bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Interleukin-17, C-reactive protein, Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte ratio, Lymphocyte-to-Monocyte ratio, and lipid profiles in healthy menopausal women with or without hot flashes: A cross-sectional study
Authors: Didevar Nazila , Rezasoltani Parvaneh , Pourgholaminejad Arash , Kazemnezhad Leyli Ehsan , Seyednoori Tahereh , Zahiri Sorouri Ziba
Published: November 2023

Introduction

The reciprocation between systemic inflammatory markers (SIMs), dyslipidemia, and hot flashes (HFs) can play a part in the pathogenesis of endothelial dysfunction through menopause. This study intended to determine the association between some SIMs, lipids, and HFs in healthy menopausal women.

Materials and methods

We designed a cross-sectional study in which 160 healthy menopausal women aged 40–60 were enrolled. Concerning their HFs status, they were stratified into two groups by consecutive sampling: without HFs (n = 40) and with HFs (n = 120). In addition to clinical variables and HFs experience, we measured the fasting serum levels of SIMs and lipid profiles (LPs), including Interleukin-17 (IL-17), high- sensitivity C-Reactive Protein (hs-CRP), Total Cholesterol (TC), Triglycerides (TG), Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (LDL-C), and High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (HDL-C) in each group. Then, we calculated TC/HDL-C concerning the related variables and determined Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio (NLR), and Lymphocyte-to-Monocyte Ratio (LMR), according to Complete Blood Count (CBC) quantitative parameters in each group. Furthermore, we used logistic regression analysis to assess the association between SIMs, LPs, and HFs.

Settings

We performed this study in a governmental teaching hospital, Guilan/Rasht, Iran, from April to September 2021.

Results

The two groups of menopausal women without and with HFs were not significantly different regarding the median of IL-17, hs-CRP, NLR, LMR, TG, HDL-C, and TC/HDL-C, and the mean of TC and LDL-C. Based on multiple logistic regression, TG levels appeared to be associated with the incidence of HFs (B = 0.004, P = 0.040, Odds Ratio:1.004, 95%CI:1.000–1.009). NLR seemed to have an increasing impact on the HFs severity, according to ordinal logistic regression (B = 0.779, P = 0.005, Odds Ratio = 2.180, 95%CI:1.270–3.744). Furthermore, hs-CRP negatively correlated with TG (r = -0.189, P = 0.039) and TC/HDL-C (r = -0.268, P = 0.003) in menopausal women with HFs.

Conclusion

This study indicated an association between SIMs, lipids, and HFs. These connections may suggest HFs as links between SIMs/LPs alterations and their outcomes.
Genetic newborn screening and digital technologies: A project protocol based on a dual approach to shorten the rare diseases diagnostic path in Europe
Authors: Garnier Nicolas , Berghout Joanne , Zygmunt Aldona , Singh Deependra , Huang Kui A. , Kantz Waltraud , Blankart Carl Rudolf , Gillner Sandra , Zhao Jiawei , Roettger Richard , Saier Christina , Kirschner Jan , Schenk Joern , Atkins Leon , Ryan Nuala , Zarakowska Kaja , Zschüntzsch Jana , Zuccolo Michela , Müllenborn Matthias , Man Yuen-Sum , Goodman Liz , Trad Marie , Chalandon Anne Sophie , Sansen Stefaan , Martinez-Fresno Maria , Badger Shirlene , Walther van Olden Rudolf , Rothmann Robert , Lehner Patrick , Tschohl Christof , Baillon Ludovic , Gumus Gulcin , Gross Edith , Stefanov Rumen , Iskrov Georgi , Raycheva Ralitsa , Kostadinov Kostadin , Mitova Elena , Einhorn Moshe , Einhorn Yaron , Schepers Josef , Hübner Miriam , Alves Frauke , Iskandar Rowan , Mayer Rudolf , Renieri Alessandra , Piperkova Aneta , Gut Ivo , Beltran Sergi , Matthiesen Mads Emil , Poetz Marion , Hansson Mats , Trollmann Regina , Agolini Emanuele , Ottombrino Silvia , Novelli Antonio , Bertini Enrico , Selvatici Rita , Farnè Marianna , Fortunato Fernanda , Ferlini Alessandra
Published: November 2023

Since 72% of rare diseases are genetic in origin and mostly paediatrics, genetic newborn screening represents a diagnostic “window of opportunity”. Therefore, many gNBS initiatives started in different European countries. Screen4Care is a research project, which resulted of a joint effort between the European Union Commission and the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations. It focuses on genetic newborn screening and artificial intelligence-based tools which will be applied to a large European population of about 25.000 infants. The neonatal screening strategy will be based on targeted sequencing, while whole genome sequencing will be offered to all enrolled infants who may show early symptoms but have resulted negative at the targeted sequencing-based newborn screening. We will leverage artificial intelligence-based algorithms to identify patients using Electronic Health Records (EHR) and to build a repository “symptom checkers” for patients and healthcare providers. S4C will design an equitable, ethical, and sustainable framework for genetic newborn screening and new digital tools, corroborated by a large workout where legal, ethical, and social complexities will be addressed with the intent of making the framework highly and flexibly translatable into the diverse European health systems.
Bipolar ionization rapidly inactivates real-world, airborne concentrations of infective respiratory viruses
Authors: Sobek Edward , Elias Dwayne A.
Published: November 2023

The SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic has highlighted the urgent need for strategies that rapidly inactivate airborne respiratory viruses and break the transmission cycle of indoor spaces. Air ions can reduce viable bacteria, mold, and virus counts, however, most studies use small test enclosures with target microbes and ion sources in close vicinity. To evaluate ion performance in real-world spaces, experiments were conducted in a large, room-size BSL-3 Chamber. Negative and positive ions were delivered simultaneously using a commercially available bipolar air ion device. The device housed Needle Point Bipolar ionization (NPBI) technology. Large chamber studies often use unrealistically high virus concentrations to ensure measurable virus is present at the trial end. However, excessively high viral concentrations bias air cleaning devices towards underperformance. Hence, devices that provide a substantial impact for protecting occupants in real-world spaces with real-world virus concentrations are often dismissed as poor performers. Herein, both real-world and excessive virus concentrations were studied using Influenza A and B, Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), and the SARS-CoV-2 Alpha and Delta strains. The average ion concentrations ranged from 4,100 to 24,000 per polarity over 60-minute and 30-minute time trials. The reduction rate was considerably greater for trials that used real-world virus concentrations, reducing infectivity for Influenza A and B, RSV, and SARS-CoV-2 Delta by 88.3–99.98% in 30 minutes, whereas trials using in-excess concentrations showed 49.5–61.2% in 30 minutes. These findings strongly support the addition of NPBI ion technology to building management strategies aimed to protect occupants from contracting and spreading infective respiratory viruses indoors.
Institutional hybridity and policy-motivated reasoning structure public evaluations of the Supreme Court
Authors: Gadarian Shana Kushner , Strother Logan
Published: November 2023

How does the public assess the Supreme Court and its work? Using data from three surveys conducted over a span of ten years, we show that individuals’ policy preferences drive evaluations of the Court and its willingness to reform the Court. We find strong evidence that the Court’s hybrid legal-political nature enables a unique form of policy-motivated reasoning: respondents who agree with Court outputs view the Court and its work as more “legal” in nature, while those who disagree view both as more “political.” Our findings stand in contrast to longstanding views in the literature that the public views the Court as a fundamentally different sort of institution that stands largely separate from politics. The fact that policy attitudes powerfully inform the public’s assessment of the Court has crucial implications for the ongoing debates over Supreme Court power.
The messenger-boukolos in Euripide’s Iphigenia in Tauris and Bacchae
Authors: Troiani Sara
Published: November 2023

The article aims to present an analysis of the scenes of the messengers-boukoloi in Euripides’ Iphigenia in Tauris (238-339) and Bacchae (660-774), highlighting, in the respective narratives and thanks to the comparison with other literary sources, similarities that could represent peculiar traits of a supposed stock character: 1. Alongside a description of the boukolos as a naive and highly suggestible man, exists an opposite characterization, which depicts the cowherd as a cunning and deceitful individual; 2. The facts narrated appear strange and unusual from the point of view of the narrators; 3. Both narratives report the description of the attack on cattle carried out by human beings, respectively Orestes and the Theban bacchants, made insane by divine possession. In the scene of the herd massacre, particularly, Orestes and the maenads are described as leon (IT 297) and kynes (Ba. 731), two animals traditionally linked to pastoral imaginary; however, their behaviour is unusual, further emphasizing the extraordinary nature of the events that the two boukoloi witnessed.
Influence of Nursing Professionalism on the Relationship between Ethical climate and Person-Centered Care among Nurses in Comprehensive Nursing Care Service
Authors:   Crisis and Emergency Management: Theory and Praxis, Kim So Hee , Noh Yoon Goo
Published: November 2023

This study is a descriptive research study conducted to identify the effects of nursing professionalism on the relationship between ethical climate and person-centered care among nurses in comprehensive nursing care service. A data survey was collected from August 15 to September 2, 2021 among 172 nurses working in comprehensive nursing care service of higher general hospitals and general hospitals in cities C and P. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation and hierarchical regression with SPSS/WIN 23.0. As a results, the more positively the nurses perceived the ethical climate of the organization, and the higher the nursing professionalism, the better the person-centered care. And nursing professionalism mediated the relationship between ethical climate and person-centered care. Based on the results of the study, in order to actively practice person-centered care should develop leadership that can create a positive ethical climate, and intervention programs are needed to improve the nursing professionalism of individual nurses.
Effect of Biochar Treatment on Change of Soil Moisture in Damaged Forest Fire Area
Authors:   Crisis and Emergency Management: Theory and Praxis, Jung Yu Gyeong , Kang Won Seok , Bae Jeong Hyeon
Published: November 2023

