Rachel Bowlby: Freudian Mythologies. Greek Tragedy and Modern Identities. Oxford University Press, Oxford, New York, 2007

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The translation of Spanish American Literature. An inevitable cultural distortion

It could easily be argued that the very title of this paper is a cruel distortion: to speak, in the English language which is so often scornful of translation, about 'Spanish American' literature as a single entity is to ignore an important fact - Spanish America is 'a world composed of many cultures' When it comes to rendering Spanish American fiction in other languages, he sees the translation process as necessitating the accompaniment of an 'interpretation' of that culture. The present paper will endeavour to trace some of the history of that translation process and of that cultural interpretatio

Oncoguías-ontoguías: protocolos, panoramas y prehensión en el tratamiento del cáncer

Los protocolos y guías han sido estudiados ampliamente por las ciencias sociales, especialmente en el campo biomédico. Han sido caracterizados como conjuntos de normas que requieren de adaptación contextual, recogiendo heterogeneidad de actores, tiempos y espacios. En este artículo recogemos dos interrogantes que, sin embargo, no han sido tratados en la literatura. El primero incumbe la organización del contenido de los protocolos-guías y sus efectos. El segundo, la relación establecida entre estos y los profesionales de la salud. En base al análisis de protocolos-guías médicos elaborados para el diagnóstico y tratamiento del cáncer, recogemos cómo estos se organizan en lo que Bruno Latour denominó como panoramas. Ello supone una relación especial entre profesionales y protocolos-guía, en que los segundos prenden a los primeros, sirviendo de fuente de caracterización de los fenómenos médicos. Describimos esta relación como prehensión, en base a un neologismo acuñado por Alfred WhiteheadThe protocols and guides have been studied extensively by the social sciences, especially in the biomedical field. They have been characterized as sets of rules that require contextual adaptation, collecting heterogeneity of actors, times and spaces. In this article we collect two questions that, however, have not been treated in literature. The first rests on the organization of content of guides-protocols and their effects. The second, on the relationship established between them and the health professionals. Based on the analysis of medical protocols-guides developed for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, we collect how these are organized in what Bruno Latour termed as panoramas. This implies a special relationship between professionals and guides-protocols, in which the seconds take the first, serving as a source of characterization of the medical phenomena. We describe this relationship as prehension, based on a neologism coined by Alfred Whitehea

Multicriteria evaluation on sustainable transport for México - USA border town

El presente estudio tuvo como objetivo evaluar los principios de sustentabilidad en el transporte de una ciudad fronteriza de México con los Estados Unidos: Mexicali, Baja California, a través, de la evaluación multicriterio, en particular el Proceso Analítico Jerárquico (AHP), por sus siglas en ingles. El transporte proporciona múltiples beneficios en forma de bienes, acceso a los servicios, en la movilidad de personas y mercancías; sin embargo, también causa un número importante de costos ambientales, económicos y sociales. Estos costos o externalidades, no son internalizados en la red, por lo tanto, los usuarios no son conscientes de los costes externos marginales de sus actividades y este factor no está en sus patrones de consumo. Las externalidades asociadas con el transporte, incluyen entre otras cosas, las emisiones de contaminación del aire, los gases de efecto invernadero, los accidentes, el ruido y la congestión.The present study aimed to evaluate the principles of sustainability in the transport of a border town in Mexico with the United States: Mexicali, Baja California, though, the multicriteria evaluation, particularly the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP). Transport provides multiple benefits in the form of goods, access to services, mobility of people and goods; however, also causes a number of environmental, economic and social costs. These costs or externalities are not internalized in the network, thereforeusers are unaware of the marginal external costs of their activities and this factor is not in their consumptionpatterns. Externalities associated with transportation, including among other things, emissions of air pollution, greenhouse gases, accidents,noise and congestion.Fil: Peralta Castillo, Francisco Javier. Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur (México)Fil: Ranfla González, Arturo. Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur (México

A new manual wheelchair propulsion system with self-locking capability on ramps

A wheelchair user faces many difficulties in their everyday attempts to use ramps, especially those of some length. The present work describes the design and build of a propulsion system for manual wheelchairs for use in ascending or descending long ramps. The design is characterized by a self-locking mechanism that activates automatically to brake the chair when the user stops pushing. The system consists of a planetary transmission with a self-locking capacity coupled to a push rim with which the user moves the system. Different transmission ratios are proposed, adapted to the slope and to the user’s physical capacity (measured as the power the user can apply over ample time periods). The design is shown to be viable in terms of resistance, and approximate dimensions are established for the height and width of the propulsion system. Also, a prototype was built in order to test the self-locking system on ramps

