Prácticas para el aprendizaje de la econometría avanzada

En este libro, los autores han recolectado y ordenado el material docente que han elaborado a lo largo de los últimos cursos académicos para la asignatura de Econometría, de la Licenciatura en Economía en la Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales de la UPV/EHU. Los autores han colaborado en distintos proyectos de innovación docente que han permitido desarrollar la asignatura con aprovechamiento de las TICs, y han participado, entre otras actividades, en programas de innovación docente impulsados desde el Vicerrectorado de Calidad e Innovación Docente de la UPV/EHU para adaptar las asignaturas impartidas al crédito ECTS y aplicar nuevas metodologías docentes. El sistema de docencia que actualmente se impulsa desde el Espacio Europeo de Educación Superior (EEES) tiene como ejes fundamentales el proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje y la adquisición de competencias específicas de una materia y de competencias transversales. Este hecho implica un nuevo diseño y organización de los contenidos de la asignatura para facilitar el proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje y la adquisición de conocimientos y destrezas. En los últimos cursos académicos la metodología docente se ha basado en clases magistrales, clases prácticas de aula y de ordenador, seminarios y talleres. La evaluación continua conlleva la realización de diversas actividades en clase. Estas incluyen test rápidos, preguntas cortas sobre conceptos teóricos y prácticos tanto para realizar a mano como en el ordenador. Del resultado obtenido de estas actividades se deduce si el estudiante ha adquirido cierto nivel de competencias tanto específicas como transversales.

X Seminario sobre Aspectos Jurídicos de la Gestión Universitaria

Índice: Bloque I (coordinadora: María Isabel Bonachera Ledro): - A. Evolución histórica del doctorado (Daniel Pastor Javaloyes). - B. Análisis de las principales novedades del RD 99/2011, de 28 de enero, por el que se regulan las enseñanzas oficiales de Doctorado (Araceli García Sánchez). - C. Análisis de la adaptación normativa en materia de estudios de Doctorado llevada a cabo por las universidades tras el Real Decreto 99/2011, de 28 de enero (Amaya Rosa Ruiz-Alejos). - D. Las escuelas de Doctorado. Nueva estructura de soporte de los estudios de doctorado (María Isabel Bonachera Ledro). - E. Aproximación a la organización de los estudios de Doctorado en el entorno EEES (Manuel Fabián Martín-Arroyo). - Anexo I. Reglamento de régimen interno de la Escuela de Doctorado de la Universidad de Cantabria (EDUC). Bloque II. Educación y formación superior: puntos de encuentro (coordinadora: Ana I. Caro Muñoz): - 1. Encuadre normativo de la correspondencia de enseñanzas: educación superior, formación profesional y enseñanzas artísticas superiores (Elena de la Fuente García). - 2. Convergencias en la consecución del EEES, el EEI y el Proceso de Copenhague (José Plana Plana). - 3. Realidades y perspectivas de los entornos de formación superior (Juan Cayón Peña). - 4. Análisis de una experiencia: universidad privada y formación profesional (Fernando Lostao Crespo). - 5. Diseño y evaluación de competencias: definición, clasificación y perfiles competenciales (David Martínez Victorio). - 6. Envejecimiento activo: educación a lo largo de la vida (Ana I. Caro Muñoz). Bloque III. La gestión de recursos humanos en las universidades y sus implicaciones jurídicas (coordinador: Fernando Palencia Herrejón): - Introducción (Fernando Palencia Herrejón). - 1. Incidencia de los Decretos leyes 20/2011 y 3/2012 en la gestión de personal de las universidades (Beatriz Vozmediano Ares). - 2. Tres aspectos de la aplicación del EBEP a las universidades (Elena Martínez Nieto). - 3. El régimen jurídico del personal directivo profesional (Juan Eduardo González González). - 4. Sobre la negociación colectiva (María de Rivera Parga). 5. La evaluación del desempeño (Jesús Lobato de Ruiloba). 6. El desarrollo legislativo del EBEP en las Comunidades Autónomas (M.ª Mercedes Sánchez Castillo). Bloque IV. Propiedad intelectual e industrial: desafíos (coordinador: Emiliano Garmendia Ferrer): - 1. Propiedad intelectual, propiedad industrial, conocimiento y su protección: - 1.1. Notas sobre la propiedad intelectual, la propiedad industrial, el conocimiento científico y su protección (Emiliano Garmendia Ferrer). - 1.2. Normativa específica de protección de determinadas invenciones (Elena Meaños Melón). - 1.3. La gestión colectiva en el sector del libro: entidades de gestión colectiva de derechos de autor y las universidades (Miguel Ángel Davara F. de Marcos). - 2. Algunas producciones en el ámbito universitario: - 2.1. La actividad del Personal de Administración y Servicios: programas de ordenador y bases de datos (Soledad Béthencourt Zamora). - 2.2. Tesis Doctorales y Propiedad Intelectual (Isabel-Cecilia del Castillo). - 3. Ejemplos a partir de las nuevas tecnologías: - 3.1. El e-book. Implicaciones jurídicas para las universidades de un nuevo modelo de aprendizaje (Soledad Béthencourt Zamora). - 3.2. La difusión de obras de la propiedad intelectual» Susana Martínez Fernández). - 4. Los Agentes de la creación del conocimiento en la Universidad: - 4.1. Los agentes universitarios de la creación del conocimiento (Elena Meaños Melón). - 4.2. La incidencia de la Ley de Economía Sostenible y de la Ley de la Ciencia en el tratamiento de autor en las universidades públicas (Jerónimo D. Reynés Vives). - 5. La transferencia de los resultados de la investigación: - 5.1. El tratamiento de la transferencia en las Leyes de Economía Sostenible y de la Ciencia (Carlos A. Gómez Otero). - 5.2. La transferencia inversa (Javier Such Martínez). - 5.3. Naturaleza jurídica de los negocios relativos a la propiedad intelectual e industrial. La problemática de los sistemas de adjudicación al amparo de la Ley de Economía Sostenible y de la Ley de la Ciencia, la Tecnología y la Innovación (Carlos A. Gómez Otero). - 5.4. La valorización y gestión de la transferencia. El caso UNIVALUE (Jerónimo D. Reynés Vives). - Ponencia final: La reforma laboral de 2012. RDL 3/2012, de 10 de febrero, de medidas urgentes para la reforma del mercado laboral (Garbiñe Biurrun Mancisidor). - Comunicación: El nuevo marco normativo de las prácticas académicas externas de los estudiantes universitarios (Josep Moreno Gené).

