Entrepreneurship, methodologies in higher education an experience in a portuguese business school

Today entrepreneurship education is an important issue to improve the process of creating new firm assuming new risks and rewards. The theoretical discussion about around the question: “Entrepreneurs are born or made?” assume that is possible educate to be entrepreneurs. Schools have an important role in this process. Believing in this possibility our Business School developed a set of pedagogical methodologies supported in apprenticeship based on “learning by doing”. This pedagogical methodology was created through a study of best practices. This study aims to propose a set of innovative methodologies and students perceptions about their apprenticeship experience/process. The study concludes with a set of recommendations and a best practices manual useful to appliance in higher education.Innovative methodologies; entrepreneurship education; learning by doing

Postpartum women satisfaction regarding nursing care

In Portugal Nursing has specific skills in providing care to pregnant / parturient / postpartum woman. The provision of such care based on practices that aim to approximate the scientific theory of care practice, offering safe and quality care by promoting your satisfaction. The aim of this study is analyze the satisfaction of postpartum women and the importance attached to the nurse work. Methods: A cross-sectional study with a sample of 150 women interned in the Obstetrics service of a Health Unit of Portugal. Data collection was carried out by researchers in the period February-March 2013. Inclusion criteria: hospitalized postpartum women in the service, the reason being the birth hospitalization. Data were collected through a questionnaire and analyzed using SPSS. Assent was obtained from the Ethics Committee Results: Regarding the overall satisfaction of women in a study regarding the care received by nurses, most are satisfied. In the opinion of puerperal functions that best characterize the nursing care include: health promotion (73%), with the technical skills mentioned by 4% of postpartum women. However the level of demand and technical and scientific competence of nurses is considered very high by most women (67%). The importance of the work of nurses for the proper functioning of the inpatient service is advocated by 85% of postpartum women, verifying statistical significant association between satisfaction of postpartum women and the importance attributed to the work of nurses for the proper functioning of the service (p = 0001) Conclusions: The results indicate that the nursing care provided satisfy postpartum women. However this satisfaction is mostly based on empathy of nurses although the mothers have notion of their technical abilitie

Challenges and reflections in designing Cyber security curriculum

Recently it has been noticed an increased number of cyber-incidents, sometimes causing seriously impact to organizations and governments. Cyberattacks exploits a variety of technological and social vulnerabilities to achieve a malicious objective. The emergence of new and sophisticated Cyberthreats demand very skilled operators with a solid knowledge about concepts and technologies related to Cybersecurity and Cyberdefense. However, the landscape of this base knowledge is very diverse in nature, requiring agile learning methods, besides a very demanding training process limited by the intrinsic technology's complexity and broad range of application domains. Although existing Cybersecurity and Cyberdefense curricula spans a wide array of topics and training strategies, its programs content lack focus on some particular aspect, like depth of education/training and its link to professional development. This paper intends to provide some reflections regarding the curricula contents that should be considered when a graduate level curriculum in cybersecurity is designed.This work has been supported by COMPETE: POCI-01-014S-FEDER-007043 and FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia within the Project Scope: UID/CEC/00319/2013

Caracterización de la microbiota de queso Serpa y selección de cepas nativas con aptitud probiótica

El queso Serpa, una Denominación de Origen Protegida (DOP), es un queso maturado de leche cruda de oveja producido en el sur de Portugal (Alentejo), en un área geográfica de producción establecida en el Decreto Reglamentario Nº 39/87. A pesar de ser un queso muy apreciado e importante en la economía local, no existen datos consistentes sobre la comunidad microbiana indígena involucrada. La presencia de esta microflora es esencial para la calidad final, la seguridad y la autenticidad del producto. Este trabajo tuvo como objetivo estudiar las poblaciones microbianas dominantes que actúan durante la elaboración del queso. Esto se realizó mediante una combinación de cultivo convencional y técnicas moleculares, para establecer las cepas más influyentes. Las cepas identificadas y representativas se caracterizaron en términos de su potencial bioactivo. La cantidad total de bacterias mesófilas al final de la maduración fue de 8,5 log ufc/g, siendo las bacterias del ácido láctico el grupo microbiano predominante, seguido de las enterobacterias y las levaduras. “Lactobacillus paracasei/casei” fue la principal especie entre las primeras y “Hafnia alvei” entre las enterobacterias, mientras que “Debaryomyces hansenii” y “Kluyveromyces marxianus” predominaron entre las levaduras. Los resultados obtenidos por secuenciación de alto rendimiento revelan el género “Lactococcus”, seguido de los géneros “Leuconostoc” y “Lactobacillus”. Teniendo en cuenta las características probióticas estudiadas se seleccionaron tres cepas, “Lb. brevis” C1Lb21, “Lb. plantarum” G1Lb5 y “Lb. pentosus” G4Lb7 porque su seguridad, mostraban buena tolerancia a las condiciones del tracto gastrointestinal (GIT) y la capacidad de colonizar el intestino.Serpa cheese, a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO), is a ripened raw ewes milk cheese produced in the south of Portugal (Alentejo), in a geographical area of production established in the Regulatory Decree Nº 39/87. Despite being a highly appreciated cheese and having great importance in the local economy, there is no consistent data, achieved by the use of molecular methods, about the indigenous microbial community involved. The presence of this microflora is essential to the final quality, security and authenticity of the product. Thus, this work aimed to study the dominant microbial populations that act during cheese making. This was done through a combination of conventional cultivation and molecular techniques, in order to establish the most influential strains. The identified and representative strains were characterized in terms of their bioactive potential. The total amount of mesophilic bacteria at the end of ripening was, on average, 8.5 log cfu/g, with lactic acid bacteria being the predominant microbial group, followed by Enterobacteria and yeasts. “Lactobacillus paracasei/casei” were the main species among the former and “Hafnia alvei” among the Enterobacteria, while “Debaryomyces hansenii” and “Kluyveromyces marxianus” predominated among yeasts. The results obtained by high-throughput sequencing reveal the “Lactococcus” genus, followed by the “Leuconostoc” and “Lactobacillus” genres. Considering the probiotic characteristics studied three potential probiotic strains (PPS) namely, “Lb. brevis”, “Lb. plantarum”, “Lb. pentosus” were selected as they were safe, showed good tolerance to stress conditions found in the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) and the ability to colonize the intestine.Ministerio de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural de Portugal; Fondo Europeo Agrícola de Desarrollo Rural (FEDER), a través del acuerdo de asociación Portugal 2020-PDR: proyecto “SerpaFlora - Valorización de la flora nativa del queso Serpa” (PDR2020-101-031017

