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Este trabajo describe la metodología de aprendizaje basado en proyectos implementada en el curso de expresión gráfica dentro del programa de grado en ingeniería de organización industrial. El objetivo principal era dotar a los estudiantes de primer año de ingeniería con habilidades en expresión gráfica y gestión de diseño asistido por ordenador (CAD), abarcando la visión espacial, el manejo de software, el dibujo técnico y la interpretación de planos y diagramas. La percepción de los estudiantes sobre este enfoque de aprendizaje activo fue positiva, ya que no solo facilitó la adquisición de competencias transversales como "gestión de la información" y "trabajo en equipo", sino que también profundizó en la gestión del software CAD. La oportunidad de evaluación entre compañeros y autoevaluación resultó en un dominio mejorado de habilidades específicas, afirmando que este método integrado de enseñanza y evaluación fortaleció la percepción de los estudiantes sobre su competencia en expresión gráfica. La participación activa de los estudiantes en la evaluación de su propio trabajo y el de sus compañeros fomentó una comprensión más profunda de la materia y estimuló el aprendizaje colaborativo. Como resultado, los estudiantes salieron del curso con un mayor sentido de confianza en sus habilidades y una mayor apreciación de las aplicaciones prácticas de sus nuevas habilidades en el campo de la ingeniería. Abstract This work outlines the project-based learning methodology implemented in the graphic expression course within the industrial organization engineering degree program. The primary aim was to equip first-year engineering students with skills in graphic expression and computer-aided design (CAD) management, encompassing spatial vision, software handling, technical drawing, and interpretation of plans and diagrams. Students' perception of this active learning approach was positive, as it not only facilitated the acquisition of cross-cutting competencies like "information management" and "teamwork" but also delved into CAD software management. The opportunity for peer evaluation and self-assessment resulted in enhanced mastery of specific skills, affirming that this integrated teaching and evaluation method bolstered students' perception of their proficiency in graphic expression. The active involvement of students in evaluating their own work and that of their peers fostered a deeper understanding of the subject matter and encouraged collaborative learning. Consequently, students emerged from the course with a heightened sense of confidence in their abilities and a greater appreciation for the practical applications of their newfound skills in the field of engineering.

The field of oceanography is transitioning from data-poor to data-rich, thanks in part to increased deployment of in-situ platforms and sensors, such as those that instrument the US-funded Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI). However, generating science-ready data products from these sensors, particularly those making biogeochemical measurements, often requires extensive end-user calibration and validation procedures, which can present a significant barrier. Openly available community-developed and -vetted Best Practices contribute to overcoming such barriers, but collaboratively developing user-friendly Best Practices can be challenging. Here we describe the process undertaken by the NSF-funded OOI Biogeochemical Sensor Data Working Group to develop Best Practices for creating science-ready biogeochemical data products from OOI data, culminating in the publication of the GOOS-endorsed OOI Biogeochemical Sensor Data Best Practices and User Guide. For Best Practices related to ocean observatories, engaging observatory staff is crucial, but having a "user-defined" process ensures the final product addresses user needs. Our process prioritized bringing together a diverse team and creating an inclusive environment where all participants could effectively contribute. Incorporating the perspectives of a wide range of experts and prospective end users through an iterative review process that included "Beta Testers'' enabled us to produce a final product that combines technical information with a user-friendly structure that illustrates data analysis pipelines via flowcharts and worked examples accompanied by pseudo-code. Our process and its impact on improving the accessibility and utility of the end product provides a roadmap for other groups undertaking similar communitydriven activities to develop and disseminate new Ocean Best Practices. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

As a major multi-departmental coordination mechanism in Chinese government and politics, the “leading group” has long been regarded as an effective institutional design to solve the coordination dilemma of bureaucracy. However, in recent years, the phenomenon of “leading-group failure” has appeared in more and more emergency management practices, and a large number of “working groups” and “working teams” have emerged. Existing research lacks systematic examination of these new phenomena, and especially lacks in-depth research on the internal mechanisms and applicable situations of them. Through a participatory observation of an emergency management work in W City, the authors conducted a single case analysis of two organizational debuggings in W City in an emergency management situation. After serious governance failures occurred in the early stages of emergency management. W City replaced the "leading group" with "working groups" and "working teams", and subsequently achieved significant improvements. Because the high- pressure work situation fully tests the organizational effectiveness of different organizational forms, it provides us with an observation perspective from a natural experiment. W City has a large population, a long emergency management cycle, clear organizational adjustment points, and significant contrast in the effects of pre- and post- treatment, making it a persuading example. Through multiple rounds of interviews with relevant staff in W City, as well as the collection of secondary data such as public data, news reports, policy documents, etc., this article has various sources of evidence. After forming the first draft of the research report, it was checked with the interviewees to meet the validity of the case-construction related conditions. This article defines the formal and informal forms of administrative knowledge and political authority, and uses this as a framework to analyze the types and applicable situations of the three mechanisms. The study believes that the "leading group" is power-oriented and is suitable for pioneering situations; the "working group" is task-oriented and is suitable for overall-planning situations; the "working team" is resource-oriented and is suitable for focal situations. Compared with existing research, this article expands on the following three aspects: first, this article enriches the theoretical discussion of the coordination mechanism literature with typology research, and focusing on two types of mechanism that have received little attention before especially by comparing them with the "leading group" in the same situation; secondly, this article brings Weber's bureaucracy theory back to the analytical framework of the coordination mechanism, trying to transcend the research perspective that taking collaborative governance as the opposite of bureaucracy; thirdly, this article combines relevant discussions on traditional Chinese political culture to propose formal and informal definitions of administrative knowledge and political authority, and transfers the tacit knowledge concept that has been widely discussed in the field of knowledge management to administrative work, and the nature of the position is also included in the perspective of political authority production, which expands the scope of interpretation of this concept. As a basic theory for understanding modern government, bureaucracy has experienced ups and downs along with the wave of administrative reform, while its relationship with the multi-departmental coordination mechanism has not been fully discussed at the theoretical level. The research in this article is instructive for understanding the "constancy" and "change" of bureaucracy in the new era, and helps to make targeted deployment according to the types and characteristics of the coordination mechanism in practical work. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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It is well known that war suddenly disrupts the legal order and suspends, within the limits of its action, the proper application of the rules of law. The rules that are developed and operate in times of peace are, largely, ineffective in times of armed conflict, and the rules adopted in times of war are nullified when peace is restored. This situation largely affects the investigation and detection of crime. The investigation of war crimes requires the maximum concentration of professional efforts and capacities, appropriate qualifications and experience in this field, as well as knowledge of the organization of law enforcement, its planning, the operational implementation of special investigative measures and prosecutorial actions. The implementation of organizational measures in this area will contribute to the efficiency of the war crimes investigation process and the collection of evidence of war crimes committed by the belligerent parties to the armed conflict. This study focuses on the system, specifics and content of measures for the organization of war crimes investigations, which are in fact an important component of qualitative investigations, their detection and the punishment of war criminals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The field of oceanography is transitioning from data-poor to data-rich, thanks in part to increased deployment of in-situ platforms and sensors, such as those that instrument the US-funded Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI). However, generating science-ready data products from these sensors, particularly those making biogeochemical measurements, often requires extensive end-user calibration and validation procedures, which can present a significant barrier. Openly available community-developed and -vetted Best Practices contribute to overcoming such barriers, but collaboratively developing user-friendly Best Practices can be challenging. Here we describe the process undertaken by the NSF-funded OOI Biogeochemical Sensor Data Working Group to develop Best Practices for creating science-ready biogeochemical data products from OOI data, culminating in the publication of the GOOS-endorsed OOI Biogeochemical Sensor Data Best Practices and User Guide. For Best Practices related to ocean observatories, engaging observatory staff is crucial, but having a “user-defined” process ensures the final product addresses user needs. Our process prioritized bringing together a diverse team and creating an inclusive environment where all participants could effectively contribute. Incorporating the perspectives of a wide range of experts and prospective end users through an iterative review process that included “Beta Testers’’ enabled us to produce a final product that combines technical information with a user-friendly structure that illustrates data analysis pipelines via flowcharts and worked examples accompanied by pseudo-code. Our process and its impact on improving the accessibility and utility of the end product provides a roadmap for other groups undertaking similar community-driven activities to develop and disseminate new Ocean Best Practices.

