4.48 Psychosis in Spain: translation, performance, reception and gender

Las obras de Sarah Kane han sido traducidas y representadas en varias ocasiones en España. 4.48 Psychosis ha gozado de varios estrenos y ediciones en España en español, catalán y gallego. En este trabajo se analizarán las versiones publicadas de Matteini (Kane 2006b), Matamala (2014) y Varela (2019), que es la última que se ha llevado a escena, en montaje de la compañía La Phármaco para el Teatro Español (2023), centrándonos especialmente en la visibilidad y la agencia de las traductoras y en el tratamiento de la ambigüedad de género de la voz dramática principal de la obra original. A través de los paratextos y de la recepción de sus trabajos y procesos, se compararán los resultados con los del análisis que hacen Spoturno & Zucchi (2022) de la traducción de Spregelburd (Kane 2006a), originada y publicada en el contexto de Argentina.Sarah Kane’s plays have been translated and performed several times in Spain. 4.48 Psychosis has been staged and published in Spain in Spanish, Catalan and Galician. In this paper we will analyse the published versions by Matteini (Kane 2006b), Matamala (2014) and Varela (2019), which was the most recent to be staged, by the company La Phármaco for Teatro Español (2023), focusing particularly on the visibility and agency of female translators and on the treatment of the gender ambiguity of the main dramatic voice of the original play. Through the paratexts and the reception of their work and processes, the results will be compared with those of Spoturno & Zucchi’s (2022) analysis of Spregelburd’s translation (Kane 2006a), which originated and was published in the context of Argentina

Electrospun CoFe2O4 Nanowires Tailored for Magnetoelectrochemistry

In view of a future green hydrogen economy, the development of efficient, platinum-group-metal-free catalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) remains an important goal. Magnetic enhancement of oxygen-evolving catalysis is an interesting strategy to boost catalyst activity, as it can promote the formation of triplet oxygen through spin polarization. Magnetoelectrochemistry can rely on the use of an external magnetic field or the internal magnetic order of the catalyst. Therefore, synthesis strategies that allow for tailoring the magnetic properties of magnetic catalyst materials are of high interest. Here, we report on the synthesis of CoFe2O4 (CFO) nanowires through an electrospinning template strategy followed by calcination. The calcination temperature was found to have a profound impact on both the morphology and the magnetic properties of the materials, with a temperature of 1173 K yielding intergrown nanoparticles that formed a nanowire-like structure with excellent magnetic properties: a high saturation magnetization of 88.9 emu/g and a coercivity of 17 100 Oe at 2 K. Electron microscopy was employed to identify the temperature-dependent evolution of the microstructure of the synthesized CoFe2O4 anisotropic structures. Thereafter, the sample was studied as a catalyst for electrochemical OER in alkaline electrolyte, where its great performance was found to be further boosted by application of an external magnetic field of 500 mT, resulting in an enhancement by over 100% at a constant potential of 1.60 VRHE, placing CFO–1173 K among the best-performing catalyst materials in terms of magnetocurrent.The authors thank Dr. András Kovacs for the initial electron microscopy study. This work was supported by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program through the SpinCat Project under grant agreement no. 964972 and through the KNOWSKITE-X Project under grant agreement no. 101091534. L.M.S. acknowledges financial support through the Ramón y Cajal grant RYC2020-030414-I funded by MICIU/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and by “ESF Investing in your future”

The port system of Gades and its area of influence: approach to fiscal and commercial organization in Roman period based on coastal settlement

El avance del conocimiento del ámbito costero bético está definiendo un panorama heterogéneo y variable generado a partir de la implantación del modelo productivo, comercial y fiscal romano. Las políticas territoriales y la inclusión de la península en las redes mercantiles trajeron consigo un profundo cambio en los modelos de explotación de los recursos naturales. El nuevo sistema se sustentó en una jerarquización del territorio y la creación de una estructura portuaria con los principales núcleos urbanos a la cabeza (Gades, Baelo Claudia, Iulia Traducta, Carteia, etc.), generándose en torno a éstos un poblamiento especializado en la producción y dependiente de los primeros. Los sucesivos estudios parecen apuntar a una serie de diferencias territoriales que permiten definir distintas áreas o distritos portuarios con características poblacionales y evolutivas propias. En el caso del área del Estrecho de Gibraltar, la preponderancia tradicional de Gadir como referente comercial en las rutas atlánticas marcará en buena medida el desarrollo de toda su área de influencia durante el periodo romano. En este sentido, los enclaves costeros identificados en la actual provincia gaditana presentan unas características en cuanto a su desarrollo, patrones y ritmos de ocupación y producción que la diferencian de otras áreas béticas como pueden ser la actual costa onubense y malagueña, propiciando la identificación del litoral gaditano como un área o distrito portuario.The advance of knowledge of the Betic coastal area is defining a heterogeneous and variable panorama generated from the implementation of the roman productive, commercial and fiscal model. Territorial policies and the inclusion of the Iberian Peninsula in the mercantile networks brought with them a profound change in the models of production and exploitation of natural resources. The new system was based on a hierarchical structuring of the territory and the creation of a port structure with the main urban centres at the head (Gades, Baelo Claudia, Iulia Traducta, Carteia, etc.), generating around them a population specialised in production and dependent on the former. Successive studies seem to point to a series of territorial differences that make it possible to define different port areas or districts with their own population and evolutionary characteristics. In the case of the area of the Strait of Gibraltar, the traditional preponderance of Gadir as a commercial reference point on the Atlantic routes will largely mark the development of its entire area of influence throughout the Roman period. In this sense, the coastal enclaves identified in the current province of Cádiz have certain characteristics in terms of their development, patterns and rhythms of occupation and production that differentiate them from other Betic areas such as the current coasts of Huelva and Malaga, leading to the identification of the coast of Cádiz as a port area or district.El presente trabajo se ha realizado en el marco de las ayudas de recualificación del sistema universitario español, modalidad Margarita Salas, financiada por la Unión Europea-NextGenerationEU. Asimismo, se enmarca dentro de las actividades del proyecto «El arco atlántico del sudoeste hispano desde la protohistoria hasta la tardoantigüedad: evolución geomorfológica, ocupación litoral y sistemas portuarios (PID2022-142778NB-I00)» de la convocatoria Proyectos de generación de conocimiento del Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación

Pocas, pero suficientes: conservación de la camariña, una planta endémica en regresión en el Bosque de Camarido. Un paisaje revisitado a lo largo de su historia y desafíos actuales de conservación

According to the European Forest Genetic Resources Programme, European forests cover 157 million hectares of land and provide a vast array of products, socio-economic benefits and ecosystem services (EUFORGEN 2024). This paper describes the Portuguese Camarido Forest, with an area of 146 hectares, classified within European Forests in the category ‘Atlantic Maritime pine forest’. Camarido Forest relevance for local coastal populations is presented through a historical perspective. Future challenges for its biodiversity conservation, namely of white crowberry plant (Corema album, Ericaceae), an coast Iberian endemic in clear regression throughout its distribution area are discussed. Findings point out that coastal forests are reservoirs for biodiversity conservation prone to several threats, ranging from habitat fragmentation, invasive species and climate change. We suggest that the conservation of forests benefits from young students’ engagement in environmental education initiatives and requires collaboration between civil society entities and stakeholders dealing with forests and conservation. Additionally, forests as cultural landscapes are increasingly valued as a mean to ensure that the relationships between people and nature are nurtured, fostering the vitality of both cultural and biological diversity.Según el Programa Europeo de Recursos Genéticos Forestales, los bosques europeos cubren 157 millones de hectáreas de tierra y proporcionan una amplia gama de productos, beneficios socioeconómicos y servicios ecosistémicos (EUFORGEN, 2024). Este artículo describe el Bosque Portugués de Camarido, con una superficie de 146 hectáreas, clasificado dentro de los Bosques Europeos en la categoría ‘Pinar Marítimo Atlántico’. La relevancia del Bosque Camarido para las poblaciones costeras locales se presenta a través de una perspectiva histórica. Se discuten los retos futuros para la conservación de su biodiversidad, en concreto de la camariña (Corema album, Ericaceae), una planta endémica costera ibérica en clara regresión en toda su área de distribución. Los hallazgos señalan que los bosques costeros son reservorios para la conservación de la biodiversidad propensos a varias amenazas, que van desde la fragmentación del hábitat hasta las especies invasoras y el cambio climático. Sugerimos que la conservación de los bosques se beneficia de la participación de los estudiantes en iniciativas de educación ambiental y requiere la colaboración entre entidades de la sociedad civil y partes interesadas para su uso sostenible y gestión para su conservación. Además, los bosques como paisajes culturales se valoran cada vez más como un medio para garantizar que se fomenten las relaciones entre las personas y la naturaleza, fomentando la vitalidad y la preservación de la diversidad tanto cultural como biológica.Ana Isabel Lopes' research was funded by the Portuguese State Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) through the PhD Scholarship 2020.04817.BD. M. Alexandra Abreu Lima research with Environmental Educational Initiatives developed within the EMC2 Project was funded by Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT, Portugal), through the strategic projects UIDB/04292/2020 (https://doi.org/10.54499/UIDB/04292/2020) and UIDP/04292/2020 (https://doi.org/10.54499/UIDP/04292/2020) granted to MARE – Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, and the project LA/P/0069/2020 (https://doi.org/10.54499/LA/P/0069/2020) granted to the Associate Laboratory ARNET - Aquatic Research Network

