Castração e Bem-Estar Felino

Social policies and social welfare models: fragilities of the Brazilian case Políticas sociais e modelos de bem-estar social: fragilidades do caso brasileiro

The article analyzes the Brazilian welfare model according to elements central to the emergence and to the development of social protection systems. It is intended to discuss to what extent the absence or incompleteness of those elements weaken the model built in the 1988 Constitution. The general precepts of social protection are initially presented to characterize and discuss those issues as ...

Relationship between subjective well-being and the functionality of elderly outpatients Relações entre o bem-estar subjetivo e a funcionalidade em idosos em seguimento ambulatorial

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between subjective well-being, functional independence and lowerlimb performance (muscle strength, gait velocity and balance) among elderly people undergoing outpatient follow-up, stratified by sex and age groups. Methods: We evaluated 125 elderly people, aged 60 years and over, who received care at a geriatric outpatient clin...

Health and innovation: economic dynamics and Welfare State in Brazil Saúde e inovação: dinâmica econômica e Estado de Bem-Estar Social no Brasil Salud e innovación: dinámica económica y Estado de Bienestar Social en Brasil

The effective enforcement of the access to healthcare as fundamental right requires an important theoretical and political effort at linking the often contradictory economic and social dimensions of development. This study suggests the need for a systemic view of policies related to the industrial base and innovation in health and the construction of the Brazilian Unified National Health System...

Bem-vinda IEEE-RITA

Tenho o prazer, como Editor da IEEE Transactions on Education, de dar as boasvindas a IEEE-RITA ao portofolio de edições da IEEE Education Society. Nos dois últimos anos, a IEEE Education Society tem vindo a reflectir como poderá dar benefícios adicionais aos seus membros através das suas publicações. Além de IEEE Transactions on Education (periódico do IEEE sobre investigação em educação), The...

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