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Is Shear-Wave Elastography a Clinical Severity Indicator of Myofascial Pain Syndrome? An Observational Study
Get PDFSince manual palpation is a subjective procedure for identifying and differentiate Myofas- cial Trigger Points -MTrPs-, the use of Shear Wave Elastography -SWE- as an objective alternative is increasing. This study aimed to analyze pain pressure thresholds -PPTs- and SWE differences between active MTrPs, latent MTrPs and control points located in the upper trapezius to analyze the association of SWE features with clinical severity indicators (e.g., pain extension area, PPTs, neck pain and neck disability). An observational study was conducted to calculate the correlation and to analyze the differences of sociodemographic, clinical and SWE features on 34 asymptomatic subjects with latent MTrPs and 19 patients with neck pain and active MTrPs. Significant PPT differ- ences between active with latent MTrPs (p 0.05). No stiffness differences were found between active MTrPs with latent MTrPs or control points (p > 0.05). However, significant control point stiffness differences between-samples were found (p 0.05). No stiffness differences between active and latent MTrPs were found. Neck pain patients showed increased control point stiffness compared with asymptomatic subjects. SWE showed no association with clinical severity indicators
Verbeia: Journal of english and spanish studies Monográfico 5. Research in technology-enhanced content and language integrated learning (CLIL)
No full textVerbeia nace con la finalidad de contagiarnos con la pasión de la Filología. Durante este año hemos crecido, nuestro Comité Científico aumenta y con él las esperanzas de estabilidad. Todos sabemos lo que cuesta llegar hasta aquí, y hoy llegamos con artículos escritos por profesores e investigadores de distintas universidades del planeta, este número especializado en la enseñanza de lenguas y la educación multilingüe
El indulto de 1945 y el retorno a España de artistas y técnicos del cine residentes en la Argentina (1946–1955)
Get PDFTras el fin de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, el régimen de Franco sufre una política internacional de asilamiento que combate con distintas estrategias, como es el indulto de penas. Aquí se estudian las medidas tomadas para favorecer el regreso de los artistas e intelectuales españoles del cine que residen en la Argentina, donde el peronismo ha salido en defensa de Franco. Estos viajes de retorno se usan como prueba mediática de que el ostracismo solo proviene de aquella parte de la comunidad internacional que desconoce la “verdad de España”
Modelos de feminidad de los años cuarenta: Ingenuas y pitucas en el intercambio cinematográfico Argentina-España
Get PDFEn la década de 1940, en un periodo de aislamiento internacional, Argentina y España coincidieron en intercambiarse un número importante de comedias sentimentales. En ellas podía observarse dos modelos de feminidad: la ingenua y la pituca. Ambos estereotipos eran adaptaciones hispanas de modelos narrativos hollywoodienses. El intercambio se hacía en virtud de la política autárquica española que era, a la vez, un control de la balanza de pagos y, en principio, una garantía del contenido de las películas, pues lo importado y lo exportado provenía de países afines por cultura, tradición o ideología
Testing the impaired disengagement hypothesis: The role of attentional control and positive metacognitive beliefs in depression.
No full textThe impaired disengagement hypothesis holds that people ruminate – and thus increase their risk for depression – due to impaired attentional control and conflict signaling. We tested this hypothesis by examining the role of attentional control and conflict signaling (operationalized as positive metacognitive beliefs) in rumination and depressive symptoms. We expected that attentional control and positive metacognitive beliefs would be associated with depressive symptoms and that these associations would be cross-sectionally mediated by rumination. We tested two community samples (Study 1, N = 289; Study 2, N = 292), assessing attentional control, positive metacognitive beliefs, rumination, and depressive symptoms. In both studies, attentional control and positive metacognitive beliefs were significantly associated with rumination and depression, and path analyses corroborated the proposed mediation model. Our findings support the impaired disengagement hypothesis, and suggest that attentional control and positive metacognitive beliefs may be informative in the personalization of depression assessment and treatment
Reseña. Formatear al héroe: Ulises X (2020) de Alberto Guirao
No full textReseña del libro de Alberto Guirao (Madrid, 1989), "Ulises X", Premio «València Nova» Institutió Alfons El Magnànim (Hiperión, 2020), donde leemos una “peregrinación” 4.0 que parte de Roma, ciudad inmortal y emblemática, hasta Madrid, ciudad del autor, evocando un origen épico que anhela una profundidad y libertad críticas con la sociedade contemporánea
Audacious Education Purposes. How Governments Transform the Goals of Education Systems
