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Study of the requirements of an autonomous system for surface water quality mon...
Barros, M.; Granchinho, P.; Ferreira, C.; Neves, P.; Magalhães, H.; Santos, L.; Lopes, B.; Marques, J.; Pinho, H.; Mourato, SandraIn recent years, there has been increasing awareness of the preservation, protection and sustainable use of natural resources. Water resources, being one of the most important natural resources, face major threats due to contamination by pollutants of various types and origins. Maintaining the quality of water resources requires more robust, reliable and more frequent monitoring than traditional techniques of d...
Procrastination is not only a “thief of time”, but also a thief of happiness: I...
Junça Silva, A.; Neves, P.; Caetano, A.This study draws on the affective events theory to understand how telework may influence workers’ well-being. Hence this study aimed to (1) analyze the indirect relationship between telework and well-being via daily micro-events, and (2) test whether procrastination would moderate this indirect effect. To test the goals, data was gathered from a sample of teleworkers in the IT sector (N=232). To analyze the dat...
The interplay between ethical leadership and supervisor organizational embodime...
Costa, S.; Daher, P.; Neves, P.; Velez, M. J.This research shows the importance of supervisor organizational embodiment (SOE) for the relationship between ethical leadership and organizational identification. Drawing on the social identity model of organizational leadership, we propose that ethical leaders promote organizational identification and subsequently extra-role performance only when employees perceive that their leader shares the values and norm...
Science communication in bioengineering and biotechnology: Active and collabora...
Peixoto, L.; Vicente, A. A.; Azeredo, Joana; Peixoto, J. M.; Pereira, M. A.; Pereira, Maria Olívia; Henriques, Mariana; Neves, P.; Vilaça, T.In a society increasingly dependent on science and technology, the need to equip our students with the most varied digital and communication skills is crucial. Active and collaborative learning among peers is essential for the acquisition of transversal skills. Communication is one of the main tools that the Engineer uses to reach his target audience. Science Communication in Bioengineering and Biotechnology (C...
Occupational exposure to metals fumes: A case study in a metalworking industry
Reis, P.; Pinto, Edgar; Neves, P.; Ferreira, T.; Rodrigues, MatildeDuring welding process, a visible smoke that contains harmful metal fume and gas byproducts is produced. The exposure to these welding fumes can bring adverse effects for workers’ health, such as fever, bronchitis, fibrosis, chronic inflammation, functional changes in the lung and increased risk of cancer. The workers performing welding tasks are directly exposed to the metal particles produced by the weld. How...
Influence of textile cord tension in cap ply production
Costa, C.; Silva, F.J.G.; Campilho, R.D.S.G.; Neves, P.; Godina, R.; Ferreira, S.The deep knowledge about manufacturing processes, as well as their optimization, present themselves as indispensable factors in the search for the best product quality. It is this point of view of continuous improvement that makes companies in profitable and sustainable way. This paper presents a study about unwinding tension of textile cords in the cap ply manufacturing process, using machines called cap-strip...
Occupational noise exposure and cardiovascular diseases: A pilot study in a met...
Filipe, J.; Carvalhais, Carlos; Neves, P.; Sena, M.; Baeta, Cristina; Teixeira, J. P.; Pereira, C. C.Exposure to noise is an important risk to human health. Despite that, its control in the occupational environment is only made considering the prevention of hearing loss. Portuguese law for this subject neglect the non-auditory effects, such as sleep disturbances, annoyance and stress, reduction of cognitive performance and cardiovascular diseases.
Paradoxes of organizational change in a merger context
Cunha, M. P.; Neves, P.; Clegg, S. R.; Costa, S.; Rego, A.Purpose: The reorganization of the Portuguese national healthcare system around networks of hospital centers was advanced for reasons promoted as those of effectiveness and efficiency and initially presented as an opportunity for organizational transcendence through synergy. The purpose of this paper is to study transcendence as felt by the authors’ participants to create knowledge about the process. Design/met...
Implementing Lean Tools in the Manufacturing Process of Trimmings Products
Neves, P.; Silva, F.J.G.; Ferreira, Luís Pinto; Pereira, Maria Teresa; Gouveia, A.; Pimentel, C.The increasing requirements regarding quality assurance and processes traceability require the implementation of continuous improvement procedures, with a view of maintaining the company’s levels of competitiveness and satisfaction for its customers in terms of quality. The optimization of information flows and manufacturing processes are, in general, extremely important factors in any company’s life. It is the...
Artroplastia total do joelho em doente previamente patelectomizado: reconstruçã...
Neves, P.; Soares, D.; Costa, L.; Sousa, R.Introdução: os autores pretendem demonstrar uma técnica original de reconstrução patelar, apresentando para isso um caso clínico. Trata-se de uma doente previamente submetida a patelectomia por artrose patelofemoral, que acabou por desenvolver artrose femoro-tibial que condicionava dor resistente ao tratamento conservador. Perante uma doente com diminuição de força do aparelho extensor, consideramos que seria b...