De “filho do dono” a dirigente ilustre: caminhos e descaminhos no processo de construção da legitimidade de sucessores em organizações familiares

ABSTRACTFrom owner’s son to distinguished manager: successes and failures in the process of constructing successors’ legitimacy in family-owned organizationsThe issue of succession is theoretically recognized as one of most delicate moments a family-owned company undergoes. Succession as a social process, in which the heir-successor will have to construct his or her legitimacy, has not been closely examined in recent studies in Brazil. This work’s objective is to analyze the process of construction of legitimacy by successors in two family-owned organizations in the state of Minas Gerais. It seeks to understand the process through the challenges, difficulties, and conflicts lived by the successors throughout their career in the organization. This study will not completely fill this void, but nevertheless seeks to analyze the complex problematic presented by the process of legitimization from the perspectives of family, management, and property. A qualitative approach was used, operationalized through case studies which allowed for the understanding of dynamic specificities and the process of legitimization in each of the companies studied. The results indicate that the company effectively constitutes a primary instance of socialization, promoting the idea of commitment to the continuity of the family business. In addition, the studied cases demonstrated distinct ways through which this legitimization was processed, reinforcing the idea that this a process of social construction

Methodological Advances in the Design of Photovoltaic Irrigation

In this study, an algorithm has been developed that manages photovoltaic solar energy in such a manner that all generated power is delivered to the system formed by a pump and irrigation network with compensated emitters. The algorithm is based on the daily work matrix that is updated daily by considering water and energy balances. The algorithm determines an irrigation priority for the sectors of irrigation of the farm based on programmed irrigation time and water deficits in the soil and synchronises the energy produced with the energy requirement of the hydraulic system according to the priority set for each day, obtaining the combinations of irrigation sectors appropriate to the photovoltaic power available. It takes into account the increment/decrease in the pressure of the water distribution network in response to increases/decreases in photovoltaic energy by increasing/decreasing the rotational speed of the pump, thus increasing/decreasing the power transferred to the system. The application to a real case of a 10-hectare farm divided into four sectors implies an efficient use of the energy of 26.15% per year and savings in CO2 emissions of 6.29 tonnes per year

Experimental characterization of moisture transport in brick masonry with natural hydraulic lime mortar

This article presents an experimental study on the hygric performance of brick masonry with a special focus on the hydraulic characterization of the brick-mortar interface. The hygric behavior was studied at the level of the constituent materials as well as at the composite scale. An extruded fired-clay brick and two types of mortar –Portland cement mortar and natural hydraulic lime mortar– were chosen as target materials. The hygric properties were determined following prescribed experimental procedures. The experimental program included vacuum saturation tests, static gravimetric tests for adsorption/desorption isotherms, dry/wet cup tests, capillary absorption tests, and isothermal one-dimensional drying. The results allowed for a comprehensive identification of the main hygric features of the target materials. Fired-clay brick and lime mortar revealed low hygroscopicity and a strong capillary-active behavior with negligible hysteresis, whereas cement mortar showed activity in both hygroscopic and capillary ranges with a distinct moisture storage hysteresis. Different curing conditions led to dissimilar properties between the lime mortar prepared in molds and the same mortar cured in masonry bed joints. Water absorption in fired-clay bricks showed a marked anisotropic behavior, likely derived from the extrusion process. The existence of an imperfect hydraulic contact at the brick-mortar interface was demonstrated for water absorption. Conversely, the interfacial effect on drying kinetics was not evident

Mechanical effects caused by the variation of the load screw inclination in the orifice of the dynamic compression plate

OBJETIVO: Avaliar os efeitos mecânicos da inclinação do parafuso excêntrico sobre a compressão axial com placa. MÉTODOS: Corpos de prova artificiais simulando fragmentos de osso diafisário foram fixados com placa DCP® de 4,5mm de sete orifícios. Uma célula de carga registrou as forças de compressão axial no intervalo entre os fragmentos. Guias de perfuração excêntrica com inclinações em relação ao plano longitudinal e transversal da placa foram confeccionados para o experimento. A compressão foi medida em dois diferentes sítios do foco de fratura virtual. De acordo com a magnitude da inclinação e sua direção em relação ao orifício da placa, oito diferentes grupos foram constituídos. Os ensaios mecânicos registraram a força máxima e a força máxima efetiva. RESULTADOS: A inclinação do parafuso em direção contrária à da rampa de deslizamento do orifício da placa foi acompanhada de diminuição nos valores médios de força máxima e força máxima efetiva de compressão 0º > 10ºi (p < 0,001), 0º > 20ºi (p < 0,001), 0º > 25ºi (p < 0,001). CONCLUSÃO: Em modelo experimental, utilizando-se placas do tipo DCP® não pré-tensionadas, a inclinação na inserção de parafusos excêntricos promoveu alterações nos valores médios da força de compressão axial. Houve diferenças significativas (p < 0,05) para menos na compressão axial obtida na cortical subjacente à placa, quando da inserção de parafusos inclinados no plano longitudinal com direção oposta à da rampa de deslizamento do orifício DCP®.OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the mechanical effects of sloping the load screw on the axial compression with a dynamic plate. METHODS: Artificial parts simulating shaft fragments were fixated with a 4.5 mm, 7 orifice DCP® plate. A load cell recorded axial compression loads in the space between fragments. Eccentric perforation guides with inclinations to the longitudinal and transversal plan of the plate were made for the experiment. Compression was measured in two different sites of the virtual fracture focus. Eight different groups were formed according to the magnitude of inclination and its direction based on the plate orifice. Mechanical assays recorded maximum load and effective maximum load. RESULTS: Screw inclination contrary to the plate orifice sliding slope was related to decreased mean values of maximum compression load and maximum effective compression load 0º > 10ºi (p < 0,001), 0 > 20ºi (p < 0,001), 0º > 25ºi (p < 0,001). CONCLUSION: In an experimental model, using non pre-stressed DCP® plates, the inclination upon inserting load screws brought about changes in the mean values of axial compression load. There significant differences (p < 0,05) to lower axial compression obtained in the cortical adjacent to the plate when the screws were inserted in inclination with the longitudinal plane in the opposite direction of the sliding slope of the DCP® orifice

