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Universidade Politecnica
Recent research
- Climate & EnvironmentOpen access
Mycoremediation a promising strategy to challenge chemical food hazards
With the fast growth of industrialization, intensive farming, and urban development, environmental pollution has evolved into a major global challenge. The poor handling, bad control, or inadequate management of waste and effluents from households, industries, and agricultural fi...
- Engineering & TechnologyOpen access
Roman marine concretes were frequently produced using seawater, yet the influence of seawater on lime-pozzolan reactions remains poorly quantified. In this work, pastes and mortars prepared with slaked lime and a natural pozzolan from the Phlegraean Fields were mixed with either...
- Engineering & TechnologyOpen access
Inland navigation in the Brazilian Amazon plays an important role in transportation of personnel and cargo, including the development of activities of social relevance. However, the occurrence of extreme environmental conditions can pose risks to the safety of operating vessels....
- Society & Economics
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...
- Materials & EnergyOpen access
The combined water fraction (cwf), defined as the ratio of combined (bound) water to mixing water, is a practical and effective indicator for evaluating both conventional and novel cement formulations, with potential to complement existing cement classification methods. This stud...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
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...
- Engineering & TechnologyOpen access
Abstract This work presents an experimental workflow coupled with statistical tools to optimize L-DED processing parameters to build defect-free AlSi10Mg multilayer parts. Experimental steps included the quantitative evaluation of single beads, single layers, and multilayers to d...