This study examined the change in soil moisture through the treatment of biochar during a restoration project from forest fire damage, and aimed to discover the relationship between precipitation and quantitative soil moisturizing effect of the biochar treatment. The study site was Okgye, Gangneung-si, Gangwon-do, where a forest fire occurred in 2019. Biochar was mixed to increase soil, and therefore, changes were observed. The soil moisture content was about 21% higher in the biochar treatment plot than in the control plot, and the arrival time was about 3 hours longer. It was observed that the retention time of moisture infiltrated into the soil is increased in plot treated with soil moisturizer. The change in soil moisture was also affected by rainfall characteristics. Higher precipitation and longer non-rain period led to higher soil moisture in the treatment plot compared to the control plot. When the days without rainfall was within 7days, there was a significant difference in soil moisture between the control plot and treatment plot. Through the application of biochar, the characteristics of dry soil were reduced and wet condition were well maintained, confirming the effect of biochar treatment.
Perspektif Taman Edelweiss Sebagai Area Konservasi Ex-Situ Bunga Edelweiss Secara Ekologi dan Ekonomi di Desa Wonokitri, Kabupaten Pasuruan.
Authors: Rahma Melati Julia , Soemarno Soemarno , Batoro Jati
Published: November 2023

Salah satu flora endemik yang menjadi ikon pada kawasan TNBTS adalah Bunga Edelweiss. Adanya perkembangan wisata di kawasan Taman Nasional Bromo Tengger Semeru (TNBTS) menjadikan permintaan akan bunga Edelweiss sebagai souvenir semakin besar dan mempengaruhi nilai ekonomi komoditas tersebut. Tentu hal ini berpengaruh terhadap penurunan jumlah populasi dan mengancam ketersediaanya bagi masyarakat adat Tengger yang mempergunakan Bunga Edelweiss sebagai sesaji yang tidak dapat digantikan oleh komponen yang lain. Hingga pada tahun 2017, beberapa masyarakat Desa Wonokitri dibawah bimbingan TNBTS membentuk kelompok tani bernama Hulun Hyang sebagai upaya konservasi ex-situ Bunga Edelweiss. Perjalanan panjang kelompok tani Hulun Hyang hingga akhirmya mendapatkan izin tangkar dari KLHK terkait wanawiyata widyakarya. Studi ini bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi modal yang dimiliki kelompok Tani Hulun Hyang sebagai pengelola taman edelweiss serta tahapan budidaya bunga Edelweiss mulai persiapan lahan hingga pasca panen. Kemudian pada aspek ekonomi dilakukan pengukuran willingness to pay dari wisatawan Taman Edelweiss terhadap bunga edelweiss hasil konservasi Ex-Situ Kelompok Tani Hulun Hyang dan untuk mengetahui faktor-faktor apa saja yang mempengaruhi willingness to pay tersebut. Studi ini menggunakan data primer dengan jumlah responden sebanyak 100 responden yang dilakukan secara acak atau random sampling. Willingness to pay dapat diperkirakan dengan menggunakan pendekatan contingent valuation method (CVM). Alat analisis pada studi ini adalah menggunakan regresi linier berganda pada SPSS 22. Berdasarkan analisis, nilai rata-rata willingness to pay per orang untuk 1 rangkaian sederhana berisikan 100 tangkai Bunga Edelweiss adalah sebesar Rp. 36.307,00 dengan nilai  total willingness to pay adalah Rp 3.667.000,00. Faktor-faktor yang diduga mempengaruhi secara signifikan besarnya nilai willingness to pay untuk Bunga Edelweiss Hasil Konservasi Ex-situ Kelompok Tani ‘’Hulun Hyang’’ di Kawasan Taman Nasional Bromo Tengger Semeru adalah pendidikan terakhir dan pendapatan per bulan.
Effects of green decorated AgNPs on lignin-modified magnetic nanoparticles mediated by Cydonia on cecal ligation and puncture-induced sepsis
Authors: Zhou Lei , Yao Yanfen , Wang Quanzhen , Wang Peng , Hong Shan , Kong Li
Published: November 2023

Sepsis is a common and deadly syndrome that despite all the progress in its control, the death rate caused by it is high. Sepsis is a serious problem that needs immediate attention and treatment. This infection, especially if it is caused by bacteria resistant to several drugs, causes high mortality. About two-thirds of sepsis cases occur in hospitalized patients. Several factors such as increasing the age of the population, increasing the duration of chronic diseases, high consumption of antibiotics and corticosteroids, use of mechanical devices and intravascular devices play a role in increasing its incidence. We herein demonstrate the biogenic procedure for the in situ immobilizing gold nanoparticles over lignin (Lig)-modified Fe3O4 magnetic nanoparticles mediated by Cydonia leaf extract (Fe3O4@Lig-Ag NPs) and its catalytic activity on the acetylation of alcohols using acetic anhydride and subsequent biological performances. The successful synthesis of Fe3O4@Lig-Ag NPs was assessed using an array of advanced techniques like field emission scanning electron microscopy, fourier transformed infrared spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy EDX, elemental mapping, vibrating-sample magnetometer, and X-ray diffraction. Cecal ligation and puncture was used for inducing the sepsis model in rats. Several doses of Fe3O4@Lig-Ag NPs (45, 15, and 5 µg/kg) on oxidant–antioxidant, inflammatory mediators mRNA such as IL-1 and TNF-α, and its effects on the levels of expression were assessed in the kidney, liver, duodenum, lung, and stomach. When septic rats kidney, liver, duodenum, lung, and stomach were compared with those of the control group, it was found that Fe3O4@Lig-Ag NPs dose-dependent administration raised glutathione levels and superoxide dismutase activity and significantly reduced the levels of malondialdehyde. The Fe3O4@Lig-Ag NPs (45 µg/kg) indicated greater anti-oxidative effects than the 5 and 15 µg/kg doses for all the assessed parameters. In addition, the expression of TNF-α mRNA in the CLP + 45 µg/kg group was decreased in comparison with the control group. Fe3O4@Lig-Ag NPs reduced oxidative stress by enhancing the free radicals scavenging effects and supporting endogenous antioxidants. The Fe3O4@Lig-Ag NPs potent antioxidant property may be related to the cytokine cascade suppression during sepsis. The above findings offer that Fe3O4@Lig-Ag NPs administration may indicate a modern treatment for the inhibition of liver, kidney, lung, duodenum, and stomach tissues damage caused by septic conditions.
Preparation of newly developed porcelain ceramics containing WO3 nanoparticles for radiation shielding applications
Authors: Aloraini Dalal A. , Abualsayed Mohammad Ibrahim , Almuqrin Aljawhara H. , Elsafi Mohamed
Published: November 2023

