QuantSat-PT: an attitude determination and control system architecture for QKD

This article presents the QuantSaT-PT project, an effort to create the first Portuguese nanosatellite for space to ground quantum communication. Focused on the Attitude Determination and Control System, it describes the different elements that allow for the attainment of diverse accuracy levels required for separate mission stages. Given the harsh pointing precision necessary for establishing a quantum downlink, the implementation of this module presents a major challenge in the Cubesat field. Furthermore, the introduced architecture aims to reduce system cost by replacing the state-of-the-art star tracker with ground beacon detection

Regular crianças com PEA durante a sua participação nas AVD`s

Introdução: Crianças com PEA são caracterizadas por apresentarem respostas atípicas aos estímulos sensoriais, tendo impacto no envolvimento e na participação funcional. Objetivo: O presente estudo descreve o processo de desenvolvimento de uma app com o intuito de ajudar as famílias a regular as crianças com PEA, entre os 3-6 anos, através da aplicação de estratégias sensoriais, para melhorar a participação da criança nas rotinas diárias, em contexto de casa. Material e Métodos: Para o estudo foi selecionado um focus group composto por quatro terapeutas ocupacionais com vários anos de experiência em trabalhar com crianças com PEA e com formação especializada na área da Integração Sensorial, de forma a desenvolver e a analisar o conteúdo da app. Estabeleceu-se uma colaboração com o Departamento de Engenharia Informática, e através de reuniões quinzenais conjuntas, foi possível desenvolver toda a configuração e programação da app de forma articulada. Resultados: “Regul-A” foi o nome atribuído à app, uma vez que apresenta como principal finalidade ajudar na regulação de crianças com PEA. Os resultados abrangem as diversas estratégias sensoriais selecionadas pelo focus group, assim como, a estrutura da app, desenvolvida em colaboração com o Departamento de Engenharia Informática. Conclusões: Acredita-se que a app “Regul-A” venha a constituir-se uma potencial ferramenta para reunir, analisar e gerir dados da criança relativos ao seu desempenho ocupacional, facilitando a implementação de estratégias e a partilha de informação entre os pais e os terapeutas ocupacionais.Introduction: Children with ASD are characterized by atypical responses to sensory stimuli, which have an impact on involvement and functional participation. Goals: This study describes the several steps of an app development that intends to help families to regulate children with ASD aged 3-6 years old through the application of sensory strategies to improve participation in daily routines in home setting. Material and Methods: To develop and analyze the content of the app, a study was performed by a focus group formed by four occupational therapists with several years of experience in working with children with ASD and with specialized training in Sensory Integration Therapy. A collaboration was established with the Department of Computer Engineering of Polytechnic of Leiria, and through biweekly meetings it was possible to develop the entire configuration and programming of the app. Results: “Regul-A” is the name assigned to the app, since it has the main purpose to help parents regulate children with ASD. The results cover the various sensory strategies selected by the focus group, as well as the structure of the app. Conclusions: It is believed that the “Regul-A” app will become a potential tool to gather, analyze and manage children's data related to their occupational performance facilitating the implementation of strategies and the sharing of information between parents and occupational therapists.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

