Anàlisi de les competències comunicatives transversals dels graus d'enginyeria informàtica, enginyeria de telecomunicació i multimèdia a l'estat espanyol

En el cas sota estudi, hem revisat totes les memòries oficials de verificació disponibles dels graus en enginyeria en informàtica, enginyeria en telecomunicació i multimèdia amb l'objectiu d'analitzar diferents aspectes de la presència de diferents competències comunicatives transversals. En concret ens hem centrat en les competències d'expressió oral i escrita en llengua pròpia i estrangera (anglès), en l'habilitat en les relacions interpersonals i en la capacitat de comunicar-se amb audiències expertes i profanes sobre els matèries dels estudis.

A Cannabis Reader: Global Issues and Local Experiences

The EMCDDA’s cannabis monograph addresses one basic question. How can I find quality information on cannabis, amid all the bias and opinion? The monograph is divided into two volumes. The first volume centres on political, legislative, commercial and social developments relating to cannabis. Its core audience thus comprises policymakers, sociologists, historians, journalists and those involved in enforcement. The second volume is targeted at drugs professionals working in the fields of treatment, prevention and healthcare.This resource was contributed by The National Documentation Centre on Drug Use.

A Study of a Staff Alcohol Policy in a Large Public Health Organisation, Looking at the Policy Content, the Policy Development and the Implementation Process, and the Policy Impact

There are different approaches to dealing with alcohol related problems in the workplace. A literature review indicates that two of the models that underpin programmes to deal with alcohol related problems in the workplace are the disease model and the health promotion model. The disease model considers alcoholism as an illness and uses curative techniques to restore the individual to sobriety. The health promotion model looks at the determinants of health and promotes changes in the environment and structures, which would support healthy behaviour in relation to alcohol. Employee Assistance Programmes (EAPs) may have elements of both theses models. Dealing with alcohol problems at work involves a captive audience and the workplace as a setting can be used to influence healthier lifestyles. A workplace alcohol policy is a mechanism through which alcohol related issues might be dealt with, and the necessary resources and commitment of managers and staff channelled to this end. The policy aims should be clear and unambiguous, and specific plans put in place for implementing all aspects of the policy. In the case of the alcohol policy in the organisation under study, the policy was underpinned by a health promotion ethos and the policy document reflects broad aims and objectives to support this. The steering group that oversaw the development of the policy had particular needs of their own which they brought to the development process. The common theme in their needs was how to identify and support employees with alcohol related problems within an equitable staff welfare system. The role of the supervisor was recognised as crucial and training was provided to introduce the skills needed for an early intervention and constructive confrontation with employees who had alcohol related problems. Opportunities provided by this policy initiative to deal with broader issues around alcohol and to consider the determinants of health in relation to alcohol were not fully utilised. The policy formalised the procedures for dealing with people who have alcohol related problems in an equitable and supportive manner. The wider aspect of the health promotion approach does not appear to have been a priority in the development and implementation of the policy.This resource was contributed by The National Documentation Centre on Drug Use.

Food for Life

The Bogside & Brandywell Health Forum (Healthy Living Centre) delivers a range of healthy eating programmes including demonstration and practical cooking activities as well as education based activities and information. Food for life brings together a range of community and statutory workers who are tasked with the improvement of health within the local community. They provide a range of programmes and activities that provide knowledge and practical skills in the preparation of a healthy diet. The target audience will be children, teenagers, families & older people from the target Neighbourhood Renewal area of Triax in Derry city. To keep building on existing work and development of best practiceTo strengthen links with groups tasked with improving the health of the community within the target areaTo help reduce instances of obesity in childrenTo help reduce nutrition-linked illnesses such as diabetesTo delivery various programmes throughout the community; offering training and advice on healthy eating and living Part of theDemonstration Programme 2010-2012 Initiative Type Nutrition Education and Training Programmes Location Derry/Londonderry

Health Profile of England 2007

This profile is an update of the first published in 2006. The Health Profile of England is intended to be of use to public service professionals and officials within the local community - such as local councillors and primary care trust directors of public health - who are in a position to exert influence over the planning, commissioning, procurement and delivery of public health programmes. But the document will also be of interest to a much wider audience - anyone with an interest in the profile of health and health determinants in this country.

Llengua al límit. Una llengua, dos camins. L'encontre necessari.

En el treball es realitza una transcripció de dos programes de televisió, amb la idea de saber quin és el tipus de llenguatge que usen aquests mitjans per adreçar-se al seu públic. Però seria absurd ignorar altres canals per als quals la llengua és imprescindible. Em refereixo al cinema, sobretot. I malgrat que no es considera un mitjà de comunicació, també és un element importantíssim pel que fa al tractament i transmissió lingüístics. I molts productes del cinema acaben sortint per televisió. La premsa escrita i, com a cas especial, Internet, també hi tenen força a dir.

Beyond the insiders' circle: disseminating the results of adolescent health surveys.

Adolescent health surveys, like those for other segments of the population, tend to remain in the hands of researchers, where they can have no real impact on the way critical health issues are dealt with by policy makers or other professionals directly connected to young people in their everyday work. This paper reviews important issues concerning the dissemination of survey results among professionals from various fields. The content, length and wording of the messages should be tailored to the audience one wants to reach as well as the type of channels used for their diffusion. Survey data sets can be used to select priorities for interventions: ad hoc presentations, attractive summaries and brochures, or even films expressing young peoples' opinions have been used by European public health professionals to make data sets usable in various local, regional and national contexts. CONCLUSION: The impact of these diffusion strategies is, however, difficult to assess and needs to be refined. The adequate delivery of survey findings as well as advocacy and lobbying activities require specific skills which can be endorsed by specialized professionals. Ultimately, it is the researchers' responsibility to ensure that such tasks are effectively performed.

Usability of Virtual Museums and the Diffusion of Cultural Heritage

Les prioritats per als museus canvien. La missió de la nova museologia és convertir els museus en llocs per a gaudir i aprendre, cosa que fa que hagin de dur a terme una gestió financera molt semblant a la d'una empresa social que competeixi en el sector del lleure. Amb el pas del temps, els museus han d'establir i aplicar els criteris necessaris per a la supervivència, aplanant el terreny perquè altres institucions públiques siguin més obertes en els seus esforços per comunicar i difondre el seu patrimoni. Ja podem començar a parlar d'algunes conclusions comunament acceptades sobre el comportament dels visitants, que són necessàries per a planificar exposicions futures que vegin l'aprenentatge com un procés constructiu, les col·leccions com a objectes amb significat i les mateixes exposicions com a mitjans de comunicació que haurien de transformar la manera de pensar de l'espectador i que estan al servei del mateix missatge. Sembla que internet representa un mitjà efectiu per a assolir aquests objectius, ja que és capaç (a) d'adaptar-se als interessos i les característiques intel·lectuals d'un públic divers; (b) de redescobrir els significats dels objectes i adquirir un reconeixement sociocultural del seu valor per mitjà del seu potencial interactiu, i (c) de fer ús d'elements atractius i estimulants perquè tothom en gaudeixi. Per a aquest propòsit, és bàsic fer-nos les preguntes següents: quins criteris ha de seguir un museu virtual per a optimar la difusió del seu patrimoni?; quins elements estimulen els usuaris a quedar-se en una pàgina web i fer visites virtuals que els siguin satisfactòries?; quin paper té la usabilitat de l'aplicació en tot això?

Procedural Meaning Explicatures in the Development of New Subordination Strategies in Romance

The sociocultural changes that led to the genesis of Romance languages widened the gap between oral and written patterns, which display different discoursive and linguistic devices. In early documents, discoursive implicatures connecting propositions were not generally codified, so that the reader should furnish the correctinterpretation according to his own perception of real facts; which can still be attested in current oral utterances. Once Romance languages had undergone several levelling processes which concluded in the first standardizations, implicatures became explicatures and were syntactically codified by means of univocal new complexconjunctions. As a consequence of the emergence of these new subordination strategies, a freer distribution of the information conveyed by the utterances is allowed. The success of complex structural patterns ran alongside of the genesis of new narrative genres and the generalization of a learned rhetoric. Both facts are a spontaneous effect of new approaches to the act of reading. Ancient texts were written to be read to a wide audience, whereas those printed by the end of the XV th century were conceived to be read quietly, in a low voice, by a private reader. The goal of this paper is twofold, since we will show that: a) The development of new complex conjunctions through the history of Romance languages accommodates to four structural patterns that range from parataxis tohypotaxis. b) This development is a reflex of the well known grammaticalization path from discourse to syntax that implies the codification of discoursive strategies (Givón 2 1979, Sperber and Wilson 1986, Carston 1988, Grice 1989, Bach 1994, Blackemore 2002, among others]

Conclusions catégoriques dans les expertises forensiques: obstacles insurmontables ou cibles faciles pour la défense

L'expert forensique est mandaté par la justice pour apporter à celle-ci son aide dans l'appréciation d'un indice technique ou scientifique. Théoriquement, son rôle est donc clairement délimité. Dans la pratique, toutefois, il n'est pas rare que des experts, spontanément ou après y avoir été poussés par des juristes qui lisent leur rapport ou les interrogent en audience, adoptent une position catégorique quant aux hypothèses en jeu dans une affaire pénale, c'est-à-dire quant aux circonstances ayant présidé à la création des indices observés, et non plus uniquement en évaluant les indices eux-mêmes. Cela constitue une violation de la loi ainsi que des règles de la logique, mais est rarement relevé par l'autorité ou par les parties qui y auraient intérêt. L'objet de la présente contribution est d'exposer cette problématique et d'expliciter en quoi elle représente un défi majeur pour les juristes appelés à discuter et à apprécier les expertises forensiques.

L'Espiral de la història, de Televisió de Girona

L’experiència de crear, en format televisiu, un programa de difusió històrica per part d’una televisió local resulta altament interessant, perquè ofereix continguts d’àmbit més proper a un públic que difícilment té accés a la seva història des del sector audiovisual. Tots els principis continguts en la proposta científica d’utilitzar les imatges com a transmissores de coneixements i de cultura, convergeixen en el projecte de creació, per part de Televisió de Girona, del programa L’espiral de la història, atès que resulta una excel·lent mostra de la conjunció de diverses tipologies documentals posades al servei d’un objectiu: la difusió de la història de la ciutat de Girona a través del llenguatge audiovisual

Penser avec les démons : démonologues et démonologies (XIIIe - XVIIe siècles)

Ces études, présentées au colloque qui s'est tenu à l'Université d'Orléans en novembre 2012, explorent l'évolution de la démonologie chrétienne à partir de la période scolastique. Comment cette nouvelle démonologie a-t-elle été adaptée dans des contextes tels que la magie démoniaque, la sorcellerie ou la possession? Peut-on définir les contours d'une anthropologie démoniaque, en prêtant attention aux interactions, psychiques et physiques, entre démons et êtres humains? Le nouveau statut des démons a trouvé sa traduction dans des thèses démonologiques dominantes qui entretiennent des liens étroits avec l'ensemble des traditions littéraires, didactiques, spirituelles et iconographiques du temps, à l'audience souvent plus large. Ce statut répond à des démonologies concurrentes, diffusées notamment dans le cadre de la magie rituelle. Le diable et les démons ont fait l'objet de discours rationnels qui embrassent l'ensemble de leurs actions sur les hommes et dans l'univers.

