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The public debt as handicap to economic growth
Teixeira, N.; Luz, R.; Silva, R. V. da.; Pereira, L.; Silva, S. V. da.The impact that public debt has on economic growth is increasingly a topic of interest and it has been since the most recent economic and financial crisis of 2008 that it has come to occupy a prominent place in the literature. In this context, it becomes extremely important to understand the impact that the increase in public debt has on the growth of economies. Thus, the purpose of this research paper is to as...
Impact of cannabidiol and delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol in the angiogenic role o...
Alves, P.; Amaral, C.; Teixeira, N.; Correia-da-Silva, G.Background: Cannabis is the most consumed illicit drug in Europe. Alongside, the medicinal use of cannabinoids is rising. Indeed, a formulation that combines the major phytocannabinoids, cannabidiol (CBD) and delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in a 1:1 proportion (Sativex®), is already available for the management of multiple sclerosis. Nevertheless, a lot remains unknown in relation to cannabinoid’s impact in ...
Agile applications of artificial intelligence to apparel industry
Gonçalves, R.; Lopes da Costa, R.; Pereira, L.; Dias, Á.; Vinhas da Silva, R.; Teixeira, N.Artificial intelligence systems are increasing its importance in the field of creating value for companies who seek to gain competitive advantage. This is especially true for the online shopping apparel world, in the case of virtual try-on systems. Following this line of thought the theme consumers acceptance of artificial intelligence virtual try-on systems when shopping online apparel came up as a research pr...
Instagram: A gimmick or a serious reputation builder in the airline business?
Vinhas da Silva, R.; Marques, C.; Martinho, D.; Teixeira, N.; Crespo de Carvalho, J.The purpose of the research is to shed light on the interrelatedness between Instagram and corporate reputation on the one hand and customer service expectations on the other. A conceptual model is proposed to be tested in the context of the civil aviation economy. A national flagship airline company was chosen in which to conduct the research. An online questionnaire was made available and 283 responses were c...
A 1000-year-old mystery solved: Unlocking the molecular structure for the medie...
Nabais, P.; Oliveira, J.; Pina, F.; Teixeira, N.; de Freitas, V.; Brás, N. F.; Clemente, A.; Rangel, M.; Silva, A. M. S.; Melo, M. J.The molecular structure of the medieval watercolor known as folium has finally been solved in the 21st century. The interdisciplinary approach taken was the key to producing extracts that had been prepared following medieval instructions, and shows the blue/purple chromophore as the major dye in Chrozophora tinctoria fruits (shell). A multi-analytical characterization of its structure was made using HPLC-DAD-MS...
Individual actors and embeddedness in business-to-business interactions
Gonçalves, S. M.; Vinhas da Silva, R.; Teixeira, N.Individual actors are hardly ever considered in business-to-business marketing literature. This paper uses Service-dominant Logic and Neo-institutional Theory as the bases for twelve case studies. These case studies provide a better understanding of how individuals who represent firms make sense of the social rules, norms, procedures, values, and beliefs of the network (i.e. institutional logics) where they are...
Much ado about… everything: the plight of Southern European economies from a na...
Vinhas da Silva, R.; Teixeira, N.This paper identifies what are understood to be key drivers of country competitiveness. These are the institutional and structural conditions in an economy that are linked with the attainment of sustainable national competitive advantages through the creation of societal conditions that lead to a collective spirit of healthy competition at the heart of which lay competent organizations. The verification of thes...
Textile subwaste as a thermal insulation building material
Paiva, A.; Varum, H.; Caldeira, F.; Sá, A.; Nascimento, D.; Teixeira, N.This research work is focused on analyzing the potential application of textile subwaste as an alternative building thermal insulation material for double external walls, and in a sustainable perspective. The studied textile subwaste results from the mattress industry and it was briefly characterized as a material. Taking into account that it is necessary to achieve the thermal insulation performance of the pro...
Effect of high hydrostatic pressure on antioxidant activity, colour, and anthoc...
Santos, M. C.; Rodrigues, A.; Rodrigues, C.; Teixeira, N.; de Freitas, V.; Saraiva, J. A.; Nunes, C.; Coimbra, M. A.Resumo não disponível.
Exercise training decreases proinflammatory profile in Zucker diabetic (type 2)...
de Lemos, E. Teixeira; Reis, F.; Baptista, S.; Pinto, R.; Sepodes, B.; Vala, H.; Rocha-Pereira, P.; da Silva, G. Correia; Teixeira, N.; Silva, A. SantosObjective: In the present study we evaluated the effect of exercise on the plasma levels of proinflammatory cytokines, interleukin-6 (IL-6) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), and the anti-inflammatory molecule uric acid in the Zucker diabetic fatty (ZDF) rats that are more prone to develop type 2 diabetes mellitus. Methods: Sixteen obese ZDF(Gmi fa/fa) rats (8 wk old, 228.40 +/- 4.05 g) were randomly ...