Basel III: The impact of an increase in regulation in a recession framework

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

Elaboração de um manual de fabrico de cones

O cone de bolacha é um produto alimentar muito consumido, pois está associado ao gelado, que é um produto de muito sucesso. O cone de bolacha é o resultado de uma mistura de ingredientes (farinha de trigo, açúcar, lecitina de soja, amido de batata, caramelo, água e sal) que é homogeneizada e cozida. O seu fabrico percorre vários processos de produção, que vão desde a formulação da receita, até ao armazenamento do produto e à sua transferência para a Fábrica de Gelados da Olá, para a produção do gelado Cornetto. Como a garantia da qualidade dos produtos alimentares, e deste em particular, é de uma extrema importância, torna-se relevante o estudo de todos os seus mecanismos de fabrico, e dos parâmetros de controlo indispensáveis para o êxito do produto, e para a segurança do consumidor. Para garantir a manutenção da qualidade são apresentadas ferramentas de TPM. O objetivo principal desta Dissertação é apresentar um Manual de fabrico de Cones de Bolacha. Para a sua elaboração focaram-se não só as áreas de produção e de tecnologia, mas também as áreas de gestão, de qualidade e segurança alimentar. O estudo subjacente a este trabalho, realizou-se na nova Fábrica de Cones da Olá, situada em Santa Iria da Azóia.

Recuperação de informação multimédia em memórias pessoais

Dissertação apresentada para a obtenção do Grau de Doutor em Informática pela Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia

Dissecting neuronal development deficits by inflammation: from morphology to cytoskeleton dynamics

Dissertação para obtenção do Grau de Mestre em Genética Molecular e Biomedicina

Uso estratégico da informação: uma abordagem larga e conceptual

Neste artigo percorrem-se símbolos, conceitos, percepções e ícones que o Mundo e Visão do Mundo permutam através do homem enquanto observador qualificado. O autor defende o limiar de uma nova interpretação da realidade e do conhecimento profundamente transformados pela revolução informática. Compara-a às mudanças da Renascença, aborda a sua importância no dia-a-dia, nas empresas, na cultura.

Analysis of mental health service financial models with a particular emphasis of Ireland

ABSTRACT: Financing is a critical factor in ensuring the optimal development and delivery of a mental health system. The primary method of financing worldwide is tax-based. However many low income countries depend on out-of-pocket payments. There is a report on Irish Health Care funding but none that deals exclusively with mental health care. This paper analyses the various financial models that exist globally with respect to financing the mental health sector, examines the impact of various models on service users, especially in terms of relative ‘financial burden’ and provides a more detailed examination of the current mental health funding situation in Ireland After extensive internet and hardcopy research on the above topics, the findings were analysed and a number of recommendations were reached. Mental health service should be free at the point of delivery to achieve universal coverage. Government tax-based funding or mandatory social insurance with government top-ups, as required, appears the optimal option, although there is no one funding system applicable everywhere. Out-of-pocket funding can create a crippling financial burden for service users. It is important to employ improved revenue collection systems, eliminate waste, provide equitable resource distribution, ring fence mental health funding and cap the number of visits, where necessary. Political, economic, social and cultural factors play a role in funding decisions and this can be clearly seen in the context of the current economic recession in Ireland. Only 33% of the Irish population has access to free public health care and the number health insurance policy holders has dramatically declined, resulting in increased out-of-pocket payments. This approach risks negatively impacting on the social determinants of health, increasing health inequalities and negatively affecting economic productivity. It is therefore important the Irish government examines other options to provide funding for mental health services.

Information Society in Croatia, Landsc@pes of Knowledge for Development

Sabbatical Studies Report

Hospital Efficiency: Directed internship: Deloitte & NOVA SBE

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

(Re)Financing in a capital intensive industry during economic crises

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

Entities delaying payments in times of crisis and its impact on profitability

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

Fiscal multipliers in Portugal using a threshold approach

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

The crisis and the firm: The case of h3

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

Educação e Ideologia Portugal, pátria de heróis: a figura histórica em contexto educativo (1926-1974﴿

Tese de Doutoramento em História Especialidade de História Contemporânea

Mota-Engil new prospects of growth: Overcoming the financial crisis

The 2008 global financial crisis caused the collapse of business key sectors, declines in consumer wealth and a fall in economic activity resulting in a global recession. In some European countries, the 2008 crisis contributed to a sovereign-debt crisis which had a strong impact in Southern European countries. The construction sector was particularly affected, with budget cuts disturbing public investment and no financing available for private constructors. This report intends to explain how Mota-Engil, faced this situation of low growth, and which strategies were adopted by the management to overcome the difficult economic conjecture, mainly in its domestic market: Portugal. The report is organized as a case-study. The first part, the case narrative, is subdivided into 6 parts, and the second part is the teaching note. The teaching note is constituted by the four questions and their respective responses.

Mental health and the crisis: Evidence from share

Mental health constitutes a significant share of the global burden of disease. It is shaped to a great extent by socioeconomic factors and is vulnerable to external shocks. The recent financial crisis brought about stressors prone to trigger and aggravate mental illnesses. This project presents a micro analysis of the effect of the economic crisis on mental health in eleven European countries, through the estimation of individual health production functions accounting for socioeconomic controls and macroeconomic indicators. We find that mental health has deteriorated since 2007, even though the development of depression episodes is unchanged. Additionally, his variation can be partially attributed to economic recession and budgetary cuts in health spending.