This article presents the LIM platform as tool to integrate and operationalize complementary landscape projects. Therefore, it proposes the development of Landscape Information Modeling (LIM), which consists of an integrated design platform that simulates aspects of built environments, integrating natural elements and processes. The landscape design, being an integrating dimension of the layers of intervention in the space, allows greater transparency and democratization of the decision and execution process, being able to be oriented towards meeting social, ecological, economic demands and respecting its historical particularities. A highlighted point refers to the structuring of LIM, which requires the definition of a set of project parameters characterized by their diversity, adaptation and responsiveness. Hence, we argue that including parameters it is possible to propose numerous variations for the model that allow to assess the degree of response and adaptation and, therefore, their intelligence, here understood as the system's ability to adapt to the new conditions offered by the project. ; Este artigo apresenta a plataforma LIM vista como uma ferramenta para integrar e operacionalizar os projetos complementares de paisagem. Para tanto propõe o desenvolvimento do Landscape Information Modeling (LIM) que consiste em uma plataforma integrada de projeto capaz de simular aspectos dos espaços projetados, compatibilizando elementos construídos e processos naturais. Acredita-se que o projeto da paisagem, por ser uma dimensão integradora das camadas de intervenção no espaço, permite maior transparência e democratização do processo de decisão e execução, podendo ser orientado para o atendimento das demandas sociais, ecológicas, econômicas e do respeito as suas particularidades históricas. Para estruturar o LIM serão definidos um conjunto de parâmetros de projeto caracterizados por sua diversidade, adaptação e responsividade. Ao incluir diferentes parâmetros pode-se propor inúmeras variações para o modelo, de forma a objetivar diferentes soluções e avaliar seu grau de resposta e adaptação e, portanto, da sua inteligência, aqui entendida como a capacidade de adaptação do sistema as novas condições oferecidas pelo projeto.
ABSTRACT Objective: to survey how the use of information technology (IT) might contribute to the improvement in nursing management. Methodology: this was an exploratory descriptive research with a quantitative approach, performed at the Military Police Medical Center (MPMC) of the State of Pernambuco. Two interviews, one with the health Director and another with the IT coordinator of the system were conducted for the data collection; 44 nurses received a questionnaire during the period between August and October of 2011, however, only 35 professionals responded. The collected data were logged and analyzed in a 2010 Excell worksheet. This research project was approved by the Ethical in Research Committee from the Agamenon Magalhães Hospital under the registration no. 154 and CAAE – 0176.0.236.000-11. Results: 69% of the participants confirmed that the use of IT tools has contributed in the last two years to the advancement of several nursing services at the Military Medical Center. The three most mentioned suggestions by the nurses for service improvement were: implementation of electronic medical records (33%), systematization of the electronic nursing care system (29%), and training courses for the professionals (9%). Conclusion: the information technology is embedded in nearly all hospital units and is essential that health professionals embrace this reality, not as something remote or difficult to use, but as being part of management and health care, facilitating and improving the process of patient care. Descriptors: information technology; nursing; hospital management. RESUMO Objetivo: levantar como o emprego da tecnologia da informação poderá contribuir para o aprimoramento da gestão de enfermagem. Metodologia: pesquisa exploratório-descritiva, com abordagem quantitativa, realizada no Centro Médico Hospitalar da Polícia Militar de Pernambuco. Para coleta de dados foram realizadas duas entrevistas com o Diretor de Saúde e com a Coordenadora de Tecnologia da Informação; 44 enfermeiros receberam um questionário, no período de agosto a outubro de 2011, mas apenas 35 o entregaram respondido. Os dados coletados foram tabulados e analisados na planilha Excel 2010. O projeto de pesquisa foi aprovado pelo Comitê de Ética em Pesquisa do Hospital Agamenon Magalhães com o nº do registro 154 e CAAE – 0176.0.236.000-11. Resultados: 69% confirmaram que, nos últimos dois anos, a utilização das ferramentas de TI, têm contribuído para o avanço dos diversos serviços de enfermagem no Centro Médico Hospitalar. As três sugestões mais lembradas pelos enfermeiros, para aperfeiçoamento dos serviços foram: Implantação do prontuário eletrônico (33%); Sistematização da Assistência de Enfermagem Informatizada (29%); Cursos para os profissionais (9%). Conclusão: a tecnologia da informação está inserida em praticamente todas as unidades hospitalares, sendo fundamental que o profissional de saúde assuma essa realidade, não como algo distante ou de difícil utilização, mas como parte da gestão e da assistência à saúde, facilitando e aprimorando o processo do cuidado aos pacientes. Descritores: tecnologia da informação; enfermagem; gestão hospitalar. RESUMEN Objetivo: evaluar como el uso de la tecnología de la información podrá contribuir para el perfeccionamiento de la gestión de enfermería. Metodología: investigación exploratoria-descriptiva, con enfoque cuantitativo, realizada en el Centro Médico del Hospital de la Policía Militar de Pernambuco. Para la recolección de los datos fueron realizadas dos entrevistas con el director de salud y con la coordinadora de tecnología de información; 44 enfermeras recibieron un cuestionario en el período comprendido entre agosto y octubre del 2011, pero solo 35 lo entregaron respondido. Los datos recopilados fueron tabulados y analizados en la hoja de cálculo Excel 2010. El proyecto de investigación fue aprobado por el Comité de Ética en la Investigación del Hospital Agamenón Magalhães con el registro No.154 y CAAE 0176.0.236.000-11. Resultados: 69% confirmaran que el uso de las herramientas de TI ha contribuido en los últimos dos años al avance de los diversos servicios de enfermería en el Centro Médico del Hospital. Las tres sugerencias más recordadas por las enfermeras, para el perfeccionamiento de los servicios fueron: implementación del registro electrónico (33%); Sistematización de Asistencia de Enfermería Informatizada (29%); Cursos para los profesionales (9%). Conclusión: la tecnología de la información está incorporada en prácticamente todas unidades hospitalarias, siendo fundamental que un profesional de la salud asuma esta realidad, no como algo lejano o difícil de usar, sino como parte de la administración y la atención de la salud, facilitando y mejorando el proceso de cuidado a los pacientes. Descriptores: tecnología de la información; enfermería; administración hospitalaria. ; ABSTRACT Objective: to survey how the use of information technology (IT) might contribute to the improvement in nursing management. Methodology: this was an exploratory descriptive research with a quantitative approach, performed at the Military Police Medical Center (MPMC) of the State of Pernambuco. Two interviews, one with the health Director and another with the IT coordinator of the system were conducted for the data collection; 44 nurses received a questionnaire during the period between August and October of 2011, however, only 35 professionals responded. The collected data were logged and analyzed in a 2010 Excell worksheet. This research project was approved by the Ethical in Research Committee from the Agamenon Magalhães Hospital under the registration no. 154 and CAAE – 0176.0.236.000-11. Results: 69% of the participants confirmed that the use of IT tools has contributed in the last two years to the advancement of several nursing services at the Military Medical Center. The three most mentioned suggestions by the nurses for service improvement were: implementation of electronic medical records (33%), systematization of the electronic nursing care system (29%), and training courses for the professionals (9%). Conclusion: the information technology is embedded in nearly all hospital units and is essential that health professionals embrace this reality, not as something remote or difficult to use, but as being part of management and health care, facilitating and improving the process of patient care. Descriptors: information technology; nursing; hospital management. RESUMO Objetivo: levantar como o emprego da tecnologia da informação poderá contribuir para o aprimoramento da gestão de enfermagem. Metodologia: pesquisa exploratório-descritiva, com abordagem quantitativa, realizada no Centro Médico Hospitalar da Polícia Militar de Pernambuco. Para coleta de dados foram realizadas duas entrevistas com o Diretor de Saúde e com a Coordenadora de Tecnologia da Informação; 44 enfermeiros receberam um questionário, no período de agosto a outubro de 2011, mas apenas 35 o entregaram respondido. Os dados coletados foram tabulados e analisados na planilha Excel 2010. O projeto de pesquisa foi aprovado pelo Comitê de Ética em Pesquisa do Hospital Agamenon Magalhães com o nº do registro 154 e CAAE – 0176.0.236.000-11. Resultados: 69% confirmaram que, nos últimos dois anos, a utilização das ferramentas de TI, têm contribuído para o avanço dos diversos serviços de enfermagem no Centro Médico Hospitalar. As três sugestões mais lembradas pelos enfermeiros, para aperfeiçoamento dos serviços foram: Implantação do prontuário eletrônico (33%); Sistematização da Assistência de Enfermagem Informatizada (29%); Cursos para os profissionais (9%). Conclusão: a tecnologia da informação está inserida em praticamente todas as unidades hospitalares, sendo fundamental que o profissional de saúde assuma essa realidade, não como algo distante ou de difícil utilização, mas como parte da gestão e da assistência à saúde, facilitando e aprimorando o processo do cuidado aos pacientes. Descritores: tecnologia da informação; enfermagem; gestão hospitalar. RESUMEN Objetivo: evaluar como el uso de la tecnología de la información podrá contribuir para el perfeccionamiento de la gestión de enfermería. Metodología: investigación exploratoria-descriptiva, con enfoque cuantitativo, realizada en el Centro Médico del Hospital de la Policía Militar de Pernambuco. Para la recolección de los datos fueron realizadas dos entrevistas con el director de salud y con la coordinadora de tecnología de información; 44 enfermeras recibieron un cuestionario en el período comprendido entre agosto y octubre del 2011, pero solo 35 lo entregaron