Competitive Advantages as a Complete Mediator Variable in Strategic Resources, Dynamic Capabilities and Performance Relations in the Car Sales Sector

Taking the resource-based view –RBV- and the dynamic capability view –DCV- as an orientation, the main aim of this study is to develop the mediator role that competitive advantages play in the relations between strategic resources, dynamic capabilities and performance. The study takes place in a dynamic and changing sector: the sale of new cars in Portugal. The results show that (a) achieving competitive advantages, which are decisive for business results, depends on the available strategic resources and the generating of dynamic capabilities, (b) in dynamic and changing sectors strategic resources are essential to generate dynamic capabilities, (c) firms must center their attention on, more than results, the generating of sustainable competitive advantages as these act as a mediator variable of the effect of strategic resources and dynamic capabilities on performance. The data scrutiny uses structural equation modeling (SEM) through PLS as the statistical instrument. The sample comprises 89 firms which sell new cars in Portugal

Plinio, o Velho e o estudo das aves

One of the few preserved works by Gaius Plinius Secundus (23/24 A.D.-79 A.D.), best known as Pliny, the Elder, is the Naturalis Historiae (Natural History), composed of thirty-seven books that deal with different subjects, including animals. In Book X of this work, the author discusses the nature of birds. The present work consists of a commented translation of the first three chapters of this book in which he deals with the ostrich, the phoenix, and the eagle. This small sample gives an idea of Pliny's style and methodology, which differs significantly from Aristotle (384 BC-322 BC), another author from Ancient Age, adopted in his studies concerning the subject. Initially, we introduce Pliny the Elder to the reader, giving information about his life, work, and context. Next, we provide some details about the translation, and finally, we present the translation itself.Uma das poucas obras preservadas de Gaius Plinius Secundus (23/24 A.D.-79 A.D.), mais conhecido como Plinio, o Velho, é Naturalis Historiae (“História Natural”), composta por trinta e sete livros que tratam de diversos assuntos, incluindo os animais. No Livro X dessa obra, o autor discute sobre a natureza das aves. O presente trabalho consiste em uma tradução comentada dos primeiros três capítulos desse livro em que ele aborda o avestruz, a fênix e a águia.  Essa pequena amostra dá uma ideia do estilo de Plínio e de sua metodologia, que são bastante diferentes dos adotados nos estudos sobre animais de outro autor da Antiguidade, Aristóteles (384 a.C.-322 a.C.). Inicialmente, apresentamos Plinio, o Velho ao leitor, dando algumas informações sobre sua vida e obra. A seguir, damos alguns detalhes sobre a tradução e finalmente, apresentamos a própria tradução. &nbsp

The effects of age and emotional valence on recognition memory: An ex-Gaussian components analysis

This is the pre-peer reviewed version of the following article: Moret-Tatay, Carmen, Moreno-Cid, Amparo, Iracema de Lima Argimon, Irani , Quarty Irigaray, Tatiana , Szczerbinski, Marcin , Murphy, Mike , Vázquez-Martínez, Andrea , Vázquez-Molina, Joan , Saiz Mauleón, María Begoña, Navarro Pardo, Esperanza, Fernández de Córdoba, Pedro. (2014). The effects of age and emotional valence on recognition memory: An ex-Gaussian components analysis.Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, 55, 5, 420-426. DOI: 10.1111/sjop.12136, which has been published in final form at http://doi.org/10.1111/sjop.12136. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving.[EN] The aim of this work was to study the effects of valence and age on visual image recognition memory. The International Affective Picture System (IAPS) battery was used, and response time data were analyzed using analysis of variance, as well as an ex-Gaussian fit method. Older participants were slower and more variable in their reaction times. Response times were longer for negative valence pictures, however this was statistically significant only for young participants. This suggests that negative emotional valence has a strong effect on recognition memory in young but not in old participants. The tau parameter, often related to attention in the literature, was smaller for young than old participants in an ex-Gaussian fit. Differences on the tau parameter might suggest poorer attentional performance in old participants.This work was supported by the Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia of Spain (project MTM2006-14961-C05-02)Moret-Tatay, C.; Moreno-Cid, A.; Iracema De Lima Argimon, I.; Irigaray, TQ.; Szczerbinski, M.; Murphy, M.; Vázquez-Martínez, A.... (2014). The effects of age and emotional valence on recognition memory: An ex-Gaussian components analysis. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology. 55(5):420-426. https://doi.org/10.1111/sjop.12136S42042655

