Palabras en torno a imágenes : Sobre la presencia de las artes plásticas en novelas españolas contemporáneas

En las novelas españolas de las últimas décadas, abundan las referencias a las artes plásticas, en particular a la pintura. No se trata de simples alusiones, sino de descripciones más o menos detalladas de cuadros e incluso de las reproducciones de estos, que se presentan como metáforas condensadoras de conflictos humanos presentes en los relatos (Sefarad, de Antonio Muñoz Molina o Tu rostro mañana, de Javier Marías). También se encuentran títulos que aluden a quienes producen arte o a las mismas obras y, a la vez, a la memoria de los protagonistas (El pintor de batallas, de Arturo Pérez Reverte o El jinete polaco, de Muñoz Molina); o bien se introducen algunos temas vinculados a la pintura, como el mercado del arte, el dinero y el poder (Corazón tan blanco, de Marías o Los viejos amigos, de Rafael Chirbes). Casi todas las novelas coinciden en que la referencia a la imagen pictórica es una vía de acceso a la recuperación de un pasado personal o colectivo, es decir la imagen está estrechamente asociada a la propia historia o a la Historia, y sirve para reflexionar sobre ella.

Ciudadanos en defensa del patrimonio mundial: el caso de la Mezquita de Córdoba

La Mezquita de Córdoba fue reconocida por Unesco en 1984 como Patrimonio Mundial por constituir la obra cumbre del arte islámico y andalusí en Europa y ser paradigma universal de concordia entre culturas. Construida en el año 785 por Abderramán I, en 1523 Carlos I autoriza edificar en su interior una Catedral renacentista que rompió la infinitud del bosque de columnas al tiempo que precipitó un mestizaje sin precedentes del islam y el cristianismo. Ambas realidades artísticas, históricas y culturales han convivido durante siglos en Córdoba hasta que en 1998, el Cabildo catedralicio, sus actuales gestores, se propusieron borrar la huella andalusí de todos los documentos oficiales de divulgación hasta el punto de eliminar el nombre de Mezquita y suprimir toda alusión a la arquitectura y herencia omeya de un monumento que es conocido en todo el mundo como el edificio andalusí emblemático por excelencia. En un acto de intolerancia y expolio cultural, el Obispado pretendió roclamar la supremacía católica sobre el Islam a costa del sentido común, de la historia, del arte, de la arquitectura y de la memoria de Córdoba y su significado en el mundo. En febrero de 2014, un grupo de ciudadanos cordobeses organizados como “Plataforma Mezquita-Catedral, Patrimonio de Tod@s” lanzó una campaña de denuncia que ha logrado reunir más de 385.000 firmas para reclamar la restitución del nombre y la memoria del universal monumento y exigir una gestión profesional. Entre los firmantes, se encuentran personalidades de la cultura de la talla de Juan Goytisolo, José Manuel Caballero Bonald, Emilio Lledó, Josefina Molina, Antonio Muñoz Molina, Antonio Gala, Rosa Montero, Norman Foster, Eduardo Galeano, Federico Mayor Zaragoza, Manolo Sanlúcar, José Chamizo y muchos otros de reconocido prestigio. La Plataforma ciudadana estima que la actual gestión de la Mezquita-Catedral de Córdoba es profundamente lesiva para la integridad del monumento, desleal con su historia, ofensiva con la memoria de Córdoba y contraria a los valores fundamentales sobre los que la Unesco la reconoció en 1984 como Patrimonio Mundial.

Ludwing II of Baviera and Luchino Visconti: parallel lives? Study about Ludwing II of Baviera

This research presents Ludwig II of Baviera (1845-1886) as a historical figure and the vision of his reign theItalian director Luchino Visconti showed in his movies. This research states in an analytic and scrupulousway the relations between the historical figure, its filmic representation and the director himself. In addition,through an exhaustive research, this paper shows the aesthetics generated by directors like Visconti who reacheda remarkable peak in history of European film. Finally, this paper goes through the making of this film,which went from a transitional film within the Visconti oeuvre to one of his most troublesome and health-riskingprojects causing afterwards Visconti´s death.