We fabricated porcelain ceramics embedded with WO3 nanoparticles (NPs) for radiation shielding applications. The linear attenuation coefficients were experimentally determined to study the efficiency of the manufactured samples against gamma rays. When the thickness increases from 0.5 to 2 cm, there is a reduction in the photon transmission through the ceramics. At 0.662 MeV, the transmission factor for Porc-1 changes from 0.91 (thickness: 0.5 cm) to 0.83 (thickness: 1 cm), and to 0.69 (thickness: 2 cm). From I/I
0 results, we found that attenuation performance is improved as the sample thickness increases. We evaluated the mass attenuation coefficient (MAC) and examined the influence of the concentration of WO3 NPs on the MAC. We found that Porc-5 which contains a greater quantity of WO3 NPs compared to the other samples has the highest MAC. At 0.06 MeV, the HVL (half value layer) for Porc-1 is 1.063 cm, while at 1.333 MeV this increases to 5.247 cm. Meanwhile, for Porc-2, at 0.06 MeV, a thin layer of thickness 0.806 cm is required to shield 50% of the photons, and at 1.333 MeV, the thickness of the layer must increase to 5.058 cm to shield the photons.
Energy, exergy, economic, and environmental analysis of natural gas sweetening process using lean vapor compression: a comparison study
Authors: Sun Xiujun , Yuan Lizhi
Published: November 2023

Gas sweetening with an aqueous solution of diethanolamine is a crucial and common process in natural gas processing. However, the process, particularly in the solvent regeneration section, consumes a substantial amount of energy, significantly escalating the cost of gas. This paper presents a simulation and optimization of an existing natural gas refinery plant using a lean vapor compression method. The simulation results indicate that the current process requires 2.73 GJ/tacid gas for solvent regeneration, with exergy destruction of 14,120.59 kW in the solvent regeneration section. The total annualized cost for the current process is 11.68 M$. A modified scheme is proposed to address the issue of high energy consumption and the associated costs. The proposed scheme demonstrates significant improvements in the aforementioned parameters. Specifically, energy for solvent regeneration, exergy destruction in the solvent regeneration section, total annualized cost, and cost of gas are reduced by 16.12 %, 25.04 %, 20.97 %, and 20 % compared to the current process, respectively. These improvements enhance the thermoeconomic indexes, making the proposed scheme a viable and cost-effective alternative to the current process.
Warum Schreiben nicht gleich Prosa ist
Authors: von Sass Hannah
Published: November 2023

Analytical descriptions of literature are often based on the general presupposition according to which literature is mostly constituted as prose, giving privilege to the book as its form. This very premise is also definitive for Caroline Amlinger’s seminal study titled Schreiben. Eine Soziologie literarischer Arbeit (2021). This article aims at examining how this restriction can amount to crucially marginalising and reducing literature’s diversity. Amlinger’s praxeological account leads to emphasizing the processual character of text production; it is also able to elaborate on how the dynamics of the economic business have an impact on the literary result. However, the practices and forms of, particularly, German speaking contemporary theatre literature as well as the radio play indicate that a less restrictive definition of literature is required in order to consider the diverse conditions of literature’s appearance in different genres in a fertile manner.
Schreibende Frauen zwischen Ausschluss, Teilhabe und Sichtbarkeit
Authors: Fleig Anne
Published: November 2023

This article deals with the feminist history of research on female authorship and its entanglements with the development of Gender Studies. It argues that new impulses of research in literary Gender Studies have been affected by literature itself which may also help today to develop new perspectives on female and diverse concepts of authorship and writing.
Very elevated serum copeptin concentrations occur in a subset of healthy children in the minutes after phlebotomy
Authors: Sastry Shruti , March Christine A. , McPhaul Michael J. , Garibaldi Luigi R.
Published: November 2023

Objectives

Although AVP and its surrogate, copeptin, are mainly regulated by osmotic and volume stimuli, their secretion is also elicited by stress and growth hormone (GH) stimulating agents. The aim of this report is to describe unusual patterns of copeptin response in a subset of children undergoing GH stimulation tests (GH-ST).

Methods

We conducted a secondary analysis of a cohort of 93 healthy short children with no polydipsia, polyuria or fluid/electrolyte abnormalities, undergoing GH-ST with intravenous arginine, insulin, oral clonidine, or L-Dopa/carbidopa in various combinations. Serum copeptin concentrations were measured 1–3 min after phlebotomy (0 min) and at 60, 90, 120 min during GH-ST.

Results

In 85 subjects (normal response group, NRG) serum copeptin concentrations increased from a 0 min median of 9 pmol/L (IQR 6, 11.5) (all values ≤21) to a median peak between 60 and 120 min of 22 (IQR15, 38) pmol/L, which varied depending on the stimulating agent. Conversely, in the eight outliers, copeptin concentrations decreased gradually from a median of 154 (IQR 61, 439) pmol/L (all ≥40 pmol/L) to values as low as 14 % of the basal value, by 120 min. Test-associated anxiety was described in 17 subjects in the NRG (20 %) and five of the outliers (63 %).

Conclusions

A distinctive pattern of very elevated serum copeptin concentrations occurred in 9 % of children undergoing GH-ST, similar to reports in previous pediatric studies. Etiology may include pain or stress of phlebotomy. This phenomenon should be recognized for proper interpretation of copeptin values in children.
Semantic roles and the causative-anticausative alternation: evidence from French change-of-state verbs
Authors: Heidinger Steffen , Huyghe Richard
Published: November 2023

Change-of-state verbs are heterogeneous with respect to their occurrence in the causative-anticausative alternation. While some of them are never used as anticausatives (e.g., destroy), others seem to largely favor the anticausative form (e.g., wither). On the basis of corpus data and statistical analysis for French change-of-state verbs, we show that there is a relationship between the anticausative use of a verb and the semantic role of its transitive subject: The more frequently the transitive subject of a verb is a cause (as opposed to agent or instrument), the more frequently the verb is used as anticausative (as opposed to transitive causative). In addition to presenting this novel empirical finding, we propose an account for the observed correlation: Depending on their semantic role, causers have different likelihoods to end up in the subject position of a transitive causative sentence, and the likelihood is lower for causes than for agents. Different factors are considered responsible for the observed correlation, including the asymmetry between agents and causes concerning salience as event participants, topic-worthiness, and the possibility of being expressed as anticausative adjuncts.
Unraveling the Peltzman Effect: The Significance of Agent’s Type
Authors: Grabiszewski Konrad , Horenstein Alex
Published: November 2023

The Peltzman effect posits that implementing safety measures incentivizes agents to reduce their effort to a degree where these measures become counterproductive. This paper emphasizes the significance of including the agent’s type (skills, attributes) when analyzing the effectiveness of safety measures. Using data from iRacing, an online racing simulator, we find that the detection of the Peltzman effect is solely attributed to the omitted variable bias; specifically, the omission of a variable capturing the agent’s type. Additionally, our data demonstrates that enhancing types (increasing skills) leads to safety improvements.
Ciberacoso a niños, niñas y adolescentes en redes sociales
Authors: Sánchez Moreno Laura Valentina , Pabón Moreno Valentina , Rodríguez Virguez Alisson Fernanda , Rojas Rey Daniel Santiago
Published: November 2023

En la actualidad, en la sociedad hay una problemática latente que afecta a los niños, las niñas y los adolescentes; debido a los avances tecnológicos con los que contamos hoy en día, a los cuales se tiene fácil acceso, se puede dar el ciberacoso. Por lo tanto, es necesario buscar estrategias y políticas públicas que protejan a los menores, ya que en Colombia no hay medidas drásticas frente al ciberacoso. En comparación con otras normatividades de distintos países, en el sistema colombiano existe un vacío normativo; como consecuencia de ello, se da una falta de regulación que afecta a millones de personas que evidencian y sufren esta problemática a diario, frente a la cual los más afectados son los niños, las niñas y los adolescentes.
Evaluar los Centros Escolares: ¿Con Base en los Resultados de los Alumnos en Pruebas de Aprendizaje o en Otros Factores de los Propios Centros?
Authors: Ruiz Guadalupe
Published: November 2023

La evaluación de centros, como otras evaluaciones que se realizan en los sistemas educativos, es un campo que se ha venido desarrollando bajo distintos propósitos, enfoques y metodologías; asimismo, los resultados que las experiencias concretas han arrojado dan lugar a usos diferentes. Aunque la revisión de literatura sobre el tema permite identificar propuestas de diversa amplitud, la revisión de los sistemas o programas de evaluación educativa de varios países lleva a reconocer dos enfoques principales en la evaluación de centros; la que se basa en los resultados en pruebas de aprendizaje de los alumnos a los que atienden, y la evaluación institucional o de las escuelas como entidades. Este artículo describe en forma breve cada uno de estos enfoques señalando sus características más relevantes y concluye en la necesidad de lograr una mayor articulación de ambos enfoques a fin de contribuir, sobre todo, a la mejora de la calidad de la educación.Palabras clave: Evaluación de centros escolares, evaluación institucional, evaluación de resultados de aprendizaje. School evaluation, as is the case with other evaluation of education systems, is a field that has developed under different purposes, focus and methodologies. In much the same way, the results given by experiences are used for different means. Even though a literature revision of the subject allows us to identify several scope amplitudes, the revision of the evaluation systems or programs in several countries, show to great trends on the evaluation of schools. One of them is based on the results of the students on learning tests and the other on the evaluation of the school as an entity. This article describes, briefly, each of these scenarios pointing their characteristics, and concludes on the necessity of a greater articulation of both methods in order to contribute on the improvement of educational quality. Keywords: School evaluation, institutional evaluation, evaluation of learning results.
Evaluación: Elementos del Debate Internacional
Authors: Canales Alejandro
Published: November 2023

En este texto se realizan algunos apuntes del debate en el plano internacional que coincidieron, primero, en un diagnóstico sobre la crisis de la educación superior y, luego, en la evaluación como medida estratégica que permitiría revertir el deterioro y elevar la calidad de este nivel educativo. En particular, se enfatizan las posiciones de dos de los principales organismos multilaterales y sus líneas de argumentación sobre calidad y evaluación, así como la variación en los planteamientos que se realizaron en los dos foros mundiales más importantes sobre la educación superior que se han realizado hasta ahora. El texto se interroga sobre las consecuencias del amplio y complejo sistema de evaluación que se instauró en la región latinoamericana hace aproximadamente dos décadas y los eventuales beneficios que había prometido. Sobre todo, llama la atención respecto a que el debate transcurrió más sobre los aspectos técnicos y normativos de los mecanismos de evaluación, y poco se ha interrogado sobre los cambios que ha producido, las implicaciones para la actividad académica de las IES y en especial para la evaluación de la actividad docente.Palabras clave: Evaluación, calidad educativa, América Latina, organismos internacionales, educación superior. This text highlights some of the pointed out at the debate in the international plane that coincided, first, in a diagnosis on the crisis suffered by higher education, and then, on the evaluation as a strategic measurement which will help revert the deterioration and elevate the quality of this educative level. In particular, it emphasizes the posture of the two multilateral organisms and their argumentation lines on quality and evaluation, as well as the valorization to the suggestion proposed at the two most important word-wide forums on higher education that have been carried out to the date. The text questions itself on the consequences of the vast and complex system of evaluation installed in Latin-America almost two decades ago and the eventual benefits that it had promised. Above all, it draws the attention to fact that the debate went mostly on the technical and normative aspects of evaluation, and little was questioned on the changes that it has produced, the implications to the academic activities of the IES and especially for the evaluation of the teaching activity.Keywords: Evaluation, educative quality, Latin America, international organism, higher education.
Evaluación de la Docencia, Autonomía y Legitimidad en la Universidad
Authors: Rodríguez José Gregorio
Published: November 2023

En el marco de la investigación en curso, Autonomía y legitimidad de la educación superior en América Latina, un estudio comparado que adelanta un grupo de profesores de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia, el análisis de la incidencia que las políticas y prácticas de evaluación de la docencia han tenido en la autonomía y la legitimidad de las universidades públicas, constituye el tópico central de esta ponencia. La multiplicidad de funciones que la sociedad de fines de siglo atribuía a las universidades públicas generó algunas contradicciones que tipificaban tres tipos de crisis: de hegemonía, de legitimidad e institucional (Santos, 2006) que inciden en la autonomía universitaria, la que puede ser rastreada alrededor de dos ejes de tensión: la producción de sentidos sociales y societales o la formación de la fuerza de trabajo y generación de mercancías cognitivas (Múnera, 2008). Desde este marco de análisis, se busca caracterizar cómo la evaluación y la acreditación afectan la autonomía y la legitimidad en algunas universidades de la región.Palabras clave: Evaluación de la docencia, autonomía, legitimidad, universidad pública. Within the framework of the investigation in course, Autonomy and legitimacy of the higher education in Latin America, compared study, that moves forward a group of professors of the National University of Colombia, the analysis of the incidence that the policies and practices of the teaching evaluation have had in the autonomy and the legitimacy of the public universities, constitutes the central topic of this presentation. The multiplicity of functions that the society of ends of the century attributed to the public universities generated some contradictions that typified three types of crisis: of hegemony, of legitimacy and of institution (Santos, 2006) that affect the university autonomy, the one that can be tracked around two axes of tension: the production of social and “societales” senses or the formation of the work force and the generation of cognitive merchandise (Múnera, 2008). From this frame of analysis, one looks to characterize how the evaluation and the accreditation affect the autonomy and the legitimacy in some universities of the region.Keywords: Teaching evaluation, autonomy, legitimacy, public university.
La Evaluación de la Docencia en México: Experiencias en Educación Media Superior
Authors: Conzuelo Serrato Sandra , Rueda Beltrán Mario
Published: November 2023

La Educación Media Superior (ems) en México es un nivel educativo con un impacto trascendente en la vida de quienes tienen la oportunidad de vivir esa experiencia, en aspectos sociales, económicos, políticos y culturales. Actualmente este subsistema se encuentra en un proceso de transformación que implica grandes retos para las autoridades educativas y directivos, así como una gran responsabilidad para los maestros que conviven diariamente con los jóvenes estudiantes. Una preocupación de los cambios buscados en la ems tiene que ver con los procesos de la enseñanza y del aprendizaje, y de las posibilidades de su evaluación. Los procesos de evaluación del desempeño docente tienen relevancia por el potencial de mejora de la actividad, con mayor urgencia en el contexto de la reforma que plantea un cambio sustancial en el perfil de los docentes y los estudiantes. Este trabajo representa un acercamiento a las prácticas de evaluación que se desarrollan en diferentes instituciones del subsistema; en la primera parte se describen las características principales de la ems y de la reforma, así como los rasgos más destacados de los docentes. En la segunda se hace una exploración sobre la evaluación de la docencia a partir del análisis de algunos cuestionarios de opinión estudiantil empleados actualmente.Palabras clave: Evaluación, docencia, educación media superior, cuestionarios, México. The Mid Superior Education (EMS) in Mexico is an educative level with an important impact in the life of those who have the opportunity to live that experience, in social, economic, political and cultural aspects. At the moment this subsystem is in a process of transformation that implies great challenges for the educative and administrative authorities and, as well as a great responsibility for the teachers who daily coexist with the young students. One of the preoccupations of change sought by the EMS has to do with the teaching and learning processes, and the possibilities of their evaluation. The processes of evaluating the teaching performance are relevant thanks to the potential improvement of the activity, with greater urgency in the context of the reform that proposes a substantial change on the teachers’ and students’ profile. This work represents an approach the evaluation practices that are developed in different institutions from the subsystem; in the first part the basic characteristics of the EMS and the reform, as well as the most outstanding characteristics of the teaching staff are described. Then, an exploration on teaching evaluation is made departuing from the analysis of some current questionnaires of student opinion.Keywords: Evaluation, teaching, mid-higher education, questionnaires, México.
El Uso del Portafolio como Recurso para Evaluar la Docencia Universitaria
Authors: Arbesú García María Isabel , Argumedo García Gabriela
Published: November 2023

El propósito de este trabajo es reflexionar críticamente sobre la forma en que se ha desarrollado la evaluación de la docencia universitaria en México, con la finalidad de plantear una forma de evaluación docente complementaria a la que actualmente se lleva a cabo en la Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (uam), en donde se prioriza la mejoría de la enseñanza y se articula a la evaluación con procesos de formación del profesorado. Este trabajo se integra de tres apartados que corresponden a la evaluación comprensiva, participativa y reflexiva, el segundo la aplicación del portafolio y el tercero algunos resultados preliminares.Palabras clave: Portafolio, docencia, nivel superior, evaluación, México. The objective of this work is to reflect critically on the form in which the evaluation of university teaching in Mexico has been developed, in order to propose a second form of teaching evaluation complementary to the one that at the moment it has been utilized at the Autonomous Metropolitan University (UAM), in which is prioritized the improvement of the teaching and articulates to the evaluation with processes of formation of the teaching staff. This work is integrated by three sections that correspond to the comprehensive, participating and reflective evaluation, the second to the application of the portfolio and the third to some preliminary results.Keywords: Portfolio, teaching, higher level, evaluation, México.
Retos de la Evaluación de los Programas de Formación de Profesores: el Caso de un Programa en Métodos de Aprendizaje Cooperativo
Authors: Cordero Arroyo Graciela , Luna Serrano Edna
Published: November 2023

La evaluación de los programas de formación de profesores en servicio es un reto para los especialistas tanto del campo de la formación como del campo de la evaluación educativa y, debido a esto, generalmente es el ámbito menos trabajado en los programas de formación docente. Este artículo tiene por objetivo argumentar sobre los retos que enfrenta la evaluación de los programas de formación de profesores a partir de un caso concreto vivido en la Universidad Autónoma de Baja California. En la parte introductoria de este texto se explica la problemática de la evaluación de la formación de profesores. En un segundo apartado se caracterizan los métodos de aprendizaje cooperativo. La tercera sección del documento está dedicada a describir la manera en que se desarrolló una experiencia de formación de profesores en métodos de aprendizaje cooperativo y los distintos niveles de evaluación que se trabajaron. Finalmente se presenta una reflexión sobre la problemática específica para evaluar procesos de formación de métodos didácticos complejos.Palabras clave: Métodos de aprendizaje cooperativo, formación de profesores, evaluación de la formación. The evaluation of the programs of formation of professors in service is a challenge for the specialists as much of the field of the formation as the field of teaching evaluation and, because of it, it is generally the less worked scope in the programs of teaching formation. This article’s objective is to argue on the challenges faced by the evaluation of programs of teachers’ formation departing from a particular case lived in the Autonomous University of Baja California. The introduction of this text explains the problematic with the evaluation of professors’ formation. A second part characterizes the methods of cooperative learning. The third section of the document is dedicated to describe the way in which an experience of professors’ formation in methods of cooperative learning and the different levels of evaluation that were employed. Finally a reflection on the specific problematic is presented to evaluate processes of formation of complex didactic methods.Keywords: Cooperative Learning Methods, Teachers’ Formation, Formation’s evaluation.
Diagnóstico y Desarrollo de Competencias Docentes en el Sistema Escolar. Resultados de una Experiencia Preliminar con el Modelo de Gestión Escolar de Fundación Chile
Authors: Celis Mónica
Published: November 2023

Se presenta la experiencia realizada por el Programa de Gestión y Dirección Escolar en el desarrollo de Perfiles de Competencias de directivos y docentes y su posterior uso en el diseño y aplicación de un sistema de Diagnóstico y Evaluación de Competencias para el Desarrollo Docente. Esta experiencia se enmarca en el Modelo de Gestión Escolar de Calidad de Fundación Chile.Palabras clave: Competencia, perfiles de competencias, evaluación de competencias, desempeño, capacitación. It presents the experience acquired by the Program of School Management and Administration for the development of profiles of Competences for managers and academics and its posterior use in the design and application on a System of Diagnosis and Evaluation of Competences for the teaching development. This experience is framed in the Model of School Quality Management of the Chile Foundation.Keywords: Competence, Competences’ profiles, evaluation of competences, performance, trainning.
Evaluar el Rendimiento Interno y Académico: un Desafío para la Macro y la Micro Política. Lecciones a Partir de un Estudio de Caso
Authors: Gvirtz Silvina , Oría Ángela
Published: November 2023

Este artículo se concentra en el problema del rendimiento interno y académico, concebidos como antesala del abandono y, por lo tanto, como asunto que reclama la atención de todos los actores del sistema comprometidos con la justicia educacional. La repitencia atañe tanto al nivel macro como micro político, demandando soluciones paralelas y combinadas. Uno de los obstáculos más graves a la mejora del sistema educativo en la Argentina es el modelo institucional de gobierno. Se sugiere redefinir conceptualmente la ‘política educativa’. Los desafíos educacionales no se resuelven solo en el nivel macro, sino a través de acciones articuladas y en simultaneo con el nivel micro-político. Se presenta ‘Escuelas del Bicentenario’, un Proyecto orientado a fortalecer el accionar del sistema, evitar la exclusión y reducir el volumen de las políticas compensatorias. Se ofrece una breve introducción a sus objetivos, se describen sus estrategias de trabajo y evaluación y se comparten los logros obtenidos. Los datos muestran una disminución de la tasa total de repitencia en un 64% en dos años de intervención.Palabras clave: Repitencia, fracaso escolar, macro política, micro política, estrategias preventivas, justicia Educacional, Escuelas del Bicentenario, Argentina. This article focuses on academic performance and grade repetition, viewed as a prelude to dropout and, thus, as an issue that demands the attention of all actors committed to educational justice. Grade repetition concerns both levels of macro and micro policy, requiring combined and parallel solutions. One of the main obstacles to educational chance in Argentina is the institutional model of governance. A new definition of ‘educational policy’ is suggested. Challenges cannot be addressed only at a macro level, but rather by a series of joint actions with the micro level. The goal of Proyecto Escuelas del Bicentenario is to contribute towards strengthening the system’s performance, preventing exclusion and reducing the volume of compensatory policies. A brief introduction to the Project’s goals, working and evaluation strategies as well as actual achievements in avoiding grade repetition is offered. Data shows the total rate of repetition after 2 years of work has decreased 64%.Keywords: Repetition, school failure, macro policy, micro policy, preventive strategies, educational justice , Bicentennial Schools?, Argentina.
Modelo Explicativo del Bajo Rendimiento Escolar: Un Estudio con Adolescentes Mexicanos
Authors: Caso Joaquín , Hernández Laura
Published: November 2023

A fin de contribuir al estudio de las variables autoestima, establecimiento de metas, habilidades de estudio, adaptación escolar, asertividad y consumo de sustancias en el rendimiento académico de estudiantes de bachillerato en México, se propuso la presente investigación. Participaron 1581 estudiantes de una institución de educación media superior pública de la Ciudad de México con una edad promedio de 17.4 años. El tipo de muestreo utilizado fue el método aleatorio simple considerando como unidad de muestreo al grupo escolar de adscripción. Los participantes respondieron a instrumentos de autoinforme y el rendimiento académico se determinó mediante el promedio de calificaciones escolares. Los modelos propuestos fueron  evaluados mediante el modelamiento de ecuaciones estructurales. Los resultados revelaron la contribución relativa de la autoestima, las habilidades de estudio, el establecimiento de metas y el consumo de sustancias sobre el rendimiento académico. Se discuten los alcances y limitaciones de este estudio así como su utilidad para la fundamentación y diseño de intervenciones preventivas en contextos educativos.Palabras clave: Establecimiento de metas, autoestima, habilidades de estudio, consumo de sustancias, logro educativo. In order to contribute to the study of the variables self-esteem, goal setting, study skills, school adjustment, assertiveness and substance use in the academic achievement of high school students in Mexico, it was suggested this investigation. 1581 students attended a public high school in Mexico City, with an average age of 17.4 years, participated in the study. The type of sampling method used was simple random sampling considered as a sampling unit the school group affiliation. Participants responded to several self-report questionnaires and academic performance was determined by averaging grades. The proposed models were assessed using structural equation modeling. The results revealed the relative contribution of self-esteem, study skills, goal setting and substance use on academic performance. The scope and limitations of this study and its usefulness to the basis and design of preventive interventions in educational settings, are discussed.Keywords: Goal setting, self-esteem, study skills, substance abuse, academic achievement.