Drawing and use of auxiliary projection nets (the program STEGRAPH)

The development of an algorithm for the construction of auxiliary projection nets (conform, equivalent and orthographic), in the equatorial and polar versions, is presented. The algorithm for the drawing of the "IGAREA 220" counting net (ALYES & MENDES, 1972), is also presented. Those algorithms are the base of STEGRAPH program (vers. 2.0), for MS-DOS computers, which has other applications.

Sigla WEBGIS portal: an open source Web-based GIS application for the portuguese bluetongue Entomologiacal surveillance program.

Disserta����o apresentada como requisito parcial para obten����o do grau de Mestre em Ci��ncia e Sistemas de Informa����o Geogr��fica

China's space program : a new tool for PRC "soft power" in international relations?

When China launched an anti-satellite (ASAT) weapon in January 2007 to destroy one of its inactive weather satellites, most reactions from academics and U.S. space experts focused on a potential military ���space race��� between the United States and China. Overlooked, however, is China���s growing role as global competitor on the non-military side of space. China���s space program goes far beyond military counterspace applications and manifests manned space aspirations, including lunar exploration. Its pursuit of both commercial and scientific international space ventures constitutes a small, yet growing, percentage of the global space launch and related satellite service industry. It also highlights China���s willingness to cooperate with nations far away from Asia for political and strategic purposes. These partnerships may constitute a challenge to the United States and enhance China���s ���soft power��� among key American allies and even in some regions traditionally dominated by U.S. influence (e.g., Latin America and Africa). Thus, an appropriate U.S. response may not lie in a ���hard power��� counterspace effort but instead in a revival of U.S. space outreach of the past, as well as implementation of more business-friendly export control policies.

Every normal logic program has a 2-valued semantics: theory, extensions, applications, implementations

Trabalho apresentado no ��mbito do Doutoramento em Inform��tica, como requisito parcial para obten����o do grau de Doutor em Inform��tica

Oxo-molybdenum(VI) complexes containing chiral ligands: catalytic applications in selective epoxidations

Dissertation presented to obtain the Ph.D. degree in Chemistry

Nitrite biosensing via selective enzymes���a long but promising route

Sensors 2010, 10, 11530-11555

Avalia����o dos servi��os de sa��de mental em Mo��ambique

RESUMO: O instrumento de avalia����o de sistemas de sa��de mental da organiza����o mundial de sa��de (WHO-AIMS)foi usado para a recolha de informa����es sobre o Programa Nacional de Sa��de Mental de Mo��ambique. O presente estudo tem como objectivo melhorar o Programa Nacional de Sa��de Mental e fornecer um ponto de partida para a monitoriza����o das mudan��as. Os resultados do estudo permitir��o a Mo��ambique fortalecer a sua capacidade para desenvolver planos de sa��de mental baseados em informa����es com pontos de partida e metas bem definidos. O relat��rio ser�� tamb��m ��til para a monitoriza����o do progresso da implementa����o de reformas nas pol��ticas de sa��de mental, na disponibiliza����o de servi��os de base comunit��ria, e no envolvimento dos utentes, seus familiares e outros actores na promo����o, preven����o,cuidados e reabilita����o em sa��de mental. Tendo em conta os antecedentes hist��ricos da sa��de mental em Mo��ambique, a realidade actual clama por reformas profundas voltadas para uma interven����o mais humanizada e com enfoque nos cuidados prim��rios. �� nesse contexto que o estudo realizado apresenta resultados relacionados com as pol��ticas, legisla����o, estrat��gias e planos de ac����o e financiamento para a sa��de mental; servi��os de sa��de mental;cuidados prim��rios; recursos humanos e liga����o com outros sectores chave. A sa��de mental foi avaliada desde o sistema de gest��o at�� ao n��vel comunit��rio. Relativamente aos ��rg��os de gest��o, a principal constata����o �� que existem instrumentos legais para sustentar as iniciativas desta ��rea e influenciar os meios pol��ticos em prol da sa��de mental. Todavia, o caminho a percorrer ainda �� longo uma vez que n��o est�� ainda aprovada nenhuma lei de sa��de mental e os financiamentos para a ��rea n��o permitem a implementa����o das reformas necess��rias. Os servi��os ao n��vel cl��nico debatem-se com a problem��tica dos recursos humanos (constitu��dos principalmente por t��cnicos de psiquiatria) e disponibilidade de psicof��rmacos. O modelo biopsicossocial ainda n��o �� implementado integralmente uma vez que s��o poucos os servi��os que oferecem apoio psicossocial (que inclui a reabilita����o e reintegra����o) para al��m da interven����o farmacol��gica. Esta pode ser considerada uma das principais causas de reca��das identificadas em todas as prov��ncias. H�� uma necessidade urgente de se realizarem pesquisas e levantamentos epidemiol��gicos que possam servir de suporte para a advocacia em sa��de mental com vista a melhoria dos cuidados a prestar aos pacientes e comunidade. Os instrumentos de recolha de informa����o de rotina n��o s��o adequados limitando a fidelidade dos dados recolhidos e a possibilidade de uma gest��o dos servi��os de sa��de mental que responda as reais necessidades da popula����o. Em suma, os resultados aqui apresentados mostram que Mo��ambique tem uma base que pode ser considerada uma mais valia para a reforma do sistema de sa��de mental. Existem, ainda que escassos, recursos como humanos, infra-estruturas e legisla����o para a presta����o dos servi��os cl��nicos. �� preciso investir na sa��de mental para que os recursos existentes sejam melhorados e expandidos, apostando na cria����o de equipas multidisciplinares e qualifica����o das equipas de gest��o e equipas cl��nicas. --------ABSTRACT: The World Health Organization Assessment Instrument for Mental Health Services (WHO-AIMS) was used to collect information about the National Mental Health Program of Mozambique. The present study aims to improve the National Mental Health Program and provide a starting point for monitoring change. The study results will allow Mozambique to strengthen its capacity to develop mental health plans based on information with starting points and well-defined goals. The report will also be useful for monitoring the progress of implementation of reforms in mental health policies, the provision of community-based services, and involvement of users, their families and other stakeholders in the promotion, prevention, care and rehabilitation in mental health. Given the historical background of mental health in Mozambique, the current situation calls for reforms aimed at a more humane intervention focused on primary care. In this context, the study presents results related to policies, legislation, strategies and action plans and funding for mental health; mental health services; primary care; human resources and liaison with other key sectors. Mental health was assessed from the management system to the community level. With regard to the management, the main observation is that there are legal instruments to support the initiatives in this area and to influence the political means on behalf of mental health. However, the pathway is still long as it is not yet approved any Mental Health Law and the funding for the area do not allow the implementation of necessary reforms. Services at the clinical level are struggling with the issue of human resources (consisting primarily of psychiatrist technicians) and availability of psychotropic drugs. The biopsychosocial model is not yet fully implemented since there are few services providing psychosocial support (including rehabilitation and reintegration) in addition to pharmacological intervention. This can be considered a major cause of relapse identified in all provinces. There is an urgent need to conduct research and epidemiological surveys which could provide support for advocacy in mental health in order to improve the mental health car for the patients and community. The routine data collection instruments are not appropriate limiting the fidelity of the data collected and the possibility of a management of mental health services that meets the real needs of the population. In summary, the results presented here show that Mozambique has a groundwork that can be considered an asset for the reform of mental health system. There are, though scarce, human resources, infrastructure and legislation for the provision of clinical services. It���s necessary to invest in mental health so that existing resources are improved and expanded, and to invest on the creation of multidisciplinary teams and qualification of management teams and clinical teams.

Effects of a mental health training program on health care worker's knowledge and attitude and practice in Belize��

ABSTRACT This study was conducted to assess mental health knowledge, attitude and practices among health care workers in Belize before and immediately after a competency based training program in mental health. A baseline Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) survey was given to health personnel, mainly nurses, working primary and secondary care. The intervention was a 13-week face-to-face training course for health care professionals with the objective of increasing their competency in mental health and reducing stigma. After the training a post intervention KAP survey was conducted among the original respondents. 88 health care workers completed the baseline survey and 61 of those respondents completed the post-intervention questionnaire. The results showed that the level of knowledge of the participants had improved by the training intervention and that in general, the intervention was effective in correcting some misconceptions about mental illness and reducing stigmatizing attitudes among the participants.

Modeling assembly program with constraints. A contribution to WCET problem

Disserta����o para obten����o do Grau de Mestre em L��gica Computacional

Selective synthesis under microwave irradiation of new monomers for potential applications in PDLC films

Dissertation to obtain the degree of master in Bioorganic

GIS capacity building for risk management to help developing countries:Case of climate change problem in Amhara rural region (Ethiopia)

Dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Geospatial Technologies.

Establishment of environmental and biological bases to optimise the production of the European clam Ruditapes decussatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Disserta����o para obten����o do Grau de Doutor em Ambiente

Diabetes : percep����o da doen��a e auto-cuidado

RESUMO - O aumento da preval��ncia da diabetes e a baixa ades��o ao seu tratamento est��o associados a um mau controlo metab��lico, desenvolvimento de complica����es, aumento dos custos econ��micos e inefici��ncia do sistema de sa��de. De acordo com o modelo de auto-regula����o, o estudo das representa����es da doen��a permite predizer os comportamentos dos doentes face a esta patologia. O objectivo do estudo �� verificar a exist��ncia de rela����o entre a forma como os diab��ticos tipo 2 percepcionam a sua doen��a, de acordo com o modelo de auto-regula����o de Leventhal e colaboradores, e a ades��o ��s actividades de auto-cuidado da diabetes. Consiste num estudo observacional, descritivo, anal��tico, do tipo transversal, a desenvolver em Cuidados de Sa��de Prim��rios. A amostra �� constitu��da por 339 indiv��duos diab��ticos, de ambos os sexos, com idade igual ou superior a 20 anos e com diagn��stico de diabetes tipo 2 h�� mais de 6 meses. Trata-se de uma amostra probabil��stica, aleat��ria simples, seleccionada numa Unidade de Sa��de Familiar (USF). A recolha de dados �� realizada atrav��s do preenchimento de uma ficha de caracteriza����o socio-demogr��fica e cl��nica, a partir do processo cl��nico electr��nico, e atrav��s da aplica����o de dois question��rios de auto-preenchimento. Os resultados s��o analisados atrav��s do Statistical Program for Social Sciences (SPSS) ��� vers��o 17.0.

Program Catapultas: Education for development in Bairro Padre Cruz

A Work Project, presented as part of the requirements for the Award of a Masters Degree in Economics from the NOVA ��� School of Business and Economics

How to sell successfully a perfume in the non-selective market?

A Work Project, presented as part of the requirements for the Award of a Masters Degree in Management from the NOVA ��� School of Business and Economics