International Trade and Maritime Transport in North America: An Analysis of Productivity and Foreign Direct Investment by Cortés-Medina , María Guadalupe, Espitia Moreno , Irma Cristina, García Orozco, Dalia, de la Torre-Torres , Oscar V.

“…In a globalized environment that demands greater competitiveness, trade agreements and synergies between trade blocs through maritime transport allow commercial development between economies. This research analyzes the relationship between international trade through seaports and investment in the countries that make up the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) from 1997 to 2017. …”

School coexistence to improve learnin. by López Páez, Hugo Alberto

“…This study employed a descriptive research method. The situation of coexistence in the class- room were determined. …”

Yield projection using productive variables and various types of banana (Musa spp.) seed in Turbo-Colombia. by Bernal Monterrosa, Miguel, Delgado Bejarano, Laura

“…The objective of this research was to make a performance projection, considering production variables. …”

Study of the Quality of Work Life and the Collateral Effects of COVID-19 on Workers of Universities in the State of Sonora, Mexico by Quiroz Campas, Celia Yaneth, Hadar García, Esmeralda, Galván Corral, Alberto, Hinojosa Rodríguez, Carlos Jesús

“…The objective of this research work is to know the level of quality of working life and the collateral effects of COVID-19 on workers of universities in the state of Sonora, with a mixed methodological design, analyzing three dimensions within the instrument: quality of working life, organizational management and organizational performance, with the support of 419 workers who participated from various universities. …”

Strengthening critical thinking based on the scientific method in second grade students. by Sierra Villamil, Nathalia Lizeth

“…The development of critical thinking is considered relevant, since it is catalogued as a competence that should be incorporated in the educational system as a soft skill in order to form critical children, likewise a child from the first educational levels requires to ask, explore and share what they know. In the research project, the strengthening of critical thinking from the scientific method in students of the second grade three of the I.E Técnico Comercial “Sagrado Corazón de Jesús” of the municipality of Chiquinquirá was proposed, taking into account the theoretical contributions of those who affirm that the skills of critical thinking are considered as cognitive mechanisms that facilitate the interpretation and selection of information with the purpose of making decisions and proposing hypotheses.…”

Community management of rural aqueducts in the comunera province : an approach to its study from the perspective of legal pluralism by Guauque Torre, César

“…This paper constitutes a first progress report of the research project “Community management of aqueducts, regulatory aspects: characterization of experiences in the commune province (Santander Department), Colombia 2019-2020. …”

Experiencias Pedagógicas entre Discapacidad, Infancia y Matemáticas by Amaya-Gil, Marvin, Patiño-Benavides, Angie, Marín-Pineda, Julieth

“…  This study presents a qualitative methodology as its approach and a case study research design and was developed with the approval of the Institution, the assent and consent of the minor and her mother.…”

Evaluation of the Efficiency of Microfinance Institutions in Mexico. An Analysis through the Data Envelope to Social Banking by Ortiz Zavala, Alberto, Kido Cruz, Antonio, Kido Cruz, María Teresa, Razo Villagómez, Cesar Augusto, Granados Gómez, Juan Paulo

“…As a result, it is observed that the average efficiency of the MFIs is located at 0.60885551 for the 32 federal entities, pointing to Mexico City at the top as the most efficient. Also, the research finds that the institutions that pursue an economic purpose are the ones that achieve greater efficiency, while the institutions that seek a social objective present the lowest one. …”

TEACHING MEHTOD IN COLOMBIAN COUNTRY SIDE EDUCATORS 1946-1994 by Triana Ramìez, Alba Nidia

“…It brings four specific and fundamental topics: Country side educators during the second conservative regime, Reformation and structure of Teaching schools during the second half of 20th century, skill development and teaching improvement, lessons by credits and micro centers in country side areas.This is an Hermeneutical study, it has a methodollogical support in documents and sources for plans, programms, laws, and articles or bills of colombian constitution, as well as memoirs of Education Minister in the congress chamber of The Republic of Colombia,In the same line secondary sources were analysed, these were research journals and documents about education during those ages. …”

