The deflationary effect of oil prices in the euro area

The inflationary effect of oil price has been widely examined by academic literature. Nowadays, the main concern in the euro area (E.A.) is its deflationary effect. In this paper we propose a method to evaluate the effect of oil price changes on inflation as well as an indicator of inflation adjusted for the short-term effect of oil prices, which is aimed to assess the risk of deflation in real time. We illustrate the practical applications of these tools by predicting the evolution of inflation in the E.A., conditional to different scenarios of oil price deflation. Our main finding is that no deflationary scenario for oil prices results in a negative inflation rate forecast for December 2016, despite oil price variation accounting for 25% of the variance of changes in inflation

Psoriasis vulgaris: Relationship between oral and periodontal conditions and disease severity

Psoriasis is distributed across the world with a prevalence ranging from 0.5% to 4.6% [1, 2]. This condition has been associated with other diseases, or comorbidities, such as oral cavity involvement, including oral lesions and periodontal disease, thus reaffirming that this is a systemic disease [3, 4]. Psoriasis is a chronic, inflammatory disease which is characterized by the exaggerated proliferation of keratinocytes as a result of immune system activation through T lymphocytes in focal cutaneous areas [5, 6]. In most cases of psoriasis, oral lesions are associated with the presence of geographic and fissured tongue, although data show an increased frequency of associations with generalized pustular psoriasis [7]. It has been estimated that the actual prevalence of fissured tongue and geographic tongue is 6 - 33% and 1-18%, respectively, suggesting that these might represent different expressions of the same disease [7]. However, there is no consensus of the clinical description of what could be considered an oral psoriatic lesion, oral evaluation, or examination, is not a regular procedure in patients with psoriasis [7, 8]. Oral lesions are generally asymptomatic, although there might be tongue swelling and pain when deep fissures are formed [7, 8]. Furthermore, bad tongue hygiene can cause halitosis and tissue swelling due to the accumulation of food residues in fissures, thus causing burning and stinging, especially after contact. However, this association is debatable because it is not known if such oral manifestations are a symptom of disease severity or represent an expression of the disease itself [8]. On the other hand, periodontal disease is marked by an exaggerated response of the immune system to oral microbiota, making it a chronic inflammatory disease which is mediated immunologically, in which immune cells cause inflammation and cellular destruction [9]. Although the two pathologies are similar from the immunological aspect, some characteristics still render them separate diseases and there is no real association known between them [10, 11]. New research has shown that both psoriasis and periodontal disease have both experienced increased prevalence worldwide, and have been associated with other diseases and comorbidities, thus reconfirming that these are, indeed, systemic diseases [12, 13]. There are no existing reports in the published literature which describe the prevalence and frequency of psoriasis and periodontal disease in Colombia. We considered that it was very important for such clinical data to be available because we believe that appropriate examinations should be carried out on all patients with psoriasis, who may have multiple associated comorbidities. We also believe that such examinations should be performed on a regular basis. Furthermore, it is not yet known if the diagnosis of oral psoriasis should be made when lesions in the oral cavity present by themselves, or only at the same time as skin symptoms develop. Consequently, in this study, we aimed to investigate the association between periodontal diagnosis, microbiological components, the presence of IgG against Porphyromonas gingivalis (P. gingivalis), and the clinical manifestations of psoriasis

