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Minimal green energy consumption and workload management for data centers on smart city platforms
(Sustainability, 2020-04)
Presently, energy is considered a significant resource that grows scarce with high demand and population in the global market. Therefore, a survey suggested that renewable energy sources are required to avoid scarcity. ...
Cyberbullying among adolescents: Psychometric properties of the CYB-AGS cyber-aggressor scale
(International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020-05)
The present study aims to analyze the psychometric properties of the revised version of the Adolescent Cyber-Aggressor scale (CYB-AGS). This scale is composed of 18 items that measure direct and indirect cyberbullying. A ...
Rojava: a state subverted or reinvented?
(Postcolonial Studies, 2020-04-02)
This article discusses how Rojava and its ‘Autonomous Administration’ simultaneously subvert and reinstate the state(s) they are fighting. Based on Abdullah Öcalan’s (b. 1948) conversion to libertarianism after his ...
A spatial analysis of the Spanish tobacco consumption distribution: Are there any consumption clusters?
(Public Health, 2020-09)
Objectives: The objective of this short communication is to provide a previous empirical analysis to locate the regions that have distortions in per capita tobacco consumption. The location of these regions and their ...
Academic Literacy and Student Diversity: Evaluating a Curriculum-Integrated Inclusive Practice Intervention in the United Kingdom
(Sustainability, 2020-02)
The sustainability of universities is based, among other aspects, on their ability to adapt to changes and the needs of students, an increasingly diverse population. In this sense, Academic literacy provision at universities ...
Meditative Revolutions? A Preliminary Approach to US Buddhist Anarchist Literature
(Atlantis-Journal of the Spanish Association of Anglo-American Studies, 2020-12)
This article discusses the various shapes, inner structures and roles given to transformative and liberative practices in the work of US Buddhist anarchist authors (1960-2010). Unlike their Chinese and Japanese predecessors, ...
Determining the Level of a Language Test with English Profile: A Forensic Linguistics Case Study
(Atlantis-Journal of the Spanish Association of Anglo-American Studies, 2020-12)
This article deals with a forensic linguistics case study of the determination of the level of a B1 English multiple-choice test that was challenged in court by numerous candidates on the grounds that it was not of the ...
Assessment of mechanical, thermal, mineral and physical properties of fired clay brick made by mixing kaolinitic red clay and paper pulp residues
(Applied Clay Science, 2020-11-15)
Among the largest producers of waste, the paper industry stands out due to its impact on human health and ecological balance. However, these residues may also contribute to a more environmental friendly brick industry, ...
Menstrual health and period poverty among young people who menstruate in the Barcelona metropolitan area (Spain): protocol of a mixed-methods study
(BMJ Open, 2020)
Introduction The importance of menstrual health has been historically neglected, mostly due to taboos and misconceptions around menstruation and androcentrism within health knowledge and health systems around the world. ...
Western Mexico seismic source model for the seismic hazard assessment of the Jalisco-Colima-Michoacan region
(Natural Hazards, 2020-11)
The Mexican subduction zone, the Gulf of California spreading center, as well as the triple junction point around the Jalisco and the Michoacan Blocks, represents the most active seismogenic belts inducing seismic hazard ...