NAFTA and U.S. banking

North American Free Trade Agreement ; Mexico ; Canada ; Banks and banking, Foreign - United States ; Banks and banking - Mexico

Nature, socio-spatial divisions and connections: an examination of El Jardín de Guadalupe

Culture is often discussed in the content of social behavior but, how culture is spatially linked to landscapes is often overlooked. Points of social and cultural reproduction is not only tied to landscapes, but there are constantly challenged as new cultures are introduced into a space. Latino culture in the United States has, and continues to, reshape America’s landscapes. For purpose of this thesis, the reshaping of landscapes will be observed in a community. This project examines the perception that Latinos avoid participation in a community garden. This perception is not entirely true, as there was one Latina participating. As I engaged with the community for over two years, I recruited an additional six Latino volunteers. The argument is, if we analyze spaces as separate from one another, the actual participation of the Latino community in the garden is overlocked and it overlooks how culture reshapes landscapes. In short, the community garden’s existence is sustained by the activities and (Latinos) culture that occurs in other connected landscapes. Drawing on participant observation, participatory action research, surveys, and interviews, I analyze how intersecting axes of difference in culture influence participation in the garden and how culture shapes place making. To protect the community, I have changed the names of places and of individuals and chose to use the word “Town” to refer to the community of study

Evolve or Dissolve: Will the Extra, Extra Save the Newspaper?

Newspapers have always been the trusted source of information for many years by many. The Internet and other electronic mediums have tested that tendency in recent years. Newspapers have been making changes and evolving to remain a medium of choice in the 21st century. Due to declines in circulation numbers and instabilities in advertising revenue, newspapers have found new ways to continue to be successful. They have encompassed an online presence by the use of online newspapers, fragmented and localized by the use of niche publications and reached the untouched Hispanic and Mexican market by the use of Spanish-language publications. For those newspapers, which have made changes, it has proven to be profitable. The opportunities are tremendous, but not without hard work. Newspapers may not be growing in terms of circulation, but are growing by becoming Newspaper Multi-Mediums. Along with their core product, newspapers offer many components to reach readers through journalistic integrity and advertising

Hacia una epistemología de la comunicología: la teoría de la comunicación en Serres y en Martín-Barbero

Numerosos trabajos que evocan la epistemología de la comunicología se refieren al grado de cientificidad de la disciplina más que al estudio de la elaboración conceptual y metodológica de las teorías de la comunicación. En este trabajo nos concentramos en el análisis de las elaboraciones epistemológicas que sustentan los enfoques comunicológicos de Jesús Martín Barbero y Michel Serres, para avanzar hacia una reconstrucción de la epistemología de la comunicología. Para tal fin, exponemos de manera introductoria la formación de ambos autores. Enseguida partimos de la epistemología del mundo contemporáneo para ubicar el análisis comunicacional de los autores. En un tercer momento, analizamos en los autores sus concepciones metodológicas en la traducción y las mediaciones. En seguida, abordamos el papel de la tecnicidad y la noción de red en la comunicación. Al final presentaremos las conclusiones epistemológicas de este ejercicio comparativo y las lecciones que podrían emplearse para avanzar en una epistemología de la comunicología.Numerosos trabajos que evocan la epistemología de la comunicología se refieren al grado de cientificidad de la disciplina más que al estudio de la elaboración conceptual y metodológica de las teorías de la comunicación. En este trabajo nos concentramos en el análisis de las elaboraciones epistemológicas que sustentan los enfoques comunicológicos de Jesús Martín Barbero y Michel Serres, para avanzar hacia una reconstrucción de la epistemología de la comunicología. Para tal fin, exponemos de manera introductoria la formación de ambos autores. Enseguida partimos de la epistemología del mundo contemporáneo para ubicar el análisis comunicacional de los autores. En un tercer momento, analizamos en los autores sus concepciones metodológicas en la traducción y las mediaciones. En seguida, abordamos el papel de la tecnicidad y la noción de red en la comunicación. Al final presentaremos las conclusiones epistemológicas de este ejercicio comparativo y las lecciones que podrían emplearse para avanzar en una epistemología de la comunicología

