The diversity and beneficial characteristics of endophytic microorganisms have been studied in several host plants. However, information regarding naturally occurring seed-associated endophytes and… (More)
Guignardia citricarpa is the causal agent of Citrus Black Spot (CBS), an important disease in Citriculture. Due to the expressive value of this activity worldwide, especially in Brazil, understanding… (More)
Calreticulin (CRT) from vertebrates is a calcium-binding protein present mainly in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). There, it directs the conformation of proteins and controls calcium levels. This… (More)
1 University of Coimbra FCTUC, mgr@eq.uc.pt 2 Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto FEUP , mendes@fe.up.pt Abstract This paper presents a virtual platform to teach chemical processes aiming to… (More)
INTRODUCTION The ICT capacity to create competitive advantage for firms is now more relevant than ever. In the early days of the Internet, ICT was seen as the key to change consumption behavior and… (More)
The world is currently witnessing its largest surge of urban growth in human history; a trend that draws attention to the need to understand and address health impacts of urban living. Whilst… (More)
The main objective of this study was to propose a model, which includes personal and social factors associated to health-related quality of Life (HRQoL) in children and in adolescents. A sample of… (More)
A solution to get the problem off, have you found it? Really? What kind of solution do you resolve the problem? From what sources? Well, there are so many questions that we utter every day. No matter… (More)
In this paper we present a combined perspective over groupware systems and attentive user interfaces to address the balance between the rising needs for collaboration with the rising costs of not… (More)
The use of computer applications in health services is essential but difficult to make it right. The challenge is to balance two values: the free access to patient sensitive and personal information… (More)