Hearing family, silent children: Approaches to sexuality in deaf adolescents

El artículo muestra los resultados de la fase cualitativa de un proceso de investigación mixta, de tipo explicativo secuencial, que tuvo como objetivo indagar los factores familiares que inciden en la educación sexual de los adolescentes sordos y su influencia en los procesos de interacción socioafectiva. Se contó con la participación de diez adolescentes y sus padres, a quienes se les aplicó una encuesta y una entrevista semiestructurada. Los hallazgos evidencian una limitada concepción de la sexualidad por parte de los adolescentes, centrándose exclusivamente en el sexo y la genitalidad, y siendo la comunicación el factor familiar que más incide en el abordaje del tema entre padres oyentes e hijos sordos debido a la discontinuidad lingüística que caracteriza su dinámica. Para comprenderla, se hizo necesaria la intervención de un modelo lingüístico que, a partir de extensiones, llevara a comprender a los adolescentes las diferencias entre sexualidad, sexo e interacción socioafectiva.O artigo mostra os resultados da fase qualitativa de um processo de pesquisa mista de tipo explicativo seqüencial que visava investigar os fatores familiares que influenciam a educação sexual de adolescentes surdos e sua influência sobre os processos de interação sócio-afetiva. Dez adolescentes e seus pais participaram de uma pesquisa e de uma entrevista semi-estruturada. Os resultados mostram uma concepção limitada da sexualidade por parte dos adolescentes, concentrando-se exclusivamente no sexo e na genitalidade, sendo a comunicação o fator familiar que mais afeta a abordagem do assunto entre pais auditivos e filhos surdos devido à descontinuidade linguística que caracteriza sua dinâmica. Para sua compreensão, foi necessária a intervenção de um modelo linguístico que, através de extensões, levasse à compreensão das diferenças entre sexualidade, sexo e interação sócio-afetiva entre adolescentes.This paper describes the results of the qualitative phase of a mixed research process of a sequential explanatory type, which aimed to explore the family factors that affect the sexual education of deaf adolescents and their influence on the processes of socio-affective interaction. Ten adolescents and their parents participated in a survey and a semi-structured interview. The findings show a limited conception of sexuality on the part of the adolescents, focusing exclusively on sex and genitality, with communication being the family factor that most affects the approach to the subject between hearing parents and deaf children due to the linguistic discontinuity that characterizes their dynamics. For its comprehension, the intervention of a linguistic model was necessary. This model, through extensions, would lead adolescents to understand the differences between sexuality, sex and socio-affective interaction.Facultad de Psicologí

Disminución del acortamiento muscular y efecto sobre la fuerza y la velocidad en futbolistas adolescentes (sub-13)

[Abstract] In soccer, the variables of strength, speed and flexibility are associated with the athletic performance capacity of athletes, being these determinants not only to adapt to the demands of the competition, but at the same time flexibility can help to reduce the risk of injury. The aim of the study was to determine the effect on strength and speed after reducing muscle shortening. This is a quantitative study with an observational-analytical cross-sectional design. The evaluated sample consisted of 22 under-13 category players with an average age of 13.40±0.66 years, a height of 156.95±9.27 cm, and a body mass of 44.54±7.29 kg. They were randomly divided into a control group (n=10) and an experimental group (n=12). The experimental group underwent an 8-week intervention involving static stretches, incorporating the Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation method in the fourth week to decrease muscle shortening before the post-test. Knee extension and dorsiflexion were assessed using a goniometer, and physical abilities were measured through the My Jump Lab app, including Squat Jump, Counter Movement Jump, Counter Movement Jump with Arms, the Nordics hamstring test, and speed in 10, 20, and 30 meters using the Runmatic app. Significant results (p<0.05) were observed for jump height in Squat Jump, jump height, flight time, and speed in Counter Movement Jump, torque in the Nordics test, and speed in 30 meters. According to the findings of the present study it seems that flexibility influences vertical jumping ability and speed.[Resumen] En el fútbol, las variables de fuerza, velocidad y flexibilidad están asociadas a la capacidad de rendimiento deportivo de los atletas, siendo estos determinantes no sólo para adaptarse a las exigencias de la competición, sino que al mismo tiempo la flexibilidad puede ayudar a reducir el riesgo de lesiones. El objetivo del estudio fue determinar el efecto sobre la fuerza y la velocidad tras reducir el acortamiento muscular. Se trata de un estudio cuantitativo con un diseño transversal observacional-analítico. La muestra evaluada consistió en 22 jugadores de categoría sub-13 con una edad media de 13.40±0.66 años, una altura de 156.95±9.27 centímetros y una masa corporal de 44.54±7.29 kilogramos. Se dividieron aleatoriamente en un grupo de control (n=10), y un grupo experimental (n=12). El grupo experimental se sometió a una intervención de 8 semanas con estiramientos estáticos, incorporando el método de Facilitación Neuromuscular Propioceptiva en la cuarta semana para disminuir el acortamiento muscular antes de la prueba posterior. La extensión de rodilla y la dorsiflexión se evaluaron utilizando un goniómetro, y las habilidades físicas se midieron a través de la aplicación My Jump Lab, incluyendo Squat Jump, Counter Movement Jump, Counter Movement Jump with Arms, el test nórdico de isquiotibiales y la velocidad en 10, 20 y 30 metros utilizando la app Runmatic. Se observaron resultados significativos (p<0.05) para la altura de salto en Squat Jump, altura de salto, tiempo de vuelo y velocidad en Counter Movement Jump, torque en el test Nordics y velocidad en 30 metros. Según los resultados del presente estudio parece que la flexibilidad influye en la capacidad de salto vertical y en la velocidad

