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Myosporidium ladogensis n. comb. in burbot Lota lota from Finland: fine structure and microsporidian taxonomy.
2020
Infections with microsporidian parasites are described in skeletal muscle of burbot Lota lota from Lake Haukivesi, Finland. Infected myocytes contained spores within sporophorous vesicles (SPVs) in contact with host cell cytoplasm, similar to Pleistophora ladogensis in L. lota and smelt Osmerus eperlanus in western Russia and northern Germany. Analysis of small subunit ribosomal RNA (SSU rRNA) gene sequences indicated identity with Myosporidium spraguei in burbot and pike-perch from this lake. The latter is considered a junior synonym of P. ladogensis. Phylogenetic analysis of SSU rRNA sequences resolved the burbot parasite apart from a clade containing the type species P. typicalis, but to…
Uso de herramientas profesionales en la docencia universitaria. Una experiencia en ciencias laborales
2019
El artículo presenta la experiencia desarrollada por los autores en los últimos tres cursos académicos en los que han incorporado a su práctica docente el uso de herramientas profesionales con el objetivo de ajustar en mayor medida los contenidos de la materia con la realidad profesional posterior con la que se encontrará el alumnado. Fruto de la suscripción de un acuerdo de colaboración con la Asociación Española de Auditores Socio-Laborales se ha añadido a la docencia ―en asignaturas vinculadas con la auditoría sociolaboral― el uso de los formularios, documentos técnicos y el aplicativo informático que los auditores sociolaborales están utilizando en su ejercicio profesional. Tomando como…
A wearable multimodal interface for exploring urban points of interest
2015
Locating points of interest (POIs) in cities is typically facilitated by visual aids such as paper maps, brochures, and mobile applications. However, these techniques require visual attention, which ideally should be on the surroundings. Non-visual techniques for navigating towards specific POIs typically lack support for free exploration of the city or more detailed guidance. To overcome these issues, we propose a multimodal, wearable system for alerting the user of nearby recommended POIs. The system, built around a tactile glove, provides audio-tactile cues when a new POI is in the vicinity, and more detailed information and guidance if the user expresses interest in this POI. We evaluat…
Oralismos versus lengua de signos: políticas de inclusión educativa sobre el alumnado con deficiencia auditiva en Italia y España
2018
A partir del Informe Warnock de 1978 la mayoría de los países europeos iniciaron procesos de integración, y posteriormente inclusión educativa, con un cierto desarrollo normativo. Gran parte de dicha legislación tiene un carácter general. De entre las múltiples necesidades y diversidades funcionales, tan sólo la supresión de barreras arquitectónicas ha tenido un tratamiento diferenciado. Recientemente han aparecido normativas específicas para la atención educativa y social a personas con deficiencia auditiva. Con motivo de analizar las últimas modificaciones se ha comparado la normativa referida a este colectivo en dos de los países con mayor índice de inclusión educativa de Europa: Italia …
Context-dependent minimisation of prediction errors involves temporal-frontal activation
2020
According to the predictive coding model of perception, the brain constantly generates predictions of the upcoming sensory inputs. Perception is realised through a hierarchical generative model which aims at minimising the discrepancy between predictions and the incoming sensory inputs (i.e., prediction errors). Notably, prediction errors are weighted depending on precision of prior information. However, it remains unclear whether and how the brain monitors prior precision when minimising prediction errors in different contexts. The current study used magnetoencephalography (MEG) to address this question. We presented participants with repetition of two non-predicted probes embedded in cont…
Things matter: about materiality and recovery from mental health difficulties
2020
ABSTRACT Purpose The aim of this study is to explore how material things might become involved in the recovery process of people with mental health difficulties. Method Empirical material from three different studies on various aspects concerning mental health issues that each of the authors had conducted was reanalysed through a phenomenological item analysis. Results We discovered that mundane objects such as a mobile phone, a bench, a door and a key have agency to contribute to peoples’ recovery and wellbeing. Things became agents that created contexts that initiated physical, social and emotional movements. Conclusion By giving attention to materiality we might become aware of the impor…
Certification as support for resilience? Behind the curtains of a certification body — a qualitative study
2020
AbstractBackgroundCertification in healthcare often involves independent private sector bodies performing legally required or voluntary external assurance activities. These certification practices are embedded in international standards founded in traditional beliefs about rational and predictable processes for quality and safety improvement. Certification can affect organizational and cultural changes, support collaboration and encourage improvement that may be conducive to resilient performance. This study explores whether ISO 9001 quality management system certification can support resilience in healthcare, by looking at characteristics in the objectives, methods, and practice of certifi…
Quality Indicators for Crisis Communication to Support Emergency Management by Public Authorities
2011
The purpose of this paper is to develop a framework for performance indicators to measure and improve crisis communication preparedness of public authorities. Such an instrument supporting organizational learning has not yet been developed for crisis communication. Literature is used to create a basis and the framework is derived from a process model with various phases integrating communication activities with crisis management. In the paper, the development of the instrument is explained and justified. Furthermore, an example of its use is provided in which the instrument is used for an auditor evaluation of a water contamination case. A next step for future research could be to analyze a…
Profesors Kārlis Andžāns: personālais literatūras rādītājs
1975
Saturs: Priekšvārds. Ekonomikas zinātņu doktors profesors Kārlis Andžāns. /J. Vaikulis/ Ekonomikas zinātņu doktora profesora K. Andžāna publicētie darbi. (1936. - 1973.) Ekonomikas zinātņu doktora profesora K. Andžāna rediģētie darbi. Raksti par ekonomikas zinātņu doktoru profesoru K. Andžānu.
The effectiveness of local child weight management programmes: an audit study
2012
Background Many different child weight management programmes exist, with varying degrees of evaluation to provide evidence of their success. The purpose of this research was to use a standardized approach to audit the effectiveness of weight management intervention programmes in the West Midlands region of the UK, specifically to assess the benefits to participating children in terms of health improvement and behaviour change. Methods An audit of seven family-based intervention programmes currently in place in the West Midlands. Programmes were audited against the Standard Evaluation Framework. Results The programmes provided a partial data set relating to a change in weight from the baseli…