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Exploring antimicrobial resistance in autochthonous Portuguese hens: a study of...
Jesus, Rita; Ribeiro, Virgínia; Dantas, Rui; Freitas, Ana R.; Brito, Nuno V.; Quinteira, Sandra; Miranda, CarlaBackground: The widespread use of antibiotics in intensive animal farming significantly contributes to antimicrobial resistance (AMR), posing a serious global public health threat [1]. Despite this, little is known about the role of autochthonous Portuguese laying hens as reservoirs of antibiotic-resistant Escherichia coli. Raised in extensive farming systems with reduced antibiotic exposure, these indigenous b...
Dairy cattle and the iconic autochthonous cattle in northern Portugal are reser...
Quinteira, Sandra; Dantas, Rui; Pinho, Luís; Campos, Carla; Freitas, Ana R.; Brito, Nuno V.; Miranda, Carla; Campos, CarlaAnimals destined for human consumption play a key role in potentially transmitting bacteria carrying antibiotic resistance genes. However, there is limited knowledge about the carriage of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in native breeds. We aimed to characterize the phenotypic profiles and antibiotic resistance genes in Escherichia coli isolated from bovines, including three native Portuguese bovine breeds. Forty...
A preliminary investigation of Salmonella populations in indigenous portuguese ...
Miranda, Carla; Batista, Sónia; Mateus, Teresa Letra; Vieira-Pinto, Madalena; Ribeiro, Virgínia; Dantas, Rui; Brito, Nuno V.The sustainability of agroecological systems, biodiversity protection, animal welfare, and consumer demand for higher quality products from alternative and extensive farming methods have reinforced interest in local breeds that are well adapted to low-input environments. However, food safety needs to be safeguarded to reinforce consumer confidence. The aim of this study was to conduct a preliminary investigatio...
Systemic acquired critique of credit card deception exposure through machine le...
Dantas, Rui; Firdaus, Raheela; Jaleel, Dr. Farrokh; Mata, Pedro; Mata, Mário Nuno; Li, GangA wide range of recent studies are focusing on current issues of financial fraud, especially concerning cybercrimes. The reason behind this is even with improved security, a great amount of money loss occurs every year due to credit card fraud. In recent days, ATM fraud has decreased, while credit card fraud has increased. This study examines articles from five foremost databases. The literature review is desig...
Blockchain technology for improving land registration system in an emerging eco...
Mata, Pedro; Razali, Muhammad Najib; Dantas, Rui; Mata, Mário Nuno; Abdul Jalil, Rohaya; Moleiro Martins, José; Zainuddin, AinurZaireenLand registration requires complex sensitive data which requires a decentralised environment. Current technology only concentrates on the database storage which is less secure and can be exposed to any misconduct. This is due to the characteristics of the database having problems with unstructured data and non-relational databases. Fraud is one the major problems and is currently a serious problem within the Ma...
Impediments of green finance adoption system: linking economy and environment
Khan, Kanwal Iqbal; Mata, Mário Nuno; Moleiro Martins, José; Nasir, Dr. Adeel; Dantas, Rui; Batista, Anabela; Saghir, Mahr UmarEnvironmental deregulation has become a severe concern for public health around the world. Increased pollution and ecological degradation have diverted attention towards adopting green practices, which can be possible if the sustainable green finance system is implemented in its true spirit. But previous studies reported certain factors affecting its implementation process, particularly in developing countries....
Xenocentrism and consumer buying behavior: a comparative analysis of malaysian ...
Venugopal, Vimala; Mata, Mário Nuno; Iloka, Chiemelie Benneth; Dantas, Rui; Batista, Anabela; Xavier Rita, João; Moleiro Martins, JoséAcross the globe, xenocentrism has emerged as a critical concept for understanding the behavior of consumers towards the purchase of local and foreign products. In line with this context, and based on samples collected from Malaysia and Nigeria, this study analyzed the direct effects of xenocentrism on the buying behavior of consumers towards imported products with perceived product quality, purchase intention,...
Modeling the determinants of sustainable green growth in the menat region: usin...
Odugbesan, Jamiu; Aghazadeh, Sanaz; Rjoub, Husam; Dantas, Rui; Correia, Anabela; Rita, João; Mata, MárioThe attempt of ensuring that economic growth is becoming greener with additional efficient use of natural capital which is captured in green growth has gained the interest of researchers, but studies in this regard on MENAT countries are scant. Thus, this study attempted to model the determinant factors of green growth in the MENAT countries using data from 1990 to 2019 and employed the Westerlund and Edgerton ...
A Study on Balanced Scorecard and Its Impact on Sustainable Development of Rene...
Rafiq, Muhammad; Maqbool, Saif; Moleiro Martins, José; Mata, Mário Nuno; Dantas, Rui; Naz, Shumaila; BATISTA, AnabelaOrganizational strategic programs are continuously evolving and gaining the attention of policy makers in order to construct organizations’ ecological and socioeconomic systems. The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between the balanced scorecard (BSC) and sustainable development involving the mediated effect of political and regulatory influence. To achieve the core objectives of the researc...
Debt market trends and predictors of specialization: an analysis of pakistani c...
Khan, Kanwal Iqbal; Qadeer, Faisal; Mata, Mário Nuno; Dantas, Rui; Xavier Rita, João; Martins, Jessica NunesRecently, debt structure research has started focusing on the strategic perspective of financing choices, particularly to understand the reasons for debt specialization (DS). This paper examines trends of specialization over time and industry by using a comprehensive dataset on types of debt employed by the public limited companies during 2009–2018. The objective of the current study is to analyze the effect of...