Trayectorias del agenciamiento de niños menores de dos años: una propuesta para el análisis de interacciones cotidianas en contextos de cuidado

The objective of this article is to present data from an exploratory study about the agency trajectories in 16 babies (58% girls; M= 11 months, SD=2) in interactions with educators and objects during pedagogical situations. The research was carried out in two public kindergartens in Cali, Colombia. It was done a mixed approximation. Filmic records were carried out during five mornings in order to capture the routine of the kindergartens. Afterwards, the interaction sequences in which each child participated were identified and coded qualitatively using the video annotation coding system ANVIL 5.0 (an interaction sequence includes the search of the object, the encounter with the object, its exploration and the abandonment of the object which we have called the closing of the sequence). Finally, the agency trajectories of the children were analyzed using STATA 12.O. The results suggest the existence of four agency trajectories, only one of them with favorable results for children. It is discussed the role of educational practices in institutional contexts in early moments of the development and its implications over the children constitution as agents of their experiences.El objetivo de este artículo es presentar los datos de un estudio exploratorio sobre las trayectorias de agenciamiento de 16 bebés (58% niñas; M=11 meses, DE=2 meses) en interacciones con maestras y con objetos durante situaciones pedagógicas. La investigación se realizó en dos jardines infantiles públicos en la ciudad de Cali, Colombia. Se realizaron registros fílmicos durante cinco mañanas para capturar las rutinas de los jardines,  posteriormente se identificaron y codificaron cualitativamente las secuencias de interacción en las que participó cada niño, utilizando el sistema de video-anotación ANVIL 5.0 (una secuencia de interacción incluye la búsqueda de un objeto, el encuentro con el mismo, su exploración y el abandono del objeto, que hemos denominado cierre de la secuencia). Finalmente, se analizaron las trayectorias de agenciamiento de los niños utilizando el paquete estadístico STATA 12.0. Los resultados sugieren la existencia de cuatro trayectorias, solo una de ellas con resultados favorecedores para los niños. Se discute el lugar de las prácticas educativas en contextos institucionales en momentos tempranos del desarrollo y sus implicaciones sobre la constitución de los niños/as pequeños/as como agentes de sus experiencias

Increasing demand for reproductive health services in a Peruvian clinic

Over the past few years, well-established family planning (FP) organizations in developing countries, such as INPPARES, the IPPF affiliate in Peru, have strived to implement the Cairo Agenda. In the process of including reproductive health (RH) in FP care, they have dedicated human resources and infrastructure to provide RH services seldom offered in the past. The problem these organizations now face is to increase use of the newly available RH care. Currently, clients seeking FP services may leave clinics unaware of the other RH care provided. At a time when international donors are phasing out financial assistance, the partially idle infrastructure that these NGOs maintain is a drain of their scant resources. To increase demand for such services, INPPARES developed an interactive pamphlet that asked questions about a client’s health and informed them about the various services at its Patres clinic in Lima, Peru. Results of the post-test-only experiment conducted to evaluate the impact of the folder on client behavior are summarized in this report

Factors affecting the big data adoption as a marketing tool in SMEs

The change brought by Big Data about the way to analyze the data is revolutionary. The technology related to Big Data supposes a before and after in the form of obtaining valuable information for the companies since it allows to manage a large volume of data, practically in real time and obtain a great volume of information that gives companies great competitive advantages. The objective of this work is evaluating the factors that affect the acceptance of this new technology by small and medium enterprises. To that end, the technology acceptance model called Unified Theory of Technology Adoption and Use of Technology (UTAUT) was adapted to the Big Data context to which an inhibitor was added: resistance to the use of new technologies. The structural model was assessed using Partial Least Squares (PLS) with an adequate global adjustment. Among the results, it stands out that a good infrastructure is more relevant for the use of Big Data than the difficulty of its use, accepting that it is necessary to make an effort in its implementation.Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, Universidad de la Costa, Fundación Universitaria Popayán, Corporación Universitaria Latinoamericana, Corporación Universitaria Reformada

Transfiguring the Dead: The Iconography, Commemorative Use, and Materiality of Mummy Shrouds from Roman Egypt

