A Practical Case of Software Localization after System Development

Internationalization of software as a previous step for localization is usually taken into account during early phases of the life-cycle of software development. However, the need to adapt software applications into different languages and cultural settings can appear once the application is finished and even in the market. In these cases, software localization implies a high cost of time and resources. This paper shows a real case of a existent software application, designed and developed without taking into account future necessities of localization, whose architecture and source code were modified to include the possibility of straightforward adaptation into new languages. The use of standard languages and advanced programming languages has permitted the authors to adapt the software in a simple and straightforward mode

What leads to loneliness?An integrative model of Social, Motivational and Emotional approaches in adolescence

Loneliness has been linked to many physical and mental health problems, especially during adolescence. From evolutionary, social needs, and cognitive approaches, this study examined whether emotional repair, relatedness need, and peer-rated indicators of relations behave in predicting loneliness, considering all approaches together. The sample consisted of 373 adolescents measured longitudinally at three time points. Results of a cross-lagged panel design found that, considering all the influences together, relatedness need showed the highest strength to predict loneliness. Furthermore, adolescents who were accepted by their peers and whose relatedness need was satisfied activated emotional regulation which additionally produced a decrease in prospective feelings of loneliness. In addition, loneliness has been shown to be a consequence of these variables

Food Anticipatory Activity on Circadian Time Scales Is Not Dependent on Central Serotonin: Evidence From Tryptophan Hydroxylase-2 and Serotonin Transporter Knockout Mice

A number of studies implicate biogenic amines in regulating circadian rhythms. In particular, dopamine and serotonin influence the entrainment of circadian rhythms to daily food availability. To study circadian entrainment to feeding, food availability is typically restricted to a short period within the light cycle daily. This results in a notable increase in pre-meal activity, termed “food anticipatory activity” (FAA), which typically develops within about 1 week of scheduled feeding. Several studies have implicated serotonin as a negative regulator of FAA: (1) aged rats treated with serotonin 5-HT2 and 3 receptor antagonists showed enhanced FAA, (2) mice lacking for the 2C serotonin receptor demonstrate enhanced FAA, and (3) pharmacologically increased serotonin levels suppressed FAA while decreased serotonin levels enhanced FAA in mice. We sought to confirm and extend these findings using genetic models with impairments in central serotonin production or re-uptake, but were surprised to find that both serotonin transporter (Slc6a4) and tryptophan hydroxylase-2 knockout mice demonstrated a normal behavioral response to timed, calorie restricted feeding. Our data suggest that FAA is largely independent of central serotonin and/or serotonin reuptake and that serotonin may not be a robust negative regulator of FAA

Food Anticipatory Activity on Circadian Time Scales Is Not Dependent on Central Serotonin: Evidence From Tryptophan Hydroxylase-2 and Serotonin Transporter Knockout Mice

A number of studies implicate biogenic amines in regulating circadian rhythms. In particular, dopamine and serotonin influence the entrainment of circadian rhythms to daily food availability. To study circadian entrainment to feeding, food availability is typically restricted to a short period within the light cycle daily. This results in a notable increase in pre-meal activity, termed “food anticipatory activity” (FAA), which typically develops within about 1 week of scheduled feeding. Several studies have implicated serotonin as a negative regulator of FAA: (1) aged rats treated with serotonin 5-HT2 and 3 receptor antagonists showed enhanced FAA, (2) mice lacking for the 2C serotonin receptor demonstrate enhanced FAA, and (3) pharmacologically increased serotonin levels suppressed FAA while decreased serotonin levels enhanced FAA in mice. We sought to confirm and extend these findings using genetic models with impairments in central serotonin production or re-uptake, but were surprised to find that both serotonin transporter (Slc6a4) and tryptophan hydroxylase-2 knockout mice demonstrated a normal behavioral response to timed, calorie restricted feeding. Our data suggest that FAA is largely independent of central serotonin and/or serotonin reuptake and that serotonin may not be a robust negative regulator of FAA

