Parqués : an exploration of cultural identity and accessibility of public parks : a comparison between Hispanic and White neighborhood parks in Austin, TX

Public parks are important elements in the community and can play a major factor in community building. They serve as spaces where people interact, exercise, and can be spaces where cultural expression take place. There are numerous studies showing that park accessibility is linked to park proximity, however, accessibility is a multi-faceted word and can be defined in multiple ways. Park accessibility can refer to park distribution, proximity, safety, quality, and size. While the field of City Planning is centered around the notion of creating a just, sustainable, and structured future for cities and its residents, racist undertones have directly impacted the built environment throughout history. Direct and indirect racist ideologies have shaped the development of public space and park planning, park design and distribution. Since environmental justice issues often affect communities of color, the quality, quantity, and types of amenities that are offered at public parks is an important area to investigate. The site chosen for this study is Austin, Texas. Austin has been and is experiencing major population growth, which is increasingly making the city demographically diverse. “The City of Austin has now crossed the threshold of becoming a Majority-Minority city. Put another way, no ethnic or demographic group exists as a majority of the City’s population. The City’s Anglo (non-Hispanic White) share of total population has dropped below 50% and will stay there for the foreseeable future” (COA Website). The methods used in this study were centered around field observations, and mapping utilizing geographic information systems. Mapping park and demographic data allowed me to build a comparative analysis across the eight neighborhood parks that were surveyed. This method was imperative to this research in order to bring forth and understand spatial patterns that may not have been found otherwise. Additionally, photographs of amenities were taken to capture the condition of each amenity. Park observations were conducted to understand how the community uses their neighborhood parks.Community and Regional Plannin

Evaluation of CdS Interfacial Layers in ZnO Nanowire/Poly(3-Hexylthiophene) Solar Cells

We prepare ZnO:poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) thin-film solar cells and ZnO nanowire:P3HT nanostructured solar cells and evaluate the effect of adding an interfacial layer between the ZnO and P3HT as a function of the nanowire height. We evaluate several different interlayers of CdS deposited, using two different chemical bath deposition (CBD) recipes. The height of the nanowire array is varied from a bilayer device with no nanowires up to arrays with a height of 2 μm. We find that achieving a conformal coating of the ZnO with the interfacial layer is critical to improve device performance and that CBD can be used to grow conformal films on nonuniform surfaces

El papel de las mujeres en el Turismo y la Gastronomía: Historia, Restos y Perspectivas.

El presente trabajo es el primero de una serie que conformarán la colección Estudios de Género de la Facultad de Turismo y Gastronomía de la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México. Este libro es un primer esfuerzo por generar conocimiento en un tema tan relevante como es el papel de la mujer en el turismo y la gastronomía. Tradicionalmente, la mujer ha desempeñado un rol preponderante en ambas especialidades, sin embargo, éste no ha sido reconocido principalmente por el predominio masculino en todas las esferas públicas, privadas y sociales. De ahí el interés por iniciar la formación de un acervo propio que distinga aquellos aspectos históricos, rurales y sociales vinculantes entre la mujer y estas disciplinas. A lo largo de estos cincos capítulos, el lector podrá descubrir una visión un tanto de corte feminista, pero a la vez reivindicativa que busca concientizar a través de la investigación la importancia del género femenino en el turismo y la gastronomía

Aplicación de elementos naturales como utensilios alternativos de cocina

El tema seleccionado para el desarrollo de esta investigación es *Aplicación de elementos naturales como los utensilios alternativos de cocina*, esto está basado en el empleo de elementos naturales, al uso de técnicas hereditarias y a la aplicación de productos y elementos que muchas veces desechamos en la gastronomía moderna, ya sea para la preparación de alimentos o como herramientas alternativas dentro de una cocina. El estudio se llevó a cabo investigando inicialmente la gastronomía autóctona de América (desde el primer hombre en el continente, hasta el tiempo presente) luego se utilizó la experimentación con algunas herramientas naturales como el coco, caña guadua, piedras (pizarra y basalto), hojas bananeras y ramas de árboles, a estos elementos se les sujetó a métodos cocción diferentes y se incorporaron diferentes ingredientes hasta obtener preparaciones que son del placer público, la investigación también se efectuó a las afueras de la cocina y se invitó las personas de profesiones diferentes a dar su opinión en la propuesta gastronómica, obteniendo resultados muy favorables. Además se obtuvo información en esta investigación a través de libros y recomendaciones dadas por parte de los profesores de la Universidad de Cuenca entendidos con este tema, para garantizar el producto final.Licenciado en Gastronomía y Servicios de Alimentos y BebidasCuenc

Importancia de la reexpresión de cifras financieras en una empresa de outsourcing

Seminario: diagnostico financiero de la empres

Silicon Based Coplanar Capacitive Device for Liquid Sensor Applications

The development of silicon-based sensor devices has enabled the possibility to pursue novel integrated smart sensor technologies. Under this scenario, capacitive sensor devices are one viable option for implementing different kinds of applications. In this paper, an interdigitated coplanar capacitive device fabricated over a silicon substrate is presented and its potential use as liquid sensor is demonstrated. Additionally, a detailed capacitance model, which includes the parasitic capacitances introduced by the silicon substrate, was developed. The capacitance model has been theoretically validated through finite-element simulations as well as experimentally by comparison with fabricated devices. A polydimethylsiloxane mold has been fabricated and bonded to the sensor device with the aim of defining a cavity to collect the liquid sample into the device’s active region. The active capacitance component correlates to the electric field coupling between adjacent metal lines. Therefore, any change to the dielectric constant of the medium above the coplanar metal lines will produce a change to the device capacitance. Finally, the main guidelines for device performance improvement are depicted

Auditoría con base en la norma ISO 19011:2011 al sistema de banca electrónica.

Tesis (Licenciatura en Ciencias de la Informática, Ingeniería Industrial, Ingeniería en Transporte y Licenciatura en Administración Industrial), Instituto Politécnico Nacional, UPIICSA, 2017, 1 archivo PDF, (110 páginas). tesis.ipn.m