Laughter is the best medicine

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Laughter is the best medicine

Some readers have told me they have enjoyed several of my humor efforts. Most of these Telegram weekly essays have concluded with such an attempt.

I’ve mentioned before about our 6 a.m. daily coffee clutch at Julie’s wherein enjoying many laughs is a major objective. We go there with an expectation of humor and are very rarely disappointed. The day may be dark and dreary; we may have a physical part hurting (my knee) but the world has brightened a great deal by the time we depart.

Was it Bob Dylan who is reported to have said, “You can fake an orgasm, but you can’t fake laughter.” Once the kidding, teasing and nonsense begins at the coffee clutch, the whole world looks brighter. When I leave at 7 to pick up my first volunteer drive, the day’s prospects look very much improved.

This year for the first time a one week international symposium was held in Spain (University of Granada) on humour (their spelling) and laughter. Our coffee clutch got the jump on them; we’ve been at this for over 30 years. Their symposium literature said that laughter reduces pain, benefits the immune system, lowers blood pressure, improves job performance and connects people emotionally. Hopefully. you aren’t allowing all this cost free medicine pass you by.

A few quotes on the value of laughter:

Norman Cousin, “Laughter is inner jogging.” (The benefits of an aerobic workout and is less work too)

Victor Borge, “Laughter is the closest distance between two people.:

E.E. Cummings, “The most wasted of all days is the one without laughter.”

Michael Pritchard, “You don’t stop laughing because you grown old; you grow old because you stop laughing.”

Some retirees get their laughter and fun in different ways. The following fellow tells his story. I close with it because it will bring a chuckle and I think it was a fictitious story made up for that purpose only:

Working people frequently ask retired people, like me, what they do to make life interesting. So for an example, I tell them about a day I went downtown and went into a store. I was only in there for about 5 minutes and when I came out there was a cop writing out a parking ticket. I said to him, “Come on officer, how about giving a person a break?” He ignored me and kept writing the ticket. I called him a fascist Nazi. He glared at me and starting writing another ticket for “having worn tires.” So I called him a “member of the Gestapo.” He finished the second ticket and put it on the windshield with the first. Then he started writing a third ticket. This went on for about 20 minutes. The more I abused him, the more tickets he wrote. Personally I didn’t care; I came downtown on a bus, but I try to have a little fun each day now that I’m retired.

Bernie Hughes, Ed.D, is a retired educator who resides in Superior. He can be reached at Bernie1@cpinternet.com.
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La nota de corte de Medicina de la UGR supera el nueve y bate récord

