Blockchain technology is transforming the healthcare sector by addressing challenges such as data security and interoperability. This systematic literature review, conducted using the PRISMA 2020 methodology, synthesises findings from 25 peer-reviewed studies to examine the applications, challenges, and future directions of blockchain in healthcare. Results reveal that most studies are theoretical or review-bas...
The theory of the resource-based view addresses all the complexity of adopting strategic methods in competitive environments, such as the pharmaceutical industry, in which there is a constant struggle to acquire competitive advantage and for companies to differentiate themselves from others. Having said this, it is important to understand the impact that the resource-based view can have on the pharmaceutical in...
A prática de atividade física ajuda a prevenir a doença e promove a saúde e o bem-estar, com efeitos na funcionalidade e autonomia física do ser humano. Por outro lado, as perturbações do sono das crianças, muitas vezes não referidas de forma espontânea pelos pais, têm implicações a nível da aprendizagem, do comportamento, do humor, da obesidade, do crescimento e da qualidade de vida das famílias. Este livro dá...
Objectivos ‐ Este estudo visa investigar o papel da centralidade para o estilo de vida e as dimensões de envolvimento na experiência (E‐I) (emocional, mental, fluente e social) na revisitação e intenções boca‐a‐boca através do papel mediador da memorabilidade da experiência e da autenticidade da experiência. Referencial Teórico ‐ Esta investigação abrange a experiência de estadia num albergue ou num hotel como ...
O ambiente de negócios passa por grandes transformações, assim como vivência alta competitividade e inovações socioeconômicas, culturais e tecnológicas, o que exige das organizações empresariais respostas assertivas e rápidas para enfrentar essas mudanças, que têm o potencial de afetar sua existência. Este estudo busca uma melhor compreensão sobre o processo de reestruturação de empresas, investigando a visão d...
Portuguese native Sorraia horse is considered a primitive breed and ancestor of horses in Iberian Peninsula, where they inhabited since the Pleistocene. A closed mating system allowed to maintain the breed standard since its discovery, one century ago. The aim of this study was to characterize the dynamics of 6 Sorraia Stallions, considered very endangered (±300 living animals), using innovative technology equi...
Population growth and rapid urbanization have consequences that are reflected in the economic, environmental, and social stability of city-residential neighborhoods. These impacts directly affect not only residents but also real estate markets and local governments. The professionals working in the latter entities have become increasingly concerned about urban sustainability and its strategic integration into t...
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) constitute an extremely large percentage of most nations’ businesses. These companies are also expressing growing concerns about sustainability and its strategic integration into operations. However, SMEs have been prevented from making investments in sustainability by the absence of a holistic view of this topic, an overemphasis on an economic perspective, and the cons...
At the international level, the adoption of the BIM (Building Information Modeling) methodology is rapidly expanding and is already a reality in several countries. The level of implementation and maturity differ between different countries. Several governments are encouraging a paradigm shift in the construction sector, looking for this change to promote greater efficiency and productivity. However, for this ch...
To study the MCE at the microscale with infrared thermography, a bulk Ni44Co6Mn30Ga20 sample was investigated. Direct measurements of the MCE were performed for temperatures around the reverse and direct martensitic transformation, by applying and removing a ~1.2 T magnetic field to the sample and recording the changes in its surface temperature with an IR camera. This was done for different sample temperatures...