Operations Management in Services: An analysis of competence and methodologies from the perspective of student (EHEA)

[EN] The importance of the service sector in developed economies and the growth in the numberof occupations employed in this sector requires, in New Degrees adapted to the EHEA, theinclusion of Operations Management subjects focused exclusively in services corporations. Thus, the aim of this study is to analyze the relationship between teachingmethodology and their effect on learning competences in Operations Management inService Firms subject. The results highlight the importance of selecting the adequate methodology to achieve thecompetences and the improvement of the teaching learning process showingthe effectiveness of the methodology based on group work for the acquisition of genericand specific competences matter[ES] La importancia del sector servicios en las economías desarrolladas y el crecimiento del número de empleos ocupados en este sector, hace necesaria la inclusión de asignaturas de Dirección de Operaciones centradas exclusivamente en las Empresas de Servicios en los nuevos Títulos de Grado adaptados al EEES. Así, en este trabajo nos planteamos analizar la relación entre las metodologías docentes y su efecto sobre el aprendizaje por competencias en la asignatura Dirección de Operaciones en Empresas de Servicios. Los resultados ponen de manifiesto la importancia de seleccionar unas metodologías adecuadas para la consecución de las competencias y la mejora del proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje, demostrando la eficacia de la metodología basada en el trabajo en grupo para la adquisición de competencias genéricas y específicas de la materia.Martín-Peña, ML.; Díaz-Garrido, E.; Flores-Ureba, S. (2014). Dirección de Operaciones en Empresas de Servicios: Un análisis de competencias y metodologías desde la perspectiva del estudiante (EEES). Working Papers on Operations Management. 5(2):1-14. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.4995/wpom.v5i2.3146.SWORD11452Alfalla Luque, R., & Machuca, J. A. D. (2003). An empirical study of POM teaching in Spanish universities (II). International Journal of Operations & Production Management, 23(4), 375-400. doi:10.1108/01443570310467311Benito, A.; Cruz, A. (2005): Nuevas claves para la docencia universitaria en el Espacio Europeo de Edu-cación Superior. Madrid / Narcea.Domínguez Machuca, J.A. y Alfalla Luque, R. (2002). Un análisis de los programas docentes de Direc-ción de Producción/Operaciones en la Universidad espa-ola. Cuadernos de Economía y Dirección de la Empresa, Vol. 11, pp.149-185.Satzler, L. y Sheu, C. (2002). Facilitating learning in large operations management classes using integrated Lego projects. Production and Inventory Management Journal, Vol. 43, No. 3, pp. 72–77

Temperature Effects Explain Continental Scale Distribution of Cyanobacterial Toxins

Insight into how environmental change determines the production and distribution of cyanobacterial toxins is necessary for risk assessment. Management guidelines currently focus on hepatotoxins (microcystins). Increasing attention is given to other classes, such as neurotoxins (e.g., anatoxin-a) and cytotoxins (e.g., cylindrospermopsin) due to their potency. Most studies examine the relationship between individual toxin variants and environmental factors, such as nutrients, temperature and light. In summer 2015, we collected samples across Europe to investigate the effect of nutrient and temperature gradients on the variability of toxin production at a continental scale. Direct and indirect effects of temperature were the main drivers of the spatial distribution in the toxins produced by the cyanobacterial community, the toxin concentrations and toxin quota. Generalized linear models showed that a Toxin Diversity Index (TDI) increased with latitude, while it decreased with water stability. Increases in TDI were explained through a significant increase in toxin variants such as MC-YR, anatoxin and cylindrospermopsin, accompanied by a decreasing presence of MC-LR. While global warming continues, the direct and indirect effects of increased lake temperatures will drive changes in the distribution of cyanobacterial toxins in Europe, potentially promoting selection of a few highly toxic species or strains.Peer reviewe

Ahora / Ara

La cinquena edició del microrelatari per l’eradicació de la violència contra les dones de l’Institut Universitari d’Estudis Feministes i de Gènere «Purificación Escribano» de la Universitat Jaume I vol ser una declaració d’esperança. Aquest és el moment en el qual les dones (i els homes) hem de fer un pas endavant i eliminar la violència sistèmica contra les dones. Ara és el moment de denunciar el masclisme i els micromasclismes començant a construir una societat més igualitària. Cadascun dels relats del llibre és una denúncia i una declaració que ens encamina cap a un món millor

Stratification strength and light climate explain variation in chlorophyll a at the continental scale in a European multilake survey in a heatwave summer

To determine the drivers of phytoplankton biomass, we collected standardized morphometric, physical, and biological data in 230 lakes across the Mediterranean, Continental, and Boreal climatic zones of the European continent. Multilinear regression models tested on this snapshot of mostly eutrophic lakes (median total phosphorus [TP] = 0.06 and total nitrogen [TN] = 0.7 mg L-1), and its subsets (2 depth types and 3 climatic zones), show that light climate and stratification strength were the most significant explanatory variables for chlorophyll a (Chl a) variance. TN was a significant predictor for phytoplankton biomass for shallow and continental lakes, while TP never appeared as an explanatory variable, suggesting that under high TP, light, which partially controls stratification strength, becomes limiting for phytoplankton development. Mediterranean lakes were the warmest yet most weakly stratified and had significantly less Chl a than Boreal lakes, where the temperature anomaly from the long-term average, during a summer heatwave was the highest (+4 degrees C) and showed a significant, exponential relationship with stratification strength. This European survey represents a summer snapshot of phytoplankton biomass and its drivers, and lends support that light and stratification metrics, which are both affected by climate change, are better predictors for phytoplankton biomass in nutrient-rich lakes than nutrient concentrations and surface temperature.Peer reviewe

Stratification strength and light climate explain variation in chlorophyll a at the continental scale in a European multilake survey in a heatwave summer

To determine the drivers of phytoplankton biomass, we collected standardized morphometric, physical, and biological data in 230 lakes across the Mediterranean, Continental, and Boreal climatic zones of the European continent. Multilinear regression models tested on this snapshot of mostly eutrophic lakes (median total phosphorus [TP] = 0.06 and total nitrogen [TN] = 0.7 mg L−1), and its subsets (2 depth types and 3 climatic zones), show that light climate and stratification strength were the most significant explanatory variables for chlorophyll a (Chl a) variance. TN was a significant predictor for phytoplankton biomass for shallow and continental lakes, while TP never appeared as an explanatory variable, suggesting that under high TP, light, which partially controls stratification strength, becomes limiting for phytoplankton development. Mediterranean lakes were the warmest yet most weakly stratified and had significantly less Chl a than Boreal lakes, where the temperature anomaly from the long-term average, during a summer heatwave was the highest (+4°C) and showed a significant, exponential relationship with stratification strength. This European survey represents a summer snapshot of phytoplankton biomass and its drivers, and lends support that light and stratification metrics, which are both affected by climate change, are better predictors for phytoplankton biomass in nutrient-rich lakes than nutrient concentrations and surface temperature

Revista Temas Agrarios Volumen 26; Suplemento 1 de 2021

1st International and 2nd National Symposium of Agronomic Sciences: The rebirth of the scientific discussion space for the Colombian Agro.1 Simposio Intenacional y 2 Nacional de Ciencias Agronómicas: El renacer del espacio de discusión científica para el Agro colombiano