The Making of Latina Leaders: Leadership Styles, Influences, and Challenges

The purpose of this qualitative study was to find common themes among Latina leaders. This study aimed to identify the leadership styles and leadership qualities unique to Latina leaders. It also analyzed the factors that have contributed to or inhibited the advancement of Latina leaders, as well as the challenges they have faced during their journey to the top. Sixteen Latina leaders, representing a variety of sectors, were interviewed by the author asking each one to share her story of what has influenced the leader she has ultimately become. Three predetermined general research questions served as a basic structure for the interview, but the format of the interview was meant to be a conversational style. The themes that recurred throughout the sixteen interviews with Latina leaders were grouped under the corresponding research question and were analyzed using various quotations from the interviewees themselves. The essential themes that emerged included: a) transformational leadership; b) authentic leadership; c) leadership qualities—New Latina, visionary, and marianismo; c) successful educational attainment; d) family influence; e) networking; f) internal barriers; and g) family obligations. This study expanded the knowledge and research of the unique characteristics of Latina leadership and identified ways of preparing the next generation for achieving success and advancing the rise of Latinas in significant leadership positions

Combatting Rising Healthcare Costs for Healthier Adults

In 2020, healthcare expenditures averaged $12,530 per person, up 9.7$2,000 being the median amount owed. Over half of adults between 18 to 64 years of age are estimated to experience some form of medical financial hardship including medical bills or debt, stress about medical bills, and delaying or forgoing treatment specifically due to cost. In a 2022 survey of 140 Medicaid and Marketplace members by researchers from the Social Policy Institute (SPI) and the Centene Center of Health Transformation, one-third of respondents reported having unpaid medical bills. This brief is a summary of our findings and policy recommendations

Implementation of a quality management system in the management staff of educational establishments Cundinamarca

El presente proyecto responde a la necesidad de desarrollar una investigación acerca de cómo implementar un Sistema de Gestión de Calidad en la Dirección de Personal de Instituciones Educativas perteneciente a la Secretaria de Educación del Departamento de Cundinamarca, basados en la Ley 872 de 2003 y su decreto reglamentario 4110 de 2004, que estableció de manera oficial la Norma NTCGP 1000:2004 y más tarde actualizada NTCGP 1000:2009 cumpliendo lo que esta menciona en su artículo 1, que el propósito del Sistema de Gestión de Calidad es servir como “ una herramienta de gestión sistemática y transparente que permita dirigir y evaluar el desempeño institucional, en términos de calidad y satisfacción social en la prestación de los servicios a cargo de las entidades y agentes obligados, la cual estará enmarcada en los planes estratégicos y de desarrollo de tales entidades”This Project responds to the need for development a research about how to implementing a Quality Management System at The Public Educational Institutions human resource department in Cundinamarca Secretary of Education. All this based on The 872 of 2003 Law and The 4110 of 2004 Decree. This last one established The NTCGP 1000:2004 as a Oficial Norm that was updated later to The NTCGP 1000:2009 where in his first article says that the purpose of a Quality Management System is to be “a systematic management tool that allows to manage and evaluate the institutional performance in terms of the quality and the social satisfaction about the education services provided by the entities and agents in charge of it. This tool will be included in strategic plans and the development of those entities”

Latitudinal and seasonal egg-size variation of the anchoveta (Engraulis ringens) off the Chilean coast

The anchoveta Engraulis ringens is widely distributed along the eastern South Pacific (from 4° to 42°S; Serra et al., 1979) and it has also supported one of the largest fisheries of the world over the last four decades. However, there are few interpopulation comparisons for either the adult or the younger stages. Reproductive traits, such as fecundity or spawning season length, are known to vary with latitude for some fish species (Blaxter and Hunter, 1982; Conover, 1990; Fleming and Gross, 1990; Castro and Cowen, 1991), and latitudinal trends for some early life history traits, such as egg size and larval growth rates, have been reported for others clupeiforms and other fishes (Blaxter and Hempel, 1963; Ciechomski, 1973; Imai and Tanaka, 1987, Conover 1990, Houde 1989). However, there is no published information on potential latitudinal trends during the adult or the early life history of the anchoveta, even though this type of information may help in understanding recruitment variability, especially during recurring large scale events (such as El Niño or La Niña) that affect the entire species range

Políticas de apoyo a la productividad de la microempresa informal ¿dónde está México?

En forma tradicional se ha considerado, tanto desde la perspectiva teórica de las ciencias sociales como de su praxis política, a la microempresa informal como un lastre para el desarrollo. Sin embargo, desde hace algunos años, un sector de la literatura especializada ha presentado evidencia de que, a pesar de su baja productividad, la contribución de la economía informal 2 como generadora de empleo y de ingreso a la economía de los países menos desarrollados es significativa. Dado que otros países han comenzado a desarrollar políticas para incentivar la productividad en el sector informal, el propósito principal del presente trabajo es entender, a través de la revisión de los reglamentos de apoyo a las microempresas y nuevos decretos y reglamentación, la posición actual de México en este debate

Medición de la percepción de la violencia contra las mujeres en la Escuela de Derecho de la UABC, Campus Valle Dorado

[EN] Abstract Despite of the efforts made by civil society and the legal modifications made in the Mexican legislation, the existing violence towards women does not decrease and it shows its normalization in professions like Law that require alternatives based on gender sensitization. This work consists of the results of a survey on perception of violence against women with students of the Law School of the Autonomous University of Baja California in the summer of 2018, which through six dimensions (physical violence, psychological violence, sexual violence, deprivation, normalization of violence and social capital) tries to understand the factors considered as violent, while presenting a proposal for protocol of attention to this problem in the university campus.[ES] Resumen A pesar de los esfuerzos realizados por la sociedad civil y las modificaciones legales hechas en la legislación mexicana, la violencia existente contra las mujeres no disminuye y muestra su normalización en profesiones como la ley que requieren alternativas basadas en la sensibilización de género. Este trabajo consiste en los resultados de una encuesta sobre la percepción de la violencia contra las mujeres con estudiantes de la Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad Autónoma de Baja California en el verano de 2018, que a través de seis dimensiones (violencia física, violencia psicológica, violencia sexual, privación, normalización de la violencia y capital social) trata de entender los factores considerados violentos, al tiempo que presenta una propuesta de protocolo de atención a este problema en el campus universitario

Validez diagnóstica de la reacción en cadena de la polimerasa en tiempo real para tuberculosis pleural.

48 Páginas.Para el diagnóstico de tuberculosis pleural (TBP) el patrón de oro es invasivo y demorado. Métodos. Validez de la RT – PCR comparada con un patrón de oro compuesto. Incluimos pacientes con derrame pleural tipo exudado linfocitario. Se consideró diagnóstico de TBP si el paciente tenía mínimo una de tres pruebas positiva: Zielh-Neelsen o cultivo para MTb en líquido o tejido pleural o biopsia pleural; se descartó TBP si las tres pruebas eran negativas. Resultados. RT – PCR mostró una sensibilidad del 66,7%, una especificidad del 93,5%, un VPP de 75% y un VPN de 90,6%. Conclusiones. La RT - PCR para TBP no es un método diagnóstico definitivo, permite definir rápidamente el manejo, mientras llegan reportes de pruebas diagnósticas definitivas