Possibilidades de reabilitação urbana em bairros sociais: estudo de caso: Bairro Social de Santa Tecla, Braga

Dissertação de mestrado integrado em Engenharia Civil

Hybrid hypervisor partially deployed on FPGA

Tese de Doutoramento em Engenharia Eletrónica e Computadores.

Análise estrutural e dimensionamento de estruturas de membrana

Dissertação de mestrado integrado em Engenharia Civil

Mobilidade geográfica dos trabalhadores e implicações processuais

Dissertação de mestrado em Direito Judiciário

Os efeitos do processo de insolvência nas relações patrimoniais entre os cônjuges

Dissertação de mestrado em Direito Judiciário

Contributo para o estudo da tutela do promitente - comprador

Dissertação de mestrado em Direito Judiciário

The state of art of biological processes in paternal care

This review of the state of art aimed to present the most recent data on neuronal, neurochemical, hormonal and genetic bases of paternal care using MEDLINE and PsycInfo databases (1970-2013). An integrated model of biological substrates that assist men in the transition to fatherhood is presented. Guided by a genetic background, hypothalamic-midbrain-limbic-paralimbic-cortical circuits were found to be activated in fathers when infant stimuli are presented. A set of specifi c neuropeptides and steroid hormones are produced and seem to be related to brain activation, potentiating the paternal phenotype. Together, genetic, brain and hormonal processes suggest the existence of biological bases of paternal care in humans, activated and enhanced by infant stimuli and responsive to variations in the father-infant relationship.

Breastfeeding and postpartum depression: state of the art review

Objective: To review the literature on the association between breastfeeding and postpartum depression. Sources: A review of literature found on MEDLINE/ PubMed database. Summary of findings: The literature consistently shows that breastfeeding provides a wide range of benefits for both the child and the mother. The psychological benefits for the mother are still in need of further research. Some studies point out that pregnancy depression is one of the factors that may contribute to breastfeeding failure. Others studies also suggest an association between breastfeeding and postpartum depression; the direction of this association is still unclear. Breastfeeding can promote hormonal processes that protect mothers against postpartum depression by attenuating cortisol response to stress. It can also reduce the risk of postpartum depression, by helping the regulation of sleep and wake patterns for mother and child, improving mother’s self efficacy and her emotional involvement with the child, reducing the child’s temperamental difficulties, and promoting a better interaction between mother and child. Conclusions: Studies demonstrate that breastfeeding can protect mothers from postpartum depression, and are starting to clarify which biological and psychological processes may explain this protection. However, there are still equivocal results in the literature that may be explained by the methodological limitations presented by some studies.

Development of composite auxetic structures for civil engineering applications

Tese de Doutoramento em Engenharia Têxtil

O planeamento civil de emergência no novo paradigma da segurança

Dissertação de Mestrado em Estratégia

Entte o estado e a sociedade civil organizada: avaliação do projeto "Olhares da Kova" na perspetiva das políticas públicas territorializadas

Dissertação de Mestrado em Gestão e Políticas Públicas

La responsabilidad civil del Estado: tendencias actuales y herramientas a fin de garantizar una reparación plena

En base a la selección y estudio de la legislación, doctrina y jurisprudencia locales y nacionales, se determinará el estado actual relativo a la responsabilidad civil del estado, a fin de establecer si en este contexto se brinda adecuada satisfacción al derecho constitucional a la reparación plena de los daños sufridos por los particulares. A esos efectos, se realizará un test de reparabilidad plena, resultante de verificar si en general las decisiones jurisdiccionales rechazan o tienden a rechazar demandas de daños contra el estado siendo que (1) serían admitidas en caso de que el causante del daño fuera un particular (no estatal); (2) de acuerdo a criterios doctrinarios (cualitativos), ese rechazo de demandas es contrario al principio de reparación plena. Se elaborará un informe final sobre el tema y, en caso de resultar que no se satisface plenamente el derecho a la reparación plena, se desarrollarán propuestas hermenéuticas (dirigidas a la doctrina y la jurisprudencia) y eventualmente proyectos de reforma legislativa, que tiendan a maximizar la satisfacción de ese derecho