Crean una plataforma para evitar que alumnos y profesores plagien trabajos

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– Crean una plataforma para evitar que alumnos y profesores plagien trabajos

A la iniciativa se han adherido más de cuarenta profesores de los ámbitos de la Medicina, Derecho, Biología, Matemáticas, Económicas o Humanidades

Un grupo de profesores de varias facultades de la Universidad de Granada ha puesto en marcha una Plataforma contra el Plagio que pretende atajar el problema que supone que los alumnos e investigadores copien a la hora de realizar trabajos de clase y artículos científicos.

Esta iniciativa partió de la profesora Rosa María Medina Doménech, del Departamento de Anatomía Patológica e Historia de la Ciencia, y hasta la fecha se han adherido a ella más de cuarenta profesores de los ámbitos de la Medicina, Derecho, Biología, Matemáticas, Económicas o Humanidades, según ha informado hoy la Universidad.

A juicio de esta profesora, las repercusiones de esta mala práctica universitaria son enormes tanto en un plano individual -descrédito, desautorización, pérdida de propiedad intelectual, indefensión, desconfianza o desincentivación-, como institucional -desprestigio, repercusiones económicas, litigios legales o conflictividad laboral-.
Analizar y debatir el plagio

La plataforma se ha constituido con la finalidad de analizar y debatir sobre el plagio académico y sus consecuencias y sensibilizar a la comunidad universitaria y a las autoridades académicas frente al problema que supone el plagio de los trabajos docentes e investigadores del personal de la Universidad de Granada.
Se pretende crear un estado de opinión y sensibilidad contraria al plagio en la Universidad

Medina Doménech ha destacado que la Plataforma contra el Plagio pretende disminuir el contexto de tolerancia al plagio e ir creando un estado de opinión y sensibilidad contraria al plagio en la Universidad de Granada.

Por este motivo impulsarán la creación de un órgano universitario de vigilancia contra el plagio, que garantice los derechos de los plagiados vinculado a otras estructuras ya existentes, como la Defensora Universitaria o el Vicerrectorado de Calidad Ambiental, Bienestar y Deporte.

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A nutritional supplement could improve the clinical situation of ICU patients

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– A nutritional supplement could improve the clinical situation of ICU patients

Scientists from the University of Granada and the Virgen de las Nieves Hospital have found out that some critical patients could improve their oxide stress and, consequently, their clinical situation by taking a simple exogenous antioxidant treatment through food.

This study has proved that the oxide stress increase during patients stays in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), due to the low levels of antioxidant food consumption.

The oxide stress is caused by the imbalance between the reactive oxygen substances production and the organism defence mechanisms which acts rapidly in the detoxification of these substances or repairs the damage. The oxide stress is involved in many diseases like atherosclerosis, Parkinson, Alzheimer, and it is also significant in the aging process.

This study made by the University of Granada has been carried out by Jimena Abilés, and headed by doctor Elena Planells (Departament of Physiology of the University of Granada), doctor Antonio Pérez de la Cruz (head of the Nutrition and Dietetics Unit of the Ruiz de Alda Hospital in Granada) and doctor Eduardo Aguayo (specialist in the Intensive Cure Unit of this same hospital).

First time in Spain
The scientists worked on 60 patients that, for at least a week, had stayed at the Intensive Cure Unit (ICU) of the Virgen de las Nieves Hospital, analyzing their oxide stress levels. They determined, for the first time in Spain, the exact quantity of each type of vitamins (A, E and C) and minerals that patients needed to take through diet for proper antioxidant defences.
The researchers hope the study will be useful to establish new recommendations for critical patients in our country. The results of this investigation have been recently published in the medical journal Critical Care.

Reference
Dr Jimena Abilés. Departament of Physiology of the University of Granada.
Mobile: +34 958243879
E-mail.: jimesolea@yahoo.es
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Nutritional Supplement Could Improve Clinical Situation Of ICU Patients

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– Nutritional Supplement Could Improve Clinical Situation Of ICU Patients

UGR News Scientists from the University of Granada and the Virgen de las Nieves University Hospital have found out that some critical patients could improve their oxide stress and, consequently, their clinical situation by taking a simple exogenous antioxidant treatment through food. This study suggests that the oxide stress increase during patients stays in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is due to the low levels of antioxidant food consumption.

The oxide stress is caused by the imbalance between the reactive oxygen substances production and the organism defence mechanisms which acts rapidly in the detoxification of these substances or repairs the damage. The oxide stress is involved in many diseases like atherosclerosis, Parkinson, Alzheimer, and it is also significant in the aging process.

This study made by the University of Granada has been carried out by Jimena Abilés, and headed by doctor Elena Planells (Departament of Physiology of the University of Granada), doctor Antonio Pérez de la Cruz (head of the Nutrition and Dietetics Unit of the Ruiz de Alda Hospital in Granada) and doctor Eduardo Aguayo (specialist in the Intensive Cure Unit of this same hospital).

The scientists worked on 60 patients that, for at least a week, had stayed at the Intensive Cure Unit (ICU) of the Virgen de las Nieves Hospital, analyzing their oxide stress levels. They determined, for the first time in Spain, the exact quantity of each type of vitamins (A, E and C) and minerals that patients needed to take through diet for proper antioxidant defences.

The researchers hope the study will be useful to establish new recommendations for critical patients in Spain. The results of this investigation have been recently published in the medical journal Critical Care.
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New methodology for landfill management

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– New methodology for landfill management

Scientists of the University of Granada (Spain) have designed a novel and versatile environmental diagnostic method of landfills which is able to adapt to different places of the world and contributes to quantify the environmental impact.

The doctoral thesis Landfill environmental diagnosis methodology. Adaptation to computerization using fuzzy techniques and its application in Andalusian landfills has been carried out by Encarnación Garrido Vegara, under the supervision of Professors Montserrat Zamorano Toro and Ángel Ramos Ridao (Department of Civil Engineering of the UGR). The work defines the pollution probability of the landfill according to the exploitation level, as well as to its location.

The tool has been applied and validated in landfills of Andalusia and has incorporated information of countries such as Chile, Venezuela and Colombia. Its application to other countries with different legal frameworks and socioeconomic characteristics require the revision of those variables or environmental descriptors that may be directly affected. However, this adaptation is a relatively simple process.

The study produced a tool which “analyzes the relation between landfill dynamics and their influence on different elements in the environment. For this purpose, a set of environmental indexes are specified, which quantify the environmental impact of landfills (Environment-Landfill Interaction Index, Environmental Risk Index, Environmental Value Index, and Probability of Contamination Index). Such indexes permit to justify the election of Conditioning Plans or Closing Plans”.

Specific software
Starting from the EVIAVE methodology, techniques from the Department of Computing Sciences and Artificial Intelligence have designed a software application that makes its implementation easier. This computer tool facilitates the application of EVIAVE, provides more complete information about environmental diagnosis of landfills and solves problems related to subjectivity and uncertainty that can arise when the method is applied by experts from different fields, according to Garrido Vegara.

This method has been developed within the social and legal context of the European Union and for non-hazardous waste landfills by the EU Directive 31/99/EEC, with the support of the Ministry of Education and Science, through the agreement Design and implementation of methodologies for the assessment of the environmental impact in landfills and dumps.

The research work has given rise to different publications:
– Description of the methodology EVIAVE for environmental diagnosis of municipal waste landfills (Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning);
– Environmental diagnosis methodology for municipal waste landfills as a tool for planning and decision-making process. Sustainable development and planning II (Editorial: WIT PRESS, Lugar de publicación: Ashurst Lodge, Ashurst, Southampton, SO40 7AA, UK);-Universidad de Granada
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The Clinical Situation Of ICU Patients Could Be Improved By Nutritional Supplementation

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– The Clinical Situation Of ICU Patients Could Be Improved By Nutritional Supplementation

Scientists from the University of Granada and the Virgen de las Nieves University Hospital have discovered that some critical patients could improve their oxide stress and, consequently, their clinical situation by taking a simple exogenous antioxidant treatment through food. This study has proved that oxide stress increases during patients stays in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) due to the low levels of antioxidant food consumption.

The oxide stress is caused by the imbalance between the reactive oxygen substances production and the organism defence mechanisms which acts rapidly in the detoxification of these substances or repairs the damage. The oxide stress is involved in many diseases like atherosclerosis, Parkinson, Alzheimer, and it is also significant in the aging process.

This study made by the University of Granada has been carried out by Jimena Abilés, and headed by doctor Elena Planells (Departament of Physiology of the University of Granada), doctor Antonio Pérez de la Cruz (head of the Nutrition and Dietetics Unit of the Ruiz de Alda Hospital in Granada) and doctor Eduardo Aguayo (specialist in the Intensive Cure Unit of this same hospital).

First time in Spain

The scientists worked on 60 patients that, for at least a week, had stayed at the Intensive Cure Unit (ICU) of the Virgen de las Nieves Hospital, analyzing their oxide stress levels. They determined, for the first time in Spain, the exact quantity of each type of vitamins (A, E and C) and minerals that patients needed to take through diet for proper antioxidant defences.

The researchers hope the study will be useful in establishing new recommendations for critical patients in our country. The results of this investigation have been recently published in the medical journal Critical Care.

Reference
Dr Jimena Abilés. Departament of Physiology of the University of Granada.

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Scientists develop a new methodology for landfill management

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– Scientists develop a new methodology for landfill management

Washington, June 6: Scientists from the University of Granada in Spain have designed a novel and versatile environmental diagnostic method for landfill management, which is able to adapt to different places of the world and contributes to quantify the environmental impact.

From this method, known as EVIAVE, they have designed a software application to solve problems related to subjectivity in the measurement of the environmental impact caused by landfills.

The work defines the pollution probability of the landfill according to the exploitation level, as well as to its location.

It also permits to control harmful impacts such as bad smell and superficial and subterranean water pollution.

The study produced a tool that analyzes the relation between landfill dynamics and their influence on different elements in the environment. For this purpose, a set of environmental indexes are specified, which quantify the environmental impact of landfills.

The tool has been applied and validated in landfills of Andalusia and has incorporated information of countries such as Chile, Venezuela and Colombia.

Its application to other countries with different legal frameworks and socioeconomic characteristics require the revision of those variables or environmental descriptors that may be directly affected. However, this adaptation is a relatively simple process.

Starting from the EVIAVE methodology, techniques from the Department of Computing Sciences and Artificial Intelligence have designed a software application that makes its implementation easier.

According to Encarnacion Garrido Vegara from the University of Granada, this computer tool facilitates the application of EVIAVE, provides more complete information about environmental diagnosis of landfills and solves problems related to subjectivity and uncertainty that can arise when the method is applied by experts from different fields.
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Scientists develop a new methodology for landfill management

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– Scientists develop a new methodology for landfill management

Washington, June 6: Scientists from the University of Granada in Spain have designed a novel and versatile environmental diagnostic method for landfill management, which is able to adapt to different places of the world and contributes to quantify the environmental impact.

From this method, known as EVIAVE, they have designed a software application to solve problems related to subjectivity in the measurement of the environmental impact caused by landfills.

The work defines the pollution probability of the landfill according to the exploitation level, as well as to its location.

It also permits to control harmful impacts such as bad smell and superficial and subterranean water pollution.

The study produced a tool that analyzes the relation between landfill dynamics and their influence on different elements in the environment. For this purpose, a set of environmental indexes are specified, which quantify the environmental impact of landfills.

The tool has been applied and validated in landfills of Andalusia and has incorporated information of countries such as Chile, Venezuela and Colombia.

Its application to other countries with different legal frameworks and socioeconomic characteristics require the revision of those variables or environmental descriptors that may be directly affected. However, this adaptation is a relatively simple process.

Starting from the EVIAVE methodology, techniques from the Department of Computing Sciences and Artificial Intelligence have designed a software application that makes its implementation easier.

According to Encarnacion Garrido Vegara from the University of Granada, this computer tool facilitates the application of EVIAVE, provides more complete information about environmental diagnosis of landfills and solves problems related to subjectivity and uncertainty that can arise when the method is applied by experts from different fields.
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Scientists develop a new methodology for landfill management

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– Scientists develop a new methodology for landfill management

Washington, June 6: Scientists from the University of Granada in Spain have designed a novel and versatile environmental diagnostic method for landfill management, which is able to adapt to different places of the world and contributes to quantify the environmental impact.

From this method, known as EVIAVE, they have designed a software application to solve problems related to subjectivity in the measurement of the environmental impact caused by landfills.

The work defines the pollution probability of the landfill according to the exploitation level, as well as to its location.

It also permits to control harmful impacts such as bad smell and superficial and subterranean water pollution.

The study produced a tool that analyzes the relation between landfill dynamics and their influence on different elements in the environment. For this purpose, a set of environmental indexes are specified, which quantify the environmental impact of landfills.

