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Stone-built heritages are found worldwide, and despite stony surfaces being considered a stressful environment with challenging conditions to overcome, research has demonstrated that it can support diverse fungal communities, fostering a unique array of peculiar yet crucial species. These species exhibit a dual nature, being both foe and friend. Wh...

Legendary journalist Wilfred Burchett's eyewitness account of the military coup d'état that ended authoritarian dictatorship and established democracy in Portugal. The Captains' Coup offers an insightful, poignant narrative of events during the first year following the near-bloodless left-wing "Carnation Revolution" of 25 April 1974 that overthrew...

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Resumo Hub Criativo do Beato é uma infraestrutura voltada à inovação digital da cidade de Lisboa, Portugal, que vem sendo constituída, desde 2016, por um processo que chamo de refuncionalização contínua e flexível de um antigo complexo industrial militar. Também a compreendo como âncora de reabilitação urbana e como dispositivo de representação par...

Hub Criativo do Beato is an infrastructure targeted at digital innovation in the city of Lisbon, Portugal, that has been constituted, since 2016, through a process that I call continuous and flexible repurposing of an old military-industrial complex. I also understand it as an anchor for urban rehabilitation and as a representation apparatus for a...

Fire has been a widely used tool in habitat and landscape management, mainly associated with land use dynamics of deforestation, pasture renewal, hunting and reclaiming new agriculture and rangeland areas. Ancient societies followed norms and rules regarding the used of fire. However, as these societies developed and land ownership changed, the con...

Key message Resin production and growth in Pinus pinaster and Pinus pinea show a trade-off under varying environmental conditions, impacting future resin yields under climate change. Abstract Resin production in pines constitutes an important defense mechanism against biotic and abiotic factors, and it is also an important forestry product. In Por...

Invasion of temperate riparian forests by Acacia dealbata affects macroinvertebrate community structure in streams. The riparian forest determines many of the stream characteristics such as physicochemical variables and the availability and quality of food resources for aquatic communities. In central Portugal, native mixed deciduous forests are be...

This study aimed to investigate the relationship between toxic leadership and turnover intentions and whether this relationship was moderated by emotional intelligence. The sample consisted of 202 participants working in organizations based in Portugal. The results show that toxic leadership is positively and significantly associated with turnover...

The digital revolution has fundamentally transformed the banking sector, reshaping customer interactions and intensifying competitive dynamics across economic landscapes. This research investigates customer satisfaction, trust, and loyalty in the Portuguese banking market through a comprehensive longitudinal study spanning four critical years: 2013...

O uso da água na agricultura é um dos principais desafios do século XXI, especialmente devido ao aumento da procura global e às consequências das alterações climáticas. Em Portugal, por exemplo, a agricultura utiliza hoje perto de 75% do total de água disponível. Entre os principais problemas enfrentados estão a escassez de água, a ineficiência dos...

O Direito de não ser Desinformado. Media, Facto Checking e Literacias em Portugal

Resumo: A utilização das TIC para o exercício da atividade laboral num local diferente da sede da entidade empregadora, conhecido como teletrabalho, ganhou uma nova vida com a pandemia COVID-19. Apesar de se conseguirem observar diversos aspetos positivos do mesmo, os efeitos negativos parecem ter todos um alvo: a saúde mental dos trabalhadores. Es...

Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is the world’s third most popular vegetable in terms of consumption and the fourth most produced. Potatoes can be easily cultivated in different climates and locations around the globe and often in soils contaminated by heavy metals due to industrial activities. This study assessed heavy metal accumulation in different...

This project analyzes the evolution of the manufacturing sector in Portugal from 2009 to 2021, focusing on the variations in the number of active companies across various subcategories, such as food, textiles, and metal product industries. The goal of this analysis is to understand the dynamics of growth and contraction within each sector, providin...

