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    Making a market for Miscanthus: Can new contract designs solve the biofuel investment hold-up problem?

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    We present designs for optimal contracts to solve the investment hold-up problem for perennial crops for the biofuel industry. A fixed-price contract is ex-ante efficient but renegotiation-proof for a limited range of discount parameters. A perfectly- indexed contract is both renegotiation-proof and ex-post efficient. Provided long-run land prices are stationary, the expected cost for both contracts converges to the long-run expected price of land for a risk-neutral farmer.Biofuels, Miscanthus, contract theory, industrial organization, renegotiation-proof contract, Marketing,

    Coupling heterogeneous continuum-particle fields to simulate non-isothermal microscale gas flows

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    This data folder contains the direct simulation Monte Carlo (DSMC) case directories and data generated from multiscale and full-DSMC simulations.The DSMC simulations use the standard folder and file format of OpenFOAM; see www.openfoam.org for more information on how cases are setup, how to use the dictionaries (i.e. the input files) etc. Formats in this data-share folder: * .sh linux execution scripts * .mat, .m matlab files * .eps images * .gp gnuplot batch scripts (for producing images) All other files (including those that do not contain an extension) are text files and can be viewed using standard text editors. The zip file 'HighSpeedCouette.zip' contains data for the section of the paper: "1D validation: high-speed micro Couette flow" in the following folders: * Full DSMC validation case: FullDSMCCouette * Multiscale simulations: Pi=2 Pi=3 Pi=4 * Gnuplot post-processing scripts: GnuplotPostProc_Combined The zip file 'TwoDimensionalCrack.zip' contains data for the section of the paper: "2D validation: flow through a microscale crack-type geometry" in the following folders/files: * Full DSMC validation case: FullDSMCCrackTempGradX.zip * Multiscale simulation (subdomain cases and matlab scripts): Kn1_crackProblemTempGradXBulk * Gnuplot post-processing scripts: GnuplotPostProc.zip * Back-up storage of data array elements produced by matlab scripts for the multiscale simulation: matlabScript

    A rainbow in the clouds: planting spiritual reconciliation in mama's southern garden, 2016

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    Through a content analysis of the maternal relationships in Maya Angelous I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and Alice Walkers In Search of Our Mothers Gardens, the author evaluates how southern black women writers construct black motherhood. This study is based on the premise that Eurocentric paradigms of motherhood confine black mothers to controlling images that continue to criminalize, distort, and devalue black motherhood. The researcher finds that the institution of black motherhood exists independently of Eurocentric paradigms. The conclusions drawn from these findings suggest that black women writers construct motherhood in terms of Womanist leadership. In the aforementioned memoirs, Womanist leadership is learned and defined in the black church. In summation, this thesis finds that southern black women writers use spiritual reconciliation as a form of Womanist leadership. KEY TERMS: Black motherhood, maternal relationships, church mothers, spiritual reconciliation, womanist leadership, southern black women writers, African American Studies, Other Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Women's Studie

    Plan de Marketing Y Diseño Organizacional de la Agencia Creativa Atómico en la Ciudad de SAN JOSÉ DE CÚCUTA – COLOMBIA

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    157 p.A partir del año 2018, nace la idea para la creación de ATÓMICO como una agencia creativa especializada en el desarrollo de marketing de contenido como proyecto emprendedor de la autora y estudiante de Mercadeo & Publicidad de la Universidad de Santander campus Cúcuta – Colombia, con el fin poner en práctica y función su formación académica en las áreas de mercadeo, publicidad, comunicación y diseño, frente al mercado laboral. Desde el punto de vista empresarial, es importante tener un buen plan de marketing y diseño organizacional, pues esto es esencial para el correcto funcionamiento de los procesos que llevarán a la eficiencia de la agencia. En base a lo anterior, se dio lugar a realización del proyecto de grado que lleva por título “PLAN DE MARKETING Y DISEÑO ORGANIZACIONAL DE LA AGENCIA CREATIVA ATÓMICO EN LA CIUDAD DE SAN JOSÉ DE CÚCUTA – COLOMBIA” desarrollada por la estudiante Leydi Stephanie Katherin Guio Soto y con la tutoría de los docentes Martha Patricia Yanes Ramírez y David Juárez Varón, donde se planteó el diseño organizacional de la agencia partiendo de aspectos fundamentales como lo son la forma estructural, la departamentalización, la autoridad con base a la jerarquía, las funciones y la 12 responsabilidad de cada uno de los cargos, el flujo de información, los vínculos interorganizacionales, dando como resultado final un guía administrativa en formato digital de los procesos pertinentes a la agencia; que sumado a la adecuada planeación del modelo de negocio correspondiente al de una agencia creativa, con el fin de estructurar y plantear el plan de marketing y de comunican necesarios le otorgan las bases a la autora para establecer a la agencia ATÓMICO en la ciudad.As of 2018, the idea for the creation of ATOMICO was born as a creative agency specializing in the development of content marketing as an entrepreneurial project of the author and student of Marketing & Advertising of the University of Santander campus Cúcuta - Colombia, with the To put into practice and function their academic training in the areas of marketing, advertising, communication and design, in front of the labor market. From the business point of view, it is important to have a good marketing plan and organizational design, because this is essential for the proper functioning of the processes that will lead to the efficiency of the agency. Based on the foregoing, the project entitled "MARKETING PLAN AND ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGN OF THE ATOMIC CREATIVE AGENCY IN THE CITY OF SAN JOSÉ DE CÚCUTA - COLOMBIA" was developed by the student Leydi Stephanie Katherin Guio Soto and with the tutorial of the teachers Martha Patricia Yanes Ramírez and David Juárez Varón, where the organizational design of the agency was proposed starting from fundamental aspects such as the structural form, the departmentalization, the authority based on the hierarchy, the functions and the responsibility of each one of 14 the positions, the flow of information, the interorganizational links, giving as final result an administrative guide in digital format of the processes pertinent to the agency; that added to the proper planning of the business model corresponding to that of a creative agency, in order to structure and plan the marketing plan and necessary communication give the basis to the author to establish the ATOMIC agency in the cityCONTENIDO Pág. INTRODUCCIÓN 25 TITULO 26 1. ASPECTOS METODOLÓGICOS DEL PROBLEMA 27 1.1 Descripción del Proyecto 27 1.2 Identificación del Problema 27 1.3 Formulación del Problema. 27 1.4 Sistematización del Problema. 27 2. OBJETIVOS 28 2.1 Objetivo General. 28 2.2 Objetivos Específicos. 28 3. JUSTIFICACIÓN 29 4. MARCO REFERENCIAL 30 4.1 MARCO CONTEXTUAL. 30 4.1.1 Cúcuta – Colombia. 30 4.2 MARCO CONCEPTUAL. 31 4.2.1 Publicidad. 31 4.2.1.1 La Investigación, el Marketing y la Comunicación como parte de la Publicidad. 32 4.2.2 Marketing de Contenido. 32 4.2.3 Perfil del Egresado. 33 4.2.3.1 Perfil Ocupacional. 34 4.2.3.2 Perfil Profesional. 34 4.3 Marco de Antecedentes. 35 4.3.1 Internacionales. 36 16 4.3.2 Nacionales. 38 4.3.3 Regional. 39 4.4 Marco Legal. 40 4.4.1 Estatuto del Consumidor (Ley 1480 de 2011). 40 4.4.2 Código Colombiano de Autorregulación Publicitaria. 41 4.4.3 Habeas Data (Ley Estatutaria 1581 de 2012). 42 5. DISEÑO METODOLOGICO 44 5.1 Tipo de Investigación. 44 5.2 Recolección de la Información. 44 5.2.1 Fuentes Secundarias. 44 5.2.2 Técnica de Recolección de la Información. 44 5.2.3 Instrumento de Recolección. 45 5.3 Recursos. 45 5.3.1 Recursos Humanos. 45 5.3.2 Recursos Institucionales. 46 5.3.3 Recursos Informáticos. 46 5.3.4 Recursos Financieros. 46 5.4 Cronograma. 48 6. ANÁLISIS DEL MERCADO. 49 6.1 MERCADO BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS. 49 6.1.1 Características de la Demanda del Mercado de Negocios. 49 6.1.2 Motivos de Compra de los Usurarios de Negocios. 51 6.2 Análisis PEST. 53 6.2.1 Entorno Político – Legal. 53 6.2.2 Entorno Económico. 54 6.2.3 Entorno Sociocultural. 56 6.2.4 Entorno Tecnológico. 59 6.3 Análisis de la Competencia. 61 6.3.1 Principales Competidores. 61 6.4 Análisis de las fuerzas Competitivas. 64 17 6.4.1 Amenaza de Nuevos Competidores. 65 6.4.2 Amenaza de Servicios Sustitutos. 65 6.4.3 Poder de Negociación con Proveedores. 66 6.4.4 Poder de Negociación con los Clientes. 67 6.4.5 Rivalidad entre Competidores. 67 6.5 Análisis DOFA. 68 6.5.1 Debilidades. 69 6.5.2 Oportunidades. 69 6.5.3 Fortalezas. 70 6.5.4 Amenazas. 70 7. MODELO DE NEGOCIO. 71 7.1 Canvas. 71 7.1.1 Segmentación de Clientes. 71 7.1.2 Propuesta de Valor. 72 7.1.3 Canales. 73 7.1.4 Relación con Clientes. 75 7.1.5 Fuentes de Ingresos. 75 7.1.6 Recursos Clave. 77 7.1.7 Actividades Claves. 78 7.1.8 Socios Clave. 79 7.1.9 Estructura de Costes. 79 8. AGENCIAS DE PUBLICIDAD Y DISEÑO ORGANIZACIONAL. 80 8.1 Tipos de Agencia de Publicidad. 80 8.1.1 Agencias Creativas. 80 8.2 Diseño Organizacional Empresarial. 81 8.2.1 Organigrama. 83 8.2.1.1 Tipos de Organigrama. 84 8.3 Estructura Organizacional de una Agencia de Publicidad. 88 9. AGENCIA CREATIVA ATÓMICO. 90 18 9.1 Descripción de la Agencia. 90 9.1.1 Concepto del Servicio. 90 9.2 Lineamientos Estratégicos. 91 9.2.1 Misión. 91 9.2.2 Visión. 91 9.2.3 Valores. 91 9.3 Identidad de la Agencia. 91 9.4 Organigrama General de Atómico. 93 10. DISEÑO ORGANIZACIONAL ATÓMICO. 96 10.1 Diseño Organizacional. 96 10.2 Forma Estructural. 96 10.3 Departamentalización. 97 10.3.1 Departamento Ejecutivo. 97 10.3.1.1 Funciones del Departamento Ejecutivo. 98 10.3.2 Departamento Creativo. 99 10.3.2.1 Funciones del Departamento Creativo. 99 10.3.3 Departamento de Medios. 100 10.3.3.1 Funciones del Departamento de Medios. 100 10.4 Autoridad, Funciones y Responsabilidades. 101 10.4.1 Dirección General. 101 10.4.2 Departamento Ejecutivo. 102 10.4.2.1 Director Ejecutivo. 102 10.4.2.2 Ejecutivos de Cuentas. 102 10.4.3 Departamento Creativo. 103 10.4.4 Director Creativo. 103 10.4.4.1 Creativos. 104 10.4.4.2 Copy. 105 10.4.4.3 Director de Arte. 105 10.4.4.4 Diseñadores. 106 10.4.5 Departamento de Medios. 106 19 10.4.5.1 Director de Medios. 106 10.4.5.2 Asistente de Medios. 107 10.4.5.3 Planner. 107 10.4.6 Departamento Administrativo. 108 10.5 Flujo de Información y Sistema de Control. 108 10.5.1 Flujo de Información. 109 10.5.2 Contacto con Clientes. 110 10.5.3 Acuerdo de Términos Contractuales e Información. 111 10.5.4 Contratación de Servicios. 111 10.5.5 Cobro de Servicios. 112 10.6 Vínculos Interorganizacionales. 113 11. GUÍA ADMINISTRATIVA. 115 11.1 Guía de Procesos. 115 11.2 Instrumentación de Procesos. 115 11.2.1 Brief. 116 11.2.2 Orden de Trabajo. 122 11.2.3 Acta de Visita Cliente. 123 11.3 Documentación Interna de ATÓMICO. 124 11.3.1 Hoja Membrete. 124 11.3.2 Sobre. 124 12. PLAN DE MARKETING. 126 12.1 Plan de Marketing ATÓMICO. 127 12.1.1 Análisis CAME. 127 12.1.1.1 Corregir las Debilidades. 127 12.1.1.2 Afrontar las Amenazas. 127 12.1.1.3 Mantener las Fortalezas. 128 12.1.1.4 Explotar las Oportunidades. 128 12.1.5 Objetivo. 129 12.1.5.1 Objetivo de Posicionamiento. 129 12.1.5.2 Estrategia. 130 20 12.1.5.3 Publico Objetivo. 130 12.1.5.4 Marketing Mix. 130 12.1.6 Plan de Acción. 132 12.1.6.1 Tipos de Estrategia. 132 12.1.7 Realización y Control del Plan de Marketing. 138 13. PLAN DE COMUNICACIÓN 139 13.1 Objetivos. 140 13.2 Publico Objetivo. 140 13.3 Mensaje. 140 13.4 Campaña. 141 13.4.1 Fases de la Campaña. 141 13.4.1.1 Concepto de Campaña. 141 13.4.1.2 Tono. 141 13.5 Plan de Medios. 141 13.6 Control. 142 CONCLUSIONES 143 RECOMENDACIONES 144 BIBLIOGRAFIA 145 ANEXOS 150Ej. 1PregradoProfesional en Mercadeo y Publicida

    Rarefied gas flows in microscale geometries : a hybrid simulation method

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    Accurate predictions of the flow behaviour in microscale geometries are needed, for example, to design and optimise micro devices, and to ensure their safety/reliability. Rarefied gas flows in such geometries tend, however, to be far from local thermodynamic equilibrium, meaning that the flow behaviour cannot be described by conventional fluid mechanics. Alternative approaches for modelling 'non-equilibrium' gas flows have been proposed in recent years; because analytical solution methods are subject to significant limitations, the direct simulation Monte Carlo (DSMC) method is, at present, the most practical numerical simulation tool for dilute gases. Unfortunately, the computational expense of tracking and computing collisions between thousands (or perhaps millions) of DSMC particles means that simulating the scales of realistic flow problems can require months (or even years) of computing time. This has resulted in the development of continuum-DSMC 'hybrid' methods, which aim to combine the efficiency of a conventional continuum-fluid description with the detail and accuracy of the DSMC method. This thesis focuses on the development of a continuum-DSMC method that offers a more general approach than existing methods. Using a heterogeneous framework with a field-wise coupling strategy, this new method is not subject to the limitations of the well-known domain decomposition framework, or the restrictions of the heterogeneous point-wise coupling approach. The continuum-fluid description is applied across the entire flow field, while the DSMC method is performed in dispersed micro elements that can be any size and at any location; these elements then provide the continuum description with updated constitutive and boundary information. Unlike most methods in the literature, the coupling strategy presented here is able to cope with heat transfer, and so non-isothermal flows can be simulated. Testing and validation of this new continuum-DSMC method is performed by simulating a number of benchmark cases and comparing the results with full DSMC solutions of the same cases. Two 1D flow problems are considered: a micro Fourier flow problem tests the energy coupling procedure of the method, and a high-speed micro Couette flow problem demonstrates the full coupling algorithm. In general, the method's accuracy is found to depend on the arrangement of the micro elements - with sufficient micro resolution, good agreement with the equivalent full DSMC simulations can be obtained. Although the hybrid method offers no computational speed-up over the full DSMC simulations for several of these 1D test cases and only modest speed-ups for the others, both of these 1D ow problems are simulated only to validate the coupling strategy of the method. Considerable speed-ups are offered by the method when simulating a larger and more realistic flow problem: a microchannel with a high-aspect-ratio cross-section acts as a representative geometry for modelling a gas flow through a narrow microscale crack. While the limitations of existing hybrid methods preclude their use for this type of high-aspect-ratio geometry, the new hybrid method is able to model this problem under isothermal and non-isothermal conditions. The implementation of the method is simplified to 2D by assuming that the flow variation in the streamwise direction is negligible, i.e. the method is applied to the microchannel cross-section only. Accurate predictions of the mass flow rate and the streamwise velocity field are obtained for a number of test cases; accurate predictions of the temperature field are also obtained when there is a temperature difference between the bounding walls.Accurate predictions of the flow behaviour in microscale geometries are needed, for example, to design and optimise micro devices, and to ensure their safety/reliability. Rarefied gas flows in such geometries tend, however, to be far from local thermodynamic equilibrium, meaning that the flow behaviour cannot be described by conventional fluid mechanics. Alternative approaches for modelling 'non-equilibrium' gas flows have been proposed in recent years; because analytical solution methods are subject to significant limitations, the direct simulation Monte Carlo (DSMC) method is, at present, the most practical numerical simulation tool for dilute gases. Unfortunately, the computational expense of tracking and computing collisions between thousands (or perhaps millions) of DSMC particles means that simulating the scales of realistic flow problems can require months (or even years) of computing time. This has resulted in the development of continuum-DSMC 'hybrid' methods, which aim to combine the efficiency of a conventional continuum-fluid description with the detail and accuracy of the DSMC method. This thesis focuses on the development of a continuum-DSMC method that offers a more general approach than existing methods. Using a heterogeneous framework with a field-wise coupling strategy, this new method is not subject to the limitations of the well-known domain decomposition framework, or the restrictions of the heterogeneous point-wise coupling approach. The continuum-fluid description is applied across the entire flow field, while the DSMC method is performed in dispersed micro elements that can be any size and at any location; these elements then provide the continuum description with updated constitutive and boundary information. Unlike most methods in the literature, the coupling strategy presented here is able to cope with heat transfer, and so non-isothermal flows can be simulated. Testing and validation of this new continuum-DSMC method is performed by simulating a number of benchmark cases and comparing the results with full DSMC solutions of the same cases. Two 1D flow problems are considered: a micro Fourier flow problem tests the energy coupling procedure of the method, and a high-speed micro Couette flow problem demonstrates the full coupling algorithm. In general, the method's accuracy is found to depend on the arrangement of the micro elements - with sufficient micro resolution, good agreement with the equivalent full DSMC simulations can be obtained. Although the hybrid method offers no computational speed-up over the full DSMC simulations for several of these 1D test cases and only modest speed-ups for the others, both of these 1D ow problems are simulated only to validate the coupling strategy of the method. Considerable speed-ups are offered by the method when simulating a larger and more realistic flow problem: a microchannel with a high-aspect-ratio cross-section acts as a representative geometry for modelling a gas flow through a narrow microscale crack. While the limitations of existing hybrid methods preclude their use for this type of high-aspect-ratio geometry, the new hybrid method is able to model this problem under isothermal and non-isothermal conditions. The implementation of the method is simplified to 2D by assuming that the flow variation in the streamwise direction is negligible, i.e. the method is applied to the microchannel cross-section only. Accurate predictions of the mass flow rate and the streamwise velocity field are obtained for a number of test cases; accurate predictions of the temperature field are also obtained when there is a temperature difference between the bounding walls

    A case study: the development of Stephanie's algebraic reasoning

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    This research provides an analysis of the mathematical growth and development of one student, Stephanie, as she worked on early algebra tasks during her eighth-grade year as part of a teaching experiment. Stephanie was among the original participants in a longitudinal study which investigated how students develop mathematical ideas under conditions that fostered independent exploration, reasoning, and justification of ideas (Maher, 2005). A qualitative approach based on the analytical model described by Powell, Francisco, and Maher (2003), was taken in analyzing videotape data from the Robert B. Davis Institute of Learning archive, along with student work. Seven task-based interview sessions were analyzed, spanning a six month period, beginning from November 8, 1995 to April 17, 1996. The research focused on Stephanie’s algebraic reasoning; in particular, how she built an understanding of the binomial theorem and related it to Pascal’s triangle. Stephanie’s representations, her explanations and justifications, and her methods of dealing with obstacles to understanding, were all examined and provided the basis for this research. The analysis shows that Stephanie built her mathematical understanding through the development of multiple representations of concepts and moved fluidly between and among the representations that she organized into ‘symbolic’ and ‘visual’ representations. Symbolic representations included algebraic expressions, combinatorics notation, and Pascal’s triangle while visual representations included drawings, tables, models formed by algebra blocks and other manipulatives, and towers built with unifix cubes. Furthermore, through Stephanie’s explanations and justification of her representations and reasoning in general, she invented strategies to convince herself as well as the researchers that she had fulfilled the requirements of the problem task. When dealing with obstacles to her understanding such as lack of information, or calculating obstacles, Stephanie acquired the use of several heuristic methods in order to overcome them. These included the use of substituting in numbers in order to test a conjecture; returning to basic meaning; drawing diagrams; building models; and considering a simpler problem. Throughout the task-based interviews, Stephanie retrieved knowledge from her earlier problem solving and extended this knowledge to build new ideas, while tackling more challenging problems. In particular, Stephanie mapped the coefficients in the binomial expansion to particular rows in Pascal’s Triangle; she connected these ideas to her problem solving from earlier work in the elementary grades. The findings are relevant to the timing and method of early algebraic instruction in schools.Ed.D.Includes bibliographical referencesby Eman Y. Aboelnag

    Aprendizaje de la lengua en las aulas de primaria : nociones de sujeto, aprendizaje y lengua en los programas escolares en el Uruguay actual

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    Tesis Maestría en Psicología y EducaciónEsta investigación se propone realizar un recorrido por los programas escolares de Primaria vigentes en nuestro país para vislumbrar las nociones de sujeto, aprendizaje y lengua que subyacen en ellos. Desde la vuelta de la democracia en nuestro país en 1985 y la universalización real de Escuela Primaria, ha sido tema de preocupación por los bajos rendimientos de los alumnos en el área de lenguaje, conocimiento primordial del ser humano, la puerta de entrada para cualquier otro saber y para el acontecer de un sujeto. A través de este recorrido se quiere hacer visible las nociones que se encuentran y cómo esas nociones puedan facilitar o no el acceso a este saber tan importante. También se analizará el nuevo Marco Curricular Nacional (2022) que entró en vigencia este año y está ingresando en las aulas de primero y segundo año de Primaria. Esta investigación se realiza en el marco de las áreas de conocimiento de la psicología de la educación, y uno de los aspectos que se busca es contribuir a generar una mayor comprensión sobre las nociones de sujeto, lenguaje y aprendizaje presentes en las aulas escolares del Uruguay y cuáles son las que devienen con el nuevo Marco Curricular Nacional. Se analiza la documentación desde un enfoque metodológico cualitativo, a través de la herramienta análisis de discurso tal como lo plantea Foucault en La arqueología del saber (1969). El autor da cuenta de que el discurso no es transparente, sino que en él surge «un oscuro conjunto de reglas anónimas», el discurso se va transformando según el momento histórico, lugar y situación social. Esos elementos se deben tomar en cuenta al realizar su lectura. Dichos documentos a analizar reflejan el momento histórico, político y social del país y cómo eso penetra las aulas escolares. La Escuela es una muestra de la sociedad, es imposible que la institución se mantenga al margen de ella, develando el discurso de estos documentos podemos observar los aconteceres históricos y políticos en la Escuela. En el marco teórico se realiza un recorrido por las diferentes teorías psicológicas para dar cuenta luego de cuáles de ellos predominan más y por qué y cuáles quedan afuera y analizar el porqué de las ausencias. En el análisis de los distintos documentos se pudo observar una predominancia de las nociones de sujeto cognoscente proveniente de la teoría piagetiana y el sujeto sociohistórico y en segundo plano la teoría cognitiva conductual y la reciente inserción de las neurociencias. A su vez se entiende el aprendizaje y la lengua desde las dos perspectivas teóricas predominantes. Cabe destacar que la gran ausente es la teoría psicoanalítica. ¿Por qué se entiende que es importante destacar esta ausencia? Porque el psicoanálisis da lugar a pensar el dispositivo Escuela desde la imposibilidad para que efectivamente los niños tengan acceso a la compleja red simbólica de nuestra cultura. La lengua es la llave para ingresar al complejo mundo simbólico que estamos inmersos los sujetos.This paper proposes to take a tour of the current Primary school programs in our country to glimpse the notions of subject, learning and language that underlie them. Since the return of democracy in our country in 1985 and the real universalization of Primary School, it has been a matter of concern for the low performance of students in the area of language, essential knowledge of the human being, the gateway to any other knowledge and for the occurrence of a subject. Through this journey we want to make visible the notions that are found and how these notions can facilitate or not access to this important knowledge. The new National Curricular Framework (2022) that came into effect this year and is entering the first and second grade classrooms will also be analyzed. This research is carried out within the framework of the areas of knowledge of educational psychology, and one of the aspects that is sought is to contribute to generating a greater understanding of the notions of subject, language and learning present in school classrooms in Uruguay. and which are those that become with the new National Curricular Framework. The documentation is analyzed from a qualitative methodological approach, through the discourse analysis tool as proposed by Foucault in La arqueología del saber (1969). The author realizes that the discourse is not transparent, but that "a dark set of anonymous rules" arises in it, the discourse is transformed according to the historical moment, place and social situation. These elements should be taken into account when reading. These documents to be analyzed reflect the historical, political and social moment of the country and how all this penetrates the school classrooms. The School is a sample of society, it is impossible for the institution to remain outside of it, revealing the discourse of these documents we can observe the historical and political events in the School. In the theoretical framework, a tour of the different psychological theories is carried out to account for which of them predominate the most and why and which ones are left out and to analyze the reason for the absences. In the analysis of the different documents, it was possible to observe a predominance of the notions of the knowing subject coming from the Piagetian theory and the sociohistorical subject and, in the background, the cognitive behavioral theory and the recent insertion of neurosciences. At the same time, learning and language are understood from the two predominant theoretical perspectives. It should be noted that the great absentee is psychoanalytic theory. Why is it understood that it is important to highlight this absence? Because psychoanalysis gives rise to thinking about the School device from the impossibility so that children actually have access to the complex symbolic network of our culture. Language is the key to enter the complex symbolic world that we subjects are immersed in

    Emergent Themes in Critical Race and Gender Research

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    The Black Women�s Studies Booklist is a web resource that contributes to the growth, development, and institutionalization of Black women�s studies (BWST). By collecting over 1,400 book publications and organizing them thematically, this comprehensive bibliography clarifies past, present, and forthcoming areas of research in a dynamic field. The BWST Booklist is useful as a guide for research citation, course instruction, and advising for undergraduate/graduate projects, theses, dissertations, and exams

    Boundary conditions for molecular dynamics simulations of water transport through nanotubes

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    This article compares both new and commonly used boundary conditions for generating pressure-driven water flows through carbon nanotubes in molecular dynamics simulations. Three systems are considered: (1) a finite carbon nanotube membrane with streamwise periodicity and ‘gravity’-type Gaussian forcing, (2) a non-periodic finite carbon nanotube membrane with reservoir pressure control, and (3) an infinite carbon nanotube with periodicity and ‘gravity’-type uniform forcing. Comparison between these focuses on the flow behaviour, in particular the mass flow rate and pressure gradient along the carbon nanotube, as well as the radial distribution of water density inside the carbon nanotube. Similar flow behaviour is observed in both membrane systems, with the level of user input required for such simulations found to be largely dependent on the state controllers selected for use in the reservoirs. While System 1 is simple to implement in common molecular dynamics codes, System 2 is more complicated, and the selection of control parameters is less straightforward. A large pressure difference is required between the water reservoirs in these systems to compensate for large pressure losses sustained at the entrance and exit of the nanotube. Despite a simple set-up and a dramatic increase in computational efficiency, the infinite length carbon nanotube in System 3 does not account for these significant inlet and outlet effects, meaning that a much smaller pressure gradient is required to achieve a specified mass flow rate. The infinite tube set-up also restricts natural flow development along the carbon nanotube due to the explicit control of the fluid. Observation of radial density profiles suggests that this results in over-constraint of the water molecules in the tube
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