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This article addresses the impact of COVID-19 in the illustration sector in Uruguay, through the survey of available information and the conduction of in-depth interviews with artists and qualified informants. The text is structured in the following sections: background (historical antecedents of the local graphic sector), public policies and spaces of resistance (main policy instruments and social actions affecting this art), the illustration sector (main characteristics of this market), impacts and opportunities of the pandemic (observed effects and trends), and final remarks on a possible post-pandemic scenario. Its main conclusions indicate that the pandemic has forced artists to seek new subsistence opportunities, promoting a greater professionalization and creating market niches independent of the galleries and large publishing houses. It has also gathered artists around a common objective of "resistance" that strains the balance between the functional and social aspects of the discipline. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

How can researchers conduct interviews about sensitive topics the interlocutors are unwilling to discuss? This article contributes to the ongoing debates on interviewing. While we are observing a growing interest in this research method among international relations scholars, we lack formalized advanced practices for overcoming interview-related challenges. Drawing on elite interviews conducted in Israel and the UK, the article introduces two research techniques particularly useful in discussing controversial or sensitive matters: in-situ texts and adaptable self-presentation practices. It first presents the types of challenges I faced seeking answers as to why secure and powerful states like the UK and Israel employ narratives of vulnerability in wartime public communication. Then it analyses how the use of in-situ texts during interviews assists in introducing sensitive topics into the interview. I illustrate how they allow me to quickly establish the importance of the research phenomenon as well as to facilitate more open conversations. Finally, I show the benefits of the adaptable self-presentation technique. The goal of this practice is to conduct a responsive interview. One in which the researcher builds trust with the participant by bringing out its own biographical aspects that emphasize either its outsider or insider status. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The situation of Spanish Early Career Researchers (ECRs) during the pandemic is presented, taking into account the main changes caused by confinement in their work habits and academic communication practices. Based on the information extracted from interviews and surveys, the transformations experienced in the following areas are analyzed: distance teaching, research production, the evaluation system and the metrics used, the progress of open science, peer review, ethically questionable practices, collaboration and networking, online meetings and conferences, scientific dissemination and outreach and the use of social networks. After the pandemic, some disruptions have reversed. However, others have remained. The pandemic has normalized the use of virtual and hybrid events and promoted researchers' dissemination practices, among other changes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

There is a growing consensus about the complementary nature of institutional and noninstitutional politics as means to push forward policy agendas. However, the bulk of research tends to concentrate on one aspect of this relationship, namely, how social movements influence the political arena, for example by impacting different stages of the policymaking process and creating new political parties. There is comparatively less understanding of the reverse dynamics: the degree to which political parties also influence the protest arena by adopting and utilizing strategies and tactics commonly associated with social movements and by connecting to demonstrators. Focusing on Argentina and Chile, two countries that have experienced massive protest waves in recent years, this article examines the presence of political parties in the organization, staging, and channeling of demonstrations. Given that the reception of political parties in demonstrations is closely tied to whether they are welcome in the protest arena or not, we also analyze how Argentine and Chilean protesters perceive political parties and the level of identification they feel with them. Our primary data source comes from 1 935 surveys conducted as part of the Caught in the Act of Protest: Contextualizing Contestation (ccc) network between 2015 and 2017. We found that political parties in Argentina exhibit stronger ties to social movements compared to those in Chile. We seek to link this outcome to divergent and historically rooted patterns of protest dynamics in both countries and discuss the implications of our findings in the conclusion. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Affective computing aims to create systems capable of recognizing, processing, and simulating human emotions to enhance human-computer interaction. Speech emotion recognition (SER) is a highly effective and non-invasive technique for assessing a user's emotions by analyzing physiological variables. However, despite its widespread use in end-user perception identification, few applications have been developed in the field of forensic analysis. To address this gap, this research proposes a new forensic emotion analysis software system, FOREMAN, based on the emotional study of the voice. The system was developed using the Iterative Research Pattern. foreman determines the fluctuation of emotions in an audio file, as well as the percentage and spatial distribution of emotions present in its segments, using clustering methods. The system's effectiveness is demonstrated by its application to an audio file taken from a Colombian Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) hearing. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Studying the quality of journalism in Portugal is important, given the current financial crisis the business landscape is going through, where newsrooms are increasingly smaller and with precarious working conditions. In this context, how do Portuguese television and radio journalists assess the quality of journalism practised in Portugal and the conditions they have to produce news? This article seeks to answer two research questions, through the use of semistructured interviews with 11 radio and television journalists in Portugal: (a) how do television and radio journalists define quality journalism; and (b) how do television and radio journalists assess the quality of journalism produced in Portugal? The interviewees stressed the importance of following the profession's ethical rules, maintaining accuracy and impartiality, as well as other more formal aspects, such as the quality of their writing or the ability to captivate their audience. As for the conditions needed to practise good journalism, the importance of time and job stability stood out, which the interviewees agreed are in short supply. Although the interviewees were not unanimous in their assessment of the quality of television and radio journalism in Portugal -- even the most positive ones had criticisms to make -- most of the journalists interviewed considered that their working conditions for producing good journalism fall short of what is desired. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study examines attitudes about integration and support for citizenship in the context of the Syrian refugee crisis in Turkey based on 85 interviews in four provinces. Consistent with past research, respondents reported multiple threat perceptions around refugees, with security and cultural threats predominating. Those who perceived refugees as threatening in three or more ways generally believed in fewer prospects for integration and were unlikely to support citizenship. However, positive views were present among those who reported one or even two types of threats, indicating there are possibilities for developing inclusionary attitudes even in the presence of threat perceptions. Our research also identifies two counterintuitive reasons some individuals support citizenship for refugees: to reduce security threats and remedy perceived favoritism in social support policies. These findings shed light on the complex bases of attitudes around migration and have important implications for designing refugee settlement policies and efforts to support integration. Related Articles: Duman, Yoav H. 2014. "Reducing the Fog? Immigrant Regularization and the State." Politics & Policy 42(2): 187–220. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/polp.12065/abstract. Ibrahim, Yasmin, and Anita Howarth. 2018. "Review of Humanitarian Refuge in the United Kingdom: Sanctuary, Asylum, and the Refugee Crisis." Politics & Policy 46(3): 348–91. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12254. Ravi, Chaitanya. 2021. "The 1971 Bangladesh War and Policy Lessons for Climate Refugee Management in South Asia." Politics & Policy 49(1): 248–74. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12392. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: This article presents the results of qualitative research performed through the semi-structured interviews to elaborate a theoreticalmethodological human resources churning model that will allow to statistically describe the relations of interdependence between the selected variables, to analyze their impact, and to test hypotheses in future studies. Originality/value: The relevance of this study lies in the opportunity to contribute to the development of such an intricate, unexplored topic, with scarcely available literature and empirical studies, providing the elaboration of an interview script as an instrument for data collection that facilitates future studies. Churning of human resources (excess of turnover) is solely related to the replacement of workers who voluntarily choose to leave organizations (Burgess et al., 2000). Design/methodology/approach: This study follows a qualitative approach. The process of data collection consisted of developing a semi-structured interview guide to gather information through the performance of 20 interviews. Findings: Through the analysis of the results, it was possible to ascertain that the more favorable churning dimensions are, the greater the retention of workers in organizations. Thus, the elaboration and application of strategic measures by organizations become relevant for the retention of the most experienced and qualified workers in order to avoid high costs with new hiring, which are a direct result of such replacements (churning). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Brazil is an emerging country with tremendous potential and the ambition to become a major player in global politics. Achieving high international status, however, depends not only on aspiration, but on the intersubjective perceptions of states that are already established as great powers. Brazil’s rise is connected not only to its attributes of power but to how the country is perceived by others. This article advances the study of Brazil’s status by analyzing the image of the country according to the perceptions of the foreign policy community of the permanent members of the United Nations Security Council. It contributes to International Relations scholarship by addressing the relation between images of a nation and its level of prestige. The article argues that knowledge about Brazil is limited even among global elites and is mostly associated with superficial stereotypes [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: Given the multiplicity of definitions about the concept of human resource churning, we took as a premise, the costs associated with the replacement of workers from voluntary departures from organisations. As this is a subject that has not yet been widely explored in Portugal, this study aims to expand the theoretical framework, as well as the empirical studies; Goals; Methods: This qualitative study aims to identify the main precedents of human resource churning and the strategic measures applied by organisations to mitigate it. In order to make the objective feasible, the research question was: what is the origin of churning in organisations and what are the mitigation measures? As a data collection method, 20 semi-structured interviews were conducted with human resources directors from various sectors of activity, which were analysed through content analysis in order to extract the main variables, emphasising the development of a theoretical model and its analysis; Results: In order to analyse this model, 3 propositions were defined and proceeded to their substantiation, using the literature on the subject and the information obtained through the interviews, it was possible to analyse the veracity of the defined propositions. It was possible to predict that human resource churning precedents negatively influence the occurrence of human resource churning; that mitigation measures have a positive influence on human resource churning and that mitigation measures have a positive influence on human resource churning precedents; Conclusions: The greater the investment in the application and/or development of policies and practices of human resources retention, the lower the churning rate will be, and therefore the costs derived from the replacement of workers will be reduced. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In view of the negative view of the phenomenon of menstruation and recent market changes aimed at the search for ecological consumption and real female representations, this research seeks to understand the relationship between women, menstruation and these new trends, in order to respond to the following question: How do consumers of ecological menstrual products perceive their relationship with menstruation and with these products? For that, texts were used as a basis that addressed the cultural aspects of menstruation in Brazil, the ecological market trends and how advertising and marketing aimed at the female audience and menstruation evolved over time. Data were collected from the analysis of cultural texts and interviews with consumers of ecological products. As a result, it was identified that the advertisements belonging to the second half of the century. XXI began to represent menstruation as a positive and natural phenomenon. With regard to consumers, the data indicate that their relationship with menstruation seems to have improved after using ecological menstrual products, as they feel safer and more confident, since the products generate greater autonomy and comfort for them. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses some of the lessons left by the book The Weight of the world (BOURDIEU, 1999) in the light of the findings of a research interview conducted with a Catholic priest, in which he discusses the participation of women in the social movements he led: for housing, education, health in the peripheries of a large Brazilian metropolis. The research team combined semi-structured interviews with the analysis of statistical series. The priest's testimony is presented almost in full in this article. Next, we show the partial results of a Principal Component Analysis, based on public statistics (POPULATION CENSUS, IBGE, 2012). The interview and the statistical analysis allow us to work on two different levels the notions of "misery of condition" and "misery of position", proposed in The Misery of the World. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Th is paper proposes to present clothing as a memory support through content analysis applied to oral accounts. Based on the perspective of clothing as a social phenomenon (Crane, 2006), urban sign (Volpi, 2014), and on the memorial processes as something reconstructed in the present from the memories of the past. Content analyses were done through coding and thematic categorization presented by Bardin (2004). Finally, in addition to the relationships drawn with the interviews, we highlight this materiality as a memorial access point to the past. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The objective of this article is to examine the creation process of Revista Educação Matemática Pesquisa and of Programa de Estudos Pós-Graduados em Educação Matemática, through data collected from interviews with key actors in the processes, Professors Silvia Dias Alcântara Machado and Sonia Barbosa Camargo Igliori, who played a crucial role in those contexts. From a methodological standpoint, the qualitative research study is inserted in the field of thematic oral history. The questions posed to interviewees included the following aspects: how the transition from a mathematics program into a mathematics education program occurred; the contributions of such program to Brazilian mathematics education, the origins of Revista Educação Matemática Pesquisa, and the underlying motivation for launching it; and the main challenges and contributions of the journal to mathematics education in its 25 years of existence, both nationally and internationally. Research results show that the conversion from a mathematics program into a mathematics education program, which took place at PUC-SP, in 1994, was carefully considered. The reorientation was also remarkable for the vital participation of experienced and internationally renowned researchers in the field. The creation of Revista Educação Matemática Pesquisa associated with the program, in 1999, in addition to broadening the scope of dissemination of research in mathematics education nationwide, provided opportunities for international exchanges. The publication of articles from 432 different institutions across 40 nations has consolidated the recognition of both the program and the journal itself. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Bullying is a high-prevalence problem in the classrooms of our schools. Young people with functional diversity constitute a particularly vulnerable population when they are involved in such situations. This study analyses the harassment experiences of five young people with functional diversity. To this end, five semi-structured interviews and a focus group were conducted. Participants reported having experienced verbal, physical, social and sexual harassment. The educational institutions involved treated these situations in an ineffective way, and the solution and the solution adopted in all cases was a change in the type of schooling. These results highlight the need to carry out teacher training and sensitization actions in students to prevent and act on bullying situations, especially, when students with functional diversity are involved. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Participation in protest movements, such as the ones in the 2019 summer, is grounded in how individuals and communities make sense of social issues. In this article, I describe and analyze the motivations of three women and three men who participated for the first time during the protests of the 2019 summer. After conducting the interviews in 2021, I analyzed the narratives of participants by integrating elements of the study of social movements, constructionist social-community psychology, and cultural psychology. Participants identified the following motivator factors: the chat, public policy, and desire for social change. An important feature from their narratives is the construction of collective identity among the people who participated in the protests as members of the ingroup and the representation of the political elite as an outgroup. The proportion of individuals who participated in a protest for the first time in the summer 2019 and ways in which their perspective and political action have been transformed remains to be explored. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A change is taking place in Spain, and internationally, regarding early intervention and the conception of children and disability (Tamarit, 2015). It is moving from a clinical approach, based on the rehabilitation and focused on children, to a more global, systemic and ecological approach centered on the family and natural contexts. However, its scope and generalization remain irregular. In Castilla-La Mancha (a Spanish autonomous region), a transformation effort is being made in this regard. The present study, through in-depth interviews with relevant agents (family members, public administration staff, and professionals who perform coordination and management roles in organizations pertaining to “Plena inclusión Castilla-La Mancha”) and the analysis of its content, has examined the following aspects: progress made in the transformation process; the factors involved, both in the internal life of the services and organizations and in the external environment; and the main obstacles and pending challenges. Based on the information collected, a model is proposed that describes the transformation, facilitating the transfer of knowledge to centers and communities that are developing (or considering it) a similar transformation process towards an approach centered on the family. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article will discuss the results and conclusions of the project entitled "Nordestinos in São Paulo and Oral History: historical and critical approach", conducted by the author. It intends to present the methodology and the data obtained by bibliographical research and interviews with researchers on the field. The constitution of a specific field of studies on the migration from the Northeast to the Southeast of Brazil that uses interviews is revealed by the diversity and depth of the data collected. This text will also describe the connections among internal migration research centers in Brazil, the formation of new researchers and the interviews as a method. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Covid-19 pandemic greatly disrupted educational systems around the world. Given their extensive stakeholder network, Schools and Colleges of Education played an important role in providing leadership across all dimensions of education throughout the pandemic. This paper presents results from an interview-based study of Deans of Schools of Education in the United States with a special focus on how they sought to address issues of diversity, equity and inclusion throughout the pandemic. Results show that while there was a great deal of variability in the responses of Deans and Schools of Education many promising practices emerged that are potentially scalable and shareable to other institutions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: Despite the relevance of the operationalization of the concept of human resource churning, this is still an underdeveloped theme, with little literature and empirical studies. It is in this sense that arises the interest in studying this theme, allowing to contribute to the development of a subject of great complexity, as well as to contribute to both the increase of literature and empirical studies. Goals/Methods: This article aims to analyze through a qualitative approach, what are the main causes of human resource churning. The study follows a qualitative approach using the analysis of international literature and 20 semi-structured interviews as instruments of data collection. As a form of data treatment, content analysis was used to select the main variables under study. Results: Through the data obtained it was possible to define as main causes of churning: low salary; lack of career progression; lack of individual development; rigid schedules; weak leadership; competition; locality; bad work environment; weak organizational culture; lack of promotion; lack of recognition; lack of availability; difficulty in work-family conciliation and lack of motivation. Conclusions: As a way to minimize the occurrence of churning, it is proposed that organizations implement strategic measures in order to meet the needs and expectations of their workers so that they feel satisfied and motivated in the organization and with their work, preventing the decision to leave the organization. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The purpose of this essay is to show how the structural analysis of narrative is a right methodology for study the material collected empirically in interview. It explains what the theory of the story is and exemplifies, through an empirical unit, how to fragment information and how to perform a thorough analysis of the text. The main actors in narratives, their actions, attributes, as well as the prevailing transformations stand out: cover-up, knowledge, status revelation; which are at the service of the subjects of native mixteca, young, urban, female. The conclusion is that the narrative analysis is pertinent to identify the ideals and show the process of configuration of the cultural identity of indigenous people who have been dominated by the hegemonic culture. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article analyses how cultural factors have defined the processes of organisational change in the Spanish Army. An analysis model was used that was constructed from 23 personal interviews with members of both the Training and Doctrine Command and the Legion Brigade. On this basis, the following objectives were sought: 1) to establish a model to analyse organisational change; 2) to study the applicability of theoretical approaches developed in the English-speaking world to a Spanish case; and 3) to define the importance of culture in military change. The results showed how culture has a major impact on decision-making processes, the direction of change and the organisational learning capacity of the Army. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article presents the gold standard attachment assessment methods for each age group, the methods that allow obtaining important clinical material, as well as the questionnaires with the best psychometric properties validated in Spanish and extensively used. The methods are divided into two groups, firstly, those that evaluate attachment in a categorical way, that is, in mutually exclusive classes, and secondly, those that do so in a dimensional way, as degrees of a continuum. The first group includes those based on direct observation, which evaluate 'attachment models' based on the attachment behaviors of the young child and those based on verbal responses to interviews or semi-structured play therapy assessments sessions, which assess the states of mind regarding attachment. The second group, dimensional, includes the questionnaires, which evaluate "attachment styles". Given its extensive use, a method for evaluating dyadic interaction is also included. Strengths and weaknesses of each method and the challenges that attachment assessment still presents at certain ages are shown. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The interviews, using digital devices, have been characterized as an important aspect of qualitative studies. However, the pandemic context amplified the challenges for the implementation of this information gathering technique. This chapter aimed to discuss the perspectives and uses telephone interviews during the COVID-19 pandemic. The chapter is initially organized with an overview of the electronic interview, the possibilities of its use and limitations. Then, the report on the experience of a group of Brazilian researchers in the development of a multicenter study on Integrative and Complementary Practices in Primary Health Care is presented. Next, the conduct of the interviews in this pandemic scenario is described as challenge. Several times, they were interrupted so that the respondent could attend to any pending issue to be resolved at the health unit. This circumstance is not a peculiarity of moments of pandemic since studies with themes similar to this one already reports the occurrence of similar experiences. However, COVID-19 was added to the priority processes of Primary Health Care. The Basic Health Units are close to users, playing an indispensable role in the health care of the population affected by the new coronavirus. Thus, it would be natural and expected that these cuts occurred during the interview. It is concluded that all the steps for conducting interviews were conditioned by the COVID19 pandemic and conditioned prior planning, maintenance of the ethical component, the choice of participants, interviewers, the moment for conducting them and the way to access their driving. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Fact-checking has become a global journalism movement that is considered essential to fight against disinformation and address demands for new communication processes. Spanish-speaking fact-checking is constantly growing, with the number of platforms in Latin America and Spain increasing by more than 100% from 2018 to 2021. Collaboration networks between these platforms are also being implemented to address disinformation beyond national borders in the Spanish-speaking world. However, academic research regarding this phenomenon has mainly focused on fact-checking practices without paying much attention to the professionals themselves: the fact-checkers. Understanding the challenges faced by these professionals in Spanish-speaking contexts is key to contributing to the development of this activity beyond the Anglo-Saxon perspective. In this work, we conducted a survey (n = 52) among Spanish and Latin American fact-checkers. The professionals were asked about their perception on fact-checking's link to journalism, the competences they believed necessary for fact-checking, the main difficulties they usually face, as well as their thoughts on proposals for potential improvements. The survey results were then enriched by conducting 13 in-depth interviews of Spanish-speaking professionals and academics with expertise in fact-checking. Studying these variables is key to design new, more adequate and attractive curricular proposals to improve the training of future journalists and help them face the enormous and complex but necessary and urgent task of fighting disinformation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Preliminary study on the impact of Open Science in the scientific cycle, from the beginning of the research to its publication, seeking to know, describe and explain the perceptions of a group of researchers regarding the Open Science ecosystem. A qualitative methodology was used, through a semi-structured interview. The results identify the researchers' doubts regarding the fulfilment of Open Science's premises. The systematization of their ideas allows us to question if they are prepared for these new experiences in the field of science and if they have the skills to ensure their autonomy to identify where to publish, how to publish, how to manage scientific data, how to disseminate research results, how and why to choose formal and informal channels of science, how to use technologies for the benefit of their visibility and, finally, how to ensure the perennity of their scientific production. Also, the new language used in Open Science raises many difficulties for researchers. Creating training programs for researchers is a strategic goal for the implementation process of this science paradigm. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study aimed to explore the psychosocial experience of informal paramyloidosis caregivers. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 22 participants recruited through a paramyloidosis support institution located in an endemic region in northern Portugal. The data were analysed using an interpretative phenomenological analysis. The results indicated themes and sub-themes interrelated with each other. Briefly, the knowledge related to the act of caring, which is acquired through previous experiences, is an ally for the current provision of care. However, the act of caring caused psychosocial impacts that enhanced the adoption of management strategies by the caregivers. Aiming to integrate the disease and its impacts, the caregivers reported experiencing different phases of the grieving process. As a result of the performance of this role, the caregivers identified needs that highlight the importance of intervention with this population, in order to mitigate or eliminate the negative psychosocial impacts resulting from the act of caring. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Social vulnerability comprises the risks involved in exposure to a threatening situation and the strategies outlined by social movements to mitigate this complex scenario. Following this epistemological context, the article examines social vulnerability in a case study, the Seville neighbourhood of Tiro de Línea. The analysis is based on the methodological triangulation of different sources (documentary, journalistic, statistical, cartographic, interviews and surveys of members of urban social movements, etc.). A Social Vulnerability Indicator (SVI) has also been developed, combining quantitative and qualitative techniques with the application of the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP). This method, through the information provided in the surveys, allows neighbours to define weighted criteria between the quantitative variables previously selected with a correlation matrix. The results of the research indicate that two of the six census tracts in the neighbourhood have high social vulnerability. Thus, the interaction between different vulnerability factors (socio-demographic, socio-economic and socio-housing dimensions) responds to neighbourhood concerns about the risk of vulnerable situations such as high unemployment or the predominance of single-person households made up of people over 65 years of age. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Data science, which includes big data and artificial intelligence, is present in many of the daily activities of our society, but it weighs a lack of citizen knowledge and a lack of trust. Improving the scientific culture that exists about these disciplines can mean a great advance in their understanding and their responsible incorporation into society. The public communication of this discipline is not very widespread, so the present work aims to study the role of journalists in the communication of data science, big data and artificial intelligence in Spain, identifying the understanding current they present and their usual practices. The methodology adopts a qualitative, exploratory and descriptive approach, based on personal and reconstructive interviews to understand the challenges and deficiencies that this group faces when reporting on data science. The results show relatively young journalists, with a shortage of women, attending to sources focused on the professional sector and to a lesser extent the academic one, with professional interest in the subject and in showing the impact it can have on society. The conclusions of this analysis will help journalists to improve their way of communicating science, and the media to improve their interest in these contents. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Based on camera-trap data, we quantified the richness and frequency of records of medium-large mammals at two distances from a trail with recreational use compared to one with lower use in Sierra San Javier Park, a periurban protected area of the Yungas of Tucumán. We recorded eight species of medium-large mammals in the less visited trail, but only four of these and in lower frequency on the trail with higher recreational use. Interviews with visitors about their perception and knowledge of wildlife revealed that 82% positively valued the presence of fauna, but only 26% mentioned knowing native species. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article aims to discuss some concepts, aspects and different perceptions regarding the importance of memory preservation. It is based on the assumption that recent memory is not only reconstructed by the Oral History methodology, but also through documents, files, photos, among other sources that are capable of storing residues and traces of the past. Our research object will be Editora Abril's magazine Intervalo (1963-1972). The experience of conducting interviews with former Intervalo employees allowed the magazine's history to be recorded and a better understanding of the historical context of the period. We will analyze, through excerpts from the testimonies collected, some aspects and communication strategies by the magazine, which was reinforced by the creation and dissemination of television programs - musical programs, quiz shows, interviews, humorous programs, musical competitions, among others - as a major marketing strategy by TV stations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: To analyze the meaning of dementia by those affected by it, and to give them a voice. Material and methods: Descriptive phenomenology through interviews with people of both genders who are over 50 years old and living in Tarragona (Spain), with a diagnosis of mild or moderate dementia, mainly related to Alzheimer's disease. Results: Three main themes emerged: 1) normalization of memory loss in early stages as part of the natural aging process; 2) self-awareness of progressive memory decline, which is concealed from others, and 3) adaptation processes and strategies to coexist with their condition after diagnosis. Conclusions: The most evident features were the lack of specialized infrastructures within the health system in terms of care, prevention programs, and early detection. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this article, I explore some of the possibilities that emerge when incorporating into the field of migration studies a technique typically used in cultural studies: music elicitation. Adopting theoretical contributions on the concept of belonging and methodological approaches regarding the inclusion of music in qualitative research, in this text I present the main reflections and results that the introduction of a musical piece in interviews with migrant population prompted. Drawing from a study I conducted in Spain and Italy, which examined the intergenerational narratives of more than forty members of migrant families concerning their notions and senses of belonging, we can observe that the insertion of the musical theme favoured the appearance of a more relaxed atmosphere, the manifestation of introspection spaces, and the emergence of emotional and reflective narratives. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The text approaches a set of experiences related to the working world evoked by the memories of subjects that interact with the picture II Quarto Stato, work of Pelliza da Volpedo, whose reproductions had broad circulation in Brazil between the 1970s and 1980s decades. Besides that, it problematizes the conditions of oral statement's production, by emphasizing the relation built through the interaction between the interviewer's and interviewed's subjectivities and by calling the attention to the control that the historian needs to dispose in the moment of the document's analysis that it turns into research data. The memories of the interviewed about their work experiences are strongly found associated to their political memories, seeing that the social movements where the picture circled with more intensity put the class questions in their main political claiming guidelines, focusing on the worker's situation, their fight and organization as a social class. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, I will focus on the making of interviews as a work strategy. I do not propose, then, to reflect in the abstract, but based on the historical research I produced from the interviews. I will attend the representative dimension of the concept of citizenship. I will expose the lessons learned in the process of constructing my research problem about how women became political citizens in Argentina between 40's and 50's. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Social science methods are increasingly applied in conservation research. However, the conservation sector has received criticism for inadequate ethical rigor when research involves people, particularly when investigating socially sensitive or illegal behaviors. We conducted a systematic review to investigate conservation journals' ethical policies when research involves human participants, and to assess the types of ethical safeguards documented in conservation articles. We restricted our review to articles that used social science methods to gather data from local people about a potentially sensitive behavior: hunting. Searches were conducted in the Web of Science, Scopus, and Google Scholar for research articles in English published from January 2000 to May 2018. Only studies conducted in countries in south and Southeast Asia, Africa, and Central and South America were considered. In total, 4456 titles and 626 abstracts were scanned, with 185 studies published in 57 journals accepted for full review. For each article, any information regarding ethical safeguards implemented to protect human participants was extracted. We identified an upward trend in the documentation of provisions to protect human participants. Overall, 55% of articles documented at least one ethical safeguard. However, often safeguards were poorly described. In total, 37% of journals provided ethics guidelines and required authors to report ethical safeguards in manuscripts, but a significant mismatch between journal policies and publication practice was identified. Nearly, half the articles published in journals that should have included ethics information did not. We encourage authors to rigorously report ethical safeguards in publications and urge journal editors to make ethics statements mandatory, to provide explicit guidelines to authors that outline journal ethical reporting standards, and to ensure compliance throughout the peer‐review process. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Considering that the weaving in the Atacama's Puna is projected as a millenary tradition, we seek to provide information related with this artisanal practice incorporating local knowledge in order to interpret a diversity of historic materialities recovered in an archaeological context from Antofagasta de la Sierra. For that purpose, we selected textile and cordage elements -among other objects- from the site of Peñas Coloradas 3-summit, located approximately 5 kilometers away from the existing town. While this site presents evidences of occupations during the Late-Inka period, some structures were re-utilized since the XIX century. Taking the encounter between weavers, artisans and shepherds with the textile materialities recovered in archaeological excavations, we present the results of the interviews and knowledge shared by men and women of Antofagasta, which allowed us to consider the material and symbolic universe in which textiles actively participate in this Andean community. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Paid-for information content has become a major concern among media looking for a suitable business model on the internet. The "totally-free" perception presumed by a significant number of users, the sharp drop in advertising revenues and the entry into the market of new agents such as social media, demand a reflection about that added value which shall prove decisive to foster an inclination towards paid content. The present research work analyses the value of quality from two points of view and through two complementary methods: those of the professionals managing media corporates, on the one hand, and those of users consuming content, on the other. Hence, answers are provided to questions raised, concerning the definition and perception of quality, and whether that sole element is enough to prompt the intention to pay. As an overall conclusion, it is finally determined that quality is indeed the primary value, as stressed by both professional and users, above everything else, and it is associated to values such as exclusiveness, differentiation, specialisation and accessibility. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper addresses the issue of risk management in relation to a specific type of library, the university library. A bibliographic review is carried out from different fields and connects it with the reality of this kind of institutions. Also, an analysis of the interviews with the libraries' directors of the Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina, is presented. These interviews included different axes such as policies and procedures, the interest of the authorities about the topic, staff and users training, measures adopted, risk factors, among others. The results show that although some specific implementations have been developed in this sense, there is still a pending account in issues related to the implementation of risk management in Universidad Nacional de La Plata university libraries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The study tries to answer on three questions: how many citizens does the State access through the social media available to the set of entities of Central State Administration? What are the dominant strategies used by these entities in order to get the largest number of followers? How are the relationships with these entities through social media perceived by citizens? Questions that start from the hypothesis that the extension of social media audience of State is as relevant as that available to other large media corporations in our country, despite its recent implementation in many of its agencies. Secondly, this extension is very unequal and this depends on each entity communication policy strategy. As a third hypothesis, the extension of the accumulated audience is conditioned by the relationship and representation that society has of the different organisms. It is designed a quadruple methodology: 1) quantitative, 2) content analysis of the messages with more echo, 3) qualitative interviews to managers of institutional social media, and 4) discussion groups. One of the relevant results is the communication personalization effort in order to obtain a deeper link with citizen-receivers, replacing the traditional formal-burocratic language. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: In 2006 and 2008 there were two lethal outbreaks of rickettsioses in the rural areas of Urabá, characterized by the lack of immediate diagnosis and antibiotic treatment. Objective: Describe sociocultural aspects about knowledge, attitudes and practices in relation to febrile syndromes and "tick fever" in rural areas of Urabá. Materials and methods: We conducted an exploratory study using knowledge, attitudes, and practices questionnaires and semi-structured interviews about febrile syndromes and "tick fever". We surveyed 246 heads of households and interviewed nine individuals. Results: We observed that people tended to identify febrile syndromes with signs and clinical symptoms of dengue, malaria, leptospirosis and rickettsioses. A considerable proportion of individuals (32.93%) knew very little about "tick fever", thinking that is was transmitted by mosquitos. They mentioned intestinal parasitoids, malaria, dengue, and "evil eye" among the causes of febrile syndromes. "Tick fever" is linked by its name to the bite of the tick. Furthermore, the treatments for febrile syndromes mentioned by interviewees are associated to those commonly used in western medicine and medicinal plants. Conclusions: There is a need for educational programs in rural areas, to raise awareness about these potential lethal conditions that can be effectively treated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study aims to analize the perspectives of foreign nationals about climate change impacts on the environment in Cyprus. The stratified purposeful sampling method was used to determine the study group. The research findings determined from this research suggest that the participants have knowledge about climate change, adaptation to climate change and the skills required to reduce climate change, as well as awareness on climate change impacts on the environment, but lack background information on how to reduce environmental problems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

American hospital audits include patient experience and information between health providers and patients. An effective communication promotes stronger relationships between patients and professionals, impacting on the quality of care. We analysed the most important communication elements and moments for patients during their hospitalization, as a consequence of an exacerbation of their chronic disease. Focus groups and in-depth interviews were conducted to 30 admitted patients between 54 and 86 years old. The results identify doctors and nurses as the most effective interlocutors for the transmission of information, establishing differences. Important moments were the admission, before the diagnostic tests and discharge, and the topics of interest are diagnosis and symptoms. Written contents enable to get more information compared to oral transmission because they allow multiple readings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Regulated studies of flamenco made their appearance in the official curriculum after the entry into force of the Organic Law 1/1990, of October 3, 1990, on the General Regulation of the Educational System. Nevertheless, a good number of professionals carried out their studies in advance of said governmental disposition, thus explaining why their pedagogy followed the same channels. This research studies the way in which the teaching-learning process of flamenco music and dance is carried out, through women, within formal, informal and casual contexts. For this, we designed and validated a structured interview, which we implemented with a total of 6 teachers. The results, obtained through the categorical coding through the ATLAS.Ti show the lack of musical knowledge of those interviewed and the influence of teaching in the choreographic learning processes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article deals with modes of seeing and ways of working in contemporary Spanish theatre. It explores the methodologies of talking with actors about the preparation and enactment of a role, of observing rehearsals and discussing the setting up of the sequence of actions that makes up the theatrical performance, and how these interactive collaborations with theatre and film artists can assist in a mapping out of ‘other’ or largely undocumented working practices. I draw on a number of select examples: conversations with Nuria Espert on her own practice; observational work watching the production process of stage directors Calixto Bieito and Lluís Pasqual; and in the final section of the paper, an extended consideration of my collaborations with Pedro Almodóvar. Through a framing mechanism drawing on archival research conducted on the actresses María Guerrero and Margarita Xirgu, I hope to show how an engagement with practices of enactment has shaped the historical narratives I have constructed on contemporary creative practice, and the ways in which a direct engagement with those who make culture in Spain can assist in understanding how that culture is constructed and consumed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Personal branding and journalism help define an information professionals' identity on the Internet. The benefits of Twitter and blogs can be leveraged to promote the author's career. This article aims to open a research line into the emerging reality of journalists' personal branding. Therefore, the cases of three journalists in Spain: Ignacio Escolar (Escolar.net), Mikel López-Iturriaga (El comidista), and José-Antonio Pérez (Mi mesa cojea) are studied. Their reflections and experiences, along with information from employers and experts, offers an early glimpse into the opportunities and boundaries of leveraging professional identity on the Internet. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The open access model for publishing monographs by the members of the Spanish Universities Publishers Association (UNE) is analyzed. The study focused on production data from 2015-2017, as well as the positioning and arguments of the editors in relation to the open access movement, publication, related policies, and financing modalities. Data was collected by a questionnaire (with a response rate of 58% of the publishers associated with UNE) and includes in-depth interviews with seven of them. The results show that 75% of UNE members publish titles in open access, most consider open access a good way to increase the dissemination of monographs, and that there are no differences in content quality with non-open access works. Publishers do not see that publishing in open access is compatible with the commercial exploitation of printed copies. Publishers consider the most effective financing channels to be institutional payment (i.e., the university), followed by publisher's self-financing, and payment by the author. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article sums up theory about language biographies and their existing applications within the field of linguistics. Being a less used (any maybe less known) method within Hispanic linguistics, the goal of this article is to give an overview over the theory of language biographies and its existing applications within linguistics. The article is based on works of German and English language, which have been as well as the author's experiences applying this method in his own research. It is intended as a starting point and incentive to interested scholars within Hispanic linguistics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Deception detection has been a longstanding concern throughout human history. It has also interested scientists, who have explored psychological and behavioral differences between liars and truth tellers, as well as ways to improve detection accuracy. Method: In recent years, substantial advances have been made in the field. Some of these advances are briefly reviewed in the current article. Results: A description is provided of (a) research and contemporary theories on how people (try to) detect deception; (b) recent advances on strategic interviewing to detect deception; (c) the integrative findings of recent meta-analyses on systematic verbal lie detection approaches; and (d) several important aspects concerning psychophysiological detection of deception. Also, some emerging trends and research needs for the future are outlined at the end of the article. Conclusions: Deception detection research is a lively and dynamic area of applied psychology that has experienced substantial developments in recent times. Much (though not all) of these research efforts have focused on developing empirically-based lie-detection procedures to be used by practitioners (e.g., the police) in applied settings. A number of new topics are just starting to be examined. These novel research avenues will surely yield interesting new findings in the future. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]