Sistema de información para el apoyo en la toma de decisiones de la fuerza de ventas en empresas del sector microfinanciero.

En el sector microfinancero existen empresas como cooperativas y cajas rurales que no cuentan con una infraestructura suficiente que permita implementar un Data Mart, Data Warehouse o cubos de información, por lo cual desarrollaremos una aplicación de escritorio capaz de trabajar con archivos Excel, basándonos en éstos para armar Tablas Estructuradas con Data histórica, esto nos servirá de base para generar la información que servirá a la fuerza de ventas para la toma de decisiones, el cual se entregará por niveles de acceso . El presente trabajo de tesis pretende desarrollar una solución para apoyar la gestión de clientes de empresas del sector microfinanciero, dotando a la fuerza de ventas de información e indicadores que les permitirán gestionar la morosidad, retención de clientes, llevar un control del cumplimiento de metas. Para mejorar el desempeño y agilizar el desarrollo, utilizaremos la metodología de desarrollo XP, el cual nos permitirá optimizar los tiempos trabajando directamente con el usuario final, haciendo cambios ágiles según las necesidades actuales.In the microfinance sector there are companies such as cooperatives and rural savings banks that do not have enough infrastructure to implement a Data Mart, Data Warehouse or cubes of information, so we will develop a desktop application capable of working with Excel files, based on these to build Structured Tables with historical Data, this will serve as a basis to generate the information that will serve the sales force for decision making, which will be delivered by levels of access. The present thesis work aims to develop a solution to support the management of clients of companies in the microfinance sector, providing the sales force with information and indicators that will allow them to manage delinquency, retain customers, and control compliance with goals. To improve performance and streamline development, we will use the XP development methodology, which will allow us to optimize times working directly with the end user, making agile changes according to current needs.Tesi

The social life of measurement:How methods have shaped the idea of culture in urban regeneration

Although ‘culture-led regeneration’ has been critiqued as both a concept and practice, it is clear that policy-makers continue to make efforts to use cultural activity of varying forms to achieve ends which could be (and are) described in terms of urban ‘regeneration’. Whilst the idea of culture-led urban regeneration had gained considerable prominence in a range of policy by the early twenty-first century, many questions have remained over how exactly such ‘regenerative’ outcomes could be convincingly demonstrated, despite much activity to attempt such demonstration over the course of preceding years. The desire for convincing evidence can be seen in a continued, and increasing, focus on evaluation, and methods aimed at providing evidence of impact and outcomes. In light of the renewed political focus in recent years on ‘proving’ the effects and value of cultural activity, this paper considers the continuation of practice in this area, and asks what lessons, if any, have been learned in evaluative practice which seeks to demonstrate the regenerative effects of culture. In light of the continuation of apparently problematic practices, the paper seeks to delineate and account for what has been learned, and what has not

Effectiveness of mustard short-cycle cover crops for management of Phytophthora capsici and Fusarium spp. in cucurbits

This research was conducted to determine the effectiveness of mustard Brassica juncea L. ???Florida Broadleaf??? (FBL) and Sinapis alba L. ???Tilney??? for management of Phytophthora capsici and Fusarium spp. in cucurbits. To accomplish this goal laboratory, greenhouse, and field studies were conducted during 2008-2010. In the laboratory studies, mustard extracts were tested for inhibition of colony growth, sporangia production, zoospore germination, and oospore germination of four P. capsici isolates (PC-1, PC-2, PC-3, and PC-4). In addition, the mustard extracts were tested for inhibition of colony growth of F. oxysporum (F-2 and F-3) and F. solani (F-1) isolates. The FBL extract significantly reduced the colony growth of all four isolates of P. capsici compared to that of control treatment. In addition, FBL extract significantly reduced the sporangia production of PC-1 isolate of P. capsici compared to that of control treatment. FBL and Tilney extracts significantly reduced sporangia production of PC-3 isolate of P. capsici. The FBL extract significantly reduced germination of P. capsici oospores compared to that of control treatment. None of the mustard extracts significantly affected zoospore germination of any of the isolates of P. capsici. The FBL+Tilney and Tilney extracts significantly reduced colony growth of F-3 isolate of F. oxysporum and F-1 isolate of F. solani, respectively, but colony growth of other Fusarium isolates were not affected. In the greenhouse trial, thirteen glucosinolates were detected and quantified in both FBL and Tilney mustard cultivars. FBL roots had significantly lower total glucosinolate content (??mol/g) than FBL foliage. Conversely, Tilney roots had significantly higher glucosinolate content (??mol/g) than Tilney foliage. Mean total glucosinolate content (??mol/g) was not significantly different for FBL and Tilney cultivars. Sinigrin was the major glucosinolate detected in both FBL and Tilney cultivars. Mustard extracts were tested against P. capsici crown infection of ???Eureka??? cucumber, ???Magic Lantern??? pumpkin, and ???Dickinson??? pumpkin in the greenhouse. None of the ???Eureka??? cucumber seedlings were infected by P. capsici. However, all of the ???Magic Lantern??? pumpkin seedlings were infected. The FBL+Tilney and FBL extracts significantly reduced P. capsici crown infection in ???Dickinson??? pumpkin seedlings compared to the control. Four field trials, including 2008-spring, 2008-fall, 2009-spring, and 2010-spring were conducted in two fields in Tazewell County near Pekin, Illinois. Both fields had naturally infested soils with P. capsici and a history of Phytophthora blight. Similar to the greenhouse trial, 13 glucosinolates were also detected and quantified in the field grown FBL and Tilney cultivars. Foliage of FBL and Tilney did not significantly differ in total glucosinolate content (??mol/g) compared to that of roots. Mean total glucosinolate content (??mol/g) was also not significantly different for FBL and Tilney cultivars in the field trials. Sinigrin and glucoalyssin were the major glucosinolates detected in FBL and Tilney cultivars, respectively. No glucosinolates were detected in soil samples collected after incorporation of mustard plants into the soil. This was likely due to hydrolysis of glucosinolates in the soil samples at higher temperatures during the transit of soil samples from the fields to the laboratory. Biomass (gram fresh weight/m2) of mustard plants collected from 1 m2 area of field plots was determined. Mean biomass was the lowest in 2008-fall and the highest in 2008-spring field trials. Mean biomass of FBL and Tilney mustard cultivars was not significantly different from each other in any of the trials. Mean glucosinolate content in mustard plants incorporated to 1 m2 area of the plots (??mol/ m2) was the lowest in 2008-fall and the highest in 2008-spring trials. In the field trials, following incorporation of mustard plants, ???Eureka??? cucumber, ???Magic Lantern??? pumpkin, and ???Dickinson??? pumpkin were seeded and monitored for P. capsici and Fusarium spp. infection on the plants. No Fusarium infection was detected on any of the cucurbit plants. Also, P. capsici did not infect any of the ???Eureka??? cucumber seedlings and vines in the field. None of the mustard treatments significantly reduced vine- and fruit-infection by P. capsici in the cucurbit crops tested. Soil samples were collected before and after incorporation of mustards to determine density of P. capsici oospores and Fusarium spp. colony forming units (cfu). The FBL+Tilney treatment significantly reduced oospore density of P. capsici and cfu count of Fusarium spp. in the plots incorporated with mustard plants compared to the same plots before incorporation of mustard plants. Mustard incorporation into the soil did not affect seed germination of the cucurbit crops used in this study