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Exploring the local vegetation: botanical inquiry trail, an interactive journey of learning
No full textThis is an Author’s Original Manuscript (AOM) version of the following article, accepted for publication in Journal of Biological Education. Corbacho-Cuello, I., HernándezBarco, M. A., & Munoz-Losa, A. (2024). Exploring the local vegetation: botanical inquiry trail, an interactive journey of learning. Journal of Biological Education, 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1080/00219266.2024.2320111. It is deposited under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, and is not altered, transformed, or built upon in any way.This study explores the importance of botany education and how local vegetation becomes a valuable tool for learning. It introduces a hands-on learning approach through a botanical inquiry trail, which engages prospective teachers in various activities, including plant identification, information retrieval, and understanding the practical applications of local plants. It highlights the potential of hands-on, experiential learning activities in promoting effective botany education and motivating future educators. The study involved the administration of pre- and post-activity questionnaires to assess the impact of the trail on participants’ knowledge, teaching methodology preferences, and perceptions of its educational value. Our findings indicate that prospective teachers perceived botanical inquiry trails as active teaching strategies that can improve the learning of botany among primary school students. Prospective teachers expressed a strong preference for nature field trips as a teaching methodology and the activity’s potential to promote social and emotional learning. Moreover, the participants recognised the educational value of the trail in improving learner protagonism, active learning, and investigation tasks. Finally, the results show that this activity can be a valuable resource for educators to engage their students in hands-on learning experiences that promote curiosity, critical thinking, and a deeper understanding of the natural world.This research was supported by the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities, grant number PID2020-115214RB-I00/AEI/10.13039/501100011 033.peerReviewe
Synthesis of coumarin dimers by a microwave-assisted double multicomponent reaction
No full textSe llevó a cabo la síntesis de dímeros de cumarina altamente funcionalizados utilizando una doble reacción enol-Ugi. El uso de irradiación de microondas permite la construcción de estos derivados complejos de cumarina en solo 5 minutos.
Esta es la primera publicación de una doble condensación enol-Ugi utilizando dialdehídos y diaminas que permite obtener dímeros peptidomiméticos de cumarina con diferentes sustituyentes. Esta metodología permite obtener diversidad y complejidad molecular mediante un protocolo multicomponente mediante activación por microondas. Las reacciones dobles enol-Ugi descritas demuestran una excelente economía atómica y métricas de prevención de residuos favorables .A synthesis of coumarin dimers highly functionalized was developed using a double enol-Ugi reaction. The use of microwave irradiation permits the construction of this complex coumarin derivatives in only 5 min.
This is the first report of a double enol-Ugi condensation using dialdehydes and diamines affording peptidomimetic coumarin dimers with different linkers and substituents. This methodology permits to obtain molecular diversity and complexity by a multicomponent protocol under microwave activation. The described double enol-Ugi reactions demonstrate excellent atom economy and favourable waste prevention metrics.We thank financial support from Junta de Extremadura and European Regional Development Fund ERDF (GR21123). José Luis Ramiro thanks Fundación Valhondo Calaff for a Grant (2024).peerReviewe
Exploring gastronomic experiences: Tourists’ emotions, quality of life and behavioural intentions
No full textPublicado en: Tourism and Hospitality Research, 2024, versión OnlineFirstThis paper aims to approach the tourists’ affective-cognitive process in a gastronomy tourism experience, splitting experience assessment into sensorial and intellectual realms. Analysing the experiential outcomes associated with quality of life and emotional arousal and highlighting the relevance of future intentions toward the experience and the tasted gastronomic product. An empirical approach was developed. A total of 180 face-to-face questionnaires have been collected form tourists during a cheese fair. Partial least squares-structural equation modelling is used for data analysis. The results confirm the relevance of sensorial elements over intellectual ones in this kind of experiences, being both determining factors of quality of life and emotional arousal. This process leads and encourages positive behavioural intentions toward similar experiences. This study is among the first to highlight and explore the effect of specific experience’s realms and emotions on quality of life and the results of this assessment process on behavioural results, focused both toward the experience and the tasted product, in the context of gastronomic events
Technical feasibility analysis of advanced monitoring with a thermal camera on an unmanned aerial vehicle and pressure chamber for water status in vineyards
