Personality, emotion and mood simulation in decision making

In this paper is proposed the integration of personality, emotion and mood aspects for a group of participants in a decision-making negotiation process. The aim is to simulate the participant behavior in that scenario. The personality is modeled through the OCEAN five-factor model of personality (Openness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness and Negative emotionality). The emotion model applied to the participants is the OCC (Ortony, Clore and Collins) that defines several criteria representing the human emotional structure. In order to integrate personality and emotion is used the pleasure-arousal-dominance (PAD) model of mood.

A literacia digital como pré-requisito do acesso ao conhecimento: estudo numa população estudantil da licenciatura em Farmácia da ESTSP-IPP

Introdução: O uso das TIC, nomeadamente dos ambientes virtuais de aprendizagem, são uma possibilidade pedagógica promissora e atractiva pois permitem a construção de conhecimento e a interacção entre alunos, professores e tutores. Na perspectiva do estudante, compreende-se que, em contextos virtuais de aprendizagem a tendência é a de se valorizar cada vez mais a sua participação no processo de ensino e de aprendizagem. No entanto, para que seja possível a implementação de educação a distância é necessário que os estudantes, para além da motivação e da responsabilidade acrescida, possuam um conjunto de competências específicas para participar, efectivamente, num contexto virtual de aprendizagem. Nesse contexto, e para verificar se o uso das tecnologias no processo educacional é exequível, é necessário conhecer as competências digitais dos alunos da Licenciatura em Farmácia da Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde do Porto. Métodos: O estudo é descritivo-transversal e permitiu a recolha de dados através do inquérito por questionário, previamente validado. A amostra em estudo foi retirada da população formada pelos 230 estudantes da Licenciatura de Farmácia, por um processo de amostragem não probabilística por conveniência, perfazendo um total de 52 indivíduos que frequentam o 2º ano. Apresentação de Resultados e Discussão: Os resultados permitiram concluir que os estudantes utilizam as TIC de forma variada mas normalmente em actividades de lazer. Em relação ao conhecimento e utilização das ferramentas da Web 2.0 concluí-se que, na generalidade, os estudantes não conhecem e não dominam a maioria das ferramentas da Web 2.0.Ou seja, os estudantes, mesmo com as suas habilidades e conhecimentos sobre tecnologia, principalmente em relação ao uso de computadores e da Internet, e conhecendo a importância destes recursos como simplificadores nos estudos, continuam a apresentar limitações, provavelmente devido a falta de informação ou a informações duvidosas provenientes de uma utilização incorrecta dos recursos. Estes resultados representam também um desafio, uma vez que caberá à Escola capacitar os estudantes na utilização de novas tecnologias, uma vez que, estas capacidades são cada vez mais solicitadas no mercado de trabalho, e serão primordiais para o sucesso do estudante numa formação a distância mediada por computador.

Pelos mares da leitura literária no ensino superior: há lugar(es) para/do livro na era digital?

É consensualmente reconhecida na atualidade a relevância da leitura na sociedade, abrindo-se, de forma crescente, a uma multiplicidade de dimensões alimentadas pela comunicação em rede. No ensino superior, tais dimensões merecem particular atenção, não só pelos desafios lançados pelo seu caráter cada vez mais diversificado, como pelas possíveis consequências que daí podem advir para o futuro profissional dos estudantes. Assim, nesta comunicação temos como objetivo indagar a importância do livro na era digital enquanto possível suporte configurador de práticas de leitura literária de estudantes do ensino superior a frequentar um 1.º Ciclo de estudos de Bolonha. No que se refere à metodologia adotada, face aos objetivos do estudo, considerámos adequada uma abordagem de natureza qualitativa, tendo como referencial metodológico o estudo de caso. Os participantes foram 27 estudantes inscritos na unidade curricular de Iniciação à Leitura e à Escrita que integra o plano de estudos da licenciatura em Educação Básica, na Escola Superior de Educação de Viseu (3.º ano, 1.º semestre, ano letivo 2015-2016). Os instrumentos utilizados foram 27 reflexões escritas individuais realizadas no âmbito do trabalho autónomo dos estudantes. A técnica privilegiada foi a análise de conteúdo. Apesar dos amplos itinerários de leitura proporcionados pela era digital, conclui-se que os estudantes atribuem grande importância ao livro impresso enquanto potenciador da motivação para a leitura literária, relegando para segundo plano possíveis vantagens do livro em suporte digital. Embora a tecnologia seja omnipresente no seu quotidiano, é o livro que resguarda os lugares das memórias que se entretecem nos seus percursos de leitura.

Agent based simulation for group formation

Group decision making plays an important role in today’s organisations. The impact of decision making is so high and complex, that rarely the decision making process is made just by one individual. The simulation of group decision making through a Multi-Agent System is a very interesting research topic. The purpose of this paper it to specify the actors involved in the simulation of a group decision, to present a model to the process of group formation and to describe the approach made to implement that model. In the group formation model it is considered the existence of incomplete and negative information, which was identified as crucial to make the simulation closer to the reality.

Simulation of the Magnetic Induction Vector of a Magnetic Core to be Used in FFC NMR Relaxometry

This paper is a contribution for the assessment and comparison of magnet properties based on magnetic field characteristics particularly concerning the magnetic induction uniformity in the air gaps. For this aim, a solver was developed and implemented to determine the magnetic field of a magnetic core to be used in Fast Field Cycling (FFC) Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) relaxometry. The electromagnetic field computation is based on a 2D finite-element method (FEM) using both the scalar and the vector potential formulation. Results for the magnetic field lines and the magnetic induction vector in the air gap are presented. The target magnetic induction is 0.2 T, which is a typical requirement of the FFC NMR technique, which can be achieved with a magnetic core based on permanent magnets or coils. In addition, this application requires high magnetic induction uniformity. To achieve this goal, a solution including superconducting pieces is analyzed. Results are compared with a different FEM program.

VirtualECare: group support in collaborative networks organizations for digital homecare

Collaborative Work plays an important role in today’s organizations, especially in areas where decisions must be made. However, any decision that involves a collective or group of decision makers is, by itself complex, but is becoming recurrent in recent years. In this work we present the VirtualECare project, an intelligent multi-agent system able to monitor, interact and serve its customers, which are, normally, in need of care services. In last year’s there has been a substantially increase on the number of people needed of intensive care, especially among the elderly, a phenomenon that is related to population ageing. However, this is becoming not exclusive of the elderly, as diseases like obesity, diabetes and blood pressure have been increasing among young adults. This is a new reality that needs to be dealt by the health sector, particularly by the public one. Given this scenarios, the importance of finding new and cost effective ways for health care delivery are of particular importance, especially when we believe they should not to be removed from their natural “habitat”. Following this line of thinking, the VirtualECare project will be presented, like similar ones that preceded it. Recently we have also assisted to a growing interest in combining the advances in information society - computing, telecommunications and presentation – in order to create Group Decision Support Systems (GDSS). Indeed, the new economy, along with increased competition in today’s complex business environments, takes the companies to seek complementarities in order to increase competitiveness and reduce risks. Under these scenarios, planning takes a major role in a company life. However, effective planning depends on the generation and analysis of ideas (innovative or not) and, as a result, the idea generation and management processes are crucial. Our objective is to apply the above presented GDSS to a new area. We believe that the use of GDSS in the healthcare arena will allow professionals to achieve better results in the analysis of one’s Electronically Clinical Profile (ECP). This achievement is vital, regarding the explosion of knowledge and skills, together with the need to use limited resources and get better results.

Solução doméstica para televisão digital

Mestrado em Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores

Demand response in future power systems management – a conceptual framework and simulation tool

Mestrado em Engenharia Electrotécnica – Sistemas Eléctricos de Energia

A 5GHz1.8V Low Power CMOS Low-Noise Amplifier

Wireless local-area networks (WLANs) have been deployed as office and home communications infrastructures worldwide. The diversification of the standards, such as IEEE 802.11 series demands the design of RF front-ends. Low power consumption is one of the most important design concerns in the application of those technologies. To maintain competitive hardware costs, CMOS has been used since it is the best solution for low cost and high integration processing, allowing analog circuits to be mixed with digital ones. In the receiver chain, the low noise amplifier (LNA) is one of the most critical blocks in a transceiver design. The sensitivity is mainly determined by the LNA noise figure and gain. It interfaces with the pre-select filter and the mixer. Furthermore, since it is the first gain stage, care must be taken to provide accurate input match, low-noise figure, good linearity and a sufficient gain over a wide band of operation. Several CMOS LNAs have been reported during the last decade, showing that the most research has been done at 802.11/b and GSM standards (900-2400MHz spectrum) and more recently at 802.11/a (5GHz band). One of the more significant disadvantages of 802.11/b is that the frequency band is crowded and subject to interference from other technologies, as is 2.4GHz cordless phones and Bluetooth. As the demand for radio-frequency integrated circuits, operating at higher frequency bands, increases, the IEEE 802.11/a standard becomes a very attractive option to wireless communication system developers. This paper presents the design and implementation of a low power, low noise amplifier aimed at IEEE 802.11a for WLAN applications. It was designed to be integrated with an active balun and mixer, representing the first step toward a fully integrated monolithic WLAN receiver. All the required circuits are integrated at the same die and are powered by 1.8V supply source. Preliminary experimental results (S-parameters) are shown and promise excellent results. The LNA circuit design details are illustrated in Section 2. Spectre simulation results focused at gain, noise figure (NF) and input/output matching are presented in Section 3. Finally, conclusions and comparison with other recently reported LNAs are made in Section 4, followed by future work.

