Using mobile device detection approaches to augment the accuracy of web delivery content

Recent studies of mobile Web trends show a continuous explosion of mobile-friendly content. However, the increasing number and heterogeneity of mobile devices poses several challenges for Web programmers who want to automatically get the delivery context and adapt the content to mobile devices. In this process, the devices detection phase assumes an important role where an inaccurate detection could result in a poor mobile experience for the enduser. In this paper we compare the most promising approaches for mobile device detection. Based on this study, we present an architecture for a system to detect and deliver uniform m-Learning content to students in a Higher School. We focus mainly on the devices capabilities repository manageable and accessible through an API. We detail the structure of the capabilities XML Schema that formalizes the data within the devices capabilities XML repository and the REST Web Service API for selecting the correspondent devices capabilities data according to a specific request. Finally, we validate our approach by presenting the access and usage statistics of the mobile web interface of the proposed system such as hits and new visitors, mobile platforms, average time on site and rejection rate

Cohesion policy and metropolitan governance: innovation in stakeholders collaboration practices in Lisbon

This study examines the impact of Cohesion Policy on metropolitan governance and stakeholders’ collaboration practices in the Lisbon region. The financial crisis and subsequent austerity policies have underscored the importance of institutional arrangements and governance processes, particularly at the local and regional levels. Focusing on the Lisbon metropolitan area, which faces fragmented institutional structures and governance challenges, this research highlights the role of Cohesion Policy through Integrated Territorial Investments (ITI) in fostering innovation and collaboration among stakeholders. The EVA (Green and Blue Corridor) project in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area exemplifies the role of EU funding in promoting cooperation and governance innovation. The introduction of ITI under the Cohesion Policy has facilitated the establishment of collaborative networks and innovative practices in the metropolitan area. These initiatives have broken down planning silos, promoting "soft spaces of governance" that encouraged knowledge exchange and institutional learning among territorial stakeholders. However, challenges persist in the absence of a coherent regional strategy and the prioritization of broad EU objectives over tailored regional needs. This hampers the potential for integrated and proactive territorial management. Nevertheless, Cohesion Policy has stimulated stakeholder collaboration and innovation in metropolitan governance, paving the way for sustainable and inclusive development in the Lisbon region.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

ESEIG Mobile: an m-learning approach in a superior school

In recent years, mobile learning has emerged as an educational approach to decrease the limitation of learning location and adapt the teaching-learning process to all type of students. However, the large number and variety of Web-enabled devices poses challenges for Web content creators who want to automatic get the delivery context and adapt the content to mobile devices. This paper studies several approaches to adapt the learning content to mobile phones. It presents an architecture for deliver uniform m-Learning content to students in a higher School. The system development is organized in two phases: firstly enabling the educational content to mobile devices and then adapting it to all the heterogeneous mobile platforms. With this approach, Web authors will not need to create specialized pages for each kind of device, since the content is automatically transformed to adapt to any mobile device capabilities from WAP to XHTML MP-compliant devices

ESEIG Mobile: an m-learning approach in a superior school

In recent years, mobile learning has emerged as an educational approach to decrease the limitation of learning location and adapt the teaching-learning process to all type of students. However, the large number and variety of Web-enabled devices poses challenges for Web content creators who want to automatic get the delivery context and adapt the content to mobile devices. In this paper we study several approaches to adapt the learning content to mobile phones. We present an architecture for deliver uniform m-Learning content to students in a higher School. The system development is organized in two phases: firstly enabling the educational content to mobile devices and then adapting it to all the heterogeneous mobile platforms. With this approach, Web authors will not need to create specialized pages for each kind of device, since the content is automatically transformed to adapt to any mobile device capabilities from WAP to XHTML MP-compliant devices

O espaço e o lugar no planeamento territorial: um reflexo do debate teórico em Geografia

