Employer branding is a topic that has gained relevance in the organisational world. Currently, organisations need to differentiate themselves and one of their biggest challenges is the search and retention of talent. One of the factors that have been associated with attracting talent is employer branding. However, studies that explore the relationship between this, corporate reputation, and the intention to app...
Introduction: To measure Health literacy (HL) as proposed in the context of the European Health Literacy Survey/questionnaire (HLS-EU-Q), the Health Literacy for Children and Adolescents (HLCA) Consortium (GE) adapted it for children. A trans-cultural adaptation and validation to Portuguese (HLS-EU-PTc), will supply policy makers, experts and health professionals with information that can promote healthier comm...
Opposition against austerity was the cornerstone to the protests which took place in since 2010. In Portugal, the first signs of mobilization came from the unions, although the emergence of new actors allowed the movement to be socially amplified. This article reflects on the 14th of November 2012 general strike to, from the Portuguese case, explore its insertion in this period's contentious politics, not only ...
Os protestos que ocorreram desde 2010 tiveram como eixo de mobilização a oposição às políticas de austeridade. Em Portugal, foi no campo sindical que se verificaram os primeiros sinais de mobilização mas a emergência de novos atores permitiu a sua ampliação social. Neste artigo, abordamos a greve geral de 14 de novembro de 2012 para, a partir do caso português, explorar a sua inserção nas políticas conflituais ...
Most commercial models of Newton’s Cradle are too small for exhibitions and science fair events. Some bigger models developed for that purposes are not easy to carry and store, which may be a problem between exhibitions. This paper describes a Newton’s Cradle which is big enough for science fair events but easy to assemble and disassemble. Its volume becomes substantially reduced after being disassembled.
A low-cost collaboration architecture for web content distribution, that aims to improve all stakeholder's interests, is presented. A peer-to-peer (P2P) contribution among the end users layer is suggested, in order to increase download rates and reduce server traffic and resource usage. In addition, the Internet Service Providers (ISPs) concerns are also considered, with an ISP-aware connection strategy in the ...
Several global aspects are affecting the world's food supply chain. In this study a slaughterhouse was used as a "laboratory" to get conclusions that can be applied to all the meat industry and in other automated industries. The aim is to provide tools to solve this gap. The global standards for traceability are now beginning to evolve in the market place, and as a result, early adopters and standard setters wi...