Hand osteoarthritis is the most common joint condition and is associated with significant morbidity. It is of paramount importance that patients are thoroughly assessed and examined when complaining of hand stiffness, pain, deformity or disability and that the patient's concerns and expectations are addressed by the healthcare professional. In 2019 the American College of Rheumatology and Arthritis Foundation (ACR/AF) produced guidelines which included recommendations for the treatment of hand osteoarthritis. An ESCEO expert working group (including patients) was convened and composed this paper with the aim to assess whether these guidelines were appropriate for the treatment of hand osteoarthritis therapy in Europe and whether they met with the ESCEO patient-centered approach. Indeed, patients are the key stakeholders in healthcare and eliciting the patient's preference is vital in the context of an individual consultation but also for informing research and policy-making. The patients involved in this working group emphasised the often-neglected area of aesthetic changes in hand osteoarthritis, importance of developing pharmacological therapies which can alleviate pain and disability and the need of the freedom to choose which approach (out of pharmacological, surgical or non-pharmacological) they wished to pursue. Following robust appraisal, it was recommended that the ACR/AF guidelines were suitable for a European context (as described within the body of the manuscript) and it was emphasised that patient preferences are key to the success of individual consultations, future research and future policy-making.

O presente relatório de estágio surge no âmbito do estágio curricular do 2º ano de Mestrado em Gestão do Desporto da Faculdade de Motricidade Humana da Universidade de Lisboa, realizado entre os meses de outubro a maio na Associação de Futebol de Lisboa, com o objetivo de colocar em prática os conhecimentos adquiridos ao longo do curso e dos diversos conteúdos das disciplinas que nele englobava. Durante este estágio, desempenhei funções essenciais. Inicialmente, contribuí com tarefas relacionadas às inscrições de jogadores e agentes desportivos, além de participar na gestão semanal das sanções aplicadas nos jogos. No departamento de Organizações, executei tarefas relacionadas à gestão de competições, sorteios e resultados. Deste modo, o presente relatório é o retrato de todo o trabalho desenvolvido e das tarefas desempenhadas ao longo do estágio curricular, construindo uma descrição das mesmas e a forma como contribuí como também as dificuldades sentidas e estratégias utilizadas, as conclusões retiradas do estágio e, por último, as sugestões futuras a implementar. Em suma, o estágio foi bastante útil para a inserção no mercado de trabalho na área do desporto, uma vez que foi possível obter uma ideia de como funciona uma parte da gestão do desporto. Considero que foi muito enriquecedor e que me foram passados bastantes conhecimentos.

A presente dissertação numa primeira parte, aborda a sociedade da informação, nomeadamente o seu enquadramento histórico, o fenómeno da generalização da informação e como a evolução dos meios informáticos irá interagir com a sociedade. Numa segunda parte faz referência aos principais marcos da actual tecnologia informática revendo algumas referências cronológicas. Abordam-se as inovações tecnológicas, suas potencialidades e consequentes aplicações. A terceira parte da dissertação procura relacionar a evolução da tecnologia informática e as transformações sociais com a estratégia das empresas. Assim, revê-se sinteticamente anteriores modelos de actividade empresarial e analísa-se o fenómeno de fusão da informação com a estrutura e estratégia das empresas. Analisando a empresa sob uma visão sistémica, explica a sua transformação em organização dinâmica. Por fim. o presente trabalho propõe fazer um prognóstico para a organização social e consequentemente empresarial de amanhã. Reflectindo sobre uma sociedade que passará progressivamente a ser regida pela ciência pós-moderna, mais integradora, propõem-se futuros paradigmas.

O presente Trabalho Final de Mestrado surge no âmbito do Mestrado em Gestão de Recursos Humanos lecionado no Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão – Lisboa. Este trabalho assume o formato de Relatório de Estágio, e resulta de um estágio realizado na Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy. Neste relatório será exposto o trabalho realizado pelo aluno/estagiário durante o período de estágio, bem como analisar e compreender todo o trabalho desenvolvido dentro da temática da Diversidade e Inclusão e quais as ações desenvolvidas pela Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy na promoção destes valores. Para sustentar este trabalho recorreu-se à observação participante, que teve como complemento o diário de campo, utilizado como meio metodológico de registo de todas as vivências e informações obtidas, e ainda a análise documental. Por último, foi realizada uma análise crítica aos dados sociodemográficos expostos e ações promovidas pela Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, que permitiu aferir as desigualdades e pontos a serem desenvolvidos pela mesma.

