Resumo O objetivo deste trabalho é analisar a penetração de empresas argentinas da indústria de transformação a mercados externos com diferentes graus de desenvolvimento. Para isto, utiliza-se a base de dados ENDEI, onde constam informações de emprego e atividades de inovação através de uma amostra estratificada (setor e tamanho) de 3.691 firmas, constituindo a base de dados de comércio exterior da Aduana Argentina. Dois modelos são estimados: um modelo probit ordenado, em que a ordenação se associa ao número e complexidade dos mercados nos quais as empresas atuam e um modelo de diversificação da exportação, considerando a distribuição de Poisson para o número de produtos exportados. Os resultados apontam que empresas que exportam para mercados de maior complexidade ou têm uma pauta exportadora mais diversificada, em termo de produtos, apresentam produção mais intensiva em tecnologia e em trabalho qualificado, participam ativamente de redes de cooperação com instituições públicas e privadas e importam insumos e novas tecnologias de outros países.
SARS-CoV-2 genome surveillance is important for monitoring risk groups and health workers as well as data on new cases and mortality rate due to COVID-19. We characterized the circulation of SARS-CoV-2 variants from May 2021 to April 2022 in the state of Santa Catarina, southern Brazil, and evaluated the similarity between variants present in the population and healthcare workers (HCW). A total of 5291 sequenced genomes demonstrated the circulation of 55 strains and four variants of concern (Alpha, Delta, Gamma and Omicron—sublineages BA.1 and BA.2). The number of cases was relatively low in May 2021, but the number of deaths was higher with the Gamma variant. There was a significant increase in both numbers between December 2021 and February 2022, peaking in mid-January 2022, when the Omicron variant dominated. After May 2021, two distinct variant groups (Delta and Omicron) were observed, equally distributed among the five Santa Catarina mesoregions. Moreover, from November 2021 to February 2022, similar variant profiles between HCW and the general population were observed, and a quicker shift from Delta to Omicron in HCW than in the general population. This demonstrates the importance of HCW as a sentinel group for monitoring disease trends in the general population.
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