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Investigación eco-epidemiológica de la plaga caracol gigante africano (L. fulica) y su potencial impacto en la salud ambiental del Valle del Cauca
No full textIn recent years, Lissachatina fulica (Bowdich 1822), or giant African snail, is one of the most conspicuous invasive species in Colombia. Particularly, its biology, besides to the habitat and climatic conditions and its affinity with the human aggregations, have allowed a rapid dissemination of this species throughout the national territory. Although only 14 years have passed since the first confirmed record of Lissachatina fulica in Colombia, to date it has been reported in 24 departments, although mainly associated with urban centers in the inter-Andean valleys of the Cauca River and Magdalena River, the Pacific region, the Caribbean, the Orinoquía and even in the Andean zone. Lissachatina fulica is a large snail that can reach up to 14 cm in length, with a maximum abundance records of 1400 ind/ha in the urban environment of the city of Cali. Their clutches contain between 35 to 290 eggs; the hatching time is between 10 to 14 days and reaching reproductive maturity in just 3 months. The low genetic diversity recorded suggests that in the region this species is still in the recent invasion stage. However, the high availability of empty shells in recreative urban areas could enhance the incidence of other zoonotic disease vectors such as mosquitoes, with the use of the water accumulated in the empty shells as a reservoir for the eggs and larvae of mosquito’s species that are considered vectors of the dengue, yellow fever, Chikungunya or Zika viruses.PublishedLissachatina fulica (Bowdich 1822) o caracol gigante africano es una de las especies invasoras de mayor interés en Colombia en los últimos años. Particularmente, su biología, además de las características climáticas y ambientales en Colombia y su afinidad con las agregaciones humanas, han permitido una rápida diseminación de esta especie en el territorio nacional. Aunque solo han transcurrido 14 años desde el primer registro confirmado, a la fecha, ha sido reportado en 24 departamentos, aunque principalmente asociado a centros urbanos de los valles interandinos del río Cauca y río Magdalena, la región del Pacífico, el Caribe, la Orinoquía e incluso en la zona andina. Es un caracol de gran tamaño que puede alcanzar hasta 14 cm de longitud, con registros de abundancia máxima de 1400 ind/ha en el ambiente urbano de la ciudad de Cali. Sus posturas están conformadas entre 35 a 290 huevos, siendo el tiempo de eclosión entre 10 a 14 días y alcanzando la madurez reproductiva en tan solo 3 meses. La baja diversidad genética registrada sugiere que en la región esta especie aún se encuentra en etapa de invasión reciente. Sin embargo, la alta disponibilidad de conchas vacías en zonas verdes urbanas podría potenciar la incidencia de otros vectores de enfermedades zoonótica como los mosquitos, con el uso del agua que se acumula en las conchas vacías para el crecimiento de huevos y larvas de especies que son consideradas vectores del virus de dengue, fiebre amarilla, chikunguña o zika
New Perspectives in Global Latin
No full textThe Global Latin II Conference has highlighted the role of the Latin language as cultural medium between West and East. Adopting a diachronic perspective which spans from the Middle Ages to the Modern Age, the conference and its proceedings have paid special attention to texts related to Africa and Asia. The richness of literary genres as well as the dialogue between the Humanities and hard sciences characterize this volume
Stories of Hope
No full textHigher education is in crisis. Students are disengaged, lecturers are burned out, and universities seem more preoccupied with rankings and revenue than with knowledge and wellbeing. But rather than dwell on the problems, this book focuses on solutions—on hope. Bringing together a diverse range of educators and practitioners, this collection showcases real-world innovations that challenge the status quo and offer glimpses of a more humane and inspiring educational future. From rethinking systems and curriculum design to fostering imaginative collaboration and exploring the role of technology, the book highlights practical, hopeful interventions that are already making a difference. This is not a manifesto of complaints but an invitation to reimagine education. The contributors offer fresh perspectives from around the world, illustrating how small but meaningful changes can transform learning spaces, empower educators, and inspire students. For academics, teachers, administrators, and anyone invested in the future of education, this book serves as both a source of inspiration and a call to action. It is an evolving ecosystem of ideas—grounded in practice, rich with possibility, and rooted in radical hope. Now is the time to create the change we wish to see
Investigación eco-epidemiológica de la plaga caracol gigante africano (L. fulica) y su potencial impacto en la salud ambiental del Valle del Cauca
