Mentions of God were omnipresent in the early vernacular texts of thirteenth-century Spain. In this dissertation, I study the mentions of God in three well-known Spanish narrative poems written down in the thirteenth century. These are the Cantar de mio Cid, the Libro de Alexandre, and the Milagros de Nuestra Señora. In particular, I discuss how the representation of God in these works is shaped by each of the three poets' original intended audiences and the message that he wished to communicate to those listeners. I begin by reviewing critical reconstructions of the original intended audiences of the three poems. I then study three aspects of the representation of God in each of the three poems: the words used to reference God, the descriptions of the deity present in the texts themselves, and the roles and functions assigned to God as a character in each narrative. I conclude that the Judeo-Christian God was an expected element in early Spanish narrative poetry, but that his representation could vary widely based on the differing compositions of the audiences for whom the works were conceived. / text

The Gray Fossil Site (GFS) of northeastern Tennessee has yielded a diverse salamander fossil assemblage for the southern Appalachian Mio-Pliocene. This assemblage includes at least five taxa (Ambsytoma sp.; Plethodon sp., Spelerpinae, gen. et sp. indet., Desmognathus sp.; and Notophthalmus sp.) from three families (Ambystomatidae, Plethodontidae, and Salamandridae, respectively). All taxa are present in the area today and support a woodland-pond interpretation of the site. Reported specimens represent the earliest record of their families in the Appalachian Mountains (and the earliest record of Plethodontidae and Ambystomatidae east of the Mississippi River); with the Notophthalmus sp. vertebrae being the only Mio-Pliocene body fossil known for the Salamandridae in North America. The Desmognathus sp. specimens may help shed light on the evolutionary origins of the genus Desmognathus, which purportedly has its roots in this region during the Mio-Pliocene.

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El presente artículo, inserto en el marco de los estudios cidianos, se propone señalar la existencia de una fuerte impronta del culto a la Virgen María en el Poema de Mio Cid (PMC), a partir del cual se articulan las escenas bélicas del poema y que se presenta como una proyección de las intenciones expansionistas de Castilla en el contexto de las guerras de reconquista española. Asimismo, se pretende demostrar la marcada influencia francesa en el culto mariano, que se puede apreciar a lo largo del texto, y su adopción por parte de la religiosidad peninsular, en particular, en relación con la ideología de cruzada que coincide con la cambiante noción de reconquista y se constituye como uno de los motores del poema. / This paper, inserted in the framework of the Cid studies, aims to identify the existence of a strong presence of the cult to the Virgin Mary in the Poema de Mio Cid (PMC), which articulates the battle scenes of the poem and is presented as a projection of Castile’s expansionist intentions in the context of the wars of Spanish reconquest. Likewise, it seeks to demonstrate the strong French influence in the Marian cult, which can be seen throughout the text, and its adoption by the religious Peninsula, particularly in relation to the ideology of crusade that matches the changing notion of reconquest and constitutes one of the main motives of the poem.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-28T20:19:24Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2009 - Tania Regina Frota Vasconcellos Dias.pdf: 1299945 bytes, checksum: bc480eb77d63e5679f8be1adc04aedfc (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009-04-27 / In the last years, it was consolidated the importance that micro and small business represent in the economic and social setting of the country. At the same time, it is incontrovertible that the competitiveness is essential to the inclusion of Brazilian companies in markets more and more globalized. In that context, the interest in entrepreneurship grows. Entrepreneurial competences take the lead role. The aim of this study is to identify how such entrepreneurial competences take part in the history of the life of the agents of the winning companies of the 2006 and 2007 Corporate TOP Awards and what made them successful people. This research has, as basis, the taxonomy presented by