The effect of electricity tariffs over the operating costs of the Spanish wastewater treatments plants

Given the complex structure of electricity tariffs and their steady growth in Spanish, we've studied its effect over the operating costs of the wastewater treatment plants (WWTP), concluding that in the last three years the revisions of electricity rates have meant increases in electricity costs of 64.5% in the rate 3.1.A and 79.1% in the rate 6.1. This has caused the cost of electricity, which was the most important, has increased from a 44% of total operating costs in the year 2009, to more than a 56% in the year 2012.

Satisfaction of clinical nurses with the formation of a university tutorial program

Degree in nursing from the Universitat Jaume I (UJI) maintains the continuity of learning with an integrated learning methodology (theory, simulated practice and clinical practice). The objective of this methodology is to achieve consistency between the knowledge, abilities and skills acquired in the classroom, laboratory and clinic to ensure skills related. Reference Nurse is a key figure in this process, you receive accredited training on Educational Methods, assessment of competence, and Evidence-Based Practice that plays the role of evaluating in conjunction with the subjects. It does not perceive economic remuneration. The main objective of this study is to determine the level of satisfaction of clinical nurses on the Nurses Training Program Reference in UJI (Castellon- Spain). A cross sectional study was performed and conducted on 150 nurses. 112 questionnaires were completed, collected and analysed at the end of training. The survey consists of 12 items measured with the Likert scale with 5 levels of response and two open questions regarding the positive and negative aspects of the course and to add in this formation. The training is always performed by the same faculty and it's used four sessions of 2012. We perform a quantitative analysis of the variables under study using measures of central tendency. The completion rate of the survey is 95.53% (n=107). Anonymity rate of 54,14% The overall satisfaction level of training was 3.65 (SD = 0.89) on 5 points. 54.2% (n = 58) of the reference nurses made a contribution in the open questions described in the overall results. The overall satisfaction level can be considered acceptable. It is considered necessary to elaborate a specific survey to detect areas of improvement of nurse training program reference and future recruitment strategies. The main objective of the present work is the selection and integration of different methodologies among those applicable within the framework of the European Higher Education Area to combine teaching methods with high implication from both lecturers and students.

La desigualdad entre mujeres y hombres en el sector hostelero español

Es un lugar común afirmar que una de las repercusiones positivas del desarrollo turístico es la facilitación de la incorporación de la mujer al mundo laboral. Así, las mujeres representan la mayor parte de la fuerza de trabajo del sector hostelero español y están representadas en todas las categorías laborales. Sin embargo, se sabe que dicha incorporación se realiza en condiciones desiguales y, específicamente en los hoteles, las mujeres ocupan mayoritariamente puestos de baja cualificación. También es un lugar común que una de las claves para el éxito del sector turístico es asegurar que los trabajadores sean eficientes y estén comprometidos con la empresa para garantizar la calidad del servicio prestado. Las políticas laborales deben promover una mayor igualdad de oportunidades, remuneración y condiciones de trabajo en el sector. En este trabajo se presentan evidencias de la disparidad salarial, la segregación vertical y la mayor precariedad laboral que sufren las mujeres en el subsector de la hostelería en España. Con este propósito se analizan datos estadísticos secundarios procedentes de organismos oficiales. Finalmente, se propone una reflexión acerca de las razones que motivan estas desigualdades, así como de las políticas que deberían seguirse para mitigarlas.