Bounded rationality in decision making: Biases in managers of the Portuguese port sector

Decision-making is a multidisciplinary and ubiquitous phenomenon in organizations, and it can be observed at the individual, group, and organizational levels. Decision making plays, however, an increasingly important role for the manager, whose cognitive competence is reflected in his ability to identify potential opportunities, to immediately detect and solve the problems he faces, and to predict and prevent future threats. Nevertheless, to what extent do managers of the most diverse sectors continue to rely on false knowledge when they have better strategies at their disposal? The present article proposes the diagnosis of three prominent biases – overconfidence, optimism, and anchoring effect – in managers of the Portuguese port sector, as well as a comparative analysis with the conclusions already documented in relation to the Brazilian civil construction sector. In addition, this paper also provides a set of measures capable of contributing to the mitigation of the effects of these and other biases.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Outcomes from elective colorectal cancer surgery during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic

This study aimed to describe the change in surgical practice and the impact of SARS-CoV-2 on mortality after surgical resection of colorectal cancer during the initial phases of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic

Adsorção de cobre em amostras de Plintossolo do Estado do Piauí, com diferentes características Copper adsorption in Plinthosol samples from Piauí State, Brazil, with different characteristics

A capacidade de adsorção de cobre pelo solo é um dado importante em estudos de movimentação de solutos uma vez que, se a capacidade adsortiva de um solo for ultrapassada, o metal ficará potencialmente disponível para ser lixiviado. Neste trabalho se analisam o comportamento da adsorção de cobre face às diferentes características de amostras de Plintossolo e a influência da variação de pH na adsorção do cobre, verificando-se a adequação das equações de Langmuir e Freundlich para descrever a adsorção deste elemento. Soluções de cloreto de cobre foram utilizadas nas concentrações 6, 10, 20, 40, 60 e 80 mg L-1 ajustadas a pH 4,0, 5,0 e 6,0. Os teores de matéria orgânica e a capacidade de troca catiônica das amostras de solo compõem as propriedades que mais influenciaram na adsorção do cobre. Os modelos de Langmuir e Freundlich mostraram-se igualmente capazes para descrever o comportamento do cobre nas diferentes amostras de solo estudadas. A adsorção do cobre variou em função do pH ocorrendo maior adsorção no pH 6,0.<br>Copper adsorption by soil is very important, as after soil adsorptive capacity is exceeded, the metal become potentially available for leaching. The objectives of this study were to analyze copper adsorption considering different properties of soil samples studied, to evaluate the influence of the pH level on copper adsorption and to verify if Langmuir and Freundlich isotherms describe adequately the copper adsorption. Solutions containing different copper concentrations (6, 10, 20, 40, 60 e 80 mg L-1) were adjusted to pH 4.0, 5.0 and 6.0. The organic matter content and cation exchange capacity were the soil properties that most influenced copper adsorption. Langmuir and Freundlich models offered a good fit for the experimental data. Copper adsorption varied with soil pH, with greater adsorption at pH 6.0

Pedotransfer functions of potentially toxic elements in tropical soils cultivated with vegetable crops

The anthropogenic input of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) from industry, agrochemicals, etc., into the environment are of great concern. Models derived from pedotransfer functions can provide estimates of the levels of PTEs based on soil attributes. Based on the importance of these models in studies in contaminated areas, we assessed the concentrations of the reactive contents of Ba, Cu, Cr, Ni, Pb, and Zn in soils cultivated with vegetable crops in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. We also evaluated the influence of chemical and physical soil attributes on their reactivity and availability. The reactive contents of PTEs represent the fraction of PTEs easily sorbed at the adsorptions sites of organic matter, iron hydroxides, or clay. This fraction can supply information about the PTE content that is more or less readily released into the soil solution. The reactive and available fraction was extracted with 0.43 M HNO3 and 0.01 M CaCl2, respectively. The proportion of reactivity of metal pools decreased in the order of Ba>Zn > Cu > Pb > Ni > Cr. The empirical models were able to predict the relationship between the reactive fractions, the pseudototal content, and the soil attributes. The available concentrations of Cr, Cu, Ni, and Pb in the soils were lower than the limit of quantification, while 3% of the Ba content and 1% of the Zn content were available in the soil solution in relation to their pseudototal content, suggesting low mobility of these elements in the soil.publishe