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Vol 12 (2021)

Cover of volume 12 (2021) of research@ua journal

Published: 2022-09-05

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A word from the rector

A word from the rector

Paulo Jorge Ferreira

4-5
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Message from the vice-rector

Message from the vice-rector

Artur Silva

6-7
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Research universe

Interdisciplinary research centres and facilities

10-11
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Research centres

12-17
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Strategic projects started in 2021

18-19
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Spotlight on research dissemination

Research Summit 2021

22-23
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Academia de verão

24-25
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Research highlights

EcoHealth – a dialogue between ecology and infectious diseases

Rita T. Torres, João Carvalho, Ana M. Figueiredo, Josman D. Palmeira

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Nearshore bathymetry estimation by indirect methods

Diogo Santos, Tiago Abreu, Paulo A. Silva, Fábio Santos, Luísa Júlio, Telmo Silva, Cristina Bernardes, Paulo Baptista

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Challenges for a more sustainable agriculture: predicting the fate of nano-enabled nutrients and fungicides in the plant-soil continuums

Sónia M. Rodrigues, Matheus Miranda, Sandra Rodrigues, Diana Dias, Bruno Morais, Mariana B. Oliveira, João Mano, Astrid Avellan

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Graphene-TiO2 hybrids for photocatalytic aided removal of VOCs and nitrogen oxides from outdoor environment

David M. Tobaldi, Dana Dvoranová, Luc Lajaunie, Nejc Rozman, Bruno Figueiredo, Maria Paula Seabra, A. Sever Škapin, José Juan Calvino, Vlasta Brezová, João António Labrincha

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Measuring precise nuclear moments by studying isolated molecules: new experimental data and accurate electronic theory meet

Heinz Haas, Jens Roder, Joao G. Correia, Juliana Schell, Abel S. Fenta, Reiner Vianden, Emil M. H. Larsen, Patrick A. Aggelun, Rasmus Fromsejer, Lars B. S. Hemmingsen, Stephan P. A. Sauer, Doru C. Lupascu, Vítor S. Amaral

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Bioengineering organotypic 3D microtumors for anti-cancer drug discoverys

Luís P. Ferreira, Vítor M. Gaspar, Luís Mendes, Iola F. Duarte, João F. Mano

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Newton's problem of minimal resistances

Alexander Plakhov

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A potential glimpse of dark matter from gravitational waves

Juan Bustillo, Nicolas Sanchis-Gual, Alejandro Torres-Forné, Jose Font, Avi Vajpeyi, Rory Smith, Carlos Herdeiro, Eugen Radu, Samson Leong

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TEDS - framework for education for sustainability: enhancing competencies in education

Kalle Juuti, Anni Loukoumies, Jari Lavonen, Milla Haäkkinen, Patrícia Sá, Ana Isabel Andrade, Jane Machado, Cristina Sá, António Moreira, António Mendes, Betina Lopes, Bruna Batista, Francisco Silva, Filomena Martins, Gabriela Portugal, Helena Araújo e Sá, Manuela Gonçalves, Mónica Lourenço, Nilza Costa, Rui Vieira, Vânia Carlos, Dora François, Bruno Lebouvier, Philippe Tanguy, Carole Voisin, Vincent Caruana, Mark Mifsud, Estela Dauksiene, Margarita Tereseviciené

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Shooting skinks for good: producing a movie improves attitudes towards a threatened species

Carlos A. Fonseca, Xana Sá-Pinto, Herculano A. Dinis, Raquel Vasconcelos

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The onset of chronic musculoskeletal pain in high school adolescents: associated factors and the role of symptoms of central sensitization

Rosa Andias, Anabela G. Silva

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‘Standing together in the face of COVID-19’: the experiences of the kidney failure triad – patients, family, and healthcare professionals - during the pandemic

Daniela Figueiredo, Helena Sousa, Daniela Silva, Rui Rofino, Jaime Oliveira, Ana Bártolo, Elísio Costa, Fernando Ribeiro, Mário Rodrigues, Constança Paúl, Óscar Ribeiro

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Change in research and in higher education institutions: forms of resistance in a research-action project

Sara Diogo, Carina Jordão, Teresa Carvalho, Hana Himi, Maya Ashkenazi, Veronika Mešková, Anita Thaler, Jennifer Dahmen-Adkins

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Academics’ societal engagement in the humanities and social sciences: a generational perspective from Argentina, Germany, Portugal, and Sweden

Christian Schneijderberg, Anders Brostrom, Teresa Carvalho, Lars Geschwind, Monica Marquina, Lars Muller, Nicolas Reznikf

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Insecure domestic workers during COVID 19 confinement in Portugal a cultural studies perspective

Maria Baptista, Larissa Latif, Alexandre Almeida

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Gamers4Nature Project – game creation tools to promote environment and biodiversity preservation awarenessn

Pedro Beça, Ana Isabel Veloso, Rita Santos, Gonçalo Gomes, Eduardo Ferreira, Milene Matos, Mónica Aresta

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STEAM City Kit: storytime with a hands-on maker touch

