The industrial relations implications of automation

Thesis (M.S.)--Boston Universit

Proposta de um modelo de assistência sócio educativa para os centros correcionais públicos do Brasil : uma forma de abordar a problemática dos meninos e meninas da rua ou em situação de risco /

Consultable des del TDXTítol obtingut de la portada digitalitzadaPresenta una amplia exposición sobre el panorama socioeconómico brasileño, observa y analiza el funcionamiento de catorce instituciones públicas o privadas de asistencia social para niños y niñas de la calle o en situación de riesgo en la busca de informaciones para el desarrollo de pesquisa. Para la colecta de los datos utiliza entrevistas semiestructuradas, englobando una población de 35 personas y profesionales de diferentes sectores de la sociedad brasileña. Apunta como principal resultado el delineamento de un modelo socioeducativo para el menor desamparado. Concluye que la calidad de asistencia que ofrecen la mayoría de las instituciones públicas para recuperar y reintegrar el menor que se encuentra bajo los cuidados del Estado, es insuficiente. Se verifica también que las instituciones privadas privilegian más el aspecto social que el aspecto educativo.Apresenta uma ampla exposição sobre o panorama socioeconômico brasileiro, observa e analisa o funcionamento de quatorze instituições públicas ou privadas de assistência social para meninos e meninas de rua ou em situação de risco na busca de informações para o desenvolvimento de pesquisa. Para a coleta dos dados utiliza entrevistas semi-estruturadas, abrangendo uma população de 35 pessoas e profissionais de diferentes setores da sociedade brasileira. Aponta como principal resultado o delineamento de um modelo sócio educativo para o menor desamparado, fundamentado principalmente na «Pedagogia Anton Makarenko». Conclui que a qualidade de assistência que oferecem a maioria das instituições públicas para recuperar e reintegrar o menor que se encontra sob os cuidados do Estado, é insuficiente e de baixa qualidade. Verifica-se também que as instituições privadas privilegiam mais o aspecto social que o aspecto educativo.It presents a large exposition about the social and economic Brazilian panorama. It notes and analyses the performance of fourteen public or private institutions of social work for boys and girls who lives on the streets or are tight spot, searching information in order to develop a research. For collecting the data, it uses semi-organized interviews, covering a population of thirty-five people and professionals from different fields of Brazilian society. It points out as the main result the draft of a social educative model to the advantage of the abandoned underage, mainly well-founded in «Anton Makarenko Pedagogy» . It infers that the quality of the assistance offered by the most public institutions to recuperate and reintegrate the underage who is guarded by the State, is insufficient and low-trait. It can also be noticed that the private institutions privilege more the social aspect than the educational aspect

The effects of de-energizing ties in organizations and how to manage them

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Destructive de-energizing relationships: How thriving buffers their effect on performance.

PublishedThis is the author accepted manuscript. The final version is available from American Psychological Association via the DOI in this record.In this paper, we establish the relationship between de-energizing relationships and individual performance in organizations. To date, the emphasis in social network research has largely been on positive dimensions of relationships despite literature from social psychology revealing the prevalence and detrimental impact of de-energizing relationships. In 2 field studies, we show that de-energizing relationships in organizations are associated with decreased performance. In Study 1, we investigate how de-energizing relationships are related to lower performance using data from 161 people in the information technology (IT) department of an engineering firm. In Study 2, in a sample of 439 management consultants, we consider whether the effects of de-energizing relationships on performance may be moderated by the extent to which an individual has the psychological resource of thriving at work. We find that individuals who are thriving at work are less susceptible to the effects of de-energizing relationships on job performance. We close by discussing implications of this research

Overlapping resonances in the control of intramolecular vibrational redistribution

Coherent control of bound state processes via the interfering overlapping resonances scenario [Christopher et al., J. Chem. Phys. 123, 064313 (2006)] is developed to control intramolecular vibrational redistribution (IVR). The approach is applied to the flow of population between bonds in a model of chaotic OCS vibrational dynamics, showing the ability to significantly alter the extent and rate of IVR by varying quantum interference contributions.Comment: 10 pages, 7 figure

Blanks, a nuclear siRNA/dsRNA-binding complex component, is required for Drosophila spermiogenesis

Small RNAs and a diverse array of protein partners control gene expression in eukaryotes through a variety of mechanisms. By combining siRNA affinity chromatography and mass spectrometry, we have identified the double-stranded RNA-binding domain protein Blanks to be an siRNA- and dsRNA-binding protein from Drosophila S2 cells. We find that Blanks is a nuclear factor that contributes to the efficiency of RNAi. Biochemical fractionation of a Blanks-containing complex shows that the Blanks complex is unlike previously described RNA-induced silencing complexes and associates with the DEAD-box helicase RM62, a protein previously implicated in RNA silencing. In flies, Blanks is highly expressed in testes tissues and is necessary for postmeiotic spermiogenesis, but loss of Blanks is not accompanied by detectable transposon derepression. Instead, genes related to innate immunity pathways are up-regulated in blanks mutant testes. These results reveal Blanks to be a unique component of a nuclear siRNA/dsRNA-binding complex that contributes to essential RNA silencing-related pathways in the male germ line

