Paideia XXI

The negative effects of linguistic ambiguity on profesional communication

Eugenio Jesús López-Gómez — 2024-08-13

Ambiguity in linguistic expression causes an alteration in the transmitted message, which has an unfavorable impact on the recipient's interpretation. It constitutes a fact observed in all contexts, including the professional one, such as that of the University of Medical Sciences of Villa Clara, Cuba. Hence, the objective of the work was to analyze the negative effects caused by this phenomenon in professional communication. Consequently, a descriptive and synchronous study was carried out, where theoretical methods - analysis-synthesis, induction-deduction - were used; empirical methods—observation and documentary review—as well as systematic exchange with professionals from that institution. The percentage analysis was used to process the information. The universe: 49 research projects, framed between 2018 and 2022. The sample: 25 documents (51%). Then, the recorded data was analyzed and reliable conclusions were reached. As a result, the recurrence of linguistic ambiguity was confirmed in the sample studied - 30 events -; expressions appear such as: “All actions are aimed at the advancement of the vertiginous patient in their usual environment”; “The importance of this work is reflected in the decreases in favorable diseases in the students of the Faculty.” In both cases, the messages were totally distorted: the vertiginous thing is not the patient, but the progress; in the second example, diseases are not favorable, but rather their decrease. Finally, the study represents a linguistic alert for scientific professionals, since ambiguous expression is not compatible with the scientific message, which is characterized by objectivity, certainty and clarity.

Effect of led light on postharvest photosynthesis of Asparagus officinalis l. "Asparagus"

Solmaira Chicama-Palacin — 2024-08-13

Peru is the second largest producer of asparagus, with a production of more than 366 thousand tons per year, its crops are developed mainly in La Libertad, Ica and Lima, its export is mainly to the United States, and in some European countries, also distributed to the domestic market, but during transport and storage problems have been identified that accelerates the expiration of asparagus to increase its high respiratory rate. Therefore, new methods are sought to preserve and delay the senescence of green asparagus, and the following objective of the light emitting diode (LED) that has effect on the photosynthesis of green asparagus Asparagus officinalis L. in the postharvest and if it would serve as a method of conservation. For the realization of this work, four experiments were carried out: A control group kept in total darkness and three other experimental groups that were exposed to different power 7 W, 15 W and 20 W, respectively, exposed to 14 h of light and 10 h of darkness, using the photosynthetic quantification method through the extraction of chlorophyll to find the amount of chlorophyll a, b and total chlorophyll, The result was that the experimental group exposed to a power of 20 watts has a difference of 40% of chlorophyll compared to the control group, this shows that the high power white LED light prevents a greater degradation of the total chlorophyll of green asparagus, giving a commercial shelf life of three days at room temperature.

Effects of Covid-19 on eating habits, physical activity and body mass index of college students

Luis Alberto Dávila-Solar — 2024-09-02

The objective was to evaluate the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the eating habits and physical activity of students from the Federico Villarreal National University. For this purpose, a structured multiple-choice questionnaire was distributed via WhatsApp and email, which was subdivided into the sections of Generalities, Physical Activity and Eating Habits (HA), and the data was processed with Excel Microsoft 365. 215 people were surveyed, it was determined that physical activity during social isolation (SA) changed from vigorous to sedentary, with men reducing their practice of exercises that required greater physical effort. It was determined that the average frequencies before the pandemic / during social isolation / current for men were: 2,0 / 1,9 / 2,0 days respectively and for women 1,8 / 1,9 / 1,8 days, the intake of food prepared at home increased, varying the composition and type of food. Respondents stated that their HA after SA were better by 59%. Therefore, the pandemic period initially led to an imbalance in the eating habits and physical activities of the respondents, which led to the presence of obesity, malnutrition, among other adverse effects, but allowed in a subsequent period to improve the selection of foods, their way of ingestion, as well as the practice of exercises. It is necessary to prevent these reactions in abnormal situations, through programs that encourage nutritional and physical education.