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Family business research in the European context
No full textFamily businesses are the most ubiquitous form of business organisation in Europe. Yet, most of the existing family business literature has been developed within a North American context. This introductory article builds on existing family business research conducted in the European context to portray Europe as a critically important context for extending our knowledge on important family business topics. It also counts on the view of the Secretary General of European Family Businesses to enhance our understanding of the institutional frameworks that can benefit family businesses in the EU zone. Specifically, the content of the article discusses some contextual factors thatmight affect the broadness, diversity, uniqueness and growth potential of family business research; identifies some of the interesting research questions that emerge from examining the distinctive traits of the European context; and stimulates further family business work in the European context and comparison with studies conducted in different geographies. Family businesses are the most ubiquitous form of business organisation in Europe. Yet, most of the existing family business literature has been developed within a North American context. This introductory article builds on existing family business research conducted in the European context to portray Europe as a critically important context for extending our knowledge on important family business topics. It also counts on the view of the Secretary General of European Family Businesses to enhance our understanding of the institutional frameworks that can benefit family businesses in the EU zone. Specifically, the content of the article discusses some contextual factors thatmight affect the broadness, diversity, uniqueness and growth potential of family business research; identifies some of the interesting research questions that emerge from examining the distinctive traits of the European context; and stimulates further family business work in the European context and comparison with studies conducted in different geographies. © 2015 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd
Erratum to: Effect of moderate red wine intake on cardiac prognosis after recent acute myocardial infarction of subjects with Type 2 diabetes mellitus (Diabetic Medicine, (2006), 23, 9, (974-981), 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2006.01886.x)
No full textIn an article by Marfella et al, the author name C. Saron is incorrect and should be listed as C. Sardu. Therefore the correct author list is: R. Marfella, F. Cacciapuoti, M. Siniscalchi, F. C. Sasso, F. Marchese, F. Cinone, E. Musacchio, M. A. Marfella, L. Ruggiero, G. Chiorazzo, D. Liberti, G. Chiorazzo, G. F. Nicoletti, C. Sardu, F. D'Andrea, C. Ammendola, M. Verza and L. Coppola.In an article by Marfella et al, the author name C. Saron is incorrect and should be listed as C. Sardu. Therefore the correct author list is: R. Marfella, F. Cacciapuoti, M. Siniscalchi, F. C. Sasso, F. Marchese, F. Cinone, E. Musacchio, M. A. Marfella, L. Ruggiero, G. Chiorazzo, D. Liberti, G. Chiorazzo, G. F. Nicoletti, C. Sardu, F. D'Andrea, C. Ammendola, M. Verza and L. Coppola
Territorial associativity, multilevel governance, and decentralization. Advances and lessons from territorial associative schemes in Colombia.
No full textEste libro resume los resultados de un proyecto de investigación desarrollado por la Escuela de Gobierno de la Universidad de los Andes con financiación del Banco Mundial (BM), así como con colaboración del Departamento Nacional de Planeación (DNP) de Colombia. A su vez, es parte del Pilar 4: Instrumentos fiscales y reformas institucionales para el desarrollo territorial. De tal modo, un equipo conformado por investigadores de cuatro universidades colombianas llevó a cabo en este proyecto un análisis retrospectivo que evalúa el desempeño de los esquemas asociativos territoriales (EAT) en Colombia. El trabajo se basó en un análisis de diferentes tipos de EAT. Asimismo, se centró en identificar los factores estructurales que facilitan —o limitan— la implementación de los diferentes modelos de asociatividad territorial. Se elabora así un análisis de los procesos de asociatividad acorde con diferentes ángulos y métricas. Además, el trabajo se enfoca al mismo tiempo en indagar e identificar los factores de éxito, y las lecciones aprendidas para cada estudio de caso.This book summarizes the results of a research project developed by the School of Government at Universidad de los Andes with funding from the World Bank (BM), as well as collaboration from the National Planning Department (DNP) of Colombia. Furthermore, it is part of Pillar 4: Fiscal instruments and institutional reforms for territorial development. Thus, a team made up of researchers from four Colombian universities carried out a retrospective analysis in this project that evaluates the performance of territorial associative schemes (EAT) in Colombia. The work was based on an analysis of different types of EAT. Likewise, it focused on identifying the structural factors that facilitate — or limit — the implementation of different territorial associativity models. An analysis of associativity processes is thus elaborated according to different angles and metrics. Furthermore, the work simultaneously focuses on inquiring and identifying success factors, and lessons learned for each case study.Índice -- Introducción Pablo Sanabria Pulido -- Manuel González Schuler y Nancy Lozano -- Asociatividad territorial y colaboración interjurisdiccional a prueba: el caso de la región administrativa y de planificación especial RAP-E Región central de Colombia Pablo Sanabria Pulido y Hernán Duarte -- Asociatividad y metropolización en Colombia: el caso del Área Metropolitana Centro Occidente ( AMCO ) -- Pereira y Risaralda Sebastián Martínez Botero y Juan Francisco Spinel Luna -- La asociatividad municipal en Colombia: el caso de Amunorca -- hoy Región de planificación y gestión Amunorca Enrique Rodríguez Caporalli y Nathalia Andrea Escobar Molina -- Avanzando la municipalización en Colombia hacia nuevas formas de asociatividad territorial: el caso de la Provincia administrativa y de planificación Cartama en Antioquia Santiago Leyva -- Pablo Zapata y Santiago Quintero -- ¿Cómo evaluar la asociatividad territorial? Metodología de análisis costo-beneficio aplicada a esquemas asociativos territoriales ( EAT ) en Colombia Stephanie Majerowicz Nieto y Andrés Guzmán Boter
Beraba hovorei Botero, 2015, sp. nov.
