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- Key resources and internationalization modes of creative knowledge-intensive business services: the case of design consultanciesPublication . Abecassis-Moedas, Celine; Mahmoud-Jouini, Sihem Ben; Dell'Era, Claudio; Manceau, Delphine; Verganti, RobertoIn the 'knowledge economy', knowledge-intensive business services (KIBS) are a key driver for innovation and competitiveness. The internationalization of these businesses raises challenges given their specificities such as knowledge intensity, the importance of customer interaction and intimacy in service delivery. This paper focuses on design consultancies as a specific type of creative KIBS for which these characteristics are emphasized. The objective of this research is to analyse the resources leveraged by the firms to compete internationally. It is based on 11 case studies of design consultancies located in five different countries (France, Italy, Portugal, Spain and the UK) that were selected for their capacity to perform at the international level for several years. The paper advances three internationalization modes depending on contingent variables and focusing on specific resources that enable international competitiveness: star-based, process-based and glocality-based. In star-based creative KIBS, the individual designer has developed a reputation that attracts customers internationally, operating as a brand. In process-based creative KIBS, the reputation of a collective creative process attracts clients from other countries. In glocality-based creative KIBS, the geographical proximity obtained by opening international offices helps to develop a close understanding of the client through frequent interactions, and also to know the client's market well and to better understand local codes and signs. These modes complement those presented in the existing internationalization literature which takes the peculiarities of creative KIBS into consideration.
- Waste water treatment using fish by-productsPublication . Piccirillo, C.; Pereira, S. I.; Marques, A. P. G. C.; Pullar, R. C.; Pintado, M. E.; Castro, P. M. L.The bones from Atlantic cod fish (Gadus morhua), a by-product of the food industry, were used to extract hydroxyapatite Ca10(PO4)6(OH)2 and other phosphate-based compounds. These products were used, for the removal of heavy metals such as zinc (II) and cadmium (II) from contaminated wastewater. To increase the uptake of the heavy metals, selected bacterial strains were immobilised on the hydroxyapatite surface. The microorganisms were chosen considering their resistance to a heavy metal polluted environment [1]. An improvement in the efficiency of the metal removal was observed for the bacteria-immobilised material; the effect of the microorganisms was especially enhanced for higher heavy metal concentrations (≥ 500 mg/L). This study showed that valuable compounds can be obtained from fish by-products; furthermore, these products could be successfully used for heavy metal remediation processes.
- Drug addiction: the relationship between nursing interventions and sensitive outcomes. A systematic literature reviewPublication . Seabra, Paulo; Santos, Alexandra Sarreira; Garcia, Maria de Lurdes Medeiros; Amendoeira, José; Sá, Luís Octávio deBackground and Significance: The analysis of care contribution provided by different professionals and the results of their interventions is a recommendation that emerges from the practice stems, from costs concerns and to re-structure health services. The need to deepen the nursing contribution, to health outcomes achieved by people, is our challenge. We need to show further evidence that nursing sensitive health outcomes can contribute to health benefits of the people and pronounce today, the nursing role. This evidence may help to thinking about the practice, allowing that the new knowledge generated, contributes to its effectiveness. When we are dealing with a subjective and multidimensional state as drug addiction, with people in a methadone maintenance program, the health outcomes systematization is no easy task. Objectives/Aims: Identify nursing sensitive health outcomes with drug addicts and identify nursing interventions involved. Methods: We mobilize the guide lines of the Cochrane Center. We formulate the research question and determine the inclusion criteria by PI[C] OS method. We searched in B-on and Ebsco platforms and access to Scielo, Lilacs, Medicaribe databases. We search studies with samples above 18 years. Results: We selected 8 articles from a survey of 353 primary search. We found evidence of 17 nursing sensitive outcomes, which may be grouped into: clinical, functional status, health status knowledge, self care and nursing care satisfaction. These results were evaluated in different contexts of care practices. We found 12 nursing interventions responsible for those results. Four of the researches are randomized control trials. Conclusions/Implications: There is evidence that nursing care concern in its approach with the characteristic complexity of this chronic disease. Nurses contribute and influence health outcomes obtained by drugs addicts. Through the health promotion, drug administration, the therapeutic relationship and the counseling, among other interventions, nurses contribute mostly to the knowledge of the disease and treatments, help to reduce drug consumption, manage the withdrawal and the management of medication effects. This review indicates the need to probe the outcomes and the effectiveness of nursing intervention. There is no evidence of this type of research in Portugal.