A Castro - organização, inventariação e análise de um painel de azulejos do Conservatório Nacional : apoio ao desenvolvimento de protótipo de aplicação interativa para suporte ao restauro de azulejaria

O presente relatório de estágio descreve o trabalho desenvolvido durante o estágio curricular no Museu Nacional do Azulejo (MNAz). O projeto compreende o plano proposto pela entidade de acolhimento – MNAz – e pela participação e apoio num projeto de mestrado de um discente do ISCTE - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL). O plano de estágio com o Museu Nacional do Azulejo consistiu na organização, identificação, inventariação e análise de um painel de azulejos intitulado A Castro, pertencente a um conjunto azulejar do século XX, originalmente instalado no corredor dos Passos Perdidos do Conservatório Nacional, em Lisboa. Em parceria com um aluno de Mestrado em Engenharia Informática (MEI) do ISCTE-IUL, será fornecido o apoio ao desenvolvimento de um protótipo de aplicação interativa para auxílio ao restauro de azulejaria. O relatório de estágio está dividido em quatro capítulos distintos, cada um destes organizado em subcapítulos. O primeiro capítulo corresponde a uma breve introdução à instituição de acolhimento Museu Nacional do Azulejo, abordando o seu percurso e enquadramento histórico, desde a fundação do Convento da Madre de Deus até à integração do atual museu. No capítulo seguinte são apresentadas todas as atividades práticas desenvolvidas em contexto de estágio na instituição de acolhimento, reportando as metodologias utilizadas, a análise do objeto de estudo e identificando as suas particularidades. No terceiro capítulo proceder-se-á à análise e investigação de A Castro, foco do nosso estudo, onde serão fundamentados aspetos como a identificação da sua temática e características técnicas e estilísticas, estado de conservação, autoria, encomenda e contextualização histórica. Reporta-se, no quarto e último capítulo, o apoio atribuído ao projeto de produção de um protótipo de aplicação interativa digital para o auxílio na inventariação e no restauro de azulejos. Seguem, por fim, as considerações finais.This internship report describes the work developed during curricular internship at the Museu Nacional do Azulejo (MNAz). The project comprises the plan proposed by the host entity – MNAz – and the participation and support in a master's degree project of a ISCTE - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL) student. The internship plan concerted by agreement with the Museu Nacional do Azulejo aims the organization, identification, inventory and analysis of a tile panel entitled A Castro belonging to a set of panels from the 20th century originally installed in the hall of Passos Perdidos at the Conservatório Nacional in Lisbon. In partnership with a master student in Computer Engineering (MEI) of ISCTE-IUL, support will be provided for the development of an interactive prototype application for the assistance in tiles restoration. The internship report will be divided in four distinct chapters, each one of these organized through sub-chapters. The first chapter corresponds to a brief introduction of the host institution, the Museu Nacional do Azulejo, alluding to its path and historical context since the foundation of Convento da Madre de Deus to the integration of the current museum, mission and activities developed by the institution. In the following chapter are described all the practical activities during the internship, like the applied methodologies, examination and identification of particularities found in the object of study. The analysis and investigation of A Castro can be found in the third chapter, where subjects such as thematic identification and technical and formal characteristics, state of preservation, authorship, order and historical contextualization are substantiated. In the fourth and final chapter it is described the support given to the interactive prototype application project developed for the assistance in tile’s restoration. Lastly, the final considerations

Community perceptions of the impact of war on unintended pregnancy and induced abortion in Protection of Civilian sites in Juba, South Sudan

Conflict and mass displacement into Protection of Civilian (POCs) sites in South Sudan led to the breakdown of community and family structures, increasing women and girls’ vulnerability to gender-based violence and exacerbating already poor sexual and reproductive health outcomes. As one component of a study on post-abortion care, this study explores community perceptions of unintended pregnancy and abortion in a POC in Juba. Four focus group discussions were conducted with 36 women and married men aged 18-45 living in the POC. Although initial reactions to induced abortion were generally negative, participants discussed that unintended pregnancy and induced abortion appeared to have increased during the current conflict. Their discussion of abortion became less condemnatory as they described changes in people’s situation due to war, including instability and poverty, transactional sex, disruption of marital norms, rape, and low contraceptive use. This is one of the first studies to investigate community perceptions and practices related to unintended pregnancy and abortion in South Sudan. Despite beliefs that these are taboo topics, the discussions provide an opening to reduce abortion stigma. To ensure lasting stigma reduction, investment in women and girls to improve gender equity is needed

Kajian potensi ekstrak bilberi sebagai penunjuk pH untuk memantau kesegaran makanan secara kromametri

Penunjuk pH sebagai suatu pendekatan untuk memantau kualiti atau kesegaran makanan semasa telah mendapat perhatian industri pembungkusan makanan. Penggunaan sumber semula jadi pigmen tumbuhan terutamanya daripada buah-buahan dan sayur-sayuran menjadi pilihan para pengguna untuk menggantikan pewarna sintetik dalam memastikan keselamatan makanan yang diambil setiap hari. Dalam kajian ini, ekstrak daripada bilberi telah digunakan sebagai pewarna sensitif pH. Perubahan warna sampel dikaji secara terperinci melalui kaedah kromametri dan juga kaedah spektrofotometri ultra-lembayung nampak. Warna merah terang terhasil dalam pH berasid, merah pudar pada neutral dan magenta ke kuning dalam pH beralkali. Keputusan kajian kromametri menunjukkan bahawa ekstrak bilberi berupaya mempamerkan perubahan warna yang jelas terhadap perubahan pH, iaitu terdapat perubahan nilai warna a* yang menyumbang kepada perubahan yang bererti dalam perbezaan warna keseluruhan (ΔE*). Nilai ΔE* juga ditentukan wujud hubungan linear dan kuantitatif terhadap julat pH tertentu. Oleh yang demikian, ekstrak bilberi didapati berpotensi sebagai bahan sensor untuk pH dalam membangunkan satu sensor pH bagi memantau kesegaran makanan terutamanya hasilan laut berbungkus memandangkan tahap kerosakan produk tersebut berkait rapat dengan perubahan pH ke arah alkali

The feeding habit of the Cyprinidae

Rastrineobola argentea Pellegrin 1904, a small pelagic endemic cyprinid from lake Victoria was introduced into lake Bulera (Rwanda) in 1991 in order to develop a fishery. From there, it accidentally colonized lake Ruhondo. To study its biology in its new habitat, samples were collected in 2007 and size and the feeding habits of the fish were analyzed. R. argentea is smaller in lake Bulera (41.8 ± 6 mm) than in lake Ruhondo (mean total body length: 72.6 ± 15 mm). The mean total body length in lake Bulera is less than its size at the first maturity in lake Victoria (47 mm). Differences in size structure of fish between lakes Bulera and Ruhondo is attributed mainly to the food availability in the two lakes. In lake Bulera, the fish feeds on six food items with plant remnants dominant. In lake Ruhondo, R. argentea is a zooplanktivorous feeder like in lake Victoria. The dominant prey is a cladoceran species, Daphnia sp. which has not been observed in lake Bulera during the sampling period