Applying Liberation Psychology Tenets to the Career Trajectory of the First Chicano Psychologist

The authors of this paper use a liberation psychology framework to explore the career trajectory of Alfredo Castañeda (1923-1981), the first Latinx individual to earn a Ph.D. in psychology and the first Mexican American to hold a full professorship in the United States. Castañeda experienced a prolific career in teaching and research that began by investigating universal elements in children’s learning and anxiety and ultimately transformed into an emphasis on multiculturalism, cultural strengths, advocacy, and social justice. A combination of data was used to inform the current project, including interviews from Castañeda’s former graduate students, published obituaries and memorial tributes, and Castañeda’s published and unpublished works. Liberation psychology tenets are applied to his career trajectory to highlight the underlying parallel process of psychological liberation, particularly in the realm of accessing cultural strengths inherent within traditional Latinx values

Políticas de apoyo a la productividad de la microempresa informal ¿dónde está México?

En forma tradicional se ha considerado, tanto desde la perspectiva teórica de las ciencias sociales como de su praxis política, a la microempresa informal como un lastre para el desarrollo. Sin embargo, desde hace algunos años, un sector de la literatura especializada ha presentado evidencia de que, a pesar de su baja productividad, la contribución de la economía informal 2 como generadora de empleo y de ingreso a la economía de los países menos desarrollados es significativa. Dado que otros países han comenzado a desarrollar políticas para incentivar la productividad en el sector informal, el propósito principal del presente trabajo es entender, a través de la revisión de los reglamentos de apoyo a las microempresas y nuevos decretos y reglamentación, la posición actual de México en este debate

Estrategia de comunicación organizacional hacia las impulsadoras de la empresa Global Wine & Spirits para mejorar la eficacia en servicio al cliente.

Diseñar una estrategia de comunicación organizacional que contribuya al mejoramiento de la eficiencia en el servicio al cliente de las impulsadoras de licores de Global Wine & Spirits.Global Wine & Spirits es una empresa comercializadora de licores Premium con más de 20 años de trayectoria en el mercado colombiano que busca por medio de la asesoría personalizada, dar al cliente un valor agregado, y con la cual pretende promover una actividad económica mayor; sus estrategias corporativas se orientan al posicionamiento en el mercado. Dicho posicionamiento permite que los clientes tengan una apreciación positiva del producto determinado a adquirir, permitiendo que la decisión de compra sea más efectiva. Sin embargo, esta intención organizacional debe seguir planes u estrategias de acción que permitan conseguir efectivamente su objetivo. Además de las estrategias corporativas existen también, estrategias de comunicación a aplicar. En el presente trabajo de grado se pretende detallar una estrategia de comunicación que permita la mejora en la eficiencia del área de impulso de licores. Esta estrategia se define a partir de la caracterización de la empresa, incluyendo el análisis interno y externo, la descripción de la actividad de impulso de acuerdo a la percepción de las propias impulsadoras, clientes y jefe de personal y el plan de capacitaciones propuesto que incluye temas de preparación en servicio al cliente, comunicación asertiva, comunicación verbal y no verbal y estructura organizacional. Se concluye que la empresa Global Wine & Spirits se preocupa por la formación de las impulsadoras, pero no había tenido en cuenta la diversificación de los temas inherentes a esta actividad. La metodología que se utilizó fue el método cualitativo con un tipo de estudio de investigación acción, a través de técnicas de recolección de información como las fuentes primarias y las fuentes secundarias.Global Wine & Spirits is a premium liquor marketing company with more than 20 years of experience in the Colombian market that seeks through personalized advice, to give the client an added value, and with the quality destined to a greater economic activity; its corporate strategies are oriented to market positioning. This positioning allows customers to have a positive appreciation of the product to be purchased, specifically that the purchase decision is more effective. However, this organizational intention must follow plans or action strategies that effectively achieve its objective. In addition to corporate strategies there are also communication strategies to apply. In the present degree work it is expected to detail a communication strategy that allows the improvement in the efficiency of the liquor boosting area. This strategy is defined based on the characterization of the company, including internal and external analysis, the description of the impulse activity according to the perception of the drivers, customers and chief of staff and the proposed training plan that includes Preparation issues in customer service, assertive communication, verbal and nonverbal communication and organizational structure. In conclusion, the Global Wine & Spirits company is concerned with the training of the promoters, but had not taken into account the diversification of the issues inherent in this activity. The methodology that was specified was the qualitative method with a type of research study, through information gathering techniques such as primary sources and secondary sources

Estrategia de comunicación organizacional hacia las impulsadoras de la empresa Global Wine & Spirits para mejorar la eficacia en servicio al cliente.

