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Introduction: Sexually diverse individuals have been given little consideration in the health system, which does not address their particular needs and demands. Objective: To describe the perceptions of homosexual users with regard to the care provided by primary health services in the city of Valdivia, in southern Chile, and their approach to sexual diversity. Methods: qualitative, descriptive study. The information collected was through a semi-structured interview, and processed using content analysis. Results: The specific issues that affect and concern this population are the prevention of sexually transmitted infections and mental health. In turn, there is concern for the health of lesbian women, in terms of the late detection of cervical and breast cancer, due to their irregular attendance to gynecological appointments, and the difficulties they face in exercising their reproductive rights. Finally, the concern for the quality of life of older adults belonging to sexual diversity emerges. Discussion and conclusions: There is expressed concern for specific health issues that coincide with the literature. There is a clear need to generate changes in our public health system, which must address its cultural and institutional complexity through actions that go beyond the mere training of health personnel. These changes must be spearheaded by governmental authorities, who should transversally adapt these to the family health model and implement specific health programs that address sexual diversity. ; Introducción: La población diversa sexualmente ha sido poco considerada en su especificidad por el sistema de salud, el que omite sus requerimientos y demandas particulares. Objetivo: Describir las percepciones de usuarios/as homosexuales respecto a la atención brindada en el nivel primario de salud en la ciudad de Valdivia, en el sur de Chile, en su enfoque hacia la diversidad sexual. Método: Se realizó un estudio cualitativo, descriptivo. La información se recolectó mediante entrevista semiestructurada, y ...

Se presenta la necesidad de potenciar el desarrollo académico y profesional de la mediación para alcanzar su crecimiento como disciplina científica. El actual momento jurídico, y socioeconómico que vivimos, hace presagiar que es el momento para encontrar el "lugar adecuado para su progreso". Se establecen algunas de las estrategias adecuadas para el desarrollo de la identidad de los profesionales de la mediación. Para ello, se realiza un recorrido por el movimiento experimental, social, profesional y formal de desarrollo y consolidación de la Mediación.
Se han analizado investigaciones, experiencias y reflexiones diversas que se han mantenido constantes durante más de una década hacia el proceso de construcción, desarrollo y consolidación del área de conocimiento de la mediación.

Vertically resolved optical and microphysical properties of biomass burning aerosols, measured in 2011 with a multiwavelength Raman lidar, are presented. The transportation time, within 1-2 days (or less), pointed towards the presence of relatively fresh smoke particles over the site. Some strong layers aloft were observed with particle backscatter and extinction coefficients (at 355 nm) greater than 5 Mm−1 sr−1 and close to 300 Mm−1, respectively. The particle intensive optical properties showed features different from the ones reported for aged smoke, but rather consistent with fresh smoke. The Ångström exponents were generally high, mainly above 1.4, indicating a dominating accumulation mode. Weak depolarization values, as shown by the small depolarization ratio of 5% or lower, were measured. Furthermore, the lidar ratio presented no clear wavelength dependency. The inversion of the lidar signals provided a set of microphysical properties including particle effective radius below 0.2 μm, which is less than values previously observed for aged smoke particles. Real and imaginary parts of refractive index of about 1.5-1.6 and 0.02i, respectively, were derived. The single scattering albedo was in the range between 0.85 and 0.93; these last two quantities indicate the nonnegligible absorbing characteristics of the observed particles. ; This work was supported by FCT (Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia) through the National Re-equipment Program under REDE/1527/RNG/2007, through the project PTDC/CTEATM/65307/2006 and through the projects PTDC/AAC-CLI/104925/2008 and PTDC/GEO-MET/4222/2012. The authors also acknowledge the funding provided by the Évora Geophysics Centre, Portugal, under the contract with FCT (the Portuguese Science and Technology Foundation), PEst-OE/CTE/UI0078/2011. Sérgio Nepomuceno Pereira and Jana Preißler were funded by FCT with Grants SFRH/BPD/81132/2011 and SFRH/BD/47521/2008, respectively. CGE benefits from the membership in SPALINET, EARLINET, and ACTRIS. ACTRIS Research Infrastructure Project is supported by the European Union Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007–2013) under Grant agreement (no. 262254). This work was also supported by the Andalusia Regional Government through the project P10-RNM-6299.

Se examinan distintas corrientes de pensamiento que contribuyen al debate relacionado con las nociones de justicia espacial y calidad de vida en las ciudades. Se destaca el papel de ambos conceptos en el desarrollo de ciudades equitativas e incluyentes. Se plantea la necesidad de un modelo educativo universitario en el campo del diseño urbano y el paisaje que articule diversos campos del conocimiento y curriculares en los que se incorporen los enfoques de justicia espacial, calidad de vida y bienestar humano.