Rui Raposo, Mário Vairinhos, Laura Ferreira

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The role of clay minerals in the preservation of Martian organics, implications for Curiosity Rover on Mars

Slavka Andrejkovičová, Amy McAdam, Jennifer Stern, Jennifer Eigenbrode, Christine Knudson, Fernando Rocha, Paul Mahaffy

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The accumulation of Cu in vineyard soils under integrated and organic production

Carla Patinha, Cristiana Paiva, Nuno Durães, Eduardo Ferreira da Silva, Ruth Pereira, Anabela Cachada

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A portuguese miracle - the politics of the first phase of COVID-19 in Portugal

Patrícia Silva, João Moniz, Edna Costa

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Efficiency and equity in the spatial planning of primary schools

Jan Wolf, Fillipe Feitosa, João Marques

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Understanding the drivers of vaccine hesitancy against COVID-19 in Portugal

Marta Estrela, Tânia Magalhães Silva, Vítor Roque, Eva Rebelo Gomes, Adolfo Figueiras, Fátima Roque, Maria Teresa Herdeiro

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Cosurface capacitive interdigitated stimulators of high osteoinductive and conductive performance for new personalized acting-sensing prosthetic implants

Bárbara M. de Sousa, Clara R. Correia, Jorge A. F. Ferreira, João F. Mano, Edward P. Furlani, Marco P. Soares dos Santos, Sandra I. Vieira

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Effect of exercise training among patients with resistant hypertension: EnRicH Trial

Susana Lopes, José Mesquita-Bastos, Catarina Garcia, Daniela Figueiredo, Jorge Polonia, Alberto J. Alves, Fernando Ribeiro

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High-root topological insulators

Anselmo Marques, Luísa Madail, Ricardo Dias

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Laser-induced graphene: from physical sensing to electrochemical biosensors

Nuno F. Santos, Bohdan Kulyk, Sónia O. Pereira, Alexandre F. Carvalho, António J. S. Fernandes, Florinda M. Costa

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Microwave versus conventional porcelain firing: the effect on the colour

Tiago Santos, Luc Hennetier, Vítor Costa, Luís Cadillon Costa

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Allergen.me – development of a universal code for the assessment of allergens presence in food products

Ivo Fonseca, Mário Vairinhos, Joana Quental, André Moreira

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Paving the road towards Collaborative Augmented Reality

Bernardo Marques, Samuel Silva, António Teixeira, João Alves, Tiago Araújo, Tiago Madeira, Carlos Ferreira, Andreia Santos, António Rocha, Paulo Dias, Beatriz Sousa Santos

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Automatic analysis of artistic paintings using information-based measures

Jorge Silva, Diogo Pratas, Rui Antunes, Sérgio Matos, Armando Pinho

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A general approach to hand-eye calibration through the optimization of atomic transformations

Eurico Pedrosa, Miguel Oliveira, Nuno Lau, Vítor Santos

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5GAIner: Portugal 5G+IA Networks Reliability Center

José Quevedo, André Perdigão, David Santos, Rui Silva, Rui Aguiar

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System-aware digital signal processing in optical communications

Manuel Neves, Abel Lorences-Riesgo, Paulo Monteiro, Fernando Guiomar

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Can porphyrinoids defeat cancer?

Nuno Moura, Catarina Ramos, Mariana Mesquita, Ana Monteiro, Sara Gamelas, Filipe Morais, Cristina Dias, Carla Santos, Sara Fateixa, Tito Trindade, Amparo Faustino, Graça Neves

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Targeting protein aggregation with steroid-quinoline hybrids and chromeno[3,4-b]xanthones

Hélio Albuquerque, Daniela Malafaia, Raquel Silva, Marisa Pereira, Ana Soares, Ana Oliveira, André Maia, Samuel Guieu, Clementina Santos, Sandra Vieira, Pedro Fernandes, Maria Ramos, Artur Silva

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Microalgae are sustainable bio-factories of healthy lipids

Tiago Conde, Daniela Coutov, Tânia Melo, Margarida Costa, Ana Figueiredo, Bruna Neves, Joana Silva, Rosário Domingues, Pedro Domingues

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Prediction of fatalities for potential strong earthquakes in Portugal

Holger Lovon, Vitor Silva, Romeu Vicente, Tiago M. Ferreira

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Sediment dynamics in artificial nourishments

Carlos Coelho, Margarida Ferreira, André Guimarães, Paulo A. Silva

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Quality assurance of welded construction of industrial boilers

António Pereira, José Martinho, Francisco Silva

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A study on vehicle noise emission modelling: correlation with air pollutant emissions, impact of kinematic variables and critical hotspots

Antonio Pascale, Paulo Fernandes, Claudio Guarnaccia, Margarida C. Coelho

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Constantly timing, but not always controlled by time

Cristina Santos, Marco Vasconcelos, Armando Machado

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Research support office

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The goal research@ua is to present some of the most important scientific highlights of University of Aveiro (UA) Research Day focusing on the achievements of young researchers, especially PhD students and post-docs, from different research fields, and thus reinforcing the idea of multidisciplinary research developed at UA.