Universidad De Guanajuato Research Articles

Strawberry (Fragaria ananassa) seedlings formation under different intensities of violet, blue and red LED light

Introduction. Seedlings formation under controlled conditions is essential for growing species of importance as strawberry. Since the artificial LED lighting technologic has allowed greater control of light, the variation of components such as the wavelength and intensity can be manipulated to form seedlings with different characteristics. However, it is necessary to generate original scientific information for the development of precise and efficient practices on light control. Objective. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the strawberry seedlings formation under different intensities of violet, blue and red LED light. Material and methods. The study was performed in 2020 at the Plant Genetics Laboratory of the Agronomy Department of the Universidad de Guanajuato, in the municipality of Irapuato, in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico. Seeds were recovered from San Andreas cultivar fruits and seedlings were formed under violet, blue and red LED light at high, medium, and low intensities. Color determination of cotiledon area, chroma saturation index and Hue angle were performed. Physiotechnical variables, chemical and antioxidant activity were measured. Results. The most suitable treatments were violet light of high and medium intensities; as well as blue light of high intensity, due to the germination percentage exceeded at least 60 %. Seedlings did not lengthen or thin, presented the largest cotyledons areas and the highest chlorophyll concentrations. In addition, these light treatments consumed 31.2 % less electrical energy on average. Conclusions. Besides the white light, the most suitable treatments for strawberry seedlings formation were violet light at high and medium intensities, as well as blue light at high intensity. It is suggested that the violet and blue light treatments be evaluated in other cultivars to confirm the beneficial effect on the strawberry seedlings. Red light limited germination and the highest antioxidant activity was observed in this treatment.

Preface

The 2021 International Conference on Computer Application in Transportation Engineering (CATE 2021) is organized by Hubei Zhongke Institute of Geology and Environment Technology (China), co-organized by the Universidad de Guanajuato, Xiamen University and Nanjing University. It was planned to be held in Ningbo, China. But due to serious situation of COVID-19 in China, it is still difficult to take international travel for the attendees abroad. For the sake of protecting all the participants and conference staff from the current epidemic, the CATE 2021 is changed to be held virtually through Zoom on June 5-6th, 2021.More than 50 individuals from over 10 countries will attend this conference from home and abroad such as Dr. Abhinav Vinod Deshpande from California Public University (USA), Dr Yuriy S. Shmaliy from the Universidad de Guanajuato (Mexico), Dr. Hyunho Shin, from Gangneung-Wonju National University (South Korea) and Dr. Chunhui Zhou from Wuhan University of Technology (China). The conference is divided into 4 sessions: opening ceremony, keynote speaker, oral presentation and poster presentation. Professor Defu Zhang, as the host of the conference will lead the opening ceremony. Then, Professor Yuriy S. Shmaliy will deliver his keynote speech with the title of “Recursive Kalman Filtering Widely Used in State Estimation of Linear Time-Varying and Time-Invariant Discrete State-space Models Often Faces a Problem of Unknown Noise and Initial Conditions”, lasting for 35 minutes. Next, 24 oral presentations are arranged in turn and each for 15 minutes with QA corner followed. And 16 poster presentations will be displayed throughout the whole conference.This year, CATE has attracted 205 papers, in which 65 are accepted by our reviewers and editors after the peer review process, covering topics from computer science to transportation engineering, logistic engineering and other related.Sincerest appreciation goes to the conference chair, all members of conference committee, the keynote speakers, as well as all the participants for their support to CATE. Special thanks go to the publisher-IOP Publishing for their hard work on publishing the proceedings. Finally, I sincerely hope that CATE 2021 will be a forum for excellent discussions that will put forward new ideas and promote collaborative research. Prof. Wai Yuen Szeto University of Hong Kong Editor of CATE 2021Prof. Wai Yuen SzetoUniversity of Hong KongEditor of CATE 2021

Committee List

Conference Chair Prof. Defu Zhang, Xiamen University, China Co-chairs Prof. Shu Shen, Nanjing University, China Ediors Prof. Yuriy S. Shmaliy, Universidad de Guanajuato, MexicoProf. Xianjian Jin, Shanghai University, ChinaProf. Wai Yuen Szeto, the University of Hong Kong, China (Hongkong)Technical Program Committee, are available in the pdf

Jesús Gallardo, caminante del Bajío

Se presenta la visión personal del artista y doctor honoris causa por la Universidad de Guanajuato Jesús Gallardo. Heredero de Velasco, el Dr. Atl y Chávez Morado, la disolución de la forma y la preponderancia atenuada del color pueblan sus paisajes y retratos. Más de 70 años de trayectoria se reflejan en el estilo del pintor, que permaneció ajeno a las tendencias del arte posrevolucionario y la generación de la ruptura, y buscó siempre su propio discurso unitario y congruente. Su obra se sitúa en el imaginario de la contemplación y serenidad mental, retratando lo esencial de las formas.

Estereotipos negativos hacia el envejecimiento en estudiantes universitarios del área de la salud

Introducción: Los estereotipos negativos hacia el envejecimiento generan conductas discriminatorias (viejismo) hacia los adultos mayores. Objetivo: Analizar la presencia e intensidad de los estereotipos negativos hacia el envejecimiento presentes entre los estudiantes del área de la salud de una universidad de la región centro de México. Metodología: Estudio cuantitativo, descriptivo, transversal y comparativo; muestreo estratificado de n=326 estudiantes inscritos en el período agosto-diciembre. Aplicación del Cuestionario de Evaluación de Estereotipos Negativos hacia la Vejez (CENVE), cuyo puntaje oscila entre 15 y 60 puntos, mayor puntuación indica un elevado grado de estereotipos negativos hacia la vejez. Se utilizó estadística descriptiva para variables categóricas por distribución de frecuencias y porcentajes, y para las numéricas, medidas de tendencia central y dispersión. Resultados: Edad media de 20.15±1.67 años, predomina el género femenino (79.9%), puntaje 36.24±4.96, los estereotipos hacia la vejez que predominaron fueron en la dimensión de carácter-personalidad. Existe presencia de estereotipos negativos en el 37% de los casos, sin diferencias entre los grupos. La presencia de estereotipos negativos fue mayor en comparación con estudios sudamericanos y europeos. La dimensión que presentó más estereotipos hacia la vejez difiere respecto a estudios internacionales y nacionales donde la que presenta mayor estereotipo es la dimensión salud. Conclusiones: Prevalecen elevados estereotipos negativos en la población de estudio, la dimensión más afectada fue la de carácter-personalidad. Se recomienda la implementación de programas desde la de educación básica, que favorezcan la construcción de habilidades socioemocionales que ayuden a disminuir el viejismo.

Use of 15N-enriched glycine to estimate vibrissa growth in free-ranging northern elephant seals Mirounga angustirostris

MEPS Marine Ecology Progress Series Contact the journal Facebook Twitter RSS Mailing List Subscribe to our mailing list via Mailchimp HomeLatest VolumeAbout the JournalEditorsTheme Sections MEPS 614:199-207 (2019) - DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps12913 Use of 15N-enriched glycine to estimate vibrissa growth in free-ranging northern elephant seals Mirounga angustirostris David Aurioles-Gamboa1,*, Seth D. Newsome2, Jason L. Hassrick3, Tatiana Acosta-Pachón4, Félix Aurioles-Rodríguez5, Daniel P. Costa6 1Facultad de Ingeniería Ambiental, Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla, Puebla 72410, México 2Biology Department, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, USA 3ICF Fish and Aquatic Science, 201 Mission Street, Suite 1500, San Francisco, California 94105, USA 4Departamento Académico de Ciencias Marinas y Costeras. Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur, La Paz, Baja California Sur 23080, México 5División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, 36050 Guanajuato, México 6Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California 95064, USA *Corresponding author: daurioles@gmail.com ABSTRACT: The stable isotope composition of continuously growing but metabolically inert tissues remains unaltered after they are synthesized, providing insights on seasonal and inter-annual variation in the ecology of individuals. In pinnipeds, isotope analysis of sub-sampled vibrissae can provide a longitudinal record of movement, diet, and even physiological state at the individual level. To reliably apply this approach, however, taxon-specific vibrissa growth needs to be estimated, especially for species with complicated annual life cycles that undergo periods of active foraging interspersed with reproduction and/or molting associated with fasting. Here, we intravenously injected 15N-enriched glycine to estimate vibrissa growth in 8 free-ranging adult female northern elephant seals during their (shorter) post-breeding and (longer) post-molting foraging trips; all animals were instrumented with satellite tags to track movements and vibrissae were collected when the animals returned to land. We found a significant positive relationship between the maximum δ15N values, representing 15N-glycine injections, and the distance between the origin of the spike and the root of the vibrissa. The δ15N spikes that occurred closest to the root were narrower and had lower δ15N values than those that occurred closer to the tip of the vibrissa, suggesting differential velocities of 15N-glycine absorption and vibrissa growth. A derived von Bertalanffy model yielded mean (±SD) growth of 0.015 ± 0.006 d-1, similar to that previously reported for a single captive northern elephant seal. Vibrissa length is an important consideration for accurately interpreting isotope-based ecological and physiological histories given the non-continuous growth observed in our study. KEY WORDS: Northern elephant seal · Vibrissae growth · 15N-enriched glycine Full text in pdf format PreviousNextCite this article as: Aurioles-Gamboa D, Newsome SD, Hassrick JL, Acosta-Pachón T, Aurioles-Rodríguez F, Costa DP (2019) Use of 15N-enriched glycine to estimate vibrissa growth in free-ranging northern elephant seals Mirounga angustirostris. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 614:199-207. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps12913 Export citation RSS - Facebook - Tweet - linkedIn Cited by Published in MEPS Vol. 614. Online publication date: April 04, 2019 Print ISSN: 0171-8630; Online ISSN: 1616-1599 Copyright © 2019 Inter-Research.

Effects of Nicorandil and Chronic Physical Exercise on Glycemia in Diabetic Rats Induced by Streptozotocin

Diabetes is a chronic metabolic disease characterized by persistent hyperglycemia caused by a decrease or deficiency of insulin secretion and/or peripheral insulin resistance. Regular physical exercise could improves glucose metabolism and insulin sensitivity, which is essential for preventing diabetic complications. Moreover, there is evidence that the opening of ATP sensitive potassium (KATP) channels contributes to cytoprotective effects under metabolic stress, therefore KATP channels could be a therapeutic target in this disease. Thus, the purpose of this study was to assess the impact of the potential effects of nicorandil (KATP channel opener) after a chronic exercise training program on levels glicemic in diabetic rats.Male Wistar rats (23–25 days old) were randomly divided into six groups, among them: sedentary control, trained control, sedentary diabetic, trained diabetic, sedentary diabetic plus nicorandil, trained diabetic plus nicorandil. Diabetes was induced by a single streptozotocin injection (100 mg/kg body weight), animals with fasting blood glucose levels ≥ 250 mg/dL were considered as diabetic. Training comprised 8 weeks of treadmill running (30 minutes daily, 5 days/week); at week 4, nicorandil (3 mg/kg) was administered for to 4 weeks. Fasting blood glucose (FBG) level was recorded every week for 8 consecutive weeks. At the end of experimental protocol, insulin tolerance test (ITT) was evaluated in all groups, rats received a application of insulin (0.75UI/kg body weight), with blood samples drawn after 0, 30, 60, 90 and 120 min postinjection. Blood glucose response to ITT was calculated as area under the curve (AUC‐ITT) of the blood glucose excursion along 120 minutes after intra‐peritoneal insulin injection and correlated with the corresponding fasting values according to the trapezoidal method.Treatment with nicorandil and the chronic exercise exerted remarkable effects on hyperglycemic status in diabetic rats by decreases FBG levels (47.51± 10.2 %) and inducing significant increases in the insulin sensitivity (P< 0.05) compared with sedentary diabetic rats and trained diabetic rats. Our results suggest than opening KATP channels by nicorandil mediates potential benefits the chronic physical exercise on glycemic in diabetes.Support or Funding InformationWe thank Universidad de Guanajuato, Campus León. We acknowledge the financing PRODEP (Programa para el Desarrollo Profesional Docente en Educación Superior, ESD (511‐6/18‐8876).This abstract is from the Experimental Biology 2019 Meeting. There is no full text article associated with this abstract published in The FASEB Journal.

