Temperatura e luz na germinação do endemismo algarvio Tuberaria major

Dissertação mest., Gestão Sustentável de Espaços Rurais, Universidade do Algarve, 2009

Satisfação profissional, cultura organizacional e desempenho profissional

Dissertação de mest., Psicologia, Faculdade de Ciências Humanas e Sociais, Universidade do Algarve, 2009

Registo paleontológico das alterações ambientais: aplicação didáctica do uso de fósseis de foraminíferos (Lagoa dos Salgados - Sul de Portugal)

Dissertação de mest., Biologia e Geologia, Faculdade de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Universidade do Algarve, 2008

Aquífero Querença Silves: um percurso hidrogeológico como recurso pedagógico para a educação ambiental

Dissertação mest., Biologia e Geologia, Universidade do Algarve, 2007

Comportamentos do líder inovador no sector do turismo

Tese de dout., Psicologia das Organizações, Faculdade de Ciências Humanas e Sociais, Univ. do Algarve, 2008

Análise de modelos de escoamento aplicados a águas superficiais e subterrâneas

Dissertação de mest., Recursos Hídricos, 2007, Faculdade de Engenharia de Recursos Naturais, Universidade do Algarve

Methods to improve creativity and innovation: the effectiveness of creative problem solving

This chapter focuses on the development of organizational creativity, using the CPS methodology, aiming at demonstrating its effectiveness in using the individual and team divergent thinking improvement in identifying organizational problems. A study was undertaken using problem solving teams in seven companies, in which each individual was submitted to a pre-post test in attitudes towards divergent thinking and asked to express the evaluation of the method. All the information reported in the sessions was recorded. The results indicate a change in attitude favourable to divergent thinking, the provision of a professional, efficient method of organizing knowledge in such a way that can help individuals to find original solutions to problems, and an important way to lead teams to creativity and innovation, according with companies different orientations.

Environmental impacts on soil and groundwater at airports: origin, contaminants of concern and environmental risks

Environmental impacts of airports are similar to those of many industries, though their operations expand over a very large area. Most international impact assessment studies and environmental management programmes have been giving less focus on the impacts to soil and groundwater than desirable. This may be the result of the large attention given to air and noise pollution, relegating other environmental descriptors to a second role, even when the first are comparatively less relevant. One reason that contributes to such ‘‘biased’’ evaluation is the lack of systematic information about impacts to soil and groundwater from airport activities, something the present study intends to help correct. Results presented here include the review of over seven hundred documents and online databases, with the objective of obtaining the following information to support environmental studies: (i) which operations are responsible for chemical releases?; (ii) where are these releases located?; (iii) which contaminants of concern are released?; (iv) what are the associated environmental risks? Results showed that the main impacts occur as a result of fuel storage, stormwater runoff and drainage systems, fuel hydrant systems, fuel transport and refuelling, atmospheric deposition, rescue and fire fighting training areas, winter operations, electrical substations, storage of chemical products by airport owners or tenants, and maintenance of green areas. A new method for ranking environmental risks of organic substances, based on chemical properties, is proposed and applied. Results show that the contaminants with the highest risks are the perfluorochemicals, benzene, trichloroethylene and CCl4.

NAA and STS effects on bract survival time, carbohydrate content, respiration rate and carbohydrate balance of potted Bougainvillea spectabilis Willd

The aims of this work were to deepen the knowledge on the physiology of bract abscission in Bougainvillea spectabilis ‘Killie Campbell’ plants, in what relates to respiration and carbon balance. Using the effects induced by Silver Thiosulphate (STS) and/or Naphtalene Acetic Acid (NAA, at high concentration: 500 mg.l-1) on bract abscission under interior conditions, the relationship between bract survival time (longevity) and, respiration rate or carbohydrate levels, was investigated. Treatments that included NAA were the ones that reduced significantly bract abscission. Unexpectedly, the higher the levels of bract soluble and total carbohydrates, measured at day 10 postproduction (PP), the higher the abscission of bracts. These results show, for the first time, that abscission can positively correlate with non structural carbohydrates levels in the organ that abscise. Bract respiration rate was significantly affected by treatment and postproduction day (PP). Treatments that had higher bract respiration rates (WATER and STS) also had higher levels of non structural carbohydrates in the bracts. Bract respiration rate decreased from day 10 to day 17 PP by approximately 50% (on average of all treatments) and was negatively correlated with bract survival time. In the carbon balance per gram of bract dry weight, the treatments WATER and STS, showed the largest decrease in the content of total carbohydrates and had the highest consumption of carbohydrates through respiration. So, these were the bracts that needed to import a higher amount of carbohydrates per gram of bract dry weight. In the carbon balance for the whole mass of bracts and adjacent stems in an average plant, the treatments WATER and STS continued to allow for the largest decreases in total carbohydrate during postproduction. However, and contradicting the results per gram of bract dry weight, the highest total consumption of carbohydrates by respiration was obtained for the NAA and STS+NAA treatments. It makes sense that bracts that last longer have lower individual carbon consumption while, at the plant level, the increased number of remaining bracts causes a higher overall expenditure. Respiration rate has been used as an indicator of flower longevity, this correlation is here extended for the flower+bract system. Plants that had higher bract respiration rates, most probably, had a higher flow of carbohydrates through the bracts (and flowers), which, in the end, was sensed as a higher carbohydrate level.

