Consumer Preferences of Solar Systems in Boston and Atlanta: A Choice Experiment

Creating a cleaner energy grid has become a hot topic over the past 20 years, as the effects of fossil fuels on our planet has become clearer. The solar market in the US has exploded over the past 10 years, with an average annual growth rate of about 42% (Solar Industry Research Data, 2020). Choice experiments are often conducted to better understand consumers preferences towards products or characteristics of products. In this study, data of a choice experiment in a survey of residents in Boston and Atlanta regarding preferences for attributes of household solar energy collecting system are analyzed. The results of data analysis give us a better understanding as to what consumers in Boston and Atlanta value in a solar photovoltaic or hot water system, and to estimate what they are willing to pay (WTP) for these systems, and upgrades in attributes/features of these systems

PRINCÍPIOS ÉTICOS DO SERVIÇO SOCIAL E A INFLUÊNCIA DA PRODUÇÃO INTELECTUAL DE CARLOS NELSON COUTINHO

Resumo O presente trabalho objetiva relatar sobre o projeto de pesquisa para a dissertação de Mestrado em Serviço Social, pela Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná – Unioeste, campus Toledo-PR, denominado “Projeto Ético-Político do Serviço Social brasileiro e princípios éticos: a influência da tradição marxista através da produção intelectual de Carlos Nelson Coutinho”. Tendo o Serviço Social como tema central, o relato traz uma breve revisão bibliográfica em torno do tema, situa problema, objetivos geral e específicos, assim como a metodologia proposta para esse projeto de pesquisa. Ainda, são feitas algumas considerações sobre o andamento, isto é, situação atual em que se encontra a realização desta pesquisa e o que se almeja dentro do limitado período de tempo de conclusão do curso de Mestrado

Auditing CPR Skills for Campus Recreation Student Employees

CPR training is an important part of any collegiate recreation facility’s risk management plan for injury prevention. Because student employees are the first line of defense it is important that they are properly prepared to respond to any emergency situation. Oftentimes classroom training alone is not enough to prepare employees for emergencies. The purpose of this project was to build a training and audit program for CPR in order to build confidence and retain knowledge and skills for student employees in a campus recreation department. A training and audit program was created based on researching programs used by other universities and reviewing the literature about confidence in performing CPR. Participants for the study were employees at a campus recreation center who held the Floor Attendant position. Participants were asked to complete a short quiz at the beginning and end of the test period, which was four months. They also participated in an audit at the beginning and end of the test period. After the second audit the participants were surveyed on their experience with the program and self-reported confidence in performing CPR before and after the program. Overall, the majority of participants improved between the first and second tests. For audits, 80% of participants improved their skills and for the quiz, 70% of participants improved. When surveyed, most students agreed that their confidence in performing CPR in an audit and real life situation was higher after participating in the program. Most also agreed that they were more confident when performing a surprise audit because it was most like a real life situation. These results suggest that overall the training and audit program does increase confidence for student employees in campus recreation and assist in retaining knowledge. However, more research should be done in order to determine the effectiveness of this program for different recreation departments

In re Forfeiture of the Following Described Vehicle, 1972 Porsche 2 Dr., \u2774 Florida License Tag ID 91788 VIN #9111200334, 307 So. 2d 451 (Fla. 3d Dist. Ct. App. 1975)

Criminal Law- FORFEITURES- SIGNIFICANT INVOLVEMENT IN ILLICIT DRUG OPERATION REQUIRED TO JUSTIFY AUTOMOBILE FORFEITURE; EVIDENCE OBTAINED BY ILLEGAL SEARCH INADMISSIBLE IN FORFEITURE PROCEEDING; IMPOUNDMENT OF AUTOMOBILE WITHOUT WARRANT IN ABSENCE OF PROBABLE CAUSE AND EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES INVALIDATES RELATED INVENTORY SEARCH

How should sports organizations handle a crisis?: a focus on collegiate institutions

The sports industry is big business just like any other big business. Sports organizations face various crises just as corporate America does. A survey of 345 professional and college level sports organizations revealed that 70% of them experienced a crisis in 1997, while the Los Angeles Times reported that 220 college athletes were the focus of criminal charges in 1995. Sports crises are clearly more frequent today than ever before, said Kathleen Hessert. Mike Paul agrees with that trend based on his research, attributing the trend to poor life choices away from the sport. What is a crisis? A crisis is a situation that disrupts normal business operations, and has an uncertain and a potentially negative outcome. What are some crises within the sports industry? Crises can range from criminal charges, labor disputes, arena/stadium issues, politically incorrect statements or actions, accidental deaths and workplace violence. This thesis will examine how nine public relations practitioners in the sports industry handle crises, and compare the findings to the Gonzalez-Herrero and Pratt crisis management model. The nine sports organizations interviewed will gain insight into their practices concerning crises, thus, giving them the opportunity to improve communications with their publics whereby mutually valuable relationships can be formed. The findings of this thesis seem to support certain aspects of the crisis management model, however, none of the organizations follow the model exactly. The inability of all of these organizations to implement more proactive public relations or to conduct formal research causes these organizations to operate in a reactionary mode. The findings of this thesis point out the areas in which these sports organizations indeed do follow the Gonzalez-Herrero and Pratt crisis management model, and points out the areas in which these organizations\u27 performance is lacking. The areas tended to be planning and research. Although these findings cannot be generalized to all sports organizations, those organizations can use these findings as an educational tool in which to enhance their own operations

Speech-language-hearing instruments to assess peripheral facial palsy: an integrative literature review

Purpose: to describe and analyze the clinical instruments that assess peripheral facial palsy through an integrative literature review. Methods: the precepts for this type of review were followed: research question, identification, selection of studies, and critical analysis. The Virtual Health Library (VHL), Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO), Google Scholar, and PubMed databases were accessed to search for fully available articles published in national journals between January 2008 and July 2018. The terms used in the search were “Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences”, “Evaluation”, and “Facial Paralysis”, in both English and Portuguese. The data obtained were organized per author, title, objective, instruments used, description of the instruments, and application procedures used in the articles. Results: out of the total 992 articles found, only 18 met the inclusion criteria of the research. In most of them, there was only the citation of the assessment instruments or considerations about them, without fully describing the application procedures. Conclusion: the study identified publications that indicate the use of clinical and speech-language-hearing assessment instruments. However, further detailing is necessary regarding the assessment procedures to help develop and refine the speech-language-hearing methodologies and techniques.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Psychosocial aspects associated with peripheral facial paralysis in sequelae stage: clinical case study

The background of this study is to describe and analyze the speech therapy intervention of a patient in sequelae stage of peripheral facial paralysis, with emphasis on psychosocial factors involved in the therapeutic process. It's a clinical case study, female subject, 52, in the sequelae stage of peripherical facial paralysis, assisted from March to July 2010. The clinical material was systematically recorded in writing and facial expressions were photographed regularly during the therapeutic process. The data were analyzed in a biopsychossocial aspects. The clinical of peripheral facial paralysis occurred 18 years ago in hemiface left with unknown etiology. During the period that began speech therapy, the subject had significant muscle contractures and synkinesis that made up the sequelae. It can be discuss that even after almost 20 years after the onset of peripheral facial paralysis, the patient reported in detail the psychological distress and social limitations imposed sequels that your routine. Complained: inability to express their emotions in the face communication situations. Listening therapy of psychological contents led to patient deal with these conflicts and, as such, seeks alternatives both functional and subjective to express herself in terms verbal and nonverbal safer and less anxiety. The therapeutic approach, which valued subjective aspects in the effectiveness of the method in the case studied speech. The theoretical basis provided subsidies for basic to intermediate technical interventions.Este estudo tem como tema descrever e analisar o processo terapêutico fonoaudiológico de uma paciente na fase sequelar da paralisia facial periférica, com ênfase nos aspectos psicossociais implicados no processo terapêutico. É um estudo do caso clínico de sujeito do sexo feminino, 52 anos, na fase sequelar da paralisia facial periférica, atendida no período de março a julho de 2010. O material clínico foi registrado sistematicamente por escrito, e as expressões faciais foram fotografadas regularmente durante o processo terapêutico. Os dados foram analisados na perspectiva biopsicossocial. O quadro de paralisia facial periférica ocorreu há 18 anos na hemiface esquerda, com etiologia desconhecida. No período que iniciou a terapia fonoaudiológica, o sujeito apresentava sincinesias e contraturas musculares significantes que configuravam as sequelas. É possível afirmar que, mesmo passados quase 20 anos após o quadro de paralisia facial periférica, a paciente referia com detalhes o sofrimento psíquico e as limitações sociais que as sequelas impunham a sua rotina. Queixava-se: da impossibilidade de manifestar suas emoções pela face em situações de comunicação. A escuta terapêutica dos conteúdos psíquicos levou a paciente a lidar com esses conflitos e, nessa medida, buscar alternativas tanto funcionais quanto subjetivas para expressar-se em termos verbais e não verbais com maior segurança e menor angústia. A abordagem terapêutica, que valorizou aspectos subjetivos da paciente, favoreceu a efetividade do método fonoaudiológico no caso estudado. O referencial teórico utilizado forneceu subsídios fundamentais para intermediar as intervenções técnicas.Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São PauloUniversidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) Departamento de FonoaudiologiaPontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo Faculdade de Ciências Humanas e da Saúde Departamento de Clínica FonoaudiológicaUNIFESP, Depto. de FonoaudiologiaSciEL

