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Validation of an Automated Approach for the Definition of Reference Modal Prope...
Cunha, A.; Pereira, S.; Pacheco, J.; Pimenta, F.; Moutinho, C.; Magalhães, F.The continuous application of Operational Modal Analysis (OMA) to time-series recorded on civil engineering structures, and the subsequent tracking of modal properties, allow the characterization of the evolution of their dynamic behaviour, which is particularly important on wind turbines, since their structural performance is highly dependent on it. However, it is impractical to manually analyse long periods o...
Measuring adherence to inhaled control medication in patients with asthma: Comp...
Cachim, Afonso; Pereira, Ana Margarida; Almeida, Rute; Amaral, Rita; Correia, Magna Alves; Marques, Pedro Vieira; Loureiro, Cláudia ChavesBackground Previous studies have demonstrated the feasibility of using an asthma app to support medication management and adherence but failed to compare with other measures currently used in clinical practice. However, in a clinical setting, any additional adherence measurement must be evaluated in the context of both the patient and physician perspectives so that it can also help improve the process of shared...
Andropause representations: a mixed-methods study with portuguese women
Pimenta, F.; Ramos, Maria Meireles; Silva, Carolina C.; Costa, Pedro Alexandre; Queiroz-Garcia, Inês; Marôco, João; Leal, I.Since psychosocial factors have some impact on andropause, and this phenomenon can affect conjugal relationships (and women tend to be health information seekers) it becomes important to study the representations of andropause using the Common-Sense Model – a model used to understand the representations of menopause. This research aimed to assess Portuguese women’s representations of andropause, the suitability...
The Egas Moniz histology digital platform : a dream that came true
Cavacas, M. A.; Pereira, A.; Oliveira, V. Braz de; Remédios, M.; Cavacas, A. R.; Gancho, R.; Pimenta, F.; Botelho, J.; Henriques, P.; Borrecho, G.
Menopause Representations Questionnaire: development and validation with Portug...
Albergaria, R.; Leal, I.; Hunter, M.; Pimenta, F.Objective: This study aimed to develop and validate a Portuguese version of the Menopause Representations Questionnaire (MenoSentations-Q), a self-report measure to assess cognitive appraisal of menopause, based on cognitive components of the Self-Regulation Model and the results from a previous Portuguese qualitative study. Methods: A total of 309 Portuguese women, aged 45–65 years, completed the questionnaire...
Transcultural adaptation of the Dental Environment Stress Questionnaire - DES
Garcia, P. P. N. S. [UNESP]; Silva, I. M. [UNESP]; Pimenta, F.; Campos, J. A. D. B. [UNESP]Made available in DSpace on 2018-11-27T00:47:57Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2015-01-01; Univ Estadual Paulista, Fac Odontol Araraquara, Sao Paulo, Brazil; Inst Univ Ciencias Psicol Sociais & Vida, Lisbon, Portugal; Univ Estadual Paulista, Fac Odontol Araraquara, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Using OMA DRM 2.0 protected content: Ogg vorbis protected audio under symbian OS
Pimenta, F.; Serrão, C.The lack of control inherent to digital content has been put on the spotlight by copyright infringement coupled with massive content distribution online (e.g., Peer-to-Peer). Digital Rights Management seems to be the solution to counter this problem advocating the use of cryptography and other related security mechanisms to protect digital content and to associate rights with it which determine how, when and by...