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Machine learning models to predict the COVID-19 reproduction rate: Combining no...
Duarte, M.; Ferreira da Silva, C.; Moro, S.Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, countries worldwide have implemented a set of Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions (NPIs) to prevent the dissemination of the pandemic. Few studies applied machine learning models to compare the use of NPIs, socioeconomic and demographic characteristics, and cultural dimensions in predicting the reproduction rate Rt. We adopted the CRoss-Industry Standard Process for Da...
Decellularized small intestine for burn wound treatment: a tissue engineering p...
Silva, I. V. M.; Rosadas, M.; Duarte, M.; Rodrigues, I.; Ribeiro, V.; Costa, R.; Oliveira, A. L.Burn injuries are a major global health concern, estimated to cause 11 million injuries and 180,000 fatalities annually (1). The morbidity of burn injuries extends beyond the physical trauma, resulting in microorganism invasion, infection, and sepsis (1). Moreover, burn scars can compromise the quality of life, affecting joint mobility, functionality, and daily activities (2,3). Conventional dressings and autog...
Lifestyle entrepreneurship as a vehicle for leisure and sustainable tourism
Duarte, M.; Dias, Á.; Sousa, B.; Pereira, L.The subject of this research is related to sustainable tourism and its connection with lifestyle en-trepreneurship. The Portuguese business fabric is formed by micro, small and medium sized en-terprises which have emerged in big numbers over the last years, mainly related directly and in-directly with the tourism industry. The discussed issue of this study will be if these companies are a vehicle for sustainabl...
Passengers’ perceptions of Chinese airlines’ service quality: A mixed methods a...
Brochado, A.; Duarte, M.; Mengyuan, Z.This study examined passengers’ perceptions of the main Chinese airlines’ service quality based on user-generated content (i.e., quantitative ratings and narratives shared online), as well as investigating whether market segmentation can be based on traveler type. Text reviews and the associated ratings of service attributes, overall satisfaction, and intention to recommend were gathered from the Skytrax websit...
How to earn a premium price: The effect of green marketing and brand coolness
Guerreiro, J.; Loureiro, S. M. C.; Nascimento, J.; Duarte, M.Purpose: The current paper aims to explore how brand coolness can mediate the relationship between tactical green marketing orientation (GMO) and willingness to pay (WTP), by exploring the differences between two global brands with opposite green marketing perceptions. Design/methodology/approach: Based on the stimuli-organism-response (S-O-R) framework, the relation between tactical GMO, brand coolness and con...
Muography in the university and in the museum
Afonso, L.; Alexandre, I.; Andringa, S.; Assis, P.; Blanco, O.; Bezzeghoud, M.; Borges, J.; Caldeira, B.; Cazon, L.; Costa, J.; Dobrilla, P.; Duarte, M.The LouMu team joins together specialists in particle detectors and in cosmic ray analyses, geophysicists and science communicators to muograph an underground gallery of an old mine, now open to visitors of a science museum. The muon telescope is made of Resistive Plate Chambers (RPCs) developed to operate stably and with low consumption at remote locations, and it has been tested in the Coimbra University, bef...
Does cultural background influence the dissemination and severity of the COVID-...
Duarte, M.; Moro, S.; Ferreira da Silva, C.The COVID-19 pandemic has spread throughout the globe affecting countries worldwide. However, several differences have been observed in the number of daily new cases, the COVID-19 reproduction rate, and the severity of the disease in different countries. Previous studies have mostly highlighted government restriction policies to mitigate the pandemic effects as reasons for such differences. This study focuses o...
Fingerprinting and emission rates of particulate organic compounds from typical...
Vicente, A. M. P.; Rocha, S.; Duarte, M.; Moreira, R.; Nunes, T.; Alves, C. AThe aim of this study was a detailed chemical characterisation of the particles released during the preparation of popular Portuguese dishes. PM2.5 samples were collected from the exhaust stacks on the roofs of a university canteen, a charcoal-grilled chicken restaurant and a wood-oven roasted piglet restaurant. The speciation of organic compounds was carried out by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. The can...
O Cardo -Um recurso de endógeno elevado valor acrescentado
Brás, T.; Parreira, P.; Paulino, A.; Ferro, A.; Fernandes, M.; Alvarenga, N.; Dias, J.; Carvalho, M.; Ramoa, S.; Nozes, P.; Lage, P.; Costa, I.O Cardo Cynara cardunculus L. pertence à família das Asteraceae sylvestris (Compositae), onde se incluem as variantes de cardo silvestre (var. (Lamk) Fiori), a alcachofra (var. scolymus (L.) Fiori) e o cardo cultivado (var. altilis DC) (Figura 1). O Cardo é uma planta herbácea perene (10-15 anos) que cresce citadas, a luteolina e luteolina 7-O-glucósido). Além das aplicações tradicionais cafeolquínicos (por exe...
Epidemiologia das infeções fúngicas superficiais em Portugal - revisão de 3 ano...
Rato, M.; Costin, A.; Furtado, C.; Sousa, C.; Toscano, C.; Veríssimo, C.; Trindade, F.; Almeida, F.; Velho, G.; Catorze, G.; Raposo, I.; Selada, J.Introdução: As infeções fúngicas superficiais são as dermatoses infeciosas mais frequentes e a sua incidência continua a aumentar. Os dermatófitos são os principais agentes causais apresentando, contudo, uma distribuição geográfica variável. Material e Métodos: O presente estudo teve como objetivo a caracterização epidemiológica das infeções fúngicas superficiais diagnosticadas nos Serviços/Unidades de Dermatol...