The territorial redefinition of the Vineyard Landscape in the sherry wine region (Spain)

The wine sector is a sector that lives and breathes its history and identity; and where developmental alternatives are sought in order to be able to compete in the market. Vineyard areas are sold as rural paradises, where leisure, gastronomy, the landscape, and open-air activities all provide quality tourist experiences. The case of the Sherry Wine Region (Spain) illustrates local restructuring processes, changes in local-global planning, and the socioeconomic impacts of the globalization of food. The symbiosis between the specific, the global, and the historical discourses gives rise to reflections on this region’s territorial redefinition; and highlights its architectural heritage, its landscape, and the gastronomic experiences on offer. Diversification is regenerating the local economy, and wine, and wine tourism, are both the focus of a new territorial policy strategy designed to face the challenges of globalization, and common bonds for partnerships between the public and the private sectors.Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness of the Government of Spain CSO2015-6640

Short of Transformation: American ADN Students\u27 Thoughts, Feelings, and Experiences of Studying Abroad in a Low-Income Country

ADN students are a large yet distinct subgroup of nursing students who require research and understanding. The purpose of this study was to describe the thoughts, feelings, and experiences of American associate degree nursing (ADN) students who participated in a short study abroad course in a low-income country. A qualitative, narrative method was used. Three categories emerged from the analysis. Participants revealed thoughts of “constant comparisons”, feelings of an “emotional journey”, and they experienced “learning”. Participants did not demonstrate perspective transformation as defined by Mezirow as participants signified no intent for social action. Several potential blocks to perspective transformation were identified: egocentrism/emotional disconnect, perceived powerlessness/being overwhelmed, and a vacation mindset. The findings provide insight into the student experience of studying abroad. Transformative learning is not a guaranteed result. Nurse educators must consider strategies to foster transformation including discussing global systemic oppressors, international relations, coping, connecting, and social action

The relation between dividends and insider ownership in different legal systems: international evidence

This paper provides new international evidence on the relationship between dividend policy and insider ownership by analysing a sample of firms from countries characterised by an Anglo-Saxon tradition and a matching sample of companies from countries with Civil Law legal systems. We hypothesize that, due to the different characteristics of both the legal system and the nature of agency conflicts in firms from those countries, the relation between dividend policies and ownership by insiders will be considerably distinct between the two sets of companies. We find that while in firms from Anglo-Saxon tradition the relation between dividends and insider ownership follows the pattern negative-positive-negative, in Civil Law countries the relation is positive-negative-positive. These results are consistent with our hypotheses and breed new insights into the role of dividend policy as a disciplining mechanism in countries with different legal systems and distinct agency problems.dividend policy, corporate governance, insider ownership, international financial markets, dynamic panel data and GMM estimation

El miedo al rey. Fuentes y primeras reflexiones acerca de una emoción aristocrática en la Castilla del siglo XIV

FRANÇAIS: Face à un roi qui à présent pousse les effets de son ire jusqu’au meurtre pour faire le vide autour de lui et imposer sa différence souveraine, ses parents et les riches hommes, soit les principaux visés par cette politique de l'arbitraire qui enfreint les règles du jeu autant qu'elle contribue à les redéfinir, disent la peur (metus) qu'ils ressentent, qu'ils utilisent aussi afin de donner à leur stratégie de pouvoir un fondement légitime. Et l'expression de cette émotion politique, qui tend à se muer en un stéréotype d'un discours aristocratique d’opposition, surtout présente dans les chroniques, mises ici en relation ici avec d'autres sources, notamment des correspondances, marque profondément l'histoire des relations souvent conflictuelles au sein de cette compagnie en définitive très étroite pendant un siècle, de la fin du XIIIe siècle à la fin du XIVe siècle. Cet article se propose d'ébaucher une première réflexion sur le sujet et d'en présenter les principales sources. / ESPAÑOL: Frente a un rey que ahora lleva hasta la muerte los efectos de su ira para hacer el vacío entorno a su persona e imponer su soberana, sus parientes y ricos hombres, o sea los principales afectados por esta política de la arbitrariedad que rompe las reglas del juego a la vez que contribuye a redefinirlas, dicen el miedo (metus) que sienten, que utilizan también para darle a su estrategia de poder un fundamento legítimo. Y la expresión de esta emoción política, que tiende a convertirse en un estereotipo de un discurso aristocrático de oposición, sobre todo presente en la crónicas, aquí puestas en relación con otras fuentes, en particular cartas, marca profundamente la historia de las relaciones a menudo conflictivas dentro de esta compañia finalemente muy estrecha durante un siglo, de finales del XIII a finales del XIV. En este artículo, me propongo esbozar una primera reflexión sobre el tema y presentar sus principales fuentes

Agricultural Biodiversity Conservation Toward Sustainable Rice-based Farming Systems

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Sex-segregated university statistics. State of the matter. A comparative analysis of gender percentages in Spain´s Reales Academias, as a paradigmatic example of gender equality in culture.

Para poder analizar la igualdad real en la cultura es necesario conocer un punto de partida. Para poder aproximarnos a la cantidad de creadoras que existen, se ha considerado necesario analizar las estadísticas desagregadas por sexos de titulados/as en las especialidades humanísticas en el entorno de los años 82 – 86, considerando que es la generación que está en el momento de mayor capacidad creativa, en el entorno de los cincuenta años. De este modo se puede plantear si el Estado español está cumpliendo la legislación nacional e internacional a la que se ha comprometido. Así mismo presentamos un análisis de los porcentajes de mujeres y hombres en las Reales Academias, paradigma institucional de artes y ciencias.In order to analyze equality in culture, we need to have a starting point. Thus, to approach the number of existing female creators, it became necessary to analyze the gender-disaggregated statistics of liberal arts graduates from the years 1982-1986, considering that this is the generation that currently has the greatest creative capacity, being now around 50 years old. This way, it could be assessed if Spain is meeting the national and international legislations to which it is committed. At the same time, we’re presenting and analysis of female-male percentages in Spain’s Reales Academias, an institutional paradigm for the arts and sciences