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Kommerell Diverticulum: A Rare Cause of Dysphagia in a Child

Study Protocol of a Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial to Tackle Obesity t...

Youth obesity is a strong predictor of adult obesity, which has well-known negative health consequences. Thus, addressing adult obesity requires tackling youth obesity. MED4Youth's main objective is to strengthen the link between the Mediterranean Diet (MD) and the health benefits against youth obesity and associated cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors, identifying positive effects exerted by an MD includ...

Framework for a risk assessment model to apply in Virtual / Collaborative Enter...

Risk assessment is a theme of large spectrum applied in different fields. In the context of Virtual / Collaborative Enterprises there are several risks whose assessment should be aware to avoid undesirable consequences either for entire networked or for a partner in particular. The objective of this work is centered on the creation of a framework / guidelines to serve as a basis for the creation of a better ris...

Value analysis as a mechanism to reduce the complexity of the selection of the ...

The selection of the resources system (SRS) is an important element in the integration/project of Agile/Virtual Enterprises (A/V E) because its performance is dependent of this selection, and even of its creation. However, it remains a difficult matter to solve because is still a very complex and uncertain problem. We propose that using Value Analysis (VA) in the pre-selection of resources phase represents a si...

Design of a Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process – case study

Nowadays, companies are facing a constant need to develop and increase coordination between operational functions to respond rapidly and accurately to customer requests. Linked with this need, an increasing number of practitioners are resorting to an established and integrated business management methodology, the Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP). The concept of S&OP has gained increased recognition over the...

The potential of value analysis application in the furniture industry – a case ...

Value analysis methodology uses a structured and methodical job plan contemplating several steps to ensure success in its application. This paper intends to perspective the potential of value analysis application, namely in the furniture industry. To draw conclusions of this potential a case study was developed at an IKEA factory in Portugal. To characterize the customer needs in a clear language and to quantif...

Cardiac Arrest Post Voluntary Intoxication with Propafenone

We report the case of a 17-year-old girl, observed in the emergency room 1.5 hours after voluntary ingestion of 6 grams of propafenone and 1.5 grams of ibuprofen. On arrival, she was conscious and without arrhythmias noted in the electrocardiogram. Gastric lavage was performed and activated charcoal administered. Fifteen minutes later, a convulsive episode was followed by sudden asystole, from which she recover...

Montagem de Impressora 3D

Grande parte deste trabalho foi feito através de pesquisas realizada na internet. Tendo em conta que o mesmo nos foi apresentado numa caixa sem identificação ou qualquer outro meio na qual podíamos chegar facilmente no artigo em questão, marca ou fabricante. Então nos vimos obrigado ao uso intensivo da internet para descobrirmos e sabermos que artigos tínhamos em mãos para trabalharmos. Assim conseguimos chegar...

An algorithm of a costing system for electroplating

Businesses are increasingly competitive and rigorous and it is essential the existence of a strong, effective and realistic costing system. Decisions taken on the basis of the costing are very important, they can make the difference between success and failure of the organization. This paper explains the construction of an initial algorithm that aims to calculate the costs associated with electroplating of meta...

Value Analysis: a way to increase the value creation

The value analysis is an important tool to create a value culture in organizations. It is intended to enhance the relevance of the value concept and the creation of a value culture, to foment and increment the success of the methodology application. The importance of the value analysis increases with the application in the conception phase, so it is necessary to expand the boundaries of the method utilization t...