No full textPublishedEl caracol gigante africano (Lissachatina fulica) se ha consolidado como una de las especies invasoras más problemáticas en los trópicos, debido a su capacidad de adaptación, rápida reproducción y los impactos negativos que genera en los ecosistemas, la agricultura y la salud humana. En el Valle del Cauca, una región de vital importancia ecológica y productiva en Colombia, esta plaga ha encontrado un entorno favorable para su proliferación, convirtiéndose en un desafío para las comunidades y las autoridades locales. El presente trabajo, titulado "Investigación ecoepidemiológica de la plaga caracol gigante africano (L. fulica) y su potencial impacto en la salud ambiental del Valle del Cauca", representa un esfuerzo interdisciplinario para comprender y abordar las complejas dinámicas que rodean esta problemática. Su enfoque no solo explora los aspectos biológicos y ecológicos del caracol gigante africano, sino también las implicaciones epidemiológicas derivadas de su capacidad para ser vector de patógenos que afectan tanto a la fauna silvestre como a las poblaciones humanas. A lo largo de este libro, se integran análisis de su ecología, distribución geoespacial, patógenos asociados y estrategias educomunicativa para desarrollar una visión integral de la situación. Esta perspectiva permite no solo diagnosticar el alcance de la plaga y su impacto, sino también proponer soluciones viables y sostenibles que puedan ser adoptadas por las comunidades afectadas y las instituciones gubernamentales
Centros y periferias en la Historia del Derecho
No full textThe book presents two types of work: on the one hand, a series of tributes to distinguished and recently deceased legal historians; on the other hand, a set of papers presented by members of the Spanish Society for the History of Law, dealing with different issues of relevance for legal historiography with a single theme but at the same time of enormous diversity and interest, since under the umbrella of the idea of the centre-periphery duality, the most varied aspects of the Spanish historical-legal past are examined in depth from the perspective of rights in territories and societies, not forgetting specifically university research in this respect. This is the result of the research that was presented during the congress of the III Conference of the Spanish Society for the History of Law held at the University of La Laguna in June 2023, in which the authors offered solid, as well as very new, contributions of enormous interest for the knowledge of the historical-legal past and the transcendence of this past for a correct understanding of the importance of the legal in today's society.PublishedEl libro presenta dos tipos de trabajos: de una parte, una serie de homenajes a historiadores del derecho insignes y recientemente fallecidos; de otra parte, un conjunto de trabajos que, a modo de ponencias presentadas por los socios de la Sociedad Española de Historia del Derecho, abordan distintas cuestiones de relevancia para la historiografía jurídica con una temática única pero al mismo tiempo de enorme diversidad e interés pues bajo el paraguas de la idea de la dualidad centro-periferia se profundiza en los más variados aspectos del pasado histórico-jurídico español desde la perspectiva de los derechos en territorios y sociedades, no olvidando la investigación específicamente universitaria al respecto. Se trata del resultado de las investigaciones que fueron expuestas durante el congreso de la III Conferencia de la Sociedad Española de Historia del Derecho celebrada en la Universidad de La Laguna en junio de 2023, en la que los autores ofrecieron sólidas, a la par que novísimas, aportaciones de enorme interés para el conocimiento del pasado histórico-jurídico y de la trascendencia de ese pasado para una correcta compresión de la importancia de lo jurídico en la sociedad actual
Literary Heritage
No full textLiterary Heritage examines the literary heritage sector in the post-pandemic moment. The book argues that this is a unique time for literary heritage management and demonstrates that the key to understanding it is an analysis of the transformations that took place because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Through an analysis of literary heritage sites across the UK’s four nations, this study provides an overview of practice from sites managed by national organisations as well as independent museums. Presenting a quantitative and qualitative overview of the challenges faced by the sector in the wake of the pandemic, Rudrum and Williams explore the innovations literary heritage organisations initiated in response. The book displays the wealth of ingenuity that was on display during this trying moment for the sector. It also looks forward to the new normal in the industry: a move towards the outdoors, increased use of online engagement, and creative arts and community programming that brings the literary past to the political present. Featuring interviews with 16 heritage practitioners, the book shares examples of best practice in the hope that lessons will be learned from the enforced closures prompted by the pandemic. Literary Heritage will be of great interest to academics and students working in Heritage Studies, Museum Studies, and English Literature. It will also appeal to a broad readership of cultural heritage professionals
Über Mauern blicken - 25 Jahre Forschen im Justizvollzug
