El análisis de errores y su impacto en la comunicación en textos escritos por alumnos noruegos en su examen final del bachillerato.

Resumen tomado de la publicación. Memoría del máster (Universidad de Antonio de Nebrija, 2004). Anexo con respuestas del examen

El Marco Europeo de Cualificaciones : sus desafíos y consecuencias para el sector de la educación y formación complementaria de Irlanda.

Este artículo pertenece a un número temático dedicado al Marco Europeo de Cualificaciones

Medio y medio : para venderte mejor.

El artículo forma parte del monográfico de la revista: Educación y comunicación para la cooperación y el desarrollo. Resumen de la propia revista

Modelo de competencia docente del profesor de medicina en la UNAM.

Resumen basado en el de la publicación

Los desafíos de la interculturalidad como una apuesta política y epistémica al interior de las prácticas de educación alternativa

Esta investigación se pregunta fundamentalmente por las formas en las que la interculturalidad puede llegar a construirse como una apuesta política y epistémica dentro de las prácticas de educación alternativa, alternativas a la educación formal o a la educación desde los parámetros estatales. Para este fin realizo un recorrido crítico que permite ubicar el lugar la educación, por un lado como escenario de reproducción de las ideologías dominantes y, por otro lado, como escenario de disputa entre los movimientos sociales indígenas y afros en Colombia. De esta manera lograremos mirar las tensiones y conflictos de la educación desde una perspectiva monocultural, planteada en la construcción de la identidad nacional colombiana, y en segundo lugar una perspectiva política de la cultura, desde las propuestas de etnoeducación de los movimientos sociales en Colombia. Ello brindará las herramientas de análisis, sobre las articulaciones donde se encuentra ubicada la educación y la cultura como un escenario de disputa. En este contexto se ubicara la educación frente a la relación entre Cultura, Poder y Conocimiento, donde la interculturalidad plantea nuevos escenarios de articulación, escenarios de posicionamiento político y epistémico. Para esto último me referiré a una experiencia concreta en el Valle de Sibundoy, al sur occidente colombiano, donde la Escuela Ambiental Panamazonía, se erige como estrategia política en la formación de nuevos sujetos sociales alrededor de lo ambiental, proponiendo la articulación de sistemas de conocimiento dentro del transepto pacífico, andes, amazonía.

La educación inclusiva en la experiencia educativa de la congregación de hermanas oblatas de San Francisco de Sales en el Ecuador: el caso de la Unidad Educativa San francisco de Sales de Alausí

La Unidad Educativa “San Francisco de Sales” de Alausí regentada por las Hermanas Oblatas tiene un reconocido historial en la vida del pueblo de Alausí, enclavado en el perfil Andino y fiel testigo del encuentro de dos culturas diferentes, la Europea y la Ecuatoriana, relacionadas con la región central de nuestro país. La Iglesia en aquel tiempo, asumió diversidad de tareas, la mayor parte de ellas orientadas hacia la cultura y la educación. Las políticas educativas, siempre asociadas al perfil de los gobiernos que se iban sucediendo uno tras otro, a lo largo del siglo diecinueve, poco o ningún favor hicieron a esta estratégica gestión. Es en 1895, que el país comienza a transitar por una corriente educativa sin influencias dogmáticas. Este es el caso de las dos Instituciones regentadas por la Congregación de las hermanas Oblatas de San Francisco de Sales, la escuela Isidro Narváez de niños indígenas y la Unidad Educativa San Francisco de Sales de niños y jóvenes mestizos, que hoy al compartir la propuesta de inclusión educativa, los directivos han comenzado la fusión, y han diseñado alternativas que benefician y fortalecen el aprendizaje.

Short communication: Suppressor of cytokine signaling-2 mRNA increases after parturition in the liver of dairy cows

After parturition, the somatotropic axis of the dairy cow is uncoupled, partly because of reduced concentration of liver-specific GH receptor (GHR) 1A. Estradiol-17 beta (E-2) concentrations increase at parturition and E-2 upregulates suppressors of cytokine signaling-2 (SOCS-2) mRNA expression, potentially inhibiting GH signaling. Therefore, we hypothesized that SOCS-2 mRNA is upregulated after parturition. Multiparous Holstein cows (n = 18) were dried off 45 d before expected parturition and fed diets to meet nutrient requirements at ad libitum or limited dry matter intake during the dry period. All cows were fed the same diet ad libitum from calving until 4 wk after parturition. Blood samples were collected weekly and more frequently near parturition. Liver biopsies obtained at -21, -7, 2, and 28 d relative to parturition were assessed for SOCS-2 and GHR 1A mRNA by quantitative real-time reverse-transcription PCR. The relative amount of SOCS-2 mRNA increased after parturition with both treatments and was greater on d 2 for cows limit-fed during the dry period compared with cows fed at ad libitum dry matter intake. Plasma E2 concentrations increased on d -13, -5 and 1 relative to parturition and the increases were greater in limit-fed cows. Plasma GH concentration was greater for limit-fed cows and increased after parturition in all cows. The amount of GHR 1A mRNA did not differ between diets but decreased on d 2. In addition to reduced GHR 1A, increased SOCS-2 mRNA after parturition, perhaps because of increased E-2, may further uncouple GH signaling in the liver of the transition dairy cow.

