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From Puffs to Predictions: Leveraging AI, Wearables, and Biomolecular Signatures to Decode Smoking’s Multidimensional Impact on Cardiovascular Health
Get PDFTobacco smoking keeps to exert a profound effect on cardiovascular health, contributing to situations including arterial stiffness, hypertension, and microcirculatory disorder. Traditional studies strategies, often siloed into remoted domains like biomarker analysis or behavioral surveys, fail to seize the dynamic interplay between smoking behaviors and biological disruptions. This take a look at integrates AI-driven analytics, wearable sensor networks, and deep biomolecular profiling to map smoking’s multidimensional effects. By combining actual-time physiological statistics (e.g., PPG, HRV) with epigenetic and proteomic markers, the research objectives to are expecting individual cardiovascular risks and enable preemptive interventions. Results reveal the efficacy of ensemble models like Random Forest (AUC = zero.889) in taking pictures complex interactions among variables consisting of γ-GTP, waist circumference, and blood stress. The paintings highlight the capability of AI and wearables to convert reactive healthcare into personalized, preventive strategies
Evaluation of the Effectiveness and Personalization of Artificial Intelligence Tools in Language Teaching. Perspectives and Future Directions
No full textThe incursion of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the educational field represents a paradigm shift that transcends the boundaries of the conventional classroom, offering a wide range of functions applicable to the teaching-learning process. Despite this, there are still few studies on its application in language teaching and, specifically, on the perception of future teachers. Therefore, we present a qualitative analysis conducted with 53 students from the Degree in English Studies and Double Degree in Primary and English Studies at the University of Malaga, with the aim of evaluating the effectiveness and personalization of AI tools in language teaching. The results point to a positive vision about the future of AI, due to its effectiveness and personalization, although with different reservations about its reliability and precision, general content, and the lack of human connection
The formation of values higher education and the health professional
Get PDFIntroduction: The term value is related to the very existence of the person, since it affects their behavior, configures and models their ideas and conditions their feelings; therefore, values are the foundation of personal and social order and balance. Higher education demands comprehensive training and education in values of teachers, whose achievement is a challenge today.Objective: to identify the formation of values, their integration in the work of higher education and the health professional.Method. A bibliographic review was carried out using the descriptors: formation of values; ethical concepts; higher level education. The bibliographic compilation methods were used, as well as its analysis and synthesis.Development: Addressing the study of values in higher education implies returning to the study of ethics. University education seeks to train comprehensive professionals for society, so its preparation must include the delivery of knowledge, skills and values. The formation of values in higher education is a very complicated issue to address, for this reason it is necessary to have teachers concerned about training ethical professionals, in order to impact and break structures that harm the development of society.Conclusions: The research shows that university students should promote values a little more. The value of obtaining them overrides a good habit as excellent professionals with good ethics. Values are forged in the family, but the role of the faculty in promoting their improvement is indisputable
Educational strategy to raise awareness about antimicrobial resistance with a “One Health” approach
Get PDFIntroduction: Antimicrobial resistance is a serious public health problem in many countries around the world and one of the greatest threats to current medicine, and the “One Health” approach is a key piece to address this problem. Objective: to evaluate the effectiveness of an educational strategy to raise awareness about antimicrobial resistance with a “One Health” approach, in Medical Offices No. 8 and 10 of the Pedro Borrás Astorga Polyclinic, Pinar del Río. Methods: a pre-experimental study was carried out, with a pretest/posttest design, during the period January-April 2024. From a universe of 1,703 people, a sample of 124 was selected, using intentional non-probabilistic sampling. Descriptive and inferential statistical methods were used. Results: the female sex predominated (58.8%), the mean age for both sexes was 56.4 ±11.272 years. At initial diagnosis, 57.1% of people had an inadequate level of information, with a predominance of the indicators: food safety (77.4%), rational use of medicines (75.0%) and prevention and control of communicable diseases (66.9%); after the educational intervention, the information level was raised in 90.4% of people. The McNemar test yielded significant results (p=0.000; p<0.05). Conclusions: the educational strategy was effective, as it achieved a statistically significant change in information on antimicrobial resistance with a “One Health” approach.
Theoretical foundations of the professional improvement process of general practitioners for the early diagnosis of oral communication disorders
Get PDFIntroduction: The solution to health problems affecting the population constitutes the starting point for the improvement of professionals working in Primary Health Care.Objective: to determine the theoretical foundations of the model of the professional improvement process of general practitioners for the early diagnosis of oral communication disorders.Methods: the dialectic method was used as the guiding method. From the theoretical level: historical-logical, analytical-synthetic and inductive-deductive. Results: the model is based on philosophical, psychological, pedagogical, legal or juridical foundations of professional improvement in Cuba, sociological and of the sciences of Medical Education. It assumes the principles of permanent and continuous training, of Education at Work and of the relationship between forms, technologies and cognitive independence. As theoretical-methodological conditioners are the active and reflexive participation of the specialist in the process, the commitment to change in terms of professional performance. This process is conceived as a system of activities integrated to the set of actions that take place in the institution where he/she works, with the creation of collaborative learning and the incorporation of technologies. Conclusions: for the elaboration of the model it is essential to start from the theoretical foundations, principles and theoretical-methodological conditioning factors to guarantee the validity of the new object relations and the implementation of the strategy as a way of implementing the model
Construct validity of informational skills for the application of Scientometrics
Get PDFIntroduction: Scientometrics, as a key discipline in the metric studies of information, requires specific informational skills for its effective application. This study focuses on validating the theoretical construct of informational skills for the application of scientometrics, aimed at tutors of the Health Information Systems career. Objective: to validate the theoretical construct of informational skills for the application of scientometrics. Method: A quantitative study was carried out with tutors from the Health Information Systems career where exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory (CFA) techniques were used to evaluate the factor structure of the construct. The analyses were performed with IBM SPSS Statistics 25 and IBM AMOS 25. Results: The EFA revealed a two-factor structure with acceptable factor loads (values between 0.77 and 0.98). The TFA confirmed a two-factor model with an adequate fit (comparative fit index = 0.906, goodness of fit index = 0.844). Factor 1 grouped technical-operational skills (identification, collection, and presentation of data), while Factor 2 included critical-analytical skills (search strategies, quality assessment, analysis, and evaluation). Bartlett\u27s sphericity test (p = 0.000) and the KMO index (0.709) supported the suitability of the data for factor analysis. Conclusions: The construct of informational skills for scientometrics is valid, with a two-factor structure that reflects operational and critical-analytical skills
Impact of Feedback on the development of self-regulation and autonomous learning skills
Get PDFIntroduction: This study analyzed the influence of teacher feedback on the development of self-regulation and autonomous learning in first-year high school students in the Social Sciences area of the Fiscal Camilo Ponce Enríquez Educational Unit. Feedback is considered a key element in teaching, as it allows for the strengthening of students\u27 autonomy and control of the learning process.Methodology: A mixed approach was applied, combining qualitative and quantitative techniques, with a sample of 90 students selected from a population of 118. Through surveys and statistical analysis with SPSS software, the students\u27 perception of teacher guidance and its impact on academic performance was evaluated. The results showed that 73.33% of the students perceive teacher feedback positively, highlighting its role in improving learning. In addition, a moderate positive correlation (0.544) was identified between feedback and self-regulation, as well as a strong correlation (0.713) with autonomous learning. These findings support the hypothesis that effective feedback contributes significantly to the development of students who are more autonomous and responsible for their educational process.Conclusions: In conclusion, teacher feedback is a key factor in learning, favoring both self-regulation and student autonomy. It is recommended to strengthen pedagogical strategies that promote more personalized and continuous feedback, thus optimizing the teaching-learning process
Qualitative and quantitative approach: a methodological combination in current educational contexts
Get PDFIntroduction: Educational research has moved from the dichotomy between qualitative and quantitative approaches towards their methodological combination. However, challenges persist in its effective application, such as epistemological coherence and training in integrated methods. This study analyzes the potential and limitations of the methodological combination in the production of knowledge in education.Methods: A documentary analysis was carried out based on the PRISMA protocol, reviewing indexed literature published. Theoretical and empirical studies were selected that addressed the methodological combination in educational contexts, prioritizing those that discussed their applicability and operational challenges.Results: The findings show a growing acceptance of the methodological combination in educational research, highlighting its ability to address the complexity of teaching and learning processes. However, obstacles are identified such as the lack of structured frameworks and the need for specialized training in mixed methods.Conclusions: The methodological combination in education allows a comprehensive understanding of educational phenomena, but its implementation requires clear criteria and rigorous training. The development of methodological strategies that strengthen their validity and applicability in educational research is recommended
Socio-critical pedagogy in training for educational development
Get PDFTransdisciplinary vision in the permanent training of the teacher for active learning in Bolivarian secondary education", San Fernando Municipality, Apure state, as it is considered as a priority need to relate theory with the pedagogical practice developed by the teacher; which is scarcely oriented towards Active Learning. Its importance is justified by offering topics and contents of interest, which make it easier for teachers to consider actions focused on critical pedagogy, in order to promote changes in the didactics of teaching and achieve significant performance in the student. Methodologically, it is framed in the Postpositivist Paradigm, it is a Qualitative research, based on Dilthey\u27s Hermeneutical Method, based on Observation and Semi-structured Interview to collect information from seven (07) key informants (teachers – student). The scenario is made up of 03 educational establishments attached to circuits 008 and 007 of the Municipality of San Fernando, the information was analyzed based on Atlas.ti, in order to generate an analysis of the findings found. Descriptors: Critical Pedagogy, Transdisciplinarity, Lifelong Learning, Active Learning, General Secondary Level
The challenge of university teaching practices
Get PDFThis article seeks to analyze how higher education institutions assume and incorporate inclusion into institutional discourse and how teachers incorporate it into their daily pedagogical practices, amid paradoxes and lack of knowledge of the elements needed to build an inclusive education. In this sense, this article aims to generate a reflection on inclusive processes in higher education, as well as to report on experiences that have enabled teachers at the Faculty of Education - to approach, understand and assume the inclusive phenomenon and recognize differences in professional training processes. The basis of this article is the research entitled "Characterization of teaching practices in the Faculty of Education". This research experience is presented as a reflective practice of teachers, in which inclusion is an element that allows the transformation of the individual, teacher-student, in order to contribute to social transformatio