Propuesta de un Manual de Procedimientos de los Servicios Administrativos de la Facultad de Ciencias e Ingenierías, UNAN-Managua, durante el período de Agosto a Diciembre del año 2015

La Facultad de Ciencias e Ingenierías corresponde a una de las nueve facultades de UNAN-Managua que cumple con el propósito de formar profesionales en las áreas de las ciencias y las ingenierías con una concepción científica, tecnológica y humanista del mundo a través de un modelo de gestión educativo, científico y técnico apoyado por la Administración de Facultad que le permite desarrollar sus actividades en un marco de legalidad y concordancia de los ejes fundamentales a seguir por la Institución. Esta Administración da origen a los procesos de planificación, organización, dirección y control de los recursos físicos asignados y para los cuales, actualmente, no existe un manual de procedimientos que permita la consulta y verificación de los pasos a considerar para el desarrollo de las gestiones fundamentales lo que ha originado retrasos e incumplimientos en la forma y tiempo de los servicios administrativos que se ejecutan. Para dar solución a la problemática planteada se obtuvo información por medio de fuentes primarias así como la búsqueda y análisis de fuentes secundarias tales como las normas y leyes que rigen a la administración de los recursos del Estado. Estos resultados se procesaron a través de herramientas como: Análisis de entrevistas en Excel, la flujogramación de acuerdo la normativa ANSI en el programa Visio, estudio del entorno de la investigación a través del FODA, entre otros. Una vez aplicada la metodología y las técnicas anteriores se obtuvieron los siguientes resultados que corresponden a los objetivos específicos: la descripción de la estructura organizacional de la Facultad de Ciencias e Ingenierías y de la Administración, la identificación de los servicios administrativos de mayor demanda, el análisis comparativo de las normas y políticas aplicables y un Manual de Procedimientos que se deben llevar a cabo para el óptimo cumplimiento de los procesos

Symposium zu: Luc Boltanski

Rainer Diaz-Bone: Ein neuer pragmatischer Institutionalismus Peter Wagner: Handlung, Institution, Kritik. Materialien zur immer noch notwendigen Erneuerung der Gesellschaftstheorie Michael Dellwing/Michèle Spohr: Zur Feier des lärmenden Durcheinanders: Boltanskis und Thévenots ordentliche Soziologie der Unordentlichkei

Preferences, Perceptions, and Veto Players: Explaining Devolution Negotiation Outcomes in the Canadian Territorial North

Since the early part of the 20th century, the federal government has engaged in a long and slow process of devolution in the Canadian Arctic. Although the range of powers devolved to the territorial governments has been substantial over the years, the federal government still maintains control over the single most important jurisdiction in the region, territorial lands and resources, which it controls in two of the three territories, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. This fact is significant for territorial governments because gaining jurisdiction over their lands and resources is seen as necessary for dramatically improving the lives of residents and governments in the Canadian north. Relying on archival materials, secondary sources, and 33 elite interviews, this paper uses a rational choice framework to explain why the Yukon territorial government was able to complete a final devolution agreement relating to lands and resources in 2001 and why the governments of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut have not. It finds that the nature and distance of federal-territorial preferences, combined with government perceptions of aboriginal consent and federal perceptions of territorial capacity and maturity, explain the divergent outcomes experienced by the three territorial governments in the Canadian arctic. The following acronyms are employed: AIP: Agreement-in-Principle; DTA: Devolution Transfer Agreement; GEB: gross expenditure base; GN: Government of Nunavut; GNWT: Government of Northwest Territories; NCLA: Nunavut Land Claims Agreement; NTI: Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated; NWT; Northwest Territories; ON: Ontario; TFF: Territorial Formula Financing; UFA: Umbrella Final Agreement; YDTA: Yukon Devolution Transfer Agreement; YTG: Yukon Territorial Government; YK: Yukon

DARE to be different? Applying diversity heuristics to the analysis of collaborative research

Growth in collaborative research raises challenges for those tasked with research evaluation, particularly in situations where outcomes are slow to emerge. This article presents the ‘Diversity Approach to Research Evaluation’ (DARE) as a novel way to assess how researchers, engaged in knowledge creation and application, work together as teams. DARE provides two important insights: Firstly it reveals the differences in background and experience between individual team members that can make research collaboration both valuable and challenging; secondly, DARE provides early insights into how these teams are working together. DARE achieves these insights by analysing team diversity and cohesiveness in five dimensions, building on Boschma’s multidimensional concept of proximity. The method we propose combines narratives, maps, and indicators and is broadly applicable to the study of research collaboration. The article introduces the DARE method and pilots a proof-of-concept operationalisation through the study of two grant-funded biomedical research projects led by researchers in the UK. Suggestions for further development of the approach are discussed

Genetic diversity in Cypripedium calceolus (Orchidaceae) with a focus on north-western Europe, as revealed by plastid DNA length polymorphisms

Background and Aims Cypripedium calceolus, although widespread in Eurasia, is rare in many countries in which it occurs. Population genetics studies with nuclear DNA markers on this species have been hampered by its large nuclear genome size. Plastid DNA markers are used here to gain an understanding of variation within and between populations and of biogeographical patterns. Methods Thirteen length-variable regions (microsatellites and insertions/deletions) were identified in non-coding plastid DNA. These and a previously identified complex microsatellite in the trnL-trnF intergenic spacer were used to identify plastid DNA haplotypes for European samples, with sampling focused on England, Denmark and Sweden. Key Results The 13 additional length-variable regions identified were two homopolymer (polyA) repeats in the rps16 intron and a homopolymer (polyA) repeat and ten indels in the accD-psa1 intergenic spacer. In accD-psa1, most of these were in an extremely AT-rich region, and it was not possible to design primers in the flanking regions; therefore, the whole intergenic spacer was sequenced. Together, these new regions and the trnL-trnF complex microsatellite allowed 23 haplotypes to be characterized. Many were found in only one or a few samples (probably due to low sampling density), but some commoner haplotypes were widespread. Most of the genetic variation was found within rather than between populations (83 vs. 18%, respectively). Two haplotypes occurred from the Spanish Pyrenees to Sweden. Conclusions Plastid DNA data can be used to gain an understanding of patterns of genetic variation and seed-mediated gene flow in orchids. Although these data are less information-rich than those for nuclear DNA, they present a useful option for studying species with large genomes. Here they support the hypothesis of long-distance seed dispersal often proposed for orchid

Vitamin D and Cardiovascular Disease

Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/90252/1/phco.29.6.691.pd

Is voice a marker for autism spectrum disorder? A systematic review and meta-analysis

Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) tend to show distinctive, atypical acoustic patterns of speech. These behaviours affect social interactions and social development and could represent a non-invasive marker for ASD. We systematically reviewed the literature quantifying acoustic patterns in ASD. Search terms were: (prosody OR intonation OR inflection OR intensity OR pitch OR fundamental frequency OR speech rate OR voice quality OR acoustic) AND (autis* OR Asperger). Results were filtered to include only: empirical studies quantifying acoustic features of vocal production in ASD, with a sample size > 2, and the inclusion of a neurotypical comparison group and/or correlations between acoustic measures and severity of clinical features. We identified 34 articles, including 30 univariate studies and 15 multivariate machine-learning studies. We performed metaanalyses of the univariate studies, identifying significant differences in mean pitch and pitch range between individuals with ASD and comparison participants (Cohen’s d of 0.4-0.5 and discriminatory accuracy of about 61-64%). The multivariate studies reported higher accuracies than the univariate studies (63-96%). However, the methods used and the acoustic features investigated were too diverse for performing meta-analysis. We conclude that multivariate studies of acoustic patterns are a promising but yet unsystematic avenue for establishing ASD markers. We outline three recommendations for future studies: open data, open methods, and theory-driven research

Reputation in European Trade Mark Law: A Re-examination

Under the harmonised European trade mark regime marks with a reputation enjoy expanded protection. This article casts doubt on whether this ‘reputational trigger’ can be justified. It then explores some difficult operational questions about the way the reputation threshold works in cases where the mark enjoys fame only in niche markets or in a limited geographical area, the aim being to illustrate further why reputation is an unsatisfactory trigger for a different type of trade mark protection. Finally, it looks at some of the evidential difficulties involved in adjudicating disputes in which expanded protection is being claimed. It concludes by suggesting that if the evidential problems we identify were tackled the reputation threshold could be abandoned

Characterization of Organic Carbon in Sediments from Old Rifle, CO, a Former Uranium Mill

Characterization of sediments from Old Rifle, CO, a former uranium mill More than 34 million gallons (~129 million liters) of groundwater are contaminated with uranium at Old Rifle, Colorado – a former uranium-processing site that operated until 1958. The original Department of Energy strategy for remediation, involving natural flushing of U from the groundwater through mixing with surface water, has not been as successful as predicted. The uranium plume is replenished when insoluble U(IV) is oxidized to the more mobile U(VI). Relatively thin pockets of silt-, clay-, and organic-rich sediments contain reduced uranium, iron and sulfur and are referred to as naturally reduced zones (NRZs). There is a correlation between organic carbon (OC) and U concentrations; thus it can be inferred that OC is controlling U distribution and speciation. Sediment samples representing five different depths from the JB-02 well at Old Rifle were collected; two depths are above the NRZ, two are within the NRZ and one is below the NRZ. Sub-samples were then extracted using deionized water, NaCl and NaOH. The extractions were analyzed for non-purgeable organic carbon (NPOC) concentrations. Base extractions produced the highest concentrations of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) at all depths. Sediments within the NRZ produced more DOC than sediments above or below the NRZ. Further analysis by X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) is expected to give key information on which organic functional groups are present within the sediments and their extractable carbon fractions, which will inform uranium management strategies. Additionally the amount of permanganate oxidizable carbon will be determined to further compare the carbon pools in and out of the NRZ