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El presente artículo versa sobre la definición de unos criterios de calidad mínimos en la intervención profesional en ocio, formación y empleo con jóvenes en dificultad social para el establecimiento de buenas prácticas. Es resultado de una investigación que se basa en la metodología cualitativa y, más en concreto, en la Técnica Delphi como estrategia de recogida de información. Esta técnica parte de la consulta a expertos y profesionales que emiten sus opiniones de manera cíclica acerca del tema a tratar hasta que llegan a un consenso. En la recogida de información han participado profesionales de diferentes entidades y distinta formación: Trabajo Social, Educación Social, Psicología, Pedagogía... Para el diseño de los diferentes instrumentos de recogida de información implementados en cada una de las rondas, así como para la definición de las dimensiones de análisis, nos hemos basado en las aportaciones que estos expertos de todo el territorio español nos han proporcionado con relación a dicha temática, respetando su anonimato durante todo el proceso. El resultado de esta investigación servirá de referencia para todas las Comunidades Autónomas y puede ser utilizado como guía para la organización, planificación y evaluación de la intervención social, destinada a este colectivo especialmente vulnerable. Descriptores: • indicadores • juventud

Freshwater Algae: Identification and Use as Bioindicators provides a comprehensive guide to temperate freshwater algae, with additional information on key species in relation to environmental characteristics and implications for aquatic management. The book uniquely combines practical material on techniques and water quality management with basic algal taxonomy and the role of algae as bioindicators.  Freshwater Algae: Identification and Use as Bioindicators is divided into two parts. Part I describes techniques for the sampling, measuring and observation of algae and then looks at the role of algae as bioindicators and the implications for aquatic management. Part II provides the identification of major genera and 250 important species.  Well illustrated with numerous original illustrations and photographs, this reference work is essential reading for all practitioners and researchers concerned with assessing and managing the aquatic environment.

The present research is carried out in the Municipal Administration with the objective of studying the behavior of the mental workload in the work places. The procedure used consists of three stages: preparation, experiments and results. The indicators selected for the study are: Simple Reaction Time, Complex Reaction Time, Discrimination Threshold, Depth Perception and Yoshitake Test are selected. SPSS software is used or the statistical analysis of the data, EndNote as a bibliographic manager and VOSviewer for its graphical representation. An Ishikawa Diagram is used to determine the causes that provoke mental fatigue during the working day in the individuals studied. As a result, out of the 12 workers studied, 6 presented extreme risk, 5 a worrying level and 1 a moderate level of mental workload. A proposal of measures to prevent and reduce the effect of mental workload is elaborated.

This paper proposes a system of pragmatic tagging for the VALESCO.HUMOR corpus, available at the Observahumor.com website. To date, the work of the GRIALE group has involved the study of irony and humour in Spanish, leading to the creation of a taxonomy of humour markers and indicators that serve to identify ironic and humorous utterances in the corpus. Markers are elements that help in the interpretation of an utterance as humorous (e.g., intonation or laughter), whereas indicators are humorous elements per se (e.g., certain suffixes or phraseological units). Timofeeva and Ruiz Gurillo (2021) have developed a pilot version of a pragmatic tagging system, based on markers and indicators, for the CHILDHUM corpus (also available at Observahumor.com). However, their system incorporates characteristics which are applicable to that specific corpus of children’s narratives, and as such cannot easily be extrapolated to all the corpora hosted at Observahumor.com. For this reason, it is necessary to carry out a detailed study of the pragmatic tags that might best be used towards a better interpretation of each text therein, and hence that would be suitable for each type of corpus. In the present study we present a proposal for the VALESCO.HUMOR corpus, which comprises 148 ironichumorous sequences extracted from 67 colloquial conversations of the Val.Es.Co. corpus (http://www.valesco.es/). The aim of this proposal is to provide the reader with all the necessary information to be able to interpret these humorous sequences and thus be able to analyse the corpus adequately..

Biodiversity declines threaten the sustainability of global economies and societies. Acknowledging this, businesses are beginning to make commitments to account for and mitigate their influence on biodiversity and report this in sustainability reports. We assessed the top 100 of the 2016 Fortune 500 Global companies’ (the Fortune 100) sustainability reports to gauge the current state of corporate biodiversity accountability. Almost half (49) of the Fortune 100 mentioned biodiversity in reports, and 31 made clear biodiversity commitments, of which only 5 were specific, measureable, and time bound. A variety of biodiversity-related activities were disclosed (e.g., managing impacts, restoring biodiversity, and investing in biodiversity), but only 9 companies provided quantitative indicators to verify the magnitude of their activities (e.g., area of habitat restored). No companies reported quantitative biodiversity outcomes, making it difficult to determine whether business actions were of sufficient magnitude to address impacts and were achieving positive outcomes for nature. Conservation science can advance approaches to corporate biodiversity accountability by helping businesses make science-based biodiversity commitments, develop meaningful indicators, and select more targeted activities to address business impacts. With the biodiversity policy super year of 2020 rapidly approaching, now is the time for conservation scientists to engage with and support businesses in playing a critical role in setting the new agenda for a sustainable future for the planet with biodiversity at its heart. Las declinaciones de la biodiversidad amenazan a la sustentabilidad de las sociedades y economías globales. Los negocios han reconocido esto y han comenzado a comprometerse a mitigar y a responsabilizarse por su influencia sobre la biodiversidad y a reportar esto en informes sobre sustentabilidad. Evaluamoslos informes sobre sustentabilidadde las 100 mejores compañías del reporte Fortune 500 Global del 2016 (el Fortune 100) para estimar el estado actual de la responsabilidad corporativa hacia la biodiversidad. Casi la mitad (49) del Fortune 100 mencionó a la biodiversidad en sus informes, y 31 dejaron claro sus compromisos con la biodiversidad, de los cuales sólo cinco fueron específicos, medibles y limitados por tiempo. Se divulgó una variedad de actividades relacionadas con la biodiversidad (p. ej.: manejo de impactos, restauración de la biodiversidade inversión en la biodiversidad). Pero sólo nueve compañías proporcionaron indicadores cuantitativos para verificar la magnitud de sus actividades (p. ej.: área del hábitat restaurado). Ninguna compañía reportó resultados cuantitativos con respecto a la biodiversidad, lo que complica la determinación de si las acciones de las empresas fueron de una magnitud suficiente para tratar los impactos y si se están logrando resultados positivos para la naturaleza. La ciencia de la conservación puede potenciar los métodos para la responsabilidad corporativa hacia la biodiversidad ayudando a las empresas a realizar compromisos con la biodiversidad basados en la ciencia, desarrollar indicadores significativos y seleccionar actividades más enfocadas para tratar los impactos de las empresas. Con la rápida aproximación del súper año para la biodiversidad, el 2020, ahora es el momento para que los científicos de la conservación apoyen y se comprometan con las empresas para tener un papel significativo en el establecimiento de una nueva agenda con la biodiversidad como núcleo para el futuro sustentable del planeta. 生物多样性丧失威胁着全球经济和社会的可持续性。基于此企业开始承诺说明并减缓它们对生物多祥 性的影响，并在可持续性发展报告中对此进行报告。我们分析 2016 年财富世界 500 强中前 100 名的企业(即 财富百強) 的可持续性报告，以评估企业生物多样性责任制度的现状。财富百强企业中近一半 (49) 的企业在报 告中提及了生物多祥性，31 个企业作出了明确的生物多祥性保护承诺，但其中只有5 个企业的承诺具体、可测 量且有时限。根告中公开了各种与生物多祥性有关的活动影响管理、恢复生物多祥性、对生物多样性投 资X 但只有9 个企业提供了量化指标来i正实这些活动的规模(M!恢复栖息地的面积) o 没有ー个企业报告了定 量的生物多祥性保护成效，因此很难判断这些商业行为是否足以应对对生物多祥性的影响，并正在取得积极的自 然保护成效。保护科学可以通过帮助企业作出科学的生物多祥性承诺、制定有意义的指标、选择更有针对性的 活动来应对商业对生物多祥性的影响，从而推进企业生物多祥性保护责任的发展。随着生物多祥性政策年 2020 年的迫近，保护科学家是时候参与和支持企业以生物多样性为核心的地球可持续性未来新议程的制定，并发挥其 关键作用。

Faced with a reality of constant change and competitiveness, new skills and competencies are required every day to operate in a diffuse and complex society. Scientific Initiation Programs are an excellent way to promote and teach scientific skills that will allow you to achieve these new skills. However, it is important to monitor whether these Programs are achieving the expected objectives with the available resources. Thus, this research aimed to propose performance indicators to evaluate the contributions of the Scientific Initiation Program to the academic and scientific training of students graduating from the UFAM PIBIC and, in particular, within the scope of the Faculty of Technology of this Institution. To this end, it was necessary to map data from UFAM's PIBIC in the period from 2008 to 2018, characterizing the profile of graduates from the Program of courses at UFAM and the Faculty of Technology and the Faculty of Social Studies, making a comparison between the students' performance graduates of PIBIC/PAIC from the Faculty of Technology and the Faculty of Social Studies with those presented in the PIBIC General Report (CNPq) in the period 2016-2018 and presenting the proposal for management indicators for evaluating Scientific Initiation at UFAM. The methodology adopted was research through an exploratory and descriptive study, based on data collection using an electronic form sent to FES and FT Scientific Initiation graduates. The result was an outline of the development of PIBIC/PAIC, in the period in question, with an indication of the main characteristics of the undergraduate researchers. This facilitated the construction and validation of performance indicators to monitor Scientific Initiation actions. However, future studies could be directed towards a more comprehensive verification of other UFAM Units, also considering the perception of professors-supervisors regarding scientific research for undergraduate students. Diante de uma realidade de constante mudanças e competitividade, são requeridas a cada dia novas habilidades e competências para operar numa sociedade difusa e complexa. Os Programas de Iniciação Científica são um meio excelente para a promoção e ensino de habilidades científicas que permitirão conquistar essas novas competências. Entretanto, convém acompanhar se esses Programas estão alcançando os objetivos esperados com os recursos disponíveis. Assim, esta pesquisa teve como objetivo propor indicadores de desempenho para avaliação das contribuições do Programa de Iniciação Científica na formação acadêmica e científica dos estudantes egressos do PIBIC da UFAM e, em especial, no âmbito da Faculdade de Tecnologia dessa Instituição. Para tanto, foi necessário mapear os dados do PIBIC da UFAM no período de 2008 a 2018, caracterizando o perfil dos egressos do Programa dos cursos da UFAM e da Faculdade de Tecnologia e da Faculdade de Estudos Sociais, realizando um comparativo entre o desempenho dos discentes egressos do PIBIC/PAIC da Faculdade de Tecnologia e da Faculdade de Estudos Sociais com os apresentados no Relatório de Geral do PIBIC (CNPq) no período de 2016-2018 e apresentando a proposta de indicadores gerenciais de avaliação da Iniciação Científica da UFAM. A metodologia adotada foi a pesquisa por meio de estudo exploratório e descritivo, baseada na coleta de dados mediante aplicação de formulário eletrônico encaminhado aos egressos da Iniciação Científica da FES e FT. O resultado foi um delineamento do desenvolvimento do PIBIC/PAIC, no período em questão, com a indicação das principais características dos pesquisadores graduandos. Isso facilitou na construção e validação de indicadores de desempenho para acompanhamento das ações de Iniciação Científica. Entretanto, estudos futuros poderão ser direcionados para a uma verificação mais abrangente de outras Unidades da UFAM, considerando ainda a percepção dos professores-orientadores quanto à pesquisa científica para os alunos da graduação. Ante una realidad de constante cambio y competitividad, cada día se requieren nuevas habilidades y competencias para desenvolverse en una sociedad difusa y compleja. Los Programas de Iniciación Científica son una excelente manera de promover y enseñar habilidades científicas que te permitirán alcanzar estas nuevas habilidades. Sin embargo, es importante monitorear si estos Programas están logrando los objetivos esperados con los recursos disponibles. Así, esta investigación tuvo como objetivo proponer indicadores de desempeño para evaluar los aportes del Programa de Iniciación Científica a la formación académica y científica de los estudiantes egresados ​​del PIBIC de la UFAM y, en particular, en el ámbito de la Facultad de Tecnología de esta Institución. Para ello, fue necesario mapear datos del PIBIC de la UFAM en el período de 2008 a 2018, caracterizando el perfil de los egresados ​​del Programa de Carreras de la UFAM y de la Facultad de Tecnología y de la Facultad de Estudios Sociales, haciendo una comparación entre los desempeño de los estudiantes egresados ​​del PIBIC/PAIC de la Facultad de Tecnología y de la Facultad de Estudios Sociales con los presentados en el Informe General del PIBIC (CNPq) en el período 2016-2018 y presentando la propuesta de indicadores de gestión para la evaluación de la Iniciación Científica en la UFAM. La metodología adoptada fue la investigación a través de un estudio exploratorio y descriptivo, basado en la recolección de datos mediante un formulario electrónico enviado a los egresados ​​de Iniciación Científica de la FES y FT. El resultado fue un esbozo del desarrollo del PIBIC/PAIC, en el período en cuestión, con indicación de las principales características de los investigadores de pregrado. Esto facilitó la construcción y validación de indicadores de desempeño para monitorear las acciones de Iniciación Científica. Sin embargo, futuros estudios podrían orientarse hacia una verificación más integral de otras Unidades de la UFAM, considerando también la percepción de los profesores-tutores sobre la investigación científica de los estudiantes de pregrado.

