Modelos de enseñanza y aprendizaje presentes en los usos de plataformas de e-learning en universidades españolas : el caso de la Universidad de Santiago de Compostela.

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Escolarización de niños invidentes y su integración social : pautas para una intervención pedagógica en el ámbito escolar.

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A programación de aula no marco da LOE : unha ferramenta ao servizo das tarefas docentes. 'La programación de aula en el marco de la LOE : una herramienta al servicio de las tareas docentes'.

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Cambios hormonales por efecto de la terapia asistida con caballos en personas autistas

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Repercusi??n de la metodolog??a did??ctica con apoyo de entornos virtuales de aprendizaje en el rendimiento de los estudiantes

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Aprender a incluir na educação pré-escolar

Este Trabalho de Projecto foi realizado no âmbito do Mestrado em Ciências da Educação: Educação Especial – domínio cognitivo e motor. A concretização do projecto visou promover a educação inclusiva num grupo de crianças da educação pré-escolar, em que três das crianças apresentavam alguma alteração no seu desenvolvimento, proporcionando situações de aprendizagem e desenvolvimento para todas. O desenvolvimento do projecto caracterizou-se pela abordagem efectuada no âmbito da metodologia de investigação-acção utilizando a perspectiva avaliação/diagnóstico, planificação, intervenção e reflexão, numa intervenção por etapas. De acordo com o plano de acção delineado, efectuou-se uma proposta de intervenção organizada de forma estruturada para o grupo de crianças, na faixa etária dos 3/4 anos, procurando proporcionar situações de desenvolvimento e aprendizagem para todo o grupo, em todas as áreas de desenvolvimento, incidindo sobretudo no aspecto relacional entre as crianças do grupo. Para além disso, contemplaram-se, simultaneamente, situações de envolvimento das famílias das crianças e a participação do grupo em actividades no contexto escolar com outros grupos de crianças. Os resultados do projecto traduziram evoluções ao nível do desenvolvimento e aprendizagem das crianças, desenvolvendo capacidades em várias áreas e revelando progressos ao nível da relação com o outro. Mas para além disso, o projecto assumiu sobretudo uma oportunidade de reflexão no sentido de efectuar mudanças na intervenção para conseguir que se tornasse verdadeiramente inclusiva e procurando dar resposta à diversidade existente no grupo, de acordo com as perspectivas teóricas defendidas.

Workers' compensation for occupational hearing loss: what we know or don't know

This papers looks at workers' compensation laws for each state to determine if there have been any updates in the laws since a 2000 survey by Dobie and Megerson. The study also examines what information is available to audiologists testing patients in workers' compensation claims.

Differential effects of thyroid hormone manipulation and ß adrenoceptor agonist administration on uncoupling protein mRNA abundance in adipose tissue and thermoregulation in neonatal pigs

We have shown that there is significant disparity in the expression of uncoupling proteins (UCP) 2 and 3 between modern-commercial and ancient-Meishan porcine genotypes, commercial pigs also have higher plasma triiodothyronine (T(3)) in on the first day of life. T(3) and the sympathetic nervous system are both known to regulate UCPs in rodents and humans; their role in regulating these proteins in the pig is unknown. This study examined whether thyroid hormone manipulation or administration of a selective beta3 adrenoceptor agonist (ZD) influenced plasma hormones, colonic temperature and UCP expression in adipose tissue of two breeds of pig. To mimic the differences observed in thyroid hormone status, piglets from Meishan and commercial litters were randomly assigned to control (1 ml/kg water), T(3) (10 mg/kg) (Meishan only), methimazole (a commonly used antithyroid drug) (50 mg/kg) (commercial only) or ZD (10 mg/kg) oral administration for the first 4 days of postnatal life. Adipose tissue UCP2/3 mRNA abundance was measured on day 4 using PCR. T(3) administration raised plasma T(3) concentrations and increased colonic temperature on day 4. UCP3 mRNA abundance was higher in Meishan, than commercial piglets (p = 0.042) and was downregulated following T(3) administration (p = 0.014). Irrespective of genotype, ZD increased UCP2 mRNA abundance (Meishan p = 0.05, commercial p = 0.03). Expression of neither UCP2 nor 3 was related to colonic temperature, regardless of treatment. In conclusion, we have demonstrated a dissociation between thyroid hormones and the sympathetic nervous system in the regulation of UCPs in porcine adipose tissue. We have also suggested that expression of adipose tissue UCP2 and 3 are not related to body temperature in piglets.

Validation of a FFQ for estimating whole-grain cereal food intake

Estimation of whole-grain (WG) food intake in epidemiological and nutritional studies is normally based on general diet FFQ, which are not designed to specifically capture WG intake. To estimate WG cereal intake, we developed a forty-three-item FFQ focused on cereal product intake over the past month. We validated this questionnaire against a 3-d-weighed food record (3DWFR) in thirty-one subjects living in the French-speaking part of Switzerland (nineteen female and twelve male). Subjects completed the FFQ on day 1 (FFQ1), the 3DWFR between days 2 and 13 and the FFQ again on day 14 (FFQ2). The subjects provided a fasting blood sample within 1 week of FFQ2. Total cereal intake, total WG intake, intake of individual cereals, intake of different groups of cereal products and alkylresorcinol (AR) intake were calculated from both FFQ and the 3DWFR. Plasma AR, possible biomarkers for WG wheat and rye intake were also analysed. The total WG intake for the 3DWFR, FFQ1, FFQ2 was 26 (sd 22), 28 (sd 25) and 21 (sd 16) g/d, respectively. Mean plasma AR concentration was 55.8 (sd 26.8) nmol/l. FFQ1, FFQ2 and plasma AR were correlated with the 3DWFR (r 0.72, 0.81 and 0.57, respectively). Adjustment for age, sex, BMI and total energy intake did not affect the results. This FFQ appears to give a rapid and adequate estimate of WG cereal intake in free-living subjects.