Towards a mobile application for an engineering geology course: A contribution to improved student learning

One of the subjects studied on engineering geology courses is the description of rock masses and the application of geotechnical classifications. Field information is collected and organised in order to make possible to apply rock mass classification systems and analyse stereographic projection data. The present work proposes the use of computer supported ubiquitous learning to collect and treat field data. It presents work in progress towards the creation of a mobile application suitable for Engineering Geology courses. A first prototype for the Apple iOS system is presented

O papel da escola na detecção e formação de talentos esportivos na perspectiva de atletas profissionais de elite

Trabalho de Conclusão de Curso (graduação)—Universidade de Brasília, Faculdade de Educação Física, 2017.O esporte possui grande influência na sociedade brasileira. A cada Jogos Olímpicos e Copas do Mundo de Futebol, a população se mobiliza na torcida para que atletas que representam sua nação, atinjam o lugar mais alto do pódio. Uma conquista deste porte é resultado de uma vida dedicada ao esporte, consequência de um longo processo, iniciado ainda na infância e juventude, que passa pela detecção do talento, iniciação e especialização esportiva, até a profissionalização. No entanto, não existe um consenso de quem deva assumir a responsabilidade pela efetivação destas etapas. Pela quantidade de crianças e adolescentes que recebe, muitos acreditam que a escola seria o agente ideal para assumir este papel. Além do potencial humano que dispõe seria um local para democratizar o acesso ao esporte, que cada vez mais está restrito aos clubes, onde apenas uma pequena parcela da população tem condições de usufruir. Por isso, este trabalho buscou conhecer a percepção de atletas profissionais de elite acerca do papel da escola na detecção e formação de talentos esportivos. Para isso, utilizando como instrumento de coleta de dados um questionário, 21 atletas e ex-atletas de elite de diferentes esportes e que tiveram relação com o Distrito Federal, participaram da pesquisa. Verificou-se que estes acreditam que a escola possa compor a base do esporte nacional, podendo ela proporcionar o primeiro contato com o esporte e assim participar da iniciação esportiva e detecção de talentos. Porém, quanto à ideia da formação de atletas na escola, verificou-se duas linhas de pensamento. Uma entende que a escola deva também atuar com este propósito e outra que defende que, identificados os talentos, estes sejam encaminhados para locais específicos de formação esportiva. Por fim, a pesquisa apontou uma quase unanimidade quanto a percepção dos entrevistados sobre a fragilidade da atual estrutura de formação de atletas no Brasil, sendo que 52,4% a consideraram regular, enquanto 42,9% a definiram como péssima

INDUCED AGGRESSION IN JEAB: A SURVEY OF PUBLICATIONS

Early experimental research on induced aggression aimed to set the direct relation between aversive stimulation and aggressive behavior. The generality of the phenomenon was evaluated with variations in the subjects’ species and in the inducting stimuli. Seminal studies on induced aggression were published in the Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior (JEAB). The objectives of the present study were systematically present the temporal distribution of publications on induced aggression in JEAB and describe the studies’ methodological aspects. The terms “aggress*”, “fight*”, and “attack*” were searched in the Wiley Online Library database, and selecting criteria were applied. Fifty- eight articles were analyzed. The global representativeness of publications about induced aggression in JEAB is 1.1%. Between 1962 and 1981, there were regular publications about induced aggression in the journal, representing 2.8% of the publications in JEAB in the referred period. During this interval, a first period of publications was marked by investigations involving the exposition of rats and squirrel monkeys to electric shock, which would result in fighting and biting aggressive responses, respectively; a second period was marked by studies involving the exposition of pigeons to schedules of reinforcement, resulting in aggressive pecking responses. The publication pattern of induced aggression on JEAB is in agreement with previous indications regarding the temporal distribution of general publications on induced aggression. Limitations of the present work are discussed, and suggestions for additional research are provided. Keywords: induced aggression, JEAB, survey

A comparison of automated machine learning tools for predicting energy building consumption in smart cities

In this paper, we explore and compare three recently proposed Automated Machine Learning (AutoML) tools (AutoGluon, H2 O, Oracle AutoMLx) to create a single regression model that is capable of predicting smart city energy building consumption values. Using a recently collected one year hourly energy consumption dataset, related with 29 buildings from a Portuguese city, we perform several Machine Learning (ML) computational experiments, assuming two sets of input features (with and without lagged data) and a realistic rolling window evaluation. Furthermore, the obtained results are compared with a univariate Time Series Forecasting (TSF) approach, based on the automated FEDOT tool, which requires generating a predictive model for each building. Overall, competitive results, in terms of both predictive and computational effort performances, were obtained by the input lagged AutoGluon single regression modeling approach.FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia(UIDB/00319/2020

Bank relationships and corporate governance : a survey of the literature from the perspective of SMEs

