Investigação em enfermagem de saúde mental e psiquiatria: uma análise documental

CONTEXTO: A investigação constitui uma área de ação estratégica definida no Plano Nacional de Saúde Mental 2007-2016. A Enfermagem de Saúde Mental e Psiquiatria apresenta-se como uma área de investigação com um campo de ação significativo, considerando a emergência insidiosa de patologias como a depressão ou a demência. OBJETIVO: Tendo em conta a importância atribuída à investigação em Enfermagem de Saúde Mental e Psiquiatria, o presente estudo teve como objetivo perceber quais as tendências da investigação em Enfermagem de Saúde Mental e Psiquiatria, ao longo dos últimos cinco anos, no contexto de Portugal. METODOLOGIA: Foi conduzida uma análise documental dos títulos e abstracts de artigos científicos publicados entre os anos 2009 e 2013 (inclusive) na Revista Portuguesa de Enfermagem de Saúde Mental. Tanto para analisar o paradigma de investigação utilizado como a área temática abordada foi realizada uma análise de conteúdo lato sensu com categorização a posteriori. Após estar concluída a categorização foi realizada análise quantitativa dos dados, tendo o tratamento dos mesmos sido de âmbito descritivo. RESULTADOS: Verificou-se um predomínio do paradigma quantitativo de investigação (46%). Quanto às áreas de investigaçã

UM MÉTODO PARA APOIAR A CAPTURA DE INCIDENTES PARA ANÁLISE DE EMERGÊNCIAS

The organizations responsible to emergency management seek to improve their processes and response time, supported by operational plans where responsibilities and actions to be performed on are defined. However, incidents defined as adverse events and unexpected changes in the emergency plan often occur. The knowledge that team members develop dealing with these incidents is very valuable for the organizations. This paper presents the development of a capturing method of incidents not covered by the emergency plans to be implemented on the ongoing emergency through of observational techniques derived from Ethnography, Cognitive Task Analysis (CTA), and Critical Incident Technique (ICT) combined with elements of command and control.As organizações encarregadas da gestão de emergências procuram melhorar seus processos e o tempo de resposta apoiadas em planos operacionais onde são definidas responsabilidades e ações a serem executadas. Entretanto, muitas vezes ocorrem incidentes entendidos como eventos adversos e alterações não previstas pelo plano de emergência. O conhecimento que os membros das equipes desenvolvem ao lidar com estes incidentes é muito valioso para estas organizações. Neste trabalho é apresentado o desenvolvimento de um método de captura de incidentes não previstos pelo plano de emergência a ser aplicado no andamento da mesma através de técnicas observacionais oriundas da Etnografia, Análise de Tarefas Cognitivas (ATC), e Técnica do Incidente Crítico (TIC) combinadas com elementos de comando e controle

Will the institutional mandatory policies be so mandatory? Which is the degree of performance? The case of the Digital Library of IPB

O objetivo deste estudo assentou em fazer uma análise comparativa, para o período compreendido entre 2004 e 2013 tendo por base as publicações científicas dos docentes do Instituto Politécnico de Bragança (IPB), depositadas na Biblioteca Digital (repositório). Pretendia-se constatar se as publicações científicas existentes nas bases de dados WOS e Scopus estavam depositadas no repositório. Para isso criou-se um instrumento que permitiu a normalização da tipologia documental.A metodologia utilizada consistiu em retirar os dados existentes no repositório, na WOS e Scopus. Todos esses dados foram utilizados para criar tabelas dinâmicas (Excel). Foram ainda utilizadas as análises descritiva exploratória e inferencial para decidir sobre os resultados. Para o período em análise verificou-se um acréscimo de depósitos no repositório superior a 93%. Na análise temporal, referente aos três ciclos de avaliação (2004-2007, 2008-2010 e 2011-2013) verificou-se que a percentagem da taxa de depósitos ultrapassa os 86% de documentos referenciados na WOS e na Scopus. Contudo, 79% dos documentos ficaram em acesso aberto e 21% em acesso restrito. Os documentos não depositados referenciados na WOS e na Scopus, alcançaram os 14%. Constataram-se evidências estatísticas suficientes para afirmar que existiam incoerências na tipologia documental (dc:type) no repositório.The purpose of this study was the elaboration of a comparative analysis based on scientific publications of the Polytechnic Institute of Bragança (IPB), deposited in the Digital Library (repository) in the period 2004-2013. The aim was to see if the existing scientific publications in WOS and Scopus databases were deposited in the repository. For this an instrument that allowed the normalization of documental type was created.The methodology used was to remove the existing data in the repository (WOS and Scopus). All these data were used to create pivot tables (Excel). To decide on the results, the exploratory descriptive and inferential analyses were still used.For the period under review an increase in deposits upper 93% was verified. In the temporal analysis, referring to three cycles of evaluation (2004-2007, 2008-2010 and 2011-2013) it was found that the percentage of the deposits rate exceeds 86% of documents referenced in the WOS and Scopus. However, 79% of the documents were in open access and 21% in restricted access. The documents not filed referenced in the WOS and Scopus, reached the 14%. Sufficient statistical evidences were found to assert that there were inconsistencies in the document type (dc: type) in the repository

