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Methods Harmonization for Nanomaterial Testing

Susana Loureiro, Patrícia V. Silva, Zahra Khodaparast, Fábio Campos, Fábio Chen, Ana Lopes, Amadeu Soares

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Electronic tongue multisensor systems for marine toxins’ detection

Mariana Raposo, Maria J. Botelho, Catarina Moreirinha, Marta Veríssimo, Sara Costa, Maria T. Gomes, Alisa Rudnitskaya

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In situ formation of LDH-based nanocontainers on the surface of AZ91 magnesium alloy and detailed investigation of their crystal structure

Tatsiana Shulha, Maria Serdechnova, Mariia H. Iuzviuk, Igor A. Zobkalo, Polina Karlova, Nico Scharnagl, Dietmar C. F. Wieland, Sviatlana V. Lamaka, Aleksey A. Yaremchenko, Cartsen Blawert, Mikhail L. Zheludkevich

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Less is more: dimensionality reduction as a general strategy for more precise luminescence thermometry

Erving Ximendes, Riccardo Marin, Luís Carlos Carlos, Daniel Jaque

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Observing the formation of 2D Dynamic Covalent Polymers in Real Time

Gaolei Zhan, Zhen-Feng Cai, Karol Strutyński, Lihua Yu, Niklas Herrmann, Marta Martínez-Abadía, Manuel Melle-Franco, Aurelio Mateo-Alonso, Steven Feyter

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The spectrum of the H-join of arbitrary graphs – the walk matrix approach

Domingos M. Cardoso, Sofia J. Pinheiro, Helena Gomes

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Automatic differentiation as an effective tool in Electrical Impedance Tomography

Ivan Pombo, Luis Sarmento

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CoMMiTTEd – A pedagogical observatory of Fake News

Sílvia Melo-Pfeifer, Maria H. A. Sá, Susana Ambrósio, Manuela Gonçalves, Margarida Lucas, Filomena Martins, Lucas Oliveira, Ana R. Simões, Madalena Teixeira, Ricardo Torres

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HiLives – networking for full participation, inclusion and independent lives in Higher Education

Paula C. Santos, Ágústa R. Björnsdóttir, Aida Rebelo, Ana F. Ferreira, Ana I. Saraiva, Ana L. Saraiva, Ana M. Almeida, Ana Melo, António N. Mendes, Catarina Martins, Cátia Cartaxo, Emiliano D. Villoria, Eulália Albuquerque, Evelien de Maesschalck, Francisco B. Veja, Gabriela Duarte, Gabriela Portugal, Geert van Hove, Gracinda Martins, Helena A. Sá, Helena Gunnarsdóttir, Inés van Velze, Irene B. Alonso, Jane Machado, Joana Camacho, Joana Glória, Joana Gonçalves, Kristín Harðardóttir, Manuel Rodrigues, Manuela Gonçalves, María V. Cilleros, Mariana Dantas, Mário Pereira, Marisa Machado, Natália Gamboa, Oksana Tymoshchuk, Patricia N. Macho, Raul Rocha, Tânia Figueiredo, Virgínia Chalegre

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“Feeling foggy after cancer diagnosis and treatment?” – Assessing self-reported cancer-related cognitive impairment and associated factors in Portuguese cancer survivors

Ana F. Oliveira, Ana Torres, Linda M. Ercoli, Isabel M. Santos

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The Effects of the Pragmatic Intervention Programme (PICP) in Preschool-Age Children

Tatiana Pereira, Marisa Lousada, Margarida Ramalho

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Learning analytics and data ethics in performance data management: a benchlearning exercise involving six European universities

Maria J. Rosa, James Williams, Joke Claeys, David Kane, Sofia Bruckmann, Daniela Costa, José A. Rafael

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Old Tools and New Challenges in Higher Education

Frans Kaiser, Ana I. Melo, Angela Y. C. Hou

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VR experiences as tools for building empathy and awareness towards universal design challenges

Rui Raposo, Mário Vairinhos, Elisabeth Pereira

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Digital Travel for Senior Citizens: 360° Virtual Tourism

Ana I. Veloso, Cláudia Ortet, Francisco Regalado, Tânia Ribeiro

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Dimensions of (post-) viral tourism revival: actions and strategies from the perspectives of policymakers in Portugal

Faruk Seyitoğlu, Carlos Costa, Ana Malta

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Analysis of the Temporal Evolution of Climate Variables Such as Air Temperature and Precipitation at a Local Level: Impacts on the Definition of Strategies for Adaptation to Climate Change

Leonel J. R. Nunes

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Theory of defects in SiC – impact on the sensitivity of radiation detectors

Vitor Torres, José Coutinho

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INSTABAT EU-project – Innovative physical/virtual sensor platform for battery cell

Micael Nascimento, Lucca Matuck, Vitorino Neto, João P. Santos, Carlos Marques, João L. Pinto

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Antibiotic resistance genes in the gut microbiota of mothers and linked neonates with or without sepsis from low- and middle-income countries (BARNARDS)

Maria J. Carvalho, Kirsty Sands, Timothy R. Walsh

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Bioaccessibility by perspiration uptake of minerals from sulfurous peloids

Carla M. Bastos, Fernando Rocha, Carla Patinha, Paula Marinho-Reis

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Ten years of the international Human- Environment Observatory of Estarreja: evolution and major achievements

Anabela Cachada, Carla Patinha, Jean-Philippe Bedell, Anne-Marie Guihard-Costa, Eduardo F. Silva

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Conceptual Models and Methodology to assist Doctoral Design Research – The 4-category Model innovation

Violeta Clemente, Katja Tschimmel, Fátima Pombo

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Modelling patient trajectories using multimodal information

João F. Silva, Sérgio Matos

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Exploring Pervasive Augmented Reality in the Industry Sector

Bernardo Marques, Rafael Maio, André Santos, Tiago Araújo, Carlos Ferreira, Pedro Ramalho, Duarte Almeida, Paulo Dias, Beatriz S. Santos

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Topo(S)grafia

Nuno Aroso, Henrique Portovedo, Gisela R. Faria

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#100daysofpractice: Selection and adaptation of self-regulated learning strategies in an online music performance challenge

Camilla S. Silva, Helena Marinho, Carlos Fiorini

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Quantum Enabled Private Recognition of Composite Signals in Genome

Nuno A. Silva, Nelson J. Muga, Manuel Santos, Paulo Mateus, Armando N. Pinto

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Multi-Criteria Dynamic Service Migration for Ultra-Large-Scale Edge Computing Networks

Hao R. Chi, Rui Silva, David Santos, José Quevedo, Daniel Corujo, Osama Abboud, Ayman Radwan, Artur Hecker, Rui L. Aguiar

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Autonomous Shuttle Cooperative Perception and Control through Communications and Sensing

João Amaral, João Viegas, Bruno Lemos, Pedro Almeida, Andreia Figueiredo, Rodrigo Rosmaninho, Gonçalo Perna, Gonçalo Perna, Pedro Rito, Miguel Luís, Susana Sargento

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Valorization of Macroalgae as a Natural Source of Valuable Bioactive Compounds

Marcelo D. Catarino, Ana R. Circuncisão, Sónia Silva, Susana S. Braga, Artur Silva, Susana M. Cardoso

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CFTR modulates membrane glycerol permeability in testicular cells – an intersection between cystic fibrosis and male infertility?

João Ribeiro, Raquel Bernardino, David F. Carrageta, Graça Soveral, Giuseppe Calamita, Marco Alves, Pedro Oliveira

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Unique multiphthalocyanine coordination systems: vibrationally hot excited states and charge transfer states that power high energy triplet charge separated states

Jan Joseph, Leandro Lourenço, João Tomé, Tomás Torres, Dirk Guldi

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BIM-based methodology for the seismic performance assessment of existing URM-RC buildings

Gonçalo C. Lopes, Romeu S. Vicente, Miguel D. Azenha, Tiago S. Ferreira

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Fire design of stainless steel I beams prone to lateral torsional buckling under end moments

Nuno Lopes, Carlos Couto, Paulo V. Real, Dinar Camotim, Rodrigo Gonçalves

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Modelling and analysis of a complete adsorption heat pump system

João M. S. Dias, Vítor A. F. Costa

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Multifunctional smart bone implants: fiction or future? – A New Perspective

Inês Peres, Pedro Rolo, Marco P. S. Santos

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Development of FEM-based digital twins for machining difficult-to-cut materials: A roadmap for sustainability

Sílvia R. Carvalho, Ana Horovistiz, Carlos Lauro, João Paulo Davim

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The impact of chronobiological variables on face processing and their interplay with individual differences

Isabel M. Santos, Pedro Bem-Haja, André Silva, Diâner F. Queiroz, Catarina Rosa, Carlos F. Silva

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