This BC Digitization Survey Results presentation was one of several presentations delivered at the BC Digitization Symposium 2008 held on December 1 & 2, 2008. For more information, please visit the BC Digitization Symposium 2008 website at: http://symposium.westbeyondthewest.ca.

The authors of this article conducted an analysis of the companies providing publicsanitation services. In particular, they focus on determining if these are legally entitled to market the treated waste water generated as a result of the provision of public services in charge. Additionally, in order to provide a complete analysis of the issue, the authors speak about the powers of the National Water Authority and his power to permit reuse of treated wastewater. / Los autores del presente artículo realizan un análisis sobre las empresas prestadoras de servicios públicos de saneamiento. En particular, se enfocan en determinar si es que estas se encuentran facultadas legalmente para comercializar el agua residual tratada que generan como consecuencia de la prestación de los servicios públicos a su cargo. Adicionalmente, a fin de brindar un análisis completo del tema, se toman en cuenta las facultades de la Autoridad Nacional del Agua para conceder autorizaciones de reúso del agua residual tratada.

Made available in DSpace on 2015-02-24T17:49:37Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 GersonGN_TESE.pdf: 4714493 bytes, checksum: 3210c67db530dca6c6bf87d19f872722 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-11-09 / This paper analyzes the influence of trade and services in the reconfiguration of urban space in Natal, with the Avenues Bernardo Vieira end Roberto Freire Engineer as privileged analysis. Initially, we discussed the concepts of production and reproduction of urban space, urban centralities, decentralized, services and public policies, especially transport and tourism. Then, we show the construction of urban space from Natal, highlighting the historical formation of the districts of Ribeira, Cidade Alta and Alecrim, pioneers in the service sector, noting that currently there is an ongoing process of decentralization in the city of such activities, to other areas of the urban fabric of Natal. Later, we studied the Avenues Bernardo Vieira to Roberto Freire Engineer, noting, in both the distribution of commercial activities and services, and issues related to transportation, traffic, tourism and socio-economic problems, identified them. Finally, testify that Natal, from the 1980s, underwent a process of decentralization of services, both to the south, and north of the city on the ball. In this process of decentralization we ascertain the role of public policies on transport and tourism, complementing the action of private enterprise, through the real estate market, on Avenue Roberto Freire Engineer. / Este trabalho analisa a influ?ncia do com?rcio e dos servi?os na reconfigura??o do espa?o urbano de Natal-RN, tendo as Avenidas Bernardo Vieira e Engenheiro Roberto Freire como espa?os privilegiados de an?lise. Inicialmente, s?o abordados os conceitos de produ??o e reprodu??o do espa?o urbano, de centralidades e descentralidades urbanas, de servi?os e de pol?ticas p?blicas, principalmente, de transportes e de turismo. Em seguida, mostramos a constru??o do espa?o urbano de Natal, destacando a forma??o hist?rica dos bairros da Ribeira, Cidade Alta e Alecrim, pioneiros no setor de servi?os, observando que na atualidade existe um processo de descentraliza??o em curso na cidade, das referidas atividades, para outras ?reas do tecido urbano natalense. Posteriormente, estudamos as Avenidas Bernardo Vieira a Engenheiro Roberto Freire, ressaltando, em ambas, a distribui??o das atividades comerciais e de servi?os, al?m de quest?es relativas ao transporte, ao tr?fego, ao turismo e aos problemas socioecon?micos, nelas identificados. Finalmente, atestamos que Natal, a partir da d?cada de 1980, sofreu um processo de descentraliza??o dos servi?os, tanto na dire??o Sul, quanto na esfera Norte da cidade. Neste processo de descentraliza??o averiguamos o papel das pol?ticas p?blicas de transportes e turismo, complementando a a??o da iniciativa privada, atrav?s do mercado imobili?rio, sobretudo, na Avenida Engenheiro Roberto Freire.