No full textWater is a limiting factor and to adopt the most appropriate agronomic strategy it is necessary to know the water status. The objective is (i) analysing of the influence of different agronomic treatments on canopy temperature in vineyards with a thermal camera on an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), (ii) analysing of the influence of different agronomic treatments on vineyard water potentials with a pressure chamber, (iii) advanced technical feasibility analysis of vineyard crop monitoring. The control treatment (T07) in cv. Grenache consisted of applying 30% of reference evapotranspiration (ETo) with irrigation frequency every seven days and seven different treatments were proposed with different irrigation frequencies, pre-bud irrigation, and vine shoot distribution (T03, T15, T7A, T7V, T7P, T00, and T0P). As a result and in conclusion, the use of thermal cameras in UAVs and mid-day stem water potential allows differentiation between irrigated and unirrigated treatments, but no clear differences were shown between irrigation frequencies, pre-irrigation treatment, or vine shoot distribution. Comparing the thermal camera information in UAV and the stem water potential, certain patterns are identified with significant correlation values, the use of thermal cameras for the evaluation of plant water status is recommended, especially to obtain information in large areas.This research was funded by Project PID2019-105039RR-C41/MCIN/AEI/10.13039/ 501100011033 and AGROS 2022 project subsidized by the Regional Government of Extremadura co-financed by FEDER, and the Ministry of Universities of Spain for University Professor Formation (FPU20/07314).peerReviewe
Cuerpos en el espacio. Áreas y volúmenes. En 2º ESO en el IES "Zurbarán"
No full textEl presente Trabajo de Fin de Máster, titulado “Cuerpos en el Espacio. Áreas y volúmenes”, consiste en un análisis de la unidad didáctica (UD) desarrollada para 2º de ESO. El trabajo se estructura en cinco apartados. En primer lugar, se presenta una breve descripción del centro de prácticas. A continuación, se realiza un análisis de la intervención docente en el curso mencionado. En tercer lugar, se proponen algunas mejoras para la citada unidad didáctica. En cuarto lugar, se ofrece un breve análisis de otras actividades realizadas en el centro educativo. Finalmente, se incluye una autoevaluación de la experiencia como docente y una reflexión sobre los aportes del máster que resultaron útiles durante esta experiencia.
Al concluir los apartados mencionados, se presenta un índice de anexos. Estos anexos contienen todo el material elaborado para el alumnado de 2º de ESO, 4º de ESO, 1º de Bachillerato de Ciencias y Tecnologías, y 1º de Bachillerato de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades. Además, se incluye una amplia variedad de fotografías de actividades realizadas en el centro, así como del alumnado participando en dichas actividades.Memoria de proyecto, 175 p. (pdf)Formación del Profesorado en Educación Secundaria Obligatoria en la especialidad de Matemática
“Getting Out Life from the Ground”: The Desire of Transcendence in The Naked Hours, by Lygia Fagundes Telles
No full textO objetivo deste artigo é analisar os papéis desempenhados pela personagem Rahul, um gato dotado de pensamento crítico e de onisciência seletiva, no romance As Horas Nuas, de Lygia Fagundes Telles, como uma das facetas do jogo de representação presentes no livro. Na tessitura narrativa do romance, Rahul revela-se como espelho de Rosa, a protagonista, e da condição humana ao longo dos tempos, na medida em que a matéria das reminiscências de suas vidas pregressas, vividas como ser humano, imiscuem-se com as dos espectros que se esvanecem ou permanecem no apartamento onde o gato mora com a protagonista, corroborando os limites entre invenção e memória, lembrança e esquecimento no exercício da criação literária da escritora paulistana.The aim of this article is to analyse the roles developed by Rahul, a critical cat in the novel The Naked Hours, by Lygia Fagundes Telles, as one of the facets in the game of representation presents in the book. In the narrative texture of The Naked Hours, Rahul becomes himself into a mirror to both Rosa, the protagonist, and the human condition over time, in which the reminiscences of their past lives, lived as human beings, intermingle with those of the spectres that fade away or remain in the apartment where the cat lives with the protagonist, corroborating the boundaries between invention and memory, remembrance and forgetting in the exercise of literary creation by Lygia Fagundes Telles.El objetivo de este artículo es analizar los roles desarrollados por Rahul, un gato crítico en la novela Las horas desnudas, de Lygia Fagundes Telles, como una de las facetas en el juego de representación que se presenta en el libro. En la textura narrativa de Las horas desnudas, Rahul se convierte en espejo tanto de Rosa, la protagonista, como de la condición humana a lo largo del tiempo, en el que las reminiscencias de sus vidas pasadas, vividas como seres humanos se entremezclan con las de los espectros que se desvanecen o permanecen en el apartamento donde el gato con la protagonista, corroborando los límites entre invención y memoria, recuerdo y olvido. memoria, recuerdo y olvido en el ejercicio de creación literaria de Lygia Fagundes Telles.peerReviewe
Relationship between depression and physical activity frequency in Spanish people with low, medium, and high pain levels
