Rita Ribeiro

Biographic Data

ID72569
NAMERita Ribeiro
GIVEN NAMESRita
FAMILY NAMERibeiro
SIGNATURERIBEIRO R
AFFILIATIONSEscola Superior de Saúde Egas Moniz
ORCID0000-0002-2330-1696
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS10
TOTAL CITATIONS5
AUTHOR COUNT10
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2010
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX1

  • Running into the Lyme-light

    Open AccessMabel Balfour, Rita Ribeiro et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2026

    Lyme disease (LD) incidence is increasing globally, driven by changes to habitat and human-vector interactions. Effective prevention relies on local and individual-level understanding of risk and ecosystem interactions. Despite frequent exposure to tick habitats, little is known about tick bites and LD risk among hill, trail, and mountain runners. This study aimed to evaluate the period prevalence of tick bites and incidence of LD in hill runners…

  • Orofacial assessment as digital path for forensic and legal evidence record

    Open AccessTiago Nunes, Rita Ribeiro et al.ARTICLEForensic Sciences Research2024Cited by: 1

    Human identification engages in orofacial details records.Photographic and laser scans record intraoral and extraoral anatomic structures.Forensic cases assessed by intraoral scanner technology are accurate and less time-consuming, optimizing the orofacial data for identification

  • Culture(s) on the Margins

    Open AccessSimon Stewart, Rita RibeiroARTICLEJournal of Cultural Analysis and…2023References: 2

    Sociologists and those working in related disciplines have often found more of interest on the margins than in the centre. It is where innovation takes place, where the new replaces the outmoded, where ‘outsider’ or heterodox voices challenge the orthodoxy, and where culture creators are most able to follow the laws inherent to their specific region of the cultural field. The margins are where you will find ‘underground’ or ‘cutting edge’ scenes.…

  • Violence against Women during the Covid-19 Pandemic

    Open AccessCristina Soeiro, Rita Ribeiro et al.ARTICLESocial Sciences2023Cited by: 3References: 23

    Women of all ages can be exposed to violence both within and outside of the home, especially in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of this study is to analyze violence against women (VAW) before and during the first year of the pandemic in Portugal. Crimes perpetrated against female victims from 17 years old and younger to 65 years old and older were analyzed by comparing requests for help in 2019 and 2020. A total of 12,045 reques…

  • Psychosocial risks factors among victim support workers during the Covid-19 pandemic

    Open AccessSónia Caridade, Ana Oliveira et al.ARTICLEBMC Psychology2022

    These findings give important insights into the areas that must be enhanced in this context involving VSW. Additionally, the results highlight the relevance of encouraging a healthy and supportive work environment, preventing and promoting the health and well-being of VSW, particularly when considering the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic

  • The City of the Senses, the Senses in the City

    Open AccessHomero Pires, Emilia Rodrigues Araujo et al.BOOKThe City of the Senses, the…2022References: 18

    Urban-oriented sensory analysis has a long tradition within the social sciences. However, in communication and cultural studies research, the sensorial orientation is still incipient. This publication is part of an ongoing call by Passeio, the platform for the study of art and urban culture of the Communication and Society Research Centre, for an organicist vision of the city, underlining the need to re-signify the role of the senses in the exper…

  • Analysing criminal profiling validity

    Open AccessRita Ribeiro, Rita Alexandra Brilha Ribeiro et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of Law and…2021

  • Remote support to victims of violence against women and domestic violence during the Covid-19 pandemic

    Open AccessSónia Caridade, Sónia Maria Martins Caridade et al.ARTICLEThe Journal of Adult Protection2021Cited by: 1References: 2

    Purpose This paper aims to characterize the type of support provided to victims of violence against women and domestic violence (VAWDV) during the first lockdown, assessing the training of professionals to use remote support (RS). Design/methodology/approach This cross-sectional study involves a sample of 196 support professionals, mainly women (91.8%) and who integrate the Portuguese National Support Network for victims of domestic violence (NSN…

  • Contributos para a compreensão da mobilidade

    Open AccessMárcia Silva, Emilia Rodrigues Araujo et al.ARTICLEForum Sociológico2020

    Existem vários modelos de travessias pedonais que são acompanhados de pressupostos diversos sobre o comportamento dos peões durante o atravessamento. Neste artigo cruzam-se contributos de várias áreas científicas acerca dos tipos e usos das travessias pedonais e analisam-se os resultados de um estudo realizado sobre uma travessia pedonal sem sinais luminosos localizada na cidade de Braga. O estudo, que pretendeu caracterizar como os peões e autom…

  • Pensar a identidade atonal da modernidade

    Open AccessRita RibeiroARTICLEComunicação e Sociedade2010

    Porque há conceitos acerca dos quais não é possível reflectir linearmente, este texto pretende ser uma metáfora acerca da noção de identidade em tempos (pós-)modernos. Com inspiração em Calvino, Hofstadter, Escher e Bach, e sustentação em Bauman, Sennet, Kaufmann e Lipovetsky, a identidade é abordada como hipertexto que conecta as escolhas dúcteis do indivíduo moderno