Gamificación, motivación y rendimiento en educación: Una revisión sistemática

Introducción. El propósito de este artículo es revisar la bibliografía que analiza la relación entre gamificación, motivación y aprendizaje y, así, proporcionar ideas pedagógicas y didácticas para su implementación en la educación no universitaria. Metodología. Se realiza una metodología mixta, en la que se analiza una muestra intencional conformada por 37 artículos, escogidos intencionalmente siguiendo los estándares de evaluación de la American Educational Research Association (AERA, 2006), de un total de 1 706 estudios, publicados en ISI Web Of Science. Resultados. Se seleccionaron y analizaron 37 estudios escogidos intencionalmente siguiendo los estándares de evaluación de la AERA (2006), y se constata que la gamificación tiene una repercusión directa y positiva sobre las experiencias del alumnado en cuanto a su motivación y rendimiento. Discusión. El trabajo apunta a que la gamificación está siendo abordada académicamente desde dos perspectivas: como metodología orientada a la motivación del alumnado en su aprendizaje competencial; y como forma de potenciar el rendimiento académico en las diferentes áreas del conocimiento.

Participación de enfermería en Políticas Públicas, ¿Por qué es importante?: Revisión integrativa de la literatura

Objective: To analyze the scientific evidence available in the literature regarding the role of the political participation of the nursing profession.Method: Integrative literary review in six stages, in MEDLINE / PUBMED, ISI WEB OF SCIENCE, EBSCOHOST WEB, LILACS, and SCIELO databases 2010 - 2020 in English, Portuguese and Spanish languages, adjusted to PRISMA requirements. The data were summarized by thematic analysis.Results: From 75 texts, 23 were analyzed. 35% of the publications were made between 2010 to 2012, 48% are from the United States, 65% were obtained from PUBMED, and 26% are case studies. Two categories of work are obtained: Political participation of the nursing profession and Virtue and competences; Strategies and challenges to participate in PPs. Similarities are shown between both categories.Conclusion: Nursing has socio-political activism promoted by nurses in different contexts. To the extent that nursing professionals become aware of political involvement as an expression of socio-political knowledge, their participation favors the public policy process. It is an opportunity for change given their strategic position as referents of care of people in health systems. Objetivo: Analizar la evidencia científica disponible en la literatura en torno al rol de participación política del profesional enfermero.Método: Revisión integrativa literaria en seis etapas, en bases de datos MEDLINE/PUBMED, ISI WEB OF SCIENCE, EBSCOHOST WEB, LILACS y SCIELO publicados entre 2010 - 2020 en idiomas inglés, portugués y español, ajustada a los requerimientos PRISMA. Los datos fueron resumidos mediante análisis temático. Resultados: A partir de 75 textos, 23 fueron analizados. Un 35% de las publicaciones se realizó entre 2010 al 2012, el 48% son de Estados Unidos, un 65% se obtuvieron de PUBMED y el 26% son estudios de caso. Se obtienen dos categorías de trabajo: Participación política del profesional enfermero y Virtudes y competencias. Estrategias y desafíos para participar en PPs. Se muestran similitudes entre ambas categorías.Conclusión: Enfermería posee activismo sociopolítico impulsado por enfermeras en diferentes contextos. En la medida en que los profesionales de enfermería se hacen conscientes del rol de participación política como una expresión del patrón de conocimiento sociopolítico, su participación favorece el proceso de políticas públicas, y es una oportunidad para el cambio dada su posición estratégica como referentes del cuidado de las personas en los sistemas de salud.

“Catch-22” in Starting a New Science Journal (Editorial)

In our continuous effort to consolidate the journal DRC Sustainable Future, we encounter a somewhat similar situation, a kind of Catch-22, applicable to publishing in a recently launched science journal. Our periodical is peer-reviewed and free of all publication and processing charges (so, it is not a predatory journal), and it has a sound international editorial board. Nevertheless, authors refrain from submitting their manuscripts to the journal, as it has not yet been entered in the database of Scopus or ISI Web of Science. In other words, so far, the journal has not earned an impact factor, and it cannot receive one wPagiet:heo16u1/t164publishing articles of broad interest to the scientific community. For publishing such papers, one needs high rating of the journal, translated in an impact factor. This dilemma is, indeed, difficult to solve. Our dedicated authors, scientists from 11 countries of 5 continents made it possible to publish 2 volumes with 2 issues per year, a total of over 40 papers, which received numerous citations. We are confident that our co-workers will get rewarded soon when the journal will be included in the Scopus and/or ISI Web of Science database. Our present issue expands our targeted realm of sustainability to the fields of transportation, architecture, education, and sustainability of the process of innovation. Editors of DRC Sustainable Future are hopeful that the fourth issue of the journal contains several interesting papers, appealing to a wide segment of the scientific community. Our second issue of volume 2 of DRC Sustainable Future benefits of both interesting topics and famous authors.

Supervivencia de implantes dentales en pacientes con infección por VIH

Objetivo: Identificar la tasa de supervivencia de implantes dentales en pacientes con infección por el virus de inmunodeficiencia humana (VIH). Material y métodos: Se realizó una búsqueda electrónica de estudios observacionales y experimentales publicados hasta marzo del 2021 en la base de datos PubMed, PubMed Central, Cochrane y en las revistas de Periodoncia e Implantes con mayor factor de impacto según ISI Web of Science. La evaluación del riesgo de sesgo de los artículos observacionales se evaluó mediante la escala Newcastle-Ottawa y el manual Cochrane Versión 5.1.0 para ensayos clínicos. Resultados: Se encontraron 08 estudios observacionales, 02 reportes de caso, 05 series de casos y 01 estudio de cohorte con un seguimiento de 1 a 12 años. Se colocaron un total de 1 033 implantes dentales, el conteo de linfocitos CD4+ presentó una media de 531.48 mm3. La tasa de supervivencia de implantes dentales en pacientes con VIH positivos fue de 95.31 %. Según la escala Newcastle-Ottawa, todos los artículos incluidos mostraron un bajo riesgo de sesgo. Conclusión: La presente revisión sistemática evidenció una tasa de supervivencia de los implantes dentales en pacientes con VIH positivos de 95.31 % con un tiempo de seguimiento de 1 a 12 años.

Review on Emerging Waterborne Pathogens in Africa: The Case of Cryptosporidium

Water-related diseases, particularly waterborne diseases, remain significant sources of morbidity and mortality worldwide but especially in developing countries. Emerging waterborne pathogens represent a major health risk. Cryptosporidium is one such pathogen which is globally recognized as a major cause of diarrhea in children and adults. The objective of this paper is not only to review published studies on the impact of these emerging waterborne pathogens but also to identify the various risk factors that favor their transmission. A number of envisaged and needed actions to tackle the challenge of these pathogens in Africa have also been discussed. We have searched the web of ScienceDirect, PubMed, Scopus. ISI Web of Science, SpringerLink, and Google Scholar. The first database search yielded 3099 articles. As a result, 141 studies were submitted for abstract review. A total of 68 articles were selected for full text analysis. After evaluating a considerable number of articles on this topic, the following results were obtained. A number of pathogens are likely to present public health risks, including Cryptosporidium. The contaminating potential of these pathogens is associated with a multitude of factors, such as the effects of climate change, social and behavioral aspects of local populations, water issues, geographical locations that may cause isolation, and inequalities due to lack of transparency of governments in the distribution of financial resources. We stress the need to maintain and strengthen real-time surveillance and rapid epidemiological responses to outbreaks and the emergence of new waterborne pathogens in all countries. African governments, for their part, should be aware of future risks of waterborne protozoan diseases. They must provide immediate and effective responses by establishing technical and financial mechanisms to ensure sufficient quantities of safe drinking water, sewage disposal, and hygiene for all.

Avaliação da sustentabilidade ambiental no contexto de instituições de ensino superior: mapeamento de modelos

Vários modelos de avaliação de sustentabilidade em instituições de nível superior vêm sendo desenvolvidos. No entanto, estes registros estão dispersos e, em geral, apresentam uma análise isolada e específica, fato que conduz a uma interpretação mais limitada e a erros de avaliação. Esta pesquisa apresenta como objetivo compilar as informações encontradas na literatura a respeito deste tema, fornecendo ao leitor um referencial com uma visão global sobre este assunto. A fim de atender ao objetivo geral do estudo realizou-se uma revisão bibliográfica em artigos científicos selecionados nas bases de dados SCOPUS e ISI Web of Science. O resultado do estudo possibilitou identificar fatores de sustentabilidade encontrados com maior frequência em modelos de sustentabilidade de instituições de nível superior.

Revisión sistemática sobre la evaluación de propuestas de gamificación en siete disciplinas educativas