Equivalence of Narcissistic Personality Inventory constructs and correlates across scoring approaches and response formats

The prevalent scoring practice for the Narcissistic Personality Inventory (NPI) ignores the forced-choice nature of the items. The aim of this study was to investigate whether findings based on NPI scores reported in previous research can be confirmed when the forced-choice nature of the NPI’s original response format is appropriately modeled, and when NPI items are presented in different response formats (true/false or rating scale). The relationships between NPI facets and various criteria were robust across scoring approaches (mean score vs. model-based), but were only partly robust across response formats. In addition, the scoring approaches and response formats achieved equivalent measurements of the vanity facet and in part of the leadership facet, but differed with respect to the entitlement facet

Game, Set, and Match: A Content Analysis on The Commentating of Tennis Broadcasters for the 2018 US Open Championship Weekend

Previous research has shown a difference on the athletes’ portrayal based on gendered language use on television broadcasting of sporting events. A content analysis on the 2018 Tennis US Open Championship Weekend for both men’s and women’s tennis matches explains the structure of the broadcasting commentating done by the network that has the rights to this tournament. The study looks at different categories of the content of the comments and the descriptors that are used to refer to both female and male athletes. Framing and priming theories were the theoretical frameworks for this study. Findings revealed no significant change was observed with athletic skill and strategy-based comments for either gender. The findings also showed that descriptors related to emotionality were more common in the commentary with women

La búsqueda activa de sintomáticos respiratorios para el control de la tuberculosis en el escenario indígena Potiguara, estado de Paraíba, Brasil

This study sought to analyze the actions of an active search for respiratory symptomatics (RSs) in the control of tuberculosis (TB) in the Potiguara Special Indigenous Sanitary District, Paraiba, Brazil, between May and June 2007. After approval by the Research Ethics Committee, 23 professionals were grouped, including physicians, nurses, nurse technicians and indigenous health agents. The focus group technique was used as an instrument for data collection, based on the discourse analysis technique. Weaknesses of an operational nature that became apparent, related to the organization of local health service for the implementation of routines for diagnosing TB: absence of a systematic routine for searching for RSs, difficulties in organizing the material for bacteriological examination, inadequate approach to patient during sputum collection and inadequate professional training. It is deemed necessary to improve the organization of services for early detection of TB cases in the local indigenous scenario.Procurou-se analisar as ações de busca ativa de sintomáticos respiratórios (SR) para o controle da tuberculose (TB), no Distrito Sanitário Especial Indígena Potiguara, na Paraíba, Brasil, no período de maio a junho de 2007. Após aprovação do Comitê de Ética em Pesquisa, foram reunidos 23 profissionais entre médicos, enfermeiros, técnicos de enfermagem e agentes indígenas de saúde. Utilizou-se a técnica de grupo focal como instrumento de coleta de dados, cujo tratamento fundamentou-se na técnica de análise de discurso. Evidenciaram-se debilidades de natureza operacional, relacionadas à organização do serviço de saúde local para a implantação de rotinas de diagnóstico para a TB: ausência de rotina sistematizada para a busca de SR, dificuldades na organização do material para exame bacteriológico, abordagem inadequada ao paciente, durante a coleta do escarro, e insuficiente capacitação profissional. Julga-se necessário melhorar a organização dos serviços para a detecção precoce dos casos de TB, no cenário indígena local.Este estudio analiza las acciones de la búsqueda activa de sintomáticos respiratorios (SR) para el control de la tuberculosis (TB) en el Distrito Sanitario Especial Indígena Potiguara, en Paraíba, Brasil, en el período de mayo a junio de 2007. Después de aprobado por el Comité de Ética en Investigación, fueron reunidos 23 profesionales, entre médicos, enfermeros, técnicos de enfermería y agentes indígenas de la salud. Se utilizó la técnica de grupo focal como instrumento de recolección de datos, cuyo tratamiento se fundamentó en la técnica de análisis de discurso. Se evidenciaron debilidades de naturaleza operacional, relacionadas a la organización del servicio de salud local para la implantación de rutinas de diagnóstico para la TB, que fueron: ausencia de una rutina sistematizada para la búsqueda de SR, dificultades en la organización del material para examen bacteriológico, abordaje inadecuado al paciente durante la recolección del esputo, e insuficiente capacitación profesional. Se juzga necesario mejorar la organización de los servicios para la detección precoz de los casos de TB en el escenario indígena local