This volume brings together a selection of essential articles from the journal Revista Internacional de Educación Musical (RIEM), a Spanish-language journal published by the International Society for Music Education, making this work available to an English-speaking audience for the first time. With chapters representing a wide range of countries i...

The integration of new technologies in professional contexts has emerged as a critical determinant of organizational efficiency and competitiveness. In this regard, the application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in recruitment processes facilitates faster and more accurate decision-making by processing large volumes of data, minimizing human bias,...

Updated and harmonized soil information is essential for sustainable land use and the conservation of natural resources. In Portugal, however, soil maps vary significantly in scale, classification systems, and mapping and analytical methodologies. Standardizing these maps at a scale of 1:100,000 in the WRB system, utilizing digital tools and existi...

This study focuses mainly on the role of employees in insurance companies in Portugal, analysing the importance of valuing them and their commitment to their work. Considering the above, this research aims to examine which aspects lead to greater commitment on the part of employees and what makes them feel valued within the organisations where they...

Creative tourism has emerged as a transformative force in the realm of tourism, promising to enhance not only economic outcomes but also the quality of life (QoL) of destination communities. However, the specific impact of creative tourism on the QoL of its workforce, specifically in older artisans, remains understudied. This research aims to fill...

We analyse the PISA-reported convergence in the performance of private and public schools in Portugal. When PISA sampling weights are used, the number of students enrolled in those types of schools and specific grades/tracks of study differs significantly from official population figures. To account for those differences, we apply a post-stratifica...

As our society increasingly relies on digital platforms for information, the spread of fake news has become a pressing concern. This study investigates the ability of Greek and Portuguese Instagram users to identify fake news, highlighting the influence of cultural differences. The responses of 220 Instagram users were collected through questionnai...

Thermal comfort in educational environments affects not only students’ well-being but also their concentration and academic performance. In the context of climate change, university classrooms in Mediterranean climates face particular challenges due to higher and more variable temperatures. This study evaluates thermal comfort in classrooms in sout...

This study is the first to report Blastocystis sp. in dairy cattle from Terceira Island, part of the Azores Archipelago. Blastocystis sp. is an enteric protozoan with high genetic diversity and is associated with both zoonotic and non-zoonotic subtypes (STs). The present survey aimed to fill the gap in knowledge regarding the occurrence and genetic...

Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown experience required finding new resources and lifestyle changes. Understanding people’s behaviors during the pandemic and its potential effects on mental health indicators and well-being is essential for future directions. This study aimed to compare mental health symptoms during Portugal’s first lock...

O livro se compõe dos trabalhos apresentados em grupo pela Cátedra UNESCO de Juventude, Educação e Sociedade no Congresso de História dos Direitos Humanos 2023 da Universidade de Salamanca. Os textos abordam sucessivamente os direitos humanos da população idosa, da primeira infância em Portugal, as relações com a inteligência artificial, as relaçõe...

The present study concerns the letters of the composer Georges Bizet (1838 – 1875) to his librettist Ernest Giraud (1837 – 1892). He is known for writing the traditional orchestral recitatives for the opera Carmen, the original version of which had spoken dialogue. The author of the study is a leading performer of the role of Don Jose from the oper...

Objective: to comparatively analyze the health, education and social development systems of Brazil and Portugal, their relationship with the Sustainable Development Goals and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development averages. Method: exploratory and descriptive qualitative research, through documentary analysis. The indicators addr...

El objetivo de este artículo es promover una reflexión sobre las articulaciones entre las tecnologías del sujeto, la política y la ontología, a partir del caso de las prácticas meditativas. En la lite-ratura crítica sobre la meditación, hay una tendencia a asociar tales prácticas con el neoliberalismo. El artículo pretende problematizar esa asociac...

