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Preveniente do ex-CDE do Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco
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Descrição baseada em: Ano 4, nº 22 (Jun. 1990)-
Descrição baseada em: Ano 2, nº 2 (Dez. 2008/Mai. 2009)-
Descrição baseada em: Nº 26/27 (Set. 1997)-
Descrição baseada em: Vol. 14, nº 2 (Jun. 1992)-
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The incidence and the damage done by stray dog’s attacks in sheep have economical impact in Portugal. We pretend to identify livestock management conditions that help to prevent stray dog’s attacks.
In the present work the effects on wine protein instability of wine polysaccharides, proteins of non-wine origin and alcohol were investigated.
In the present work the influence of pH in wine stability was investigated.
The present work consisted in the removal of protein from six Portuguese varietal wines (Fernão Pires, Assario, Tamarez, verdelho, Arinto and Moscatel)by bentonite fining and subsequent haze induction using the back-addition technique of the total protein from Fernão Pires wine.
In the present work the antibodies previsously produced (Monteiro, et al., 1999) are used to analyse the provenience of the wine proteins.
In this study samples of the monofloral honeys more common in Castelo Branco region were tested:
Eucalyptus ssp., Erica spp. and Lavandula spp. Evaluation of unifloral conformity was carried out by
laboratorial pollen analysis.
Valorização agrícola de lamas de origem têxtil.
Utilização agrícola e compostagem de lamas de origem têxtil.
Efeito da aplicação de diferentes regimes de rega deficitária no pessegueiro ‘Sweet Dream’ cultivado num pomar da região da Beira Interior.
ABSTRACT: The essay discusses the theoretical implications of ecological
restoration in landscape architecture. The study presents a management
plan for highly damaged peatlands in the Isle of Skye in Scotland, where
the habitat is threatened by a radical forestation process. Being a natural
carbon stock, damaged peatlands are a major source of greenhouse gas
emissions. The project suggests gradually turning the case-study area's
economy from tree farming to tourism, making the most out of the
unique biodiversity of peatlands. The proposal traces a chronological
activation plan of a touristic network that will run in parallel with the
restoration of peats, native broadleaf forests, heather and cotion-grass
meadows. Depending on the ability to recover of different soils, the
restoration plan intends to gradually activate new dynamics in the
landscape. The result is a stable “novel ecosystem” whose key
interactions and processes are induced by new biotic and abiotic
conditions. The article investigates and discusses possible strategies to
develop a new kind of wilderness that differs from any previous condition
and emerges from an alternative land use.
Portuguese forest area has a great expression being around 39%. Since the last centuries the Quercus suber L.(cork oak) areas have increased, reaching to 715 922 ha (23%) according to the last National forest inventory. Afforestation programmes financed by the European Union and the existing protection laws for the species are one of the main reasons for this increase. These efforts are important to promote for these stands a distribution by age class that ensure cork oak forest sustainability (only 14% of the existing even-aged stands are young stands with less than 10 years). In this study, the programme – Afforestation of Agricultural Land – in the region of Beira Interior Sul was analysed, to assess afforestation success during the period of 2001 to 2011.
Documento apresentado no III Congreso Forestal Español que decorreu em Granada de 25 a 28 de Setembro de 2001.
Introduction: Athletics is an important sport because it offers a determining basic preparation for other different sports (Sampaio, 2010). Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the motivations that led athletes to practice athletics and to know if the fact that lived in different country regions influences these motivations. The participants were 184 federated athletes from 5 different zones of Portugal (Castelo Branco, Coimbra, Leiria, Santarém and Setúbal). Methodology: To understand the motivations that lead athletes to
practice athletics, the questionnaire EMI-2 (Exercise Motivation Inventory version 2 of Markland and Hardy (1993), translated for the Portuguese population by Alves and Lourenço (2003) was applied and were collected during the national championship. For statistical purposes we used descriptive statistics, arithmetic mean, standard deviation and inferential statistics, with the application of One-Way Anova and Kruskal-Wallis tests. Results: The results showed that the Psychological and Physical Condition motives were the most
valued, while the Health and Body Related motives were the least valued by the athletes belonging to the different regions. As for the results of the means, only statistically significant differences were found in the physical fitness motives, more valued by athletes from the regions of Setúbal and Santarém and less valued from the athletes of Coimbra e Castelo Branco. Conclusions: The conclusions showed some uniformity in the importance attributed to the reasons that led the athletes to choose athletics as a federated sports practice.
