Dordio Gomes’ mural painting Assumption of Our Lady in the Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help was completed in 1953, showcasing reflections on the dogma and its proclamation. This article explores the commissioning of the mural, high‑ lighting its significance in developing mural painting in Porto in the mid‑20th century. The complex iconographic choices, technical aspects of the fresco, and the artist’s meti...
"Economy, management and business law" is a publication that aims to contribute to the improvement of knowledge in the fields of economics and management as well as in disciplines directly related to economic and social development, adopting a variety of quantitative and/or qualitative methodologies at both theoretical and empirical levels.Our policy is to promote scientific work that will lead to significant a...
Access to better health care anticipates that more medical devices can be found alongside skeletal remains. Those employed in oral rehabilitation, with available brands or batch/series, can prove useful in the identification process. A previous study in the Colecção de Esqueletos Identificados Século XXI described macroscopically the dental prostheses. An unusual case of a dental device with chromatic alteratio...
Phototrophic organisms, such as microalgae and cyanobacteria, are known to be major contributors to stone decay. The purpose of this study was to assess the dolomitic limestone colonization by phototrophic organisms, using single vs artificial multispecies, under laboratory conditions. To achieve this aim, dolomitic limestone blocks were inoculated with single phototrophic species previously collected from the ...
Good governance in the age of digital transformation is a strong sign of a good business climate for a multitude of economic and social players. This signal, which is the prelude to a business-friendly environment, consolidates trust between the different economic partners and encourages practices within organizations. Good governance thus favours the conditions for creating value for all the organization's par...
Com este trabalho pretende-se apresentar uma experiência educativa, baseada em atividades práticas com recurso ao QR Code. Experiência desenvolvida numa turma do 1.º Ciclo do Ensino Básico duma escola do ensino público em Portugal. Pretendeu-se, através desta ferramenta, promover as aprendizagens e, consequentemente, possibilitar que um grupo heterogéneo de crianças experienciasse tecnologias recentes através d...
The construction of a multidisciplinary journal, from a perspective of knowledge integration, intends to highlight the points of contact between different areas of study, trying to overcome communication gaps and creating bridges between the social sciences, the arts, humanities and exact sciences. In this issue we present a diversity of approaches, not only in relation to the areas of knowledge, but also in re...
We have assembled in this book a set of articles on the history of pandemics, which treat the subject in the world context and very particularly in the Portuguese context. The topics chosen correspond to the interests of the researchers who kindly agreed to collaborate. The first two articles deal with the plague, the great medieval pandemic that still raged in Porto in 1899. The third presents a brief history ...
Stone biodeterioration by cyanobacteria is a common issue in the field of cultural heritage. As they are considered the first stone colonizers, the need to control their growth has increased. In this study, we evaluated the effectiveness of kappa/iota carrageenans from the red seaweed Chondracanthus teedei var. lusitanicus against the limestone proliferation of the cyanobacterium Parakomarekiella sesnandensis, ...
Introduction: Biologic agents acquired a growing relevance in dermatology, however, adverse events (AE) and reasons to discontinue therapy are not completely known. The objective of this study is to analyse the reasons behind the discontinuation of biologics and characterize the AE in this population of patients. Material and Methods: Descriptive observational study, including patients over 18-years-old under t...