This article, of a theoretical and essayistic nature, aims to investigate the scientific production of the last 21 years in the Annals of the National Meetings of the National Association for Postgraduate Studies and Research in Education (ANPEd), specifically Working Group 06 -- Popular Education. To do this, we searched for generating words in these publications and tried to understand how this educational praxis has been building its worldview through the research and practices that support it. The methodology was based on a qualitative, descriptive, and analytical study using the State of the Art. We used the Voyant tools application to collect the data. The theoretical corpus consists of 48 Expanded Abstracts and 223 full papers, with the participation of 245 authors and 93 authors. The data was analyzed by taking the ten most frequently generated words in these publications and linking them to specific references. The results indicate that the Popular Education that emerges from the WG06 research is biophilic and mostly Freirian, feminine, and feminist. What's more, PE went to school! The research and action processes establish paths with peripheral social groups with whom practices in school/non-school education, health and culture are investigated, mediated by the world. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The National Institute on Drug Abuse and Joint Institute for Biological Sciences at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory hosted a meeting attended by a diverse group of scientists with expertise in substance use disorders (SUDs), computational biology, and FAIR (Findability, Accessibility, Interoperability, and Reusability) data sharing. The meeting's objective was to discuss and evaluate better strategies to integrate genetic, epigenetic, and 'omics data across human and model organisms to achieve deeper mechanistic insight into SUDs. Specific topics were to (a) evaluate the current state of substance use genetics and genomics research and fundamental gaps, (b) identify opportunities and challenges of integration and sharing across species and data types, (c) identify current tools and resources for integration of genetic, epigenetic, and phenotypic data, (d) discuss steps and impediment related to data integration, and (e) outline future steps to support more effective collaboration-particularly between animal model research communities and human genetics and clinical research teams. This review summarizes key facets of this catalytic discussion with a focus on new opportunities and gaps in resources and knowledge on SUDs.

OBJECTIVES While issues related to mental health, including suicide, have been frequently reported among finance workers, no formal investigation has been undertaken. This study was conducted to analyze correlations between indicators of performance pressure, which is a characteristic of the finance sector, and mental health. METHODS An online survey was administered to 1,181 participants. Brief questionnaires were employed to ask general questions about participant characteristics, work environment, and the presence of performance pressure, suicidal thoughts/plans/attempts, depression (indicated by the Patient Health Questionnaire-9), and anxiety (measured with the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7). Frequency analysis, chi-square testing, and multivariate logistic regression analysis were performed. RESULTS Of the 1,181 respondents, 797 (83.5%) reported feeling pressure to perform at work, while 252 (26.4%) admitted to occasional willingness to achieve results even through illegal activities. Multivariate logarithmic regression analysis was employed to examine the correlation between performance pressure and mental health. This analysis revealed that those expressing willingness to achieve results through illegal activities exhibited higher levels of suicidal ideation (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 1.63; 99% confidence interval [CI], 1.04 to 2.55), plans (aOR, 1.75; 99% CI, 1.01 to 3.01), and attempts (aOR, 2.72; 99% CI, 1.06 to 6.98). Additionally, these individuals demonstrated higher levels of depression (aOR, 2.02; 99% CI, 1.34 to 3.06) and anxiety (aOR, 2.84; 99% CI, 1.81 to 4.46). CONCLUSIONS Performance pressure is prevalent within the finance industry. This pressure serves as a major source of stress for employees and is evident in 3 representative indicators of mental health: suicide, depression, and anxiety.

This article, of a theoretical and essayistic nature, aims to investigate the scientific production of the last 21 years in the Annals of the National Meetings of the National Association for Postgraduate Studies and Research in Education (ANPEd), specifically Working Group 06 -- Popular Education. To do this, we searched for generating words in these publications and tried to understand how this educational praxis has been building its worldview through the research and practices that support it. The methodology was based on a qualitative, descriptive, and analytical study using the State of the Art. We used the Voyant tools application to collect the data. The theoretical corpus consists of 48 Expanded Abstracts and 223 full papers, with the participation of 245 authors and 93 authors. The data was analyzed by taking the ten most frequently generated words in these publications and linking them to specific references. The results indicate that the Popular Education that emerges from the WG06 research is biophilic and mostly Freirian, feminine, and feminist. What's more, PE went to school! The research and action processes establish paths with peripheral social groups with whom practices in school/non-school education, health and culture are investigated, mediated by the world. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: This document is based on a recapitulation of the experiences, learning and challenges faced by third year Social Work students of the University of Costa Rica in the community of Valle Bonito de Upala. Main Objective: To reconstruct the work process of the Social Work students in the community of Valle Bonito, in order to show the diverse experiences lived in the local space. Method and technique: The present work process was carried out by means of Participatory Action Research where different theoretical categories were analyzed, always positioned from a political ethical framework of human rights, where participatory techniques based on popular education and ludo pedagogy were implemented. Results: The approach with the community is evidenced, as well as the understanding of the dynamics that originates in the local space; where the students strengthen the work processes, as well as learning about the non-linearity of the same. Conclusion: The approach as students to the communities, allows to show a reality very different from what academically is accustomed to, broadens the panorama thus showing what can be found in the future in the workplace, in turn, knowledge and tools are acquired that will be useful in the professional work. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Although the topic of data-sharing has boomed in the past few years, practices of datasharing have attracted only scant attention within working groups and scientific cooperation (peer-to-peer data-sharing). To understand these practices, the author draws on Max Weber's concept of social relationship, conceptualizing data-sharing as social action that takes place within a social relationship. The empirical material consists of interviews with 34 researchers representing five disciplines—linguistics, biology, psychology, computer sciences, and neurosciences. The analysis identifies three social forms of data-sharing in peer-to-peer relationships: (a) closed communal sharing, which is based on a feeling of belonging together; (b) closed associative sharing, in which the participants act on the basis of an agreement; and (c) open associative sharing, which is oriented to "institutional imperatives" (Merton) and to formal regulations. The study shows that far more data-sharing is occurring in scientific practice than seems to be apparent from a concept of open data alone. If the main goal of open-data policy programs is to encourage researchers to increase access to their data, it could be instructive to study the three forms of data-sharing to improve the understanding of why and how scientists make their data accessible to other researchers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Abstract In our recent survey, we aimed to collect information on perceived inequity as well as professional and personal fulfillment among women intensivists in France. For the 371 respondents out of the 732 persons who received the survey, the findings were unequivocal: for one-third of the respondents, being a woman was considered as an obstacle to careers or academic advancement, and for two thirds, pregnancy was viewed as a barrier to their career advancement. Gender discrimination had been experienced by 55% of the respondents. In 2019, to promote and achieve gender equity in the French Intensive Care Society (FICS), ten actions were initiated and are detailed in the present manuscript together with supporting data: (1) creation of a working group: the FEMMIR group; (2) promotion of mentorship; (3) implementation of concrete sponsorship; (4) transparency and public reporting of gender ratios in editorial boards; (5) workshops dedicated to unconscious gender bias; (6) workshops dedicated to improved women assertiveness; (7) role models; (8) creation of educational/information programs for young intensivists; (9) development of research on gender inequity and, as a perspective; and (10) development of a wide-ranging program. This review is aimed at providing a toolbox of organizational best practices designed to achieve gender equity. It is particularly important to share promising practical action engaged in our FEMMIR group with other concerned professionals around the world.