Magnetic Cross-Linked Enzyme Aggregates (mCLEAs) of Candida antarctica Lipase: An Efficient and Stable Biocatalyst for Biodiesel Synthesis

Enzyme-catalyzed production of biodiesel is the object of extensive research due to the global shortage of fossil fuels and increased environmental concerns. Herein we report the preparation and main characteristics of a novel biocatalyst consisting of Cross-Linked Enzyme Aggregates (CLEAs) of Candida antarctica lipase B (CALB) which are covalently bound to magnetic nanoparticles, and tackle its use for the synthesis of biodiesel from non-edible vegetable and waste frying oils. For this purpose, insolubilized CALB was covalently cross-linked to magnetic nanoparticles of magnetite which the surface was functionalized with –NH2 groups. The resulting biocatalyst combines the relevant catalytic properties of CLEAs (as great stability and feasibility for their reutilization) and the magnetic character, and thus the final product (mCLEAs) are superparamagnetic particles of a robust catalyst which is more stable than the free enzyme, easily recoverable from the reaction medium and reusable for new catalytic cycles. We have studied the main properties of this biocatalyst and we have assessed its utility to catalyze transesterification reactions to obtain biodiesel from non-edible vegetable oils including unrefined soybean, jatropha and cameline, as well as waste frying oil. Using 1% mCLEAs (w/w of oil) conversions near 80% were routinely obtained at 30°C after 24 h of reaction, this value rising to 92% after 72 h. Moreover, the magnetic biocatalyst can be easily recovered from the reaction mixture and reused for at least ten consecutive cycles of 24 h without apparent loss of activity. The obtained results suggest that mCLEAs prepared from CALB can become a powerful biocatalyst for application at industrial scale with better performance than those currently available.

El pintor navarro Juan Ochoa de Arín (1600-1652) y su producción en Gipuzkoa

Investigación realizada dentro del Programa de Formación y Perfeccionamiento de Personal Investigador del Gobierno Vasco (2010-2013).

