Acta Académica

The Effect of Musical Stimuli on the Attention and Concentration of a Group of Teenagers from a Private School, during the Year 2023

Melissa Marie González-Golfín — 2024-11-07

The general objective of this research is to analyze the effect of musical stimulation, depending on the type of music, on the attention and concentration of a group of adolescents from a private educational institution located in Cartago, Costa Rica. It is hypothesized that attention and concentration increase if a musical stimulus selected by the student is used during the development of cognitive activities. The research has a quantitative approach. It is transversal, descriptive and pre-experimental. We worked with a group of 30 adolescents between the ages of 14 and 16, who are in eighth and ninth grade. The research approach is quantitative.
The type of research is descriptive, transversal and experimental. The SART Test (a computerized test designed to evaluate successes and errors in sustained concentration and attention) was administered three times under different conditions: no music, instrumental music, and music with lyrics. The music was chosen by each participant at the time they began the test. The results indicate that the majority of successes occurred when the students listened to background music with lyrics. Subsequently, the survey created by Goltz and Sadakata was administered to the participants to analyze their perceptions of the benefits of music. The survey revealed that 60% of participants perceive and utilize the benefits of music in their learning activities.

The apeiron and the tale in Poetics: continuities and discontinuities

David Francisco Nani — 2024-11-07

This essay consists of a comparison between the pre-socratic philosopher Anaximander´s concept of apeiron and the aristotelic idea of the tale, as it is proposed in his book Poetics. It works by describing each concept and then it compares. It concludes the similarities related to the dependence on the idea of change and the process based on three ontological moments; and it shows the differences about the develop of the necessity concept and the equilibrium´s idea divergence.

Costs and Expenses in Accounting. An Ethnographic Approach in Paraguay, Period 2015-2020

Chap Kau Kwan-Chung — 2024-11-07

The research focused on the interpretation and application of these terms in the Paraguayan business context between 2015 and 2020. An ethnographic approach was adopted through semi-structured interviews with 370 accountants and business owners in Paraguay, exploring perceptions, interpretations and applications. of these concepts. In addition, direct observations of accounting work sessions were conducted, and records and financial statements were analyzed. The results were: Accounting professionals in Paraguay use "costs" and "expenses" interchangeably in daily conversations; A strong cultural influence was identified in the way companies manage and perceive their costs and expenses, and A notable evolution was observed in the precision and understanding of these concepts throughout the period studied. The modernization of accounting systems and continuous training, influenced by international standards, have contributed to an improvement in accounting practice in Paraguay.

The methodology of Service Learning, some considerations for its understanding

Dr. Santiago Gallur — 2024-11-07

Service learning (SA) is considered a methodology in favor of action and the creation of meaningful experiences in students to strengthen their social commitment, values, social responsibility, etc. Through establishing accurate links between theory and practice, community social experience and academic knowledge. The review on the subject shows its important role in different university educational contexts in undergraduate education. This text seeks to revisit some important considerations of this for the current university scenario. Through the review carried out, it can be considered that this methodology provides a way of practical application, action and protagonism of students in search of the promotion of social awareness and the necessary skills to solve real-life problems.

Trial by ordeals modern:

Miguel Zamora-Acevedo — 2024-11-07

The way in which judges are decided in the trial is analyzed, showing a highly inquisitive view of their decisions. The aim is to show the ambiguity in the interpretation of the institutes that are applied. To this end, eight examples are used, which have the result of showing the inquisitive vestiges of the current criminal trial.

Punitive Populism and Criminal Policy: from Abductive Reasoning to the “Tunnel Vision” Phenomenon

José Pablo Rivera-Moraga — 2024-11-07

This paper represents a brief consideration on the difference between the doctrinal position on how the construction of criminal policy should be designed versus what has been the recent reality at the national level. What has been said, with the aim of glimpsing the future challenges that arise in the matter regarding the integration of interdisciplinarity and the criteria of the sectors related to the criminal process.

Introduction of medical bioethics in the course for the incorporation of medical professionals to the Colegio de Médicos y Cirujanos de Costa Rica

Adolfo Ortiz Barboza — 2024-11-07

All medical professionals since their university studies have had a first approach to medical ethics or bioethics, since in our country from their study plans as part of the mandatory courses they take at least one course related to the topic of bioethics, however, this first approach is not enough to raise awareness among these professionals, which is why this article presents a proposal to incorporate the Medical Ethics course taught by the Colegio de Médicos y Cirujanos de Costa Rica as part of the incorporation process of new members a module on medical bioethics, based on the review of a series of related basic theoretical content, as well as the presentation of practical, everyday and real cases that the medical professional faces in the doctor-patient relationship.

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UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE CENTROAMÉRICA — 2024-11-07

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