In our recent survey, we aimed to collect information on perceived inequity as well as professional and personal fulfillment among women intensivists in France. For the 371 respondents out of the 732 persons who received the survey, the findings were unequivocal: for one-third of the respondents, being a woman was considered as an obstacle to careers or academic advancement, and for two thirds, pregnancy was viewed as a barrier to their career advancement. Gender discrimination had been experienced by 55% of the respondents. In 2019, to promote and achieve gender equity in the French Intensive Care Society (FICS), ten actions were initiated and are detailed in the present manuscript together with supporting data: (1) creation of a working group: the FEMMIR group; (2) promotion of mentorship; (3) implementation of concrete sponsorship; (4) transparency and public reporting of gender ratios in editorial boards; (5) workshops dedicated to unconscious gender bias; (6) workshops dedicated to improved women assertiveness; (7) role models; (8) creation of educational/information programs for young intensivists; (9) development of research on gender inequity and, as a perspective; and (10) development of a wide-ranging program. This review is aimed at providing a toolbox of organizational best practices designed to achieve gender equity. It is particularly important to share promising practical action engaged in our FEMMIR group with other concerned professionals around the world. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper considers the specifics of the working group activity in preparation of expertise classification and the features of approaches for the choice of expert assessments and expert selection methods. The analysis focuses on potentially weak (illegibly) formalized customer requirements, which are quite typical for expertise classification. The used methods suffer from many drawbacks, which make them practically inapplicable in terms of planning, preparing and predicting the possible expertise classification reliability. The authors developed a new approach for predicting the reliability of the expertise classification at the stage of its preparation that depends on the reliability of the proposed expert group. The approach involves a probabilistic representation of the possible results of the work (namely, classification) of particular experts. The authors propose a number of probabilistic models (probabilistic matrices), which reflect the reliability (correctness) of the classification of certain objects both at the level of particular experts and at the level of entire expertise results. The set of procedures developed for a random group of experts allows obtaining probabilistic characteristics of the objects classification correctness when the group works as a part of an expert commission. The proposed approach can be used as a tool for working groups, which not only simplifies the process of an expert group selection, but also allows predicting the reliability of possible results and thereby makes it possible to take measures in advance in order to meet customer requirements. This approach can serve as a methodological basis for automating the problem solution in the expert selection process for the expertise classification at the level of its preparation, depending on customer requirements (restrictions). The proposed models and procedures will improve the efficiency of expertise classification, as well as save time for its preparation.

Great importance is given to human resource management and teamwork because new business concepts respect the importance and role of teamwork as one of the significant segments of the success of an organization. The subject of research in this paper is teamwork in the organizational units of the Ministry of Interior, in accordance with the fact that it provides the possibility of higher productivity and quality. One main and five auxiliary hypotheses have been formulated. The main hypothesis is: There are differences in the attitudes of employees about teamwork in the observed organizations depending on their academic qualifications, but in general all employees have positive attitudes about teamwork. The objective of the research is to determine the attitudes of employees about teamwork in relation to their academic qualifications. Within this paper, the research has been performed by using several methods: the method of analysis and synthesis, survey method (survey technique using a questionnaire in order to evaluate the hypotheses that have been formulated) and statistical method. The research sample included 90 employees in the organizational units of the City of Belgrade Police Directorate of the General Police Directorate, namely the Police Office for Railway Safety and the Police Office of the Police Station Savski venac. On the basis of the analyzed results, it can be concluded that the main hypothesis formulated at the beginning of the research according to which there are differences in the attitudes of employees about teamwork in the observed organizational units depending on their academic qualifications has been confirmed, but that generally all employees have positive attitudes about teamw.

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Collaboration between health professionals contributes to improving and maintaining a high level of quality of health services. In the first line, the family doctor and the pharmacist have in common the autonomy of organizing their own activity and the fact that they have developed models of collaboration and integration of activities to work together for the benefit of patients.Collaboration between family doctors and pharmacists can be done in working groups, projects, in an organized, struc-tured or informal setting whenever needed. Topics covered include prescribing and issuing medical recipes, avoiding and limiting incidents, side effects and polypharmacy or training the patients, limiting costs and evaluating new drugs. In the Netherlands there is a long tradition and different ways of collaboration between the family doctor and the phar-macist in order to meet the growing and especially changing medical needs of patients.

