Plan estratégico de la empresa Topitop

En el presente documento se elabora el Planeamiento Estratégico de la empresa Topitop. Esta empresa es una de las principales compañías del sector textil peruano que ocupa uno de primeros lugares del ranking exportador. Topitop cubre casi toda la cadena de producción textil, desde la fabricación del hilado pasando por sus diferentes etapas de producción hasta la venta retail de prendas de vestir. Luego de casi tres décadas de aprendizaje competitivo y mejora continua, Topitop es una empresa con gran experiencia de innovación en confecciones, que se refleja en una marcada preferencia del consumidor final del Perú y del exterior, prueba de ello son sus numerosos locales en el mercado local e internacional así como la preferencia por sus prendas por parte de marcas internacionales tales como Hugo Boss, Massimo Dutti, etc. Topitop cuenta con dos unidades de negocios claramente diferencias, la unidad de manufactura y la unidad de retail. Una de las grandes ventajas competitivas que tiene Topitop en el mercado peruano nace precisamente de esa alta integración vertical. Esto le permite reducir tiempos de producción y de respuesta a los clientes y consumidores de sus productos. Los grandes desafíos de Topitop son continuar siendo una empresa manufacturera competitiva a nivel internacional y ser capaz de competir con la competencia que proviene de Asia y otros países emergentes; y convertirse uno de los grandes retailers de prendas de vestir en el continente sudamericanoIn this document we have developed the Strategic Plan for the company Topitop. This company is one of the leading companies in the Peruvian textile industry and it occupies one of the first places in the ranking of the Peruvian textile exporters. Topitop covers almost the entire textile production chain, from elaboration of the thread passing through the manufacturing of the fabrics and the garments to the final stage of selling them to final customer. After nearly three decades of competitive learning and continuous improvement, Topitop is a company with great experience in apparel innovation, reflected in a strong preference by the final consumer of Peru and abroad, proof of this is the number of stores locally and internationally and the preference for its products by brands such as Hugo Boss, Massimo Dutti, etc. Topitop has two business units clearly differences, the manufacturing unit and the retail unit. One of the major competitive advantages that Topitop possess in the Peruvian market arises precisely from its high vertical integration. This allows it to reduce lead times and responsiveness to customers and consumers of their products. In the future Topitop faces some big challenges. The first one is to remain competitive, both nationally and internationally in the manufacturing and retail textile industry. Right now Topitop is facing the growing competition of Asian and other developing countries textile companies. The second challenge is to leverage the brand recognition and market strength that Topitop retail has in Peru to other South American countries and consequently become one of the mayor players in the industryTesi

Analysis of the adaptation of online university teaching during the COVID-19 times

Presentamos un estudio que analiza la opinión del estudiantado sobre la adaptación a la docencia online realizada en la Universidad de Córdoba durante la crisis sanitaria de la COVID-19. Lo inesperado de la situación acaecida condujo al uso de distintas y muy variadas estrategias para la virtualización por parte del profesorado. El objetivo de este estudio ha sido analizar distintas cuestiones: la adaptación de la docencia a un formato virtual por parte del profesorado, la valoración de la docencia presencial frente a la virtual, el tipo de docencia recibida (síncrona, asíncrona o una combinación de ambas), al igual que la opinión sobre la misma, y el uso y valoración de las herramientas de videoconferencia y comunicación más utilizadas. Además, hemos realizado un análisis y una comparativa de dichas herramientas de videoconferencia. El estudio se ha realizado a través de la elaboración de una encuesta dirigida al estudiantado. La alta y heterogénea participación obtenida, nos permite obtener una visión muy general de la eficacia y valoración de las distintas aproximaciones, así como algunas conclusiones de interés de cara a la organización futura de la docencia.A study is presented based on the students’ opinion, analyzing the adaptation of the online teaching in the University of Córdoba during the COVID-19 health crisis. As consequence of the sudden crisis, different strategies and tools were used by teachers for the virtualization of the university teaching. The main goals of this study are to analyze: how teaching has been adapted to the online framework by teachers, how this online teaching is evaluated by students when compared to classical on-site teaching, which type of teaching has been mostly used (synchronous, asynchronous or both), how these approaches are valued, and which are the uses and assessment of the most popular video-conference programs. Moreover, an analysis and comparison of video-conferencing software will be presented. In order to carry out this study a survey for students has been drawn up. Thanks to the high and heterogeneous students’ turnout in this study, it is possible to obtain an overview of the efficiency and evaluation of the different approaches used in online teaching. Some relevant conclusions may be drawn for future similar case scenarios

