Trandix: herramienta proactiva para la búsqueda terminológica del traductor y su evaluación

El presente trabajo analiza las tendencias actuales en el ámbito terminográfico así como las necesidades de los traductores con respecto a los recursos terminológicos que utilizan en sus traducciones, y presenta la herramienta Trandix, una aplicación informática novedosa que tiene como finalidad mejorar la eficiencia en las búsquedas terminológicas por parte de los traductores. Además de sus principales funcionalidades, este trabajo presenta los resultados de un experimento empírico llevado a cabo con la herramienta cuyos objetivos eran confirmar los beneficios que aporta a la labor traductora y recibir feedback para mejorar sus posibles debilidades. Esta herramienta está basada en la Teoría de las funciones (function theory), de Tarp (2008a), y en la propuesta de Spohr con sus diccionarios multifuncionales electrónicos (2009), y pretende servir de ejemplo para continuar con la investigación de recursos terminológicos que cumplan los requisitos y las expectativas de los traductores a la hora de realizar búsquedas terminológicas.This paper analyses current trends in the terminological field and translators’ needs regarding terminological resources. In this context, it presents the Trandix tool, a novel software application that intends to enhance efficiency in terminological searches conducted by translators. In addition to its main features, this paper presents the results of an empirical experiment carried out with the tool, whose main goals were to confirm the benefits that Trandix brings to translation and to receive feedback so as to improve its potential weaknesses. This tool is based on the Function Theory of Lexicography, by Tarp (2008a), and Spohr’s proposal concerning multifunctional electronic dictionaries (2009). A further goal is to serve as an example for further research in terminological resources aiming to meet translators’ requirements and expectations when searching for terminology.Este trabajo se ha realizado parcialmente en el seno del proyecto de I+D+i “INTELITERM: Sistema inteligente de gestión terminológica para traductores” (referencia n.º FFI2012-38881)

Intentionality and technological and institutional change: Implications for economic development

The interactive implementation of agents’ intentional actions generates new combinations that are at the base of structural change and complexity and produce unexpected consequences. An interesting case of study is provided by the absorption of new technology strategies for development. A common hypothesis is that development requires an institutional arrangement that allows for the exploitation of imported technology. However, historical examples (such as Cuba in the nineteenth century) show how the technological choices of highly innovative entrepreneurial élites may generate a trap of development even though institutions are conveniently adapted to accommodate new technology. To understand the nature of this type of development trap, we introduce a micro-meso-macro analytical approach based on Dopfer & Potts (2008). Institutions and technology are meso rule trajectories that coevolve in an emergence-disseminationretention process that interacts with both micro units (purposeful entrepreneurs) and the emergent macro properties of the system (development). Within this framework, it is shown how such a strategy for development may result in underdevelopment. The explanation is that, under special circumstances, the decoordination and re-coordination processes of meso trajectories may be unable to generate enough variety to feed the evolutionary process, and they thereby catch agents in such a “techno-institutional trap

Gestión del paisaje y gobierno del territorio. Una mirada crítica desde la región urbana de Madrid

El artículo aborda la gestión del paisaje como un asunto de política pública, de gobierno del territorio, de acuerdo con lo que establece el Convenio Europeo del Paisaje, del Consejo de Europa. La cuestión se concreta en la región metropolitana de Madrid, poniendo en relación conocimiento paisajístico y acción pública a dos escalas estrechamente relacionadas: la escala territorial, referida a los paisajes de predominio natural y rural, y escasa urbanización hasta el momento, y la escala de las ciudades y sus periferias en un contexto de región urbana. En el texto se recogen los resultados empíricos y las propuestas metodológicas del estudio de caracterización y valoración del paisaje llevado a cabo para el conjunto de la Comunidad de Madrid, y, con un método específico, para el área urbana de Getafe, en el corredor metropolitano Madrid-Toledo. El artículo concluye la necesidad de más y mejor conocimiento para desarrollar una política explícita a favor de la defensa y mejora de los valores del paisaje, pero también la necesidad de un instrumento estratégico de planificación territorial que, con calidad democrática, aporte cohesión y prudencia al gobierno del territorio. Algunas medidas recientes del Gobierno regional, autorizando la construcción de viviendas en el campo, que el texto critica, no parecen ir en esa línea.This paper discusses, according to the European Landscape Convention (Council of Europe), the landscape management as matter of public policy and governance. It focuses on the metropolitan area of Madrid, putting in relation landscape knowledge and public action in two closely related scales: the territorial scale, landscapes of rural and natural dominance and low urbanization until now, and the scale of cities and their peripheries in a context of urban region. Paper shows both, methodological proposals and empirical results of characterization and evaluation study of landscape carried out for the whole of the Region of Madrid; and, with a specific method, for the urban area of Getafe, in the Toledo metropolitan corridor. It concludes the need for more and better knowledge to develop an explicit policy in favour of the conservation and improvement of the landscape values, but also the adoption of a strategic instrument of territorial planning which democratic quality, that provides cohesion and prudence to the government of the territory. Madrid Autonomous Region Regional Government recent political decisions authorizing housing developments in countryside, text criticizes, are not going in the right direction

