Desenvolupament de les competències a l'escola: una experiència a través del teatre

Una experiència a través del teatre pot voler dir moltes coses: fer d"actor, dramaturg, espectador, lector, dinamitzador, etc. en un moment determinat. En aquest article parlem d"experimentar a través del teatre en l"àmbit escolar. Ens referim al teatre com a eina pedagògica i com a escenari formatiu que facilita situacions per percebre, comprendre, comunicar i enriquir-se amb els processos, les produccions artístiques i les diverses realitats que es propicien. Com a tal ens ofereix la possibilitat de desenvolupar les competències dintre de la comunitat escolar. A través del teatre podem fomentar un aprenentatge integrat i transdisciplinar desenvolupant molts aspectes de les diferents competències. En funció de quin sigui l"objectiu, el teatre és una activitat que ens pot ser útil per treballar-ne uns o uns altres.

The theory of classical Greek music

Luettelointi kesken

Selections from "The Fortune Teller"

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Fractionation of Wood Extracts

The aim of this thesis was to fractionate wood extracts into pure fractions using membrane technology, to observe membrane behaviour in solvents and to study the effect of conditioning on membrane performance. Four different wood extracts were used in the performed filtrations. In the literature part, the focus was on the effect of different solvent properties on polymeric membranes, especially on their retention and flux. Solute properties, such as shape, polarity and charge, were examined. Transport models, membrane stability and ways to improve the stability, when solvents were filtered, were also discussed. The experimental part consisted of a series of filtrations, where the effect of the wood extracts and solvent concentration on solute retention was observed. Polymeric and ceramic membranes were tested under different conditions and the solute analyses were performed with GC and GC-MS. It was discovered that it is possible to fractionate wood extracts using membrane technology to some extent, but more research must be done to understand the mechanisms behind the various interactions between the solvent and the membrane. Conditioning was also considered as an important part of the membrane pre-treatment.

Manon Lescaut : a lyric drama in four acts

Oletettavasti sama levytys kuin CD-julkaisussa RCA Victor Gold Seal Opera Series, 60573-2-RG, jossa tosin Plinio Clabassin tilalle merkitty Enrico Campi.

Antioxidant and antiviral properties of Pseudopiptadenia contorta (Leguminosae) and of quebracho (Schinopsis sp.) extracts

Proanthocyanidins from P. contorta leaves and from a commercial quebracho extract were isolated and characterized. Flavonoids, catechins and gallic acid were also identified in the extracts of P. contorta. Compounds were evaluated for their antioxidant properties and for their antiviral activity against an acyclovir-resistant herpes simplex virus type 1 strain. The low molecular weight phenolic derivatives and the proanthocyanidins from P. contorta showed the highest antioxidant activity. Purified proanthocyanidins from both P. contorta and quebracho showed the same maximum non toxic concentrations (25 µg/mL), with 82.2% and 100% of virus inhibition, respectively.

Constituintes químicos da raiz e do talo da folha do açaí (Euterpe precatoria Mart., Arecaceae)

Phytochemical investigation of the hexane, ethyl acetate and methanolic extracts of roots and leaf stalks of Euterpe precatoria Mart. ("açaí"), afforded stigmast-4-en-6beta-ol-3-one (3); p-hydroxy benzoic acid (4); 3beta-O-D-glucopyranosyl-sitosterol (5); beta-sitosterol palmitate (6); mixtures of beta-sitosterol and stigmasterol (1 and 2), alpha-, beta-amirin and lupeol (7, 8 and 9), friedelin-3-one and 28-hydroxy-friedelin-3-one (10 and 11) and alpha-, beta-D-glucose (12, 13). Except for 1, 2 and 4, the other isolated constituents are described in the genus for the first time. Compounds 3 and 5 gave good results in the brine shrimp bioassay, which detects compounds with potential uses as antitumor agents, pesticides, etc..

Entorn de gestió de dades d'ornitologia

Des de fa uns anys, des de l’EPS de la UVic, s’està duent a terme el desenvolupament d’un dispositiu electrònic que proporciona la capacitat de capturar dades sobre un niu d’ocells. El projecte e-niu, que es pot seguir a www.tutara.info/e-niu, està actualment en una fase de test., i s’ha desenvolupat sobretot la part hardware. Aquest projecte té com a objectiu principal crear un entorn web per poder gestionar les dades que s’obtenen del niu d’ocells informatitzat (e-niu). Les dades que ens arriben dels e-nius estan en un arxiu de text, i el que es pretén és que l’usuari que controla el niu, pugui fer diversos anàlisis de les dades d’aquest. A més de poder veure els resultats en diversos tipus de gràfics, també se li vol donar la opció de treure els resultats en format taula o en format Excel, un format aquest últim, molt interessant, ja que donaria a les dades una gran possibilitat de ser tractades posteriorment, com fer seleccions del tipus de dades, treure percentatges, crear altres tipus de gràfics, etc. L’altre gran objectiu és el fet de poder treballar en la creació d’un entorn web complert a nivell gairebé professional amb l’aprenentatge que això comporta, ja que s’ha aplicat la tecnologia client-servidor, és a dir, que el llenguatge de programació està dins el servidor, i quan algun usuari l’executa, el sistema només li envia la presentació en HTML. El sistema de programació que es fa servir és el de les tres capes. La capa de dades, que està formada per una base de dades relacional del tipus MySQL i és on emmagatzemarem tota la informació. La capa de programació de la que s’encarrega el llenguatge PHP, és on s’efectua tot el tractament de les dades i finalment, la capa de presentació, que és la que s’encarrega de mostrar les dades al client en el navegador mitjançant els templates de HTML.

