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AbstractEnvironmental management systems (EMSs) have been developed to improve environmental performance of organizations towards the diffusion of sustainability in industrial production. The ISO 14000 series of International Standards is the most important reference for eco‐management of any type of organization. The EMS implementation can be developed more fluently and with less effort (in terms of human resources and costs) and time by applying, before the Environmental Review, a 'self‐diagnosis and self‐evaluation (SD&E)'. The ISO 14000 series, in fact, guides the organizations to start the system elaborating their Environmental Policy and Environmental Review.The case study described is the environmental SD&E carried out on a Valli Zabban S.p.A. industrial site. The chemical industry in question is the leader in Italy in the production of bitumen and bituminous membranes; it has already developed an advanced quality system (certified ISO 9001/94) and is now working with our environmental research group to reach the ISO 14000 certification.The most relevant convenience of introducing that step is that the company is ready, once it has completed the self‐evaluation, to start the implementation of its EMS with more awareness of the environmental situation in its various activities and to prepare a favourable 'atmosphere' and expectations company wide. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment

The Constitution of the World Health Organization (WHO) states that one of the most important rights of every human is to stay healthy; therefore, national politicians must constantly search for new and effective ways to achieve this. In a fastpaced world, with ageing population and health care institutions faced with huge costs, as health care struggles to change to meet these demands, medical self-diagnosis (the process of diagnosing, or identifying, medical conditions in oneself, with the use of computer technology) has recently become increasingly popular in the world. The aim of this article is to review international practice in the field of medical self-diagnosis and investigate society's attitude towards medical self-diagnosis in Lithuania. Starting about in the 1980s, first medical self-diagnosis programs were developed worldwide; however, the term "medical self-diagnosis" is not yet widely known in Lithuania, and the opportunities of medical self-diagnosis have not yet been defined in the legislation of the country. According to study results, the attitude of Lithuanian people to medical self-diagnosis is favourable as self-diagnosis is acceptable to 68.2 percent of respondents. In order for medical self-diagnosis software to be popular among residents of Lithuania, developers must ensure that it is easy to use and comes from a trustworthy service provider.

The Constitution of the World Health Organization (WHO) states that one of the most important rights of every human is to stay healthy; therefore, national politicians must constantly search for new and effective ways to achieve this. In a fastpaced world, with ageing population and health care institutions faced with huge costs, as health care struggles to change to meet these demands, medical self-diagnosis (the process of diagnosing, or identifying, medical conditions in oneself, with the use of computer technology) has recently become increasingly popular in the world. The aim of this article is to review international practice in the field of medical self-diagnosis and investigate society's attitude towards medical self-diagnosis in Lithuania. Starting about in the 1980s, first medical self-diagnosis programs were developed worldwide; however, the term "medical self-diagnosis" is not yet widely known in Lithuania, and the opportunities of medical self-diagnosis have not yet been defined in the legislation of the country. According to study results, the attitude of Lithuanian people to medical self-diagnosis is favourable as self-diagnosis is acceptable to 68.2 percent of respondents. In order for medical self-diagnosis software to be popular among residents of Lithuania, developers must ensure that it is easy to use and comes from a trustworthy service provider.

SummaryThis study explores rural, suburban and urban differences in coronary heart disease (CHD) using the 2005 Behavior Risk Factor Surveillance Survey conducted in the United States. Although areal context is not often considered in morbidity studies, this study evaluates the importance of place of residence given that areas offer differential access to health infrastructures and different contextual factors that could affect health. Also examined is the role of geographic heterogeneity on the recent racial divergence in CHD in the United States. Results indicate that area of residence is associated with CHD diagnosis, net of health and demographic variables. The area-stratified analysis documents that rural residents are most impacted by exercise and smoking, while being male or above age 50 are most detrimental for suburban residents. In addition, the racial divergence in CHD is driven by differences in rural locales. These findings indicate a disparate impact of geography on CHD and highlight the need for health research to take into account areal context.

The rapid growth of new technologies combined with public awareness of health care have encouraged national politicians to look for new ways to ensure patient satisfaction with health care services; therefore, the aim of the master's thesis is to explore the society's attitude towards medical self-diagnosis in the context of health policy in Lithuania. The first part of the work presents a review of foreign literature describing the concept and history of self-diagnosis, society's attitude to self-service technologies on a global scale, characteristics of medical information searching, advantages and disadvantages of self-diagnosis. The second part analyses government health care programs and health care legislation in order to determine what opportunities of medical self-diagnosis could be used in the national health policy. The third part of the work deals with research findings including features of the technology acceptance model. The fourth part presents conclusions and recommendations of the work.

The rapid growth of new technologies combined with public awareness of health care have encouraged national politicians to look for new ways to ensure patient satisfaction with health care services; therefore, the aim of the master's thesis is to explore the society's attitude towards medical self-diagnosis in the context of health policy in Lithuania. The first part of the work presents a review of foreign literature describing the concept and history of self-diagnosis, society's attitude to self-service technologies on a global scale, characteristics of medical information searching, advantages and disadvantages of self-diagnosis. The second part analyses government health care programs and health care legislation in order to determine what opportunities of medical self-diagnosis could be used in the national health policy. The third part of the work deals with research findings including features of the technology acceptance model. The fourth part presents conclusions and recommendations of the work.

Coming Out Asperger explores the complexity of diagnosis for Asperger Syndrome, the drawbacks and benefits of disclosing a diagnosis of a ''hidden disability,'' and how this impinges on self-esteem. The contributors include some of the best-known and most exciting writers in the field of Asperger Syndrome (AS) today, and include individuals on the autism spectrum, parents and professionals. The broad range of the chapters, which draw on anecdotal, professional and research-based evidence, make this book a comprehensive and highly original consideration of the implications of an AS diagnosis. T

ilustraciones, gráficas, tablas ; La diversidad lingüística es una parte fundamental en el patrimonio de la humanidad. Cada lengua posee el conocimiento ancestral y la cosmovisión propia de su pueblo y la pérdida de una lengua indígena conlleva un daño irreparable, ya que con ella se perderían los saberes ancestrales y la cultura de su gente. En 2011, el Ministerio de Cultura realizó una serie de autodiagnósticos de diversas comunidades indígenas en el territorio nacional. Tomando como punto de partida este proceso y con el fin de conocer el estado lingüístico de las comunidades murui del Putumayo, que no entraron en el estudio realizado por el Ministerio de Cultura, se planificó la realización de un autodiagnóstico sociolingüístico en cuatro comunidades del municipio de Puerto Leguízamo. Debido a la pandemia de COVID-19, las restricciones y los aislamientos que fueron decretados por el gobierno colombiano durante el año 2020, se tuvo que replantear y ajustar la metodología de Investigación Acción Participativa de esta investigación, para adaptarla a un contexto de virtualidad, basado en el uso de las TIC, lo cual permitió apoyar y llevar a cabo un autodiagnóstico sociolingüístico en cuatro comunidades murui. Para la realización de esta investigación, se utilizaron la encuesta sociolingüística que fue aplicada por los líderes de cada comunidad, quienes participaron como coinvestigadores de campo; las entrevistas semiestructuradas y la recolección de historias de vida a través de aplicaciones de mensajería instantánea como WhatsApp. La encuesta sociolingüística permitió la recolección de datos generales y específicos sobre la situación sociolingüística de las comunidades y las lenguas indígenas presentes dentro de las mismas. Las entrevistas permitieron conocer de primera mano la historia de vida de los participantes, la percepción que ellos tienen de la lengua desde sus contextos personales y sus actitudes hacia las lenguas indígenas. En los resultados obtenidos se puede observar que estas comunidades se caracterizan por ser multilingües y multiétnicas, donde el español es la lengua predominante y de uso común en los espacios sociales y familiares; sin embargo, las lenguas indígenas tienen un papel fundamental en la identidad y, por lo tanto, gozan de una actitud favorable que propende a la conservación y que ha motivado su aprendizaje como L2 en edades adultas. Esta es la primera investigación de este tipo que se lleva a cabo en este municipio, bajo esta metodología de investigación en la que los líderes de las comunidades tienen un rol activo y esencial, con el fin de aportar un mejor entendimiento de la situación étnica y sociolingüística de sus comunidades y, a su vez, indagar sobre la vitalidad de las lenguas y las actitudes que se tienen hacia ellas, lo que va de la mano con la identificación de las posibles causas del debilitamiento. (Texto tomado de la fuente). ; Linguistic diversity is a fundamental part of the heritage of humanity. Each language possesses the ancestral knowledge and the own worldview of its town, so the loss of an indigenous language entails irreparable damage. With it, the ancestral knowledge and the culture of its people would be lost. In 2011, the Ministry of Culture presented a series of self-diagnoses of various indigenous communities in the national territory. In order to know the linguistic status of the Putumayo Murui communities, which did not enter the study carried out by the Ministry of Culture, a sociolinguistic self-diagnosis was planned in four communities of the municipality of Puerto Leguízamo, Putumayo. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the restrictions, and isolations that the Colombian government decreed during 2020, the Participatory Action Research methodology of this research had to be rethought and adjusted to adapt it to a virtual context based on the use of ICT, which made it possible to carry out a sociolinguistic self-diagnosis in these four communities. To carry out this research, the sociolinguistic survey applied by the leaders of each community, who in turn participated as co-researchers in the field, was used in the first place. On the other hand, semi-structured interviews and the collection of life stories through instant messaging applications such as WhatsApp were used. The sociolinguistic survey allowed the collection of general and specific data on the sociolinguistic situation of the communities and the indigenous languages present within them. Furthermore, the interviews allowed us to know firsthand the life history of the participants, the perception that they have of the language from their contexts, and their attitudes towards indigenous languages. In the results obtained, it can be observed that these communities are characterized by being multilingual and multi-ethnic, where Spanish is the predominant language and is commonly used in social and family spaces. However, indigenous languages play a fundamental role in identity and enjoy a favorable attitude that conserves and motivates their learning as L2 in adulthood. This research is the first of its kind to be carried out in this municipality under this research methodology. Thus, the leaders of the communities have an active and essential role in providing a better understanding of the ethnic situation and sociolinguistics of their communities and, in turn, inquire about the vitality of languages and the attitudes they have towards them, which goes hand in hand with the identification of the possible causes of weakening. As a result, it can be observed that these communities are characterized by being multilingual and multi-ethnic, where Spanish is the predominant language and is commonly used in social and family spaces. However, indigenous languages play a fundamental role in constructing identity and, therefore, enjoy a favorable attitude that tends to conserve and has motivated their learning as L2 in adulthood. This research is the first of its kind being carried out in this municipality. Under this research methodology, community leaders play an active and essential role in order to provide a better understanding of the ethnic situation and sociolinguistics of their communities and, in turn, inquire about the vitality of languages and the attitudes they have towards them. This goes hand in hand with the identification of possible causes of their weakening. ; Incluye anexos ; Maestría ; Magíster en Lingüística ; Sociolingüística