898 resultados para Building Management Systems
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The Andalusian Health e-Library was set-up in 2006 as a government initiative of the region. After these seven years, its achievements have placed it as the knowledge manager of Health Sciences in Andalusia. It centralizes the subscription of information resources and the acquisition of applied technologies, but it also implements the necessary services for the research community in order to provide a better management of the information which is used and generated. Nowadays, in these economic turbulence days, the Digital Library optimizes the management and the economic resources in order to suit the Andalusian Government commitment in terms of assistance and research activities.
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BACKGROUND: The Complete Arabidopsis Transcript MicroArray (CATMA) initiative combines the efforts of laboratories in eight European countries 1 to deliver gene-specific sequence tags (GSTs) for the Arabidopsis research community. The CATMA initiative offers the power and flexibility to regularly update the GST collection according to evolving knowledge about the gene repertoire. These GST amplicons can easily be reamplified and shared, subsets can be picked at will to print dedicated arrays, and the GSTs can be cloned and used for other functional studies. This ongoing initiative has already produced approximately 24,000 GSTs that have been made publicly available for spotted microarray printing and RNA interference. RESULTS: GSTs from the CATMA version 2 repertoire (CATMAv2, created in 2002) were mapped onto the gene models from two independent Arabidopsis nuclear genome annotation efforts, TIGR5 and PSB-EuGne, to consolidate a list of genes that were targeted by previously designed CATMA tags. A total of 9,027 gene models were not tagged by any amplified CATMAv2 GST, and 2,533 amplified GSTs were no longer predicted to tag an updated gene model. To validate the efficacy of GST mapping criteria and design rules, the predicted and experimentally observed hybridization characteristics associated to GST features were correlated in transcript profiling datasets obtained with the CATMAv2 microarray, confirming the reliability of this platform. To complete the CATMA repertoire, all 9,027 gene models for which no GST had yet been designed were processed with an adjusted version of the Specific Primer and Amplicon Design Software (SPADS). A total of 5,756 novel GSTs were designed and amplified by PCR from genomic DNA. Together with the pre-existing GST collection, this new addition constitutes the CATMAv3 repertoire. It comprises 30,343 unique amplified sequences that tag 24,202 and 23,009 protein-encoding nuclear gene models in the TAIR6 and EuGne genome annotations, respectively. To cover the remaining untagged genes, we identified 543 additional GSTs using less stringent design criteria and designed 990 sequence tags matching multiple members of gene families (Gene Family Tags or GFTs) to cover any remaining untagged genes. These latter 1,533 features constitute the CATMAv4 addition. CONCLUSION: To update the CATMA GST repertoire, we designed 7,289 additional sequence tags, bringing the total number of tagged TAIR6-annotated Arabidopsis nuclear protein-coding genes to 26,173. This resource is used both for the production of spotted microarrays and the large-scale cloning of hairpin RNA silencing vectors. All information about the resulting updated CATMA repertoire is available through the CATMA database http://www.catma.org.
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El tipus de tractament proposat en aquest porjecte, s'emmarca dins dels anomenats Sistemes de Tractament Localitzat (SSMS: Site-Specific Management Systems). Els sistemes SSMS es basen en l's dels sistemes GPS. Amb aquesta tecnologia i mitjanant l's de receptors de posici GPS (o DGPS) s possible determinar la posici de qualsevol element en tota la superficie terrestre. Per tant, en el futur la lnia a seguir ha d'unificar els esforos per dotar de nous mtodes i tcniques de tractaments ecolgics amb les possibilitats emergents de la nova soicietat de la informaci i de les seves tecnologies associades, ssent aquest l'nim del projecte OPENGEO.
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This paper describes a failure alert system and a methodology for content reuse in a new instructional design system called InterMediActor (IMA). IMA provides an environment for instructional content design, production and reuse, and for students evaluation based in content specification through a hierarchical structure of competences. The student assessment process and information extraction process for content reuse are explained.
