Mobility in higher education: new need to improve it?

The aim of The Bologna Process is, amongst others, to improve the mobility of students in Higher Education. The Erasmus programme helps students to study in other European Universities, know other countries, live another culture (folklore, food, language, etc.), develop autonomy and mature as an adult person. In Cadiz, Spain, the international seminar “Improving mobility through collaborative exchange” took place in May 2015. The participants were universities of Glasgow (UK), Madeira (Portugal), Gazi (Turkey), Linz (Austria), Zielona Gora (Poland) and Cadiz (Spain). Representatives from those countries expressed concern about problems that students might suffer during mobility. The literature has pointed out that the economic, social and academic stresses they experience can, in some cases, generate or exacerbate mental disorders (Bradley, 2000) and generate depression and anxiety (Russell et al, 2010; Ying & Han, 2006) which can even manifest itself in somatic symptoms (Mori, 2000); this could involve classroom absences and drug taking as side effects.This study describes the positive experiences of five University of Cadiz Erasmus students under a collaborative exchange between the universities, detailing the measures taken by the host universities to address potential stressful issues

3D Technology for Children in Disadvantage Situations

The world is under a process of globalization that implies an increase need of adaptation and ‘survival’. Pre-school education as a setting that prepares children for their future needs to be side by side with it. Children in poverty lack many times opportunities to be in the centre of this development. Dream Makers project is a longitudinal study that aims to help pre-school children in disadvantage develop their creative, cognitive and technological skills. Through a social sciences methodology 3D technology is introduced. The ultimately goal is to develop a new model for curriculum education while promoting inclusion. Practical implications are discussed

Hypersensitivity Drug Reactions (HDR) In Latin America : Similarities and Differences Between Children and Adults

HDR are frequent motives for consultation in Allergology services. Possible etiologic factors and clinical presentation differences between Latin American children and adults have not been described yet.Facultad de Ciencias Médica

Clinical and Laboratory Features in Anti-NF155 Autoimmune Nodopathy

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: To study the clinical and laboratory features of antineurofascin-155 (NF155)-positive autoimmune nodopathy (AN). METHODS: Patients with anti-NF155 antibodies detected on routine immunologic testing were included. Clinical characteristics, treatment response, and functional scales (modified Rankin Scale [mRS] and Inflammatory Rasch-built Overall Disability Scale [I-RODS]) were retrospectively collected at baseline and at the follow-up. Autoantibody and neurofilament light (NfL) chain levels were analyzed at baseline and at the follow-up. RESULTS: Forty NF155+ patients with AN were included. Mean age at onset was 42.4 years. Patients presented with a progressive (75%), sensory motor (87.5%), and symmetric distal-predominant weakness in upper (97.2%) and lower extremities (94.5%), with tremor and ataxia (75%). Patients received a median of 3 (2-4) different treatments in 46 months of median follow-up. Response to IV immunoglobulin (86.8%) or steroids (72.2%) was poor in most patients, whereas 77.3% responded to rituximab. HLA-DRB1*15 was detected in 91.3% of patients. IgG4 anti-NF155 antibodies were predominant in all patients; anti-NF155 titers correlated with mRS within the same patient (r = 0.41, p = 0.004). Serum NfL (sNfL) levels were higher in anti-NF155+ AN than in healthy controls (36.47 vs 7.56 pg/mL, p < 0.001) and correlated with anti-NF155 titers (r = 0.43, p = 0.001), with I-RODS at baseline (r = -0.88, p < 0.001) and with maximum I-RODS achieved (r = -0.58, p = 0.01). Anti-NF155 titers and sNfL levels decreased in all rituximab-treated patients. DISCUSSION: Anti-NF155 AN presents a distinct clinical profile and good response to rituximab. Autoantibody titers and sNfL are useful to monitor disease status in these patients. The use of untagged-NF155 plasmids minimizes the detection of false anti-NF155+ cases. CLASSIFICATION OF EVIDENCE: This study provides Class IV evidence that anti-NF155 antibodies associate with a specific phenotype and response to rituximab

MOBILNOŚĆ STUDENTÓW PEDAGOGIKI UNIWERSYTETU W KADYKSIE. STUDIUM PRZYPADKU

The aim of the Bologna Process is, amongst others, to improve the mobility of students in Higher Education. The Erasmus programme helps students study at other European universities, get to know other countries, live a different culture (folklore, food, language, etc.), develop their autonomy and mature as adults. The international seminar ’The improvement of the mobility through the collaborative exchange’ took place in Cadiz, Spain, in May 2015. The Universities of Glasgow (The United Kingdom), Madeira (Portugal), Gazi (Turkey), Linz(Austria), Zielona Gora (Poland) and Cadiz (Spain) participated in this seminar. The representatives of the countries expressed their concern regarding the problems students may encounter during the mobility. The literature has pointed out that economic, social and academic tension students experience may, in some cases, generate or exacerbate mental disorders (Bradley, 2000), generate depression and anxiety (Russell et al. 2010, Ying, Han 2006), and even manifest itself in somatic symptoms (Mori 2000). This might imply classroom absence and drug abuse as side effects. This study describes the positive experiences of five students from the University of Cadiz Erasmus by virtue of a collaborative exchange among universities, detailing the measures taken by host universities to address potential stress issues.Celem procesu bolońskiego jest, między innymi, poprawa mobilności studentów w ramach szkolnictwa wyższego. Program Erasmus pomaga w studiowaniu na uniwersytetach europejskich, ułatwia poznawanie innych krajów i życia w obrębie innej kultury (poznawanie folkloru, kuchni, języka itd.), wspomaga także rozwijanie autonomii i dojrzałości młodych osób do dorosłego funkcjonowania. W Kadyksie w Hiszpanii w maju 2015 odbyło się międzynarodowe seminarium pt. "Poprawa mobilności poprzez wymianę opartą na współpracy". Uczestnikami byli pracownicy uniwersytetów z Wielkiej Brytanii (Glasgow), Portugalii (Madeira), Turcji (Ankara), Austrii (Linz), Polski (Zielona Góra) oraz Hiszpanii (Kadyks).Przedstawiciele tych krajów wyrazili troskę w związku z problemami, których studenci mogą doświadczać w związku z mobilnością edukacyjną. Literatura przedmiotu pokazuje, że napięcia ekonomiczne, społeczne i różnice edukacyjne to doświadczenia, które mogą, w niektórych przypadkach generować u studentów takie problemy jak: nasilanie zaburzeń psychicznych (Bradley 2000) i występowanie depresji i lęków (Russell i inni 2010, Ying, Han 2006), pojawianie się objawów somatycznych (Mori 2000), przyjmowanie narkotyków, zbyt częste nieobecności na zajęciach. Niniejsze opracowanie opisuje pozytywne doświadczenia studentów, którzy wzięli udział w mobilności w pięciu uczelniach partnerskich Uniwersytetu Cádiz z wyszczególnieniem środków podjętych przez goszczące uniwersytety w celu rozwiązania potencjalnie stresujących dla studentów problemów

UMIEJĘTNOŚCI OBSŁUGI DRUKAREK 3D JAKO ZASÓB WSPIERAJĄCY ROZWÓJ KREATYWNOŚCI W ŚREDNIM DZIECIŃSTWIE

Celem artykułu jest opisanie projektu Dream Makers. Głównym celem tego projektu było wsparcie rozwoju kreatywności myślenia i umiejętności w edukacji przedszkolnej poprzez działania związane z drukiem 3D. Główne koncepcje projektu to kształcenie i szkolenie w zakresie przedsiębiorczości. Ta perspektywa jest dobrze ugruntowanym obszarem badań, który sprzyja duchowi przedsiębiorczości i rozwoju umiejętności, które łączą aspekty społeczno-emocjonalne, takie jak pewność siebie, przywództwo, kreatywność, motywacja, odporność i poczucie własnej skuteczności. W artykule przedstawiono podstawowe informacje obejmujące główne koncepcje działań projektu, a następnie opis przeprowadzanych procesów wdrażania i projekt ewaluacji. Autorki mają nadzieję, że projekt ten będzie przydatny dla nauczycieli i innych naukowców realizujących podobne projekty, zwłaszcza z dziećmi w niekorzystnej sytuacji ekonomicznej, aby rozwijać swoje umiejętności, co może dać im pewną przewagę w przyszłości.The article aims to describe the Dream Makers Project. The main objective of the project is to improve creative thinking and skills at the stage of pre-school education through 3D printing activities. The main concepts of this project are entrepreneurship education and training. This perspective is a well-established field of study that fosters entrepreneurial mindsets and skills which integrate socio-emotional aspects, such as self-confidence, leadership, creativity, motivation, resilience and self-efficacy. The article presents the background information on the main concepts of project activities and, next, describes the processes of project implementation and the evaluation project. The authors hope that this project will be useful to teachers and other researchers who conduct similar projects, especially among economically disadvantaged children, in order to help children develop skills which can benefit them in the future

