Educational e-inclusion for students with severe motor difficulties

The purposes of educational e-inclusion are fairness, equality and quality in the educational processes and offering the benefits of ICTs to all students. The impossibility of using computers or accessing the Internet increases educational exclusion and segregation. In this paper, we present an experience carried out at a special education center. This experience involved users with severe motor disabilities, and its purpose was to design and develop a computer-access system that was usable and adapted to the user. This system has allowed adding activities to the educational curriculum based on new technologies

Educational e-inclusion for students with severe motor difficulties

The purposes of educational e-inclusion are fairness, equality and quality in the educational processes and offering the benefits of ICTs to all students. The impossibility of using computers or accessing the Internet increases educational exclusion and segregation. In this paper, we present an experience carried out at a special education center. This experience involved users with severe motor disabilities, and its purpose was to design and develop a computer-access system that was usable and adapted to the user. This system has allowed adding activities to the educational curriculum based on new technologies

Efecto del empleo de árido siderúrgico en las propiedades de las mezclas bituminosas

En el conjunto de los estudios realizados en el departamento ITT de nuestra escuela, con el objetivo de trabajar tanto en la formulación de mezclas asfálticas y nuevas tecnologías de pavimentación que proporcionen elevadas prestaciones de seguridad y sostenibilidad de las carreteras en general. Esta tesina pretende llegar a conocer si las escorias siderúrgicas son aptas o no, en base al alto coeficiente de pulimento acelerado (CPA) que tiene este nuevo árido, para formar parte de las mezclas bituminosas en las capas superficiales de la carretera. Los estudios realizados pretender observar la respuesta que tiene esta nueva mezcla bituminosa en aspectos como la estabilidad, deformaciones, resistencia, tracción indirecta, rigidez, etc

A novel ensemble method for electric vehicle power consumption forecasting: Application to the Spanish system

The use of electric vehicle across the world has become one of the most challenging issues for environmental policies. The galloping climate change and the expected running out of fossil fuels turns the use of such non-polluting cars into a priority for most developed countries. However, such a use has led to major concerns to power companies, since they must adapt their generation to a new scenario, in which electric vehicles will dramatically modify the curve of generation. In this paper, a novel approach based on ensemble learning is proposed. In particular, ARIMA, GARCH and PSF algorithms' performances are used to forecast the electric vehicle power consumption in Spain. It is worth noting that the studied time series of consumption is non-stationary and adds difficulties to the forecasting process. Thus, an ensemble is proposed by dynamically weighting all algorithms over time. The proposal presented has been implemented for a real case, in particular, at the Spanish Control Centre for the Electric Vehicle. The performance of the approach is assessed by means of WAPE, showing robust and promising results for this research field.Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad Proyectos ENE2016-77650-R, PCIN-2015-04 y TIN2017-88209-C2-R

Understanding the discriminant factors that influence the adoption and use of clinical communities of practice : the ECOPIH case

The aim of the study presented in this article is to analyse the discriminant factors that have an influence on the use of communities of practice by primary and specialist healthcare professionals (physicians and nurses) for information sharing. Obtaining evidence from an ex-ante analysis to determine what factors explain healthcare professionals' clinical community of practice use allows aspects of its use to be identified. A theoretical model based on a modified technology acceptance model was used as the analysis tool, and a discriminant analysis was performed. An ad-hoc questionnaire was designed and sent to a study population of 357 professionals from the Badalona-Sant Adrià de Besòs Primary Care Service in Catalonia, Spain, which includes nine primary care centres and three specialist care centres. The study sample was formed by the 166 healthcare professionals who responded. The results revealed three main drivers for engagement in a CoP: First, for the whole sample, perceived usefulness for reducing costs associated with clinical practice was the factor with the greatest discriminant power that distinguished between users and non-users, followed by perceived usefulness for improving clinical practice quality, and lastly habitual social media website and application use. Turning to the two sub-samples of healthcare professions (physicians and nurses, respectively), we saw that the usefulness stemming from community of practice use changed. There were differences in the levels of motivation of healthcare professionals with regards to their engagement with CoP. While perceived usefulness for reducing costs associated with clinical practice was the main factor for the physicians, perceived usefulness of the Web 2.0 platform use for communication for improving clinical practice quality and perceived ease of use were the main factors for the nurses. In the context of communities of practice, the perception of usefulness of Web 2.0 platform use for communication is determined by organisational, technological and social factors. Specifically, the position that professionals have within the healthcare structure and particularly the closer healthcare professionals' activity is to patients and their professional experience of using social networks and ICTs are crucial to explaining the use of such platforms. Public policies promoting Web 2.0 platform use for communication should therefore go beyond the purely technological dimension and consider other professional and social determinants

