Visual Management in Brazilian Construction Companies: Taxonomy and Guidelines for Implementation

Visual management (VM) is the managerial strategy of consciously integrating visual tools in workspaces with the aim of increasing transparency on construction sites. Several VM tools and approaches that had been originally developed in the manufacturing context were implemented in construction. However, research on the application of VM in construction as a managerial strategy is scarce. This paper aims to investigate and classify the types of visual devices that can be used in construction sites through multiple case studies carried out in nine construction companies actively implementing VM. It also discusses strategies for the implementation of VM in construction. The main contributions of this investigation are: (1) a VM tools taxonomy that can be used to identify VM application opportunities, providing a basis for evaluating the level of VM implementation in construction; and (2) identification of critical factors for the implementation and various features of the VM strategy in construction

The brain signature for reading in high-skilled deaf adults: behavior and electrophysiological evidence

327 p.La presente tesis investiga cómo se da el procesamiento de la información sintáctica y semántica en lectores sordos competentes. En primer lugar, investigamos qué similitudes y/o diferencias comparten los lectores sordos con los lectores oyentes nativos. En segundo lugar, puesto que sabemos que la experiencia lingüística impacta el procesamiento del lenguaje en el cerebro, también comparamos el mismo grupo de lectores sordos con un grupo de bilingües tardíos del español. Para tanto, evaluamos estas propuestas a través de la técnica de electroencefalograma (EEG) y de los Potenciales Evocados Relacionados a Eventos (ERP) para comprender cómo es la respuesta fisiológica de lectores sordos durante una tarea de lectura de frases. Las respuestas a estas preguntas aportarán conocimiento sobre los mecanismos cognitivos de los buenos lectores sordos, y conllevan implicaciones prácticas respecto a la creación de nuevos métodos de enseñanza

The brain signature for reading in high-skilled deaf adults: behavior and electrophysiological evidence

327 p.La presente tesis investiga cómo se da el procesamiento de la información sintáctica y semántica en lectores sordos competentes. En primer lugar, investigamos qué similitudes y/o diferencias comparten los lectores sordos con los lectores oyentes nativos. En segundo lugar, puesto que sabemos que la experiencia lingüística impacta el procesamiento del lenguaje en el cerebro, también comparamos el mismo grupo de lectores sordos con un grupo de bilingües tardíos del español. Para tanto, evaluamos estas propuestas a través de la técnica de electroencefalograma (EEG) y de los Potenciales Evocados Relacionados a Eventos (ERP) para comprender cómo es la respuesta fisiológica de lectores sordos durante una tarea de lectura de frases. Las respuestas a estas preguntas aportarán conocimiento sobre los mecanismos cognitivos de los buenos lectores sordos, y conllevan implicaciones prácticas respecto a la creación de nuevos métodos de enseñanza

A tecitura intertextual em The Penelopiad, de Margaret Atwood

Dissertação (mestrado)—Universidade de Brasília, Instituto de Letras, Departamento de Teoria Literária e Literaturas, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Literatura, 2013.Margaret Atwood, ao (re)escrever A Odisséia a partir da perspectiva de Penélope na tentativa de responder à inquietação que a assombrava; “o que levou ao enforcamento das aias, e o que Penélope estava realmente tramando?”, nos faz repensar e questionar o lugar que a mulher ocupa nas grandes narrativas, sempre como objeto e nunca como sujeito. Ela também coloca sob suspeita certas hierarquias aceitas como universais. Levando em consideração o fato de a autora se apropriar de um texto clássico, para tanto, o aporte teórico utilizado se centra no conceito de dialogismo de Bakhtin, e suas reflexões sobre o gênero paródico, bem como no conceito de intertextualidade de Kristeva. Além disso, o viés de gênero que caracteriza a obra da autora demanda um aporte teórico específico, o dos estudos de gênero. ______________________________________________________________________________ ABSTRACTMargaret Atwood, when (re)writing the Odyssey from Penelope's perspective in an attempt to answer the restlessness that haunted her; "what led to the hanging of the maids, and what was Penelope really up to?" makes us rethink and question the place of women in the big narratives, always as an object and never as a subject. She also puts under suspicion certain hierarchies accepted as universal. Taking into consideration the fact that the author is appropriating a classical text, the theoretical approach focuses on the concept of dialogism by Bakhtin, and his reflections on the parody genre, as well as Kristeva’s concept of intertextuality. Moreover, the gender perspective that characterizes the work of the author demands a specific theoretical approach; gender studies

