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    Francisco Serrano y Enrique Díaz, reprografía bibliográfica

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    I.O. Sobre la imagen con manuscrita: "Gral. T.R. Serrano saliendo del cuartel gral. el 3 de octubre de 1927", Cuenavaca, Mor". En la misma página la imagen inferior tiene inscrito: "El Gral. T.P. serrano trayendo el auto, en Cuernavaca, Mor. 3 de oct. de 1927". Monograma: "EG". Inscripción en la guarda: "CASASOLA", "Serrano y Gómez Candidatos a la República", "C-10". Al pie de la imagen dice impreso:"El candidato presidencial general Francisco Serrano saliendo del cuartel general de la ciudad de Cuernavaca acompañado del general Enrique Diaz en calidad de prisionero para ser conducido a la capital de la República el 3 de octubre de 1927". Pertenece al lapso histórico llamado la asonada Gómez-Serrano. Ver Historia Gráfica de la Revolución Mexicana, tomo 5, p. 1819

    Selecting DEA specifications and ranking units via PCA

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    DEA model selection is problematic. The estimated efficiency for any DMU depends on the inputs and outputs included in the model. It also depends on the number of outputs plus inputs. It is clearly important to select parsimonious specifications and to avoid as far as possible models that assign full high efficiency ratings to DMUs that operate in unusual ways (mavericks). A new method for model selection is proposed in this paper. Efficiencies are calculated for all possible DEA model specifications. The results are analysed using Principal Components Analysis. It is shown that model equivalence or dissimilarity can be easily assessed using this approach. The reasons why particular DMUs achieve a certain level of efficiency with a given model specification become clear. The methodology has the additional advantage of producing DMU rankings

    An approach to the measurement of intangible assets in dot com based on web metrics and financial information

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    A sample of 76 firms that operate in the Internet is studied in order to explore forms of identifying and measuring intangible assets in this area of business. The firms meet three conditions: operate in the Internet, have available accounting information, and be quoted in the stock exchange. Data was obtained on two successive years for four web metrics indicators, 30 ratios that combine accounting and web traffic information, 31 accounting ratios, a measure of stock exchange performance, and a measure of efficiency based on Data Envelopment Analysis. Modelling relied on multivariate statistical approaches: Factor Analysis, Scaling techniques, multivariate regression, and hierarchical cluster analysis. Two intangible assets were identified: one was related to internal structure and was associated with managerial efficiency; and another one was associated with external image and customer loyalty. Comparison between the two years found many changes, confirming the view that this is a very dynamic sector, although the main conclusions remained unchanged

    Country and size effects in financial ratios: a European perspective

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    Harmonised aggregate financial statements are published by the European Commission in the BACH database. This information is organised by country, size of firm, and year. Financial ratios obtained from this database are analysed using multivariate statistical techniques in order to explore country and size effects. The data relates to three size groups, eleven countries, fourteen years, and fifteen financial ratios. It is found that financial ratios reflect the size of the firm, but that the way in which this is reflected varies between the different countries. It is also found that there are no significant size related differences in financial profitability, but that such differences appear when countries are compared. Important regularities are found over time. Some time effects are also found in the way countries react to the business cycle

    An approach to the measurement of intangible assets in public sector using scaling techniques

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    This paper discusses the identification and measurement of intangible assets in the public sector. A discussion of Intellectual Capital theory identifies and classifies a number of intangible assets of relevance to the Public Sector. Multidimensional Scaling and related multivariate techniques are proposed for their detection and quantification. The methodology is illustrated with a case study: the provision of council services through the Internet by Spanish municipalities. The technique identifies three intangible assets related to external structural capital: service, image and transparency. Five strategic groups reveal the different objectives, strategic use of Internet, and actions taken by the various Spanish councils

    SERRANO, Francisco Roque (Gral.)