There is little appreciation of the level of extinction risk faced by one‐sixth of the over 65,000 species assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Determining the status of these data‐deficient (DD) species is essential to developing an accurate picture of global biodiversity and identifying potentially threatened DD species. To address this knowledge gap, we used predictive models incorporating species’ life history, geography, and threat information to predict the conservation status of DD terrestrial mammals. We constructed the models with 7 machine learning (ML) tools trained on species of known status. The resultant models showed very high species classification accuracy (up to 92%) and ability to correctly identify centers of threatened species richness. Applying the best model to DD species, we predicted 313 of 493 DD species (64%) to be at risk of extinction, which increases the estimated proportion of threatened terrestrial mammals from 22% to 27%. Regions predicted to contain large numbers of threatened DD species are already conservation priorities, but species in these areas show considerably higher levels of risk than previously recognized. We conclude that unless directly targeted for monitoring, species classified as DD are likely to go extinct without notice. Taking into account information on DD species may therefore help alleviate data gaps in biodiversity indicators and conserve poorly known biodiversity.

How communities respond to and recover from damaging hazard events could be contextualized in terms of their disaster resilience. Although numerous efforts have sought to explain the determinants of disaster resilience, the ability to measure the concept is increasingly being seen as a key step toward disaster risk reduction. The development of standards that are meaningful for measuring resilience remains a challenge, however. This is partially because there are few explicit sets of procedures within the literature that outline how to measure and compare communities in terms of their resilience. The primary purpose of this article is to advance the understanding of the multidimensional nature of disaster resilience and to provide an externally validated set of metrics for measuring resilience at subcounty levels of geography. A set of metrics covering social, economic, institutional, infrastructural, community-based, and environmental dimensions of resilience was identified, and the validity of the metrics is addressed via real-world application using Hurricane Katrina and the recovery of the Mississippi Gulf Coast in the United States as a case study.