“Itinerarios didácticos por la alta montaña nevadense”, curso interdisciplinar en Sierra Nevada

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Hasta el 18 de julio está abierto el plazo para matricularse en la segunda edición del “Curso interdisciplinar en Sierra Nevada Gerardo Alonso”. Itinerarios didácticos por la alta montaña nevadense”, que se celebrará del 26 al 29 de julio en Sierra Nevada, el Albergue Universitario y el Observatorio, organizado por la Escuela Internacional de Posgrado de la Universidad de Granada, a propuesta del Departamento de Didáctica y Organización Escolar.

La matrícula incluye alojamiento en el Albergue Universitario en pensión completa y desplazamientos desde Granada al propio Albergue, así como a las “Posiciones del Veleta”; también el desplazamiento al Observatorio de Sierra Nevada.

El curso está estructurado en torno a cuatro itinerarios “didácticos e interdisciplinares” donde las explicaciones irán complementándose y permitirán conocer la idiosincrasia de Sierra Nevada. Por ejemplo, se tratará la estructura en el corte Granada-Veleta, los sedimentos y carbonatos de la Baja Montaña, y las rocas metamórficas y mineralizaciones de la Alta Montaña. Pero de igual modo, y en lo referente a la flora y a la vegetación propia, se abordará el reconocimiento de sus comunidades más representativas y los factores ecológicos que determinan su presencia y distribución, así como sus estrategias de adaptación. Relacionado con estos ámbitos se encuentra la faceta zoológica, cuyo prisma permite conocer las características abióticas de la Alta Montaña y los mecanismos por los que la fauna terrestre se aprovecha y defiende de sus inclemencias. También se estudiarán y reconocerán, in situ, las principales especies animales que la habitan, así como la ecología y factores que condicionan su distribución. Además una visita nocturna al Observatorio de Sierra Nevada nos permitirá, sin duda, completar aún más esa interdisciplinariedad de la que hablamos, junto con el novedoso aporte que -en esta edición- se propone desde la Fisiología humana para conocer cómo incide en nuestro organismo la altitud.

PROGRAMA- ITINERARIOS DIDÁCTICOS

  • 1er día: Itinerario en bus desde Granada a Sierra Nevada (Palacio de Congresos-Albergue Universitario): geología de Sierra Nevada y pisos bioclimáticos de vegetación.
    • Conferencia: “Geología de Sierra Nevada”.
    • Conferencia: “Ecosistemas vegetales de alta montaña”.
  • 2º día: Albergue-Mojón del Trigo-San Juan-Tajos del Campanario-Posiciones del Veleta-Corrales del Veleta-Albergue.
    • Conferencia: “Insectos de Sierra Nevada, adaptaciones y origen”.
    • Conferencia: “El Observatorio de Sierra Nevada y la antena IRAM”.
    • Visita nocturna, y guiada, al Observatorio.
  • 3er día (acampada): Posiciones del Veleta-Carihuela del Veleta-Laguna de Aguas Verdes-Laguna de Río Seco-Laguna Larga-Laguna del Mulhacén. Acampada en “Río Seco”.
    • Conferencia: “Lagunas de Sierra Nevada”.
    • Conferencia: “Impacto fisiológico de la actividad física en la Alta Montaña”.
  • 4º día: Laguna de Río Seco-Terreras Azules-Lagunilla de las Cabras-Cháncales del Púlpito-Carihuela del Veleta-Posiciones del Veleta-Albergue.
    • Almuerzo y clausura del curso. Regreso a Granada.

Profesorado:

Profesionales externos:

  • Jesús Espinosa González. Guía internacional titulado de Alta Montaña.
  • José María Sánchez Garrido. Licenciado en CC. Actividad Física y el Deporte.

Matriculas en “Escuela Internacional de Posgrado”:

(http://escuelaposgrado.ugr.es/pages/titulos_propios/oferta_formativa/cursos_complementarios)

Importe de la Matrícula: 290,52 €. Incluye alojamiento en el Albergue Universitario en pensión completa y desplazamientos desde Granada al Albergue Universitario, así como a las “Posiciones del Veleta”; también el desplazamiento al O.S.N. Número de Becas: Se destinará a becas un máximo del 15% del presupuesto del curso y se distribuirá conforme a los criterios establecidos en la Normativa de Becas de la Universidad.

Contacto: José Antonio Pareja Fernández de la Reguera, Director del curso. Departamento de Didáctica y Organización Escolar. Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación. Teléfono: 958 248965. Correo elec: pareda@ugr.es

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A study demonstrates that ibuprofen improves bone repair after surgery or a fracture

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A study conducted at the University of Granada hasdemonstrated that ibuprofen ­–a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID)­– has beneficial effects on bone repair after afracture or following bone surgery.

In vitro tests demonstrated that –unlike other NSAIDs– when a therapeutic dose of ibuprofen is administered, it has no negative effects on the proliferation and synthesis of obsteoblast osteocalcin, a cell which is directly involved in the formation and regeneration of bones.

Osteoblast cells are bone cells that synthesize the bone matrix. Consequently, osteoblasts play a major role in bone development, growth, maintenance and repair.

Positive Results

In an article recently published in the prestigious Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism, the University of Granada researchers report the positive effects of ibuprofen on bone repair. The researchers are members of the research group BIO277, which studies the effects of different pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapies on obsteoblast cells.

The primary author of this article, Concepción Ruiz Rodríguez, a professor at the University of Granada Nursing Department states that «up to date, we had little information on the effects of ibuprofen on osteoblast cells». The University of Granada study demonstrates that a therapeutic dose of ibuprofen (5-25µm.) does not inhibit the proliferation and synthesis of osteocalcinin the MG-63 cell line. However, when higher doses are administered (>25 µm.) they may activate other cells, which might explain theexpression of membrane markers and the decrease in the phagocytic capacity.

Source: University of Granada

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A study demonstrates that ibuprofen improves bone repair after surgery or a fracture

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A study conducted at the University of Granada hasdemonstrated that ibuprofen ­–a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID)­– has beneficial effects on bone repair after afracture or following bone surgery.

In vitro tests demonstrated that –unlike other NSAIDs– when a therapeutic dose of ibuprofen is administered, it has no negative effects on the proliferation and synthesis of obsteoblast osteocalcin, a cell which is directly involved in the formation and regeneration of bones.

Osteoblast cells are bone cells that synthesize the bone matrix. Consequently, osteoblasts play a major role in bone development, growth, maintenance and repair.

Positive Results

In an article recently published in the prestigious Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism, the University of Granada researchers report the positive effects of ibuprofen on bone repair. The researchers are members of the research group BIO277, which studies the effects of different pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapies on obsteoblast cells.

The primary author of this article, Concepción Ruiz Rodríguez, a professor at the University of Granada Nursing Department states that «up to date, we had little information on the effects of ibuprofen on osteoblast cells». The University of Granada study demonstrates that a therapeutic dose of ibuprofen (5-25µm.) does not inhibit the proliferation and synthesis of osteocalcinin the MG-63 cell line. However, when higher doses are administered (>25 µm.) they may activate other cells, which might explain theexpression of membrane markers and the decrease in the phagocytic capacity.

Source: University of Granada

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A study demonstrates that ibuprofen improves bone repair after surgery or a fracture

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A study conducted at the University of Granada hasdemonstrated that ibuprofen ­–a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID)­– has beneficial effects on bone repair after afracture or following bone surgery.

In vitro tests demonstrated that –unlike other NSAIDs– when a therapeutic dose of ibuprofen is administered, it has no negative effects on the proliferation and synthesis of obsteoblast osteocalcin, a cell which is directly involved in the formation and regeneration of bones.

Osteoblast cells are bone cells that synthesize the bone matrix. Consequently, osteoblasts play a major role in bone development, growth, maintenance and repair.

Positive Results

In an article recently published in the prestigious Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism, the University of Granada researchers report the positive effects of ibuprofen on bone repair. The researchers are members of the research group BIO277, which studies the effects of different pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapies on obsteoblast cells.

The primary author of this article, Concepción Ruiz Rodríguez, a professor at the University of Granada Nursing Department states that «up to date, we had little information on the effects of ibuprofen on osteoblast cells». The University of Granada study demonstrates that a therapeutic dose of ibuprofen (5-25µm.) does not inhibit the proliferation and synthesis of osteocalcinin the MG-63 cell line. However, when higher doses are administered (>25 µm.) they may activate other cells, which might explain theexpression of membrane markers and the decrease in the phagocytic capacity.

