61 research outputs found

    The protection of the inventions across patents in european, japanese and american .

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    In the last years an increasing trend has taken place in the universities of the whole world to protecting their inventions across rights of patents. This fact reflects the major usefulness of the university investigation and the intention of transferring these results to the industry. In this work we study the patents that have applied, across the European route, the Japanese, American and European universities, in order to establish a comparative analysis among them. We analyze the level of applications that they present, the technological areas and the extension of the protection of these patents and the ranking of the universities that more patents applied and of the companies that collaborate with these universities.University; Patents; USA; Japan and Europe

    Improving employability through stakeholders in european higher education: the case of Spain

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    We distinguish four employability strategies and test with a database of 230 Spanish university centers how different stakeholders try to influence them. Academic employability seems to be the main goal of university governors, as they emphasize curricula improvements to introduce practical contents. By contrast, and probably because of their interest in specialized teaching associated with their own research, professors prioritize as an alternative the development of interpersonal management skills and sharing of alumni experiences. Other stakeholders with greater market orientation have a comparatively marginal impact. Reform proposals therefore aim to rebalance the influence of stakeholders, though not necessarily by means of structural reforms in decision-making bodies. In fact, by differentiating several employability strategies, we have observed that governance reforms may generate overly optimistic expectations, as stakeholders may support only a subset of strategies, which may not even be the most important ones.Xunta de Galicia | Ref. GRC2014/021Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad | Ref. ECO2013-45706-

    Effects of Human Resource Policies in Knowledge Transfer

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    Texto dispoñible en galego e españolEste traballo ten o propósito de estudar o papel que ten a dirección estratéxica de recursos humanos na xestión do coñecemento, e en particular sobre o proceso de transferencia de coñecemento tácito. Logo dunha revisión da literatura, analízanse diversas políticas de recursos humanos que inflúen na voluntariedade dos traballadores para compartir cos demais o seu coñecemento. Para iso realizouse unha enquisa dirixida aos directores de recursos humanos de 242 empresas manufactureiras de alta tecnoloxía. Os resultados obtidos confirman que a través dun adecuado deseño de postos, cun proceso de selección baseado en habilidades e comportamentos, cunha avaliación do desempeño baseada nas ditas calidades, e cunha política retributiva e de promoción que incentive eses comportamentos, se pode lograr que os empregados da empresa transfiran máisEste trabajo tiene el propósito de estudiar el papel que tiene la dirección estratégica de recursos humanos en la gestión del conocimiento, en particular sobre el proceso de transferencia de conocimiento tácito. Tras una revisión de la literatura, se analizan diversas políticas de recursos humanos que influyen en la voluntariedad de los trabajadores para compartir con los demás su conocimiento. Para ello se ha realizado una encuesta dirigida a directores de recursos humanos de 242 empresas manufactureras de alta tecnología. Los resultados obtenidos confirman que a través de un adecuado diseño de puestos, con un proceso de selección basado en habilidades y comportamientos, con una evaluación del desempeño basada en dichas cualidades, y con una política retributiva y de promoción que incentive esos comportamientos, se puede lograr que los empleados de la empresa transfieran másThe aim of this paper is to study the role that human resource management has on the knowledge management, particularly on the transfer process of tacit knowledge. After revising the literature, we analyze several human resources policies that influence on the workers` intention of sharing their knowledge with the others. To that purpose, we carried out an inquiry to the human resources managers of 242 high technology manufacturer companies. The results confirm that is possible that workers transfer more knowledge if companies apply these patterns: an adequate job design, a screening process based on skills and behaviours, a job performance evaluation based on the mentioned qualities and a remuneration and promotion policy that gives an incentive for those behavioursS

    Análisis bibliométrico de los juegos serios y la gamificación: ¿hacia dónde se dirige la educación superior?

