61 research outputs found
Resistance Exercise Program in Cognitively Normal Older Adults: CERT-Based Exercise Protocol of the AGUEDA Randomized Controlled Trial
No full textINDEXACIÓN: SCOPUS.Objectives: To provide a comprehensive CERT (Consensus on Exercise Reporting Template)-based description of the resistance exercise program implemented in the AGUEDA (Active Gains in brain Using Exercise During Aging) study, a randomized controlled trial investigating the effects of a 24-week supervised resistance exercise program on executive function and related brain structure and function in cognitively normal older adults. Design and Participants: 90 cognitively normal older adults aged 65 to 80 were randomized (1:1) to a: 1) resistance exercise group; or a 2) wait-list control group. Participants in the exercise group (n = 46) performed 180 min/week of resistance exercise (3 supervised sessions per week, 60 min/session) for 24 weeks. Intervention: The exercise program consisted of a combination of upper and lower limb exercises using elastic bands and the participant’s own body weight as the main resistance. The load and intensity were based on the resistance of the elastic bands (7 resistances), number of repetitions (individualized), motor complexity of exercises (3 levels), sets and rest (3 sets/60 sec rest), execution time (40–60 sec) and velocity (as fast as possible). Settings: The maximum prescribed-target intensity was 70–80% of the participants’ maximum rate of perceived exertion (7–8 RPE). Heart rate, sleep quality and feeling scale were recorded during all exercise sessions. Those in the wait-list control group (n = 44) were asked to maintain their usual lifestyle. The feasibility of AGUEDA project was evaluated by retention, adherence, adverse events and cost estimation on the exercise program. Results and Conclusions: This study details the exercise program of the AGUEDA trial, including well-described multi-language manuals and videos, which can be used by public health professionals, or general public who wish to implement a feasible and low-cost resistance exercise program. The AGUEDA exercise program seems to be feasible by the high retention (95.6%) and attendance rate (85.7%), very low serious adverse event (1%) and low economic cost (144.23 € /participant/24 weeks). We predict that a 24-week resistance exercise program will have positive effects on brain health in cognitively normal older adults. © 2023, The Author(s)
El método lexicográfico onomasiológico de Eduardo Benot (1899)
No full textThe present paper offers an introductory approach to the Diccionario de ideas afines y elementos de tecnología (s.a. [1899]), an example of onomasiological lexicographic method proposed by E. Benot. The dictionary is presented as a useful resource for language proficiency in general, and writing and expression, in particular. It was ment to be a dictionary for writers. The author says that the ideological structure is the most feasible, coherent and comprehensive organization of knowledge and a recommended resource for paperwork. The lexicographic method is: "given an idea, find the words to express it."The present paper offers an introductory approach to the Diccionario de ideas afines y elementos de tecnología (s.a. [1899]), an example of onomasiological lexicographic method proposed by E. Benot. The dictionary is presented as a useful resource for language proficiency in general, and writing and expression, in particular. It was ment to be a dictionary for writers. The author says that the ideological structure is the most feasible, coherent and comprehensive organization of knowledge and a recommended resource for paperwork. The lexicographic method is: "given an idea, find the words to express it.
Academic Journals On Education: Where We Go To ...
No full textThis article offers a reflection on the evaluation standards of journals about education operated by official development agencies and by the own editors of books and magazines. Based on the experience as editor and as author, it was possible to problematize the purposes expressed by the control mechanisms, classification and ranking, questioning the genesis of these processes. And, when confronting the debate concerning the theme with the documents prepared by the Committee on Education of CAPES - responsible for evaluating and accrediting courses of the National Higher Education System, which includes the qualification of magazines and books- you reach a vision of the shocks within the area of knowledge, as well as the relationships within the national and international scientific field are revealed.251779
Revistas acadêmicas em educação: por onde vamos...
