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O rearmamento da Europa

Trans-oral tongue suspension: a promising technique

Objectives: Presentation of the outcomes of tongue suspension using the technique described by Hsin et al. (2022), based on a case series of three patients. Methods: One patient with snoring and two with moderate and severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) according to Level III Polysomnography are presented. After identification on DISE of an anteroposterior collapse of the tongue base, Moore B 80–100%, associate...

Is VOTE enough to guide therapy? A prospective study on phenotypic characteriza...

Objective: To demonstrate the heterogeneity within the VOTE classification through an extended phenotypic assessment based on iconographic documentation obtained during DISE.  Study Design: Prospective observational study.  Material and Methods: DISE was evaluated using the VOTE classification, along with palatal morphology, subjective pharyngeal airway dimensions, collapse patterns at the palatal genu, velum, ...

Ethics and Social Responsibility: A Contribution to the Training of Leaders for...

Training leaders who are committed to sustainability is one of the major challenges facing higher education. This paper presents a pedagogical approach to integrating Ethics and Social Responsibility (ESR) into the training of management students, promoting learning aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The experience, developed at ISCAL, combined active methodologies such as project based lear...

A Europa em 2040 : riscos e oportunidades

Webinar organizado pelo Instituto da Defesa Nacional do Porto, no dia 27 de Janeiro de 2025, no âmbito do Curso de Risco Geopolítico e Estratégia para Executivos, em colaboração com Porto Business School, Universidade do Porto; foram oradores convidados, o Prof. Doutor José Manuel Félix Ribeiro e o Prof. Fernando Freire de Sousa; a abertura e moderação foram da responsabilidade do Tcor. Jorge Rodrigues.

Recursos e sustentabilidade da família empresária

A família empresária é uma instituição social sobre a qual pouco se sabe, apesar de ser ancestral e da sua importância e influência nas estruturas que exploram negócios de família. Por complexo que é, o mesmo deve ser analisado por múltiplas perspetivas teóricas, pois aquela influência na empresa familiar faz-se notar pela disponibilização de recursos idiossincráticos únicos – físicos, financeiros, sociais, hum...

Práticas de gestão de recursos humanos em PME: as empresas familiares nos terri...

Quando se debate a transição digital, a inteligência artificial (IA) e a sustentabilidade, esta comunicação centra-se sobre as PME familiares. Apesar das dificuldades em definir este tipo de empresas – a Comissão Europeia (2009) encontrou mais do que noventa definições – estas, em Portugal, foram responsáveis por cerca de 65% do emprego em 2021 (Associação das Empresas Familiares Portuguesas, 2021). A empresa f...

Active teaching and learning methodologies: The Demola project at the Polytechn...

Active teaching and learning methodologies have changed the traditional teaching model. These have emerged as an innovative process which stimulates and develops students’ autonomy and critical thinking. The objective of this paper is to present the experience of the 6th batch of the Demola project which took place at the Polytechnic Institute of Beja, as an example of active teaching and learning methodologies...

Conflitos e disputas regionais

The Atlantic Basin is a strategic economic and security space, governed by a complex regional architecture composed of multiple organisations and initiatives. This article examines the relationships between the main regional governance structures in the field of maritime security, and identifies two patterns among them. The first pattern is a divisive rivalry between North and South Atlantic, which materialises...

Impairment of EQ-5D-5L Domains According to Allergic Rhinitis and Asthma Contro...

EQ-5D-5L (EuroQOL, 5 Domains, 5 Levels) is a widely used health-related quality-of-life instrument, comprising 5 domains. However, it is not known how each domain is impacted by rhinitis or asthma control.; This study was partly funded by a grant from the University of Liège, Belgium. MASK-air has been supported by EU grants (POLLAR, EIT Health; Structural and Development Funds, Région Languedoc Roussillon and ...