Nuria Salan

Prof. Dr. Nuria Salan

The School of Industrial, Aerospace and Audiovisual Engineering of Terrassa, ESEIAAT (UPC-BarcelonaTECH), 08222 Terrassa, Spain
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Academic Career Length

9Years (2018-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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16 April 2018 in IEEE Transactions on Education
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NONoelia Olmedo-Torre
Noelia Olmedo-Torre
Fermín Sánchez-CarracedoFermín Sánchez-Carracedo
Fermín Sánchez-Carracedo
NSNuria Salan
Nuria Salan
DLDavid Lopez
David Lopez
APAntoni Perez Poch
Antoni Perez Poch
MLMireia Lopez-Beltran
Mireia Lopez-Beltran
Contribution: Stereotypes and immediate environment are the reasons for low enrollment of women in STEM studies. Background: The low number of women in STEM degree courses has been the subject of much research, which has found that the lack of female enrollment is not evenly distributed across all STEM studies. In some areas, such as computing, communications, and electrical and electronic engineering (CCEEE), not only has the number of women not increased, it has even fallen. Research Questions: Is there a stereotype for women taking STEM studies? Is this stereotype different between women taking CCEEE and non-CCEEE degrees? What are the main reasons that lead women to enroll in STEM studies? Methodology: A survey was sent to 3699 female students and STEM graduates belonging to the authors' university in six schools with a lowest level of enrollment, and 1060 replies were received. A qualitative study based on data analysis triangulation was performed. Findings: The women surveyed consider social stereotypes (31.47%) and the immediate environment (14.5%) as the main reasons for the low enrollment of women in STEM studies. Surprisingly, the third reason (11.03%) is that women do not like engineering. New knowledge concerning what motivates female students to enroll in STEM studies, what stereotypes they must struggle against, and the existence of possible differences between CCEEE and STEM but non-CCEEE female students could help policy makers and academia to improve female enrollment in STEM and, in particular, in CCEEE studies.

19 December 2018 in Convergencia Revista de Ciencias Sociales
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GMGizelle Guadalupe Macías-González
Gizelle Guadalupe Macías-González
JCJuan Francisco Caldera-Montes
Juan Francisco Caldera-Montes
NSNuria Salan
Nuria Salan
El objetivo del trabajo es identificar las áreas de estudio y los factores que toman en cuenta los infantes al registrar sus aspiraciones de carrera u ocupación. La investigación se fundamenta en las teorías contextuales y evolutivas del ciclo de vida de las personas e integra las profesiones tradicionales por género; además implementa un proyecto de investigación-acción en grupos de nivel primaria de dos escuelas de Tepatitlán, Jalisco (México). Los resultados develan que los campos del saber continúan eligiéndose de acuerdo con el género y que los más frecuentes son: ciencias de la salud, biotecnología y ciencias agrícolas, humanidades e ingenierías. Los factores de interacción con mayores registros son de nivel macro-medio y micro (entorno inmediato y próximo), donde se encuentran la familia y la escuela. La infancia es un periodo de logros vocacionales; los programas de orientación vocacional en educación básica ampliarían el panorama informativo y generarían condiciones favorables para los infantes

3 November 2022 in Metals
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SFShiqi Fang
Shiqi Fang
NSNuria Salan
Nuria Salan
Christoph PaulyChristoph Pauly
Christoph Pauly
LLLuis Llanes
Luis Llanes
Frank MücklichFrank Mücklich
Frank Mücklich
Cemented carbides, or hard metals, are ceramic–metal composites usually consisting of tungsten carbide particles bound by a cobalt-based alloy. They are the backbone materials for the tooling industry, as a direct consequence of the outstanding range of property combinations, depending on their effective microstructural assemblage, i.e., the physical dimensions and relative content of their constitutive phases. Hence, reliable microstructural characterization becomes key for hard metal grade selection and quality control. This work aimed to assess the practical two-dimensional characterization methods for the most important one- and two-phase properties of cemented carbides, i.e., the carbide grain size, phase fraction, carbide contiguity, and binder mean free path. Three different methods—point, line, and area analysis—were implemented to characterize four microstructurally distinct grades. The images were acquired by optical and scanning electron microscopy, with the latter through both secondary and backscattered electrons. Results were critically discussed by comparing the obtained values of properties and the different characterization methodology. Inspection technique combinations were finally ranked based on accuracy, accessibility, and operability considerations. The line method was used to analyze all the properties, the area method, for the one-phase properties, and the point method, for only the phase fraction. It was found that the combination of optical microscopy and the line analysis method was suitable for a direct inspection and rapid estimation for carbides above fine grain size. The most precise results were achieved using line analysis of the images obtained by the backscattered electrons of the scanning electron microscope.