Numerical Treatment of Fixed Point Applied to the Nonlinear Fredholm Integral Equation

The authors present a method of numerical approximation of the fixed point of an operator, specifically the integral one associated with a nonlinear Fredholm integral equation, that uses strongly the properties of a classical Schauder basis in the Banach space .This research partially supported by M.E.C. (Spain) and FEDER project no. MTM2006-12533 and by Junta de Andalucía Grant FQM359

Social interaction diagrams analysis in virtual contexts for a reinterpretation of relationships at the school

Las Tecnologías de la Información y la Comunicación (TIC) se han convertido en recursos comunicativos que permiten múltiples formas de relaciones interpersonales. En la Sociedad del Conocimiento, donde las TIC juegan un papel fundamental, las interacciones sociales no sólo afectan a los contextos presenciales, sino también a los virtuales. Diversos estudios han analizado las frecuencias de interacción virtual y su relación con las relaciones interpersonales presenciales. Sin embargo, hay una falta de información sobre la manera de los jóvenes interactúan en el contexto virtual, sus objetivos y la influencia de otros actores. Un estudio reciente analiza el papel de las TIC y las redes sociales en los hábitos de comunicación social en las relaciones sociales de estudiantes españoles de Secundaria, con especial énfasis en la influencia de los amigos y la red de contactos. ¿Interaccionamos realmente con todos estos contactos? ¿Dónde están los límites de la calidad de la interacción social de los jóvenes? Estas y otras preguntas son respondidas en este trabajo, mediante el uso de mapas de interacción social en la presencialidad y la virtualidad, a partir de las relaciones identificadas por los alumnos de Educación Secundaria. Para concluir, a partir del análisis e interpretación de estos mapas de interacción se realiza una reinterpretación de las relaciones en la escuela y las implicaciones educativas que estas pueden poner de manifiesto.The Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) have emerged as communicative resources which allow multiple ways of interpersonal relations. In the Society of Knowlegdge, where ICTs play a fundamental role, social interactions are not only subjected to present contexts but also to virtual ones. Several works have analyzed the frequencies of virtual interaction and their relation with the present interpersonal relations. However, there is a lack of information about the way young people interact in the virtual context, their objectives and the influence of other actors. A recent study analyzes the role of ICT's and social networks in the communication habits ans social relations in spanish students of Secondary School, with special emphasis on their influence of the friends and contacts network. Do we actually interact with all our contacts? Where are the limits of the social interaction quality in young people? These and other questions are answered in this work, using social interaction maps in the presence and technological spheres, using the information obtained from students of Secondary School level. This study allows re-interprete the relationships at school and their educative implications

Optical imaging spectroscopy for rapid, primary screening of SARS-CoV-2: a proof of concept

Effective testing is essential to control the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) transmission. Here we report a-proof-of-concept study on hyperspectral image analysis in the visible and near-infrared range for primary screening at the point-of-care of SARS-CoV-2. We apply spectral feature descriptors, partial least square-discriminant analysis, and artificial intelligence to extract information from optical diffuse reflectance measurements from 5 µL fluid samples at pixel, droplet, and patient levels. We discern preparations of engineered lentiviral particles pseudotyped with the spike protein of the SARS-CoV-2 from those with the G protein of the vesicular stomatitis virus in saline solution and artificial saliva. We report a quantitative analysis of 72 samples of nasopharyngeal exudate in a range of SARS-CoV-2 viral loads, and a descriptive study of another 32 fresh human saliva samples. Sensitivity for classification of exudates was 100% with peak specificity of 87.5% for discernment from PCR-negative but symptomatic cases. Proposed technology is reagent-free, fast, and scalable, and could substantially reduce the number of molecular tests currently required for COVID-19 mass screening strategies even in resource-limited settings.Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, 2020 Emergency Call for Research Projects about the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the COVID-19 disease Instituto de Salud Carlos III by Grant Number EQC2019-006240-PComisión Europea, Joint Research Center (JRC) HUMAINT project