Vergara (2006): as far as to the ends, exploratory and descriptive and, to the means, bibliographic, documental, and multiple cases studies. The data were gathered through a semi-structured questionnaire and sent to the awarded people, after they were personally contacted. The treatment and the data analysis were developed through the Method of Content Analysis, mixed categorical analysis where they were defined, a priori, based on the theory of Man and Lau (2000). The sample of the first study, related to the winners of the 2006 Corporate TOP Award, had five out of six entrepreneurs; and, the sample of the second study, related to the winners of the 2007 Corporate TOP Award, had six out of eight. Seven entrepreneurial competences area stood out in the study. The results show that three of the seven competences area considered relevant and common: Conceptual Competence, Strategic Competence and Support Competence; and, they represent 58.77% of the related frequency, emphasizing the first and the second ones that stand for 24.85% of the total. It can be inferred that there is a relation between the entrepreneurship s success and the inherent competences of the entrepreneurs, such as independence and self-assurance, persistence, pride and self-esteem, creativity, innovation, intuition, taking moderate risks, perfectionism, and calling. The recognition of market opportunities is the key to the development of the activities where the derivation of occupation is the starting point. The major emphasis of its project is related to the obsessive search for quality and sustainability, aiming to the constant satisfaction of its clients. They are innovative in the Schumpeterian style, in the way that they don t necessarily associate innovation with scientific knowledge. They prospered once they had created in the market a new business strategy, as they have a high intelligence level for success. / Nos ?ltimos anos, consolidou-se a import?ncia que micro e pequenas empresas representam no cen?rio econ?mico e social do pa?s. Ao mesmo tempo, ? incontroverso ser a competitividade fundamental para a maior inser??o das empresas brasileiras em mercados cada vez mais globalizados. Nesse contexto, cresce o interesse pelo empreendedorismo. Compet?ncias empreendedoras assumem papel de destaque. O objetivo deste estudo foi identificar como tais compet?ncias empreendedoras fazem parte da hist?ria de vida dos agentes das empresas ganhadoras do Pr?mio TOP Empresarial nos anos de 2006 e 2007 e que os teria tornado bem sucedidos. Esta pesquisa adota como base a taxionomia apresentada por Vergara (2006): quanto aos fins, explorat?ria e descritiva e, quanto aos meios, bibliogr?fica, documental e de estudo de casos m?ltiplos. Os dados foram colhidos atrav?s de um question?rio semi-estruturado, enviado por e-mail aos agraciados, ap?s serem contatados pessoalmente. O tratamento e a an?lise de dados se desenvolveram atrav?s do M?todo de An?lise de Conte?do, an?lise categorial mista, onde as categorias foram definidas, a priori, com base na teoria de Man e Lau (2000). A amostra do primeiro estudo, referente aos ganhadores do Pr?mio TOP Empresarial 2006, se constitui de cinco dentre os seis empreendedores. J? a amostra do segundo estudo, ganhadores do Pr?mio TOP Empresarial 2007, se constituiu de seis dentre os oito empreendedores. Destacaram-se sete ?reas de compet?ncias empreendedoras no estudo. Os resultados mostram que tr?s destas s?o consideradas relevantes e comuns: Compet?ncia Conceitual, Compet?ncia Estrat?gica e Compet?ncia de Suporte e representam 58,77% de freq??ncia relativa, com destaque para a primeira, que representa 24,85% deste total. Depreende-se que muito do sucesso do empreendimento est? relacionado ?s compet?ncias inerentes a esses empreendedores, como: independente e autoconfian?a; persistente, orgulho e auto-estima, criatividade, inova??o, intui??o, assun??o de riscos moderados, perfeccionismo e voca??o. O reconhecimento de oportunidades de mercados se mostra fundamental, para o desenvolvimento de suas atividades, onde a deriva??o de ocupa??o ? a base. O grande destaque do seu produto est? relacionado ? busca obsessiva pela qualidade e sustentabilidade, visando ? constante satisfa??o dos seus clientes. S?o inovadores no estilo schumpeteriano, dado que, n?o associam necessariamente a inova??o ao conhecimento cient?fico. Prosperam ao criarem no mercado uma nova estrat?gia de neg?cios, pois t?m um alto n?vel de intelig?ncia para o sucesso.

