Assédio moral no local de trabalho: o caso dos trabalhadores no Algarve

Atualmente, o local de trabalho é um lugar cada vez mais pautado por conflitos pessoais e profissionais, originando por vezes, um fenómeno atroz e desumano, denominado por assédio moral no local de trabalho. Trata-se de um fenómeno bastante complexo e que tem suscitado interesse por parte de muitos investigadores. A presente dissertação tem como tema de estudo o Assédio Moral no Local de Trabalho - o Caso dos Trabalhadores no Algarve. O seu objetivo principal consiste em caracterizar o fenómeno do assédio moral, cujas vítimas são os trabalhadores das empresas algarvias. A metodologia utilizada consistiu na aplicação de um inquérito por questionário aos trabalhadores de algumas empresas/organizações situadas na região do Algarve, procurando obter respostas que permitissem atingir o principal objetivo da investigação. A metodologia é suportada numa aturada revisão à literatura sobre o tema do assédio moral no trabalho e sobre outros aspetos metodológicos relacionados com a elaboração do estudo empírico. A amostra do estudo é constituída por 191 inquiridos, com uma idade média de cerca de 40 anos, a maioria é do sexo feminino (58.1%), solteiros ou casados e com habilitações ao nível do ensino secundário ou superior. A maior parte trabalha no setor privado com vínculo laboral de contrato sem termo e uma antiguidade média na empresa/organização de 4 anos. Os resultados mostram que uma percentagem significativa de inquiridos já ouviu falar de assédio moral no trabalho e que, mais de metade já foi vítima deste terrível problema laboral. Foram identificados os comportamentos negativos de que as vítimas foram alvo, a sua duração e frequência, as modalidades de assédio mais comuns, o género mais afetado pelo problema, as reações por parte dos superiores/chefes, os sintomas apresentados e as reações dos assediados perante as situações de assédio vividas. O estudo permitiu concluir que o assédio moral no trabalho se refere a um conjunto de comportamentos não éticos que atingem, repetidamente, a dignidade dos trabalhadores, tendo por objetivo afetar o seu bem-estar.Today, the workplace is increasingly marked by personal and professional conflicts, sometimes resulting in an atrocious and inhuman phenomenon, termed bullying in the work-place. This is a very complex phenomenon and has attracted interest from many researchers. The present dissertation has as its theme Moral Workplace Harassment - the Case of the Workers in the Algarve. Its main objective is to characterize the phenomenon of moral harass-ment, whose victims are the workers of the Algarvian companies. The methodology used was the application of a questionnaire survey to the workers of some companies / organizations located in the Algarve region, seeking to obtain answers that allowed to reach the main objective of the investigation. The methodology is supported by a thorough review of the literature on the subject of bullying at work and other methodological aspects related to the elaboration of the empirical study. The sample of the study is made up of 191 respondents, with a mean age of about 40 years, the majority being female (58.1%), single or married and with qualifications at the sec-ondary or higher education level. Most of them have permanent contract jobs in private sector and have a seniority in the company / organization of 4 years. The results show that a significant percentage of respondents have heard of bullying at work and that more than a half have been victims of this terrible work problem. The types of negative behaviors against the victims, their duration and frequency, the most common harass-ment patterns, the gender most affected by the problem, the reactions by the superiors / bosses, the symptoms presented and the reactions of the beleaguered workers to the situations of har-assment experienced were identified. The study concluded that bullying at work refers to a set of unethical behaviors that repeatedly hit the dignity of workers aiming to affect their well-being

MAMMALS IN PORTUGAL : A data set of terrestrial, volant, and marine mammal occurrences in P ortugal

Mammals are threatened worldwide, with 26% of all species being includedin the IUCN threatened categories. This overall pattern is primarily associatedwith habitat loss or degradation, and human persecution for terrestrial mam-mals, and pollution, open net fishing, climate change, and prey depletion formarine mammals. Mammals play a key role in maintaining ecosystems func-tionality and resilience, and therefore information on their distribution is cru-cial to delineate and support conservation actions. MAMMALS INPORTUGAL is a publicly available data set compiling unpublishedgeoreferenced occurrence records of 92 terrestrial, volant, and marine mam-mals in mainland Portugal and archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira thatincludes 105,026 data entries between 1873 and 2021 (72% of the data occur-ring in 2000 and 2021). The methods used to collect the data were: live obser-vations/captures (43%), sign surveys (35%), camera trapping (16%),bioacoustics surveys (4%) and radiotracking, and inquiries that represent lessthan 1% of the records. The data set includes 13 types of records: (1) burrowsjsoil moundsjtunnel, (2) capture, (3) colony, (4) dead animaljhairjskullsjjaws, (5) genetic confirmation, (6) inquiries, (7) observation of live animal (8),observation in shelters, (9) photo trappingjvideo, (10) predators dietjpelletsjpine cones/nuts, (11) scatjtrackjditch, (12) telemetry and (13) vocalizationjecholocation. The spatial uncertainty of most records ranges between 0 and100 m (76%). Rodentia (n=31,573) has the highest number of records followedby Chiroptera (n=18,857), Carnivora (n=18,594), Lagomorpha (n=17,496),Cetartiodactyla (n=11,568) and Eulipotyphla (n=7008). The data setincludes records of species classified by the IUCN as threatened(e.g.,Oryctolagus cuniculus[n=12,159],Monachus monachus[n=1,512],andLynx pardinus[n=197]). We believe that this data set may stimulate thepublication of other European countries data sets that would certainly contrib-ute to ecology and conservation-related research, and therefore assisting onthe development of more accurate and tailored conservation managementstrategies for each species. There are no copyright restrictions; please cite thisdata paper when the data are used in publications.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Mammals in Portugal: a data set of terrestrial, volant, and marine mammal occurrences in Portugal

Mammals are threatened worldwide, with ~26% of all species being included in the IUCN threatened categories. This overall pattern is primarily associated with habitat loss or degradation, and human persecution for terrestrial mammals, and pollution, open net fishing, climate change, and prey depletion for marine mammals. Mammals play a key role in maintaining ecosystems functionality and resilience, and therefore information on their distribution is crucial to delineate and support conservation actions. MAMMALS IN PORTUGAL is a publicly available data set compiling unpublished georeferenced occurrence records of 92 terrestrial, volant, and marine mammals in mainland Portugal and archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira that includes 105,026 data entries between 1873 and 2021 (72% of the data occurring in 2000 and 2021). The methods used to collect the data were: live observations/captures (43%), sign surveys (35%), camera trapping (16%), bioacoustics surveys (4%) and radiotracking, and inquiries that represent less than 1% of the records. The data set includes 13 types of records: (1) burrows | soil mounds | tunnel, (2) capture, (3) colony, (4) dead animal | hair | skulls | jaws, (5) genetic confirmation, (6) inquiries, (7) observation of live animal (8), observation in shelters, (9) photo trapping | video, (10) predators diet | pellets | pine cones/nuts, (11) scat | track | ditch, (12) telemetry and (13) vocalization | echolocation. The spatial uncertainty of most records ranges between 0 and 100 m (76%). Rodentia (n =31,573) has the highest number of records followed by Chiroptera (n = 18,857), Carnivora (n = 18,594), Lagomorpha (n = 17,496), Cetartiodactyla (n = 11,568) and Eulipotyphla (n = 7008). The data set includes records of species classified by the IUCN as threatened (e.g., Oryctolagus cuniculus [n = 12,159], Monachus monachus [n = 1,512], and Lynx pardinus [n = 197]). We believe that this data set may stimulate the publication of other European countries data sets that would certainly contribute to ecology and conservation-related research, and therefore assisting on the development of more accurate and tailored conservation management strategies for each species. There are no copyright restrictions; please cite this data paper when the data are used in publications

Characterisation of microbial attack on archaeological bone

As part of an EU funded project to investigate the factors influencing bone preservation in the archaeological record, more than 250 bones from 41 archaeological sites in five countries spanning four climatic regions were studied for diagenetic alteration. Sites were selected to cover a range of environmental conditions and archaeological contexts. Microscopic and physical (mercury intrusion porosimetry) analyses of these bones revealed that the majority (68%) had suffered microbial attack. Furthermore, significant differences were found between animal and human bone in both the state of preservation and the type of microbial attack present. These differences in preservation might result from differences in early taphonomy of the bones. © 2003 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved

The value of open-source clinical science in pandemic response: lessons from ISARIC

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ISARIC-COVID-19 dataset: A Prospective, Standardized, Global Dataset of Patients Hospitalized with COVID-19

The International Severe Acute Respiratory and Emerging Infection Consortium (ISARIC) COVID-19 dataset is one of the largest international databases of prospectively collected clinical data on people hospitalized with COVID-19. This dataset was compiled during the COVID-19 pandemic by a network of hospitals that collect data using the ISARIC-World Health Organization Clinical Characterization Protocol and data tools. The database includes data from more than 705,000 patients, collected in more than 60 countries and 1,500 centres worldwide. Patient data are available from acute hospital admissions with COVID-19 and outpatient follow-ups. The data include signs and symptoms, pre-existing comorbidities, vital signs, chronic and acute treatments, complications, dates of hospitalization and discharge, mortality, viral strains, vaccination status, and other data. Here, we present the dataset characteristics, explain its architecture and how to gain access, and provide tools to facilitate its use