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A gesto das Instituies de Ensino Superior est a ser repensada num contexto de globalizao tendo em conta a misso destas, a responsabilidade e a sua cultura (ou culturas), impondo-se novos modelos de gesto e governao. A Qualidade e a Responsabilidade Social do Ensino Superior constituem um tema pertinente e actual. As transformaes estruturais que as sociedades atravessam aconselham e justificam da parte do Ensino Superior uma atitude consentnea com as necessidades daquelas. Os desafios que, as Instituies de Ensino Superior enfrentam, exigem novas perspectivas estratgicas e nova viso perante cenrios de incerteza que surgem a nvel mundial, desempenhando a liderana um papel fundamental na qualidade destas instituies. Neste sentido, lana-se no presente estudo, a seguinte questo: Que Modelos de Gesto e Governao contribuem para a melhoria da Qualidade no Ensino Superior? A metodologia utilizada para a realizao deste estudo passa pelo delineamento de uma estratgia com cinco fases: elaborao de um plano ajustvel evoluo do trabalho, levantamento do estado da arte de uma forma gradual, trabalho de pesquisa e criao, escrita da tese e anlise crtica e reflexo. Para alm de outros aspectos relevantes no domnio do Ensino Superior, foram estudados diversos modelos, Modelos de Excelncia, modelos para implementao de Sistemas de Gesto da Qualidade, Gesto Ambiental, Gesto da Segurana e Sade do Trabalho, Gesto de Risco; entre outros. Criaram-se diversos Indicadores de Responsabilidade Social neste contexto e foi feito um estudo piloto no mbito da Responsabilidade Social em Instituies de Ensino Superior. Por ltimo, destacaram-se as concluses que decorrem do estudo piloto efectuado, bem como reflexes que surgem da investigao terica realizada. O estudo piloto efectuado permitiu concluir, por exemplo, que existem indcios de algum alheamento no seio das Instituies s temticas relacionadas com os princpios ticos e com a educao ambiental. Por outro lado, uma grande parte dos indivduos inquiridos disseram no ter qualquer opinio quando confrontados com questes sobre Participao Social Responsvel, Investigao Socialmente til e Gesto Social do Conhecimento. Conclui-se que as questes para as pessoas ainda so muito vagas, da que, faa sentido o debate de todas estas questes, bem como estudos que contribuam para uma mudana de paradigma relativamente educao, e em particular no Ensino Superior, com vista qualidade, num sentido abrangente.
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The management of Higher Education Institutions is being rethought, with the mission and culture of the institutions changing due to globalization, resulting in new models of management and governance. The quality of Higher Education and its obligations to society are of current importance. The structural changes that the society has gone through requires a response in higher education that matches the changing needs of the society. Higher Education Institutions require new perspectives and a new strategic vision to cope with the uncertainty arising at a global scale, and this plays a role in their quality and whether they are leading institutions. Thus the following question arises: Which forms of management and governance contribute to the improvement of quality in higher education? The methodology for this study was designed with five stages: preparation of a plan of work within the thesis, the gradual progression to understanding the up-to-date understanding of Higher Education Research, generating research hypotheses and creating further understanding, writing the thesis with critical analysis and reflection. In addition to other relevant issues in higher education, different models were studied: Models of excellence, Models for implementation of Quality Management Systems, Environmental Management, Occupational Health and Safety Management, Risk Management, among others. Several indicators of Social Responsibility were created in this context and a pilot study was conducted in the area of Social Responsibility in Higher Education Institutions. Finally the conclusions resulting from the pilot study are presented and questions arising from the theoretical research are discussed. For example, the pilot study showed that there are indicators of a lack of understanding within the institutions to issues related to ethical and environmental education. Moreover, a large proportion of respondents said individuals have no opinion when confronted with questions on Responsible Social Involvement and Social Research and Social Management of Useful Knowledge. It is concluded that people have a vague awareness of these issues, so these concepts are new to them.
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The management of Higher Education Institutions is being rethought, with the mission and culture of the institutions changing due to globalization, resulting in new models of management and governance. The quality of Higher Education and its obligations to society are of current importance. The structural changes that the society has gone through requires a response in higher education that matches the changing needs of the society. Higher Education Institutions require new perspectives and a new strategic vision to cope with the uncertainty arising at a global scale, and this plays a role in their quality and whether they are leading institutions. Thus the following question arises: Which forms of management and governance contribute to the improvement of quality in higher education? The methodology for this study was designed with five stages: preparation of a plan of work within the thesis, the gradual progression to understanding the up-to-date understanding of Higher Education Research, generating research hypotheses and creating further understanding, writing the thesis with critical analysis and reflection. In addition to other relevant issues in higher education, different models were studied: Models of excellence, Models for implementation of Quality Management Systems, Environmental Management, Occupational Health and Safety Management, Risk Management, among others. Several indicators of Social Responsibility were created in this context and a pilot study was conducted in the area of Social Responsibility in Higher Education Institutions. Finally the conclusions resulting from the pilot study are presented and questions arising from the theoretical research are discussed. For example, the pilot study showed that there are indicators of a lack of understanding within the institutions to issues related to ethical and environmental education. Moreover, a large proportion of respondents said individuals have no opinion when confronted with questions on Responsible Social Involvement and Social Research and Social Management of Useful Knowledge. It is concluded that people have a vague awareness of these issues, so these concepts are new to them.
