Nos Açores, tal como em Portugal Continental, as cidades inteligentes (as conhecidas smart-cities) continuam a enfrentar enormes desafios. Estes incluem a melhoria da infraestrutura tecnológica e da sua governança, que visa aumentar o envolvimento e a inclusão dos cidadãos e das instituições. Um dos principais desafios é a promoção da mobilidade dos cidadãos para melhorar a sua qualidade de vida e fomentar o se...
Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) figure prominently as a notable outcome of financial innovation, offering a cost-efficient avenue for acquiring a diversified portfolio and enabling frequent trading. However, the significant expansion of the ETF market has raised concerns among investors and regulators. The heightened liquidity and passive characteristics of indexed ETFs have the potential to lead to synchronized m...
O Regulamento (UE) 2021/2282 do Parlamento Europeu e do Conselho, de 15 de dezembro de 2021, relativo à Avaliação de Tecnologias de Saúde (ATS) será aplicado a partir de 12 de janeiro de 2025, com o objetivo de auxiliar os países da União a avaliar a efetividade relativa das novas tecnologias de saúde em processos de solicitação de financiamento por terceiras entidades pagadoras, designadamente públicas. Face à...
Background Cervical cancer is a major concern to women’s health, being the fourth most common cancer worldwide. A great percentage of these cancer is consequence of an HPV infection, namely from specific genotypes such as 16/18. Portuguese screening program subjects women to a reflex cytology triage every 5 years. Aptima® HPV is a screening test which presents better specificity than other tests which are used ...
The adoption of omnichannel interaction services in health care can bring significant benefits to both health care institutions and their patients. The ongoing health pandemic caused by coronavirus disease has further emphasized the need for health care providers to implement an omnichannel strategy to provide seamless personalized experiences to their patients through multiple access channels. This study aimed...
Background: Cervical cancer is a major concern to women’s health, being the fourth most common cancer world‑ wide. A great percentage of these cancer is consequence of an HPV infection, namely from specifc genotypes such as 16/18. Portuguese screening program subjects women to a refex cytology triage every 5 years. Aptima® HPV is a screening test which presents better specifcity than other tests which are used ...
In the 1990s, a research project was developed to identify, in the mountainous areas of the Northwest (NW) of Portugal, the existence of an occupation model associated with the last hunter–gatherer prehistoric communities in the region. Therefore, a set of consistent and detailed field surveys took place in the mountains of NW Portugal, leading to the discovery of the archaeological site named “Rock Shelter 1 o...