Abstract The present study analyzed trends in premature mortality from Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) between 1990 and 2019, the projections up to 2030, risk factors (RFs) attributable these Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP). Estimates Global Burden Disease (GBD) analysis burden due NCDs were used for nine CPLP countries, applying age-standardized rates, using RStudio. Portugal...

Our approach to produce translations for the ACL-2016 Biomedical Translation Task on the English-Portuguese language pair, in both directions, is described. Own preliminary tests results and final results, measured by the shared task organizers, are also presented.

In Example Based Machine Translation (EBMT) research, there are three main approaches: Surface Based, Pattern Based and Structure Based approach. In Structure Based EBMT system, such as SSTC approach [1], it has a problem that it relies on two syntax parsers to analyze the translation examples, but robust syntax parsers are not always available. On the other hand, Chinese and Portuguese belong ...

This paper presents on-going research on the building of an electronic dictionary of frozen sentences of European Portuguese. It will focus on the problems arising from the description of their formal variation in view of natural language processing

We present the semantic multilingual question answering engine of the TRUST project, describing its overall architecture, its common multilingual resources, as well as the specific resources, tools and processing mechanisms implemented for the development of the Portuguese language module.

This paper is concerned with mood distribution in European and Brazilian Portuguese. Although, in many cases, these two varieties do not differ as regards the selected mood, there are exceptions in some contexts. The variations involve rather different constructions, at first sight suggesting a chaotic picture. However, if one assumes that mood is associated with the expression of an attitude t...

BACKGROUND The Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire (MLHFQ) is an important measurement instrument for assessing the quality of life of heart failure patients. Despite being largely used within our context, the questionnaire had not yet been translated and validated into the Portuguese language. OBJECTIVE Of this study was to translate and validate the Portuguese version of the M...

GREEN CHEMISTRY AND THE PERIODIC TABLE BY ANASTAS ZIMMERMAN: TRANSLATION ALIGNMENT WITH A SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. Green and Sustainable Chemistry (GSC) provides scientific ethical innovations to achieve a sustainable future. In this context, international efforts strategies have been made incorporate green philosophy into education. Brazil has immense potential lead in scenario, providing new ...