Las CI2 en la Universidad de Almería: Análisis y propuesta de integración en los estudios de Grado y Postgrado

Partiendo de un análisis del marco en el que nos movemos y de las exigencias de la sociedad actual, se han analizado la totalidad de las memorias de los títulos ofertados por la UAL, se ha hecho un repaso de todos los pasos dados en la Biblioteca de la Universidad de Almería a favor de la alfabetización informacional (ALFIN) y se ha puesto de manifiesto la importancia que tiene para los estudiantes de cualquier nivel de la UAL la adquisición y el aprendizaje de competencias informacionales para su incorporación posterior en el mercado laboral y para garantizar su aprendizaje a lo largo de la vida. Por ello, este proyecto pretende poner de relieve la necesidad de integrar las CI2 en los estudios de la UAL para que los alumnos puedan desarrollar estas competencias gradualmente a lo largo de su formación universitaria, y, paralelamente, para proporcionar a los profesores el apoyo necesario en su labor docente si desean trabajar en sus asignaturas las competencias relacionadas con la gestión de la información

t-Form@s: Material autoformativo para el desarrollo de competencias informacionales de la Biblioteca de la Universidad de Almería

El reto del profesional en la formación permanente se manifiesta claramente en las bibliotecas universitarias, donde se trabaja activamente para favorecer el desarrollo de las competencias informacionales y la autoformación de sus usuarios. En este trabajo se describen las cuestiones que han favorecido la necesidad de crear un material autoformativo orientado a los estudiantes y el complejo proceso de creación del mismo hasta presentar su resultado final. t-Form@s se define como un espacio web de autoformación para el desarrollo de competencias informacionales y ha sido concebido y ejecutado en su totalidad por bibliotecarios-formadores de la Universidad de Almería que demuestran de esta forma su predisposición a trabajar como agentes activos en la educación de los alumnos universitarios

La ventaja competitiva de la horticultura almeriense y el crecimiento del PIB per cápita

[ENG] Almeria's horticulture has experienced extensive growth that is sustained by the main macroeconomic variables: an acceleration of the agricultural income, broadly-speaking, a positive commercial balance throughout the first quindenium of the century and a GDP that on the whole represents the 16.69% of that accounted by all the province, without taking the agricultural auxiliary industry into account. This trend leads to an asymmetric process of deagrarianization which registers the whole of the Spanish economy and acts as a source of competitive plus point in comparative terms with the development of the social welfare of its territory. A linear regression análisis crosses two variables to assess the degree of coincidence that exists between the growth registered by Almeria's horticulture industry and the quality of life of its citizens. On the one hand, the productivity of the sector is used (average in tonnes of production per hectare) whilst, on the other hand, per capita GDP -because economic growth theories go against GDP as an indicator of social welfare. There is evidence that GDP per capita follows a parallel or symmetrical pattern to the citizens' perception of happiness. It has been categorically confirmed that the horticulture industry of Almería intervenes as a competitive advantage through its productivity, as it stands above all as a long-term determinant of the standard of living of any territory. [SPA] La horticultura almeriense ha experimentado un importante crecimiento que viene sustentado por las principales variables macroeconómicas: una aceleración de la renta agraria, un saldo comercial positivo durante todo el primer quindenio del siglo y un PIB que llega a representar el 16,69% del contabilizado por toda la provincia, excluida la industria auxiliar agraria. Este comportamiento sigue un proceso asimétrico a la desagrarización que registra el conjunto de la economía española y actúa como fuente de ventaja competitiva en términos comparativos con el desarrollo del bienestar social de su territorio. Un análisis de regresión lineal cruza dos variables para valorar el grado de causalidad existente entre el crecimiento que registra la horticultura de Almería y la calidad de vida de sus ciudadanos. Por un lado, se utiliza la productividad del sector (media en toneladas de producción por hectárea) y, por otro, el PIB per cápita –pese a que las teorías de crecimiento económico rechazan el PIB como indicador de bienestar social, existe evidencia de que el PIB per cápita sigue un comportamiento paralelo o simétrico a la percepción de felicidad de los ciudadanos–. Se confirma con un alto grado de relación que la horticultura de Almería interviene como ventaja competitiva por medio de la productividad, entendida como determinante a largo plazo del nivel de vida de un territori

The relationship of CSR and the business profit: can the most responsible companies be more profitable?

[ESP] La persistente crisis financiera y los recientes casos de corrupción que sufre España han quebrantado la confianza de una sociedad que exige con más contundencia una gestión ética, responsable y sostenible de las organizaciones, que no son ajenas a los problemas del entorno. Los efectos de la globalización, la introducción de la tecnoestructura como modelo de gestión, los avances tecnológicos y los cambios socioeconómicos han reconfigurado el sistema cultural, de dirección y de propiedad de la empresa actual, a la que se le transfiere la responsabilidad de combinar crecimiento y competitividad con desarrollo social y mejora del medio ambiente. Pero, ¿ganan más las compañías más responsables? La introducción de la RSC en la cultura organizacional de las empresas interviene como un vector que acelera la rentabilidad económica de las compañías que la aplican, que tienden a ganar más cuanto mayor es el nivel de RSC utilizado. Estas conclusiones se determinan a partir de un análisis de regresión lineal que compara el ROA –rentabilidad sobre activos– con los niveles de RSC que tienen las cien empresas con mayores niveles de sostenibilidad que operan en España, según el ranking que publicó en 2014 el Monitor Empresarial de Reputación Corporativa (MERCO). [ENG] Persistent financial crisis and the cases of corruption afflicting Spain have broken the trust of society that forcefully demands an ethical, responsible and sustainable management of organizations, which are not immune to environmental problems. The effects of globalization, the introduction of tecnoestructura as a management model, technological and socio-economic changes have reshaped the cultural, management and ownership system of the current company, the company nowadays is transferred the responsibility to combine growth and competitiveness with social development and environmental improvement. This reconfiguration of business management model is implemented with the introduction of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in the strategic plans of the companies with the purpose of achieving a competitive advantage. The question is: can the most responsible companies be more profitable? The introduction of CSR in the organizational culture of the companies involved as a vector, accelerates the profitability of the companies that apply it: the higher level of CSR used, the more profitable the companies are. These conclusions are determined from a linear regression analysis comparing the ROA –return on assets– to CSR levels in a hundred companies with higher levels of sustainability that operate in Spain, according to a survey published in 2014 by the Monitor business Corporate Reputation (Merco)

