There is increasing pressure on corporations for sustainability reporting. However, current patterns in corporate sustainability reporting are not well understood. Additional research is needed to identify the contents of current reports and to provide a basis for improvement. The aim of this research is to analyze the sustainable development reporting patterns of Dutch companies. A content analysis of Dutch sustainability reports was conducted. The findings show that the contents of Dutch sustainability reports vary widely. While some areas in these reports are well developed, others – such as the use of cross‐cutting indicators, linking sustainability initiatives with broader public policy, future reporting directions, systematic presentation of data, and discussion of non‐conformances – require significant improvement. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment

Esta pesquisa tem por objetivo mostrar o estudo comparativo das bicicletas Mountain Bike e de transporte, tendo como base o experimento realizado por MariñoPequini (2005) onde foi avaliado os níveis de dor/desconforto considerando a postura do tronco e o ajuste do selim e assim encontrar a relação do usuário com o produto a fim de definir parâmetros de usabilidade entre ambos. A partir disso, objetiva-se avaliar de acordo com os requisitos estéticos; função estética e nível visceral o comportamento dos usuários na escolha de um produto, enfatizando a importância desses aspectos no design de produtos. Nesse artigo será proposto parâmetros utilizados para elaborar recomendações projetuais no requisito estético/simbólico de um produto.

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Introduction: Conservative treatment for insertional Achilles tendinopathy (IAT) has failed to produce encouraging results in recent years. Shockwave therapy (SWT) has become a reliable option for the management of this disease in recent years. The objective of this study is to report the effectiveness of low-energy SWT combined with an eccentric strengthening protocol in 19 consecutive patients. Methods: This is a prospective study of 19 patients diagnosed with IAT. The protocol consisted of SWT combined with eccentric training for 12 weeks. All patients were evaluated on the first day and after 24 weeks using the Victorian Institute of Sport Assessment-Achilles (VISA-A) score, the Pain Visual Analog Scale (VAS) and the American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) questionnaire and algometry. The patients were also evaluated for compliance with the protocol, complications and final outcome. Results: All patients completed the study without complications. In total, 15 (79%) patients fully complied with the Alfredson protocol, and 13 (68%) considered the treatment successful. At the final evaluation, the patients required more pressure on the calcaneus to trigger pain (Algometry 1), reported less pain when applying the algometer with 3 kg of pressure (Algometry 2) and had less global pain (VAS) and higher AOFAS and VISA-A scores. All differences were significant. Conclusion: Eccentric training combined with SWT is an effective treatment for IAT. Further placebo-controlled studies with a longer follow-up are necessary to support this statement.