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La nota de corte de Medicina de la UGR supera el nueve y bate récord
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Las carreras de Ciencias de la Salud superan el ocho en esta primera fase Para cursar una misma titulación en la UGR hace falta más nota que en el resto
La Universidad granadina recibe más solicitudes que plazas oferta
Las calificaciones de todas las carreras experimentan un ascenso
Sólo para alumnos con expedientes brillantes. Ese es el cartel que tendrán que poner en la Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad de Granada (UGR). La nota de corte de este año se ha quedado en un 9,04.
Eso significa que sus futuros alumnos serán de matrícula de honor. En los expedientes de estos estudiantes abundan los \’10\’ y no hay lugar para los notables. Es la carrera con la nota de corte más alta de Andalucía y bate récord. El año pasado en la primera adjudicación la calificación fue de 8,83. Desde el curso 2005/2006, que se quedó en un 8,30, la tendencia ha sido alza.
La Comisión del Distrito Único Andaluz ha aprobado los primeros listados de admitidos en las universidades de Andalucía en cada una de las titulaciones y centros y desvelado que la nota de corte es cada vez mayor. Eso significa que por lo general los estudiantes que llegan a la Universidad tienen cada vez mejores calificaciones. La carrera de Medicina de Granada junto a la Biotecnología de la Pablo Olavide de Sevilla son las titulaciones con mayor calificación: 9,04 las dos. No obstante, la granadina está a la cabeza.
Lo está porque para Biotecnología en Sevilla el número de plazas no es superior a sesenta y para Medicina son oficialmente 253. En el puesto número cincuenta, el alumno de Medicina que se ha quedado ronda el 9,7. Estos números que marean no están sólo en la carrera de Medicina, la UGR cuenta con un importante grupo de titulaciones con notas de corte que superan el siete. Las del área de Ciencias de la Salud, en todas. Por lo general, todas las carreras han experimentado en esta primera adjudicación una subida. Los expedientes son mejores que el año pasado.
Llamativo es el caso de Ciencias de la Actividad Física y el Deporte que ha pasado de 5,70 a 7,31. Odontología también ha subido, de 8,31 ha pasado a 8,41; Enfermería también ha superado el ocho y el año pasado en esta misma fase se quedó en 7,84. En otra área, la Técnica concretamente, Caminos también ha superado este año el ocho y el pasado se quedó en un 7,70. En cambio las informáticas se quedan en el cinco y Telecomunicaciones sí \’pide nota\’, como se dice coloquialmente, hasta un 7,52.
Estos números suponen que muchos de los estudiantes que tenían como referencia la nota del año pasado ayer por la noche o esta mañana se han llevado un buen \’susto\’. En esta convocatoria hasta carreras que antes se quedaban con un cinco han subido algunas décimas. Así con un cinco sin más décimas sólo figuran titulaciones como Historia del Arte, Sociología, Ciencias Políticas y de la Administración y Derecho (doble titulación) y Relaciones Laborales.
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No obstante, hay que puntualizar que en la siguiente adjudicación es muy fácil que la nota de corte baje en estos casos y pueda acceder a estos estudios gente con una media de un cinco solamente. También se ha dado hasta ahora que en un número importante de carreras se han quedado plazas vacantes.
Este año en la Universidad granadina han subido las notas de corte y también el número de solicitudes. Mientras que el año pasado, la estadística en esta primera adjudicación se quedaba por debajo del número de plazas ofertadas en esta ocasión se ha superado. La institución universitaria granadina ofrece para el curso 2009/2010 uno total de 10.444 plazas y el número de solicitudes se ha elevado a casi 12.000, según los datos aportados ayer por la vicerrectora de Estudiantes de la UGR, Inmaculada Marrero.
La responsable universitaria valora el incremento de solicitudes y de jóvenes que quieren estudiar en la UGR como «positivo». Hay que recordar que en Granada hicieron la selectividad algo más de 4.300 alumnos y han solicitado una plaza en la Universidad granadina casi 12.000 estudiantes. En la segunda adjudicación también es muy probable que bajen estas cifras al igual que las notas de corte de muchas carreras, aunque en el área sanitaria un año más la lista de espera se moverá muy poco. Los que estén en los primeros puestos tendrán suerte, pero el resto no.

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New Insect Found In Balearic Islands

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New Insect Found In Balearic Islands

After 10 years of biochemical and molecular analysis of the Tyrrhenoleuctra plecoptera that live in the Western Mediterranean, Spanish and Italian scientists have now demonstrated that one of the insect populations of this group is a distinct and, therefore, new species.

The researchers, including a team from the University of Granada (UGR), used biochemical and molecular techniques for a decade to detail the taxonomical and phylogenetic relationships of the insects of the Tyrrhenoleuctra plecoptera genus that are spread across the Western Mediterranean (northern Africa, Iberian Peninsula, Balearic Isles, Corsica and Sardinia). The analyses included three species described using morphological characters as a basis.

«One of the results discovered and published in our studies is that the population of Tyrrhenoleuctra on the Balearic Islands is a clearly distinct taxon and demands acknowledgement of its status as an independent species», José Manuel Tierno de Figueroa, co-author of the study and a researcher in the Department of Animal Biology at the UGR explained SINC.

In order to demonstrate that the insect, called Tyrrhenoleuctra antoninoi, is really a species in its own right the team of scientists, comprising the Spanish researcher and Romolo Fochetti from the Tuscia University of Studies (Italy), wrote a scientific description in the journal Zootaxa, with biochemical (based on studies of enzymatic electrophoresis) and molecular characters (by means of mitochondrial DNA fragment sequencing).

Among the results of the study, Tierno de Figueroa and Fochetti highlighted the fact that insect was genetically distinct and «more closely related to populations on the southern Iberian peninsula and northern Africa than to those found on Corsica and Sardinia»
. The researchers also highlight that Tyrrhenoleuctra evolve molecularly at a «considerably slower rate than other insects distributed similarly in geographical terms.

Very Different Insects

Populations of insects belonging to the Tyrrhenoleuctra plecoptera genus can be found in temporary fresh water streams, sometimes at sea level, «which is very unusual for this group of insects, which generally live in highly oxygenated water in the medium or high alps», Tierno de Figueroa clarified. The scientists performed biochemical and molecular analyses to also discern these insects\’ biogeographical implications.

A study carried out on a larger scale had already shown great variation in almost all the characters that experts use to separate species. «Thus, intra-specific variability was as high as inter-specific variability, rendering morphological characters useless for identification purposes», the biologist said.

The new species of plecoptera takes the name of Tyrrhenoleuctra antoninoi in honor of researcher Antonino Sánchez-Ortega, who died in 2002 after devoting the best part of his life to studying these insects on the Iberian Peninsula.
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New insect on Balearic Islands

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New insect on Balearic Islands

After 10 years of biochemical and molecular analysis of the Tyrrhenoleuctra plecoptera that live in the Western Mediterranean, Spanish and Italian scientists have now demonstrated that one of the insect populations of this group is a distinct and, therefore, new species.

The researchers, including a team from the University of Granada (UGR), used biochemical and molecular techniques for a decade to detail the taxonomical and phylogenetic relationships of the insects of the Tyrrhenoleuctra plecoptera genus that are spread across the Western Mediterranean (northern Africa, Iberian Peninsula, Balearic Isles, Corsica and Sardinia). The analyses included three species described using morphological characters as a basis.

«One of the results discovered and published in our studies is that the population of Tyrrhenoleuctra on the Balearic Islands is a clearly distinct taxon and demands acknowledgement of its status as an independent species», José Manuel Tierno de Figueroa, co-author of the study and a researcher in the Department of Animal Biology at the UGR explained SINC.

In order to demonstrate that the insect, called Tyrrhenoleuctra antoninoi, is really a species in its own right the team of scientists, comprising the Spanish researcher and Romolo Fochetti from the Tuscia University of Studies (Italy), wrote a scientific description in the journal Zootaxa, with biochemical (based on studies of enzymatic electrophoresis) and molecular characters (by means of mitochondrial DNA fragment sequencing).

Among the results of the study, Tierno de Figueroa and Fochetti highlighted the fact that insect was genetically distinct and «more closely related to populations on the southern Iberian peninsula and northern Africa than to those found on Corsica and Sardinia». The researchers also highlight that Tyrrhenoleuctra evolve molecularly at a «considerably slower rate than other insects distributed similarly in geographical terms.

Very Different Insects

Populations of insects belonging to the Tyrrhenoleuctra plecoptera genus can be found in temporary fresh water streams, sometimes at sea level, «which is very unusual for this group of insects, which generally live in highly oxygenated water in the medium or high alps», Tierno de Figueroa clarified. The scientists performed biochemical and molecular analyses to also discern these insects\’ biogeographical implications.

A study carried out on a larger scale had already shown great variation in almost all the characters that experts use to separate species. «Thus, intra-specific variability was as high as inter-specific variability, rendering morphological characters useless for identification purposes», the biologist said.

The new species of plecoptera takes the name of Tyrrhenoleuctra antoninoi in honour of researcher Antonino Sánchez-Ortega, who died in 2002 after devoting the best part of his life to studying these insects on the Iberian Peninsula.
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New insect on Balearic Islands

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New insect on Balearic Islands

After 10 years of biochemical and molecular analysis of the Tyrrhenoleuctra plecoptera that live in the Western Mediterranean, Spanish and Italian scientists have now demonstrated that one of the insect populations of this group is a distinct and, therefore, new species. The researchers, including a team from the University of Granada (UGR), used biochemical and molecular techniques for a decade to detail the taxonomical and phylogenetic relationships of the insects of the Tyrrhenoleuctra plecoptera genus that are spread across the Western Mediterranean (northern Africa, Iberian Peninsula, Balearic Isles, Corsica and Sardinia). The analyses included three species described using morphological characters as a basis.

«One of the results discovered and published in our studies is that the population of Tyrrhenoleuctra on the Balearic Islands is a clearly distinct taxon and demands acknowledgement of its status as an independent species», José Manuel Tierno de Figueroa, co-author of the study and a researcher in the Department of Animal Biology at the UGR explained SINC.

In order to demonstrate that the insect, called Tyrrhenoleuctra antoninoi, is really a species in its own right the team of scientists, comprising the Spanish researcher and Romolo Fochetti from the Tuscia University of Studies (Italy), wrote a scientific description in the journal Zootaxa, with biochemical (based on studies of enzymatic electrophoresis) and molecular characters (by means of mitochondrial DNA fragment sequencing).

Among the results of the study, Tierno de Figueroa and Fochetti highlighted the fact that insect was genetically distinct and «more closely related to populations on the southern Iberian peninsula and northern Africa than to those found on Corsica and Sardinia». The researchers also highlight that Tyrrhenoleuctra evolve molecularly at a «considerably slower rate than other insects distributed similarly in geographical terms.

Very Different Insects

Populations of insects belonging to the Tyrrhenoleuctra plecoptera genus can be found in temporary fresh water streams, sometimes at sea level, «which is very unusual for this group of insects, which generally live in highly oxygenated water in the medium or high alps», Tierno de Figueroa clarified. The scientists performed biochemical and molecular analyses to also discern these insects\’ biogeographical implications.

A study carried out on a larger scale had already shown great variation in almost all the characters that experts use to separate species. «Thus, intra-specific variability was as high as inter-specific variability, rendering morphological characters useless for identification purposes», the biologist said.

The new species of plecoptera takes the name of Tyrrhenoleuctra antoninoi in honour of researcher Antonino Sánchez-Ortega, who died in 2002 after devoting the best part of his life to studying these insects on the Iberian Peninsula.
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New Insect On Balearic Islands

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New Insect On Balearic Islands

After 10 years of biochemical and molecular analysis of the Tyrrhenoleuctra plecoptera that live in the Western Mediterranean, Spanish and Italian scientists have now demonstrated that one of the insect populations of this group is a distinct and, therefore, new species.

The researchers, including a team from the University of Granada (UGR), used biochemical and molecular techniques for a decade to detail the taxonomical and phylogenetic relationships of the insects of the Tyrrhenoleuctra plecoptera genus that are spread across the Western Mediterranean (northern Africa, Iberian Peninsula, Balearic Isles, Corsica and Sardinia). The analyses included three species described using morphological characters as a basis.

«One of the results discovered and published in our studies is that the population of Tyrrhenoleuctra on the Balearic Islands is a clearly distinct taxon and demands acknowledgement of its status as an independent species», José Manuel Tierno de Figueroa, co-author of the study and a researcher in the Department of Animal Biology at the UGR explained SINC.

In order to demonstrate that the insect, called Tyrrhenoleuctra antoninoi, is really a species in its own right the team of scientists, comprising the Spanish researcher and Romolo Fochetti from the Tuscia University of Studies (Italy), wrote a scientific description in the journal Zootaxa, with biochemical (based on studies of enzymatic electrophoresis) and molecular characters (by means of mitochondrial DNA fragment sequencing).

Among the results of the study, Tierno de Figueroa and Fochetti highlighted the fact that insect was genetically distinct and «more closely related to populations on the southern Iberian peninsula and northern Africa than to those found on Corsica and Sardinia». The researchers also highlight that Tyrrhenoleuctra evolve molecularly at a «considerably slower rate than other insects distributed similarly in geographical terms.

Very Different Insects

Populations of insects belonging to the Tyrrhenoleuctra plecoptera genus can be found in temporary fresh water streams, sometimes at sea level, «which is very unusual for this group of insects, which generally live in highly oxygenated water in the medium or high alps», Tierno de Figueroa clarified. The scientists performed biochemical and molecular analyses to also discern these insects\’ biogeographical implications.

A study carried out on a larger scale had already shown great variation in almost all the characters that experts use to separate species. «Thus, intra-specific variability was as high as inter-specific variability, rendering morphological characters useless for identification purposes», the biologist said.

The new species of plecoptera takes the name of Tyrrhenoleuctra antoninoi in honour of researcher Antonino Sánchez-Ortega, who died in 2002 after devoting the best part of his life to studying these insects on the Iberian Peninsula.
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New Species Of Insect Discovered On Balearic Islands

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New Species Of Insect Discovered On Balearic Islands

After 10 years of biochemical and molecular analysis of the Tyrrhenoleuctra plecoptera that live in the Western Mediterranean, Spanish and Italian scientists have now demonstrated that one of the insect populations of this group is a distinct and, therefore, new species.

