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El derecho de participación en las políticas sociales: el proceso participativo para la elaboración de la Ley valenciana de Servicios Sociales
2020
espanolEl derecho de participacion ciudadana en la configuracion de las politicas sociales es un elemento esencial en las nuevas formas de gobernanza y en el ejercicio de la gobernabilidad de los estados democraticos. En el siguiente articulo, se presenta el ejemplo de la Ley Valenciana de Servicios Sociales, desgranando las diferentes fases del proceso de elaboracion y profundizando en las aportaciones de los distintos actores sociales. Dicho proceso, comprendido entre el periodo 2015–2019, consto de cuatro etapas con una triple finalidad: 1) hacer participes a la pluralidad de actores (ciudadania, profesionales, entidades locales, entidades del tercer sector, personas expertas) y partidos…
Hagiografía valenciana (1470-1600)
2006
Je centrerai ce travail sur les textes qui traitent spécifiquement de l’histoire et la vie des saints, en tentant de les analyser sous l’angle de leur processus de production et de leur structure externe, c’est-à-dire : les formats utilisés, les pages de titre, les prologues, les gravures et la longueur des œuvres. Cela permet, semble-t-il, d’éclairer bien des aspects de ce genre d’édition dont on peut voir qu’il a joui d’une grande faveur auprès des lecteurs, comme le montre la transposition presque immédiate de beaucoup de ces textes à la littérature, tant au théâtre que dans le roman ou dans la fiction narrative et la poésie. On étudie ici la structure externe des ouvrages appartenant à …
El proceso de socialización de los adolescentes postmodernos: entre la inclusión y el riesgo. Recomendaciones para una ciudadanía sostenible
2014
Resumen basado en el de la publicación Monográfico con el título: "Jóvenes, ocio y educación en la sociedad red" Título, resumen y palabras clave también en portugués Se refleja los intereses, opiniones e incertidumbres que envuelven a adolescentes residentes en entornos de fragilidad. Es un estudio que aborda las circunstancias desde tres barrios del área metropolitana de Valencia. Se analiza el entorno en que socializan: las relaciones familiares y comunitarias, los hábitos y percepciones de la realidad sobre la que actúan. Se centra la mirada en ellos y ellas, con la finalidad de identificar los riesgos y establecer un diagnóstico que permita determinar los hándicaps que surgen en los pr…
Derivation and validation of a novel bleeding risk score for elderly patients with venous thromboembolism on extended anticoagulation
2017
SummaryExisting clinical scores do not perform well in predicting bleeding in elderly patients with acute venous thromboembolism (VTE). We sought to derive an easy-to-use clinical score to help physicians identify elderly patients with VTE who are at high-risk of bleeding during extended anticoagulation (>3 months). Our derivation sample included 743 patients aged ≥65 years with VTE who were enrolled in a prospective multicenter cohort study. All patients received extended anticoagulation with vitamin K antagonists. We derived our score using competing risk regression, with the time to a first major bleeding up to 36 months of extended anticoagulation as the outcome, and 17 candidate var…
Risk of digestive cancers in a cohort of 69 460 five-year survivors of childhood cancer in Europe: the PanCareSurFup study.
2021
BackgroundSurvivors of childhood cancer are at risk of subsequent primary neoplasms (SPNs), but the risk of developing specific digestive SPNs beyond age 40 years remains uncertain. We investigated risks of specific digestive SPNs within the largest available cohort worldwide.MethodsThe PanCareSurFup cohort includes 69 460 five-year survivors of childhood cancer from 12 countries in Europe. Risks of digestive SPNs were quantified using standardised incidence ratios (SIRs), absolute excess risks and cumulative incidence.Results427 digestive SPNs (214 colorectal, 62 liver, 48 stomach, 44 pancreas, 59 other) were diagnosed in 413 survivors. Wilms tumour (WT) and Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) survivors…
Projecting the spread of COVID-19 for Germany
2020
We model the evolution of the number of individuals that are reported to be sick with COVID-19 in Germany. Our theoretical framework builds on a continuous time Markov chain with four states: healthy without infection, sick, healthy after recovery or after infection but without symptoms and dead. Our quantitative solution matches the number of sick individuals up to the most recent observation and ends with a share of sick individuals following from infection rates and sickness probabilities. We employ this framework to study inter alia the expected peak of the number of sick individuals in a scenario without public regulation of social contacts. We also study the effects of public regulati…
Ambient carbon monoxide and daily mortality:a global time-series study in 337 cities
2021
Background Epidemiological evidence on short-term association between ambient carbon monoxide (CO) and mortality is inconclusive and limited to single cities, regions, or countries. Generalisation of results from previous studies is hindered by potential publication bias and different modelling approaches. We therefore assessed the association between short-term exposure to ambient CO and daily mortality in a multicity, multicountry setting. Methods We collected daily data on air pollution, meteorology, and total mortality from 337 cities in 18 countries or regions, covering various periods from 1979 to 2016. All included cities had at least 2 years of both CO and mortality data. We estimat…
Medical Student Ultrasound Education, a WFUMB Position Paper, Part I, response to the letter to the Editor.
2019
Public policies for the elderly from a human rights based approach
2021
El presente trabajo parte de la premisa de que el envejecimiento de la población es un fenómeno que hay que abordar desde las políticas públicas puesto que interroga a la sociedad en su conjunto y exige la responsabilidad de los Estados como garantes de los derechos de las personas mayores. Tales políticas deberán guiarse por los estándares y principios marcados por Naciones Unidas, el Consejo de Europa y la Unión Europea, que reclaman adoptar un enfoque basado en derechos Humanos y una atención integral centrada en la persona, como canales para articular un tratamiento adecuado de los derechos de las personas mayores, sin olvidar el compromiso ético de todos los agentes implicados en dar r…
Utilizing ICT to prevent loneliness and social isolation of the elderly. A literature review
2016
Ageing of the population is a worldwide phenomenon. Numerous ICT-based solutions have been developed for elderly care but mainly connected to the physiological and nursing aspects in services for the elderly. Social work is a profession that should pay attention to the comprehensive wellbeing and social needs of the elderly. Many people experience loneliness and depression in their old age, either as a result of living alone or due to a lack of close family ties and reduced connections with their culture of origin, which results in an inability to participate actively in community activities (Singh & Misra, 2009). Participation in society would enhance the quality of life. With the deve…