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Article Title: Impact of Dysphagia on Quality of Life in Machado-Joseph Disease
Mota, Joana Paz; Rodrigues, Inês Tello; Rodrigues, Inês Tello; Ferreira, Ana Filipa; Melo, Ana Rosa Vieira; Pires, Paula; Lopes, PedroDysphagia is a frequent symptom of spinocerebellar ataxia type 3 (SCA3)/Machado-Joseph disease (MJD), being associated with alterations in nutritional intake and hydration, as well as an increased risk of aspiration pneumonia. This study aims to evaluate the impact of self-perceived dysphagia and its relationship with quality of life in SCA3/MJD mutation carriers. 41 SCA3/MJD mutation carriers from the Azorean ...
Modeling the influence of summer sea and estuarine breezes on heat stress in Li...
Reis, Cláudia; Oettl, Dietmar; Lopes, António; Nouri, A. Santos; Vasconcelos, JoãoIn this study, the influence of the Tagus river and Atlantic Ocean breezes in a Mediterranean city (Lisbon) on outdoor thermal comfort was analyzed during the thermal summer days. Hourly wind fields were modeled using the GRAMM-SCI software, initialized with ERA5 reanalysis data. The Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI) was calculated for 80 weather stations across the city. Additionally, the UTCI anomalies (...
Heat stress mitigation by exploring UTCI hotspots and enhancing thermal comfort...
Silva, Tiago; Matias, Márcia; Girotti, Carolina; Vasconcelos, João; Lopes, AntónioHeat stress mitigation actions must be carefully planned in order to achieve efective outcomes. By integrating urban planning guidelines with urban climate knowledge, substantial benefts can be achieved for the community. In Lisbon, the study area, urban planning guidelines are strict in relation to the tree species which should be used for planting. This study examined these species environmental contributions...
Redesigning the Visual Identity of Non-profit Organizations: The Case Study of E...
Vasconcelos, João; Martins, Nuno; Brandão, Daniel; Pereira, Leonardo; Raposo, DanielThis article seeks to analyze the importance of Corporate Visual Identity (CVI) for non-profit and social solidarity organizations. It starts from the case study of Escola Oficina (EO), where an evaluation and consequent redesign of its CVI was developed. This study, developed within the ECHO research project, funded by the Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT), arose from a problem, identified by EO itsel...
Visual Identity of Non-profit Organizations: Escola Oficina, a Case Study Plan
Vasconcelos, João; Martins, Nuno; Brandão, Daniel; Penedos-Santiago, ElianaThis paper aims to present aplan to analyse the communication problem of Escola Oficina (EO), a non-profit organization for social solidarity, located in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal, when trying to disseminate and sell its hand made products to its target audiences. EO’s main goal is to train, empower and integrate unemployed citizens. This study used qualitative research methodologies, namely an exploratory in...
Climate walking and linear mixed model statistics for the seasonal outdoor ther...
Silva, Tiago; Reis, Cláudia; Braz, Diogo; Vasconcelos, João; Lopes, AntónioTo measure urban outdoor pedestrian thermophysiological comfort mobile roving missions were conducted in all seasons of the year during the day and at night. Six routes were chosen, representing areas of the city with varying urban morphological layouts. The thermal comfort conditions were analysed using the Local Climate Zone spatial scale. This enabled the identification of typologies of areas where pedestria...
A micro-scale look into pedestrian thermophysiological comfort in an urban envi...
Silva, Tiago; Lopes, António; Vasconcelos, JoãoDiferent spatial scales enable the analysis of thermophysiological conditions of pedestrians in an urban environment. A higher resolution hotspot analysis was conceived using GIS technology in some areas of Lisbon with diferent morphological conditions. Eleven hotspots were found across six study areas, located in high to moderate urban density conditions and in diferent types of urban spaces. So, six hotspots ...
Unveiling the Thermo‐Hygrometric Influence of Summer Sea and Estuarine Breezes ...
Reis, Cláudia; Lopes, António; Nouri, A. Santos; Vasconcelos, JoãoLocal wind, such as sea breezes, play a crucial role in cooling coastal cities. This study presents new insights about the thermo-hygrometric influence of the Tagus and Atlantic Ocean breezes(sea and estuarine breezes [SEBs]) in Lisbon’s urban climate (Portugal). SEB events were identified in the summer of 2022 according to a wind rotation criterion: the interruption of prevailing North and Northwest (Nortada) ...
A micro-scale look into pedestrian thermophysiological comfort in an urban envi...
Silva, Tiago; Lopes, António; Vasconcelos, JoãoDifferent spatial scales enable the analysis of thermophysiological conditions of pedestrians in an urban environment. A higher resolution hotspot analysis was conceived using GIS technology in some areas of Lisbon with different morphological conditions. Eleven hotspots were found across six study areas, located in high to moderate urban density conditions and in different types of urban spaces. So, six hotspo...
Thermal preference and pleasantness of a students’ population in a coastal urba...
Silva, Tiago; Lopes, António; Vasconcelos, João; Morgado, PauloIn thermal comfort research, two main domains are identified: objective and subjective. This study focusses on the latter, examining various aspects of preference, sensation, and pleasantness. It also clearly distinguishes each concept and sets the groundwork for their standardised use in urban planning and urban climate studies. Additionally, this study emphasises the often-overlooked geographical perspective,...