Dynamic Analysis of School Mobility Using Geolocation Web Technologies by David Fernández-Arango, Francisco-Alberto Varela-García, Jorge López-Fernández

“…This work covered a sample of 1883 students from 26 schools in Galicia (Spain), where population dispersion generates a particular type of mobility. …”
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Teachers’ Digital Competence. The Case of the University System of Galicia by Carmen Fernández-Morante, Beatriz Cebreiro López, Lorena Casal-Otero, Francisco Mareque León

“…The sample studied is made up of a total of 610 teachers from the three public universities of Galicia (Spain), who responded to the DigCompEdu Check-In instrument adapted to the Spanish context (Cabero-Almenara & Palacios-Rodríguez, 2020). …”
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Unfolding Farm Practices: Working Toward Sustainable Food Production in the Netherlands and Spain by Paul Swagemakers, M. Dolores Domínguez García, Xavier Simón Fernández, Johannes S. C. Wiskerke

“…This paper provides ethnographic case study research of two farms: one situated in a productive polder in the Netherlands, and the other in a disadvantaged mountainous area in Galicia, Spain. They both employ "novelty production," farmer-driven adaptations to the farm, seen as a socio-ecological system. …”
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The Age Factor in the Analysis of Occupational Risks in the Wood Industry by Noelia Araújo-Vila, Diego R. Toubes, Jose Antonio Fraiz-Brea

“…A total of 52 interviews were conducted with wood-based entrepreneurs, occupational safety technicians and experts from Galicia (Spain). The results show that there is a growing concern to integrate the older group in occupational safety and health management due to the increasing work life. …”
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Productive vs. residential economy: Factors behind the recovery of rural areas in socioeconomic decline by David Peón Pose, Xose Manuel Martínez Filgueira, Edelmiro López-Iglesias

“… The analysis and explanation of the diverse rural dynamics might help to design better targeted rural development policies. We focus on Galicia (Spain) as a case study of a region in demographic decline, in order to trace what factors are associated with the recovery of specific rural areas. …”
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Teaching and learning landscape in primary education in Spain: A necessary curricular review to educate citizens by Francisco Xosé Armas-Quintá, Francisco Rodríguez-Lestegás, Xosé Carlos Macía-Arce, Yamilé Pérez-Guilarte

“…In this article, a curricular review of primary education in Galicia (Spain) is carried out with the aim of knowing how the study of landscape is approached, also taking into account the guidelines set out in the basic curricula at the national level.…”
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Students’ Social Representations of Forced Migration as a Relevant Social Problem and Its Curricular Inclusion at the End of Primary School by Roberto García-Morís, Nerea García Bugallo, Ramón Martínez-Medina

“…The study was carried out by means of a questionnaire, filled in by 6th-year primary education groups (11–12 years old) (<i>n</i> = 70), in a state-supported private school in the city of A Coruña (Galicia, Spain). The questionnaire was supported by three pictures of forced migrations from the media. …”
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The Contribution of the Architect Pascuala Campos to the Implementation of a Gender Perspective in the Galician Context by Ainoa Fernández Cruces, Goreti Sousa, Paulo Guerreiro, Mariana Correia

“…The general purpose of this article is to address the implicit problematic of the female contribution to architecture, through a theoretical reflection that aims at recognizing the relevant impact of Pascuala Campos’s work to the discipline in Galicia, Spain. The Spanish social and architectonic contexts, as well as the biography of Pascuala Campos, are analyzed to better understand her theoretical and architectonic production. …”
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The Role of Intangible Heritage in Critical Citizenship Education: An Action Research Case Study with Student Primary Education Teachers by Yamilé Pérez-Guilarte, Roberto García-Morís

“…This case study is proposed for primary teachers in initial training at the University of A Coruña (Galicia, Spain). The study was conducted during three academic years (2020–2023), with the participation of 160 student teachers. …”
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Factors Affecting e-Government Adoption by Dairy Farmers: A Case Study in the North-West of Spain by Alba Vázquez-López, Manuel Marey-Perez

“…With the objective of assessing the farmers’ situation regarding the use of the ICT and their relations with the electronic government, a case study consisting in the realization of 34 face-to-face surveys was conducted between February and March 2020 in dairy farms in the region of Galicia (Spain). The sample was selected according to one of the most important online journals in the farming sector at a national level. …”
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Open Dialogue in Spain: an initial survey of knowledge and perspectives by Silvia Parrabera-García, Casilda Oujo-Fernández, María-Jesús Lirola, Adolfo J. Cangas, Jordi Marfá-Vallverdú, Martín Correa-Urquiza, Enric Garcia-Torrents

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Citizens’ Perceptions of Research and Innovation Dilemmas: Insights from a Large-Scale Survey in Four European Regions by Katharina Fellnhofer, Margarita Angelidou, Thomas Bakratsas, Chiara Buongiovanni, Toni Eiser, Elena Hörndler, Anastasia Panori, Rene Wintjes, Gabriella Quaranta

“…Abstract This study presents a valuable dataset supporting regional research and innovation systems in four European regions: Vestland (Norway), Kriti (Greece), Galicia (Spain), and Overijssel (Netherlands). It focuses on understanding citizens’ perceptions of research and innovation dilemmas within these regions. …”
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Resistance to Fracture of Lithium Disilicate Feldspathic Restorations Manufactured Using a CAD/CAM System and Crystallized with Different Thermal Units and Programs by Cristian Abad-Coronel, Andrea Ordoñez Balladares, Jorge I. Fajardo, Benjamín José Martín Biedma

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Vespa velutina: a menace for Western Iberian fruit production by Anabela Nave, Joana Godinho, João Fernandes, Ana Isabel Garcia, Maria Amparo Ferreira Golpe, Manuela Branco

“…The survey presented in this manuscript aimed to study the agricultural technicians’ appraisal of fruit damage caused by V. velutina since its appearance in the western coast of the Iberian Peninsula. In Galicia, Spain, 83% of technicians reported incidents on fruit damage, primarily affecting grapes, but also on pears and apples. …”
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Sport practice with friends and perceived physical competence as predictors of physical activity in adolescents by Myriam Alvariñas-Villaverde, Elena Giménez-de Ory, Belén Toja-Reboredo, Miguel González-Valeiro

“…They attended one of the 11 selected schools from Galicia (Spain), chosen by sampling in the seven main urban areas in that region. …”
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Fracture Resistance of Sintered Monolithic Zirconia Dioxide in Different Thermal Units by Andrea Ordoñez Balladares, Cristian Abad-Coronel, Joao Carlos Ramos, Benjamín José Martín Biedma

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AI Approaches to Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) in the Mining and Metals Sector Using AutoML and Bayesian Modeling by Saki Gerassis, Eduardo Giráldez, María Pazo-Rodríguez, Ángeles Saavedra, Javier Taboada

“…For that, an AutoML process developed with Bayesian networks is applied to the construction of an interactive EIA index tool capable of assessing dynamically the potential environmental impacts of a slate mine in Galicia (Spain) surrounded by the Natura 2000 Network. …”
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Rapid Estimation of Potato Quality Parameters by a Portable Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Device by Olga Escuredo, Laura Meno, María Shantal Rodríguez-Flores, Maria Carmen Seijo

“…Potato tubers protected by the Protected Geographical Indication (PGI “Patata de Galicia”, Spain) were analyzed both using chemical methods of reference and also using the NIR methodology for the determination of important parameters for tuber commercialization, such as dry matter and reducing sugars. …”
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Assessing Rebar Corrosion through the Combination of Nondestructive GPR and IRT Methodologies by Mercedes Solla, Susana Lagüela, Norberto Fernández, Iván Garrido

“…The methodology was applied to the case study of an old construction that belongs to the abandoned military battery of Cabo Udra (Galicia, Spain). The combination of these complementary techniques allowed for the identification of areas with different dielectric and thermal conductivity, as well as different reflection patterns and intensity of the GPR waves. …”
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Interacting effects of early dietary conditions and reproductive effort on the oxidative costs of reproduction by Jose Carlos Noguera

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