¿Qué entienden por Resiliencia los padres? Concepto y definición respecto a sus hijos en etapa prepuberal

Introduction: Resilience is a dynamic concept that has been conceptualized with different approaches and research methods. The purpose of this research is to describe what parents understand by resilience in their prepuberalchildren. Material and Method: A sample of 267 parents were asked about their perception of the resilience of their children, between 9 and 12 years old. A quantitative methodology was used. Results: Parents consider resilience as a general capacity for adaptation, highlighting emotional regulation and cognitive processing as central components of individual resilience capacities, also highlighting the role of adults in their learning and activation. Conclusions: This study approaches the understanding of resilience capacities that make sense to parents or not in the development of parental promotion and psychoeducation programs, helping to improve their elaboration. Introducción: La resiliencia es un concepto dinámico y que ha sido conceptualizado con diferentes enfoques y métodos de investigación.  El propósito de esta investigación es describir que entienden los padres por resiliencia en sus hijos en etapa prepuberal. Material y Método: A una muestra de 267 padres se les preguntó su percepción acerca de la resiliencia de sus hijos de entre 9 y 12 años. Se utilizó una metodología cuantitativa. Resultados: Los padres consideran la resiliencia como una capacidad general de adaptación, relevando la regulación emocional y el procesamiento cognitivo como componentes centrales de capacidades individuales de resiliencia, destacando también el rol de los adultos en el aprendizaje y activación de estas. Conclusiones: Este estudio se aproxima a la comprensión de las capacidades de resiliencia que les hacen sentido o no a los padres en el desarrollo de programas de promoción y psicoeducación parental, contribuyendo a mejorar su elaboración

Factores de Riesgo Asociados a la Conducta Homicida de un Niño hacia un Par

Los casos de niños homicidas son escasos, pero tienen gran impacto social y legislativo, llevando al estudio de factores de riesgo y protectores de la actividad delictiva temprana. Dado el único registro en Chile de un homicidio por parte de un niño, el objetivo de este estudio fue analizar los factores de riesgo individuales y contextuales asociados a dicha conducta homicida de un niño menor de 10 años hacia un par. Se utilizó un diseño de caso único con diagnóstico multidisciplinar, con evaluaciones clínica individual y familiar, neuropsicológica y psiquiátrica. Los principales hallazgos son escasa flexibilidad cognitiva del niño y retroalimentación emocional en sus relaciones familiares, que se asociarían a los factores de riesgo: pautas educativas familiares, características de personalidad y uso del tiempo (jugar videojuegos violentos) y podrían explicar la conducta homicida, donde al niño le sería difícil detener la conducta violenta una vez iniciada, en un contexto demandante emocionalmente

Omecamtiv mecarbil in chronic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, GALACTIC‐HF: baseline characteristics and comparison with contemporary clinical trials

Aims: The safety and efficacy of the novel selective cardiac myosin activator, omecamtiv mecarbil, in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) is tested in the Global Approach to Lowering Adverse Cardiac outcomes Through Improving Contractility in Heart Failure (GALACTIC‐HF) trial. Here we describe the baseline characteristics of participants in GALACTIC‐HF and how these compare with other contemporary trials. Methods and Results: Adults with established HFrEF, New York Heart Association functional class (NYHA) ≥ II, EF ≤35%, elevated natriuretic peptides and either current hospitalization for HF or history of hospitalization/ emergency department visit for HF within a year were randomized to either placebo or omecamtiv mecarbil (pharmacokinetic‐guided dosing: 25, 37.5 or 50 mg bid). 8256 patients [male (79%), non‐white (22%), mean age 65 years] were enrolled with a mean EF 27%, ischemic etiology in 54%, NYHA II 53% and III/IV 47%, and median NT‐proBNP 1971 pg/mL. HF therapies at baseline were among the most effectively employed in contemporary HF trials. GALACTIC‐HF randomized patients representative of recent HF registries and trials with substantial numbers of patients also having characteristics understudied in previous trials including more from North America (n = 1386), enrolled as inpatients (n = 2084), systolic blood pressure < 100 mmHg (n = 1127), estimated glomerular filtration rate < 30 mL/min/1.73 m2 (n = 528), and treated with sacubitril‐valsartan at baseline (n = 1594). Conclusions: GALACTIC‐HF enrolled a well‐treated, high‐risk population from both inpatient and outpatient settings, which will provide a definitive evaluation of the efficacy and safety of this novel therapy, as well as informing its potential future implementation

How do global born companies ignite their internationalization and survive in international markets?

Over the last decades, the born global firms or the international new ventures (“INVs”) have assumed a growing role in international business, including in Portugal. The rise of this new type of multinational has challenged several theories concerning the development of multinational companies and the origin of companies’ competitive advantage. This qualitative, case-based research explores the most relevant traits shown by some Portuguese born-global firms. More concretely, the aim of this work is to compare some Portuguese international new ventures in order to understand the role of leadership, culture and strategy in their rapid internationalization and the source of their lasting competitive advantage. It was noticed that these firms’ lasting competitive advantage results from a singular combination of resources and dynamic capabilities that evolves over time. Moreover, it was found that these firms’ foreign subsidiaries and local networks may be essential to enhance the firms competitive advantage as it provides each firm a distinctive source of knowledge and capabilities. As a consequence, the effective assimilation of such resources and capabilities in these firms’ may become crucial for their lasting success. In addition, the leadership, strategy and culture in these firms seem to be quite aligned and form a quite virtuous cycle that contributed to the firms rapid internationalization and for the way the firms developed their own resources and dynamic capabilities and adapted to external environment

Navigating tensions in the context of enduring complexity

The dissertation presents a new perspective on the management of tensions emerging from the co-existence of contradictory and central logics. In three studies, based on three in-depth case studies of a highly innovative law firm, we highlight the importance of understanding how organizations may help their teams and professionals manage tensions in their everyday work. Our findings contribute to extend current knowledge by revealing how individuals and teams may play an essential role ensuring that tensions are constructively managed, without the need of lessening underlying conflicts or structurally dividing logics

What do parents understand by resilience? : concept and definition regarding their children of prepuberal stage

Resumen: Introducción: La resiliencia es un concepto dinámico y que ha sido conceptualizado con diferentes enfoques y métodos de investigación. El propósito de esta investigación es describir que entienden los padres por resiliencia en sus hijos en etapa prepuberal. Material y Método: A una muestra de 267 padres se les preguntó su percepción acerca de la resiliencia de sus hijos de entre 9 y 12 años. Se utilizó una metodología cuantitativa. Resultados: Los padres consideran la resiliencia como una capacidad general de adaptación, relevando la regulación emocional y el procesamiento cognitivo como componentes centrales de capacidades individuales de resiliencia, destacando también el rol de los adultos en el aprendizaje y activación de estas. Conclusiones: Este estudio se aproxima a la comprensión de las capacidades de resiliencia que les hacen sentido o no a los padres en el desarrollo de programas de promoción y psicoeducación parental, contribuyendo a mejorar su elaboración.Abstract: Introduction: Resilience is a dynamic concept that has been conceptualized with different approaches and research methods. The purpose of this research is to describe what parents understand by resilience in their prepuberal children. Material and Method: A sample of 267 parents were asked about their perception of the resilience of their children, between 9 and 12 years old. A quantitative methodology was used. Results: Parents consider resilience as a general capacity for adaptation, highlighting emotional regulation and cognitive processing as central components of individual resilience capacities, also highlighting the role of adults in their learning and activation. Conclusions: This study approaches the understanding of resilience capacities that make sense to parents or not in the development of parental promotion and psychoeducation programs, helping to improve their elaboration