Análisis de las tendencias del sector de artes gráficas colombiano para el diseño de un plan estratégico de la empresa Editorial Edeco Ltda.

El presente texto expone el análisis del sector de artes gráficas, un sector que continúa en crecimiento y trae consigo nuevas tendencias y retos para las empresas, como por ejemplo la digitalización de contenidos, impresión por demanda, conciencia medioambiental, entre otros. Adicionalmente se expone las diferentes oportunidades y amenazas del sector, la competencia como una variable que afecta directamente la rentabilidad; debido a la guerra de precios existente y la Comoditización de productos y servicios. En el marco teórico se estudian herramientas como DOFA, matriz de Ansoff, benchmarking y primordialmente el análisis estructural de sectores estratégicos, que permite construir una percepción amplia de lo que ocurre en el sector, de tal forma que la empresa pueda replantear su modelo de negocio y pueda construir valor. Se realizaran propuestas de estrategias a desarrollar, con el fin de visualizar nuevos modelos de negocio que en el largo plazo garanticen la supervivencia del negocio, desde un enfoque de adaptación a las nuevas tendencias; así mismo se busca estudiar la posibilidad de entrar en el mundo de la digitalización de contenidos y la creación de nuevos productos que atiendan a los mismos segmentos de clientes actuales de una forma diferente.

Género y pesca en el México indígena Implicaciones para la política ambiental

The gender, environment, and development approach proposes the study of women’s rights and obligations toward natural resources, as well as institutions and property relations that govern the access to such resources within specifi c socio-environmental contexts. From this viewpoint, this paper studies the fi shing activities of native women and men from Veracruz, Mexico, focusing on two processes: the gender construction of the fi shing arts and the gender socialization in fi shing activities. This paper shows that both processes make women specialize in certain water resources, which are important to securing feeding to their communities. An environmental policy with a gender perspective will be able to visualize woman roles in food provisioning, and to strengthen their control over the resources they currently manage, based on the environmental knowledge women have about them.

Plan de empresa Bambú Gurmet Fit

El presente escrito tiene como objetivo ilustrar la elaboración del plan de empresa y factibilidad para implantar el concepto de restaurante y vida gourmet fitness a través del establecimiento de Bambú Gourmet Fit. En este sentido, y con el fin de entrar a un mercado competitivo con las mayores posibilidades de éxito posibles, es necesario visualizar de antemano el panorama administrativo, técnico, financiero, de mercadeo y de competencia para planear las estrategias pertinentes del desarrollo del proyecto presente. Así, Bambú Gourmet Fit tiene como enfoque principal brindar una excelente atención al público, tener una ubicación favorable, ofrecer productos de buena calidad y precios competitivos. De manera que, sea un restaurante sobresaliente en el mercado local.

Las cicatrices del conflicto. la ausencia de reparación y reconocimiento a la asociación de familias víctimas de trujillo (AFAVIT) a la luz de la justicia transicional

La presente investigación tiene como objetivo explicar cuál es el papel de la construcción de memoria histórica por parte de la asociación de familias víctimas de Trujillo “AFAVIT” en su reconocimiento como víctimas por parte del Estado colombiano. Se pretende demostrar que la construcción de memoria histórica juega un papel fundamental como herramienta visibilizadora tanto del conflicto colombiano como medio que permite el reconocimiento por parte del Estado. Para lograr dicho fin, se hace imperativo abordar dicha problemática desde un enfoque psicosocial; adicionalmente se tendrán en cuenta entrevistas realizadas a la comunidad AFAVIT.

DESCRIPCIÓN Y ANÁLISIS DE LOS HALLAZGOS DE LAS INVESTIGACIONES HECHAS POR STEFAN TENGBLAD SOBRE LA PRÁCTICA DIRECTIVA HASTA EL AÑO 2014

Se realizó el análisis de ocho artículos y un libro escrito por el profesor Stefan Tengblad desde el 2000 hasta el 2012. Durante 12 años, el autor sueco se ha dado la tarea de analizar no solo los resultados obtenidos por los escritores más importantes sobre la práctica directiva, sino que también se puso en la tarea de comparar sus estudios y resultados. En las reseñas reconstructivas se pueden identificar las variables más importantes y las conclusiones que Tengblad obtuvo después de muchos años de estudio. Nuestro principal objetivo es descubrir, analizar y comprender las investigaciones hechas por el escritor sueco sobre la naturaleza de la práctica directiva hasta el año 2014. De esta manera podremos ver si las diferentes posiciones de los autores han cambiado con los años. Trataremos algunas variables importantes de la práctica directiva como el liderazgo, la fragmentación del trabajo, la comunicación escrita y electrónica, los valores, los objetivos, la toma de decisiones, las normas, la cultura corporativa, la estructura organizacional, las expectativas internas y externas, entre otras. Todo esto nos llevará a identificar a profundidad el discurso del profesor Stefan Tengblad y los aportes que le ha hecho a la comunidad no solo académica sino también laboral.

IDELab MapstractionInteractive: API Universal y Políglota

Continuamente aparecen nuevas plataformas de gestión de cartografía web, con el inconveniente de que cada una de ellas utiliza un API propia. Dada la gran heterogeneidad de APIs de Mapas existente, sería conveniente disponer de una librería de mapas capaz de abstraer al desarrollador de las pequeñas diferencias entre ellas. Este es el objetivo de la librería Javascript de código abierto Mapstraction. Este tipo de API recibe el nombre de «API Universal y Políglota». Gracias a Mapstraction se pueden desarrollar aplicaciones en las que el usuario puede visualizar la información cartográfica con varios proveedores, pero presenta el inconveniente de no proporcionar mecanismos de creación y/o edición. En este documento se recogen las principales novedades que presenta la librería IDELab MapstractionInteractive, una extensión de Mapstraction que ofrece nueva funcionalidad para solventar las carencias de ésta. Las nuevas funcionalidades implementadas para los proveedores que se incluyen dentro de la librería brindan al usuario la posibilidad de poder editar y crear geometrías sobre el mapa (puntos, líneas y polígonos). Por otra parte, también se implementan dentro de la librería nuevos eventos para los mapas, de forma que el programador puede tener un mayor control de lo que el usuario hace sobre éstos

Visibility and proximity on triangulated surfaces

En aquesta tesi es solucionen problemes de visibilitat i proximitat sobre superfícies triangulades considerant elements generalitzats. Com a elements generalitzats considerem: punts, segments, poligonals i polígons. Les estrategies que proposem utilitzen algoritmes de geometria computacional i hardware gràfic. Comencem tractant els problemes de visibilitat sobre models de terrenys triangulats considerant un conjunt d'elements de visió generalitzats. Es presenten dos mètodes per obtenir, de forma aproximada, mapes de multi-visibilitat. Un mapa de multi-visibilitat és la subdivisió del domini del terreny que codifica la visibilitat d'acord amb diferents criteris. El primer mètode, de difícil implementació, utilitza informació de visibilitat exacte per reconstruir de forma aproximada el mapa de multi-visibilitat. El segon, que va acompanyat de resultats d'implementació, obté informació de visibilitat aproximada per calcular i visualitzar mapes de multi-visibilitat discrets mitjançant hardware gràfic. Com a aplicacions es resolen problemes de multi-visibilitat entre regions i es responen preguntes sobre la multi-visibilitat d'un punt o d'una regió. A continuació tractem els problemes de proximitat sobre superfícies polièdriques triangulades considerant seus generalitzades. Es presenten dos mètodes, amb resultats d'implementació, per calcular distàncies des de seus generalitzades sobre superfícies polièdriques on hi poden haver obstacles generalitzats. El primer mètode calcula, de forma exacte, les distàncies definides pels camins més curts des de les seus als punts del poliedre. El segon mètode calcula, de forma aproximada, distàncies considerant els camins més curts sobre superfícies polièdriques amb pesos. Com a aplicacions, es calculen diagrames de Voronoi d'ordre k, i es resolen, de forma aproximada, alguns problemes de localització de serveis. També es proporciona un estudi teòric sobre la complexitat dels diagrames de Voronoi d'ordre k d'un conjunt de seus generalitzades en un poliedre sense pesos.

