Shuttle orbiter passenger compartment habitability requirements study for flight personnel accommodations.

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People with psychiatric disabilities, employment, and the Americans with Disabilities Act : turning policy into practice : report from the Center for Mental Health Services ADA Roundtable, January 25-26, 1995 /

"The report ... summarizes the major points of discussion at the meeting as well as integrating other pertinent information"--P. iii.

Caracterización paraclínica de trabajadores con patologías respiratorias de un centro de referencia neumológico, Bucaramanga, 2014-2016

Introducción: La enfermedad respiratoria ocupacional es causada por la exposición a diferentes agentes en el trabajo. Las pruebas objetivas realizadas en sospecha de enfermedad respiratoria de origen laboral, son importantes herramientas que permiten realizar un adecuado diagnóstico, una detección precoz de la enfermedad respiratoria ocupacional, disminuye el progreso rápido de la patología, la morbilidad de los trabajadores y el impacto negativo sobre su futuro laboral. Objetivo: Caracterizar las pruebas paraclínicas de las patologías respiratorias de trabajadores, en un centro de referencia neumológico de Bucaramanga año 2014-2016. Materiales y métodos: Se realizó un estudio descriptivo retrospectivo con datos secundarios de 96 trabajadores que laboran en diferentes actividades económicas. Se incluyeron variables sociodemográficas, laborales, ayudas imagenológicas y pruebas de función pulmonar, realizando 3 grupos de acuerdo a su patología que fueron: Asma, síndrome de disfunción reactiva de la vía aérea y neumoconiosis. En el análisis estadístico se emplearon medidas de tendencia central y dispersión. Resultados: De los 96 trabajadores 84.4% son hombres, las actividades económicas más frecuentes fueron la industria del petróleo y gas en un 27.1% y trabajadores en materiales de construcción en un 19.8%. En la caracterización paraclínica por grupo de patología, para asma predominó la obstrucción en la espirometría (46.9%) y los volúmenes pulmonares con atrapamiento aéreo (95.5%), en RADS (síndrome de disfunción de vías aéreas reactivas) los volúmenes pulmonares con atrapamiento aéreo (77%) y en las neumoconiosis para Rx de tórax (90.3%) y Tac de tórax (100%) reportaron alteraciones parenquimatosas, espirometría con obstrucción (54.8%) y volúmenes pulmonares con atrapamiento aéreo (62.5 %).Discusión y Conclusiones: Las ocupaciones de mayor riesgo para desarrollo de neumopatías de origen ocupacional fuero, , son la minería y construcción y para asma la agricultura y manufacturas. Para asma se evidenció que no hay significancia diagnóstica para estudios imagenológicos pero sí para las pruebas de función pulmonar. Para neumoconiosis el estudio imagenológico es el de mayor importancia ya que en las radiografías se presentan cambios incluso mucho antes de la afectación de la función pulmonar. Para RADS se concluyó que la realización de un test de provocación con metacolina sería el Gold estándar para el diagnóstico. Las pruebas de función respiratoria son de vital importancia para determinar la enfermedad ocupacional en trabajadores expuestos para vigilancia y detección precoz, es conveniente la realización de protocolos para la evaluación y diagnóstico de la enfermedad respiratoria de origen ocupacional. Palabras claves: Neumoconiosis, asma ocupacional, función pulmonar, radiografía de tórax, ocupación, Colombia.

Patterns of reporting to child protection services in Canada by healthcare and nonhealthcare professionals

Background: All Canadian jurisdictions require certain professionals to report suspected or observed child maltreatment. This study examined the types of maltreatment, level of harm and child functioning issues, controlling for family socioeconomic status, age and gender of the child reported by healthcare and non-healthcare professionals. Methods: We conducted chi-square analyses and logistic regression on a national child welfare sample from the 2003 Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect (CIS-2003) and compared the differences in professional reporting with its previous cycle (CIS-1998) using Bonferroni-corrected confidence intervals. Results: Our analysis of CIS-2003 data revealed that the majority of substantiated child maltreatment is reported to service agencies by non-healthcare professionals (57%), followed by non-professionals (33%) and healthcare professionals (10%). The number of professional reports increased 2.5 times between CIS-1998 and CIS-2003, while non-professionals’ increased 1.7 times. Of the total investigations, professional reports represented 59% in CIS-1998 and 67% in CIS-2003 (p<0.001). Compared to non-healthcare professionals, healthcare professionals more often reported younger children, children who experienced neglect and emotional maltreatment and those assessed as suffering harm and child functioning issues, but less often exposure to domestic violence. Conclusion: The results indicate that healthcare professionals played an important role in identifying children in need of protection considering harm and other child functioning issues. The authors discuss the reasons why underreporting is likely to remain an issue.

Why a child needs a critical eye, and why the art classroom is central in developing it

It is a common acceptance that contemporary schoolchildren live in a world that is intensely visual and commercially motivated, where what is imagined and what is experienced intermingle. Because of this, contemporary education should encourage a child to make reference to, and connection with their ‘out-of-school’ life. The core critical underpinnings of curriculum based arts appreciation and theory hinge on educators and students taking a historical look at the ways artists have engaged with, and made comment upon, their contemporary societies. My article uses this premise to argue for the need to persist with pushing for critique of/through the visual, that it be delivered as an active process via the arts classroom rather than as visual literacy, here regarded as a more passive process for interpreting and understanding visual material. The article asserts that visual arts lessons are best placed to provide fully students with such critique because they help students to develop a ’critical eye’, an interpretive lens often used by artists to view, analyse and independently navigate and respond to contemporary society.

Visioning technology-based simulated learning environments in the social work curriculum

This report, prepared by QUT Social Work and Human Services, in collaboration with key sector stakeholders, identifies the current and potentially expanded uses of Simulated Learning Environments (SLE) as part of the Health Workforce Australia (HWA) National Project. An expert Reference Group guided the project, facilitated the data collection, and provided feedback and support on the findings and broad recommendations.

Strategic intelligence in law enforcement : anticipating transnational organised crime

This thesis is an explorative study of four national level law enforcement agencies' applications of strategic intelligence against transnational organised crime. The thesis develops a hybrid conceptual model for strategic intelligence in law enforcement, which explains how strategic intelligence influences police management. Dr Coyne explored case studies of strategic intelligence in the Criminal Intelligence Service Canada, Serious and Organised Crime Agency United Kingdom, Australian Crime Commission and the Australian Federal Police. The research provides an understanding of the impact of strategic intelligence across strategic responses to transnational organised crime and the implications this has for police management and intelligence theory.

A comparison of classification algorithms within the Classifynder pollen imaging system

We describe an investigation into how Massey University's Pollen Classifynder can accelerate the understanding of pollen and its role in nature. The Classifynder is an imaging microscopy system that can locate, image and classify slide based pollen samples. Given the laboriousness of purely manual image acquisition and identification it is vital to exploit assistive technologies like the Classifynder to enable acquisition and analysis of pollen samples. It is also vital that we understand the strengths and limitations of automated systems so that they can be used (and improved) to compliment the strengths and weaknesses of human analysts to the greatest extent possible. This article reviews some of our experiences with the Classifynder system and our exploration of alternative classifier models to enhance both accuracy and interpretability. Our experiments in the pollen analysis problem domain have been based on samples from the Australian National University's pollen reference collection (2890 grains, 15 species) and images bundled with the Classifynder system (400 grains, 4 species). These samples have been represented using the Classifynder image feature set. In addition to the Classifynder's native neural network classifier, we have evaluated linear discriminant, support vector machine, decision tree and random forest classifiers on these data with encouraging results. Our hope is that our findings will help enhance the performance of future releases of the Classifynder and other systems for accelerating the acquisition and analysis of pollen samples. © 2013 AIP Publishing LLC.

Graenum Berger papers, undated, (1825)-2002

Contains correspondence, minutes, reports, clippings, manuscripts, research materials, journal articles, photographs and publications; primarily relating to Berger's involvement with Ethiopian Jewry and his efforts to bring about their rescue through the organization he formed, the American Association for Ethiopian Jews. Also contains material from Berger's other interests- his writings, travels through the world and to Israel and Ethiopia, community affiliations, research in Black American Jews, profession as a Jewish social work executive, his commitment to Jewish causes and to Israel. There are also many personal and biographical materials from the numerous long-term friendships and associations he established.

Residential Docks and Piers: Inventory of laws, regulations, and policies for the New England region

While the homes threatened by erosion and the developer illegally filling in marshlands are the projects that make the headlines, for many state regulatory programs, it’s the residential docks and piers that take up the most time. When is a dock too long? What about crossing extended property lines? And at what point does a creek have too many docks? There are no easy answers to these questions. At the request of the Georgia Coastal Management Program, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Coastal Services Center published in April 2003 an inventory of residential dock and pier management information for the southeastern U.S. This inventory builds upon that effort and includes five New England states and one municipality: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and the Town of Falmouth, Massachusetts. Federal laws, state laws and regulations, permitting policies, and contact information are presented in a tabular format that is easy to use. (PDF contains 16 pages)