La evaluación de los procesos de gamificación en educación, pueden plantear una alternativa a las estrategias de evaluación tradicionales del aula. Esta revisión sistemática analiza cómo se han evaluado las diferentes propuestas de gamificación en diferentes áreas de conocimiento como ciencias de la salud, ciencias exactas, ciencias sociales y humanidades. Se identificaron ochenta y cinco estudios significativos a través de una búsqueda en ISI Web Of Science y SCOPUS. En esta revisión sistemática se siguieron los criterios establecidos en la declaración PRISMA 2020. La gamificación ha sido evaluada en cuatro áreas de conocimiento distribuidas en siete disciplinas: Educación Física, Fisioterapia y Nutrición, Matemáticas, Física y Química, Informática, Ciencias Sociales, Ciencias Naturales y Lingüística, siendo diferentes los procesos e instrumentos de evaluación que se han empleado en su implantación. Se señalan los resultados sobre la producción científica, analizando las características de las propuestas gamificadas, el diseño, método y corte de investigación empleado, los resultados motivacionales y de aprendizaje, así como la calidad de la producción científica en cada disciplina educativa mediante la Escala de Evaluación de Artículos Científicos (EACSH) de López et al. (2019). La escala está compuesta por diecinueve criterios de evaluación concretados en ocho dimensiones: resumen, introducción, metodología, resultados, discusión, referencias, apéndices, estilo y formato. Se concluye que las variables psicológicas que más se evaluaron en las propuestas gamificadas fueron el aprendizaje y la motivación, siendo todos los resultados positivos. Por otro lado, se establecieron correlaciones significativas entre los instrumentos de evaluación y la mejora de alguna variable psicológica: grupos de reflexión y participación, cuestionarios y motivación, entrevistas y atención, test de evaluación y rendimiento, y encuestas para mejorar la satisfacción. Se analizan y discuten los resultados en cada una de las siete disciplinas estudiadas.

Tendencies of the Absorptive Capacity and Its Correlation with Innovation and the Incubated Companies’ Performance

This study aims at mapping the scientific production of absorptive capacity (ACAP) and identifying how these studies analyse the correlation of ACAP with company innovation and with organisational performance. For such, a bibliometric study was carried out, and it used criteria that selected the main articles that have been published on absorptive capacity in two research bases—ISI Web of Science and Scopus—within a temporal cut from the past 5 years (2014–2018). With the help of the HistCiteTM and VOSviewer software, it was possible to select the articles that addressed the correlation of absorptive capacity with company innovation and organisational performance in the incubated companies’ context. By analysing these articles’ findings, it can be concluded that the absorptive capacity is an antecedent of innovation in companies and has a positive correlation with organisational performance. The studies’ tendencies show that the factors which help with the external knowledge intake are social networks, bonds with agents and partner proximity. However, the incubated companies need the incubators’ support to help with these factors, since they are novice companies and do not keep in touch with important partners. They also need to know how to explore and transform external knowledge into internal benefits.

Erythema Multiforme and COVID-19: What Do We Know?

(1) Background: Erythema multiforme (EM) is an acute cutaneous eruption often associated with infections and more rarely with drugs. This review aimed to evaluate the association between erythema multiforme and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). (2) Methods: A systematic search of PubMed/MEDLINE, Scimago Scopus, and ISI/Web of Science was performed. Original articles, case series, or case reports were evaluated and selected. (3) Results: Fourteen articles were selected, describing a total of 70 patients. EM is a cutaneous eruption rarely occurring in COVID-19 and is, in most cases, associated with a hypersensitivity reaction to the virus. In these cases, EM seems to affect patients younger than 30 years or older than 55 years. Infrequently, some drugs used in the management of COVID-19 may induce EM, especially hydroxychloroquine. The three groups of patients seem to have different clinical characteristics and courses. (4) Conclusions: From these data, it is possible to preliminarily propose that EM or EM-like eruptions linked to COVID-19 might be divided into three types: the virus-related juvenile type (affecting patients <30-year-old), the virus-related older type (affecting patients >55 years), and the drug-induced type. The occurrence of a skin rash does not seem to be related to the severity and clinical course of COVID-19.

Telehealth and Telemedicine in response to selected critical coronavirus: A systematic review

Background & Objectives: Due to the outbreak of COVID-19, applying telehealth and telemedicine to prevent the spread of disease is inevitable. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the application of telehealth and telemedicine in the human coronavirus epidemic. Materials and Methods: The systematic search was conducted in Medline (through PubMed), Scopus, and ISI Web of Science to identify relevant studies published until June 10, 2020. Inclusion criteria included studies in which telemedicine and telehealth were utilized as healthcare services in COVID-19, SARS, or MERS epidemics. This review was performed according to PRISMA guidelines. Results: A total of 598 articles were identified after removing duplicates. After the systematic screening, 18 studies were met our criteria. The analysis showed that only one study was related to SARS, and the rest were on COVID-19 disease. Teleconsultation and televisit had a high percentage (55.6%) among other types of telemedicine services. The most mentioned obstacles were access to suitable technologies and lack of assessment or follow-up to achieve outcomes. Conclusion: The results showed that telehealth and telemedicine could have advantages such as preventing the spread of COVID-19, reducing the healthcare burden, and maintaining appropriate patient care. In addition to these benefits, several limitations and obstacles, including organizational, technological, and patient-related barriers, may be encountered, so it is better to consider the necessary arrangements before implementing telemedicine.