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The management of Higher Education Institutions is being rethought, with the mission and culture of the institutions changing due to globalization, resulting in new models of management and governance. The quality of Higher Education and its obligations to society are of current importance. The structural changes that the society has gone through requires a response in higher education that matches the changing needs of the society. Higher Education Institutions require new perspectives and a new strategic vision to cope with the uncertainty arising at a global scale, and this plays a role in their quality and whether they are leading institutions. Thus the following question arises: Which forms of management and governance contribute to the improvement of quality in higher education? The methodology for this study was designed with five stages: preparation of a plan of work within the thesis, the gradual progression to understanding the up-to-date understanding of Higher Education Research, generating research hypotheses and creating further understanding, writing the thesis with critical analysis and reflection. In addition to other relevant issues in higher education, different models were studied: Models of excellence, Models for implementation of Quality Management Systems, Environmental Management, Occupational Health and Safety Management, Risk Management, among others. Several indicators of Social Responsibility were created in this context and a pilot study was conducted in the area of Social Responsibility in Higher Education Institutions. Finally the conclusions resulting from the pilot study are presented and questions arising from the theoretical research are discussed. For example, the pilot study showed that there are indicators of a lack of understanding within the institutions to issues related to ethical and environmental education. Moreover, a large proportion of respondents said individuals have no opinion when confronted with questions on Responsible Social Involvement and Social Research and Social Management of Useful Knowledge. It is concluded that people have a vague awareness of these issues, so these concepts are new to them.
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No hace ms de 3 aos se poda leer en las revistas especializadas que Espaa haba pasado a ocupar el tercer puesto en el ranking mundial por potencia elica instalada. La industria elica espaola a su vez ha pasado a ocupar el tercer puesto en la fabricacin e instalacin de aerogeneradores, con una cuota de mercado del 13%, siendo as un sector con gran capacidad de exportacin. Por otra parte, tras diez aos de promulgacin de la Ley 31/95, de 8 de noviembre, de Prevencin de Riesgos Laborales, y despus su desarrollo reglamentario, es un hecho incontestable que, pese a todo, y a los ingentes esfuerzos realizados por los distintos actores implicados en la prevencin de riesgos laborales (Estado, Comunidades Autnomas, Agentes Sociales, Entidades especializadas, etcetera), existe un sector como el de la construccin que, constituyendo uno de los ejes del crecimiento econmico de nuestro pas, est sometido a unos riesgos especiales y contina registrando una siniestralidad laboral muy notoria por sus cifras y gravedad. La legislacin de prevencin, los manuales sobre las distintas disciplinas preventivas, los libros especializados, los expertos... han abordado ya, con mayor o menor acierto, muchas de las cuestiones generales y especficas que afectan a la seguridad y salud: la evaluacin de riesgos, las medidas higinicas, los equipos de trabajo y equipos de proteccin individual, la planificacin, la formacin, los servicios de prevencin , los sistemas de gestin de la prevencin, las auditoras ... forman parte de los contenidos que se han ido creando en torno a este tema. No obstante, resulta de gran inters la elaboracin de un estudio de Seguridad y Salud, en el que partiendo de un desarrollo tcnico concreto, pero sobre todo integral, es decir, que comprenda todas las fases para el suministrp e instalacin de aerogeneradores para un parque elico, vayamos desgranando cada uno de los puntos desarrollados en su construccin. Entre las conclusiones ms destacadas de este trabajo, se encuentra la definicin de las condiciones relativas a la prevencin de accidentes y enfermedades laborales durante la ejecucin de los trabajos de suministro e instalacin de un parque elico y la gestin de su prevencin, las caractersticas de las instalaciones preceptivas para higiene y bienestar de los trabajadores, as como directrices bsicas mnimas, que deben reflejarse y desarrollarse en el Plan de Seguridad y Salud que las empresas contratistas debern presentar para su aprobacin por el director de obra, antes del comienzo de los trabajos, de forma que sea posible la disminucin de accidentes laborales as como evitar las posibles sanciones administrativas y/o penales.
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En aquests ltims anys, sn moltes les empreses que han optat per la utilitzaci de sistemes de gesti normalitzats, per a garantir la rendibilitat i fiabilitat dels resultats de la implantaci del sistema de gesti en qesti. A la dcada dels 90 va ser quan la implantaci de sistemes de gesti va comenar a ser important en la majoria de sectors econmics. Levoluci en els sistemes de gesti a trets generals va iniciar-se primerament en lmbit de la qualitat, seguidament en la gesti ambiental i en ltima instncia en la prevenci de riscos laborals. Aquests tres tipus de sistemes de gesti, en els ltims anys shan anat integrant, de manera que shan redut els recursos i els esforos emprats en la gesti, millorant significativament leficcia i leficincia daquests sistemes. Lobjectiu principal que persegueix aquest projecte, s definir un sistema de gesti que permeti a lempresa conduir les seves activitats de forma simplificada i ordenada, i que alhora faciliti la informaci necessria per a corregir i millorar les activitats. Un altre objectiu que pretn aconseguir aquest projecte, s el de dissenyar un SGI que aprofiti les sinrgies generades en els diferents mbits de la prpia empresa i fomenti les interaccions entre els diferents nivells de lorganitzaci. En conseqncia, millorar de forma important els fluxos dinformaci dins de lempresa minimitzant els esforos i la prdua dinformaci. El mtode escollit per a la implantaci del SGI, ha estat la Gesti per Processos, la qual es basa en la definici i seguiment dels processos de lempresa, partint de les necessitats del client i acabant quan aquestes estan satisfetes. En conclusi, a la finalitzaci del present projecte sobtindr un SGI, amb tots els processos de lempresa definits i implantats, que doni compliment a les normes UNEEN-ISO 9001:00, UNE-EN-ISO 14001:04 i OHSAS 18001:07. Aquest SGI, que sha realitzat des dun punt de vista documental i teric, suposar una millora de leficcia operativa dels processos i una important millora competitiva de lempresa.
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En els ltims anys, la popularitat de les xarxes sensefils (WIFI) ha anat en augment a un ritme incansable. Des de petits aparells installats a les cases amb aquesta tecnologia com a complement dels routers daccs a internet installats per diverses companyies, fins a empreses fent petits desplegaments per comunicar entre si les seves seus. Al marge daquests escenaris, sha produt un fenomen social dacolliment daquesta tecnologia a nivell mundial, en forma del que coneixem com a xarxes ciutadanes / xarxes lliures / xarxes socials. Aquestes xarxes han estat possibles grcies a diverses raons que han fet assequible a collectius de persones, tant els aparells com els coneixements necessaris per dur a terme aquestes actuacions. Dintre daquest marc, al Bages, concretament a Manresa, es va comenar a desenvolupar una daquestes xarxes. Les decisions daquesta xarxa dutilitzar exclusivament hardware i software de codi obert, i determinats aspectes tcnics de la xarxa, ha comportat que la xarxa fos incompatible amb algunes de les aplicacions de gesti de xarxes existents desenvolupades per comunicats com gufi.net a Osona. s per aix que per garantir el creixement, la supervivncia i lxit daquesta xarxa en el temps, s indispensable poder comptar amb una eina de gesti que sadigui a les caracterstiques de GuifiBages. Lobjectiu principal daquest treball s dotar a la xarxa GuifiBages de les eines necessries per poder gestionar tota la informaci referent a lestructura de la seva xarxa, tant per facilitar laccs a nous usuaris sense molts coneixements tcnics, com per facilitar nous desplegaments / reparacions / modificacions de la xarxa duna manera automtica. Com a conclusi daquest treball, podem afirmar que les avantatges que proporciones tecnologies com Plone, faciliten enormement la creaci daplicacions de gesti de continguts en entorn web. Alhora, ls de noves tcniques de programaci com AJAX o recursos com els que ofereix Google, permeten desenvolupar aplicacions web que no tenen res a envejar al software tradicional. Daltra banda, voldrem destacar ls exclusiu de programari lliure tant en els paquets de software necessaris pel desenvolupament, com en el sistema operatiu i programes dels ordinadors on sha dut a terme, demostrant que es poden desenvolupar sistemes de qualitat sense dependre de programari privatiu.
