Malaga Research Articles

Physical Self-Concept and Motor Self-Efficacy Are Related to Satisfaction/Enjoyment and Boredom in Physical Education Classes

Physical education (PE) classes promote extracurricular physical activity (PA). Therefore, having fun in this context is important for developing active lifestyles. The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationships between motor self-efficacy and physical self-concept with enjoyment/satisfaction and boredom in school PE lessons. A total of 195 adolescents aged 14 to 15 years (M = 14.65; SD = 0.48) from the city of Malaga participated. The Motor Self-Efficacy Scale (MSES), the Children Physical Self Questionnaire (C-PSQ) and the Sport Satisfaction Instrument (SSI) were used to evaluate the variables under study. Correlation and multiple regression analyses were performed, finding positive and statistically significant associations between motor self-efficacy and physical self-concept with enjoyment/satisfaction in PE, as well as negative relationships with boredom. Specifically, motor self-efficacy and perceived physical competence were predictors of satisfaction or boredom in PE. The results suggest that some physical and motor self-perceptions at these ages could contribute to developing attitudes towards physical practice in this type of educational context, in addition to the importance that their extrapolation to other contexts of PA outside school hours could have.

Yellow Swarm: LED panels to advise optimal alternative tours to drivers in the city of Malaga

Traffic congestion is one of the main concerns of citizens living in big cities. In this article we propose a novel system, called Yellow Swarm, with the aim of improving road traffic at a low cost and easy implementation by using a set of LED panels placed throughout the city in order to spread road traffic over its streets. The system is optimally configured by a new epigenetic algorithm which calculates the time slots for each suggested detour shown in the panels. Yellow Swarm was tested on three scenarios of the city of Malaga, Spain, using the real city layout and actual traffic flows calculated by our flow generator algorithm with data published by the city’s authorities. Our results show shorter average travel times (up to 19 s) and a reduction of greenhouse gas emissions (up to 4.5%) and fuel consumption (up to 1.6%), which have been achieved without increasing the maximum travel times (reduced by 205 s). Yellow Swarm, as a distributed traffic management system in the city, represents a major improvement that benefits drivers on long trips by reducing travel times and preventing traffic jams.

Exploring the Antecedents of Cruisers’ Destination Loyalty: Cognitive Destination Image and Cruisers’ Satisfaction

This study is one of the few of its kind that explores the individual impact of each of the cognitive attributes of a tourist destination’s image on cruisers’ destination loyalty and overall satisfaction. It also analyzes the mediating role of satisfaction between each of the attributes and loyalty. Variance-based structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) was used for this analysis, based on a survey of 457 cruisers visiting the city of Malaga. The results confirm that three of the five attributes, the destination’s environment image, the perceived value image of services and the accessibility image have a direct influence on cruisers’ overall satisfaction, where environment image has the most significant impact. Moreover, the results support the mediating role of satisfaction in certain cases. There is total mediation between perceived value and loyalty, as well as between accessibility image and loyalty while there is only partial complementary mediation between environment image and loyalty. The confirmation that overall satisfaction influences loyalty enables management organizations to develop more efficient loyalty strategies for their respective destinations.

There is a silver lining: carbon footprint reduction by holding Preventive Cardiology conference 2020 virtually

Funding AcknowledgementsType of funding sources: Other. Main funding source(s): Special Research Fund (BOF), Hasselt UniversityIntroductionThe transportation sector is one of the major sectors influencing climate change, contributing around 16% of total Greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions. Aviation contributes to 12% of the transport related emissions. Among other climate change impacts, elevated heat exposure is associated with increased cardiac events and exposure to air pollution caused by GHG emissions has also well-known association with increased cardiovascular related morbidity and mortality. The global temperature rise should be restricted to less than 2 °C which requires keeping carbon emission (CO2) less than 2900 billion tonnes by the end of the 21st century. Assuming air travel a major contributing source to GHG, this study aims to raise the awareness about potential carbon emissions reduction due to air travel of international events like a scientific conference.PurposeDue to the global pandemic of COVID-19, the Preventive cardiology conference 2020 which was planned to be held at Malaga Spain, instead was held in virtual online way. This study aims to calculate the contribution of reduced CO2 emissions in tons due to ESC preventive cardiology conference 2020, which was then held online and air travel of the registered participants was avoided.MethodsAnonymized participant registration information was used to determine the country and city of the 949 registered participants of the Preventive Cardiology conference 2020. It is assumed that participants would have travelled from the closest airports from their reported city locations to Malaga airport, Spain. At first, the closest city airports were determined using Google maps and flights information, then the flight emissions (direct and indirect CO2-equivalent emissions) per passenger for the given flight distances were calculated. The CO2 emissions (tons) were calculated for round trips in economy class from the participants of 68 nationalities (excluding 60 participants from Spain as they are assumed to take other modes of transport than airplane).ResultsIn total, 1156.51 tons of CO2 emissions were saved by turning the physical conference into a virtual event. This emission amount is equivalent to the annual CO2 production of 108 people living in high-income countries.ConclusionThe pandemic situation has forced us to rethink the necessity of trips by air and has shown us the feasibility of digitally organized events. The information from this study can add to the awareness about reduced amount of carbon emission due to air travel by organizing events in a virtual way when possible. Apart from only digitally organized events there are others options to reduce the carbon footprint of conferences such as limiting the number of physical attendees, encouraging the use of relatively sustainable transport modes for participants from nearby countries (e.g. international trains and use of active transport modes at conference venue etc.) and including CO2 emission offsetting costs.

Description of the Intramunicipal Habitat with Significant Concentrations of Foreign Population. The Case of the Province of Málaga (Spain)

The presence of foreigners in the province of Malaga is highly noticeable, especially in specific municipalities such as the city of Malaga, coastal areas, or villages in the Axarquia region. But from a geographical point of view, there are comparatively few investigations dedicated to the definition of the space in which foreign immigrants reside. The aim of this this research is to provide a description of the habitats where people who were born abroad tend to concentrate in the province of Malaga. The main novelty of the research is the scale of analysis we have used, the intramunicipal one, based on the Nomenclator statistics. This is specially relevant when we are dealing with small municipalities –in some of which the proportion of foreigners is quite high-, because is the only one that allow us to characterize the habitat of the foreingners.

Development and Implementation of a Hybrid Wireless Sensor Network of Low Power and Long Range for Urban Environments.

The urban population, worldwide, is growing exponentially and with it the demand for information on pollution levels, vehicle traffic, or available parking, giving rise to citizens connected to their environment. This article presents an experimental long range (LoRa) and low power consumption network, with a combination of static and mobile wireless sensors (hybrid architecture) to tune and validate concentrator placement, to obtain a large coverage in an urban environment. A mobile node has been used, carrying a gateway and various sensors. The Activation By Personalization (ABP) mode has been used, justified for urban applications requiring multicasting. This allows to compare the coverage of each static gateway, being able to make practical decisions about its location. With this methodology, it has been possible to provide service to the city of Malaga, through a single concentrator node. The information acquired is synchronized in an external database, to monitor the data in real time, being able to geolocate the dataframes through web mapping services. This work presents the development and implementation of a hybrid wireless sensor network of long range and low power, configured and tuned to achieve efficient performance in a mid-size city, and tested in experiments in a real urban environment.

Cultura, tecnología y urbanismo: las bases para construir una ciudad global. El caso Málaga

Las ciudades globales se han constituido como importantes nodos de concentración de poder político y económico. En este artículo partimos de la premisa de que las ciudades creativas y emergentes son el paso previo a la consideración de ciudad global. Además ponemos el foco en los denominados agentes adaptadores que promueven y favorecen conductas colectivas. Para abordar el fenómeno hemos estudiado un caso concreto: la ciudad de Málaga. El objetivo principal de la investigación es determinar si Málaga se ha convertido en una ciudad emergente, a partir de configurarse como ciudad cultural y creativa, y está en disposición de considerarse ciudad global en un futuro próximo. Un segundo objetivo es analizar el papel del Ayuntamiento de Málaga como agente adaptador responsable, en parte, de las dinámicas de la ciudad. Para ello empleamos el método del estudio de caso mediante la revisión sistemática de fuentes secundarias en relación a la evolución sufrida por la ciudad en las últimas dos décadas. Los resultados obtenidos confirman a Málaga como ciudad cultural y creativa y la sitúan dentro de las ciudades emergentes. Como conclusión podemos señalar el papel director y estratégico desempeñado por el Ayuntamiento de Málaga en el desarrollo experimentado por la ciudad.

Turismo y centros históricos. Los espacios urbanos transversales del río Guadalmedina, en la ciudad de Málaga

The project starts from the study and implementation of an intervention methodology on the transversal urban spaces of the Guadalmedina river in the city of Malaga. The main objectives of the study are defined as the development of an intervention methodology capable of allowing the architectural discipline responses that work on new ways of inhabiting and living these spaces. The results applied to this approach show the need to define real and valid strategies, based on a series of actions that are developed in future planning and whose direct impact will be on the population. Bearing in mind that one of the main challenges that cities currently face is the rehabilitation of historic centers and their habitability, our research project focuses its attention on the reconsideration of public spaces where unresolved mobility issues are present. accessibility, problems derived from gentrification, sustainability.

