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2. Clinical and economic burden of respiratory syncytial virus in Spanish children: the BARI study
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Martinón-Torres, F., Carmo, M., Platero, L., Drago, G., López-Belmonte, J. L., Bangert, M., Díez-Domingo, J., and Garcés-Sánchez, M.
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- 2022
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3. Additional file 1 of Excess hospitalizations and mortality associated with seasonal influenza in Spain, 2008–2018
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Pumarola, T., Díez-Domingo, J., Martinón-Torres, F., Redondo Margüello, E., de Lejarazu Leonardo, R. Ortiz, Carmo, M., Bizouard, G., Drago, G., López-Belmonte, J. L., Bricout, H., de Courville, C., and Gil-de-Miguel, A.
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Additional file 1. Table S1. Diagnostic codes used to identify comorbidities/risk factors for influenza: a) in people ≥ 5 years old; b) in children < 5 years old. Table S2. Performance of the excess hospitalization model per age group and cause. Table S3. Performance of the excess deaths model per age group and cause. Table S4. Estimated influenza-associated excess pneumonia or influenza, respiratory, and all-cause excess hospitalizations, in absolute and per 100,000 people, by age group and epidemic season in Spanish public hospitals between 2008/2009 and 2017/2018. Table S5. Estimated influenza-associated excess pneumonia or influenza, respiratory, and respiratory or cardiovascular deaths, in absolute and per 100,000 people, by age group and epidemic season in Spain between 2008/2009 and 2017/2018. Table S6. P-value associated to the ILI variables of estimated influenza-associated excess hospitalization. Table S7. P-value associated to the ILI variables of estimated influenza-associated excess deaths.
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- 2023
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4. Una experiencia practica de formacion inicial para los estudiantes de educacion primaria en Italia
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Carrión Martínez,JJ, López Catalán, L, López Belmonte, J, Moreno Guerrero, AJ, Farina, E, Gutierrez Caceres, R, Luque de la Rosa, A, Garcia Martinez, I, Carrión Martínez,JJ, López Catalán, L, López Belmonte, J, Moreno Guerrero, AJ, Farina, E, Gutierrez Caceres, R, Luque de la Rosa, A, and Garcia Martinez, I
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- 2022
5. Additional file 1 of Clinical and economic burden of respiratory syncytial virus in Spanish children: the BARI study
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Martinón-Torres, F., Carmo, M., Platero, L., Drago, G., López-Belmonte, J. L., Bangert, M., Díez-Domingo, J., and Garcés-Sánchez, M.
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Additional file 1: Table S1. List of analyzed risk factors andICD9/10 codes used. Table S2. Unit costs considered for each healthcare visit.
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- 2022
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6. Schädigung und Schutz der Magenschleimhaut: Beteiligung neuer, dem Endothel entstammender Faktoren
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Whittle, B. J. R., Lopez-Belmonte, J., Domschke, W., editor, and Konturek, S. J., editor
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- 1993
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7. Gastric Mucosal Damage and Protection: Involvement of Novel Endothelium-Derived Mediators
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Whittle, B. J. R., Lopez-Belmonte, J., Domschke, W., editor, and Konturek, S. J., editor
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- 1993
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8. Flipped learning and good teaching practices in secondary education [Flipped learning y buenas prácticas docentes en educación secundaria]
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Moreno-Guerrero A.-J., Soler-Costa R., Marín-Marín J.-A., and López-Belmonte J.
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Flipped learning is a didactic method that requires the teacher to have a series of competences for its application. The aim of this research is to analyse the abilities of Spanish teachers of Compulsory Secondary Education (CSE) to develop good practices in flipped learning and to discover the factors which influence the development of good practices in these teachers. The research method is based on a quantitative methodology with a descriptive and correlational design. A total of 1, 743 teachers in Spain participated in the study. The instrument used was the Flipped Classroom Teacher Scale (FCTS) questionnaire. The results show that 758 teachers, less than half the teachers surveyed, show competences to adequately develop a methodology based on flipped learning, where age, use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in education, time spent using them in the personal sphere, number of devices and teaching experience have an influence on the application of the method. The conclusion reached is that there is a linear relationship between institutional support, technological self-efficacy, teaching beliefs and teaching strategies for the development of good practices in flipped learning in the teachers analysed, so these factors are postulated as conditioning factors. © 2021
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- 2021
9. Desenvolvimento abrangente de alunos da Educação Infantil por meio de dança flamenca e jogos interativos
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Campos-Soto, M.N., Berral, B., Moreno-Guerrero, A.J., and López-Belmonte, J.
