Percepción de los residentes sobre el desarrollo de lamicro región Tierra de Palmares desde la perspectiva del turismo rural integrado

El objetivo de este trabajo es analizar las percepciones de los residentes sobre las variables implicadas en el desarrollo del Turismo Rural Integrado (TRI) así como sus efectos sobre dicho desarrollo. Para ello, se analiza el caso concreto de los residentes de Tierra de Palmares, micro región implicada en un proyecto de desarrollo turístico. Los residentes constituyen uno de los principales actores para que este tipo de turismo pueda desarrollarse de manera exitosa. El análisis descriptivo realizado así como el análisis de Componentes Principales, muestra que los residentes perciben la existencia de las variables clave para alcanzar el tipo de turismo deseado. Así, se comprueba que se percibe la existencia de colaboración entre los agentes implicados y el carácter arraigado, endógeno y complementario de las actividades turísticas desarrolladas, las cuales permiten el empoderamiento de los residentes. Además, los efectos positivos del turismo también se están alcanzando, ya que se percibe la existencia de sostenibilidad económica, sociocultural y medioambiental. Los resultados de las regresiones realizadas muestran que los efectos de todas estas variables sobre el desarrollo del TRI son positivos aunque deben ser analizados con mayor profundidad. Así, se detecta el efecto positivo sobre el TRI de la existencia de redes informativas, del empoderamiento de los residentes, del desarrollo del turismo como complementario a las actividades tradicionales y del uso compartido de recursos con los turistas. Sin embargo, la inclusión de las sostenibilidades en la regresión diluye el efecto ejercido por la complementariedad y el uso compartido. Estos resultados ponen de manifiesto la necesidad de plantear relaciones indirectas entre todas las variables potencialmente determinantes del TRI, las cuales mejorarían la comprensión de su desarrollo. The objective of this work is to analyze the perceptions of residents regarding the variables involved in developing Integrated Rural Tourism (IRT), as well as analyze how those variables affect said development. Therefore, we have analyzed the specific case of the residents of Tierra de Palmares, which is an area involved in a tourism development project. The residents constitute one of the main actors involved in the successful development of this type of tourism. The descriptive analysis performed as well as the Principal Components analysis shows the residents perceive the existence of key variables for reaching the desired type of tourism. Thus, it is verified that there is cooperation between the agents involved and the embedded, endogenous and complementary nature of the tourism activities that are developed, which activities allow empowering the residents. Moreover, it seems that positive effects are being generated by tourism, given that the existence of economic, sociocultural and environmental sustainability is perceived. The results of the regressions performed show that the effects of all these variables on the development of IRT are positive, although they should be analysed more in depth. Thus, the positive effect on IRT of the existence of information networks, the empowerment of residents, the development of tourism as complementary to traditional activities and the sharing of resources with tourists is detected. However, the inclusion of sustainability in the regression dilutes the effect exerted by complementarity and sharing. These results demonstrate the need to establish indirect relationships between all potentially determinant variables of TRI, which would improve the understanding of their development

Phylogenetic relationships within Orobanche and Phelipanche (Orobanchaceae) from Central Europe, focused on problematic aggregates, taxonomy, and host ranges

Holoparasitic genera within the family Orobanchaceae are characterized by greatly reduced vegetative organs; therefore, molecular analysis has proved to be a useful tool in solving taxonomic problems in this family. For this purpose, we studied all species of the genera Orobanche and Phelipanche occurring in Central Europe, specifically in Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Austria, supplemented by samples mainly from Spain, France, Germany, and Ukraine. They were investigated using nuclear sequences (ITS region) and a plastid trnL- trnF region. The aim of this study was to examine phylogenetic relationships within Orobanche and Phelipanche from Central Europe; we focused on problematic species and aggregates, recent taxonomic changes in these (rank and secondary ranks), and host ranges. The most interesting results concern the exlusion of O. mayeri from O. alsatica aggr. Additionally, following the rules of traditional taxonomy, the correct names and types of some secondary ranks are given and, as a result of this, a new combination below the Phelipanche genus is made ( P . sect. Trionychon ). The host ranges of the investigated species in Central Europe include 102 species from 12 families, most often from Asteraceae. For this purpose, ca. 400 localities were examined in the field. Moreover, data acquired from the literature and European and Asian herbaria were use

Fiscal rules and their influence on public sector efficiency

This paper explores the possible link between the presence and stringency of fiscal rules and the overall efficiency levels of the public sector for a sample of 50 economies from different geographical regions around the world. In particular, we are interested in analyzing this possible relationship in the years following the period of fiscal consolidation that most countries experienced after the 2008 financial crisis. To do this, we rely on a nonparametric conditional approach that allows the consideration of two alternative composite indicators representing fiscal rule strength level as a potential conditional factor that might affect the estimation of efficiency scores reflecting public sector performance. Our results suggest that the influence of fiscal rules on public sector efficiency scores is significant and negative, especially when the system of fiscal rules has not reached an advanced stage of development

La autonomía en la educación superior : reflexiones desde los actores en el contexto del financiamiento por desempeño en Chile