O enfermeiro e a criança no contexto da doença oncológica fora de possibilidade de cura atual

O estudo emergiu da minha experiência profissional como enfermeira de um hospital especializado em oncologia, no qual me deparei com crianças internadas e consideradas fora de possibilidade de cura atual acompanhadas de um familiar. É considerado fora de possibilidade de cura atual, o paciente para o qual foram esgotados todos os recursos atuais conhecidos para sua cura, a incorporação dessa concepção de cuidar, possibilitou o desenvolvimento do cuidado paliativo. Cuidados paliativos são os cuidados ativos totais de pacientes cuja doença não responde a um tratamento curativo. O objetivo do cuidado paliativo é alcançar a melhor qualidade de vida para os pacientes e suas famílias. O objeto de estudo desta pesquisa foi à ação de cuidado do enfermeiro à criança hospitalizada portadora de doença oncológica e fora de possibilidade de cura atual. Tendo como objetivo: analisar compreensivamente o cuidado do enfermeiro à criança hospitalizada portadora de doença oncológica fora de possibilidade de cura atual. Estudo de natureza qualitativa, desenvolvido com o apoio da fenomenologia sociológica de Alfred Schutz por possibilitar a apreensão da ação desse cuidar, como uma conduta humana, num processo contínuo a partir de um projeto pré-concebido. Os sujeitos do estudo foram 12 enfermeiros que trabalham nas enfermarias de oncologia e hematologia do setor de internação pediátrica de um hospital público federal especializado em oncologia, localizado no município do Rio de Janeiro. Esta pesquisa foi aprovada pelo Comitê de Ética (n 43-11). A apreensão das falas deu-se por meio de entrevista fenomenológica guiada pela seguinte questão orientadora: Quando você cuida da criança em tratamento oncológico fora de possibilidade de cura atual, O que você tem em vista? A análise compreensiva mostrou duas categorias concretas do vivido emergidas das falas dos sujeitos da pesquisa. São elas: conforto e minimizar a dor. O estudo possibilitou entender que ao cuidar da criança considerada fora de possibilidade de cura atual o enfermeiro desenvolve suas ações na perspectiva de confortar e minimizar a dor da criança. Neste contexto, também direciona o seu cuidar para o familiar ali presente, promovendo apoio e ajuda, estabelecendo uma relação de confiança construída em função do longo período de hospitalização que ocorre nas doenças oncológicas. Nesse sentido, o enfermeiro se volta para o familiar como foco central de sua ação de cuidar, com o intuito de apoiá-lo nesse momento especial de sofrimento pela doença de sua criança. A criança deixa de ser o centro das atenções de cuidar que passa, então, a ser o familiar de cada criança.

Novos frascos, velhas fragrâncias: a institucionalização da Lei Maria da Penha em uma cidade fluminense

A presente tese se propõe descrever e analisar as relações interpessoais entre mulheres, homens e profissionais das áreas do direito, psicologia e serviço social envolvidos na institucionalização da Lei 11.340/06, conhecida como Lei Maria da Penha (LMP), que rege hoje no Brasil os crimes de violência doméstica e familiar contra a mulher. Inicialmente é apresentada uma concisa contextualização da LMP e do campo de debate em que se insere, além das principais mudanças introduzidas por ela em relação às antigas políticas. As controvérsias que a lei vem levantando e as modificações sofridas em pouco tempo de existência, apontam para as dificuldades em se estabelecer um consenso por parte dos operadores e formuladores da lei quanto à percepção da violência doméstica e familiar contra a mulher como um crime e quanto a sua justa punição. Não só os operadores, mas as feministas também se envolveram em controvérsias teóricas em torno da distinção entre as definições de violência contra a mulher e de crime de violência contra a mulher. O esforço de se avançar na análise dessas categorias se justifica pelas dificuldades e impasses que se observam nas práticas institucionais na implementação da LMP. Essas práticas são descritas e analisadas a partir da incursão etnográfica em dois campos. No Juizado de Violência Doméstica e Familiar contra a Mulher participei de encontros de um grupo de reflexão para homens autores de violência, assisti audiências, entrevistei profissionais e dezoito homens envolvidos com a LMP. Os sentidos em disputa que os vários atores sociais constroem relativos aos conflitos violentos da intimidade ali julgados e suas relações com o exercício da(s) masculinidade(s) são discutidos. As informações do outro campo, um Centro de Referência da Mulher, provêm das observações de cenas do cotidiano institucional, do acompanhamento de atendimentos às usuárias, da participação em grupos de reflexão para as mulheres vítimas de violência e de entrevistas com duas profissionais e dezessete mulheres. É enfatizado o caráter de intervenção pedagógica das instituições que objetivam promover mudanças em caracteres considerados como de gênero de homens (a agressividade) e mulheres (a passividade) que estariam influenciando o engendramento e manutenção das violências. Nas entrevistas é ressaltado o que ecoa, corrobora, complementa, destoa ou mesmo mostra novos ângulos do que é apreendido nos grupos (confronto entre os sentidos da violência e suas relações com o que é ser homem e o que é ser mulher) e nas audiências (tendência à vitimização e à relativização dos papéis de vítima e acusado). Independente dos embates e controvérsias suscitadas, pode-se afirmar que a violência contra a mulher ingressou no mundo da lei nacional trazendo com sua institucionalização uma intensa circulação de diferentes sentidos, lógicas e moralidades que (re)modelam convenções sobre as relações de gêneros e sua influência sobre a citada violência.