Empreendimento social: como fazê-lo - canoas de pano / Social enterprise: how to do it - canoas de pano

Canoas de Pano é um projeto desenvolvido pela Enactus UFRJ em conjunto a comunidade de Vila Canoas, em São Conrado - RJ. Trata-se, basicamente, da origem de um empreendimento onde uma cooperativa de mulheres que, a partir de um curso de costura, produz bolsas com tecidos reutilizáveis e gere a marca, para posterior venda, possibilitando complemento de suas rendas. Este projeto possui um significado especial para o time por ser o projeto-piloto idealizado pela Enactus UFRJ e por ser o primeiro a conseguir alcançar seu objetivo de gerar um empreendimento. A seguir, serão mostrados fatos que foram diretamente responsáveis pelo desenvolvimento do projeto até a situação atual onde tem-se a marca consolidada.

ASPECTOS CLÍNICOS E DIAGNÓSTICO DA DOENÇA INFLAMATÓRIA DO COLO DO ÚTERO

Inflammatory disease of the cervix is a condition that can cause significant complications for female reproductive health. This study aims to review the available literature on the clinical and diagnostic aspects of this disease, using an integrative review. The databases Scientific Electronic Library Online (SCIELO) and Literatura Latino-Americana e do Caribe em Ciências da Saúde (LILACS) were used for data collection. The results indicated that early identification and accurate diagnosis are crucial for effective treatment and prevention of serious complications. Diagnostic methods include clinical exams, cytology, colposcopy, and molecular biology tests. The review highlighted the need for a continuous and multidisciplinary approach for effective disease management. It concludes that health education and access to quality diagnostic services are fundamental for the prevention and control of inflammatory disease of the cervix.A doença inflamatória do colo do útero é uma condição que pode causar significativas complicações para a saúde reprodutiva feminina. Este estudo tem como objetivo revisar a literatura disponível sobre os aspectos clínicos e diagnósticos dessa doença, utilizando uma revisão integrativa. As bases de dados Scientific Electronic Library Online (SCIELO) e Literatura Latino-Americana e do Caribe em Ciências da Saúde (LILACS) foram utilizadas para a coleta de dados. Os resultados indicaram que a identificação precoce e o diagnóstico preciso são cruciais para o tratamento eficaz e a prevenção de complicações graves. Os métodos diagnósticos incluem exames clínicos, citologia, colposcopia e testes de biologia molecular. A revisão destacou a necessidade de uma abordagem multidisciplinar e contínua para a gestão eficaz da doença. Conclui-se que a educação em saúde e o acesso a serviços de diagnóstico de qualidade são fundamentais para a prevenção e controle da doença inflamatória do colo do útero

Measurement of the cross-section of high transverse momentum vector bosons reconstructed as single jets and studies of jet substructure in pp collisions at √s = 7 TeV with the ATLAS detector

This paper presents a measurement of the cross-section for high transverse momentum W and Z bosons produced in pp collisions and decaying to all-hadronic final states. The data used in the analysis were recorded by the ATLAS detector at the CERN Large Hadron Collider at a centre-of-mass energy of √s = 7 TeV;{\rm Te}{\rm V}$and correspond to an integrated luminosity of$4.6\;{\rm f}{{{\rm b}}^{-1}}$. The measurement is performed by reconstructing the boosted W or Z bosons in single jets. The reconstructed jet mass is used to identify the W and Z bosons, and a jet substructure method based on energy cluster information in the jet centre-of-mass frame is used to suppress the large multi-jet background. The cross-section for events with a hadronically decaying W or Z boson, with transverse momentum${{p}_{{\rm T}}}\gt 320\;{\rm Ge}{\rm V}$and pseudorapidity$|\eta |\lt 1.9$, is measured to be${{\sigma }_{W+Z}}=8.5\pm 1.7$ pb and is compared to next-to-leading-order calculations. The selected events are further used to study jet grooming techniques

