scholarly journals Reliabitily study (test-retest) of the Scale for Conception of Disability (SCD)

Psico ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 29394
Author(s):  
Lucia Pereira Leite ◽  
Hugo Ferrari Cardoso
Keyword(s):  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Social Groups ◽  
Temporal Stability ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Public University ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Study Test ◽  
The Stability

This article describes the reliability of the test-retest of the Scale for Conception of Disability (SCD), which comprehends four dimensions – biological, social, metaphysical and historical cultural – through the analysis of its temporal stability. In this study, a sample of 52 students from a public university of the State of São Paulo completed the same instrument with 30-day-interval between one another. For rating the stability, the Pearson correlation coefficient was used. In terms of total sample, the results of the SCD, as a whole, presented a correlation of strong magnitude (r=0,77) between test and retest. According to the results, the reliability of the scale was considered appropriate, recommending its use in studies that aim to find out how social groups conceive the disability, understanding that such conception guides the attitudes of society towards people in this condition. *** Estudo de confiabilidade (teste-reteste) da Escala Concepções de Deficiência (ECD) ***Este artigo traça uma síntese sobre concepções de deficiência circulantes nos discursos sociais e descreve a confiabilidade testereteste da Escala Concepções de Deficiência (EDC), que abrange quatro dimensões – biológica, social, metafísica e histórico cultural –, pela análise de sua estabilidade temporal. No estudo, uma amostra de 52 estudantes de uma universidade pública do Estado de São Paulo preencheu o mesmo instrumento, em duas oportunidades, com intervalo de trinta dias. Como medida de estabilidade, foi usado o teste de correlação de Pearson. Em termos da amostra total, os resultados da ECD, em sua totalidade, apresentaram correlação de magnitude forte (r=0,77) entre o teste e o reteste. De acordo com os resultados, a confiabilidade da escala foi considerada adequada, indicando sua utilização em estudos que procurem conhecer como grupos sociais concebem a deficiência, entendendo que tal concepção norteia as atitudes da sociedade diante das pessoas que se encontram nessa condição.Palavras-chave: confiabilidade; escala; concepção; pessoa com deficiência; teste-reteste.

Seasonal Variation of Suicide in the City of São Paulo, Brazil, 1996–2010

Crisis ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Hideki Bando ◽  
Fernando Madalena Volpe
Keyword(s):  
Seasonal Pattern ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Seasonal Patterns ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Health Statistics ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
June July ◽  
The City ◽  
Over Time

Background: In light of the few reports from intertropical latitudes and their conflicting results, we aimed to replicate and update the investigation of seasonal patterns of suicide occurrences in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. Methods: Data relating to male and female suicides were extracted from the Mortality Information Enhancement Program (PRO-AIM), the official health statistics of the municipality of São Paulo. Seasonality was assessed by studying distribution of suicides over time using cosinor analyses. Results: There were 6,916 registered suicides (76.7% men), with an average of 39.0 ± 7.0 observed suicides per month. For the total sample and for both sexes, cosinor analysis estimated a significant seasonal pattern. For the total sample and for males suicide peaked in November (late spring) with a trough in May–June (late autumn). For females, the estimated peak occurred in January, and the trough in June–July. Conclusions: A seasonal pattern of suicides was found for both males and females, peaking in spring/summer and dipping in fall/winter. The scarcity of reports from intertropical latitudes warrants promoting more studies in this area.

scholarly journals Patents valuation in core innovation: case study of a Brazilian public university

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuri Basile Tukoff-Guimarães ◽  
Claudia Terezinha Kniess ◽  
Renato Penha ◽  
Mauro Silva Ruiz
Keyword(s):  
Technology Transfer ◽  
Public University ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
The State ◽  
Future Research ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Theoretical Contribution ◽  
Valuation Methods

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to assess how technology transfer offices (TTOs) of a public university of the state of São Paulo use patent valuation methods in the process of using developed technology value and transferring technology to industry. Design/methodology/approach This study is an exploratory qualitative investigation based on a case study conducted in a public university in the state of São Paulo. The university has a TTO and an internal structure for technology transfer. In-depth interviews were conducted with the TTO manager about patent valuation and the answers given were analysed. Findings The results on how TTOs use patent valuation methods in the process of assigning value to technology indicate which factors facilitate and which factors hinder the valuation of patents in technologies developed at universities. Research limitations/implications The possible lack of data disclosure due to confidentiality regarding royalties and trading fees makes further comparisons between Brazilian public universities difficult. Therefore, this study recommends that further studies on patent valuation and technology transfer process at private universities, research institutes and public and private companies should be performed. Practical implications In the practice, this study contributes to companies and TTOs by increasing their synergies in licensing negotiations, as well as by reducing the gap of information, between the business parties for assignment and transfer of technologies. With regard to theoretical contribution, this study can cite advances in the methods to measure the financial benefits arising from the valuation of technologies embedded in the patents. Originality/value Owing to the lack of research on the methods of valuation used by TTOs of Brazilian universities, the present study can be useful in serving as a theoretical source for future research and in supporting future TTO negotiations in the process of transferring technologies to productive industry.

scholarly journals Entrepreneurial Intention of Undergraduate Students from a Municipal Public University of the State of São Paulo - Brazil

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (9) ◽  
pp. 88-94
Author(s):  
Marcela Barbosa de Moraes ◽  
José Luis Gomes da Silva ◽  
Francisco Kenedy Quinderé Aquino ◽  
Venusa Delgado Rego
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intention ◽  
Public University ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
The State ◽  
São Paulo

scholarly journals Seasonality of suicide in the city of Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1979-2003

2009 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 101-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Hideki Bando ◽  
Hommenig Scrivani ◽  
Pedro Alberto Morettin ◽  
Chei Tung Teng
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Urban Area ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
P Value ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Zone Method ◽  
Tropical Zone ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
The City

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate suicide seasonality in the city of São Paulo within an urban area and tropical zone. METHOD: Suicides were evaluated using the chi-square test and analysis of variance (ANOVA) by comparing monthly, quarterly and half-yearly variations, differentiating by gender. Analyses of time series were carried out using the autocorrelation function and periodogram, while the significance level for seasonality was confirmed with the Fisher's test. RESULTS: The suicides of the period between 1979 and 2003 numbered 11,434 cases. Differences were observed in suicides occurring in Spring and Autumn for the total sample (ANOVA: p-value = 0.01), and in the male sample (ANOVA: p-value = 0.02). For the analysis of time series, seasonality was significant only for the period of 7 months in the male sample (p-value = 0.04). DISCUSSION: In this study, no significant seasonal differences were observed in the occurrences of suicides, with the exception of the male sample. The differences observed did not correspond with the pattern described in studies carried out in temperate zones. Some of the climatic particularities of the tropical zone might explain the atypical pattern of seasonality of suicides found in large populations within an urban area and tropical zone.

scholarly journals Assessing the validity of a food frequency questionnaire among low-income women in São Paulo, southeastern Brazil

2010 ◽  
Vol 26 (11) ◽  
pp. 2059-2067 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marly Augusto Cardoso ◽  
Luciana Yuki Tomita ◽  
Elaine Cristina Laguna
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Food Frequency Questionnaire ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Food Frequency ◽  
Low Income Women

This study describes the validity of a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) in 93 low-income women (20-65 years), participating in a case-control study in São Paulo, Brazil. Two FFQ (FFQ1 and FFQ2, 12 months apart) and three 24-hour dietary recalls (24hR) were conducted between 2003 and 2004 to estimate dietary intake during the past year. The Pearson correlation coefficients (crude, energy-adjusted and de-attenuated) were used for comparisons between FFQ and 24hR. The agreement between the methods was further examined by the Bland-Altman analysis. For the assessment of long-term reliability, the energy-adjusted intra-class correlation coefficients were mostly around 0.40, but higher for vitamin A and folate (0.50-0.56). Energy-adjusted, attenuation-corrected Pearson validity correlations between FFQ and DR ranged from 0.30-0.54 for macronutrients to 0.20-0.48 for micronutrients, with higher value for calcium (0.75). There were small proportions of grossly misclassified nutrient intakes, while Bland-Altman plots indicated that the FFQ is accurate in assessing nutrient intake at a group level.

Organização e Psicodinâmica do Trabalho: Diagnóstico dos Riscos Psicossociais dos Trabalhadores do Setor Administrativo de uma Multinacional em São Paulo

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (36) ◽  
pp. 85
Author(s):  
Lúcia Rodante Corsi Pettan ◽  
Patrícia Saltorato ◽  
Geraldo Tessarini ◽  
Tiago Fonseca Albuquerque Cavalcanti Sigahi
Keyword(s):  
Defense Mechanisms ◽  
Work Organization ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Management Styles ◽  
Organization Management ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Psychosocial Risks ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
Defensive Strategies

As dimensões psíquica e social da relação entre trabalhador e organização do trabalho interferem na percepção positiva ou negativa deste acerca do seu trabalho. Nesse sentido, este estudo objetivou diagnosticar os riscos psicossociais associados à organização do trabalho no setor administrativo de uma multinacional do interior paulista. Para tanto, a pesquisa empregou o modelo teórico-conceitual da Psicodinâmica do Trabalho, cuja investigação foi conduzida a partir de quatro dimensões, que envolvem a relação sujeito-trabalho-saúde: organização prescrita do trabalho, estilos de gestão, sofrimento patogênico e danos psicossociais. A metodologia envolveu a observação participante, a aplicação de questionário baseado no Protocolo de Avaliação dos Riscos Psicossociais no Trabalho (PROART) e a condução de entrevistas individuais abordando vivências e experiências dos trabalhadores. Foram identificados os mecanismos e expressões segundo os quais os trabalhadores percebem a concepção de suas tarefas, a organização do trabalho e os estilos de gestão. Os resultados também revelaram a ocorrência de sentimentos associados ao sofrimento no trabalho e de lacunas entre o trabalho prescrito e o real, assim como o desenvolvimento de mecanismos de defesa para enfrentar e resistir a este contexto. Palavras-chave: Organização do Trabalho. Psicodinâmica do Trabalho. Sofrimento no Trabalho. Estratégias Defensivas. AbstractThe psychic and social dimensions of the relationship on between worker and work organization interfere in the worker’s  positive or negative perception about his or her work. In this sense, the aim of this study was to diagnose the psychosocial risks associated with the work organization in the administrative sector in a multinational company located in São Paulo city, Brazil.  A theoretical-conceptual framework was drawn of the Work Psychodynamics, conducting the research based on four dimensions of the relation between individual, work, and health: prescribed  work organization, management styles, pathogenic suffering, and psychosocial damages. The adopted methodological strategies was the participant’s observation, application of a questionnaire based on the Protocol for the Evaluation of Psychosocial Risks at Work (PROART) and the conduction of individual interviews on issues related to the workers’ experiences. The mechanisms and expressions through which the workers perceive the conception of their tasks, the work organization and the management styles were identified. The results also revealed the occurrence of feelings associated with suffering at work and gaps between prescribed and actual work, as well as the development of defense mechanisms to confront and resist this context. Keywords: Work Organization. Work Psychodynamics. Suffering at work. Defensive Strategies.

scholarly journals DETERMINAÇÃO DO ÍNDICE DE COMBUSTÃO E DA TAXA DE QUEIMA DE BRIQUETES DE RESÍDUOS LIGNOCELULÓSICOS POR MEIO DE UM APLICATIVO DE COMPUTADOR COM COLETA DE DADOS AUTOMATIZADA

2021 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 531-548
Author(s):  
Emanuel Rangel Spadim ◽  
Humberto de Jesus Eufrade Júnior ◽  
Natália Laís Felisardo Vieira Arruda ◽  
Elaine Cristina Leonello ◽  
Saulo Philipe Sebastião Guerra
Keyword(s):  
Burning Rate ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Computer Application ◽  
Maximum Temperature ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Mass Consumption ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
E Mail

DETERMINAÇÃO DO ÍNDICE DE COMBUSTÃO E DA TAXA DE QUEIMA DE BRIQUETES DE RESÍDUOS LIGNOCELULÓSICOS POR MEIO DE UM APLICATIVO DE COMPUTADOR COM COLETA DE DADOS AUTOMATIZADA   EMANUEL RANGEL SPADIM1, HUMBERTO DE JESUS EUFRADE-JUNIOR1, NATALIA LAÍS FELISARDO VIEIRA ARRUDA2, SAULO PHILIPE SEBASTIÃO GUERRA1, ELAINE CRISTINA LEONELLO1   1 Departamento de Engenharia Rural e Socioeconomia, Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas, Universidade Estadual Paulista –Unesp, Av. Universitária, 3780, Altos do Paraíso, Cep: 18610‑034, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brasil. E-mail: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] 2 Faculdade de Tecnologia de Botucatu – Fatec Av. José Ítalo Bacchi, s/n - Jardim Aeroporto, Cep:18606‑851, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brasil. E-mail: [email protected]   RESUMO: O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar o comportamento da queima e aprimorar a determinação do índice de combustão de briquetes de biomassa – ICOM, proposto por Quirino e Brito (1991), por meio de um aplicativo de computador com a coleta automatizada dos dados. Foram usados briquetes de toco de eucalipto, casca de algodão, madeira de pinus e bagaço de cana-de-açúcar, que foram especialmente confeccionados para a determinação do novo índice de combustão denominado ICOMa. O ICOMa foi estatisticamente mais sensível que o ICOM na observação da relação entre consumo de massa e geração de calor de materiais com diferentes curvas de temperatura, diferentemente do ICOM. O maior ICOMa foi de 0,97 K h g-1 e o menor de 0,75 K h g-1, enquanto os ICOM (adimensionais) foram de 0,55 e 0,43, respectivamente. A correlação de Pearson entre ICOMa e o tempo para atingir a temperatura máxima foi a maior entre as variáveis avaliadas.   Palavras-chave: Aquisição de dados. Biomassa. Poder calorífico. Taxa de queima.   DETERMINATION OF THE COMBUSTION INDEX AND BURNING RATE OF LIGNOCELLULOSIC WASTE BRIQUETTES THROUGH A COMPUTER APPLICATION WITH AUTOMATED DATA COLLECTION   ABSTRACT: This work evaluated the behavior of the briquettes during burning and to improve the determination of the combustion index of biomass briquettes - ICOM, proposed by Quirino and Brito (1991), through a computer application with automated collection of data. The briquettes used in the tests were cotton bark, eucalyptus stump, sugarcane bagasse and pine wood and were produced specifically for the determination of the new combustion index called ICOMa. ICOMa was more sensitive than ICOM in observing the relationship between mass consumption and heat generation, and allowed to observe statistically significant differences between materials with different temperature curves, different from ICOM. The highest ICOMa was 0.97 K h g-1 and the lowest 0.75 K h g-1, while the ICOM (dimensionless) were 0.55 and 0.43, respectively. The highest Pearson correlation observed for ICOMa occurred with time to reach the maximum temperature.   Keywords: data acquisition, biomass, higher heating value, burning rate.

scholarly journals MANHÃ CINZENTA: SOCIOLOGIA E CINEMA / Gray morning: sociology and cinema

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (40) ◽  
pp. 347-359
Author(s):  
Mauro Luiz Rovai
Keyword(s):  
Social Groups ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Film Analysis ◽  
Coup D'etat ◽  
The Social ◽  
Warning Device

O artigo analisa o filme Manhã cinzenta (1969), dirigido e produzido por Olney São Paulo e fotografia de José Carlos Avellar. A trama gira em torno de um acontecimento (um golpe de Estado) ocorrido em lugar não mencionado (embora identificável). A ideia é identificar as relações encenadas entre os grupos sociais mencionados no filme, com ênfase nas duas personagens principais, tomando como hipótese a ideia de que o filme pode ser visto como uma espécie de “dispositivo de alerta”.Palavras-chave: Sociologia; Análise de filme; “Dispositivo de alerta”.AbstractThe article analyzes the film Morning Gray (1969), directed and produced by Olney São Paulo and photography by José Carlos Avellar. The plot revolves around an event (a coup d'état) that took place in an unmentioned (though identifiable) place. The idea is to point out the staged relationships between the social groups mentioned in the film, with an emphasis on the two main characters, taking as an hypothesis the idea that the film can be seen as a kind of “warning device”.Keywords: Sociology; Film analysis; “Warning device”.

The epidemiology of psychotropic use in the City of São Paulo

1993 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 467-474 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jair de Jesus Mari ◽  
Naomar Almeida-Filho ◽  
Evandro Coutinho ◽  
Sergio Baxter Andreoli ◽  
Claudio Torres de Miranda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Family Income ◽  
Psychiatric Morbidity ◽  
Health Indicators ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Sociodemographic Factors ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
General Physician ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The City

SynopsisThis is a cross-sectional community study conducted to assess the one-year prevalence of psychotropic use in the city of São Paulo. A representative stratified sample of the city was drawn from three sub-districts selected on the basis of their health indicators (Ramos & Goihman, 1989). The probability of a psychiatric disorder was estimated by means of the Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Questionnaire (QMPA) developed by Santana (1982). The total sample comprised 1742 subjects: 11·7% of males and 24·6% of females were probable cases in the QMPA, at the cut-off point 7/8. The overall psychotropic consumption was 101·6 persons/1000 inhabitants. The rate of psychotropic use was higher for females (142·3 persons/1000 inhabitants) than males (50·0 persons/1000), a difference statistically significant (χ2 = 18·0, 1 df, P < 0·001). The highest rate of consumption was for tranquillizers (80·4/1000 inhabitants) and the general physician was found to be the leading prescriber (46·9%), being followed by cardiologists (15·3%). A log-linear model was constructed to study the combined effect of sociodemographic factors on the probability of being a tranquillizer user. Women were found to take more tranquillizers than men, consumption increased with age, and the positives in the QMPA were more likely to be users than were the negatives. The higher the family income per capita the higher the risk of being a tranquillizer user. These findings applied regardless of the sub-district, marital status, and migration status of the subjects. These results are discussed in the light of the alternative possible interventions by general practitioners.

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