Equine medicine and surgery

The following work is an externship report, which aims to describe the activities and cases followed during the student’s curricular externship in two referral equine Hospitals. The report will be divided into two parts: Firstly, there will be a description of the hospitals, the type of procedures seen and performed, and the skills developed, along with a theoretical introduction and brief mention of the types of cases followed. The second part of the report will be a bibliographic review of Atypical Myopathy disease, which will be supported by a clinical case of a one-year-old stallion; Medicina e Cirurgia de Equinos Resumo: Este trabalho é um relatório de estágio, com o objetivo de descrever as atividades e casuística seguida pelo estudante durante o período de estágio curricular. O relatório está dividido em duas partes: Primeiramente, será feita uma apresentação dos hospitais, dos procedimentos seguidos e das competências desenvolvidas, juntamente com uma introdução teórica e breve menção dos tipos de casos seguidos. Na segunda parte do relatório haverá uma revisão bibliográfica da doença Miopatia atípica, suportada pela apresentação de um caso clínico de um garanhão de um ano

Lisbon

Over the last 20 years, financialization of the housing market has become a topic of increasing public and political concern, especially in high-demand cities. It has also become an important element in academic discussion. The objective of the research was to undertake a comparative study across a range of countries with very different experiences to help understand how financialization is defined and experienced in different contexts and its relative importance as compared to other determinants of housing outcomes. Our research concentrates on 12 countries in North America, Western Europe, Australasia and parts of Asia, plus the city of Hong Kong. These countries were chosen to reflect a variety of relevant experience but also because each has a strong academic community analysing housing and urban systems and the development of financial markets. Within these countries, we identified cities where financialization of housing has been seen as particularly relevant. Hong Kong was included as an important Asian housing market.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Use of different doses of Hidrogel for sweet pepper seedling production

El pimiento (Capsicum annuum) es una hortaliza de gran importancia socioeconómica en Brasil. Una de las principales etapas del sistema de producción es la producción de plántulas de calidad, y esto requiere de un sustrato con buena porosidad y retención de água. La técnica de adición de hidrogel como acondicionador del suelo tiene como objetivo aumentar la capacidad de retener agua en sustratos para plántulas. El objetivo de este estudio fue analizar el desarrollo de las plántulas de pimiento con el uso de cuatro dosis del hidrogel hydroplan-EB añadido al sustrato Bioterra, siendo: 0, 1,0, 1,5 y 2,0 g kg-1 de sustrato. El ensayo ha sido desarrollado entre marzo y abril de 2007 en vivero cerrado con tela en la Universidad de Oeste Paulista (UNOESTE), Presidente Prudente - SP. Se utilizó el pimiento variedad Cascadura Ikeda. Las variables evaluadas fueron altura de planta, longitud de la raíz, número de hojas, masa seca de lo dosel vegetativo y parte de la raíz. El uso de hidrogel no he causado diferencias en el sistema radicular de las plántulas de pimiento. No hubo efecto del hidrogel en la longitud del dosel vegetativo, pero el hidrogel he interferido con la masa de lo dosel, pues con el aumento de la dosis de hidrogel se ha observado como respuesta el desarrollo de las hojas y no el crecimiento en altura, promoviendo un ajuste lineal positivo significativo del peso seco de lo dosel vegetativo con lo aumento de la dosis de hidrogel, proporcionando una plántula de mejor calidad.O pimentão (Capsicum annuum) é uma hortaliça de grande importância socioeconômica no Brasil. Uma das principais etapas do sistema produtivo é a produção de mudas de qualidade e para isso é necessário um substrato com boa retenção de água e porosidade. A técnica da adição de hidrogel como condicionador de solo visa aumentar a capacidade de retenção de água em substratos para mudas. O objetivo deste trabalho foi analisar o desenvolvimento de mudas de pimentão com o uso de quatro doses do hidrogel Hydroplan-EB adicionado ao substrato Bioterra, sendo: 0; 1,0; 1,5 e 2,0 g kg-1 de substrato. O ensaio foi conduzido durante o período de março a abril de 2007, em viveiro telado da Universidade do Oeste Paulista (Unoeste), Presidente Prudente – SP. Utilizou-se pimentão variedade Cascadura Ikeda. As variáveis avaliadas foram altura da planta; comprimento da raiz; número de folhas; massa seca da parte aérea e da parte radicular. O uso do hidrogel não promoveu diferenças no sistema radicular da muda de pimentão. Não houve efeito do hidrogel no comprimento da parte aérea, mas o hidrogel interferiu na massa seca da parte aérea, pois quando se aumentou a dose do hidrogel se observou como resposta o desenvolvimento de folhas e não o crescimento em altura promovendo um ajuste linear positivo significativo da massa seca da parte aérea com aumento da dose de hidrogel proporcionando uma muda de melhor qualidade.Sweet pepper (Capsicum annuum) is a vegetable of great socioeconomic importance in Brazil. One of the main stages of the production system is the production of quality seedlingsand, for this, it is required a substrate with good water retention and porosity. The technique of adding hydrogel as soil conditioner aims to increase the capacity of water retention on substrates for seedlings. The objective of this study was the analysis of the sweet pepper seedlings development using four doses of hydrogel Hydroplan-EB added to the Bioterra substrate, using 0, 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0 g kg-1 of substrate. The test was conducted during March-April 2007, at a seedling nursery of Unoeste, Presidente Prudente, São Paulo State, Brazil. It was used sweet pepper variety Cascadura Ikeda. The measured variables were plant height, root length, leaf number, dry mass of aerial part and of roots. The use of hydrogel did not influence the root system of the seedling peppers. There was no effect of hydrogel in the shoot length, but the hidrogel doses affected the aerial part dry weight because when we increased the dose of the hydrogel was observed in response to developing leaves and not the height growth. This fact promoted a significant positive linear adjustment of the aerial part mass dry with increasing dose of hydrogel, providing a change of better quality

