Application of a 10 week coaching program designed to facilitate volitional personality change : overall effects on personality and the impact of targeting

The current study explored the outcomes of a 10 week coaching program designed to facilitate volitional personality change. It also explored the impact of targeting specific personality facets on change. This research builds upon the burgeoning literature challenging the view that personality is fixed. The results of the study indicated that the 10 week program resulted in significant increases in participant's conscientiousness and extraversion and significant decreases in neuroticism. These changes were maintained 3 months post-intervention for neuroticism and extraversion. Targeting of associated facets significantly interacted with time during the intervention period for emotionality and conscientiousness, but not for extraversion

Sedimentary characterization and application of PEJRUP diagram to interpret the dinamics in a small cove of the Lagoa dos Patos/Brazil

A partir da análise dos parâmetros estatísticos dos sedimentos de fundo de uma enseada estuarina e da aplicação do diagrama de Pejrup, foi possível caracterizar os processos dinâmicos e sedimentares que ocorrem em uma pequena enseada da Lagoa dos Patos. Os sedimentos que recobrem o fundo da área estudada são formados por areias finas a muito finas, com presença de material lamoso, preferencialmente silte, em direção à região central e margens da enseada. A hidrodinâmica da área é dominada pela circulação estuarina e correntes fluviais, bem como pela ação dos ventos que influenciam estas correntes. Esses fatores são responsáveis pelo transporte, redistribuição e deposição dos sedimentos na área de estudo.Sem bols

A Computational Methodology to Screen Activities of Enzyme Variants

We present a fast computational method to efficiently screen enzyme activity. In the presented method, the effect of mutations on the barrier height of an enzyme-catalysed reaction can be computed within 24 hours on roughly 10 processors. The methodology is based on the PM6 and MOZYME methods as implemented in MOPAC2009, and is tested on the first step of the amide hydrolysis reaction catalyzed by Candida Antarctica lipase B (CalB) enzyme. The barrier heights are estimated using adiabatic mapping and are shown to give barrier heights to within 3kcal/mol of B3LYP/6-31G(d)//RHF/3-21G results for a small model system. Relatively strict convergence criteria (0.5kcal/(mol{\AA})), long NDDO cutoff distances within the MOZYME method (15{\AA}) and single point evaluations using conventional PM6 are needed for reliable results. The generation of mutant structure and subsequent setup of the semiempirical calculations are automated so that the effect on barrier heights can be estimated for hundreds of mutants in a matter of weeks using high performance computing

Ecology of endolithic lichens colonizing granite in continental Antarctica

In this study, the symbiont cells of several endolithic lichens colonizing granite in continental Antarctica and the relationships they have with the abiotic environment were analyzed in situ, in order to characterize the microecosystems integrating these lichens, from a microecological perspective. Mycobiont and photobiont cells, the majority classified as living by fluorescent vitality testing, were observed distributed through the fissures of the granite. The fact that extracellular polymeric substances were commonly observed close to these cells and the features of these compounds, suggest a certain protective role for these substances against the harsh environmental conditions. Different chemical, physical and biological relationships take place within the endolithic biofilms where the lichens are found, possibly affecting the survival and distribution of these organisms. The alteration of bedrock minerals and synthesis of biominerals in the proximity of these lichens give rise to different chemical microenvironments and suggest their participation in mineral nutrient cycling

an analysis of the financial citizenship program of the central bank of Brazil

Thesis(Master) --KDI School:Master of Public Management,2018.Change management is a relevant issue for organizations, and several studies and models can be found in the literature. Massive resources are invested in projects and programs to improve processes or services to make the organization more effective and efficient. Nevertheless, sometimes, even when the change is well implemented, new products and processes vanish, stop generating benefits and fall into disuse. So, how to ensure the sustainability of the change? This research evaluates the tendency of a proposed change to remain valid and effective after the implementation, without requiring further significant new change investment. For a practical evaluation, it was chosen the Financial Citizenship Program (FCP) from Central Bank of Brazil. The program aims to promote a change in internal process and strengthen external partnerships in order to reach an improvement on financial welfare of Brazilian society. This Capstone Project, so, has two main purposes. First, a general one: to find out the most relevant aspects to achieve a sustainable change. And second, a specific one: how these aspects behave in a real change. By doing this, this research answers the following questions: how sustainable does the FCP tend to be? And how to potentiate the sustainability of the change? It was adopted a qualitative methodology. First, consulting the current literature about sustainable change to systematize the best practices and to draft a framework for sustainability assessment. Second, the FCP was evaluated against the framework. The evaluation took into account the program documents, decisions, emails, PowerPoint presentations, internal rules from Central Bank of Brazil and interview with the staff.I - INTRODUCTION II - ASSESSMENT STRUCTURE III - ANALYSIS IV – CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS V - REFERENCE VI – APPENDIXmasterpublishedAllan Rodrigues De, CARVALHO