Social Determinants, Urban Planning, and Covid-19 Response: Evidence From Quito, Ecuador

Covid-19 has put all urban planning systems around the world to the test. Cities’ design and how these are managed are being observed, analyzed, and even questioned from the perspective of the pandemic. Density and poverty have been two fundamental aspects to manage in the pandemic scenario in cities of the Global South, which face this challenge along with other pre-pandemic planning problems. In the city of Quito, Ecuador, the response to the pandemic has been coordinated through regulations issued by the emergency operations center at the national level, and the information (number of cases) has been recorded per parish. The objective of this research is to determine if there is a relationship between Covid-19, poverty, and population density at the parish level for the canton of Quito. The results have shown that there is no correlation. What they did show is that due both to the difficulties of responding to the pandemic and the city’s planning structure, another type of characterization, or characterizations, of the territory (for example, by scenarios or by situations) is needed, which can respond to the needs of the most vulnerable groups. Another observable result was that the gap between urban planning and management instruments and the complexity of territorial needs contributes to the polarization of local government approaches, which compromises urban planning with minimum continuity and coherence

A comprehensive review of industrial symbiosis

Industrial symbiosis, which allows entities and companies that traditionally be separated, to cooperate among them in the sharing of resources, contributes to the increase of sustainability with environmental, economic and social benefits. Examples of industrial symbiosis have grown over the years with increasing geographic dispersion. Thus, through a comprehensive review of previous studies, this work aims to trace the trend of industrial symbiosis research and to map the existing case studies around the world, with a critical analysis of its impact. The analysis of the 584 selected publications allowed tracing the evolution of these according to their content and the type of article, as well as its distribution by journals. Based on the literature review, the main lines for research in industrial symbiosis are assessed, as well as an updated study of the published case studies is provided with emphasis on the location, type of industry and employed methodologies. Several challenges are then identified for future research. The results reveal the number of articles on industrial symbiosis has greatly increased since 2007 and China is the country with the largest number of publications and cases of industrial symbiosis, followed by the United States. The methods for quantifying impacts and analysing industrial symbiosis networks were the most widely used. The analysis of the published case studies allowed an overview of the industrial symbiosis in the world and showed that the potential for application is enormous, both in developed countries and in countries with developing economies, and although the most present economic activities in the synergies are associated with the manufacturing sector, the possibilities of industrial symbiosis are not restricted to these activities nor to the number of entities involved. The symbioses between industry and the surrounding community also have great potential for development with numerous advantages for both parties.publishe

Inteligencia emocional y los estilos de aprendizaje en maestristas en educación de la Universidad César Vallejo con Mención en Docencia y Gestión Educativa de I y IV ciclo, 2009

La presente investigación tiene como objetivo determinar la relación entre la inteligencia emocional y los estilos de aprendizaje en los estudiantes de la maestría en educación de la universidad César Vallejo. Para comenzar se hace una breve reseña de lo que dio inicio al presente estudio y los resultados obtenidos de la aplicación de los instrumentos: Cuestionario del Inventario de Inteligencia Emocional de Bar-On y el Cuestionario de Estilos de Aprendizaje de Honey y Mumford. Posteriormente, se realiza una presentación del desarrollo del marco teórico en torno a términos Ciencias de la educación, Inteligencia Emocional, Proceso de Aprendizaje, Inteligencia Emocional y su relación con los Estilos de Aprendizaje y Andragogía. A continuación, se presenta dos metodologías la primera la propuesta por Bar-On y adaptada por Nelly Ugarriza (Inteligencia Emocional) y Honey y Mumford (Estilos de Aprendizaje); y la segunda utilizando Métodos Estadísticos a través del programa Excel. Los resultados de ambas metodologías posibilitarán conocer la relación existente entre Inteligencia Emocional y Estilos de Aprendizaje

Plan de comunicación interna para mejorar la identidad corporativa en colaboradores del Seguro Integral de Salud, Lambayeque - 2023

