A study to ascertain the relationship between pre- and post- Nelson-Denny reading test scores of two hundred seventy-five freshmen and their reading and writing grades at a suburban state college.

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La cultura del bienestar: un eje esencial en las instituciones de educación superior

Workplace well-being in an organization has become an issue of great importance since it contributes to the satisfaction and motivation of workers, which in turn translates into greater productivity and profitability for the company or institution, while the opposite affects the overall performance of the organization. The objective of this study is to identify the level of well-being and quality of life of the administrative staff and teachers of the Catholic University of Cuenca, La Troncal Campus, to promote the improvement of the work environment. This research adopted a quantitative approach with a descriptive and non-experimental scope and information was collected by applying surveys to the 64 officials of this University Campus. Among the most relevant results, it was evident that a low percentage of the sample is demotivated due to work overload and dissatisfied with the work environment, alluding to the fact that the coexistence events do not meet their objectives. These findings do not indicate that the institution has a major problem; Since these difficulties can be reduced or eliminated with the implementation of new activities and measures designed for the well-being of officials.El bienestar laboral en una organización se ha vuelto un tema de gran importancia ya que contribuye a la satisfacción y motivación de los trabajadores, lo que a su vez se traduce en una mayor productividad y rentabilidad para la empresa o institución, siendo lo contrario, afecta el desempeño general de la organización. El objetivo de este estudio consiste en identificar el nivel de bienestar y la calidad de vida del personal administrativo y docentes de la Universidad Católica de Cuenca, Campus La Troncal, para promover el mejoramiento del ambiente laboral. Esta investigación adoptó un enfoque cuantitativo con alcance descriptivo y de tipo no experimental y se recopilo información mediante la aplicación de encuestas a los 64 funcionarios de este Campus Universitario. Entre los resultados más relevantes se pudo evidenciar que un bajo porcentaje de la muestra se encuentra desmotivado debido a la sobrecarga de trabajo e insatisfecho con el clima laboral, aludiendo a que los eventos de convivencia no cumplen sus objetivos. Estos hallazgos no indican que la institución presente un gran problema; puesto que, estas dificultades se pueden disminuir o eliminar con la implementación de nuevas actividades y medidas pensadas en el bienestar de los funcionarios

Ingreso de estudiantes al sistema educativo superior: estudio de caso de la carrera de Psicología de la Universidad Internacional SEK del Ecuador

Student admission process in private high er education system determines the maintenance of diff erent college career off er. In this context, in this article a research that analyzed the current state of admission of students in the psychology of the SEK International University of Ecuador is reported. The method used in the research was a mixed type, in which a first quantitative phase evaluated socio demographic variables related to income students. In this stage, students answered a qualitative instrument. We worked with 100% of psychology students (23 women and 8 men). As a result of research variables related to the educational level of parents, school income, prepaid values and subjective constructions related to the current situation of the psychology are identified. The results are discussed in reference to the future steps to be done in order to improve the situation of admissions that was analyzed.El proceso de admisión de estudiantes al sistema de educación superior privado es el factor que determina la permanencia de las diferentes carreras ofertadas. En tal contexto, en el presente artículo se reporta una investigación que analizó el estado actual de admisión de estudiantes en la carrera de psicología de la Universidad Internacional SEK del Ecuador. El método seguido en la investigación fue de tipo mixto, con una primera fase cuantitativa, en donde se valoraron variables sociodemográficas relacionadas al ingreso de los estudiantes a la carrera. En la segunda etapa, los estudiantes respondieron a un instrumento de tipo cualitativo. Se trabajó con el 100% de estudiantes de psicología (23 mujeres y 8 hombres). Como resultados de la investigación se identifican variables relacionadas con el nivel educativo de los padres, colegio de ingreso, valores pagados previamente y construcciones subjetivas relacionadas con la situación actual de la carrera de psicología. Se discuten los resultados en referencia a las medidas futuras que se deben tomar para mejorar la situación de admisión de la carrera

A genome wide association scan for (1,3;1,4)-β-glucan content in the grain of contemporary 2-row Spring and Winter barleys

Published: 17 October 2014BACKGROUND: (1,3;1,4)-β-Glucan is an important component of the cell walls of barley grain as it affects processability during the production of alcoholic beverages and has significant human health benefits when consumed above recommended threshold levels. This leads to diametrically opposed quality requirements for different applications as low levels of (1,3;1,4)-β-glucan are required for brewing and distilling and high levels for positive impacts on human health. RESULTS: We quantified grain (1,3;1,4)-β-glucan content in a collection of 399 2-row Spring-type, and 204 2-row Winter-type elite barley cultivars originating mainly from north western Europe. We combined these data with genotypic information derived using a 9 K Illumina iSelect SNP platform and subsequently carried out a Genome Wide Association Scan (GWAS). Statistical analysis accounting for residual genetic structure within the germplasm collection allowed us to identify significant associations between molecular markers and the phenotypic data. By anchoring the regions that contain these associations to the barley genome assembly we catalogued genes underlying the associations. Based on gene annotations and transcript abundance data we identified candidate genes. CONCLUSIONS: We show that a region of the genome on chromosome 2 containing a cluster of CELLULOSE SYNTHASE-LIKE (Csl) genes, including CslF3, CslF4, CslF8, CslF10, CslF12 and CslH, as well as a region on chromosome 1H containing CslF9, are associated with the phenotype in this germplasm. We also observed that several regions identified by GWAS contain glycoside hydrolases that are possibly involved in (1,3;1,4)-β-glucan breakdown, together with other genes that might participate in (1,3;1,4)-β-glucan synthesis, re-modelling or regulation. This analysis provides new opportunities for understanding the genes related to the regulation of (1,3;1,4)-β-glucan content in cereal grains.Kelly Houston, Joanne Russell, Miriam Schreiber, Claire Halpin, Helena Oakey, Jennifer M Washington, Allan Booth, Neil Shirley, Rachel A Burton, Geoffrey B Fincher and Robbie Waug