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The digital challenge encompasses all areas of work in libraries. This paper summarizes the activities and work carried out in collaboration with people from Medialab Tabakalera taking into account the creation process. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The social and educational role of public libraries has been strengthened in the last years due to a series of economic, political, social and technological factors, which have entailed a crisis of values in society. However, this role is not new and, for a long time, public libraries all over the world have created programs and designed spaces and activities based on the social and educational needs of their community. The Network of Local Libraries of Salamanca has been a benchmark in this regard and, for more than thirty years, has had among its main aims to become a space for education, entertainment and citizen participation. This paper focuses on one of the key projects that the library has been developing for years: "Buscando aliados" ('Looking for allies'). Its main aim is to become a backbone for the community, thus strengthening its role within it and creating a solid foundation which allows it to resist both internal and external threats. It thus allows the community to survive in a world that is progressively more disinformed due to the abuse and excess of unverified information and the drifting direction of culture and socio-economy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper presents a model for the analysis of the digital challenge of university libraries. This model, which has in its core the generation of value for users, can be structured in five layers crosscut by digital transformation: the service model, the processes, the professionals and the applications, the contents and the buildings and infrastructure. The digitalization forces the alignment in the operation of every action area of libraries, which requires a constant effort in professional training and profile adaption. New opportunities emerge at the same time as new risks arise which need to be faced. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper analyzes the publications of researchers who have collaborated with the Andalusian Association of Librarians Bulletin in terms of the level of citation, authorship, references and scientific productivity, among other quantifiable aspects, that contribute to measure the scientific production of the Bulletin from its beginnings to the present in the Dialnet database. For this purpose, software is used for the processing of information and tabulation of results, as well as for the representation of the information by means of grouping clusters to obtain an improved visual representation that allows to draw comparisons for decision making by the editorial committee of the bulletin. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

With this paper, I want to summarise the work done by the Andalusian Association of Librarians (in Spanish, Asociación Andaluza de Bibliotecarios) since it drafted a personnel order inspired in the 16/2003 Law until today. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper aims at giving an insight of the past forty years since the creation of the Andalusian Association of Librarians (ABB, by its acronym in Spanish). The association emerged as a result of the library movement in the early 1980s in Andalusia. This paper presents only a brief summary, since a detailed description would require too many lines, and also because, specifically for the first twenty years of the AAB, such an account can be found in the book by Antonio Martín Oñate published in 2001 on the occasion of its anniversary. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper analyses the Bill for the Promotion of the Start Up Ecosystem in its application to the Spanish university environment. The work compiles previous regulations of the university entrepreneurship, establishing comparisons with the Bill under discussion. In addition, it focuses on the new entrepreneurship instrument introduced by this legislative proposal: the student start ups. Through the case study of the Argos Programme developed at the University of Santiago de Compostela, the opportunities offered by the new legislative proposal in terms of promoting university entrepreneurship are detailed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article titled "What does my father think?" is a review of Paula Puigmartí's work, published by MÁRGENES Editores in 2022. The book is characterized by its narrative structure that combines elements of diary, poetry, collage of quotes, stories, and silences. The author uses quotes from other authors to tell her own story, creating intertextuality that frames the text and its understanding. The book presents itself as a personal journey of self-discovery through writing, where ellipsis, silence, and blank paper play a fundamental role. [Extracted from the article]

The pretrial hearing is made up of different procedures that respond to different phases that it goes through. Each phase corresponds to a function that pursues a certain purpose. From all these phases, the one I have come to call «dialectics» has been chosen for this paper. The introduction of factual and legal information in the ordinary declaratory civil process occurs in two moments: the main one, which corresponds to the governing writings, and the secondary or residual, which is precisely the aforementioned «dialectical phase» of the pretrial hearing. Its purpose is, in broad strokes, double. Allow a moderate extension of the contender's dialectical intersection. Correct, in a broad sense of the expression, what has been stated in writing up to now. The legal regulation of this «dialectical phase» is found in art. 426 of the Civil Procedure Law, whose study is the common thread of this paper. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper overviews the use of social networks in university libraries in Mexico. It presents the analysis of posting trends at a national level, as well as an analysis of the use of various platforms, the dissemination they offer, and what they promote. Additionally, the paper evaluates the extent to which the possibilities offered by these platforms are exploited as low cost means of mass communication. The method is based on the analysis of posts from 50 university library sites on Twitter and 50 sites on Facebook from January 2017 to the beginning of August 2019. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper addresses the different stages in the creation of a Digital Photo Library in a Public Library. These range from document collection to the processes of updating, computerization and cataloguing, as well as the use of Social Networks as a tool for the dissemination of the photo library contents. In particular, this paper emphasizes on the importance of the local collection for the library users. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper presents the development of the elements required to develop a research library brand offering specialized services and products in the fields of earth, marine and atmospheric sciences. The paper also examines the consistency between the public brand image and the corporate image held within the university campus at UNAM. The guidelines to position the library through a Web Portal and social networks are described with a view to wide dissemination and scope, regardless of geographical location. This comprises the generation of means of direct, real-time communication between the users and the professional staff for quality service and reliable content. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper describes the creation and structuring of the Group of Science Libraries (GBC)1 based on the administrative records generated. This allows University as well as national coverage among the various libraries of Higher Education Institutions in Mexico. This is accomplished by the establishment of a library brand allowing for greater visibility, so specialized users can meet their information needs with the various services and products offered, individually or jointly, by the GBC members. Additionally, this paper presents the elements taken into account, and the experience in the development of a library brand that would allow the group to gain greater recognition and academic visibility among libraries and research support librarians, at both a national and an international level. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper presents the objectives, scope and development of a user assistance service via WhatsApp by the library of the University of Málaga. This service is aimed at the 24-hour opening periods, specifically for extraordinary opening hours three times a year during the students' exam period. At this time, the user resorts to this service for clearing out exceptional doubts, anywhere and anytime. This paper presents an analysis of the results obtained, together with the goals achieved since it was launched. It also describes the revisions and improvements done, the expectations for the future, and the conclusions drawn from this work. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper deals with the emergence of innovative collaborative Makerspaces, insofar as meeting points with knowledge and practical learning in the new buildings of the twenty-first century local libraries. The paper first discusses, the concept of Makerspace and the environment in which it is defined or outlined as a new service within a library, together with its purpose and the intended public. A methodology is then established to implement it and the areas into which it is divided, integrated as a whole, specifying and enumerating simultaneously the necessary materials and resources of each. Finally, the paper examines implementation and management method of a maker space in the future library of the town of Vera, and the new expectations of the people's use. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper presents the position of the Latin American working group of the International Foundation for Integrated Care (IFIC). The working group brings together various Latin American actors and organizations in support of actions that facilitate the transformation of health systems in the region towards integrated systems that focus on people not as isolated individuals but as subjects of law in the complex social and environmental contexts where they live and interact. The working group proposes nine pillars of integrated care to be used as a conceptual framework for policy development and changes in practices: 1) shared vision and values; 2) population health; 3) people and communities as partners; 4) resilient communities; 5) capacities of human resources for health; 6) governance and leadership; 7) digital solutions; 8) aligned payment systems; and 9) public transparency. Based on these pillars, lines of work are proposed to strengthen alliances and networks, advocacy, research, and capacity-building, in order to help develop health and social systems that are effectively integrated and focused not only on people but also on communities in Latin America. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in the Americas and raised blood pressure accounts for over 50% of CVD. In the Americas over a quarter of adult women and four in ten adult men have hypertension and the diagnosis, treatment and control are suboptimal. In 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) released an updated guideline for the pharmacological treatment of hypertension in adults. This policy paper highlights the facilitating role of the WHO Global HEARTS initiative and the HEARTS in the Americas initiative to catalyze the implementation of this guideline, provides specific policy advice for implementation, and emphasizes that an over-arching strategic approach for hypertension control is needed. The authors urge health advocates and policymakers to prioritize the prevention and control of hypertension to improve the health and wellbeing of their populations and to reduce CVD health disparities within and between populations of the Americas. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective. To determine the relative risk of a lethal outcome associated with chronic degenerative conditions in patients with COVID-19. Methods. A cohort study was conducted using electronic medical records belonging to patients who tested positive for COVID-19 on RT-PCR while receiving care as outpatients or inpatients in a social security system facility between March 2020 and March 2021. Two study groups were formed. The exposed group was divided into four subgroups, each of which was diagnosed with one and only one chronic condition (diabetes, hypertension, obesity, or chronic kidney disease); the unexposed group was obtained from the medical records of patients without comorbidities. A total of 1 114 medical records were examined using simple random sampling. Once the minimum sample size was reached, the relative risk was calculated for each chronic condition. Combinations of two, three, and four conditions were created, and each of them was included in the analysis. Results. In the absence of a chronic degenerative condition, the prevalence of a lethal outcome from COVID-19 is 3.8%; in the presence of type 2 diabetes mellitus, 15.8%; in the presence of arterial hypertension, 15.6%; and in the presence of obesity, 15.0%. For diabetes and hypertension combined, the prevalence of a lethal outcome is 54.1%; for diabetes and obesity combined, 36.8%, and for obesity and hypertension combined, 28.1%. Conclusion. In patients with COVID-19, the relative risk of a lethal outcome is 4.17 for those with diabetes, 4.13 for those with hypertension, and 3.96 for those with obesity. For two chronic conditions combined, the relative risk doubles or triples. The relative risk of a lethal outcome is 14.27 for diabetes plus hypertension; 9.73 for diabetes plus obesity, and 7.43 for obesity plus hypertension. Chronic conditions do not present alone; they generally occur together, hence the significance of the relative risks for lethal outcomes presented in this paper. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, we focus on the procedural-criminal law of the enemy which is generally conceived as an exceptional criminal law and analyzed from the point of view of substantial criminal law and procedural law. In particular, we elaborate on the fact that since the criminal law of the enemy can be understood as a suspension –even if temporary and restricted in its application– of the typical guarantees of modern procedure law as well as an extension of the legislation in the Criminal Code which punishes conducts that does not directly violate any legal interest protected by the system, it may contradict the fundamental principles of modern criminal law. Finally, we conclude by arguing that the space actually occupied by the exception in our system is not that limited and therefore we try to seek a balance between the conflicting terms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The injured party for a wrongful act, for which the public administration is liable, can bring, along with other options, an action against, only and exclusively, the insurance company of the public administration, with the action residing in the civil jurisdictional order. This question has been the subject of a lively controversy, which still persists, and which has been echoed by the Supreme Court very recently. Although the considerable number of papers about the subject, there are many questions that are still awaiting a solution. The singularity of the substantive and procedural triangle that exists between the injured party, the insured Administration and the insurance company, means that there are many questions of a theoretical and practical nature that arise. This study intends to answer some of them. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The similarity of the dream with hallucination and psychosis is a constant idea that runs, in the background, throughout Freud's work. It is therefore quite surprising that Freud does not pay attention to the specific status of the nightmare in relation to both. The aim of this paper is, in its starting point, to fill this gap: to bring to light, by examining the two Freudian texts --the 14th of his Introductory Lectures on Psychoanalysis (1915-1917) and the Scheme of Psychoanalysis (1938)--, the theoretical place of the nightmare at the frontier that separates dream and psychosis, by pointing out certain common significant uses by Freud in his description of both nightmare and psychosis. In the light of which the borderline position of the nightmare in relation to psychosis --in which insomnia comes to occupy a prominent position-- is established, and the central deficit of the psychotic ego is examined, concluding that it is the result of the failure in the construction of the superego. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the negotiation or undertaking of Venture Capital and Private Equity transactions, a negative evolution of growth expectations, of liquidating investments, of access to the capital market or of finding investors, an unexpected negative event that substantially alters the bases of the transaction intended by the parties has a negative, direct impact at the time it occurs unexpectedly. The legal system provides for extinguishing remedies that allow for the "breach" of contractual obligations, thereby exempting the parties from the obligation to pay damages, such as: (i) material impossibility of fulfilling the obligation, (ii) unforeseen circumstances, and (iii) force majeure. In the absence of a regulation, and in response to several very deep economic crises, case law has developed the so-called "rebus sic stantibus" clause (similar to the "material adverse change" clause in the Anglo-Saxon world) as a remedy that does not extinguish, except in very exceptional cases, but rather for renegotiation, modification and adjustment of contracts. This paper addresses the definition of the elements and requirements that must be present in order to successfully invoke this clause before our Courts and Tribunals, or to configure it correctly in the appropriate contractual documents corresponding to Venture Capital and Private Equity operations. It represents the most recent and relevant cases to facilitate a better understanding of its importance and usefulness and explains how, fortunately, its application is becoming more flexible and spreading through the Courts and Tribunals, leaving behind the restrictive and exceptional use that this important resource has had when modifying and amending contracts under certain circumstances. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