What does a transdiagnostic approach have to offer the treatment of anxiety disorders?

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to review the rationale for 'transdiagnostic' approaches to the understanding and treatment of anxiety disorders. Methods: Databases searches and examination of the reference lists of relevant studies were used to identify papers of relevance. Results: There is increasing recognition that diagnosis-specific interventions for single anxiety-disorders are of less value than might appear since a large proportion of patients have more than one co-existing anxiety disorder and the treatment of one anxiety disorder does not necessarily lead to the resolution of others. As transdiagnostic approaches have the potential to address multiple co-existing anxiety disorders they are potentially more clinically relevant than single anxiety disorder interventions. They may also have advantages in ease of dissemination and in treating anxiety disorder not otherwise specified. Conclusions: The merits of the various transdiagnostic cognitive-behavioral approaches that have been proposed are reviewed. Such approaches have potential benefits, particularly in striking the balance between completely idiosyncratic formulations and diagnosis-driven treatments of anxiety disorders. However, caution is needed to ensure that transdiagnostic theories and treatments benefit from progress made by research on diagnosis-specific treatments, and further empirical work is needed to identify the shared maintaining processes that need to be targeted in the treatment of anxiety disorders.

Queer sex in the metropolis? Place, subjectivity and the Second World War

The strong links between cities and queer culture and its expression have occupied numerous scholars, including Henning Bech and Matt Houlbrook. Indeed, London has been viewed as a focal point of British queer urban culture for over 200 years and, as this article demonstrates, the advent of the Second World War did not preclude this centrality but ensured that the city became a focal point for service personnel on leave. Yet, the emphasis placed on the metropolises in analysing space and queer expression has rendered invisible the use of more transient spaces outside of the city. This article seeks to examine these ‘alternative’ or opportunistic sites of expression, using oral testimony from queer men who served with the British Armed Forces during the Second World War. The memories of these servicemen and the significance they place on space/locations demonstrate the need to engage with subjective sites or ‘geographies’ of queerness both inside and outside of the city between 1939 and 1945.

Feasibility of guided CBT self-help for childhood anxiety disorders in primary care

Anxiety disorders in childhood are common, disabling and run a chronic course. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) effective but is expensive and trained therapists are scarce. Guided self-help treatments may be a means of widening access to treatment. This study aimed to examine the feasibility of guided CBT self-help for childhood anxiety disorders in Primary Care, specifically in terms of therapist adherence, patient and therapist satisfaction and clinical gain. Participants were children aged 5-12 years referred to two Primary Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (PCAMHSs) in Oxfordshire, UK, who met diagnostic criteria for a primary anxiety disorder. Of the 52 eligible children, 41 anxious children were assessed for anxiety severity and interference before and after receiving CBT self-help, delivered via the parent (total therapy time= 5 hours) by Primary Mental Health Workers (PMHWs). Therapy sessions were rated for treatment adherence and patients and PMHWs completed satisfaction questionnaires after treatment completion. Over 80% of therapy sessions were rated at a high level of treatment adherence. Parents and PMHWs reported high satisfaction with the treatment. 61% of the children assessed no longer met criteria for their primary anxiety disorder diagnosis following treatment, and 76% were rated as ‘much’/’very much’ improved on the Clinician’s Global Impression-Improvement scale. There were significant reductions on parent and child report measures of anxiety symptoms, interference, and depression. Preliminary exploration indicated that parental anxiety was associated with child treatment outcome. The findings suggest that guided CBT self-help represents a promising treatment for childhood anxiety in primary care.

Comparison of methods for analysis of proteolysis by plasmin in milk

Sensitive methods that are currently used to monitor proteolysis by plasmin in milk are limited due to 7 their high cost and lack of standardisation for quality assurance in the various dairy laboratories. In 8 this study, four methods, trinitrobenzene sulphonic acid (TNBS), reverse phase high pressure liquid 9 chromatography (RP-HPLC), gel electrophoresis and fluorescamine, were selected to assess their 10 suitability for the detection of proteolysis in milk by plasmin. Commercial UHT milk was incubated 11 with plasmin at 37 °C for one week. Clarification was achieved by isoelectric precipitation (pH 4·6 12 soluble extracts)or 6% (final concentration) trichloroacetic acid (TCA). The pH 4·6 and 6% TCA 13 soluble extracts of milk showed high correlations (R2 > 0·93) by the TNBS, fluorescamine and 14 RP-HPLC methods, confirming increased proteolysis during storage. For gel electrophoresis,15 extensive proteolysis was confirmed by the disappearance of α- and β-casein bands on the seventh 16 day, which was more evident in the highest plasmin concentration. This was accompanied by the 17 appearance of α- and β-casein proteolysis products with higher intensities than on previous days, 18 implying that more products had been formed as a result of casein breakdown. The fluorescamine 19 method had a lower detection limit compared with the other methods, whereas gel electrophoresis 20 was the best qualitative method for monitoring β-casein proteolysis products. Although HPLC was the 21 most sensitive, the TNBS method is recommended for use in routine laboratory analysis on the basis 22 of its accuracy, reliability and simplicity.