Safety culture (SC) can play a key role in workers’ health and well-being, as well as in organizational performance. The literature has demonstrated a positive relationship between SC and organizational indicators such as safety performance. However, there is still a need to understand the impact of contextual factors and to identify strategies that promote employee well-being and organizational effectiveness. ...
A literacia em saúde está intimamente ligada à capacitação e à promoção da saúde, por forma a promover uma boa saúde. Níveis inadequados de literacia em saúde podem ter consequências significativas tanto a nível individual como coletivo, contribuindo para disparidades na saúde e influenciando a gestão de recursos e ganhos em saúde. No panorama português, verifica-se uma maior proporção de inadequação de literac...
Blended intensive programs (BIP) in higher education combine short-term mobility with online collaboration (BIP, 2024) to foster innovative learning and teaching methods. These initiatives facilitate joint curricular development for students, academics, and staff in Higher Education Institutions (HEI) and empower students to create innovative solutions for global health issues. Eight institutions from six count...
The western-European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) is an insectivore with a wide distribution in Portugal and a potential tool for biomonitoring relevant One Health hazards, including heavy metal(loid)s’ pollution. The aim of this study was to positively contribute to the current knowledge about the metal(loid) pollution in Portugal. Forty-six hedgehogs (from rescue centres; with known provenance) were necrops...
O desemprego jovem é um dos maiores desafios sociais e económicos a nível global. Segundo a Organização Internacional do Trabalho (OIT), a taxa de desemprego entre jovens (pessoas entre 15 e 24 anos) é significativamente superior à taxa de desemprego em outras faixas etárias. Esta situação levanta questões críticas sobre o futuro da força de trabalho e o impacto na economia global. Este fenómeno resulta de uma ...
Os horários de trabalho por turnos e os horários noturnos podem desencadear diversas consequências para os trabalhadores, as suas famílias e as organizações. Por exemplo, a nível da vida familiar e social, a literatura (e.g., Bolino et al., 2021; Zhao et al., 2021) tem encontrado uma associação positiva entre a laboração nestas modalidades horárias e o conflito trabalho-família. De facto, autores como Grosswald...
Philaenus spumarius (Linnaeus, 1758) (Hemiptera, Aphrophoridae) was recently classified as a pest due to its ability to act as a vector of the phytopathogen Xylella fastidiosa. This insect has been reported to harbour several symbiotic bacteria that play essential roles in P. spumarius health and fitness. However, the factors driving bacterial assemblages remain largely unexplored. Here, the bacteriome associat...
This article will present an analysis of how the emergence of woke culture has affected political correctness in the arts, using communication as a link between these two themes. Woke culture, a controversial term that from time to time resurfaces strongly in our society as a point of contention, has had a major influence on what we consider to be politically correct art today. Increasingly, themes such as raci...
Des données statistiques récentes et des études réalisées au Portugal révèlent la difficulté d’intégration des personnes ayant une déficience visuelle sur le marché du travail. Le présent travail a été développée afin d’identifier et de faire connaître les bonnes pratiques que les employeurs peuvent (et doivent) adopter, espérant ainsi contribuer à la promotion de l’intégration des personnes ayant une déficienc...
Cette étude analyse les impacts du travail posté sur le bien-être et la satisfaction à l’égard des horaires de travail, en comparant la perception des travailleurs postés avec celle des travailleurs de jour et de leurs conjoints. 129 travailleurs et 31 conjoints ont participé à l’étude. Les travailleurs postés ont déclaré un bien-être et une satisfaction moindres à l’égard de leur emploi du temps que les travai...