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Spanish road policy DGT focuses on vision 0, defined as the achievement of a system that reduces the possibility of accidents and, in any case, injuries. One aspect that has greater influence is the readability of the road by drivers and, especially, the horizontal signaling. Based on the vision of the Sustainable Road Safety developed in the Netherlands in the 90s, the main objective is to develop the so-called self-explaining roads, which show a road signaling clearly indicating to users in what type of road are and what behavior to adopt to maintain road safety for all road users. In order to develop a self-explaining horizontal signaling, it has been made a benchmarking research on some of the different types of most notable horizontal signage used worldwide and its main characteristics. The Spanish DGT is developing major developments in this field in Spain and continues to research in this line of work. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Se presentan resultados de una investigación que indaga el consumo de sustancias psicoactivas en una población clínica de niños entre 8 y 12 años que recibe asistencia psicológica en un servicio comunitario, dependiente de la Segunda Cátedra de Psicoanálisis: Escuela Inglesa de la Facultad de Psicología de la Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina. Asimismo se indaga el consumo de sustancias psicoactivas en los adultos responsables que acompañan a los niños a la consulta. Las muestras están conformadas por 55 niños (17 niñas y 38 niños) y 55 adultos responsables (47 mujeres y 8 varones). Se administró el cuestionario CORIN (Conductas de riesgo en niños), un cuestionario para padres o adultos responsables y un protocolo de datos sociodemográficos. Resultados: se registró la presencia del consumo ocasional de alcohol en el 33% de los niños y una alta proporción de prevalencia de consumo de alcohol en la vida, año y mes por parte de los adultos. A su vez, entre los adultos se registraron situaciones de consumo abusivo. Se infiere que el consumo ocasional de alcohol por parte de niños se asocia a las características de su contexto familiar y a los hábitos de consumo de sus adultos responsables.

AbstractRare neuromuscular diseases (NDs) are a group of inherited or acquired neurological pathologies affecting the muscles and the nervous system. Their low prevalence and high geographical dispersion can cause isolation and difficulties in social interaction between affected equals. New technologies, such as videoconferencing, offer a complementary option for improving the health of this population. The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of a teleassistance program at improving health-related quality of life (HRQoL) through social interaction in adults with NDs. The sample consisted of 45 participants affected by rare NDs. Twenty-four participants were assigned to the experimental group (EG), which participated in the videoconferencing sessions, and 21 to the control group. Three questionnaires were administered: WHO-DAS II, Sickness Impact Profile, and SF-36 Health Survey. Effectiveness was assessed by a pre-post design. An online psychosocial program was applied over three-month period. Data revealed an improvement of the EG in psychosocial variables, e.g. “Getting along with people” (z= –2.289, r =–.47, p= .05) or “Psychosocial Domain” (z= –2.404, r =–.49, p= .05), and in physical variables, e.g. “Life activities” (z= –2.844, r =–.58, p= .05). Social interaction appeared as a relevant factor at improving HRQoL levels. High levels of satisfaction about the teleassistance program were reported.