19 research outputs found
Bounded rationality in decision making: Biases in managers of the Portuguese port sector
Decision-making is a multidisciplinary and ubiquitous phenomenon in organizations, and it can
be observed at the individual, group, and organizational levels. Decision making plays,
however, an increasingly important role for the manager, whose cognitive competence is
reflected in his ability to identify potential opportunities, to immediately detect and solve the
problems he faces, and to predict and prevent future threats. Nevertheless, to what extent do
managers of the most diverse sectors continue to rely on false knowledge when they have better
strategies at their disposal? The present article proposes the diagnosis of three prominent biases
– overconfidence, optimism, and anchoring effect – in managers of the Portuguese port sector,
as well as a comparative analysis with the conclusions already documented in relation to the
Brazilian civil construction sector. In addition, this paper also provides a set of measures
capable of contributing to the mitigation of the effects of these and other biases.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio
Resource-based view as a perspective for public tourism management research: evidence from two brazilian tourism destinations
This study adopted the Resource-Based View approach to analyse two public organizations located in Curitiba and Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil. The focus was to verify how organizational and tourist resources are being used for planning and public management in these cities. Data collection was made by adopting semi-structured interviews with two groups: public and private sector managers. The insights of these two groups and the use of documentary secondary data made it possible to infer that the main resource for the implementation of public policies was organizational architecture. However, the most influential resource in public tourism management is the existence of tourist resources and organizational resources related to internal and external relationships and organizational culture. The analysis demonstrated that the researched cities do not use or do not know how to use the available resources in value-creating activities for local tourist management. Both cities present imperfections that do not earmark the full exploitation of organizational resources, compromising the exploration of available tourist resources
Straightforward Inference of Ancestry and Admixture Proportions through Ancestry-Informative Insertion Deletion Multiplexing
Ancestry-informative markers (AIMs) show high allele frequency divergence between different ancestral or geographically distant populations. These genetic markers are especially useful in inferring the likely ancestral origin of an individual or estimating the apportionment of ancestry components in admixed individuals or populations. The study of AIMs is of great interest in clinical genetics research, particularly to detect and correct for population substructure effects in case-control association studies, but also in population and forensic genetics studies
A História da Alimentação: balizas historiográficas
Os M. pretenderam traçar um quadro da História da Alimentação, não como um novo ramo epistemológico da disciplina, mas como um campo em desenvolvimento de práticas e atividades especializadas, incluindo pesquisa, formação, publicações, associações, encontros acadêmicos, etc. Um breve relato das condições em que tal campo se assentou faz-se preceder de um panorama dos estudos de alimentação e temas correia tos, em geral, segundo cinco abardagens Ia biológica, a econômica, a social, a cultural e a filosófica!, assim como da identificação das contribuições mais relevantes da Antropologia, Arqueologia, Sociologia e Geografia. A fim de comentar a multiforme e volumosa bibliografia histórica, foi ela organizada segundo critérios morfológicos. A seguir, alguns tópicos importantes mereceram tratamento à parte: a fome, o alimento e o domínio religioso, as descobertas européias e a difusão mundial de alimentos, gosto e gastronomia. O artigo se encerra com um rápido balanço crítico da historiografia brasileira sobre o tema
Cardiac remodeling indicators in adolescent athletes
Objective: The idea that different sports and physical training type results in
different cardiac adaptations has been widely accepted. However, this remodelling
process among different sport modalities is still not fully understood. Thus, the
current study aims to investigate the heart morphology variation associated with
a set of different modalities characterized by distinct models of preparation and
different methods and demands of training and completion.
Method: The sample comprises 42 basketball players, 73 roller hockey players,
28 judo athletes and 21 swimmers. Anthropometry was assessed by a single and
experienced anthropometrist and the same technician performed the echocardiographic
exams. Analysis of variance was used to study age, body size and
echocardiograph parameters as well as different sport athlete’s comparison.
Results: Basketball players are taller (F=23.448; p<0.001; ES-r=0.553), heavier
(F=6.702; p<0.001; ES-r=0.334) and have a greater body surface area (F=11.896;
p<0.001; ES-r=0.427). Basketball and hockey players have larger left auricle
diameters compared with judo athletes (F=3.865; p=0.011; ES-r=0.316).
Interventricular end-diastolic septal thickness (F=7.287; p<0.001; ES-r=0.347)
and left ventricular posterior wall thickness (F=8.038; p<0.001; ES-r=0.362) of
the judokas are smaller compared to the mean values of other sports participants.
In addition, relative left parietal ventricular wall thickness is lower among
swimmers compared with judokas (F=4.127; p=0.008; ES-r=0.268).
