Receivership : a coordinated strategy to stabilize troubled properties

With the impact of municipal debt burdens, coupled with the effects of declining real estate prices and the US financial crisis, municipalities are looking for novel and cost-effective approaches to address abandoned, blighted and/or foreclosed properties that threaten the quality of life of their communities. Receivership, the use of statutory power to seize buildings and place properties under control of a judicially supervised 'receiver', can be an effective tool to tackle the problem of troubled properties which repeatedly violate safety and sanitary codes. Despite its potential, receivership requires significant coordination, as well as a committed team, in order to implement the intricate process of running a successful receivership strategy.Foreclosure - Massachusetts ; Housing policy - Massachusetts

Reciprocal Recognition and Epistemic Virtue

Using the concepts of epistemic virtue and vice as defined by José Medina, and reciprocal recognition as outlined by Glen Coulthard, I argue that the Canadian state is currently in a non-reciprocal relationship with Indigenous peoples as a result of epistemic failure on the part of the state. This failure involves a surfacelevel recognition of Indigenous peoples at the same time as the manifestation of the epistemic vices of arrogance, laziness and closed-mindedness. The epistemic injustice framework alongside a critique of the politics of recognition can help shed light on what is going wrong betweenthe settler state and Indigenous peoples. Moreover, by appealing to grounded normativity, an Indigenous ethical framework, I argue that a land-based ethics of reciprocity can help us move toward reciprocal recognition and equality, if we are epistemically humble, curious and open-minded to it

Comunicación publicitaria: construcción de potencial de significado a través de la gramática disyuntiva

Communication through language, irrespective of the model of its structure and deployment, entails the making of meanings. The ways that advertisers produce meaning through disjunctive grammar is the concern of this study. Thus, the analysis considered twelve advertisements for examination for meaning deductions. The Hallidayan ‘below the clause’ was the conceptual facilitator of meanings in texts. With the application of technological tools of the table and graph, the study drew a conclusion that nominal group (NG) is the most employed device to fascinate readers to consumption. Having observed that advertisers utilize health matters, beliefs and values, monetary gifts, contents of commodities, etc. to persuade consumers, the study suggests that advertisements could assist in revealing the true contents of the advertised products for proper decision making on the products to patronize. Such behavior could also sensitize the public from being recalcitrant to reading advertising artifacts which is a gain to advertisers themselves. Qualquer que seja o modelo que guie sua estrutura e desenvolvimento, a comunicação por meio da linguagem implica a criação de significados. Os publicistas parecem entender que a criação de significado na comunicação com o público-alvo não precisa depender da cláusula ou da oração. As produções de significado podem ser mordazes e com estruturas fragmentadas; com isso, o estudo que deu origem ao presente artigo interessou-se pela forma como os especialistas em publicidade produzem significado por meio da gramática disjuntiva. Analisaram-se doze anúncios de bebidas e telecomunicações, a fim de explicar os significados. O conceito de “cláusula dependente”, estabelecido por Halliday, foi o facilitador conceitual dos significados nos textos. O uso de ferramentas tecnológicas como tabelas e gráficos ajudou a calcular as frequências das instalações disjuntivas dos textos. Chegou-se à conclusão de que a frase nominal é o dispositivo mais empregado para interessar os leitores no consumo. Tendo-se observado que os anunciantes utilizavam assuntos de saúde, crenças e valores, presentes monetários, conteúdos de produtos básicos, globalização etc. para persuadir os consumidores, o estudo sugeriu que os anúncios poderiam seguir empregando construções com signos de pontuação para revelar os verdadeiros conteúdos dos produtos anunciados, de tal forma que tomassem as decisões adequadas ao favorecê-los. Tal comportamento de implantação disjuntiva também poderia levar o público a ler materiais publicitários no lugar de recusá-los, portanto, de uma maneira ou de outra, convencer o público é o objetivo real da persuasão na publicidade.Cualquiera que sea el modelo que guíe su estructura y desarrollo, la comunicación a través del lenguaje implica la creación de significados. Los publicistas parecen entender que la creación de significado en la comunicación con el público objetivo no necesita depender de la cláusula o dea la oración. Las producciones de significado pueden ser mordaces y con estructuras fragmentadas; con esto, el estudio que dio origen al presente artículo se interesó por la forma en que los expertos en publicidad producen significado a través de la gramática disyuntiva. Se analizaron doce anuncios de bebidas y telecomunicaciones, en aras de explicar los significados. El concepto de “debajo de la cláusula”, acuñado por Halliday, fue el facilitador conceptual de los significados en los textos. El uso de herramientas tecnológicas como tablas y gráficos ayudó a calcular las frecuencias de las instalaciones disyuntivas de los textos. Se llegó a la conclusión de que la frase nominal es el dispositivo más empleado para interesar a los lectores en el consumo. Habiéndose observado que los anunciantes utilizaban asuntos de salud, creencias y valores, regalos monetarios, contenidos de productos básicos, globalización, etc. para persuadir a los consumidores, el estudio sugirió que los anuncios podrían seguir empleando construcciones con signos de puntuación para revelar los verdaderos contenidos de los productos anunciados, de tal forma que se tomaran las decisiones adecuadas al favorecerlos. Tal comportamiento de despliegue disyuntivo también podría llevar al público a leer materiales publicitarios en lugar de rechazarlos, en tanto que, de una manera u otra, convencer al público es el objetivo real de la persuasión en la publicidad.https://revistas.udem.edu.co/index.php/anagramas/article/view/215

