Corporate social responsibility: gender equality and the reconciliation of work and family life: a report on the experience of the Equality is Quality Award

A versão original deste documento encontra-se disponível em: http://www.cite.gov.pt/imgs/downlds/Corporate%20Social%20Responsibility%20Ebook.pdfThe purpose of this publication is to provide an account of the process leading to the allocation of the “Equality is Quality" Award, sponsored by the Commission for Equality in Labour and Employment (CITE) over the last five years, with the aim of encouraging corporate social responsibility in this area. This document benefits from the experience of a team, which has for several years analysed and assessed gender equality policies and practices in various organisations (companies, co-operatives and associations) and whose work has allowed it to gather information on the various typical situations described here. This document will also reflect upon the way in which employers have supported this initiative and proved to be aware of the problems of guaranteeing gender equality and reconciling work and family life

Effects of word length and word frequency among dyslexic, ADHD-I and typical readers

This study aimed to investigate the neuropsycholinguistic functioning of children with Developmental Dyslexia (DD) and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder – inattentive subtype (ADHD-I) in a reading task. The psycholinguistic profile of both groups was assessed using a battery of neuropsychological and linguistic tests and compared to typical readers. Participants were submitted to a silent reading task with lexical manipulation of the text. Eye movements were recorded and compared aiming to find cognitive processes involved in reading that could help differentiate groups. The study examined whether word-frequency and word-length effects distinguish between groups. Participants included 19 typical readers, 21 children diagnosed with ADHD-I and 19 children with DD. All participants were attending 4th grade and had a mean age of 9.08 years. Children with DD and ADHD-I exhibited significant different cognitive and linguistic profiles on almost all measures evaluated when compared to typical readers. The effects of word length and word frequency interaction also differed significantly in the 3 experimental groups. The results support the multiple cognitive deficits theory. While the shared deficits support the evidence of a phonological disorder present in both conditions, the specific ones corroborate the hypothesis of an oculomotor dysfunction in DD and a visuo-spatial attention dysfunction in ADHD

Integrating cognitive factors and eye movement data in reading predictive models for children with dyslexia and ADHD-I

This study reports on several specific neurocognitive processes and eye-tracking predictors of reading outcomes for a sample of children with Developmental Dyslexia (DD) and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder – inattentive subtype (ADHD-I) compared to typical readers. Participants included 19 typical readers, 21 children diagnosed with ADHD-I and 19 children with DD. All participants were attending 4th grade and had a mean age of 9.08 years. The psycholinguistic profile of each group was assessed using a battery of neuropsychological and linguistic tests. Participants were submitted to a silent reading task with lexical manipulation of the text. Multinomial logistic regression was conducted to evaluate the predictive capability of developing dyslexia or ADHD-I based on the following measures: (a) a linguistic model that included measures of phonological awareness, rapid naming, and reading fluency and accuracy; (b) a cognitive neuropsychological model that included measures of memory, attention, visual processes, and cognitive or intellectual functioning, and (c) an additive model of lexical word properties with manipulation of word-frequency and word-length effects trough eye-tracking. The additive model in conjunction with the neuropsychological model classification improved the prediction of who develops dyslexia or ADHD-I having as baseline normal readers. Several of the neuropsychological and eye-tracking variables have power to predict the degree of reading outcomes in children with learning disabilities

Measuring Tourists Happiness: the case of the Algarve

Happiness and Quality of Life (QoL) have been receiving attention since many of the social ills have been reduced in the Western World. Happiness is considered one of the contributors to good QoL: if a community has happy citizens, their QoL is viewed as generally good (Veenhoven, 1997). In the same way, tourists’ happiness and QoL have become an important and interesting issue of research. However, measuring tourists’ happiness is a changeling problem. In this paper we present research on measuring tourists’ happiness. First, we have developed a model to explain the effect of different life domains on tourists’ happiness. Results indicated that both satisfaction with their family life and satisfaction with their jobs and activities play a significant role in determining overall happiness. After that, we have developed a model to identify which QoL factors influence tourists’ happiness. Results indicated that both present tourists’ QoL and QoL of their friends have a significant effect on tourists’ general happiness. A survey sample of tourists in the Algarve was used to test binary logistic regression models to detect factors affecting the probability of being at a specific level of happiness

Good practices for reconciling work and family life: guide for companies

A versão original deste documento encontra-se disponível em: http://www.cite.gov.pt/imgs/downlds/Good%20Practices%20Ebook.pdfThis Good Practice Guide for Reconciling Work and Family Life lists a range of principles and practices that promote gender balance by allowing women to allocate more time to their careers and men to devote more time to family life. It also lists ways of optimising human resources, thereby making a significant contribution to greater productivity and business innovation

Anxiety in women with lymphedema following treatment for breast cancer

Aim: The aim of the present study was to evaluate anxiety in women with lymphedema following treatment for breast cancer. Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted involving 32 consecutive patients with lymphedema stemming from breast cancer treatment. Women with lymphedema due to other causes were excluded. Anxiety was evaluated using the Beck Anxiety Inventory. Descriptive statistics were used for the analysis of events. Results: Among the 32 patients evaluated, 10 (31.25%) had a minimal level of anxiety, 10 (31.25%) had mild anxiety, seven (21.85%) has moderate anxiety and had mild to moderate depression and five (15.62%) had severe anxiety. Conclusion: In this study anxiety occurs in different degrees in women with lymphedema following treatment for breast cancer of moderate to severe anxiety.Introduction: The aim of the present study was to evaluate anxiety in women with lymphedema following treatmentfor breast cancer. Material and methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted involving 32 consecutive patients with lymphedemastemming from breast cancer treatment. Women with lymphedema due to other causes were excluded. Anxiety wasevaluated using the Beck Anxiety Inventory. Descriptive statistics were used for the analysis of events. Results: Among the 32 patients evaluated, 10 (31.25%) had a minimal level of anxiety, 10 (31.25%) had mild anxiety,seven (21.85%) has moderate anxiety and had mild to moderate depression and five (15.62%) had severe anxiety. Conclusions: In this study anxiety occurs in different degrees in women with lymphedema following treatment forbreast cancer of moderate to severe anxiety

Lipoedema and varicose vein surgery: a worse prognosis?

The case of a 22-year-old patient who suffered from lipoedema of the lower limbs and underwent aesthetic surgery for varicose veins is reported. After surgery the patient started to present a sensation of heaviness, oedema and tiredness of the limbs. It was observed that the haematomas took about eight months to disappear. The diameter of the legs increased by 4 centimetres in this period. The aim of this publication is to warn about this happening in patients suffering from lipoedema who are then submitted to varicose vein surgery.The case of a 22-year-old patient who suffered from lipoedema of the lower limbs and underwent aesthetic surgery for varicose veins is reported. After surgery the patient started to present a sensation of heaviness, oedema and tiredness of the limbs. It was observed that the haematomas took about eight months to disappear. The diameter of the legs increased by 4 centimetres in this period. The aim of this publication is to warn about this happening in patients suffering from lipoedema who are then submitted to varicose vein surgery

Physiopathological Hypothesis of Cellulite

A series of questions are asked concerning this condition including as regards to its name, the consensus about the histopathological findings, physiological hypothesis and treatment of the disease. We established a hypothesis for cellulite and confirmed that the clinical response is compatible with this hypothesis. Hence this novel approach brings a modern physiological concept with physiopathologic basis and clinical proof of the hypothesis. We emphasize that the choice of patient, correct diagnosis of cellulite and the technique employed are fundamental to success