Hearing family, silent children: Approaches to sexuality in deaf adolescents

El artículo muestra los resultados de la fase cualitativa de un proceso de investigación mixta, de tipo explicativo secuencial, que tuvo como objetivo indagar los factores familiares que inciden en la educación sexual de los adolescentes sordos y su influencia en los procesos de interacción socioafectiva. Se contó con la participación de diez adolescentes y sus padres, a quienes se les aplicó una encuesta y una entrevista semiestructurada. Los hallazgos evidencian una limitada concepción de la sexualidad por parte de los adolescentes, centrándose exclusivamente en el sexo y la genitalidad, y siendo la comunicación el factor familiar que más incide en el abordaje del tema entre padres oyentes e hijos sordos debido a la discontinuidad lingüística que caracteriza su dinámica. Para comprenderla, se hizo necesaria la intervención de un modelo lingüístico que, a partir de extensiones, llevara a comprender a los adolescentes las diferencias entre sexualidad, sexo e interacción socioafectiva.O artigo mostra os resultados da fase qualitativa de um processo de pesquisa mista de tipo explicativo seqüencial que visava investigar os fatores familiares que influenciam a educação sexual de adolescentes surdos e sua influência sobre os processos de interação sócio-afetiva. Dez adolescentes e seus pais participaram de uma pesquisa e de uma entrevista semi-estruturada. Os resultados mostram uma concepção limitada da sexualidade por parte dos adolescentes, concentrando-se exclusivamente no sexo e na genitalidade, sendo a comunicação o fator familiar que mais afeta a abordagem do assunto entre pais auditivos e filhos surdos devido à descontinuidade linguística que caracteriza sua dinâmica. Para sua compreensão, foi necessária a intervenção de um modelo linguístico que, através de extensões, levasse à compreensão das diferenças entre sexualidade, sexo e interação sócio-afetiva entre adolescentes.This paper describes the results of the qualitative phase of a mixed research process of a sequential explanatory type, which aimed to explore the family factors that affect the sexual education of deaf adolescents and their influence on the processes of socio-affective interaction. Ten adolescents and their parents participated in a survey and a semi-structured interview. The findings show a limited conception of sexuality on the part of the adolescents, focusing exclusively on sex and genitality, with communication being the family factor that most affects the approach to the subject between hearing parents and deaf children due to the linguistic discontinuity that characterizes their dynamics. For its comprehension, the intervention of a linguistic model was necessary. This model, through extensions, would lead adolescents to understand the differences between sexuality, sex and socio-affective interaction.Facultad de Psicologí

