O Balanced Scorecard como instrumento de gestão estratégica: sua aplicabilidade no Instituto de Gestão Financeira da Segurança Social, I.P.

Mestrado em Contabilidade e Gestão das Instituições Financeiras

Atas do VI Encontro do CIED – I Encontro Internacional em estudos educacionais. avaliação: desafios e riscos

Esta publicação contém as comunicações apresentadas no VI Encontro do CIED – I Encontro Internacional em Estudos Educacionais. Avaliação: Desafios e Riscos, nos dias 15 e 16 de novembro de 2013, na Escola Superior de Educação de Lisboa, Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, organizado pelo CIED, com o apoio da Escola Superior de Educação de Lisboa.

Beliefs and attitudes about endemic dental fluorosis among adolescents in rural Brazil

OBJECTIVE: To understand beliefs and attitudes about fluorosis among young people living in a rural area. METHODOLOGICAL PROCEDURES: Qualitative study consisting of semi-structured interviews with 23 adolescents with dental fluorosis, 14 teachers and three health authorities in the city of São Francisco, Southeastern Brazil, in 2002. Content analysis and social representation theory were applied. ANALYSIS OF RESULTS: The organoleptic characteristics of carbonates that affect groundwater (salty flavor, whitish coloration, and turbidity) associated with negative aspects of household use of this water are considered a cause of mottled enamel. Even after contact with researchers who investigated this phenomenon and helped find a solution for this condition, the local population is still unwilling to accept fluoride as the cause of the problem and does not fully agree to use water from other sources because they are afraid of the quality of water. CONCLUSIONS: Misperceptions of the causes of dental fluorosis and water treatment costs compromise the implementation of uncontaminated surface water supplies. Health education strategies are required in parallel with solutions for securing water supply in drought-ravaged areas.

Prevalence and correlates of physical activity among adolescents from Southern Brazil

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence and identify correlates of physical activity among adolescents. METHODS: Cross-sectional study nested within a cohort of 4,325 subjects from the city of Pelotas, Southern Brazil, aged 14-15 years in 2008. Physical activity was analyzed using three different approaches: (1) prevalence of any leisure-time physical activity; (2) prevalence of any active commuting to school; and (3) prevalence of engaging in at least 300 minutes per week of both (1) and (2) combined. Independent variables included sociodemographic, behavioral, social, and biological characteristics, and number of different leisure-time physical activites practiced. Statistical analyses were carried out using Poisson regression. RESULTS: The proportion of adolescents involved in any type of leisure-time physical activity was 75.6%, while 73.4% displayed some form of active commuting to school. Prevalence of total physical activity score (> 300 min/week) was 48.2%, being greater among boys (62.6%) than among girls (34.5%). Furthermore, prevalence increased along with the number of physical activity modalities practiced (p<0.001). Factors associated with greater physical activity (leisure + commuting) at the recommended levels were: nonwhite skin color, having failed at school, and playing videogames. Lower socioeconomic status, more time spent on the computer, and parental physical activity were associated with the outcome only among girls. CONCLUSIONS: Less than half the adolescents reached recommended levels of physical activity, and this proportion tended to decrease among subjects with higher socioeconomic level. Associated factors were different for leisure-time and commuting. Engaging in a wide variety of physical activities should be encouraged already during childhood.

Voltammetric oxidation of drugs of abuse I. Morphine and metabolites

A detailed study of the electrochemical oxidative behavior of morphine in aqueous solution is reported. Through the synthesis of several metabolites and derivatives, pseudomorphine, morphine N-oxide, normorphine, dihydromorphine and 2-(N,N-dimethylaminomethyl)morphine, and their voltammetric study it was possible to identify the oxidation peaks for morphine. The anodic waves are related with the oxidation of phenolic and tertiary amine groups. It is also possible to verify that a poorly defined peak observable during morphine oxidation is not a consequence of further oxidation of pseudomorphine but due to formation of a dimer during phenolic group oxidation. The results obtained and especially those regarding the formation of a new polymer based on a C O coupling could be useful for clarifying the discoloration phenomenon occurring during storage of morphine solutions as well as leading to a better understanding of its oxidative metabolic pathways.

