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The proliferation of the use of smartphones and the availability of high-speed broadband (HD) have boosted the massive use of Internet platforms and services in Africa. The continent stands out from the rest of the world not only because of the speed and spread of digital technologies, but also because of the specific symbols they bring. The aim of this article is to analyse the challenges and impacts of the digital economy on the sectors driving economic and social development in Africa. Consequently, the use of services provided by the digital revolution has a favourable impact on the sectoral spheres of activity: education, businesses and households. After descriptive analysis, we conclude and make a number of recommendations.

The management of healthcare-associated infections becomes more complex if one considers that the prevalence of aetiological agents has changed over the last few years and varies from one centre to another. The main factor responsible for the emergence and spread of so-called multidrug-resistant microorganisms (MDR) is the inappropriate use of antimicrobials at the hospital and community level. It is estimated that by 2050, if antimicrobial resistance (AMR) continues to escalate, infections caused by drug-resistant microorganisms will be the leading cause of death in the human population, surpassing any other currently prevalent pathology and constituting a serious threat to public health worldwide. This paper presents the prevalence of HCAI obtained by applying the 2014 EPINE-EPPS protocol, the epidemiological and microbiological characteristics and antimicrobial resistance in critical areas of the Hospital S.A.M.I.C. Oberá, a third level institution, in order to implement strategies aimed at prevention and control.

In this work, completed in 2013, I analysed the ten biggest box office hits of entertainment cinema at the time, in order to identify in these films the existence of a consumerist ideology, that is, the existence of values that seek to create a hegemonic discourse favourable to consumerist practices. For this, I sought to establish the relationship between Cultural Industry, ideology and culture, understanding, then, what is Post-Modernity and the Consumer Society. The next step was to analyse the ten films selected according to the criterion of highest box office, using as a basis two methods: the "Hermeneutics of Depth", present in the research of John Thompson (2002) and the method of "Film Analysis", proposed by Manuela Penafria (2009). Several theorists considered pertinent to these discussions were used in order to enrich this work and lead to a greater understanding of the role that entertainment cinema plays in contemporary society. The last step was to establish the relationship between cinema and politics, analysing historical moments in which cinema was used politically to finally dissect the relationship between cinema and consumption.

The Schrems rulings, named after Austrian activist Maximilian Schrems who filed a complaint against hi-tech giant Facebook in 2013, are two measures adopted by the Court of Justice of the European Union in relation to the overseas transfer of European citizens' personal data.The first 2015 ruling determines the invalidation of the Safe Harbor international agreement in force since 2000 between Europe and the United States of America. The second ruling in 2020 has a similar outcome with the invalidation of the new international Privacy Shield agreement signed in 2016.The two Schrems rulings, in addition to their obvious impact on the transfer of personal data overseas, also have political significance and should become an occasion for reflection: the rapid pace of technological evolution and globalization have demonstrated the importance of ensuring the European Union's technological and digital sovereignty; the storage and processing of data within European borders can become a lever for choosing European providers over U.S. operators for whom the necessary requirements would make overseas transfer disadvantageous.

Immerse yourself in the fascinating journey through Latin American literature with Un recorrido por la literatura latinoamericana. This captivating follow-up volume to Un recorrido por la literatura y lingüística españolas offers an in-depth analysis of diverse literary texts that reflect the cultural and literary richness of Latin America.This volume explores themes such as the representation of the "other," the clash of identities, the dilemma of identity and assimilation. From the inspiring narratives of renowned Puerto Rican authors to the Cuban adaptation of Euripides' famous tragedy Medea , Clarice Lispector's masterpiece The Hour of the Star and more, this book immerses readers in a captivating literary universe.A Journey through Latin American Literature is an invaluable study tool and an invitation to explore the richness and complexity of Latin American literature and culture. From the 15th to the 20th century, this book offers a comprehensive and exciting overview of the literary voices that have shaped the region's identity.

