Airport ground movement

Worldwide air traffic tends to increase and for many airports it is no longer an op-tion to expand terminals and runways, so airports are trying to maximize their op-erational efficiency. Many airports already operate near their maximal capacity. Peak hours imply operational bottlenecks and cause chained delays across flights impacting passengers, airlines and airports. Therefore there is a need for the opti-mization of the ground movements at the airports. The ground movement prob-lem consists of routing the departing planes from the gate to the runway for take-off, and the arriving planes from the runway to the gate, and to schedule their movements. The main goal is to minimize the time spent by the planes during their ground movements while respecting all the rules established by the Ad-vanced Surface Movement, Guidance and Control Systems of the International Civil Aviation. Each aircraft event (arrival or departing authorization) generates a new environment and therefore a new instance of the Ground Movement Prob-lem. The optimization approach proposed is based on an Iterated Local Search and provides a fast heuristic solution for each real-time event generated instance granting all safety regulations. Preliminary computational results are reported for real data comparing the heuristic solutions with the solutions obtained using a mixed-integer programming approach.

Caminhos de sobrevivência institucional: a gestão do Núcleo de Oficinas e Artes Profissionalizantes Laís Aderne

The object of this study is the organizational management, particularly the relational processenvironment organization focused on the survival of the space Department of the Arts and Crafts Mestre Raimundo Cardoso linked to the structural arrangement of the Liceu do Paracuri.. Aimed to understand the ways of organizational survival, from the actors' perception of the Center for Arts Career Workshops and Lais Aderne, with investments that discuss the theoretical models of management, institutional theory, cultural organization and institutionalization of public education requirement of the municipal light LDB. (1996) used a qualitative approach with a view to RICHARDSON (1985). The data generated were analyzed based on the technique of content analysis, the thematic type [categorical] Bardin (1977). The results indicate that the institutionalization of the arrangement of the Liceu do Paracuri emerges meet the legal requirement of the autonomy of municipal educational administration under the aegis of sustainable development, quality of life and basic education from the municipal Hélio Gueiros (1993-1996 ). More specifically the Center for Arts and Crafts Laís Aderne, the unit of analysis, the subjects said that this space is designed as a link between the demands of school and community searching through interdisciplinary activities educate and train manpower mainly potter. They did mention the existence of institutional factors (history, culture, habits, values) represent a strong socio-cultural element to the actors belonging to the core that guides behavior and actions of these individuals, fueled by a sense of hope, inclusion of future artisans in culture ceramist. It made a shared management, the existence of a unique work through cultural revival. However, over the course of time, the core is faced with dilemmas of managing transitions mainly regarding governmental, technological beyond endurance by the craftsmen for the optimization of their work. The conclusion - that the paths chosen for the organizational survival of the core meaning and guiding their actions in the systematization of conduct, representations, memories and traditions through habits and choices of consensus, the viewpoint of the actors

A review of patients with advanced cervical cancer presenting to palliative care services at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Blantyre, Malawi

Background Cervical cancer is the commonest cancer affecting women in Malawi, which has the highest rate of this disease in the world. Most cases are diagnosed at an advanced stage. Aim To describe the symptom burden, palliative care interventions, and outcomes of cervical cancer patients who entered care at Tiyanjane Clinic in Blantyre, Malawi, between January and December 2012. Methods We reviewed the case files of 72 patients presenting to our hospital-based palliative care service over one year. Results The mean age was 49.5 years. Twenty-six patients (36%) were HIVpositive and the majority of these (n = 22; 85%) were on antiretroviral medication at presentation to palliative care. Pain (n = 66; 92%), vaginal discharge (n = 44; 61%), and unpleasant odour (n = 37; 51%) were commonly reported. Over a third of patients (n = 26; 36%) reported pain in two or more sites. Fourteen patients (19%) reported vaginal bleeding. Spousal breakdown (through widowhood or divorce) was noted in over half (n = 41; 57%) of all cases. Pain relief was provided to 69 (96%) of the patients (morphine to 40 patients; 56%). Common interventions provided included metronidazole tablets (used vaginally), sanitary items, and counselling. At the end of the study period, 18 patients (25%) were still under the care of palliative services. Conclusions Access to medications such as morphine, metronidazole and tranexamic acid can improve quality of life, even when radiotherapy is limited. Health care teams require necessary skills and training, including how to perform a comprehensive assessment, with an emphasis on the provision of psychosexual counselling, to assist with the complexity of symptoms occurring in this vulnerable group.

