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Cuando reconocemos la importancia de la divulgación del conocimiento científico, reconocemos no solo el potencial que este puede llegar a tener en manos de la comunidad cientifica sino también de toda la sociedad.
Escobar Zuluga LJ.
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The new Flemings now sing: a methodological evaluation of gamification and citizen science strategies to raise awareness on antimicrobial resistance. [PDF]
The SWICEU project's awareness strategy against the rise of AMR combines direct participation in laboratory experiments and awareness campaigns as well as the creation of gamification materials to engage the public. All of this is supported by dissemination through the media, social networks and participation in online and live events.
Tarín-Pelló A +6 more
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High-Phenolic Cocoa Enhances Drug-Induced Reinstatement of Cocaine-Conditioned Place Preference Independently of Increasing Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis. [PDF]
High‐phenolic cocoa consumption enhanced cocaine‐induced reinstatement in a conditioned place preference paradigm. While cocoa promoted adult hippocampal neurogenesis, this effect did not mediate drug‐seeking behavior, suggesting a complex interaction between cocoa and cocaine on the reward system ABSTRACT Cocaine is a powerful psychostimulant that ...
Melgar-Locatelli S +4 more
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Citizen Science to Raise Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness in the Community: The MicroMundo Project in Spain and Portugal. [PDF]
We review here the activity over the years of MicroMundo, a consolidated citizen science and service‐learning Project operating from over 30 Spanish and Portuguese universities, which involves students from different educational levels in the search for antibiotic activities in microorganisms isolated from soil samples.
Gil-Serna J +41 more
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Las perspectivas contemporáneas sobre la educación científica ubican la ciencia como una construcción social. Para acercar en este sentido la ciencia al aula, se pueden utilizar películas de ciencia ficción que permitan discusiones conceptuales.
Thais Castilho Balada +1 more
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Roadkill patterns in Latin American birds and mammals
Abstract Aim Roads are a major threat for wildlife, degrading habitat and causing mortality via wildlife–vehicle collisions. In Latin America, the conjunction of high biodiversity and a rapidly expanding road network is reason for concern. We introduce an approach that combines species traits and habitat preferences to describe vulnerability and map ...
Pablo Medrano‐Vizcaíno +6 more
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Closing the knowledge‐action gap in conservation with open science
Abstract The knowledge‐action gap in conservation science and practice occurs when research outputs do not result in actions to protect or restore biodiversity. Among the diverse and complex reasons for this gap, three barriers are fundamental: knowledge is often unavailable to practitioners and challenging to interpret or difficult to use or both ...
Dominique G. Roche +8 more
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Resumen La obesidad infantil es un grave problema de salud pública en Latinoamérica y Estados Unidos y para luchar contra ella se precisan instrumentos de medición válidos y fiables y que tengan en cuenta los aspectos culturales. Para avanzar en este campo sería útil mejorar las mediciones en los distintos grupos de edades y países del continente ...
David Berrigan +11 more
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La nanociencia y la nanotecnología han forjado un camino importante en tanto la prospectiva de innovación en el país. Las oportunidades que puede representar el seguimiento de este campo son prometedoras; no obstante, este trayecto ha sido trazado por el
Elena León
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El manejo de las escalas como obstáculo epistemológico en la divulgación de la nanociencia
El presente trabajo parte de tres ideas, la primera es la noción de obstáculos epistemológicos (OE), explicaciones del mundo que, de acuerdo con Bachelard, limitan la comprensión de los conocimientos científicos durante su enseñanza. La segunda es que la
M. Carmen Sánchez-Mora +1 more
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