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Financing Businesses for Sustainable Growth: Economic, Social, and Environmental Drivers With A Gender Approach
Get PDFThis study examines the relationship between Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) practices and financial performance, incorporating a gender perspective. While ESG frameworks enhance investment attractiveness, the role of female leadership remains underexplored. Using a sample of EuroStoxx 300, the data was analyzed using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM). The study assessed financial capital, investment attractiveness, and sustainability performance with gender representation as a moderating variable. The results confirm a positive relationship between financial capital and economic/social efficiency, while environmental efficiency presents mixed effects. Female board representation strengthens the link between investment attractiveness and financial capital. These findings contribute to the literature by integrating gender as a strategic factor in ESG-financing research and highlight the practical implication that companies should promote gender-diverse leadership to maximize the financial and strategic benefits of sustainable practices.Funding for open access charge: Universidad de Málaga / CBU
The influence of specimen thickness on the midplane plastic zone using synchrotron X-ray diffraction data
Get PDFAnalysing and measuring the plastic zone surrounding a fatigue crack tip is essential for a comprehensive understanding of fatigue and fracture behaviour. In this work, the strain field near the crack tip was mapped for two samples having different thicknesses, namely 3.3 mm and 12 mm, using in-situ synchrotron diffraction during a fatigue test. Full diffraction pattern refinement enabled strain maps with a resolution of up to 80 µm. Assuming a two dimensional state of stress or strain, depending on the sample thickness and due to the limitations of the experiment, the von Mises equivalent stresses and strains in the region ahead and surrounding the crack tip were mapped at each stage. The equivalent strain energy density rule is used, taking into account cyclic material parameters, to understand the elasto-plastic fields around the crack-tip. The plastic zones were then characterised and compared to simple plane stress and strain analytical models of the plastic zones. The plastic zones closely align with the analytical models in size, though shape variations exist. The sample thickness was found to have a strong influence on the final shape and size of the PZ.Funding for open access charge: Universidad de Málaga / CBU
Literary Analysis Paragraphs: Advice & Practice
Get PDFPIE22-104This presentation was created for students of Literatura Norteamericana I at the University of Málaga. Its aim is to offer practical guidance on writing literary analysis paragraphs. Drawing on Paul Headrick’s approach (2014), it provides tips for structuring effective, coherent paragraphs while avoiding redundancy
Explaining preferences for EU integration: Theory and empirical evidence
No full textWe present and empirically test a model that explains how European citizens form their preferences for integration, which is crucial for understanding the public support for EU advancement. The model incorporates varying levels of information and awareness of how EU legislation impacts national politics as well as economic considerations. The empirical results indicate that European citizens tend to be aware of the interplay between EU laws and national legislation. We reach this conclusion by showing that further EU integration is supported by citizens who believe EU legislation amends their national policies. By contrast, Euroscepticism emerges among citizens who perceive the EU as interfering in their domestic politics. Our theory and empirical evidence suggest that citizens see EU legislation as correcting or undermining national politics, contrasting with other theories that directly link support for integration and Euroscepticism to left- and right-wing ideological orientations.Funding for open acces charge: Universidad de Málaga / CBUA. Ingrid Mauerer received financial support from the Junta de Andalucía, Spain under the research project EMC21-00256, M. Socorro Puy from the research project PID2023-147391NB-I00 founded by PID2023-147391NB-I00, and Sergi Urzay-Gómez from the research project PID2022-138003NB-I00 founded by PID2023-147391NB-I00 and the grant 2021SGR00570 from Generalitat de Catalunya
Hospitalised children with COVID-19 display an aberrant intestinal microbiota and a shift in faecal compounds related with the metabolism of vitamins and lipids
Get PDFThe SARS-CoV-2 virus and its rapid spread have made it a global health concern. The aim of this was to investigate the microbial and metabolic faecal profiles of paediatric patients hospitalised for COVID-19 to try to identify biomarkers of predisposition to severity. The study included 16 patients (aged 4–14 years old) from six different Spanish hospitals and 20 age-matched healthy controls. The gut microbiota was characterised by sequencing of 16S rDNA amplicons and internal transcribed space amplicons, while the metabolic profile was analysed by liquid chromatography high resolution mass spectrometry. A different microbial profile was observed between patients and controls, with a significantly higher abundance of sequences belonging to the phyla Bacteroidota and Pseudomonadota in patients. A different metabolic profile was observed between the two groups. Non-infected children had higher faecal levels of vitamins such as niacin, thiamine, and vitamin D3 derivatives, which were negatively correlated with the abundance of pathogenic bacteria, such as members of Enterobacteriaceae. Hospitalisation due to SARS-CoV-2 infection in children was associated with changes in the gut microbiota and an altered metabolomic profile. For the first time, several relevant biological compounds were found to be reduced in the faeces of children hospitalised with COVID-19 compared to healthy controls
Vulnerable groups and disinformation. An analysis of the Andalusian reality
Get PDFEste artículo analiza la vulnerabilidad frente a la desinformación en Andalucía, atendiendo a factores sociodemográficos (sexo, edad, nivel educativo e ingresos) y patrones de consumo informativo, a partir de una encuesta realizada en 2023 (1.550 participantes). Los resultados destacan la influencia de edad, nivel educativo e ingresos en la percepción de desinformación. Los jóvenes (15-24 años) reconocen más dificultades para identificarla, mientras los mayores de 75 años muestran mayor confianza. Las mujeres manifiestan mayor habilidad en su detección que los hombres. En términos de consumo informativo, los jóvenes acuden mayoritariamente a redes sociales (92%), mientras que los mayores prefieren televisión y, en menor medida, prensa en papel.
Aunque las redes sociales son vistas como principales generadoras de desinformación (80%), incluso por quienes más la consumen, los medios tradicionales también son señalados como responsables (60%).
La preferencia de la televisión en Andalucía arroja un dato significativamente mayor que en España. El estudio resalta la importancia del consumo de prensa en papel frente a prensa digital en la lucha contra
la desinformación, subrayando su capacidad para generar confianza y minimizar el impacto de los desórdenes informativos, y concluye en la necesidad de alfabetización mediática para hacer frente a los mismos.Junta de Andalucía/Proyecto de Excelencia/PAIDI 2020/)/ProyExcel_00143/Impacto de la desinformación en Andalucía: análisis transversal de las audiencias y las rutinas y agendas periodísticas/DesinfoAND
Hospitality & Tourism Complete. Guía de Uso 2025
No full textHospitality & Tourism Complete, recoge investigaciones académicas, artículos publicados y noticias del sector relacionadas con todas las áreas de hostelería y turismo. Contiene más de 500.000 registros pertenecientes a más de 500 títulos distintos, algunos de los cuales se remontan hasta 1965. Hospitality & Tourism contiene el texto completo de más de 200 publicaciones y ofrece además un sofisticado Tesauro, y como novedad incluye también más de 5.500 perfiles de autores
La búsqueda efectiva de información bibliográfica
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Taller sobre publicación en abierto y financiación de APC en revistas conveniadas con la UMA
Get PDFLa Biblioteca de la Universidad de Málaga ha suscrito convenios con algunas editoriales para financiar el cargo por procesamiento de artículos que con frecuencia las editoriales de revistas científicas cobran a los autores para que los trabajos que publican estén disponibles en acceso abierto.
En esta presentación se muestran los acuerdos de la Biblioteca con estas editoriales para la financiación de APC (ruta híbrida y dorada), los requisitos de la UMA para financiación de APC y el procedimiento a seguir para solicitar dicha financación