Initial Assessment of Colombian-Canadian Migration

The results presented in this paper are aim at examining and comparing the migratory events occurred betwixt two countries which have different social and economic conditions. The information developed along this text is, therefore, an initial assessment on migration between Canada and Colombia. The author used hermeneutics as a main methodological tool for conducting this study.This paper concludes that, although there are a range of motivations behind the decision to leaving one’s home country, the pursuit for better economic conditions is the dominant factor

Immigrant entrepreneurship: depicting the economic linkages of the Colombian entrepreneurial immigration in Canada

This paper depicts the Colombian immigration to Canada that is carried out for entrepreneurial and economic purposes. The author has based his findings on the Business Immigration Program to describe and analyze the immigration flows of Colombian individuals who arrive to Canada to start their own economic activities. According to the data obtained, there is a significant number of Colombians in Canada that belong to the category of economic immigrants; this classification is part of the Business Immigration Program created by the Canadian government as a plan to attract immigrant entrepreneurs, foreign investors and self-employed persons

Japan's labor immigration: challenges to Japan's economic future

This paper aims at presenting the current situation of the Japanese labor market and the government requirements regarding foreign workers. Historical analysis is developed in order to offer a glimpse of the current migratory flows occurring in the country. The author concludes that a complex paradox concerning the foreign immigration perception is still present among Japanese authorities because on the one hand, governmental authorities in Japan demand several inflows of working immigrants to supply the required industry and market’s job positions; but on the other hand, the social and cultural requirements that immigrants must complete and fulfil to integrate properly into society, are hindering the very assimilation of foreign workers

Modeling charge and energy transfer in organic molecular materials

The understanding of nanoscale physics, chemistry and biology still poses unanswered questions such as how the optical and electrical properties of materials evolve from those of individual molecules, and organic semiconductors fall in this class of materials. The main processes occurring in such systems are both charge and energy transfer, responsible for the practical operation of electronic devices. Therefore, an understanding at a fundamental level of the electronic properties of the involved molecules can help the optimization of each process, for a better global performance of the material. My three years PhD activity was developed along two major lines of research: charge and energy transport, both based on the computational investigation of intramolecular properties and intermolecular interactions. Strictly related to energy transport are the optical properties of condensed phase materials and how they evolve from those of isolated molecular components. The charge transport properties were investigated for several organic molecular crystals showing semiconducting behavior, whose experimental crystal structure and charge mobilities are available. As the same interactions that drive the transport of charge play also a role in determining the optical properties and the energy transport in molecular aggregates, in my research activity I investigated such processes as well. In this regard, I took into account a dimer of perylene-bisimide, with the aim of elucidating the role of charge transfer states and their effect on optoelectronic properties. Additionally, to assess the propagation of excited states in a molecular material a kinetic constant is required, similarly to charge transport, but the expression in this case includes the overlap between the absorption spectrum of the acceptor and the emission spectrum of the donor. To this end I also developed a code devoted to the simulation of linear absorption and emission spectra of an isolated molecule, starting from computed quantum mechanical properties

La Política Migratoria Canadiense: refugiados e inmigración colombiana hacia Canadá

Este artículo analiza uno de los temas claves de la política migratoria Canadiense. El tema de los refugiados es uno de los puntos clave de la política migratoria de Canadá. Este trabajo toma como base la migración Colombo-Canadiense, con un enfoque en los inmigrantes Colombianos que reciben la denominación de refugiados. Como se demuestra a lo largo de este trabajo, Colombia es uno de los países más importantes en materia de inmigrantes refugiados para Canadá

Las redes sociales virtuales y la emigración en Colombia: Consideraciones generales para una propuesta de investigación

The current boom of Virtual Social Networks and the image of Colombia as a country of emigration provide a context for a topic of study to explore the interactive dynamics that migrants through these virtual networks. In order to conduct preliminary research in the area of International Migration and social networks in Colombia, this paper provides a a conceptual proposal, which might serve as a starting point for further research and results applicable to policy development and social practices.El auge en la utilización de las Redes Sociales Virtuales (RSV) y la caracterización actual de Colombia como un país de emigrantes, plantea una nueva temática de estudio orientada a explorar las dinámicas interactivas que los emigrantes efectúan a través de dichas plataformas virtuales. Con el fin de realizar un desarrollo investigativo inicial en el área de la Migración Internacional y las RSV en Colombia, se presenta el siguiente trabajo como una propuesta conceptual preliminar, orientada a servir como punto de partida para investigaciones posteriores y resultados aplicables a la realidad migratoria que enfrenta el país