Post-conflict management is therefore of fundamental importance in that it calls for the stakeholders to put in place a set of administrative, political, economic and diplomatic measures with a view to perpetuating the pre-conflict order. In other words, post-conflict management makes it possible to gradually but definitively heal the gaping wounds left in the flesh and hearts of those torn apart by the conflict.

For many researchers, such as Fernando Millares, Consultant for Water and Sanitation at the IDB, the issue of the water crisis is "scarcity in the midst of abundance", which is typical in our region according to the indices found. According to Millares, global water is 97.5% salt water, which we practically do not use, and only 2.5% is fresh water. However, of that 2.5%, 1.7% is tied up in ice and glaciers at the global level and another 0.7% is in the subsoil, which we use very little. That is to say that all the water that exists at surface level, imagine the great rivers: the Amazon River, the Nile River, represent only 0.1% of the water at global level. If you take that 0.1% of global water, it translates to about 10 million cubic kilometres of water. If you take the world's population, about seven billion people, and an average use, per person, of about a thousand litres per person per day, that amount of water, even if it seems small at the global level, means that we have water to use for more than ten thousand years.

The book presents a reflection on how the Tango Show is constituted in the Binational Border of Brazil and Argentina and its relationship as a cultural product inserted in local tourism, contextualising it as an Artistic Manifestation and Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Therefore, tango was presented in its construction process according to the history of dance and the contributions of the other genres that compose it or contributed to its formation and maintenance process.

The book "Beyond Oil: Towards an Ecological Future" explores the environmental challenges posed by our dependence on hydrocarbons and proposes solutions for a sustainable future. Through the various chapters, we have examined the environmental impacts of hydrocarbon extraction, the consequences for the climate and global warming. We have explored alternatives to hydrocarbons, such as renewable energies, and discussed emerging technologies for a successful energy transition. In addition, we looked at innovations in the oil industry, initiatives to reduce the environmental footprint of refineries and the preservation of ecosystems. Societal and political challenges linked to dependence on hydrocarbons were addressed, as were the policies and regulations needed to promote sustainable alternatives. Individual commitment was emphasized, with suggestions for daily gestures to reduce our carbon footprint, and the importance of environmental education and awareness was highlighted.

Previously, blood was considered irreplaceable in the body because its use in therapy had harmful, even fatal consequences for the patients transfused, to the extent that the success of a transfusion was due to chance. Our hypothesis: here in Kinshasa, many people are still unaware of their blood groups, which makes it difficult to carry out blood transfusions. If necessary (accidents, accidental childbirth, comas, etc.), we believe that knowledge of blood groups among the people of Kinshasa could reduce transfusion accidents. Our objective will be to highlight the importance of knowing one's blood group in life prevention and to find out about the distribution of blood groups in the world population as a whole. Our work focuses on transfusion safety and the fight against haemolytic disease. For our research, it consists in the knowledge of the blood group of the ABO system and that thanks to the work of LANDSTEINER that we knew that there were in the blood of the human ones the antigens (Ag) and the antibodies (Ac) defining the various blood groups.

Many families live under risk factors and vulnerabilities that influence family dynamics, affecting the psychosocial stability of young people, criteria that are, according to some authors, triggers for committing crimes. Understanding the role of this family is of fundamental importance in planning public policies. A quantitative and qualitative study was carried out, consisting of field research, with exploration of documentary data and semi-structured interviews with adolescent offenders detained in the Interinstitutional Integrated Duty and their family members / guardians. Determinants of offending behaviour are: social and material deprivation; amorphous family structure; domestic violence; school dropout; inoperative social assistance network; the family, due to multifactorial problems, is incompetent in supporting the biopsychosocial development of adolescents, leading them in many cases to commit offences.

