How to attract more young tourists to Madeira Island? A case study on the brand image of a tourism destination

The youth travel segment is experiencing rapid growth which creates socio-economic opportunities for local communities and the overall tourism sector. Although Madeira Island has a long tradition in tourism, it is not yet attracting this segment. The purpose of this Work Project is to analyse the causes contributing tothe lack of young tourists visiting Madeira and propose recommendations towards mitigating its effects.To attain this, research was conducted on Madeira’s tourism sector, the branding and promotion of the destination as well as on the different images young tourists have of Madeira Island

Use of diagnodent® for diagnosis of non-cavitated occlusal dentin caries

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the use of a laser fluorescence device for detection of occlusal caries in permanent teeth. One hundred and ninety-nine non-cavitated teeth from 26 patients aged 10 to 13 years were selected. After dental prophylaxis, two previously calibrated dentists examined the teeth. Visual inspection, radiographic examination and laser measurements were performed under standardized conditions. The validation method was cavity preparation with a small cone-shaped diamond bur, when the two examiners agreed about the presence of dentin caries. It was found that the laser detection method produced high values of sensitivity (0.93) and specificity (0.75) and a moderate positive predictive value (0.63). The laser device showed the lowest value of likelihood ratio (3.68). Kappa coefficient showed good repeatability for all methods. Although the laser device had an acceptable performance, this equipment should be used as an adjunct method to visual inspection to avoid false positive results

Risk factors for infection with Giardia duodenalis in pre-school children in the city of Salvador, Brazil.

A cross-sectional study of 694 children aged 2 to 45 months selected from 30 clusters throughout the city of Salvador, Bahia (pop. 2.3 million) was carried out as part of a longitudinal study of diarrhoea in order to identify risk factors for infection with Giardia duodenalis. Variables studied included three social and demographic factors (such as mother's education and marital status), five relating to the peri-domestic environment (rubbish disposal, open sewers, paving of the street), seven relating to the home itself (house construction, susceptibility to flooding, water supply and sanitation) as well as a score for hygiene behaviour based on structured observation. After multivariate analysis using a hierarchical model, only four significant risk factors were found: (a) number of children in the household under five years (b) rubbish not collected from the house (c) presence of visible sewage nearby, and (d) absence of a toilet. All four were significant at the 1% level

Habitat’s de inovação na economia do conhecimento: identificando ações de sucesso

ABSTRACTThe first objective of this paper is to characterize the technology parks that are in operation in the Northeast region as a habitat for innovation that will generate new knowledge that could be transformed into new products and processes. The second objective is to identify the return or the degree of success achieved by the actions which are understood to be essential to economy knowledge development. The article is substantiated due to the utilization of case reports characterized by descriptive and exploratory research which was empirically illustrated from five case studies. The case studies were ones through which we could identify technology parks that have characteristics of a habitat for innovation aimed to spread a new entrepreneurial and innovative culture in the region as well as supports the creation of technology based enterprises through the acquisition of knowledge and technologies generated in the R&D internal and the inclusion of products, services, and marketing processes that contribute to the economic development of the region to which it is inserted

Use of diagnodent;â ;for diagnosis of non-cavitated occlusal dentin caries

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the use of a laser fluorescence device for detection of occlusal caries in permanent teeth. One hundred and ninety-nine non-cavitated teeth from 26 patients aged 10 to 13 years were selected. After dental prophylaxis, two previously calibrated dentists examined the teeth. Visual inspection, radiographic examination and laser measurements were performed under standardized conditions. The validation method was cavity preparation with a small cone-shaped diamond bur, when the two examiners agreed about the presence of dentin caries. It was found that the laser detection method produced high values of sensitivity (0.93) and specificity (0.75) and a moderate positive predictive value (0.63). The laser device showed the lowest value of likelihood ratio (3.68). Kappa coefficient showed good repeatability for all methods. Although the laser device had an acceptable performance, this equipment should be used as an adjunct method to visual inspection to avoid false positive results

Coaching educativo y compromiso laboral docente en una institución educativa particular de los Olivos, Lima, 2022

El estudio presentó como objetivo general establecer la relación entre el coaching educativo y el compromiso laboral de los docentes en una Institución Educativa Particular de los Olivos, Lima, 2022. Se trato de una investigación básica, con un diseño no experimental, enfoque cuantitativo y nivel correlacional. En cuanto a la población estuvo integrado por 50 docentes de una Institución Educativa Particular de los Olivos, siendo la muestra igual que la población, por lo que se utilizó el muestreo no probabilístico. Para el recojo de datos se aplicó la encuesta y como instrumento el cuestionario para medir ambas variables, siendo validados por los jurados expertos en materia, asimismo arrojo una confiabilidad usando el coeficiente de Alfa de Cronbach. Según los resultados señalaron que la variable coaching educativo se sostuvo en un nivel bueno según el 60%, mientras que el compromiso laboral también se ubicó en un nivel bueno según el 70%. Concluyendo que existe relación positiva y perfecta entre el coaching educativo y el compromiso laboral de los docentes en una Institución Educativa Particular de los Olivos, Lima, 2022, según (r= 0,908) y sig (p<0,05)

Polyphenols and antioxidant activity in macroalgae from Azores.

International Symposium FloraMac 2010”. Ponta Delgada, Açores, 23-25 de Setembro

Ultrasound-assisted Dehydration Process Applied to Red Globe Grapes for Producing Low Calorie Raisins

In this paper the application of ultrasound was investigated as a method for improving mass transfer during the first stage of a process of osmosis combined with dehydration drying to obtain grapes reduced in high calorie sugars. Fresh grapes (Vitis vinífera L.) Red Globe variety were subjected to immersion in distilled water at room temperature with assistance ultrasound (40 kHz) using a weight ratio fruit: solvent of 1: 4, during regularly spaced intervals in the range 0-30 minutes; comparatively a control treatment without application of ultrasound (0 kHz) was conducted. Subsequently, the grapes were stabilized by drying at 70°C. The analysis of variance showed significant influence of treatment on the soluble solids content and gain at all times. The greatest sugars reductions were achieved when ultrasound was used. Process monitoring was conducted by assessing the change in the sugar content of grapes by refractometry (°Brix), and confirming the results by HPLC. The best treatment that significantly reduced (p <0.05) the content of the major sugars in fresh fruit (30% fructose and 27% glucose) turned out to be 25 minutes immersion assisted by ultrasound.Fil: Laborde, Mariana Belén. Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ingeniería Olavarría. Departamento de Ingeniería Química; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Barreto, Gastón Pablo. Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. Centro de Investigaciones en Física e Ingeniería del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tandil. Centro de Investigaciones en Física e Ingeniería del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. - Provincia de Buenos Aires. Gobernación. Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas. Centro de Investigaciones en Física e Ingeniería del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires; ArgentinaFil: Pagano, Ana Maria. Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ingeniería Olavarría. Departamento de Ingeniería Química; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentin