The development of doctoral degree curriculum in England: Perspectives from professional doctoral degree graduates

The paper investigates two issues surrounding the field of higher education leadership, particularly in doctoral education, namely the reasons why potential doctoral students decided to enroll in a professional doctorate instead of a traditional Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) and how did professional doctorate status enhance its graduates’ professional development and career promotion.  Guided by the Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT), 20 professional doctorate graduates who are members of a professional association in London were invited as participants. The paper discovers that in the view of professional doctorate graduates, the program offers the flexibility for professionals to enjoy the rigorous education at doctoral level.  Second, the curriculum of the professional doctorate allows graduates to apply both theories and practical applications into their current workplace directly.  Third, the rich supports from lecturers enhancing the prosperity of professional doctorate graduates’ life experience.  This study provides solid evidence and recommendation for university administrators, policy makers, organizational employers, and potential doctoral students in the United Kingdom and other Anglophone countries to understand the learning outcomes and gained skills of professional doctorates. Keywords: career counseling; doctoral student experience; professional doctorate; qualitativ

“Ser mãe é padecer no paraíso.!? : percepções de mulheres mães sobre a maternidade

Trabalho de Conclusão de Curso (graduação)—Universidade de Brasília, Faculdade de Ceilândia, 2018.Introdução: A construção da maternidade inicia-se muito antes da concepção, e cooperam para este processo, atitudes transgeracionais e culturais, acoplados ao que se deseja de uma menina e de uma mulher dentro da família e da sociedade. As mudanças que acompanham a maternidade podem trazer consigo riscos de crises e desequilíbrios para a vida da mulher, pois as mesmas refletem no papel social, na necessidade de novas adaptações e no reajustamento de sua identidade. Portanto, faz-se necessário conhecer e compreender as percepções de mulheres mães sobre o papel ocupacional materno, e sua relação com o repertório ocupacional e perdas de papéis ocupacionais associadas ao processo da maternidade. Método: Trata-se de estudo qualitativo realizado em um hospital universitário da região centro-oeste do Brasil. A amostra foi composta por 12 mulheres, mães de crianças com desenvolvimento típico, que aguardavam consultas de rotinas. Os dados foram obtidos por meio de entrevista estruturada, gravada com anuência das participantes. Resultados: As mulheres entrevistadas encontravam-se na faixa etária entre 22 e 57 anos; cinco são mães primíparas e sete são mães multíparas; a escolaridade variou entre ensino fundamental incompleto a especialização completa; seis mães exerciam atividades remuneradas e seis mães não exerciam tais atividades. A pré-análise identificou 4 categorias analíticas: “Ser mãe é um dom!”; “Ser mãe é uma responsabilidade da mulher!”; “Ser mãe é padecer no paraíso!”; e perdas ocupacionais. Considerações Finais: A maternidade por si só, leva a modificação nas ocupações desempenhadas e nos papéis ocupacionais que as mulheres mães se engajam, causando muitas vezes perdas ocupacionais significativas. A terapia ocupacional pode atuar desenvolvendo e estimulando as habilidades de gerenciamento de tempo, simplificação de atividades, conservação de energia, técnicas de enfrentamento, técnicas de relaxamento, entre outras intervenções, objetivando o desempenho ocupacional satisfatório e desejado, de acordo com a subjetividade, contexto e cotidiano da mulher mãe

CASOS SOBRE A CERTIFICAÇÃO UTZ KAPEH EM EMPRESAS CAFEEIRAS INFORMATIZADAS: IMPACTOS NAS PESSOAS, GESTÃO E COMPETITIVIDADE

Diante de um mundo cada vez mais dinâmico e inundado de informações, tornase difícil para o consumidor verificar a qualidade dos alimentos e do processo pelos quais foram obtidos. Em vista disso, as organizações são pressionadas a implantarem processos de qualidade que são certificados por terceira parte, processos estes que causam impactos e geram uma série de mudanças. O objetivo deste artigo foi o de apontar os impactos que o processo de certificação Utz Kapeh causou nas pessoas, na gestão e na competitividade de duas organizações rurais produtoras de café, situadas no Sul de Minas Gerais. Para a obtenção dos dados foram utilizadas técnicas de observação não participante, análise documental e entrevistas e para a sua análise foi utilizada a análise de conteúdo. Deste estudo, extraiu-se um modelo no qual se evidenciou um maior impacto da certificação na gestão das organizações e a importância de uma rede (Cooperativa) como forma de obter um preço diferenciado pelo café certificado. Faced with a world increasingly dynamic and flooded with information, it becomes difficult for the consumer to verify the quality of the foods and the process of it production. In view of that, organizations are pressed to be certified by third party to ensure the quality of their product, service or process. These processes cause impacts and generate a series of organizational changes. The objective of this article was to verify the impacts caused by the Utz Kapeh certification in the employees, in the management and in the competitiveness of two rural coffee companies, located in the South of Minas Gerais. The techniques used to obtained the data were no participant observation, documental analysis and interviews and for data analysis was used the content analysis. Starting for this study, was extracted a model in which was evidenced the greatest impact of certification in management of the organizations and the importance of a net (Cooperative) as a form of obtaining a differentiated price by coffe certified.certificação, pessoas, gestão do agronegócio, competitividade, café, certification, employees, agribusiness management, competitiveness, coffee, Agribusiness, Crop Production/Industries,

Glutathione Production Using Magnetic Fields Generated by Magnets

The objective of this work was to study the production of GSH by Saccharomyces cerevisiae ATCC 7754 in a fermentor (5 L) using a cell recycle system with magnets. The fermentation conditions were 20 degrees C, 500 rpm, 5% (v/v) of inoculum, pH(initial) 5, 1.1 vvm aeration and total fermentation time of 72 h. The time of application of MF ranged from 24, 48 or 72 h. In comparison to the control experiment, the best results were obtained with 72 h of application of MF. The cell concentration reached 19.5 g/L and GSH concentration was 271.9 mg/L that corresponded to an increase of 2.63 and 32.1% compared to the control experiment, respectively.55692192

Islanders Come Back to the Mainland: Social Identity in the People of Jeju in Mainland Korea

This study investigates the social identity and self-efficacy of a group of people from Jeju who have come to the mainland Korean peninsula for their university education. Two research questions guided this study: (a) how do the people of Jeju describe their social identity in the mainland Korean peninsula, particularly as university students in South Korean university environments, and (b) how do the people of Jeju describe their challenges and problems due to their unique Jeju dialects and sociocultural practices, particularly as university students in South Korean university environments. Based on a general inductive approach, 16 participants were invited. The findings indicated (a) I am a South Korean citizen, (b) my spoken language and living style, and (c) social stigma and discrimination as the primary themes. The participants indicated that due to the islandness of Jeju, they had developed their self-identity as people of Jeju and South Korean citizens, but not mainland Korean from the Korean peninsula. Although not all participants spoke fluent Jeju dialect and followed the traditional local religion in Jeju, their sociocultural development and customs played significant roles in their self-identity, self-efficacy, and sense-making processes, as people of Jeju

Genome-wide analyses reveal a highly conserved Dengue virus envelope peptide which is critical for virus viability and antigenic in humans.

Targeting regions of proteins that show a high degree of structural conservation has been proposed as a method of developing immunotherapies and vaccines that may bypass the wide genetic variability of RNA viruses. Despite several attempts, a vaccine that protects evenly against the four circulating Dengue virus (DV) serotypes remains elusive. To find critical conserved amino acids in dengue viruses, 120 complete genomes of each serotype were selected at random and used to calculate conservation scores for nucleotide and amino acid sequences. The identified peptide sequences were analysed for their structural conservation and localisation using crystallographic data. The longest, surface exposed, highly conserved peptide of Envelope protein was found to correspond to amino acid residues 250 to 270. Mutation of this peptide in DV1 was lethal, since no replication of the mutant virus was detected in human cells. Antibodies against this peptide were detected in DV naturally infected patients indicating its potential antigenicity. Hence, this study has identified a highly conserved, critical peptide in DV that is a target of antibodies in infected humans

The Solar Twin Planet Search. V. Close-in, low-mass planet candidates and evidence of planet accretion in the solar twin HIP 68468

[Methods]. We obtained high-precision radial velocities with HARPS on the ESO 3.6 m telescope and determined precise stellar elemental abundances (~0.01 dex) using MIKE spectra on the Magellan 6.5m telescope. [Results]. Our data indicate the presence of a planet with a minimum mass of 26 Earth masses around the solar twin HIP 68468. The planet is a super-Neptune, but unlike the distant Neptune in our solar system (30 AU), HIP 68468c is close-in, with a semi-major axis of 0.66 AU, similar to that of Venus. The data also suggest the presence of a super-Earth with a minimum mass of 2.9 Earth masses at 0.03 AU; if the planet is confirmed, it will be the fifth least massive radial velocity planet discovery to date and the first super-Earth around a solar twin. Both isochrones (5.9 Gyr) and the abundance ratio [Y/Mg] (6.4 Gyr) indicate an age of about 6 billion years. The star is enhanced in refractory elements when compared to the Sun, and the refractory enrichment is even stronger after corrections for Galactic chemical evolution. We determined a NLTE Li abundance of 1.52 dex, which is four times higher than what would be expected for the age of HIP 68468. The older age is also supported by the low log(R'HK) (-5.05) and low jitter. Engulfment of a rocky planet of 6 Earth masses can explain the enhancement in both lithium and the refractory elements. [Conclusions]. The super-Neptune planet candidate is too massive for in situ formation, and therefore its current location is most likely the result of planet migration that could also have driven other planets towards its host star, enhancing thus the abundance of lithium and refractory elements in HIP 68468. The intriguing evidence of planet accretion warrants further observations to verify the existence of the planets that are indicated by our data and to better constrain the nature of the planetary system around this unique star.Comment: A&A, in pres

Segurança no trabalho de catadores de reciclados / Work safety of recyclers

Este artigo demonstra a segurança do trabalho nas atividades desenvolvidos pelos catadores de resíduos sólidos, ou seja, de reciclados no município de Itaú de Minas, onde foi realizado uma entrevista com os mesmos, analisando suas respostas e demonstrando comparativos. O projeto conscientiza o uso de equipamento de proteção individual, e outras técnicas. O artigo aponta também outros meios de se prevenir doenças provenientes do lixo, a necessidade de se interessar por meios que aumentem o benefício da saúde, higiene, e aumento da qualidade devida.

The XMM-LSS survey. Survey design and first results

We have designed a medium deep large area X-ray survey with XMM - the XMM Large Scale Structure survey, XMM-LSS - with the scope of extending the cosmological tests attempted using ROSAT cluster samples to two redshift bins between 0<z<1 while maintaining the precision of earlier studies. Two main goals have constrained the survey design: the evolutionary study of the cluster-cluster correlation function and of the cluster number density. The results are promising and, so far, in accordance with our predictions as to the survey sensitivity and cluster number density. The feasibility of the programme is demonstrated and further X-ray coverage is awaited in order to proceed with a truly significant statistical analysis. (Abridged)Comment: Published in Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physic