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Climate change is a reality and efficient use of scarce resources is vital. The challenge of this project is to study the behaviour of humidity in the soil by mathematical/statistical modeling in order to find optimal solutions to improve the efficiency of daily water use in irrigation systems. For that, it is necessary to estimate and forecast weather variables, in this particular case daily maximum and minimum air temperature. These time series present strong trend and high-frequency seasonality. This way, we perform a state space modeling framework using exponential smoothing by incorporating Box-Cox transformations, ARMA residuals, Trend and Seasonality., This research was partially financed by Portuguese funds by the Center for Research and Development in Mathematics and Applications (CIDMA) and the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (”Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia” - FCT), within project UID/MAT/04106 2019. This research was partially financed by Portuguese funds through Portuguese Foundation for Science and Tech nology (”Funda¸c˜ao para a Ciˆencia e a Tecnologia” - FCT), within project UID/MAT/00013/2013. FEDER/ COMPETE/- NORTE2020/ POCI/FCT funds through grants PTDC-EEI-AUT-2933-2014116858-TOCCATA and To CHAIR - POCI-01-0145-FEDER-028247 Financial support from the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) within the frame work of Strategic Financing UIDIFIS/04650/2013 is also acknowledged

This paper aims to contribute to an ethnomusicological approach to the RTP Song Contest (1964-2014). It is the longest-running Portuguese television contest and has witnessed crucial moments of Portuguese and European histories. Thus, it is important to understand its role in music composition and the representation of identities both in national and international contexts. The Encyclopedia of Music in 20th Century Portugal (2010) is the first Portuguese ethnomusicological work concerning this contest, an important contribution to launch the debate on it. So, it was my starting point considering that there is little Portuguese research concerning the role of music in television and about the RTP Song Contest in particular. It is my intention to contribute to the understanding of this musical and television phenomenon throughout fifty years. This paper is a work in progress –my Ph.D.research in Ethnomusicology, FCSH-NOVA, Lisboa – funded by FCT. Here I discuss potential approaches to the subject, regarding international scholars’ contributions and a few national research findings., O presente artigo pretende contribuir para a abordagem etnomusicológica ao Festival RTP da Canção (1964 2014). Pela sua longevidade e por ter atraves sado momentos chave na história de Portugal e da Europa, importa compreender a sua relevância no âmbito da criação musical e da representação de identidades aos níveis nacional e internacional. A abordagem feita na Enciclopédia da Música em Portugal no Séc ulo XX (2010), a primeira em Portugal no âmbito da etnomusicologia, é fundamental para o debate em torno deste concurso e um ponto de partida para a minha investigação. Considerando a escassez de trabalhos publicados em Portugal relativamente à importância da mú sica na televisão e deste concurso em particular, este artigo visa contribuir para a compreensão deste fenómeno musical e televisivo ao longo de cinquenta anos. Uma vez que é resultado do trabalho de investigação ainda em curso (Doutoramento em Etnomusicologia, FCSH-NOVA, Lisboa), recentemente financiado pela FCT, debatem se as possíveis abordagens ao tema, tendo como fundamento tanto os estudos internacionais como os poucos contributos nacionais.

Introdução – A doença pulmonar obstrutiva crónica é uma das principais causas de morbilidade e mortalidade, sendo a ventilação mecânica não invasiva (VMNI) um meio de intervenção. Tendo em conta a biomecânica da articulação, esta intervenção pode originar disfunção temporomandibular (DTM). Objetivo – Verificar a prevalência de DTM em indivíduos com doença pulmonar obstrutiva crónica. Secundariamente pretendeu-se avaliar a severidade de DTM associada ao número de horas/anos de utilização de VMNI, ao tipo de interface e ao modo ventilatório nesses doentes. Métodos – Estudo transversal constituído por 49 doentes com patologia obstrutiva. Foi aplicado o Questionário Anamnésico de Fonseca. Para o tratamento dos dados utilizou-se o coeficiente de Correlação de Spearman e o teste de Mann-Whitney com α=0,05. Resultados – Relativamente à severidade de DTM constatou-se que 15 indivíduos apresentavam DTM leve. Verificou-se uma associação positiva estatisticamente significativa entre o número de horas/anos de utilização de VMNI (r=0,422; p=0,01) e uma diferença estatisticamente significativa entre a severidade de DTM e modo ventilatório (p=0,018). Quanto à severidade de DTM em função do tipo de interface (p=0,833) constatou-se que não existem diferenças estatisticamente significativas. Conclusão – Concluiu-se que que a maioria dos doentes com doença pulmonar obstrutiva crónica apresentavam DTM e foram classificados como DTM leve. Verificou-se uma associação positiva entre o número de horas e de anos de utilização de VMNI nestes doentes., Saúde & Tecnologia, N.º 21 (2019): Maio 2019

