bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
A Auditoria de Recursos Humanos como instrumento estratégico de mitigação do risco na Gestão das Pessoas
Authors: Dias Ivo Antunes 
Published: November 2017

O ambiente concorrencial turbulento e competitivo em que se movem as empresas obriga estas a reequacionarem permanentemente o seu modelo de negócio, bem como a integrar novas filosofias, princípios e práticas de gestão, tendentes à aquisição e manutenção de vantagens competitivas, que as diferencem das suas concorrentes e lhes garantam a sobrevivência e o sucesso empresarial.
Para além do investimento em Investigação e Desenvolvimento (I&D), na inovação tecnológica e no marketing, os decisores de topo investem no fator humano, o qual pela detenção de caraterísticas intrinsecamente humanas, garante vantagem face aos concorrentes. Esse investimento, de natureza imaterial, destina-se a atrair, desenvolver e reter uma força altamente competente, motivada e de elevado desempenho.
Por serem altamente disputados pelo mercado de trabalho, estes profissionais dispõem de uma elevada capacidade negocial em relação aos seus empregadores, pelo que a conceção de políticas, processos e práticas (PPP) de gestão de recursos humanos (GRH), diferenciadas, que contribuam para a manutenção de elevados níveis de desempenho e, sobretudo, para a sua fidelização, tornou-se essencial.
A conceção e implementação de PPP de GRH tornaram-se requisitos básicos na utilização do fator humano, num contexto de instabilidade e imprevisibilidade em que operam, atualmente, as empresas, independentemente do setor de atividade ou da sua dimensão.
A atração, desenvolvimento e retenção dos colaboradores que detêm as core competences constitui um fator determinante da promoção da competitividade empresarial, mas a importância acrescida do fator humano sugere um olhar mais atento e interventivo sobre os modelos de gestão do risco associados ao fator humano.
Neste propósito, discute-se a importância da auditoria dos recursos humanos ser reconhecida como um processo organizacional, crítico e estratégico, pelo reforço da probabilidade de adequação e de qualidade dessas PPP.
Para o efeito, procedeu-se a uma revisão da literatura recorrendo às principais bases de dados bibliográficas como a B-On, a EBSCO, a JSTOR, entre outras, utilizando como descritores ‘Capital Humano’, ‘Práticas de Gestão de Recursos Humanos’, ‘Competitividade’ e ‘Auditoria de Recursos Humanos’, bem como a artigos publicados em revistas técnicas da especialidade.
Da revisão da literatura ressalta a importância conferida ao fator humano enquanto fator indutor da competitividade empresarial, mas a necessidade das políticas, processos e práticas (PPP) de Gestão dos Recursos Humanos carecerem de ser auditados, tendo em vista estabelecer um fit estratégico entre estas PPP e a satisfação dos objetivos dos colaboradores, visando a minimização do risco associado à gestão das pessoas, com base na implementação de métricas que afiram a adequabilidade e eficácia dessas PPP. É com este enquadramento que se procede a uma discussão crítica.
Employment and knowledge: Prospects for HE graduates’ employability in knowledge-intensive services
Authors: Valente Ana Claúdia 
Published: November 2017

The tertiarization of the Portuguese economy is already very evident in the sectorial composition of employment. In 2013, the service sectors represented in Portugal 65% of total employment. Although the service sectors have also been affected by the economic crisis, its resilience to the negative effects of the crisis on labour market was much higher than other sectors. From the wide range of services, knowledge-intensive services (KIS) were those that registered the highest increase in employment between 2008 and 2013.
The study presented here discusses the role that knowledge-intensive services, in particular knowledge-intensive market services (excluding the financial services) and high-tech knowledge-intensive services, can have in promoting youth employment in Portugal. The increasing outsourcing, on a global scale, of complex and highly qualified activities has stimulated the rapid growth of these sectors. The competition for talent, although intense and global, is opening up new job opportunities for young higher education graduates.
The study uses statistical data to analyse the recent evolution of employment in these two sectors, its variation by levels of education and age groups, and their contribution to total employment. Based on the CEDEFOP projections for Portugal, we discuss the potential employment opportunities estimated in KIS up to 2025. This analysis is complemented with qualitative data on changing job and skills’ requirements in these sectors, collected through literature reviewing and a set of interviews with the industry and employers’ associations.
Main research findings indicate a significant potential for job creation in KIS over the next decade and a growing demand for qualifications. Medium-level qualifications will tend to prevail and about a 1/3 of the jobs will require higher education. However, the digital revolution is changing the way services are designed and delivered to customers, requiring new service models. Business services are becoming more technology-dependent or, at least, more technology-enabled. Also the intangible nature of KIS requires a strong co-production with costumers and open modes of innovation which are increasingly demanding a broad set of soft and hard-technical skills.
Preparing young graduates with the right mix of skills seems essential to take advantage of the number of jobs the KIS tend to create, especially when youth unemployment is high. This study seeks to contribute to the debate on how higher education can improve the employability of its graduates by exploring statistic data on recent employment trends and early identifying labour market dynamics on a sectorial basis.
Caracterização de cânions urbanos e seus efeitos climáticos em área com intenso processo de verticalização na cidade de Fortaleza-CE (Characterization of Urban Canyons and their Climatic Effects in an Area with Intense Verticalization Process in the ...)
Authors: Cavalcante Rivelino Martins , Aguiar Larissa Morais , Silva Marcus Vinicius , Gandu Adilson Wagner , Rocha Camille Arraes 
Published: November 2017

A cidade de Fortaleza passa por processo de verticalização, especialmente em áreas de alto padrão econômico. Desta forma o objetivo principal do estudo foi caracterizar a formação de cânions urbanos em uma área com intenso processo de verticalização, avaliando também o impacto desse processo na temperatura, velocidade e direção do vento da área. A área estudada tem a extensão de 0.7 km2 localiza-se no bairro Meireles da cidade de Fortaleza. A área de estudo foi caracterizada com cânions urbanos e o tipo de cânion com a maior ocorrência foi o cânion regular com 73,50 %, seguido do cânion profundo com 21,56% e avenida de cânions com 5,0%. Os cânions influenciam na direção e velocidade dos ventos e a disposição do cânion também se mostrou fator governante. A influência dos cânions na temperatura da área de estudo foi mais eminente no período da manha do que no período da tarde. O estudo revela que fatores como a disposição dos cânions, frente a direção do vento predominante na região, bem como o sombreamento promovido pelos cânions, são fatores governantes nos parâmetros climáticos investigados. A B S T R A C TThe city of Fortaleza undergoes a process of verticalization, especially in areas of high economic standard. Investigations on the impact of a certain aspect of urban design on microclimatic conditions in the surroundings of buildings are growing every day, making it necessary to verify in a more detailed way the different intra-urban spaces so that it is possible to identify the causes of the differences of the climate in the city. Thus the main objective of the study was to characterize a formation of urban canons in an area with intense verticalization process, also evaluating the impact of this process on the temperature, speed and wind direction of the area. The studied area has a size of 0.7 km2 It is located in the Meireles (city of Fortaleza). The H / W ratio of the neighborhood blocks was calculated and the climatic parameters were collected at four points chosen for the study. The studied area was characterized to contain urban canyons and the type of canyon with the highest occurrence was the regular canyon with 73.50%, followed by the deep canyon with 21.56% and avenue of canyons with 5.0%. The canyons influence the direction and velocity of the winds and their disposition is also a governing factor. The influence of canyons on the temperature of the study area was more prominent in the morning than in the afternoon. The study reveals that factors such as the disposition of canyons, compared to the prevailing wind direction in the region, as well as the shading promoted by the canyons, are governing factors in the climatic parameters investigated.Keywords: urban climate; urban canyons; microclimate.
Modelling of the Plastisol Knife Over Roll Coating Process
Authors: Abdesselam Y. , Demay Y. , Castellani R. , Agassant J. F. , Peres R. , Gourdin D. 
Published: November 2017

Abstract
The knife-over-roll coating process of plastisol formulations for flooring applications has been investigated. The coexistence of smooth spherical PVC particles and rough calcium carbonate aggregates in a Newtonian plasticizer makes this suspension a more complex system than those encountered in the literature. The shear viscosity has been measured with Couette and capillary devices in the wide range of shear rates encountered in the process, resulting in a non-monotonous viscosity curve. A numerical model based on the lubrication approximation theory allows accounting for this non-monotonous behavior. It predicts the deposited thickness, the pressure field between roll and knife and the separating force as a function of the plastisol rheology and the coating parameters.
The Grafting of PE-g-MA Chains on Graphene Derivatives to Improve Tensile Properties of Polyethylene
Authors: Elhamnia M. , Motlagh G. H. , Goudarzi R. 
Published: November 2017