Que formação profissional para os hospitais?

1 QUE FORMAÇÃO PROFISSIONAL PARA OS HOSPITAIS? Numa época, em que o aumento da tecnologia vem pôr a informação à disposição de todos, em que os sistemas periciais s ão já uma realidade, justificar-se-á o planeamento de acções em cada uma das instituições de saúde? Não estaremos a duplicar esforços, e desper diçar recursos?

Creativity and problem solving in the development of organizational innovation

This research focuses on creativity and innovation management in organizations. We present a model of intervention that aims at establishing a culture of organizational innovation through the internal development of individual and team creativity focusing on problem solving. The model relies on management’s commitment and in the organization’s talented people (creative leaders and employees) as a result of their ability in defining a better organization. The design follows Min Basadur’s problem solving approach consisting of problem finding, fact finding, problem definition, solution finding and decision implementation. These steps are carried out using specific techniques and procedures that will link creative people and management in order to initiate the process until problems are defined. For each defined problem, project teams will develop possible solutions and implement these decisions. Thus, a system of transformation of the individual and team creativity into organizational innovation can be established.

A hipótese de progressão na aprendizagem do conteúdo "reprodução" nas plantas

Dissertação de mest., Dinamização das Ciências em Contexto Escolar, Escola Superior de Educação e Comunicação, Univ. do Algarve, 2010

Análise das alterações ao nível da estrutura das explorações agrícolas da Região Algarve e respectivo tecido empresarial, decorrentes da aplicação dos apoiso comunitários, com especial incidência no período 1994/99

Dissertação de mest., Gestão Empresarial, Faculdade de Economia, Univ. do Algarve, 2001

Concepções de professores do 1º ciclo do ensino básico: o que eles declaram antes de abordarem o conceito de evaporação no âmbito do PFEEC

Este estudo tem por base, parte de uma investigação efectuada por um grupo de professores de vários níveis escolares: professores do 1º, 2º e 3º Ciclos do Ensino Básico (CEB) e do Ensino Superior. O principal propósito deste estudo foi analisar as concepções declaradas de oito professores do 1º CEB, participantes, pela primeira vez, no Programa de Formação de Professores do 1º CEB em Ensino Experimental das Ciências (PFEEC). O estudo foi realizado antes dos professores abordarem a temática Mudanças de Estado Físico no âmbito do PFEEC, centrando-se no ensino do conceito de Evaporação. Para se efectuar a análise dos documentos redigidos pelos professores, contemplando as suas concepções declaradas (designados por Radiografias da Prática), foi utilizado um Instrumento de Análise das Concepções dos Professores de Ensino Básico, no âmbito das Ciências da Natureza, de acordo com Monteiro (2006) e Monteiro et al. (2008). Neste estudo foram encontrados perfis de 5 professores manifestando uma tendência maioritariamente Espontaneísta, um exibido um perfil maioritário Tradicional e outro apresentando um perfil mais Tecnológico.

Por um sistema de inovação organizacional

Dizer que o grande segredo do sucesso das empresas, especialmente em tempos conturbados, é a sua adaptabilidade às condições do mercado, parece um lugar comum mas não deixa de ser verdade. No entanto, afirmar que a adaptabilidade é função da capacidade das chefias em levar os colaboradores a pensar em modos inovadores, já não parece tão evidente, por isso iremos dedicar este artigo à demonstração desta perspectiva.