Theoretical Analysis of the Nutritional Value of Beet Biscuits (Beta Vulgaris) and Their Consumption and Marketing Trends

This study aimed to examine the nutritional value of beet biscuits and the trends in their consumption and marketing. Currently, adults, adolescents and children consume this vegetable without the intervention of any industrial process. To determine the nutritional value of beet biscuits, information from existing research was sought for a detailed comparison of the beet cookie and the stuffed and festival cookies. Based on these analyses, it was concluded that beet cookies have a considerable nutritional value, which provides important health benefits to the people who consume them. Nowadays, the desire to maintain a healthy diet is a trend, due to the risk of illnesses derived from inappropriate eating habits. The biscuit industry was analyzed, showing a growing trend in the marketing of biscuits. The main competitive advantage of beets is the vitamins they offer. Keywords: nutrition, health, consumption, marketing. RESUMEN La presente investigación tiene como objetivo realizar un análisis del valor nutritivo en galletas de remolacha, la tendencia de consumo y comercialización. En la actualidad adultos, adolescentes y niños consumen esta hortaliza, en forma natural, sin la intervención de ningún proceso industrial. Para determinar su valor nutricional se buscó información de investigaciones existentes para un análisis minucioso entre la galleta de remolacha y otras galletas de similares características; esta investigación es de tipo analítica y comparativa, el análisis bibliográfico realizado con información de fuentes secundarias y la comparación nutricional entre ellas permitió definir, que las galletas de remolacha tienen una riqueza nutricional muy considerable, que aporta importantes beneficios a la salud de las personas que las consumen. Actualmente, es tendencia el deseo de mantener una alimentación saludable, mediante la elección de productos sanos, debido a las enfermedades derivadas por hábitos alimentarios inadecuados. Se analizó la industria de la galletería, presentando una predisposición creciente en la comercialización de galletas, por lo que se prioriza las vitaminas que ofrecen los vegetales en esta investigación específica con la remolacha se destaca como principal ventaja competitiva. Palabras claves: nutrición, salud, consumo, comercialización. &nbsp

Classical Antiferromagnetism in Kinetically Frustrated Electronic Models

We study the infinite U Hubbard model with one hole doped away half-filling, in triangular and square lattices with frustrated hoppings that invalidate Nagaoka's theorem, by means of the density matrix renormalization group. We find that these kinetically frustrated models have antiferromagnetic ground states with classical local magnetization in the thermodynamic limit. We identify the mechanism of this kinetic antiferromagnetism with the release of the kinetic energy frustration as the hole moves in the established antiferromagnetic background. This release can occurs in two different ways: by a non-trivial spin-Berry phase acquired by the hole or by the effective vanishing of the hopping amplitude along the frustrating loops.Comment: 12 pages and 4 figures, with Supplementary Material. To be published in Phys. Rev. Let

Economic Impact of Quinoa Consumption in the Diet of University Students Case: ESPOCH Agroindustry Career

Quinoa is an ancestral plant, originally cultivated in the Andes. It is a product with exceptional nutritional value and it has been important in the socio-economic evolution of the Andean population. Food is considered a natural, ecological and economic product. Since quinoa has the same amount of protein as meat, it can complement people’s daily food at a very low cost. The objective of this work was to carry out market research to determine the knowledge of university students about the protein value of quinoa in their diet and its purchasing power. The design was semi-experimental and descriptive. The study population was students of the Agroindustry degree of the Faculty of Livestock Sciences of the Higher Polytechnic School of Chimborazo. Data were collected through a questionnaire, which contained ten open and closed questions. 192 people were surveyed. Data were also collected through direct observations in the food laboratory. The results indicated a high level of ignorance of the benefits of quinoa. A lack of knowledge about quinoa can result in smaller economic benefits for those who produce this high protein food, which in most cases are indigenous communities. Keywords: economic, consumption, quinoa, incidence. Resumen El presente trabajo, tiene por objetivo realizar una investigación de mercado, para determinar el conocimiento de los estudiantes universitarios, sobre el valor proteico de la quinua en su alimentación y el poder adquisitivo de la misma. El diseño es de tipo semi experimental y descriptiva. La población en estudio, son estudiantes de la carrera de Agroindustria de la Facultad de Ciencias Pecuarias de la Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo; para la recolección de datos se utilizó la técnica de la encuesta, apoyado en el cuestionario de la encuesta, como instrumento, la cual contiene diez preguntas abiertas y cerradas, basados en los objetivos de la investigación, se consideró una muestra de 192 personas, con la finalidad de obtener datos importantes que han sido analizados y explicados de forma descriptiva en el proceso, así mismo la observación directa que se realizó en el laboratorio de alimentos, mediante pruebas que se realizaron. La quinua es una planta ancestral, cultivada originariamente en los Andes, producto con excepcional valor nutritivo, e importante evolución socio económica de la población Andina. Alimentariamente es considerado un producto natural, ecológico y económico, ya que tiene la misma cantidad de proteína como la carne, puede complementar el alimento diario de cada persona a un costo muy bajo. Los resultados obtenidos, permitieron identificar el nivel de desconocimiento de los beneficios de la quinua, dando como resultado el mínimo impacto económico en quienes producen este alimento proteico, que, en la mayoría de los casos, son comunidades indígenas que buscan emprender. Palabras clave: economía, consumo, quinua, incidencia

Caracterización de huertos caseros en la microcuenca la Pila, municipio de Pasto, departamento de Nariño

