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2. Rethinking Schools as a Setting for Physical Activity Promotion in the 21st Century--A Position Paper of the Working Group of the 2PASS 4Health Project
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E. García Bengoechea, C. B. Woods, E. Murtagh, C. Grady, N. Fabre, L. Lhuisset, G. Zunquin, A. Aibar, J. Zaragoza Casterad, L. Haerens, M. Verloigne, K. De Cocker, S. Hellebaut, J. Ribeiro, L. Bohn, J. Mota, and J. E. Bois
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Schools are ideal settings to promote adolescent physical activity (PA), yet school-based interventions have shown limited long-term impact. This position paper presents key issues surrounding school-based PA interventions. Collaborative conceptual thinking drawing on multi-author expertise and available evidence advanced our understanding and opinion. Key arguments: 1) the adoption of a systems approach, which maximizes partnership action and leverages policy, is crucial for understanding the complexities of implementing whole-school programs; 2) a reorientation to an assets perspective optimizes existing strengths and resources allowing greater emphasis on the full range of physical, cognitive, emotional and social benefits that PA provides, and 3) a move beyond traditional positivist research designs to advance our knowledge of what works better, for whom and in what context is needed for greater progress We provide suggestions, specifically advocating for systems approaches, as a realistic way to improve how we support PA in schools in the future.
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- 2024
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3. The Role of Cognitive Individual Differences in Digital versus Pen-and-Paper Writing
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Vasylets, Olena, Mellado, M. Dolores, and Plonsky, Luke
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It is unknown whether and to what extent cognitive individual differences may play different roles in paper versus computer-based second language (L2) writing. This exploratory study is a first attempt to explore this issue, focusing on the effects of working memory and language aptitude on the quality of paper versus computer-based L2 writing performance. Forty-two Spanish learners of L2 English performed a problem-solving task either digitally or on paper, took a working memory n-back test, and completed LLAMA tests to measure language aptitude. The quality of their L2 written texts was assessed in terms of complexity, accuracy and fluency (CAF) measures. The results indicated that the role of cognitive individual differences may vary depending on the writing environment.
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- 2022
4. A Classroom-Based Study on the Effects of WCF on Accuracy in Pen-and-Paper versus Computer-Mediated Collaborative Writing
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González-Cruz, Belén, Cerezo, Lourdes, and Nicolás-Conesa, Florentina
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This study compared the effects of computer-mediated (CM) versus pen-and-paper (P&P) writing on written accuracy and feedback processing in tasks written and rewritten collaboratively following a pedagogical treatment in two intact authentic classrooms. The study involved 32 secondary education low-proficiency English-as-a-foreign-language (EFL) learners writing two descriptive texts collaboratively and receiving in-class training in the identification and correction of grammatical, lexical, and mechanical errors. Participants were provided with unfocused direct error correction (EC). Error logs were used to facilitate noticing of teacher corrections (i.e., feedback processing). Dyads were required to rewrite their texts for evidence of feedback uptake. Results indicate that writing collaboratively on the computer with the availability of the Internet contributes to increased grammatical and lexical accuracy. No differences were found between writing environments regarding feedback processing or accuracy of rewritten texts.
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- 2022
5. Freehand drawing activity: a comparison between tablet-finger vs paper&crayon throughout time.
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Paule Ruiz, MPuerto, Sánchez Santillán, Miguel, and Pérez-Pérez, Juan Ramón
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MOBILE apps , *MOTOR ability , *PORTABLE computers , *GRAPHIC arts , *PHYSIOLOGICAL adaptation , *DATA analysis , *RESEARCH funding , *DRAWING , *CLINICAL trials , *INTERVIEWING , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *CHI-squared test , *CREATIVE ability , *TEACHERS , *ONLINE education , *COLLEGE teacher attitudes , *ANALYSIS of variance , *STATISTICS , *COMPARATIVE studies , *VISUAL perception , *DATA analysis software , *CHILDREN - Abstract
The apps for drawing are present in our children's life. Nevertheless, little is known about the impact of mobile technology on the freehand drawing educational activity. There are few works which are contextualised within short periods of time, with teachers who are not theirs and, in some cases, outside the children's classroom. In this paper, we are focussed on the use of technology on freehand drawing activity. Thus, we have compared the graphics produced by 4- and 5-year-old children with paper&crayon in comparison with those with tablet-finger. Children made the drawings during a planned free-drawing activity, in their ordinary classrooms, with their teachers and during five sessions. Assessment of drawings has evidenced tablet feasibility for making graphics. Nevertheless, with the passing of time, quality of graphics (tablet-finger vs paper&crayons), are nearly matched, demonstrating the low impact level technology has on this activity. In addition, if drawings are analysed specifically according to ages, results have shown that both groups have to develop adaptation strategies of visual perceptual skills and fine motor skills for the touch screen in order to obtain the same quality in the drawings made on both support types. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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6. Centenary Paper: The First Spanish Constitution Draft: The 'Constitutional Laws' of Manuel de Aguirre (1786).
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SARASOLA, IGNACIO FERNÁNDEZ
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CONSTITUTIONAL law , *REPRESENTATIVE government , *DESPOTISM - Abstract
In 1786 the Basque thinker and military man Manuel de Aguirre entered a competition for ideas on how to improve national legislation in order to achieve public happiness. His proposal consisted in drawing up the draft of the first Spanish constitution. It was a very basic project, but it showed how part of the Spanish Enlightenment was interested in reforming the Enlightenment despotism of Charles III and replacing it with a representative government, in which the king still had important powers, though these were limited by bodies of a representative nature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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7. Centenary Paper: Mishnaic Translations in Late Medieval Spain: On Some Known and Unknown Manuscripts.
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GUTWIRTH, ELEAZAR
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TALMUDIC Hebrew language , *TRANSLATIONS , *MIDDLE Ages - Abstract
Amongst the various translations from Hebrew into Spanish produced in medieval Spain, those of Mishnaic tractates are inspiring scholarly interest in recent decades. The present article is concerned with some aspects of these texts. Particularly interesting are the questions of attitudes to them; their cultural/ intellectual significance and function; what they tell us about languages in the late medieval Iberian Peninsula. Finally, the article presents an edition of a previously unknown MS of such a translation from the Cairo Geniza. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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8. Characterization of Cellulose Derived from Invasive Alien Species Plant Waste for Application in the Papermaking Industry: Physic-Mechanical, Optical, and Chemical Property Analysis.
