Infotainment - interesse p��blico vs interesse do p��blico: estudo de caso das m��dias e grandes reportagens da SIC

Relat��rio de est��gio apresentado �� Escola Superior de Comunica����o Social como parte dos requisitos para obten����o de grau de mestre em Jornalismo.

O efeito da idade da empresa nos sal��rios

Disserta����o de Mestrado, Ci��ncias Econ��micas e Empresariais, 10 de Dezembro de 2015, Universidade dos A��ores.

Lideran��a e motiva����o nas entidades respons��veis pela recolha e gest��o de res��duos do concelho da Maia

O contexto, o tempo �� de mudan��a. Ainda que o n��o fosse, falar de gest��o de recursos humanos, falar de pessoas, �� falar em mudan��a (ou mudan��as). A economia mundial �� que dita o presente e o futuro das organiza����es, privadas ou p��blicas, com ou sem fins lucrativos, pequenas, m��dias e grandes. Quando, em 2011, foi chumbado o quarto projeto do Programa de Estabilidade e Crescimento, vivia-se em Portugal um per��odo cr��tico, ao qual n��o era alheia a conjuntura internacional de recess��o econ��mica. No dom��nio da Administra����o P��blica, procurava-se redesenhar as organiza����es, imprimir-lhes uma gest��o mais privat��stica, de otimiza����o de recursos e controlo de custos. Hoje, sabe-se que aquela rejei����o do programa pol��tico governamental teria outras consequ��ncias, as que atualmente os portugueses v��m sentindo. �� um per��odo de mudan��as radicais, sem precedentes. Como lideram ou como administram os respons��veis pelas organiza����es, no contexto atual? Quais as qualidades de lideran��a que imperam em situa����es de crise e de austeridade? Como reagem l��deres e liderados em per��odos de recess��o ou adversidade? E, sobretudo, como falham uns e s��o bem-sucedidos outros? Desde logo, h�� que reconhecer a import��ncia e valorizar o capital humano: atrair, reter e desenvolver. Neste trabalho, procuramos responder aos crescentes interesse e preocupa����o em redesenhar, reformar e melhorar a gest��o na administra����o p��blica. Da�� o interesse pela motiva����o e a sua rela����o com o estilo de lideran��a adotado nas organiza����es deste setor, fator determinante para o comprometimento, a efic��cia e a produtividade no trabalho. Mais concretamente, o objetivo deste estudo �� compreender a rela����o entre o sistema de gest��o que predomina nas entidades respons��veis pela recolha e gest��o de res��duos do concelho da Maia e a motiva����o dos seus colaboradores, assim como a satisfa����o dos mesmos com a sua chefia. A metodologia de investiga����o utilizada orienta-se para a abordagem quantitativa, recorrendo-se a t��cnicas e instrumentos de natureza quantitativa, tais como o question��rio de escala de resposta tipo Likert, por considerarmos ser a mais ajustada ��s pretens��es desta investiga����o.

The Turbocharged Becker Flap: a Simple Variation that Allows Coverage of Most of the Dorsum of the Hand

Cover of medium and large defects of the dorsum of the hand remains a substantial surgical challenge that often requires free tissue transfer. We report the case of a 28-year-old male who presented with necrosis of most of the dorsum of his dominant hand after an iatrogenic injury. A large Becker flap was raised to cover the entire defect. However, venous insufficiency was noted intraoperatively. The flap was turbocharged by performing a venous anastomosis between the flap and the recipient site, resulting in complete survival of the flap. The authors conclude that the turbocharged Becker flap can be a good alternative for expeditiously covering large defects of the dorsum of the hand without having to resort to free tissue transfer.

