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Mechanical Properties of Additively Manufactured Polymeric Materials—PLA and PE...
Martins, Rui F.; Branco, Ricardo; Martins, Miguel; Macek, Wojciech; Marciniak, Zbigniew; Silva, Rui; Trindade, Daniela; Moura, Carla; Franco, MargaridaGDA\u0143SK TECH CORE EDU FACILITIES, grant no. 23/2021/EDU, Laboratory of Additive Manufacturing Methods and Reverse Engineering. Publisher Copyright: © 2024 by the authors.; The study presented herein concerns the mechanical properties of two common polymers for potential biomedical applications, PLA and PETG, processed through fused filament fabrication (FFF)—Material Extrusion (ME). For the uniaxial tension...
Comparative Analysis of Impact Strength among Various Polymeric Materials for O...
Habiba, Rachel; Amaro, Ana; Trindade, Daniela; Moura, Carla; Silva, Rui; Antão, André; Martins, Rui F.; Malça, Cândida; Branco, RicardoThe authors acknowledge Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT, I.P.) for its financial support through the CEMMPRE projects UIDB/00285/2020 and LA/P/0112/2020, CDRSP projects UIDB/04044/2020 and UIDP/04044/2020, and UNIDEMI projects UIDB/00667/2020 and UIDP/00667/2020. Publisher Copyright: © 2024 by the authors.; Orthotic devices play an important role in medical treatment, addressing various pathologies ...
The socioeconomic epidemiology of inherited retinal diseases in Portugal
Marta, Ana; Marques, João Pedro; Santos, Cristina; Coutinho-Santos, Luísa; Vaz-Pereira, Sara; Costa, José; Arede, Pedro; Félix, Raquel; Geada, SaraBackground: Inherited retinal diseases (IRDs) are a group of rare degenerative disorders of the retina that can lead to blindness from birth to late middle age. Knowing the target population and its resources is essential to better plan support measures. The aim of this study was to evaluate the socioeconomic characteristics of regions in Portugal where IRD patients reside to inform the planning of vision aid a...
Material Performance Evaluation for Customized Orthoses
Trindade, Daniela; Habiba, Rachel; Fernandes, Cristiana; Costa, André A.; Silva, Rui; Alves, Nuno; Martins, Rui; Malça, Cândida; Branco, Ricardo© 2024 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.; Orthoses are commonly used for treating injuries to improve the quality of life of patients, with customized orthoses offering significant benefits. Additive manufacturing, especially fused deposition modelling, enhances these benefits by providing faster, more precise, and more comfortable orthoses. The present study evaluates nine polymeric materials ...
Clarification of the Present Understanding of the Assessment of an Organization...
Silva, Rui; Mamede, Henrique S.; Santos, VítorSilva, R., Mamede, H. S., & Santos, V. (2023). Clarification of the Present Understanding of the Assessment of an Organization’s Digital Readiness in SMEs. Emerging Science Journal, 7(6), 2279-2307. https://doi.org/10.28991/ESJ-2023-07-06-025 --- This work is financed by National Funds through the Portuguese funding agency, FCT -Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, within project LA/P/0063/2020; The role of ...
Results from the event organized in Prague, with representatives of the project...
Ramos, Mário; Ferreira, Filipa; Vasconcelos, Lia; Martinho, Graça; Romba, Fernado; Silva, Rui; Lopes, Catarina; Nogueira, David; Ruzicka, PavelThis report presents the results of a participatory workshop involving participants from Portugal, the Czech Republic, Norway, and Romania, aimed at presenting the main outcomes achieved within the EEA Grants project "(De)construct for Circular Economy" in Portugal. The workshop also provided an opportunity to exchange experiences and consider different contexts. This exchange was deemed crucial for understandi...
Cultura Material, Cultura Científica
Wain, Alison; Castro, Diogo; Rollo, Maria Fernanda; Nogueira, Frederico; Santos, Gonçalo; Filipe, Maria da Graça; Tissot, Isabel; Sampaio, Jorge MiguelIH4Future (PTDC/FIS-aQM/30292/2017
What are Dietitians and Nutritionists doing on social media?
Saboia, Inga; Almeida, Ana Margarida Pisco; Sousa, Pedro; Pernencar, Cláudia; Silva, RuiUIDB/05021/2020 UIDP/05021/2020; Registered Dietitians and Nutritionists (RDNs) have been taking on a role as communicators on social media. This phenomenon is in line with nutritional culture defending the right way of eating based on their scientific knowledge. It is necessary to understand new dynamics between RDNs and social media users. Under this context an online survey was created to understand how thes...
Legal framework analysis [construction and demolition waste management]
Silva, Rui; Lopes, Ana Catarina; Ramos, Mário; Martinho, Graça; Rocha, Cristina; Duarte, Paula; Duque, Joaquim; Kazimierczuk, Katarzyna; Ruzicka, PavelThis report presents the results of an analysis of the regulatory framework in the municipalities of the Baixo Alentejo region of Portugal, other Portuguese municipalities, as well as selected municipalities from Norway, Romania, and the Czech Republic. The analysis focuses on a local scale to better understand the constraints and how to design an effective common regional regulatory strategy.
The Portuguese Severe Asthma Registry
Sá-Sousa, Ana; Fonseca, João Almeida; Pereira, Ana Margarida; Ferreira, Ana; Arrobas, Ana; Mendes, Ana; Drummond, Marta; Videira, Wanda; Costa, TiagoThe Portuguese Severe Asthma Registry (Registo de Asma Grave Portugal, RAG) was developed by an open collaborative network of asthma specialists. RAG collects data from adults and pediatric severe asthma patients that despite treatment optimization and adequate management of comorbidities require step 4/5 treatment according to GINA recommendations. In this paper, we describe the development and implementation ...