The aim of this work is to review and systematise the literature on how bank relationships, corporate governance and the interdependence between them can influence corporate performance. The banks and the enterprises establish relationships which enable them to overcome problems of asymmetrical information thereby alleviating difficulties felt in obtaining financial resources.In addition, the specificities that SMEs face, namely their ownership structure, as they are often owned and controlled by families, lead us to study the role played by corporate governance and the various control mechanisms in achieving corporate objectives. These features confer an important supervisory role on credit institutions which stem from the information they hold

Zipper-based modular and deforested computations

In this paper we present a methodology to implement multiple traversal algorithms in a functional programming setting. The implementations we obtain s of highly modular and intermediate structure free programs, that rely on the concept of functional zippers to navigate on data structures.Even though our methodology is developed and presented under Haskell, a lazy functional language, we do not make essential use of laziness. This is an essential difference with respect to other attribute grammar embeddings. This also means that an approach similar to ours can be followed in a strict functional setting such as Ocaml, for example.In the paper, our technique is applied to a significant number of problems that are well-known to the functional programming community, demonstrating its practical interest.- (undefined

A performance comparison between different industrial real-time indoor localization systems for mobile platforms

The flexibility and versatility associated with autonomous mobile robots (AMR) have facilitated their integration into different types of industries and tasks. However, as the main objective of their implementation on the factory floor is to optimize processes and, consequently, the time associated with them, it is necessary to take into account the environment and congestion to which they are subjected. Localization, on the shop floor and in real time, is an important requirement to optimize the AMRs’ trajectory management, thus avoiding livelocks and deadlocks during their movements in partnership with manual forklift operators and logistic trains. Threeof the most commonly used localization techniques in indoor environments (time of flight, angle of arrival, and time difference of arrival), as well as two of the most commonly used indoor localization methods in the industry (ultra-wideband, and ultrasound), are presented and compared in this paper. Furthermore, it identifies and compares three industrial indoor localization solutions: Qorvo, Eliko Kio, and Marvelmind, implemented in an industrial mobile platform, which is the main contribution of this paper. These solutions can be applied to both AMRs and other mobile platforms, such as forklifts and logistic trains. In terms of results, the Marvelmind system, which uses an ultrasound method, was the best solution.This work is co-financed by Component 5-Capitalization and Business Innovation, integrated in the Resilience Dimension of the Recovery and Resilience Plan within the scope of the Recovery and Resilience Mechanism (MRR) of the European Union (EU), framed in the Next Generation EU, for the period 2021–2026, within project Produtech_R3, with reference 60.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Reflectance confocal microscopy for the diagnosis of skin infections and infestations

Reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) is a noninvasive real-time imaging technique that has been widely used for the diagnosis of skin cancer. More recently, it has been reported as a useful tool for the diagnosis and management of several inflammatory and infectious skin disorders. This article provides an overview of the current available applications of RCM use in cutaneous infections and infestations. PubMed was used to search the following terms in various combinations: reflectance confocal microscopy, skin, hair, nail, infection, parasitosis, mycosis, virus, bacteria. All papers were accordingly reviewed. In most cutaneous infections or infestations, the main alterations are found in the epidermis and upper dermis, where the accuracy of confocal microscopy is nearly similar to that of histopathology. The high resolution of this technique allows the visualization of most skin parasites, fungi, and a few bacteria. Although viruses cannot be identified because of their small size, viral cytopathic effects can be observed on keratinocytes. In addition, RCM can be used to monitor the response to treatment, thereby reducing unnecessary treatments

Os reis e a rainha da “cocada preta”

Este artigo versa sobre as experiências etnográficas vivenciadas na Barbearia Elegante, localizada no Centro de Porto Alegre. A partir da observação participante no cotidiano do salão, percebe-se que o conflito emerge como a principal forma de sociação no ambiente, fazendo com que os profissionais da barbearia reflitam sobre si próprios em suas relações uns com os outros, ao mesmo tempo em que começam a se constituir enquanto personagens da pesquisa. O trabalho também contém reflexões sobre a territorialidade da barbearia de modo a entender a inserção do pesquisador em campo e sobre as aproximações entre os conceitos simmelianos de sociabilidade e conflito no contexto da Barbearia Elegante.This paper discusses the ethnographic experiences in a barber shop located in Porto Alegre’s central area. From observating the barber shop’s everyday life, someone realizes that conflict emerges as the main form of association in that place. Then, the conflict makes it possible to the barbers to reflect on themselves and on their relanshionships with each other, also providing the researcher means to elaborate the characters of this ethnography. This work also contains considerations on the territoriality of the barber shop in order to understand the entrance of the ethnographer in the field of research and on the connections between Georg Simmel’s concepts of sociability and conflit in the barber shop’s everyday life