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A Non-Linear relation between Working Capital Management and Stock Liquidity
Coelho, Tiago; Oliveira, Célia; Lisboa, InêsPurpose – Working capital management (WCM) is related to how the firm manages its credits and inventories to achieve a trade-off between its benefits and costs. It shows the manager and the firm’s efficiency, which impacts its profitability and risk. The higher the firm’s efficiency, the better investors’ perception about the firm which can impact stock liquidity. This study aims to analyze if there is an optim...
Effects of an immersive virtual reality reminiscence intervention on engagement...
Pereira, Miguel; Leite, Cláudia; Campos, Carlos; Coelho, Tiago; Coelho, Tiago; Campos, CarlosVirtual reality (VR) is a novel technology that can facilitate reminiscence in people with dementia. However, few studies have explored the role of VR’s immersiveness in enhancing therapeutic outcomes. This study aimed to analyze the effects of an immersive VR reminiscence session compared to a non-immersive session, focusing on engagement, behavioral and psychological symptoms (BPSD), and well-being, using beh...
Effects of a reminiscence therapy program on neuropsychiatric symptoms and qual...
Soares, Maria; Quental, Vanessa; Pereira, Miguel; Sanchez, Ana Isabel Corregidor; Costa, Ana; Portugal, Paula; Coelho, Tiago; Coelho, TiagoThis study compared the impact of an immersive virtual reality (VR)-based reminiscence therapy program with a similar non-immersive intervention on neuropsychiatric symptoms and quality of life of people with dementia. A pilot randomized controlled trial was conducted with 14 individuals with mild to moderately severe dementia, who participated in eight biweekly individual reminiscence sessions conducted by tra...
A Non-Linear relation between Working Capital Management and Stock Liquidity
Coelho, Tiago; Oliveira, Célia; Lisboa, InêsPurpose – Working capital management (WCM) is related to how the firm manages its credits and inventories to achieve a trade-off between its benefits and costs. It shows the manager and the firm’s efficiency, which impacts its profitability and risk. The higher the firm’s efficiency, the better investors’ perception about the firm which can impact stock liquidity. This study aims to analyze if there is an optim...
Virtual reality interventions to improve function after stroke
Pereira, Miguel; Oliveira, Patrícia; Gomes, Manuela; Fernandes, Ângela; Portugal, Paula; Coelho, TiagoStroke is the most common neurological disease and one of the most common fatal diseases in the world. Stroke patients suffer from several physical, cognitive, and sensory complications that impact their functionality and independence in daily activities and, consequently, can reduce their quality of life. Given this impact, it is important to assess the various ways to ensure effective and satisfactory rehabil...
Playing to improve memory: how serious games and gamification have contributed ...
Tertuliano, Maria Luiza; Lopes, Inês Ferreira; Coelho, Tiago; Fernandes, ÂngelaThe phenomenon of global population aging incites a change in the thinking and practice of health professionals, who are increasingly looking for effective techniques aimed at this age group. Among the various biological, social, and psychological changes that occur in the aging process, changes in cognitive processes are one of the most prevalent manifestations. Thus, motivating and effective proposals should ...
Virtual reality therapy: the power of role-playing social skills
Soutelo, Ana Paula; Sousa, Ana Rita; Monteiro, Maria Luís; Fernandes, Ângela; Coelho, Tiago; Portugal, PaulaRole-play (RP) is a technique for teaching communication and training interpersonal skills, known for its effective way of transmitting learning, in which simulation is one of its main distinguishing features. Social skills, moreover, are behaviors that involve the interpersonal relationship carried out in each social context. Although social skills training is consensually considered one of the most beneficial...
Unlocking memories: digital technologies as a resource to explore the therapeut...
Lopes, Inês Ferreira; Tertuliano, Maria Luiza; Coelho, TiagoDementia cases are rising along with the elderly population. Thus, alternative methods to pharmacological treatment are increasingly sought to improve the quality of life of these people. Among these interventions, the effects of music-based therapies (MBT) on the symptoms of dementia and the use of digital technologies to mediate and enhance non-pharmacological therapies are being increasingly studied. The use...
Is there an optimal working capital management that minimizes European stock risk?
Coelho, Tiago; Lisboa, Inês; Oliveira, CéliaPurpose: This paper investigates the existence of an optimal point of the cash conversion cycle (CCC) and its components, which minimizes firms’ stock risk.Methodology: This study applies fixed effect models to a sample of firms listed in Euronext exchanges, from 2011 to 2019. Stock risk is proxied by the standard deviation of stock returns. The quadratic function of the CCC and its components (days sales outst...
Is there an optimal working capital management that minimizes European stock risk?
Coelho, Tiago; Lisboa, Inês; Oliveira, CéliaPurpose: This paper investigates the existence of an optimal point of the cash conversion cycle (CCC) and its components, which minimizes firms’ stock risk. Methodology: This study applies fixed effect models to a sample of firms listed in Euronext exchanges, from 2011 to 2019. Stock risk is proxied by the standard deviation of stock returns. The quadratic function of the CCC and its components (days sales outs...