Eight years after IYA2009: a successful project of Outreach and Astronomy Education on selected countryside towns in Mexico

We present the main results of a multidisciplinary project on education and outreach in Guanajuato (Mexico). This collaboration was initiated in the International Year of Astronomy (IYA09, IAU-UNESCO, 2009) and is led by a team including astronomers, sociologists and environment biologists. The Astronomy activities had their origin at the Public Observatory of Universidad de Guanajuato, where an outreach program was dedicated to young students, teachers and the general public. Thanks to the many activities linked to IYA09, the astronomers joined with a group of sociologists working on the development of rural zones of the Mexican State of Guanajuato. This region undergoes a high rate of migration towards the USA. Working together, our goals were enlarged, having important results on different aspects like social development, environment recovering and education. Astronomy plays a central role within this project, mainly through activities like stargazing, science games for young public, Astronomy courses for teachers, and talks for a wide audience.

The Role of Language in the Identity Formation of Transnational EFL Teachers

This research report presents the results of a qualitative study carried out at the Universidad de Guanajuato in central Mexico. Its purpose was to examine the process of identity formation of return migrants who lived a number of years in the United States and are currently studying for a BA in TESOL in Mexico. The participants use their knowledge of the English language to be able to reinsert themselves in society once they have returned to live in the country. Through narrative inquiry using autobiographies and semi-structured interviews, the study focuses on how language might influence the way in which individuals perceive themselves. Implications on family, ethnic associations, and school experiences were found.

XI Mexican School on Gravitation and Mathematical Physics, "Quantum Gravity: schemes, models and phenomenology"

PrefaceThe collection of papers in this volume was presented during the XI Mexican School on Gravitation and Mathematical Physics, which was held in Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, México, December 5-9, 2016. The Mexican School on Gravitation and Mathematical Physics is a series of conferences sponsored by the Mexican Physical Society that started in 1994 with the purposes of discussing and exchanging current ideas in gravitational physics. Each Mexican School has been devoted to a particular subject, and these have included supergravity, branes, black holes, the early Universe, observational cosmology, quantum gravity and numerical relativity.In this occasion the theme of the school was Quantum Gravity: schemes, models and phenomenology, which focused on the discussion of quantum aspects of gravity. Following our previous Schools, world leaders in the field were invited to give courses and plenary lectures. More specialized talks were also presented in parallel sessions, and some of them have been included in these proceedings.The contributions in this volume have been reviewed and represent some of the courses, plenary talks and contributed talks presented during our XI School. We are indebted to the contributors of these proceedings as well as to the rest of the participants in our Mexican School all for making of it a complete success.As for financial support we should mention the Mexican National Science and Technology Council (CONACyT), the Mexican Physical Society (SMF), as well as several Institutions including: Centro de Investigación y Estudios Avanzados (CINVESTAV), Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Iztapalapa (UAM-I), Universidad de Guanajuato (UG), and Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM).Editors:Hector Hernandez, Guillermo Chacón and Miguel Sabido

Cu Hybrid 4 Channel Cosmic Ray Detector

There are, in the universe, several sources that produce very energetic cosmic rays that interact with the Earth´s atmosphere and create new low energy particles. To detect them there are different methods, according to the interaction with a medium such as the ionization of a material and Cerenkov radiation, among others. In this work a hybrid cosmic ray detector of 4 channels was designed, built and tested at the Laboratorio de Partículas Elementales of the Universidad de Guanajuato. A Copper bar was used as detection material, both smaller area faces have an ionization and a Cerenkov radiation detection channel. To detect the Cerenkov radiation, Hamamatsu silicon photodiodes were used, and for the ionization channels an RC circuit was developed to measure the signal. The ionization channels were tested simultaneously, observing the analogic signal on an oscilloscope. The RC circuit and discriminator were designed to be on the same board; with the discriminator we can digitize the analogic signal. Details of the design, construction and testing of the ionization channel are presented.

A new oligourethane-crosslinked biologic mesh for abdominal wall tissue reconstruction

Event Abstract Back to Event A new oligourethane-crosslinked biologic mesh for abdominal wall tissue reconstruction Aarón J. Palacios-Rodríguez1, José L. Mata-Mata2, Laura E. Castellano1, Iraís A. Quintero-Ortega1, Jorge Delgado1, Juan Vargas-Mancilla3, Arturo Vega-González1 and Birzabith Mendoza-Novelo1 1 Universidad de Guanajuato, Chemical, Electronics and Biomedical Engineering, Mexico 2 Universidad de Guanajuato, Chemistry, Mexico 3 Centro Médico Nacional del Bajío, IMSS, Hospital Gineco-Pediatra No 48, Mexico Introduction: The extension of the crosslinking degree in collagen matrices has been established as an influencing factor on the mechanical properties, surface properties, biodegradation, and cell behavior [1],[2]. The crosslinking of acellular pericardial meshes with water-soluble urethane oligomers is easily adjusted by process parameters such as pH, volume and molecular weight [3]. Subsequently, the susceptibility to the in vitro degradation and the cytotoxic potential of the soluble products appear to be dependent on the crosslinking [4]. In this work, we explore the relationship between the crosslinking extension and the performance of a biologic mesh in the reconstruction of the rodent abdominal wall tissue. Materials and Methods: The acellular pericardial matrix [5] was crosslinked with oligourethanes synthesized from hexamethylene diisocyanate and poly(ethylene glycol) 1000 Da [4]. The ratio of oligourethane-to-matrix-to-buffered saline solution was adjusted to obtain two different extensions of crosslinking [3]. The crosslinking extension was confirmed by the ninhydrin assay. Wistar rats (male) were subjected to the surgical procedure to implant lyophilized meshes in an abdominal wall defect. The animals were euthanized at 30 days post-implantation and the implant were retrieved and rinsed with saline solution. The explanted grafts were examined for muscle integration, intraperitoneal adhesion, infection and vascularization. Results: The crosslinking process of acellular pericardial matrix with oligourethane produces extensions of 30 and 50 % according to blocking of tissue-amines. The lyophilized meshes are easily implanted in the rodent abdominal wall. The gained weight of the male rats, 15 and 30 days post-implantation, is similar for non-crosslinked and crosslinked meshes. The new vasculature are observed on all three grafts. According to the initial size, all three grafts show stretchability after 30 days implantation. In addition, the intestinal adhesions are not observed for the hybrid graft manufactured with a crosslinking extension of 50%. Discussion: The abdominal wall reconstruction with biologic grafts is an alternative to address the limitations of polypropylene meshes in many clinical conditions. The use of a biologic mesh crosslinked with water-soluble oligourethanes in the reconstruction, in a rodent model, of abdominal wall tissue appears to be promising in situations requiring the retarded biodegradation. This study indicated a processing-structure-property relationship in these hybrid templates that will contribute to engineer the host-graft integration. Conclusion: Biologic meshes are crosslinked with oligourethanes to produce gradients in the crosslinking extensions. The abdominal wall defects in a rodent model are easily repaired with the hybrid meshes. SEP-CONACYT (Grant CB2011/164440, Mexico) and Fund CIO-UG (Grant 2014 & 2015, León, Mexico).

