Proyecto de Factibilidad para la creación de una empresa dedicada a la elaboración de papel a base del pinzote de banano, ubicado en el sector Rumicucho, parroquia San Antonio de Pichincha, Canctón Quito. Provincia de Pichincha.

El presente trabajo investigativo contiene cinco capítulos los cuales están ordenados en una forma secuencial y lógica para el entendimiento de los lectores. El Capítulo I, es el Estudio de Mercado, en el cual como método de investigación se utilizo la encuesta, para conocer la cantidad de personas que requieren adquirí el producto, sus necesidades, además de indagar en las ofertas existentes, las tendencias que tienen estos, para de esta manera saber en qué mercado queremos incursionar y cuál sería la oferta que podemos presentar. El Capítulo II, es el Estudio de Tamaño y Localización, se analizo factores de producción, maquinaria los que permiten conocer cuál es el tamaño óptimo de la planta, el tamaño de la maquinaria para de esta manera analizar la distribución espacial de la planta. La localización a pesar de conocerla, se analizó para saber las características con las que cuenta este lugar tanto como las falencias del mismo. El Capítulo III, es el Estudio de Ingeniería del Proyecto, este nos permitió conocer los recursos humanos, de infraestructura, materia prima, de equipos y maquinaria, que se necesitarán para la implementación de la planta, el costo que estos implican, para considerar la selección adecuada de los mismos. El Capítulo VI, Estudio Financiero, es el que permite establecer la factibilidad del proyecto de manera cuantitativa a través de la inversión que se realizará, los, costos, los ingresos, que permiten conocer la utilidad que genera el proyecto, además de analizar con métodos financieros la viabilidad de la empresa a base de sus resultados. El Capítulo V, Análisis Legal y Organizacional, establece las bases jurídicas tanto internas y externas que debe cumplir la empresa, desde su constitución y durante todo el horizonte del proyecto. En lo referente a la organización se estable la misión, visión, organigramas y la importancia del personal en la empresa.

Estudio de factibilidad para la creación de una estación de servicio para la Compañía de transporte urbano DISUTRAN S.A. en el sur de Quito

En el capítulo I se encuentra el Estudio de Mercado, que a su vez describe temas como: objetivos del estudio de mercado identificación de los servicios y productos, identificación del consumidor, ingresos del consumidor, determinación dela muestra, procesamiento y análisis de las encuestas, determinación de la demanda, determinación de la oferta, proyección de la demanda y estrategias de Michael E. Porter. El capítulo II Estudio Técnico del Proyecto describe la localización macro y micro del proyecto, su ingeniería, base legal, organización de la empresa que incluye la organización estructural, clasificación de puestos de trabajo por niveles de gestión, organización funcional y organización por procesos. En el capítulo III se describe el Estudio financiero, el mismo que contiene las inversiones, el análisis financiero y la evaluación financiera. El capítulo IV se refiere a los Indicadores Financieros: razones de liquidez, de operación, de endeudamiento y de rentabilidad. Finalmente en el capítulo V se anotan las conclusiones y recomendaciones que se establecieron en base al trabajo de campo realizado, así como también se anota la bibliografía utilizada en el desarrollo de la investigación junto con los anexos respectivos.

Fulminant hepatic failure: a Portuguese experience

BACKGROUND: Fulminant hepatic failure (FHF) is a rare condition. Several series have been reported either by individual centres or in multicentre studies but, to our knowledge, this is the first report from a Portuguese population and might be a good example of FHF cases in a SouthWestern European population. AIMS: To present the experience in FHF of a Portuguese Hepatogastroenterological Intensive Care Unit. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Retrospective study of 61 cases of FHF consecutively admitted between February 1992 and October 2006. Definition and classification of FHF were those suggested by Trey and Davidson (1970) and O'Grady et al. (1993), respectively. Criteria and contraindications for hepatic transplantation (HT) were those proposed by Bernuau et al. (1991) and Muñoz (1993), respectively. RESULTS: Fifty-seven per cent of patients were women and median age was 37 years (range: 8-73). Most common cause of FHF was indeterminate (26%) followed by viral (23%) and drug-induced (23%), with 51% of cases with a hyperacute evolution. Global HT rate was 54% with criteria for HT present in 87% of the patients resulting in an applicability rate of 62%. Overall survival was 69% and transplant-free survival was 15%; transplanted patients had survival rates of 70 and 68% at 6 and 12 months, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Drug-induced and viral agents were responsible for almost half of FHF cases with a clear predominance of hyperacute presentation. The HT rate was 54% and the applicability rate was 62%. The overall 1 year survival of 69% might reflect the adequacy of the HT criteria used.

