Why should I bother about the planet?

Es una guía que informa a los niños sobre uno de los temas más calientes del momento, los efectos de la humanidad sobre el planeta y cómo podemos invertirlos. También, les ofrece información sobre el cambio climático, el reciclaje, las fuentes de energía y las pequeñas diferencias que todos podemos hacer en la vida diaria para contribuir a salvar nuestro planeta.

The gift of dyslexia : why some of the brightest people can't read and how they can learn.

Se explica desde la experiencia personal qué es ser disléxico. El autor demuestra que las personas con dislexia tienen talentos especiales de la percepción, la imaginación y la intuición, que pueden ser usados para poder dominar los problemas que tienen con la lectura y las matemáticas. Muestra cómo la mente del disléxico trabaja y cómo los problemas se ven agravados por el fracaso y la frustración. Paso a paso, partiendo de técnicas prácticas, utilizando la visualización y el aprendizaje multisensorial, ayuda a los niños y adultos con problemas de lectura y escritura a causa de la dislexia.

Why children differ in their mathematical attainment at primary school?.'¿Por qué los niños difieren en su competencia matemática en la escuela primaria?'.

Resúmen tomado parcialmente de la publicación.- El artículo forma parte de un monográfico dedicado a Psicología de las Matemáticas

Implementing Problem Based Learning : Why is it so hard?. 'Aprendizaje basado en la solución de problemas : ¿por qué es tan difícil?'.

Monográfico con el título: 'Aprendizaje basado en problemas'.Resumen basado en el de la publicación

Why does the APA recommend the use of serif fonts?

Antecedentes: las normas de publicaci??n de la American Psychological Association recomiendan el uso de un tipo de letra con serif en los manuscritos (Times New Roman). Sin embargo, no parece haber ninguna raz??n bien sustentada por la que las fuentes con serif produzcan ventaja alguna durante la lectura de palabras. M??todo: para examinar el papel de los serifs se realiz?? un experimento en el que se presentaron frases bien con una fuente serif o sansserif de la misma familia, mientras se registraban los movimientos oculares de los participantes. Resultados: los resultados no revelaron diferencias debidas al tipo de letra en los movimientos oculares, a excepci??n de un efecto m??nimo en el n??mero de movimientos sac??dicos progresivos. Conclusiones: no hay ninguna raz??n por la cual las normas de publicaci??n de la APA recomienden el uso de otras fuentes con serif m??s all?? de la uniformidad en la elaboraci??n y presentaci??n de los manuscritos.

Why include phenomenological analysis in a Research Methods course?

Resumen tomado de la publicación

Digital technology in mathematics education : why it works (or doesn't)

Resumen basado en el de la publicaci??n

Why gvSIG CE came about?

Presentació sobre l'experiència dels autors relacionada amb la creació del Projecte gvSIG CE: naixement del projecte, estructura de la nova comunitat i avantatges i inconvenients

La implicació de Hollywood en la Segona Guerra Mundial: el cas "Why we fight"

La tesi analitza set pel·lícules documentals de propoganda que sota el títol genèric de "Why We Fight" va produir el director Frank Capra per a l'exèrcit nord-americà, durant la Segona Guerra Mundial. La seva anàlisi permet d'establir quins són els trets ideològics bàsics dels Estats Units i fer un recorregut per la producció cinematogràfica nord-americana de finals dels anys 30 i principis del quaranta.

Why language matters: insights and challenges in applying a social determination of health approach in a North-South collaborative research program

Focus on “social determinants of health” provides a welcome alternative to the bio-medical illness paradigm. However, the tendency to concentrate on the influence of “risk factors” related to living and working conditions of individuals, rather than to more broadly examine dynamics of the social processes that affect population health, has triggered critical reaction not only from the Global North but especially from voices the Global South where there is a long history of addressing questions of health equity. In this article, we elaborate on how focusing instead on the language of “social determination of health” has prompted us to attempt to apply a more equity-sensitive approaches to research and related policy and praxis.

Why an ESM programme could be a kiss of death: Recovery values and subordination. CEPS Commentary, 27 June 2012

Spain, needing a bailout for its banks, was granted a vague promise by EZ leaders for up to €100 billion. The details remain obscure, yet they matter enormously. This column argues that the so-called ‘subordination effect’ of fresh official lending could put Spain on the slippery road to ruin. It argues that if sovereign bonds must be bought, this should be done in the secondary market which, would be on an equal footing with private investors and thus avoid the subordination trap.

Why is the Greek economy collapsing? A simple tale of high multipliers and low exports. CEPS Commentary, 21 December 2012

In an attempt to understand why the Greek economy is collapsing, this Commentary points out two key aspects that are often overlooked – the country’s large multiplier and a bad export performance. When combined with the need for a large fiscal adjustment, these factors help explain how fiscal consolidation in Greece has been associated with such a large drop in GDP.

Why we need new spectacles: Mapping the experiential dimension in prehistoric Cretan landscapes

The Bronze to Iron Age transition in Crete, a period of state collapse and insecurity, saw the island's rugged, high-contrast topography used in striking new ways. The visual drama of many of the new site locations has stimulated significant research over the last hundred years, with explanation of the change as the main focus. The new sites are not monumental in character: the vast majority are settlements, and much of the information about them comes from survey. Perhaps as a result, the new site map has not been much studied from phenomenological perspectives. A focus on the visual and experiential aspects of the new landscape can offer valuable insights into social structures at this period, and illuminate social developments prefiguring the emergence of polis states in Crete by c. 700 BC. To develop, share and evaluate this type of integrated study, digital reconstructive techniques are still under-used in this region. I highlight their potential value in addressing a regularly-identified shortcoming of phenomenological approaches-their necessarily subjective emphasis.

Why are some handaxes symmetrical? Testing the influence of handaxe morphology on butchery effectiveness

The morphology of Acheulean handaxes continues to be a subject of debate amongst Lower Palaeolithic archaeologists, with some arguing that many handaxes are over-engineered for a subsistence function alone. This study aims to provide an empirical foundation for these debates by testing the relationship between a range of morphological variables, including symmetry, and the effectiveness of handaxes for butchery. Sixty handaxes were used to butcher 30 fallow deer by both a professional and a non-professional butcher. Regression analysis on the resultant data set indicates that while frontal symmetry may explain a small amount of variance in the effectiveness of handaxes for butchery, a large percentage of variance remains unexplained by symmetry or any of the other morphological variables under consideration.