May the Smoke Keep Coming Out the Fireplace: Moral Connections between Rural Tourism and Socio-Ecological Resilience in the EUME Region, Galicia

[Abstract] For several decades, tourism has been considered an important instrument for the sustainable development of rural areas. However, a great deal of scholarship has cast a doubt on the actual economic and ecological impacts of many of these initiatives. Acknowledging these critiques, we argue in this paper that a more accurate examination of the implication of rural development projects based on tourism should not merely look at the number of overnight stays or the income generated, but also at the multiple, subtle and complex implications of tourism for socio-ecological resilience. In order to do this, we argue, it is crucial to pay attention to the moral values underpinning tourism practices. Through an ethnographic analysis of the material, symbolic and experiential transformations brought about by a number of tourism initiatives in a rural region in Galicia, our goal is to discuss the complex connections between the promotion of this new activity, the diversification of the local economy, and the social reproduction of local communities and their specific forms of human-environment engagements.Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad; CSO2017-84893-

Work and Social Adjustment Scale (WSAS): psychometric characteristics of a Spanish adaptation in a clinical population

Background: The Work and Social Adjustment Scale (WSAS) is an instrument that can be easily applied for routine evaluation of the impact of mental disorders on patient functioning. In spite of the interest in its use, there is very little information available on its psychometric characteristics and even less in Spanish. Aims: The objective of this study was to analyse its psychometric characteristics. Method: The sample consisted of 441 patients treated in a community mental health unit. They filled out the WSAS and two psychopathology measures, one for anxiety and the other for depression. Fifty-five of them, chosen at random, were asked to fill out the scale again a second time to explore its temporal reliability. Results: The scale showed high internal consistency, a single factor that explained 60.4% of the variance, and temporal reliability of .78 for the total score. Significant correlations were found between the WSAS scores and the psychopathological measures, as well as significant differences between those working and those on leave. Conclusions: The results confirm the validity and reliability of the scale and support its possible use for routine evaluation of the functional impact of mental disorders

Dr. D. Felipe Ruiz Martín, in Memoriam

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Microwave assisted synthesis of indoles: Madelung's Reaction

The 12th International Electronic Conference on Synthetic Organic Chemistry session Symposium on Microwave Assisted SynthesisMicrowave assisted Madelung indole synthesis was achieved under solvent-free conditions using potassium tert-butoxide as baseWe acknowledge XUNTA DE GALICIA for financial support: PGIDIT05PXIB26201PR, PR405 A098/59-0. USC for a predoctoral fellowship to J. C.-C. This work was undertaken as part of the EC sponsored programs D32 COST Program (Chemistry in High-Energy Microenvironments, WG10

9H-Dibenzo[a,c]carbazole from microwave assisted Madelung\'s reaction of N-[2-(phenylmethyl)phenyl]benzamide

The 13th International Electronic Conference on Synthetic Organic Chemistry session Symposium on Microwave Assisted SynthesisMicrowave irradiation of N-[2-(phenylmethyl)phenyl]benzamide with potassium tert-butoxide leads to a 1:1 ratio of the expected product from Madelung's reaction and 9H-Dibenzo[a,c]carbazole. This one seems to come from a competitive reaction pathway rather than from thermal conrotatory electrocyclic of 2,3-diphenyl- 3H-IndoleXUNTA DE GALICIA for financial support: PGIDIT05PXIB26201PR and USC for a predoctoral fellowship to JC

Of Fears and Budgets: Strategies of Control in Vespa velutina Invasion and Lessons for Best Management Practices

[Abstrat] Implementing management practices for the control of invasive species can be a complex task with multiple dimensions, where the identification of stakeholders and drivers of those practices is of paramount importance. The invasive hornet Vespa velutina has spread across Europe and Asia from its native range in SE Asia in recent years. A common control method is the removal and destruction of its nests on citizens’ request to call centers. In this paper we have explored the knowledge and main factors that influence the perceptions of the citizens on the species in an invaded municipality in NW Spain, as well as the management practices of the municipal emergency unit responsible for nest removal activities. Our analysis brings out multiple drivers of management practices that derive both from the citizens’ and practitioners’ knowledge, and highlights several points of conflict between both stakeholder groups connected to (1) the degree of service provided to the local population, (2) the risk of allergic reactions as a motive to urge removals, or (3) the quality of information provided by mass media. Our results support the crucial importance of environmental education programs that seek to increase the knowledge of the general public about the threats of invasive species. Such programs might be incorporated to implement and optimize management plans of V. velutina by enhancing communication between experts and local population

Canary Economic relations with Latin America (2000-2011)

En este artículo se revisan las relaciones económicas entre las Islas Canarias y Latinoamérica en el período 2000-2011. Después de un breve repaso de la literatura sobre la internacionalización de las empresas, se analizan las relaciones comerciales, de servicios y los flujos de inversiones directas en el extranjero. La conclusión es que apenas existen relaciones comerciales y de servicios y solamente unos débiles flujos de capital para inversiones directas.This article reviews the economic relations between the Canary Islands and Latin America in the period 2000-2011. After a brief review of the literature on the internationalization of companies we analyzed trade and service relations, and flows of foreign direct investment. The conclusion is that there is little trade and services relations and only weak flows of capital for direct investments Key words: economic relations, trade, service relations, foreign direct investement

Pancreatic and psoas abscesses as a late complication of intravesical administration of bacillus Calmette-Guerin for bladder cancer: a case report and review of the literature

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) is a live attenuated strain of <it>Mycobacterium bovis</it> that has been used to treat urothelial carcinoma since 1976, and has been reported to eradicate disease in more than 70% of patients with <it>in situ</it> and stage I disease. To the best of our knowledge, we report the first case of disseminated bacillus Calmette-Guerin infection causing multiple abscesses affecting the pancreatic head and right psoas muscle, diagnosed 5 years after intravesical treatment with bacillus Calmette-Guerin therapy for bladder cancer.</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>An 83-year-old Caucasian man was hospitalized with a 2-month history of back pain, anorexia, generalized weakness and a 47-pound weight loss. He had previously undergone two transurethral resections for high-grade transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder and had received 12 intravesical bacillus Calmette-Guerin instillations without any complications. He complained of abdominal pain in his right flank. A computed tomography scan of the abdomen showed multiple abscesses affecting the pancreatic head and right psoas muscle. Growth of <it>Mycobacterium bovis</it> was determined in cultures of the purulent material obtained by surgical drainage of the abscesses.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>This case illustrates the fact that although intravesical administration of bacillus Calmette-Guerin is generally considered to be safe, it is not exempt from complications and these could appear immediately after treatment or as a delayed complication many years later.</p

Vertidos de tormenta en zonas costeras : una metodología para el diseño acorde con las directivas comunitarias

RESUMEN. La Normativa Comunitaria, relativa a la calidad de las aguas de baño, regula la contaminación bacteriológica a través de unos valores máximos admisibles de la concentración de, entre otros, los coliformes fecales en un determinado porcentaje de las muestras tomadas para control. En este artículo se demuestra, en primer lugar, que la identificación habitual entre el porcentaje de muestras y el porcentaje de tiempo en que se superan las máximas concentraciones admisibles no es correcta y que el cumplimiento estricto de la Normativa exige que los tiempos de contaminación sean prácticamente nulos. En segundo lugar se desarrolla una metodología para diseñar elementos de la red de saneamiento en función de la contaminación producida por alivios de tormenta en zonas costeras mediante un tratamiento probabilístico del fenómeno.ABSTRACT. The European community Directive (ECD) referring to bathing water quality establishes its admissibility as a function of some limit concentrations, included these of faexal coliforms. First, the usual identification between the percentage of samples and the percentage of time that the concentration is over the limit is shown to be incorrect. Next a methodology in probabilistic terms is developed to design sewer system elements as a function of the contamination produced by overflows in coastal zones