O sistema de avalia????o e monitoramento das pol??ticas e programas do MDS

A experi??ncia diz respeito ?? cria????o de um sistema de avalia????o e monitoramento dos programas e pol??ticas do Minist??rio de Desenvolvimento Social e Combate ?? Fome, MDS, formulado e implementado pela Secretaria de Avalia????o e Gest??o da Informa????o, SAGI. A cria????o e o conjunto de a????es dessa secretaria constituem uma inova????o na gest??o governamental brasileira, pois at?? ent??o n??o existia, em nenhum minist??rio, uma secretaria com essa finalidade exclusiva. O relato descreve, sucintamente, as a????es necess??rias para a implementa????o do sistema, apresentando-se um quadro dos recursos humanos e financeiros contratados, al??m dos resultados produzidos. Foram constru??dos e calculados 60 indicadores relativos aos programas, bem como duas ferramentas para o tratamento da informa????o: Dicion??rio de Vari??veis e Indicadores de Programas, DICI-VIP e a Matriz de Informa????es Sociais, MI Social. Na ??rea de avalia????o, existem, finalizadas, em andamento ou a contratar, 62 pesquisas, divulgadas por diferentes tipos de publica????o

Presta????o de contas: conv??nio entre MDS e prefeitura municipal

O estudo de caso trata da presta????o de contas, por uma prefeitura municipal, da aplica????o de recursos provenientes de um conv??nio com o Minist??rio de Desenvolvimento Social e Combate ?? Fome (MDS). A presta????o de contas foi aprovada e o texto apresenta a rela????o das atividades e gastos efetuados e observa????es feitas durante a avalia????o realizada pelo MDS. Este ?? um caso fict??cio usado em um curso de gest??o de conv??nios e de contratos de repasse de recursos

Instrumentos de monitoramento e avalia????o do plano Brasil sem mis??ria e de programas do MDS

Apresenta????o do tema Instrumentos de Monitoramento e Pesquisas de Avalia????o do Plano Brasil sem Mis??ria e de Programas do MDS

Estrat??gia de monitoramento anal??tico do Plano Brasil Sem Mis??ria e programas do MDS

A Estrat??gia de Monitoramento Anal??tico do Plano Brasil sem Mis??ria e dos Programas do MDS ?? um sistema de indicadores organizado de forma sintetizada e mais adequada ao uso anal??tico pelos diferentes gestores dos tr??s n??veis de governo. Vale-se de diferentes fontes de dados de registros administrativos de programas e pesquisas do Sistema Estat??stico Nacional, e de variados procedimentos estat??sticos e de integra????o de dados para manter um sistema com um conjunto amplo de indicadores que permitem o acompanhamento das a????es do plano, com grande detalhe tem??tico e geogr??fico. A estrat??gia ?? inovadora por se tratar de uma rotina de trabalho voltada ?? constru????o de indicadores e ??s suas aplica????es, em forma de pain??is, tabula????es ou boletins, evitando o reducionismo da atividade de monitoramento apenas ?? disponibiliza????o da informa????o. Em termos pr??ticos, ?? a sistematiza????o de indicadores multitem??ticos e de diferentes fontes de dados em uma mesma plataforma de monitoramento

Fractional dynamics and MDS visualization of earthquake phenomena

This paper analyses earthquake data in the perspective of dynamical systems and fractional calculus (FC). This new standpoint uses Multidimensional Scaling (MDS) as a powerful clustering and visualization tool. FC extends the concepts of integrals and derivatives to non-integer and complex orders. MDS is a technique that produces spatial or geometric representations of complex objects, such that those objects that are perceived to be similar in some sense are placed on the MDS maps forming clusters. In this study, over three million seismic occurrences, covering the period from January 1, 1904 up to March 14, 2012 are analysed. The events are characterized by their magnitude and spatiotemporal distributions and are divided into fifty groups, according to the Flinn–Engdahl (F–E) seismic regions of Earth. Several correlation indices are proposed to quantify the similarities among regions. MDS maps are proven as an intuitive and useful visual representation of the complex relationships that are present among seismic events, which may not be perceived on traditional geographic maps. Therefore, MDS constitutes a valid alternative to classic visualization tools for understanding the global behaviour of earthquakes.

Analysis of temperature time-series: embedding dynamics into the MDS method

Global warming and the associated climate changes are being the subject of intensive research due to their major impact on social, economic and health aspects of the human life. Surface temperature time-series characterise Earth as a slow dynamics spatiotemporal system, evidencing long memory behaviour, typical of fractional order systems. Such phenomena are difficult to model and analyse, demanding for alternative approaches. This paper studies the complex correlations between global temperature time-series using the Multidimensional scaling (MDS) approach. MDS provides a graphical representation of the pattern of climatic similarities between regions around the globe. The similarities are quantified through two mathematical indices that correlate the monthly average temperatures observed in meteorological stations, over a given period of time. Furthermore, time dynamics is analysed by performing the MDS analysis over slices sampling the time series. MDS generates maps describing the stations’ locus in the perspective that, if they are perceived to be similar to each other, then they are placed on the map forming clusters. We show that MDS provides an intuitive and useful visual representation of the complex relationships that are present among temperature time-series, which are not perceived on traditional geographic maps. Moreover, MDS avoids sensitivity to the irregular distribution density of the meteorological stations.

Survival, prognostic factors and rates of leukemic transformation in 381 untreated patients with MDS and del(5q): a multicenter study.

Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) with del(5q) are considered to have a benign course of the disease. In order to address the issue of the propensity of those patients to progress to acute myeloid leukemia (AML), data on 381 untreated patients with MDS and del(5q) characterized by low or intermediate I International Prognostic Scoring System (IPSS) risk score were collected from nine centers and registries. Median survival of the entire group was 74 months. Transfusion-dependent patients had a median survival of 44 months vs 97 months for transfusion-independent patients (P<0.0001). Transfusion need at diagnosis was the most important patient characteristic for survival. Of the 381 patients, 48 (12.6%) progressed to AML. The cumulative progression rate calculated using the Kaplan-Meier method was 4.9% at 2 years and 17.6% at 5 years. Factors associated with the risk of AML transformation were high-risk World Health Organization adapted Prognostic Scoring System (WPSS) score, marrow blast count >5% and red-cell transfusion dependency at diagnosis. In conclusion, patients with MDS and del(5q) are facing a considerable risk of AML transformation. More detailed cytogenetic and molecular studies may help to identify the patients at risk of progression.

Reconnaissance des actions humaines : méthode basée sur la réduction de dimensionnalité par MDS spatio-temporelle

L’action humaine dans une séquence vidéo peut être considérée comme un volume spatio- temporel induit par la concaténation de silhouettes dans le temps. Nous présentons une approche spatio-temporelle pour la reconnaissance d’actions humaines qui exploite des caractéristiques globales générées par la technique de réduction de dimensionnalité MDS et un découpage en sous-blocs afin de modéliser la dynamique des actions. L’objectif est de fournir une méthode à la fois simple, peu dispendieuse et robuste permettant la reconnaissance d’actions simples. Le procédé est rapide, ne nécessite aucun alignement de vidéo, et est applicable à de nombreux scénarios. En outre, nous démontrons la robustesse de notre méthode face aux occultations partielles, aux déformations de formes, aux changements d’échelle et d’angles de vue, aux irrégularités dans l’exécution d’une action, et à une faible résolution.

Validación de la nueva versión de la escala unificada para la evaluación de la enfermedad de Parkinson (MDS-UPDRS) en español. Resultados de la fase I : (validación lingüística)

La enfermedad de Parkinson es el segundo trastorno neurodegenerativo más frecuente, afectando del 1 al 2% de las personas mayores de 60 años a nivel mundial.(1) No hay un test diagnóstico ni un marcador clínico confiable y fácilmente aplicable para el diagnóstico de ésta enfermedad así como tampoco para la progresión y respuesta a los tratamientos. Por esta razón, se desarrolló en 1987 la escala unificada de evaluación de la Enfermedad de Parkinson (UPDRS, por sus siglas en inglés Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale), instrumento disponible en su idioma original, no validado al español para su utilización en Colombia.OBJETIVO. Realizar la validación lingüística de la escala unificada para la evaluación de la enfermedad de Parkinson (UPDRS-MDS) de su versión original en inglés en su versión en español para Colombia. DISEÑO METODOLÓGICO. Estudio de validación de escala. POBLACIÓN. Pacientes mayores de 18 años de edad que cumplan con criterios para el diagnóstico de enfermedad de Parkinson según Los criterios diagnósticos “Disease Society Brain Bank de Londres de 1992, avalado por especialista en trastorno del movimiento. TAMAÑO MUESTRAL. 15 pacientes con enfermedad de Parkinson para la prueba piloto de la escala UPDRS traducida del Inglés al Español. ANALISIS ESTADÍSTICO. Medidas de tendencia central y de dispersión en variables cuantitativas y proporciones para variables cualitativas.

Summary of the recommendations of the EFNS/MDS-ES review on therapeutic management of Parkinson's disease.

OBJECTIVE To summarize the 2010 EFNS/MDS-ES evidence-based treatment recommendations for the management of Parkinson's disease (PD). This summary includes the treatment recommendations for early and late PD. METHODS For the 2010 publication, a literature search was undertaken for articles published up to September 2009. For this summary, an additional literature search was undertaken up to December 2010. Classification of scientific evidence and the rating of recommendations were made according to the EFNS guidance. In cases where there was insufficient scientific evidence, a consensus statement ('good practice point') is made. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS For each clinical indication, a list of therapeutic interventions is provided, including classification of evidence.