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Long-Term Monitoring of the Indoor Environment in Two Apartments in Jordan
Almomani, QM; Almeida, MSF; Vicente, R; Eva BarreiraBuildings are responsible for more than 40% of the world's energy consumption, with heating and cooling being the primary contributors, resulting in up to one-third of total greenhouse gas emissions. The residential sector accounts for a quarter of global electricity consumption, and in the Arab Mashreq and Maghreb countries, residential buildings consume around 41% of the total electricity, mainly for heating ...
Assessing Moisture Content Using Infrared Thermography: Preliminary Results
Dafico, L; Eva Barreira; Neves, D; Vicente, R; Almeida, MSFMoisture is one of the main causes of defects in buildings, compromising not only the durability of materials and components, but also the indoor comfort and health conditions of users. Infrared thermography (IRT) is a technique that has great potential for mapping humidity in buildings but quantitative criteria that correlate differences in surface temperatures with the moisture content are lacking. This paper...
Critical Review on the Energy Retrofitting Trends in Residential Buildings of A...
Almomani, A; Almeida, RMSF; Vicente, R; Eva BarreiraIn the 21st century, global energy security is a critical concern. Buildings contribute to over 40% of the worldwide energy consumption, primarily due to heating and cooling, resulting in a third of greenhouse gas emissions. The residential sector accounts for 25% of global electricity consumption, and in the Arab Mashreq and Maghreb (AMM) countries, the residential sector consumes around 41% of the total elect...
Machine learning models applied to moisture assessment in building materials
Dafico, LCM; Eva Barreira; Almeida, RMSF; Vicente, RMoisture-related defects hinder long-term building durability and must be prevented. Non-destructive techniques that measure the surface temperature of building materials have good potential for moisture analysis. This article presents machine learning models to predict the moisture content of materials according to their surface temperature using as input the material and the environmental conditions. Results ...
Termografia de infravermelhos para análise de humidade em paredes ensaios preli...
Dafico, L; Eva Barreira; Almeida, R; Vicente, R<jats:p>Defeitos relacionados à humidade representam 70% das patologias reportadas em edificações, comprometendo a durabilidade de soluções e componentes e a médio prazo o conforto dos utilizadores. A termografia de infravermelhos (TIV) é uma técnica que possui grande potencial para mapear a humidade em edificações, mas carece de critérios para análises quantitativas que correlacionem diferenças de temperatura ...
Local Breast Microbiota: A “New” Player on the Block
Vitorino, M; Alpuim Costa, D; Vicente, R; Caleça, T; Santos, CThe tumour microenvironment (TME) comprises a complex ecosystem of different cell types, including immune cells, cells of the vasculature and lymphatic system, cancer-associated fibroblasts, pericytes, and adipocytes. Cancer proliferation, invasion, metastasis, drug resistance and immune escape are all influenced by the dynamic interaction between cancer cells and TME. Microbes, such as bacteria, fungi, viruses...
Mutation Patterns in Portuguese Families with Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Can...
Vicente, R; Alpuim Costa, D; Vitorino, M; Mendes, AD; Santos, C; Fontes-Sousa, MGermline pathogenic variants in the Breast Cancer Genes 1 (BRCA1) and 2 (BRCA2) are responsible for Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer (HBOC) syndrome. Genetic susceptibility to breast cancer accounts for 5-10% of all cases, phenotypically presenting with characteristics such as an autosomal dominant inheritance pattern, earlier age of onset, bilateral tumours, male breast cancer, and ovarian tumours, among o...
Prescribing of Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs to Patients with Diabetes ...
Bigotte Vieira, M; Neves, JS; Baptista, RB; Leitão, L; Viegas Dias, C; Vicente, R; Nascimento, N; Leite, CC; Rocha, I; Magriço, RINTRODUCTION: Portugal presents the highest incidence of stage 5 chronic kidney disease in Europe. It is speculated that a high consumption of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) may contribute to this high incidence. Our aim was to characterize the prescription of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs to patients with diabetes mellitus in Portugal. MATERIAL AND METHODS: We analyzed the national pres...