Comienza un nuevo curso sobre el aceite de oliva en Corduba 07

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– Comienza un nuevo curso sobre el aceite de oliva en Corduba 07

El encargado de inaugurar el ciclo de intervenciones ha sido el gastrónomo y catedrático de Anatomía Patológica de la Universidad de Granada Raimundo García del Moral, que ha analizado las ventajas de utilizar el aceite de oliva virgen en la cocina.

La Universidad de Verano Corduba 07 acoge desde hoy y hasta el próximo viernes una nueva edición del curso El aceite de oliva: fuente de salud, cultura y economía del hombre mediterráneo, dirigido por el catedrático de Medicina Interna de la UCO, Francisco Pérez Jiménez.

El encargado de inaugurar el ciclo de intervenciones ha sido el gastrónomo y catedrático de Anatomía Patológica de la Universidad de Granada Raimundo García del Moral, que ha analizado las ventajas de utilizar el aceite de oliva virgen en la cocina.

Sobre los beneficios del aceite de oliva en la salud se hablará y mucho a lo largo de toda la semana, si bien será entre el jueves y el viernes cuando el curso entre de lleno en materia sacando al atril a los responsables de la administración que pelean por lograr que el aceite de oliva salga de la ‘lista negra’ de los alimentos perjudiciales como todas las grasas y sea reconocido por fin como alimento saludable por la UE.

De ello hablará el jueves y el viernes, la subdirectora del Ministerio de Agricultura Isabel Bombal, el director de la Agencia Nacional del Aceite de Oliva, Carlos López Laín, y el presidente del Patrimonio Comunal Olivarero, Álvaro González Coloma.
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EL APRENDIZAJE DEL ESPAÑOL EN LENGUAS ESLAVAS

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– EL APRENDIZAJE DEL ESPAÑOL EN LENGUAS ESLAVAS

Investigadores de la Universidad de Granada desarrollarán un proyecto en el que pretenden encontrar las dificultades más significativas con las que se encuentran los estudiantes rusos y ucranianos en el proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje del español, para así solventarlas mediante la elaboración de aplicaciones metodológicas e instrumentos didácticos. El estudio ha sido financiado por la Consejería de Innovación, Ciencia y Empresa de la Junta de Andalucía con 26.100 euros.

En España, la presencia de ciudadanos emigrantes se ha incrementado de una manera notable en los últimos años. Es ya un hecho real encontrar en las aulas de los colegios, institutos, universidades y centros de enseñanza, estudiantes que provienen de países eslavos como Rusia o Ucrania, y que se encuentran con grandes dificultades y obstáculos significativos cuando aprenden nuestra lengua. Hasta ahora no había sido necesario el desarrollo de investigaciones dirigidas a la búsqueda de dichas dificultades y elaboración de material didáctico que permitan solventarlas, pero en la actualidad es algo urgente.

En esta línea, el grupo de investigación Eslavística, Caucasología y Tipología Lingüística del Área de Filología Eslava de la Universidad de Granada, abordará un proyecto de excelencia. El objetivo principal del estudio es establecer las dificultades con las que los alumnos de origen ruso y ucraniano que aprenden español, y los profesores que lo enseñan, pueden encontrarse en los diferentes niveles de la lengua, así como en el ámbito cultural, y que afectan, por tanto, al proceso de enseñanza y aprendizaje. Y es que esta investigación se hace muy especial y particular al combinar el estudio de las dificultades del aprendizaje del español por hablantes de estas lenguas con una aproximación, además, a los problemas culturales, ya que nunca antes se había planteado algo similar.

El proyecto titulado Estudio de las particularidades de la enseñanza de la lengua española a estudiantes de origen ruso y ucraniano, dirigido por el profesor Rafael Guzmán, ha sido financiado por la Consejería de Innovación, Ciencia y Empresa de la Junta de Andalucía con 26.100 euros.

