Un dispositivo de acompañamiento y los sucesos críticos emergentes : una experiencia de intervención - formación

Este trabajo presenta la descripción y el análisis de un dispositivo de acompañamiento en situaciones de intervención-formación desde un abordaje clínico, basado en la reflexión en búsqueda de interpretaciones sobre los sucesos críticos en los sujetos participantes, en su propia singularidad. El dispositivo fue diseñado teniendo en cuenta por un lado, los resultados de dos investigaciones: Dispositivos de acompañamiento en la formación docente durante el ciclo de las prácticas (Alonso, M. C.; 2004-2008) y Los sucesos críticos en la trayectoria personal y profesional de formadores de docentes (Ormaechea, S., 2007-2009) y, por el otro, el análisis de una demanda de acompañamiento para animar procesos de cambio en un grupo de profesionales médicos en el marco de un curso de actualización en educación que se desarrollara entre los años 2007-2009.

Deformabilidad de escolleras empleadas en banquetas de cimentación de cajones portuarios

En esta tesis doctoral se presenta una investigación sobre el comportamiento deformacional de las escolleras empleadas en banquetas de cimentación de obras portuarias de cajones. El trabajo aborda el estudio de la deformabilidad de escolleras portuarias combinando (i) investigación mediante ensayos de laboratorio; (ii) análisis del comportamiento in situ de las banquetas de escolleras y (iii) cálculos realizados con modelos numéricos. Se expone en primer lugar la investigación experimental realizada en el Laboratorio de Geotecnia del Centro de Estudios y Experimentación de Obras Públicas (CEDEX) para estudiar la deformabilidad de las escolleras mediante ensayos a gran escala, habida cuenta las grandes dimensiones de las partículas de escollera. Se ha tratado de establecer una metodología de ensayo que reproduzca las solicitaciones de las escolleras colocadas en banquetas de cimentación de obras portuarias. Asimismo, se ha hecho una interpretación exhaustiva de los resultados de los ensayos con el fin de establecer unos valores que caractericen la deformabilidad de las escolleras analizadas. Es posible dar un intervalo de valores de la compresibilidad de las escolleras portuarias que, dada la escasez de literatura existente, constituyen unos valores de referencia. Asimismo, se ha propuesto una metodología para para estimar la deformabilidad de escolleras portuarias in situ. La información disponible ha permitido realizar estudios de la deformabilidad in situ en dos muelles españoles con semejanzas estructurales y constructivas. La interpretación conjunta de los resultados ha sugerido unos valores de deformabilidad in situ. Conviene destacar que la práctica ausencia de rangos de valores de compresibilidad in situ para estos rellenos empleados en obras portuarias pone de manifiesto la importancia de los resultados obtenidos. Evidencias de diferencias de comportamiento de las escolleras empleadas en banquetas de cimentaci ón de cajones portuarios en laboratorio e in situ han sido documentadas. La evaluación conjunta del comportamiento tenso-deformacional de las escolleras en laboratorio e in situ ha estimulado la búsqueda de una correlación entre la compresibilidad de las escolleras en ambos escenarios. Finalmente, se ha elaborado un modelo numérico con la formulación matemática del método sincrético (Perucho (2004, 2008)) que supone una opción interesante para evaluar la deformabilidad de los rellenos granulares. En la práctica, el empleo del modelo sincrético requiere la determinación de unos microparámetros. La disponibilidad de numerosos resultados de laboratorio realizados en las escolleras portuarias ha permitido calibrar el modelo realizado. De esta manera, se dispone de una herramienta de cálculo para evaluar la deformabilidad de los relleno granulares con un método numérico. The focus of this Thesis is to explore the deformational behavior of large rock fill materials used as rock mattress foundations for gravity caissons structures. The determination of the compressibility of large granular media focuses on (i) laboratory testing, (ii) in situ performance analysis of rock mattress foundations for caissons, and (iii) numerical modelling. First, the results of the large-scale laboratory research program, conducted at the Geotechnical Laboratory for the Center for Studies and Experimentation for Public Works (CEDEX), to determine the deformability of large rock fill materials is presented. The testing procedure was specifically designed to reproduce the loading sequence of in situ rubble mound foundations. A thoughtful analysis of the laboratory testing results suggests a range of compressibility for large granular media. The lack of currently available information regarding large rock fill deformability places a certain emphasis on the results of the testing program. Second, the results of this research includes a procedure for evaluating in situ rock fill deformational behavior. Data, collected from monitoring two caisson-type quays in Spain, provides information to study in situ rock mattress foundations. Careful interpretation of in situ data reveals a range of deformability of rock mattress foundations in caisson-type quays. Based upon a review of available literature, assessments on the behavior of rock mattress foundations for caissons using in situ analysis are quite limited. The data from this research are likely to contribute to the knowledge of the in situ behavior of rock mattress foundations for caissons. Additionally, findings indicate an appreciable variation between the laboratory and the in situ behaviour of materials from rock mattress foundations for caissons. Dissimilarities between laboratory and in situ moduli of deformation are examined in detail. Correlations between laboratory and in situ values are made. Finally, numerical modeling, based upon the research of Perucho (2004, 2008), is presented to predict the deformation behavior of large granular media. The determination of microparameters that control macropropierties requires extensive calibration effort. The calibration process was carried out using the results of large-scale laboratory testing available from previous analysis. The presented numerical method is both versatile and attractive as it reasonably predicts the compressibility of large rock fill materials.