Vibration Analysis as a Diagnosis Tool for Health Monitoring of Industrial Machines

1HSPdigital, DICIS, Universidad de Guanajuato, 36885 Salamanca, GTO, Mexico 2Faculty of Engineering, Autonomous University of Queretaro, 76806 San Juan del Rio, QRO, Mexico 3Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Valladolid, 47011 Valladolid, Spain 4School of Computing, Electronics and Mathematics, Faculty of Engineering, Environment and Computing, Coventry University, Coventry CV1 5FB, UK

Relationship between Th17 and regulatory T cells in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Event Abstract Back to Event Relationship between Th17 and regulatory T cells in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus Juan M. Guzman-Flores1, 2*, Sergio Lopez-Briones2, Victoriano Pérez-Vázquez2, Saúl Ramírez-De Los Santos1 and Edgar I. López-Pulido1 1 Universidad de Guadalajara, Mexico 2 Universidad de Guanajuato, Mexico Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has been associated with immune system disorders through the inflammatory process. Th17 cells promote the inflammatory process as T regulatory cells (Treg) inhibit inflammation. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between Treg and Th17 in patients with T2DM. We included 19 control subjects and 40 patients with T2DM, 20 patients had less than 10 years of evolution (T2DM<10) and the rest had more or equal to 10 years (T2DM>=10). Th17 and Tregs cells were identified by flow cytometry in peripheral blood mononuclear cells from study subjects. No significant difference was observed in the Th17 percentage of T2DM<10 and T2DM>=10 patients. Regarding Tregs cells, (CD4+, CD25+, FoxP3+ and CD4+ CD25h in theT2DM>=10 patients was observed a statistical difference (p=0.010 p=0.004, respectivetly). When we analyzed all patients together, it was observed a decrease of the three types of cells in patients with T2DM. Furthermore, Th17 cells showed a correlation with cholesterol (r=-0.388; p=0.002); and Treg cells CD4+ CD25h with levels of glucose (r=-0.308; p=0.017) and BMI (r = 0.293; p=0.024). In Conclusion, we found a decrease of Tregs CD4+ CD25+ FoxP3+ and Tregs CD4+ CD25h and Th17 cells, which would indicate chronic systemic inflammatory state present in diabetes, the low number of th17 cells may be due to metformin treatment they were subjected our patients. Keywords: Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, t lymphocytes regulatory, Th17 Cells, Inflammation, Metformin Conference: IMMUNOCOLOMBIA2015 - 11th Congress of the Latin American Association of Immunology - 10o. Congreso de la Asociación Colombiana de Alergia, Asma e Inmunología, Medellin, Colombia, 13 Oct - 16 Oct, 2015. Presentation Type: Poster Presentation Topic: Adaptive Immunity Citation: Guzman-Flores JM, Lopez-Briones S, Pérez-Vázquez V, Ramírez-De Los Santos S and López-Pulido EI (2015). Relationship between Th17 and regulatory T cells in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Front. Immunol. Conference Abstract: IMMUNOCOLOMBIA2015 - 11th Congress of the Latin American Association of Immunology - 10o. Congreso de la Asociación Colombiana de Alergia, Asma e Inmunología. doi: 10.3389/conf.fimmu.2015.05.00042 Copyright: The abstracts in this collection have not been subject to any Frontiers peer review or checks, and are not endorsed by Frontiers. They are made available through the Frontiers publishing platform as a service to conference organizers and presenters. The copyright in the individual abstracts is owned by the author of each abstract or his/her employer unless otherwise stated. Each abstract, as well as the collection of abstracts, are published under a Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0 (attribution) licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) and may thus be reproduced, translated, adapted and be the subject of derivative works provided the authors and Frontiers are attributed. For Frontiers’ terms and conditions please see https://www.frontiersin.org/legal/terms-and-conditions. Received: 13 Apr 2015; Published Online: 14 Sep 2015. * Correspondence: Dr. Juan M Guzman-Flores, Universidad de Guadalajara, Tepatitlan, Mexico, juan.guzman@cualtos.udg.mx Login Required This action requires you to be registered with Frontiers and logged in. To register or login click here. Abstract Info Abstract The Authors in Frontiers Juan M Guzman-Flores Sergio Lopez-Briones Victoriano Pérez-Vázquez Saúl Ramírez-De Los Santos Edgar I López-Pulido Google Juan M Guzman-Flores Sergio Lopez-Briones Victoriano Pérez-Vázquez Saúl Ramírez-De Los Santos Edgar I López-Pulido Google Scholar Juan M Guzman-Flores Sergio Lopez-Briones Victoriano Pérez-Vázquez Saúl Ramírez-De Los Santos Edgar I López-Pulido PubMed Juan M Guzman-Flores Sergio Lopez-Briones Victoriano Pérez-Vázquez Saúl Ramírez-De Los Santos Edgar I López-Pulido Related Article in Frontiers Google Scholar PubMed Abstract Close Back to top Javascript is disabled. Please enable Javascript in your browser settings in order to see all the content on this page.

