Los retos de la democracia de masas: democracia deliberativa y transición política

La debilidad de la democracia contemporánea, su fragilidad, tiene parte de sus orígenes en la corrosión de su legitimidad. En la actualidad se han perdido parte de las referencias fundacionales bajo las que nacieron los estados nación. El mundo cosmopolita ha venido a hacer más compleja esta crisis al fragmentar el imaginario político nacional. Las naciones que han vivido bajo regímenes no democráticos durante largos periodos padecen este problema de manera acentuada. El trabajo presenta la facticidad de los procedimientos deliberativos de protección de la legitimidad constitucional, el denominado “patriotismo constitucional”, como posible ruta de recuperación de la autenticidad democrática en escenarios donde la soberanía democrática muestra signos de debilidad.The weakness of contemporary democracy, its fragility, has part of its origins in the corrosion of its legitimacy. Currently we have lost some of the foundational references under which nation-states were born. The cosmopolitan world has come to do more complex this crisis to fragment the national political imaginary. Nations that have lived under undemocratic regimes over long periods suffer from this problem so pronounced. The paper presents the facticity of deliberative procedures to protect constitutional legitimacy, the so-called “constitutional patriotism” as a possible recovery pathway of democratic authenticity in scenarios where democratic sovereignty shows signs of weakness.Este trabajo forma parte de las actividades del Proyecto I+D+I del Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad FFI2010-17670 “El surgimiento de la sociedad de masas y la crisis de la ciudadanía: los casos de W. Lippmann y José Ortega y Gasset”

Religion and Innovation in Europe: Implications for Product Life-Cycle Management

This paper analyzes the relationship between religion and innovation in Europe. To the best knowledge of the authors, no paper has been published about the association of religion with innovation and innovative products and services, at an individual level, for all the countries that belong to the European Union. This is the main goal of our paper. The results show that the orientation of innovativeness depends on religion. This study contains a segmentation of the main religions in Europe, taking into account their innovative profile. Connecting the characteristics of the religious segments found and the innovations life-cycle concept, companies have a tool to manage different innovations’ evolutive stages taking into consideration the religion of their customers. The European policy-makers, still dominated by a traditional innovation approach, gain a demand-side perspective to improve citizen’s innovativeness awareness and acceptance. Finally, religiosity does not seem to have a very strong relationship with attitudes towards innovation once we control for religious affiliation

Los retos de la democracia de masas: democracia deliberativa y transición política

The weakness of contemporary democracy, its fragility, has part of its origins in the corrosion of its legitimacy. Currently we have lost some of the foundational references under which nation-states were born. The cosmopolitan world has come to do more complex this crisis to fragment the national political imaginary. Nations that have lived under undemocratic regimes over long periods suffer from this problem so pronounced. The paper presents the facticity of deliberative procedures to protect constitutional legitimacy, the so-called “constitutional patriotism” as a possible recovery pathway of democratic authenticity in scenarios where democratic sovereignty shows signs of weakness.La debilidad de la democracia contemporánea, su fragilidad, tiene parte de sus orígenes en la corrosión de su legitimidad. En la actualidad se han perdido parte de las referencias fundacionales bajo las que nacieron los estados nación. El mundo cosmopolita ha venido a hacer más compleja esta crisis al fragmentar el imaginario político nacional. Las naciones que han vivido bajo regímenes no democráticos durante largos periodos padecen este problema de manera acentuada. El trabajo presenta la facticidad de los procedimientos deliberativos de protección de la legitimidad constitucional, el denominado “patriotismo constitucional”, como posible ruta de recuperación de la autenticidad democrática en escenarios donde la soberanía democrática muestra signos de debilidad

Tecnología y literatura como herramientas de empoderamiento para personas con discapacidad física

