Tourism activities and companies in a sustainable adventure tourism destination: the Azores by João Ponte, Gualter Couto, Pedro Pimentel, André Oliveira

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On the Geological and Palaeontological Heritage of the Azores Archipelago and the Urgent need to Review the Geosites of the Azores UNESCO Geopark: A Comment on Lima & Meneses (2023), Geoconservation Research, 6: 114-127 by Sérgio P. Ávila, Ana Hipólito, Patrícia Madeira, Lara Baptista, Samuel Arruda, Gonçalo Castela Ávila, Carlos Góis-Marques, Rui Quartau

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Tourist satisfaction and loyalty in the hotel business: An application to the island of São Miguel, Azores by Maria da Graça Batista, João Pedro Couto, Diana Botelho, Cláudia Faias

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Hypercysteinemia, A Potential Risk Factor for Central Obesity and Related Disorders in Azores, Portugal by Ana Lima, Rita Ferin, Mafalda Bourbon, José Baptista, M. Leonor Pavão

“…In Azores, the standardized mortality rate for coronary artery disease (CAD) is nearly the double when compared to mainland Portugal. …”
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Multidrug-Resistant Salmonella enterica Serovar Rissen Clusters Detected in Azores Archipelago, Portugal by Leonor Silveira, Miguel Pinto, Joana Isidro, Ângela Pista, Patrícia Themudo, Luís Vieira, Jorge Machado, João Paulo Gomes

“…An in-depth analysis of these isolates revealed the existence of two major clusters from the Azores archipelago composed of MDR isolates, most of which were resistant to at least five antimicrobials. …”
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The Effects of Disturbance on Plant–Pollinator Interactions in the Native Forests of an Oceanic Island (Terceira, Azores) by Mário Boieiro, Mariana Ferreira, Ana Ceia-Hasse, Fabiana Esposito, Renata Santos, Gabor Pozsgai, Paulo A. V. Borges, Carla Rego

“…Here, we aim to evaluate the effect of anthropogenic disturbance on plant–pollinator interactions in the native forest communities of an oceanic island (Terceira, Azores, Portugal). We found that native species predominated in preserved sites compared to disturbed ones and that the extant plant–pollinator interactions were mostly dominated by generalist species. …”
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Pollinator species richness and abundance across diverse habitat-types on Terceira Island (Azores, Portugal) by Mário Boieiro, Raúl Oliveira, Ricardo Costa, Paulo Borges

“…Nevertheless, despite these efforts, a key functional group - the pollinators - remains poorly known in Azores, including their occurrence in different habitat-types and islands. …”
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Coffee Pulp from Azores: A Novel Phytochemical-Rich Food with Potential Anti-Diabetic Properties by Anabela S. G. Costa, Juliana A. Barreto Peixoto, Susana Machado, Liliana Espírito Santo, Thiago F. Soares, Nelson Andrade, Rui Azevedo, Agostinho Almeida, Helena S. Costa, Maria Beatriz Prior Pinto Oliveira, Fátima Martel, Jesus Simal-Gandara, Rita C. Alves

“…This work investigated the chemical composition and bioactive properties of coffee pulp from São Miguel Island (Azores, Portugal). The studied coffee pulp exhibited high fiber content (52% dw), mostly insoluble; notable mineral levels (10.6%), mainly K, Ca, and Mg; and 6% dw of total amino acids, with hydroxyproline, aspartic acid, glutamic acid, and leucine in higher amounts. …”
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A cost‐effective video system for a rapid appraisal of deep‐sea benthic habitats: The Azor drift‐cam by Carlos Dominguez‐Carrió, Jorge Fontes, Telmo Morato

“…Built with off‐the‐shelf components, the Azor drift‐cam should be regarded as an effective, affordable, simple‐to‐assemble, easy‐to‐operate, resilient, operational and reliable tool to visually explore the deep sea to 1,000 m depth. …”
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First Report on the Frequency and Subtype Distribution of <i>Blastocystis</i> sp. in Extensively Reared Holstein-Friesian Cattle from Terceira Island, Azores Archipelago, Portugal by Sara Gomes-Gonçalves, Alexandra Silva, Guilherme Moreira, Nausicaa Gantois, Rubén Garcia Dominguez, Eric Viscogliosi, Magali Chabé, João R. Mesquita

“…This study is the first to report <i>Blastocystis</i> sp. in dairy cattle from Terceira Island, part of the Azores Archipelago. <i>Blastocystis</i> sp. is an enteric protozoan with high genetic diversity and is associated with both zoonotic and non-zoonotic subtypes (STs). …”
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Artificial intelligence for biodiversity: Exploring the potential of recurrent neural networks in forecasting arthropod dynamics based on time series by Sébastien Lhoumeau, João Pinelo, Paulo A.V. Borges

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How and why small volcanic ocean islands collapse and move vertically up and down by Fernando O. Marques, Luísa P. Ribeiro, Christian Hübscher, Ana C. G. Costa, Anthony Hildenbrand

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Hereditary Neuropathy with Liability to Pressure Palsy Presenting with Hand Drop in a Young Child by Inês Sobreira, Cátia Sousa, Ana Raposo, M. Rita Soares, Ana Soudo, Ana Isabel Dias

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The Impact of Trends in the Large Scale Atmospheric Circulation on Mediterranean Surface Turbulent Heat Fluxes by Joy Romanski, Sultan Hameed

“…Trends in pressure and longitude of the Azores High show a strengthening and an eastward shift. …”
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Trazodone Addition to Paroxetine and Mirtazapine in a Patient with Treatment-Resistant Depression: The Pros and Cons of Combining Three Antidepressants by Rui Lopes, José Carlos Alves, Raquel Garcia Rego

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The influence of teenagers on a family’s vacation choices by Maria Teresa Borges Tiago, Flávio Gomes Borges Tiago

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Tourism destination brand dimensions: an exploratory approach by José Manuel Cristóvão Veríssimo, Maria Teresa Borges Tiago, Flávio Gomes Tiago, João Sérgio Jardim

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Transcriptome of the Deep-Sea Black Scabbardfish, Aphanopus carbo (Perciformes: Trichiuridae): Tissue-Specific Expression Patterns and Candidate Genes Associated to Depth Adaptatio... by Sergio Stefanni, Raul Bettencourt, Miguel Pinheiro, Gianluca De Moro, Lucia Bongiorni, Alberto Pallavicini

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First report of fatty acid-derived alkaloids produced by species of the ladybird genus Scymnus (Coccinellidae: Coleoptera) by Magro, Alexandra, Ramon-Portugal, Felipe, Touboul, David, Borges, Isabel, Hemptinne, Jean-Louis

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Patterns of Diversity of the Rissoidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in the Atlantic and the Mediterranean Region by Sérgio P. Ávila, Jeroen Goud, António M. de Frias Martins

“…In spite of the large number of rissoids at Madeira archipelago, a large number of species are shared with Canaries, Selvagens, and the Azores, thus only about 8% are endemic to the Madeira archipelago. …”
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