Combining low-code development with ChatGPT to novel no-code approaches: a focus-group study

Low-code tools are a trend in software development for business solutions due to their agility and ease of use. There are a certain number of vendors with such solutions. Still, in most Western countries, there is a clear need for the existence of greater quantities of certified and experienced professionals to work with those tools. This means that companies with more resources can attract and maintain those professionals, whilst other smaller organizations must rely on an endless search for this scarce resource. We will present and validate a model designed to transform ChatGPT into a low-code developer, addressing the demand for a more skilled human resource solution. This innovative tool underwent rigorous validation via a focus group study, engaging a panel of highly experienced experts. Their invaluable insights and feedback on the proposed model were systematically gathered and meticulously analysed.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Roadmap for implementing business intelligence systems in Higher Education Institutions: exploratory work

Higher Education Institutions must define and monitor strategies and policies essential for decision-making in their various areas and levels, in which Business Intelligence plays a leading role. This research addresses the problem of Business Intelligence system adoption in Higher Education Institutions, with a view, in the first instance, to identify and characterise the strategic objectives that underpin decision-making, activities, processes, indicators and information in Higher Education Institutions. After a literature review, it was found that the absence of a roadmap that can serve as a reference to implement a Business Intelligence system in Higher Education Institutions may limit the adoption of this type of solution. Therefore, this research intends to present the methodology of a proposed roadmap for the implementation of Business Intelligence systems in Higher Education Institutions, that allows for increasing its capacity for analysis and evaluation of the data and information available in the various systems and platforms.This work has received funding from FEDER Funds through COMPETE program and from National Funds through Portugal 2020 under the project "SATDAP - Capacitação da Administração Pública operation BI@UTAD", grant number POCI-05- 5762-FSE-000264. The authors acknowledge the work facilities and equipment provided by CeDRI (UIDB/05757/2020 and UIDP/05757/2020) to the project team.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

BHiveSense: An integrated information system architecture for sustainable remote monitoring and management of apiaries based on IoT and microservices

Precision Beekeeping, a field of Precision Agriculture, is an apiary management strategy based on monitoring honeybee colonies to promote more sustainable resource usage and maximise productivity. The approach related to Precision Beekeeping is based on methodologies to mitigate the stress associated with human intervention in the colonies and the waste of resources. These goals are achieved by supporting the intervention and managing the beekeeper’s timely and appropriate action at the colony’s level. In recent years, the growth of IoT (Internetof-Things) in Precision Agriculture has spurred several proposals to contribute to the paradigm of Precision Beekeeping, built on different technical concepts and with different production costs. This work proposes and describes an information systems architecture concept named BHiveSense, based on IoT and microservices, and different artefacts to demonstrate its concept: (1) a low-cost COTS (Commercial Off-The-Shelf) hive sensing prototype, (2) a REST backend API, (3) a Web application, and (4) a Mobile application. This project delivers a solution for a more integrated and sustainable beekeeping activity. Our approach stresses that by adopting microservices and a REST architecture, it is possible to deal with long-standing problems concerning interoperability, scalability, agility, and maintenance issues, delivering an efficient beehive monitoring system.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Digital marketing’s impact on rural destinations’ image, intention to visit, and destination sustainability

The relevance of the tourism industry to the overall sustainability of rural territories grows along with the demand for rural tourism destinations. Likewise, as the digital transition of rural tour operators takes place, their marketing initiatives also evolve towards a digital nature, which is why it is crucial to comprehend how the overall calibre of these activities might affect the perception of rural places, while also motivating tourists’ travel intentions and, as a result, promoting the general sustainability of the destination. Thus, in this paper, we propose a novel conceptual model based on Delone and McLean’s representative model of Information Systems Success Model, on Tan and Wu’s arguments on tourism destinations’ image relationship with tourists’ visit intentions, and also on Verma’s tourism destination brand equity concept. To validate the proposed model, an online focus group was developed involving several specialists whose opinions and perspectives corroborated the potential adequacy of the proposed artefact and, consequently, assumed its contribution and value. From this validation process, it was possible to highlight that digital marketing initiatives’ overall quality influences both rural destinations’ image and tourists’ intention to visit these territories, that a positive image will trigger tourists’ visit behaviour, and that these behaviours represent a valuable asset to rural destinations’ global sustainabilityThis work was supported by national funds through the Portuguese funding agency, the Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT) within project LA/P/0063/2020.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

AMUSIA E A QUESTÃO DA INCLUSÃO NO ENSINO DE MÚSICA

Este artigo tem por objetivo identificar a amusia, enquanto deficiência que carece de ações profissionais e pedagógicas específicas, e refletir a respeito de sua situação no ensino de música propondo inclusão. A pesquisa é de natureza bibliográfica, baseada na revisão de textos que descrevem algumas disfunções neurológicas no campo da percepção e execução especificamente musicais e, que abordam a questão da inclusão no ensino de maneira geral. A diversidade com que amusia pode apresentar-se demonstra a necessidade de que os profissionais da área musical estejam aptos a identificar esta deficiência, de modo que sejam capazes de estabelecer ações profissionais específicas e interdisciplinares para os diversos casos apresentados. Abstract This article aims to identify the amus, while disability that requires specific actions and teaching professionals, and reflect thesituation in respect of its proposed inclusion of music education. This is a literature search, based on the review of texts that describe some neurological disorders in the field of perception and specifically musical performance, and which address the question of inclusion in general education. The iversity that can present amus demonstrates the need for professionals in the area musical are able to identify this deficiency in order to be able to establish professional actions for specific and interdisciplinary the cases presented

