Experiencia de Escape Room de Fisiología

Objetivo. El presente proyecto ha evaluado la aplicación de la actividad de gamificación Escape Room como técnica para aumentar la dinamización y participación activa del alumnado en su formación en Fisiología dentro de un entorno de trabajo cooperativo, así como su percepción y evaluación indirecta de los conocimientos teóricos mediante su aplicación en un aprendizaje basado en resolución de problemas. Material y método. Se ha planificado y aplicado un Escape Room en estudiantes de Grados en Ciencias de la Actividad Física y del Deporte (CAFD) y Terapia ocupacional (TO) que cursan la asignatura transversal de Fisiología ambientado en un laboratorio experimental. Se planificó una estrategia no lineal y competitiva enfrentando a dos grupos de alumnos en espacios separados. Se realizó una encuesta de satisfacción al alumnado al término de la prueba. Resultados. El número total de participantes que realizó la actividad fue de 87. La implicación y el grado de satisfacción de los alumnos con la actividad fue muy elevado. En términos generales, el 60,8% del alumnado consideró esta actividad ‘muy divertida’ (5 puntos sobre 5), el 75,9% tuvo sensaciones positivas al realizarla, el 86,1% considera ‘haber aprendido algo’, el 87,3% recomendaría a sus compañeros realizar esta actividad y al 87,3% le gustaría repetir esta actividad con otras asignaturas o contenidos. Conclusiones. La técnica de gamificación Escape Room en Fisiología ha demostrado aumentar el interés y motivación por la materia, poniendo de manifiesto puntos fuertes y débiles en su conocimiento aplicado y promoviendo la formación y cooperación en grupo. Objective. The present project has evaluated the application of the gamification activity Escape Room as a technique to increase the dynamization and active participation of students in their training in Physiology within a cooperative work environment, as well as their perception and indirect evaluation of theoretical knowledge through its application in a learning based on problem solving. Material and Method. An Escape Room has been planned and applied in students of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences (CAFD) and Occupational Therapy (OT) taking the cross-cutting subject of Physiology set in an experimental laboratory. A non-linear and competitive strategy was planned, pitting two groups of students against each other in separate spaces. A student satisfaction survey was carried out at the end of the test. Results. The total number of participants who took part in the activity was 87. The involvement and degree of satisfaction of the students with the activity was very high. In general terms, 60.8% of the students considered this activity 'very fun' (5 points out of 5), 75.9% had positive feelings when doing it, 86.1% considered 'having learned something', 87.3% would recommend this activity to their classmates and 87.3% would like to repeat this activity with other subjects or contents. Conclusions. The gamification technique Escape Room in Physiology has shown to increase interest and motivation for the subject, highlighting strengths and weaknesses in their applied knowledge and promoting group training and cooperation.

“Dollars and Nicotine”—Construction Mechanism of Evaluative Meaning in Political Speeches

Objectives: Economy and health are the most basic guarantee for a country’s stable development, they are also mandatory themes in every US President’s State of the Union Address. These two issues will directly determine the Congress and people’s evaluation towards the president’s governing capacity. Based on the binary division of explicit and implicit evaluation, taking the economic (employment and tax reform) and health (nicotine and drug addiction) of Trump’s State of the Union Address as data, this study has carried out a comparative analysis on the construction of evaluation meaning, attempting to build the evaluation model. We found that, Trump shows a very strong preference for implicit or indirect evaluation, which includes various graduation resources, infused process of AMOUNT and QUALITY, shared knowledge, specific numerals and verb tense. A closer analysis indicates that, under different themes, different constructing mechanisms have been utilized to form or strengthen the evaluation implication. To be specific: (1) both explicit and implicit resource are applied in constructing the evaluative meaning; (2) at different stages under the same theme, the constructing model shows difference, with the explicit resources being more prominent at the beginning or ending stage. In the body part, both explicit and implicit resources are of prominence, which tend to cooperate with each other, evoking or strengthening the established evaluative meaning. It proves that different types of evaluative resources show different degrees of prominence across stages within same theme.

Investigation into the Antioxidant Activity of Standardized Plant Extracts with Pharmaceutical Potential

Given the important role of antioxidants in the cellular degeneration process, as well as the increased interest in recent years related to the use of natural antioxidants in therapy, the present study aims to investigate the antioxidant activity of a new pharmaceutical product containing natural antioxidants extracted from plant raw materials. In a first step, the product conventionally named “CILTAG”, containing a mixture in equal proportions of 10% hydroalcoholic extractive solutions of dried plant raw materials from Medicaginis herba, Trifolii pratense flores, Ginkgo bilobae folium, Myrtilli fructus, and Cynosbati fructus, was obtained. In the second stage, the antioxidant activity of the hydroalcoholic extractive solutions included in the pharmaceutical product was tested by chemiluminescence and electrochemical methods and by the superoxide dismutase (SOD) method. The electrochemical determination of the antioxidant capacity of hydroalcoholic extractive solutions was based on a method that provides an indirect evaluation of the presumed antioxidant properties of some compounds using Trolox (6-hydroxy-2,5,7,8-tetramethylchroman-2-carboxylic acid), as a standard measurement. The experimental results indicate a significant antioxidant potential for both the analyzed plant extractive solutions that are part of CILTAG and the final product.

Quantification of nonprotein sulfhydryl groups (NPSH) optimized for zebrafish brain tissue v2

Zebrafish are incresingly used as a model animal in neuroscience research. Here we describe a protocol to quantify nonprotein sulfhydryl groups (NPSH), an indirect evaluation of the levels of reduced glutathione (GSH), a major oxidative stress defense in the central nervous system.

Documentation et gestion du patrimoine archéologique de la chaîne montagneuse tuniso-libyenne via l'utilisation des nouvelles technologies : résultats préliminaires

The mountain range formed by Jebels Matmata, Demmer and Nefoussa which links the two countries, Tunisia and Libya, is strewn with archaeological remains that are little known today, due in part to the rugged terrain which makes it difficult to see them. This issue has been helped by the use of new technologies, in this case remote sensing and QGIS software. Archaeological evidence has been uncovered and more than 3,900 sites and monuments have been detected on the sides of these mountains. In addition to the inventory of unknown archaeological sites, the main aim of the work was to draw up a management and conservation plan to provide, with an order of priority, a strategy for the safeguard and conservation of the mountain heritage. This management plan was only possible through a correlation of three data: assessment of values, identification of threats, and study of the state of conservation. These components were studied using an indirect evaluation based on satellite imagery and direct evaluation through field visits.

Fizyk jako element aksjosfery czasów Związku Radzieckiego (na przykładzie reportaży Hanny Krall i Jacka Hugo-Badera)

The article attempts to analyse the conceptualisation of the scientist-physicist based on the examples of selected reportages by Hanna Krall and Jacek Hugo-Bader. The analysis was conducted in an axiolinguistic key and its aim was to confirm the thesis about the important role of physicists in the Soviet axiosphere. It can be observed that in the axiological profile of a physicist, obtained on the basis of an empirical analysis, instrumental values dominate and these are closely connected with the fact that physicists are associated with political interests. Physicists, who function as objects of evaluation in the analysed reportages, are also a means of an indirect evaluation in relation to the political system in the USSR and reflect ways in which the country treats its citizens. The empirical material analysed allows us to conclude that within the Russian linguistic-cultural area, the physicist does not refer us only to a scientist dealing with a specific research discipline, but deserves to be called a concept that reflects a characteristic stage of the social and political life of the USSR, permanently inscribed into the axiosphere of that period.

Elements of Pathway for Quick and Reliable Health Monitoring of Concrete Behavior in Cable Post-Tensioned Concrete Girders

The paper discusses the problems connected with long-term exploitation of reinforced concrete post-tensioned girders. The scale of problems in the world related to the number of cable post-tensioned concrete girders built in the 1950s and still in operation is very large and possibly has very serious consequences. The paper presents an analysis and evaluation of the results of measurements of the deflection and strength and homogeneity of concrete in cable–concrete roof girders of selected industrial halls located in Poland, exploited for over 50 years. On the basis of the results of displacement monitoring in the years 2009–2020, the maximum increments of deflection of the analyzed girders were determined. Non-destructive, destructive, and indirect evaluation methods were used to determine the compressive strength of concrete. Within the framework of the indirect method recommended in standard PN-EN 13791, a procedure was proposed by the authors to modify the so-called base curve for determining compressive strength. Due to the age of the analyzed structural elements, a correction factor for the age of concrete was taken into account in the strength assessment. The typical value of the characteristic compressive strength is within the range 20.3–28.4 MPa. As a result of the conducted tests, the concrete class assumed in the design was not confirmed, and its classification depended on the applied test method. The analyzed girders, in spite of their long-term exploitation, can be still used for years on the condition that regular periodical inspections of their technical condition are carried out. The authors emphasize the necessity for a permanent and cyclic diagnostic process and monitoring of the geometry of girders, as they are expected to operate much longer than was assumed by their designers.