Province Of Huesca Research Articles

Techno-Economical Assessment for Combined Production of Hydrogen, Heat, and Power from Residual Lignocellulosic Agricultural Biomass in Huesca Province (Spain)

Nowadays, great emphasis is rightly given in the scientific community to hydrogen production from electrolysis. However, to achieve the politically stated target ambitions, all low-carbon sources for hydrogen production must be considered. The present work proposes a local production system of negative carbon hydrogen from lignocellulosic residual biomass using gasification and gas separation through H2-selective membranes as enabling technologies. The feedstock is pruning. In addition, the system produces heat and power for a Renewable Energy Community (REC) to increase the economic feasibility of hydrogen production via their sale. A modular basic plant is sized, based on a simplified system envisaged for RECs under the current regulatory framework in Spain (electrical renewable output of 100 kW). A network of these modular basic plants in the province of Huesca (Aragón) is simulated to create a system of hydrogen refueling stations for mobility in that area. A Levelized Cost of Hydrogen (LCOH) is proposed, comprehending the whole production chain from “field to tank”, which is significant in areas where there is no infrastructure for the production and distribution of hydrogen for automotive purposes. The resulting LCOH for the whole system is 8.90 EUR/kg. Sensitivity analysis potentially values a lower LCOH, which unveils that hydrogen mobility can be largely competitive with diesel one.

What do families value most about the care home where their older adult relatives live?

The 2030 Agenda and the principles of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) define companies and public authorities as agents for social change sharing objectives such as promotion of health, personal development and social engagement, among others. Care homes for the older adult are an example of organizations that should be particularly aware of these priorities. Since they work with vulnerable groups, collaboration with the families is essential in ensuring residents' wellbeing. The objective of this study is to analyse the factors that condition the satisfaction of relatives of residents in a care home for the older adult located in a rural environment in the province of Huesca (Spain). The 51 relatives interviewed rated the following points very positively: location and accessibility, food service, medical resources, communication with the staff and management team. A high percentage, however, did not know about the channels for volunteer work and institutional involvement. Some psychosocial indicators related to families' interaction and communication with the staff and their potential involvement in the dynamics of the institution have considerable weight in how they explain their satisfaction. These results may lead to new lines of research and intervention that contribute to improving the quality of this type of resources and their commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and social responsibility.

Traditional Olive Tree Varieties in Alto Aragón (NE Spain): Molecular Characterization, Single-Varietal Oils, and Monumental Trees

Recovering minority olive tree varieties helps preserve genetic diversity and contributes to sustainable agriculture practices. The International Olive Council has recognized the importance of conserving olive tree genetic resources and the European Union’s Horizon Europe program has identified the preservation of crop diversity as a priority for sustainable food systems. In the work presented herein, old olive groves in the province of Huesca (NE Spain), managed according to the traditional model, were surveyed, sampled, and analyzed using molecular characterization techniques (based on EST-SNPs markers). Twenty-nine new varieties were identified and deposited in IFAPA’s World Germplasm Bank of Olive Varieties. In the first step towards their valorization, eight single-varietal oils from Alto Aragon varieties were produced and characterized, and their organoleptic properties were evaluated, paving the way for the production of differentiated quality oils. Furthermore, ancient olive trees were selected and 3D scanned to promote their protection as singular or monumental trees and for oleo-tourism purposes. The reported findings highlight the rich olive-growing heritage of this northernmost frontier of olive tree cultivation in Spain.

Mapping the ‘Magic of Huesca’: a methodological proposal for the design of tourist cartography

ABSTRACT Maps published for tourism promotion and information constitute a particular sub-group of tourist maps made using Geographic Information Systems (GIS). This paper proposes a methodological protocol for the systematic elaboration of tourism mapping. This procedure is applied to the design of the tourist map of the province of Huesca. The cartographic tool was designed based on the needs of tourism promotion by the Public Administration, seeking the halfway point between persuasion and precision when representing elements on the map. Given that data would have to be updated and modified in the future, open-source software was used so that the administration can then run, modify and update it. In addition, the project was validated through surveys to two different audiences (general and expert).

The socio-economic impact of sports tourism events in rural areas and losses from COVID19: a case study in Spain

ABSTRACT This work evaluates the effects that several outdoor ‘popular’ sports events, held in the province of Huesca, had on production and employment in the Aragonese economy (a European region in Northeast Spain). We use data from 880 questionnaires responded to by participants of the most significant and recent sporting events held in Huesca. The data have been used to build a vector of final demand increases. For the analysis, we update the input-output table for Aragon from the last one available, from 2005 to 2010. Using the input-output methodology, the results suggest positive effects on production and employment in most sectors (estimated to be about equal to current losses from not having these events, due to COVID19) The events under examination are typically 1-day affairs and have relatively low costs (registration income surpasses costs, and typically use public unused/unsaturated spaces).

Resilience as a protective factor of chronic stress in teachers

The Neuroscience considers that the most resilient people maintain greater emotional balance in stress situations, which allows them to better withstand the pressure and, consequently, to experience a greater sense of control and ability to cope with difficult situations. The aim of the cross-sectional study is to analyze the preventive effect of resilience on burnout perceived by Secondary Education teachers. The sample is constituted by 334 teachers of the Province of Huesca. The data collection instruments used are: a) to measure burnout, the adaptation to Spanish (MBI-GS) of Salanova, Schaufeli, Llorens, Peiró, and Grau (2000) and b) resilience is assessed using the CD Resilience Scale. -RISC (Connor and Davidson, 2003). The correlational and factorial analysis of the information collected yields results that confirm that the personal characteristics and the resilience of the person act as preventive variables against the self-perception of symptoms of chronic stress, typical of the burnout syndrome.

Emociones positivas: una herramienta psicológica que contribuye al proceso de resiliencia en los profesionales de la educación

El fenómeno de la resiliencia cobra especial importancia en el proceso educativo pues la escuelaes un ambiente clave fundamental para adquirir competencias necesarias para salir adelante, gracias a la capacidad de las personas para sobreponerse ante las dificultades de la vida. Mediante estudio empírico, se valora el nivel de resiliencia expresado por los docentes participantes en relación con variables sociodemográficas y sociolaborales. La muestra invitada es el profesorado de Educación Secundaria de los 24 Institutos públicos de la provincia de Huesca (N=1.268) pertenecientes a la red pública de enseñanza en el curso 2014/15. Mediante participación voluntaria, se conforma la muestra definitiva con n=167 docentes (13.17%). La resiliencia se evalúa mediante el Cuestionario de Evaluación de Resiliencia de Serrano-Martínez (2010). Los resultados confirman que las emociones positivas mitigan la vulnerabilidad a los estresores laborales favoreciendo el surgimiento de la resiliencia. Asimismo, la evidencia de resiliencia del colectivo encuestado se acrecienta con las condiciones vitales que aportan estabilidad afectivo-emocional y laboral.

Niveles de burnout en docentes de secundaria: un estudio descriptivo analítico

El profesorado es especialmente vulnerable a desarrollar el síndrome de burnout debido a los componentes afectivos y emocionales inherentes al perfil profesional. La incidencia es más elevada en quienes trabajan en la etapa de enseñanza secundaria obligatoria (12-16a) y postobligatoria (16- 18a), con población adolescente, dado el momento de cambios vitales del alumnado y la exposición intensa a intereses sociales por un lado y, por otro, a la idiosincrasia organizativa de los centros educativos y a las demandas y presiones académicas que conlleva el inminente acceso al mundo laboral o formativo a la Enseñanza Superior. El objetivo del estudio es medir e interpretar la vivencia de burnout en los docentes participantes. Se trata de un diseño transversal descriptivo. La muestra invitada está compuesta por el profesorado de Educación Secundaria de los 24 Institutos de la provincia de Huesca (N=1.268) pertenecientes a la red pública de enseñanza en el curso 2014/15, la participación voluntaria conforma una muestra aceptante de n=167 docentes (13,17%). Para la medida del burnout se emplea la adaptación al castellano del (MBI-GS) de Salanova, Schaufeli, Llorens, Peiró y Grau (2000), mediante encuesta on-line. Los resultados indican que el profesorado participante presenta bajos índices de burnout (1,20%), con agotamiento y cinismo elevados y eficacia baja. Cabe pensar en una subdeclaración que precisaría estudios complementarios.

Burnout y Factores de Resiliencia en Docentes de Educación Secundaria

The teacher's task imposes physical, mental, emotional and relational demands that in interaction with individual resources can negatively impact their health and well-being. The phenomenon of resilience is particularly important in the educational process because, after the family, the school is a key environment for acquiring the necessary skills to get ahead thanks to the ability of people to overcome the difficulties of life. Through empirical study, we intend to establish relationships between the perceptions of burnout and resilience measured in the participants. The invited sample is composed of the high school teachers of the twenty-four Institutes of the province of Huesca (N=1.268) belonging to the public education network in the 2014 academic year. Through voluntary participation, the final sample is formed with n=167 teachers (13.17%). For the measurement of burnout, the adaptation to Spanish (MBI-GS) of Salanova, Schaufeli, Llorens, Peiró and Grau (2000) is used. Resilience is evaluated through the Resilience Evaluation Questionnaire of Serrano-Martínez (2010). The results confirm that the personal characteristics, as well as the resilience of the person, act as modulating variables against the burnout syndrome.

La cueva de Chaves (Bastarás, Huesca): 15 000 años de ocupación prehistórica

La cueva de Chaves se sitúa en el Prepirineo central, en la provincia de Huesca. Es uno de los yacimientos neolíticos más importantes del noreste de la Península Ibérica, presentando también potentes ocupaciones durante el Solutrense Superior y el Magdaleniense Superior/Final (MSF). Los trabajos arqueológicos en la cavidad comenzaron en 1975 y continuaron hasta la destrucción del yacimiento, en 2007. Mostramos aquí una síntesis de todos los trabajos relativos a cada una de las fases de este yacimiento. Gracias al amplio espacio excavado sugerimos diferentes áreas de actividad dentro de la cavidad. Por último, estudiamos los posibles contactos y movilidad de los diferentes pobladores a lo largo del tiempo tanto en el ámbito pirenaico como en todo el Mediterráneo occidental.

Avian remains from new Upper Pleistocene and Holocene sites in the Spanish Pyrenees

Despite the interest of birds in reconstructing ancient environments, there are but few works concerning Quaternary avian remains. We have the opportunity to show in the present paper, the fossil avian remains of one of the more interesting natural, high-mountanous regions in southern Europe: the Spanish Pyrenees. In the central part of the Pyrenees, in the province of Huesca, Spain, five new paleontological sites with bird remains have been described: La Brecha del Rincón B-9 cave, the B-8 cave (Secús Range), Los Batanes C-4 (Tendeñera Range), and C-15 and D-2 (Lecherines System). Their ages range from the Upper Pleistocene up to the Holocene. At least twenty three taxa are recorded: Galliformes indet., Lagopus muta, Coturnix coturnix, Bonasa bonasia, Rallus aquaticus, Columba oenas, Columba palumbus, Columba sp., Passeriformes indet., Ficedula hypoleuca, Ficedula sp., Lanius sp., Coccothraustes coccothraustes, Phoenicurus ochruros, Oenanthe oenanthe, Corvidae indet., cf. Perisoreus infaustus, Corvus frugilegus, Corvus monedula, Pyrrhocorax sp., Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax, Pyrrhocorax graculus, and Aves indet. In this work we present the highest-altitude paleontological record for Coturnix coturnix, Bonasa bonasia, Columba palumbus, and Corvus frugilegus, and the southernmost record of cf. Perisoreus infaustus. The new data go some way towards filling the gap in our information on avian assemblages in the Aragonese Pyrenees (especially by comparison with the vast knowledge that exist on the avian assemblages of the French Pyrenees sites) as well as the gap in what is known about avian assemblages in high-mountain systems, for La Brecha del Rincón B-9 and B-8 are the highest-altitude avian paleontological assemblages described in the Pyrenees Range.

Tendencias climáticas en la zona central de la provincia de Huesca durante los últimos 30 años

La precipitación caída en la zona central de la Provincia de Huesca ha tenido una evolución general descendente entre 1955 y 1984. aunque con altibajos. La temperatura media ha seguido una línea también descendente hasta 1970, a partir de aquí inicia un rápido incremento, por lo que su comportamiento es similar al observado para el conjunto del Hemisferio Norte.

Protocolo de estudio sobre condicionantes de desestabilización física y psicosocial en los mayores

ObjectiveThe main objective of this study is to define the factors associated with frailty and psychosocial imbalance in elderly people who live in the community. MethodsMulticentre prospective study with a representative sample of subjects older than 75 years who live in the community in the province of Huesca (Spain). 5-year follow-up with biannual assessment. Standardised individual assessment carried out by GPs trained to assess depression, anxiety, cognitive impairment, psychotic symptoms, sarcopenia, social network, dependence for basic and instrumental activities of daily living, physical severity, risk of dependence and quality of life. Further assessment two and five years later to quantify adverse events: institutionalisation, functional impairment or mortality. Possible risk factors will be assessed: gender, age, social status, functional status, mental status and physical severity. Predictive and individual risk models will be designed in order to identify elderly people with high psychosocial frailty and destabilisation risk. ConclusionsAn understanding of the possible risk factors would facilitate the identification of elderly subjects at greater risk of psychosocial frailty, thereby enabling preventive activities to be implemented aimed at reducing frailty and associated adverse events (institutionalisation, mortality, etc.).

Depression, physical illness and mortality in a Spanish community-dwelling elderly people

ObjectivesThe aim of this study is to investigate the association between depression, physical factors and mortality in elderly people living in the community.MethodsProspective longitudinal multicenter study for 5 years. Cohort of 293 people aged 65 years and older living in the province of Huesca (Spain). Individual face-to-face interviews and with appropriate caregiver. The following information was collected:– demographic data;– psychosocial factors: sex, age, education, marital status, live-in family members, social relationships, life events;– physical factors: severity of physical illness, comorbidity (Cumlative Illness Rating Scale);– psychiatric factors: cognitive function (Spanish version of Mini-Mental State Examination), depression (Geriatric Depression Scale), diagnostic criteria according DSM-IV-TR.Statistical analyses:– a bivariate analysis;– a multivariate analysis. Cox regression model (explanatory variables).ResultsTwo hundred ninety-three participants, simple representative of people aged 65 years old or more in province of Huesca (Spain). Monitored 5 years follow-up study. Sixty-four people died (21.8%), annual mortality rate: 5.3%. Depression: 66 people (22.5%), (32.2% women, 13.3% men). Cognitive impairment: 51 people (17.4%). Bivariate: factors associated (P < 0.005) with mortality: functional impairment, living in nursing home, sensorial impairment, polypharmacy, severe physical illness and psychiatric comorbidity: depression (34.8 vs 18.1%), cognitive impairment (49.1 vs 15.8%). Association between some factors and mortality was nullified after multivariate statistical model; the case for depression (Hazard Ratio: 1.1), cognitive impairment (HR: 1.2) or functional impairment (HR: 1.3).ConclusionsDepression and cognitive impairment are associated with mortality in elderly community living people in bivariate analysis, therefore, this association disappears after multivariate analysis. Severity physical illness seems to nullify the effect of other variables, such as depressive symptomatology.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

Presence of diminutive hadrosaurids (Dinosauria: Ornithopoda) from the Maastrichtian of the south-central Pyrenees (Spain)

In recent years a rich and diverse fauna of hadrosaurid dinosaurs has been described in the Upper Cretaceous of the Pyrenees. Recent fieldwork carried out in the upper Maastrichtian levels of the Tremp Formation, in the south-central Pyrenees (province of Huesca, northeastern Spain), has allowed us to recover diminutive fossil bones referable to hadrosaurid dinosaurs. To date, small-sized specimens had not been reported in the area. The remains consist of small vertebrae and fragmentary long bones found in a relatively small area, so it is assumed that they probably belong to individuals of a single population. A morphological examination and a histological study reveal that they represent specimens of advanced ontogenetic stage and allow the identification of an undescribed taxon of small-bodied hadrosaurids. In other parts of Europe, discoveries of small dinosaurs have been linked to insularity. These findings bring to light the smallest hadrosaurid known in Europe to date.

Modelización de la pérdida de suelo en una cuenca endorreica del Pirineo oscense

Erosion is a serious threat in Mediterranean regions, therefore assessment and quantification of soil losses at watershed scale is necessary. To promote soil conservation and assess the vulnerability of wetlands in the Estanque de arriba catchment, which is located in the province of Huesca (Spain), the semi-empirical soil erosion model SEMMED has been used. This model is based on the assessment of both the splash detachment and the runoff transport capacity rates per raster cell within the catchment to obtain a final map of annual soil erosion rate. Integration of the digital elevation model of the study area and the climatic and analytical database in the ArcGIS 9.0 has allowed generating maps for the different parameters and factors. In order to obtain the required values a field survey was carried out collecting a total of 80 samples of soil. The cumulative overland flow map has been calculated with the single flow, multiple flow and combined flow algorithms. The multiple flow algorithm has showed up as the best approach for modeling the drainage pattern of runoff, especially in flat areas. The mean splash detachment and transport capacity rates are 11.79 and 9641.28 kg m-2, respectively, whereas the mean rate of annual soil loss is 9.02 kg m-2 year-1. Crops of cereal and paths present the highest rates of soil loss, whereas the areas associated with sandy loam textures and high values of saturated hydrological conductivity present the lowest values. The external and internal boundaries of the catchment are characterized by no erosion processes.

Abstracts of the "XXXVII Symposium de Cunicultura de ASESCU". Barbastro (Spain) 24-25th of May 2012.

The annual Congress of the Spanish Association of Cuniculture (ASESCU) was held in Barbastro (province of Huesca, autonomous community of Aragón) on 24-25th May of 2012. The 37th edition was mainly devoted to analyse the present situation of the rabbit sector, as well as some new aspects in relation to diseases of the rabbit. It was presented an overview of the situation of the rabbit farming in Aragón, a commercial analysis of the rabbit farming sector in Spain, a main paper on the role of rural development as a complement to rabbit farming, and an analysis of the production cost of rabbit meat. Main papers related to parasite control and mixomatosis were also presented in 2 different conferences. Moreover 2 round tables were held on a new variant of rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus and a Sectorial Plan for the Spanish rabbit sector, respectively. Furthermore, a total of 18 communications were presented both in working sessions of oral communications and posters. Nutrition session analysed the influence of fibre type on its digestibility, the characterisation of intestinal microbiota in rabbits after weaning, the utilisation of distillers dried grains with solubles as well as of beet pulp in diets for fattening rabbits, the effect of dietary restrictions on the growth of fattening rabbits, and the effect of a prebiotic, a probiotic or a symbiotic in diets for fattening rabbits. Technico-economic management session studied the evolution of technical results of the Spanish farms during 2008-2011, as well as technical and economical implications of reproductive rhythms and weaning age for the profitability of farms. Genetics session evaluated the effect of divergent selection for residual variance of litter size on the embryo development. Ethology session analysed sex influence in rabbit mutual olfactory relationships. Reproduction session studied prediction of body fat deposits from perirenal fat measurements using ultrasound. Meat quality session analysed the effect of a supplementation with vegetable DHA on the growing and fattening performances and meat quality of the rabbit. Pathology section studied the effect of selection for reproduction or longevity on blood lymphocyte populations of does under conventional and heat stress conditions, the origin of staphylococcosis in rabbits, the epidemiology of staphylococcosis, pasteurellosis and bordetellosis in Portugal, and several works related to a new variant of rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus.

The Canfranc Underground Laboratory (LSC)

The Canfranc Underground Laboratory, presently the second largest in Europe, is located under the Mount Tobazo in the central Spanish Pyrenees, in the province of Huesca in Aragon. After recalling a few historical elements, I shall describe the LSC infrastructures and services both underground and the support ones on the surface. I shall then report the characterisation measurements done so far. A summary of the approved experiments and projects for the future will complete the article.

The ‘Genetic’ Analysis of Iberian Dolmens: A Test of the Idea in the Central Pyrenees

In a previous paper on the topic (hereafter Paper 1 ),' the authors presented an extended statistical analysis of several groups of megalithic tombs in the Iberian Peninsula and neighbouring regions. In recent years, orientation studies and its statistical approach have received considerable attention in archaeology as a source of information that may shed light on a number of issues related to landscape and territory ownership by past cultures.2 The megalithic tombs, including dolmens, tholoi or allees couvertes, are no exception.Paper 1 presented a 'genetic' approach to the data,3 where the dendrogram, along with the Principal Components Analysis, clearly demonstrated that there was a link between the geographic location of the clusters of megalithic tombs and their respective orientation. The 27 neighbouring clusters of dolmens in the Iberian Peninsula tend to share orientation characteristics (see Figure 1). This result was true regardless of the type of dolmen and the epoch of construction, a fact which recalled a persistence of orientation custom and a necessary communication between neighbouring regions especially along river valleys or perhaps across mountain ranges such as the Pyrenees.In Paper 1, we also suggested a way of testing our hypotheses further, by checking whether there could have been a connection across the central Pyrenees, linking the dolmens of Navarre in the west to Catalonia in the east. This research note presents such a test for the hitherto unmeasured dolmens of the Pyrenees region of the province of Huesca where two dozen monuments had been reported.4 The dolmens in the area (see Figure 2) are of standard type and small dimensions, the body of the monument being enclosed in a tumulus or cairn of pebbles that have been preserved in several instances. These megalithic tombs have been dated to the third millennium b.c. and are thought to be the burial places of a community of shepherds moving across the Pyrenees and using the local grasslands during the hotter periods of the year. Of the nearly 30 monuments reported, about one-third were in a deplorable state of preservation and measurements were impossible. Another half-dozen could not be measured because they were in mountainous areas and so inaccessible.Table 1 presents the data of the 15 dolmens (plus one) obtained in two campaigns in the summers of 2010 and 201 1 .6This represents some three-quarters of the measurable structures and so is representative. Figure 3 shows the orientation diagram and the declination histogram of the data. High mountain peaks occupied wide areas of the horizon, and so it was crucial to take into account the angular heights and local topography. The value of this is shown in the declination histogram, where lunisolar orientations are dominant (-90% of the sample) despite the original dispersion of the azimuths as shown in the orientation diagram. This demonstrates the great superiority of in situ fieldwork over office software support tools in archaeoastronomical studies.The new dendrogram obtained after the inclusion of the data of the dolmens of the province of Huesca (HSCA) is to be seen in Figure 1 . Our new set of data is located in the dendrogram within a cluster where groups of nearby regions such as north-central Spain (NORT, including the megalithic tombs of neighbouring Navarre) and Catalonia (BRNA, GRNA and PIRI) are included. The dolmens of Corsica and Sardinia are also found in this cluster but this is more probably a cultural convergence than a real relationship. …

WATER RATES AND THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF DIRECT, INDIRECT AND END-USERS IN SPAIN

Irrigation is the main user of water in Spain, and the price paid for this resource has long been lower than its cost. The recent EU Water Framework Directive requires that all costs be recovered, but application has had perverse effects. In some cases, farms have become economically unviable, while in others, cultivation has intensified and water consumption has increased. This paper applies a slightly modified version of the computable general equilibrium model developed by the International Food Policy Research Institute (Lofgren et al., 2002), to a SAM (Social Accounting Matrix) of the province of Huesca in north-eastern Spain. The model disaggregates the agricultural sectors into irrigated and unirrigated farming, taking into account the improvements in irrigation efficiency. Within this framework, we analyse different payment scenarios affecting direct users, exporters and end-users in order to examine user responsibilities, the impact of international markets and macroeconomic effects on agriculture and industry in Spain.