School furniture is one of the risk factors contributing to the formation and development of poor posture. I paid attention to pupils of the first and second years of primary school, because they present a high-risk group due to the sudden passage from a spontaneous physical activity to a long-term static strain at school. The aim of the study was to map the suitability of ergonomic parameters of school furniture for pupils of the first and second years of primary school and to assess its influence on the development of poor posture. I focused on the chair height, the seat depth, the backrest and the worktop height and angle. I also wanted to examine teachers' awareness on the issue of school furniture, the proper seating posture and possibilities to compensate the static strain of children. The research group consisted of 146 pupils of the first and second years of randomly selected primary schools in České Budějovice. The theoretical part was elaborated by the document content analysis, the research was done in three steps. First, the quantitative interview method through questionnaires distributed to the parents of respondents was used. This was followed by investigations in classes and the last step was to answer additional questions to teachers and the school management. The results show that 88% of respondents use ergonomically unsuitable furniture, there is a greater incidence of negative findings in the furniture of the first year pupils in all investigated parameters, except low chairs and worktops, but these are only present in inconsiderable numbers. A significant association was found between sub-standard school furniture and pains in the back, head, arms and legs, leading to the formation and development of poor posture. Teachers´ awareness of this issue is good, but in my opinion it is inadequate in terms prevention. Early preventive measures can affect the condition of the movement apparatus in adulthood. Family and school should be the first involved. But an equally important role should be played by pediatricians and professionals in the public health protection, who should act not only as an inspection, but mainly as an advisory body. Therefore, it is important to increase the awareness of the general public and teachers on work chair and desk ergonomics, the proper seating posture and possibilities for a long-term static strain compensation.

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Made available in DSpace on 2016-12-08T16:35:10Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Raquel.pdf: 2115732 bytes, checksum: 05b8d2c59a22018f8fcaa39ae38f295c (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009-11-25 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / The trajectory of the presence of the school desks in Santa Catarina is the object of this investigation, which embraces the period of 1836-1914. From this research, it was looked to identify aspects that characterize these furnishings in the beginning of the organization of the elementary schools in the state. They served like fountains of the inquiry: the education legislation of Santa Catarina, teachers' appearances, inspectors' reports, books of expenses and receipts of the province, besides other texts referring to school furnishings of the time. The work is organized in accordance with the functions that the school desks were assuming in the studied period from the imperial one to the republican , functions that were showing up during the research process. The support to make possible the writing, since up to that time one was learning specially reading, obliged the schools to have desk and not only banks. The teaching methods indicated in the legislation of Santa Catarina - the individual, the mutual and the simultaneous - brought significant indications on the object in question. The training and the hygiene of the bodies, constant preoccupations for the studied time, had great influence in the schools. The school desk was one of the products on which there were more interfering doctors, architects, teachers and studious. With the arrival of the school groups,great improvement was observed in the furnishings. Imported objects from the United States arrived in Santa Catarina, bringing refinement and sophistication. In the universal exhibitions, it was realized what they were showing, in the countries in which they were passing, many models and specifications of furniture for the schools, fact that was translated in significant changes in the scenery of the classrooms. The changes and permanencies in the material culture of the school along the time showed that the school desks are objects that characterize the classroom and that, organized in several ways, optimized the space and that spread beyond the schools walls of the schools / A trajetória da presença das carteiras escolares em Santa Catarina é o objeto de estudo desta investigação, que compreende o período de 1836-1914. Com o trabalho, buscou-se identificar aspectos que caracterizem este mobiliário no início da organização das escolas primárias no estado. Serviram como fontes da pesquisa a legislação educacional catarinense, pareceres de professores, relatórios de inspetores, livros de despesas e receitas da então província, além de outros textos referentes a mobiliário escolar da época. O trabalho está organizado de acordo com as funções que as carteiras escolares foram assumindo no período estudado do imperial ao republicano , funções que foram se evidenciando durante o processo de pesquisa. O apoio para possibilitar a escrita, já que até então se aprendia primordialmente a ler, obrigou as escolas a terem mesa e não somente bancos. Os métodos de ensino indicados na legislação catarinense - o individual, o mútuo e o simultâneo - trouxeram indicações significativas sobre o objeto em questão. O disciplinamento e a higienização dos corpos, preocupações constantes para a época estudada, tiveram grande influência nas escolas. A carteira escolar foi um dos artefatos sobre o qual mais interferiam médicos, arquitetos, professores e estudiosos. Com a chegada dos grupos escolares, observou-se grande melhoria no mobiliário. Objetos importados dos Estados Unidos chegaram a Santa Catarina, trazendo requinte e sofisticação. Nas exposições universais, percebeu-se que elas mostravam, pelos países em que passavam, muitos modelos e especificações de mobília para as escolas, fato que se traduziu em significativas mudanças no cenário das salas de aula. As mudanças e permanências na cultura material escolar ao longo do tempo mostraram que as carteiras escolares são objetos que caracterizam a sala de aula e que, organizadas de diversas formas, otimizaram o espaço e se espraiaram para além dos muros da escolas

Made available in DSpace on 2015-05-07T14:49:36Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 arquivototal.pdf: 1938958 bytes, checksum: e6c108fffa46ce6b74f69528b19f726f (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-03-08 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / Productive and management strategies that emphasize social and environmental aspects are crucial in the context of social and environmental crisis. The furniture industry is an activity that needs attention, in face of the various environmental aspects and impacts involved in its activity, like the exaggerated volume of waste of production, the overexploitation and waste of wood and the use of toxic substances. Furthermore, the furniture production is predominantly performed by micro and small enterprises (MSEs), what results in incipient strategies of environmental management. This research intended to present a diagnostic of the behavior of the furniture enterprises that participates of the local production system (LPS) of the furniture sector in João Pessoa, Paraíba, in relation to social and environmental aspects. The chosen methods for the data collection were interviews to the businesses owners and direct observations in the enterprises. The results diagnosed that the studied enterprises still do not behave proactively in relation to various social and environmental aspects of the activity, and sometimes disclaim any responsibility on the grounds that the MSEs did not exert negative pressure on the environment and society. We highlight the problem of inadequate waste management, which triggers series of social and environmental risks such as pollution and damage to workers' health. From the diagnosis, it was possible to systematize recommendations for improving the environmental performance of companies in the LPS, based on the principles of unity and cooperation among enterprises. / A aplicação de práticas produtivas e de gestão com ênfase no respeito a aspectos sociais e ambientais é indispensável no contexto da crise socioambiental. A indústria moveleira é uma atividade que merece ser investigada, já que sua atuação envolve aspectos e impactos ambientais variados, a exemplo do grande volume de resíduos gerados, da exploração irracional e desperdício de madeira e do uso de substâncias tóxicas. Além disso, o setor moveleiro é composto predominantemente por micro e pequenas empresas, fato que implica em práticas incipientes de gestão com caráter ambiental, com prejuízos também para a sua economia. Nesse sentido, esta pesquisa pretendeu realizar um diagnóstico do comportamento atual das empresas de móveis que formam o arranjo produtivo local (APL) de Móveis de João Pessoa, Paraíba com relação a aspectos sociais e ambientais. A metodologia aplicada foi a pesquisa de campo, com coleta de dados através de um questionário direcionado aos empresários e um formulário para observação direta. Os resultados diagnosticaram que as empresas ainda não se comportam proativamente em relação a vários aspectos socioambientais da atividade, e por vezes se isentam de qualquer responsabilidade sob a justificativa de que as MPEs não exercem pressão negativa sobre o meio ambiente e social. Destaca-se o problema dos resíduos, cuja gestão ainda é inadequada, o que desencadeia série de riscos sociais e ambientais, como poluição e danos à saúde do trabalhador. A partir do diagnóstico, foi possível sistematizar recomendações para a melhoria do desempenho ambiental das empresas do APL, baseadas nos princípios de união e cooperação entre as empresas.

As consequências geradas devido a constante deterioração do meio ambiente evidenciam a escassez de recursos naturais existentes no planeta. Desse modo, as organizações e a sociedade como um todo devem considerar os aspectos ambientais em suas ações. Em relação às organizações, estas além de cumprirem os requisitos legais de preservação do meio ambiente, devem incluir a gestão ambiental em suas estratégias organizacionais, uma vez que se tornou indispensável para investidores, bancos e seguradoras e para clientes e fornecedores. Assim, a incorporação de programas voltados à sustentabilidade nas estratégias das empresas contribui para que haja um equilíbrio entre o crescimento econômico e a utilização dos recursos naturais. Nesse contexto, o objetivo dessa dissertação foi analisar se a gestão ambiental pode ser considerada como capacidade estratégica, contribuindo positivamente para o desempenho das empresas fabricantes pertencentes ao Arranjo Produtivo Local Moveleiro da Serra Gaúcha (APLMSG). A pesquisa proposta foi de natureza aplicada, descritiva e quantitativa com utilização do método de pesquisa survey e uso de técnicas estatísticas descritivas, uni e multivariada, para análise de dados. Foram coletados dados de 162 empresas. Os resultados sugerem que a gestão ambiental pode ser considerada como uma capacidade estratégica para as empresas fabricantes de móveis pertencentes ao APLMSG, uma vez que as práticas de gestão ambiental possuem relação significativa com o desempenho organizacional. Contudo, percebe-se que muitas empresas ainda realizam práticas ambientais de maneira não certificada devido aos baixos índices de utilização de sistema de gestão ambiental (SGA), ISO 9.001 e ISO 14.001. / Submitted by Ana Guimarães Pereira (agpereir@ucs.br) on 2015-04-01T16:43:57Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao Janielen Pissolatto Deliberal.pdf: 1753901 bytes, checksum: a3326f1ddfcf89f5aef4272097b49b07 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2015-04-01T16:43:57Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao Janielen Pissolatto Deliberal.pdf: 1753901 bytes, checksum: a3326f1ddfcf89f5aef4272097b49b07 (MD5) / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior, CAPES. / The consequences of constant environment deterioration are showing the lack of natural resources available on the planet. Because of this, organizations and society in general must consider environmental aspects in their actions. Regarding the organizations, besides meeting all legal requirements for preserving the environment, they should include environmental management in their organizational strategies since it has become essential for investor, banks and insurance companies and also for customers and suppliers. Thus, incorporating programs aimed at sustainability into companies’ strategies helps to bring a balance in between economic growth and the use of natural resources. In this context, the aim of this paper was to analyze if environmental management could be considered as a strategic capacity, contributing positively to the performance of companies’ members of the Local Productive Furniture Arrangement from Serra Gaucha (APLMSG). The proposed research was of an applied nature, descriptive and quantitative using the survey research method and use of univariate and multivariate descriptive statistical techniques for data analysis. 162 companies’ data were collected. The results suggest that environmental management can be considered as a strategic capacity for furniture manufacturing companies’ members of the APLMSG since environmental management practices are significantly related to organizational performance. However, it is noticed that many companies still don’t perform environmental practices in a non-certified way due to low rates of usage of environmental management system (SGA), ISO 9.001 e ISO 14.001.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T13:56:56Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 GlielsonNM_TESE.pdf: 10053622 bytes, checksum: 42e99c3537f91450e9a75a13938865ca (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-06-06 / This research investigates how functionality, rationality, and emotionality applied to urban furniture design contribute to the organization, legibility, and qualification of public spaces, according to different layouts, physical and visual qualities of the urban furniture as well as the quality of urban infrastructure that may influence the uses and appropriation of urban spaces by pedestrians, turning those spaces into socially centripetal or centrifugal places. The work consists of two parts. First refers to a bibliographical review concerning two main issues of the investigation: product design and legibility of public space, defining the conceptual and theoretical bases, linked to methodological strategies aimed at systemic planning and integrated management of urban furniture design and legibility of public spaces (sidewalks), that are necessary to define the existing relationships among the user s interface (pedestrians); product (urban artifacts); built environment (sidewalks). The second part refers to the achievement of empirical approach throughout visual analysis of public spaces and the functional and qualitative evaluation of the existing urban furniture in the central neighborhood of Cidade Alta, Natal, RN, according to the theoretical researched concepts and methodological procedures. The results expose the weaknesses and levels of intensity arising from the relations among public space, urban furniture, and users, revealing the need for theoretical and practical approaches which would help the decision-making in planning, designing and integrating innovative, sustainable, and ethical solutions in order to design attractive public spaces that could provide sociability and citizenship throughout integrated public management, city systemic thinking and urban identity. The suggested guidelines at the end of this research will provide the necessary strategies to design suitable urban furniture systems according to aesthetic and practical urban infrastructure and city context, aiming to ease visual and physical conflicts that may negatively interfere with the appropriation of public spaces by the citizens / Esta pesquisa investiga como os conceitos da funcionalidade, da racionalidade e da emotividade aplicados ao design de mobili?rio urbano influenciam na organiza??o, legibilidade e qualifica??o dos espa?os p?blicos, em fun??o do arranjo f?sico proposto, da qualidade f?sica e visual do mobili?rio e da qualidade da infraestrutura do ambiente urbano, podendo alterar os usos e apropria??o desses espa?os pelos pedestres, transformando-os em locais socialmente centr?petos ou centr?fugos. O trabalho ? composto por duas partes. A primeira parte refere-se a uma revis?o bibliogr?fica sobre os dois principais eixos desta investiga??o: o design de produtos e a legibilidade do espa?o p?blico, definindo as bases conceituais e te?ricas, associadas ?s estrat?gias metodol?gicas voltadas ao planejamento sist?mico e a gest?o integrada do design de mobili?rio urbano e da legibilidade dos espa?os p?blicos (cal?adas), necess?rias ? compreens?o da rela??o usu?rio (pedestres) produto (artefatos urbanos) - ambiente constru?do (cal?adas). A segunda parte se refere a consecu??o da abordagem emp?rica por meio da an?lise visual dos espa?os p?blicos e da avalia??o qualitativa e funcional do mobili?rio instalado na ?rea central do bairro Cidade Alta, em Natal, RN, segundo os conceitos te?ricos investigados e procedimentos metodol?gicos adotados. Os resultados exp?em as fragilidades e as intensidades decorrentes das rela??es entre o espa?o p?blico, o mobili?rio e o usu?rio, revelando a necessidade de abordagens te?ricas e pr?ticas que auxiliem na tomada de decis?es para o planejamento, design e inser??o de solu??es inovadoras, sustent?veis e ?ticas na cria??o de espa?os p?blicos atrativos que proporcionem a sociabilidade e a cidadania atrav?s de uma gest?o p?blica integrada, de uma vis?o sist?mica de cidade e de uma identidade urbana. As diretrizes apontadas ao final desta pesquisa possibilitam a estrutura??o de estrat?gias para o design de sistemas de mobili?rio urbano voltados ? cria??o de produtos ajustados ao contexto est?tico e pr?tico da infraestrutura do ambiente urbano constru?do, como tamb?m a redu??o de conflitos visuais e f?sicos que possam interferir negativamente na apropria??o dos espa?os p?blicos pelos seus cidad?os

Orientador: Vagner Cavenaghi. / Banca: José de Souza Rodrigues. / Banca: Andreia Marize Rodrigues. / Resumo: O vigente processo de globalização da economia e dos mercados, caracterizado principalmente pelo fim das fronteiras protecionistas e pela competição em dimensão global, tem aumentado o nível de competição entre as empresas industriais. Pesquisas têm demonstrado a dificuldade que as empresas industriais encontram em elaborar e implementar suas estratégias de negócios e principalmente as estratégias de manufatura. As Pequenas Empresas Industriais Brasileiras (PEIBs) participam desse cenário global, em particular, com inúmeras desvantagens estruturais quando comparadas às grandes empresas. Ressalta-se que a literatura básica disponível e as pesquisas são geralmente desenvolvidas para as grandes empresas. Os fatores estratédicos de manufatura que contribuem para a estratégia do negócio são igualmente