Supertropical Quadratic Forms II

31 pages

Supertropical Quadratic Forms II

31 pages

Supertropical $\operatorname{SL}_n$

Peer reviewed

Quadratic and Symmetric Bilinear Forms on Modules with Unique Base Over a Semiring

27 pages

Work disability remains a major problem in rheumatoid arthritis in the 2000s: data from 32 countries in the QUEST-RA Study

Introduction: Work disability is a major consequence of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), associated not only with traditional disease activity variables, but also more significantly with demographic, functional, occupational, and societal variables. Recent reports suggest that the use of biologic agents offers potential for reduced work disability rates, but the conclusions are based on surrogate disease activity measures derived from studies primarily from Western countries. Methods: The Quantitative Standard Monitoring of Patients with RA (QUEST-RA) multinational database of 8,039 patients in 86 sites in 32 countries, 16 with high gross domestic product (GDP) (>24K US dollars (USD) per capita) and 16 low-GDP countries (<11K USD), was analyzed for work and disability status at onset and over the course of RA and clinical status of patients who continued working or had stopped working in high-GDP versus low-GDP countries according to all RA Core Data Set measures. Associations of work disability status with RA Core Data Set variables and indices were analyzed using descriptive statistics and regression analyses. Results: At the time of first symptoms, 86% of men (range 57%-100% among countries) and 64% (19%-87%) of women <65 years were working. More than one third (37%) of these patients reported subsequent work disability because of RA. Among 1,756 patients whose symptoms had begun during the 2000s, the probabilities of continuing to work were 80% (95% confidence interval (CI) 78%-82%) at 2 years and 68% (95% CI 65%-71%) at 5 years, with similar patterns in high-GDP and low-GDP countries. Patients who continued working versus stopped working had significantly better clinical status for all clinical status measures and patient self-report scores, with similar patterns in high-GDP and low-GDP countries. However, patients who had stopped working in high-GDP countries had better clinical status than patients who continued working in low-GDP countries. The most significant identifier of work disability in all subgroups was Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ) functional disability score. Conclusions: Work disability rates remain high among people with RA during this millennium. In low-GDP countries, people remain working with high levels of disability and disease activity. Cultural and economic differences between societies affect work disability as an outcome measure for RA.

Como elaborar programa de aten????o ?? sa??de da mulher que enfrente assimetrias de cor, ra??a ou etnia?

O caso aborda o processo de estrutura????o de pol??tica p??blica voltada para o combate aos preconceitos de g??nero e ra??a no Sistema ??nico de Sa??de. Por meio da experi??ncia de Ana Cl??udia, enfermeira e pesquisadora da sa??de da mulher, s??o relatados epis??dios comuns no cotidiano de mulheres negras em per??odo de pr??-natal, parto e puerp??rio. Al??m disso, ao longo da narrativa, s??o apresentadas informa????es sobre pol??ticas, planos e projetos do setor p??blico, al??m de dados de pesquisas, sobre a tem??tica da sa??de da popula????o negra e da mulher. Apesar de seu foco na estrutura????o de um programa de combate ?? discrimina????o na sa??de p??blica, o caso suscita quest??es para debate nas ??reas de diversidade racial e de g??nero, al??m de t??picos relacionados ?? gest??o de pol??ticas p??blicas. O relato pode ser aplicado em cursos sobre pol??ticas p??blicas e desenho e gest??o de programas e projetos

G??nero, ra??a e espa??os de poder: o caso de Maria Ant??nia e Geraldo

O caso relata uma situa????o de promo????o em ??rg??o p??blico na qual dois funcion??rios ??? uma mulher negra e um homem branco - se mostram como candidatos ao cargo. S??o apresentados os perfis e habilidades profissionais dos dois servidores e, ao final, a decis??o tomada pelo Secret??rio, chefe de ambos. O estudo suscita discuss??es sobre pr??ticas discriminat??rias nos espa??os de poder das institui????es p??blicas e o papel do dirigente para combater ou difundir tais pr??ticas. Pode ser aplicado em cursos sobre lideran??a, gest??o de pessoas e ??tica e servi??o p??blico

Gentileza ou ass??dio: conflitos de g??nero e de ra??a nas rela????es de trabalho