A presença do homo academicus na contabilidade: um olhar bourdieusiano sobre o contexto social do desenvolvimento da produção científica contábil brasileira

Esta pesquisa investiga o contexto social do desenvolvimento da produção científica contábil brasileira, defendendo a tese de que os agentes, no decorrer do processo de divulgação de suas investigações, estão priorizando aspectos produtivistas e quantitativos e, consequentemente, deixando em segundo plano a preocupação qualitativa e epistemológica [vigilância crítica] de tal produção. Fundamentado na Teoria de Campos de Pierre Bourdieu, este estudo busca relacionar a socialização acadêmica, o habitus dos agentes imbricados no campo, a distribuição do capital científico na área contábil e as características epistemológicas das publicações científicas da área, para obtenção das evidências sobre a problemática levantada. Trata-se de um levantamento operacionalizado por meio de entrevista semiestruturada, com uma amostra de 9 respondentes e estudo documental, com uma amostra de 43 artigos. Os dados foram analisados com emprego da técnica de análise de conteúdo. Apoiando-se em Bourdieu (2004, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013) foram encontradas evidências de que as teorias, conceitos, metodologias, técnicas e demais escolhas realizadas pelos pesquisadores da área contábil, na maioria das vezes, não passam de manobras estratégicas que visam conquistar, reforçar, assegurar ou derrubar o monopólio da autoridade científica, visando a obtenção de maior poder simbólico no campo. Com relação ao habitus dos agentes pertencentes ao campo científico contábil, constatou-se uma tendência ao produtivismo em consequência das determinações dos órgãos reguladores da pesquisa em contabilidade (CAPES) e das lutas simbólicas travadas no campo para obtenção da autoridade científica. No tocante à socialização acadêmica, reforçou-se a presença de condutas produtivistas, por meio dos programas de pós-graduação stricto sensu, que repassam aos agentes as regras do jogo científico, doutrinando-os na maneira de publicar grande quantidade de comunicações em pouco tempo e com menos custos. As análises epistemológicas puderam triangular os dois últimos constructos, a fim de lhes dar validade, e evidenciaram uma preferência por temáticas que envolvem a contabilidade destinada aos usuários externos e procedimentos contábeis destinados ao mercado financeiro, privilegiando a utilização de dados secundários, por meio de pesquisas documentais. Em termos metodológicos, constatou-se a presença unânime de estudos positivistas, com alguns aspectos empiristas, mostrando uma ausência de inovação em termos de pesquisas norteadas por abordagens metodológicas alternativas e utilização de modelos econométricos para explicar a realidade observada sem teoria para embasar e explicar esses modelos. Por fim, a distribuição do capital simbólico no campo, mostrou que individualmente nenhum agente desponta com maior capital científico, mas, institucionalmente, a FEA/USP ocupa essa posição de destaque. Por conseguinte, pôde-se concluir que o campo científico contábil permanece estagnado e sem grandes modificações teóricas, pelo fato do produtivismo e das lutas simbólicas no interior do campo; fatos esses que, de certa maneira, motivaram a criação de uma espécie de \"receita mágica para publicar\" ou \"formato ideal\" legitimado, institucionalizado e difícil de ser modificado, a não ser que ocorra uma revolução científica que mude o paradigma existente

Foreign MNEs and domestic innovative capabilities: are there conditions for reverse spillovers in the spanish industry?

We analyse, over 2004-2008, a sample of approximately 700 foreign subsidiaries and 4,500 domestic firms located in Spain in order to understand the relationship between local R&D cooperation and innovativeness of the firm. Our ultimate objective is to understand whether foreign subsidiaries are likely to make a contribution to local innovative capabilities or if, conversely, they may eventually benefit from conditions for reverse spillovers. Using a variety of specifications for the innovation-related activities of the firm, we find that foreign subsidiaries are more cooperative than the average firm located in Spain, but not necessarily more than affiliated domestic firms (entrepreneurial groups). However, foreign subsidiaries are more cooperative than affiliated domestic firms in sectors considered highly dynamic by international technological standards, whether Spain has a technical advantage in these specific sectors or not. When we focus on companies which are more innovative than the two-digit industries in which they operate, we find that foreign subsidiaries tend to be more cooperative than domestic firms in sectors where Spain displays technological advantage. These sectors comprise traditional industries displaying little innovation dynamism from an international point of view. This finding suggests that there may be conditions for reverse spillovers in these specific Spanish sectors (though measuring them is beyond the objectives of this paper).

Influencia de la crisis de las empresas periodísticas en la calidad informativa

La crisis que sufrió el sector periodístico español entre los años 2008 y 2014 supuso el cierre de 364 medios de comunicación, afectó a 11.875 trabajadores –5.909 tan solo en Madrid– y consolidó la precariedad laboral en las redacciones, en un contexto general de recesión económica y de descenso de la inversión publicitaria, que se sumaron a la crisis estructural de la industria mediática y a su inadaptación a las tecnologías y mercados emergentes. Esta investigación analizó las causas y las consecuencias de la quiebra del sistema de medios español y de la drástica reducción de los recursos humanos en las empresas informativas. Asimismo, examinó la influencia de la crisis sobre el trabajo periodístico y la información que reciben los ciudadanos, pilar fundamental para configurar una sociedad instruida, además de detallar qué requisitos deben cumplir los medios para evitar los cierres y paliar las secuelas de este proceso destructivo. Para ello, principalmente, se realizó una encuesta entre los miembros de la Asociación de la Prensa de Madrid de la que se obtuvo una muestra de 977 respuestas y se profundizó en los informes anuales de esta Asociación, en su revista Cuadernos de Periodistas y en su Observatorio para el seguimiento de la crisis, entre otros muchos textos que conformaron un amplio corpus documental. El 96,6 % de los encuestados afirmó que la crisis del sector periodístico español afectó a la calidad informativa de los medios de comunicación, y casi idéntico porcentaje (el 96,7 %) aseguró que la disminución de las plantillas influyó de forma negativa en el producto informativo. Por su parte, el 90,9 % de los periodistas consultados constató que se ha producido una banalización de la información durante los últimos años...

Avaliação da implementação dos Projetos Agris 3.4 : Preveção de riscos provocados por agentes bióticos nos concelhos de Castelo Branco e Idanha-a-Nova

Dissertação apresentada à Escola Superior Agrária do Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco para cumprimento dos requisitos necessários à obtenção do grau de Mestre em Tecnologias e Sustentabilidade dos Sistemas Florestais.

Public Procurement Law and Health care: From Theory to Practice. Research Paper in Law, 2/2010

From the Introduction. This contribution will focus on the core question if, how and to what extent the EU procurement rules and principles (may) affect the national health care systems. We start our analysis by summarizing the applicable EU public procurement legislation, principles and soft law and its exact scope in relation to health care. (section 2). Subsequently, we turn to the parties in a contract, subject to procurement rules in the field of health care, addressing both the definition of contracting authorities and relevant case law (section 3). This will then lead to an analysis of possible justifications for not holding a tender procedure in the field of health care (section 4). Finally, we illustrate the impact of EU public procurement rules on health care by analysing a Dutch case study, in which the question whether public hospitals in the Netherlands qualify as contracting authorities in terms of the Public Sector Directive stood central (section 5). Our conclusions will follow in section 6.

Polyaromatic hydrocarbons in sediments from the Barents and White Seas

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are common environmental contaminants which can be derived from anthropogenic sources, such as combustion and discharges from extraction and transport, and natural processes, including leakage and erosion of fossil carbon. Natural PAH sources contribute, along with biological activities and terrestrial run-off, to the organic carbon content in sediments.The Barents Sea region is far from many anthropogenic sources of PAH, but production and trans-shipment of hydrocarbons is increasing. We present data for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) concentrations in bottom sediments from 510 stations in the Barents and White Seas, and along the northern coast of Norway.

Memoria de la Secretaría de Educación Pública.

"Presentada al Congreso Constitucional por el Lic. Don Teodoro Picado."

Anthology of magazine verse for ...

"Including the magazines and the poets: a review."

The Jewish quarterly review.

Latest issue consulted: Vol. 99, no. 4 (fall 2009).

Estadísticas de producción de electricidad de los países del Sistema de la Integración Centroamericana (SICA): datos preliminares a 2015

En este documento se presentan, de manera preliminar, cuadros regionales y nacionales con datos estadísticos de la producción de energía eléctrica de los ocho países que conforman el Sistema de la Integración Centroamericana (SICA): Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá, Belice y la República Dominicana. Los primeros seis países han sido agrupados bajo el Sistema de Interconexión Eléctrica de los Países de Centroamérica (SIEPAC), que corresponde al primer mercado eléctrico regional que ha sido constituido en el continente americano. Las referencias a México corresponden a los intercambios y ventas de energía eléctrica que se hacen desde ese país a Guatemala y marginalmente al resto de países del SIEPAC. También se refieren a las ventas de energía eléctrica de México a Belice. El documento contiene información actualizada a 2015 sobre la capacidad instalada y producción de energía eléctrica en cada uno de los países, desglosada por tecnología y resúmenes de operación de los mercados mayoristas y de las transacciones regionales de electricidad. La sección de hechos relevantes describe las principales inversiones realizadas en la región con especial atención en las nuevas plantas generadoras de electricidad, la producción de electricidad por país y fuentes primarias, así como la evolución del mercado eléctrico regional.

Rainfall variability at decadal and longer time scales: signal or noise?

Rainfall variability occurs over a wide range of temporal scales. Knowledge and understanding of such variability can lead to improved risk management practices in agricultural and other industries. Analyses of temporal patterns in 100 yr of observed monthly global sea surface temperature and sea level pressure data show that the single most important cause of explainable, terrestrial rainfall variability resides within the El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) frequency domain (2.5-8.0 yr), followed by a slightly weaker but highly significant decadal signal (9-13 yr), with some evidence of lesser but significant rainfall variability at interclecadal time scales (15-18 yr). Most of the rainfall variability significantly linked to frequencies tower than ENSO occurs in the Australasian region, with smaller effects in North and South America, central and southern Africa, and western Europe. While low-frequency (LF) signals at a decadal frequency are dominant, the variability evident was ENSO-like in all the frequency domains considered. The extent to which such LF variability is (i) predictable and (ii) either part of the overall ENSO variability or caused by independent processes remains an as yet unanswered question. Further progress can only be made through mechanistic studies using a variety of models.

Three essays on a longitudinal analysis of business start-ups using the Kauffman Firm Survey

This dissertation focused on the longitudinal analysis of business start-ups using three waves of data from the Kauffman Firm Survey. ^ The first essay used the data from years 2004-2008, and examined the simultaneous relationship between a firm's capital structure, human resource policies, and its impact on the level of innovation. The firm leverage was calculated as, debt divided by total financial resources. Index of employee well-being was determined by a set of nine dichotomous questions asked in the survey. A negative binomial fixed effects model was used to analyze the effect of employee well-being and leverage on the count data of patents and copyrights, which were used as a proxy for innovation. The paper demonstrated that employee well-being positively affects the firm's innovation, while a higher leverage ratio had a negative impact on the innovation. No significant relation was found between leverage and employee well-being.^ The second essay used the data from years 2004-2009, and inquired whether a higher entrepreneurial speed of learning is desirable, and whether there is a linkage between the speed of learning and growth rate of the firm. The change in the speed of learning was measured using a pooled OLS estimator in repeated cross-sections. There was evidence of a declining speed of learning over time, and it was concluded that a higher speed of learning is not necessarily a good thing, because speed of learning is contingent on the entrepreneur's initial knowledge, and the precision of the signals he receives from the market. Also, there was no reason to expect speed of learning to be related to the growth of the firm in one direction over another.^ The third essay used the data from years 2004-2010, and determined the timing of diversification activities by the business start-ups. It captured when a start-up diversified for the first time, and explored the association between an early diversification strategy adopted by a firm, and its survival rate. A semi-parametric Cox proportional hazard model was used to examine the survival pattern. The results demonstrated that firms diversifying at an early stage in their lives show a higher survival rate; however, this effect fades over time.^

The impact of political and economic crisis on the polarization of the Spanish media

In this paper the characteristics of the cyclical political polarization of the Spanish media system are defined. From this study, a prospective analysis raises doubts about this scenario remains unchanged because of the political and economic crisis. It seeks to define the role played by political and media actors in polarization focusing on the two legislatures where the tension reached higher levels (1993-1996 and 2004-2008) and compares it with the developments faced by them in the current economical and political context of crisis. To achieve these aims, it has been performed an analysis of media content (since 1993) and looked through primary sociological sources and the scientific literature about polarization. This is an exploratory, critical and descriptive case analysis.