Droughts and climate change in regions with profitable irrigated agriculture will impact groundwater resources with associated direct and indirect impacts. In the integrated water resource management (IWRM), managed aquifer recharge (MAR) offers efficient solutions to protect, conserve, and ensure survival of aquifers and associated ecosystems, as the Water Framework Directive requires. The purpose of this paper is to analyse the socio-economic feasibility of the MAR system in the overexploited Boquerón aquifer in Hellín (Albacete, Spain) under climate change and varying irrigation demand conditions. To assess, in monetary terms, the profitability of the MAR system, a cost-benefit analysis (CBA) has been carried out. The results for the period 2020–2050 showed that the most favourable situations would be scenarios involving artificial recharge, in which future irrigation demand remains at the present level or falls below 10% of the current irrigation surface, as these scenarios generated an internal rate of return of between 53% and 57%. Additionally, the regeneration of the habitat will take between 5 and 9 years. Thus, the IWRM with artificial recharge will guarantee the sustainability of irrigation of the agricultural lands of Hellín and will achieve water balance even in severe climate change conditions.

Este estudio aborda el desafío de la desmotivación del alumnado en la educación superior a distancia, y cómo afecta la asimilación de contenidos. Además, propone una solución innovadora a través del modelo de Atención, Interés, Deseo y Acción (AIDA) y la creación de una Escape Room Virtual. Se diseñó una Escape Room Virtual centrada en los contenidos de la asignatura Comercio Internacional. El modelo AIDA fue implementado con el fin de captar la atención de los estudiantes, despertar su interés a través de retos, mantener su deseo de aprender y promover la acción en la solución de las preguntas necesarias para pasar al siguiente nivel y obtener la recompensa. Para medir cómo los encuestados percibían esta herramienta se lanzó una encuesta autogestionada insertada al final de la Escape Room, tanto a alumnos de la UCAM como a un grupo externo de diversas nacionalidades a través de redes sociales. Los resultados muestran un incremento significativo en el compromiso y la motivación de los estudiantes, lo que se traduce en una mejor asimilación de los contenidos. La Escape Room Virtual resultó ser una herramienta eficaz para incrementar la interacción de los estudiantes con los materiales de estudio. Los hallazgos sugieren que la aplicación del modelo AIDA en la educación a distancia puede ofrecer un enfoque revolucionario para la enseñanza en la educación superior. La Escape Room Virtual, como medio para implementar este modelo, demuestra su potencial en la lucha contra la desmotivación del alumnado y la mejora en la asimilación de contenidos.

Technological development has transformed academic publication over the past two decades and new publication models, especially Open Access, have captured an important part of the publishing market, traditionally dominated by the Subscription publication model. Although Health Sciences have been one of the leading fields promoting Open Access, the perspectives of Health Science researchers on the benefits and possibilities of Open Access remain an open question. The present study sought to unveil the perspective of researchers on scientific publication decisions, in terms of the Subscription and Open Access publication model, Gold Road. With this aim, we surveyed Spanish researchers in Health Sciences. Our findings show that the value of publishing in Open Access journals increases as the experience of the researcher increases and the less she/he values the impact factor. Moreover, visibility and dissemination of the results are the main determinants of publication when choosing an Open Access journal as the first option. According to the response of the researchers, the reduction of fees and the increase in financing are important economic incentive measures to promote the Open Access publication model. It is widely accepted that the volume of Open Access publications will increase in the future.

Evaluación del impacto de la educación superior en la iniciativa emprendedora.

Public research policies have been promoting open-access publication in recent years as an adequate model for the dissemination of scientific knowledge. However, depending on the disciplines, its use is very diverse. This study explores the determinants of open-access publication among academic researchers of economics and business, as well as their assessment of different economic measures focused on publication stimulus. To do so, a survey of Spanish business and economics researchers was conducted. They reported an average of 19% of their publications in open-access journals, hybrids or fully Gold Route open access. Almost 80% of the researchers foresee a future increase in the volume of open-access publications. When determining where to publish their research results, the main criterion for the selection of a scientific journal is the impact factor. Regarding open access, the most valued aspect is the visibility and dissemination it provides. Although the cost of publication is not the most relevant criterion in the choice of a journal, three out of four researchers consider that a reduction in fees and an increase in funding are measures that would boost the open-access model.