Riqueza em ��leo nas sementes, am��ndoas e cascas das bagas de mamona

This paper is a joined publication of the Depts. of Genetics and of Technology, of the E. S. A. "Luiz de Queiroz", Universidade de S��o Paulo, and deals with the variation of the percentage oil content in the whole seeds, the embryos and the seed-coat of 28 varieties of castor-beans (Ricinus communis, L.). Primarily, the authors, as a justification of this paper, make reference to the applications which castor-oil has in industry, medicine, etc. In accordance with the weight of 100 seeds, the varieties of castor-beans were classified into 3 classes : small seeds (100 seeds less than 30 g), medium seeds (100 seeds between 30 g and 60) and large seeds (100 seeds more than 60 g). The percentage of oil in the seed, embryo and seed-coat, the dimensions of the seeds and the weight of 100 seeds are given for every variety in table 1. In order to obtain an estimate of the variability for the methods of determination of the oil percentage, in the 3 differents parts of the seeds and also in the 3 groups of seeds, the coefficient of variability was calculate (table 2). It is showed that the variation in the seed and embryo is low and that in the seed-coat is very high. The analysis of variance, with regard to the difference among the 3 types of seeds (small, medium and large), among the 3 parts of the seed (whole seed, embryo and seed-coat) and residual error, is given in table 3. Only, the oil content of whole seeds among types of seeds was significant at the 5% level. The t test among the correspondent means is not significant for the difference between medium and large seeds is significant between both these types (medium and large) and small seeds. The fiducial limits in relation to the mean of the oil percentage in the 3 differents types of seed, show that there is one variety (n. 1013-2), which has a percentage of oil, in the medium type of seed, significantly at the 5% level (table 4), higher than the general mean. Since the distribution of the percentage of oil in the seedcoat is discontinuous, 5 groups were established (table 5). All the differences between groups are significant (table 6). For practical purposes, when we have to remove the seed coat, one should eliminate those varieties which loose at least 3% of oil by this procedure. There is a significant linear correlation at 5% level between the percentage of oil in the seed and in the embryo, of the smali and medium type of seeds (table 7), and also, when taking the 3 types together (lower part of table 7), one finds that the same is true. Also, the correlation between the percentages of oil in the embryo and in the seed-coat of the 3 types together is significant at 5% level. According to the results obtained in relation to the percentage in 28 varieties studied, it can be recommended, for breeding purposes, to work only with those varieties which belong to the medium and the large types of seeds.

Des c��phal��es, cinq avis sp��cialis��s: les pi��ges diagnostiques pour la maladie de Horton [Headaches, five expert opinions: the pitfalls involved in the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis].

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) (or Horton's disease) is a systemic disease affecting the vessels of medium and large sizes. The incidence increases with age (the disease develops rarely before age 50) and the etiology remains unknown. Clinical manifestations may vary (including asthenia, temporal headache, visual disturbances, etc.) and GCA can potentially lead to dramatic consequences (permanent loss of vision). Although some anomalies in the investigations may help in the diagnosis of GCA, research and confirmation of the diagnosis of GCA may be difficult, especially when the symptoms presented by patients are spread out in time and appear to be nonspecific at first.

Characterization of Human Late Outgrowth Endothelial Progenitor-Derived Cells under Various Flow Conditions.

Background: Endothelial progenitor-derived cells (EPC) are a cell therapy tool in peripheral arterial disease and for re-endothelialization of bypasses and stents. Objective: To assess EPC behavior under flow conditions normally found in vivo. Results: EPC were isolated from human cord blood, cultured on compliant tubes and exposed in an in vitro flow system mimicking hemodynamic environments normally found in medium and large arteries. EPC exposed for 24 h to unidirectional (0.3 �� 0.1 or 6 �� 3 dynes/cm(2)) shear stress oriented along flow direction, while those exposed to bidirectional shear stress (0.3 �� 3 dynes/cm(2)) or static conditions had random orientation. Under bidirectional flow, tissue factor (TF) activity and mRNA expression were significantly increased (2.5- and 7.0-fold) compared to static conditions. Under low shear unidirectional flow TF mRNA increased 4.9 �� 0.5-fold. Similar flow-induced increases were observed for TF in mature umbilical vein-derived endothelial cells. Expression of tissue-type plasminogen activator (t-PA), urokinase (u-PA) and monocyte chemotactic protein 1 (MCP1) were reduced by 40-60% in late outgrowth endothelial progenitor-derived cells (LO-EPC) exposed to any flow environment, while MCP1, but not t-PA or u-PA, was decreased in HUVEC. Conclusions: Flow, in particular bidirectional, modifies the hemostatic balance in LO-EPC with increased TF and decreased plasminogen activator expression.

Marketing in the pre-development process of agricultural machines: a reference model

The theme of the research is the development of the domain of marketing knowledge in the design of agricultural machinery. It is developed throughout the design of agricultural machinery in order to identify the corporate and customers needs and to develop strategies to satisfy these needs. The central problem of the research questions which marketing tools to apply on pre-development process of farm machinery, in order to increase the market value of the products and of the company and, consequently, generate competitive advantage to the manufacturers of agricultural machinery. As methodology, it was developed bibliographical research and multicase study of the development process of agricultural machinery developed by small, medium and large companies and the academy. As a result, a marketing reference model was elaborated for the pre-development stage of agricultural machinery, which outlines the activities, tasks, mechanisms and controls that can be used in strategic planning and in products planning of agricultural machinery manufacturers, contributing to explain the explicit knowledge in the marketing field.