No full textEste artigo oferece uma reflexão sobre os padrões de avaliação de periódicos em educação operados por órgãos oficiais de fomento e pelos próprios editores de livros e revistas. Ao tomar por base a experiência como editora e como autora foi possível problematizar as finalidades expressas pelos mecanismos de controle, classificação e ranqueamento, interrogando a gênese desses processos. E, ao comfrontar o debate concernente ao tema com os documentos elaborados pela Comissão de Educação da CAPES - encarregada de avaliar e proceder à acreditação de cursos do Sistema Nacional de Educação Superior, onde se insere a qualificação de revistas e livros- alcança-se uma visão dos embates no interior da área de conhecimento. Assim como se revelam as relações no interior do campo científico nacional e internacional.This article offers a reflection on the evaluation standards of journals about education operated by official development agencies and by the own editors of books and magazines. Based on the experience as editor and as author, it was possible to problematize the purposes expressed by the control mechanisms, classification and ranking, questioning the genesis of these processes.And, when confronting the debate concerning the theme with the documents prepared by the Committee on Education of CAPES –responsible for evaluating and accrediting courses of the National Higher Education System, which includes the qualification of magazines and books– you reach a vision of the shocks within the area of knowledge, as well as the relationships within the national and international scientific field are revealed.Dossier I: Publicaciones académicas en educación
Successful strategies to generate community involvement in solid waste management: Three case studies in the Philippines
No full textThis thesis presents three success stories in solid waste management in the Philippines which focused on approaches toward community participation. Two cases highlighted the local government efforts in the conversion of the open garbage dumpsites into a waste processing zone i.e. the Controlled Waste Disposal Facility in Payatas, Quezon City, Metro Manila, and the Eco-Waste Processing Center in Los Banos, Laguna. The other case was an information, education and communication-based project of the author in Barangay Masili, City of Calamba, also in Laguna, with emphasis on community consciousness in solid waste segregation for a cleaner environment. Solid waste is one of the country's major issues confronting the community and the local government units. The legislation of RA 9003, the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act in 2001, addressed this phenomenon by calling for the involvement of all sectors, primarily the local authorities together with the community. This research examines the commonality and uniqueness of the strategies employed to encourage people's mobilization in managing solid waste. It was found that participation starts from a deepening awareness of people about the problems affecting them, getting involved, and becoming responsive when they understand its potential benefits. Participation is deeply anchored in political mobilization where leaders take the initiative and the will to make a difference in the community. Strong advocacy in the furtherance of community awareness and consciousness in relevant programs together with the stakeholders' partnership and networking play a very important role.M.A
Medicamentos potencialmente inadecuados y su manifestación en adultos mayores atendidos en el hospital IESS de Babahoyo, Ecuador (Original)
No full textWith the present scientific article the main results of the research activity will be revealed, with the objective of determining how they are manifested in elderly patients attending the hospital IESS of Babahoyo, drugs that according to Beers are potentially inadequate. In order to fulfill the objectives and consequently to contribute to the solution of the scientific problem, we used methods of the theoretical and empirical level of scientific research, as well as mathematical and statistical methods. In order to achieve a broad, systematic and profound view of the drugs, retrospective, observational and cross-sectional studies were performed in the operational research. The prescription of drugs in older adults is determined by a series of tools, which specify the use or not of a given drug, being the most used, according to studies made by the author of the present, the criteria of Beers, these have been analyzed by A considerable number of authors, however, have not been found references of pharmacoepidemiological studies carried out in Ecuador using this instrument, which also took into account, physical development and living conditions among other factors, so it was believed It is opportune to study the manifestation of potentially inappropriate drugs in elderly people aged 65 years or more treated in the IESS of Babahoyo. In the research, a system and methodological indications, aimed at supporting the prescription of drugs in the elderly, were achieved as main results.Con el presente artículo científico se pretende dar a conocer los principales resultados de la actividad investigativa desplegada con el objetivo de determinar cómo se manifiestan en adultos mayores atendidos en el hospital IESS de Babahoyo, medicamentos que según Beers son potencialmente inadecuados. Para darle cumplimiento a los objetivos previstos y consecuentemente contribuir a la solución del problema científico asumido, se utilizaron métodos del nivel teórico y empírico de la investigación científica, así como métodos matemáticos y estadísticos. Con la finalidad de lograr una visión amplia, sistemática y profunda de los medicamentos y sus incidencias en los pacientes estudiados, en la investigación operativamente se realizaron estudios retrospectivos, observacionales y transversales. La prescripción de medicamentos en adultos mayores está determinada por una serie de herramientas, que concretan el uso o no de un medicamento dado, siendo la más utilizada, según estudios realizados por la autora del presente, los criterios de Beers, estos han sido analizados por un número considerable de autores, sin embargo, no se han encontrado referencias de estudios farmacoepidemiológicos realizados en Ecuador utilizando dicho instrumento, donde además se haya tenido en cuenta, el desarrollo físico y las condiciones de vida entre otros factores, por lo que, se creyó oportuno estudiar la manifestación de los medicamentos potencialmente inadecuados, en ancianos con 65 años o más atendidos en el IESS de Babahoyo. En la investigación se lograron como resultados principales un sistema de indicaciones metodológicas, dirigido a servir de sostén de la prescripción de medicamentos en adultos mayores
Medicamentos potencialmente inadecuados y su manifestación en adultos mayores atendidos en el hospital IESS de Babahoyo, Ecuador (original)
No full textWith the present scientific article the main results of the research activity will be revealed, with the objective of determining how they are manifested in elderly patients attending the hospital IESS of Babahoyo, drugs that according to Beers are potentially inadequate. In order to fulfill the objectives and consequently to contribute to the solution of the scientific problem, we used methods of the theoretical and empirical level of scientific research, as well as mathematical and statistical methods. In order to achieve a broad, systematic and profound view of the drugs, retrospective, observational and cross-sectional studies were performed in the operational research. The prescription of drugs in older adults is determined by a series of tools, which specify the use or not of a given drug, being the most used, according to studies made by the author of the present, the criteria of Beers, these have been analyzed by A considerable number of authors, however, have not been found references of pharmacoepidemiological studies carried out in Ecuador using this instrument, which also took into account, physical development and living conditions among other factors, so it was believed It is opportune to study the manifestation of potentially inappropriate drugs in elderly people aged 65 years or more treated in the IESS of Babahoyo. In the research, a system and methodological indications, aimed at supporting the prescription of drugs in the elderly, were achieved as main results.Con el presente artículo científico se pretende dar a conocer los principales resultados de la actividad investigativa desplegada con el objetivo de determinar cómo se manifiestan en adultos mayores atendidos en el hospital IESS de Babahoyo, medicamentos que según Beers son potencialmente inadecuados. Para darle cumplimiento a los objetivos previstos y consecuentemente contribuir a la solución del problema científico asumido, se utilizaron métodos del nivel teórico y empírico de la investigación científica, así como métodos matemáticos y estadísticos. Con la finalidad de lograr una visión amplia, sistemática y profunda de los medicamentos y sus incidencias en los pacientes estudiados, en la investigación operativamente se realizaron estudios retrospectivos, observacionales y transversales. La prescripción de medicamentos en adultos mayores está determinada por una serie de herramientas, que concretan el uso o no de un medicamento dado, siendo la más utilizada, según estudios realizados por la autora del presente, los criterios de Beers, estos han sido analizados por un número considerable de autores, sin embargo, no se han encontrado referencias de estudios farmacoepidemiológicos realizados en Ecuador utilizando dicho instrumento, donde además se haya tenido en cuenta, el desarrollo físico y las condiciones de vida entre otros factores, por lo que, se creyó oportuno estudiar la manifestación de los medicamentos potencialmente inadecuados, en ancianos con 65 años o más atendidos en el IESS de Babahoyo. En la investigación se lograron como resultados principales un sistema de indicaciones metodológicas, dirigido a servir de sostén de la prescripción de medicamentos en adultos mayores
Understanding the genetic variation and structure of the Rustipollos chicken synthetic population locally adapted to Paraguay : opportunities for a sustainable chicken productivity
No full textCorrespondence: [email protected] (L.A.C.R.); [email protected] (S.C.)The production of backyard chickens is an activity of great importance in the economy of rural families in Paraguay. The Rustipollos population was created through directed crosses between a commercial meat line and a local population belonging to non-specific breeds but phenotypically assimilated to Creole breeds. The aim of this study was to evaluate the genetic diversity, relationship, and structure of Rustipollos using 29 microsatellite markers. Analysis was performed on 50 Rustipollos animals and 926 other individuals as reference breeds/populations from Europe, Africa, South, and North America. A total of 318 alleles were detected, with a mean of 10.97 per locus. The polymorphic information content indicated that 80% of all loci were highly to moderately informative. Only two breeds/populations showed loci that did not deviate from the Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium. The results of genetic diversity indexes suggested moderate levels of genetic variability in Rustipollos population and low inbreeding level. The genetic differentiation index indicates a high genetic differentiation between populations. The results of the Neighbor-Net tree and STRUCTURE analyses indicate the existence of distinct gene pools, with some genetic relationships between Rustipollos, the commercial chicken strain, and south Spanish breeds. The Discriminant Analysis of Principal Components confirmed the observed genetic distances between breeds/populations. The results will be useful for sustainable use and official recognition of this population.Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y TecnologíaPrograma Paraguayo para el Desarrollo de la Ciencia y Tecnología. Proyectos de investigación y desarroll
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