Aproximaciones al Derecho Consular peruano: nuevos desafíos en tiempos inciertos

In this article, the author addresses the contemporary conception of Consular Law and how it is understood in the light of international legislation and the Peruvian legal system. At the same time, he describes the challenges that Peruvian consular institutions must face in the 21st century and especially in the post-COVID-19 era. To this end, the author begins by explaining the contemporary concept of Consular Law in accordance with international regulations and authoritative doctrine. Subsequently, he analyses Peruvian legislation and how it influences consular institutions and their actions. Finally, he focuses on explaining the main challenges that the executors of consular policy must face today.En el presente texto, el autor aborda la concepción contemporánea de Derecho Consular y como ésta se entiende a la luz de la legislación internacional y del ordenamiento jurídico peruano. A la par, describe los desafíos que las instituciones consulares peruanas tienen que afrontar en el siglo XXI y sobre todo en la era post COVID-19. Para cumplir con esta finalidad, el autor comienza explicando el concepto contemporáneo de Derecho Consular acorde con la normativa internacional y la doctrina autorizada. De forma posterior, analiza la legislación peruana y cómo ésta influye en las instituciones consulares y en su accionar. Por último, se enfoca en explicar los principales desafíos que los ejecutores de la política consular deben afrontar en la actualidad

Decommissioning Liability at the End of Offshore Oil and Gas: A Review of International Obligations, National Laws, and Contractual Approaches in Ten Jurisdictions

Offshore oil and gas infrastructure faces an existential threat: the increasingly pressing need to address the climate emergency. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change projects that GHG emissions from existing and planned fossil fuel infrastructure will push global warming past the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C threshold, and more detailed projections estimate that “nearly 60 per cent of oil and fossil methane gas ... must remain unextracted to keep within a 1.5 °C carbon budget.” The growing urgency of climate action, coupled with the increasing adoption of renewable energy systems and energy-efficient technologies, may strand thousands of offshore oil and gas installations across the globe. This creates a risk for the public, because governments often sit as the “decommissioner of last resort. Most countries with significant offshore oil and gas resources have laws, regulations, and contracts that require private offshore oil companies to bear the cost of decommissioning their facilities. However, the legal and economic tools that states use to ensure that oil companies pay decommissioning expenses were often adopted without much, if any, consideration to climate change or the energy transition. As a result, a rapid phase-out of offshore oil and gas could cause a series of defaults and create immense financial burdens for governments of oil- and gas-producing jurisdictions. This paper provides an overview of the statutory, regulatory, and contractual regimes governing offshore oil and gas decommissioning in ten countries, and identifies key financial and environmental risks that might arise in a “rapid phase-out” scenario presented by the energy transition. In doing so, it highlights areas in which these regimes may create risks in a rapid phase-out scenario involving the widespread cessation of offshore oil and gas activities. The first part of this paper provides a high-level overview of the legal and economic structures that govern offshore oil and gas decommissioning, highlights gaps and risks that are presented by a rapid phase-out scenario, and presents recommendations for policymakers, academics, and industry participants to reform decommissioning laws in the face of the climate-driven energy transition. The second part, Appendices 1 through 10, provides overviews of the laws, regulations, and contracts governing decommissioning in ten major oil- and gas-producing jurisdictions: Angola, Australia, Brazil, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Nigeria, Norway, the United Kingdom, and the United States

La política exterior peruana y la doctrina de empresas y derechos humanos: un análisis de compatibilidad

La presente investigación académica se centra en la relación entre la doctrina de empresas y Derechos Humanos y la política exterior peruana. A partir de un análisis de compatibilidad entre ambas se busca determinar si efectivamente la promoción y ejecución de la temática de empresas y Derechos Humanos es coherente con la política exterior del Perú y contribuye a alcanzar sus objetivos establecidos. Para alcanzar este fin, se aborda desde un punto de vista tanto teórico como práctico a la política exterior peruana y a la doctrina de empresas y Derechos Humanos para que, de forma posterior, se contrasten ambas y se determine si son o no compatibles.This academic research focuses on the relationship between the doctrine of business and Human Rights and Peruvian foreign policy. Based on a compatibility analysis between those two, it is sought to determine whether the promotion and execution of the business and Human Rights issue is coherent with Peru's foreign policy and contributes to achieving its established objectives. To achieve this end, Peruvian foreign policy and the doctrine of business and Human Rights will be approached from both a theoretical and a practical point of view so that, later, both are contrasted and we can determined whether or not they are compatible

Effect of Cattail (Typha domingensis) Extracts, Leachates, and Selected Phenolic Compounds on Rates of Oxygen Production by Salvinia (Salvinia minima)