Niche modeling reveals life history shifts in birds at La Brea over the last twenty millennia

A species presence at a particular site can change over time, resulting in temporally dynamic species pools. Ecological niche models provide estimates of species presence at different time intervals. The avifauna of La Brea includes approximately 120 species dating to approximately 15,000 years ago. Niche models predicted presence at the Last Glacial Maximum for over 90% of 89 landbird species. This confirms that niche modeling produces sensible range estimates at the Last Glacial Maximum. For 97 currently local species that are as yet undocumented at La Brea over 90% were predicted to occur; absence is due to insufficient study, lack of the ecological niche, transient occurrence or a behavioral ability to avoid entrapment. Our 366 niche models provide a prospective checklist of the landbird fauna of La Brea. The models indicate fluidity in life history strategies and a higher proportion of resident birds at the LGM (88% to 60%). We evaluated a subset of 103 species in breeding and winter periods using two climate models (MIROC−ESM, CCSM4) with a variety of differing parameters, finding differences in 5% of the niche models. Niche breadths in bark-foraging birds changed little between the present and LGM, suggesting that greater species diversity at the LGM was due to greater niche availability rather than contractions of niche breadths (i.e., niche partitioning)

Ultra-sonografia em tempo real e modo B em prenhez de pacas (Agouti paca, Linnaeus, 1766)

The aim of this study was to establish the pregnancy period of paca by means of ultrasound use. Nine pregnant pacas were periodically scanned with a two-frequency sectorial electronic transducer of 5.0 and 7.5 MHz, in B mode, from ultrasound detection of embryo vesicle or fetus until the parturition. Animals were placed in an iron-bar squeeze cage and remained in standing position during sessions. A dark cloth was used to cover the cage and fruits were offered during ultrasound session to avoid aggressive reactions. The more premature occurred detection of pregnancy, the greater the period of ultrasound examination until the birth of the offspring. All gestation delivered only one newborn weighting 796.5 ± 74.36 grams (mean value ± standard error of the sample) and 33.46 ± 0.60 centimeters (mean value ± standard error of the sample) of length (from rostral edge of nose and distal portion of tail). The length of paca pregnancy ranged from 135 to 139 days.O objetivo deste estudo foi estabelecer o tempo de prenhez da paca por meio de ultra-sonografia. Nove pacas prenhes foram periodicamente acompanhadas com um transdutor eletrônico setorial bi-frequencial de 5,0 e 7,5 MHz, em modo B, desde a detecção ultra-sonográfica da vesícula embrionária ou do feto até o nascimento dos filhotes. Os animais foram colocados em uma gaiola de ferro de prensagem lateral e permaneceram em posição quadrupedal durante as sessões. Um pano escuro foi usado para cobrir a gaiola e frutas foram oferecidas durante o exame ultra-sonográfico para evitar reações agressivas. Quanto mais precocemente ocorreu a detecção de prenhez, maior foi o período de acompanhamento ultra-sonográfico até o nascimento dos filhotes. Apenas um filhote nasceu por parto, com 796,5 ± 74,36 gramas (valor médio ± desvio padrão da amostra) e 33,46 ± 0,60 centímetros (valor médio ± desvio padrão da amostra) de comprimento (entre a borda rostral do focinho e a extremidade distal da cauda). O período de prenhez da paca abrange 135 a 139 dias

Increasing neck staging with step-serial sectioning of neck dissection specimens for oral end oropharyngeal SCC patients

Orientadores: Carlos Takahiro Chone, Agricio Nubiato CrespoDissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Ciências MédicasResumo: Objetivo. Avaliar a mudança no estadiamento cervical de pacientes com carcinoma espino celular (CEC) de cavidade oral e orofaringe, após alteração na padronização da análise anátomo-patológica dos linfonodos de espécimes cirúrgicos de esvaziamentos cervicais, clinicamente livres de metástases (cN0), com cortes seriados de todos os linfonodos. Materiais e Métodos. Estudo retrospectivo com 21 pacientes previamente classificados como cN0 submetidos a cirurgia para exérese do tumor primário e esvaziamento cervical eletivo. Realizou-se inicialmente a revisão das laminas originais e, posteriormente, cortes seriados com 5 µm de espessura e nova análise das lâminas. Para avaliar o impacto da mudança na sobrevida foi realizada análise de Kaplan-Meier (IC 95%). Resultados. Após a avaliação convencional, 14 pacientes foram classificados como pN0, isto é, patologicamente livres de metástases cervicais, e sete (33%) como pN+, ou seja, patologicamente acometidos. A análise com cortes seriados detectou outros três pacientes com acometimento linfonodal, previamente classificados como pN0 e 1 previamente estadiado como N1 mudou para N2b com 10 pacintes pN+ (48%). Houve aumento de 43% (3/7) no número de pacientes com acometimento linfonodal e 19% de aumento no estadiamento linfonodal após a nova padronização anátomo-patológica, porém sem impacto na sobrevida (p=0,554). Conclusão. Análise com cortes seriados de linfonodos de esvaziamento cervicais permitiu um aumento de 14% no número de pescoços com metastases ocultas e de 19% no estadiamento cervical inicial frente à técnica convencionalAbstract: Objective. Asses the change in neck staging in patients with squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of oral cavity and oropharynx after new methodology for histopathological analysis of lymph nodes of surgical specimens from neck dissections, with step serial sections of all harvested lymph nodes, in clinically neck negative patients (cN0). It was also studied the impact of this changes on survival. Materials and methods. Retrospective study with 21 patients previously classified as cN0 undergoing surgery for excision of the primary tumor and elective neck dissection. Initially was held to revise the original pathology slides and, subsequently, step-serial sectioning with 5 µm thick and re-examination of the slides. In order to assess the impact of change in disease-free survival was held Kaplan-Meier analysis (IC 95%). Results. After conventional evaluation, 14 patients were found to be without lymphatic metastases (pN0) and seven (33%) were affected (pN+). The analysis with step serial section has detected three other patients with lymphatic metastases, previously classified as pN0, and one patient previously as N1 increased to N2b with 10 pN(+) cases (48%). There was an increase of 43% in patients with lymph node metastases and 19% of increase in neck staging after the new histopathological standardization, but without impact on survival (p = 0.554). Conclusion. Analysis of lymph nodes in surgical specimens of neck dissections with step-serial sectioning allowed an increase of 43% of necks with occult metastases and increase of neck staging in 19% when compared to conventional techniqueMestradoOtorrinolaringologiaMestre em Ciências Médica

Ultra-sonografia em tempo real e modo B em prenhez de pacas (Agouti paca, Linnaeus, 1766)

The aim of this study was to establish the pregnancy period of paca by means of ultrasound use. Nine pregnant pacas were periodically scanned with a two-frequency sectorial electronic transducer of 5.0 and 7.5 MHz, in B mode, from ultrasound detection of embryo vesicle or fetus until the parturition. Animals were placed in an iron-bar squeeze cage and remained in standing position during sessions. A dark cloth was used to cover the cage and fruits were offered during ultrasound session to avoid aggressive reactions. The more premature occurred detection of pregnancy, the greater the period of ultrasound examination until the birth of the offspring. All gestation delivered only one newborn weighting 796.5 ± 74.36 grams (mean value ± standard error of the sample) and 33.46 ± 0.60 centimeters (mean value ± standard error of the sample) of length (from rostral edge of nose and distal portion of tail). The length of paca pregnancy ranged from 135 to 139 days.O objetivo deste estudo foi estabelecer o tempo de prenhez da paca por meio de ultra-sonografia. Nove pacas prenhes foram periodicamente acompanhadas com um transdutor eletrônico setorial bi-frequencial de 5,0 e 7,5 MHz, em modo B, desde a detecção ultra-sonográfica da vesícula embrionária ou do feto até o nascimento dos filhotes. Os animais foram colocados em uma gaiola de ferro de prensagem lateral e permaneceram em posição quadrupedal durante as sessões. Um pano escuro foi usado para cobrir a gaiola e frutas foram oferecidas durante o exame ultra-sonográfico para evitar reações agressivas. Quanto mais precocemente ocorreu a detecção de prenhez, maior foi o período de acompanhamento ultra-sonográfico até o nascimento dos filhotes. Apenas um filhote nasceu por parto, com 796,5 ± 74,36 gramas (valor médio ± desvio padrão da amostra) e 33,46 ± 0,60 centímetros (valor médio ± desvio padrão da amostra) de comprimento (entre a borda rostral do focinho e a extremidade distal da cauda). O período de prenhez da paca abrange 135 a 139 dias