Modelagem dos processos da área de compras com base em Bpm / Purchasing area processes modeling based on Bpm

O planejamento e modelagem dos processos internos de uma empresa são essenciais, uma vez que são eles que definem as regras a serem seguidas por todos os colaboradores. Dentro desses processos, os processos de aquisição são fundamentais para a boa estabilidade de uma companhia, uma vez que esse é o início do processo de fabricação do produto. Nesse sentido, esse trabalho realiza a análise do um processo de compra existente em uma empresa, buscando entender como ele funciona e quais passos devem ser adequados para um ganho de produtividade, assertividade e diminuição de erros, tendo como objetivo implantar um fluxo do processo de compras, baseado em modelo BPM, que possibilite garantias de um acompanhamento/controle adequado de todas as etapas selecionadas, para atendimento de uma empresa de embalagens flexíveis. Por fim resultando em um processo aprimorado, trazendo para empresa mais agilidade e correlação de informações entre as ordens de compras e as notas fiscais de entrada das matérias prima

A tecnologia da informação em instituições de preservação cultural: relato de experiência no instituto memória histórica e cultural da Universidade de Caxias do Sul: The information technology in institutions of cultural preservation: report of experience in the institute of the historical cultural memory of the University of Caxias do Sul

A preservação e o gerenciamento da informação é crucial para qualquer organização. O Instituto Memória Histórica e Cultural (IMHC) visa restaurar e preservar artefatos que retratam a vida dos habitantes da serra gaúcha. Considerando a importância do acervo como fonte de estudo para diversas áreas do conhecimento, constatou-se a necessidade de padronizar o sistema arquivístico pertinente ao IMHC. Este processo é relevante uma vez que alguns dos departamentos do IMHC possuem seu próprio sistema de banco de dados, enquanto outros não possuem ferramentas tecnológicas para o gerenciamento do conteúdo arquivístico. O presente artigo tem como objetivo relatar a aplicabilidade dos softwares Archivematica e AtoM junto ao acervo histórico cultural do IMHC. Os resultados indicam que os softwares proporcionarão as funcionalidades necessárias para o gerenciamento do acervo arquivístico, contribuindo para a gestão informacional do IMHC

COVID-19 symptoms at hospital admission vary with age and sex: results from the ISARIC prospective multinational observational study

Background: The ISARIC prospective multinational observational study is the largest cohort of hospitalized patients with COVID-19. We present relationships of age, sex, and nationality to presenting symptoms. Methods: International, prospective observational study of 60 109 hospitalized symptomatic patients with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 recruited from 43 countries between 30 January and 3 August 2020. Logistic regression was performed to evaluate relationships of age and sex to published COVID-19 case definitions and the most commonly reported symptoms. Results: ‘Typical’ symptoms of fever (69%), cough (68%) and shortness of breath (66%) were the most commonly reported. 92% of patients experienced at least one of these. Prevalence of typical symptoms was greatest in 30- to 60-year-olds (respectively 80, 79, 69%; at least one 95%). They were reported less frequently in children (≤ 18 years: 69, 48, 23; 85%), older adults (≥ 70 years: 61, 62, 65; 90%), and women (66, 66, 64; 90%; vs. men 71, 70, 67; 93%, each P < 0.001). The most common atypical presentations under 60 years of age were nausea and vomiting and abdominal pain, and over 60 years was confusion. Regression models showed significant differences in symptoms with sex, age and country. Interpretation: This international collaboration has allowed us to report reliable symptom data from the largest cohort of patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19. Adults over 60 and children admitted to hospital with COVID-19 are less likely to present with typical symptoms. Nausea and vomiting are common atypical presentations under 30 years. Confusion is a frequent atypical presentation of COVID-19 in adults over 60 years. Women are less likely to experience typical symptoms than men

Online newspapers as an effective tool to generate interest in reading for students of Youth and Adult Education

One of the main challenges to improve the quality of Brazilian education is to promote reading and an understanding of what is read. This situation is more complex in Youth and Adult Education, which has focused on students who exhibited academic failure in mainstream classes or had not engaged in reading and writing for many years. In addition to adolescents, adults and elderly individuals have the same interests when they are in school; however, the identification of a way to engage these different audiences is a challenge. Thus, we propose reading newspapers online to generate an interest in reading, as well as determining how to select updated texts that are able to draw the attention of students. The findings indicated 100% of the students were satisfied with the activity. Nevertheless, when the times of reading performed in the Educational Computer Laboratory and classroom were compared, the evaluation that employed computer tools was far superior to the classroom. We conclude that although online newspaper reading is quite simple and easy to perform, it is an important tool capable of stimulating and developing the taste and habit of reading and is effective for different audiences