No full textBeraba hovorei sp. nov. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 7050EB85-61D0-4898-9512-5D652837ABD4 Fig. 1 A–C Differential diagnosis Beraba hovorei sp. nov. is similar to B. grammica and B. erosa in having only one eburneous callosity at the anterior region of each elytron and the posterior callosities narrow and elongated, the external one at least one-third of the elytral length and separated for the inner by distance equivalent to the width of a callosity. Beraba hovorei sp. nov. differs of both species by the color pattern: posterior region of head, most of prothorax, mesosternum, metasternum and urosternites dark; antennae, femora and tibiae bicolor; base of elytra and anterior and posterior region of posterior eburneous callosities black and and elytral costae visible between anterior and posterior callosities. In B. grammica and B. erosa the head, prothorax, mesosternum, metasternum and urosternites are brownish-orange, the antennae, femora and tibiae are unicolor (antennae, femora and tibiae brownish-orange in B. erosa and antennae and tibiae black and femora brownish-orange in B. grammica); elytra with black areas just surrounding the eburneous callosities, and without elytral costae visible between anterior and posterior callosities. Beraba hovorei sp. nov. differs from B. grammica in having the pronotal tubercles black (in B. grammica are of the same color than surface or pronotum) and by the external-posterior eburneous elytral callosities starting ahead the inner-posterior (in B. grammica the external posterior starts behind the inner posterior). Etymology The species epithet is in honor of Frank T. Hovore, one of the collectors of the type series, for his contributions to the knowledge of the cerambycid fauna. Material examined Holotype ECUADOR, Manabi: ♂, La Pila, 200 m, 01°11198 S, 080°58068 W, 18–27 Feb. 2006, F.T. Hovore & I. Swift leg. (CASC). Paratypes ECUADOR, Manabi: 3 ♀♀, La Pila, 200 m, 01°11198 S, 080°58068 W, 18–27 Feb. 2006, F.T. Hovore & I. Swift leg. (LGBC); 13 ♂♂, 8 ♀♀, same locality and data (2 ♂♂ and 1 ♀ CASC, 8 ♂♂ and 4 ♀♀ LGBC, 1 ♂ and 2 ♀♀ MNRJ, 2 ♂♂ and 1 ♀ MZSP). Description Male Integument brownish-orange. Ventrally dark. Posterior region of head, sides of pronotum, pronotal tubercles, base of elytra, anterior and posterior region of posterior eburneous callosities and elytral spines black. Antennomeres III–X, femora and tibia bicolored: antennomeres with basal half brownishorange and apical half light brown; femora light brown with base brownish-orange and tibiae brownishorange with apex light brown. Body covered by long, erect and sparse setae, denser at inner face of basal antennomeres. Ventrally with dense grayish pubescence. Distance between upper lobes three times width of upper lobe. Antennae exceeding elytral apices at apex of antennomere VIII. Prothorax as long as width (including lateral tubercle), with lateral tubercle clearly visible, and acute. Pronotum with dense grayish pubescence, glabrous at center and with two anterior tubercles weakly elevated and rounded at top. Surface of pronotum with some shallow wrinkles. Scutellum covered by dense grayish pubescence. Elytra about 3.5 times longer than prothorax; surface with coarse punctuation on basal half, finer and shallower towards to apex. Each elytron with three eburneous callosities: one basal, elliptical; and two posterior, narrow and elongate (the inner slightly wider than external), the external one at least one-third of elytral length, separated from inner by distance equivalent to width of a callosity, the external starting ahead the inner. Elytral costae visible between anterior and posterior callosities. Apex of elytra with external spine and with acute sutural projection. Measurements (in mm) Holotype, total length: 9.3, prothorax length: 1.8, prothorax width at its widest point: 1.7, elytral length: 6.5, humeral width: 2.0. Paratypes, ♂ / ♀, n = 13 / 11. Total length: 8.30±0.56 / 8.60±0.97, prothorax length: 1.72±0.17 / 1.72±0.18, prothorax width at its widest point: 1.51±0.11 / 1.55±0.22, elytral length: 5.83±0.39 / 6.08±0.69, humeral width: 1.80±0.15 / 1.85±0.24. Variability The black areas of elytra can be lighter; the dark area at the anterior and posterior region of the posterior eburneous callosities can expand between the callosities and surrounding the external margin of the external callosity. In females, the antennae exceeding elytral apices at antennomere X.Published as part of Botero, Juan Pablo, 2015, Three new species, a lectotype designation, and taxonomic and geographic notes in Eburiini (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Cerambycinae), pp. 1-22 in European Journal of Taxonomy 148 on pages 4-6, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2015.148, http://zenodo.org/record/378754
EEG and cerebral blood flow in newborns during quiet sleep
No full textCerebral blood flow (CBF) alterations in the newborns (NB) can lead to brain damage by adecrease in the supply of oxygen and glucose. Aiming at contributing to an understanding of themechanisms involved, the association between the EEG (right front-temporal derivation) and Dopplervelocimetry of the middle cerebral artery from term NB has been investigated. These signals weresimultaneously collected from 20 NB and then epochs during quiet sleep (Tracé Alternant, TA, andHigh Voltage Slow, HVS) were selected. EEG power in theta band (Pthet, 4-8 Hz), was estimated eachsecond. For CBF, obtained from velocimetry, the average velocity (V) was extracted for each heartcycle. To investigate the association in the time (cross correlation function - CCF) and frequencydomains (magnitude square coherence - MSC) signal processing techniques were developed that candeal with interruptions in the data (missing samples). During TA, the CCF between Pthet and V resulted in a maximum value around -5 s (Pthet leading V) in 85% of the NBs with p? 0.05(significance was tested by Monte Carlo simulations). The maximum of the MSC occurred around 0.10Hz in 92 % of the NB (p? 0.05). These findings indicate association between the neuronal activity and CBF during TA. The high coherence could be interpreted as TA
Measurement of the ratio of prompt χ c to J / ψ production in pp collisions at √s = 7 TeV
No full textThe prompt production of charmonium χ c and J / ψ states is studied in proton-proton collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of √s = 7 TeV at the Large Hadron Collider. The χ c and J / ψ mesons are identified through their decays χ c → J / ψ γ and J / ψ → μ + μ - using 36 pb - 1 of data collected by the LHCb detector in 2010. The ratio of the prompt production cross-sections for χ c and J / ψ, σ (χ c → J / ψ γ) / σ (J / ψ), is determined as a function of the J / ψ transverse momentum in the range 2 < p T J / ψ < 15 GeV / c. The results are in excellent agreement with next-to-leading order non-relativistic expectations and show a significant discrepancy compared with the colour singlet model prediction at leading order, especially in the low p T J / ψ region
Faust : Romance Of The Secret Tribunals / By George W. M. Reynolds, Author Of "The Mysteries Of London", "Pickwick Abroad", &c. Illustrated In The First Style Of The Art
No full textFAUST : ROMANCE OF THE SECRET TRIBUNALS / BY GEORGE W. M. REYNOLDS, AUTHOR OF "THE MYSTERIES OF LONDON", "PICKWICK ABROAD", &C. ILLUSTRATED IN THE FIRST STYLE OF THE ART
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FIGURE 1 in First description of sound emission of Rhaphiptera affinis Thomson, 1868 (Cerambycidae: Lamiinae: Pteropliini)
No full textFIGURE 1. Rhaphiptera affinis: (A) recorded male; (B) oscillogram and (C) spectrogram of a sequence with seven chirps; (D) spectrogram of a single chirp with harmonic series and frequency modulation; and (E) spectrogram of a single chirp with low pulse rate. Spectrograms with window function Hann, overlap 99%, and 3 dB Filter Bandwidth 270 Hz (C) and 135 Hz (D–E).Published as part of Hepp, Fábio, Bezerra, Andressa M. & Botero, Juan P., 2019, First description of sound emission of Rhaphiptera affinis Thomson, 1868 (Cerambycidae: Lamiinae: Pteropliini), pp. 580-582 in Zootaxa 4567 (3) on page 581, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4567.3.9, http://zenodo.org/record/371377
Psiloibidion leucogramma
No full textPsiloibidion leucogramma (Perty, 1832) (Fig. 3G) Distribution: Venezuela, Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina (Monné, 2020). New country record. REFERENCES Botero, J.P. 2018. La familia Cerambycidae (Coleoptera: Chrysomeloidea) en Colombia. In: Deloya, C. & Gasca, H. (Eds.). Escarabajos del NeotrÓpico (Insecta: Coleoptera). Ciudad de México,S y G Editores.p.153-169. Material examined: Colombia, Sucre: Sincelejo; campus universidad de Sucre. 09°19′03.87″N, 75°23′11.50″W. 160 m. 10.V.2016. O. Sierra-Serrano col., (1 ex. MZUSU-E04413).Published as part of Taboada-Verona, Carlos & Botero, Juan Pablo, 2020, A new species of Stizocera Audinet-Serville, 1834 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) from Colombia with an updated key to species of the genus and new geographical records in Cerambycinae, pp. 1-8 in Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 60 on page 8, DOI: 10.11606/1807-0205/2020.60.46, http://zenodo.org/record/461389
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