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Rethinking urban quality of life: Unveiling causality links using cognitive map...
Vaz-Patto, C.; Ferreira, F.; Govindan. K.; Ferreira, N.Quality of life (QoL) is an important issue that reflects changes around the world caused not only by human population density, growth, and related initiatives but also by crises and pandemics. Concurrently, people’s increasing tendency to live in urban areas has generated growing concerns about correctly assessing city QoL to facilitate the implementation of practical measures that favor both current and futur...
Urban expansion effects on real estate ecosystems: Identification and neutrosop...
Correia, I.; Ferreira, F.; Zopounidis, C.; Ferreira, N.Real estate ecosystems are the result of symbiotic relationships between different types of real estate, including residential, commercial, or industrial properties. Maintaining a balance among these categories is essential for these ecosystems' ability to function properly. Real estate currently is largely a product of urban expansion caused by population increases and distances from primary-sector industries....
“Navigating through the digital swamp”: Assessing SME propensity for online mar...
Gonçalves, M.; Ferreira, F.; Dabić, M.; Ferreira, J.Digital technology has produced deep changes in the business world. However, companies have a hard time understanding consumers’ changing needs and new consumption patterns, especially small and medium-sized enterprises that currently face growing challenges in an era characterized by a lack of time and information overload. New mechanisms must be found that not only can keep businesses competitive in digital e...
Food Insecurity and Nutritional Inadequacy in Children and Adolescents of Basic...
Ferreira, F.; Tavares, M.; Barros, Renata; Dia, C.; Morais, R.; Ortigao, M.; Padrão, Patrícia; Rodrigues, M.; Moreira, PedroFood insecurity (FI) is a critical socioeconomic and public health problem globally, particularly affecting children's nutritional status and development. This cross-sectional study aimed to assess the prevalence of nutritional inadequacy among children and adolescents in the Cantagalo district of S & atilde;o Tom & eacute; and Pr & iacute;ncipe (STP), in Central Africa. It also assessed their households' FI si...
Ultra-Processed Foods and Nutritional Intake of Children and Adolescents from C...
Morais, R.; Rodrigues, M.; Ferreira, F.; Barros, Renata; Padrão, Patrícia; Ortigao, M.; Tavares, M.; Moreira, PedroBackground: Globally, dietary patterns are shifting toward an increased consumption of ultra-processed foods, raising the risk of some metabolic and nutritional diseases from a young age. This trend is now also affecting low- and middle-income countries. Considering this, we aimed to assess the contribution of ultra-processed foods to total energy intake and their association with the nutritional intake of chil...
Effect of substrate bias voltage on structural and tribological properties of W...
Ataie, S.A.; Soltanieh, M.; Naghizadeh, R.; Cavaleiro, A.; Evaristo, M.; Fernandes, F.; Ferreira, F.Protective multi-component thin films at the surface of cutting tools have been significantly developed to reduce wear and friction. The present work investigates the effect of substrate bias voltage on the structural-tribological relations of W-Ti-C-N thin films produced by HiPIMS and DCMS co-sputtering. Chemical analysis of the coatings is obtained and composite phase structure is revealed. Morphology of the ...
Effect of peak power on microstructure, mechanical and tribological properties ...
Ataie, S.A.; Soltanieh, M.; Naghizadeh, R.; Cavaleiro, A.; Fernandes, F.; Ferreira, F.This research investigates the impact of peak power (from 44 to 105 kW) on the structural and tribological properties of W-Ti-C-N(O) films. Chemical analysis of the coatings, using energy-dispersive spectroscopy and Raman spectroscopy, indicates that increasing target power results in a rise in the oxygen (from 2.6 to 12.0 at%), carbon (from 19.7 to 32.4 at%), and sp3 (from 9.8% to 24.3%) content. Morphological...
Detecting and developing new business opportunities in society 5.0 contexts: A ...
Çipi, A.; Fernandes, A.; Ferreira, F.; Ferreira, N.; Meidute-Kavaliauskiene, I.Rapid technological evolution has become a great challenge for businesses and societies due to the openness provided by new digital technologies, platforms, and infrastructure and to the impacts of these innovations on how people work and live. The concept of a super-smart society (i.e., Society 5.0) comprises a fresh way to apply these innovations, in which human beings contribute to adapting technologies to d...
A multi-objective optimization approach for integrated risk-based internal audi...
Wang, X.; Ferreira, F.; Yan, P.Annual audit planning is a multi-criteria decision-making problem faced by internal audit departments of all organizations. Due to the constrained audit resources, the planning process primarily involves the analysis and evaluation of complex factors for selecting auditable units that maximize the full potential of internal audit. Previous research on internal audit planning only focused on the goal of risk min...
How to make urban renewal sustainable? Pathway analysis based on fuzzy-set qual...
Huang, Y.; Wei, W.; Ferreira, F.Even though urban renewal has attracted much attention in recent years, relatively few studies focus on the sustainability of urban renewal projects, which is surprising given the associated economic benefits. To fill this gap, we review 31 typical cases of urban renewal in China that have existed for over 10 years and utilize fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) to identify causal configurations ...