TENDENCIAS Y REALIDADES DE LA GOBERNANZA CONTEMPORÁNEA

LIBRO COLECTIVOEs objetivo de la presente obra, efectuar una serie de estudios y análisis acerca de problemas, procesos y políticas que se han venido desarrollando en el país y en otros de la región o de manera conjunta, a fin de dar cuenta de la gobernabilidad y gobernanza democrática antes aludidas, al igual que cuestiones como la transparencia, la rendición de cuentas y el gobierno abierto en los tres ámbitos de gobierno del Estado federal mexicano; también incursionamos en aspectos como la política educativa, así como en procesos de democratización acudiendo al enfoque comparado, entre otros de los temas y problemas que se abordan

Enfrentando los riesgos socionaturales

El objetivo del libro es comprender la magnitud de los Riesgos Socionaturales en México y Latinoamérica, para comprender el peligro que existe por algún tipo de desastre, ya sea inundaciones, sismos, remoción en masa, entre otros, además conocer qué medidas preventivas, correctivas y de contingencias existen para estar atentos ante alguna señal que la naturaleza esté enviando y así evitar alguna catástrofe. El libro se enfoca en los aspectos básicos de análisis de los peligros, escenarios de riesgo, vulnerabilidad y resiliencia, importantes para la gestión prospectiva o preventiva

Adrenergic regulation during acute hepatic infection with Entamoeba histolytica

Oxidative stress and transcriptional pathways of nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) and nuclear factor kappa-B (NF-κB) are critically involved in the etiopathology of amebic liver abscess (ALA). In this work, we studied the relationship between the adrenergic nervous system and ALA in the hamster. ALA was visible at 12 h of infection. While 6-hydroxidopamine (6-OHDA) decreased infection, propranolol (β-adrenergic blocker) treatment was associated with less extensive liver damage, and phentolamine treatment (α-adrenergic blocker) significantly reduced ALA compared to 6-OHDA and propranolol. Serum enzymatic activities of alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and γ-glutamyl transpeptidase (γ-GTP) were increased at 12 h post-infection. Chemical denervation and α and β-adrenergic blockers decreased ALT to normal levels, while 6-OHDA and propranolol showed a trend to decrease γ-GTP but phentolamine significantly reduced γ-GTP. Amebic infection increased oxidized glutathione (GSSG) and decreased both reduced glutathione (GSH) and the GSH/GSSG ratio. Propranolol and 6-OHDA showed a tendency to decrease GSSG. However, GSH, GSSG and GSH/GSSG returned to normal levels with phentolamine. Furthermore, amebic infection increased pNF-κB and interleukin-1β (IL-1β), and showed a tendency to decrease hemoxigenase-1 (HO-1), but not Nrf2. Chemical denervation showed a trend to decrease pNF-κB and IL-1β, and neither Nrf2 nor HO-1 increased significantly. In addition, NF-κB and IL-1β were attenuated by propranolol and phentolamine treatments, although phentolamine showed significant overexpression of Nrf2 and HO-1. This suggests that the adrenergic system may be involved in oxidative stress and in modulation of the Nrf2 and NF-κB pathways during ALA development

The Effects of Ethnicity, Compassion, and Culture on the Attribution of Guilt

This thesis sought to explore the interrelationship of compassion, culture, and ethnicity on the attribution of guilt. Two broad research questions guided the current research. The first research question addressed whether the experience of compassion depended on the cultural underpinnings of independent or interdependent tendencies. The overall goal was to target the cultural underpinnings of felt compassion. A main effect of culture by felt compassion was predicted such that interdependent participants would be more sensitive than independent participants to compassion stimuli. This research question was constructed on the notion that interdependent people practiced collectivistic actions that fostered a need to care for others, thereby guiding a stronger sense of compassion. However, evidence for the influence of culture on compassion was not found. The second research question focused on the possibility that if cultural differences in felt compassion were found, then an effect on the attribution of guilt would be detected. In other words, this research question argued that if cultural influences in compassion were captured (i.e., interdependent participants were more compassionate than independent participants), then the likelihood of perceiving an outgroup member as having made an immoral decision would not only depend on the cultural tendencies of the participants but also on ethnic cues of the culprit. Possible reasons for the unsuccessful attempt to establish the cultural underpinnings of compassion that directly affected the investigation on the attribution of guilt are discussed

Backstepping and Robust Control for a Quadrotor in Outdoors Environments: An Experimental Approach

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Adoption of online social networks to communicate with financial institutions

Spain's financial sector is not in a healthy state, and the problems that some financial institutions currently face perpetuate the widespread perception of risk across the entire sector. Moreover, the online social networks (OSN) that emerged a decade ago are suddenly at the very heart of digital society. In this study we develop a predictive model to determine that the motivational factors that influence Spanish users' intention to use OSN to communicate with financial institutions are quality management, availability of information, external conditions, trust, perceived compatibility, perceived usefulness, attitude, and intention. Data were collected from 335 Spanish OSN users through an online survey. The results suggest that quality management has a highly significant and positive effect on perceived usefulness and that perceived usefulness has a positive and significant effect on the intention to use social networks to communicate with financial institutions