Apoyo social percibido en personas trans

Las personas transexuales se encuentran en una situación de discriminación social reflejada en su salud y en la escasa investigación científica. La Teoría del Estrés Minoritario (Meyer, 1995) señala la importancia del apoyo social para el estrés de las minorías sexuales. En este estudio se pretende explorar el apoyo social y sus dimensiones en esta población. Participaron 81 personas, 36 transgénero de la Unidad de Trastornos de Identidad de Género del Principado de Asturias (UTIGPA) y 45 no trans como grupo control. Se aplicó The Mos Social Support Survey (Sherbourne y Stewart, 1991) para medir el apoyo social percibido y un cuestionario con variables sociodemográficas. Los resultados muestran que no existen diferencias en el apoyo social percibido entre ambos grupos. Sin embargo, las variables pareja, edad y situación laboral muestran cambios para la población transexual en algunas dimensiones. Estos hallazgos promueven futuras líneas de investigación que amplíen el conocimiento de este colectivo.Transgender are in a situation of social discrimination reflected in their health and in the scarce scientific research. The Theory of Minority Stress (Meyer, 1995) emphasizes social support for stress of sexual minorities. This study aims to explore social support and its dimensions in this population. 81 people participated, 36 transgender of Unidad de Trastornos de Identidad de Género del Principado de Asturias (UTIGPA) and 45 non-trans as a control group. The Mos Social Support Survey (Sherbourne and Stewart, 1991) was applied to measure the perceived social support and a sociodemographic questionnaire. The results show that there are no differences in perceived social support between both groups. However, variables such as couple, age and work situation show changes for the transsexual population in some dimensions. These findings encourgae future lines of research that expand the knowledge of this group

Una alternativa actual al dualismo en Psicología: la Ciencia Conductual Contextual

El artículo busca constatar el carácter dualista que aún invade la Psicología, y cómo los problemas pragmáticos y filosóficos de la misma tienen como solución más socorrida el acudir a un monismo materialista, encarnado en la figura del reduccionismo cerebrocentrista. Así mismo, se presentan las características, filosofía y aplicaciones de la CBS (Ciencia Conductual Contextual) en vistas a ofrecer una alternativa dentro de la propia Psicología que supere el dualismo imperante y preserve la independencia de la Psicología como campo autónomo en la ciencia, entre la biología y la sociología.The article tries to verify the dualist character that still invades psychology, and how the pragmatic and philosophical problems of it have as a most useful solution to resort to a materialist monism, embodied in the figure of brain-centered reductionism. Likewise, the characteristics, philosophy and applications of the CBS (Contextual Behavioral Science) are presented in order to offer an alternative within the psychology that overcomes the prevailing dualism and preserves the independence of psychology as an autonomous field in science, among biology and sociology

Exploring stakeholders’ dialogue and corporate social responsibility (CSR) on Twitter

Social networks are an opportunity to foster and strengthen dialogue between companies and their audiences and also to integrate social expectations into their corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategies. This research analyses communication on CSR on Twitter and its main objectives are: 1) to analyze if there are CSR concepts which can lead the conversation among Twitter users and companies when discourse is limited to CSR related concepts; and 2) to detect those concepts which might create engagement (underlying conversations) between companies and Twitter users. Our research is focused on insurance companies included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI). The methodology used is qualitative and the sample comprises more than 8,500 tweets which include a set of keywords related to CSR, that were published by the companies in the sample and/or mentioned those companies. The results show that industry-related words, financial performance messages and the local activities of the company are opportunities to spread the CSR commitment. We concluded that communication is scarce between companies and users related to CSR. In general,companies and users shared interests, but these were not related to a real conversation about CSR and sustainability

Recent Advances in Controlling the Internal and External Properties of Self‐Assembling Cyclic Peptide Nanotubes and Dimers

One of the most powerful strategies for the preparation of nanotubes is based on the stacking of flat-shaped cyclic peptide components. This strategy allows precise control of the nanotube internal diameter, the external properties and, more recently, the structural characterisitics of the internal cavity. The recent advances in these technologies and the applications of the resulting materials are describedThis work was supported by the Spanish Agencia Estatal de Investigación (AEI) and the ERDF (CTQ2013‐43264‐R and CTQ2016‐78423‐R), and by the Xunta de Galicia and the ERDF (EM2014/011 and Centro singular de investigación de Galicia accreditation 2016‐2019, ED431G/09). N. R.‐V. thanks Mineco and the Gil Davila Foundation for her FPU contract and fellowship, respectively. We also thank the ORFEO‐CINCA network and Mineco (CTQ2016‐81797‐REDC)NO

