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Is the influence of the industrial district on international activities being eroded by globalization?
2009
Abstract This study provides insight into the impact of industrial districts on the international activities of firms, in the particular context of one traditional manufacturing industry: the Spanish home-textile industry. Using a sample of 128 manufacturing firms, the paper shows how location influences the timing and levels of exports and imports. Moreover, our results demonstrate how these influences have been diluted in recent years as the home-textile industry becomes more involved in the global arena. Our findings challenge some key arguments exploring the advantages of the district in the international activities of firms; in particular, first, in questioning the capacity of the dist…
Multichannel integration through innovation capability in manufacturing SMEs and its impact on performance
2021
Purpose Using online channels is an opportunity for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the manufacturing industry to reach new markets and reduce the dependency on distributors. The challenge remains that of integrating new online channels into existing networks effectively. This paper aims to identify to what extent multichannel integration is enhanced by the innovation capability of manufacturing SMEs and the subsequent influence on their performance. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected by means of a survey aimed at managers of small manufacturing firms in Mexico and were analysed through an advanced partial least squares (PLS) approach via SmartPLS. Findings Manufa…
Robust Assembly Assistance Using Informed Tree Search with Markov Chains
2022
Manual work accounts for one of the largest workgroups in the European manufacturing sector, and improving the training capacity, quality, and speed brings significant competitive benefits to companies. In this context, this paper presents an informed tree search on top of a Markov chain that suggests possible next assembly steps as a key component of an innovative assembly training station for manual operations. The goal of the next step suggestions is to provide support to inexperienced workers or to assist experienced workers by providing choices for the next assembly step in an automated manner without the involvement of a human trainer on site. Data stemming from 179 experiment partici…
Modelling mass transfer properties in a biotrickling filter for the removal of isopropanol
2014
Abstract A study was carried out to model mass transfer properties in biotrickling filters, treating isopropanol as the target pollutant. This study was extended to the mass transfer of oxygen related to the fact that the treatment of hydrophilic compounds by biotrickling filtration is often limited by oxygen. A simple method for each compound was developed based on their physical properties. The influence of temperature on Henry’s law constant of isopropanol was determined. An increase of 1.8 per 10 °C for the dimensionless Henry’s law constant was obtained. The determination of the overall mass transfer coefficients of isopropanol (KGa) was carried out, obtaining values between 500 and 18…
Mass transfer and hydrodinamic characteristics of a high aspect ratio self-ingesting reactor for gas-liquid operations
2007
Abstract The mass transfer performance of a gas–liquid self-ingesting stirred reactor is reported both for coalescing and non-coalescing systems. The vessel features are a high aspect ratio and a rather narrow multiple-impeller draft tube, through which the gas phase is ingested and led down to the vessel bottom, where it is finely dispersed into the liquid rising in the annular portion of the vessel. Comparison is made between k L a values determined by several variants of the dynamic method, among which pure oxygen absorption in a previously de-gassed liquid phase. Results show that the gas–liquid mass transfer coefficient values obtained with the last approach are remarkably larger than …
Degradable poly(amidoamine) hydrogels as scaffolds for in vitro culturing of peripheral nervous system cells.
2012
This paper reports on the synthesis and physico-chemical, mechanical, and biological characterization of two sets of poly(amidoamine) (PAA) hydrogels with potential as scaffolds for in vivo peripheral nerve regeneration. They are obtained by polyaddition of piperazine with N,N′-methylenebis(acrylamide) or 1,4-bis(acryloyl)piperazine with 1,2-diaminoethane as cross-linking agent and exhibit a combination of relevant properties, such as mechanical strength, biocompatibility, biodegradability, ability to induce adhesion and proliferation of Schwann cells (SCs) preserving their viability. Moreover, the most promising hydrogels, that is those deriving from 1,4-bis(acryloyl)piperazine, allow the …
VIAGENS E LEITURAS JAPONESAS EM RAKUSHISHA, DE ADRIANA LISBOA
2014
Resumo: No romance Rakushisha (2007), Adriana Lisboa representa varias dimensoes da experiencia da alteridade. Os dois protagonistas brasileiros que viajam ao Japao – Haruki em busca de suas raizes culturais, Celina em busca dela mesma – refletem a estadia da propria autora em Quioto, experiencia necessaria para poder escrever o livro, como afirma ela. A viagem do protagonsitas ao Japao tambem funciona como guia para os leitores na descoberta e no dialogo com as obras dos poetas japoneses Matsuo Bashō (1644-1694) e Sei Shōnagon (966-1025) – particularmente o Saga Nikki e o Livro de cabeceira – assim como a experiencia do Japao relatada por Roland Barthes em L’Empire des signes . Abstract: I…
DESOBEDIÊNCIA E DEMOCRACIA: A HORA DA CIDADANIA
2013
As páginas a seguir pretendem lançar alguns argumentos que permitam avançar na discussão em torno a dos problemas que estão profundamente relacionados entre si e que, a meu ver, constituem possivelmente o desafio de maior importância que afrontam os movimentos sociais em nosso país [Espanha] (e não apenas nele). Em primeiro lugar, trata-se de elucidar o lugar do dissenso e da crítica, da desobediência civil, na democracia. Contudo esta questão, como se vê, remete-nos na realidade a outra de maior destaque, ao debate sobre as raízes em si da democracia e assim à sua relação com o dissenso e à identificação da democracia e da cidadania com o modelo de democracia representativa.
La aplicación de la eutanasia en España: un estudio sobre la proposición de la ley orgánica de la eutanasia del partido socialista obrero español
2019
Desde o início do século XXI, os hospitais espanhóis praticam os cuidados paliativos às pessoas doentes em uma fase terminal, para que estas no último momento de sua vida não sofram, todo o caso, é importante registrar que não existe regulamentação legal muito específica sobre essa matéria na Espanha. Assim, resta a possibilidade de autorizar possibilidade ao enfermo terminal, seus familiares, ou o médico. O que pretende o legislador Socialista na proposta de Lei Orgânica da Eutanásia consiste na possibilidade de que essa prática realizada seja por profissional médico ou por familiar do enfermo, desde que mediante o consentimento do doente ou de seus familiares sem que seja considerada crim…
Las ayudas del ejecutivo socialista en españa: un breve estudio sobre las ayudas en el regimen de alquiler de viviendas a las personas discapacitadas…
2019
Desde os tempos antigos, as pessoas com deficiência foram retirados de suas famílias e até mesmo tem sido um fardo para a sociedade até a chegada do século XX, de modo que, no século XXI, vivemos o governo socialista da Espanha através Plano de habitação 2018-2021, tenta ir além adaptando habitações alugadas para as necessidades deste grupo, desde que eles não podem financeiramente cobrir sua residência, eles e seus familiares. Por outro lado, e com caráter de novato também são atendidos neste programa os imigrantes legais e suas famílias, incluindo seus parceiros, que por necessidades econômicas não possam pagar o aluguel habitual de sua casa, portanto, o legislador socialista tenda a exec…