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Study of body composition and motor competence in children from the 1st basic c...
Afonso, P.; Rebelo, Miguel; HONÓRIO, SAMUEL; Santos, Jorge Manuel Folgado; Pais, António; Afonso, Paulo; Marques, Catarina; Diniz, Afonso; Serrano, JoãoChildhood obesity is a public health problem that affects many parts of the world, and is one of the factors that has negatively influenced levels of motor competence at an early age. However, these relationships remain poorly investigated. The aim of this study was to assess body composition (BC) and motor competence (MC), as well as to study their relationship with school performance in primary school childre...
Extended- Range Marine Unmanned Surface Vehicles for Border Surveillance Missions
Fernandes, J. F. P.; Branco, P. J. Costa; Marat-Mendes, R.; Póvoa, R.; Teodoro, P.; Neves, J.; Marques, H.; Pinheiro, P.; Afonso, P.; Serrano, D.This work focuses on the development of extended-range marine unmanned surface vehicles (USV) for border surveillance missions. USVs present many advantages for marine applications due to their energy-saving capabilities and lack of in-board pilot needs. Nevertheless, due to their small scales, USVs often present reduced mission ranges. In order to overcome this handicap, this work proposes the application of i...
Multidisciplinary estimates of connectivity and population structure suggest th...
Abecasis, David; Ogden, R.; Winkler, Alexander; Gandra, Miguel; Khallahi, B.; Diallo, M.; Cabrera-Castro, R.; Weiller, Y.; Erzini, Karim; Afonso, P.Information on population structure and connectivity of targeted species is key for proper implementation of spatial conservation measures. We used a combination of genomics, biophysical modelling, and biotelemetry to infer the population structure and connectivity of Atlantic meagre, an important fisheries resource throughout its distribution. Genetic samples from previously identified Atlantic spawning locati...
Macrossismicity associated with the Arraiolos earthquake of January 15, 2018 wi...
Araújo, Alexandre; Caldeira, Bento; Martins, António; Borges, J. Fernando; Moreira, Noel; Araújo, Joana; Maia, Miguel; Vicente, S.; Afonso, P.We performed a study about the macrossismicity associated to the Arraiolos (Portugal) earthquake, that occurred on January 15th, (M = 4.9), in order to construct a map of seismic intensities. The fieldwork took place in the second half of January, using the questionnaire available in the website of the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and the Atmosphere (IPMA). We provided the same questionnaire on the internet,...
Macrossismicidade associada ao sismo de Arraiolos do dia 15 de janeiro de 2018 ...
Araujo, A.; Caldeira, Bento; Martins, Antonio; Borges, José Fernando; Moreira, Noel; Fonseca Araújo, Joana; Maia, Miguel; Vicente, S.; Afonso, P.RESUMO: Na segunda quinzena de janeiro de 2018 realizou-se um estudo da macrossismicidade associada ao sismo de Arraiolos de dia 15 de janeiro. No presente trabalho descreve-se a metodologia usada na recolha de informação, o tratamento dos dados e a sua representação na forma de mapa de intensidades. A distribuição geográfica das intensidades mostra um alongamento da isossista de intensidade IV na direção N-S e...
New non-invasive methods for short-term electronic tagging of pelagic sharks an...
Fontes, J.; Baeyaert, J.; Prieto, Rui; Graça, G.; Buyle, F.; Afonso, P.Biologging technology has provided scientists with unprecedented tools to investigate the ecology and behaviour of marine animals, but tag deployment and attachment methods have lagged behind. Electronic tagging of elasmobranchs still essentially involves implanting anchors or drilling the fins of restrained animals. Here, we present two new non-invasive methods for deploying satellite and biologging tags on pe...
Application of the Delphi method for the inclusion of externalities in occupati...
Ramos, D.; Arezes, P.; Afonso, P.Organizations should regularly conduct an assessment of their occupational hazards in order to design and implement preventive measures that are necessary and sufficient to deal with the level of risk, the costs of prevention and the safety at levels considered acceptable by the organization. Furthermore, the selection of measures to be implemented in an organization should take into account both internal and e...
Contrasting movements and residency of two serranids in a small Macaronesian MPA
Afonso, P.; Abecasis, D.; Santos, Ricardo Serrão; Fontes, JorgeProtection inside marine reserves and the desired ‘reserve effect’ depend directly on the home rangeand sedentary behaviour of fishes throughout their lives. Benthic territorial predators are typically seenas major candidates to beneficiaries, but empirical evidence of short-versus long term residency is stillsurprisingly rare. We studied the inter-annual patterns of site fidelity and finer scale movements in t...
A systematic approach for externalities in occupational safety through the use ...
Ramos, D.; Arezes, P.; Afonso, P.Organizations should conduct an assessment of their occupational hazards with the regularity required by law and in order to design and implement preventive measures that are deemed necessary and sufficient to maintain the level of risk and the costs of prevention and the safety at the level considered acceptable by the organization. The design of preventive measures and the selection of measures to be implemen...
Economic evaluation of occupational safety preventive measures in a hospital
Ramos, D. G.; Arezes, P.; Afonso, P.BACKGROUND: When an organization performs an integrated analysis of risks through its Occupational Health and Safety Management System, several steps are suggested to address the implications of the identified risks. Namely, the organization should make a detailed analysis of the monetary impact for the organization of each of the preventive measures considered. However, it is also important to perform an analy...