Traffic signs are not globally standardized, and there are different signage systems all over the world. The system of traffic signaling in Portugal comes from the European System, ratified on 19th September 1949 in Geneva, which has slowly evolved, with occasional changes and often driven by international agreements. Currently the road signaling system is regulated by the Regulatory Decree No. 22-A/98 of October 1st, which approves the Traffic Signaling Regulation. For the present research it is vital to include, in the vertical signaling system to be placed on public roads, tourist-cultural signaling, which is intended to convey information about places, buildings or groups of buildings and other motifs of particular relevance (cultural, historical-heritage or landscape). Following a first case study, it was found that not all pictograms present in vertical signaling are perceptible and understandable. The level of simplification and development of pictograms for application in projects for vertical signaling is very disparate, some of them extremely simplified and easily perceptible and other require a higher level of interpretation by the user, due to sign complexity.
This research aimed to study and develop an advertising video to promote the placement of an ambarscience didactic toy in the Primary School classroom context, as complement to the teaching process, as this is something, according to our study, unprecedented in this type of toys. We aimed to understand the relevance of using nonlinear narrative structure in this type of videos and how the used of flashback and flashforward narrative devices would help in enlightening the learning potential of the toy.
For Albino (Albino 2013) babies since birth are highly predisposed to learn and their brain naturally absorbs all the information of new life, this is not optional, it is a human condition. According to the same author, since children are born they are constantly absorbing information and learning, it is up to adults to promote their learning and the development of many of their abilities. Didactic and educational toys are a good support in this training, helping them to develop all their skills in the development of imagination, memory, concentration and visual perception.
In this paper, after an introduction to the contextual and theoretical framework, we briefly present the empirical methodology adopted in the practical project, which involved all the fieldwork developed in the toys company, the enquiries for selecting the product to study and promote, the different video creative and production stages; and the test and analyzes of reactions to the video prototype.
El trabajo final desarrollado para obtener el grado de Maestría en Educación Especial (EE) en la Escola Superior de Educação del Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco (en su sexta edición), se organiza en 3 líneas centrales de investigación. Todas ellas están estrechamente relacionadas con los paradigmas teóricos apropiados para este tipo de investigación: a) Evaluación e Intervención en EE e incluyente; b) Histórico y ecológico Dimensiones de EE e incluyente; c) Políticas de la Educación, Administración de Escolar y Formación del Profesorado en EE y Inclusiva.
En este estudio hemos tratado de contribuir a la caracterización de la investigación mediante el análisis de los seguientes parámetros fundamentales: las cuestiones estudiadas, las metodologías de investigación y el origen geográfico de los estudios.
Introduction Radiotherapy is used to treat breast cancer. The administration of treatment with DIBH makes it
possible to remove the organs at risk from the area to be treated. Thus, it is possible to reduce future complications. The lack of respiratory training, anxiety and patient stress are some factors that can compromise the correct execution of apnea, making the treatment more time consuming. The aim of this work is to study the applicability of the DIBH technique in patients undergoing radiation therapy and to create a respiratory training protocol. Methodology A bibliographic search was carried out with consultation of databases and digital libraries. A questionnaire was applied to 34 radiotherapy technicians with functions in the treatment unit and CT planning. The questionnaire was released by professional associations and radiotherapy services. Results / Discussion: According to the interviewees and the consulted bibliography, DIBH is mainly applied in the treatment of left breast tumors. It is associated with an increase in treatment time and patient anxiety. According to respondents, anxiety and difficulties initially presented by patients, when performing DIBH, tend to disappear during treatment sessions. Final considerations The breathing training session allows the patient
to become familiar with the breathing technique. During the training session, the patient should be provided with feedback on his breathing in order to proportionate the improvement of the DIBH. The training should be carried out at home, before the planning CT, as many times as possible.
