Labor pain: Non-pharmacological measures preferred by parturient

Background: Labor pain is a legacy given by bipedalism, sendentarism and greater fetos robustness. It is expected that nurses mostly apply non-pharmacological methods of pain relief, putting the account of the mother to your preferences. Aim: To describe the women preferences about pain relief no-pharmacological measures. Method: Convenience sample of 180 parturients, with mean age of 30.81 years (SD = 5.31), ranging from 17 to 43 years. Results: all positions are valued as a pain relief way. The most valued, classified as "strongly relief" is the lateral decubitus in bed (45.7%), followed by walking (40.4%) and sitting swing (38.9%). Conclusion: Mothers show preference for traditional measure as lateral position on the bed. A greater familiarity with other relief measures could facilitate labor experience.

O impacto do capital humano na criação de valor no negócio : análise nas empresas de actividades financeiras

A economia tem sofrido alterações no que concerne ao valor dos mercados/empresas, o qual começou por ser medido através de factores como a força do homem no trabalho da terra e o capital. Contudo, hoje em dia, o valor das empresas está associado a novos factores, como o conhecimento. Face às mudanças dos mercados, as empresas estão a adaptar novos modelos de gestão que consistem numa filosofia de melhoramentos contínuos através da aquisição de novos conhecimentos e envolvimento dos seus funcionários, tornando as empresas mais competitivas. O presente estudo pretende compreender como as organizações utilizam o capital intelectual, especificamente o capital humano, como ferramenta de desempenho organizacional. Do estudo conclui-se que as empresas estão cada vez mais empenhadas em transformar o conhecimento em factor competitivo, isto é, estão a adaptar-se às mudanças impostas pelos mercados. /ABSTRACT: Economy has been suffering changes concerning markets and companies value. This value started by being measured through factors like labor and capital. However, nowadays companies’ value is linked to new factors, such as knowledge. Due to changes in the markets, companies are adopting new management models, seeking for a continuous improvement philosophy through the acquisition of know-how and their employee engagement, thus becoming more competitive. This work intends to understand how organizations use the intellectual capital, specifically the human capital, as a tool of organizational performance. We may conclude that companies are more and more engaged in transforming the knowledge in a competitive advantage, that is, they are adapting themselves to the changes imposed by markets.

Bidding and Optimization Strategies for Wind-PV Systems in Electricity Markets

The variability in non-dispatchable power generation raises important challenges to the integration of renewable energy sources into the electricity power grid. This paper provides the coordinated trading of wind and photovoltaic energy to mitigate risks due to the wind and solar power variability, electricity prices, and financial penalties arising out the generation shortfall and surplus. The problem of wind-photovoltaic coordinated trading is formulated as a linear programming problem. The goal is to obtain the optimal bidding strategy that maximizes the total profit. The wind-photovoltaic coordinated operation is modeled and compared with the uncoordinated operation. A comparison of the models and relevant conclusions are drawn from an illustrative case study of the Iberian day-ahead electricity market.

Bidding and Optimization Strategies for Wind-PV Systems in Electricity Markets Assisted by CPS

The variability in non-dispatchable power generation raises important challenges to the integration of renewable energy sources into the electricity power grid. This paper provides the coordinated trading of wind and photovoltaic energy assisted by a cyber-physical system for supporting management decisions to mitigate risks due to the wind and solar power variability, electricity prices, and financial penalties arising out the generation shortfall and surplus. The problem of wind-photovoltaic coordinated trading is formulated as a stochastic linear programming problem. The goal is to obtain the optimal bidding strategy that maximizes the total profit. The wind-photovoltaic coordinated operation is modelled and compared with the uncoordinated operation. A comparison of the models and relevant conclusions are drawn from an illustrative case study of the Iberian day-ahead electricity market.