OBJECTIVE To study the linkage between material deprivation and mortality from all causes, for men and women separately, in the capital cities of the provinces in Andalusia and Catalonia (Spain). METHODS A small-area ecological study was devised using the census section as the unit for analysis. 188,983 Deaths occurring in the capital cities of the Andalusian provinces and 109,478 deaths reco...

The emergence of information and communication technologies (ICTs) has put emphasis on the open government approach (OG), provoking a cultural change in both citizenry (demanding new ways collaborating with public administration more openness government), administrations (adapting their structures processes to support civic participation). This article analyzes strategies followed by local gove...

The chainsaw, as a work equipment, is considered one of the most dangerous in field occupational health and safety. chainsaw especially used forestry sector, although it also other different sectors such agriculture, construction or gardening. This study was carried out using an ad-hoc questionnaire research tool order to assess weaknesses training received by workers who use chainsaws Andalusi...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES In Andalusia there were no studies including a representative sample of children and adolescent population assessing growth and weight increase. Our objectives were to develop reference standards for weight, height and BMI for the Andalusian pediatric population, from 3 to 18 years of age for both genders, and to identify the final adult height in Andalusia. SUBJECTS...

Olives are one of the largest crops in the Mediterranean region, especially in Andalusia, in southern Spain. A thermal model has been developed for forecasting the start of the olive tree pollen season at five localities in Andalusia: Cordoba, Priego, Jaen, Granada and Malaga using airborne pollen and meteorological data from 1982 to 2001. Threshold temperatures varied between 5 degrees C and 1...

The cultivated species of the wild autochthonous Asparagus officinalis in Andalusia in Spain is commonly called "triguero" asparagus. This vegetable has traditionally been very much appreciated for its organoleptic and nutritional characteristics. This study has been designed to evaluate the potential effect of different concentrations of freeze-dried asparagus (500, 250, and 125 mg/Kg of body ...

In the Face of Architecture: A Look at Andalusia Madelyne Oliver Mentor: Alka Patel Structures are often perceived to be static, due to their immobility, or assumed to undergo fewer physical changes when compared to mobile objects. My project counters this assumption by demonstrating that architecture is, in fact, subject to numerous physical changes—modification, elimination, expansion, adapta...

INTRODUCTION In Spain, there is no indication of the resources that an endoscopy unit should have. As a consequence only the experience of professionals who have been working for years in this field can be used as a guide. However, there are some recent surveys on sedation in Spain that indicate how sedation is use in other units. OBJECTIVES The objectives of the present study were: a) to fin...

A sample of 416 males from western and eastern Andalusia has been jointly analyzed for surnames and Y-chromosome haplogroups and haplotypes. The observed number of different surnames was 222 (353 when the second surname of the Spanish system of naming is considered). The great majority of recorded surnames have a Castilian-Leonese origin, while Catalan or Basque surnames have not been found. A ...