Este capítulo discute a relação entre o conhecimento e a prática da ciência geográfica contemporânea e o planeamento territorial. À semelhança de Davoudi e Strange (2009), o nosso propósito é ilustrar como certas correntes de pensamento desenvolveram determinados conceitos de espaço e lugar e influenciaram metodologias e práticas dos geógrafos, tendo potenciado o papel da geografia no planeamento. Esta relação forte levou Phelps e Tewdwr-Jones (2008) a especular se a geografia não seria mesmo um alter ego do planeamento. Não é nossa intenção rever todas as influências filosóficas no pensamento geográfico, outros já o fizeram (Capel, 1981), nem procuramos uma lista exaustiva de métodos e técnicas usadas em geografia, apesar de haver momentos que procuramos realçar, em que determinadas orientações e metodologias marcaram definitivamente a construção de epistemologias e interpretações geográficas. Procuramos por isso evidenciar certas direções concetuais que influenciaram o processo de investigação, as dinâmicas e as práticas da geografia, informando trajetórias do saber-fazer geográfico (Cloke et al., 2004). Explorar algumas destas dinâmicas tem como objetivo informar outros campos das ciências sociais sobre as alterações mais ou menos profundas na maneira como os geógrafos observam e interpretam o mundo e como estas influenciaram as reflexões teóricas, discursos e práticas no planeamento territorial.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Asma brônquica infantil : Aspectos clínicos e fisiopatológicos

Dissertação de Doutoramento em Medicina, área de especialização em Pediatria e Puericultura, apresentada à Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Port

Cohesion policy and metropolitan governance: innovation in stakeholders collaboration practices in Lisbon

This study examines the impact of Cohesion Policy on metropolitan governance and stakeholders’ collaboration practices in the Lisbon region. The financial crisis and subsequent austerity policies have underscored the importance of institutional arrangements and governance processes, particularly at the local and regional levels. Focusing on the Lisbon metropolitan area, which faces fragmented institutional structures and governance challenges, this research highlights the role of Cohesion Policy through Integrated Territorial Investments (ITI) in fostering innovation and collaboration among stakeholders. The EVA (Green and Blue Corridor) project in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area exemplifies the role of EU funding in promoting cooperation and governance innovation. The introduction of ITI under the Cohesion Policy has facilitated the establishment of collaborative networks and innovative practices in the metropolitan area. These initiatives have broken down planning silos, promoting "soft spaces of governance" that encouraged knowledge exchange and institutional learning among territorial stakeholders. However, challenges persist in the absence of a coherent regional strategy and the prioritization of broad EU objectives over tailored regional needs. This hampers the potential for integrated and proactive territorial management. Nevertheless, Cohesion Policy has stimulated stakeholder collaboration and innovation in metropolitan governance, paving the way for sustainable and inclusive development in the Lisbon region

Análise de investimentos em ativos reais – volume 2: análise de risco e incerteza

Estrutura da obra CAPÍTULO I: Introdução à análise de risco e incerteza CAPÍTULO II: Técnicas tradicionais de análise de risco e incerteza CAPÍTULO III: Introdução às opções reais CAPÍTULO IV: Casos Práticos GlobaisNeste volume são tratados os aspetos relacionados com a análise do risco, com particular destaque para as opções reais. Este volume é sequência do volume 1, em que são tratados os aspetos básicos da análise de projetos de investimento, nomeadamente, os critérios tradicionais do VAL (Valor Atual Líquido) e TIR (Taxa Interna de Rendibilidade) Os capítulos quinto e nono (que rematam cada um dos volumes) incluem onze casos globais que obrigam o leitor a dominar a matéria abordada em alguns dos capítulos anteriores

Análise de investimentos em ativos reais – Volume 1: abordagem convencional

Estrutura da obra: CAPÍTULO I: Enquadramento e conceitos básicos CAPÍTULO II: Previsão de fluxos de capital CAPÍTULO III: O custo do capital CAPÍTULO IV: Critérios de avaliação e decisão de investimentos CAPÍTULO V: Casos Práticos GlobaisNeste volume são tratados os aspetos básicos da análise de projetos de investimento, nomeadamente, os critérios tradicionais do VAL (Valor Atual Líquido) e TIR (Taxa Interna de Rendibilidade). No volume 2 serão tratados os aspetos relacionados com a análise do risco, com particular destaque para as opções reais

Automatic retrieval of network traffic data for analysis of network-in-world action relations in MMOGs

Massive multiplayer online games (MMOGs) areincreasingly popular because they provide entertainment,numerous opportunities for socialization, and the ability for usersto make money. Cornerstone to MMOGs is the underlyingnetwork traffic between MMOG clients and servers;understanding this traffic is important for application developerstrying to optimize game performance and for ISPs trying toprovide a better quality of service for their customers. This papergoes a step forward in helping to understand MMOG networktraffic as it describes an automated approach to collect trafficsamples and map them to specific in-world actions in the MMOGgame Second LifeTM. We show the validity of our approach bycollecting 10 samples from 8 different actions, characterizingthese samples, and grouping samples by action using a k-meansclustering algorithm