Revisiting the Late Jurassic-Early Cretaceous of the NW South Iberian Basin: new ages and sedimentary environments

The study of the Upper Jurassic-Lower Cretaceous deposits (Higueruelas, Villar del Arzobispo and Aldea de Cortés Formations) of the South Iberian Basin (NW Valencia, Spain) reveals new stratigraphic and sedimentological data, which have significant implications on the stratigraphic framework, depositional environments and age of these units. The Higueruelas Fm was deposited in a mid-inner carbonate platform where oncolitic bars migrated by the action of storms and where oncoid production progressively decreased towards the uppermost part of the unit. The overlying Villar del Arzobispo Fm has been traditionally interpreted as an inner platform-lagoon evolving into a tidal-flat. Here it is interpreted as an inner-carbonate platform affected by storms, where oolitic shoals protected a lagoon, which had siliciclastic inputs from the continent. The Aldea de Cortés Fm has been previously interpreted as a lagoon surrounded by tidal-flats and fluvial-deltaic plains. Here it is reinterpreted as a coastal wetland where siliciclastic muddy deposits interacted with shallow fresh to marine water bodies, aeolian dunes and continental siliciclastic inputs. The contact between the Higueruelas and Villar del Arzobispo Fms, classically defined as gradual, is also interpreted here as rapid. More importantly, the contact between the Villar del Arzobispo and Aldea de Cortés Fms, previously considered as unconformable, is here interpreted as gradual. The presence of Alveosepta in the Villar del Arzobispo Fm suggests that at least part of this unit is Kimmeridgian, unlike the previously assigned Late Tithonian-Middle Berriasian age. Consequently, the underlying Higueruelas Fm, previously considered Tithonian, should not be younger than Kimmeridgian. Accordingly, sedimentation of the Aldea de Cortés Fm, previously considered Valangian-Hauterivian, probably started during the Tithonian and it may be considered part of the regressive trend of the Late Jurassic-Early Cretaceous cycle. This is consistent with the dinosaur faunas, typically Jurassic, described in the Villar del Arzobispo and Aldea de Cortés Fms.

Upper-Pleistocene terrace deposits in Mediterranean climate: geomorphological and source-rock control on mineral and geochemical signatures (Betic Cordillera, SE Spain)

Mineral and chemical composition of alluvial Upper-Pleistocene deposits from the Alto Guadalquivir Basin (SE Spain) were studied as a tool to identify sedimentary and geomorphological processes controlling its formation. Sediments located upstream, in the north-eastern sector of the basin, are rich in dolomite, illite, MgO and KB2BO. Downstream, sediments at the sequence base are enriched in calcite, smectite and CaO, whereas the upper sediments have similar features to those from upstream. Elevated rare-earth elements (REE) values can be related to low carbonate content in the sediments and the increase of silicate material produced and concentrated during soil formation processes in the neighbouring source areas. Two mineralogical and geochemical signatures related to different sediment source areas were identified. Basal levels were deposited during a predominantly erosive initial stage, and are mainly composed of calcite and smectite materials enriched in REE coming from Neogene marls and limestones. Then the deposition of the upper levels of the alluvial sequences, made of dolomite and illitic materials depleted in REE coming from the surrounding Sierra de Cazorla area took place during a less erosive later stage of the fluvial system. Such modification was responsible of the change in the mineralogical and geochemical composition of the alluvial sediments.

Chemotherapy patient perception regarding communication with the healthcare staff

Purpose: To qualitatively explore the communication between healthcare professionals and oncology patients based on the perception of patients undergoing chemotherapy.Method: Qualitative and exploratory design. Participants were 14 adult patients undergoing chemotherapy at different stages of the disease. A socio-demographic and clinical data form was utilized along with semi-structured interviews. The interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed and content analysis was performed. Two independent judges evaluated the interview content in regards to emerging categories and obtained a Kappa index of 0.834.Results: Three categories emerged from the data: 1) Technical communication without emotional support, in which the information provided is composed of strictly technical information regarding the diagnosis, treatment and/or prognosis; 2) Technical communication, in which the information provided is oriented towards the technical aspects of the patient’s physical condition, while also providing psychological support for the patients’ subjective needs; and 3) Insufficient technical communication, win which there are gaps in the information provided causing confusion and suffering to the patient.Conclusions: Communication with emotional support contributes to greater satisfaction of chemotherapy patients. Practical implications: the results provide elements for the training of healthcare professionals regarding the importance of the emotional support that can be offered to cancer patients during their treatment.