The tool has been applied and validated in landfills of Andalusia and has incorporated information of countries such as Chile, Venezuela and Colombia.

Its application to other countries with different legal frameworks and socioeconomic characteristics require the revision of those variables or environmental descriptors that may be directly affected. However, this adaptation is a relatively simple process.

Starting from the EVIAVE methodology, techniques from the Department of Computing Sciences and Artificial Intelligence have designed a software application that makes its implementation easier.

According to Encarnacion Garrido Vegara from the University of Granada, this computer tool facilitates the application of EVIAVE, provides more complete information about environmental diagnosis of landfills and solves problems related to subjectivity and uncertainty that can arise when the method is applied by experts from different fields.
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Scientists develop a new methodology for landfill management Home

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– Scientists develop a new methodology for landfill management

Washington, June 6: Scientists from the University of Granada in Spain have designed a novel and versatile environmental diagnostic method for landfill management, which is able to adapt to different places of the world and contributes to quantify the environmental impact.

From this method, known as EVIAVE, they have designed a software application to solve problems related to subjectivity in the measurement of the environmental impact caused by landfills.

The work defines the pollution probability of the landfill according to the exploitation level, as well as to its location.

It also permits to control harmful impacts such as bad smell and superficial and subterranean water pollution.

The study produced a tool that analyzes the relation between landfill dynamics and their influence on different elements in the environment. For this purpose, a set of environmental indexes are specified, which quantify the environmental impact of landfills.

The tool has been applied and validated in landfills of Andalusia and has incorporated information of countries such as Chile, Venezuela and Colombia.

Its application to other countries with different legal frameworks and socioeconomic characteristics require the revision of those variables or environmental descriptors that may be directly affected. However, this adaptation is a relatively simple process.

Starting from the EVIAVE methodology, techniques from the Department of Computing Sciences and Artificial Intelligence have designed a software application that makes its implementation easier.

According to Encarnacion Garrido Vegara from the University of Granada, this computer tool facilitates the application of EVIAVE, provides more complete information about environmental diagnosis of landfills and solves problems related to subjectivity and uncertainty that can arise when the method is applied by experts from different fields.
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Scientists develop a new methodology for landfill management

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– Scientists develop a new methodology for landfill management

Washington, June 6: Scientists from the University of Granada in Spain have designed a novel and versatile environmental diagnostic method for landfill management, which is able to adapt to different places of the world and contributes to quantify the environmental impact.

From this method, known as EVIAVE, they have designed a software application to solve problems related to subjectivity in the measurement of the environmental impact caused by landfills.

The work defines the pollution probability of the landfill according to the exploitation level, as well as to its location.

It also permits to control harmful impacts such as bad smell and superficial and subterranean water pollution.

The study produced a tool that analyzes the relation between landfill dynamics and their influence on different elements in the environment. For this purpose, a set of environmental indexes are specified, which quantify the environmental impact of landfills.

The tool has been applied and validated in landfills of Andalusia and has incorporated information of countries such as Chile, Venezuela and Colombia.

Its application to other countries with different legal frameworks and socioeconomic characteristics require the revision of those variables or environmental descriptors that may be directly affected. However, this adaptation is a relatively simple process.

Starting from the EVIAVE methodology, techniques from the Department of Computing Sciences and Artificial Intelligence have designed a software application that makes its implementation easier.

According to Encarnacion Garrido Vegara from the University of Granada, this computer tool facilitates the application of EVIAVE, provides more complete information about environmental diagnosis of landfills and solves problems related to subjectivity and uncertainty that can arise when the method is applied by experts from different fields.
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Forética y MSD ofrecen 20 becas

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– Forética y MSD ofrecen 20 becas

El Centro Mediterráneo de la Universidad de Granada, Almuñécar, acogerá del 7 al 11 de julio el Seminario sobre Responsabilidad Social. Para facilitar la asistencia de los interesados, Fonética y MSD ofrecerán un total de 20 becas full-credit dirigidas a investigadores, estudiantes universitarios de post-grado o que se encuentren en los dos últimos cursos universitarios. Las becas incluyen la matrícula al curso, así como la manutención y el alojamiento de domingo a viernes en la localidad de celebración. El plazo de matrícula finaliza mañana 6 de junio.
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Los cursos de la Universidad de Verano del Mediterráneo, a partir del 7 de julio

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– Los cursos de la Universidad de Verano del Mediterráneo, a partir del 7 de julio

La XVII edición de los cursos internacionales de la Universidad de Verano del Mediterráneo se inaugurará el próximo día 7 de julio con el titulado ‘Jóvenes entre la bolsa y la vida. Curso de periodismo social’, que durará hasta el día 11.
A este le seguirá el seminario ‘Técnicas prácticas de cirugía menor en atención primaria’, que se desarrollará del 14 al 18 de julio.
Entre los días 21 y 25 de julio habrá dos cursos, uno titulado ‘El siglo XX en Europa: el siglo de las guerras’ y otro que es ‘El cuerpo y la escena. Teoría y práctica de la interpreación teatral’.

Cabe destacar que, en el primero de ellos, el diplomático y portavoz del PP en la Comisión de Asuntos Exteriores del Congreso, Gustavo de Arístegui, será el encargado de pronunciar la conferencia de clausura, cuyo tútulo es ‘Europa y el nuevo orden internacional en el siglo XX’.
Por último, entre el 28 de julio y el 1 de agosto habrá otros dos cursos. Estos serán ‘Aspectos educativos, organizativos y tecnológicos de un campus virtual universitario’ y ‘La protección jurídica de las personas en situación de dependencia’.
Las actividades fueron presentadas por la consejera de Cultura y Festejos, Simi Chocrón, quien estuvo acompañada por el vicerrector de Extensión Universitaria y Cooperación al Desarrollo de la Universidad de Granada, Miguel Gómez; el delegado del rector para el Campus de Melilla, Sebastián Sánchez; y el director académico de los cursos, Manuel Ruiz.
La consejera afirmó que los seminarios tienen dos objetivos, que son que los profesionales de Melilla no se tengan que desplazar a la península para obtener estos conocimientos y que a los estudiantes les sirvan de tres créditos de libre configuración.
Chocrón destacó la “rica variedad” de las materias y el abanico de elecciones que ofrecen a los interesados, así como el “elenco de docentes de prestigio” que imparten las enseñanzas.

“Personal solvente”

A continuación, el vicerrector expresó su satisfacción por traer a Melilla los cursos, debido a la “hospitalidad” y la “acogida” de la ciudad. Gómez manifestó que la tarea de los cursos es de formación y acercamiento a los ciudadanos de asuntos actuales “dados con rigor por personal enormemente solvente”.
El directivo de la Universidad granadina aseguró que acercar el conocimiento, el saber y la cultura a la sociedad debe ser uno de los objetivos que persigan estos entes académicos.
“Hacerlo, además, en el Campus de Melilla es también un compromiso importante y especial, ya que la Universidad de Granada es probablemente la única de Europa que tiene campus en otro continente, en dos ciudades tan españolas, por otra parte, como Melilla y Ceuta”, afirmó.

Avances

Por su parte, el director comentó, durante la presentación, que, hoy día, en los cursos de verano “incluso se adelantan avances científicos, culturales y políticos”. Además, se cumple el objetivo de la inversión pública para la promoción de la ciudad autónoma.
Ruiz destacó la “singularidad” de unos cursos que “cada día gozan de más prestigio a nivel nacional”, por lo cual a veces se ven “desbordados” por el número de matrículas, y hay que tener en cuenta que las plazas de algunos de ellos –30– son reducidas.
Por último, Ruiz pasó a la descripción de los seminarios individualmente y destacó el gran valor que tienen. Según explicó, algunos de ellos serán muy prácticos –el de atención primaria o el de interpretación teatral, por ejemplo–, por lo que los alumnos tendrán que aportar una serie de material para los ejercicios.

Algunos datos

Los cursos se realizarán en el Palacio de Exposiciones y Congresos (PEC) en su parte teórica, mientras que las aulas de los centros universitarios de la ciudad serán el lugar en el que se impartirán las clases prácticas. El acto de clausura será el día 31 de julio, a las 20:30 horas, en el Palacio de Exposiciones y Congresos, donde se entregarán los diplomas. Cada curso, homologable por tres créditos de libre configuración, costará 100 euros (50 a los residentes en Melilla) y el plazo de matriculación e inscripción será desde el próximo día 15 de junio hasta la fecha del comienzo de cada uno, aunque antes habrá que hacer una preinscripción.
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