Estudo, projecto e análise comparativa de custos entre duas condições de fundação de um tanque hexano

No presente trabalho apresenta-se um estudo comparativo de duas opções de fundação (superficial e profunda) para um tanque de hexano, inserido numa bacia de retenção num complexo industrial. O estudo consiste na análise de projecto e dos custos dessas duas soluções de fundação, tendo em conta as condições geológicas e geotécnicas do local de implantação e as acções na estrutura do tanque e da fundação. Antes de introduzir o estudo anteriormente referido apresenta-se uma breve introdução sobre os tanques, a sua evolução como estrutura de armazenamento de combustíveis e seus derivados. Segue-se uma abordagem sobre os diversos tipos de fundações, referenciando as mais utilizadas nos tanques e a importância de um estudo geológico e geotécnico. O estudo de caso apresentado neste trabalho começa com um enquadramento geral da obra, descrevendo a estrutura do tanque e os condicionalismos da sua localização em termos geológicos e geotécnicos. Segue-se a análise estrutural do tanque, que envolve modelos de cálculo simplificados e um modelo de elementos finitos desenvolvido em SAP2000, para os quais se explica como se quantificam as acções permanentes e variáveis. Utilizando os resultados dos modelos antes referidos efectua-se o dimensionamento das duas opções de fundação de acordo com a regulamentação portuguesa para estruturas de betão armado, verificando-se os estados limites de segurança. O trabalho termina com uma análise comparativa de custos entre as duas opções de fundação

EU aggregate demand as a way out of crisis? Engaging the post-Keynesian critique

The file attached to this record is the author's final peer reviewed version. The Publisher's final version can be found by following the DOI link.Post-Keynesians have delivered an important advance in providing explanations of the Eurozone Crisis, not the least in demonstrating how the formation of the European integration project lacked the means to manage effectively the macroeconomic imbalances between ‘core’ and ‘peripheral’ spaces across the region. Through a critical engagement with such descriptions, this article argues that to account more adequately for the formation of the asymmetrical and crisis-ridden forms of development across the Eurozone, it is necessary to focus on the uneven and combined development of Europe’s ‘peripheral’ spaces and their integration into an expanded free trade regime since the 1980s. It is through a focus on the structuring condition of uneven and combined development shaped by capitalist social relations of production and attendant class struggles that we can better locate the origins of the present crisis

Team Collaboration: The Use of Behavior Principles for Serving Students With ASD

PurposeSpeech-language pathologists (SLPs) and behavior analysts are key members of school-based teams that serve children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Behavior analysts approach assessment and intervention through the lens of applied behavior analysis (ABA). ABA-based interventions have been found effective for targeting skills across multiple domains for children with ASD. However, some SLPs may be unfamiliar with the breadth of ABA-based interventions. The intent of this tutorial is to briefly introduce key ABA principles, provide examples of ABA-based interventions used within schools, and identify strategies for successful collaboration between behavior analysts and SLPs.MethodThis tutorial draws from empirical studies of ABA-based interventions for children with ASD within school settings, as well as discussions in the extant literature about the use of behavior principles by SLPs and strategies for interdisciplinary collaboration.ConclusionGiven the prevalence of ASD at 1 in 68 children (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2014) and the high cost of serving these children within schools (an average cost of 286% over regular education; Chambers, Shkolnik, & Perez, 2003), the need for effective, comprehensive service provision and efficiency within interdisciplinary teams is paramount. Communication, mutual understanding, and recognition of common ground between SLPs and behavior analysts can lead to successful collaboration

Proceedings of the 3rd Biennial Conference of the Society for Implementation Research Collaboration (SIRC) 2015: advancing efficient methodologies through community partnerships and team science

It is well documented that the majority of adults, children and families in need of evidence-based behavioral health interventionsi do not receive them [1, 2] and that few robust empirically supported methods for implementing evidence-based practices (EBPs) exist. The Society for Implementation Research Collaboration (SIRC) represents a burgeoning effort to advance the innovation and rigor of implementation research and is uniquely focused on bringing together researchers and stakeholders committed to evaluating the implementation of complex evidence-based behavioral health interventions. Through its diverse activities and membership, SIRC aims to foster the promise of implementation research to better serve the behavioral health needs of the population by identifying rigorous, relevant, and efficient strategies that successfully transfer scientific evidence to clinical knowledge for use in real world settings [3]. SIRC began as a National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)-funded conference series in 2010 (previously titled the “Seattle Implementation Research Conference”; $150,000 USD for 3 conferences in 2011, 2013, and 2015) with the recognition that there were multiple researchers and stakeholdersi working in parallel on innovative implementation science projects in behavioral health, but that formal channels for communicating and collaborating with one another were relatively unavailable. There was a significant need for a forum within which implementation researchers and stakeholders could learn from one another, refine approaches to science and practice, and develop an implementation research agenda using common measures, methods, and research principles to improve both the frequency and quality with which behavioral health treatment implementation is evaluated. SIRC’s membership growth is a testament to this identified need with more than 1000 members from 2011 to the present.ii SIRC’s primary objectives are to: (1) foster communication and collaboration across diverse groups, including implementation researchers, intermediariesi, as well as community stakeholders (SIRC uses the term “EBP champions” for these groups) – and to do so across multiple career levels (e.g., students, early career faculty, established investigators); and (2) enhance and disseminate rigorous measures and methodologies for implementing EBPs and evaluating EBP implementation efforts. These objectives are well aligned with Glasgow and colleagues’ [4] five core tenets deemed critical for advancing implementation science: collaboration, efficiency and speed, rigor and relevance, improved capacity, and cumulative knowledge. SIRC advances these objectives and tenets through in-person conferences, which bring together multidisciplinary implementation researchers and those implementing evidence-based behavioral health interventions in the community to share their work and create professional connections and collaborations

A internacionalização das empresas cabo-verdianas para a Comunidade dos Estados de África Ocidental (CEDEAO) : o caso de três empresas cabo-verdianas

Mestrado em Ciências EmpresariaisCom a presente dissertação, o objetivo centrou-se em estudar o processo de internacionalização das empresas cabo-verdianas essencialmente a exportação para a Comunidade Económica dos Estados de África Ocidental (CEDEAO). Acompanhado de uma revisão bibliográfica centrada nas teorias do processo de internacionalização e no modo de entrada, a exportação, aplicou-se ao contexto real cabo-verdiano a metodologia de estudo de caso de Robert K. Yin, com o intuito de estudar as três empresas totalmente nacionais: Moave S.A., a O.J.F.P., Lda, e os Laboratórios Inpharma, S.A. Sendo um estudo descritivo, confirmaram-se as proposições de que o Esquema de Liberalização das Trocas Comerciais e os seus benefícios se traduzem numa grande motivação para estimular as exportações cabo-verdianas para a CEDEAO, bem como a aproximação quer geográfica como linguística ou histórica também reforçam essas relações comerciais entre Cabo Verde e os países membros. Todavia, o mercado exíguo e fragmentado, e, ainda o ambiente de negócios, podem ser vistos como fatores tanto para estimular, como para dificultar o processo.The aim of this study is to analyse the internationalisation process of the Capeverdian's enterprises, more precisely the exportation entry mode for the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). We have reviewed the theory of internationalisation and the exportation's entry mode in Cabo Verde's environment, which bearing in mind Robert K. Yin's study case method, three Capeverdian enterprises were studied: Moave SA, O.J.F.P, Lda and Laboratórios Inpharma, SA. With this study, one could confirm that the Ecowas Trade Liberalization Scheme and its advantages and benefits are a great motivation to the Capeverdian?s exportation in that zone. As well as that, the geographical, linguistic and historical proximity strengthens the trade relations between Cabo Verde and the West African States. However, the narrow and fragmented market and also the business environment may constitute a factor for simultaneously stimulate on one hand and hinder the process on the other hand.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Training Teachers to use Evidence-Based Practices for Autism: Examining Procedural Implementation fidelity.

The purpose of this study was to examine the extent to which public school teachers implemented evidence-based interventions for students with autism in the way these practices were designed. Evidence-based practices for students with autism are rarely incorporated into community settings, and little is known about the quality of implementation. An indicator of intervention quality is procedural implementation fidelity (the degree to which a treatment is implemented as prescribed). Procedural fidelity likely affects student outcomes. This project examined procedural implementation fidelity of three evidence-based practices used in a randomized trial of a comprehensive program for students with autism in partnership with a large, urban school district. Results indicate that teachers in public school special education classrooms can learn to implement evidence-based strategies; however they require extensive training, coaching, and time to reach and maintain moderate procedural implementation fidelity. Procedural fidelity over time, and across intervention strategies is examined

Training Teachers to use Evidence-Based Practices for Autism: Examining Procedural Implementation fidelity.

The purpose of this study was to examine the extent to which public school teachers implemented evidence-based interventions for students with autism in the way these practices were designed. Evidence-based practices for students with autism are rarely incorporated into community settings, and little is known about the quality of implementation. An indicator of intervention quality is procedural implementation fidelity (the degree to which a treatment is implemented as prescribed). Procedural fidelity likely affects student outcomes. This project examined procedural implementation fidelity of three evidence-based practices used in a randomized trial of a comprehensive program for students with autism in partnership with a large, urban school district. Results indicate that teachers in public school special education classrooms can learn to implement evidence-based strategies; however they require extensive training, coaching, and time to reach and maintain moderate procedural implementation fidelity. Procedural fidelity over time, and across intervention strategies is examined