Stakeholders perception of recruitment criteria: a Régnier’s abacus approach of market valued skills

Together with the emphasis on the technical skills acquisition, higher education institutions have been making an effort on developing and updating undergraduate transferable competences in order to diminish the gap between academic training and working world entrance. In other words, to recognize market needs, teachers and students representations about human resources requirements, and combine them to boost employability in business professions, must be a priority in today’s knowledge based economy. Taking into account the new teaching realities brought by Bologna agreement, as well as the exertion universities have been done in order to tune in enterprises and curricula, this activity intended to accede the way recruiters, alumni and college teachers from Catholic University [CU; Porto Regional Center (PRC), Economics and Management Faculty (MEF)] positioned themselves relatively to some recruitment and selection criteria for management and economics professions. Using a reflection activity based upon Régnier’s Abacus, participants were asked to positioned individually as experts (in their roles as recruiters, teachers or former CU alumni) in identifying market value skills, and afterwards to build a group debated conclusion to present to a larger audience. Results pointed out only one total consensual factor, that is, flexibility and adjustment skills as the most important factors when recruiting, followed by entrepreneur capabilities and valorization of work experiences in the candidates curricula. Discrepancies were found by group of experts when college of origin was the discussion subject, although there was consensus about the hierarchical place order in the three groups.Market valued skills, Management and Economics College Teachers and Graduates, Employers, Régnier’s Abacus based activity

An exploration of posthospital problems of social readaptation in schizophrenic patients

Thesis (M.A.)--Boston Universit

Satisfação com o atendimento em farmácias comunitárias: um estudo no distrito de Braga

Dissertação de mestrado em Gestão de Unidades de SaúdeA presente dissertação tem como objetivo avaliar a satisfação dos clientes com o atendimento em farmácias comunitárias do distrito de Braga. A satisfação é um resultado do marketing de uma empresa e sendo a farmácia uma empresa é uma área importante a ser estudada. Para a realização desta dissertação, realizamos um inquérito. Baseamo-nos em estudos já realizados em relação à satisfação dos clientes em farmácias comunitárias para o desenvolvimento do questionário, de forma a usar escalas previamente validadas. Este inquérito foi aplicado online via email e redes sociais, tendo obtido no total 102 respostas. Os dados obtidos foram analisados no sistema IBM SPSS Statistics 23. Os resultados obtidos mostram que o maior número de inquiridos são pessoas do género feminino, tem idades compreendidas entre os 26 e os 50 anos, vivem em zona rural e como habilitações literárias possuem licenciatura. De forma geral, os resultados mostram que a satisfação é atingida quando parâmetros da qualidade e literacia são alcançados. Avaliou-se também a correlação existente entre variáveis como qualidade, tempo de espera, atendimento e aconselhamento, literacia e lealdade. As variáveis tempo de espera, atendimento e aconselhamento, serviços disponíveis e literacia afetam a satisfação dos clientes com o atendimento, da mesma forma que a satisfação apresenta uma correlação, ainda que fraca, com a lealdade. Deste modo pode-se concluir que a satisfação dos clientes com o atendimento em farmácias comunitárias do distrito de Braga encontra-se saciada e esta está relacionada com várias variáveis.The goal of this dissertation is to evaluate costumer satisfaction regarding the service provided in community pharmacies in the Braga district. Satisfaction results of a company’s marketing and, since a pharmacy is a company, this is an important field to be studied. To perform this dissertation, we conducted a survey. We based our work in studies that had already been performed, pertaining to the satisfaction of clients in community pharmacies, for the development of the questionnaire in order to use previously validated scales. This survey was done online, by email and social networks, obtaining a total of 102 responses. The obtained data was analyzed by the IBM SPSS Statistics 23 system. The obtained results demonstrate that the largest amount of costumers are female, aged between 26 and 50 years old, living in rural areas and possessing as educational qualifications a graduate degree. In general, the results demonstrate that satisfaction is achieved when given quality and literacy parameters are reached. The correlation between variables such as quality, waiting time, service provided, counseling, literacy and loyalty were also evaluated. The variables waiting time, service provided, counseling, available services and literacy affect customer satisfaction pertaining to the service provided, the same way that there is a correlation, although a weak one, between satisfaction and loyalty. Hence it can be concluded that the satisfaction of clients regarding the service provided in community pharmacies of Braga district is satiated and that (that) it is related to several variables