AbstractPolyethylene chains having functional maleic anhydride groups were grafted on several graphene derivatives. These chain grafted graphene derivatives were added to polyethylene and the properties of the obtained nano-composites were investigated. Modified Hummers' method was employed to produce graphite oxide (GO). Then amino-functionalized GO (AFGO) was prepared through the functionalization of GO by ethylenediamine. Thermally reduced GO (TRGO) was prepared by the heating of the GO in the presence of nitrogen. TRGO was amino-functionalized to obtain amino functionalized nano-graphite (AFNG). Low density polyethylene (PE) and polyethylene grafted maleic anhydride (PEgMA) nano-composites, containing 1 to 3 wt% of the obtained fillers, were produced by solution mixing. With the incorporation of amino-functionalized graphene into PEgMA, the amine groups on the graphene surface and the maleic anhydride in PE chains covalently bonded and improved the mechanical properties of the nano-composites; by comparing PEgMA nano-composite with 1 wt% AFGO and 1 wt% GO, a 155 percent enhancement in the elongation at break was observed. The modulus and tensile strength of these nano-composites increased over the pure matrix. In addition, the effect of PEgMA content in the 1 wt% AFGO nano-composites was studied and the optimum ratio of PEgMA to PE was found to be 0.40 to 0.60. At this ratio, the best mechanical properties were achieved. Also, at 2 wt% nano-filler the elongation at break of the AFNG nano-composite was higher than that of the TRGO nano-composite. AFNG created more chain grafting but AFNG exfoliates more. The electrical conductivity of TRGO powders by amino-functionalization decreased about 20 times. Therefore, the electrical conductivity of the graphene nano-composites was higher than amino-functionalized graphene nano-composites.
Microsurgical anatomy and approaches around the lateral recess with special reference to entry into the pons
Authors: Akiyama Osamu , Matsushima Ken , Nunez Maximiliano , Matsuo Satoshi , Kondo Akihide , Arai Hajime , Rhoton Albert L. , Matsushima Toshio 
Published: November 2017

OBJECTIVEThe lateral recess is a unique structure communicating between the ventricle and cistern, which is exposed when treating lesions involving the fourth ventricle and the brainstem with surgical approaches such as the transcerebellomedullary fissure approach. In this study, the authors examined the microsurgical anatomy around the lateral recess, including the fiber tracts, and analyzed their findings with respect to surgical exposure of the lateral recess and entry into the lower pons.METHODSTen cadaveric heads were examined with microsurgical techniques, and 2 heads were examined with fiber dissection to clarify the anatomy between the lateral recess and adjacent structures. The lateral and medial routes directed to the lateral recess in the transcerebellomedullary fissure approach were demonstrated. A morphometric study was conducted in the 10 cadaveric heads (20 sides).RESULTSThe lateral recess was classified into medullary and cisternal segments. The medial and lateral routes in the transcerebellomedullary fissure approach provided access to approximately 140º–150º of the posteroinferior circumference of the lateral recess. The floccular peduncle ran rostral to the lateral recess, and this region was considered to be a potential safe entry zone to the lower pons. By appropriately selecting either route, medial-to-lateral or lateral-to-medial entry axis is possible, and combining both routes provided wide exposure of the lower pons around the lateral recess.CONCLUSIONSThe medial and lateral routes of the transcerebellomedullary fissure approach provided wide exposure of the lateral recess, and incision around the floccular peduncle is a potential new safe entry zone to the lower pons.
Proportion and number of cancer cases and deaths attributable to potentially modifiable risk factors in the United States
Authors: Islami Farhad , Goding Sauer Ann , Miller Kimberly D. , Siegel Rebecca L. , Fedewa Stacey A. , Jacobs Eric J. , McCullough Marjorie L. , Patel Alpa V. , Ma Jiemin , Soerjomataram Isabelle , Flanders W. Dana , Brawley Otis W. , Gapstur Susan M. , Jemal Ahmedin 
Published: November 2017

AbstractContemporary information on the fraction of cancers that potentially could be prevented is useful for priority setting in cancer prevention and control. Herein, the authors estimate the proportion and number of invasive cancer cases and deaths, overall (excluding nonmelanoma skin cancers) and for 26 cancer types, in adults aged 30 years and older in the United States in 2014, that were attributable to major, potentially modifiable exposures (cigarette smoking; secondhand smoke; excess body weight; alcohol intake; consumption of red and processed meat; low consumption of fruits/vegetables, dietary fiber, and dietary calcium; physical inactivity; ultraviolet radiation; and 6 cancer‐associated infections). The numbers of cancer cases were obtained from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Cancer Institute; the numbers of deaths were obtained from the CDC; risk factor prevalence estimates were obtained from nationally representative surveys; and associated relative risks of cancer were obtained from published, large‐scale pooled analyses or meta‐analyses. In the United States in 2014, an estimated 42.0% of all incident cancers (659,640 of 1570,975 cancers, excluding nonmelanoma skin cancers) and 45.1% of cancer deaths (265,150 of 587,521 deaths) were attributable to evaluated risk factors. Cigarette smoking accounted for the highest proportion of cancer cases (19.0%; 298,970 cases) and deaths (28.8%; 169,180 deaths), followed by excess body weight (7.8% and 6.5%, respectively) and alcohol intake (5.6% and 4.0%, respectively). Lung cancer had the highest number of cancers (184,970 cases) and deaths (132,960 deaths) attributable to evaluated risk factors, followed by colorectal cancer (76,910 cases and 28,290 deaths). These results, however, may underestimate the overall proportion of cancers attributable to modifiable factors, because the impact of all established risk factors could not be quantified, and many likely modifiable risk factors are not yet firmly established as causal. Nevertheless, these findings underscore the vast potential for reducing cancer morbidity and mortality through broad and equitable implementation of known preventive measures. CA Cancer J Clin 2018;68:31‐54. © 2017 American Cancer Society.
Self-taken vaginal swabs versus clinician-taken for detection of candida and bacterial vaginosis: a case-control study in primary care
Authors: Barnes Pam , Vieira Rute , Harwood Jayne , Chauhan Mayur 
Published: November 2017

BackgroundVaginal discharge and vulvitis are common presenting symptoms in general practice. Few studies have specifically looked at the validity of self-taken low vulvovaginal swabs (LVS) for the diagnosis of vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) and bacterial vaginosis (BV).AimTo assess if patient self-taken LVS are a valid alternative to clinician-taken high vaginal swabs (HVS) for the detection of VVC and BV.Design and settingCase-control study with the patient acting as their own control in an urban sexual health centre in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.MethodFemales aged 16–65 years attending with symptomatic vaginal discharge, vulval irritation, genital pain, and an offensive genital smell were recruited into the study. Participants took a self-taken LVS before vaginal examination, during which a clinician took an HVS (reference standard). Main outcome measures were the diagnosis of BV or VVC infection.ResultsA total of 104 females were enrolled. Of those, 45 were diagnosed with VVC and 26 with BV. The sensitivities of self-taken LVS for VVC and BV were 95.5% and 88.5% respectively. Cohen’s κ coefficient showed ‘strong agreement’ for the detection of both VVC and BV. Vulval itching was the most common symptom associated with VVC (69%), whereas 50% of females diagnosed with BV presented with an offensive discharge. Both symptoms had poor positive predictive values (0.63 and 0.50, respectively).ConclusionSelf-taken LVS appears to be a valid alternative to clinician-taken HVS for detecting VVC and BV infections. Symptoms were found to be a poor indicator of underlying infection.
Post-traumatic knee MRI findings and associations with patient, trauma, and clinical characteristics: a subgroup analysis in primary care in the Netherlands
Authors: van Oudenaarde Kim , Swart Nynke M , Bloem Johan L , Bierma-Zeinstra Sita MA , Algra Paul R , Koes Bart , Verhaar Jan , Nelissen Rob GHH , Bindels Patrick JE , Luijsterburg Pim AJ , Reijnierse Monique 
Published: November 2017

