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  • 3rd International Congress of Environmental Health: Proceedings Book
    Publication . Vieira Da Silva, Manuela; Oliveira, Rui S.; Rodrigues, Matilde; Nunes, Mafalda; Santos, Joana; Carvalhais, C.; Rebelo, Andreia; Freitas, Marisa; Xavier, Ana
    This third edition addresses to ‘Emerging risks and challenges for the environment, health and safety’ and intended as a guide to the various symposiums and workshops, to provide all present the most recent scientific and technological advances in the areas: Occupational Health and Toxicology; Exposure to Nanoparticles; Assessment and Risk Management; Occupational Safety; Exposure to Bioaerosols; Environment and Sustainability; Food Safety and Public Health.
    2014-11Book Open access Show more
  • Applications of Proteomics in Aquaculture
    Publication . Rodrigues, Pedro M.; Schrama, Denise; Campos, Alexandre; Osório, Hugo; Freitas, Marisa
    Aquaculture is one of the fastest growing world industries due to the increased demand of fishery products for human consumption and capture restrictions as a result of aquatic ecosystems exploitation. Aquaculture is therefore an extremely competitive business with major challenges to keep a high quality farmed fish through a sustainable production system. These challenges imposed quite important changes in this more traditional market, namely at the level of integrating scientific knowledge and research. Proteomics presents itself as a powerful tool not only for a better understanding of the marine organisms biology but also to provide solutions to deal with changes and the increasing demand in the system’s production line to ensure the required supply. In this book chapter we will give an overview of aquaculture nowadays, its challenges and describe relevant proteomics studies in several areas of this industry. A brief description of the proteomics technical approaches applied to aquaculture will also be addressed.
    2016Journal article Restricted access Show more
  • Avaliação de Impacto na Saúde da desinfeção de águas residuais como barreira à disseminação ambiental da resistência antimicrobiana
    Publication . Almeida, Liliana; Freitas, Marisa; Miraglia, Simone Georges El Khouri; Abe, Karina Camasmie
    Desde 1938, com a descoberta da penicilina, que os antibióticos vieram revolucionar a medicina com a sua capacidade de tratamento de infeções bacterianas. Contudo, devido à inata capacidade de adaptação das bactérias a agentes antimicrobianos, verifica-se atualmente que os níveis de resistência a antibióticos estão a aumentar, enquanto o progresso da descoberta de novos agentes tem sido lento e não tem acompanhado esta tendência com a introdução de novas substâncias ativas. Desta forma, a Resistência a Antimicrobianos (RAM) é atualmente um dos problemas de saúde pública mais relevantes a nível global, apresentando consequências clínicas e económicas preocupantes (Loureiro et al., 2015).
    2024Book part Open access Show more
  • Avaliação de impacto na saúde resultante do aumento do turismo na cidade do Porto
    Publication . Ribeiro, Inês; Miraglia, Simone Georges El Khouri; Vieira, Mariana; Abe, Karina Camasmie
    Dados fornecidos pelo Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE) (2022), revelam que no ano de 2021 chegaram a Portugal mais de 9,6 milhões de turistas, correspondendo assim a um acréscimo de 48,4% relativamente ao ano anterior. Com o aumento do turismo veio uma maior abundância no que diz respeito à utilização de transportes privados terrestres como uso preferencial entre os turistas. Um dos exemplos é o uso da rede automóvel Uber, uma vez que a cidade do Porto está presente no ranking onde são mais pronunciados os pedidos de viagens de estrangeiros, sendo que em 2021 se encontrava no 12º lugar.
    2024Book part Open access Show more
  • Avaliação do impacte na saúde da expansão da linha Amarela do metro do Porto
    Publication . Amorim, Inês Ferreira; Miraglia, Simone Georges El Khouri; Abe, Karina Camasmie; Freitas, Marisa
    A Avaliação do Impacte Ambiental (AIA) é uma ferramenta de caráter preventivo que visa analisar e avaliar os potenciais impactes que uma ação/atividade poderá causar não só no ambiente, mas também, na saúde pública (EC, 1999; REA, 2014). Este processo permite assim fazer uma gestão dos possíveis impactes, positivos ou negativos, iniciando-se com a identificação e avaliação dos indicadores relevantes e terminado com a implementação de medidas de mitigação que impeçam ou minimizem que os impactes negativos possam ocorrer (REA, 2014; APA, 2021).
    2024Book part Open access Show more
  • Characterization of workers’ noise exposure of Portuguese industry
    Publication . Lopes, A.M.; Pinto, Edgar; Laranjeira, P.; Rebelo, M.; Oliveira, P.
