Argamassas de cal hidráulica natural e pozolanas artificiais: avaliação laboratorial

4º Congresso de Argamassas de Construção da APFAC. Coimbra, U.Coimbra, APFAC/ITeCons, 29-30 Março 2012

Economic rents, institutions and growth: International aid and natural resources: A comparative analysis

A Work Project, presented as part of the requirements for the Award of a Masters Degree in Economics from the NOVA – School of Business and Economics

Argamassas de cal hidráulica natural NHL5 Influência do teor em metacaulino, da cura e da idade

Dissertação para obtenção do Grau de Mestre em Engenharia Civil – Perfil de Construção

Efeito da temperatura no comportamento de caldas de injecção à base de cal hidráulica natural na presença de policarboxilato

Dissertação para obtenção do Grau de Mestre em Engenharia Civil – Perfil de Construção

Caracterização de caldas de cal hidráulica natural com metacaulino para consolidação de alvenarias antigas

Dissertação para obtenção do grau Mestre em Engenharia Civil – Perfil de Construção

Argamassas de cal hidráulica natural NHL3.5 de fabrico nacional: otimização de características com resíduo cerâmico e metacaulino

Dissertação para obtenção do Grau Mestre em Engenharia Civil – Perfil de Construção

Gastrointestinal symbionts of chimpanzees in Cantanhez National Park, Guinea-Bissau with respect to habitat fragmentation

One of the major factors threatening chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus) in Guinea-Bissau is habitat fragmentation. Such fragmentation may cause changes in symbiont dynamics resulting in increased susceptibility to infection, changes in host specificity and virulence. We monitored gastrointestinal symbiotic fauna of three chimpanzee subpopulations living within Cantanhez National Park (CNP) in Guinea Bissau in the areas with different levels of anthropogenic fragmentation. Using standard coproscopical methods (merthiolate-iodine formalin concentration and Sheather's flotation) we examined 102 fecal samples and identified at least 13 different symbiotic genera (Troglodytella abrassarti, Troglocorys cava, Blastocystis spp., Entamoeba spp., Iodamoeba butschlii, Giardia intestinalis, Chilomastix mesnili, Bertiella sp., Probstmayria gombensis, unidentified strongylids, Strongyloides stercoralis, Strongyloides fuelleborni, and Trichuris sp.). The symbiotic fauna of the CNP chimpanzees is comparable to that reported for other wild chimpanzee populations, although CNP chimpanzees have a higher prevalence of Trichuris sp. Symbiont richness was higher in chimpanzee subpopulations living in fragmented forests compared to the community inhabiting continuous forest area. We reported significantly higher prevalence of G. intestinalis in chimpanzees from fragmented areas, which could be attributed to increased contact with humans and livestock.

Differential exploitation of cashew - a low conflict crop - by sympatric humans and chimpanzees

Modification of natural areas by human activities mostly has a negative impact on wildlife by increasing the geographical and ecological overlap between people and animals. This can result in escalating levels of competition and conflict between humans and wildlife, for example over crops. However, data on specific crops and crop parts that are unattractive to wildlife yet important for human livelihoods are surprisingly scarce, especially considering their potential application to reducing crop damage by wildlife. Here we examine the co-utilization of a nationally important and spatially abundant cash crop, cashew Anacardium occidentalis, by people and chimpanzees Pan troglodytes verus inhabiting a forested–agricultural matrix in Cantanhez National Park in Guinea-Bissau. In this Park people predominantly harvest the marketable cashew nut and discard the unprofitable fruit whereas chimpanzees only consume the fruit. Local farmers generally perceive a benefit of raiding by chimpanzees as they reportedly pile the nuts, making harvesting easier. By ensuring that conflict levels over crops, especially those with high economic importance, remain low, the costs of living in proximity to wildlife can potentially be reduced. Despite high levels of deforestation associated with cashew farming, these findings point to the importance of cashew as a low-conflict crop in this area.

Contributo dos instrumentos de gestão territorial para a sustentabilidade do Parque Natural de Ilha do Pico

Relatório de Estágio apresentado para cumprimento dos requisitos necessários à obtenção do grau de Mestre em Gestão do Território – Planeamento e Ordenamento do Território

Natural hydraulic lime mortars: influence of the aggregates

3rd Historic Mortars Conference, 11-14 September 2013, Glasgow, Scotland

Earth-based repair mortars: experimental analysis with different binders and natural fibers

RESTAPIA 2012 - Int. Conf. on Rammed Earth Conservation, Valencia, 21-23 June 2012

Argamassas de cal hidráulica natural com incorporação de resíduos cerâmicos

X Simpósio Brasileiro de Tecnologia das Argamassas, Fortaleza, 7-9 de Maio 2013

Mechanical and mineralogical properties of natural hydraulic lime-metakaolin mortars in different curing conditions

Construction and Building Materials 51 (2014) 287–294

Avatar modeling: a telepresence study with natural user interface

Dissertação para obtenção do Grau de Mestre em Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores

Evaluation of chemotherapeutic potential of natural extracts using 3D models of colon cancer

Dissertation to obtain master degree in Biotechnology