ENTREPRENEURIAT ET CAPACITE D’INNOVATION, CAS DES PME AGROALIMENTAIRES. Une évidence empirique sur données camerounaises et implications pour une politique de développement sectoriel

The purpose of this article is to analyze innovation capacity and describe innovation trends in agro-food SMEs in Cameroon. The data analysis based on a subsample of 96 agro-food companies located in the cities of Douala, Yaoundé and Bafoussam. The descriptive analyzes reveal an innovation trend of agribusiness SMEs oriented towards adaptive innovations, as opposed to radical innovations. They are also more engaged in commercial and organizational innovations. In terms of the characteristics of innovation, the results of logistic regression reveal a wide range of external and internal factors influencing the direction of innovation. These factors are R&D activity, size, the role of competition and the geographical location of companies

Impact de la qualité du capital humain sur la capacité d’innovation des PME : application sur un pays en développement

The aim of this article is to analyze the influence of the quality of human capital on the innovation capacity of SMEs. The empirical analysis consisted of constructing a human capital indicator based on the main correspondence factor analysis. The data analysis based on a sample of 512 SMEs located in the cities of Douala, Yaoundé and Bafoussam. The results of the logistic regression show that SMEs that employ highly educated managers are more likely to innovate. However, this assumption nuanced with respect to product innovations. On the other hand, the training of managers on the job does not influence their ability to innovate. These results question the relevance of current policies for the creation and development of SMEs and suggest the importance of placing a particular emphasis on the quality of human capital as a vector of innovation. They also challenge public decision-makers on the need to initiate training programs and upgrade the skills of SME managers on new managerial practices

Impact de la qualité du capital humain sur la capacité d’innovation des PME : application sur un pays en développement

The aim of this article is to analyze the influence of the quality of human capital on the innovation capacity of SMEs. The empirical analysis consisted of constructing a human capital indicator based on the main correspondence factor analysis. The data analysis based on a sample of 512 SMEs located in the cities of Douala, Yaoundé and Bafoussam. The results of the logistic regression show that SMEs that employ highly educated managers are more likely to innovate. However, this assumption nuanced with respect to product innovations. On the other hand, the training of managers on the job does not influence their ability to innovate. These results question the relevance of current policies for the creation and development of SMEs and suggest the importance of placing a particular emphasis on the quality of human capital as a vector of innovation. They also challenge public decision-makers on the need to initiate training programs and upgrade the skills of SME managers on new managerial practices

Limited Resection Versus Pancreaticoduodenectomy for Duodenal Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors? Enucleation Interferes in the Debate: A European Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study

Background The optimal surgical procedure for duodenal gastrointestinal stromal tumors (D-GISTs) remains poorly defined. Pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) allows for a wide resection but is associated with a high morbidity rate. Objectives The aim of this study was to compare the short- and long-term outcomes of PD versus limited resection (LR) for D-GISTs and to evaluate the role of tumor enucleation (EN). Methods In this retrospective European multicenter cohort study, 100 patients who underwent resection for D-GIST between 2001 and 2013 were compared between PD (n = 19) and LR (n = 81). LR included segmental duodenectomy (n = 47), wedge resection (n = 21), or EN (n = 13). The primary objective was to evaluate disease-free survival (DFS) between the groups, while the secondary objectives were to analyze the overall morbidity and mortality, radicality of resection, and 5-year overall survival (OS) and recurrence rates between groups. Furthermore, the short- and long-term outcomes of EN were evaluated. Results Baseline characteristics were comparable between the PD and LR groups, except for a more frequent D2 tumor location in the PD group (68.3% vs. 29.6%; p = 0.016). Postoperative morbidity was higher after PD (68.4% vs. 23.5%; p < 0.001). OS (p = 0.70) and DFS (p = 0.64) were comparable after adjustment for D2 location and adjuvant therapy rate. EN was performed more in American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) stage III/IV patients with tumors < 5 cm and was associated with a 5-year OS rate of 84.6%, without any disease recurrences. Conclusions For D-GISTs, LR should be the procedure of choice due to lower morbidity and similar oncological outcomes compared with PD. In selected patients, EN appears to be associated with equivalent short- and long-term outcomes. Based on these results, a surgical treatment algorithm is proposed

Evaluative criteria for handwriting

Thesis (Ed.M.)--Boston Universit

Por la senda revolucionaria 60 Aniversario del Partido Comunista de El Salvador

El libro “Por la senda revolucionaria”, también corresponde a la participación que Schafik Hándal, Secretario General del Partido Comunista de El Salvador, PCS, tuvo en la jornada conmemorativa del 60 Aniversario del PCS en 1990; en el que se abrió un proceso de debate de reflexión de toda la militancia del PCS para encarar los retos de la década de los años noventa, para elaborar la posición del Partido, sus ideas y su línea frente a los cambios que conmovieron al mundo a finales del siglo veinte

A study of world production and international trade in paper with emphasis on the problems of the Canadian newsprint industry

Thesis (M.B.A.)--Boston Universit

Influencia de la metodología en los profesores que imparten la asignatura de Educación Física en el aprendizaje de la técnica del salto de longitud en los estudiantes de sexto año de educación básica

La presente investigación surge como una necesidad de los estudiantes de sexto año de educación básica que presentan dificultades en el aprendizaje de la técnica del salto de longitud, lo que la incido negativamente en el desarrollo motriz la que tiene como título: INFLUENCIA DE LA METODOLOGIA QUE UTILIZAN LOS PROFESORES QUE IMPARTEN LA ASIGNATURA DE EDUCACIÓN FÍSICA EN EL APRENDIZAJE DE LA TÉCNICA DEL SALTO DE LONGITUD EN LOS ESTUDIANTES DE SEXTO GRADO. Para la realización de la investigación la autora se formuló se formuló el siguiente objetivo. determinar la influencia de la metodología de la enseñanza que utilizan los docentes que imparten la asignatura en el aprendizaje motriz en la técnica del salto de longitud en los estudiantes de sexto grado de Educación Básica de la Escuela “Cinco de Junio” del Cantón Alfredo Baquerizo Moreno, durante el año lectivo 2014 – 2015? Para dar cumplimiento al objetivo antes mencionado se seleccionaron los siguientes métodos de investigación analítico – sintético, inductivo – deductivo, histórico – lógico , observación y test pedagógicos para el procesamiento estadístico de la información de los datos obtenidos se utilizó el cálculo porcentual (%), lo que permitió procesar la información mediante el análisis de los resultados obtenidos en los instrumentos aplicados a los 30 estudiantes que fueron escogidos como muestra. Los resultados obtenidos en la investigación permiten afirmar que la hipótesis es aceptada, ya que como se ha evidenciado durante el desarrollo del mismo, La metodología de la enseñanza que utilizan los profesores que imparten la asignatura de Educación Física incidió negativamente en el aprendizaje motriz de los estudiantes de sexto año de básica que fueron investigado

Speculative Sound Circuits

HAMU, Prague and Český RozhlasAlternative approaches to electronic music through speculative sound circuits are discussed. These approaches borrow from emerging theories in speculative design and the work of designer/theorist Anthony Dunne. Dunne’s post-optimal technological object is also discussed along with slow tech and the slow movement. George Brecht’s Water Yam and the absurdist creative strategies of the Fluxus movement are seen as prototypes for speculative design. With particular reference to electronic music and speculative sound circuits, the instruments of Percy Grainger and Gijs Gieskes are considered. Speculative sound circuits are viewed as part of a broader theoretical framework in relation to critical making, as referred to by Garnet Hertz, John Cage’s ‘music of objects’ and David Tudor’s ‘composing inside electronics’. Finally, a specific example of the author’s work as Dirty Electronics, Making for Radio and Speculative Circuit, are offered up to illustrate speculative sound circuits along with spontaneous and intuitive approaches to circuit building, rapid prototyping strategies, and making as a processual part of performance. Indeterminate and chance-based music, models for extended instrumental techniques, and questions arising concerning physiologies in performance and human-machine interaction are also reflected upon