The Spanish term structure of interest rates revisited: cointegration with multiple structural breaks, 1974-2010

In this paper we consider the possibility that a linear cointegrated regression model with multiples structural changes would provide a better empirical description of the term structure model of interest rates. Our methodology is based on instability tests recently proposed in Kejriwal and Perron (2010) as well as the cointegration test in Arai and Kurozumi (2007) and Kejriwal (2008) developed to allow for multiple breaks under the null hypothesis of cointegration.Term structure of interest rates; Cointegration; Multiple Structural Breaks.

Producción y distribución de los quesos artesanos en Andalucía occidental

En el presente trabajo se presentan los resultados obtenidos de un estudio sobre la producción y la distribución de quesos artesanos, realizado en 4 comarcas de Andalucía occidental: Sierra de Cádiz, Sierra de Aracena, Valle del Guadalhorce y Valle de los Pedroches. La leche de cabra es la que se transforma en mayor cantidad con casi un 80 %, seguida de la de vaca y la de oveja. Los canales de comercialización suelen ser circuitos de radio corto, distribuyendo los productos principalmente en tiendas o supermercados. Para finalizar se exponen algunas acciones de investigación, desarrollo y formación fundamentalmente dirigidas a mejorar el conocimiento de parámetros que afectan a la calidad, potenciar su singularidad (recetas tradicionales) y facilitar su comercialización a través de estudios de percepción de la calidad y hábitos de consumo

Practical Characterization of Cell-Electrode Electrical Models in Bio-Impedance Assays

This paper presents the fitting process followed to adjust the parameters of the electrical model associated to a cell-electrode system in Electrical Cell-substrate Impedance Spectroscopy (ECIS) technique, to the experimental results from cell-culture assays. A new parameter matching procedure is proposed, under the basis of both, mismatching between electrodes and time-evolution observed in the system response, as consequence of electrode fabrication processes and electrochemical performance of electrode-solution interface, respectively. The obtained results agree with experimental performance, and enable the evaluation of the cell number in a culture, by using the electrical measurements observed at the oscillation parameters in the test circuits employed.Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad TEC2013-46242-C3-1-

Contaminación de suelos y aguas subterraneas por vertidos industriales

In the industrialised countries, soil and groundwater contamination caused by uncontrolled spills of industrial wastes is one of the most critical environmental problem, because its removal is expensive and difficult to carry out, and the effects persist during many years. In Spain this problem is especially notorious due to an inadequate management policy derived from the absence of coordination between the different involved sectors. The treatment installations are inot enough, so it has produced spillings in streams and soils or its storage in uncontrolled landfillings.The experiences and guidelines of the Environmental Protection Agency from United States have served to the industrialised countries to evaluate this kind of contamination. This methodology is based on its identification and delimitation in soil and groundwater. After the design of a monitoring and control program it can be established the correcting measures. For this reason it is important to know the transfer processes of pollutants between the saturated and not saturated medium, for this reason it is essential the use of geochemical and geophysical methods and their combination with hydrogeological methods.In Spain, this kind of studies is only carried out recently. A case history is the contamination of the alluvial aquifer of the Besos river (Barcelona) by Cr-VI and other heavy metals and organic microcontaminants

SilvAdapt.Net: A Site-Based Network of Adaptive Forest Management Related to Climate Change in Spain

