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    The emotional cost of service: a comparison between health and education professionals
    (2025) ;
    Daphne S. Narváez-Almeida
    There is an emotional toll on healthcare workers and also on educators, who experience stress and trauma in their daily work. The objective of this study is to compare the manifestation of Compassion Fatigue and Compassion Satisfaction in these two groups. To measure this emotional toll, the PROQoL IV test was administered. The results showed that while both groups experience greater Compassion Fatigue the longer they have been in their profession, it is educators who show a deeper burnout. It is suggested that future tools be developed to enable teachers to manage these situations effectively without compromising their quality of life. © 2025 IEEE.
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    Impact of Social Networking Use in Youth and the Relationship of Mood States
    This research has focused on identifying the levels of aggression and irritability observed in a group of young participants due to the use of social networks. Since their beginnings, social networks have captured the attention of several users, with the youngest being those who use them most frequently. This excessive use has generated changes in the habitual behavior of young people and has caused the content they observe to affect their moods significantly. This research carried out with 45 participants shows that although the levels of irritability and aggression are located at low and average levels, it can also be observed that the more time they spend on these networks, the more aggression and irritability increase.
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    Digital justice in shaping judicial impartiality through cognitive biases
    (2025)
    Tatiana Saltos-Hidalgo
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    Alex Fabián Mejía-Sandoval
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    Anthony Gaon-Cajamarca
    Introduction. Digital justice integrates technological tools into judicial processes, thereby improving efficiency and access to justice. However, it also introduces significant challenges related to cognitive biases and judicial impartiality in virtual hearings. Objective. This study aimed to analyze the impact of virtual hearings on procedural rights and judicial impartiality in Ecuador. Materials and methods. A sample of 1,020 first-instance judicial rulings from Quito in 2023 was selected, focusing on constitutional protection actions. Aspects such as the resolution time of cases and the frequency of virtual or hybrid hearings were analyzed and compared to outcomes in second-instance appeals. Results. The findings indicated that virtual hearings increased the average resolution time compared to in-person hearings and led to a rise in cognitive biases due to technological limitations. Conclusions. While digital justice enhances efficiency, it also introduces risks of bias that may affect judicial impartiality. The absence of non-verbal cues and reliance on technology restrict a comprehensive assessment of the parties, particularly impacting vulnerable individuals in virtual hearings.
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    Jurisprudence on sustainable development in Ecuador: an analysis of judicial rulings and environmental challenges
    (2024) ; ;
    Alex Fabián Mejía-Sandoval
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    Anthony Gaon-Cajamarca
    Sustainable development in Ecuador faces a significant challenge due to the lack of jurisprudence that integrates sustainability principles into judicial decisions, compounded by the prevalence of environmental conflicts and the absence of specific studies. This study aimed to analyze how Ecuadorian courts applied these principles in their rulings on protective actions resolved in the Northern Judicial Complex of Quito, to identify decision-making patterns and potential cognitive biases in the adjudication process. The analysis adopts both a quantitative and qualitative approach to 1,020 cases resolved in 2023. The systematic review considers the legal and environmental context, as well as a detailed examination of judicial rulings to assess the application of sustainable development principles. Cases were classified based on the dimensions of sustainable development to which the violated rights were linked. The results indicated that a total of 156 accepted cases directly declared the violation of economic, social, cultural, and environmental rights, with 1 case indirectly involving environmental protection. This represents 15.29% of the total reviewed cases and 56.32% of the accepted cases. Of the total, 98.72% were linked to the economic and social dimension, while only 1.28% corresponded to the environmental dimension of sustainable development. Ecuadorian courts demonstrate a low level of integration of sustainability dimensions in their rulings, hindering the progress of sustainable development in the country. The ambiguity in defining these principles increases judicial discretion and the likelihood of biases in decisions. Therefore, a more systematic approach and ongoing training are needed to help judges avoid biases in their rulings
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