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Predictors of higher education dropout intention in the post-pandemic era : The...
GONZALEZ, BARBARA ISABEL DINIZ; MENDES, TERESA PAULA GAMEIRO POMPEU; Pinto, Ricardo José Martins; Correia, Sónia Vladimira; Albuquerque, SaraIntroduction The phenomenon of dropout in higher education needs the acknowledging of its multi-domain complexity. In the post-pandemic era, exhaustion may be a relevant feature affecting students. This cross-sectional study aimed primarily to test a predictive model of five domains of variables (background, academic, social, psychological, and economic) on dropout intention, in a relation mediated by academic ...
Public and Private University Students : a comparative analysis of sociodemogra...
MENDES, TERESA PAULA GAMEIRO POMPEU; Albuquerque, Sara; Correia, Sónia Vladimira; Paulino, Ana Paula Oliveira; GONZALEZ, BARBARA ISABEL DINIZThe Covid-19 pandemic has had a vast impact on society, particularly in the higher education (HE) context, with online classes and social isolation recommendations. While much of the post-pandemic research on this topic does not distinguish between public and private institutions or focuses mainly on public institutions, exploring students' realities (similarities and differences) in public and private universi...
When being at university (also) means leaving home : Can family support make a ...
MENDES, TERESA PAULA GAMEIRO POMPEU; GONZALEZ, BARBARA ISABEL DINIZ; Albuquerque, Sara; Correia, Sónia Vladimira; Paulino, Ana Paula OliveiraDropout is a major concern in higher education (HE) across countries, with long-lasting consequences. Previous research has shown that undergraduate students living away from home may be at higher risk of dropping out of HE, comparatively to those that keep living with their families, but results have been inconsistent. Moving away from home, living and studying independently are major steps for young people. W...
Bereavement support guidelines for caregivers in palliative care: A scoping review
Coelho, Alexandra; Albuquerque, Sara; Neto, David DiasPalliative care teams’ support practices for bereavement vary substantially. Clinical guidelines are needed to promote concerted, evidence-based intervention. The goal of the present study is to identify and synthesize the principles and clinical guidelines that ensure best practices in bereavement support for family caregivers accompanied in palliative care. A scoping review was conducted based on a systematic...
Effectiveness of empower-grief for relatives of palliative care patients: Proto...
Neto, David Dias; Coelho, Alexandra; Albuquerque, Sara; Silva, Ana Nunes daBackground: Grief reactions of relatives of palliative care patients are seldom addressed. Most interventions focus on Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD) and not on its prevention. This is particularly relevant in palliative care, in which death is the result of a difficult period of a terminal illness, making caregivers particularly vulnerable to psychological distress. The purpose of the present exploratory trial...
Glimpses of the colonial collections at the 1862 London Exhibition: The case of...
Albuquerque, Sara; Salgueiro, ÂngelaThe 1862 London Exhibition “was a symbol of mid-Victorian aspira tion” with a clear image of Britain’s ambition and its empire. These exhibitions were opportunities for other empires, such as the Portuguese, to assert and highlight the potential of their colonies. The case of the Portuguese representation during the nineteenth century in world exhibitions has been examined; however, the display of colonial prod...
Straw embroideries in Azores (Portugal)
Carvalho, Luis; Fernandes, Francisca; Nozes, Paula; Albuquerque, Sara; Nunes, FátimaWheat or rye straw embroideries , typical of the island of Faial (Azores), are the ultimate representatives of a European craft very popular in the XIX century. Our investigation into the cultural use of plants in the Azores presents some examples of straw embroideries and information on the raw materials of plant origin used by the last embroideresses who keep this tradition alive; The authors express their gr...
Fig tree (Ficus carica L.) art in the Azores (Portugal)
Carvalho, Luis; Fernandes, Francisca; Nozes, Paula; Figueira, Ana Paula; Nunes, Fátima; Albuquerque, SaraThe art made with white heartwood slices obtained from the young branches of the fig tree (Ficus carica L.) is found only in the Azores (Portugal). It probably began in the convents of nuns, during the XVII century, and soon after the secularization of these institutions continued to be done by artisans. This exquisite traditional art produces light and delicate pieces, and it is now kept by few artisans.
Albuquerque, Sara. Book Review, “Robyn d'Avignon. A Ritual Geology: Gold and Su...
Albuquerque, SaraRobyn d’Avignon, a scholar with broad interests in the history of natural resource governance and scientific research, has written a pathbreaking book that will be of interest not only to an academic audience but also to a broader public one. A Ritual Geology: Gold and Subterranean Knowledge in West Africa is an impressive piece of scholarship that provides readers with a refreshing approach to African historie...
RIEDL-DORN, Christa. Johann Baptist Emanuel Pohl: an Austrian naturalist in Bra...
Antunes, Anderson; Albuquerque, SaraA recensão de Anderson Antunes e Sara Albuquerque analisa a obra Johann Baptist Emanuel Pohl: an Austrian naturalist in Brazil (2023), de Christa Riedl-Dorn, que recupera a trajetória do naturalista austríaco Johann Baptist Emanuel Pohl (1782–1834). Embora integrante da expedição austríaco-bávara enviada ao Brasil em 1817, Pohl permaneceu por muito tempo na sombra de viajantes mais célebres como Spix, Martius e...