This paper gives an overview on recent work regarding the revision of Eurocode 3 on European level including selected scientific and technical issues and a summary of the activities executed within the European Standardisation committee CEN/TC250/SC3 "Design of Steel Structures" under the chair of Prof. Dr.‐Ing. Ulrike Kuhlmann. This includes the description of current normative developments for the 2nd Generation of Eurocodes which aim at an evolution by improvements and harmonisation of the existing codes. In addition, a technical review of selected rules is given on a number of issues, which support the code revision and reflect well the recent tendencies in steel structures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article describes a series of psychological interventions carried out in two anti-violence centers. The methodological hypothesis supporting the reporting frame is the organizational competency. The organizational competency is considered both as a construction of setting supporting the thinking of symbolicemotional dynamics that organize a context, and a psychological-clinic competence within a psychoanalytic intervention. An interpretation of the problem is formulated based on the exploration of the cultural context of anti-violence centers. The examples how cased in the article describe how the organizational competency is declined as a competency to create services through interventions that aim at promoting a continual reflective process within the anti-violence centers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This paper examines the occurrence of a group and organization regression by using Bion's group theory that distinguishes two forms of group functioning, as a work group and as a basic assumption group. The effects of a group and organization regression on corporate security are very negative and, therefore, knowledge of this phenomenon is important for the timely recognition and prevention of its development, as well as for intervention in reinvestment in the functioning of the working group. By looking more closely at the specificity and context in which Bion's theory originated, and the basic tenets of the theory, we came to indicators that differentiate between these forms of group functioning, namely: cooperation, maintaining contact with reality, openness in speaking up opinions, task motivation. If the listed indicators are present, we are dealing with the functioning of the working group, and if there is a doubt that the basic assumptions group is active.

EU Council working groups still represent a topic that is neglected in EU research. If they are analysed, the effect of socialisation is particularly tested while rationally motivated factors such as a Left-Right position, green/alternative/libertarian (GAL) and traditionalism/authority/nationalism (TAN) positions or approaches towards the EU are left aside. This article analyses how such factors shape the member states’ oral communication at the working groups level. Based on a dataset gathered by non-participatory observation of interventions, the analysis suggests that none of the rationally constructed variables plays a significant role in shaping the audible communication of representatives of the EU member states. The article thus confirms the effect of socialisation on oral communication as well as the influence of structural factors such as member states’ power and the character of the document under discussion.

Objective: The American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation's (AAO-HNSF's) 3D-Printed Temporal Bone Working Group was formed with the goal of sharing information and experience relating to the development of 3D-printed temporal bone models. The group conducted a multi-institutional study to directly compare several recently developed models.Study Design: Expert opinion survey.Setting: Temporal bone laboratory.Methods: The working group convened in 2018. The various methods in which 3D virtual models had been created and printed in physical form were then shared and recorded. This allowed for comparison of the advantages, disadvantages, and costs of each method. In addition, a drilling event was held during the October 2018 AAO-HNSF Annual Meeting. Each model was drilled and evaluated by attending-level working group members using an 15-question Likert scale questionnaire. The models were graded on anatomic accuracy as well as their suitability as a simulation of both cadaveric and operative temporal bone drilling.Results: The models produced for this study demonstrate significant anatomic detail and a likeness to human cadaver specimens for drilling and dissection. Models printed in standard resin material with a stereolithography printer scored highest in the evaluation, though the margin of difference was negligible in several categories.Conclusion: Simulated 3D temporal bones created through a number of printing methods have potential benefit in surgical training, preoperative simulation for challenging otologic cases, and the standardized testing of temporal bone surgical skills. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

EU Council Working groups still represent a neglected topic in EU research. Where they are analysed, the effect of socialisation is particularly tested, while rationally motivated factors such as Left-Right position, green/alternative/libertarian (GAL) and traditionalism/authority/nationalism (TAN) positions or approaches towards European integration are left aside. This article analyses how such factors shape the Member States' oral communication at the Working Groups level. Based on a dataset gathered by nonparticipatory observation of interventions, the analysis suggests that none of the rationally constructed variables play a significant role in shaping the audible communication of representatives of the EU Member States. The article's conclusions therefore lend support for the effect of socialisation on oral communication as well as the influence of structural factors such as Member States' power and the character of the document under discussion. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Recently, the COVID 19 pandemic has affected on our daily lives and society in many ways. Specifically, it has brought rapid changes in the working environment from office working to smart telecommuting. In addition, cloud computing technology and services not only provided ubiquitous access, but also led to a sharing of information, internal--external communication channels, telework, and innovative smart work for the business process. As a result, smart work services based on social cloud networking have spread to the public sector. However, existing academic research examining smart work merely remains to focus on the theoretical conceptualization or to deal with merely several examples of private views. Best practices of smart work services based on cloud computing technology in the public field rarely exists. Moreover, many studies have been differently measured the values of smart work for private and public sectors depending on organizational singularities. Therefore, the study aims to define new theoretical implications and to explore future business strategies and policy directions based on a technical working group's personal psychological subjectivity. The research applied Q methodology, and selected five public organizations in Korea, that they have adopted or currently plan to adopt some part of smart work services. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The platform of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) has become one of the priority formats of modern international cooperation in the field of forensic science. This is due to the role of forensic expertise in the detection and investigation of crimes of terrorism, separatism and extremism, as well as in other areas that require the application of specialized knowledge. The stepping up of cooperation between forensic science organizations has been taking place in response to the decision of the Meeting of the Ministers of Justice of SCO member states to establish an expert working group on forensic practices. The plan is to implement a whole range of measures within the functional framework of the group to consolidate the capabilities of forensic science in SCO member states, as a way of improving the quality of forensic services and reducing turnaround times. As part of an ongoing effort to harmonize methodological approaches to the tasks facing the working group, the article analyzes the legislation of a number of states participating in SCO activities. The issues of retraining and professional development of experts, as well as the training of research personnel constitute a separate area of cooperation. It is proposed to consider the Forensic Science Department of the Law Institute of the Peoples' Friendship University of Russia as an organizational and technical platform for educational cooperation among member states, observer states, and SCO dialogue partners on the issues of in-service professional development of forensic personnel.

Abstract A position paper (PP) should establish a unified voice in areas where controversy occurs based upon multiple practices and/or therapeutic choices. Typically, a position paper should elucidate the knowledge gap, followed by an evidence-based review of options, leading to an “endorsed position.” A position paper should represent more than the opinion or consensus of the authors but should present current opinions and practices supported by the World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES). Accordingly, position papers should require the approval of an expert group of WSES and in parallel be presented at an annual meeting prior to submission for publication. It is important that a unified approach for drafting of position papers be established and endorsed by WSES in order to establish credibility and prevent misunderstandings during a smooth transition to publication. The purpose of this article is to suggest a uniform process for the development of WSES guidelines.

La démarche de certification de la Haute Autorité de santé constitue un enjeu important pour un établissement de santé et en particulier pour un service de radiothérapie. Elle s'articule autour d'une méthodologie de qualité et de gestion des risques portée par un engagement fort et une implication des professionnels. Le service de radiothérapie du centre hospitalier régional universitaire de Brest est depuis de nombreuses années dans une politique de qualité et de gestion des risques exigeante, rythmée par des inspections de l'Autorité de sûreté nucléaire, mais portée par un engagement fort des responsables du service qui déploient une volonté de maintenir un niveau efficient et performant pour la qualité et la sécurité des soins. The French Higher Health Authority's (Haute Autorité de santé [HAS]) certification process is an important issue for a health care facility and in particular for a radiotherapy department. It is based on a quality-risk management methodology driven by the commitment and involvement of professionals. The radiotherapy department of the university hospital in Brest (France) has been engaged for many years in a demanding quality-risk management policy implementation, subjected to regular inspections by the French Nuclear Safety Authority (Autorité de sûreté nucléaire [ASN]). This implementation is driven by a strong commitment from department managers, who are determined to maintaining an efficient level for care quality and safety. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The team can function as a "foundational" clinical group, in which ideas, evaluations and reflections circulate, in order to arrive at the formulation of a shared thought, metabolized and understandable also by the patient. Diagnosis is a construction and a dialogue, which must include all the parties and continue following the developments of the other. In the Tree Test there is the patient's person, his roots and his fruits, in the paths of the syndromic gene. These drawings are one of the parts of the Integrated Genetic Counseling (CGI) model devised by the multidisciplinary team formed by neurologists, biologists, geneticists, who work with psychiatrists and psychologists, at the Diagnosis and Treatment Service of the IRCCS "Carlo Besta" in Milan. The experience of the CGI model is an exemplary working model, an expression of the power of the working group generated by the team and of the groups that inhabit the patient and the clinicians' room. The tool of the consultation group performs the function of a living plural dynamic container of the anxieties of impotence and uselessness that genetic diseases arouse in the caregivers, who do not possess effective treatments. The work developed by this team shows how the group approach allows to avoid the burn out of specialists, but also to work with greater depth, scientific and human depth. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Cet article propose une définition du métier et une description des activités des diététiciens nutritionnistes (DN) impliqués dans la prise en charge des patients présentant une ou des allergies alimentaires. Des rencontres entre ces DN, les ont amenés à constituer un groupe de travail (GT). Ce GT Allergodiet, sous l'égide du GT en allergie alimentaire (GTAA) de la Société française d'allergologie (SFA), réunit des DN francophones, provenant de divers horizons (établissements de santé, collectivités territoriales...) impliqués dans l'allergie alimentaire (AA) au cours de leur pratique professionnelle. Ce GT a développé deux principaux axes de travail : la prise en charge nutritionnelle des patients souffrant d'AA et l'amélioration de leur accueil (principalement chez l'enfant) en restauration collective, selon les obligations légales d'affichage des allergènes. Allergodiet élabore des recommandations en coopération avec le GTAA, le GT allergie en milieu scolaire et le « Groupe de réflexion en éducation thérapeutique de l'enfant AA » (GRETAA). Allergodiet souhaite constituer une référence dans ses domaines d'expertise. Le groupe a débuté une élaboration d'outils consensuels (conseils d'éviction, documents d'équivalence...), pour améliorer la prise en charge de l'allergologie alimentaire au quotidien. Ces outils évolueront au fil des avancées scientifiques et des nouvelles réglementations. This article provides a definition and a description of the occupational activities of dieticians and nutritionists (DNs) involved in the management of patients presenting one or more food allergies (FA). Further to meetings between these DNs, a working group (WG) was set up. Under the aegis of the French Society of Allergology (FSA), the Allergodiet WG brings together French-speaking DNs from various professional areas (health establishments, local authorities, etc.) involved in FA management. The WG has developed two key work topics: nutritional management of patients presenting FA and improvement of collective catering conditions based on the legal requirements governing allergen labelling. Allergodiet draws up recommendations alongside other WGs within the SFA, in particular FA WGs, school allergy WGs and GRETAA (a WG for Patient Therapeutic Education in FA). Allergodiet aims to become a reference resource in FA management. Our WG has begun designing a set of practical tools (e.g. advice on avoidance, food equivalence documents, etc.) to improve day-to-day FA management. These tools will be updated regularly in accordance with scientific advances and new regulations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The main objective of this work was to develop a tool to assist the activation of a helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS) for the SAMU 14. We opted for a methodology based on “guidelines of good professional practice.” Simple consensus was used. A multidisciplinary working group (pilots, medical regulation assistants, doctors) was created. Subgroup meetings (pilots, medical regulation assistants, doctors) developed subparts of the tool. The assembly of the tool’s subparts was reviewed by the working group and then by an independent reading group. This work enabled the consensual creation of a tool to support the use of the helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS) for the SAMU 14. It is composed of maps, a protocol, and a written procedure of activation. This methodology by “simple consensus” allowed the development of a tool rationalizing the activation of the helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS) for the SAMU 14. It was the first work of this type within the SAMU 14. This simple and transposable methodology could be used in other emergency centers or for other multidisciplinary protocols.