The effects of fuel reduction treatments on runoff, infiltration and erosion in two shrubland areas in the north of Spain

2012 ◽  
Vol 105 ◽  
pp. 96-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristina Fernández ◽  
José A. Vega ◽  
Teresa Fonturbel
Author(s):  
Jorge L. Villacís ◽  
Jesús de la Fuente ◽  
Concepción Naval

A renewed interest in the study of character and virtue has recently emerged in the fields of Education and Psychology. The latest research has confirmed the association between virtuous consistent behaviours and academic positive outcomes. However, the motivational dimension of character (the intentions underlying the patterns of observed behaviours) has received little attention. This research aims to extend the knowledge on this topic by examining the predictive relationships between the behavioural and motivational dimensions of character, with reference to academic engagement, career self-doubt and performance of Spanish university students. A total of 183 undergraduates aged 18–30 (142 of whom were women) from the north of Spain completed specific parts of self-report questionnaires, including the Values in Action VIA-72, a Spanish translated and validated version of the Moral Self-Relevance Measure MSR, and the Utrecht Work Engagement Student Scale UWES-S9. The collected data were analysed using Structural Equation Modelling. The behavioural dimension of character (character strength factors of caring, self-control and inquisitiveness) showed positive associations with academic engagement and performance. The motivational dimension of character (phronesis motivation), was negatively related to career self-doubt. For the first time, the present study has provided support for the contribution of both dimensions of character to undergraduate academic outcomes.


2012 ◽  
Vol 15 (6(Suppl 4)) ◽  
Author(s):  
A Rodriguez-Guardado ◽  
C Suarez ◽  
M Fernandez ◽  
M Rodriguez ◽  
O Martinez ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Hernán Gonzalo Orden

In recent years the number of deaths and serious injuries is decreasing in Spain, but, although the reduction outside the cities has been very strong, inside the urban areas, it has been smaller. This is especially hard if you look at the most vulnerable road users such as pedestrians and cyclists. In many accidents the speed factor appears closely linked not only to the number, but also to the severity of the accidents suffered inside the urban areas. Therefore, a reduction in the speed would improve the road safety. There are different measures known as "traffic calming measures" whose objectives are to reduce both the number and severity of accidents that occur on urban areas, by reducing the traffic flow through the streets, as well as the speed of the vehicles. However, the efficiency in speed reduction of each measure is not entirely known. That's the reason why they are implanted, in many cases, with no technical basis. The aim of this article is to show the effectiveness in reducing speed of some of the traffic calming measures. To this effect, field measurements were done on street sections with different types of traffic calming measures, in different places of a city of Burgos, in the north of Spain. These measurements were compared with other ones sited on other streets sections of similar characteristics but without traffic calming measures. Finally the conclusions are shown and some recommendations for improving their effectiveness are given.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4995/CIT2016.2016.4217


2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (8) ◽  
pp. 557-593 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manuel Vaquero ◽  
Jan van der Made ◽  
Hugues-Alexandre Blain ◽  
Nuria Ibáñez ◽  
Juan Manuel López-García ◽  
...  

1981 ◽  
Vol 139 (4) ◽  
pp. 328-335 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. L. Vazquez Barquero ◽  
P. E. Muñoz ◽  
V. Madoz Jaúregui

SummaryAs part of an epidemiological survey of a rural community in the North of Spain we analysed the interaction between physical illness and neurotic morbidity using a two-phase cross-sectional analysis of a representative sample of the population over 15 years old. There was a very high prevalence of neurosis in the somatically ill (males—15.6 per cent, females—33.1 per cent) and much physical pathology in the group of neurotics (males—42.4 per cent, females—39 per cent). The personal characteristics of the sample, as well as some sociological factors like rural-urban way of life, educational level and social class, appear to influence the relationship between both types of illness. The neurotic morbidity of the somatic group comprised depressive, anxiety and hypochondriac types.


Author(s):  
José Luis Martín-Varillas ◽  
D. Prieto-Peña ◽  
Lara Sánchez Bilbao ◽  
Eva Peña Sainz-Pardo ◽  
Belén Atienza-Mateo ◽  
...  

PLoS ONE ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. e0211070 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica Ares ◽  
Sergio Valdés ◽  
Patricia Botas ◽  
Cecilia Sánchez-Ragnarsson ◽  
Sandra Rodríguez-Rodero ◽  
...  

Proceedings ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (23) ◽  
pp. 1416
Author(s):  
Mario López ◽  
Noel Rodríguez-Fuertes ◽  
Rodrigo Carballo

This work assesses for the first time the offshore wind energy resource in Asturias, a region in the North of Spain. Numerical model and observational databases are used to characterize the gross wind energy resource at different points throughout the area of study. The production of several wind turbines is then forecasted on the basis of each technology power curve and the wind speed distributions. The results are mapped for a better interpretation and discussion.


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