E-Health business models prototyping by incremental design

User-Driven Healthcare: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications provides a global discussion on the practice of user-driven learning in healthcare and connected disciplines and its influence on learning through clinical problem solving. This book brings together different perspectives for researchers and practitioners to develop a comprehensive framework of user-driven healthcare.Postprint (published version

The Hierarchic treatment of marine ecological information from spatial networks of benthic platforms

Measuring biodiversity simultaneously in different locations, at different temporal scales, and over wide spatial scales is of strategic importance for the improvement of our understanding of the functioning of marine ecosystems and for the conservation of their biodiversity. Monitoring networks of cabled observatories, along with other docked autonomous systems (e.g., Remotely Operated Vehicles [ROVs], Autonomous Underwater Vehicles [AUVs], and crawlers), are being conceived and established at a spatial scale capable of tracking energy fluxes across benthic and pelagic compartments, as well as across geographic ecotones. At the same time, optoacoustic imaging is sustaining an unprecedented expansion in marine ecological monitoring, enabling the acquisition of new biological and environmental data at an appropriate spatiotemporal scale. At this stage, one of the main problems for an effective application of these technologies is the processing, storage, and treatment of the acquired complex ecological information. Here, we provide a conceptual overview on the technological developments in the multiparametric generation, storage, and automated hierarchic treatment of biological and environmental information required to capture the spatiotemporal complexity of a marine ecosystem. In doing so, we present a pipeline of ecological data acquisition and processing in different steps and prone to automation. We also give an example of population biomass, community richness and biodiversity data computation (as indicators for ecosystem functionality) with an Internet Operated Vehicle (a mobile crawler). Finally, we discuss the software requirements for that automated data processing at the level of cyber-infrastructures with sensor calibration and control, data banking, and ingestion into large data portals.Peer ReviewedPostprint (published version

AraWord : un procesador de textos para comunicación aumentativa y adaptativa

Existen personas que por diversas lesiones padecen graves trastornos en el habla lo que les limita a la hora de comunicarse con el entorno que les rodea. Para facilitarles la expresión sin utilizar la palabra hablada surgen los llamados sistemas aumentativos y alternativos de comunicación que complementan o sustituyen el lenguaje oral. Muchos de ellos recurren al uso de pictogramas que representen, de forma clara y sencilla, los conceptos más habituales en la comunicación cotidiana. Este proyecto fin de carrera tiene por objetivo el desarrollo de un procesador de textos, para el ámbito de la comunicación aumentativa y alternativa, que permita la escritura simultánea con texto y pictogramas. El procesador incluye algunas de las funcionalidades más habituales de este tipo de herramientas (creación, apertura y guardado de documentos, posibilidad de exportar a PDF y archivos de imagen; cortar, copiar y pegar textos, búsqueda de palabras en el documento, ayuda al manejo de la aplicación, etc), así como las específicas para el trabajo con el conjunto de pictogramas del Portal Aragonés de la Comunicación Aumentativa y Alternativa ARASAAC. La interfaz del programa, así como la base de datos con la que trabaja, está traducida a ocho idiomas diferentes (castellano, inglés, francés, alemán, italiano, catalán, portugués, portugués brasileño). Es fácilmente ampliable según las necesidades que surjan en distintos centros educativos. Se distribuye como software libre bajo licencia GPL, y está programado en Java, lo que permite su ejecución en distintos sistemas operativos y plataformas (Windows, Linux, Mac...). La aplicación ha sido probada por profesores del CPEE Alborada de Zaragoza, lo que permite garantizar que se ajusta a las necesidades de éstos desde el primer momento. Próximamente se empezará a utilizar en diversos colegios y asociaciones dedicadas a personas con necesidades especiales, y en la docencia de asignaturas universitarias relacionadas con la educación especial. Además, se ha empezado a utilizar en la radio pública aragonesa (Aragón Radio 2) para generar los titulares de las noticias adaptadas a estas personas con necesidades especiales

Procur@: Plataforma abieRta de sOporte a la prevenCión y rehabilitación de enfermedades neUrodegenRativAs

El Trabajo Fin de Máster (TFM) propuesto se enmarca dentro de los trabajos a realizar en el proyecto Procur@, perteneciente a la convocatoria INNPACTO, y que pretende desarrollar una plataforma para la prevención, teleasistencia y rehabilitación de pacientes con enfermedades neurodegenerativas (Alzheimer, Parkinson, etc) en la que tengan cabida los propios pacientes, sus familiares y cuidadores, y los profesionales que atienden a todos ellos. Como resultado, se logrará un menor coste económico de la asistencia a este colectivo de personas, junto con una mayor calidad de vida. Dentro de las primeras fases del proyecto, se pretende desarrollar una primera versión que ofrezca las funcionalidades típicas de una red social, orientadas y particularizadas al contexto de los enfermos de Parkinson y otras patologías neurodegenerativas, y es donde se concreta el TFM propuesto. Este TFM es la base para el primer ciclo de los Espacios Sociales de Innovación (ESdI), metodología que pretende la participación de los usuarios finales del proyecto desde el primer momento, de modo que es seguro en todo momento el éxito de su puesta en marcha, al participar éstos en todas las fases de definición, desarrollo e implementación. Particularmente, se desarrollará el ESdI en Parkinson auspiciado por la Asociación de Parkinson de Aragón, entidad privada sin ánimo de lucro integrada en la Federación Española de Parkinson, declarada de Interés Social por el Gobierno de Aragón y Entidad de Utilidad Pública por el Ministerio de Interior debido a la labor que desempeña con el colectivo de enfermos y familiares. Los objetivos de esta primera fase y del TFM comprenden: Revisión de plataformas que faciliten la creación de una red social Revisión de redes sociales de temáticas afines para identificar funcionalidades requeridas. Puesta a punto de la red social, programación de módulos necesarios para personalizar la plataforma según los requisitos de usuario y de funcionalidad Propuesta de despliegue de la red social en el entorno de evaluación del ESdI de Parkinson Propuesta de evaluación por parte de los usuarios implicados en el proyect

The use of podcasting for a hybrid flipped classroom

[EN] We are currently assisting a social paradigm change motivated by the incorporation, more and more accelerated, of new information technologies (e.g., social networks or content platforms) in our day-today life. The increased availability of online resources in a universal, diverse, and permanent way is modifying how we consume online information and content. This is especially true when it comes to children and teenagers. New generations are increasingly adapting to immediacy and communication through information technologies. Therefore, it is necessary to evolve the educational paradigm to adapt it to this new social reality. Future learning strategies should consider the latest models of social communication, adapting them to achieve learning objectives from the perspective of constructive alignment and the acquisition or improvement of transversal competencies. In this sense, there are currently several technologies that can be incorporated into the classroom. One of the emerging technologies is the podcast. Usually used for entertainment (e.g., stories, books, or radio talks), the podcast is becoming a tool for massive online content distribution. There exist many advantages to using podcasting for an educative purpose, as the production cost (in terms of time) is lower than recording a video. From a content consumer perspective, the main advantage is that an audio-only approach can be used/consumed everywhere and more easily than video media. Some educational podcasts are available online but generally tend to focus on learning languages or history. Outside these specific topics, their use in technology subjects is still residual and mainly focuses on interviews or long expositions. Moreover, in current proposals, the teacher is the one who produces the podcast, and therefore it is a one-way communication model (from the teacher to the students). On the other hand, one of the teaching innovation models that is being increasingly used is the flipped classroom. In the flipped classroom, students are the main protagonists in their learning. They must prepare the theoretical parts on their own, and the teacher serves as a guide during this learning process. In this paper, we propose using the podcast in the flipped classroom model, turning the podcast into a bidirectional tool in which students are both producers and receivers of learning. The proposal consists of dividing the class into small groups of students (2-4). Each group will record a podcast episode on a different conceptual part of the lesson. Group members will have to coordinate and share the activities of recording and searching for content for the podcast. This will encourage transversal skills related to communication and social skills. These podcasts will then be shared with the rest of the groups so that everyone can have direct and permanent access to the different sections of the lesson. Creativity will also be encouraged, allowing students to add the music or sound effects they consider necessary to enhance the explanation.The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support of Consellería d'Innovació, Universitats, Ciencia i Societat Digital from Comunitat Valenciana and the European Social Fund (Investing In Your Future) (APOSTD/2021/227 and CIPROM/2021/077), the Spanish Ministry of Science (project PID2021-123673OB-C31) and the Research Services of Universitat Politècnica de València. Jaume Jordán is supported by grant IJC2020-045683-I funded by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and by "European Union NextGenerationEU/PRTR".Marco-Detchart, C.; Taverner-Aparicio, JJ.; Jordán, J. (2023). The use of podcasting for a hybrid flipped classroom. IATED. 3119-3124. https://doi.org/10.21125/inted.2023.08633119312

