Perfil sociodemográfico y características del viaje del turista de golf no residente en España: 2010-2013

[ESP] Este artículo analiza la duración de la estancia y el gasto total y diario del turista que visita España y practica golf durante su estancia. Se ha realizado un análisis descriptivo e inferencial de cómo el perfil sociodemográfico del turista y las características propias del viaje influyen y determinan las variables dependientes anteriormente citadas, con el objetivo de poder adecuar mejor las políticas de marketing del destino España a este tipo de turista creciente, debido a la importancia de España como destino para jugar al golf. [ENG] This article analyses the length of stay and total and daily expenditure of the tourist who visits Spain and practices golf during his/her stay. A descriptive and inferential analysis is carried out of how the sociodemographic profile of the tourist and travel characteristics influence and determine the dependent variables mentioned above. The objective is to improve marketing policies of Spain in this type of growing tourism, due to the importance of Spain as a destination for golf.Centro Universitario de la Defensa. Escuela de Turismo de Cartagena. Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Industrial UPCT. Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería de Telecomunicación (ETSIT). Escuela de Ingeniería de Caminos y Minas (EICM). Escuela de Arquitectura e Ingeniería de Edificación (ARQ&IDE). Parque Tecnológico de Fuente Álamo. Navantia. Campus Mare Nostrum. Estación Experimental Agroalimentaria Tomás Ferr

Propuesta de instrumento para evaluar el miedo en el medio acuático en preadolescentes

El miedo es una de las emociones más inherentes y con la que más ha tenido que convivir el ser humano desde su existencia. Dada su relevancia, estamos hablando de uno de los sentimientos más estudiados y analizados, aunque, bajo el contexto del medio acuático, ocurre todo lo contrario, convirtiéndose así en un tema donde la literatura escasea. El papel que juega el miedo es tan importante, que este puede llegar a alterar nuestro estado físico y emocional impidiéndonos que podamos disfrutar de aquello que estamos realizando, por ello, es muy importante poder conocer su causa, y así poder reducirlo con las pautas adecuadas. Con este estudio, lo que pretendemos es elaborar, mediante el método Delphi, una propuesta de instrumento de medida que nos permita conocer los miedos de los preadolescentes cuando acuden a la piscina. Además, planteamos un plan de intervención, ayudándonos de dicho instrumento, que nos ayudará a disminuir de manera progresiva los temores y preocupaciones de dicha població

A method to construct a points system to predict cardiovascular disease considering repeated measures of risk factors

Current predictive models for cardiovascular disease based on points systems use the baseline situation of the risk factors as independent variables. These models do not take into account the variability of the risk factors over time. Predictive models for other types of disease also exist that do consider the temporal variability of a single biological marker in addition to the baseline variables. However, due to their complexity these other models are not used in daily clinical practice. Bearing in mind the clinical relevance of these issues and that cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death worldwide we show the properties and viability of a new methodological alternative for constructing cardiovascular risk scores to make predictions of cardiovascular disease with repeated measures of the risk factors and retaining the simplicity of the points systems so often used in clinical practice (construction, statistical validation by simulation and explanation of potential utilization). We have also applied the system clinically upon a set of simulated data solely to help readers understand the procedure constructed

La duración de la estancia en España: el turista no residente

Este trabajo fin de máster realiza un análisis descriptivo, en los últimos años, de la situación del turismo a nivel mundial, europeo y nacional, tanto por la parte de la oferta como de la demanda. La segunda parte del trabajo se centra en una de las variables menos estudiadas de la actividad turística, la estancia media. Primero realizando una revisión de la literatura especializada en dicha materia, focalizando las variables que influyen en la determinación de la estancia media del turista. Posteriormente, se realiza un estudio empírico, a través de la estadística tanto descriptiva como inferencial, de la encuesta de Habitur 2010, determinando cuáles son las variables que influyen y de qué forma sobre la estancia media de los turistas no residentes en España, divididas en perfil del turista, características del viaje y valoraciones del turista de diferentes aspectos del viaje.Facultad de Ciencias de la EmpresaUniversidad Politécncia de Cartagen

