Der Beitrag von Senior Coachs zur Gründung, Entwicklung und Weitergabe von Unternehmen

Gemeinwohlorientiertes Handeln (Corporate Citizenship) ist nicht allein ein Anliegen aktiver Unternehmerinnen und Unternehmer. Auch viele ehemalige Unternehmer und Führungskräfte betätigen sich weiterhin ehrenamtlich. Eine Variante ehrenamtlicher Tätigkeit wurde in dieser Studie näher analysiert, und zwar der Einsatz ehemaliger Unternehmer/Führungskräfte als sogenannte Senior Coachs, die ihr Wissen und ihre Erfahrungen honorarfrei an aktive Unternehmer und Existenzgründer weitergeben. Ziel ihrer Tätigkeit ist es, noch kaum erfahrenen Existenzgründern durch fachkundige Beratung zur Seite zu stehen, und der Führung von in die Krise geratenen Unternehmen Hilfe zur Selbsthilfe zu bieten. --

Monitoring von Smart City Strategien – Wiens Smart City Monitoring-Prozess

Hintergrund: Im Juni 2014 wurde die Smart City Wien Rahmenstrategie (SCWR) vom Wiener Gemeinderat beschlossen. Im Zuge dessen wurde der Magistrat beauftragt, durch ein periodisch stattfindendes Monitoring die Umsetzung der Rahmenstrategie zu verfolgen. Um diesen Auftrag zu unterstützen, wurde das Forschungsprojket Smart.Monitor erfolgreich in der 2. Ausschreibung des BMVIT Programmes „Stadt der Zukunft“ eingereicht. Das Forschungsprojekt: Ziel des Projektes ist die Definition von Smart City Indikatoren und Monitoring-Voraussetzungen für die Messung der Zielsetzungen der Smart City Wien Rahmenstrategie sowie die Festlegung des Monitoringprozesses. Im Zentrum steht die Entwicklung eines Monitoring-Ansatzes der auf bestehenden Daten aufbaut, bestehende Wiener Sektoralstrategien erfasst, praxistauglich und interdisziplinär ist. Das Forschungsprojekt läuft von September 2015 bis August 2016 und wird im Rahmen der 2. Ausschreibung des BMVIT Programmes „Stadt der Zukunft“ gefördert. (Projektpartner: Stadt Wien, MA 18 (Koordination), Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, denkstatt GmbH, TINA Vienna GmbH, WWTF GmbH). Ziele des Forschungsprojektes: SMART.MONITOR entwickelt Konzepte und Handlungsempfehlungen für das SCWR-Monitoring der Stadt Wien. Diese Konzepte und Handlungsempfehlungen widmen sich insbesondere den Themen SCWR-Indikatoren, Datenerhebungs-/auswertungs-/interpretations-, Steuerungs- und Governanceprozesse. Darüber hinaus untersucht SMART.MONITOR internationale Erfolgsfaktoren für ein Smart City Monitoring und integriert Erfahrungen der Referenzstädte Graz, Salzburg, München, Berlin und Hamburg

Preventive health risk appraisal for older people and impact on GPs' patient management: a prospective study

Background. Health risk appraisals (HRAs) are recommended for detection of potentially modifiable risk factors for health status decline of older people. Little is known how family physicians manage detected risk factors. Objective. We evaluated (i) if risk factors in one or more of five predefined domains were detected in a primary care-based HRA and (ii) how often these findings had an impact on the further management of patients. Methods. We performed a prospective observational study in a rural community in Austria and included persons (age ≥ 70 years) living at home. We applied the standardized assessment for elderly people in primary care (STEP) instrument and evaluated risk factors for status decline assessing five domains (cognitive function, depression, urinary incontinence, hearing impairment and mobility/falls). Results. Two hundred and sixty-four persons participated and the HRA revealed a wide range of risk factors for health status decline [from 4.5% (12/264) in the depression domain up to 31% (81/264) for mobility/falls and 41% (107/264) in the cognitive domain]. The findings had an impact on the further management in four domains: hearing impairment (100% of findings with impact), mobility/falls (93%), depression (83%) and urinary incontinence (65%). In contrast, abnormal cognitive findings lead to action only in every fifth participant (18%; 19/107). Conclusion. In contrast to other domains, family physicians are hesitant to act upon abnormal findings of cognitive testing. Additional knowledge is needed to clarify the value of abnormal cognitive findings for management of patients and support of their carer

Warmth Matters: Imaging a Warm-Hearted Colleague Increase Job Specific Self-Efficacy of Rescue Workers

Clinical performance of rescue workers and ambulance personnel depends on job-related self efficacy. Previous studies showed that stereotype threat diminishes self-efficacy. The stereotype content model defines two dimensions of first social perception: warmth and competence. The present study investigates whether the warmth perception affects job-related self-efficacy. In a within subject experiment, 244 rescue works were instructed to imagine performing a difficult rescue operation with a) a warm-hearted and b) a cold-hearted colleage. They also rate the perceived difficulty of the operation. Our findings indicate a significant difference between the warm-hearted and the cold-hearted condition in job-related self-efficacy (d = 1.13) and in the difficulty-rating (d = 1.04). Results are discussed by integrating stereotype content model, attachment theory and stress buffering aspects of oxytocin research. Moreover, implication for job traings were given

Digital Health : die Zukunft des Schweizer Gesundheitswesens

Digital Health ist in aller Munde. Egal ob nun von eHealth, mHealth, Big Data, Gesundheit 4.0 oder eben Digital Health gesprochen wird, die Chancen und Gefahren der digitalen Möglichkeiten beschäftigen die meisten Akteure unseres Gesundheitssystems. Aber wofür stehen eigentlich die zahlreichen neuen Begriffe? Wird Digital Health wirklich das Gesundheitswesen revolutionieren oder handelt es sich nur um einen weiteren Hype, der schon bald wieder vergessen sein wird? Der vorliegende Report schafft ein einheitliches Verständnis, beschreibt den aktuellen Stand aus der Managementperspektive und geht auf zukünftige Entwicklungen ein

Medium optimization for biomass production of three peat moss (Sphagnum L.) species using fractional factorial design and response surface methodology

Peat moss (Sphagnum) biomass is a promising bioresource of renewable material to substitute peat in growing media. For sustainable production on a large scale, the productivity of Sphagnum mosses has to be increased by optimizing culture conditions. Optimization was achieved using experimental design to determine concentrations of eight factors leading to highest biomass yield. We improved an established Sphagnum medium by reducing the concentrations of NH$_{4}$NO$_{3}$, KH$_{2}$PO$_{4}$, KCl, MgSO$_{4}$, Ca(NO$_{3}$)$_{2}$, FeSO$_{4}$ and a microelement solution up to 50%. Together with sucrose concentrations of 16 g L$^{-1}$ for Sphagnum fuscum and 20 g L$^{-1}$ for Sphagnum palustre and Sphagnum squarrosum, moss productivities were enhanced for all tested species in shake flasks. Further upscaling to 5 L photobioreactors increased the biomass yield: 15 g freshweight resulted in about 630 g for S. fuscum (50-fold), 580 g for S. palustre (40-fold) and 400 g for S. squarrosum (25-fold) in 24 days

Potentials and challenges for user-generated video content in public libraries

The role of libraries are rapidly shifting, in large part as a consequence of digitization. In addition to providing access to collections of books and other physical media, public libraries today are embracing a new role of becoming urban hubs, in which a wide range of activities take place. In these activities, local knowledge is developed, exchanged, and disseminated. However, there are still very few digital services that support this new role. Here, we explore how to develop digital services for supporting and leveraging user-generated video content in library activities. Based on interviews and design scenarios as probes, we describe the potentials and challenges for designing such services, as seen from the perspective of library staff. Our insights will inform the design of a new digital service for publics to participate in collaborative production of videos to document, exchange, and disseminate local knowledge generated in library activities

Dabigatran etexilate for thromboprophylaxis in over 5000 hip or knee replacement patients in a real-world clinical setting

BACKGROUND: Thromboprophylaxis is recommended for patients undergoing total hip or total knee replacement (THR, TKR). An international, open-label, prospective, observational, single-arm study in a routine clinical setting was performed to assess the safety and efficacy of dabigatran etexilate 220 mg once daily in patients undergoing THR or TKR, and in subgroups of patients with potentially increased risk of bleeding or venous thromboembolism (VTE). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Patients were ≥18 years and required to be eligible to receive dabigatran 220 mg once daily (first dose 110 mg 1–4 h after THR/TKR surgery) according to the European Summary of Product Characteristics. The primary safety and efficacy outcomes were incidence of major bleeding events (MBEs), and the composite incidence of symptomatic VTE events and all-cause mortality, respectively. RESULTS: In total, 5292 patients (median age 64 years) were enrolled and received dabigatran (2734 THR and 2558 TKR). Median drug exposure was 31 days (THR 34 days; TKR 27 days). Overall incidence of MBEs was 0.72 % (95 % confidence interval [CI] 0.51, 0.98), and this rate was comparable between types of surgery and was not significantly affected by protocol-defined risk factors. The overall incidence of symptomatic VTE and all-cause mortality was 1.04 % (95 % CI 0.78, 1.35); the only significant risk factor was history of VTE events (odds ratio 5.59; 95 % CI 2.53, 11.08). A post-hoc analysis showed that the incidence of MBEs in this observational study was similar to or lower than those reported in previous phase 3 trials. CONCLUSIONS: Results from this observational study of dabigatran etexilate administered to patients undergoing THR or TKR surgery are reassuring and supportive of those obtained in dabigatran phase 3 trials. TRIAL REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00846807. ELECTRONIC SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL: The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12959-016-0082-4) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users

Reproductive outcome after hysteroscopic septoplasty in patients with septate uterus - a retrospective cohort study and systematic review of the literature

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Septate uterus, one of the most common forms of congenital uterine malformations, negatively affects female reproductive health.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>In a retrospective cohort study, we evaluated the reproductive outcome after hysteroscopic septoplasty in 64 women with septate uterus and primary or secondary infertility. We performed a systematic review of studies evaluating the reproductive outcome after hysteroscopic septoplasty.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Sixty-four women underwent hysteroscopic septoplasty. In 2/64 (3%) women, intraoperative uterine perforation occurred. Complete follow-up was available for 49/64 (76%) patients. Mean follow-up time was 68.6 +/- 5.2 months. The overall pregnancy rate after hysteroscopic septoplasty was 69% (34/49). The overall life birth rate (LBR) was 49% (24/49). The mean time interval between surgery and the first life birth was 35.8 +/- 22.5 months. Including our own data, we identified 18 studies investigating the effect of septoplasty on reproductive outcome in 1501 women. A pooled analysis demonstrated that hysteroscopic septoplasty resulted in an overall pregnancy rate of 60% (892/1501) and a LBR of 45% (686/1501). The overall rate of intra- and postoperative complications was 1.7% (23/1324) and the overall rate of re-hysteroscopy was 6% (79/1324).</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>In women with septate uterus and a history of infertility, hysteroscopic septoplasty is a safe and effective procedure resulting in a pregnancy rate of 60% and a LBR of 45%.</p

Preventive health risk appraisal for older people and impact on GPs' patient management : a prospective study

Background: Health risk appraisals (HRAs) are recommended for detection of potentially modifiable risk factors for health status decline of older people. Little is known how family physicians manage detected risk factors. Objective: We evaluated (i) if risk factors in one or more of five predefined domains were detected in a primary care-based HRA and (ii) how often these findings had an impact on the further management of patients. Methods: We performed a prospective observational study in a rural community in Austria and included persons (age ≥ 70 years) living at home. We applied the standardized assessment for elderly people in primary care (STEP) instrument and evaluated risk factors for status decline assessing five domains (cognitive function, depression, urinary incontinence, hearing impairment and mobility/falls). Results: Two hundred and sixty-four persons participated and the HRA revealed a wide range of risk factors for health status decline [from 4.5% (12/264) in the depression domain up to 31% (81/264) for mobility/falls and 41% (107/264) in the cognitive domain]. The findings had an impact on the further management in four domains: hearing impairment (100% of findings with impact), mobility/falls (93%), depression (83%) and urinary incontinence (65%). In contrast, abnormal cognitive findings lead to action only in every fifth participant (18%; 19/107). Conclusion: In contrast to other domains, family physicians are hesitant to act upon abnormal findings of cognitive testing. Additional knowledge is needed to clarify the value of abnormal cognitive findings for management of patients and support of their carers