Adversarial attacks pose a significant threat to machine learning models by inducing incorrect predictions through imperceptible perturbations to input data. While these attacks are well studied in unstructured domains such as images, their behaviour on tabular data remains underexplored due to mixed feature types and complex inter-feature dependencies. This study introduces a comprehensive benchmark that evalu...
The increasing demand for food proteins caused by the exponential increase in world population has led to a deep search for novel protein sources. Seaweed emerges as a promising biomass with interesting nutritional composition and environmental performance. In this work, proteins were extracted from red seaweed Porphyra dioica using a sequential extraction methodology (H2O/NaOH). Then, extracts were purified us...
The nutrient-rich composition of microalgae biomass positions it as a highly promising natural food ingredient. This holds the potential to not only enhance the nutritional value of various food products but also simultaneously alter their structural attributes. This work investigated the effect of five protein extraction techniques such as freeze-thawing, enzymatic-assisted extraction, high-pressure homogeniza...
The nutrient-rich composition of microalgae biomass positions it as a highly promising natural food ingredient. This holds the potential to not only enhance the nutritional value of various food products but also simultaneously alter their structural attributes.This work investigated the effect of five protein extraction techniques such as freeze-thawing, enzymatic-assisted extraction, high-pressure homogenizat...
Inspired by the term Gibonacci numbers, which was coined by A. T. Benjamin and J. J. Quinn as shorthand for generalized Fibonacci numbers, Geonardo numbers are considered. More concretely, for each a ∈ N0, the study of the sequence of generalized Leonardo numbers associated with a, introduced in an earlier work, is continued and new properties of these numbers are studied: parity; forms of Binet’s formula; grow...
The urgent need for sustainable agrifood practices has driven the exploration of alternative protein sources. This study investigates the potential of Tetraselmis chui and its extract as ingredients in 3D-printed seafood analogues. The rheological, textural, and color properties of Tetraselmis chui and Tetraselmis chuis extract were compared with pea protein. The results demonstrated that Tetraselmis chui and T...
Perceived parenting Competences are a relevant dimension in the study of parenting and are related to family and child well-being. The aim of this study was to analyze and compare perceived parenting skills between families with minors at psychosocial risk and from the general population. We interviewed 131 parents monitored by the Child and Youth Protection Commissions and 247 parents from the general populati...
Alternative protein sources are being studied to substitute animal protein production and decrease the environmental issues that are inherent to the production of animal-based foods. This study investigates the potential of red macroalgae (Gracilaria verrucosa, Porphyra dioica, and Palmaria palmata) as an eco-friendly alternative protein source. Using the Osborne fractionation methodology, proteins were extract...
As alterações climáticas têm sido um dos grandes desafios da atualidade, afetando a sociedade, o meio ambiente e os negócios. Em 2015 surge o Acordo de Paris onde ficam estipulados objetivos de combate a essas alterações, sobretudo a limitação do aumento médio da temperatura global a 1,5º C. Nesse contexto, a Nestlé pretende tirar proveito da sua dimensão e escala a nível mundial para conquistar um modelo de re...