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- Adaptation of the Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale for a sample of portuguese populationPublication . Leite, Ângela; Souto, Teresa; e Sousa, Hélder Fernando Pedrosa; de Moura, Andreia; Dinis, Maria Alzira Pimenta; Cunha, Lígia; Lira, Vitor; Vidal, Diogo GuedesThe aim of this study is to adapt a Portuguese version of the original 18 items of the Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale (BFAS), via a translation / back translation process, using Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) in a Portuguese sample. The sample comprised 232 respondents from the general population. The modified BFAS acquires a different factor structure from the original, keeping 4 of the main theoretical elements (subscales) and 10 of the 18 original items. The results indicate that the Portuguese version of the original BFAS presents good psychometric qualities. The statistical techniques used in the study allowed assessing the reliability and validity of the modified BFAS. Nevertheless, further uses of this scale with other samples from the Portuguese population are necessary to confirm the obtained results.
- Adaptation of the phubbing scale and of the generic scale of being phubbed for the portuguese populationPublication . Mendes, Letícia; Silva, Beatriz Reis; Vidal, Diogo Guedes; e Sousa, Hélder Fernando Pedrosa; Dinis, Maria Alzira Pimenta; Leite, ÂngelaExcessive, abusive, or inappropriate use of mobile phones can have a negative effect on interpersonal relationships. This study aims to adapt the Phubbing Scale (PS) and the Generic Scale of Being Phubbed (GSBP) for the Portuguese population, establishing the convergent validity of the instruments with others that assess approximate constructs, such as the Partner Phubbing Scale (PPS) and the Nomophobia Questionnaire (NMP-Q), and investigate the differences and/or relationships between sociodemographic variables, mobile phone usage variables and the PS and the GSBP. This is a cross sectional study, including 641 participants, aged between 18-71 (M=27.91; SD=10.60). The Portuguese version of the PS kept the number of items and factors, however, distributed differently from the original version. The Portuguese version of the GSBP kept the structure proposed by the authors of the original version. The correlations obtained by both scales with other instruments ensured convergent validity. Differences were found in the values of the scales according to some sociodemographic variables and some variables regarding mobile phone use. The findings provide culturally adapted and validated two instruments and are helpful to researchers to assess this phenomenon and intervene in a timely manner.
- Adherence of people with type 1 diabetes to self-care activitiesPublication . Moura, Bernardo; Vidal, Diogo Guedes; Ferreira, MargaridaObjective: to assess the adherence of people with type 1 diabetes to self-care activities. Method: quantitative study with 60 diabetics, from Porto, Portugal. The Self-Care Scale for Diabetes in its version translated and adapted to Portuguese was applied in January to February 2019. Results: respondents are mostly young (36.7%), employed (63.4%), female (73.3%), married (36.7%), high educated (60.0%) and diagnosed with recent diabetes (50.0%). Most have good mean adherence to self-care behaviors related to food (5.0), blood glucose monitoring (6.8), foot care (5.6) and medication (6.4). Regarding physical activity (2.6) and smoking, 73.3% of respondents say they smoked a cigarette in the last seven days lower adherence was identified. Conclusions: there is a need to develop educational programs to ensure a higher adherence to healthy lifestyles
- Alexitimia, Psicopatia e Sintomatologia Psicopatológica em estudantes universitários: preditores e mediadores de adição ao álcoolPublication . Andrade, Bruna; Sousa, Hélder Fernando Pedrosa e; Dinis, Maria Alzira Pimenta; Ferros, Lígia; Negreiros, Jorge; Moura, Andreia Paiva deNo presente artigo pretendeu-se encontrar e explorar relações entre psicopatia, alexitimia e sintomatologia psicopatológica na amostra em estudo (estudantes universitários) e a adição química (álcool). Pretendue-se também compreender se a psicopatia, alexitimia e sintomatologia psicopatologica constituem fatores preditores e/ou mediadores da adição ao álcool. A amostra em estudo é constituída por 260 participantes (estudantes universitários). A idade média é de 20.54, ou seja, 21 anos e, varia entre os 18 e os 51 anos. Relativamente ao sexo, 32 (12.5%) são do sexo masculino e 224(87.5%) do sexo feminino (N=258). A psicopatia avaliada através da LSRPS, alexitimia através da TAS-20, e a sintomatologia psicopatológica pelo BSI. A adição ao álcool pelo AUDIT. Os resultados mostraram evidência empírica sobre a relação entre a psicopatia, alexitimia e sintomatologia psicopatológica com a adição ao álcool. Alexitimia e psicopatia não medeiam a relação entre sintomatologia psicopatológica e adição álcool. Além disso, a psicopatia não medeia a relação entre alexitimia e a adição ao álcool.
- Allochthonous salt, structure and stratigraphy of the north-eastern Gulf of Mexico. Part I: StratigraphyPublication . Wu, Shengyu; Vail, Peter R.; Cramez, CarlosMajor sequences boundaries associated with eustatic sea level changes are correlated to the general stratigraphy of the north-eastern Gulf of Mexico.
- Allochthonous salt, structure and stratigraphy of the north-eastern Gulf of Mexico. Part II: StructurePublication . Wu, Shengyu; Bally, Albert W.; Cramez, CarlosThe Kinematic evolution of allochthonous salt in the north-eastern Gulf of Mexico proceeds in three stages. (1) Since the Middle Jurassic deposition, the Louann Salt was loaded by sediments causing episodic basinwartd movement of the salt, ultimately leading to large concentrations of salt masses in a slope environment by the end of the Lower Cretaceous. (2) A regime of starved sedimentation during Late Cretaceous and Early Oligocene is responsible for the stabilization of these early salt accumulations. (3) With renewed rapid accumulation of sediments, during the Neogene and pliocene, extensive allochthonous salt tongues and shetts formed by gravity spreading within the younger sediments of the slope. Autochthonous salt,allochthonous salt and detached allochthonous salt are typical stages of evolution. Major down to the basin growth faults separate allochthonous salt sheets from their original feeder stocks. Extension along down to the basin master growth faults in compensated mainly by salt withdrawal and partly by basinward shortening.