Migración y política monetaria: Un análisis para una economía pequeña y abierta

En este artículo analizamos la respuesta de política monetaria ante un choque migratorio, mediante el desarrollo de modelo de economía pequeña y abierta con mercados de trabajo fragmentados. Los migrantes se caracterizan por sus bajos niveles de productividad, restricciones de acumulación de capital y la mayor flexibilidad de su ingreso laboral. Los resultados evidencian que la respuesta de política monetaria depende de las características de los migrantes y del mercado laboral. Una entrada de trabajadores de baja(alta) productividad reduce(aumenta) los costos marginales, disminuye(incrementa) las expectativas de inflación y lleva al Banco Central a reducir(aumentar) la tasa de interés. El modelo se calibra para la economía colombiana y se usa para analizar un influjo migratorio de trabajadores venezolanos en un sector de salarios bajos y flexibles.We develop a small open economy model with nominal rigidities and fragmented labor markets to study the response of the monetary policy to a migration shock. Migrants are characterized by their productivity levels, their restrictions to accumulate capital, as well as by the flexibility of their labor income. Our results show that the monetary policy response depends on the characteristics of migrants and the local labor market. An inflow of low(high)-productivity workers reduces(increases) marginal costs, lowers(raises) inflation expectations and pushes the Central Bank to reduce(increase) the interest rate. The model is calibrated to the Colombian economy and used to analyze a migratory inflow of financially constraint workers from Venezuela into a sector with flexible and low wages.Migración y política monetaria: Un análisis para una economía pequeña y abierta Enfoque En este artículo desarrollamos un modelo cuantitativo para entender los efectos de un choque migratorio sobre los principales agregados macroeconómicos y sus posibles efectos en la política monetaria de una economía pequeña y abierta. El modelo cuenta con dos tipos de trabajadores que se diferencian por sus niveles de productividad, sus capacidades de ahorro y endeudamiento, y la flexibilidad de sus salarios. Contribución La principal contribución del documento es brindar una herramienta cuantitativa para analizar los posibles efectos de un choque migratorio sobre las decisiones de política monetaria en una economía pequeña y abierta. Para ello, el análisis se enfoca en los efectos de la migración sobre la inflación y las desviaciones de la producción respecto a un nivel de equilibrio (con perfecto ajuste de precios). Resultados Los resultados evidencian que la respuesta de política monetaria depende de las características de los migrantes y del mercado laboral. Una entrada de trabajadores de baja (alta) productividad reduce (aumenta) los costos de producción, disminuye (incrementa) las expectativas de inflación y lleva al Banco Central a reducir (aumentar) la tasa de interés. Al considerar los datos de la reciente migración desde Venezuela y ajustar el modelo a la estructura de la economía colombiana, se encuentra que un incremento del 10% en la población informal tiene un efecto moderado sobre la respuesta de política monetaria (reducción de alrededor de 35 puntos básicos). Frase destacada: Una entrada de trabajadores de baja (alta) productividad reduce (aumenta) los costos de producción, disminuye (incrementa) las expectativas de inflación y lleva al Banco Central a reducir (aumentar) la tasa de interés

Recensiones [Revista de Historia Económica Año VII Invierno 1989 n. 1 pp. 219-253]

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Research results applied to the field of health: how experience impacts the classroom and society

The Health Sciences Faculty of the Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira has been advancing in the generation of new knowledge and has explored various fields of knowledge. This book presents four pieces of research that have a lot to do with new trends, both in the training of human talent in health, and in the way in which knowledge and technology are applied to solutions to context problems. In this case, it is important to mention the role that high-fidelity clinical simulation has been gaining in the training processes of our students, more specifically the use of theater and the “standardized patients” strategy, in the promotion of professional criteria. The positive impact of a focused training is evident, both in the conceptual development of the individual, and in the appropriation of his role as an agent of social change. The theater promotes an intentional interaction with which knowledge, skills and attitudes can be explored in a medical training process. Likewise, theater has been used as a useful tool in the introduction of therapeutic elements in hospital spaces, such as pediatric, oncology or mental health wards, promoting various ways of interacting with medical staff, or exploring personal aspects. that can improve the clinical evolution of patients. Clinical simulation also contemplates a series of technological elements that, when used for educational purposes, can also promote performance analysis of cognitive, technical, and dexterity skills. This is the case of the clinical simulation put to the service of a CPR skills analysis project, in which, through sensors and performance variables such as force, pressure or response time, they can account for advances in CPR training processes, both for university communities and for health professionals.PregradoCONTENT Introduction ....................................................................................................................5 CHAPTER ONE Project Jai Kazhirua: Actors for clinical simulation .......................................................9 Julio César Sánchez Naranjo, Heidy Yicel Mesa Arenas and Andrés Felipe Ramírez Herrera CHAPTER TWO Implementation of a flipped classroom methodology in the medical physiology course in the Faculty of Health Sciences ...................................................31 Julio César Sánchez Naranjo, Diego Fernando López Zapata, Óscar Alonso Pinzón Duque, Andrés Mauricio García Cuevas, Martha Doris Morales Medina and Samuel Eduardo Trujillo Henao CHAPTER THREE SANAR RIENDO (HEALING LAUGHTER): humor therapy for pediatric hospitalized patients.................................................................................53 Julio César Sánchez Naranjo, Heidy Yicel Mesa Arenas and Andrés Felipe Ramírez Herrera CHAPTER FOUR CPR performance characteristics of emergency teams in the city of Pereira, Colombia .....................................................................................................77 Giovanni García Castro, Yamileth Estrada Berrio, Johana Andrea Méndez Timaná, and Sandra Milena Bedoya Gaviri