The origins of Made in Spain fashion. The competitive advantage of the textile, apparel and footwear districts since the Golden Age

This paper explores the sources of competitive advantage of the Spanish export industrial districts that specialised in textile, apparel and footwear products. It shows that most of the nowadays outstanding Spanish firms in fashion-related international markets emerged from 1980s districts. Using a new database, the paper concludes that by then there were as many neo-Marshallian exporting districts dominated by small firms as hub-firm districts coordinated by medium-large companies. This probably allowed the latter to combine the advantages derived from Marshallian external economies (i.e. non-codified knowledge, subsidiary industries and specialized labour force) with those connected to leading firms organizational capabilities.fashion, inheritance, industrial district, textiles and apparel, leather and footwear, competitive advantage, leading firms, clusters

On the magnetohydrodynamic description of a two-component plasma in the Kerr metric

The magnetohydrodynamic equations describing an inviscid, fully ionized plasma in the vicinity of a rotating black hole are derived from a two-component plasma theory within the framework of the 3+1 split of the Kerr metric. Of central interest is the generalized Ohm's law. In the limit of quasi-neutral plasma it contains no new terms as compared with special relativity. Gravitomagnetic terms appear in Ohm's law only if the plasma is charged in its rest frame or the magnetohydrodynamic approximation is not applied. It is argued that a relativistic single-fluid description of a multiple-component plasma is possible only for cold (i.e. intrinsically non-relativistic) components. As seen by local stationary observers, close to the horizon the electron collision time becomes longer than dynamical timescales, i.e. the plasma appears to behave as particles.Comment: 8 pages, no figures, MNRAS, see also http://www.lsw.uni-heidelberg.de/~rkhanna/publications.htm

On the interior of (Quantum) Black Holes

Different approaches to quantum gravity conclude that black holes may possess an inner horizon, in addition to the (quantum corrected) outer `Schwarzschild' horizon. In this paper we assume the existence of this inner horizon and explain the physical process that might lead to the tunneling of particles through it. It is shown that the tunneling would produce a flux of particles with a spectrum that deviates from the pure thermal one. Under the appropriate approximation the extremely high temperature of this horizon is calculated for an improved quantum black hole. It is argued that the flux of particles tunneled through the horizons affects the dynamics of the black hole interior leading to an endogenous instability.Comment: 20 pages, 8 figures. arXiv admin note: text overlap with arXiv:1308.431

A PROPOSED MODEL FOR ADVOCACY SERVICES FOR MEXICAN UNDOCUMENTED ALIENS WITH MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS

The purpose of this presentation is to discuss the studies that have focused on undocumented aliens from Mexico, to discuss barriers that inhibit their use of mental health services, and to outline ways in which social workers employed in mental health institutions can become actively involved in helping this group. Since 1900, immigration to the United States from Mexico has followed a pattern of continuing legal and illegal entry; legal alien families from Mexico are defined as those who have been legally admitted to the U.S., whereas undocumented families.are those residing in the U.S. who have entered illegally. Mexico has supplied more immigrants with United States working visas between 1957 and 1966 than any other country. However, an unknown number of Mexicans enter the country illegally; for example, the AFL-CIO estimates the total number of illegal aliens residing in the U.S. is over eight million

Intersectionalities: Intimate Partner Domestic Violence and Mental Health Within the European Context

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 LicenseThe article highlights the traumatic impact of intimate partner domestic violence (IPDV) on women, the complexity of their responses to it, its impact on their identities, and their resulting social position in Europe. An exploration of the intersectionalities between IPDV and mental distress within the context of negative social attitudes toward IPDV victims follows, highlighting the psychosocial significance of experiencing IPDV for the internalized social exclusion of victims of this type of violence. In this context it is further attempted to understand the seemingly contradictory behaviour of women experiencing IPDV in disclosing their experience and in living with, and leaving, the perpetrator. Prevalence statistics indicate the high rate of mental distress among IPDV women victims, as well as the types such distress takes. The relevance of these intersectionalities for mental health providers and workers in domestic violence services is further explored, including their distancing stance toward women experiencing both IPDV and mental distress. A case is put forward for applying the new meaning of recovery in mental health to women experiencing IPDV. That approach has the potential to provide a positive contribution, enabling them to move from being victims to becoming survivors, while taking into account several related intersectional connectionsPeer reviewe

Future prospects for CP violation in hadron machines

The capabilities of future CP violation experiments in hadron machines are reviewed. Special emphasis is put on the CDF experiment in the run II of the Tevatron, due to start taking data in 2001, and on LHCb and BTeV, on a longer time scale.Comment: 12 pages, 1 figure. To appear in the proceedings of DAPHNE 9

Population Trends in Buffalo-Niagara

Like a number of places in the nation’s manufacturing belt, the Buffalo-Niagara metropolitan area has been losing population over the past several decades. This decline reflects the ongoing population shift from the Northeast and Midwest to warmer places in the South and West, as well as the considerable loss of manufacturing jobs in the region. In recent decades, some large metros experiencing domestic out-migration have seen their populations bolstered by migrants from abroad. But while the Buffalo metro’s rate of out-migration has been roughly average, the rates of both domestic and international in-migration have been very low. Like many cities across the U.S., the City of Buffalo has seen a considerable decline in its population since WWII as growth shifted to the suburbs. As a result, the City of Buffalo has represented a shrinking share of its metro’s total population