Handbook with the methods to stablish a complete, overarching public safety system adapted to a d... more Handbook with the methods to stablish a complete, overarching public safety system adapted to a diverse local community.
Manual con los métodos para establecer un sistema de seguridad ciudadana completo e integral adaptado a la sociedad diversa.
El enfoque de gobernanza local está marcando la dirección del cambio de paradigma en la gestión p... more El enfoque de gobernanza local está marcando la dirección del cambio de paradigma en la gestión pública a nivel internacional. Este libro describe de forma práctica una serie de sistemas innovadores y buenas prácticas de gestión eficiente y eficaz de los servicios públicos, enfocándose especialmente en la seguridad y la justicia. La obra refleja una nueva manera de entender la relación con los ciudadanos descrita de forma entusiasta al mismo tiempo que rigurosa, realista, y científica, transmitiendo una futura sociedad de democracia plena basada en la convivencia de nuestra comunidad diversa.
"The Governance of Public Safety and Justice in a Diverse Society" addresses innovative systems o... more "The Governance of Public Safety and Justice in a Diverse Society" addresses innovative systems of public safety and community justice adapted to our social diversity. The book describes successful experiences to improve cost-efficiency and effectiveness of public services in several cities and countries through the world.
Introduction: A substantial body of research indicates an increasing prevalence of mental health ... more Introduction: A substantial body of research indicates an increasing prevalence of mental health issues among university students in a range of countries. A number of psychosocial factors have been put forward in the research literature as possible explanations for this persistent decline in psychological wellbeing in higher education. The present study focused on the role of family factors and the use of digital technologies by students. Methods: A replication study was conducted at the University of the Americas (Chile) based on a previous study on psychosocial factors of academic learning patterns and mental health of university students at the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM), Spain. A cross-sectional design was employed, using the same questionnaire, plus indicators of most frequently used digital technologies by the students. The questionnaire was administered online at the same time to all incoming students, gathering a sample of 4,523 students. A series of multiple regressions and ANOVAs was conducted to ascertain the extent to which family and digital factors could be identified as predictors of mental health indicators. Results: The most significant findings indicate that high levels of parental protection and control/discipline, and especially the high use of social media and smartphones, are particularly salient factors contributing to mental health problems in the learning process of higher education students. Discussion: The results suggest strategies to promote wellbeing, with a focus on the psychosocial diversity within an inclusive university community. Social and digital innovation, collective entrepreneurship, and participatory place-building may facilitate networks of artistic, cultural, ecological, and sports spaces to promote the sense of university community. A longitudinal follow-up on the same sample across academic years will reveal the extent to which these wellbeing initiatives are fruitful.
Handbook with the methods to stablish a complete, overarching public safety system adapted to a d... more Handbook with the methods to stablish a complete, overarching public safety system adapted to a diverse local community.
Manual con los métodos para establecer un sistema de seguridad ciudadana completo e integral adaptado a la sociedad diversa.
El enfoque de gobernanza local está marcando la dirección del cambio de paradigma en la gestión p... more El enfoque de gobernanza local está marcando la dirección del cambio de paradigma en la gestión pública a nivel internacional. Este libro describe de forma práctica una serie de sistemas innovadores y buenas prácticas de gestión eficiente y eficaz de los servicios públicos, enfocándose especialmente en la seguridad y la justicia. La obra refleja una nueva manera de entender la relación con los ciudadanos descrita de forma entusiasta al mismo tiempo que rigurosa, realista, y científica, transmitiendo una futura sociedad de democracia plena basada en la convivencia de nuestra comunidad diversa.
"The Governance of Public Safety and Justice in a Diverse Society" addresses innovative systems o... more "The Governance of Public Safety and Justice in a Diverse Society" addresses innovative systems of public safety and community justice adapted to our social diversity. The book describes successful experiences to improve cost-efficiency and effectiveness of public services in several cities and countries through the world.
Introduction: A substantial body of research indicates an increasing prevalence of mental health ... more Introduction: A substantial body of research indicates an increasing prevalence of mental health issues among university students in a range of countries. A number of psychosocial factors have been put forward in the research literature as possible explanations for this persistent decline in psychological wellbeing in higher education. The present study focused on the role of family factors and the use of digital technologies by students. Methods: A replication study was conducted at the University of the Americas (Chile) based on a previous study on psychosocial factors of academic learning patterns and mental health of university students at the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM), Spain. A cross-sectional design was employed, using the same questionnaire, plus indicators of most frequently used digital technologies by the students. The questionnaire was administered online at the same time to all incoming students, gathering a sample of 4,523 students. A series of multiple regressions and ANOVAs was conducted to ascertain the extent to which family and digital factors could be identified as predictors of mental health indicators. Results: The most significant findings indicate that high levels of parental protection and control/discipline, and especially the high use of social media and smartphones, are particularly salient factors contributing to mental health problems in the learning process of higher education students. Discussion: The results suggest strategies to promote wellbeing, with a focus on the psychosocial diversity within an inclusive university community. Social and digital innovation, collective entrepreneurship, and participatory place-building may facilitate networks of artistic, cultural, ecological, and sports spaces to promote the sense of university community. A longitudinal follow-up on the same sample across academic years will reveal the extent to which these wellbeing initiatives are fruitful.
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The origins of systemic high blood pressure has been studied from a wide array of different appro... more The origins of systemic high blood pressure has been studied from a wide array of different approaches. Researches suggests a very close connection between social environment stressors and all the manifestations of the disease itself. The present study deals with relevant social stressors that might be related to the high rates of high blood pressure found among the inhabitants of Vila Nossa Senhora de Fátima, a poor neighborhood in Porto Alegre, Brasil. Results, when compared to those comming from samples from different contexts of the same city, suggest an important relationship between certain social circunstances and the evolution of the hypertension desease. The discussion points to the importance of building up ciitzenship as a tool for health participation and promotion.
espanolEl concepto de occidente comunmente compartido alberga paradojas que esconden ciertas moti... more espanolEl concepto de occidente comunmente compartido alberga paradojas que esconden ciertas motivaciones no tangibles, autenticos motores de su Historia. La tendencia a descomponer materialmente la esencia de la naturaleza choca con la necesidad de asimilar su pureza, virginidad y libertad. Esta aparente contradiccion se ha resuelto historicamente en una progresion continua de conquista, de "civilizacion" de lo salvaje, alimentandose temporalmente de sus cualidades. Como alternativa a estos dilemas, aqui se propone la participacion cultural en la integracion con nuestros entornos ( "espejos" necesarios, tanto inmediatos como lejanos, sociales como ecologicos" ) enriqueciendo nuestra identidad con la vision del "otro" y tomando asi las riendas de nuestra historia. EnglishPopular concepts of Occident entail some paradoxes which hide certain non-tangible motivations, truly engines of its History. The tendency to materially descompose the meaningfulness of nature confronts the need to assimilate its purity, virginity, and freedom. This apparent contradiction has been historically solved through an everlasting conquering progression of wilderness civilizing, getting temporally fed by its qualities. As alternative to this dilemma, cultural participation with our ( immediate and far, social and ecological) environments (our needed "mirrors") is proposed, enriching our identities with views from the "others" and taking this way the lead to our own history.
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Manual con los métodos para establecer un sistema de seguridad ciudadana completo e integral adaptado a la sociedad diversa.
Manual con los métodos para establecer un sistema de seguridad ciudadana completo e integral adaptado a la sociedad diversa.