Detailed and GlobalAnalysis of a Remedial Course's Impact on Incoming Students' Marks

Engineering incoming students are facing great difficulties to overcome first course subjects. To tackle that situation and increase the students’ success a Remedial course in Mathematics was offered to Informatics Engineering freshmen. This study presents a statistical analysis of their results comparing the marks obtained by those joining the course (studio group) versus those who did not participate (control group). ANOVA tests are performed over the students’ marks averages as well as over each subject students marks. These tests show statistically significant differences between both groups, with the studio group consistently outperforming the control group at 99% confidence level in most cases and at more than 92% confidence level in every case

HAVE SPANISH COMPANIES BUILT GREATER ENTREPRENEURSHIP AFTER PRIVATIZATION?

This study analyses some of the strategic and organizational changes experienced in public firms following privatization in its double facet: sale of companies and deregulation. Specifically, we analyse the process of innovation in terms of products, processes and organization. We also look into the development of new businesses and strategic renewal, which in the end shape the entrepreneurial capacity of a company. A sample of Spanish firms which were privatized between 1985 and 2000 shows that after privatization, these companies have experienced a significant increase in entrepreneurship. These changes are even more appreciable when a high sector competition is added to the ownership shift. Once they join the private sector, their level of product, process and organizational innovation is higher. They also develop new businesses at national level, reinforce their international activity and embark on strategic renewal processes by shedding the lesser profitable businesses and modifying their competitive strategy so as to gain efficiency.

War and Economics: Spanish Civil War Finances Revisited

This paper reviews how the Spanish civil war was financed. We present new evidence to show that the two combatant parties, the Republican government and the Franco administration followed similar financial strategies. In both cases money creation, rather than new taxes or the issue of debt, was the main mechanism used to cover the expenses of the war. We argue, contrary to the established knowledge, that both sides consumed a similar amount of domestic and foreign resources. We also argue that the Spanish Republic did not lose the war because of a lack of means. International factors, such as the Non-Intervention agreement promoted by France and Great Britain, and the military setbacks of the Republican army during the first year of the war, were decisive for Franco’s victory in 1939.Spain, civil war, financial resources

Gestión del Talento Humano : Higiene y Seguridad Ocupacional de las Organizaciones

El presente trabajo documental abordara la gestión del talento humano con énfasis en la higiene y seguridad ocupacional de las organizaciones, tomando en cuenta el objetivo general el cual desarrolla los elementos y condiciones laborales. Cada objetivo específico aborda un capitulo donde plantea las generalidades de higiene y seguridad, describe los riesgos de higiene ocupacional e identifica los riesgos de seguridad dentro de los puestos y centros de trabajo. El objetivo principal consiste en conocer los elementos de higiene y seguridad que afectan las condiciones de trabajo ocupacionales de las empresas y procurar que a lo largo de toda su vida de trabajo el personal se vea libre de cualquier daño a su salud e integridad física ocasionado por las sustancias que manipulan, los equipos, maquinaria o herramientas que utilizan, o por las condiciones en que desarrollan sus actividades. En igual forma, intenta garantizarles un ambiente agradable y exento de incomodidades. Se utilizó una metodología investigativa, recopilación de datos de diferentes fuentes de información para lograr lo anteriormente descrito, se seleccionó información tanto a nivel primario como secundario se plantearon dos objetivos específicos que nos permitirán desarrollar nuestro objetivo principal. Las personas pasan la mayor parte de su tiempo en la organización, en un centro de trabajo que constituye su hábitat. El entorno laboral se caracteriza por sus condiciones físicas y materiales, así como por sus condiciones psicológicas y sociales. Por un lado están los aspectos ambientales que repercuten en los sentidos y que afectan el bienestar físico, la salud y la integridad física de las personas. Por el otro lado están los aspectos ambientales que afectan el bienestar psicológico e intelectual, la salud mental y la integridad moral de las personas. Hay dos aspectos: la higiene y la seguridad en el trabajo, y la calidad de vida en la organización. La administración de recursos humanos es una responsabilidad de línea y una función de staff. Además, ésta implica la responsabilidad legal y moral de garantizar un lugar de trabajo donde no haya riesgos

Street and dwelling: relationship between public space and community life

The public space is basic and complementary to dwelling, because of the activities that are done there, so, this space is considered as a physical, functional and sociocultural extension of what occurs within houses. In order to understand this relationship, it is important to know the historical fact through their recent expression, because it is an opportunity to rethink the proper and consistency of our public spaces as well as their scales, fields and complementary relationships with the aim to create an external and holistic habitat of dwelling but at the same time interdependent with it, fundamental basis for defining its quality and livability. The methodology is mixed: observation of the buildings as well as inhabitant and user survey.El espacio público es fundamental como ámbito complementario a la vivienda debido a que en él ocurren las actividades que no tienen cabida en ésta. El espacio público es extensión física funcional y sociocultural de lo que ocurre al interior del hogar. Para comprender esta relación, es vital conocer desde una perspectiva histórica sus manifestaciones aún presentes como la oportunidad para repensar sobre lo oportuno y consistente que tienen nuestros espacios públicos, sus escalas, sus ámbitos y sus relaciones complementarias para conformar el todo del hábitat externo a la vivienda, pero interdependiente con ella, y base fundamental para definir la calidad de éste y su habitabilidad. La metodología es mixta de observación de lo construido e interrogación al habitante y usuario

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Disparities in breast cancer characteristics and outcomes by race/ethnicity.

Disparities in breast cancer stage and mortality by race/ethnicity in the United States are persistent and well known. However, few studies have assessed differences across racial/ethnic subgroups of women broadly defined as Hispanic, Asian, or Pacific Islander, particularly using more recent data. Using data from 17 population-based cancer registries in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) program, we evaluated the relationships between race/ethnicity and breast cancer stage, hormone receptor status, treatment, and mortality. The cohort consisted of 229,594 women 40-79 years of age diagnosed with invasive breast carcinoma between January 2000 and December 2006, including 176,094 non-Hispanic whites, 20,486 Blacks, 15,835 Hispanic whites, 14,951 Asians, 1,224 Pacific Islanders, and 1,004 American Indians/Alaska Natives. With respect to statistically significant findings, American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian Indian/Pakistani, Black, Filipino, Hawaiian, Mexican, Puerto Rican, and Samoan women had 1.3-7.1-fold higher odds of presenting with stage IV breast cancer compared to non-Hispanic white women. Almost all groups were more likely to be diagnosed with estrogen receptor-negative/progesterone receptor-negative (ER-/PR-) disease with Black and Puerto Rican women having the highest odds ratios (2.4 and 1.9-fold increases, respectively) compared to non-Hispanic whites. Lastly, Black, Hawaiian, Puerto Rican, and Samoan patients had 1.5-1.8-fold elevated risks of breast cancer-specific mortality. Breast cancer disparities persist by race/ethnicity, though there is substantial variation within subgroups of women broadly defined as Hispanic or Asian. Targeted, multi-pronged interventions that are culturally appropriate may be important means of reducing the magnitudes of these disparities