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Iglesias, Antía, Cancela, Ángeles, Soler Baena, Ana, and Sánchez, Ángel
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INTRODUCED species ,INTRODUCED plants ,PAPER industry ,ANALYTICAL chemistry ,CHEMICAL properties ,EUCALYPTUS - Abstract
Featured Application: Papermaking industry and technology. Innovative applications of vegetal residues. This study examines the potential of four invasive plant species, both arboreal and herbaceous, within the riparian forest of the Umia River in Galicia, a common ecosystem in northern Spain. These invasive species (Arundo donax, Phytolacca americana, Eucalyptus globulus, and Tradescantia fluminensis) were collected and assessed for their suitability as an alternative source of pulp and paper materials for the paper industry to mitigate the environmental impacts associated with conventional cellulose fiber production from harmful monocultures. Cellulosic material from leaves, bark, and/or stems of each of the selected species was isolated from lignin and hemicelluloses through kraft pulping processes. Resulted fibers and pulps were analyzed visually, morphologically, chemically, and mechanically to evaluate their papermaking properties. To compare these properties with those of commercially available pulp, test sheets were concurrently produced using commercial bleached Eucalyptus cellulose. The findings reveal that the employed fibers exhibit promising characteristics for artistic paper production. Regarding the pulp, two refining times were tested in a PFI machine, and the Schopper–Riegler degree was measured. Paper sheets underwent various tests to determine thickness, basis weight, apparent volume, apparent density, permeability, and chemical composition, as well as microscopic optical and morphological properties. The fibers obtained from the waste derived from the removal of invasive exotic species and biodiversity control present a viable and intriguing alternative for decentralized paper production, yielding noteworthy results for the creative sector. This research highlights the potential of harnessing invasive species for sustainable and innovative paper manufacturing practices. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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9. Analysis of shared research data in Spanish scientific papers about COVID‐19: A first approach.
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Cerda‐Cosme, Roxana and Méndez, Eva
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PUBLISHING , *COVID-19 , *RESEARCH methodology , *QUALITATIVE research , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *MEDICAL research - Abstract
During the coronavirus pandemic, changes in the way science is done and shared occurred, which motivates meta‐research to help understand science communication in crises and improve its effectiveness. The objective is to study how many Spanish scientific papers on COVID‐19 published during 2020 share their research data. Qualitative and descriptive study applying nine attributes: (a) availability, (b) accessibility, (c) format, (d) licensing, (e) linkage, (f) funding, (g) editorial policy, (h) content, and (i) statistics. We analyzed 1,340 papers, 1,173 (87.5%) did not have research data. A total of 12.5% share their research data of which 2.1% share their data in repositories, 5% share their data through a simple request, 0.2% do not have permission to share their data, and 5.2% share their data as supplementary material. There is a small percentage that shares their research data; however, it demonstrates the researchers' poor knowledge on how to properly share their research data and their lack of knowledge on what is research data. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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10. Review paper: The Arctic states and their energy resources.
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Sau Chung, John
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POWER resources ,CLIMATE change ,NATIONAL interest ,ELECTRICITY - Abstract
Although, Spain does not obtain an official arctic strategy, it was mentioned in the paper for Spanish Polar Strategy that the Arctic region has become one of the country's national interests. The government of Spain is also deeply concerned about the problem of climate change and how it affects economic and social aspects of life. When addressing the Arctic energy issue we must make a prior delimitation, since it does not propose to study in detail, and only in general description, the internal functioning of the Arctic energy systems, that is, the one that serves to supply their populations with lighting, water, gas or electricity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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11. Meningococcal meningitis in Spain in the Horizon 2030: A position paper.
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Moraga-Llop, Fernando, Andradas, Elena, Blesa-Baviera, Luis Carlos, Cantón, Rafael, González del Castillo, Juan, Martinón-Torres, Federico, Moya, Elena, Trilla, Antoni, Vazquez, Julio, Villena, Rodolfo Javier, Ruiz-Galiana, Julián, De Lucas Ramos, Pilar, García-Botella, Alejandra, García-Lledó, Alberto, Hernández-Sampelayo, Teresa, Gómez-Pavón, Javier, Martín-Delgado, Mari Cruz, Martín Sánchez, Francisco Javier, Martínez-Sellés, Manuel, and Molero García, José María
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MENINGOCOCCAL infections ,NEISSERIA meningitidis ,MENINGITIS ,VACCINES ,EPIDEMICS ,ANTI-infective agents ,CHEMOPREVENTION - Abstract
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- 2024
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12. Strategic discussion on funding and access to therapies targeting rare diseases in Spain: an expert consensus paper.
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Zozaya, N., Villaseca, J., Abdalla, F., Ancochea, A., Málaga, I., Trapero-Bertran, M., Martín-Sobrino, N., Delgado, O., Ferré, P., and Hidalgo-Vega, A.
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RARE diseases , *MEDICAL personnel , *DRUG accessibility , *LIFE expectancy , *MEDICAL referrals - Abstract
Background: In recent years, significant advances have been made in the field of rare diseases (RDs). However, there is a large number of RDs without specific treatment and half of these treatments have public funding in Spain. The aim of the FINEERR project was to carry out a multidisciplinary strategic discussion on the challenge of funding and access to RD-targeted drugs in Spain, in order to agree on specific proposals for medium-term improvement and hence support decision-making in the Spanish National Healthcare System (SNHS). Results: The FINEERR Project was organized around a CORE Advisory Committee, which provided an overview, agreed on the design and scope of the project, and selected the members within each of four working groups (WG). Overall, 40 experts discussed and reached a consensus on different relevant aspects, such as conditioning factors for initial funding and access, evaluation and access to RD-targeted therapies, funding of these therapies, and implementation of a new funding and access model. From these meetings, 50 proposals were defined and classified by their level of relevance according to the experts. A descriptive analysis of responses was performed for each proposal. Thereafter, experts completed another questionnaire where they ranked the 25 most relevant proposals according to their level of feasibility of being implemented in the SNHS. The most relevant and feasible proposals were to improve: process of referral of patients with RDs, control over monitoring mechanisms, and communication between healthcare professionals and patients. Conclusions: The FINEERR project may provide a starting point for stakeholders involved in the process of funding and access to RD-targeted therapies in Spain to provide the necessary resources and implement measures to improve both the quality of life and life expectancy of patients with RDs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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13. Allergen Content of Therapeutic Preparations for Allergen-Specific Immunotherapy of European Paper Wasp Venom Allergy.
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Grosch, Johannes, Lesur, Antoine, Kler, Stéphanie, Bernardin, François, Dittmar, Gunnar, Francescato, Elisabetta, Hewings, Simon J., Jakwerth, Constanze A., Zissler, Ulrich M., Heath, Matthew D., Ollert, Markus, Kramer, Matthias F., Hilger, Christiane, Bilò, Maria Beatrice, Schmidt-Weber, Carsten B., and Blank, Simon
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ALLERGENS , *SNAKE venom , *VENOM , *ALLERGENIC extracts , *WASPS , *IMMUNOTHERAPY , *LIQUID chromatography-mass spectrometry , *VENOM hypersensitivity - Abstract
Allergy to Polistes dominula (European paper wasp) venom is of particular relevance in Southern Europe, potentially becoming a threat in other regions in the near future, and can be effectively cured by venom immunotherapy (VIT). As allergen content in extracts may vary and have an impact on diagnostic and therapeutic approaches, the aim was to compare five therapeutic preparations for VIT of P. dominula venom allergy available in Spain. Products from five different suppliers were analyzed by SDS-PAGE and LC-MS/MS and compared with a reference venom sample. Three products with P. dominula venom and one product with a venom mixture of American Polistes species showed a comparable band pattern in SDS-PAGE as the reference sample and the bands of the major allergens phospholipase A1 and antigen 5 were assignable. The other product, which consists of a mixture of American Polistes species, exhibited the typical band pattern in one, but not in another sample from a second batch. All annotated P. dominula allergens were detected at comparable levels in LC-MS/MS analysis of products containing P. dominula venom. Due to a lack of genomic information on the American Polistes species, the remaining products were not analyzed by this method. The major Polistes allergens were present in comparable amounts in the majority, but not in all investigated samples of venom preparations for VIT of P. dominula venom allergy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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14. Tuberculosis in Spain: An opinion paper.
