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- AZores Observation NETwork – AZONETPublication . Fialho, Paulo
- Ethics, ontology and capabilitiesPublication . Martins, Nuno O.Amartya Sen's capability approach is concerned with the evaluation of inequality, and in particular with the description of the space in which equality should be assessed (the space of capabilities, or potential functionings). I will argue that Sen's approach is a philosophical exercise aimed at providing the ground for substantive theorising to proceed, that it does not itself engage in substantive theorising, and that it is mainly concerned with ontological description. Sen uses the categories of capabilities and respectively functionings to describe advantage and well-being. This ontological description can then be used for ethical theorising. But, as will be argued, the main emphasis of Sen's approach has been on the former, not on the latter. I will also argue that ontological realism is essential to Sen's approach, and that much of the persuasiveness of Sen's arguments spring from this (not explicitly acknowledged) ontological dimension. Furthermore, I will argue that an explicit recognition of this dimension is crucial for the development of Sen's perspective.
- Overeducation and wages in Europe : evidence from quantile regressionPublication . Budría, Santiago; Moro-Egido, Ana I.The literature has typically assumed that the effect of overeducation on wages is constant over the conditional wage distribution. In this paper, we use quantile regression and data from 12 European countries to show that the overeducation wage effect may differ largely across segments of the distribution. By differentiating between quantiles, we discriminate between groups of workers with different (unobservable) skills. We find that the detrimental effects of overeducation among the high-skilled are indeed higher than among the lowskilled. This finding lends support to the view that overeducation is an event that reduces the worker’s potential productivity, regardless of his skills.
- Photochemical evolution of continental outflow to Pico Mountain (Azores): Integrating observations with CTM simulations in lowerFT outflow.Publication . Honrath, Richard; Owen, Robert; Li, Q. B.; Helmig, Detlev; Fialho, PauloAn analysis of the consistency of lower-FT observations with chemical transport model (CTM) simulations in aged U.S. export.
- Qualidade dos serviços de saúde, na óptica dos enfermeiros dos cuidados de saúde diferenciados, da Região Autónoma dos AçoresPublication . Lopes, Ruben Manuel Piedade; Cardoso, Carlos José Cabral; Vieira, José CabralA qualidade dos serviços de saúde é uma área de grande importância em termos científicos e práticos. A presente dissertação pretende avaliar a visão que os enfermeiros possuem da qualidade dos serviços de saúde, enquanto clientes internos, através dos princípios do Modelo de Excelência do EFQM. Outra abordagem do estudo da qualidade é a do enfermeiro enquanto prestador de cuidados. Trata-se de um estudo quantitativo, tendo-se feito a colheita de dados por intermédio de um instrumento de colheita de dados, com itens, na sua maioria sob a forma de escala. Após a aplicação do referido instrumento, obtivemos uma amostra com enfermeiros das três unidades hospitalares da Região Autónoma dos Açores. Os dados foram tratados descritivamente e indutivamente, com base em dois modelos, o modelo de probit ordenado e o modelo de regressão linear múltipla. Constatou-se que as variáveis demográficas da amostra influenciam a opinião face a alguns princípios e dimensões da qualidade, sendo as variáveis idade, tempo de serviço e vínculo contratual, as que melhor explicam a variação das avaliações.