Al lado: Un método para la reducción del sufrimiento mediante decisiones compartidas, en Andalucía

The strategy "Next To", developed in Andalusia, about cooperation between public health services and associations of affected people, to improve the quality of care, has been applied, among other diseases, to the problems of adversity on child health. In order to explore the needs of affected population, it has been made a qualitative study with parents of deceased children, through which it has been identified the key points of improvement in relation to the suffering that occurs in the affected person and their next caregiver environment. The purpose of the study, in addition to identifying areas for improvement, includes providing proposals as recommendations. "Next To" as a participatory and transversal strategy, currently under development, is implicit in the objectives of the Fourth Andalusian Health Plan, since its application encourages the participation and empowerment of people affected by health adversity

The Distant neighbors — EU, Middle East, North Africa and the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership

The Barcelona Euro-Mediterranean Conference (1995) was intended to be a launching pad" for creating a new, innovative relationship between the EU-Fifteen and a selected set of non-member Middle Eastern and North African countries. The Barcelona Process was to become the European Union´s first attempt, of several, to create postmodern inclusive policy spheres as a way to deal with the post-enlargement problems of ´ins´ and outs´ in its immediate periphery. Nevertheless, in spite of geographical proximity, common problems and stated interest in creating amorphous EU borders in different sectors, the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership is today all but abandoned. This paper will examine some of the factors behind the current degeneration of the EU´s post-bipolar foreign policy strategy in the Mediterranean, by exploring the dialectic between the Union´s desire to expand its geopolitical, economic and cultural boundaries and the need to secure its territorial area (from migration, proliferation, social instability etc.). In the final part of the paper some suggestions for how to revive the relationship across the Mare Nostrum will be forwarded.

Pigment production by Streptococcus agalactiae in quasi-defined media.

A quasi-defined medium that supports the growth of Streptococcus agalactiae as pigmented colonies has been developed. The medium contains starch, a peptic digest of albumin, amino acids, nucleosides, vitamins, and salts. The presence of free cysteine, which could be replaced with other sulphur-containing compounds and to a lesser degree by reducing agents, was required for pigment formation.

MAR elements as tools to increase protein production by CHO cells

One of the major hurdles of isolating stable, inducible or constitutive high-level producer cell lines is the time-consuming selection, analysis and characterization of the numerous clones required to identify one with the desired characteristics. Various boundary elements, matrix attachment regions, and locus control regions were screened for for their ability to augment the expression of heterologous genes in CHO and other cells. The 5'-matrix-attachment region (MAR) of the chicken lysozyme gene was found to significantly increase stable gene expression, in culture dishes and in bioreactors. These MAR elements can be easily combined with various existing expression systems, as they can be added in trans (i.e. on a separate plasmid) in co-transfections with previously constructed expression vectors. Using cell population analysis, we found that the use of the MAR increases the proportion of high-producing CHO cell clones, thus reducing the number of cell lines that need to be screened while increasing maximal productivity. Random cDNA cloning and sequencing indicated that over 12% of the ESTs correspond to the transgene. Thus, productivity is no longer limited by transcriptional events in such MAR-containing cell lines. The identification of small and more convenient active MAR portions will also be summarized. Finally, we will show examples of how MAR elements can be combined with short term expression to increase the simultaneous synthesis of many proteins in parallel by CHO cells. Overall, we conclude that the MAR sequence is a versatile tool to increase protein expression in short and long term production processes.

Institucionalización de la evaluación del impacto en la salud en Andalucía.

Health impact assessment (HIA) aims to incorporate people's health and wellbeing as a key feature in policy-making. Many authors believe that HIA might be systematically integrated into all decision-making processes as a way to achieve that goal. To that end, there is need to overcome a number of challenges, including the fact that Andalusia (Spain) has made HIA compulsory by law, the need for awareness of all public sectors whose decisions might have substantial impacts on health and for a methodology that would enable a comprehensive approach to health determinants and inequalities, and the training of both the public health staff and professional sectors responsible for its application. In Andalusia, a law provides mandatory and binding health impact reports for most authorisation procedures in different areas: from sectoral plans to urban planning schemes, and especially projects subject to environmental assessment. Implementation of this law has required its integration into authorisation procedures, the training of interdisciplinary working groups in public health, the preparation of technical guidelines, and the organisation of dissemination and training seminars for developers.

La Biblioteca Virtual del Sistema Sanitario Público de Andalucía: 10 años de servicio y un futuro viable

Presentado en la mesa redonda "Innovar en gestión de información: plataformas tecnológicas para creación de contenidos compartidos" de las XIII Jornadas Bibliotecarias de Andalucía (Granada, 5 y 6 Noviembre 2015).

Antioxidant Intake and Antitumor Therapy: Toward Nutritional Recommendations for Optimal Results.

The role of the induction of oxidative stress as the mechanism of action of many antitumor drugs is acquiring an increasing interest. In such cases, the antitumor therapy success may be conditioned by the antioxidants present in our own body, which can be synthesized de novo (endogenous) or incorporated through the diet and nutritional supplements (exogenous). In this paper, we have reviewed different aspects of antioxidants, including their classification, natural sources, importance in diet, consumption of nutritional supplements, and the impact of antioxidants on health. Moreover, we have focused especially on the study of the interaction between antioxidants and antitumor therapy, considering both radiotherapy and chemotherapy. In this regard, we found that the convenience of administration of antioxidants during cancer treatment still remains a very controversial issue. In general terms, antioxidants could promote or suppress the effectiveness of antitumor treatment and even protect healthy tissues against damage induced by oxidative stress. The effects may depend on many factors discussed in the paper. These factors should be taken into consideration in order to achieve precise nutritional recommendations for patients. The evidence at the moment suggests that the supplementation or restriction of exogenous antioxidants during cancer treatment, as appropriate, could contribute to improving its efficiency.

Political Humor as a confrontational tool against the Syrian regime: A study case: Syria, 15th March 2011 – 15th May 2012

The aim of this working paper is to analyze the inclusion of political humor into the set of actions used by opponents to the Syrian regime during the first year of a state-wide uprising in 2011. The research argues that although political humor has traditionally been seen mainly as a concealed voice against dominant elites, it can nevertheless take a confrontational stance and challenge a regime. In this paper we assess the role of political humor in challenging the legitimacy of the Syrian State through the battle for the signification of events. We will work with a theoretical framework that draws its assumptions from social movements’ studies and cultural studies. Through the assessment of the importance of discourse and the role of ideological domination to a regime we will see how the first year of the Syrian uprising included widespread acts of political humor as part of the strategy against the regime.

IX Jornada Tècnica de l'Arròs

Només amb una millora continuada del cultiu es podran assolir els nous reptes que es presenten. La temàtica abordada serà molt variada: agronòmica, sanitat vegetal, ajuts i normatives. A més, enguany tindrem l’oportunitat d’aprofundir en el coneixement del cultiu de l’arròs a Andalusia. Per tot això, aquesta jornada tècnica ofereix a tots els arrossers la possibilitat d’ampliar els coneixements, debatre problemàtiques i alhora intercanviar experiències.

eDenuncia : Creació d'una aplicació mòbil per a dispositius Android

La realització d'aquest projecte pretén desenvolupar una aplicació mòbil que permeti a l'usuari documentar queixes sobre aspectes de l'espai o dels equipaments públics que són responsabilitat de les administracions amb el suport d'imatges i d'informació de localització precisa, per tal de ser enviades en forma de correu electrònic als destinataris més adients.

localiCEA : Localización de centros educativos en Andalucía

Aplicación Android que permite seleccionar provincia y municipio de Andalucía y localizar los centros escolares que hay cerca.

Procedimiento de diseño de circuitos digitales mediante FPGAS

Durant les últimes dècades, el desenvolupament de les noves tecnologies de fabricació de circuits integrats i l'avenç dels equipaments informàtics, ha proporcionat l'aparició de noves arquitectures electròniques orientades als sistemes electrònics i a l'aparició d'eines destinades a la síntesi i simulació. L'objectiu d'aquest treball final de carrera es presentar de forma general el procediment de disseny de circuits amb FPGAS, mitjançant l'ús d'eines de celoxica LTD.

Programa Estratègic Funcional de l’atenció sanitària privada

La Fundació Privada Hospital Asil de Granollers, és el centre hospitalari de referència a la comarca del Vallès Oriental. És un hospital que pertany a la Xarxa Hospitalària d’Ús Pública de Catalunya i que té concertat amb el Catsalut les línies de l’atenció especialitzada i sociosanitària. El 94% de la facturació de la FPHAG prové de la concertació amb l’asseguradora pública i la resta d'altres clients. En aquest marc, el que es proposa des del patronat i la direcció general és ordenar e impulsar el creixement del sector privat coincidint amb la disponibilitat del nou edifici d’atenció ambulatòria, conjuntament amb la resta dels equipaments i estructures de l'àmbit hospitalari del que ja venia disposant per activitat privada des de l’any 2005. Amb aquesta finalitat, es defineix en el organigrama de la FPHAG una nova direcció, que entre d'altres objectius persegueixi i es faci seu el projecte per impulsar l’assistència sanitària privada dintre del marc de l'hospital i alhora vetlli per la equitat i els drets dels usuaris mitjançant el control de circuits i el registre d’activitat. Aquesta dirección anomenada Direcció de Gestió de Clients i Atenció a l’Usuari, és la responsable de vetllar pel pacient/usuari/client, des del punt de vista de la gestió dels serveis sanitaris i la satisfacció del client, sigui aquest públic o privat.