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What is already known about this subject? Obesity is at epidemic levels and presents a serious global public health challenge., Portugal is one of the European countries with the highest prevalence of childhood obesity., Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative (COSI) is a robust monitoring system covering similar age groups, using standardized methods that allows comparability with other WHO European Region Member States., What this study adds? In Portugal, one in every three of 6- to 8-year-old children are overweight., Compared with other COSI national surveys, a similar trend was observed in other southern European countries, particularly Italy., The reference method used to define overweight and obesity is important as it provides different estimates., Introduction Previous studies place Portugal among the five countries with the highest prevalence of childhood obesity in Europe. This paper describes the prevalence of thinness, overweight and obesity in Portuguese children of 6-8 years of age, based on the first data collection from Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative Portugal, which took place during the 2007/2008 school year. Methods This study uses a semi-longitudinal design with repeated cross-sectional national representative samples. Specific prevalence of overweight (including obesity) and obesity was determined using three different diagnostic criteria. Across the seven geographic regions, 3765 children were enrolled from 181 schools; 50.3% of participants were males. Results Using the International Obesity Task Force reference, the prevalence of thinness, overweight and obesity were 4.8%, 28.1% and 8.9%, respectively; using the Center for Disease Control and Prevention reference they were 2.1%, 32.2% and 14.6%, respectively; and according to the World Health Organization reference, they were 1.0%, 37.9% and 15.3%, respectively. Univariate analysis showed a higher risk of obesity in older children, in boys and in the Azores region. The islands of Madeira and the Azores were the regions with the highest prevalence of overweight at 39.4% and 46.6%, respectively, and Algarve was the one with the lowest (21.4%). Conclusion These findings demonstrate the need for urgent action in Portugal and provide policy-makers with comprehensive and detailed information to assist with this. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This paper analyses the profiles of tax professionals with the greatest propensity for tax noncompliant behaviour. Data were collected in 2013 using a questionnaire applied to Portuguese tax professionals. From the profiles we argue that the propensity for noncompliance is greater among professionals responsible for medium-sized enterprises in contexts of high tax complexity. In particular, in terms of voluntary tax noncompliance, we noted greater vulnerability to the pressures exerted by employers/clients for participation in aggressive tax planning schemes among young women, as well as professionals working in in-house departments of accounting and taxation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: This study aims to understand the role that family protocol can have in the succession planning process of family businesses. Design/methodology/approach: For this purpose, the authors decided on a qualitative approach and performed an exploratory case study in Portugal: one firm with a family protocol. As data collection techniques, interviewing, direct observation and documentary analysis were used. Findings: Based on the empirical evidence, it is concluded that a family protocol can help succession planning and favour the continuity and survival of the family business. Practical implications: This study shows the relevance of a family protocol for the succession process that seems to be at the basis of family firms' continuity, survival and minimising their failure. Originality/value: Although family firms are many in number and central in the dynamics of the world economy, the family protocol has not been approached as a determinant of a successful succession process. This holds particularly for the realm of family firms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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