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Prevalence, diversity and risk factors of gastrointestinal parasites in dogs ho...
Lopes, Patrícia; Gomes, Jacinto; Lozano, João; Louro, Mariana; Carvalho, Luís Madeira de; Fonseca, Isabel Pereira da; Lobo, Ricardo; Monteiro, FernandoGastrointestinal parasites (GIP) are among the most common pathogens that affect dogs globally, with some species representing a zoonotic threat. Stray and shelter dogs are especially vulnerable to parasitism as their clinical history is often unknown, and copro-parasitological analyses are seldom performed upon animal arrival at shelters. In Portugal, official shelters play a pivotal role in sheltering and man...
Gamifying urban nature experiences
Paiva, Daniel; Carvalho, Liliana; Sousa, Ana Matilde; Soares, Ana Luísa; Azambuja, Sónia TalhéNature experiences are important drivers of environmental awareness and responsibility, as literature has shown that people who feel a greater connectedness with nature tend to be more active in conservation action. Despite this, recent studies have shown that nature contact within urban space is in decline, which has led scholars to call for novel ways to reconnect urban dwellers with nature. With this in mind...
Cartografia narrativa, story-mapping e conhecimento ambiental
Paiva, Daniel; Madail, Maria; Carvalho, Liliana; Sousa, Ana Matilde; Soares, Ana Luísa; Azambuja, Sónia Talhé; Brito-Henriques, EduardoO desenvolvimento dos sistemas de informação geográfca crítica, ao qual assistimos nas últimas duas décadas, tem permitido a transição de um paradigma cartográfco tecnocrático para uma praxis cartográfca mais inclusiva e transformadora.1 Neste contexto, a cartografa narrativa tem sido uma das principais ferramentas. O conceito de cartografa narrativa refere-se à utilização de mapas como instrumentos narrativos,...
The left-right side-specific neuroendocrine signaling from injured brain: An or...
Watanabe, Hiroyuki; Henrique Maia, Gisela Maria; Kobikov, Yaromir; Nosova, Olga; Sarkisyan, Daniil; Galatenko, Vladimir; Carvalho, LilianaA neurological dogma is that the contralateral effects of brain injury are set through crossed descending neural tracts. We have recently identified a novel topographic neuroendocrine system (T-NES) that operates via a humoral pathway and mediates the left-right side-specific effects of unilateral brain lesions. In rats with completely transected thoracic spinal cords, unilateral injury to the sensorimotor cort...
Unusual Presentation of Secondary Syphilis in the Oral Cavity
Carvalho, Liliana; Hespanha, Berta; Tinoco, JoaquimN/a.; N/a.
Audiometric profile of cochlear implant recipients
O'Neill Mendes, Nuno; Antunes, Joselina; Pedrosa, Gustavo; Carvalho, Liliana; Barbosa, Leonel; Guimarães, Ana; Freire, FilipeObjectives: Describe the population of cochlear implant (CI) recipients in one hospital across 9 years. Study design: Retrospective Material & methods: Hearing evaluation before and after cochlear implantation was obtained using tonal and vocal audiometry (each ear individually and sound field). Cases not suitable for conventional audiometry were tested using visual reinforcement audiometry or Brain Evoked ...
Information technologies in quality management in higher education [comunicação...
Carvalho, Liliana; Cardoso, Abílio; Jesus-Silva, NatachaAguarda publicação.; The use of Information Technologies (IT) has played an increasingly important role in quality management in higher education. This article examines the impact of IT on improving quality management processes and promoting academic excellence in higher education institutions. IT offers a range of tools and solutions that enable higher education institutions to collect, analyze, and interpret ...
Climate change and tourism: scholars’ reflections on transformative research
Farsari, Ioanna; Bakker, Martine; Carvalho, LilianaClimate change has become a key topic of attention within the tourism industry and among tourism scholars over the last 20 years however, research has largely focused around the industry’s and entrepreneurs’ perceptions (Tervo-Kankare, 2019); impacts and adaptation measures in destina tions (Becken et al., 2020; Demiroglu et al., 2019; Scott et al., 2019); or tourists’ perceptions and travel behaviour (Becken e...
Digital storytelling and hopeful last chance tourism experiences
Paiva, Daniel; Carvalho, Liliana; Brito-Henriques, Eduardo; Sousa, Ana Matilde; Soares, A.L.; Azambuja, Sónia Talhélast chance tourism, which can be described as the practice of tour-ism in environmentally damaged or threatened spaces, is an emerg-ing trend that has been considered problematic due to the pressure that it places on already fragile environments. this article explores the possibilities of turning last chance tourism experiences into hope-ful tourism experiences, by creating emotionally driven last chance touri...
Digital storytelling and hopeful last chance tourism experiences
Paiva, Daniel; Carvalho, Liliana; Brito-henriques, Eduardo; Sousa, Ana Matilde; Soares, A.L.; Azambuja, Sónia Talhéast chance tourism, which can be described as the practice of tour-ism in environmentally damaged or threatened spaces, is an emerg-ing trend that has been considered problematic due to the pressure that it places on already fragile environments. this article explores the possibilities of turning last chance tourism experiences into hope-ful tourism experiences, by creating emotionally driven last chance touris...