<p><strong>AIM</strong>: As global warming is a fact and the consumption of energy is continuously increasing, alternative sourcing of energy is a must. The use of oil and coal for heating is limited due to it is nature resource which is also limited. Everyone will be forced to evaluate their own usage of energy and look into the alternatives of how to be a part of solving this global issue. For many, alternatives such as sun panels and wind power stations could be an alternative power source.</p><p> </p><p>Today, there is only a limited availability in Sweden of small sized wind power stations and only small local producers or importers that sell the equipment – mostly through internet based market communications.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Method</strong>: The theoretical approach to this thesis is based on the MIO model in combination with several other models and tools such as, PESTEL, Marketing Mix, SWOT, Porter’s five forces, EVC and STP.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Result & Conclusions</strong>: There is a market for small wind power stations between 5 – 50 kW in Sweden.</p><p>The biggest reason why the market segment exist and will increase is due to continuously increasing energy prices and that wind power stations of this size are permitted to be connected directly to household consumption.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Suggestions for future research</strong>: How are other energy complements like solar panels influenced? What governmental decisions affect the business of small wind power stations?</p><p> </p><p><strong>Contributions to the thesis</strong>: Success in this segment requires a different approach to product offering than what the current competition is doing.</p>

AIM: As global warming is a fact and the consumption of energy is continuously increasing, alternative sourcing of energy is a must. The use of oil and coal for heating is limited due to it is nature resource which is also limited. Everyone will be forced to evaluate their own usage of energy and look into the alternatives of how to be a part of solving this global issue. For many, alternatives such as sun panels and wind power stations could be an alternative power source.   Today, there is only a limited availability in Sweden of small sized wind power stations and only small local producers or importers that sell the equipment – mostly through internet based market communications.   Method: The theoretical approach to this thesis is based on the MIO model in combination with several other models and tools such as, PESTEL, Marketing Mix, SWOT, Porter’s five forces, EVC and STP.   Result &amp; Conclusions: There is a market for small wind power stations between 5 – 50 kW in Sweden. The biggest reason why the market segment exist and will increase is due to continuously increasing energy prices and that wind power stations of this size are permitted to be connected directly to household consumption.   Suggestions for future research: How are other energy complements like solar panels influenced? What governmental decisions affect the business of small wind power stations?   Contributions to the thesis: Success in this segment requires a different approach to product offering than what the current competition is doing.

Submitted by Reginaldo Soares de Freitas (reginaldo.freitas@ufv.br) on 2015-11-10T08:33:00Z No. of bitstreams: 1 texto completo.pdf: 2551787 bytes, checksum: 71ddb0374c66aab0bc01094fd2206080 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2015-11-10T08:33:00Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 texto completo.pdf: 2551787 bytes, checksum: 71ddb0374c66aab0bc01094fd2206080 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-02-25 / Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais / A enzima mio-inositol-1-fosfato sintase (MIPS1) (E.C.5.5.1.4) catalisa a conversão irreversível de D-Glicose-6-P para 1-L-mio-inositol-1-P. O mio-inositol desempenha papel de destaque no metabolismo vegetal, fornecendo inositol e inositídeos em processos metabólicos essenciais à formação do vegetal. Dentre as várias vias nas quais o mio-inositol está envolvido algumas são alvo do melhoramento vegetal, a exemplo a manipulação do conteúdo de ácido fítico e de oligossacarídeos em sementes e açúcares estruturais na parede celular. Até o presente momento, plantas MIPS silenciadas não foram caracterizadas em detalhes, principalmente em suas estruturas vegetativas. Com isso, o presente trabalho objetivou caracterizar tomateiros ‘Moneymaker’ com diferentes níveis de silenciamento de MIPS1. Para a indução do silenciamento utilizou- se tranformação genética via Agrobacterium tumefaciens contendo plasmídeo pCambia com construção tipo intron hairpin de fragmentos do gene MIPS de Glycine max (∆GmMIPS) sob controle do promotor CaMV 35S. Avaliou-se o efeito do silenciamento de MIPS1 em plantas transgênicas matrizes T0 e progênies T1 e T2 quanto ao desenvolvimento de frutos e sementes, conteúdos de ácido fítico, açúcares, pigmentos