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Competence development and affective commitment as mechanisms that explain the ...

This study investigated the effect of organizational culture (supportive culture, innovation culture, goal culture and rule culture) on turnover intentions and whether this relationship was mediated by organizational practices of competencies development (training, functional rotation and individualized support) and affective commitment. The study sample consisted of 369 participants working in organizations ba...

Strategies to reduce the burden of respiratory syncytial virus infections in ch...

Strategies to Reduce the Burden of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections in Ch...

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The impact of imprisonment on individuals’ mental health and society reintegrat...

Background Prison sentences are a particular type of penalty that aim to reintegrate individuals into society. Nonetheless, research suggests that prison sentences have a null or a criminogenic effect on recidivism and a critical impact on inmates’ mental health, negatively interfering with their successful reintegration into society and recidivism. Prevalence rates of mental health disorders among individuals ...

The impact of imprisonment on individuals’ mental health and society reintegrat...

Background Prison sentences are a particular type of penalty that aim to reintegrate individuals into society. Nonetheless, research suggests that prison sentences have a null or a criminogenic effect on recidivism and a critical impact on inmates’ mental health, negatively interfering with their successful reintegration into society and recidivism. Prevalence rates of mental health disorders among individuals ...

Serine-based surfactants as effective antimicrobial agents against multiresista...

The antimicrobial activity of two serine derived gemini cationic surfactants, amide (12Ser)2CON12 and ester (12Ser)2COO12, was tested using sensitive, E. coli ATCC 25922 and S. aureus ATCC 6538, and resistant, E. coli CTX M2, E. coli TEM CTX M9 and S. aureus ATCC 6538 and S. aureus MRSA ATCC 43300 Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria strains. Very low MIC values (5 μM) were found for the two resistant strai...

Bioactivity of ionic liquids based on valproate in SH-SY5Y human neuroblastoma ...

The search for alternative and effective therapies to fight cancer is one of the main goals of the pharmaceutical industry. Recently, ionic liquids (ILs) have emerged as potential therapeutic agents with antitumor properties. The goal of this study was to synthesize and evaluate the bioactivity of different ILs coupled with the active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) valproate (VPA) as an antitumor agent. The to...

Development and Psychometric Characteristics of an Instrument to Assess Parenta...

A parental child-centered feeding approach is likely to keep children’s biological mechanisms activated while eating, protecting them in an obesogenic context. However, few feeding practice measures assess parents’ behaviors to guide and prompt children to identify and respond appropriately to their signs of hunger and satiety. We aimed to develop and study the reliability, validity, and measurement invariance ...

The Contribution of Tourist Events to Local Development: A Case Study With a Sp...

Territorial marketing is a fundamental tool for destination management and strategic planning in order to promote and highlight a territory, place, or city. In order to understand and comprehend the importance of territorial marketing in promoting this event, an analysis of the results obtained through a qualitative approach is made. Three semi-structured interviews were conducted in a focus group of nine parti...

Desafios na conservação e restauro de bandeiras processionais – um caso de estudo

As bandeiras processionais constituem-se como um dos símbolos mais recorrentes em procissões e festividades religiosas, incorporando as mesmas desde a Idade Média. Sendo estas peças compósitas e sujeitas a um constante manuseamento, apresentam, muitas vezes, um avançado grau de degradação, revelando-se um desafio a sua conservação e restauro. O caso em estudo, uma bandeira processional, presumivelmente do sécul...