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The information management and the use of strategies of learning are of vital importance for the metacognitive development of students. Likewise, the levels of social interaction in young people have been affected by an individualistic culture and emotional abstraction and the joining to the excessive and incorrect use of social networks has increased the introversion and dependence of its users. The research carried out here aims to determine the relationship of the strategies of learning and social interaction of the students of the Entrepreneurship course of the Systems Engineering Career at the Universidad Regional Autónoma de los Andes. The population of 78 students of this course is studied, which had have to answer a questionnaire about their cognitive skills obtained from four kinds of strategies and about their social interaction skills. Two models of questionnaires are applied to determine the aspects related to the strategy of learning and the social interaction of the students. Statistical reliability tests are performed on the instruments developed: validity demonstrated through expert judgment and reliability through Cronbach's alpha. The obtained data were processed by using the Spearman correlation coefficient. As a result of the research, it is appreciated that there is a direct and significant relationship between the strategies of learning and the social interaction of the students of the Entrepreneurship course of the Systems Engineering Career of the Universidad Regional Autónoma de los Andes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aging of population includes a social group that has increased in recent years. Properly attending to the conditions of the elderly represents a problem to be addressed by Public Health institutions. A pathology that occurs very frequently is the cognitive impairment. Selecting the correct treatment for this type of condition is subject to the set of criteria that characterize the patient. Problems of this nature have been addressed by science from the implementation of artificial intelligence. The present research aims to develop a method for the selection of non-pharmacological treatments for mild cognitive impairment in older adults. The method operates using the neutrosophic AHP to model indeterminacy. The result is a case study with the implementation of the proposed method as an example of applicability. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The internal control is a kind of audit, which contributes to improve enterprise situation on their more fundamental aspects. This paper aims to determine if EPMAPA-T, the municipal public enterprise of potable water and sewer system, in Tulcán, Ecuador, has overcame the deficiencies indicated in an internal control carried out during a previous period. For this end, the so-called Neutrosophic AHP technique was used. This is a variation of the crisp AHP designed by Saaty, so that when the neutrosophic sets are incorporated, then, it is taking into account the uncertainty proper of decision making, as well as the computing with linguistic terms and the inclusion of an indeterminate element. This technique shall be applied to choose between two alternatives, either the enterprise improved its performance or not, specifically in the financial area. This is not a simple task; it needs for a mathematical tool of this kind for the many aspects that must be assessed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The internal control is a kind of audit, which contributes to improve enterprise situation on their more fundamental aspects. This paper aims to determine if EPMAPA-T, the municipal public enterprise of potable water and sewer system, in Tulcán, Ecuador, has overcame the deficiencies indicated in an internal control carried out during a previous period. For this end, the so-called Neutrosophic AHP technique was used. This is a variation of the crisp AHP designed by Saaty, so that when the neutrosophic sets are incorporated, then, it is taking into account the uncertainty proper of decision making, as well as the computing with linguistic terms and the inclusion of an indeterminate element. This technique shall be applied to choose between two alternatives, either the enterprise improved its performance or not, specifically in the financial area. This is not a simple task; it needs for a mathematical tool of this kind for the many aspects that must be assessed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Agriculture is the dynamic axis of the productive matrix of the Ecuadorian economy. From studies on the transformation of the raw material in the different productive processes in the agricultural sector shortcomings have been detected, that lead to problems such as the search for ways to increase the added value in the production of tropical fruits to guarantee the productive processes by the producers of Canton Quevedo. Therefore, the aim of this research is to carry out a study to design a strategy for the generation of added value in the production of tropical fruits of Canton Quevedo. The study was carried out based on surveys applied to the producers and partners of APROBANEC, and the citizens of the canton. A representative random sample was selected to apply the survey. Other statistical methods were also used, such as the contingency table. The result of the study showed that the situation is negative, thus measures are proposed to reverse this situation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Electric companies need effective methods to visualize information. The Electric Union in Cuba works on the development of a Geographic Information System (GIS) with a conceptual basis that responds to the different user requests. For this, the research objective is to develop a model for the management of geospatial data, with the use of artificial intelligence techniques, as support for decision making in the Cuban electric sector. As a first step, a lightweight ontology that endows a conceptual basis is elaborated. To achieve automatic queries, a Case-Based Reasoning System is developed. The case database contain the description of static queries previously made in the form of cases. Each query is made up of eleven fundamentals traits derived of the completed knowledge engineering performed, of which: eight are predictors and three are objectives. The final quality of the GIS is verified according to the quality standards of ISO 9126:2002 norm. The system is applied in all electric companies of the country in the different areas that affect the transmission processes. The results of field validation evidence the feasibility of the proposal. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