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    Correspondence of Gen. Francisco Roque Serrano, Undersecretary of War and Navy, Mr. Fernando Torreblanca and Gen. Alvaro Obregón, in which Gen. Serrano informs Gen. Obregón of Gen. Francisco Villa’s surrender. Gen. Serrano informs Gen. Obregón that he has made the arrangements to hook up a car to a train he would like to board for his exclusive use. Gen. Obregón informs Gen. Serrano of the terrible travel conditions that some Yaqui families have to endure under the responsibility of Gen. Fructuoso Méndez. Reply stating that he has already taken care of that issue. Gen. Serrano informs Gen. Obregón of the circumstances under which Gen. Francisco Villa surrendered. Gen. Serrano informs Gen. Obregón that Mr. Juan Platt is heading to Los Angeles, CA. Gen. Serrano informs Gen. Obregón that Gen. Benjamín Hill concurs with his view of the Gen. Villa’s matter. Gen. Obregón requests Gen. Serrano to inform Gen. Pedro Zamora of the date he will meet him in his office. Gen. Serrano requests Mr. Fernando Torreblanca to clarify the amount of money spent on the wedding present that Gen. Obregón will gift Gen. Jesús M. Garza. Gen. Obregón requests Gen. Serrano to provide Mr. George M. Bizler with the necessary tools to fix the Packard car. Gen. Serrano informs Gen. Obregón of the arrival of the “Melchor Ocampo” ship at the Mexico Port. Matter concerning Mr. Luis Hostetter’s returning travel to Mexico. Matter concerning the hire of another ship, since there is a case of yellow fever in the “Melchor Ocampo” ship. Gen. Obregón requests Gen. Serrano to see Gen. Juan C. Zertuche, who is bringing a message to him. Gen. Serrano transcribed for Gen. Obregón a message from Gen. Pablo González, who is based in New York. Gen. Serrano informs Gen. Obregón that the bill against Garza proposed by the Chamber of Congressmen was vetoed. Files S-23 and S-09. / Correspondencia entre el Gral. Francisco Roque Serrano, Subsecretario de Guerra y Marina, el Sr. Fernando Torreblanca y el Gral. Alvaro Obregón, en la que el primero comenta al Gral. Obregón sobre la rendición del Gral. Francisco Villa. El Gral. Serrano comunica al Gral. Obregón que ha ordenado se anexe un carro para él en el tren que indique. El Gral. Obregón informa al Gral. Serrano sobre las pésimas condiciones en que viajan familias yaquis al cuidado del Gral. Fructuoso Méndez. Respuesta indicando ya tomó medidas para resolver esta situación. El Gral. Serrano informa al Gral. Obregón de las condiciones en que se rindió el Gral. Francisco Villa. El Gral. Serrano comunica al Gral. Obregón que el Sr. Juan Platt va rumbo a Los Angeles, Cal. El Gral. Serrano comunica al Gral. Obregón que el Gral. Benjamín Hill está de acuerdo con él en el asunto del Gral. Villa. El Gral. Obregón solicita al Gral. Serrano le informe al Gral. Pedro Zamora la fecha en que lo recibirá en su oficina. El Gral. Serrano solicita al Sr. Fernando Torreblanca aclare a cuánto asciende el monto del regalo de bodas que le hará el Gral. Obregón al Gral. Jesús M. Garza. El Gral. Obregón solicita al Gral. Serrano le proporcione al Sr. George M. Bizler los accesorios para que repare el coche Packard. El Gral. Serrano informa al Gral. Obregón de la llegada a Puerto México del buque "Melchor Ocampo". Asunto relativo al viaje de regreso a México del Sr. Luis Hostetter. Asunto relativo a la contratación de otro barco porque en el "Melchor Ocampo" hay a bordo un caso de fiebre amarilla. El Gral. Obregón solicita al Gral. Serrano que reciba al Gral. Juan C. Zertuche, quien le lleva un mensaje. El Gral. Serrano transcribe al Gral. Obregón un mensaje del Gral. Pablo González quien se encuentra en Nueva York. El Gral. Serrano comunica al Gral. Obregón que fue rechazado el dictamen de la Comisión de la Cámara de Diputados en contra de Garza. Exps. S-23 y S-0

    Geocharis antheroi Serrano & Aguiar, new species

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    Geocharis antheroi Serrano & Aguiar, new species (Figs 4 a– 4 h, 5 c– 5 d, 6 b) Type material: Holotype, 3, Portugal, Carção (Vimioso) (U.T.M. coordinate: 29 TQG0010), 22.IV. 2010, (A. Serrano leg.). Paratypes, 8 3 and 12 Ƥ (23, 1Ƥ gold coated), same locality of holotype, 22.IV. 2010, (A. Serrano leg.), 1 Ƥ, Santulhão (Vimioso) (U.T.M. coordinate: 29 TPG 9806), 22.IV. 2010, (A. Serrano leg.). Diagnosis. Anophtalmous; body slightly depressed, brown with integument microreticulated. Sparse pubescence mainly on pronotum and elytra. Elytron with vestigial striae, humeral region strongly punctured, disk with one anterior and one posterior seta. Male forelegs with the first tarsomere dilated. Males and females without a median tooth on the internal margin of the metafemora. Mesotibiae with dense pubescence in both margins. Hind tibiae more or less straight. Aedeagus as in Figs 5 c– 5 d. Description. Length of holotype: 1.9 mm. Length of paratypes: 1.6–1.9 mm (males and females). Head (Fig. 4 a) more or less as long as wide [length: 0.31–0.37 mm (males), 0.27–0.37 mm (females); width: 0.32–0.38 (males), 0.33–0.38 mm (females)], microsculpture distinct. Cephalic chaetotaxy (fixed setae of right side): L 3 +C 1 +F 1 +SA 1 +SP 1 + V 1 +O 1 +P0+G 2. Frontal and clypeal setae inserted in two large and two small sulci, respectively. Antennae light brown, antennomeres 1–2 longer than the others, the latter subpyriform, the third and the fourth are the shortest ones and subpyriforms, antennomeres 5–10 gradually longer and oval-shaped, the last one acuminate. Mouth-parts (Fig. 4 b) show the general pattern of the genus. Pronotum cordiform (Fig. 4 c), transverse, about 1.2–1.3 times wider than long [length: 0.35–0.43 mm (males), 0.34–0.41 mm (females); width: 0.43–0.51 mm (males), 0.42–0.50 mm (females)]; anterior angles not produced, widely rounded off, lateral channel not recurved inside of anterior angles; disk slightly convex, depressed between the two basal pits, with a superficial central sulcus which does not reach the anterior margin; anterior margin slightly straight and posterior margin slightly arcuate outwards; lateral margins with two or three slight denticles just before the posterior angles, which are right and dentate. Vestiture (pubescence): surface covered with scattered erect pubescence; one seta on the lateral margin in the broadest part of the pronotum, another one near the posterior angle; two additional setae inserted near the anterior angles. Elytra (Figs. 4 d– 4 e) 1.7–1.8 times longer than wide [length: 0.96–1.12 mm (males), 0.94–1.08 mm (females), width: 0.54–0.63 mm (males and females)], slightly convex, parallel and oval posteriorly, with vestigial traces of striae. Tegument microsculptured, disk more punctured in the shoulders, punctures sparser and disappearing to apex (Figs. 4 d– 4 f); lateral margin narrow, finely serrate from the humeral angles, which are rounded, to the seventh seta of the umbilicate series. Vestiture: part of the pubescence of the disk is arranged in six irregular lines, these setae are erect and slightly directed anteriad (Fig. 4 e); umbilicate series follows the pattern of the genus. The longest setae of this series are the 2 nd, the 6 th and the 9 th with the 3 rd, 5 th, 7 th and 8 th, more slightly inserted within the elytral margin; besides these setae there are one parascutellar basad, two discal (one anterior and one posterior) and one apical seta (Figs 4 d– 4 f). Last abdominal ventrite with one pair of medium sub-marginal setae in males, two pairs of medium sub-marginal setae in females (Figs 4 g– 4 h). Male legs with the protarsomere 1 dilated; tarsomere 1 in all legs more pigmented (light brown) than the others; mesotibiae with a strong pubescence on both margins; hind femora (males and females) without any median tooth on the internal margin (Figs. 4 g– 4 h). Male genitalia (Figs 5 c– 5 d) with median lobe arcuate (lateral view), apex strongly sharp and bent down (lateral view), arcuate inwards in the right side and broadly rounded in the left side (dorsal view); basal lobe with apophysis prominent, basal edge arcuate; internal sac as in figures 5 c– 5 d; left and right parameres with 2 apical setae, left paramere with dorso-basal edge expanded (Fig. 5 c). The female genitalia follows the general pattern described for the other species of the genus (e.g., Zaballos & Jeanne 1987, Zaballos 1998, Zaballos, 2005). Female genitalia (Fig. 6 b) shows the gonocoxite IX sickle-shaped, and has a long ensiform seta in the middle region of the external margin, one ensiform seta in the middle dorsal region and a double nematiform seta in the