The researchers, including a team from the University of Granada (UGR), used biochemical and molecular techniques for a decade to detail the taxonomical and phylogenetic relationships of the insects of the Tyrrhenoleuctra plecoptera genus that are spread across the Western Mediterranean (northern Africa, Iberian Peninsula, Balearic Isles, Corsica and Sardinia). The analyses included three species described using morphological characters as a basis.

«One of the results discovered and published in our studies is that the population of Tyrrhenoleuctra on the Balearic Islands is a clearly distinct taxon and demands acknowledgement of its status as an independent species», José Manuel Tierno de Figueroa, co-author of the study and a researcher in the Department of Animal Biology at the UGR explained SINC.

In order to demonstrate that the insect, called Tyrrhenoleuctra antoninoi, is really a species in its own right the team of scientists, comprising the Spanish researcher and Romolo Fochetti from the Tuscia University of Studies (Italy), wrote a scientific description in the journal Zootaxa, with biochemical (based on studies of enzymatic electrophoresis) and molecular characters (by means of mitochondrial DNA fragment sequencing).

Among the results of the study, Tierno de Figueroa and Fochetti highlighted the fact that insect was genetically distinct and «more closely related to populations on the southern Iberian peninsula and northern Africa than to those found on Corsica and Sardinia». The researchers also highlight that Tyrrhenoleuctra evolve molecularly at a «considerably slower rate than other insects distributed similarly in geographical terms.

Very Different Insects

Populations of insects belonging to the Tyrrhenoleuctra plecoptera genus can be found in temporary fresh water streams, sometimes at sea level, «which is very unusual for this group of insects, which generally live in highly oxygenated water in the medium or high alps», Tierno de Figueroa clarified. The scientists performed biochemical and molecular analyses to also discern these insects\’ biogeographical implications.

A study carried out on a larger scale had already shown great variation in almost all the characters that experts use to separate species. «Thus, intra-specific variability was as high as inter-specific variability, rendering morphological characters useless for identification purposes», the biologist said.

The new species of plecoptera takes the name of Tyrrhenoleuctra antoninoi in honour of researcher Antonino Sánchez-Ortega, who died in 2002 after devoting the best part of his life to studying these insects on the Iberian Peninsula.
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La apertura de la fosa de Lorca obligaría a identificar los restos del poeta

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La apertura de la fosa de Lorca obligaría a identificar los restos del poeta

Un experto universitario dice que es «absurdo» dejar sin cotejar alguna víctima
Efe / Granada | Actualizado 17.07.2009 – 05:04

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El antropólogo Miguel Botella aseguró ayer que es «imposible técnicamente» estudiar la fosa en la que supuestamente yacen los restos del poeta Federico García Lorca junto a los del maestro Dióscoro Galindo y los banderilleros Francisco Galadí y Joaquín Arcollas sin identificarlos a todos.

Este experto, director del Laboratorio de Antropología Física de la Universidad de Granada (UGR) y que ha colaborado con la Asociación para la Recuperación de la Memoria Histórica de Granada en varias exhumaciones, aseveró que es «absurdo» hacer el estudio de una fosa en la que hay restos de varias personas «sin saber quién es quién».

Estas declaraciones se producen después de que la consejera de Justicia y Administración Pública, Begoña Álvarez, anunciara el miércoles que la Junta de Andalucía sólo identificará genéticamente los restos de las personas enterradas en esta fosa si sus familiares lo han solicitado, lo que dejaría fuera los del poeta granadino, cuyos descendientes siempre se han mostrado contrarios a la exhumación.

Sin embargo, Botella explicó que antes de llevar a cabo las pruebas de concordancia de ADN, los restos deben ser sometidos a distintos exámenes antropométricos que permitan agrupar los huesos de cada víctima y concretar a cuál de ellas pertenecen. Así, el profesor de la UGR detalló que nada más abrir la fosa, un equipo integrado por arqueólogos y antropólogos deberá trabajar «sobre el terreno» en la «individualización» de los restos, ya que lo normal en este tipo de hechos violentos es que estén mezclados, fracturados y dañados.

