Sectorial Economic Growth and Employment in Mexico, 1996-2001

This paper shows the results from a study of the impact of sectorial economic growth on unemployment in Mexico for 1996-2001, by applying a disaggregate approach on data from the National Employment Survey (Encuesta Nacional de Empleo). The paper includes a discussion of the theoretical aspects of the sectorial contributions to growth (emphasizing the case of agriculture), as well as of the relationship between production and employment and the working of labor markets, but also describes the recent evolution of unemployment in Mexico. The core of the paper rests upon the analysis of panel data to estimate the open unemployment rate; it also includes the study of regional urban/rural growth through the analysis of unemployment in different sectors for ten different mexican regions. The results from the estimations at the regional level show that unemployment in Mexico has a statistically significant negative effect on sectorial economic growth. Also, evidence was found suggesting that promoting sectorial-regional (urban/rural) growth is an effective way to reduce unemployment. The paper, which is divided into five sections and draws upon some previous work on Okun’s law, also shows the impact that growth among economic activities within sectors has upon unemployment for the period.Sectorial Growth, Unemployment, Okun’s Law, Panel Data, National Employment Survey

Ascorbic Acid Heterosis in Chili Peppers (Capisucm L.)

Chili pepper is the most important world wide grown and consumed spice and vegetable crop because of its colour, taste, pungency, flavour and aroma. The nutritive value of chili pepper is largely determined by ascorbic acid content. The fruits at five ripening stages viz. M1, M2, M3, M4 and M5 from 18 parents and 40 F1 hybrids were analyzed for ascorbic acid content and per cent heterosis over mid and better parents. Among the parents and hybrids CA2 (208.0±0.68(M1), 231.0±0.66(M2), 280.0±0.31(M3), 253.0±0.34(M4) and 173.7±0.27(M5)) and H37 (211.0±0.45(M1), 248.6±0.32(M2), 298.0±0.35(M3), 272.3±0.70(M4) and 188.0±0.17(M5)) showed higher ascorbic acid content (mg/100g) FW. Hybrid H27 (CA25XCA10) manifested highest per cent heterosis over mid parent (92.34%) and better parent (79.32%) respectively. The results revealed that ascorbic acid content increased from green to red while, decreased in red partially dried and red fully dried fruits. Crosses H37, H27, H25, H26, H36, H35 and H31 were best for ascorbic acid content and per cent heterosis over mid and better parents could be suggested for further evaluation programmes to develop chili pepper varieties with good nutritive values

Procedimientos de Control Interno Administrativo y Financiero en la mediana empresa “Industrias San Carlos, S. A.” del municipio de Matagalpa, en el I Semestre del año 2011

El presente tema está orientado al estudio de los Sistemas Contables y Control Interno en las empresas del municipio de Matagalpa, en el I semestre del año 2011, el cual tiene el propósito de evaluar los Procedimientos de Control Interno administrativo y financiero en la mediana empresa Industria San Carlos S.A. Su importancia es que nos permite implementar un Control Interno eficiente y eficaz el cual es una herramienta importante en la empresa, de acuerdo a la estructura organizacional predominante siempre y cuando se adecue al sistema COSO. En Industrias San Carlos no tiene un Control Interno establecido por que desconoce la importancia que este representa para la entidad, no se aplican los procedimientos administrativos y financieros en cuanto efectivo, bancos, cuentas por cobrar, inventario e inventario todo se realiza empíricamente por ordenes de la gerencia. El resultado del trabajo indica que Industria San Carlos carece de un Manual de Control Interno lo que le proporciona muchas dificultades a la hora de realizar sus funciones, por lo que se analiza cada una de las debilidades que se presentan en ellas. Por lo que se presenta la propuesta de un Manual de Control Interno, su éxito depende de que todos los involucrados tengan la voluntad e interés de regirse por é

In vitro plant regeneration from leaf explants of Withania somnifera (L) Dunal (Ashwaganda) - an important medicinal plant

Withania somnifera (L) Dunal (Ashwaganda) is a Solanaceous herb having numerous medicinal values widely used in traditional Ayurvedic drug preparations. An efficient protocol for in vitro plant regeneration via direct adventitious shoot proliferation from leaf explants of Ashwaganda is developed. MS medium containing 1.5mg/l BAP and 1.5mg/l IAA was found to be the best medium for maximum in vitro response i.e., 100(% shooting) and 68(shoots/explant). An improved in vitro shoot bud elongation and rooting was achieved on MS medium fortified with 0.15mg/l GA3 and 5mg/l IBA  respectively. Rooted plants were hardened and transplanted in earthen pots and were showed 80-90% survival during transplantation

Estimating entry counts and ATFM regulations during adverse weather conditions using machine learning

In recent years, convective weather has been the cause of significant delays in the European airspace. With climate experts anticipating the frequency and intensity of convective weather to increase in the future, it is necessary to find solutions that mitigate the impact of convective weather events on the airspace system. Analysis of historical air traffic and weather data will provide valuable insight on how to deal with disruptive convective events in the future. We propose a methodology for processing and integrating historic traffic and weather data to enable the use of machine learning algorithms to predict network performance during adverse weather. In this paper we develop regression and classification supervised learning algorithms to predict airspace performance characteristics such as entry count, number of flights impacted by weather regulations, and if a weather regulation is active. Examples using data from the Maastricht Upper Area Control Centre are presented with varying levels of predictive performance by the machine learning algorithms. Data sources include Demand Data Repository from EUROCONTROL and the Rapid Developing Thunderstorm product from EUMETSAT.This work is partially supported through the Spanish Government initiative Proyectos de I+D+I "RETOS INVESTIGACIN" Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades by the project entitled "Management of Meteorological Uncertainty for More Efficient Air Traffic: Meteorological Data Provision and Thunderstorm Avoidance" (RTI2018-098471-B-C32 )

Digter as Danser/ Danser as Digter

This dissertation provides an investigation into the similarities between poetry and ballet in relation to historical development, generating forces behind the artistic process, technical aspects, subject and theme, as well as the role of the mentor and the mentee in the creative effort. Works of Cleanth Brooks en Robert Penn Warren (Understanding poetry), Ruth Padel (The poem and the journey), Camille Paglia (Break, blow, burn), Jay Parini (Why poetry matters), Ottone M. Riccio (The intimate art of writing poetry) and other writers provide a theoretical basis upon which parallels between poetry and ballet are constructed. Practical examples from the collection Pirouette (Botha 2009), the works of several other poets and the ballet world serve to illustrate that poetry can be regarded as ""a dance with words"", whilst ballet can be viewed as ""poetry in motion""

Set systems related to a house allocation problem

We are given a set of buyers, a set of houses, and for each buyer a preference list, i.e., an ordering of the houses. A house allocation is an injective mapping from to , and is strictly better than another house allocation if for every buyer , does not come before in the preference list of . A house allocation is Pareto optimal if there is no strictly better house allocation. Let be the image of i.e., the set of houses sold in the house allocation . We are interested in the largest possible cardinality of the family of sets for Pareto optimal mappings taken over all sets of preference lists of buyers and all sets of houses. This maximum exists since in a Pareto optimal mapping with buyers, each buyer will always be assigned one of their top choices. We improve the earlier upper bound on given by Asinowski et al. (2016), by making a connection between this problem and some problems in extremal set theory