SPACs are listed shell companies that are created and raise capital through an initial public offering with the sole purpose of merging with a non-listed company so that, as a result of the transaction, the target company becomes listed in the stock exchange. This way, SPACs work as an alternative to the traditional listing methods (IPO and direct listing). Although in the last months there has been a slowdown in the creation of SPACs, during years 2020 and 2021 there was a real explosion of SPAC offerings, mainly in USA, giving rise to a phenomenon called as "SPAC-mania". In this context, the purpose of this paper is to study the origins and the functioning of SPACs and to analyze the way this kind of companies could operate under the Spanish corporate and securities market laws. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The classroom library and the literary conversation that can be promoted around it allow an instructional space for reading mediation that facilitates the experience of values, the appropriation of culture, the development of a literary reading habit, the improvement of the comprehension and interpretation of literary texts, and the accommodation of literary conversations. As a result, the teaching situation changes from a traditional environment to a dialoguic and shared environment in which meaning is constructed. The objective of this paper is to present the activity of a reading club in which readers talk, and are able to judge and self-assess the criteria of others and socialize schemes that enable the construction of cooperative convictions. This will promote an integral axiological instruction in terms of the construction of the textual meaning through the expansion of the reader's intertext. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper presents part of the social media dissemination campaign of the IV Technical Seminar on Libraries, organized by the Andalusian Association of Librarians in 2020. One of the main objectives of the campaign was to give visibility and highlight the value of library activity within the framework of the 2030 Agenda. This was done by showing, through examples and concrete activities, the relationship between cultural extension activities and the SDG. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The participation of private equity & venture capital firms in the decision-making processes of target companies becomes a related-party transactions issue when two companies in which the same venture capital firm has an interest enter into a contract with each other and this contract is predicated on the significant influence and position that the venture capital firm has in their respective decision-making bodies. This paper will focus on providing detailed knowledge on the regulatory framework applicable to related-party transactions, as transactions that imply a conflict of interest and require the parties involved in the decision-making processes to observe certain duties of loyalty. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article focuses on the use of drying materials and pre-treatments in the process and product of domestic composting. Costa Rica has implemented Law No. 8839 for the Comprehensive Management of Waste since 2010, with the aim of regulating the management of biodegradable solid waste. However, only a fraction close to 1% of organic waste is properly processed in the country. Domestic composting offers a solution for the specific treatment of accumulated waste, but the lack of standards makes it difficult to carry out properly and at a low cost. The project will evaluate the effects of pre-treatments and the use of drying materials in domestic composting through a 2x2 factorial experimental design. [Extracted from the article]

The article titled "Experiences of the Aerospace Engineering Group for the training of UCR students" presents the experiences of the Aerospace Engineering Group (GIAUCR) in the training of students at the University of Costa Rica (UCR). The GIAUCR was created in 2014 as a meeting space for teachers and students interested in Aerospace Engineering. The group has focused on high-power rocketry and has managed to develop academic and professional projects, such as participation in international competitions and presentation of papers at international conferences. The project has been carried out collaboratively and openly, allowing students to learn and reinforce different topics related to rocketry. In addition, aerospace camps have been held to put the acquired knowledge into practice. The project has generated technical and soft skills in the participants, as well as an area of research and development that has yielded results in different fields. The leadership of the GIAUCR has contributed to the growth and positioning of the UCR in the field of aerospace engineering. [Extracted from the article]

The purpose of this paper is to offer an overview of the incipient regulatory framework existing in Spain on cryptoassets, but, above all, of the important and expected "Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on Markets in Crypto-assets, and amending Directive (EU) 2019/1937". [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The health emergency due to COVID-19 has led to significant changes in our society, introducing new methods of organization and communication in the library field. The work carried out in the ‘Arroyo de la Miel’ library during the COVID-19 pandemic is presented here. The paper begins with an analysis of the measures taken just before and after the lockdown, between March and May 2020. This analysis reveals that the efforts made in the Library to keep offering a virtual service to users in a manner until the library reopening and combining in-person and virtual services after the reopening were a success. It also supports the benefits of considering libraries as essential services. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The evolution of the eBiblio service is analyzed in broad terms, from its start in 2014 to the end of 2020. This paper describes the management and functioning of the service and then, it analyzes how it became one of the most valuable services during the pandemic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper aims at a brief discussion of the importance that companies in the library sector had and still have in the development of libraries. It also addresses the steps towards improvements in these alliances in order to enhance their management and their results. This paper also analyzes the projects carried out over the past few years in the library of the University of Almería, from the point of view of the university's inherent commitment towards knowledge transfer for the service of society. Good examples of these projects are the international development projects for cooperation funded by the Andalusian Agency for Development Cooperation in Perú and Paraguay or, indeed, the greatest impact project in Almeria: the design and start-up of the "José María Artero" Central Library. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Library Marketing Project Team of the Andalusian Association of Librarians presents a guide for a social media plan for libraries. This guide is intended for public libraries in search of a tool to assist the librarians who may want to use social networks as a means of effective communication with the library users. The stages and most relevant aspects for a social media plan are listed throughout the paper. The most relevant platforms for data retrieval are also mentioned. The paper reviews platforms that may supply relevant information for the knowledge of users, and platforms that may have data about our influence on users via the social media. This allows for the adjustment and optimization of work plans over time. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper presents the CBUA (University libraries' Consortium of Andalusia) with a brief description of its organization. Several points are reviewed: the strengthening of the image of the CBUA within the university community, the relevance of cooperation as an opportunity to strengthen this brand image, and the challenges ahead. The paper also discusses the need to establish a strategy and a number of projects to tackle these challenges. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The document titled "Legal Psychology and Legal Issues" is a white paper that addresses healthcare for individuals with severe mental disorders in Spanish prisons. The book provides information on general concepts, methods, available healthcare and social resources, as well as the care trajectory of individuals with severe mental disorders involved in the judicial system. It also analyzes the psychiatric prisons in Alicante and Seville, pharmaceutical care in the prison environment, and healthcare and social assistance programs in the community. Additionally, it mentions the transfer of penitentiary healthcare competencies to the Basque Country and presents models of mental health care in Catalonia. [Extracted from the article]

Proficiency testing has proven to be an extremely powerful tool to evaluate the quality of measurements from various laboratories. This paper evaluates the advantages of using linear mixed models over traditional random-effects models in the analysis of homogeneity studies in proficiency testing and describes their application with a study case of elements measurement in drinking water (proficiency testing DMQ-001-2018 by LCM). Both models were adjusted and evaluated for calcium (Ca) and magnesium (Mg) measurement data using R software. A trend by measurement was evidenced for Mg (p = 0.0005) but not for Ca (p = 0.4265). An analysis of uncertainty components due to lack of homogeneity between units (uhom) and method repeatability (ur) showed the similarity in the components obtained for the models in the case without trends (linear mixed model: uhom = 0.45 mg/L and ur = 0.46 mg/L, random-effects model: uhom= 0.47 mg/L and ur=0.45 mg/L). However, significant differences were observed in the case with trends (linear mixed model: uhom = 0.00 mg/L and ur = 0.08 mg/L, random-effects model: uhom = undefined and ur = 0.23 mg/L). For the latter, great advantages were evidenced for the mixed linear model compared to the traditional model, highlighting the possibility of eliminating mathematical undefinitions in the estimation of uhom and the mitigation of possible overestimations of ur. Finally, a R-code is provided to process data from homogeneity studies based on the fit of a linear mixed model. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The direct appeal or appeal per saltum is that which is filed immediately against judgments issue in the first instance. This paper make a historical analysis of the appeal per saltum in the LEC 1881 and a compared study between the Spanish and German legal order. In addition, it examines from a lex ferenda perspective the opportunity to reintroduce this type of appeal and the regulation that would best suit the system. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper analyses the specific problem of the foundation of the «reversal interest» in the evidence of foreign law which can be seen on a double front: on the one hand, based on the deep contradiction latent in the dominant jurisprudential doctrine of the Supreme Court in the matter; on the other, based on the growing reinforcement of the «reversal interest», which translates into an effort to justify and accredit the same that is difficult for the litigant to comply with, especially in controversial areas and in which there are specific difficulties, such as the judicial application of foreign Law. The analysis is carried out from a critical point of view, also offering various suggestions in order to improve the system, both de «lege data» and de «lege ferenda». [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A semblance of the classic myth of Paris and Helen of Troy reappears in the 1993 advertising spot for Chico Martini, which tells the story of how a very attractive and seductive young blonde, the partner of a very wealthy, powerful and unfriendly senior man, is drawn, as if attracted by a magnet, by a kind of very attractive and sensual man tart, who suddenly appears by sea, without anyone being able to prevent him from doing so. The Martini Boy represents an attractive, shallow man, with a powerful image full of sensuality. If the myth of Paris begins with wine, the Chico Martini begins with the vermouth of the same brand. This paper will try to analyse how this connection is reached, from the classical myth to the postmodern one. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper analyzes the different opportunities for venture capital in the field of business restructuring in a post-pandemic scenario. Specifically, it will address investment options in companies in which venture capital funds are already partners, as well as opportunities to participate in the restructuring of new businesses and to make such investments profitable through the instrument of credit capitalization. Additionally, the role of the venture capital funds in the face of the new Directive on preventive restructuring frameworks will be discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The increasing economic importance of crowdfunding since the beginning of the present century, together with the legal problems that these transactions may give rise to, have determined the national regulations that were enacted during the second decade of the 21st century. In view of the progressive national regulatory fragmentation that was occurring in the European Union and the call by the legal doctrine, the authorities and the industry for a European legislative action, the Commission presented in 2018 a Proposal for a Regulation in this field. This paper analyzes the meaning and content of the corresponding rules finally approved: Regulation 2020/1503, that shall apply from 10 November 2021. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The professional sector of libraries in Andalusia is still not regulated by law in 2021. Since its creation in 1981, the AAB has worked towards the recognition of this professional sector after years of discrimination by public administrations. This paper aims to provide an overview of the various attempts made to provide this sector with a legal coverage in favour of professional regulations to guarantee the needs of the library staff in Andalusia. The AAB has not let up in its efforts to make this possible and continues working on this goal nowadays. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents the introduction of a double issue of the magazine Trama y Fondo, which originated from the XI International Congress of Textual Analysis Trama y Fondo. The congress was organized by the cultural association Trama y Fondo and the English Philology department of the University of La Rioja. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the congress was held online. The double issue of the magazine contains revised and expanded versions of the papers presented at the congress. [Extracted from the article]

In this paper, a virtual model in ANSYS for the forming process of stainless steels which allows obtaining the neutral fiber is presented. The neutral fiber, also known as K factor, allows determining the blank of a piece for its later forming. Due to the complexity of the forming processes in the industry, such as bending, shaping, and stamping, it is necessary to perform computational analyses. It is important to count on models that allow understanding the behavior of the material during its processing to reduce subsequent manufacturing mistakes. In this paper, a finite element-based analysis method for the forming process of stainless steels is proposed, and also its comparison with physical experimentation is presented. A particular bending process was characterized and its comparison with physical tests of 201 and 304 stainless steels wasundertaken. Such comparison shows a difference of 0.4 percent between them. The obtained K factor could be used directly for analytical calculations of the blank of parts or for the software development of sheet metal forming. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Nowadays, the business environment has developed non-banking financing alternatives especially adequate for Venture Capital, mainly for those technology-based companies, essential for any developed economy. With this, entrepreneurs seek for funds to finance their business activities whilst investors look for projects with interesting returns at medium term. In order to do so, it is especially important that they agree with the value of the startup. This paper realizes a theoretical review about valuation methods used for venture capital investments. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper analyzes the different opportunities for venture capital in the field of business restructuring in a post-pandemic scenario. Specifically, it will address investment options in companies in which venture capital funds are already partners, as well as opportunities to participate in the restructuring of new businesses and to make such investments profitable through the instrument of credit capitalization. Additionally, the role of the venture capital funds in the face of the new Directive on preventive restructuring frameworks will be discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper aims to provide an analysis of the current general vision of the collective financing platform sector in general and, more specifically, of crowdlending platforms in Spain. To this purpose, the development of this financing tool is analyzed, as well as the legal framework and the main risks affecting it. It analyzes the influence of the crisis caused by Covid-19, its disadvantages and the competitive advantages that can be used to establish itself as an efficient financial tool, supporting the economic recovery of Spain. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper analyzes the photograph of an indigenous woman in protests in Quito, in Octuber 2019 by photographer David Díaz, based on social uses that emerge through its appropriation and mass circulation, "viralization", on digital social media. In the second part, it is proposed to think about the relationship betweeen photo, gaze and its historical dimension in contemporary visual culture. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Spanish National Strategy against Terrorism 2019 had among its objectives the establishment of legal mechanisms to allow for the use of information obtained by the military in conflict zones as evidence in criminal proceedings, while at the same time ensuring the necessary observation of the appropriate procedural guarantees. The aim of this paper is to contextualize this policy objective as part of a broader picture and to highlight some of the challenges posed by its implementation in Spain from a procedural law standpoint. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]