The Importance of Relationships for the Produced Knowledge in the Sector of Management Consulting

While the management consulting industry has been largely linked to the knowledge produced within the disciplines of strategic management in the academic field, the truth is that very little literature is produced in terms of research in this area, while the researchers focused more on a set of static techniques to be applied in the development of this field of research concerns. This article seeks to bridge this gap as well, showing by example that the consultancy sector is a true field of opportunities for the study of relationships management. This presentation is thus the aim of contributing both theoretically and empirically in the area of relationships through research in the context of management consulting, trying to visualize how the relationships are manifested in a context of high involvement and personal contact, and what’s the perception that must be taken into consideration by clients and consultants in terms of the benefits of their greater or lesser degree of involvement.

The Importance of Relationships for the Produced Knowledge in the Sector of Management Consulting

While the management consulting industry has been largely linked to the knowledge produced within the disciplines of strategic management in the academic field, the truth is that very little literature is produced in terms of research in this area, while the researchers focused more on a set of static techniques to be applied in the development of this field of research concerns. This article seeks to bridge this gap as well, showing by example that the consultancy sector is a true field of opportunities for the study of relationships management. This presentation is thus the aim of contributing both theoretically and empirically in the area of relationships through research in the context of management consulting, trying to visualize how the relationships are manifested in a context of high involvement and personal contact, and what’s the perception that must be taken into consideration by clients and consultants in terms of the benefits of their greater or lesser degree of involvement.

Immersive Projection for biochemical pattern matching

In all biological processes, protein molecules and other small molecules interact to function and form transient macromolecular complexes. This interaction of two or more molecules can be described by a docking event. Docking is an important phase for structure-based drug design strategies, as it can be used as a method to simulate protein-ligand interactions. Various docking programs exist that allow automated docking, but most of them have limited visualization and user interaction. It would be advantageous if scientists could visualize the molecules participating in the docking process, manipulate their structures and manually dock them before submitting the new conformations to an automated docking process in an immersive environment, which can help stimulate the design/docking process. This also could greatly reduce docking time and resources. To achieve this, we propose a new virtual modelling/docking program, whereby the advantages of virtual modelling programs and the efficiency of the algorithms in existing docking programs will be merged.

Serving GODAE Data and Products to the Ocean Community

The Global Ocean Data Assimilation Experiment (GODAE [http:// www.godae.org]) has spanned a decade of rapid technological development. The ever-increasing volume and diversity of oceanographic data produced by in situ instruments, remote-sensing platforms, and computer simulations have driven the development of a number of innovative technologies that are essential for connecting scientists with the data that they need. This paper gives an overview of the technologies that have been developed and applied in the course of GODAE, which now provide users of oceanographic data with the capability to discover, evaluate, visualize, download, and analyze data from all over the world. The key to this capability is the ability to reduce the inherent complexity of oceanographic data by providing a consistent, harmonized view of the various data products. The challenges of data serving have been addressed over the last 10 years through the cooperative skills and energies of many individuals.

Techniques for analysis of proteins by SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and Western blotting

The separation of mixtures of proteins by SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) is a technique that is widely used—and, indeed, this technique underlies many of the assays and analyses that are described in this book. While SDS-PAGE is routine in many labs, a number of issues require consideration before embarking on it for the first time. We felt, therefore, that in the interest of completeness of this volume, a brief chapter describing the basics of SDS-PAGE would be helpful. Also included in this chapter are protocols for the staining of SDS-PAGE gels to visualize separated proteins, and for the electrotransfer of proteins to a membrane support (Western blotting) to enable immunoblotting, for example. This chapter is intended to complement the chapters in this book that require these techniques to be performed. Therefore, detailed examples of why and when these techniques could be used will not be discussed here.