Preservation of the Larynx in Laryngeal and Hypopharyngeal Cancer

In the last decade the primary treatment of laryngeal and hypopharyngeal cancer was shifted towards organ preservation, i.e. preservation of the larynx. The treatment of laryngeal cancer was changed from standard radiotherapy towards hyperfractionated radiotherapy. Hypopharyngeal cancer is nowadays mostly treated with a combination of chemotherapy and radiotherapy instead of primary surgery. Therefore, the greatest shift in treatment protocols found was for hypopharyngeal cancer. The goal of this thesis was in the first place to find out whether recurrent laryngeal cancer can be treated with preservation of the larynx and the consequences of organ preservation for the function of the “new” organ. The second goal of this thesis was to find out which treatment protocols are used in the Netherlands for hypopharyngeal cancer. Also, to find the consequences of chemoradiation protocols for surgical treatment of recurrent hypopharyngeal cancer. Chapter I is a general introduction of laryngeal and hypopharyngeal cancer. The incidences of laryngeal and hypopharyngeal cancer are mentioned. Furthermore, the biggest risk factors, being smoking and alcohol, are described. Especially, the effect of tobacco smoke on the development of laryngeal and hypopharyngeal cancer is described. Tobacco smoke contains several substances, which can cause mutations in genes. The mutations deregulate several enzyme systems and cell regulation systems, which cause degeneration of squamous cell epithelium. An overview of the other chapters of this thesis is given. In Chapter II two partial laryngectomy techniques are described. The oncological and functional results of the endoscopic CO2 laser and the frontolateral partial laryngectomy for the treatment of the recurrent glottic laryngeal cancer are described. The indications of both techniques are mentioned. Both techniques have good oncological results and less functional problems were found. With the CO2 laser 44-58% of the patients are cured with preservation of the larynx; with the frontolateral partial laryngectomy 71% was cured. It is important to realize that in case of a new recurrence, a total laryngectomy can be performed without an extra risk of failure for therapy. Both partial laryngectomy techniques, CO2 laser and frontolateral partial laryngectomy, are good treatment modalities for recurrent glottic laryngeal cancer. However, the indications for the different techniques are important and should be followed strictly. In chapter III the functional and oncological results of the third partial laryngectomy technique, cricohyoidoepiglottopexy (CHEP), is described. With the CHEP 79% of the patients are cured with preservation of the larynx. In eight patients a Flexible Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES) was performed to objectify problems swallowing. In none of the patients aspiration was found. Before and after the operation the voice was recorded and judged. After the operation the voice is worst. However, most patients are satisfied with there voice. The CHEP appears oncologically safe and functional for the treatment of recurrent glottic laryngeal cancer in selected patients. In chapter IV was investigated whether the quality of life is different after a partial laryngectomy versus a total laryngectomy for recurrent laryngeal carcinomas after radiotherapy. Also the voice of both groups of patients was judged. The quality of life was investigated with the EORTC Quality of Life Questionnaire (QLQ) – C30 Dutch version 3.0 and the EORTC – H & N 35 questionnaire. The only difference found was smell and taste related. The voice was judged with the Voice Handicap Index. No differences between the two groups were found. There are no big differences in quality of life after treatment with a partial or a total laryngectomy. This is mainly caused by the unexpected good quality of life after a total laryngectomy. In chapter V the treatment of hypopharyngeal cancer in the Netherlands is described. The treatment of hypopharyngeal cancer in the period 1985 – 1994 was investigated. The biggest group of patients was treated with radiotherapy alone or with combined radiotherapy and surgery. The overall 5-year disease-free survival after treatment with curative intention was 32%. The disease-free survival is better after combined surgery and radiotherapy. In chapter VI, the complications after salvage surgery in patients prior treated with radiotherapy alone or chemoradiation is described. The post-operative complication rate is significantly higher (92% vs. 50%) in the chemoradiation group. The most frequent complication found was a pharygocutaneous fistula. The quality of life, after a longer post-operative period, showed a significant difference in social functioning in disadvantage of the chemoradiation group. In the general discussion (chapter VII) the found results are discussed. The most important conclusion is that there is place for organ preservation therapy, but we must remain critical of indications and side effects of organ preservation protocols while we should realize that quality of life after total laryngectomy are not as poor as we might sometimes think

Seed Storage Protein Profiles in Cultivars of Capsicum annuum L.

SDS-PAGE protein profile patterns were studied from seed material of 10 cultivars of C. annuum L. A total of 15 protein polypeptide bands with molecular weights ranging from 22.4 to 80.8kD were recorded. On the basis of seed protein banding nature three varieties could be identified clearly viz., (CA2, CA4 and CA5). Among the varieties CA9 manifested maximum (9) number of protein bands. The greatest similarity (100%) was observed between CA6 and CA7, while the lowest (40%) was noted between (CA3-CA6), (CA3-CA7) and (CA3-CA10). The UPGMA dendrogram represented low genetic diversity. The study revealed that large intra-specific differences were not found in the cultivars, but presence of considerable variations in protein profiles of the cultivars suggested that these selected varieties can be a good source for crop improvement through hybridization programs

SOAR (Stage 2 Outpatient Adolescent Recovery) Clinical Interview Manual

The SOAR (Stage 2 Outpatient Adolescent Recovery) initial interview treatment manual was developed at Loma Linda Behavioral Health Institute (BHI) to assess adolescent participants enrolled in a Dialectical Behavioral Therapy for Adolescents (DBT-A) Program and appropriately place them in a treatment group that would meet their mental health needs effectively. The interview manual was developed to address concerns regarding readiness of individuals enrolled in a Stage 1 DBT-A program in progressing into Stage 2 of treatment. In this interview manual, a clinical intake interview and four assessment measures are used to inform group placement in either the Refine and Improve Skills and Emotions (RISE) group or the Stage 2 Outpatient Adolescent Recovery (SOAR) group, inform clinicians regarding participant treatment needs, and measure changes in emotional functioning