Software Quality and Development Speed in Global Software Development Teams - The Role of Previous Working Ties and National Diversity

The paper draws on information processing theory to propose that national diversity creates barriers to the integration of information among members of global software development teams, negatively impacting software quality and development speed. However, the effect of such relationships was expected to be contingent upon the amount of time that team members had worked together in the past (i.e., previous working ties). Hypotheses were tested in a field study involving 62 global software development teams distributed across Europe and Central and South America. Teams with high levels of previous working ties developed greater quality software at a faster pace. National diversity had a positive effect on software quality in teams with high levels of previous working ties, but a negative effect in teams with low levels of previous working ties. National diversity also had a negative impact on software development speed, but the effect was less pronounced among teams with high levels of previous working ties than on teams low in previous working ties

AgroFIMS v.1.0 - User manual

The Agronomy Field Information Management System (AgroFIMS) has been developed on CGIAR’s HIDAP (Highly Interactive Data Analysis Platform) created by CGIAR’s International Potato Center, CIP. AgroFIMS draws fully on ontologies, particularly the Agronomy Ontology (AgrO)1. It consists of modules that represent the typical cycle of operations in agronomic trial management (seeding, weeding, fertilization, harvest, and more) and enables the creation of data collection sheets using the same ontology-based set of variables, terminology, units and protocols. AgroFIMS therefore enables a priori harmonization with metadata and data interoperability standards and adherence to the FAIR Data Principles essential for data reuse and increasingly, for compliance with funder mandates - without any extra work for researchers. AgroFIMS is therefore of value to anyone (scientist, researcher, agronomist, etc.) who wishes to easily design a standards-compliant agronomic research fieldbook following the FAIR Data Principles. AgroFIMS also allows users to collect data electronically in the field, thereby reducing errors. Currently this is restricted to the KDSmart Android platform, but we expect to enable this capability with other platforms such as the Open Data Kit (ODK) and Field Book in v.2.0. Once data is collected using KDSmart, the data can be uploaded back to AgroFIMS for data validation, statistical analysis, and the generation of statistical analysis reports. V.2.0 will allow easy upload of the data from AgroFIMS to an institutional or compliant repository of the user’s choice

Tectonic evolution of the Bajo Segura Basin northern limit. Implications for the Crevillente Fault Evolution

En este estudio presentamos los resultados del análisis estructural del borde norte de la cuenca del Bajo Segura, en la cordillera Bética oriental. En este borde se desarrolla el sinclinal de Crevillente; se trata de un pliegue de propagación de falla con geometría de crecimiento y vergente al sur asociado a la falla de Crevillente (sector Abanilla-Alicante). El estudio cuantitativo de la discordancia progresiva asociada a dicho pliegue ha puesto de manifiesto que la actividad de esta falla se inició en el Tortoniense, aumentó durante el Messiniense y, a partir de ese momento se ha mantenido constante o ha disminuido durante el Plioceno y el Cuaternario. La escasez de depósitos cuaternarios deformados no implica que no exista actividad cuaternaria de la falla de Crevillente (sector Abanilla-Alicante), ya que la mayoría de los depósitos más recientes son discontinuos o se localizan al sur, alejados de la zona de máxima deformación. Por otro lado, el hecho de que la actividad de la falla del Bajo Segura, situada en el borde meridional de la cuenca, se iniciara durante el Plioceno, parece indicar una migración de la deformación hacia el sur.We here present a structural analysis of the northern area of the Bajo Segura Basin, in the eastern Betic Cordillera. In this area the Crevillente syncline occurs, which consists of a fault-propagation fold related to the Crevillente Fault (Abanilla-Alicante sector). This south vergent syncline shows a growth geometry. The analysis of the growth sequence evidences that the Crevillente Fault (Abanilla-Alicante sector) tectonic activity started in the Tortonian, increased during Messinian and has decreased or kept constant during Pliocene and Quaternary times. The scarcity of deformed Quaternary deposits does not indicate a lack of tectonic activity of the Crevillente Fault (Abanilla-Alicante sector), because most of the recent sediments are discontinuous and deposited far from area of maximum deformation. Taking into account that the Bajo Segura Fault (located in the opposite southern margin of the basin) started in the Pliocene, it seems that tectonic deformation in the Bajo Segura Basin migrated southwards from the Crevillente Fault (Abanilla-Alicante sector) to the Bajo Segura Fault.El presente trabajo ha sido financiado gracias al proyecto de investigación CGL2011-30153-C02-02 del Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, así como por el Grupo de Investigación de la Universidad de Alicante VIGROB053

Programa “Hazlo ahora” para reducir la procrastinación en estudiantes de una universidad particular de Chiclayo

La presente investigación de tipo cuasiexperimental tuvo como fin demostrar la eficacia del programa “Hazlo ahora” para reducir la procrastinación en estudiantes. Las edades de los participantes oscilaban entre los 17 a 20 años. Se trabajó con una muestra de 20 estudiantes, diez en el grupo experimental y diez en el grupo control. Se recurrió a la “Escala de procrastinación en adolescentes - EPA”, creada por Arévalo (2011) como pretest y post test para determinar si existen o no diferencias significativas entre las mediciones, tanto en el grupo experimental como en el grupo control. Se encontraron diferencias significativas entre el pre y post test del grupo experimental, no siendo así para el grupo control. Es así como se demostró la efectividad del programa “Hazlo ahora” para la reducción de la procrastinación en estudiantes universitarios. &nbsp

Actitudes hacia el Covid-19 como predictores del cansancio emocional en universitarios de un centro superior de la ciudad de Chiclayo

El objetivo de esta investigación fue determinar en qué medida las actitudes hacia el COVID 19 predicen el cansancio emocional en estudiantes universitarios, trabajando para ello bajo un diseño metodológico no experimental, de nivel correlacional – explicativo. Para llevar a cabo el estudio se contó con la participación de 297 estudiantes universitarios de la ciudad de Chiclayo a los cuales se les aplico una escala de actitudes hacia la pandemia COVID 19 y una escala de cansancio emocional, ambos instrumentos con propiedades psicométricas adecuadas para su uso. Los resultados nos han permitido evidenciar que las actitudes hacia el COVID 19 predice en un 4.1 % el cansancio emocional con un efecto pequeño. Por otro lado, se encontró ademas que la dimensión Emotivo – Afectivo predice en un 8.8% el cansancio emocional, siendo la dimensión con mayor efecto sobre la variable dependiente. En conclusión, podemos afirmar que en cierto grado las actitudes hacia el COVID 19 predice en un margen pequeño el cansancio emocional y es a través de la dimensión emotiva afectiva que al generar emociones negativas hacia el COVID 19 conlleva a una sensación de cansancio y agotamiento emocional elevado en cierta medida en los estudiantes universitarios

Nutritional status of adults in Northwest Argentina: an observational study

Background: Northwestern Argentina (NWA) is a region with geographic, ethnic, socioeconomic, and cultural characteristics that set it apart from the rest of the country. The present study aimed to analyze both the anthropometry and nutritional status of adults in this region and establish its recent secular trend. Methods: This was an observational cross-sectional study that utilized the National Risk Factor Survey (NRFS) 2018. We calculated the body mass index (BMI), waist-to-height ratio (WHtR), and relative fat mass (RFM) by sex in the six provinces that comprise the NWA region based on the weight, height, and waist circumference data of 3,283 individuals. We also calculated the prevalence of underweight, overweight, and obesity. Furthermore, we evaluated the correlation and correspondence between measurements and anthropometric indexes. Joinpoint regression analyses were performed to identify trend changes, which were then compared with that established for the rest of the country. Results: The regional population presented a heterogeneous distribution of anthropometric variables, in which the Andean provinces of Salta and Jujuy presented the lowest height and weight and highest percentage of body fat. These anthropometric differences were not evident in the prevalence of nutritional status determined by the BMI, which did not exhibit significant variations between the region and the rest of the country. Excess body weight, as measured by any of the indexes, reached over 65% of the population, and the prevalence of obesity in both sexes was higher than that established for Argentina overall. The secular trend in obesity was positive and higher in some provinces compared to the region and the rest of the country. These differences are interpreted according to the geographic, ethnic, socioeconomic, and cultural characteristics of the region. Conclusions: The anthropometric variables registered in some provinces vary significantly compared to those of the country as a whole, and these differences are not captured by the traditionally used obesity indices.Fil: Andrade, Lautaro Daniel. Universidad Nacional de Jujuy. Instituto de Ecorregiones Andinas. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Salta. Instituto de Ecorregiones Andinas; ArgentinaFil: Martinez, Jorge Ivan. Universidad Nacional de Jujuy. Instituto de Ecorregiones Andinas. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Salta. Instituto de Ecorregiones Andinas; ArgentinaFil: Alfaro Gómez, Emma Laura. Universidad Nacional de Jujuy. Instituto de Ecorregiones Andinas. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Salta. Instituto de Ecorregiones Andinas; ArgentinaFil: Dipierri, Jose Edgardo. Universidad Nacional de Jujuy. Instituto de Ecorregiones Andinas. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Salta. Instituto de Ecorregiones Andinas; Argentin

OPENING THE SOCIAL MEDIA BLACK BOX - A FEATURE-BASED APPROACH

In this study we analysed 25 social media tools that have a significant penetration in the market, and defined a comprehensive list of features related to social media technologies. Using a grounded approach, we conducted a cluster analyses to organize tools and their features into categories. Groups of tools that share similar capabilities emerged from the data. Finally, we identified similarities in features among tools in the same cluster. The result is a feature-based classification of the social media tools that are available in the market. The paper proposes a set of research questions intended to guide future studies related to social media features within the organization