A Percepção dos Gestores Acerca do Desempenho de Trabalhadores com Diferentes Tipos de Deficiência

This research intends to contribute to understanding about the process of insertion of people with disability (PwDs) in the workplace. The main objective was to verify whether the managers have different ways of seeing people with disabilities, considering the type of disability. It was conducted a cross-sectional descriptive study, with a sample of 123 managers of PwDs, working in 14 companies located in Espírito Santo/Brazil. The results showed that managers see the PwD differently, depending on the type of disability. However, in qualitative analysis, the managers demonstrated the existence of similarities in the assessment of performance of these people.Esta pesquisa pretende contribuir para o entendimento do processo de inserção de pessoas com deficiência (PcDs) no trabalho. O principal objetivo foi verificar se os gestores avaliam o desempenho das PcDs diferentemente, de acordo com o tipo de deficiência que possuem. Realizou-se um estudo descritivo e exploratório com amostra de 123 gestores de PcDs, que atuam em 14 empresas localizadas no Espírito Santo/Brasil. Os resultados mostraram que diferentes critérios de avaliação de desempenho são utilizados pelos gestores, por tipo de deficiência. Porém, na análise qualitativa, os gestores, quando atuavam diretamente com pessoas de diferentes tipos de deficiência, evidenciaram a existência de similaridades na avaliação do desempenho dessas pessoas

Efeito de emulsificantes sobre processo de extrusão e na análise sensorial de alimento seco para cães

Objetivou-se com essa pesquisa avaliar os efeitos de aditivos emulsificantes em características de processo e textura dos kibbles na indústria pet food. Para cada tratamento, foram realizadas quatro batidas (4 repetições/tratamento) e coletadas quatro amostras no tempo. Dois emulsificantes comerciais, adicionados on top, foram utilizados em um alimento seco extrusado, indicado para cães adultos, formando 3 tratamentos ((CON; Controle), (EMUA; CON + 0,06% emulsificante A), (EMUB; CON + 0,06% emulsificante B)). Foi utilizada dieta comercial econômica para cães adultos. Os alimentos foram extrusados em uma extrusora de rosca simples, com capacidade de processamento de 6.000 kg/h, sendo que o mesmo conjunto de equipamentos, condições de mistura, secagem e revestimento foram utilizados para todos os tratamentos. O emulsificante A possui em sua composição mono-diglicerídeo parcialmente saturado, estearoil lactato de sódio e mono éster de ácido tartárico di-acetilado, enquanto o emulsificante B possui em sua composição mono e diglicerídeos de ácidos graxos, ésteres de monoglicerídeos com ácido diacetiltartárico e estearoil lactato de sódio.  Foi realizada uma análise de correlação canônica para os dados de correlação de processos e características de textura de kibble. O teste multivariado lambda Wilks foi usado para avaliar a significância das raízes canônicas juntas. Observou-se que a função canônica 1 mostrou-se significante. Percebeu-se que houve controle no processo, devido ao agrupamento dos tratamentos. A utilização de emulsificantes influenciou a característica de dureza dos kibbles, com menor resistência de EMUA (54,731 ±1,124), quando comparado a EMUB (121,898± 5,158). O tratamento EMUB obteve valores de amperagem, potência e consumo de energia inferiores aos demais tratamentos (P<0,05). Houve uma redução no valor da Amperagem, em relação ao tratamento CON de 1,43% e 3,15%, respectivamente, para os tratamentos EMUA e EMUB. Conclui-se que EMUB contribui mais significativamente para obtenção de características de textura e para o processo de extrusão

Bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) present in the flowers of the balsa wood Ochroma lagopus Swartz, 1788 - doi: 10.4025/actascibiolsci.v32i4.7103

The flower of balsa wood holds about 10 to 15 mL of nectar, which helps attracting pollinating agents, since the genus Ochroma is incapable of self-fertilization. However, a high mortality of bees is observed in these flowers. The present study investigated the frequency and constancy of mortality of the individuals of the family Apidae that fed on nectar from the balsa wood. Data was gathered from June to August 2008, in Lavras – Minas Gerais State, Brazil. In addition, the survival of the Africanized bees that fed on the nectar of this flower was compared to those that fed on 50% aqueous solution of honey. Forty flowers were analyzed, and 949 individuals of the orders Hymenoptera (98.1%), Hemiptera (0.95%), Coleoptera (0.74%) and Diptera (0.21%) were collected. Most Hymenoptera individuals were bees of the genera Partamona and Trigona (677 individuals), which were considered of constant occurrence. Flowers producing up to 16.7 nectar mL were found. The nectar diet contained 16.44% of total sugar, and resulted in low survival of the bees in laboratory (31.32 ± 2.37 hours), compared to a diet of 50% aqueous solution of honey (112.32 ± 2.03 hours).The flower of balsa wood holds about 10 to 15 mL of nectar, which helps attracting pollinating agents, since the genus Ochroma is incapable of self-fertilization. However, a high mortality of bees is observed in these flowers. The present study investigated the frequency and constancy of mortality of the individuals of the family Apidae that fed on nectar from the balsa wood. Data was gathered from June to August 2008, in Lavras – Minas Gerais State, Brazil. In addition, the survival of the Africanized bees that fed on the nectar of this flower was compared to those that fed on 50% aqueous solution of honey. Forty flowers were analyzed, and 949 individuals of the orders Hymenoptera (98.1%), Hemiptera (0.95%), Coleoptera (0.74%) and Diptera (0.21%) were collected. Most Hymenoptera individuals were bees of the genera Partamona and Trigona (677 individuals), which were considered of constant occurrence. Flowers producing up to 16.7 nectar mL were found. The nectar diet contained 16.44% of total sugar, and resulted in low survival of the bees in laboratory (31.32 ± 2.37 hours), compared to a diet of 50% aqueous solution of honey (112.32 ± 2.03 hours)

Bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) present in the flowers of the balsa wood Ochroma lagopus Swartz, 1788 = Abelhas (Hymenoptera: Apidae) associadas às flores do pau-de-balsa Ochroma lagopus Swartz, 1788

The flower of balsa wood holds about 10 to 15 mL of nectar, which helps attracting pollinating agents, since the genus Ochroma is incapable of self-fertilization. However, a high mortality of bees is observed in these flowers. The present study investigated the frequency and constancy of mortality of the individuals of the familyApidae that fed on nectar from the balsa wood. Data was gathered from June to August 2008, in Lavras – Minas Gerais State, Brazil. In addition, the survival of the Africanized bees that fed on the nectar of this flower was compared to those that fed on 50% aqueous solution of honey. Forty flowers were analyzed, and 949 individuals of the orders Hymenoptera (98.1%), Hemiptera (0.95%), Coleoptera (0.74%) and Diptera (0.21%) were collected. Most Hymenoptera individuals were bees of the genera Partamona and Trigona (677 individuals), which were considered of constant occurrence. Flowers producing up to 16.7 nectar mL were found. The nectar diet contained 16.44% of total sugar, and resulted in low survival of the bees in laboratory (31.32 . 2.37 hours), compared to a diet of 50% aqueous solution of honey (112.32 .2.03 hours).A flor do pau-de-balsa produz cerca de 10 a 15 mL de néctar, útil na atração de polinizadores, uma vez que o gênero Ochroma é incapaz de fazer autofecundação. É observada intensa mortalidade de abelhas em suas flores. Objetivou-se realizar o levantamento da frequência e constância de mortalidade de indivíduos da família Apidae, sendo os dados levantados no período de junho a agosto de 2008 em Lavras, MinasGerais, Brasil. Além disso, avaliou-se a sobrevivência de abelhas africanizadas alimentadas com o néctar desta flor quando comparados com aquelas alimentadas com solução aquosa de mel a 50%. Foram analisadas 40 flores e coletados 949 indivíduos das Ordens: Hymenoptera (98,1%), Hemiptera (0,95%), Coleoptera (0,74%) e Diptera (0,21%). Dentre os himenópteros os mais frequentes foram dos gêneros Partamona e Trigona com 677 indivíduos, sendo estes considerados de incidência constante. Observaram-se flores com até 16,7 mL de néctar. O néctar apresentou 16,44% de açúcares totais e baixa sobrevivência das abelhas em laboratório (31,32 . 2,37h) quando comparadas com a dieta à base de mel (112,32 . 2,03h)

