Nos últimos anos, recovery emergiu como um novo paradigma na saúde mental. Com base nas narrativas das pessoas com experiência de doença mental e nos resultados de vários trabalhos de investigação, o recovery é uma experiência mais comum do que era tradicionalmente expectável e uma possibilidade real para as pessoas com doença mental. O conceito de recovery tem sido proposto como visão orientadora na concepção e implementação de serviços e na definição de políticas públicas de saúde mental. Tendo em conta a influência que os contextos podem ter na promoção das oportunidades e dos processos de recovery das pessoas com experiência de doença mental, este artigo enuncia algumas estratégias para que os serviços e sistemas de saúde mental desenvolvem e integrem práticas mais consistentes com uma visão de recovery. Os serviços orientados para o recovery inscrevem-se num referencial de direitos humanos, adoptam uma abordagem acológica na sua análise dos problemas e estratégias de intervenção, desenvolvem uma cultura de esperança e empowerment, estabelecem uma relação colaborativa e de partilha de poder entre os vários stakeholders e promovem efectivamente a participação e integração social das pessoas com experiência de doença mental.

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A contextual and ecological intervention approach for people experiencing mental illness was developed with a primary focus on the mobilization of natural resources, the expansion of social networks and supports, and to systematically promote opportunities for activity within the community. The mutual help movement provided a major contribution to enhance and strengthen the social role of those experiencing mental illness. This social change process was inspired by empowerment theory and the goal of recovery through social and community participation. Therefore we present a community-based intervention, based on the principles and values of Community Psychology, a program implemented during the last twenty years in the field of mental health that contributed to changes in the mental health system in Portugal. A community-based support system has been organized to provide social supports in terms of housing, education and employment by enhancing the use of natural contexts, such as schools and businesses, and the diverse social resources available to the general public.

The absence of hands makes human life very difficult. The development of prostheses becomes fundamental to improve living conditions. There are many types of prostheses ranging from the simplest ones, with only aesthetic function, to bionic, which have functionality closer to the human hand. Despite all actual technological progress, prices are still very high, making them inaccessible for a wide range of population. Therefore, the development of a low-cost prosthesis will allow simple actions like holding a cup, promoting a better quality of life of people without economic capacity to buy an expensive one. The e-NABLE project that aims to design and manufacture prosthetic hands in polymeric materials through additive manufacturing, tailored to meet user's specific needs. These prostheses work by flexion and extension of the wrist that produces finger movements. Currently, the prostheses provided have some limitations and conceptual problems. This work contributes to overcome these problems.

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Understanding how the academic performance of first year undergraduate students is influenced by home, personal and institutional factors is fundamental to delineate policies able to mitigate failure. This paper investigates possible correlations between the academic performance of students at the end of high school with their achievements at the end of first year university. Data for students in the Integrated Master in Mechanical Engineering (MIEM) program within the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Porto are analysed for the period 2016/2017 to 2019/2020. The students’ performance is measured by two metrics and the students are structured as a whole and by groups, according to their gender (Male/Female), type of secondary school (Public/Private), living place (Away/Home) and the rank of MIEM in their application list of options (Option 1/Option 2–6). The information is organized statistically and possible correlations between the data are investigated. The analysis reveals limited correlation between the two metrics, meaning that all students may exhibit good or poor results at the end of first year in MIEM, independent of their status at entrance. An unanticipated pattern is exhibited for the group Option 2–6, since it shows that, despite entering into MIEM without top application marks, the students in this group can perform as well as the others. This behavior is consistent over time.

Ti6Al4V alloy belongs to the most significant alloys within the conventional titanium alloys, namely for producing turbochargers impellers and human prostheses. TiAl alloys, because of its attractive properties, such as half density of any nickel-based alloys and excellent high temperature properties, exhibit excellent potential for aerospace turbines and turbocharger turbines application. Investment casting is a near net shape process with great interest for these kind of complex parts, but the processing of these alloys using this technique is still a challenge. In spite of these advantages, these alloys are highly reactive in their molten state, reacting with the ceramic shells used in investment casting, forming a hardened and brittle layer called alpha case on the cast alloy surface, rich in interstitial elements such as oxygen. It is commonly accepted that yttria-based face coats are the best solution for minimizing metal mold reaction, but this ceramic oxide is very expensive. So, the aim of this work is to test alternative materials to produce ceramic shells face coats. A test sample simulating both compressor wheels and turbines was developed and assembled in a wax tree for alpha case and fluidity evaluation. Reactivity studies were conducted based on microhardness measurements and microstructural analysis of g-TiAl and Ti6Al4V standard test samples, casted in shells with different face coat materials: fused Y 2 O 3 , ZrSiO 4 , Al 2 O 3 , yttria (6%) stabilized ZrO 2 and yttria stabilized ZrO 2 with 10% fine Y 2 O 3 (3-7 mm). The results obtained showed that fused Y 2 O 3 face coat eliminates the alpha case, although affecting the fluidity, and g-TiAl castings have more misruns blades than Ti6Al4V castings.