Posteriormente, ya en el laboratorio, se continuaría con la identificación y se sometería a los restos a diversas pruebas de superposición de imágenes en 3D, para lo que se usarían las fotografías que existen de las supuestas víctimas.

«Del maestro y de los banderilleros se conoce sólo una imagen, mientras que de Lorca hay decenas», recordó el profesor Botella, para quien la última fase del proceso de identificación, la prueba de ADN, serviría para confirmar los resultados de todo el análisis.
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New insect on Balearic Islands

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New insect on Balearic Islands

After 10 years of biochemical and molecular analysis of the Tyrrhenoleuctra plecoptera that live in the Western Mediterranean, Spanish and Italian scientists have now demonstrated that one of the insect populations of this group is a distinct and, therefore, new species.

The researchers, including a team from the University of Granada (UGR), used biochemical and molecular techniques for a decade to detail the taxonomical and phylogenetic relationships of the insects of the Tyrrhenoleuctra plecoptera genus that are spread across the Western Mediterranean (northern Africa, Iberian Peninsula, Balearic Isles, Corsica and Sardinia). The analyses included three species described using morphological characters as a basis.

«One of the results discovered and published in our studies is that the population of Tyrrhenoleuctra on the Balearic Islands is a clearly distinct taxon and demands acknowledgement of its status as an independent species», José Manuel Tierno de Figueroa, co-author of the study and a researcher in the Department of Animal Biology at the UGR explained SINC.

In order to demonstrate that the insect, called Tyrrhenoleuctra antoninoi, is really a species in its own right the team of scientists, comprising the Spanish researcher and Romolo Fochetti from the Tuscia University of Studies (Italy), wrote a scientific description in the journal Zootaxa, with biochemical (based on studies of enzymatic electrophoresis) and molecular characters (by means of mitochondrial DNA fragment sequencing).

Among the results of the study, Tierno de Figueroa and Fochetti highlighted the fact that insect was genetically distinct and «more closely related to populations on the southern Iberian peninsula and northern Africa than to those found on Corsica and Sardinia». The researchers also highlight that Tyrrhenoleuctra evolve molecularly at a «considerably slower rate than other insects distributed similarly in geographical terms.

Very Different Insects

Populations of insects belonging to the Tyrrhenoleuctra plecoptera genus can be found in temporary fresh water streams, sometimes at sea level, «which is very unusual for this group of insects, which generally live in highly oxygenated water in the medium or high alps», Tierno de Figueroa clarified. The scientists performed biochemical and molecular analyses to also discern these insects\’ biogeographical implications.

A study carried out on a larger scale had already shown great variation in almost all the characters that experts use to separate species. «Thus, intra-specific variability was as high as inter-specific variability, rendering morphological characters useless for identification purposes», the biologist said.

The new species of plecoptera takes the name of Tyrrhenoleuctra antoninoi in honour of researcher Antonino Sánchez-Ortega, who died in 2002 after devoting the best part of his life to studying these insects on the Iberian Peninsula.
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Cuatro escultores jóvenes, en el concurso de Puente de Génave

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Cuatro escultores jóvenes, en el concurso de Puente de Génave
Viernes, 17 de Julio de 2009 11:02 CULTURA – NOTICIAS CULTURALES

Cuatro escultores jóvenes han sido seleccionados, de entre 60 aspirantes de toda España, para el VII Concurso de Escultura al Aire Libre de Puente de Génave. Los cuatro son perceptores de una beca, que cubre su estancia completa en la Casa Rural Molino de Anica del 19 de julio al 1 de agosto.