Feral and conventional growth performances were compared using Marismeña cattle as a model. Marismeña calves are commonly reared under feral conditions in one of the most important reserves of Europe (Doñana National Park, Spain). Data recording in these natural conditions faces compromises as animals are only handled once per year. This fact has to be saved to obtain efficient estimations for the biological growth curve of cattle reared under feral conditions. On the one hand, we assessed the inference of the theoretical influence of human management on cattle growth. On the other hand, we studied the fitness of the best growth curve, in both feral and conventional systems to use the physiological meaning of the parameters obtained from their study as selection criteria related to the adaptability of potential breeding males and females. Fitting of Brody's, von Bertalanffy, Verhulst, logistic, Gompertz and Richards’ models was tested as these models are the most representative ones for cattle growth. In general, Brody's and Richards’ models presented the best fitting values for the biological curve. According to the biological curve parameters, males and females presented asymptotic weights of 641.71 kg and 403.55 kg, respectively. As expected, the results of the commercial growth curve severely differed from those of the biological curve. The best fitting biological curve was not representative for cattle reared under commercial conditions. The logistic model was the best fitting one for feral females, Gompertz model for feral males, and Verhulst for intensive males and females, respectively. Seasonal oscillations in feeding may be responsible for the earlier achievement of the best performance in feral cattle (7 and 10 months for males and females, respectively), while such best performances were reached at 11 months in intensive calves, what becomes relevant for management and slaughtering decision-making. The study of the biological curve in Marismeña feral breed is very illustrative as this is the first time that feral cattle's growth is approached. Knowledge on the biological growth curve parameters could be used to interpret the strong relation between feral animals and their environment. This research could infer a model to quantify the effects of human management on livestock development, as feral resources offer unique opportunities to study domestic livestock without any human influence.
The Picoto mining area is in the village of Vilar Seco (Viseu), central Portugal. Mineralization
occurs mainly in quartz veins with meta-torbernite and uranophane and some U-bearing
minerals, cutting a Variscan granite. Exploitation took place in two phases, between 1917 and 1953,
and since the closure, the area has never been remediated. Water–rock interaction processes, including
the mobility of potentially toxic elements through soil and water (surface and groundwater),
were identified with the determination in situ of physicochemical parameters and selected anions
and cations, by ICP-OES. The soils are contaminated with As (>44 mg/kg), Cu (>23 mg/kg), and U
(>40 mg/kg) and cannot be used for agricultural or domestic purposes. The waters are generally
weakly mineralized and have pH values ranging from acidic to neutral. However, some of them
are contaminated with NO2 (up to 2.3 mg/L), Fe (up to 1849 mg/L), Mn (up to 777 mg/L), Cu
(up to 5.4 g/L), As (up to 14.7 g/L), and U (up to 66.2 g/L) and cannot be used for human
consumption or agricultural activities. The soil and water contamination are mainly related to the
old mine activities and the subsequent human activities that have developed in the area.
Wireless sensor networks are an emerging technology that is used to monitor points or objects of interest in an area. Despite its many applications, this kind of network is often limited by the fact that it is difficult to provide energy to the nodes continuously, forcing the use of batteries, which restricts its operations. Network density may also lead to other problems. Sparse networks require stronger transmissions and have little redundancy while dense networks increase the chances of overhearing and interference. To address these problems, many novel medium access control (MAC) protocols have been developed through the years. The objective of this study is to assess the effectiveness of the T-MAC, B-MAC, and RI-MAC protocols in a variable density network used to collect data inside freight trucks carrying fruits that perish quickly. This article is part of the PrunusPós project, which aims to increase the efficiency of peach and cherry farming in Portugal. The comparison was done using the OMNET++ simulation framework. Our analysis covers the behavior and energetic properties of these protocols as the density of the network increases and shows that RI-MAC is more adaptable and consumes less energy than the alternatives.
Background: The world and Europe, in particular, are aging very fast, and in the same vein, digitization is moving very quickly into citizens’ routines. Given the fact that the elderly are the largest group of citizens who are info-excluded, this reality is worrying because it will quickly make them socially excluded. This article briefly presents the main initiatives of the European Union and Portugal to promote greater and faster digital inclusion of the elderly people. In the final section, there is a critical reflection on technology acceptance Model, the concept of universal design and usability in order to propose clues and strategies that can and/or may facilitate the use and access of technologies and digital resources by the elderly.
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Trabalho apresentado no Congreso Forestal Español, edição de 1993
Objectives: To determinate if there were differences in electromyography parameters of rectus anterior, biceps femoris, gluteus medius, soleus, gastrocnemius medialis and tibialis anterior muscles between group with and without history of falls during. Was analized the relationship between the levels of muscle activation and score in POMA (Performance-Oriented Mobility Assessment).
Materials and Methods: This is a transversal, not experimental and comparative study. The sample was composed by 30 older adults, 15 with and 15 without history of falls.
To collect the data of electromyography was used BIOPAC systems and followed the SENIAM guidelines. For the collection of kinematic data was used Kinovea program and for assess the risk of falling was applied POMA.
Results: Individuals with history of falls present levels of muscle activity relatively to maximum voluntary contraction (MVC) higher in the dominant lower limb (right) compared to subjects without a history of falls, however these differences aren´t statistically significant (p>0,05). There is enormous variation between the sample in relation to phases of gait in which the muscles are more actives. The group with history of falls shows values lower than group without history of falls in POMA score, the difference is significant (p=0.001). The relationship between percentage of muscle activation and the values obtained in POMA not proved statistically significant (p>0,05).
Conclusion: Although results obtained weren´t statistically significants, we can conclude that individuals with falls have higher levels of muscle activation relative to MVC that individuals without history of falls, it is believed that the changes are related to the development of strategies for increased stability during gait. There is considerable variability in phases in which the subjects engaged higher levels of muscle activation, which might occur due to task compensatory strategies or by the task have been made at speed of comfort for the individual. It follows that POMA is an instrument more sensitive and effective to identify the risk of falling in these individuals that the electromyographic analysis.
Objectives: The objective of this research was to analyse muscle performance criteria of the knee joints and ankle flexor and extensor muscles among elderly with and without history of falls.
Material and methods: The sample was non-probabilistic, of convenience, comprising a total of 30 elderly (15 with history of falls and 15 without history of falls) who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Data were collected through a characterization questionnaire and through the Biodex System Isokinetic Dynamometer. The isokinetic assessment consisted in collecting the Peak Torque per unit of mass (N.m/BW) and ratio FlexorsCon/ExtensorsCon (%) of the knee joints and ankle flexor and extensor muscles, with 5 repetitions and the 60º/s angular speed. This collection has been made in both lower limbs.
Results: The sample consisted of 30 individuals, 15 from the group without history of falls and 15 from the group with history of falls with average age of (69,17±4,77) years old. The muscle performance parameters were not significantly different between the groups (p>0,05).
Conclusion: The group of elderly with history of falls showed lower Peak Torque numbers per unit of mass (N.m/BW) for the knee and ankle joint comparing with the group without history of falls. In present research also the values of the ratio flexorsCon/ExtensorsCon was analyzed weren't differences found in the knee and ankle joint. Although there are no statistically significant differences between results obtained, approach we believe it will be beneficial to include strengthening exercises for the flexors and extensors muscles of these joints, thereby contributing to the prevention of falls.
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Contém: vol. 1 : M. A. Mozart, A. Burodine, C. Debussy
Introduction: Osteoarthritis is one of the most commom problems in elderly populations and the most commom cause of disability. Knee is one of the most affected joint and the loss of range of motion and function will limit daily activities and the mobility. Self-management programs with exercises performed at home may be a useful therapy. These programs are based on the quadriceps strengthening exercises, low aerobic strength in order to improve the functional state, pain and aerobic capacity.
Objectives: Evaluate the effectiveness of an exercise protocol performed at home on improving the functionality, mobility and health related quality of life of elderly people with knee osteoarthritis.
Materials and Methods: Exploratory, descriptive and longitudinal study. 44 subjects have been selected according to the inclusion criteria (age ¡Ý 65 years with symptoms of knee osteoarthritis) and exclusion (inability to perform gait, hip osteoarthritis and prosthetics hip or knee). The subjects made an initial assessment (T0) before beginning the protocol (applied during 8 weeks, daily, in the summer of 2013) performed at home and meeting occasionally in groups, with the researcher, to correct the learned exercises, clarify questions and add some exercises or progressions. After the 8 weeks was applied an new assessment (T1) and the follow-up is taken in T2 and T3, (respectively, at 3 and 6 months later). In the assessment was used the Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS), the Timed Up and Go Test (TUG) and the SF-12. Data from changes in daily routine of the subjects are also collected. The protocol was applied by two physical therapists.
Results: Between T0 and T1 the subjects present better results in the analyzed variables. Between T1 and T2, these improvement appear be related with the maintenance of the protocol.
Conclusion: An home based exercise protocol to elderly people with osteoarthritis revealed results in mobility. The maintenance of the results is related with the continuity of the protocol and with changes in the daily activities.
OBJECTIVES:
To evaluate the effect of manual lymphatic drainage (MLD) on venous flow when applied to the medial and lateral aspects of the thigh and leg in patients with chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) and healthy subjects.
DESIGN:
Cross-sectional study.
SETTING:
Participants were assessed in a school-based health community attendant service.