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    Tras la evolución metodológica hacia entornos virtuales que ha sufrido la educación tras la pandemia provocada por la covid-19, muchos formadores han adaptado sus contenidos y sus planteamientos metodológicos hacia modelos más innovadores. Existen ejemplos como la gamificación o los juegos serios, los cuales han visto reforzada su presencia en los últimos años y, para conocer las características de estas publicaciones que se presenta este trabajo. El objetivo fue presentar una imagen general sobre las investigaciones publicadas en la base de datos Scopus respecto a la gamificación y juegos serios, para ello se hizo uso del paquete Bibliometrix del entorno RStudio. Se encontraron relaciones de interés entre los términos y fueron contextualizadas tanto en las relaciones de unión como de complementariedad. Los resultados mostraron similitudes con otras investigaciones bibliométricas realizadas en campos análogos de estudio.Universidad de Málaga. Campus de Excelencia Internacional Andalucía Tech

    Análisis pedagógico de la gamificación en contextos universitarios

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    Hoy en día es indispensable que el profesorado universitario se conciencie sobre la importancia de hacer gamificación dentro del aula, siendo el principal objetivo que el alumnado se sienta motivado por aprender los contenidos específicos de la asignatura. Para ello, se debe hacer un buen diseño de la gamificación, siendo parecido a la metodología del flipped classroom o flipped learning. En esta metodología el alumnado tiene el compromiso de leer documentos académicos, hacer visionados de películas o escuchar podcasts demandados previos a la sesión docente. Además, se debe tener en consideración estrategias pedagógicas como el juego del rol o el trivial digital. Sin embargo, tienen en común que promueven elementos motivadores y atrayentes al alumnado lo que favorece la implicación y la participación del alumnado. Al vivir en época de la Covid-19, muchos docentes universitarios tuvieron que adaptar su metodología docente para que el alumnado pudiese continuar con su formación académica. Algunos de ellos conocían las TIC, dado a que ya las aplicaba en su aula. Sin embargo, otros muchos las desconocen, teniendo que apoyarse en aquellos colegas que estaban acostumbrados a emplearlas.Universidad de Málaga. Campus de Excelencia Internacional Andalucía Tec

    Salud bucodental y utilización de servicios odontológicos

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    En el Paraguay, los datos epidemiológicos sobre la salud bucodental y la utilización de los servicios en adultos son limitados, de ahí, la urgente necesidad de generar información para diseñar y establecer programas de salud pública acordes a las necesidades de dicha población. El objetivo de este estudio transversal retrospectivo fue determinar la situación de salud bucodental y el patrón de utilización de los servicios odontológicos de los pacientes atendidos en las cátedras de Operatoria Dental II y III de la carrera de Odontología de la Universidad Católica-Campus de Itapúa. La muestra incluyó 411 historias clínicas odontológicas de pacientes atendidos entre 2014 y 2017. La edad promedio de los pacientes fue de 28 años. La prevalencia de caries fue del 94,6%. El Índice de dientes cariados, perdidos y obturados promedio fue de 13,2 (DE± 6,9), siendo el mayor componente el de dientes cariados (7,0±4,5), seguido por el de dientes perdidos (4,4±5,7). Un alto porcentaje (77%) de los pacientes no tenía seguro médico al momento de consultar. El motivo de consulta actual del 42% fue la estética y el 64% sólo consulta al dentista cuando necesita. El valor promedio del índice de dientes cariados, perdidos y obturados (13,2) es catalogado como grave. El predominio de los componentes dientes cariados y perdidos es indicativo de un limitado acceso a los servicios odontológicos y tratamientos restauradores. Se requiere la instauración de estrategias de promoción de la salud y prevención de las afecciones bucodentales enmarcadas dentro de programas desde el primer nivel de atención

    Basophil-lineage commitment in acute promyelocytic leukemia predicts for severe bleeding after starting therapy

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    Severe hemorrhagic events occur in a significant fraction of acute promyelocytic leukemia patients, either at presentation and/or early after starting therapy, leading to treatment failure and early deaths. However, identification of independent predictors for high-risk of severe bleeding at diagnosis, remains a challenge. Here, we investigated the immunophenotype of bone marrow leukemic cells from 109 newly diagnosed acute promyelocytic leukemia patients, particularly focusing on the identification of basophil-related features, and their potential association with severe bleeding episodes and patient overall survival. From all phenotypes investigated on leukemic cells, expression of the CD203c and/or CD22 basophil-associated markers showed the strongest association with the occurrence and severity of bleeding (p ≤ 0.007); moreover, aberrant expression of CD7, coexpression of CD34+/CD7+ and lack of CD71 was also more frequently found among patients with (mild and severe) bleeding at baseline and/or after starting treatment (p ≤ 0.009). Multivariate analysis showed that CD203c expression (hazard ratio: 26.4; p = 0.003) and older age (hazard ratio: 5.4; p = 0.03) were the best independent predictors for cumulative incidence of severe bleeding after starting therapy. In addition, CD203c expression on leukemic cells (hazard ratio: 4.4; p = 0.01), low fibrinogen levels (hazard ratio: 8.8; p = 0.001), older age (hazard ratio: 9.0; p = 0.002), and high leukocyte count (hazard ratio: 5.6; p = 0.02) were the most informative independent predictors for overall survival. In summary, our results show that the presence of basophil-associated phenotypic characteristics on leukemic cells from acute promyelocytic leukemia patients at diagnosis is a powerful independent predictor for severe bleeding and overall survival, which might contribute in the future to (early) risk-adapted therapy decisions.This work was supported by the Fundación Científica de la Asociación Española Contra el Cáncer (AECC, Madrid, Spain) and the Fundación Rafael del Pino (Madrid, Spain) and both CIBERONC (CB16/12/00400, CB16/12/00233, CB16/12/00480) and grant PI16/00787 from Instituto de Salud Carlos III (Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad, Madrid, Spain)

    Effect of viral storm in patients admitted to intensive care units with severe COVID-19 in Spain: a multicentre, prospective, cohort study

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    Background: The contribution of the virus to the pathogenesis of severe COVID-19 is still unclear. We aimed to evaluate associations between viral RNA load in plasma and host response, complications, and deaths in critically ill patients with COVID-19. Methods: We did a prospective cohort study across 23 hospitals in Spain. We included patients aged 18 years or older with laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection who were admitted to an intensive care unit between March 16, 2020, and Feb 27, 2021. RNA of the SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid region 1 (N1) was quantified in plasma samples collected from patients in the first 48 h following admission, using digital PCR. Patients were grouped on the basis of N1 quantity: VIR-N1-Zero ([removed]2747 N1 copies per mL). The primary outcome was all-cause death within 90 days after admission. We evaluated odds ratios (ORs) for the primary outcome between groups using a logistic regression analysis. Findings: 1068 patients met the inclusion criteria, of whom 117 had insufficient plasma samples and 115 had key information missing. 836 patients were included in the analysis, of whom 403 (48%) were in the VIR-N1-Low group, 283 (34%) were in the VIR-N1-Storm group, and 150 (18%) were in the VIR-N1-Zero group. Overall, patients in the VIR-N1-Storm group had the most severe disease: 266 (94%) of 283 patients received invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV), 116 (41%) developed acute kidney injury, 180 (65%) had secondary infections, and 148 (52%) died within 90 days. Patients in the VIR-N1-Zero group had the least severe disease: 81 (54%) of 150 received IMV, 34 (23%) developed acute kidney injury, 47 (32%) had secondary infections, and 26 (17%) died within 90 days (OR for death 0·30, 95% CI 0·16–0·55; p<0·0001, compared with the VIR-N1-Storm group). 106 (26%) of 403 patients in the VIR-N1-Low group died within 90 days (OR for death 0·39, 95% CI 0·26–0·57; p[removed]11 página

    Predictive Power of the "Trigger Tool" for the detection of adverse events in general surgery: a multicenter observational validation study

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    Background In spite of the global implementation of standardized surgical safety checklists and evidence-based practices, general surgery remains associated with a high residual risk of preventable perioperative complications and adverse events. This study was designed to validate the hypothesis that a new “Trigger Tool” represents a sensitive predictor of adverse events in general surgery. Methods An observational multicenter validation study was performed among 31 hospitals in Spain. The previously described “Trigger Tool” based on 40 specific triggers was applied to validate the predictive power of predicting adverse events in the perioperative care of surgical patients. A prediction model was used by means of a binary logistic regression analysis. Results The prevalence of adverse events among a total of 1,132 surgical cases included in this study was 31.53%. The “Trigger Tool” had a sensitivity and specificity of 86.27% and 79.55% respectively for predicting these adverse events. A total of 12 selected triggers of overall 40 triggers were identified for optimizing the predictive power of the “Trigger Tool”. Conclusions The “Trigger Tool” has a high predictive capacity for predicting adverse events in surgical procedures. We recommend a revision of the original 40 triggers to 12 selected triggers to optimize the predictive power of this tool, which will have to be validated in future studies
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