Análise do impacto da estrutura organizacional de dois hospitais públicos portugueses na execução dos seus objectivos, através da percepção dos seus colaboradores

O objetivo deste trabalho de investigação é o de procurar compreender o impacto da estrutura organizacional de dois hospitais públicos portugueses com diferentes figuras jurídicas, na execução dos seus objetivos, através da perceção dos seus colaboradores. De modo a atingirmos o nosso objetivo, recorremos à metodologia do estudo de caso, efetuado a cada um dos hospitais escolhidos. O principal instrumento de recolha de dados é o questionário, efetuado a uma população que é constituída por uma amostra aleatória simples e estratificada em classes de cada um dos hospitais. Para além de não terem sido encontradas diferenças significativas, nas áreas analisadas, entre os dois hospitais, este estudo revelou-nos ainda que a sua estrutura organizacional deve ser mais orgânica, no sentido de uma estrutura matricial, mantendo, no entanto, a parte burocrática que advêm da elevada profissionalização do seu pessoal e os principais mecanismos de coordenação. Este trabalho pretende dar um contributo no conhecimento da forma como os gestores dos hospitais podem controlar e modificar a estrutura e o desenho da organização e de que forma essas modificações podem vir a influenciar a execução dos seus objetivos. ABSCTRAT: The purpose of this research work is to seek to understand the organizational structure’s impact of two portuguese public hospitals, with different legal forms, in the implementation of their objectives through its collaborators' perception. ln order to achieve our purpose, we have used the case study methodology performed in each one of the chosen hospitals. The main instrument for data collection is the questionnaire, made to a population consisting of a simple and stratified into classes random sample from each one of the hospitals. Besides not having been found any significant differences between the two hospitals, this study has also revealed to us that its organizational structure should be more organic, towards a matrix structure, although maintaining the bureaucratic part arising from the high professionalization of its personnel and the main coordination mechanisms. This work aims to contribute to the knowledge of how hospital managers can control and modify the organization's structure and design and how those modifications may come to influence the implementation of their objectives.

Non-invasive methodology for the identification of plastic pieces in museum environment – a novel approach

The preservation of modern and contemporary art and costume collections in museums requires a complete understanding of their constituent materials which are often synthetic or semi-synthetic polymers. An extraordinary amount of quality information can be gained from instrumental techniques, but some of them have the disadvantage of being destructive. This paper presents a new totally integrated non-invasive methodology, for the identification of polymers and their additives, on plastic artefacts in museums. NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance) and in-situ FTIR-ATR (attenuated total reflection infrared spectroscopy) combination allowed the full characterization of the structure of thesematerials and correct identification of each one. The NMR technique applied to leached surface exudates identified unequivocally a great number of additives, exceeding the Py–GC–MS analysis of micro-fragments in number and efficiency. Additionally, in-situ FTIR-ATR provided exactly the same information of the destructive μ-FTIR about the polymer structure and confirmed the presence of some additives. Eight costume pieces (cosmetic boxes and purses), dating to the beginning of the 20th century and belonging to the Portuguese National Museum of Costume and Fashion, were correctly identified with this new integrated methodology, as beingmade of plastics derived fromcellulose acetate or cellulose nitrate polymers, contradicting the initial information that these pieces were made of Bakelite. The identification of a surprisingly large number of different additives forms an added value of this methodology and opens a perspective of a quick and better characterization of plastic artefacts in museum environments.

Allergological evaluation of a dog population in a veterinary immuno-allergology consultation: What correlates in a canine model

Introduction: Allergic dermatitis (AD) is the most common canine pruritic condition in veterinary dermatology. Allergic dermatitis to flea bites presents the highest prevalence, followed by atopic dermatitis and food AD. This study aimed to identify possible correlation between data from clinical signs, intradermal tests (IDT) and specific IgE levels, which are used in dog AD assessment. Methods: Fifty five dogs from the Veterinary Hospital of the University of Évora (Portugal) and Rof Codina University Hospital (Lugo, Spain) outpatient consultations were studied by means of clinical inquiry, IDT and specific IgE determination. Thirty five of the patients belonged to predisposed breeds, 30 were females and 25 males. Forty one (74%) were indoor. Results: In 82% of cases first clinical signs appeared before the age of 3 years and 24% even before 1 year old. In 70% of the individuals clinical signs included itching, which was generalized in 66%, with 78% of paw licking and chewing. Clinical profile showed seasonal worsening in 64% of cases. From the 69.1% of dogs already presenting with dermatitis, 50% also presented external otitis and 28.9% self-inflicted alopecia. "Intense itching" was found in 10.5%, "medium itching" in 81.6% and “mild itching” in 5.26% of the patients. Prevalence of positive IDT was 37.3 % to Lep d, 29.41% to Der f, 27.5% to Der p, 25.5% to Dac g and 21.6% to Malassezia sp. From the 37 dogs submitted to food IDT, 40.5% revealed positive to beef, 27% to chicken, 27% to porc and 5.4% to lamb. Specific IgE > 150 EAU was found in 84% of dogs to indoor allergen sources and in 68% to pollens. A negative correlation was found between an outdoor life and the intensity (p = 0.033) and precocity (p = 0.026) of clinical signs. Sensitization to pollens was found positively correlated with the seasonality of clinical signs (p = 0.001) and the positivity for Dac g (p = 0.007). The prevalence of chronic otitis correlated positively with alopecia and reactivity to Lep d (p = 0.008), Plantago lanceolata (p = 0.026) and Platanus acerifolia (p = 0.017). There was no correlation between the results of ITD and specific IgE. Conclusion: We can conclude that correlation between different clinical signs and positive testing for some allergenic sources may occur, as well as between sensitization to pollens and the beginning, the intensity and the seasonality of dog patient clinical signs.