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Co-working is an emerging form of social innovation within the collaborative economy. It is a response to job insecurity and to the isolation experienced as a consequence of changes in forms of work by the creative classes and by entrepreneurs from certain sectors. Its growth has been basically limited to the last decade, so it remains in a stage of interpretive flexibility. A qualitative study was performed into coworking spaces in the city of Alicante (Valencia Region, Spain). Empirical data were used to explore this area, which revealed two different development dynamics in these spaces based on the professional profile of participants. It was therefore found that with co-working spaces being shaped differently depending on people's motivations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background. Contemporary society is the result of a remarkable change in institutional culture, especially for health-related organizations: health corporations and patient associations. Integration in the digital sphere, emphasizing incorporation in social networks as an organizational strategy, is a challenge that provides opportunities to improve the interaction between professionals and citizens. Methodology. Comparative study of the use of digital technologies, highlighting social networks, carried out by health organizations and those of patients with rare diseases. Techniques used. Selection of a sample Spanish hospitals and a sample organizations peoples affected by rare diseases to compare their presence in the most used social networks. Results. Both health institutions and, in particular, associations of patients with rare diseases, are increasingly use digital technologies to interact with citizens. Conclusions. Since patient associations are more present and active on social networks than health organizations, there is a need for the latter to develop an organizational strategy to improve digital interactivity in order to respond needs of their users to take advantage of the positive effects that result from its use. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This work aims to ascertain whether the communication resources of the Web 2.0 used in virtual communities of patients with rare diseases successfully provide useful information and improve the health conditions of those affected by rare diseases. This observational study conducted on the websites of 80 organizations shows that these communities of social networks are indeed the preferred means of health-related communication for those affected and they provide a helpful mutual support network. The collective knowledge generated fosters co-participation in decision-making and provides a more focused approach to care for patient needs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Este artículo recoge una investigación realizada con el objetivo de construir una escala válida y confiable que mida el arraigo familiar de los menores cuyos padres se encuentran en trámites de divorcio cuando la custodia compartida es una cuestión disputada en el juzgado de familia. Para ello se han estudiado las propiedades sociométricas de la escala y se han relacionado sus dimensiones con la variable tipo de custodia. La hipótesis de trabajo que se plantea es que los menores en custodia compartida encuentran puntuaciones de arraigo familiar similares en el domicilio paterno y materno. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study analyzes the case of a vulnerable neighbourhood where a socio-community intervention was developed between 2002 and 2012, in order to improve health and quality of community life, especially amongst young population. The aim of this study was to determine the biographical experience of young people and inquire about the influence of intervention in their life trajectories. Methodology: From a qualitative perspective, through participant observation, semi-structured interviews and documentary analysis, a reflection is presented on the social efficacy and perceived benefits of intervention in the community. The results show a significant and positive impact on social cohesion and community convivence. As regards young people, a change in orientation of some individuals' life paths is recognized, thus avoiding exclusion, with a clear improvement in their relational environment and self-esteem and showing the development of social skills that have helped their transition into adulthood. Conclusion: This article invites reflection on the effectiveness of interventions aimed at social change, their sustainability over time and their limitations. It is a proposal, based on a real example, for the application of social and health policies aimed at socially disadvantaged youth. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective. This article aims to analyze the association between nightlife habits, the drug use and the achievement and truancy in teenagers Alicante (Spain). Methodology. The sample was composed by a total of 738 Secundary Education students, which is compulsory in Spain. A descriptive analysis of quantitative variables was performed; the correlation between variables were studied with the Pearson correlation coefficient, and finally a multiple linear regression analysis was performed using the method of step forward. Results. 65,5% of the students stated they had ever consumed alcohol, 25% reported that they used cannabis. The consumption of this last substance reached the 42,3% in students of the Program of Initial Professional Qualification. The regression analysis showed that the predictors of performance and school absenteeism are drugs use and homecoming time. Conclusion. The academic performance and school absenteeism is influenced by drug use, and at the same time the consumption of psychostimulants is increased however much it is delayed the time back home. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article explores the phenomenon of populist misinformation in the online space, using the conversation held on Twitter concerning the trial of the Procés as a case study. By way of a sample of 175,977 tweets published during 2019 and the segmentation of users into categories, the key actors were identified, and the most relevant contents were extracted using trigram and term frequency analysis. The results show the large citizen mobilisation led by civil pro-independence organisations and popular-based movements such as the Tsunami Democrátic, as opposed to the secondary role of political parties and the media, as well as the marginal adherence of public institutions to the hashtags that channelled the online conversation. The political and ideological slogans of pro-independence and unionists defined the conversation, leaving the discussion of objective questions of a legal and political nature in the background and thereby contributing to the confusion around concepts such as democracy or self-determination. Spaces prone to the generation and dissemination of populist misinformation are identified in two segments of the sample: the one classified as unionist and the more radicalised sector of the pro-independence population. The discourse of the former is characterised by outrage at the street riots following the sentence and by the defence of police actions, without the voice of moderate unionism being heard; and that of the latter, by calls for civil disobedience and confrontation against the Spanish State and against the Catalan politicians themselves. Forces are detected in the online space that are practically invisible outside the online world, and the concept of demotics emerges as opposition to politics. The results obtained contribute to a better understanding of the phenomenon of online disinformation and its relationship with populist discourse. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Disinformation does not always take the form of a fake news item, it also appears in much less evident formats which are subtly filtered into public opinion, thus making its detection more difficult. A method is proposed in this paper to address the study of "widespread" disinformation by combining social science methods with artificial intelligence and text mining. The case study chosen was the expression "right of self-determination" as a generator of disinformation within the context of the Catalan independence process. The main work hypothesis was that the (intentional or unintentional) confusion around the meaning and scope of this right has become widely extended within the population, generating negative emotions which favour social polarisation. The method utilised had three stages: (1) Description of the disinformation elements surrounding the term with the help of experts; (2) Detection of these elements within a corpus of tweets; (3) Identification of the emotions expressed in the corpus. The results show that the disinformation described by experts clearly dominates the conversation about "self-determination" on Twitter and is associated with a highly negative emotional load in which contempt, hatred, and frustration prevail. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]