Content analysing multi-level authority and cultural identity claims: a complement to the Comparative Manifestos Project (CMP) exemplified for Spanish regional manifestos

"This handbook describes a specific approach to content analyzing multilevel party manifestos, building on a methodology that was originally developed in the context of the Manifesto Research Group (MRG). Since 1979, the MRG has been collecting and coding election programs with the aim of estimating policy preferences of political parties. The second phase of the project started in 1989. In the context of its 'Comparative Manifestos Project' (CMP), the Social Science Research Center Berlin (WZB) provided resources for updating and expanding the MRG data. Since then, country experts were hired to collect and code national election programs according to a handbook that describes how to identify the coding units and how to apply the classification scheme of policy preferences under central supervision. The CMP is solely concerned with national election programs. However, in decentralized political systems, parties also publish local and regional election programs and, in times of globalization, transnational party federations increasingly produce joint programs. Comparing these multilevel manifestos can provide additional answers to questions of multilevel governance. This handbook, elaborated in collaboration with the Instituto de Estudios Sociales Avanzados de Andalucía (IESA-CSIC, Spain), presents a classical content analytical approach to identifying parties' multilevel preferences. It instructs coders on how to apply two combined content analytical classification schemes: first, the CMP classification of policy preferences developed for party manifestos at national levels and, second, a classification of cultural and authority claims on multiple levels of governance. This double classification scheme is then applied to regional party manifestos in Spain, providing examples of multilevel analysis for training coders and testing their grasp of the complex concepts of parties' multilevel preferences." (author's abstract)"Der vorliegende Ansatz zur Inhaltsanalyse von Parteiprogrammen in politischen Mehrebenensystemen basiert auf einer Methodologie, die im Rahmen der Manifesto Research Group (MRG) entwickelt wurde. 1979 begann die MRG Parteiprogramme zu sammeln und zu analysieren, um politische Positionen von Parteien komparativ anhand eines klassischen inhaltanalytischen Ansatzes zu messen. Seit 1989 stellte das Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung (WZB) im Rahmen des 'Comparative Manifestos Projects' (CMP) Mittel zur Verfügung, um die Daten der MRG zu aktualisieren und zu erweitern. Seither werden Länderexperten damit beauftragt, die Wahlprogramme unter zentraler Begleitung und Kontrolle zu kodieren. Dabei erläutert ein Handbuch die Identifikation der Kodiereinheiten und die Anwendung des Klassifikationsschemas der politischen Positionen. Das CMP befasst sich ausschließlich mit Parteiprogrammen zu nationalen Wahlen. In dezentralisierten politischen Systemen geben Parteien aber auch lokale und regionale Wahlprogramme heraus; transnationale Parteienzusammenschlüsse verfassen in Zeiten der Globalisierung zunehmend gemeinsame Programme. Ein Vergleich solcher Programme für verschiedene Ebenen kann neue Einsichten in Governanceprobleme von Mehrebenensystemen ermöglichen. Dieses Handbuch wurde in Zusammenarbeit mit dem spanischen Instituto de Estudios Sociales Avanzados de Andalucía (IESA-CSIC) zur Identifikation von Parteienpositionen in Mehrebenensystemen verfasst. Es beschreibt, wie Coder zwei inhaltsanalytische Klassifikationsschemata anwenden können, die miteinander kombiniert sind: einerseits die CMP-Klassifikation politischer Positionen und andererseits eine Klassifikation von kulturellen und politischen Autonomieansprüchen auf verschiedenen Ebenen von Governance. Diese doppelte Klassifikation wird auf spanische Regionalwahlprogramme angewendet. Beispiele spanischer Regionalprogramme dienen auch der Ausbildung von Codern und der Überprüfung ihres Verständnisses der komplexen Konzepte von Parteipositionen in Mehrebenensystemen." (Autorenreferat

Estilos de aprendizaje y nivel del logro de aprendizaje de los alumnos del 5° de secundaria de la Institución Educativa Emilio Soyer Cavero -año 2015

El objetivo de la presente investigación fue determinar de qué manera influye el clima organizacional en la calidad educativa en la Escuela de Infantería del Ejército - 2015, en el distrito de Chorrillos. El enfoque fue de una investigación cuantitativa, de tipo descriptivo correlacional, de diseño no experimental. La población estuvo compuesta por noventa y seis (96) docentes, de los cuales se tomó una muestra de setenta y siete (77) participantes, obtenidos por muestreo aleatorio, a quienes se les aplicó una encuesta de doce (12) preguntas con una escala de cinco categorías de respuestas referida a ambas variables. Este instrumento tuvo una fuerte confiabilidad (0.916) Se realizó el análisis correspondiente a los resultados de la encuesta llegando a la demostración empírica de que un 80% apoya o considera positivamente los requerimientos de los indicadores y las dimensiones propuestas en el instrumento; esto fue ampliamente corroborado y contrastado empleando el chi cuadrado. Se concluyó que el clima organizacional tiene influencia significativa en la calidad educativa en la Escuela de Infantería del Ejército, en el año 2015.Tesi

diseño de investigación del sistema de gestión de recursos humanos por competencias laborales para la mejora de la productividad en el área de redacción de noticias de un medio de comunicación en Guatemala

Propone diseñar un sistema de gestión de recursos humanos basado en competencias laborales para mejorar la productividad del área de redacción de noticias de un medio de comunicación escrito en Guatemala

Electric and magnetic dipolar response of Germanium spheres: Interference effects, scattering anisotropy and optical forces

We address the scattering cross sections, and their consequences, for submicrometer Germanium spheres. It is shown that there is a wide window in the near infrared where light scattering by these particles is fully described by their induced electric and magnetic dipoles. In this way, we observe remarkable anisotropic scattering angular distributions, as well as zero forward or backward scattered intensities, which until recently was theoretically demonstrated only for hypothetically postulated magnetodielectric spheres. Also, interesting new effects of the optical forces exerted on these objects are now obtained.Comment: 13 pages, 4 figure

Ultra-narrow spectral response of a hybrid plasmonic-grating sensor

We configure and analyze a nanostructured device that hybridizes grating modes and surface plasmon resonances. The model uses an effective index of refraction that considers the volume fraction of the involved materials, and the propagation depth of the plasmon through the structure. Our geometry is an extruded low-order diffraction grating made of dielectric nano-triangles. Surface plasmon resonances are excited at a metal/dielectric interface, which is separated from the analyte by a high-index dielectric layer. The optical performance of the refractometric sensor is highly competitive in sensitivity and figure of merit (FOM) because of the the ultra-narrow spectral response (below 0.1 nm). Moreover, it is operative within a wide range of the index of refraction (from 1.3 till 1.56), and also works under normal incidence conditions

Democratic regeneration in European peripheral regions: new politics for the territory?

Scholarly research on the emergence of a new politics agenda of democratic regeneration, driven by the electoral growth of challenger parties, has focused the analysis primarily at the national and supranational levels, leaving the subnational level underexplored. This article contributes to filling this gap through a comparative analysis of party competition in peripheral regions of Italy, Spain and Great Britain during the European Great Recession. Using Regional Manifestos Project data, it shows that the regionalisation of the state and the presence of a centre‒periphery cleavage represent no obstacle when it comes to responding to a change of preferences among the electorate. The transformation of political spaces in the aftermath of the Great Recession is happening as much at the regional as at the national level. At the same time, the political relevance of challenger parties and the diversity of regional responses contradict the alleged secondary nature of regional dynamics

Acquiring Medical Statistical Competencies in a Demanding Evidence-Based World: Thoughts and Experience from a Student Statistical Team in a Mexican Academic Center

Training and encouraging students to critically review the evidence and make evidence-based decisions should be one of the goals of medical education. We report our experience developing an extracurricular university student statistical team that offer statistical aid to other students and faculty. This includes supervised training sessions and mentoring in diverse scientific research fields performed in our university

Clinical Validation of a 3-Dimensional Ultrafast Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Protocol Including Single Breath-Hold 3-Dimensional Sequences