Diagnóstico social y nuevas necesidades de intervención para los Servicios Sociales de Atención Primaria. Un estudio Delphi

Este artículo aporta un diagnóstico de necesidades sociales mediante un estudio Delphi en la ciudad de Málaga (España). Se facilita la obtención de la opinión grupal fidedigna de un panel de expertos en el ámbito de la intervención social y comunitaria, con el objetivo de analizar, detectar y realizar el diagnóstico de necesidades sociales. Las necesidades abordadas se distribuyen en dos bloques extraídos del SIUSS (Inserción social; Soledad, aislamiento y autocuidados) y un tercero orientado a realizar predicciones futuras (Nuevas necesidades). Se ha recogido la opinión de 16 expertos a lo largo de dos rondas de consulta y retroalimentación, empleándose un doble análisis de los datos (cualitativo y cuantitativo). Además, se realiza un análisis de validez de contenido mediante las pruebas de McNemar, V de Aiken y el Coeficiente de Variación. Los resultados obtenidos arrojan información sobre la realidad social de la ciudad de Málaga, permitiendo la planificación de intervenciones y abriendo las puertas a futuras líneas de investigación.

Indicator System to Measure the Qualities of Urban Space Affecting Urban Safety and Coexistence

Urban space design directly influences its own safety. Sometimes this security is given by urban furniture, lighting or urban facilities, among other aspects. This paper presents a methodology based on the development of a system of indicators that provides the opportunity to assess what qualities of urban space influence street safety. It is important to know what aspects of public space make the citizen consider it a safe place and at the same time, to contrast these data with scientific documents. The first results are shown after applying this methodology to the case study of the city of Malaga, and specifically, to a sample of streets selected based on objective criteria crime rate. For research and obtaining indicators, digital surveys have been carried out on a group of 300 people, using Google Forms and social networks. Likewise, to obtain samples of the streets with the highest and lowest crime rates, registration data has been geolocated by the tolls of the Geographic Information Systems (GIS). The main contribution of this document is focused on defining indicators to characterize and quantify the safety in the streets of the urban public space. These are contrasted with objective data and records of insecurity and crime, and can be applicable to any street in any city. Finally, through these indicators, it is intended to know what are the parameters that influence urban safety for future designs of public spaces, or their renovation, achieving in the future, the existence of streets with a higher level of safety.

Life Stories on the Social Image of Disability. An Educational Outlook

This paper forms part of the results of the ongoing doctoral thesis with the title Resilience and intellectual disability in residential environments using life stories. From a narrative and inclusive biographical approach, we delve deeper into the life history of four people who have been diagnosed with intellectual disability and who live in a residential environment in the city of Malaga (Spain). The field work was carried out using semi-structured and in-depth biographical interviews. The analysis reveals one of the conceptions that is a priority in this paper: the “social image” of disability, structured in three main areas for the purposes of this article: “the image of disability from social culture and identity”, “the image of disability from close contexts” and, lastly, “subversive experiences to the image of disability from inside”. In conclusion, there is a commitment to continue generating another social image of disability based on a more social and inclusive paradigm.

La epigrafía romana de Acinippo (Ronda la Vieja, Málaga): documentación gráfica de Antonio Madrid Muñoz

Analizamos en este trabajo unos documentos gráficos relativos a diversas inscripciones de Acinippo (Ronda la Vieja, Málaga) conservados en la Real Academia de la Historia (Madrid). Estos documentos (dos láminas de dibujos y una fotografía) formaban parte del material que complementaba la “Memoria” que, sobre dicho lugar, escribió el cronista rondeño Antonio Madrid Muñoz; sin embargo, no llegaron a incluirse en la publicación de la misma, que vio la luz en 1913, privando a la comunidad científica de unos datos de gran interés para la correcta valoración de los epígrafes en ella registrados

Healthy Cities, New Technologies and Sustainability: A Collaborative Mapping of Informal Sport Activity in the Public Space of Cities as an Innovative Tool for Understanding City Sport Phenomena

Urban public space has become one of the main infrastructures for informal sports in cities. However, despite the high impact of that practice, local records only show the sports activity at the urban spaces specifically designed and regulated for that purpose. More information about where this practice arises and what attributes of urban space promote it would allow the adoption of specific measures in urban and sports policies. This paper proposes a methodology mainly based on the mapping of this informal sport activity and urban places where it appears by local communities and sportspeople. These collaborative maps are supported by the use of geographical information system (GIS) technologies and surveys on local communities. The research establishes a double objective of identifying urban spaces where citizens perform outdoor sports and deepen the knowledge of the physical attributes of public spaces that promote sports and local demands related to public space requirements. This methodology has been tested in the city of Malaga, the European City of Sport 2020, as a reference of a city with a growing outdoors’ sport activity. The main contribution is focused on the use of new tools that offer subjective information: opinions and habits of citizens in relation to sport urban practice. This information—which is difficult to obtain through other resources—should be considered for the design of urban and sports policies according to citizens’ demands.

Experiencias sobre el acercamiento del patrimonio malagueño a la ciudadanía

El presente trabajo expone una serie de procesos para la defensa del patrimonio arquitectónico y urbanísticode la ciudad de Málaga donde se ha participado de manera activa. Desde el rol del historiador delArte como docente se pretende el acercamiento de la ciudadanía a los bienes culturales a través de unvínculo emocional que los convierta en imprescindibles. Lo que provocará que, en el caso de producirseactuaciones en cuyos procesos estos elementos se pusieran en peligro de desaparición o pudiesen sufriralgún tipo de mutilación, sean los propios habitantes los que procedan a defender cada una de estas causas.En este estudio se han considerado dos sectores, en primer lugar el alumnado universitario, con unaformación específica; por otro lado el habitante, permanente o eventual, que se ubica en otros círculospero que desarrolla su actividad en el territorio donde se localizan estos elementos arquitectónicos. Laparticipación en el aula ha sido positiva y ha derivado en un aumento del interés y de la colaboraciónde los estudiantes en actos de defensa, mientras que en el trabajo con la ciudadanía ha resultado máscomplicada la implicación del residente, a pesar de que se han estudiado los perfiles de público y se hanadaptado las herramientas de difusión y divulgación.

Physical Exercise and Fitness Level Are Related to Cognitive and Psychosocial Functioning in Adolescents.

The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationships among physical exercise and fitness with selective attention, concentration, processing speed, general self-efficacy, self-rated health, and satisfaction with life. 208 adolescents between 14 and 16 years, from the city of Malaga (Spain), participated in the study. A comparative and predictive design was used to carry out this research. The instruments used for the evaluation were the Tanita® BC-601 Body Composition Monitor, the Eurofit Physical Condition Test Battery, the D2 Test of Attention, the WISC-IV Symbol Search and Coding tests, the General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSE), the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28), and the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS). Analysis of variance (ANOVA), Kruskal–Wallis test, correlation analysis and linear regression were used to contrast the research objectives. The results indicated that adolescents who practiced more hours of physical exercise per week and were in better physical fitness achieved higher scores in selective attention, concentration, processing speed, general self-efficacy, self-rated health, and satisfaction with life. In addition, cardiorespiratory fitness was the physical fitness variable most closely related to and predictive of cognitive and psychosocial functioning. Cardiorespiratory fitness was predictor of all the variables analyzed, except the factor anxiety and insomnia (self-rated health), and life satisfaction that were predicted by horizontal jump measurements and fat mass, respectively. Thus, the study findings indicate that adolescents who practiced more weekly physical exercise and had a higher level of physical fitness scored better on the cognitive functioning and psychosocial tests evaluated. The data suggest that engaging in physical exercise and fitness in adolescence may be appropriate to improve health and well-being, contributing to better development at this stage.

ARQUITECTURA Y ELEMENTOS LITÚRGICOS EN ALGUNAS IGLESIAS PROTESTANTES DE TRADICIÓN HISTÓRICA

Traditionally, Protestant churches in Spain have little presence in the scope of artistic research because the low numerical and stylistic relevance of those buildings if they are compared to their Catholic counterparts. This paper is aimed to try to make a comparative study of architectural spaces and cultic elements between three protestant churches of historical tradition, and one catholic temple, the last one used as an architectural paradigm. To carry it out, two of Protestant temples in the city of Malaga and one from Madrid have been selected. The catholic model is the Holy Martyrs church, from Málaga too.             From an artistic perspective based on the formal analysis of these temples and the study of the social, political, and religious context of the Reformation movement, an attempt is made to seek a historical, theological, and doctrinal explanation of the possible differences or similarities of the architectural solutions used by the selected denominations. Is precisely for this reason the comparison of the liturgical guidelines is a meaningful key to determine presences, coincidences or absences related to the different rites we can found in the constructive space.             Likewise, collected data, according to preset parameters, are shown ordered in a comparative table, following an evaluation system based on total, partial or null compliance of the conditions defining liturgical elements and architectural spaces. In addition, they are translated into analytical charts in order to make easy the understanding of the information.