Puente de Génave aspira a ser un referente, nacional e internacional, por méritos propios. Su Ayuntamiento está andando los pasos para construir un Museo de Escultura al Aire Libre, un empeño en el que ya lleva siete años, lo que contabiliza seis esculturas y la que gane el certamen de este año será la séptima. David Avilés, alcalde de Puente de Génave, manifiesta que el objetivo del certamen de escultura es “enriquecer el patrimonio dotándonos de un artístico ‘tesoro’ escultórico por todo el pueblo”. Reconoce que su municipio “es la zona menos turística del Parque Natural de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas”. De ahí el deseo de hacer un Museo de Escultura al Aire Libre que será un referente singular único en su género en España.
Los escultores seleccionados tienen “un currículum excepcional” y están licenciados en Bellas Artes, según explicó Antonio Martínez, director del certamen y profesor del Departamento de Escultura de la Universidad de Granada. Los cuatro participantes son: Rocío García Inarejos, de Albacete y licenciada en Valencia; Fátima Calero, de Madrid; César David Hernández Manzano, de Motril, y Guillermo Martínez Salazar, de Sevilla. El premio está dotado con 1.500 euros y Antonio Martínez apostilló que quienes se presentan al certamen “lo hacen buscando prestigio”.
En la presentación, que tuvo lugar, ayer, en la Delegación de Cultura, participaron también la delegada de Cultura de la Junta, Francisca Company, y la diputada provincial de Cultura, María Angustias Velasco. Ambas instituciones apoyan económicamente el concurso. Francisca Company destacó la originalidad del certamen y añadió que el Museo de Escultura al Aire Libre “está perfectamente integrado en el paisaje, se trata de una exposición permanete, sin límite de horarios”. Por su parte, María Angustias Velasco, destacó la calidad del concurso y recordó que esta edición se ha ampliado la convocatoria a todo el territorio nacional, lo cual ha tenido su eco en un aumento en el número de solicitudes. “El objetivo es apostar por el arte en las calles y por los jóvenes artistas”, manifestó. El coste final de la obra ganadora no deberá sobrepasar los 12.000 euros, según las bases.
Ignacio Frías / Jaén
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Technique Gives Insight on Psychopathic Disorders

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Technique Gives Insight on Psychopathic Disorders

A research group from the University of Granada has developed a method to analyze the personality of people with psychopathologic disorders by means of their drawings.

The method consists of a series of Graphic Projective Tests (TPG) where patients draw what a psychologist says. Each element of the picture has a meaning and it will give information about conscious and unconscious aspects of the individual.

Dr. José María Cid and colleagues developed a methodology that systematically categorizes all elements that appear in the drawing. This system eases evaluation and interpretation of technical specifications used to determine a personality profile.

Also, it is possible to foresee a diagnosis whose therapeutic action guidelines will be indicated for that person.

This study is the first arranged system of variables supported by a psychological theory easy to evaluate and interpret. That is why it can be used by professionals as well as all those who wish to know a little bit more about themselves.

Researchers have described this methodology in a book titled Personalidad y conflictos en el dibujo (personality and conflicts on drawings), which includes the person test, the person under the rain test and the couple test.

This series of graphic projective techniques can be added to the traditional tree test. There is a similitude between the morphology of the drawings and the psychological system of the person in all these tests.

The tests include psychopathological indicators related to the making of the drawing, as well as features that allude to emotional, inhibition or aggressiveness-related disorders.

Also they provide parameters for measuring social maladjustment, criminal trend, and hysteric and obsessive neurosis. In addition to this, elements of depression, psychotic alterations and melancholy features are evaluated.
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La UGR dará atención bucodental a colectivos desfavorecidos

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La UGR dará atención bucodental a colectivos desfavorecidos

La iniciativa la llevarán a cabo profesores y alumnos de Odontología de forma gratuita
Redacción / Granada | Actualizado 17.07.2009 – 01:00

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La Universidad de Granada proporcionará atención bucodental gratuita a mayores y colectivos sociales desfavorecidos con escasos recursos económicos de distintas edades de la provincia.

Esta iniciativa de salud la llevan a cabo profesores y alumnos de posgrado de la Facultad de Odontología de Granada. La parte de este programa de salud bucodental dirigida a personas mayores, que se puso en marcha hace cinco años, consiste en atención domiciliaria, tanto a vivienda particular como en residencia de mayores y unidades de estancia diurna.

Durante el curso 2008-2009 se atendieron a unas cincuenta personas mayores, cuyo grado de agradecimiento y satisfacción queda patente en el 100 por ciento de las personas atendidas, según aseguró la Universidad granadina.

La UGR ha considerado que esta asistencia es de vital importancia, pues las dolencias bucodentales de las personas mayores, como caries, falta o desajuste de prótesis dentales, generan trastornos que contribuyen a devaluar la calidad de vida de los más mayores. Desde la facultad de Odontología también se desarrolla el programa de atención odontológica para niños y adultos con pocos recursos económicos, que se lleva desarrollando desde hace siete años.
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