Effects of horticultural therapy on the physical, mental and social health of the people. A narrative review.

Trabajo fin de grado en EnfermeríaIntroducción: Los jardines, los huertos, y las labores de cultivo que se realizan en ellos, se han asociado, a lo largo de la historia, con efectos positivos para la salud de las personas. Sin embargo, hasta finales del siglo XVIII, esta idea no se introduce en el ámbito clínico, iniciando el desarrollo de una nueva disciplina: la terapia hortícola. Actualmente, una gran parte de la población occidental vive en núcleos urbanos, produciéndose una desconexión generalizada del contacto con la naturaleza y las labores hortícolas. Por ello, se ha considerado de interés, estudiar los efectos de esta terapia. Objetivo: Identificar los efectos de la terapia hortícola en la salud de las personas, descritos en la literatura científica. Metodología: Se realizó una revisión narrativa por medio de una búsqueda bibliográfica, en las siguientes bases de datos: Pubmed, Cuiden, Cinahl, PsycInfo, Cochrane Library y Cochrane Plus. La búsqueda se limitó a artículos publicados entre el año 2000 y el 2018, escritos en inglés y español. Resultados: Se incluyeron 23 artículos que investigan los efectos de la terapia hortícola. Los resultados muestran diversos beneficios para la salud de las personas, sin referencias a efectos adversos. En la salud física, destacan el aumento de la actividad y la mejora de los hábitos alimenticios. En la salud mental, los sentimientos de logro y satisfacción, junto con la disminución del estrés, la ansiedad y la depresión. En el ámbito social, la creación de nuevas relaciones y la mejora de la calidad de las ya existentes. Conclusiones: La terapia hortícola resulta de utilidad, tanto para la promoción de la salud, como para el tratamiento de algunas patologías, sobre todo aquellas de tipo psicosocial.Introduction: The gardens, the orchards, and the cultivation work carried out in them, have been associated, throughout history, with positive effects for the health of the people. However, until the end of the eighteenth century, this idea is not introduced in the clinical setting, initiating the development of a new discipline: horticultural therapy. At the moment, a great part of the western population lives in urban nuclei, taking place a generalized disconnection of the contact with the nature and the horticultural works. Therefore, it has been considered of interest to study the effects of this therapy. Objective: to identify the effects of horticultural therapy on the health of people, described in the scientific literature. Methodology: A narrative review was made through a bibliographic search, in the following databases: Pubmed, Cuiden, Cinahl, PsycInfo, Cochrane Library and Cochrane Plus. The search was limited to articles published between 2000 and 2018, written in English and Spanish. Results: 23 articles investigating the effects of horticultural therapy were included. The results show various benefits for the health of people, without references to adverse effects. In physical health, highlight the increase in activity and improvement of eating habits. In mental health, the feelings of achievement and satisfaction, together with the reduction of stress, anxiety and depression. In the social field, the creation of new relationships and the improvement of the quality of existing ones. Conclusions: Horticultural therapy is useful, both for the promotion of health, and for the treatment of some pathologies, especially those of a psychosocial nature

Visibility of latin american journals of library and information science from Google Scholar

Las revistas académico-científicas son uno de los principales canales de comunicación y difusión de los resultados de investigación. Sin embargo no todas tienen el mismo prestigio y grado de influencia en la comunidad científica. De su calidad y visibilidad dependen, en gran medida, las posibilidades de que un trabajo sea conocido, leído y citado. Esta investigación se propone determinar la visibilidad en Google Scholar de un conjunto de revistas latinoamericanas de Bibliotecología y Ciencia de la Información, y clasificarlas según su grado de visibilidad. Utilizando la aplicación Publish or Perish para recuperar las citas de las revistas se calcularon indicadores basados en la citación. Se combinaron técnicas de análisis multivariado de datos para realizar agrupamientos de revistas según su grado de visibilidad, y se elaboraron representaciones gráficas que facilitan la interpretación de los resultados y la identificación de los grupos de revistas con alta, media y baja visibilidad.The academic-scientific journals are one of the outstanding means of communication and diffusion of the investigation results. Nevertheless they don't have all the same prestige and degree of influence in the scientific community. The possibilities that a work is well-known, read and cited depend on its quality and visibility. The aim of this investigation is to determine the visibility in Google Scholar of a set of Latin-American Library and Information Science journals, and to classify them according to its degree of visibility. Using the Publish or Perish application to recover journal cites, indicators based on citation were estimated. Techniques of multivaried analysis of data were combined to make groups of journals according to their degree of visibility. Finally, graphical representations that facilitate the interpretation of the results and the identification of the groups of journals with high, mean and low visibility were elaborated.Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias de la Educació

