The Latino Landscape: A Metro Chicago Guide and Nonprofit Directory

Provides an overview of the demographics and history of the diverse groups within the Chicago area's Latino/Hispanic community, with profiles of each group, and a directory of nonprofits led by or serving Latinos/Hispanics, including program areas

Nueva Gestión Pública y Arreglo Organizacional en el Gobierno Municipal de Texcoco

Registra el efecto del discurso de la Nueva Gestión Pública en el arreglo organizacional del municipio de Texcoco, Estado de México.Artículo publicado en la Revista Gestión y Estrategia, Departamento de Administración de la División de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Unidad Azcapotzalc

Nueva gestión pública y arreglo organizacional en el gobierno municipal de Texcoco

Este artículo aborda de dos maneras, cuestiones relativas a la incidencia de la NGP en el arreglo organizacional, de manera general, considera que la gran difusión que han adquirido los diferentes enfoques emergentes, como la propia NGP, no se ha acompañado de la investigación suficiente para valorar el efecto real que puede causar en la Administración pública actuante; de manera particular, se aproxima a esta discusión a través de información empírica recabada en ocasión de un trabajo de investigación, enfocado en el periodo 2006-2009 del gobierno municipal en Texcoco, Estado de México. En el marco conceptual se describe el perfil de la NGP, así como dos de sus principales herramientas, la Gestión Estratégica y la Gestión de Calidad, las cuales son tratadas como variables independientes; después, se atiende el AO, como variable dependiente, formando el concepto a partir de las contribuciones de la TO.This article approach matters on the npm influence about the organizational arrangement in two different ways: in a general way the article considers that the big sonority by the different emerging approaches such as npm have not be accompanied by sufficient research to value their real effects on the acting Public Administration; in a particular way, this discussion is near across the empirical information gathered during a research project focused on the period 2006-2009 in the municipal government in Texcoco, Estado de Mexico. In the conceptual framework the profile of the npm is described, as well as two of its main tools, Strategic Management and Quality Management, which are treated as independent variables, then the OT is attended as a dependent variable, forming the concept due to the OT contributions

Reverse-flow anterolateral thigh flap for knee soft-tissue reconstruction: case report

The reconstruction of the injured tissue around the knee is a complex procedure for the plastic and orthopaedic surgeon. The objective is to provide an acceptable function and aesthetic result. Successful wound management includes meticulous debridement, planning and proper execution of the surgical procedure. An 11-year-old male patient with a right patellar fracture using an anterolateral thigh flap with reverse flow to cover the skin defect. For such purposes, the reverse flow anterolateral flap is an effective, trustworthy and well-documented option. The correct obtaining and implantation of the flap reduces the morbidity of the donor site, offers options in size and design, an adequate length of the pedicle and the possible combination with the fascia lata in case it is required. The versatility of the reverse flow anterolateral flap makes it a possible therapeutic alternative in reconstructive surgery since it is aesthetic and functional for the reconstruction of tissue near the knee joint