Intellectual disability (ID), developmental delay (DD), and behavioural disorders are complex neurodevelopmental conditions associated with multifactorial etiologies, including genetic factors. Chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA) is a valuable tool in identifying copy number variations (CNVs) contributing to neurodevelopmental disorders. Here we report a 4-year-old male with DD, severe language impairment, be...
Tornar-se cuidador inesperadamente pode ser um desafio profundo e transformador, muitas vezes exigindo que a pessoa se adapte rapidamente a uma nova realidade. Este papel, frequentemente causado por eventos críticos ou mudanças súbitas na saúde de um familiar, tem implicações emocionais, práticas e psicológicas no cuidador. O enfermeiro de reabilitação desempenha um papel crucial no apoio ao cuidador. Ele atua ...
Recent societal changes brought new challenges to contemporary organisations, e.g., how to properly manage the work-family/family-work dyad and, thus, promote adequate task performance. This study aimed to study the relationship between conflict (work-family and fami-ly-work) and task performance and whether this relationship was moderated by well-being. Thus, the following hypotheses were formulated: (1) confl...
The main purpose of this study was to investigate whether work engagement mediates the rela-tionship between job crafting and job performance. To this end, the following hypotheses were formulated: (1) job crafting establishes a positive and significant association with job performance; (2) job establishes a positive and significant association with work engagement; (3) work engage-ment establishes a positive a...
The world is evolving rapidly, and humankind must continuously adapt to these emerging realities. Chronic, unresolved inflammation is now a major driver of disease [1]. Social, environmental, and lifestyle factors contribute to systemic chronic inflammation, which in turn can lead to various diseases that represent the primary causes of disability and mortality worldwide. Neuroinflammation may be triggered by s...
The main objective of this investigation was to study the effect of organizational competency development practices on turnover intentions and whether affective commitment explains this relationship. Another of the study’s objectives was to test whether these relationships vary according to the generation to which the participant belongs. The study sample consisted of 2123 participants working in Portuguese org...
Purpose – The purpose of this study is to validate a job satisfaction scale that can predict employee churn for Portuguese commercial airline companies. Design/methodology/approach – A total of 369 subjects voluntarily participated in this study, all of whom worked for commercial air transport companies. An exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis was carried out to test the instrument. Findings – The resul...
Fintech has revolutionized the financial sector, providing a new way of providing banking services. Since Fintech can provide the same services as traditional banks but entirely online, it is a competitor. As a result, consumers’ relationships with banking have inevitably changed, and it is therefore relevant to analyze these changes. The main objective of this study is to understand people’s perceptions of Fin...
How may we secure a more sustainable path, in future, for the tourism industry? Following the Covid-19 pandemic, which made evident some frailties and need for change in the tourism industry, the tourism scenario has evolved, and a great deal of upskilling and reskilling is now necessary. Consumer attitudes have altered and are now more focused on sustainable tourism and other such related themes. This study is...
ABSTRACT: n the present study we aimed to fulfill two main goals. The first was to adapt the WRQoL-2 Scale among Portuguese workers and the second was to verify the associations between WRQoL-2 dimensions and perceived organizational performance dimensions (e.g., social and economic). To reach our research goals, we used a sample of 635 Portuguese workers. The WRQoL Scale has been widely used for academic and p...