BackgroundThe added value of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in primary care is still being debated. A high diagnostic yield can be expected in young and active patients with post-traumatic knee complaints.AimTo determine the frequency of MRI abnormalities in young and active patients (aged 18–45 years) and the associations with patient, trauma, and clinical characteristics.Design and settingA subgroup analysis of 174 patients, aged 18–45 years with knee trauma of <6 months, allocated to MRI in a randomised controlled trial on the yield of MRI in primary care. Patients were recruited by 150 GPs in the Netherlands from October 2012 to November 2015.MethodAssociations were expressed using mean differences, odds ratio (OR) and predictive values.ResultsSixty-seven out of 174 patients (39%) had a positive MRI finding, predominantly anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) ruptures (22%) and/or traumatic meniscal tears (15%). Patients with a pre-existing musculoskeletal comorbidity had a two-fold lower prevalence of positive MRI findings (21%), OR 3.0 (95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.3 to 7.0). A ‘sports related trauma’ showed the highest OR of 4.6 (95% CI = 2.2 to 9.3) for a positive MRI finding. Clinical scores were statistically, significantly worse in patients with positive MRI findings, with mean differences ranging from 10 to 20%. Furthermore, increasing duration of complaints was correlated with decreasing prevalence rates of positive MRI findings. Overall, a popping sound and direct swelling showed the highest positive predictive value of 65% for the presence of positive MRI findings.ConclusionThe results from this study enable a preselection of patients to increase the diagnostic yield of MRI in primary care.
The “Totem and Taboo” Event
Authors: Assoun Paul-Laurent 
Published: November 2017

Accuser réception aujourd’hui de Totem et Tabou , c’est restituer, un siècle après, l’événement sans précédent de sa production, soit la création d’une interface entre psychanalyse et sciences sociales. Introduire l’inconscient « en fraude » dans le savoir de l’homme, c’est, par un acte d’« in-discipline », ouvrir un espace trans-disciplinaire sans précédent. Dialectique serrée entre réel du symptôme et institution sociale, qui débouche sur le seul mythe dé-mythifiant et démystifiant, soit le « mythe scientifique » du Meurtre du Père. C’est le « Discours de la Méthode » de « l’anthropologie psychanalytique » qui est là engagé. Ce qui prend sa signification dans sa « posthistoire », de l’Idéal du moi collectif à la pulsion de mort : du Père au pire, en ce sens strictement freudien. Mise en série des « faits » et logique du franchissement, qui montre la portée épistémologique du texte où Freud engage son « va-tout ». Mémoire vive pour la recherche, qui saisit le collectif à travers son envers inconscient structural. « Juste une histoire », qui demeure chroniquement actuelle.
L’événement « Totem et Tabou »
Authors: Assoun Paul-Laurent 
Published: November 2017

Accuser réception aujourd’hui de Totem et Tabou , c’est restituer, un siècle après, l’événement sans précédent de sa production, soit la création d’une interface entre psychanalyse et sciences sociales. Introduire l’inconscient « en fraude » dans le savoir de l’homme, c’est, par un acte d’« in-discipline », ouvrir un espace trans-disciplinaire sans précédent. Dialectique serrée entre réel du symptôme et institution sociale, qui débouche sur le seul mythe dé-mythifiant et dé mystifiant, soit le « mythe scientifique » du Meurtre du Père. C’est le « Discours de la Méthode » de « l’anthropologie psychanalytique » qui est là engagé. Ce qui prend sa signification dans sa « posthistoire », de l’Idéal du moi collectif à la pulsion de mort : du Père au pire, en ce sens strictement freudien. Mise en série des « faits » et logique du franchissement, qui montre la portée épistémologique du texte où Freud engage son « va-tout ». Mémoire vive pour la recherche, qui saisit le collectif à travers son envers inconscient structural. « Juste une histoire », qui demeure chroniquement actuelle.
Group Psychology and the Analysis of the Ego
Authors: Balibar Étienne 
Published: November 2017

L’anthropologie spéculative de Totem et Tabou est présente dans Psychologie des masses… sous la forme d’une autoréfutation, de nature éminemment politique. Car l’avènement théorique d’une structure proprement transindividuelle, de laquelle découlent à la fois l’individu et le social, maximise la tension avec le mythe évolutionniste. Mais, en faisant de l’individu un effet de la masse, la nouvelle ontologie freudienne de la relation appuyée sur le schème de l’identification ouvre à deux voies d’interprétation opposées. L’une, régressive, identifie genèse de la masse et répétition du parricide originaire : elle pense la régression à l’indistinction sur le modèle de l’hypnose. L’autre, répressive, pose le Surmoi comme origine de la culpabilité pour penser l’individualisation comme autonomisation vis-à-vis de la masse.