Universidade Politécnica de Bragança

Adaptive indoor navigation system for reduced mobility individuals: a comprehensive review

Purpose To systematically review assistive indoor navigation systems for individuals with reduced mobility, focusing on the technologies, navigation challenges, accessibility criteria, and research gaps reported in the current literature.Methods A systematic literature review was...

Mapping motivation profiles and perceived role value appreciation in research project management

Purpose To investigate the motivational profiles of research project managers (RPMs) using self-determination theory (SDT) and explore their correlation with perceived organizational role value appreciation. Design/methodology/approach A quantitative cross-sectional online survey...

Where belief is filtered: how truthfulness and source credibility shape trust, skepticism, and worry in vaccine communication

This study examines how true versus false messages shape trust in cancer-vaccine information on social media, alongside skepticism and worry, and tests the moderating roles of source credibility and deception-detection self-efficacy. In a 2 × 2 between-subjects experiment (N = 21...

Deciphering the genomic signatures of climate vulnerability across 77 sheep breeds

Abstract Among domesticated species, sheep ( Ovis aries ) have achieved a wide geographic distribution due to their mobility, rusticity and ability to adapt to diverse environments and climatic conditions. Here, we characterise the genome-wide diversity of >1,000 sheep representi...

Towards a creative, interdisciplinary, ecological and digital music education: The role of the soundscape in primary school curriculum in Latin America

Abstract This study examines the presence and representation of the concept of soundscapes in Latin American primary school music education curricula. A documentary analysis of 18 countries’ curricula is carried out, focusing on references to soundscapes and their derivatives. Th...

Optimization of waste cooking oil biodiesel production via NaOH-catalyzed transesterification and dry washing using olive pit–derived activated carbon

Biodiesel production from waste cooking oil (WCO) represents both an economic opportunity and an environmental strategy to address global challenges related to renewable energy. Among available routes, alkaline transesterification remains the main process for converting vegetable...

Transferability of Intra- and Inter-Sectoral Coordination Between Training Tasks and Official Matches in Semi-Professional Football Players

Background: This study examined training-to-match transferability of positional coordination in semi-professional football players, comparing responses between defensive and midfield/offensive positional sectors. Methods: Twenty-nine players were monitored during the 2023–2024 se...

Movement of European freshwater mussels under simulated dewatering conditions

Freshwater ecosystems are exposed to altered hydrological regimes due to climate change and poor water management, resulting in frequent and intense dewatering events. Freshwater mussels (Unionida) are particularly vulnerable to rapid water-level declines. Dewatering can lead to...

A dual-metric approach: Combining bilateral asymmetry and minimal detectable difference to evaluate movement asymmetry in swimming

The aims of this study were to: (i) examine the association between upper-limb propulsive force asymmetry, quantified using the Bilateral Asymmetry Index 1 (BAI-1), and front-crawl swimming velocity in young swimmers, and; (ii) explore the utility of the Minimal Detectable Differ...

Chemical Characterization and Bioactive Profile of a Selection of 45 Rapini Populations

The present study evaluated the chemical profiles and bioactivities of 45 rapini (Brassica rapa L.) populations (RA1-RA45) cultivated in Central Greece. Our results suggest that the tested rapini populations differed in their compositional traits, with coefficients of variation (...

The Zooplankton International Geospatial dataset: A global repository of spatiotemporal freshwater zooplankton community composition data from lakes and reservoirs to support ecological research

Abstract Zooplankton transfer substantial energy in aquatic food webs and are used as indicators of environmental change. Syntheses of zooplankton community dynamics globally require datasets that span a wide range of environmental gradients; however, these datasets are limited d...

Stages and costs of processing donated corneas for transplantation in eye banks: a scoping review

The objective was to map the stages and costs of processing donated corneal tissue for transplantation in Eye Banks. The method followed the JBI Institute Reviewer's Manual, and the PRISMA-ScR guidelines were adopted for reporting, to answer the question: "What are the stages and...

Building Climate-Resilient Mediterranean Olive Systems: Integrating Soil, Water, Carbon, Biodiversity, and Innovation for a Sustainable Future

Abstract Mediterranean olive systems face compound climatic, ecological, and socio-economic pressures. Drawing on the consensus of the International Conference on Sustainability in Olive Cultivation (ICSOC) 2025, we propose an integrated framework structured along three axes: fiv...