Recovery of the Austrian economy following the COVID-19 crisis can take up to three years, IIASA Policy Brief #26

Collaboration between researchers from IIASA, WU, WIFO, and the IHS provides scenarios of the medium-run economic effects of the lockdown in Austria using the IIASA macroeconomic simulation model. The analysis suggests that the return to the business-as-usual trend may take up to three years after a steep initial economic downturn due to the lockdown, and a gradual recovery thereafter

Editor’s Note

The International Journal of Interactive Multimedia and Artificial Intelligence - IJIMAI (ISSN 1989 - 1660) provides an interdisciplinary forum in which scientists and professionals can share their research results and report new advances on Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools or tools that use AI with interactive multimedia techniques. After its recent tenth anniversary, the journal has achieved an important milestone. From 2015 to 2018 IJIMAI was indexed at Web of Science through Emerging Science Citation Index. This meant a great increase in visibility and number of received papers. This year, Clarivate Analytics has accepted the inclusion of IJIMAI in the Journal Citation Reports. Specifically, IJIMAI is being indexed and abstracted in Science Citation Index Expanded, Journal Citation Reports/Science Edition and Current Contents®/Engineering Computing and Technology. The Web of Science Categories in which IJIMAI is included are “Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence” and “Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications”. This way, IJIMAI is indexed in Science Citation Index Expanded beginning with vol.4(3) March 2017 so that the journal will be listed in the 2019 Journal Citation Reports with a Journal Impact Factor when released in June 2020. Given this great achievement, IJIMAI Editorial Board has to thank authors for all the papers sent and all the papers published, as well as reviewers for their support to obtain high-quality in papers, and specially our readers because without them this milestone would not have been possible. The present regular issue includes research works based on different AI methods such as convolutional neural networks, genetic algorithms, lightning attachment procedure optimization, or those of multi-agent systems. These methods are applied into various fields as video surveillance, gesture recognition, sentiment analysis, territory planning, search engines, epidemiological surveillance or robotics

Neófitos nuevos o interesantes para la flora alicantina

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Factores psicosociales de riesgo para la enfermedad cardiovascular

Segones Jornades de Foment de la Investigació de la FCHS (Any 1996-1997

El apoyo social como modulador del riesgo coronario

Segones Jornades de Foment de la Investigació de la FCHS (Any 1996-1997

A reliable and valid questionnaire was developed to measure computer vision syndrome at the workplace

Objectives: To design and validate a questionnaire to measure visual symptoms related to exposure to computers in the workplace. Study Design and Setting: Our computer vision syndrome questionnaire (CVS-Q) was based on a literature review and validated through discussion with experts and performance of a pretest, pilot test, and retest. Content validity was evaluated by occupational health, optometry, and ophthalmology experts. Rasch analysis was used in the psychometric evaluation of the questionnaire. Criterion validity was determined by calculating the sensitivity and specificity, receiver operator characteristic curve, and cutoff point. Testeretest repeatability was tested using the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) and concordance by Cohen’s kappa (k). Results: The CVS-Q was developed with wide consensus among experts and was well accepted by the target group. It assesses the frequency and intensity of 16 symptoms using a single rating scale (symptom severity) that fits the Rasch rating scale model well. The questionnaire has sensitivity and specificity over 70% and achieved good testeretest repeatability both for the scores obtained [ICC 5 0.802; 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.673, 0.884] and CVS classification (k 5 0.612; 95% CI: 0.384, 0.839). Conclusion: The CVS-Q has acceptable psychometric properties, making it a valid and reliable tool to control the visual health of computer workers, and can potentially be used in clinical trials and outcome research.This study was supported by the Spanish National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (INSHT) (Grant number: 07/606). Project reference: UAL/PVDVIS

Variables de personalidad en estudiantes universitarios en función de la rama de conocimiento

Introducción: El Espacio Europeo de Educación Superior (EEES) proporciona un marco perfecto en el que explorar algunas de las variables de la personalidad de los estudiantes universitarios. Los rasgos de la personalidad pueden convertirse en grandes predictores de comportamientos por lo que se deben analizar aquellos rasgos, que pueden facilitar un desempeño profesional efectivo. Objetivo: Analizar determinadas características psicológicas de una muestra de estudiantes de la Universidad Jaume I (UJI) con el objetivo de conocer el perfil de personalidad de los estudiantes universitarios, así como averiguar si existen diferencias significativas según la rama de conocimiento. Método: La evaluación para analizar dichas variables se hizo a través del Inventario de Personalidad neo Revisado (NEO-PI-R). Se contactó con profesores de las distintas facultades de la UJI para obtener su colaboración. El NEO-PI-R se administró a una muestra de 107 estudiantes universitarios. Resultados: Las medias obtenidas en los factores y facetas de personalidad, indican que el perfil de personalidad de nuestra muestra es: Alto Neuroticismo, Media Extraversión y Apertura, y Baja Amabilidad y Responsabilidad. Se han obtenido diferencias significativas a favor de la FCHS en los factores Apertura y Amabilidad, en las facetas Sentimientos y Valores del factor Apertura y en las facetas Franqueza y Modestia del factor Amabilidad. Conclusiones: Los estudiantes de la FCHS obtienen puntuaciones con diferencias significativas respecto al resto de facultades en algunas características de personalidad relacionadas con la competencia social. Será necesario establecer estrategias en la educación superior para garantizar, en todos los estudiantes, la adquisición de competencias sociales para su futura inserción laboral.Introduction: The European Space of Higher Education (ESHE) provides a perfect setting to explore some of the university students’ personality variables. Personality characteristic can become great predictors of behaviours, that is the reason why those characteristic which can represent necessary aspects and skills for an effective and enterprising professional performance. Goal: Analysing particular psychological characteristic from a sample of the university community originally from UJI with the intention of checking university students’ personality profiles and verifying if there are significant differences from the different schools within the university. Method: The evaluation for analysing the aforementioned variables was devised through the Revised neo Personality Inventory (R-NEO-PI). We were in contact with teachers from the different schools at UJI in order to ensure their cooperation. The R-NEo-PI was distributed to a sample of 107 university students. Results: The averages which have been obtained in personality factors and aspects, show that the personality profile from our sample is: High Neuroticism, Medium Extraversion and Openness and Low Agreeableness and Conscientiousness. We have obtained significant differences in favour of the School of Human and Social Sciences with regard to Openness and Agreeableness factors, Feelings and Values facets from Openness factor and Frankness and Modesty facets from Agreeableness factor. Conclusions: The students from the School of Human and Social Sciences got scores with significant differences in relation to the rest of the schools in some personality characteristic linked to social competence. It will be necessary establishing strategies in higher education in order to guarantee, to all students, the acquisition of social skills for their future labor entry

Adaptación grupal del Protocolo Unificado para el Tratamiento de los Trastornos Emocionales

Introducción: En las últimas décadas se han logrado numerosos avances respecto a los tratamientos específicos para trastornos emocionales, sin embargo, presentan muchas limitaciones. Con el fin de superarlas, Barlow y cols. han desarrollado un Protocolo Unificado para el Tratamiento Transdiagnóstico de los Trastornos Emocionales (PUTTE). Objetivo: Mejorar los tratamientos cognitivo-conductuales para los trastornos emocionales, teniendo en cuenta además del eje de la eficacia, el de la efectividad y eficiencia, a partir de la perspectiva Transdiagnóstica aplicada en formato grupal. Método: Con una muestra de 12 participantes, y tras administrar el protocolo de evaluación (pre-test), se llevó a cabo la terapia grupal aplicando dicho protocolo, y se volvió a realizar la evaluación tras la intervención (post-test). Resultados: Las diferencias de medias pre-post han resultado estadísticamente significativas tanto en las medidas que evalúan depresión, como las que evalúan ansiedad. Además, el 75 % de los participantes dejó de cumplir criterios para su diagnóstico principal en la evaluación post-test. Conclusiones: Los datos preliminares informan de la eficacia de este protocolo en la reducción de criterios diagnósticos y en las mejoras clínicas conseguidas. Además, el PUTTE en formato grupal, fue valorado como «muy útil» y «satisfactorio» por parte de todos los participantes.Introduction: Numerous advances with regard to the specific treatments for emotional disorders have been achieved over the last few decades. Yet, they have many limitations. In order to overcome them, Barlow et al. have carried out a Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders (UP). Goal: Improving the cognitive behavioral treatments for emotional disorders bearing in mind the axis of efficacy, as well as the axis of effectiveness and efficiency from the Transdiagnostic perspective used in group format. Method: With a sample formed by 12 participants and after having administered the evaluation protocol (pre-test), the group therapy was carried out applying this protocol. The evaluation was done again after the intervention (post-test). Results: The differences of pre-post averages have turned out statistically significant in the measures that evaluate depression as well as those that evaluate anxiety. Furthermore, 75 % of the participants stopped having the criteria for their principal diagnosis in the post-test evaluation. Conclusions: The preliminary data show the efficacy of this protocol in the reduction of the diagnostic criteria and also in the clinical improvements obtained. Moreover, the UP in group format was valued by all participants as «very useful» and «satisfactory»

Ocular and Visual Alterations in Computer Workers Contact Lens Wearers: Scoping Review

Fundamentos: El elevado número de personas que trabajando con ordenador utiliza lentes de contacto plantea la cuestión sobre si la suma de estos dos factores de riesgo para la salud visual puede originar un agravamiento del Síndrome Visual Informático. El objetivo de esta revisión es sintetizar el conocimiento científico sobre las alteraciones oculares y visuales relacionadas con la exposición a ordenador en usuarios de lentes de contacto. Métodos: Revisión de artículos científicos (2003-2013) en español e inglés, realizando una búsqueda bibliográfica, en Medline a través de PubMed y en Scopus. Resultados: La búsqueda inicial aportó 114 trabajos, después de aplicar criterios de inclusión/exclusión se incluyeron seis artículos. Todos ellos ponen de manifiesto que las alteraciones al utilizar el ordenador son más frecuentes en las personas usuarias de lentes de contacto, con prevalencias que oscilan de 95,0% al 16,9% que en las que no utilizan lentes de contacto, cuya prevalencia va del 57,5% al 9,9% y con una probabilidad cuatro veces mayor de padecer ojo seco [OR: 4,07 (IC 95%: 3,52-4,71)]. Conclusiones: Las personas usuarias de ordenador padecen más alteraciones oculares y visuales cuando además son usuarias de lentes de contacto, pero los estudios son escasos y poco contundentes. Se precisan nuevas investigaciones que analicen la influencia según los tipos de lentes y sus condiciones de uso, tanto en la sintomatología como en la calidad de la lágrima y la superficie ocular. Las lentes de hidrogel de silicona son las que se asocian a mayor confort.Background: The high number of computer workers wearing contact lenses raises the question whether the sum of these two risk factors for eye health may cause a worsening of Computer Vision Syndrome. The aim of this review is to synthesize the knowledge about ocular and visual alterations related with computer use in contact lens wearers. Methods: International review of scientific papers (2003-2013) in Spanish and English, using Scoping Review method, in Medline through PubMed and in Scopus. Results: The initial search provided 114 references, after applying inclusion/exclusion criteria six of them were included. All of them reveal that symptoms when using computer are more prevalent in contact lens wearers, with values of symptoms presentation prevalence ranging from 95.0% to 16.9% in wearers and from 57.5% to 9.9% in non-wearers, and four times more likely to develop dry eye [OR: 4.07 (95% CI: 3.52 to 4.71)]. Conclusion: Computer workers suffer more ocular and visual disturbances if they also are contact lens users, but studies are few and non conclusive. Likewise, further research regarding contact lens type and their conditions of use, both in symptoms and tear quality and ocular surface are needed. Silicone hydrogel lenses are associated with more comfort.Trabajo financiado con una Ayuda para la realización de Proyectos de Investigación Emergentes de la Universidad de Alicante (GRE11-22)

Filones de cuarzo del Sistema Central: Distribución y caracterización de los fluidos asociados.

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