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Revolutionising the quality of life: the role of real-time sensing in smart cities
Miranda, Rui; Alves, Carlos Manuel Ferreira; Sousa, Regina; Chaves, António; Martinez, Larissa Muriel Montenegro; Peixoto, Hugo; Durães, DalilaTo further evolve urban quality of life, this paper explores the potential of crowdsensing and crowdsourcing in the context of smart cities. To aid urban planners and residents in understanding the nuances of day-to-day urban dynamics, we actively pursue the improvement of data visualisation tools that can adapt to changing conditions. An architecture was created and implemented that ensures secure and easy con...
Internal logistics restructuring to a production growth: a case study
Teixeira, Diogo; Vasconcelos, Hugo; Cabral, Josué; Simões, Laura; Ferreira, Paulo; Gonçalves, Ruben; Marques, Tomás; Miranda, Rui; Loureiro, Isabel F.For companies to remain competitive in the current market, they need to find ways to reduce as much as possible their operational costs. To achieve this, one area that is often the focus of improvement is internal logistics. This paper is focused on the restructuring of the internal logistics process in a case study company that has plans for doubling its production levels within a year. To do so, a new product...
Assessment of chronic pain: multidimensional tools, applicability, and practica...
Miranda, Rui; Neves, Nuno; Vicente Miranda, RuiIntrodução: A dor crónica tem um impacto negativo na condição física e psicológica dos doentes, tendo o potencial para afetar essencialmente qualquer aspeto do quotidiano. Em Portugal, a dor crónica é um grande problema de saúde pública que afeta aproximadamente 36,7% dos adultos. Contudo, a avaliação desta condição ainda se encontra longe do que seria ideal. Um estudo português mostrou que a maioria dos finali...
Establishment of an induced pluripotent cell line (ABCRIi001-A) from an elderly...
Esteves, Filipa; Vilhena Catarino Brito, David; Rajado, Ana Teresa; Silva, Nádia; Apolónio, Joana; Roberto, Vânia; Andrade, Raquel; Calado, SofiaHuman induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) hold promises to model and understand human diseases, including those associated with ageing. Here, we describe ABCRIi001-A, a hiPSC line generated from peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) of a 79-year-old female enrolled in a study for development of an ageing score (ALFA Score). PBMCs were reprogrammed using three Sendai virus-based reprogramming vectors (h...
Key performance indicators: a perspective on developing and implementing perfor...
Costa, Ana Francisca; Pinto, Ana; Mendes, Ana Catarina; Quinteiro, Ana Rita; Coelho, Carla; Meira, Carla; Pereira, Isac; Marinho, Jorge; Barbosa, JoséThe performance of a company’s warehouse influences its competitiveness. High-performance warehouse management allows the company to increase profit, reduce delivery time and provide better customer service. To have a perception of the warehouse management performance, it is necessary to identify the Key Performance Indicators (KPI) and be able to monitor them. Creating a performance monitoring system in an ind...
Reprogramming iPSCs to study age-related diseases: models, therapeutics, and cl...
Esteves, Filipa; Brito, David; Rajado, Ana Teresa; Silva, Nádia; Apolónio, Joana; Roberto, Vania Palma; Araújo, Inês Maria; Nóbrega, ClévioThe unprecedented rise in life expectancy observed in the last decades is leading to a global increase in the ageing population, and age-associated diseases became an increasing societal, economic, and medical burden. This has boosted major efforts in the scientific and medical research communities to develop and improve therapies to delay ageing and age-associated functional decline and diseases, and to expand...
Data platforms for real-time insights in healthcare: systematic review
Miranda, Rui; Alves, Carlos Manuel Ferreira; Abelha, António; Machado, José ManuelThe ever-growing usage and popularity of Internet of Things devices, coupled with Big Data technologies and machine learning algorithms, have allowed for data engineers to explore new opportunities in healthcare and continuous care. Furthermore, there is a need to reduce the gap on time from when information is created to when actions and insights can be offered. However, a challenge in implementing a large-sca...
World(s) apart – Borges Coelho’s Museu da Revolução and Writing in (and of) a C...
Miranda, RuiThis article will depart from Said's position on the worldliness of texts and Pheng Cheah's reflections on postcolonial literature as world literature (2016) towards a reading of João Paulo Borges Coelho's 2021 novel Museu da Revolução. Borges Coelho's position on the articulation between history, politics, and literature (as literature; Rancière), as well as on the latter's aim of transforming the local place ...
Family-based diabetes self-management education in adults: evidence-based review
Joaquim, Natércia; Nunes, Tiago; Miranda, RuiObjective: In recent years, there has been a shift in diabetes approach to a strategy that places the patient and their family at the centre of care management. Educational interventions are essential to enable diabetic patients to practice appropriate self-care. Although several studies have shown a positive impact of family inclusion in the management of chronic diseases, little emphasis has been given to fam...
OpenEHR modeling: improving clinical records during the COVID-19 pandemic
Oliveira, Daniela Sofia Rijo; Miranda, Rui; Leuschner, Pedro; Abreu, Nuno; Santos, Manuel; Abelha, António; Machado, José ManuelThe COVID-19 pandemic had put pressure on various national healthcare systems, due to the lack of health professionals and exhaustion of those avaliable, as well as lack of interoperability and inability to restructure their IT systems. Therefore, the restructuring of institutions at all levels is essential, especially at the level of their information systems. Furthermore, the COVID-19 pandemic had arrived in ...