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Moreno Guillén, Santiago, Rodríguez-Artalejo, Fernando, Ruiz-Galiana, Julián, Cantón, Rafael, De Lucas Ramos, Pilar, García-Botella, Alejandra, García-Lledó, Alberto, Hernández-Sampelayo, Teresa, Gómez-Pavón, Javier, González del Castillo, Juan, Martín-Delgado, Mari Cruz, Martín Sánchez, Francisco Javier, Martínez-Sellés, Manuel, Molero García, José María, Santiago, Begoña, Caminero, José Antonio, Barros, Carlos, García de Viedma, Darío, Martín, Carlos, and Bouza, Emilio
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TUBERCULOSIS ,EXTRAPULMONARY tuberculosis ,TUBERCULOSIS in children ,VACCINES - Abstract
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- 2023
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15. PERSPECTIVES ON THE QUALITY OF INTERPRETING AND THE ROLE OF INTERPRETERS WORKING IN ASYLUM-SEEKING CONTEXTS IN SPAIN.
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Blasco Mayor, María Jesús
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CAREER development ,CIVIL rights lawyers ,CONSCIOUSNESS raising ,POLITICAL refugees ,SOCIAL workers ,TRANSLATORS ,SOCIAL psychologists ,HUMAN rights - Abstract
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- 2023
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16. Social life cycle assessment based on input-output analysis of the Portuguese pulp and paper sector.
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Costa, Daniele, Quinteiro, Paula, Pereira, Valdecy, and Dias, Ana Cláudia
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PRODUCT life cycle assessment , *PAPER pulp , *INPUT-output analysis , *SCIENTIFIC literature , *EMPLOYMENT statistics , *SOCIAL impact - Abstract
Social life cycle assessment (S-LCA) is a tool to address social impacts from a life cycle perspective. This work presents the first S-LCA of the Portuguese pulp and paper sector. It presents the social risks and the positive social impacts of the sector, which have not been extensively covered in the scientific literature. Two different approaches were used to compile the social life cycle inventory based on input-output analysis. Approach 1 was based on impact analysis of changes in added value. Approach 2 was based on structural path analysis, supporting the disaggregation by production levels (or tiers). The functional unit was the production of 1 United States Dollar in the Portuguese pulp and paper sector. In the social life cycle impact assessment, the social risk assessment was conducted using the Social Hotspots Database. The positive impacts were addressed considering indicators of employment and remuneration, namely total employment, number of employees, labor compensation, and compensation of employees. Based on Approach 1, the results of the social risks showed the Portuguese pulp and paper industry, commerce and forestry sectors, and the Spanish forestry sector as the critical sectors. Based on Approach 2, Portugal and Spain continued to be the countries having the greatest social risks. Other contributions of countries were identified at different production levels, particularly China in tier 3. In both approaches, the stakeholder category 'worker' was the most critical. Regarding the positive social impacts, Approach 1 showed that Portugal and Spain contribute to the highest employment level linked to the pulp and paper, commerce, and forestry sectors. Approach 2 supported the differentiation of employment and remuneration at different production levels. Tier 2 (direct suppliers) presented the highest employment level and persons engaged and the lowest remuneration level. The results showed that Approach 1 provides a faster and more aggregated assessment of social risks and positive social impacts. Furthermore, Approach 2 allowed a more detailed evaluation, providing a better understanding of the social risks and positive social impacts on the supply chain. Thus, Approach 2 is encouraged for different applications since it produces a better understanding of where social risks and positive social impacts occur, providing better guidance for corrective measures and decision-making. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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17. Elecciones de Vocales de la Junta de Gobierno de la RSME en 2024.
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ELECTIONS ,ELECTRONIC paper ,MATHEMATICS ,VOTING ,CONFERENCES & conventions ,ELECTION boards ,MEMBERSHIP - Abstract
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- 2024
18. Agenda. Call for papers: “XIX Congreso de la AEPDA. El derecho de Aguas en España: cuarenta años después”. Universitat de Lleida, 31 de enero y 1 de febrero de 2025.
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Mercadal Cuesta, David
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WATER laws , *LAW teachers , *ADMINISTRATIVE law , *POSTERS , *DEADLINES - Abstract
The Spanish Association of Administrative Law Professors (AEPDA) will organize the XIX AEPDA Congress at the University of Lleida on January 31st and February 1st, 2025. The theme of the congress will be "Water Law in Spain: Forty Years Later". Communications and posters are invited to be submitted for the congress, with a deadline of December 10th, 2024. The call for communications and posters, as well as the provisional program of the congress, are attached. [Extracted from the article]
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- 2024
19. Normative data and standardization of an international protocol for the evaluation of metacognition in Spanish-speaking university students: A cross-cultural analysis.
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Gutierrez de Blume, Antonio P., Montoya Londoño, Diana Marcela, Daset, Lilián, Cuadro, Ariel, Molina Delgado, Mauricio, Morán Núñez, Olivia, García de la Cadena, Claudia, Beltrán Navarro, María Beatríz, Arias Trejo, Natalia, Ramirez Balmaceda, Ana, Jiménez Rodríguez, Virginia, Puente Ferreras, Aníbal, Urquijo, Sebastián, Arias, Walter Lizandro, Rivera, Laura Inés, Schulmeyer, Marion, and Rivera-Sanchez, Jesus
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CROSS-cultural studies ,METACOGNITION ,SPANISH-speaking students ,REFERENCE values ,COLLEGE students ,PAPER arts - Abstract
A deeper understanding of what factors influence metacognition has never become more pressing than in today's digital era, in which information flows constantly and quickly. To this end, the present study explored the role of culture in mediating how individuals experience metacognitive phenomena. For this purpose, the International Group on Metacognition (IGM) developed a rigorous standard international protocol to measure metacognition in Spanish-speaking university students (N = 1,461) in 12 cultures in Latin-America and Spain, employing both a subjective measure of metacognitive awareness (the Metacognitive Awareness Inventory [MAI]) and various metrics of objective metacognitive monitoring across three domains of learning—vocabulary, probabilities (mathematical reasoning), and paper folding (visual-spatial reasoning). Data were subsequently compared across the various cultures with subjective metacognitive awareness and the raw frequencies of the four mutually exclusive cells of the 2 × 2 performance/judgment array as outcomes. Results revealed significant differences regarding both macro-level components of subjective metacognitive awareness, knowledge and regulation of cognition. Further, significant and meaningful differences emerged for the raw frequencies of the four mutually exclusive cells as a function of culture, especially for vocabulary, in which differences among cultures emerged for all four cells. Implications for metacognitive research, theory, and practice are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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20. Estructura y dimensión económica del proceso de producción del libro en España.
