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Flowering cycles are poorly understood in the majority of woody bamboos, since their frequency and duration may vary according their growth-form and distribution across latitude and altitude ranges. Tropical Andean bamboos are known for combining gregarious (asynchronic) and asynchronic flowering events; the main objective of this study was to determine the flowering pattern of Chusquea mollis Swallen) L.G. Clark (= Neurolepis mollis Swallen), a monocarpic, native bamboo that grows in the subparamos and paramos of Venezuela and Colombia. The chronology of flowering events of this species was based on the revision of herbarium specimens, online databases and the occurrence of flowering events in two populations of the Cordillera de Mérida, Venezuela. Taking in account that age diversity may also contribute to identify flowering patterns in bamboo populations, we performed a survey of a single population located in the Páramo La Aguada. Our results suggest that C. mollis combines gregarious and asynchronic flowering cycles, after a relatively short vegetative period (5-7 years). The census conducted in a single population of La Aguada revealed the co-existence of plantlets, juvenile plants, vegetative, reproductive and post-reproductive adults, of which the juvenile were the most numerous group.

Addresses the topic of the life of Julio Correa from the perception of the people of his time and the current era; and its relevance within the local educational component. This approach was carried out after the need to know in depth the events that occurred in the decades from 1930 to 1950, in order to understand the issue addressed by Correa in his works, also highlight the importance of including them in the Educational Curriculum of the Medium Level, in the area of Language, Literature and its technologies, as part of the local component. The objective of this study is to analyze the theme of the poetic, narrative and theatrical production of Julio Correa from the point of view of his life story, through the perceptions of the people of his time and current affairs. This task descriptive investigation, with a qualitative approach that seeks to specify the properties, characteristics and profiles of person, groups, objects or any other phenomenon that is subjected to an analysis; In that sense, the documentary analysis and the application of interview questionnaires were carried out to nineteen people who met Julio Correa and / or who shared the stage with him, as well as two teachers from the Language and Literature area of an official management educational institution from the city of Luque. The result of this investigation showed that the significance of Julio Correa's inheritance to the Paraguayan culture is to have illustrated social reality in theatrical paintings, verses and narratives, describing the vicissitudes of the peasant people before a dominant social scourge. In light of this contribution, the relevance of the inclusion of his works in the Literature Studies Programs is verified; highlighting that his productions served the people at that time as a means of "social struggle" using the "Guaraní language" as the main instrument.

The Stomatognathic System is one of the most complex systems of the human body, it influences concretely other systems respecting the principles of bio tensegrity, since this system and its position influences the center of gravity to the point that the Stomatognathic System relates it to lumbar spine pathologies. The research design was experimental, mixed approach. The sample formed 40 adult patients of both sexes, between 18 to 60 years old, with lumbar pathologies. The primary source from which the data was obtained is software Al Posture Evaluation and Correction System APECS, version 1.84, complete evaluation in all planes plus flexion. Correlative numbers to safeguard the patient’s personal characteristics coded the cards. Each patient received 18 cards with different characteristics. In total, 720 cards were analyzed. The difference in averages of biomechanical changes in the anterior plane was observed with the average improvement of 0.9 ° in the experimental group vs. at -0.2 ° in the control group in the posterior plane, an improvement in changes of 1.3 in the experimental group vs. 0.2 in the control group. In the right lateral and left lateral plane, the changes presented an increase in the angle after treatment, which means that the difference of the before and after averages yielded negative data for the right lateral plane of -0.81 ° for the experimental group and - 1.41 control group. Pain significantly improved in both groups.

The presence of parasites in the arenas of squares and parks can put the health of children and the people who go to them at risk. The objective of the study was the description of the types of parasites found in the sands of the public parks of Ciudad del Este. An observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study was carried out in 15 parks in Ciudad del Este, during the months of October 2019 to February 2020. 71 samples were collected, under the existing conditions in the site, in a portion of soil measuring 10 cm long, 10 cm wide and 3 cm deep, approximately 200 g of sand was taken with a garden shovel, wearing gloves and placing it in a sterile and hermetically sealed plastic bag. For the search and identification of the parasites, the Willis flotation and Ritchie centrifugation technique was used. Of the 15 parks, 53.3% (n = 8) presented a sand sample contaminated with parasites. Of the (n = 71) samples obtained in the 15 parks, 15.5% (n = 11) presented helminth eggs, Toxocara sp 11.3% (n = 8) and the cestode Dipylidium caninum 1.4% (n = 1). Vacuolated forms of the protozoan Blastocystis hominis were also found, corresponding to 1.4% (n = 1) and Entamoeba coli cysts 1.4% (n = 1). Several parasites were found, mainly from the helminth family, which can pose a risk to users. People must be made aware of hand washing, especially children, and the presence of animals in parks should be limited.

