Reducing the environmental impact of surgery on a global scale: systematic review and co-prioritization with healthcare workers in 132 countries

Background Healthcare cannot achieve net-zero carbon without addressing operating theatres. The aim of this study was to prioritize feasible interventions to reduce the environmental impact of operating theatres. Methods This study adopted a four-phase Delphi consensus co-prioritization methodology. In phase 1, a systematic review of published interventions and global consultation of perioperative healthcare professionals were used to longlist interventions. In phase 2, iterative thematic analysis consolidated comparable interventions into a shortlist. In phase 3, the shortlist was co-prioritized based on patient and clinician views on acceptability, feasibility, and safety. In phase 4, ranked lists of interventions were presented by their relevance to high-income countries and low–middle-income countries. Results In phase 1, 43 interventions were identified, which had low uptake in practice according to 3042 professionals globally. In phase 2, a shortlist of 15 intervention domains was generated. In phase 3, interventions were deemed acceptable for more than 90 per cent of patients except for reducing general anaesthesia (84 per cent) and re-sterilization of ‘single-use’ consumables (86 per cent). In phase 4, the top three shortlisted interventions for high-income countries were: introducing recycling; reducing use of anaesthetic gases; and appropriate clinical waste processing. In phase 4, the top three shortlisted interventions for low–middle-income countries were: introducing reusable surgical devices; reducing use of consumables; and reducing the use of general anaesthesia. Conclusion This is a step toward environmentally sustainable operating environments with actionable interventions applicable to both high– and low–middle–income countries

Analyzing the drivers of the strategies adoptions to increase customer value in agile software development

Agile Software Development (ASD) has been widely accepted in the software industry as a means to increase customer value, despite the few empirical studies related to the subject. A recent systematic review study, based on academic works and industry experiences, mapped a set of strategies to increase customer value in the ASD. However, the factors that drive the adoption of these strategies were not mentioned. Based on a survey of 378 software professionals from 123 software-intensive companies in Brazil, we examined the associations of these strategies mapped to six drivers, including the team context (product type, product owner type and customer type) and the context of the organization (size of unit, level of agile adoption and agile experience). The results showed that the organizational context's driving factors are associated with the adoption of a more significant number of strategies than the factors related to the team context, focusing mainly on large companies, with 100% of the teams using agile methods and with having used ASD for more than five years299306SBES 2019: XXXIII Brazilian Symposium on Software Engineering2019-09BrasilSalvado, B

Supporting The Facilitator In A Collaborative Learning Environment

The importance of a facilitator in collaborative learning environments is well known. Nevertheless, computer-based learning environments still lack support for the activities carried out by people by charge of facilitating collaboration among learners. This paper focuses on the interactions taking place in collaborative learning situations, aiming at proposing mechanisms to support the facilitator in computer-based environments. We proposed a conceptual framework to analyse interaction among people in a learning situation mediated by a chat tool. This conceptual framework has proved useful to study aspects such as: the dynamics of interactions, the nature and characteristics of conversations, the roles of the participants towards collaboration. Two different contexts of usage were analysed according to this framework. 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Developing A Chatterbot Specialist In Hemophilia

This paper descr ibes the dev elopment of a Chatt erbot specialist in hemophilia. The aim of this com puter program is to establish a conversation with the user where will be presented concepts and attitudes needed or the care of hemophilia. It is intended, through dialogue, to teach children and adolescents deal with the disease and the problems involved.169172Buchanan, B.G., Timeline: A brief history of artificial intelligence (2010) AAAI-American Association of Artificial IntelligenceDe Angeli, A., To the rescue of a lost identity: Social perception in human-chatterbot in teraction (2005) Proceedings of AISB'05 Joint Symposium on Virtual Social Agents, pp. 12-15. , University of HertfordshireNunes, A.A., Quali dade de vida de pacien tes hemofílicos acompanhados em ambulatório de hem atologia (2009) Revista Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia, 31 (6), pp. 406-407Singleton, P., Dushin, F., Wielemaker, J., JPL: A bidir ectional pr olog/Java inter-face (2012) JPL: A Bidirectional Prolog/Java InterfaceSoares, B.M.D., (2002) Política de Hemoderivados no Brasil: Desafios e Peserpectivas, , Universidade de Brasília, Centro de Desenvolvimento Sustentáve

Learning At Work Through A Multi-user Synchronous Simulation Game

The general interest in the web as a medium for sharing and distributing information has reached formal education. Recent literature has discussed several modalities of educational application for computer-mediated communication technologies. The use of these new technologies is not seen in the same proportion in the workplace. This work addresses the learning opportunities which the internet media can bring to the process of continual development of people at work. Particular reference is made to the design of the Dice Game, a multi-user synchronous simulation game for manufacturing training.113251260Huizinga, S., (1938) Homo Ladens- Vom Ursprung der Kultur im Spiel, , Editora Perspectiva, Brasil, 1994Simkin, S., Internet gaming: The funnest frontier (1996) Java Game Programming, p. 1. , N. Bartlett, S. Simkin and C. Stranc, Cariolis Group Books, USACaillois, R., (1958) Les Jeux et Les Hommes, , Editora Cotovia, Lisboa, 1990Gardner, H., (1982) Developmental Psychology, , Boston: Little, Brown and CoVygotsky, L.S., (1978) Mind in Society: The Development of Higher Psychological Processes, , Cambridge, MA: Harvard University PressDruin, A., Solomon, C., (1996) Designing Multimedia Environments for Children, , John Wiley & Sons, Inc. New York USABowman, R.F., A 'Pac-Man' theory of motivation: Tactical implications for classroom instruction (1982) Educational Technology, pp. 14-16SeptWong, K.K., Video game effect on computer-based learning design (1996) British Journal of Educational Technology, 27 (3), pp. 230-232. , Blackwell PublishersChapman, G.M., Martin, J.F., Computerized business games in engineering education (1995) Computers Educ., 25 (1-2), pp. 67-73CRAC Metal Box Business Game, see [9]Worldwide Information Systems Equipment, The Business Simulation, Magnasys Ltd, (1989) see [9]Nied, Revitalizing training and learning in industries in Brazil (1995) Núcleo de Informática Aplicada À Educação, , Unicamp, internal documentHiltz, S.R., Wellman, B., Asyncronous learning networks as a virtual classroom (1997) Communications of the ACM, 40 (9), p. 45. , SeptemberRelan, A., Gillani, B.B., Web-based instruction and the traditional classroom: Similarities and differences (1997) Web-Based Instruction, , B.H. Khan, (Ed.) Educational Technology Publications Inc. New Jersey USASiegel, M.A., Kirkley, S., Moving toward the digital learning environment: The future of web-based instruction (1997) Web-Based Instruction, p. 264. , B.H. Khan, (Ed.) Educational Technology Publications Inc. New Jersey, USABostock, S.J., Designing web-based instruction for active learning (1997) Web-Based Instruction, , B.H. Khan, (Ed.) Educational Technology Publications Inc. New Jersey, USABorges, M.A.F., Baranauskas, M.C.C., A user-centered approach to the design of an expert system for training (1997) British Journal of Educational Technology, 29 (1), pp. 25-34. , Blackwell PublishersFernandes, L.D., Valenciano, R., Caritá, C., Baranauskas, M.C.C., Jogos Computacionais no Processo de Formação Profissional: O Design de A Caça ao Tesouro (1998) Proceedings of IV Congresso Ibero-Americano de Informática na Educação - RIBIE'98, , BrasíliaBaranauskas, M.C.C., Learning about manufacture process control through the target game (1999) International Journal of Continuing Engineering Education and Life-Long Learning, 9 (3-4), pp. 210-221Schlunzen, K., Capacitação e Aprendizagem em Empresas Utilizando Software com Estética Logo: A Formação do Facilitador (1998) Proceedings of IV Congresso Ibero-Americano de Informática na Educação - RIBIE'98, , Brasíli

Evapotranspiração de referência estimada por modelos simplificados para o Estado do Mato Grosso

Resumo: O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar o desempenho de 12 modelos simplificados de estimativa da evapotranspiração de referência (ETo), para o Estado do Mato Grosso. Os dados foram obtidos da rede de estações meteorológicas automáticas (EMAs) do Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia, localizadas em 28 municípios do Estado. Os modelos simplificados de estimativa avaliados foram os de: Hargreaves-Samani, Camargo, Makkink, Linacre, McGinness-Bordne, Romanenko, Turc, Holdridge, Radiação Solar, Jensen-Haise, Hansen e Caprio. Adotou-se o método de Penman-Monteith Fao 56 (PMF) como referência na avaliação das estimativas simplificadas. O desempenho estatístico foi avaliado por meio do erro absoluto médio (MBE), da raiz quadrada do erro quadrático médio (RMSE), do índice de concordância (d) de Willmott e de acordo com o ordenamento numérico dos modelos para cada índice. O modelo de Makkink superestimou a ETo de 2,0 a 3,0 mm por dia, com espalhamentos de 2,75 mm por dia e índice d de 0,40, o que resultou nos piores desempenhos entre os modelos, independentemente do município avaliado. Os modelos de Turc e McGinness-Bordne apresentaram os melhores desempenhos de estimativa da ETo, para 57,1 e 25% das EMAs, respectivamente. Os modelos de Romanenko, Makkink e Holdridge não são recomendados para o Estado do Mato Grosso