Calificación, Valorización y Turismo. Aproximaciones al patrimonio agroalimentario

Libro científico sobre los espacios rurales y sus procesos de revalorización y resignificación en el siglo XXI.A partir de la segunda mitad del siglo XXI, los espacios rurales han transformado su estructura y funcionalidad de cara a las sociedades de consumo de la economía postindustrial. Al respecto, se ha generado un proceso de revalorización y resignificación del espacio rural que se centra en la atención sobre sus aspectos sociales, culturales, ecológicos, económicos y recreativos. En ese sentido, puede observarse la emergencia de algunas prácticas trasversales que se presentan como tendencias globales de la planificación, política y económica, de los espacios rurales y el aprovechamientos recreativos del capital natural y cultural del campo. La presente obra constituye un compendio de estudios de caso sobre los procesos de calificación, valorización y turistificación de ciertos recursos locales diferenciados, característicos del altiplano central mexicano. En este primer volumen se abordan los procesos de valorización y diversificación productiva de los recursos rurales, desde el enfoque turístico metodológico de los Sistemas Agroalimentarios Localizados (SIAL). Este es un trabajo colectivo que refleja los esfuerzos invertidos en los procesos de trasformación socioeconómica del espacio rural, gestados desde la Maestría en Agroindustria Rural, Desarrollo Territorial y Turismo Agroalimentario, de la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México

Evaluation of a quality improvement intervention to reduce anastomotic leak following right colectomy (EAGLE): pragmatic, batched stepped-wedge, cluster-randomized trial in 64 countries

Background Anastomotic leak affects 8 per cent of patients after right colectomy with a 10-fold increased risk of postoperative death. The EAGLE study aimed to develop and test whether an international, standardized quality improvement intervention could reduce anastomotic leaks. Methods The internationally intended protocol, iteratively co-developed by a multistage Delphi process, comprised an online educational module introducing risk stratification, an intraoperative checklist, and harmonized surgical techniques. Clusters (hospital teams) were randomized to one of three arms with varied sequences of intervention/data collection by a derived stepped-wedge batch design (at least 18 hospital teams per batch). Patients were blinded to the study allocation. Low- and middle-income country enrolment was encouraged. The primary outcome (assessed by intention to treat) was anastomotic leak rate, and subgroup analyses by module completion (at least 80 per cent of surgeons, high engagement; less than 50 per cent, low engagement) were preplanned. Results A total 355 hospital teams registered, with 332 from 64 countries (39.2 per cent low and middle income) included in the final analysis. The online modules were completed by half of the surgeons (2143 of 4411). The primary analysis included 3039 of the 3268 patients recruited (206 patients had no anastomosis and 23 were lost to follow-up), with anastomotic leaks arising before and after the intervention in 10.1 and 9.6 per cent respectively (adjusted OR 0.87, 95 per cent c.i. 0.59 to 1.30; P = 0.498). The proportion of surgeons completing the educational modules was an influence: the leak rate decreased from 12.2 per cent (61 of 500) before intervention to 5.1 per cent (24 of 473) after intervention in high-engagement centres (adjusted OR 0.36, 0.20 to 0.64; P &lt; 0.001), but this was not observed in low-engagement hospitals (8.3 per cent (59 of 714) and 13.8 per cent (61 of 443) respectively; adjusted OR 2.09, 1.31 to 3.31). Conclusion Completion of globally available digital training by engaged teams can alter anastomotic leak rates. Registration number: NCT04270721 (http://www.clinicaltrials.gov)