An educational experience with digital storytelling in a classroom of early childhood education for the development of the digital competence

Presentamos un cuento electrónico que hemos diseñado sobre las Tecnologías de la Información y la Comunicación para alumnos de Educación Infantil. Este recurso multimedia, al que hemos denominado el cuento de Los TICinventos, se contextualiza dentro de una experiencia innovadora desarrollada para favorecer la competencia digital de estos niños y secundariamente, su competencia comunicativa. El trabajo se ha llevado a cabo, en una primera fase, en un centro público de Educación Infantil y Primaria de la Región de Murcia. Los análisis cualitativos de la información obtenida mediante los dibujos de los niños y las manifestaciones verbales de éstos y su maestra, ponen de manifiesto el valor didáctico de la experiencia y que los aprendizajes relativos a las citadas competencias se producen. En esta comunicación explicamos el proceso de diseño y elaboración del cuento eléctronico adaptándolo a las características personales y de aprendizaje del alumnado de esta etapa educativa

Influencia del consumo moderado de cerveza sobre la toxicocinética del aluminio: estudio agudo

Objective: Aluminium has lately been implicated as one of the possible causal factors contributing to Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative disorders due to this metal is conducive to oxidative stress in the brain. According to different researches, it has been suggested that silicon may interfere in the toxico-kinetic of this metal. The present study has examined the effect of beer consumption as a source of silicon on the bioavailability of aluminium and the possible role of beer consumption in averting aluminium's neurotoxicity. Material and methods: In a three-day study, male rats were subjected to acute exposure to aluminium while being given two types of beer, i.e., alcoholic and non-alcoholic beer, to drink at two intake levels, one equivalent to moderate to low consumption in humans (0.5 I/d; 27.5 g alcohol/d) and another equivalent to moderate to high consumption in humans (1 I/d; 55 g alcohol/day). Aluminium and silicon were determined by ICP-MS and ICPOES, respectively. Results: The results obtained seem indicate that at moderately high levels of alcoholic beer intake the silicon present in the beer was able to reduce aluminium uptake in the digestive tract, increasing its excretion by faecal route. In addition, a possible interaction of both elements at level of distribution and renal excretion is suggested. Conclusion: In consequence, moderate beer consumption, possibly affording a protective factor for the toxic effect of aluminium, one of the environmental factors for Alzheimer's disease

Features of non-kinship foster care children with birth family contact in Andalusia

The aim of the presentation is to describe the personal features of non-kinship foster care children who have visits with their birth family in Málaga, Granada and Jaén (provinces of Andalusia, Spain). This study was funded by the research project Application of a psychoeducational intervention program to improve visits between foster children and their biological families (Reference EDU2016 77094-P). SPSS v.21.0 was used to carry out the descriptive and frequency analysis of socio-demographic information collected by the Child File Summary Form designed for this study. There are 212 non-kinship foster care children who have visits with their birth family. Their mean age is 8.09 years old (SD= 4.73). The more frequent types of foster care are both long-term and short-term placement (30.7%, respectively), followed by specialized long-term foster care (20.3%), urgency placement (10.8%) and specialized short-term foster care (7.5%). The period of time they have been into the Child Protection System is on average 4.08 years (SD= 3.88) and into the current placement is on average 2.53 (SD= 2.95). Thus, 44.8% of foster children were in residential care and 30.2% were in previous foster care. The latter could have been with the current foster care family. Also, 41.0% of foster children were placed at least with one sibling. It is important to know the features of foster children in order to apply the main principle of “the best interests of the child” to the whole decision-making process about the child’s protection and welfare. In our project, these decisions concern foster care placement and birth family contact to maintain and strengthen family affective bonds and child’s identity formation. Our findings contribute to develop: (a) initiatives to improve children’s well-being; (b) support and social resources required by families; and (c) socio-educative tools for the social workers.Universidad de Málaga. Campus de Excelencia Internacional Andalucía Tech