- Ambiente e desenvolvimento sustentável: educação para a ética e cidadania: Environment and sustainable development: education for ethics and citizenshipPublication . Oliveira, Gisela; Archer, António BarretoSustainable development requires participation of informed citizens and education for social responsibility. There is a trilogy of senses: technical, ethical and legal-political. Sustainable development starts to be a technical criterion for evaluation of the various possibilities that scientific and technological evolution brings to the modern world. In addition, it is an ethical evaluation criterion, supported on the idea of inter-generational solidarity, and in the legal-political plan is a principle that aims the continuation of common good, through a fair distribution of wealth and the preservation of essential resources for the future of humanity.
- An assessment of requirements in investments, new technologies, and infrastructures to achieve the SDGsPublication . Filho, Walter Leal; Vidal, Diogo Guedes; Chen, Chen; Petrova, Maria; Dinis, Maria Alzira Pimenta; Yang, Peter; Rogers, Steven; Álvarez-Castañón, Lorena; Djekic, Ilija; Sharifi, Ayyoob; Neiva, SamaraBackground The implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) requires much planning and the provision of resources, especially regarding the necessary investments, technologies and infrastructures needed. Yet, it is presently unclear how available these elements are, what gaps exist, what changes have taken place in terms of their availability since the adoption of the SDGs and what their requirements will be in the future. The knowledge gap has become even more concerning because of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Using a bibliometric analysis, an assessment of the global progress of SDG implementation and requirements, identifying challenges through the development of a matrix, and a set of 11 case studies to triangulate the holistic analysis, an assessment of the global progress of the SDGs implementation and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on this process was carried out. Results The findings suggest that the scope and width of resources limitation are currently undermining the implementation of the SDGs. Apart from the fact that the pace of progress has been insufficient, the potential of the SDGs in pursuing sustainability and improving life quality is not fully realised. This trend suggests that a substantial acceleration of the efforts is needed, especially for the five SDGs whose progress since 2015 has not been optimal, namely SDG2, SDG11, SDG13, SDG15, and SDG16, while SDG3, SDG7, SDG9, SDG14, and SDG17 show signs of progress. The case studies showed that different industries have dissimilar effects on achieving the SDGs, with the food sector correlating with 15 SDGs, as opposed to the energy sector correlating with 6 SDGs. Accordingly, the priority level assessment in terms of achieving the SDGs, points to the need to further advance the above-mentioned five SDGs, i.e., 2, 11, 13, 15 and 16. Conclusions This study fills in a knowledge gap in respect of the current need for and availability of investments, new technologies, and infrastructures to allow countries to pursue the SDGs. It is suggested that this availability is rather limited in specific contexts. In respect of the needs to be addressed, these include resource-related constraints, limited technologies and infrastructures, affecting SDG2, SDG11, SDG13, SDG15, and SDG16, whose progress needs to be enhanced. Since the global progress in the process of implementation of the SDGs depends directly and indirectly on addressing the resource gaps, it is suggested that this topic be further investigated, so that the present imbalances in the three dimensions of sustainable development: the economic, social and environmental, be adequately addressed.
- An overview of the contribution of the textiles sector to climate changePublication . Leal Filho, Walter; Perry, Patsy; Heim, Hilde; Dinis, Maria Alzira Pimenta; Moda, Haruna; Ebhuoma, Eromose; Paço, ArmindaThe textile industry is responsible for a significant amount of global CO2 emissions, exceeding those from several other sectors such as international aviation and shipping. This article outlines the reasons for the textile industry’s contribution to climate change along with an overview of current trends. Finally, it outlines several measures to reduce its carbon footprint.
- Analysis of coastal lagoon metabolism as a basis for managementPublication . Duarte, Pedro; Bernardo, João; Costa, Ana; Macedo, M.F.; Calado, Gonçalo; Cancela da Fonseca, LuísThis work was carried out in a shallow eutrophic coastal lagoon (St. André lagoon, SW Portugal) which is artificially opened to the sea each year in early spring. Macrophytes, mainly Ruppia cirrhosa, are keystone species in this ecosystem covering up to 60% of its total area with peak biomasses over 500 g DWm−2. The main objectives were to study ecosystem metabolism, to evaluate the metabolic contribution to the community of the macrophyte stands and their influence in the development of thermal stratification and bottom oxygen depletion. The work combined an experimental and a modelling methodology. The experimental approach included open water, mesocosm and microcosm seasonal experiments. During these experiments several physical, chemical and biological parameters were monitored in the lagoon and in plastic enclosures (mesocosms) for periods of 24 hours. The microcosm experiments followed the light-dark bottle technique. The simultaneous use of these different methodologies allowed the analysis of the contribution of the planktonic and benthic compartments to the ecosystem’s oxygen budget. The modelling work was based on the mathematical simulation of heat and gas exchanges in a vertically resolved water column, under different macrophyte densities. Several simulations were carried out, in order to investigate the importance of the macrophytes in the development of water column stratification and anoxia. The simulation results suggest that macrophytes may greatly influence thermocline and oxycline development. This influence is proportional to their biomass and canopy height. It is suggested that controlled macrophyte biomass removal of up to 25% of available biomass in summer, may be useful in preventing bottom anoxia without compromising benthic net primary production.