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Propuestas creativas, educativas y terapéuticas. Cómo trabajar con alumnado con problemas sociales
2013
This article comes from the idea that Elementary Spanish classrooms are in dire need of improvement in terms of social relations, not only because of the significant cultural changes that occurred during the dawn of the twenty-first century as a result of migration flows, but because of global economic complications and technological advances that have complicated relationships. In this situation, this article offers a compilation of different activities in the area of artistic expression of Elementary Education, with the aim of improving social contact and relationships of the students of this educational stage. At the same time, it has been considered essential to characterize these activ…
La evaluación de los materiales didácticos digitales
2017
Este artículo presenta los resultados más relevantes obtenidos a partir de un estudio centrado en analizar las características pedagógicas y tecnológicas de una muestra de materiales de repositorios y plataformas de contenidos educativos digitales actualmente existentes en España destinados a la Educación Primaria tanto de plataformas de contenidos educativos comerciales como de repositorios institucionales públicos. El artículo presenta inicialmente algunas refexiones sobre algunos de los principales aspectos que, en nuestra opinión, deben caracterizar la evaluación de los materiales didácticos en el contexto de la sociedad digital. La metodología empleada en el estudio consistió en el aná…
CONGENITAL REDUCTION IN NUMBER OF NEPHRONS IMPAIRS PROXIMAL TUBULAR GROWTH IN THE CONTRALATERAL KIDNEY DURING PARTIAL UNILATERAL URETERAL OBSTRUCTION
2013
PURPOSE To compare the response of the contralateral (CL) kidney during partial unilateral uretaral obstruction (PUO) and from obstruction/release (PUO/Rel) to sham-operated kidneys in both wild-type (WT) mice and mice with 50% reduction of nephron number (Os/+) MATERIAL AND METHODS C57/BL6 WT and mice with oligosyndactylism and 50% reduction of nephron number (Os/+), were subjected to sham operation or PUO in the first 2 days of life. Additional mice underwent release of obstruction at 7 days (PUO-Rel). All kidneys were harvested at 6 weeks (adulthood). Using histomorphometry, glomerular number and area were determined by PAS staining, and proximal tubular (PT) mass and injury to the glome…
Maternal stress and coping strategies in developmental Dyslexia: An Italian multicenter study
2017
BackgroundStudies about the impact of developmental dyslexia (DD) on parenting are scarce. Our investigation aimed to assess maternal stress levels and mothers’ copying styles in a population of dyslexic children.MethodsA total of 874 children (500 boys, 374 girls; mean age 8.32 ± 2.33 years) affected by DD was included in the study. A total of 1,421 typically developing children (789 boys, 632 girls; mean age 8.25 ± 3.19 years) were recruited from local schools of participating Italian Regions (Abruzzo, Calabria, Campania, Puglia, Umbria, Sicily) and used as control-children group. All mothers (of both DD and typically developing children) filled out an evaluation for parental stress (Pare…
Coping and parental role competence of mothers of preterm infant
2014
The study was aimed at obtaining knowledge about mothers' experiences of preterm birth. The objective of the study is to explore coping strategies and self- perceived parental competence, in mothers of infant born moderately and severely preterm and admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). METHODS: The study involved a group of 16 mothers of moderately preterm children (weeks' gestational age: mean=34, SD=2 and birth weight: mean=2000 g, SD=200 g) and a group of 14 mothers of severely preterm children (weeks' gestational age: mean=29, SD=2 and birth weight: mean=1700 g, SD=350 g). The following instruments were used with mothers to investigate focus areas of research: Coping Ori…
High mobility group box 1 and markers of oxidative stress in human cord blood.
2019
Background Parturition induces considerable oxidative stress and many inflammatory mediators, such as high mobility group box 1 (HMGB1), are involved from the beginning of the pregnancy to birth. The aim of the present study was to evaluate serum cord blood concentration of diacron-reactive oxygen metabolites (d-ROM), biological antioxidant potential (BAP), and HMGB1 to investigate the perinatal oxidative status of neonates and correlation with mode of delivery, as well as the influence of labor. Methods The subjects consisted of 214 neonates delivered at University Hospital "G. Martino", Messina, in a 6 months period. Venous blood samples were collected from the umbilical cord after cord s…
Defining Kawasaki disease and pediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome-temporally associated to SARS-CoV-2 infection during SARS-CoV-2 epidemic in…
2021
Abstract Background There is mounting evidence on the existence of a Pediatric Inflammatory Multisystem Syndrome-temporally associated to SARS-CoV-2 infection (PIMS-TS), sharing similarities with Kawasaki Disease (KD). The main outcome of the study were to better characterize the clinical features and the treatment response of PIMS-TS and to explore its relationship with KD determining whether KD and PIMS are two distinct entities. Methods The Rheumatology Study Group of the Italian Pediatric Society launched a survey to enroll patients diagnosed with KD (Kawasaki Disease Group – KDG) or KD-like (Kawacovid Group - KCG) disease between February 1st 2020, and May 31st 2020. Demographic, clini…
Analysis of mobile applications aimed at early childhood: technical, pedagogical, design and content characteristics
2021
This article analyzes the technical, pedagogical, design and content characteristics of a sample of applications for children up to 5 years old, available on the Google Play platform. The study is part of an investigation titled: «Los materiales didácticos digitales en la Educación Infantil. Análisis y propuestas para su uso en la escuela y el hogar» (RTI2018-093397-B-I00) in which research teams belonging to three Autonomous Communities of the Spanish State (Islas Canarias, Galicia and Valencia) participate. The methodology used was based on content analysis. The 23 most popular apps on Google Play in June 2020 are analyzed. Three of them are the most downloaded in Spanish homes during the…
Effects of maternal psychological distress and perception of COVID-19 on prenatal attachment in a large sample of Italian pregnant women
2021
Background: Evidence concerning the impact of COVID-19-related stress exposure on prenatal attachment in pregnant women is unknown. In this study we sought to assess the effect of psychological distress and risk perception of COVID-19 on prenatal attachment in a Italian sample of pregnant women. Methods: 1179 pregnant women completed an anonymous online survey and self-report questionnaires measuring socio-demographic and obstetric characteristics, psychological distress (STAI Form Y-1-2 and BDI-II), prenatal attachment (PAI) and risk perception of COVID-19. Data were collected from March 2020 to April 2020 referring to the national lockdown period. Results: After adjusting for the socio-de…
Congenital adrenal hypoplasia and hearing loss. A case report
1995
We report on the diagnostics, the therapeutics and the follow-up (to 3 years and 5 months) of a newborn affected by X-linked congenital adrenal hypoplasia. After the beginning of substitute hormonal therapy, the patient underwent periodical clinical examinations, with particular attention to the growth, and laboratory tests, which monitored the hormonal pattern. This experience points out the diagnostic role of low maternal levels of urinary estriol during pregnancy and the importance of a prolonged follow-up, so as to discover associated pathologies as early as possible. In our case, in fact, the study of auditory brainstem responses enabled us to recognize a mild transmission hearing loss…