Alternatives to free molecular halogens as chemoselective reactants: Catalysis of organic reactions with reusable complexes of halogen metal salts

Organometallic complexes of halogen metallic salts have been used as catalysts in different organic reactions, mainly the oxidation of organic compounds. Their use has not only allowed the reduction of the amounts of catalyst (since they can be reused) but also a lower generation of by-products and wastes. The different reaction media developed through the research were analyzed by several green parameters and the best results were obtained with complexes that have cyclodextrins as organic ligands. The proposed methodology is an alternative to use of molecular halogen as oxidant or catalyst when halogens are significant chemoselective reactants.Fil: Rossi, Laura Isabel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Investigaciones en Físico-química de Córdoba. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Químicas. Instituto de Investigaciones en Físico-química de Córdoba; ArgentinaFil: Velasco, Manuel Isaac. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Física Enrique Gaviola. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Instituto de Física Enrique Gaviola; Argentin

THE DETERMINANTS OF COSTS AND EFFICIENCIES WHERE PRODUCERS ARE HETEROGENEOUS: THE CASE OF SPANISH UNIVERSITIES

A multi-product cost function is evaluated for the universities of Spain, using a random parameters stochastic frontier model. This allows estimates of systematic cost differences to be obtained alongside estimates of universities' efficiency. In addition, we evaluate average incremental costs of key university output, and provide measures of economies of scale and scope.

Teoría de los Eventos Afectivos: Revisión de su Impacto y Desarrollo en el Estudio del Afecto en las Organizaciones

Treballs Finals del Màster de Gestió i Desenvolupament de Persones i Equips en les Organitzacions, Facultat de Psicologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Curs: 2014-2015, Tutor: José Navarro CidThe importance of emotions in the field of organizations is the starter engine of this work to which we focus our efforts on one of the most influential proposals in the literature of affect at work; the Affective Events Theory, published in 1996 by Howard M. Weiss and Russell Cropanzano. Since its publication date it has been having increasing impact on the study of emotions and moods at work. Clinging to the proposed model that explains how certain events, influenced by the environment, can cause emotional responses that would determine both behavior and attitudes in the workplace, this paper reviews all those articles that have cited this theory and have been found in the PsycINFO database. On one hand we hope to collect relevant descriptive information to understand the impact of this theory on the literature field, but above all the interest lies in reviewing those articles that have tested one or more of the relationships proposed in the model and thus see how is the empirical field in which it has been unfolding, for ultimately provide guidance for future research

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Presentación del Seminario "El papel de la historia en la formación del jurista europeo"Publicad

The Reform of Curricula in the Spanish University System: How Well Matched Are New Bachelor’s Degrees to Jobs

This study looks at how well bachelor’s degree holders in Spain match into jobs five years after graduation. Based on workers’ self-assessment, education–job mismatch is defined as the discrepancy between the formal qualifications that individuals earned at Spanish universities and those that are required by jobs. By estimating a multinomial logit model, this research identifies fields of study that are associated with increased likelihood of a particular educational mismatch status. Results indicate that university graduates from highly specialized bachelor’s degree programs are more likely to work in a graduate job that is related to their field of education. In particular, graduates with degrees that entail specific human capital, such as health sciences degrees and hard science and engineering degrees, are more likely to be well-matched in their current jobs. In contrast, the results show a higher likelihood of over-qualification (recent graduates who are in non-graduate jobs) for social and legal sciences degrees and arts and humanities degrees. Gender appears to play no role in the matching process; however, the subject-specific knowledge that graduates have gained from their time in higher education is important. As a novelty, this study also identifies, for a sub-sample of workers, the process through which a good match is achieved—that is, how individuals self-select to accept jobs in which they can achieve a good match. The regression results are based on micro data from a nationally representative random sample of the first cohort of undergraduates after the Bologna curriculum reform

Causal Effects of Financial Education Intervention Aimed at University Students on Financial Knowledge and Financial Self-Efficacy

Based on a randomized controlled experiment among final-year undergraduate students, we provide an assessment of the treatment effects of financial education intervention focused on debt-financed graduate education decision-making. Specifically, this study finds positive treatment effects on both college seniors’ objective financial knowledge and subjective financial knowledge and self-confidence (i.e., perceived financial self-efficacy). Individual financial well-being is thought to be enhanced by improved financial knowledge test scores and perceived financial self-efficacy. In addition, we carry out a causal mediation analysis to investigate the extent to which objective financial knowledge plays a mediating role in the effect of financial education treatment on the intervention outcome (perceived financial self-efficacy). The mediation proportion, the proportion of treatment effect on outcome explained by the intermediate variable of financial knowledge, is around 21%, which is important. Thus, policies that aim to improve financial capabilities among college students through financial education programs should be aware that financial literacy is a significant antecedent of (a prerequisite for) financial self-efficacy.FUNCASEDUCA Program EF021/201