Visibility of latin american journals of library and information science from Google Scholar

Las revistas académico-científicas son uno de los principales canales de comunicación y difusión de los resultados de investigación. Sin embargo no todas tienen el mismo prestigio y grado de influencia en la comunidad científica. De su calidad y visibilidad dependen, en gran medida, las posibilidades de que un trabajo sea conocido, leído y citado. Esta investigación se propone determinar la visibilidad en Google Scholar de un conjunto de revistas latinoamericanas de Bibliotecología y Ciencia de la Información, y clasificarlas según su grado de visibilidad. Utilizando la aplicación Publish or Perish para recuperar las citas de las revistas se calcularon indicadores basados en la citación. Se combinaron técnicas de análisis multivariado de datos para realizar agrupamientos de revistas según su grado de visibilidad, y se elaboraron representaciones gráficas que facilitan la interpretación de los resultados y la identificación de los grupos de revistas con alta, media y baja visibilidad.The academic-scientific journals are one of the outstanding means of communication and diffusion of the investigation results. Nevertheless they don't have all the same prestige and degree of influence in the scientific community. The possibilities that a work is well-known, read and cited depend on its quality and visibility. The aim of this investigation is to determine the visibility in Google Scholar of a set of Latin-American Library and Information Science journals, and to classify them according to its degree of visibility. Using the Publish or Perish application to recover journal cites, indicators based on citation were estimated. Techniques of multivaried analysis of data were combined to make groups of journals according to their degree of visibility. Finally, graphical representations that facilitate the interpretation of the results and the identification of the groups of journals with high, mean and low visibility were elaborated.Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias de la Educació

INFACT technology watch report

This research has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement nº 776487. Furthermore, some of the authors (B.J. and V.H.-S.) were supported by the Spanish Ministry of Science Innovation and Universities under the framework of the R&D project RTI2018-098966-B-I00.Summary: This report presents a bibliometric study on patents and scientific publications related to the following technologies involved in INFACT: airborne electromagnetic methods, airborne gravity gradiometry, airborne magnetometry and drone-borne hyperspectral imaging. A statistical analysis of the documents reveals the main players, technology trends and collaboration patterns via bibliometric techniques

Mapas “geopolíticos” de internet: aplicación de las nuevas técnicas de representación de la información

Analizando los sitios web de universidades de diferentes países es posible construir mapas que reflejen gráficamente las relaciones que se establecen entre ellas, utilizando para ello nuevas técnicas de representación de la información como el análisis de cocitación de sitios web (análisis de cositación) y el escalamiento multidimensional (MDS). Pretendemos demostrar que estas relaciones no son ajenas al mundo real, y que siguen un patrón político, en lugar de un patrón académico, permitiéndonos construir auténticos “mapas geopolíticos” de Internet. Proponemos utilizar este tipo de representaciones como una herramienta para el análisis sociopolítico de la realidad, ya que con estos mapas obtenemos una instantánea de una región geográfica y un momento determinados, de la que es posible extraer nueva y valiosa información. Palabras clave Sitios web de universidades; Técnicas de representación de la información; Webmetría; Escalamiento multidimensional; Análisis de cositación; Mapas del conocimiento. “Geopolitical” maps of the Internet: Aplication of new information representation methods Abstract Based on university websites analysis, from different countries, we can build maps that show visual relations among them. We use new information representation methods, such as web site cocitation (cositation analisys) and multidimensional scaling (MDS). We try to demonstrate that these relations are closely tied to the ones established in the real world, and that they suit a political pattern instead an academical one, allowing us to generate Internet “geopolitical” maps. Our proposal is to use these kind of representations as tools for the social-political analisys of the real world environment. We can get a snapshot of a particular geographical region in a specific time, from wich we can get new and valuable information. Keywords University web sites; Information representation methods; Webometrics; Multidimensional Scaling; Cositation analisys; Knowledge maps

