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Phytotherapy: A Systematic Review for the Treatment of Hypertension
Lachovicz, Rebeca; Ferro-Lebres, Vera; Almeida-de-Souza, JulianaIntroduction: Approximately 10 million annual deaths may be associated with hypertension. Adverse effects and non-response to pharmacological treatment limit therapy to a significant proportion of patients; hence, treatment alternatives seem necessary. Our objective was to review data about the impact of herbal medicine on reducing blood pressure (BP) in prehypertensive and hypertensive patients. Methods: A sys...
Challenge-based innovation: a co-design challenge development proposal in an im...
Rodrigues, Pedro M.; Pereira, Fernando A.; Barbedo, Inês; Almeida-de-Souza, Juliana; Delgado, JaneIn a context where social, environmental and economic challenges require innovative and collaborative responses, Challenge-Based Innovation emerges as an approach that promotes the development of concrete solutions through co-creation processes between multiple local and institutional agents. Within this framework, the Working Envisioning (WE) project fostered the implementation of challenge-based innovation pr...
In2CoP 2025 – International Conference on Co-creation Processes in Higher Educa...
Barroso, Bárbara; Antão, Celeste; Costa, Cláudia S.; Pereira, Fernando A.; Barbedo, Inês; Almeida-de-Souza, Juliana; Rodrigues, Pedro M.Bragança Polytechnic University | Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, in the third edition of In2CoP, under the title “Conference on International Cooperation in Higher Education – Multicultural Co-creation for Future Societies”, focused this year on multicultural co-creation to develop skills for the societies of the future, particularly entrepreneurial and creative skills enriched by cross-cultural perspective...
Efficacy of Olive Leaf Extract in Improving Blood Pressure in Pre‐Hypertensive ...
Lachovicz, Rebeca; Ferro-Lebres, Vera; Almeida-de-Souza, Juliana; Pereira, José AlbertoAnnually, approximately 10 million deaths are attributed to hypertension, highlighting the critical need for effective treatments beyond conventional medications due to their limitations. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of Olea europaea L. on blood pressure in adults with prehypertension and hypertension. The search, conducted from November/2022- October/2024 was performed on EBSCO, ...
Empirical Validation of the Dart Model in University Business Collaboration: We...
Rodrigues, Pedro M.; Costa, Cláudia S.; Barbedo, Inês; Pereira, Fernando A.; Almeida-de-Souza, Juliana; Barroso, Bárbara; Antão, CelesteHigher Education faces significant challenges, including internationalization (Msomphora, 2025), digital transformation - in particular the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into traditional methods and cybersecurity (Parambil et al., 2024), students increasing expectations (Amanzhol et al., 2024), pressure for higher alumni employability rates (Schueller, 2023), the increased need of interdisciplinar...
Learning in complexity: perspective of health sciences students after intensive...
Delgado, Jane; Lachovicz, Rebeca; Pereira, Fernando A.; Almeida-de-Souza, Juliana; Ferro-Lebres, VeraThis chapter presents the results of a qualitative study carried out as part of the European project ECOLAH - Embracing a Complexity-Oriented Learning Approach in Health, which evaluated the health student’s perspective an intensive, immersive and co-creation training programme. The programme took place in April 2024 in The Netherlands, involving 46 students and 15 professors from five European countries. The t...
Association between handgrip strength and mortality in individuals undergoing h...
Klippel, Leticia de Paiva Souza; Martins, Cleodice Alves; Barbosa, Karen dos Santos; Leandro, Larissa Vitória Batista; Cattafesta, MonicaHandgrip strength offers a valuable method to detect changes and reduced muscle strength and frailty and can help improve prognosis by early diagnosis. Therefore, the aim of the study was to evaluate the association between reduced muscle strength and mortality in individuals undergoing hemodialysis. Retrospective cohort study with 994 individuals. Sociodemographic, clinical, and lifestyle variables were obtain...
Strategic Co-Design for Territorial Innovation: Defining Challenges within WE
Barroso, Bárbara; Pereira, Fernando A.; Costa, Cláudia S.; Barbedo, Inês; Antão, Celeste; Almeida-de-Souza, Juliana; Rodrigues, Pedro M.This paper explores a strategic co-design process undertaken in the rural municipality of Miranda do Douro, Portugal, aimed at formulating locally grounded innovation challenges. Situated within the framework of a broader initiative [blinded for peer-review], the study highlights the preparatory phase prior to student involvement, emphasizing how collaborative methodologies shaped a community responsive innovat...
Intentions of teaching-learning practices in students after Intensive training ...
Delgado, Jane; Lachovicz, Rebeca; Almeida-de-Souza, Juliana; Ferro-Lebres, Vera; Pereira, Fernando A.Complexity theory investigates complex systems made up of parts that mutually interact in a non-linear way, producing unpredictable results. Inspired by this theoretical approach, ECOLAH - Embracing a Complexity-Orientated Learning Approach in Health is an Erasmus+ project (https://ecolah.eu/about/) whose mission is to develop a better understanding of how the complex societal challenge of building a healthy so...
Consumo de alimentos ultraprocessados e comportamentos de compulsão alimentar n...
Santos, Bruno; Amaro, Cátia; Fernandes, António; Almeida-de-Souza, Juliana; Pereira, Ana Maria Geraldes RodriguesO comportamento de compulsão alimentar, é caraterizado pelo consumo excessivo de alimentos, acompanhado por uma perda de controle sobre a ingestão. Estudos revelam que os alimentos consumidos em um padrão de compulsão alimentar eram maioritariamente alimentos ultraprocessados. Objetivos: Avaliar a relação entre o consumo de alimentos ultraprocessados e comportamentos de compulsão alimentar nos estudantes do Ins...