Odontoameloblastoma: descripción de un caso y revisión de la literatura

El odontoameloblastoma (OA) es un tumor odontogénico mixto extremadamente raro que aparece en los huesos maxilares y que presenta tanto componentes epiteliales como mesenquimales. El término odontoameloblastoma fue incluido en la clasificación de 1971 de la OMS. Tan solo 23 casos bien documentados han sido publicados. Debido a su rareza, existe controversia en cuanto al tratamiento de este tumor. Presentamos un nuevo caso de OA que afecta a la mandíbula y simula un odontoma compuesto, así como una breve revisión de la literatura.Odontoameloblastoma (OA) is an extremely rare mixed odontogenic tumor appearing within the maxillary bone, with both epithelial and mesenchymal components. The term odontoameloblastoma (OA) was included in the 1971's WHO classification. Only 23 well-documented cases have been reported in the medical literature. Because of their rarity, controversy exists in the treatment of this tumor. We present a new case of OA involving the mandible mimicking a compound odontoma and a brief review of the related literature

Multi-state models for double transitions associated with parasitism in biological control

Competition between parasitoids can reduce the success of pest control in biological programs using two species as bio-control agents or when multiple species exploit the same host crop. Parasitoid foraging behavior and the ability to identify already parasitized hosts affect the efficacy of parasitoid species as bio-agents to regulate pest insects. We evaluated the behavioural changes of parasitoids according to the quality of hosts ({\it i.e.}, previously parasitised or not), and the characterisation of these transitions over time via multi-state models. We evaluated the effects of previous parasitism of the brown stinkbug {\it Euschistus heros} eggs on the parasitism rate of the species {\it Trissolcus basalis} and {\it Telenomus podisi}. We successively modelled the choice of eggs (with three possibilities: non parasitised eggs, eggs previously parasitised by {\it T. podisi}, and eggs previously parasitised by {\it T. basalis}) and the conditional behaviour given the choice (walking, drumming, ovipositing or marking the chosen egg). We consider multi-state models in two successive stages to calculate double transition probabilities, and the statistical methodology is based on the maximum likelihood procedure. Using the Cox model and assuming a stationary process, we verified that the treatment effect was significant for the choice, indicating that the two parasitoid species have different choice patterns. For the second stage, i.e. behaviour given the choice, the results also showed the influence of the species on the conditional behaviour, especially for previously parasitised eggs. Specifically, {\it T.podisi} avoids intraspecific competition and makes decisions faster than {\it T. basalis}. In this work, we emphasise the methodological contribution with multi-state models, especially in the context of double transitions.Comment: 16 page

Diagnostics for categorical response models based on quantile residuals and distance measures

Polytomous categorical data are frequent in studies, that can be obtained with an individual or grouped structure. In both structures, the generalized logit model is commonly used to relate the covariates on the response variable. After fitting a model, one of the challenges is the definition of an appropriate residual and choosing diagnostic techniques. Since the polytomous variable is multivariate, raw, Pearson, or deviance residuals are vectors and their asymptotic distribution is generally unknown, which leads to difficulties in graphical visualization and interpretation. Therefore, the definition of appropriate residuals and the choice of the correct analysis in diagnostic tools is important, especially for nominal data, where a restriction of methods is observed. This paper proposes the use of randomized quantile residuals associated with individual and grouped nominal data, as well as Euclidean and Mahalanobis distance measures, as an alternative to reduce the dimension of the residuals. We developed simulation studies with both data structures associated. The half-normal plots with simulation envelopes were used to assess model performance. These studies demonstrated a good performance of the quantile residuals, and the distance measurements allowed a better interpretation of the graphical techniques. We illustrate the proposed procedures with two applications to real data.Comment: 20 page

Catalogo de los provinciales de esta provincia de minimos de Granada [manuscrito]

Ms. autografoEn el verso de la port. del "Epitome de la fundacion...": de Jose Rafael de la Torre y Lara, Presb de Lucena, Año de 1869Copia digital. realizada por la Biblioteca de Andalucí