Flexible automation and economies of scale in developing countries por Alcorta, Ludovico

“…The paper concludes that, as compared with previous technologies, the output or capacity of most plants and firms increased, which was accompanied in some firms by lower unit costs, thus suggesting increasing optimal scale. …”
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Yield prediction and inbreeding of maize synthetics generated with lines and single crosses : classic probability por Sahagún-Castellanos, Jaime, Rodríguez-Pérez, Juan E., Escalante-González, José L.

“…reduce costs and labor associated with predicting the genotypic mean (GM) of a synthetic variety (SV) of maize (Zea mays L.), breeders can develop SVs from L lines and s single crosses (SynL,SC) instead of L+2s lines (SynL). …”
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Targeting and social mobility: a review of the colombian case por Reina Bermúdez, Luis Eduardo

“…The ethical implications of the validity of targeting versus universalization are described, discussing the associated social costs. With this, the need for territorial regionalization is briefly raised. …”
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Technology and artificial intelligence, the future of the medical field por Beltrán Ramírez, Raúl, Maciel Arellano, Rocío, Jiménez Arévalo, José

“…Technological advances have improved patients’ quality of life directly by reducing recovery and diagnosis times and lowering medical assistance costs for the general public. Artificial intelligence, combined with the use of robotics, has allowed for improving decision-making in the medical field. …”
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Body, supply and power. A look at the masculinities of masons in Yecapixtla, Morelos, Mexico por Ramírez Villaseñor, Karina

“…The studies of masculinities, driven by the development of feminism and Men’s Studies since the 1980s, have focused on analyzing and understanding the social, cultural and historical reality in which men develop as generic subjects, with the aim of deepening the experiences, emotions, privileges and costs of masculinity. Within this line of research, it is recognized that the workspace is one of the institutions where gender learning is reaffirmed and rethought. …”
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Acerca de la construcción de lo público en un ámbito democrático. Hacia una discusión normativa por Latouche R., Miguel Ángel; Universidad Central de Venezuela

“…Cooperation evolves when the institutional framework produces the reduction of both transaction costs and uncertainty and guarantee, at the same time, a fair distribution of costs and benefits, while reducing uncertainty.…”
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From Offshore to relocation advantages for logistic improvement in port and for logistic companies por Boyano-Fram, Teóflo Omar

“…With the great advances of the international management for the mobility of the foreign trade, not only the Ports must be working in the 4 and 5 Generation, also the way to give the service is for that reason that in this article one looks for to make a bet to the offshore that facilitates logistic maneuvers but with the intention of improving the processes of the nations for the beneft and good use of its companies that can lower costs, improve the service and simplify still more the mobility, that is to say to perfect its logistic. …”
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TRANSNATIONAL CORPORATIONS AND COMBINED AVOIDANCE OF LEGAL SYSTEMS: the dynamics of glocalizing labor precariousity por Olsson, Giovanni, Kauana Lazaretti, Isadora

“…Their articulation in sophisticated global production chains allows them to move smoothly between the regulatory gaps of different legal systems, in order to obtain environmental, taxation and social advantages, reducing costs and increasing profits. This practice results, within the scope of social elision, in the precariousness of labour relations, fully affecting human rights and human dignity. …”
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Suggestions for Pension Re-Reform in Peru por Mesa-Lago, Carmelo

“…As well as a comprehensive model of re-reform, it recommendsspecific measures that: extend the low level of coverage of the labor forceand the elderly, expand Pensión 65, guarantee the minimum pension, improvebenefits, unify the national and private pension systems, increase competitionand reduce the high administrative costs and profits of private pension funds(AFP), create a public AFP, strengthen financial and actuarial sustainability, raisecapital returns, and shift the disability-survivors premium to employers. …”
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What Shapes Colombias Foreign Position on Climate Change? por María Camila Bustos

“…It concludes that Colombia´s policy has been governed by its institutional structure, ecological vulnerability, emission abatement costs, wish to enhance its global prestige and seek benefits from international cooperation, strategic aims at the United Nations climate negotiations, and the limited influence of domestic pressure groups.…”
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Latin America and the Dragon: The Risks of an Economic-Commercial Relationship por Nacht, Pablo Alejandro

“…This study concludes that although some countries have seized the emerging power of China to secure a certain degree of autonomy before the United States and Europe, the costs for Latin America and the Caribbean are high, especially if the Beijing Consensus ensues.…”
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Una mirada a la actividad minera en Guatemala desde la justicia ambiental por Sánchez, Geisselle Vanessa

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Análisis del comportamiento de un motor encendido por compresión funcionando con el sistema dual diésel-gas natural por Sebriano Paredes, César Jesús, Cano Coscia, Eugenio José, Riveros Saavedra, Waldy Aníbal

“…En el sistema dual, el motor mostró un rendimiento térmico similar en comparación con el funcionamiento a diésel exclusivo para cargas medias a elevadas y menores rendimientos a bajas cargas. El análisis de costes mostró viabilidad económica en ciertos rangos de sustitución, resultando importante para la promoción de la explotación del gas natural en Paraguay, considerando que el 100% de los derivados del petróleo son importados.…”
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The Transformation of Housing Policy. The System of Incentives for Housing in the Construction of Quasi-Markets in Ecuador por Córdova, Marco Antonio

“…Methodologically the study analyzes the conditions underpinning the functioning of quasi-markets in housing (market structure, information, transaction of costs, motivation and adverse selection), as well as of the evalution criteria of the model (efficiency, sensibility, choice and equity). …”
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Health problems of tamaulipas's farm workers employed with h-2a visas in the United States por Izcara Palacios, Simón Pedro, Andrade Rubio, Karla Lorena

“…U.S. farmers find it appealing to hire Tamaulipas' workers because of the proximity of Tamaulipas to the frontier, which lowers transportation costs, which have to be paid by the employers. It is well reported that low-skilled guest worker programs leaves foreign workforce open to abuse and exploitation. …”
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At several points in the network: territorial division of Contact Center Operations in Brazil por Almeida, Marina Castro

“…The constitution of the Brazilian telemarketing resulted from outsourcing of services, as a strategy to decrease labor costs. The privatization of the telecommunications companies, in the late 1990s, caused the expansion of operations provided by transnational corporations. …”
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(Un)visible and (un)speakable from/of student life at the univers/cities por Machado, Jardel Pelissari, Zanella, Andrea Vieira

“…We discussed these statements as a product/reflection of exclusion in the academic university context, which is, in most cases, silenced and invisible in the midst of logics of productivity, costs, rankings, among others. We conclude on the need to build spaces were the voices of the students can circulate, be heard/read, so that they can effectively assist in the construction of universities and the conditions and possibilities of academic life.…”
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Land, labor and toxics:: On the production of banana lands in the southern coast of Ecuador por Galarza Suárez, Lucía

“…This article analyzes the political, social and environmental costs of export monoculture through a historical and ethnographic reconstruction of the production of banana lands in Ecuador’s southern coastal region. …”
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Percepción de presos becarios de Guayaquil sobre los costos-beneficios de la educación superior por Iturralde Durán, Carlos Antonio

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Transformaciones y conflictos en el agro chaqueño durante los '90. Articulaciones territoriales de una nueva racionalidad productiva por Valenzuela, Cristina

“…The replacement of a productive logic that sustained provincial the economic and social organization for more than four decades by other than privileged the efficiency and the smaller comparative costs, provoked conflicts and reactions differentials in the sector according to the selective vulnerability of the involved actors. …”
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