Teaching-research organizational environment at Pedro Borras Astorga University Polyclinic, Pinar del Rio

Introduction: analyzing and understanding the organizational phenomenon is a necessity for the professionals, particularly those working in the health sector. Objective: to evaluate the organizational environment in the teaching-research area at Pedro Borrás Astorga University Polyclinic. Method: a descriptive research was carried out on health systems and services, from an evaluative point of view in the chosen health area of Pinar del Río city from October to November 2016. The target group included 75 professors from the Institution, while for the selection of the sample a simple random method was used, 60 of them were chosen at random. The statistical data processing was performed using absolute and percentage frequencies, keeping the rules of the medical ethics. Results: in the dimension of the organizational-educational-research, motivation prevailed (6.2), while organizational structure emphasized the performance of teaching and research components (6.2), as well as the leadership style which prevailed in both processes (6.8). Most dimensions were characterized by an adequate environment (≥6). Conclusions: the study enriched the teaching-research work of the health area, contributing to the achievement of positive results and developers

Ambiente organizacional docente-investigativo del Policlínico Universitario “Pedro Borrás Astorga” de Pinar del Río

Introduction: analyzing and understanding the organizational phenomenon is a necessity for the professionals, particularly those working in the health sector.Objective: to evaluate the organizational environment in the teaching-research area at Pedro Borrás Astorga University Polyclinic.Method: a descriptive research was carried out on health systems and services, from an evaluative point of view in the chosen health area of Pinar del Río city from October to November 2016. The target group included 75 professors from the Institution, while for the selection of the sample a simple random method was used, 60 of them were chosen at random. The statistical data processing was performed using absolute and percentage frequencies, keeping the rules of the medical ethics.Results: in the dimension of the organizational-educational-research, motivation prevailed (6.2), while organizational structure emphasized the performance of teaching and research components (6.2), as well as the leadership style which prevailed in both processes (6.8). Most dimensions were characterized by an adequate environment (≥6).Conclusions: the study enriched the teaching-research work of the health area, contributing to the achievement of positive results and developers. Introducción: analizar y comprender el fenómeno organizacional constituye una necesidad por parte de los profesionales, particularmente los del sector salud.Objetivo: evaluar el ambiente organizacional en lo docente-investigativo del Policlínico Universitario “Pedro Borrás Astorga”.Método: se realizó una investigación descriptiva en sistemas y servicios de salud, de corte evaluativo en dicha área de salud de la ciudad Pinar del Río, en el período de octubre a noviembre del 2016. El universo estuvo constituido por 75 docentes pertenecientes a la institución, mientras que para la selección de la muestra se utilizó el método aleatorio simple escogiendo 60 de ellos al azar.  El procesamiento estadístico de los datos se realizó utilizando frecuencias absolutas y porcentajes, respetándose la ética médica.Resultados: en la dimensión comportamiento organizacional docente-investigativo prevaleció la motivación (6,2), mientras que en estructura organizacional se destacó el funcionamiento en la docencia e investigación con 6,2, así como en el estilo de dirección prevaleció el liderazgo en ambos procesos con 6,8. La mayoría de las dimensiones se caracterizaron por poseer un clima adecuado (≥6).Conclusiones: el estudio enriqueció el trabajo docente-investigativo del área de salud, contribuyendo al logro de resultados positivos y desarrolladores

Ambiente organizacional docente-investigativo del Policlínico Universitario “Pedro Borrás Astorga” de Pinar del Río

Introduction: analyzing and understanding the organizational phenomenon is a necessity for the professionals, particularly those working in the health sector.Objective: to evaluate the organizational environment in the teaching-research area at Pedro Borrás Astorga University Polyclinic.Method: a descriptive research was carried out on health systems and services, from an evaluative point of view in the chosen health area of Pinar del Río city from October to November 2016. The target group included 75 professors from the Institution, while for the selection of the sample a simple random method was used, 60 of them were chosen at random. The statistical data processing was performed using absolute and percentage frequencies, keeping the rules of the medical ethics.Results: in the dimension of the organizational-educational-research, motivation prevailed (6.2), while organizational structure emphasized the performance of teaching and research components (6.2), as well as the leadership style which prevailed in both processes (6.8). Most dimensions were characterized by an adequate environment (≥6).Conclusions: the study enriched the teaching-research work of the health area, contributing to the achievement of positive results and developers. Introducción: analizar y comprender el fenómeno organizacional constituye una necesidad por parte de los profesionales, particularmente los del sector salud.Objetivo: evaluar el ambiente organizacional en lo docente-investigativo del Policlínico Universitario “Pedro Borrás Astorga”.Método: se realizó una investigación descriptiva en sistemas y servicios de salud, de corte evaluativo en dicha área de salud de la ciudad Pinar del Río, en el período de octubre a noviembre del 2016. El universo estuvo constituido por 75 docentes pertenecientes a la institución, mientras que para la selección de la muestra se utilizó el método aleatorio simple escogiendo 60 de ellos al azar.  El procesamiento estadístico de los datos se realizó utilizando frecuencias absolutas y porcentajes, respetándose la ética médica.Resultados: en la dimensión comportamiento organizacional docente-investigativo prevaleció la motivación (6,2), mientras que en estructura organizacional se destacó el funcionamiento en la docencia e investigación con 6,2, así como en el estilo de dirección prevaleció el liderazgo en ambos procesos con 6,8. La mayoría de las dimensiones se caracterizaron por poseer un clima adecuado (≥6).Conclusiones: el estudio enriqueció el trabajo docente-investigativo del área de salud, contribuyendo al logro de resultados positivos y desarrolladores

The ocean sampling day consortium

Ocean Sampling Day was initiated by the EU-funded Micro B3 (Marine Microbial Biodiversity, Bioinformatics, Biotechnology) project to obtain a snapshot of the marine microbial biodiversity and function of the world’s oceans. It is a simultaneous global mega-sequencing campaign aiming to generate the largest standardized microbial data set in a single day. This will be achievable only through the coordinated efforts of an Ocean Sampling Day Consortium, supportive partnerships and networks between sites. This commentary outlines the establishment, function and aims of the Consortium and describes our vision for a sustainable study of marine microbial communities and their embedded functional traits

The Fourteenth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: First Spectroscopic Data from the extended Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey and from the second phase of the Apache Point Observatory Galactic Evolution Experiment

The fourth generation of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS-IV) has been in operation since July 2014. This paper describes the second data release from this phase, and the fourteenth from SDSS overall (making this, Data Release Fourteen or DR14). This release makes public data taken by SDSS-IV in its first two years of operation (July 2014-2016). Like all previous SDSS releases, DR14 is cumulative, including the most recent reductions and calibrations of all data taken by SDSS since the first phase began operations in 2000. New in DR14 is the first public release of data from the extended Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey (eBOSS); the first data from the second phase of the Apache Point Observatory (APO) Galactic Evolution Experiment (APOGEE-2), including stellar parameter estimates from an innovative data driven machine learning algorithm known as "The Cannon"; and almost twice as many data cubes from the Mapping Nearby Galaxies at APO (MaNGA) survey as were in the previous release (N = 2812 in total). This paper describes the location and format of the publicly available data from SDSS-IV surveys. We provide references to the important technical papers describing how these data have been taken (both targeting and observation details) and processed for scientific use. The SDSS website (www.sdss.org) has been updated for this release, and provides links to data downloads, as well as tutorials and examples of data use. SDSS-IV is planning to continue to collect astronomical data until 2020, and will be followed by SDSS-V.Comment: SDSS-IV collaboration alphabetical author data release paper. DR14 happened on 31st July 2017. 19 pages, 5 figures. Accepted by ApJS on 28th Nov 2017 (this is the "post-print" and "post-proofs" version; minor corrections only from v1, and most of errors found in proofs corrected

The Ocean Sampling Day Consortium

Ocean Sampling Day was initiated by the EU-funded Micro B3 (Marine Microbial Biodiversity, Bioinformatics, Biotechnology) project to obtain a snapshot of the marine microbial biodiversity and function of the world’s oceans. It is a simultaneous global mega-sequencing campaign aiming to generate the largest standardized microbial data set in a single day. This will be achievable only through the coordinated efforts of an Ocean Sampling Day Consortium, supportive partnerships and networks between sites. This commentary outlines the establishment, function and aims of the Consortium and describes our vision for a sustainable study of marine microbial communities and their embedded functional traits

The Eighteenth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Surveys: Targeting and First Spectra from SDSS-V

The eighteenth data release of the Sloan Digital Sky Surveys (SDSS) is the first one for SDSS-V, the fifth generation of the survey. SDSS-V comprises three primary scientific programs, or "Mappers": Milky Way Mapper (MWM), Black Hole Mapper (BHM), and Local Volume Mapper (LVM). This data release contains extensive targeting information for the two multi-object spectroscopy programs (MWM and BHM), including input catalogs and selection functions for their numerous scientific objectives. We describe the production of the targeting databases and their calibration- and scientifically-focused components. DR18 also includes ~25,000 new SDSS spectra and supplemental information for X-ray sources identified by eROSITA in its eFEDS field. We present updates to some of the SDSS software pipelines and preview changes anticipated for DR19. We also describe three value-added catalogs (VACs) based on SDSS-IV data that have been published since DR17, and one VAC based on the SDSS-V data in the eFEDS field.Comment: Accepted to ApJ

The eighteenth data release of the Sloan Digital Sky Surveys : targeting and first spectra from SDSS-V

The eighteenth data release of the Sloan Digital Sky Surveys (SDSS) is the first one for SDSS-V, the fifth generation of the survey. SDSS-V comprises three primary scientific programs, or "Mappers": Milky Way Mapper (MWM), Black Hole Mapper (BHM), and Local Volume Mapper (LVM). This data release contains extensive targeting information for the two multi-object spectroscopy programs (MWM and BHM), including input catalogs and selection functions for their numerous scientific objectives. We describe the production of the targeting databases and their calibration- and scientifically-focused components. DR18 also includes ~25,000 new SDSS spectra and supplemental information for X-ray sources identified by eROSITA in its eFEDS field. We present updates to some of the SDSS software pipelines and preview changes anticipated for DR19. We also describe three value-added catalogs (VACs) based on SDSS-IV data that have been published since DR17, and one VAC based on the SDSS-V data in the eFEDS field.Publisher PDFPeer reviewe