Berufsabschluss für Erwachsene - mehr Fachkräfte für die Arbeitswelt : eine Untersuchung zu Sensibilisierungsgrad, Nutzen- und Bedürfnisevaluation am Beispiel der Zuger Arbeitgebenden

Die vorliegende Masterarbeit untersucht im Auftrag des BIZ Berufsinformationszentrum Kanton Zug im Hinblick auf den Berufsabschluss für Erwachsene und dessen etablierten vier Wege den Sensibilisierungsgrad der im Kanton ansässigen Arbeitgebenden. Zusätzlich hat sie das Ziel, Erkenntnisse zu deren Angebotsnutzung, Haltungen gegenüber Nutzen und Befürchtungen, aber auch hinsichtlich noch allfällig offener Bedürfnisse zu gewinnen. Letztlich werden daraus die Auswirkungen auf die Fachstelle Berufsabschluss für Erwachsene erfasst und mit Handlungsempfehlungen untermauert. Nach vertiefter Literaturrecherche wurden zwei Untersuchungen mit separaten Interviewleitfäden zu den obigen Kernthemen durchgeführt – zum einen in der qualitativen Fundierung 1 bei Fachpersonen zweier kantonaler Verwaltungen mit ausgewiesener Expertise und zum andern in der qualitativen Fundierung 2 bei Arbeitgebenden des Kantons Zug. Die Interviews wurden nach dem Vierphasenmodell nach Lamnek & Krell (2016, S. 379 ff.) ausgewertet. Die Ergebnisse aus der qualitativen Fundierung 2 bestätigen die Interviewergebnisse der ersten Fundierung sowie bestehende Schweizer Forschungsarbeiten in dem Sinne, dass der Sensibilisierungsgrad auch bei den Zuger Unternehmungen – insbesondere abhängig von Branche und Beruf sowie der Förderung durch die Organisationen der Arbeitswelt – als heterogen eingeschätzt werden kann. Die vorhandenen Kenntnisse beschränken sich oftmals auf bestimmte, in den Firmen bereits gelebte Aspekte im Hinblick auf einen nachgeholten Berufsabschluss für Erwachsene. Das Bestehen der Fachstelle Berufsabschluss für Erwachsene scheint zwar bekannt zu sein, doch ihre Beratungsangebote sind weitgehend nur lückenhaft geläufig. Hinsichtlich den betrieblichen Nutzeneinschätzungen kann festgehalten werden, dass der Berufsabschluss für Erwachsene als Instrument mit Potenzial im Kampf gegen den Fachkräftemangel betrachtet wird. Grundlegende Befürchtungen bestehen keine. Kritisch geprüft werden vor einer individuellen Förderung personenbezogene Aspekte wie Leistung, Persönlichkeit und Entwicklungspotenzial. Potenzial zeichnet sich je nach Branche bei der Ausbildungsfinanzierung sowie bei erwachsenengerechten Bildungsangeboten ab. Zudem zeigt sich das Bedürfnis nach Beratung durch Fachexperten bei der betrieblichen Aufklärungsarbeit und deren Näherrücken an die Wirtschaft. Das BIZ Zug nimmt mit der Fachstelle Berufsabschluss für Erwachsene und der dadurch geschaffenen dedizierten Beratungs- und Informationsstätte zusammen mit anderen Kantonen eine Vorreiterrolle ein. Die Ergebnisse der Analysen lassen insbesondere Handlungsmöglichkeiten bei Zusammenarbeitsstrukturen und Vermarktungsaktivitäten erkennen

Swiss Social Media Report 2012 : Social Media-Wüste Schweiz?

StudieDie Studie „Swiss Social Media Report“ zeigt, dass Social Media im Schweizer Unternehmensalltag noch nicht angekommen sind. Für beachtliche zwei Drittel der Unternehmen spielen Social Media in der Kundenbeziehung noch keine Rolle. Diejenigen der Firmen, welche Social Media Marketing aktiv betreiben, tun dies grösstenteils auf Facebook. Diese ernüchternden Resultate kontrastieren mit dem Online-Verhalten der Schweizer Konsumen­­tinnen und Konsumenten, für die Social Media heute Realität sind

The years after: a concept of the psychological integration of childhood cancer

Goals of work: To define and measure the psychological integration of childhood cancer experiences into a personal biography and to explore the association between integration with illness-related factors and psychosocial conditions. Patients and methods: Analysis of cancer survivors' narratives on the course of their illness was used to measure integration. Psychosocial condition, body concepts, health locus of control, and illness-related distress were evaluated by questionnaires. Illness factors were assessed by reviewing hospital case notes and sociodemographic factors by a structured interview. Of 72 eligible subjects contacted, 60 agreed to participate. Main results: High inter-rater correlations established the reliability of the concept of testing integration by narrative analysis. Subjects with good psychological integration of the experience of cancer saw chance as having less to do with illness and health, and perceived illness and therapy retrospectively as more distressing than survivors with poor integration. In contrast, integration did not correlate with distress evoked by present feelings toward illness and therapy or by thoughts of a relapse. Conclusions: Successful integration of the experience of cancer may be associated with the ability to accept painful feelings and to allow them to emerge, and with a readiness to accept responsibility in relation to health and medical care. Assisting young cancer patients and their families to create and maintain their personal narratives of the experience of illness is an important clinical task for all professionals working in paediatric oncolog

District Power-To-Heat/Cool Complemented by Sewage Heat Recovery

District heating and cooling (DHC), when combined with waste or renewable energy sources, is an environmentally sound alternative to individual heating and cooling systems in buildings. In this work, the theoretical energy and economic performances of a DHC network complemented by compression heat pump and sewage heat exchanger are assessed through dynamic, year-round energy simulations. The proposed system comprises also a water storage and a PV plant. The study stems from the operational experience on a DHC network in Budapest, in which a new sewage heat recovery system is in place and provided the experimental base for assessing main operational parameters of the sewage heat exchanger, like effectiveness, parasitic energy consumption and impact of cleaning. The energy and economic potential is explored for a commercial district in Italy. It is found that the overall seasonal COP and EER are 3.10 and 3.64, while the seasonal COP and EER of the heat pump alone achieve 3.74 and 4.03, respectively. The economic feasibility is investigated by means of the levelized cost of heating and cooling (LCOHC). With an overall LCOHC between 79.1 and 89.9 €/MWh, the proposed system can be an attractive solution with respect to individual heat pumps.This research was funded by the European Commission, H2020-project Heat4Cool, grant number 723925. The work has also been supported by the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI) under Contract No. 16.0082

Storage of Heat, Cold and Electricity

A promising energy storage system is presented based on the combination of a heat pump, a heat engine, a hot and a cold storage. It can be operated as a pure bulk electricity storage (alternative to Pumped Heat Electrical Storage (PHES)/Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES)) or as combined storage of heat, cold and electricity. Both variations have been evaluated using a steady state, thermodynamic model and two promising concepts are proposed: A transcritical CO2 cycle for the pure electricity storage and a subcritical NH3 cycle for combined storage of electricity, heat and cold. Parametric studies are used to evaluate the influence of different parameters on the roundtrip efficiency of the storage system

Use of Gold Markers for Setup in Image-Guided Fractionated High-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy as a Monotherapy for Prostate Cancer

Background and Purpose: : In order to use a single implant with one treatment plan in fractionated high-dose-rate brachytherapy (HDR-B), applicator position shifts must be corrected prior to each fraction. The authors investigated the use of gold markers for X-ray-based setup and position control between the single fractions. Patients and Methods: : Caudad-cephalad movement of the applicators prior to each HDR-B fraction was determined on radiographs using two to three gold markers, which had been inserted into the prostate as intraprostatic reference, and one to two radiopaque-labeled reference applicators. 35 prostate cancer patients, treated by HDR-B as a monotherapy between 10/2003 and 06/2006 with four fractions of 9.5 Gy each, were analyzed. Toxicity was scored according to the CTCAE Score, version 3.0. Median follow-up was 3 years. Results: : The mean change of applicators positions compared to baseline varied substantially between HDR-B fractions, being 1.4 mm before fraction 1 (range, -4 to 2 mm), -13.1 mm before fraction 2 (range, -36 to 0 mm), -4.1 mm before fraction 3 (range, -21 to 9 mm), and -2.6 mm at fraction 4 (range, -16 to 9 mm). The original position of the applicators could be readjusted easily prior to each fraction in every patient. In 18 patients (51%), the applicators were at least once readjusted > 10 mm, however, acute or late grade ≥ 2 genitourinary toxicity was not increased (p = 1.0) in these patients. Conclusion: : Caudad position shifts up to 36 mm were observed. Gold markers represent a valuable tool to ensure setup accuracy and precise dose delivery in fractionated HDR-B monotherapy of prostate cance

High-Dose (80 Gy) Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy with Daily Image-Guidance as Primary treatment for Localized Prostate Cancer

Abstract : Purpose: : To report acute and late toxicity in prostate cancer patients treated by high-dose intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) with daily image-guidance. Patients and Methods: : From 06/2004-03/2008, 102 men were treated with 80 Gy IMRT with daily image-guidance. The risk groups were as follows: low, intermediate, and high risk in 21%, 27%, and 52% of patients, respectively. Hormone therapy was given to 65% of patients. Toxicity was scored according to the CTC scale version 3.0. Results: : Median age was 69 years and median follow-up was 39 months (range, 16-61 months). Acute and late grade 2 gastrointestinal (GI) toxicity occurred in 2% and 5% of patients, respectively, while acute and late grade 3 GI toxicity was absent. Grade 2 and 3 pretreatment genitourinary (GU) morbidity (PGUM) were 15% and 2%, respectively. Acute grade 2 and 3 GU toxicity were 43% and 5% and late grade 2 and 3 GU toxicity were 21% and 1%, respectively. After multiple Cox regression analysis, PGUM was an independent predictor of decreased late ≥ grade 2 GU toxicity-free survival (hazard ratio = 9.4 (95% confidence interval: 4.1, 22.0), p < 0.001). At the end of follow-up, the incidence of late grade 2 and 3 GU toxicity decreased to 7% and 1%, respectively. Conclusion: : GI toxicity rates after IMRT with daily image-guidance were excellent. GU toxicity rates were acceptable and strongly related to PGU

Optimization module for filtering and ranking alternative energy replacement systems, in an online ICT design tool for building retrofits

This paper describes the development of an innovative optimizer component as part of a calculation tool for evaluating and comparing a set of retrofitting options for domestic heating and cooling systems. At the initial stage of the process, a filtering sub-module has been developed to pre-process the information introduced by the user and generate a limited set of simulations, thus speeding up the calculation process. At a later stage, the optimizer collects and post-processes outputs from the simulation core before displaying them as a result. In this later stage, a series of performance indicators are calculated and an analytical hierarchical process (AHP) is performed to rank the results based on the user's prioritization weighting for each key performance indicator. As the main outcome of this contribution, the benefits of implementing this optimizer are evaluated in increasing the efficiency of the rest of the components of the tool and, consequently, of the overall calculation process.This study has been developed within the HEAT4COOL research project. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under grant agreement No 723925. This document reflects only the authors’ view and the Commission is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information it contains. The work has also been supported by the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI) under Contract No. 16.0082