Plants have been used since ancient times due to their biological action associated mainly with several phytochemicals, including phenolic compounds1. Thymus vulgaris L. is a species described as a potential source of natural molecules with applications in the food industry, but also in the cosmetic and pharmaceutical industry due to its antibacterial, antifungal, and anti-inflammatory effects2. In this sense, ...
Este livro oferece uma reflexão crítica acerca do modelo de linguagem “Arquitectura Paralela” de Ray Jackendoff, através do confronto deste modelo com diferentes visões de outros autores. Este volume não é uma mera apresentação ou resumo do modelo de Jackendoff. É antes um exercício de ponderação de várias questões relacionadas com a arquitectura da linguagem e com a sua definição evolutiva na espécie humana. O...
Se sacrificaron 129 corderos tipo Ternasco de las razas Churra Tensina y Rasa Aragonesa a un peso vivo entre 22 y 24 kg. Se midieron los espesores de grasa subcutánea y el ancho y profundidad del músculo en la 10ª vértebra torácica a tres distancias de la línea media dorsal por medio de ultrasonidos en la canal caliente. Estas mismas medidas se realizaron con calibre en la canal fría y se realizó la disección e...
The Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) apply, nowadays, as an opportunity for teachers to invest in their continuous training aiming to improve or update knowledge and skillsets on their respective scientific areas. Taking these claims into account, the authors of this paper planned, developed, attended and evaluated an xMOOC, reportedly named as a “MOOC on MOOCs and other educational technologies”, which is me...
Soil fertility management is a critical factor for ensuring the persistence of the legume component in improved pastures in Mediterranean regions. To promote legume growth, the most common practices include the application of lime to correct Soil acidity and phosphate fertilizers to address phosphorus (P) deficiencies. This study examined two acidic soils and evaluated the need for P and boron (B) supplementati...
The objectives of this study were to identify a reduced pertinent set of variables from an original set of 18 carcass measurements and the development of linear regression models to predict lean meat yield of lamb carcasses. Forty- six male lambs, 26 of Churro Galego Bragançano Portuguese local breed and 20 of Suffolk breed were used. Lambs were slaughtered and carcasses were weighed approximately 30 min after ...
The interior north of Portugal is markedly an aging region with low population density which constitutes a major challenge in organizing social responses for senior adults. The concern that is related to the proposed analysis is the understanding of education as a personal task that accompanies a person throughout his or her life, which contributes to personal satisfaction and fulfilment and, consequently, to a...
A presente invenção descreve o processo de obtenção de uma solução semi-sólida para ser usada como revestimento de alimentos por imersão, a partir de extratos de alecrim e outros componentes antioxidantes. Este processo demonstra várias vantagens, nomeadamente: em relação à obtenção do extrato de alecrim, este é obtido facilmente e sem recurso a solventes poluentes, demonstrando ainda um bom rend...
A qualidade e a segurança dos alimentos são importantes fatores para a tomada de decisão dos consumidores. Este trabalho de investigação teve como objetivos conhecer a perceção dos consumidores em relação à qualidade nutricional e tecnológica dos alimentos e conhecer os seus hábitos de compra. Trata -se de um estudo observacional, descritivo e transversal que teve como base a aplicação de um questionário. A rec...
This study was based on the identification of critical success factors (CSFs) that maximise customer satisfaction, as well as an analysis of customers’ degree of satisfaction and the importance that they attach to CSFs. For this purpose, 225 customers of the company Futurlab were surveyed, with a sampling error of 5.8% at a significance level of 5%. To identify the CSFs, we used exploratory factor analysis and,...