Diego Hurtado de Mendoza y la cuestión mora

Leído en la mesa redonda Diego Hurtado de Mendoza, 500 años de su nacimiento (1503-2003), organizado por Margarita Peña Muñoz, en la Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, U.N.A.M., 20 de junio de 2003.

Curso colectivo: Protagonistas de la narrativa mexicana contemporánea II

Coordina: Gonzalo Celorio

Curso: Literatura censurada en la Colonia siglos XVI-XVIII

El concepto de “literatura censurada” o “literatura amordazada”. Acervos en donde se conservan documentos censurados. El Archivo General de la Nación. Literatura e Inquisición. Textos literarios anexos a los procesos inquisitoriales.

Fuentes paremiológicas francesas y españolas en la primera mitad del sglo XIX

La literatura oral está despertando un interés cada vez mayor, lo que se refleja, por ejemplo, en el aumento de los coloquios sobre esta materia o en la creación de revistas dedicadas a estudiarla; actos muy loables, pues contribuyen a fomentar este tipo de investigación e ir cubriendo así las lagunas existentes en el estudio de las manifestaciones lingüísticas caracterizadas por su oralidad, como sucede con los refranes, los proverbios, las sentencias, las máximas.

Identification of Potential Sources of Airborne Olea Pollen in the Southwest Iberian Peninsula

This study aims to determine the potential origin of Olea pollen recorded in Badajoz in the Southwest of the Iberian Peninsula during 2009–2011. This was achieved using a combination of daily average and diurnal (hourly) airborne Olea pollen counts recorded at Badajoz (south-western Spain) and Évora (south-eastern Portugal), an inventory of olive groves in the studied area and air mass trajectory calculations computed using the HYSPLIT model. Examining olive pollen episodes at Badajoz that had distinctly different diurnal cycles in olive pollen in relation to the mean, allowed us to identify three different scenarios where olive pollen can be transported to the city from either distant or nearby sources during conditions with slow air mass movements. Back trajectory analysis showed that olive pollen can be transported to Badajoz from the West on prevailing winds, either directly or on slow moving air masses, and from high densities of olive groves situated to the Southeast (e.g. Andalucía). Regional scale transport of olive pollen can result in increased nighttime concentrations of this important aeroallergen. This could be particularly important in Mediterranean countries where people can be outdoors during this time due to climate and lifestyle. Such studies that examine sources and the atmospheric transport of pollen are valuable for allergy sufferers and health care professionals because the information can be incorporated into forecasts, the outputs of which are used for avoiding exposure to aeroallergens and planning medication. The results of studies of this nature can also be used for examining gene flow in this important agricultural crop.

Comparison of Poaceae Pollen Counts Recorded at Sites in Portugal, Spain and the UK

The main aim of this study was to analyse the temporal and spatial variations in grass (Poaceae) pollen counts (2005–2011) recorded in Évora (Portugal), Badajoz (Spain) and Worcester (UK). Weekly average data were examined using nonparametric statistics to compare differences between places. On average, Évora recorded the earliest start dates of the Poaceae pollen seasons and Worcester the latest. The intensity of the Poaceae pollen season varied between sites, with Worcester usually recording the least and Évora the most grass pollen in a season. Mean durations of grass pollen seasons were 77 days in Évora, 78 days in Badajoz and 59 days in Worcester. Overall, longer Poaceae pollen seasons coincided with earlier pollen season start dates. Weekly pollen data, from March to September, from the three pollen-monitoring stations studied were compared. The best fit and most statistically significant correlations were obtained by moving Worcester data backward by 4 weeks (Évora, r = 0.810, p < 0.001) and 5 weeks (Badajoz,r = 0.849, p < 0.001). Weekly data from Worcester therefore followed a similar pattern to that of Badajoz and Évora but at a distance of more than 1,500 km and 4–5 weeks later. The sum of pollen recorded in a season was compared with monthly rainfall between January and May. The strongest positive relationship between season intensity and rainfall was between the annual sum of Poaceae pollen recorded in the season at Badajoz and Évora and total rainfall during January and February. Winter rainfall noticeably affects the intensity of Poaceae pollen seasons in Mediterranean areas, but this was not as important in Worcester.

Potential Sources of Airborne Alternaria spp. spores in South-west Spain

Fungi belonging to the genus of Alternaria are recognised as being significant plant pathogens, and Alternaria allergens are one of themost important causes of respiratory allergic diseases in Europe. This study aims to provide a detailed and original analysis of Alternaria transport dynamics in Badajoz, SW Spain. This was achieved by examining daily mean and hourly observations of airborne Alternaria spores recorded during days with high airborne concentrations of Alternaria spores (N100 s m−3) from 2009 to 2011, as well as four inventory maps of major Alternaria habitats, the overall synoptic weather situation and analysis of air mass transport using Hybrid Single Particle Lagrangian Integrated Trajectory model and geographic information systems. Land use calculated within a radius of 100 km from Badajoz shows that crops and grasslands are potentially the most important local sources of airborne Alternaria spores recorded at the site. The results of back trajectory analysis showthat, during the examined four episodes, the two main directions where Alternaria source areas were located were: (1) SW–W; and (2) NW–NE. Regional scale and long distance transport could therefore supplement the airborne catch recorded at Badajoz with Alternaria conidia originating from sources such as crops and orchards situated in other parts of the Iberian Peninsula.

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Dissertação (mestrado)—Universidade de Brasília, Faculdade de Ciência da Informação, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência da Informação, 2016.

Do human resource practices enhance organizational commitment in SMEs with low employee satisfaction?

This paper considers a large matched employee–employer data set to estimate a model of organizational commitment. In particular, it focuses on the role of firm size and management formality to explain organizational commitment in British small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with high and low levels of employee satisfaction. It is shown that size ‘in itself’ can explain differences in organizational commitment, and that organizational commitment tends to be higher in organizations with high employee satisfaction compared with organizations of similar size with low employee satisfaction. Crucially, the results suggest that formal human resource (HR) practices can be used as important tools to increase commitment and thus, potentially, effort and performance within underperforming SMEs with low employee satisfaction. However, formal HR practices commonly used by large firms may be unnecessary in SMEs which benefit from high employee satisfaction and positive employment relations within a context of informality.

Inflation targeting and the consistency of monetary policy decisions in Mexico: an empirical analysis with discrete choice models

This paper examines the nature of monetary policy decisions in Mexico using discrete choice models applied to the Central Bank's explicit monetary policy instrument. We find that monetary policy adjustments in Mexico have been strongly consistent with the CB's inflation targeting strategy. We also find evidence that monetary policy responds in a forward-looking manner to deviations of inflation from the target and that observed policy adjustments exhibit asymmetric features, with stronger responses to positive than to negative deviations of inflation from the target and a greater likelihood of policy persistence during periods when monetary policy is tightened, compared with periods when policy is loosened.

New insights into functional regulation in MS-based drug profiling

We present a novel data analysis strategy which combined with subcellular fractionation and liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) based proteomics provides a simple and effective workflow for global drug profiling. Five subcellular fractions were obtained by differential centrifugation followed by high resolution LC-MS and complete functional regulation analysis. The methodology combines functional regulation and enrichment analysis into a single visual summary. The workflow enables improved insight into perturbations caused by drugs. We provide a statistical argument to demonstrate that even crude subcellular fractions leads to improved functional characterization. We demonstrate this data analysis strategy on data obtained in a MS-based global drug profiling study. However, this strategy can also be performed on other types of large scale biological data.