No full textDepression is a mental disorder that causes great discomfort, is associated with unhealthy lifestyle habits, and affects the quality of life. People with pain show high depressive symptoms and a prevalence of physical inactivity. This study aimed to analyse the associations between depression (self-reported depression, depression status, depressive symptoms, and depression types) and physical activity frequency (PAF) in leisure time in middle-aged and older people with different pain levels (low, medium, and severe) living in Spain. A cross-sectional study based on the European Health Survey data from Spain (2014–2020) was carried out, with a final sample of 13,686 people with pain. Associations between depression-related variables and PAF were studied at the three levels of pain, comparing the prevalence of depression as a function of PAF. Regression models were performed to assess adjusted risk factors for depression (self-reported depression and depression status). It was found that PAF was related to depression at all three pain levels. Inactive people at each pain level had higher depression prevalence (self-reported depression, depression status, depression symptoms, and depressive types). Physical inactivity emerged as a risk factor for depression, both for self-reported depression and for depression status. Thus, increased PAF could help prevent or reduce depression and depressive symptoms in people with pain.The author A.D.-Z. (FPU20/04201) was supported by a grant from the Spanish Ministry of Education, Culture, and Sport (grant FPU20/04201 funded by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and, as appropriate, by the “European Social Found Investing in your future” or by “European Union NextGenerationEU/PRTR”).peerReviewe
Segmentation of 3D point clouds of heritage buildings using edge detection and supervoxel-based topology
No full textThis paper presents a novel segmentation algorithm specially developed for applications in 3D point clouds with high variability and noise, particularly suitable for heritage building 3D data. The method can be categorized within the segmentation procedures based on edge detection. In addition, it uses a graph-based topological structure generated from the supervoxelization of the 3D point clouds, which is used to make the closure of the edge points and to define the different segments. The algorithm provides a valuable tool for generating results that can be used in subsequent classification tasks and broader computer applications dealing with 3D point clouds. One of the characteristics of this segmentation method is that it is unsupervised, which makes it particularly advantageous for heritage applications where labelled data is scarce. It is also easily adaptable to different edge point detection and supervoxelization algorithms. Finally, the results show that the 3D data can be segmented into different architectural elements, which is important for further classification or recognition. Extensive testing on real data from historic buildings demonstrated the effectiveness of the method. The results show superior performance compared to three other segmentation methods, both globally and in the segmentation of planar and curved zones of historic buildings.This research was funded by the Agencia Estatal de Investigación (Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades) under Grant PID2019-108271RB-C32/AEI/10.13039/501100011033; and the Consejería de Economía, Ciencia y Agenda Digital (Junta de Extremadura) under Grant IB20172.peerReviewe
Entender la colección en su espacio
No full textEsta comunicación explica la intervención realizada en la biblioteca central del campus de Badajoz encaminada a mejorar la señalética relativa a la distribución de la colección en libre acceso
Science in an archaeological museum: emotional analysis of an interdisciplinary teacher training experience
No full textLa compartimentalización de las diversas áreas de conocimiento en la formación de docentes provoca, a menudo, un efecto de desmotivación que les genera emociones poco favorables para su aprendizaje. Un abordaje interdisciplinar de las didácticas de varias áreas puede favorecer el interés y mejorar variables afectivas como emociones, autoeficacia y actitudes relacionadas con el futuro desempeño docente. En este artículo se presenta el análisis emocional de una experiencia interdisciplinar llevada a cabo con estudiantes de 2º curso del Grado en Educación Primaria, consistente en la visita didáctica a un museo arqueológico y la realización de actividades científicas con la historia como pretexto. Los y las docentes en formación inicial manifiestan sentir emociones positivas y activadoras, destacando curiosidad y sorpresa mientras que las emociones negativas apenas aparecen. Se han explorado las diferencias afectivas según el género y el bachillerato de procedencia. Se encuentran correlaciones entre las emociones y el aprendizaje, la motivación y la didáctica.The segmentation of different knowledge areas in teacher training often has a demotivating effect which generates unfavourable emotions for their learning. An interdisciplinary approach from different didactics can favour interest and improve affective variables such as emotions, self-efficacy, and attitudes related to future teaching performance. This article presents the emotional analysis of an interdisciplinary experience carried out with students in the second year of a Primary Education Degree, consisting of a didactic visit to an archaeological museum and the performance of scientific activities with history as a pretext. Teachers in initial training expressed positive and activating emotions, mainly curiosity and surprise, while negative emotions hardly appeared Affective differences were explored according to gender and academic background. Correlations were found between emotions and learning, motivation, and didactics.Este trabajo ha sido financiado por el Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades [PID2020-115214RB-I00/AEI/10.13039/501100011033].peerReviewe