Evidência para o contexto europeu

Castelo-Branco, I. & Jesus, F. C. (2018). Análise factorial exploratória para a indústria 4.0: evidência para o contexto europeu. [Exploratory factor analysis for assessing Industry 4.0: Evidence for the European Union]. In P. Silva, R. Quaresma & T. Oliveira (Coords.), Atas da 18ª Conferência da Associação Portuguesa de Sistemas de Informação: a indústria 4.0 e os sistemas de informação. (CAPSI 2018, 12 e 13 de Outubro de 2018, Santarém, Portugal). Associação Portuguesa de Sistemas de Informação. Link: http://capsi2018.apsi.pt/Docs/eBook_CAPSI%202018p.pdfDigital transformation has been shaping the way enterprises operate in several different dimensions. Industry 4.0 is one of these dimensions as it represents the adoption by the industrial companies of the techniques and processes allowed by digitization, cloud computing, internet of things and big data, to gain competitive advantages in the domestic and global markets. Measuring how the manufacturing sector is adopting Industry 4.0, is challenging, given that there is not a closed definition of the term and that the collection of information is not specifically directed to the Industry 4.0 concepts. Recognizing these difficulties, the present study attempts to measure the readiness for the adoption of Industry 4.0 across the European Union, using Eurostat data. The information obtained shows large disparities among EU countries in what concerns the possibility of existence of Industry 4.0.publishersversionpublishe

Learning to cycle: from training wheels to balance bike

Background: Learning to cycle is an important milestone in a child’s life, so it is important to allow them to explore cycling as soon as possible. The use of a bicycle with training wheels (BTW) for learning to cycling is an old approach practiced worldwide. Most recently, a new approach using the balance bike (BB) has received increased attention, and several entities believe that this could be most efficient. Drawing on the work of Bronfenbrenner (1995) and Newel (1986), this study aimed to analyse the effect of BB’s use on the learning process of cycling independently. Methods: Data were collected in Portugal from an online structured survey between November 2019 and June 2020. Results: A total of 2005 responses were obtained for adults and children (parental response). Results revealed that when the BB’s approach was used, learning age (LA) occurred earlier (M = 4.16 ± 1.34 years) than with the BTW’s approach (M = 5.97 ± 2.16 years) (p < 0.001); or than when there was only the single use of the traditional bicycle (M =7.27 ± 3.74 years) (p < 0.001). Conclusions: Children who used the BB as the first bike had a significantly lower LA than children who did not use it (p < 0.001). To maximize its effects, the BB should be used in the beginning of the learning process.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Assessing the Industry 4.0 European divide through the country/industry dichotomy

Castelo-Branco, I., Henriques, M. M. D. A., Cruz-Jesus, F., & Oliveira, T. (2022). Assessing the Industry 4.0 European divide through the country/industry dichotomy. Computers and Industrial Engineering, [108925]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2022.108925Industry 4.0 refers to the application of new technologies to production and supply chain processes under the fourth industrial revolution (4th IR) paradigm and has been studied mainly in manufacturing. The present study looks to understand how the 4th IR manifests itself in the EU countries and across different industries through an Industry 4.0 perspective. Following a five-step research protocol that used a multivariate approach, Industry 4.0 Infrastructure, Big Data Maturity and Industry 4.0 Applications were identified as characterizing elements of Industry 4.0. Cluster analysis showed five homogeneous profiles of Industry 4.0 implementation across different industries and European countries. Our findings unveil a strong Industry 4.0 divide across (and within) European countries and industries. Industry 4.0 is much more determined by the industry than by the country. Knowledge of Industry 4.0 development conditions would greatly benefit from further research on the elements that drive the Industry 4.0 divide at the industry and country levels.publishersversionpublishe

Desafios e obstáculos nas pesquisas de opinião com policiais

[POR] São muitos os obstáculos e desafios para a condução de pesquisas com as agências policiais uma vez que são instituições tradicionalmente fechadas ao público externo. Esta nota relata o desenvolvimento e coleta dados em uma pesquisa sobre auto legitimidade com policiais na cidade de São Paulo. Apresenta as etapas de construção da ferramenta de coleta, o processo de organização do trabalho de campo e definição da amostra, e a aplicação de uma survey, em 2016, junto a policiais civis e militares

Assessing the success behind the use of education management information systems in higher education

The continuous use of dynamic and disruptive ICT as energizing elements of the educational process is a reality of current days, where millennials are the centre of an education paradigm in which students are much more inclined to use technologies than enrolling in a traditional non-digital course. Considering education management information systems (EMIS) capacities to collect, analyse, process and publish information and data, it is easy to perceive their relevance to both education organizations and students. Nevertheless, and despite EMIS complexity and inherent possibilities, the existing literature does not provide for a detailed characterization on the impact these systems might have on students’ success. Thus, this research focuses on understanding the use of EMIS by students and the arising of net benefits; it introduces an EMIS success model which posits that to ensure net benefits for students, education institutions must safeguard that their education management information systems are of high quality, while at the same time students are maintained satisfied with the system and engage in continuous use. To assess the posed model, an empirical study has been performed, involving students from higher education institutions. Findings from the study allow us to perceive that, as information systems (IS) success models state, EMIS use and students’ satisfaction are predictors of net benefits. This same model also claims that the available information quality and EMIS inherent service quality are also strong determinants of both continuous EMIS use and student satisfaction.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio