Historia de las investigaciones paleolíticas en la provincia de Valladolid: el caso Mucientes

En este trabajo se aborda un repaso a la historia de la investigación sobre el Paleolítico en el territorio de la actual provincia de Valladolid, desde sus comienzos hasta el desarrollo de las últimas líneas de trabajo abiertas actualmente. Además, se evalúa la problemática de los conjuntos líticos del entorno de Mucientes, una de las zonas más singulares, ricas y complejas en el panorama de la arqueología provincial.This work introduces a revision of the research on the Palaeolithic carried out in the territory of the present province of Valladolid, from its beginnings to the work avenues opened to date. Besides, special attention is paid to the problematic in which the lithic assemblages recovered in the area of Mucientes (one of the most singular and complex issues in the archaeology of Valladolid) are involved

El origen del Achelense: un estado de la cuestión

Tras abordar un repaso a las principales corrientes metodológicas y taxonómicas en las que se ha enmarcado el estudio del tecno-complejo achelense, este artículo pretende hacer hincapié en las nuevas rutas por las que parece conveniente transitar en un futuro si queremos ampliar nuestros conocimientos sobre este fenómeno. La superación del paradigma del fósil guía constituye un reto de gran importancia, para el que será necesario abordar análisis que integren las vertientes tecnológica, regional, económica, funcional y experimental del registro.After reviewing the main methodological and taxonimic approaches related to the study of the Acheulean techno-complex, this paper tries to pinpoint those research avenues in which further work needs to be done in order to better understand the Acheulean. This work argues that it is of utmost importance to overcome the dominance of fossil-type paradigm. Integrative technological, regional, economical, functional, and experimental analyses will be vital to this effort

Integration of a voice recognition system in a social robot

Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) 1 is one of the main fields in the study and research of robotics. Within this field, dialog systems and interaction by voice play a very important role. When speaking about human- robot natural dialog we assume that the robot has the capability to accurately recognize the utterance what the human wants to transmit verbally and even its semantic meaning, but this is not always achieved. In this paper we describe the steps and requirements that we went through in order to endow the personal social robot Maggie, developed in the University Carlos III of Madrid, with the capability of understanding the natural language spoken by any human. We have analyzed the different possibilities offered by current software/hardware alternatives by testing them in real environments. We have obtained accurate data related to the speech recognition capabilities in different environments, using the most modern audio acquisition systems and analyzing not so typical parameters as user age, sex, intonation, volume and language. Finally we propose a new model to classify recognition results as accepted and rejected, based in a second ASR opinion. This new approach takes into account the pre-calculated success rate in noise intervals for each recognition framework decreasing false positives and false negatives rate.The funds have provided by the Spanish Government through the project called `Peer to Peer Robot-Human Interaction'' (R2H), of MEC (Ministry of Science and Education), and the project “A new approach to social robotics'' (AROS), of MICINN (Ministry of Science and Innovation). The research leading to these results has received funding from the RoboCity2030-II-CM project (S2009/DPI-1559), funded by Programas de Actividades I+D en la Comunidad de Madrid and cofunded by Structural Funds of the EU

The impulse measures to the indefinite hiring in the Labour Market Reform

Trabajo de fin de Grado. Grado en en Relaciones Laborales y Recursos Humanos. Curso académico 2018-2019[ES] El objetivo fundamental del trabajo es analizar y describir las medidas para fomentar la contratación indefi-nida incluidas en la reforma laboral de 2012, que nace en un contexto de crisis económica y fuerte destruc-ción de empleo. El texto jurídico introduce medidas orientadas a aumentar la empleabilidad de la fuerza laboral, facilitar la flexibilidad interna y favorecer la creación de empleo, con particular énfasis en la contratación indefinida. Estas medidas son divididas en tres grupos: en primer lugar, el contrato indefinido de apoyo a emprendedo-res, pensado para fomentar el empleo estable y dirigido a pequeñas ymedianas empresas; el segundo, a las bonificaciones por conversión de contratos temporales, de prácticas y relevo en indefinido, y el tercero, a la conversión de contratos temporales encadenados en uno indefinido. Tras el análisis de cada una de ellas, se dedica un apartado entero a medir su repercusión en el mercado labo-ral a través de estadísticas oficiales. En definitiva, se trata de describir y analizar los efectos de una de las disposiciones legislativas más relevantes en materia de relaciones laborales de los últimos años, pues afecta de lleno al mercado laboral español en un contexto de grave crisis económica y trata de atajar de raíz sus dos principales problemas: el elevado desempleo y la dualidad existente debido a la diferencia entre trabajadores con contrato fijo y contrato temporal.[EN] The main objective of this document is to analyze and describe the measures put forward to encourage per-manent hiring in the 2012 labor reform, which was born in a context of economic crisis and massive job cuts. The legal text introduces measures aimed at increasing the employability of the workforce, facilitating inter-nal flexibility and estimulate job creation, with particular emphasis on permanent contracts. These measures are divided into three groups: first of all, the Indefinite Contract for Support Entrepreneurs, designed to pro-mote stable employment and aimed at small and medium-sized enterprises; second, bonuses for conversion of temporary, internships and relief contracts into an open-ended contract, and finally, the conversion of temporary contracts chained into an open-ended one. After analyzing each one of them, the last section is devoted to measuring their impact on the labor market through official statistics. In short, it is about describing and analyzing the effects of one of the most relevant legal provisions on labor relations in recent years, since it fully affects the Spanish labor market in a context of severe economic crisis and tries to tackle the root of its two main problems: the high unemployment and the duality due to the difference between workers holding temporary and permanent contracts

