Influence of employee volunteering on brand commitment

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the impact of corporate volunteering on employee bonding and to understand the barriers and motivation to participation in these events. In contrast to other studies the participants volunteer in their spare time without expecting any financial reward. Design/methodology/approach – Employees (n 3951) of a logistic company participated in the study based on an online questionnaire with 6 items and open questions. The employee sample was divided into 3 groups depending on the frequency of participation in volunteering events. Findings – Significant differences were found on bonding between the three groups. In addition, the relevance of control variables like gender, age and job level were obtained. Furthermore a moderation effect of motivation was found. The results were interpreted within the broader context that ties motivation theory, organizational identification and social exchange theory.

exploring the differences of CSR and CSE activities on consumer attributions and responses

The following directed research project analyzes how different sustainability efforts of an organization influence consumers’ responses in an industry, which faces high controversy. The study tested shows how two different high fit sustainability endeavors, namely high fit Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities and Corporate Social Entrepreneurship (CSE), affect the way consumers’ attributions are being made with regard to the company’s motive. With data gathered from surveying 156 participants, the study provides evidence that CSR as well as CSE programs stimulate values-driven attributions which positively affect consumers’ trust, corporate reputation and corporate image. Lastly, theoretical and managerial implications of the study are discussed and future research suggestions provided.

Plataforma de gestão educativa de mediação entre a secretaria e a comunidade educativa

O presente Relatório tem como objetivo expor o trabalho desenvolvido durante o estágio, no âmbito da componente não letiva do mestrado em Ciências da Educação, realizado ao abrigo de um protocolo entre a Faculdade de Ciências Socais e Humanas (FCSH) da Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL) e a Escola Profissional Gustave Eiffel (EPGE), sob orientação científica do Professor Doutor Luís Manuel Bernardo da FCSH e orientação prática pela Mestre Maria Goreti Freitas, da EPGE. O estágio teve a duração de três meses, com um total de 400 horas. Deste modo, serão descritas as práticas de estágio, sustentadas nos conhecimentos adquiridos nas componentes letivas do mestrado em Ciências da Educação. O relatório está estruturado em três capítulos, finalizando com uma reflexão sobre a produtividade do estágio para a nossa aprendizagem. No primeiro capítulo, pretende-se justificar a escolha da temática deste relatório, procedendo-se à caracterização da secretaria e da escola, fundamentada através de uma revisão de literatura, bem como por algumas entrevistas realizadas durante o estágio. Neste capítulo dá-se importância ao facto deste estágio ter permitido uma interação com toda a comunidade educativa, nas suas respetivas diferenças, em diferentes níveis e situações. No segundo capítulo, efetuou-se a uma contextualização acerca das plataformas de gestão educativas bem como a sua importância para a gestão da comunidade educativa. Evidenciou-se em particular o papel das plataformas de gestão na educação, enquanto elo de ligação entre a secretaria e toda a comunidade educativa. No terceiro capítulo levou-se a cabo a descrição das principais atividades desenvolvidas durante o estágio curricular. Por fim, apresenta-se a uma reflexão crítica sobre o processo de estágio. Todo o trabalho remete para documentos anexos, os quais comprovam a documentação complementar. Alguns destes documentos foram elaborados de forma original, designadamente as entrevistas realizadas no decurso do estágio.

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Field lab: Business project

Investigation of Novel Circuits Involved in Virgin Female Receptivity of Drosophila melanogaster

Courtship is a behavior that allows the display of fitness of one sex to the other and gates possible subsequent mating. This behavior is crucial for reproduction and has strong innate components in all animals. Courtship in Drosophila melanogaster consists of a series of highly stereotyped actions that the male performs towards the female. He sings with vibrations of the wings, touches and licks her abdomen, while she evaluates the information presented to her.(...)

The Mechanism of Centriole Inactivation in Starfish Oocytes

The centrosome is the major organizing center in a cell, composed by two centrioles, one mother and one daughter, and surrounded by a pericentriolar material, which nucleates microtubules. Centriole duplication and segregation is tightly coupled to cell cycle, which guarantees that centriole number is maintained over generations. During the somatic cell cycle, a pair of centrioles duplicates, after which each daughter cell receives a pair, forming a closed cycle. However, during fertilization, if both cells were to contribute with their pair of centrioles, gamete fusion would result in the double of the normal centriole number.(...)

Assessment of NDVI, land surface temperature and precipitation anomalies for drought monitoring in Bayankhongor province, Mongolia

During the last decade Mongolia’s region was characterized by a rapid increase of both severity and frequency of drought events, leading to pasture reduction. Drought monitoring and assessment plays an important role in the region’s early warning systems as a way to mitigate the negative impacts in social, economic and environmental sectors. Nowadays it is possible to access information related to the hydrologic cycle through remote sensing, which provides a continuous monitoring of variables over very large areas where the weather stations are sparse. The present thesis aimed to explore the possibility of using NDVI as a potential drought indicator by studying anomaly patterns and correlations with other two climate variables, LST and precipitation. The study covered the growing season (March to September) of a fifteen year period, between 2000 and 2014, for Bayankhongor province in southwest Mongolia. The datasets used were MODIS NDVI, LST and TRMM Precipitation, which processing and analysis was supported by QGIS software and Python programming language. Monthly anomaly correlations between NDVI-LST and NDVI-Precipitation were generated as well as temporal correlations for the growing season for known drought years (2001, 2002 and 2009). The results show that the three variables follow a seasonal pattern expected for a northern hemisphere region, with occurrence of the rainy season in the summer months. The values of both NDVI and precipitation are remarkably low while LST values are high, which is explained by the region’s climate and ecosystems. The NDVI average, generally, reached higher values with high precipitation values and low LST values. The year of 2001 was the driest year of the time-series, while 2003 was the wet year with healthier vegetation. Monthly correlations registered weak results with low significance, with exception of NDVI-LST and NDVI-Precipitation correlations for June, July and August of 2002. The temporal correlations for the growing season also revealed weak results. The overall relationship between the variables anomalies showed weak correlation results with low significance, which suggests that an accurate answer for predicting drought using the relation between NDVI, LST and Precipitation cannot be given. Additional research should take place in order to achieve more conclusive results. However the NDVI anomaly images show that NDVI is a suitable drought index for Bayankhongor province.

Electrodialytic recovery of phosphorus and organic contaminants removal from sewage sludge

Phosphorus is a macronutrient essential to life which comes from phosphate rock, a non-renewable resource. Sewage sludge from wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) is a secondary resource rich in phosphorus that can be valorized. However, organic compounds are detected in sewage sludge, due to its non-polar and hydrophobic character, being considered an environmental risk. The present dissertation aims to study the efficiency of the electrodialytic process (ED) when applied to sewage sludge aiming phosphorus recovery and organic contaminants removal. Four organic compounds were analyzed: 17α-ethynylestradiol (EE2), bisphenol A (BPA), caffeine (Caf) and oxybenzone (MBPh). The experiments took place in an ED cell with two compartments and an anion exchange membrane, with the sludge in the cathode compartment. The experiments were carried out for three days with spiked sewage sludge (six assays). One control experiment was done without current, three experiments were carried out applying a constant current of 50, 75, and 100 mA and two experiments were carried out applying sequential currents: 50 mA, 75 mA and 100 mA and the opposite (100-75-50 mA). A qualitative and quantitative analysis of microorganisms existing in the samples was also done. At the end, the pH increased in the sewage sludge favoring phosphorus recovery. In terms of phosphorus, the highest recovery was achieved in the experiment run with 100 mA, where 70.3±2.0% of total phosphorus was recovered in the electrolyte. Generally, compounds degradation was favored by the current. Caf and MBPh achieved degradation percentages of 96.2±0.2% and 84.8±1.3%, respectively, in 100 mA assay. EE2 (83.1±1.7%) and BPA (91.8±4.6%) degradations were favored by 50 mA current. A total of 35 taxa from four different groups were identified, totalizing between 81,600-273,000 individuals per gram of initial sludges. After ED, microbial community population decreased between 47-98%. Arcella gibbosa represented 61% of the total observed organisms and revealed to be more tolerant to medium changes.

