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Dataset of Executive Functions, child Development and social Functioning in premature Preschoolers. A multi-method Approach
No full textData collection for this dataset began in March 2017, when the first contact was made with the families of those who had had a child born prematurely three years earlier. Telephone contact was initiated with the families treated in the Neonatology Unit of a third-level hospital in the city of Seville. The research was presented to them, and those families who wanted to participate were summoned to the hospital for the evaluation. At the meeting, verbal and written information was provided on the objectives, characteristics, implications and risks of the study. The final sample consisted of 57 premature children born between weeks 25 and 34 of gestational age in a NICU of a third-level hospital. At 36 months of age, the Bayley-III Infant Development Scale (Spanish adaptation) and a medical history were collected.
Following an observational, cross sectional-comparative design, 57 children were assessed using development tests, parent reporting, and behavioural observation. The scores are in the average range, although greater vulnerability is observed in the motor skills, and in specific executive functions. The risk factors due to prematurity, sex, and behaviour observed during the assessment are related to achievement. The girls achieve better performance in global and fine motor skills. Lower gestational age is associated with poorer motor skills, and lower weight with linguistics. Parents of those born at higher birth weights or with lower prematurity report less Flexibility and Emotional Control. Data derived from functioning social observation support the results obtained using the development test and from the information provided by the parents. The results support a multi-method assessment at an early age be made part of protocol to reduce the impact of prematurity
Redefining the tourism destination competitiveness index beyond a purely economic approach
No full textThe paper designs a composite competitiveness index that encompasses the competitive and comparative advantages grounded in the theoretical framework by Ritchie and Crouch (Citation2003. The competitive destination: A sustainable tourism perspective. Cabi). The methodology employed is based on Data Envelopment Analysis and Multi-Criteria Decision-Making models, and the Travel and Tourism Development Index by the World Economic Forum as a proxy of competitiveness of tourist destinations for 116 tourist destinations worldwide. The findings reveal that competitive advantage commands a higher weighting in the definition of the composite competitiveness index compared to that of the comparative advantage, and differences in the ranking position of countries are offered. Not only can the results provided serve to guide policymakers in their analysis of tourism competitiveness and in the development of tourism policies, but they can also be employed as a tool by the tourism industry and tourism economies towards achieving a higher level of competitiveness of the destination
In progress, diario de búsqueda, registro y transformación en el ejercicio de proyectos arquitectónicos
No full textIntegrating “nature” in the water-energy-food Nexus: Current perspectives and future directions
No full textIntegrated approaches for managing natural resources are said to meet increasing demand for water, energy, and food, while maintaining the integrity of ecosystems, and ensuring equitable access to resources. The Water-Energy-Food (WEF) Nexus has been proposed as a cross-sectoral approach to manage trade-offs and exploit synergies that arise among these sectors. Although not initially included as a component of the Nexus, the role of nature in sustaining the water, energy, and food sectors and in regulating their interrelationships is increasingly recognised by Nexus researchers and practitioners. To converge existing approaches that integrate nature into the WEF Nexus and suggest a common framework, we – an interdisciplinary group of natural resources management researchers and systems thinkers from the European research network NEXUSNET COST Action – followed a collaborative process of knowledge creation combining literature review, elicitation of expert opinion and collaborative writing. Our results reveal a multiplicity of concepts utilised in the literature to represent, partially or fully, “nature” in the Nexus, such as “environment”, “ecosystems”, “ecosystem services”, “social-ecological systems”, and “biodiversity”. Disparity was also found in the role attributed to nature, represented by three key paradigms: (1) ecosystems as the fourth component of an expanded Nexus, i.e., the WEF-Ecosystems (WEFE) Nexus; (2) ecosystems as a foundational layer to the Nexus; and (3) the WEF Nexus as a central component of social-ecological systems (SES). By creating a hybrid approach that brings together the benefits of the respective paradigms, we present a forward-looking WEFE Nexus conceptualisation. This paradigm expands the mutual interlinkages among water, energy and food to the entirety of SES, thus acknowledging the social-ecological processes that are affected by and affect the WEF Nexus. The results of this collaborative research effort intend to provide researchers and stakeholders with means to better understand and ultimately manage Nexus issues towards a transformative change