respondido. Los datos recopilados fueron tabulados y analizados en la hoja de cálculo Excel 2010. El proyecto de investigación fue aprobado por el Comité de Ética en la Investigación del Hospital Agamenón Magalhães con el registro No.154 y CAAE 0176.0.236.000-11. Resultados: 69% confirmaran que el uso de las herramientas de TI ha contribuido en los últimos dos años al avance de los diversos servicios de enfermería en el Centro Médico del Hospital. Las tres sugerencias más recordadas por las enfermeras, para el perfeccionamiento de los servicios fueron: implementación del registro electrónico (33%); Sistematización de Asistencia de Enfermería Informatizada (29%); Cursos para los profesionales (9%). Conclusión: la tecnología de la información está incorporada en prácticamente todas unidades hospitalarias, siendo fundamental que un profesional de la salud asuma esta realidad, no como algo lejano o difícil de usar, sino como parte de la administración y la atención de la salud, facilitando y mejorando el proceso de cuidado a los pacientes. Descriptores: tecnología de la información; enfermería; administración hospitalaria.
This commentary discusses recent developments in 'knowledge graph' technology over the course of the Covid-19 pandemic. Recently experiencing a surge in popularity, knowledge graphs are technologies that assist with data integration through structured metadata modeling. Researchers tag and collate vast amounts of diverse data using knowledge graphs, yet problems related to semantic drift and more salient issues related to the political economy of information and communication technologies persist. Researchers should believe that the semantics of Covid-19 knowledge graphs can change over time. Equally important, researchers should also consider all stakeholders involved, including those stakeholders that might be excluded. ; Klein College of Media and Communication ; Media Studies and Production
The Nancy N. Boothe papers, 1980-2009 [bulk 1990-1997], are composed of articles, notes, reports and a wide variety of feminist publications. Much of the material documents the U.N. Fourth World Conference on Women, which Ms. Boothe attended as Executive Director of Atlanta's Feminist Women's Health Center. Artifacts, artwork and textiles relate to the conference and to other women's and health issues. ; Born in Battles Wharf, Alabama (1948), Nancy N. Boothe graduated from the University of South Alabama as a registered nurse (1971). She received a B.S. in nursing from the Medical College of Georgia (1976), and a master's degree in Counseling from Troy State University [Florida Region] (1981). Boothe served in the U.S. Nurse Corps in the U.S. and Korea (1970-1984), and worked as clinical director and consultant at a number of health facilities in Louisiana and Florida. She became Executive Director of the Atlanta Feminist Women's Health Center in 1994. In 1995, she attended the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, China, where she taught the workshop, ""GYN Self-Help."" Boothe has served on the boards of All Women's Health Services in Portland and Eugene, Oregon; the Sexual Assault Center, Atlanta, Georgia; and the Jeanette Rankin Foundation, Athens, Georgia. She is also a member of the Feminist Majority Foundation's ""Women's Commission for Congressional Oversight"" and A.P.D. Citizen Review Panel.; Founded in California in 1971 by Carol Downer (1933-) and Lorraine Rothman (1932-2007), the Feminist Women's Health Center was established to empower women through self-knowledge, education and self-help groups. The Atlanta Feminist Women's Health Center was established in 1977. Its mission is to ""provide accessible, comprehensive gynecological healthcare to all who need it without judgment. As innovative healthcare leaders, [they] work collaboratively within [their] community and nationally to promote reproductive health, rights and justice. [They] advocate for wellness, uncensored health information and fair public policies by educating the larger community and empowering [their] clients to make their own decisions.""; The United Nations convened the Fourth World Conference on Women, September 4-15, 1995, in Beijing, China, with a Platform for Action that aimed at achieving greater equality and opportunity for women. Three previous World Conferences were held in Mexico City (International Women's Year, 1975), Copenhagen (1980) and Nairobi (1985). 189 governments and more than 5,000 representatives from 2,100 non-governmental organizations participated in the Beijing Conference. The principal themes were the advancement and empowerment of women in relation to women's human rights, women and poverty, women and decision-making, the girl-child, violence against women and other areas of concern. The resulting documents of the Conference are The Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. The U.N. Fourth World Conference on Women manifested a global women's movement for change and has been called ""the Woodstock of the women's movement.""; The World Conference on Women was also accompanied by an informal meeting (August 30-September 8) of non-governmental organizations (NGOs). This NGO Forum on Women, Beijing '95, brought together thousands of women from around the world to exchange information and ideas, celebrate women's achievements and contributions and draw attention and develop solutions to discrimination facing women world-wide.