Analysis and simulation of a-Si Ha-SiC HPINIP structures for color image detection

It is presented in this paper a study on the photo-electronic properties of multi layer a-Si: H/a-SiC: H p-i-n-i-p structures. This study is aimed to give an insight into the internal electrical characteristics of such a structure in thermal equilibrium, under applied Was and under different illumination condition. Taking advantage of this insight it is possible to establish a relation among-the electrical behavior of the structure the structure geometry (i.e. thickness of the light absorbing intrinsic layers and of the internal n-layer) and the composition of the layers (i.e. optical bandgap controlled through percentage of carbon dilution in the a-Si1-xCx: H layers). Showing an optical gain for low incident light power controllable by means of externally applied bias or structure composition, these structures are quite attractive for photo-sensing device applications, like color sensors and large area color image detector. An analysis based on numerical ASCA simulations is presented for describing the behavior of different configurations of the device and compared with experimental measurements (spectral response and current-voltage characteristic). (c) 2008 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.

Monte Carlo simulation of the basic features of the GE Millennium MG single photon emission computed tomography gamma camera

Objective - To describe and validate the simulation of the basic features of GE Millennium MG gamma camera using the GATE Monte Carlo platform. Material and methods - Crystal size and thickness, parallel-hole collimation and a realistic energy acquisition window were simulated in the GATE platform. GATE results were compared to experimental data in the following imaging conditions: a point source of 99mTc at different positions during static imaging and tomographic acquisitions using two different energy windows. The accuracy between the events expected and detected by simulation was obtained with the Mann–Whitney–Wilcoxon test. Comparisons were made regarding the measurement of sensitivity and spatial resolution, static and tomographic. Simulated and experimental spatial resolutions for tomographic data were compared with the Kruskal–Wallis test to assess simulation accuracy for this parameter. Results - There was good agreement between simulated and experimental data. The number of decays expected when compared with the number of decays registered, showed small deviation (≤0.007%). The sensitivity comparisons between static acquisitions for different distances from source to collimator (1, 5, 10, 20, 30cm) with energy windows of 126–154 keV and 130–158 keV showed differences of 4.4%, 5.5%, 4.2%, 5.5%, 4.5% and 5.4%, 6.3%, 6.3%, 5.8%, 5.3%, respectively. For the tomographic acquisitions, the mean differences were 7.5% and 9.8% for the energy window 126–154 keV and 130–158 keV. Comparison of simulated and experimental spatial resolutions for tomographic data showed no statistically significant differences with 95% confidence interval. Conclusions - Adequate simulation of the system basic features using GATE Monte Carlo simulation platform was achieved and validated.

A dimensão política da segurança para o ciberespaço na União Europeia : a agenda digital, a estratégia de cibersegurança e a cooperação UE-OTAN

Mestrado em Relações Internacionais.

Integração e contextualização de modelos 3D no ensino da área da saúde

Mestrado em Engenharia Informática. Sistemas Gráficos e Multimédia.

XBRL: a linguagem digital das empresas

O movimento de afirmação eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL), como padrão para a preparação e difusão dos relatórios financeiros e outras publicações empresariais, foi encabeçado pelo American lnstitute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) em conjunto com aproximadatnente outras 30 organizações. Desde o primeiro encontro internacional sobre a especificação XBRL, realizado em Nova York no mês de Outubro de 1999, que a lista de participantes se tem alargado incluindo proeminentes instituições financeiras, organizações profissionais de serviços, organizações profissionais de contabilidade e fornecedores de tecnologia sobrevindo, ao mesmo tempo, um incontável número de alianças e ligações. A XBRL é uma linguagem standard utilizada no ambiente da Internet cujo desenvolvimento permitirá obter uma informação de melhor qualidade, mais rápida, mais económica e mais eficaz, para o processo de criação e publicação de relatórios financeiros e empresariais. Neste artigo os autores apresentam, resumidamente, as vantagens referidas pela literatura para esta nova tecnologia, descrevem sumariamente as características técnicas da XBRL, traçam o seu percurso desde 1999 e analisam o potencial deste standard para Portugal, bem como a sua aplicação em diferentes áreas de investigação.

Controlo directo de binário de uma máquina assíncrona trifásica

Dissertação para obtenção do grau de Mestre em Engenharia Electrotécnica Ramo de Automação e Electrónica Industrial