Tetraspanins displayed in retrovirus-derived virus-like particles and their impact in vaccine development

Virus-like particles (VLPs) are a particular subset of subunit vaccines which are currently explored as safer alternatives to live attenuated or inactivated vaccines. Retroviruses have been widely explored as vectors for gene therapy and as scaffolds for vaccine candidates. One of retrovirus-like particles (retroVLPs) most attractive characteristic is their ability to incorporate heterologous envelope proteins, known as pseudotyping, as a mean to manipulate tropism or to present foreign antigens. As pseudotyping is a non-selective process, host cellular proteins are also included in retroVLPs membrane [1]. Many studies have addressed the identity of these host-proteins for particle characterization nevertheless, the contribution of host-proteins in retrovirus immunogenicity remains unclear. Moreover, patients infected with HIV and HCV are known to develop autoantibodies targeting self-proteins. As the origin of these autoantibodies is still unclear, the adventitious nature of host–derived proteins present in retroVLPs cannot be discarded. Tetraspanins, in particular CD81, are amongst the most abundant host-proteins present in retrovirus membrane. Here we analyzed (i) the immunogenicity of tetraspanins in retroVLPs produced in xenogeneic cells (ii) the influence of CD81 in the diversity of host-proteins incorporated in retroVLPs and (iii) the impact of CD81-depletion in developing a retroVLPs-based HCV vaccine candidate. Our results suggest tetraspanins are major immunogens present in retroVLPs. We show that CD81 is highly incorporated in retroVLPs produced in HEK293 cells inducing strong antibody and T-cell immune response in mice. Our results also show an increased diversity of tetraspanins in retroVLPs after CD81 depletion from producer cells with preservation of the overall immunogenic profile of retrovirus particles [2]. We further explore the impact of CD81 depletion on the development of a retroVLPs-based HCV vaccine candidate and we observe that HCV E2 incorporation on retroVLPs is directly affected by CD81 expression, thus diminished in CD81-negative retroVLPs. These results highlight the dynamic and non-innocuous nature of host-derived proteins present in retroVLPs membrane. We consider this dynamic nature and its impact in product quality as an additional feature to be considered when developing retrovirus-based biopharmaceuticals. References: [1] Segura, M.M., et al., (2008) J Virol. 82(3): p. 1107-17 [2] H. R. Soares, et al. (2016) Vaccine. (in press) Acknowledgements: The authors acknowledge the financial support received from Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia, Portugal (PTDC/EBB-BIO/118621/2010 and EXPL/BBB-BIO/1129/2013). H.R. Soares, and P. Gomes-Alves acknowledge FCT for the individual grants SFRH/BD/81598/2011and ‏SFRH/BPD/86513/2012 respectively

“Practitioner Wellness, Person Centered Healthcare, Reflective Practice and the Mission of Mindfulness Training. ” Commentary on Garneau, K., Hutchinson, T., Zhan, Q. & Dobkin, P.L. (2013). Cultivating Person-Centered Medicine in Future Physicians. European Journal of Person Centered Medicine 1 (2) 468-477

A primary purpose of healthcare is the enhancement of health, wellbeing and in understanding and responding to the illness experience in individual patients