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Contexto: La idea principal es la creacin de una empresa para la fabricacin y comercializacin de productos cosmticos de alta gama. A pesar del contexto de crisis econmica en el que estamos envueltos estos ltimos aos y del que no parece que acabamos de salir, el sector de la cosmtica est resistiendo la situacin de forma envidiable. De la crisis, como dicen los economistas, se saldr y se volver, todo es cclico y viendo la fortaleza que ste sector est mostrando unido a la necesidad de que nuestra economa abandone sectores muy deteriorados y sin una previsin positiva de futuro, la cosmtica se postula con un futuro prometedor dentro del contexto econmico espaol y europeo. Vinci Cosmetics es el nombre inicialmente pensado para que la nueva compaa inicie su andadura. Nombre con tintes latinos de la lejana poca del imperio romano como homenaje a la rica herencia histrica de la ciudad del autor del proyecto - Tarragona. La cultura por cuidarse y sentirse bien, muy arraigada en la mentalidad latina y mediterrnea, es un factor cultural clave para el desarrollo y futura evolucin de esta industria. El slogan de la empresa, Dieta Mediterrnea para tu piel, clarifica en buena medida la idea a desarrollar y los objetivos pretendidos por la estrategia empresarial. Objetivos: El objetivo esencial del TFC es elaborar un estudio detallado para la creacin de una empresa de fabricacin y comercializacin de productos cosmticos de alta gama que abarque el management y la gestin por procesos de la empresa, la funcin de marketing, el tipo de operaciones y procesos a realizar, la gestin del factor humano y el presupuesto necesario para cubrir este ambicioso proyecto. En detalle, un completo plan de empresa que marque las directrices de la organizacin industrial que se pretende crear compuesto a su vez por cinco planes: plan de gerencia, plan de marketing, plan de operaciones, plan de recursos humanos y plan econmico financiero. Procedimientos: El proyecto tiene un alto componente de estudio de mercados y de marketing pero pretende tambin abarcar el management, los procesos de operacin, el factor humano y el aspecto econmico y financiero de las inversiones y presupuesto necesario. El estudio inicial centrar su esfuerzo en un anlisis del mercado de la pennsula ibrica, y, en funcin del avance y del progreso esperado por la empresa, la compaa podra extender su campo de accin a Europa aunque no antes de un medio plazo. Vinci Cosmetics ha adoptado referenciales de sistemas de gestin integrados en toda la organizacin. As tenemos principalmente, por un lado, la norma internacional ISO 9001:2008 y, por otro, el Modelo EFQM de Excelencia en la gestin; ambos plasmados a partir de un enfoque basado en procesos que nos garantiza el control continuo y la gestin excelente. Conclusiones: Tras evaluar la situacin actual del mercado de la cosmtica, las previsiones futuras de ste y las necesidades que una organizacin industrial necesita, se puede crear - con plenas garantas de xito como organizacin empresarial y desde el punto de vista econmico - una empresa de cosmticos de alta gama para cubrir las necesidades de una parte de mercado que lo requiere.
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Control banding (CB) can be a useful tool for managing the potential risks of nanomaterials. The here proposed CB, which should be part of an overall risk control strategy, groups materials by hazard and emission potential. The resulting decision matrix proposes control bands adapted to the risk potential levels and helps define an action plan. If this plan is not practical and financially feasible, a full risk assessment is launched. The hazard banding combines key concepts of nanomaterial toxicology: translocation across biological barriers, fibrous nature, solubility, and reactivity. Already existing classifications specific to the nanomaterial can be used "as is." Otherwise, the toxicity of bulk or analogous substances gives an initial hazard band, which is increased if the substance is not easily soluble or if it has a higher reactivity than the substance. The emission potential bands are defined by the nanomaterials' physical form and process characteristics. Quantities, frequencies, and existing control measures are taken into account during the definition of the action plan. Control strategies range from room ventilation to full containment with expert advice. This CB approach, once validated, can be easily embedded in risk management systems. It allows integrating new toxicity data and needs no exposure data. [Authors]
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[eng] ISO standard 9001 is one of a set of management tools that libraries have adopted in recent years. This article focuses on libraries in higher education institutions that have received ISO certification of their quality management systems (ISO standard 9001:2000). We examine their reasons for seeking certification and the advantages and difficulties they have encountered in applying this ISO standard. Finally, we consider the future prospects of ISO standard 9001 in university libraries.
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[eng] ISO standard 9001 is one of a set of management tools that libraries have adopted in recent years. This article focuses on libraries in higher education institutions that have received ISO certification of their quality management systems (ISO standard 9001:2000). We examine their reasons for seeking certification and the advantages and difficulties they have encountered in applying this ISO standard. Finally, we consider the future prospects of ISO standard 9001 in university libraries.
