Working Group on Balancing Economic, Social and Ecological Objectives in Integrated Assessments (WGBESEO) has two main objectives: (1) identifying objectives from legal and policy documents, and (2) understanding the implications derived from trade-offs among Economic, Social, Ecological and Institutional (ESEI) objectives. WGBESEO members are multidisciplinary professionals, including lawyers, political scient...
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The Working Group on Social Indicators seeks to improve the integration of social sciences in ICES Ecosystem Overviews and Integrated Ecosystem Assessments through the development of culturally relevant social indicators. To advance progress on this, WGSOCIAL has broadly discussed the context of the social di-mension of fishing. This has led to coordination with other working groups within ICES and outside ICES...
The practice of producing dried Sparisoma cretense (parrotfish), known locally as Veja seca, serves as a significant aspect of the maritime tradition in the Azores Islands. This study presents an interdisciplinary comprehensive analysis of the fishing and production techniques involved in Veja seca across the archipelago, while also characterizing the individuals engaged in this practice. Through structured sur...
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and malaria, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and Plasmodium parasites, respectively, share geographical distribution in regions where the latter disease is endemic, leading to the emergence of co-infections between the two pathogens. Thus far, epidemiologic studies and case reports have yielded insufficient data on the reciprocal impact ...
Schwannoma is a benign encapsulated nerve sheath tumor composed of Schwann cells, that may arise anywhere along the course of a nerve. Cutaneous schwannomas, associated with peripheral nerves, usually present as a slow-growing well-circumscribed nodule, localized in the dermis or subcutaneous tissue. They are generally asymptomatic; however, they may become painful by the nervous compression. Since the clinical...
Onychomatricoma is a rare benign tumor of the nail matrix, characterized by finger-like projections that invade the nail plate. The fingernails of Caucasian women are most commonly affected. Because this tumor can easily mimic other more prevalent ungual diseases, it is crucial to be acquainted with its characteristic clinical and histopathologic features. The authors present a case of a 40-year-old man with an...
Sociodemographic study of Azorean Fisheries: contibutions to a new paradigm of employability in the sector; Estudo Sociodemográfico da Pesca Açoriana: Contributos para um novo paradigma da empregabilidade no setor
Socioeconomic aspects in the fisheries sector: ways for sustainability; Aspetos socioeconómicos no setor das pescas: caminhos para a sustentabilidade
Who are the fisheries’ actors and stakeholders? Strategic importance of sociodemographic diagnoses in fisheries (contributions from the Azores case study); Quem são os atores da pesca? Importância estratégica dos diagnósticos sociodemográficos na pesca (contributos do estudo dos Açores)