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Spanish to English: Desarollo sostenible en Colombia // Sustainable Development in Colombia General field: Science Detailed field: Environment & Ecology
Source text - Spanish En Colombia, como en muchos otros países occidentales, cada vez se habla más sobre el desarrollo sostenible. Es más, también son muchos los proyectos, programas y políticas que buscan hacer en este país para lograr un desarrollo económico más sustentable.
Colombia es un país con una enorme riqueza en biodiversidad. De hecho, nuestro país junto con otros 11 países alberga al 70% de la biodiversidad mundial, esto hace que sea de vital importancia la protección del medio ambiente al considerar el desarrollo económico.
El reciente crecimiento económico del país ha traído muchos e importantes beneficios a sus habitantes. Dicho crecimiento ha reducido la pobreza, la violencia y la desigualdad; ha aumentado la esperanza de vida, mejorando la calidad de la salud y la educación, incrementado los ingresos brutos per cápita, entre otros beneficios. Por otra parte, ha implicado que se produzcan cambios en el medio ambiente, como por ejemen las emisiones de dióxido de carbono y en el área forestal.
En los últimos 30 años las emisiones de dióxido de carbono per cápita en Colombia se han reducido ligeramente, a pesar del desarrollo económico que ha experimentado el país. Sin embargo, el área forestal ha disminuido. En 1990 el 56,3% de la superficie del país era bosque y veinte años después pasó a ser el 54,5%, mientras que, en otros países como España y Cuba, el área forestal ha aumentado.
De acuerdo a los indicadores utilizados en algunos estudios, en general el desarrollo económico colombiano es sostenible. Aunque siempre hay áreas por mejorar, el crecimiento económico ha propiciado una mejora en la calidad de vida de los colombianos sin afectar en gran medida al medio ambiente.
Translation - English Sustainable Development in Colombia
In Colombia, as in many western countries, sustainable development is spoken of with increasing regularity. In addition, there are also many projects, programs and policies that aim to achieve more sustainable economic development in this country.
Colombia is a country that is hugely rich in biodiversity. In fact, our country, together with another 11 countries, is host to 70% of the world’s biodiversity. This means that environmental protection is vitally important when considering economic development.
The recent economic growth of the country has brought with it many important benefits for its inhabitants. This growth has reduced poverty, violence and inequality. It has also raised life expectancy, improved the quality of healthcare and education, and increased gross income per capita, among other benefits. On the other hand, it has also entailed changes to the environment, for example in the emissions of carbon dioxide and in forest areas.
In the last 30 years carbon dioxide emissions in Colombia have fallen slightly on a per capita basis, despite the economic development that the country has experienced. Nevertheless, forest areas have diminished. In 1990, 56.3% of the surface area of the country was covered by forest and 20 years later this had become 54.5%. Meanwhile, in other countries like Spain and Cuba, forest areas have increased.
In accordance with the instruments used by some studies, Colombian economic development is, generally speaking, sustainable. Although there is always room for improvement, economic growth has brought about an improvement in the quality of life of Colombians without affecting the environment to a great degree.
Spanish to English: ¿Cómo afecta al cerebro la bipolaridad? // How does Bipolar Mood Disorder Affect the Brain? General field: Medical Detailed field: Medical (general)
Source text - Spanish Las personas con trastorno bipolar, una dolencia que afecta a unos 60 millones en el mundo, presentan menos materia gris en la parte frontal y temporal del cerebro, revela un reciente informe.
La investigación realizada por la Universidad del Sur de California (USC), junto con un consorcio de investigadores internacionales, muestra que las personas afectadas por la bipolaridad tienen diferencias en las regiones del cerebro que controlan las inhibiciones y las emociones.
‘Creamos el primer mapa global del trastorno bipolar y la forma cómo afecta al cerebro, resolviendo años de incertidumbre sobre cómo los cerebros de las personas difieren cuando tienen esta grave enfermedad’, destacó Ole Andreassen, investigador del estudio y profesor de la Universidad de Oslo.
Los investigadores resaltaron que este trastorno psiquiátrico debilitante afecta no solamente a las personas que lo sufren sino a sus familiares y relacionados.
El estudio mostró un adelgazamiento de la materia gris en los pacientes con bipolaridad, y los mayores déficits fueron encontrados en las partes del cerebro que controlan la inhibición y la motivación, ubicadas en las regiones frontal y temporal.
Según el análisis publicado en una revista científica, algunos de los pacientes con trastorno bipolar y una historia de psicosis mostraron mayores deficiencias en la materia gris en su cerebro.
Igualmente, los pacientes que toman tratamientos de litio presentaron un adelgazamiento menor de su materia gris, lo que sugiere un efecto protector de esta medicación en el cerebro, resalta el trabajo.
Los investigadores destacaron la importancia del informe con miras al desarrollo de tratamientos para este grave problema mundial.
Translation - English A recent report shows that people with bipolar mood disorder, an ailment that affects some 60 million people worldwide, have less grey matter in the frontal and temporal areas of the brain.
The study carried out the by the University of Southern California (USC), together with a consortium of international researchers, shows that people affected by Bipolar Mood Disorder have differences in the parts of the brain that control inhibitions and emotions.
“We created the first global map of bipolar mood disorder and the way that it affects the brain, resolving years of uncertainty about how the brains of people differ when they suffer from this serious illness”, said researcher Ole Andreassen, a professor from the University of Oslo.
The researchers stressed that this debilitating psychiatric disorder affects not only sufferers, but also their families and friends.
The study showed a thinning of the grey matter in patients with Bipolar Disorder, and that the biggest deficits were found in the parts of the brain that control inhibition and motivation, which are located in the frontal and temporal regions.
According to the analysis, which was published in a scientific journal, some patients with Bipolar Disorder and a history of psychosis showed greater deficiencies in the grey matter of their brain.
In addition, the study highlights that patients undergoing lithium treatment showed less of a thinning of their grey matter, which suggests that this medication has a protective effect on the brain.
The investigators highlighted the importance of the study in terms of the development of treatments for this serious global problem.
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