332 research outputs found
Zoneamento agroecológico para a região de Ribeirão Preto utilizando um sistema de informaçþes geogråficas.
Objetivando contribuir com a metodologia de identificação de potencialidades de uso das terras, este trabalho apresenta uma proposta de zoneamento agroecolĂłgico da quadrĂcula de RibeirĂŁo Preto, SP, localizada entre as coordenadas de 21o00'S a 21o30'S e 47o30'W a 48o00'W, com base em caracterĂsticas de solo, relevo e clima, utilizando-se de um Sistema de Informaçþes GeogrĂĄficas. Para caracterizar o regime tĂŠrmico-hĂdrico da ĂĄrea utilizou-se os dados de temperatura do ar e de chuva, de 22 localidades, referentes ao perĂodo de 1967 a 1996. De acordo com os critĂŠrios adotados, quanto a capacidade de uso das terras, o zoneamento identificou seis unidades de utilização da ĂĄrea: agricultura (I); agricultura (II); agricultura (III); pecuĂĄria; agrossilvicultura e preservação. As principais conclusĂľes referentes Ă ĂĄrea de estudo foram: o regime tĂŠrmico-hĂdrico ĂŠ praticamente homogĂŞneo, a vocação dominante ĂŠ para agricultura (I) representando aproximadamente 191.118 hectares, correspondentes a 66,3% da ĂĄrea e cerca de 82,5% das terras possuem vocação para agropecuĂĄria e 10,4% devem ser preservadas ou utilizadas seguindo tĂŠcnicas conservacionistas
Pallium Canada's curriculum development model: A framework to support large-scale courseware development and deployment
The need to improve access to palliative care across multiple settings and disease groups has been identified. This
requires equipping health care professionals from many different professions, including physicians and nurses,
among others, with basic palliative care competencies to provide a palliative care approach. Pallium Canadaâs
Curriculum Development Framework supports the development, deployment, and dissemination, on a large scale,
of multiple courses targeting health care professionals across multiple settings of care and disease groups. The
Framework is made up of eight phases: (1) Concept, (2) Decision, (3) Curriculum Planning, (4) Prototype Development, (5) Piloting, (6) Dissemination, (7) Language and Cultural Adaptation, and (8) Ongoing Maintenance
and Updates. Several of these phases include iterative cyclical activities. The framework allows multiple courses to
be developed simultaneously, staggered in a production line with each phase and their corresponding activities
requiring different levels of resources and stakeholder engagement. The framework has allowed Pallium Canada to
develop, launch, and maintain numerous versions of its Learning Essential Approaches to Palliative Care (LEAP)
courses concurrently. It leverages existing LEAP courses and curriculum materials to produce new LEAP courses,
allowing significant efficiencies and maximizing output. This article describes the framework and its various
activities, which we believe could be very useful for other jurisdictions undertaking the work of developing
education programs to spread the palliative care approach across multiple settings, specialties, and disease groups
Detector Description and Performance for the First Coincidence Observations between LIGO and GEO
For 17 days in August and September 2002, the LIGO and GEO interferometer
gravitational wave detectors were operated in coincidence to produce their
first data for scientific analysis. Although the detectors were still far from
their design sensitivity levels, the data can be used to place better upper
limits on the flux of gravitational waves incident on the earth than previous
direct measurements. This paper describes the instruments and the data in some
detail, as a companion to analysis papers based on the first data.Comment: 41 pages, 9 figures 17 Sept 03: author list amended, minor editorial
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Lambda Hyperons in 2 A*GeV Ni + Cu Collisions
A sample of Lambda's produced in 2 A*GeV Ni + Cu collisions has been obtained
with the EOS Time Projection Chamber at the Bevalac. Low background in the
invariant mass distribution allows for the unambiguous demonstration of Lambda
directed flow. The transverse mass spectrum at mid-rapidity has the
characteristic shoulder-arm shape of particles undergoing radial transverse
expansion. A linear dependence of Lambda multiplicity on impact parameter is
observed, from which a total Lambda + Sigma^0 production cross section of $112
+/- 24 mb is deduced. Detailed comparisons with the ARC and RVUU models are
made.Comment: Revised version accepted for publication in Phys. Lett.
Comparison between detailed digital and conventional soil maps of an area with complex geology
Complete remission in the nephrotic syndrome study network
Background and objectives This analysis from the Nephrotic Syndrome Study Network (NEPTUNE) assessed the phenotypic and pathology characteristics of proteinuric patients undergoing kidney biopsy and defined the frequency and factors associated with complete proteinuria remission (CRever). Design, setting, participants, & measurements We enrolled adults and children with proteinuria âĽ0.5 g/d at the time of first clinically indicated renal biopsy at 21 sites in North America from April 2010 to June 2014 into a prospective cohort study. NEPTUNE central pathologists assigned participants to minimal-change disease (MCD), FSGS, membranous nephropathy, or other glomerulopathy cohorts. Outcome measures for this analysis were (1) CRever with urine protein-to-creatinine ratio (UPC)<0.3 g/g with preserved native kidney function and (2) ESRD. Continuous variables are reported as median and interquartile range (IQR; 25th, 75th percentile). Cox proportional hazards modeling was used to assess factors associated with CRever. Results We enrolled 441 patients: 116 (27%) had MCD, 142 (32%) had FSGS, 66 (15%) had membranous nephropathy, and 117 (27%) had other glomerulopathy. The baseline UPC was 4.1 g/g (IQR, 1.9, 7.7) and the eGFR was 81 ml/min per 1.73 m2 (IQR, 50, 105). Median duration of observation was 19 months (IQR, 11, 30). CRever occurred in 46% of patients, and 4.6% progressed to ESRD. Multivariate analysis demonstrated that higher prebiopsy proteinuria (hazard ratio, 0.3; 95% confidence interval, 0.2 to 0.5) and pathology diagnosis (FSGS versus MCD; hazard ratio, 0.2; 95% confidence interval, 0.1 to 0.5) were inversely associated with CRever. The effect of immunosuppressive therapy on remission varied by pathology diagnosis. Conclusions In NEPTUNE, the high frequency of other pathology in proteinuric patients affirms the value of the diagnostic kidney biopsy. Clinical factors, including level of proteinuria before biopsy, pathology diagnosis, and immunosuppression, are associated with complete remission
Customer emotions in service failure and recovery encounters
Emotions play a significant role in the workplace, and considerable attention has been given to the study of employee emotions. Customers also play a central function in organizations, but much less is known about customer emotions. This chapter reviews the growing literature on customer emotions in employeeâcustomer interfaces with a focus on service failure and recovery encounters, where emotions are heightened. It highlights emerging themes and key findings, addresses the measurement, modeling, and management of customer emotions, and identifies future research streams. Attention is given to emotional contagion, relationships between affective and cognitive processes, customer anger, customer rage, and individual differences
Track D Social Science, Human Rights and Political Science
Peer Reviewedhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/138414/1/jia218442.pd
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