Global Value Chains in Economic Theory: Disruption or Continuity of the Center-Periphery Matrix in Light of the History of International Trade? by Villarreal , Julio Francisco, Villasante Calderón, Nuria Carolina

“…In this sense, the implications of this research suggest the need for a reexamination, both at the national and interregional levels, of the currently inequitable terms governing international trade, along with a more active promotion, at both levels, of development policies that prove to be beneficial for economically disadvantaged states.…”

USE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLLOGIES AND ITS OFICIAL BEGINING IN COLOMBIAN EDUCATION by Benavides B., Jorge E.

“…Their objective was to determinate a way to implement information technology in the official channels for both archives and speech for state’s modernization policy this was concerning to social, economic and academical development during a neo liberal context that tended towards globalization. Research was based on main document sources that expressed motives and interests that originated a mainly theorical and speech introduction of technological development following a neo liberal state that was heading towards globalization. …”

Descripción molecular de 26 genes asociados a la esquizofrenia by Corredor Rozo, Ruth Maribel Forero Castro, Mayely Paola Sánchez Espinosa, Zayda Lorena

“…The study of  this disease supports evidence of genetic origin,  involving multiple interacting genes, which represents a complex way of  i  nheritance. Genetic  research  of schizophrenia  has contributed significantly  to  the determination of its etiology. …”

A formal model for the functional test of software to achieve maturity integrated level 2 by Escobar-Sánchez, Milton Eduardo, Fuertes-Díaz, Walter Marcelo

“…Therefore, it is compulsory to test the software quality. This research focuses on designing a formal model for the development of a functional software testing, that would achieve level 2 of Test Maturity Model Integrated (TMMI). …”

Characterization and lipid profile of oil from microalgae by Tejeda-Benítez, Lesly, Henao-Argumedo, Daniela, Alvear-Alayón, Mario, Castillo-Saldarriaga, Carlos Rafael

“…The increasing use of biodiesel has prompted the search for new raw materials, among them are highlighted the microalgae. In this research the cultivation of microalgae Chlorella sp. and Dunaliella salina at different conditions of pH and nitrogen is reported, and the oils obtained from them characterization, in order to assess the biodiesel potential production. …”

Evaluation of efficiency, effectiveness and social equity of the property tax in the municipality of Sogamoso, based on the last cadastral update by Izaquita-Orduz, Juan Sebastián, Bernal-Burgos, Rigoberto Antonio

“…This research project was based on the assessment of the levels of efficiency, effectiveness and socialequity of the tax collection process on property in the city of Sogamoso, based on the last cadastral update. …”

Historical evolution of the rural school in Cuba in the XIX-XX centuries by Viamontes, Vilfredo Avalo

“…The main methods of this research work are document review and key informant interviews. …”

Solving the vehicle routing problem with stochastic demands using spiral optimization by Gelves-Tello, Natalia Alejandra, Mora-Moreno, Ricardo Andrés, Lamos-Díaz, Henry

“…This paper presents a research work that studied a Vehicle Routing Problem with Stochastic Demands (VRPSD), in which the customer demand is the unique stochastic variable. …”

The student movement of Cordoba and its influence in Honduras by Murillo Lizardo, Orlando David

“…The National Autonomous University of Honduras currently enjoys the exclusivity of governing the area of Honduran higher education, its foundations lie in the struggle flags of Honduran students for University Autonomy, University Reform, the social mission of the University, University co-government and student parity in the former University of Honduras. This research follows the historical perspective, through the collection and analysis of information based on the review of documents from primary and secondary sources.…”

Characterization of sub-systems of Brachiaria grassland in herds from humid tropic, Caquetá, Colombia by Motta-Delgado, Pablo Andrés, Ocaña-Martínez, Hernán Eduardo

Agricultural products to implement home gardens in Altos de Cazucá, Soacha by Paredes-Guzmán, German Ricardo, Forero-Palomino, Pedro Antonio