Weight-related quality of life in spanish obese subjects suitable for bariatric surgery is lower than in their North American counterparts: a case–control study

Multicenter study[Abstract] Background: Obesity impairs quality of life, but the perception of the impairment could be different from one country to another. The purpose was to compare weight-related quality of life (QOL) between cohorts from Spain and North America. Methods: A cross-sectional case-control study was performed between two populations. Four hundred Spanish and 400 North American obese subjects suitable for bariatric surgery closely matched for race, gender, age, and body mass index (BMI) were included. Two non-obese control groups matched for gender, age, and BMI from each population were also evaluated (n = 400 in each group). The participants completed the Impact of Weight on Quality of Life-Lite (IWQOL-Lite) questionnaire, a measure of weight-related QOL. Results: Spanish morbidly obese patients showed poorer QOL than their North American counterparts in physical function, sexual life, work, and total score. By contrast, Spanish non-obese control subjects reported better QOL in all domains than their North American counterparts. Women, both in Spain and North America, reported reduced QOL compared to men on the domain of self-esteem. In addition, North American women reported reduced QOL on the sexual life domain compared to men. BMI correlated negatively with all domains of QOL except for self-esteem in both national groups. Conclusions: Spanish obese subjects suitable for bariatric surgery report poorer weight-related quality of life than their North American counterparts, and obese women, regardless of nationality, perceive a reduced quality of life compared to men

A prospective cohort study to assess seroprevalence, incidence, knowledge, attitudes and practices, willingness to pay for vaccine and related risk factors in dengue in a high incidence setting

Abstract Background Dengue is one of the most important vector-borne diseases in the world, causing significant morbidity and economic impact. In Colombia, dengue is a major public health problem. Departments of La Guajira, Cesar and Magdalena are dengue endemic areas. The objective of this research is to determine the seroprevalence and the incidence of dengue virus infection in the participating municipalities from these Departments, and also establish the association between individual and housing factors and vector indices with seroprevalence and incidence. We will also assess knowledge, attitudes and practices, and willingness-to-pay for dengue vaccine. Methods A cohort study will be assembled with a clustered multistage sampling in 11 endemic municipalities. Approximately 1000 homes will be visited to enroll people older than one year who living in these areas, who will be followed for 1 year. Dengue virus infections will be evaluated using IgG indirect ELISA and IgM and IgG capture ELISA. Additionally, vector indices will be measured, and adult mosquitoes will be captured with aspirators. Ovitraps will be used for continuous estimation of vector density. Discussion This research will generate necessary knowledge to design and implement strategies with a multidimensional approach that reduce dengue morbidity and mortality in La Guajira and other departments from Colombian Caribbean

Role of age and comorbidities in mortality of patients with infective endocarditis

