Conteúdos AV e a sua influência na cultura institucional : estudo de caso da Universidade de Aveiro

Numa atualidade marcada por um crescente consumo de conteúdos audiovisuais, consequência dos múltiplos meios que têm surgido, os vídeos emergem cada vez mais no quotidiano dos indivíduos, seja como ferramenta de entretenimento, aquisição de conhecimento, veículo de transmissão de mensagens, entre outros. O presente estudo tem como propósito observar o impacto dos conteúdos audiovisuais na promoção da cultura institucional da Universidade de Aveiro, tendo por base a realização de dois conteúdos audiovisuais que enfatizem elementos característicos da cultura institucional da Universidade de Aveiro e respetiva avaliação junto dos indivíduos que compõe a sua comunidade. O estudo demonstrou o enorme potencial dos conteúdos audiovisuais enquanto ferramenta de comunicação, e concluiu que, enquanto meio de promoção da cultura institucional, são eficazes na transmissão de informação.Nowadays, we are marked by a increasing consumption of audiovisual content, a consequence of the multiple media that have emerged, the videos emerge increasingly in the daily life of individuals, as a tool of entertainment, knowledge acquisition, transmission of messages, among others. The purpose of this study is to observe the impact of audiovisual content in the promotion of the institutional culture of the University of Aveiro, based on the production of two audiovisual contents that emphasize characteristic elements of its institutional culture and the evaluation with the individuals that composes its community of the mentioned audiovisual contents. The study demonstrated the enormous potential of audiovisual content as a communication tool, and concluded that, as a means of promoting institutional culture, they are effective in transmitting information.Mestrado em Comunicação Multimédi

Characterisation of microbial attack on archaeological bone

As part of an EU funded project to investigate the factors influencing bone preservation in the archaeological record, more than 250 bones from 41 archaeological sites in five countries spanning four climatic regions were studied for diagenetic alteration. Sites were selected to cover a range of environmental conditions and archaeological contexts. Microscopic and physical (mercury intrusion porosimetry) analyses of these bones revealed that the majority (68%) had suffered microbial attack. Furthermore, significant differences were found between animal and human bone in both the state of preservation and the type of microbial attack present. These differences in preservation might result from differences in early taphonomy of the bones. © 2003 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved