The sustainability assessment within Higher Education Institutions (HEI) serves as a critical learning and capacity-building tool, fostering reflection on sustainability initiatives and advancing alignment with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). Current sustainability assessment tools include various indicators across different dimensions of sustainability implementation within HEI. However, there is a si...
O consumo humano de bolota em Portugal era frequente até meados dos anos 60, altura a partir da qual caiu em desuso. Na última década, tem-se constatado um ressurgir do interesse pela bolota para alimentação humana, verificando-se a sua incorporação em diversos produtos alimentares inovadores, embora continue a ser vista por grande parte da população como ração de gado suíno. Sendo um fruto silvestre edível mui...
Sustainable intensification requires metrics that are able to capture both economic performance and the often-hidden environmental inputs that support agriculture. Emergy analysis (EmA) meets this need by converting all inputs—free environmental flows and purchased goods/services—into a common unit (solar emjoules, sej). We conducted a PRISMA-documented bibliometric review of EmA in agroecosystems (Web of Scien...
Objective: 15–20% of identified pregnancies result in miscarriage, which may lead to persistent symptoms of psychological morbidities in some women. Healthcare satisfaction is among the factors believed to influence such negative psychological responses. Here, we present the results of a study conducted in Portugal that analyzes the relationship between healthcare satisfaction, information and support provision...
Childhood emotional disorders (EDs; i.e., anxiety and depressive disorders) are currently a public health concern. Their high prevalence, long-term effects, and profound influence on the lives of children and families highlight the need to identify and treat these disorders as early and effectively as possible. This clinical trial will examine the efficacy of a blended version (i.e., combining face-to-face and ...
O projeto LIFE-RELICT (LIFE16/NAT/ tem como grande objetivo melhorar o estado de conservação de duas comunidades que são relíquias das florestas de Laurissilva do Terciário: as comunidades de azereiro Prunus lusitanica das serras do Açor e da Estrela; e as comunidades de adelfeira Rhododendron ponticum subsp. baeticum da Serra de Monchique. Atualmente, ambas subsistem, quase exclusivamente, em áreas remotas do ...
Este relatório faz um resumo não técnico do projeto Life-Relict; a preservar as relíquias da Laurissilva Continental
Background: Childhood emotional disorders (EDs; i.e., anxiety and depressive disorders) are currently a public health concern. Their high prevalence, long-term efects, and profound infuence on the lives of children and families high‑ light the need to identify and treat these disorders as early and efectively as possible. This clinical trial will examine the efcacy of a blended version (i.e., combining face-to-...
Introduction: Worldwide, up to a quarter of all recognized pregnancies result in Early Pregnancy Loss (EPL), also known as miscarriage. For many women, this is a traumatic experience that leads to persistent negative mental health responses. The most common morbidity reported in studies from different countries is complicated grief, usually comorbid with depression, anxiety, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (...