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Delving into the modeling and operation of energy communities as epicenters for...
Cristóbal, Ana B.; Sanz-Cuadrado, Cristina; Zhang, Zhe; Victoria, Marta; Fialho, Luis; Cavaco, Afonso; Bokalič, Matevž; Narvarte, LuisWith the emergence of energy communities, this paper explores their operationalization as a tool with which to create large and stable citizen science and education hubs focused on energy, where citizens can have the chance of exploring a first-hand approach to the energy transition. We present the rationale behind an energy community, whose purpose is to generate systemic and transformative changes in local en...
Radiação solar global em Portugal e a sua variabilidade mensal e anual
Cavaco, Afonso; Silva, Hugo; Canhoto, Paulo; Neves, Samuel; Neto, Jorge; Collares-Pereira, ManuelConhecer a disponibilidade solar é essencial para analisar a viabilidade dos projetos de produção de energia solar. Para responder a essa necessidade, o Instituto Português de Energia Solar, o Instituto de Ciências da Terra da Universidade de Évora e o Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera uniram-se num estudo de grande relevância para o setor que é apresentado em primeira mão na “renováveis magazine”.
Navigating the journey as a peer reviewer: A roadmap to success
LaPlant, Brian N.; Ponte, Charles D.; Vordenberg, Sarah E.; Murry, Logan T.; Rhodes, Laura A.; Cavaco, Afonso; Ramachandran, Sujith; Lu, Brianna E.Peer review is an essential step in scientific progress and clinical improvement, providing opportunity for research to be critically evaluated and improved by one's colleagues. Pharmacists from all job settings are called to serve as peer reviewers in the ever-growing publication landscape of the profession. Despite challenges to engagement such as time and compensation, peer review provides considerable profe...
Solar Irradiation Data Processing using estimator MatriceS (SIMS) validated for...
Silva, Hugo G.; Abreu, Edgar F.M.; Lopes, Francisco; Cavaco, Afonso; Canhoto, Paulo; Neto, Jorge; Collares-Pereira, ManuelAccurate solar resource assessment is essential in all the different phases of solar energy systems design and implementation. On a local scale, the solar resource is best assessed from ground measurements and, if available, with the existence of complete time-series of hourly values for the long-term resource estimation. However, these usually suffer from the occurrence of data gaps that can be as large as sev...
Solar Irradiation Data Processing using estimator MatriceS (SIMS) validated for...
Silva, Hugo G.; Abreu, Edgar F.M.; Lopes, Francisco; Cavaco, Afonso; Canhoto, Paulo; Neto, Jorge; Collares-Pereira, ManuelAccurate solar resource assessment is essential in all the different phases of solar energy systems design and implementation. On a local scale, the solar resource is best assessed from ground measurements and, if available, with the existence of complete time-series of hourly values for the long-term resource estimation. However, these usually suffer from the occurrence of data gaps that can be as large as sev...
Are images worth a thousand words? A preliminary study testing a video for owne...
Fernandes, Beatriz; Cavaco, Afonso; Pinto, Marta; Bizarro, Ana Filipa; Pereira, Hugo; Lourenço, Ana MafaldaBackground Successful management of canine atopic dermatitis (cAD) is challenging and effective pet owner education is crucial to successful outcomes. However, there are limited proven educational strategies in this area. Our goal was to create an effective and engaging educational tool for owners of dogs with cAD. Hypothesis Video-based education efficacy would be comparable to traditional verbal delivery. Sec...
Impact of a pharmacist's presence on medication usage in Long-Term Care Facilit...
Gonçalves, João Rafael; Requeijo, Mariana; Sleath, Betsy; Cavaco, AfonsoAim. To investigate the impact of pharmacists’ presence in long-term care facilities (LTCFs) on medication usage. Methods. The study followed a retrospective cohort design, with a sample of patients aged ≥ 65 years old admitted to 3 LTCFs over 30 months. Data on age, gender, type of stay, presence/absence of pharmacist and medication at admission and discharge were obtained for study patients. Variations in the...
Exploring Ethical Principles Amongst Practicing Community Pharmacists in Portug...
Cavaco, Afonso; Grilo, Ana; Barros, LuísaPharmacists facing ethical dilemmas have shown weaknesses in principled reasoning and disclosure. The chapter describes research on Portuguese community pharmacists' moral reasoning and narrative ethics. A cross-sectional survey comprising vignettes with practice ethical dilemmas, their possible justifications, and an open box for textual accounts was used as the research tool. More than 270 pharmacists replied...
Documentation and Classification of Hospital Pharmacist Interventions: A Scopin...
Machado, Sara; Cavaco, Afonso; Falcão, FátimaThe practice of documenting pharmacist interventions (PIs) has been endorsed by many hospital pharmacists' societies and organizations worldwide. Current systems for recording PIs have been developed to generate data on better patient and healthcare outcomes, but harmonization and transferability are apparently minimal. The present work aims to provide a descriptive and comprehensive overview of the currently u...
Method for solar resource assessment using numerical weather prediction and art...
Pereira, Sara; Abreu, Edgar F.M.; Iakunin, Maksim; Cavaco, Afonso; Salgado, Rui; Canhoto, PauloIn this work a method for regional solar resource assessment based on numerical weather prediction (NWP) and artificial neural network (ANN) models is presented. The method was developed using typical meteorological and solar radiation data and applied to the location of E ́vora, Portugal with the goal of assessing solar global horizontal (GHI) and direct normal (DNI) irradiations with 1.25 km of horizontal res...