New broom in Spain

Ockham's broom: A new series

Although it is increasingly difficult to gauge what people can be expected to know, it is probably safe to assume that most readers are familiar with Ockham's razor – roughly, the principle whereby gratuitous suppositions are shaved from the interpretation of facts – enunciated by a Franciscan monk, William of Ockham, in the fourteenth century. Ockham's broom is a somewhat more recent conceit, ...

John Broom

Sensors: New Challenges in Spain

The main goal of this special issue was to explore sensor technology and its applications in Spain. It is well-known that a reciprocal interrelation exists between sensor technology and the demand for solutions to different problems. Indeed, when a new sensor is developed, it offers a solution to a problem, but also if a problem requires a solution perhaps new sensors or technologies based on e...

O-32: Status of Human ART in Spain: Resultsfrom the New Registry of Catalonia

Background: FIVCAT.NET is the registry of human assisted reproductive techniques (ART) in Catalunya to which all authorised centres are obliged to declare their activities. The Background of the present study is to describe the data on effectiveness of the ART in Catalunya over the period 2001-2005 and to compare our findings with other similar registries. Materials and Methods: The data were o...

Foreign Migration and New Couples in Spain