Search for new phenomena in final states with an energetic jet and large missing transverse momentum in pp collisions at √ s = 8 TeV with the ATLAS detector

Results of a search for new phenomena in final states with an energetic jet and large missing transverse momentum are reported. The search uses 20.3 fb−1 of √ s = 8 TeV data collected in 2012 with the ATLAS detector at the LHC. Events are required to have at least one jet with pT > 120 GeV and no leptons. Nine signal regions are considered with increasing missing transverse momentum requirements between Emiss T > 150 GeV and Emiss T > 700 GeV. Good agreement is observed between the number of events in data and Standard Model expectations. The results are translated into exclusion limits on models with either large extra spatial dimensions, pair production of weakly interacting dark matter candidates, or production of very light gravitinos in a gauge-mediated supersymmetric model. In addition, limits on the production of an invisibly decaying Higgs-like boson leading to similar topologies in the final state are presente

Measurement of the cross-section and charge asymmetry of WW bosons produced in proton-proton collisions at s=8\sqrt{s}=8 TeV with the ATLAS detector

This paper presents measurements of the $W^+ \rightarrow \mu^+\nu$ and $W^- \rightarrow \mu^-\nu$ cross-sections and the associated charge asymmetry as a function of the absolute pseudorapidity of the decay muon. The data were collected in proton--proton collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of 8 TeV with the ATLAS experiment at the LHC and correspond to a total integrated luminosity of 20.2~\mbox{fb^{-1}}. The precision of the cross-section measurements varies between 0.8% to 1.5% as a function of the pseudorapidity, excluding the 1.9% uncertainty on the integrated luminosity. The charge asymmetry is measured with an uncertainty between 0.002 and 0.003. The results are compared with predictions based on next-to-next-to-leading-order calculations with various parton distribution functions and have the sensitivity to discriminate between them.Comment: 38 pages in total, author list starting page 22, 5 figures, 4 tables, submitted to EPJC. All figures including auxiliary figures are available at https://atlas.web.cern.ch/Atlas/GROUPS/PHYSICS/PAPERS/STDM-2017-13

Measurement of χ c1 and χ c2 production with s√ = 7 TeV pp collisions at ATLAS

The prompt and non-prompt production cross-sections for the χ c1 and χ c2 charmonium states are measured in pp collisions at s√ = 7 TeV with the ATLAS detector at the LHC using 4.5 fb−1 of integrated luminosity. The χ c states are reconstructed through the radiative decay χ c → J/ψγ (with J/ψ → μ + μ −) where photons are reconstructed from γ → e + e − conversions. The production rate of the χ c2 state relative to the χ c1 state is measured for prompt and non-prompt χ c as a function of J/ψ transverse momentum. The prompt χ c cross-sections are combined with existing measurements of prompt J/ψ production to derive the fraction of prompt J/ψ produced in feed-down from χ c decays. The fractions of χ c1 and χ c2 produced in b-hadron decays are also measured

Search for chargino-neutralino production with mass splittings near the electroweak scale in three-lepton final states in √s=13 TeV pp collisions with the ATLAS detector

A search for supersymmetry through the pair production of electroweakinos with mass splittings near the electroweak scale and decaying via on-shell W and Z bosons is presented for a three-lepton final state. The analyzed proton-proton collision data taken at a center-of-mass energy of √s=13  TeV were collected between 2015 and 2018 by the ATLAS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 139  fb−1. A search, emulating the recursive jigsaw reconstruction technique with easily reproducible laboratory-frame variables, is performed. The two excesses observed in the 2015–2016 data recursive jigsaw analysis in the low-mass three-lepton phase space are reproduced. Results with the full data set are in agreement with the Standard Model expectations. They are interpreted to set exclusion limits at the 95% confidence level on simplified models of chargino-neutralino pair production for masses up to 345 GeV