The mummy shrouds, often overlooked or dissected into dichotomous parts because of their Hellenistic and Egyptian hybrid pictorial nature, provide unparalleled insight into religious and social facets of life and death in Roman Egypt. Moving beyond the aesthetic properties of these objects and focusing on the symbolic and material functions of the iconography on the shrouds enables a fuller understanding of individual and collective social aspirations of the inhabitants of Roman Egypt. When viewed in their entirety, the mummy shrouds present a hybrid visual language that defines much of the funerary art from Roman Egypt. In the overall decorative scheme of the mummy shroud, vivid forms of expression, such as naturalism and traditional Egyptian symbolism, are used to embody the beliefs and practices relating to death. By placing the mummy shrouds in their Egyptian contexts and by analyzing both the physical portrait of the dead and the surrounding iconography, we can comprehend the development of funerary symbolism and practice within a multicultural context.This dissertation examines the iconography and material properties of the mummy shrouds through the applied theoretical lenses of gender, identity, hybridity, and materiality. These approaches reveal how the combination of the physical material properties of the shroud, the mummified body of the deceased, and the symbolic properties of the iconography converged to form a lasting image that possessed magical properties aiding in the divine transfiguration of the deceased. The bundled ensemble of the mummy, shroud, and tomb situated within their historical and archaeological contexts reveals how objects and landscapes acted as vehicles for posthumously constructing one's identity, commemorating the deceased within a community, and aiding the deceased on his or her journey through the afterlife. Taken as a whole, the funerary ensemble provided for the dead lends itself to an understanding of how material components worked together to reveal the religious and social inclinations of the deceased and the community in which he or she once lived.This study is divided into five main parts. Part I examines the tradition of funerary shrouds dating from the New Kingdom through the Roman Period. It is also an introduction to the corpus of mummy shrouds analyzed in this study and provides information regarding dating, provenance, physical attributes, and distribution. Parts II and III critically analyze traditionally employed methodologies and demonstrate the advantages of new theoretical approaches concerning typologies of iconography. In Part IV, social and anthropological theories regarding agency and materiality are applied in case studies of the mummy shrouds. Part V reveals my conclusions and a detailed catalog of all currently known mummy shrouds. In this dissertation, I address new methodological and historiographic considerations regarding compositional and stylistic trends in the iconography of the mummy shrouds from Roman Egypt.Chapter 1 situates the mummy shrouds within their historical setting and presents the evolution of the funerary shroud tradition dating from the New Kingdom onward. The chapter concludes with a presentation of the corpus of mummy shrouds analyzed in this dissertation. Chapter 2 critiques the scholarly interpretations of Greco-Roman funerary art and illustrates the current trends and evolution of the scholarship. The discussion begins with the earliest and most traditional approaches from Classical perspectives, where the primary focus of these studies was on the naturalism of painted mummy portraits. By examining the various art historical, Egyptological, and textual scholarly perspectives, the goal is to provide a framework for how to adequately analyze the mummy shrouds. Chapter 2 includes a discussion of previous scholarship that addresses issues of aesthetics, dating, provenance, and identity. The overall goal of this chapter is to assess the failures and successes of previous studies of Greco-Roman mummy portraits and shrouds, and to use this scholarship to inform the theoretical approaches applied in my analysis of the mummy shrouds.Chapters 3 and 4 argue for the importance of typological approaches to material culture and demonstrate the need for an iconographic typology of the mummy shrouds. The first section presents how typologies are constructed to produce quantitative results and address specific research questions regarding the symbolism and meaning of the iconography of the shrouds. Chapter 4 engages in a discussion of the Osiris and Hathor shroud types and examines issues of gender representation and identity formation. Chapter 5 focuses on the hybridized nature of the Coffin Shrine Portrait, Full-body Portrait, and Tri-figure shrouds. The goal of this chapter is to illustrate how hybridized visual combinations expressed in these shroud types produced new symbolic meanings that were translatable to the viewer on multiple levels.Chapter 6 is a discussion of the materiality and agency of objects, with particular reference to features of the shrouds that enabled human and object interactions. The application of a theoretical lens of materiality to the mummy shrouds allows for the exploration of the co- existence and co-mingling of traditions. The fundamental role materiality plays in shaping humanity, or in shaping relationships between humans, objects and humans, and objects themselves, is rarely considered. In this chapter, mummy shrouds from Thebes are examined using an ontological perspective in which I argue that these funerary ensembles demonstrate how social relationships develop through these material forms, and how these relationships can be observed in the materiality, mutuality, vitality, and plurality of funerary objects. One broader implication of this theoretical application is that this type of object-oriented analysis provides a potential framework for interpreting how materiality shaped the social lives of ancient objects and people through various networks of relationships that constituted elite Roman Egyptian burial practices