Erstellung einer Projektkonzeption im Rahmen der Projektentwicklung am Beispiel der Flurstücke 18/41 und 18/46

Im Rahmen dieser Masterarbeit erfolgt die Darlegung theoretischer Grundlagen zum Thema "Immobilienprojektentwicklung". Des Weiteren wird eine praxsisorientierte Projektkonzeption anhand von Beispielgrundstücken erstellt. Dabei handelt es sich um unbebaute Grundstücke im Berliner Bezirk Reineckendorf. Im Hinblick auf die zu projetierenden Grundstücke werden sowohl Standort- und Marktanalysen als auch die Entwicklung eines Nutzungskonzeptes erarbeitet. Ein weiterer Schwerpunkt dieser Ausabeitung liegt auf der Wirtschaftlichkeitsbetrachtung des Praxisbeitspiels. Im Rahmen der Wirtschaftlichkeitsbetrachtung wurden Baukosten mir Hilfe des BKI´s ermittelt, der Verkehrswert berechnet und weitere projektbezogene Parameter herausgearbeitet. Auf Grundlage der ermittelten Eingangsparameter erfolgte die Aufstellung eines vollständigen Finansplans. Ziel dabei ist die Ermittluing der Eigenkapitalrendite vor und nach Steuern. Abschließend wird das Projekt und die Kalkulation mit Hilfe einer Sensitivitätsanalse auf dessen Empflindlichkteit geprüft. Durch entsprechende Änderungen der Eingangsparameter wird diesbezüglich überprüft, ob das zu konzipierende Projekt vorteilhaft ist und unter welchen Voraussetzungen alternative Investitionsmöglichkeiten höhere Eigenkapitalrenditen versprechen.

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von J.T. Schuster

“Digital Diagnostics and Communication (DDC) system” Redesigning the Emergency Ambulance

During the development of a new treatment space for the UK emergency ambulance participatory observations with front-line clinicians revealed the need for an integrated patient monitoring, communication and navigation system. The research identified the different information touch-points and requirements through modes of use analysis, day-in-the-life study and simulation workshops with clinicians. Emergency scenario and role-play with paramedics identified 5 distinct ambulance modes of use. Information flow diagrams were created and checked by paramedics and digital User Interface (UI) wireframes were developed and evaluated by clinicians during clinical evaluations. Feedback from clinicians defined UI design specification further leading to a final design proposal. This research was a further development from the 2007 EPSRC funded “Smart Pods” project. The resulting interactive prototype was co-designed in collaboration with ambulance crews and provides a vision of what could be achieved by integrating well-proven IT technologies and protocols into a package relevant in the emergency medicine field. The system has been reviewed by over 40 ambulance crews and is part of a newly co-designed ambulance treatment space.

On the effect of word frequency on distributional similarity

The dependency of word similarity in vector space models on the frequency of words has been noted in a few studies, but has received very little attention. We study the influence of word frequency in a set of 10 000 randomly selected word pairs for a number of different combinations of feature weighting schemes and similarity measures. We find that the similarity of word pairs for all methods, except for the one using singular value decomposition to reduce the dimensionality of the feature space, is determined to a large extent by the frequency of the words. In a binary classification task of pairs of synonyms and unrelated words we find that for all similarity measures the results can be improved when we correct for the frequency bias.

Malnutrition Awareness Among University Students From Mumbai, India, and Hannover, Germany

Malnutrition is the condition in which the body does not get the right amount of proteins, vitamins, or other nutrients.1 The global prevalence of malnutrition was reported as 13% in 2015.2 The subregion of South Asia is especially known as a critical area for severe wasted children aged <5 years.3 In India, 38.4% of children aged <3 years are stunted, and 46% are underweight.4 Malnutrition can lead to mortality as well as disabilities and long-term consequences such as cognitive disabilities, less economic productivity, or diseases.

Three-capital approach to the study of young people who excel in vocational occupations: A case of WorldSkills competitors and entrepreneurship

This paper examines the entrepreneurial inclinations of young people who achieved excellence in vocational occupations. We propose a three-capital approach to the study of entrepreneurship. Relying on the existing theories and original qualitative and quantitative data analyses, findings from interviews with 30 entrepreneurial and 10 non-entrepreneurial WorldSkills competitors show that psychological capital, social capital and human capital can be combined to explore how young people who excel in vocational occupations develop entrepreneurial mindsets. We show that training for and participation in the largest vocational skills event globally - WorldSkills competition - develops selected aspects of three capitals. However, we also discover that the entrepreneurial motivation precedes competitors' involvement with WorldSkills. (DIPF/Orig.)

A competence model for environmental education

The goal of environmental education is ultimately to enable a person to strive for and to attain a more ecological way of life. In this article, we begin by distinguishing three forms of environmental knowledge and go on to predict that people's attitude toward nature represents the force that drives their ecological behavioral engagement. Based on data from 1,907 students, we calibrated previously established instruments to measure ecological behavior, environmental knowledge, and attitude toward nature with Rasch-type models. Using path modeling, we corroborated our theoretically anticipated competence structure. While environmental knowledge revealed a modest behavioral effect, attitude toward nature turned out to be, as expected, the stronger determinant of behavior. Overall, we propose a competence model that has the potential to guide us into more evidence-based ways of promoting the overall ecological engagement of individuals. (DIPF/Orig.)

Work stress, smoking status and smoking intensity: an observational study of 46 190 employees

Study objective: To examine the relationship between work stress, as indicated by the job strain model and the effort-reward imbalance model, and smoking. Setting: Ten municipalities and 21 hospitals in Finland. Design and Participants: Binary logistic regression models for the prevalence of smoking were related to survey responses of 37 309 female and 8881 male Finnish public sector employees aged 17-65. Separate multinomial logistic regression models were calculated for smoking intensity for 8130 smokers. In addition, binary logistic regression models for ex-smoking were fitted among 16 277 former and current smokers. In all analyses, adjustments were made for age, basic education, occupational status, type of employment and marital status. Main results: Respondents with high effort-reward imbalance or lower rewards were more likely to be smokers. Among smokers, an increased likelihood of higher intensity of smoking was associated with higher job strain and higher effort-reward imbalance and their components such as low job control and low rewards. Smoking intensity was also higher in active jobs in women, in passive jobs and among employees with low effort expenditure. Among former and current smokers, high job strain, high effort-reward imbalance and high job demands were associated with a higher likelihood of being a current smoker. Lower effort was associated with a higher likelihood of ex-smoking. Conclusions: This evidence suggests an association between work stress and smoking and implies that smoking cessation programs may benefit from the taking into account the modification of stressful features of work environment. Key words: effort-reward imbalance; job strain; smoking. Abbreviations: OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; SES, socioeconomic status

Lecciones aprendidas Proyecto Sistema de Alertas Tempranas de la ciudad de Medellín y el Valle de Aburrá - SIATA

Aprender de la experiencia de proyectos anteriores contribuye a disminuir los riesgos, evitar problemas ya identificados y reutilizar las buenas prácticas para reducir el número de proyectos no exitosos -- El objetivo de esta investigación es el de documentar las lecciones aprendidas durante la ejecución del proyecto: Sistema de Alertas Tempranos de la ciudad de Medellín y el Valle de Aburrá, SIATA, con el fin de consolidar una base de conocimiento para ser revisada y estudiada en futuras ocasiones

Gestión del riesgo reputacional en las grandes empresas de la ciudad de Medellín (Colombia): un estudio de casos

Debido a que el riesgo reputacional cada vez cobra más importancia a nivel mundial por las implicaciones y consecuencias que afectan la imagen, buen nombre y permanencia de las empresas, surgió el interés de realizar esta investigación que explora y analiza cómo se gestiona el riesgo reputacional en empresas grandes de la ciudad de Medellín (Colombia) -- El estudio se diseñó bajo un enfoque cualitativo, con alcance exploratorio a partir de la revisión y posterior construcción de un marco teórico para comprender los conceptos fundamentales relacionados con el tema de reputación y de riesgos -- Se indagó en las empresas acerca de los factores internos y externos que originan riesgos y sus posibles consecuencias, prácticas que llevan a cabo para gestionar el riesgo reputacional, metodologías y herramientas que utilizan para la misma y modelos de medición -- Los resultados de la investigación constituyen una guía para la gestión del riesgo reputacional y podrían servir como modelo para la implementación en otras empresas

Efecto de la extirpación de las espículas del glande del cuy como técnia de esterilización reproductiva y su influencia en agresividad y ganancia de peso en comparación con un método químico alcohol yodado al 2%

La presente investigación evaluó el efecto de la extirpación de las espículas del glande en cobayos como método de esterilización reproductiva y su influencia en agresividad y ganancia de peso en comparación con un método químico (alcohol yodado 2%) y un testigo. Se contemplaron dos etapas de estudio, la primera valoró agresividad y ganancia de peso en 90 cuyes machos de 45 días de edad con peso promedio de 658,3±8,54gr los cuales fueron distribuidos en grupos de 5 animales por jaula; para la segunda etapa se consideró fertilidad y prolificidad en 90 cuyes hembras sexualmente maduras de 3 meses de edad, las cuales fueron empadradas con 18 machos obtenidos al azar de una sub-muestra de la primera etapa, la relación de empadre fue cinco hembras un macho. Los animales en estudio fueron distribuidos en los siguientes tratamientos: T1 animales enteros (n=30), T2 animales extirpados las espículas (n=30) y T3 animales castrados con alcohol yodado 2% (n=30). Los datos obtenidos fueron procesados y analizados en el programa SPSS® versión 22.0 determinándose que la ganancia total de peso fue para T1 836,4±33,89gr, T2 860,5±24,54gr y T3 725,5±30,45 con significancia estadística (P<0,05) para T2 y T1 con relación a T3. En referencia a agresividad medida a través del daño de la canal a nivel de la zona dorso posterior se obtuvieron resultados porcentuales estadísticos no significativos (p>0,05) entre tratamientos. En cuanto a fertilidad se obtuvo: para T1 un valor de 66,7%, T2 86,7% y T3 12% existiendo significancia estadística (p<0,05) entre tratamientos. Para la variable prolificidad se obtuvo valores medios de: T1 2,47±0,34; T2 3,43±0,32 y T3 0,40±0.22, con diferencias significativas (p<0,05) únicamente para el T3 que fue el que menos crías obtuvo. En conclusión la extirpación de las espículas del glande del cuy no esteriliza reproductivamente por el contrario aumenta el porcentaje de fertilidad, no disminuye agresividad, obtiene pesos no distintos al testigo pero alcanza mejores pesos que el método químico.

Diseño de un manual para evaluación del desempeño del personal de la caja de crédito metropolítana.

La realización del presente trabajo de graduación, tiene como objetivo fundamental proponer un manual para la evaluación del desempeño del personal de la Caja de Crédito Metropolitana, de tal forma que al ser implementado ofrezca mayor precisión y claridad al momento ejecutar dicho proceso y con ello contribuir a incrementar la eficiencia y eficacia en dicha institución. Con la investigación realizada, se obtuvo el diagnóstico de la manera en que se realiza la evaluación del desempeño en la Caja de Crédito Metropolitana, el cual se dirigió al personal de dirección y jefaturas de la institución, para ello se utilizaron las técnicas de la Encuesta y Entrevista Dirigida y como instrumentos de recolección de información. La Cédula de Entrevistas, Guías de Entrevista, e Información Registrada por otras instituciones. La información obtenida permitió identificar aspectos importantes sobre la situación actual relacionada a la forma de realizar la evaluación del desempeño, entre los cuales se destacan los siguientes: Se realizan evaluaciones desempeño en forma deficiente, no existiendo un procedimiento establecido para ejecutar dicho proceso. Se realizan evaluaciones del desempeño, sin embargo un 46% considera que el proceso no es el adecuado. El 62% de los entrevistados señalaron como propósito de la evaluación del desempeño tomar decisiones respeto a salarios, ascensos y capacitaciones, lo cual no se evidenció ya que no hay un seguimiento y evaluación del proceso. En relación al diseño y utilización de instrumentos técnicos para la realización del proceso, el 85% manifestó que deben de implementarse manuales para conducir eficientemente la evaluación del desempeño. Por lo tanto en base a las conclusiones establecidas se recomienda "EL DISEÑO DE UN MANUAL PARA LA EVALUACIÓN DEL DESEMPEÑO DEL PERSONAL DE LA CAJA DE CRÉDITO METROPOLITANA" donde se describe el proceso de evaluación del desempeño el cual contiene: Objetivos, normas, políticas, estrategias, métodos procedimientos e instrumentos de evaluación y se espera que constituya una herramienta técnica-administrativa que contribuya e ejecutar en forma clara y precisa la evaluación del desempeño y de esta forma obtener un desarrollo efectivo tanto del recurso humano como de la institución.