Objectives: This study sought to clinically validate a novel 3-dimensional (3D) ultrafast cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) protocol including cine (anatomy and function) and late gadolinium enhancement (LGE), each in a single breath-hold. Background: CMR is the reference tool for cardiac imaging but is time-consuming. Methods: A protocol comprising isotropic 3D cine (Enhanced sensitivity encoding [SENSE] by Static Outer volume Subtraction [ESSOS]) and isotropic 3D LGE sequences was compared with a standard cine+LGE protocol in a prospective study of 107 patients (age 58 ± 11 years; 24% female). Left ventricular (LV) mass, volumes, and LV and right ventricular (RV) ejection fraction (LVEF, RVEF) were assessed by 3D ESSOS and 2D cine CMR. LGE (% LV) was assessed using 3D and 2D sequences. Results: Three-dimensional and LGE acquisitions lasted 24 and 22 s, respectively. Three-dimensional and LGE images were of good quality and allowed quantification in all cases. Mean LVEF by 3D and 2D CMR were 51 ± 12% and 52 ± 12%, respectively, with excellent intermethod agreement (intraclass correlation coefficient [ICC]: 0.96; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.94 to 0.97) and insignificant bias. Mean RVEF 3D and 2D CMR were 60.4 ± 5.4% and 59.7 ± 5.2%, respectively, with acceptable intermethod agreement (ICC: 0.73; 95% CI: 0.63 to 0.81) and insignificant bias. Both 2D and 3D LGE showed excellent agreement, and intraobserver and interobserver agreement were excellent for 3D LGE. Conclusions: ESSOS single breath-hold 3D CMR allows accurate assessment of heart anatomy and function. Combining ESSOS with 3D LGE allows complete cardiac examination in less than 1 min of acquisition time. This protocol expands the indication for CMR, reduces costs, and increases patient comfort. (J Am Coll Cardiol Img 2021;14:1742–1754)Funding included Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII) and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) Grants DTS17/00136 to Dr. Ibáñez and PI19/01704 to Dr. Fernandez-Jimenez; Spanish Society of Cardiology Translational Research Grant 2016 to Dr. Ibáñez; European Research Council ERC-CoG 819775-MATRIX to Dr. Ibáñez; Comunidad de Madrid S2017/BMD-3867-RENIM-CM to Drs. Desco and Ibáñez; and Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (MICINN) RETOS2019-107332RB-I00 to Dr. Ibáñez. Dr. Fernandez-Jimenez received funding from the European Union Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under Marie Sklodowska-Curie Hrant Agreement No. 707642. The CNIC is supported by the ISCIII, the MICINN, and the Pro CNIC Foundation. Drs. Fernandez-Jimenez, Nothnagel, Fuster, Ibáñez, and Javier Sánchez-González are inventors of a joint patent (Philips/CNIC) for the new cine imaging method here described and validated/protected under the IP #2014P00960EP. Drs. Nothnagel, Kouwenhoven, Clemence, and Javier Sánchez-González are Philips employees. All other authors have reported that they have no relationships relevant to the contents of this paper to disclose

Attitudes towards condom use in older adults residents of Monterrey Nuevo Leon, Mexico

Introducción: El uso del condón es efectivo para prevenir Infecciones de Transmisión Sexual. Se han identificado cifras bajas de uso en adultos mayores. Lo cual puede ser atribuible a diversas actitudes negativas. Objetivo: Conocer las actitudes hacia el uso del condón, la relación que existe entre estas y las características sociodemográficas, y entre el uso del condón en el último encuentro sexual en adultos mayores. Métodos: Estudio correlacional conformado por 110 adultos mayores residentes de Monterrey, Nuevo León. Se empleo un muestreo virtual. Resultados: Se encontraron actitudes negativas de los efectos sobre la experiencia sexual, promiscuidad e inhibición en una cuarta parte de los participantes. Y actitudes positivas en las actitudes globales, el impacto interpersonal y la relación segura en la mayoría de los participantes. Se encontró asociación entre estado civil y efectos sobre la experiencia sexual (p = 0.012). No se encontró asociación entre el uso del condón en el último encuentro sexual y las actitudes. Conclusión: Se encontraron más actitudes positivas que negativas, situación que no es congruente con la baja frecuencia de uso del condón en el último encuentro sexual, reflejando la importancia de futuras investigaciones que permitan explorar otros factores involucrados para el desarrollo de la conducta.Introduction: Condom use is effective in preventing sexually transmitted infections. Low rates of condom use have been identified in older adults. This may be attributable to various negative attitudes. Objective: To determine attitudes towards condom use, the relationship between these attitudes and sociodemographic characteristics, and between condom use in the last sexual intercourse in older adults. Methods: Correlational study of 110 older adults residents of Monterrey, Nuevo León. An online virtual sampling was used. Results: Negative attitudes regarding the effects on sexual experience, promiscuity and inhibition were found in a quarter of the participants. And positive attitudes on global attitudes, interpersonal impact and safe relationship in the majority of participants. Associations were found between marital status and effects on sexual experience (p = .012). No association was found between condom use at last sexual intercourse and attitudes toward condom use. Conclusion: More positive than negative attitudes were found, a situation that is not congruent with the low frequency of condom use in the last sexual encounter, reflecting the importance of future research to explore other factors involved in the development of the behavior