C&T NO MEIO RURAL: A divulgação de Ciência e Tecnologia no programa televisivo Caminhos da Roça

Esta pesquisa examina o discurso de um programa televisivo regional brasileiro de canal aberto para identificar qual é a linguagem utilizada na abordagem de assuntos de Ciência e Tecnologia. O corpus compõe-se de um recorte baseado nas exibições do ano de 2006 do programa televisivo Caminhos da Roça - criado e exibido desde 2002 pela EPTV Ribeirão (Empresas Pioneiras de Televisão) afiliada da Rede Globo em Ribeirão Preto/SP. A proposta foi analisar, em relação ao formato, à linguagem e aos conteúdos as matérias jornalísticas que tratam especificamente de assuntos de ciência e/ou tecnologia voltadas para o agronegócio e que tenham mostrado algum contato entre pesquisador e cidadão do campo. Este trabalho, de natureza qualitativa, empregou a metodologia de Análise de Discurso de linha Francesa (AD) e identificou C&T como um assunto bastante presente no Caminhos da Roça. Constatou-se ainda que, embora haja muita divulgação de C&T não há um padrão de aprofundamento desses assuntos e que a abordagem varia de edição para edição, além da ciência ser mostrada em forma de tecnologia que se aplica ao campo. A linguagem empregada pelo Caminhos da Roça para o tratamento de assuntos de Ciência e Tecnologia é, predominantemente clara e simplificada e o discurso mais encontrado se define como uma mescla entre o tecnológico, o informativo e o pedagógico.(AU)

C&T NO MEIO RURAL: A divulgação de Ciência e Tecnologia no programa televisivo Caminhos da Roça

Esta pesquisa examina o discurso de um programa televisivo regional brasileiro de canal aberto para identificar qual é a linguagem utilizada na abordagem de assuntos de Ciência e Tecnologia. O corpus compõe-se de um recorte baseado nas exibições do ano de 2006 do programa televisivo Caminhos da Roça - criado e exibido desde 2002 pela EPTV Ribeirão (Empresas Pioneiras de Televisão) afiliada da Rede Globo em Ribeirão Preto/SP. A proposta foi analisar, em relação ao formato, à linguagem e aos conteúdos as matérias jornalísticas que tratam especificamente de assuntos de ciência e/ou tecnologia voltadas para o agronegócio e que tenham mostrado algum contato entre pesquisador e cidadão do campo. Este trabalho, de natureza qualitativa, empregou a metodologia de Análise de Discurso de linha Francesa (AD) e identificou C&T como um assunto bastante presente no Caminhos da Roça. Constatou-se ainda que, embora haja muita divulgação de C&T não há um padrão de aprofundamento desses assuntos e que a abordagem varia de edição para edição, além da ciência ser mostrada em forma de tecnologia que se aplica ao campo. A linguagem empregada pelo Caminhos da Roça para o tratamento de assuntos de Ciência e Tecnologia é, predominantemente clara e simplificada e o discurso mais encontrado se define como uma mescla entre o tecnológico, o informativo e o pedagógico.(AU)

Obras poéticas de Don José María Roa Bárcena de la Academia mejicana correspondiente de la española; publicanlas sus hijas con una introducción.

"Edicion completa de 200 ejemplares numerados. Ejemplar núm. 1 vendido.

Elogio del historiador y novelista D. José María Roa Bárcena.

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Martini de Roa Cordubenss ex Societati Iesu ... Singularium locorum ac rerum Sacrae Scripturae libri VI pars prima : adiunctus insuper eiusdem Auctoris Liber VII De die natali sacro, & profano ...

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Doctoris Ioannis de Roa Dauila ... De suprema Dei prouidentia & praedestinatione libri tres ...

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Martini de Roa, Cordubensis, ex Societate Iesu ... Singularium S. Scripturae Pars II : in qua cum ex sacris, tum ex humanis multa ex gentium, hebraeorumque moribus explicantur.

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C&T NO MEIO RURAL: A divulgação de Ciência e Tecnologia no programa televisivo Caminhos da Roça

Esta pesquisa examina o discurso de um programa televisivo regional brasileiro de canal aberto para identificar qual é a linguagem utilizada na abordagem de assuntos de Ciência e Tecnologia. O corpus compõe-se de um recorte baseado nas exibições do ano de 2006 do programa televisivo Caminhos da Roça - criado e exibido desde 2002 pela EPTV Ribeirão (Empresas Pioneiras de Televisão) afiliada da Rede Globo em Ribeirão Preto/SP. A proposta foi analisar, em relação ao formato, à linguagem e aos conteúdos as matérias jornalísticas que tratam especificamente de assuntos de ciência e/ou tecnologia voltadas para o agronegócio e que tenham mostrado algum contato entre pesquisador e cidadão do campo. Este trabalho, de natureza qualitativa, empregou a metodologia de Análise de Discurso de linha Francesa (AD) e identificou C&T como um assunto bastante presente no Caminhos da Roça. Constatou-se ainda que, embora haja muita divulgação de C&T não há um padrão de aprofundamento desses assuntos e que a abordagem varia de edição para edição, além da ciência ser mostrada em forma de tecnologia que se aplica ao campo. A linguagem empregada pelo Caminhos da Roça para o tratamento de assuntos de Ciência e Tecnologia é, predominantemente clara e simplificada e o discurso mais encontrado se define como uma mescla entre o tecnológico, o informativo e o pedagógico.(AU)

Narrativa histórica: El legado de la novela Yo, El Supremo de Augusto Roa Bastos en la consolidación de la identidad cultural del Paraguay

La novela Yo, el Supremo del escritor paraguayo Augusto Roa Bastos* se basa en una figura histórica controversial y en los acontecimientos que rodearon a ese personaje. Aunque conocer los hechos más trascendentes de esa época no es indispensable para comprender el texto de la obra, la referencialidad histórica juega un papel importante en la narrativa del Supremo, pues en el proceso de desarrollo argumental de la obra él se nutre de ella para expresar ciertas ideas relacionadas, entre otras, con el concepto comunitario paraguayo. El personaje se mueve dentro de una macro-temporalidad. No obstante, hay una sistemática referencia a una época determinada que sobresale en su discurso. La referencialidad histórica está así funcionando como un marcador temporal y, al mismo tiempo, señala que el discurso de el Supremo es portador de ciertos valores correspondientes a esa época. Los conceptos socio-políticos que maneja el personaje no son abstractos sino que se identifican con el ser paraguayo del siglo XIX.AbstractThe novel Yo, el Supremo, by Paraguayan writer Augusto Roa Bastos, is based on a historical and controversial character and on the facts that surrounded this character. Even though it is not important to know the most important events of that time to understand the text, the historical references play an important role in the narrative of the Supremo because in the process of the argumentative development he is nourished from those references in order to express some ideas related, among others, with the communal Paraguayan concept. The character moves inside a macro-temporal level. However, there is systematic reference to a specific epoch that is highlighted in his discourse. The historical references thus works as a temporal marker and, at the same time, reveals that the discourse of the Supremo contains some values that correspond to that time. The socio-political concepts that the character works with are not abstract but rather show the Paraguayan identity of the XX century.

Roça Sem Fogo se difunde no estado do Pará.

2016

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In the title compound, [Al(C8H4F3O2S)3]3[Fe(C8H4F3O2S)3], the metal centre is statistically occupied by AlIII and FeIII cations in a 3:1 ratio. The metal centre is within an octahedral O6 donor set defined by three chelating substituted acetoacetonate anions. The ligands are arranged around the periphery of the molecule with a mer geometry of the S atoms.

The growth-profitability relationship : strategic orientations as moderator

Principal Topic: In this study we investigate how strategic orientation moderates the impact of growth on profitability for a sample of Danish high growth (Gazelle) firms. ---------- Firm growth has been an essential part of both management research and entrepreneurship research for decades (e.g. Penrose 1959, Birch 1987, Storey 1994). From a societal point of view, firm growth has been perceived as economic generator and job creator. In entrepreneurship research, growth has been an important part of the field (Davidsson, Delmar and Wiklund 2006), and many have used growth as a measure of success. In strategic management, growth has been seen as an approach to achieve competitive advantages and a way of becoming increasing profitable (e.g. Russo and Fouts 1997, Cho and Pucic 2005). However, although firm growth used to be perceived as a natural pathway to profitability recently more skepticism has emerged due to both new theoretical development and new empirical insights. Empirically, studies show inconsistent and inconclusive empirical evidence regarding the impact of growth on profitability. Our review reveals that some studies find a substantial positive relationship, some find a weak positive relationship, some find no relationship and further some find a negative relationship. Overall, two dominant yet divergent theoretical positions can be identified. The first position, mainly focusing on the environmental fit, argues that firms are likely to become more profitable if they enter a market quickly and on a larger scale due to first mover advantages and economic of scale. The second position, mainly focusing the internal fit, argues that growth may lead to a range of internal challenges and difficulties, including rapid change in structure, reward systems, decision making, communication and management style. The inconsistent empirical results together with two divergent theoretical positions call for further investigations into the circumstances by which growth generate profitability and into the circumstances by which growth do not generate profitability. In this project, we investigate how strategic orientations influence the impact of growth on profitability by asking the following research question: How is the impact of growth on profitability moderated by strategic orientation? Based on a literature review of how growth impacts profitability in areas such as entrepreneurship, strategic management and strategic entrepreneurship we develop three hypotheses regarding the growth-profitability relationship and strategic orientation as a potential moderator. ---------- Methodology/Key Propositions: The three hypotheses are tested on data collected in 2008. All firms in Denmark, including all listed and non-listed (VAT-registered) firms who experienced a 100 % growth and had a positive sales or gross profit over a four years period (2004-2007) were surveyed. In total 2,475 fulfilled the requirements. Among those 1,107 firms returned usable questionnaires satisfactory giving us a response rate on 45 %. The financial data together with data on number of employees were obtained from D&B (previously Dun & Bradstreet). The remaining data were obtained through the survey. Hierarchical regression models with ROA (return on assets) as the dependent variable were used to test the hypotheses. In the first model control variables including region, industry, firm age, CEO age, CEO gender, CEO education and number of employees were entered. In the second model, growth measured as growth in employees was entered. Then strategic orientation (differentiation, cost leadership, focus differentiation and focus cost leadership) and then interaction effects of strategic orientation and growth were entered in the model. ---------- Results and Implications: The results show a positive impact of firm growth on profitability and further that this impact is moderated by strategic orientation. Specifically, it was found that growth has a larger impact on profitability when firms do not pursue a focus strategy including both focus differentiation and focus cost leadership. Our preliminary interpretation of the results suggests that the value of growth depends on the circumstances and more specifically 'how much is left to fight for'. It seems like those firms who target towards a narrow segment are less likely to gain value of growth. The remaining market shares to fight for to these firms are not large enough to compensate for the cost of growing. Based on our findings, it therefore seems like growth has a more positive relationship with profitability for those who approach a broad market segment. Furthermore we argue that firms pursuing af Focus strategy will have more specialized assets that decreases the possibilities of further profitable expansion. For firms, CEOs, board of directors etc., the study shows that high growth is not necessarily something worth aiming for. It is a trade-off between the cost of growing and the value of growing. For many firms, there might be better ways of generating profitability in the long run. It depends on the strategic orientation of the firm. For advisors and consultants, the conditional value of growth implies that in-depth knowledge on their clients' situation is necessary before any advice can be given. And finally, for policy makers, it means they have to be careful when initiating new policies to promote firm growth. They need to take into consideration firm strategy and industry conditions.

Do board contacts matter? : an analysis of the relationship between boards of directors’ ties and the performance of Australia’s largest companies.

Boards of directors are thought to provide access to a wealth of knowledge and resources for the companies they serve, and are considered important to corporate governance. Under the Resource Based View (RBV) of the firm (Wernerfelt, 1984) boards are viewed as a strategic resource available to firms. As a consequence there has been a significant research effort aimed at establishing a link between board attributes and company performance. In this thesis I explore and extend the study of interlocking directorships (Mizruchi, 1996; Scott 1991a) by examining the links between directors’ opportunity networks and firm performance. Specifically, I use resource dependence theory (Pfeffer & Salancik, 1978) and social capital theory (Burt, 1980b; Coleman, 1988) as the basis for a new measure of a board’s opportunity network. I contend that both directors’ formal company ties and their social ties determine a director’s opportunity network through which they are able to access and mobilise resources for their firms. This approach is based on recent studies that suggest the measurement of interlocks at the director level, rather than at the firm level, may be a more reliable indicator of this phenomenon. This research uses publicly available data drawn from Australia’s top-105 listed companies and their directors in 1999. I employ Social Network Analysis (SNA) (Scott, 1991b) using the UCINET software to analyse the individual director’s formal and social networks. SNA is used to measure a the number of ties a director has to other directors in the top-105 company director network at both one and two degrees of separation, that is, direct ties and indirect (or ‘friend of a friend’) ties. These individual measures of director connectedness are aggregated to produce a board-level network metric for comparison with measures of a firm’s performance using multiple regression analysis. Performance is measured with accounting-based and market-based measures. Findings indicate that better-connected boards are associated with higher market-based company performance (measured by Tobin’s q). However, weaker and mostly unreliable associations were found for accounting-based performance measure ROA. Furthermore, formal (or corporate) network ties are a stronger predictor of market performance than total network ties (comprising social and corporate ties). Similarly, strong ties (connectedness at degree-1) are better predictors of performance than weak ties (connectedness at degree-2). My research makes four contributions to the literature on director interlocks. First, it extends a new way of measuring a board’s opportunity network based on the director rather than the company as the unit of interlock. Second, it establishes evidence of a relationship between market-based measures of firm performance and the connectedness of that firm’s board. Third, it establishes that director’s formal corporate ties matter more to market-based firm performance than their social ties. Fourth, it establishes that director’s strong direct ties are more important to market-based performance than weak ties. The thesis concludes with implications for research and practice, including a more speculative interpretation of these results. In particular, I raise the possibility of reverse causality – that is networked directors seek to join high-performing companies. Thus, the relationship may be a result of symbolic action by companies seeking to increase the legitimacy of their firms rather than a reflection of the social capital available to the companies. This is an important consideration worthy of future investigation.

Gene transfer to plants by diverse species of bacteria

Agrobacterium is widely considered to be the only bacterial genus capable of transferring genes to plants. When suitably modified, Agrobacterium has become the most effective vector for gene transfer in plant biotechnology1. However, the complexity of the patent landscape2 has created both real and perceived obstacles to the effective use of this technology for agricultural improvements by many public and private organizations worldwide. Here we show that several species of bacteria outside the Agrobacterium genus can be modified to mediate gene transfer to a number of diverse plants. These plant-associated symbiotic bacteria were made competent for gene transfer by acquisition of both a disarmed Ti plasmid and a suitable binary vector. This alternative to Agrobacterium-mediated technology for crop improvement, in addition to affording a versatile ‘open source’ platform for plant biotechnology, may lead to new uses of natural bacteria– plant interactions to achieve plant transformation.