Bibliometric analysis of scientific production on methods to aid decision making in the last 40 years

Purpose: Multicriteria methods have gained traction in both academia and industry practices for effective decision-making over the years. This bibliometric study aims to explore and provide an overview of research carried out on multicriteria methods, in its various aspects, over the past forty-four years. Design/Methodology/Approach: The Web of Science (WoS) and Scopus databases were searched for publications from January 1945 to April 29, 2021, on multicriteria methods in titles, abstracts, and keywords. The bibliographic data were analyzed using the R bibliometrix package. Findings: This bibliometric study asserts that 29,050 authors have produced 20,861 documents on the theme of multicriteria methods in 131 countries in the last forty-four years. Scientific production in this area grows at a rate of 13.88 per year. China is the leading country in publications with 14.14%; India with 10.76%; and Iran with 8.09%. Islamic Azad University leads others with 504 publications, followed by the Vilnius Gediminas Technical University with 456 and the National Institute of Technology with 336. As for journals, Expert Systems With Applications; Sustainability; and Journal of Cleaner Production are the leading journals, which account for more than 4.67% of all indexed literature. Furthermore, Zavadskas E. and Wang J have the highest publications in the multicriteria methods domain regarding the authors. Regarding the most commonly used multicriteria decision-making methods, AHP is the most favored approach among the ten countries with the most publications in this research area, followed by TOPSIS, VIKOR, PROMETHEE, and ANP. Practical implications: The bibliometric literature review method allows the researchers to explore the multicriteria research area more extensively than the traditional literature review method. It enables a large dataset of bibliographic records to be systematically analyzed through statistical measures, yielding informative insights. Originality/value: The usefulness of this bibliometric study is summed in presenting an overview of the topic of the multicriteria methods during the previous forty-four years, allowing other academics to use this research as a starting point for their research

SOCIO-ENVIRONMENTAL AND SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT FOR TECHNOLOGY INNOVATIONS AT PECTENS PRODUCTION IN BRAZIL

This study presents a practical impact assessment method for the adoption of technology innovations at Pectens In vitro Fertilization Laboratory in Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil. To fulfill the system framework requirements, focused on reproductive and productive enterprises, field visits and interview with the laboratory executive director were carried out. Considering the pectens production activities, 24 socio-environmental indicators were developed and the impact indices were automatically calculated by the system’s spreadsheets. General performance index for the pectens reproduction activities indicated an important contribution of technological innovations for the sustainable production of the In vitro Fertilization Laboratory. The employed method was considered as appropriate for evaluations of sustainability at this agribusiness activity, dealing with indicators as tools in order to identify possible risks for negative impacts. Those indicators include aspects beyond those commonly presented by environmental impact assessments, and were capable to provide adequate management and sustainable development for the studied Organization

APRENDIZAGEM ORGANIZACIONAL E FORMAÇÃO DE EQUIPES DE ALTO DESEMPENHO: ESTUDO DE CASO DA FAINOR/NPPE* EM VITÓRIA DA CONQUISTA - BA

As organizações atuais buscam no conhecimento um diferencial competitivo, para tanto, objetivam atrair e reter os melhores profissionais. Funcionários que respondam as demandas do mercado, equipes que entre si partilham um objetivo comum, uma visão em comum, um interesse coletivo. O presente artigo discute o papel da liderança e a motivação dos indivíduos, quando no trabalho em equipe, com ênfase na discussão das características da formação de uma Equipe de Alto Desempenho, por meio de um estudo de caso exploratório. Analisa o grau de interação entre os membros do NPPE da FAINOR e destes com sua liderança, buscando evidencias que os caracterizem como Equipe de Alta Performance. A amostra probabilística, composta por 05 (cinco) membros, apresentam resultados indicativos que a equipe, objeto do estudo, tem levado o NPPE a alcançar um nível de excelência no desempenho de suas atribuições, o que comprova tal classificação

Classificação de libras em imagens através de redes neurais convolucionais: Libra classification in images through convolutional neural networks

A alfabetização de pessoas surdas, é atualmente um grande desafio que tem gerado muitas discussões no contexto educacional. Apesar da existência da linguagem de sinais (Libras), a capacitação de pessoas para a realização de atividades de ensino nesta área é bastante escassa, e isso tem dificultado bastante o processo de ensino e aprendizagem de indivíduos com ou sem problemas auditivos. Com o crescimento da internet e das tecnologias computacionais, houve a necessidade da criação de aplicações avançadas de inteligência artificial para aprimorar este processo. Um marco bastante importante foi o surgimento da Visão Computacional, que é uma área da inteligência artificial que procura analisar, fazer a interpretação e a extração de determinadas informações úteis de imagens, estudando também a utilização de emoções, reconhecimentos, e análise de movimentos interativos de seres humanos através de sistemas informatizados de I.A. que simulam os pensamentos e ações de seres humanos. O tema deste trabalho aborda uma pesquisa relacionada à aplicação de redes neurais convolucionais (ou profundas), que são ligadas à visão computacional de forma análoga. Foram realizados experimentos através de uma base de dados de Libras que serviu de suporte para o treinamento das imagens através do algoritmo de redes neurais profundas YOLOv5 para a realização da Classificação de alguns grupos de 6 e 7 imagens.  Posteriormente, foram comparados os resultados dos testes, e observados quais épocas obtiveram uma melhor performance durante a classificação das imagens de Libras

