Palladio 1508-2008. Reseña de las Jornadas Internacionales Conmemorativas

Las Actas de las jornadas se publicaron en: General de Ediciones de Arquitectura. Valencia, 2008. 264 págs. ISBN: 978-84-936203-8-7.

Palladio 1508-2008. Reseña de las Jornadas Internacionales Conmemorativas en Valencia

Actas de las Jornadas publicadas en: General de Ediciones de Arquitectura. Valencia, 2008. 264 págs. ISBN: 978-84-936203-8-7.

De Amadís de Gaula (1508) a Belianís de Grecia (1547) : Jerónimo Fernández y la construcción de sus personajes, tradición y originalidad

Integran este número de la revista ponencias presentadas en Studia Hispanica Medievalia VIII: Actas de las IX Jornadas Internacionales de Literatura Española Medieval, 2008, y de Homenaje al Quinto Centenario de Amadis de Gaula

El sistema educativo en la Regi??n de Murcia : informe del curso 2007-2008

Informe anual que recoge los datos de mayor inter??s sobre el sistema educativo en la Regi??n de Murcia durante el curso 2007-2008. Su objetivo es poner de relieve los avances de cada curso y analizar las posibles disfunciones detectadas. El documento ofrece un panorama de datos relevantes, de forma que cualquier ciudadano de la Regi??n puede aproximarse a la situaci??n del sistema educativo en la Regi??n. Se incluye informaci??n referente a los centros, alumnos, personal al servicio de la educaci??n, inversiones, formaci??n, evaluaci??n, participaci??n, as?? como la evoluci??n de los principales datos desde la asunci??n de las competencias en ense??anza no universitaria. Se examinan los diferentes indicadores que tienen mayor incidencia sobre el proceso de ense??anza y se proponen algunas medidas para su mejora.

Asociaciones Público Privadas, alternativa de solución al déficit de vivienda para entes territoriales: caso Sabaneta-Antioquia 2008-2015

El municipio de Sabaneta, Antioquia, es el territorio que presenta el menor índice de déficit cuantitativo de vivienda en el Área Metropolitana del Valle de Aburrá, esto se ha logrado por el desarrollo estratégico de sinergias entre el sector público y privado para incentivar proyectos de vivienda de interés social -- Esta investigación, realizada bajo la metodología de estudio de caso, describe cómo las Asociaciones Público Privadas (APP) implementadas en ese municipio contribuyeron en dicha disminución, en el período 2012-2015 con respecto al período 2008-2011 -- El análisis se logra a partir del estudio de los planes de desarrollo municipales en los periodos mencionados, la revisión de la Ley 1508 de 2012 y la comparación de dichos esquemas de asociación con los planteamientos de la teoría de la Nueva Gobernanza -- Los hallazgos demostraron que las APP son una alternativa efectiva para la solución de necesidades y demandas de vivienda de interés social

Annual Review : practice and research in career counseling and development – 2008

The career development literature published in 2008 is summarized and presented thematically: (a) professional issues, (b) career assessment, (c) career development, (d) career theory and concepts, (e) career interventions, (f) advances in technology, (g) employment, (h) international perspectives, and (i) research design and methodology. Traditional and emerging theories and practices are robust and vibrant.

Orthopaedics and Trauma Queensland Annual Report 2008

Orthopaedics and Trauma Queensland is an internationally recognised research group that is developing into an international leader in research and education. It provides a stimulus for research, education and clinical application within the international orthopaedic and trauma communities. Orthopaedics and Trauma Queensland develops and promotes the innovative use of engineering and technology, in collaboration with surgeons, to provide new techniques, materials, procedures and medical devices. Its integration with clinical practice and strong links with hospitals ensure that the research will be translated into practical outcomes for patients. The group undertakes clinical practice in orthopaedics and trauma and applies core engineering, modelling and clinical skills to challenges in medicine. The research is built on a strong foundation of knowledge in biomedical engineering and incorporates expertise in cell biology, mathematical modelling, human anatomy and physiology and clinical medicine in orthopaedics and trauma. New knowledge is being developed and applied to the full range of orthopaedic diseases and injuries, such as knee and hip replacements, fractures and spinal deformities.