O presente relatório é referente ao estágio académico realizado no segundo semestre do segundo ano do Mestrado em Gestão de Desporto, pertencente à Faculdade de Motricidade Humana. Este materializou-se na IberCup e foi elaborado com vista à obtenção do grau de Mestre em Gestão de Desporto pela Faculdade de Motricidade Humana. O estágio teve como base dois objetivos primordiais, acompanhar e apoiar a área funcional da logística em todas as suas atividades e tomar parte ativa no evento “Elite Tournament Cascais”. E, a partir deste ponto, testar algumas teorias associadas à gestão de eventos desportivos e analisá-las tendo em consideração o conhecimento adquirido empiricamente durante o período de estágio. A minha intervenção na organização de acolhimento pautou-se por sugerir melhorias de processos que por vezes se revelaram deficitários, através da implementação de novas estratégias e mecanismos devidamente sustentados pela teoria que foi lecionada durante o Mestrado. Um estágio com estas características, de curta duração, não é facil para a organização aceitar sugestões quando isso implica alterar a cultura organizacional da mesma.

Desde os primórdios da civilização que a administração de negócios tem vindo a merecer particular atenção. O aparecimento e desenvolvimento da tecnologia aliados à importância e necessidade em optimizar e racionalizar os factores de produção e outros recursos, cada vez mais escassos, têm fomentado a aplicação de técnicas e o uso de instrumentos de gestão. Por sua vez, sentiu-se a necessidade em tratar claramente e distinguir nas organizações as funções de gestão — planeamento, organização, direcção e controlo. Assegurar condições para o desenvolvimento empresarial a longo prazo exige orientações ao nível da política empresarial e, sobretudo, o estabelecimento da estratégia empresarial assente na prévia determinação dos objectivos. Hoje em dia, é fundamental qualquer organização delinear a sua estratégia à qual obedecem as metodologias com mais ou menos variantes que, em qualquer caso, terão de considerar os recursos disponíveis no quadro da análise das forças e fraquezas e as condições do contexto envolvente que se traduz na análise das oportunidades e ameaças onde ocupam particular relevo os clientes ou consumidores, os concorrentes e os fornecedores. No âmbito dos fundamentos teóricos abordados procurou-se enquadrar o tema e tratar as condições particulares de desenvolvimento da indústria angolana. A tarefa, levada a cabo através de um estudo empírico levou-nos a comprovar terem as empresas em geral dificuldades de diverso tipo, conforme estudo, do facto da maior parte dos gestores angolanos possuírem um baixo nível de formação não conhecendo, inclusive em muitos casos, a essência das funções de gestão nem os fundamentos mínimos da estratégia empresarial. Para tal, concorrem causas endógenas e exógenas às próprias empresas. A solução desses problemas passa por decisões importantes a serem tomadas pelos responsáveis ao nível das próprias unidades económicas e ao nível do Estado, dado o seu papel estruturante para a transformação da economia empresarial angolana.

Understanding the likely future impacts of biological invasions is crucial yet highly challenging given the multiple relevant environmental, socio-economic and societal contexts and drivers. In the absence of quantitative models, methods based on expert knowledge are the best option for assessing future invasion trajectories. Here, we present an expert assessment of the drivers of potential alien species impacts under contrasting scenarios and socioecological contexts through the mid-21st century. Based on responses from 36 experts in biological invasions, moderate (20%-30%) increases in invasions, compared to the current conditions, are expected to cause major impacts on biodiversity in most socioecological contexts. Three main drivers of biological invasions-transport, climate change and socio-economic change-were predicted to significantly affect future impacts of alien species on biodiversity even under a best-case scenario. Other drivers (e.g. human demography and migration in tropical and subtropical regions) were also of high importance in specific global contexts (e.g. for individual taxonomic groups or biomes). We show that some best-case scenarios can substantially reduce potential future impacts of biological invasions. However, rapid and comprehensive actions are necessary to use this potential and achieve the goals of the Post-2020 Framework of the Convention on Biological Diversity.

Use of traditional salines by waders in the Mondego estuary (Portugal): A conservation perspective. Traditional salines are important and threatened feeding habitats for migratory and wintering waders in most Mediterranean estuaries. The salines of Mondego estuary (Western Portugal) are among the last ones of this type in Portugal. They were used as feeding areas by 42% (over low-tide) to 71% (over high-tide) of all waders present in the estuary. Although most species showed a flexible response to the habitat’s heterogeneity, and can still use the salines for a long time after salt production has ceased, there was a strong tendency for salines that are still producing salt (‘active salines’) to be used more by waders than inactive or abandoned ones. The loss of feeding opportunities resulting from the abandonment of the salines could amount to a 90% loss of space and a 38% loss of feeding time for some species. If all the active, inactive and abandoned salines were to be totally removed, the extra number of bird feeding-hours that the remaining intertidal flats would have to provide would be an additional average of 37% of those that they provide at present, although varying across bird species from 0.5% to 90%. The loss of all the salines could therefore be detrimental, in the long-term, for several wader species.

Este trabalho teve como objectivo a implementação de um servidor de mundos virtuais (OpenSimulator), com funcionalidade de voz no contexto da rede interna de uma empresa (podendo eventualmente permitir acesso a partir do exterior se pretendido). Assim, foi necessário ter em conta vários aspectos que rodeiam a presença de uma empresa num mundo virtual, tal como, possibilitar o uso de voz entre utilizadores OpenSimulator ou automaticamente reencaminhar chamadas para outros locais que não OpenSimulator, recorrendo a tecnologias por software como o GTalk ou softphones, caso a chamada por voz não fosse atendida dentro do mundo virtual. É ainda possível aos utilizadores usarem as suas contas OpenSimulator em softphones, ou seja, efectuarem chamadas para utilizadores que se encontrem no mundo virtual. Também se teve em conta aspectos relevantes em meio empresarial tais como a realização de cópias de segurança diárias, para permitir a recuperação de todos os dados do servidor em caso de falhas de software ou hardware; ou a necessidade de agilização de procedimentos quotidianos, tendo para o efeito sido desenvolvidas ferramentas que permitem a criação e manutenção de contas de utilizadores, bem como a gestão do servidor OpenSimulator através de um website.

Several organizations value technical competences of their employees, but it is not enough to differentiate them. So, market distinguishes organizational staff with social and behavioural skills, such emotional intelligence, to improve organizational performance. During the recent years, emotional intelligence has gained a great relevance in terms of management and leadership research, in different contexts. This research aims to provide a literature review about emotional intelligence in management and leadership context and identify suggestions for future research. To achieve that purpose, we used a bibliometric analysis methodology, specifically a co-citation analysis, with support of VOSviewer software. The articles used in this research were obtained from Web of Science database and published between 1980 and 2018. As main contributions of this study, we intend to identify the emotional intelligence clusters that result of management and leadership literature, make aware researchers and managers to this subject relevance, and show the research trends about the emotional intelligence as basis for a set of soft skills that improve the individual and organizational performance.

O objectivo deste capítulo é oferecer uma visão contemporânea e abrangente do significado de gestão da qualidade em serviços com especial incidência na gestão da qualidade na área designada habitualmente por indústria do health&fitness. Depois da leitura do presente capítulo, os seguintes conceitos deverão ser apreendidos: - A qualidade do serviço percebida pelos clientes na indústria do health&fitness; - As dimensões que os gestores da indústria do health&fitness devem conhecer para oferecer um serviço de qualidade aos seus clientes; - Modelos de gestão da qualidade de serviço aplicáveis à indústria do health&fitness; - Os princípios da Gestão da Qualidade Total; - Os modelos da Gestão da Qualidade Total aplicáveis à indústria do health&fitness.

We analysed the biodiversity of foliage arthropods in nine sheep grazed pasturelands in five European countries. During the maximum flowering period in 2018, entomofauna was collected in 4-6 areas within each pasture, performing 6 transects/area and 25 sweeps per transect. Multivariate analyses tested the differences in total arthropod community composition among degrees of intensification, bioregions and types of pastures. A total of 51,474 arthropods from 3 classes, 17 orders and 95 taxonomical groups were recorded. Univariate analyses revealed that total arthropod abundance was higher in extensive than in intensive systems (P<0.01). It also differed between bioregions (higher in Alpine than in Continental, P<0.05) and between types of pastures (higher in mountain than in lowland pastures where animals are supplemented, P<0.05). Total taxa richness was not influenced by any of the three factors. However, multivariate analyses indicated that community composition differed among intensive and extensive systems, bioregions and types of pastures (P<0.001). The greatest differences occurred between Alpine and Mediterranean (P<0.001), and Mediterranean and Continental pastures (P<0.05), as well as between lowland seminatural and improved pastures (P<0.05), and seminatural and mountain pastures (P<0.001). These results reveal the complex and varied communities associated to the diverse sheep systems and valorise the role of the mo