    This study aimed to characterize the industrial workers’ noise exposure. The analysis was carried out using data from noise exposure assessment bulletins, prepared under the Prevenir program. This study covered eight sectors of Portuguese industry. The results showed that the sectors with higher levels of noise are the metallurgy and metalworking and also the wood and furniture. The quieter sectors are the textile and clothing industry, jewellery and watchmaking and chemical industry. Regarding the attenuation provided by hearing protection available to workers from the evaluated industries, the vast majority use earplugs with excessive attenuation.
    2015-02Book part Restricted access Show more
  • Comparison between anthropometric equipment and scanners in hand measurement
    Publication . Filho, P. C. Anacleto; Silva, Lincoln da; Castellucci, H. I.; Rodrigues, Matilde; Pereira, Eduarda; Pombeiro, Ana; Colim, Ana; Carneiro, Paula; Arezes, Pedro
    Anthropometric studies have influenced the design of apparel, accessories, medical prostheses, equipment, workstations, and tools. Particularly, hand anthropometry is related to safety and adequacy of hand tools and devices. Different equipment and methods can be used to obtain body measurements with different precision and reliability levels. However, precision and reliability are not the only aspects to be considered. The present study aims to evaluate the agreement of four different pieces of equipment for anthropometric measurement of the hand, namely, anthropometer, anthropometric tape, 2D scanner, and 3D scanner. These measurement methods were compared in terms of required time, precision, complexity, and cost, for the case of two-dimensional hand measurements. Data was collected on hand length and breadth from 25 workers in North Portugal. Among the main findings, we can highlight a relatively low accuracy and higher measurement times for 2D and 3D scanners due to scanning, processing, digitalization, and calibration steps. Traditional direct measurement methods were considered the most appropriate to obtain hand length and breadth measures, as they required less time and were more accurate, less costly and complex than 2D and 3D scanner methods. These results emphasize the caution required when selecting anthropometric methods.
    2024Book part Restricted access Show more
  • A digital communication system for occupational safety and health: requirements identification and prototype
    Publication . Ferreira, Joana; Barros, Mariana; Constantino, Gonçalo; Cavadas, Rodrigo; Rebelo, José; Oliveira, Bruno; Rodrigues, Matilde
    Shifting the communication process in the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) field to digital can bring advantages to risk management. A digital communication system can help ensure that all workers find it easier to report hazards, accidents, and near misses. Additionally, it can make possible access to several prevention information. Since companies typically lack this type of solution, this work aimed to identify the requirements of an OSH communication system and propose a prototype. To this end, a company in the construction and maintenance sector was used as a case study. Information was collected through visits to a construction site, interviews with the workers and a focus group session. The results showed the company's interest in modernizing communication methods and dematerializing the accidents and near misses reporting. The system can be used to improve information management and maintenance activities. As a result, a prototype for a digital communication system was proposed, contributing to simplifying processes for all end users. However, it must be safeguarded, that the prototype describes preliminary results for the system to be developed. Further studies are ongoing to obtain the final solution.
    2024Book part Restricted access Show more
  • Endophytic Actinobacteria for Sustainable Agricultural Applications
    Publication . Carvalho, M. F.; Ma, Y.; Oliveira, Rui S.; Freitas, H.
    Endophytic actinobacteria have the capacity to establish intimate associations with plants and colonize their inner tissues without causing apparent disease symptoms. They can protect plants by producing bioactive compounds that act as plant growth promoters or biological control agents and, in return, obtain nutrition and protection from the host plant. The application of endophytic actinobacteria in agriculture has attracted increasing attention. We address isolation and identification methods and the occurrence and diversity of endophytic actinobacteria in agricultural crops. Attention is given to the roles of endophytic actinobacteria in plant growth and development and health promotion for sustainable agriculture is discussed.
    2017Book part Restricted access Show more
  • Evaluation of perceived risk by education professionals in kindergarten
    Publication . Tavares, J.M.; Azevedo, R.P.; Vieira Da Silva, Manuela
    The present study aims to evaluate the perceived risk by education professionals of 8 Kindergarten of the city of Maia. A survey was applied to a sample of 34 kindergarten teachers and 34 auxiliary teaching staff. The results obtained revealed no statistical difference between risk perception of the two professionals groups, both occupational categories answered in general according to the requirements in the Portuguese legislation. The results also highlight the importance of risk communication and experi ence sharing as measures to decrease accident occurrence and increase the success of a safety culture
    2013Book part Restricted access Show more