Load programmer, static switches, and annunciator for inverters and converters

Load programmer, switches, and annunciator for static inverters and converters operating in paralle

Governing Boards and Profound Organizational Change in Hospitals

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Degradation of haloaromatic compounds

An ever increasing number of halogenated organic compounds has been produced by industry in the last few decades. These compounds are employed as biocides, for synthetic polymers, as solvents, and as synthetic intermediates. Production figures are often incomplete, and total production has frequently to be extrapolated from estimates for individual countries. Compounds of this type as a rule are highly persistent against biodegradation and belong, as "recalcitrant" chemicals, to the class of so-called xenobiotics. This term is used to characterise chemical substances which have no or limited structural analogy to natural compounds for which degradation pathways have evolved over billions of years. Xenobiotics frequently have some common features. e.g. high octanol/water partitioning coefficients and low water solubility which makes for a high accumulation ratio in the biosphere (bioaccumulation potential). Recalcitrant compounds therefore are found accumulated in mammals, especially in fat tissue, animal milk supplies and also in human milk. Highly sophisticated analytical techniques have been developed for the detection of organochlorines at the trace and ultratrace level

NEW NORTHERN LIMIT FOR THE LIMPET ACMAEA-DIGITALIS MOLLUSCA GASTROPODA

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Avaliação da qualidade de atendimento ambulatorial em pediatria em um hospital universitário Quality-of-care assessment in a university hospital pediatric clinic

Estudou-se o ambulatório de Pediatria do Hospital das Clínicas da Unicamp, um serviço didático-assistencial que, inserido no Sistema Único de Saúde, presta assistência secundária e terciária para crianças de 0 a 18 anos. Foram aplicados 221 questionários entre clientes do ambulatório geral de pediatria e de uma de suas especialidades, permitindo comparar diversos indicadores de qualidade da assistência médica prestada. Evidenciou-se um bom nível de conhecimento dos responsáveis pelos usuários sobre seus problemas de saúde. Encontrou-se alto grau de satisfação dos mesmos, embora houvesse baixíssima vinculação entre médico e paciente. Com relação ao atendimento, 43,4% relataram problemas, mas apenas 17,6% propuseram sugestões para melhorá-lo. O tempo de espera nas consultas foi bastante longo. A clientela da especialidade se diferenciou da do ambulatório geral com relação a diversos indicadores.<br>This study focuses on the Pediatric Clinic of the UNICAMP University Hospital, teaching and care facility belonging to the Brazilian National Health System, providing secondary and tertiary health care for children aged 0 to 18 years. A total of 221 questionnaires were applied with users of the general pediatric out-patient services and one of the specialties, allowing for comparison of various medical care indicators. Users were found to be quite knowledgeable about their health conditions and satisfied with the care received, despite a weak link in the physician-patient relationship. 43.4% reported problems related to the services, while only 17.6% made suggestions to improve them. Waiting time was found to be quite long. Users of specialized services differed from general care patients with regard to several indicators