IJUP’s 17th edition took place from 08 to 10 May 2024, at the Faculty of Economy of the University of Porto.

Book of Abstracts and Programme
Distinções
Oral Communications
Rita Julião | Potential cross-reactivity of Alphitobius diaperinus larvae in crustacean-allergic patients as affected by physicochemical treatments
Simão Silva | Sustainable Valorization of Chestnut Processing Waste: Development of Functional and Biodegradable Films
Posters
André Silva| Biostimulant activity of microalgae and cyanobacteria for agricultural purposes
Beatriz Araújo | Evaluating K-Means Classification for Manual Lineament Extraction: A Comparative Study with Band Ratio from Sentinel-1 imagery, in the Ria de Vigo, Spain
Marta Rojais | The ecotoxicological effects of metformin in aquatic standard species, in a climatic change scenario
Oral Communications
Catarina Freitas | Visual Urban Quality: Impact on Health and Well being
Posters
Patrícia Antunes dos Reis | Beyond Borders: For a Sustainable Territorial Planning in Rio de Onor and Rihonor de Castilla
Oral Communications
Francisca Fradinho | Reinventing Academic Access: Design, Digitization, and Dialogue at U.Porto Press and ‘Espaço Público/Public Space’ Journal
Maria Pinheiro | On taking time with the world
Posters
Tiago Rego | Chromatic Aberration: Development of a chromatic typography for social awareness
Oral Communications
Carolina Mota | Invisible dangers on our plates: a critical review of the widespread presence of microplastics and nanoplastics in food
Inês Castro-Almeida | T(AHR)getting the AHR: Navigating the path of a xenobiotic sensor, from disease to a therapeutic target
Licínio Oliveira | Biochar-mediated remediation of Cu-contaminated soils: impacts on growth and physiology of lettuce plants
Martina Dourado-Gonçalves | Functional Glycoproteomics Characterization of Gastric Cancer Cells Expressing Immature O-glycans
Posters
Beatriz Sousa | Functional characterization of a putative iodine transporter in Arabidopsis thaliana
Catarina Santos | Improving the production of the heterologous compatible solute glycine betaine in Synechocystis-based chassis
Catarina Simões | Impact of wildfires on lizard diets in Portugal
Eduarda Pinto | Modulation of the osteosarcoma microenvironment by engineering osteoclasts with non-coding RNAs
Inês Freitas | Volatile chemical characterization of electronic cigarettes, heated tobacco products and traditional tobacco
Jéssica Leite | Sustainable antifouling agents: hazard assessment of novel solutions
Leonor Carvalho | Optimization of sustainable methods for kelp reforestation
Pedro Sousa | Exploring hybridization dynamics in Alpine Hare Species under climate-driven range shifts
Oral Communications
Bárbara Sampaio | Design and synthesis of amphiphilic compounds derived from proline and proline mimetics as potential transdermal drug delivery systems
Elsa Loureiro | Thermoresponsive hybrid polymer/tubule hydrogels: promising nanocarriers for drug delivery
Posters
Beatriz Topa | DNA-Functionalized Gold Nanoparticles For Detecting Mutations Associated With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Nuno M. Saraiva | Click on Click: Development of functionalized polymersomes encapsulating promising anti-cancer small molecules
Oral Communications
Dayanne Andrade | “Bicha de um lado, homem do outro”: Experiences of imprisonment by the Brazilian LGBT community
Posters
Ana Júlia Nogueira | How does motherhood influence the adaptation to prison? Exploring the perceptions of the prison staff
Maria Canudo | Individual Differences Among Hackers
Oral Communications
Ana Sousa | The Tax Progressivity Puzzle: Unraveling the Trade-off between Inequality and Growth
Oral Communications
Ana Lima | Assessment of the impact of mixed reality tools in surgical practice and training
João Pedro Lemos | Treatment of wine distillery effluents using advanced oxidation processes
Posters
Maria Beirão | A machine learning system for keratitis diagnosis from cornea images
Tiago Magalhães | Horizontal support inclination for the control of the re-centring capability of Friction Pendulum Systems: A Performance-Based approach
Oral Communications
Ana Pinho | Preferences for engagement in decision-making about health data sharing for research among rare diseases patients and informal carers
Ângela Faria | Unravelling the ErbB2 Sugar Code in Gastric Cancer: Construction of a Glycoengineered Cell-based Library
Carolina Silva | Exploring SSC5D’s impact on maternal-fetal infections and neonatal sepsis
Cecília Ferreira | Building a novel blood-brain barrier/glioblastoma interplay 3D in vitro model for stratification of drug efficacy
Hugo David | Characterization of a Cell Model with a Mitochondrial DNA Mutation and Evaluation of Novel Therapeutic Strategies for Mitochondrial Diseases
Fredson Delgado | Use of the low-cost microscope-MMR in secondary schools in Praia – Cape Verde: a solution to the lack of laboratory equipment
Ksenija Vučković | Decoding bioaerosols in Antarctica: Microbial diversity in precipitation and surface snow
Patrícia Gonçalves | Establishing and characterizing a novel gemcitabine-resistant pancreatic cancer cell line
Posters
António Magalhães | A dive into diversity and antimicrobial resistance of Enterococcus from rivers used for drinking water production
Beatriz Lopes | Exploring TTR stabilization as treatment for Alzheimer’s Disease
Beatriz Sampaio | iPSC-driven spheroids for cardiac patch vascularization
Filipe Gomes | Modeling and minimizing delay in diagnosis of diseases caused by mycobacteria
Joana Oliveira | VPAC1 may be a novel target to prevent epileptogenesis and to attenuate cognitive deficits in epileptic patients
José Abobeleira | Dysfunction of visceral adipose tissue in human endometriosis
Maria Peixoto | The role of hypoxia in the KRT17 and TPSAB1/B2-mediated modulation of the colon cancer microenvironment
Nuno Carvalho | Evaluation of the activation profile of antigen presenting cells by an extract of Toxoplasma gondii by in vitro models
Oral Communications
Beatriz da Silva Martins | Bibliometric analysis of studies on tourism and thermal comfort in the city of Porto (Portugal)
Eduardo Esteves | The last elections in colonial Mozambique (1973) – limitations of colonial marcelism and racial hierarchies of power
Marília Soares | Nina Simone – My Baby Just Cares for Me
Nuno Pereira | “Dialogues between Gender and Art: Decoding “Gineceu Androceu” through the Semiotics of Visual Communication
Sofia Paiva | The Art of Victory: A Close Look at Fan-Voted Trophy Cups from Sport Lisboa e Benfica’s Collection
Posters
Dora Henequin | In the Weave of Time: Are Archaeological Textiles and Hides the Silent Witnesses of History?
Mafalda Bastos de Moura | Between the Sea and Shore: The Faces of Erosive Coastline at the Granja Beach
Oral Communications
Rita Faria | Long-Period Fiber Gratings and Fabry-Perot Interferometers for Relative Humidity Fiber Sensing in a Marine Environment
Tomás Moura | A Study of Columba I
Posters
André Soares | Magneto-structural coupling in Heusler-type alloys with a large magnetocaloric effect
António Leite | The Metacommutation Problem in the Hurwitz Integers
Oral Communications
Leonor Cardoso | Extreme Reactions to Deviance: The impact of Crisis contexts and Deviant’s status
Posters
Ana Gonçalves | Mathematical Mail: feedback and letter writing as promoters of written mathematical communication
Leonor Teixeira | Sexual Violence and Gender: The Role of Rape Myths and Violent Pornography- A Study with College Students
Oral Communications
Joana Leão | Velocity variation on national-level double-scull crews
Simão Ribeiro | Positional differences in strength, agility and speed in Basketball
Posters
Beatriz Cavaleiro | Results of a digital marketing strategy applied in the Portuguese Swimming Federation
Miguel Ferreira | The role of synergetic elevation of the body’s center of mass in basketball free throw shooting