Espacenet, Patentscope and Depatisnet: a comparison approach

This article is based on a presentation given at the European Patent Office Patent Information Conference (EPOPIC) that was held during 4–6 November 2014 in Warsaw, Poland. Special thanks go to the organization team of the conference from the European Patent Office and to the CITPIA Patlib Centre Team without whom this study would never have been possible.Espacenet, Patentscope and Depatisnet are known as the main multinational patent databases offered by patent authorities which are available to the public free of charge. As all three systems have substantially improved in the last few years, a comparison of their functionalities and capabilities, as discussed herein, is useful for those unfamiliar with the recent developments. In order to present the comparison, the following aspects were analysed: data coverage, search functionality, result list, bibliographic view of records and patent data export options. Case studies are presented where the search systems were compared in the field of nanotechnology. The analysis concludes that Espacenet has the best features for searching, Patentscope the best for analysis and Depatisnet the best for complex search tasks.Project "Technology Watch of Spanish Nanotechnology via its patents" (Project number: CSO2012-38801), Spanish Ministry of Education. Grupo de Investigación: SCImago-UGR (SEJ036

A new approach to institutional domain analysis: multilevel research fronts structure

The intellectual structure and main research fronts of the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Museum of the National University of La Plata, Argentina is studied, based on the cocitation analysis of subject categories, journals and authors of their scientific publications collected in the Science Citation Index, CD-ROM version, for the period 1991–2000. The objective of this study is to test the utility of those techniques to explore and to visualize the intellectual structure and research fronts of multidisciplinary institutional domains. Special emphasis is laid on the identification of multilevel structures, by means of arrangements of subject categories cocitation analysis and journal cocitation analysis.Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias de la Educació

The impact of the socio-economic crisis of 2001 on the scientific system of Argentina from the scientometric perspective

In recent years a number of studies have focused on Argentina's 2001 economic crisis and its political, social, and institutional repercussions. To date, however, no studies have analyzed its effects upon the country's scientific system from a scientometric perspective, in terms of resources dedicated to scientific activity and the final output and impact. The present study does so by means of a set of scientometric indicators that reflect economic effort, human resources dedicated to research, publications, collaborative relations, and the international visibility of scientific contributions.Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias de la Educació

Coverage analysis of Scopus: A journal metric approach

Our aim is to compare the coverage of the Scopus database with that of Ulrich, to determine just how homogenous it is in the academic world. The variables taken into account were subject distribution, geographical distribution, distribution by publishers and the language of publication. The analysis of the coverage of a product of this nature should be done in relation to an accepted model, the optimal choice being Ulrich’s Directory, considered the international point of reference for the most comprehensive information on journals published throughout the world. The results described here allow us to draw a profile of Scopus in terms of its coverage by areas – geographic and thematic – and the significance of peer-review in its publications. Both these aspects are highly pragmatic considerations for information retrieval, the evaluation of research, and the design of policies for the use of scientific databases in scientific promotion

Análisis de la cobertura de la base de datos Scopus

In late 2004, Elsevier launched a product that no doubt has drawn attention in the world of scientific information: Scopus. This is a large multidisciplinary database, the largest at present and many are the highlights