No full textPublishedThis publication marking the retirement of Ueli Hostettler brings together contributions from research and practice in the complex field of the penal system. The spectrum is diverse and includes contributions from legal and social science perspectives. In addition to the enforcement of adult criminal sentences and measures, the publication also addresses juvenile criminal law and the enforcement of juvenile sanctions, with a focus on Switzerland, Germany, and international comparisons. Topics such as punitive attitudes in society, quality and prison climate in the penal system, trends in prisoner numbers, reflections on empirical research, detention in juvenile criminal law, restorative justice, and social work in the penal system are discussed. In particular, the book provides insight into the important and fruitful cooperation between research and practice in Switzerland and the significance of the transfer of theory into practice for both sides
Values That Pay
No full textToday, Morocco’s hip hop artists are vital to their country’s reputation as diverse, creative, and modern. But in the 1990s and 2000s, teenage amateurs shaped their craft and ideals together as the profound socioeconomic changes of neoliberalization swept through their neighborhoods. Values That Pay traces Moroccan hip hop’s trajectory from sidewalk cyphers and bedroom studios to royal commendations and international festivals. Kendra Salois draws from more than ten years of research into her interlocutors’ music and moral reasoning to explore the constitutive tensions of institutionalization, hip hop aesthetics, and neoliberal life. Entrepreneurial artists respond to their unavoidable complicity with an extractive state through aesthetic and interpersonal sincerity, educating their fans on the risks and responsibilities of contemporary citizenship. Salois argues that over the past forty years, Moroccan hip hop practitioners have transformed not only themselves but also what it means to be an ethical citizen in a deeply unequal nation.
“Moving effortlessly between street-level ethnography of the rap scene and analysis of the political economy of transnational cultural flows, Kendra Salois offers a keenly observed, historically grounded, and eminently readable history of Moroccan hip hop.” — Hisham Aidi, author of Rebel Music: Race, Empire, and the New Muslim Youth Culture
“Guided by her steady refusal to dismiss Moroccan hip hop artists and their fans as complicit with the state, as sell-outs to the market, or alternatively as resistant, Salois’s caring world of neoliberal subject making is alive with improvisations, debate, ethics, human dilemmas, fortitude, music, and young people having fun.” — Louise Meintjes, author of Dust of the Zulu: Ngoma Aesthetics after Aparthei
Selected Topics in Prenatal and Neonatal Diagnoses
No full textSelected Topics in Prenatal and Neonatal Diagnoses explores the latest prenatal and neonatal diagnostics advancements, offering clinicians, researchers, and healthcare professionals a comprehensive resource on emerging technologies and methodologies. This volume covers key developments in fetal imaging, genetic screening, and early neurorehabilitation, highlighting the critical role of early detection and intervention in improving neonatal outcomes. With a focus on ultrasound innovations, next-generation sequencing, and neuroplasticity-based rehabilitation, this book bridges the gap between cutting-edge research and clinical practice. Readers will gain valuable insights into non-invasive diagnostic techniques, genetic advancements in rare metabolic disorders, and novel strategies for managing perinatal brain injuries. By presenting a multidisciplinary approach to prenatal and neonatal care, this volume is an essential reference for those dedicated to optimizing maternal-fetal health and shaping the future of neonatal medicine
Chapter 9 Metagenomic Analysis Pipelines for Microbiome Studies
No full textThis cutting-edge reference book compiles standard operating procedures, protocols, and applications of next-generation sequencing (NGS). It discusses genomic testing applications through NGS. It pays special focus on the protocols for cataloguing variants of uncertain significance. Over the years, NGS and advanced bioinformatics approaches have allowed the transition of genomic assays into translational practices. The book covers visualisation of NGS datasets, investigation of early development impairment, and metagenome protocols. It also discusses the challenges in NGS methods. Key Points: Includes case studies of application of NGS in different taxa like humans, rodents, plants, and bacteria Compiles protocols from various reputed companies like Illumina, PacBio, and ThermoFisher Discusses the translational applications of NGS methods Reviews machine learning heuristics for NGS data interpretation Discusses emerging genomic assay technologies and characterising mechanisms of disease prevalence The book is meant for researchers and industry experts in genomics, computational biology, and bioinformatics. Chapter 7 and 9 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at ""http://www.taylorfrancis.com"" "http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons [Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC BY-NC-ND)] 4.0 license