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This book shows executive, project, program, and portfolio managers how ethical behavior can ensure that an organization has proper governance. Improper governance and unethical behavior have led to such well-known financial disasters as Enron and Madoff Investments. The book arms managers with two important tools: Small Sins Allowed (SSA) and Line of Impunity (LoI), which together can be the foundation for renewed and vigorous corporate governance. SSA is a powerful tool that helps managers establish a level above which adherence to ethical standards is expected. LoI aids managers in identifying ethical fault lines that may exist in a company and helps to keep unethical behavior in check.

Recolecta sorgeix sota els auspicis de la Fundación para la Ciencia y la Tecnología (FECYT) i la Red Bibliotecas Universitarias Española (REBIUN) amb l'objectiu d'impulsar i coordinar la creació d'una infraestructura a nivell nacional de dipòsits digitals interoperables segons estàndards internacionals i actuar com a agència nacional respecte a la infraestructura global de dipòsits digitals científics com a part integrant de l'Espai Europeu de Recerca. Es presentaran els resultats i balanç de la seva activitat 2009 en el marc del Conveni Rebiun / Fecyt 2008-2009. ; Recolecta surge bajo los auspicios de la Fundación para la Ciencia y la Tecnología (FECYT) y la Red Bibliotecas Universitarias Española (REBIUN) con el objetivo de impulsar y coordinar la creación de una infraestructura a nivel nacional de repositorios digitales interoperables según estándares internacionales y actuar como agencia nacional respecto a la infraestructura global de repositorios digitales científicos como parte integrante del Espacio Europeo de Investigación. Se presentarán los resultados y balance de su actividad 2009 en el marco del Convenio Rebiun/Fecyt 2008-2009. ; Recolecta arises under the auspices of the Foundation for Science and Technology (FECYT) and the Spanish Academic Libraries Network (REBIUN) with the aim of promoting and coordinating the creation of a national infrastructure of interoperable digital repositories according to international standards and to act as a national agency for the global infrastructure of scientific digital repositories as a part of the European Research Area. The results and a 2009 outcome evaluation in the framework of the cooperation agreement 2008-2009 between Rebiun and Fecyt are presented.

Abstract. This paper presents a methodological approach to seismic hazard assessment based on a hybrid source model composed of faults as independent entities and zones containing residual seismicity. The seismic potential of both types of sources is derived from different data: for the zones, the recurrence model is estimated from the seismic catalogue. For fault sources, it is inferred from slip rates derived from palaeoseismicity and GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) measurements. Distributing the seismic potential associated with each source is a key question when considering hybrid zone and fault models, and this is normally resolved using one of two possible alternatives: (1) considering a characteristic earthquake model for the fault and assigning the remaining magnitudes to the zone, or (2) establishing a cut-off magnitude, Mc, above which the seisms are assigned to the fault and below which they are considered to have occurred in the zone. This paper presents an approach to distributing seismic potential between zones and faults without restricting the magnitudes for each type of source, precluding the need to establish cut-off Mc values beforehand. This is the essential difference between our approach and other approaches that have been applied previously. The proposed approach is applied in southern Spain, a region of low-to-moderate seismicity where faults move slowly. The results obtained are contrasted with the results of a seismic hazard method based exclusively on the zone model. Using the hybrid approach, acceleration values show a concentration of expected accelerations around fault traces, which is not appreciated in the classic approach using only zones.

Abstract. The Metropolitan District of Quito is located on or very close to segments of reverse blind faults, Puengasí, Ilumbisí–La Bota, Carcelen–El Inca, Bellavista–Catequilla and Tangahuilla, making it one of the most seismically dangerous cities in the world. The city is divided into five areas: south, south-central, central, north-central and north. For each of the urban areas, elastic response spectra are presented in this paper, which are determined by utilizing some of the new models of the Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center (PEER) NGA-West2 program. These spectra are calculated considering the maximum magnitude that could be generated by the rupture of each fault segment, and taking into account the soil type that exists at different points of the city according to the Norma Ecuatoriana de la Construcción (2015). Subsequently, the recurrence period of earthquakes of high magnitude in each fault segment is determined from the physical parameters of the fault segments (size of the fault plane and slip rate) and the pattern of recurrence of type Gutenberg–Richter earthquakes with double truncation magnitude (Mmin and Mmax) is used.

