Smoking and Cervical Cancer

Cervical cancer (CC) is the third most common cancer in women worldwide; however, CC is a preventable disease, and much effort should be done to prevent it. Persistence of high-risk HPV infection is the strongest epidemiologic risk factor for CC, however it is not sufficient for development of the disease it cofactors should be present. In 2004; IARC listed cervical cancer among those causally related to smoking. Smoking interferes with incidence and prevalence of HPV infection and is associated with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and invasive CC. Multiple factors seem to intervene on cervical carcinogenesis related with tobacco, especially by direct local carcinogenic effect and local immunosuppression. Smoking addition is also closely related with other confounding factors, like unfavorable psychosocial events, systemic immunity, contraception, and nutrition, which got difficult epidemiologic evaluation of smoking role on cervical carcinogenesis. Smoking habits should be taken in account in clinical practice and in research concerning CC

Deferred tax assets in portuguese banking

Mestrado em FinançasOs ativos por impostos diferidos na banca Português têm aumentado tremendamente nos últimos anos. Neste trabalho, tentamos alcançar algumas conclusões sobre o impacto e a relevância destes tipos de ativos nos resultados e desempenho bancário nacional. Foi realizada uma análise estatística e econométrica para testar a relevância e significância destes ativos na banca nacional. Concluímos que a ponderação e a quantidade de DTAs no sistema bancário Português têm, efetivamente, influenciado os resultados bancários, especialmente após a introdução da nova diretiva CRD IV / CRR em 2014. Concluímos também que a acumulação e a falta de condições favoráveis à reversão deste tipo de ativos no contexto nacional veio apresentar alguns cenários não previstos.Deferred Tax Assets in Portuguese banking have increased tremendously during the past few years. In this paper we try to achieve some conclusions about the impact and relevance of these types of assets in banking results and performance. We conducted a Statistic and Econometric analysis to test the relevance and significance of these assets in results. We have concluded that the weighting and amount of Dta's in the Portuguese banking system has indeed influenced results, especially after the introduction of the new CRD IV / CRR directive in 2014. We have also concluded that the accumulation of these assets and the lack of reversal conditions in the Portuguese banking systems has brought some unpredicted scenarios.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Apresentação da "Antologia Poética de João Penha"

Texto lido na sessão de apresentação de "Antologia Poética" de João Penha (edição da Biblioteca Pública de Braga) realizada na Cooperativa Novos Pioneiros no dia 12 de Outubro de 1990

Accounting for Sources of Information in Trade Fairs: Evidence from Portuguese Exhibitors

Trade fairs are important sources of information for decision making in marketing management. Currently, trade fairs are places where participants share useful data and information, while creating relationships between customers (visitors) and suppliers (exhibitors). However, only a limited number of studies have focused on the identification of the sources of information that exhibitors can provide for marketing managers at trade fairs. This study examines the importance of the different types of information resources that can be delivered by exhibitors to managers in order to transfer information about product and market trends. Based on the data from a survey of 172 Portuguese executives from different industries, the theoretical hypotheses are tested, using CFA (Confirmatory Factor Analysis). Consistent with our hypotheses, the results show that Direct Marketing techniques, such as face-to-face contacts and product/service demonstrations, are often used by exhibitors. Information in digital formats and demonstration in digital equipment (Digital Marketing) are also used in trade fairs to display information to potential customers. Additionally, the organization of parallel events (Event Marketing) during a trade fair supplements the package of activities developed by exhibitors to transmit and capture information for their companies. These results provide certain support for the importance of trade fairs in view of being a rich source of market information about not only new technological developments of products, but also major strengths and weaknesses of competitors, and future market trends, among other types of information needed for the marketing planning.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio