Pluralism in crisis: Transformations of the spanish DTT market in the context of the recession

[Abstract]: This article discusses the most significant aspects of DTT’s evolution in Spain since the analogue switch-off in April 2010. It underscores the severe cutbacks affecting public-service television broadcasters and their impact, as well as a return to government control over the Spanish Broadcasting Corporation (RTVE) in particular. It also emphasises the major tendency towards concentration in the national private DTT market and the inviability of most regional and local broadcasters. All of these issues are analysed from the perspective of their worrying impact on pluralism.Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación; CSO2010-1789

Digital terrestrial television roll-out policies in Spain and the changing television scene in the context of analogue switch-off

[Abstract]: This article describes and analyses the digital terrestrial television roll-out polices developed and applied in Spain by conservative and socialist governments (Partido Popular [1996–2004] and Partido Socialista Obrero Español [2004–2010], respectively) from the end of the 1990s until the analogue switch-off in April 2010. It also considers, from national, regional and local perspectives, the implications of this digitalization process for the terrestrial television scene in Spain. Finally, it points to a number of pending public policy issues and potential market trends. As a result of this process, Spain has become one of the first large Western European countries with a predominantly terrestrial television model to switch off analogue broadcasts

Alimentos funcionales obtenidos a partir de hongos nutraceúticos

En el presente trabajo se abordó el tema de los hongos nutracéuticos y su posible utilización en la elaboración de alimentos funcionales en el contexto nacional e internacional. Se efectuó una recopilación de la información más relevante del tema mediante el análisis bibliométrico, utilizando la base de datos de Scopus de Elsevier. Además, se realizó una caracterización de los hongos de acuerdo a su morfología, formas de reproducción, sustancias bioactivas y su actividad farmacológica; también, se indican las propiedades medicinales y funcionales de los hongos nutracéuticos. A partir de investigaciones realizadas en Colombia se determinó centrar la investigación en los géneros Pleurotus, Ganoderma y Lentinula, debido a la experiencia adquirida por los grupos de investigación en cuanto a selección, cultivo, transformación y métodos de extracción de metabolitos secundarios. Teniendo en cuenta estas consideraciones, se presentó una síntesis de las investigaciones de estos grupos de investigación, las cuales han mostrado una tendencia hacia el desarrollo de métodos biotecnológicos para garantizar la estabilidad funcional de la biomasa y aumentar la producción de sustancias bioactivas. Asimismo, se presenta la información referida a la formulación de alimentos funcionales obtenidos a partir de hongos nutracéuticos y su uso para el tratamiento y/o prevención de enfermedades debido a su actividad inmunoestimuladora, antibiótica, antioxidante, antidiabética, anticancerígena, reductora del nivel de colesterol e hipertensión, que presentan estos macromicetos

Home is where the (He) art is: Margaret Anderson and Isadora Duncan, two undomesticated art lovers

El objeto de este artículo es aunar las autobiografías de dos mujeres excepcionales que desarrollaron su talento artístico en las primeras décadas del siglo XX: Margaret C. Anderson, la editora de The Little Review, e Isadora Duncan, la innovadora bailarina. El análisis de sus textos autobiográficos demuestra que además de ser coetáneas y de mostrar una actitud independiente ante las convenciones sociales, ambas compartían el rechazo a los cánones de vida familiar que predominaban en su sociedad, lo cual les llevó a reflejar un modelo de domesticidad diferente al que cabía esperar en la época victoriana. Esto se aprecia de manera especial en una actitud peculiar hacia los lugares y casas que habitaron, en sus múltiples viajes —ambas se embarcaron en un viaje a Europa que les cambió la vida, y en su mala administración económica. Su anhelo constante por alcanzar el arte y la belleza pudiera explicar el porqué ambas presentaron un modelo de mujer diferente al de sus contemporáneas.The purpose of this essay is to bring together the autobiographies of two remarkable women who developed their artistic talents in the first decades of the 20th century: Margaret C. Anderson, the editor of The Little Review, and Isadora Duncan, the innovative dancer. The analysis of their life narratives shows how, beyond temporal coincidence, and an independent attitude towards social conventions, both women shared a rejection of established canons of family life which led them to portray a model of domesticity quite different to that expected by Victorian standards. This is especially reflected in their particular attitude towards the places and houses they inhabited, in their manifold travels —both of them embarked on a life-changing journey to Europe, and in their economic mismanagement. Theirs was a constant longing for art and beauty, which may explain why they present a different model of womanhood from that of the women of their tim

Where to internationalise and why: Country selection by restaurant franchises

This paper analyses the factors that influence the selection of markets, as well as the process developed in the first stages of internationalization of small and medium-sized franchises. A multiple case study in the restaurant sector in Spain is carried out. The analysis identifies market opportunity, physical and cultural distance, availability of optimal locations, and emotional factors as the main criteria in selecting countries. Regarding the process, most of companies initially follow an opportunistic approach, with the franchisee initiating the contact, evolving later to a strategic approach, with the company initiating the search for the partner in the selected country.Premio Mensual Publicación Científica Destacada de la US. Facultad de Comunicació

¡Escape room!

Distintos usuarios=Distintos servicios/distintos espaciosComunicación presentada por miembros de la Biblioteca del Centro Universitario de Mérida en las III Jornadas de Bibliotecas G9 sobre buenas prácticas en atención a espacios y usuarios, organizada por el Servicio de Bibliotecas de la UCLM en Almagro (Ciudad Real) los días 3 y 4 de octubre de 2019. Actividad desarrollada para la Noche Europea de los Investigadores 2018. Los participantes, niños/as de entre 10 y 14 años, por grupos de 5, debían descubrir quién era el investigador secreto. Para ello debían realizar la búsqueda de palabras den libros, resolución de acertijos, crucicramas, puzles, preguntas a colaboradores infiltrados, descifrar palabras mediante código Morse, … y la resolución de la gran prueba final y así poder abrir el cofre con el tesoro. De esta manera se contribuyó a fomentar la lectura y la base científica desde una perspectiva lúdica en los niños/as, realizando una apertura a la sociedad y promoviendo la colaboración con la divulgación científica.Communication presented by members of the Library of the University Center of Mérida in the III Conference of G9 Libraries on good practices in attention to spaces and users, organized by the UCLM Library Service in Almagro (Ciudad Real) on days 3 and 4 of October 2019 Activity developed for the European Night of Researchers 2018. The participants, children between 10 and 14 years old, in groups of 5, had to discover who the secret investigator was. To do this, they had to search for words in books, solving puzzles, crosswords, puzzles, questions to infiltrated collaborators, decipher words using Morse code, ... and the resolution of the great final test and thus be able to open the chest with the treasure. In this way, it helped to promote reading and the scientific base from a playful perspective in children, making an opening to society and promoting collaboration with scientific dissemination

Removal of copper from aqueous solutions by biosorption onto pine sawdust

Untreated Pinus radiata sawdust was investigated for the removal of Cu+2 ions from aqueous solutions. The biomass was characterized by Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass (ICP-MS) spectrometry and by Scanning Electron Microscopy with an Energy Dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDX), X-Ray crystalline powder Diffraction (XRD) and Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, before and after adsorption. The influence of contact time (up to equilibrium), adsorbent dose (1–50 g/L), initial metal ion concentration (5–300 mg/L) and pH (2–8) on copper sorption efficiency was studied through batch experiments. The results demonstrated that adsorption equilibrium is reached in less than 2 h and the best conditions (Cu+2 removal percentage, 93.4% and adsorption capacity, 0.82 mg/g) were achieved by increasing the adsorbent dose up to 5 g/L and the solution pH up to 7, and decreasing the initial metal concentration to 5 mg/L. The adsorption was optimized by means of a Doehlert experimental design analyzing the influence of adsorbent dose (5–15 g/L) and copper initial concentration (5–45 mg/L) on adsorption efficiency. Kinetic data were satisfactorily fitted to the second-order kinetic model. Intraparticle diffusion model demonstrated that different stages are involved in the adsorption process. Langmuir isotherms fitted satisfactorily the copper bioadsorption equilibrium data. Desorption studies achieved high efficiencies up to 94.5% and the possibility of sawdust regeneration was studied with four adsorption-desorption cycles. Thus, this study evidenced that sawdust is a promising efficient, renewable and economic adsorbent for metal removal and its use for that purpose constitutes an alternative for its management and valorizationThis research was funded by Consellería de Educación, Universidade e Formación Profesional, Xunta de Galicia, grant number ED431B 2020/39S