Salvinia (Salvinia minima Willd.) is a water fern found in Florida waters, usually associated with Lemna and other small free-floating species. Due to its buoyancy and mat-forming abilities, it is spread by moving waters. In 1994, salvinia was reported to be present in 247 water bodies in the state (out of 451 surveyed public waters, Schardt 1997). It is a small, rapidly growing species that can become a nuisance due to its explosive growth rates and its ability to shade underwater life (Oliver 1993). Any efforts toward management of salvinia populations must consider that, in reasonable amounts, its presence is desirable since it plays an important role in the overall ecosystem balance. New management alternatives need to be explored besides the conventional herbicide treatments; for example, it has been shown that the growth of S. molesta can be inhibited by extracts of the tropical weed parthenium (Parthenium hysterophorus) and its purified toxin parthenin (Pande 1994, 1996). We believe that cattail, Typha spp. may be a candidate for control of S. minima infestations. Cattail is an aggressive aquatic plant, and has the ability to expand over areas that weren't previously occupied by other species (Gallardo et al. 1998a and references cited there). In South Florida, T. domingensis is a natural component of the Everglades ecosystem, but in many cases it has become the dominant marsh species, outcompeting other native plants. In Florida public waters, this cattail species is the most dominant emergent species of aquatic plants (Schardt 1997). Several factors enable it to accomplish opportunistic expansion, including size, growth habits, adaptability to changes in the surroundings, and the release of compounds that can prevent the growth and development of other species. We have been concerned in the past with the inhibitory effects of the T. domingensis extracts, and the phenolic compounds mentioned before, towards the growth and propagation of S. minima (Gallardo et al. 1998b). This investigation deals with the impact of cattail materials on the rates of oxygen production of salvinia, as determined through a series of Warburg experiments (Martin et al. 1987, Prindle and Martin 1996)

Plan de capacitación en atención al cliente para mejorar la satisfacción de los pacientes en el servicio de consulta externa del Hospital Regional Docente de Trujillo 2018

El propósito de esta investigación fue aplicar los elementos que debieron contener el “plan de capacitación en atención al cliente para mejorar la satisfacción de los pacientes en el servicio de consulta externa del hospital regional docente de Trujillo 2018” y verificar la satisfacción que tienen los clientes de dicho establecimiento de salud. Se utilizo el diseño experimental con medición previa y posterior, utilizando como instrumento un cuestionario (encuesta) para los pacientes (clientes) del Hospital Regional Docente De Trujillo y una guía de entrevista para el personal médico para la recolección de datos, y determinar el nivel de habilidades y competencias del personal del servicio de consulta externa. Así mismo; nos permitió conocer a través de la opinión de los pacientes la situación en la cual se encontró el hospital respecto a los elementos tangibles, la fiabilidad, capacidad de respuesta, seguridad y empatía. Tomamos como muestra a los 39 medicos,02 obstetrices, 02 licenciadas en enfermería y 31 técnicas de enfermería. Se consideró como población de objeto de estudio a los clientes del hospital, a los cuales se aplicó la formula estadística para poblaciones finitas dándonos el resultado de 377 clientes a encuestar. Los datos recolectados correspondieron al análisis previo de diseñar el plan de capacitación, con los cuales se obtuvieron los resultados para proponer el plan de capacitación. De esta manera se pudo concluir que el servicio de consulta externa del H.R.D.T. no contaba con un plan de capacitación adecuado para la atención al público, tampoco el personal del nosocomio contaba con la experiencia de realizar cursos sobre atención al cliente, ni capacitaciones que les permitiera una comunicación asertiva y efectiva con los pacientes. De acuerdo a los resultados obtenidos en nuestras encuestas para realizar esta investigación, se logró determinar que el plan de capacitación en atención al cliente obtuvo medidas significativas en cuanto a satisfacción de los pacientes con respecto al nivel de insatisfacción de 78% que la investigación arrojo para la implementación de nuestra propuesta.The purpose of this thesis was to determine expanded marketing mix strategies (7Ps) to increase the clients of the company Top Power Gym in the city of Trujillo, 2017, for which it was used as a data collection technique for the survey, which allows obtain first-hand information about the needs and expectations of potential customers of the Top Power Gym during the study period and as a tool a questionnaire was considered to assess the factors that influence the decision to purchase the potential customers of the company Top Power Gym, in addition, the questionnaire was made up of 19 items using the Likert scale As a procedure, the pre-experimental design of two cells was used, resulting in the viability of the model under study. The study group was given a test prior to the stimulus or experimental treatment, after which the treatment was administered (Marketing strategy proposal) and finally a post-stimulus test was applied (client acquisition). The results found indicate that the cultural, social, personal and psychological factors as well as the marketing strategies applied influence the purchasing decision of the potential customers of the company Top Power Gym.Tesi