Millenium  

Eurico Seabra, Luís Silva, Fuad Aliew, Joana Morais Sarmento

Introduction: One of the possible applications of ceramic thermal barriers is in shells (permanent moulds – die casting). The moulds` capacity to support very high temperatures (up to 1600 °C) plays a crucial role in the selection of materials due to the ... see more

Ricardo Santos, António Abreu

Introduction: Currently, and in a competitive context, Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) increasingly depend on the quality of their services, not only to satisfy their different stakeholders, but also to attract funding.In this way, HEIs tend to incor... see more

Patricia Lopez Garcia

Introduction: Despite considering the English language, Lingua Franca par excellence, Catalan companies, due to their growing economic internationalization, demand more and more professionals with skills in foreign languages associated with skills and att... see more

Margarida Morgado, Luís Vicente Gómez, Marcelo Calvete

Introduction: Higher Education Institutions (HEI) are allegedly preparing students for a globalized working area where people will need to be ready to communicate effectively in one or more foreign languages in international working environments, which pu... see more

Zhihua Hu, Maria Teresa Roberto

Introduction: With globalization, the interdependence of skills and domains has deepened worldwide. The training of competent translators is becoming more and more important. In 2007, the Chinese Academic Degree Commission began the implementation&nb... see more

Marlene Ferreira, Zélia Teixeira

Introduction: This article describes and analyses the partial results of a broad qualitative study, whose goal was to explore how performance anxiety is presented in the everyday life of the lyrical singer.Objectives: The daily life changes before a recit... see more

Anabela Valente Simões, Ana Rita Calvão, Anabela Valente Simões

Introduction: With internationalization and globalization, language skills are increasingly useful in today’s labour market, especially in functions that require contacts with other markets, such as secretarial/management support positions.Objectives: Ide... see more

Ana Nabais, Maria do Céu Sá

Introduction: The increased prevalence of chronic diseases such as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) has a high social and economic impact, compromises patient's health and consequently the way they manage the disease and promote self-care.Obje... see more

Maribel Carvalhais, Ana Cristina Pereira, Ana Pinho, Andreia Gonçalves, Ângela Caldeira, Cláudia Silva, Lisete Soares

Introduction: It has recently been shown that professionals working in the Neonatal Intensive Care Units show an increasing interest in decisions made at the end of life and in the quality of care provided to newborns and their families.Objetives: To unde... see more

Yara Lima, Mariluce Souza, Bianca Maria Paz, Ediná Costa

Introduction: Sanitary surveillance (SS) is aimed at the risk associated with products and services and is part of the activities related to Primary Health Care (PHC) in its structure and processes.Objectives: To analyze the perception of SS professionals... see more