Case study the poultry industry in Colombia

"As developing countries open their economies further to trade, their food industries are striving to raise safety and quality standards in order to compete in new markets. Such is the case with the Colombian poultry industry... Critical questions face the Colombian poultry industry: Is it ready to compete with foreign poultry producers on price, quality, and safety? Can industry efforts to produce better quality products assure an increased share of domestic and regional markets? This brief reviews the private initiatives undertaken by the Colombian poultry industry to assure food safety in light of these questions." from TextFood safety ,food security ,Public health ,

Propuesta de mejora de un sistema de gestión de la seguridad y salud en el trabajo bajo la Ley 29783 y su modificatoria, D. S. 005-2012 para minimizar los riesgos en el área de laboratorio de la Clínica San Lorenzo S. R. L. - Cajamarca 2018

El presente proyecto de investigación estudia la situación actual del área de laboratorio de la clínica San Lorenzo S.R.L perteneciente al sector de salud, la cual presenta problemas de ruido de varios equipos, desconcentración, problemas de estrés, fatiga y cansancio visual, corrientes de aire al interior genera alteraciones corporales en el trabajador. El objetivo del proyecto consiste en la propuesta de mejora de un sistema de gestión de la seguridad y salud en el trabajo bajo la ley 29783 y su modificatoria, D.S 005-2012 para minimizar los riesgos en el área de laboratorio de la clínica San Lorenzo S.R.L.-Cajamarca 2018, finalmente para medir y evaluar los riesgos físicos se utilizó protocolo nacional de estandarización de calidad ambiental y normas internacionales de riesgos físicos. Después de una descripción general de la empresa tanto en la parte administrativa como operativa, se procedió hacer un diagnóstico situacional actual en el tema de seguridad y salud en el trabajo, el cual resultó que la clínica tiene un porcentaje de 61,21% siendo el promedio de cumplimiento de los lineamientos del SG-SST por lo que significativamente representa desaprobado, por ello se debe revisar y mejorar lo desarrollado, viabilizando las evidencias. Los resultados de medición y evaluación con protocolos de estandarización de calidad ambiental y normas internacionales de los riesgos físicos con instrumentos calibrados y prestados por la Universidad Privada del Norte – Cajamarca, el factor de riesgo de ruido promedio resultó 61,68 dB, el factor de riesgo de iluminación promedio resulto 141,43 lux y el factor de riesgo de temperatura promedio resulto 19,99°C.Se concluye que el factor de riesgo de ruido sobrepasa el nivel permisible, en cuanto al factor de riesgo de iluminación está en un nivel inferior del límite permisible y en lo referente a la temperatura está en el nivel permisible. Los resultados de los agentes químicos, la probabilidad de frecuencia en la exposición es de riesgo medio en 100% mayormente se relaciona con el polvo y reactivos líquidos , en lo referente a los agentes biológicos la probabilidad de frecuencia en la exposición es de riesgo alto en 81,81% se relaciona con las bacterias, virus; en lo concerniente a los riesgos psicosociales la probabilidad de frecuencia en la exposición es de riesgo medio 68,75% y respecto a los riesgos disergonómicos la probabilidad de frecuencia en la exposición es de riesgo medio 66,66%, el trabajador se mantiene en posición de pie y en posturas no adecuadas por largos periodos de horas. Se concluye que el riesgo laboral está entre el riesgo medio y alto debido a la resistencia al cambio cultural en prevención, deficiencia en la participación a las capacitaciones en SST en el personal de laboratorio. Posteriormente, se diseñó el sistema de gestión de seguridad y salud en el trabajo (SG-SST) consistió en la actualización de los documentos obligatorios, plan de capacitaciones para el área de laboratorio, manuales de EPP, señalización entre otros. Después del diseño se realizó nuevamente el diagnóstico de la línea base, se ubica en el 85,34% es el promedio de cumplimiento de los lineamientos del SG-SST, por lo que significativamente representa aprobado por ello significa mantener el estándar de SST. Una vez elaborado el GS-SST se procedió analizar la factibilidad del diseño del SGSST mediante el beneficio costo, obteniendo 2,75 se concluye que el proyecto genera mayor beneficio para la empresa respecto a la inversión de la implementación del SG-SST. PALABRAS CLAVE: compromiso en prevención de seguridad y salud en el trabajo.The present research project studies the current situation of the laboratory area of the San Lorenzo SRL clinic belonging to the health sector, which presents noise problems of several teams, deconcentration, stress problems, fatigue and visual fatigue, currents of air inside generates body alterations in the worker. The objective of the project consists of the proposal to improve a management system of occupational health and safety under Law 29783 and its amendment, DS 005-2012 to minimize the risks in the laboratory area of the San Clinic. Lorenzo SRL-Cajamarca 2018, finally, to measure and evaluate physical risks, a national standardization protocol for environmental quality and international standards of physical risks were used. After a general description of the company, both in the administrative and operational part, a current situational diagnosis was made on the subject of safety and health at work, which resulted in the clinic having a percentage of 61.21% being the pro-means of compliance with the guidelines of the SG-OSS so it significantly re-presents disapproved, therefore it should review and improve what has been developed, making the evidence viable. The results of measurement and evaluation with standardization protocols of environmental quality and international standards of physical risks with instruments calibrated and provided by the Universidad Privada del Norte - Cajamarca, the average noise risk factor was 61.68 dB, the The average lighting risk factor was 141.43 lux and the average temperature risk factor was 19.99 ° C. It is concluded that the noise risk factor exceeds the permissible level, in terms of the illumination risk factor it is at a lower level of the permissible limit and in relation to the temperature it is at the permissible level. The results of the chemical agents, the probability of exposure frequency is of medium risk in 100%, mostly related to the powder and liquid reagents, in relation to the biological agents the probability of frequency in the exposure is of risk high in 81.81% is related to bacteria, viruses; Concerning psychosocial risks, the probability of exposure frequency is of 68.75% average risk and, with respect to disergonomic risks, the probability of frequency in exposure is 66.66%, mean risk. it remains in standing position and in unsuitable postures for long periods of hours. It is concluded that the occupational risk is between the medium and high risk due to the resistance to the cultural change in pre-vention, deficiency in the participation to the OSH trainings in the laboratory personnel. Subsequently, the occupational health and safety management system (SG-SST) was designed, consisting of the updating of the mandatory documents, training plan for the laboratory area, EPP manuals, signaling among others. After the design, the diagnosis of the baseline was again made, 85.34% is the average compliance with the guidelines of the SG-SST, and therefore significantly represents approved means maintaining the standard of SST. Once the GS-SST was prepared, the feasibility of the design of the SGSST was analyzed through the cost benefit. Obtaining 2.75 it is concluded that the project generates greater benefit for the company with respect to the investment of the implementation of the SG-SST. KEYWORDS: commitment in prevention of safety and health in the workplace

The Impact of High School Career Academies on Student Academic Achievement and Engagement

The purpose of this study is to examine the effectiveness of high school career academies in comparison to the traditional, comprehensive high school educational program with respect to student academic achievement and student engagement in one large urban high school in Central New Jersey. It is the intent of this researcher to determine if either of the educational structures and approaches significantly impacts the achievement and engagement levels of students in the high school under investigation. Student math and ELA state test scores and student engagement scores were analyzed using quantitative methods. To ascertain the degree of effectiveness this reform initiative has had on specific student outcomes, this study relied primarily on researched numerical data. The data for this study was obtained as secondary data provided by school administration from administrative records. Data compared for student achievement outcomes included 9th grade ELA PARCC scores, 10th grade ELA NJSLA scores, 9th grade Math PARCC scores and 10th grade Math NJSLA scores. Student engagement levels were derived from the Student Engagement Instrument (SEI), a research-based questionnaire developed by the University of Michigan. The school administration administered the SEI to students one year before and after entering the Career Academy or the Comprehensive high school. The data utilized for this study represents two groups of students (10th grade Career Academy and 10th grade Non-Career Academy). Students’ 9th grade ELA, Math and Engagement levels were utilized as the baseline data for both groups under investigation. The statistical analysis employed in this study (independent samples t-test and multiple regression analyses), indicates that the impact of the career academy model on student achievement is positive as compared to their non-academy counterparts. Further, the analysis revealed that Free or Reduced Lunch eligibility was the only demographic variable with a moderating effect on the impact of the Career Academy. Students eligible for free or reduced lunch experienced the greatest benefit in their math performance. However, the analysis did not show any significant differences in student engagement levels between both groups when previous performance and engagement levels were accounted for. The study determined that there is evidence to suggest that a measurable gain in achievement exists for students who participate in a career academy. Due to this analysis, it is this researcher’s contention that the career academy model has had a positive effect on student academic performance but no impact on student engagement levels within the prescribed urban high school

College Readiness of African-American Student Athletes

Research project of The Larry English Foundation- Leading Education to Athletes for their Dreams, focusing on African-American student-athletes.https://digital.sandiego.edu/npi-bpl-programdesign/1004/thumbnail.jp

Gestión administrativa y productividad laboral del personal de la sub gerencia de logística, abastecimiento y control patrimonial de la Municipalidad distrital de Quilmana - 2022

La presente investigación, tuvo como objetivo general determinar qué relación existe entre la gestión administrativa y la productividad laboral de la Sub Gerencia de Logística, Abastecimiento y Control Patrimonial de la Municipalidad Distrital de Quilmana - 2022. La metodología empleada fue de tipo básica – descriptiva de enfoque cuantitativo, de diseño no experimental y de corte transversal y correlacional. Al ser pequeña la población fue considerada en su totalidad como parte de la muestra siendo un total de 36 trabajadores administrativos de la Municipalidad Distrital de Quilmana. Para procesar los datos se utilizó el programa estadístico SPSS y para medir la correlación de las variables se empleó el coeficiente de Pearson. Se obtuvo como resultado general un valor de sig. = < 0.001, demostrando la existencia de una relación entre ambas variables, asimismo se halló un nivel de correlación positiva media de 0.674, determinando una correlación positiva media de 67.4% entre la gestión administrativa y la productividad laboral

Análisis comparativo de las ecoaldeas aldeafeliz y yoga Monasterio Varsana, ubicadas en el departamento de Cundinamarca/Colombia, año 2014-2015

La presente investigación es un análisis comparativo entre las Ecoaldeas Aldeafeliz y Yoga Monasterio Varsana, ubicadas en el departamento de Cundinamarca/Colombia en el año 2014-2015, este trabajo tuvo un alcance de investigación exploratoria, para esto se implementó el enfoque Mixto con la modalidad comparativa Dexplos en la recopilación de la información. El objetivo de este estudio es identificar los principales vínculos dentro de las Ecoaldeas, que permiten a sus integrantes generar procesos de organización colectiva, para lograr un desarrollo comunitario. Se estudian los procesos formativos, intereses, creencias y las características de las comunidades, desde un ámbito cultural. Este análisis permitió un acercamiento teórico-práctico de la disciplina profesional de Trabajo Social desde el estudio de movimiento Ecoaldeano, para incentivar e innovar procesos de organización comunitaria desde un desarrollo colectivo, teniendo en cuenta el contexto cultural en que se desarrolla toda acción humana colectiva

Optimización del proceso de facturación de la Fundación Homi - Hospital de la Misericordia de Bogotá, D.C.

El presente estudio tiene como fin optimizar el proceso de facturación de la Fundación Hospital de la Misericordia HOMI, de manera que se logre incrementar el nivel de servicio, exista disminución en el número de reprocesos realizados, se genere una información más confiable y se agilice el tiempo de atención al cliente tanto interno como externo. Para el cumplimiento de dicho objetivo se inicia con la descripción del problema, al cual se llegó a partir de observaciones, entrevistas y cuestionarios aplicados a la población total. Después, se realizó el levantamiento de procedimientos y cargas de trabajo, con su respectiva toma de tiempos y su correspondiente análisis con base en los parámetros de la metodología PQM, para identificar los hallazgos críticos y plantear las soluciones potenciales frente al proceso, a través de las cuales se propone el rediseño, estrategias de apoyo para la optimización y se realiza la simulación del proceso en software Promodel, con lo cual se obtiene como resultado un aumento en la eficiencia del proceso.This study aims to optimize the process of billing of the Fundación HOMI Hospital de la Misericordia, so as to achieve increase the level of service, looking for decrease in the number of rework carried out, generate more reliable information and will accelerate atentión customer time both internal as external. For the fulfillment of that goal starts with the description of the problem, which was based on observations, interviews and questionnaires applied to the total population. Then, lifting procedures and workloads, with their respective times and its corresponding analysis based on the parameters of the PQM methodology, was conducted to identify the critical findings and raise the potential solutions to the process, through which it is proposed the redesign, the strategies of support for optimization and the simulation of the process is done in Promodel software , with which is obtained as a result an increase in the efficiency the proces

Prediction of dementia risk in low-income and middle-income countries (the 10/66 Study): an independent external validation of existing models

BackgroundTo date, dementia prediction models have been exclusively developed and tested in high-income countries (HICs). However, most people with dementia live in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs), where dementia risk prediction research is almost non-existent and the ability of current models to predict dementia is unknown. This study investigated whether dementia prediction models developed in HICs are applicable to LMICs.MethodsData were from the 10/66 Study. Individuals aged 65 years or older and without dementia at baseline were selected from China, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico, and Venezuela. Dementia incidence was assessed over 3–5 years, with diagnosis according to the 10/66 Study diagnostic algorithm. Discrimination and calibration were tested for five models: the Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Aging and Dementia risk score (CAIDE); the Study on Aging, Cognition and Dementia (AgeCoDe) model; the Australian National University Alzheimer's Disease Risk Index (ANU-ADRI); the Brief Dementia Screening Indicator (BDSI); and the Rotterdam Study Basic Dementia Risk Model (BDRM). Models were tested with use of Cox regression. The discriminative accuracy of each model was assessed using Harrell's concordance (c)-statistic, with a value of 0·70 or higher considered to indicate acceptable discriminative ability. Calibration (model fit) was assessed statistically using the Grønnesby and Borgan test.Findings11 143 individuals without baseline dementia and with available follow-up data were included in the analysis. During follow-up (mean 3·8 years [SD 1·3]), 1069 people progressed to dementia across all sites (incidence rate 24·9 cases per 1000 person-years). Performance of the models varied. Across countries, the discriminative ability of the CAIDE (0·52≤c≤0·63) and AgeCoDe (0·57≤c≤0·74) models was poor. By contrast, the ANU-ADRI (0·66≤c≤0·78), BDSI (0·62≤c≤0·78), and BDRM (0·66≤c≤0·78) models showed similar levels of discriminative ability to those of the development cohorts. All models showed good calibration, especially at low and intermediate levels of predicted risk. The models validated best in Peru and poorest in the Dominican Republic and China.InterpretationNot all dementia prediction models developed in HICs can be simply extrapolated to LMICs. Further work defining what number and which combination of risk variables works best for predicting risk of dementia in LMICs is needed. However, models that transport well could be used immediately for dementia prevention research and targeted risk reduction in LMICs