Práticas de responsabilidade social em PME's do sector automóvel no Parque Industrial de Vendas Novas

Mestrado em Sociologia Económica e das OrganizaçõesA responsabilidade social empresarial surge como uma ferramenta ao serviço das empresas para darem a sua contribuição naquilo que deve ser uma relação de equilíbrio entre crescimento económico e desenvolvimento sustentado. O princípio do negócio sustentado reside no facto das empresas além de promoverem emprego e de gerarem riqueza, devem também antecipar e reconhecer as suas consequências, sejam elas positivas ou negativas, internas ou externas, locais ou globais. Neste sentido pretendemos com este estudo exploratório conhecer as práticas de responsabilidade social observadas em PME's ligadas à indústria automóvel situadas no Parque Industrial de Vendas Novas. Para contextualizar este objectivo fizemos um resumo de algumas iniciativas de desenvolvimento sustentável desenvolvidas no contexto da União Europeia e em Portugal. Passamos em revista os principais instrumentos de orientação para a recolha, análise e comunicação dos relatórios de sustentabilidade das empresas. Relatórios que têm a sua origem em práticas de responsabilidade social abrangendo a área económica, ambiental e social. Foram identificados alguns dos benefícios para as empresas na utilização desta ferramenta e apresentados resumos de cinco estudos efectuados em PME's sobre práticas de responsabilidade social. A metodologia utilizada foi o inquérito por questionário e tentamos ao mesmo tempo averiguar numa conversa informal quais são os benefícios, os obstáculos, os apoios e as motivações identificados pelos representantes das empresas na aplicação de práticas de RSE. Da análise dos dados sobressai que sendo a RSE um conceito dinâmico deve ser contextualizado e na realidade estudada é a dimensão interna aquela que mais impacto tem nas actividades das empresas nomeadamente a gestão dos seus recursos humanos, saúde e segurança no trabalho e a gestão do impacto ambiental. Na dimensão externa há a assinalar os clientes. Os empregados na dimensão interna, e os clientes na dimensão externa, são os key stakeholder identificados neste estudo em PME's do sector automóvel.Corporate social responsibility can be used by companies as an instrument to contribute to a balanced relationship between economic growth and sustainable development. The basis for sustainable business is not only to promote labour and produce wealth, but also to predict and acknowledge its consequences, whether positive or negative, internal or external, local or global. In this study we tried to evaluate social responsibility practices observed in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) related to the automotive industry and located in Vendas Novas Industrial Park. First of all and to set a context to this goal, we summarised some sustainable development initiatives promoted in the European Union and in Portugal. We also reviewed the main instruments used to collect and analyze data for the companies' sustainable development reports, which assess social responsibility practices in economical, environmental and social areas. Some of the corporation benefits of using this instrument were also identified and summaries of five different studies in SMEs about corporate social responsibility were presented. The methodology used was the questionnaire as well as an informal interview to find out corporate representatives opinion on benefits, difficulties, support and motivation when trying to apply corporate social development practices. Corporate social responsibility is a dynamic concept that should be analysed in a particular context. In SMEs located in Vendas Novas Industrial Park related to the automotive industry. The main conclusions are that in internal dimension of this concept the most impact on companies are practices related with human resources management, work health and safety and environmental management. In external dimension of the concept are the customers. Key stakeholders of SMEs of automotive industry are employees and customers

The MOVE.TE Falls Prevention and Management Program: lessons learnt in the Portuguese context

MOVE.TE is a non-profit participatory physiotherapy platform that aims at translating knowledge in the field of physiotherapy and developing freely available evidence-based physiotherapy programmes targeting the primary care services of the Portuguese National Health service. A group of volunteer academics and clinicians collaborated at different stages and time points to create the first ever falls prevention and management programme and guidance for Physiotherapy in primary care, in Portugal. This report describes this seven-step process. In spite of many challenges, this project constitutes an example of advocacy in physiotherapy for the promotion of better healthcare for older adults.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Patient-physician discordance in assessment of adherence to inhaled controller medication: a cross-sectional analysis of two cohorts