Objetivo: Apresentar um modelo conceptual de história clínica em Medicina Física e de Reabilitação, tendo por base o seu papel de promoção da funcionalidade física e cognitiva. Material e Métodos: Foi realizada uma revisão da literatura, partindo de pesquisa na base de dados PubMed e consultando fontes adicionais de informação. Resultados: Verificou-se que o conteúdo da história clínica é relativamente consensual entre autores, porém a estrutura à qual esta obedece não está homogeneamente descrita. Neste artigo é apresentado um modelo de história clínica elaborado com base na literatura revista. Conclusão: A história clínica é um elemento fundamental na abordagem de qualquer doente. Apesar de existir uma estrutura comum, as particularidades de cada especialidade exigem uma adequação deste modelo, de forma a orientar a colheita de dados para os seus objetivos específicos. No caso da especialidade de Medicina Física e de Reabilitação, a avaliação funcional e contextual do doente assume particular importância, sendo determinante para o estabelecimento da estratégia de reabilitação., Revista da Sociedade Portuguesa de Medicina Física e de Reabilitação, v. 31, n. 1 (2019): Ano 27

Figure S1. Facial appearance of some patients carrying pathogenic variants. Figure S2. Clinical features of patients R14 and C19 and images of their CNVs. Table S1. Patients with altered aCGH results (i.e. with CNVs classified as non-polymorphic). Table S2. List of variants of unknown clinical significance (VOUS). Table S3. Primers used for quantitative PCR confirmation. Table S4. Primers used for expression studies. Table S5. OMIM entrance, haploinsufficiency score and constrain metrics for the selected genes in patient R16. Table S6. OMIM entrance, haploinsufficiency score and constrain metrics for the selected genes in patient C15. Table S7. OMIM entrance, haploinsufficiency score and constrain metrics for the selected genes in patient R20. Table S8. OMIM entrance, haploinsufficiency score and constrain metrics for the selected genes in patient C16. Table S9. OMIM entrance, haploinsufficiency score and constrain metrics for the selected genes in patient R21. Table S10. OMIM entrance, haploinsufficiency score and constrain metrics for the selected genes in patient C19. Table S11. OMIM entrance, haploinsufficiency score and constrain metrics for the selected genes in patients R22 and R23. Table S12. OMIM entrance, haploinsufficiency score and constrain metrics for the selected genes in patient C20. (DOC 11550 kb)

Dissertação de Mestrado Integrado em Arquitetura, com a especialização em Arquitetura apresentada na Faculdade de Arquitetura da Universidade de Lisboa para obtenção do grau de Mestre. Matrizes de uma territorialidade, as Quintas de Recreio tiveram a sua origem na cultura islâmica e nos modelos italianos renascentistas. Na sua composição, para além da Casa Senhorial, era normalmente notada uma forte presença de jardins, pomares, espaços lúdicos e de lazer, tendo predominância de água, bem como uma relação entre o homem, natureza e paisagem. Porém, ao longo dos tempos e devido a mudanças de paradigmas de desenvolvimento social, estas quintas e as suas casas senhoriais tornaram-se incompatíveis com a cidade contemporânea, levando a um abandono, esquecimento e em alguns casos, adaptações a novos usos. Esquecida pelo tempo, a Quinta da Torre d’Aguilha em São Domingos de Rana é uma dessas tipologias de Quintas que definiram um modo de vida, num regime aristocrático e quase feudal demonstrando uma forte soberania e impacto no território e na paisagem e que, infelizmente, se encontra devoluto e num estado de ruína. Através de uma ligação entre o passado, presente e futuro, o trabalho apresentado parte de uma investigação e análise às quintas de recreio e relação, homem - paisagem, sendo posteriormente tratados temas sobre o estado de degradação geral das mesmas e suas projeções futuras, estando estas agrupadas no âmbito de uma adaptação para novas funcionalidades. A introdução de uma nova centralidade nos subúrbios, também apresentada e defendida através de estudos relativos à cidade e seu crescimento, assim como, questões do urbanismo comercial e que vão ao encontro dos objetivos programáticos do projeto, vem na expectativa de tornar a Torre d’Aguilha um espaço atrativo e de vivências. O projeto procura conjugar ambas as vertentes, a de uma quinta de recreio com uma nova centralidade, através de um programa de novos usos, transformando a quinta numa centralidade, um polo de interação cultural e comercial. ABSTRACT: Villa as matrices of territoriality, had their origin in Islamic culture and italian renaissance models. In their location besides the Manor House, they consisted of a strong presence of gardens, orchards, leisure and play areas, with the predominance of water providing a central bridge between man, nature and landscape. But over time and due to changes in paradigms of social development, these farmas and manor houses became incompatible with the contemporany city development leading to a neglect and abandonment or, in some cases, to adaptation to new uses. Forgotten by time, Quinta da Torre d’Aguilha located in São Domingos de Rana is one of these cases. It was a Villa, wich, after defining a way of life in aristocratic and almost feudal times, and demonstrating a strong sovereingty and impact on the local territory and landscape, was abandoned and left in a state of ruin. Through the conection between past, present and future, the project here presented, starts with research and analysis at the birth of this concept as well as describing rhe relantionship between man and landscape. Subsquently, topics will be discussed regarding to the state of their degradation and future projections as part of na adaptation to new funtionalities. The intoduction of a new centrality in the suburbian area will be presented and defined through studies related to the city and its growth, as well as issues of comercial urbanismo that meet the project objectives and in the expectation of making Torre d’Aguilha an attractive and experiential space. The project seeks to combine both aspects. One Villa with a new centrality, through a program of new uses turning the villa into a centrality through a program of new uses and thus in a pole of cultural and commercial interaction. N/A

AA receives a grant from the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) [ grant number PD/BD/105822/2014]. The Portuguese Mental Health Study was carried out by the Department of Mental Health, NOVA Medical School, NOVA University of Lisbon, with collaboration of the CESOP-Portuguese Catholic University and was funded by the Champalimaud Foundation, the Gulbenkian Foundation, the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) and the Ministry of Health. The Portuguese Mental Health Study was carried out in conjunction with the World Health Organization WMH Survey Initiative which is supported by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH; R01MH070884), the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Pfizer Foundation, the U.S. Public Health Service (R13-MH066849, R01-MH069864 and R01 DA016558), the Fogarty International Center (FIRCA R03-TW006481), the Pan American Health Organization, Eli Lilly and Company, Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, GlaxoSmithKline and Bristol-Myers Squibb. Background: Mental disorders are a major cause of disability with impacts on daily functioning and quality of life, which has been associated with socioeconomic disadvantage. The present study aims to assess how socioeconomic position is related to the disability reported by people with mental disorders, using data from the World Mental Health Survey (WMHS) Initiative Portugal. Methods: Using data from the Portuguese Mental Health Survey, a nationally representative cross-sectional study (n = 3849), several logistic regression models with interaction terms were performed to evaluate the effect of different indicators of socioeconomic position on the disability reported by people with any mental disorder (any 12-month mood or anxiety disorder). Odds ratios were estimated at the specific values of the main effects and interaction terms between the presence of any mental disorder and education, employment status, self-perceived financial deprivation and subjective social status. Results: The prevalence rate of any mood or anxiety disorder was 21.0% (n = 788), among which 14.7% (n = 115) reported disability. The results show that among people with any 12-month mental disorder, those in the employment category of “retired or others” had two times higher odds of reporting disability (OR = 2.19; 95%CI: 1.06-4.48) when compared to participants categorized as “working”. Likewise, individuals with financial deprivation had two times higher odds of reporting disability when compared to those non-financially deprived (OR = 2.36; 95%CI: 1.31-4.24). The odds ratios obtained for the specific years of education evaluated were not statistically significant but seem to suggest an educational gradient. Conclusions: The findings of this study indicate that the disability reported by people with mental disorders varies according to socioeconomic position and draw attention to the need to develop policies to address these inequalities. publishersversion published

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UID/EAT/00472/2013 SFRH/BD/103718/2014 O Festival RTP da Canção tem sido palco, ao longo de mais de 50 anos, para a transmissão de diversas noções identitárias, seja através da música, das letras ou dos diversos discursos que se criam em torno deste fenómeno musical e televisivo. Atravessando momentos-chave da história nacional e da construção europeia, este programa tem reflectido os diversos desafios políticos e societais. Nesta comunicação irei discutir a forma como os diversos agentes encaram a relação entre Portugal e a Europa através do Festival. Pretende-se então reflectir sobre o modo como o Festival tem funcionado como veículo de noções de identidade nacional, projectadas através da música, aos níveis nacional e internacional. publishersversion published

Tobacco use is a major modifiable risk factor of adverse maternal and fetal health outcomes. Being a migrant has been associated with lower risk of smoking during pregnancy. However, it remains a matter of debate whether such association could be explained by other socio-demographic characteristics or whether such effect remains or increases according to the length of stay in the host country. This study examined the differences in maternal smoking prevalence between native, long-term and recent migrant women in Portugal. METHODS: This study was derived from baMBINO, a national project grounded on 32 public maternity units in mainland Portugal aiming to investigate the differences in perinatal healthcare and outcomes among migrant and native women. Recruitment took place during admission for delivery, inviting both native and foreign-born women. Participants included in this analysis (n=1107) were classified according to their country of birth and length of stay in Portugal into: native (Portuguese-born), recent migrant (foreign-born women who spent 10 years or less in Portugal), and long-term migrants (foreign-born women who spent more than 10 years in Portugal). Logistic regression model was fitted to estimate the association between the aforementioned migration statuses and having or not smoked tobacco during pregnancy, taking into account women’s age, parity, marital status, level of education, family income, country of origin of women’s parents and gestational age at the first prenatal care visit. Adjusted odds-ratio (OR) and respective 95% confidence interval (95%CI) were obtained. RESULTS: A little over half of the study participants were foreign-born and almost 60% of those were recent migrants. Tobacco smoking during pregnancy was evidently more prevalent among native women than among long-term or recent migrant women (14% vs. 8% and 4% respectively; p

UID/EAT/00472/2013 SFRH/BD/103718/2014 Held by Portuguese Public Television Broadcast – RTP – since 1964, RTP Song Contest (RTPSC) has been a promoter for composition and an important platform for mediation of discourses on music, identity, and politics. Being the longest-running music and television show in Portugal, RTPSC has been annually organized to choose the Portuguese entry at Eurovision Song Contest, representing the country for millions of viewers. Considering the small dimension of Portuguese music industry, authors and singers recognize on RTP Song Contest a platform to improve their careers at national level, an opportunity to boost the national market rather than an international chance. Encompassing the most important moments of Portuguese history from dictatorship to democracy, passing through European integration, RTPSC witnessed, reflected and also influenced social and political changes and anxieties. Observing the social network created over this Contest, it is possible to map out different postures on social, artistic, and aesthetic issues and as well as stances about the role of music in television as identity and memory shaper and mediator. RTPSC is simultaneously time suspension, since it lays on national narratives and memories, and it is time change since it accompanied external influences. My research work analyzes the RTPSC’s role on music creation and mediation in Portugal during fifty years, observing its relation with music industry. To do this, I analyze the postures of several actors about music as a vehicle for diverse perspectives, tracing social networks lied on various ideologies that shaped music creation and the contest itself. publishersversion published

Background: Evidence-based health workforce policies are essential to ensure the provision of high-quality health services and to support the attainment of universal health coverage (UHC). This paper describes the main characteristics of available health workforce data for 74 of the 75 countries identified under the 'Countdown to 2015' initiative as accounting for more than 95% of the world's maternal, newborn and child deaths. It also discusses best practices in the development of health workforce metrics post-2015. Methods: Using available health workforce data from the Global Health Workforce Statistics database from the Global Health Observatory, we generated descriptive statistics to explore the current status, recent trends in the number of skilled health professionals (SHPs: physicians, nurses, midwives) per 10 000 population, and future requirements to achieve adequate levels of health care in the 74 countries. A rapid literature review was conducted to obtain an overview of the types of methods and the types of data sources used in human resources for health (HRH) studies. Results: There are large intercountry and interregional differences in the density of SHPs to progress towards UHC in Countdown countries: a median of 10.2 per 10 000 population with range 1.6 to 142 per 10 000. Substantial efforts have been made in some countries to increase the availability of SHPs as shown by a positive average exponential growth rate (AEGR) in SHPs in 51% of Countdown countries for which there are data. Many of these countries will require large investments to achieve levels of workforce availability commensurate with UHC and the health-related sustainable development goals (SDGs). The availability, quality and comparability of global health workforce metrics remain limited. Most published workforce studies are descriptive, but more sophisticated needs-based workforce planning methods are being developed. Conclusions: There is a need for high-quality, comprehensive, interoperable sources of HRH data to support all policies towards UHC and the health-related SDGs. The recent WHO-led initiative of supporting countries in the development of National Health Workforce Accounts is a very promising move towards purposive health workforce metrics post-2015. Such data will allow more countries to apply the latest methods for health workforce planning. publishersversion published

