Comissários e notários do Santo Ofício naturais e moradores em Braga (1700-1773): perfil social

Pretende-se dar uma perspectiva geral sobre o perfil social dos notários e comissários ao serviço do Santo Ofício português, naturais e/ou moradores na cidade de Braga e seu termo, entre os anos de 1700 e 1773. Os principais objectivos são: identificar os agentes, traçar o seu perfil social e detectar eventuais condicionantes na sua admissão ao tribunal. Pretende-se, assim, responder às seguintes questões: Quem e quantos? Quais as suas origens? Como subsistiam? Que tipo de trabalho exerciam? O facto de serem eclesiásticos facilitou-lhes o acesso à carreira inquisitorial, ou podiam existir condicionantes de outra ordem? Através de uma metodologia de trabalho essencialmente prosopográfica, baseada nas habilitações do Santo Ofício (única fonte consultada para este estudo), analisaram-se as características socioeconómicas de notários e comissários, no momento da sua habilitação: ascendência e limpeza de sangue, estatuto social e “vida e costumes”, capacidade económica, formação académica, cargos que desempenhavam antes de se candidatarem ao Santo Ofício, dificuldades na aprovação das diligências, etc. O critério utilizado foi o nascimento e/ou morada na cidade de Braga e seu termo. A partir do tratamento e análise dos dados, na base de dados SPARES, concluiu-se que os dois grupos de agentes tinham perfis sociais diferentes, existindo uma certa desigualdade entre ambos, principalmente no que diz respeito aos níveis de rendimento e ao estatuto social.UID/HIS/00057/2013 (POCI-01-0145-FEDER-007702); FCOMP-01-0124-FEDER-007360

Notários do Tribunal da Inquisição no Arquivo da Universidade de Coimbra (1536-1755): Património e rendimentos para obtenção de ordens eclesiásticas

Este trabalho é uma primeira abordagem às raízes socioeconómicas dos notários da Inquisição (ou notários do Secreto), entre os anos de 1536 e 1755. O seu principal objetivo é conhecer os níveis globais de rendimento destes agentes no momento em que se habilitaram para o Santo Ofício. Para isso, consultaram-se as suas habilitações "de genere" para ordenação sacerdotal, com os respetivos instrumentos de dote e património, existentes no Arquivo da Universidade de Coimbra. Pretende-se, assim, responder às seguintes questões: com que património receberam, os futuros notários, ordens sacras? Dependeram de outrem para constituírem os seus dotes? Poder-se-iam desenvolver redes de influência ou de sociabilidade com base nesses patrimónios?O estudo desta pequena amostra permitiu concluir que quando chegavam ao Santo Ofício estes indivíduos não eram ricos, mas viviam sem constrangimentos. This paper is an initial approach to the socioeconomic roots of the Inquisition notaries (or notaries of the "Secreto"), between 1536 and 1755. The aim of this work is to gain knowledge on the global income levels of these agents at the moment they were habilitated for the Holy Office.To achieve this goal, one has gone through their qualifications de genere for priestly ordination, along with the respective dowry and property deeds, retrieved from the Archive of the University of Coimbra. One seeks to reply to these questions: these notaries to-be received the sacred order owning what? Were they dependent on third parties to create their dowries? Were there any influence or social networks developed based on this ownership?The research lead on this corpus allowed one to conclude that, upon arrival to the Holy Office, these individuals were not wealthy but they lived with no financial struggle

Bridge over troubled gas: clusters and associations under the SMC and LMC tidal stresses

We obtained SOAR telescope B and V photometry of 14 star clusters and 2 associations in the Bridge tidal structure connecting the LMC and SMC. These objects are used to study the formation and evolution of star clusters and associations under tidal stresses from the Clouds. Typical star clusters in the Bridge are not richly populated and have in general relatively large diameters (~30-35 pc), being larger than Galactic counterparts of similar age. Ages and other fundamental parameters are determined with field-star decontaminated photometry. A self-consistent approach is used to derive parameters for the most-populated sample cluster NGC 796 and two young CMD templates built with the remaining Bridge clusters. We find that the clusters are not coeval in the Bridge. They range from approximately a few Myr (still related to optical HII regions and WISE and Spitzer dust emission measurements) to about 100-200 Myr. The derived distance moduli for the Bridge objects suggests that the Bridge is a structure connecting the LMC far-side in the East to the foreground of the SMC to the West. Most of the present clusters are part of the tidal dwarf candidate D 1, which is associated with an H I overdensity. We find further evidence that the studied part of the Bridge is evolving into a tidal dwarf galaxy, decoupling from the Bridge.Comment: 15 pages, 15 figures, MNRAS, Accepted 2015 July 2

Aggregated functional data model for Near-Infrared Spectroscopy calibration and prediction

Calibration and prediction for NIR spectroscopy data are performed based on a functional interpretation of the Beer-Lambert formula. Considering that, for each chemical sample, the resulting spectrum is a continuous curve obtained as the summation of overlapped absorption spectra from each analyte plus a Gaussian error, we assume that each individual spectrum can be expanded as a linear combination of B-splines basis. Calibration is then performed using two procedures for estimating the individual analytes curves: basis smoothing and smoothing splines. Prediction is done by minimizing the square error of prediction. To assess the variance of the predicted values, we use a leave-one-out jackknife technique. Departures from the standard error models are discussed through a simulation study, in particular, how correlated errors impact on the calibration step and consequently on the analytes' concentration prediction. Finally, the performance of our methodology is demonstrated through the analysis of two publicly available datasets.Comment: 27 pages, 7 figures, 7 table

The Elements of Governance and Their Association with Aviation Safety Oversight Effectiveness

States and their respective national civil aviation authorities promote the improvement of the global civil aviation system by developing and enforcing safety regulations for aircraft design, operations, personnel training, infrastructure, and air traffic management, among other topics. For many years, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has driven the continuous improvement of states’ safety oversight functions, supporting them in evaluating the effectiveness of these functions by conducting audits under the Organization’s Universal Safety Oversight Audit Program (USOAP). While the benefits of these assessments have been broadly recognized, scholarly literature on the factors commonly associated with safety oversight effectiveness across states is minimal. This study aimed to bridge this gap by drawing knowledge and understanding from the scholarly literature on public administration and the evolving governance theory and testing the relationship between state governance measures and aviation safety oversight effectiveness. Two variables were selected from the Worldwide Governance Indicators to reflect state governance measures, namely Regulatory Quality (RQ) and Government Effectiveness (GE), and the result of the ICAO safety oversight audits, as expressed in the Effective Implementation (EI) metric, is selected as a measure of safety oversight v effectiveness. The research methodology included exploratory and quantitative approaches. Various multivariate quantitative analytical models, including multiple linear regression, structural equation modeling, and data mining, were developed in the exploratory dimension. The non-linear data mining approaches included random forest, deep learning, and decision tree models. The analysis supported the validation of RQ and GE\u27s factor structure and tested the relationships between these constructs and EI. These models were compared with respect to model fit and predictive performance. This approach was complemented by quantitative analyses of the association between states’ RQ and GE dimensions of governance and EI and the evaluation of their relative importance. All three approaches presented relevant insights into the association under study. The findings indicate a statistically significant association between governance and aviation safety oversight effectiveness. Government effectiveness explained a notable portion of the variation in safety oversight effective implementation. Among the predictive data mining models, random forest showed better performance when compared with deep learning and decision tree models. Some of the theoretical contributions of the study include the added support for the factorial validity of the WGI structure for RQ and GE and the establishment of a framework linking broader dimensions of governance and aviation safety oversight, particularly between GE and EI. Practical contributions include recommendations for aviation safety oversight organizations to consider governance measures in safety oversight assessment mechanisms and to promote additional research on common factors associated with safety oversight effectiveness. The study also outlines recommendations for future research, such as exploring additional types and sources of governance metrics and expanding the tested theoretical framework to other safety-relevant industries beyond aviation

