Eucalyptus dunnii is one of the most important Eucalyptus species for short-fiber pulp production in regions where other species of the genus are affected by poor soil and climatic conditions. In this context, E. dunnii holds promise as a resource to address and adapt to the challenges of climate change. Despite its rapid growth and favorable wood properties for solid wood products, the advancement of its impro...
Human emotions can be seen as a valuable variable to explore in Human-Computer Interaction for effective, efficient, and satisfying interface development. The inclusion of appropriate emotional triggers in the design of interactive systems can play a decisive role in users' acceptance or rejection. It is well known that the major problem in motor rehabilitation is the high dropout rate resulting from the frustr...
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Wheat is a dietary staple consumed worldwide strongly responsible for proteins and carbohydrate population intake. However, wheat production and quality will scarcely fulfill forward demands, which are compounded by high-temperature (HT) events as heatwaves, increasingly common in Portugal. Thus, landraces assume crucial importance as potential reservoirs of useful traits for wheat breeding and may be pre-adapt...
Wheat is one of the most important cereals for food and feed, and it is, therefore, necessary to determine the e ects of short-term high temperature events (heatwaves) during grain filling. These heatwave events are increasingly common, especially in Portugal. In this work, seven commercial varieties recommended for production in Portugal were submitted to one-week high temperature (HT) treatment ten days after...
The reduction of resinous species in Portuguese forest areas has caused constraints to wood industry supplies. Portugal represents the extreme southwest of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) natural distribution and large gaps exist in the knowledge of its wood-quality characteristics. Understanding the relationship between these traits is important for recognizing which combination of wood properties is the most su...
A total of 120 Acacia melanoxylon R. Br. (Australian blackwood) stem discs, belonging to 20 trees from four sites in Portugal, were used in this study. The samples were kraft pulped under standard identical conditions targeted to a Kappa number of 15. A Near Infrared (NIR) partial least squares regression (PLSR) model was developed for the Kappa number prediction using 75 pulp samples with a narrow Kappa number...
ATR-FTIR spectroscopy for determination of free acidity, electrical conductivity, ash and total polyphenol content in honey.
This paper aims to present a synthetic approach to the lévistraussian perspective concerning social communication. It intends also to show that his insights on communication performed a very important role in the construction of his monumental oeuvre. Specifically, this article briefly considers the relevance of Lévi-Strauss’ ideas about social communication as a basic tool for his theory of kinship, incest pro...
In this study eight samples of monofloral honey from Portugal, selected from four different botanical origins: Eucalyptus spp., Erica spp., Lavandula spp. And Citrus spp. were studied. For each monofloral honey two samples from different producers were analysed. Several analyses were carried out: moisture content, water activity (aw). Colour, ash, pH, free acidity, electrical conductivity and total phenol conte...