Com o afastamento do chefe do setor por quest??es m??dicas, Carla, que j?? exercia eventualmente a chefia da equipe, tornou-se a substituta do cargo, s?? n??o contava com o ass??dio de Ricardo, funcion??rio querido por todos. As investidas foram ficando cada vez mais agressivas e Carla n??o sabia mais como lidar com a situa????o. Come??ou a ter problemas com a sua equipe e sofrer difama????es por parte de Ricardo. O cen??rio encontrado pelo chefe ao voltar da licen??a foi de uma equipe desestabilizada. O caso trata do tema de ass??dio moral, agregado ?? quest??o racial e de g??nero, e suscita discuss??o sobre como um dirigente deve atuar para evitar a pr??tica dos ass??dios moral e sexual na equipe que gerencia, bem como para remediar situa????es j?? consolidadas. Pode ser aplicado em cursos sobre lideran??a, gest??o de pessoas e ??tica e servi??o p??blico

G??nero, ra??a e compet??ncias de dire????o no servi??o p??blico federal

O relat??rio, que teve sua publica????o apoiada pela Canad?? School of Public Service, apresenta os resultados de uma pesquisa sobre a dificuldade de acesso de mulheres e negros aos cargos superiores da administra????o p??blica federal, bem como os conhecimentos, habilidades e atitudes necess??rios para o desempenho de cargos de dire????o desses segmentos

Servidores p??blicos federais: ra??a/cor - 2014

A Escola Nacional de Administra????o P??blica (Enap) lan??ou o quinto folder da s??rie Enap Estudos. A pesquisa possui o seguinte t??tulo: ???Servidores P??blicos Federais ??? Ra??a/Cor???. Os dados foram extra??dos do Sistema Integrado de Recursos Humanos (Siape), cedidos pelo Minist??rio do Planejamento, Or??amento e Gest??o, e do Censo Demogr??fico de 2010 do Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estat??stica (IBGE). O folder apresenta informa????es sobre o perfil dos servidores do Poder Executivo, segundo a ra??a ou cor.

Peer Instruction method in introductory math courses

Learning is not a spectator’s sport. Students do not learn much by just sitting in class listening their teachers, memorizing pre-packaged assignments and spitting out answers. The teaching-learning process has been a constant target of studies, particularly in Higher Education, in consequence of the annual increase of new students. The concern with maintaining a desired quality level in the training of these students, conjugated with the will to widen the access to all of those who finish Secondary School Education, has triggered a greater intervention from the education specialists, in partnership with the teachers of all Higher Education areas, in the analysis of this problem. Considering the particular case of Engineering, it has been witnessed a rising concern with the active learning strategies and forms of assessment. Research has demonstrated that students learn more if they are actively engaged with the material they are studying. In this presentation we describe, present and discuss the techniques and the results of Peer Instruction method in an introductory Calculus courses of an Engineering Bach

Planeamento espacial marinho das áreas marinhas protegidas: o caso de estudo da ára protegida de gestão de recursos: Caloura - ilhéu de Vila Franca do Campo

Tese de Doutoramento, Ciências do Mar (Ecologia Marinha), 26 de Novembro de 2013, Universidade dos Açores.

How to feel "in love" with Math - a MOOC experience

In the past few years we have witnessed the fast development of distance learning tools such as Open Educational Resources (OER) and Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). This paper presents the “Mathematics without STRESS” MOOC Project, which is a cooperation between four schools from the Polytechnic Institute of Oporto (IPP). The concepts of MOOC and their quickly growing popularity are presented and complemented by a discussion of some MOOC definitions. The process of the project development is demonstrated by focusing on used MOOC structure, as well as the several types of course materials produced. At last, is presented a short discussion about problems and challenges met throughout the project. It is also our goal to contribute for a change in the way as teaching and learning Mathematics is seen and practiced nowadays.

Math without stress – an open online learning project

MOOC (as an acronym for Massive Open Online Courses) are a quite new model for the delivery of online learning to students. As “Massive” and “Online”, these courses are proposed to be accessible to many more learners than would be possible through conventional teaching. As “Open” they are (frequently) free of charge and participation is not limited by the geographical situation of the learners, creating new learning opportunities in Higher Education Institutions (HEI). In this paper we describe a recently started project “Matemática 100 STRESS” (Math Without STRESS) integrated in the e-IPP project | e-Learning Unit of Porto’s Polytechnic Institute (IPP) which has created its own MOOC platform and launched its first course – Probabilities and Combinatorics – in early June/2014. In this MOOC development were involved several lecturers from four of the seven IPP schools.

Changing representations and practices in school mathematics: the case of Modern Math in Portugal

The curricular movement known as Modern Mathematics aimed at the transformation of representations and practices in school mathematics. Its study provides us with ways of understanding how these changes came about. The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the understanding of the ways in which representations of school mathematics gradually were influenced by ideas from the Modern Mathematics movement, how these new ideas merged into local educational traditions, and how they were transformed into meaningful practice. This work is centred on the Portuguese context from the middle 1950s to the middle 1960s, and builds on Chervel’s notion of school culture and Gruzinski’s discussion of connected histories.