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Educación Infantil ,danza ,psicomotricidade ,dance ,child education ,psicomotricidad ,juego interactivo ,psychomotricity ,educação infantil ,jogo interativo ,interactive game ,dança - Abstract
Resumen: Introducción: la finalidad de la Educación infantil es la de contribuir al desarrollo físico, afectivo, social e intelectual de los niños y las niñas, es decir, a su desarrollo integral. Dentro del ámbito físico, la psicomotricidad juega un papel fundamental en la etapa de Educación Infantil, sin embargo, en la práctica se sigue observando que a la educación motriz no se le da el valor que realmente tiene en esta etapa educativa. Este estudio parte de la idea de conocer cómo recursos innovadores como son el juego interactivo y el baile flamenco pueden contribuir en el desarrollo integral del alumnado para darlo a conocer a los profesionales de la Educación Infantil y que, a partir de las experiencias de otros compañeros, se despierte en ellos el interés por ponerlas en práctica. Objetivos: conocer la influencia de la danza y el juego en el desarrollo integral del niño haciendo especial hincapié en el desarrollo motriz. Métodos: revisión de la literatura científica consultando relevantes bases de datos. Resultados: la revisión realizada demuestra que tanto el baile flamenco como el juego interactivo favorecen el desarrollo integral del alumnado. Conclusiones: si se quiere alcanzar un desarrollo integral, debemos tener en cuenta el juego y otros recursos motivadores motores como el baile flamenco., Introduction: the purpose of Early Childhood Education is to contribute to the physical, emotional, social and intellectual development of children, that is, to their integral development. Within the physical environment, psychomotor skills play a fundamental role in the Infant Education stage; however, in practice it is still observed that motor education is not given the value it really has at this stage of education. This study is based on the idea of knowing how innovative resources such as interactive games and flamenco dance can contribute to the integral development of the students, in order to make them known to professionals in infant education and, based on the experiences of other classmates, to awaken in them an interest in putting them into practice. Aim: to know the influence of dance and play on the child's comprehensive development, with special emphasis on motor development. Methods: review of the scientific literature relevant consultation databases. Results: the review carried out shows that both flamenco dance and interactive games favour the integral development of students. Conclusions: if you want to achieve an integral development, we must take into account the game and other motivating motor resources such as flamenco dance., Resumo: Introdução: o objetivo da Educação Infantil é contribuir para o desenvolvimento físico, emocional, social e intelectual de meninos e meninas, ou seja, para seu desenvolvimento integral. No âmbito físico, a psicomotricidade desempenha papel fundamental na etapa da Educação Infantil, no entanto, na prática, continua sendo observado que a educação motora não recebe o valor que realmente tem nessa etapa educacional. Este estudo parte da idéia de saber como recursos inovadores, como a brincadeira interativa e a dança flamenca, podem contribuir para o desenvolvimento abrangente dos alunos, para torná-los conhecidos pelos profissionais da Educação Infantil e, com base nas experiências de outros colegas de classe o interesse em colocá-los em prática é despertado neles. Objectivos: conhecer a influência da dança e da brincadeira no desenvolvimento abrangente da criança, com ênfase especial no desenvolvimento motor. Métodos: revisão da literatura científica consultando bases de dados relevantes. Resultados: a revisão realizada mostra que tanto a dança flamenca como os jogos interactivos favorecem o desenvolvimento integral dos alunos. Conclusões: se você deseja alcançar um desenvolvimento abrangente, devemos levar em consideração o jogo e outros recursos motivadores, como a dança flamenca.
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- 2020
10. Effectiveness of the Diet Habits and Active Life in Vocational Training for Higher Technician in Dietetics: Contrast between the Traditional Method and the Digital Resources
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Marín Marín, J.A., Soler Costa, R., and Moreno Guerrero, A.J. y López Belmonte, J.
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Vocational training of students in diet habits and active lifestyle habits has recently become an important issue, given the health problems caused as a result of a poor diet. The objective of this study is to analyze the effectiveness of different training actions (traditional method and digital resources) carried out in a program of dietary habits and active lifestyle at the vocational training stage. A quasi-experimental design of the pre-post type was developed. A sample of 177 participants was chosen. The instrument to collect the data was the validated ECHAES questionnaire. The results show that all study groups demonstrated similar averages across all dimensions, except in the digital resource post-test design, where the averages were higher than the rest. There was a significant relationship between the traditional teaching method and the post-test digital resources design in all dimensions. There was also a significant relationship between the pre-test and post-test of the traditional teaching method and the digital resource group in the dimensions. It can be concluded that both the traditional and the innovative method lead to learning in the vocational training student, although the values achieved by the group where the innovative method was adopted were much higher than in the traditional group
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- 2020
11. Immune response to and tissue localization of the Wolbachia surface protein (WSP) in dogs with natural heartworm ( Dirofilaria immitis) infection
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Kramer, L.H., Tamarozzi, F., Morchón, R., López-Belmonte, J., Marcos-Atxutegi, C., Martín-Pacho, R., and Simón, F.
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- 2005
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12. EFICACIA DEL APRENDIZAJE MEDIANTE FLIPPED LEARNING CON REALIDAD AUMENTADA EN LA EDUCACIÓN SANITARIA ESCOLAR.
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López-Belmonte, J., Pozo-Sánchez, S., Fuentes-Cabrera, A., and Romero-Rodríguez, J. M.
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EDUCATIONAL technology ,AUGMENTED reality ,DELPHI method ,COMPULSORY education ,SCHOOL environment ,CLASSROOM environment ,CLASSROOMS - Abstract
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- 2020
13. EDUCACIÓN Y DESARROLLO DE LA EXPRESIÓN CORPORAL Y LA DISCRIMINACIÓN AUDITIVA A TRAVÉS DE HERRAMIENTAS ROBÓTICAS.
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Vicente-Bújez, M. R., Díaz-Mohedo, M. T., López-Belmonte, J., and Pozo-Sánchez, S.
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- 2019
14. Selective induction of cyclo-oxygenase-2 activity in the permanent human endothelial cell line HUV-EC-C: biochemical and pharmacological characterization
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Miralpeix, M., Mercedes Camacho, López-Belmonte, J., Canalías, F., Beleta, J., Palacios, J. Ma, and Vila, L.
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Dose-Response Relationship, Drug ,Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases ,Papers ,Indomethacin ,Humans ,Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate ,Endothelium ,Cell Line ,Interleukin-1 - Abstract
1. Cyclo-oxygenase (COX), the enzyme responsible for the conversion of arachidonic acid (AA) to prostaglandin H2 (PGH2), exists in two forms, termed COX-1 and COX-2 which are encoded by different genes. COX-1 is expressed constitutively and is known to be the site of action of aspirin and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. COX-2 may be induced by a series of pro-inflammatory stimuli and its role in the development of inflammation has been claimed. 2. Endothelial cells are an important physiological source of prostanoids and the selective induction of COX-2 activity has been described for finite cultures of endothelial cells, but not for permanent endothelial cell lines. 3. The HUV-EC-C line is a permanent endothelial cell line of human origin. We have determined the COX activity of these cells under basal conditions and after its exposure to two different stimuli, phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) and interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta). 4. Both PMA and IL-1 beta produced dose- and time-dependent increases of the synthesis of the COX-derived eicosanoids. These increases were maximal after the treatment with 10 nM PMA for 6 to 9 h. Under these conditions, the main eicosanoid produced by the cells was PGE2. 5. The increase of COX activity by PMA or IL-1 beta correlated with an increase of the enzyme's apparent Vmax, whilst the affinity for the substrate, measured as apparent Km, remained unaffected. 6. Treatment of the cells with PMA induced a time-dependent increase in the expression of both COX-1 and COX-2 mRNAs. Nevertheless, this increase was reflected only as an increase of the COX-2 isoenzyme at the protein level. 7. The enzymatic activity of the PMA-induced COX was measured in the presence of a panel of enzyme inhibitors, and the IC50 values obtained were compared with those obtained for the inhibition of human platelet COX activity, a COX-1 selective assay. Classical non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) inhibited both enzymes with varying potencies but only the three compounds previously shown to be selective COX-2 inhibitors (SC-58125, NS-398 and nimesulide) showed higher potency towards the COX of PMA-treated HUV-EC-C. 8. Overall, it appears that the stimulation of the HUV-EC-C line with PMA selectively induces the COX-2 isoenzyme. This appears to be a suitable model for the study of the physiology and pharmacology of this important isoenzyme, with a permanent endothelial cell line of human origin.
