Linking Executive Functioning and Pragmatics in Adult Intervention: Practical Steps for Success

This session provided an opportunity to learn about intervention activities to address disorders related to executive function and pragmatics. Today there are a variety of activities and means to target an individual's ability to attend, interact with others, plan, organize, problem solve and execute within daily activities. We presented and had discussion centered around process based and participation based activities, what the evidence shows us, and how we can support our clients with becoming more independent in their desired activities by focusing on the areas of executive function and pragmatics. A variety of materials, activities, and applications that can be used were discussed

Effects of Interventions on Violence Against Nurses

Violence against nurses is a problem in the healthcare system that is becoming more prevalent. The purpose of this systematic review is to critically appraise the evidence about the effectiveness of interventions to outcomes indicating that nurses are better prepared to handle violent situations and possibly prevent them all together in acute care settings. The following PICOT question, a question that addresses patient problem, intervention, comparison, outcome, and time, will be answered: What effect does preventative and educational interventions have on violence against nurses in the hospital setting and influence nurses’ perceptions regarding their ability to handle episodes of violence? Relevant publications were identified in CINAHL, PubMed, and Academic Search Complete with key search words of: violence, nurses, prevention, and intervention. Interventions across twenty studies were reviewed. The research showed that educational interventions increased nurses’ perceived level of preparedness to respond to a violent event. However, further research needs to be conducted and strict policies put in place

Projeto para o centro cultural casa da ciência - UFRJ

O espaço estudado carrega consigo um grande passado enquanto enfermaria dedicada a pacientes com tuberculose, centro psiquiátrico, Escola Nacional de Educação Física e Desportos (ENEFD/UFRJ) e, por fim, Casa da Ciência (UFRJ). Por tantas vezes ter mudado de função, seus espaços são inadequados para o destino atual. A partir de então, surgiu a necessidade de intervenções projetuais que contribuam para a construção de um lugar atribuído de significado, que exale sua essência artística e científica, bem como que atenda as necessidades funcionais para a realização plena das produções culturais e acadêmicas. A proposição é de um espaço dotado de liberdade, que abrace as infindas pluralidades humanas, em que a livre expressão seja espontânea e rotineira

Interações entre o golfinho-nariz-de-garrafa (Tursiops truncatus) e a pesca artesanal no Arquipélago das Cagarras e áreas adjacentes, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

The objective of this study was to identify the possible interactions andconflicts between the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) and fishery practiced on the Cagarras Archipelago, Rio deJaneiro State, Brazil, through their traditional knowledge. During 2008 and 2009, 22 interviews were performed with thelocal fishermen and it was verified that they recognize the species. The Fuzzy logic (MATLAB) revealed that the speciesT. truncatus is recognized through its occurrence area, color pattern and body size. All the interviewees related negativeinteractions with the dolphin, as: “to scatter the shoal”, “to rip the gill net” and “to enmesh in the gill net”. Theentanglement is frequently registered by the fishermen, and the gill net is responsible for accidental capture in the areaaround the archipelago. The carcass of the bottlenose dolphin can be thrown back into the sea, and the musculature can beused as bait in the long-line fishery and/or consumed by the fishermen and their families.O objetivo deste estudo foi identificar as possíveis interações e conflitos existentes entre o golfinho-nariz-degarrafa(Tursiops truncatus) e a pesca praticada no Arquipélago das Cagarras, Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, através doconhecimento dos pescadores artesanais. Entre 2008 e 2009, foram realizadas 22 entrevistas com pescadores locais, econstatou-se que os entrevistados reconhecem a espécie. Através da aplicação da lógica Fuzzy (MATLAB) aos resultadosobtidos, verificou-se que a espécie T. truncatus é reconhecida através das características de sua área de ocorrência,coloração e tamanho corporal. Todos os entrevistados descreveram somente interações negativas com o golfinho, a saber:“espantar o cardume”, “rasgar a rede” e “se prender na rede”. O emalhamento é referido pelos pescadores, e a rede deespera é o artefato responsável pela captura acidental da espécie no entorno do arquipélago. A carcaça do golfinho pode serdescartada no mar e a musculatura é utilizada como isca na pescaria de espinhel e/ou no consumo da família do pescador.Palavras-chave adicionais: Delphinidae, captura acidental, conhecimento popular

Performance and specific emissions contours throughout the operating range of hydrogen-fueled compression ignition engine with diesel and RME pilot fuels

This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)This paper presents the performance and emissions contours of a hydrogen dual fueled compression ignition (CI) engine with two pilot fuels (diesel and rapeseed methyl ester), and compares the performance and emissions iso-contours of diesel and rapeseed methyl ester (RME) single fueling with diesel and RME piloted hydrogen dual fueling throughout the engines operating speed and power range. The collected data have been used to produce iso-contours of thermal efficiency, volumetric efficiency, specific oxides of nitrogen (NO X ), specific hydrocarbons (HC) and specific carbon dioxide (CO2) on a power-speed plane. The performance and emission maps are experimentally investigated, compared, and critically discussed. Apart from medium loads at lower and medium speeds with diesel piloted hydrogen combustion, dual fueling produced lower thermal efficiency everywhere across the map. For diesel and RME single fueling the maximum specific NO X emissions are centered at the mid speed, mid power region. Hydrogen dual fueling produced higher specific NO X with both pilot fuels as compared to their respective single fueling operations. The range, location and trends of specific NO X varied significantly when compared to single fueling cases. The volumetric efficiency is discussed in detail with the implications of manifold injection of hydrogen analyzed with the conclusions drawn.Peer reviewedFinal Published versio

Effect of hydrogen addition on criteria and greenhouse gas emissions for a marine diesel engine

Hydrogen remains an attractive alternative fuel to petroleum and a number of investigators claim that adding hydrogen to the air intake manifold of a diesel engine will reduce criteria emissions and diesel fuel consumption. Such claims are appealing when trying to simultaneously reduce petroleum consumption, greenhouse gases and criteria pollutants. The goal of this research was to measure the change in criteria emissions (CO, NOx, and PM 2.5) and greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide (CO2), using standard test methods for a wide range of hydrogen addition rates. A two-stroke Detroit Diesel Corporation 12V-71TI marine diesel engine was mounted on an engine dynamometer and tested at three out of the four loads specified in the ISO 8178-4 E3 emission test cycle and at idle. The engine operated on CARB ultra-low sulfur #2 diesel with hydrogen added at flow rates of 0, 22 and 220 SLPM. As compared with the base case without hydrogen, measurements showed that hydrogen injection at 22 and 220 SLPM had negligible influence on the overall carbon dioxide specific emission, EFCO2. However, in examining data at each load the data revealed that at idle EFCO2 was reduced by 21% at 22 SLPM (6.9% of the added fuel energy was from hydrogen) and 37.3% at 220 SLPM (103.1% of the added fuel energy was from hydrogen). At all other loads, the influence of added hydrogen was insignificant. Specific emissions for nitrogen oxides, EFNOx, and fine particulate matters, EFPM 2.5, showed a trade-off relationship at idle. At idle, EFNO x was reduced by 28% and 41% with increasing hydrogen flow rates, whilst EFPM2.5 increased by 41% and 86% respectively. For other engine loads, EFNOx and EFPM2.5 did not change significantly with varying hydrogen flow rates. One of the main reasons for the greater impact of hydrogen at idle is that the contribution of hydrogen to the total fuel energy is much higher at idle as compared to the other loads. The final examination in this paper was the system energy balance when hydrogen is produced by an on-board electrolysis unit. An analysis at 75% engine load showed that hydrogen production increased the overall equivalent fuel consumption by 2.6% at 22 SLPM and 17.7% at 220 SLPM. © 2014, Hydrogen Energy Publications, LLC. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved

Natural parenting : back to basics in infant care

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