PARTICIPANTS:
Fifty-seven subjects participated in this study {mean age: 43 [standard deviation (SD) 14] years, 38 women and 19 men}. Of these, 28 subjects had CVI [mean age 47 (SD 12) years] and 29 subjects did not have CVI [mean age 39 (14) years].
INTERVENTION:
MLD was applied by a certificated physical therapist to the medial and lateral aspects of the thigh and leg.
MAIN OUTCOME MEASUREMENTS:
Cross-sectional area; blood flow velocities in the femoral vein, great saphenous vein, popliteal vein and small saphenous vein at baseline and during MLD, measured by duplex ultrasound.
RESULTS:
Flow volume in the femoral vein increased from baseline [5.19 (SD 3.25)cm3/second] when MLD was applied to the medial [7.03 (SD 3.65)cm3/second; P≤0.001; mean difference -1.69; 95% confidence interval (CI) -2.42 to -0.97] and lateral [6.16 (SD 3.35)cm3/second; P≤0.001; mean difference -1.04; 95% CI -1.70 to -0.39] aspects of the thigh. Venous flow augmentation in the femoral vein and great saphenous vein was higher when MLD was applied to the medial aspect of the thigh (P<0.001), while MLD had a similar effect on venous blood flow regardless of whether it was applied to the medial or the lateral aspect of the leg (P=0.731).
CONCLUSIONS:
MLD increases blood flow in deep and superficial veins. MLD should be applied along the route of the venous vessels for improved venous return.
There are various methodologies for defining soil uses to promote sustainable utilization of rural land. Many of these methods rely on decision support systems based on multicriteria spatial analysis. In this study, a two-step spatial approach was performed to produce forest species suitability maps. The objectives of the study were: (1) to produce bioclimatic indices maps using a geostatistical approach based on climate data; (2) to produce biogeophysical suitability maps for the main Portuguese forest species by multicriteria spatial analysis using the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) integrating three factors (terrain slope, soil diagnostic features and bioclimatic indices); and (3) to conduct a comparative analysis of the current forest species area distributions to these species biogeophysical suitability areas. With these objectives, the Centro region of Portugal was used as the study area. Our methodological approach allowed us to assess the biogeophysical suitability of Maritime pine, Eucalyptus, Cork oak and Holm oak in the Centro region of Portugal. The findings in this study emphasize the potential that the Centro region of Portugal has for expanding the spread of native oaks as recommended by the National Strategy for Forests to respond to climate changes, improve landscape biodiversity and mitigate fire hazards. The species biogeophysical suitability maps may be important tools for decision support in landscape planning to define species’ priority afforestation areas. From an instrumental point of view, the use of this methodology may interest stakeholders and others with roles in planning and land management. Further investigation is needed to integrate the impact of climate change in forest species spatial modeling to assist in supporting future national strategies for forests.
There are various methodologies for defining soil uses to promote sustainable utilization of rural land. Many of these methods rely on decision support systems based on multicriteria spatial analysis. In this study, a two-step spatial approach was performed to produce forest species suitability maps. The objectives of the study were: (1) to produce bioclimatic indices maps using a geostatistical approach based on climate data; (2) to produce biogeophysical suitability maps for the main Portuguese forest species by multicriteria spatial analysis using the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) integrating three factors (terrain slope, soil diagnostic features and bioclimatic indices); and (3) to con- duct a comparative analysis of the current forest species area distributions to these species biogeophysical suitability areas. With these objectives, the Centro region of Portugal was used as the study area. Our methodological approach allowed us to assess the biogeophysical suitability of Maritime pine, Eucalyptus, Cork oak and Holm oak in the Centro region of Portugal. The findings in this study emphasize the potential that the Centro region of Portugal has for expanding the spread of native oaks as recommended by the National Strategy for Forests to respond to climate changes, improve landscape biodiversity and mitigate fire hazards. The species biogeophysical suitability maps may be important tools for decision support in landscape planning to define species priority afforestation areas. From an instrumental point of view, the use of this methodology may interest stakeholders and others with roles in planning and land management. Further investigation is needed to integrate the impact of climate change in forest species spatial modeling to assist in supporting future national strategies for forests.
Contém: vol. 1 : A antiguidade
Contém: vol. 1 : A antiguidade
Preveniente do ex-CDE do Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco
Relações escola-família
Pragas dos animais
Erosão, conservação e recuperação do solo
Organização, administração e gestão de empresas ou explorações agrícolas
Organização, administração e gestão de empresas ou explorações agrícolas
