This research aims to analyze the degree of importance of investment and expenditure on innovation activities for entrepreneurial innovative capability, in the scope of Portuguese services firms and the firms belonging to the KIBS -knowledge-intensive business services. A conceptual model was proposed and several research hypotheses were empirically tested using secondary data, belonging to the 5th CIS 2006, supervised by EUROSTAT. A data set from 829 KIBS firms was studied. The method used will be the logistic regression model. According to the results obtained, the greater the financial investment in acquisition of machinery, equipment and software, in internal research and development, in acquisition of external knowledge, in marketing activities and other procedures, the greater the propensity for firms to innovate in terms of services. This study highlights the contributions that innovation activities can provide in what regards the development of innovation process, giving special emphasis to their service innovation.www.ccsenet.org/ibr

The article analyzes factors stimulating firms' capacity for marketing innovation in terms of the design and packaging of goods and services. The data were obtained from the 4th Community Innovation Survey. The results of the logistic regression show that R&D activities relating to internal R&D activities; acquisition of machinery, equipment, and software; acquisition of other external knowledge; and carrying out other procedures-plus the factor of marketing activities-influence Portuguese firms' tendency to innovate in marketing.

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Even though the majority of abdominal aortic aneurysm s(AAAs) are asymptomatic, they can occasionally manifest as a result of adjacent structures involvement. Although the most frequent venous complication of AAA is rupture into the inferior vena cava (IVC), venous compression can infrequently occur. The authors report a particularly rare case of compression and thrombosis of the IVC by AAA. Patient was treated by preoperative placement of an IVC filter to impede pulmonary embolism and subsequently by open surgical repair. Besides discussing the circumstances associated with IVC compression by AAA, the authors also discuss the treatment strategy adopted and the possible alternatives.