La cuestión de la mímesis (de Platón a la Odisea)

Proyecto de investigación realizado en la Freie Universität Berlin, Alemania, entre 2010 y 2012 desarrollando el proyecto titulado "El problema ontológico de la mímesis", el cual continuaba y desarrollaba planteamientos esbozados en mi tesis doctoral ("Problemas hermenéuticos en la lectura de la Ilíada"). Se pretendía examinar la noción de «mímesis» que se critica en el libro décimo de "La república". Se observó que 1. la actividad de Homero y los «poetas» era analizada en términos de pretensión de «saber»; 2. la noción de «saber» que operaba en la base del análisis filosófico era la de «saber habérselas con» (quien sabe de riendas es el jinete, etc.); 3. la problematicidad de la actividad de los «poetas» radicaba en que su pericia no tenía ámbito de referencia delimitado alguno; en este sentido, el poeta era un imitador, o sea, se le disputaba la posesión de auténtico saber. Partiendo del análisis platónico la investigación pasó a centrarse en ciertos aspectos cruciales para una interpretación de la Odisea. Nos interesaba especialmente observar que Ulises era un héroe esencialmente atípico en cuanto que era extraordinariamente «sabio» (astuto, capaz, perspicaz), lo cual daba cuenta tanto de la anticotidianidad del aprendizaje realizado (las llamadas «aventuras») como de su condición de héroe-poeta, o sea, de experto «decir». El reverso de esta especialísima capacidad era nada más y nada menos que su dudosa y problemática aptitud para actuar y decir como si fuera otro, es decir, su capacidad para lo que en Platón se llama «mímesis».

Feasibility and clinical outcomes when using practice guidelines for evaluation of fever in returning travelers and migrants : a validation study.

BACKGROUND: Practice guidelines for examining febrile patients presenting upon returning from the tropics were developed to assist primary care physicians in decision making. Because of the low level of evidence available in this field, there was a need to validate them and assess their feasibility in the context they have been designed for. OBJECTIVES: The objectives of the study were to (1) evaluate physicians' adherence to recommendations; (2) investigate reasons for non-adherence; and (3) ensure good clinical outcome of patients, the ultimate goal being to improve the quality of the guidelines, in particular to tailor them for the needs of the target audience and population. METHODS: Physicians consulting the guidelines on the Internet (www.fevertravel.ch) were invited to participate in the study. Navigation through the decision chart was automatically recorded, including diagnostic tests performed, initial and final diagnoses, and clinical outcomes. The reasons for non-adherence were investigated and qualitative feedback was collected. RESULTS: A total of 539 physician/patient pairs were included in this study. Full adherence to guidelines was observed in 29% of the cases. Figure-specific adherence rate was 54.8%. The main reasons for non-adherence were as follows: no repetition of malaria tests (111/352) and no presumptive antibiotic treatment for febrile diarrhea (64/153) or abdominal pain without leukocytosis (46/101). Overall, 20% of diversions from guidelines were considered reasonable because there was an alternative presumptive diagnosis or the symptoms were mild, which means that the corrected adherence rate per case was 40.6% and corrected adherence per figure was 61.7%. No death was recorded and all complications could be attributed to the underlying illness rather than to adherence to guidelines. CONCLUSIONS: These guidelines proved to be feasible, useful, and leading to good clinical outcomes. Almost one third of physicians strictly adhered to the guidelines. Other physicians used the guidelines not to forget specific diagnoses but finally diverged from the proposed attitudes. These diversions should be scrutinized for further refinement of the guidelines to better fit to physician and patient needs.

EAACI Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Guidelines: diagnosis and management of food allergy.

Food allergy can result in considerable morbidity, impact negatively on quality of life, and prove costly in terms of medical care. These guidelines have been prepared by the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology's (EAACI) Guidelines for Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Group, building on previous EAACI position papers on adverse reaction to foods and three recent systematic reviews on the epidemiology, diagnosis, and management of food allergy, and provide evidence-based recommendations for the diagnosis and management of food allergy. While the primary audience is allergists, this document is relevant for all other healthcare professionals, including primary care physicians, and pediatric and adult specialists, dieticians, pharmacists and paramedics. Our current understanding of the manifestations of food allergy, the role of diagnostic tests, and the effective management of patients of all ages with food allergy is presented. The acute management of non-life-threatening reactions is covered in these guidelines, but for guidance on the emergency management of anaphylaxis, readers are referred to the related EAACI Anaphylaxis Guidelines.