Estacionalidad del turismo en España. Turismo de golf: 2010-2014

[ESP] Este artículo se centra en el problema endémico de la estacionalidad de la actividad turística española, presente durante la temporada estival. Se ha realizado un análisis estadístico de cómo se distribuyen las llegadas de turistas que visitan España y practican golf durante su estancia, como medida para disminuir el problema de la estacionalidad, debido a que la literatura señala que este tipo de turismo está más presente en la temporada baja. Todo ello con el objetivo de poder adecuar mejor las políticas de marketing del destino España a este tipo de turismo, debido a la importancia de España como destino para jugar al golf. [ENG] This article focuses on the local problem of seasonal nature of Spanish tourism. It takes place in summer time. A statistical analysis is carried out of how tourists come to Spain and play golf during their stay, as a measure to reduce seasonal nature. Due to the fact that literature claims this tourism subset is higher in low season. The objective is to improve marketing policies of Spain in this type of tourism, due to the importance of Spain as a destination for golf.Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería de Telecomunicación (ETSIT), Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica (ETSIA), Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Industrial (ETSII), Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura y Edificación (ETSAE), Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería de Caminos, Canales y Puertos y de Ingeniería de Minas (ETSICCPIM), Facultad de Ciencias de la Empresa (FCCE), Parque Tecnológico de Fuente Álamo (PTFA), Vicerrectorado de Estudiantes y Extensión de la UPCT, Vicerrectorado de Investigación e Innovación de la UPCT, y Vicerrectorado de Internacionalización y Cooperación al Desarrollo de la UPCT

La Hacienda municipal con Alfonso Torres (1923-1930). Algunas actuaciones relevantes

Se analiza la hacienda municipal en Cartagena durante un período tan señalado en el marco nacional como lo fue el de la Dictadura de Primo de Rivera. En Cartagena, su máximo representante, el alcalde Alfonso Torres, realiza una labor económica importantísima, eso sí, subiendo los impuestos a las grandes y medianas empresas y elevando el déficit y la deuda pública, puesto que aprovecha el auge económico europeo y nacional, dedicándose a las obras públicas, como caminos vecinales, asfaltado y empedrado de las calles de la ciudad, construcción de casas baratas, a través de la “Junta de Fomento de las Casas Baratas”; con más de 1.500 viviendas para los obreros de la ciudad ante la insalubridad de las mismas. Además su precio era muy competente y su pago era a un muy largo plazo. Y también se dedica a la traída de las aguas a la ciudad, a través de una Mancomunidad llamada “Canales del Taibilla”, a la electrificación de los edificios públicos, así como el suministro a las empresas y a los particulares que lo demandaren. Diseña nuevos jardines en barrios y diputaciones así como en la ciudad con el ejemplo claro de los del “Parque del Castillo de la Concepción.” En definitiva, podríamos decir que cambia la fisonomía de la ciudad, la hace menos insalubre, más habitable. Municipal finances are analyzed in Cartagena for a period so important in the national framework as Primo de Rivera´s dictatorship was. In Cartagena, Mayor Alfonso Torres, was its leader. He performed an important economic work, but raising taxes on large and medium enterprises and raising the shortfall and public debt, due to the fact that he took advantage of the European and national economic boom, and public works were brought about, such as local roads, paved and cobbled city streets, construction of houses, through the “Junta de Fomento de las Casas Baratas”; over 1.500 houses for city workers, because of the unhealthiness. Their price was very competent and payment was to a very long term. And he also worked in water arrival to the city, through a community called "Canales del Taibilla", the electrification of public buildings, as well as supplying to firms and people who demand. He designed new gardens in neighborhoods and delegations and in the city with the example of “Parque del Castillo de la Concepción”. In short, we could say that Torres changed the appearance of the city; he made it less unhealthy, more livable.Facultad de Ciencias de la EmpresaUniversidad Politécnica de Cartagen

Concessions within the maritime-terrestrial public domain on the beaches of southeastern Spain

Tourism makes an important contribution to the economies of some territories, especially ‘sun and sand’ tourism that uses public domain areas. Some of these areas are operated through concession systems. This article studies the evolution of 31 eminently touristic beaches in 5 provinces of the Spanish Mediterranean coast during the period 2005–2016, analysing both their physical (shoreline evolution) and administrative (concessions documents) aspects. For this purpose, orthophotos interpreted by Geographic Information Systems are used, as well as the concession contract for each beach. The results obtained show that first, there is no relationship between the evolution of the shoreline and the surface area that is assigned under the concession agreement. Second, concessions do not follow uniform criteria (i.e., set boundaries, surface area, annual fee or distance from the water line). Despite the existence of specific legislation applicable to the entire Spanish coastline, there also exist loopholes in it. The conclusion of the study is that for the sustainable management of these areas, it is necessary to link the physical aspects of beaches with the management of the public domain. This would achieve a balance between the natural, economic and social aspects of the territory, and would ensure that there is no decrease in the quality of the beach, which would have a negative impact on visitor satisfaction. This is crucial to avoid in the tourism sector, which is a key GDP contributor for many countries

Water Quality of the Beach in an Urban and not Urban Environment

Numerous studies and theories have emerged for evaluating the quality of beaches using different parameters. In recent years in the European region, one of the most important aspects when evaluating a beach is the quality of water and sand. The quality of water is represented by the amount of Intestinal Enterococcus and Escherichia coli. This parameter is essential and others to obtain the Blue Flag, indicating that the user of the beach can swim safely. The European Directive 2006/7/EC establishes the limits of E. coli and Enterococcus that may exist in bathing water. However, it should be noted that each ecosystem is unique, and therefore the characteristics a beach are not the same per example if you are in an inland sea, or an ocean, or equal if they are close to an urban or a natural area. In this paper, 1,392 beaches in Spain have been analysed, and it has been observed that in the Mediterranean, the beaches have a lower concentration of bacteria than other areas. In addition, it appears that the sandy beaches and urban beaches have a higher content of bacteria that natural and gravel beaches

Relative position of the size of sediments in the cross-shore profile

[EN] Most of the beaches in the world have serious erosion problems. To solve this problem, there are different methods of beach nourishment, which consist mainly of a feedback from the beach by pouring sand and with some protection element as dikes or breakwaters. The problem arises when selecting the optimal size of sediment for nourishment. The literature suggests that sediments with similar or higher sizes than those on the dry beach should be employed for nourishment. However, this does not ensure the stability of the future profile since, it is not known how the new material will be distributed on the seabed. In this work, the evolution of the sediment size of the seabed and its position relative to the coastline is studied, using sedimentological data of 1987 and 2006 in the southern part of the province of Valencia (Spain) using a GIS system. Thus, it was observed that: i) the sediment sizes smaller than 0.063 mm are placed beyond the depth of closure (DoC), ii) sizes 0.180 0.125 sediment are located between the shoreline and the DoC, iii) while the sizes of 0.250 are located mainly near the coastline. Therefore, when performing beach nourishment on this area, a material between 0.250 and 0.180 mm should be used, which will ensure the stability of the profile and the sand will not cross the DoC, which would mean the loss permanently.López, I.; Aragonés, L.; López, M.; Palazón, A.; Gómez Martín, ME. (2017). Relative position of the size of sediments in the cross-shore profile. International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning. 12(7):1215-1222. doi:10.2495/SDP-V12-N7-1215-1222S1215122212

Relapses and obstetric outcomes in women with multiple sclerosis planning pregnancy

Abstract Objective To evaluate the effect of discontinuation of different disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) before pregnancy with respect to the occurrence of relapses and pregnancy outcomes. Methods Women with multiple sclerosis who desire to bear children were followed prospectively. Demographic data, clinical characteristics, and the information on the use of DMTs were collected. A multivariate analysis was used to assess the relationship between relapses and the prior use of different DMTs. Results The present study assessed 75 consecutive pregnancy plans (66 women), 65 of which resulted in pregnancy. The mean age of the participants was 32.1 ± 4.2 years, and the mean disease duration was 6.1 ± 4.2 years. No relapses before pregnancy were reported in the group of women who maintained their DMT until pregnancy confirmation, while 14 relapses were reported in 12/42 women (29%) who discontinued DMT before pregnancy. During pregnancy, patients on natalizumab or fingolimod before pregnancy had a higher rate of relapses. Most women restarted their previous DMT after delivery within the first trimester. The relapse rate in postpartum was 0.07. Conclusions Disease-modifying therapies received influences the risk of relapse and disease progression from women who are planning pregnancy. The risk of relapse during pregnancy was significantly higher in the group of women treated with natalizumab or fingolimod compared to the group of women treated with interferon beta or glatiramer acetate. The postpartum risk of relapses was lower than that found in previous reports