Vamos sentir com o Necas : o Jogo

Nesta comunicação pretende-se dar a conhecer um projeto cujo desenvolvimento está em fase de arranque. Este projeto resultará num jogo em 3D com vários cenários sobre quatro das emoções básicas: alegria, tristeza, medo e raiva. Estando na fase conceptual, este póster centra-se sobretudo nas dinâmicas de aprendizagem associadas ao jogo, na sua narrativa (história e personagens) e na sua estrutura

Terminal de cruzeiros: Um elo de ligação entre a cidade e o porto

4 de agosto de 2020 foi um dia trágico para a população de Beirute no Líbano, que viu mais uma vez a sua cidade ser afetada, desta vez com a explosão do porto devido a toneladas de nitrato de amónio armazenadas no local. Devido a este acidente , urge intervir no porto, que ficou destruído. O seu potencial de regenerar a cidade, explorando a sua relação através das suas várias dimensões — históricas, ecológicas e infraestruturais — foi explorado na conceção de um plano de pormenor. O porto da cidade torna-se assim um lugar experimental onde novas abordagens podem permitir a idealização de novas conexões entre uma infraestrutura portuária e a cidade, e que de alguma forma tragam a esta cidade um novo propósito, surge assim a proposta de implementar uma nova infraestrutura na cidade denominada de Walking Beirute. A infraestrutura proposta tende a resolver questões de mobilidade assim como a resolução dos problemas causados pelas barreiras físicas e imaginarias na cidade de Beirute. O novo terminal de cruzeiros tem um papel preponderante na regeneração urbanística e arquitetónica da frente mar, e de uma parte muito relevante da economia quer da cidade, quer do país. Neste sentido surge como o corolário de todo o projeto de investigação da presente tese de mestrado.August 4 of 2020 was a tragic day for the people of Beirut in Lebanon, who once again saw their city affected, this time with the explosion of the port due to tons of ammonium nitrate stored there. Due to this accident, it is urgent to intervene in the port, which was destroyed. Its potential to regenerate the city, exploring its relationship through its various dimensions — historical, ecological and infrastructural — was explored in the design of a detailed plan. The city's port thus becomes an experimental place where new approaches can allow the idealization of new connections between a port infrastructure and the city, and that somehow bring this city a new purpose, thus the proposal to implement a new infrastructure in the city called Walking Beirut. The proposed infrastructure tends to solve mobility issues as well as solving the problems caused by physical and imaginary barriers in the city of Beirut. The new cruise terminal plays a leading role in the urban and architectural regeneration of the seafront, and of a very important part of the economy of both the city and the country. In this sense, it emerges as the corollary of the entire research project of this master's thesis

Conocimientos y actitudes de las voluntades anticipadas del personal de enfermería en España. Análisis en la atención primaria de Palencia

Introducción. Una muerte digna es un derecho fundamental del ser humano. En los últimos años se han producido grandes cambios en la asistencia sanitaria, los cuales han posibilitado al paciente participar en las decisiones relativas a su proceso. Uno de los instrumentos utilizados con el fin de planificar la atención en los últimos momentos de la vida es el documento de voluntades anticipadas (DVA). Los profesionales de enfermería juegan un papel importante en su cumplimiento y en el asesoramiento a los pacientes. Objetivos. Investigar acerca de los conocimientos y actitudes que tienen los profesionales sanitarios sobre las voluntades anticipadas en España e indagar sobre el papel de enfermería en su difusión. Material y Métodos. Se ha realizado una búsqueda bibliográfica en diferentes bases de datos, donde se seleccionaron 14 artículos que cumplían los criterios de inclusión. Además, se ha llevado a cabo un estudio descriptivo observacional, con una muestra de 19 enfermeros de dos centros de salud de Palencia, utilizando un cuestionario autoadministrado ad hoc, con el fin de evaluar el grado de conocimiento y la actitud de estos profesionales. Resultados/ Discusión. La mayoría de los médicos y enfermeros tienen claro el concepto del DVA, sin embargo, desconocen aspectos sobre la legislación y el contenido del mismo. A pesar de ello, muestran una actitud favorable sobre las voluntades anticipadas, ya que son un instrumento que facilita la relación terapéutica, e interés en aumentar sus conocimientos sobre el tema. En Palencia las enfermeras obtienen mejores resultados, sin embargo, consideran que no tienen suficientes conocimientos para informar al paciente. Conclusiones. Resultaría de interés proporcionar mayor formación a los profesionales sanitarios sobre el DVA y su formalización sobre los aspectos desconocidos, con el fin de una mayor difusión.ABSTRACT: Introduction. A dignified death is a human´s fundamental right. In last years there have been great changes in health care, which have enabled the patient to participate in decisions regarding their process. One of the instruments used for the purpose of planning attention in the last moments of live is the living wills´ document. Nursing professionals have an important role in counselling to patients about this document. Objective. To investigate about the knowledge and attitudes that health proffesionals have about the living wills in Spain and to investigate the role of nursing in its diffusion. Material and methods. A bibliographic search has been done in different databases, where we were selected 14 articles that met the inclusion criteria. In addition, an observational descriptive study was carried out, with a sample of 19 nurses from two health centers in Palencia, using a self- administered questionnaire ad hoc, in order to review the degree of knowledge and attitude of these professionals. Results and discussion. The most doctors and nurses have general knowledges about the concept of living wills, however, they are unaware of aspects of the legislation and the content of it. In spite of this, they show a favorable attitude towards the living wills, they are an instrument that facilitates the therapeutic relationship, and they are interested in increasing knowledges about this topic. In Palencia, nurses have better results, however, they consider that they haven´t enough knowledge to report the patient. Conclusions. It would be of interest to provide more training to health professionals about the advanced directive document on the unknown aspects, with the objective of a better dissemination.Grado en Enfermerí

Photography-based taxonomy is inadequate, unnecessary, and potentially harmful for biological sciences

The question whether taxonomic descriptions naming new animal species without type specimen(s) deposited in collections should be accepted for publication by scientific journals and allowed by the Code has already been discussed in Zootaxa (Dubois & Nemésio 2007; Donegan 2008, 2009; Nemésio 2009a–b; Dubois 2009; Gentile & Snell 2009; Minelli 2009; Cianferoni & Bartolozzi 2016; Amorim et al. 2016). This question was again raised in a letter supported by 35 signatories published in the journal Nature (Pape et al. 2016) on 15 September 2016. On 25 September 2016, the following rebuttal (strictly limited to 300 words as per the editorial rules of Nature) was submitted to Nature, which on 18 October 2016 refused to publish it. As we think this problem is a very important one for zoological taxonomy, this text is published here exactly as submitted to Nature, followed by the list of the 493 taxonomists and collection-based researchers who signed it in the short time span from 20 September to 6 October 2016

Minimal information for studies of extracellular vesicles 2018 (MISEV2018):a position statement of the International Society for Extracellular Vesicles and update of the MISEV2014 guidelines

The last decade has seen a sharp increase in the number of scientific publications describing physiological and pathological functions of extracellular vesicles (EVs), a collective term covering various subtypes of cell-released, membranous structures, called exosomes, microvesicles, microparticles, ectosomes, oncosomes, apoptotic bodies, and many other names. However, specific issues arise when working with these entities, whose size and amount often make them difficult to obtain as relatively pure preparations, and to characterize properly. The International Society for Extracellular Vesicles (ISEV) proposed Minimal Information for Studies of Extracellular Vesicles (“MISEV”) guidelines for the field in 2014. We now update these “MISEV2014” guidelines based on evolution of the collective knowledge in the last four years. An important point to consider is that ascribing a specific function to EVs in general, or to subtypes of EVs, requires reporting of specific information beyond mere description of function in a crude, potentially contaminated, and heterogeneous preparation. For example, claims that exosomes are endowed with exquisite and specific activities remain difficult to support experimentally, given our still limited knowledge of their specific molecular machineries of biogenesis and release, as compared with other biophysically similar EVs. The MISEV2018 guidelines include tables and outlines of suggested protocols and steps to follow to document specific EV-associated functional activities. Finally, a checklist is provided with summaries of key points

Validación y aplicación de modelos teóricos motivacionales en el contexto de la educación física

The purposes of the present study were: (i) establish the importance of perceived competence and intrinsic motivation, considering that Physical Education is an imposed curricular issue; and, (ii) determine the factors that determine future intention to exercise, taking into account a sequence of motivational sequences. A sample of 1099 Physical Education students (544 girls and 555 boys) was recruited from 11 northern and center region Portuguese schools. Participants ranged in age from 14 to 16 years (M=14.66, SD=0.75). The questionnaires used, were the same as Ntoumanis (2001a) study, after a translation and adaptation to Portuguese. Statistical procedures consisted in descriptive and linear association analyses, and structural equation modeling. The main results revealed the central and important role of perceived competence, in Physical Education context, while occurred associations with the others psychological mediators. Self-determined motivation predicted positive consequences, while external regulation and amotivation predicted negative consequences (boredom).Los propósitos de este estudio son: (i) averiguar la importancia de la percepción de la competencia y motivación intrínseca, considerando el hecho de que la Educación Física es una disciplina curricular obligatoria; y, (ii) en base a una secuencia de procesos motivacionales, conocer los factores que determinan las intenciones de practicar actividades deportivas, en el período extracurricular y en situaciones futuras. La muestra la forman 1099 alumnos de Educación Física (544 niñas y 555 niños), de 11 colegios de la región norte y centro de Portugal. Los cuestionarios utilizados fueron los mismos del estudio de Ntoumanis (2001a), después de una traducción y adaptación para la lengua portuguesa. Los procedimientos estadísticos utilizados consisten en el análisis descriptivo, el análisis de relación linear y modelación por ecuaciones estructurales. Los resultados evidencian el papel de las percepciones de competencia en el contexto de la Educación Física, demostrándose, igualmente, relaciones con otros mediadores psicológicos. La motivación autodeterminada permite predecir las consecuencias positivas, mientras que la regulación externa y la desmotivación predicen consecuencias negativas (aburrimiento)

Validación y aplicación de modelos teóricos motivacionales en el contexto de la educación física

Los propósitos de este estudio son: (i) averiguar la importancia de la percepción de la competencia y motivación intrínseca, considerando el hecho de que la Educación Física es una disciplina curricular obligatoria; y, (ii) en base a una secuencia de procesos motivacionales, conocer los factores que determinan las intenciones de practicar actividades deportivas, en el período extracurricular y en situaciones futuras. La muestra la forman 1099 alumnos de Educación Física (544 niñas y 555 niños), de 11 colegios de la región norte y centro de Portugal. Los cuestionarios utilizados fueron los mismos del estudio de Ntoumanis (2001a), después de una traducción y adaptación para la lengua portuguesa. Los procedimientos estadísticos utilizados consisten en el análisis descriptivo, el análisis de relación linear y modelación por ecuaciones estructurales. Los resultados evidencian el papel de las percepciones de competencia en el contexto de la Educación Física, demostrándose, igualmente, relaciones con otros mediadores psicológicos. La motivación autodeterminada permite predecir las consecuencias positivas, mientras que la regulación externa y la desmotivación predicen consecuencias negativas (aburrimiento)