With the intensification of globalization in the most diverse areas and sectors around the world, the relationship between interculturality and business innovation has become increasingly close, as studies show that the combination of diverse cultural perspectives in business innovation strategies is a trend and an increasingly researched topic. Innovative companies are thus increasingly able to cope with a mar...
Aim The urgency for remote, reliable and scalable biodiversity monitoring amidst mounting human pressures on ecosystems has sparked worldwide interest in Passive Acoustic Monitoring (PAM), which can track life underwater and on land. However, we lack a unified methodology to report this sampling effort and a comprehensive overview of PAM coverage to gauge its potential as a global research and monitoring tool. ...
O grupo Streptococcus anginosus é composto por bactérias habitualmente indolentes e comensais, pouco envolvidas em processos patológicos em pessoas saudáveis, mas podendo atuar como agentes oportunistas em doentes com comorbilidades graves, associados sobretudo a abcessos. Apresenta-se o caso de um doente de 63 anos do sexo masculino com múltiplas comorbilidades, incluindo diabetes mellitus, internado por insuf...
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) remains the major cause of premature death and disability; effective cardiovascular (CV) risk prevention is fundamental. The World Heart Federation (WHF) Cholesterol Roadmap provides a framework for national policy development and aims to achieve ASCVD prevention. At the invitation of the WHF, a group of experts from the Portuguese Society of Cardiology (SPC), addr...
This article evaluates the viability of cold-in-plant recycling with foamed bitumen for road rehabilitation through a case study on the ER243 road in Portugal, highlighting its alignment with European circular economy principles. The primary objective is to assess environmental benefits, construction efficiency, and the quality of this innovative recycling method as a sustainable alternative to traditional pave...
The psychological effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Portuguese population are quite relevant and partially related to their repetitive and disruptive thinking about the disease. The successive periods of lockdown contributed to an additional burden on the family–work–life balance for parents. This study aims to validate the Portuguese version of the Obsession with COVID-19 Scale (PT-OCS), which was develo...
Solar activity has been subject to increasingly more research in the last decades. Its influence on life on Earth is now better understood. Solar winds impact the earth’s magnetic field and atmosphere. They can disrupt satellite communication and navigation tools and even electrical power grids and several other infrastructure crucial for our technology-based society. Coronal mass ejections (CMEs), solar energe...
Enquadramento: A transição para o ensino superior representa um período de mudança em que o jovem se depara com novas vivências, com implicações no seu estilo de vida. Objetivo: Identificar os domínios dos Estilos de vida dos estudantes do ensino superior que necessitam de intervenção. Metodologia: Estudo descritivo-correlacional, transversal, com uma amostra de 522 estudantes do ensino superior. Questionário d...