El objetivo general del estudio fue proponer un plan de comunicación interna para mejorar la identidad corporativa en los colaboradores del Seguro Integral de Salud de Lambayeque, 2023. La investigación es de tipo aplicada, de enfoque cuantitativo, descriptiva, no experimental y propositiva, se utilizó una muestra de 13 trabajadores a quiénes se les aplicó una encuesta. Se obtiene como resultados que un 61.5% percibe en un nivel medio el desarrollo de la identidad corporativa en la institución objeto de estudio, asimismo un 30.8% la considera en un nivel bajo, y finalmente sólo un 7.7% la percibe en un nivel alto. Sobre el diagnóstico realizado se logra diseñar un plan de comunicación interna para mejorar la identidad corporativa en colaboradores de la institución, teniendo como principal objetivo determinar lineamientos que orienten la comunicación interna como pilar fundamental de gestión de la identidad corporativa para la consecución de los objetivos institucionales, ya que justamente ese aspecto es el más deficiente de acuerdo con la investigación

Current status, emerging challenges, and future prospects of industrial symbiosis in Portugal

Radu Godina would like to acknowledge financial support from Fundacao para a Ciencia e Tecnologia (UID/EMS/00667/2019).Industrial symbiosis has proven to be an important tool for improving business sustainability with numerous environmental, economic, and social benefits. The literature on this subject has been provided with countless case studies of the application of this practice in different geographical locations. However, studies concerning Portugal in this area are still scarce. Thus, this article aims to map and analyze the existing cases of industrial symbiosis in Portugal, as well as the current state and the legislative context regarding this practice. It also aims to analyze the main barriers to the growth of synergy relations and outline new paths for the development of industrial symbiosis in Portugal. From the analysis to the case studies, it was possible to conclude that most industrial symbiosis networks have few actors, and networks with two and three are common. However, owing to strategic plans, the type of existing economic activities, and the waste generated, there is much potential for industrial symbiosis networks to be established and to contribute to emission reductions, more efficient use of resources, and reduced external dependence. However, in order to increase industrial symbiosis, concerted action must be taken at various levels to encourage companies to develop synergy relations. Changing the legislative framework, making funds available, the role of local governments, the existence of a facilitator, and the use of some industries as anchor tenants are some of the aspects that can contribute to the increase of industrial symbiosis in Portugal.publishersversionpublishe

Depression as the Middle- and Long-Term Impact for Pre-Symptomatic Testing of Late-Onset Neurodegenerative Disorders: La Depresión como el Indicador de Impacto Psicológico a la Media y Largo Plazo de la Prueba Pre-Sintomática para Enfermedades de Aparición Tardía - A Depressão como Indicador do Impacto Psicológico a Médio e Longo Prazo do Teste Pré-Sintomático de Doenças Neurodegenerativas de Início Tardio

http://sherpa.ac.uk/romeo/search.php?issn=1413-389XThis cross-sectional study investigated depression as the middle- (4 years) and long-term (7 and 10 years) psychological impact of pre-symptomatic testing (PST) for 3 autosomal dominant late-onset diseases: Huntington’s disease (HD), Machado-Joseph disease (MJD) and familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy (FAP) TTR V30M. It included 203 subjects: 170 (83.7%) underwent the PST for FAP, 29 (14.3%) for HD and 4 (2%) for MJD. Of these 203, 73 were still asymptomatic carriers, 29 (14.5%) were symptomatic, 9 (4.5%) were FAP liver transplanted patients and 89 (44.5%) were non-carriers. Subjects were mainly women (58.1%) and married (66.5%). The Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) was used to evaluate depression. Scores were higher for symptomatic carriers and for those who have made one or more psychological support consultations over the years. For the formers, the mean scores pointed to mild depression. Asymptomatic carriers and non-carriers had similar scores but it was impossible to differentiate the psychological impact between the medium and long-term. For symptomatic carriers, there were significant differences between the middle- and long-term. The study indicates that depression occurs only when subjects had previously manifested the first symptoms of their neurologic disease.Este estudo transversal investigou a depressão como indicador do impacto psicológico do teste pré-sintomático (TPS) a médio (quatro anos) e longo prazo (de 7 a 10 anos) de doenças neurológicas de início tardio: a doença de Huntington (DH), doença de Machado-Joseph (DMJ) e polineuropatia amiloidótica familiar PAF (TTR V30M). 203 sujeitos participaram no estudo: 170 (83,7%) submetidos ao TPS para PAF, 29 (14,3%) para o DH e 4 (2%) para DMJ. Destes 203, 73 eram portadores assintomáticos, 29 (14,5%) já eram sintomáticos, 9 (4,5%) pacientes com PAF, já tinham realizado o transplante hepático e 89 (44,5%) eram não-portadores. A amostra era constituída maioritariamente por mulheres (58,1%) e por sujeitos casados (66,5%). Utilizou-se o Inventário da Depressão de Beck (BDI). Os scores mais elevados foram observados nos portadores sintomáticos e nos sujeitos que tinham realizado consultas de psicologia com scores indicadores de depressão leve. Os portadores assintomáticos e os não-portadores apresentaram médias semelhantes. Para os portadores sintomáticos, encontrámos diferenças signifi cativas entre o médio e o longo prazo. Este estudo conclui que a depressão pode ocorrer nos indivíduos que já manifestam os primeiros sintomas da respectiva doença neurológica.Este estudio transversal investigó la depresión a la media (4 años) y largo plazo (7 y 10 años) del impacto psicológico de la prueba pre-sintomática (PPS) para 3 enfermedades autosómicos, dominantes, de aparición tardía: la enfermedad de Huntington (EH), la enfermedad de Machado-Joseph (EMJ) y la polineuropatia amiloide familiare (PAF) o polineuropatia amiloide da transtiretina FAP (TTR V30M). Participaron 203 sujetos: 170 (83,7%) para PPS para PAF, 29 (14,3%) para EH y 4 (2%) para EMJ. De estos 203, 73 estaban todavía portador asintomático, 29 (14,5%) eran sintomáticos, 9 (4,5%) fueron PAF pacientes con trasplante hepático y 89 (44,5%) eran no-portadores. Eran en su mayoría mujeres (58,1%) y casados (66,5%). Se utilizó el Inventario de Depresión de Beck (IDB). Los puntajes fueron mayores para las portadoras sintomáticas y para aquellos que han hecho consultas de apoyo psicológico con puntuaciones medias de depresión leve. Los portadores asintomáticos y no portadores tuvieron puntajes similares. Para portadores sintomáticos, hubo diferencias signifi cativas entre el medio y largo plazo. Este estudio concluye que la depresión puede ocurrir en personas que ya muestran los primeros síntomas de la enfermedad neurológica.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

The Potential of Industrial Symbiosis: Case Analysis and Main Drivers and Barriers to Its Implementation

UID/EMS/00667/2019 UID/CPO/04058/2019Industrial symbiosis, which is characterised mainly by the reuse of waste from one company as raw material by another, has been applied worldwide with recognised environmental, economic, and social benefits. However, the potential for industrial symbiosis is not exhausted in existing cases, and there is still a wide range of opportunities for its application. Through a comprehensive literature review, this article aims to compile and analyse studies that focus on potential industrial symbiosis in real contexts, to highlight the margin of optimisation that is not being used. The cases reported in the publications identified here were characterised and analysed according to geographic location, type of economic activity, waste/by-products, main benefits, and the methods employed in the studies. From this analysis, we conclude that there is great potential for applications involving industrial symbiosis throughout the world, and especially in Europe, corresponding to 53% of the total cases analysed. Manufacturing stood out as the sector with the highest potential for establishing symbiosis relationships, and the most common types of waste streams in potential networks were organic, plastic and rubber, wood, and metallic materials. This article also discusses the main drivers and barriers to realising the potential of industrial symbiosis. The diversity of industries, geographical proximity, facilitating entities and legislation, plans, and policies are shown to be the main drivers.publishersversionpublishe

Clinical, Microbiological, and Genetic Characteristics of Heteroresistant Vancomycin-Intermediate Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia in a Teaching Hospital

The emergence of vancomycin intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (VISA) and heterogeneous VISA (hVISA) is of major concern worldwide. Our objective was to investigate the prevalence, phenotypic and molecular features of hVISA strains isolated from bacteremic patients and to determine the clinical significance of the hVISA phenotype in patients with bacteremia. A total of 104 S. aureus blood isolates were collected from a teaching hospital of Argentina between August 2009 and November 2010. No VISA isolate was recovered, and 3 out of 92 patients (3.3%) were infected with hVISA, 2 of them methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) (4.5% of MRSA). Macro Etest and prediffusion method detected 3/3 and 2/3 hVISA respectively. Considering the type of bacteremia, the three cases were distributed as follows: two patients had suffered multiple episodes of bacteremia (both hVISA strains recovered in the second episode), while only one patient had suffered a single episode of bacteremia with hVISA infection. MRSA bloodstream isolates exhibiting the hVISA phenotype were related to HA-MRSA Cordobes clone (ST5-SCCmec I-spa t149) and MRSA Argentinean pediatric clone (ST100-SCCmec IVNV-spa t002), but not to CA-MRSA-ST30-SCCmec IV-spa t019 clone that was one of the most frequent in our country. Although still relatively infrequent in our hospital, hVISA strains weresignificantly associated with multiple episodes of bacteremia ( p = 0.037) and genetically unrelated.Fil: Di Gregorio, Sabrina Noelia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Houssay; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica; ArgentinaFil: Perazzi, Beatriz Elizabeth. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Houssay; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica; ArgentinaFil: Martinez Ordoñez, Andrea. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica. Departamento de Bioquímica Clínica; ArgentinaFil: de Gregorio, Stella. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Hospital de Clínicas General San Martín; ArgentinaFil: Focoli, Mónica. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Hospital de Clínicas General San Martín; ArgentinaFil: Lasala, María Beatriz. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Hospital de Clínicas General San Martín; ArgentinaFil: Garcia, Susana. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Hospital de Clínicas General San Martín; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica; ArgentinaFil: Vay, Carlos Alberto. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Hospital de Clínicas General San Martín; ArgentinaFil: Famiglietti, Angela María Rosa. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Hospital de Clínicas General San Martín; ArgentinaFil: Mollerach, Marta Eugenia. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Houssay; Argentin

