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Risk stratification at primary care centres in Valencia (Spain) to activate integrated care pathways for elderly patients with chronic conditions
2017
Introduction: The activation of integrated care pathways is not always easy and is time-consuming, so the standardized use of stratification tools (ST) can support health care professionals in decision-making processes. Several ST –developed and validated in the United States– have been implemented in the Valencia Region (Spain) at primary care (PC) centres to identify elders with multimorbidity at risk of suffering future hospital admissions (FHA). In spite of the usefulness of these instruments, it would be recommended to apply STs which have been specifically designed on the basis of the Spanish healthcare system and the characteristics of its population. Thus, the objective of this stud…
(Homosexual) Male Sex Work: Sociological Representations, Social Realities and New Normalizations
2016
Homosexual male sex work is undoubtedly a complex phenomenon, underestimated and overlooked not just in scientific research,2 but also in social policy. The social realities of sex work, as well as the sex workers themselves, are often pigeonholed and confused with various other phenomena (including child abuse; paedophilia; human trafficking and exploitation; drug use and addiction, etc.), which, though they may sometimes be involved, have swayed the focus of research. The present chapter will discuss main sociological perspectives on male sex work.
REDUCING SOCIAL STRATIFICATION VIA DIGITAL SKILLS IMPROVEMENT: THE CASE OF SOCIAL ENTERPRISES IN LATVIA
2021
Latvian social enterprises and social entrepreneurship are becoming important since the adoption of the Social Enterprise Law in 2017 (effective as of 01.04.2018). The number of social enterprises with the legal status and the number of financial grants awarded to social enterprises has been steadily increasing, reaching 161 and 110 of them have received support over 7 million EUR as of 28.02.2021, data of the Register of Social Enterprises. Covid-19 crisis is continuing to have a negative effect on the sector since Latvian social enterprises were not provided any complementary support despite the double-bottom lines they are achieving. Inability to provide structured support mechanisms in …
THE EXPLORED ARCHITECTURE. THE VIRTUAL MODEL OF A HISTORICAL STRATIFICATION
2010
The present study deepens -through documents of historical iconography and critical studies on morphological, geometrical and structural aspects- spatial and volumetric relationships between the medieval Torre Pisana of Palazzo Reale to Palermo (also known as Palazzo dei Normanni) and the Astronomical Observatory, site on the summit of the tower. A brief historical and architectural description of the evolution of the tightly correlated structure to the historical-cultural vicissitudes, to the advancement of the scientific theories and to the innovation of the tools of observation and of survey, is a deepening of knowledge for the conservation and safeguard of the architectural testimony. T…