Esta propuesta forma parte del proyecto de investigación “MuseoConstruídoYmiJardínCerebral” que se está realizando con la Beca Predoctoral del Campus de Excelencia Internacional, dentro del Programa Internacional de Captación de Talento (PICATA) del Campus de Moncloa. Dicha investigación está codirigida por el Grupo de Aplicación de Telecomunicaciones Visuales, Departamento de Señales, Sistemas y Radiocomunicaciones de la E.T.S.I. de Telecomunicación de la Universidad Politécnica de Madrid y por el Departamento de Didáctica de la Expresión Plástica de la Facultad de Bellas Artes de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid. El proyecto consiste en el diseño e implementación de Actividades Artísticas, en colaboración con algunos museos de Arte Contemporáneo, que se publicarán en un Espacio Virtual (Comunidad Virtual) específico y en la TV Interactiva (HbbTV), para que puedan ser realizadas por personas con Diversidad Funcional Física mejorando con ello su calidad de vida. Presentamos una de las actividades de implementación del proyecto, el taller de Literatura “Escribir Adrede”, que se realiza en el CAMF de Leganés (Centro de Atención a Personas con Discapacidad Física), en que se combinan arte y tecnología de forma magistral; a partir del cual se nutren un Blog, varios libros y revistas publicados, el programa de radio en Eco Leganés y actividades de video-creación de estudiantes de Bellas Artes.This proposal is part of the investigation project “MuseoConstruídoYmiJardínCerebral” (ConstructedMuseumAndMyCerebralGarden), which is being carried out with the support of the scholarship from the Campus of International Excellence, within the frame of the International Programme for Talent Capture (PICATA) of Moncloa’s Campus. The above mentioned investigation is co-directed by the Group of Application of Visual Telecommunications, Department of Signal Waves, Systems and Radio Communications of the E.T.S.I. Telecommunication of the Madrid Polytechnic University and by the Department of Didactics of Plastic Expression from the Faculty of Fine Arts at the Madrid Complutense University. The project consists of the design and implementation of Artistic Activities in collaboration with some museums of contemporary art. Such activities will be published in a specific Virtual Space (Virtual Community) as well as broadcasted at the Interactive TV (HbbTV), so that they can be accessed and performed by people with Physical Functional Diversity, thereby improving their quality of life. We present one of the activities we work with, the workshop of Literature “Writing Purposely”, held in Leganés CAMF (Centre for Comprehensive Care of People with Physical Disabilities), which combine art and technology masterfully. The data from this workshop will then feed on a blog, publish several books and magazines, the radio programme in Eco Leganés and video-creation activities of students of Fine Arts.peerReviewe

All roads lead to Rome: Results of non-invasive respiratory therapies applied in a tertiary-care hospital without an Intermediate Care Unit during the COVID-19 pandemic

