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Citizen Science to Raise Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness in the Community: T...
Gil-Serna, J; Antunes, Patrícia; Campoy, S; Cid, A; Cobo-Molinos, A; Durao, P; Fajardo, C; Fouz, B; Freitas, AR; Grosso, F; de Groot, PWJ; de Miguel, TAntimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a global threat to human, animal and environmental health. Among the multidisciplinary tasks aimed at collectively tackling the AMR crisis, surveillance, research and education stand as major priorities. Based on a crowdsourcing research strategy, the MicroMundo project, a partner of the Tiny Earth initiative in Spain and Portugal, has been developed and consolidated with su...
Movement Analysis in Going Up and Down Stairs and the Aggravation of Patellofem...
Pereira, PM; Duarte, J; João Santos Baptista; Torres Costa, JPatellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) is a musculoskeletal disorder in the anterior region of the knee, affecting people of different ages. When it is necessary to go up and down many stairs in a work context, there is a risk of increased wear on the knee joint and, consequently, PFPS. The main objective of this work was to identify the risk of contracting PFPS associated with the action of going up and down stai...
Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome Risk Factors Analysis in Selective Garbage Truck D...
Pereira, PM; Duarte, J; João Santos Baptista; Torres Costa, JBackground: Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (PFPS) is a disease with gradual worsening, affecting 22.7% of the general population, clinically described as a peripatellar pain aggravated when going up and/or downstairs. Objective: To identify risk factors for the emergence or aggravation of PFPS present in selective waste collection workers in their daily activity. Method: The experimental protocol first consisted ...
Influence of the Geosynthetic Type and Compaction Conditions on the Pullout Beh...
Castorina Silva Vieira; Pereira, PMThe effects of the climate change that the planet has been experiencing, and the growing awareness of citizens that natural resources are finite, highlight the inevitability of making society more sustainable. Since the construction industry is responsible for a high consumption of natural resources and it simultaneously produces high volumes of waste, it is of great importance to investigate the feasibility of...
A Literature Review on the Use of Recycled Construction and Demolition Material...
Pereira, PM; Castorina Silva VieiraThe construction industry is one of the biggest sectors of economic activity in the European Union, consuming more energy and natural resources than any other industrial activity. Additionally, construction and demolition (C&D) waste is the most common waste produced throughout the European Union. A more efficient and effective use of natural resources and the attenuation of environmental impacts provoked by th...
Use of recycled c&d wastes in unpaved rural and forest roads feasibility analysis
Pereira, PM; Ferreira, FB; Castorina Silva Vieira; Lopes, ML; Maria de Lurdes Lopes; Fernanda Ferreira; Paulo PereiraIn recent years, environmental sustainability concerns associated with over exploitation of natural resources along with the need to manage large volumes of wastes have propelled the development and implementation of waste recycling and valorisation strategies in the construction sector. In particular, Construction and Demolition (C&D) wastes have been recognised by the European Commission as a priority stream ...