Risk Consumption: Children and Online Gaming. The Problem of “Responsible Gambling”

Online gambling is a popular activity among adolescents. However, there has been a notable increase in the number of young people who suffer or are on the verge of pathological gambling. We review the impact of online gambling on young people and discuss the desiderability of the concept of “gambling responsibly” in order to alert of their risks and effectively prevent access to minors. The main factors associated with pathological gambling are the age of start, the family environment, the infl uence of advertising, the consumption of stimulants, and the attitudes of the peer group. Both the government and the gaming industry itself should consider these factors and develop comprehensive plans that ensure a safe and controlled model game. In this context, advertising must take into account criteria of consumer protection knowing that even if they are not allowed, children can easily have access to online gambling. All agents involved, including public and social agents, must provide mechanisms for prevention and awareness of a problem that arouses little social consciousness and excessive carelessness.

Interculturalidad : la convivencia en el IES Gerardo Molina.

El proyecto se realiza en el IES Gerardo Molina de la Localidad Murciana de Torre Pacheco, centro comarcal con gran asistencia de alumnos inmigrantes. Los objetivos fueron: desarrollar los valores de tolerancia y solidaridad, promover actitudes que contribuyan a la convivencia y propiciar el asociacionismo y el respeto mutuo. El proyecto implica a toda la comunidad educativa y se desarrolla a partir de las siguientes actividades: charlas y coloquios con personas mayores, profundización en las razones históricas, historia y constumbres marroquíes y testimonios. En un segundo grupo de actividades se incluyen: exposiciones, dramatizaciones, cuenta cuentos y trovos, juegos y actividades deportivas y gastronomía.

Biological and morphometric aspects and rearing of Syssphinx molina (Cramer) (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae), a defoliator of parica tree

The objective of this research was to describe the biological and morphometric aspects of the parica tree defoliator, Syssphinx molina (Cramer), and make recommendations about the insect rearing. The life cycle was 62.9 days with mean periods for the egg, larval, pre-pupal and pupal stages of 5.6, 31.1, 2.2 and 16.6 days respectively. The pupal viability was 60.5% for females and 48.6% for males. The sexual ratio was 0.5 with mean production of 182.3 ± 2.2 eggs per female and egg viability of 24.3%. The mean longevity was 7.9 ± 2 and 8.1 ± 3 days for females and males respectively. Other parameters were also observed and compared with description of other Saturniidae species.

The Juglandaceae of Guatemala / Louis O. Williams and Antonio Molina R.

v.32:no.13(1970)

Two new Nicaraguan Juglandaceae [by] Antonio Molina R.

v.31:no.16(1968)

Guía de diseño y mejora continua de procesos asistenciales integrados. 2ª ed

Publicado en la página web de la Consejería de Igualdad, Salud y Políticas Sociales: www.juntadeandalucia.es/salud (Consejería de Salud / Profesionales / Nuestro Compromiso por la Calidad / Procesos Asistenciales Integrados)

Total antioxidant capacity of plasma in asymptomatic carrier state of Neisseria meningitidis

Reduction of the antioxidant capacity of plasma has been linked with the impairment of an effective immune response and so we hypothesized that the carriage rate of Neisseria meningitidis in asymptomatic subjects might correlate with the levels of antioxidants in plasma. To this end we took pharyngeal swabs from 339 children in Marquesado Basic Health Zone, Granada, Spain and in addition determined the total antioxidant capacity (TAC) in plasma samples from these subjects. The overall prevalence of N. meningitidis carriage was 5.9% (mean age 7.1 years) with rates of 10.3% in children aged 3 < or =years, 3.9% between 4 and 7 years and 2.4% in older subjects. Plasma TAC for the < or =3-year-olds was 0.13 for carriers and 1.10 for non-carrier controls (P=0.04), 0.13 for carriers aged 4-7 years (controls 0.63) and 0.28 for carriers aged >7 years (controls 0.52). We analysed the association between TAC in plasma (<0.37 - 2 S.D.) and the carrier state of N. meningitidis. In the carrier state, the odds ratio for this association (TAC in plasma <0.25) was 8.44 (95% CI 1.5-48.9). These findings may suggest a reduced immune response in the host favourable to nasopharyngeal persistence of meningococci.

Consumption of fried foods and risk of coronary heart disease: Spanish cohort of the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition study.

OBJECTIVE To assess the association between consumption of fried foods and risk of coronary heart disease. DESIGN Prospective cohort study. SETTING Spanish cohort of the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition. PARTICIPANTS 40 757 adults aged 29-69 and free of coronary heart disease at baseline (1992-6), followed up until 2004. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Coronary heart disease events and vital status identified by record linkage with hospital discharge registers, population based registers of myocardial infarction, and mortality registers. RESULTS During a median follow-up of 11 years, 606 coronary heart disease events and 1135 deaths from all causes occurred. Compared with being in the first (lowest) quarter of fried food consumption, the multivariate hazard ratio of coronary heart disease in the second quarter was 1.15 (95% confidence interval 0.91 to 1.45), in the third quarter was 1.07 (0.83 to 1.38), and in the fourth quarter was 1.08 (0.82 to 1.43; P for trend 0.74). The results did not vary between those who used olive oil for frying and those who used sunflower oil. Likewise, no association was observed between fried food consumption and all cause mortality: multivariate hazard ratio for the highest versus the lowest quarter of fried food consumption was 0.93 (95% confidence interval 0.77 to 1.14; P for trend 0.98). CONCLUSION In Spain, a Mediterranean country where olive or sunflower oil is used for frying, the consumption of fried foods was not associated with coronary heart disease or with all cause mortality.

Comodidad materna y reducción del dolor en mujeres con posición fetal occipitoposterior durante el parto con el uso de las posturas de decúbito lateral y manos-rodillas: Ensayo clínico aleatorizado

Objective: To assess the maternal comfort and reduction of pain associated with contractions during labor with “hands-knees” (HK) maternal posture compared with “lateral maternal postures toward the fetal back” in pregnant women with occipitoposterior (OP) fetal position. Methods: In the multicenter trial by randomization, 70 women with OP fetal position during labor took the lateral posture and 65 women the HK posture for at least 30 minutes. We analyzed maternal comfort, perceived pain, influence of epidural analgesia and use of fit-ball on posture HK. Results: Back pain and abdominal pain reduction was higher with HK posture. With lateral posture 78.6% of women expressed comfort versus 73.8% of women with HK posture. Regarding the lateral posture, the comfort with HK posture reduces in multiparous women, with an odds ratio (OR) of 0.29, for a confidence interval (CI) 95% 0.12 to 0.76, and epidural analgesia (OR= 0.39; CI 95%: 0.15-1.03), comfort with K posture is higher with reduction of pain (OR= 4.13, 95% CI: 1.34- 12.72) and abdominal pain compared with back pain (OR= 4.05, 95% CI: 1.36-11.85). Conclusions: Women consider comfortable lateral and HK maternal postures during labor. The lateral posture is most comfortable for multiparous and epidural analgesia. The reduction of pain during labor is higher with HK posture, recommending this posture in primiparous women without epidural analgesia.

Recommendations of the GARIN group for managing non-critically ill patients with diabetes or stress hyperglycaemia and artificial nutrition.

BACKGROUND & AIMS By means of this update, the GARIN working group aims to define its position regarding the treatment of patients with diabetes or stress hyperglycaemia and artificial nutrition. In this area there are many aspects of uncertainty, especially in non-critically ill patients. METHODS Bibliographical review, and specific questions in advance were discussed and answered at a meeting in the form of conclusions. RESULTS We propose a definition of stress hyperglycaemia. The indications and access routes for artificial nutrition are no different in patients with diabetes/stress hyperglycaemia than in non-diabetics. The objective must be to keep pre-prandial blood glucose levels between 100 and 140 mg/dl and post-prandial levels between 140 and 180 mg/dl. Hyperglycemia can be prevented through systematic monitoring of capillary glycaemias and adequately calculate energy-protein needs. We recommend using enteral formulas designed for patients with diabetes (high monounsaturated fat) to facilitate metabolic control. The best drug treatment for treating hyperglycaemia/diabetes in hospitalised patients is insulin and we make recommendations for adapt the theoretical insulin action to the nutrition infusion regimen. We also addressed recommendations for future investigation. CONCLUSIONS This recommendations about artificial nutrition in patients with diabetes or stress hyperglycaemia can add value to clinical work.