Spanish Tourist Behaviour: A Specific Objective-base Segmantation

This work uses data from the Spanish Tourism Demand Segments Survey (N=6900) conducted by the IESA-CSIC for Turismo Andaluz, SA. The objective of the paper is to develop a statistical segmentation or typology of Spanish tourists based on objective aspects of tourist behaviour measured in the survey including destinations visited, theme of the trip, lodging, transportation and travel group. Initial categorical data are reduced using multiple correspondence analysis and grouped through cluster analysis. Afterwards, identified segments are evaluated to analyse their tourist profiles with a view to examining sociological perspectives of tourist behaviour.Tourist Demand, Segmentation, Spain, Domestic Tourism, Multiple Correspondence Analysis, Cluster Analysis

Non-extensive radiobiology

The expression of survival factors for radiation damaged cells is based on probabilistic assumptions and experimentally fitted for each tumor, radiation and conditions. Here we show how the simplest of these radiobiological models can be derived from the maximum entropy principle of the classical Boltzmann-Gibbs expression. We extend this derivation using the Tsallis entropy and a cutoff hypothesis, motivated by clinical observations. A generalization of the exponential, the logarithm and the product to a non-extensive framework, provides a simple formula for the survival fraction corresponding to the application of several radiation doses on a living tissue. The obtained expression shows a remarkable agreement with the experimental data found in the literature, also providing a new interpretation of some of the parameters introduced anew. It is also shown how the presented formalism may has direct application in radiotherapy treatment optimization through the definition of the potential effect difference, simply calculated between the tumour and the surrounding tissue.Comment: 8 pages, 1 figure. Sent to MaxEnt 2010. To be submitted for publicatio

Fund Finder: A case study of database-to-ontology mapping

The mapping between databases and ontologies is a basic problem when trying to "upgrade" deep web content to the semantic web. Our approach suggests the declarative definition of mappings as a way to achieve domain independency and reusability. A specific language (expressive enough to cover some real world mapping situations like lightly structured databases or not 1st normal form ones) is defined for this purpose. Along with this mapping description language, the ODEMapster processor is in charge of carrying out the effective instance data migration. We illustrate this by testing both the mappings definition and processor on a case study

R2O, an extensible and semantically based database-to-ontology mapping language

We present R2O, an extensible and declarative language to describe mappings between relational DB schemas and ontologies implemented in RDF(S) or OWL. R2O provides an extensible set of primitives with welldefined semantics. This language has been conceived expressive enough to cope with complex mapping cases arisen from situations of low similarity between the ontology and the DB models

How triathletes mount their bikes after first transition (T1). A proposal of classification

A proposal is submit for the classification referring to the different ways in which triathletes mount their bikes to start pedalling. This action happens at the end of the transition area (T1) after having gone across on foot, with the bikes at their side, or, led across by hand, in a specific way (Fernández, Romero, Merino and April, 2015). These are unique aspects of this sport, compared to other sports in which a bike is also used. The purpose of this research was concentrates in describing and classifying the motor behaviours that occur at the end of the transition area, in front of the “judge’s line”. This study was bassed on participants of 3 Spanish Elite Championships of different distances (407 triathletes). It was filmed in the moment when they picked up their bikes, passed through the transition area and mounted their bikes. Eleven different ways were discovered on how to mount a bike when passing the judge’s line.Universidad de Málaga. Campus de Excelencia Internacional Andalucía Tec

Efectividad del trabajo excéntrico en el tratamiento y la prevención de las recidivas en las lesiones de la musculatura isquiotibial en deportistas de alto nivel

La rotura o distensión de los músculos isquiotibiales es una de las lesiones más frecuentes e importantes en la práctica deportiva y una de las causas más frecuentes que impiden la participación en una competición, tanto a nivel amateur como a nivel profesional. Estas lesiones se clasifican en grados según la cantidad de dolor, la debilidad muscular y la pérdida de función muscular, los cuales son: Grado I o leve, grado 2 o moderado, y grado 3 o intenso. Sobre todo afecta a atletas que realizan una carrera de máxima velocidad o actividades que requieren una amplitud de movimiento máxima. Resulta relevante y preocupante que este tipo de lesiones sean las que provocan el mayor número de recidivas en todos los deportes destacando con el porcentaje más alto el atletismo. Aproximadamente el 30% de los atletas que sufren una lesión de la musculatura isquiotibial tienen una recidiva en el transcurso de un año a partir de la lesión primaria. La importancia de estas lesiones no solo radica en el tiempo que tarda el deportista en volver a la práctica deportiva, sino que al tener un elevado número de recidivas aparecen problemas tanto económicos como psicológicos. Además muchas veces este tipo de lesiones suponen la retirada prematura de la práctica deportiva de la persona que las padece. El dato más preocupante es que no se ha reducido el porcentaje de lesiones de este tipo en las últimas décadas (contrariamente a lo que sí ha ocurrido con otras lesiones deportivas comunes, como el esguince de tobillo o la rotura del ligamento cruzado anterior), por lo que se piensa que no se está haciendo un tratamiento adecuado para la rehabilitación y la prevención de este tipo de lesionesGrado en Fisioterapi

EL ENTORNO CORTESANO DE LA CASTILLA TRASTÁMARA COMO ESCENARIO DE LUCHA DE PODER. RASTROS Y REFLEJOS EN LOS CANCIONEROS CASTELLANOS DEL SIGLO XV

In this work the author argues for the pertinence of a detailed analysis of the poetry in 15th century Castilian poetry collections as an innovative methodological path towards an improved understanding of the ruling courts of this period, in the context of the principal political events which they witnessed. In so doing, the author presents several examples of this interaction between lyric and historical-political activity, which is present above all in the Cancionero de Baena and in the Cancionero general by Hernando del Castillo, during a period that last from the reign of Henry II until the consolidation of the Catholic Monarchs.l autor defiende en este trabajo la pertinencia de un detenido análisis de la poesía de cancionero castellana del siglo XV como innovador camino metodológico hacia un mejor conocimiento de las cortes regias de dicha época, en el contexto de los principales sucesos políticos de que fueron testigo. En coherencia con este propósito, el autor recoge varios ejemplos de esta interactividad entre la actividad lírica y la histórico-política presentes sobre todo en el Cancionero de Baena y en el Cancionero general de Hernando del Castillo, durante un periodo que abarca desde el reinado de Enrique II hasta la consolidación de los Reyes Católicos

Enhancing writing skills with seventh graders at a public school through online workshops.

Esta investigación acción describe la experiencia llevada a cabo con estudiantes de séptimo grado en el Inglés como una clase de lengua extranjera en un colegio público en Bogotá, Colombia, de 2013 a 2014. El estudio propone la inclusión de un entorno virtual para enseñar Inglés como lengua extranjera a través de la implementación de cinco talleres de escritura en línea que se coloca en la plataforma Edmodo. Los datos fueron recogidos para mostrar cómo la aplicación de esos cinco talleres en línea mejorada estudiantes de séptimo grado para mejorar sus habilidades de escritura, haciendo uso de los enlaces proporcionados, los modelos presentados y el instrucciones paso a paso dadas en cada taller. Esto demuestra que el uso de talleres en línea mejorado las habilidades de escritura de los estudiantes en las primeras etapas. Los talleres en línea participan los estudiantes en un entorno virtual de aprendizaje donde hicieron uso de la tecnología, interactuaron entre sí y con el profesor también.This action research describes the experience carried out with seventh graders in the English as a foreign language classroom at a public school in Bogotá, Colombia, from 2013 to 2014. The study proposes the inclusion of a virtual environment to teach English as a foreign language through the implementation of five online writing workshops which were placed in the platform Edmodo. Data was collected to show how the implementation of those five online workshops enhanced students of seventh grade to improve their writing skills, making use of the links provided, the models presented and the step by step instructions given in each workshop. It shows that the use of online workshops improved students’ writing skills in early stages. The online workshops involved students into a virtual learning environment where they made use of technology, interacted among themselves and with the teacher as well