Factors que influencien l'adopció i l'ús de les comunitats virtuals de pràctica clínica

L'any 2009 es va implementar a diferents centres mèdics de Badalona i Sant Adrià de Besòs ECOPIH, una plataforma de comunicació online entre professionals d'Atenció Primària i Atenció Especialitzada per tal d'establir un sistema de comunicació que permeti agilitzar i optimitzar l'atenció que reben els pacients. Aquest estudi ha analitzat l'ús d'ECOPIH entre els cossos mèdic i d'infermeria. Els resultats mostren que la percepció d'utilitat d'aquesta plataforma web 2.0 ve determinada per factors organitzacionals, tecnològics i socials.En el año 2009 se implementó en diferentes centros médicos de Badalona y Sant Adrià de Besòs ECOPIH, una plataforma de comunicación online entre profesionales de Atención Primaria y Atención Especializada para establecer un sistema de comunicación que permita agilizar y optimizar la atención que reciben los pacientes. Este estudio ha analizado el uso de ECOPIH entre los cuerpos médico y de enfermería. Los resultados muestran que la percepción de utilidad de esta plataforma web 2.0 viene determinada por factores organizacionales, tecnológicos y sociales

Outcomes from elective colorectal cancer surgery during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic

This study aimed to describe the change in surgical practice and the impact of SARS-CoV-2 on mortality after surgical resection of colorectal cancer during the initial phases of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic

Projecte d’execució d’una EDAR per a un Polígon Industrial

El projecte executiu de l’EDAR que es presenta pertany al projecte d’urbanització del polígon d’activitats econòmiques d’Olvan. El Pla Parcial del polígon d’activitats econòmiques d’Olvan desenvolupa l’ordenació d’un sector de sòl urbanitzable programat d’ús industrial. Aquest projecte de depuració es deriva del Projecte d’urbanització del Polígon d’activitats econòmiques d’Olvan, el qual es troba situat al Terme Municipal d’Olvan. La xarxa de clavegueram és separativa i es troba definida al Projecte d’urbanització essent l’estació depuradora l’objecte d’aquest projecte. Queda definit al projecte d’urbanització que encara que es tracti d’un polígon industrial l’aigua abocada serà assimilable a aigua residual urbana complint els límits establerts al Reglament de Sistemes Públics de Sanejament. L’Objecte del present projecte és la definició de les obres d’execució del sistema de sanejament del nou Polígon d’activitats econòmiques Roca-Rodona, així com dels polígons industrials ja existents de Can Llop i Cantallops, tots ells al terme municipal d’Olvan, a la comarca del Berguedà (Girona). Les infraestructures que s’inclouen en el present projecte són: • Connexió amb les canonades d’aigües residuals dels diferents Polígons. • Col·lectors en alta de conducció dels Afluents a l’EDAR. • Estació depuradora d’aigües residuals (EDAR). • Col·lector d’abocament dels efluents al medi. • Connexió amb l’estació de bombament de reg del Polígon Rocarrodona. • Accessos

Efecto del empleo de árido siderúrgico en las propiedades de las mezclas bituminosas

En el conjunto de los estudios realizados en el departamento ITT de nuestra escuela, con el objetivo de trabajar tanto en la formulación de mezclas asfálticas y nuevas tecnologías de pavimentación que proporcionen elevadas prestaciones de seguridad y sostenibilidad de las carreteras en general. Esta tesina pretende llegar a conocer si las escorias siderúrgicas son aptas o no, en base al alto coeficiente de pulimento acelerado (CPA) que tiene este nuevo árido, para formar parte de las mezclas bituminosas en las capas superficiales de la carretera. Los estudios realizados pretender observar la respuesta que tiene esta nueva mezcla bituminosa en aspectos como la estabilidad, deformaciones, resistencia, tracción indirecta, rigidez, etc