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A novel approach to assess balneotherapy effects on musculoskeletal diseases - ...
Silva, Jani; Martins, José; Nicomédio, Cristina; Gonçalves, Catarina; Palito, Cátia; Gonçalves, Ramiro Manuel; Fernandes, Paula Odete; Nunes, AlcinaThe present study aimed to evaluate whether a 14-day period of balneotherapy influences the inflammatory status, health-related quality of life (QoL) and quality of sleep, underlying overall health state, and clinically relevant benefits of patients with musculoskeletal diseases (MD). The health-related QoL was evaluated using the following instruments: 5Q-5D-5L, EQ-VAS, EUROHIS-QOL, B-IPQ, and HAQ-DI. The qual...
A flow-based intrusion detection framework for internet of things networks
Santos, Leonel; Gonçalves, Ramiro Manuel; Rabadão, Carlos; Martins, JoséThe application of the Internet of Things concept in domains such as industrial control, building automation, human health, and environmental monitoring, introduces new privacy and security challenges. Consequently, traditional implementation of monitoring and security mechanisms cannot always be presently feasible and adequate due to the number of IoT devices, their heterogeneity and the typical limitations of...
Digital marketing’s impact on rural destinations’ image, intention to visit, an...
Rodrigues, Sónia; Correia, Ricardo; Gonçalves, Ramiro Manuel; Branco, Frederico; Martins, JoséThe relevance of the tourism industry to the overall sustainability of rural territories grows along with the demand for rural tourism destinations. Likewise, as the digital transition of rural tour operators takes place, their marketing initiatives also evolve towards a digital nature, which is why it is crucial to comprehend how the overall calibre of these activities might affect the perception of rural plac...
A prototype for an intelligent water management system for household use
Mamede, Henrique; Neves, João Cortez; Martins, José; Gonçalves, Ramiro Manuel; Branco, FredericoWater scarcity is becoming an issue of more significant concern with a major impact on global sustainability. For it, new measures and approaches are urgently needed. Digital technologies and tools can play an essential role in improving the effectiveness and efficiency of current water management approaches. Therefore, a solution is proposed and validated, given the limited presence of models or technological ...
e-Marketing influence on rural tourism destination sustainability: a conceptual...
Rodrigues, Sónia; Correia, Ricardo; Gonçalves, Ramiro Manuel; Branco, Frederico; Martins, JoséAs the demand for rural tourism destinations increases, the relevancy of the tourism sector to the overall destination sustainability becomes even more significant, and the existing tourism operators transition their marketing initia- tives to a digital nature, it is critical to understand how the global quality of the implemented e-marketing initiatives are impacting rural destinations image and brand equity, ...
Accessibility of mobile applications for tourism - is equal access a reality?
Madeira, Stephane; Branco, Frederico; Gonçalves, Ramiro Manuel; Au-Yong-Oliveira, Manuel; Moreira, Fernando; Martins, JoséWith the increasing use of smartphones in people’s daily lives, mobile accessibility has become a key factor for them. Tourism is one of the sectors that has benefited the most from this growth but has not yet reached its full potential as accessibility has not yet been fully exploited. The main goal of this study is to assess accessibility in mobile applications for the tourism sector. Thus, 14 mobile applicat...
Acessibilidade web nas plataformas online do setor do turismo em Portugal
Branco, Frederico; Pereira, Lázaro; Gonçalves, Ramiro Manuel; Martins, JoséAs TIC - Tecnologias de Informação e Comunicação proporcionam aos seus utilizadores uma conetividade global permanente através de uma gama variada de dispositivos e tendo como suporte principal a Internet. Assumindo atualmente uma relevância económica muito significativa para um grupo considerável de países, o setor do Turismo está em pleno ato de transformação digital, no âmbito do qual uma boa parte dos seus ...
Innovative marketing approaches as triggers to rural tourism sustainability: an...
Rodrigues, Sónia; Correia, Ricardo; Gonçalves, Ramiro Manuel; Martins, JoséRural tourism has become a truly relevant economic activity, with visible impacts (social and economic) to regional and national development and overall sustainability. The sole characteristics of rural destinations make them extremely attractive to tourists that search for experiences away from the massified and more urban areas. Despite this increase in the demand, in order to remain competitive and trigger i...
Digitally monitoring thermalism health and wellness effects - a conceptual mode...
Martins, José; Moreira, Fernando; Oliveira, Manuel Au-Yong; Gonçalves, Ramiro Manuel; Branco, FredericoAs life expectancy grows and the population requirements for satisfactory health and wellness levels increases, there is a clear opportunity for the incorporation of alternative techniques and tools for promoting health and preventing disease. One of these tools, is the use of thermal water-based treatments, commonly known as thermalism, as tools to trigger patients’ overall wellness. Despite the collective ass...
Social media usage among wine tourism DMOs
Jorge, Filipa; Teixeira, Mário Sérgio; Fonseca, Carlos; Correia, Ricardo Jorge; Gonçalves, Ramiro ManuelSocial media is an important tool for tourism destination promotion. The usage and the contents published on these platforms have an important role in visitors’ decision-making process. Information and communication technologies are changing DMOs’ markets and communication paradigm, since they allow the interaction between these organizations, visitors, and stakeholders. Therefore, social media are increasing t...