Derecho ambiental y análisis económico del derecho, asignaturas pendientes en las universidades públicas autónomas de la región centro occidente de México

Este artículo desarrolla un tópico relacionado con la cultura jurídica, es decir con el desarrollo y estructura de los estudios formales de Derecho en seis universidades públicas y autónomas de la Región Centro Occidente de México: la Universidad de Aguascalientes, la Universidad de Colima, la Universidad de Guanajuato, la Universidad Guadalajara, la Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo y la Universidad Autónoma de Nayarit.El estudio se enfoca en analizar la presencia de dos asignaturas en los planes y programas de la Licenciatura en Derecho: El Derecho Ambiental y el Análisis Económico del Derecho. Ambas asignaturas en los últimos años han cobrado especial importancia en los diseños curriculares de las universidades del país y del mundo, las razones son diversas pero resumiremos que: en el caso del Derecho Ambiental es cada vez más necesario contar con formación en este campo para atender las diferentes problemáticas ambientales que aquejan a la sociedad, el Derecho Ambiental representa entonces la rama del Derecho Público que orienta sus fundamentos hacia el cuidado, protección preservación del medio ambiente y del desarrollo sustentable. Por lo que por estas sencillas razones nadie pondría en duda su impostergable inclusión en los diseños curriculares de las escuelas y facultades de Derecho de estas universidades.En el caso del Análisis Económico del Derecho, su importancia radica en los notorios alcances de esta metodología de análisis del derecho donde los temas de: costo-beneficio, impacto económico, desarrollo sustentable, prospectiva, entre otros, deben ser considerados en el devenir de las instituciones jurídicas. El Derecho no puede mantenerse ajeno al estudio transdisciplinar que incluye temas de Economía; la congruencia entre Derecho y Economía permite orientar y reorientar el Derecho hacia su construcción con bases comprobables, estimadas, con proyecciones; que son necesarias en la investigación jurídica, en el litigio, en la carrera judicial, en el diseño de políticas públicas, así como en la actividad legislativa.La situación actual de estos temas de Derecho al interior de los diseños curriculares de las escuelas y facultades de estas universidades es analizada en las siguientes líneas.En forma complementaria en la parte final se presentan algunas alternativas y reflexiones en torno a su inclusión en el currículum de estas instituciones de educación superior.

The Venus Transit, the Mayan Calendar and Astronomy Education in Guanajuato, Mexico

In this work we present two aspects of the Astronomy education activities carried out in 2012 by a multidisciplinary group at Universidad de Guanajuato, including specialists in Astronomy, Social Sciences and Environmental Engineering. The first program linked the Venus Transit, occurred in June 2012, with a national campaign of vulgarization of both modern and ancient (Mayan) Astronomy. Professional astronomers all around the country took advantage of the recent myth linked to the end of a large Mayan calendar cycle (13 baktuns, or some 5125 years) happening, after certain authors, in December 2012. In Guanajuato, the Astronomy Department organized live observations of the Venus Transit at two different locations, and complemented with conferences about astronomical events and the fake predictions of disasters linked to the “end“ of the Mayan calendar. This program was very successful not only in Guanajuato but throughout the country, with several thousands of people attending live observations, conferences, expositions, etc.

Prevalencia del síndrome metabólico en profesores de Guanajuato, México

Objetivos: Identificar la prevalencia del síndrome metabólico en profesores del nivel educativo básico del estado de Guanajuato, México. Diseño: Estudio observacional, transversal, retrospectivo. Institución: Universidad de Guanajuato, México. Participantes: Docentes de nivel educativo básico. Intervenciones: En 477 docentes, 208 hombres y 269 mujeres, se llevó a cabo una evaluación médica directa y exámenes de laboratorio de los componentes del síndrome metabólico (glucosa, triglicéridos y colesterol de densidad alta (HDL-C)), así como, medición de circunferencia de abdomen, presión arterial y nivel de actividad física. Principales medidas de resultados: Prevalencia del síndrome metabólico. Resultados: La prevalencia del síndrome metabólico fue 32,2% en los docentes hombres y 26,8% en las mujeres. Más de 40% de los profesores presentó tres factores de riesgo para el síndrome metabólico, siendo más prevalente la hipertrigliceridemia. Referente al nivel de actividad física, 24% correspondió a personas sedentarias, 65% hipoactivos y únicamente 11% practicaba ejercicio vigoroso regular. Conclusiones: El perfil de salud de los docentes de Guanajuato se encontró lejos del ideal esperado, observándose una elevada prevalencia del síndrome metabólico, por lo que se sugiere aplicar estrategias de prevención para modificar los estilos de vida del profesorado, en especial mejorar la dieta y promover mayor nivel de actividad física.

MINERνA Project (FNAL e938)'s Mexico Contribution

The MINERνA Project (http://minerva.fnal.gov) (Main INjector ExpeRimentνA) is an experiment that uses Fermilab NuMI line. Its main goals are measure the interactions neutrino (antineutrino)-Nucleon at low energies, improve neutrino oscillation studies, study the strong dynamics between nucleons and between nuclei (nucleons) and neutrinos, and between nuclei (nucleons) and anti-neutrinos. I report on the current status of MINERνA experiment, studies currently under way, studies that can be done, and the Mexican (Universidad de Guanajuato) participation in MINERνA experiment.

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Digital Storytelling – Special issue

Immigration Law Jeopardizes University Collaboration

Recently, the Arizona legislature passed an aggressive immigration law requiring that local police ask individuals for proof of citizenship or immigration status if there is reasonable suspicion that they are in the United States illegally. We believe that this law increases the likelihood of race-based inquiry by police and the possibility that individuals will be treated differently solely because of their appearance. The consequences of this law can be profound. The passage of the law has led to similar apprehension in Mexican institutions of higher learning. Many Mexican faculty and students have expressed serious concerns about traveling to Arizona to work on collaborative projects. Four Mexican universities so far have also canceled or placed on hold programs that required Mexican students to attend Arizona universities ([ 1 ][1]). Sadly, this means that innovative collaborative programs in fields such as medicine, toxicology, and biotechnology, as well as a binational economic development initiative (Advanced Technology Transfer Program) aimed at increasing the quality of life of citizens of Mexico and Arizona, are now in jeopardy. The faculty and students that comprise an educational community, whether on a single university campus or across international borders, represent a social model built upon diversity of culture, ethnicity, and ideas. Indeed, institutions of higher learning exist to educate and enlighten our population precisely so that practices such as racial stereotyping are recognized as destructive forces that are contrary to basic principles of human dignity. As faculty and students of Mexico and the universities of the state of Arizona, we must continue to work hard to celebrate the richness of the diversity of our border, work across fiscal and cultural boundaries, and strive to better our ways of life. We will continue to work in a collaborative spirit, which is the hallmark of all great societies. ![Figure][2] Unintended consequences. Concerns about Arizona's new law have led Mexican universities to cancel collaborative programs. CREDIT: ROSS D. FRANKLIN/AP PHOTO 1. [↵][3] Canceled programs include a mobility program for bachelors of arts students at the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, a Technology Transfer summer program at the Centro de Investigacion Cientifica y de Educacion Superior de Ensenada, all collaboration programs at the Universidad de Guanajuato (UG), and all collaboration Programs at the Universidad Autonoma de San Luis Potosi. [1]: #ref-1 [2]: pending:yes [3]: #xref-ref-1-1 View reference 1 in text