Comunicación presentada en las XIV Jornadas Españolas de Documentación. Cultura abierta: conocimiento compartido. Fesabid´15, celebradas en Gijón del 28 al 30 de mayo de 2015. ; La presente comunicación tiene por objetivo la presentación del portal PAGODA (PlAn de GestiÓn de DAtos), desarrollado por el grupo de trabajo e-Ciencia del Consorcio Madroño. Durante el período 2014-2020 y mediante la implantación de tres pilares, el programa Horizonte 2020 de la Unión Europea contribuye a abordar los principales retos sociales, promover el liderazgo industrial en Europa y reforzar la excelencia de su base científica. Siendo consciente de la creciente relevancia de los datos de investigación para el desarrollo científico y tecnológico, la UE ha puesto en marcha una iniciativa piloto para hacer posible el acceso abierto a los datos de investigación resultantes de proyectos financiados por Horizonte 2020. El Consorcio Madroño, integrado por las Bibliotecas de las Universidades Públicas de Madrid y la UNED, desea comprometerse con el nuevo reto de apoyar a los investigadores en la gestión de los datos de investigación como un modo de impulsar nuevos servicios a los investigadores. ; This communication aims to present PAGODA (Plan Data Management) website, developed by the "e-Science working group" of Consorcio Madroño. During the period 2014-2020 and by implementing three pillars, the Horizon 2020 program of the European Union contributes to addressing major societal challenges, promote industrial leadership in Europe and strengthen the excellence of its scientific base. Being aware of the growing relevance of data for scientific research and technological development, the EU has launched a pilot initiative for open access to research data resulting from projects funded by Horizon 2020. The Consorcio Madroño, composed by the Madrid Autonomous Community public university libraries and UNED, wishes to engage with the new challenge of supporting researchers in managing research data as a way to promote new services to researchers.

The alternative oxidase pathway (AOP) is associated with excess energy dissipation in leaves of terrestrial plants. To address whether this association is less important in palustrine plants, we compared the role of AOP in balancing energy and carbon metabolism in palustrine and terrestrial environments by identifying metabolic relationships between primary carbon metabolites and AOP in each habitat. We measured oxygen isotope discrimination during respiration, gas exchange, and metabolite profiles in aerial leaves of ten fern and angiosperm species belonging to five families organized as pairs of palustrine and terrestrial species. We performed a partial least square model combined with variable importance for projection to reveal relationships between the electron partitioning to the AOP (τa) and metabolite levels. Terrestrial plants showed higher values of net photosynthesis (AN) and τa, together with stronger metabolic relationships between τa and sugars, important for water conservation. Palustrine plants showed relationships between τa and metabolites related to the shikimate pathway and the GABA shunt, to be important for heterophylly. Excess energy dissipation via AOX is less crucial in palustrine environments than on land. The basis of this difference resides in the contrasting photosynthetic performance observed in each environment, thus reinforcing the importance of AOP for photosynthesis. ; This work was mainly supported by Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (MINECO, Spain) (project PGC2018-093824-B-C41) and the ERDF (FEDER). Others funding were provided by FONDECYT No. 1191118 from National Agency for Research and Development (ANID) and the Chilean Scholarship Program/Becas de doctorado nacional/2017–21180329, the European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Program under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement no. 753301, the 'Ramon y Cajal' contract RYC2019-027244-I/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and the European Social Fund. ; Peer reviewed

Background: The number of suicides has been increasing worldwide, year after year, becoming the fourth leading cause of death among young people between 15 and 29 years of age. Aim: In this study, we explored the frequency and characteristics of suicides among the adult general population in Paraguay between 2004 and 2022, considering that suicide attempts and suicidal risk/ideation are frequent and relevant issues in the consultation activity, even if epidemiological evidence on the national rates of suicide is scarce. Methods: In this observational, descriptive, and exploratory study, official records of all deaths by suicide were reviewed and information analyzed. In addition, an attempt was made to predict the number of suicides in the next 5 years according to a mathematical modeling. Results: In the 18-year period, 5,527 suicides of adults were recorded. Patients' mean age was 36.8 ± 17 years old. A 76.77% of them were males, 77.44% were from an urban area and 25.98% from the Greater Asunción and Central Department of Paraguay. The most frequently used method of suicide was intentional self-inflicted injury by hanging, strangulation, or suffocation (all 67.6%). The expected number of national suicides in the following years from 2023 to 2027 will range between 462 and 530. Limitations include the lack of information regarding diagnoses and personal history in the suicide reports as well as the possibility of underreporting of national suicide cases. Conclusion: Our results represent the first large national epidemiological report of suicides in Paraguay and may be of interest for mental health professionals and health authorities in order to reduce the suicide mortality rate within the country.