The global pandemic was a disaster for humankind, but it was also a source of opportunities and challenges for society. There is a large body of research about the impacts of pandemics and disease outbreaks in tourism, especially in the consumer perspective, but less attention was paid to the perspectives of tourism players, especially the challenges and opportunities brought about by the pandemic. Using a pane...
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a well-established surgical treatment for Parkinson’s disease. Peri-lead edema (PLE) is a poorly understood complication of DBS. We hereby report three cases of unilateral PLE after bilateral subthalamic nucleus (STN)-DBS and discuss its diagnosis and management. Patient 1 reported a new-onset headache one month after his surgical procedure. Antibiotic treatment was administered....
O Ensino Clínico (EC) em contexto hospitalar decorreu entre o período de 21 de fevereiro a 29 de abril no Centro Hospitalar Universitário Cova da Beira (CHUCB) – Hospital Pêro da Covilhã, no Serviço de Medicina II e entre os dias 2 de maio a 1 de julho em contexto de Cuidados de Saúde Primários na Unidade de Cuidados de Saúde Personalizados (UCSP) Chaves II. Este EC – IVP retrata o desenvolvimento da identidade...
Purpose: The rapid growth of artificial intelligence is disrupting various industries, including the tourism sector. This paper aims to outline the applications, benefits and risks of ChatGPT and large language models in general on tourism. It also aims to establish a research agenda for investigating the implications of these models in tourism. Design/methodology/approach: Drawing on the available literature o...
Immune nutrition is currently used to enhance fish health by incorporating functional ingredients into aquafeeds. This study aimed to investigate the connections between tryptophan nutrition and the network that regulates the communication pathways between neuroendocrine and immune systems in European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax). When tryptophan was supplemented in the diet of unstressed fish, it induced cha...
Immune nutrition is currently used to enhance fish health by incorporating functional ingredients into aquafeeds. This study aimed to investigate the connections between tryptophan nutrition and the network that regulates the communication pathways between neuroendocrine and immune systems in European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax). When tryptophan was supplemented in the diet of unstressed fish, it induced cha...
Introdução: O acompanhamento de gestações gemelares pode revelar-se desafiante se houver alterações ecográficas e discrepâncias entre os fetos. Deleções intersticiais 7q, abrangendo diferentes regiões e apresentando tamanho variável, são raras, e encontram-se quase exclusivamente descritas em pós-natal. Objectivos: Apresentamos o caso de uma gestante, de 32 anos, com gravidez gemelar monocoriónica e diamniótica...
Service dominant (S-D) logic, which advocates prominence of services rather than goods in economic exchange, has become one of most the popular research streams in recent years. One of the most prominent theories of (S-D) logic is value co-creation. Although co-creation is mutually beneficial, it is considered to be customer-oriented and interactional. In a dynamic and interactive industry like the hotel indust...