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Historical data in climatology is important for recognizing patterns and discovering trends. However, data gaps often occur in some weather station time series. This paper presents a framework consisting of machine learning techniques combined with triangulation methods to identify missing meteorological data. Our approach is based on using data from neighboring weather stations as input for triangulation methods in combination with machine learning techniques. The current focus of the proposed framework is on filling missing temperature data and it was applied in ten different regions of Brazil, each with a different climatic configuration. Furthermore, a statistical study was conducted to estimate the best configuration which showed that a popular mathematical triangulation model combined with neural networks produced the most satisfactory results in predicting missing data, outperforming the results of traditional triangulation methods. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The idea of editorial decoloniality is elaborated from the coverage of the National Women's Meeting (ENM) and 1st São Paulo Women's Congress held in Brazil in 1979, conveyed by the newspaper Lampião da Esquina, which highlighted the sociologist Lélia Gonzalez. The theoretical and methodological basis of the research are decolonial studies and decolonial feminism through the notion of intersectionality, which enables other epistemologies to communication and journalism. The proposal characterizes the intention to reconfigure editorial guidelines and processes in order to contemplate the visibility of politically and publicly marginalized groups and subjects. The coverage of the events crosses homoerotic themes, addressing facts in triangulations with issues of gender, social class and race. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: Maternal recognition of special health needs of premature babies is essential, given the importance of early stimuli after discharge to strengthen child development. Objective: To identify premature newborns with potential factors for the development of special health needs and describe maternal recognition of these factors. Materials and methods: Qualitative and quantitative study, performed using a triangulation method, with concomitant incorporation of data, included to analysis Chi-square test (p<0.05) for quantitative data and interpretation of meanings for qualitative. Variables: Birth weight, gestational age, Apgar score, complications, and length of hospital stay from 951 records of hospitalized premature infants; 18 mothers were interviewed during hospitalization, 15 days after discharge at home, 30 days after this at-home visit and at the age of 6 months of the child, by telephone, in Southern Brazil. Results: Identified as potential factors: Extreme prematurity and/or very premature, low birth weight, complications, and prolonged hospitalization. With the incorporation of the data, the relevance of these factors for children at risk of changes in development and behavior was verified. Mothers described their children as having healthy development but recognized prematurity is a factor that predisposes to new hospitalizations, and perinatal factors and those related to hospitalization contribute to the development of special health needs. Conclusion: The importance of early identification of factors that enhance the development of special health needs is understood to initiate the necessary stimuli to strengthen child development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: This study aims to understand how organizations accelerate digital transformation (DT) and leverage innovations in digital services in the modus operandi of dynamic capabilities (DC) development. DT provides an agile resource mobilization in relation to the operational flexibility and to the technological and informational capabilities. Originality/value: This study contributes with a new theoretical-applied perspective on agility as a necessary competence for DC development, being investigated in an emerging country, in this case, Brazil. The development of DC that are suitable for DT becomes critical for capturing opportunities in the dynamic digital environment. Design/methodology/approach: Forty companies in the Brazilian territory were investigated in order to explore the relation between DC and DT, focusing on agility and based on the logic of literal and theoretical replication of case studies. The theoretical framework was applied to investigate companies from three empirical fields (energy, automotive, and digital services), within the triangulation of secondary sources, management reports and internal documents. Findings: The cases analyzed provide evidence that agility does not presuppose strong DC in sensing, as it depends on services' maturity. We highlight the mediation of the applied use of intangible resources and digitized assets that speed up the seizing and transformation of the business. In the context of digital assets in intensive environments, we propose that DT strategy may be used with analytical intelligence and agility by integrating technological processes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The National Library of Brazil has in its cartographic collection a little-known late sixteenth-century ichnographic plan of Lisbon, Portugal, showing the city’s western extramural suburb. In this article the unfinished draft plan is analysed for what it reveals of the mapmakers’ surveying methods. Comparison of the plan with other historical sources suggests that it was produced by Giovanni Vincenzo Casale and Alexandre Massai for military purposes between 1590 and 1597. This makes it the oldest ichnographic plan of Lisbon known to date, replacing the better known ichnographic plan of Lisbon signed by João Nunes Tinoco in 1650. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The purpose of this study is to analyze the characteristics of the Brazilian budgetary process from the perspective of the emancipatory planning. For this purpose, the theories used are strategy formulation, public budget, emancipatory planning and developmentism. The methodology employed to analyze the case is of the qualitative nature for the description of the characteristics constructivist ontological and epistemological interpretativist. Data have been collected by bibliographic and documentary research, in addition to open-end interviews. Interview data have been grouped into categories for the purpose of content analysis with has been done through triangulation with bibliographic and documents. Results are presented from the analysis of the characteristics of the Brazilian budget, noting the evidences and opportunities under the emancipatory perspective. So even with the conclusion that the Brazilian public budget is not considered emancipatory, the research can identify the existence of various emancipatory characteristics, as well as various opportunities that can be developed in the Brazilian budget. This research contributes to the extant literature by providing empirical evidence of the emancipatory planning theory in the Brazilian budgetary process, being a pioneer initiative in Brazil to the study of the budget emancipation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study analyzes the relationship between the construct of frugality, evaluation of prices and social classes in the retail context. By means of a triangulation of techniques, a study was carried out focusing on two footwear stores whose target publics belong to different social classes. The application of the scale of frugality revealed some differences in relation to previous studies, with the emergence of three dimensions of the construct. The research also showed a trend towards a lower level of frugality in the three dimensions, as one descends the social pyramid, implying greater willingness to spend and purchase products, and revealing what could be a feature of the Brazilian lower classes in the current economic context of the country. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Recently, the food safety culture (FS-culture) gained attention as a critical factor for reducing foodborne diseases. This study investigated the effectiveness of educational actions in the transition of FS-culture in a longitudinal study using action research in an army food service, which was selected as a case. We hypothesised that the FS-culture assessment might be a good starting point to develop educational actions. First, we identified the educational needs of food handlers and managers based on a FS-culture assessment, followed by the implementation of educational actions using three formats (tutored, planned, and with the managers). A previously developed mixed-method approach was used for the collection of qualitative and quantitative data, data triangulation, and an interpretation grid that was used for categorisation into reactive, active, or proactive FS-culture. The triangulated data showed that the prevailing FS-culture changed from reactive to more proactive during the longitudinal study. The educational actions changed attitudes, practices, personal relationships, and the work environment. The educational actions were effective in influencing the prevailing FS-culture and confirmed the research hypothesis. Furthermore, the mixed-method approach with the interpretation grid was useful in assessing the transition in the prevailing FS-culture. Further research may test the usefulness of other types of food services in other countries. We also recommend converting the scientific methods for FS-culture assessment into methods suitable for the use by food safety managers in food services. • FS-culture assessment may be used as a starting point for educational actions. • Educational actions evolved the prevailing FS-culture proactively. • Action research built confidence, which was indispensable to evolve FS-culture. • Educational actions changed personal relationships and team interaction. • The changes in the degree of risk seem to impact the risk perception longitudinally. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Foodborne diseases still occur globally, and alongside food safety systems, food safety culture has been established as a factor in ensuring food safety. This study describes the development of a mixed-methods approach to collecting quantitative and qualitative data and interpreting the triangulated data to assess the prevailing food safety culture. The mixed-methods approach was designed based on the literature and was tested in a food service establishment at an army headquarters in Brazil. Both managers (3) and food handlers (39) participated. The quantitative (questionnaires and checklists) and qualitative (participant observations) data were triangulated using a scoring system on an interpretation grid. The scoring system typified the prevailing food safety culture (FS-culture) and its elements as reactive (score 1), reactive to active (score 1–2), active (score 2), active to proactive (score 2–3), or proactive (score 3) FS-culture. The overall prevailing FS-culture in the case study, scored 1–2. This FS-culture score was mainly attributed to the score 1 for the elements of leadership, risk perception, and management systems, styles and processes, and the score 1–2 for communication, knowledge, and work environment. The mixed-methods approach revealed an overestimation of FS-culture elements in the quantitative analysis and underestimation in the qualitative analysis. This discrepancy in results emphasises the usefulness of the concurrent analysis and highlights the need to employ triangulation to enable a comprehensive assessment of the prevailing FS-culture. The assessment provides concrete input for the development of educational actions aiming for changes in the prevailing FS-culture. • The mixed-method enabled a realistic assessment of the prevailing FS-culture. • Qualitative data supported visualisation of the FS-culture in daily routine. • Quantitative data indicated an overestimation of prevailing FS-culture. • Discrepant quantitative and qualitative data stress the importance of triangulation. • FS-culture assessment can be the basis for educational actions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]