Informe de la reunión de Expertos sobre inversión extranjera directa, comercio y empleo en Costa Rica (México, D. F., 29 de mayo de 2015)

La reunión de Expertos sobre inversión extranjera directa (IED), comercio y empleo en Costa Rica se acordó en el marco de la carta de entendimiento para la cooperación entre el Gobierno de Costa Rica y la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), firmada el 30 de enero de 2015. La carta de entendimiento incluyó diversas áreas como: el análisis estructural de la economía costarricense, la sostenibilidad de las finanzas públicas, la aplicación de la matriz insumo-producto para el diseño de políticas, el fortalecimiento de cadenas de valor y el diseño de estrategias para el combate a la pobreza y la desigualdad, entre otras. El convenio-marco de cooperación ha derivado en solicitudes particulares de diversos organismos de gobierno. El Ministerio de Comercio Exterior de Costa Rica (COMEX) solicitó la asistencia técnica de la Sede Subregional de la CEPAL en México a fin de profundizar el análisis de la inversión extranjera directa (IED) realizada por empresas de capital costarricense, examinando sus principales estrategias y sus efectos en términos de empleo, competitividad e innovación tecnológica.

Estado inflamatório sistêmico e gravidade da doença pulmonar obstrutiva crônica

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Propriedades reológicas e termofísicas de caldos de cana utilizados no processo de obtenção de bioteanol

Pós-graduação em Engenharia e Ciência de Alimentos - IBILCE

Sustentabilidade de empreendimentos econômicos solidários: análise da Cooperativa dos Fruticultores de Abaetetuba

O estudo tem por objetivo realizar uma análise do processo de incubação, uma tecnologia social voltada à sustentabilidade de empreendimentos econômicos solidários. Trata-se de mostrar a ação da Incubadora Tecnológica de Cooperativas Populares e Empreendimentos Solidários (ITCPES), um programa de ensino, pesquisa e extensão junto à Cooperativa dos Fruticultores de Abaetetuba (Cofruta). Partiu-se da pesquisa exploratória-descritiva sob uma abordagem qualitativa-quantitativa para demonstrar a sustentabilidade a partir das dimensões: econômica, social, política, gestão e formação. Com base nesses indicadores chegou-se ao resultado de que a Incubadora contribui para a sustentabilidade da Cofruta, principalmente, no que diz respeito ao planejamento, ao controle e à necessidade de diversificação da produção.

Zoledronic Acid Inhibits Human Osteoblast Activities

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

Do Circadian Preferences Influence the Sleep Patterns of Night Shift Drivers?

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

3-D Technology Used to Accurately Understand Equine Ileocolonic Aganglionosis

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

Chromosome Evolution in Dendropsophini (Amphibia, Anura, Hylinae)

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Perinatal Periodontal Disease Reduces Social Behavior in Male Offspring

Objective: Our objective was to verify whether prenatal maternal periodontitis is a risk factor for the development of central nervous system disorders in rats. Methods: Periodontitis was induced by placing a ligature around the upper and lower first molars in 9 female Wistar rats (experimental group); 9 rats were left unligated (control group). The maternal general activity in an open field was observed on gestational day (GD) 0, GD 4, and GD 14, and the maternal performance was assessed on the second day after birth. The pups' play behavior was assessed on postnatal day 30. The relative level of reelin was measured in the frontal cortex by real-time PCR analysis. Results: The results showed that, compared with the control group, (1) the general activity in female rats with periodontitis was decreased, (2) the maternal performance of these rats was not modified by periodontitis, (3) the play behavior of pups from dams with periodontitis was decreased, and (4) there were no differences in the frontal cortex reelin levels of pups from dams with periodontitis. Conclusions: We conclude that pre- and postnatal periodontitis induces maternal sickness behavior and reduces the pups' play behavior without interference with frontal cortex reelin expression. Copyright (C) 2012 S. Karger AG, Basel

Temporal Analysis of Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Sickness Behavior in Virgin and Lactating Female Rats

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

Fuzzy Index for Public Supply Water Quality

Human population growth and increased industrial activity in recent decades have contributed to a range of environmental problems, including the contamination of groundwater and surface water. In order to help in the management of these resources, water quality indices are used as tools to summarize multiple parameters and express them in the form of a single number. The ability to provide both an integrated assessment of changes in environmental variables, as well as performance tracking, has resulted in such indices being increasingly employed in surface water monitoring programs. The aim of this study was to develop an Index for Public Supply Water Quality (IPS) using a fuzzy inference methodology. Linguistic systems generally provide satisfactory tools for qualitative purposes, enabling the inclusion of descriptive variables with reduced loss of individual information. Validation of the technique was achieved by analysis of measurement data obtained for the Sorocaba River, provided by CETESB. The new procedure proved more rigorous, compared to classical IPS. It could be readily applied in the evaluation of other water bodies, or be adjusted to incorporate additional parameters also considered important for the assessment of water quality.

Aldosterone Blockade Reduces Mortality without Changing Cardiac Remodeling in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Diastolic function and functional capacity after a single session of continuous positive airway pressure in patients with compensated heart failure

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

Left ventricular sphericity index predicts systolic dysfunction in rats with experimental aortic regurgitation

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

In vitro Remineralizing Effect of Fluoride Varnishes Containing Sodium Trimetaphosphate

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)