"A simple and complex brain" is a book focused on exploring how our brain works and how it influences our daily activities in an accessible and entertaining language. is a book focused on exploring the functioning of our brain and how it influences daily activities of our day to day life in an accessible and entertaining language. As we advance in the reading, specific areas will be examined by chapter such as love, drugs, sleep, learning among others, from a scientific but friendly look for every reader, favoring learning and knowledge of how we are and how our brain works answering the why of many of our questions.

The General Health Law (Law 14/1986) was the beginning of the transition from Social Security Health Care, a system fragmented into various subsystems without a joint management, with coverage of workers, pensioners and family members or assimilated and financed by contributions, to a National Health System, with universal coverage and financed by taxes. A decentralized "devolution" type system is organized, so that a Health Service is set up in each Autonomous Community. Decentralization took place over a period of 21 years, between 1981 and 2002. The General Health Law recognizes the right of all Spaniards and foreign citizens residing in Spain to the benefits of the health system and programs the progressive extension of health care. Health coverage under the Social Security Healthcare System was progressively (incrementally) extended to special groups, residents in Spain without sufficient economic resources (Royal Decree 1088/1989), EU foreigners and non-EU foreigners registered in Spain (Organic Law 4/2000).

This book, the fruit of an extensive period of ethnographic field research, sheds light on one of the ethnic groups least addressed in the academy. The Roma, victims of persecution wherever they go, are one of the peoples who have historically suffered the most hardship while the least is known about them. Faced with such a responsibility, we thought of developing this book so that their voices could finally be heard. To this end, this work inserts speeches and representations of the world of the Roma themselves of the Calon ethnic group of Camaçari - BA, as one of the possible portraits of this reality so distant from our daily lives.

It is clear that human resources are the cornerstone of many companies in any sector. In the current economic scenario, the competitive advantages of companies lie more in the collective talent of their personnel than in their assets, be they real estate, technology or means of production.This book presents the basic foundations of the new human resources management of the company. To do so, we will begin with the new paradigm of people management, because the time has come for voluntary intelligence.This will be followed by an analysis of the challenges of the professional transition of the new human resources management and the first 100 days of its mandate.

Although Willis-Ekbom syndrome was first described in the 1940s, it is in the last 20 years that it has received increased attention. This is due to the high prevalence in the general population. Other factors have also contributed, such as the important advances in genetic characterisation, the general boost provided by the rise of sleep medicine in the developed world, or the potential morbidity factor that this disease represents for other diseases, such as cardiovascular or metabolic diseases, not to mention the important advances in treatment. As a result, the number of patients diagnosed and treated for RLS has increased significantly in recent years.

Marriage has an impact on the learning process of young girls attending school in our African societies, particularly in the first region of our country. Discontinuity at school and failure in the educational process are often attributed to marriage and its associated constraints, rooted in our culture, society and daily life. It is therefore important to support and encourage the courageous people who are seeking to make this situation more dynamic.

Daycare is the first stage of Early Childhood Education, covering children from 0 to 3 years old, this phase is not part of compulsory education, but it is very important for the development of the little ones. The family in turn is constituted through kinship and/or interpersonal relationships marked by affection, support and sharing of tasks. Both social institutions have as a link the child, who goes to daycare in order to exercise their right to education and for their full development.The involvement of parents with this stage of Early Childhood Education is one of the targets of this research. In this sense, the hypothesis developed in this work is that the interaction established between the parties that ends up becoming a relationship may be positive or not, influencing various aspects of the child's development.Taking all this into account, with the objective of understanding the interaction between daycare and family and its influence on the development of the child, a historical view of daycare and family was built, the child was discussed, his development, learning and social adaptation in this way identifying the relational aspects between daycare and family.

In the present work, the psychological affectations in Nursing Bachelor students who worked in the red area during the COVID-19 epidemic are addressed in a descriptive way, and the nursing actions that were carried out to address them, it was shown that the psychological alterations reported by the students who belonged to different brigades linked to the red area in the field hospitals and isolation centers, those who always did not coincide in time while working in the place were from the affective point of view: irritability, frustration, stress, fear, anxiety and depression; In the cognitive sphere, they reported difficulty making decisions, a feeling of unreality, confusion, intrusive images, difficulty concentrating, and in the volitional sphere, they reported discomfort due to the use of means of protection, eating disorders, sleep disorders, hyperactivity, crying, and increased consumption. of licit substances, it was shown that due to the importance of the nursing career in society due to the great role they play in caring for the individual, the family and the community.

Communication plays a decisive role in the socio-economic development of communities. It defines a social process based on promoting dialogue between communities and decision-makers at local, regional, national and international levels. The agricultural sector is of strategic importance to sustainable development throughout the world, and especially in Tunisia. Strengthened by extension, it represents a strategic component for ensuring food security and health, and achieving community development objectives in rural areas, including poverty reduction and the preservation of natural resources. Today, extension is no longer about providing farmers with ready-to-use technological innovations. As a result, it would be useful to consider extension reform as a means of promoting the agricultural sector and creating a more favorable environment for community development.This book, packed with illustrations, is aimed particularly at students and those involved in community development and agricultural extension.

Electric Power Systems are composed of complex equipment and facilities distributed over extensive geographic regions, with the objective of producing, transmitting and distributing electricity. The expansion of infrastructure and modernization of clean energy technology is a fundamental objective to combine economic growth with the environment. In this context, blockchain stands out as a technology that does not require an intermediary institution. The general objective of the study is to investigate new ways of transacting electricity through Smart Grids and, as specific objects, to verify the current energy trading models; review the literature on microgrids and distributed generation; review the literature on Smart Grids; deepen the study of blockchain technology; deepen the study of the point-to-point (P2P) model for energy trading; present aspects of the P2P energy transaction, being positive and/or negative.

Introduction: Ocular involvement in sarcoidosis accounts for 11.8% of uveitis cases. The aim of our work is to study the clinical characteristics of patients presenting with sarcoidosis uveitis. Patients and Methods Retrospective study in the ophthalmology department. Results We included 9 patients (8 women and 1 man), 4 patients presented with initial ocular manifestations revealing systemic involvement whereas the diagnosis of systemic sarcoidosis preceded ocular involvement in 5 patients. The mean age at first consultation was 49 years (29-58). Ophthalmological involvement was bilateral in all patients, 2 patients (22%) had both anterior and intermediate uveitis and 4 patients (44%) had posterior involvement which was classified as panuveitis with retinal vasculitis in 1 case, panuveitis with multifocal choroiditis in 2 cases and panuveitis with retinal vasculitis and multifocal choroiditis in 1 case. Conclusion: Ocular involvement in sarcoidosis is common, and should be investigated in the presence of bilateral granulomatous uveitis.

Pb is an ancient metal that has multiple industrial uses, but when it is manipulated and present in living organisms such as humans, it has serious pathological effects on systems, organs and tissues, the amount in the body will be proportional to the toxic severity. The objective of this work is to update the knowledge on the occupational implications of Pb exposure and its damage to health in different geographical areas. This metal is present in some occupational activities and in the environment in general. The absorption of this mineral depends on the degree of occupational and environmental exposure in men and women. Monitoring by health areas is essential for detection, early prevention and treatment of people affected by the environment, food or occupational handling. Its determination is by means of a venous blood sample, which helps to determine risk levels of exposure to Pb in blood ¿10 µg/dl. At high levels, Pb in the body causes permanent damage to the brain and CNS. This damage can lead to seizures, loss of muscle control and coma.

This book proposes a discussion about the inclusion of deaf students in vocational and technological education. One of the main problems encountered when it comes to inserting deaf students is the difficulty of interaction between the parties involved in the process. In addition, the inclusion of the student does not occur only by physical presence, being necessary a deepening in the interaction relations, extending the contact with other individuals in other inclusive actions. The objective of this work is to research on the insertion of deaf students in professional qualification, addressing the aspects that involve the relationship between individuals and respect between the parties, having as a by-product the proposition of means and solutions to the problems inherent in the inclusion of deaf students in vocational education.

This is a research that aims to analyse the emergence and application of Law No. 13.431/2017, from its publication to its entry into force. One of the main objectives is to observe what benefits the law will bring in procedures where children and adolescents are victims and witnesses of violence. To this end, the law determined the types of violence in which children and adolescents will receive specialised care, some of which are institutional, sexual and psychological violence. In addition, the work shows some of the application of the new law in some states of Brazil. It proposes to demonstrate the process of school organisation, of professionals in general in the education sector and especially within the Judiciary. It is a beautiful reading.

This work aims to analyse the Tourist Event Espraiado de Portas Abertas, which is located in the Municipality of Maricá - RJ, seeking to identify the various forms of participation of the local population, their culture, their know-how, how they participate in the different stages of the project. We will describe the general functioning and main characteristics of the activities carried out and their sustainable practices, comparing the way it was developed from the beginning to the present day. For this reason, this work sought to carry out a contextualisation between rural tourism and community-based tourism, as it is a tourist event developed in rural areas. To this end, the methodology applied was based on secondary data that were collected, bibliographic research and documentary research. Finally, it was concluded that the implementation of community-based tourism causes the valorisation of the cultural identity of the populations, but they must be treated as an object to be transformed and not at risk of being eliminated.

ABSTRACT: Violence against women has become generalised in society, manifesting itself as a problem within the current neoliberal system, which at the same time has facilitated its reproduction, mainly linked to the economic context and at the same time overlapping with the social and political. The content of this book has a gender perspective, incorporating aspects of the community and the neoliberal system, interpreting the facts with a Freudian tendency that speaks of socialisation and on the other hand with a Marxist tendency, placing capital at the centre as the main factor generating gender inequality and violence. It addresses the role of civil society in the treatment of violence against women in a commune called Tomé based on the levels of membership and social participation versus the levels of individualism, rethinking the traditional forms of intervention.

Each part of the book contains a description of innovative design, constructive and technological methods of integrating non-contact complex analytical control systems into standard water meters without changing the principles of operation and constructive methods of manufacturing and installation of meters.The book deals with the principal issues of schematic solutions of the control module and types of solutions for the formation of schematic diagrams of the structure of a multilayer printed circuit board that performs the functions of a sensor made in the form of a flat coil.Analytical control systems are based on the principles of electromagnetic resonance spectroscopy and in the working process actively apply elements of artificial intelligence and artificial neural networks.The book and its 4 parts consider the issues of further system adaptation of methods and techniques of non-contact electromagnetic resonance spectroscopy for more precise control of fluid flow without increasing the cost of design and working process of meters.

The aim of this study is to analyse the research that has been carried out in relation to the evaluation of the academic performance of Primary School pupils participating in the Bilingual Programme of the Community of Madrid. From the literature review it is concluded that performance in Language and Mathematics in all the studies analysed is equal or higher in bilingual schools compared to non-bilingual schools, that performance in English is higher in bilingual schools, and that in General Culture (partly coinciding with the area of Science, normally taught in English and assessed in Spanish in bilingual schools) the results are lower in bilingual schools compared to non-bilingual schools in most of the research analysed.

Workers' health and safety still requires a lot of study, attention and public and private policies to guarantee it. Despite being one of the most common occupational diseases, hearing loss continues to affect many workers. Thus, the development of hearing loss prevention programmes (HLPP) is more than necessary. However, it is not enough for the programmes to be developed, they need to be effective. And for this to happen, HIPs need to consider, in addition to quantitative aspects, qualitative aspects of the work environment. Their effectiveness depends on compliance with the legislation, but also on the information provided to workers. The different social actors, especially the workers, need to be involved. Thus, Health Education, with effective communication, needs to be present in the elaboration and implementation of PPPAs.