This paper examines the logics and expectations of entrepreneurs and business angels prior to going into a relationship. Comparisons of the entrepreneurs and the business angels show difference regarding their confidence about their own mind-sets and expectations. The findings are discussed taking an institutional approach; an exogenous institutionalism is influencing the actor, as his logic an...

Developing good multimedia applications is expensive, mostly in terms of time and degree of difficulty. Estimating the cost and effort for multimedia application development is a great challenge. One of the useful techniques for predicting effort and lines of code (LOC) required for developing multimedia projects is by using the technique of “estimation by analogies”. This technique involves ch...

Angel-shaped phalango-epiphyseal dysplasia is characterized by the angel shape of the middle phalanx and severe coxarthrosis in adult life. This osteochondrodysplasia shows a further variety of heterogeneous multiple epiphyseal dysplasias. It also shows a late and dysplastic development of the femoral head that leads to osteoarthrotic changes with severe hip pain and gait disturbance. In this r...

5 Sílvia Lourenço, Ana Moreno, Luís Narciso, João Pereira, Rui Rosa, Ángel F. González 6 Centro de Oceanografia, Laboratório Marítimo da Guia, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de 7 Lisboa, Avenida Nossa Senhora do Cabo 939, 2750-374 Cascais, Portugal 8 Departamento do Mar e Recursos Marinhos, Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera, I.P.Avenida de 9 Brasília, 1449-006, Lisboa, Portugal. 10...