A simulation access language and framework for project management applications

As computer programs become ever more complex, software development has shifted from focusing on programming towards focusing on integration. This paper describes a simulation access language (SimAL) that can be used to access and compose software applications over the Internet. Specifically, the framework is developed for the integration of tools for project management applications. The infrastructure allows users to specify and to use existing heterogeneous tools (e.g., Microsoft Project, Microsoft Excel, Primavera Project Planner, and AutoCAD) for simulation of project scenarios. This paper describes the components of the SimAL language and the implementation efforts required in the development of the SimAL framework. An illustration example bringing on-line weather forecasting service for project scheduling and management applications is provided to demonstrate the use of the simulation language and the infrastructure framework

PHYSICAL HEALTH CHECKS IN PATIENTS ON ANTIPSYCHOTIC MEDICATION

Schizophrenic patients have traditionally suffered from high rates of cardiovascular disease and early mortality. NICE guidelines suggest that several physical health measures be monitored regularly in these patients, and particularly those on antipsychotic medication, which has a wide side-effect profile that may potentiate the risk of cardiovascular disease and other comorbidities. This general practice audit aimed to determine the rates of physical health monitoring in primary care in patients on antipsychotic medication for over a year for psychotic symptoms or schizophrenia. The search was conducted in three different general practices in March 2019, yielding 19, 8 and 30 patients respectively, with a total of 57 patients. This audit aims to record and analyse rates of monitoring of a range of physical health measures recommended by NICE guidelines over the past year. The results demonstrated that physical health monitoring was poor amongst all the practices audited, especially that of prolactin and waist circumference. We recommend that these rates of monitoring be improved, through implementing templates or the delivery of targeted education to general practitioners and nurses

PHYSICAL HEALTH CHECKS IN PATIENTS ON ANTIPSYCHOTIC MEDICATION

Schizophrenic patients have traditionally suffered from high rates of cardiovascular disease and early mortality. NICE guidelines suggest that several physical health measures be monitored regularly in these patients, and particularly those on antipsychotic medication, which has a wide side-effect profile that may potentiate the risk of cardiovascular disease and other comorbidities. This general practice audit aimed to determine the rates of physical health monitoring in primary care in patients on antipsychotic medication for over a year for psychotic symptoms or schizophrenia. The search was conducted in three different general practices in March 2019, yielding 19, 8 and 30 patients respectively, with a total of 57 patients. This audit aims to record and analyse rates of monitoring of a range of physical health measures recommended by NICE guidelines over the past year. The results demonstrated that physical health monitoring was poor amongst all the practices audited, especially that of prolactin and waist circumference. We recommend that these rates of monitoring be improved, through implementing templates or the delivery of targeted education to general practitioners and nurses

Valores motivacionales y cultura de paz en estudiantes del Programa de Estudios Básicos de LA Universidad RICARDO PALMA

El propósito de esta investigación es establecer una correlación entre los valores motivacionales y la cultura de paz en los estudiantes del Programa de Estudios Básicos de la Universidad Ricardo Palma 2013, en el marco conceptual del desarrollo humano. La referencia teórica está fundamentada en la teoría transcultural de los valores humanos de Shalom Schwartz (1992, 2001, 2006), en las declaraciones sobre cultura de Paz de la UNESCO (1982, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2010 y 2012). Asimismo, en los informes sobre desarrollo humano del Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo (PNUD) por sus vínculos teóricos con la cultura de paz. El diseño de la investigación es no experimental exposfacto correlacional. El tamaño de la muestra es de 352 procedente de una población de 4163. Se utilizó el análisis factorial confirmatorio para comprobar la validez de los instrumentos. Con los datos de la muestra, se empleó el coeficiente de correlación de Pearson y el coeficiente de Ítem total corregido para verificar la confiabilidad de los instrumentos. Se aseguró el cuestionario de los valores de Schwartz mediante el análisis de escalamiento multidimensional (MDS) y se aplicó el Alfa de Cronbach para constatar la confiabilidad interna; se aplicó la prueba de bondad de ajuste a la curva normal de Kolmogorov- Smirnov. El resultado indica que existe una correlación significativa entre los valores motivacionales y la cultura de paz. Los estudiantes presentan diferencias significativas tanto en la intensidad de los valores motivacionales, como en la intensidad de los valores de la cultura de paz predominando en estos últimos, las puntuaciones bajas y medias

An Information Infrastructure for Comparing Accessibility Regulations and Related Information from Multiple Sources

This paper describes a research project that addresses the difficulties in dealing with regulatory documents such as national and regional codes. These documents tend to be voluminous, heavily cross-referenced, possibly ambiguous and even conflicting at times. There are often multiple documents that need to be consulted and satisfied; however it is a difficult task to locate all of the relevant provisions. In addition, sections dealing with the same or similar conceptual ideas sometimes lay down conflicting requirements. We propose a framework for regulation representation, analysis and comparison with emphasis on the extraction of similarities between provisions. We focus on accessibility regulations, whose intent is to provide the same or equivalent access to a building and its facilities for disabled persons. An XML regulatory repository is developed to extract structural as well as non-structural features from government regulations to help user understanding and computational analysis. A similarity analysis is performed between different sources of regulations. In order to achieve a better comparison between provisions, we employ a combination of feature matching and structural analysis. Results are shown on comparisons between American and European codes, as well as on the domain of electronic-rulemaking

Valores motivacionales y autoatribución de comportamientos socialmente responsables en estudiantes del Programa de Estudios Básicos de la Universidad Ricardo Palma 2017

Se partió del supuesto de que existe una relación significativa entre los valores humanos y la autoatribución de comportamientos socialmente responsables de los estudiantes del Programa de Estudios Básicos de la Universidad Ricardo Palma. El diseño de la investigación es no experimental, ex post facto, en base a un muestreo probabilístico de tamaño n= 353 (185 hombres y 168 mujeres; rango de edad: 16-21 años), de una población de 4297 estudiantes. Se aplicó el Cuestionario de valores por retratos (PVQ), de Schwartz (2006) y el cuestionario de auto-atribución de comportamientos socialmente responsables diseñado y validado para esta investigación. Para probar la hipótesis se diseñó un modelo sustentado en el marco teórico que diagnosticara la influencia de los valores en los comportamientos socialmente responsables, basado en el análisis de las estructuras de covarianzas y de correlaciones de las variables latentes y las variables observables. Con los datos, se comprobó que el modelo teórico de las relaciones causales entre los valores y los comportamientos socialmente responsables es un modelo adecuado. El modelo permite concluir que existe una correlación positiva y significativa (r=0.550, p_valor<0.05) entre los valores y la auto-atribución de frecuencias de comportamientos socialmente responsables.Trabado de investigacio

A simulation access language and framework for project management applications

As computer programs become ever more complex, software development has shifted from focusing on programming towards focusing on integration. This paper describes a simulation access language (SimAL) that can be used to access and compose software applications over the Internet. Specifically, the framework is developed for the integration of tools for project management applications. The infrastructure allows users to specify and to use existing heterogeneous tools (e.g., Microsoft Project, Microsoft Excel, Primavera Project Planner, and AutoCAD) for simulation of project scenarios. This paper describes the components of the SimAL language and the implementation efforts required in the development of the SimAL framework. An illustration example bringing on-line weather forecasting service for project scheduling and management applications is provided to demonstrate the use of the simulation language and the infrastructure framework

Internet-Enabled Software Model for Nonlinear Structural Analysis and Simulations

This paper describes an Internet-enabled software model that could facilitate the development and utilization of nonlinear structural analysis programs. The software model allows users easy access to the analysis core program and the analysis results by using a web-browser or other application programs. In addition, new and legacy codes can be incorporated as distributed services and be integrated with the software framework from disparate sites. A distributed project management system, taking advantages of Internet and database technologies, is implemented to store and manage model information and simulation results. Nonlinear dynamic analysis and simulations of a bridge structure is performed to illustrate the facilities of the Internet-enabled software model