Journal articles on the topic 'MIDAS (Computer program)'

Difficult issues in design criteria confront the designers of human—computer interaction (HCI) implementations for future power plant control rooms. Such HCI-intensive control—room elements include “soft” controls and displays, computerized procedures, alarm presentations, and support for cooperative information—sharing among crewmembers. This shift in technology, from dedicated controls and displays in fixed locations to multifunction computer—driven operator workstations and wall displays, must focus not only on the required functionality of these interfaces, but also on their crafting and integration in such a way as to minimize the likelihood of operator error. With the objective of providing early insight into the cognitively error—prone consequences of selected interface dynamics, we are adapting a computer—based cognitive modeling tool, the Man—machine Integrated Design and Analysis System (MIDAS), to quantitatively model certain user requirements for operating different types of interfaces while dealing with high—consequence events in a control room setting. MIDAS was conceived and is being developed as a joint Army/NASA program at the NASA Ames Research Center to test different design approaches to computerizing the cockpits of advanced commercial and military aircraft. This report presents preliminary results from a project to adapt the MIDAS tool to the nuclear control room domain. These results have enabled comparative observation of cognitive loading depending on whether a supervisor uses computerized procedures or paper procedures to direct crew response to a plant trip event. The results suggest that each technology for procedural support, in its current respective implementation, has its own strengths and weaknesses at different points in the control task dialog.

A knowledge-based dwell mechanism design program has been developed on the premise that mechanism design can be considered as an example of general mechanical design. The program, called DWELL-ASSIST, was built using a knowledge based system shell, MIDAS, developed to embody a new model of conceptual and preliminary design. Based on required dwell and entire-motion characteristics, plus any designer preferences, DWELL-ASSIST proposes mechanism types and synthesis methods, in the context of prespecified “problem statements,” which the program judges to be compatible with the problem requirements. DWELL-ASSIST can choose from among cam, geared, and linkage mechanisms, and among path curvature, precision-point, optimization, and other specialized synthesis methods in its search for solutions. As a final step, DWELL-ASSIST has the capability of developing these chosen solutions and evaluating them based on problem requirements.

Cracking is an important problem in the process of building a concrete massive structure. The overwhelming majority of cracks occurring in the concrete are usually caused by temperature effects. Because of this, it is essential to control and regulate temperature, it is necessary to prevent cracking. The formation of the temperature regime of a massive structure is affected by a large number of factors: its size; cement consumption and its maximum heat release; temperature of the concrete to be laid; ambient temperature, etc. In this paper, we consider the influence of the size and construction schedule of a massive concrete structure on its temperature regime. Using the computer program Midas civil 2011, the temperature regime was calculated, maximum temperatures were obtained in massive concrete and massive concrete columns with different sizes. The analysis of possible fracture for different values of the factors are considered.

During the construction of concrete dams from rolled-compacted concrete, the main effect on the structure are the temperature effects. As a result of heat generation during hydration of cement and the influence of many other factors, significant temperature gradients and cracks may occur. In this paper, the optimal maximum temperatures arising in the body of the concrete dam under construction are determined by the method of experiment planning and the method of numerical simulation - the finite element method. The analysis of the influence of the acting factors on the temperature regime and the thermal stressed state at the rock-built concrete dam from rolled concrete is carried out. The dependences are obtained and nomograms are constructed to determine the optimal parameters. With the help of the computer program Midas Civil 2011, calculations of the temperature regime of the constructed dam were carried out and the maximum temperatures were determined. The calculations of thermal stress state of the structure along with an analysis of the possible cracking are conducted.

The benefits of using mineral additive as a partial replacement for cement in heavyweight concrete are discussed. This paper presents the strength development and temperature distribution of concrete using Class F of natural pozzolan (PU) sourced from Northern part of Vietnam. Based on the results of conducted studies, strengths of the natural pozzolan concrete at different ages were generally lower than those of control concrete. The 7-day compressive strengths of concrete with 20% PU decreases mostly by 30.1% and least by 12.3% at the age of 28 days in comparison with control concrete. However, natural pozzolan increases the workability of fresh concrete up to 16.67% in comparison with control concrete. By using the computer program Midas Civil, the maximum temperatures at the center of concrete block with 100% cement and of concrete block with 80% cement + 20% PU are 65.7600C and 52.4400C, respectively, after 48 hours from the beginning of pouring. In addition, temperature difference between the central point and the environmental temperature of the control concrete are higher than heavyweight concrete using 20% PU. Meaningfully, the risk of through thermal cracking of heavyweight concrete without pozzolan are higher than heavyweight concrete PU to replace 20% of mass cement.

