Metamodels of information technology best practices frameworks

This article deals with the generation and application of ontological metamodels of frameworks of best practices in IT. The ontological metamodels represent the logical structures and fundamental semantics of framework models and constitute adequate tools for the analysis, adaptation, comparison and integration of the frameworks of best practices in IT. The MetaFrame methodology for the construction of the metamodels, founded on the discipline of the conceptual metamodelling and on the extended Entity/Relationship methodology is described herein, as well as the metamodels of the best practices for the outsourcing of IT, the eSCM-SP v2.01 (eSourcing Capability Model for Service Providers) and the eSCM-CL v1.1 (eSourcing Capability Model for Client Organizations), constructed according to the MetaFrame methodology

Method for measuring the alignment between information technology strategic planning and actions of information technology governance

The purpose of this research is to present a method for measuring the degree of alignment between Strategic Planning and Information Technology Management practices and Information Technology Governance. A survey of IT governance maturity at the High Courts and the Supreme Court was carried out in order to reach this aim. The Attribute Table of the COBIT 4.1 was used both as a model for maturity analysis as for the degree of alignment of IT strategic plans of these bodies with the IT Strategic Planning established by the National Judiciary Council (CNJ). It was assessed the maturity of thirty four processes, according to six attributes, in the four COBIT domains. The proposed method, named COMPLAN-GTI, allows the linking of the guidelines of the strategic planning to the COBIT processes.  The field research above mentioned shows that the alignment between the planning established by the CNJ and those established by the High Courts and Supreme Court is around 68%, leading to the conclusion that the policies and actions established by the National Council of Justice for the Judiciary are being followed. The application of the method is also used to confirm whether the management practices and the IT Governance are consistent with the strategic plan established by the organization. It was observed in the research carried out in the Courts that the average convergence between PETIs and management practices and Governance lies around 70%, leading to the conclusion that the strategic plans exerted influence on the action planning of these organizations

Method for measuring the alignment between information technology strategic planning and actions of information technology governance

The purpose of this research is to present a method for measuring the degree of alignment between Strategic Planning and Information Technology Management practices and Information Technology Governance. A survey of IT governance maturity at the High Courts and the Supreme Court was carried out in order to reach this aim. The Attribute Table of the COBIT 4.1 was used both as a model for maturity analysis as for the degree of alignment of IT strategic plans of these bodies with the IT Strategic Planning established by the National Judiciary Council (CNJ). It was assessed the maturity of thirty four processes, according to six attributes, in the four COBIT domains. The proposed method, named COMPLAN-GTI, allows the linking of the guidelines of the strategic planning to the COBIT processes.  The field research above mentioned shows that the alignment between the planning established by the CNJ and those established by the High Courts and Supreme Court is around 68%, leading to the conclusion that the policies and actions established by the National Council of Justice for the Judiciary are being followed. The application of the method is also used to confirm whether the management practices and the IT Governance are consistent with the strategic plan established by the organization. It was observed in the research carried out in the Courts that the average convergence between PETIs and management practices and Governance lies around 70%, leading to the conclusion that the strategic plans exerted influence on the action planning of these organizations

Influência da incidência de tripes, Thrips tabaci Lind. (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) na produtividade de cebola em sistemas convencional e orgânico.

O objetivo deste trabalho foi verificar a influência da incidência de tripes na produtividade de cebola em sistemas orgânico e convencional. O estudo foi baseado no levantamento do histórico de parcelas onde não se utilizou nenhum método de controle em 10 e 17 experimentos, respectivamente, em sistemas convencional (período de 1991 a 1997) e orgânico (2004 a 2009), na Epagri, Estação Experimental de Ituporanga, SC. A cultivar de cebola utilizada foi a Crioula. Em sistema convencional a relação entre a incidência de ninfas de tripes com a produtividade foi negativa, y= -0,03x2 + 0,796X + 10,06 (R2= 0,80). Em sistema orgânico houve efeito linear e positivo para as variáveis: produtividade total, y= 0,365x + 9,93 (R2= 0,27), peso de bulbo geral, y= 1,264x + 52,12 (R2= 0,136), peso de bulbo comercial, y= 0,809x + 88,49 (R2= 0,145), e produtividade comercial, y= 0,827x + 6,634 (R2= 0,253). Os dois sistemas diferiram principalmente pelas práticas de manejo do solo. Em manejo orgânico, foram adotadas práticas ecológicas, como plantio direto, plantas de cobertura, adubos orgânicos e fosfato natural

THE USE OF PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT FOR STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT – A SURVEY WITH BRAZILIAN COMPANIES

The number of organizations that use the Project Portfolio Management - PPM has increased considerablyworldwide, as it provides an approach to the coordinated management of the components portfolio,aiming to achieve the strategies of organizations. The objective of this work was, thru a quantitativeresearch, presents Brazilian organizations use of PPM as a mechanism to promote alignment with thestrategic management. The results obtained in this research were compared with the data results obtainedin PMSurvey.org´s 2012 research. A survey submited for 56 brazilian public and private companies wasused for this study to identify project´s portfolio alignment with strategic goals and objectives.The number of organizations that use the Project Portfolio Management - PPM has increased considerablyworldwide, as it provides an approach to the coordinated management of the components portfolio,aiming to achieve the strategies of organizations. The objective of this work was, thru a quantitativeresearch, presents Brazilian organizations use of PPM as a mechanism to promote alignment with thestrategic management. The results obtained in this research were compared with the data results obtainedin PMSurvey.org´s 2012 research. A survey submited for 56 brazilian public and private companies wasused for this study to identify project´s portfolio alignment with strategic goals and objectives

Formação de camadas de biosílica ou dióxido de titânio em nanopartículas de Fe3O4 a partir da imobilização de Glu-tag silicateína-α

Dissertação de Mestrado, Engenharia Biológica, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade do Algarve, 2014A síntese de revestimentos como biosílica ou TiO2 em nanopartículas magnéticas de Fe3O4 é de grande interesse no que diz respeito em manter as características intrínsecas do compósito, concedendo deste modo estabilidade e dispersão em meios aquosos, possibilitando inúmeras aplicações. Neste trabalho é apresentada uma estratégia de funcionalização de nanopartículas magnéticas de Fe3O4 através da enzima Glu-tag silicateína-α, para posterior síntese de camadas de biosílica ou dióxido de titânio. As nanopartículas de Fe3O4 monodispersas foram sintetizadas pelo método de decomposição térmica e caracterizadas por microscopia eletrónica de transmissão (MET). A camada de ácido oleico que confere estabilidade e propriedades hidrofóbicas às nanopartículas foi comprovada por espectroscopia no infravermelho por transformada de Fourier (FTIR) com as bandas em 2923cm-1, 1462cm-1 e 2859cm-1 das ligações C-H dos grupos CH2 que são presentes no ácido oleico e também pela banda em 1378cm-1 que é atribuída à vibração da ligação C=O do grupo carboxilato (COO-). A funcionalização das nanopartículas de Fe3O4 foi realizada através da substituição da camada de ácido oleico das nanopartículas pela enzima Glu-tag silicateína-α (203 μg/mL), expressa pelo vetor pBAD/gIII A, inserido na estirpe E. coli TOP10, e induzida por L-arabinose (0,2%). O resultado desta funcionalização, determinado por coloração de anticorpo, foi satisfatório. Para a síntese das camadas de biosílica e TiO2, através da Glu-tag silicateína-α imobilizada, as nanopartículas foram incubadas com os substratos TEOS (250 μM) e Ti-BALDH (250μM). As camadas de biosílica e TiO2 foram analisadas por MET e caracterizadas quimicamente por EDX

Doenças e agravos não transmissíveis, multimorbidade e índice de massa corporal em idosos

Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Desportos, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação Física, Florianópolis, 2015Objetivo: Analisar a associação entre doenças e agravos não transmissíveis (DANT), multimorbidade e índice de massa corporal (IMC) em idosos de uma comunidade do sul do Brasil. Métodos: trata-se de estudo epidemiológico transversal, de base domiciliar, realizado com idosos de 60 a 100 anos. Para os idosos de 60 a 79 anos foi usada amostra probabilística, e todos aqueles com 80 anos ou mais foram avaliados. A presença de doenças crônicas (hipertensão, diabetes, câncer, doença crônica pulmonar (DPOC), doença coronariana, doença vascular cerebral, artrite e depressão) foram avaliada por meio de autorrelato e uso de medicamentos. Foram também verificados o histórico de quedas e as incapacidades nas atividades instrumentais e básicas da vida diária (ABVDs). A multimorbidade foi avaliada por categorias de número de doenças, sendo elas: 0 doença; 1-2 doenças e 3 ou mais doenças. O IMC (variável dependente, contínua) foi calculado a partir dos valores da massa corporal e estatura mensurados. As associações entre as variáveis independentes e o IMC foram testadas por meio de regressão linear múltipla, em três modelos de ajuste: Modelo 1) idade, escolaridade e arranjo familiar; Modelo 2) (modelo 1) + tabagismo, circunferência da cintura, consumo de álcool e estado cognitivo; Modelo 3) (modelo 2) + demais doenças e agravos . A idade e circunferência da cintura entraram nos modelos de ajuste como variáveis contínuas, as demais como variáveis categóricas. A análise de tendência entre multimorbidades e IMC foi ajustada para idade, escolaridade, arranjo familiar, tabagismo e estado cognitivo. Resultados: participaram da pesquisa 270 mulheres (56,6%), com média etária de 73,2 ± 8,8 anos, e 207 homens (43,4%) com. 73,3 ± 9,0 anos. Os homens apresentaram maior proporção no consumo de álcool (32,6%), e no viver acompanhado (93,7%). As mulheres apresentaram maior proporção de saber ler e escrever (87%), e de não consumir bebidas alcoólicas (96,3%). Na análise bruta entre as DANT e o IMC, a diabetes e hipertensão foram, para ambos os sexos, associadas aos maiores valores de IMC. Para as mulheres, o IMC foi 1,5 kg/m2 maior para aquelas com diabetes (ß 1,51; IC95% 0,50 a 2,52; p Abstract : Objective: We analyzed the association among non-communicable diseases and disorders (NCD), multimorbidity and body mass index (BMI) in an elderly community in southern Brazil. Methods: This cross-sectional epidemiological study focused on home-based individuals aged 60-100 years (270 women (56.6%) with a mean age of 73.2 ± 8.8 years and 207 men (43.4%) with a mean age of 73.3 ± 9.0 years).For seniors aged 60-79 years we used a probability sample; for seniors aged 80 and above we evaluated each patient individually. The presence of chronic diseases (hypertension, diabetes, cancer, chronic pulmonary disease (COPD), coronary heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, arthritis, depression) was assessed via a self report and use of drugs. We also investigated the history of falls and disability in instrumental and basic activities of daily living (BADL). Multimorbidity was assessed by categories based on the number of diseases, as follows: 0 diseases, 1-2 diseases or 3 or more diseases and disorders. BMI (dependent variable, continuous) was calculated based on body mass and height. Associations among the independent variables and BMI were tested using multiple linear regression and three models: Model 1) age, education and family arrangement; Model 2) Model 1 + smoking, waist circumference, alcohol consumption and cognitive state; Model 3) Model 2 + other diseases and disorders. Age and waist circumference entered the adjustment models as continuous variables; the other variables entered as categorical variables. The trend analysis between multimorbidities and BMI was adjusted for age, education, living arrangements, smoking and cognitive status. Results: Men exhibited a higher prevalence of alcohol consumption (32.6%) and living together (93.7%) than women. Women showed a higher prevalence of reading and writing (87%) and imbibing in non-alcoholic beverages (96.3%). In our crude analysis between NCD and BMI, diabetes and hypertension were, for both sexes, associated with higher BMI values. For women, BMI was 1.5kg/m2 higher for individuals with diabetes (ß: 1.51; 95% CI: 0.50 a 2.52; p <0.003) and disabilities in BADL (ß: 1.50; 95% CI: 0.54 a 2.47%; p <0.002). In the final model, BMI was 3.43 kg/m2 higher for individuals with hypertension (ß: 3.43; 95% CI: 2.38-4.48; p <0.001).In men, hypertension (ß: 2.27; 95% CI: 1.35 a 3.19; p <0.001) and diabetes (ß: 2.82; 95% CI: 1.38 a 4.28; p <0.001) were also associated with BMI. In the final model for men, BMI was 2.05 kg/m2 lower for men who reported chronic lung disease (ß: -2.05; 95% CI: -3.50 a -0.60; p <0.001). The BMI values of women with 3 or more diseases was significantly higher than those of women with 0 or 1-2 diseases (ß: 1.06; 95% CI: -24.12 a 28.32; p <0.001). For men, BMI values of individuals with 3 or more diseases were higher compared than those of individuals with reports of 1-2 diseases (ß: 0.339; 95% CI: -27.11 a 28.44; p <0.001). Conclusion: The association between chronic diseases and disorders and BMI differs between the sexes. For women, hypertension was associated with higher BMI values. For men, COPD was associated with lower BMI values. There was a linear trend between the number of diseases (multimorbidity) and higher average BMI values of the elderly for both sexes

Interpretação e aplicação de benefícios fiscais

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