A influência da cultura de Work-Life Balance nas intenções de Turnover

O mercado global opera num clima de constante turbulência social, económica e política, o qual ao ser um processo dinâmico pode provocar uma acentuada pressão nos trabalhadores, criando um desequilíbrio entre a vida profissional e a privada. Um dos grandes desafios que as organizações enfrentam, consiste em capacitar-se com práticas e estratégias focadas na gestão de pessoas que permitam a retenção dos seus melhores talentos, já que o abandono de capital humano valioso tem um elevado custo financeiro e afeta a sua competitividade no mercado. Tem que existir uma preocupação constante por parte das instituições em compreender o indivíduo no seu ambiente de trabalho, por forma a dominar as variáveis que o motivam e o tornam produtivo e permitem reter talento. A presente dissertação pretende analisar se a cultura de Work- Life Balance (WLB) em vigor na organização influencia negativamente a intenção de turnover (IT) dos seus trabalhadores. E ainda se esta relação entre é moderada pelo compromisso organizacional do trabalhador com a instituição, por diferentes práticas de recursos humanos, como o acolhimento, a avaliação desempenho entre outras e por fim pelo suporte da equipa onde o profissional se encontra inserido. Os dados recolhidos permitem confirmar que o WLB influencia negativamente a IT e o compromisso organizacional calculativo assume um papel de moderação nesta relação.The global market operate in a climate of constant social, economic and political turmoil, this dynamic process can cause a strong pressure on workers, creating an imbalance between professional and private life. One of the great challenges that organizations face is to train themselves with practices and strategies focused on people management that allow the retention of their best talent, since the abandonment of valuable human capital has a high financial cost and affects their competitiveness in the market. There must be a constant concern on the part of institutions to understand the individual in their work environment, in order to master the variables that motivate and make them productive. The present dissertation intends to influence the Work-Life Balance culture in force in the organization to influence the exit intention of its workers. And even if this relationship is the organizational commitment of the worker with the institution, for different human resources practices, such as performance among others and finally for the support of the team where the professional is inserted. The data collected allow us to confirm that WLB negatively influences turnover intention and that the calculative organizational commitment plays a moderating role in this relationship

Antimicrobial resistance, society and environment: A glocal syndemic

Funding Information: GHTM ( UID/Multi/04413/2019 ) is Funded by the Portuguese Science Foundation (FCT).publishersversionpublishe

HIV and tuberculosis co-infection among migrants in Europe: A systematic review on the prevalence, incidence and mortality.

International human migration has been rapidly growing. Migrants coming from low and middle income countries continue to be considerably vulnerable and at higher risk for infectious diseases, namely HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) and tuberculosis (TB). In Europe, the number of patients with HIV-TB co-infection has been increasing and migration could be one of the potential driving forces.This systematic review aims to improve the understanding on the burden of HIV-TB co-infection among migrants in Europe and to assess whether these populations are particularly vulnerable to this co-infection compared to nationals.MEDLINE®, Web of Science® and Scopus® databases were searched from March to April 2016 using combinations of keywords. Titles and abstracts were screened and studies meeting the inclusion criteria proceeded for full-text revision. These articles were then selected for data extraction on the prevalence, incidence and mortality.The majority of HIV-TB prevalence data reported in the analysed studies, including extrapulmonary/disseminated TB forms, was higher among migrant vs. nationals, some of the studies even showing increasing trends over time. Additionally, while HIV-TB incidence rates have decreased among migrants and nationals, migrants are still at a higher risk for this co-infection. Migrants with HIV-TB co-infection were also more prone to unsuccessful treatment outcomes, death and drug resistant TB. However, contradicting results also showed lower mortality compared to nationals.Overall, a disproportionate vulnerability of migrants to acquire the HIV-TB co-infection was observed across studies. Such vulnerability has been associated to low socioeconomic status, poor living conditions and limited access to healthcare. Adequate social support, early detection, appropriate treatment, and adequate access to healthcare are key improvements to tackle HIV-TB co-infection among these populations

Caracterização da Formação Específica em Cirurgia Geral em 2015 – A visão dos Internos