Family Office: Instrumento de gestión del patrimonio familiar

En este trabajo nos aproximamos al concepto de Family Office, considerándola como un instrumento más que puede utilizar la familia empresaria para gestionar y diversificar sus activos y riesgos. Tras un análisis teórico sobre el concepto, sus distintas modalidades y sus diferentes formas de implantación en las empresas, con este trabajo se trata de profundizar en las diferentes estrategias que se pueden seguir con objetivos diferentes según la modalidad de “family office” implementada, así como identificar las características diferenciadoras entre las diversas estructuras existentes. El concepto tradicional de family office (FO) se centra en un negocio dirigido por y para una sola familia. Su principal función consiste en centralizar la gestión de un patrimonio familiar significativo. El objetivo es la transferencia del patrimonio entre generaciones. La estructura de la FO refleja los valores y principios de la familia propietaria, que a su vez marcarán los objetivos perseguidos  por la misma, y las actividades necesarias para alcanzarlos. El tamaño de estas organizaciones dependerá de si las actividades realizadas son llevadas a cabo con personal interno o externo, observándose una clara tendencia hacia la externalización. En España se podrían identificar tres tipos de family office, en función básicamente de las actividades realizadas: servicios, servicios e inversión, o exclusivamente inversión. In this paper we approach the concept of Family Office, as a tool available to the members of family business to manage and diversify their assets and risks. First, the research makes a  theoretical analysis of the concept, the different modalities and different ways of implementing a family office . Then, this study analyzes the different strategies that can be taken with different purposes (depending on the type of family office implemented), and the differential characteristics between the several structures.  The traditional concept of family office (FO) focuses on a business run by and for one family. Its function is to centralize the management of a significant family fortune. Typically, these organizations employ staff to manage investments, taxes, philanthropy, trusts and legal services. The aim is to transfer wealth between generations. The Family Office structure reflects the values and principles of family owners, these values will determine the objectives, and activities needed to achieve them. The size of these organizations depend on whether the activities are carried out in-house or outsourced, showing a clear trend towards outsourcing.   In Spain, we could identify three types of family office. First, that family office that provides services exclusively to shareholders members of the family business. Another kind of family office also provides these services to family members, investing in venture capital or development capital. A third modality is a family office that conforms an Investment Conference, whether in venture capital, development capital, ... &nbsp

Exploring stakeholders’ dialogue and corporate social responsibility (CSR) on Twitter

Social networks are an opportunity to foster and strengthen dialogue between companies and their audiences and also to integrate social expectations into their corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategies. This research analyses communication on CSR on Twitter and its main objectives are: 1) to analyze if there are CSR concepts which can lead the conversation among Twitter users and companies when discourse is limited to CSR related concepts; and 2) to detect those concepts which might create engagement (underlying conversations) between companies and Twitter users. Our research is focused on insurance companies included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI). The methodology used is qualitative and the sample comprises more than 8,500 tweets which include a set of keywords related to CSR, that were published by the companies in the sample and/or mentioned those companies. The results show that industry-related words, financial performance messages and the local activities of the company are opportunities to spread the CSR commitment. We concluded that communication is scarce between companies and users related to CSR. In general,companies and users shared interests, but these were not related to a real conversation about CSR and sustainability

La eficacia de las campañas institucionales de la Comunidad de Madrid ante el fenómeno de la inmigración

La inmigración es un fenómeno de importantes consecuencias sociales y económicas en España producido por el rápido crecimiento de la población en los últimos años. Las Administraciones Públicas tienen un destacado papel para favorecer la integración de los nuevos residentes y desarrollan múltiples servicios y acciones comunicativas con este fin. El presente trabajo de investigación se centra en estudiar cómo perciben los inmigrantes latinoamericanos las campañas institucionales que realiza la Comunidad de Madrid, así como conocer el posicionamiento y la imagen real que dicha Administración Autonómica tiene entre este público. El planteamiento metodológico seguido en esta investigación está basado en un enfoque cualitativo. A través de grupos de discusión a inmigrantes latinos, se ha podido estudiar en profundidad, en qué medida la publicidad social contribuye eficazmente al proceso de integración del inmigrante latino en la Comunidad de Madrid.Immigration is a phenomenon with important social and economics consequences in Spain. It has been produced by the quick increase in number of the population over the last few years. The Public Administrations undertake a vital role in favouring integration of the new residents. They develop multiple services and communicative actions with this aim. The current research is focused on studying both, how Latin American immigrants perceive institutional campaigns carried out by the Community of Madrid and to acknowledge what is the real image the immigrants have about it. The methodology that was used during the research is based on a qualitative approach. Helped by discussion groups to Latin population, it has been possible to deeply study to what extent social advertisement efficiently contributes in the process of integration of Latin immigrants within the Community of Madrid

Design of universal multicoset sampling patterns for compressed sensing of multiband sparse signals

Many problems in digital communications involve wideband radio signals. As the most recent example, the impressive advances in Cognitive Radio systems make even more necessary the development of sampling schemes for wideband radio signals with spectral holes. This is equivalent to considering a sparse multiband signal in the framework of Compressive Sampling theory. Starting from previous results on multicoset sampling and recent advances in compressive sampling, we analyze the matrix involved in the corresponding reconstruction equation and define a new method for the design of universal multicoset codes, that is, codes guaranteeing perfect reconstruction of the sparse multiband signal

El comercio electrónico y la asimetría de la información: una aproximación desde los costes de transacción

Texto dispoñible en galego e españolÓ comercio electrónico atribúenselle numerosas vantaxes entre as que destacan as ganancias potenciais derivadas da eliminación de intermediarios e o trato directo entre compradores e vendedores. Sen embargo, a eficiencia das transaccións non pasa unicamente pola reducción de custos de busca e comunicación entre as partes concorrentes na transacción senón que cómpre supera-los problemas derivados da información asimétrica sobre as características dos productos, para o cal a presencia de intermediarios pode seguir sendo necesaria. O presente traballo analiza e avalía os cambios acontecidos nos custos de transacción como consecuencia da introducción de Internet nas transaccións entre as empresas e os consumidores finais (B2C). Para iso, o traballo estructurouse en dúas partes: na primeira analízase desde o punto de vista teórico dos custos de transacción a característica da asimetría da información; na segunda parte contrastámo-la problemática presentada coa aplicación que o comercio electrónico está a ter no subsector do “peixe e marisco fresco-refrixerado” en Galicia, integrado maioritariamente por pequenas e medianas empresasE-commerce is considered to have many advantages, especially the potential ear-nings derived from the lack of middlemen and the consequent direct communication between sellers and buyers. However, the efficiency of these transactions not only arises from the reduction of costs in the search for information and the communication between both parties. There is also the necessity for overcoming the problem of asymmetric information about product characteristics, for which the presence of middlemen might still be necessary. This paper tries to analyse and assess how transactional costs have changed as a consequence of the introduction of Internet in the deals between companies and consumers (B2C). It has been divided into two parts: in the first one, the characteristic of asymmetric information is analysed from the theoretical point of view of transactional costs; in the second one, we examine the problems stemmed from the application of e-commerce in the subsector of fresh-refrigerated shellfish and fish in Galicia. This subsector is made up mainly of small and medium-sized businessesAl comercio electrónico se le atribuyen numerosas ventajas entre las que destacan las ganancias potenciales derivadas de la eliminación de intermediarios y el trato directo entre compradores y vendedores. Sin embargo, la eficiencia de las transacciones no pasa únicamente por la reducción de costes de búsqueda y comunicación entre las partes concurrentes en la transacción sino que es necesario superar los problemas derivados de la información asimétrica sobre las características de los productos, para lo cual la presencia de intermediarios puede seguir siendo necesaria. El presente trabajo analiza y evalúa los cambios acontecidos en los costes de transacción como consecuencia de la introducción de Internet en las transacciones entre las empresas y los consumidores finales (B2C). Para ello, el trabajo se ha estructurado en dos partes: en la primera se analiza desde el punto de vista teórico de los costes de transacción la característica de la asimetría de la información; en la segunda parte contrastamos la problemática planteada con la aplicación que el comercio electrónico está teniendo en el subsector del “pescado y marisco fresco-refrigerado” en Galicia, integrado mayoritariamente por pequeñas y medianas empresasS

La ISO 9000 y los resultados económico-financieros empresariales: el caso de los sectores de la construcción y del metal en Galicia

No cabe duda que trabajar con calidad es ser competitivo. Así, desde un punto de vista normativo, son muchos los trabajos que justifican este interés; sin embargo, desde una perspectiva empírica, la escasez de estudios realizados, ha dado lugar a resultados no sólo limitados sino ampliamente contradictorios, cuestionando gran parte de las ventajas asociadas a la posesión de una ISO 9000 tan pródigamente difundidas a nivel teórico. Todo ello nos ha llevado a plantear un estudio empírico en el que, a través de la comparación de los datos obtenidos para dos sectores en Galicia -construcción y productos metálicos-, se analizan los efectos que la implantación de dichas normas han tenido en los resultados económico-financieros de las empresas pertenecientes a dichos sectores.Needless to say, working with quality means being competitive. From a normative point of view, there are many works that justify this interest. However, from an empiric perspective, the shortage of studies that have been carried out has produced results not only limited but also broadly contradictory. These results have questioned a great part of the advantages related to the possession of an ISO 9000, although these advantages had been widely presented at a theoretical level. All these aspects have taken us to outline an empiric study through the comparison of data obtained from two sectors in Galicia, construction and metalmechanics. We analyse the effects of the implementation of these norms on the economic and financial results of the companies belonging to these sectors