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Predictors of the Intention to Buy Organic Products: A Quantitative and Cross-s...
Zaidi, Saida; Fernandes, António; Ribeiro, Maria IsabelOrganic farming plays a very important role in promoting sustainable agriculture by preserving ecosystems, enhancing biodiversity, and ensuring the production of healthier food. As the demand for organic products continues to rise globally, understanding the factors driving organic food consumption becomes essential for fostering sustainable consumer behavior. Tunisia, with its deep-rooted agricultural heritage...
Perceptions of higher education students on bioeconomy: a comparative study bet...
Ribeiro, Maria Isabel; Tomazini, Cecilia; Perondi, Miguel; Fernandes, António Pedro Ribeiro; Fernandes, Ana Isabel Ribeiro; Fernandes, AntónioCurrently, sustainability is a pressing issue, driven by environmental disasters caused by human activities that threaten the planet's life. Thus, the aim is to harmonize conflicts between economic, environmental, and social spheres by harnessing the ancestral knowledge of traditional communities and developing clean, innovative technologies that can mitigate the impacts of human actions, generate financial ret...
The effect of environmental and social concerns on sustainable consumption amon...
Ribeiro, Maria Isabel; Fernandes, António Pedro; Fernandes, Ana Isabel; Fernandes, AntónioSerious environmental and social problems, notably global warming, pollution, biodiversity loss, natural disasters, and the increase in poverty, among others, have encouraged the consumption of environmentally friendly products and amplified actions in favor of the most vulnerable population. This is why sustainable purchasing behavior has received increasing attention from academia, companies, and other profes...
Chatbots as strategic tools in organizations
Lopes, Isabel Maria; Guarda, Teresa; Oliveira, Pedro; Ribeiro, Maria Isabel; Fernandes, AntónioThe growing importance of artificial intelligence (AI) in the business and sci-entific context is evident. Organizations must begin to coexist and use AI as any other tool that increases their efficiency and effectiveness. Based on this, this research work focuses on the application of chatbots to improve operation-al efficiency and transform customer service. The main objective of this work is to have a percep...
Impact of Ecological Issues on Buy Intention: A Portuguese Quantitative Study
Ribeiro, Maria Isabel; Lopes, Isabel Maria; Fernandes, António Pedro Ribeiro; Fernandes, Ana Isabel Ribeiro; Fernandes, AntónioCurrently, ecological consumption is a topic that has generated a lot of interest and discussion, gaining importance in society due to the harmful environmental consequences and social and economic inequalities resulting from the rapid and disorganized economic and industrial growth of the last century. For these reasons, this study investigates how sustainable purchasing habits and environmental awareness impa...
Portuguese consumers' preference regarding the presentation of protected design...
Fernandes, António; Fernando, Sousa; Aveiro, Dina; Ribeiro, Maria IsabelData were collected from a sample of 120 individuals aged between 18 and 84 years old through the application of a questionnaire at the National Agricultural Fair, held from June 3 to 11, 2023, at the National Exhibition Center in Santarém, Portugal. Subsequently, the data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, revealing that the majority of the respondents were male (52.5%), had secondary (25.0%) or highe...
Associação entre o índice de massa corporal com a qualidade de sono em estudant...
Loureiro, Ana; Teixeira, Carolina; Afonso, Ligia; Fernandes, António; Pereira, Ana Maria Geraldes RodriguesIntrodução: A relação entre o Índice de Massa Corporal (IMC) e a Qualidade do Sono tem sido investigada, devido às suas implicações na saúde metabólica, cardiovascular e neurocognitiva. Evidências científicas, sugerem que o excesso de peso e obesidade podem estar associados a distúrbios do sono, como a apneia obstrutiva do sono, e menor eficiência do descanso noturno. Esses fatores, podem impactar negativamente...
Determinants of the Intention to Purchase Organic Food Products among Portugues...
Santiago, Cesário Luís Nobre; Fernandes, António; Ribeiro, Maria IsabelThe demand for organic food products has been increasing over the last few years in Portugal and worldwide because consuming these products benefits health and the environment. Also, its production values animal welfare and promotes economic development, improving the living conditions of rural communities in low population-density territories. Thus, the general objective of this research was to identify sustai...
Risco de Disfagia e Índice de Massa Corporal: Um Estudo em Contexto Institucional
Vieira, Maria João Ribeiro; Baía, Mariana Pires; Pereira, Ana Maria Geraldes Rodrigues; Fernandes, AntónioEm Portugal, a esperança média de vida tem aumentado, conduzindo a um acentuado envelhecimento populacional e consequentemente, a uma maior procura pelos serviços de saúde. Este envelhecimento está frequentemente associado a alterações fisiológicas, nas quais a disfagia e a desnutrição coexistem, comprometendo a qualidade de vida na população idosa. Objetivos: Avaliar o risco de disfagia em Indivíduos Instituci...
Associação entre fome hedónica e índice de massa corporal em estudantes do ensi...
Ribeiro, Cristiana; Santos, Inês; Almeida, Maria Luiza dos santos; Afonso, Ligia; Fernandes, António; Pereira, Ana Maria Geraldes RodriguesA fome hedónica caracteriza-se pelo desejo de comer por prazer, independentemente da necessidade fisiológica. A sua associação com o índice de massa corporal (IMC) é um tema relevante, sobretudo entre estudantes do ensino superior, população particularmente exposta a ambientes obesogénicos e a hábitos alimentares inadequados . Este estudo avaliou a relação entre a fome hedónica e o IMC numa amostra de 370 estud...