Introduction: The general surgery residency training program has gained complexity, particularly due to laparoscopy. The Comission of General Surgery Residents (Comissão de Internos em Formação Específica em Cirurgia Geral), a chapter of Portuguese Society of Surgery (CIFECG-SPCir), aimed to characterize national general surgery residents in 2015 and evaluate their training program, through a survey. Methods: A survey regarding the subject, consisting of 40 questions, confidential and anonymous was sent via email. The statistical analysis was made with software software SPSS Statistics for Windows®, Version 21.0. Results and Discussion: The online survey was sent to 183 residents and obtained 105 answers (57,4%). The sample is mainly feminine, mean age 29 years, single and childless. The majority of residents dedicates 56 to 85 weekly hours to hospital duty, with prejudice of study time. Annually participation in courses and scientific events is almost always self-financing. There is a geographic variability of scientific work production, with more investigation involved residents in the north. The majority of surgery departments are already structured in functional units, with great organization variability without that translating to more surgeries or laparoscopic procedures. The vast majority of residents have 2 or more operating room days per week, operating more as main surgeon in elective than emergency surgeries. Laparoscopy is mainly executed by assistants and only in less than half of the procedures. The majority of the residents actively participates in outpatients assistance, mainly autonomously. A 24hours emergency rotation is the most frequent period of time per week. The probability to accomplishment the goals set by law (Portaria nº48/2011, January 26th) if higher in a secondary care hospital. The feeling of being prepared for the demands of the future is related to the number of surgeries but not emergency room shifts or study time. Conclusion: There is a wide variability of the national general surgery residency training program. An evaluation and training adequacy is being needed to face the resident and society new expectations.Introdução: A formação específica em Cirurgia Geral tem aumentado em complexidade, principalmente devido à difusão da laparoscopia. A Comissão de Internos em Formação Específica em Cirurgia Geral, Capítulo da Sociedade Portuguesa de Cirurgia (CIFECG-SPCir), teve o objetivo de caraterizar a população nacional de Internos da especialidade de Cirurgia Geral em 2015 e avaliar a sua formação específica. Métodos: Foi realizado um questionário, confidencial e anónimo, com 40 perguntas enviado por email com submissão automática após o preenchimento. Para análise estatística foi utilizado o software SPSS Statistics for Windows®, Version 21.0. Resultados e Discussão: Foram contactados 183 Internos e obtidas 105 respostas (57,4% de adesão). A amostra é maioritariamente feminina, com idade média de 29 anos, solteira e sem filhos. A maioria dos Internos desempenha 56 a 85 horas/ semanais de serviço hospitalar devido aos turnos de urgência, com prejuízo do seu tempo de estudo. Frequentam anualmente cursos e congressos maioritariamente autofinanciados. A produção de trabalho científico difere geograficamente com Internos mais envolvidos em projetos de investigação no norte do país. A maioria dos serviços está organizada em unidades funcionais, de estrutura variávele sem condicionar o maior número de cirurgias ou a maior realização de laparoscopia. A generalidade dos Internos tem pelo menos dois dias de bloco operatório/semana, operando mais frequentemente como Cirurgião na cirurgia programada do que em urgência. A laparoscopia é quase totalmente realizada pelos Assistentes e escolhida em menos de metade dos procedimentos. A maioria dos Internos participa na consulta externa de forma autónoma. Vinte e quatro horas semanais de urgência é o mais frequente entre os Internos. É mais provável cumprir os objetivos propostos na Portaria nº 48/2011, de 26 de janeiro num internato em hospital distrital. A noção de estar à altura das suas exigências futuras está diretamente relacionada com o número de cirurgias realizadas e não com as horas de estudo ou urgência. Conclusão: Existe uma grande variabilidade na formação em Cirurgia Geral nacional. Há necessidade de alterar a estrutura da avaliação e formação específica de maneira a ir ao encontro das novas expetativas do Interno e da sociedade

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IDENTIFICAÇÃO DE KLEBSIELLA SPP. NAS FEZES DE PSITACÍDEOS CATIVOS

More than 80 species of birds belonged to the family Psittacidae in Brazil, including parrots, macaws and parakeets. The maintenance of these birds in Zoos may help the conservation of the species, but the captivity can favor intestinal colonization by enterobacteria. The aim of this study was to identify the presence of Klebsiella spp. in the fecal samples of captive parrots. Thirty - four fecal samples were analyzed. The results showed that 11 (32.35%) were positive for Klebsiella spp., with identification of the species: K. pneumoniae and K. oxytoca. This study showed a high frequency of birds colonized by Klebsiella spp. Further studies are required to determine the pathogenicity, the antimicrobial resistance profile and zoonotic risks