No full textEn este libro analizamos la manera en que los Gobiernos de ocho países han abordado la transformación de su sistema de educación pública para ayudar a los estudiantes a adquirir una gama de competencias más amplia que los equipe para la participación cívica y económica en un momento en el que las economías y las sociedades se tornan más complejas. Examinamos los elementos incluidos en el diseño de esas reformas, como cambios en los planes de estudios, evaluaciones del alumnado, apoyos a profesores y directores, organización de los centros educativos, y otras estructuras destinadas a alcanzar nuevos resultados de aprendizaje. Examinamos también qué se sabe acerca de la implantación de esas reformas, incluido cómo fueron recibidas, qué retos afrontaron, y, en los casos en los que se encuentran disponibles, los datos acerca de los resultados que se consiguieron con esas reformas. Esperamos que el estudio de cómo han reformado diversos países su educación sea útil para los políticos que emprendan reformas educativas en el futuro, y de interés para quienes estudien el proceso de cambio educativo. En concreto, esperamos que el estudio de cómo emprenden los sistemas de educación un ambicioso conjunto de objetivos, pensados para que la enseñanza responda mejor a las demandas de un medio externo cambiante, ilustren la dinámica del cambio educativo y aumenten nuestra comprensión de las instituciones educativas. Buena parte del conocimiento preexistente, basado en gran medida en el análisis de los intentos de reforma educativa llevados a cabo en Estados Unidos, sostiene que las instituciones de enseñanza cambian muy poco en respuesta a los mandatos políticos, en especial en lo referente a la transformación de los principios fundamentales básicos de la enseñanza (Tyack y Tobin 1994; Tyack y Cuban 1997; Olson 2003)
Cómo tener éxito en el fútbol profesional: análisis de las demandas físicas y estadísticas de partidos de los equipos de fútbol profesional que compiten en laliga
No full textThe football performance depends on the combination of in-game technical, physical, and tactical actions in a context in which players’ psychology and motivation are also key for performance. The main objective of this Doctoral Thesis was to investigate the physical demands and game statistics of best-ranked and worse-ranked teams of the professional football first division league in Spain (LaLiga). Furthermore, a second objective was to analyse how the suspension of LaLiga due to the COVID-19 pandemic affected teams’ physical performance. To fulfil these objectives, we conducted 8 studies with descriptive, comparative, and relational experimental designs to analyse match data generated during ten seasons of LaLiga. In Study 1, accumulated teams’ attack and defensive match statistics were analysed along with the points earned at the end of each season in LaLiga for eight seasons (2010–2011 to 2017–2018). The analysis included a total of 3040 football matches. A multiple regression analysis was able to explain 84.1% of the total variance in the number of points earned at the end of the season with attacking statistics. Defensive statistics explained 73.5% of the variance in the end-season points. Overall, shooting accuracy while attacking along with avoiding clear positions for shooting from the opposing team were the indicators best associated with the points obtained at the end of the LaLiga championship.
The aim of Study 2 was to analyse in-game match statistics of the top-3 and bottom- 3 teams ranked in LaLiga for eight seasons (2010–2011 to 2017–2018). Accumulated offensive and defensive match statistics when playing at home and away were obtained. The match statistics that best discriminated successfully from unsuccessful football teams were shooting accuracy while attacking and the number of shots conceded while defending. In addition, the game statistics related to passing were not related to success in football.
The aim of Study 3 was to identify match statistics that best explained the differences between the first- and the second-placed teams in LaLiga. For this aim, the number of wins draws, losses, distribution of scored/ received goals, and accumulated attack, and defensive match statistics were obtained of the 1st and 2nd place teams for eight seasons (from 2010–2011 to 2017–2018). A higher number of wins when playing away was the best indicator of performance to differentiate between the winner and the second-place team in LaLiga. Increased shooting accuracy and conceding fewer shots from corners might also aid in obtaining victory in LaLiga.
The aim of Study 5 was to determine the relationship between match running patterns with and without ball possession and the number of points earned at the end of the LaLiga. Running distance covered with and without ball possession at speeds ≥21 and <21 km/h were analysed for four seasons (2015–2016 to 2018–2019). Best football teams covered a greater distance with the ball than the less successful teams. Afterward, the aim of Study 6 was to determine the influence of a player’s peak/maximum running speed on the team’s ranking position at the end of a national league. Peak/maximum running speeds of 475 male professional football players were recorded for 38 fixtures in LaLiga for the 2017–2018 season. Successful and less successful football teams have squads with players able to obtain similar maximum running speeds during match play throughout the season. Hence, players’ maximum running speeds have a poor association with the team’s ranking position at the end of the LaLiga. Study 7 and Study 8 were associated with the suspension of LaLiga in the 2019-2020 season due to the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. This season was suspended for 12 weeks, and it was resumed to finish the remaining 11 fixtures. The aim of Study 7 was to perform a descriptive and comparative analysis of the running performance of teams competing in LaLiga across 4 seasons (2015-2016 to 2018-2019). We carried out this analysis to anticipate teams’ physical performance after the resumption of the competition as the suspension mimicked the duration of the transition period and preseason of prior seasons. The analysis included the average running distance per game for each of the 38 matchdays that compose LaLiga. This analysis revealed that teams habitually need 8-10 matchdays to reach a steady state of running performance. These data suggested that football players would progressively increase their performance across the 11 matchdays that were left to complete LaLiga in the 2019-2020 season.
The aim of Study 8, was to analyse running patterns before suspension and after the resumption of LaLiga in the 2019-2020 season to determine how the lockdown affected players’ physical performance. A pairwise comparison was performed of running patterns of 2019–2020 vs. 2018–2019 season (i.e., control season). The analysis indicated that the high-intensity running performance of professional football teams was maintained after the resumption of the competition while the above-mentioned alterations likely aided in the in-game regulations that facilitated the maintenance of physical performance.
As main conclusion, success in professional football in LaLiga was associated with shooting accuracy and the ability of teams to prevent the opposing team from shooting from a comfortable position. Interestingly, physical performance variables as running distance with and without the ball, peak running velocity, and the time when a goal is scored are poorly associated with success in LaLiga. In addition, although it was initially speculated that the physical performance of the teams would be notably reduced after home confinement during COVID-19 first wave, the introduction of new regulations allowed the team's physical performance to be maintained in the 11 rounds that were played to conclude the 2019-2020 season
Acción socioeducativa y resiliencia en el tránsito a la vida adulta de jóvenes egresados de acogimiento residencial
No full textAcción socio educativa y resiliencia en el tránsito a la vida adulta en jóvenes egresados de acogimiento residencial, plantea las situaciones de vulneración a las que se encuentran enfrentados los jóvenes. Luego, desde un análisis detallado de investigaciones de otros y propias, los autores explican las diferentes aportaciones desde las propuestas de resiliencia a la acción socio educativa con éste colectivo.
Como puntos nodales del trabajo se resaltan: 1) el cambio de las narrativas del déficit a las del empoderamiento y la resiliencia, 2) el papel de las figuras de identificación resiliente y los tutores de resiliencia y 3) la búsqueda de la autonomía, la participación y el compromiso social como estrategias de resiliencia
Pre-exercise Caffeine Intake Enhances Bench Press Strength Training Adaptations
Get PDFPrevious research has identified acute caffeine intake as an effective ergogenic aid
to enhance velocity and power during bench press exercise. However, no previous
investigation has analyzed the effects of chronic intake of caffeine on training adaptations
induced by bench press strength training. Thus, the aim of this investigation was to
determine the effects of pre-exercise caffeine intake on training adaptations induced by a
bench press training protocol. Using a double-blind, randomized experimental design, 16
healthy participants underwent a bench press training protocol for 4 weeks (12 sessions).
Seven participants ingested a placebo and nine participants ingested 3 mg/kg/BM of
caffeine before each training session. Three days before, and 3 days after the completion
of the training protocol, participants performed a one-repetition maximum (1RM) bench
press and force-velocity test (from 10 to 100% 1RM). From comparable pre-training
values, the strength training similarly increased 1RM in the caffeine and placebo groups
(+13.5 ± 7.8% vs. +11.3 ± 5.3%, respectively; p = 0.53). In the caffeine group, the
strength training induced a higher mean velocity at 40%, (0.81 ± 0.08 vs. 0.90 ± 0.14
m/s), 60% (0.60 ± 0.06 vs. 0.65 ± 0.06 m/s), 70% (0.47 ± 0.05 vs. 0.55 ± 0.06 m/s),
80% (0.37 ± 0.06 vs. 0.45 ± 0.05 m/s), 90% (0.26 ± 0.07 vs. 0.34 ± 0.06 m/s), and
100% 1RM (0.14 ± 0.04 vs. 0.25 ± 0.05 m/s; p < 0.05) while the increases in the
placebo group were evident only at 30 (0.95 ± 0.06 vs. 1.03 ± 0.07 m/s), 70% (0.51 ±
0.03 vs. 0.57 ± 0.05 m/s) and 80% 1RM (0.37 ± 0.06 vs. 0.45 ± 0.05 m/s) (p < 0.05).
The placebo group only increased peak velocity at 60 and 70% 1RM (p < 0.05) while
peak velocity increased at 10%, and from 30 to 100% 1RM in the caffeine group (p <
0.05). The use of 3 mg/kg/BM of caffeine before exercise did not modify improvements
in 1RM obtained during a 4 week bench press strength training program but induced
more muscle performance adaptations over a wider range of load