Del patrimonio natural de los peces al patrimonio cultural del pescado: el Espai del Peix de Palamós

By submitting a brief example of the production process in the maritime heritage and fishing, we try to show that, among the different maritime heritage production processes that are occurring today in the Costa Brava (Catalonia, Spain), different “logics” are guiding these processes, which are causing a real transformation of the concept of maritime heritage and practices associated with it

Regulation of Port Charges in Spain: Global versus Local Competition

This article examines the determinants of traffic volumes and the revenues per tonne generated by Spain’s port authorities. The interest of the study lies on the strong differences between port authorities in a context of strict regulation but that provides some scope for price competition. We find that port charges influence the amount of traffic that a port is able to generate. Furthermore, we find clear evidence of local price competition and report mixed results for global competition. Revenues per tonne are higher in ports operating more international regular lines and with multinational terminal operators, while they are lower in ports with nearby competing facilities and where the market share of the dominant shipping firm is high.

New technologies and nursing: use and perception of primary healthcare nurses about electronic health record in Catalonia, Spain

This study was aimed to analyze and assess the use and perception of electronic health records (EHRs) by nurses. The study sample included 113 nurses from different shifts of primary health facilities in Catalonia, Spain, devoted to adult as well as pediatric outpatients using EHRs throughout the year 2010. A majority of the sample (87.5%) were women and 12.5% were men. The average age was 44.27 years and the average time working in primary healthcare was 47.15 months. A majority (80.4%) received specific training on the use of the EHR and 19.6% did not. The use of the application required side technical support (mean: 3.42) and it is considered necessary to learn more about the performance of the application (mean: 3.50). The relationship between the average ratings that nurses have about the EHR and age shows that there is no statistically significant linear relationship (r = - 0.002, p-value = 0.984). As to how long they have used the EHRs, there are significant differences (r= -0.304, p-value = 0.00), so the more time the nurse takes using the EHR, the greater degree of satisfaction is shown. In addition, there are significant differences between nurses" perceptions regarding the EHR and gender (t = - 0.421, p-value = 0.675). Nurses assessed as positive the contribution of the EHRs in their nursing care day work (average score: 2.55/5). Considering that the usability of the EHR device is assessed as satisfactory, the results of the perception of nurses show that we must also take into account the training and emphasize the need for a side technical support in the implementation process of the EHR. Doing so, the positive perception that nurses have in regard to information and communication technology in general and with respect to the EHR in particular may be increased.

New technologies and nursing: use and perception of primary healthcare nurses about electronic health record in Catalonia, Spain

This study was aimed to analyze and assess the use and perception of electronic health records (EHRs) by nurses. The study sample included 113 nurses from different shifts of primary health facilities in Catalonia, Spain, devoted to adult as well as pediatric outpatients using EHRs throughout the year 2010. A majority of the sample (87.5%) were women and 12.5% were men. The average age was 44.27 years and the average time working in primary healthcare was 47.15 months. A majority (80.4%) received specific training on the use of the EHR and 19.6% did not. The use of the application required side technical support (mean: 3.42) and it is considered necessary to learn more about the performance of the application (mean: 3.50). The relationship between the average ratings that nurses have about the EHR and age shows that there is no statistically significant linear relationship (r = - 0.002, p-value = 0.984). As to how long they have used the EHRs, there are significant differences (r= -0.304, p-value = 0.00), so the more time the nurse takes using the EHR, the greater degree of satisfaction is shown. In addition, there are significant differences between nurses" perceptions regarding the EHR and gender (t = - 0.421, p-value = 0.675). Nurses assessed as positive the contribution of the EHRs in their nursing care day work (average score: 2.55/5). Considering that the usability of the EHR device is assessed as satisfactory, the results of the perception of nurses show that we must also take into account the training and emphasize the need for a side technical support in the implementation process of the EHR. Doing so, the positive perception that nurses have in regard to information and communication technology in general and with respect to the EHR in particular may be increased.

Ebrebiosfera: el paper del patrimoni cultural en la Reserva de la Biosfera

El present estudi pretén posar en valor part del paper de l’Home del Programa MaB (Men and Biosphere). En concret, pretén descobrir la importància i el paper que pot tenir (o que té realment) l’anomenat patrimoni cultural per a la consecució dels objectius de la Reserva de la Biosfera, i les pròpies potencialitats que ofereix aquest patrimoni per al consum del turisme cultural

Més enllà de la costa: l'oferta turístic cultural a Palafrugell

Aquest treball pretén analitzar l’oferta cultural al municipi de Palafrugell i la seva projecció turística, per tal de formular propostes de millora i contribuir així a augmentar la presència turística en aquest tipus de recursos

El Gestor del patrimoni cultural com a generador de dinàmiques econòmiques, responsables i cooperatives en el territori a partir de la recuperació d’oficis: estudi de cas: el gestor del patrimoni cultural en el projecte Carbó d’Ardenya i Gavarres (2013-2014)

L’objectiu general d’aquest treball és definir les competències i limitacions del perfil del gestor del patrimoni cultural en el context de nous projectes de gestió del patrimoni que tenen l’objectiu de dinamitzar econòmica i socialment el territori. Per a fer-ho es parteix de l’avaluació del paper del gestor patrimonial en un projecte concret de recuperació d’oficis

Cultural Diffusion Was the Main Driving Mechanism of the Neolithic Transition in Southern Africa