Actively crafting customer value or merely representing a solution? Linking value-based selling to salesperson performance

Value-based selling is a salesperson behavioral mode which concentrates on generating superior customer value. Although service dominant logic emphasizes customer value as a central tenet for achieving strategic objectives, sales management literature has predominantly circumvented the subject matter of customer value. The purpose of this thesis is to demonstrate the distinctiveness and positive sales performance outcomes of value-based selling. Additionally, performance outcomes of value-based selling are contrasted with other key sales behaviors, selling skills and motivational orientations. As a part of this thesis, large-scale survey of 730 respondents was collected. The survey was tailored for the needs of a value-based selling research group led by Ph.D. Harri Terho. The research group used convenience sampling to select the salespeople of 25 medium- and large-scale companies in Finland which currently either practice value-based selling or consider developing these activities. This thesis contains three key findings: value-based selling is established as a distinct sales behavior, it relates directly and positively to salesperson performance and it explains the link between customer-oriented selling and salesperson performance. Value-based selling relates to salesperson performance especially in the following GICS-sectors: energy, industrials and materials. However, relationship selling relates to performance strongest in the energy sector and adaptive selling in industrials sector. In sum, it is evident that actively crafting customer value is a successful sales behavior in many business-to-business marketing environments while other sales behaviors, excluding customer-oriented selling, still uphold their significance.

Urethroplasty using a bovine pericardium graft: an experimental study using normal urethras from dogs

The use of bovine pericardium as a urethral patch to substitute a ventral segment of canine urethras was studied. Healing, epithelial growth, urethral permeability, fistulas, and calcification were analyzed. Thirty male mongrel dogs of medium and large size underwent resection of a ventral segment of the medial urethra measuring 2.0 x 0.5 cm, which was replaced with a bovine pericardium graft, treated with buffered glutaraldehyde and preserved in formaldehyde. Two running sutures of polygalactin 5-0 were applied, one on each side of the patch. The corpus spongiosum was closed with uninterrupted suture and the skin with interrupted suture of polygalactin 5-0. Six months later, the animals were examined and sacrificed under anesthesia. Retrograde urethrograms showed that the urethral healing was complete in six of the 30 animals, without stenosis, fistulas or dilations. Microscopic examination showed complete epithelization of these six urethras. The remaining 24 animals presented urethrocutaneous fistulas without stenosis, demonstrated by urethral catheterism using a 10-Fr plastic catheter. These data show that a successful urethral reconstruction of the penile urethra was possible in only 20% of the operated animals. Infection and leakage may be the cause of the urethrocutaneous fistulas present in 80% of cases. Further studies are necessary to determine whether such fistulas are avoidable. If they are, the bovine pericardium may well be an option in the treatment of urethral lesions in dogs.

L���effet de l���endotox��mie sur les param��tres pharmacocin��tiques et pharmacodynamiques de la k��tamine et de la xylazine lors d���anesth��sie chez le rat Sprague Dawley

Lorsque l���anesth��sie par inhalation ne peut ��tre utilis��e chez le rat, la combinaison de k��tamine et de xylazine est l���alternative la plus fr��quemment utilis��e. Les doses administr��es peuvent varier selon le protocole exp��rimental. En pr��sence de fi��vre, d���infections ou de processus tumoral accompagn�� de fi��vre, la pharmacocin��tique de ces drogues peut ��tre modifi��e. Ce projet porte sur l�����valuation des changements physiologiques, h��matologiques, biochimiques et pharmacocin��tiques chez le rat Sprague Dawley lors d���anesth��sie avec le m��lange k��tamine-xylazine suite �� l���administration de trois doses diff��rentes de lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Apr��s l���administration de LPS, une anesth��sie �� la k��tamine-xylazine fut induite chez des rats Sprague Dawley. Des pr��l��vements sanguins p��riodiques ainsi que des mesures des param��tres physiologiques furent effectu��s afin d�����valuer l���effet du LPS sur la pharmacocin��tique des deux drogues ainsi que sur les param��tres biochimiques et h��matologiques. Les diff��rentes doses de LPS ont caus�� certaines modifications notamment en produisant une baisse marqu��e de la saturation en oxyg��ne et de l���albumine s��rique, une augmentation de la dur��e d���anesth��sie ainsi que des l��sions h��patiques mineures. Les param��tres pharmacocin��tiques de la k��tamine furent peu alt��r��s par l���administration de LPS tandis qu���une diminution de la clairance et une augmentation de l���aire sous la courbe (AUC) furent observ��es pour la xylazine dans les groupes ayant re��u les doses moyenne et ��lev��e de LPS. Ces r��sultats montrent que les doses de xylazine doivent ��tre adapt��es en pr��sence de LPS pour permettre une anesth��sie de courte dur��e et des changements physiologiques et biochimiques moindres lorsqu���elle est administr��e avec de la k��tamine.

Propionylation of anisole to 4-methoxypropiophenone over zeolite H-beta

The results of a detailed study of the propionylation of anisole over various medium and large pore zeolites such as H-ZSM-5, H-beta, H-Na-beta. H-mordenite. H-Y and H-RE- Y are presented and discussed. In addition, homogenous catalysts and amorphous Si02-Al2O3 are also included for comparison, The catalyst and process parameters are optimised to enhance the conversion of propionyl chloride(PC) and selectivity to 4-methoxypropiophenone(4-MOPP).

