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Soil conditions influence the advancement of first cork stripping in fertirriga...
Camilo-Alves, Constança; Caldeira, Bento; Nunes, José António; Poeiras, Ana; Ribeiro, João; Maymone, Marta; Vaz, Margarida; Barroso, JoãoIntroduction: Fertirrigation in cork oak plantations is a novel approach intended to accelerate growth until trees reach productive maturity, after which they are expected to be managed under rainfed conditions. This study investigated how site quality influenced the timing of the first stripping in a fertirrigated stand. Methods: REGASUBER is a 6-hectare experimental plot located in Coruche, Portugal, installe...
Understanding recreational vehicle user preferences
Ribeiro, João; Naranjo-Zolotov, Mijail; Acedo, Albert; Trilles, SergioCaravanning has grown rapidly in popularity across the Iberian Peninsula, raising challenges for the planning and management of infrastructure tailored to recreational vehicles. Despite this growth, research on caravanning remains limited, particularly regarding user satisfaction and spatial infrastructure adequacy. In this study, more than 154,000 user reviews from the Park4Night platform were analysed, coveri...
Applications and properties of PDMS: from biomicrofluidics to transparent face ...
Lima, Rui Alberto Madeira Macedo; Maia, Renata Faria; Souza, Andrews Victor Almeida; Barbosa, Filipe; Carvalho, Denise Andreia Mota[Excerpt] Introduction Many researchers have studied elastomers owing to their outstanding biomechanical properties, including !exibility and chemical stability. Among the different elastomers on the market, polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) has recently gained prominence (Miranda et al., 2022). This material has been used in a variety of industrial applications, including mechanics, electronics, and biomedicine. Som...
Towards a de facto Nonlinear Periodization: Extending Nonlinearity from Program...
Afonso, José; Clemente, Filipe Manuel; Ribeiro, João; Ferreira, Miguel; Fernandes, Ricardo J.Planning is paramount in sport. Among different philosophical approaches to planning, periodization is a highly popular concept that refers to structured training periods with ensuing programs encompassing moments of progressively-loaded training, followed by recovery; it is normally deemed paramount to optimize adaptations and performance. While planning provides generic guidelines, periodization refers to the...
More than an Appendicitis: A Case of an Appendiceal Neuroendocrine Tumor
F. Pascoal, Margarida; Bernardo, Margarida; Ribeiro, João; Mira, PauloAppendiceal neuroendocrine tumors are the most common neoplasms of the appendix, often diagnosed incidentally during appendectomy in cases of acute appendicitis. Their estimated prevalence ranges from 0.16%-2.3%, with a higher incidence among women in their second to fifth decades of life. While most tumors exhibit an indolent course with a favorable prognosis, more aggressive histological subtypes may metastas...
Economic and Financial Evaluation of Cork Oaks Forest Plantations Under Fertirr...
Camilo-Alves, Constança; Nunes, José António; Poeiras, Ana; Ribeiro, João; Vaz, Margarida; Mota Barroso, João; Almeida-Ribeiro, NunoCork oaks usually become productive after 20 years of age. To shorten this period, fertirrigation has been tested to enhance tree vitality and growth, thus anticipating cork stripping. This study aims to determine the economic and financial indicators of this afforestation technique compared to rainfed indicators. Simulations were conducted based on information gathered from fertirrigated and rainfed stands, as...
Analysis of Crown and Root Orientation of Quercus suber in Relation to the Irri...
Šleglová, Kristýna; Camilo-Alves, Constança; Poeiras, Ana; Ribeiro, João; Almeida-Ribeiro, Nuno; Surový, PeterThis study investigates the effect of the spatial distribution of soil water and nutrients on cork oak (Quercus suber) architecture. Fertirrigation is being tested in cork oak plantations to accelerate tree growth up to the production stage. To assess the impact of wet bulb location on tree development, six trees (three subjected to subsurface drip irrigation and three controls) were fully excavated at a sandy ...
Impacts of Quercus suber irrigation on improving floristic diversity and soil q...
Raposo, Mauro; Maymone, Marta; Pinto-Gomes, Carlos; Poeiras, Ana; Nunes, José; Ribeiro, João; Almeida-Ribeiro, Nuno; Camilo-Alves, ConstançaWe analyzed the dynamics of floristic diversity and soil characteristics in a 10-year-old fertirrigated cork oak (Quercus suber) stand, a species of high ecological, social, and economic importance in the Mediterranean region. Given the decline of cork oak in recent decades, long-term research on newly established stands using fertirrigation was initiated to accelerate tree growth until productive maturity. The...
Multinational attitudes toward AI in Health Care and diagnostics among Hospital...
Busch, Felix; Hoffmann, Lena; Xu, Lina; Zhang, Long Jiang; Hu, Bin; García-Juárez, Ignacio; Toapanta-Yanchapaxi, Liz; Gorelik, Natalia; Gorelik, ValérieThe successful implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) in health care depends on its acceptance by key stakeholders, particularly patients, who are the primary beneficiaries of AI-driven outcomes. OBJECTIVES To survey hospital patients to investigate their trust, concerns, and preferences toward the use of AI in health care and diagnostics and to assess the sociodemographic factors associated with patien...
Progress in nanofluid technology: from conventional to green nanofluids for bio...
Cardoso, Beatriz Dias; Souza, Andrews Victor Almeida; Nobrega, Glauco; Afonso, Inês S.; Neves, Lucas Boniatti; Faria, Carlos; Ribeiro, JoãoNanofluids (NFs), consisting of nanoparticles (NPs) suspended in base fluids, have attracted growing interest due to their superior physicochemical properties and multifunctional potential. In this review, conventional and green NF technology aspects, including synthesis routes, formulation, and applications, are discussed. Conventional NFs, involving NPs synthesized using physical and chemical approaches, have...