Estimation of biomass composition from genomic and transcriptomic information

Given the great potential impact of the growing number of complete genome-scale metabolic network reconstructions of microorganisms, bioinformatics tools are needed to simplify and accelerate the course of knowledge in this field. One essential component of a genome-scale metabolic model is its biomass equation, whose maximization is one of the most common objective functions used in Flux Balance Analysis formulations. Some components of biomass, such as amino acids and nucleotides, can be estimated from genome information, providing reliable data without the need of performing lab experiments. In this work a java tool is proposed that estimates microbial biomass composition in amino acids and nucleotides, from genome and transcriptomic information, using as input files sequences in FASTA format and files with transcriptomic data in the csv format. This application allows to obtain the results rapidly and is also a user-friendly tool for users with any or little background in informatics (http://darwin.di.uminho.pt/biomass/). The results obtained using this tool are fairly close to experimental data, showing that the estimation of amino acid and nucleotide compositions from genome information and from transcriptomic data is a good alternative when no experimental data is available.The authors thank the project DeYeastLibrary - Designer yeast strain library optimized for metabolic engineering applications, Ref. ERA-IB-2/0003/2013, funded by national funds through FCT/MCTES. This study was supported by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) under the scope of the strategic funding of UID/BIO/04469/2013 unit and COMPETE 2020 (POCI-01-0145-FEDER-006684) and BioTec Norte operation (NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000004) funded by European Regional Development Fund under the scope of Norte2020 - Programa Operacional Regional do Norte

Plano de comunicação integrada de marketing para a marca Talho de Confiança

Mestrado em MarketingAs empresas têm necessidade de comunicar com os seus públicos e de fazê-lo com eficácia. A comunicação integrada de marketing, através da coordenação e integração de todas as ferramentas de comunicação de marketing, permite que se maximize o impacto sobre os consumidores e outros utilizadores finais, a um custo mínimo (Clow e Baack, 2011, p.8). Neste projeto desenvolveu-se um plano de comunicação integrada de marketing para uma empresa no setor terciário, mais concretamente um talho. A primeira parte do projeto inclui uma breve revisão de literatura que inclui a definição do conceito, a definição do plano de CIM e alguns dos modelos existentes. O plano adota o modelo concetual de Henley (2001), uma vez que de todos os modelos analisados, pareceu ser o mais adequado e simples de utilizar. Os objetivos deste plano são: (1) aumentar a notoriedade da marca no ano de 2015, de forma a contribuir para um aumento de vendas estimado em cerca de 20%, (2) atrair novos clientes no ano de 2015 (aumentar o nº de clientes num valor estimado em cerca de 15%), (3) implementar um processo de rebranding alterando o nome da marca e criando uma imagem gráfica diferente para a mesma de forma a transmitir os seus valores, missão e posicionamento.Companies need to communicate with their audiences and they need to do it effectively. The integrated marketing communication, through the "coordination and integration of all marketing communication tools", allows you to maximize "the impact on consumers and other end users at a minimal cost" (Clow and Baack, 2011, p .8). In this project, we developed an integrated marketing communication plan for a business in the tertiary sector, specifically, a butcher. The first part of the project includes a brief literature review that includes the definition of the concept, the definition of the IMC plan and some of the existing models. The plan adopts Henley's (2001) Conceptual Model, which, among all the examined models, appeared to be the most suitable and easy to use. The objectives of this plan are: (1) to increase the brand awareness in 2015 in order to contribute to a growth in sales, estimated at around 20%, (2) to attract new customers in 2015 (leading to an estimated 15% increase in the total number of customers), (3) to implement a rebranding process, by changing the name and creating a different brand with a new graphic image, in order to communicate your values, mission and positioning

Identification of robust strain designs via tandem pFBA/LMOMA phenotype prediction

The past two decades have witnessed great advances in the computational modeling and systems biology fields. Soon after the first models of metabolism were developed, methods for phenotype prediction were put forward, as well as strain optimization methods, within the field of Metabolic Engineering. Evolutionary computation has been on the front line, with the proposal of bilevel metaheuristics, where EC works over phenotype simulation, selecting the most promising solutions for bioengineering tasks. Recently, Schuetz and co-workers proposed that the metabolism of bacteria operates close to the Pareto-optimal surface of a three-dimensional space defined by competing objectives. Albeit multi-objective strain optimization approaches focused on bioengineering objectives have been proposed, none tackles the multiobjective nature of the cellular objectives. In this work, we propose multi-objective evolutionary algorithms for strain optimization, where objective functions are defined based on distinct phenotype prediction methods, showing that those can lead to more robust designs, allowing to find solutions in more complex scenarios.(undefined)info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Rodent models: what is their importance for cancer study?

