Construção de um manual de codificação e interpretação de memórias autobiográficas

Dissertação de mestrado integrado em Psicologia

Álbuns narrativos e aprendizagens no pré-escolar. Um estudo de caso

Tese de Doutoramento em Estudos da Criança (área de especialização em Literatura para a Infância).

Volumetric alterations in the nucleus accumbens and caudate nucleus in bulimia nervosa: a structural magnetic resonance imaging study

Bulimia nervosa (BN) is an eating disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of binge eating and inappropriate compensatory behaviors (such as purging, fasting, or excessive exercise) to prevent weight gain. BN has been associated with deficits in inhibitory control processes. The basal ganglia specifically, the nucleus accumbens (NAc) and the caudate nucleus (CN) are part of the frontostriatal circuits involved in inhibitory control. The main goal of this study was to investigate the presence of morphological alterations in the NAc and the CN in a sample of patients diagnosed with BN.

Estudo palinostratigráfico dos sectores Martinlongo-Vaqueiros e Malhadinha da Faixa Piritosa Ibérica: enquadramento geológico e paleogeográfico

Dissertação de mestrado em Geociências (área de especialização em Valorização de Recursos Geológicos)

A inflação pela imaginação: Estudo dos efeitos interferentes

Tese de Doutoramento em Psicologia (Especialidade de Psicologia Experimental e Ciências Cognitivas)

Stress-triggered synaptic malfunction: a gate along the path from depressionto dementia

Tese de Doutoramento em Ciências da Saúde.

Predicting SO2 pollution incidents by means of additive models with optimum variable selection

The aim of this paper is to predict time series of SO2 concentrations emitted by coal-fired power stations in order to estimate in advance emission episodes and analyze the influence of some meteorological variables in the prediction. An emission episode is said to occur when the series of bi-hourly means of SO2 is greater than a specific level. For coal-fired power stations it is essential to predict emission epi- sodes sufficiently in advance so appropriate preventive measures can be taken. We proposed a meth- odology to predict SO2 emission episodes based on using an additive model and an algorithm for variable selection. The methodology was applied to the estimation of SO2 emissions registered in sampling lo- cations near a coal-fired power station located in Northern Spain. The results obtained indicate a good performance of the model considering only two terms of the time series and that the inclusion of the meteorological variables in the model is not significant.

Hazard assessment of storm events for the battery, New York

The environmental and socio-economic importance of coastal areas is widely recognized, but at present these areas face severe weaknesses and high-risk situations. The increased demand and growing human occupation of coastal zones have greatly contributed to exacerbating such weaknesses. Today, throughout the world, in all countries with coastal regions, episodes of waves overtopping and coastal flooding are frequent. These episodes are usually responsible for property losses and often put human lives at risk. The floods are caused by coastal storms primarily due to the action of very strong winds. The propagation of these storms towards the coast induces high water levels. It is expected that climate change phenomena will contribute to the intensification of coastal storms. In this context, an estimation of coastal flooding hazards is of paramount importance for the planning and management of coastal zones. Consequently, carrying out a series of storm scenarios and analyzing their impacts through numerical modeling is of prime interest to coastal decision-makers. Firstly, throughout this work, historical storm tracks and intensities are characterized for the northeastern region of United States coast, in terms of probability of occurrence. Secondly, several storm events with high potential of occurrence are generated using a specific tool of DelftDashboard interface for Delft3D software. Hydrodynamic models are then used to generate ensemble simulations to assess storms' effects on coastal water levels. For the United States’ northeastern coast, a highly refined regional domain is considered surrounding the area of The Battery, New York, situated in New York Harbor. Based on statistical data of numerical modeling results, a review of the impact of coastal storms to different locations within the study area is performed.

O contributo da semiótica na análise da política contemporânea

Este trabalho procura mostrar quais os contributos da semiótica social para a compreensão de alguns traços da relação entre política contemporânea e os meios de comunicação. Partiremos da ideia de que a introdução às tecnologias de comunicação e informação, juntamente com o desenvolvimento de várias técnicas de comunicação política e marketing político, convergem para a acentuação da grande complexidade semiótica dos discursos políticos. Desta forma, iremos recorrer à análise de episódios recentes que envolveram políticos portugueses e às suas repercussões na opinião pública portuguesa. Pretendemos, assim, contribuir para um mais esclarecimento da relação entre a política contemporânea e os meios de comunicação na atualidade em sociedades democráticas, particularmente, na sociedade portuguesa.