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Vázquez-Álvarez, Iñaki
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COMPUTER software industry , *PAPER industry , *GRAPHIC arts , *MANUFACTURING processes , *ECONOMIC structure - Abstract
We carry out mesoeconomic and mesoanalytical analyses of the structure and economic dimension of the book production process in Spain. For this report, the following have been carried out: (1) 43 in-depth interviews with experts have been conducted; (2) the information provided by Panorámica de la edición española from 1996 to 2019 has been systematized; (3) financial information from 2,683 companies for the period 2019-2021 has been obtained through the Sistema de Análisis de Balances Ibéricos. The report contains: (1) an original and rigorous way of analyzing the book production process in Spain; (2) novel quantitative and qualitative information about publishing companies, as well as their suppliers of goods and services: editorial services, packagers, graphic arts divisions, the paper industry, and software providers; (3) relevant information about the context in which book production takes place in Spain and the national and international institutions involved. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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21. The current role of influencers in public relations: Comparing Spain and the USA.
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Máiz-Bar, Carmen and Abuín-Penas, Javier
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PUBLIC relations ,STRATEGIC communication ,CORPORATE communications ,PRIVATE companies ,PUBLIC companies ,SPANISH literature - Abstract
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- 2022
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22. LA UNIVERSIDAD DIGITAL: APROXIMACIÓN A UN ANÁLISIS CRÍTICO DE LOS PLANES DE TRANSFORMACIÓN DIGITAL DE LAS UNIVERSIDADES PÚBLICAS ESPAÑOLAS.
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Castañeda, Linda, Esteve-Mon, Francesc, and Adell, Jordi
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DIGITAL transformation ,DIGITAL technology ,ELECTRONIC paper ,PUBLIC universities & colleges ,UNIVERSITIES & colleges ,UNIVERSITY rankings - Abstract
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- 2023
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23. A bibliometric study on body percussion based on high impact search engines.
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Francisco Arnau-Mollá, Antonio and Javier Romero-Naranjo, Francisco
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SEARCH engines ,BIBLIOMETRICS ,DATABASES ,BODY art ,RESEARCH personnel ,EXECUTIVE function ,EXPERIMENTAL groups ,RESEARCH teams - Abstract
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- 2022
24. The Intestinal Gas Questionnaire (IGQ): Psychometric validation of a new instrument for measuring gas‐related symptoms and their impact on daily life among general population and irritable bowel syndrome.
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Duracinsky, Martin, Archbold, Sharon, Lobo, Beatriz, Bessonneau, Pascal, Thonon, Frédérique, Santos, Javier, Guagnozzi, Danila, Payakachat, Nalin, Coffin, Benoit, Azpiroz, Fernando, Whorwell, Peter J., and Chassany, Olivier
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IRRITABLE colon ,MEASURING instruments ,EVERYDAY life ,FACTOR analysis ,INTRACLASS correlation ,ELECTRONIC paper - Abstract
Background: Gas‐related symptoms (GRS) are common in the general population (GPop) and among patients with disorders of gut‐brain interactions but there is no patient‐reported outcome evaluating these symptoms and their impact on daily life. We have previously developed a 43‐item intestinal gas questionnaire (IGQ). The aim of the present study is to perform a psychometric validation of this instrument. Methods: Participants (119 from the GPop and 186 irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) patients) were recruited from 3 countries (UK, Spain, France). IBS patients fulfilled ROME IV criteria with an IBS severity score between 150 and 300. Participants completed the IGQ, the functional Digestive Disorders Quality of Life (FDDQL), and the EQ‐5D. A subgroup (n = 90) repeated the IGQ completion after 7 days on paper or electronically. Results: From the original IGQ questionnaire, 26 items were deleted because of poor performance. Confirmatory factorial analysis on the remaining 17 items (7 symptom and 10 impact items) yielded a 6‐factor structure accounting for 67% of the variance for bloating (6 items), flatulence (3), belching (2), bad breath (2), stomach rumbling (2), and difficult gas evacuation (2). Global score (0‐100) was worse among IBS vs GPop (40 ± 15 vs 33 ± 17; p = 0.0016). At the second visit, the intraclass correlation coefficient of IGQ scores was between 0.71 and 0.86 (n = 67) for test‐retest reliability and 0.61‐0.87 (n = 64) for equivalence between electronic and paper versions of IGQ. Conclusion: The IGQ available in paper and electronic versions in 3 languages is a robust instrument for capturing and measuring GRS and their impact on daily life. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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25. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the diagnosis and treatment of onco-hematologic patients: a discussion paper.
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Bouza, Emilio, Martin, Miguel, Enrique Alés, José, Aragonés, Nuria, Barragán, Begoña, de la Cámara, Rafael, Luis Del Pozo, José, García-Gutiérrez, Valentín, García-Sanz, Ramón, Gracia, Diego, Guillem, Vicente, Jiménez-Yuste, Víctor, Cruz Martin-Delgado, Mari, Martínez, Joaquín, López, Rafael, Rodríguez-Lescure, Álvaro, Ruiz Galiana, Julián, Sureda, Ana María, Tejerina-Picado, Francisco, and Trilla, Antoni
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COVID-19 pandemic ,HEMATOLOGIC malignancies ,DISEASE incidence ,CANCER-related mortality - Abstract
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26. Bibliometric evolution of body percussion: Impact and gender in scientific-academic publications.
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Francisco Arnau-Mollá, Antonio and Javier Romero-Naranjo, Francisco
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SPANISH literature ,SEARCH engines ,BIBLIOMETRICS ,EXPERIMENTAL groups ,EXPERIMENTAL literature ,QUANTITATIVE research ,GENDER ,PRIMARY education ,CHILDREN'S books - Abstract
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27. Verbal Complements Analysis in Modern Standard Chinese.
