Medición de capital intelectual en empresas asiáticas: el caso de Reliance Industries Ltd. (India)

El objetivo de este trabajo es presentar un marco conceptual integrador de la literatura de capital intelectual. A partir de él, se analizará la elaboración de informes de capital intelectual en Asia, en particular, es una empresa con una posición competitiva privilegiada en India: Reliance Industries LTD.

Ecology of Juvenile Walleye Pollock, Theragra chalcogramma: Papers from the workshop "The Importance of Prerecruit Walleye Pollock to the Bering Sea and North Pacific Ecosystems" Seattle, Washington, 28-30 October 1993

The Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), hosted an international workshop, 'The Importance of Prerecruit Walleye Pollock to the Bering Sea and North Pacific Ecosystems," from 28 to 30 October 1993. This workshop was held in conjunction with the annual International North Pacific Marine Science Organization (PICES) meeting held in Seattle. Nearly 100 representatives from government agencies, universities, and the fishing industry in Canada, Japan, the People's Republic of China, Russia, and the United States took part in the workshop to review and discuss current knowledge on juvenile pollock from the postlarval period to the time they recruit to the fisheries. In addition to its importance to humans as a major commercial species, pollock also serves as a major forage species for many marine fishes, birds, and mammals in the North Pacific region. (PDF file contains 236 pages.)

Increased opioid dependence in a mouse model of panic disorder

[EN] Panic disorder is a highly prevalent neuropsychiatric disorder that shows co-occurrence with substance abuse. Here, we demonstrate that TrkC, the high-affinity receptor for neurotrophin-3, is a key molecule involved in panic disorder and opiate dependence, using a transgenic mouse model (TgNTRK3). Constitutive TrkC overexpression in TgNTRK3 mice dramatically alters spontaneous firing rates of locus coeruleus (LC) neurons and the response of the noradrenergic system to chronic opiate exposure, possibly related to the altered regulation of neurotrophic peptides observed. Notably, TgNTRK3 LC neurons showed an increased firing rate in saline-treated conditions and profound abnormalities in their response to met5-enkephalin. Behaviorally, chronic morphine administration induced a significantly increased withdrawal syndrome in TgNTRK3 mice. In conclusion, we show here that the NT-3/TrkC system is an important regulator of neuronal firing in LC and could contribute to the adaptations of the noradrenergic system in response to chronic opiate exposure. Moreover, our results indicate that TrkC is involved in the molecular and cellular changes in noradrenergic neurons underlying both panic attacks and opiate dependence and support a functional endogenous opioid deficit in panic disorder patients.

Marine Flora and Fauna of the Eastern United States: Copepoda, Cyclopoida: Archinotodelphyidae, Notodelphyidae, and Ascidicolidae

This manual includes an introduction to the general biology, a selected bibliography, and an illustrated key to 11 genera and 17 species of copepods of the Crustacea, Subclass Copepoda, Order Cyclopoida, Families Archinotodelphyidae, Notodelphyidae and Ascidicolidae, associated with ascidians from the Atlantic Coast of the United States. Species distributed from the Gulf of Maine to Long Island Sound are emphasized. An annotated systematic list, with statements of the world distribution and new records of association with hosts, and a systematic index are also provided. (PDF file contains 44 pages.)

Cannabis use and involuntary admission may mediate long-term adherence in first-episode psychosis patients: a prospective longitudinal study

Background: This study aimed to examine factors associated with treatment adherence in first-episode psychosis (FEP) patients followed up over 8 years, especially involuntary first admission and stopping cannabis use. Methods: This prospective, longitudinal study of FEP patients collected data on symptoms, adherence, functioning,and substance use. Adherence to treatment was the main outcome variable and was categorized as ‘good’ or ‘bad’. Cannabis use during follow-up was stratified as continued use, stopped use, and never used. Bivariate and logistic regression models identified factors significantly associated with adherence and changes in adherence over the 8-year follow-up period. Results: Of the 98 FEP patients analyzed at baseline, 57.1% had involuntary first admission, 74.4% bad adherence,and 52% cannabis use. Good adherence at baseline was associated with Global Assessment of Functioning score (p = 0.019), Hamilton Depression Rating Scale score (p = 0.017) and voluntary admission (p < 0.001). Adherence patterns over 8 years included: 43.4% patients always bad, 26.1% always good, 25% improved from bad to good. Among the improved adherence group, 95.7% had involuntary first admission and 38.9% stopped cannabis use. In the subgroup of patients with bad adherence at baseline, involuntary first admission and quitting cannabis use during follow up were associated with improved adherence. Conclusions: The long-term association between treatment adherence and type of first admission and cannabis use in FEP patients suggest targets for intervention to improve clinical outcomes.

Diário da Constituinte [gravação de vídeo] : [programa n. 541]

O Plenário votou todo o capítulo da Política Urbana. Os pontos principais aprovados garantem o desenvolvimento das funções sociais das cidades e o bem-estar de seus habitantes. Concluída a votação da Reforma Urbana, os constituintes se reúnem para tentar um acordo sobre o próximo capítulo: a Reforma Agrária. Duas comissões irão tratar dos temas mais polêmicos. Discutir a função social da terra, a insusceptibilidade de desapropriação, a política agrária, a política de reforma agrária e da política agrícola, compatibilizando com a planificação nacional. A pequena e média propriedade não será passível de desapropriação, bem como a propriedade produtiva, que cumpra a função social. Chegar a um texto comum é a expectativa dos constituintes.