importantes para que as empresas possuam maior vantagem competitiva no seu setor. A base conceitual foi obtida pela revisão bibliográfica, de estudo e pesquisas relevantes da área de conhecimento. As dimensões utilizadas para a análise da competitividade das PEIBs foram: Desempenho Produtivo, Qualidade, Desing, Tecnologia e Recursos Humanos, sendo a pesquisa Indicadores de Competitividade da Indústria Brasileira -Micro e Pequenas Empresas (ICIB), do Serviço Brasileiro de Apoio às Micro e Pequenas Empresas, adotada como referência. O objetivo central foi estabelecer um comparativo das cinco dimensões de análise das empresas industriais brasileiras com as empresas moveleiras do Arranjo Produtivo Local de Votuporanga, SP (APL), considerado o segundo mais importante do Brasil. O objetivo secundário foi avaliar a presença do tipo de vantagem competitiva existente e a sua estratégia de produção. Por meio de uma Pesquisa de Campo exploratória e qualitativa, realizada em empresas industriais moveleiras de Votuporanga, comparou-se... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: The current process of economic globalization and markets, characterized mainly by the end of the protectionist borders and in global competition, has incresed the level of competition among industrial firms. Polls have shown the difficulty that the industry is to develop and implement their strategies and business strategies, especially those manufacturing. Small Industrial Enterprises Brasileiras (PEIBs) part of this global scenario, in particular, with many structural disadvantages when compared to large enterprises. It is noteworthy that the available literature and basic research are usually developed for large companies. The strategic factors that contribute to the manufacturing strategy of the business are also important for companies to have greater advantage in its sector. The conceptual basis was obtained by review of relevant studies ans research in the area of knowledge. The dimensions used for the analysis of competitiveness of PEIBs were: Productive Performance, Quality, Design, Technology and Human Resources, and the search for indicators of the Brazilian Industry Competitiveness - Micro and Small Enterprises (ICIB), the Brazilian Service of Support to Micro and Small Enterprises, adopted as reference. The central objective was to establish a comparative analysis of the five dimensions of the Brazilian industrial companies with business furniture in the Local Productive Arrangement Votuporanga, SP (APL), considered the sencond most important in Brazil. The secondary purpose was to evaluate the presence of the type of competitive advantage and its existing strategy of production. Using a search field exploratory and qualitative, in the furniture industry Votuporanga, compared with the search results ICIB, and we obtained a comparative table showing the importance of competitive strategy in the furniture... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Mestre

Orientador: Maria do Socorro Nogueira Rangel / Banca: Robinson Samuel Vieira Hoto / Banca: Silvio Alexandre Araujo / Resumo: Neste trabalho, estudamos o problema de corte de estoque bidimensional aplicado ao corte da matéria-prima de uma fábrica de móveis. Este problema NP-difícil aparece em diversos outros processos industriais que incluem o corte de objetos retangulares grandes em itens retangulares menores que estão sendo requisitados. Analisamos a eficiência de alguns modelos lineares inteiros para problemas de corte guilhotinados bidimensionais propostos na literatura. Além disto, apresentamos resultados computacionais para o problema de corte de estoque de uma fábrica de móveis de pequeno porte, localizada no noroeste do estado de São Paulo. O estudo computacional realizado mostrou que as estratégias propostas fornecem resultados aceitáveis pela fábrica. / Abstract: In this work we study the two-dimensional cutting stock problem applied to the cutting of raw material in the furniture industry. This NP-hard problem appears in several other industrial processes that include cutting rectangular objects in smaller retangular items that are being requested. We analyze the efficiency of some integer linear models for two-dimensional guillotine cutting problem proposed in the literature. We also present computational results for the cutting stock problem of a small furniture factory, located in the northwest of the state of São Paulo. The computational results show that the proposed strategies give results accepted by the factory. / Mestre