Freshwater mussels are declining globally, and effective conservation requires prioritizing research and actions to identify and mitigate threats impacting mussel species. Conservation priorities vary widely, ranging from preventing imminent extinction to maintaining abundant populations. Here, we develop a portfolio of priority research topics for freshwater mussel conservation assessment. To address these topics, we group research priorities into two categories: intrinsic or extrinsic factors. Intrinsic factors are indicators of organismal or population status, while extrinsic factors encompass environmental variables and threats. An understanding of intrinsic factors is useful in monitoring, and of extrinsic factors are important to understand ongoing and potential impacts on conservation status. This dual approach can guide conservation status assessments prior to the establishment of priority species and implementation of conservation management actions.

In contemporary Western societies, the aging population poses new challenges both to the policies and to the support systems for older persons. In Portugal, where the phenomena have a major impact, a new professional profile, the gerontologist, has emerged. These professionals have an academic background that corresponds to the 1st cycle degree at Higher Schools and is specifically oriented to the care of older persons. This study aimed to analyze the performance of the gerontologist as a Long-term Residential Care (LRTC) manager in comparison to other professionals. A total of 160 older persons living in Portuguese LRTCs were questioned about their satisfaction in regard to the effectiveness of organization, environmental/structural factors, empathy with employees, occupational activities, and participation in the decision-making process. The client's satisfaction questionnaire covered 30 items, and each item was rated on a 5-point Likert scale. The older persons were classified as less satisfied or more satisfied according to the median value of the scale score. The older persons from LTRCs managed by a gerontologist are more likely to be more satisfied with provided care. This association was not explained by residents' characteristics nor by the older persons' circumstances as residents. These findings highlight the appropriateness of gerontologist skills in managing LTRCs.

Given the increasing complexity of the business environment, which has a considerable impact on Micro and Small Enterprises (MSE), innovation becomes the key to creating and maintaining competitive advantages, generating positive results for both companies involved in the process of innovation, and for the economy as a whole. The present research had as objectives to verify how the innovation presents itself in the MSE of the State of Piauí, to identify the determinants of innovation for the MSE of the interior and of the capital. In addition, it was intended to verify if there was an association between the geographical location and the innovation. For this, the study was based on a sample of 617 MSE distributed in six cities of the State of Piauí. The data were collected through the application of the Innovation Radar conducted by the Brazilian Micro and Small Business Support Service’s Local Innovation Agents program. Statistical techniques of descriptive, exploratory and multivariate nature were applied. The results showed that the MSE under studied has a capacity for innovation between “Little Innovative” and “Occasional Innovative”, and that the found innovation factors suggest the innovation is market driven rather than geographically as is commonly found in the literature on the subject.

The historic city centres are comfortable living places that also have architectural quality, cultural and historic heritage. These and other aspects have contributed to a sustainable behaviour and tourism attraction, which does not happen in recent residential areas. However, existing buildings in historic centres have many constraints which associate them to problems and make them less attractive, such as the proximity between buildings, less sun exposition and many others. This paper reports on a research project in which a toolkit with 50 parameters was developed to support decision-making in old building refurbishment projects in historic city centres. Each parameter includes technical regulations, constraints and best refurbishment practices. All solutions proposed by a parameter are ordered in 5 levels from the least to the higher sustainability benefits. The article describes a connection between the toolkit parameters about building localization aspects and their application as constraints during refurbishment works. In another perspective, it is shown the contribution of these parameters as good practices for living in city centres, tourism interest and building selection aspects for renting or buying. The methodology adopted in the study comprises a case study involving the consultation of a set of 7 building refurbishment project designs. All project designs analysed do not present full information description in the majority of localization parameters of the toolkit, such as public transport, parking cars, commercial or services areas, technical infrastructures conservation, sports and gardens areas, and land reutilization. Some of the information on the building project designs analyzed were possible to ascertain through "in situ" research and part of the buildings has good location, proportional sustainability benefits and easier management practices during refurbishment works. The results suggest a lack of interest in the provision of relevant information for the part of design consultants concerned with building refurbishment projects. This aspect needs to be tacked in order to promote more sustainable construction practices and, consequently, a more efficient functioning of this segment of the construction market.

In Portugal there are many heritage buildings with patrimonial, historical and cultural values in an advanced degradation process. Generally, the manor houses and small palaces were built mostly in villages and away from areas with more population. In many cases they have areas and space above conventional ones which required extensive maintenance costs. On other hand, these heritage buildings has unparalleled architectural features and uniqueness in addition to all the wealth and associated history. The architectonical valorization and rehabilitation works of this type of housing has generally some constraints that are not only related with their work specificities but also with other factors many others related with misunderstandings among owners, inheritance problems, lack of money for investment, and others. These manor houses and small palaces were generally occupied by affluent families whose economic and societal position ended up being lost over the years and due to changes in political regimes. However, it is possible to adapt this kind of buildings to new typologies of use, compatible and not disturbing the original occupation, such as the use for the tourism sector. The article describes a case study that involves the surveying of constraints and other problems concerning the rehabilitation works of manor houses and small palaces. The definition of adjusted and compatible solutions are duly balanced and weighted for each case. These solutions are based on the adoption of sustainable practices that allow a certain speed and certainties in the rehabilitation works of the built heritage. Also, the rehabilitation solutions are focused on the principles of sustainability and are adjusted for this purpose using some measures and ideas of a management system to support the rehabilitation works in buildings, which was developed in a former research project.

Micro and Small Enterprises (MSE), mostly the Commercial MSE are considered the most dynamic and elastic forms of activity. In the economy, the foundation and development of these are important for the creation of the so-called "normal" economic environment. In the recent past, it was enough for enterprises to meet their needs in a profitable way to stay on the market, but that scenario has changed dramatically. The key to longevity and business competitiveness lies in innovation. Accordingly, the main objective of this research was to present a conceptual model of innovation research in Commercial MSE to analyse (1) the innovation level of Commercial MSE, (2) how the innovation presents itself in the Commercial MSE as a result of its business environments. For this, the study was based on a sample of 213 Commercial MSE of the State of Piauí. The data were collected through the application of the Innovation Radar conducted by the SEBRAE Local Innovation Agents program. Statistical techniques of descriptive, exploratory and inferential nature were used. The results showed that MSE have innovation capacity between "Little Innovative" and "Occasional Innovative”.

In the last years we have assisted to several and deep changes in industrial companies, mainly due to market dynamics and the need to converge with a globalized and impatient world. These changes are transversal to the entire company also impacting on company maintenance function. In an attempt to eliminate faults and keep systems running without interruption, companies incorporated tools into their Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) systems. The benefits are clear in terms of resulting quality and in costs reduction, particularly those related with the data processing time and accuracy of the resulting knowledge. In their daily routine, companies produce and store endless and complex quantities of data of different nature, increasing the difficulty of use in real time. In this sense, considering the relevance of data collected on industrial plants, namely in its maintenance activities, it is intended with this paper to present a functional architecture of a predictive maintenance system, using data mining techniques on data gathered from manufacturing units globally dispersed. Data Mining will identify behavior patterns, allowing a more accurate early detection of faults in machines. The remote data collection is based on an intricate system of distributed agents, which, given its nature, will be responsible for remote data collection through the functional architecture.

In a chestnut high forest converted in coppice, 4 permanent plots were established in 1994. These plots are being managed according to the silvicultural models proposed by Bourgeois (1992) and adapted to our conditions. The treatments are: T1 = Model 1: small dimensions; T2 = Model 2: medium dimensions; T3 = Model 3: Large dimensions; Control = (coppice without intervention). In 2003, a 2nd thinning was applied in order to select the more straight and cylindrical shoots without defects. The principal dendrometrical parameters (such as: number of stumps per hectare; number of shoots per hectare; mean total height of the shoots; dominant height of the shoots; mean DBH of the shoots; dominant diameter of the shoots; basal area of the shoots per hectare and basal area of the shoots) were measured, before and after thinning. Results show that T3 presents greater vigour and the highest dominant height. Concerning dominant height, T2 was exceeded by T1, because it has higher number of shoots and, consequently, strong competition in relation to available site resources. It was expected a T2 with dominant height superior to T1, but we believe that T2 will recover its dominant height leadership with the heavy thinning applied in the last intervention (about 75% reduction in the number of shoots). The control follows the other plots dominant height growth pattern, although presents inferior mean basal area per shoot in comparison to the other treatments.