Competencia informacional

Guía de la Competencia Informacional como competencia transversal de la Universidad de Almería. Se define a la competencia informacional, se marcan sus objetivos y los resultados de su aprendizaj

Dual specificity phosphatase 1 expression inversely correlates with NF-κB activity and expression in prostate cancer and promotes apoptosis through a p38 MAPK dependent mechanism.

Dual specificity phosphatase 1 (DUSP1) and the transcription factor NF-κB are implicated in prostate cancer since their expression levels are altered along this disease, although there are no evidences up to date demonstrating a crosstalk between them. In this report, we show for the first time that DUSP1 over-expression in DU145 cells promotes apoptosis and decreases NF-κB activity by blocking p65/NF-κB nuclear translocation. Moreover, although DUSP1 impairs TNF-α-induced p38 MAPK and JNK activation, only the specific inhibition of p38 MAPK exerts the same effects than DUSP1 over-expression on both apoptosis and NF-κB activity. Consistently, DUSP1 promotes apoptosis and decreases NF-κB activity in cells in which p38 MAPK is induced by TNF-α treatment. These results demonstrate that p38 MAPK is specifically involved in DUSP1-mediated effects on both apoptosis and NF-κB activity. Interestingly, we show an inverse correlation between DUSP1 expression and activation of both p65/NF-κB and p38 MAPK in human prostate tissue specimens. Thus, most of apparently normal glands, benign prostatic hyperplasia and low-grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia samples show high DUSP1 expression and low levels of both nuclear p65/NF-κB and activated p38 MAPK. By contrast, DUSP1 expression levels are low or even absent in high-grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia and prostatic adenocarcinoma samples, whereas nuclear p65/NF-κB and activated p38 MAPK are highly expressed in the same samples. Overall, our results provide evidence for a role of DUSP1 in the apoptosis of prostate cancer cells, through a mechanism involving the inhibition of p38 MAPK and NF-κB. Furthermore, our findings suggest that the ratio between DUSP1 and p65/NF-κB expression levels, rather than the individual expression of both molecules, is a better marker for diagnostic purposes in prostate cancer.Fondo de Investigaciones Sanitaria

The Campo de Dalias GNSS Network Unveils the Interaction between Roll-Back and Indentation Tectonics in the Gibraltar Arc

The Gibraltar Arc includes the Betic and Rif Cordilleras surrounding the Alboran Sea; it is formed at the northwest–southeast Eurasia–Nubia convergent plate boundary in the westernmost Mediterranean. Since 2006, the Campo de Dalias GNSS network has monitored active tectonic deformation of the most seismically active area on the north coast of the Alboran Sea. Our results show that the residual deformation rates with respect to Eurasia range from 1.7 to 3.0 mm/year; roughly homogenous west-southwestward displacements of the northern sites occur, while the southern sites evidence irregular displacements towards the west and northwest. This deformation pattern supports simultaneous east-northeast–west-southwest extension, accommodated by normal and oblique faults, and north-northwest–south-southeast shortening that develops east-northeast–west-southwest folds. Moreover, the GNSS results point to dextral creep of the main northwest–southeast Balanegra Fault. These GNNS results thus reveal, for the first time, present-day interaction of the roll-back tectonics of the Rif–Gibraltar–Betic slab in the western part of the Gibraltar Arc with the indentation tectonics affecting the eastern and southern areas, providing new insights for improving tectonic models of arcuate orogens.Junta de Andalucia; European Regional Development Fund; grant numbers: AGORA P18-RT-3275, PAPEL B-RNM-301-UGR18. Programa Operativo FEDER-Andalucia 2014–2020 Project ref. 1263446; University of Jaén; CEACTEMA; grant number: POAIUJA 21/22. Junta de Andalucía (Andalusian Board); grant numbers: RNM-148, RNM-282, RNM-370. V.T.S. was supported by the FPU PhD grant (16/04038)

Profiles of University Professors in Spain for the European Higher Education Area (EHEA)

This paper presents the findings of a research study of professors’ profiles for the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) conducted in five spanish universities. Through the application of qualitative methods of inquiry, the perceptions of several groups of university professors over the principal teaching qualifications necessary for the coordination of higher education throughout the European Union have been obtained. Data analysis indicates a significant discrepancy between actual Spanish professors and those required by EHEA. It has also made possible the detailed description of teaching competency profiles that professors believe to be fundamental for the new functions demanded of them in the present changing social and educational situation