Appendicitis as a complication after liposuction

INTRODUCTION: The demand for aesthetic plastic surgery has increased steadily mainly for the appearance of new surgical techniques and these procedures greater social acceptance. Most frequent procedures are: breast surgery (augmentation or reduction), liposuction, tummy tuck surgery and facial surgery. Acute appendicitis is the most common cause of acute abdomen. The appendectomy constitutes one of the most common surgery performed worldwide. Appendicitis has a high incidence among young white adult men. We report a case of acute appendicitis as a complication after liposuction, emphasizing such complication correlation with the surgical procedure. METHODS: We searched scientific data from June to December 2015 indexed in Medline/PubMed database related to complications in liposuction, especially cases associated with appendicitis. CONCLUSION: Postoperative complications are distressing for both patient and physician. The number of plastic surgeries is still rising and procedures are becoming more frequent, therefore, procedure-related facts should be further study. The development of predictive score of complications in plastic surgery would help surgeons to define preventive measures, take best choices and perform better discussion related to risks of the patient already in the postoperative period

Comparative molecular cytogenetics in Melipona Illiger species (Hymenoptera, Apidae)

Cytogenetic studies in Melipona are scarce with only 24 species analyzed cytogenetically. Of these, six species had the rDNA sites physically mapped and characterized by Fluorescent in situ Hybridization (fish). The aim of this study was to perform karyotype analyzes on Melipona species from different regions of Brazil, with a greater sampling representative of the Amazonian fauna and using conventional, fluorochrome staining and FISH with heterologous rDNA probes. The predominant chromosome number was 2n = 18, however, the subspecies M. seminigra abunensis and M. s. pernigra showed 2n = 22 chromosomes. The karyotypes were symmetrical, however M. bicolor, M. quadrifasciata, M. flavolineata, M. fuscopilosa, M. nebulosa presented the first pair heteromorphic in length. CMA3+ blocks also exhibited heteromorphism of size and in almost all cases coincided with rDNA sites, except for M. crinita and M. nebulosa, which presented additional non-coincident CMA3+ blocks. The CMA/ rDNA sites were terminal and interstitial in species with high heterochromatic content, and pericentromeric in those species with low heterochromatic content. In addition to pointing out cytogenetic features of cytotaxonomic importance, the reorganization of the genome in Melipona is discussed

LABORATÓRIOS DE INFORMÁTICA, PERCEPÇÃO DE PROFESSORES E AS POLÍTICAS PÚBLICAS

O presente estudo, busca clarificar a concepção política e a percepção dos professores da rede pública estadual sobre os laboratórios de informática.  Os objetivos estão em verificar as atuais condições de utilização, os estímulos para uso ou não dos laboratórios pelos professores e as políticas públicas sobre tecnologias educacionais. A metodologia utilizada pautou-se na pesquisa de campo junto a professores de três colégios estaduais da cidade de Londrina-PR, bem como em referencias teóricos e documentos que tratam da trajetória da inserção de tecnologias educacionais enquanto política pública nas escolas públicas do Paraná. Os resultados evidenciam que as políticas públicas sobre tecnologias educacionais nas escolas datam do ano de 1996 e retratam avanços e recuos, os quais oferecem reflexões sobre as realidades vigentes nos espaços escolares. Assim, espera-se contribuir para possíveis reflexões e revisão de conceitos sobre a existência, condições e utilização dos laboratórios de informática no processo de ensino aprendizagem.

Resultado do tratamento cirúrgico artroscópico das rerrupturas do manguito rotador do ombro

ResumoObjetivosavaliar a função de pacientes operados por via artroscópica de recidiva pós‐cirúrgica de lesão do manguito rotador (série de casos) e compará‐los com aqueles sem recidiva (grupo controle). Comparar a função de pacientes com recidiva de lesões do manguito rotador (MR) maiores e menores do que 3cm.Métodosavaliação retrospectiva de pacientes submetidos a revisão artroscópica das lesões do manguito rotador com o uso dos escores de ASES, Constant e Murley, UCLA e escala analógica de dor e comparação com pacientes do grupo controle submetidos a reparo primário do MR.Resultadoso tamanho da lesão do manguito rotador na recidiva apresentou influência no resultado do tratamento cirúrgico artroscópico com significância estatística. Os escores funcionais mostraram piores resultados quando comparados àqueles do primeiro procedimento.Conclusãoo tratamento cirúrgico artroscópico das rerrupturas de lesões do manguito rotador mostrou piores escores funcionais quando comparado ao reparo primário da lesão.AbstractObjectivesto evaluate function among patients with postoperative recurrence of rotator cuff injuries that was treated arthroscopically (case series) and compare this with function in patients without recurrence (control group); and to compare function among patients with recurrence of rotator cuff injuries that were greater than and smaller than 3cm.Methodsthis was a retrospective evaluation of patients who underwent arthroscopic revision of rotator cuff injuries using the ASES, Constant & Murley and UCLA scores and a visual analogue pain scale, in comparison with patients in a control group who underwent primary rotator cuff repair.Resultsthe size of the rotator cuff injury recurrence had a statistically significant influence on the result from the arthroscopic surgical treatment. The functional scores showed worse results than those from the first procedure.Conclusionarthroscopic surgical treatment of renewed tearing of rotator cuff injuries showed worse functional scores than those from primary repair of the injury

Palliative care and communication: study with health professionals of the home care service

Objective: To investigate whether professionals of the Home Care Service value communication in the scope of palliative care, when assisting patients without possibility of healing, and to ascertain the facilitating communication strategies used by these professionals for promoting palliative care. Methods: This is an exploratory research, with qualitative nature, conducted with 22 professionals of the Home Care Service situated in the city of João Pessoa/PB. Data were analyzed by means of the content analysis technique. Results: The analysis gave rise to two categories: "Valorization of communication in the relationship between health professionals and patients under palliative care" and "Communication strategies used by professionals for promoting palliative care in the Home Care Service". Conclusion: It can be concluded that communication is configured as an essential component of patient care and is extremely important for promoting palliative care