Comparison of Name-Writing Ability to Motor and Phonological Abilities in Preschool-Aged Children

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine whether there is a relationship between name-writing and phonological development and name-writing and motor abilities in preschool aged children through a correlational analysis.Method: Previous data collected on children ages 3;0 to 4;11 (years; months) were gathered from the Phon Farm laboratory at Oklahoma State University and Purdue University. The children's name-writing was taken from an assent form they were asked to print their names on and was scored with the Simple Scale (Puranik, Schreiber, Estabrook, & O'Donnell 2014). The measures of phonological development were based on four previously collected measures and the children's motor abilities were taken from a parent questionnaire in which the parents rated their children's fine- and gross- motor abilities. The children's socioeconomic status was also taken into consideration and used as a variable. This study used a Pearson correlational analysis to examine relationships among these variables.Results: The analysis yielded statistically significant correlations between age and two-syllable nonwords collected from another study, age and name-writing score, two-syllable nonwords and name-writing score, and two-syllable nonwords and Dollaghan and Campbell (1998) nonword repetition. Age was assumed to play a role in the correlation between name-writing score and two-syllable nonwords therefore a partial correlation analysis was conducted that controlled for the effect of age. Results of the partial correlation indicated no statistical significance between name-writing and two-syllable nonwords.Discussion: The results indicated no strong correlation between name-writing and phonological development and between name-writing and motor abilities. Therefore, it cannot be concluded that name-writing is correlated to phonological development or motor abilities. Age may be considered a significant factor in that the children are more successful in name-writing and phonological development tasks the older they get. Future studies should be done to determine whether a relationship exists between name-writing and phonological development, and whether age should be considered a factor as a child matures with an inferred improvement of skills

Virtual reality and 21st century education

Virtual Reality (RV), is one of the technological tools of the 21st century applied in the field of education and has increased significantly the use of it, to achieve the expected learning in students, the present This article aimed to demonstrate that VR as an innovative tool in 21st-century education contributes significantly to the teaching-learning process of students and teachers. It has worked based on a descriptive methodology-documentary, applying the analysis and interpretation of content, was limited to the review of articles published in digital journals, located in different databases, among the results there is a challenge that education should Assume and actively incorporate virtual reality, such as the technology that is a fundamental part of the daily life of the new generations, as an educational paradigm focused on the student, where it is intended to be autonomous and independent in the generation of learning

Las comunidades agricolas: naturaleza juridica de sus atribuciones de resolucion de conflictos

42 p. La siguiente tesis no es autorizada por el autor para su difusion en formato digitalLa presente memoria de grado, intenta establecer, cuál es la naturaleza jurídica de la resolución de conflictos en la Comunidad Agrícola, en la cual, su Directorio ejerce como árbitro. El objetivo general es analizar la institución del arbitraje y las Comunidades Agrícolas; y el objetivo específico es conocer cómo se lleva a efecto el arbitraje en la resolución de determinados desacuerdos al interior de ellas. Este trabajo se divide en tres capítulos: el primero concerniente a las Comunidades Agrícolas, el segundo sobre Arbitraje, y el tercero se refiere al Arbitraje en la Comunidad Agrícola. Las metodologías que se utilizarán son la histórico-legislativa y la sistemática, exegética y exploratoria. Finalmente, se concluye, que el procedimiento de resolución de controversias señalado por el DFL Nº 5, del Ministerio de Agricultura de 1968, modificado por ley Nº 19.233, no es un arbitraje, sino que, que un tipo de conciliación administrativa al interior de la Comunidad./ ABSTRACT: This first degree dissertation attempts to establish the legal nature of the conflict resolution in the agricultural community, in which, its Board of Directors acts as arbitrator. The general objective is to analyze the arbitration institution and agricultural communities, and the specific objective is to know how is carried out arbitration in resolving certain disagreements inside them. This work is divided into three chapters, the first one concerning of agricultural communities, the second one on Arbitration, and the third one refers to Arbitration in the Agricultural Community. The methodologies that will be used are the historical and legislative one and the systematic, exegetical and exploratory ones. Finally, it is concluded that the solution procedure prescribed in the DFL No. 5, by the Ministry of Agriculture of 1968, which was amended by Law No. 19,233, is not an arbitration, but a conciliation

Modelling social skills and problem solving strategies used by children with ASD through cloud connected social robots as data loggers: first modelling approach

In this paper, we present a set up of cloudconnected social robots to measure and model the effect of LEGO Engineering and its collaborative nature on the development of social skills in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Here we introduce the first approach to the modelling process designed.Postprint (published version

Grado de aceptacion del agroturismo en los jovenes de Talca pertenecientes a los G.S.E. ABC1 C2 C3

170 p.Esta investigación determina el grado de aceptación del Agroturismo de la Séptima Región en los jóvenes de Talca, pertenecientes a los Grupos Socioeconómicos ABC 1 y C2C3, para aportar conocimientos al desarrollo programado y sustentable del Agroturismo en la región. Se discuten los conceptos de grado de conocimiento que tienen los jóvenes respecto al de Agroturismo, además de determinar la percepción, propensión a pagar, atributos relevantes, beneficios buscados y la intención a participar de parte de los jóvenes de la ciudad de Talca frente al Agroturismo que ofrece la Séptima Región. La metodología incluyó la revisión de estudios previos, información obtenida de los grupos focos y una encuesta. Se diseñó un cuestionario, que fue aplicado en Talca, a los grupos socioeconómicos ABC1 y C2C3. Esta encuesta fue realizada en el mes de Mayo del 2000, basado en una muestra estadística de 227 jóvenes, diseñada con un nivel de confianza del 95% (Z = 1,96), y un error muestral de 3,5 1%. La investigación cualitativa aportó con teorías, y permitió conocer importantes realidades en el extranjero que podrían orientar la acción pública y privada en Chile. En la segunda etapa se diseñó un cuestionario, se realizó la encuesta estadística y se tabularon los datos usando el programa SPSS (versión 8.0). Finalmente, se concluye que el concepto de Agroturismo es poco conocido. Sin embargo, una vez que los jóvenes son informados sobre sus características y beneficios, se detectó un gran interés de participar por ambos estratos socioeconómicos (ABC 1 y C2C3). Luego, se concluye que los jóvenes son un mercado potencial atractivo, en el cual el Agroturismo se puede desarrollar. Palabras Claves: Agroturismo, Jóvenes, Clase Social, Aceptación, Propensión a Pagar, Percepción, Intenciones, atributos, beneficios buscados

Two independent epigenetic biomarkers predict survival in neuroblastoma

Background: Neuroblastoma (NB) is the most common extracranial pediatric solid tumor with a highly variable clinical course, ranging from spontaneous regression to life-threatening disease. Survival rates for high-risk NB patients remain disappointingly low despite multimodal treatment. Thus, there is an urgent clinical need for additional biomarkers to improve risk stratification, treatment management, and survival rates in children with aggressive NB. Results: Using gene promoter methylation analysis in 48 neuroblastoma tumors with microarray technology, we found a strong association between survival and gene promoter hypermethylation (P = 0.036). Hypermethylation of 70 genes significantly differentiated high-risk survivor patients from those who died during follow-up time. Sixteen genes with relevant roles in cancer biology were further validated in an additional cohort of 83 neuroblastoma tumors by bisulfite pyrosequencing. High promoter methylation rates of these genes were found in patients with metastatic tumors (either stage metastatic (M) or metastatic special (MS)), 18 months or older at first diagnosis, MYCN amplification, relapsed, and dead. Notably, the degree of methylation of retinoblastoma 1 (RB1) and teratocarcinoma-derived growth factor 1 (TDGF1) predicts event-free and overall survival independently of the established risk factors. In addition, low RB1 mRNA expression levels associate with poor prognosis suggesting that promoter methylation could contribute to the transcriptional silencing of this gene in NB. Conclusions: We found a new epigenetic signature predictive for NB patients' outcome: the methylation status of RB1 and TDGF1 associate with poorer survival. This information is useful to assess prognosis and improve treatment selection

El Tapir de montaña (Tapirus pinchaque), como especie bandera en los Andes del sur del Ecuador

La Carrera de Gestión Turística y Medio Ambiente de la Universidad Internacional del Ecuador Extensión Loja en conjunto con la Fundación de Conservación Jocotoco, desde agosto de 2015, vienen desarrollando actividades de monitoreo y conservación del tapir de montaña (Tapirus pinchaque) en los Andes del sur de Ecuador, específicamente en ambientes de bosque nublado y páramos de la Reserva Biológica Tapichalaca y zonas colindantes. Para ello se propuso la realización del presente proyecto que estableció un sistema de monitoreo de la especie mediante la utilización de cámaras trampa, así como un diagnóstico preliminar y mediante la observación directa de fecas y huellas, con el fin de generar datos poblacionales e imágenes únicas de esta especie en su hábitat natural e identificar los sitios más idóneos para observar estos animales en actividades de ecoturismo; además se creó un cuento didáctico en el que describe los principales aspectos ecológicos del tapir de montaña. Palabras clave: Conservación biológica, especie bandera, tapir de montaña, Reserva Biológica Tapichalaca, Parque Nacional Podocarpu

Insulin and the kidneys: a contemporary view on the molecular basis

Insulin is a hormone that is composed of 51 amino acids and structurally organized as a hexamer comprising three heterodimers. Insulin is the central hormone involved in the control of glucose and lipid metabolism, aiding in processes such as body homeostasis and cell growth. Insulin is synthesized as a large preprohormone and has a leader sequence or signal peptide that appears to be responsible for transport to the endoplasmic reticulum membranes. The interaction of insulin with the kidneys is a dynamic and multicenter process, as it acts in multiple sites throughout the nephron. Insulin acts on a range of tissues, from the glomerulus to the renal tubule, by modulating different functions such as glomerular filtration, gluconeogenesis, natriuresis, glucose uptake, regulation of ion transport, and the prevention of apoptosis. On the other hand, there is sufficient evidence showing the insulin receptor’s involvement in renal functions and its responsibility for the regulation of glucose homeostasis, which enables us to understand its contribution to the insulin resistance phenomenon and its association with the progression of diabetic kidney disease