internal margin near the beginning of the apical third. Gonosubcoxite IX without special features; laterotergite IX with a variable number of setae (8–10). Internal genitalia (not shown) with spermathecal duct long, parallel and enlarged very slightly near the bursa copulatrix (length: 0.16 mm), a spherical spermatheca (width: 0.019 mm), duct of spermathecal gland short and thin, gland fusiform (lenght: 0.096 mm), middle region membranous, apical portion sclerotized. Etymology. This new species is dedicated to the Portuguese naturalist Anthero Frederico Ferreira de Seabra, who greatly contributed to the knowledge of the Coleoptera of Portugal in the first half of the XX century. Morphological affinities. The two new species share with most species of Geocharis two setae on the elytral disk, one anterior and one posterior (Table 1). In Table 1 some other morphological characters like the presence or absence of elytral striae, a tooth on the internal margin of the hind femora and the number of setae of the left paramere are compared in all species of Geocharis. Taking into account the presence on the elytral disk of two setae, the absence of a tooth on the internal margin of the hind femora of males and females, as well as the fact that the adults present traces of elytral striae, the new species are close to G. b i v a r i Serrano & Aguiar, G. julianae Zaballos, G. k o r b i (Ganglbauer), G. massinissa (Dieck), G. montecristoi Zaballos and G. testatretafoveata Zaballos (all the adults of these species exhibit the above characters). Nevertheless, in G. b i v a r i and G. julianae the elytral striae are stronger than in the new species (see Zaballos 1989, Serrano & Aguiar 2004). Geocharis bivari, G. julianae and the remaining other four species are also easily segregated from the new ones by the shape of the median lobe of aedeagus plus the pattern of internal sac sclerites (Zaballos 1989, 2005, Serrano & Aguiar 2004 a). The new species are easily separated from one another by the aedeagus conformation (cf. Figs 5 a– 5 b and 5 c– 5 d) though they much resemble each other on external morphology. The growing knowledge of the genus Geocharis in terms of number of species and morphological peculiarities, corroborates former conclusions (e.g. Zaballos 2005) about the difficulty of identifying its species based only in the external morphology, with the exception of some taxa (see Table 1). Characters that are not mentioned in Table 1 like ovulate elytra and the presence of a vestigial sutural stria (G. coiffaiti and G. femoralis), left paramere features, the pronotum shape or even hind tibiae shape are useful for identifying particular Geocharis species. This happens with adults of G. leoni Zaballos which present the left paramere with lamellar and membranous scales in the apex instead of setae, the adults of G. portalegrensis which exhibit a pronotal disk strongly flattened, the adults of G. iborensis Zaballos which present the hind tibiae arcuate inwards instead of the general straight pattern, and the adults of G. julianae which present a fold in the internal margin of this structure (Zaballos 1989, 1990, 1998, Serrano & Aguiar 2000). Indeed, the best characters to identify and segregate the Geocharis species, besides the ones mentioned above, are found in the aedeagus, as are the general conformation of median lobe (lateral view), the apex of the same structure (dorsal view) and the armature pattern of the internal sac. Faunistic data on other Geocharis taxa and Hypotyphlus lusitanicus. Geocharis olisipensis Schatzmayr, 1937. Material examined: Bucelas (U.T.M. coordinates: 29 SMD 9305), 3.III.2011, 53, 4 Ƥ, 22.III.2011, 13, 2 Ƥ, 30.III.2011, 23, 1 Ƥ. Within the genus Geocharis this species was the first one described for Portugal based on two specimens collected near Lisbon (Schatzmayr 1937). Serrano & Aguiar (2004 a) after some efforts to locate this species found it in the outskirts of Lisbon (Valejas and Fanhões) and more recently in Serra de Montejunto (almost 50 km north of Lisbon) (Serrano & Aguiar 2008). The new locality near Bucelas is close to the former ones (Fig. 7). Geocharis quartaui Serrano & Aguiar, 2004. Material examined: Serra de Sicó (Pombal) (U.T.M. coordinates: 29 SNE 3319), 31.III.2008, 1Ƥ, 15.IV.2008, 13, 3 Ƥ; Serra do Sicó (Pombal) (U.T.M. coordinates: 29 SNE 3419), 15.IV.2008, 23 3, 10 Ƥ. This species was described on the basis of several specimens collected near Alcobaça (Carvalhal), a locality close to Serra de Aire e Candeeiros and recorded later in Serra de Montejunto (Serrano & Aguiar 2008). This new localization in Serra do Sicó (almost 40 km north of Serra de Montejunto), indicates for this species a wider distribution than the previously thought (Fig. 7). Interesting also is the fact that the Serra de Sicó male specimens exhibit a stronger median tooth on the internal margin of the hind femora than that observed in specimens of the other localities. Hypotyphlus lusitanicus Serrano & Aguiar, 2004. Material examined: Aldeia do Catarredor (Serra da Lousã) (U.T.M. coordinates: 29 TNE 6636), 2.IV.2008, 2 3; Fundeira (Pampilhosa da Serra) (U.T.M. coordinates: 29 TNE 8731), 3.IV.2008, 4 3, 3 Ƥ; Silvares (Fundão) (U.T.M. coordinates: 29 TPE 1141), 4.IV.2008, 1 Ƥ; Folgosa (Peso da Régua) (U.T.M. coordinates: 29 TPF 1357), 29.IV.2009, 1 Ƥ. One male and 1 female from Fundeira are deposited in the collection of Vicente Ortuño; all the remaining specimens are deposited in the collection of the first author, Departamento de Biologia Animal (Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa). This remarkable species was found in the centre of Portugal (Aldeia do Mato near Tomar) (Serrano & Aguiar, 2004 b). Lately it was found in a new locality (Barragem do Cabril, Pedrógão Grande) almost 60 km farther north (Serrano & Aguiar 2008). The new localities notably increase east- and northwards the distribution of this species (Fig. 7). Ecological and geographical considerations. The two new species of Geocharis inhabit the endogean environment in the same way than other congeneric taxa. This means that they live in the soil, usually at different depths of the B-horizon. They are found under sunken stones laying at different depths, from superficial (epigean) to well-buried (edaphic or endogean) environments. Individuals of endogean carabids are more easily found close to the superficial horizon layers after heavy rains because then the soil reaches higher percentage of humidity (saturation or close to saturation), pushing the beetles upwards. References to this behaviour are not abundant (e.g. Zaballos 2005; Zaballos & Pérez-González 2011), though we sampled several specimens of G. sacarraoi Serrano & Aguiar and Typhlocharis passosi Serrano & Aguiar, 2005 after rain in these conditions. However, the soil horizons do not always present the same depth and many times the bed rock is closer to the epigean environment. In this case endogean individuals may occur for instance between plates of sunken schistose rocks (e.g. Fig. 2). Though only one species of Geocharis occurs at a given locality, there are some recorded exceptions (e.g. Zaballos 2005; Serrano & Aguiar 2001, 2006, 2008). Sometimes Geocharis species can also be syntopic with species of the genus Typhlocharis (e.g. Dieck 1869, Serrano & Aguiar 2008). To date, all the Geocharis species located north of Tejo River in Portugal were recorded from localities ranging between the Lisbon region and Serra de Aire e Candeeiros. Interestingly, despite several field surveys to the north of Tejo River, only those conducted in the western region north of Lisbon led to the discovery of Geocharis species until now. Geocharis quartaui (also collected in this study) was found in Serra de Sicó, a mountain also located in the western region. The finding of the two new species here reported from surveys near the Douro River and Vimioso has increased the distribution of this genus 240 km farther north of Serra de Sicó. Yet, more remarkable was the discovery of Hypotyphlus lusitanicus in Folgosa in syntopy with G. barcorabelo n.sp. The presence of the former species north and south of Serra da Estrela (Fig. 7) corroborates the hypothesis that H. lusitanicus is a zoogeographical relict of a lineage that once must have extended westward from the Lionigurian massif to the Lusitanian massif (Serrano & Aguiar 2004 b). Finally we would like point out that G. barcorabelo n. sp. and G. antheroi n.sp. were not found within the limits of any Natural Park or protected area and as such are not currently under any conservation protection. From the 20 Geocharis species known in Portugal (including the new ones) (Table 1), only 7 (G. b i v a r i, G. boieiroi, G. monfortensis, G. m o s c a t e l u s, G. portalegrensis, G. quartaui and G. rodriguesi) were recorded inside the geographical limits of a protected area.Published as part of Serrano, Artur R. M. & Aguiar, Carlos A. S., 2011, Two new species of the genus Geocharis Ehlers, 1883 and new data on Anillina species from Portugal (Coleoptera: Carabidae), pp. 33-46 in Zootaxa 3116 on pages 38-45, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.20716

    M. C. Lécuyer-C. Serrano, La guerre d'Afrique et ses répercussions en Espagne

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    Ricard Robert. M. C. Lécuyer-C. Serrano, La guerre d'Afrique et ses répercussions en Espagne. In: Bulletin Hispanique, tome 80, n°1-2, 1978. pp. 146-147
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