Transfiguring the Dead: The Iconography, Commemorative Use, and Materiality of Mummy Shrouds from Roman Egypt

The mummy shrouds, often overlooked or dissected into dichotomous parts because of their Hellenistic and Egyptian hybrid pictorial nature, provide unparalleled insight into religious and social facets of life and death in Roman Egypt. Moving beyond the aesthetic properties of these objects and focusing on the symbolic and material functions of the iconography on the shrouds enables a fuller understanding of individual and collective social aspirations of the inhabitants of Roman Egypt. When viewed in their entirety, the mummy shrouds present a hybrid visual language that defines much of the funerary art from Roman Egypt. In the overall decorative scheme of the mummy shroud, vivid forms of expression, such as naturalism and traditional Egyptian symbolism, are used to embody the beliefs and practices relating to death. By placing the mummy shrouds in their Egyptian contexts and by analyzing both the physical portrait of the dead and the surrounding iconography, we can comprehend the development of funerary symbolism and practice within a multicultural context.This dissertation examines the iconography and material properties of the mummy shrouds through the applied theoretical lenses of gender, identity, hybridity, and materiality. These approaches reveal how the combination of the physical material properties of the shroud, the mummified body of the deceased, and the symbolic properties of the iconography converged to form a lasting image that possessed magical properties aiding in the divine transfiguration of the deceased. The bundled ensemble of the mummy, shroud, and tomb situated within their historical and archaeological contexts reveals how objects and landscapes acted as vehicles for posthumously constructing one's identity, commemorating the deceased within a community, and aiding the deceased on his or her journey through the afterlife. Taken as a whole, the funerary ensemble provided for the dead lends itself to an understanding of how material components worked together to reveal the religious and social inclinations of the deceased and the community in which he or she once lived.This study is divided into five main parts. Part I examines the tradition of funerary shrouds dating from the New Kingdom through the Roman Period. It is also an introduction to the corpus of mummy shrouds analyzed in this study and provides information regarding dating, provenance, physical attributes, and distribution. Parts II and III critically analyze traditionally employed methodologies and demonstrate the advantages of new theoretical approaches concerning typologies of iconography. In Part IV, social and anthropological theories regarding agency and materiality are applied in case studies of the mummy shrouds. Part V reveals my conclusions and a detailed catalog of all currently known mummy shrouds. In this dissertation, I address new methodological and historiographic considerations regarding compositional and stylistic trends in the iconography of the mummy shrouds from Roman Egypt.Chapter 1 situates the mummy shrouds within their historical setting and presents the evolution of the funerary shroud tradition dating from the New Kingdom onward. The chapter concludes with a presentation of the corpus of mummy shrouds analyzed in this dissertation. Chapter 2 critiques the scholarly interpretations of Greco-Roman funerary art and illustrates the current trends and evolution of the scholarship. The discussion begins with the earliest and most traditional approaches from Classical perspectives, where the primary focus of these studies was on the naturalism of painted mummy portraits. By examining the various art historical, Egyptological, and textual scholarly perspectives, the goal is to provide a framework for how to adequately analyze the mummy shrouds. Chapter 2 includes a discussion of previous scholarship that addresses issues of aesthetics, dating, provenance, and identity. The overall goal of this chapter is to assess the failures and successes of previous studies of Greco-Roman mummy portraits and shrouds, and to use this scholarship to inform the theoretical approaches applied in my analysis of the mummy shrouds.Chapters 3 and 4 argue for the importance of typological approaches to material culture and demonstrate the need for an iconographic typology of the mummy shrouds. The first section presents how typologies are constructed to produce quantitative results and address specific research questions regarding the symbolism and meaning of the iconography of the shrouds. Chapter 4 engages in a discussion of the Osiris and Hathor shroud types and examines issues of gender representation and identity formation. Chapter 5 focuses on the hybridized nature of the Coffin Shrine Portrait, Full-body Portrait, and Tri-figure shrouds. The goal of this chapter is to illustrate how hybridized visual combinations expressed in these shroud types produced new symbolic meanings that were translatable to the viewer on multiple levels.Chapter 6 is a discussion of the materiality and agency of objects, with particular reference to features of the shrouds that enabled human and object interactions. The application of a theoretical lens of materiality to the mummy shrouds allows for the exploration of the co- existence and co-mingling of traditions. The fundamental role materiality plays in shaping humanity, or in shaping relationships between humans, objects and humans, and objects themselves, is rarely considered. In this chapter, mummy shrouds from Thebes are examined using an ontological perspective in which I argue that these funerary ensembles demonstrate how social relationships develop through these material forms, and how these relationships can be observed in the materiality, mutuality, vitality, and plurality of funerary objects. One broader implication of this theoretical application is that this type of object-oriented analysis provides a potential framework for interpreting how materiality shaped the social lives of ancient objects and people through various networks of relationships that constituted elite Roman Egyptian burial practices

