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CVC capital partners IPO: continuing the trend of private equity going public
Sarmento, PedroThis case study examines the successful initial public offering (IPO) of CVC Capital Partners, a leading European private equity firm. Following two unsuccessful attempts to go public, CVC achieved its goal in April 2024. The case provides an in-depth analysis of the private equity industry landscape in 2024, alongside the historical context of publicly listed private equity firms. It explores the strategic and...
Impact of bacterial cellulose on the physical properties and printing quality o...
Lourenço, Ana F.; Martins, Daniela; Dourado, Fernando; Sarmento, Pedro; Ferreira, Paulo J.; Gamelas, José A. F.Bacterial nanocellulose (BNC), due to its inherent nanometric scale and strength properties, can be considered as a good candidate to be used in papermaking. This work explored the possibility of using it in the production of fine paper as a wet-end component and for the paper coating. Filler-containing handsheet production was performed with and without the presence of common additives typically used in the fu...
Impact of bacterial cellulose on the physical properties and printing quality o...
Lourenço, Ana F.; Martins, Daniela Sofia Rodrigues; Dourado, Fernando; Sarmento, Pedro; Ferreira, Paulo J. T.; Gamelas, José A. F.Bacterial nanocellulose (BNC), due to its inherent nanometric scale and strength properties, can be considered as a good candidate to be used in papermaking. This work explored the possibility of using it in the production of fine paper as a wet-end component and for the paper coating. Filler-containing handsheet production was performed with and without the presence of common additives typically used in the fu...
Desporto, inovação e formação de treinadores
Pataco, Vitor; Sarmento, Pedro; Santos, Fernando; Pereira, Paulo; Resende, Rui; Gomes, A. Rui; Carvalho, Gonçalo; Goulão, José; Serrano, JoãoRecentemente, o CIEQV publicou um artigo intitulado Conceptual Framework for the Research on Quality of Life. Nele, as 6 áreas do Centro que contribuem para o avanço científico nesse constructo que é a Qualidade de Vida explanaram as suas apostas e as suas valências. Julgamos ter sido um passo importante, não só para afirmação do próprio Centro no espaço científico nacional e internacional mas, igualmente, como...
Serological and Molecular Survey of Leishmania infantum in a Population of Iber...
Lima, Clara M.; Santarém, Nuno; Neves, Nuno Costa; Sarmento, Pedro; Carrapato, Carlos; de Sousa, Rita; Cardoso, Luís; Cordeiro-da-Silva, AnabelaLeishmania infantum, the sand fly-transmitted protozoan parasite responsible for leishmaniasis in humans, dogs, and cats, is endemic in the Iberian Peninsula. However, the impact of L. infantum infection on the conservation of the endangered Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) is unknown. Herein, we describe for the first time the occurrence of L. infantum infection among a population of reintroduced and wild-born L. ...
Perspectives on the Future for Sonic Writers
Sarmento, PedroThis article intends to provide a holistic review of Thor Magnusson’s Sonic Writing, presenting the authors’ historically-informed views about sound and music technologies. It starts by addressing the distinctions between the three categories of music-related inscriptions, in material, symbolic and signal form. It then reflects upon the parallelism this categorization has with the scope and topics within differ...
Crises... e a sua gestão
Sarmento, PedroTradicionalmente, o processo de ensino-aprendizagem ou de treino baseia-se muito mais na preparação para a obtenção do sucesso, do que na perspetiva de um eventual desaire ou derrota. Quando, ciclicamente, a sociedade é fustigada por um desastre ou calamidade, somos confrontados com dificuldades inesperadas ou insuperáveis no nosso quotidiano, e temos rapidamente de lançar mão a todos os conhecimentos e talento...
LEVOSIMENDAN IN SINGLE VENTRICLE HEART FAILURE AFTER LONGTERM SURVIVAL OF A MOD...
Tavares, João; Baptista, Bernardo; Sarmento, Pedro; Gonçalves, Bebiana; Abecassis, MiguelWe report the case of a 44 year-old patient with complex ACHD, admitted with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) in hemodynamic profile B. He had a single ventricle with pulmonary atresia, previously submitted to three modified Blalock-Taussig shunts (mBTs) at the age of 2, 12 and 19 years old. Despite conventional treatment with diuretics, β-blockers (BB) and isosorbide dinitrate the patient progressed to...
Cellulose micro and nanofibrils as coating agent for improved printability in o...
Lourenço, Ana F.; Gamelas, José A. F.; Sarmento, Pedro; Ferreira, Paulo Jorge TavaresThe use of nanocelluloses is being conducted for the most diverse applications. Their performance as coating agent has been mainly explored to improve barrier properties, as they emerge as perfect candidate for plastic substitution, but it is also important to explore their potential to improve printing quality. In the present work, the influence of different nanocelluloses, obtained through mechanical, enzymat...
A comprehensive study on nanocelluloses in papermaking – the influence of commo...
Lourenço, Ana F.; Gamelas, José A. F.; Sarmento, Pedro; Ferreira, Paulo Jorge TavaresNanocelluloses are being explored and produced at an impressively increasing pace. Due to their good characteristics as reinforcement agent, their application in the most diverse fields has proven to be very beneficial. Their use in papermaking has been investigated in several studies, but the industrial implementation is still in a preliminary stage. In the present study, the influence of nanocelluloses, produ...