Creation and extension of ontologies for describing communications in the context of organizations

Thesis submitted to Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia of the Universidade Nova de Lisboa, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master in Computer Science

Downstream processing development of enveloped viruses for clinical applications: innovative tools for rational process optimization

Dissertation presented to obtain a Ph.D. degree in Engineering and Technology Sciences, Biotechnology at the Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Universidade Nova de Lisboa

Indicadores de desempenho em saúde : reflexão teórica e prática

RESUMO - O presente trabalho aborda a temática da avaliação de desempenho do ponto de vista dos vários intervenientes no sistema de saúde português. Propõe a criação de indicadores de desempenho para um sistema nacional, em que cada patamar tem o seu próprio modelo definido. Estes modelos de organização dos dados são uma forma de concatenar dois dos modelos mais utilizados, o painel de controlo de gestão e o balanced scorecard. Os dados esperados pelo autor levam a concluir pela inexistência de um sistema tal como o proposto. No entanto alguns dos dados existentes são suficientes para iniciar um processo futuro de análise a partir deste trabalho de projecto. -----------------------ABSTRACT - The present essay focuses on the evaluation of performance from the point of view of all the managers in the Portuguese healthcare system. It proposes the creation of performance indicators in every stage of the healthcare system. The way this is done is by linking together two of the most used models in the world, the tableaux de board and the balanced scorecard. The author is lead to conclude that given the availability of data in Portugal such a model does not exist. However given that some data is available it is possible to initiate a process of future analysis taking the present essay into account.

Using perspective schema and a reference model to design the ETL process

Dissertação apresentada para a obtenção do Grau de Doutor em Informática

The role of lifelong learning (LLL) in the creation of a european knowledge- based society

This chapter appears in Encyclopaedia of Human Resources Information Systems: Challenges in e-HRM edited by Torres-Coronas, T. and Arias-Oliva, M. Copyright 2009, IGI Global, www.igi-global.com. Posted by permission of the publisher. URL:http://www.igi-pub.com/reference/details.asp?id=7737

A process-based control for evolvable production systems

Dissertação apresentada na Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa para a obtenção do grau de Mestre em Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores

Contributo para a acreditação nos serviços de imagiologia em Portugal

RESUMO - Os programas de acreditação revelam-se essenciais para monitorizar e garantir a qualidade dos serviços de imagiologia. Face à inexistência de um documento nacional de acreditação que responda às necessidades específicas de um serviço de imagiologia e perante a existência de diferentes estratégias de implementação da qualidade a nível internacional, definiu-se como principal objectivo deste trabalho contribuir para a criação de um documento de acreditação específico para serviços de imagiologia adaptado à realidade portuguesa. Nesse sentido, o presente trabalho pretende, através da aplicação de um questionário, desenvolvido para o efeito, a um grupo de peritos (painel Delphi) representante de organizações da área da imagiologia e da qualidade, analisar o consenso entre os elementos relevantes na acreditação de um serviço de imagiologia, nomeadamente ao nível da estrutura, processo e resultado. Como resultados esperados destacam-se a estruturação de um documento de consenso para a acreditação nos serviços de imagiologia em Portugal. Por certo, a aplicação de um quadro normativo emanado deste trabalho, na implementação da qualidade em imagiologia, permitirá que os serviços melhorem a sua prestação, que sejam avaliados e comparados com os congéneres, nacional ou internacionalmente, permitindo aos utentes ter mais e melhor informação que lhes permita optar por serviços com qualidade. -------------------------ABSTRACT - Accreditation programs are essential to monitor and ensure the quality of Imaging Services. Due to the lack of a national accreditation document that meets the specific needs of an imaging service and due to the existence of different international quality implementation strategies, the main purpose of this work is to contribute to the creation of a Portuguese imaging services accreditation document. Therefore, the present study aims to apply a inquiry to a group of experts (Delphi panel), that represents the structures and organizations that should integrate the development of the imaging services accreditation document, to analyze the consensus among experts about characteristics of accreditation, particularly the structure, process and outcome of imaging services. The expected results are the increased interest of decision-makers in promoting structural changes in the area of accreditation in Imaging and the creation of a document that evidences the consensus among experts. Finally, it is hoped that the same group of experts meets for accreditation document. The expected results include designing a consensus document for accreditation in imaging services in Portugal. Certainly, the implementation of a regulatory framework emerging from this work, in the implementation of quality imaging, will allow services to improve their performance, which are evaluated and compared with national or international counterparts. Consequently, patients will have better information that will enable them to opt for quality services.

Establishing a high titer transient gene expression process in conditioned media for CHO-DG44 cells

Dissertação para obtenção do Grau de Mestre em Biotecnologia

Knowledge Society and Geography: A Theoretical Approach

The transition process between information and knowledge is faster and so the inputs that influence social and political practises. The dissemination of information is now determinant in terms of territorial competitiveness and both public and private sector take large benefits when the data-information- knowledge value chain repeats itself trough space and time. Mankind depends nowadays on the creation and diffusion of good and reliable information. Speed is also important and the greater the speed, the faster the opportunities for global markets. Information must be an input for knowledge and obviously for decision. So, the power of information is unquestionable. This paper focuses on concepts like information, knowledge and other, more geographical and tries to explain how territories change from real to virtual. Knowledge society appears on an evolutional context in which information dissemination is wider and technological potential overwrites traditional notions of Geography. To understand the mutations over the territories, the causes and the consequences emerges the Geography of the Knowledge Society, a new discipline inside Geography with a special concern about modern society and socio-economical developing models.

Dynamics of cork mycobiota throughout stopper manufacturing process: from diversity to metabolite

Dissertation presented to obtain the Ph.D degree in Biology

Reconstitution of the failure of the Fonte Santa mine tailings dam. Modelling of the dam breaching process

Dissertação apresentada na Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa para obtenção do grau de Mestre em Engenharia Civil Perfil de Estruturas e Geotecnia

Proactive services ecosystem framework

Dissertation presented to obtain the degree of Doctor in Electrical and Computer Engineering, specialization on Collaborative Enterprise Networks

Process engineering of liver cells for drug testing applications

Dissertação para obtenção do Grau de Doutor em Bioengenharia

Decision-making process in radiology: the magnetic resonance example in the TA context

Based on the report for “Project IV” unit of the PhD programme on Technology Assessment (Doctoral Conference) at Universidade Nova de Lisboa (December 2011). This thesis research has the supervision of António Moniz (FCT-UNL and ITAS-KIT) and Michael Decker (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology-ITAS). Other members of the thesis committee are Carlos Alberto da Silva (University of Évora), José Maria de Albuquerque (Institute of Welding and Quality), Lotte Steuten (University of Twente), Mário Forjaz Secca (FCT-UNL) and Nelson Chibeles Martins (FCT-UNL).

Safety function analysis in an industrial production process

Dissertação para obtenção do Grau de Mestre em Engenharia e Gestão Industrial