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2023

An integrated view on social media marketing actions and their expected impacts on consumer behavior

Authors
Pereira, I; Barbosa, B; Vale, VT;

Publication
Management and Marketing for Improved Retail Competitiveness and Performance

Abstract
This chapter aims to combine the contributions scattered in the literature by analyzing the different types of social media marketing actions and their expected outcomes. A systematic literature review was conducted and complemented with interviews with practitioners (n=8) in order to validate the findings. The analysis confirmed that the literature is particularly fragmented, although it approaches a very diversified list of social media marketing actions (n=29). Four types of actions were identified: actions that evoke emotions, actions that foster interaction and involvement, actions of information sharing, and commercial actions. Practitioners involved in the validation process confirmed the adequacy and usefulness of the classification. Social media marketing actions are organized into four blocks according to their objectives and impacts on consumer behavior, hence providing a tool that was recognized by a sample of practitioners as useful to guide their efforts and budgets. © 2023, IGI Global. All rights reserved.

2023

Scalable and Cost-Effective All-Chemical Production of Stable Gold-Coated Silver Thin-Films for High-Performance Plasmonic Optical Fiber Sensors

Authors
dos Santos, SS; Mendes, P; Pastoriza Santos, I; de Almeida, MMM; Coelho, CC;

Publication
Proceedings - 28th International Conference on Optical Fiber Sensors, OFS 2023

Abstract
Long-term stability and high scalability are significant issues in plasmonic optical fiber sensors. This work presents a highly scalable and low-cost all-chemical approach for production of gold-coated silver thin-films, ensuring high performance and chemical stability. © Optica Publishing Group 2023, © 2023 The Authors.

2023

Knowledge Discovery for Risk Assessment in Economic and Food Safety

Authors
Silva, MC; Faria, BM; Reis, LP;

Publication
Proceedings of the 15th International Joint Conference on Knowledge Discovery, Knowledge Engineering and Knowledge Management, IC3K 2023, Volume 1: KDIR, Rome, Italy, November 13-15, 2023.

Abstract

2023

Impacto do confinamento nos estilos de vida de crianças e adolescentes do norte de Portugal

Authors
Martins, J; Teixeira, B; MPM Oliveira, B; Afonso, C;

Publication
Acta Portuguesa de Nutrição

Abstract
A escola desempenha um papel essencial na promoção de estilos de vida e hábitos alimentares saudáveis. Com o encerramento destes estabelecimentos, devido ao 2.º confinamento imposto pela pandemia COVID-19, tornou-se pertinente avaliar o seu impacto nos estilos de vida das crianças/adolescentes e estudar os respetivos fatores associados. Aplicou-se um questionário online (aos encarregados de educação dos alunos da Educação Pré-Escolar/1.º Ciclo e aos alunos do 2.º/3.º Ciclo) recolhendo informação sociodemográfica, antropométrica, de estado da saúde, estilos de vida e respetivas alterações provocadas pelo 2.º confinamento. Recorreu-se à UniANCOVA para identificar os fatores associados às alterações encontradas. Este estudo realizou-se num Agrupamento de Escolas do Norte de Portugal em 494 alunos (idade média de 11 anos, variando entre os 3 e os 16 anos, 51,0% sexo feminino, 49,2% 3.º Ciclo, 35,2% excesso de peso). Do total, 57,0% cumpre as recomendações das horas de sono, 24,0% do tempo de atividade física e 31,4% de tempo de ecrã. Mais de 70,0% dos alunos incluiu alimentos não recomendáveis aos lanches e ao jantar. Devido ao confinamento, 93,0% relatou pelo menos uma alteração negativa, sendo a mais frequente o aumento do tempo de ecrã diário (63,8%). A alteração positiva mais relatada foi a realização de mais refeições em família (66,5%). Os inquiridos que reportaram uma melhor autoperceção da sua alimentação foram os que tiveram mais alterações positivas dos estilos de vida devido à pandemia. Por outro lado, estar entre o percentil 15 e 85 de Índice de Massa Corporal associou-se a mais alterações negativas.

2023

Overlap in Automatic Root Cause Analysis in Manufacturing: An Information Theory-Based Approach

Authors
Oliveira, EE; Migueis, VL; Borges, JL;

Publication
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL

Abstract
Automatic Root Cause Analysis solutions aid analysts in finding problems' root causes by using automatic data analysis. When trying to locate the root cause of a problem in a manufacturing process, an issue-denominated overlap can occur. Overlap can impede automated diagnosis using algorithms, as the data make it impossible to discern the influence of each machine on the quality of products. This paper proposes a new measure of overlap based on an information theory concept called Positive Mutual Information. This new measure allows for a more detailed analysis. A new approach is developed for automatically finding the root causes of problems when overlap occurs. A visualization that depicts overlapped locations is also proposed to ease practitioners' analysis. The proposed solution is validated in simulated and real case-study data. Compared to previous solutions, the proposed approach improves the capacity to pinpoint a problem's root causes.

2023

Innovation, Social Networks, and Service Ecosystems: Managing Value in the Digital

Authors
Brito, PQ; Chandler, JD;

Publication
R & D MANAGEMENT

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