Climate change risk disclosure : a legitimation tool for companies with high carbon risk exposure in the U.S.

As one of the world’s top risks, climate change has severely impacted human and natural systems, evidenced by high temperatures, wildfires and floods. High-quality climate change disclosure has the potential to enable stakeholders to act on the information they receive, such as investors directing their capital to more sustainable companies, activists targeting large CO2 emitters and government tightening regulation. However, quality of climate-related disclosure remains an issue. Environmental disclosure has been studied since 1970s but results are still mixed in terms of the motivations for companies to provide disclosure. In this regard, legitimacy theory indicates that companies under legitimacy threats (e.g. high risk or high media visibility) provide higher levels of disclosure, while voluntary disclosure theory posits that better performers (e.g. better risk managers) would use more disclosure to showcase their superiority, while impression management suggests that companies tend to attribute successes to internal factors (e.g. strategy, management skills) and failures to external factors (e.g. market, regulation). This study applies both theories and employs logistic and OLS regressions, using a sample with 200 U.S. listed companies from high GHG emission industries (e.g. oil & gas, chemicals, and metals & mining). In alignment with legitimacy theory, results evidenced that GHG emissions risk and media visibility positively impact on the likelihood of a company to provide GHG emissions risk disclosure. Results also suggest that when there is increased GHG emissions risk level, companies increase their general disclosure four times more than their specific disclosure, which is potentially associated with a legitimation strategy of diverting stakeholders’ attention to the context instead of the company itself, also aligned with attributing their high risk levels to external factors, as suggested in impression management. In addition, media visibility was found to positively influence the extent of specific disclosure, which may be explained by stakeholders’ prior knowledge influencing information threshold as in voluntary disclosure theory

Design thinking as a tool to the teaching of children, and teachers in the 21st century: An Integrative Review

Children become more motivated to learn when what is presented to them reflects or simulates their own reality, providing a sense of authenticity to education. This article aims to analyse which studies have already been carried out in the scope of the use and teaching of Design Thinking for children in the school environment. In order to achieve this aim, a descriptive exploratory research was conducted, based on the integrative literature review, with the Scopus and Web of Science platforms as the basis. It was noticed that Design Thinking is a valuable tool for the empowerment of children and adolescents, as it stimulates empathy, communication, creativity, and the ability to analyse and solve problems. One point that should be drawn from the articles is that there is few formally structured materials on the use of Design Thinking as a pedagogical practice, which can hinder its more accelerated dissemination. Finally, although interventions are centred on children and adolescents, educators need to realize that they are the primary factor for transformation, through their involvement, dedication, and attitude. Therefore, they need to be qualified, aware of their role as facilitators, guiding in this collaborative journey of critical thinking, and problem-solving in an innovative and future-oriented way

City Focus: A web-based interactive 2D and 3D GIS application to find the best place in a city, using open data and open source software

City Focus is a webbased interactive 2D and 3D GIS application to find the best place in a city to live as well as to pass shorter staying. The user can select among different criteria and decide their importance by assigning weights to each of them. The application provides thematic maps displaying insights on the places which better fit the user’s preferences. The resulting map is computed through map algebra by means of Web Coverage Processing Service WCPS provided by RASDAMAN Database Management System. Data visualization is mainly based on NASA Web WorldWind opensource virtual globe. The app exploits exclusively open data as well as Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) for its implementation by enabling continuous improvements while minimizing development costs

CARACTERIZAÇÃO DAS VERTENTES DAS ÁREAS DE RISCO AMBIENTAL DO DISTRITO INDUSTRIAL II – MANAUS (AMAZONAS)

Este artigo tem como objetivo caracterizar as vertentes que se encontram em áreas derisco ambiental no bairro Distrito Industrial II. Os aspectos que foram analisados são: a)encosta (comprimento, declividade e forma); b) voçorocas (área de contribuição, tipo,forma, dimensões e orientação); c) a distância entre as incisões e as residências; e, d)declividade e forma das vertentes. As voçorocas foram classificadas pelo tipo (OLIVEIRA,2006) e forma (BIGARELLA e MAZUCHOWISKI, 1985 e VIEIRA, 1998). A áreaselecionada justifica-se por apresentar expressiva quantidade de incisões lineares do tipovoçoroca (n=25) o que representa 27,59% do total de incisões da cidade de Manaus(n=91) (VIEIRA, 2008). Como resultado desta pesquisa foram identificadas 7 voçorocasque apresentam moradias em seu entorno, fato que implica risco de vida e/oueconômicos aos moradores locais, já que o crescimento das bordas das incisõesexpandem em direção destas residências

Omnicanalidad: la importancia de la uniformidad del discurso en tiempos de pandemia

La situación de pandemia por COVID-19 irrumpió dramáticamente y movió los cimientos de nuestra cultura cotidiana. La transformación digital, hasta ese momento postergada o negada en algunos ámbitos, pasó de ser un deseo a una necesidad inmediata. Uno de los grandes desafíos fue (y aún es) cómo interactuar con la ciudadanía en estos escenarios para brindar información relevante, oportuna, exacta, mediante un mecanismo dinámico que permita la actualización y oferta inmediata de servicios. La existencia de diversos canales de comunicación accesibles y asequibles por parte de toda la ciudadanía debían ser los adecuados no sólo para dar información, sino también para registrar personas que presentaban síntomas o contactos estrechos con positivos por COVID-19 y ser el nexo con las autoridades sanitarias. En este artículo se presenta la experiencia del Gobierno de la Provincia de Buenos Aires.Sociedad Argentina de Informática e Investigación Operativ

Hallazgos de patologías sobre radiografías panorámicas en odontopediatría

La radiografía panorámica es una herramienta indispensable como auxiliar de diagnóstico en niños en etapa de dentición mixta. Las patologías en el macizo maxilo facial posibles de ser halladas a través de radiografías panorámicas son entre otras, quistes, tumores, anomalías de número, y deposición. Su diagnostico precoz y tratamiento oportuno es importante en Odontopediatría es por ello que se busca establecer la frecuencia de aparición en un muestra de los niños que concurren a la asignatura.Facultad de Odontologí

Relato de um caso com rápida evolução e desfecho satisfatório em criança com provável Síndrome de Guillain- Barré

Introduction: Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) is the most frequent cause of acute and sub-acute flaccid paralysis after polio eradication. Although rare, it is recognized as the leading cause of flaccid paralysis among the admissions to pediatric intensive care for acute neuromuscular diseases. Objective: To report the case of a 14-month-old male patient with a probable diagnosis of GBS with acute, myelinated motor sensitive neuropathy, with probable secondary axonal involvement, with rapid clinical recovery. Case Report: A male patient admitted in a reference hospital in the Federal District, Brazil, residing in the Integrated Development Region of the Federal District and Surroundings. The child was 14 months old and 8.6 kg, with an updated vaccination status and neuropsychomotor development appropriate for his age, with a condition of paresis in the lower limbs, without cognitive changes. After 14 hours of admission, due to the worsening of his clinical situation and the albumino-cytological dissociation identified by the analysis of cerebrospinal fluid, it was started immunotherapy with intravenous human immunoglobulin, 0.7g/kg/day for three days. Twenty four hours after start of treatment, the child showed a clinical improvement of his general condition. The patient was discharged after five days of hospitalization. After 76 days of discharge, there was a significant improvement in neuropsychomotor development, despite a slight delay in its development. Conclusion: Due to the rarity of Guillain-Barré Syndrome among young children, it is important that health professionals remain sensitive to capture and treat unusual cases in a timely manner. We also recommend that the identified cases be monitored carefully, in order to check if the Guillain-Barré Syndrome, and its variants, can explain developmental disorders a posteriori.Introdução: A Síndrome de Guillain-Barré (SGB) é a causa mais frequente de paralisia flácida aguda e subaguda desde a erradicação da poliomielite. Embora rara, é reconhecida como a principal causa de paralisia flácida entre pessoas internadas em terapia intensiva pediátrica por doenças neuromusculares agudas. Objetivo: Relatar um caso de paciente do sexo masculino, com 14 meses de idade, com diagnóstico provável de Síndrome de Guillain-Barré com neuropatia sensitivo motora, aguda, mielínica, com provável comprometimento axonal secundário, com rápida evolução e melhora.   Descrição do caso: Foi admitido em hospital público maternoinfantil de referência para o Distrito Federal um paciente masculino, residente na Região Integrada de Desenvolvimento do Distrito Federal e Entorno. A criança tinha 14 meses de idade e 8,6kg, situação vacinal atualizada e desenvolvimentoneurospicomotor adequado para a idade, com quadro de paresia em membros inferiores, sem alterações cognitivas. Após 14 horas da admissão, diante do agravamento do quadro clínico e da dissociação albomino-citológica identificada pela análise de líquido cefalo-raquidiano foi iniciada imunoterapia (imunoglobulina humana endovenosa, 0,7g/kg/dia por três dias). Após 24 horas do início do tratamento, a criança apresentou melhora em seu estado geral. O paciente teve alta hospitalar após cinco dias de internação. Após 76 dias da alta, foi constatada melhora significativa no desenvolvimento neuropsicomotor, apesar de leve atraso em seu desenvolvimento até o momento.   Conclusão: Diante da raridade de casos em crianças, é importante que os profissionais de saúde se mantenham sensíveis a captar e tratar os casos de maneira oportuna. Recomendamos ainda que os casos identificados sejam acompanhados cuidadosamente, afim de verificar se a SGB, esuas variantes, podem explicar transtornos de desenvolvimento à posteriori

Decision Support Systems for Weed Management

Editors: Guillermo R. Chantre, José L. González-Andújar.Weed management Decision Support Systems (DSS) are increasingly important computer-based tools for modern agriculture. Nowadays, extensive agriculture has become highly dependent on external inputs and both economic costs, as well the negative environmental impact of agricultural activities, demands knowledge-based technology for the optimization and protection of non-renewable resources. In this context, weed management strategies should aim to maximize economic profit by preserving and enhancing agricultural systems. Although previous contributions focusing on weed biology and weed management provide valuable insight on many aspects of weed species ecology and practical guides for weed control, no attempts have been made to highlight the forthcoming importance of DSS in weed management. This book is a first attempt to integrate 'concepts and practice' providing a novel guide to the state-of-art of DSS and the future prospects which hopefully would be of interest to higher-level students, academics and professionals in related areas

Motivación en la atención odontológica de los niños

La motivación es un proceso imprescindible para el abordaje del niño ante cualquier maniobra odontológica. Existen dos tipos de motivación para la atención odontopediátrica: la que se realiza antes del diagnóstico clínico y se le explica todo el procedimiento, qué elementos se van a utilizar en él y cual es la función de cada uno de ellos y la motivación específica, que se realiza antes de una práctica odontológica en particular. Hay diferentes técnicas que se pueden individualizar para cada paciente niño, según la conducta que exprese, la edad, la experiencia previa o si es su primera consulta y otros aspectos que puedan surgir del interrogatorio al menor o a su acompañante. Es importante destacar que si el niño trae una perspectiva negativa de la odontología íntimamente arraigada y se agotaron todas las instancias de motivación, es necesario trabajar interdisciplinariamente con la ayuda de un psicólogo. En este trabajo se presentan dos casos clínicos de pacientes con conducta disruptiva y de evitación respectivamente, causadas por una experiencia negativa anterior ante un procedimiento odontológico determinado, en el que fueron usadas distintas técnicas de motivación, por el odontopediatra operador.Facultad de Odontologí