Diseñar una estrategia de comunicación organizacional que contribuya al mejoramiento de la eficiencia en el servicio al cliente de las impulsadoras de licores de Global Wine & Spirits.Global Wine & Spirits es una empresa comercializadora de licores Premium con más de 20 años de trayectoria en el mercado colombiano que busca por medio de la asesoría personalizada, dar al cliente un valor agregado, y con la cual pretende promover una actividad económica mayor; sus estrategias corporativas se orientan al posicionamiento en el mercado. Dicho posicionamiento permite que los clientes tengan una apreciación positiva del producto determinado a adquirir, permitiendo que la decisión de compra sea más efectiva. Sin embargo, esta intención organizacional debe seguir planes u estrategias de acción que permitan conseguir efectivamente su objetivo. Además de las estrategias corporativas existen también, estrategias de comunicación a aplicar. En el presente trabajo de grado se pretende detallar una estrategia de comunicación que permita la mejora en la eficiencia del área de impulso de licores. Esta estrategia se define a partir de la caracterización de la empresa, incluyendo el análisis interno y externo, la descripción de la actividad de impulso de acuerdo a la percepción de las propias impulsadoras, clientes y jefe de personal y el plan de capacitaciones propuesto que incluye temas de preparación en servicio al cliente, comunicación asertiva, comunicación verbal y no verbal y estructura organizacional. Se concluye que la empresa Global Wine & Spirits se preocupa por la formación de las impulsadoras, pero no había tenido en cuenta la diversificación de los temas inherentes a esta actividad. La metodología que se utilizó fue el método cualitativo con un tipo de estudio de investigación acción, a través de técnicas de recolección de información como las fuentes primarias y las fuentes secundarias.Global Wine & Spirits is a premium liquor marketing company with more than 20 years of experience in the Colombian market that seeks through personalized advice, to give the client an added value, and with the quality destined to a greater economic activity; its corporate strategies are oriented to market positioning. This positioning allows customers to have a positive appreciation of the product to be purchased, specifically that the purchase decision is more effective. However, this organizational intention must follow plans or action strategies that effectively achieve its objective. In addition to corporate strategies there are also communication strategies to apply. In the present degree work it is expected to detail a communication strategy that allows the improvement in the efficiency of the liquor boosting area. This strategy is defined based on the characterization of the company, including internal and external analysis, the description of the impulse activity according to the perception of the drivers, customers and chief of staff and the proposed training plan that includes Preparation issues in customer service, assertive communication, verbal and nonverbal communication and organizational structure. In conclusion, the Global Wine & Spirits company is concerned with the training of the promoters, but had not taken into account the diversification of the issues inherent in this activity. The methodology that was specified was the qualitative method with a type of research study, through information gathering techniques such as primary sources and secondary sources

A Historical Analysis of the Vocational Guidance of Women

Abstract The development of formal vocational guidance for women has been stalled by gender roles and expectations, restriction of occupational opportunities, and societal norms. Among women, the development of formal vocational guidance has also been stunted by racism and classism. A review of diverse women’s occupational experiences, vocational guidance, and utilization of interest inventories throughout the early to mid-1900s is provided. The impact of increased opportunities, social attitudes, and WWII on women’s occupation experience is explored. However, these opportunities mostly benefitted affluent White women, and the early literature contains little mention of diverse groups of women. During the first half of the 20th century, most women of color and women with fewer financial resources were excluded from formal vocational guidance. Thus, historical literature, contextual information, and contemporary analysis are provided to explore the development of vocational guidance for women, and underrepresented diverse women in particular. This paper highlights the historical roots of modern sexism in career counseling, and the need for cultural attitude shifts in addition to increasing women’s presence in various occupational fields

Droplet Microfluidics for the ex Vivo Expansion of Human Primary Multiple Myeloma Cells.

We previously reported a new approach for micromanipulation and encapsulation of human stem cells using a droplet-based microfluidic device We demonstrated the possibility of encapsulating and culturing difficult-to-preserve primary human hematopoietic stem cells using an engineered double layered bead composed by an inner layer of alginate and an outer layer of puramatrix constructed using a soft technology without the use of any external force. In this work, we use this micro manipulation technique to build a 3D scaffold as a biomimetic model to recapitulate the niche of patient-derived multiple myeloma cells (MM cell) using a multilayered 3D tissue scaffold constructed in a microfluidic device and cultured in 10% FBS culture medium. In the current study, we included the use of this biomimetic model comprising supporting human Mesenchymal stem cells to show the mid-term survival of MM cells in the proposed structures. We found that the generated microniches were suitable for the maintenance of MM cells with and without supporting cells. Additionally, cultured MM cells in droplets were exposed to both Bortezomib and Lenalidomide to test their toxicity in the cultured patient derived cells. Results indicate that the maintained MM cells were consistently responding to the applied medication, opening a wide field of possibilities to use the presented micro device as an ex vivo platform for drug screening.This research was funded by European Commission H2020 Marie Curie Research Grants Scheme MSCA-IF-GF (705163).S

The human security of the relatives of victims of enforced disappearance in Mexico

Esta investigación se centra en analizar el fenómeno de las desapariciones forzadas dentro del marco teórico de la seguridad humana. Desde el enfoque epistemológico de este estudio es urgente construir una seguridad desde y para el ser humano; esto se traduce en determinarla a partir de los individuos sumergidos en sus pensamientos, emociones y en su ambiente cultural-social. Para ello, se ha desarrollado una investigación cualitativa con el objetivo de conocer cómo enfrenta la familia la desaparición de uno de sus miembros a través de una entrevista grupal-semiestructurada y una entrevista estructurada abierta. Los resultados reportan que cada participante reacciona con diferentes conductas y emociones ante la situación, pero la mayoría busca una red de apoyo para enfrentar la adversidad

Experimental study and calculation of the electron transfer coefficients on the dissolution behavior of chitosan in organic acids

Chitosan (CH) consists of water-insoluble N-acetylglucosamine and D-glucosamine molecules and has a higher solubility at a pH below six. This studyevaluated the solubility of chitosan in solutions of organic acids for the formation of films. HyperChemTMsoftware was used to perform the quantum analysis. In the experimental trials, the total soluble mass (TSM) and the viscosity of the solutions were measured by capillary viscometer. The chitosan filmswere made by the plate melting method, and the filmcharacteristics were evaluated. A quantum simulation suggested that lactic acid (LA) has a greater stability to react with chitosan. It was then verified experimentally that LA is a better solvent for chitosan due to the increase in its viscosity. The chemical interaction between CH and LA in solution favors the polymerization of films with better physical properties. We thereforeconclude that the uniformity in the formation of films of this polymer depends on the chemical interaction between the CH and the acid and not on the degree of solubility of the polymer

Evaluation of bradyrhizobia strains isolated from field-grown soybean plants in Argentina as improved inoculants

Bradyrhizobium strains were isolated from nodules obtained from field-grown soybean plants sampled in 12 soybean production locations in Argentina. These fields had been annually cropped with soybean and did not show decreases in yields even though they had been neither N-fertilized nor inoculated for at least the last 5 years. We hypothesized that the isolated strains maintained high competitiveness and efficiency in fixing adequate N2 levels. A set of strains that showed the highest nodular occupancy in each sampling location were assayed for symbiotic performance under greenhouse and field conditions and comparatively evaluated with Bradyrhizobium japonicum E109, the strain officially recommended for inoculant formulation in Argentina. An inoculant pool, formed by four strains obtained from nodules collected from Cañada Rica, developed higher nodular biomass than B. japonicum E 109 in assays carried out in greenhouses under well irrigated conditions. Additionally, neither nodule production nor specific nitrogenase activity decreased with respect to B. japonicum E 109 when plants were drought stressed during 7 days from sowing. The mean yields obtained under field conditions and plotted against the principal component one (CP1) obtained with an additive main effect and multiplicative interaction (AMMI) model showed that the inoculant pool from Cañada Rica had higher contribution to yield than strain E 109, although with lower environmental stability. The inoculant pool from Cañada Rica could be considered an improved inoculant and be used for preliminary assays, to formulate inoculants in Argentina.Instituto de Fisiología y Recursos Genéticos VegetalesFil: Melchiorre, Mariana. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Fisiología y Recursos Genéticos Vegetales; ArgentinaFil: De Luca, Marcos Javier. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Fisiología y Recursos Genéticos Vegetales; ArgentinaFil: Gonzalez Anta, Gustavo. Universidad Nacional del Noroeste de la Provincia de Buenos Aires; ArgentinaFil: Suarez, Paola Alejandra. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Fisiología y Recursos Genéticos Vegetales; ArgentinaFil: Lopez, Carlos. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Manfredi. Agencia De Extensión Rural Río Primero; ArgentinaFil: Lascano, Hernán Ramiro. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Lascano, Hernán Ramiro. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Fisiología y Recursos Genéticos Vegetales; ArgentinaFil: Racca, Roberto Walter. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Fisiología y Recursos Genéticos Vegetales; Argentin