Evaluation of spatial and temporal variability of pasture based on topography and the quality of the rainy season

Yield and botanical composition of a given dry-land pasture are heavily influenced by rainfall distribution, and vary according to topography. Through analyzing these parameters, it is possible to identify patterns of spatial distribution, related to topographic characteristics, which can be used to improve spatial management of pasture. The main objective of this project was to assess the role of rainfall, temperature and topography in the spatial and temporal variability of pasture and establish models for predicting the spatial distribution and yield of certain plant species, based on its topographic characteristics. This study was carried out over three years, 2004 to 2006, in a dryland pasture located in Southern Portugal. The data obtained were analyzed as a function of distance to flow lines and the results demonstrate that certain topographical characteristics, associated with agronomic information, can be very useful in explaining the spatial and temporal variability of yield and the botanical composition of the pasture. The slope of the linear regression of the variables mentioned can be used to estimate the spatial variation of yield and the botanical composition as a function of distance to flow lines. The regression coefficient can be estimated from the annual rainfall, given the strong correlation between the two

Observables in Topological Yang-Mills Theories

Using topological Yang-Mills theory as example, we discuss the definition and determination of observables in topological field theories (of Witten-type) within the superspace formulation proposed by Horne. This approach to the equivariant cohomology leads to a set of bi-descent equations involving the BRST and supersymmetry operators as well as the exterior derivative. This allows us to determine superspace expressions for all observables, and thereby to recover the Donaldson-Witten polynomials when choosing a Wess-Zumino-type gauge.Comment: 39 pages, Late

Modeling of FiO2 delivered by self-inflating ventilation device: Modelagem de FiO2 entregue por bolsa auto inflável

During the COVID-19 pandemic, professionals in the medical field have been using bag resuscitators, also called bag valve masks, to provide respiratory support for patients for long periods. A relevant issue arising because of such use is the little information regarding the FiO2 delivered by these devices, leading to toxic effects of O2 and its waste. This paper presents a model that relates volume, respiratory frequency, and flow in an O2 line with the FiO2 delivered by bag resuscitators. The model was obtained based on a formal procedure and data from a 1500 ml Hsiner bag resuscitator collected in the literature, both presented in this paper. Then, we compared through Bland-Altman analysis the FiO2 values estimated by our model with the ones from data considering different bag resuscitators to evaluate the amplitude of the errors it can generate. The average error for Hsiner and Laerdal bag resuscitators was less than 0.035 (or 3.5%) and less than 0.063 (or 6.3%) for Ambu devices. The maximum error found for Ambu bag resuscitators was high. The obtained model presented satisfactory errors, compatible with the uncertainty levels associated with FiO2 measuring instruments and blenders, meaning the model can be used to estimate the delivered FiO2 accurately. Additionally, the procedure presented in this paper can be used to obtain specific models for bag resuscitators of other companies, equipping professionals with tools that can accurately estimate FiO2

Sewage sludge fertilization—A case study of Sweet Potato yield and heavy metal accumulation

Sewage sludge (SS) is derived from wastewater treatment plants and can be used as a biofertilizer when properly stabilized. This work aimed to evaluate SS application for agricultural production improvement. SS was tested on Porto Santo Island (Portugal). The experiment was randomly designed with three 25 m2 plots for each treatment (2 SS concentrations + control without SS) and performed in two consecutive cycles. For the first cycle, dehydrated sludge was mixed with soil, obtaining final concentrations of 0.8 kg/m2 (C1) and 1.6 kg/m2 (C2). Half of the concentration was used for the second cycle. Fifty-eight sweet potato plants were used in each plot. SS application boosted the agronomic parameters of biomass, productivity, and shoot biomass. Furthermore, improvements in soil properties were observed, mainly for pH, CEC, and NO3 -N, with no significant increase in heavy metals. For the edible parts, heavy metal concentrations decreased, and Pb was the only one that still exceeded the maximum limits. The results demonstrated that SS application to low-fertility soil is effective in improving the agronomic parameters of sweet potato and enhancing soil features. Further studies considering other variables, i.e., SS origin, soil properties, and the crop, must be carried out to propose custom applications.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio