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There is interest for desalination technologies powered by solar energy as arid areas are typically bestowed with good solar potential. In response to a US DOE call for solar desalination analysis tools, we developed an open-source solar energy desalination analysis tool, sedat, for techno-economical evaluation of desalination technologies and selection of regions with the highest potential for using solar energy to power desalination plants. It is expected that this software will simplify the planning, design, and valuation of solar desalination systems in the U.S. and worldwide. Sedat uses Dash for integrating various layers of large volumes of GIS data with Python-based models of solar energy generation and desalination technologies. It derives time-series of energy generation and water production, with details of plant performance and suggestions for improving the solar-desalination coupling. This paper summarizes the various phases of the tool's development, presents example results showing the potential, under multiple objectives, of solar desalination in parts of the U.S. southwest, and discusses method details that would be useful for future model development.
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Contextual performance is assumed to be related to professionals" quality of working life and health. This research aims to compare the levels of contextual performance at work in different hospital units, and to analyse the relationship between contextual performance and burnout syndrome. A total sample of 222 participants from a tertiary hospital took part in the study. Scores on contextual performance and burnout in five different hospital units were compared. The results showed that contextual performance is closely related with burnout. Also, results showed statistically significant differences in the degree of contextual performance at work by hospital unit. Overall, these results are significant for the development of health management strategies that promote contextual performance at work, thus improving the health and quality of work of health-care professionals
Se considera que el desempeño contextual puede estar relacionado con la calidad de la vida laboral y la salud de los profesionales. Esta investigación tiene como objetivo comparar los niveles de desempeño contextual en el trabajo en diferentes unidades hospitalarias y analizar la relación entre el desempeño contextual y el síndrome de burnout. Un total de 222 participantes de un hospital terciario participaron en el estudio. Se compararon las puntuaciones en el rendimiento contextual y el agotamiento en cinco unidades hospitalarias diferentes. Los resultados mostraron que el rendimiento contextual está estrechamente relacionado con el agotamiento. Además, mostraron diferencias estadísticamente significativas en el grado de desempeño contextual en el trabajo por unidad hospitalaria. En general, estos resultados son significativos para el desarrollo de estrategias de gestión de la salud que promueven el desempeño contextual en el trabajo, mejorando así la salud y la calidad del trabajo de los profesionales de la salud