Soil remediation time to achieve clean-up goals I: influence of soil water content

The current models are not simple enough to allow a quick estimation of the remediation time. This work reports the development of an easy and relatively rapid procedure for the forecasting of the remediation time using vapour extraction. Sandy soils contaminated with cyclohexane and prepared with different water contents were studied. The remediation times estimated through the mathematical fitting of experimental results were compared with those of real soils. The main objectives were: (i) to predict, through a simple mathematical fitting, the remediation time of soils with water contents different from those used in the experiments; (ii) to analyse the influence of soil water content on the: (ii1) remediation time; (ii2) remediation efficiency; and (ii3) distribution of contaminants in the different phases present into the soil matrix after the remediation process. For sandy soils with negligible contents of clay and natural organic matter, artificially contaminated with cyclohexane before vapour extraction, it was concluded that (i) if the soil water content belonged to the range considered in the experiments with the prepared soils, then the remediation time of real soils of similar characteristics could be successfully predicted, with relative differences not higher than 10%, through a simple mathematical fitting of experimental results; (ii) increasing soil water content from 0% to 6% had the following consequences: (ii1) increased remediation time (1.8–4.9 h, respectively); (ii2) decreased remediation efficiency (99–97%, respectively); and (ii3) decreased the amount of contaminant adsorbed onto the soil and in the non-aqueous liquid phase, thus increasing the amount of contaminant in the aqueous and gaseous phases.

Particularidades do ensino do canto a adolescentes no contexto da Escola de Música do Conservatório Nacional: relatório de estágio

Resumo I - O presente Relatório de Estágio foi elaborado no âmbito da Unidade Curricular (UC) de Estágio do Ensino Especializado (EEE) do Mestrado em Ensino da Música da Escola Superior de Música de Lisboa, ramo de especialização em Canto. Incide sobre a Prática Pedagógica desenvolvida com três alunos de Canto da Escola de Música do Conservatório Nacional (EMCN), no ano letivo de 2012/2013, em diferentes níveis de desenvolvimento vocal, adolescentes, ou tendo saído há pouco tempo da adolescência. Nesta secção, encontram-se enumeradas as principais linhas pedagógicas seguidas, assim como os principais motivos das opções tomadas. Descreve-se também a forma como foi organizado e planeado o trabalho técnico e musical desenvolvido com os alunos, adequado à fase de desenvolvimento físico e vocal de cada um, além do conjunto de atividades escolares realizadas, as quais tiveram como finalidade promover o seu desenvolvimento artístico.

Diane Arbus: the wonderful wizard of odds or the poetics of the i (eye)

Diane Arbus‘ photographs are mainly about difference. Most of the time she is trying ‗[…] to suppress, or at least reduce, moral and sensory queasiness‘ (Sontag 1977: 40) in order to represent a world where the subject of the photograph is not merely the ‗other‘ but also the I. Her technique does not coax her subjects into natural poses. Instead she encourages them to be strange and awkward. By posing for her, the revelation of the self is identified with what is odd. This paper aims at understanding the geography of difference that, at the same time, is also of resistance, since Diane Arbus reveals what was forcefully hidden by bringing it into light in such a way that it is impossible to ignore. Her photographs display a poetic beauty that is not only of the ‗I‘ but also of the ‗eye‘. The world that is depicted is one in which we are all the same. She ―atomizes‖ reality by separating each element and ‗Instead of showing identity between things which are different […] everybody is shown to look the same.‘ (Sontag 1977: 47). Furthermore, this paper analyses some of Arbus‘ photographs so as to explain this point of view, by trying to argue that between rejecting and reacting against what is standardized she does not forget the geography of the body which is also a geography of the self. While creating a new imagetic topos, where what is trivial becomes divine, she also presents the frailty of others as our own.