Application of the psychosocial scale of facial appearance in the evaluation of peripheral facial palsy: a pilot study

Purpose To apply the Psychosocial Scale of Facial Appearance in order to verify its applicability and reproducibility in a pilot study. Methods Subjects: eight adult subjects with peripheral facial palsy were selected according to established criteria. Procedures: 1. speech-language assessment of the facial function; 2. verification of the reliability of the Psychosocial Scale of Facial Appearance; 3. verification of the scale s reproducibility; 4. application of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. A descriptive analysis of the data was performed, and the paired t-Student test (between times 1 and 2) and the intraclass correlation coefficient (ricc) were applied. Results Assessing the applicability increased the familiarity with the data collection process and contributed to modifications in the procedures. The questionnaire proved to be reliable for all the scales analyzed: Functional, Social, and Emotional Aspects of Face, General, and Note Assigned to the Face. The intraclass correlation coefficient (ricc) demonstrated the reproducibility of the instrument by showing excellent values for all thematic groups analyzed. Conclusion This study provided subsides for the improvement and final elaboration of an instrument that aims to investigate the psychosocial aspects associated with peripheral facial palsy.Objetivo Aplicar a Escala Psicossocial de Aparência Facial, para verificar aplicabilidade e reprodutibilidade, por meio de estudo piloto. Métodos Casuística: seleção de oito sujeitos adultos com paralisia facial periférica, a partir de critérios estabelecidos. Procedimentos: 1. avaliação fonoaudiológica da função facial; 2. verificação da fidedignidade da Escala Psicossocial de Aparência Facial; 3. verificação da reprodutibilidade da escala; 4. aplicação da Escala Hospitalar de Ansiedade e Depressão. Foi realizada análise descritiva dos dados e aplicado o teste t-Student pareado, entre os momentos 1 e 2, e o coeficiente de correlação intraclasse (ricc). Resultados A verificação da aplicabilidade aumentou a familiaridade com o processo de coleta de dados e auxiliou nas modificações dos procedimentos. O questionário mostrou-se fidedigno para todas as escalas analisadas: Aspectos Funcionais da Face, Aspectos Sociais, Aspectos Emocionais, Geral e Nota atribuída ao rosto. O coeficiente de correlação intraclasse (ricc) demonstrou a reprodutibilidade do instrumento, tendo apresentado, neste caso, valores excelentes para todas os grupos temáticos analisados. Conclusão Esta pesquisa ofereceu subsídios para o aprimoramento e elaboração final de instrumento que investiga os aspectos psicossociais associados à paralisia facial periférica.21

Towards new tools for bioresource use and sharing

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