The research focused on the analysis of the functioning of the instances of citizen participation (IPC) as support bodies for the Teacher Training Institutes (IFD) of the country; To do this, it was inquired about the entities formed, the institutional work mechanism that they implement and the contributions made to the management. For this purpose, the approach of a mixed investigation with a descriptive, cross-sectional scope and microsociological breadth was used, where the population was composed of directors, teachers and students of the three official management DFIs that correspond entirely to the same department. geographic area of Paraguay, which cannot be specified due to the confidentiality agreement signed with them. The sample was determined by the non-probabilistic method (for convenience) applying surveys and interviews as data collection techniques. The results indicated that the IPCs formed in meetings and work tables, are the Institutional Management Teams (EGI) and the Student Commissions, they meet according to the needs of the institution, have a high degree of recognition by the educational community and provide contributions to the institution, such as support and decision-making regarding the Institutional Educational Project, the Annual Operational Plan and the Improvement Plan. It is also determined the need to strengthen other instances where all the actors have the possibility to participate actively, applying assembly procedures for the elections of the members, giving systematicity to the meetings for decision-making, expanding their contribution within the provisions of the norm. for the EGI and widely disseminating decisions and activities to counteract the ignorance expressed by other actors.

The research is titled teacher curricular conception and the influence at the professional praxis, San Lorenzo, 2016. The formal curricula sets the educational goals, these goals are executed at different levels of curricular concretion. At the micro educational level is the teacher, who is the main responsible of the educational goals. Therefore, every teacher needs to apply the prescript curriculum correctly for professional praxis. The design of the study was non-experimental, without variable manipulation. The purpose was to determine the teacher curricular conception and the way that this influenced their pedagogical practices at the following public school, Central Region 2, Zone 4, Area 9 in San Lorenzo, year 2016. The approach was a mixed (qualitative and quantitative), analytical-descriptive level and cross-sectional. Intentional, non- probabilistic sample, with 21 teachers. Surveys and systematic review were used, also semi structured questionnaires and documents files.  The teachers conceived that the prescript curricula as eclectic, taking the same approach to the praxis. They described the formal curricula as ambitious and expressed the positive influence. As dissociative  factors of formal and operational curricula they name the multiple teacher´s  functions, lack of  proper training and management bureaucracy  Even though, the knowledge about some topics of the prescript curricula were not enough and confusion in technical curricular terms, it was recommended to carry out other researches  about this topic delving into a correlation between the variables of the grade of knowledge of the formal curricula and the influence in the praxis, by using surveys, observation and systematic review of literature.

The study presents the “university extension: its contribution to the training of students in senior year of undergraduate degrees at the Universidad Iberoamericana, San Lorenzo branch.” In the process of construction, it is referred to a look that goes from the contexts of the university into the “University Extension”. The study objectives were to analyze the contribution of the extension program, describe the types and purposes of extension activities, determine the characteristics of extension activities and how university extension is managed. The study was a non-experimental design, descriptive type and mixed approach, qualitative / quantitative, was carried out taking with students of the 4th year, seventh semester and 5th year, ninth semester of the nine careers that the Universidad Iberoamericana. Eighty-five students surveyed, including the branch director and nine teachers from different careers. Surveys were used; interview and focus group and the data collection instruments applied to the study population were open questionnaires. The fieldwork took place in June 2018. The analysis of the responses revealed that the university does not have an organizational structure regarding university extension; there is a lack of knowledge of the extension program and its contribution to policies by teachers; Students are in the process of appropriation of university extension activities, putting what they have learned into practice.

The labor insertion of women led to a change in the family relationship since she assumed a productive role and also to that of caregiver, which, in many cases, generates a role conflict due to the need to reconcile the domestic and public environment. The main objective of this research was to interpret the perceptions about the balance of family and work-life of women with managerial positions in a Higher Education Institution in Alto Paraná, Paraguay. The design was qualitatively focused on a case study through interviews applied in 2018 to five female managers selected based on the concept of a structural sample. The analysis was carried out with ATLAS.ti using emerging categories in the testimonies of the interviewees. The most important findings refer to the quantity and variety of activities carried out by women in the domestic and work environment; As factors related to the family-work balance, the following were identified: age of the children, the couple, and the greater demand for domestic activities for women. Balance strategies were identified such as rigorous organization and planning, support from other people, and giving up activities outside the family. It was concluded that there is an overload of role in the women studied, linked to working conditions and the diversity of activities in the family environment, which highlights the inequality of roles between men and women when they have to assume these as contributors to the family income without giving up the traditional role.

The objective of this research was to describe the improvement in the effectiveness and efficiency of the training of Music Teachers with the use of virtual learning platforms as spaces for didactic interaction, at the National University of Asunción. The adopted methodology was descriptive with a quantitative approach. For the data collection, a questionnaire was developed, which was applied to teachers and students. The population consisted of approximately 246 students, according to the semester enrollment, 36 teachers, the director of the career, and 5 technical teachers of the Bachelor of Music degree from March 2015 to December 2018, in other words, 8 academic semesters. The most significant results of the study concerning teachers indicated that they have knowledge about Virtual Learning Environments (VAS) and distance courses, they also have experiences in the use of digital platforms for educational and academic purposes in a high index. The students presented a performance considered "medium" in terms of their capacities for the educational use of ICT. Its capabilities in word processing, use of the internet, and e-mail stand out as high, concerning the administration of the computer system, electronic spreadsheet processing, use of multimedia communication tools, it is estimated as medium level and administration database as low level of capabilities. In general, their performance is on average.