El sentido de la vida como variable mediadora entre la depresión y la desesperanza en pacientes con trastorno límite de la personalidad

El trastorno límite de la personalidad (TLP) está asociado a una alta incidencia de suicidio. Las pensamientos y creencias positivas pueden actuar como amortiguadores que protegen a la persona de cometer el suicido, a pesar de la existencia de importantes factores de riesgo, como la depresión y la desesperanza. Varios estudios han encontrado una fuerte relación entre bajos niveles de sentido de la vida y el riesgo de suicidio. El objetivo del presente estudio es analizar el papel mediador del sentido de la vida entre la depresión y la desesperanza. Participaron 80 personas con TLP. Los resultados nos indican que el sentido de la vida mostro un efecto de mediación parcial entre la depresión y la desesperanza. El 61% del efecto total de la depresión sobre la desesperanza fue mediado por el sentido de la vida. Estos resultados apoyan que el sentido de la vida actúa como amortiguador de estos factores de riesgo para el suicidio. Es importante tener en cuenta el sentido de la vida en la evaluación y el tratamiento de las pacientes con TLP.Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is associated with high incidence of suicide. Positive thoughts and beliefs can act as buffers that protect people against eventual suicide, despite the existence of important risk factors for suicide. Several studies have found a strong relationship between low levels of meaning in life and suicide risk. The aim of this research is to analyze the mediating role of meaning in life in the relationship between the risk factor depression and hopelessness. 80 patients with BPD participated. The results indicate that the meaning of life showed partial mediation effect between depression and hopelessness, 61% of the total effect of depression on hopelessness was mediated by the meaning of life. The results of this study confirm the hypothesis and indicate that meaning in life is a buffering factor for the risk of suicide. This result emphasizes the importance of meaning in life in the assessment and treatment for patients with BPD

Deportividad y violencia en el fútbol base : un programa de evaluación y de prevención de partidos de riesgo

This studys primary objective was to evaluate sportsmanship and violence in soccer matches. In order to do so, all the trainers and referees in one of the feeder teams categories of the Zaragoza and Vitoria Football Clubs took part as experts and judges in drafting a football match evaluation checklist. Two trainers and a referee used this checklist after each match to evaluate the degree of sportsmanlike/unsportsmanlike behaviours that had taken place. The results of the evaluations of all the matches in the 2005-2006 season show that parents and spectators displayed the most unsportsmanlike behaviours, followed by the same types of behaviour in players and trainers. There was a lower incidence of violent, unsportsmanlike behaviours. This studys second objective was to evaluate a protocol to prevent violent incidents during high-risk matches in the leagues second round. This process consisted in signing a collaboration agreement with the training staff of teams that had displayed violent behaviour in the leagues first round. The trainers of these teams were trained to hold meetings and conduct specific exercises during team training sessions to encourage parents and players to behave in a sportsmanlike manner. The results show the positive contribution of these protocols, not only in the absence of violent incidents during high-risk matches, but also in the higher scores on the football match evaluation checklist achieved by participant trainers during the leagues second round, compared with non-participant trainers in the same category

Multi-Agent Systems and Complex Networks: Review and Applications in Systems Engineering

Systems engineering is an ubiquitous discipline of Engineering overlapping industrial, chemical, mechanical, manufacturing, control, software, electrical, and civil engineering. It provides tools for dealing with the complexity and dynamics related to the optimisation of physical, natural, and virtual systems management. This paper presents a review of how multi-agent systems and complex networks theory are brought together to address systems engineering and management problems. The review also encompasses current and future research directions both for theoretical fundamentals and applications in the industry. This is made by considering trends such as mesoscale, multiscale, and multilayer networks along with the state-of-art analysis on network dynamics and intelligent networks. Critical and smart infrastructure, manufacturing processes, and supply chain networks are instances of research topics for which this literature review is highly relevant