Uptake and intracytoplasmic storage of pigmented particles by human CD34+stromal cells/telocytes: endocytic property of telocytes

We studied the phagocytic-like capacity of human CD34+ stromal cells/telocytes (TCs). For this, we examined segments of the colon after injection of India ink to help surgeons localize lesions identified at endoscopy. Our results demonstrate that CD34+ TCs have endocytic properties (phagocytic-like TCs: phTCs), with the capacity to uptake and store India ink particles. phTCs conserve the characteristics of TCs (long, thin, bipolar or multipolar, moniliform cytoplasmic processes/telopodes, with linear distribution of the pigment) and maintain their typical distribution. Likewise, they are easily distinguished from pigment-loaded macrophages (CD68+ macrophages, with oval morphology and coarse granules of pigment clustered in their cytoplasm). A few c-kit/CD117+ interstitial cells of Cajal also incorporate pigment and may conserve the phagocytic-like property of their probable TC precursors. CD34+ stromal cells in other locations (skin and periodontal tissues) also have the phagocytic-like capacity to uptake and store pigments (hemosiderin, some components of dental amalgam and melanin). This suggests a function of TCs in general, which may be related to the transfer of macromolecules in these cells. Our ultrastructural observation of melanin-storing stromal cells with characteristics of TCs (telopodes with dichotomous branching pattern) favours this possibility. In conclusion, intestinal TCs have a phagocytic-like property, a function that may be generalized to TCs in other locations. This function (the ability to internalize small particles), together with the capacity of these cells to release extracellular vesicles with macromolecules, could close the cellular bidirectional cooperative circle of informative exchange and intercellular interactions.

Landscape Genetics for the Empirical Assessment of Resistance Surfaces: The European Pine Marten (Martes martes) as a Target-Species of a Regional Ecological Network

Coherent ecological networks (EN) composed of core areas linked by ecological corridors are being developed worldwide with the goal of promoting landscape connectivity and biodiversity conservation. However, empirical assessment of the performance of EN designs is critical to evaluate the utility of these networks to mitigate effects of habitat loss and fragmentation. Landscape genetics provides a particularly valuable framework to address the question of functional connectivity by providing a direct means to investigate the effects of landscape structure on gene flow. The goals of this study are (1) to evaluate the landscape features that drive gene flow of an EN target species (European pine marten), and (2) evaluate the optimality of a regional EN design in providing connectivity for this species within the Basque Country (North Spain). Using partial Mantel tests in a reciprocal causal modeling framework we competed 59 alternative models, including isolation by distance and the regional EN. Our analysis indicated that the regional EN was among the most supported resistance models for the pine marten, but was not the best supported model. Gene flow of pine marten in northern Spain is facilitated by natural vegetation, and is resisted by anthropogenic landcover types and roads. Our results suggest that the regional EN design being implemented in the Basque Country will effectively facilitate gene flow of forest dwelling species at regional scale.

The prevalence of diabetes-related complications and multimorbidity in the population with type 2 diabetes mellitus in the Basque Country

Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus is associated with a diverse range of pathologies. The aim of the study was to determine the incidence of diabetes-related complications, the prevalence of coexistent chronic conditions and to report multimorbidity in people with type 2 diabetes living in the Basque Country. Methods: Administrative databases, in four cross sections (annually from 2007 to 2011) were consulted to analyse 149,015 individual records from patients aged >= 35 years with type 2 diabetes mellitus. The data observed were: age, sex, diabetes-related complications (annual rates of acute myocardial infarction, major amputations and avoidable hospitalisations), diabetes-related pathologies (prevalence of ischaemic heart disease, renal failure, stroke, heart failure, peripheral neuropathy, foot ulcers and diabetic retinopathy) and other unrelated pathologies (44 diseases). Results: The annual incidence for each condition progressively decreased during the four-year period: acute myocardial infarction (0.47 to 0.40%), major amputations (0.10 to 0.08%), and avoidable hospitalisations (5.85 to 5.5%). The prevalence for diabetes-related chronic pathologies was: ischaemic heart disease (11.5%), renal failure (8.4%), stroke (7.0%), heart failure (4.3%), peripheral neuropathy (1.3%), foot ulcers (2.0%) and diabetic retinopathy (7.2%). The prevalence of multimorbidity was 90.4%. The highest prevalence for other chronic conditions was 73.7% for hypertension, 13.8% for dyspepsia and 12.7% for anxiety. Conclusions: In the type 2 diabetes mellitus population living in the Basque Country, incidence rates of diabetes complications are not as high as in other places. However, they present a high prevalence of diabetes related and unrelated diseases. Multimorbidity is very common in this group, and is a factor to be taken into account to ensure correct clinical management.

Juan Antonio de Zamacola: vida, obra y concepción esteticomusical

Tesis doctoral originalmente defendida en la Universidad de Deusto el 29-09-2000

Diseño de catalizadores bifuncionales para el proceso de hidrocraqueo de poliestireno en fase líquida aplicado a la valorización de residuos plásticos

356 p.

Ictiólogos de la Argentina: María Isabel Hylton Scott

This series will include all those people who, by means of their contributions, great and small, played a part in the consolidation of ichthyology in Argentina. The general plan of this work consists of individual factsheets containing a list of works by each author, along with reference bibliography and, whenever possible, personal pictures and additional material. The datasheets will be published primarily in chronological order, although this is subject to change by the availability of materials for successive editions. This work represents another approach for the recovery and revalorization of those who set the foundations of Argentine ichthyology while in diverse historical circumstances. I expect this to be the beginning of a major work that achieves the description of such a significant part of the history of natural sciences in Argentina.

Birth Weight, Working Memory and Epigenetic Signatures in IGF2 and Related Genes: A MZ Twin Study

Neurodevelopmental disruptions caused by obstetric complications play a role in the etiology of several phenotypes associated with neuropsychiatric diseases and cognitive dysfunctions. Importantly, it has been noticed that epigenetic processes occurring early in life may mediate these associations. Here, DNA methylation signatures at IGF2 (insulin-like growth factor 2) and IGF2BP1-3 (IGF2-binding proteins 1-3) were examined in a sample consisting of 34 adult monozygotic (MZ) twins informative for obstetric complications and cognitive performance. Multivariate linear regression analysis of twin data was implemented to test for associations between methylation levels and both birth weight (BW) and adult working memory (WM) performance. Familial and unique environmental factors underlying these potential relationships were evaluated. A link was detected between DNA methylation levels of two CpG sites in the IGF2BP1 gene and both BW and adult WM performance. The BW-IGF2BP1 methylation association seemed due to non-shared environmental factors influencing BW, whereas the WM-IGF2BP1 methylation relationship seemed mediated by both genes and environment. Our data is in agreement with previous evidence indicating that DNA methylation status may be related to prenatal stress and later neurocognitive phenotypes. While former reports independently detected associations between DNA methylation and either BW or WM, current results suggest that these relationships are not confounded by each other.

The Interplay between Natural Selection and Susceptibility to Melanoma on Allele 374F of SLC45A2 Gene in a South European Population

We aimed to study the selective pressures interacting on SLC45A2 to investigate the interplay between selection and susceptibility to disease. Thus, we enrolled 500 volunteers from a geographically limited population (Basques from the North of Spain) and by resequencing the whole coding region and intron 5 of the 34 most and the 34 least pigmented individuals according to the reflectance distribution, we observed that the polymorphism Leu374Phe (L374F, rs16891982) was statistically associated with skin color variability within this sample. In particular, allele 374F was significantly more frequent among the individuals with lighter skin. Further genotyping an independent set of 558 individuals of a geographically wider population with known ancestry in the Spanish population also revealed that the frequency of L374F was significantly correlated with the incident UV radiation intensity. Selection tests suggest that allele 374F is being positively selected in South Europeans, thus indicating that depigmentation is an adaptive process. Interestingly, by genotyping 119 melanoma samples, we show that this variant is also associated with an increased susceptibility to melanoma in our populations. The ultimate driving force for this adaptation is unknown, but it is compatible with the vitamin D hypothesis. This shows that molecular evolution analysis can be used as a useful technology to predict phenotypic and biomedical consequences in humans.

La aplicación del principio de igualdad de oportunidades de mujeres y hombres al personal al servicio de la Administración de Justicia de la Comunidad Autónoma del País Vasco

611 p.

Microwave Resonant and Zero-Field Absorption Study of Doped Magnetite Prepared by a Co-Precipitation Method

Fe3O4 and ZnxFe3-xO4 pure and doped magnetite magnetic nanoparticles (NPs) were prepared in aqueous solution (Series A) or in a water-ethyl alcohol mixture (Series B) by the co-precipitation method. Only one ferromagnetic resonance line was observed in all cases under consideration indicating that the materials are magnetically uniform. The shortfall in the resonance fields from 3.27 kOe (for the frequency of 9.5 GHz) expected for spheres can be understood taking into account the dipolar forces, magnetoelasticity, or magnetocrystalline anisotropy. All samples show non-zero low field absorption. For Series A samples the grain size decreases with an increase of the Zn content. In this case zero field absorption does not correlate with the changes of the grain size. For Series B samples the grain size and zero field absorption behavior correlate with each other. The highest zero-field absorption corresponded to 0.2 zinc concentration in both A and B series. High zero-field absorption of Fe3O4 ferrite magnetic NPs can be interesting for biomedical applications.