Study of Perkinsus olseni infection mechanisms: identification and regulation of parasite genes differentially expressed in response to host and environmental stress

Tese dout., Biologia, Universidade do Algarve, 200

Blon = Biologia + Informática

O Projeto “BIon=Biologia+Informática” aproximou os alunos do ensino secundário ao en sino superior, com a partilha dos recursos e conhecimentos existentes no Departamento de Engenharia Informática da Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão (ESTG) do Politécnico de Leiria, incentivando os alunos de cinco Escolas de Ensino Secundário a escolher e pros seguir a sua formação na área de ciências e tecnologias. O projeto permitiu-lhes compre ender conceitos e procedimentos da área científica de Bioinformática, realizando ativida des formativas e experimentais usando o método científico, tanto em laboratório infor mático como em sala de aula. O Projeto encontrou a sua plena realização na dinamização das atividades nas escolas par ceiras junto dos alunos em estreita colaboração com os seus Professores, nos anos letivos entre 2012 e 2014 e com a dinamização de páginas na internet.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

AR Mobile Application to Enhance the Birdwatching Experience

Guard@Lis application was developed to ease the birdwatching activity. The main purpose was to support the discovery and identification of bird species along a trail, encouraging the preservation and protection of nature. To create a new bird observation perspective since augmented reality features were developed to enhance the experience of birdwatching, ensuring the chance to watch even the most elusive birds. Adding animated 3D models of some birds allows the observation of these species that, for several reasons, may not be easy to encounter in their natural habitat when the user is making the trail. The solution is composed of a multiplatform app and a back-office. It is prepared to create routes with hotspots and improve the bird species list. This first version was designed with a route in the city of Leiria, having specific points along the way, defined for the observation of certain species. Guard@Lis application intends to encourage the didactic and educational facets, so the whole development process of this application was to create a guide that allows users to be able to identify and list the number of bird species found. At this stage, the app allows its users to trail the main historical and tourist points of Leiria and collect the bird species observed.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

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