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Analysis of competition warm-up and re-warm-up practices of Portuguese basketba...
Silva, Luís M.; Neiva, Henrique Pereira; Marinho, Daniel AlmeidaBasketball is a dynamic team sport characterised by intense, strategic play that requires high-intensity activities such as sprinting, jumping, and changing direction. Proper warm-up (WU) routines are crucial for improving athletic performance and adapting to the game’s physical demands. This study evaluates the WU practices of Portuguese basketball coaches and their adherence to evidence-based guidelines. A cr...
A new hotel classification model combining guest reviews with official hotel cl...
Messias, Ana; Rosa, Gilberto; Couto, Pedro; Rodrigues, Vítor; Silva, Luís M.; Marques, JorgeThis paper explores the potential of combining online guest reviews with hotel classification systems, focusing on the feasibility of incorporating such reviews at the star-classification level. Leveraging machine learning techniques on a database of Portuguese hotels and their corresponding ratings on Booking.com, this study reveals a weak association between official hotel star categories and mean review scor...
Analyzing hotel attributes for business tourism in Portugal: A comprehensive st...
Martins, Ana Filipa; Silva, Luís M.; Marques, JorgeO principal objetivo deste estudo consiste em identificar os principais atributos hoteleiros que são mais valorizados pelos turistas de negócios. Em primeiro lugar, foi realizada uma revisão da literatura, seguidamente os investigadores analisaram um conjunto de características dos hotéis inscritos no Registo Nacional do Turismo em Portugal para perceber como respondem às necessidades do turismo de negócios. Al...
Data science in supporting hotel management: Application of predictive models t...
Martins, Ana Filipa; Silva, Luís M.; Marques, JorgeData science is a multidisciplinary area that gathers several branches, such as statistics, databases, and computer science and whose importance has become more substantial over the last few years. Using several techniques and algorithms from machine learning allows us to understand how certain variables are related, as well as to visualize data and make predictions. This paper aims to use data science as a str...
A challenge in antibiotic stewardship: detection of vancomycin-variable Enteroc...
Almeida-Santos, Ana C.; Tedim, Ana P.; Duarte, Bárbara; Silva, Luís M.; Teixeira, Júlio; Castro, Ana P.; Novais, Carla; Peixe, Luísa; Freitas, Ana R.Background: Vancomycin-variable-enterococci (VVE) are vanA+ enterococci expressing a vancomycin-susceptible phenotype that can revert to a resistant phenotype (VRE) after vancomycin exposure. Objective: We aimed to screen and characterize VVE in a large collection of Enterococcus faecium (Efm) [1]. Methods: We performed a vanA-PCR screening on an extensive Efm collection (2009-2022), including hospital (n=255) ...
Analyzing Hotel Attributes for Business Tourism in Portugal: A Comprehensive St...
Martins, Ana Filipa; Silva, Luís M.; Marques, JorgeThe main objective of this study was to identify the key hotel attributes that are highly valued by business tourists. Firstly, a literature review was conducted, then the researchers examined a set of characteristics of hotels listed in the National Tourism Register in Portugal to understand how they cater to the needs of business tourism. Additionally, the study investigated guests' evaluations of these hotel...
Innovative systems for earthquake-resistant masonry infill walls: characterizat...
Silva, Luís M.; Vasconcelos, Graça; Lourenço, Paulo B.Masonry infill walls are the standard solution to build envelopes and partitions walls in reinforced concrete buildings in southern Europe. In Portugal, masonry infill walls appeared in the sixties, with the massive use of reinforced concrete frames for residential and commercial buildings. Since then and until our days the masonry infills walls (cavity walls) have not experienced significant changes, apart fro...
Portuguese Football Federation consensus statement 2020: nutrition and performa...
Abreu, Rodrigo; Figueiredo, Pedro; Beckert, Paulo; Marques, José P.; Amorim, Samuel; Caetano, Carlos; Carvalho, Pedro; Sá, Carla; Cotovio, RicardoNutrition is an undeniable part of promoting health and performance among football (soccer) players. Nevertheless, nutritional strategies adopted in elite football can vary significantly depending on culture, habit and practical constraints and might not always be supported by scientific evidence. Therefore, a group of 28 Portuguese experts on sports nutrition, sports science and sports medicine sought to discu...
Portuguese Football Federation consensus statement 2020: nutrition and performa...
Abreu, Rodrigo; Figueiredo, Pedro; Beckert, Paulo; Marques, José P.; Amorim, Samuel; Caetano, Carlos; Carvalho, Pedro; Sá, Carla; Cotovio, RicardoNutrition is an undeniable part of promoting health and performance among football (soccer) players. Nevertheless, nutritional strategies adopted in elite football can vary significantly depending on culture, habit and practical constraints and might not always be supported by scientific evidence. Therefore, a group of 28 Portuguese experts on sports nutrition, sports science and sports medicine sought to discu...
Understanding needs satisfaction and frustration in young athletes: factor stru...
Monteiro, Diogo; Cid, Luis; Teixeira, Diogo S.; Fonseca, Teresa; Duarte-Mendes, Pedro; Silva, Luís M.; Rodrigues, FilipeSports research has been focused on the assessment of basic needs satisfaction, considering its absence as a representation of needs frustration. However, recent findings have suggested needs satisfaction and frustration as asymmetrical factors leading to differentiated outcomes. An accurate measurement of needs poses itself as a crucial aspect, facilitating coaches’ understanding of athlete’s motivational proc...