Jornalismo político e censura na I Guerra – uma visão comparativa entre os jornais O Mundo e A Lucta

“Se os governantes soubessem a curiosidade que desperta a censura, se pudessem ler as perguntas feitas aos jornais censurados, se avaliassem bem os efeitos da criação deste novo fruto proibido, mandariam para as profundezas do inferno a lei da censura preventiva”, escrevia João Barbosa, a 1 de Maio de 1917, no diário A Lucta. A materialização da censura nas páginas dos jornais diários, por via de intrusivos espaços em branco, de configuração variável, não deixou de constituir uma nova forma de enunciar o “problema” político. Na nossa análise sobre a censura aos jornais A Lucta e o O Mundo, durante a I Guerra Mundial, procuraremos ultrapassar a visão excessivamente redutora dos jornais como sendo meros transmissores de mensagens de um emissor para um recetor, aceitando a proposta de M. Schudson:“ que o poder dos média está não apenas (e nem sequer primariamente) no seu poder de declarar as coisas como sendo verdadeiras mas no poder de fornecer as formas nas quais as declarações aparecem”. A prática de censura constitui elemento determinante na reconfiguração do campo político republicano.

Food consumption, physical activity and socio-economic status related to BMI, waist circumference and waist-to-height ratio in adolescents

Objective: To examine the association between obesity and food group intakes, physical activity and socio-economic status in adolescents. Design: A cross-sectional study was carried out in 2008. Cole’s cut-off points were used to categorize BMI. Abdominal obesity was defined by a waist circumference at or above the 90th percentile, as well as a waist-to-height ratio at or above 0?500. Diet was evaluated using an FFQ, and the food group consumption was categorized using sex-specific tertiles of each food group amount. Physical activity was assessed via a self-report questionnaire. Socio-economic status was assessed referring to parental education and employment status. Data were analysed separately for girls and boys and the associations among food consumption, physical activity, socio-economic status and BMI, waist circumference and waist-to-height ratio were evaluated using logistic regression analysis, adjusting the results for potential confounders. Setting: Public schools in the Azorean Archipelago, Portugal. Subjects: Adolescents (n 1209) aged 15–18 years. Results: After adjustment, in boys, higher intake of ready-to-eat cereals was a negative predictor while vegetables were a positive predictor of overweight/ obesity and abdominal obesity. Active boys had lower odds of abdominal obesity compared with inactive boys. Boys whose mother showed a low education level had higher odds of abdominal obesity compared with boys whose mother presented a high education level. Concerning girls, higher intake of sweets and pastries was a negative predictor of overweight/obesity and abdominal obesity. Girls in tertile 2 of milk intake had lower odds of abdominal obesity than those in tertile 1. Girls whose father had no relationship with employment displayed higher odds of abdominal obesity compared with girls whose father had high employment status. Conclusions: We have found that different measures of obesity have distinct associations with food group intakes, physical activity and socio-economic status.

Phenotypic impact of deregulated expression of class I histone deacetylases in urothelial cell carcinoma of the bladder

Deregulated expression of histone deacetylases (HDACs) has been implicated in tumorigenesis. Herein, we investigated class I HDACs expression in bladder urothelial cell carcinoma (BUCC), its prognostic value and biological significance. Significantly increased transcript levels of all HDACs were found in BUCC compared to 20 normal mucosas, and these were higher in lower grade and stage tumors. Increased HDAC3 levels were associated with improved patient survival. SiRNA experiments showed decrease cell viability and motility, and increased apoptosis. We concluded that class I HDACs play an important role in bladder carcinogenesis through deregulation of proliferation, migration and apoptosis, constituting putative therapeutic targets

Identidade do jovem rural confrontando com estereótipo de Jeca Tatu: um estudo qualitativo com os jovens da EFA Rei Alberto I