Bilateral Acromioclavicular Sprains

CASE HISTORY: The patient is a 20-year-old linebacker who sustained two AC sprains in the span of nine days. The patient sustained his right AC sprain by tackling with a lowered shoulder. After he was cleared to play from his first injury, he sustained his second AC sprain nine days after. Interestingly, the second shoulder injury occurred by tackling the same opponent with a lowered shoulder. PHYSICAL EXAM: The athletic training staff assessed the right shoulder immediately after injury and tested his shoulder strength. After examination the athletic training staff came to the conclusion that it was an AC sprain, so they removed him from practice. Nine days after the first injury, the patient sustained another AC sprain to the other shoulder the same way he sustained his first AC sprain. The athletic training staff assessed him right away and discovered it was another grade 2 AC sprain. DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSES: Shoulder dislocation, Shoulder Impingement Syndrome, Rotator cuff injury. TESTS & RESULTS: The patient did not receive a MRI or XRay. Special tests included (+) piano keys, (-) Jobe’s test, (-) Hawkins-Kennedy. FINAL DIAGNOSIS: The final diagnosis was a grade 2 AC sprain for both of the shoulders. DISCUSSION: This is abnormal to sustain two AC sprains in the same season, let alone within two weeks of each other. It is thought that due to pain from his first injury, he was posturing abnormally while playing and overcompensating with his left shoulder when tackling. This study shows the importance of posture and compensation when it comes to re-injury. Understanding the proper tackling form for specific football positions can prevent injury. Additionally, staying current on best practices for return to play after AC joint injuries is important. OUTCOME OF THE CASE: The athlete was in the Athletic Training Clinic everyday working on his rehabilitation program and received treatment. He was very disciplined and returned to play the next week. RETURN TO ACTIVITY AND FURTHER FOLLOW-UP: After the first AC sprain to the right shoulder, the athlete returned to practice the next day. Nine days later after his first injury, he sustained his second AC sprain, this time to his left shoulder. Since his second injury was worse, he practiced with padding for 3 days before returning as a non-contact player for 2 days. The next day he did not practice. After a day of no practice, he returned to full participation. He still deals with occasional pain, most likely due to an increase in tackling after changing his position to running back

Metodología para el desarrollo de proyectos de energía solar fotovoltaica y eficiencia energética en el sector rural del Eje Cafetero

El desarrollo de una metodología para implementar en proyectos de energía solar fotovoltaica en el eje cafetero, constituye un instrumento base que le permite a municipios, usuarios, entes territoriales y operadores de red, identificar y formular las demandas energéticas insatisfechas y convertirlas en proyectos de inversión. Se busca brindar de forma sistemática y sencilla requerimientos primordiales para tal estructuración, incluyendo las etapas que van desde la recolección de información, la caracterización por recurso energético, hasta los aspectos normativos para los elementos que constituyen una solución solar aislada

Primeiro estudo parasitológico em rã com garras Africano (Xenopus laevis, Anfibia) no Chile

Introduced species can arrive into new territories with parasites; however, these species are expected to face lower parasite richness than in their original regions. Both introduced hosts and parasites can affect native fauna. Since their release into the wild in Chile following laboratory use, Xenopus laevis Daudin, 1802 has widely spread throughout central Chile. The only pathogen described on the host is the fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis Longcore, Pessier, Nichols, 1999; thus, this is the first parasitological study of this species in Chile. In 10 localities in central Chile, 179 specimens of X. laevis were captured and examined for parasites in the gastrointestinal tube, cavities, lungs, liver, and skin. Only nine specimens of the genus Contracaecum Railliet, Henry, 1912 were found in six specimens of X. laevis from a private dam in La Patagua. It is likely that these parasites originated from species of native birds. This is the first record of Contracaecum sp. in Chilean amphibians.Espécies exóticas podem se introduzir em um novo território com seus parasitas, porém nesses casos, a riqueza parasitária seria menor. Contudo, hospedeiros exóticos e seus parasitas associados podem afetar a fauna nativa. Depois de ser dispensado do uso em laboratórios e solto em ambientes naturais, Xenopus laevis Daudin, 1802 tem se espalhado massivamente no Chile central. O único patógeno descrito para este anuro é o fungo Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis Longcore, Pessier, Nichols, 1999. O presente estudo constitui a primeira pesquisa parasitológica realizada nesta espécie de rã introduzida no Chile. Em 10 localidades do Chile central, foram capturados 179 espécimes de X. laevis que foram examinadas em busca de parasitos dentro tubo digestivo, cavidades corporais, pulmões, fígado e pele. Nove espécimes do gênero Contracaecum Railliet, Henry, 1912 foram encontrados em seis espécimes de X. laevis de uma barragem em La Patagua. É provável que a origem destes parasitas sejam espécies de aves nativas. Este é o primeiro relato de Contracaecum sp. em anuros do Chile.Fil: Castillo, Cristóbal. Universidad de Concepción; ChileFil: Lobos, Gabriel. Universidad de Chile; ChileFil: González Acuña, Daniel. Universidad de Concepción; ChileFil: Moreno, Lucila. Universidad de Concepción. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Oceanografía; ChileFil: Gonzalez, Cynthya Elizabeth. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Nordeste. Centro de Ecología Aplicada del Litoral. Universidad Nacional del Nordeste. Centro de Ecología Aplicada del Litoral; ArgentinaFil: Landaeta-Aqueveque, Carlos. Universidad de Concepción; Chil

Tricuspid valve gonococcal endocarditis: fourth case report

AbstractDisseminated gonococcal infection (DGI) occurs in 1–3% of all gonococcal infections; endocarditis is a complication in 1–2% of patients with DGI. We present the fourth reported case of gonococcal tricuspid valve endocarditis, this one occurring in a 53-year-old male with a 2-month history of shortness of breath

PREVENCIÓN DE ADICCIONES EN EL MUNICIPIO DE ZINACANTEPEC ESTADO DE MÉXICO EN EL PERIODO AGOSTO 2016-JULIO 2017

El presente trabajo de investigación se fundamenta en la metodología de Trabajo Social Comunitario cuyo objetivo fue detectar la problemática de adicciones y conocer los elementos de dicho fenómeno dentro del contexto familiar, escolar y social del municipio de Zinacantepec, Estado de México, México, a fin de generar estrategias encaminadas a la prevención, trabajando con la comunidad escolar. Para ello, es importante una investigación en las comunidades que conforman el municipio respecto los factores que inciden en este fenómeno, generando un diagnóstico que permitió diseñar proyectos que beneficien a la integración, dinámica familiar, el desarrollo y crecimiento de las comunidades. Se investigó para conocer las problemáticas del municipio, tomando en cuenta variables como la familia, lo social y lo escolar desde el nivel preventivo, siendo así el que se haya tomado el nivel básico (preescolar y primaria) de las siguientes comunidades: Contadero, Tejalpa, Loma De San Francisco, Santa María Del Monte, Coporo, San Miguel y San Juan de las Huertas. Posterior al diagnóstico se realizó un análisis de la información obtenida arrojando cuales serían parte de los proyectos a aplicar y bajo qué ejes se manejarían los talleres. Se obtuvieron resultados positivos de la investigación, jerarquizándose las principales problemáticas para desarrollar estrategias en las que se dio participación, experiencias personales, soluciones que se habían implementado al momento y la visualización de aplicar los conocimientos, al concluir la intervención, se realizó la sistematización de la experiencia que nos permitió identificar aciertos y aspectos que mejorar