Stylised Features of Price Setting Behaviour in Portugal: 1992-2001

This paper identifies the empirical stylized features of price setting behaviour in Portugal using the micro-datasets underlying the consumer and the producer price indexes. The main conclusions are the following: 1 in every 4 prices change each month; there is a considerable degree of heterogeneity in price setting practices; consumer prices of goods change more often than consumer prices of services; producer prices of consumption goods vary more often than producer prices of intermediate goods; for comparable commodities, consumer prices change more often than producer prices; price reductions are common, as they account for around 40 per cent of total price changes; price changes are, in general, sizeable; finally, the price setting patterns at the consumer level seem to depend on the level of inflation as well as on the type of outlet.

Jurisprudence of the Colombian Supreme Court of Justice, Penal Cassation Chamber, on manslaughter (culpable homicide)

Jurisprudential line refers to the detailed study on a specific subject, regarded in several of the sentences uttered by the High Courts, whereby any juridical problem is approached and properly solved. As it was stated by Medina in his work Derecho de los Jueces, it can constitute a judicial precedent for the analysis of the same subject. This work is intended to state the juridical problem and the possible solutions proclaimed by the honorable Supreme Court of Justice of Colombia to vehicular manslaughter (U.S. Law) unintentionally caused for negligent driving under the influence of alcohol. Now then, this research points out crucial topics for the jurisprudential analysis like the initial or Archimedean sentence, the milestone sentences (those supporting this work), the considerations made by the Court and the concluding remarks that can be taken from that. As a result, it presents a final-generalized solution to the established juridical problem.Una línea jurisprudencial es el estudio detenido sobre un tema en específico, tratado en varias de las sentencias proferidas por las Altas Cortes, donde se da solución al planteamiento de un problema jurídico sobre la misma materia; tal y como lo señala el Tratadista Medina, en su libro Derecho de los Jueces; constituyéndose o no, un posible precedente judicial del mismo tema a tratar en el análisis respectivo. En el presente trabajo, lo que se intenta plantear es el problema jurídico y las posibles soluciones, que, en Colombia, la Honorable Corte Suprema de Justicia ha proferido sobre un tema tan polémico en la actualidad, como es el delito de homicidio culposo agravado, en accidente de tránsito, ejecutado por conductores ebrios. Ahora bien, cabe anotar que, en el desarrollo de esta investigación se señalarán temas de suma importancia para este análisis jurisprudencial, dentro de los cuales están la sentencia arquimédica, las sentencias hito, es decir aquellas que constituyen y argumentan el análisis del presente trabajo; las consideraciones que ha realizado la Corte sobre el tema, las conclusiones que de ello se pueden plantear, para así finalmente dar una solución generalizada sobre el problema jurídico planteado

Aluminium Alloy Foams: Production and Properties

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Delirios normales la idealización de la moda

In fashion, one of the best strategies is to appeal to the desires and most primitive impulses of the human being. In first place, there is the need to belong, to be part of a group; second there is the need to show who I am and which is my socioeconomic position; and finally, there is sexuality. Normal Delusions: the idealization of fashion is an art installation that incorporates textiles, video and sound, in order to create a whole atmosphere and allow the viewer to experience the world of fashion. The project includes a dress made with 110 yards of fabric in which a video mapping is performed. The dress becomes a projection screen; audio-visual material includes the aforementioned topics and is made with appropriations of different videos which being put in a new space and in a different context, allow the audience to understand how the industry performs.En la moda se apela a los deseos e impulsos más primitivos del ser humano, en primer lugar la necesidad de pertenencia, el estar “a la moda”, en segundo lugar la demostración de quién soy y el nivel en que me encuentro en la escala socioeconómica y finalmente la sexualidad. Delirios normales: la idealización de la moda, es una instalación artística que incorpora textiles, videos y sonido, con el objetivo de crear toda una atmósfera y hacer que el espectador se sumerja en el mundo de la moda. Se trata de un vestido hecho con 100 metros de tela, colgado a 5 metros de altura, en el cual se realiza un video mapping. El vestido se convierte en una pantalla de proyección, el material audiovisual incluye los temas antes mencionados y está realizado en base a apropiaciones de distintos videos que al ser puestos en un nuevo espacio y en un contexto diferente, permiten que el espectador se adentre en el funcionamiento de la industria