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:58:13Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 WalkysoSJ_DISSERT.pdf: 1722690 bytes, checksum: c91cde978dc7fb299b7363330ba2d411 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-03-23 / In this work was developed an information system to apply the concepts of CAD3D-BIM technology for the design activities of the furniture industry. The development of this system was based in an architecture comprised of two modules: a web interface to management the metadata of models from furniture's library and the combination of three-dimensional CAD software with a specific plugin to access the information from this model. To develop this system was also used a Data Base Management System (DBMS) designed to storage the information from models in a hierarchical way, based on concepts of Group Technology (GT). The centralization of information in a single database allows the automatic availability of any changes to all participants involved in a particular project when it‟s happens. Each module from system has its own connection to this database. Finally was developed a prototype from a 3D virtual environment to help create Virtual Reality projects in the web. A study from available technologies to create 3D web applications for execution in websites was done to support this development. The interconnection between modules and the database developed allowed the assembly of a system architecture to support the construction and exhibition of projects of the furniture industry in accordance with the concepts proposed by BIM (Building Information Modeling), using as object of study the furniture industry of state of Rio Grande do Norte / No desenvolvimento deste trabalho foi desenvolvido um sistema que permite a aplica??o de conceitos da tecnologia CAD3D-BIM em projetos da ind?stria moveleira. Para desenvolver o sistema foi concebida uma arquitetura composta por dois m?dulos: uma interface web para gerenciamento dos metadados dos componentes existentes em uma biblioteca de m?veis e uma ferramenta CAD tridimensional que utiliza um plugin espec?fico para acessar as informa??es referentes a cada um destes componentes. Na constru??o do sistema tamb?m foi utilizado um SGBD (Sistema Gerenciador de Banco de Dados) projetado para armazenar as informa??es dos componentes de uma forma hier?rquica, baseada nos conceitos da Tecnologia de Grupo. A concentra??o de informa??es em um ?nico banco de dados permite que qualquer mudan?a realizada seja disponibilizada automaticamente para todos os participantes envolvidos no projeto. Os dois m?dulos que comp?em o sistema possui uma conex?o com esta base de dados. Finalmente, foi desenvolvido o prot?tipo de um ambiente virtual 3D com o objetivo de auxiliar a cria??o de projetos de Realidade Virtual na web. Para embasar o desenvolvimento, foi feito um estudo sobre as tecnologias dispon?veis para cria??o de aplica??es 3D web executadas diretamente em navegadores. Com a interliga??o de todos os componentes foi criada uma arquitetura de sistema para dar suporte ? constru??o e exibi??o de projetos da ind?stria moveleira, de acordo com os conceitos propostos pela tecnologia BIM (Building Information Modeling), tendo como objeto de estudo a ind?stria moveleira do estado do Rio Grande do Norte

With the nature of exploring and less awareness of danger, furniture at home has been causing various kinds of child injury all over the world. Furniture tipping over is one emerging cause among children under 6 years old. Despite of the importance of child safety, it lacks evidence about people’s perceptions of child safety towards residential furniture. Hence, this thesis used the theory of consumer behaviour to identify factors that can potentially effect perceptions and applied quantitative and qualitative methods to find out perceived importance of child safety when people buy furniture and how people perceive child safety in a given case. It has been found that people perceive child safety much less important when buying furniture not specifically for children. Some factors, such as age, income have influence on it. In the given case of chest of drawers, when perceived to be more likely to tip over, people are more willing to anchor a chest of drawers. It has also found that a three-row and shallow type has mixed perceptions. When the weight of a chest is perceived to be more important, people agree more on the statement that a heavier chest of drawers is less likely to tip over. Although anchoring is considered to be an efficient way of preventing tipping over, results showed that it is not a preferred way for most people. Further study is needed to find out other ways. Information of child safety is welcomed by most of the people. More research can be done to find out effective ways of displaying child safety information.