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Chapter and Conference Paper
Process Mining in a Line Production
The search for more efficient strategies, cost savings, time optimization and productivity are the main goals of any successful company. Process mining arises in this context and, although it is not a new conc...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Muography Applied in Underground Geological Surveys: Ongoing Work at the Lousal Mine (Iberian Pyrite Belt, Portugal)
The LouMu Project is an ongoing collaboration between the Laboratory of Instrumentation and Experimental Particle Physics (LIP), the Institute of Earth Sciences—University of Évora and the Lousal Ciência Viva ...
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Open AccessAuthor Correction: Gene expression and functional deficits underlie TREM2-knockout microglia responses in human models of Alzheimer’s disease
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Berth Allocation Problem in Export Tidal Bulk Ports with Inventory Control
This paper presents the problem of allocating berth positions for vessels in tidal bulk port terminals (BAPTBI), considering the specific export scenario and robust control over goods’ stock levels. An integer...
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Investigating the Perception of the Elderly Population About Comfort, Safety and Security When Using Active Modes of Transport
Promoting active modes of transport, such as walking and cycling, has a positive impact on environmental sustainability and the health and well-being of citizens. This study explores the elderly population’s p...
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Retinal and choroidal vasoreactivity in central serous chorioretinopathy
This study aims to investigate retinal and choroidal vascular reactivity to carbogen in central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC) patients.
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Control of the Depth of Anesthesia Using a New Model for the Action of Propofol and Remifentanil on the BIS Level
This paper presents a simple individualized open-loop control scheme for the automatic delivery of anesthetics in order to achieve and maintain a desired depth of anesthesia. This control scheme is based on a ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Design and Development of a F-16 Fighter Pilot Training System Using Virtual Reality: First Insights
This project presents a study under development with the Portuguese Air Force in order to improve the ability of F-16 pilots to analyze post-flight data using virtual reality (VR) devices. The technology allow...
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Impact of public and private sector external debt on economic growth: the case of Portugal
External debt may affect economic growth differently among countries. We assess the effect of the Portuguese external debt for the 1999–2019 period. Portugal had the highest net external debt among the foundin...
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Open AccessGene expression and functional deficits underlie TREM2-knockout microglia responses in human models of Alzheimer’s disease
The discovery of TREM2 as a myeloid-specific Alzheimer’s disease (AD) risk gene has accelerated research into the role of microglia in AD. While TREM2 mouse models have provided critical insight, the normal an...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Revisiting Blockhain Use in Notary Services: An European Perspective
Notary services have long been identified as a recurrent example for dematerialisation through blockchain adoption, but has failed to become a world wide reality. The key issue being the distinct legal framewo...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Web-Based Development and Visualization Dashboards for Smart City Applications
Smart city applications are inherently characterized by the integration of data from heterogeneous sources and the need of considering geographical information that represents the real-world urban space. To ad...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Finding Dominant Nodes Using Graphlets
Finding important nodes is a classic task in network science. Nodes are important depending on the context; e.g., they can be (i) nodes that, when removed, cause the network to collapse or (ii) influential spr...
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Open AccessFeature-enriched author ranking in incomplete networks
Evaluating scientists based on their scientific production is a controversial topic. Nevertheless, bibliometrics and algorithmic approaches can assist traditional peer review in numerous tasks, such as attribu...
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Surveillance for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Does the Place Where Ultrasound Is Performed Impact Its Effectiveness?
Biannual ultrasound (US) is recommended as the clinical screening tool for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The effectiveness of surveillance according to the place where US is performed has not been previously...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
OTARIOS: OpTimizing Author Ranking with Insiders/Outsiders Subnetworks
Evaluating scientists based on their scientific production is often a controversial topic. Nevertheless, bibliometrics and algorithmic approaches can assist traditional peer review in numerous tasks, such as a...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Deep Learning Approaches for Gynaecological Ultrasound Image Segmentation: A Radio-Frequency vs B-mode Comparison
Ovarian cancer is one of the pathologies with t...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
End-to-End Ovarian Structures Segmentation
The segmentation and characterization of the ovarian structures are important tasks in gynecological and reproductive medicine. Ultrasound imaging is typically used for the medical diagnosis within this field ...
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Eosinophils in the gastrointestinal tract: how much is normal?
The normal density of eosinophils in the digestive mucosa of children has been rarely addressed despite being important to provide baseline counts for the diagnosis of eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders (...
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Parallel Asynchronous Strategies for the Execution of Feature Selection Algorithms
Reducing the dimensionality of datasets is a fundamental step in the task of building a classification model. Feature selection is the process of selecting a smaller subset of features from the original one in...
