Reengenharia de ferramenta CASE para ambiente Web 2.0 no INESC Porto

Estágio realizado no INESC Porto e orientado pelo Eng.º Rui BarrosTese de mestrado integrado. Engenharia Informática e Computação. Faculdade de Engenharia. Universidade do Porto. 200

Low-velocity impact response of auxetic seamless knits combined with non-newtonian fluids

Low-velocity impact can cause serious damage to the person or structure that is hit. The development of barriers that can absorb the energy of the impact and, therefore, protect the other side of the impact is the ideal solution for the pointed situation. Auxetic materials and shear thickening fluids are two types of technologies that have great capabilities to absorb high levels of energy when an impact happens. Accordingly, within this study, the combination of auxetic knits with shear thickening fluids by the pad-dry-cure process was investigated. It was observed that, by applying knits with auxetic patterns produced with denser materials and combined with the shear thickening fluids, high performance in terms of absorbed energy from puncture impact is obtained. The increment rates obtained are higher than 100% when comparing the structures with and without shear thickening fluids.Compete 2020 grant number 4521

Buraco Macular Pediátrico: Que Atitude Tomar? Considerações a Propósito de um Caso Clínico

A formação de um buraco macular traumático não é um evento raro na infância. Cada vez mais o tratamento preconizado é a cirurgia precoce. Apresentamos o caso de uma criança de 12 anos que sofreu um traumatismo ocular com bola de futebol. Recorreu ao Hospital CUF Descobertas por baixa da melhor acuidade visual corrigida para 1/10. Na fundoscopia apresentava buraco macular traumático completo, documentado por tomografia de coerência ótica. Foi decidido realizar vigilância semanal. Após um período de agravamento inicial, houve melhoria morfológica na tomografia de coerência ótica com recuperação progressiva da melhor acuidade visual corrigida, até se verificar encerramento total e espontâneo do buraco macular traumático ao final do quarto mês. Nos buracos maculares traumáticos em idade pediátrica, o encerramento espontâneo é possível, sendo para tal obrigatório um seguimento próximo

Effect of wind farm noise on local residents’ decision to adopt mitigation measures

Wind turbines’ noise is frequently pointed out as the reason for local communities’ objection to the installation of wind farms. The literature suggests that local residents feel annoyed by such noise and that, in many instances, this is significant enough to make them adopt noise-abatement interventions on their homes. Aiming at characterizing the relationship between wind turbine noise, annoyance, and mitigating actions, we propose a novel conceptual framework. The proposed framework posits that actual sound pressure levels of wind turbines determine individual homes’ noise-abatement decisions; in addition, the framework analyzes the role that self-reported annoyance, and perception of noise levels, plays on the relationship between actual noise pressure levels and those decisions. The application of this framework to a particular case study shows that noise perception and annoyance constitutes a link between the two. Importantly, however, noise also directly affects people’s decision to adopt mitigating measures, independently of the reported annoyance.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Implementação de um laboratório de Big Data para processamento de dados em batch e streaming

Trabalho apresentado em XXX Jornadas Luso-Espanholas de Gestão Científica, 5-8 fevereiro 2020, Bragança, PortugalBig Data é uma área que pretende proporcionar capacidade de processamento dos dados, face ao crescimento exponencial de informação gerada de dia para dia, através de novas tecnologias para recolha, transformação, processamento e análise de dados provenientes de diversas fontes e em diversos formatos. Os desafios do Big Data são significativos, daí terem surgido diversas tecnologias num curto espaço de tempo, o que torna também desafiante a entrada nesta área de estudo/investigação. Este artigo apresenta um projeto de implementação de um laboratório de Big Data, para processamento de dados históricos e em movimento (streaming), cujo propósito é permitir a utilização/exploração das tecnologias associadas em atividades de ensino e investigação. São apresentadas as tecnologias, a arquitetura implementada e testes de processamento de dados realizados para validação da correta configuração e funcionamento do laboratório.Big Data is a field that aims to provide data processing capacity, facing the exponential growth of information generated daily, through new technologies for collecting, transforming, processing and analysing data from various sources and in various formats. The challenges of Big Data are significant, so many technologies have emerged in a short time, making the entry into this area of study / research challenging as well. This paper presents a project for the implementation of a big data laboratory for processing historical and data in motion (streaming), whose purpose is to allow the use / exploitation of associated technologies in teaching and research activities. The technologies, the implemented architecture and data processing tests performed to validate the correct configuration and operation of the laboratory are presented.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Subsyndromal delirium in critically ill patients: cognitive and functional long-term outcomes

© 2023 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).Subsyndromal delirium (SSD) in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is associated with an increased morbidity with unknown post-discharge functional and cognitive outcomes. We performed a prospective multicenter study to analyze the mental status of patients during their first 72 h after ICU admission and its trajectory, with follow-ups at 3 and 6 months after hospital discharge. Amongst the 106 included patients, SSD occurred in 24.5% (n = 26) and was associated with the duration of mechanical ventilation (p = 0.003) and the length of the ICU stay (p = 0.002). After the initial 72 h, most of the SSD patients (30.8%) improved and no longer had SSD; 19.2% continued to experience SSD and one patient (3.8%) progressed to delirium. The post-hospital discharge survival rate for the SSD patients was 100% at 3 months and 87.5% at 6 months. At admission, 96.2% of the SSD patients were fully independent in daily living activities, 66.7% at 3-month follow-up, and 100% at 6-month follow-up. Most SSD patients demonstrated a cognitive decline from admission to 3-month follow-up and improved at 6 months (IQCODE-SF: admission 3.13, p < 0.001; 3 months 3.41, p = 0.019; 6 months 3.19, p = 0.194). We concluded that early SSD is associated with worse outcomes, mainly a transitory cognitive decline after hospital discharge at 3 months, with an improvement at 6 months. This highlights the need to prevent and identify this condition during ICU stays.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Berry phenolics of grapevine under challenging environments

