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The right to family reunification under Spanish law and the case-law thereof
No full textThe present report has been realized in the framework of the European project “Lawyers for the protection of fundamental rights” GA no. 806974) and specifically within the work package on the review of the European legal framework on fundamental rights
Pesticides and aging: Preweaning exposure to Chlorpyrifos induces a general hypomotricity state in late-adult rats
No full textThe molecular and behavioral effects of the developmental exposure to low doses of Chlorpyrifos (CPF) have been intensively studied in young (neonates and adolescents), and adult animals. However, no study examined influences of developmental CPF exposure in older adult or geriatric rats. This is relevant as such ages are generally linked to cognitive decline and the onset of specific neurodegenerative disorders, some of them previously associated with CPF exposure in both preclinical and human studies. 1 mg/kg/mL of CPF was orally administered to both male and female Wistar rats from Postnatal day 10 to 15. Animals’ spatial memory, learning, compulsivity, motricity, and anxiety were analyzed with Morris Water Maze (15–16 months of age) and the Plus-maze (at 18 months of age). Results showed that postnatal CPF exposure did not alter either spatial memory, compulsive-like behaviors, or anxiety levels in late-adult rats. However, CPF exposed rats were hyposensitive to brief disruptions (Probe stage) following the learning phase and showed a general decrease in locomotor activity in both paradigms. These data are relevant as it is the first time that developmental exposure to CPF has been studied at such a late age, observing important effects in locomotor activity that could be linked to specific pathologies previously associated with CPF effects in people. Future studies should extend these findings to other behaviors and molecular outcomes.This study was supported by two grants from the Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad, Spanish Government and the Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional (MINECOFEDER). Grant numbers: PSI2017-86847-C2-1-R MINECO-FEDER and PSI2017-86847-C2-2-R
Teaching style and competence in higher education: the motivational climate mediation
No full textEl objetivo de este estudio es analizar la mediación del clima motivacional entre el estilo interpersonal docente y la satisfacción y frustración de la competencia académica en alumnado de educación superior. El diseño de la investigación es observacional, descriptivo y transversal, con muestreo por conveniencia.
Han participado 354 estudiantes universitarios (59.6% varones) (Medad=21.84; DT=1.98) y se han utilizado las siguientes escalas: Estilo Interpersonal Docente en Educación Superior, Clima Motivacional en Educación, Satisfacción de las Necesidades Psicológicas Básicas y Frustración de las Necesidades Psicológicas Básicas. Las relaciones predictivas del estilo interpersonal docente sobre la satisfacción y frustración de la competencia académica, mediados por el clima motivacional, se han sometido a verificación mediante un modelo de senderos (path analysis). Se presentan las relaciones directas e indirectas del modelo. Ha quedado demostrada la importancia del clima motivacional como elemento mediador entre el estilo interpersonal docente y la satisfacción y frustración de la competencia académica del alumnado, siendo el clima hacia la maestría el mediador más relevante para la predicción positiva de la satisfacción de la competencia a partir de un estilo de apoyo a la autonomía.The aim of the study was to analyze the motivational climate mediation between the interpersonal teaching style and the satisfaction and frustration of academic competence in higher education students. The study design was observational, descriptive and cross-sectional, using convenience sampling. 354 higher education students participated (59.6% men) (Mage=21.84; SD=1.98) and the following scales were used: Interpersonal Teaching Style in Higher Education, Motivational Climate in Education, Satisfaction of Basic Psychological Needs and Thwarting of Basic Psychological Needs. A path analysis was used to verify the predictive relationships of the interpersonal teaching style on competence satisfaction and thwarting of basic psychological needs with the motivational climate mediation. The direct and indirect relationships of the model are presented. The importance of the motivational climate as a mediating effect between the interpersonal teaching style and the satisfaction and thwarting of the students’ competence has been demonstrated. The mastery climate was the more relevant mediator for the positive prediction of competence satisfaction based on autonomy support.Este trabajo fue realizado con la ayuda recibida de la convocatoria de Grupos Docentes de Innovación y Buenas Prácticas, Universidad de Almería; bienio 2020-2021 (Proyecto: Metodologías activas y aprendizaje competencial en educación superior)
A copy of the Mihrab of the Mosque of Cordoba at the Universal Exhibition of 1878 in Paris
No full textLas Exposiciones Universales constituyeron un magnífico escaparate de oportunidades para quien supiera leer las claves de estas muestras de exaltación nacional y de progreso. Este contexto no pasó desapercibido para Bruno Zaldo, hombre de negocios enriquecido en México, quien apostó por presentar en la de París de 1878 una copia de la capilla del mihrab de la mezquita cordobesa, asociándose con Francisco Contreras, José Botana y Guillermo Zuloaga. El objetivo era mostrar una pieza susceptible de reproducirse al calor del éxito que lo oriental tenía en Europa. Sin embargo, el planteamiento adoptado por la sociedad condenó la iniciativa al fracaso.World Fairs constituted magnificent showcases and opportunities for whoever knew how to read the keys to these examples of national exaltation and progress. A context that was not to escape the attention of Bruno Zaldo, a wealthy Mexican businessman, who decided to exhibit a copy of the Mihrab of the Mosque of Cordoba, in association with Francisco Contreras, José Botana and Guillermo Zuloaga. The idea was to present a piece that might be reproduced during the flushed success of Orientalism in Europe. However, the proposal that the company adopted led to the failure of the initiative
Conceptualization of competencies: systematic review of research in Primary Education
Get PDFEl estudio de las competencias registra una amplia trayectoria investigadora. Sin embargo, en los últimos años, tanto este concepto como su andamiaje teórico han suscitado algunas cuestiones relevantes que deben ser reconsideradas. El propósito de esta investigación es revelar información existente en la literatura para ayudar a elucidar la conceptualización de competencia y a comprender su significatividad en el sistema educativo actual, fundamentalmente en la etapa de Educación Primaria. Se presenta una síntesis del surgimiento y evolución del constructo y una revisión sistemática sobre su investigación en Educación Primaria. Los resultados apuntan a la década de 2010 como el periodo con más producción científica, con una tendencia al alza. En cuanto al perfil general de publicaciones, tres cuartos de la muestra corresponden a artículos de corte empírico y la mayoría se ubican en el continente europeo, siendo España el país que encabeza la lista. El análisis en profundidad revela que casi el total de los estudios aborda las dimensiones competenciales más tradicionales; es pequeño el subconjunto que trata una mayor variedad de dimensiones. La vertiente conceptual que asume las competencias desde una mirada técnica/profesionalizante supone una mayoría, frente a una visión más humanista/formadora. Solo un cuarto muestral presenta definiciones propias del término, versus tres cuartas partes que adoptan marcos teóricos ya consolidados. A la luz de estos resultados, se considera que en la literatura todavía se encuentra una visión poco meditada del constructo. Todos estos hallazgos podrían ayudar a desarrollar propuestas didácticas más coherentes con las necesidades educativas actuales.The study of competencies has a vast research trajectory. Nevertheless, in the last years, this concept and its theoretical foundations have given rise to some relevant questions that should be reconsidered. The aim of this piece of research is to report information available in the literature that can help elucidate the conceptualization of competency and understand the meaningfulness of competencies for current education, especially in the primary level. We present a synthesis of the rise and evolution of competency and a systematic review on research around this notion in Primary Education. Results show that the current decade is the period with most scientific production, with an upward trend.As for the general profile of publications, two thirds correspond to empirical studies; most of them are published in Europe, with Spain at the top of the list of countries. In-depth analysis shows that almost all studies address the traditional dimensions of competency; only few studies consider a wider variety of dimensions. Conceptualizations of competency from a technical/professionalizing perspective prevail over a more humanist/formative view. Only one quarter of the articles in the sample present original definitions of competency; the rest adopt pre-existing theoretical frameworks. According to our results, we consider that conceptualizations on competency that are available in the literature are still immature. All these findings could help developeducational proposals more coherent with current educational needs.Parte de esta investigación ha recibido financiación de la Universidad de Burgos (Convocatoria de ayudas para movilidad de alumnos de doctorado de la Universidad de Burgos. Año 2017), del Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad y de la Unión Europea - Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional (FEDER) (proyecto EDU2017-89405-R) y de la Junta de Castilla y León (proyecto BU096G18)
El asombro como estrategia docente audiovisual en periodo pandémico
No full textLa irrupción de la crisis sanitaria provocada por la pandemia de la Covid-19, durante el transcurso del curso académico 2019-2020 forzó a
que la manera en que tuvo que impartirse la docencia, olvidase obligadamente
el formato presencial, debiendo readaptarse sobre la marcha,
tanto en la forma de impartirse como en la de implementar la evaluación.
Este trabajo analiza uno de estos casos, en concreto el de la asignatura
de Cine de Autor, perteneciente al Grado en Comunicación Audiovisual
ofertado por la Universidad de Burgos y, el proceso de reconfiguración
concretamente de una de sus prácticas evaluables, que consiste
en la generación y producción de remakes que se basan en los largometrajes
cinematográficos que constituyen el fundamento teórico de
la materia
The subtle war of suggestions and persuasions: propaganda and public opinion in some conflicts of the second half of the 18thCentury
No full textEste artículo trata de ofrecer, por un lado, unos breves presupuestos para el análisis de la propaganda de guerra en la época moderna y, por otro, un estudio del alcance propagandístico de algunos conflictos de la segunda mitad del siglo XVIII. Tanto la guerra de los Siete Años a mediados de la centuria, como el conflicto denominado contra la Convención Francesa, a finales de siglo, hicieron emerger una propaganda antibritánica y antifrancesa respectivamente, que dio lugar a una espontánea, penetrante y virulenta opinión pública de gran calado en la sociedad hispana.This article tries to offer, on the one hand, some brief statements for the analysis of war
propaganda in modern times and, on the other hand, a study of the propaganda scope of some
conflicts of the second half of the 18th century. Both the Seven Years’ War in the mid–century, and
the so–called conflict against the French Convention, at the end, provoked an anti–British and anti–
French propaganda respectively, which gave rise to a spontaneous, penetrating and virulent public
opinion of great significance in the hispanic society
Detection and quantification of bar breakage harmonics evolutions in inverter-fed motors through the dragon transform
No full textThe problem of detecting and quantifying bar breakage harmonics in inverter-fed induction motors has not been solved by the time–frequency transforms present in the technical literature. The paper proposes a new transform, called dragon transform, to solve this problem. The dragon atoms are defined with shapes perfectly adapted to the harmonic trajectories in the time–frequency plane, no matter how complex they are, enabling the precise tracing of the harmonics to be detected. A quantification method is also proposed, which obtains for the first time in the technical literature, the time evolutions of the harmonic amplitudes during a complex transient such as the start-up and the steady state of an inverter-fed motor. The transform performance is validated testing the induction motor under different load levels
Epigenome-wide association study of COVID-19 severity with respiratory failure
No full textPatients infected with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), responsible for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), exhibit a wide spectrum of disease behaviour. Since DNA methylation has been implicated in the regulation of viral infections and the immune system, we performed an epigenome-wide association study (EWAS) to identify candidate loci regulated by this epigenetic mark that could be involved in the onset of COVID-19 in patients without comorbidities