Abstract: Cancer is one of the most frequent diseases worldwide, accounting for approximately 10 million deaths in 2020. The most common cancers in 2020 were: breast, lung, colon and rectum, prostate, skin, and stomach. Cancer arises from the conversion of normal cells into initiated cells as a result of the interaction between intrinsic (genetic) and extrinsic factors, namely physical agents (ultraviolet radiation), chemical agents (asbestos, components of tobacco smoke, arsenic) and biological agents (Helicobater pylori, Schistosoma haematobium, hepatitis virus). Animal models are very useful to understand and follow several diseases, including cancer. In this way, in vivo studies are essential to improve and discover new strategies to prevent and treat cancer more effectively. This presentation intends to describe the rodent models available for cancer study, highlighting their advantages and disadvantages, as well as their potential in the evaluation of several drugs and natural compounds for cancer treatment

Innovative business plan: Herdade das Laranjeiras: Rural tourism in Algarve

The main objective of this project is to develop and explore the potential of introducing rural tourism to the Herdade das Laranjeiras, trying to elevate the sense individuals have regarding rural tourism and take away the old image they associate with it. Being in the heart of Algarve, Almancil has already gained a great reputation for foreign visitors and of course domestic visitors as well. This business plan hopes to explain the importance of rural tourism and the benefits it can bring to the local economy and its visitors, trying to set the idea that the Algarve is more than just beach resorts. This enterprise hopes to develop new touristic opportunities for this region, not only through accommodation but also by giving away new concepts and activities related to local culture. To gain knowledge of the surrounding market, many studies were conducted throughout the development of this business plan along with the data collection and extensive research for the literature review. A market analysis, competitive analysis, strategy analysis, the creation of a marketing mix, and a survey, as well as an economic and financial study, were made. On the final steps of this business plan, with a general analysis of all studies made plus the results of the economic and financial assessment, it is safe to say that the implementation of rural tourism on Herdede das Laranjeiras is viable and has the potential to be a successful enterprise, in the future.O principal objetivo deste projeto de trabalho é desenvolver e explorar a viabilidade de introduzir o conceito de turismo rural à Herdade das Laranjeiras, tentando sempre incutir aos seus visitantes que o turismo rural é mais do que aquilo que muitos têm como estereotipo deste tipo de turismo. Localizada no centro do Algarve, Almancil é uma localidade que tem vindo a ganhar uma distinta reputação e reconhecimento no que toca ao turismo, sendo um destino muito procurado tanto por visitantes estrangeiros como nacionais. O presente plano de negócios, tenta explicar a importância do turismo rural e os benefícios que este pode trazer, não só para a economia local, mas também para os seus visitantes, tentando retirar a presente ideia de que o Algarve é apenas praia e resorts. A Herdade das Laranjeiras, vem assim por este meio tentar desenvolver novas oportunidades turísticas na região, também ligadas à cultura. Para compreender o mercado em que este projeto se insere, vários estudos foram elaborados também como recolha de dados e uma vasta pesquisa que acompanha a revisão literária. No que toca aos estudos, o foco foram análises de mercado, do competidor, estratégicas, a criação de um marketing mix e de um questionário assim como a análise económico-financeira deste projeto. Depois de toda a informação recolhida e dos vários estudos elaborados, os resultados finais da avaliação económico-financeira mostra que a implementação de turismo rural na Herdade das Laranjeiras e todo o processo de restauração é viável e tem potencial para o seu futuro

Rodent models: what is their importance for cancer study?

Cancer is one of the most frequent diseases worldwide, accounting for approximately 10 million deaths in 2020. The most common cancers in 2020 were: breast, lung, colon and rectum, prostate, skin, and stomach. Cancer arises from the conversion of normal cells into initiated cells as a result of the interaction between intrinsic (genetic) and extrinsic factors, namely physical agents (ultraviolet radiation), chemical agents (asbestos, components of tobacco smoke, arsenic) and biological agents (Helicobater pylori, Schistosoma haematobium, hepatitis virus). Animal models are very useful to understand and follow several diseases, including cancer. In this way, in vivo studies are essential to improve and discover new strategies to prevent and treat cancer more effectively. This presentation intends to describe the rodent models available for cancer study, highlighting their advantages and disadvantages, as well as their potential in the evaluation of several drugs and natural compounds for cancer treatment