La mediación de conflictos y sus aportaciones al cambio sociocultural de la familia mexicana

Mexican families have experienced constant changes since the last century, mainly related to the composition of families, roles attributed to each member, especially gender roles, and the bonding process among generations coexisting in a living unit. In addition, there are other changes related to larger-scale social change phenomena, such as migration from rural to urban areas and migration abroad that has divided families. And the cultural diversity of the country is characterized by contradictions between traditional behaviour and the modern Mexican context. All these changes represent challenges to 21st-century families who must search for strategies to favour personal interactions and their relationship with a changing context. A key element to maintaining family well-being is communication needed to express needs, demonstrate affection and bond, and is essential to peaceful conflict management. In this regard, alternative conflict resolution methods, particularly mediation, are considered helpful mechanisms to enhance communication among family members. Through mediation, an impartial third party assists families to improve and implement their communication abilities aimed at decision making and internal conflict management. Therefore, mediation is a significant resource to develop intrafamily communication and to strengthen healthy family development. El cambio social de la familia mexicana es una constante que acompaña los procesos de transformación social desde el Siglo XX hasta la actualidad. El cambio social en la familia se constata principalmente en la configuración familiar o arreglos familiares; los roles atribuidos a cada miembro, especialmente de género; y en los procesos de vinculación intergeneracional en las unidades de convivencia. Pero, además de estos elementos, se consideran determinantes y, en cierto modo característicos de las familias mexicanas, los que refieren a los fenómenos migratorios que han dividido familias; los procesos de traslado del espacio rural a las ciudades; así como la diversidad étnica como elemento garante de las tradiciones culturales a pesar de la continua contradicción con el contexto mexicano más moderno. Todos estos cambios suponen un importante reto para las familias del siglo XXI que deberán esforzarse para buscar estrategias que favorezcan sus interacciones personales y su relación con el contexto cambiante en el que se desarrollan. Un elemento clave para el mantenimiento del bienestar familiar es la comunicación familiar interna, que servirá de base para la transmisión de necesidades, la demostración del afecto y el vínculo, además de mecanismo para la negociación de conflictos de forma pacífica y constructiva. Para potenciar la comunicación en la familia, los Métodos Alternos de la Solución de Conflictos, en particular la Mediación, se conciben como un espacio neutral donde la familia será asistida por un tercero imparcial para desarrollar, mejorar e implementar sus habilidades comunicativas dirigidas a la toma de decisiones conjunta para la gestión de conflictos internos. Así pues, la Mediación contribuye como recurso externo al desarrollo de la comunicación intrafamiliar para lograr el fortalecimiento familiar y su desarrollo positivo.

A numerical investigation on the impacts of voids combinations on natural ventilation of high-rise residential building

Purpose This paper aims to investigate the impacts of introducing voids combinations on natural ventilation performance in high-rise residential building living unit. Design/methodology/approach This study was carried out through field measurement and computational fluid dynamics methods. The parameters of the study are void types and sizes, and a wind angle was used to formulate case studies. Findings The results indicate that the provision of a single-sided horizontal void larger by 50% increase the indoor air velocity performance up to 322.37% to 0.471 m/s in the living unit and achieves the required velocity for thermal comfort. Originality/value Passive design features are the most desirable techniques to enhance natural ventilation performance in the high-rise residential apartments for thermal comfort and indoor air quality purposes.

Designing an archaeology centre for students

This paper is about the interdisciplinary approach to the interior architecture studio education. The second year Interior Architecture and Environmental Design at the Faculty of Fine Arts and Design at the Izmir University of Economics, Izmir, Turkey, was given the task of designing a modular living unit for archaeology students. The brief expected the design of a living unit for students out of two- and three-dimensional modules. There were three aims of the project: first, the advantages of the process being interdisciplinary and collaborative working closely with the archaeology centre; second, the role of modularity introduced at the interior scale; and third, the structure of the semester enabling an understanding of the interior architecture process, delivered at the second year level. In the paper, the means by which the aims are fulfilled will be discussed with examples from students’ projects, and furthermore, directions for research are discussed with an emphasis on design thinking. Keywords: Interior architecture education, design education, design process, design thinking, archaeology.

The relationship between the internal condition and the ventilation environment in a modular building

This study explores the interaction between the indoor ventilation environment of a modular building and internal building elements, including relative position of modules, number and location of windows and standardized bathroom modules. The computer hydrodynamics technology was used for this research. The model was divided into three parts to simulate the ventilation environment: (i) the relative position of the module, (ii) the number and position of windows, and (iii) the position of the standardized bathroom module. The results of the simulation illustrate the need to balance the balcony space for indoor ventilation, which should be considered comprehensively during the actual design. From the perspective of the whole living unit, the ventilation condition is more advantageous when the four openings are along the external wind direction. In addition, it can improve efficiently the overall ventilation quality in the low wind speed zone by taking full advantage of the bathroom location in modular interior. In the process of a modular unit design, the relationship between standardized modules, window location, number and indoor comfort should be fully considered. With the simulation results, a relatively optimized standard of modular interior organization was established. In future, these variables can be adjusted according to actual needs.

Leicester School of Architecture Micro Living Unit Live Project 2019‐20

Leicester School of Art final year students have been working with AEDES Aedes Network Campus (ANCB) in Berlin for three years. Since 1980, AEDEs Architecture Forum has been exhibiting and publishing internationally acclaimed and pioneering architecture alongside its urban environment. AEDES was founded, as the product of a thoughts cess, to introduce contemporary architecture for public consideration. In August 2018, I discussed working within the area of housing particularly low-cost housing in Berlin, and more particularly as the State of Brandenburg was investing in 100,000 new dwelling for low to medium income families. As part of this process we decided to imagine a micro living unit which we would investigate as the first project of the year for our students as part of a Technology module that proceeds the major design project in the year. The unit could be based in Berlin or London.

Sharing our experience in the establishment of a Transitional Living Unit within an acute inpatient rehabilitation ward

The establishment of a Transitional Living Unit (TLU) within an acute rehabilitation unit is a novel concept in Singapore. This concept arose when some patients and family had reservations about the patient’s ability to cope at home and that was a barrier to discharge. The Unit admits selected patients for up three days and two nights when they are nearing the end of their inpatient rehabilitation stay. This serves to increase the confidence level of the patient as well as provide a living laboratory to test out the patient’s ability to cope safely just prior to discharge. A multidisciplinary workgroup led by rehabilitation medicine physicians was formed to establish admission criteria, rehabilitation protocols and emergency scenario planning to ensure that the TLU is utilised appropriately. As of January 2019, there was a total of 542 patient episodes, which consisted of 103 overnight admissions and 439 daytime activities of daily living practice sessions. No adverse event has been recorded since the inception of the TLU. We aim to share our experience in the establishment of the TLU and planning of rehabilitation programmes for patients admitted to the TLU.

VULNERABILITY OF ELDERLY IN THEIR HOME ENVIRONMENT AT HIGH DENSELY SETTLEMENT

Abstract_ This study basically aims to examine the vulnerability of the elderly when they are using the space in their home within a high densely settlement. Due to the high density of the urban settlement, the condition of the elderly living unit that located in the middle of settlement area is questioned. Under the condition of lack of space, actually two questions are appeared. First question is “how do the elderly residents use the space for their daily life?”. Moreover, the second question is about “is the room as well the home environment good enough for supporting the elderly daily activities and maintaining their health?” These questions are actually directing to necessary of examining the vulnerability the elderly in their own home. This study was carried out through conducting field observation and doing the individual interview in two neighborhoods located at the city center of Yogyakarta City. By interviewing the elderly residents this study identified the room or spaces that most frequently used the senior residents during their lives inside their own home. The identification then proceeds in to the assessment of the space condition especially related to the natural lighting and ventilation. This study found that in urban settlement with high density and aging population, there was subtle vulnerability existed in the spaces within the elderly’s home that most frequently used. This vulnerability was sourced at the conditions of natural lighting and fresh air ventilation that performed by the home environment properties. These physical aspects of the space considered significant since the resident houses were in very limited urban spaces. Although the vulnerability is subtle or slight, this condition indicates that the elderly residents’ health is really threatened.Keywords: Elderly; Home Environment; High Densely Settlement; Use of Space; Vulnerability.

The Impact of Implementing an "Incredible Years" Group Within a Family Living Unit in a Transitional Living Shelter: The Case of "Cathy"

<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Young children who experience homelessness have a markedly increased risk of behavior disorders.&nbsp; This case study illustrates the impact of the "Incredible Years" (IY) program, an evidence-supported group psychotherapy intervention, on "Cathy," a 4-year-old Latina girl with externalizing behaviors who was living in a transitional program for homeless women and children.&nbsp; Adaptations of the model to address the child and family&rsquo;s trauma history and to allow for its implementation in a residential program are delineated. Qualitative and quantitative data support that the IY group had a positive impact on Cathy and her family and led to significant symptom decreases in externalizing behaviors and PTSD symptoms, as well as an improvement in the quality of child and parent interactions. Additionally, recommendations for future studies and treatment considerations and adaptations for this underserved population are addressed.&nbsp;</span></p>

Jump-starting life? Fundamental aspects of synthetic biology

What is life and how could it originate? This question lies at the core of understanding the cell as the smallest living unit. Although we are witnessing a golden era of the life sciences, we are ironically still far from giving a convincing answer to this question. In this short article, I argue why synthetic biology in conjunction with the quantitative sciences may provide us with new concepts and tools to address it.