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Experiences of women with disabilities in Lithuania when their gender, disabili...

Funding Information: Financial support in the form of doctoral fellowships was provided to Ugn\u0117 Grigait\u0117 and B\u00E1rbara Pedrosa by the FCT \u2013 Funda\u00E7\u00E3o para a Ci\u00EAncia e a Tecnologia (UI/BD/151073/2021 and UI/BD/151072/2021). Interviews were organised with support from the Lithuanian Disability Forum, funded by the Department for the Affairs of Persons with Disabilities under the Mi...

Stream sediments geochemistry in the Valongo anticline, northern Portugal: arse...

ABSTRACT: The Valongo anticline is known for the occurrence of several Sb-Au and As-Au mineral deposits, many of which have been exploited since Roman times. The Sb-Au and As-Au deposits occur in brecciated quartz veins, predominantly trending NE-SW, NNW-SSE, and ENE-WSW, cutting Cambrian to Carboniferous formations. An 801-stream sediment campaign was conducted in this area. Factorial kriging was applied as an...

Preventive behaviors among Higher Education Students in response to COVID-19: t...

Supported Accommodations for People with Serious Mental Disorders

Funding Information: Funding for this study was provided by Funda\u00E7\u00E3o Ci\u00EAncia e Tecnologia, IP national support through CHRC (UIDP/04923/2020). Authors B\u00E1rbara Pedrosa, and Ugn\u0117 Grigait\u0117 are PhD candidates funded by Funda\u00E7\u00E3o para a Ci\u00EAncia e a Tecnologia (FCT) (UI/BD/151072/2021, and UI/BD/151073/2021, accordingly) and author Deborah Aluh is a PhD candidate funded by ...

Deciphering heat wave effects on wheat grain: focusing on the starch fraction

Wheat is an essential staple food, and its production and grain quality are affected by extreme temperature events. These effects are even more relevant considering the increasing food demand for a growing world population and the predicted augmented frequency of heat waves. This study investigated the impact of simulated heat wave (HW) conditions imposed during grain filling on starch granule characteristics, ...

Bridging Culture, Tourism, and Literature: The Short Videos of Saramago's Small...

A arte, conforme definida por Leo Tolstoi (2013), é a atividade pela qual uma pessoa, tendo experimentado uma emoção, transmite-a intencionalmente a outros. A forte ligação entre o enquadramento geográfico e experiências do autor, despoleta a imaginação do leitor e a vontade de viver na primeira pessoa as experiências. Algumas obras literárias e autores que estimularam os leitores a viajar, por exemplo Stratfor...

The Machete of Madeira: A British Perspective

During the nineteenth century the machete de braga (hereafter referred to as machete), a relative of the Portuguesecavaquinho, was widely known throughout Europe. Today, however, the machete is mostly known outside its homelandof Madeira as one of the forerunners of the ukulele. Although the main focus of this article is the British interest inthe machete in this period it is first necessary to establish how th...

Urban wastewater reuse for citrus irrigation in Algarve, Portugal—Environmental...

Water scarcity is increasing in the Mediterranean and alternative sources of water are needed to meet food production needs, protect the environment and reduce the effects of climate change. Currently, many urban wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) produce high volumes of treated effluents which can be an alternative source of water for agriculture irrigation, since they fulfill the quality requirements for crops ...

Latent dimensions between water use and socio-economic development: a global ex...

Water use and socio-economic development are interconnected in complex ways. Causalities are not easy to identify but it is evident that a nexus between water use and socio-economic development does exist. Considering the diversity of national situations relating to these interrelated phenomena, its study should be considered from a global perspective. This article critically reviews the literature and informat...

Uma linha ténue entre a cena e o «fora de cena»: A saúde mental e o teatro pela...

Este texto apresenta e analisa - à luz de um quadro concetual de referência nas dimensões social, artística e da saúde mental - os resultados das entrevistas realizadas a nove mulheres integrantes do projeto SenteMente. A composição do grupo variou ao longo do processo e contou com um total de 38 elementos, tendo estabilizado em 18 somente na fase de montagem do espetáculo, no qual acabaram por intervir diretam...