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- From destination attributes to tourist satisfaction: novelty-seeking as a bridge between liminality and place attachmentPublication . Lança, Milene; Nobre Pereira, Luis; Silva, joão; Andraz, Jorge; Cunha Sousa Nunes, Rui JoséThis study analyses how destination attributes influence tourist satisfaction via perceived quality, price, and safety, and how these relationships differ by novelty-seeking orientation. Framed at the intersection of liminality and place attachment, novelty-seeking is conceptualised as the behavioural mechanism linking extraordinary experiences to emotional bonds with place, offering the first empirical integration of these frameworks in tourism research. Using data from 1,488 tourists visiting the Algarve (Portugal) in 2022–2023 and Partial Least Squares Multigroup Analysis (PLS-MGA), the results show that for conservative tourists, destination attributes enhance perceived quality, lower perceived prices and safety concerns, and increase satisfaction. For adventurous tourists, satisfaction is driven mainly by perceived price and is negatively affected by in situ safety concerns, indicating that novelty-seekers do not uniformly discount risk. The findings highlight how novelty-seeking conditions cognitive pathways to satisfaction and inform market segmentation strategies aligned with distinct motivational orientations.
- Effect of the synthesis parameters on the physicochemical properties of NaY Zeolite with faujasite structurePublication . Fernandes, Auguste; Plateau, Christiaan; Lourenço, João P.; Costa, Daniel; Esteves, Laura M.; Ferreira, Maria João; Nogueira, Isabel; Ribeiro, Maria FilipaNaY material belongs to the iconic family of zeolites with a Faujasite structure. These microporous aluminosilicate materials possess exceptional properties, making them essential in various applications, e.g., catalysis, gas sorption/separation, and ion exchange. In particular, NaY zeolite is a good model material for teaching fundamental concepts in crystallography, surface chemistry, and adsorption phenomena and a stimulating literature review topic for students. NaY zeolite can be easily synthesized by students at the laboratory scale. Its preparation and characterization offer valuable learning opportunities by linking theoretical knowledge with practical applications in Materials Science and/or Chemical Engineering courses. In this work, we propose a very simple but highly reproducible synthesis method for obtaining a highly crystalline NaY material. This flexible approach enables undergraduate students to investigate the influence of both the crystallization time and temperature on the outcome of NaY synthesis. By combining standard characterization techniques like powder X-ray diffraction, solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance, infrared spectroscopy, and scanning electron microscopy coupled with energy-dispersive spectroscopy, students acquire hands-on experience in Materials characterization, learn about the complementarity and limitations of the different characterization methods, and strengthen their knowledge in Inorganic Chemistry, Materials Science, and Analytical Chemistry.