+ Design de cena: exposição de trabalhos dos estudantes do curso de Teatro - ramo Design de cena

Catálogo da exposição de trabalhos dos estudantes do curso de Teatro - ramo Design de cena, ano letivo 2024/2025, patente no Espaço Almeida Garrett, de 24 de junho a 26 de setembro de 202

Microbial contamination in grocery stores from Portugal and Spain: the neglected indoor environment to be tackled in the scope of the One Health approach

BioSkyNet workshop held by the University of Essex (Ref: NE/V008293/1).FCT_UIDB/05608/2020. FCT_UIDP/05608/2020.Microbial contamination in grocery shops (GS) should be evaluated since food commodities are commonly handled by workers and customers increasing the risk of food contamination and disease transmission. The aim of this study was to evaluate the microbial contamination in Portuguese and Spanish GS with a multi-approach protocol using passive (electrostatic dust cloths and surface swabs) sampling methods. The molecular detection of Aspergillus sections, mycotoxin analysis, screening of azole resistance as well as cytotoxicity measurement was conducted to better estimate the potential health risks of exposure and to identify possible relations between the risk factors studied. The fruits/vegetables sampling location was the one identified as being the most contaminated (bacteria and fungi) area in GS from both countries. Aspergillus section Fumigati and Fusarium species were observed in samples from Portuguese groceries with reduced susceptibilities to azoles commonly used in the clinical treatment of fungal infections. Fumonisin B2 has been detected in Portuguese GS possibly unveiling this emergent threat concerning occupational exposure and food safety. Overall, the results obtained raise concerns regarding human health and food safety and must be surveilled by applying a One Health approach.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Longitudinal changes in crystalline lens thickness and power in children aged 6-12 years old

This work was supported by the Noor Ophthalmology Research Center and Shahroud University of Medical Sciences (Grant Number: 9329, 960351).Objectives: To determine the three-year changes in crystalline lens power (LP) and thickness (LT) in children and their associated factors. Methods: Schoolchildren aged 6-12 years living in Shahroud, northeast Iran were examined in 2015 and 2018. The Bennett formula was used to calculate LP. Multiple generalized estimating equations (GEE) analysis was used for data analysis. Results: Among the 8089 examined eyes, the mean LP in Phase 1 and 2, and the three-year change were 21.61 ± 1.47D, 21.00 ± 1.42D, and -0.61 ± 0.52D, respectively. The GEE model showed that negative shifts in LP were less pronounced with increasing age (β = 0.176; p < 0.001), and were also less noticeable in hyperopes compared to emmetropes (β = 0.120; p < 0.001). The changes in LP decreased when outdoor activity increased among urban residents (β = 0.013; p = 0.039), while it increased in rural areas (β = -0.020; p = 0.047). The mean three-year change in LT was 0.002 ± 0.13 mm. Female sex and aging by one year increased the LT by 0.022 mm (P < 0.001). However, LT decreased in 6-8-year-olds, while it increased in 10-12-year-old children, both in a linear fashion. The change in LT was less in myopes than in emmetropes (β = -0.018, P-value = 0.010). Conclusion: LP decreases after three years in 6 to 12-year-old children. LT increases slightly after three years in 6 to 12-year-old children. The changes in LP and LT were associated with refractive errors, place of residence, age and gender, and outdoor activity time.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

The International Collaboration of Pharmacy Journal Editors (ICPJE) formally constituted to foster quality around clinical and social pharmacy practice research publications

The Granada statements were a result of the need to strengthen clinical, social, and administrative pharmacy practice as an area of knowledge that translates into practice, research, and policy. As a response, a group of clinical and social pharmacy practice journal editors launched an initiative in Granada in 2023, to discuss ways to improve the quality of publications in this area, which culminated in the Granada statements. Eighteen statements were developed, clustered into six main domains: (i) the appropriate use of terminology; (ii) developing impactful abstracts; (iii) having the required peer reviews; (iv) journal scattering; (v) more effective and wiser use of journal and article performance metrics; and (vi) authors’ selection of the most appropriate pharmacy practice journal to submit their work. The full Granada statements have been published in 14 journals. These pioneering statements are rooted in similar endeavors undertaken by scholars in other health professions groups, fostering the concept of interdisciplinary consensus and advancing the scientific paradigm

Study and characterization of specimens obtained through additive manufacturing technologies with thermoplastic matrix and carbon fibre