Plan de negocios para potenciar el hostal ola bella ubicado en la comuna san alejo, parroquia charapotó, cantón sucre, provincia de manabí

Esta tesis se divide en 4 capítulos. en el capitulo 1 nos habla sobre la historia y evolución de la hostería en el tiempo, así como también los conceptos y la importancia de una buena administración en hoteleria.el capitulo 2 nos informa sobre la ubicación del hostal, vías de acceso, medios de transporte que lleva hasta el hostal y antecedentes del negocio. el capitulo 3 compila información sobre la infraestructura del hostal, los servicios turísticos que actualmente ofrece, permite conocer cuales son los competidores, sustitutos y servicios complementarios, se enfoca también en el estudio de la demanda del hostal ola bella, donde se define el numero de visitas y, mediante la aplicación de encuestas se define el perfil del visitante, y el nivel de satisfacción. en el capitulo 4 constan las propuestas que hacemos en base a los capítulos anteriores para poder potenciar el hostal y pueda haber una mejora en lo financiero.GuayaquilLicenciada en Turism

Antifungal packaging with coconut oil extract improved the storage of fresh tamarillo fruits

During the post-harvest period, the shelf life of tamarillos can be significantly affected by fungi such as Colletotrichum tamarilloi. Although incorporating fungicides such as lauric acid into packaging can prevent fruit loss, it is necessary to find more readily available sources of antifungal agents. This study demonstrated that incorporating coconut oil hydrolysis products (COHP) into packaging can prevent fungal growth in tamarillos (Solanum betaceum). We found that high-pressure hydrolysis of coconut oil produced COHP with 93.1% w/w organic phase recovery and a high concentration of lauric acid (43.3% w/w). Minimum inhibitory concentration assays of CHOP against four different fungi (Colletotrichum tamarilloi, Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. passiflorae, Fusarium solani, and Fusarium equisetti) confirmed their antifungal properties. Furthermore, we incorporated COHP as an additive in high-density polyethylene (HDPE) films and observed that it inhibited the growth of Colletotrichum tamarilloi by over 80%. Results from in vivo studies showed that the shelf life of both infected and healthy tamarillos was extended by up to three and more than four weeks, respectively

Two serological approaches for detection of antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 in different scenarios: a screening tool and a point-of-care test.

peer reviewedSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has infected more than 8 million people worldwide, becoming a pandemic. Detecting antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 is of utmost importance and a good indicator of exposure and circulation of the virus within the general population. Two serological tools based on a double recognition assay [enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (DR-ELISA) and lateral flow assay (DR-LFA)] to detect total antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 have been developed based on the recombinant nucleocapsid protein. A total of 1065 serum samples, including positive for COVID-19 and negative samples from healthy donors or infected with other respiratory pathogens, were analyzed. The results showed values of sensitivity between 91.2% and 100%, and specificity of 100% and 98.2% for DR-LFA and DR-ELISA, respectively. No cross-reactivity against seasonal coronavirus (HCoV-NL63, HCoV-229E, HCoV-HKU1, HCoV-OC43) was found. These results demonstrate the importance of serology as a complementary tool to polymerase chain reaction for follow-up of recovered patients and identification of asymptomatic individuals