Propuesta de un plan de negocio para una empresa dedicada a la crianza tecnificada de cuyes en Ñaña y su comercialización al mercado local

El presente trabajo describe la propuesta de implementación de una planta (granja) para la crianza tecnificada de cuyes de la Raza Perú en la provincia de Lima, distrito de Lurigancho, urbanización Ñaña y la comercialización de su carne en el mercado local. El proyecto busca demostrar que mediante la crianza tecnificada podemos obtener un mejor resultado que con una crianza tradicional, logrando de esta manera la obtención de una rentabilidad a través del tiempo Se muestra durante los capítulos desde los aspectos básicos de los cuyes como su clasificación, tipos de crianza, análisis del mercado y análisis financiero hasta la puesta en marcha de una granja comercial ya definida. Entre los objetivos planteados en el presente trabajo tenemos: - Demostrar que mediante una crianza tecnificada de cuyes se logra una mayor productividad para abastecer la demanda local existente. - Demostrar si es rentable y/o viable la crianza tecnificada de cuyes en la localidad. Llegando a varias conclusiones las cuales podrán ayudar a la toma de decisiones sobre la viabilidad del producto
Fuente: Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas - UPC
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10757/273811

NISO Altmetrics Standards Project White Paper

In the first phase of the NISO Alternative Assessment Metrics Project (July 2013 through June 2014), three in-person meetings were held and 30 in-person interviews conducted. The goal was to collect input from all relevant stakeholder groups, summarize the discussion in this white paper, and identify potential action items for further work in Phase II of the project. Because of the open format used in the meetings and interviews, we were able to collect a broad range of input that touched on many aspects of metrics and assessment, which also includes input not directly related to standards or best practices. Overall there were very lively discussions with much consensus as to the areas that need further work and very little controversial discussion. These observations are a good indication that an evolving community cares about this topic and that we can expect productive work going forward. Overall, a total of 25 action items in 9 categories were identified, listed below and again within each category.
Source: NISO
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NISO Alternative Assessment Metrics (Altmetrics) Initiative

In June 2013, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation awarded NISO a grant to undertake a two-phase initiative to explore, identify, and advance standards and/or best practices related to a new suite of potential metrics in the community. This initiative was a direct outgrowth of a breakout discussion group during the altmetrics 12 meeting in Chicago, IL. This project is an important step in the development and adoption of new assessment metrics, which include usage-based metrics, social media references, and network behavioral analysis. In addition, this project will explore potential assessment criteria for non-traditional research outputs, such as data sets, visualizations, software, and other applications. After the first phase, which will expose areas for potential standardization, the community will collectively prioritize those potential projects. The second phase will be to advance and develop those standards/best practices prioritized by the community and approved by the membership.
Source: NISO
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Thumbs Down for the Freemium Model? Researchers Reject Nature’s Fast Track Peer Review Experiment

Why does peer review take so long? This is a common complaint publishers hear from authors. There are many answers; most commonly papers are delayed because it is difficult to get enough people to agree to perform the review or reviewers fail to get their reviews done in a timely manner. There remains something of a disconnect for researchers between their expectations as authors and their behavior as reviewers (see also: complaints about reviewers asking for additional experiments). A fast review process provides a competitive advantage for a journal, and the Nature Publishing Group (NPG) recently performed an experiment in outsourced, fast track peer review to try to address the problem. The unexpected consequence of this experiment exposed something else entirely: concern from the research community over tiered systems where wealthy authors are favored over those lacking funds.
Source: http://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/
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Sexism in Peer Review

If you are a fan of academic banter and hang out on Twitter, there are several irreverent Twitter handles you can follow to get a glimpse into the world of academics. A few of these center around peer review. Handles such as @yourpapersucks or@academicssay deliver fictional and sometimes real and frustrating examples of less than helpful feedback given to authors. Many of these arecomedy gold.
Source: http://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/
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