto al grupo control, tras la aplicación del programa motor basado en la biodanza, evidenciándose mayores valores en la dimensión de comprensión de las emociones.This study analyzed the effects of regular practice of biodanza in the level of perceived emotional intelligence (IEP), in its dimensions of perception, understanding and emotional regulation, in 35 women of middle age of a medium-humble socioeconomic level. To this end we applied the TMMS-24 questionnaire. Biodanza program focused on emotions and basic lines of experience. The obtained results show a statistically significant increase in levels of IEP of the women in the experimental group, with respect to the control group, after the application of the motor based on the dance program, demonstrating higher values in the dimension of understanding of emotions.Este estudo analisou os efeitos da prática regular de Biodanza no nível de inteligência emocional percebida (IEP), em suas dimensões de percepção, compreensão e regulação emocional, em 35 mulheres de meiaidade de um nível socioeconômico médio humilde. Para este fim, foi aplicou o questionário TMMS-24. A Biodanza programa focado em emoções e linhas básicas de experiência. Os resultados obtidos mostram um aumento estatisticamente significativo nos níveis de IEP das mulheres no grupo experimental, no que diz respeito ao grupo de controlo, após a aplicação do motor com base no programa de dança, demonstrando valores mais elevados na dimensão de compreensão das emoções

Biogeomorphological processes in an arid transgressive dunefield as indicators of human impact by urbanization

This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. This author accepted manuscript is made available following 24 month embargo from date of publication (August 2018) in accordance with the publisher’s archiving policyUrban and tourist developments can have long-lasting impacts on coastal environments and fundamentally alter the evolution of coastal dune systems. This is the case of the Maspalomas dunefield (Gran Canaria, Canary Islands), hosting one of the largest tourist resorts in Spain. The resort was built on top of a sedimentary terrace at 25 m above sea level (El Inglés) in the 1960s, and has subsequently affected local winds and therefore aeolian sediment transport patterns. Buildings on the terrace deflect the winds to the south of the dunefield, where the rate of sediment transport accelerated. A shadow zone appeared to the lee side of the resort with a consequent decrease in wind speed and aeolian sediment transport and an increase in vegetation cover. In this paper, first we characterize the environmental changes around El Inglés terrace in recent decades, and describe the changes in the shadow zone through an analysis of the evolution of sedimentary volumes and vegetation characteristics (density, spatial patterns, and plants communities). A series of historical aerial photographs, recent orthophotos and digital elevation models obtained by digital photogrammetry and LiDAR, as well as fieldwork were used to characterize plant communities and spatial-temporal changes in erosive landforms. Results show changes in the pattern and migration rates of dunes located at the southern edge of the urbanization, as well as the formation of blowouts and large deflation areas, where the vegetation increases in density and number of plant communities. We discuss eco-anthropogenic factors that have produced these environmental changes.This work is a contribution of projects CSO2013-43256-R and CSO2016-79673-R (National R & D & I Plan) co-financed with ERDF funds and a PhD contract of the Canary Islands Agency for Research, Innovation and Information Society and by the European Social Fund (ESF)

Factors in assessing recidivism risk in young offenders

The research aims to identify if the accumulation of protective and/or risk factors might predict the risk of recidivism in juvenile delinquents and determine the relative weight of both types of factors in the predictions themselves. The risk of criminal recidivism was assessed with the Structured Assessment of Violence Risk in Youth—SAVRY—instrument based on a sample of 192 Adolescents in Conflict with the Law—ACLs—held in juvenile detention centers in the Valencian Community (Spain). The results show that protective variables have greater relative consistency than risk variables when assessing recidivism risk in ACLs. The paper’s findings enable advances in the identification of antisocial behavior patterns using positive variables, and this in turn involves modifying any intervention proposals made by professionals of juvenile justice because psycho-socio-educational processes can now be dealt with on the basis of the ACLs’ potentialities (protective factors) rather than their deficiencies (risk factors) alone

Foredune responses to the impact of aggregate extraction in an arid aeolian sedimentary system

Coastal dunes have long suffered the effects of human interventions that have altered the landscape and operation of these ecosystems. Aggregate extractions have been shown to modify the biogeomorphological processes in aeolian sedimentary systems. The impacts associated to aggregate extraction include the reduction of available sediment and changes to the topography and vegetation patterns, thereby altering the sedimentary dynamics and limiting the recovery capacity of the dunefield. The aim of this article is to analyse the environmental effects produced by historical aggregate extraction in the foredune area of an arid aeolian sedimentary system (El Medano, Tenerife, Spain) through a study of the airflow dynamics and spatial distribution of vegetation, sediment and topographic changes. The methodology was designed with two temporal scales: (i) a long-term approach which compares historical sources and current ones; (ii) a short-term approach through experimental data collection to characterize the present functioning. For the latter, a field study was carried out in June 2021, collecting wind speed and direction data at a height of 0.50 m, sediment data (sand sheet thickness, grain size and sorting), and vegetation data (cover and species richness) at 40 sample points. The main results show that when the anthropic stress ceased the foredune did not follow a natural environmental pattern, and that the way it functions at the present time is determined by the changes induced by the aggregate extraction. Changes include alterations to the topography, the creation of a lagoon, and the generation of an aeolian deflation area and flow acceleration zones with the associated sand transport. This research contributes to an understanding of the environmental consequences of aggregate extractions on the foredunes of arid aeolian sedimentary systems and can enable the relevant authorities to make better-informed decisions that help the management of these ecosystems

Diseño ingeniero y montaje de unidades experimentales para la biorremediación de residuos petrolizados a escala de banco

Oil pollution is a national problem. Research and development of bioremediation technologies for petroleum waste is a priority. The Center for Environmental Studies of Cienfuegos, together with the Institute of Marine Sciences and the Institute of Soil Research, are executing the national project "Evaluation of biopile ecotechnology for bioremediation of petroleum waste using texturizers". The determination of the shape and size of the experimental units constituted a scientific demand for bench-scale research. The aim was to design and to assemble the experimental biopile units on a bench-scale to evaluate the effectiveness of bioremediation of petroleum waste. Was carried out the study of the state of the art. Were considered the design criteria of the ecotechnology, the requirements of the design of experiments, and the characteristics of the experimental site. Was adopted the shape of a truncated pyramid. Was programmed an Excel workbook to perform the mass balance at the experimental unit level and determine its dimensions. The assembly of the experimental units confirmed the validity of the engineering design. An ingenious solution was provided to a scientific demand for research, which was applied on a bench-scale and will become generalized in the scale-up of ecotechnolog

Sistema de bombeo de agua del Hospital Pediátrico de Guantánamo

Se elaboró un programa de mantenimiento para al dimensionamiento correcto de las tuberías del Hospital Pediátrico Pedro Agustín Pérez de Guantánamo para asegurar el rendimiento de la bomba y la selección del motor adecuado que permita cumplir con los requerimientos del sistema. El proceso de evaluación permitió identificar deficiencias en el sistema de bombeo relacionadas con el dimensionamiento de las tuberías, lo que afecta significativamente el rendimiento de la bomba y la potencia del motor es insuficiente para el sistema de bombeo. Se propone realizar un programa de mantenimiento que incluye acciones para: un dimensionamiento correcto de las tuberías para asegurar el rendimiento de la bomba y para la selección del motor adecuado que permita cumplir con los requerimientos del sistema. Se aportan además sugerencias prácticas, en términos de mantenimiento, que incluyen pautas para la limpieza y mantenimiento adecuado de la bomba, así como el monitoreo regular de las válvulas