The masonry infill walls are often used in the envelopes of reinforced concrete buildings for different purposes, but a large part of them was built before the enforcement of modern seismic and/or energy codes. Due to that, the envelope of the reinforced concrete buildings is responsible for the energy consumption needed for indoor heating and cooling. At the same time, recent earthquakes proved that the infill...
Tourism has been fundamental for countries’ economic development, and Africa is the destination with the biggest tourism growth potential. Using 1414 travelers’ online reviews collected from TripAdvisor, the present work aims to understand which variables predict the satisfaction of Cape Verde’s hotel clients. Satisfaction was analyzed using sentiment analysis and ANOVA to predict the effect of the gathered var...
Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is one of the most beneficial therapies for COPD, generally improving symptoms, exercise tolerance and functionality. Here, we investigated for the first time the effects of PR in the oral microbiota and immune mediators of people with COPD. 456 samples from 76 patients, 38 (72±9y, 76%♂, FEV1pp 49±16) integrating a 12-week community-based PR program, and 38 (70±8y, 82%♂, FEV1pp 52±...
Introduction: Pulmonary Rehabilitation (PR) is one of the most cost-effective therapies for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), with proven benefits in domains such as exercise capacity and quality of life. Despite its clear benefits, patients are not equal-ly responsive to PR. Reasons behind that as well as the role of the airway microbiota in PR effectiveness are currently unknown.Objectives: Here, ...
Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the third leading cause of death worldwide. Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is the most cost-effective therapy for this disease with several physical, psychological, and social benefits widely demonstrated. Nevertheless, its impact on the microbiota of people with COPD has not been established. This study aimed to investigate the effect of PR in the sali...
Macroinvertebrate-based water quality assessment in temporary streams is an important yet still understudied issue. Investigat-ing different aspects of macroinvertebrate distribution in these streams is therefore highly necessary for the successful imple-mentation of bio-assessment programs. We investigated the variability in macroinvertebrate communities (number of families, abundance, taxonomic richness) and ...
It is widely accepted that further and more in-depth research is required on the out-of-plane seismic response of masonry infill walls to increase knowledge regarding this particular behaviour and to develop effective strengthening strategies for preventing their collapse. However, such experimental tests are difficult to perform and the scientific community recognizes the complexity inherent to the test appara...
Macroinvertebrate-based water quality assessment in temporary streams is an important yet still understudied issue. Investigating different aspects of macroinvertebrate distribution in these streams is therefore highly necessary for the successful implementation of bio-assessment programs. We investigated the variability in macroinvertebrate communities (number of families, abundance, taxonomic richness) and wa...