The recent growth in Portuguese tourism has been reflected by the increase in the hospitality and tourist industry, emphasizing the importance of competent professional training in this sector. The high rotation rates of personnel in this sector has been acknowledged in previous studies. Several authors have questioned whether students applying for tourism related degrees recognize the characteristics of a career in this sector. Previous studies concluded that there were barriers to gender equality. In general, men received higher wages and held higher hierarchical positions compared to women. In contrast, women were typically higher academic achievers than men. Women were also distinguished as being more concerned with social and environmental issues, while men were more entrepreneurial with a greater interest in starting their own business. This study aimed to understand undergraduate students’ expectations regarding the hospitality industry, analyzing the relative differences between gender. A survey questionnaire was conducted on students of a Portuguese higher education institution with 1st-cycle degrees related to hospitality and tourism (n=329). According to the majority of career expectations considered, there were no differences between male and female students. However, gender differences were apparent with respect to “mobility – finding job anywhere” and the ambition to “become a supervisor/manager/director”, with men revealing higher levels compared to women. info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

Annex: Table S1. Summary of the papers included in the review. (DOC 120 kb)

UID/EAT/00472/2013 SFRH/BD/103718/2014 Quando nos deparamos com um objecto de estudo que combina som e imagem – a música num programa de televisão – mas quase todas as gravações estão irremediavelmente perdidas, pensamos que também o nosso trabalho está comprometido. O ânimo regressa no momento em que percebemos que a imprensa nos pode ajudar não só a reconstruir essas memórias, como a resgatar aquilo que ficou omisso na emissão televisiva. Este artigo tem como objectivo demonstrar a importância de publicações periódicas de naturezas distintas na reconstrução de memórias musicais em Portugal no final da década de 1960 e início da década de 1970, nomeadamente as revistas Flama, Rádio e Televisão, Nova Antena e Plateia, bem como os jornais Diário de Lisboa, Diário Popular, A Capital e O Século. O primeiro exemplo debruça-se sobre os artigos publicados acerca do talk-show Zip-Zip, emitido pela televisão pública (RTP) entre Maio e Dezembro de 1969, cujas gravações se encontram perdidas, que permitiram reconstruir os alinhamentos do programa no que concerne à música ali performada. O segundo exemplo analisa o modo como a imprensa tratou um dos programas de maior importância nas cenas televisiva e musical em Portugal – o Festival RTP da Canção – um concurso anual realizado com o objectivo de escolher a representação portuguesa no Festival Eurovisão da Canção, nomeadamente o acompanhamento à edição de 1975. Em ambos os casos, as publicações periódicas permitiram reconstruir memórias visuais e musicais. Estas publicações são essenciais para analisar e compreender as diversas posturas e valores relativos ao papel da música na televisão e na sociedade portuguesas. When we come across a subject of study that combines sound and image – the music in a television show – but all recordings are irretrievably lost, we would think that our research work could be jeopardized. When we realize that press can help us to reconstruct lost that uplift us. Press can help us to restore which was hidden by television broadcast and lost in time, supporting our knowledge about these television objects. This paper wants to demonstrate the significance of press reconstructing musical memories in Portugal at late-1960s and early-1970s, namely the role of the magazines Flama, Rádio e Televisão, Nova Antena and Plateia, and the daily newspapers Diário de Lisboa, Diário Popular, A Capital and O Século. The first example is focused on the articles about the talk-show Zip-Zip, broadcast by public television (RTP) between May and December of 1969, whose recordings are permanently lost. Press articles allowed us to rebuild the show’ schedules and its music. Press is also fundamental to analyze the values about the role of music in the television and about the role of music in the society. In the second example I analyze how press followed the 1975 edition of the RTP Song Contest – one of the major television shows held annually to choose the Portuguese entry at Eurovision Song Contest. In both cases, press allowed us to recreate visual and musical memories, and enabled us to understand distinctive values about music in Portuguese society. publishersversion published