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Uliana, Chiara
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CHINESE language ,CHINESE as a second language ,FOREIGN language education ,LANGUAGE ability testing - Abstract
Buyu, also known as verbal complements in pedagogical grammar, are a complex category of structures in Modern Standard Chinese grammar. These elements create a group of structures of different nature that are placed after the verb and some of them cause the displacement of the direct object when they are both present. This aspect of Modern Standard Chinese is especially complex, both for students to learn and instructors to teach. The main focus of this research is to understand better and improve the significance of buyu for Chinese as a foreign language teaching in Spain. For these reasons in this paper, we observe whether this aspect of Modern Standard Chinese is present in the different teaching curricula for Chinese as a foreign language and in HSK test papers and if so, how it is treated. On the other hand we observe the categorization offered in different curricula with the aim to understand a teaching area that is might be considered under-researched, but yet essential for the evolution of Chinese as a second language teaching field. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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28. Urban cultural dynamics in planning: a bibliometric analysis.
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Kattimani, Raghavendra and Devadas, Varuvel
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URBAN planning ,DATA mining ,ANALYTIC hierarchy process ,URBANIZATION - Abstract
This paper comprehends the global research scenario about incorporating cultural components in contemporary urban planning practice. Various urban cultural elements have been analysed under the umbrella of 'Urban Cultural Dynamics' (UCD). This study aims to identify hot spots and explore influential sources through a bibliometric investigation of the evolutionary patterns of cultural dynamics in urban planning research. Data was collected from the Web of Science core collection (1965-2021). The data mining tools VOSviewer, Biblioshiny, KNIME, and WordStat were used to analyse hot topics, keywords, influential journals, core papers, top authors, and cooperation networks of countries and institutions. The Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) is employed in journal analysis. The analysis showed that publications on UCD increased exponentially between 2016 and 2022. Italy (32), China (26), and Spain (18) are the top countries in total publications. Technical universities of Dresden and Munich have the most significant influence on UCD's research, with 103 and 101 total citations, respectively. Landscape and Urban Planning, Journal of Cultural Heritage, and Tourism Geographies are the top three consistently influential journals. The top ten core papers were identified. The keywords and topic analysis charted out the evolution of multidisciplinary UCD research topics. The hotspot analysis revealed the significance of cultural dynamics in sustainable urban development. The results highlighted the need for intercontinental cooperation between developed countries and the third world. The future scope of research on UCD topics is discussed in the conclusion. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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29. Seventy-three years riding heterocycles.
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Elguero, José
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HETEROCYCLIC compounds ,RESEARCH teams ,SCHOLARSHIPS - Abstract
The Chemical Intelligencer,1997, 3, 61–64. IH: When you returned to Spain, you were 45. Did you build up a new lab and a new research group then? JE: It was difficult because the financial resources were not in place. There were no positions, no fellowships, no instrumentation. I tried to survive by building up an extensive system of cooperation with different places in Spain, in France, and in other countries. I tried to do inexpensive but interesting chemistry. This is one of the reasons why I developed a project on the solid-state properties of heteroaromatic compounds. They are stable, cheap, and friendly, are easy to prepare, and are crystalline, not volatile. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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30. Exploring the Path of Biomedical Technology in Consumer Neuroscience Research: A Comprehensive Bibliometric Analysis.
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Alsharif, Ahmed H., Salleh, Nor Zafir Md, Khraiwish, Ahmad, and Homsi, Lama Nasrallah
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BIBLIOMETRICS ,NEUROSCIENCES ,GALVANIC skin response ,CONSUMER research ,CONSUMER behavior ,TELEVISION advertising ,EYE tracking - Abstract
This study performs a comprehensive bibliometric analysis of biomedical (i.e., non-brain) technology such as eye-tracking (ET), electromyography (EMG), galvanic skin response (GSR), implicit association test (IAT), and electrocardiogram (ECG) tools in studying consumer' behavior. To achieve this aim, we adopted the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) protocol and bibliometric analysis (VOSviewer software) for extracting the relevant documents from the Web of Science (WOS) database between 2013 and June 2023. A total of 58 documents (fifty-one articles and seven review articles) were included in the analysis. The results showed an increasing trend in publications over the years--the top countries in terms of publication outcome were Spain (13 papers) and the USA (10 papers). The analysis also identified the most influential authors, such as Babiloni, F. and Cherubino, P. It was further analyzed for the most cited article, which is titled "Neurophysiological Tools to Investigate Consumer's Gender Differences during the Observation of TV Commercials", and keywords related to neuromarketing and non-brain tools. Additionally, Frontiers in Psychology was determined as the most-productive journal. This bibliometric analysis reveals insights into the current state of non-brain tools research. It also provides insights into future research directions in the consumer neuroscience field. This study will provide general insights and details about current trends in consumer neuroscience research using biomedical technology. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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31. Valmet to Deliver Recovery Boiler Upgrade to Lecta's Torraspapel Mill in Spain.
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- 2023
32. LIVESTOCK AND MILK AND MEAT PRODUCTION IN THE TOP FIVE EU COUNTRIES REARING SHEEP AND GOATS, 2012-2021.
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POPESCU, Agatha, STANCIU, Mirela, and ANTONIE, Iuliana
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GOATS ,MILK yield ,SHEEP milk ,GOAT milk ,SHEEP ,LIVESTOCK ,GOAT meat ,LIVESTOCK productivity - Abstract
The paper aimed to analyze the dynamics of livestock and milk and meat production in the top five EU countries growing sheep and goats: Spain, Romania, Greece, France and Italy. The empirical data from Eurostat and Faostat for the period 2012-2021 were processed using usual methods and procedures like fixed basis and structural indices, trend regression equation, determination coefficient and points method. The comparison between these five countries pointed out the decline of sheep number in four countries, except Romania and the decrease in goats number in Greece and Spain, but an increase in Romania, France and Italy. Ewe milk production increased in three countries, except Spain where it remained relatively constant and Romania where it declined. Goat milk production raised in three countries, except Greece and Romania. Sheep meat output increased in France and Spain, but in the other countries went down, while goat meat output increased only in Spain, the other four states recording a decline. In the year 2021, these five countries all together counted 46.1 million sheep, representing 76.% of the EU sheep livestock, and also they had 9.4 million goats, meaning 82.1% of the EU goats livestock. In 2020, all these countries produced 2.73 million tonnes sheep milk and 1.87 million tonnes goat milk, accounting for 1.7% and respectively 1.16% in the EU milk output. These counties also contributed by 85% to the EU sheep and goat meat production. This reflects the importance of small ruminants in the EU animal livestock and production. These species have to help the EU for greening agriculture, as they could valorize natural resources from the mountains and less favored areas and also could be grown in organic farming system, assuring jobs and income to the local population, food security and at the same time contributing to the biodiversity preservation and production of renewable energy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
33. ANDRITZ to Supply an Electrostatic Precipitator for the Innovative Limeflash-H Lime Kiln Line delivered to Papelera Guipuzcoana de Zicuñaga, Spain.
