Neural changes associated with semantic processing in healthy aging despite intact behavioral performance

Semantic memory recruits an extensive neural network including the left inferior prefrontal cortex (IPC) and the left temporoparietal region, which are involved in semantic control processes, as well as the anterior temporal lobe region (ATL) which is considered to be involved in processing semantic information at a central level. However, little is known about the underlying neuronal integrity of the semantic network in normal aging. Young and older healthy adults carried out a semantic judgment task while their cortical activity was recorded using magnetoencephalography (MEG). Despite equivalent behavioral performance, young adults activated the left IPC to a greater extent than older adults, while the latter group recruited the temporoparietal region bilaterally and the left ATL to a greater extent than younger adults. Results indicate that significant neuronal changes occur in normal aging, mainly in regions underlying semantic control processes, despite an apparent stability in performance at the behavioral level.

Heterotrophic Bacteria Associated with Healthy and Moribund Larvae of Penaeus monodon H.Milne Edwards

Heterotrophic bacterial flora of Pmonadon from an apparently healthy hatchery system as well as a pool with heavy mortality were isolated and studied. In the healthy systems comparatively higher generic diversity with Pseudomonas, Acinetobacter, Bacillus, Micrococcus, members of the family Enterobacteriaceae and coryneform group in the diminishing order of dominance was recorded. Meanwhile from the moribund larvae and rearing water Aeromonas and Pseudomonas could be isolated in almost equal proportions. Strikingly, Aeromonas could not be isolated from the apparently healthy larval rearing system and its exclusive occurrence in the sick culture system in comparatively higher percentage suggested its possible role in the mortality. They were found to be highly halophilic exhibiting growth at 10% NaCl. On testing their sensitivity to twenty antibiotics, four of them (Streptomycin, Gentamycin, Methamine mandelate and Cloramphenicol) were found to be effective on all the isolates of Aeromonas and Pseudomonas suggesting their possible application in the hatchery system in times of emergency. While doing so, Streptomycin would do comparatively better than the others as the minimum inhibitory dose required was comparatively lower (200ppm) within a period of 24 hours

Heterotrophic Bacteria Associated with Healthy and Moribund Larvae of Penaeus monodon H.Milne Edwards

Heterotrophic bacterial flora of Pmonadon from an apparently healthy hatchery system as well as a pool with heavy mortality were isolated and studied. In the healthy systems comparatively higher generic diversity with Pseudomonas, Acinetobacter, Bacillus, Micrococcus, members of the family Enterobacteriaceae and coryneform group in the diminishing order of dominance was recorded. Meanwhile from the moribund larvae and rearing water Aeromonas and Pseudomonas could be isolated in almost equal proportions. Strikingly, Aeromonas could not be isolated from the apparently healthy larval rearing system and its exclusive occurrence in the sick culture system in comparatively higher percentage suggested its possible role in the mortality. They were found to be highly halophilic exhibiting growth at 10% NaCl. On testing their sensitivity to twenty antibiotics, four of them (Streptomycin, Gentamycin, Methamine mandelate and Cloramphenicol) were found to be effective on all the isolates of Aeromonas and Pseudomonas suggesting their possible application in the hatchery system in times of emergency. While doing so, Streptomycin would do comparatively better than the others as the minimum inhibitory dose required was comparatively lower (200ppm) within a period of 24 hours

The Personal tutorial guidance sessions in the framework of the teaching-learning field of the Bologna process: University of Minho (first cycle) courses students’ perceptions

The Bologna Process defends the adoption of a higher education in teaching-learning methodologies that – in contraposition to the previous model based on the transmission of knowledge, which for being essentially theoretical, gives the student a passive role in the knowledge construction process – allows a (pro) active, autonomous and practical learning, where the student acquires and develops his competences. The personal tutorial guidance sessions are included in the teaching contact hours. This abstract presents a study about the University of Minho (first cycle) Courses Students’ perceptions of the personal tutorial guidance sessions’ relevance in the scope of the learning-teaching process, so as to confirm if the implementation/implantation of the commonly called tutorial (type) education, as an approach to an active, autonomous and practical learning, is sensed by the learners themselves

Adaption of Courses and Learning Environment to the User Context in dotLRN

The explosive growth of Internet during the last years has been reflected in the ever-increasing amount of the diversity and heterogeneity of user preferences, types and features of devices and access networks. Usually the heterogeneity in the context of the users which request Web contents is not taken into account by the servers that deliver them implying that these contents will not always suit their needs. In the particular case of e-learning platforms this issue is especially critical due to the fact that it puts at stake the knowledge acquired by their users. In the following paper we present a system that aims to provide the dotLRN e-learning platform with the capability to adapt to its users context. By integrating dotLRN with a multi-agent hypermedia system, online courses being undertaken by students as well as their learning environment are adapted in real time

Research Methods courses run in the University of Southampton

A listing from Banner of all courses (listed by School and level) run in the university that relate to research and inquiry. There is a crude attempt to cluster these courses thematically.

Role of the cultural values as a key part in the implementing of healthy practices : exploratory research

El concepto de organización saludable cada vez toma más fuerza en el ámbito empresarial y académico, a razón de su enfoque integral y al impacto generado en distintos grupos de interés. Debido a su reciente consolidación como concepto, existe un limitado cuerpo de investigación en torno al tema. Para contribuir a la generación de conocimiento en este sentido, se desarrolló un estudio exploratorio el cual tenía como objetivo identificar la relación existente entre la implementación de prácticas saludables en las organizaciones y los valores culturales. En el estudio participaron 66 sujetos a quienes se les administró un cuestionario compuesto por nueve variables, cinco provenientes del modelo de Hofstede (1980) y cuatro más que evaluaban la implementación de prácticas organizacionales saludables. Los resultados obtenidos muestran que los valores culturales predicen la implementación de prácticas saludables.

Community Health Managers: A Pilot Pedagogic Experience in the University of Rosario

The “Grupo de Estudios en Sistemas Tradicionales de Salud” from the School of Medicine of Universidad del Rosario, in agreement with the “Instituto de Etnobiología”, has designed a training course for a new health agent (the community health manager) meant to consider in its curriculum the difficulties, deficiencies and successes of the Primary Health Care Program. In particular, we have attended OMS suggestions in terms of adequate training of local leaders who should look for self-responsibility and selfdetermination in health care coverage. This training proposal is meant to take into account diverse cultures and traditions in order to offer health care models able to consider cultural particularities, epidemiological profiles, and contextual possibilities, with an intercultural point of view. Hence, the training course’s objective is to offer working tools so that community leaders be able to value and promote traditional health knowledge and practices; seek for food security by means of recovery of traditional productive systems or adaptation of appropriate technologies; environment conservation; use of medicinal plants especially in self-care, and stimulation of community and institutional health promotion activities. Preliminary evaluation suggests that this new health agent will be able to set bridges between communities and health care offers available, always looking for healthy ways of life, culturally and environmentally friendly.

Reference values for handgrip strength in among healthy young adults

Background: Isometric grip strength, evaluated with a handgrip dynamometer, is a marker of current nutritional status and cardiometabolic risk and future morbidity and mortality. We present reference values for handgrip strength in healthy young Colombian adults (aged 18 to 29 years). Methods: The sample comprised 5.647 (2.330 men and 3.317 women) apparently healthy young university students (mean age, 20.6±2.7 years) attending public and private institutions in the cities of Bogota and Cali (Colombia). Handgrip strength was measured two times with a TKK analogue dynamometer in both hands and the highest value used in the analysis. Sex- and age-specific normative values for handgrip strength were calculated using the LMS method and expressed as tabulated percentiles from 3 to 97 and as smoothed centile curves (P3, P10, P25, P50, P75, P90 and P97). Results: Mean values for right and left handgrip strength were 38.1±8.9 and 35.9±8.6 kg for men, and 25.1±8.7 and 23.3±8.2 kg for women, respectively. Handgrip strength increased with age in both sexes and was significantly higher in men in all age categories. The results were generally more homogeneous amongst men than women. Conclusions: Sex- and age-specific handgrip strength normative values among healthy young Colombian adults are defined. This information may be helpful in future studies of secular trends in handgrip strength and to identify clinically relevant cut points for poor nutritional and elevated cardiometabolic risk in a Latin American population. Evidence of decline in handgrip strength before the end of the third decade is of concern and warrants further investigation

Healthy food : Fruits and vegetables. 'Comida sana : frutas y verduras'.

Se trata de una unidad didáctica que pretende dar un conocimiento al alumno sobre un vocabulario técnico sobre frutas y verduras, con una puesta al día sobre los conocimientos previos del alumno se le darán unos conocimientos además de unas pautas alimentarias sobre alimentación saludable.

Keeping healthy. Atlanta 96. Letïs go.

Material para trabajar la lengua inglesa en la E.S.O. y Bachillerato. Se presentan dos unidades didácticas sobre dos ejes didácticos: los deportes y la educación para la salud. En lugar de hacerlo en torno a criterios funcionales o estructurales, el material se organiza en base a 'tareas', en las que se contempla la lengua extranjera como vehículo para el conocimiento de otras áreas e instrumento de expresión de otros temas de interés. Entre ellas, se señalan las que se proponen como tareas opcionales y como tareas diferenciadas de refuerzo o de ampliación. Para el desarrollo de los materiales se adopta un enfoque comunicativo, con actividades de distintos tipos: comunicativas, de reflexión sobre la lengua y desarrollo de capacidades en general. Se proponen instrumentos concretos para cada etapa del proceso de evaluación, así como pautas para su utilización. Se incluye además, una tabla de registros para facilitar la recopilación de los resultados de la evaluación formativa y sumativa y de las observaciones realizadas. Esta evaluación también proporcionará al profesorado datos valiosos acerca de la programación y metodología que le serán de gran ayuda para revisar el currículo e introducir las modificaciones necesarias.

OCR : citizenship studies for GCSE short and full courses. 'OCR : estudios de ciudadanía para cursos breves y completos de GCSE'.

Cumple con los requisitos del programa de estudios sobre Ciudadanía en la etapa 4 de secundaria (key stage 4) y, también, sirve para la preparación de varios cursos del título General Certificate Secondary Education (GCSE), concedido por el organismo OCR. Los objetivos de este programa son: dar las habilidades y conocimientos, que afectan a la gente en su vida cotidiana, como el derecho, la política y la economía, para ayudarles a entender mejor lo que pasa en la sociedad y en el complicado mundo en que vivimos. Y, también, ofrecer oportunidades para el debate, la acción práctica y la investigación. El libro está dividido en doce temas estructurados así: el estudio de un caso, basado en hechos reales, seguido de preguntas para la discusión y el debate, explicaciones y detalles de fondo y, por último, definiciones de palabras y de conceptos clave.

OCR citizenship studies revision guide : for GCSE short and full courses.

Guía de revisión para consolidar los conocimientos y la comprensión de los estudios de Ciudadanía en los cursos corto y largo para el General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) especificación OCR y para ayudar a los estudiantes a revisar y darles confianza en los exámenes. Está organizada en dos temas: los derechos y responsabilidades; identidad, la democracia y la justicia y diseñada para permitir al alumno a entender lo que significa ser británico y la importancia de la cohesión de la comunidad para el desarrollo social y bienestar económico de nuestra sociedad; desarrollar y aplicar el conocimiento y la comprensión necesarios para convertirse en un ciudadano informado, activo y responsable a nivel local, nacional y mundial.

Planning lessons and courses : designing sequences of work for the language classroom.

Recurso sobre la planificación de clases y cursos para estudiantes de inglés como lengua extranjera. La mayoría de los capítulos están organizados alrededor de preguntas que el profesor se podría hacer al planificar una lección o un curso. Cada capítulo ofrece respuestas a las preguntas planteadas o implícitas en el título del capítulo como: quiénes son los estudiantes; cuál es la lección; cómo se aprende; cómo puedo enseñar; qué materiales se pueden seleccionar; cómo empezar a trabajar en la planificación; qué actividades se pueden utilizar y adaptar.