Functional respiratory capacity in the elderly after COVID-19: a pilot study

Background: The pandemic spread of SARS-CoV-2 has led to an unprecedented outbreak of viral pneumonia. Despite the current focus of worldwide research being the characterization of post-COVID-19 sequelae, the level of functional impact that this disease causes in the elderly who have presented moderate, severe, or critical manifestations is still unknown. Objective: To identify the main consequences/sequelae on functional respiratory capacity in the elderly after CoViD-19. Methodology: A cross-sectional study was carried out in the community. Functional aerobic capacity (2min step test), dyspnea perception (modified Medical Research Council Dyspnea Questionnaire), respiratory and peripheral muscle strength (maximum inspiratory and expiratory pressure, grip strength), and the Frailty Index (Clinical Fragility Scale) were assessed in 25 community-dwelling individuals aged ≥65 years, who have had a diagnosis of CoViD-19 for up to 6 months, and in an equal number of elderly people with the same characteristics without a known diagnosis of CoViD-19. Results: The elderly with a diagnosis of CoViD-19 up to 6 months presented a decrease in the values of maximum inspiratory pressure (p=0.001) and maximum expiratory pressure (p=0.015), in aerobic capacity (p<0.001) with a significant presence of desaturation on exertion (p<0.001), and increased values of dyspnea perception (p=0.001) and Frailty Index (p=0.026). Conclusion: Significant changes were found in the functional respiratory capacity of elderly patients diagnosed with CoViD-19 for up to 6 months when compared with elderly individuals without a known diagnosis of CoViD-19. It is not possible to extrapolate the results obtained to the Portuguese population, however, these results may be an important indicator in the characterization of sequelae in the elderly after infection by SARS-CoV-2.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Why entrepreneurship education and training in Polytechnic of Porto graduated courses? Students’ perception

This paper analyses the perception of Polytechnic of Porto (P.PORTO) students about entrepreneurship education in the graduated and training courses. A survey was conducted, supported by a questionnaire followed by researchers’ guidance. The perception of entrepreneurship education and training in students’ curricula was studied. Statistical analysis was applied using SPSS tool. Due to de diversity of graduated courses in P.PORTO it was possible to analyse the perception of students from different educational areas: Engineering, Health and Social Sciences. The main conclusion was that students from all courses seem to see entrepreneurship education and training as an important issue for their future career. As future work this survey should be applied to other P.PORTO units to have an integrated perception. The results of this study will be presented to courses coordinators to promote future curricula improvements.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Dust in Lacquer, Evidence of Deviation of Process in Production Lines for Spray Painting

This paper concerns work carried with a view to reduce defect occurrence rate in the spray painting lines of MDF (medium density fibre cluster-medium density fibreboard) parts of a multinational mobile manufacturing. The determination of the causes for the excessive rejection values is elusive for the multiplicity of factors and parameters involved and the dispersion of application times, not always sufficiently or properly documented. A process analysis methodology was applied to diagnose possible causes of defect occurrences. Considering that the highest defect rate concerned impurities, data collected over a six months’ period was analysed using SPSS to find the correlation between parameters, to find optimal limits of some parameters and evidence of their influence. Kaizen-Lean actions were discussed and implemented conducing to an effective reduction of the existing impurities defect rate, which decreased ninefold related with initial work values.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Cuidados de enfermería y satisfacción de los consumidores en el puerperio

