The Hugo^(TM)robot-assisted surgery(RAS)system(Medtronic)is being successfully adopted in surgical procedures across Asia-Pacific,Latin America,and Europe.1e6 The Santo Antonio University Hospital in Porto,Portugal is...
supported by the Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (grant number UIDB/00736/2020)
Scientists are increasingly asked to publicly engage with wider audiences, but such actions require specific training. However, the perceived training needs of researchers have not been widely studied, and the impact ...
This study examines the attitudes and behaviors of Portuguese air travelers towards voluntary carbon offset(VCO)programs,with a focus on understanding the motivations and awareness levels that drive offsetting behavio...
supported by CESAM by FCT/MCTES (UIDP/50017/2020+UIDB/50017/2020+LA/P/0094/2020)and MED (UIDB/05183/2020)to FCT/MEC through national funds;the co-funding by the FEDER,within the PT2020 Partnership Agreement and Compete 2020,and projects FIRECNUTS (PTDC/AGRCFL/104559/2008);CASCADE (ENV.2011.2.1.4-2/283068),which is funded by the European Union;the FCT CEEC funding of Frank G.A.Verheijen (CEECIND/02509/2018),Sergio A.Prats (CEECIND/01473/2020),funded by national funds (OE);the SOILCOMBAT project (PTDC/EAM-AMB/0474/2020)through the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT/MCTES).
Soil pedestals have long been used as qualitative indicators of soil splash erosion.In rangelands,plant-capped pedestals,generally grass tussocks,have also been used to quantitatively estimate soil loss since the firs...
supported by national funds through Fundacao para a Ciencia e Tecnologia(FCT)through project UIDB/04728/2020.
To contribute to the empirical literature on innovation in non-profit organizations,this study examines innovation in Private Social Solidarity Institutions with social responses for the elderly in Northern Portugal.I...
Purpose: From a social and labor inclusion perspective, the article presents a digital prototype conceptualized to provide a “Diagnostic Page”, which delivers various prescribers and suppliers of support products th...
supported by national funds through FCT-Fundaçao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia,I.P.,within CINTESIS R&D Unit(UIDB/4255/2020 and UIDP/4255/2020);within the scope of the project RISE(LA/P/0053/2020).
Objectives The aim of this study was to analyze the psychometric properties(reliability and validity)of the Social Isolation Scale(SIS)in a sample of Portuguese community-dwelling older adults.Methods A transversal de...
Guimarães is a middle sized city and municipality located in northern Portugal.The municipality has committed to reducing the annual amount of undifferentiated municipal solid waste(MSW)from 371 kg/capita in 2021 to 1...
This paper provides an account of my perception as a woman doing science,and examines the general situation and evolution of women's participation in science in Portugal.I will start with a slightly broader perspectiv...