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ELECTROSTATIC precipitation ,PAPER industry - Published
- 2022
34. The Danger of the Interpretation of Facts: Legal Uncertainty in the Spanish Saga Cases.
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Rajković, Nataša
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RENEWABLE energy transition (Government policy) ,RENEWABLE energy sources ,RATE of return ,INVESTORS ,DISPUTE resolution - Abstract
Enhancing legal certainty is one of the main values that are sought in the investor–state dispute settlement system. The importance of legal certainty is strengthened in the case of renewable energy investments, which are in the global public interest, long-term and capital-intensive up-front. The first part of the paper presents the importance of legal certainty in investment arbitration in general, its limits and its importance in the context of the green energy transition. In addition, it addresses the special features of renewable energy investments. The second part of the paper analyses from the perspective of legal certainty the Spanish renewable energy cases initiated under the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT), which deal with similar factual and legal issues. In this respect, the paper presents the varying weight tribunals gave to the important facts that led them further to conclude whether Spain breached the fair and equitable treatment standard, and if so, whether the investor was entitled to full compensation or a reasonable rate of return. In addition, it presents different approaches to perceiving the stability provision of Article 10 (1) of the ECT. The paper concludes that it remains uncertain to what extent RE investors will be protected under the ECT's stability condition in the case of fundamental or small-scale changes. Although one group of arbitrators may argue that the fundamental change triggers per se a breach of a stability condition, others may argue that for the breach to be established, the host state's measures must be arbitrary, unreasonable or discriminatory. Moreover, the threat to legal certainty might not only be the vague provisions of the ECT but also the significant discretion tribunals have towards the interpretation of facts, leading to different outcomes. Indeed, it is at the discretion of arbitrators to consider whether the timing of investment, presence of evidence indicating possible regulatory changes, and the reasonable rate of return prescribed in Spain's domestic law will be relevant or irrelevant. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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35. YOU SPEAK SOME SPANISH? INDICATORS OF INTERPRETERS' (NON-) PERFORMANCE IN SPANISH CRIMINAL COURTS.
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Bestué, Carmen and Vargas-Urpí, Mireia
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CONSCIOUSNESS raising ,CRIMINAL courts ,TRANSLATORS ,LINGUISTIC context ,CRIMINAL procedure ,CODES of ethics ,PROBLEM-based learning - Abstract
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- 2023
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36. Mapeando la tendencia investigativa en la Web of Science sobre los juegos reducidos en fútbol: estudio Bibliométrico entre 2010-2023.
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Martínez Benítez, Carlos Felipe, Becerra-Patiño, Boryi, and Rada-Perdigón, Diego Andrés
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SPORTS sciences ,WEB databases ,SCIENCE databases ,SCIENTIFIC language ,DATABASES ,CITATION indexes - Abstract
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- 2024
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37. Factors associated with non‐urgent presentations in the paediatric emergency department using Andersen's behavioural model: A cross‐sectional descriptive study.
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Montoro‐Pérez, Néstor, Montejano‐Lozoya, Raimunda, Escribano, Silvia, and Richart‐Martínez, Miguel
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HEALTH services accessibility ,CROSS-sectional method ,PREDICTION models ,ACADEMIC medical centers ,PSYCHOLOGICAL distress ,STATISTICAL sampling ,QUESTIONNAIRES ,FISHER exact test ,LOGISTIC regression analysis ,RESPONSIBILITY ,HOSPITAL emergency services ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,CHI-squared test ,MANN Whitney U Test ,PARENTHOOD ,PEDIATRICS ,ODDS ratio ,RESEARCH methodology ,CONCEPTUAL structures ,STATISTICS ,DATA analysis software ,CONFIDENCE intervals ,SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors ,NONPARAMETRIC statistics ,EDUCATIONAL attainment - Abstract
Objectives: To explore the rate of NUPs and associated factors in the PED of the 'Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe' in Valencia (Spain) using Andersen's Behavioural Model. Methods: We conducted a descriptive cross‐sectional study using Andersen's Behavioural Model in parents visiting the PED with their children at the 'Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe' in Valencia (Spain). Results: The study involved a total of 530 participants, of whom 419 (79%) had made an NUP. The predisposing factors identified were: (I) paediatric patients brought in by their fathers (OR = 0.460; p = 0.005), (II) lower educational attainment (OR = 3.841; p = 0.000), (III) first‐time parenthood (OR = 2.335; p = 0.000) and (IV) higher parental stress (OR = 1.974; p = 0.023). The enabling factors included: (I) responsibility for a significant part of the childcare shared with others (OR = 0.348; p = 0.041) and (II) the perception that PEDs provide better care than primary care (PC) services (OR = 1.628; p = 0.005). The need factors were: (I) existing chronic illness in the child seeking care (OR = 0.343; p = 0.000) and (II) the perceived severity of the urgency (OR = 0.440; p = 0.031). Conclusions: The NUP rates found in this study are similar to those found internationally. In accordance with Andersen's Behavioural Model, we identify predisposing, enabling and need factors to explain the multifactorial nature of NUPs in PEDs. Implications for Practice: Identifying the factors associated with NUPs enables interventions to be targeted at those groups most likely to engage in NUPs, thereby optimising the functioning of the PED and improving the well‐being of children and families. These interventions should focus on improving parental health literacy, providing education on making appropriate decisions about accessing health services and recognising severe symptoms in children, as well as improving access to high‐quality PC services. Providing support to parents during the transition to parenthood would also be beneficial. Reporting Method: This paper adheres to the STROBE initiative guidelines. Contribution from patients or members of the public: Participants, who voluntarily agreed to take part, contributed to the study by completing a paper‐based questionnaire containing all the study variables as prepared by the research team. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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38. The personality is political (especially for populists).
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López Ortega, Alberto
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PERSONALITY ,POPULIST parties (Politics) ,POLITICAL psychology - Abstract
Are elections becoming personality contests? A growing literature is concerned about the increasing personalization of politics and its democratic consequences. This paper argues that part of the phenomenon is due to voters using politicians' personalities to infer their party and valence and that voters of populist parties are especially able in this inferential task. Using a varying conjoint experiment in Spain, the author certainly finds evidence that the importance of personality decreases when voters learn both about candidates' party and valence and that this mediating effect is especially relevant for Vox and UP voters. These results dispel concerns about the irrationality of today's politics by showing that the independent effect of personality is minimal and suggesting that populist voters efficiently use the personality of politicians to infer classical vote determinants. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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39. An Evaluation of a Women's Clinic: The Healthcare and Learning Project of the Functional Unit for Women with Schizophrenia.
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González-Rodríguez, Alexandre, Natividad, Mentxu, Palacios-Hernández, Bruma, Ayesa-Arriola, Rosa, Cobo, Jesús, and Monreal, José A.
