Paiva, Ivo Cristiano Soares https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8024-6734
dos Santos, Eduardo José Ferreira
Ventura, Filipa Isabel Quaresma Santos
Vilela, António Carlos Lopes
Moreira, Isabel Maria Pinheiro Borges
Article History
Received: 20 May 2025
Accepted: 21 July 2025
First Online: 23 July 2025
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