Gestión de la Calidad en Educación Tecnológica Superior: Caso Tecsup/Peru.

La implementación de un sistema de gestión de la calidad en una institución de educación tecnológica superior, requiere de un adecuado entrenamiento de los agentes involucrados en el proceso. La interiorización de los conceptos, procedimientos y metas, constituyen un requisito clave para el éxito de la gestión de la calidad en un servicio como el de la educación. Este documento pretende ser una guía de referencia para la implementación de un sistema de calidad en instituciones de educación superior. Se presenta las razones que justifican la implementación de un sistema de calidad, los conceptos, métodos, procedimientos y la base teórica necesaria para que los agentes involucrados, logren un claro entendimiento de las causas y objetivos del proceso. Se concluye con una presentación de los resultados de la autoevaluación al Programa de Electrotecnia Industrial en el Instituto Superior Tecnológico Tecsup en Arequipa - Perú, siguiendo los criterios de evaluación para Programas en Tecnologías de Ingeniería Eléctrica de ABET (Acreditation Board for Engineering and Technology)

AgroFIMS v.1.0 - User manual

The Agronomy Field Information Management System (AgroFIMS) has been developed on CGIAR’s HIDAP (Highly Interactive Data Analysis Platform) created by CGIAR’s International Potato Center, CIP. AgroFIMS draws fully on ontologies, particularly the Agronomy Ontology (AgrO)1. It consists of modules that represent the typical cycle of operations in agronomic trial management (seeding, weeding, fertilization, harvest, and more) and enables the creation of data collection sheets using the same ontology-based set of variables, terminology, units and protocols. AgroFIMS therefore enables a priori harmonization with metadata and data interoperability standards and adherence to the FAIR Data Principles essential for data reuse and increasingly, for compliance with funder mandates - without any extra work for researchers. AgroFIMS is therefore of value to anyone (scientist, researcher, agronomist, etc.) who wishes to easily design a standards-compliant agronomic research fieldbook following the FAIR Data Principles. AgroFIMS also allows users to collect data electronically in the field, thereby reducing errors. Currently this is restricted to the KDSmart Android platform, but we expect to enable this capability with other platforms such as the Open Data Kit (ODK) and Field Book in v.2.0. Once data is collected using KDSmart, the data can be uploaded back to AgroFIMS for data validation, statistical analysis, and the generation of statistical analysis reports. V.2.0 will allow easy upload of the data from AgroFIMS to an institutional or compliant repository of the user’s choice

Zoom in at African Country level: Potential Climate Induced Changes in Areas of Suitability for Survival of Malaria Vectors

Predicting anopheles vectors’ population densities and boundary shifts is crucial in preparing for malaria risks and unanticipated outbreaks. Although shifts in the distribution and boundaries of the major malaria vectors (Anopheles gambiae s.s. and An. arabiensis) across Africa have been predicted, quantified areas of absolute change in zone of suitability for their survival have not been defined. In this study, we have quantified areas of absolute change conducive for the establishment and survival of these vectors, per African country, under two climate change scenarios and based on our findings, highlight practical measures for effective malaria control in the face of changing climatic patterns. We develop a model using CLIMEX simulation to estimate the potential geographical distribution and seasonal abundance of these malaria vectors in relation to climatic factors 9temperature, rainfall and relative humidity). The model yielded an eco climatic index (EI) describing the total favorable geographical locations for the species. The EI value were classified and exposed to a GIS package. Using ArcGIS, the EI shape points clipped to the extent of Africa and then converted to a raster layer using inverse Distance Weighted (IDW) interpolation method. Generated maps wre then transformed into polygon-based geo-referenced data set and areas computed and expressed in square kilometers (km2). Five classes of EI were derived indicating the level of survivorship of these malaria vectors. The proportion of areas increasing or decreasing in level of survival of these malaria vectors will be more pronounced in eastern and southern African countries than those in western Africa. Angola, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Tanzania, South Africa and Zambia appear most likely to be affected in terms of absolute change of malaria vectors suitability zones under the selected climate change scenarios. The potential shifts of these malaria vectors have implications for human exposure to malaria, as recrudescence of the disease is likely to be recorded in several new areas and regions. Therefore, the need to develop, compile and share malaria preventive measures, which can be adapted to different climatic scenarios, remains crucial. \u

