Entrepreneurship, methodologies in higher education an experience in a portuguese business school

Today entrepreneurship education is an important issue to improve the process of creating new firm assuming new risks and rewards. The theoretical discussion about around the question: “Entrepreneurs are born or made?” assume that is possible educate to be entrepreneurs. Schools have an important role in this process. Believing in this possibility our Business School developed a set of pedagogical methodologies supported in apprenticeship based on “learning by doing”. This pedagogical methodology was created through a study of best practices. This study aims to propose a set of innovative methodologies and students perceptions about their apprenticeship experience/process. The study concludes with a set of recommendations and a best practices manual useful to appliance in higher education.Innovative methodologies; entrepreneurship education; learning by doing

Les règles d’un quart et un vingtième et des comptes de Flandre comme modélisation du réel

La Maison de l’Inde et le comptoir de Flandre sont à l’origine de règles spécifiques dont on ne trouve pas d’équivalent dans les traités d’arithmétique des autres pays. La règle d’un quart et un vingtième correspond à un prélèvement d’un quart plus un vingtième des trois quarts restants, c'est-à-dire 1/4+1/20×3/4=23/80 de la quantité initiale. La règle des comptes de Flandre correspond à une formule de conversion. Dans cette session, nous proposons une introduction à ces règles spécifiques du commerce des épices au Portugal à l'époque de la Renaissance, en tenant compte de l'interaction entre les Mathématiques, l'Histoire et l'introduction de la mentalité quantitative pour la modélisation du réel

Sustainability strategies of the company TimorL: extending the applicability of legitimacy theory

Purpose This study aims to identify the legitimacy strategies employed by one of the largest Portuguese cement companies to defend and downplay its sustainability performance and activities related to two major controversies involving the company: co‐incineration and the location of the Outão plant. Design/methodology/approach A single case study methodology is employed for the empirical research. Sustainability reports were analysed in order to identify TimorL's sustainability disclosure practices, and semi‐structured interviews were conducted to complement the case analysis. This paper emphasises legitimacy theory and legitimacy repair strategies that were identified by Suchman. Findings Legitimacy strategies, including “don’t panic”; “create monitors”; “justify”; “disassociate” and “explain”, were identified in the actions TimorL took after the above‐mentioned controversies. The company initiated a series of actions to respond to the company's “crisis”. The conclusions of the study support the argument that sustainability strategies remain a powerful legitimacy tool. Originality/value The paper adds to the scarce research available on the sustainability disclosure and practices of companies by providing new empirical data. It contributes to a better understanding of how companies behave when they are faced with legitimacy gaps and how they act to restore their legitimacy.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

The reverse logistics of unsold medications in pharmacies in Campania, Italy

This paper is a study in Reverse Logistics (RL) that aims to analyse the reverse flow of medications with expired dates, in the pharmacies of the Campania region in Italy. The main objective is to analyse the final destination of medications that are not sold and are collected in pharmacies. The analysis of howthe company responsible for the collection of the medicines works was made using semistructured interviews, and a subsequent factor analysis of the collected data. The pharmacies of the main cities of this region were investigated, in order to understand their importance in this process, as well as to understand their main difficulties and challenges. A statistical analysis of the data allowed us to verify how pharmacies are accustomed to the current legislation and are aware of the importance of their role in the RL of the medications that are not sold with the expiration date. It was observed that pharmacies are very satisfied with the company responsible for the collection and referral of medicines and their materials to an adequate final destination. Both of them work in tune, respond well to current legislation and respect the environment.info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersio

Guidelines for Machine Tool Sensing and Smart Manufacturing Integration

Nowadays the Industry is becoming increasingly competitive with the emergence of even more advanced technologies. This environment leads the companies to look for a bigger availability of the assets, a higher quality of the products and consequently less costs. Thus, is because of this purpose that Maintenance is becoming even more fundamental. The focus of this paper was to develop a strategy of Predictive Maintenance on a Machine Tool with the aim of reducing the unplanned stops, increasing the productivity and creating the bases for an Industry 4.0 environment in the short term. Thus, a model has been created in order to fulfil this goal. The first step was the selection of the critical component of the machine tool that would be studied. In the next phase the variables that will be monitored were selected and their trigger limits. Finally, the necessary components to monitor this system were chosen. In order to reach the objective, a system of condition-based maintenance where the acoustic emissions and vibration of the bearing of a machine tool were monitor was proposed.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Alcohol-antibacterial drug interactions: comparison of three drug compendia

Poster presented at the 44th ESCP Symposium on Clinical Pharmacy. Lisbon, 28-30 October 201

Guidelines for Machine Tool Sensing and Smart Manufacturing Integration

30th International Conference on Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing (FAIM2021) 15-18 June 2021, Athens, Greece.Nowadays the Industry is becoming increasingly competitive with the emergence of even more advanced technologies. This environment leads the companies to look for a bigger availability of the assets, a higher quality of the products and consequently less costs. Thus, is because of this purpose that Maintenance is becoming even more fundamental. The focus of this paper was to develop a strategy of Predictive Maintenance on a Machine Tool with the aim of reducing the unplanned stops, increasing the productivity and creating the bases for an Industry 4.0 environment in the short term. Thus, a model has been created in order to fulfil this goal. The first step was the selection of the critical component of the machine tool that would be studied. In the next phase the variables that will be monitored were selected and their trigger limits. Finally, the necessary components to monitor this system were chosen. In order to reach the objective, a system of condition-based maintenance where the acoustic emissions and vibration of the bearing of a machine tool were monitor was proposed.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Mutação rara em homozigotia no gene do recetor da hormona libertadora das gonadotrofinas (GNRHR) em doente com hipogonadismo hipogonadotrófico isolado congénito

Trabalho apresentado como poster e depois seleccionado para comunicação oral.INTRODUÇÃO: O hipogonadismo hipogonadotrófico isolado congénito (HHI) caracteriza-se pela falência parcial ou completa do desenvolvimento pubertário na maioria dos casos devido à falta de estímulo das gonadotrofinas induzido pela GnRH. Face à presença ou ausência de olfato o HHI divide-se em dois síndromes: HHI com hiposmia/anosmia ou Síndrome de Kallmann (SK) e HHI com olfacto normal (HHIn). HHIn representa cerca de 40% dos casos de HHI. O HHI pode ser devido a diferentes mutações identificadas em mais de quinze genes. Em cerca de 40%-50% do HHIn familiar e em ~17% dos doentes com a forma esporádica da doença, têm sido identificadas mutações no gene GNRHR. Neste trabalho descreve-se um caso esporádico de HHIn associado a uma mutação rara em homozigotia do gene GNRHR. CASO CLÍNICO: Doente sexo masculino, 37 anos, caucasiano, recorre à consulta para reavaliação hormonal. Refere cirurgia aos 6 anos por criptorquidia bilateral. Nascido de gravidez normal, sem história de consanguinidade dos pais; sem história familiar conhecida de atraso pubertário. Ao longo de anos fez terapêutica hormonal injectável (cuja designação desconhece) de forma irregular, que abandonou aos 27 anos por “não ver resultados”. Obesidade grave desde a adolescência. Peso máximo 150 Kg aos 34 anos. Perda de 56 Kg nos últimos 18 meses (dieta+exercício). Exame físico: ausência de pêlos na face; Alt. 192cm; Enverg. 197cm; Peso 96,3kg; IMC 26; ginecomastia bilateral; testículos atróficos (< 4mL) e micropénis. Sem alterações olfactivas, auditivas ou outras. Avaliação bioquímica: Testosterona total (TT) 71.5 ng/dL (VR 241-827); FSH 0.62 mUI/mL (VR 1.4-18.1); LH <0.07 mUI/mL (VR 1.5-9.3). Doseamentos das restantes hormonas hipofisárias normais; beta-gonadotrofina coriónica normal. A RM hipotálamo-hipofisária não revelou alterações e a densitometria óssea foi compatível com osteopénia do colo do fémur (Tscore:-1.3) e trabecular (Tscore:-1.8). Cariotipo 46,XY. Iniciou testosterona transdérmica 50 mg/dia. TT um mês após início da terapêutica: 737 ng/dL. ESTUDO MOLECULAR: Extração de DNA genómico de sangue periférico, amplificação enzimática dos 3 exões do gene GNRHR e sequenciação cíclica pelo método de Sanger. A análise molecular revelou a presença da alteração c.924_926delCTT (p.Phe309del), em homozigotia, no exão 3 do gene GNRHR. O estudo complementar dos progenitores revelou, em ambos, a presença em heterozigotia da referida mutação. DISCUSSÃO: Evidencia-se que no presente doente a alteração c.924_926delCTT foi detectada em homozigotia tendo-se comprovado o genótipo do mesmo através do estudo dos seus progenitores. Esta alteração já foi descrita em heterozigotia composta (associada a outra mutação diferente no mesmo gene) em dois doentes com HHI (não familiares)1,2 e em heterozigotia em dois familiares (pai e filha, ambos com atraso pubertário)2, sendo esta a primeira vez que é descrita em homozigotia. Trata-se de uma alteração extremamente rara em que o estudo molecular permite inferir que houve falência na ativação do eixo gonadotrófico desde a vida intrauterina. O defeito molecular identificado, poderá ter condicionado a integração/posicionamento do GNRHR na membrana celular, o que terá bloqueado o estímulo da GnRH que induz à síntese de FSH e de LH, permitindo explicar o HHI congénito do doente em causa

Comparative analysis of the approach to first language oracy of Polish and Portuguese early education teachers

Oracy, crucial for individuals to communicate, think, and learn, can be developed through schooling. Our study aimed to compare Polish and Portuguese teachers’ perceptions of oracy. Based on a literature review, a self-report survey was developed for the study. It comprised questions about: 1. the demographic information, 2. the practices in the classrooms, 3. teachers’ views and attitudes about oracy. 253 (62.00%) Portuguese and 157 (38.00%) Polish elementary school teachers participated. Our main results indicate that Polish and Portuguese teachers declared that they valued oracy, and devoted time during their lessons to promote and support its development in their students. However, the Portuguese teachers, as compared with the Polish teachers, focused more on discussions and debates among students, and allowed them more autonomy in their classrooms. They also appreciated more the importance of oracy for human development, including reasoning and literacy learning. Keywords: Oracy; Mandatory Education; Polish; Portuguese; Teachers.Oracy, crucial for individuals to communicate, think, and learn, can be developed through schooling. Our study aimed to compare Polish and Portuguese teachers’ perceptions of oracy. Based on a literature review, a self-report survey was developed for the study. It comprised questions about: 1. the demographic information, 2. the practices in the classrooms, 3. teachers’ views and attitudes about oracy. 253 (62.00%) Portuguese and 157 (38.00%) Polish elementary school teachers participated. Our main results indicate that Polish and Portuguese teachers declared that they valued oracy, and devoted time during their lessons to promote and support its development in their students. However, the Portuguese teachers, as compared with the Polish teachers, focused more on discussions and debates among students, and allowed them more autonomy in their classrooms. They also appreciated more the importance of oracy for human development, including reasoning and literacy learning. Keywords: Oracy; Mandatory Education; Polish; Portuguese; Teachers