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Tourism impacts on marine and coastal ecosystem services: a systematic review
Baltranaitė, Eglė; Inácio, Miguel; Valença Pinto, Luís; Bogdziewicz, Katarzyna; Rocha, Jorge; Gomes, Eduardo; Pereira, PauloCoastal tourism holds substantial development potential. However, coastal ecosystems are affected by tourism development, which limitsthe supply of ecosystem services(ES). Thisstudy aimsto conduct a systematic literature review on the impacts of tourism on coastal and marine ES using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-alpha Methods. We initially identified 640 studies by searching tit...
A protocol to model future land use scenarios using Dinamica-EGO
Pinto, Luís Valença; Inácio, Miguel; Gomes, Eduardo; Pereira, PauloLand use changes are important drivers of ecosystem change. They depend on ecological, social, economic and political aspects. This work aims to develop a detailed protocol to forecast land use changes using Dinamica-Ego software. It includes the 1) time frame definition, 2) future scenarios definition, 3) identify the major driving forces of land use change, 4) collection and organize data for the modelling pr...
Land use changes in Klaipeda, Kaunas and Vilnius (Lithuania) functional urban a...
Pereira, Paulo; Valença Pinto, Luís; Gomes, Eduardo; Inácio, MiguelIn cities, land use changes are related to land degradation since urban fabric (e.g. soil sealing) increases. Urban expansion is a global phenomenon that is a cause of biodiversity loss and climate change. This work assesses land use changes in Klaipeda, Kaunas and Vilnius (Lithuania) functional urban areas (FUA) between 1989/50 and 2020/21. Land use changes were assessed using Google Earth Engine based on Land...
A scenario-based framework for evaluating the effectiveness of nature-based sol...
Veisi Nabikandi, Bahman; Rastkhadiv, Arman; Feizizadeh, Bakhtiar; Gharibi, Shiva; Gomes, EduardoLand use/land cover (LULC) changes driven by urbanization have profoundly influenced habitat quality, threatening ecosystem resilience and biodiversity. This study examines the dynamics of LULC and its impact on habitat quality in Rasht County, Iran, while evaluating the efficacy of Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) in mitigating habitat degradation and promoting sustainable urban-rural development. By utilizing rem...
From the gut to the brain: Is microbiota a new paradigm in Parkinson’s disease ...
Vilela, Cristiana; Araújo, Bruna; Guedes, Carla; Silva, Rita Caridade; Macedo, Joana Martins; Teixeira, Catarina; Gomes, Eduardo; Prudêncio, CristinaParkinson’s disease (PD) is recognized as the second most prevalent primary chronic neurodegenerative disorder of the central nervous system. Clinically, PD is characterized as a movement disorder, exhibiting an incidence and mortality rate that is increasing faster than any other neurological condition. In recent years, there has been a growing interest concerning the role of the gut microbiota in the etiology...
Intimate partner homicide: Comparison between homicide and homicide-suicide in ...
Gonçalves, Mariana; Gomes, Eduardo; Matos, MarleneIntimate partner homicide (IPH) is a tragic event. Studies involving the comparison between IPH and intimate partner homicide-suicide (IPH-S) are scarce, with few studies in Portugal about this issue. The current study aims to compare IPH and IPH-S perpetrators, the victim–perpetrator relationships dynamics, and homicide circumstances. The data was collected through the analysis of 78 judicial processes of IPH ...
Análise da Influência da Fragmentação Florestal e Efeitos de Margens na Ocorrên...
Barbosa, Bruno; Silveira, Giulia; Gomes, Eduardo; M. Viana, Cláudia; Oliveira, Sandra; Rocha, JorgeAs características ecológicas das fronteiras florestais têm vindo a ser estudadas, mas a ocorrência e a intensidade dos incêndios como efeitos de margem em larga escala são menos conhecidas, assim como o papel das diferentes características do uso e ocupação do solo na modificação dessa relação. Um aspeto importante na descrição do padrão espacial da floresta é a identificação precisa e o mapeamento da fragment...
Factors affecting the use of cultural ecosystem services in Lithuanian coastal ...
Valença Pinto, Luís; Inácio, Miguel; Bogdzevič, Katažyna; Gomes, Eduardo; Pereira, PauloAssessing motivations and preferences related to cultural ecosystem services (CES) is essential, especially in areas with conflicting interests. The Lithuanian coast has a major international port, protected areas, and tourist demand, and it is a place with several conflicts regarding land use planning. In this study, we surveyed users' motivations and preferences to identify (1) preferred CES-related activitie...
Glial-restricted precursors stimulate endogenous cytogenesis and effectively re...
Martins-Macedo, Joana; Araújo, Bruna; Anjo, Sandra I.; Silveira-Rosa, Tiago; Patrício, Patrícia; Alves, Nuno Dinis; Silva, Joana M.; Teixeira, Fábio G.Adult cytogenesis, the continuous generation of newly-born neurons (neurogenesis) and glial cells (gliogenesis) throughout life, is highly impaired in several neuropsychiatric disorders, such as Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), impacting negatively on cognitive and emotional domains. Despite playing a critical role in brain homeostasis, the importance of gliogenesis has been overlooked, both in healthy and dise...
From peripheral to central (Neuro)degeneration: Is heart-kidney a new axial par...
Teixeira, Catarina; Caridade-Silva, Rita; Martins-Macedo, Joana; Araújo, Bruna; Gomes, Eduardo; Vilela, Cristiana; Soares-Guedes, CarlaParkinson’s Disease (PD) is primarily characterized by the accumulation of alpha-synuclein (αSyn) and the loss of dopaminergic neurons (DAn). The most evident repercussions of the disease include sympathetic and parasympathetic dysfunction, decreased dopamine (DA) levels, and impaired voluntary movements. Given the multifactorial nature of PD, it is now recognized that several systemic diseases may predispose i...