Foral Manuelino de Cabrela (1516): Notas breves e transcrição

No ano de 2016 comemoraram-se os 500 anos da concessão de foral à vila de Cabrela, por D. Manuel I, em 1516. Assim, no decurso de 2016, a Junta de Freguesia de Cabrela promoveu acções para assinalar o seu quincentenário. Nesse âmbito organizou-se, a 27 de Fevereiro, uma conferência realizada pelas autoras do presente artigo, na qual foi apresentado ao público o conteúdo do foral, a contextualização da sua concessão e a sua importância para o conhecimento da história local. Por essa ocasião foi realizada investigação relativa à história da vila, assim como a transcrição do foral. Foi assim, na sequência desse trabalho, que se publicou o presente texto.UID/HIS/00057/2013 (POCI- 01-0145-FEDER-007702

Impacto psicossocial das tecnologias da informação e comunicação (TIC): tecnostress, danos físicos e satisfação laboral

The introduction of information and communication technologies (ICT) in the organizations produced and still produces substantial changes in these structures at the modus operandi level and also with respect to the physical and psychological health of the workers using them. This phenomenon conditions the organizations' operational skills, because it depends on the abilities, skills and capacities of the individuals who use these tools. Due to this relationship, the user might be at risk of a number of damages, such as anxiety, stress, depression and other psychosocial and physical disorders. Techno-stress is the concept that defines such illnesses. This study fits the concept. The research focused on a group of intensive users of a computer software manufacturing company in the area of security and defence, located in Portugal. It intends to acknowledge the psychosocial impact that ICT produce in these individuals. It also aims to verify to what extent the socio-demographic variables (gender, age, marital status, household composition, chores, and experience with computers) influence the levels of the existing techno-stress. The relationship between the level of techno-stress and professional satisfaction, as well as the factors which influence this relationship are also subject of this research.A introdução das tecnologias da informação e comunicação (TIC) nas organizações produziu e continua a produzir alterações substanciais nessas estruturas no modus operandi e, ao mesmo tempo, na saúde física e psicológica dos trabalhadores que as utilizam. Este fenómeno condiciona a operacionalidade das organizações em função das habilidades, competências e capacidades dos indivíduos que utilizam essas ferramentas. Desta relação, o usuário pode ficar exposto a uma série de danos, como ansiedade, stress, depressão e outros transtornos psicossociais e físicos. O conceito que define tais enfermidades designa-se por tecnostress. Este estudo enquadra-se neste conceito. [Modifiqué la construcción de la frase] A investigação incidiu num grupo de usuários intensivos do computador de uma empresa de criação de software para a área da segurança e defesa em Portugal. Pretende-se conhecer o impacto psicossocial que as TIC produzem nestes indivíduos e verificar em que medida as variáveis sociodemográficas, sexo, idade, estado civil, composição do agregado familiar, tarefas domésticas, experiência com computadores, influem nos níveis de tecnostress demonstrados. Pretende-se ainda averiguar a relação entre o nível de tecnostress e a satisfação laboral e os factores que influenciam essa relação.La introducción de tecnologías de información y comunicación (TIC) en las organizaciones producen y siguen produciendo cambios sustanciales en el modus operandi y, al mismo tiempo, en la salud física y psicológica de los trabajadores que los utilizan. Este fenómeno influencia el funcionamiento de las organizaciones en términos de habilidades, competencias y capacidades de las personas que utilizan estas herramientas. En este sentido, el usuario puede estar expuesto a una serie de lesiones, tales como ansiedad, estrés, depresión y otros riesgos psicosociales y físicos. El concepto que define este tipo de enfermedades se llama tecnoestrés. Este estudio se inscribe dentro de este concepto y la investigación se centró en un grupo de usuarios intensivos de una empresa de informática que crea software para el área de seguridad y defensa en Portugal. La investigación pretende enfrentar las consecuencias psicosociales que las TIC producen en estas personas y, a su vez, determinar la influencia de las variables sociodemográficas (sexo, edad, estado civil, composición del hogar, tareas domésticas, experiencia con las computadoras) sobre los niveles de tecnoestrés demostrado. El objetivo es también determinar la relación entre el nivel de satisfacción laboral y tecnoestrés, y los factores que influyen en esta relación