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SCHIZOPHRENIA treatment ,SUBSTANCE abuse prevention ,RISK assessment ,DIFFUSION of innovations ,ACADEMIC medical centers ,EXERCISE ,PATIENT safety ,MEDICATION errors ,STRATEGIC planning ,CARDIOVASCULAR diseases risk factors ,PROLACTIN ,WOMEN'S health services ,URBAN hospitals ,LEARNING strategies ,DISCRIMINATION (Sociology) ,PATIENT satisfaction ,NUTRITION education ,TRANSCULTURAL medical care ,SOCIAL isolation ,PITUITARY diseases - Abstract
Gender differences exist in mental and physical health in schizophrenia, and healthcare education is part of the associated clinical approach. The main goal of the present paper is to describe a women's clinic for schizophrenia and carry out a narrative review about innovative healthcare and learning strategies in the context of women who suffer from schizophrenia, and to discuss innovative strategies for both healthcare and learning projects to be applied in this context. Observing the development of our unit, four clear innovation phases can be distinguished: the generation of new ideas (clinical and social needs), strategic planning (five observatories), the execution of these strategies (observatories/teams/interventions) and feedback, iteration and scaling. We found that the observatory for morbi-mortality adopted a retroactive proactive approach, and the observatory for hyperprolactinemia was proactive and deliberate. We describe the innovation aspects, both clinical and educational, as incremental. There was one exception, the introduction of a social exclusion and discrimination observatory, that from our perspective, was not gradual, but transformative. Future learning projects should include the role of social sciences and humanities and new technologies. Our pilot project gave us the opportunity to apply new learning methods to a relatively neglected field of care. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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40. The impact of measured income uncertainty on Spanish household consumption at the end of the Great Recession.
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Lugilde, Alba
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CONSUMPTION (Economics) ,GREAT Recession, 2008-2013 ,INCOME ,REAL income ,HOUSEHOLD surveys - Abstract
The aim of this paper is to study empirically the existence of precautionary saving in Spain at the end of the Great Recession using the micro data provided by the Spanish Survey of Household Finances. Using the panel component of these data, I construct a measure of income uncertainty for each household from the observed household real income and use it to test for the strength of precautionary saving. I find that an increase of 1% in the standard deviation of income reduces household consumption by 8.8% when using the logarithm of the household consumption as dependent variable; however, when using the ratio between consumption and average income as dependent variable, given the average normal income and consumption in the sample, consumption will decrease by 8.1%. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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41. Civil society organisations and the healthcare of irregular migrants: the humanitarianism-equity dilemma.
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Piccoli, Lorenzo and Perna, Roberta
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UNDOCUMENTED immigrants ,HUMANITARIANISM ,DILEMMA ,UNIVERSAL healthcare ,CIVIL society ,ETHICAL problems ,QUALITY of life - Abstract
Individuals who reside in a country without regular authorisation generally find it difficult to access public medical services beyond emergency treatment. Even in countries with universal healthcare, there is often a gap between rights on paper and their implementation. Civil society organisations (CSOs) fill this gap by providing medical services to vulnerable populations, including irregular migrants. What, if any, are the ethical dilemmas that arise for CSO staff when delivering such services in countries with universal healthcare? Under what conditions do these dilemmas arise? And what strategies do CSO staff use to mitigate them? We answer these questions using 40 semi-structured interviews with CSO staff working in two European countries with high levels of irregularity, universal healthcare provisions on paper, and significant differences in approaches and availability of public services for irregular migrants: Italy and Spain. We show that CSO staff providing medical services to irregular migrants in places with universal healthcare coverage face a fundamental dilemma between humanitarianism and equity. CSO staff respond to the humanitarian belief in the value of taking all possible steps to prevent or alleviate human suffering, thus promoting a decent quality of life that includes access to both emergency and non-emergency care. In doing so, however, they run the risk of substituting rather than complementing public provisions, thereby preventing governments from assuming responsibility for these services in the long term. Individuals who acknowledge the existence of this dilemma generally oppose the creation of parallel structures; that is, services specifically developed for irregular migrants outside the public system; while those who ignore it essentially subscribe to a tiered system, giving up on considerations of equity. We argue that CSOs involved in the provision of healthcare to irregular migrants do not simply provide services; they also play an inherently political role. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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42. Pre-Service Teacher Education and the Integration of Mediation, Technology, and Plurilingualism
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Ciaramita, Giulia
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Although some research has been conducted on the importance of mediation in language learning and teaching (Dendrinos, 2006; González-Davies, 2020; Piccardo, 2012, 2020; Scarino, 2016), there is still scarce research on the integration of plurilingualism, mediation, and technology. Through qualitative and quantitative methodology, this paper investigates teachers' abilities in Italy and Spain to integrate plurilingualism, mediation, and technology. A survey has been distributed in order to explore teachers' attitudes towards the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and their awareness of the definition and importance of mediation. Furthermore, some mediation tasks performed by teachers in which they had to integrate mediation, plurilingualism, and technology were analysed. [For the complete volume, "Intelligent CALL, Granular Systems and Learner Data: Short Papers from EUROCALL 2022 (30th, Reykjavik, Iceland, August 17-19, 2022)," see ED624779.]
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- 2022
43. Telecollaboration and Languages for Specific Purposes
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Montaner-Villalba, Salvador, Gimeno-Sanz, Ana, Di Sarno-García, Sofia, Sevilla-Pavón, Ana, Nicolaou, Anna, Koris, Rita, and Vuylsteke, Jean-François
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There is no doubt that telecollaboration currently plays an important role in foreign language learning and, not less so, in the field of English for Specific Purposes (ESP). Guth (2020) highlighted how telecollaboration has rapidly evolved in the past years as an innovative approach, and how it has brought together a whole community of academics and researchers interested in the field. In this paper, a brief overview of the various presentations that took place in the EuroCALL Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC) Special Interest Group (SIG) Symposium is offered. The paper introduces four projects based on telecollaboration contextualised within an ESP classroom in higher education. The first one focuses on a collaborative debate project using English as a lingua franca; the second elaborates on improving learners' pragmatic skills through telecollaborative roleplays; the third describes an immersive Virtual Exchange (VE) aiming to foster the students' civic and entrepreneurial competence, while enhancing their intercultural communicative competence. The fourth project aimed at improving students' business communication and management skills in English in a multicultural environment. [For the complete volume, "Intelligent CALL, Granular Systems and Learner Data: Short Papers from EUROCALL 2022 (30th, Reykjavik, Iceland, August 17-19, 2022)," see ED624779.]
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- 2022
44. Teacher Attitudes toward Online Assessment in Challenging Times
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Vurdien, Ruby and Puranen, Pasi
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This paper explores and reports on teacher attitudes toward online assessment in foreign language teaching and learning in Spain and Finland. During the pandemic, teachers have had to face serious challenges, such as the method to be adopted, task design or handling student feedback, in order to ensure effective student assessment. They have had to find completely new ways to assess their students. A qualitative approach was adopted and data were gathered from a questionnaire shared on Google form, which was completed by 23 teachers from Spain and 11 from Finland. The aim was to examine: (1) the advantages and disadvantages of using online assessment tools to measure students' progress; and (2) the participants' perceptions of their experience of assessing their students online. The findings show that while online assessment tools, especially quiz apps, provide instant feedback and correction for students and teachers, it is difficult to control what tools students might be using to support their learning and/or assessment assignments. [For the complete volume, "Intelligent CALL, Granular Systems and Learner Data: Short Papers from EUROCALL 2022 (30th, Reykjavik, Iceland, August 17-19, 2022)," see ED624779.]
