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How to Manage a Sustainable Supply Chain Based on a Collaborative Management Mo...
Rolo, Ana; Saraiva, Margarida; Nogueiro, Teresa; Alves, RuiEffective supply chain management is crucial to business sustainability and will only be possible based on environmental concerns and adopting agile and resilient practices to adapt to the unstable environment. The main objective of this study is to examine how companies choose supply chain structure based on collaborative relationships, to pursuit global strategies, now that competition stopped occurring betwe...
The SERVQUAL instrument to measure service quality in higher education – A case...
Rolo, Ana; Alves, Rui; Saraiva, Margarida; Leandro, GraciethStudents and employers, are the "clients" of Higher Education Institutions (HEI), so it is important to obtain their feedback on the quality of HEI and the courses they attend. This article aims to listen to students' opinion as "clients" of higher education, based on their expectations and perceptions, to measure the quality of the service of HEI. The results from empirical research were presented on the measu...
A Comparative Study of Service Quality in Portuguese and Angolan Higher Educati...
Rolo, Ana; Saraiva, Margarida; Leandro, Gracieth; Nogueiro, Teresa; Alves, RuiQuality in education is a passionate topic, which is reflected in the educational levels of a society. Many studies consider students as stakeholders, however, families, employers and society, in general, can also be considered stakeholders in this educational process. This article addresses the issue from an international perspective, that results from a collaborative work carried out by Portuguese and Angolan...
Successful management of a fetal mediastinal teratoma − Case report
Castro de Carvalho, Carolina; Ferreira, Leonor; Caetano, Paula; Cabrita Carneiro, Rita; Alves, Rui; Bernardo, Ana; Cohen, ÁlvaroFetal mediastinal teratomas are rare tumors that can cause prenatal hydrops and respiratory distress during the neonatal period. Given their rarity and potential for serious complications, these cases require management by a multidisciplinary team of experts, ideally within a specialized referral center. The authors describe the case of a primigravida with a fetal mediastinal teratoma who was managed expectantl...
C3 Glomerulonephritis: From Diagnosis to Management in a Unique Patient Case
Castro, Pedro; Oliveira, Nuno; Alves, RuiC3 glomerulopathies (C3G) are ultra -rare diseases driven by dysregulation of the alternative pathway in the complement system, leading to glomerular C3 deposition and inflammation. C3G includes dense deposit disease (DDD) and C3 glomerulonephritis (C3GN), both associated with progression to end -stage renal disease (ESRD). This report presents a C3GN case, highlighting diagnostic and therapeutic complexities. ...
The Renal and Systemic Impact of Rituximabin Patients with Refractory Systemic ...
Almiro e Castro, Pedro; Oliveira, Nuno Afonso; Pinto, Helena; Alves, RuiLupus nephritis (LN), a severe complication of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), worsens the renal and vital prognosis for up to 50% of SLE patients. Standard treatment involves corticosteroids with cyclophosphamide (CyP) or mycophenolate mofetil (MMF), yet the refractory nature of some cases necessitates alternative therapies. Rituximab (RTX), an anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody, has shown potential in SLE by t...
Calciphylaxis in Pre‑dialysis Chronic Kidney Disease: Case Report
Ferreira, André; Calado, Rebeca; Cardoso, José Carlos; Galvão, Ana; Alves, RuiCalciphylaxis is a rare life‑threatening vasculopathy resulting from calcium deposition in the arteriolar microvasculature of the deep dermis and subcutaneous adipose tissue, mainly occurring in end‑stage kidney disease (ESKD) treated with maintenance dialysis. Calciphylaxis in patients without ESKD is even rarer, which makes the diagnosis of calciphylaxis challenging in this population. In patients with any st...
The role of Higher Education Institutions in fostering entrepreneurship and reg...
Fernandes, Sónia; Batista, Ângelo; Ossmane, Elis; Santos, Hortense; Carvalho, Luísa; Mares, Pedro; Alves, RuiThis study explores stakeholder perceptions of the role of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in fostering entrepreneurship, knowledge transfer, and regional collaboration in two distinct European regions: Setubal (Portugal) and Vidzeme (Latvia). Using a quantitative, descriptive, and comparative methodology, data was collected through a structured questionnaire targeting academic and regional stakeholders. T...
HaaS - a platform for password cracking in distributed heterogeneous systems
Lima, Carlos; Alves, Rui; Rufino, JoséTraditional passwords and respective cryptographic hashes are still widely used for user authentication. Breaking these hashes, to recover the original passwords, may be necessary for a variety of legitimate reasons. Hashcat, a widely used password auditing tool, is able to exploit the parallel processing power of many GPUs to accelerate the breaking of cryptographic hashes. Moreover, there are already ways of ...
Custos e consequências da doença renal crónica em pessoas com diabetes em Portu...
Borges, Margarida; Almeida, Edgar; Alves, Rui; Ascenção, Raquel; Vieira, Miguel Bigotte; Bulhosa, Carolina; Costa, João; Duarte, Gonçalo S.Introdução: A doença renal crónica é a doença crónica com maior crescimento de prevalência, e uma das maiores causas de mortalidade global de acordo com o Global Burden of Disease Collaboration. O presente estudo teve como objetivo projetar a evolução desta doença em pessoas com diabetes, de modo a quantificar os custos e consequências no contexto português. Tal foi conseguido através do desenvolvimento e param...