Se realizó la caracterización de huertos caseros en la microcuenca la Pila, corregimiento de Cabrera, municipio de Pasto, localizada a 1°12’24.8’’ y 1°15’29.4’’ latitud Norte y 77° 11’45.2’’ y 77° 13’55.3’’ longitud Oeste, con una altura de 2800 msnm, temperatura de 12°C y precipitación promedio de 750 mm. Se estratifico los huertos caseros de acuerdo al área, donde se obtuvieron tres estratos: I (> 0.4 ha), II (0.4-1ha) y III (>1ha) y se aplicó un muestreo aleatorio estratificado utilizando la asignación de Neyman, donde se obtuvieron un total de 53 fincas, que luego fueron clasificadas de acuerdo a cada estrato. Luego, se realizó una encuesta semiestructurada para obtener información de tipo socioeconómico, biofísico y agroforestal dentro de la finca en cuanto a la parte agrícola, pecuaria, y forestal. Finalmente, se hizo un análisis correspondencias múltiples (ACM). Los resultados obtenidos mostraron que los huertos caseros se caracterizan por poseer al menos una especie arbustiva, arbórea, agrícola, cultivos semestrales, aromáticas, árboles frutales, condimentarías, y especies menores. Las especies más representativas fueron: Alnus acuminata, Allium fistulosum, Ruta graveolens, Vasconcellea cundinamarcensis, Origanum vulgare L y Cavia porcellus respectivamente

Effects of internal brand knowledge dissemination on the employee

Purpose: This study aims to examine the internal brand knowledge dissemination process in the banking sector and its effects on employees. Specifically, it focuses on the key roles of employee identification with both the organization and with the customer as antecedents of behaviors supportive of the brand, i.e. employee citizenship behaviors and recommendation behaviors. Design/methodology/approach: An empirical study was carried out in a major Spanish bank. Data gathered from a survey of 315 employees were analyzed through structural equation modeling. Findings: The results showed that employees'' perceptions of brand value congruence are key in explaining their identification with both the organization and with the customer. However, the employees'' perceptions of the brand''s authenticity explained only their recommendations of the bank as a good place to work. Originality/value: These findings contribute to the advance in the current knowledge of the role of variables such as brand authenticity and employee–customer identification in internal brand management. From a managerial viewpoint, the results provide insights into the importance of employees'' perceptions and attitudes when it comes to brand knowledge dissemination. © 2021, Emerald Publishing Limited

IDO1 is an Integral Mediator of Inflammatory Neovascularization.

The immune tolerogenic effects of IDO1 (indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 1) have been well documented and genetic studies in mice have clearly established the significance of IDO1 in tumor promotion. Dichotomously, the primary inducer of IDO1, the inflammatory cytokine IFNγ (interferon-γ), is a key mediator of immune-based tumor suppression. One means by which IFNγ can exert an anti-cancer effect is by decreasing tumor neovascularization. We speculated that IDO1 might contribute to cancer promotion by countering this anti-neovascular effect of IFNγ, possibly through IDO1-potentiated elevation of the pro-tumorigenic inflammatory cytokine IL6 (interleukin-6). In this study, we investigated how genetic loss of IDO1 affects neovascularization in mouse models of oxygen-induced retinopathy and lung metastasis. Neovascularization in both models was significantly reduced in mice lacking IDO1, was similarly reduced with loss of IL6, and was restored in both cases by concomitant loss of IFNγ. Likewise, the lack of IDO1 or IL6 resulted in reduced metastatic tumor burden and increased survival, which the concomitant loss of IFNγ abrogated. This insight into IDO1\u27s involvement in pro-tumorigenic inflammatory neovascularization may have important ramifications for IDO1 inhibitor development, not only in cancer where clinical trials are currently ongoing, but in other disease indications associated with neovascularization as well

The Convective Urca Process with Implicit Two-Dimensional Hydrodynamics

Consideration of the role of the convective flux in the thermodymics of the convective Urca neutrino loss process in degenerate, convective, quasi-static, carbon-burning cores shows that the convective Urca process slows down the convective current around the Urca-shell, but, unlike the "thermal" Urca process, does not reduce the entropy or temperature for a given convective volume. Here we demonstrate these effects with two-dimensional numerical hydrodynamical calculations. These two-dimensional implicit hydrodynamics calculations invoke an artificial speeding up of the nuclear and weak rates. They should thus be regarded as indicative, but still qualitative. We find that, compared to a case with no Urca-active nuclei, the case with Urca effects leads to a higher entropy in the convective core because the energy released by nuclear burning is confined to a smaller volume by the effective boundary at the Urca shell. All else being equal, this will tend to accelerate the progression to dynamical runaway. We discuss the open issues regarding the impact of the convective Urca process on the evolution to the "smoldering phase" and then to dynamical runaway.Comment: 22 pages, 11 figures, accepted for publication in the Astrophysical Journa

Progresos en el conocimiento de la sostenibilidad económica, social y ambiental del desarrollo sostenible en los espacios rurales iberoamericanos

El trabajo conjunto desde el año 2003 entre la Universidad de Almería y varias Universidades Iberoamericanas, ha permitido conformar una Red Iberoamericana de Investigación sobre Desarrollo en Espacios Rurales. Esta red de carácter multidisplinar lleva a cabo investigaciones en distintos espacios rurales de Iberoamérica, en torno al desarrollo sostenible de los espacios rurales Iberoamericanos. En este artículo se recogen los principales resultados y conclusiones que se han obtenido en los estudios realizados, y se ponen de manifiesto los progresos en el conocimiento de la sostenibilidad de los recursos naturales, de los sistemas productivos agrícolas, de la diversificación de las actividades económicas, y de aspectos sociales como el trabajo decente y género. Además, se analiza la incorporación de las nuevas tecnologías en el medio rural y su uso en la enseñanza del desarrollo rural sostenible en la educación superior