Dissertação de mestrado em Ciências da Educação, na Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa e do Diplôme d' Université François Rabelais de Tours

Relatório de estágio

I (Prática Pedagógica) - O estágio foi realizado na Academia de Música de Almada (AMA) com três alunos de níveis diferentes: Aluno x, Iniciação Musical; Aluna y, 2º grau; e Aluna z, 5º grau. A planificação do trabalho foi feita com a colaboração do professor Vasco Broco e sob a supervisão do professor Pedro Saglimbeni Muñoz, tendo por base o programa da AMA e procurando corresponder às necessidades individuais de cada aluno, bem como respeitar os diferentes ritmos de aprendizagem. Dadas as diferenças de idade e de nível, os objectivos que procurei atingir com cada aluno durante o ano lectivo são naturalmente díspares, bem como a perspectiva de cada um em relação ao próprio instrumento e ao ensino da música. Enquanto que os mais novos encaram a aprendizagem musical como uma actividade meramente recreativa, pelo menos por enquanto, a Aluna z ambiciona fazer uma carreira como instrumentista. Mesmo entre os mais novos há diferenças, pois apesar de o Aluno x ainda estar a frequentar a Iniciação Musical, já iniciou a sua aprendizagem há mais tempo do que a Aluna y, encarando o ensino com mais seriedade. A AMA tem a vantagem de ter um pianista acompanhador disponível para cada dia da semana, o que tornou possível desenvolver um trabalho consistente com os alunos em termos de ensaios e audições. As audições e momentos de avaliação foram marcados em reuniões de Departamento Curricular, à excepção da calendarização das Provas Globais que foi feita em reunião de Conselho Pedagógico. O aproveitamento foi positivo para os três alunos no final do estágio, tendo todos transitado para o nível de ensino seguinte.

Towards a Unified Theory of Health-Disease: I. Health as a complex model-object

Theory building is one of the most crucial challenges faced by basic, clinical and population research, which form the scientific foundations of health practices in contemporary societies. The objective of the study is to propose a Unified Theory of Health-Disease as a conceptual tool for modeling health-disease-care in the light of complexity approaches. With this aim, the epistemological basis of theoretical work in the health field and concepts related to complexity theory as concerned to health problems are discussed. Secondly, the concepts of model-object, multi-planes of occurrence, modes of health and disease-illness-sickness complex are introduced and integrated into a unified theoretical framework. Finally, in the light of recent epistemological developments, the concept of Health-Disease-Care Integrals is updated as a complex reference object fit for modeling health-related processes and phenomena.

Contributions à la Paléontologie du Miocène moyen continental du Bassin du Tage. I - Quelques mollusques - Pero Filho, Póvoa de Santarém, Sítio do Mirante

Some land and freshwater mollusks (Gastropoda, Pelecypoda) from three middle Miocene localities: Pêro Filho, Póvoa de Santarém, Sítio do Mirante, all in Ribatejo province, Portugal, are summarily studied. On a systematical viewpoint it has been shown (see also Tableau): - the presence of the genus Janulus, whose species only survive now at Madeira and Canary's islands; - the presence of "Helix" cotteri that may indeed belong in the genus Megalotachea, common in western Europe since "Helvetian" to Messinian times; - Limax, Testacella, Acroloxus and Pseudamnicola are quoted for the first time in portuguese tertiary formations; Ferrisia has been identified for the first time in Iberian Peninsule; - the presence of other forms previously quoted by ANTUNES & ZBYSZEWSKI (1973), is confirmed: Bithynia, Theodoxus, Pisidium. Such faunules are compatible with a middle Miocene age. On a paleobiogeographical viewpoint, some forms suggest mediterranean affinities. Fossil associations do correspond ecologically to either palustrine or stagnant, calm and shallow water conditions (Sítio do Mirante, and essentially also Póvoa de Santarém), or to fluviatile conditions (Pêro Filho).