To achieve an effective geographic information system, which responds to the different requests of users, a model to manage data on a deep domain conceptual scheme is needed. Based on the study of the state of the art of geographic information systems, especially those used in the electrical sector, it's determined as the objective of this research: to establish an ontology that provides recovery capabilities to the Geographic Information System of the Electricity Union in the management of data to facilitate the decision making in the different processes of the electrical management. With the development of a light ontology, which in its conceptualization only incorporates concepts with their taxonomy and relations (properties of objects), facilitates the processing and analysis of the data, avoiding compatibility problems. The GIS developed has national character and is applicable to the different areas that divide the electric companies. Among the main benefits of the system are: easy to make queries, a viewer of all information contained in the database, access to information in a language closer to natural and facilities for resources management and the process of decision making. The ISO-9126:2002 norm for the evaluation of the software the standards of quality of was used. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The objective of this article is to develop a procedure to the management control, based in a balanced scorecard with focus of process, which contribute to improve the efficiency and the efficacy in the Comercializadora Divep Sancti Spíritus Enterprise. A procedure, based in the Balanced Scorecard, that integrates the process definition into the planning is defined. As results, the key factors of the enterprise success associated to the four perspectives of the Balanced Scorecard which are linked through the cause-effect relations are defined and the strategic map that contribute visualizing and communicating the enterprise strategy is obtained. The indicators are evaluated with the assistance of the software GECAS version 3.0. The implementation of the procedure contributed to improve the efficiency and the efficacy in the Comercializadora Divep Sancti Spíritus Enterprise. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

New computing and communications technologies have allowed information to become a key factor of success for organizations. This work is intended at carrying out an analysis of the evolution and the concept framework of information systems. Matching points from different authors regarding definitions and the main deficiencies to be solved are defined. A bibliographic analysis was performed in order to draft the concept framework. It was concluded that the information system is a dynamic and open one turning the data into information to be relayed inside and outside the organization in order to support command and decision making processes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The research proposes a procedure for process improvement that focuses its goal on achieving customer focus, strategic alignment and continuous improvement. The proposal is the result of the study and statistical analysis of more than 80 improvement procedures found in the literature, its partial application for more than 10 years in at least 40 manufacturing and service companies and the insertion of a set of statistical tools and criteria of decision that help to its scientific foundation, as well as to the reduction of the time of its application. On the other hand, the exhaustive representation of the processes that are achieved with its application contributes to the implementation and integration of the management systems associated with ISO standards. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A general characterization of this important function in contemporary enterprises is made, especially in small and medium ones (SMEs). The main insufficiencies present in Latin American SMEs are exposed, particularly in those belonging to the Ecuadorian metal-mechanic sector. The need for a deep study of the specific processes in technology management (TM), specifically on its transfer, and its integration with a strategic approach is stablished. The conceptual basis and the first results in the design of an alternative methodological instrument of a strategic nature for this purpose are presented. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Management control is a science with a growing connotation, basically because of its contribution to follow up and control of the strategic planning process. Planning and control are acknowledged to be two sides of a coin for, ever since the main phases of planning, it is necessary to control the organization performance so as to take proactive measures and, this way, to ensure the accomplishment of projected goals. In spite of the fact that organizations shouldn't be evaluated only with financial indicators, it is unquestionable the relevant role that economical dimension plays in management control, which is to reach strategic goals in an effective way. For instance, this paper exposes a set of steps to conduct an economic and financial analysis, as well as a supportive case of study. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]