Analysis of defects in coffee beans compared to biplots for simultaneous tables

ABSTRACT The demand for high quality coffee has become a consolidated criterion to achieve the best prices. Currently, cooperatives evaluate the coffee beans mainly through the particle size and the number of defects in the sample. This evaluation type generates counting data that originates contingency tables from different periods or groups involving the same variables in the row and column and there may be interest in knowing if two tables are related and how much are related. These are the so-called combined tables. Statistical analysis techniques normally employed do not include categorical data in the combined tables. The aim of this study was to evaluate the incidence of different types of defects in samples of large flat coffee beans in two different harvests through the construction of biplots. The decomposition theory in single simultaneous values of double entry contingency tables was used. The results of defect counting in beans of 24 coffee samples from southern Minas Gerais, Brazil, were evaluated in the 2014 and 2015 harvests. Moreover, the association among defect types, considered within different total defect proportions in the sample, was verified based on the percentage in 17/18 sieves. It was also evaluated the relative sums of squares from the similarity and dissimilarity among the harvests. It is concluded that the simultaneous analysis technique allows better visualizing the common behavior and alterations among different harvests, distinguishing the defect types associated with each harvest and among different proportions of large flat beans

Analysis of defects in coffee beans compared to biplots for simultaneous tables

<div><p>ABSTRACT The demand for high quality coffee has become a consolidated criterion to achieve the best prices. Currently, cooperatives evaluate the coffee beans mainly through the particle size and the number of defects in the sample. This evaluation type generates counting data that originates contingency tables from different periods or groups involving the same variables in the row and column and there may be interest in knowing if two tables are related and how much are related. These are the so-called combined tables. Statistical analysis techniques normally employed do not include categorical data in the combined tables. The aim of this study was to evaluate the incidence of different types of defects in samples of large flat coffee beans in two different harvests through the construction of biplots. The decomposition theory in single simultaneous values of double entry contingency tables was used. The results of defect counting in beans of 24 coffee samples from southern Minas Gerais, Brazil, were evaluated in the 2014 and 2015 harvests. Moreover, the association among defect types, considered within different total defect proportions in the sample, was verified based on the percentage in 17/18 sieves. It was also evaluated the relative sums of squares from the similarity and dissimilarity among the harvests. It is concluded that the simultaneous analysis technique allows better visualizing the common behavior and alterations among different harvests, distinguishing the defect types associated with each harvest and among different proportions of large flat beans.</p></div

Regressão linear-circular para modelagem de dados meteorológicos

Modelos de regressão são utilizados para analisar o comportamento de uma variável em relação às outras. Quando os dados são provenientes da reta real podem ser usados, por exemplo, modelos de regressão linear. No entanto, quando os dados são resultantes de medidas angulares, que podem surgir a partir de observações relacionadas à direção de voos de pássaros, dados meteorológicos, meses do ano, assim, a melhor alternativa é utilizar os modelos de regressão para dados circulares. Neste trabalho, os são dados provenientes do INMET e referentes à estação meteorológica situada na cidade de São João del Rei-MG, no período de 01/01/2020 a 31/12/2021. O modelo linear-circular foi selecionado, sendo a variável resposta a radiação solar, a variável explicativa, circular, os meses do ano. Para o ajuste foi utilizado o software R, o qual foi significativo e a covariável umidade foi inserida no modelo. Os parâmetros foram significativos ao nível de significância de 1%. Para validar o modelo foi utilizada a análise dos resíduos, e indicou ajuste satisfatório. Através da estatística circular foi possível verificar os períodos de picos de radiação, e em que meses do ano ocorreram altas radiações

Heterogeneity among contingency tables diagnosed by hierarchical log-linear models and their effect on Biplots

The theory of singular value decomposition of matched matrices is used to verify the heterogeneity of rows, columns and between matched two-way tables. An exploratory analysis that can be visualized in biplots and through simulations studies with the hierarchical log-linear model using ordinary residuals and the components of residual deviance. The effect of heterogeneity was studied generating different sample sizes and their behavior was checked by adjusting Poisson’s model. We concluded that the model of ordinary residuals is the one that best reflects the degree of heterogeneity among the matched tables. Finally, na illustrative example is presented in order to guide the researcher to interpret the relationship between the results of the log-linear models with the biplots considering the effects between the sum and difference between the tables