Influencia de la lengua materna
Así pues, para realizar el estudio, el equipo de investigadores granadinos partirá del principio teórico de la influencia que, durante el aprendizaje de una lengua extranjera, tiene la lengua materna del propio estudiante. Tal y como asegura el responsable del proyecto, Rafael Guzmán, las semejanzas existentes entre la lengua materna y la extranjera pueden facilitar el aprendizaje de esta última. Pero también, por el contrario, las ‘falsas semejanzas’ entre las dos lenguas lo hacen más difícil, y en la mente del estudiante nace lo que podríamos llamar un tercer sistema lingüístico intermedio entre la lengua materna y la extranjera, por simplificación, en el que se mezclan rasgos de ambas.

Por tanto, para poder detectar los problemas y obstáculos con los que se encuentran los estudiantes rusos y ucranianos durante el proceso de aprendizaje del español en sus distintos niveles, y que pueden ser debidos a la información errónea que se adquiere por ‘semejanzas falsas’, los científicos realizarán un estudio contrastivo de las particularidades de estas lenguas y del español.

Aplicaciones metodológicas
Una vez que sean detectadas, clasificadas y estudiadas las informaciones incorrectas motivadas por la lengua materna que se transfieren en el aprendizaje de la lengua española en los hablantes rusos y ucranianos, los expertos de la Universidad de Granada elaborarán las aplicaciones metodológicas que permitan ayudar al estudiante a vencerlas. Además, con la ejecución de este proyecto, los docentes también se verán beneficiados, ya que podrán desarrollar la metodología adecuada y los materiales didácticos que faciliten su superación y les proporcionen la ayuda necesaria en la organización del proceso de enseñanza y aprendizaje.

Por último, hay que destacar que debido a la proximidad que mantienen los miembros de la familia lingüística eslava, las conclusiones y resultados que se deriven de esta investigación de excelencia no sólo se aplicarán a hablantes de origen ruso y ucraniano, sino también a los hablantes de la mayoría de las lenguas eslavas.

Más información:
Rafael Guzmán Tirado
Universidad de Granada.
Departamento de Filología Griega y Filología Eslava.
Campus Universitario Cartuja.
Teléfono: 958 243 694
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Rico presenta su candidatura a rector con la promesa de una UGR más eficaz

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– Rico presenta su candidatura a rector con la promesa de una UGR más eficaz.

El catedrático de Matemáticas dice estar preparado para afrontar los retos de la UE Apuesta por la ampliación de los campus en Granada y más plazas en residencias.

«Las elecciones a rector de la Universidad de Granada (UGR) no son unas elecciones cualquiera». Esta frase la pronunció ayer el catedrático de Didáctica de la Matemática Luis Rico durante la presentación de su candidatura al máximo cargo de la institución universitaria. Ante esta idea Rico mostró sus credenciales y sus propuestas dirigiéndose no sólo a la comunidad universitaria sino también a la ciudadanía y a las fuerzas sociales locales, andaluzas, nacionales y europeas. Muchas ideas aún sin concretar -para eso habrá, dicen, tiempo en las próximas semanas- y muchos avales de dentro y de fuera de la Universidad granadina.

Eso sí, Rico dijo ayer ya -un día después de que el actual rector le liberara de su cargo- que opta por mantener la presencia de la UGR al máximo en el término de Granada, aprovechar los edificios históricos y si hay que ampliar el Parque de la Salud lo mejor es quedarse lo más próximos posibles, evitando claro está «los movimientos especulativos».

Eficacia

De la reforma educativa y planes de estudio -de lo que sabe mucho porque ha ocupado el cargo de vicerrector de Planificación en los últimos siete años- habló del nuevo contexto con el Espacio Europeo de Educación Superior (EEES) y de la renovación y redefinición de las titulaciones. Expresó su intención de «redoblar los esfuerzos en la política de personal», llevar a cabo una nueva política científica y una nueva proyección de la cultura. Más eficacia. Para que todo eso sea posible el catedrático presentó una candidatura cuyo lema es Contamos contigo para la Universidad del mañana». Una candidatura que define a su vez como «plural, abierta, renovadora y experimentada».

Además, cuenta por el momento, con avales de profesores de 18 universidades públicas, de personal de la gestión matemática, investigadores y profesores de 15 países… «Unos apoyos que creo que son importantes y avalan mi capacidad investigadora, de gestión y docente». De los respaldos de la sociedad granadina no desveló nada y dijo que se reunirá a partir de ahora.

De los apoyos que sí se conocen y se publicitan ya algunos nombres son de los de la comunidad universitaria. Ayer, estuvieron apoyándolo, entre otros, el vicerrector de Relaciones Internacionales, Manuel Díaz Carrillo; el de Relaciones con la Empresa; Teodoro Luque; decanos como el de Ciencias del Trabajo, Antonio Delgado; la de Traducción e Interpretación, Eva Muñoz Raya; personal de administración y servicios y algunos estudiantes con los que por la tarde mantuvo una reunión para seguir agregando ideas al programa. Rico se mostró preocupado por el alto índice de fracaso escolar-académico.

Luis Rico, que lleva cuarenta años como profesor de la UGR, es el primero que presenta su candidatura en público. El plazo oficial se abrirá más adelante. En estas elecciones -son por sufragio universal- a rector de la UGR se tendrá que ver las caras con Antonio Campos, Rafael Payá y Francisco González Lodeiro. De sus oponentes dijo que «respeto a los otros candidatos, magníficos profesionales de la UGR». Eso sí, dijo que su estilo y trayectoria «es diferente al resto». Además, presentó su web -www.luisrico.org- en la que irá rindiendo cuentas de sus propuestas para la UGR en los próximos cuatro años.
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Shaking may cause brain damage and serious long-term effects to infants.

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– Shaking may cause brain damage and serious long-term effects to infants.

Crying is the only way a baby can express its feelings and needs. If the parents or caregivers cannot find the cause of the inconsolable crying of the infant, they might react sharply and shake the baby.

The violent shake of the infants head causes brain damage and, as a result, the infant stops crying. For this reason, this behaviour may be repeated in similar situations. This is one of the serious consequences extracted from the bibliographic review carried out by a group of interns of the Teaching Maternity Unit of the University College of Health Care [http://]
of the University of Granada (UGR) published by the Nursing Journal Rol.

Concepción Ruiz Rodríguez, lecturer of the Department of Nursing [http://www.ugr.es/~enfermer/] of the UGR [http://www.ugr.es] and head of the research group, explains that the “shaken baby syndrome” is not well-known and may cause several injuries which, in most cases, have no outward physical signs. Although the seriousness of the brain damage depends on the frequency, intensity and duration of the shake, there are other minor injuries observed due to this syndrome, such as irritability, lethargy, convulsions, vomiting or lack of appetite, and others that are more serious such as eye injury and broken bones.

The father, the main aggressor

Most victims are under two years old, and the most vulnerable victims include premature babies, low-weight babies, babies with excessive colic, disabled babies, twins and stepchildren. The aggressors are chiefly men, frequently the father (44%) followed by the mothers boyfriend living in the family home (20%). The most frequent aggressors among women are the babysitters (18%) and the mothers (7%).

According to the information collected from the scientific articles published over the last five years, the researcher assures that “in most of the cases diagnosed, the cause is abuse or mistreatment. For this reason, early detection and especially appropriate prevention by health professionals is essential, because this syndrome may cause serious long-term effects on the infant. In fact, a poor assessment could lead to serious consequences or even the death of the victim. 20% of victims die during the days following the aggression, and of those who survive, 50% suffer from a wide variety of disabilities and only 30% recover fully.

Prevention

Concepción Ruiz points out “the importance of establishing prevention and early detection programmes in which experts in early childhood healthcare are involved.