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15. Dogs with patent Dirofilaria immitis infection have higher expression of circulating IL-4, IL-10 and iNOS mRNA than those with occult infection
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Morchón, R., López-Belmonte, J., Bazzocchi, C., Grandi, G., Kramer, L., and Simón, F.
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16. Vascular endothelial cell activation by adult Dirofilaria immitis antigens
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Morchón, R., primary, Rodríguez-Barbero, A., additional, Velasco, S., additional, López-Belmonte, J., additional, and Simón, F., additional
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- 2008
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17. Dirofilaria immitis and Wolbachia-derived antigens: Its effect on endothelial mammal cells
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Simón, F., primary, Morchón, R., additional, Rodríguez-Barbero, A., additional, López-Belmonte, J., additional, Grandi, G., additional, and Genchi, C., additional
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- 2008
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18. Changes in the levels of eicosanoids in cats naturally and experimentally infected with Dirofilaria immitis
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Morchón, R., primary, Roca, F., additional, López-Belmonte, J., additional, Genchi, M., additional, Venco, L., additional, Rodríguez-Barbero, A., additional, and Simón, F., additional
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- 2007
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19. iNOs expression is stimulated by the major surface protein (rWSP) from Wolbachia bacterial endosymbiont of Dirofilaria immitis following subcutaneous injection in mice
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Morchón, R., primary, Bazzocchi, C., additional, López-Belmonte, J., additional, Martín-Pacho, J.R., additional, Kramer, L.H., additional, Grandi, G., additional, and Simón, F., additional
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- 2007
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20. High Levels of Serum Thromboxane B2 Are Generated during Human Pulmonary Dirofilariosis
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Morchón, R., primary, López-Belmonte, J., additional, Rodríguez-Barbero, A., additional, and Simón, F., additional
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- 2006
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21. What is happening outside North America regarding human dirofilariasis?
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Simón, F., primary, López-Belmonte, J., additional, Marcos-Atxutegi, C., additional, Morchón, R., additional, and Martín-Pacho, J.R., additional
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- 2005
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22. Contra el racismo y la xenofobia: construir desde la diversidad
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López Belmonte, J. L, primary and Sánchez Fernández, Sebastián, additional
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- 1996
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23. Education and development of body expression and auditory discrimination through robotic tools,Educación y desarrollo de la expresión corporal y la discriminación auditiva a través de herramientas robóticas
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Vicente-Bújez, M. R., Díaz-Mohedo, M. T., López-Belmonte, J., and Santiago Pozo Sánchez
24. Nitric oxide mediates rat mucosal vasodilatation induced by intragastric capsaicin
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Whittle, B.J.R., Lopez-Belmonte, J., and Moncada, S.
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- 1992
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25. Una experiencia practica de formacion inicial para los estudiantes de educacion primaria en Italia
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Elisa Farina, Rafaela Gutiérrez Cáceres, Antonio Luque de la Rosa, Inmaculada García Martínez, Carrión Martínez,JJ, López Catalán, L, López Belmonte, J, Moreno Guerrero, AJ, Farina, E, Gutierrez Caceres, R, Luque de la Rosa, A, and Garcia Martinez, I
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M-PED/03 - DIDATTICA E PEDAGOGIA SPECIALE ,Formacion inicial, profesorado, Ciencias Formacion Primaria, didáctica, lectoescritura - Published
- 2022
26. Aminoguanidine promotes vasoconstriction and leukocyte adherence in rat mesentery through inhibition of constitutive nitric oxide synthase
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Lopez-Belmonte, J., Whittle, B.J.R., and Moncada, S.
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- 1995
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27. Nurses' preferences regarding MenACWY conjugate vaccines attributes: a discrete choice experiment in Spain.
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Forcada-Segarra JA, Cuesta-Esteve I, García Pérez A, Sancho Martínez R, Rey Biel P, Carrera-Barnet G, Cuadra-Grande A, Casado MÁ, Drago G, Gómez-Barrera M, and López-Belmonte JL
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- Humans, Spain, Vaccines, Conjugate, Choice Behavior, Pharmaceutical Preparations, Neisseria meningitidis, Meningococcal Vaccines, Nurses
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Objectives: Immunisation against preventable diseases as meningitis is crucial from a public health perspective to face challenges posed by these infections. Nurses hold a great responsibility for these programs, which highlights the importance of understanding their preferences and needs to improve the success of campaigns. This study aimed to investigate nurses' preferences regarding Meningococcus A, C, W, and Y (MenACWY) conjugate vaccines commercialised in Spain., Study Design: A national-level discrete choice experiment (DCE) was conducted., Methods: A literature review and a focus group informed the DCE design. Six attributes were included: pharmaceutical form, coadministration evidence, shelf-life, package contents, single-doses per package, and package volume. Conditional logit models quantified preferences and relative importance (RI)., Results: Thirty experienced primary care nurses participated in this study. Evidence of coadministration with other vaccines was the most important attribute (RI = 43.78%), followed by package size (RI = 22.17%), pharmaceutical form (RI = 19.07%), and package content (RI = 11.80%). There was a preference for evidence of coadministration with routine vaccines (odds ratio [OR] = 2.579, 95% confidence interval [95%CI] = 2.210-3.002), smaller volumes (OR = 1.494, 95%CI = 1.264-1.767), liquid formulations (OR = 1.283, 95%CI = 1.108-1.486) and package contents including only vial/s (OR = 1.283, 95%CI = 1.108-1.486). No statistical evidence was found for the remaining attributes., Conclusions: Evidence of coadministration with routine vaccines, easy-to-store packages, and fully liquid formulations were drivers of nurses' preferences regarding MenACWY conjugate vaccines. These findings provide valuable insights for decision-makers to optimize current campaigns., (Copyright © 2024 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.)