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- 2022
45. Type of Violence and Ingroup Identity: Evidence From the Spanish Civil War.
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Martínez, Sergi
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CIVIL war ,SPANISH Civil War, 1936-1939 ,POLITICAL attitudes ,VIOLENCE ,NATIONAL character ,POLITICAL affiliation - Abstract
Wartime violence and authoritarian repression against civilians take various forms. Past research has explored the causes and consequences of violence, but no previous work simultaneously assessed the long-term effects of different types of violence on political identities. This paper contends that indiscriminate attacks can reinforce ingroup identity, whereas the role of civilian agency in selective violence may have a detrimental impact. Equipped with original data capturing municipality-level exposure to both selective and indiscriminate violence during the Spanish civil war (1936–1939) in Biscay (Basque Country), this study examines its legacy on voting behavior (1983–2015). Results indicate that fascist airstrikes increased Basque nationalism while selective violence diminished the popularity of Basque parties. Individual and community-level evidence suggests that airstrikes fostered the intergenerational transmission of political attitudes. Violence can boost national identities, but it can also erode them: it depends on the type. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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46. Mapping the Wholesale Day-Ahead Market Effects of the Gas Subsidy in the Iberian Exception.
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González-de Miguel, Carlos, Wunnik, Lucas van, and Sumper, Andreas
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DEMAND function ,SUBSIDIES ,ENERGY shortages ,ELECTRICITY markets ,WHOLESALE trade ,NATURAL gas - Abstract
Amidst the global energy crisis in 2022, the Spanish and Portuguese governments introduced a subsidy to natural gas ("the Iberian exception"), attempting to lower the wholesale electricity market prices, with the understanding that gas-fired-combined cycle gas turbines (CCGTs) are price-setting technologies most of the time, directly or indirectly. The subsidy succeeded in lowering the market price but induced several other effects, such as (1) the increase in cleared energy in the Spanish market (mostly produced with gas), (2) the bias in the import/export cross-border position between Spain and France (Spain became a net exporter to France immediately), or (3) the consequent increase in congestion rents, which serve to lightly finance the subsidy, among other effects. This paper provides a framework for clustering the different effects based on the market participation phases: the subsidy, the market bidding, the market results, and surplus and rents. Moreover, this paper builds on the theoretical market models, with and without subsidies, and with and without cross-border exchanges. Based on the real market bids, the subsidies, and the generators' data, we reconstruct the supply and demand curves and simulate the counterfactual market scenarios in order to illustrate and quantify the effects. We highlight the quantification of the theoretical effect of the transfer of rents, from non-fossil to fossil fuel producers, induced by the gas subsidy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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47. The uneven impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on domestic tourist flows: what does mobile phone data tell us?
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Condeço-Melhorado, Ana, García-Palomares, Juan Carlos, and Gutiérrez, Javier
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COVID-19 pandemic ,CELL phones ,DOMESTIC tourism ,TOURIST attractions ,TOURISTS ,TRAVEL websites ,TOURISM websites - Abstract
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48. ON WHICH SOCIOECONOMIC GROUPS DO REVERSE MORTGAGES HAVE THE GREATEST IMPACT? EVIDENCE FROM SPAIN.
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BOJ, Eva, CLARAMUNT, M. Mercè, and VAREA, Xavier
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REVERSE mortgage loans ,HOUSEHOLD surveys ,STOCHASTIC models ,HOUSEHOLDS ,MARKOV processes - Abstract
Reverse mortgage is one of the products (perhaps the main one) that is good to obtain additional income by using the habitual residence as collateral. The main objective of this paper is to analyse the effects that reverse mortgage contracting has on household finances over the lifetime of a family according to the socioeconomic group to which it belongs in Spain. Four indicators are employed to measure the immediate and long-term effects. We use a stochastic model with a double source of randomness, survival and entry into dependency, and apply it to the three socioeconomic groups obtained with cluster methodology from the 2017 Spanish Household Financial Survey data. We conclude that the effects are very different depending on the group: regarding only the effects of hiring a reverse mortgage on the income of the family, widowed women aged between 81 and 85 years, with low income and expenses as well as little net wealth, and a habitual residence that represents half of her net wealth (Cluster 1) are the most benefited; considering that the highest impact indicators are on the probability of illiquidity and on the value of lack of liquidity, the use of reverse mortgages benefits more the families in Cluster 3 (high income and expenses and really high net wealth, head of household aged between 76 and 80 years) and less the families in Cluster 2 (medium income, net wealth and expenses, head of household aged between 65 and 75 years). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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49. Data Analysis of Global Research Cooperation Patterns in the Secondary Battery Industry.
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An, Hojin and Cho, Keuntae
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STORAGE batteries ,BATTERY industry ,LITHIUM sulfur batteries ,LITHIUM cells ,DATA analysis ,SUPERIONIC conductors ,SOLID electrolytes ,LITHIUM-ion batteries ,ELECTRIC charge - Abstract
The purpose of this study is to analyze how global research cooperation patterns in the secondary battery industry have changed over recent years and to identify the evolution in the focus of research. To this end, network analysis was performed using the nationality information of the authors of a 10-year multinational joint research paper related to lithium-ion batteries. Furthermore, keyword analysis and topic modeling were performed using the abstract data from the study. The results of this study confirm that some countries that are not well-known in the field, such as Australia, Spain, and France, showed high centrality, compared with the level of cooperation scale. Additionally, six research topics were identified. According to a comparison over the first half of the decade, no difference was observed in the appearance of keywords indicating high energy density and conductivity with lithium, a key mineral. Keyword distribution was high for topics like battery charging and discharging in the first half of the decade, and for next-generation battery materials, such as solid electrolytes, lithium metal anodes, and lithium–sulfur batteries in the second. These results provide insights into the establishment of research and development (R&D) cooperation strategies by countries and pre-planning by companies in the battery industry. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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50. COVID-19 and the Housework Gender Division: Traditional or New Gender Patterns?
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Larraz, Beatriz, Roig, Rosa, Aybar, Cristina, and Pavía, Jose M.
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FAMILIES & psychology ,RESEARCH funding ,SEX distribution ,SOCIOECONOMIC factors ,STAY-at-home orders ,HOUSEKEEPING ,COVID-19 pandemic ,COVID-19 - Abstract
Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the gender dimension of its more visible socio-economic impacts has been the topic of study by several researchers. The current paper takes this further by focusing on the invisible chores done in the families at home. This paper studies how people's behavior towards housework changed during and after the confinement period in Spain. We analyze whether people did more housework during the lockdown period than before it, the way this housework was distributed between women and men, and whether this has changed since the end of lockdown. The empirical analyses point to a new trend in the housework gender gap: differences between men and women have narrowed since the lockdown, although women continue to bear most of the responsibility. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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