An Approach Toward a Feedback Mechanism for Consensus Reaching Processes Using Gamification to Increase the Experts\u27 Experience

Sometimes, the consensus reaching process in group decision making problems is a challenging task for the people who are in charge of the final choice (usually called experts). Firstly, the consensus is defined as a convergent and iterative process. This implies that it is necessary to keep the experts\u27 attention during the whole process, even if it is longer than expected. Secondly, some of the experts tend to be rigid and they do not change their minds to help in the negotiation process easily. In such a way, we propose a new feedback mechanism that uses some gamification rules, designed as a reward distribution system, in order to transform that task into a game. This change can improve the consensus reaching process in both situations: keeping the experts\u27 attention on the process and motivating those experts that should adjust their preferences

An Approach Toward a Feedback Mechanism for Consensus Reaching Processes Using Gamification to Increase the Experts' Experience

Sometimes, the consensus reaching process in group decision making problems is a challenging task for the people who are in charge of the final choice (usually called experts). Firstly, the consensus is defined as a convergent and iterative process. This implies that it is necessary to keep the experts' attention during the whole process, even if it is longer than expected. Secondly, some of the experts tend to be rigid and they do not change their minds to help in the negotiation process easily. In such a way, we propose a new feedback mechanism that uses some gamification rules, designed as a reward distribution system, in order to transform that task into a game. This change can improve the consensus reaching process in both situations: keeping the experts' attention on the process and motivating those experts that should adjust their preferences

Propiedad, Consejo y Gestión del Riesgo Empresarial

This paper analyses the effect of family ownership and the characteristics of the board of directors on the implementation level of enterprise risk management (ERM) in Spanish non-financial companies. The sample consists of 162 Spanish non-financial companies listed on Spanish stock exchanges and markets during 2012–2015. The results obtained show that the relationship between the level of family ownership concentration and the implementation level of an ERM system has a non-linear structure. Therefore, a reduction in implementation for moderate ownership levels is observed, although this increases with high ownership values. Regarding corporate governance, our study confirms the importance of certain characteristics of the board of directors, such as the size and the figure of the shareholder director in the implementation of formal ERM systems.Este trabajo analiza el efecto de la propiedad familiar y de las características del consejo de administración sobre el nivel de implementación del ERM en las empresas españolas no financieras. La muestra consta de 162 empresas españolas no financieras que cotizan en Bolsas y Mercados Españoles durante el período 2012-2015. Los resultados obtenidos muestran Los resultados obtenidos muestran que la relación entre el nivel de concentración de la propiedad familiar y el grado de implementación del sistema de gestión de riesgos (ERM) presenta una estructura no lineal, de modo que se observa una reducción de los niveles de implementación para niveles medios, pero que se incrementa en valores elevados de propiedad. Respecto al gobierno corporativo, nuestro trabajo confirma la importancia de ciertas características del consejo de administración en la implementación de sistemas formales de gestión del riesgo

Citation Classics in Consumer Neuroscience, Neuromarketing and Neuroaesthetics: Identification and Conceptual Analysis

Neuromarketing, consumer neuroscience and neuroaesthetics are a broad research area of neuroscience with an extensive background in scientific publications. Thus, the present study aims to identify the highly cited papers (HCPs) in this research field, to deliver a summary of the academic work produced during the last decade in this area, and to show patterns, features, and trends that define the past, present, and future of this specific area of knowledge. The HCPs show a perspective of those documents that, historically, have attracted great interest from a research community and that could be considered as the basis of the research field. In this study, we retrieved 907 documents and analyzed, through H-Classics methodology, 50 HCPs identified in the Web of Science (WoS) during the period 2010–2019. The H-Classic approach offers an objective method to identify core knowledge in neuroscience disciplines such as neuromarketing, consumer neuroscience, and neuroaesthetics. To accomplish this study, we used Bibliometrix R Package and SciMAT software. This analysis provides results that give us a useful insight into the development of this field of research, revealing those scientific actors who have made the greatest contribution to its development: authors, institutions, sources, countries as well as documents and references.This work was supported by the Programa Operativo FEDER Andalucia 2014-2020 under Grant UMA 18-FEDERJA-148

Canal dehiscence syndrome of the superior semicircular: In a case purpose

Indexación: Web of Science; ScieloEl síndrome de dehiscencia de canal semicircular superior (DCSS) es una patología descrita en 1998 por Minor y cols, presenta síntomas diversos incluido vértigo inducido por el sonido, hipoacusia y autofonía por la falta de cobertura ósea en dicho canal. El diagnóstico se basa en la clínica y la confirmación se obtiene mediante la tomografía computarizada de peñasco. El tratamiento será expectante o reparación quirúrgica de la continuidad si la clínica es incapacitante. En este artículo se presenta un caso clínico de DCSS con síntomas auditivos y vestibulares al emitir el fonema "mmm".The superior semicircular dehiscence síndrome is a pathology described en 1998 by Minor et al. Which presents several symptoms incluid sound induced vértigo, hearing loss and autophony due to bone dehiscense of this semicircular canal. The diagnosis was based on clinical and confirmation is given by the temporal bone CT. Treatment is expectant or surgical repair of continuity if the clinic is disabling. In this paper we present a case of DCSS with auditory and vestibular symptoms in issuing the phoneme "mmm".http://ref.scielo.org/jbys2

Opinion Mining, Sentiment Analysis and Emotion Understanding in Advertising: A Bibliometric Analysis

In the last decade, the advertising industry has experienced a quantum leap, powered by recent advances in neuroscience, a large investment in artificial intelligence, and a high degree of consumer expertise. Within this context, opinion mining, sentiment analysis, and emotion understanding bring us closer to one of the most sought-after objectives of advertising: to offer relevant ads at scale. The importance of studies about opinion mining, sentiment analysis, and emotion understanding in advertising has been rising exponentially over the last years. The peak of this new situation has been the interest of the research community in studying the relationship between such innovations and the spread of smart and contextual advertising. This article analyzes those works that address the relationship between sentiment analysis, opinion mining, and emotion understanding in advertising. The main objective is to clarify the current state of these studies, explore issues, methods, findings, themes, and gaps as well as to define their significance within the current convergence advertising research scenario. To reach such objectives, a bibliometric analysis was conducted, retrieving and analyzing 919 research works published between 2010 and 2019 based on results from Web of Science (WoS)

Patrones de consumo de frutas y hortalizas en la población urbana de Venezuela

Introduction: Studying the food consumption patterns of a population is important given the relationships between diet-disease, especially the consumption of fruits and vegetables (F&V) which are essential because they provide vitamins, minerals, fiber and bioactive compounds that contribute to achieve a state of integral health. The objective wasto identify and characterize the most important patterns of fruit and vegetable consumption in Venezuelans between ages 15 and 65 years residing in urban areas during 2015.Material and methods: This research was carried out with data belonging to Venezuela from the Latin American Study of Nutrition and Health (ELANS), a descriptive and cross-sectional study carried out by a random, multi-stage quota sampling in its last phase (Clinical Trials registry: NCT02226627), with the purpose of collecting information on consumption of food and drinks through two 24-hour records. The representative sample for Venezuela was 1,132 subjects. A descriptive analysis of the consumption variables and a multiple correspondence analysis (MCA) followed by a cluster analysis was performed.Results: the majority of the population does not consume an adequate amount of F&V per day (231.8 g), they prefer yellow-orange fruits over vegetables with stems and green leaves. Six consumption patterns were identified, as follow: low in vegetables (25.5%), rich in vegetables (13.4%), traditional (31.4%), rich in fruit (23.5%), non-consumers of fruits (2.9%) and non-consumers of vegetables (3.3%).Conclusions: The findings categorized the different patterns of consumption of F&V among Venezuelans living in urban areas, based on key variables such as the type of food, the amount consumed and, the shape and color of the fruit or vegetable. In addition, none of the patterns was characterized by meeting the F&V consumption recommendations, being insufficient in variety and quantity.Introducción: Estudiar los patrones de consumo alimentario de una población es importante dadas las relaciones existentes entre dieta y enfermedad, en especial el consumo de frutas y hortalizas (FyH) cuyo aporte de vitaminas, minerales, fibra y compuestos bioactivos contribuye a un estado de salud integral.El objetivo fue identificar y caracterizar los patrones de consumo de frutas y hortalizas predominantes en venezolanos de 15 a 65 años y residentes en las zonas urbanas, durante el año 2015.Material y métodos: Esta investigación ha sido desarrollada con los datos del Estudio Latinoamericano de Nutrición y Salud (ELANS) correspondientes a Venezuela, un estudio descriptivo y transversal realizado mediante un muestreo aleatorio, polietápico por cuotas en su última fase (registro del protocolo del estudio en Clinical Trials: NCT02226627), con el propósito de recopilar información sobre consumo de alimentos y bebidas a través de 2 recordatorios de 24 horas. La muestra representativa para Venezuela fue de 1.132 sujetos. Se realizó un análisis descriptivo de las variables de consumo y un análisis de interasociaciones mediante el uso del análisis de correspondencias múltiples (ACM), seguido de un análisis de conglomerados.Resultados: La mayoría de la población no consume diariamente cantidades adecuadas de FyH (231,8 g), prefieren frutos amarillo-naranja antes que las hortalizas de tallos y hojas verdes. Se lograron identificar 6 patrones de consumo que se han denominado “los aliñeros” (25,5%), “los ensaladeros” (13,4%), “los tradicionales” (31,4%), “los fruteros” (23,5%), “los no consumidores de frutas” (2,9%) y “los no consumidores de hortalizas” (3,3%).Conclusiones: Los hallazgos clasifican los distintos patrones de consumo de FyH encontrados, según algunas variables relevantes como tipo de alimento, cantidad consumida y color y forma de la fruta u hortaliza. Adicionalmente, ningún patrón se caracterizó por cumplir con las recomendaciones de consumo de FyH, siendo insuficientes en variedad y cantidad

El rol del quitosano en el futuro de la endodoncia regenerativa. Revision Narrativa

Abstract: Regenerative endodontics is based on the principles of tissue engineering: Stem Cells, Growth Factors and Scaffolds. The Scaffolds fulfill the function of support for cells. The most widely used for this purpose is the patient's own clot blood. A wide variety of scaffold types have been proposed, In the current literature, a scaffold based on chitosan nanoparticles is studied. It presents promising in vitro results due to its antimicrobial capacity and the possibility of a “controlled” release of the element, which is charged to the nanoparticle. By adapting these aspects, revascularization could improve your success rate. Faced with this possibility, it is essential to describe the role of chitosan and its combinations with other materials in endodontic regeneration procedures as scaffold. To conduct the research, the pubmed and Scopus databases were used as well as the specialized journals "Journal of Endodontics" and the "International Journal Endodontics". The limited literature indicates that in in vivo studies there is no statistically significant difference between the use of chitosan as a scaffold and the patient's blood clot. Chitosan alone does not improve the results in regenerative endodontics in non-vital teeth, this situation changes when it is associated with a growth factor (only evaluated in in vitro studies). Faced with this situation, it is necessary to carry out studies with improved formulas.  La endodoncia regenerativa está fundamentada en los principios de ingeniería tisular: Células, Factores de crecimiento y Andamios. Estos últimos cumplen la función de soporte para las células. Siendo el más utilizado para este fin el propio coágulo del paciente. Se han propuesto una gran variedad de tipos de andamios. En la literatura actual se estudia un andamio a base de nanopartículas de quitosano. Este presenta resultados in vitro prometedores por su capacidad antimicrobiana y la posibilidad de una liberación “controlada” del elemento, la cual está cargada a la nanopartícula. Si se adaptan estos aspectos la revascularización podría mejorar su tasa de predictibilidad. Ante esta posibilidad, es imprescindible describir el rol del quitosano y combinaciones que tenga con otros materiales en los procedimientos de regeneración endodóntica. Para realizar la investigación, se utilizó las bases de datos de pubmed y Scopus como también las revistas especializadas “Journal of Endodontics” y la “International Journal Endodontics”. La escasa literatura indica que en estudios in vivos, no hay diferencia estadísticamente significativa entre la utilización del quitosano como andamio y el coágulo del paciente. El quitosano por sí solo no mejora los resultados en endodoncia regenerativa en dientes no vitales, esta situación cambia cuando se asocia a un factor de crecimiento (solo evaluado en estudios in vitro). Ante esta situación es imperante seguir realizando estudios con fórmulas mejoradas

Aprendizaje basado en proyectos como estrategia innovadora para el fortalecimiento de la lectura comprensiva

The objective of this research is aimed at strengthening comprehensive reading through the use of innovative strategies, in a timely manner with Project-Based Learning, the work was developed with eleven-year-old students who belong to an urban institution in the city of Cuenca, in the proposal there is an initial evaluation to then apply the work strategy that was extended to four hours of work and then evaluate a final activity, with this work planning it was possible to compare the situation before and after the application of the innovative class, with this it was found that Project-Based Learning is an applicable proposal against the shortcomings in comprehensive reading.El objetivo de la presente investigación está dirigido al fortalecimiento de la lectura comprensiva mediante el uso de estrategias innovadoras, de manera puntual con Aprendizaje Basado en Proyectos, el trabajo fue desarrollado con estudiantes en edad de once años que pertenecen una institución urbana de la ciudad de Cuenca, en la propuesta consta una evaluación de partida para después aplicar la estrategia de trabajo que se extendió a cuatro horas de trabajo y después evaluar una actividad final, con esta planificación de trabajo se pudo cotejar la situación del antes y el después de aplicada la clase innovadora, con esto se comprobó que el Aprendizaje Basado en Proyectos es una propuesta aplicable frente a las falencias en la lectura comprensiva

El rol del Quitosano en el futuro de la endodoncia regenerativa. Una revisión narrativa

19 p.La endodoncia regenerativa está fundamentada en los principios de ingeniería tisular: Células, Factores de crecimiento y Andamios. Estos últimos cumplen la función de soporte para las células. Siendo el más utilizado para este fin el propio coágulo del paciente. Se han propuesto una gran variedad de tipos de andamios. En la literatura actual se estudia un andamio a base de nanopartículas de quitosano. Este presenta resultados in vitro prometedores por su capacidad antimicrobiana y la posibilidad de una liberación “controlada” del elemento, la cual está cargada a la nanopartícula. Si se adaptan estos aspectos la revascularización podría mejorar su tasa de predictibilidad. Ante esta posibilidad, es imprescindible describir el rol del quitosano y combinaciones que tenga con otros materiales en los procedimientos de regeneración endodóntica. Para realizar la investigación, se utilizó las bases de datos de pubmed y Scopus como también las revistas especializadas “Journal of Endodontics” y la “International Journal Endodontics”. La escasa literatura indica que en estudios in vivos, no hay diferencia estadísticamente significativa entre la utilización del quitosano como andamio y el coágulo del paciente. El quitosano por sí solo no mejora los resultados en endodoncia regenerativa en dientes no vitales, esta situación cambia cuando se asocia a un factor de crecimiento (solo evaluado en estudios in vitro). Ante esta situación es imperante seguir realizando estudios con fórmulas mejoradas. // ABSTRACT: Regenerative endodontics is based on the principles of tissue engineering: Stem Cells, Growth Factors and Scaffolds. The Scaffolds fulfill the function of support for cells. The most widely used for this purpose is the patient's own clot blood. A wide variety of scaffold types have been proposed, In the current literature, a scaffold based on chitosan nanoparticles is studied. It presents promising in vitro results due to its antimicrobial capacity and the possibility of a “controlled” release of the element, which is charged to the nanoparticle. By adapting these aspects, revascularization could improve your success rate. Faced with this possibility, it is essential to describe the role of chitosan and its combinations with other materials in endodontic regeneration procedures as scaffold. To conduct the research, the pubmed and Scopus databases were used as well as the specialized journals "Journal of Endodontics" and the "International Journal Endodontics". The limited literature indicates that in in vivo studies there is no statistically significant difference between the use of chitosan as a scaffold and the patient's blood clot. Chitosan alone does not improve the results in regenerative endodontics in non vital teeth, this situation changes when it is associated with a growth factor (only evaluated in in vitro studies). Faced with this situation, it is necessary to carry out studies with improved formulas