The present analytical cross-sectional study had the aim to investigate the satisfaction of hospitalized post-partum women with the specialized care provided by nurses at the obstetrics service of a health unit in Portugal. The sample comprised 120 post-partum women who were selected as per the following inclusion criteria: being hospitalized due to the delivery and for a period not shorter than three days. Data were collected between February and April 2013. The collected data revealed that the women were very satisfied as for the care received in general (50%) and satisfied with the care received toward bathing techniques (99%), breastfeeding (94%) and self-care (89%). The evidence of the results allows to support the need for more efficacy from professionals in the care provided so that post-partum women become more autonomous and satisfied with their care

Interpersonal and attitudinal factors in women's work role: Cross-cultural comparison

The last four decades have seen a dramatic increase in the number of women entering employment. This is particularly true in Europe and although more European women are working outside the home, the patterns of female employment have changed very little. An analysis of these patterns is presented. It was found that women continue to dominate specific fields, particularly teaching and service providing. An investigation of the interpersonal behavior differences among 117 American women from the southeastern United States in three work roles--homemakers, women in traditional occupations, and in nontraditional occupations--was conducted and the sex-role orientation, attitudes toward success, and demographic indicators were examined in order to consider the interplay of these variables with female occupational role and interpersonal behavior. A second focus of the study is on the cross-cultural comparison of the psychological and work variables in women of two different cultures: America and Portugal. Thirty-one Portuguese women were a preliminary comparison sample. The American results showed significant differences between groups in self-perceived interpersonal behaviors and the findings contradicted current stereotypes. The cross-cultural data, although preliminary, indicates differences between the countries in social desirability, aggressive and assertive behaviors, and in sex-role attitudes, which seem to reflect the different stages of economic development. (MKA

As boas práticas do enfermeiro especialista de saúde materna e obstetrica transmitidas à puérpera

Os enfermeiros enquanto prestadores de cuidados têm competências específicas. O período em que a puérpera se encontra hospitalizada é o momento ideal para que o Enfermeiro Especialista em Saúde Materna e Obstetrícia promova a saúde da mulher. Eles asseguram os cuidados especializados no contexto onde as utentes se encontram, contribuindo para a satisfação das mesmas; visando capacitar para as boas práticas nos cuidados ao recém-nascido, na amamentação e autocuidado para quando da alta. O uso das informações que compõem as recomendações para as boas práticas, promovem a qualidade dos cuidados e a segurança dos pacientes e dos trabalhadores da área da saúde. A satisfação é entendida como o resultado da avaliação que a utente faz das suas necessidades. Analisar a satisfação das puérperas face às boas práticas da técnica do banho ao recém-nascido, da amamentação e do autocuidado. Metodologia: Estudo epidemiológico transversal com uma amostra de 50 puérperas internadas no serviço de Obstetrícia da Unidade Local de Saúde Nordeste. A colheita de dados foi realizada pelos investigadores no período de fevereiro a março de 2013, no terceiro dia de permanência das puérperas no serviço. Foram critérios de inclusão: puérperas internadas, motivo do internamento ser o parto, período de internamento não inferior a três dias. Foram consideradas boas práticas os cuidados prestados às puérperas relativamente a: técnica do banho ao recém-nascido, técnica da amamentação e autocuidado. Cada uma destas técnicas engloba um conjunto de itens sobre os quais a puérpera manifesta a sua satisfação com a explicação e a informação dada pelo enfermeiro. Os dados foram recolhidos por questionário e analisados no programa SPSS. Foi obtido parecer da Comissão de Ética e autorização ao Conselho de Administração da Unidade de Saúde para o desenvolvimento da investigação. Resultados: A totalidade das utentes informou ter recebido explicação acerca da técnica do banho do recém-nascido, disponibilizada pelo enfermeiro, e estar satisfeita com essa informação. Praticamente a totalidade das mulheres 98% informou ter recebido explicação acerca da técnica da amamentação e 4% não está satisfeita com a informação recebida. Em relação ao autocuidado 90% das utentes informou ter recebido explicação acerca do autocuidado e 12% está insatisfeita com a informação fornecida. Em cada um dos itens constituintes da respetiva técnica, houve alguns que as mulheres entenderam não terem sido explicados. Relativamente à técnica do banho, os aspetos não explicados, com uma representação de 2%, cada, foram: a lavagem do coto umbilical e o segurar o coto pelo clamp. Na explicação da técnica da amamentação, os aspetos não explicados, com uma representação de 8% cada, foram: o saber qual a mama que deve iniciar a mamada e saber que deve oferecer uma mama em cada mamada; e os que contabilizaram 10% cada, foram: o reconhecimento dos sinais de uma amamentação eficaz e a duração e periodicidade que o bebé deve mamar. No autocuidado após o parto houve uma variação nos aspetos não explicados, com valores entre 6% a 11%, realçando os itens sobre as caraterísticas dos lóquios, o aplicar toalhas frias nas mamas após as mamadas para reduzir o ingurgitamento. Conclusões: As puérperas consideraram que a explicação sobre a técnica do banho ao recém-nascido, da amamentação e do autocuidado, disponibilizada pelo enfermeiro especialista, é menos satisfatória do que a informação acerca dessas técnicas