Entrepreneurial attitude, geographical isolation and university students - some evidence from the Atlantic

Some regions like Island of Madeira show high levels of firm birth rate. But the entrepreneurial experience is quite different from the European reality given the high level of micro-business owing o subsistence reasons, as a response to the reduced opportunity costs, the lack of profitable employment options and the high levels of unemployment. As a consequence the high level of entrepreneurship is only partially related to high tech innovative firms, qualified employment growth and economic diversification. The majority of the new firms are linked with traditional sectors (restaurants, boutiques, personal services and civil construction. Firm creation is also a result of the EU integration and cohesion policies. On the other hand infra-structure development policies explain the increasing importance of the public administration in terms of employment and consequently the low levels of unemployment. Traditionally, in the islands, the government intervention in terms of employment, economic planning is considered excessive. The island economies have been able to benefit from large streams of international solidarity in terms of high external aid per capita especially due to their strategic relevance. But the global economic and political change associated with the globalisation put increasing pressure on the island forcing them to reformulate their economic, social and political options. International donors and institutions like World Bank stresses issues such as economic diversification, economic and social modernisation and macroeconomic policies focused o supply side effects and the development of economic growth determining factors. Due to the reduced levels of international aid, islands are obliged to diminish levels of government intervention connected to public employment and direct production activities and to enhance private initiatives and entrepreneurship. In what concerns the outermost regions the EU enlargement demands increasing levels of competitivity, financial autonomy, economic diversification and entrepreneurial attitude. Given the lack of studies in this geographical area, the on-going economic, social and cultural modernisation induced by the integration in The EU sphere and the widespread perception about the changing times, we intend in this study to give some answers to the following questions: .how is the entrepreneurial attitude affected by the historical record of high levels of government intervention and public employment? .what kind of impacts results from the perceived “island penalty”, in terms of propensity towards entrepreneurship? .What is the main obstacle to the entrepreneurial event? .Should one wish to create a firm, what is the probability of the stated preference is in the high tech sectors? What kind of support will be required and welcomed from the public institutions? Studies and academic studies in islands have some advantages. The agglomeration of institutions, populations, firms and social networks in a reduced geographical space enable us to capture in some detail a vast group of variables, relationships and cause effects linked to a specific subject. Islands societies have a large and cohesive social capital, and share a homogenous set of values and cultural attitudes, which facilitates experiences of collective action. To conduct an empirical test in order to find out the most influential variables in the entrepreneurship attitude we use logit equations. The sample is made up of local university students, theoretically the most apt in developing innovative firms. We investigate also the differences between economics and managements and humanities students in terms of entrepreneurship propensity. An important matter in isolated, peripheral and underdeveloped regions is the diffusion of innovations. Consequently, student’s sources of information and knowledge regarding the overall tendencies of profitable, innovative and fashionable entrepreneurial experiences must be identified. Therefore, this paper describes the changing and uncertain economic and political environment faced by islands societies. A contextualisation of the relationship between entrepreneurship, economic growth and insular penalty is stretched and lastly, we provide an empirical study related to the entrepreneurial attitude in an insular region: The Island of Madeira.

Pessoas cegas no mercado de trabalho: da formação à integração

Dissertação de mestrado integrado em PsicologiaO mercado de trabalho evoluiu ao longo dos tempos, lado a lado com a evolução tecnológica, legislativa e com uma aposta na formação profissional, abrindo as portas à integração de pessoas cegas. Assim, este estudo tem como principal objetivo perceber como se processa a integração de indivíduos cegos no mercado de trabalho, tanto na perspetiva dos próprios, como na das respetivas organizações. Para alcançar os objetivos recorreu-se a um estudo com metodologia qualitativa, tendo sido entrevistados 13 elementos, 8 pessoas cegas integradas no mercado de trabalho, com licenciatura ou com formação profissional da Associação dos Cegos e Amblíopes de Portugal (ACAPO) e 5 chefias. Com este estudo concluiu-se que os/as entrevistados/as consideram que atualmente a integração de pessoas cegas no mercado de trabalho é positiva, havendo, contudo, ainda um longo caminho a percorrer, nomeadamente, melhorar a informação junto dos empregadores, acerca desta temática. Outra conclusão prende-se com o facto dos dados sugerirem que os conteúdos lecionados pelas associações formativas deveriam acompanhar as necessidades atuais do mercado de trabalho.The job market has evolved over time, as much as in their perspective as in that of the organizations side by side with the technological and legislative evolution and a commitment to the professional training, paving the way for the integration of blind people. Thus, the main goal of this study is to understand how blind people get integrated into the job market, as much in their perspective as in the organization’s. To reach this goal, it was developed a qualitative study in which 13 people were interviewed, 8 blind people integrated into the job market, with a university degree or a professional training from the Portuguese Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired (ACAPO) and 5 supervisors. With this study, it was concluded that the respondents consider that nowadays the integration of blind people into the job market is positive, even though there is still a long way to go, particularly to improve the information that the employers have about this topic. Another conclusion is related to the fact that the data suggests that the contents lectured by the training associations should keep up with the current needs of the job market

Infectious etiology in inflammatory bowel disease – participation of mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis and adherent-invasive strains of escherichia coli

Trabalho Complementar apresentado à Universidade Fernando Pessoa como parte dos requisitos para obtenção do grau de Licenciado em Ciências da NutriçãoInflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) includes Crohn’s Disease (CD) and Ulcerative Colitis (UC), with its etiology still to be established. IBD has been suggested to be an interaction between genetic susceptible host, microbiome interactions and induction of an abnormal immune response. This study proposes to evaluate the multiple literature present and understand the possible activity of bacteria. There have been identified multiple polymorphisms in CD and UC patients, from multiple agents related with immune response. These polymorphisms also seem to be useful for the colonization of specific bacteria, like Mycobacterium avium. Paratuberculosis (MAP) and Adherent-Invasive Escherichia Coli (AIEC) that seem to be involved in the IBD etiology as a causative agent or as an opportunist pathogen of the genetic susceptibility, however this involvement is still unclear and the studies until now are ambiguous when compared with each other. Moreover, environmental factors like diet seem to be involved in the development of IBD, especially when considered the high prevalence and increase of IBD in western countries and newly westernized countries, respectively. Concluding that a western diet is a participant in the development of IBD. On the other side with the presence of plantbased diet it could be used as a therapeutic agent granting remission in IBD.A Doença Inflamatória Intestinal (DII) inclui a Doença de Crohn(DC) e a Colite Ulcerosa(CU), estando a sua etiologia por estabelecer. DII encontra-se associada a uma interação entre hospedeiros geneticamente suscetíveis, interações do microbiota e a presença de uma resposta inflamatória exacerbada. Com este estudo pretendeu-se avaliar a literatura existente e estabelecer uma ligação entre a etiologia e a atividade de agentes microbianos. Foram identificados com maior frequência em pacientes com DC e CU, a presença um leque variado de polimorfismos, relacionados com os agentes eretores da resposta imune. Estes apresentam-se com ferramentas uteis para a colonização de bactérias como Mycobacterium avium. Paratuberculosis (MAP) e Adherent-Invasive Escherichia Coli (AIEC), que tem sido ligada à etiologia da DII como agentes causadores ou potenciais patogénios oportunistas. Contudo, a informação existente é ambígua não permitindo concluir a causalidade destes microrganismos. Adicionalmente, a o estudo de fatores ambientais com à dieta apresentam-se envolvidos no desenvolvimento da DII, especialmente quando considera a elevada prevalência e aumento da DII em “Western Countries” e em “Newly-Westernized Countires”, respetivamente. Levando a concluir que uma dieta ocidental é um fator de risco para o desenvolvimento da DII, realçando-se assim a dietas de base-vegetal como potenciais agentes terapêuticos para a remissão da DII.N/

Travel of studies: cities of João Pessoa, Maceio, Natal and Recife: a look on the urban space and brazilian architectural production

Ponencia presentada a Session 8: Dimensiones psicosociales de la arquitectura y el urbanismo / Psycological dimensions of architecture and planningThis article aims to present the methodology and the final results of the elective course “Travel of Studies” which belongs to the new pedagogical project from the Architecture and Urbanism course at the University Federal of Pernambuco. It was offered for the first time in 2013.The discipline was organized to occur in four long weekends through visits of four capitals of the Northeast of Brazil: Recife, João Pessoa, Natal and Maceió. The purpose was to allow the students to apprehend the cities through four axis: intervention in historical center (axis 1), production of urban space (axis 2), production of coastline space (axis 3) and contemporary architecture (axis 4). After the four visits were complete, we prepared a poster with the comparison of the cities based on the identification of the similarities and differences of each axis we have studied

Intercultural Education and the Teaching of English to Young Learners in Portugal: Developing Materials and Activities

Especially for the last two decades, vast international research and work has been done in the field of intercultural education, highlighting its major role in the context of a globalized, multicultural and interconnected world. Moreover, the role of intercultural education in language education has been discussed and studied and its importance in the development of interculturally competent citizens has been acknowledged. Aware of this situation, intercultural education guidelines, specifically in Europe, have encouraged the implementation of educational policies in this regard. However, despite those guidelines and recommendations, there is still a lack of awareness and knowledge on the part of language teachers and other education stakeholders. Therefore, this work intends to go through significant literature on the matter and raise awareness to the need of promoting intercultural communicative competence, and intercultural attitudes in particular. Furthermore, this work aims at exploring the mutual beneficial relationship between intercultural education and English language teaching to young learners in Portugal, taking advantage of their young age to build responsible adults and engaged citizens. Finally, this work seeks to make suggestions of materials and activities that can address intercultural education in the aforementioned context

A study about sustainable fashion brands in Portugal

The concern for sustainable consumption hada considerable increase during the COVID-19 pandemic. Butt his is not a new trend. Over the past years, the world population is getting day after day more worried about sustainability ,and, undoubtedly, the fashion industry is a big contributor to environmental issues. Taking that into consideration, the goal of this work is to understand how Portuguese consumers perceive the sustainable fashion brands present on the national market and whether they are willing to pay a premium for sustainable fashion

Architectural Conservation In Brazilian Architecture And Urban Design Undergraduation Courses: The Teaching Disarticulations Between Theory And Project Practice

In the last two decades, discussions and methods of architectural conservation design have become more and more available in Brazil. However, in spite of this aparent development, heritage preservation still faces a minor impact over the general curricula of Brazilian schools of architecture and urban design, provoking specific disarticulations of theory and practice in built heritage conservation education. This article aims to discuss these issues based on contemporary studies on higher education and recent recommedations proposed for architectural conservation education, addressing the need for awareness of preservation as a potential field for architectural creation. (C) 2016 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.225303308Conference on Conservation of Architectural Heritage (CAH)NOV 23-27, 2015Aswan, EGYP

Modern and late Holocene foraminiferal record of restricted environmental conditions in the Albufeira Lagoon, SW Portugal

Benthic foraminifera from twenty stations sampled twice were analyzed in order to examine the environmental conditions of the Albufeira coastal lagoon. Foraminiferal assemblages show an increase in the abundance, species diversity and allochthonous content seaward. Three zones have been defined: the inner and more restricted area of the lagoon where the main species are the euryhaline Ammonia tepida and Haynesina germanica; these two species together with Bulimina gibba and Brizalina britannica dominated the middle area; and, finally, in the mouth and marine- influenced back-barrier area the assemblages are made up of brackish and marine species such as A. tepida, Cribroelphidium williamsoni, Cibicides lobatulus and H. germanica. Additionally, samples from three cores were also examined. Sedimentological and micropalaeontological contents represent the last 2500 years of environmental evolution of the lagoon. Foraminiferal assemblages are not very abundant and they are dominated by H. germanica, A. tepida and Jadammina macrescens indicating very restricted conditions through time. In a regional context, and during the Late Holocene, after the development of a detrital barrier circa 5.5 cal yr BP, eustasy is considered to be a minor environmental control of the barrier-lagoonal system dynamics. Instead, environmental conditions were forced by local factors, such as frequency and duration of lagoon-ocean water exchanges, induced by both natural and artificial changes in the permeability of the sand-barrier