The Importance of Practical Skills in Teacher Training: Written Persuasion and Eloquence as a Means of Achieving Legal Conviction in Court
No full textLas actividades de carácter práctico deben añadirse como
complemento elemental para la adquisición de las diversas habilidades necesarias en
todos los sectores, tanto público como privado, donde habrá de desarrollarse la labor del
profesional del derecho. El ejercicio de dichas profesiones conllevará una serie de
destrezas relacionas con la representación técnica de los justiciables y funciones de
cooperación con la Administración de Justicia. Las habilidades sociales y aptitudes
refieren la buena comunicación, la correcta expresión oral y escrita, la asertividad, la
empatía y el saber escuchar. El profesional de la abogacía deberá saber conducir sus
pretensiones a través de una efectiva persuasión escrita, contando con las herramientas
que proporcionan actualmente las nuevas tecnologías. La expresión verbal de los
argumentos jurídicos tendrá que tener la suficiente contundencia para conducir al
convencimiento del tribunalPractical activities must be added as an elementary complement to
the acquisition of the various skills necessary in all sectors, both public and private,
where the work of the legal professional will be carried out. The exercise of these
professions will entail a series of skills related to the technical representation of the
litigants and cooperation functions with the Administration of Justice. Social skills and
aptitudes refer to good communication, correct oral and written expression,
assertiveness, empathy and listening skills. The legal professional must know how to
conduct his or her claims through effective written persuasion, using the tools currently
provided by new technologies. The verbal expression of legal arguments must be
sufficiently forceful to lead to the conviction of the cour
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No full textNature-based cool pavements for urban overheating mitigation: Experimental proof of concept
No full textGlobal warming is leading to more frequent and intense heat waves, transforming urban areas into inhospitable environments, particularly during the summer, due to the exacerbation of the urban overheating effect. Outdoor pavements, which account for 20–40 % of urban surfaces, play a crucial role in this phenomenon due to their dark colour and low albedo, resulting in high surface temperatures and the accumulation of thermal energy released into the environment. This study introduces a nature-based solution to mitigate the impact of urban overheating by cooling outdoor pavements using water from existing fountains or ponds in cities. The water functions as a coolant, significantly reducing the surface temperature of the pavement by up to 25 °C compared to dry samples exposed to the sun. The innovative aspect of this concept lies in the fact that the pavements do not exhibit capillarity, thereby achieving sensible cooling without evaporation and subsequent water consumption. The concept's impact is examined by considering pavements of varying thicknesses and albedos. In the conducted experiments, water-cooled pavements 100 % eliminated the risk of overheating compared to air temperature. This strategy offers an effective and sustainable approach to counteract the adverse effects of urban overheating in cities
Selective Design of MOF-derived Electrocatalytic Interphases by Potential-driven Surface Reconstruction
No full textMetal-organic frameworks (MOFs) can be used as precursors for the directed synthesis of derived materials with enhanced performance for electrocatalysis. Herein, we report on an in-situ electrochemical strategy for the selective synthesis of hybrid electrocatalysts using a cobalt MOF (2D-CoMOF) as a precursor for constructing electrochemical sensors to monitor the glucose oxidation reaction (GOR). By using in-situ Raman spectroelectrochemistry, it is demonstrated that a precise control of the applied potential during amperometric treatment of 2D-CoMOF can promote the generation of derived heterostructures in which the original MOF coexists with metal oxides and/or oxyhydroxides (MOF-MOx) with different compositions. The so-prepared electrodes exhibit high electroactive surface areas, a high number of electrocatalytically active cobalt sites and an efficient charge transport across the catalytic film. Moreover, their composition-dependent electrocatalytic performance for the glucose oxidation reaction is examined, establishing a relationship between the applied potential, the macroscopic chemical composition of the heterostructure and the electrocatalytic performance for glucose sensing. In particular, the hybrid phases consisting of Co-MOF/Co3O4/CoOOH display superior electrocatalytic sensing performance with a wide linear concentration range and high sensitivity. The present work emphasizes the significance that the precise control of the applied potential has on the electrochemically-assisted MOF transformation for developing highly efficient MOF-derived electrocatalysts