27 August 2021 in Polymers
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JJJaime Juan
Jaime Juan
Arlindo SilvaArlindo Silva
Arlindo Silva
JTJose Antonio Tornero
Jose Antonio Tornero
JGJose Gamez-Perez
Jose Gamez-Perez
NSNuria Salan
Nuria Salan
This paper addresses the major concern which component porosity represents in Vacuum Infusion (VI) manufacturing due to resin gelation at pressures close to absolute vacuum. Degassing is a fundamental step to minimize or even avoid resin outgassing and enhance dissolution of voids created during preform impregnation. The efficacy of different degassing procedures based on vacuum degassing, and assisted by adding a nucleation medium, High Speed (HS) resin stirring and/or later pressurization during different time intervals have been analyzed in terms of final void content is studied. Through a rigorous and careful design of the manufacturing process, outgassing effects on final void content were isolated from the rest of porosity causes and specimens with two clearly identifiable regions in terms of porosity were manufactured to facilitate its analysis. Maximum void content was kept under 4% and porous area size was reduced by 72% with respect to conventional vacuum degassing when resin was stirred at HS; therefore, highlighting the importance of enhancing bubble formation during degassing.

12 November 2019 in Revista Electrónica de Investigación Educativa
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CTClaudia Islas Torres
Claudia Islas Torres
MAMaría Del Rocío Carranza Alcántar
María Del Rocío Carranza Alcántar
APAntoni Pérez Poch
Antoni Pérez Poch
NSNuria Salan
Nuria Salan
La habilidad de programar es una de las capacidades que desarrollan o, en su caso, potencializan los estudiantes de Ingeniería en Computación, algunos estudios en la literatura parten de la premisa de que dicha habilidad tiene asociación directa con la capacidad creativa de los estudiantes; a partir de lo anterior, la presente investigación tuvo como objetivo identificar la relación que existe entre la creatividad de un estudiante de Ingeniería en Computación y su rendimiento como programador, representado por el promedio obtenido en ciertas asignaturas. El método aplicado fue cuantitativo, transversal, de alcance explicativo y para la recuperación de datos se utilizó el test CREA. Los resultados indican que la creatividad no es incidente para la habilidad de programar y que son otros factores los que influyen para desarrollarla, tales como la motivación incentivada principalmente por el docente y el contexto que rodea al programador.

25 October 2024 in European Public & Social Innovation Review
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DCDaniel Martínez Caballé
Daniel Martínez Caballé
Beatriz Amante GarcíaBeatriz Amante García
Beatriz Amante García
NSNuria Salan
Nuria Salan
Introducción: La adaptación de la enseñanza superior al nuevo marco establecido por el plan de Bolonia, ha implicado numerosos cambios metodológicos y evaluativos, los cuales están centrados principalmente en el desarrollo de competencias del alumnado. Muchos de dichos cambios se han implementado en las universidades españolas, pero la evaluación de competencias es un tema pendiente, aunque se han buscado compromisos para facilitar la misma. Una de las claves de la evaluación de competencias es saber cómo se realizará dicha evaluación y qué instrumento será el más adecuado. Metodología: Se ha realizado una búsqueda en la base de datos Web of Knowledge abarcando desde 2016 hasta 2023, para determinar cuáles son los instrumentos de evaluación de competencias más utilizados y fáciles de implementar. Resultados: Los más destacados han sido los portfolios y las rúbricas. Discusión: Además de conocer el instrumento que utilizaremos, debemos analizar qué evidencias se utilizarán y como se recogerán. Se propone el diseño de una herramienta para tal fin siguiendo algunos de los principios de las metodologías Agile. Conclusiones: Su desarrollo permitiría evaluar el nivel competencial del alumnado a lo largo de sus estudios y tener acceso de las diferentes evidencias que demuestren la obtención de dichas competencias.