[Purpose]: The aim of this study was to analyse the characteristics of patients with IE in three groups of age and to assess the ability of age and the Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) to predict mortality. [Methods]: Prospective cohort study of all patients with IE included in the GAMES Spanish database between 2008 and 2015.Patients were stratified into three age groups:<65 years,65 to 80 years,and ≥ 80 years.The area under the receiver-operating characteristic (AUROC) curve was calculated to quantify the diagnostic accuracy of the CCI to predict mortality risk. [Results]: A total of 3120 patients with IE (1327 < 65 years;1291 65-80 years;502 ≥ 80 years) were enrolled.Fever and heart failure were the most common presentations of IE, with no differences among age groups.Patients ≥80 years who underwent surgery were significantly lower compared with other age groups (14.3%,65 years; 20.5%,65-79 years; 31.3%,≥80 years). In-hospital mortality was lower in the <65-year group (20.3%,<65 years;30.1%,65-79 years;34.7%,≥80 years;p < 0.001) as well as 1-year mortality (3.2%, <65 years; 5.5%, 65-80 years;7.6%,≥80 years; p = 0.003).Independent predictors of mortality were age ≥ 80 years (hazard ratio [HR]:2.78;95% confidence interval [CI]:2.32–3.34), CCI ≥ 3 (HR:1.62; 95% CI:1.39–1.88),and non-performed surgery (HR:1.64;95% CI:11.16–1.58).When the three age groups were compared,the AUROC curve for CCI was significantly larger for patients aged <65 years(p < 0.001) for both in-hospital and 1-year mortality. [Conclusion]: There were no differences in the clinical presentation of IE between the groups. Age ≥ 80 years, high comorbidity (measured by CCI),and non-performance of surgery were independent predictors of mortality in patients with IE.CCI could help to identify those patients with IE and surgical indication who present a lower risk of in-hospital and 1-year mortality after surgery, especially in the <65-year group

From Data to Software to Science with the Rubin Observatory LSST

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) dataset will dramatically alter our understanding of the Universe, from the origins of the Solar System to the nature of dark matter and dark energy. Much of this research will depend on the existence of robust, tested, and scalable algorithms, software, and services. Identifying and developing such tools ahead of time has the potential to significantly accelerate the delivery of early science from LSST. Developing these collaboratively, and making them broadly available, can enable more inclusive and equitable collaboration on LSST science. To facilitate such opportunities, a community workshop entitled "From Data to Software to Science with the Rubin Observatory LSST" was organized by the LSST Interdisciplinary Network for Collaboration and Computing (LINCC) and partners, and held at the Flatiron Institute in New York, March 28-30th 2022. The workshop included over 50 in-person attendees invited from over 300 applications. It identified seven key software areas of need: (i) scalable cross-matching and distributed joining of catalogs, (ii) robust photometric redshift determination, (iii) software for determination of selection functions, (iv) frameworks for scalable time-series analyses, (v) services for image access and reprocessing at scale, (vi) object image access (cutouts) and analysis at scale, and (vii) scalable job execution systems. This white paper summarizes the discussions of this workshop. It considers the motivating science use cases, identified cross-cutting algorithms, software, and services, their high-level technical specifications, and the principles of inclusive collaborations needed to develop them. We provide it as a useful roadmap of needs, as well as to spur action and collaboration between groups and individuals looking to develop reusable software for early LSST science.Comment: White paper from "From Data to Software to Science with the Rubin Observatory LSST" worksho

Actas de las V Jornadas ScienCity 2022. Fomento de la Cultura Científica, Tecnológica y de Innovación en Ciudades Inteligentes

ScienCity es una actividad que viene siendo continuada desde 2018 con el objetivo de dar a conocer los conocimientos y tecnologías emergentes siendo investigados en las universidades, informar de experiencias, servicios e iniciativas puestas ya en marcha por instituciones y empresas, llegar hasta decisores políticos que podrían crear sinergias, incentivar la creación de ideas y posibilidades de desarrollo conjuntas, implicar y provocar la participación ciudadana, así como gestar una red internacional multidisciplinar de investigadores que garantice la continuación de futuras ediciones. En 2022 se recibieron un total de 48 trabajos repartidos en 25 ponencias y 24 pósteres pertenecientes a 98 autores de 14 instituciones distintas de España, Portugal, Polonia y Países Bajos.Fundación Española para la Ciencia y la Tecnología-Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades; Consejería de la Presidencia, Administración Pública e Interior de la Junta de Andalucía; Estrategia de Política de Investigación y Transferencia de la Universidad de Huelva; Cátedra de Innovación Social de Aguas de Huelva; Cátedra de la Provincia; Grupo de investigación TEP-192 de Control y Robótica; Centro de Investigación en Tecnología, Energía y Sostenibilidad (CITES