Aprenentatge i avaluació objectiva de temes de Geografia i Història de Catalunya a l’E.S.O a través d’estratègies didàctiques basades en l’ús de noves tecnologies

Aquest projecte de recerca ha consistit, en primer lloc, en l'elaboració prèvia de materials en suport paper combinats amb una presentació de powerpoint per a l'aprenentatge del tema de la guerra civil espanyola (1936-1939) d'acord amb les prescripcions del currículum corresponent a l'alumnat de 4t d'ESO. En aquesta primera fase hi han col·laborat professors de Secundària de l'equip de recerca.(...)

Actualités diagnostiques et thérapeutiques dans le domaine de l'encéphalopathie hépatique [Hepatic encephalopathy: recent developments].

Hepatic encephalopathy is a neurological syndrome occurring in patients with liver failure or in those with a large porto-systemic shunt. In cirrhotic patients, the current classification comprises covert and overt encephalopathy. Diagnosis of covert encephalopathy requires sensitive tests. Lactulose and rifaximin are the two leading therapeutic options. Rifaximin is efficacious for maintaining remission from hepatic encephalopathy. Liver transplantation should be discussed in cirrhotic patients with encephalopathy.

Les nanoparticules, une nouvelle arme contre le crime ?

Nanoparticles, a new tool to deter crime? The detection of fingermarks at a crime scene or on evidence related with a criminal affair constitutes one of the main tasks of the investigators. Fingerprints, due to their uniqueness and invariability in time, remain a key element of an identification process (being for suspects or victims). The main difficulty resides in the fact that, most of the time, fingermarks are not visible through naked eye due to their chemical composition and the small amount of material that is left on the scene. There are said to be latent and their detection requires the application of specific techniques (optical or chemical). If numerous efficient techniques currently exist, there is a continuing quest for developing new techniques or reagents with an enhanced sensitivity towards secretions and with an increased efficiency. This article gives an outline about some currently performed researches based on the use of functionalized nanoparticles to detect latent fingermarks.