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Roadmap to sustainably develop the European seaweed industry

How to build a sustainable seaweed industry is important in Europe's quest to produce 8 million tons of seaweed by 2030. Based on interviews with industry representatives and an expert-workshop, we developed an interdisciplinary roadmap that addresses sustainable development holistically. We argue that sustainable practices must leverage synergies with existing industries (e.g. IMTA systems, offshore wind farms...

Provoking Value Reflection through Play and Speculative Design

The design of technology is shaped by human values, which may be either explicitly expressed or implicitly embedded within artefacts. While design methodologies and technology assessment frameworks aim to produce technologies that align with users’ needs—and, by extension, their values—they frequently prioritise usability and seamless interaction, often at the expense of critical reflection on the human values ...

Azores Archipelago: sport tourism development toward sustainability

Sport tourism, and particularly nature sport tourism, is a strategic sector for the Azores archipelago. Despite all, few studies analyzed the sustainability of sport tourism in the territory, although some studies researched the demand, the offer, and the impacts of sport tourism particular products or services. Within the IRNIST research framework produced specifically for this project, outlining the contribut...

The COVID-19 pandemic impact on the Portuguese Physical Education classes

The restrictions “imposed” to avoid the spread of Covid-19 disease have strongly conditioned the school life of millions of children and youth. However, little is known about the impact of the pandemic on PE classes in Portugal. The purpose of the present study is to describe the perception of secondary and high school students about the impact of the pandemic on PE classes, after the first wave of the COVID-19...

Learning from health professionals: a user-centred approach to design a wound m...

Health professionals are able to improve the care quality of chronic wounds by monitoring and reporting the wound status. Resorting to visual representations of wound status enhances comprehension by facilitating knowledge transfer to all stakeholders. However, selecting appropriate healthcare data visualisations is a critical challenge and healthcare platforms must be designed to meet their users' needs and co...

The COVID-19 pandemic impact on the Portuguese Physical Education classes

The restrictions “imposed” to avoid the spread of Covid-19 disease have strongly conditioned the school life of millions of children and youth. However, little is known about the impact of the pandemic on PE classes in Portugal. The purpose of the present study is to describe the perception of secondary and high school students about the impact of the pandemic on PE classes, after the first wave of the COVID-19...

Real-world data from an online health education program for pregnancy and trans...

Real-world data from an online health education program for pregnancy and trans...

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Intervenção de enfermagem e coping na transição para cuidador familiar

Background: Family Caregivers are those who first assume the role of caring for their dependent family member. As this is an exhausting process, full of obstacles and generates stress and anxiety, the caregiver often uses strategies to deal with these situations, coping strategies. Objective: Characterize the coping strategies most used by Family Caregivers, before and after the implementation of a Nursing Inte...

Anxiety associated with family caregiver role in caring for the dependent person

Background: most home care to dependent person is provided by a caregiver, family member of the person being cared for, who provides care in an unpaid manner. Nowadays, there are growing concerns about his mental health, and anxiety and burden are often associated with the caregiver role. Objective: to analyse the relation between sociodemographic variables and caregiver burden and anxiety. Methodology: quantit...