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    Do religious factors influence the attitude toward organ donation among medical students? Spanish multicentre study
    (Elsevier, 2019) Fuentes, L. (L.); Hernández, A.M. (A. M.); Carrillo, J. (J.); Asunsolo, A. (A.); Ramírez, P. (P.); Jesús, M.T. (M. T.) de; Herruzo, R. (R.); Ríos, A. (A.); Sánchez, P. (Pilar); Virseda, J. (J.); Blanco, G. (G.); Fernández, A. (A); Flores-Medina, J. (J.); Gutiérrez, P.R. (P. R.); López-Navas, A. (A.); Iriarte, J. (Jorge); Parrilla, P. (P.); Lana, A. (A.); Sanchez, A. (Andrés); Bondia, J.A. (J. A.); Yelamos, J. (J.); Martínez-Alarcón, L. (L.); Hernández, J.R. (J. R.); Ayala, M.A. (M. A.); Llorca, F.J. (F. J.); Gómez, F.J. (F. J.)
    Introduction: Religious factors have conditioned the attitude toward organ donation and transplantation (ODT) since the beginning of transplantation, despite the fact that most religions are in favor of transplantation. Objective: To assess the impact of religious beliefs of medical students on their attitude toward ODT. Method: Population under study: Medical students in Spanish universities. Study sample: Stratified by geographical area and academic course. Assessment instrument: Attitude ODT questionnaire PCID-DTO-Ríos, anonymous and self-administered. Results: Of all students, 42% (n = 3907) declare themselves atheists or agnostics. The remaining 58% (n = 5368) declare themselves to be religious, the majority being Catholic (55%, n = 5102). Of the rest, 0.2% are Muslims (n = 8), 0.1% Protestants (n = 1), and the remaining 2.7% (n = 257) indicate other religious doctrines but do not want to specify it. Regarding their attitude toward ODT, those who consider themselves atheists or agnostics have a more favorable attitude than those who consider themselves religious (84% versus 76%; P < .001). Among those who follow some kind of religion, Catholics are more in favor of ODT than non-Catholics (77% vs 64%, P < .001). Note that among the religious, only 57% (n = 3050) know which religion is in favor of transplantation, while 22% (n = 1,152) consider that it has not been pronounced on the matter, 13% (n = 723) think the religion is against donation, and the remaining 8% (n = 443) do not know. Conclusion: The religion professed by medical students conditions their attitude toward donation, with the atheists and agnostics being more in favor of donation.
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    Effects of tidy/messy work environment on human accuracy
    (2013) Jaca-García, C. (Carmen); Mateo, R. (Ricardo); Blazsek-Ayala, S.I. (Szabolcs István); Hernández, J.R. (J. R.)
    Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to study the relationship between accuracy and conscientiousness among people working in a tidy/messy work environment. Design/methodology/approach: A laboratory experiment was conducted, where participants performing a simple task in a highly controlled environment were sorted into two different treatments, a tidy or a messy work environment. Findings: The results of this study suggest that conscientious people commit more errors in a messy environment than in a tidy environment. Therefore, one of the most significant findings to emerge from this study is that a messy environment could be detrimental to the accuracy of conscientious people. Research limitations/implications: This study is limited in several respects. First of all, the sample is not large, with 80 participants; some variables, such us IQ levels, fatigue levels, caffeine consumption, etc. were not controlled for. Third, the task was restricted to inputting data into a computer. Practical implications: Taken together, these findings suggest the need to promote excellence in work environment tidiness, because highly conscientious employees will work with greater accuracy, while the less conscientious will not be affected. Therefore, overall, accuracy will be better. Consequently, the managers of the organization should be committed to defining policies about high standards of tidiness in the workplace environment. Originality/value: This is the first study to provide evidence of the moderation of the tidy/messy work environment in the relationship between conscientiousness and human accuracy. The present study sheds light on the impact of messy work environment on accuracy of high conscientious people, inducing them to work in a defective way.