Do product innovation-related activities affect downsizing decisions? An organizational efficiency perspective

Firms’ innovation strategy typically involves the need to shape organizational changes within work structures and routines, even those concerning employee downsizing decisions. However, little effort has been directed toward exploring the role of firm innovation strategy as a determinant of downsizing. Drawing on organizational efficiency perspective, this study proposes a framework to examine the impact of product innovation-related activities on downsizing. The model will be tested using data from a longitudinal sample of Spanish innovative manufacturing firms. It is expected that the results show that firms developing product and process innovations are associated with downsizing decisions. Furthermore, companies that use formal protection of intellectual property through patents, utility models, trademarks and copyrights are believed to keep their personnel. The study attempt to unravel the impact of firm innovation on downsizing decisions and to offer guidance on how innovative firms might operate to control negative effects on their workforce

Grado de madurez en la gestión de proyectos de las empresas constructoras de Bogotá, D. C.

Trabajo de investigaciónEl presente trabajo en la modalidad de grado, pretende conocer, analizar, evaluar e implementar el modelo de madurez de gestión organizacional de proyectos (opm3®, organizational project management maturity model) en la empresa constructora Ainpro s.a. el opm3® es un modelo estándar que proporciona una ruta para que las organizaciones entiendan y midan su madurez comparándose contra una serie de mejores prácticas establecidas por el Project Management Institute Inc. (PMI), las cuales son conocidas como mejores prácticas smci [estandariza (standardize), mide (measure), controla (control) y mejora (improve)]. Existen otras mejores prácticas que crean un ambiente adecuado para desarrollar procesos en gestión de PPP y que estos procesos se mantengan en el tiempo, las cuales son llamados habilitadores organizacionales. Por consiguiente, todas estas mejores prácticas en conjunto ayudan a una organización a alcanzar un grado mayor de madurez desarrollando un plan de mejoras.EspecializaciónEspecialista en Gerencia de Obras Civile

Differential Effects of Increasing Salinity on Germination and Seedling Growth of Native and Exotic Invasive Cordgrasses

Soil salinity is a key environmental factor influencing germination and seedling establishment in salt marshes. Global warming and sea level rise are changing estuarine salinity, and may modify the colonization ability of halophytes. We evaluated the effects of increasing salinity on germination and seedling growth of native Spartina maritima and invasive S. densiflora from wetlands of the Odiel-Tinto Estuary. Responses were assessed following salinity exposure from fresh water to hypersaline conditions and germination recovery of non-germinated seeds when transferred to fresh water. The germination of both species was inhibited and delayed at high salinities, while pre-exposure to salinity accelerated the speed of germination in recovery assays compared to non-pre-exposed seeds. S. densiflora was more tolerant of salinity at germination than S. maritima. S. densiflora was able to germinate at hypersalinity and its germination percentage decreased at higher salinities compared to S. maritima. In contrast, S. maritima showed higher salinity tolerance in relation to seedling growth. Contrasting results were observed with differences in the tidal elevation of populations. Our results suggest S. maritima is a specialist species with respect to salinity, while S. densiflora is a generalist capable of germination of growth under suboptimal conditions. Invasive S. densiflora has greater capacity than native S. maritima to establish from seed with continued climate change and sea level rise.Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte (FPU14/06556

Phases Dynamic Balancer

Most of the current domestic installations are single phase, with contracted power equal to or less than 15 kW and with a potential difference of 230 V. When consumption is expected to be higher you choose to use three different alternating currents with a difference voltage of 400 V between them, which are called phases. This enables the subdivision of the installation in different single-phase circuits, fed independently with the neutral installation. These couples have, in turn, a difference in voltage of 230 V. The neutral is common for all three phases so that, if the system is balanced, no current flows through it. The problem with these installations is that they are designed to work in an offset manner, using phase loads, and simultaneously an equal amount of energy consumed by the three phases of the network. Connection to each of the phases makes independent single-phase loads or disturbance of the operation of the original phase circuit and, consequently, the corresponding increases in consumption, heating of engines, etc.Universidad de Málaga. Campus de Excelencia Internacional Andalucía Tech