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- 2024
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28. Clinical and economic hospital burden of acute respiratory infection (BARI) due to respiratory syncytial virus in Spanish children, 2015-2018.
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Martinón-Torres F, Carmo M, Platero L, Drago G, López-Belmonte JL, Bangert M, and Díez-Domingo J
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- Infant, Newborn, Infant, Humans, Child, Retrospective Studies, Financial Stress, Hospitalization, Hospitals, Public, Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Human, Respiratory Tract Infections, Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections, Bronchiolitis epidemiology
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Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a leading cause of acute lower respiratory infection (ALRI) in children, causing frequent outpatient visits and hospitalizations. Our study aimed to describe the clinical and direct economic burden of ALRI hospitalizations related to RSV in children in Spain and the characteristics of patients and their episodes. In this retrospective study, ALRI hospitalizations in children aged < 5 years for 2015-2018 were reviewed using anonymized administrative public hospital discharge data from Spain. Three case definitions were considered: (a) RSV-specific; (b) RSV-specific and unspecified acute bronchiolitis (RSV-specific and bronchiolitis); and (c) RSV-specific and unspecified ALRI (RSV-specific and ALRI). The study reported a mean of 36,743 yearly admissions potentially due to RSV, resulting in a mean annual cost of €87.1 million. RSV-specific codes accounted for 39.2% of cases, unspecified acute bronchiolitis for 20.1%, and other unspecified ALRI codes for the remaining 40.6%. The mean hospitalization rate per 1,000 children was 55.5 in the first year of life, 16.0 in the second, and 5.4 between 24 and 59 months. A considerable proportion of cases occurred in children under two years old (> 80.4%) and even during the first year of life (> 61.7%). Otherwise healthy children accounted for 92.9% of hospitalizations and 83.3% of costs during the period. Children born preterm accounted for 1.3% of hospitalizations and 5.7% of costs. The findings revealed that RSV still contributes to a high burden on the Spanish health care system. Children under one year of age and otherwise healthy term infants accounted for most of the substantial clinical and economic burden of RSV. Current evidence potentially underestimates the true epidemiology and burden of severe RSV infection; thus, further studies focusing on the outpatient setting are needed., (© 2023. The Author(s).)
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29. Design and validation of a questionnaire for the evaluation of educational experiences in the metaverse in Spanish students (METAEDU).
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López-Belmonte J, Pozo-Sánchez S, Lampropoulos G, and Moreno-Guerrero AJ
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The aim of this study is to design and validate an instrument that allows the evaluation of educational experiences and formative assessment in the metaverse from a holistic perspective. Hence, a research design based on the development of a scale has been used. Three hundred and sixty-two Spanish secondary school students participated in the study, selected through purposive sampling. The instrument created has been subjected to an analysis of content validity, validity by expert judgment, construct validity, and reliability. For data analysis, the SPSS and AMOS programs have been used. An exploratory factor analysis and a confirmatory factor analysis have been performed to determine the construct validity. In addition, the Cronbach's alpha has been calculated to verify the internal consistency of the tool. The results reveal several findings that position the resulting questionnaire as a valid and reliable instrument to evaluate educational experiences and practices in the metaverse. In short, this study has led to the development of a comprehensive evaluation tool at the service of educators or any institution interested in implementing its educational praxis within the metaverse, a field of research that has yet to be explored., (© 2022 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.)
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30. Impact of the Pandemic on STEAM Disciplines in the Sixth Grade of Primary Education.
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Dúo-Terrón P, Hinojo-Lucena FJ, Moreno-Guerrero AJ, and López-Belmonte J
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The demand for professionals entering the labor market requires knowledge and disciplines in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics (STEAM). Schools are the first link to train competent students for today's society. However, the pandemic has conditioned the teaching-learning methodologies based on promoting STEAM in educational centers, which is the reason that leads us to carry out this study. The main objective of the research is to evaluate the STEAM dimensions in the sixth grade of primary education in times of pandemic. The study method is based on a quasi-experimental, descriptive and correlational design with an experimental group and a control group. The data are collected through a validated questionnaire, pre-test and post-test, which develops an assessment of student collaboration in STEAM activities. The sample is made up of 142 Spanish students, of which 68 belong to the control group and 74 to the experimental group. The conclusions of the study highlight that the active methodologies, based on computational thinking and on makerspaces of the future classroom, influenced the STEAM dimensions of the experimental group before the pandemic. However, the pandemic and the health restrictions in face-to-face classes led to a negative assessment of the experimental group in the STEAM dimensions.
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31. Spanish Adaptation and Validation of the Teaching and Learning Experiences Questionnaire.
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Parra-González ME, López-Belmonte J, Segura-Robles A, and Moreno-Guerrero AJ
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- Adolescent, Humans, Psychometrics, Reproducibility of Results, Surveys and Questionnaires, Translating, Translations
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Training processes are mainly based on the pedagogical methods applied by teachers. In many cases, these pedagogical methods are adapted to the social, economic, and cultural environment of the students themselves. In this study, we used a psychometric analysis based on the analysis of structural equations to detect the psychometric properties through classical goodness-of-fit indices. The objective of this study was to translate, adapt, and validate the instrument called the Teaching and Learning Experiences Questionnaire (ETLQ) for the population of Spanish adolescents in secondary education. The rrecommendations in the literature were followed for its translation and adaptation into Spanish. The results indicate that, after translation and adaptation, the model remained in 11 factors with acceptable goodness-of-fit indices. We conclude that the process of translation, adaptation, and validation of the ETLQ has produced a valid and reliable tool due to the psychometric findings revealed in the present work.
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- 2021
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32. Adaptation and Validation of the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire for Spanish Adolescents.
