Rosa María Rodríguez Jiménez

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

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Miguel Bosch

Central University of Venezuela

Ronny Meza

Universidad Técnica Estatal de Quevedo

María José Terrón López

Universidad Europea de Madrid

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Valle Álvarez-Manzano

Hospital El Escorial

Sonia García-Merino

Universidad Francisco de Vitoria

K. B. Olsen

San Diego State University

Israel Thuissard

Universidad Europea de Madrid

Carlos Hönig

Central University of Venezuela

Paloma Julia Velasco Quintana

Universidad Europea de Madrid

Begoña Díaz-Rivas

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Central University of Venezuela

Hospital El Escorial

Universidad Francisco de Vitoria

University of Baltimore

University of Maryland, Baltimore

Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria La Fe

University of California, San Diego

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Stress, subjective wellbeing and self-knowledge in higher education teachers: A pilot study through bodyfulness approaches

PLoS ONE (2022)

Rosa María Rodríguez Jiménez Manuel Carmona Sonia García-Merino Begoña Díaz-Rivas Israel Thuissard

Work-related stress is a major cause of health problems worldwide. Faculty in educational institutions, including universities, also face high levels of stress, which undoubtedly affects their performance, level of personal satisfaction and wellbeing, and the relationship with students. Training interventions based on embodied learning can promote self-knowledge, emotional regulation and stress reduction, thereby increasing levels of psychological well-being. The present pilot study analyzed the impact of body awareness training in 31 university teachers using a controlled, randomized pre-post experimental design, with two experimental groups and a control group (n = 10). The two interventions were: Hatha Yoga (n = 11) and Dance Movement Therapy/Body Mind Centering (n = 10), which we have termed Body Movement Awareness. Variables related to body awareness, mindfulness, wellbeing, life satisfaction and stress were measured using self-perception tests. Cortisol levels, heart rate variability and sleep quality were also analyzed. Finally, participants’ reflections were analyzed according to a qualitative approach. The results showed significant differences between the control group and the Hatha Yoga group in terms of stress reduction and wellbeing. The Body Movement Awareness group exhibited evidence of contributions on self-knowledge, communication and kinesthetic empathy, key elements in the educational field. Despite the inherent limitations of the study, the conclusions are encouraging and open new lines of research from embodied approaches that introduce creative movement and group experience as part of the process of emotional regulation and self-knowledge.

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10.1371/journal.pone.0278372

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Geostatistical inversion of gravity and well-log data

Revista de la Facultad de Ingeniería Universidad Central de Venezuela (2008)

Rosa María Rodríguez Jiménez Miguel Bosch

interface between layers. We apply the technique to a set of data in eastern Venezuela to analyze the prediction errors on the sedimentary basin basement depth, and particularly the effect of progressively including more well constraints into the geostatistical inversion. The inversion process combining gravity and well data always produced a better prediction of the basement depth than the gravity inversion with no well control on the basement. We compared the basement depth estimates of the geostatistical inversion with the results obtained from plain interpolation of the well data (e.g. Kriging) and found that the geostatistical inversion of gravity data with well constraints improved the basement estimation when the spatial distribution of the wells is scarce, and both methods are equivalent when the spatial distribution of the wells is dense.

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Inversion geoestadistica de datos de gravedad y registros de pozo

Revista de la Facultad de Ingeniería Universidad Central de Venezuela (2008)

Rosa María Rodríguez Jiménez Miguel Bosch

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Geostatistical inversion of gravity and magnetic data in 3D

Miguel Bosch Ronny Meza Rosa María Rodríguez Jiménez Carlos Hönig

We jointly invert gravity and magnetic data following a Monte Carlo method that provides estimation for a 3D model of the structure and physical properties. In particular layer interface depths, and the density and magnetic susceptibility fields within layers are estimated and their uncertainties are described with posterior probabilities. This method combines the gravity and magnetic data with prior information on the mass density, and magnetic susceptibility statistics, and statistical constraints on interface positions. The resulting model realizations jointly comply with the observations and the prior statistical information.

10.1190/1.2144408

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Joint gravity and magnetic inversion in 3D using Monte Carlo methods

Geophysics (2006)

Miguel Bosch Ronny Meza Rosa María Rodríguez Jiménez Alfredo Hönig

We jointly invert gravity and magnetic data following a Monte Carlo method that provides estimation for a 3D model of the structure and physical properties of the medium. In particular, the model layer geometry and the density and magnetic susceptibility fields within layers are estimated, and their uncertainties are described with posterior probabilities. This method combines the gravity and magnetic data with prior information of the mass density and magnetic susceptibility statistics, and statistical constraints on the model interface positions. The resulting model realizations jointly comply with the observations and the prior statistical information.

10.1190/1.2209952

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A Case Study of a Robot-Assisted Speech Therapy for Children with Language Disorders

Sustainability (2021)

David Estévez María José Terrón López Paloma Julia Velasco Quintana Rosa María Rodríguez Jiménez Valle Álvarez-Manzano

The aim of this study was to explore the potential of using a social robot in speech therapy interventions in children. A descriptive and explorative case study design was implemented involving the intervention for language disorder in five children with different needs with an age ranging from 9 to 12 years. Children participated in sessions with a NAO-type robot in individual sessions. Qualitative methods were used to collect data on aspects of viability, usefulness, barriers and facilitators for the child as well as for the therapist in order to obtain an indication of the effects on learning and the achievement of goals. The main results pointed out the affordances and possibilities of the use of a NAO robot in achieving speech therapy and educational goals. A NAO can contribute towards eliciting motivation, readiness towards learning and improving attention span of the children. The results of the study showed the potential that NAO has in therapy and education for children with different disabilities. More research is needed to gain insight into how a NAO can be applied best in speech therapy to make a more inclusive education conclusions.

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Nonlinear Inversion for Dynamic Rupture Parameters from the 2004 Mw6.0 Parkfield Earthquake

AGUFM (2007)

Rosa María Rodríguez Jiménez K. B. Olsen

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Training Freshmen Engineers as Managers to Develop Soft Skills: A Person-Centred Approach

Sustainability (2021)

Rosa María Rodríguez Jiménez Pedro José Lara Bercial María José Terrón López

This article describes a subject design to train engineer students in soft skills through an experiential and person-centred approach, as is usually developed in companies for managers to incorporate responsible and ethical engineering perspectives. This design is based on an experiential methodology and its impact on students is presented. The subject, called “Personal and Professional Effectiveness”, was designed and developed based on Covey’s classic book “The 7 habits of highly effective people” and introduces ethical and social commitment among other contents. A detailed description of different activities carried out within the module is provided to allow replication. Students’ perception, gathered from their reflexive diaries, and academic satisfaction survey results are presented. Students report that this teaching method leads to a deeper connection with themselves and increased awareness of their strengths and weaknesses. Students seem to have understood the importance of sustainability and how individual behavior impacts in an engineering team. They reflect on how being aware of their own strengths and difficulties helps them integrate different knowledge into their daily lives and how this can improve their behaviors, not only professionally, but also personally.

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10.3390/su13094921

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