The optimality of continuous cover versus rotation forestry in the presence of fire risk

This paper investigates the optimal harvesting decisions of a fire-exposed forest stand.An economic model is used to determine analytical continuous-time solutions for theoptimal schedule of thinnings and clearcuts. We offer new results by proposing that,while thinnings should be anticipated in the presence of fire hazard, forest rotations donot necessarily need to be shortened and may, under certain conditions, be lengthened.In fact, for sufficiently high levels of risk, clearcut forestry can be suboptimal, leading tothe adoption of a continuous cover regime

Destination management systems: creation of value for visitors of tourism destinations

Considering the important role of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in tourism, a growing number of destination management organisations (DMOs) have been adopting more complex destination web-applications/websites to tourism destinations – destination management systems (DMSs). However, the concept of DMS is far from being consensual. The present study aims to clarify the concept of DMS by identifying the main differences between DMS and other DMO web-applications/websites regarding functionalities targeted at potential visitors of destinations. This study is carried out based on a comparison between DMS-specific and DMS-non-specific sources (papers and book chapters). The results suggest that the major difference between DMS and more traditional DMO websites relies in the transaction dimension. While DMS-non-specific reviewed sources tend to focus more on informational functionalities, DMS-specific studies clearly highlight transaction tools. The study highlights the need to develop DMS including a more varied range of transactional and communication/relationship functionalities.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Predictive analytics to support diabetic patient detection

The strong growth in the number of diabetics in recent years has become a major health concern. The dependence on sugar consumption has caused a rapid growth in the level of diagnoses and in the number of deaths associated. In this context, the project developed allowed a study on how Diabetes can be detected in a timely manner, through the existence of pre-indicators of the disease, defining factors that may determine its onset. For this study, data are collected from Hospital de Santa Luzia (ULSAM), considering aspects such as patient profile, prescribed drugs and previous diagnoses. The results prove that machine learning models using profile data with medical drugs produced the best results, optimizing the predictive ability of Diabetes.This work has been supported by FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia within the R&D Units Project Scope: UIDB/00319/202

O conflito entre a incriminação da tentativa de viajar, enquadrada na luta contra o terrorismo, e a liberdade de circulação de pessoas na União Europeia

Pretendemos analisar a incriminação da tentativa de viajar como forma de a União Europeia combater o fenómeno do terrorismo praticado por foreign fighters e verificar se existe ou não um conflito entre aquela medida adoptada e a liberdade de circulação de pessoas na União Europeia. Palavras-chave: Terrorismo; Liberdade de Circulação de Pessoas; União Europeia; Combatentes Estrangeiros Title: The conflict between the crimination of the attempt to travel – framed in the fight against terrorism – and the freedom of movement of persons in the European Union Abstract: We intend to analyze the incrimination of the attempt to travel as a way for the European Union to combat the phenomenon of terrorism practiced by foreign fighters and to verify if there is or not a conflict between that measure and the free movement of persons in the European Union. Keywords: Terrorism; Free Movement of Persons; European Union; Foreign Fighter

Abolição da pena de morte e mudança institucional: Portugal, 1867

O artigo analisa a abolição de pena de morte para crimes civis em Portugal (1867), interpretando-a num quadro de mudança institucional. Argumenta-se que esta abolição teve origem numa efetiva penetração das ideias liberais transacionais na elite portuguesa e foi possibilitada pela acalmia no ambiente securitário nacional e transnacional. Tal permitiu que o estado se focasse no desenvolvimento da sociedade portuguesa e na sua modernização. Este progresso não poderia acontecer pela via socioeconómica, restando o progresso moral ou civilizacional como o caminho possível para alimentar a estratégia de progresso na segunda metade de Oitocentos.This article analyses the abolition of the death penalty for civil crimes in Portugal (1867), which it interprets within a framework of institutional change. The authors argue that the origin of this abolition was an effective penetration of transactional liberal ideas among the Portuguese elite, and was made possible by the fact that the national and transnational security environment had calmed down, which in turn enabled the state to focus on the development and modernisation of Portuguese society. It was impossible for this progress to happen by socioeconomic means, which left moral or civilisational advances as the possible path to fuelling a strategy for progress in the second half of the 19th century.L’article analyse l’abolition de la peine de mort pour les crimes de droit commun au Portugal (1867) et l’interprète dans un cadre de changement institutionnel. Il soutient que cette abolition est le fruit d’une pénétration effective des idées libérales transnationales au sein de l’élite portugaise et qu’elle a été rendue possible par l’accalmie dans l’environnement sécuritaire national et transnational, ayant permis à l’État de se concentrer sur le développement de la société portugaise et sur sa modernisation.  Ce progrès n’aurait pas pu s’opérer par la voie socioéconomique, il restait donc le progrès moral ou civilisationnel comme chemin possible pour nourrir la stratégie de progrès de la seconde moitié du XIXe siècle.El artículo analiza la abolición de la pena de muerte para crímenes civiles en Portugal (1867), interpretándola en un marco de cambio institucional. Se argumenta que esta abolición tuvo origen en una penetración efectiva de las ideas liberales transnacionales en la elite portuguesa y fue posible por la calma en el ambiente de seguridad nacional y transnacional. Tal contexto permitió que el Estado se enfocara en el desarrollo de la sociedad portuguesa y en su modernización. Este progreso no podría suceder por la vía socioeconómica, restando el progreso moral o civilizacional como el camino posible para alimentar la estrategia de progreso en la segunda mitad de mil ochocientos

Abolition of the death penalty and institutional change. Portugal, 1867

UIDB/04627/2020 UIDP/04627/2020O artigo analisa a abolição de pena de morte para crimes civis em Portugal (1867), interpretando-a num quadro de mudança institucional. Argumenta-se que esta abolição teve origem numa efetiva penetração das ideias liberais transacionais na elite portuguesa e foi possibilitada pela acalmia no ambiente securitário nacional e transnacional. Tal permitiu que o estado se focasse no desenvolvimento da sociedade portuguesa e na sua modernização. Este progresso não poderia acontecer pela via socioeconómica, restando o progresso moral ou civilizacional como o caminho possível para alimentar a estratégia de progresso na segunda metade de Oitocentos. This article analyses the abolition of the death penalty for civil crimes in Portugal (1867), which it interprets within a framework of institutional change. The authors argue that the origin of this abolition was an effective penetration of transactional liberal ideas among the Portuguese elite, and was made possible by the fact that the national and transnational security environment had calmed down, which in turn enabled the state to focus on the development and modernisation of Portuguese society. It was impossible for this progress to happen by socioeconomic means, which left moral or civilisational advances as the possible path to fuelling a strategy for progress in the second half of the 19th century.publishersversionpublishe

Abolición de la pena de muerte y cambio institucional: Portugal, 1867

O artigo analisa a abolição de pena de morte para crimes civis em Portugal (1867), interpretando-a num quadro de mudança institucional. Argumenta-se que esta abolição teve origem numa efetiva penetração das ideias liberais transacionais na elite portuguesa e foi possibilitada pela acalmia no ambiente securitário nacional e transnacional. Tal permitiu que o estado se focasse no desenvolvimento da sociedade portuguesa e na sua modernização. Este progresso não poderia acontecer pela via socioeconómica, restando o progresso moral ou civilizacional como o caminho possível para alimentar a estratégia de progresso na segunda metade de Oitocentos.This article analyses the abolition of the death penalty for civil crimes in Portugal (1867), which it interprets within a framework of institutional change. The authors argue that the origin of this abolition was an effective penetration of transactional liberal ideas among the Portuguese elite, and was made possible by the fact that the national and transnational security environment had calmed down, which in turn enabled the state to focus on the development and modernisation of Portuguese society. It was impossible for this progress to happen by socioeconomic means, which left moral or civilisational advances as the possible path to fuelling a strategy for progress in the second half of the 19th century.L’article analyse l’abolition de la peine de mort pour les crimes de droit commun au Portugal (1867) et l’interprète dans un cadre de changement institutionnel. Il soutient que cette abolition est le fruit d’une pénétration effective des idées libérales transnationales au sein de l’élite portugaise et qu’elle a été rendue possible par l’accalmie dans l’environnement sécuritaire national et transnational, ayant permis à l’État de se concentrer sur le développement de la société portugaise et sur sa modernisation. Ce progrès n’aurait pas pu s’opérer par la voie socioéconomique, il restait donc le progrès moral ou civilisationnel comme chemin possible pour nourrir la stratégie de progrès de la seconde moitié du XIXe siècle.El artículo analiza la abolición de la pena de muerte para crímenes civiles en Portugal (1867), interpretándola en un marco de cambio institucional. Se argumenta que esta abolición tuvo origen en una penetración efectiva de las ideas liberales transnacionales en la elite portuguesa y fue posible por la calma en el ambiente de seguridad nacional y transnacional. Tal contexto permitió que el Estado se enfocara en el desarrollo de la sociedad portuguesa y en su modernización. Este progreso no podría suceder por la vía socioeconómica, restando el progreso moral o civilizacional como el camino posible para alimentar la estrategia de progreso en la segunda mitad de mil ochocientos

Impacte das TIC e ferramentas web 2.0 nas aprendizagens não formais : estudo de caso

Mestrado em Multimédia em EducaçãoO presente estudo de caso foi realizado na Escola de Ensino Básico dos 2º e 3º Ciclos e Secundário José Falcão de Miranda do Corvo, com envolvimento online de outras escolas, e teve como objecto de estudo um conjunto de actividades extra-curriculares previstas no Plano de Actividades desta escola. As actividades, implementadas em contexto de aprendizagem não formal, foram o Projecto eTwinning “Está aí alguém? – As TIC e a partilha colaborativa de conhecimento”, a participação na acção “Primavera da Europa 2009” e a actividade “Comemorações do 25 de Abril”. O estudo teve como finalidade analisar e avaliar as potencialidades das TIC, com especial enfoque nas ferramentas da Web 2.0, para a criação de ambientes de aprendizagem colaborativa e construtiva. No estudo de caso privilegiou-se uma investigação qualitativa, de natureza descritiva e interpretativa. Em termos qualitativos, os resultados foram bastante positivos quanto à utilização das TIC, e da Web 2.0 em particular, para criar ambientes de aprendizagem colaborativa, de partilha de conhecimento e até de construção de conhecimento. Não se chegou a desenvolver uma “comunidade de prática” entre os professores ou entre os alunos, no sentido definido por Wenger. Reconheceu-se, no entanto, que se aprenderam formas inovadoras de integrar as TIC e a Web 2.0 nas práticas pedagógicas, bem como o carácter motivador que proporcionam à aprendizagem. No final do estudo indicam-se as suas limitações e sugerem-se recomendações para futura investigação nesta área. ABSTRACT: This case study was conducted at the School of Basic Education of the 2nd and 3rd Cycles and Secondary Education José Falcão de Miranda do Corvo, and was being studied as a set of extra-curricular activities included in the Plan of Activities of this school. The activities, implemented in the context of non-formal learning, were the eTwinning Project "Is anybody out there? - ICT and collaborative sharing of knowledge”, the participation in the "Spring Day 2009" and the activity "April 25 Commemoration". The study aimed at analyzing and assessing the potential of ICT, with particular focus on Web 2.0 tools, to create collaborative and constructive environments for learning. In the case study is a focused qualitative, descriptive and interpretative research. Qualitatively, the results were very positive about the use of ICT and Web 2.0 in particular, to create collaborative environments for learning, sharing of knowledge and even the construction of knowledge. In the sense defined by Wenger has not been reached to develop a "community of practice" among teachers or among students. However it was recognized innovative ways of integrating ICT and Web 2.0 in teaching as well their motivating nature to provide the learning. At the end of the study are pointed its limitations and are suggested recommendations for future research in this investigation area

Creating shared value in Rock in Rio business model: case study

This discourse will attempt to discuss `Creation of Shared Value' (CSV) through the case study of the music festival "Rock in Rio" (RIR) in order to further understand the company's sustainability program. The main goal is to clearly recognize if RIR uses a genuine practice of CSV to accomplish their social policies. To commence, we started with the State of Art, studying the CSV theory created by Porter and Kramer, as well as the authors that were either in support of, or against, the strategy. Qualitative Research Method was used, thus focusing the enterprise case study, by analysing media interviews given by the managerial staff of RIR. Content analysis was used to process data and deliver results. The main limitation of the study was the lack of institutional information, due to an absence of responses, to the survey in sufficient time by RIR's managers, subsequently a triangulation of the information acquired could not be achieved.info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersio