Ensaios acústicos e de macacos planos em alvenarias resistentes

Tese de Programa Doutoral. Engenharia Civil. Universidade do Porto. Faculdade e Engenharia. 201

Estudo e análise de uma ponte de arame : um caso de reabilitação

Tese de mestrado. Reabilitação do Património Edificado. 2006. Faculdade de Engenharia. Universidade do Porto, Secção Autónoma de Engenharia Civil da Universidade de Aveir

The fingerings for the piano album Gradual by Eurico Thomaz de Lima (1908–1989) as evidence of a consolidated technical thinking

A criação de peças e exercícios para jovens pianistas tem sido, ao longo da história, uma preocupação de alguns dos mais importantes autores. As obras intituladas Álbum para a Juventude de R. Schumann e P. Tchaikovsky são um perfeito exemplo da criação de peças acessíveis para alunos principiantes e mais avançados. O compositor, pianista, e pedagogo português Eurico Thomaz de Lima (1908–1989) criou Gradual. 28 Peças para a mocidade, um álbum organizado sequencialmente por critérios de dificuldade progressiva. Herdeiro de uma escola pianística de grande robustez, personalizada por A. Rey Colaço e J. Vianna da Motta, seus mestres no Conservatório de Lisboa, Thomaz de Lima incluiu em Gradual indicações exaustivas de dedilhação. Estas destinar-se-iam a guiar os jovens, proporcionando-lhes princípios sólidos desde uma fase precoce da sua aprendizagem. Neste artigo procura-se enfatizar a influência que figuras como A. Gilis, J. Barrozo Netto e J. Vianna da Motta exerceram nos métodos utilizados na conceção e organização de Gradual. Examina-se, paralelamente, dedilhações de Thomaz de Lima nas suas próprias composições e em obras que apresentava em concerto. Através de uma análise pormenorizada das minuciosas dedilhações para as vinte e oito peças do Gradual, verifica-se que estas revelam uma elevada consistência de princípios técnicos, lançando as bases para um crescimento harmonioso e sólido do jovem pianista.The composition of pieces and exercises for the young has been a preoccupation for a number of leading figures throughout musical history. Schumann's and Tchaikovsky's Albums for the Young are a perfect example of this in composing accessible pieces for beginners and more advanced students. The Portuguese composer, pianist and pedagogue Eurico Thomaz de Lima (1908–1989) did not shy away from this challenge in creating Gradual, an album of pieces “for the young” organised sequentially taking progressive difficulty as a criterion. Heir to a school of piano playing of great solidity, in the person of Rey Colaço and, above all, of Vianna da Motta, his teachers at the Lisbon Conservatoire, Thomaz de Lima left exhaustive fingering indications, in order to provide young people with a solid basis from an early stage of their learning. This article seeks to draw attention to the influence that figures such as Antoine Gilis, Barrozo Netto and Vianna da Motta exerted in this area, by examining, in parallel, Thomaz de Lima's fingerings in his own compositions and in works that he practised for concert performance. A detailed analysis of the meticulous fingerings for the twenty-eight pieces of the Gradual reveals a high consistency of technical principles, laying the foundations for harmonious and solid growth among young pianists.(undefined

Bach, or Busoni? How insightful fingering options may enlighten the original spirit of the Chaconne in D minor

The Chaconne, the last movement of the partita in D minor for violin solo by Johann Sebastian Bach, has been, to this day, a reference work for violinists; however, over the years, it has also been a subject of interest by numerous leading personalities within the musical sphere, who made several versions for their own instruments. Among the many transcriptions those made for piano stand out, in particular that of Ferruccio Busoni, probably the most universally disseminated. However, this version is often criticized, among other reasons, for allegedly disrespecting the Bachian musical spirit. This article intends to analyze some technical and interpretative solutions (notably through the use of insightful fingering options) that, respecting the magnitude of Busoni 's text, can duly emphasize the original spirit of Bach' s work.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Inspiring new beauties in Mozart's piano sonatas

The eighteen sonatas of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are among the best-loved cycles within the piano repertoire of all times. As this compositional form deals with musical material that is constantly recapitulated and developed in different keys, this presentation will analyse how Mozart was forced to introduce changes to the text where notes to analogous passages were missing due to compass restrictions of the instrument. Through the demonstration of several examples, this presentation, in the form of a Lecture/Recital, will reveal how Mozart often made use of his inspiration to overcome those restrictions, and how the solutions he found may present an additional challenge to the interpreter, when playing on a modern piano.info:eu-repo/semantics/draf

As principais características de um auditor externo e a forma como estas impactam na qualidade da auditoria

Nas últimas décadas, a Auditoria tem evoluído bastante com o avanço da tecnologia e com o desenvolvimento das firmas no tecido empresarial. De forma a potenciar a inovação e a qualidade dos serviços prestados às empresas, as auditoras realizam processos de recrutamento cada vez mais seletivos, exigentes e antecipados. Nos dias de hoje, nas Big Four1 , o recrutamento dos trabalhadores que se pretende que comecem a trabalhar em setembro de um dado ano, começam no mês de outubro do ano anterior. Com isto, as auditoras procuram antecipar as suas concorrentes e assim ganhar vantagem competitiva no mercado, captando os melhores candidatos. O objetivo deste trabalho traduz-se na comparação da perspectiva dos futuros auditores e dos principais recrutadores da área em Portugal acerca da importância dos traços de personalidade e das características humanas na qualidade dos serviços de auditoria. Da revisão da literatura efetuada, é razoável concluir que não existe uma parametrização para identificar o nível de qualidade da auditoria, estando esta muitas vezes dependente de vários fatores, incluíndo a perceção do cliente, da interligação com as pessoas e da relação dentro das equipas de auditoria. Neste seguimento, a metodologia de investigação é mista, contendo o inquérito como abordagem quantitativa e a entrevista como abordagem qualitativa. Por fim, encontram-se as considerações finais do estudo, nomeadamente, os resultados dos inquéritos e das entrevistas. Assim, conclui-se que o género do auditor não tem impacto na qualidade da auditoria e que a idade e os traços de personalidade do auditor influenciam no desempenho do trabalho de auditoria, principalmente, a capacidade de relação, de liderança, de separação da vida pessoal da profissional, de gestão de stress, a humildade, a empatia, o humor e o espírito de equipa.In recent decades, auditing has evolved a great deal with the advance of technology and the development of firms in the business world. In order to boost innovation and the quality of the services provided to companies, auditing firms are carrying out increasingly selective, demanding and early recruitment processes. Nowadays, in the Big Four, the recruitment of employees who are supposed to start work in September of a given year begins in October of the previous year. With this, the auditing firms are trying to anticipate their competitors and thus gain a competitive advantage in the market by attracting the best candidates. The aim of this study is to compare the perspectives of future auditors and the main recruiters in the field in Portugal on the importance of personality traits and human characteristics in the quality of audit services. From the literature review carried out, it is reasonable to conclude that there is no parameterisation to identify the level of audit quality, which is often dependent on various factors, including the client's perception, the interconnection with people and the relationship within audit teams. With this in mind, the research methodology is mixed, with the survey as the quantitative approach and the interview as the qualitative approach. Finally, there are the final considerations of the study, namely the results of the surveys and interviews. The conclusion is that the gender of the auditor has no impact on the quality of the audit and that the age and personality traits of the auditor influence the performance of the audit work, especially the ability to relate, to lead, to separate personal and professional life, to manage stress, humility, empathy, humour and team spirit

SIDE – teaching support information system

The success of any information system in any area can be assessed by the voluntary accession of users. In an institution where there is a single system available to the users, this evaluation has to be done through user surveys. SIDE is a portal based on information systems architecture to support teaching, academic management of courses and the learning process, in order to support the needs of integration of information flows in several university information systems. This portal, which is in operation at the University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro since 2002, allows data management coming from the operation of courses, providing to the management entities one platform to support executive and decision support. This portal proved to be an architectural solution that meets the needs of the institution where it was implemented. The longevity of its use as the main information system to support teaching in the institution proves that. However these facts are not enough to conclude about the quality of the system and the relationship with the users of the services they utilize. In order to conclude about this we proceeded to carry out an opinion survey in order to get some feedback about the usability and quality of these same services. The surveys had a good participation in terms of number of people and that allowed us to take what good conclusions