A Study Of The Textile Industry In Kerala With Comparative Reference To Tamil Nadu

. The cotton mill industry is one of the important medium and large-scale industries in the State of Kerala. Due to the widespread development of the handloom industry in the State, there is an environment conducive to the growth of cotton spinning mills which produce yarn, the raw material required by the handloom industry. New spin��� ing mills are being commissioned. But the performance of the existing cotton spinning and weaving mills in the State is not quite satisfactory. Hence an analysis has been carried out into the profitability and financial position of the industry in Kerala. The objective of the study is to make a financial analysis of the industry covering various aspects such as cost structure, productivity, asset structure, financial structure and working capital management.

Plataforma Tecnol��gica Colaborativa Comunidad de Negocios San Antonio, Chile, red de aprovisionamiento local: OpenSupply

El proyecto que se quiere plantear es la creaci��n de una Plataforma electr��nica a trav��s de la cual se pretende agrupar a los diferentes proveedores que intervienen en la cadena de abastecimiento de la comunidad log��stica de San Antonio, abriendo la posibilidad de participaci��n de empresas grandes y peque��as y m��s aun promoviendo la creaci��n de las mismas por parte de los ciudadanos de la regi��n, de esta manera, se eliminan las brechas asim��tricas existentes entre la oferta y la demanda permitiendo que las empresas medianas y grandes accedan a ofertas y transacciones con empresas proveedoras medianas y peque��as. Dicho proyecto, tiene como objetivo general el consolidar los procesos de abastecimiento implementados por las empresas a trav��s de la organizaci��n y estandarizaci��n de los mismos mediante el uso del portal, planteado en el presente proyecto, como apoyo tecnol��gico. Existen dos conceptos b��sicos a analizar de manera te��rica dentro del proyecto, el primero de ellos es el de cl��ster log��stico-portuario, lo cuales son reconocidos como instrumentos importantes para el progreso del desarrollo industrial, innovaci��n, competitividad y crecimiento, tomando como ejemplos a los puertos de Valencia y Long Beach en la ciudad de Los ��ngeles. El segundo concepto es el de E-Procurement, el cual se desarrolla siguiendo los pasos b��sicos de una cadena de abastecimiento tradicional, sin embargo, lo que genera un cambio real dentro de los procesos es el hecho que los procesos de cotizaci��n y seguimiento de proveedores se van a llevar a cabo a trav��s de una plataforma electr��nica con base a las evaluaciones que se llevan a cabo por parte de las empresas demandantes de los productos o servicios ofrecidos por las compa����as proveedoras. (Renko, 2011) De la misma manera, se tomaran varios proyectos de e-procurement desarrollados a nivel mundial como base comparativa y de apoyo para el presente proyecto tales como: HYDRA: Es un sistema que tiene su soporte en la web, el cual es orientado ���en el medio��� lo cual lo hace un sistema con una arquitectura h��brida, que posee tanto un dise��o en capas como una estructura comprensiva para desarrollar integraci��n de negocios, colaboraci��n y monitoreo en la gesti��n de la cadena de suministro (Renko, 2011) IPT: BidNet ha proporcionado servicios de oferta de informaci��n a miles de proveedores y compradores de bienes en el ��mbito gubernamental por m��s de 25 a��os. (Bidnet, 2013) E-BUYPLACE: E-buyplace.com es el 1�� especialista en SupplierRelationship Management que ha desarrollado un original y singular SRM 100% a trav��s de Internet. (e-buyplace, 2013) RosettaNet: La iniciativa RosettaNet anima a optimizar los procesos de la cadena de suministro mediante el establecimiento, implementaci��n y promoci��n de est��ndares abiertos en el mercado e-Business (AQS, Advance Quality Solutions, 2002)

Actitudes de los directivos en torno a la adopci��n del e-learning como herramienta de trabajo en las empresas

El desarrollo del presente documento constituye una investigaci��n sobre las actitudes de los directivos frente a la adopci��n del e-learning como herramienta de trabajo en las organizaciones de Bogot��. Para ello se realiz�� una encuesta a 101 directivos, tomando como base el tipo de muestreo de conveniencia; esto con el objetivo de identificar sus actitudes frente al uso del e-learning y su influencia dentro de la organizaci��n. Como resultado se obtuvo que las actitudes de los directivos influencian en el uso de herramientas e-learning, as�� como tambi��n en las acciones que promueven su uso y en las actitudes de los empleados; por otro lado se identific�� que las creencias relacionadas con la apropiaci��n de herramientas e-learning y los factores facilitadores del uso de estas, influencian en las actitudes de los directivos. Lo anterior, corresponde a los an��lisis llevados a cabo a partir de los resultados contrastados con los estudios emp��ricos hallados y el marco te��rico desarrollado.