El virus del zika

El propósito de este trabajo es hacer una revisión sobre los datos conocidos actualmente relacionados con la infección por el virus Zika y sus consecuencias a nivel neurológico en el desarrollo fetal. La prevención se vuelve esencial contra esta enfermedad: Al no existir vacuna disponible, la actuación debe centrarse en evitar la picadura del mosquito, especialmente aquellas mujeres embarazadas. Las cifras actuales de infectados, y las de bebés nacidos con microcefalia resultan escandalosas. La elevación de la tasa de microcefalia en estos países sudamericanos genera gran un problema sanitario, social y económico. Además, el virus parece no detenerse aquí, ya que su alta capacidad de propagación podría permitirle llegar al sur de Europa. En nuestro país ya se han detectado algunos casos, pero todos importados.Grado en Enfermerí

Open innovation in the food and beverage industry

Purpose: The aim of this paper is to extend our knowledge into the relationship between open innovation and firm innovative performance. Specifically, we aim to determine whether the benefits of OI practices are different for Food and Beverage (FnB) firms as compared to those of other sectors. The FnB industry is relevant in terms of employment GDP generation in the UE, characterised by high integration and low-tech intensity. Methodology: In order to achieve our goal and obtain robust results, we consider four open innovation dimensions and four innovation performance measures using panel data (2004-2011) from 10,771 FnB and non-FnB firms using Tobit and Logit models with random effects. Findings: We test and confirm the presence of the classical inverted U-shape relationship between OI and firm innovative performance for FnB and non-FnB companies. However, the optimal number of external sources of knowledge used is lesser for FnB than the rest of the companies. Originality: The article compares the OI effects in a traditional and low-tech industry vs other industries considering four innovation outputs (product innovations, process innovations, incremental and radical innovation)

Factors Promoting Environmental Responsibility in European SMEs: The Effect on Performance

There is increasing social and political awareness of the importance of developing environmental responsibility at a corporate level. When focusing on issues of responsibility, large companies are frequently perceived to be more responsible for driving climate change and resource depletion. However, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) contribute significantly to the use of resources such as material and energy and produce approximately 64% of the pollution in Europe. Drawing on evidence from “The Eurobarometer 381 Survey on SMEs, Resource Efficiency and Green Markets”, we analyze the environmental responsibility of European SMEs, studying their compliance with environmental legislation and how several factors drive environmental orientation among SMEs. Our sample consists of 3647 SMEs operating in 38 countries. Only around a fifth of the firms go beyond environmental regulations, showing the highest levels of environmental responsibility. We conduct OLS regressions to analyze the factors that affect a positive environmental attitude among European SMEs (internal drivers being more significant than external ones) and then, to observe the positive effect of environmental responsibility and firm’s experience in offering green services/products on performance, although a conjoint effect was not found. Implications for practitioners, academics, and policy-makers are outlined

Analysing citizens’ perceptions of renewable energies in rural areas: A case study on wind farms in Spain

The promotion of rural development can benefit from the advancement of renewable energies as potential sources of growth and income in an integrated economy. Rural areas have attracted a significant proportion of renewable energy installations, mainly wind energy. Moreover, the development of renewables has been explicitly claimed as a key instrument to support rural economies through job creation, new sources of income for landowners and local authorities, and more sustainable industries with the revitalization of their productive systems. However, the installation of renewable energies can have, in the short and long term, different impacts on the territory. This study explores Campo de Belchite citizens’ perception of the effects wind energy installations has on the economy, demography, and employment opportunities. The Campo de Belchite county (Aragon) was used as a case study due to its wind-farm development. Citizens perceptions on the socio-economic effects and expectations of renewable energies have been explored on the basis of their responses to an online survey. Findings show a great heterogeneity between agents and territories, both in the evaluation of impacts and in their hopes. The management model plays a critical role for achieving its social acceptance. This work contributes with industrial and energy policy insights that call for a more decentralized, participatory and transparent management models

An approach to physical rehabilitation using state-of-the-art virtual reality and motion tracking technologies

Proceedings of Conference on ENTERprise Information Systems / International Conference on Project MANagement / Conference on Health and Social Care Information Systems and Technologies, CENTERIS / ProjMAN / HCist 2015 October 7-9, 2015This work was partially funded by European Union’s CIP Programme (ICT-PSP-2012) under grant agreement no. 325146 (SEACW project)

Efectividad del ejercicio terapéutico postcirugía de resección pulmonar en pacientes con cáncer de pulmón: Revisión sistemática

Introducción: El cáncer de pulmón es un tipo de cáncer cuya célula tumoral se encuentra en el epitelio del árbol respiratorio y en los alveolos pulmonares. Es el tipo de cáncer que alcanza mayores cifras de fallecimientos a nivel mundial, y en los pacientes que sobreviven, los efectos de los diferentes tratamientos pueden afectar a la calidad de vida tanto de manera temporal, como de forma permanente. En los últimos años, el ejercicio terapéutico ha adquirido gran importancia en este tipo de pacientes, dados sus múltiples beneficios.Objetivos: Analizar y describir la evidencia de los 10 últimos años sobre los efectos del ejercicio terapéutico postcirugía de resección pulmonar, en la calidad de vida de pacientes con cáncer de pulmón.Metodología: Se realizó una revisión sistemática de la literatura publicada en las bases de datos de PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus y PEDro, siguiendo los criterios PRISMA.Resultados: De los 149 estudios encontrados, 8 cumplieron los criterios de inclusión. Se analizaron de forma detallada atendiendo a las características y tamaño de la muestra, la intervención, las variables estudiadas, los resultados obtenidos, y los abandonos y efectos adversos. Conclusiones: La bibliografía revisada sugiere que el ejercicio terapéutico, y en concreto las modalidades de ejercicio aeróbico y fuerza, ha demostrado mejorar la calidad de vida, además de otras variables también estudiadas como la capacidad cardiorrespiratoria, la tolerancia al ejercicio y la fuerza de cuádriceps, en pacientes con cáncer de pulmón. <br /