Search

The impact of tourism on the economy and population of small islands : The case of Aruba

REA Auditado

Many small islands in the Caribbean depend on tourism as the dominant sector of their economy. This dependence leads to economic vulnerability, in particular if the sector is dominated by international hotel chains that cater for the North American market. Reliance on a single geographical market implies seasonality in the tourist arrivals linked to the holiday season in the home country, causing seasonal labour demand on the island. It also implies that economic downturns in the home country decrease tourist spending on the island.

Tema: general: 

• General

Opportunities in Building More Sustainable Supply Chains

REA Catalogado

When a global corporation implements sustainability standards, it pays to work closely with supply chains, as these panelists attest. From his research, Richard M. Locke knows that the traditional methods of achieving decent labor conditions don’t work well. When Locke examined years of records gathered by Nike and other companies concerned with employee treatment in overseas factories, he found the conventional compliance route -- auditing, policing and enforcement -- just hadn’t brought about consistent improvements in child labor, or excess hours.

Tema: general: 

• Negocios y Economía›Negocios›Administración›Estilos de Administración y Comunicación

International Relations

REA Catalogado

This course is designed to acquaint beginning students with some of the fundamental principles of international relations such as realism and idealism. Realism, for example is based on the assumption that the state constitutes the most important actor in the international system. The course will also explore the nature of idealism, which emphasizes the role of international norms and ethics, such as the preservation of human rights, as a means of realizing international justice.

Tema: general: 

• Leyes, Política y Gobierno›Relaciones internacionales

Retailing and Supply Chains in the Information Age

REA Auditado

This article describes how information technologies have reconfigured retailing and in turn the operation of a core US manufacturing industry, apparel. “Lean retailers” exchange point-of-sales information with their suppliers and require them to replenish orders quickly based
on actual sales. This shifts part of the risk arising from changing consumer tastes from retailers and onto suppliers. In response to this shift in risk, we argue that manufacturers must reshape planning methods, cost models, inventory practices, production operations, and sourcing strategies.

Tema: general: 

• Ciencias Sociales›Educación

Hormone-induced rearrangement of locust haemolymph lipoproteins The involvement of glycoprotein C2

REA Auditado

Formation of lipoprotein A⁺ and elevation of lipoprotein fraction O in locust (Locusta
migratoria migratorioides) haemolymph as induced by adipokinetic hormone (AKH) includes the
participation of non-lipid carrying proteins (fraction C), which was examined in more detail. By using
gel filtration chromatography, the rather heterogenous C-proteins were resolved into three protein
fractions, only one of which (C₂) appeared to be actually involved in the lipoprotein reassociation.

Tema: general: 

• Ciencias Sociales›Educación

Construct validation of teacher portfolio assessment : Procedures for improving teacher competence assessment illustrated by teaching students research skills

REA Auditado

The study aims to design and test procedures for teacher portfolio assessments. What are suitable procedures to assess teachers' competencies in developing students' research skills? We first searched into the tasks teachers have in teaching students research skills and the competencies needed to fulfill these tasks. For the development of assessment criteria, a delphi method based on stakeholders' judgments has been designed and tested. In three rounds, 21 stakeholders judged and revised criteria.

Tema: general: 

• General

Morphology of sympathetic chain in Saguinus niger

REA Auditado

Saguinus niger popularly known as Sauim, is a Brazilian North primate. Sympathetic chain investigation would support traumatic and/or cancer diagnosis which are little described in wild animals. The aim of this study was to describe the morphology and distribution of sympathetic chain in order to supply knowledge for neurocomparative research. Three female young animals that came death by natural causes were investigated. Animals were fixed in formaldehyde 10% and dissected along the sympathetic chain in neck, thorax and abdomen.

Tema: general: 

• Ciencias›Ciencias (General)

Power and fatigue related characteristics of the equine locomotory muscle. Development, exercise and pathological conditions

REA Auditado

The locomotory muscles represent an important determinant of the athletic potential of the horse and hence the ability to compete at a high level. For efficient raising and training, it would be useful to predict the potential of a horse early in life based on the characteristics of the locomotory muscles evaluated by biopsy specimens. The muscle characteristics are partly determined at birth by genetic influences, but are still able to adapt to different demands, such as altered neuromuscular activity as occurs during development and training as well as in neurodegenerative disorders.

Tema: general: 

• General

Neuroimmune regulation of inflammatory responses in inflammatory bowel disease

REA Auditado

The term inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is used to describe chronic inflammatory conditions of the gastro-intestinal tract. Patients suffer from abdominal pain, diarrhea, rectal bleeding and a substantial personal burden. The etiology of IBD is gradually being unraveled but remains a complex interaction between environmental, immunological and genetic factors. Mast cells and nerves can be found in close association in the intestine and the connection increases during inflammation.

Tema: general: 

• General

Reforming fossil fuel use : the merits, costs and risks of carbon dioxide capture and storage

REA Auditado

The sense of urgency in achieving large reductions in anthropogenic CO2 emissions has increased the interest in carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS).

Tema: general: 

• General