IMPORTANCIA DE LAS TIC EN LAS MYPE DEL SECTOR DE PANADERÍAS EN LA ARENA DE CHITRÉ - HERRERA, PANAMÁ

In this article we recognize the importance of micro and small companies in the La Arena bakery sector in the development of economic activities and job creation in the district. This sector can generate greater activity with the efficient use of ICT, providing continuous improvement in the use of processes that allow it to obtain new customers, by increasing its competitiveness, and in this way, it would contribute to GDP growth. Among the purposes of the study are the use of ICT as a tool in the efficient development of its processes, use of collaborators, knowledge and analysis of the current situation in the sector. 67% of entrepreneurs consider the use of ICT in their company to be important, while 100% of business owners consider that ICT encourages innovation and creativity in their work team.En presente artículo reconocemos la importancia de las micro y pequeñas empresas del sector de las panaderías de La Arena en el desarrollo de las actividades económicas y generación de empleo en el corregimiento. Dicho sector, puede generar mayor actividad con el uso eficiente de las TIC, aportando mejora continua en la utilización de procesos que le permitan obtener nuevos clientes, al aumentar su competitividad, y de esta forma, contribuiría al crecimiento del PIB. Entre los propósitos del estudio, están la utilización TIC como herramienta en el desarrollo eficiente de sus procesos, utilización de los colaboradores, conocimiento y análisis de la situación actual del sector. El 67% de los empresarios considera de importancia la utilización de las TIC en su empresa, mientras que el 100% de los propietarios de los negocios, considera que las TIC, fomenta la innovación y creatividad en su equipo de trabajo

Order of maturation of the components of the working memory from childhood to emerging adulthood

The objective of this paper was to analyze the maturation order of WM components Phonological loop (PL), Visuo-spatial Sketchpad (VSS) and Central executive (CE), from childhood to emerging adulthood in subjects aged between 6 and 29 years, by means of Bonferroni comparisons between the direct scores of the different age groups. The WM direct scores were obtained with the Working Memory Test Battery for Children (WMTBC). Linear regressions between age and Z-scores of the direct scores of the three components of the WM were carried out. The results indicate that the different components of WM are linearly related to age, from 6 to 15 years old, replicating previously obtained results. ANOVA and Bonferroni-type comparisons show that there is a different order of maturation among the components that make up the WM, with the central executive being the component that matures later. A peculiar result was observed in the 16–17-year group for PL and CE. This group presents a significant difference with all the groups of lower age

Evidence of thrust faulting and widespread contraction of Ceres

The surface of the dwarf planet Ceres is considered to be dominated by geological processes typical of small bodies or medium-sized icy bodies, such as impact cratering ; there are also features of putative cryovolcanic origin as well as those related to flow of near-surface ice. Extensional features include regional linear troughs, fractures and pit chains, fractures associated with impact craters and with crater floors, and polygonal craters whose walls seem to be structurally controlled. However, no contractional features, which are related to thrust fault activity more typical of large silicate bodies, have been described. Here we report the presence of scarps, ridges and fractures associated with thrust faults, tectonically raised terrains and thrusted craters—all contractional features. These structures closely resemble thrust-fault-related lobate scarps on Mercury and Mars, albeit with lower displacement. They seem more abundant in high-latitude ancient terrains, perhaps owing to illumination effects that aid identification. The observed deformation implies that the crustal material is stronger than water ice but weaker than silicate rocks, consistent with our current knowledge of crustal composition12 and rheology. These features suggest that large-scale contraction, possibly related to differentiation processes, occurred in the history of Ceres