Guilt, Blame, and Oppression: A Feminist Philosophy of Scapegoating

In this dissertation I develop a philosophical theory of scapegoating that explains the role of blame-shifting and guilt avoidance in the endurance of oppression. I argue that scapegoating masks and justifies oppression by shifting unwarranted blame onto marginalized groups and away from systems of oppression and those who benefit from them, such that people in dominant positions are less inclined to notice or challenge its workings. I first identify a gap in our understanding of oppression, namely how oppression endures despite widespread formal commitments to principles of equality and justice. I argue that prominent theories of oppression do not place enough weight on the question of how oppression is justified and concealed from us through blame-shifting, in ways that enable its persistence without our explicit approval of its systems. Scapegoating, a concept as old as the Bible, offers potential insight into the means through which we shift blame and avoid responsibility. However, my survey of the genealogy of scapegoating shows that existing conceptualizations of scapegoating are limited in their scope and cannot be applied to explain the endurance of oppression. I propose an ameliorative theory of scapegoating that accounts for deficiencies in prevailing theories of both oppression and scapegoating. Distinct from interpersonal theories and psychologistic analyses of scapegoating, my theory characterizes scapegoating according to its social function in oppression, thereby explaining structural dimensions that are not already captured by other accounts.With the motivation and ingredients in place, I develop my theory of scapegoating as made up of three sub-mechanisms: essentialization of marginalized groups as blameworthy, collective interest in protection against a threat, and social exclusion of the blamed. These sub-mechanisms work together to construct certain groups as scapegoats and encourage us to treat them accordingly through various structural and interpersonal means. I argue that scapegoating has important implications for the formation of social identities; namely, scapegoating constructs social identities in an oppressive arrangement that is largely hidden from us but informs our social and affective relations. By constructing some identities as essentially blameworthy and threatening, dominantly situated identity groups are encouraged to internalize a protected status, act together in defense of their status, and maintain systems of oppressive exclusion. Finally, I elaborate the epistemic dimensions of my theory of scapegoating to argue that scapegoating functions within our social imaginaries and structural epistemic practices. In particular, I focus on the ways that ignorance functions to maintain the scapegoat mechanism, and how scapegoating helps insulate structural forms of ignorance. I end by considering the potential for resistance to scapegoating

Mujeres afrodescendientes en el sur de Brasil: percepciones bajo las dimensiones de justicia

