Educación Física : propuesta de aplicación de las nuevas tecnologías a la evaluación en el proceso educativo de la E.S.O.

Monográfico con el título: 'La formación del profesorado en Educación Secundaria'. Resumen basado en el de la publicación

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Absenteísmo no setor de nutrição em um hospital público de Belém - Pará, ano-2009

O Setor de uma Unidade de Alimentação e Nutrição, não se caracteriza como atrativo para a mão-de-obra, um dos indicadores para esse fato são os altos índices de absenteísmo. Desta forma, objetivou-se caracterizar o índice de absenteísmo em trabalhadores deste setor de uma instituição Hospitalar pública em Belém-PA no ano de 2009. A amostra foi composta por 63 funcionários. A coleta de dados foi realizada através pesquisa em documentos fornecidos pela instituição. Os dados foram analisados no Software Excel 2007 pertencente ao pacote Office 2007 da Microsoft. O estudo mostrou os elevados índices de absenteísmo no ano em questão principalmente nos meses de julho (9,7%) e setembro (8,9%), sendo que a maioria dos funcionários faltosos é do sexo feminino (81%) e o turno onde estas ausências são mais freqüentes corresponde ao turno da manhã (64,96%). Dentre os vários motivos de faltas, o maior percentual está relacionado à licença saúde. A taxa de absenteísmo mostrou-se como uma relação parcialmente completa, mas que permite uma referência para a intervenção tanto no aspecto preventivo de sua inserção quanto para reparar uma condição já instalada, fazendo-se necessário o desenvolvimento de estudos qualitativos e quantitativos sensíveis às diversas possibilidades de explicação.

A note on the use of spreadsheet optimisers in real estate analysis

Modern Portfolio Theory (MPT) has been advocated as a more rational approach to the construction of real estate portfolios. The application of MPT can now be achieved with relative ease using the powerful facilities of modern spreadsheet, and does not necessarily need specialist software. This capability is to be found in the use of an add-in Tool now found in several spreadsheets, called an Optimiser or Solver. The value in using this kind of more sophisticated analysis feature of spreadsheets is increasingly difficult to ignore. This paper examines the use of the spreadsheet Optimiser in handling asset allocation problems. Using the Markowitz Mean-Variance approach, the paper introduces the necessary calculations, and shows, by means of an elementary example implemented in Microsoft's Excel, how the Optimiser may be used. Emphasis is placed on understanding the inputs and outputs from the portfolio optimisation process, and the danger of treating the Optimiser as a Black Box is discussed.

The Impact of office productivity cloud computing on energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions

Cloud computing is usually regarded as being energy efficient and thus emitting less greenhouse gases (GHG) than traditional forms of computing. When the energy consumption of Microsoft’s cloud computing Office 365 (O365) and traditional Office 2010 (O2010) software suites were tested and modeled, some cloud services were found to consume more energy than the traditional form. The developed model in this research took into consideration the energy consumption at the three main stages of data transmission; data center, network, and end user device. Comparable products from each suite were selected and activities were defined for each product to represent a different computing type. Microsoft provided highly confidential data for the data center stage, while the networking and user device stages were measured directly. A new measurement and software apportionment approach was defined and utilized allowing the power consumption of cloud services to be directly measured for the user device stage. Results indicated that cloud computing is more energy efficient for Excel and Outlook which consumed less energy and emitted less GHG than the standalone counterpart. The power consumption of the cloud based Outlook (8%) and Excel (17%) was lower than their traditional counterparts. However, the power consumption of the cloud version of Word was 17% higher than its traditional equivalent. A third mixed access method was also measured for Word which emitted 5% more GHG than the traditional version. It is evident that cloud computing may not provide a unified way forward to reduce energy consumption and GHG. Direct conversion from the standalone package into the cloud provision platform can now consider energy and GHG emissions at the software development and cloud service design stage using the methods described in this research.

Prescription software for recovery and rehabilitation using Microsoft Kinect

Brain injuries, including stroke, can be debilitating incidents with potential for severe long term effects; many people stop making significant progress once leaving in-patient medical care and are unable to fully restore their quality of life when returning home. The aim of this collaborative project, between the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Reading, is to provide a low cost portable system that supports a patient's condition and their recovery in hospital or at home. This is done by providing engaging applications with targeted gameplay that is individually tailored to the rehabilitation of the patient's symptoms. The applications are capable of real-time data capture and analysis in order to provide information to therapists on patient progress and to further improve the personalized care that an individual can receive.

En beskrivning av manuellt test : Svagheter och styrkor med och utan stöd avett testverktyg

Test is an area in system development. Test can be performed manually or automated. Test activities can be supported by Word documents and Excel sheets for documenting and executing test cases and as well for follow up, but there are also new test tools designed to support and facilitate the testing process and the activities of the test. This study has described manual test and identified strengths and weaknesses of manual testing with a testing tool called Microsoft Test Manager (MTM) and of manual testing using test cases and test log templates developed by the testers at Sogeti. The result that emerged from the problem and strength analysis and the analysis of literature studies and firsthand experiences (in terms of creating, documenting and executing test cases) addresses the issue of the following weaknesses and strengths. Strengths of the test tool is that it contains needed functionality all in one place and it is available when needed without having to open up other programs which saves many steps of activity. Strengths with test without the support of test tools is mainly that it is easy to learn and gives a good overview, easy to format text as desired and flexible to changes during execution of a test case. Weaknesses in test with the support of test tools include that it is difficult to get a good overview of the entire test case, that it is not possible to format the text in the test steps. It is as well not possible to modify the test steps during execution. It is also difficult to use some of the test design techniques of TMap, for example a checklist, when using the test tool MTM. Weaknesses with test without the support of the testing tool MTM is that the tester gets many more steps of activities to do compared to doing the same activities with the support of the testing tool MTM. There is more to remember because the documents the tester use are not directly linked. Altogether the strengths of the test tool stands out when it comes to supporting the testing process.

Desenvolvimento de um sistema de custos integrado aos protocolos médicos para unidades hospitalares de tratamento intensivo

O ambiente de concorrência em que estão inseridas as empresas tem pressionado pela busca constante de novas ferramentas gerenciais. Os hospitais não estão alheios a este desafio e encontram-se em constante transformação ao encontro da excelência assistencial. A existência de um sistema de custos adequado, sendo um instrumento de informação acurado que auxilia na melhoria dos processos internos e nas tomadas de decisão como um todo, apresenta-se como elemento estratégico importante para a competitividade de um hospital. O propósito deste estudo de caso, realizado no primeiro semestre de 2002, foi o de desenvolver e validar um modelo de sistema de custos integrado aos protocolos médicos e rotinas assistenciais da Unidade de Terapia Intensiva (UTI) do Hospital Mãe de Deus de Porto Alegre - RS. O modelo foi matematicamente construído, embasado no método ABC (Actvity-Based Costing) para a alocação dos custos fixos e indiretos, e no método do Custo-Padrão real (corrente) para a alocação dos custos diretos, tendo como pressupostos o custeio dos diversos serviços e a conseqüente promoção de melhorias contínuas e auxílio ao processo decisório como vantagens competitivas nas negociações com fontes pagadoras. O desenvolvimento do modelo deu-se através do mapeamento de dez protocolos aprovados pela Comissão de Ética do hospital e representativos da assistência diversificada da UTI, seguido da alocação dos custos fixos e indiretos com mão-de-obra, depreciação, manutenção e gasoterapia, através do estabelecimento de direcionadores de tempo (mão-de-obra) e intensidade (demais custos), baseados no percentual de participação dos recursos ditados pelos protocolos. Os custos diretos com materiais e medicamentos foram alocados pela média do custo-padrão corrente. A coleta de dados primários, para o estabelecimento dos direcionadores de custos, foi realizada junto à equipe assistencial e utilizou-se medidas estatísticas de localização, dispersão e probabilidade para dar mais confiabilidade às análises. O modelo foi implementado computacionalmente, utilizando-se o software EXCEL da Microsoft. A validação foi dada pela comparação dos resultados entre o modelo desenvolvido e o demonstrativo contábil fornecido pela Controladoria do hospital. Concluiu-se que o modelo desenvolvido de sistema de custos integrado aos protocolos médicos atendeu os objetivos pretendidos, sendo um instrumento gerencial flexível e de fácil implementação, que deve ser utilizado pelo controller do hospital no auxílio ao processo decisório de gestores e da alta administração. Em adição, mostrou-se capaz de embasar tomadas de decisão no longo prazo em relação à capacidade instalada e oportunidades de redimensionamento de quadro de médicos plantonistas e enfermeiros.

Fatores críticos para o sucesso no mercado de videogames domésticos: os casos Sony e Microsoft na batalha pelo domínio da sala de estar

O presente trabalho visa identificar os fatores percebidos como críticos para o sucesso na indústria de consoles domésticos de videogame, e novos fatores importantes que possam surgir para o sucesso desta indústria dinâmica e em constante evolução. Para esta análise, utiliza-se como base o referencial teórico de estratégia emergente, valor da inovação, gerenciamento e dinâmica da cadeia de valor, e economia da informação. Faz-se uma revisão histórica da indústria, a cada geração de consoles, e um descritivo do seu momento atual, seguido de um detalhamento dos participantes da indústria e o mapeamento da cadeia de valor para os consoles domésticos de videogames, baseado na literatura existente e nas entrevistas com especialistas de mercado. Foi feito um estudo de caso com os dois líderes atuais deste mercado, Sony e Microsoft, e suas respectivas gerações de consoles com uma analise comparativa de suas cadeias de valor. A análise dos casos busca mostrar por que estas empresas entraram neste mercado, como tentaram utilizar suas core competences para obter sucesso em um mercado de forte economia de rede, marcado pelo surgimento freqüente de tecnologias de ruptura e novos entrantes, alta velocidade evolutiva do setor provocada pelos movimentos freqüentes de poder entre os elos da cadeia, em geral ao redor do fabricante do console e dos publishers dos jogos. Com base nesta análise, foram determinados os fatores críticos de sucesso da indústria até o momento e identificar os fatores críticos adicionais que estão surgindo para a última geração de consoles iniciada ao final de 2005, cuja competição tornou-se relevante ao final de 2006.

Estratégia de canais de marketing na indústria de software : estudo de caso sobre a Microsoft no Brasil

Mercados com dinâmica competitiva baseada na inovaçâo são incertos e sujeitos a rupturas dos negócios envolvidos. Isto é bastante diferente dos mercados maduros, nos quais o equilíbrio de forças estabelece uma estrutura industrial relativamente estável. Mercados de inovação, ou high-tech, e em especial os de tecnologia da informação também estão sujeitos a outros fenômenos ou características que os distinguem dos mercados maduros. Trabalhamos com alguns destes fenômenos como: a difusão tecnológica, a qual está ligada a fatores psicológicos que motivam ou inibem a adoção da tecnologia por parte do cliente; o aprisionamento; a externalidades de rede; a disputas por padrões e a concorrência entre cadeias de valor distintas. Estas características demandam serviços, orientação do cliente quanto ao uso da tecnologia e casos de sucesso exemplares para vencer os fatores inibidores e estimular os fatores motivadores do cliente no seu processo de adoção da tecnologia. A teoria explica que os canais de marketing podem oferecer vantagem competitiva às empresas que bem se utilizam deles, e as características de demanda por serviços e orientação de uso pelos clientes podem ser bem atendidas pelos canais de marketing. Esta pesquisa testa esta teoria através de um estudo de caso sobre a Microsoft, empresa do ramo de software que tem sua atividade fortemente baseada em canais de marketing. Verificamos a teoria, isto é, o canal sendo um elemento diferencial e gerador de vantagem competitiva para a empresa

The eager fight for supremacy in the online service industry: a comparative study of M&A activities: case studies of Apple, Google and Microsoft

A indústria de serviços online é caracterizada por um volume alto de Fusões e Aquisições no período de 2005 a 2015. As líderes de mercado, Apple, Google e Microsoft, incorporaram essa forma de crescimento inorgânico em suas estratégias corporativas. Essa tese examina as atividades de Fusões e Aquisições dessas três empresas. Consequentemente, ela tem foco em dois aspectos principais. Primeiro, existe o objetivo de saciar uma escassez na literatura acadêmica, no que se diz respeito ao estabelecimento de uma conexão entre a estratégia corporativa dessas empresas e as decisões tomadas de Fusões e Aquisições. Segundo, há também o objetivo de estimar possíveis futuros desenvolvimentos no setor. Através de uma análise de conteúdo qualitativa das publicações das empresas, relatórios de análise de mercado, e outros conteúdos de terceiros, estudos de caso foram desenvolvidos. Os resultados mostram o processo de posicionamento estratégico por parte da Apple, Google e Microsoft, dentro do mercado de serviços online, entre os anos de 2005 e 2015. As recorrentes fusões e aquisições são analisadas, no que se diz respeito as estratégias corporativas dessas empresas e a responsividade perante as atividades de seus competidores. Os resultados evidenciam atividades agressivas de Fusões e Aquisições em grupos estratégicos em comum entre as três empresas, especialmente no mercado de aparelhos de comunicação móvel e serviços de comunicação.

Prática do enfermeiro do Programa Saúde da Família PSF na promoção da saúde do adolescente

Attention to the health of adolescents, based on paradigm flexneriano, needs to be overcome. Since the International Conference of Ottawa (1986), the literature is developing a discussion of the promotion of health, based on the paradigm of social production in health, suggests a design to overcome the health care traditional practices. Program Health of the Family PSF has this purpose to transmute the model of existing assistance, where the nurse is an essential element to the work done in the program. Around this context, it is our purpose to analyze the practice of nurse of the PSF for the promotion of health of adolescents, produced by a search of descriptive quantitative approach with the inclusion of qualitative data. Interviews were conducted with 9 nurses 3 units of health of the family USF, Mossoró-RN and applied questionnaires with 74 teenagers aged between 15 and 19 years old, with some nearby public schools where USF operate these nurses. The quantitative descriptions were transformed on tables, pictures and graphics using the program Excel (Microsoft) and the qualitative were worked through the technique of analyzing the content of Bardin (2004). The review was realized using the reference to promote health brought by the study. The results show that the most common problems that happen with teenagers are the drugs (33,8%), pregnancy (27,0%) and political problems-socio-economic-cultural issues (24,3%). Adolescents are spontaneous demand and rarely seek the USF. The actions presented by the nurses as, lectures and groups, are nothing comparing to the macro-problems presented by adolescents, and verticalized irregular. The nurses know the promotion of health generally, not explaining how operate it from its daily practice. Concluded that the practice of nurse of the PSF has not yet reach the promotion of health of the adolescent, being necessary to scheduling modules on the subject to continuous training of teams, professionals from USF, as well as teachers and other staff of schools, giving space to the participation of academic. The discussions should be socialized with the community to discuss possibilities of confrontation of the problems, which also require socio-structural changes. This research can contribute as work-diagnosis, which experienced the reality of care in nursing PSF to a specific group

Educação em saúde em hanseníase: estratégia na educação básica, Parnamirim/RN

Leprosy is an ancient disease that still stands as a public health problem worldwide, especially in the considered developing countries. Of these, Brazil still has large areas of endemicity. The disease remains high among those younger than 15 years old. In this group, the national index achieves 0.6 every 10 000 inhabitants and reaches 2 in the North and Midwest of Brazil. Therefore, the plan of the Ministry of Health is to prioritize the fight against disease in critical areas, providing early diagnosis and timely treatment, especially for patients under 15 years old. This research aimed to: identify the knowledge of students from three schools of basic education in Parnamirim/RN about the risk of getting ill in leprosy; conduct them health education on this topic. An exploratory-descriptive study with quantitative and qualitative nature. Data collection consists of two steps: questionnaire and health education on leprosy. The study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee (REC) of UFRN through the opinion nº 204/2009. Quantitative data obtained were organized, categorized, typed and submitted to the Microsoft Office - Excel for quantitative analysis with simple percentage. Qualitative data were subjected to a content analysis according to Bardin. The sample consisted of 164 students of basic education, most of which is: 1st year of high school, from 11 to 15 years, in the afternoon shift, female gender, skin color white and residents in the municipality of Parnamirim/RN. Still, each student living with four people curiously did not respond in relation to occupation of the father. But the same answered their mother as a housewife and a family income of one to less than four minimum wages. There have been significant results compared the performance of health education in leprosy. Initially, students possessed little knowledge about leprosy. Subsequent to health education, most knew the answer about the disease, transmission, cause, where to get help in case of suspicion of leprosy and the need for the people who lives with leprosy patients to also seek for help, the understanding about if it is treatable or not. Content analysis has established the following themes: axis I, what I do not know about leprosy: cure, fear and prejudice. Axis II, what I know about leprosy, we identified: cure, effectiveness of health education and social exclusion in the past. It is considered the scope of the proposed objectives by matching the effectiveness of health education on leprosy in basic education in Parnamirim/RN; emphasizes, therefore, the importance of understanding the knowledge of public school students. It is expected of them to detect early cases of leprosy in their communities; encourage adherence to treatment as quickly as possible; prevent disability; reduce the stigma surrounding the disease.

Ensino do processo de enfermagem: visão dos discentes de graduação de Natal/RN

The nursing process (NP) it s the systematized way of offering humanized care with the objective of reaching the expected results. The concern of the health and education institutions of elaborating implementation strategies of it is growing. The objective of this research was to know the vision of the senior students of the nursing graduation courses from Natal/RN, about the teaching of the NP. It s about a descriptive and exploratory study of the qualitative and quantitative type, done in five teaching institutions of the undergraduate nursing course of the municipality of Natal- RN in 2011. The research was composed by 48 students of the last 2 years of the nursing course. The gathering of the data was done through an online survey with open and closed questions via SurveyMonkey. For the quantitative data it was used the descriptive statistics from Microsoft Office Excel and for the qualitative data the Content Analysis of Bardin. The results pointed a predominance of female students (81,25%) with an age between 21- 39 years old (75,00%) and in the last year of the course (62,50%). As the opinion of the students about the NP two categories emerged: 1) Nursing Process as grounded method in scientific knowledge and established in two stages; 2) Nursing Assistance Quality, with two subcategories: Nursing Process as Nursing Practice and Nursing Process as instrument of improvement of the aid quality and promotion of well-being. In relation to the tuition of the NP the students (45,83%) said that the knowledge on the subject of the instructor was good; 81,25% reported that the professors use a traditional teaching methodology with the problem solving components and 45,83% answered that is addressed in specific disciplines in an isolated way starting from the professional line. The phase of NP that the nursing students have more difficulties of learning and implementing, being mentioned 22 times (29,70%). In relation to the student s difficulties, in the fields of supervised internships, in applying the NP it was stated for 83,50% that the barriers were related to the non implementation of the practice, overwork and the lack of trust of the nurse in the NP. The teaching-care strategies described as the internship fields were: the training of nurses to be able to contribute with the University in the implementation of the service and teaching; and the need of the universities to focus, continuously throughout the course, the NP with the involvement and incentive of the instructors in this process. These results show that the NP for the nursing students is a work methodology of the profession that needs to be implemented effectively in the practical reality for its teaching to turn effective and for the future professionals to be able to bring real contributions in the achievement of systematized actions trying to improve the assistance quality and the nursing actions. It is expected that this study could help bringing some strategies to facilitate the merging between theory and practice in teaching the NP and stimulate a discussion about the topic at the Nursing Schools where the research was held together with the coordinators, instructors and students