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Teaching methods for increasing the participations of students: innovative dynamics games
(Intangible Capital. 2013;9(2):526-37, 2013)Purpose: This paper analyses new dynamics as teaching methodologies in the context of the degrees adapted to the EHEA. The aim of this study is double: to assess whether there is greater involvement in ... -
El tercer participante. Diálogo con Sam Barlow
(L'Atalante. 2021;(31):131-152, 2021)Diálogo con el creador y escritor de videojuegos Sam Barlow en torno a su trabajo dentro de la industria del videojuego y como creador independiente, así como sus planteamientos creativos a la hora de ... -
The 360° performance system in team sports: is it time to design a “Personalized Jacket” for team sports players?
(Sports. 2021;9(3):40, 2021-03-17)Elite performance in team sports attracts the attention of the general public. In particular, the best players became incredibly skilled and physically powerful, which is a fact that potentiates the ... -
The Adoption of Environmental Practices in Small Hotels. Voluntary or Mandatory? An Empirical Approach
(Sustainability. 2016 Jul 21;8(7):695, 2016-07-21)This paper examines small hotels that have some type of environmental certification. A survey of 210 small (less than 50 employees) Catalonian hotels was conducted to investigate whether there are ... -
The algorithms is not my boss anymore: technological appropriation and (new) media strategies in Riders x Derechos and Mensakas
(Contracampo: Brazilian Journal of Communication. 2020;39(1):65-83, 2020)This paper studies how a group of delivery workers in Barcelona were able to organize a successful traditional and a social media strategy in order to claim for their rights as waged workers. They ... -
The association of physical (in)activity with mental health. Differences between elder and younger populations: a systematic literature review
(International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021;18(9):4771, 2021-04-29)Background: Physical activity is associated with mental health benefits. This systematic literature review summarises extant evidence regarding this association, and explores differences observed between ... -
The economic and social value of science and technology parks. The case of Tecnocampus
(Frontiers in Psychology. 2020 Dec 23;11:632600, 2020-12-23)This article aims to measure both the economic and social value of Tecnocampus, a Science and Technology Park in its region of influence (Mataró city in the Maresme region of Catalonia, Spain). Our ... -
The economic and social value of spa tourism: the case of balneotherapy in Maresme, Spain
(PLoS ONE. 2022 JAN 31;17(1):e0262428, 2022-01-31)The aim of this article is to assess both the economic and social value of balneotherapy and spa tourism, being the first paper in carrying out this analysis. The study has been conducted in Maresme, a ... -
The effects of COVID-19 lockdown on jumping performance and aerobic capacity in elite handball players
(Biology of Sport. 2021;38(4):753–759, 2021-10-22)The aim of this research was to analyse the capacity of a home-based training programme to preserve aerobic capacity and jumping performance in top-level handball players during the COVID-19 lockdown. ... -
The evolution and impact of tourism in the Mediterranean: the case of island regions, 1990-2002
(Cuadernos de Turismo. 2016;(37):269–303, 2016-05-03)This paper aims to analyse one of the world’s top tourist destinations, the Mediterranean, and, more specifically, the evolution and impact of mass tourism on its western islands (Corsica, Sardinia, ... -
The gender perspective in Wikipedia: a content and participation challenge
(Companion Proceedings of the Web Conference 2022 (WWW ’22 Companion), 2022 Apr 25–29, Virtual Event, Lyon, France, 2022-04)Wikipedia is one of the most widely used information sources in the world. Although one of the guiding pillars of this digital platform is ensuring access to the diversity of human knowledge from a ... -
The importance of administrative data in the evaluation of the incidence of social housing allowance programmes
(Evaluation and Program Planning. 2022 Oct;94:102117, 2022-10)The aim of this work is to assess the rental assistance programme that was implemented by the Catalan regional government in the 2010s using administrative data provided by the Catalonia Housing Agency ... -
The real estate and credit bubble: evidence from Spain
(SERIEs. 2014 Aug;5(2-3):223-243, 2014)We analyze the determinants of real estate and credit bubbles using a unique borrower-lender matched dataset on mortgage loans in Spain. The dataset contain real estate credit and price conditions (loan ... -
The relationship between resistance exercise performance and ventilatory efficiency after beetroot juice intake in well-trained athletes
(Nutrients. 2021;13(4):1094, 2021-03-27)The assessment of ventilatory efficiency is critical to understanding the matching of ventilation (VE) and perfusion in the lungs during exercise. This study aimed to establish a causal physiological ... -
The role of local content in Wikipedia: a study on reader and editor engagement
(Área Abierta. 2021;21(2):123-151, 2021-05-17)Aproximadamente una cuarta parte de cada Wikipedia está dedicada a representar “contenido local”, es decir, el contexto cultural correspondiente de la lengua (lugares geográficos, hechos históricos, ... -
The slow component of oxygen uptake and efficiency in resistance exercises: a comparison with endurance exercises
(Frontiers in Physiology. 2019 Mar 28;10:357, 2019-03-28)There is a lack of information regarding the slow component of oxygen uptake (VO2sc) and efficiency/economy in resistance exercises despite the crucial role played in endurance performance. This study ... -
The transparency of CSUC member university libraries
(Library Management. 2019;40(8/9):558-569, 2019)Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to analyse the level of transparency of the libraries of Catalan universities that are members of the Consortium of University Services of Catalonia (CSUC). Desi ... -
La Tierra Prometida en el videojuego contemporáneo: mitoanálisis de <i>Bioshock Infinite</i> y <i>Death Stranding</i>
(L'Atalante. 2021;(31):117-130, 2021)La creación tradicional de naciones y estados encontró en el mito de la Tierra Prometida un sustento político-religioso clave para su legitimación. El objetivo del presente artículo es contrastar cómo ... -
La transformación del género audiovisual musical en la red. Los lipdubs como vestigios del cine musical
(Comunicación y Hombre. 2015(11):115-128, 2015-11-15)Este artículo determina qué continúa del cine musical como género en los nuevos formatos musicales de la comunicación 2.0. El ciudadano espectador/creador del nuevo paradigma comunicativo produce y ... -
Tuberculine reaction measured by infrared thermography
(Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine. 2015;122(2):199-206, 2015-11)Setting: The infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis gives a delayed immune response, measured by the tuberculine skin test. We present a new technique for evaluation based on automatic detection and ...