Perceptions of ‘hidden’ young cannabis users on the drug law in Portugal: a qualitative study

Um dos propósitos das leis proibicionistas da droga é exercer efeito dissuasivo sobre o consumo através de controlos sociais formais e informais. De acordo com a literatura, apesar de os indivíduos continuarem a consumir independentemente de questões políticas ou morais, a lei e o seu conhecimento aparenta ser capaz de gerar algum tipo de impacto, funcionando como elemento restritivo. Tal pode ser observado, por exemplo, através do uso de estratégias de gestão de riscos, nomeadamente, estratégias de preservação da imagem social e evitamento do estigma para a gestão de riscos legais e da estigmatização. O principal objetivo deste trabalho é, então, explorar perceções de jovens consumidores ‘ocultos’ de canábis sobre a lei portuguesa da droga. Optou-se por uma investigação qualitativa, com dados recolhidos por snowball, através de entrevistas aprofundadas com cinco participantes, e analisados segundo o método de análise temática. À semelhança da literatura especializada, a análise demonstrou que os participantes assumem perspetivas de risco relacionadas com os controlos sociais, mesmo num enquadramento legal de descriminalização do consumo de drogas, e que recorrem a estratégias de ocultação do consumo e/ou outras relacionadas para minimizar riscos. Contudo, o respeito por terceiros não consumidores também parece ter alguma influência limitadora nos consumos.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

20 years of Portuguese drug policy - developments, challenges and the quest for human rights

Portugal decriminalized the public and private use, acquisition, and possession of all drugs in 2000; adopting an approach focused on public health rather than public-order priorities. Arguing that the Portuguese Drug Policy Model has not proven influential enough to emancipate drug use from the stigma that associates it either with crime or pathology, this article critically discusses the developments and current challenges the Portuguese drug policy confronts, namely the growing diversity of drug use patterns observed in Portugal as well as in Europe. To this end, international and national legal instruments concerning drugs and official local data were analysed. Despite encouraging results, conclusions indicate that these policies are marked by contradictions and ambiguities that have permeated its history since the very beginning, and modest ambitions, particularly regarding the implementation of harm reduction measures. Moreover, the polemical Supreme Court judgment that reestablished, in 2008, drug use as a crime when the quantities at play exceeded those required for an average individual's use for 10 days, might have impacted the landscape of drug use penalization. The last decade saw an increase of punitiveness targeted at drug users, including criminal sentences of jail terms. We finish with some suggestions that could be employed in the practical application of drug policy

Homicídios nas relações intimidade: o que os caracteriza e os diferencia

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High expression of ID family and IGJ genes signature as predictor of low induction treatment response and worst survival in adult Hispanic patients with B-acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Table S4. Complete list of signaling pathways dysregulated in patients who achieved complete remission therapy. Signaling pathway analysis was done using MetaCore KPA using the set of 442 genes differentially expressed between good and poor response group. (XLSX 10 kb

University Educator and Staff Well-being and Common Mental Health Symptoms during the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Philippines

Educators and staff adapted to work-from-home setup amidst the covid-19 pandemic.  The transition to full-online classes and services leads to poor mental health. The current study explored the association of educator and staff personal characteristics, well-being, and mental health.  326 university employees completed the demographic profile, mental health, and well-being scales. Various hierarchical regression was conducted to determine if personal characteristics and well-being predict common mental health symptoms (depression, anxiety, and stress). Series of multivariate analyses of variance (MANOVA) was conducted to determine the difference between the levels of mental health symptoms according to mental health category, and personal characteristics. The results support the hypothesis with psychological and emotional well-being inversely predicting depression, anxiety, and stress. However, social well-being failed to serve as a significant determinant of common mental health symptoms. MANOVA obtained a significant difference with common mental health symptoms and mental health category and personal characteristics

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Introductory programming: a systematic literature review

As computing becomes a mainstream discipline embedded in the school curriculum and acts as an enabler for an increasing range of academic disciplines in higher education, the literature on introductory programming is growing. Although there have been several reviews that focus on specific aspects of introductory programming, there has been no broad overview of the literature exploring recent trends across the breadth of introductory programming. This paper is the report of an ITiCSE working group that conducted a systematic review in order to gain an overview of the introductory programming literature. Partitioning the literature into papers addressing the student, teaching, the curriculum, and assessment, we explore trends, highlight advances in knowledge over the past 15 years, and indicate possible directions for future research