We aimed to compare patient's and physician's ratings of inhaled medication adherence and to identify predictors of patient-physician discordance.(SFRH/BPD/115169/2016) funded by Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT); ERDF (European Regional Development Fund) through the operations: POCI-01-0145-FEDER-029130 ('mINSPIRERS—mHealth to measure and improve adherence to medication in chronic obstructive respiratory diseases—generalisation and evaluation of gamification, peer support and advanced image processing technologies') cofunded by the COMPETE2020 (Programa Operacional Competitividade e Internacionalização), Portugal 2020 and by Portuguese Funds through FCT (Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia).info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Influenza severe cases in hospitals, between 2014 and 2016 in Portugal

Rede Portuguesa de Laboratórios para o Diagnóstico da GripeBackground: Since 2009, the Portuguese Laboratory Network (PLNID) for Influenza Diagnosis has integrated 15 Laboratories in mainland and Atlantic Islands of Azores and Madeira. This PLNID added an important contribute to the National Influenza Surveillance Program regarding severe and hospitalized influenza cases. The present study aims to describe influenza viruses detected in influenza like illness (ILI) cases: outpatients (Outp), hospitalized (Hosp), and intensive care units (ICU), between 2014 and 2016. Methods: The PLNID performs influenza virus diagnosis by biomolecular methodologies. Weekly reports to the National Influenza Reference Laboratory ILI cases tested for influenza. Reports include data on detecting viruses, hospital assistance, antiviral therapeutics, and information on death outcome. Were reported during two winter seasons 8059 ILI cases,being 3560 cases in 2014/15 (1024 in Outp, 1750 Hosp, and 606 in ICU) and 4499 cases in 2015/2016 (1933 in Outp, 1826 Hosp, and 740 in ICU). Results: The higher percentage of influenza positive cases were detected in Outp in both seasons, 18% during 2014/15 and 20% in 2015/16. In 2014/15,influenza cases were more frequent in individuals older than 65 years old and these required more hospitalizations,even in ICU. In 2015/16,the influenza cases were mainly detected in individuals between 15-64 years old. A higher proportion of influenza positive cases with hospitalization in ICU were observed in adults between 45-64 years old.During the study period,the predominant circulating influenza viruses were different in the two seasons: influenza B and A(H3) co-circulated in 2014/15,and influenza A(H1)pdm09 was predominant during 2015/16. Even when influenza A is notthe dominant virus, A(H3) and A(H1)pdm09 subtypes correlate with higher detection rate in hospitalized cases (Hosp and UCI), with higher frequencies in adults older than 45. Influenza B,detected in higher proportion in outpatients, was frequently relatedwith influenza cases in younger age groups: 0-4 and 5-14 years old. Conclusions: This study highlights the correlation of theinfluenza virus type/subtype that circulates in each season with the possible need for hospitalization and intensive care in special groups of the population. Circulation of influenza A subtypes can cause more frequentdisease in individuals older than 45, with need of hospitalization including intensive care. On the other hand, influenza B is more frequently associated with less severe cases and with infection in children and younger adults. Influenza B circulation might predict lower number of hospitalizations.The identification of influenza type in circulation,byPLNID ineach season, could guide action planning measures in population health care.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Construindo ambientes saudáveis em Ceilândia : uma experiência de extensão do novo campus da Universidade de Brasília na maior cidade do Distrito Federal

Ilustrações do capítulo encontram-se no Anexo I do livro Universidade para o século XXI: educação e gestão ambiental na Universidade de Brasília, p. 328.Este relato tem por objetivo apresentar os resultados do primeiro projeto de extensão iniciado na FCE, “Formação comunitária para ações de promoção da saúde e da qualidade de vida - Construindo Ambientes Saudáveis”, em 2010. O cineclube é a estratégia de aproximação dos movimentos sociais de Ceilândia com a academia por meio do debate periódico de temas problematizadores relacionados à história de luta da comunidade voltada para a promoção de ambientes saudáveis. Os debates foram gravados e transcritos como forma de registro, avaliação e publicação da experiência. A memória reflexiva sobre esse projeto é coletiva e se beneficiou de comentários críticos esboçados por vários de seus membros e pessoas das comunidades de Ceilândia. O intuito foi produzir um relato polifônico, preservando a atmosfera democrática, colegiada e diversificada que tem sido idealizada pelo projeto

Identification of clusters of asthma control: A preliminary analysis of the inspirers studies

This work was funded by ERDF (European Regional Development Fund) through the operations: POCI- -01-0145-FEDER-029130 (“mINSPIRERS—mHealth to measure and improve adherence to medication in chronic obstructive respiratory diseases - generalisation and evaluation of gamification, peer support and advanced image processing technologies”) co-funded by the COMPETE2020 (Programa Operacional Competitividade e Internacionalização), Portugal 2020 and by Portuguese Funds through FCT (Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia).© 2020, Sociedade Portuguesa de Alergologia e Imunologia Clinica. All rights reserved. Aims: To identify distinct asthma control clusters based on Control of Allergic Rhinitis and Asthma Test (CARAT) and to compare patients’ characteristics among these clusters. Methods: Adults and adolescents (≥13 years) with persistent asthma were recruited at 29 Portuguese hospital outpatient clinics, in the context of two observational studies of the INSPIRERS project. Demographic and clinical characteristics, adherence to inhaled medication, beliefs about inhaled medication, anxiety and depression, quality of life, and asthma control (CARAT, >24 good control) were collected. Hierarchical cluster analysis was performed using CARAT total score (CARAT-T). Results: 410 patients (68% adults), with a median (percentile 25–percentile 75) age of 28 (16-46) years, were analysed. Three clusters were identified [mean CARAT-T (min-max)]: cluster 1 [27(24-30)], cluster 2 [19(14-23)] and cluster 3 [10(2-13)]. Patients in cluster 1 (34%) were characterised by better asthma control, better quality of life, higher inhaler adherence and use of a single inhaler. Patients in clusters 2 (50%) and 3 (16%) had uncontrolled asthma, lower inhaler adherence, more symptoms of anxiety and depression and more than half had at least one exacerbation in the previous year. Further-more, patients in cluster 3 were predominantly female, had more unscheduled medical visits and more anxiety symp-toms, perceived a higher necessity of their prescribed inhalers but also higher levels of concern about taking these inhalers. There were no differences in age, body mass index, lung function, smoking status, hospital admissions or specialist physician follow-up time among the three clusters. Conclusion: An unsupervised method based on CARAT--T, identified 3 clusters of patients with distinct, clinically meaningful characteristics. The cluster with better asthma control had a cut-off similar to the established in the validation study of CARAT and an additional cut-off seems to distinguish more severe disease. Further research is necessary to validate the asthma control clusters identified.publishersversionpublishe

NETmix®, a new type of static mixer: experimental characterization and model validation

In a previous article (Laranjeira et al.), a network model was developed to describe and predict the behavior and performance of NETmixV R , a new type of static mixer consisting of a network of interconnected chambers and channels. This work reports experimental results on a transparent prototype NETmixV R unit constructed to enable the characterization of the mixing mechanisms at the local scale. Tracer flow visualization experiments show that the mixing characteristics in the NETmixV R unit depend on the Reynolds number both for macromixing and micromixing. A critical Reynolds number for the onset of mixing was obtained where oscillating flow in the chambers is observed. Chemical reaction experiments were done using test reactions systems that exhibit mixing effects in the final product distribution and selectivity. Reaction selectivity was shown to depend on the reactants injection scheme. Theoretical predictions obtained with the network model were in agreement with experimental data for high Reynolds numbers.Financial support for this work was in part provided by national research grant FCT/POCTI/EQU/34151/99 for which the authors are thankful.publishe

YourPEL Project - Promoting and Empowering Health Literacy in the Young Population: A Research-Action Project

Divulgação|Disseminação do conhecimento cientifico,1º Congresso da UIIPS apresentação do progresso do Projeto - Your PEL - Promover e Empoderar para a Literacia em saúde na população jovem: Um projeto de investigação-açãoO projeto “Your PEL Promover e Empoderar para a Literacia em saúde na população jovem” foca-se numa abordagem da saúde, suportada pelas novas tecnologias, agregando três áreas: alimentação, consumos nocivos e sexualidade. Alicerça-se em evidências científicas em promoção da saúde, onde a necessidade de recentrar a ação nos resultados, implica o desenvolvimento de intervenções adequadas (Amendoeira, et al., 2013; André & Amendoeira, 2013; Godinho et al., 2017). Trata-se de um projeto multiregional perfilado com a estratégia nacional de especialização inteligente, numa parceria entre os IPSantarém - ESSS e ESTG, IPLeiria - ESSL e IPViseu - ESSV, dois Agrupamento Escolares e o ACES Lezíria - UCC da Chamusca/Golegã. Releva-se a participação de estudantes, na construção do projeto, enquadrada no plano curricular e valorizada pela mobilização de saberes e pela co construção de competências em contexto real. Objetivos: desenvolver um instrumento de avaliação do impacto dos programas de educação para a saúde desenvolvidos em meio escolar nas áreas da alimentação, consumos nocivos e sexualidade ao nível do 3º ciclo do ensino básico e monitorizar os determinantes de saúde e a efetividade das estratégias desenvolvidas. Metodologia: estudo de investigação-ação caraterizado por três fases: – construção do instrumento de colheita de dados e da plataforma web de comunicação; – avaliação das necessidades de intervenção no 3º ciclo do ensino básico; criação e implementação do programa de intervenção com recurso à plataforma web e – avaliação do impacto do programa desenvolvido. A valorização do conhecimento gerado pelo projeto assenta num plano de ações diverso de difusão e divulgação dos resultados, com envolvimento das instituições parceiras e adequado à essência do mesmo. Resultados: O impacto estratégico do projeto situa-se a dois níveis. Um, avaliado após a sua execução correspondente aos resultados esperados: criação do instrumento de medida do impacto do programa e, a criação de um programa de intervenção, sustentado numa plataforma web. Outro mais amplo no tempo, que será avaliado pelos ganhos em saúde no futuro. Conclusão: a pertinência e originalidade do projeto suporta-se em evidências científicas, relevando a monitorização como uma componente essencial de um programa de promoção da saúde (Ministério da Saúde, 2012; Matos et al., 2015), valorizando a inovação e a sustentação da ação nos resultados, incluindo as intervenções mais adequadas à população jovem em meio escolar. O impacto do conhecimento científico e tecnológico gerado e disseminado pelo projeto contribuirá para a valorização regional e nacional, numa lógica de translação do conhecimento.info:eu-repo/semantics/draf

Long-Term Evolution of SARS-CoV-2 in an Immunocompromised Patient with Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

Recent studies have shown that persistent SARS-CoV-2 infections in immunocompromised patients can trigger the accumulation of an unusual high number of mutations with potential relevance at both biological and epidemiological levels. Here, we report a case of an immunocompromised patient (non-Hodgkin lymphoma patient under immunosuppressive therapy) with a persistent SARS-CoV-2 infection (marked by intermittent positivity) over at least 6 months. Viral genome sequencing was performed at days 1, 164, and 171 to evaluate SARS-CoV-2 evolution. Among the 15 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) (11 leading to amino acid alterations) and 3 deletions accumulated during this long-term infection, four amino acid changes (V3G, S50L, N87S, and A222V) and two deletions (18-30del and 141-144del) occurred in the virus Spike protein. Although no convalescent plasma therapy was administered, some of the detected mutations have been independently reported in other chronically infected individuals, which supports a scenario of convergent adaptive evolution. This study shows that it is of the utmost relevance to monitor the SARS-CoV-2 evolution in immunocompromised individuals, not only to identify novel potentially adaptive mutations, but also to mitigate the risk of introducing "hyper-evolved" variants in the community.IMPORTANCE Tracking the within-patient evolution of SARS-CoV-2 is key to understanding how this pandemic virus shapes its genome toward immune evasion and survival. In the present study, by monitoring a long-term COVID-19 immunocompromised patient, we observed the concurrent emergence of mutations potentially associated with immune evasion and/or enhanced transmission, mostly targeting the SARS-CoV-2 key host-interacting protein and antigen. These findings show that the frequent oscillation in the immune status in immunocompromised individuals can trigger an accelerated virus evolution, thus consolidating this study model as an accelerated pathway to better understand SARS-CoV-2 adaptive traits and anticipate the emergence of variants of concern.This study was partially cofunded by Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia and Agência de Investigação Clínica e Inovação Biomédica (234_596874175) on behalf of the Research 4 COVID-19 call. Some infrastructural resources used in this study come from the GenomePT project (POCI-01-0145-FEDER-022184), supported by COMPETE 2020-Operational Programme for Competitiveness and Internationalisation (POCI), Lisboa Portugal Regional Operational Program (Lisboa2020), Algarve Portugal Regional Operational Programme (CRESC Algarve2020), under the PORTUGAL 2020 Partnership Agreement, through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), and by Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT).info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio