Origin and evolution of Upper Triassic to Miocene clay-mineral associations from the eastern Algarve of Portugal

XRD-analyses of pelitic deposits of Upper Jurassic to Miocene age occuring in the eastern Algarve (Portugal), give evidence of the occurrence of detrital clay minerals of continental origin as well as of conspicuous neoformations of marine provenance. The vertical succession of clay-mineral associations indicates the existence of three distinctive evolutionary cycles which are thought to reflect tectonically controlled transgressive-regressive events.

Patterns of Associational Life in Western Europe, 1800-2000

Thesis submitted for assessment with a view to obtaining the degree of Doctor of Political and Social Science of the European University Institute

Assessing organizations collaboration readiness: a behavioral approach

Dissertation presented at the Faculty of Sciences and Technology of the New University of Lisbon to obtain the degree of Doctor in Electrical Engineering, specialty of Robotics and Integrated Manufacturing

Learning to manage in knowledge-based organizations: the role of learning logs or portfolios

Paper presented at the 8th European Conference on Knowledge Management, Barcelona, 6-7 Sep. 2008 URL: http://www.academic-conferences.org/eckm/eckm2007/eckm07-home.htm

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

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

Environmental pressures and impacts of public sector organizations: the case of the Portuguese Military

Progress in Industrial Ecology, An International Journal, n�� 4(5), p. 363-381

Speed and rhythm in organizations: How do different generations cope with speed and rhythm at work?

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

Identity dynamics in non-profit organizations: Ideological and methodological identity orientations

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

Leader succession: The impact of leaders��� background characteristics on organizations��� performance

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

Sudden sensorineural hearing loss : evaluation of co-morbidities and potential clinical associations

RESUMO: A surdez s��bita (SS) caracteriza-se por uma perda abrupta de audi����o, mais frequentemente unilateral e associada a sensa����o de preenchimento aural, acufenos e vertigem. Afecta 5-20/100.000pessoas/ano (sobretudo adultos em fase activa na d��cada de 40), com grande impacto na qualidade de vida. Poss��veis causas incluem doen��as infecciosas, circulat��rias, traum��ticas, imunol��gicas, neopl��sicas, neurol��gicas, t��xicas e cocleares. No entanto, a causa da SS permanece desconhecida na maioria dos casos (80%), o que origina tratamentos controversos e frequentemente ineficientes. Os tratamentos dispon��veis variam desde corticoster��ides a antivirais, vasodilatadores, anti-agregantes, anticoagulantes, vitaminas e oxig��nio hiperb��rico (OHB). Atendendo a falta de informa����o relativa �� etiologia e fisiopatologia da SS, pretendemos avaliar a evolu����o cl��nica dos doentes com SS tratados com OHB no Centro de Medicina Subaqu��tica e Hiperb��rica (CMSH) de Lisboa entre 2000 e 2005, durante um per��odo m��nimo de 5 anos, na tentativa de identificar eventuais factores de risco ou noxas cl��nicas com a SS. O estudo retrospectivo proposto baseia-se na revis��o de processos cl��nicos do CMSH e na aplica����o telef��nica de question��rios m��dicos de ���follow-up��� confidenciais ��� tanto a doentes (grupo de estudo), como aos respectivos esposos/companheiros/membros pr��ximos da fam��lia (grupo de controlo) ���, com particular ��nfase nos antecedentes m��dicos e hist��ria cl��nica actual. Um estudo preliminar de 20 pessoas (10 doentes e 10 controlos) foi efectuado para antecipar dificuldades e estimar as necessidades log��sticas. As dificuldades identificadas foram: 1) selec����o dos doentes com n��meros de telefone v��lidos e processos cl��nicos completos (com audiograma inicial e final); 2) contacto telef��nico com os participantes de ambos os grupos (de estudo e controlo); 3) recursos humanos requeridos. Dado que a SS n��o �� uma doen��a em si, mas um sintoma de uma doen��a subjacente, acreditamos que este estudo epidemiol��gico seja importante e ��til, capaz de gerar novas luzes sobre a fisiopatologia e mecanismos desta entidade cl��nica.-------------ABSTRACT:Sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSHL) is characterized by abrupt, mostly unilateral loss of hearing, frequently associated to aural fullness, tinnitus and vertigo. It affects 5-20/100.000 people/year (particularly working adults in the 40ths), with huge impact on quality of life. Possible causes include infectious, circulatory, traumatic, immunologic, metabolic, neoplastic, neurologic, toxic and unidentified cochlear diseases. Nevertheless, SSHL���s etiology remains unknown in most cases (80%), giving rise to controversial (and frequently ineffective) treatments. Available therapies range from corticosteroids to antivirals, vasodilators, antiaggregants, anticoagulants, vitamins and hyperbaric oxygen (HBO). Given the lack of data concerning SSHL���s etiology and physiopathology, we intend to evaluate clinical evolution of such patients treated with HBO in the Underwater and Hyperbaric Medical Center (UHMC) at Lisbon from 2000 to 2005 during a minimum period of 5 years, in an attempt to identify eventual risk factors or clinical associations to SSHL. The intended retrospective study is based on the review of patients��� medical charts from UHMC and confidential follow-up questionnaires applied telephonically both to patients (study group) and patients��� spouse/partner/close family member (control group), focusing past and present medical history. A preliminary study of 20 subjects (10 of each group) was performed to anticipate difficulties and to estimate the required logistics. The identified difficulties were: 1) selection of subjects with valid phone numbers and complete medical charts (with initial and final audiograms); 2) telephonic contact with subjects from the study and control group; 3) human logistics required. As it is believed that SSHL is not a disease by itself but rather a symptom of an underlying disease, we believe that this epidemiologic study is important and will hopefully generate sound scientific knowledge concerning physiopathology and mechanism of disease of SSHL.

Attitude change in arbitrarily large organizations

The alignment of collective goals and individual behavior has been extensively studied by economists under a principal-agent framework. Two main solutions have been presented: explicit incentive contracts and monitoring. These solutions correspond to changes in the objective situation faced by individuals. However, an extensive literature in social psychology provides evidence that behavior is influenced, not only by situational constraints, but also by attitudes. Therefore, an important aspect of organization is to choose the structures and procedures that best contribute to the dissemination of the desired attitudes throughout the organization. This paper studies how the initial configuration of attitudes and the size of the organization affect the optimal organizational structure and the timing of information flows when the objective is to align the members' attitudes. We identify and characterize three factors that affect the optimal organizational structures and procedures and the degree of alignment of attitudes: (1) clustering effects; (2) member cross-influence effects; and (3) leader cross-influence effects.

Local Development Initiatives: the case of S��o Paulo and ABCD Municipalities

MARQUES, B.P. (2008) ���Local Development Initiatives: the case of S��o Paulo and ABCD Municipalities���, in Actas do 14.�� Congresso da APDR, Tomar, pp. 253-279, ISBN 978-972-98803-9-1.

Market expansion and the co-opetition of criminal organizations in Italy

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

Psychological contract in non-governmental organizations

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

Positive self-image and incentives in organizations

This paper investigates the implications of individuals��� mistaken beliefs of their abilities on incentives in organizations using the principal-agent model of moral hazard. The paper shows that if effort is observable, then an agent���s mistaken beliefs about own ability are always favorable to the principal. However, if effort is unobservable, then an agent���s mistaken beliefs about own ability can be either favorable or unfavorable to the principal. The paper provides conditions under which an agent���s over estimation about own ability is favorable to the principal when effort is unobservable. Finally, the paper shows that workers��� mistaken beliefs about their coworkers��� abilities make interdependent incentive schemes more attractive to firms than individualistic incentive schemes.