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ESG disclosure and labour investment efficiency

This study examines the impact of environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosure on firms’ labour investment efficiency. Our results indicate that such impact is positive. ESG disclosure is more effective in curtailing over-hiring and when over-investment in physical capital is high. The uncovered positive association is mainly fuelled by the volume of social and governance disclosure (environmental disc...

Arterio-ureteral fistula: A case-based review of significant hematuria

BACKGROUND: Arterio-ureteral fistula (AUF) is a rare but life-threatening cause of hematuria. Most AUFs are secondary to malignancy or extensive pelvic/ vascular surgery CASE REPORT: A case of an 84-year-old patient who developed significant hematuria 4 months after pelvic surgery due to urothelial carcinoma is presented. CONCLUSION: Active surveillance of patients with predisposing risk factors and sensitivity...

Calciphylaxis: a rare cause of limb ulcer – a case report

BACKGROUND: Calciphylaxis is a rare disease with a poor prognosis predominantly found in end-stage renal disease patients treated with dialysis. This pathology most commonly presents with painful non-healing ulcers, predisposing to high risk of sepsis and death. The authors present a case of bilateral leg ulcers due to calciphylaxis. CASE REPORT: A 40-year-old female patient presented with painful ulcers in bot...

Pseudoaneurysm after partial nephrectomy managed by selective angiographic embo...

INTRODUCTION: Partial nephrectomy is considered the gold standard treatment for many renal tumors when technically feasible. Renal artery pseudoaneurysm and arteriovenous fistulas are rare life-threatening complications that occur more frequently after laparoscopic rather than open partial nephrectomy. CASE REPORT: The authors present a case of a 67-year-old female patient with persistent hematuria due to a ren...

Residents’ Perceptions of Sustainable Tourism Development in an Emerging Destin...

Despite extensive research into the residents’ perceptions of sustainable tourism development (STD) over the past few decades, there has been little exploration of emerging destinations in low-density regions. This study uses a bidirectional analysis to segment the residents of a historic town in the north of Portugal (Lamego), which is part of the Douro World Heritage delimitation. This study applies a factor-...

Depopulation of Portugal’s interior

The depopulation of Portugal’s interior presents a crucial socio-demographic challenge, manifesting in widening disparities between major cities and inland regions. This study examines factors influencing depopulation in Portuguese municipalities, using data from PORDATA (2022). Through Linear Discriminant Analysis on twenty quantitative variables spanning education, demographics, health, and employment, munici...

Inventory of sensory, emotional, and cognitive reserve (SECri): Proposal of a n...

A new model of reserve, the Sensory, Emotional, and Cognitive Reserve (SEC) model, has beenrecently proposed, but so far this model has not been operationalized in instruments to evaluatethe different domains of the reserve. This study introduces the SEC reserve inventory (SECri) alongwith preliminary data obtained from a study involving 57 adults, aged 35 and older. The SECriassesses the SEC domains using spec...

Cultural Indicators as a Tool for Assessing Sustainable Development in the Alto...

Culture has been particularly emphasised over the years in discussions about sustainable development, being considered as one of its fundamental pillars alongside the environmental, economic, and social dimensions. The measurement of the impact of culture on sustainable development is still very incipient, so the purpose of this study is to study how culture can influence the sustainable development of the Alto...

Simultaneous iatrogenic pseudoaneurysm and arteriovenous fistula after coronary...

The influence of digital content creators on purchase

Ferreira, Ana Cristina, e outros (2023) - International conference on technology management and operations. - Lisboa : Universidade Lusíada Editora. - ISBN 978-898-640-273-0.; Currently, with the rapid development of technological innovation, human beings are living in an era where the digital environment is completely part of their daily lives. This change is increasingly technological and digital and for that...