How are Spanish academics coping with changes? Responses from a life histories research.

Podeu consultar la versió en català a: http://diposit.ub.edu/dspace/handle/2445/20983[eng] This report is part of the research project, The effects of social changes in work and professional life of Spanish academics, partially financed by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (SEJ2006-01876), that has explored change in legislation, organisation, research schemes and so on, in the last thirty years. The main aim of this project is deepening our understanding of the impact of undergoing economic, social, cultural, technological and labour change in Spanish universities in the life and professional identity of the teaching and research staff, taking into account the national and european context. This paper gathers part of the results gained from the project, being its primary objective to contribute to an improved knowledge-base on professional knowledge and work experience in higher education institutions in Spain and, as a consequence, to understand how Spanish academics are coping with current changes.[spa] Este documento forma parte de la investigación, Los efectos de los cambios sociales en el trabajo y la vida profesional de los docentes universitarios, parcialmente financiado por el Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (SEJ2006-01876), en el que hemos explorado los cambios en la legislación, la organización, los contextos de la investigación y la docencia, etc., en los últimos treinta años. El principal objetivo de este documento es profundizar en nuestra comprensión sobre el impacto del cambio económico, social, cultural, tecnológico y laboral que están experimentando las universidades españolas en la vida y la identidad profesional del personal docente e investigador, teniendo en cuenta el contexto nacional y europeo. Este trabajo recoge parte de los resultados obtenidos en el proyecto, siendo su principal objetivo contribuir a mejorar el conocimiento basado en la investigación sobre el saber profesional y la experiencia laboral en las universidades españolas, y en consecuencia, favorecer nuestra comprensión sobre cómo los académicos se están enfrentando con los cambios actuales.[cat] Aquest document forma part de la investigació, Els efectes dels canvis socials en el treball i la vida professional dels docents universitaris, parcialment finançat pel Ministeri de Ciència i Innovació (SEJ2006-01876), on hem explorat els canvis de la legislació, l'organització, els contextos d'investigació i docència etc., durant els darrers trenta anys. El principal objectiu d'aquest document és aprofundir en la comprensió de l'impacte del canvi econòmic, social, cultural, tecnològic i laboral que s'està experimentant a les universitats espanyoles en la vida i en la identitat professional de les persones docents i investigadores, tenint en compte el context nacional i europeu. Aquest treball recull part dels resultats obtinguts en el projecte, essent el seu principal objectiu contribuir a la millora del coneixement basat en la investigació sobre el saber professional i l'experiència laboral a les universitats espanyoles, i conseqüentment, afavorir la comprensió sobre com els acadèmics estan encarant els actuals canvis

Preparing for generation Z:how can technology enhanced learning be firmly embedded in our students' learning experience? A case study from Abertay University

Abertay is a relatively small, modern university (undergraduate population of around 4000) with a wide portfolio and a diverse student population. Around 35% of our students are direct entry from local partner colleges to years 2 and 3 of our programmes and a significant number are first generation higher education within their families. As such, partnership working with colleges and support to aid student transitions are key aspects of Abertay’s provision. Since 2013/14, the university has developed and implemented a new Teaching and Learning Enhancement strategy that has catalysed wholescale transformation across the institution. This paper provides an overview of technology enhanced learning at the university with the drivers for change being to the quality of our students' learning experience, improve student retention and progression and enhance learners’ engagement

Identifying the determinants of individual scientific performance: A perspective focused on AMO theory

Purpose: The aim of this study is to empirically analyse how motivation and the opportunity toinvestigate enhance the direct relation between the researcher’s human capital and individual scientific performance. Design/methodology: Following recent investigations of strategic human capital and the abilities-motivation-opportunity (AMO) theory, we propose a double quantitative-qualitative methodology to identify the determinants of individual scientific performance. Findings: Applying regression analysis to a sample of 471 Spanish academic researchers, we confirm the moderating role of a researcher’s motivation and opportunities. Originality/value: Drawing on the empirical evidence obtained, this work discusses the relevant determinants of scientific productivity, providing practical recommendations for research management and policy makingPeer Reviewe