Conclusion: The major contributors to changes in heart morphology are for
the most part associated with sport-specific training and competition and the
specific dynamics and adaptive mechanisms imposed by each sport.Objetivo: Os efeitos decorrentes da prática de diferentes
modalidades desportivas resultam em padrões divergentes
de adaptação cardíaca. A presente pesquisa procura estudar
a variação da morfologia do coração associada a um
conjunto de modalidades desportivas distintas quanto à
natureza do esforço e aos modelos de preparação, incluindo
metodologias de treino e sistemas de competição.
Método: Foram estudados 42 basquetebolistas, 73 hoquistas,
28 judocas e 21 nadadores. A antropometria foi avaliada
por um único e experiente antropometrista e os exames
ecocardiográficos foram realizados pelo mesmo operador.
Recorreu-se à análise da variância para estudar a variação
associada a idade, medidas de tamanho corporal e parâmetros
ecocardiográficos, bem como para a comparação entre
os atletas de diferentes modalidades desportivas.
Resultados: Os basquetebolistas são os atletas mais altos
(F=23,448; p<0,001; ES-r=0,553), mais pesados (F=6,702; p<0,001; ES-r=0,334), com maior superfície corporal
(F=11,896; p<0,001; ES-r=0,427) e, com os hoquistas, apresentam
um diâmetro da aurícula esquerda superior ao
dos judocas (F=3,865; p=0,011; ES-r=0,316). A espessura
telediastólica do septo interventricular (F=7,287; p<0,001;
ES-r=0,347) e da parede posterior do ventrículo esquerdo
(F=8,038; p<0,001; ES-r=0,362) dos judocas é inferior à
dos outros atletas, mesmo quando controlado para o
tamanho corporal. Os nadadores apresentam uma espessura
parietal relativa do ventrículo esquerdo superior à
dos judocas (F=4,127; p=0,008; ES-r=0,268).
Conclusão: As diferentes fontes de variação da morfologia
cardíaca prendem-se com as dinâmicas do processo
de treino, competição e correspondentemente com os
mecanismos adaptativos, sobrepondo-se ao processo de
formação desportiva a longo prazo
M-Business Organizational Benefits and Value: A Qualitative Study
Mobile technology innovations have allowed organizations to expand the way they conduct
business. Organizations are increasingly leveraging the unique value propositions of mobile
business (m-business) in terms of convenience, ubiquity, unison, and personalization to
improve business performance and support their value chain activities. Building on a
process-oriented model of IT business value, we propose that m-business value is derived
from its perceived impacts on the value chain activities. This article addresses the following
research questions: (i) How does m-business create value for organizations? and (ii) Which
are the organizational impacts of m-business?
Through qualitative research involving in-depth interviews with experts, this article
defines m-business value by clarifying the impacts of m-business usage at the organizational
level. While the interview results show that m-business does have impact on marketing
and sales and internal operations, its impact on procurement requires further research. The
findings extend existing literature by proposing a definition of m-business value, based on
a more in-depth understanding of m-business impacts on firm performance, highlighting
new m-business value components, and developing a conceptual model of m-business value
assessment in which task requirements and business characteristics may play a moderating
role. The implications of these findings on future research are discussed.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio
Microbial fuel cell-induced production of fungal laccase to degrade the anthraquinone dye Remazol Brilliant Blue R
The anthraquinone dye Remazol Brilliant Blue R is largely used in the textile industry. However, its removal from wastewaters is costly and complex. Many methods have been tested to solve this ecological problem, but there is still a need for efficient methods. We propose here an alternative use of a two-chambered microbial fuel cell (MFC), fuelled with domestic wastewater in the anodic chamber, to degrade a simulated textile dye effluent made of Remazol Brilliant Blue R inoculated with an immobilised fungal strain, Pleurotus ostreatus URM 4809, as a laccase producer, in the cathodic chamber. The MFC showed continuous synthesis of laccase in the cathodic chamber, which, in turn, promoted the rapid decolourisation, of more than 86\% of the textile dye effluent. The yield was further increased by the addition of glycerol. Electrochemical monitoring also indicated an increase in power density and current density. After 20Â days of MFC operation, 62.1\\% of organic matter was removed in the anodic compartment, thus leaving the effluent with a much lower toxicity.Authors would like to acknowledge the technician
and fnancial support of Programa Novos Talentos provided by the
Instituto de Pesquisa Tecnológica do Estado de São Paulo (IPT) and
Instituto de Estudos Avançados do Mar (IEAMar).info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio