La fase inicial de la colonización fenicia en el Mediterráneo Occidental

Se analizan los problemas de la primera fase de la presencia fenicia en el sur de la Península Ibérica y el Norte de África, resaltando los puntos de contraste y coincidencias entre la documentación literaria y los nuevos hallazgos arqueológicosUniversidad de Málaga. Campus de Excelencia Internacional Andalucía Tech

Familia, poder y culto a Melqart gaditano

Este artículo analiza la relación no causal entre el templo de Melqart gaditano y la consolidación en el poder político de distintas familias y personajes vinculados a la historia gaditana tanto en época republicana como en el período imperial. Se observa su interesada emulación de Hércules y la instrumentalización de su culto como protector familiar. Como consecuencia de esta relación la antigua ciudad fenicia obtendría una serie de beneficios y favores otorgados por aquellos que lograron posiciones de privilegio en el ejercicio del poder._____________________________Lobjectif ici visé est la relation entre le sanctuaire de Melqart a Gades et la consolidation du pouvoir politique entre les mains des families et des personnes qui ont eu participation á l'histoire gadítaine aussi bien a l'époque républicaine qu'á la periode impériale. Il a été possible d'observer une intéressée imitatio Herculis et la manipulation du dieu en tant que protecteur de la famille. La conséquence de ces rapports sont les bénéfices et les faveurs cueillis par la cité phénicienne qui auront été octroyés par tous ces qui ont acquís des positions privílégiées dans l'exercise du pouvoir

The relationship between public and private bicycle use: the case of Seville

Despite the success achieved by Public Bicycle Sharing Systems (PBSS) across the world, several researchers provide evidence on their limitations and constraints in a medium-long term, and bicycle ownership may be considered as a complementary tool to promote a 'bicycle-culture'. This paper aims to cover the gap about the interaction between both systems (public bicycle / private bicycle) and which are the key aspects to explain the bicycle-buying decision. After a fieldwork based on surveys conducted in Seville (Spain), one of the cities currently acknowledged worldwide for its successful policy of promoting cycling, we apply a Discrete Choice Model. Our findings show that among the socio-demographic factors that favor the move from the PBSS to the private bicycle are: having a higher level of education, being more progressive ideologically-speaking, and being a resident of the city itself; while age and gender do not appear to be conclusive. Experienced users, for whom the bicycle is a part of his /her healthy lifestyle, state a greater willingness to buy a bicycle. And the main obstacles to make the jump from the PBSS to the private bicycle, and that any action plan to support private bicycle usage should take into account, are: the lack of proper parking at the origin/destination, and fear of theft

Measuring the LCC effect on charter airlines in the Spanish airport system

Using a robust transfer function model methodology, the present paper seeks to offer empirical evidence regarding the size and type of effects that low-cost carriers (LCCs) have had on traffic for charter carriers (CCs) in the Spanish airport system by geographic market. We show an unmistakable substitution relationship between CCs and LCCs in the latter’s typical niche markets, national and European flights, while there is no reaction from the CCs in the segment of international flights outside the EU. Furthermore, substitution effects are smaller between CCs and LCCs on the domestic level than effects between LCCs and network carriers (NCs) and slightly larger on the European level. Lastly, CC traffic’s different sensitivity to terrorist attacks, day of the week, air accidents and the economic crisis is also evident. CCs should therefore be considered an independent category that warrants individualized analyses

M. Bernal, Black Athena. The afroasiatic roots of classical civilization. Volume 1: The Fabrication of Ancient Greece 1785-1985. London, Free Association Books, 1987. 575 pp,. figs.

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Fenicios y cartagineses en la obra de Adolf Schulten: una aproximación historiográfica

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El poblamiento rural fenicio en el sur de la Península Ibérica entre los siglos VI a III a.C.

En el artículo se analizan las evidencias del poblamiento rural fenicio occidental y la explotación de los recursos durante los siglos VI a III a.C. en el Sur de Iberia, entendiendo que se trata de poblamiento perteneciente a los territorios de las ciudades fenicias. Se propone una síntesis de un tema poco estudiado, a partir de una tipología de asentamientos rurales atendiendo al rango y al tamaño de los mismos, empleando la información procedente de excavaciones y prospecciones, así como los análisis arqueobotánicos.In the paper are analyzed the evidences of rural western Phoenician population and soil exploitation between 6th to 3rd centuries BC in southern Iberia, assuming that all they belonged to the political territories of western Phoenician cities. A tipology of rural settlements is proposed using range and size criteria. Archaeological surveys information and agricultural evidences from excavations, based on archaeobotanical analysis in some western Phoenician sites are used to propose a synthesis of a non well studied topic

Pharmacokinetic Aspects of Statins

Statins are the most used therapeutic group in the treatment of hypercholesterolemia and reduce the risk of cardiovascular events and mortality. Long prescription periods and their pharmacokinetic characteristics increase the possibility of interactions, especially at the metabolism level. Simvastatin, lovastatin, and atorvastatin are metabolized by CYP3A4 isoenzymes, so they will have more significant interactions than fluvastatin, pitavastatin, and rosuvastatin that require CYP2C9. The main interactions are with macrolides, azole antifungals, antiretrovirals, platelet antiaggregants, anticoagulants, oral antidiabetics, calcium channel blockers, immunosuppressants, and other hypolipidemic agents, among others. A review of all medications that are taken by patients treated with statins should be performed at each medical consultation and during all healthcare transitions

Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder should not be classified by solely relying on component/symptomatic features. Commentary to the debate: “Behavioral addictions in the ICD-11”

The paper by Sassover and Weinstein (2022) contributes to a timely and complex debate related to the classification of Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder (CSBD). The recent inclusion of CSBD as an impulse- control disorder in the ICD-11 has generated debate since a competitive view is that CSBD should rather be classified as an addictive disorder. Sassover and Weinstein (2022) reviewed existing evidence and concluded it does not support the conceptualization of CSBD as an addictive disorder. Although we agree regarding the relevance and timely nature of considering the classification of CSBD, we respectfully disagree with the position that relying on the components model of addiction (Griffiths, 2005) is the optimal approach for determining whether or not CSBD is an addictive disorder. In this commentary, we discuss potential pitfalls of relying on the components model to conceptualize CSBD as an addictive disorder and argue that considering a process-based approach is important for advancing this timely debate