Tip-over injuries in children under 5 years of age in Queensland 1999-2008

Furniture and appliance related injuries in children under 5 years of age accounts for an estimated 180 emergency presentations annually in Queensland. Injuries occur when children push or pull items over, climb and fall off furniture, or climb and tip the item over. Children under 2 years of age tend to injure themselves by pulling items over onto themselves Children over 2 years of age are more likely to be injured after climbing the item and either falling off or tipping the item over onto themselves. Tip over injuries (where the item falls over and injures the child) in children under 5 years of age account for an estimated 115 emergency presentations annually in Queensland. The item most commonly associated with a tip over injury is a television (with or without the cabinet) Prevention requires better design and selection of furniture with inherent stability coupled with mechanisms to install or fix less stable items

The roles and importance of formal and informal sources of business support in young firms : evidence from the UK’s 2008 Federation of Small Business Survey

Objectives This research explores the relationship between young firms, their growth orientation-intention and a range of relationships which can be seen to provide business support. Prior-work Research indicates that networks impact the firm’s ability to secure resources (Sirmon and Hitt 2003; Liao and Welsch. 2004; Hanlon and Saunders 2007). Networks have been evaluated in a number of ways ranging from simple counts to characteristics of their composition (Davidsson and Honig 2003), strength of relationships (Granovetter 1973) and network diversity (Carter et al 2003). By providing access to resources and knowledge (from start-up assistance and raising capital, (e.g. Smallbone et al, 2003), networks may assist in enabling continued persistence during those times where firms may experience resource constraints owing to firm growth (Baker and Nelson 2005). Approach The data used in this research was generated in the 2008 UK Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) survey. Over 1,000 of the firms responding were found to fall into the category of “young”, ((defined as firms under 4 years old). Firms were considered the unit of analysis with the entrepreneur being the chief spokesperson for the firm. Preliminary data analysis considered key demographic characteristics and industry classifications, comparing the FSB data with that of the UK government’s own (BERR) Small Business Surveys of 2007 and 2008, to establish some degree of representativeness of the respondents. The analysis then examined networks with varying potential ability to provide support for young firms, the networks measured in terms of number, diversity, characteristic and strength in its relationship to young firm growth orientation. The diversity of business-support-related relationships ranged from friends and family, through professional services, customers and suppliers, and government business services, to trade associations and informal business networks. The characteristics of these formal and informal sources of support for new businesses are examined across a range of business support-type activities for new firms. The number of relationships and types of business support are also explored. Finally, the strength of these relationships is examined by analysis of the source of business support, type of business support, and links to the growth orientation-intention of the firm, after controlling for a number of key variables related to firm and industry status and owner characteristics. Results Preliminary analysis of the data by means of univariate analysis showed that average number of sources of advice was around 2.5 (from a potential total of 6). In terms of the diversity of relationships, universities had by far the smallest percentage of firms receiving beneficial advice from them. Government business services were beneficially used by 40% of young firms, the other relationship types being around the 50-55% mark. In terms of characteristics of the advice, the average number of areas in which benefit was achieved was around 5.5 of a maximum of 15. Start-up advice has by far the highest percentage of firms obtaining beneficial advice, with increasing sales, improving contacts and improving confidence being the other categories at or around the 50% mark. Other market-focused areas where benefits were also received were in the areas of new markets, existing product improvements and new product improvements, where around 40% of the young responding firms obtained benefit. Regression techniques evaluating the strength of these relationships in terms of the links between business support (by source of support, type of support, and range of support) and firm growth orientation-intention focus highlighted a number of significant relationships, even after controlling for a range of other explanatory variables identified in the literature. Specifically, there was found to be a positive relationship between receiving business advice generally (regardless of type or source) and growth orientation. This relationship was seen to be stronger, however, when looking at the number of types of beneficial advice received, and stronger again for the number of sources of this advice. In terms of individual sources of advice, customers and suppliers had the strongest relationship with growth, with Government business services also found to be significant. Combining these two sources was also seen to increase the strength of the relationship between these two sources of advice and growth orientation. In considering areas of support, growth was most strongly positively related to advice that benefited the development of new products and services, and also business confidence, but was negatively related to advice linked to business recovery. Finally, amalgamating the 4 key types and sources of advice to examine the impact of combinations of these types and sources of advice also improved the strength of the relationship. Implications The findings will assist in the understanding of young firms in general and growth more specifically, particularly the role and importance of specific sources, types and combinations of business support used more extensively by new young growth-oriented firms. Value This research may assist in processes designed to allow entrepreneurs to make better decisions; educators and support organizations to develop better advice and assistance, and Governments design better conditions for the creation of new growth-oriented businesses.