Abstract The use of thermoplastic matrix in continuous fibres composites is relatively recent with the number of potential applications steadily growing. However, the use of thermoplastics as a matrix comes with several challenges since thermoplastic polymers present much higher viscosity than thermosets, resulting in much more difficult and complex reinforcement impregnation and consequent consolidation tasks. This research focuses on the study and characterization of specimens produced through two additive manufacturing (AM) technologies: Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) and Automated Fibre Placement (AFP). Both techniques employ a polyamide thermoplastic matrix reinforced with continuous carbon fibre, and mechanical behaviour will be evaluated by analysing their tensile, flexural and interlaminar shear strength properties. To characterize the materials and specimens, several techniques were used, such as SEM, DSC, TGA, FTIR calcination or Micro-CT. For the production of FFF specimens a commercially available 3D printer capable of printing continuous fibre filaments was used, and to produce the AFP specimens, a functional prototype was first developed and then the tapes produced. With all the necessary conditions reached, the specimens were produced. To analyse the AFP specimens a Design of Experiments was implemented, with the influence of the most pertinent process variables also being analysed. Finally, the specimens produced by the different additive manufacturing techniques were evaluated and compared in terms of their mechanical properties and pose.A utilização de matrizes termoplásticas em compósitos de fibras contínuas é relativamente recente e o número de potenciais aplicações tem vindo a aumentar constantemente. No entanto, a utilização de termoplásticos como matriz apresenta vários desafios, uma vez que os polímeros termoplásticos apresentam uma viscosidade muito superior à dos termoendurecíveis, resultando em tarefas de impregnação do reforço e consequente consolidação muito mais difíceis e complexas. Esta investigação centra-se no estudo e caraterização de espécimes produzidos através de duas tecnologias de fabrico aditivo (AM): Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) e Automated Fibre Placement (AFP). Ambas as técnicas empregam uma matriz termoplástica de poliamida reforçada com fibra de carbono contínua, e o comportamento mecânico será avaliado através da análise das suas propriedades de resistência à tração, flexão e cisalhamento interlaminar. Para caraterizar os materiais e os provetes, foram utilizadas várias técnicas, tais como SEM, DSC, TGA, calcinação FTIR ou Micro-CT. Para a produção de espécimes FFF foi utilizada uma impressora 3D disponível no mercado capaz de imprimir filamentos de fibra contínua, e para produzir os espécimes AFP, foi primeiro desenvolvido um protótipo funcional e depois produzidas as fitas. Com todas as condições necessárias alcançadas, os espécimes foram produzidos. Para analisar os provetes AFP foi implementado um Design of Experiments, sendo também analisada a influência das variáveis de processo mais pertinentes. Por fim, os provetes produzidos pelas diferentes técnicas de fabrico aditivo foram avaliados e comparados em termos das suas propriedades mecânicas

Analysis of the public policies and constraints limiting the aquaponics industry

Aquaponics is an innovative sustainable method for the simultaneous production of vegetables and fish, enabling localized inland fish farming and vegetable cultivation without the need for artificial fertilizers. To assess the potential development of commercial aquaponics in Europe, a group of European stakeholders and experts were interviewed to analyze their perspectives on the challenges faced by this emerging sector. This paper evaluates and discusses the primary issues encountered by stakeholders, proposing to the public decision makers strategies to address these barriers and constraints. Legal and administrative obstacles in public policies were identified, highlighting the need for a special legal and regulatory framework for aquaponics. Currently, from the European and international public policies bureaucratic inefficiencies, such as duplicated licensing procedures, sales authorizations, and permitting processes, hinder sector growth. Additionally, the use of exotic fish species, such as tilapia (Tilapia spp.), is restricted under existing aquaculture regulations. Alternative freshwater species suitable for integration into aquaponics systems include largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides), pikeperch (Sander lucioperca), and eel (Anguilla anguilla). To overcome the legal and public policies barriers to the organic certification of aquaponics products, it is recommended that producers collaborate to develop tailored certification schemes specific to the sector. Indeed, strong investment in advertising and marketing targeting European consumers is needed to foster more favorable attitudes and intentions toward promoting this industry

Criação-educação artística, deslizamentos relacionais: processos de criação coreográfica em contexto museológico e o seu potencial educativo

A criação coreográfica contemporânea tem, em si, um potencial de multiplicidade, ou seja, capaz de ser um lugar de contínua reconfiguração e deslizamento. Contudo, existe uma estabilidade nos métodos e nos processos de criação coreográfica que corresponde ao aspeto relacional. Onde a obra coreográfica existe na relação entre agentes: público, intérpretes, criadores(as), professores(as), mediadores(as). Este texto propõe pensar e descrever o Projeto Dançar Arte que articula o Centro de Arte Moderna da Fundação Gulbenkian e a Escola Superior de Dança do Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa. Assim, para além de uma descrição do projeto, nas suas diferentes ramificações e esferas: expositiva, performativa e formativa; pretende expandir e pensar os seus aspetos metodológicos e os seus desdobramentos. Onde, partindo da estética relacional de Nicolas Bourriaud, é possível olhar para a criação enquanto lugar de encontro. E abordar a importância de criar experiências que promovam a aprendizagem e a reflexão através da arte, destacando como esses processos de criação em museus podem estimular o diálogo entre artistas, visitantes e obras. Fundando uma perspetiva colaborativa de criação coreográfica em contexto museológico. Onde, em detrimento de uma figura de poder, associada à autoria de uma obra, é proposto um campo horizontal de relações e orientado um processo de criação-interpretação. Em que o papel da educação artística prende-se com a busca pela singularidade e pelo encontro do mundo interior dos agentes da criação e do mundo exterior das obras potencializando experiências éticas, estéticas e políticas.ABSTRACT - Contemporary choreographic creation has, in itself, a potential for multiplicity, that is, capable of being a place of continuous reconfiguration and slippage. However, there is a stability in the methods and processes of choreographic creation that corresponds to the relational aspect. Where the choreographic work exists in the relationship between agents: audience, performers, creators, teachers, mediators. This text proposes to think about and describe the Dançar Arte Project that articulates the Modern Art Center of the Gulbenkian Foundation and the Higher School of Dance of the Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon. Thus, in addition to a description of the project, in its different branches and spheres: expository, performance and training; intends to expand and think about its methodological aspects and their consequences. Where, starting from Nicolas Bourriaud's relational aesthetics, it is possible to look at creation as a meeting place. And address the importance of creating experiences that promote learning and reflection through art, highlighting how these creation processes in museums can stimulate dialogue between artists, visitors and works. Founding a collaborative perspective of choreographic creation in a museum context. Where, to the detriment of a figure of power, associated with the authorship of a work, a horizontal field of relationships is proposed, and a process of creation-interpretation is guided. In which the role of artistic education is linked to the search for singularity and the meeting of the inner world of the agents of creation and the outer world of the works, enhancing ethical,aesthetic and political experiences

Academia da leitura do mundo: o jornalismo, a comunicação e eu

Objetivo Geral: a “Academia da Leitura do Mundo” é um programa educacional inovador para jovens estudantes, com idades entre 14 e 24 anos, promovido pelo Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa - Escola Superior de Comunicação Social, com o objetivo de promover a literacia mediática e o desenvolvimento de três competências-chave: Comunicação, Autorregulação e Espírito Crítico, essenciais para uma participação ativa e informada dos cidadãos na sociedade contemporânea. Objetivos Específicos: o programa visa a necessidade e urgência de desafiar os jovens a: · saber distinguir entre diferentes tipos de conteúdo no mesmo meio: notícias, entretenimento e publicidade; · conhecer as principais características de cada meio e seus processos de produção e disseminação de conteúdo; · interpretar e dar sentido às mensagens dos media, de forma negociada e crítica; · lidar com uma sobrecarga de informações e estímulos e ser capaz de pesquisar, avaliar e selecionar fontes confiáveis; · entender o modelo de negócios de cada meio de comunicação e, assim, ser capaz de reconhecer o contexto económico, político e ideológico no qual operam; · participar no espaço mediático de forma responsável

Young adults’ (re)negotiation of gender and sexual identities across mobile apps in Portugal

Stemming from a critical approach towards technology (understood as a producer of meanings, subjectivity and agency, and, thus, shaped by power relations) and taking into account the role of broader societal norms and structures in technological uses and gratifications, this chapter explores the (re)negotiations of gender and sexual identities among Portuguese young adult app users. It focuses on if app usage allows these users to break heterocisnormativity and hegemonic notions of masculinity. For that purpose, the study conducted six focus groups involving 31 participants and 25 semi-structured interviews with young adults (18–30 years old). The scripts were designed to collect data about mobile app usage practices and what meanings interviewees attribute to used platforms, navigating through imaginaries, meanings, appropriations, incorporations and mostly negotiations. Analytically, this study contributes to an enhanced understanding of how apps might change young adult lives concerning gender and sexual identities and to challenging uses and gratifications theory, which, after almost 80 years since its first formulations, has gained new impetus with the ongoing digitisation process and the so-called interactive technologies that integrate it

Satisfação e perceção de risco ocupacional em trabalhadores em regime de trabalho híbrido numa entidade pública

Mestrado em Segurança e Higiene no TrabalhoCom a pandemia COVID-19, o “sistema de trabalho híbrido” foi implementado e hoje continua a ser adotado em muitos contextos organizacionais. A relevância do conhecimento da experiência dos trabalhadores que vivem na modalidade de trabalho híbrido, a avaliação e o conhecimento sobre este modelo de trabalho, constituem etapas chave no processo de perceção de riscos ocupacionais, bem como na satisfação quanto ao sistema. O presente estudo teve como objetivo geral avaliar o grau de satisfação e a perceção de riscos ocupacionais em profissionais que trabalham num Sistema Híbrido. Como objetivos específicos, pretende-se avaliar a perceção da satisfação geral com o trabalho, triar riscos psicossociais, descrever a perceção dos trabalhadores quanto à conciliação de papéis e responsabilidades nos domínios do trabalho e da família, avaliar a experiência do trabalho híbrido, identificar condições de trabalho e verificar as associações entre satisfação e perceção de riscos. O estudo é do tipo analítico e transversal, quantitativo, descritivo e correlacional. Participaram no estudo 160 trabalhadores que responderam aos critérios de inclusão. A metodologia utilizada foi um questionário sociodemográfico sobre as condições de trabalho. Foi utilizado um protocolo de questionários para recolha de dados sobre as variáveis: satisfação ocupacional, riscos psicossociais e experiência vivida com o trabalho híbrido. Os dados foram analisados através de estudos estatísticos descritivos e correlacionais com recurso a “Statistical package for Social Sciences” (SPSS), v. 29. No global, foram encontrados níveis médios-elevados de satisfação e avaliação satisfatória da experiência de trabalho híbrido. Os participantes mais velhos revelaram níveis mais baixos de satisfação em todos os domínios, piores resultados na avaliação sobre a experiência com o sistema híbrido e níveis mais elevados de perceção de riscos. Verifica-se que a satisfação está associada à perceção das relações interpessoais, em especial com as chefias. Em conclusão, o estudo aponta para a importância das relações do clima relacional em especial com as chefias, e para a necessidade de melhor apoiar os trabalhadores mais velhos quando se trata de alterações do sistema de trabalho e/ou a introdução de novas tecnologias.ABSTRACT: With the COVID-19 pandemic, the “hybrid work system” was implemented, and today it continues to be adopted in many organizational contexts. The relevance of knowing the experience of workers who work in a hybrid work model, the assessment and knowledge about this work model, constitutes a key stage in the process of perceiving occupational risks, as well as in satisfaction with the system. The general objective of this study was to assess the level of satisfaction and the perception of occupational risks among professionals working in a Hybrid System. The specific objectives were to assess the perception of general job satisfaction, screen for psychosocial risks, describe workers' perceptions regarding the reconciliation of roles and responsibilities in the areas of work and family, assess the experience of hybrid work, identify working conditions and verify the associations between satisfaction and risk perception. This is an analytical, cross-sectional, quantitative, descriptive, and correlational study. A total of 160 workers who met the inclusion criteria participated in the study. The methodology used was a sociodemographic and working conditions questionnaire, and a questionnaire protocol was used to collect data on the following variables: job satisfaction, psychosocial risks, and experience with hybrid work. The data were analyzed through descriptive and correlational statistical studies using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS), v. 29. Overall, medium-high levels of satisfaction and satisfactory assessment of the hybrid work experience were found. Older participants showed lower levels of satisfaction in all domains, worse results in the assessment of the experience with the hybrid system, and higher levels of risk perception. It was found that satisfaction is associated with the perception of interpersonal relationships, especially with managers. In conclusion, the study highlights the importance of the relationship climate, especially with managers, and the need to better support older workers when it comes to changes in the work system and/or the introduction of new technologies