It is necessary to offer educational courses for parents and health professionals where they can learn about the characteristics of this syndrome and some strategies to deal with stressful situations. However, the researcher wants to make it clear that the aim is to educate and inform without alarming parents, to prevent parents who have not mistreated their children from feeling guilty, and to clarify misconceptions.
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Shaking may cause brain damage and serious long-term effects to infants

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– Shaking may cause brain damage and serious long-term effects to infants.

A group of interns of the Teaching Maternity Unit of the University College of Health Care of the UGR has carried out a bibliographic review of the shaken baby syndrome. Many of the diagnosed cases which produce internal damage to the infant have been caused by mistreatment or abuse.
Crying is the only way a baby can express its feelings and needs. If the parents or caregivers cannot find the cause of the inconsolable crying of the infant, they might react sharply and shake the baby. The violent shake of the infants head causes brain damage and, as a result, the infant stops crying. For this reason, this behaviour may be repeated in similar situations. This is one of the serious consequences extracted from the bibliographic review carried out by a group of interns of the Teaching Maternity Unit of the University College of Health Care (http://www.ugr.es/~ccsalud/)
of the University of Granada (UGR) (http://www.ugr.es) published by the Nursing Journal Rol.

Concepción Ruiz Rodríguez, lecturer of the Department of Nursing (http://www.ugr.es/~enfermer/) of the UGR (http://www.ugr.es) and head of the research group, explains that the “shaken baby syndrome” is not well-known and may cause several injuries which, in most cases, have no outward physical signs. Although the seriousness of the brain damage depends on the frequency, intensity and duration of the shake, there are other minor injuries observed due to this syndrome, such as irritability, lethargy, convulsions, vomiting or lack of appetite, and others that are more serious such as eye injury and broken bones.

The father, the main aggressor

Most victims are under two years old, and the most vulnerable victims include premature babies, low-weight babies, babies with excessive colic, disabled babies, twins and stepchildren. The aggressors are chiefly men, frequently the father (44%) followed by the mothers boyfriend living in the family home (20%). The most frequent aggressors among women are the babysitters (18%) and the mothers (7%).

According to the information collected from the scientific articles published over the last five years, the researcher assures that “in most of the cases diagnosed, the cause is abuse or mistreatment. For this reason, early detection and especially appropriate prevention by health professionals is essential, because this syndrome may cause serious long-term effects on the infant. In fact, a poor assessment could lead to serious consequences or even the death of the victim. 20% of victims die during the days following the aggression, and of those who survive, 50% suffer from a wide variety of disabilities and only 30% recover fully.

Prevention

Concepción Ruiz points out “the importance of establishing prevention and early detection programmes in which experts in early childhood healthcare are involved.
It is necessary to offer educational courses for parents and health professionals where they can learn about the characteristics of this syndrome and some strategies to deal with stressful situations. However, the researcher wants to make it clear that the aim is to educate and inform without alarming parents, to prevent parents who have not mistreated their children from feeling guilty, and to clarify misconceptions.
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Study looks at shaken baby syndrome

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– Study looks at shaken baby syndrome.

Crying is the only way a baby can express its feelings and needs. If the parents or caregivers cannot find the cause of the inconsolable crying of the infant, they might react sharply and shake the baby.

The violent shake of the infants head causes brain damage and, as a result, the infant stops crying. For this reason, this behaviour may be repeated in similar situations. This is one of the serious consequences extracted from the bibliographic review carried out by a group of interns of the Teaching Maternity Unit of the University College of Health Care of the University of Granada (UGR) published by the Nursing Journal Rol.

Concepci?uiz Rodr?ez, lecturer of the Department of Nursing of the UGR and head of the research group, explains that the shaken baby syndrome is not well-known and may cause several injuries which, in most cases, have no outward physical signs. Although the seriousness of the brain damage depends on the frequency, intensity and duration of the shake, there are other minor injuries observed due to this syndrome, such as irritability, lethargy, convulsions, vomiting or lack of appetite, and others that are more serious such as eye injury and broken bones.

