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Backshoring's implications on sustainability: an SDG based review using Orbea's case study
No full textIn today’s ever-changing global economic environment, companies have already
been offshored for many decades. However, less attention has been paid to the opposite
phenomenon, which has been rising in popularity for a while. This paper focuses on current backshoring tendencies. It examines the diverse implications of firm location and backshoring processes’ ramifications on different layers of sustainability. In addition, it includes consumers’ perspectives in the spirit of developing a comprehensive study with more relevant conclusions.
In order to observe the impacts on the distinct sustainability dimensions, Sustainable
Development Goals were chosen as a metric. Through their targets and indicators, unequal repercussions of reshoring processes can be quantitatively measured, though their accuracy will be questioned.
Lastly, this document includes the case study of bike seller and manufacturer company Orbea, which in 2016 closed its facilities in Kunshan, China, after moving there 6 years prior. The various sources of information consulted, as well as the interview achieved with its Deputy Corporate Director Jon Fernández provide a deeper understanding of backshoring processes and backshoring impacts on sustainabilit
Por una educación desordenada
No full textAs we attend to our thinking about art, we must venture into other logics and put them at the center of complex thinking. In this case, the transmission of art in the classroom. However, it is necessary to explore a previous tension that appears between transmission and instruction. In this sense, the notion of disorder applied to this paper refers to art's inherent unpredictability and non-conformity. It is not only because art has taught us that we cannot be conformists but also because its teaching has no precise definition. Suppose education pretends to gather from art the danger of formal speculation that begins and ends in itself. In that case, it needs to be open to a shared experience that will be continually overwhelmed and questioned but which, in exchange, offers us a dynamic, continuous reality that is not threatened by a conclusive end.; Mientras atendemos nuestro pensamiento sobre el arte, hemos de aventurarnos en otras lógicas y ponerlas en su centro de pensamiento complejo. En este caso su transmisión en las aulas. Para lo cual es necesario explorar una tensión previa: aquella que aparece entre la transmisión y la instrucción. A este respecto, la noción de desorden aplicada a esta intervención responde, no sólo al hecho de que el arte nos ha enseñado que para vivir no se puede ser conformista, sino que también no hay una definición precisa para su docencia. Si la educación pretende recoger desde el arte el peligro de la especulación formal que empieza y acaba en sí misma, no puede más que mostrarse abierta a una aspiración de experiencia
Observational analysis of the educational management of conflicts between young children in the Emmi Pikler nursery school using complementarity of data analysis
No full textConflicts are inevitable in interpersonal relationships. In fact, they are usual in early childhood education centers and, thus, many educators consider them readily available educational tools, particularly valuable for children’s social development if they are constructively managed. In this research, we investigate the educational management of conflicts between young children at Emmi Pikler Nursery School in Budapest. In this early childhood education center, conflict is considered vital for children’s socialization, so the educational management of these episodes aims to support children’s resolution strategies and ultimately promote healthy socialization. The study objectives were: (1) to explore the details of the educator’s behavior in the different moments the conflict goes through; (2) to unravel the temporal distribution of the educational intervention; (3) to discover which behaviors from the conflicted children ―victim and instigator― trigger the intervention; and (4) to deepen in the effect of the intervention in children’s immediate behavior. We applied a systematic observation and used three complementary data analysis techniques to meet the objectives: Lag sequential analysis, T-Pattern detection and Polar coordinate analysis. Results indicate that the educator’s relational behavior is adaptive to the phases of the conflict and that there is a structured temporal distribution within them. Regarding children, particular behaviors from victim and instigator trigger the educator’s intervention and this intervention progressively leads to more adapted behaviors in conflicted children. In conclusion, the studied educational management of conflicts between children proves to be optimal in promoting children’s good behavior and in accompanying their socialization process.Open Access funding provided thanks to the CRUE-CSIC agreement with Springer Nature
Predictors of Hospital Readmission, Institutionalization, and Mortality in Geriatric Rehabilitation Following Hospitalization According to Admission Reason
No full textBackground and Purpose: Older adults following an inpatient geriatric rehabilitation (GR) program commonly experience adverse health outcomes such as hospital readmission, institutionalization, and mortality. Although several studies have explored factors related to these outcomes, the influence of admission reason on the predictive factors of adverse health outcomes in the rehabilitation process remains unclear. Therefore, this study aimed to identify predictive factors for adverse health outcomes in inpatients attending GR according to their admission reason.