Time course of gag protein assembly in HIV-1-infected cells: a study by immunoelectron microscopy

Recent biochemical studies have identified high molecular complexes of the HIV Gag precursor in the cytosol of infected cells. Using immunoelectron microscopy we studied the time course of the synthesis and assembly of a HIV Gag precursor protein (pr55gag) in Sf9 cells infected with recombinant baculovirus expressing the HIV gag gene. We also immunolabeled for pr55gag human T4 cells acutely or chronically infected with HIV-1. In Sf9 cells, the time course study showed that the first Gag protein appeared in the cytoplasm at 28-30 h p.i. and that budding started 6-8 h later. Colloidal gold particles, used to visualize the Gag protein, were first scattered randomly throughout the cytoplasm, but soon clusters representing 100 to 1000 copies of pr55gag were also observed. By contrast, in cells with budding or released virus-like particles the cytoplasm was virtually free of gold particles while the released virus-like particles were heavily labeled. Statistical analysis showed that between 80 and 90% of the gold particles in the cytoplasm were seen as singles, as doublets, or in small groups of up to five particles probably representing small oligomers. Clusters of gold particles were also observed in acutely infected lymphocytes as well as in multinuclear cells of chronically infected cultures of T4 cells. In a few cases small aggregates of gold particles were found in the nuclei of T4 lymphocytes. These observations suggest that the Gag polyprotein forms small oligomers in the cytoplasm of expressing cells but that assembly into multimeric complexes takes place predominantly at the plasma membrane. Large accumulations of Gag protein in the cytoplasm may represent misfolded molecules destined for degradation.

Condensation and moisture transport in cold roofs: effect of roof underlay

Cold pitched roofs, with their form of construction situating insulation on a horizontal ceiling, are intrinsically vulnerable to condensation. This study reports the results derived from using a simulation package (Heat, Air and Moisture modelling tool, or HAM-Tools) to investigate the risk of condensation in cold pitched roofs in housing fitted with a vapour-permeable underlay (VPU) of known characteristics. In order to visualize the effect of the VPUs on moisture transfer, several scenarios were modelled, and compared with the results from a conventional bituminous felt with high resistance (200 MNs/g, Sd = 40 m). The results indicate that ventilation is essential in the roof to reduce condensation. However, a sensitivity analysis proved that reducing the overall tightness of the ceiling and using lower-resistance VPUs would help in controlling condensation formation in the roof. To a large extent, the proposed characteristic performance of the VPU as predicted by manufacturers and some researchers may only be realistic if gaps in the ceiling are sealed completely during construction, which may be practically difficult given current construction practice.

Case Study: Interacting with Volumetric Medical Datasets in Networked CAVE Environments

Virtual Reality (VR) is widely used in visualizing medical datasets. This interest has emerged due to the usefulness of its techniques and features. Such features include immersion, collaboration, and interactivity. In a medical visualization context, immersion is important, because it allows users to interact directly and closelywith detailed structures in medical datasets. Collaboration on the other hand is beneficial, because it gives medical practitioners the chance to share their expertise and offer feedback and advice in a more effective and intuitive approach. Interactivity is crucial in medical visualization and simulation systems, because responsiveand instantaneous actions are key attributes in applications, such as surgical simulations. In this paper we present a case study that investigates the use of VR in a collaborative networked CAVE environment from a medical volumetric visualization perspective. The study will present a networked CAVE application, which has been built to visualize and interact with volumetric datasets. We will summarize the advantages of such an application and the potential benefits of our system. We also will describe the aspects related to this application area and the relevant issues of such implementations.