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    Financial analysis of ethanol as primary fuel in two sugar mills in Colombia
    (Corporación Universitaria Lasallista, Editorial Lasallista., 2016) Mosquera Artamonov, José Daniel; Mosquea, Julio Cesar; Artamonova, Irina
    On this paper, the results of studying the economic benefit obtained by using vehicles -fueled with different ethanol concentrations- for the transportation of the operative, technical, and administrative personnel in two sugar mills, are presented. Data from the production costs of two sugar mills in Colombia were used in the study. Objetive. To determine the economic benefit of using a gasoline-methanol mixture in the vehicles used in two sugar mills for the transportation of operational, technical, and administrative personnel. Materials and methods. By the use of a mathematical equation, the variation in the price of the fuel in each mixture of ethanol and gasoline was determined in order to analyze the best price scenario to make the conversion of the cars to the flex fuel system feasible. Such a scenario will have to be tested in the years to come, using the results presented on this paper as a base. results. The research work demonstrated that the use of ethanol in lower concentrations up to 40 % in the mixture (E40) in modified vehicles with the fuel flex kit installed is financially feasible in Colombia. However, such a conversion can be less or more feasible depending on the ethanol concentration in the mixture. conclusions. Fuel prices for the producers (sugar mills) are different from those for the final consumers. Therefore, it can be said that the conversion to the flex-fuel is very profitable for the industry, but it is not for transporters and for the people in general. Such a finding means that, under the current production system, the use of mixtures above E40 are not feasible in the Colombian market.
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    Percepción sobre los obstáculos cotidianos para la superación en la vida de las mujeres del Quindío
    (Corporación Universitaria Lasallista, 2015-08-24) Artamonova, Irina; Murillo, Xatlí; Mosquera Artamonov, José Daniel
    Introduction. This article presents the results of a study about the situation of women in the Quindío province, Colombia, within the labor, home and education contexts. The research work approaches the existing correlations between the factors that define the perception of life these women have, their personal satisfaction and the obstacles they face in their daily lives. Objectives. Study the situation of women from Quindío within the labor, home and education contexts. Methods. 399 women from Quindío were surveyed. The sample was made at random and an instrument with qualitative questions was applied. Then, based on the definition of the variables of interest, the quantitative analysis was performed. Results. Labor, economic and cultural problems related to the sexist tendencies of the society are remarked. Then, there are problems related to education, abuse, children care, home, discrimination and the current political culture. Conclusions. There is an evident relationship between the labor situation, the poverty, the inequality of income, the high abuse and violence figures and the discrimination against women in Quindío.