Most victims are under two years old, and the most vulnerable victims include premature babies, low-weight babies, babies with excessive colic, disabled babies, twins and stepchildren. The aggressors are chiefly men, frequently the father (44%) followed by the mothers boyfriend living in the family home (20%). The most frequent aggressors among women are the babysitters (18%) and the mothers (7%).

According to the information collected from the scientific articles published over the last five years, the researcher assures that in most of the cases diagnosed, the cause is abuse or mistreatment. For this reason, early detection and especially appropriate prevention by health professionals is essential, because this syndrome may cause serious long-term effects on the infant. In fact, a poor assessment could lead to serious consequences or even the death of the victim. 20% of victims die during the days following the aggression, and of those who survive, 50% suffer from a wide variety of disabilities and only 30% recover fully.

Concepci?uiz points out the importance of establishing prevention and early detection programmes in which experts in early childhood healthcare are involved.

It is necessary to offer educational courses for parents and health professionals where they can learn about the characteristics of this syndrome and some strategies to deal with stressful situations. However, the researcher wants to make it clear that the aim is to educate and inform without alarming parents, to prevent parents who have not mistreated their children from feeling guilty, and to clarify misconceptions.
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Alternative methods to detect pesticides, antibiotics in water, natural food

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– Alternative methods to detect pesticides, antibiotics in water, natural food

Water or food of natural origins (from plants or animals) that we consume on a daily basis can contain unwanted ‘supplies’ for our organism, such as pesticides or antibiotics.

A doctoral thesis carried out by Jorge Juan Soto Chinchilla, from the Department of Analytical Chemistry at the University of Granada (Universidad de Granada), and directed by professors Ana María García Campaña and Laura Gámiz Gracia, proposes new analysis methods for the detection of pesticide residue (carbamates) and antibiotic residue (sulfonamides) in water, plant foods and food of animal origin (milk and meats from varied sources). These new methods constitute a routine analysis alternative to the analysis used until now.

Research forms part of several projects financed by the Spanish National Institute for Agrarian and Alimentary Research (INIA) and the Ministry of Education and Science, in collaboration with the company Puleva Biotech.

The main goal of the work “New analytical methodologies, under quality criteria, for the determination of pharmaceutical residues in waters and food”, carried out by the research group “Quality in Food, Environmental and Clinical Analytical Chemistry (FQM-302)”, has been to develop new methods to detect residues in food of these contaminants below the Maximum Residue Levels (MRL) established by the European Union, in order to guarantee the quality of the product and permit its distribution and consumption. Researchers point out, regarding water, that “the interest caused by control of residue levels of pesticides, which can be found in water as a result of treatment of crops with such compounds, is widely known. ”However, concern on detecting pharmaceutical residue, specifically antibiotic, is quite recent. The presence of these contaminants in fresh waters can cause a certain bacterial resistance or allergic reactions in the consuming population.

Innovative techniques
In order to achieve this, the study carried out by the UGR used techniques that have not been much explored in these fields. Cathodoluminiscence detection (CL) connected to Flow Injection Analysis (FIA) and High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPCL), or Capillary Electrophoresis (CE) with UV/Vis detection using an online preconcentration technique in the capillary itself, or detection via Mass Spectometry (MS). MS can also unequivocally identify the analysed compounds. Research has been specifically based on carbamates, a widely used pesticide family, and on sulfonamides, a group of wide-spectrum antibiotics commonly used in medicine and veterinary science.

Researchers point out that methods developed in this work could be applied in the future to routine analysis for this kind of residue control in plant foods and foods of animal origin, in Quality and Alimentary Safety laboratories, or in the detection of such contaminants in waters of varied sources. “These methods definitely constitute interesting alternatives to the already established and less sensitive methods which imply a greater consumption of organic solvents and generate more contaminant residues,” the author of the thesis points out.

FQM-302 research group has been working on the proposal of methods of detecting contaminant residues in foods and in the environment for several years. Currently work is being carried out in different doctoral theses which looks at the study of other pesticide families and their degradation products, as well as the study of other antibiotics such as quinolones and beta-lactams using the methods mentioned above.-Universidad de Granada

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Brain damage and serious long-term effects to infants from shaking

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– Brain damage and serious long-term effects to infants from shaking
Crying is the only way a baby can express its feelings and needs. If the parents or caregivers cannot find the cause of the inconsolable crying of the infant, they might react sharply and shake the baby. The violent shake of the infants head causes brain damage and, as a result, the infant stops crying. For this reason, this behaviour may be repeated in similar situations.

(Media-Newswire.com) – Crying is the only way a baby can express its feelings and needs. If the parents or caregivers cannot find the cause of the inconsolable crying of the infant, they might react sharply and shake the baby. The violent shake of the infants head causes brain damage and, as a result, the infant stops crying. For this reason, this behaviour may be repeated in similar situations. This is one of the serious consequences extracted from the bibliographic review carried out by a group of interns of the Teaching Maternity Unit of the University College of Health Care of the University of Granada ( UGR ) published by the Nursing Journal Rol.

Concepción Ruiz Rodríguez, lecturer of the Department of Nursing of the UGR and head of the research group, explains that the “shaken baby syndrome” is not well-known and may cause several injuries which, in most cases, have no outward physical signs. Although the seriousness of the brain damage depends on the frequency, intensity and duration of the shake, there are other minor injuries observed due to this syndrome, such as irritability, lethargy, convulsions, vomiting or lack of appetite, and others that are more serious such as eye injury and broken bones.

The father, the main aggressor

Most victims are under two years old, and the most vulnerable victims include premature babies, low-weight babies, babies with excessive colic, disabled babies, twins and stepchildren. The aggressors are chiefly men, frequently the father ( 44% ) followed by the mothers boyfriend living in the family home ( 20% ). The most frequent aggressors among women are the babysitters ( 18% ) and the mothers ( 7% ).

According to the information collected from the scientific articles published over the last five years, the researcher assures that “in most of the cases diagnosed, the cause is abuse or mistreatment. For this reason, early detection and especially appropriate prevention by health professionals is essential, because this syndrome may cause serious long-term effects on the infant. In fact, a poor assessment could lead to serious consequences or even the death of the victim. 20% of victims die during the days following the aggression, and of those who survive, 50% suffer from a wide variety of disabilities and only 30% recover fully.

Prevention

Concepción Ruiz points out “the importance of establishing prevention and early detection programmes in which experts in early childhood healthcare are involved.
It is necessary to offer educational courses for parents and health professionals where they can learn about the characteristics of this syndrome and some strategies to deal with stressful situations. However, the researcher wants to make it clear that the aim is to educate and inform without alarming parents, to prevent parents who have not mistreated their children from feeling guilty, and to clarify misconceptions.

Reference: Lecturer Concepción Ruiz Rodríguez. Department of Nursing of the University of Granada. Phone: 958- 242 359 / 248 029. Email: crr@ugr.es
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Alternative Methods Proposed To Detect Pesticides And Antibiotics In Water And Natural Food

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– lternative Methods Proposed To Detect Pesticides And Antibiotics In Water And Natural Food.

Science Daily — Water or food of natural origins (from plants or animals) that we consume on a daily basis can contain unwanted ‘supplies’ for our organism, such as pesticides or antibiotics.

Research forms part of several projects financed by the Spanish National Institute for Agrarian and Alimentary Research (INIA) and the Ministry of Education and Science, in collaboration with the company Puleva Biotech.

A doctoral thesis carried out by Jorge Juan Soto Chinchilla, from the Department of Analytical Chemistry at the University of Granada (Universidad de Granada), and directed by professors Ana María García Campaña and Laura Gámiz Gracia, proposes new analysis methods for the detection of pesticide residue (carbamates) and antibiotic residue (sulfonamides) in water, plant foods and food of animal origin (milk and meats from varied sources). These new methods constitute a routine analysis alternative to the analysis used until now.

The main goal of the work “New analytical methodologies, under quality criteria, for the determination of pharmaceutical residues in waters and food”, carried out by the research group “Quality in Food, Environmental and Clinical Analytical Chemistry (FQM-302)”, has been to develop new methods to detect residues in food of these contaminants below the Maximum Residue Levels (MRL) established by the European Union, in order to guarantee the quality of the product and permit its distribution and consumption.

Researchers point out, regarding water, that “the interest caused by control of residue levels of pesticides, which can be found in water as a result of treatment of crops with such compounds, is widely known. ”However, concern on detecting pharmaceutical residue, specifically antibiotic, is quite recent. The presence of these contaminants in fresh waters can cause a certain bacterial resistance or allergic reactions in the consuming population.

Innovative techniques

In order to achieve this, the study carried out by the UGR used techniques that have not been much explored in these fields. Cathodoluminiscence detection (CL) connected to Flow Injection Analysis (FIA) and High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPCL), or Capillary Electrophoresis (CE) with UV/Vis detection using an online preconcentration technique in the capillary itself, or detection via Mass Spectometry (MS). MS can also unequivocally identify the analysed compounds. Research has been specifically based on carbamates, a widely used pesticide family, and on sulfonamides, a group of wide-spectrum antibiotics commonly used in medicine and veterinary science.

Researchers point out that methods developed in this work could be applied in the future to routine analysis for this kind of residue control in plant foods and foods of animal origin, in Quality and Alimentary Safety laboratories, or in the detection of such contaminants in waters of varied sources. “These methods definitely constitute interesting alternatives to the already established and less sensitive methods which imply a greater consumption of organic solvents and generate more contaminant residues,” the author of the thesis points out.

FQM-302 research group has been working on the proposal of methods of detecting contaminant residues in foods and in the environment for several years. Currently work is being carried out in different doctoral theses which looks at the study of other pesticide families and their degradation products, as well as the study of other antibiotics such as quinolones and beta-lactams using the methods mentioned above.

Results of this work have been published in the following journals: ‘Analytica Chimica Acta’, ‘Journal of Chromatography’, ‘Trends in Analytical Chemistry’ and ‘Electrophoresis’.

Note: This story has been adapted from a news release issued by Universidad de Granada.

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Shaking baby may cause brain damage

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– Shaking baby may cause brain damage.

Shaken baby syndrome, from shaking a baby to have it stop crying, may cause several injuries with no outward physical signs, says a Spanish study.

If parents or caregivers cannot find the cause of the inconsolable crying of an infant, they might react sharply and shake the baby, causing brain damage and, as a result, the infant stops crying, explained study leader Concepcion Ruiz Rodriguez of the University of Granada.

Although the seriousness of the brain damage depends on the frequency, intensity and duration of the shake, there are other minor injuries observed due to this syndrome, such as irritability, lethargy, convulsions, vomiting or lack of appetite, and others that are more serious such as eye injury and broken bones.

Most victims are under age 2, and the most vulnerable victims include premature babies, low-weight babies, babies with excessive colic, disabled babies, twins and stepchildren. The aggressors are chiefly men; 44 percent are the father, 20 percent the mothers boyfriend living in the home, 18 percent are babysitters and 7 percent are the mothers, reported the study published in Nursing Journal Rol.
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Shaking may Cause Serious Long-term Effects to Infants

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– Shaking may Cause Serious Long-term Effects to Infants

A group of interns of the Teaching Maternity Unit of “The University College of Health Care of the UGR” has carried out a bibliographic review of the ‘shaken baby syndrome’.

According to them many of the diagnosed cases, which produce internal damage to the infant, have been caused by mistreatment or abuse of infants.

Crying is the only way a baby can express its feelings and needs. If the parents or caregivers cannot find the cause of the inconsolable crying of the infant, they might react sharply and shake the baby. The violent shake of the infants head causes brain damage and, as a result, the infant stops crying. For this reason, this behaviour may be repeated in similar situations. This is one of the serious consequences extracted from the bibliographic review carried out by a group of interns of the Teaching Maternity Unit of the University College of Health Care of the University of Granada (UGR) published by the Nursing Journal Rol.

Concepción Ruiz Rodríguez, lecturer of the Department of Nursing of the UGR and head of the research group, explains that the “shaken baby syndrome” is not well-known and may cause several injuries which, in most cases, have no outward physical signs. Although the seriousness of the brain damage depends on the frequency, intensity and duration of the shake, there are other minor injuries observed due to this syndrome, such as irritability, lethargy, convulsions, vomiting or lack of appetite, and others that are more serious such as eye injury and broken bones.
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La renovación de la matrícula gratuita, a partir de un 3,5 ó 4 de nota media

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– La renovación de la matrícula gratuita, a partir de un 3,5 ó 4 de nota media.

Un 3,5 para los alumnos que estén realizando una carrera técnica y un 4 para aquellos que estén cursando otro tipo de diplomaturas o licenciaturas. Éstas son las notas medias que deberán sacar los universitarios que quieran seguir acogiéndose a las ayudas destinadas a sufragar su matrícula, según confirmó el presidente de Presidencia y Participación Ciudadana, Abdelmalik El Barkani. Y es que, el pago de las diferentes asignaturas que desee cursar el alumno en años posteriores dependerá de su rendimiento al comienzo de sus estudios universitarios.

El pasado viernes, el Consejo de Gobierno aprobó el borrador del reglamento para la concesión de las becas a los estudiantes melillenses que cursen estudios universitarios. Un documento donde se estable la baremación que empleará la Administración local para determinar si las ayudas le son renovadas a los jóvenes.

Así, el consejero de Presidencia explicó a MELILLA HOY que se sumarán cada una de las notas finales que obtenga el alumno -según se refleje en las actas de la Facultad-, guarismo que se dividirá entre el número total de asignaturas en las que se matriculó.

Si el resultado es igual o superior a la nota establecida en las bases de la convocatoria de las becas, el alumno podrá solicitar nuevamente la ayudas de cara a una nueva matriculación. Aun así, El Barkani apuntó que si el universitario suspende los exámenes a los que tiene derecho en la primera matriculación, la Ciudad no sufragará de nuevo esa misma materia.
Se trata de pagar las nuevas asignaturas, nunca las que hayan suspendido, matizó el consejero sobre una beca cuyo importe máximo será de 1.000 euros.

Igualmente, El Barkani recordó, que sólo se podrán acoger a esta subvención, aquellos alumnos que no se puedan beneficiar de las becas universitarias que concede cada año el Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia (MEC). Eso sí, matizó que las ayudas sufragarán el pago de la matrícula de cualquier universidad española -ya sea pública o privada- aunque no la de los jóvenes que pretendan cursar fuera de la ciudad una diplomatura o licenciatura que ya se imparta en el campus local de la Universidad de Granada.

Otro de los aspectos de la convocatoria que quiso destacar el consejero de Presidencia es que el reembolso de la cuantía de la matrícula no va a ser inmediatamente sino que el alumno deberá hacer frente al coste de las asignaturas en un primer momento; y posteriormente, una vez haya justificado el pago, se procederá al ingreso tras resolver las distintas solicitudes. Una medida que según apuntó se produciría en los meses de marzo o abril.

En total, la Administración local espera destinar para hacer frente a las matriculación del curso 2007-2008 en torno a 1,5 millones de euros. Una partida de la que se podrían beneficiar cerca de 2.000 estudiantes universitarios, y con la que se pretende incentivar a los jóvenes melillenses para que cursen estudios superiores, ya sea en la ciudad o en otros puntos del territorio nacional.
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