It is well known that the Neolithic transition spread across Europe at a speed of about 1 km/yr. This result has been previously interpreted as a range expansion of the Neolithic driven mainly by demic diffusion (whereas cultural diffusion played a secondary role). However, a long-standing problem is whether this value (1 km/yr) and its interpretation (mainly demic diffusion) are characteristic only of Europe or universal (i.e. intrinsic features of Neolithic transitions all over the world). So far Neolithic spread rates outside Europe have been barely measured, and Neolithic spread rates substantially faster than 1 km/yr have not been previously reported. Here we show that the transition from hunting and gathering into herding in southern Africa spread at a rate of about 2.4 km/yr, i.e. about twice faster than the European Neolithic transition. Thus the value 1 km/yr is not a universal feature of Neolithic transitions in the world. Resorting to a recent demic-cultural wave-of-advance model, we also find that the main mechanism at work in the southern African Neolithic spread was cultural diffusion (whereas demic diffusion played a secondary role). This is in sharp contrast to the European Neolithic. Our results further suggest that Neolithic spread rates could be mainly driven by cultural diffusion in cases where the final state of this transition is herding/pastoralism (such as in southern Africa) rather than farming and stockbreeding (as in Europe)

Gestió del turisme cultural a les comarques de Girona: anàlisis i propostes dels Consells Comarcals i les oficines de turisme municipals

L’objectiu principal d’aquest treball és analitzar el model de gestió actual dels Consells Comarcals i de les oficines de turisme municipals de les diferents comarques gironines pel què fa al turisme cultural

Cultura, identitat i diversitat: projecte de creació d'un centre d'experimentació cultural i artística

Quin hauria de ser el paper de les pràctiques artístiques i la cultura contemporània a la societat? I les institucions artístiques, quin rol haurien d’assolir? Aquest treball final de màster és una indagació entorn els fets més significatius al llarg de la història del món occidental pel que fa a la cultura que s’ha desenvolupat al marge dels poders. Una anàlisi de les relacions que s’estableixen entre aquests diversos àmbits, on es planteja un projecte que compleix les característiques de ser un laboratori per a les pràctiques artístiques contemporànies i la seva recerca. Partint, a més a més, de la base teòrica de la historia cultural que ens porta fins on som ara i com a conformadora de les identitats

Active tectonics of the Alhama de Murcia fault, Betic Cordillera, Spain

We present an overview of the knowledge of the structure and the seismic behavior of the Alhama de Murcia Fault (AMF). We utilize a fault traces map created from a LIDAR DEM combined with the geodynamic setting, the analysis of the morphology, the distribution of seismicity, the geological information from E 1:50000 geological maps and the available paleoseismic data to describe the recent activity of the AMF. We discuss the importance of uncertainties regarding the structure and kinematics of the AMF applied to the interpretation and spatial correlation of the paleoseismic data. In particular, we discuss the nature of the faults dipping to the SE (antithetic to the main faults of the AMF) in several segments that have been studied in the previous paleoseismic works. A special chapter is dedicated to the analysis of the tectonic source of the Lorca 2011 earthquake that took place in between two large segments of the fault.

La Gastronomía de México: identidad cultural desvalorada en el ámbito del turismo mexicano

Los objetivos de este trabajo son, en primer lugar, determinar si la gastronomía mexicana es considerada como producto relevante dentro de la gama del turismo cultural ofertado por México al mundo. En segundo lugar, indicar el puesto ocupado por la gastronomía mexicana en el conjunto de elementos considerados como turismo cultural ofertado por México al mundo. Y en tercer lugar, dar a conocer el grado de utilización que tienen las páginas Web de turismo de las entidades federativas de México

Scientific journals in Brazil and Spain: Alternative publishing models

This paper describes high-quality journals in Brazil and Spain, with an emphasis on the distribution models used. It presents the general characteristics (age, type of publisher, and theme) and analyzes the distribution model by studying the type of format (print or digital), the type of access (open access or subscription), and the technology platform used. The 549 journals analyzed (249 in Brazil and 300 in Spain) are included in the 2011 Web of Science (WoS) and Scopus databases. Data on each journal were collected directly from their websites between March and October 2012. Brazil has a fully open access distribution model (97%) in which few journals require payment by authors thanks to cultural, financial, operational, and technological support provided by public agencies. In Spain, open access journals account for 55% of the total and have also received support from public agencies, although to a lesser extent. These results show that there are systems support of open access in scientific journals other than the"author pays" model advocated by the Finch report for the United Kingdom.

Una Mirada al turisme cultural a Espanya

Anàlisi dels últims estudis publicats sobre el turisme cultural a Espanya

Patrimonio cultural y turismo: nuevos modelos de promoción vía Internet

Desde Estambul a Barcelona, de Almería a Niza, de Venecia a Túnez, de Atenas a Alejandría, de la India a la China, el mundo ofrece una actividad cultural rica y muy variada. Los turistas que lo recorren desean impregnarse de ella. Parece como si el sector turístico no haya sido capaz de organizarse y desarrollar un proyecto común de turismo cultural que hermane todas estas posibilidades. Quizá en un futuro, con el uso de las nuevas tecnologías se puedan proponer viajes virtuales por el patrimonio cultural del mediterráneo como preámbulo y estimulo de posibles viajes reales