Documento escrito por un elevado número de autores/as, solo se referencia el/la que aparece en primer lugar y los/as autores/as pertenecientes a la UC3M.Introducción: Las terapias respiratorias no invasivas (TRNI) fueron ampliamente utilizadas en la primera ola de la pandemia de COVID-19, en escenarios distintos según los medios disponibles. El objetivo fue presentar la supervivencia a 90 días y los factores asociados a esta de los pacientes tratados con TRNI en un centro de tercer nivel sin Unidad de Cuidados Respiratorios Intermedios. Como objetivo secundario comparar los resultados obtenidos de las distintas terapias. Métodos: Estudio observacional de pacientes tratados con TRNI fuera de un ambiente de Cuidados Intensivos o Unidad de Cuidados Respiratorios Intermedios, diagnosticados de COVID-19 y con síndrome de distrés respiratorio agudo por criterios radiológicos y de ratio SpO2/FiO2. Se desarrolló un modelo multivariante de regresión logística para determinar las variables independientemente asociadas, y se compararon los resultados de la terapia de alto flujo con cánula nasal y la presión positiva continua en la vía aérea. Resultados: Se trataron 107 pacientes y sobrevivieron 85 (79,4%) a los 90 días. Antes de iniciar la TRNI el ratio medio de SpO2/FiO2 fue de 119,8 ± 59,4. Un mayor score de SOFA se asoció significativamente a la mortalidad (OR 2,09; IC95% 1,34 - 3,27), mientras que la autopronación fue un factor protector (OR 0,23; IC95% 0,06 - 0,91). La terapia de alto flujo con cánula nasal fue utilizada en 63 sujetos (58,9%), y la presión positiva continua en la vía aérea en 41 (38,3%). No se encontraron diferencias entre ellas. Conclusión: Aproximadamente cuatro de cada cinco pacientes tratados con TRNI sobrevivieron a los 90 días, y no se encontraron diferencias significativas entre la terapia de alto flujo con cánula nasal y la presión positiva continua en la vía aérea.Introduction: Non-invasive respiratory therapies (NRT) were widely used in the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in different settings, depending on availability. The objective of our study was to present 90-day survival and associated factors in patients treated with NRT in a tertiary hospital without an Intermediate Respiratory Care Unit. The secondary objective was to compare the outcomes of the different therapies. Methods: Observational study of patients treated with NRT outside of an intensive care or intermediate respiratory care unit setting, diagnosed with COVID-19 and acute respiratory distress syndrome by radiological criteria and SpO2/FiO2 ratio. A multivariate logistic regression model was developed to determine independently associated variables, and the outcomes of high flow nasal cannula and continuous positive airway pressure were compared. Results: In total, 107 patients were treated and 85 (79.4%) survived at 90 days. Before starting NRT, the mean SpO2/FiO2 ratio was 119.8 ± 59.4. A higher SOFA score was significantly associated with mortality (OR 2,09; 95% CI 1.34-3.27), while self-pronation was a protective factor (OR 0.23; 95% CI 0.06-0.91). High flow nasal cannula was used in 63 subjects (58.9%), and continuous positive airway pressure in 41 (38.3%), with no differences between them. Conclusion: Approximately 4 out of 5 patients treated with NRT survived to 90 days, and no significant differences were found between high flow nasal cannula and continuous positive airway pressure

Effects of the super bialkali photocathode on the performance characteristics of a position-sensitive depth-of-interaction PET detector module

Proceeding of: IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference. NNS 2008, Dresden, Germany, Oct. 19-25, 2008Super Bialkali (SBA) and Ultra Bialkali (UBA) photocathodes are new technologies that improve the spectral response characteristics of position sensitive PMTs, boosting their quantum efficiency up to 35% and 43% (typ.) respectively [ref Hamamatsu]. Two SBA tubes were introduced into a production line of PET detectors mixed with the regular ones. The detectors were assembled on the same day and by the same operator using the standard factory protocols for detector mounting, calibration and testing. In this work we are reporting our evaluation of the achieved improvement by comparing the spatial and energy resolutions and the depth of-interaction performance of a PET detector modules with DOI capabilities assembled using the regular and the SBA versions of the same PS-PMT. We conclude that the superior performance of the SBA tube may enable the use of arrays with a larger number of crystals of smaller footprint, thus improving the detector intrinsic spatial resolution without degrading the energy resolution or the phoswich discrimination capabilityThis work was supported in part by the CENIT Programme (Ministerio de Industria), CIBER CB07/09/0031, RETIC-RECAVA (Ministerio de Sanidad y Consumo), and TEC2007-64731/TCM (Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia

A new strategy of detecting traffic information based on traffic camera : modified inverse perspective mapping

The development of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) needs high quality traffic information such as intersections, but conventional image-based traffic detection methods have difficulties with perspective and background noise, shadows and lighting transitions. In this paper, we propose a new traffic information detection method based on Modified Inverse Perspective Mapping (MIPM) to perform under these challenging conditions. In our proposed method, first the perspective is removed from the images using the Modified Inverse Perspective Mapping (MIPM); afterward, Hough transform is applied to extract structural information like road lines and lanes; then, Gaussian Mixture Models are used to generate the binary image. Meanwhile, to tackle shadow effect in car areas, we have applied a chromacity-base strategy. To evaluate the performance of the proposed method, we used several video sequences as benchmarks. These videos are captured in normal weather from a high way, and contain different types of locations and occlusions between cars. Our simulation results indicate that the proposed algorithms and frameworks are effective, robust and more accurate compared to other frameworks, especially in facing different kinds of occlusions

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