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DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6857729.v1
title: The successful safety and health experience in the London 2012 Olympic Park construction: an interview with Alistair Gibb

description: Abstract Alistair Gibb, a civil engineer, has been a professor at Loughborough University, United Kingdom, since 1993. He is a researcher in safety & health and in construction innovation technology. He is a member of the European Construction Institute, and of the Institution of Civil Engineers. Before he became a professor, he worked as a manager in the construction industry, which provided him with a useful interface by linking academia and industry experiences. Dr. Gibb lead researches about the successful safety & health performance during the London 2012 Olympic Park construction, as there were no fatal accidents and it was delivered on time and within the budget. In November 2015, to better understand this experience and to contribute for the prevention of work accidents in large construction sites, Brazilian researchers from the FAPESP Thematic Project (Process No. 2012/04721-1) invited Professor Gibb to participate in the 50th Forum AT (occupational accidents’ forum), about safety & health in large construction sites. This interview was granted at that opportunity.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6857732.v1
title: Estimation of mechanical properties of metallic materials using inverse method in SPT

description: ABSTRACT Mechanical characterization of metallic materials by Small Punch Test (SPT) allows to evaluate uniaxial tensile properties [1]. In this work, by means of an inverse procedure and numerical simulation of SPT tests we estimate uniaxial tensile properties of AISI 304L stainless steel. We detail the applied procedure to estimate the yield stress where the two parameter Hollomon relation is assumed as a constitutive relationship. According to the obtained results, it can be suggested that the developed procedure is suitable for estimating properties in metallic materials, if a suitable constitutive equation is used.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6857726
title: Linear Empirical Model for Streamflow Forecast in Itaipu Hydroelectric Dam – Parana River Basin

description: Abstract This study aims to explore the remote climate influences, through patterns of climate variability, and regional, through precipitation and streamflow in contribution of basins, given the meaning of river flow variations knowledge to the planning of water multiple uses. Therefore, empirical models of monthly streamflow in the lower of basin the Parana River at the site Itaipu Dam were developed. These models were tested with different groups of predictors: only the lagged climate indices; only precipitation in homogeneous rainfall regions; only streamflow at upstream points and even the streamflow of Itaipu; and the set of predictors. Through stepwise method the most significant predictors were chosen, being highlighted the best predictors: the indices of the El Niño Southern Oscillation and temperature anomalies of the sea surface in the tropical South Atlantic; rainfall in southern basin sites; and proper lagged streamflow in Itaipu. The models were validated, indicating generally higher performance in shorter lags, when considered predictors of streamflow and precipitation, in the longer lags, it was found that the best performance is for the model considering only the climate indices. Therefore, the results of this study demonstrate the importance of considering the remote climate influences on streamflow estimates, especially for longer-term forecasts.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6857720
title: Rainfall and Evapotranspiration Patterns in Goiânia, GO

description: Abstract Rainfall (P) and potential evapotranspiration (ETP) are climatic variables relevant to different areas of knowledge, such as: agriculture, watershed management, weather forecasts and urban drainage. The aim of this work was to characterize the rainfall and ETP patterns for the Goiânia, GO city. Data of 36 years for rainfall and 21 years for ETP were used. The precipitation was 1,494.66 mm, with a trend of reduction at a rate of 3.7 mm year-1. It was observed that 99% of the daily precipitations are p ≤ 50 mm day-1. We recorded 292 days without rain and 72 rainy days, with a tendency to reduce rainy days and increase dry days. The ETP was 1,380.57 mm, with the highest and the lowest mean recorded in the 3rd (139.02 mm) and 35th (55.36 mm) quinquides. There is a tendency to increase in ETP (6.37 mm year-1). A water surplus of 607 mm year-1 and a deficit of 471 mm year-1 were recorded. ETR/ETP &lt;0.8 between the months of April and October. Predominant frequencies of P and ETP were 38% ( P &gt; X ¯ ) and 31% ( E T P &gt; X ¯ ), with periodicities 4.0 (P) and 3.2 (ETP) years. Correlation of 0.68 between the mean air temperature and Goiás deforestation rates was observed.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6857726.v1
title: Linear Empirical Model for Streamflow Forecast in Itaipu Hydroelectric Dam – Parana River Basin

description: Abstract This study aims to explore the remote climate influences, through patterns of climate variability, and regional, through precipitation and streamflow in contribution of basins, given the meaning of river flow variations knowledge to the planning of water multiple uses. Therefore, empirical models of monthly streamflow in the lower of basin the Parana River at the site Itaipu Dam were developed. These models were tested with different groups of predictors: only the lagged climate indices; only precipitation in homogeneous rainfall regions; only streamflow at upstream points and even the streamflow of Itaipu; and the set of predictors. Through stepwise method the most significant predictors were chosen, being highlighted the best predictors: the indices of the El Niño Southern Oscillation and temperature anomalies of the sea surface in the tropical South Atlantic; rainfall in southern basin sites; and proper lagged streamflow in Itaipu. The models were validated, indicating generally higher performance in shorter lags, when considered predictors of streamflow and precipitation, in the longer lags, it was found that the best performance is for the model considering only the climate indices. Therefore, the results of this study demonstrate the importance of considering the remote climate influences on streamflow estimates, especially for longer-term forecasts.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6857720.v1
title: Rainfall and Evapotranspiration Patterns in Goiânia, GO

description: Abstract Rainfall (P) and potential evapotranspiration (ETP) are climatic variables relevant to different areas of knowledge, such as: agriculture, watershed management, weather forecasts and urban drainage. The aim of this work was to characterize the rainfall and ETP patterns for the Goiânia, GO city. Data of 36 years for rainfall and 21 years for ETP were used. The precipitation was 1,494.66 mm, with a trend of reduction at a rate of 3.7 mm year-1. It was observed that 99% of the daily precipitations are p ≤ 50 mm day-1. We recorded 292 days without rain and 72 rainy days, with a tendency to reduce rainy days and increase dry days. The ETP was 1,380.57 mm, with the highest and the lowest mean recorded in the 3rd (139.02 mm) and 35th (55.36 mm) quinquides. There is a tendency to increase in ETP (6.37 mm year-1). A water surplus of 607 mm year-1 and a deficit of 471 mm year-1 were recorded. ETR/ETP &lt;0.8 between the months of April and October. Predominant frequencies of P and ETP were 38% ( P &gt; X ¯ ) and 31% ( E T P &gt; X ¯ ), with periodicities 4.0 (P) and 3.2 (ETP) years. Correlation of 0.68 between the mean air temperature and Goiás deforestation rates was observed.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6857717
title: Adaptation and validation of the World Health Organization’s on Safe Childbirth Checklist for the Brazilian context

description: Abstract Objectives: to culturally adapt and validate the WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist (SCC) in Brazilian hospitals. Methods: a methodological study was carried out with consensus techniques and cross-cultural adaptation stages. The original SCC underwent three adaptation and validation stages: 1- nominal group with a panel of experts; 2- consensus conference at two maternity schools, in meetings with professionals who would use the list; 3- pre-test with a structured questionnaire for health professionals from both maternities (n=40) after 30 days of using the checklist. Validation criteria contemplated the content validity, adequated to Brazilian protocols, terminology and feasibility for local context. Results: the adapted SCC in Brazil was called the Lista de Verificação para o Parto Seguro - Brasil (LVPS-BR) (Checklist for Safe Childbirth -Brazil) and included 49 items. In the first stage, the 29 items of the original SCC were approved with some adaptations (e.g. CD4 was replaced by the Rapid HIV Test). In the second stage, some of the 29 items were adjusted and added 24 items more. In the third stage, three items were excluded, two were grouped and one more was added. Conclusions: the validation process provided a potentially useful LVPS for the Brazilian context, presenting validity and feasibility evidences for the Brazilian context.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6857711
title: Characteristics of Pennisetum purpureum and passion-fruit-peel silages

description: ABSTRACT This study aimed at evaluating sensorial characteristics, total waste, fermentative profile, and chemical composition of Pennisetum purpureum (PP) and passion-fruit-peel (PFP) silages. Four PP dehydration times (0,4,6 and 8 hours) and five combinations of ingredients (100% PP; 100% PFP; 75% PP/25% PFP; 50% PP/50% PFP; 25% PP/75% PFP) were evaluated. The silages presented a yellowish color, a slightly acrid odor, and exhaled passion fruit scent in the treatments containing PFP. There was an increase in total waste of silages containing passion fruit peel (0.09, 0.15, 1.01, 1.77 and 2.52kg of waste for treatments 100% PP, 75% PP/25% PFP, 50% PP/50% PFP, 25% CE/75% CM and 100% CM, respectively). The pH and N-NH3 values ranged from 3.58 to 4.63 and 8.11 to 12.13, respectively. Mixtures containing PFP decreased the levels of DM and NDF and increased the levels of CP, NFC, ADIN and NDIN in the silages. Despite the reduced levels of DM, all treatments provided a good silage.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6857711.v1
title: Characteristics of Pennisetum purpureum and passion-fruit-peel silages

description: ABSTRACT This study aimed at evaluating sensorial characteristics, total waste, fermentative profile, and chemical composition of Pennisetum purpureum (PP) and passion-fruit-peel (PFP) silages. Four PP dehydration times (0,4,6 and 8 hours) and five combinations of ingredients (100% PP; 100% PFP; 75% PP/25% PFP; 50% PP/50% PFP; 25% PP/75% PFP) were evaluated. The silages presented a yellowish color, a slightly acrid odor, and exhaled passion fruit scent in the treatments containing PFP. There was an increase in total waste of silages containing passion fruit peel (0.09, 0.15, 1.01, 1.77 and 2.52kg of waste for treatments 100% PP, 75% PP/25% PFP, 50% PP/50% PFP, 25% CE/75% CM and 100% CM, respectively). The pH and N-NH3 values ranged from 3.58 to 4.63 and 8.11 to 12.13, respectively. Mixtures containing PFP decreased the levels of DM and NDF and increased the levels of CP, NFC, ADIN and NDIN in the silages. Despite the reduced levels of DM, all treatments provided a good silage.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6857705
title: Production line performance analysis within a MTS/MTO manufacturing framework: a queueing theory approach

description: Abstract Paper aims Mixing the Make-To-Stock (MTS) and Make-To-Order (MTO) strategies to benefit from the both manufacturing systems in an environment with impatient customers. Originality This is the first research article which uses the queuing theory to find the best place of the Order Penetration Point (OPP) in a production line with impatient customers. Research method Two scenarios are studied in this paper. 1- Semi-finished products are produced and stored in a buffer. No semi-finished product will be completed until a specific order comes to the system. This strategy leads to idle cost, but there is savings obtained in terms of eliminating investment in finished goods inventory and its holding cost. We can calculate the total cost of the system and find the optimal machine for the buffer of semi-finished products. 2- We use both MTS and MTO for completing the semi-finished products. When there is no customer in the system, semi-finished products are completed based on the MTS strategy and finished products are sent to a warehouse. But, when an order comes in for customization, a semi-finished product get assigned to that order and after finishing the current MTS job on each machine, this MTO job starts to complete the semi-finished product. To calculate system performance indexes, we use the Matrix Geometric Method (MGM) after modeling the systems with queuing theory concepts. Main findings Numerical examples show the convexity of total cost in terms of product completion percentage and number of customization lines after the OPP. Also, increasing the production rate leads to higher expected number of semi-finished products in the buffer. Implications for theory and practice Positioning OPP in manufacturing systems to compare different production strategies (MTS/MTO) has not been widely studied yet. This paper shows how manufacturing companies can apply the OPP to obtain benefits from both MTS and MTO strategies according to various cost parameters of the production lines. Using queuing theory concepts to model the problem under study helps to consider the external factors such as impatient customers and demand arrival uncertainty that can affect the performance measures of the system besides the internal factors such as production rate and inventory related costs. The idea of expanding the production line after a specific station and have more customization lines to improve customer satisfaction is studied in this paper as well.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6857708
title: Floristic of Rubiaceae in an Atlantic Forest remnant in Espírito Santo, Brazil

description: Abstract This study presents the updated floristic inventory of the family Rubiaceae in Mata das Flores State park (MFSP), Castelo, Espírito Santo. The studied forest remnant is located in one of the priority areas for Atlantic Forest conservation on the southern portion of the state. The list gave support to the analysis of floristic similarity between the studied fragment and 17 other areas of the Atlantic Forest, using cluster analysis and ordination methods. A total of 45 species and two subspecies were identified. They belong to 20 genera. Psychotria (8 spp.) was the most representative genus, followed by Faramea (6 spp.) and Rudgea (4 spp.). Four taxa are new species to science. Four taxa are listed in different threat categories. Cluster and ordination analysis revealed that Mata das Flores is distinct from the other areas in the Atlantic Forest. The results point to the Mata das Flores State Park as an important center of diversity for Rubiaceae in Espirito Santo.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6857708.v1
title: Floristic of Rubiaceae in an Atlantic Forest remnant in Espírito Santo, Brazil

description: Abstract This study presents the updated floristic inventory of the family Rubiaceae in Mata das Flores State park (MFSP), Castelo, Espírito Santo. The studied forest remnant is located in one of the priority areas for Atlantic Forest conservation on the southern portion of the state. The list gave support to the analysis of floristic similarity between the studied fragment and 17 other areas of the Atlantic Forest, using cluster analysis and ordination methods. A total of 45 species and two subspecies were identified. They belong to 20 genera. Psychotria (8 spp.) was the most representative genus, followed by Faramea (6 spp.) and Rudgea (4 spp.). Four taxa are new species to science. Four taxa are listed in different threat categories. Cluster and ordination analysis revealed that Mata das Flores is distinct from the other areas in the Atlantic Forest. The results point to the Mata das Flores State Park as an important center of diversity for Rubiaceae in Espirito Santo.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6857699
title: DECISION-MAKING AT THE FIRST MANAGEMENT LEVEL: THE INTERFERENCE OF THE ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE

description: ABSTRACT Purpose: This article aims at explaining how a decision is made in the first management level, within five different organizations, from different origins - American, Brazilian and Chinese - in different branches of activity. Originality/value: This is an original work, since it goes beyond the frontiers of knowledge about the subject researched, both for its approach and for its practical usefulness in the day-to-day of the decision makers, being useful for both professionals - and decision making - and for companies - on how to improve the decision-making capacity of their managers. Design/methodology/approach: Fifty managers were interviewed, through the application of a qualitative exploratory research, with the collection of data through semi-structured interviews and content analysis as data analysis and treatment technique. Findings: One may conclude that the decision-making of the first level decision-making managers is more rational. Also, the organizational culture, among the studied variables is the one with the greater impact in the way this management level makes the decisions. This influence of the organizational culture contains three important elements: 1. the need of the manager to act procedurally, using the rules and standards of the company, 2. the use of supporting tools for the decision-making and 3. the learning from the current relationship - or from the past one - with their peers. To go deeper in the theme, we suggest the analysis of the influence of gender in decision-making, under the focus of rationality or intuition, in the first level of the managerial function of the organizations.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6857699.v1
title: DECISION-MAKING AT THE FIRST MANAGEMENT LEVEL: THE INTERFERENCE OF THE ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE

description: ABSTRACT Purpose: This article aims at explaining how a decision is made in the first management level, within five different organizations, from different origins - American, Brazilian and Chinese - in different branches of activity. Originality/value: This is an original work, since it goes beyond the frontiers of knowledge about the subject researched, both for its approach and for its practical usefulness in the day-to-day of the decision makers, being useful for both professionals - and decision making - and for companies - on how to improve the decision-making capacity of their managers. Design/methodology/approach: Fifty managers were interviewed, through the application of a qualitative exploratory research, with the collection of data through semi-structured interviews and content analysis as data analysis and treatment technique. Findings: One may conclude that the decision-making of the first level decision-making managers is more rational. Also, the organizational culture, among the studied variables is the one with the greater impact in the way this management level makes the decisions. This influence of the organizational culture contains three important elements: 1. the need of the manager to act procedurally, using the rules and standards of the company, 2. the use of supporting tools for the decision-making and 3. the learning from the current relationship - or from the past one - with their peers. To go deeper in the theme, we suggest the analysis of the influence of gender in decision-making, under the focus of rationality or intuition, in the first level of the managerial function of the organizations.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6857690
title: WORKPLACE ACCIDENTS IN BRAZIL: ANALYSIS OF PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOSOCIAL STRESS AND HEALTH-RELATED FACTORS

description: ABSTRACT Purpose: To identify the influence of physical and psychosocial stress and health-related factors on the occurrence of work-related accidents, based on the National Health Survey (NHS) conducted in Brazil in 2013, through the execution of a retest in the Brazilian context, according to the model elaborated by Rommel, Varnaccia, Lahmann, Kottner, and Kroll (2016). Originality/value: Brazil has a high rate of workplace accidents. This retest, applied to the Brazilian context based on the German model of Rommel et al. (2016), allows obtaining information concerning the factors that may increase the chances of workplace accidents. Design/methodology/approach: Study with secondary data collected from the National Health Survey (Fiocruz, 2013). The model of Rommel et al. (2016) was used with the set of four blocks of variable factors. Logistic regression explored the physical, psychosocial, and health-related stress factors that may be more likely to occur in the workplace. Findings: 2.8% of the individuals have been involved in some work accident. Model 5 is the most explanatory of occupational accidents and factors such as high school level of education (OR = 2.082), full-time work (OR = 4.814), having three or more jobs (OR = 2.593), exposure to radiation, asthma (OR = 4.880), and alcohol consumption (OR = 4.620), according to each block typified, which most significantly increase the chances for the occurrence of work accidents. Managers and legislators should observe the factors that increase the chances of an accident occurring in order to develop prevention policies or actions.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6857690.v1
title: WORKPLACE ACCIDENTS IN BRAZIL: ANALYSIS OF PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOSOCIAL STRESS AND HEALTH-RELATED FACTORS

description: ABSTRACT Purpose: To identify the influence of physical and psychosocial stress and health-related factors on the occurrence of work-related accidents, based on the National Health Survey (NHS) conducted in Brazil in 2013, through the execution of a retest in the Brazilian context, according to the model elaborated by Rommel, Varnaccia, Lahmann, Kottner, and Kroll (2016). Originality/value: Brazil has a high rate of workplace accidents. This retest, applied to the Brazilian context based on the German model of Rommel et al. (2016), allows obtaining information concerning the factors that may increase the chances of workplace accidents. Design/methodology/approach: Study with secondary data collected from the National Health Survey (Fiocruz, 2013). The model of Rommel et al. (2016) was used with the set of four blocks of variable factors. Logistic regression explored the physical, psychosocial, and health-related stress factors that may be more likely to occur in the workplace. Findings: 2.8% of the individuals have been involved in some work accident. Model 5 is the most explanatory of occupational accidents and factors such as high school level of education (OR = 2.082), full-time work (OR = 4.814), having three or more jobs (OR = 2.593), exposure to radiation, asthma (OR = 4.880), and alcohol consumption (OR = 4.620), according to each block typified, which most significantly increase the chances for the occurrence of work accidents. Managers and legislators should observe the factors that increase the chances of an accident occurring in order to develop prevention policies or actions.