A intervenção do exercício terapêutico na condição física dos dançarinos

Projeto de Graduação apresentado à Universidade Fernando Pessoa como parte dos requisitos para obtenção do grau de Licenciada em FisioterapiaObjetivo: Compreender a importância do Exercício Terapêutico na promoção de uma boa condição física em dançarinos/bailarinos, a fim de prevenir as lesões e maximizar a performance. Metodologia: É uma revisão bibliográfica, com pesquisa de artigos científicos de carácter experimental sobre o efeito do exercício terapêutico na dança. A pesquisa foi realizada através das bases de dados Pubmed, ScienceDirect e SportDiscuss. Resultados: Foram incluídos 8 artigos, com um total de 256 participantes, analisados metodologicamente através da escala Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP). Através dos quais se verificou a melhoria da condição física dos dançarinos/bailarinos, nomeadamente a nível da força muscular, capacidade aeróbia, controlo motor, postura, flexibilidade, dor e medidas antropométricas. Conclusão: A utilização do Exercício Terapêutico/Programas de treino, como complemento à atividade dos bailarinos/dançarinos, resulta na melhoria da condição física dos mesmos, maximizando a sua performance e prevenindo o aparecimento de lesões. Porém, a heterogeneidade dos protocolos e da amostra não permite obter uma conclusão precisa, o que limita a possibilidade de inferência.Objetive: To understand the importance of the Therapeutic Exercise on the improvement of the physical fitness of dancers, in order to prevent the injury rate and increase the performance level. Methods: It is a bibliographic review, with a research made in experimental and scientific articles through Pubmen; ScienceDirect and SportDiscuss. Results: There were included 8 articles, with a total of 256 participants, analyzed methodologically through the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP). It was verified the improvement of the physical fitness of the dancers particularly in strength; aerobic endurance; motor control; posture; flexibility; pain and anthropometric measures. Conclusion: The Therapeutic Exercise/Training programs, as a complement to dancer’s activity, results in the improvement of their physical fitness, increasing the performance level and preventing injuries. However, the heterogeneity of the protocols and the sample don’t allow us to have a precise conclusion, which limits the possibility of inference.N/

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Trauma and the Fictional Self-Portrait in Margaret Atwood's Cat's Eye and Ana Teresa Pereira's As Rosas Mortas

UIDB/04097/2020 UIDP/04097/2020 UI/BD/151107/2021Found at the crossroads between aesthetics and referentiality, portraiture is a hybrid form of painting conflating inner and outer references. Although the perceived connection and 'likeness' between work of art and the subject being depicted seems to differentiate portraiture from other kinds of paintings, this relationship to a perceived reality is far from linear, particularly so when portraits or other works of art are represented in literature - a longstanding literary device known as ekphrasis. The present article will demonstrate how literary representations of portraiture (more specifically, of self-portraiture) can be used to symbolise a narrative's underlying themes and motifs, namely, in Margaret Atwood's Cat's Eye (1988) and Ana Teresa Pereira's As Rosas Mortas (1998). Elaine and Marisa, Atwood and Pereira's first-person narrators, are both painters creating and describing a variety of self-portraits inspired by childhood trauma, fragmented memories, and the subconscious mind. Artistic self-expression becomes, in these novels, the distorted and indirect medium through which Elaine and Marisa question, integrate, and accept the traumatic and, at times, the monstrous within. This article will compare Atwood and Pereira's use of ekphrasis and examine how fictional self-portraits can be used to explore the relationship between subject and self-representation - an essentially fragmented and unstable relationship, especially so for survivors of trauma.publishersversionpublishe

High school students’ questions about science and religion in school debates with scientists

The paper describes an analysis of the questions posed by high school students regarding relationships between science and religion in a series of debates with scientists in public high schools of the northern part of Portugal. The exploratory interpretation of 171 collected anonymous written questions allowed for the detection of fragilities in the students’ ideas about the nature of science and the nature of religion, connected with a trend to reject religion using scientism arguments. The findings reinforce a need of revising the fragmented teaching of nature of science and its connections with religion towards a more contextualized approach of diversified episodes of these social endeavours, anchored in life’s ‘big questions’ that allow students to make cross-disciplinary connections. Our analysis also supports the need for more research on students’ questions rather than on students’ answers in more common research methodologies conducted to inform the development of a more meaningful curriculum.This work is financed by Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT) within the project UIDB/00081/2020. Ana Cristina Torres is funded by Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT) (SFRH/BPD/108950/2015) and by the Centre for Research and Intervention in Education from the Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences from the University of Porto (UID/CED/00167/2019 and UIDB/00167/2020)info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Specifying UML protocol state machines in Alloy

A UML Protocol State Machine (PSM) is a behavioral diagram for the specification of the external behavior of a class, interface or component. PSMs have been used in the software development process for different purposes, such as requirements analysis and testing. However, like other UML diagrams, they are often difficult to validate and verify, specially when combined with other artifacts, such as Object Constraint Language (OCL) specifications. This drawback can be overcome by application of an off-the-shelf formal method, namely one supporting automatic validation and verification. Among those, we have the increasingly popular Alloy, based on a simple relational flavor of first-order logic. This paper presents a model transformation from PSMs, optionally complemented with OCL specifications, to Alloy. Not only it enables automatic verification and validation of PSMs, but also a smooth integration of Alloy in current software development practices.Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologi

Dosing the active ingredient in pharmaceutical powder mixtures using near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS)

Tese de mestrado, Engenharia Farmacêutica, Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Farmácia, 2014O primeiro objectivo desta tese foi o desenvolvimento de um método de quantificação por espectroscopia de infravermelho próximo de modo a optimizar um processo de fabrico da OM Pharma numa fase crítica de produção: fase final da mistura. Em seguida avaliou-se a aplicabilidade do mesmo tipo de estratégia ao controlo (identificação, qualificação e quantificação) de outros pontos críticos do processo. A necessidade da implementação desta metodologia incide no facto de a este processo estar associado um volume de trabalho significativo de trabalho do Controlo de Qualidade. O modelo de quantificação desenvolvido permite a determinação do parâmetro de qualidade crítico do processo de fabrico do produto: a conformidade do teor em API na mistura; após a verificação da conformidade processo produtivo evolui para outra fase – produto final. A aplicação desta técnica desenvolvida permite, em rotina, a redução do tempo despendido em análise pelo Controlo de Qualidade. O modelo obtido foi validado de acordo com as Guidelines em vigor. Um segundo objectivo, foi o de generalizar a aprendizagem anterior e desenvolver uma biblioteca para diversas matérias-primas (princípios activos farmacêuticos) que permitisse a sua identificação e no futuro possivelmente a sua qualificação; esta necessidade surge devido à elevada quantidade de lotes de matériaprima recepcionada periodicamente na OM Pharma. A criação da biblioteca consiste no desenvolvimento de um método que permita identificar o princípio activo referido no modelo de quantificação, o que acarreta a construção de uma Biblioteca de Princípios Activos (API) obtida pela aquisição de espectros NIR de todos os API´s da OM Pharma. A biblioteca desenvolvida foi sujeita a validação interna e externa de acordo com os requisitos das Guidelines em vigor. Concluiu-se que a espectroscopia de infravermelho próximo é um método preciso e benéfico para a análise e controlo de qualidade no controlo da fase final de produção e na identificação de matérias-primas na Indústria Farmacêutica. Associada à utilização desta técnica, o aumento da produtividade através da redução do tempo de análise e, consequentemente, a redução dos custos operativos é sem dúvida um factor muito positivo.The first goal of this thesis was the development of a near infrared quantification method in order to optimize the mixing process in OM Pharma’s production phase, followed by the application of this method in controlling other critical processes such as identification, qualification and quantification. The fact that this process is associated with a significant part in Quality Control’s work volume justified the implementation of this methodology. The developed quantification PLS model allows the determination of a product manufacturing process critical quality parameter: the compliance of the API content; after checking this production phase conformity, the process evolves into another phase - final product. The application of this technique allows the reduction of the spent time on routine analysis. The model was validated according to the guidelines. A second goal consisted in developing a library allowing to identify several raw materials (pharmaceutical active ingredients) and in the future it’s possible qualification. This need arose due to the high amount of raw material batches periodically received in OM Pharma. The library development is based on a method developed for identification of the active principle in said quantization model which leads to the construction of a library of active ingredients (API) obtained by the acquisition of NIR spectrum. The developed library was subjected to internal and external validation according to the requirements of the Guidelines in effect. The near infrared spectroscopy method proved itself as an accurate and beneficial method for the analysis and quality control in controlling the final stages of production and raw materials identification in the pharmaceutical industry. Associated to the use of this technique, increased productivity by reducing the analysis time and, consequently, the reduction of operating costs is without a doubt very positive

Exploring the benefits of digital-Native e-tailers expanding their presence offline

Digital-native brands are currently expanding offline to brick-and-mortar. The purpose of the Work Project is to explore how the expansion from online to offline is managed, understanding the business strategies under this trajectory and the benefits that come with it. Thus, the present report provides a multi-case analysis of three brands–each one representing a key business model adopted by the digital-first brands, namely Direct-to-Consumer, E-commerce Platforms, and Collaborative Consumption Platforms. The main research insights are presented in two segments: firstly, the benefits of expanding offline according to each business model; and, secondly, general benefits covering the three models