Otimismo, carreira e bem-estar subjetivo em estudantes do ensino superior

Dissertação de Mestrado, Psicologia da Educação, Faculdade de Ciências Humanas e Sociais, Universidade do Algarve, 2015

Propiedades psicométricas del Cuestionario de Percepciones Académicas para la evaluación de las expectativas de los estudiantes de primer año en Enseñanza Superior

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Nurses knowledge of health effects of dietary fibre

Introduction: Nurses accompany patients throughout their health care to prevent and treat disease, so their knowledge about diet and dietary fibre is key to successful diet therapy, which is an essential part of a patient's non-pharmacological treatment. It is known from the literature that a high proportion of nurses have limited knowledge about diet therapy and about sources of soluble fibre and other foods that can prevent or treat certain diseases. Given the position of nurses as key providers of dietary guidance, and given the health benefits of dietary fibre, we wanted to assess the level of fibre-related knowledge among nurses in Croatia. Material and Methods: Cross-sectional study based on data collected between October 2014 and March 2015 using a survey developed by the CI&DETS Polytechnic Institute in Viseu, Portugal. The survey contains questions about demographic characteristics as well as about knowledge of sources of dietary fibre, recommended daily intake and effects of fibre intake on particular diseases. The study included a total of 369 nurses from two health institutions and one nursing school from Croatia older than 18 years. Differences in knowledge were assessed for significance using the non-parametric Mann-Whitney U test. Possible associations among variables were explored using Spearman's rank correlation. For all statistical analyses, the threshold of significance was defined as P<0.05. Results: The level of knowledge among nurses in Croatia about dietary fibre varied from «undecided» to «partial knowledge». The median for level of knowledge ranged from 3 to 4 with low variability ranging from 0.11 to 0.33. Average levels of knowledge in percentages varied from 57.6% to 82.1%. Nurses with higher education levels showed significantly higher knowledge levels about the influence of dietary fiber intake on the risk of certain diseases (p = 0.007), constipation (p = 0.016), bowel cancer (p = 0.005) and breast cancer (p = 0.039). Conclusion: The level of nurses’ knowledge about dietary fiber is suboptimal. This indicates the need to strengthen nurse education in the areas of diet and diet therapy. Increase the level of knowledge of nurses about nutrition can positively influence the quality of care.

Lo que los trabajadores quieren vs. lo que las empresas necesitan. Implementación de las anclas de carrera de Edgar Schein en un contact centre

El compromiso laboral entre los trabajadores y las organizaciones es uno de los activos con mayor poder explicativo para consolidar un alto desempeño e incrementar la productividad. Para lograr eso es fundamental conocer cuáles son las vocaciones de los trabajadores actuales y futuros y de qué manera estas motivaciones de carrera encuentran articulación con la misión y la visión de la compañía. El problema es que las empresas fallan sistemáticamente en este proceso. El modelo de anclas de carrera (ac) de Edgar Schein es una metodología que permite conocer cuáles son las motivaciones de carrera de los individuos. Este documento tiene como propósito establecer un vínculo entre las ac y los procesos de selección, vinculación, y retención del capital humano en un contact centre que se desempeña en Bogotá, Colombia. Para alcanzar este propósito, se implementó el modelo de ac en una muestra de 116 trabajadores del área de gestión de esta compañía. El informe presenta el análisis de resultados y las propuestas sugeridas por los autores a la gerencia de la compañía.

Relatório da prática de ensino supervisionada realizado no agrupamento de escolas nº e de Évora na escola básica integrada André de Resende e na escola Secundária Gabriel Pereira

O presente relatório elaborado no âmbito da disciplina da Prática de Ensino Supervisionada, do Mestrado em Ensino de Artes Visuais no 3° Ciclo do Ensino Básico e Secundário, é referente à Prática de Ensino Supervisionada no primeiro e segundos semestres do ano lectivo 2009/201O. Prática que se desenvolveu na Escola Básica Integrada André de Resende com a orientadora cooperante Professora Maria João Machado, e na Escola Secundária Gabriel Pereira com a orientadora cooperante professora Luísa Gancho. Ambas as acções foram supervisionadas sob a orientação do Professor Doutor Leonardo Charréu. Para além dos Professores Orientadores, o presente núcleo n°2 constituiu-se pelos mestrandos, Eliezer Correia e Cátia Casquinha. O relatório da disciplina da Prática de Ensino Supervisionada divide-se em duas secções. A primeira secção que resulta da reflexão do que foi executado no primeiro semestre na Escola Básica Integrada André de Resende, e a segunda secção que corresponde ao segundo semestre na Escola Secundária Gabriel Pereira, ambas localizadas na cidade de Évora. ABSTRACT: The present report was realized to cover the activities developed in the curricular unit Supervised Teaching Practice ("Prática de Ensino Supervisionada"), of the Master in Visual Arts Teaching, in the 3rd Cycle of Basic and Secondary Education. lt is relative to the “Prática de Ensino Supervisionada” developed in the two semesters of the academic year 2009/201O held at the "Escola Básica Integrada André de Resende", cooperating with the advisor local teacher Maria João Machado, and at the "Escola Secundária Gabriel Pereira", with the advisor local teacher Luísa Gancho. 8oth actions were supervised under the guidance and scientific supervision of Professor Leonardo Charréu. Beyond these advisor teachers, the group N°2 was formed by the master students, Eliezer Correia and Cátia Casquinha. The report of the discipline of "Prática de Ensino Supervisionada" is divided into two sections. The first section that results from the reflection of the activity executed in the first semester at the "Escola Básica Integrada André de Resende", and the second section correspond to the second semester at the "Escola Secundária Gabriel Pereira”, both located in the city of Évora.

Indecisão vocacional em alunos do ensino superior

A literatura tem mostrado uma percentagem significativa de estudantes do ensino superior vocacionalmente indecisos. Assim pretende-se analisar em estudantes do ensino superior a relação da certeza vocacional com a identidade vocacional e com a indecisão vocacional. E também estudar diferenças nestas variáveis em função do género e da idade dos participantes e do ciclo de estudos que frequentam. Para tal foram aplicados 3 questionários (Escala de Certeza Vocacional, Escala de Identidade de Vocacional e Escala de Indecisão na Carreira) a 262 alunos oriundos de três instituições de ensino superior público português. Os resultados demonstram que a redução da indecisão vocacional é acompanhada de maior certeza vocacional e de maiores níveis de identidade vocacional. Não foram encontradas diferenças de género nas variáveis consideradas. Relativamente à idade os participantes, nas fases de desenvolvimento da carreira mais avançados verificaram-se diferenças significativas somente para as varáveis certeza vocacional e identidade vocacional. Conclui-se ainda que estudantes de mestrado evidenciam identidade vocacional mais definida, mais certeza vocacional e menores índices de indecisão vocacional, relativamente aos alunos de licenciatura. Estes resultados podem contribuir para uma melhor compreensão da indecisão vocacional nos estudantes do ensino superior e consequentemente, contribuir para intervenções mais eficazes; The career indecision in higher education students Abstract: The literature has shown a significant percentage of students in higher education vocationally undecided. So we intend to analyze in higher education students the relationship of vocational certainty with vocational identity and the career indecision. And also study differences in these variables by gender and age of the participants and the course of study they attend. In this sense, three questionnaires have been applied (Vocational certain scale, Vocational Identity Scale and Indecision Scale Career) to 262 students from three public higher education institutions in Portugal. The results show that reducing the career indecision is associated to higher vocational certainty and higher levels of vocational identity. No gender differences in the variables were found. Regarding participants’ stage of career development, results show significant differences concerning for vocational certainty and vocational identity, favouring participants in advanced stages of career development. We conclude also that master students show more defined vocational identity, more vocational certainty and lower levels of career indecision than undergraduate students. These results can contribute to a better understanding of career indecision in higher education students and thus contribute to more effective interventions.