Funding: A.J. Molina is beneficiary of an “APOSTD” fellowship (APOSTD/2019/111) funded by the Generalitat Valenciana. M. Moreno-de las Heras is beneficiary of a Serra Hunter fellowship (UB-LE-9055) funded by the Generalitat de Catalunya. F.J. Ruiz-Gómez is supported by a postdoctoral fellowship of the Junta de Andalucía (Sevilla, Spain), and the European Social Fund 2014–2020 Program (DOC_0055). The authors received national and international funding through the following projects: SILVADAPT.NET (RED2018-102719-T), ESPECTRAMED (CGL2017-86161-R), Life-FOREST CO2 (LIFE14 CCM/ES/001271), ALTERACLIM (CGL2015-69773-C2-1-P), INERTIA (PID2019-111332RB-C22-BDV), CEHYRFO-MED (CGL2017-86839-C3-2-R), DEHESACLIM (IB16185), RESILIENTFORESTS (LIFE17 CCA/ES/000063), Rhysotto (PID2019-106583RB-I00), AGL2017-83828-C2-2-R, RTI2018-096884-B-C31, ESPAS (CGL2015-65569-R), and caRRRascal (RTI2018-095037-B-I00).Acknowledgments: We thank the financial support from the “Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación -Redes de Investigación 2018, Programa Estatal de Generación de Conocimiento y Fortalecimiento Científico y Tecnológico del Sistema de I + D + I”.Adaptive forest management (AFM) is an urgent need because of the uncertainty regarding how changes in the climate will affect the structure, composition and function of forests during the next decades. Current research initiatives for the long-term monitoring of impacts of silviculture are scattered and not integrated into research networks, with the consequent losses of opportunities and capacity for action. To increase the scientific and practical impacts of these experiences, it is necessary to establish logical frameworks that harmonize the information and help us to define the most appropriate treatments. In this context, a number of research groups in Spain have produced research achievements and know-how during the last decades that can allow for the improvement in AFM. These groups address the issue of AFM from different fields, such as ecophysiology, ecohydrology and forest ecology, thus resulting in valuable but dispersed expertise. The main objective of this work is to introduce a comprehensive strategy aimed to study the implementation of AFM in Spain. As a first step, a network of 34 experimental sites managed by 14 different research groups is proposed and justified. As a second step, the most important AFM impacts on Mediterranean pines, as one of the most extended natural and planted forest types in Spain, are presented. Finally, open questions dealing with key aspects when attempting to implement an AFM framework are discussed. This study is expected to contribute to better outlining the procedures and steps needed to implement regional frameworks for AFM.CEHYRFO-MED CGL2017-86839-C3-2-RDEHESACLIM AGL2017-83828-C2-2-R, IB16185, LIFE17 CCA/ES/000063, PID2019-106583RB-I00, RTI2018-096884-B-C31ESPAS CGL2015-65569-R, RTI2018-095037-B-I00ESPECTRAMED CGL2015-69773-C2-1-P, CGL2017-86161-R, LIFE14 CCM/ES/001271European Social Fund 2014–2020 ProgramINERTIA PID2019-111332RB-C22-BDVGeneralitat de CatalunyaGeneralitat Valenciana UB-LE-9055Ministerio de Ciencia e InnovaciónEuropean Social Fund DOC_0055, RED2018-102719-TJunta de Andalucí

Estilos de trabajo e inteligencias múltiples

El objetivo del trabajo es determinarla validez yflabilidad del modelo dejos estilos de trabajo, fundamentado en la teoría de las Inteligencias Múltiples (IM). Primero, se analizan los componentes de dicha teoría y su incidencia en el curriculum escolar. En segundo lugar, se estudia el procedimiento de evaluación. Además, se presentan los resultados del estudio empírico realizado con una muestra de 237 alumnos pertenecientes a Educación Infantil y Primaria, escolarizados en centros públicos y privados de la Región de Murcia. Del estudio realizado se desprende que los estilos están asociados a las diferentes inteligencias; además, el inventario de estilos de trabajo arroja una validez y fiabilidad altamente consistente.________________________________ The objective of this work is to determinate the validity and reliability of the model of work styles, as set out In the theory of Multiple Intelligences (MI). First, we analyze the components of this theory and their Incidence in the school curriculum. Second, we study the evaluation procedure. Additionally, we present the results of an empirical study carried out with a sample of 237 students in public and private nursery and primary schools in the province of Murcia, Spain. The study carried out reveals that the styles are associated with the different Intelligences. Furthermore, the inventory of styles shows a highly consistent validity and reliability

Planificación de políticas de seguridad

El presente trabajo consiste en la planificación de las Políticas de Seguridad para Empresas de tamaño medio y que se dedican en especial a brindar algún tipo de servicio de telecomunicaciones. Para el éxito en el desarrollo de este documento seguimos las recomendaciones que sugieren los estándares ISO/IEC 17799:2005, ISO/IEC 27000:2009, el manual de Políticas de Seguridad Informática- Mejores Prácticas Internacionales y otros adjuntos. Logrando así considerar todos los aspectos de seguridad que se deben analizar en las empresas y consiguiendo además orden y aceptación de las propuestas que exponemos. Presentamos propuestas que ayudan a realizar una mejora continua de los documentos de Políticas de Seguridad que se han decidido aplicar y de como mejorar la manera en que se integran estas políticas en el ambiente laboral a través de un conjunto de sugerencias que cubren la manera en que deben aplicarse las políticas, darles seguimiento y lo más importante aún conseguir que el personal de la empresa acepte y cumpla con las Políticas

Glosario de Covid-19 (EN-ES) abreviado.

La coronavirosis de 2019 (covid-19), declarada pandemia por la Organización Mundial de la Salud el 11 de marzo de 2020, además de producir unos efectos devastadores en las sociedades de todo el mundo, trajo aparejadas no solo la creación espontánea de muchos neologismos en las redes sociales, sino también la utilización profusa de una gran cantidad de tecnicismos en textos de todo tipo. Muchos de esos términos, en el par inglés-español, se han venido recogiendo en línea en el Glosario de covid-19 (en-es), que se actualiza periódicamente en el cibersitio de Tremédica con el apoyo de la plataforma Cosnautas. El «Glosario de covid-19 (en-es) abreviado» que se publica ahora en Panace@ es un extracto de aquel. Agrupa 810 lemas sobre la biología molecular de los coronavirus, las manifestaciones clínicas de la covid-19, las pruebas de detección del virus y de diagnóstico por imagen de la enfermedad, los equipos de protección y las vacunas anticovídicas en desarrollo, además de curiosos neologismos, y hace especial hincapié en los términos que presentan dificultades de traducción.Coronavirus disease 2019 (covid-19) was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation on 11 March 2020. As well as having a devastating impact on societies worldwide, covid-19 brought with it not only the spontaneous creation of many neologisms on social media, but also the widespread use of technical terms in all sorts of texts. Many of these terms have been compiled online in the English-Spanish language pair in the Glossary of covid-19 terms (en-es), which is regularly updated on the Tremédica website with support from the Cosnautas platform. The “Abridged glossary of covid-19 terms (enes)” published in this issue of Panace@ is an excerpt from it, and includes 810 entries covering the molecular biology of coronaviruses, clinical features of covid-19, coronavirus detection tests, diagnostic imaging tests, protective equipment, and the covid-19 vaccines being developed, as well as unusual neologisms, with particular emphasis on terms that are difficult to translate

Influence of environmental factors on the sport performance of the horse, in an objective selection test (Show Jumping)

Ponencia publicada en ITEA, vol.104Desde el año 2004 el MAPyA organiza en España Pruebas de Selección de Caballos Jóvenes (PSCJ), para diferentes disciplinas, entre las que se encuentra el Salto de Obstáculos. Participan animales jóvenes (4 a 6 años). Con la información acumulada en estos 3 años (4.441 participaciones de 87 caballos participantes) hemos analizado los factores externos que condicionan los resultados obtenidos por los animales en este tipo de pruebas. Para ello se ha utilizado un modelo padre mediante el Proc MIXED del SAS, incluyendo como variables dependientes las penalizaciones finales y el ranking transformado. Se han analizado 14 factores, relacionados con el propio animal (edad, sexo…), el lugar de celebración del concurso y las condiciones de la pista, las condiciones climatológicas, el día de la prueba, el nivel de entrenamiento y el nivel de cansancio/estrés del animal antes de la competición. El jinete y el padre se han incluido como factores aleatorios en el modelo y el orden de salida, como covariable. Aunque la mayoría de los factores y combinaciones de factores han sido estadísticamente significativos, han explicado una muy baja varianza (entre 0,07% y 1,78%) con excepción de la edad (2,40%), padre (9,25%) y jinete (8,28%).Since 2004, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food of Spain organize the Young Horses Performance Selection Tests, for different disciplines, like Show Jumping. Only young animals participate in these events (4 to 6 years old). With the data collected during 3 years (4.441 participations from 87 different horses), we have analyzed the environmental factors that influence the performance results of the animal in these type of tests. A Proc MIXED model from SAS was used, including final penalizations and transformed ranking as dependent variables. 14 factors, related to the animal (age, sex…), the competition location and the racetrack conditions, the climatologic conditions, the training level and the stress level of the animal, were analyzed before the competition. The rider and the father were included in the model as random factors, and the participation order as the covariate. Although most of the factors and their combinations were significant, they explained a very low variance (from 0.07% to 1.78%), excluding the age (2.40%), the father effect (9.25%) and the rider (8.28%)

Physical and antioxidant properties of chitosan and methylcellulose based films containing resveratrol

[EN] New trends in edible films focus on the improvement of their functionality through the incorporation of active compounds, such as antimicrobial or antioxidant agents. Resveratrol is a natural antioxidant found in a variety of plant species, such as grapes, and could be used for minimizing or preventing lipid oxidation in food products, retarding the formation of oxidation products, maintaining nutritional quality and prolonging the food shelf life. The aim of this work was to develop and characterize two different polymeric composite films (made with chitosan (CH) and methylcellulose (MC)) containing different amounts of resveratrol. This compound could be incorporated efficiently into both films, but provoke structural changes in the matrices, which became less stretchable (65-70% reduction of deformation at break at the greatest resveratrol content) and resistant to fracture (26 and 54% reduction of tensile at break for MC and CH, respectively, at the greatest resveratrol content) more opaque (significant reduction of the internal transmittance) and less glossy (about 60-65% reduction of gloss at the greatest resveratrol content). Film barrier properties were hardly improved by the presence of resveratrol; water vapour and oxygen permeability tend to slightly decrease when resveratrol was incorporated into both polymers. Composite films showed antioxidant activity, which was proportional to the resveratrol concentration in the film. None of the films showed antimicrobial activity against Penicillium italicum and Botrytis cinerea. Thus, these films could be applied to food products which are sensitive to oxidative processes to prolong their shelf life. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.The authors acknowledge the financial support from the Spanish Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación throughout the project AGL2010-20694.Pastor Navarro, C.; Sánchez González, L.; Chiralt, A.; Cháfer Nácher, MT.; González Martínez, MC. (2013). Physical and antioxidant properties of chitosan and methylcellulose based films containing resveratrol. Food Hydrocolloids. 30(1):272-280. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodhyd.2012.05.026S27228030