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Understanding the mobile hospitality services adoption: A UTAUT2 and perceived value application in a hotel consumer context

Com o intuito de atrair os novos utilizadores de tecnologias moveis, algumas cadeias hoteleiras começaram a lançar Serviços Moveis Hoteleiros (SMH). Os SMH, referem-se ao uso de telemóveis como ferramentas de acesso e compra de serviços hoteleiros. Através de aplicações para telemóvel, os hóspedes podem ter acesso a serviços como reserva de quartos, check-in/out, concierge, serviço de quartos e de limpeza. OS SMH permitem aos hóspedes acederem aos serviços dos hotéis de forma rápida, onde e quando quiserem, apenas precisando de uma ligação à internet para desempenharem essas tarefas. Sendo que, a aceitação dos SMH pelos utilizadores é crucial para o sucesso da implementação destes sistemas, é imperioso para os profissionais e académicos, compreenderem os factores que influenciam a adopção dos SMH. Foi então desenvolvido um modelo conceptual que combina a extensão da teoria unificada de aceitação e uso da tecnologia (UTAUT2) com o factor de valor percepcionado, com vista a explicar a intenção de uso e recomendação dos SMH. Para testar o modelo conceitual foram reunidos dados de 348 casos validados, e observou-se que o modelo explica 62 por cento da variação na intenção de uso dos SMH, e 51 por cento da variação na recomendação. Os resultados suportam que a expectativa de performance, expectativa de esforço, condições facilitadoras e o factor valor percepcionado explicam a intenção de uso dos SMH. Por sua vez, a recomendação dos SMH é influenciada pela intenção de uso e pelo factor de valor percepcionadas. As implicações teórico-práticas dos nossos resultados são discutidas.In order to attract new consumers, stay competitive, and increase revenues, some hospitality corporations have started to launch Mobile Hospitality Services (MHS). MHS refer to using cell phones as a tool to access, request, and buy services related to hotels. For this reason we developed a conceptual model that combines the extension of unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT2) with perceived value to explain behavior intention and recommendation of MHS. To test the conceptual model we collected data from 348 cases, and found that the model explains 62 percent of the variation in behavior intention to use MHS, and 51 percent of the variation in recommendation. Our findings support the belief that performance expectancy, effort expectancy, facilitating conditions, and perceived value explain behavior intention of MHS. Recommendation of MHS is explained by behavioral intention and perceived value. Theoretical and managerial implications of our results are discussed

Relações públicas na política : análise e gestão dos conflitos na eleição estadual de 2006

Orientador: Jair Antonio OliveiraMonografia (graduação) - Universidade Federal do Paraná, Setor de Ciências Humanas, Letras e Artes, Curso de Graduação em Relações Publica

Swimming abilities of temperate pelagic fish larvae prove that they may control their dispersion in coastal areas

The Sense Acuity and Behavioral (SAAB) Hypothesis proposes that the swimming capabilities and sensorial acuity of temperate fish larvae allows them to find and swim towards coastal nursery areas, which are crucial for their recruitment. To gather further evidence to support this theory, it is necessary to understand how horizontal swimming capability varies along fish larvae ontogeny. Therefore, we studied the swimming capability of white seabream Diplodus sargus (Linnaeus, 1758) larvae along ontogeny, and their relationship with physiological condition. Thus, critical swimming speed (U-crit) and the distance swam (km) during endurance tests were determined for fish larvae from 15 to 55 days post-hatching (DPH), and their physiological condition (RNA, DNA and protein contents) was assessed. The critical swimming speed of white seabream larvae increased along ontogeny from 1.1 cm s(-1) (15 DPH) to 23 cm s(-1) (50 and 55 DPH), and the distance swam by larvae in the endurance experiments increased from 0.01 km (15 DPH) to 86.5 km (45 DPH). This finding supports one of the premises of the SAAB hypothesis, which proposes that fish larvae can influence their transport and distribution in coastal areas due to their swimming capabilities. The relationship between larvae's physiological condition and swimming capabilities were not evident in this study. Overall, this study provides critical information for understanding the link between population dynamics and connectivity with the management and conservation of fish stocks.Funding Agency Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology SFRH/BD/104209/2014 Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology UID/Multi/04326/2019 FCT, under the Transitional Norm DL57/2016/CP[1361]/CT[CT0008 CLIMFISH project-A framework for assess vulnerability of coastal fisheries to climate change in Portuguese coast n2/SAICT/2017-SAICTinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Bond behaviour of NSM CFRP-concrete systems: adhesive and CFRP cross-section influences

Near Surface Mounted (NSM) strengthening technique has been used in a sustainable way for retrofitting existing structures. This technique, which utilizes CFRP laminates inserted in the concrete cover, has been used due to the several advantages when compared with the technique based on the application of these reinforcing materials on the concrete surface (EBR technique). Although several studies have been developed on this topic in the recent past, open issues still deserve research, such as the influence of the adhesive type on the performance of the NSM-CFRP system. The present work details an experimental program carried out in order to assess the effect of using three adhesives with distinct mechanical properties on the bond behavior of the NSM-CFRP system, through direct pullout tests (DPT). Thus, the following variables were considered in the present study: (i) the type of adhesive; (ii) the cross section of the laminate; and, (iii) the bond length. The experimental pullout force-slip responses were obtained and digital image correlation (DIC) was used for obtaining additional information about the bond mechanisms developed. In general, two of the three adhesives, with similar mechanical characteristics, provided essentially similar bond behavior, with high level of effectiveness, whereas the third adhesive, which had a much lower elastic modulus than the other two, provided the lowest effectiveness in terms of the investigated parameters.This work was supported by FEDER funds through the Operational Program for Competitiveness Factors – COMPETE and National Funds through FCT (Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology) under the projects CutInDur FCOMP-01-0124-FEDER-014811 (FCT PTDC/ECM/112396/2009), FRPreDur FCOMP-01- 0124-FEDER-028865 (FCT PTDC/ECM-EST/2424/2012), FRPLongDur POCI-01-0145-FEDER-016900 (FCT PTDC/ECM-EST/1282/2014) and partly financed by the project POCI-01-0145-FEDER-007633.

Comportamento da aderência de sistema de reforço NSM-CFRP na presença de diferentes tipos de adesivos

No contexto atual, o reforço de estruturas de betão armado assume uma importância cada vez maior devido a diversos fatores. A técnica de reforço de estruturas de betão armado que utiliza laminados de CFRP inseridos no betão de recobrimento (designada por NSM – Near Surface Mounted na literatura inglesa) tem vindo a ser alvo de vários estudos dadas as suas potencialidades. No entanto, o estudo da influência do tipo de adesivo na aplicação desta técnica apresenta conhecimento limitado. É sobretudo neste aspeto que o presente estudo incide. Foi desenvolvido um programa experimental constituído por ensaios de arranque direto com o objetivo de estudar o comportamento da ligação entre os laminados de CFRP e o betão de sistemas NSM-CFRP, utilizando três variáveis de estudo: (i) tipo de adesivo; (ii) comprimento de ancoragem; e, (iii) secção transversal do laminado de CFRP. Durante a realização dos ensaios, sob controlo de deslocamento, foi monitorizada a força de arranque bem como o deslizamento no final da zona carregada. Foi também utilizada a Correlação Digital de Imagem (DIC) como complemento para avaliação do comportamento da ligação. De uma forma geral, dois dos adesivos proporcionaram padrões de comportamento da ligação semelhantes, dada a semelhança das suas propriedades mecânicas. Um terceiro adesivo, de propriedades mecânicas bastante inferiores originou resultados menos promissores. A ligação tende a ser tanto mais resistente quanto maior for o seu comprimento. Em termos da influência da secção transversal do laminado, é notória a maior capacidade resistente da ligação para laminados com área de secção transversal superior. A utilização da metodologia DIC permitiu concluir que os mecanismos resistentes da ligação são fortemente dependentes das propriedades resistentes do adesivo.FCT e cofinanciado pelo Fundo Europeu de Desenvolvimento Regional (FEDER) através do Program a Operacional Fatores de Competitividade e internacionalização (POCI) e do Programa Regional d e Lisboa no âmbito dos projetos FRPLongDur POCI-01-0145-FEDER-016900 (PTDC/ECM-EST/1282/2014) e POCI-01-0145-FEDER-007633. S&P Clever Reinforcement (oferta do laminado de CFK e adesivo S&P Resin 220) e Sika (oferta do adesivo SikaDur 30

Durability of bond in NSM CFRP-concrete systems under different environmental conditions

This paper addresses the durability of bond between concrete and carbon fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP) strips installed according to the near-surface mounted (NSM) technique (NSM CFRP-concrete systems) under the effects of two main groups of environmental conditions: (i) laboratory-based ageing conditions; (ii) real outdoor ageing conditions. The bond degradation was evaluated by carrying out direct pullout tests on aged specimens that were previously subjected to distinct environmental conditions for different periods of exposure. Moreover, the degradation of the mechanical properties of the involved materials was investigated. The digital image correlation (DIC) method was used to document the evolution of the deformation fields at the surface over the whole region of interest consisting of concrete and epoxy adhesive at the ligament region. This information supported the discussion about the evolution of the bond resistant mechanism developed in NSM CFRP-concrete specimens during testing, as well as the assessment of the bond quality of the system. In general, the results obtained from the durability tests conducted have shown that the different exposure environments, which may be considered as quite severe, did not result in significant damage on NSM CFRP-concrete system. The maximum decrease of about 12% on bond strength was obtained for real outdoor environments. Conversely, a maximum increase of 8% on bond strength was obtained on the specimens exposed to the temperature cycles between –15 °C and +60 °C. DIC allowed to document the stress transfer mechanisms established between the CFRP and the concrete substrate, revealing the crack patterns and the influence widths of the CFRP reinforcement strips, which were shown to be important for avoiding group effect when using multiple parallel strengthening CFRP strips.FEDER funds through the Operational Program for Competitiveness Factors - COMPETE and National Funds through FCT - Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology under the projects CutInDur FCOMP-01-0124-FEDER-014811 (PTDC/ECM/112396/2009), FRPLongDur POCI-01-0145-FEDER-016900 (PTDC/ECM-EST/1282/2014) and partly financed by the project POCI-01-0145-FEDER-007633. The authors also like to thank all the companies that have been involved supporting and contributing for the development of this study, mainly: S&P Clever Reinforcement Ibérica Lda., Artecanter - Indústria de Transformação de Granitos, Lda., Vialam – Indústrias Metalúrgicas e Metalomecânicas, Lda.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Leukocyte ratios are useful early predictors for adverse outcomes of COVID-19 infection

Leukocyte biomarkers, including the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte (NLR), monocyte-to-lymphocyte-(MLR), platelet-to-lymphocyte (PLR) ratios and systemic immune-inflammation index (SII) have been associated with severity and mortality of patients with COVID-19. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association of baseline leukocyte biomarkers calculated in the emergency department (ED) with the disease severity and mortality. This was a retrospective cohort study that evaluated 1,535 (mean age 57+18 years) patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection in the ED of a single reference center. Outcomes were severity, defined as intensive care unit (ICU) admission requirement, and in-hospital mortality. All leukocyte biomarkers were calculated in the ED before the hospital admission. Their ability to predict the severity and mortality was measured using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves. Severity and mortality were observed in 30.9% and 12.6% of the patients, respectively, and were significantly correlated with NLR, MLR, PLR and SII, but only NLR was independently associated with both outcomes on multivariate analysis. Analysis of ROC curves revealed that NLR (0.78 for severity and 0.80 for mortality) and SII (0.77 for severity and 0.75 for mortality) had the best ability to predict mortality, when compared to other ratios. The highest AUC was observed for NLR, employing cut-off points of 5.4 for severity and 5.5 for mortality. Leukocyte biomarkers, particularly NLR, are capable of predicting the severity and mortality of patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection and could be important adjunct tools to identify patients in the ED that are more prone to develop adverse outcomes

MULTI-STAGE MIXED FREQUENCY-TIME SIMULATOR FOR BANDPASS SAMPLING RECEIVER FRONT-ENDS

This paper address the implementation of a mixed-domain simulator for first-order band-pass sampling receivers, which is based on an initial frequency-domain signal treatment followed by a time-domain simulation scheme. One of the proposed applications for this type of receivers is to perform the spectrum sensing feature, which is required in actual and future cognitive radio approaches. Some details about the multi-stage modelling strategy will be given focusing in each specific component of the receiver, wherein it is considered a mixed frequency-time signal treatment. Moreover, it will be summarized the main features of the implemented simulator, as well as potential improvements. Finally, several simulation examples obtained with the implemented simulator will be shown, in which are included the impact of a CW signal excitation in a received modulated signal and a multi-carrier signal reception scenario