Before a hotel room booking, do perceptions vary by gender? The case of Spain

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is implemented unevenly in the Spanish tourism industry. The hotel infrastructure of the country is not an exception. This study analyses the environmental, social and economic dimensions of initiatives with respect to the hotel offer which consumers living in Spain appreciate and value more based on their gender. Empirical analysis is approached using a model of structural equations in which the intensity and sign of differences between men and women can be seen. The main results show that aspects related to the environment are the most important for both genders. The dimensions in which differences are defined are the economic, more valued by men; and social, more valued by women. The document provides relevant information, filling a knowledge gap in this field

Attention to Diversity from Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence (AI) is influencing various sectors of society, including the educational field. The use of AI can have great potential in education, however, it is necessary to know both its performance and its limitations. The main objective of this study is to analyze the prompts made by teachers in initial training in relation to the topic of specific educational support needs, classifying them according to Bloom's Taxonomy. For this, 63 students from the first year of the Primary Education Degree in the subject Information and Communication Technology applied to Education participated. The results show that the highest frequency of prompts made by students correspond to the highest levels of Bloom's taxonomy (apply and create), which suggests that students are capable of using the knowledge acquired in the subject to create new learning situations with their future students. This confirms that the implementation of this methodology is beneficial for the development of cognitive and pedagogical skills of future teachers.VI Research and Transfer Plan of the University of Seville (VI PPIT-US)IV Plan Propio de Docencia. Convocatoria de Apoyo a la Coordinación e Innovación Docente (ref. 221) – Convocatoria 2023/2024. Referencia 113

Generation of new tools to fight/counteract protein aggregation.

Cells need to eliminate unfolded, damaged, or aged protein in order to maintain protein homeostasis, a mechanism known as proteostasis. Whereas molecular chaperones contribute to proteostasis by promoting correct protein folding, the proteasome, and autophagy are the main proteolytic machinery for the selective elimination of these proteins.¹ Mutation in components of these systems or stress situations that overwhelm these proteostasis mechanisms results in the accumulation of damaging protein aggregates that in humans cause neurodegenerative diseases. Furthermore, during aging, there is an overall decrease in the activity of these proteins’ clearance machinery which generates a state of chronic proteostasis stress that eventually leads to cell death.²In this project, we aim to build different genetic tools to assay proteolytic activities in S. pombe cells and determine the relative level of protein aggregation. These tools will allow us to characterize in more detail both, the stress-induced protein aggregations and the activity and relative level of aggregation in different proteasome mutants. In addition, using different molecular biology techniques, we will develop genetic tools to induce proteotoxicity through the expression of human proteins prone to aggregation, and hallmarks of neurodegenerative diseases.Finally, it is known that molecular chaperones prevent protein aggregation by interacting and blocking aggregation-prone domains. In this context, using both, a mutant of the proteasome which accumulates protein aggregates and mimics an aged cell, and some of the tools generated.., we will screen compounds that function as chemical chaperones and decrease proteotoxicity. These chemical chaperones might help to develop new treatments for neurodegenerative diseases and aging.

Estrategia de formación para desarrollar la cultura informacional en los docentes. UCP "Rafael María de Mendive"

El tratamiento a los diferentes recursos informativos por los bibliotecarios escolares de la Educación Técnica y Profesional juega un papel importante en la calidad de la prestación de servicios a estudiantes y profesionales, se precisa incidir en este sentido por las dificultades presentadas. Se trabajó a favor de una estrategia de superación profesional para el perfeccionamiento en el uso y manejo de las fuentes de información. El diagnóstico realizado permitió determinar las necesidades de superación de los bibliotecarios escolares. Estableciendo diferentes vías de superación a partir de las concepciones de la Educación Avanzada, curso de superación, conferencia, talleres, y la autosuperación, permitiendo evaluar la transformación ocurrida en los bibliotecarios escolares a partir de la práctica pedagógica. Introduciéndose los resultados en cursos de postgrado para los profesores de la UCP Rafael María de Mendive y para las estructuras de las diferentes educacione

Técnicas de escalados multidimensionales aplicadas al fracaso del alumno en la asignatura de matemáticas empresariales

El propósito de este trabajo es realizar un análisis de las características personales y de formación previa que pueden influir en el fracaso del alumno en la asignatura de Matemáticas Empresariales. Para la realización del mismo, y dado que disponemos de un número importante de variables, trataremos de sintetizar esta información mediante la construcción de un mapa que sintetice la información, utilizando la técnica de los Escalados Multidimensionales.In this paper, we try to measure the effect of some variables about personal data and previous learning of students, in the probability to pass the first level of mathematics for Administration and Business. The multidimensional scaling approach is used in this paper to reduce the dimensionality of the observations

Fecal Volatile Organic Compounds and Microbiota Associated with the Progression of Cognitive Impairment in Alzheimer’s Disease

Metabolites produced by an altered gut microbiota might mediate the effects in the brain. Among metabolites, the fecal volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are considered to be potential biomarkers. In this study, we examined both the VOCs and bacterial taxa in the feces from healthy subjects and Alzheimer’s disease (AD) patients at early and middle stages. Remarkably, 29 fecal VOCs and 13 bacterial genera were differentiated from the healthy subjects and the AD patients. In general, higher amounts of acids and esters were found in in the feces of the AD patients and terpenes, sulfur compounds and aldehydes in the healthy subjects. At the early stage of AD, the most relevant VOCs with a higher abundance were short-chain fatty acids and their producing bacteria, Faecalibacterium and Lachnoclostridium. Coinciding with the development of dementia in the AD patients, parallel rises of heptanoic acid and Peptococcus were observed. At a more advanced stage of AD, the microbiota and volatiles shifted towards a profile in the feces with increases in hexanoic acid, Ruminococcus and Blautia. The most remarkable VOCs that were associated with the healthy subjects were 4-ethyl-phenol and dodecanol, together with their possible producers Clostridium and Coprococcus. Our results revealed a VOCs and microbiota crosstalk in AD development and their profiles in the feces were specific depending on the stage of AD. Additionally, some of the most significant fecal VOCs identified in our study could be used as potential biomarkers for the initiation and progression of AD

Autoaprendizaje experimental de contenidos científico-técnicos avanzados a partir de material didáctico elemental

Se describe la programación de actividades de autoaprendizaje experimental sobre contenidos cientí- fico-técnicos avanzados, a partir de un material didáctico elemental. Dichas actividades se han referido a la asignatura Química del Estado Sólido, correspondiente a la titulación Ingeniería de Materiales, de segundo ciclo, la cual se imparte por primera vez en la Universidad de Sevilla durante el curso 2005-06. La programación se ha aplicado por sus autores, miembros del Grupo de Investigación FQM 212 del PAI, de carácter multidisciplinar, en un contexto caracterizado por la diversidad de los estudios realizados previamente por los alumnos. Ello ha permitido llevar a cabo su evaluación y presentar los resultados obtenidos.The programmed activities for the experimental selflearnig of advanced scientific and technological contents are proposed. These activities fit into the subject Solid State Chemistry of the Materials Engineering (University of Seville) which has started the academic year 2005-06. The proposed activities have already been tested by the authors, which belong to the Andaluzian Research Group FQM 212, in a multidisciplinary group of students. This experimental trial has allowed the evaluation of the results

Prevalence, diagnosis and management of musculoskeletal disorders in elite athletes: A mini-review

[Abstract] Musculoskeletal injuries in elite sports are ones of the most impact issue because their remarkable impact on performance caused by drastic absence of training and competition and a progressive deterioration in physical health, emotional and social athletes’ dimen- sions. Also, the prevalence of epidemiologic research found an incidence of musculoskeletal disorders vary within sports and in elite athletes which is even higher as a consequence of higher demand physical performance. This way, the loss of physical performance due to an sport injury impacts not only the individual economic sphere of the professional but also that of sports entities, reaching, according to some studies, a loss estimated in the range of 74.7 million pounds. Thus, the purpose of this article is to review and to pro- vide an overview of the most common musculoskeletal injuries in elite sports precipitating factors, clinical presentation, evidence-based diagnostic evaluation, and treatment recom- mendations with a view to preventing medical conditions or musculoskeletal injuries that may alter performance and general health in the elite athletes

Validity Evidences of the Spanish Version of the Sexual Inhibition/Sexual Excitation Scales-Short Form (SIS/SES-SF)

Se examinó la validez de la versión española de las Sexual Inhibition/Sexual Excitation Scales–Short Form (SIS/SES-SF), relacionándo las con excitación subjetiva y respuesta genital ante estímulos sexuales. Una muestra de 164 jóvenes heterosexuales completó el SIS/SES-SF y el MGH-SFQ. Después realizaron una tarea experimental consistente en la visualización de un vídeo de contenido neutro y un video con contenido sexual explícito, mientras se evaluaba la respuesta genital y la excitación subjetiva. Los resultados mostraron diferencias significativas entre el vídeo neutro y el erótico en la excitación objetiva y subjetiva en ambos sexos. Se obtuvieron correlaciones significativas entre SES y excitación subjetiva en mujeres. La propensión a excitarse explicó el 18% de la varianza de la excitación subjetiva y el 6% de las sensaciones genitales femeninas. La inhibición sexual relacionada con el miedo a la ejecución sexual tuvo capacidad para discriminar dificultades en el funcionamiento sexual en ambos sexos. Finalmente, se avala la necesidad de evaluar conjuntamente la excitación subjetiva y la objetiva.Predictive validity of the Spanish version of the Sexual Inhibition/Sexual Excitation Scales-Short Form (SIS/SES-SF) was examined. We correlated sexual inhibition and sexual excitation with subjective arousal and genital response during exposure to visual erotic stimuli. A sample of 164 heterosexual young people completed the SIS/SES-SF and the MGH-SFQ. Participants performed an experimental sequence in which a neutral content film and an erotic film were presented. In the meantime, genital response and subjective sexual arousal were evaluated. Results showed significant differences between neutral and sexually explicit films in objective and subjective arousal in both men and women. A significant correlation between SES and subjective arousal was obtained in women. Propensity to become aroused explained 18% of the variance of female subjective arousal and 6% of female genital sensations. Sexual inhibition related to the threat of sexual performance failure was able to discriminate difficulties in sexual functioning in both men and women. Finally, there is a need to assess the subjective sexual arousal along with the objective sexual response