Same traits, different variance : Item-Level Variation Within Personality Measures

© 2014 the Author(s). This article has been published under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License. Without requesting permission from the Author or SAGE, you may further copy, distribute, transmit, and adapt the article, with the condition that the Author and SAGE Open are in each case credited as the source of the article. The version of record, Jamie S. Churcyard, Karen J. Pine, Shivani Sharma, Ben (C) Fletcher, ' Same Traits, Difference Variance: Item-Level Variation Within Personality Measures', SAGE Open, 2014, is available online via doi: 10.1177/2158244014522634Personality trait questionnaires are regularly used in individual differences research to examine personality scores between participants, although trait researchers tend to place little value on intra-individual variation in item ratings within a measured trait. The few studies that examine variability indices have not considered how they are related to a selection of psychological outcomes, so we recruited 160 participants (age M = 24.16, SD = 9.54) who completed the IPIP-HEXACO personality questionnaire and several outcome measures. Heterogenous within-subject differences in item ratings were found for every trait/facet measured, with measurement error that remained stable across the questionnaire. Within-subject standard deviations, calculated as measures of individual variation in specific item ratings within a trait/facet, were related to outcomes including life satisfaction and depression. This suggests these indices represent valid constructs of variability, and that researchers administering behavior statement trait questionnaires with outcome measures should also apply item-level variability indices.Peer reviewedFinal Published versio

Prospecção tecnológica como uma ferramenta aplicada à pesquisa agropecuária.

Este trabalho apresenta exemplos de prospecção tecnológica da Embrapa Amazônia Oriental (CPATU) que contribuem para a visão estratégica da produção de C&T&I, otimizando políticas de médio e longo termo, estratégias, planos, e processos de tomada de decisão. Apresenta-se o processo de qualificação de tecnologias e o monitoramento tecnológico, especificamente na análise de produtos agroindustriais e o resultado de buscas de patentes de produtos extrusados

Base de dados climáticos.

Um repositório organizado de dados é uma exigência em qualquer empresa, como componente de eficiência, e a forma adequada para isto é utilizar uma ferramenta de banco de dados. Focando a pesquisa agropecuária, que necessita de dados climáticos como um dos componentes do ambiente que condicionam a produção, ter esses dados atualizados e disponíveis para acesso é uma necessidade para a empresa. A primeira ferramenta de banco de dados surgiu na IBM como forma de reduzir trabalho e custo no armazenamento e organização de dados, e o modelo relacional de banco de dados, utilizado neste documento, surgiu na década de 70, e até hoje é um dos mais utilizados, com a Linguagem Estruturada de Consulta – SQL, desenvolvida na década de 80, e adotada universalmente. Desta forma, o produto apresentado nesta publicação é uma forma de permitir o acesso aos usuários a toda base climática disponível na Unidade até 2011, ao mesmo tempo popularizando um sistema de banco de dados para o grupamento de pesquisa, por meio de um passo a passo.bitstream/item/70054/1/doc-141.pd

Global priorities for conservation across multiple dimensions of mammalian diversity

Conservation priorities that are based on species distribution, endemism, and vulnerability may underrepresent biologically unique species as well as their functional roles and evolutionary histories. To ensure that priorities are biologically comprehensive, multiple dimensions of diversity must be considered. Further, understanding how the different dimensions relate to one another spatially is important for conservation prioritization, but the relationship remains poorly understood. Here, we use spatial conservation planning to (i) identify and compare priority regions for global mammal conservation across three key dimensions of biodiversity-taxonomic, phylogenetic, and traits-and (ii) determine the overlap of these regions with the locations of threatened species and existing protected areas. We show that priority areas for mammal conservation exhibit low overlap across the three dimensions, highlighting the need for an integrative approach for biodiversity conservation. Additionally, currently protected areas poorly represent the three dimensions of mammalian biodiversity. We identify areas of high conservation priority among and across the dimensions that should receive special attention for expanding the global protected area network. These high-priority areas, combined with areas of high priority for other taxonomic groups and with social, economic, and political considerations, provide a biological foundation for future conservation planning efforts

Improving the Knowledge on Seismogenic Sources in the Lower Tagus Valley for Seismic Hazard Purposes

The Lower Tagus Valley, that includes the metropolitan area of Lisbon, has been struck by several earthquakes which produced significant material damage and loss of lives. Their exact location remains unknown. Our goal is to shed some light into the seismogenic sources in the area using seismic reflection and geological data. In areas with no seismic coverage, potential-field data interpretation was carried out. Seismicity was overlaid to the potential seismogenic structures and high-resolution data was acquired in order to confirm which structures have been active into the Quaternary. Three major fault-zones affecting the Neogene were identified: V. F. Xira, Samora-Alcochete and Pinhal Novo. For the first fault, strong evidences suggest it is active. The other two fault-zones and other structures previously unknown can be correlated with several epicentres. Empirical relationships between maximum moment magnitude and fault area indicate that MW > 6.5 earthquakes can be expected for the larger structures