Esta investigación explora la percepción que tienen los miembros de la comunidad académica respecto a la autonomía de las universidades en el contexto del financiamiento por desempeño en Chile. Para este fin, se realizaron entrevistas semiestructuradas a veinte miembros de la comunidad académica de dos universidades estatales chilenas. El método utilizado para la realización de este estudio fue la Teoría Fundamentada, donde los procesos de muestreo, recolección y análisis se encuentran estrechamente vinculados. La información recolectada fue transcrita y procesada en el software NVivo 11. Aquí se procedió primero a la construcción del descubrimiento de conceptos, a través del método de comparación constante, generando posteriormente la construcción de categorías en nodos libres. Los resultados indican que la autonomía en el contexto de financiamiento por desempeño se encuentra estrechamente vinculada al concepto de rendición de cuentas, y que esta ocurre al interior de un marco regulatorio definido por el EstadoThis research explores the perception that members of the academic community have regarding the autonomy of universities in the context of performance-based funding in Chile. For this purpose, semi-structured interviews were carried out with twenty members of the academic community of two Chilean state universities. The method used to carry out this study was the Grounded Theory, where the processes of sampling, collection, and analysis are closely linked. The information collected was transcribed and processed using the NVivo 11 software. Here the construction was first performed to the discovery of concepts, through the constant comparison method, subsequently generating the categories in free nodes. The results indicate that autonomy in the context of financing by performance is closely linked to the concept of accountability and that this occurs within a regulatory framework defined by the Stat

Assessment of the F@rma-ción learning resources

Resúmenes IV Congreso VetDoc de Docencia Veterinaria, León 2017 (6-7 de Julio)[ES] En el presente trabajo presentamos parte de los objetivos desarrollados en este proyecto, concretamente los relacionados con la exploración del metaconocimiento de los estudiantes en cuanto a la adquisición de competencias, tanto transversales como específicas de farmacología mediante la realización de las actividades y utilización de los recursos generados en el repositorio de F@RMA-CIÓN

Análisis de los determinantes del rendimiento académico. El caso de Contador Auditor de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso

Este artículo plantea un modelo econométrico que permite determinar el número de semestres que invierte un estudiante de la carrera Contador Auditor de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso (Chile) en finalizar su titulación universitaria. Además, se trata de identificar los factores, relacionados con el rendimiento académico o no, que determinan dicha duración. Los resultados obtenidos muestran como variables de ambos tipos inciden en la duración de los estudios universitarios. En relación con las variables asociadas al rendimiento académico, las notas promedio en las asignaturas del área disciplinar finanzas y matemáticas, son las más influyentes en la duración de la carrera de Contador Auditor. Además, la edad, el tipo de establecimiento donde cursaron los estudios previos y el sexo de los estudiantes se han identificados como predictores válidos del rendimiento académico de los egresados

Regional Productivity Variation and the Impact of Public Capital Stock : An Analysis with Spatial Interaction, with Reference to Spain

In this paper we examine whether variations in the level of public capital across Spain‟s Provinces affected productivity levels over the period 1996-2005. The analysis is motivated by contemporary urban economics theory, involving a production function for the competitive sector of the economy („industry‟) which includes the level of composite services derived from „service‟ firms under monopolistic competition. The outcome is potentially increasing returns to scale resulting from pecuniary externalities deriving from internal increasing returns in the monopolistic competition sector. We extend the production function by also making (log) labour efficiency a function of (log) total public capital stock and (log) human capital stock, leading to a simple and empirically tractable reduced form linking productivity level to density of employment, human capital and public capital stock. The model is further extended to include technological externalities or spillovers across provinces. Using panel data methodology, we find significant elasticities for total capital stock and for human capital stock, and a significant impact for employment density. The finding that the effect of public capital is significantly different from zero, indicating that it has a direct effect even after controlling for employment density, is contrary to some of the earlier research findings which leave the question of the impact of public capital unresolved

Euro+Med-Checklist Notulae, 14

Abstract: This is the fourteenth of a series of miscellaneous contributions, by various authors, where hitherto unpublished data relevant to both the Med-Checklist and the Euro+Med (or Sisyphus) projects are presented. This instalment deals with the families Apocynaceae, Compositae, Crassulaceae, Cyperaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Gramineae, Leguminosae, Nyctaginaceae, Onagraceae, Orobanchaceae, Rubiaceae, Solanaceae and Umbelliferae. It includes new country and area records and taxonomic and distributional considerations for taxa in Acalypha, Bupleurum, Carex, Datura, Epilobium, Eragrostis, Galium, Leontodon, Mirabilis, Nerium, Orobanche, Phelipanche, Rhinanthus, Saccharum, Sedum, Trifolium, Tripleurospermum and Willemetia. Citation For the whole article: Raab-Straube E. von & Raus Th. (ed.) 2021: Euro+Med-Checklist Notulae, 14.-Willdenowia 51: 355-369. For a single contribution (example): Bergmeier E. 2021: Leontodon longirostris (Finch & P. D. Sell) Talavera-Pp. 356-357 in: Raab-Straube E. von & Raus Th. (ed.), Euro+Med-Checklist Notulae, 14.-Willdenowia 51: 355-369. https://doi.org/10.3372/wi.51.51304 Version of record first published online on 30 November 2021 ahead of inclusion in December 2021 issue

The impact of immigrant concentration in schools on grade retention in Spain: a difference-in-differences approach

Since the late 1990s, Spain has played host to a sizeable flow of immigrants who have been absorbed into the compulsory stage of the education system. In this article, our aim is to assess the impact of that exogenous increase in the number of immigrant students from 2003 to 2009 on grade retention using Spanish data from PISA 2003 and 2009. For this purpose, we use the difference-in-differences method as a dose treatment capable of detecting whether the immigrant concentratio has had a significant effect on student performance. Our results evidenced that their arrival does not on average decrease school promotion rates with respect to 2003 and is even beneficial to native students. However, although the concentration of immigrant students at the same school does have a negative impact on immigrant students generating more grade retention, native students are unaffected until concentrations of immigrant students is above 15%