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Musical Expression Activities in Kindergarten: conceptions and practices
Artiaga, Maria José; Costa, PatríciaThis article deals with the issues that arise in the implementation of musical activities in Pre-school Education. For this purpose, a questionnaire was applied to Early Childhood professionals in order to find out their opinion about their practice in this field. In parallel, we proceeded to the survey and analysis of 50 reports of final works of the Master's Degree of Qualification for Teaching defended betwe...
The nursing practice environment and job satisfaction, intention to leave, and ...
Lucas, Pedro; Jesus, Élvio; Almeida, Sofia; Araújo, Beatriz; Costa, Patrícia; Cruchinho, Paulo; Teixeira, GiselaBackground: The nursing practice environment significantly influences nurses’ job satisfaction, turnover, and burnout; therefore, it is essential to promote favorable environments to ensure the retention of qualified professionals. Improving the nursing practice environment is a low-cost organizational strategy associated with satisfaction, retaining professionals, and reducing burnout. The aim of this study wa...
Leadership Development in Undergraduate Nursing Students: A Scoping Review
Costa, Patrícia; Pereira de Sousa, Joana; Nascimento, Tiago; Cruchinho, Paulo; Nunes, Elisabete; Gaspar, Filomena; Lucas, PedroBackground: Leadership is present at all levels of nursing and is essential to ensure the continuous improvement of nursing practice environments and the quality of the care provided to patients. This reality, coupled with the growing complexity of today’s health contexts, emphasises the importance of promoting the development of leadership skills in undergraduate nursing students, thus training nurses who are ...
A importância da Educação Física na infância
Costa, PatríciaA educação física é uma área curricular de extrema importância no desenvolvimento dos alunos. Esta área é vista pela Organização das Nações Unidas para a Educação, a Ciência e a Cultura (UNESCO) como a única área em que os objetivos curriculares, criam uma simbiose entre o corpo, as competências físicas e assim como a aquisição de valores, com o intuito de desenvolver competências para que sejam bem sucedidos c...
The Higher Institute of Engineering: A teaching and educational museology path
Alves, Luis Alberto; Costa, PatríciaThe apparent political stability in 1851 created conditions for Portugal to make projects and to look at Europe as a model. The economic backlog was one of the aspects that deserved more attention and, it was understood, it would be through education that this difference would be overcome. As early as 1852, a system of industrial education was introduced, which allowed the importation of new scientific ideas th...
School and student determinants of reading performance : A multilevel analysis ...
Lopes, João; Oliveira, Célia; Costa, PatríciaReading is crucial for learning, in general. Starting right with reading in primary grades is, therefore, vital for school achievement. The present study aims to test whether students’ factors best predict reading performance than school factors and determine what student and school factors predict reading performance. The study sample includes 4,118 fourth-grade students participating in IEA PIRLS 2016. Three ...
School and student determinants of reading performance: a multilevel analysis w...
Lopes, João A.; Oliveira, Célia; Costa, PatríciaReading is crucial for learning, in general. Starting right with reading in primary grades is, therefore, vital for school achievement. The present study aims to test whether students’ factors best predict reading performance than school factors and determine what student and school factors predict reading performance. The study sample includes 4,118 fourth-grade students participating in IEA PIRLS 2016. Three ...
Valorization of sugarcane by-products through synthesis of biogenic amorphous s...
Costa, Joana R.; Capeto, Ana Paula; Pereira, Carla F.; Pedrosa, Sílvia S.; Mota, Inês F.; Burgal, João da Silva; Pintado, Ana I.; Pintado, Manuela E.Ashes from sugarcane by-product incineration were used to synthesize silica powders through alkaline hot extraction, followed by ethanol/acid precipitation or the sol–gel method. Both production methods allowed amorphous spherical silica microparticles with sizes ranging from 1–15 μm and 97% purity to be obtained. Water absorption ranged from 135–155 mL/100 g and 150–250 mL/100 g for precipitated silica and sil...
ÁLVARO MANUEL GUIMARÃES E SOUSA, THE PIONEER OF PLASTIC SURGERY IN PORTUGAL
Costa, Patrícia; Ferraz, AméliaBackground: Álvaro Guimarães e Sousa (born in1923) was the pioneer of Plastic Surgery (PS) in Portugal. He fought for it to be considered a specialty distinct from General Surgery. The purpose of this dissertation is to clarify how PS emerged in our country and, at the same time, to praise the Surgeon who was its driving force. Methods and Materials: The bibliographical research was based on documents in his ...
Lemierre Syndrome
Costa, Patrícia; Santos, Pedro; Silva, Ana Catarina; Abreu Silva, CatarinaA síndrome de Lemierre é uma complicação grave de uma infeção do foro otorrinolaringológico, que resulta em tromboflebite séptica, com consequente bacteremia e êmbolos sépticos, manifestando-se maioritariamente em adultos jovens previamente saudáveis. Apresentamos o caso clínico de uma doente jovem do sexo feminino que desenvolve um quadro de síncope e disfunção multiorgânica dois dias após o diagnóstico de ami...