Quantitation of genistein and genistin in soy dry extracts by UV-Visible spectrophotometric method

This paper describes the development and validation of an UV-Visible spectrophotometric method for quantitation of genistein and genistin in soy dry extracts, after reaction with aluminum chloride. The method showed to be linear (r²= 0.9999), precise (R.S.D. < 2%), accurate (recovery of 101.56%) and robust. Seven samples of soy dry extracts were analyzed by the spectrophotometric validated method and by RP-HPLC. Genistein concentrations determined by spectrophotometry (0.63% - 16.05%) were slightly higher than values obtained by HPLC analysis (0.40% - 12.79%); however, the results of both methods showed a strong correlation.

De la partitura a l'escenari

De la partitura a l’escenari consisteix en un estudi de diferents mètodes violinístics que vinculen temes com la concentració, el treball mental, la posició del cos i estratègies d’estudi entre d’altres. A partir d’aquí, l’objectiu ha estat dissenyar un programa diari d’estudi i un altre per la preparació a l’escenari. Per tant, és un treball orientat al violinista ja format per obtenir un bon resultat a l’hora de fer interpretacions en públic. El treball està estructurat en una part teòrica i una més experimental. La recerca d’informació per la primera part està extreta majoritàriament de bibliografia. La segona part del treball s’ha basat en el treball de camp i l’experimentació de diferents exercicis avaluats personalment. Els resultats han estat molt diversos i, malgrat que en alguns casos no ha funcionat, m’ha proporcionat unes eines molt interessants i necessàries que desconeixia.

Antifungal activity against postharvest fungi by extracts from Colombian propolis

The aims of the present study were to evaluate the antifungal properties of Colombian propolis extracts against Colletotrichum gloeosporioides and Botryodiplodia theobromae, and to isolate and identify the main constituents from the active extracts. Therefore, propolis samples were thoroughly extracted with n-hexane/methanol (EPEM), dichloromethane, ethyl acetate, and methanol. Experimental results indicated that mycelial growth of all selected microorganisms was reduced in culture media containing EPEM and dichloromethane fractions. Furthermore, through antifungal bioassay-guided fractionation, three known labdane-type diterpenes: isocupressic acid (1), (+)-agathadiol (2) and epi-13-torulosol (3) were isolated as the main constituents from the active fractions.

Development and validation of a LC-method for the determination of phenols in a pharmaceutical formulation containing extracts from Stryphnodendron adstringens

A sensitive RP-HPLC method with UV detection successfully measured phenol(s) in an ointment containing 3% Stryphnodendron adstringens extract. Chromatography used acetonitrile (0.05% trifluoroacetic acid):water (0.05% trifluoroacetic acid) (v/v), flow rate 0.8 mL min-1. Quantitation was accomplished by the external-standard method. Linearity for 2.00 to 16.00 μg mL-1 (gallic acid) and 1.14 to 18.24 μg mL-1 (gallocatechin) was established. Intra- and inter-day precision levels were under 5%. LOD and LOQ were 0.231 and 0.770 μg mL-1 (gallic acid) and 0.151 and 0.504 μg mL-1 (gallocatechin), respectively. Determination of phenols was unaffected by product excipients.

Evaluation of antimicrobial activity and toxic potential of extracts and triterpenes isolated from Maytenus imbricata

The phytochemical study of hexane/ethyl ether (1:1) extract of the roots of M. imbricata, Celastraceae, resulted in the isolation and characterization of six known triterpenes: 11α-hydroxylup-20(29)-en-3-one, previously isolated from this species besides, 3β,11α-di-hydroxylup-20(29)-ene, 3,7-dioxofriedelane, 3-oxo-29-hydroxyfriedelane, tingenone and 6-oxo-tingenol. The chemical structures of these triterpenes were established by spectrometric data (IR, ¹H and 13C NMR) and through comparison with literature data. The hexane/ethyl ether (1:1), ethyl acetate and methanol extracts, and 11α-hydroxylup-20(29)-en-3-one, tingenone and 6-oxo-tingenol, showed antimicrobial properties on in vitro assays. All extracts and triterpenes, except 3β,11α-di-hydroxylup-20(29)-ene, presented toxicity demonstrated by the larvicidal effect test using Artemia salina.

Chemical constituents of methanolic extracts of Jatropha curcas L and effects on Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

The biological activity of seven extracts from leaves of different Jatropha curcas L (Euphorbiaceae) accessions was evaluated on Spodoptera frugiperda. Methanol extracts were incorporated into an artificial diet and offered to the larval stage of S. frugiperda. The parameters evaluated were length of larval and pupal stages, mortality of larval and total cycle stage, and weight of pupae. The extracts of the EMB accessions showed the best result for larval mortality at 60.00 and 56.67%, compared with the control, respectively. Hexane partition of the methanol extract of the leaves of PM-14 accessions allowed the identification of phytosterols, phytol and n-alkanols.

Validation of an hplc method for the determination of 1,7-dihydroxy-2,3-methylenedioxyxanthone in extracts obtained from Polygala cyparissias A. St. Hil. & Moq. (Polygalaceae) and evaluation of the influence of its content on the gastroprotective activity

Polygala cyparissias is a plant widespread in Southern Latin America. Recently, we demonstrated the gastroprotective activity of the extract, as well as for one of the isolated metabolites-1,7-dihydroxy-2,3-methylenedioxyxanthone (MDX). In this study, a HPLC method for the quantification of MDX was validated. The HPLC method was linear (0.5-24 µg mL-1 of MDX) with good accuracy, precision and robustness. The content of MDX in the extracts from whole and different parts of the plant ranged from 0 to 5.4 mg g-1 and the gastroprotective index ranged from 72.1 to 99.1%. Thus, the method might be used for the standardization of the extracts based on the MDX marker.