Econometric analysis of private medicines expenditure in Portugal

Mestrado em Econometria Aplicada e PrevisãoThe Portuguese National Health System states that access to health care should depend mainly on need. Conditional on need, access to pharmaceuticals should not depend on socio-economic factors such as income, social class, education or geographical factors such as the access to pharmacies. This study uses data from the last two waves of National Health Survey (1995/1996 and 1998/1999) and focuses on equity issues testing for the existence of insurance inequalities, income-related and pharmacies density related inequalities. A two-part model was adopted. To model the probability of occurrence of medicines private expenditure, a modified LOGIT model was specified accounting for the double nature of the zeros of the dependent variable and asymmetry. In the second part a Poisson pseudo maximum likelihood estimator was adopted. No misspecification was detected in the two-part model. The main results showed inequity in Portuguese private medicines expenditures with respect to supplementary health insurance (private and job related), income and pharmacies density.O Serviço Nacional de Saúde Português estabelece que o acesso a cuidados de saúde deve depender essencialmente das necessidades clínicas. Condicionado nas necessidades individuais, o acesso e utilização de medicamentos não deveria depender de factores económicos como rendimento, classe social, nível de educação ou o acesso a farmácias ou postos de vendas de medicamentos. Utilizando dados das últimas duas realizações do Inquérito Nacional de Saúde (1995/96 e 1998/1999), este estudo testa a existência de inequidades nas despesas com medicamentos, condicionadas na necessidade, relacionadas com o rendimento, com a densidade de farmácias e com possuir seguro de saúde privado ou relacionado com o local de trabalho. Foi aplicado um modelo em duas partes. Para a probabilidade individual de efectuar despesas com medicamentos, foi adoptado um estimador LOGIT modificado para acomodar a dupla natureza dos zeros da variável dependente e que permitisse assimetria. Para modelar as despesas positivas com medicamentos foram utilizadas as propriedades da pseudo verosimilhança através da utilização de um modelo de Poisson. Não se detectou má especificação do modelo em duas partes e concluiu-se que existem inequidades na despesa privada com medicamentos relacionadas com a existência de seguro de saúde privado ou relacionado com o local de trabalho, o rendimento e a densidade de farmácias

A curricular approach to develop autonomies from the mathematics and scientific education

The purpose of this work is to highlight how the current Spanish education system supports the development of both scientific and mathematic competences. We understand these competences as the set of skills and capabilities needed to use mathematics or science when the situation requires. For that purpose, we have carried out a curricular didactic analysis of the current regulations in Andalusia. This analysis intends to reveal how the new educational systems emphasize the development of the formative character of teaching-learning processes, which has been overshadowed by the functional and the instrumental characters in Science and Mathematics Education. The findings of the research show that the objectives set out in the law are aimed at developing in students a number of attributes such as personal autonomy, creativity, tolerance, empathy, critical spirit, etc. From our point of view, all of these attributes contribute to developing the students' formative character. Besides, the analysis shows that course contents are not presented as an end in itself, but as a means for students to acquire these attributes and be whole human beings. Finally, it can be inferred from the analysis that both the methodological guidance and the evaluation criteria highlight the need to educate citizens to be capable of adapting to the environment and positively transforming it. Ultimately, promoting teaching-learning processes where scientific and mathematic competences are developed, educating students to be intellectually, socially and morally autonomous.Universidad de Málaga. Campus de Excelencia Internacional Andalucía Tech.“Criterios e instrumentos de evaluación de unidades de enseñanza y aprendizaje” (PPIT.UMA.B1.2017/16) financiado por la Universidad de Málaga en la convocatoria de 2017-2018

Se levanta el telón o la pantalla sube a escena

En la obra El viaje a ninguna parte, Anabella Blanco cuenta los avatares del oficio de una compañía de teatro que va de pueblo en pueblo y la crisis que sufre el espectáculo con la aparición del cine mudo

Un lugar sin ley

Sobre Sin lugar para los débiles (No country for old men), dirigida por Joel y Ethan Coen. Con Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem y Josh Brolin