Introdução - A anemia ferropriva constitui um problema de saúde pública da maior relevância dadas a elevada frequência com que ocorre e as consequências dela decorrentes. Programas de intervenção foram implantados para seu controle: a fortificação universal de farinhas de trigo e milho com ferro e a suplementação profilática com sulfato ferroso (PNSF), especialmente para lactentes. Ao mesmo tempo, houve a aproximação dos serviços públicos de saúde da população com a transformação de Unidades Básicas de Saúde em Estratégia da Saúde da Família em todo o território nacional. Objetivos - Estimar as prevalências de anemia na criança no primeiro ano de vida e na mãe biológica e a relação entre elas; identificar a prática alimentar familiar e da criança. Metodologia - Estudo transversal desenvolvido em UBS no universo de crianças no primeiro ano de vida e suas mães (122 pares), que compareceram às oito UBSs que mantêm uma rotina de puericultura. Os dados antropométricos, socioeconômicos, de consumo alimentar foram obtidos através de entrevista e informações de prontuários. O sangue para diagnóstico de anemia foi colhido por punção digital e leitura em hemoglobinômetro portátil. Resultados - A prevalência de anemia entre as mulheres ([Hb]<12,0g/dL) foi de 61,5 por cento e entre as crianças encontrou-se 77,0 por cento delas com [Hb]<11,0g/dL, sendo que 30 das 34 crianças com até quatro meses de idade estavam nessa condição. Entre as mais velhas, a prevalência de [Hb]<11,0g/dL foi de 72,7 por cento . Foi verificado através do teste de Mc Nemar e do coeficiente de correlação de Yule que a prevalência de anemia em mães e seus filhos são significativamente diferentes e não existe correlação entre elas. Das oito unidades de serviços de saúde, seis são Estratégia de Saúde da Família; no entanto, apenas 10 por cento das mulheres referiram ter participado de alguma atividade de educação alimentar. Durante a gestação, 106 mulheres referiram a ingestão de sulfato ferroso e 44 delas referiram seu uso no puerpério. Entre as 54 crianças com 6 a 11 meses de idade, 21 estavam ingerindo o suplemento. A alimentação familiar tem por base o arroz/feijão e carnes diariamente nas refeições. Dentre os alimentos fortificados com ferro, o pão foi referido como alimento diário e o macarrão como alimento de consumo semanal. Frutas, verduras e legumes apareceram com frequência abaixo do recomendado. Dentre as 34 crianças menores de quatro meses, apenas 38 por cento mantinham-se em regime de aleitamento materno exclusivo. Entre as 88 mais velhas, 55 por cento ainda ingerem o produto junto com a alimentação complementar. Alimentos fontes de ferro não são frequentes na alimentação dos lactentes cuja restrição à diversidade alimentar é nítida. Legumes, frutas e verduras foram referidos com pouca frequência, estando ausentes na maioria dos questionários. Conclusões - Verificou-se alta prevalência de anemia na população estudada e que não existe correlação entre as prevalências de anemia nas mães e respectivas crianças. Constatou-se também que, embora alimentos fontes de ferro estejam presentes na alimentação habitual da família e suplementos profiláticos de ferro estejam disponíveis para a população atendida pelos serviços públicos de saúde de Santa Isabel, a deficiência marcial ocorre em grande proporção, sugerindo a necessidade de que os profissionais das UBSs sensibilizem a população através de orientação nutricional destinada à família como um todo / Introduction - Deficiency anemia is a public health problem of great importance given the high frequency with which it occurs and the consequences resulting there from. Intervention programs were implemented for its control: universal fortification of wheat flour and corn prophylactic supplementation with iron and ferrous sulfate (PNSF), especially for infants. At the same time, there was the approach of public health services of the population with the transformation of Basic Health Units in the Family Health Strategy across the country. Objectives - To estimate the prevalence of anemia in children in the first year of life and the biological mother and the relationship between them; identify feeding practices family and child. Methodology - Sectional study developed in UBS in the universe of children in the first year of life and their mothers (122 pairs), who attended 8 UBS maintains a routine childcare. Anthropometric, socioeconomic, dietary intakes were obtained through interviews and information from medical records. Blood samples for diagnosis of anemia were collected by fingerstick reading and portable hemoglobin. Results - The prevalence of anemia among women ([Hb] <12.0 g / dL) was 61.5 per cent among children and found them to be 77.0 per cent ([Hb] <11.0 g/dL) with 30 of the 34 children up to four months of age were in this condition. Among older women, the prevalence of [Hb] <11.0 g / dL was 72.7 per cent . It was determined using the McNemar test and the correlation coefficient of Yule that the prevalence of anemia in mothers and their children are significantly different and there is no correlation between them. 8 units of health services are 6 Family Health Strategy however, only 10 per cent of women reported having participated in some educational activity feed. During pregnancy 106 women referred to the ingestion of ferrous sulfate and 44 of them reported their use postpartum. Among the 54 infants 6-11 months of age, 21 were ingesting the supplement. The family diet is based on rice/beans and meats, in daily meals. Among the iron-fortified foods such as bread was the daily food and noodles as food consumption weekly. Fruits and vegetables appeared frequently below recommended. Among the 34 children under 4 months only 38 per cent had remained regime of exclusive breastfeeding. Among the 88 older, 55 per cent still ingest the product along with complementary feeding. Food sources of iron are not frequent in the feeding of infants whose restriction on food diversity is clear. Vegetables, fruits and vegetables have been reported infrequently are absent in most questionnaires. Conclusions - There was a high prevalence of anemia in this population and that there is no correlation between the prevalence of anemia in mothers and their children. It was also found that although food sources of iron are present in normal feed the family, and prophylactic iron supplements are available to the population served by the public health services of Santa Isabel, martial deficiency occurs in large proportion suggesting the need for professionals of UBS sensitize the population through nutritional guidance designed the family as a whole

Aim of this diploma thesis is to develop a referential catalogue of public administration services, which should provide its users with summary of services provided by public administration. Theoretical part of thesis at first defines notions and presents problems connected with providing public administration services in context of development in period after Velvet revolution in Czech Republic. After that, work follows with global situation in European Union and concentrates on one country (Austria) and its services. During design of the catalogue was used actual knowledge and research about service providing, which reflects customer oriented approach and access through single point of contact. The necessity of splitting the whole process of service providing into two parts, service access and service execution part, is emphasized. Within design of catalogue are presented two main models – domain model describing the structure of catalogue itself and service model, describing services. Based on analysis of possible uses and its integration potential with existing systems are defined its main benefits and is devised integrating principles designed in catalogue into „Portal veřejné správy“.

This positivist research project will attempt to show a correlation between levels of child neglect and proportionate levels of methamphetamine abuse. The term abuse will be used to refer to the chronic, compulsive use of methamphetamine in such a manner, that it will assume a central and negative role in the individual's life style and will result in impaired functioning and parenting.

In light of the increase of Hispanic Immigrants (i.e 1st, 2nd, 3rd generation) in the U.S. workforce and the impact that the quality of the leader-member exchange has on the organization's success, this study investigated the quality of the relationship that emerges between hispanic subordinates and Anglo-American leaders (i.e who are most representative of the U.S. dominant culture).

This thesis deals with policy failure and policy success and aims at introducing this issue into the context of the Czech Republic. The main perspective of the thesis follows approaches to analysis of policy success and policy failure developed by Mark Bovens, Paul 't Hart, and Allan McConnell. Their theoretical assumption is complex, as they evaluate the policies upon the criteria of the more general dimensions (process, program, and politics). The goal of the thesis is not only to utilize their theoretical background but also to refine and reconceptualize current theory of policy success and policy failure, respectively. The thesis is based on case study research design. The chosen case - organizational reform of labor offices - is considered as a typical policy failure. I describe and analyze in detail the selected case with a wide range of qualitative and quantitative methods. This reform was extensive and was realized in two stages. The first stage focused on the organizational structure (from decentralized to centralized management). The second stage included changes in the content of the public employment services provided by the labor offices (the newly introduced services were all non-insurance social benefits). The analysis of labor offices reform seeks to answer the following questions,...

Syftet med denna studie har varit att undersöka användarmedverkan vid utveckling av digitala tjänster hos statliga förvaltningsmyndigheter i Sverige. Tidigare har forskning fokuserat på att undersöka kommuner och deras involvering av användaren vid utveckling av tjänster. Forskning visar att tjänstemän i kommuner har en mer negativ attityd gentemot utveckling av tjänster och därmed negativa till involveringen av användaren i utvecklingen. Anledningen beror på att det är ett tidskrävande arbete som inte har ekonomisk nytta och där det inte finns tillräckligt med kunskap hos de anställda för att driva arbetet med användaren. Litteraturen är idag flera år gammal och i behov av uppdatering. Utöver det har forskningens mål tidigare varit kommuner och därmed skiftas fokuset här till högre organ, nämligen statliga förvaltningsmyndigheter. Studien har utgått utifrån en kvalitativ metod med inslag av abduktiv ansats, där semistrukturerade intervjuer har genomförts med nio anställda verksamhetsutvecklare och UX-designers från fem olika myndigheter: Arbetsförmedlingen, CSN, Skatteverket, Tillväxtverket och Transportstyrelsen. Resultatet visar att användarmedverkan bedrivs, dock till en begränsad nivå. Myndigheterna har en betydligt mer positiv inställning till involvering av användaren jämfört med kommunernas tjänstemän och det finnsdessutom en önskan att involvera användaren ytterligare. Utmaningar som påverkar till vilken grad användarmedverkan bedrivs är bland annat bristande resurser som budget och relevant kompetens hos anställda. Den mest förekommande utmaningen är dock bristande tid, där reformer från regeringen orsakar korta deadlines, varav myndigheterna tvingas släppa arbetet med användaren och fokusera på det nyinkomna, statliga uppdraget. Studien ökar förståelsen för de statliga myndigheternas arbetssätt och bidrar till framtida forskning, i hopp om att öka kunskapen och ta itu med utmaningarna som de anställda ställs inför vid utveckling av tjänsterna. / The aim of this study has been to examine government agencies’ user participation of citizens, when developing public e-services. In previous research papers, the aim of the studies have been to examine municipalities and their involvement of users in the development of public e-services. The studies show that the officials have a negative attitude towards the development of services and consequently, being negative towards involving the user in the process. The reason for this being, a time-consuming work that has no financial benefits and the employees not having enough knowledge to work with the user. However, those studies are many years old and in need of an update. Moreover, researchers’ aim has previously been municipalities, and therefore the focus is now shifting to higher grounds, namely state agencies. This study is based on a qualitative method with an abductive approach, where semi-structured interviews have been conducted with nine government employees, possessing roles such as business developers and UX-designers, from five different government agencies: The Swedish Public Employment Service, The Swedish Board of Student Finance, The Swedish Tax Agency, The Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth, and The Swedish Transport Agency. The results show that user participation is managed, although to a certain extent. The agencies have a more positive attitude to the involvement of users, compared to the municipalities, and there is a wish to include the user even more. The challenges that affect to what degree the user is involved, are lack of resources, such as budgets and lack of employee-competence. The most recurring challenge however, is time, where legal reforms from the government cause short deadlines, of which the agencies are forced to drop the user-based work and focus on implementing the new laws.The study increases the understanding of the agencies’ work and contributes to future research, in hopes of increasing the knowledge and learning ways to deal with the challenges the employees are faced with when developing public e-services.

This diploma project focuses on the conversion of a foundry located in the former ČKD machine works in Vysočany. The proposal prioritizes conservation of key industrial heritage values and the presentation of those values to the public. The building is inserted into a proposed new urban structure which is integrated into the wider context of the currently regenerated brownfield.