Agenda 21 and the ecological footprint as instruments to achieve a sustainable university

[Resumen] Para frenar el rápido deterioro ambiental, la universidad ha de formar a las nuevas generaciones en un modelo de sostenibilidad integral (solidaridad sincrónica y diacrónica) y, además, contribuir al cambio en los estilos de vida, en los conocimientos y conductas de la sociedad actual. Esto precisa un nuevo marco teórico-metodológico bajo el paradigma de la sostenibilidad que fundamente y concrete las propuestas educativas. Tomando como referencia los principios del desarrollo sostenible y utilizando como «herramientas» la Agenda 21en la Universidad y la Huella Ecológica, hemos desarrollado y puesto en práctica una estrategia metodológica (ecometodología) con el fin de capacitar a nuestro alumnado (profesorado en formación) para actuar con criterios de sustentabilidad, tanto colectiva, como individualmente[Abstract] In order to stop the quick environmental deterioration of the planet, University has to prepare the new generations following a model of integral sustainability (synchronic and diachronic solidarity) and it also has to contribute to a change in lifestyles, in knowledge and behaviours in our society. There is a need for a new theoretical-methodological frame under the paradigm of sustainability to base educational proposals on it and to concretize them. Taking into consideration the principles of Sustainable Development and using the tools of «Agenda 21 in the University» and Ecological Footprint, we have developed and applied a methodological strategy (ecomethodology) to enable ours students (future teachers) to act, collectively and individually, according to the criteria of sustainabilit

Ready, set, action : Representations of coaching through film

The inherent drama of a team’s journey to victory in “the big game” has been shown to lend itself well to film. Coach-athlete relationships are often central to the narrative of these films. This chapter discusses how discourses of coaching and masculinity are developed and maintained through an analysis of three films: “Coach Carter”, “Remember the Titans”, “and “Hoosiers”. The construction of the high school coach is shown to owe as much to codes of the Hollywood hero as to established coaching techniques for young people. Yet, popular representations of the coach-athlete relationship and associated codes of masculinity can be highly influential. By exploring the cinematic codes that construct the coach-athlete relationship, the chapter provides coaches with ways of engaging and challenging cinematic representations of coaching

Additional file 1: Figure S1. of Pigment fingerprint profile during extractive fermentation with Monascus anka GIM 3.592

Peak area of each pigment in extracellular (A and B) and intracellular (C) pigment fractions in EF with different TX-100 concentrations (10 g/L, 50 g/L, 100 g/L). The total fermentation time was 6.5 days (DOCX 50 kb)

Improved analysis of <i>Monascus</i> pigments based on their pH-sensitive UV-Vis absorption and reactivity properties

<p><i>Monascus</i> pigments, a mixture of azaphilones mainly composed of red, orange and yellow pigments, are usually prepared in aqueous ethanol and analysed by ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis) spectroscopy. The pH of aqueous ethanol used during sample preparation and analysis has never been considered a key parameter to control; however, this study shows that the UV-Vis spectra and colour characteristics of the six major pigments are strongly influenced by the pH of the solvent employed. In addition, the increase of solvent pH results in a remarkable increase of the amination reaction of orange pigments with amino compounds, and at higher pH (≥ 6.0) a significant amount of orange pigment derivatives rapidly form. The consequent impact of these pH-sensitive properties on pigment analysis is further discussed. Based on the presented results, we propose that the sample preparation and analysis of <i>Monascus</i> pigments should be uniformly performed at low pH (≤ 2.5) to avoid variations of UV-Vis spectra and the creation of artefacts due to the occurrence of amination reactions, and ensure an accurate analysis that truly reflects pigment characteristics in the samples.</p

Additional file 2: Figure S2. of Pigment fingerprint profile during extractive fermentation with Monascus anka GIM 3.592

Peak area of each pigment in extracellular (A and B) and intracellular (C) pigment fractions in EF with different Triton X-100 (50 g/L) feeding time point (the beginning, 2rd day, 4th day or 6th day). The total fermentation time was 6.5 days (DOCX 56 kb)