Report of the Sea Turtle Health Assessment Workshop, 2-3 February 1998, Part I: Background and information needs

A two day workshop was convened on February 2-3, 1998 in Charleston, SC with 20 invited experts in various areas of sea turtle research. The goal of this workshop was to review current information on sea turtles with repect to health and identify data gaps. The use of a suite of health assessment indicators will provide insight on the health status of sea turtle populations. Since the relationship of health factors of sea turtles is limited, a seconde workshop was planned. Using a tiered approach, the first workshop we identified and reviewed the available, pertinent baseline information and data gaps. The second workshop will focus on developing the framework for the research plan. The workshops will address the use of integrated set of health parameters; specific objectives are: 1) Identify reliable indicators of health in sea turtles: assess advantages and disadvantages; determine new indicators/biomarkers which may be useful; 2) Review existing sea turtle field sampling projects; 3) Identify field projects suitable for inclusion for health assessment sampling; 4) Identify data gaps, particularly environmental characterization; 5) Identify new health assessment sampling sites, including reference site(s); and 6) Develop integrated five-year research plan, with focus on health assessment of environmental characterization. (PDF contains 174 pages)

Estudio del adverbio conjuntivo hómōs en la novela griega

Adrián Cabedo Nebot y Patricia Infante Ríos (eds.). Contribución presentada al XL Simposio de la Sociedad Española de Lingüística, celebrado en el Centro de Ciencias Históricas y Sociales del CSIC (Madrid) entre el 7 y el 10 de febrero de 2011, con el que dicha Sociedad celebró su 40º aniversario

Diário da Constituinte [gravação de vídeo] : [programa n. 508]

Terminou a votação do capítulo referente ao Poder Judiciário. Foi votado o artigo que trata da função do advogado. Ficou assim a redação do artigo 158: O advogado é indispensável a administração da Justiça, sendo inviolável por seus atos e manifestações nos limites da lei, no exercício da profissão. Um dos pontos mais polêmicos do capítulo do Poder Judiciário foi o tratou da estatização dos cartórios. Prevaleceu no texto da futura Carta o caráter privado dos cartórios. Outro ponto polêmico foi o que criava o Tribunal Constitucional, uma inovação que não foi aprovada. Houve um esforço para se modernizar o Poder Judiciário. Começou a ser examinado o capítulo que trata das funções do Ministério Público.

Gargalos do licenciamento ambiental federal no Brasil

Afirma que o licenciamento ambiental encontra-se atualmente em crise institucional e normativa. A falta de delimitação explícita de responsabilidades tem levado o instrumento a incorporar inúmeras funções que não lhe são típicas e tampouco próprias. Sem contar com um regramento unificado, o licenciamento perde a sua finalidade como instrumento para aferir os impactos, tornando-se cada vez mais uma prática cartorial, em prejuízo da proteção do meio ambiente.

Diário da Constituinte [gravação de vídeo] : [programa n. 492]

A Constituinte retoma a discussão da futura Carta, do artigo 90 ao artigo 107, que trata do Poder Executivo e das funções do Presidente da República. Pela emenda aprovada o Presidente só poderá editar Medidas Provisórias e não mais decretos-lei. Decurso de prazo, a medida provisória tem de ser votada em 30 dias, do contrário,será rejeitada. O voto de discordância pode ser dado pela Câmara a um ministro, que por exemplo, faça retaliações políticas a Governadores. A moção de censura, se aprovada por 2/3, implica na exoneração do ministro. Os dois últimos dispositivos dividem os constituintes. Alguns constituintes se desvinculam de seus partidos e continuam como independentes na Constituinte.

Prognostic Role of Host Cyclooxygenase and Cytokine Genotypes in a Caucasian Cohort of Patients with Gastric Adenocarcinoma

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Práticas de gestão do conhecimento em instituições legislativas : implicações para a Câmara dos Deputados

Apresenta uma análise sobre a percepção de utilidade da adoção de práticas de Gestão do Conhecimento (GC) no âmbito das Instituições Legislativas, considerando suas funções institucionais (representação, legislação, fiscalização). Optou-se pelo método de estudo de caso, procurando identificar as práticas adotadas por Instituições Legislativas de outros países, e confrontá-las com aquelas adotadas no caso específico da Câmara dos Deputados.

RCeveierwamide and ceramide 1-phosphate in health and disease

Sphingolipids are essential components of cell membranes, and many of them regulate vital cell functions. In particular, ceramide plays crucial roles in cell signaling processes. Two major actions of ceramides are the promotion of cell cycle arrest and the induction of apoptosis. Phosphorylation of ceramide produces ceramide 1-phosphate (C1P), which has opposite effects to ceramide. C1P is mitogenic and has prosurvival properties. In addition, C1P is an important mediator of inflammatory responses, an action that takes place through stimulation of cytosolic phospholipase A2, and the subsequent release of arachidonic acid and prostaglandin formation. All of the former actions are thought to be mediated by intracellularly generated C1P. However, the recent observation that C1P stimulates macrophage chemotaxis implicates specific plasma membrane receptors that are coupled to Gi proteins. Hence, it can be concluded that C1P has dual actions in cells, as it can act as an intracellular second messenger to promote cell survival, or as an extracellular receptor agonist to stimulate cell migration.

Agenda de saúde em tramitação na Câmara dos Deputados em janeiro de 2016

Apresenta os temas relacionados à saúde de proposições em tramitação nas comissões e plenário da Câmara dos Deputados em janeiro de 2016. Trata-se de reaplicação de metodologia utilizada anteriormente (em 20141 e 2015) e, do mesmo modo, oferece uma “fotografia” da “agenda da saúde” em tramitação nessa Casa, relevantes para as funções de legislar e de fiscalizar.