In the current educational context, transformations are continuous, and the ethical dimension of leadership has become one of the main concerns of school cluster directors, given its direct influence on teachers’ motivation. This study, conducted with a sample of 204 teachers from public schools in Portugal, aimed to investigate the relationship be...

at.25.7937 RESUMO O projeto Archiv-Ave "Memória digital-Património documental da bacia do Ave" nasce da necessidade de recuperar e reabilitar o importante acervo histórico da Agência Portuguesa do Ambiente (APA), numa colaboração entre a Universidade do Minho, a APA e a Casa de Sarmento. Com este trabalho, pretendemos analisar as fontes históricas...

Distrust is widely argued to stimulate support for political and institutional change. Yet, there is little agreement among scholars whether distrust pulls people towards rivaling decision-making models such as direct democracy, technocracy, and authoritarianism. This paper argues that political distrust is an unconditional push-factor away from th...

The third of five works about climate and local geomorfology in all Beira Interior Sul region

Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding has revolutionized ecological and environmental research by describing communities without relying on direct observations, making it a powerful, non-invasive, and cost-effective tool in biodiversity monitoring. However, implementation of eDNA as a standard protocol in long-term monitoring programs, that have t...

Objective: Describe the activities aimed at achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), implemented by a polytechnic higher education institution, in the northern region of Portugal. Methods: This is an experience report from a Higher Education Institution, which characterizes the contribution to the SDGs, within the scope of teaching, rese...

Resumo: A regulação financeira é essencial para a estabilidade, proteção dos investidores e promoção da concorrência. Em Portugal, a Comissão do Mercado de Valores Mobiliários (CMVM) exerce um papel central, ao garantir transparência e confiança no mercado de valores mobiliários. Alinhada às normas europeias, a CMVM enfrenta desafios como a inovaçã...

Portugal's prominent role as a global exporter of football talent is primarily driven by youth academies. Notably, Portugal leads the global ranking in terms of net transfer balance. This study aims to uncover and understand the recruitment strategies of Portuguese clubs for sourcing young talent and evaluate the relative success of different strat...

O âmbito deste estudo incide na abrangência do vocábulo «literatura», nas duas hipóteses (realista e nominalista) que a enquadram e na dimensão que caracteriza, no entender de Roberto de Souza, a literariedade do discurso. Procurar-se-á o lugar da literatura de cunho popular, tradicional e oral, enquanto literatura menor, no fenómeno literário, e a...

Coastal bathing waters are leading tourist destinations, mainly during holiday periods. Therefore, the quality of bathing waters is of key importance to tourists. In 2006, the European Union (EU) adopted the Bathing Water Directive (BWD). EU Member States are required to analyze the status of their bathing waters, the quality of which is determined...

El avance de la transición demográfica conlleva cambios inmediatos que moldean el crecimiento de los hogares. Este artículo examina la evolución de este proceso en América Latina y sus implicaciones para la política de vivienda. Utilizando datos censales de diecisiete países de la región, así como de España y Portugal, este estudio emplea un método...

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Ports are essential nodes in global trade, linking maritime and land transport. As maritime logistics increasingly drive global supply chains, optimizing port operations has become vital for enhancing economic efficiency and environmental sustainability. This study presents a Mixed Integer Linear Programming (MILP) model to address inefficiencies i...

This article examines the olive tree as an aspect of the Portuguese landscape. After considering the notion of landscape as a concept, it traces references to olive tree cultivation and olive oil production, particularly within the Iberian context, from Antiquity through the twenty-first century. It argues that these practices form an important and...

Background The incidence of mosquito-borne infections has increased worldwide. Mainland Portugal’s characteristics might favour the (re)emergence of mosquito-borne diseases. This study aimed to characterize the spatial distribution of vectors and notification rates of imported cases of mosquito-borne infections in mainland Portugal and demarcate th...

Revolución y democratización aluden a procesos sustancialmente diferentes e incluso, en ocasiones, antitéticos. El proceso portugués conllevó ambos elementos, lo que hizo que asumiera unas características específicas. No se puede catalogar la experiencia portuguesa como fallida o contraria a la democratización, aunque el golpe militar generara una...

Background: Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) is increasingly becoming a critical healthcare priority globally. Medical interventions are primary strategies for managing diabetes, but more recently, diet/nutrition therapy, including the use of functional food products such as cinnamon and/or cinnamon products, has garnered considerable attention. The focus of...

Este texto analisa as mudanças ocorridas na televisão portuguesa (RTP) na transição para a democracia possibilitada pelo golpe militar de 25 de abril de 1974. Assinala as principais características da televisão durante a última fase do Estado Novo e sinaliza a coexistência da Informação subordinada à propaganda do regime marcelista com a modernidad...

Collaborative competence group (CCG) is a research method within the collaborative research tradition. These groups are in line with a co-creation approach in which multiple stakeholders contribute to finding solutions to shared problems. Although CCGs have increased in use over the past decades, research on this method is limited. In this article,...

In approximately twenty years of research on creative tourism, the relevance of including residents in the creative tourism experience has been mentioned but not investigated in depth. This paper seeks to identify forms of resident integration in creative tourism contexts through a semi-systematic literature review and to determine how this inclusi...

Celebramos el cincuenta aniversario de la Revolução dos Cravos, ocurrida en Portugal el 25 de abril de 1974, que desarrolló sus bases programáticas a lo largo de ese año y de 1975. Los jóvenes militares profesionales que prepararon el golpe de Estado querían acabar con las terribles guerras coloniales que Portugal afrontaba desde 1961, así como con...

Background The profound impact of dementia on acute care, compounded by frequent underdiagnosis, is a significant challenge, especially among certain ethnic and minority groups, and remains largely unexplored in hospital settings. We used data from a multicentric study comprising 43 public and private hospitals in five countries to estimate the pre...

Instagram has become one of the principal social media platforms with substantial influence in contemporary society. This study sheds light on the divergent approaches adopted by two DMOs tasked with promoting the central region of Portugal. This approach encompasses several facets, including the types of images shared, the frequency of publication...

Gastronomic tourism has become a dynamic segment within the tourism sector, serving as a vital tool for the economic, cultural, and environmental growth of regions that emphasize culinary experiences. This study examines the motivations of young food-motivated tourists (“foodies”) and their impact on travel choices and destination development. Usin...

O objetivo deste ensaio é analisar como Camilo Castelo Branco é representado na historiografia literária, desde o século XIX, com Teófilo Braga, passando por Fidelino de Figueiredo, António José Saraiva e Óscar Lopes e Massaud Moisés no século XX, até chegar aos dias de hoje. Por meio do estudo da história das histórias de literatura portuguesa, bu...

Em meados do século XIX, Ana Plácido e Camilo Castelo Branco tinham-se tornado o casal adúltero mais conhecido de Portugal. Camilo era igualmente famoso pela sua produção novelística, mas Plácido, embora também fosse escritora, era considerada “apenas” a amante adúltera de um grande romancista. Contudo, ambos escreveram prolificamente acerca do adu...

Pig farming plays a crucial socioeconomic role in the European Union, which is one of the largest pork exporters in the world. In Portugal, pig farming plays a key role in regional development and the national economy. To ensure future sustainability and minimize environmental impacts, it is essential to identify the most deleterious pig production...

The institutionalisation of sociology in Portugal took place within the framework of democracy. This helps to understand the traits that mark and singularise Portuguese sociology, such as pluralism, diversity, multilingualism and interdisciplinarity. All of these have allowed the discipline to develop very quickly, intensively and inclusively. But...

One of the main challenges facing modern societies is achieving environmental sustainability. In the face of the current energy crisis, some countries regard nuclear energy as a viable solution to meet their population’s energy demands. This article analyzes the local people’s responses to a project to develop and exploit a uranium mine in Retortil...

Introduction: The considerable influence that family members can have on diabetes management is well recognized. Therefore, it is crucial for professionals to acknowledge the impact of the diagnosis on family members. This study aimed to comprehensively identify and understand the needs of family members with an adult diagnosed with diabetes using...