Due to the significant increase in the age of infrastructure globally, maintenance of existing structures has been prioritized over the construction of new structures, which are very costly. However, many infrastructure facilities have not been managed efficiently due to a lack of well-trained staff and budget limitations. Bridge management systems (BMSs) have been constructed and operated globally to maintain the originally designed structural performance and to overcome the inefficiency of maintenance practices for existing bridges. Unfortunately, because most of the current BMSs are based on 2D information systems, bridge maintenance data and information are not utilized effectively for bridge management. To overcome these problems, studies of BMSs based on building information modeling (BIM) have significantly increased in number. Most previous studies have proposed comprehensive frameworks containing approximate and limited information for maintenance to utilize BIM technology. Moreover, the utilization level of the maintenance information is less efficient because detailed information regarding safety diagnosis and maintenance are not included in data formats that are interpretable by computer algorithms. Therefore, in this study, a BIM-based BMS, including detailed information relating to safety diagnosis and maintenance, was constructed for the sustainability of bridge maintenance. To consider detailed information in the BMS, a maintenance data schema and its information system were established via the compilation of detailed information for safety diagnosis, repair and strengthening, remaining life, and valuation. In addition, a web data management program (WDMP) was developed using the maintenance data schema and information system, and was connected with the Midas CIM, which is a 3D modeling program. Finally, a prototype of the proposed BMS was established for an actual bridge in Korea. The proposed BMS in this study may be expected to improve the existing management practices for maintenance, and to reduce maintenance cost and information loss.

Abstract Motivation: An effective docking algorithm for antibody–protein antigen complex prediction is an important first step toward design of biologics and vaccines. We have recently developed a new class of knowledge-based interaction potentials called Decoys as the Reference State (DARS) and incorporated DARS into the docking program PIPER based on the fast Fourier transform correlation approach. Although PIPER was the best performer in the latest rounds of the CAPRI protein docking experiment, it is much less accurate for docking antibody–protein antigen pairs than other types of complexes, in spite of incorporating sequence-based information on the location of the paratope. Analysis of antibody–protein antigen complexes has revealed an inherent asymmetry within these interfaces. Specifically, phenylalanine, tryptophan and tyrosine residues highly populate the paratope of the antibody but not the epitope of the antigen. Results: Since this asymmetry cannot be adequately modeled using a symmetric pairwise potential, we have removed the usual assumption of symmetry. Interaction statistics were extracted from antibody–protein complexes under the assumption that a particular atom on the antibody is different from the same atom on the antigen protein. The use of the new potential significantly improves the performance of docking for antibody–protein antigen complexes, even without any sequence information on the location of the paratope. We note that the asymmetric potential captures the effects of the multi-body interactions inherent to the complex environment in the antibody–protein antigen interface. Availability: The method is implemented in the ClusPro protein docking server, available at http://cluspro.bu.edu. Contact: midas@bu.edu or vajda@bu.edu Supplementary information: Supplementary data are available at Bioinformatics online.

Cement-concrete pavement not only has a long service life even at high loads but also has competitive production costs and fewer significant maintenance costs. The concrete road surfaces, thus, are rather economical. In this article, the Vietnamese Standard TCVN 9382 - 2012 was used to determine the heavyweight concrete composition for rural road construction. Assessment of the crack appearance in the concrete block body was made by the temperature field analysis, the thermal stress and cracking index. The conducted studies' result provided with the possibility of obtaining heavyweight concrete from Vietnam local raw materials regarding to the concrete mixture workability of 11-13 cm standard cone, 31-36 MPa compressive strength of heavyweight concrete at the age of 28 - day - normal hardening and 0.30 - 0.42 MPa average water resistance of samples. Using natural pozzolan to replace 20% of mass cement in the concrete mixture leads to a decrease in the concrete strength characteristics at different ages. The concrete compressive strength of composition No2 decreased mostly by 23% at the age of 3 days and least by 14% at the age of 28 days in comparison these values of composition No1. However, all of these concrete compressive strengths at the age 28 days are higher than 30 MPa. Replacing 20% of the mass Portland cement by natural pozzolan in a concrete mix will decrease price for 1 m3 concrete of 219.96 rubles. By applying the computer program MIDAS CIVIL, the maximum temperature in the concrete block center which was determined after 12 hours from the commencement of mixing of raw materials with water, equals to Tmax = 34.61 0С. At the same time, the structure temperature difference between the center (node793) and surface (nodes 120 and 898) of the concrete pavement can be neglected because of its insignificance. Besides, the cracking indexes at three hazardous locations of investigated structure are higher than 1, the cement-concrete pavement will be considered as non-appearance of cracks. However, the cracking index at center (node 793) is always less than this on the surface (nodes 120 and 898), equally to higher thermal crack occurrence at center. Therefore, it is necessary to monitor the development and expansion of thermal cracks to ensure the concrete mixture proper care during the hardening process.

Abstract. The Millstone Hill Incoherent Scatter Data Acquisition System (MIDAS) is based on an abstract model of an incoherent scatter radar. This model is implemented in a hierarchical software system, which serves to isolate hardware and low-level software implementation details from higher levels of the system. Inherent in this is the idea that implementation details can easily be changed in response to technological advances. MIDAS is an evolutionary system, and the MIDAS hardware has, in fact, evolved while the basic software model has remained unchanged. From the earliest days of MIDAS, it was realized that some functions implemented in specialized hardware might eventually be implemented by software in a general-purpose computer. MIDAS-W is the realization of this concept. The core component of MIDAS-W is a Sun Microsystems UltraSparc 10 workstation equipped with an Ultrarad 1280 PCI bus analog to digital (A/D) converter board. In the current implementation, a 2.25 MHz intermediate frequency (IF) is bandpass sampled at 1 µs intervals and these samples are multicast over a high-speed Ethernet which serves as a raw data bus. A second workstation receives the samples, converts them to filtered, decimated, complex baseband samples and computes the lag-profile matrix of the decimated samples. Overall performance is approximately ten times better than the previous MIDAS system, which utilizes a custom digital filtering module and array processor based correlator. A major advantage of MIDAS-W is its flexibility. A portable, single-workstation data acquisition system can be implemented by moving the software receiver and correlator programs to the workstation with the A/D converter. When the data samples are multicast, additional data processing systems, for example for raw data recording, can be implemented simply by adding another workstation with suitable software to the high-speed network. Testing of new data processing software is also greatly simplified, because a workstation with the new software can be added to the network without impacting the production system. MIDAS-W has been operated in parallel with the existing MIDAS-1 system to verify that incoherent scatter measurements by the two systems agree. MIDAS-W has also been used in a high-bandwidth mode to collect data on the November, 1999, Leonid meteor shower.Key words: Electromagnetics (instruments and techniques; signal processing and adaptive antennas) – Ionosphere (instruments and techniques)

AbstractTransmission powder patterns of random and of highly oriented samples of natural micas have been recorded and compared with those calculated from structural data with the aid of the DIFK computer program modified to correct for preferred orientation. Intensities calculated from structural data for random and for highly oriented samples (symmetrical and oblique settings) are presented for 1M, 2M1, 2M2, 3T polytypes of muscovite, 1M, 2M1, 3T polytypes of paragonite and 1M (C2/m and C2 space groups), 2M1, 2M2, 3T polytypes of lepidolite.

OBJECTIVE: This population-based study aimed to compare the prevalence rates of social phobia using DSM-III-R and CID-10, based on the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI), in a Brazilian community. METHODS: This survey was carried out in a representative sample of 1,041 residents from Bambuí, Minas Gerais, Brazil (attrition rate = 14.7%). The Brazilian version of the CIDI was used. One-month, one-year and lifetime social phobia prevalence rates were estimated, employing the DSM-III-R and ICD-10 classifications, using the CIDI computer program. RESULTS: One-month, one-year, and life prevalence rates of social phobia, based on the DSM-III-R (7.9, 9.0 and 11.7% respectively) were higher than those based on the ICD-10 (4.7, 5.2 and 6.7% respectively; p < 0.01 for all). CONCLUSION: Our results reinforce the hypothesis that the prevalence of social phobia is higher when based on the DSM-III-R compared to the ICD-10 classification.

Background Around the world, people receive care at various institutions; therefore, clinical information is recorded either on paper or distributed on different information systems with reduced capabilities for sharing data. One approach to handling the complex nature of the health information systems and making it interoperable is the two-level modeling, and the ISO 13606 standard is an option to support this model. A regionally governed EHR program in Brazil proposed to use the ISO 13606 standard and archetypes. This program includes an EHR repository for consolidating the longitudinal electronic record of patients' health. Objective This article aims to present the results and lessons learned from a proof-of-concept (POC) for integrating the Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare Information System (SISMater) developed by the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG) with the EHR system developed by the Department of Healthcare for the State of Minas Gerais (SES/MG). Methods The design of the architecture and software development were driven by the content to be exchanged between the SISMater system and the EHR system and the usage of XML transformation to translate an ISO 13606 EHR extract and vice versa. This POC did not include tests related to revision objects according to ISO 13606 reference model. Results The software architecture and software components required for this POC were proposed and tested. The EHR system validated the syntax and semantic and persisted the extract in the EHR repository. Complete results can be accessed at https://github.com/pocppsus/repository. Conclusion The approach for using XML transformations could make easier the process for ISO 13606 noncompliant EMR systems to exchange EHR data with the SES/MG EHR system.

The aim of this work was to verify by means of adaptability and stability analyses which genotype of Plinia sp. (jabuticaba tree) is more adapted to orchard conditions, based on the measures of stem growth and primary shoots. During a three-year period, the initial growth of jabuticaba tree genotypes from the native fruit collection of the Experimental Station of the Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná - Câmpus Dois Vizinhos was evaluated. These genotypes included seedlings from forest fragments of the southwestern region of Paraná State and some from Minas Gerais State, Brazil. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) was performed, in a 29 x 3 factorial design, with three replicates in each treatment. Phenotypic adaptability and genotypic stability were evaluated based on the data obtained by the following methods: Eberhart and Russell, Lin and Binns and the AMMI. The analyses were carried out through the computer programs GENES and Stability. The methods that were tested to determine the adaptability and stability of the growth behaviour of the jabuticaba tree did not present consistent patterns in the results. However, the genotype generally referred to as 'Vitorino' was the most suitable for open-air cultivation.

O presente trabalho é uma análise de narrativa que foi proposta como atividade de fechamento da disciplina “Pesquisa Narrativa”, do programa de pós-graduação em Estudos Linguísticos da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG) que ocorreu no primeiro semestre de 2019. No texto, é explanado brevemente o conceito de pesquisa narrativa, e algumas questões pontuais encontradas durante a leitura e análise de uma narrativa de aprendizagem de tecnologia digital de uma pós graduanda dessa instituição. Nessas análises são observados alguns pontos como: metáforas, marcos históricos, pequenas histórias e outras observações. Além disso, na conclusão é feita uma comparação da narrativa analisada com a trajetória de vida do autor deste texto.

This research contributes to the understanding of what Information Science is and how it is evolving by verifying the disciplines Information Science interacts with at the present time, as well as the breadth and intensity of these relationships. The research uses two bibliometric studies of the scientific journals utilized by researchers in the field. In the first study, citation analysis assessed 433 journals cited in the bibliographies of 18 theses and 39 dissertations from the Graduate Program of Information Science of the Federal University of Minas Gerais. These were first examined to determine their distribution in nine categories representative of large areas of knowledge. Next, subareas to which each journal pertained were also identified. In the second study, 316 journals from the field of Information Science, which the CAPES Portal of Scientific Journals subscribed to, were identified and analyzed in terms of the other areas of knowledge to which they were also designated by the Portal. The results of the citation analysis revealed that 31.8% of 433 journals cited were interdisciplinary, 49.7% pertained to other areas of knowledge while 18.50% were classified solely as Information Science. The analysis of the data from second study revealed that 57% of the journals were classified solely as Information Science and 43% were classified simultaneously in more than one area. Results stemming from both studies show that computer science, administration and education are the disciplines most closely related to Information Science. The areas of knowledge to which Information Science most broadly relates are applied social sciences, human sciences and linguistics, literature and the arts.

As delimitações das áreas semiáridas do Nordeste do Brasil e norte de Minas Gerais podem apresentar grandes diferenças conforme os métodos de classificação climática e de estimativa da evapotranspiração potencial (ET0) utilizados. Para demostra esta afirmação de forma quantitativa, nesta pesquisa, delimitou-se as áreas semiáridas usando dois métodos de classificação climática (1) índice efetivo de umidade de Thornthwaite (Im) e (2) índice de aridez do Programa das Nações Unidas para o Meio Ambiente (IaUNEP), enquanto, para a estimativa da ET0 usou-se os métodos de (1) Thornthwaite e (2) Penman-Monteith-FAO (PMF), totalizando quatro diferentes configurações de delimitações de áreas semiáridas. Com a utilização de Im observou-se um aumento do grau de aridez e de áreas semiáridas quando comparado com os resultados obtidos com o uso de IaUNEP. Do mesmo modo, ao usar a estimativa de ET0 pelo método PMF verifica-se um aumento da aridez e das terras semiáridas em comparação com a ET0 calculada por Thornthwaite. Como o método PMF é geralmente reconhecido como um método padrão para estimativa da ET0. Portanto, é possível certificar que o grau de aridez e de terras semiáridas no Nordeste do Brasil são mais elevados do que aqueles mostrados nos estudos com a estimativa de ET0 por Thornthwaite. Classification of semi-árid and sub-humid sreas using different climate indexes A B S T R A C TThe delimitations of semi-arid areas in the Northeast of Brazil and northern Minas Gerais can present great differences according to the methods of climatic classification and estimation of potential evapotranspiration (ET0) used. To demonstrate this statement in a quantitative way, in this research, we used two different methods of climate classification: (1) the moisture index of Thornthwaite (Im) and (2) aridity index of the United Nations Environment Program (IaUNEP), as well as, two methods to estimate ET0: of (1) Thornthwaite and (2) Penman-Monteith-FAO (PMF), totaling four different configurations of delimitations of semi-arid areas. As the use of Im an increase in the degree of aridity and semi-arid areas was observed when compared with the results obtained as the use of IaUNEP. Similarly, when using the ET0 estimate using the PMF method, there is an increase in aridity and semi-arid land compared to the ET0 calculated by Thornthwaite. As the PMF method is generally recognized as a standard method for estimating ET0. Therefore, it is possible to affirm that the degree of aridity and semi-arid lands in Northeast Brazil are higher than those shown in studies with the estimate of ET0 by Thornthwaite. Keywords: Semiarid, climatic classification, potential evapotranspiration

RESUMO Este artigo apresenta uma proposta diferenciada de uma nova metodologia de ensino, apoiada por ferramentas computacionais que podem contribuir para a melhoria do aprendizado dos alunos do Curso Técnico em Informática do Instituto Federal do Norte de Minas Gerais (IFNMG), Campus Arinos. As dificuldades encontradas pelos alunos na elaboração de um raciocínio estruturado para a solução de um problema computacional, de compreensão de conceitos, e a complexidade dos ambientes de desenvolvimento são, frequentemente, obstáculos ao aprendizado. Tais problemas podem ser amenizados pelo uso didático de novas plataformas, construídas para facilitar à aprendizagem pela experimentação. Com o intuito de tornar as aulas atrativas, objetivas e com o foco no aluno, pretende-se aplicar a Plataforma Arduino que é uma excelente ferramenta para o ensino de conceitos de Lógica de Programação, além de ser um vasto repositório de recursos para experimentação prática, e um laboratório de baixo custo para testes de programas em C/C++. O Arduino une essas ferramentas, resultando num ambiente de aprendizado fácil, com recursos de interfaceamento para sensores e atuadores. A aplicação coordenada do Arduino, no contexto da disciplina Algoritmos, pode conduzir o aluno a um aprendizado facilitado, consistente e voltado a aplicações práticas. ABSTRACT This article presents a differentiated proposal of a new teaching methodology, supported by computational tools that can contribute to the improvement of the learning process of students of the Technical Course in Computer Science of the Federal Institute of Northern Minas Gerais (IFNMG), Arinos Campus. The difficulties faced by students in developing a structured reasoning to solve a computational problem, understanding concepts, and the complexity of development environments are often obstacles to learning. These problems can be alleviated by the didactic use of new platforms, built to facilitate learning through experimentation. In order to make the classes attractive, objective and student focused, we intend to apply the Arduino platform, which is an excellent tool for teaching Logic Programming concepts, besides being a vast repository of resources for practical experimentation, and a low cost laboratory for testing C/C++ programs. Arduino brings these tools together, resulting in an easy learning environment with interfacing capabilities for sensors and actuators. The coordinated application of Arduino, in the context of the Algorithms course, can lead the student to a facilitated, consistent, and practical learning experience.

AbstractClay minerals are ubiquitous constituents in soils on Earth, are occasionally found in meteorites, and may also occur on planetary surfaces in the presence of water. However, little is known about the fundamental Mössbauer parameters (the intrinsic isomer shift, δI, the characteristic Mössbauer temperature, θM, and the recoil-free fraction, f) that are characteristic of clay minerals and critical to the correct interpretation of the Fe3+/ΣFe ratios as well as the mineral modes. Spectra of well characterized single mineral samples at multiple temperatures may be used for the determinations of f. Hence, measurements of five-layer silicates with a range of layer types are presented here: nontronite, Fe-smectite, glauconite, annite and biotite. The spectra were fitted using three different software packages: WMOSS from Science, Engineering & Education Co. in Minnesota; Recoil, from the University of Ottawa in Canada; and two programs used at the University of Ghent in Belgium. Four different approaches to modelling line shapes were used: (1) Lorentzian; (2) pseudo-Voigt (convolution of Lorentzian and Gaussian curves); (3) quadrupole-splitting distributions (QSD); and (4) a technique that does not assume a particular line shape (subsequently referred to as ‘model-independent’). Values of δI, θM and f were determined using the method of De Grave & Van Alboom (1991).Results show that multiple doublets are routinely required by all models to represent Fe-site occupancy, even when all the Fe atoms of the same valence are in the same site, as is the case for dioctahedral smectite, nontronite, mica and glauconite. Consistent values of centre shift (δ) and quadrupole splitting (Δ) were obtained for the two distributions of M2Fe3+ in the smectites. In glauconite, a single Fe2+ doublet was clearly resolved and gave systematic values for δ, Δ and area, but the two Fe3+ doublets were less defined. In annite, two Fe2+ and two Fe3+ doublets were modelled, while three Fe2+ and one Fe3+ doublet were used for biotite. Three different programs that use Lorentzian line shapes gave very similar results for δ, Δ and area. The two different implementations of QSD line shapes gave similar but sometimes slightly different results, and the pseudo-Voigt and model-independent fits usually fell between the ranges for Lorentzian and QSD results.The value of δI is ~0.58 mm/s for Fe3+ and ~1.31 mm/s for Fe2+ across all models and line shapes, which is expected because the Fe3+ has an additional shielding 3d electron. Values for θM data are nearly identical for Fe3+ in nontronite and Fe-smectite (~450 K), somewhat varied for Fe3+ in glauconite and biotite (θM = ~730 K and ~615 K, respectively), and relatively distinct for Fe2+ (~350 K). Some values for θM and f could not be determined due to the non-monotonic behaviour of the fitted values for δ as a function of temperature. Values of f295 were 0.821–0.917 for Fe3+ and 0.662–0.743 for Fe2+, consistent with previous studies of the recoil-free fraction in micas and other silicates. Calculated scatter in δ, Δ, area and f values as a function of different line shapes and computer software was significantly reduced at lower temperatures. Sources of error in each of the calculated parameters are discussed.

Aim/Purpose: This paper presented the framework for the integration of digital technologies in education, implemented in InTecEdu Program, developed by Remote Experimentation Laboratory (RExLab), Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Brazil. Background: The main objective of the model presented is to arouse interest in science and technology among adolescents. Therefore, it sought to develop STEM competencies (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) in children and adolescents. Understanding learning in STAM areas can favor the development of professionals who can supply the demand in related sectors, especially in the scientific-technological scope. To fulfill the main objective, strategies related to students and teachers were developed. With activities aimed at students, it was hoped to promote vocations to scientific-technological careers and encourage entrepreneurship. On the other hand, the activities related to teachers aimed at training them to integrate technology into their lesson plans. Inspired by the Maker Culture, the model sought to make it possible for teachers to become the main agents in the process of integrating technology in their lesson plans, since they were in charge of building and producing their digital content and other resources to support their didactic activities. The maker movement is a technological extension of the “Do It Yourself!” culture, which encourages ordinary people to build, modify, repair, and manufacture their objects, with their own hands. The training actions were preceded by a diagnosis, inspired by the Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) model, as well as the lesson plans prepared and made available by the teachers. Methodology: Methodologically, the framework’s work plan was composed of five Work Packages (WP), which include management, resource mapping, strategies related to teachers, strategies related to students, and the dissemination and exploitation of results. In the 2014-2018 period, 367 teachers participated in training activities, intending to integrate technologies into lesson plans. At the end of 2018, 27 Basic Education schools, including an indigenous and a rural school, from the public-school system, in the states of Santa Catarina, Minas Gerais, and the Rio Grande do Sul, in Brazil, using the project’s Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). In these 70 teachers, 230 classes, and 6,766 students accessed didactic content, produced by teachers, at VLE. Also, 20 laboratories were available in 26 instances, for use in practical activities in disciplines in the STEM areas. Specifically, in the STEM areas, 3,360 students from 98 classes from 9 schools had integrated the Remote Laboratories, in lesson plans in the subjects of Physics and Biology (High School), Science (Elementary School). Contribution: The main results of the application of the framework are related to the training of human resources, knowledge production, and educational innovation. About the training of human resources, we sought to contribute to the training of teachers concerning technology in education and, with that, arouse greater interest on the part of students, as well as obtain improvements in their learning from teaching methodologies supported on the use of digital technologies. On the other hand, the production of knowledge, in the program and the socialization of research, is favored by the model based on open-source resources, both in terms of software and hardware and with open educational resources. This characteristic favor and expands the potential for reapplying research and, consequently, its contribution to educational innovation. Findings: The results, about students, indicated an increase in motivation due to the creation of new teaching and learning opportunities. The fact of extending the classroom and school, through remote laboratories, to support practical activities and the use of VLE, was also pointed out as a very positive factor. On the other hand, the realization of the workshops, inspired by practices of the Maker Culture, provided an approximation of these to the skills of the real world, which will certainly favor their employability. Regarding the teachers, it is noticed the continuity and expansion in the use of technological resources in the classroom; many sought and have participated in new training actions. Recommendations for Practitioners: Provision of a repository of practices for sharing and reuse of lesson plans developed by teachers participating in the research. Technical documents, manuals, and guides for robotics, computer programming, electronics and new technology workshops for students. Recommendation for Researchers: Technical documents, manuals, and guides for remote laboratories. Data collected in the applied questionnaires. Technical documents, manuals, and guides for robotics, computer programming, electronics and new technology workshops for students. Impact on Society: The main results of the framework application are related to human resources formation, knowledge production, and educational innovation. Regarding the formation of human resources, we sought to contribute to the formation of teachers concerning technology in education and, about the students the creation of teaching and learning opportunities, to extend the classroom and also the school, through the remote laboratories, to support the practical activities and the use of the VLE. Future Research: The socialization and reapplication of the framework since it is based on open-source resources, both software and hardware, and with open educational resources.

Objective: to analyze the acceptance and use of the Information System of the National Immunization Program in primary health care vaccination rooms. Method: a unique case study of a qualitative approach in the light of the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology. Data collection included an interview with 18 professionals responsible for the implementation of the information system, observation of vaccination rooms in 12 municipalities of the West Macro-region of Minas Gerais, selected from a preliminary study. Data was systematized and analyzed through Content Analysis. Results: the interviewees are satisfied with the usefulness and ease of the system usage, but do not have the same satisfaction with the organizational infrastructure due to the lack of computers and low Internet connectivity in the health units, as well as with the incipient training for the use of the information system and the lack of skills with the technology among the human resources. Conclusion: nursing professionals perceive advantages in the acceptance and use of the Information System of the National Immunization Program. It was clear that the vaccinated individual’s history control and the decrease of records in paper are evidenced as facilitators of this acceptance. The system was considered reliable and secure.

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