- Information Technology Governance and Strategy
- ERP Systems Implementation and Impact
- Big Data and Business Intelligence
- Business Process Modeling and Analysis
- Technology Adoption and User Behaviour
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Intraperitoneal and Appendiceal Malignancies
- Collaboration in agile enterprises
- Microscopic Colitis
- Information Systems Theories and Implementation
- Information Systems Education and Curriculum Development
- Service-Oriented Architecture and Web Services
- Business and Management Studies
- Knowledge Management and Sharing
- Complex Systems and Decision Making
- Human Behavior and Motivation
- Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies
- Cognitive and psychological constructs research
- Evaluation and Performance Assessment
- Focus Groups and Qualitative Methods
- Enterprise Management and Information Systems
- Male Reproductive Health Studies
- Survey Methodology and Nonresponse
- Vascular Malformations and Hemangiomas
- University-Industry-Government Innovation Models
Polytechnic Institute of Viseu
2025
Centro Hospitalar do Tâmega e Sousa
2024
University of Minho
2013-2024
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica
2024
Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental
2021-2023
Plekhanov Russian University of Economics
2019
National Research University Higher School of Economics
2019
Al-Farabi Kazakh National University
2019
University of Georgia
2000
Information technology (IT) has become essential in supporting the growth and sustainability of all types organizations. Higher education institutions are a special type organization where technological infrastructure consists variety applications, different platforms, academic systems, cloud applications heterogeneous technologies. All these technologies for research, teaching administrative processes require an effective IT governance framework. The framework is composed structures,...
Digitalization in education sphere is the new paradigm of high technologies development. The article proves that digital are relevant and widely used various areas society: management, economic relations, science education. However, digitalization educational process particular importance, because several factors such an advance quality experience this sphere. Today, important transformation processes taking place field education: electronic textbooks, Internet portals, databases information...
Information Technology governance (ITG) calls for the definition and implementation of formal practices at highest level in organization, involving structures, processes relational creation business value from IT investments. However, determining right ITG remains a complex endeavor. Previous studies identify used health financial sectors. As universities have many unique characteristics, it is highly unlikely that experiences industry can be directly applied to universities. This study,...
Atualmente, no estado do Piauí, o Hospital Universitário da Universidade Federal Piauí (HU-UFPI) é único hospital público que oferece serviço especializado para investigação de infertilidade estado. O estudo objetiva investigar os determinantes dos casais inférteis atendidos Reprodução Humana Setor Saúde Mulher (HU-UFPI). Trata-se um observacional transversal, a partir análise retrospectiva prontuários receberam atendimento ambulatório na Unidade HU-UFPI período entre janeiro/2019 e...
Introduction: Myxoma is a rare benign tumor of primitive connective tissue, most commonly found in the heart. It can also occur other soft tissues, such as skin, muscles, jawbones, and near joints. Myxomas upper limb, particularly hand, are extremely rare. This case adds to limited literature on hand myxomas, providing insights into its clinical presentation, diagnosis, management. Apart from this case, only two more cases myxoma with similar topography have been described. Case Report: A...
Effective IT governance is determined by how the function organized and where decision-making authority located within organization. Three different structures may be considered: centralized, decentralized federal. The appropriacy of these based on organization´s context. This article aims at analyzing appropriate structure adopted universities is. Using a qualitative approach, we carried out six interviews in three countries, namely Portugal, Netherlands Brazil. findings show that...
Business-IT Alignment (BITA) has been an issue for researchers of Information and Systems Technology (IST) area the last three or four decades. Many authors refer to BITA as a concern subject IST managers, in what regards its achievement, but also maintenance. Nevertheless, all approaches seem be time resources consumers, contrary would desirable nowadays: achieve maintain quickly, efficiently sustainably. Enterprise Architecture (EA) construction, way BITA, especially when Business Process...
Business agility is the ability to answer quickly internal and external changes, either reactively or proactively, in an efficient effective way. Therefore, it no surprise that business has become one of top 10 most important organizational concerns for IT management. To achieve business-IT alignment, organizations need set up processes support decision making regarding use information systems technology, i.e., IS/IT Governance. Governance means rules, procedures, supervision, monitoring...
Progress of agriculture is becoming increasingly reliant on the successful application technology. However, many developing countries depend technology transfer from other to be utilized in large and complex projects agriculture. This study intends identify strategic directions for countries’ with Kazakhstan as a case study. A SWOT analysis was conducted using Internal Factor Evaluation, External Strategic Position Action Quantitative Planning matrices analytical methods, based primary data...
The humanization of camelid-derived variable domain heavy chain antibodies (VHHs) poses challenges including immunogenicity, stability, and potential reduction affinity. Critical to this process are complementarity-determining regions (CDRs), Vernier Hallmark residues, shaping the three-dimensional fold influencing VHH structure function. Additionally, presence non-canonical disulfide bonds further contributes conformational stability antigen binding. In study, we systematically humanized...
Fourteen deans of business schools were interviewed to obtain their assessment the current state IS field in terms strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats facing discipline. Their observations are organized into nine categories: (1) interaction with community, (2) demand for courses, (3) identity field, (4) cross disciplinary nature (5) research rigor versus relevance, (6) competitors IS, (7) cost information technology, (8) shortage faculty, (9) leaders. These findings compared...
Business-IT alignment has been on the top of concerns IT executives for many years and how to assess it under research. Among proposals, one best known cited in literature, showing some relevant empirical work, is Luftman’s Strategic Alignment Maturity (SAM) categories assessment. Taking as a framework, seven other proposals are examined using SAM dimensions business-IT alignment: communications, competency/value measurements, governance, partnership, technology scope skills. Except proposal...
Shadow information technology (SIT) revolves around systems that are hidden but still managed by the same business entities. It consists of use devices, software, and applications without (IT) department’s approval. Employees IT knowledge department, it creates a gap in communications, as department loses reality within company. However, there benefits involved. In order to take advantage these benefits, changes have be implemented way activities handled. The should direct result changes,...
Retrospective studies, based on autopsy findings, indicate that infiltration of the gastrointestinal tract complicates leukemia all types and may be present from esophagus to rectum. This report presents what is believed first reported case a patient with chronic lymphocytic evidence esophageal, gastric, duodenal bulb, colonic involvement confirmed by mucosal biopsy at endoscopy.
The retail industry is quite exposed to fraudulent situations. Daily, thousands of transactions are processed, which may include some frauds difficult detect, mainly when the perpetrators own employees at stores. Large retailers with several stores across different locations have considerable difficulty in detecting involving their cashiers since they take into account contexts operation. To reduce fraud losses, get an overview each store filter ones that look suspicious deviating from what...