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Segura-Robles A, Moreno-Guerrero AJ, Parra-González ME, and López-Belmonte J
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This work adapts and validates the scale of the motivated strategies for learning questionnaire (MSLQ), which is used to measure motivation. For this, an instrumental design was carried out with the purpose of analyzing the psychometric properties of the instrument. The sample consisted of 307 participants enrolled in compulsory secondary education. Reliability with fit indices were good in model B (proposed) with composite reliability, global reliability index, and Cronbach's alpha. The original model (A) presented small problems that had to be adjusted when carrying out the translation. We concluded that adaptation and subsequent validation of the MSLQ instrument into a Spanish context was positive. In this sense, adequate adjustment rates have been achieved. However, in its contextual adequacy, the need arises to modify the presentation of the items alluding to intrinsic motivation due to the difficulty of measuring such a construct. Among the implications reached in this study is the possibility of having a validated instrument for the Spanish adolescent context to measure motivation on educational aspects. Furthermore, this tool can serve as the basis for the design of other instruments that measure this construct in other age ranges.
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- 2021
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33. Gamification and flipped learning and their influence on aspects related to the teaching-learning process.
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Parra-González ME, López-Belmonte J, Segura-Robles A, and Moreno-Guerrero AJ
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Nowadays, education is going through a moment of methodological transformation. Two of the active methodologies with excellent projection within the educational field are gamification and flipped learning. This study analyzed the methodological contrast between gamification and flipped learning in the subject of Physical Education in three different educational stages to determine the most influential methodology in the training process. Research design was a quasi-experimental research with a sample of 356 students in Spain. Data collection took place with a questionnaire. The results show that gamification as a teaching and learning methodology is better valued at an early stage, while the more aged participants better value the flipped learning methodology. Both methodologies have shown great potential in the development of educational processes in Physical Education. Gamification indeed seems to have positive effects on students from the lower stages. On the other hand, flipped learning produces positive effects on the group stages, pre-university students., Competing Interests: The authors declare no conflict of interest., (© 2021 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.)
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34. Projection of E-Learning in Higher Education: A Study of Its Scientific Production in Web of Science.
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López-Belmonte J, Segura-Robles A, Moreno-Guerrero AJ, and Parra-González ME
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E-learning is conceived as a purely virtual training approach. Different learning styles have been proliferated in recent years, especially now, due to the impact of COVID-19 in the educational field. The aim of this study is to discover the evolution of e-learning in higher education (ELHI) in scientific literature indexed on the Web of Science. Co-word analysis and bibliometric analysis was performed. A total matrix of 1261 documents was analyzed through SciMAT software. The results revealed that studies on ELHI are written in English and presented by conference papers. The main source of publication for the conferences is EDULEARN proceedings, while the journal source is Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences . Spain is the country with the highest volume of production. It is concluded that research on ELHI use does not have an established line of research, due to its recent creation and the lack of related research. The bibliometric analysis specifies that the research is oriented towards knowing the level of acceptance and application of the pedagogical method in the teaching and learning processes.
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35. Evolution of the Autism Literature and the Influence of Parents: A Scientific Mapping in Web of Science.
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Carmona-Serrano N, Moreno-Guerrero AJ, Marín-Marín JA, and López-Belmonte J
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Parents interventions are relevant to address autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The objective of this study is to analyze the importance and evolution of ASD and its relationship with the parents (ASD-PAR) in the publications indexed in Web of Science. For this, a bibliometric methodology has been used, based on a scientific mapping of the reported documents. We have worked with an analysis unit of 1381 documents. The results show that the beginnings of scientific production date back to 1971. There are two clearly differentiated moments in scientific production. A first moment (1971-2004), where the production volume is low. A second moment (2005-2019), where the volume of production increases considerably. Therefore, it can be said that the subject began to be relevant for the scientific community from 2005 to the present. The keyword match rate between set periods marks a high level of match between periods. It is concluded that the main focus of the research on ASD-PAR is on the stress that is generated in families with children with ASD, in addition to the family problems that the fact that these children also have behavior problems can cause.
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36. STEAM in education: a bibliometric analysis of performance and co-words in Web of Science.
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Marín-Marín JA, Moreno-Guerrero AJ, Dúo-Terrón P, and López-Belmonte J
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Background: Emerging methodologies that apply and integrate science, technology, engineering, art, and math (STEAM) in education have appeared in recent years as a pedagogical alternative providing more holistic and attractive education., Method: The research methodology used in this work is of a bibliometric nature. Specifically, an academic performance analysis and a co-word analysis has been carried out. The term STEAM was analyzed in the Web of Science (WoS) database. The WoS programs Analyze Results, Creation Citation Report, and SciMAT were used. A total of 1116 manuscripts were analyzed., Results: The results show that studies in the field education of STEAM began in 2006 and have continued uninterruptedly up to the present day, although interest generated in the scientific community has been irregular., Conclusions: It can be concluded that STEAM studies have not had an established and robust line of research over time, although it can be observed that the trends in this aspect are focused on the scientific branch of education. In addition, the topics of study on STEAM include points related to gender differences, the influence of STEAM on people of different races, the skills developed by students, and training teachers to implement teaching and learning processes with STEAM., Competing Interests: Competing interestsThe authors declare that they have no competing interests., (© The Author(s) 2021.)
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37. Trends in Autism Research in the Field of Education in Web of Science: A Bibliometric Study.
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Carmona-Serrano N, López-Belmonte J, López-Núñez JA, and Moreno-Guerrero AJ
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Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is conceived as a neurodevelopmental disorder. The scientific literature welcomes studies that reflect the possible singularities that people with ASD may present both in their daily lives and at an educational level. The main objective of this study is to analyze the scientific production on the term autism in Web of Science, focused on the educational field, in order to identify the research trends in this field of study. The intention is to offer researchers who study autism in the educational field some clear research directions. A bibliometric-type methodology was developed using the scientific mapping technique. For this purpose, a performance analysis and a co-word analysis were carried out. Work was conducted with an analysis unit of 5512 documents. The results show that the volume of production has been irregular from the beginning to the present. The collection of documents on the subject began to be relevant, in terms of the volume of production, from 2007, and this has persisted to the present. It is concluded that there are two lines of research. The first is the line focused on mothers of children with ASD and the second is the line of research focused on young people with ASD. In addition, since 2012, new lines of research have been generated, focused on the diagnosis and inclusion of these students in educational centers.
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38. Documentary Analysis of the Scientific Literature on Autism and Technology in Web of Science.
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Carmona-Serrano N, López-Belmonte J, Cuesta-Gómez JL, and Moreno-Guerrero AJ
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The objective of the study is to track the progression of the scientific literature on autism and the technology applied to this disorder. A bibliometric methodology has been used, based on a co-word analysis. The Web of Science database was chosen to perform the analysis of the literature. A unit of analysis of 1048 publications was configured. SciMAT software was used mainly for document analysis. The results indicate that the first studies appeared in 1992, but it was not until 2009 that the research volume increased considerably. The area of knowledge where these studies were compiled was rehabilitation, which marks the truly therapeutic nature of this type of study. One of the authors with the most studies, as well as the most relevant research, was Sarkar, N. Manuscripts were usually research articles written in English. It could be concluded that research in this field of study focused mainly on interventions carried out through the use of technological resources, with students or young people who present with ASD. This line of research, although not the only one, was the most relevant and the one that had aroused the most interest among the scientific community.
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39. Effectiveness of Diet Habits and Active Life in Vocational Training for Higher Technician in Dietetics: Contrast between the Traditional Method and the Digital Resources.
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Marín-Marín JA, Soler-Costa R, Moreno-Guerrero AJ, and López-Belmonte J
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- Adolescent, Feeding Behavior, Female, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Humans, Life Style, Male, Surveys and Questionnaires, Young Adult, Dietetics education, Learning, Mobile Applications, Vocational Education methods
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Vocational training of students in diet habits and active lifestyle habits has recently become an important issue, given the health problems caused as a result of a poor diet. The objective of this study is to analyze the effectiveness of different training actions (traditional method and digital resources) carried out in a program of dietary habits and active lifestyle at the vocational training stage. A quasi-experimental design of the pre-post type was developed. A sample of 177 participants was chosen. The instrument to collect the data was the validated ECHAES questionnaire. The results show that all study groups demonstrated similar averages across all dimensions, except in the digital resource post-test design, where the averages were higher than the rest. There was a significant relationship between the traditional teaching method and the post-test digital resources design in all dimensions. There was also a significant relationship between the pre-test and post-test of the traditional teaching method and the digital resource group in the dimensions. It can be concluded that both the traditional and the innovative method lead to learning in the vocational training student, although the values achieved by the group where the innovative method was adopted were much higher than in the traditional group.
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40. Scientific Mapping of Gamification in Web of Science.
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López-Belmonte J, Parra-González ME, Segura-Robles A, and Pozo-Sánchez S
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Education is a constantly changing field. The new teaching processes are developed today and all teachers should be prepared. Gamification is one of the methodologies with the greatest impact on the learning process. The objective of the study is to analyze the relevance and progression that the concepts "gamification" and "learning" have acquired in the scientific literature of Web of Science. This research has been based on a bibliometric methodology. A classic bibliometric and thematic analyses have been carried out. A 1230 document matrix analysis has been selected. For descriptive bibliometrics, the Bibliometrix library is used, while Scimat is used for the thematic analysis. Both tools are widely used in this type of study. Results indicate that growth on the study of these topics is booming. There are also authors who accumulate most of the documents, such as Martí Parreño. English is positioned as the predominant language. The topics studied have evolved from how classic games affect learning to the study of video games and their impact on performance. It is concluded that these types of studies are still relevant and with a great future prospect. Furthermore, research focuses especially on video games, on the effects of technology on learning and on the study of flipped learning experiences.
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41. Effects on Personal Factors Through Flipped Learning and Gamification as Combined Methodologies in Secondary Education.
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Segura-Robles A, Fuentes-Cabrera A, Parra-González ME, and López-Belmonte J
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Purpose: This study aims to analyze the effects of a flipped and gamified program on the autonomy, competence, relation with others, satisfaction/enjoyment, intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, and boredom of students of Physical Education., Method: The study used a control group and an experimental group to compare pretest and posttest data in both of them. Instruments used were the Basic Psychological Needs in Exercise Scale, Sport Motivation Scale, and Sport Satisfaction Instrument, all of them validated in academic literature., Results: On one hand, data indicated that autonomy has been increased with the application of these teaching methodologies. On the other hand, students' satisfaction, enjoyment, and intrinsic motivation have improved based on the interaction with gamification and flipped learning. Finally, with all dimensions, it seems that academic performance has been improved, although not in a significative way., Discussion/conclusion: Results of the study provide to educational researchers valuable information for a better understanding of how flipped learning and gamification influence personal performance of Physical Education students., (Copyright © 2020 Segura-Robles, Fuentes-Cabrera, Parra-González and López-Belmonte.)
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42. Nomophobia: impact of cell phone use and time to rest among teacher students.
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Moreno-Guerrero AJ, López-Belmonte J, Romero-Rodríguez JM, and Rodríguez-García AM
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Nomophobia is one of the modern pathologies that has been born as a consequence of the impact that portable technologies have had on society and the dependence generated among citizens, especially towards smartphones. This phobia manifests itself and is intensified by the loss of immediate access to information, to the network of contacts, as well as by the impossibility of contacting or being contacted by other people. All this ends up interfering with the development of the person's daily life (physical, physiological, psychological, social problems, among others). Although the research is in an incipient phase, the problem has not been studied with the teaching population, so we present a pioneering study with this group, the main objective being to analyze the prevalence of nomophobia in future teachers of Early Childhood and Primary Education, as well as to check the incidence of rest time in the levels of nomophobia. The study follows a descriptive, correlational, transversal and predictive design and a quantitative methodology. The standardized nomophobia questionnaire NMP-Q was used on a sample of n = 849 future teachers. The results show average levels of nomophobia in most of the variables. However, the higher levels of nervousness, fear or anxiety stand out due to the inability to communicate instantaneously. Also, a higher prevalence of the problem is observed in the sector of the sample that claims to sacrifice rest time due to the use of their mobile phone. Although these numbers are not alarming, we must take into account that in some variables the prevalence is slightly higher, making it necessary to make educational interventions in this regard and to promote education for the responsible and critical use of media and technologies., (© 2020 The Author(s).)
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43. Dietary Intervention through Flipped Learning as a Techno Pedagogy for the Promotion of Healthy Eating in Secondary Education.
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López Núñez JA, López-Belmonte J, Moreno-Guerrero AJ, and Marín-Marín JA
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- Curriculum, Humans, Diet, Healthy, Learning
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Technological progress in the educational field has led to the application of active and innovative teaching methods, such as flipped learning, including in the field of dietary education. This is considered a mixed formative approach that combines face-to-face and outside the classroom education. The objective of this research was to analyze the effectiveness of flipped learning methodology on a traditional training practice in dietary training, both in the sixth grade of primary education and in the fourth level of secondary education. A quasi-experimental design was adopted with two experimental groups, two control groups and only posttest. The final sample was composed of 115 students divided into four groups, two of each educational stage mentioned. A didactic unit consisting of six sessions in all groups was applied. Two different training methodologies were followed according to the nature of the group (control-traditional; experimental-flipped learning). The results reveal that flipped learning is effective both in primary education and in secondary education, being more influential in student development in this last stage. It is concluded that the flipped learning approach has meant an improvement of the academic indicators evaluated after a diet education program.
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44. Internet Addiction in the Web of Science Database: A Review of the Literature with Scientific Mapping.
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Moreno-Guerrero AJ, Gómez-García G, López-Belmonte J, and Rodríguez-Jiménez C
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- Humans, Behavior, Addictive epidemiology, Bibliometrics, Databases, Bibliographic, Internet
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Information and communication technologies (ICT) is a major element of today's society with great potential that can offer both advantages and disadvantages. Addiction to the Internet and social networks is a growing problem in all age groups. Education is the context in which to work and train in the correct use of these media. The objective of the study focuses on knowing the scientific production and the performance of the concepts "addiction" and "internet" (ADIN). A bibliometric methodology complemented with the scientific mapping technique was followed. Different processes related to the quantification, analysis, evaluation, and estimation of scientific documents were carried out. The literature was analyzed by specific programs such as SciMAT, Analyze Results, and Creation Citation Report. The unit of analysis was specified in 5644 scientific publications extracted from Web of Science (WoS), belonging to the period of years between 1996 and 2019. The results showed that the evolution in the study of the addiction to the Internet is constant and continuous, with articles in English being the most used means to present the information on the part of the investigators. In addition, the subject of study was based on time, given that the coincidence of key words between the periods analyzed was high. In conclusion, the importance of promoting healthy living habits that include responsible use of the Internet are discussed.
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45. Evaluating Activation and Absence of Negative Effect: Gamification and Escape Rooms for Learning.
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López-Belmonte J, Segura-Robles A, Fuentes-Cabrera A, and Parra-González ME
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- Cooperative Behavior, Humans, Motivation, Students, Games, Experimental, Learning
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Innovation has allowed for and developed new ways of teaching and learning. Gamification is among the new training methodologies, which is a didactic approach based on the game structure with an attractive component for students. Within gamification, flipped learning and problem-based learning, escape rooms can be found as a technical aspect, which is focused on providing enigmas and tracks for the various educational content that students have assimilated through learning based on problem solving. The aim of this study is to identify how the use of gamification with the use of educational escape rooms affects activation and absence of a negative effect on students. 61 Master students of the Autonomous City of Ceuta participated in this case study. They were divided into three study groups (1 control group; 2 experimental groups) that followed different formative actions (control group-traditional; experimental groups-escape rooms). To achieve the objectives, a mixed research design based on quantitative and qualitative techniques was followed. The instrument used for data collection was the GAMEX (Gameful Experience Scale). The results reveal that the students who had taken a gamified formative action through escape rooms obtained better assessment results in the indicators concerning motivation, teamwork, commitment, activation, and absence of a negative effect on the learning process than those with the traditional methodology.
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46. Nomophobia: An Individual's Growing Fear of Being without a Smartphone-A Systematic Literature Review.
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Rodríguez-García AM, Moreno-Guerrero AJ, and López Belmonte J
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- Anxiety psychology, Cross-Sectional Studies, Humans, Phobic Disorders, Smartphone
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This review examines the current literature focused on nomophobia (objectives, methodological design, main variables, sample details, and measurement methods) in the Scopus and Web of Science databases. To this end, we conducted a systematic literature review in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews (PRISMA) guidelines. The initial sample consisted of 142 articles, of which 42 met the inclusion criteria and were analyzed in detail. The findings show that the current research is in an exploratory phase, with a greater predominance of descriptive, nonexperimental, and cross-sectional studies that explore the prevalence of nomophobia mainly in adolescents and university students. The most widely used measurement instrument is the Nomophobia Questionnaire (NMP-Q) proposed by Yildrim and Correia. In addition, the research suggests that nomophobia negatively affects personality, self-esteem, anxiety, stress, academic performance, and other physical and mental health problems. We are therefore faced with a health problem, which negatively affects a person, causing psychological problems and physical and behavioral changes.
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47. Academic Effects of the Use of Flipped Learning in Physical Education.
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Hinojo Lucena FJ, López Belmonte J, Fuentes Cabrera A, Trujillo Torres JM, and Pozo Sánchez S
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- Adolescent, Child, Educational Measurement, Female, Humans, Male, Motivation, Personal Autonomy, Spain, Academic Success, Learning, Physical Education and Training methods
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The technological characteristics of today's society have favored the inclusion of information and communication technology (ICT) and the emergence of new training methodologies in educational spaces. This study addresses flipped learning as an innovative approach in the teaching and learning processes of physical education at two educational stages, primary and secondary education. The objective of this study is to analyze the effectiveness of flipped learning with respect to traditional methodology. A descriptive and correlational experimental research design was used through a quantitative perspective. Two study groups were established, one control (traditional methodology) and one experimental (flipped learning) in each educational stage. A total of 119 students from an educational center in Ceuta (Spain) participated. These participants were chosen intentionally. The data were collected through a questionnaire. The results show that the experimental group obtained better evaluations in the academic indicators, highlighting the motivation, autonomy, and interactions between the different agents. Regarding the effectiveness of flipped learning according to the educational stage, its potential was demonstrated in both stages, highlighting a significant improvement in autonomy in secondary education.
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48. Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of a Shingles Vaccination Program to Prevent Herpes Zoster And Post- Herpetic Neuralgia in the Spanish Setting.
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Álvarez Pasquín MJ, Cisterna R, Gil de Miguel A, López-Belmonte JL, Préaud E, and Trejo A
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49. Comparative uterine effects on ovariectomized rats after repeated treatment with different vaginal estrogen formulations.