Portfólio, entrelaçando a avaliação formativa com a metodologia de ensino

No presente relato descrevemos e analisamos a experiência em sala de aula, a qual trata do uso de portfólios como instrumento de avaliação bem como instrumento de metodología de prática pedagógica, desenvolvida no curso de licenciatura em matemática. A referida pesquisa investigativa qualitativa é decorrente das reflexões em torno de nossa prática na formação inicial de professores, com ênfase na avaliação formativa e sua relação com a metodología. A coleta de dados foi realizada através da observação participante e de um questionário aplicado a dezoito alunos da disciplina de estágio II de uma universidade pública federal. A análise dos dados foi feita pelo cruzamento das informações, da qual emergiu três categorías denominadas transformação, iniciação à docência e avaliação. Os resultados obtidos revelam a aceitação dos acadêmicos à proposta pedagógica, bem como a incorporação desta metodología, entrelaçada à avaliação formativa. Na voz dos acadêmicos, a prática com portfólios desencadeia uma reflexão do conhecimento em construção, das estratégias utilizadas, da apresentação estética e do desejo de quem o utiliza para realizar registros de aprendizagens. Através da sistematização da observação, verificamos mudanças positivas nos registros, após intervenções. A medida em que aderiram a proposta, evidenciaram maior capacidade reflexiva, criatividade e o propósito de compartilhar com os colegas

O papel do Técnico Oficial de Contas na elaboração de relatórios de sustentabilidade:Um estudo aplicado às 500 maiores empresas portuguesas

A elaboração e divulgação dos relatórios de sustentabilidade são um novo desafio para as empresas, estando o campo de investigação em torno do assunto em crescente desenvolvimento. Estes relatórios assumem-se como um veículo importante na divulgação das práticas da Responsabilidade Social das Empresas, procurando demonstrar e comunicar os vários contributos de uma empresa face ao Triple Bottom Line. A comunicação da sustentabilidade tem de ser percebida pelas empresas como uma ferramenta de gestão utilizada para alcançar o melhor desempenho organizacional não só ao nível das empresas de maior dimensão, mas também ao nível das PMEs onde por vezes o Técnico Oficial de Contas (TOC) é o único técnico especializado. O TOC conhece a realidade de cada empresa, por isso deve ser integrado nas equipas que elaboram e publicam os relatórios de sustentabilidade. O presente trabalho tem como objetivo elaborar um retrato da realidade portuguesa face à participação do TOC na elaboração de Relatórios de Sustentabilidade, assim, estudamos quais as empresas que publicam relatórios de sustentabilidade e destas qual o papel do TOC na sua preparação e elaboração. O levantamento desta informação foi efetuado através do envio de questionários disponibilizados numa plataforma online, entre os meses de abril a junho de 2013. Obteve-se uma amostra de 35 empresas. Conclui-se que a publicação de relatórios de sustentabilidade ainda não é prática comum, apenas 43% das empresas inquiridas elaboram relatórios de sustentabilidade, 73% destas empresas utilizam a informação produzida pelo TOC na elaboração o seu relatório de sustentabilidade, mas não os incluem nas equipas de preparação (73%), sendo a sua principal função fazer uma extensão mais detalhada dos relatórios financeiros, considerando o grupo das 500 maiores empresas portuguesas (cf. revista Exame, 2012