Photonic and hardonic interactions

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¿Uno o varios tipos de gobernanza? Más allá de la gobernanza como moda: la prueba del tránsito organizacional.

the concept of governance seems to urgently require a broader and more skeptical view: it is currently a concept in need to become less normative and more empirical. In this paper we present two linked discussions: one on the need to discuss governance in a less normative way and more in an empirical one; and second on the limits of the concept from certain discussion coming from organizational theory. the main idea is to emphasize the importance of considering the omnipresence of organizational actors that are actually a set of pluralistic differentiated agents acting on social settings where power and conflict are indisputable aspects of their interaction. this is a challenge for a concept of governance that rests on the misunderstanding of organizations being substituted by networks. And also based on a misconception of the nature of a more horizontal way of governance where these organizational particularities seem to disappear. the conclusion support to improve the research on governance to a more empirical status, more skeptical in nature therefore, looking to test and prove both advantages and disadvantages of different types of governance structures.el concepto de gobernanza parece necesitado de una discusión más amplia y escéptica: es un concepto en busca de contenido más empírico y menos normativo. en este artículo se presentan dos discusiones enlazadas: una que muestra al concepto de gobernanza muchas veces vacío de contenido, demasiado normativo en muchos sentidos, y otra que discute los límites desde la teoría de la organización de un concepto sobre idealizado de gobernanza democrática. Particularmente, en este último punto, se enfatiza el hecho organizacional de la acción de actores plurales en marcos de poder desigual como un reto a una perspectiva que asume al proceso de gobernanza más horizontal como deseable y efectivo en cualquier circunstancia o contexto. Se discute la falla de concepción que lleva a asumir que las redes sustituirán a las organizaciones y por tanto donde estos agentes organizacionales plurales y conflictivos pasan a segundo plano. Se concluye con un llamado a elevar el rango de investigación sobre gobernanza a una lógica más empírica, escéptica y que pruebe, más que asuma, las ventajas y desventajas de distintas formas de gobernanza

Mexico’s Professional Career Service Law: Governance, Political Culture and Public Administrative Reform

Less than three years after the historic election of President Vicente Fox in July 2000, Mexico passed a professional career service reform law (Ley de Servicio Profesional de Carrera, 2003) for national government ministries. This law, and the linked transformations in governance and political and administrative culture that underlie it, have stimulated public administrative reform at all levels of Mexican government – national, state and local. This paper: (1) presents a conceptual frame for the evolution of public personnel systems in developing countries, (2) describes Mexico’s professional career service law (LSPC) and the historical conditions that led up to it, (3) places the LSPC in the context of underlying changes in Mexican governance, political culture and institutions, and (4) uses selected economic, social, political and administrative indicators to benchmark the impact of the LSPC and these related changes on public administrative reform in Mexico today

Providing Older Adults With Real-time Passenger Information via SMS

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Modelo de simulación de gestión estratégica de empresas públicas Geedap.

A partir de la preocupación sobre el aprendizaje e incorporación el pensamiento estratégico, es que se decidió construir un modelo de simulación en computadora que ayudara a comprender la complejidad de las decisiones estratégicas, incorporando la especificidad de una Empresa Publica en América Latina

Blackcurrant Alters Physiological Responses and Femoral Artery Diameter During Sustained Isometric Contraction

Blackcurrant is rich in anthocyanins that may affect exercise-induced physiological responses. We examined tissue oxygen saturation, muscle activity, cardiovascular responses and femoral artery diameter during a submaximal sustained isometric contraction. In a randomised, double-blind, crossover design, healthy men (n = 13, age: 25 ± 4 years, BMI: 25 ± 3 kg·m−2, mean ± SD) ingested New Zealand blackcurrant (NZBC) extract (600 mg·day−1 CurraNZ™) or placebo (PL) for 7-days separated by 14-days washout. Participants produced isometric maximal voluntary contractions (iMVC) and a 120-s 30%iMVC of the quadriceps with electromyography (EMG), near-infrared spectroscopy, hemodynamic and ultrasound recordings. There was no effect of NZBC extract on iMVC (NZBC: 654 ± 73, PL: 650 ± 78 N). During the 30%iMVC with NZBC extract, total peripheral resistance, systolic, diastolic, and mean arterial pressure were lower with increased cardiac output and stroke volume. With NZBC extract, EMG root mean square of the vastus medialis and muscle oxygen saturation were lower with higher total haemoglobin. During the 30%iMVC, femoral artery diameter was increased with NZBC extract at 30 (6.9%), 60 (8.2%), 90 (7.7%) and 120 s (6.0%). Intake of NZBC extract for 7-days altered cardiovascular responses, muscle oxygen saturation, muscle activity and femoral artery diameter during a 120-s 30%iMVC of the quadriceps. The present study provides insight into the potential mechanisms for enhanced exercise performance with intake of blackcurrant

Les français et la fatigue informationnelle.

On sait peu ce que la multiplication des canaux d’information, leur profusion et leur transformation dans la façon de les produire induisent précisément sur les individus. Pour mieux appréhender ce phénomène de fatigue informationnelle, en mesurer la portée, en saisir les enjeux et les risques, L’ObSoCo, Arte et la Fondation Jean-Jaurès se sont associés pour mener une enquête inédite

TravelBot:Utilising Social Media Dialogue to Provide Journey Disruption Alerts

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The research described here is supported by the award made by the RCUK Digital Economy programme to the dot.rural Digital Economy Research Hub; award reference: EP/G066051/1. We extend our grateful thanks to the participants who have contributed to the studies throughout, and to the industry partner FirstGroup plc for their support.Peer reviewedPublisher PD

Legitimidad y transparencia de las organizaciones de la sociedad civil en México: ¿Actores neutrales o interesados?

Using a random sample of 200 Civil Society Organizations in Mexico, this article studies the degree of clarity which with these organizations report their sources of financing and their basic rules of functioning (i.e., membership). Based on information found online, results show that the degree of transparency in this sense is quite low: few organizations report the persons, organizations, and interests they represent, the way they are financed, and the results they obtain. This article argues for the importance of so-called non-profit organizations becoming more transparent in terms of making their interests and funding sources explicit and public. Other experiences (like the one in usa) seem to show that this transparency is critical for the long-term political and social strength of these organizations.A partir de una muestra aleatoria de doscientas Organizaciones de la Sociedad Civil (OSC) en México, se analiza la transparencia con que dichas organizaciones reportan sus fuentes de financiamiento y sus reglas básicas de funcionamiento, como la membresía. Los resultados apuntan a que la transparencia con que las OSC en México hacen explícitos los intereses de personas u organizaciones que representan o las financian es muy baja. El artículo argumenta, con base en estos resultados y en la experiencia de este sector de organizaciones en otros países (se utiliza el caso de eua), que cuando el grado en que los intereses de los miembros y los financiadores se hacen explícitos y públicos, redunda en una mayor solidez social y política, a largo plazo, para las propias OSC