Que espaço para uma cidadania activa e participativa no contexto das reformas da administração pública em Portugal?

Comunicação apresentada no 6º Congresso Nacional de Administração Pública, realizado pelo INA em Lisboa, de 29 a 30 de Outubro de 200

In-season internal and external training load quantification of an elite European soccer team

Elite soccer teams that participate in European competitions need to have players in the best physical and psychological status possible to play matches. As a consequence of congestive schedule, controlling the training load (TL) and thus the level of effort and fatigue of players to reach higher performances during the matches is therefore critical. Therefore, the aim of the current study was to provide the first report of seasonal internal and external training load that included Hooper Index (HI) scores in elite soccer players during an in-season period. Nineteen elite soccer players were sampled, using global position system to collect total distance, high-speed distance (HSD) and average speed (AvS). It was also collected session rating of perceived exertion (s-RPE) and HI scores during the daily training sessions throughout the 2015-2016 in-season period. Data were analysed across ten mesocycles (M: 1 to 10) and collected according to the number of days prior to a one-match week. Total daily distance covered was higher at the start (M1 and M3) compared to the final mesocycle (M10) of the season. M1 (5589m) reached a greater distance than M5 (4473m) (ES = 9.33 [12.70, 5.95]) and M10 (4545m) (ES = 9.84 [13.39, 6.29]). M3 (5691m) reached a greater distance than M5 (ES = 9.07 [12.36, 5.78]), M7 (ES = 6.13 [8.48, 3.79]) and M10 (ES = 9.37 [12.76, 5.98]). High-speed running distance was greater in M1 (227m), than M5 (92m) (ES = 27.95 [37.68, 18.22]) and M10 (138m) (ES = 8.46 [11.55, 5.37]). Interestingly, the s-RPE response was higher in M1 (331au) in comparison to the last mesocycle (M10, 239au). HI showed minor variations across mesocycles and in days prior to the match. Every day prior to a match, all internal and external TL variables expressed significant lower values to other days prior to a match (p<0.01). In general, there were no differences between player positions. Conclusions: Our results reveal that despite the existence of some significant differences between mesocycles, there were minor changes across the in-season period for the internal and external TL variables used. Furthermore, it was observed that MD-1 presented a reduction of external TL (regardless of mesocycle) while internal TL variables did not have the same record during in-season match-day-minus.: The authors state that there were no salaries’ fund from a tobacco company. Also, the authors are not aware of any competing interests. This project was supported by the National Funds through FCT—Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (UID/DTP/04045/2013)—and the European Fund for Regional Development (FEDER) allocated by European Union through the COMPETE 2020 Programme (POCI-01-0145- FEDER-006969)—competitiveness and internationalization (POCI). All funding received for this work from any of the following organizations: National Institutes of Health (NIH); Welcome Trust; Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

A CACHAÇA COMO ATRATIVO TURÍSTICO NO TERRITÓRIO DO MUNICÍPIO DE VASSOURAS (RJ, BRASIL)

Essa é uma pesquisa que busca analisar a cachaça como um patrimônio alimentar e como um atrativo turístico-cultural no município de Vassouras, interior do estado do Rio de Janeiro. Utilizando metodologias quanti-qualitativas, tais como: entrevistas, observação participante, revisão bibliográfica e documental, foi possível inferir, ainda que de modo preliminar, que a consolidação da cachaça como um produto turístico é relevante para a região e que a cidade começa a colher os frutos desse investimento, principalmente por meio da afluência à Feira da Cachaça e do Encontro Anual de Colecionadores de Cachaça.This article presents preliminary reflections from my masters dissertation about the touristic potential of cachaça in the city of Vassouras, in Vale do Café (Rio de Janeiro State). The research was done through the Postgraduate Program in Geography at the Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro (PPGEO/UFRRJ), and it is aimed at analyzing the production and commercialization of cachaça in the city of Vassouras, in the context of its relevance for cultural heritage and as a product with touristic potential. The research makes use of both qualitative and quantitative methods, such as: interviews, participant observation, and bibliographical and documental review. These methods have preliminarily confirmed that cachaça has touristic value in the Vale do Café region, and that the region is beginning to see the fruits of investing in the product, such as through hosting increasingly successful events like Feira da Cachaça (Cachaça Fair) and Encontro Anual de Colecionadores de Cachaça (Annual Meeting of Cachaça Collectors). &nbsp

A AMPLA NOÇÃO DE LINGUAGEM DE CHARLES S. PEIRCE: COMPARTILHAMENTO DE HÁBITOS

Resumo:&nbsp;O método científico de investigação de Peirce, conjugado com seu antropomorfismo, o conduziu à elaboração de uma noção tão ampla de linguagem que estende em muito o universo estritamente humano relacionado à língua verbal. O antropomorfismo como método ajudou Peirce a elaborar uma semiótica que busca compreender a lógica que está subjacente à produção de significado nos mais distintos sistemas, compreendendo desde o reino humano, passando pelo reino biológico animal e vegetal, alcançando até mesmo o reino físico. Talvez o conceito peirceano que esteja na intersecção da compreensão desses diversos sistemas de significação seja o conceito de hábito, não só pelo fato de que a aquisição de hábitos pode ser verificada em todos os sistemas do universo, mas também pelo fato de que o hábito parece ser o elo desses sistemas entre si. Dessa maneira, a lei de aquisição de hábitos, segundo Peirce, é a efetiva lei do universo, formando uma grande estrutura complexa inteligível por meio de processos informacionais, o cosmos. O presente artigo busca explicitar como esse processo de aquisição de significado se dá, desde o universo humano, até o universo da física. Com isso, explicitamos como a noção de linguagem de Peirce (lógica-semiótica, relativa à produção de significado e de conhecimento) atingiu seus extremos.&nbsp;&nbsp; PALAVRAS-CHAVE:&nbsp;Peirce; Linguagem; Hábito; Conhecimento; Significado.&nbsp;&nbsp; ABSTRACT: Peirce’s scientific method of investigation associated with his anthropomorphism has conducted him to the elaboration of a broader notion of language which in turn extends the human universe related to verbal language. The anthropomorphism as method helped Peirce in the elaboration of a semiotic which seek for understanding the underlying logic in the production of meaning in several systems, since human and biological realms until reaching even the physical one. The concept of habit seems to be in the very intersection of the understanding of these systems, inasmuch as habit acquisition process can be verified in all of them, including the possible relationships between these domains of reality. According to Peirce, the law of habit acquisition is the law of the universe, constituting a large intelligible and complex structure by means of informational processes, the cosmos. This paper intends to make explicit this process of acquisition of meaning (habits), taking briefly into account human mind and behavior (process of inquiry), animal communication (E. coli bacteria) and physical processes (atomic structure). Thus, we make explicit how Peirce’s notion of language (logical-semiotic, related to meaning and knowledge) has reached a large extend. KEYWORDS: Peirce; Language; Habit; Knowledge; Meaning