Source: University of Granada

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Researchers develop an artificial cerebellum than enables robotic human-like object handling

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University of Granada researchers have developed an artificial cerebellum (a biologically-inspired adaptive microcircuit) that controls a robotic arm with human-like precision. The cerebellum is the part of the human brain that controls the locomotor system and coordinates body movements.

To date, although robot designers have achieved very precise movements, such movements are performed at very high speed, require strong forces and are power consuming. This approach cannot be applied to robots that interact with humans, as a malfunction might be potentially dangerous.

To solve this challenge, University of Granada researchers have implemented a new cerebellar spiking model that adapts to corrections and stores their sensorial effects; in addition, it records motor commands to predict the action or movement to be performed by the robotic arm. This cerebellar model allows the user to articulate a state-of-the-art robotic arm with extraordinary mobility.

Automatic Learning

The developers of the new cerebellar model have obtained a robot that performs automatic learning by extracting the input layer functionalities of the brain cortex. Furthermore, they have developed two control systems that enable accurate and robust control of the robotic arm during object handling.

The synergy between the cerebellum and the automatic control system enables robot’s adaptability to changing conditions i.e. the robot can interact with humans. The biologically-inspired architectures used in this model combine the error training approach with predictive adaptive control.

The designers of this model are Silvia Tolu, Jesús Garrido and Eduardo Ros Vidal, at the University of Granada Department of Computer Architecture and Technology, and the University of Almería researcher Richard Carrillo.

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Researchers develop an artificial cerebellum than enables robotic human-like object handling

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University of Granada researchers have developed an artificial cerebellum (a biologically-inspired adaptive microcircuit) that controls a robotic arm with human-like precision. The cerebellum is the part of the human brain that controls the locomotor system and coordinates body movements.

To date, although robot designers have achieved very precise movements, such movements are performed at very high speed, require strong forces and are power consuming. This approach cannot be applied to robots that interact with humans, as a malfunction might be potentially dangerous.

To solve this challenge, University of Granada researchers have implemented a new cerebellar spiking model that adapts to corrections and stores their sensorial effects; in addition, it records motor commands to predict the action or movement to be performed by the robotic arm. This cerebellar model allows the user to articulate a state-of-the-art robotic arm with extraordinary mobility.

Automatic Learning

The developers of the new cerebellar model have obtained a robot that performs automatic learning by extracting the input layer functionalities of the brain cortex. Furthermore, they have developed two control systems that enable accurate and robust control of the robotic arm during object handling.

The synergy between the cerebellum and the automatic control system enables robot’s adaptability to changing conditions i.e. the robot can interact with humans. The biologically-inspired architectures used in this model combine the error training approach with predictive adaptive control.

The designers of this model are Silvia Tolu, Jesús Garrido and Eduardo Ros Vidal, at the University of Granada Department of Computer Architecture and Technology, and the University of Almería researcher Richard Carrillo.

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Researchers develop an artificial cerebellum than enables robotic human-like object handling

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University of Granada researchers have developed an artificial cerebellum (a biologically-inspired adaptive microcircuit) that controls a robotic arm with human-like precision. The cerebellum is the part of the human brain that controls the locomotor system and coordinates body movements.

To date, although robot designers have achieved very precise movements, such movements are performed at very high speed, require strong forces and are power consuming. This approach cannot be applied to robots that interact with humans, as a malfunction might be potentially dangerous.

To solve this challenge, University of Granada researchers have implemented a new cerebellar spiking model that adapts to corrections and stores their sensorial effects; in addition, it records motor commands to predict the action or movement to be performed by the robotic arm. This cerebellar model allows the user to articulate a state-of-the-art robotic arm with extraordinary mobility.

Automatic Learning

The developers of the new cerebellar model have obtained a robot that performs automatic learning by extracting the input layer functionalities of the brain cortex. Furthermore, they have developed two control systems that enable accurate and robust control of the robotic arm during object handling.

The synergy between the cerebellum and the automatic control system enables robot’s adaptability to changing conditions i.e. the robot can interact with humans. The biologically-inspired architectures used in this model combine the error training approach with predictive adaptive control.

The designers of this model are Silvia Tolu, Jesús Garrido and Eduardo Ros Vidal, at the University of Granada Department of Computer Architecture and Technology, and the University of Almería researcher Richard Carrillo.

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Researchers Develop an Artificial Cerebellum that Enables Robotic Human-Like Object Handling

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University of Granada researchers have developed an artificial cerebellum (a biologically-inspired adaptive microcircuit) that controls a robotic arm with human-like precision. The cerebellum is the part of the human brain that controls the locomotor system and coordinates body movements.

To date, although robot designers have achieved very precise movements, such movements are performed at very high speed, require strong forces and are power consuming. This approach cannot be applied to robots that interact with humans, as a malfunction might be potentially dangerous.

To solve this challenge, University of Granada researchers have implemented a new cerebellar spiking model that adapts to corrections and stores their sensorial effects; in addition, it records motor commands to predict the action or movement to be performed by the robotic arm. This cerebellar model allows the user to articulate a state-of-the-art robotic arm with extraordinary mobility.

Automatic Learning

The developers of the new cerebellar model have obtained a robot that performs automatic learning by extracting the input layer functionalities of the brain cortex. Furthermore, they have developed two control systems that enable accurate and robust control of the robotic arm during object handling.

The synergy between the cerebellum and the automatic control system enables robot’s adaptability to changing conditions i.e. the robot can interact with humans. The biologically-inspired architectures used in this model combine the error training approach with predictive adaptive control.

The designers of this model are Silvia Tolu, Jesús Garrido and Eduardo Ros Vidal, at the University of Granada Department of Computer Architecture and Technology, and the University of Almería researcher Richard Carrillo.

For more information visit http://www.ugr.es/

Reference:

N. R. Luque, J. A. Garrido, R. R. Carrillo, S. Tolu, E. Ros, Adaptive Cerebellar Spiking Model embedded in the control loop: Context switching and robustness against noise, International Journal of Neural Systems 21 (5) (2011) 385-401

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Researchers Develop an Artificial Cerebellum that Enables Robotic Human-Like Object Handling

Escrito por

University of Granada researchers have developed an artificial cerebellum (a biologically-inspired adaptive microcircuit) that controls a robotic arm with human-like precision. The cerebellum is the part of the human brain that controls the locomotor system and coordinates body movements.

To date, although robot designers have achieved very precise movements, such movements are performed at very high speed, require strong forces and are power consuming. This approach cannot be applied to robots that interact with humans, as a malfunction might be potentially dangerous.

To solve this challenge, University of Granada researchers have implemented a new cerebellar spiking model that adapts to corrections and stores their sensorial effects; in addition, it records motor commands to predict the action or movement to be performed by the robotic arm. This cerebellar model allows the user to articulate a state-of-the-art robotic arm with extraordinary mobility.

Automatic Learning

The developers of the new cerebellar model have obtained a robot that performs automatic learning by extracting the input layer functionalities of the brain cortex. Furthermore, they have developed two control systems that enable accurate and robust control of the robotic arm during object handling.

The synergy between the cerebellum and the automatic control system enables robot’s adaptability to changing conditions i.e. the robot can interact with humans. The biologically-inspired architectures used in this model combine the error training approach with predictive adaptive control.

The designers of this model are Silvia Tolu, Jesús Garrido and Eduardo Ros Vidal, at the University of Granada Department of Computer Architecture and Technology, and the University of Almería researcher Richard Carrillo.

For more information visit http://www.ugr.es/

Reference:

N. R. Luque, J. A. Garrido, R. R. Carrillo, S. Tolu, E. Ros, Adaptive Cerebellar Spiking Model embedded in the control loop: Context switching and robustness against noise, International Journal of Neural Systems 21 (5) (2011) 385-401

Descargar

Researchers Develop an Artificial Cerebellum that Enables Robotic Human-Like Object Handling

Escrito por

University of Granada researchers have developed an artificial cerebellum (a biologically-inspired adaptive microcircuit) that controls a robotic arm with human-like precision. The cerebellum is the part of the human brain that controls the locomotor system and coordinates body movements.