La presente investigación busca analizar las percepciones de las mujeres afrodescendientes activistas del sur de Brasil, partiendo del análisis de la teoría del reconocimiento de Nancy Fraser. La investigación recopila información sobre el desarrollo del movimiento afrobrasileño y su incidencia en la zona específica del sur brasileño, así como la dinámica activista de las mujeres afrobrasileñas en la búsqueda de su reconocimiento y respeto en la región sur brasileña caracterizada por una fuerte influencia y reconocimiento de sus raíces europeas. La investigación utiliza la metodología descriptiva interpretativa dentro de una línea cualitativa, con la finalidad de que, a través de las entrevistas semiestructuradas y el análisis de documentos, con base en el análisis crítico del discurso, se rescate la real percepción de las mujeres afrobrasileñas de la región en cuanto a las categorías del reconocimiento. Se evidencia una constante reinvención y resistencia de la mujer afrobrasileña de la región, así como las dificultades e invisibilidad que ella representa para su sociedad, el racismo, clasismo y sexismo que se interseccionan para posicionar a esa mujer en una situación de desventaja frente a las otras poblaciones.Brasil. Ministério da Educação. Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (Capes)Tesi

Plan de mejora del sistema de producción basado en ingeniería de métodos para incrementar la productividad en una ensambladora de extractores de aire

RESUMEN Esta tesis tuvo como principal objetivo Plan de mejora del Sistema de Producción basado en ingeniería de métodos para incrementar la productividad y reducir los costos operativos en una ensambladora de Extractores de aire. Se analizaron todos los factores que influyen en la deficiencia de la productividad y los altos costos operativos, entre los factores identificados se tiene el alto % de reprogramación de ensambles, inspección recurrente de la materia prima, alto gastos por consumo de energía eléctrica y de bonos por horas adicionales, reposición de herramientas manuales, tiempo de uso de herramientas manuales. Para proponer las propuestas de mejora se elaboró diagrama de Pareto, diagrama de Ishikawa, balance de línea, entre otras. Los resultados obtenidos son: 1. Incremento de la productividad. 2. Menor número de reprogramaciones de ensambles. 3. Reducción del gasto por pago de energía eléctrica y de sueldos. 4. Reducción del gasto por reposición de herramientas manuales. 5. Reducción de tiempos por inspección de algunas características de la materia prima (extractores). Con la implementación de las mejoras propuestas se determinó un incremento de la productividad de 12.199 a 21.544 ensambles por día. Además se redujo el % de ensambles reprogramas de 20% a 4.97%. En cuanto a los gastos por reposición de herramientas manuales, energía eléctrica y pago de sueldos en los que se determinó como meta una reducción a: 2, 2.45 y 77.06% respectivamente, se pudo comprobar una reducción mayor a lo establecido como meta a: 0.81, 2.12, 73.58% respectivamente. Además, se determinó una reducción en los tiempos estándares en las operaciones donde se indican inspección de estándares constructivos y uso de herramientas manuales de 6.74 min a 4.33 min y de 19.23 min a 13.69 min, respectivamente.ABSTRACT This thesis had as main objective Improvement Plan Production System based engineering methods to increase productivity and reduce operating costs in an assembly of air extractors. All factors that influence the deficiency productivity and high operating costs, including those identified factors were analyzed has the highest % of reprogramming assemblies, recurrent inspection of raw materials, high costs for electricity consumption and bonuses for additional hours. To submit proposals for improvement was developed Pareto diagram, Ishikawa diagram, line balancing, among others. The results are: 1. Increased productivity. 2. Reduction of reprogramming of assemblies. 3. Reduction of expenditure for payment of electricity and bonuses. 4. Reduction of expenditure by replacement of hand tools. 5. Reduction of time by inspection of some characteristics of the raw material (extractors). With the implementation of the proposed improvements has resulted in increased productivity of 12,199 to 21,544 assemblies per day. In addition the% reprogram assemblies 20% was reduced to 4.97%. As for restocking costs of hand tools, power and payroll where was determined as a reduction target: 2, 2.45 and 77.06%, respectively, we noted a further reduction to set a target to: 0.81, 2.12, 73.58% respectively. Furthermore, it has determined a reduction in the standard times in inspection operations where building standards and use of hand tools of 6. 74 min to 4.33 min and 19.23 min to 13.69 min, respectively