Microbes inhabit virtually all river ecosystems, influencing energy flow and playing a key role in global sustainability and climate change. Yet, there is uncertainty about how various taxonomic groups respond to large‐scale factors in river networks. We analysed microbial community richness and composition across six European Atlantic catchments u...

This research presents the design, construction, and experimental evaluation of a novel box-type solar oven optimized for enhanced thermal efficiency and heat retention, developed to address the challenges of sustainable cooking in temperate climates. The solar oven, measuring 120 cm × 60 cm × 45 cm, incorporates strategically designed rock wool in...

Background Dialysis recovery time (DRT) refers to the period during which fatigue and weakness subside following hemodialysis treatment, allowing patients to resume their daily routines. This study aimed to identify the factors influencing DRT in hemodialysis patients in Turkey and Portugal, where the prevalence of chronic kidney disease is notably...

During Covid-19 pandemic, a communication campaign promoted by a municipality in Portugal was unable to modify the risk behaviour of teenagers in schools. With the increase in safety rules, the exhaustion of teenagers gave way to revolt and disrespect - students started to remain at the school gates without masks and sharing cigarettes among themse...

Neste estudo abrangente, foram comparados estudantes universitários portugueses com estudantes brasileiros a partir dos parâmetros identidade de lugar e traços de resiliência. Para isso, seguindo a coleta de dados via questionário, utilizou-se a psicometria aliada a métodos de análise estatística, com o objetivo central de entender como a identidad...

Noeggerathiales were until recently a group of plants with uncertain systematic position that existed in the Carboniferous and Permian times. Recent discoveries classify them as heterosporous progymnosperms. Despite the discovery of additional specimens, the group still remains highly artificial because their reproductive organs are rarely preserve...

O texto concentrar-se-á na tradição pulp que, tendo o seu período áureo na América do pré-Segunda Guerra Mundial, desagregou-se, já no pós-Guerra, a ponto de autonomizar os géneros fantástico, “western” e policial negro; e na forma como, no Portugal da década de 1960, com todas as suas idiossincrasias políticas, sociais e culturais, Roussado Pinto...

Defendendo uma maior aproximação entre a literatura e a filosofia, este artigo apresenta uma análise breve da ideia de contemporâneo apresentada pelo filósofo italiano Giorgio Agamben para, em seguida, considerando o contexto histórico do Liberalismo em Portugal e a partir da leitura dos romances A queda dum anjo, Agulha em Palheiro e Carlota Angel...

he cave lion lineage records from Spain, Portugal, and Italy hold immense paleobiological significance, offering both recent insights and future potential for discoveries. The Iberian record is particularly noteworthy as it includes the earliest evidence of steppe lions in Western Europe, illuminating their possible migration routes. Additionally,...

In this qualitative research, we explore accessibility challenges within the hospitality sector, specifically through the lens of guests with physical impairments. We aim to bridge the Sustainable Development Goals with the realities of people with physical impairments(PwPI), shedding light on the hurdles encountered in accessibility during two cri...

Mediterranean diet adherence has been decreasing during the last few decades, and non-appropriate snacking habits have also been identified among Mediterranean children and adolescents. To co-create new snacks and to explore children’s interests and preferences, a multi-method approach was used in the present study, including some qualitative and q...

Background: Health-related fitness (HRF) components are essential for supporting healthy growth and reducing long-term health risks in children. This study explored cross-cultural variations in HRF among children from five Mediterranean countries-Egypt, Italy, Lebanon, Portugal, and Spain-within the framework of the DELICIOUS project. Methods: A to...

O som dos sinos tem marcado as paisagens sonoras das mais diversas comunidades ao longo dos séculos, assumindo-se como importante agente de comunicação. Apesar de ainda audíveis, os sinos foram de alguma forma abafados pelas sociedades contemporâneas que, com a crescente poluição sonora que produzem, lhes retiraram a intensidade musical que um dia...