To date, although robot designers have achieved very precise movements, such movements are performed at very high speed, require strong forces and are power consuming. This approach cannot be applied to robots that interact with humans, as a malfunction might be potentially dangerous.

To solve this challenge, University of Granada researchers have implemented a new cerebellar spiking model that adapts to corrections and stores their sensorial effects; in addition, it records motor commands to predict the action or movement to be performed by the robotic arm. This cerebellar model allows the user to articulate a state-of-the-art robotic arm with extraordinary mobility.

Automatic Learning

The developers of the new cerebellar model have obtained a robot that performs automatic learning by extracting the input layer functionalities of the brain cortex. Furthermore, they have developed two control systems that enable accurate and robust control of the robotic arm during object handling.

The synergy between the cerebellum and the automatic control system enables robot’s adaptability to changing conditions i.e. the robot can interact with humans. The biologically-inspired architectures used in this model combine the error training approach with predictive adaptive control.

The designers of this model are Silvia Tolu, Jesús Garrido and Eduardo Ros Vidal, at the University of Granada Department of Computer Architecture and Technology, and the University of Almería researcher Richard Carrillo.

For more information visit http://www.ugr.es/

Reference:

N. R. Luque, J. A. Garrido, R. R. Carrillo, S. Tolu, E. Ros, Adaptive Cerebellar Spiking Model embedded in the control loop: Context switching and robustness against noise, International Journal of Neural Systems 21 (5) (2011) 385-401

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Ibuprofen Improves Bone Repair After Surgery or a Fracture, Study Suggests

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A study conducted at the University of Granada has demonstrated that ibuprofen ­-a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID)­- has beneficial effects on bone repair after a fracture or following bone surgery.In vitro tests demonstrated that -unlike other NSAIDs- when a therapeutic dose of ibuprofen is administered, it has no negative effects on the proliferation and synthesis of obsteoblast osteocalcin, a cell which is directly involved in the formation and regeneration of bones.Osteoblast cells are bone cells that synthesize the bone matrix. Consequently, osteoblasts play a major role in bone development, growth, maintenance and repair.

Positive Results

In an article recently published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism, the University of Granada researchers report the positive effects of ibuprofen on bone repair. The researchers are members of the research group BIO277, which studies the effects of different pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapies on obsteoblast cells.
The primary author of this article, Concepción Ruiz Rodríguez, a professor at the University of Granada Nursing Department states that «up to date, we had little information on the effects of ibuprofen on osteoblast cells.» The University of Granada study demonstrates that a therapeutic dose of ibuprofen (5-25 µm.) does not inhibit the proliferation and synthesis of osteocalcin in the MG-63 cell line. However, when higher doses are administered (>25 µm.) they may activate other cells, which might explain the expression of membrane markers and the decrease in the phagocytic capacity.

Descargar

Ibuprofen Improves Bone Repair After Surgery or a Fracture, Study Suggests

Escrito por

A study conducted at the University of Granada has demonstrated that ibuprofen ­-a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID)­- has beneficial effects on bone repair after a fracture or following bone surgery.In vitro tests demonstrated that -unlike other NSAIDs- when a therapeutic dose of ibuprofen is administered, it has no negative effects on the proliferation and synthesis of obsteoblast osteocalcin, a cell which is directly involved in the formation and regeneration of bones.Osteoblast cells are bone cells that synthesize the bone matrix. Consequently, osteoblasts play a major role in bone development, growth, maintenance and repair.

Positive Results

In an article recently published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism, the University of Granada researchers report the positive effects of ibuprofen on bone repair. The researchers are members of the research group BIO277, which studies the effects of different pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapies on obsteoblast cells.
The primary author of this article, Concepción Ruiz Rodríguez, a professor at the University of Granada Nursing Department states that «up to date, we had little information on the effects of ibuprofen on osteoblast cells.» The University of Granada study demonstrates that a therapeutic dose of ibuprofen (5-25 µm.) does not inhibit the proliferation and synthesis of osteocalcin in the MG-63 cell line. However, when higher doses are administered (>25 µm.) they may activate other cells, which might explain the expression of membrane markers and the decrease in the phagocytic capacity.

Descargar