National security practitioners need to understand adversary motives, mindsets, and intentions anticipate respond their actions effectively. Although some authors have argued empathy helps build an understanding of the adversary, research points its cognitive component perspective taking as more appropriate skill for national have. This article synthesizes previous on development application in...

BACKGROUND:: In response to the evolving nature of potential disasters, both human made and natural, this research identifies predictors of individual emergency preparedness and compliance with government requests. METHODS:: A survey of a nationally representative sample of US adults (1629 respondents) revealed which emergency supplies and plans they had in place; their perceived level of prepa...

This study aimed to identify the provision of actions and procedures by family health teams (FHSt), based on Rio de Janeiro Municipality's (MRJ) Health Services Portfolio (HSP) and the main factors associated with this provision, in the different population strata. Data from the National Program for Improving Access and Quality of Primary Healthcare were used and implemented at the national lev...

The purpose of this study is to survey image quality and patient doses in radiographic examinations and to perform comparisons with the international Diagnostic Reference Levels (DRLs). This study is part of an International Atomic energy Agency (IAEA) project (RAF/9/033) and one public hospital and two private hospitals were selected. The rate of unsatisfactory images and image qualities grade...

IT projects are often complex arrangements of technological components, social actions, and organizational transformation that are difficult to manage in practice. This paper takes an analytical discourse perspective to explore the process of legitimizing IT projects. We introduce the concept of resonating statements to highlight how central actors navigate in various discourses over time. Part...