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The use of technology in the diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy: Trends and op...
Fernandes, J.; Gaspar, Pedro Dinis; Menino, Eva; Caldeira, J.M.L.P.; Soares, V.N.G.J.Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological diseases in the world, affecting millions of people. The impact of this disease goes beyond seizures. It has repercussions on the individual’s health and quality of life (i.e., neurological, psychological, and physical consequences) and social inclusion. This article presents a review of the literature and discusses the technological and scientific advances in the...
An educational game to teach children about air quality using augmented reality...
Fernandes, J.; Brandão, T.; Almeida, S. M.; Santana, P.Air pollution is known to be one of the main causes of injuries to the respiratory system and even premature death. Gases, particles, and biological compounds affect not only the air we breathe outdoors, but also indoors. Children are highly affected by the poor quality of the air they breathe because their organs and immune systems are still in the developmental stages. To contribute to raising children’s awar...
Evaluation of ergonomic risk of warehouse activities in a telecommunications se...
Fernandes, J.; Monteiro, R.; Carneiro, P.; Colim, Ana S.; Loureiro, L.Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WMSDs) are a worldwide problem, both in terms of health and socioeconomic level. WMSDs are one of the main concerns of ergonomics, since they have been identified as being associated with occupational activities that expose employees to a high biomechanical and physiological load. In view of the above, it is necessary to assess risk in real work contexts. The present stud...
Ten years of monitoring recruitment of the edible stalked barnacle Pollicipes p...
Fernandes, J.; Jacinto, D.; Penteado, N.; Sousa, A.; Mateus, D.; Seabra, M. I.; Silva, T.; Castellanos, P.; Castro, J. J.; Cruz, T.Understanding recruitment patterns of an exploited species is essential to predict changes in population dynamics and to improve its management and conservation. Temporal variability in recruitment of the edible stalked barnacle Pollicipes pollicipes was analyzed over a decade (consecutive annual recruitment seasons from 2007 to 2016) at a cape area located in the Canary-Iberia Current Upwelling System (Cape of...
Social sensing and human in the loop profiling during pandemics: the Vitoria ap...
Fernandes, J.; Silva, J. Sá; Rodrigues, A.; Boavida, F.; Gaspar, R.; Godinho, C.; Francisco, R.As the number of smart devices that surround us increases, so do the opportunities to leverage them to create socially- and context-aware systems. Smart devices can be used for better understanding human behaviour and its societal implications. As an example of a scenario in which the role of socially aware systems is crucial, consider the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. In this paper we present an innovative Humanin-The-...
Looking ahead: Health impact assessment of front-of-pack nutrition labelling sc...
Feteira-Santos, R.; Alarcão, V.; Santos, O.; Virgolino, A.; Fernandes, J.; Pacheco Vieira, C.; Gregório, M. J.; Nogueira, P.; Costa, A. S.; Graça, P.This study aimed to describe the underlying process, used methods and major recommendations emerging from a comprehensive and prospective health impact assessment of the endorsement of a front-of-pack nutrition labelling (FOP-NL) system by the Portuguese health authorities. A mixed-methods approach was used to gather information on the impact of four FOP-NL schemes on consumers’ selection of food products accor...
Design and characterization of 3-D self-folded microantennas for implantable mi...
Anacleto, Pedro Alexandre Marques; Dinis, Hugo Daniel Costa; Fernandes, J.; Mendes, P. M.Implantable device miniaturization is a cornerstone in modern medicine and the key to unlock new and exciting applications for both monitoring and treatment of diseases. Such miniaturization can be facilitated resorting to miniaturized antennas that will support wireless communications, wireless power transfer (WPT), and energy-harvesting applications. The development of such new miniaturized devices is being s...
Deployment of electric buses: Planning the fleet size and type, charging infras...
Grilo T. C.; Kalakou, S.; Fernandes, J.The current awareness about climate change creates the urgency in adjusting the services provided in public transport towards more sustainable operations. Recent studies have shown that the integration of electric vehicles into existing fleets is an alternative that allows reducing CO2 emissions, thus contributing to a more sustainable provision of services in the sector. When the aim is to achieve a full elect...
QFD as a tool to improve negotiation process, product quality, and market succe...
Fonseca, Luís Miguel Ciravegna; Fernandes, J.; Delgado, C.The automotive industry faces major megatrends such as climate change and emissions control, digital transformation, and increased customer power, resulting in more intensive competition, and higher sophisticated vehicles. The application of QFD (Quality Function Deployment) can be particularly valuable to link customer expectations with the technical characteristics of the product. In the case of products, suc...
Interdisciplinaridade : exemplos da Terra ao Espaço
Fernandes, J.; Fernandes, J.L.Perante os desafios que se colocam hoje em dia aos estudantes do ensino superior e profissionais de amanhã, parece ser inequívoco que estes terão de ser construtores de conhecimento e de soluções que, para serem inovadoras, deverão conjugar abordagens, metodologias e conteúdos múltiplos e entrelaçados de forma única. Por isto mesmo, um capítulo dedicado à interdisciplinaridade é uma ocasião para elencar quais a...