fotossintéticos, respostas fisiológicas mediante a avaliação das trocas gasosas, fluorescência da clorofila a, atividade de enzimas do estresse oxidativo e caracterização do perfil metabólico e constituintes de parede celular. Os resultados apontaram eficiência da construção transgênica na indução do silenciamento. O silenciamento ocasionou redução do conteúdo de ácido fítico em sementes, redução da quantidade de sementes por fruto e redução no desenvolvimento do fruto; redução na germinação e desenvolvimento de plântulas provindas de sementes normais nas progênies T0 e T1. O silenciamento também ocasionou alterações no conteúdo de açúcares, em folhas e sementes nas progênies T0 e T1 e reduziu a firmeza da epiderme e do pericarpo em frutos da progênie T1. Tal redução na firmeza pode estar relacionada à composição ou estrutura das paredes celulares; porém não foram identificadas reduções no conteúdo de açúcares de parede celular e celulose em pericarpos e folhas de plantas T2, mas sim acumúlo de ácidos urônicos, tanto em pericarpo quanto em folhas. Em relação ao aparato fotossintético, o silenciamento não causou alterações. O conteúdo de pigmentos fotossintéticos, parâmetros de trocas gasosas e fluorescência da clorofila a foram semelhantes aos apresentados pelas plantas não transformadas, Outra evidência que o silenciamento de MIPS não causa distúrbios no corpo vegetativo foi a atividade de enzimas do estresse oxidativo que, em condições ótimas, não apresentou diferenças. As alterações encontradas no corpo vegetativo tiveram estreito envolvimento com o metabolismo de inositol, como conteúdo de açúcares (glicose-6P, glicose e sacarose) em horários de intensa atividade fotossintética. A metabolômica possibilitou uma análise mais integrativa em que ficou evidenciada a redução de alguns aminoácidos, acúmulo de açúcares e redução de açúcares alcoóis, todos estreitamente relacionados ao metabolismo de inositol em folhas. Em frutos, verificou-se influência mais expressiva da MIPS, com alterações em todas as quatro idades avaliadas (10, 15, 50 e 60 dias após a antese), tanto no pericarpo quando nas sementes. O maior número de alterações foi encontrado nas sementes, caracterizadas pela redução do conteúdo de aminoácidos, de intermediários do ciclo dos ácidos tricarboxílicos (TCA), de ácidos orgânicos e de açúcares alcoóis. Os açúcares, por sua vez, apresentaram comportamento variado, dependendo da sua relação com o metabolismo de inositol, onde a frutose e a trealose apresentam acúmulo, enquanto a glicose e a sacarose apresentam padrão mais variado em decorrência do envolvimento em uma rede mais complexa de regulação. Em pericarpos, o perfil metabólico foi respondente as variações de desenvolvimento, porém apresentando alterações no conteúdo de açúcares. Com esse estudo podemos afirmar que a construção tipo intron hairpin de fragmentos do gene MIPS de Glycine max (∆GmMIPS), sob controle do promotor CaMV 35S, ocasiona silenciamento em tomateiros e as plantas silenciadas tiveram o conteúdo de metabólitos influenciados pelo conteúdo de mio-inositol ou expressão da MIPS alterado, tanto na parte vegetativa quanto na reprodutiva. Registra-se, também, que o silenciamento de MIPS não foi capaz de alterar a atividade fotossintética ou causar direta ou indiretamente estresse oxidativo no corpo vegetativo em plantas MIPS silenciadas. / Myo-inositol phosphate synthase (MIPS1) (E.C.5.5.1.4) catalyzes the irreversible conversion of D-Glucose-6-P to 1-L-myo-inositol-1-P. Myo-inositol plays an important role in plant metabolism, providing inositides and inositol for essential metabolic processes in the formation of the vegetative and reproductive plant body. Among the pathways in which the myo-inositol is closely involved, some are target of plant breeding, such as genetic manipulation of phytic acid and oligosaccharides contents in seeds and structural sugars in the cell wall. To date, MIPS silenced plants have not been characterized in detail, especially in their vegetative structures. Thus, the present study aimed to characterize tomato 'Moneymaker' with different levels of silencing MIPS1. For induction of gene silencing was used transformation via Agrobacterium tumefaciens containing the plasmid pCambia with construct intron-hairpin-RNA type whith MIPS gene fragments of Glycine max (ΔGmMIPS) under control of the CaMV 35S. The effect of MIPS1 silencing in primary transgenic plants T0 and T1 and T2 progenies was evaluated for the development of fruit and seeds, phytic acid and sugar contents, photosynthetic pigments, physiological responses by evaluating gas exchange, chlorophyll a fluorescence, oxidative stress enzyme activity, metabolic profile characterization and cell wall constituents. The results showed the efficiency of the transgenic construct to induce silencing. The silencing resulted in reduction of phytic acid content in seeds, reducing the amount of seeds and a reduction in fruit development, reduction in germination and seedling development stemmed from normal seeds in T0 and T1 progeny. The silencing also induced changes in the content of sugars in leaves and seeds in T0 and T1 progeny and reduced firmness of the epidermis and pericarp in fruits of T1 progeny. This decrease in firmness may be related to the composition or structure of cell walls, but no reductions were identified in the content of sugars and cellulose in cell wall pericarp and leaves of T2 plants, but accumulation of uronic acids, both in pericarp as sheets. In relation to the photosynthetic apparatus, silencing caused no changes. The content of photosynthetic pigments, gas exchange parameters and chlorophyll fluorescence were similar to those presented by the non- transformed plants, Further evidence that silencing of MIPS does not cause disturbances in the vegetative body was the activity of enzymes of the oxidative stress that in optimal conditions, showed no differences. However, the changes found in the vegetative body had close involvement with the metabolism of inositol, as content of sugars (glucose- 6P, glucose and sucrose) in times of intense photosynthetic activity. The metabolomics allowed a more integrative analysis in which there is an evident reduction of some amino acids, accumulation of sugars and sugar alcohols reduction, all closely related to the metabolism of inositol sheets. In fruits, there was more significant influence of MIPS, with changes in all four ages evaluated (10, 15, 50 and 60 days after anthesis), both when the seed pericarp. The largest number of changes were found in the seeds, characterized by the reduction of the content of amino acids, intermediates of the citric acid cycle (TCA), organic acids and sugar alcohols. Sugars, in turn, showed varied behavior depending on their relationship with the metabolism of inositol, where fructose and trehalose accumulation feature, while glucose and sucrose have more varied pattern as a result of being involved in a more complex regulatory network. In pericarp, the metabolic profile was respondent variations in development, but with alterations in sugar content. With this study we can see that the construction type intron hairpin fragment of MIPS Glycine max (ΔGmMIPS) gene under control of the CaMV 35S promoter, causes silencing in tomato plants were silenced and content of metabolites influenced the content of myo-inositol or altered expression of MIPS, both in vegetative and in reproductive part. Join also the silencing of MIPS was not able to change the photosynthetic activity or directly or indirectly cause oxidative stress in the vegetative body MIPS-silenced plants.

Hyaenids reached their peak diversity during the Mio-Pliocene, when an array of carnivorous species emerged alongside dwindling civet-like and mongoose-like insectivorous/omnivorous taxa. Significantly, bone-cracking morphological adaptations were poorly developed in these newly-emerged species. This, their general canid-like morphology, and the absence/rarity of canids in Eurasia and Africa at the time, has led researchers to hypothesise that these carnivorous Mio-Pliocene hyaenas were ecological vicars to modern canids. To shed further light on their diets and foraging strategies, we examine and compare the dental microwear textures of Hyaenictitherium namaquensis, Ikelohyaena abronia, Chasmaporthetes australis, and Hyaenictis hendeyi from the South African Mio-Pliocene site of Langebaanweg with those of the extant feliforms Crocuta crocuta, Acinonyx jubatus, and Panthera leo (caniforms are not included because homologous wear facets are not directly comparable between the suborders). Sample sizes for individual fossil species are small, which limits confidence in assessments of variation between the extinct taxa; however, these Mio-Pliocene hyaenas exhibit surface complexity and textural fill volume values that are considerably lower than those exhibited by the living hyaena, Crocuta crocuta. Dental microwear texture analysis thus supports interpretations of craniodental evidence suggesting low bone consumption in carnivorous Mio-Pliocene hyaenas.

Screening efforts at the Gray Fossil Site, Washington County, Tennessee, have yielded a unique and diverse salamander fauna for the southern Appalachian Mio-Pliocene; including at least five taxa from three modern families (Ambystomatidae, Plethodontidae, and Salamandridae) supporting the woodland-pond interpretation of the site. All specimens represent the earliest record of their respective families in the Appalachian Mountains; with the Notophthalmus sp. vertebrae being the only Mio-Pliocene skeletal fossil known for the family Salamandridae in North America. Three types of plethodontid salamander are present, with one type representing the earliest known desmognathine. The desmognathine fossils lend credence to the 'Appalachian' origin of the clade in the Mio-Pliocene. The GFS salamander fauna is predominated by plethodontids; competition is inferred by the presence of several similarly large-sized taxa and is invoked to explain the presence of neotenic individuals in an otherwise amicable terrestrial environment.