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Profiling the employment and wage features on the portuguese accommodation and ...
Nunes, AlcinaAccording to the Tourism Agency of the United Nations (UN Tourism), in most regions of the world, women comprise most of the tourism workforce and tend to concentrate on the lowest-paid and lowest-status jobs in tourism. Indeed, literature recognises that tourism is one of the sectors with a feminised labour force. In Portugal, tourism is a crucial sector of the Portuguese economy and contributes significantly ...
Innovation and creativity in tourism, business and social sciences
Nunes, AlcinaThe accommodation and food services sector is vital to Portugal’s tourism industry, contributing significantly to economic output and employment. This study analyses the sector’s business dynamics from 2004 to 2022, focusing on key indicators such as business entry, exit, and survival rates. The research uses recent administrative data to examine in an exploratory manner how businesses within the sector have re...
How Sociodemographic Characteristics May Affect the Thermal User's Perception o...
Nunes, Alcina; Pereira, Ana Margarida; Gonçalves, Estelle Silva; Alves, Jéssica; Alves, Maria JoséLiterature shows that thermal spas’ users seek thermal spas for therapeutic and wellness reasons. If the effective improvement in the user’s health status needs to be confirmed by clinical tests, the perceived improvement in the user’s quality of life may be assessed using different validated quality of life scales like the EQ-5D-5L or the EUROHIS-QOL-8. Moreover, it is possible to use validated scales like BaS...
Evolution of Demand for Portuguese Thermal Spas: An Exploratory Data Analysis o...
Alves, Jéssica; Alves, Maria José; Nunes, AlcinaWell-being or positive health is not a new concept; However, since the mid-twentieth century, scientific institutions have addressed the issue and its implications for medicine and public health. It can be observed that wellness and healthy living are becoming more and more important in society. Consequently, there is na increased need to look for products and services that mitigate the risk of these diseases a...
Exploring consumer insights on food product traceability in Portugal
Nunes, Alcina; Fernandes, António B.; Pereira, João Paulo; Alves, Jorge; Ribeiro, Nuno A.; Fernandes, Paula OdeteIn today's fast-changing food industry, consumer expectations around safety, quality, and transparency push for more effective traceability systems. This study examines how Portuguese consumers perceive food product traceability, focusing on their awareness, trust, and preferences in product origin, production methods, and safety protocols. Through a survey, the socio-economic impact of advanced traceability sy...
Exploring factors influencing firm profitability: the case of the meat industry...
Nguyen, Le Quyen; Fernandes, António B.; Nunes, Alcina; Pereira, João Paulo; Ribeiro, Nuno A.; Fernandes, Paula Odete; Alves, JorgeThe study examines the profitability of the meat industry in Portugal and its determining factors. Annual financial data of the Portuguese firms are col- lected from the database Analysis System of Iberian Balance Sheets from 2014 to 2020. Based on 1,631 observations, one dependent variable and four groups of independent variables are tested using estimation methods, i.e., Pooled Ordinary Least Square and Fixed...
Demand for emergency services during the COVID-19 pandemic and disease burden: ...
Nunes, Alcina; Costa, Catarina; Martins, João P.; Ferreira, Pedro L.; Pimenta, RuiThe COVID-19 pandemic brought changes in the pattern of care use. A significant increase in the volume of emergencies was expected. However, a significant decrease was observed worldwide.Methods An observational, analytical and cross-sectional study of all records of emergency episodes of patients aged 18 years or older admitted to the emergency services of the University of Porto Hospital Centre (2018-2022) we...
Health care expenses impact on the disability-adjusted life years in non-commun...
Torres, Margarida; Nunes, Alcina; Martins, João P.; Ferreira, Pedro L.; Pimenta, RuiNon-communicable diseases are a global health problem. The metric Disability-Adjusted Life Years was developed to measure its impact on health systems. This metric makes it possible to understand a disease's burden, towards defining healthcare policies. This research analysed the effect of healthcare expenditures in the evolution of disability-adjusted life years for non-communicable diseases in the European Un...
Classical Versus Wellness Thermalism: The Case of Portuguese Thermal Establishm...
Alves, Maria José; Nunes, Alcina; Alves, Jéssica; Gonçalves, Estelle SilvaThermal/mineral springs are one of the fastest-growing subcategories of wellness tourism. Indeed, it is an activity that has steadily increased in all of Europe’s developed economies over the last few decades. The pandemic has raised awareness of the importance of healthy lifestyles and has subsequently led to a surge in consumption of experiences and travel, somehow motivated by wellness. This study analyses t...
Thermal Tourism: Study of the Profile and Motivations of the Practitioner in Po...
Loureiro, Isabel Sofia; Gomes, Helena; Costa, Vânia; Ferreira, Fernanda, A.; Pereira, Raquel; Nunes, AlcinaHealth and wellness tourism had a growing interest in the Portuguese population until 2019. However, with the appearance of Covid-19, several establishments had to close over these two years, this segment being one of the most affected areas. Many water users looked forward to the opening of the spa resorts to continue their treatments. Given the importance of this theme, this work has as its main goal the defi...