Apresenta a área Ciência da Informação e seus objetos de estudo no mesmo movimento em que esses objetos de estudo são pensados na interrelação com a Educação, tornando assim a questão da autoria, do uso de periódicos educacionais e o funcionamento dos grupos de pesquisa em educação, novos objetos de pesquisa revitalizados pelo aporte discursivo e pela aproximação das áreas em questão.
O trabalho examina algumas das implicações teóricas e práticas do conceito de mediação cultural e da informação. A partir da descrição e da análise de um evento realizado em 2007 - uma exposição artística, cultural e científica -, são observados potencialidades e desafios das atividades de mediação cultural, com ênfase em seus aspectos formativos e educacionais.
Apresenta-se estudo e pesquisa desenvolvido com alunos de cursos de graduação em Pedagogia e Especialização em Formação de Professores, na Universidade do Sagrado Coração, de Bauru,SP, Brasil com aplicação de conceitos e princípios de aprendizagem significativa de Ausubel, de mapas conceituais e de Information Literacy ou competência em informação, na forma de aplicação de guia de pesquisa e de diagrama como organizador cognitivo, especialmente construídos. Os resultados indicaram uma maior agregação de valor à informação e a melhoria da qualidade de práticas pedagógicas, ampliando as possibilidades de exploração dos sujeitos em função de seus estilos cognitivos, podendo-se recomendar a sua incorporação como mais um recurso em ambientes hipertextuais educacionais.
The study consists of a phenomenological reflection on the essence of man based on the meaning of his discourse in the era of technique. Considering the history of metaphysics at its end, in which all saying and thinking are commanded by information technologies, one wonders about the situation of language, understood as the pronouncement of human existence. Based on Heidegger's phenomenology and, particularly, on the notion of discourse (Rede) as a fundamental structure made explicit by 'Sein und Zeit's' existential ontology, it is demonstrated that the focus of the discussion is not simply to question the instrumental use and technological application of language. Rather, the key for elaborating the interrelationship between discourse and technique is to capture the sense by which the contemporary man discourses his existence-in-the-world, transitioning from an original way of saying and understanding himself to one in which he and his world are governed by a challenging and provocative power of realness in his reality. It is shown that, to guarantee this contemporary man's position with the entities, it is necessary for the technique to be a meaning to pronounce its existence, providing the meaning of being-device for the existence and its own possibilities, as well as for the mundane things. At the same time, it is clarified that, since the realization of human existence is guided by this meaning and challenging power represented by the technique, the instrumentalization of languages and their reduction to a communication system managed by information technologies, among other consequences, are required.
Parliamentary websites have become the main window of parliament to the outside world. More than a gimmick, they are an essential element in the promotion of a relationship between parliament and citizens. This paper develops a comparative analysis of the websites of the lower chambers of the Brazilian and the British parliaments, respectively the Chamber of Deputies and the House of Commons. We structure this analysis around three dimensions: 1) information about the institution; 2) information about parliamentary activity; and 3) tools to promote engagement with the public. The choice of two very different case studies enables us to consider more clearly the specific purposes of these parliamentary websites. We consider in particular if these parliaments' institutional differences affect their websites. The websites' analysis is complemented by semi-structured elite interviews with parliamentary staff who manage the services provided by these websites. Our analysis shows that both websites achieve much higher levels of complexity in the information area than in engagement. But it also shows that the Brazilian parliament website includes far more tools designed for public interaction than its UK counterpart. The indexes and interviews show that both institutions are highly committed to disseminating data and information to citizens. This is seen as a path towards achieving higher accountability and improving knowledge about parliamentary processes and, consequently, improving public image and levels of trust. Whilst there is a strong focus on the provision of information, there is still little evidence of enabling citizen participation in the legislative process. This is partly due to a tension between conceptions of representative democracy and those of participatory democracy. The articulation between these different types of democracy still has a long way to be resolved, although parliaments are slowly introducing participatory tools.
