Internationalization strategies of companies in the wine industry in Portugal – context, forms of action and performance.

This research project aims to analyze the competitive environment of companies in the wine sector in Portugal and assess the implications in the development of contingent strategic guidelines and different performances.Proposes to apply the methodological framework the IKST – Integrated Key for Strategic Thought for international expansion. The research was carried out at two levels: at a preliminary level – a general characterisation was made of the companies as to their resources, and at a central level – the examination of the strategic aspect of the companies was carried out. The research involved the collection of primary data (survey of 164 companies in the sector) and secondary data (from documentary nature). Explores the strategic aspect, analyzing the sector in terms of global and national context, in order to design a diagnostic context of action, using the models of PEST and 5 Forces. Identifies, based on various statistical techniques, the adopted style of strategic thought and the profile in terms of contextual variables, as well as the underlying economic performance

GLOBALIZATION AND INTERNATIONAL EXPANSION STRATEGIES OF THE WINE SECTOR COMPANIES IN PORTUGAL

This research aims to analyze the competitive environment of companies in the wine sector in Portugal and assess the implications in the development of contingent strategic guidelines and different performances. Proposes to apply the methodological framework IKST – Integrated Key for Strategic Thought for international expansion. The research was carried out at two levels: at a preliminary level – a general characterisation was made of the companies as to their resources, and at a central level – the examination of the strategic aspect of the companies was carried out. The research involved the collection of primary data (survey of 164 companies in the sector) and secondary data (from documentary nature). Explores the strategic aspect, analyzing the sector in terms of global and national context, in order to design a diagnostic context of action, using the models of PEST and 5 Forces. Identifies, based on various statistical techniques, the adopted style of strategic thought and their profile in terms of contextual variables, as well as the underlying economic performance

O efeito da técnica de inibição de Jones nos músculos Masseter e temporal nas disfunções temporomandibulares

Introdução: A disfunção temporomandibular (DTM), de causa muscular, caracteriza-se por uma dor músculo-esquelética crónica, com sinais e sintomas específicos como a presença de Trigger Points (TrPs). Objetivo: Avaliar o efeito da Técnica de Inibição de Jones (TIJ) nos músculos masseter e temporal em indivíduos com DTM, e a identificação dos sinais e sintomas, a relação entre a severidade da DTM, a ansiedade e a qualidade de sono. Métodos: Estudo quasi-experimental, constituído por 16 indivíduos no grupo experimental (GE) e 17 grupo controle (GC). O grau de severidade foi avaliado pelo Índice de Helkimo e as alterações do sono pelo questionário de Pittsburgh sobre a qualidade do sono. Apenas o GE foi sujeito a uma TIJ nos TrPs latentes dos músculos masseter e temporal. Os dois grupos foram avaliados pré-intervenção (M0), pós-intervenção (M1) e 3 semanas após (M2), as amplitudes de movimento ativas de abertura, lateralidade direita/esquerda e protusão da boca bem como a dor (EVA) em repouso e na abertura máxima. Resultados: Foi possível observar que quanto maior o grau de DTM, maior a frequência de ansiedade e pior a qualidade do sono. Observou-se um decréscimo de TrPs, no GE, após a aplicação da técnica, principalmente no masseter. Não foi possível verificar diferenças inter-grupos. Contudo, observou-se no GE uma melhoria em todas as amplitudes avaliadas entre o M0 e o M2. Em relação à EVA em repouso e na abertura máxima, o GE demonstrou diminuição da dor no M1 e manteve valores inferiores no M2. Conclusão: Verifica-se uma diminuição dos TrPs, uma melhoria das amplitudes ativas bem como uma diminuição da dor após a aplicação da TIJ no GE. Já ao longo do tempo, o efeito é menos expressivo contudo observam-se valores inferiores comparativamente a M0.The temporomandibular dysfunction (TMD), by muscle cause, is characterized by a chronic musculoskeletal pain, with specific signs and symptoms such as the presence of Trigger Points (TrPs). Objective: To evaluate the effect of Inhibition Technique of Jones (ITJ) in the masseter and temporal muscles in TMD patients, and the identification of signs and symptoms, the relation between TMD severity, anxiety and sleep quality. Methods: A quasi-experimental study, with 16 subjects in the experimental group (EG) and 17 in the control group (CG). The degree of severity was assessed by Helkimo Index and sleep disorders by Pittsburgh’s Sleep Quality Questionnaire. Only GE has been subject to ICJ on latent TRPs in the masseter and temporal muscles. The two groups were assessed pre-intervention (M0), post-intervention (M1) and 3 weeks after (M2), range of motion active opening, laterality left / right and protrusion of the mouth and pain (VAS) in rest and at maximum aperture. Conclusion: It was observed that the greater the degree of TMD, the higher the frequency of anxiety and poor sleep quality. There was a decrease of TRPs in GE, after application of the technique, especially in masseter. Unable to verify differences between groups. However, there was an improvement in GE in all measured amplitudes between M0 and M2. Regarding the VAS at rest and at maximum aperture, the EG showed decreased pain on M1 and remained lower in the M2

Exploring Empathy and Intersectionality in Gaming: a Case Study of Sweetxheart (Small, 2019)

This study examines the ability of the game SweetXHeart – a genre-defying slice-of-life creation by Catt Small (2019) – to promote empathy and consciousness of microaggressions, specifically among participants whose characteristics differ from the game's main character – a white male-dominated sample. The study included 39 undergraduate students from a Bachelor’s Degree in videogames, offering a distinct chance to examine the reactions of this specific demographic to feminist and intersectional ideas in gaming.  After playing the game, participants were surveyed, and a mixed-methods approach, including quantitative and content analysis, was applied to their answers. The obtained results emphasize how players gain empathy by adopting the game character’s perspective and experiencing her life, and fostering connections. However, the game’s effectiveness in raising awareness depends on the participants’ understanding of intersectionality and the challenges faced by people in positions of privilege.&nbsp

Media and ict as promoters of school readiness: beliefs from parents and young children

The present study aims to explore the results of an educational practice that implemented ICT as a promoter of School Readiness (SR) in preschoolers from an economically disadvantaged area. It intends to: a) Document the effectiveness of the practice in terms of concrete and measurable SR outcomes; b) Characterize the possible drivers and barriers of implementing such practice in preschool, gathering the perceptions of children and their parents. The intervention took place in a public preschool in Lisbon surroundings, during 4 months (16 sessions of 60 minutes each). The final sample includes 22 preschoolers and 12 parents. The mixed methods research design included scales, systematic observation and interviews with both children and parents. Main results emphasize: the improvement of SR in children, with statistically significant results between pre and post intervention assessment; the perception of a high educational value attributed to the intervention by both children and parents; and the beliefs of parents about ICT, mainly grounded on risks, emerging from their notion of being less empowered than their children in using it. These results also highlight the discussion on how to empower parents with lower educational levels to raise children in a highly digital world.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

GLOBAL COMPETITIVE DYNAMICS AND INNOVATION IN THE BRAZILIAN WINE SECTOR: An analysis of Vale do São Francisco pole

The wine sector is currently facing a transformation all over the world. Facing a surplus, it rebuilds itself. In Brazil, firms assist to the decline of their market share (but reflecting a tendency to protectionism) to imported wines although per capita consumption begins to overcome discreetly an historical stagnation with perspectives of sustainable growth. Thus, it is of utmost importance to look for new capabilities in order to achieve greater integration in a globally fragmented market and with low attractiveness rates. The wine pole of Vale do São Francisco (VSF), though emergent, already needs to find a new strategic innovative positioning. However, it reveals some innovative features. This study has as its main objectives (a) to analyze the strategic and innovative adaptations of local firms; (b) to propose innovative additional lines of strategic action; and (c) to perspective their success possibilities in the new globalized competitive environment. The methodological positioning is set out through the study of multiple and exploratory cases

STRATEGY AND INNOVATION IN ORDER TO BE COMPETITIVE IN A GLOBALIZED WORLD; an evolutionary analysis of the emerging wine sector pole of São Francisco Valley (Brazil).

Globalized and fragmented, the wine production sector reconfigures itself. The New World Wine Producers innovate in wine sector management by means of industrial production logics. Brazil faces the challenge of reaching a wider global insertion. The emerging pole of Vale do São Francisco, through a comparative and exploratory multiple case study (2006 to 2010), shows an evolutionary phenomenology with some innovative features. The objective is to analyze the regional innovative strategic positioning and to present proposals to accrued innovative competitiveness

ESTRATÉGIAS DE INTERNACIONALIZAÇÃO: CONTEXTO, ACTUAÇÃO E PERFORMANCE DAS EMPRESAS DE VINHOS PORTUGUESAS

O presente trabalho de investigação visa analisar o contexto competitivo das empresas do sector vitivinícola e avaliar as implicações no desenvolvimento de orientações estratégicas contingentes e performances diversas. Propõe a aplicação do referencial metodológico Grelha Integrada de Reflexão Estratégica adaptada a um contexto de internacionalização - GIRE(i), estruturando a pesquisa em dois níveis, um preliminar, de caracterização genérica das empresas, e outro central, de análise da sua vertente estratégica. A pesquisa implicou a recolha de dados primários (questionário aos empresários do sector) e secundários (de natureza documental). Explora a vertente estratégica, analisando o contexto do sector em termos mundiais e nacionais, de forma a desenhar um diagnóstico do seu contexto de acção, recorrendo aos modelos PEST e Modelo das 5 Forças. Identifica, com base em diversas técnicas estatísticas, os tipos de reflexão estratégica adoptados e o seu perfil em termos de variáveis contextuais, assim como as performances económicas subjacentes

Técnicas de obturação termoplásticas: onda contínua de calor e carrier based

O Tratamento Endodôntico Não Cirúrgico, é composto por diferentes fases, entre as quais se destacam o acesso endodôntico, instrumentação, desinfeção e a obturação. Depois de uma abertura cuidadosa, é importante ter o canal instrumentado e conformado para facilitar a irrigação e garantir uma correta desinfeção, o que combinado com uma obturação hermética e tridimensional irá garantir uma maior taxa de sucesso. As técnicas termoplásticas, ao utilizarem um material termoplástico em conjunto com o cimento, permitem preencher melhor os espaços e o acesso a zonas com anatomias mais complexas. O objetivo deste trabalho foi efectuar uma pesquisa bibliográfica para analisar e comparar duas técnicas de obturação: a Onda Contínua de Calor e a Carrier Based. Com a realização deste trabalho encontramos que devido à especificidade do caso clínico e às características anatómicas há influencia na escolha da técnica de obturação.Non-surgical Endodontic Treatment consists of different phases, among which stand out endodontic access, instrumentation, disinfection and a filling. After a careful opening, it is important to have the channel instrumented and shaped to facilitate irrigation and ensure proper disinfection, which combined with a hermetic and three-dimensional seal to ensure a higher success rate. The thermoplastic techniques, when using a thermoplastic material in conjunction with the cement, better accessory of the spaces and access to zones with more complex anatomies. The objective of this work is to perform a bibliographical research to analyze and compare two techniques of obturation: a Continuous Wave and a Carrier Based. With the accomplishment of this work and its specification of the clinical case and the anatomical characteristics in the influence of the choice of the technique of obturation