Methods: This retrospective study included patients with orthogeriatric (OG) conditions and patients with hospital-associated deconditioning (HAD) admitted to GR after an acute hospitalization between 2016 and 2020. Patients were evaluated by a comprehensive geriatric assessment at admission, including sociodemographic data, social resources, clinical data, cognitive, functional and nutritional status, and physical performance measurements. Adverse health outcomes were collected (hospital readmission, institutionalization, and mortality). Univariate analyses and multivariate backward binary logistic regressions were used to determine predictive factors.
Results and Discussion: In this study, 290 patients were admitted for OG conditions, and 122 patients were admitted due to HAD. In patients with OG conditions, lower Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) predicted institutionalization and mortality. Lower Mini Nutritional Assessment-Short Form predicted institutionalization, whereas lower Barthel Index and lower Tinetti-Performance-Oriented Mobility Assessment scores were associated with higher mortality. In patients with HAD, higher age-adjusted comorbidity index predicted hospital readmission and mortality, and lower Short Physical Performance Battery scores predicted institutionalization and mortality. Finally, lower MMSE scores, worse values in Older Americans Resources and Services Scale and male gender were associated with a higher risk of institutionalization.
Conclusions: Predictive factors for hospital readmission, institutionalization, and mortality in patients with OG conditions and HAD during GR were different. Some of those predictors, such as nutritional status and physical performance, are modifiable. Understanding predictive factors for adverse outcomes, and how these factors differ by admission diagnosis, improves our ability to identify patients most at risk. Early identification of these patients could assist with prevention efforts and lead to a reduction of negative outcomes
Cerebrovascular reactivity mapping using breath-hold BOLD-fMRI: comparison of signal models combined with voxelwise lag optimization
No full textPublished: 01 July 2025Cerebrovascular reactivity (CVR) can be mapped noninvasively using blood oxygenation level dependent (BOLD) fMRI during a breath-hold (BH) task. Previous studies showed that the BH BOLD response is best modeled as the convolution of the partial pressure of end-tidal CO2 (PetCO2) with a canonical hemodynamic response function (HRF). However, previous model comparisons employed a global bulk time lag, which is now well accepted to provide only a rough approximation of the heterogeneous distribution of response latencies across the brain. Here, we investigate the best modeling approach for mapping CVR based on BH BOLD-fMRI data, when using a lagged general linear model approach for voxelwise lag optimization. In a group of fourteen healthy participants, we compared two types of regressors (PetCO2 and Block), and three convolution models (no convolution; convolution with a single gamma HRF; and convolution with a double gamma HRF), as well as a range of HRF delays and dispersions (for models with convolution). Convolution with a single gamma HRF yielded the greatest CVR values in PetCO2 models, while a double gamma HRF performed better for block models. Although PetCO2-based regressors generally outperformed block-based regressors, as expected, the latter may be an appropriate alternative in cases of poor CO2 recordings. Overall, our results support the use of specific modeling approaches for CVR mapping based on end-expiration BH BOLD-fMRI, including the voxelwise optimization of the lag.This work was supported by the Portuguese Science Foundation (FCT - Fundação
para a Ciência e Tecnologia) through the grants PTDC/EMD-EMD/29675/2017,
LISBOA-01-0145-FEDER-029675, UIDB/50009/2020 and by project reference:
2022.11658.BD, and DOI identifier: https://doi.org/10.54499/2022.11658.BD and the
Basque Government BERC 2022-2025 program, the Spanish State Research Agency
through BCBL Severo Ochoa excellence accreditation CEX2020-
001010/AEI/10.13039/501100011033, and the project PID2023-149410OB-100
funded by MCIU/AEI/10.13039/501100011033/FEDER, EU
Ciertas consideraciones sobre la relación entre el arbitraje comercial internacional y la tutela jurisdiccional en el ámbito de la Unión Europea
No full textEste TFG realiza una comparativa entre la tutela procurada por los tribunales y el arbitraje comercial internacional, acotado al ámbito de la Unión Europea y a través del análisis de sentencias del Tribunal de Justicia de la Unión Europea. Para ello, se analizarán diferentes cuestiones controvertidas en la práctica entre ambas disciplinas
JIMÉNEZ AGUILAR, Francisco, Masculinidades en vertical: género, nación y trabajo en el primer franquismo, Publicacions Universitat de València, Valencia, 2023 pp. 326.
No full text‘Jews in Space’. A History of Extraterrestrial Diaspora and the Future of Galactic Jewishness
No full textSiguiendo la afirmación de Arendt en 1941 de que la Luna era "el único lugar donde todavía podemos estar a salvo del antisemitismo", este artículo explora la existencia extraterrestre judía tal y como se representa en la literatura y la cultura popular, centrándose en las intersecciones de la identidad judía, las narrativas diaspóricas y los futuros especulativos. Mediante el uso del concepto satírico de Mel Brooks de Jews in Space y la novela menos conocida de Martin Salomonski Zwei im andern Land, el texto examina cómo se han imaginado las comunidades judías en escenarios extraterrestres ficticios como respuestas a retos históricos y contemporáneos. Esto permite ahondar en el modo en que estas narraciones abordan temas como el desplazamiento, la pertenencia y la búsqueda de una patria permanente más allá de la Tierra, reflejando ansiedades y aspiraciones en torno a la supervivencia y la autodeterminación judías. Ya sea en la Luna o en cualquier otro cuerpo celeste: Jews in Space, sostiene el artículo, aparece una y otra vez como una especie de gestalt reversible, alternando entre concepciones cuasi-sionistas y diaspóricas del futuro.; Following Arendt’s statement in 1941 that the moon was “the only place where we can still be safe from antisemitism”, this article explores Jewish extraterrestrial existence as depicted in literature and popular culture, focusing on the intersections of Jewish identity, diasporic narratives, and speculative futures. Using Mel Brooks’ satirical concept of Jews in Space and Martin Salomonski’s lesser-known novel Zwei im andern Land, the text examines how Jewish communities have been imagined in fictional extraterrestrial settings as responses to historical and contemporary challenges. This allows to delve into the way these narratives engage with themes of displacement, belonging, and the search for a permanent homeland beyond Earth, reflecting anxieties and aspirations surrounding Jewish survival and self-determination. Whether on the moon or on any other celestial body: ‘Jews in Space,’ as the article argues, appears again and again as a kind of reversible gestalt, alternating between quasi-Zionist and diasporic conceptions of the future
An online psychoeducational pilot program with home care workers of dependent older adults: Lessons learned and initial findings
No full textAlthough home care workers play an important role in caring for dependent older adults, no resources are targeted specifically at this population. This study describes the implementation of an online psychoeducational pilot program among home care workers of older adults receiving dependent care and presents preliminary results in research settings. The research design was quasi-experimental and consisted of a single group of 20 home care workers completing baseline and post-intervention assessments. The intervention consisted of an online 6-week psychoeducational program conducted by a psychologist via videoconferencing. Attendance and dropout rates were recorded, along with completion of homework assignments, participation in intervention sessions, and the collection of qualitative information about the intervention’s acceptability indexes. Lessons learned from the implementation of the pilot study are discussed, followed by the preliminary results regarding its effects on the well-being of care workers (trend towards improvements in burnout, anxiety, and depression). Finally, clinical implications and future directions for online program development are proposed
Rethinking Economics Education: Student Perceptions of the Social and Solidarity Economy in Higher Education
No full textThis article emphasises the critical role higher education institutions (HEIs) play
in fostering critical knowledge and social cohesion by exploring students’ perceptions of
the social and solidarity economy (SSE). It addresses the need for a more diverse curricular
approach within HEIs, particularly in economics and business education, to challenge the
dominance of the neoclassical model. This study, conducted at the Faculty of Economics
and Business (FEB) of the University of the Basque Country, investigates whether students
perceive the SSE as a viable alternative to the current economic paradigm and its necessity
and innovation in higher education. Utilizing a free-association questionnaire and Iramuteq
software analysis, the findings reveal a strong demand for a more inclusive educational
framework that incorporates heterodox economic theories, especially the SSE. This research
contributes to the discourse on integrating SSE into economics and business courses as part
of university social responsibility (USR), highlighting its unique social values