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Quality assurance of product sorting and packaging: a project-based approach to...
Rocha, A.; Sousa, Ana; Pereira, Catarina; Faria, Cecília; Furtado, Liliana; Romero, FernandoAchieving operational excellence and meeting customer demands reliable and accurate product sorting and packaging processes. This entails implementing robust quality control and assurance measures, automated sorting systems, and comprehensive checks. Our research-study focuses on addressing sorting and packaging errors in a manufacturing company through a project-based approach. The current sorting machine's so...
Development of a tool to assess the compliance of cafeteria menus with the Medi...
Silva, S. S.; Rocha, A.; Ferreira, L.; Neto, Beatriz; Dikmen, D.; Filipec, S. Vidacek; Satalic, Z.; Viegas, CláudiaBackground: The Mediterranean diet (MD) has been considered one of the healthiest dietary patterns, and an excellent model of sustainability. Higher Education food services present an excellent scenario to encourage students healthy eating habits and modulate food choices. The purpose of this work was to develop an index to evaluate MD compliance with cafeteria menus. Methods: Three major axes were considered: ...
Literature review: effects of sulphuric thermal spring water in rheumatic cases
Oleiro, R.; Palma, M.; Rocha, A.; Costa, R.Introduction: Hydrotherapy is the use of natural mineral water and other complementary means for the prevention, treatment, rehabilitation or welfare. The use of sulphurous water is the most therapeutically indicated type of water for users with rheumatic. Objective: Our main objective is to understand the state of the scientific evidence in the Hydrotherapy area of sulphurous thermal water in cases of rheumati...
Durability of Composite Concrete Steel Bonded Structures
Rocha, A.; Aguiar, J.B.; Valente, I.B.The use of composite materials is based on taking advantage of the specific mechanical behaviour of each material. The use of steel and concrete composite structures is constantly growing and is proving to be efficient both in the construction of new buildings and in rehabilitation. The pursuit for sustainable development in construction is directly related to a reduction in the use of natural resources, togeth...
Non-contact determination of the viscoelastic properties of agar culture media ...
Esteves, Bruno Miguel Carpinteiro; Rocha, A.; Silva, Manuel Fernando Ribeiro; Correia, J. H.; Rodrigues, José Artur OliveiraThis study aimed to investigate the potential of Brillouin spectroscopy as a non-contact and real-time tool for measuring the viscoelastic properties of agar culture media and using them to determine the percentages of their different components. The Brillouin spectrum of media samples with varying concentrations of different components was successfully acquired. A custom-designed refractometer was employed for...
Adaptation and Psychometric Analysis of the Emotional Intelligence View Nowack’...
Candeias, A.; Galindo, E.; Rocha, A.During the last two decades, several studies have demonstrated the usefulness of emotional intelligence (EI) to understand job performance, job satisfaction, and well-being and quality of life (Nowack, 2006, 2014). This study analyzes the psychometric properties of the Emotional Intelligence View (EIV) in the Portuguese population. Participants were 708 professionals working in different job sectors (banking, m...
Assessing the societal impact of smart grids: outcomes of a collaborative resea...
Ferreira, Paula; Rocha, A.; Araújo, M.; Afonso, João L.; Antunes, Carlos H.; Lopes, M. A. R.; Catalão, João P. S.; Lopes, João P.; Osório, Gerardo J.Assessing the societal contributions of research is not simple, especially for research projects that produce outputs with low technology readiness levels. This paper analyses the potential societal impacts of research resulting in technologies with low maturity but with the potential to be further developed in the long-term. It uses the case of the ESGRIDS (Enhancing Smart Grids for Sustainability) collaborati...
Capacitando as comunidades: A perspetiva local sobre os programas aldeia segura...
Rocha, A.; Diogo, M.; Samora-Arvela, A.; Barreiros, J.Os incêndios de 2017, em Portugal, marcaram fortemente a sociedade civil, revelaram-se ser dos mais mortais da história do país, resultando na perda de 117 vidas e danos muito significativos em habitações, empresas e ecossistemas. Estes eventos vieram sublinhar a necessidade urgente de promover uma cultura de prevenção do risco nas comunidades, sobretudo nas comunidades rurais. Surgem assim com esse desígnio os...
Intermediate meals and the place of consumption - Which relationship?
Lima, J.; Rodrigues, M.; Eulálio, M.; Rocha, A.Introduction The distribution of energy and nutrients in 4–6 daily meals may have beneficial health effects. The place where people have their meals is frequently identified as a determinant of food consumption. Objectives To evaluate the influence of the place where university employees, have their meals on the adequacy of intermediate meals. Methods Data collection was carried out in face-to-face interviews, ...
Durabilidade de estruturas mistas em aço-betão coladas
Rocha, A.; Aguiar, J. L. Barroso de; Valente, Isabel B.A utilização mista de materiais baseia-se no aproveitamento do comportamento mecânico específico de cada material. A utilização de estruturas mistas em aço e betão está em constante crescimento e mostra-se eficiente tanto na construção de novas edificações quanto na reabilitação. A procura pelo desenvolvimento sustentável na construção civil está diretamente relacionada com a racionalização da utilização de rec...