Espacialidades e temporalidades da cibercultura II: Pós-Panoptismos

Sociologia das visibilidades. Panoptismo e contemporaneidade: Dispositivos inter-panópticos; Sociologia do panoptismo; Cidadão e instituições; Autores observadores do social; Ótica inter-moderna; Contra-panoptismo; Retórica do site Surveillance & Society.

Corpo e pós-corpo: Cyborg e pós-humano

Corpos pós-humanos: Mashup do homem e da máquina; Visão melhorada; Prótese para a e-beleza; Renascimento em capela sistina digital? Corpos culturais; Cyborgs; Donna Haraway; Pós-humano; Projeto 1: Digitalização do conhecimento; Os novos heróis da cena social e os novos vilões; Crítica pelo humor: humanidade aumentada? Máscara digital; E-sexualidades. Humano-Animal-Máquina: Corpo e sobrevivência; Corpo e estética: Projeto 2: Novas estéticas do corpo; Projeto 3: Corpos e poder; Corpo e identidade política; Lev Manovich: transcodificação; Cérebro como base de dados; Corpo desterritorializado; Transhumanismo; Elite de pós-humanos?

Ergosterol as a rapid measurement of Ganoderma rot of oil palm

Palm oil (PO) is a very important commodity for many countries and especially Indonesia and Malaysia who are the predominant producers. PO is used in ca. 30% of supermarket foods, cosmetics, cooking and as biodiesel. The growth of oil palms in plantations is controversial as the production methods contribute to climate change and cause environmental damage [1]. The plant is subjected to a devastating disease in these two countries caused by the white rot fungus Ganoderma. There are no satisfactory methods to diagnose the disease in the plant as they are too slow and/or inaccurate. The lipid compound ergosterol is unique to fungi and is used to measure growth especially in solid substrates. We report here on the use of ergosterol to measure the growth of Ganoderma in oil palms using HPLC and TLC methods [2]. The method is rapid and correlates well with other methods and is capable of being used on-site, hence improving the speed of analysis and allowing remedial action. Climate change will affect the health of OP [1] and rapid detection methods will be increasingly required to control the disease. [1] Paterson, RRM, Kumar, L, Taylor, S, Lima N. Future climate effects on suitability for growth of oil palms in Malaysia and Indonesia. Scientific Reports, 5, 2015, 14457. [2] Muniroh, MS, Sariah M, Zainal Abidin, MA, Lima, N, Paterson, RRM. Rapid detection of Ganoderma-infected oil palms by microwave ergosterol extraction with HPLC and TLC. Journal of Microbiological Methods, 100, 2014, 143–147.

Clivagem e caracterização de frutalina recombinante produzida em Escherichia coli

Dissertação de mestrado integrado em Engenharia Biomédica (área de especialização em Engenharia Clínica)

Expressão e caracterização de uma lectina recombinante de interesse biomédico

Dissertação de mestrado integrado em Engenharia Biomédica (área de especialização em Engenharia Clínica)

Moradias sobredimensionadas dos anos 70‐90 na periferia de Braga: processo de transformação

According to the latest census (2011) covering the Portuguese housing stock, there is a considerable number of sub-occupied buildings and most of them were built before the first Portuguese Thermal Code (RCCTE). In view of the objectives of the European Union (20-20-20), it is necessary to contribute to the rehabilitation of existing buildings by promoting the densification of oversized houses, while complying with up-to-date comfort standards and codes. In this sense, this research is aimed to analyse this problem at the outskirts of Braga, by identifying the type-morphology of oversized buildings, assessing the degree of satisfaction and expectations of both owners and inhabitants and developing and testing a systematic design tool. Through the development of an intervention kit, wich systematizes and priorizes design strategies and solutions, the design team can have the necessary decision-making support tool to improve the spacial design of the building whilst considering energy efficency, sustainability and improvemente of interior environmental quality.