Plant phenolics have been for many years a theme of major scientific and applied interest. Grape berry phenolics contribute to organoleptic properties, color and protection against environmental challenges. Climate change has already caused significant warming in most grape-growing areas of the world, and the climatic conditions determine, to a large degree, the grape varieties that can be cultivated as well as wine quality. In particular, heat, drought and light/UV intensity severely affect phenolic metabolism and, thus, grape composition and development. In the variety Chardonnay, water stress increases the content of flavonols and decreases the expression of genes involved in biosynthesis of stilbene precursors. Also, polyphenolic profile is greatly dependent on genotype and environmental interactions. This review deals with the diversity and biosynthesis of phenolic compounds in the grape berry, from a general overview to a more detailed level, where the influence of environmental challenges on key phenolic metabolism pathways is approached. The full understanding of how and when specific phenolic compounds accumulate in the berry, and how the varietal grape berry metabolism responds to the environment is of utmost importance to adjust agricultural practices and thus, modify wine profile.This work was supported by European Union Funds (FEDER/COMPETE-Operational Competitiveness Programme) and by national funds (FCT-Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology) under the project FCOMP-01-0124-FEDER-022692 and the research project PTDC/AGR-ALI/100636/2008. This work was also supported by the European project INNOVINE (ref. 311775), and from the networking activities within the European funded COST ACTION FA1106 “QualityFruit” and COST Action FA1003 “East-West Collaboration for Grapevine Diversity Exploration and Mobilization of Adaptive Traits for Breeding”.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Recuperação do património arquitetónico : Quinta de Ermelo, Ancede

Mestrado Integrado em ArquitecturaExame público realizado em 12 de Julho de 2016Esta dissertação aborda o tema da recuperação patrimonial, entendida como um instrumento que contribui de forma significativa para a manutenção de uma memória coletiva que deve ser transposta para o futuro. Deste modo será explorada a questão da reconversão dos edifícios da Casa e Igreja de Ermelo numa unidade de turismo rural. Estes edifícios encontram-se localizados na freguesia de Ancede, concelho de Baião e estão inseridos numa das zonas de maior beleza natural do Norte de Portugal, o Vale do Douro. A singularidade de cada edifício histórico influência as acções nele realizadas, o que implica a realização de uma abordagem única de intervenção, que valorize a sua identidade própria. Deste modo a proposta de intervenção tem por base um estudo prévio, realizado de modo a enquadrar cronologicamente e teoricamente o tema em estudo e que procurou reunir as informações relevantes à cerca do conjunto edificado alvo de intervenção.This dissertation aims heritage recovering, seen as an instrument that contributes significantly to maintaining a collective memory that should be implemented. So, we will explore the issue of reconvering the buildings of the House and Church of Ermelo into a rural tourism unit. These buildings are located in Ancede, Baião city, and are located in one of the areas og greatest natural beauty in North of Portugal, the Douro Valley. The particularity unique character of each historical building influences the actions it to be performed, which requires the implementation of a single intervention approach that values its own identity. Therefore, the proposed intervention proposal is based on a previous study, carried out in order to frame chronologically and theoretically the subject being studied and tried to gather all relevant information about the building recovered

Communication strategies for adults in palliative care: the speech-language therapists’ perspective

Abstract Background Communication disorders are a challenge that many patients in palliative care (PC) may encounter. This intervention area is emerging for the speech-language therapist (SLT), the professional who works in preventing, assessing, diagnosing, and treating human communication disorders. This study aims to identify and classify the communication strategies considered most important by SLTs for use in PC and evaluate whether there are any differences in perception regarding the importance of strategies between SLTs with and without PC experience. Methods This cross-sectional quantitative study was conducted using a survey, which employed a well-structured, self-completion questionnaire previously validated by a panel of experts with over six years of PC experience. Results The strategies rated as most important within each group were the following: (i) adjust the patient’s position and minimise environmental noise; (ii) establish eye contact and adjust the pace of speech; (iii) adjust the language level and raise one topic at a time; (iv) use images of the patient’s interests and their personal objects; (v) use orality and multimodal form; (vi) use simplified language and structured pauses; and (vii) use tables with images and books with pictures. Conclusions Verbal and non-verbal strategies were rated as highly important. There was no evidence of differences in perception in terms of importance between the SLTs with or without experience in PC, but more studies are needed to support this aspect. The patient’s communication ability is one of the cornerstones of PC quality. Through their actions, speech-language professionals could empower the patient with strategies so that they can autonomously and self-determinedly express their experiences and most significant needs

Implications of wind power generation: exposure to wind turbine noise

The current study aims at analysing the perception and opinions of people exposed to Wind Turbine (WT) noise. Noise measurements were carried out in a wind farm in the north of Portugal. Data were analysed and crossed with the answers to a survey applied in four nearby villages. Although the noise levels were generally low, it was found that the direct visibility of the WT makes people feel more annoyed and also more sensitive to noise. Finally, it seems that the economic interests that exposed people may have in WT did not significantly affect their annoyance. Noise annoyance perception rather seems to be related to specific aspects, such as the general opinion of people about wind power generation