Influencia de la calidad del servicio en la satisfaccion de los turistas en el Hotel Tumi, Provincia de Huaraz - Ancash - 2017

El presente estudio de investigación se tituló: “Influencia de la Calidad del Servicio en la Satisfacción de los Turistas en el Hotel Tumi, Provincia de Huaraz - Ancash - 2017". El Objetivo de mi investigación ha sido: Determinar la Influencia de la calidad del servicio en la satisfacción de los turistas en el hotel Tumi, provincia de Huaraz - Ancash – 2018, busca con su desarrollo ayudar a la Gerencia del Hotel, a fin tome decisiones que permitan el logro de sus metas institucionales. En cuanto los materiales y métodos: Fue de tipo descriptiva correlacional por cuanto midió los indicadores de las dimensiones de las 2 variables: Calidad de atención y satisfacción del usuario. Al mismo tiempo ha sido aplicado y prospectivo, lo primero por cuanto ha sido aplicado en los turistas alojados en el Hotel El Tumi en un tiempo determinado; y, descriptiva correlacional al asociar ambas variables. Se aplicó a la muestra de ochenta (80) encuetados mediante un cuestionario tipo formulario para ambas variables. Resultados: entre los hallazgos más relevantes se encontró que el 47% de los encuestados estiman que le han dado mayor preferencia a la atención de infraestructura y equipamiento; sin embargo ha descuidado según el 83% la capacitación del personal, por lo que el 56% califica la calidad del servicio y el trato que recibe del personal que ofrece el Hotel Tumi como regular. Conclusiones: Se ha demostrado que: Existe influencia significativa entre la calidad del servicio y la satisfacción de los turistas en el hotel Tumi, provincia de Huaraz- Ancash 2017; debiendo en consecuencia tomar medidas que mejoren la calidad del servicio de manera que los turistas encuentren satisfacción.The present research study was titled: "Influence of the Quality of Service in the Satisfaction of Tourists in the Hotel Tumi, Province of Huaraz - Ancash - 2017". The objective of my research has been: Determine the Influence of the quality of service on the satisfaction of tourists in the Tumi hotel, province of Huaraz - Ancash - 2018, look with its development to help the Hotel Management, in order to make decisions that allow the achievement of their institutional goals. Regarding the materials and methods: It was descriptive correlational in that it measured the indicators of the dimensions of the 2 variables: Quality of attention and user satisfaction. At the same time it has been applied and prospective, the first because it has been applied to tourists staying at Hotel El Tumi at a certain time; and, descriptive correlation when associating both variables. It was applied to the sample of eighty (80) encuetados by means of a questionnaire type form for both variables. Results: among the most relevant findings it was found that 47% of the respondents estimate that they have given greater preference to infrastructure and equipment care; However, according to 83%, the training of the staff has been neglected, for which 56% rate the quality of the service and the treatment it receives from the staff offered by the Hotel Tumi as regular. Conclusions: It has been demonstrated that: There is significant influence between the quality of the service and the satisfaction of the tourists in the Tumi hotel, province of Huaraz- Ancash 2017; should therefore take measures that improve the quality of service so that tourists find satisfaction

The Use of Prosthetic Stents in Tracheobronchial, Gastrointestinal, and Genitourinary Diseases

The concept of using a stent to maintain patency of a lumen is not new. As early as 1969, stents were being investigated in the peripheral arterial system as a means of preventing restenosis after dilatation by balloon angioplasty (Dotter, 1969). Since then, numerous reports have demonstrated the use of stents in both the peripheral and coronary artery systems (Maass et al., 1982; Dotter et al., 1983; Wright et al., 1985; Palmaz et al., 1987). Concomitant with the investigation of expandable endovascular metal prosthesis has been the development of prosthetic devices for management of tracheobronchial, gastrointestinal, and genitourinary diseases. We will review the use of endoscopically placed prosthetic devices in the management of diseases affecting these systems