Physical Exercise, Fitness, Cognitive Functioning, and Psychosocial Variables in an Adolescent Sample.

The objective of this paper was to evaluate the relationship between physical exercise and physical fitness with cognitive and psychosocial functioning in a group of adolescents. 167 teenagers between 14 and 15 years old (M = 14.53; SD = 0.50) from the city of Malaga (Spain) participated in the study. This research used a comparative and predictive type of design. The Tanita® Body Composition Monitor BC-601, some Eurofit battery tests, the D2 Attention Test, the WISC-IV Scale Symbols and Keys tests, the Form 5 Self-Concept Questionnaire (AF5), the General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSE) and the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28) were used to evaluate the study variables. The results found in this research pointed to a positive relationship between physical exercise and physical fitness with cognitive and psychosocial functioning in the adolescents analyzed. For example, adolescents who practiced more physical exercise had better scores on variables such as selective attention (p < 0.001; η2 = 0.10), processing speed (p < 0.001; η2 = 0.09) or general self-efficacy (p < 0.001; η2 = 0.15). In addition, cardiorespiratory fitness was the best predictor of test scores to assess cognitive ability and psychosocial variables. These findings suggest the need to promote physical exercise among young people because of its implications for various facets of their health and development

Mejoras en el desempeño de la línea de producción 560A DA utilizando herramientas del sistema de producción Toyota

El estudio en la empresa “A” se realiza en una compañía líder de fabricación de equipos electrónicos para automóviles, principalmente en sistemas de seguridad y de audio, localizada en Málaga, España. El estudio consistió en mejorar la línea de producción 560A DA (ensamble de radio para el nuevo modelo de automóvil que lanzará Toyota en el 2018) mediante el uso de herramientas de lean manufacturing.&#x0D; Se analiza la línea para evaluar los principios de lean manufacturing y encontrar oportunidades de mejora. Al iniciar el estudio el desempeño del balance de línea con 8 operadores era de 72,72% y cada trabajador producía 30 unidades por turno de trabajo.&#x0D; Al eliminar mudas, disminuir desplazamientos y mejorar el ciclo de trabajo del operador se logra balancear la línea a 6 operarios aumentando el desempeño de la línea a 84,20% y cada operador produce 33 unidades por turno de trabajo. Se analiza el puesto de trabajo mediante la herramienta “strike zone” con el fin de verificar que las herramientas e insumos se encuentran al alcance del trabajador. Además, se efectúa un estudio detallado de los ciclos de trabajo para así clasificar las operaciones en actividades que agregan y no agregan valor.&#x0D; Durante el estudio, se identificó que la estación de prueba “Application” era causa de retrasos en el ciclo de trabajo del operador. Para concluir, se desarrolla una propuesta de ampliación de capacidad; la cual se aprueba para ser implementada en el mes de noviembre dado un aumento en la demanda de radios. El takt time para la línea ampliada sería de 80 segundos y según la propuesta el desempeño de la línea se espera sea de 95,51%.

Effects of a Computerized Training on Attentional Capacity of Young Soccer Players.

The purpose of this work was to analyze the effects of a computerized training on attentional capacity in a group of young soccer players. Seventy-five male adolescents from two soccer clubs in the city of Malaga (Spain) and aged between 14 and 18 (15.45 ± 1.43 years) participated in the investigation. A quasi-experimental design was used, and the adolescents were divided into control (n = 38) and experimental (n = 37) groups. The experimental group underwent a computerized training (Rejilla 1.0) of their attention during 9 weeks and 27 sessions. In addition, the D2 attention test was used to analyze the evolution of participants after the intervention program. The results showed positive effects of the computerized intervention program on selective attention, observing changes both in the executions of the software used (p < 0.001, Cohen's d = 1.58, 95% CI [1.06, 2.11]) and in the main measures of the D2 test, total effectiveness (p < 0.001, Cohen's d = 0.62, 95% CI [0.15, 1.08]) and concentration (p < 0.01, Cohen's d = 0.48, 95% CI [0.02, 0.94]).

Efectos del cambio climático en la planificación hidrológica: propuesta de actuación en la cuenca del río Guadalhorce

The Fifth Assessment Report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change estimates an increase in average temperatures and a 10–20% precipitation decrease for the Mediterranean region, which will likely generate drought events in the Guadalorce River watershed. This study attempts to determinate the potential impacts that climate change may have on water resources. The Guadalhorce River basin is the most important in Malaga (southern region of Spain) and supplies water to more than 10 000 ha of crops and Malaga city. The degree to which climate change-driven droughts will alter water resource supplies and demands were evaluated. Resulting social and environmental implications were also determined.