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“Sometimes they just want to feel free”: travelling experiences of people with ...
Eusébio, Celeste; Figueiredo, Elisabete; Carneiro, Maria João; Kastenholz, Elisabeth; Alves, Joana PimentelDespite the increased research on the tourism practices of people with disabilities (PwD), few studies focus on people with intellectual disabilities (PwID). Most of these analyse the viewpoint of caregivers, frequently ignoring the narratives of PwID, especially due to ethical and methodological difficulties in collecting information through their voices. The intention of this study is to contribute to filling...
What are forests for? Social perceptions of the functions of public-managed for...
Figueiredo, Elisabete; Fernandes, Eduarda; Ribeiro, Cristina; Ferreira, CarlaDespite the growing research interest regarding the perceptions of forest-related stakeholders about forest functions and values, the views of social actors not directly involved in forestry have been largely overlooked, particularly in Southern European countries like Portugal. This article addresses this gap by analyzing the social perceptions regarding the functions of the Matas do Litoral, public-managed fo...
Prey consumption and conversion efficiency in females of two feral populations ...
Borges, Isabel; Oliveira, Luísa; Barbosa, Francisco; Figueiredo, Elisabete; Franco, José Carlos; Durão, Ana; Soares, António O.Macrolophus pygmaeus (Rambur, 1839) (Hemiptera: Miridae) is a polyphagous predator used in programs of biological control and integrated pest management as a natural enemy against small arthropod pests including whiteflies, thrips, spider mites and aphid. This mirid is also successfully mass reared under factitious prey for commercial purposes. In the present study we assessed and compared the prey consumption,...
Prey consumption and conversion efficiency in females of two feral populations ...
Borges, Isabel; Oliveira, Luísa; Barbosa ·, Francisco; Figueiredo, Elisabete; Franco, José Carlos; Durão, Ana C.; Soares, António OnofreMacrolophus pygmaeus (Rambur, 1839) (Hemiptera: Miridae) is a polyphagous predator used in programs of biological control and integrated pest management as a natural enemy against small arthropod pests including whiteflies, thrips, spi- der mites and aphid. This mirid is also successfully mass reared under factitious prey for commercial purposes. In the present study we assessed and com- pared the prey consumpt...
“An incredible voyage through Portugal” – the promotion of rural provenance foo...
Forte, Teresa; Figueiredo, Elisabete; Silva, AlexandreThis article analyzes how rural provenance foods are portrayed by the promotional materials, websites and social media issued by urban specialty stores in Portugal. Even though provenance food may be defined in multiple ways as, among others, local, regional, traditional, and authentic, provenance is mostly about territories of origin: their biophysical characteristics, cultural values and practices of food pro...
Unveiling the Centrality of Knowledge in Stakeholder Involvement Strategies Reg...
Ferreira, Carla; Fernandes, Maria Eduarda; Figueiredo, ElisabeteStakeholder involvement can foster more socially and environmentally sustainable management of natural resources, including forests. However, few studies have approached the effect of knowledge on stakeholders’ involvement in forest management. This study intends to contribute to filling this gap by exploring the relationship between access to knowledge, involvement, stakeholders’ profiles, and levels of influe...
Manual de Metodologias Participativas – um guia para o envolvimento dos agentes...
Figueiredo, Elisabete; Fernandes, Eduarda; Ferreira, Carla; Gonçalves, Carlos; Ribeiro, CristinaManual de Metodologias Participativas – um guia para o envolvimento dos agentes na gestão da floresta, desenvolvido no âmbito do projeto Share_FOREST, coordenado por Elisabete Figueiredo e Eduarda Fernandes, com coautoria de Carla Ferreira, Carlos Gonçalves e Cristina Ribeiro, e design de Liliana Eusébio.
Diversidade de artrópodes bioindicadores em dois sistemas culturais do Ribatejo...
Valério, Elsa; Godinho, Maria; Coelho, Rosa Santos; Nunes, Ana Paula; Figueiredo, ElisabeteOs artrópodes representam uma grande percentagem do total de espécies da fauna do solo e, independentemente das funções que desempenham fornecem importantes serviços ao ecossistema que dependem de práticas culturais/fitossanitárias que condicionam espécies presentes e suas interações. Neste trabalho, avaliou-se abundância dos taxa de artrópodes considerados como bioindicadores de qualidade do solo, entre 2018 e...
Mortality in hospitalized patients with Sars-Cov-2: influencing factors
Patrício, Helder; Machado, Tiago; Pereira, Ana Catarina; Figueiredo, Elisabete; Cunha, MadalenaIntroduction: Since the emergence of the first cases in China, the treatment of patients with COVID-19 has proved to be a challenge for health systems around the world, initiating a global effort to investigate the clinical, epidemiological aspects and factors disease prognosis (Galvão et al. 2020). Objective/s: Determine the factors that influence mortality in patients hospitalized with Sars-Cov-2. Methods: De...
Mortality in patients with Sars-Cov-2 in intensive care: predictive factors
Patrício, Helder; Machado , Tiago; Pereira , Ana Catarina; Figueiredo, Elisabete; Cunha, MadalenaIntroduction: Worldwide, more than 750 million people have been diagnosed with COVID-19 and nearly 7 million have died. About 80% of those infected are asymptomatic or have only mild symptoms and 6% to 10% require admission to an intensive care unit, where the mortality rate is high (between 30-50%). Objective/s: To determine the factors influencing mortality in patients hospitalized with SARS-Cov-2 in intensiv...