Removal of organic contaminants from wastewater using the electrodialytic process

Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) are widely used on a daily basis. After their usage they reach the wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). These compounds have different physico-chemical characteristics, which makes them difficult to completely remove in the WWTPs, througth conventional treatments. Currently, there is no legislation regarding PPCPs thresholds in effluent discharge. But, even at vestigial concentrations, these compounds enclose environmental risks due to, e.g., endocrine disruption potential. There is a need of alternative techniques for their removal in WWTPs. The main goal of this work was to assess the use of electrodialytic (ED) process to remove PPCPs from the effluent to be discharged. A two-compartment ED cell was used testing (i) the effluent position in the cell (anode and cathode compartment); (ii) the use of anion (AEM) and cation exchange membrane (CEM); (iii) the treatment period (6, 12 and 24 hours); (iv) effluent recirculation and current steps; (v) the feasibility of sequential treatments. Phosphorus (P) removal from effluent and energetic costs associated to the process were also evaluated. Five PPCPs were studied – caffeine (CAF), bisphenol A (BPA), 17 β-estradiol (E2), ethinyl estradiol (EE2) and oxybenzone (MBPh). The ED process showed to be effective in the removal when effluent is in the anode compartment. Oxidation is suggested to be the main removal process, which was between 88 and 96%, for all the compounds, in 6 hours. Nevertheless, the presence of intermediates and/or by-products was also observed in some cases. Effluent recirculation should have a retention time in the ED cell big enough to promote removal whereas the current steps (effluent in anode compartment) slightly increased removal efficiencies (higher than 80% for all PPCPs). The sequential set of ED treatment (effluent in anode compartment) showed to be effective during both periods with a removal percentage between 80 and 95% and 73 to 88% in the case of AEM and CEM, respectively. Again, the main removal process is strongly suggested to be oxidation in the anode compartment. However, there was an increase of BOD5 and COD, which might be explained by effluent spiking, these parameters limiting the effluent discharge. From these treatments, the use of AEM, enhanced the P removal from effluent to minimize risk of eutrophication. Energetic costs of the best set-up (6 hours) are approximately 0,8€/m3 of wastewater, a value considered low, attending to the prices of other treatment processes.

Recueil de lettres originales et de copies de pièces indiquées comme telles dans le dépouillement qui suit.

Contient : 1 Lettre de « DESCHAMPS,... à monsieur Daniel, recepveur de monseigneur l'admiral, à Dampville... A Paris, ce 25 febvrier 1608 » ; 2 Lettre de l'amiral « DE MONTMORENCY,... à monsieur Daniel,... A Paris, ce 25 febvrier 1608 » ; 3 Lettre de « HENRY D'ORLEANS,... à monseigneur de Murs, enseigne des gardes du corps du roy... D'Amyens... jour de Noël 1616 » ; 4 Lettre de « DU GUE,... à monsieur de Rosey, conseiller et maistre d'hostel ordinaire de madame la duchesse de Longueville,... D'Amiens, ce 18 mars 1617 » ; 5 Lettre de « HENRY D'ORLEANS,... à monseigneur de Murs,... D'Amyens, ce 14e avril 1617 » ; 6 Lettre du « grand maistre de Malthe, VASCONCELOS,... A Malte, le 29 septembre 1622 » ; 7 Lettre de « Frere PIERRE JANNOT,... au reverend Pere Le Maistre,... religieux au couvent des Peres Jacobins, à Rouen... A Besançon, prima decembris 1628 » ; 8 Armes et blason de la maison de « Nant. Montrichard » ; 9 Lettre de « GEORGE JEHAN, compte palatin du Rhin... à monsieur Le Febvre, intendant des finances pour Sa Majesté es duchés de Lorraine et Barrois à Nancy... De La Petite Pierre, ce 18/28 novembre 1634 » ; 10 Lettre de « SEGUIER,... à monsieur Le Febvre,... A Paris, ce 4 juillet 1635 » ; 11 Lettre de « CHARLES DE VALOIS,... à monsieur Le Fevre,... Ce 10 7bre 1635, à Nancy » ; 12 Lettre de « CHARLES DE VALOIS,... à monsieur Le Febvre,... Ce 16 octobre » ; 13 Lettre de « BOUTHILLIER,... à monsieur Le Febvre,... De Paris, ce... 16me janvier 1636 » ; 14 Lettre de « LA MELLERAIE,... à monsieur Le Febvre,... A Peronne, ce 27e septembre 1636 » ; 15 Lettre du roi « LOUIS » XIII au « duc de Longueville,... A St Germain en Laye, le XXIIIe novembre 1642 » ; 16 Lettre du roi « LOUIS [XIV]... à monsieur Paget,... A Dijon, le 4e avril 1650 » ; 17 Lettre du roi « LOUIS [XIV]... à monsieur Paget,... A Dijon, le XXIIIe avril 1650 » ; 18 Lettre de « Dom LUIS MENDEZ,... Madrid, ce 22 de janvier 1654 » ; 19 Lettre de « LOUIS [FOUQUET], evesque d'Agde... A Villefranche, le 7e d'aoust 1666 » ; 20 Lettre de « BOUCHE » à « M. le M. de Seignelay,... A Grenoble, le 28e avril 1688 » ; 21 Lettre de « LENOBLE TENELIERE,... à monsieur de La Reynie,... Ce 17 avril 1692 » ; 22 Lettre de Mme « DE CYVRIEU,... à monseigneur de Pollisy » ; 23 Lettre de « DU MESNIL DE MAXE » ; 24 « Copie de lettre adressée à M. l'abbé Strozzi,... A Paris, ce 21 decembre 1652 » ; 25 « Coppie de la lettre du roy à M. le mareschal de La Melleraye, au bas de laquelle est la minutte de la promesse qu'il doibt signer à M. le cardinal de Rez pour sa liberté. Ladite lettre du 28 mars 1654 » ; 26 « Coppie de la promesse de M. le marechal DE LA MELLERAYE pour se charger de la personne de M. le cardinal de Rez,... Du 28 jour de mars 1654 » ; 27 « Coppies de la lettre de M. le cardinal DE RETZ à messieurs les doyen et chanoines de l'esglize de Paris, du 8e jour d'aoust 1654, et de l'extrait de l'acte capitulaire de l'eslection des vicaires de l'archevesché de Paris, du dernier desdits mois et an » ; 28 « Coppie de la lettre de Mr le cardinal DE RHETZ à l'assemblée du clergé... Le 15 septembre 1656 » ; 29 « Lettre de monsieur le cardinal DE RHETZ, archevesque de Paris, au roy... Le XXII 7bre 1656 ». Copie ; 30 Lettre du « cardinal DE RHETZ,... à messieurs les cardinaux, archevesques, evesques et autres deputez de l'assemblée generalle du clergé de France... Le 12e octobre 1656 ». Copie ; 31 « Lettre du roy au clergé de France... A Paris, le 6 9bre 1656. Signé : LOUIS ». Copie ; 32 « Lettre de Mr le cardinal DE RHETZ au roy... Au Plessis, le 31e octobre ». Copie ; 33 « Lettre de Mr le cardinal DE RETZ au clergé... Du Plessis, le 31e octobre ». Copie ; 34 Lettre du « cardinal DE RETZ, archevesque de Paris », au « tres saint pere... De Mayene, le 15e aoust 1656 » ; 35 Fragment d'« une lettre ecripte à S. E. de Retz par quelques ecclesiastiques sans nom auparavant la revocation de M. Du Saussoy » ; 36 Donation d'« ARMAND, cardinal DE RICHELIEU », concernant « la maison du Calvaire... aux Marets du Temple, soubs le nom de la Crucifixion... Faict à Chaione, ce dimanche 8e jour de juillet 1636 ». Copie ; 37 Lettre d'« ARMAND, evesque de Luson... à madame de Bourges,... 1609 ». Copie ; 38 Lettre d'« ARMAND, evesque de Luçon... à madame de Bourges ». Copie ; 39 Lettre d'« ARMAND, evesque de Luson... à madame de Bourge,... Ce 6 juin 1610 ». Copie ; 40 Lettre d'« ARMAND, evesque de Luçon... à madame de Bourges,... A Coussay, ce 18 7bre 1611 ». Copie ; 41 Lettre d'« ARMAND, evesque de Luçon... à madame de Bourges,... 1613 ». Copie ; 42 Lettre d'« ARMAND, evesque de Luçon... à madame de Bourges ». Copie ; 43 Lettre d'« ARMAND, evesque de Luçon... à madame de Bourges ». Copie ; 44 Lettre d'« ARMAND, evesque de Luçon... à madame de Bourges,... 1614 ». Copie ; 45 Lettre d'« ARMAND, evesque de Luçon... à madame de Bourges, en sa maison devant l'eglise des Blancmanteaux ». Copie ; 46 Lettre d'« ARMAND, evesque de Luçon ». Copie ; 47 Lettre du « cardinal DE RICHELIEU,... à monsieur Bericard,... ambassadeur en Flandres... De Paris, ce 7e apvril 1623 ». Copie ; 48 Enregistrement d'actes concernant le cardinal de Richelieu. Copie ; 49 Copies d'actes du « samedy 26 aoust 1634 » et « vendredy 15 decembre 1634 », contenant permission donnée par le roi Louis XIII au cardinal de Richelieu de faire des coupes de bois dans plusieurs forèts ; 50 Histoire généalogique de « monsieur GUYOT » et de sa famille, originaire de Sens

Diagnóstico y evaluación de estrategias educativas en el aula para impulsar la implementación de programas ecológicos en el municipio de Linares, Nuevo León, México.

Tesis (Maestría en Ciencias Forestales) UANL, 2011.

Desarrollo de morteros ligeros base cemento portland con propiedades térmicas optimizadas mediante la incorporación de un micro co-polímero.

Tesis (Maestría en Ciencias con especialidad en Materiales de Construcción) UANL, 2014.

Do National Borders Matter? Evidence for the Mercosur Trade Bloc.

Rapport de recherche

Signification de l’expérience de la phase palliative du cancer, pour des personnes atteintes et leurs familles des Baléares, alors que le pronostic leur est connu

Le cancer est considéré comme l’une des principales causes de morbidité et de mortalité et, en Espagne, représente à lui seul 25% du taux de mortalité globale. Lorsqu’une personne et sa famille font l’expérience de traverser la phase avancée du cancer, celles-ci vivent un grand choc émotionnel où les souffrances physique, psychique et spirituelle peuvent être présentes. L’information donnée par les professionnels de la santé aux membres de la famille, incluant la personne atteinte, en ce qui concerne le diagnostic et le pronostic du cancer est maintenant plus fréquente dans le contexte méditerranéen. Il n'est pas clair, toutefois, comment cette nouvelle approche est vécue par les familles. C’est pourquoi, le but de cette recherche qualitative de type phénoménologique est d’explorer la signification de l’expérience de familles dont l’un des membres est atteint d’un cancer terminal, alors que tous connaissent le pronostic de la maladie. Les résultats obtenus reposent sur l’analyse en profondeur d’entrevues réalisées auprès de quatre couples. L’analyse des données, à l’aide de la méthode phénoménologique de Giorgi (1997), fait émerger deux thèmes centraux caractérisant la signification de cette expérience de la phase palliative de cancer, alors que l’information sur le mauvais pronostic est connue tant par la personne atteinte que sa famille. Le premier thème central est celui de vivre intensément la perte de la vie rêvée et comporte le vécu suite au choc du pronostic fatal, le fait de vivre constamment des sentiments et des émotions liés à différentes pertes telles que la tristesse, la frustration, l’inquiétude et l’incertitude, et l’espoir de ne pas souffrir. Le deuxième thème central qui ressort est le développement de stratégies par les couples participants afin de rendre leur vie plus supportable. Ces stratégies sont les suivantes : accueillir l’information et le soutien professionnel, retrouver une certaine normalité dans la vie quotidienne, profiter de la vie, recevoir l’aide de la famille et des amis, maintenir une communication cognitive et instrumentale ouverte, se protéger au niveau émotionnel et envisager l’avenir sans la personne aimée. Tous ces éléments, dans le contexte individuel de vie de chaque famille transforment chacun de ces vécus en une expérience unique qui doit être comprise et respectée comme telle par tous les professionnels de la santé impliqués. Les connaissances développées par cette recherche permettront aux infirmières de mieux comprendre l’expérience de la phase palliative du cancer pour des couples dont le diagnostic et le pronostic fatal sont connus par tous, ceci afin d’améliorer leur qualité des soins. Afin de poursuivre le développement du savoir infirmier, il est recommandé de poursuivre des études afin d’explorer plus en profondeur la communication au sein des couples.

Le corps “mort-vivant” et la ville “détruite” dans le cinéma libanais d’après guerre.

"ENTRE DEUX", le film que j'ai écrit et réalisé pour cette recherche-création, a été filmé avec les caméras Canon 5D et 7D et monté en utilisant le logiciel final cut pro 7