Análisis de la viabilidad de regular como cosa juzgada las sanciones emitidas por las rondas campesinas sobre los delitos de hurto en el Perú

La investigación realizada, tiene como principal objetivo: Analizar la viabilidad de regular como cosa juzgada las sanciones emitidas por las rondas campesinas sobre los delitos de hurto en el Perú. Para desarrollar y cumplir con este objetivo se tuvo en cuenta la base doctrinaria tanto constitucional, consuetudinario y penal, artículos científicos, documentos a nivel nacional, específicamente en el campo del derecho constitucional, consuetudinario y penal. De la ardua investigación emos encontrado que se debe considerar cosa juzgada las sanciones emitidas por las rondas campesinas en los delitos de hurto. que mediante la revisión de la doctrina emos encontrado que a las rondas campesinas están previstas de una jurisdicción especial donde su ámbito de desenvolvimiento es su territorio donde coexisten cotidianamente; es por ello que se debe llenar el vacío legal que existe respecto a las sanciones que estas emiten y se logre considerar cosa juzgada para no pasar a la justicia ordinaria. En cuanto a la metodológica, se empleó el enfoque cualitativo, tipo básico, diseño de teoría fundamentada. Para realizar la recolección de datos, se consideró como técnica la entrevista y análisis documental. Las entrevistas fueron aplicadas mediante sus respectivos instrumentos a 9 abogados especialistas en derecho penal y constitucional. Teniendo como resultado que en nuestra legislación peruana no existe norma positiva que se pronuncie sobre sanciones que las rondas campesinas pueden imponer como castigo al hecho delictivo, pero si brinda la facultad de impartir justicia en su jurisdicción respetando los derechos humanos. Solo encontramos en el derecho consuetudinario las sanciones corporales y mutas. Podemos concluir que al revestirse las rondas campesinas de jurisdicción especial estas pueden impartir justicia por ende las actas que realizan respecto a determinado hecho deben ser tomadas en cuenta como cosa juzgada por el fuero ordinario

Sodium‑glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i): renal implications

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2) is a chronic condition that affects more than 400 million individuals worldwide. In DM2 patients, an appropriate glycemic control slows the onset and delays the progression of all its micro and macrovascular complications. Even though there are several glucose-lowering drugs, only approximately half of patients achieve glycemic control, while undesirable adverse effects (e.g., low serum glucose) normally affect treatment. Therefore, there is a need for new types of treatments. Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) have just been developed for treating DM2. Renal hyperfiltration as a marker of increased intraglomerular pressure in diabetic patients, and the role of renin–angiotensin– aldosterone system (RAAS) in this phenomenon have been studied. Nevertheless, RAAS blockade does not completely reduce hyperfiltration or diabetic renal damage. In this sense, the contribution of renal tubular factors to the hyperfiltration state, including sodium–glucose cotransporter (SGLT), has been currently studied. SGLT2i reduce proximal tubular sodium reabsorption, therefore increasing distal sodium delivery to the macula densa, causing tubule-glomerular feedback activation, afferent vasoconstriction, and reduced hyperfiltration in animal models. In humans, SGLT2i was recently shown to reduce hyperfiltration in normotensive, normoalbuminuric patients suffering from type 1 diabetes mellitus. In DM2 clinical trials, SGLT2 is associated with significant hyperfiltration and albuminuria reduction. The aim of this article is to compile the information regarding SGLT2i drugs, emphasizing its mechanism of renal repercussion

Assessment of the spatial distribution of potato biodiversity in the districts of Challabamba in Cusco and Quilcas in Junín through the use of participatory mapping

Challabamba en Cusco y Quilcas en Huancayo son dos zonas contrastantes con alta biodiversidad de variedades de papa. El presente estudio tuvo por finalidad evaluar la distribución espacial de la biodiversidad de papa mediante el mapeo participativo. Se determinaron las áreas de siembra de papa, el número de variedades de papa existente en la comunidad, el rango altitudinal de siembra por categoría varietal, la frecuencia de las variedades de papa, y la dinámica espacial-temporal de las zonas de siembra de papa en el territorio de las comunidades campesinas. Se encontraron 158 variedades en Challabamba y 194 variedades Quilcas. El área dedicada a las papas nativas fue mayor en Challabamba (71.5%) que en Quilcas (51.8%) en comparación con las papas mejoradas. En Challabamba, el 89.9 % de las variedades encontradas son papas nativas y el 10.1% son papas mejoradas. En Quilcas, el 91.2 % de las variedades encontradas son papas nativas y el 8.8% son papas mejoradas. La mitad de las variedades de papas nativas se encuentran localizados en una franja altitudinal de siembra menor a 200 m. (entre 3,800 y 4,000 m.s.n.m. en Challabamba, y entre 4,000 y 4,200 m.s.n.m. en Quilcas). El resto de variedades se encuentran dispersos a lo largo de las zonas de cultivo. La frecuencia relativa de las variedades muestra que el 21.8% y 16.3% de las variedades son consideradas abundantes en Challabamba y Quilcas respectivamente, y el resto (78.2% y 83.7) son variedades clasificadas como escasas. Finalmente, se encontró que el periodo de descanso de las parcelas es en promedio de 6 años antes de volver a sembrar papa.Challabamba in Cusco and Quilcas in Huancayo are two contrasting zones with high levels of biodiversity of potato varieties. The present study aimed to assess the spatial distribution of potato biodiversity through participatory mapping. We have assessed the potato cropping areas, the number of varieties in the communities, the altitudinal planting range of the potato varietal categories, the abundance and frequency of potato varieties, and the spatial-temporal dynamics of the cropping areas of potato in the territory at the landscape level. The study found 158 potato varieties in Challabamba and 194 in Quilcas. The research shows that the area devoted for the cultivation of potato landraces was higher in Challabamba (71.5%) than in Quilcas (51.8%) as compared to bred potato varieties. In Challabamba, 89.9 % of the potato varieties found are landraces and 10.1% are bred varieties. In Quilcas, 91.2 % of the potato varieties found are landraces and 8.8% are bred varieties. Half of the potato landraces are located within a narrow altitudinal range of less than 200m (between 3,800 and 4,000 m of altitude in Challabamba, and between 4,000 and 4,200 m in Quilcas). The remaining landraces show a more extended range distribution throughout the landscape. The relative frequency of varieties shows that 21.8% and 16.3% of varieties are considered abundant in Challabamba and Quilcas respectively, and the remaining (78.2% and 83.7) are varieties classified as scarce. Finally, we found that the fallow period of plots is 6 years before re-planting potatoes

Diel activity patterns of two distinct populations of Aedes aegypti in Miami, FL and Brownsville, TX

The diel biting activity of Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (L) populations was extensively investigated in the early 1900s to gain more information on the biology of Ae. aegypti, and this information was used to devise effective approaches to controlling populations of this species and protect the human population from widespread arbovirus outbreaks. However, few contemporary studies are available regarding the diel activity patterns of Ae. aegypti. To assess the diel activity patterns of Ae. aegypti in southern Florida and Texas, we conducted 96-h uninterrupted mosquito collections once each month from May through November 2019 in Miami, Florida, and Brownsville, Texas, using BG-Sentinel 2 Traps. The overall diel activity pattern in both cities was bimodal with morning and evening peak activity between 7:00 and 8:00 and between 19:00 and 20:00. There were significant daily, monthly, seasonal, and site-specific differences in activity patterns, but these differences did not affect the overall peak activity times. These differences suggest daily, monthly, seasonal, and site-specific variations in human exposure to Ae. aegypti. Our observations can be used in planning and executing Ae. aegypti vector control activities in southern Florida and southern Texas, specifically those targeting the adult mosquito populations