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Open AccessDetection of chromosomal aneuploidy in ancient genomes
Ancient DNA is a valuable tool for investigating genetic and evolutionary history that can also provide detailed profiles of the lives of ancient individuals. In this study, we develop a generalised computatio...
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Occupational Exposure to Particles in Quarries and Its Effects on worker’s Health
Introduction: The exploitation of quarries is considered a high-risk activity, in which workers are exposed to risks that can influence both their health and their physical integrity. Aims: Was to assess occupati...
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Hypocalcemia in Cancer Patients: a Study Based on Ionized Calcium
The aim of this work was to study the prevalence of hypocalcemia in cancer patients based on ionized calcium and, as a secondary aim, the influence that hypocalcemia may have on survival. For this retrospectiv...
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The Misconception Between Organizational Learning and Knowledge Management
The present work assumes the concepts of and are related, although not identical. Through literature review, we provide clarification on the specificities of each conceptual construct: even if the basic ...
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Prone to Follow, Eager to Lead: Millennials as the Ultimate Commodity on the Job Market
Reviewing literature, this study highlights the organizations face once, for the first time, four generations coexist at the —Veterans, Baby Boomers, Generation X and . Thus, it disserts around construct...
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How to Look at Organizations and Human Resource Management in the Economy of the Future?
The present theoretical reflection, based on a bibliographical review of the main theoretical and empirical contributions on the influence of social, economic, financial, political, environmental, an...
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Improvement of Industrialization Projects Management: An Automotive Industry Case Study
Nowadays, in response to the technological evolution of the markets, organizations need to effectively improve their product development process. The product development can be seen as a global project where t...
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The Piecemeal Development of an e-Justice Platform: The CITIUS Case in Portugal
Citius is the system developed by the Portuguese Ministry of Justice to dematerialise proceedings by treating electronically all information belonging to the proceedings, thus reducing their physical form to a...
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Interleukin-6 promoter polymorphism −174 G/C is associated with nephritis in Portuguese Caucasian systemic lupus erythematosus patients
Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is a multifunctional cytokine with an important pathophysiological role in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The polymorphism of the IL-6 gene promoter at position −174, which appears to...
