The aim of this paper was to explore whether self-efficacy as teacher and researcher perceived by university lecturers was related to teaching styles and approaches. Two instruments were administered to 259 teachers at the University of Girona (Spain), who were active researchers and had a teaching workload of 9 ECTS or above. The results showed that self-efficacy as a researcher was the variable which yielded most differences. The higher the self-efficacy of the researcher, the stronger the belief that teaching was guided by research. Certain beliefs about the teaching-research nexus were very different according to the degree of self-efficacy as a researcher, while there were fewer differences in terms of gender and field of studyEl objetivo de este trabajo es observar si la autoeficacia como profesor e investigador percibida por los profesores universitarios está relacionada con sus estilos o enfoques de enseñar. Se aplicaron dos instrumentos a 259 profesores de la Universidad de Girona con dedicación docente de 9 o más créditos y a miembros activos en tareas de investigación. En conclusión la variable autoeficacia como investigador es la variable que genera más diferencias. Los resultados indican que cuanto mayor es la autoeficacia como investigador, más fuerte es la convicción de que la investigación guía la enseñanza. Ciertas convicciones sobre el nexo docencia-investigación son muy diferenciadas según la autoeficacia investigadora y existen menos diferencias en función de las variables género y ámbito de estudi

Cutaneous reactions to thalidomide therapy are reported infrequently. We report two new cases. Both patients suffered from chronic renal insufficiency and were on thalidomide therapy because of prurigo nodularis. The cutaneous reaction consisted of a severe erythematous rash progressing to erythroderma, associated with peripheral eosinophilia. In both cases rapid resolution occurred after withdrawal of thalidomide. We emphasize the possibility of a severe cutaneous hypersensitivity reaction due to thalidomide and speculate about the role played by the renal insufficiency present in both cases.

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