Iscte – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa

Revisiting the association between musical expertise and second-language proficiency

Abstract Musical expertise is frequently correlated with second-language (L2) proficiency, but it remains unclear whether this association generalizes across languages and measures. Here, we examined links between musical expertise and L2 proficiency among native speakers of Port...

Between Individual Belief and National Context: Relative Positioning and Expectations of Collective Climate Action in Europe

Expectations regarding collective climate action are multidimensional and should be understood in relation to the social contexts in which they are embedded. This study examines whether these expectations are associated with the country-level average belief in the anthropogenic o...

Reconfiguring University Missions in the Knowledge Society: The Case of Portuguese Universities in European Alliances

ABSTRACT This paper examines how European Knowledge Society policy scripts, amplified by the European Universities initiative, are appropriated in the strategic plans of Portuguese public universities. Focusing on nine universities participating in European Universities Alliances...

Geospatial assessment of agrivoltaic feasibility in the Iberian Peninsula

This work investigates the feasibility of deploying agrivoltaic (AgriPV) systems in the Iberian Peninsula through an integrated geospatial assessment framework. The proposed methodology combines geospatial screening, agroclimatic and spatial datasets, crop suitability assessment,...

Geochemical assessment of metal and REE concentrations in a region with exploration of petroleum resources, Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Lemba petroleum sub-basin in the western Democratic Republic of the Congo was investigated to assess the composition of soils and riverbed sediments, the concentrations of contaminants and the environmental pollution hazards derived from the ongoing oil exploration and other...