Environmental and Nutritional Sustainability of Diets: Exploring Food Consumption Patterns Between Different Sustainability Groups

Food sustainability is a vital global challenge, as dietary choices affect both human health and the environment. This study evaluates Portuguese dietary patterns' environmental and nutritional sustainability dimensions using data from the National Food, Nutrition, and Physical Activity Survey (IAN-AF) 2015-2016. Environmental indicators (carbon footprint, water footprint, and land use) and a nutritional quality index (NRD9.3) were analysed. Sustainability scores were calculated based on devi...

On the Structural Distortion Induced by the Inverse Box-Cox Transformation

Development of a modelling framework for running safety analysis of a heavy-haul freight vehicle crossing a bridge under different loading conditions

Evaluation of train running safety for freight and heavy-haul railway vehicles is a poorly addressed topic in the literature, despite their distinct dynamic behaviour and track conditions compared with passenger and high-speed railways. For this purpose, a framework for the development of a three-dimensional numerical analysis of train running safety crossing a bridge using a vehicle-structure interaction methodology is presented. Numerical models of the railway bridge were developed and cali...

Transport disadvantage and accessibility gaps: Addressing equity in Porto's metropolitan public transport system