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López-Belmonte J, Nieto C, Estevez J, Delgado JL, and del Prado JM
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- Administration, Intravaginal, Animals, Atrophy drug therapy, Atrophy etiology, Endometrium drug effects, Endometrium pathology, Estradiol adverse effects, Estradiol therapeutic use, Female, Myometrium drug effects, Myometrium pathology, Organ Size drug effects, Ovariectomy, Rats, Rats, Wistar, Uterine Diseases pathology, Uterus pathology, Vagina pathology, Vaginal Diseases etiology, Vaginal Diseases pathology, Estradiol analogs & derivatives, Estriol adverse effects, Estriol therapeutic use, Estrogens adverse effects, Estrogens therapeutic use, Uterine Diseases chemically induced, Uterus drug effects, Vagina drug effects, Vaginal Diseases drug therapy
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Objective: Topical estrogen therapy is recommended for the treatment of vaginal atrophy. This study was designed to compare the uterotrophic effects of a new estrogen vaginal formulation (0.005% estriol vaginal gel) and other existing topical treatments (Ovestinon(®) and Colpotrofin(®))., Methods: Each one of the studied formulations was administered intravaginally to groups of ovariectomized rats with cytologically confirmed vaginal atrophy. The doses were adjusted by animal weight according to human dosage. After daily treatment for 14days, the animals were sacrificed and their vaginas and uteri removed. All uteri were weighted. Uteri and vaginas were fixed for histological evaluation., Results: All three active formulations proved to be very effective in the cytological reversal of vaginal atrophy. However, they differ in their effects in the uteri. Ovestinon(®) and Colpotrofin(®) produced a significant increase in uterine weight, myometrial and endometrial thickness as well as histological modifications in the endometrium suggestive of estrogenic activity. Conversely, animals treated with 0.005% estriol vaginal gel, did not show significant weight increase or any other macroscopical or microcospical modifications of the uteri, an effect comparable to placebo., Conclusions: There are significant differences in the uterotrophic effect of three different topical estrogen formulations as tested in a rat model of vaginal postmenopausal atrophy. While the three formulations were equally effective in reversing vaginal atrophy, only the newly developed ultra-low dose 0.005% estriol vaginal gel has proved to lack any significant estrogenic effect on the uterus., (Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.)
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50. Rate of vasoconstrictor prostanoids released by endothelial cells depends on cyclooxygenase-2 expression and prostaglandin I synthase activity.
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Camacho M, López-Belmonte J, and Vila L
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- Arachidonic Acid pharmacology, Cells, Cultured, Cyclooxygenase 2, Epoprostenol biosynthesis, Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic drug effects, Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic physiology, Histamine pharmacology, Humans, Interleukin-1 pharmacology, Membrane Proteins, Prostaglandin H2, Prostaglandins H genetics, Substrate Specificity, Umbilical Veins, Vasoconstriction drug effects, Endothelium, Vascular enzymology, Isoenzymes genetics, Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases genetics, Prostaglandins biosynthesis, Vasoconstriction genetics
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This study was undertaken to investigate the enzymatic regulation of the biosynthesis of vasoconstrictor prostanoids by resting and interleukin (IL)-1(beta)stimulated human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). Biosynthesis of eicosanoids in response to IL-1beta, exogenous labeled arachidonic acid (AA), or histamine, as well as their spontaneous release, was evaluated by means of HPLC and RIA. HUVECs exposed to IL-1beta produced prostaglandin (PG) I2 for no longer than 30 seconds after the substrate was added irrespective of the cyclooxygenase (COX) activity, whereas the time course of PGE2 and PGD2 formation was parallel to the COX activity. The ratio of PGE2 to PGD2 produced by HUVECs was similar to that obtained by purified COX-1 and COX-2. Production of PGF2alpha from exogenous AA was limited and similar in both resting and IL-1beta-treated cells. PGF2alpha was the main prostanoid released into the medium during exposure to IL-1beta, whereas when HUVECs treated with IL-1beta were stimulated with histamine or exogenous AA, PGE2 was released in a higher quantity than PGF2alpha. PGF2alpha released into the medium during treatment with IL-1beta and the biosynthesis of PGE2 and PGD2 in response to exogenous AA or histamine increased with COX-2 expression, whereas this did not occur in the case of PGI2. We observed that PGI synthase (PGIS) mRNA levels were not modified by the exposure to IL-1beta, but the enzyme was partially inactivated. When SnCl2 was added to the incubation medium, the transformation of exogenous AA-derived PGH2 into PGE2 and PGD2 was totally diverted toward PGF2alpha. Overall, these results support the conclusions that PGE2 and PGD2 (and also probably PGF2alpha) were nonenzymatically derived from PGH2 in HUVECs. The concept that a high ratio of PGH2 was released by the IL-1beta-treated HUVECs and isomerized outside the cell into PGE2 and PGD2 was supported by the biosynthesis of thromboxane B2 by COX-inactivated platelets, indicating the uptake by platelets of HUVEC-derived PGH2. The IL-1beta-induced increase in the release of PGH2 by HUVECs was suppressed by the COX-2-selective inhibitor SC-58125 and correlated with both COX-2 expression and PGIS inactivation. An approach to the mechanism of inactivation of PGIS by the exposure to IL-1beta was performed by using labeled endoperoxides as substrate. The involvement of HO. in the PGIS inactivation was supported by the fact that deferoxamine, pyrrolidinedithiocarbamate, DMSO, mannitol, and captopril antagonized the effect of IL-1beta on PGIS to different degrees. The NO synthase inhibitor NG-monomethyl-L-arginine also antagonized the PGIS inhibitory effect of IL-1beta, indicating that NO. was also involved. NO. reacts with O2-. to form peroxynitrite, which has been reported to inactivate PGIS. Homolytic fission of the O-O bond of peroxynitrite yields NO2. and HO.. The fact that 2-(4-carboxyphenyl)-4,4,5,5-tetramethylimidazoline-1-oxyl-3-oxide (carboxy-PTIO), which reacts with NO. to form NO2., dramatically potentiated the IL-1beta effect suggests that NO2. could be a species implicated in the inactivation of PGIS. Cooperation of HO. was supported by the fact that DMSO partially antagonized the effect of carboxy-PTIO. Although our results on the exact mechanism of the inactivation of PGIS caused by IL-1beta were not conclusive, they strongly suggest that both NO. and HO. were involved.
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