Founded in 1153, the Monastery of Alcobaça reflects the original values of the Order of Cister through its elegant architecture. The glazed tiles that once coated the floor of the apse worked as a rare decorative element through the patterns created with their different colours and shapes. Considered 13th-century originals, these are some of the first examples of architectural glazed tiles in Portugal. The main...
Em novembro de 2025, a cidade de Belém do Pará, no coração da Amazónia brasileira, foi palco de um dos momentos mais decisivos da diplomacia climática: a 30.ª Conferência das Partes das Nações Unidas sobre Mudança Climática (COP30). A escolha do local foi mais do que simbólica; constituiu uma declaração política e ecológica. Pela primeira vez, a cimeira climática global foi realizada numa região de floresta tro...
ABSTRACT: The Zaghouan-Carthage Roman aqueduct was the largest built by the Roman Empire at the time, and its archaeological remains bear witness to the excellence of Roman construction. Its importance over the centuries makes it a unique case study for characterising the different types of mortar used. This work aims to study these materials, considering their functions, especially as structural elements or as...
Em pequenas regiões insulares, a influência das mudanças climáticas assume uma relevância particular. No arquipélago dos Açores, composto por nove ilhas, as circunstâncias geográficas, a condição oceânica, a dispersão territorial, o modelo de uso da terra e outras restrições impostas pelas características físicas da região, como relevo, clima e hidrografia reforçam e aumentam a vulnerabilidade das ilhas a mudan...
Climate change can have direct and indirect effects on human health. Direct effects can include an increase in extreme weather events, such as heatwaves and floods, as well as an increase in the spread of vector-borne and infectious diseases, which may lead to a set of health problems and diseases. Indirect effects can include changes in air quality, water availability, and food production and distribution. The...
Climate change can have direct and indirect effects on human health. Direct effects can include an increase in extreme weather events, such as heatwaves and floods, as well as an increase in the spread of vector-borne and infectious diseases, which may lead to a set of health problems and diseases. Indirect effects can include changes in air quality, water availability, and food production and distribution. The...
ABSTRACT: The Monastery of Alcobaça houses in reserve the ceramic tiles that adorned the floor of the church's apse. These tiles were removed during rehabilitation works and many preserve part of their original fixing mortars. A comprehensive analysis of 21 samples was conducted using a multi-analytical approach (X-ray fluorescence, X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy–energy-dispersive X-ray spectro...
Introdução: Ser pai ou mãe de uma criança à qual lhe foi diagnosticado um cancro acarreta um sem-número de expressões de emoções, sentimentos de revolta, culpabilidade. No entanto, com a evolução dos cuidados médicos e de enfermagem, há hipótese de os pais se tornarem cuidadores dos seus filhos, seja em parceria com os enfermeiros no internamento hospitalar, seja no próprio domicílio. A capacitação dos pais dev...
Introduction: Being a parent of a child diagnosed with a cancer carries a countless number of expressions of emotions, feeling of anger, guilt. However, with the evolution of medical and nursing care, there is a chance for parents to become caregivers for their children, in partnership with nurses during hospital stay or even at home. Parental training should be guided by the parental education paradigm. Care i...
ABSTRACT: In this communication, examples to be presented are related to ancient ceramics, glasses, archaeological slags, inorganic pigments and lithologic materials where we were able to gain new insights into composition, structure and degradation processes, contributing to their preservation and interpretation for future generation.