Pavimentats, drenatges, inundacions

En aquest article s'examina la incorporació del pavimentat i el clavegueram a la ciutat moderna i es critica l'opció de convivència entre automòbils i transeünts (que anomenen "plataforma única") desenvolupada a Elx des de fa unes dècades

A creative membrane: expansion and appropriationism in the late literature of Jorge Carrión

Este artículo estudia la última literatura de Jorge Carrión – el falso diario Lo viral (2020), las novelas Membrana (2021) y Todos los museos son novelas de ciencia ficción (2022), el ciclo de pódcast Solaris (2020-2021) y un corpus de ensayos y artículos de crítica cultural publicados en The New York Times (2019-2021)– como un proyecto de escritura conceptual que hemos denominado «ciclo del siglo XXI». Para ello, en primer lugar se reconstruye la historia textual que conduce a la escritura y difusión de las diferentes obras entre 2019 y 2022, incidiendo en las redes temáticas que se tejen entre ellas. En un segundo momento se analiza el núcleo conceptual del ciclo, la novela Membrana. Finalmente, se examinan las diferentes vías de expansión y las estrategias de apropiacionismo que operan en este entramado creativo. El propósito último es delinear la poética del siglo XXI que ofrece esta membrana creativa, incidiendo en sus relaciones con el arte conceptual y las prácticas curatoriales, el pensamiento contemporáneo y las escrituras subversivas. Desde la intersección de la creación y el pensamiento, en suma, el «ciclo del siglo XXI» plantea una reflexión sobre el presente y el futuro inmediato que nos invita a cuestionarnos qué nos define como humanidad, cómo se definen nuestras ficciones y qué ventura aguarda a ambas.This paper studies Jorge Carrión’s latest literature –the fake diary Lo viral (2020), the novels Membrana (2021) and Todos los museos son novelas de ciencia ficción (2022), the podcast Solaris (2020-2021) and a corpus of essays and articles published in The New York Times (2019-2021)– as a conceptual writing project that we have called the «21st century cycle». To this end, we first reconstruct the textual history leading to the writing and dissemination of the different works between 2019 and 2022, focusing on the thematic networks woven between them. Secondly, we analyze the conceptual core of the cycle, the novel Membrana. Finally, we examine the different ways of expansion and the strategies of appropriationism that operate in this creative framework. The ultimate purpose is to delineate the 21st century poetics offered by this creative membrane, focusing on its relationships with conceptual art and curatorial practices, contemporary thought, and subversive writings. From the intersection of creation and thought, in short, the «21st century cycle» poses a reflection on the present and the immediate future that invites us to question what defines us as humanity, how our fictions are defined and what fortune awaits both.Esta publicación es parte del proyecto de I+D+I «Fractales. Estrategias para la fragmentación en la narrativa española del siglo XXI» (Ref. PID2019-104215GB-I00) financiado por el MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033

Economic development and the perception of the European Union in Spain: between Maastricht and the euro crisis

En este artículo se analiza la percepción del Tratado de Maastricht por parte de las élites políticas españolas, de organizaciones de la sociedad civil y de la opinión pública. Se explora la evolución de esa percepción durante los años de la convergencia económica y tras el acceso de España a la moneda única, desde la hipótesis de que esta estuvo correlacionada con la evolución económica del país. Se analizan también comparativamente las dos coyunturas de crisis por las que atravesó la economía española, entre 1992-1995 y tras la crisis financiera internacional de 2008-2009, extrayéndose conclusiones sobre las causas del distinto impacto que tuvieron dichas crisis en la sociedad española y su repercusión en la percepción de la integración europea por parte de la ciudadanía. Se valora, por último, esa percepción como factor influyente sobre las políticas europeas favorables o críticas con la Unión Europea y con los cambios operados en el sistema de partidos.This article analyses the perception of the Maastricht Treaty among Spanish political elites, civil society organizations and public opinion, and explores its development during the years of economic convergence and after Spain’s access to the single currency, drawing on the hypothesis that this correlated with the country’s economic growth. The two crisis situations that the Spanish economy underwent, first between 1992-1995 and then after the international financial crisis of 2008-2009 are compared. Conclusions are then offered regarding the reasons behind the differing impacts that these crises had on Spanish society and on citizens’ perception of European integration. Finally, this perception is evaluated as an influential factor on European policies that are favourable towards or critical of the European Union, and on the changes that have occurred within the party system.Este artículo se enmarca en el proyecto «Sociedad Internacional y Europeísmo». PID2021-122750NB-C21/C22

Wine tourism as a catalyst for sustainable competitive advantage: unveiling the role of employee wellbeing and organizational commitment

Purpose – This research aims to explore the influence of the wine tourism development on the sustainable competitive advantage of Spanish wineries as well as the role of employee well-being and organizational commitment on this main relationship. Design/methodology/approach – This research formulates a theoretical model and then examines it through structural equation modeling. The analysis is based on data collected from 196 wineries in Spain, compiled during the period from September 2022 to January 2023. Findings – The results of this study show a positive and significant effect between the wine tourism development and the sustainable competitive advantage of wineries in Spain as well as the mediating role of employee well-being and organizational commitment in this main connection. Practical implications – Based on the study’s findings, winery managers are advised to develop wine tourism strategies that include guided tours emphasizing sustainability, curated food and wine experiences, cultural activities and specialized employee training programs to improve service quality, strengthen organizational commitment, and eventually achieve a sustainable competitive advantage. Originality/value – The distinctiveness of this research stems from various key aspects: first, it enhances insight into the benefits linked to the wine tourism research field; second, this is the inaugural study to explore wine tourism development as a driving force for sustainable competitive advantage within Spanish wineries and; third, prior studies have not concurrently examined the functions of employee well-being and organizational commitment in mediating the connection between wine tourism development and the wineries’ sustainable competitive advantage

Enhancing of quality, yield and aromatic profile of sweet cherries: comparison between organic and conventional biostimulant systems

Background. Due to the increasing demand for organic food by consumers, agricultural systems had to change towards a more sustainable and environmental approach. One of the practices aligned with this purpose is the application of efficient biostimulants as a tool to improve food production with the smallest possible ecological footprint. For this reason, the aim of this work was to evaluate the effectiveness and comparison of an organic system composed of a Lombrico® SET biostimulant formulated from seaweed extracts, amino acids and carbohydrates from plant-based sources on two different varieties of cherries, Nimba and Red Pacific, against a conventional system composed by Maxi-Grow Excel®, Equilibrium® and Exelgrow® products according to the usual biostimulant treatments of the farmer for sweet cherry crop. Both options were applied at 12 times throughout the flowering and ripening stages under real field conditions in a 68-day study. Results. Although the program effectiveness differed by variety, both biostimulants treatments improved bud breakage, enhanced flowering, and advanced ripening, while improving the fruit quality and the organoleptic properties. Remarkable findings included increased levels of major carbohydrates and increased oxalic acid. Additionally, significant changes in the phenolic and flavonoid profile were observed. The organic program led to higher levels of chlorogenic acid as well as increased naringin across both varieties. Conversely, cyanidin-3-O-rutinoside levels were increased in the organic program for Red Pacific but were higher in the conventional method for Nimba. Conclusions. The increase in marketable first category fruit and the reduction in unmarketable fruit due to both programs contribute to improved farmer profitability and demonstrate the clear effectiveness of the application of biostimulant systems. In addition, the organic treatment produced an enhanced ripening, enabling an early harvest, with a positive impact on the quality and organoleptic parameters of the cherries. In particular, the organic treatment where a single product composed of seaweed extracts, amino acids and carbohydrates from plant-based origin is applied instead of the three products required in the conventional system is particularly valuable in organic farming where external inputs are limited.The authors are acknowledged for the funding of the project in collaboration with companies from the R + D + i promotion program of the Vice-rectorate for Research of the University of Alicante 2021 (UAIND21-13B)

Policies, Principles, and Adjudication

Ensayo inédito de H.L.A. Hart en el que realiza una amplia crítica de la concepción de Ronald Dworkin sobre las «políticas» en la obra (Tomarse) Los derechos en serio, y ofrece una versión ampliada de sus reflexiones sobre el razonamiento judicial por analogía y la fenomenología de la toma de decisiones judiciales.An unpublished essay by H.L.A. Hart in which he provides an extensive critique of Ronald Dworkin’s conception of «policies» in the work Taking Rights Seriously and offers an expanded version of his thoughts on judicial reasoning by analogy and the phenomenology of judicial decision-making