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- Concepção De Um Sistema De Gestão Ambiental Aplicável Às Unidades Das Forças ArmadasPublication . Cordeiro, FranciscoA protecção do meio Ambiente e a utilização racional dos recursos naturais têm assumido um papel cada vez mais relevante na Gestão das Organizações, fruto, principalmente, da crescente consciencialização das fragilidades do meio Ambiente e da consequente pressão mediática. As Forças Armadas como vector primordial e insubstituível da Defesa Nacional, afirmam-se como uma organização ciente da necessidade do desenvolvimento sustentado da sociedade portuguesa, pelo que tem desenvolvido uma postura cada vez mais activa, relativamente à componente ambiental. Este estudo teve como objectivo a análise dos requisitos necessários para a implementação de um Sistema de Gestão Ambiental em Unidades das Forças Armadas, que potencie a obtenção de certificações ambientais, seguindo os critérios estabelecidos pela ISO 14001:2004. Para dar cabal resposta ao trabalho procedeu-se a uma revisão de literatura, assente em bibliografia no âmbito do ambiente em geral, e nos Sistemas de Gestão Ambiental em particular, tendo pesquisado também em sítios de referência da Internet, relacionados com a temática em apreço. Na análise efectuada, relativamente à componente ambiental das Forças Armadas, procurou-se ir ao encontro da Política Ambiental definida superiormente pelo poder político e a sua aplicação efectiva, resultante quer da aprovação de legislação de carácter geral, quer de legislação dedicada ao Sector Militar. Decorrente da investigação que foi efectuada, são sugeridas algumas orientações que se consideram, pela sua pertinência, poderem contribuir para a resolução de algumas das vulnerabilidades identificadas, potenciando desta forma os procedimentos necessários ao cumprimento, por parte das Forças Armadas, dos objectivos e metas consagrados na Política Ambiental Nacional, Comunitária e vigente em Organizações Internacionais de defesa colectiva. Abstract: The protection of the environment and the rational utilizatio n of the natural resources have assumed a paper more and more prominent in the Management of the Organizations, mainly due, of the growing one to make aware of the fragilities of the environment and of the consequent media pressure. The Armed Forces as main vector and irreplaceable of the National Defence, affirm itself as an aware organization of the need of the development maintained of the Portuguese people, by what has developed a posture more and more active, relatively to the environmental component. This study had the objective to analysis the necessary requirements for the implementation of a System of Environmental Management in Units of the Armed Forces, that potency the obtaining of environmental certifications, following the criteria established by the ISO 14001:2004. To give a complete answer to the work we proceded to a revision of literature, agreed in bibliography in the scope of the environment in general, and in the Systems of Environmental Management in particular, having researched also in Internet, related with that thematic. In the analysis realized, relatively to the environmental component of the Armed Forces, we go to the meeting of the Political Environmental one defined upper by the political power and to his effective application either by the general character legislation approval or by legislation dedicated to the Military Sector. Resulting of the inquiry that was effectuated, are suggested some orientation that itself consider, by his pertinence, will be able to contribute for the resolution of some of the vulnerabilities identified, increasing in this way the necessary procedures to the fulfilment, on the part of the Armed Forces, of the objectives and consecrated goals in the National Political Environmental, Communal and in force one in International Organizations of collective defence.
- Viral infection and sudden non-cardiac death: A systematic reviewPublication . Cainé, Laura; Cordeiro, FranciscoIntroduction: Sudden non-cardiac death (SNCD) is a clinical entity comprising deaths lacking previous clinically significant symptoms, and in which the mechanisms of death do not involve the heart. Infection is a major cause of SNCD, particularly in children, and viruses are frequently involved in the disease process. Nevertheless, SNCD of viral infectious causes remains poorly characterized. Thus, a systematic review of the literature describing the association between viral infection and the development of SNCD was performed. Methods: PRISMA statement guidelines were followed in this systematic review. A literature search was conducted across MEDLINE, Scopus and Web of Science databases. Studies considered eligible were autopsy series or cohort studies of sudden death cases, in which evidence of viral disease as a cause of death was demonstrated, along with identification of causative agents. Results: Twelve studies published between 1996 and 2020 were included in this review. Selected studies were categorized into three groups according to the study population: infants and young children (up to four years of age); presumed sudden infant death syndrome patients; and older individuals (five years of age and older). SNCD with viral implication represents a minority of sudden death cases in all age groups, with infants and young children having a higher prevalence across studies. Respiratory infection was the main cause of viral SNCD, with influenza virus and respiratory syncytial virus being the most commonly identified agents in older individuals, and infants and young children respectively. Disseminated infection, gastrointestinal infection, and meningitis were other identified causes of SNCD in children. Conclusions: No studies have directly assessed the frequency and causes of viral SNCD. Infants and young children show a considerable, but variable, prevalence of this clinical entity. Wider implementation of post-mortem virological molecular testing may help uncover previously unknown cases. More research into viral SNCD is needed, especially in the adult population.