Ecological condition of coastal ocean and estuarine waters of the U.S. South Atlantic Bight: 2000-2004

In March-April 2004, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and State of Florida (FL) conducted a study to assess the status of ecological condition and stressor impacts throughout the South Atlantic Bight (SAB) portion of the U.S. continental shelf and to provide this information as a baseline for evaluating future changes due to natural or human-induced disturbances. The boundaries of the study region extended from Cape Hatteras, North Carolina to West Palm Beach, Florida and from navigable depths along the shoreline seaward to the shelf break (~100m). The study incorporated standard methods and indicators applied in previous national coastal monitoring programs — Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program (EMAP) and National Coastal Assessment (NCA) — including multiple measures of water quality, sediment quality, and biological condition. Synoptic sampling of the various indicators provided an integrative weight-of-evidence approach to assessing condition at each station and a basis for examining potential associations between presence of stressors and biological responses. A probabilistic sampling design, which included 50 stations distributed randomly throughout the region, was used to provide a basis for estimating the spatial extent of condition relative to the various measured indicators and corresponding assessment endpoints (where available). Conditions of these offshore waters are compared to those of southeastern estuaries, based on data from similar EMAP/NCA surveys conducted in 2000-2004 by EPA, NOAA, and partnering southeastern states (Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia) (NCA database for estuaries, EPA Gulf Ecology Division, Gulf Breeze FL). Data from a total of 747 estuarine stations are included in this database. As for the offshore sites, the estuarine samples were collected using standard methods and indicators applied in previous coastal EMAP/NCA surveys including the probabilistic sampling design and multiple indicators of water quality, sediment quality, and biological condition (benthos and fish). The majority of the SAB had high levels of DO in near-bottom water (> 5 mg L-1) indicative of "good" water quality. DO levels in bottom waters exceeded this upper threshold at all sites throughout the coastal-ocean survey area and in 76% of estuarine waters. Twenty-one percent of estuarine bottom waters had moderate levels of DO between 2 and 5 mg L-1 and 3% had DO levels below 2 mg L-1. The majority of sites with DO in the low range considered to be hypoxic (< 2 mg L-1) occurred in North Carolina estuaries. There also was a notable concentration of stations with moderate DO levels (2 – 5 mg L-1) in Georgia and South Carolina estuaries. Approximately 58% of the estuarine area had moderate levels of chlorophyll a (5-10 μg L-1) and about 8% of the area had higher levels, in excess of 10 μg L-1, indicative of eutrophication. The elevated chlorophyll a levels appeared to be widespread throughout the estuaries of the region. In contrast, offshore waters throughout the region had relatively low levels of chlorophyll a with 100% of the offshore survey area having values < 5 μg L-1.

Nonresident Father Involvement with Children and Divorced Women's Likelihood of Remarriage

Although remarriage is a relatively common transition, little is known about how nonresident fathers affect divorced mothers’ entry into remarriage. Using the 1979–2010 rounds of the National Longitudinal Study of Youth 1979, the authors examined the likelihood of remarriage for divorced mothers (N = 882) by nonresident father contact with children and payment of child support. The findings suggest that maternal remarriage is positively associated with nonresident father contact but not related to receiving child support.

Nonresident Father Involvement with Children and Divorced Women's Likelihood of Remarriage

Although remarriage is a relatively common transition, we know little about how nonresident fathers affect divorced mothers’ entry into remarriage. Using the 1979-2010 rounds of the National Longitudinal Study of Youth 1979, we examined the likelihood of remarriage for divorced mothers (n=882) by nonresident father contact with children and payment of child support. The findings suggest that maternal remarriage is positively associated with nonresident father contact but not related to receiving child support.