Cartografia da encenação do "Auto da Barca do Inferno": do processo ao espectáculo

Um dos pressupostos deste trabalho de projecto é de cartografar o trabalho prático de encenação realizado a partir do Auto da Barca do Inferno de Gil Vicente encenado para o Teatro Universitário de Coimbra (T.E.U.C) em 2010 e que constitui a matéria de análise do ensaio aqui sugerido. Neste ensaio levanto algumas questões que alimentaram o processo de criação, e que surgiram do confronto da encenação com um texto clássico, como se poderá verificar no primeiro capítulo. Posteriormente, no segundo capítulo, documento o período de preparação anterior aos ensaios. Finalmente, no terceiro capítulo, defino quais as lógicas que estiveram por trás do processo e que levaram à criação do espectáculo, através da análise à documentação feita diarísticamente no caderno de encenação que dá conta do processo de ensaios até à concretização do espectáculo.

Asphalt rubber mixtures in Portugal: fatigue resistance

This paper presents a study concerning the fatigue behaviour of asphalt mixtures with bitumen modified with high content of crumb rubber used in Portugal. For assessing the fatigue behaviour of this type of mixtures, four asphalt mixtures with high content of crumb rubber were used: two field bituminous mixtures – an open-graded and a gap-graded – both with granite aggregates; and two laboratory manufactured bituminous mixtures – an open-graded mixture with granite aggregates and a gap-graded mixture with crushed gravel aggregates. Since this type of mixtures are mainly applied in wearing courses, the effect of ageing in the fatigue behaviour of one of the studied asphalt rubber mixtures was also assessed through laboratory testing. The paper presents the main results achieved so far concerning the fatigue resistance and it could be concluded that all the materials have exhibited a good behaviour, in agreement with others previous studies. In the case of the aged gap-graded material, it was observed a slight reduction on the fatigue life comparatively to the un-aged one.

A luta contra o cancro em Portugal: análise do processo de institucionalização do Instituto Português de Oncologia

Este artigo resulta de um trabalho de investigação realizado no âmbito da tese de licenciatura em Sociologia1, e nele se pretende dar conta dos resultados empíricos sobre o processo de institucionalização do Instituto Português de Oncologia (IPO). Através de um exercício de enquadramento histórico-sociológico sobre a emergência do cancro como uma doença socialmente representada como o mal absoluto, e tendo como uma das principais plataformas teóricas o construtivismo fenomenológico, procurar-se-á compreender de que modo o cancro se cristalizou como um dos mais graves problemas de Saúde Pública das sociedades contemporâneas, analisando para o efeito o caso concreto de Portugal, através da análise do processo de institucionalização do IPO, ocorrido, tal como em outros contextos, no dealbar do século XX.

Proof in classroom social practice

How does the construction of proof relate to the social practice developed in the mathematics classroom? This report addresses the role of diagrams in order to focus the complementarity of participation and reification in the process of constructing a proof and negotiating its meaning. The discussion is based on the analysis of the mathematical practice developed by a group of four 9th grade students and is inspired by the social theory of learning

Evaluation of the respiratory motion effect in small animal PET images with GATE Monte Carlo simulations

The rapid growth in genetics and molecular biology combined with the development of techniques for genetically engineering small animals has led to increased interest in in vivo small animal imaging. Small animal imaging has been applied frequently to the imaging of small animals (mice and rats), which are ubiquitous in modeling human diseases and testing treatments. The use of PET in small animals allows the use of subjects as their own control, reducing the interanimal variability. This allows performing longitudinal studies on the same animal and improves the accuracy of biological models. However, small animal PET still suffers from several limitations. The amounts of radiotracers needed, limited scanner sensitivity, image resolution and image quantification issues, all could clearly benefit from additional research. Because nuclear medicine imaging deals with radioactive decay, the emission of radiation energy through photons and particles alongside with the detection of these quanta and particles in different materials make Monte Carlo method an important simulation tool in both nuclear medicine research and clinical practice. In order to optimize the quantitative use of PET in clinical practice, data- and image-processing methods are also a field of intense interest and development. The evaluation of such methods often relies on the use of simulated data and images since these offer control of the ground truth. Monte Carlo simulations are widely used for PET simulation since they take into account all the random processes involved in PET imaging, from the emission of the positron to the detection of the photons by the detectors. Simulation techniques have become an importance and indispensable complement to a wide range of problems that could not be addressed by experimental or analytical approaches.

Application of adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference for wind power short-term forecasting

The increased integration of wind power into the electric grid, as nowadays occurs in Portugal, poses new challenges due to its intermittency and volatility. Hence, good forecasting tools play a key role in tackling these challenges. In this paper, an adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference approach is proposed for short-term wind power forecasting. Results from a real-world case study are presented. A thorough comparison is carried out, taking into account the results obtained with other approaches. Numerical results are presented and conclusions are duly drawn. (C) 2011 Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.