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Relatório final de estágio realizado na Escola Básica 2, 3 Gaspar Correia

O presente relatório é referente ao processo de Estágio Pedagógico que realizei no ano letivo 2015/2016. Este momento de formação caracterizou-se pela minha integração, enquanto professora estagiária, no contexto profissional sob a supervisão pedagógica dos professores orientadores de escola e de faculdade. O processo de lecionação das aulas de Educação Física e das sessões de treino do Desporto Escolar, bem com a Investigação sobre o contexto escolar específico e o acompanhamento da Diretora de Turma permitiram-me conhecer as diversas funções relacionadas com a profissão docente e, consequentemente, a aquisição de uma maior competência pedagógica. O percurso de descoberta sistemática que vivenciei, aliado à supervisão constante dos professores orientadores de estágio, permitiram-me a consciencialização de todas as dificuldades reais do processo de ensino-aprendizagem e a superação apropriada de cada uma. Neste relatório pretendo dar a conhecer a experiência por mim vivida ao longo de todo o ano letivo, em cada umas das áreas e subáreas de desenvolvimento a que fui sujeita. Ao longo do ano consegui assimilar com qualidade as competências de planeamento, condução e avaliação através das práticas por mim realizadas, da reflexão constante sobre estas, do estudo autónomo e da partilha de conhecimento que ocorreu sistematicamente entre os elementos do núcleo de estágio. Tais experiências contribuíram para que me tornasse mais competente no desempenho da função docente, processo que deverei manter em constante construção. A maior conclusão que pude retirar reflete-se ao nível do processo de ensino-aprendizagem que deve estar centrado no aluno, procurando desenvolver a motivação que permitirá a cada um alcançar o seu sucesso.

Relatório final de estágio realizado na Escola Básica 2,3 Gaspar Correia

O presente relatório pretende descrever o meu estágio pedagógico do Mestrado de Ensino da Educação Física nos Ensinos Básico e Secundário, na Escola E.B. 2,3 Gaspar Correia, do Agrupamento de Escolas da Portela e Moscavide, no ano letivo 2015/2016. É apresentado o contexto em que o estágio decorreu seguido de uma breve apresentação das áreas de intervenção e oportunidades de formação existentes, bem como, é explicada a importância da elaboração de um plano de formação. De seguida, são abordadas as quatro áreas de formação: Organização e Gestão do Ensino e da Aprendizagem; Inovação e Investigação Pedagógica; Participação na Escola; e Relação com a Comunidade, assim como os aspetos a elas inerentes. Por último, é feita uma análise crítica e reflexiva acerca do impacto que o estágio pedagógico teve no meu processo de formação como professora e os seus efeitos a nível pessoal e profissional e é feita uma projeção sobre as necessidades de desenvolvimento profissional que persistem após o estágio.

HOG CHAINS AND MARK TWAINS: A STUDY OF LABOR HISTORY, ARCHAEOLOGY, AND INDUSTRIAL ETHNOGRAPHY OF THE STEAMBOAT ERA OF THE MONONGAHELA VALLEY 1811-1950

This dissertation examines a unique working class in the United States, the men and women who worked on the steamboats from the Industrial Revolution until the demise of steam-powered boats in the mid-20th century. The steamboat was the beginning of a technological system that was developed in America and used in such great numbers that it made the rapid population of the Trans-Appalachian West possible. The steamboat was forever romanticized by images of the antebellum South or the quick wit of Samuel Clemens and his sentimental book, Life on the Mississippi. The imagination swirls with thoughts of boats, bleach white, slowly churning the calm waters of some Spanish moss covered river. The reality of the boats and the experience of those who worked on them has been lost in this nostalgic vision. This research details the history of the western steamboat in the Monongahela Valley, the birthplace of the commercial steamboat industry. The first part of this dissertation examines the literature of authors in the field of labor history and Industrial Archaeology to place this work into the larger context of published literature. The second builds a framework for understanding the various eras that the steamboat went through both in terms of technological change, but also the change the workers experienced as their identity as a working class was being shaped. The third part details the excavations of two steamboat captains houses, those of Captain James Gormley and Captain Michael A. Cox. Both men represented a time in which the steamboat was in an era of transition. Excavations at their homes yield clues to their class status and how integrated they were in the local community. The fourth part of this study documents the oral histories of steamboat workers, both men and women, and their experience on the boats and on the river. Their rapidly declining population of those who lived and worked on the boats gives urgency for their lives to be documented. Finally, this study concludes with a synthesis of how worker identity solidified in the face of technological, socio-economic, and ideological change especially during their push for unionization and the introduction of the diesel towboat.

Indias urbanas en Buenos Aires (1744-1820). Condiciones específicas, formas de sujeción y estrategias posibles

El trabajo de investigación que aquí se presenta toma a las indias de Buenos Aires, desde mediados del siglo XVIII hasta comienzos del XIX, como protagonistas. Si bien fueron un grupo minoritario en la ciudad, su presencia tuvo características que se ponen de relieve a partir de la definición de las condiciones específicas de las indias. Su definición involucra las variables de género, etnia y clase, entre otros. Se considera que estas actúan conjuntamente definiendo posiciones relativas en la sociedad. De esta manera, la construcción de alteridades en Buenos Aires virreinal constituye un marco general de la investigación. Se utilizan fuentes demográficas para analizar la particularidad de su presencia en la ciudad. Luego, tomando una escala de análisis reducida, se analizan los grupos domésticos de los que las indias formaron parte. En este contexto se busca analizar, a partir de la incorporación de otras fuentes, formas de sujeción que mantuvieron a las indias, aún siendo libres, bajo la autoridad de un amo o ama. Se incorpora una mirada sobre las estrategias que pusieron en práctica en diferentes situaciones y que pudieron, eventualmente, ampliar sus márgenes de acción. El estudio de la Casa de Recogidas ocupa un lugar central en esta investigación por la importancia que tuvieron las indias en esta institución. Fue el ámbito en que se implementaron las formas más explícitas de control, no sólo para las indias, funcionando también como prisión para mujeres. Sin embargo, la importante presencia indígena hizo del lugar un "centro" en el ámbito de la ciudad. Esto conduce a indagar acerca de las posibilidades de apropiación del espacio y la elección de la permanencia en el lugar. La última parte del trabajo aborda la transición del siglo XVIII al XIX, llegando hasta 1820, periodo en que se observa una disminución de las indias en las fuentes documentales. Aquí se retoma el análisis de las categorías, en un contexto complejo de reconfiguración de identidades

Indias urbanas en Buenos Aires (1744-1820). Condiciones específicas, formas de sujeción y estrategias posibles

El trabajo de investigación que aquí se presenta toma a las indias de Buenos Aires, desde mediados del siglo XVIII hasta comienzos del XIX, como protagonistas. Si bien fueron un grupo minoritario en la ciudad, su presencia tuvo características que se ponen de relieve a partir de la definición de las condiciones específicas de las indias. Su definición involucra las variables de género, etnia y clase, entre otros. Se considera que estas actúan conjuntamente definiendo posiciones relativas en la sociedad. De esta manera, la construcción de alteridades en Buenos Aires virreinal constituye un marco general de la investigación. Se utilizan fuentes demográficas para analizar la particularidad de su presencia en la ciudad. Luego, tomando una escala de análisis reducida, se analizan los grupos domésticos de los que las indias formaron parte. En este contexto se busca analizar, a partir de la incorporación de otras fuentes, formas de sujeción que mantuvieron a las indias, aún siendo libres, bajo la autoridad de un amo o ama. Se incorpora una mirada sobre las estrategias que pusieron en práctica en diferentes situaciones y que pudieron, eventualmente, ampliar sus márgenes de acción. El estudio de la Casa de Recogidas ocupa un lugar central en esta investigación por la importancia que tuvieron las indias en esta institución. Fue el ámbito en que se implementaron las formas más explícitas de control, no sólo para las indias, funcionando también como prisión para mujeres. Sin embargo, la importante presencia indígena hizo del lugar un "centro" en el ámbito de la ciudad. Esto conduce a indagar acerca de las posibilidades de apropiación del espacio y la elección de la permanencia en el lugar. La última parte del trabajo aborda la transición del siglo XVIII al XIX, llegando hasta 1820, periodo en que se observa una disminución de las indias en las fuentes documentales. Aquí se retoma el análisis de las categorías, en un contexto complejo de reconfiguración de identidades

Indias urbanas en Buenos Aires (1744-1820). Condiciones específicas, formas de sujeción y estrategias posibles

El trabajo de investigación que aquí se presenta toma a las indias de Buenos Aires, desde mediados del siglo XVIII hasta comienzos del XIX, como protagonistas. Si bien fueron un grupo minoritario en la ciudad, su presencia tuvo características que se ponen de relieve a partir de la definición de las condiciones específicas de las indias. Su definición involucra las variables de género, etnia y clase, entre otros. Se considera que estas actúan conjuntamente definiendo posiciones relativas en la sociedad. De esta manera, la construcción de alteridades en Buenos Aires virreinal constituye un marco general de la investigación. Se utilizan fuentes demográficas para analizar la particularidad de su presencia en la ciudad. Luego, tomando una escala de análisis reducida, se analizan los grupos domésticos de los que las indias formaron parte. En este contexto se busca analizar, a partir de la incorporación de otras fuentes, formas de sujeción que mantuvieron a las indias, aún siendo libres, bajo la autoridad de un amo o ama. Se incorpora una mirada sobre las estrategias que pusieron en práctica en diferentes situaciones y que pudieron, eventualmente, ampliar sus márgenes de acción. El estudio de la Casa de Recogidas ocupa un lugar central en esta investigación por la importancia que tuvieron las indias en esta institución. Fue el ámbito en que se implementaron las formas más explícitas de control, no sólo para las indias, funcionando también como prisión para mujeres. Sin embargo, la importante presencia indígena hizo del lugar un "centro" en el ámbito de la ciudad. Esto conduce a indagar acerca de las posibilidades de apropiación del espacio y la elección de la permanencia en el lugar. La última parte del trabajo aborda la transición del siglo XVIII al XIX, llegando hasta 1820, periodo en que se observa una disminución de las indias en las fuentes documentales. Aquí se retoma el análisis de las categorías, en un contexto complejo de reconfiguración de identidades

Disruptive Threads and Renegade Yarns: Domestic Textile Making in Selected Women's Writing 1811-1925

Thesis (Ph.D, English) -- Queen's University, 2016-08-03 13:57:45.102

The power of a single prototype : sustainable fashion textile design and the prevention of carcinogenic melanoma

Is there a role for prototyping (sketching, pattern making and sampling) in addressing real world problems of sustainability (People, Profit, and Planet), in this case social/healthcare issues, through fashion and textiles research? Skin cancer and related illnesses are a major cause of disfigurement and death in New Zealand and Australia where the rates of Melanoma, a serious form of skin cancer, are four times higher than in the Northern Hemisphere regions of USA, UK and Canada (IARC, 1992). In 2007, AUT University (Auckland University of Technology) Fashion Department and the Health Promotion Department of Cancer Society - Auckland Division (CSA) developed a prototype hat aimed at exploring a barrier type solution to prevent facial and neck skin damage. This is a paradigm shift from the usual medical research model. This paper provides an overview of the project and examines how a fashion prototype has been used to communicate emergent social, environmental, personal, physiological and technological concerns to the trans-disciplinary research team. The authors consider how the design of a product can enhance and support sustainable design practice while contributing a potential solution to an ongoing health issue. Analysis of this case study provides an insight into prototyping in fashion and textiles design, user engagement and the importance of requirements analysis in relation to sustainable development. The analysis and a successful outcome of the final prototype have provided a gateway to future collaborative research and product development.

Vectors and alternative hosts of tobacco yellow dwarf virus in southeastern Australia

Factors that determine the epidemiology of Tobacco yellow dwarf virus (TbYDV), including alternative host plants and insect vector(s), were assessed over three consecutive growing seasons at four field sites in Northeastern Victoria in commercial tobacco growing properties. In addition, these factors were assessed for one growing season at three bean growing properties. Overall, 23 leafhopper species were identified at the 7 sites, with Orosius orientalis as the predominant leafhopper. Of the leafhoppers collected, only O. orientalis and Anzygina zealandica tested positive for TbYDV by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The population dynamics of O. orientalis was assessed using sweep net sampling over three growing seasons and a trimodal distribution was observed. Despite large numbers of O. orientalis occurring early in the growing season (September–October), TbYDV was only detected in these leafhoppers between late November and end of January. The peaks in the detection of TbYDV in O. orientalis correlated with the observation of disease symptoms in tobacco and bean and were associated with warmer temperatures and lower rainfall. Spatial and temporal distribution of vegetation at selected sites was determined using quadrat sampling. Of the 40 plant species identified, TbYDV was detected only in four dicotyledonous species, Amaranthus retroflexus, Phaseolus vulgaris, Nicotiana tabacum and Raphanus raphanistrum. The proportion of host and non-host availability for leafhoppers was associated with climatic conditions.

Molecular characterisation of six badnavirus species associated with leaf streak disease of banana in East Africa

Banana leaf streak disease, caused by several species of Banana streak virus (BSV), is widespread in East Africa. We surveyed for this disease in Uganda and Kenya, and used rolling-circle amplification (RCA) to detect the presence of BSV in banana. Six distinct badnavirus sequences, three from Uganda and three from Kenya, were amplified for which only partial sequences were previously available. The complete genomes were sequenced and characterised. The size and organisation of all six sequences was characteristic of other badnaviruses, including conserved functional domains present in the putative polyprotein encoded by open reading frame (ORF) 3. Based on nucleotide sequence analysis within the reverse transcriptase/ribonuclease H-coding region of open reading frame 3, we propose that these sequences be recognised as six new species and be designated as Banana streak UA virus, Banana streak UI virus, Banana streak UL virus, Banana streak UM virus, Banana streak CA virus and Banana streak IM virus. Using PCR and species-specific primers to test for the presence of integrated sequences, we demonstrated that sequences with high similarity to BSIMV only were present in several banana cultivars which had tested negative for episomal BSV sequences.

The ecology of Bactrocera tryoni (Froggatt) (Diptera: Tephritdae) : what do we know to assist pest management?

The distribution, systematics and ecology of Bactrocera tryoni, the Queensland fruit fly are reviewed. Bactrocera tryoni is a member of the B. tryoni complex of species, which currently includes four named species, viz. B. tryoni s.s., B. neohumeralis, B. melas and B. aquilonis. The species status of B. melas and B. aquilonis are unclear (they may be junior synonyms of B. tryoni) and their validity, or otherwise, needs to be confirmed as a matter of urgency. While Queensland fruit fly is regarded as a tropical species, it cannot be assumed that its distribution will spread further south under climate change scenarios. Increasing aridity and hot dry summers, as well as more complex, indirect interactions resulting from elevated CO2, make predicting the future distribution and abundance of B. tryoni difficult. The ecology of B. tryoni is reviewed with respect to current control approaches (with the exception of Sterile Insect Technique which is covered in a companion paper). We conclude that there are major gaps in the knowledge required to implement most non-insecticide based management approaches. Priority areas for future research include host plant interactions, protein and cue-lure foraging and use, spatial dynamics, development of new monitoring tools, investigating the use of natural enemies and better integration of fruit flies into general horticultural IPM systems.

Cultivar-specific effects of pathogen testing on storage root yield of sweet potato, Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.

The accumulation and perpetuation of viral pathogens over generations of clonal propagation in crop species such as sweet potato, Ipomoea batatas,inevitably result in a reduction in crop yield and quality. This study was conducted at Bundaberg, Australia to compare the productivity of field-derived and pathogen-tested (PT)clones of 14 sweet potato cultivars and the yield benefits of using healthy planting materials. The field-derived clonal materials were exposed to the endemic viruses, while the PT clones were subjected to thermotherapy and meristem-tip culture to eliminate viral pathogens. The plants were indexed for viruses using nitrocellulose membrane-enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and graft-inoculations onto Ipomoea setosa. A net benefit of 38% in storage root yield was realised from using PT materials in this study.Conversely, in a similar study previously conducted at Kerevat, Papua New Guinea (PNG), a net deficit of 36% was realised. This reinforced our finding that the response to pathogen testing was cultivar dependent and that the PNG cultivars in these studies generally exhibited increased tolerance to the endemic viruses present at the respective trial sites as manifested in their lack of response from the use of PT clones. They may be useful sources for future resistance breeding efforts. Nonetheless, the potential economic gain from using PT stocks necessitates the use of pathogen testing on virus-susceptible commercial cultivars.

A polymorphism in the dysbindin gene (DTNBP1) associated with multiple psychiatric disorders including schizophrenia

Background A number of studies have found associations between dysbindin (DTNBP1) polymorphisms and schizophrenia. Recently we identified a DTNBP1 SNP (rs9370822) that is strongly associated with schizophrenia. Individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia were nearly three times as likely to carry the CC genotype compared to the AA genotype. Methods To investigate the importance of this SNP in the function of DTNBP1, a number of psychiatric conditions including addictive behaviours and anxiety disorders were analysed for association with rs9370822. Results The DTNBP1 polymorphism was significantly associated with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as well as nicotine and opiate dependence but not alcohol dependence. Individuals suffering PTSD were more than three times as likely to carry the CC genotype compared to the AA genotype. Individuals with nicotine or opiate dependence were more than twice as likely to carry the CC genotype compared to the AA genotype. Conclusions This study provides further support for the importance of DTNBP1 in psychiatric conditions and suggests that there is a common underlying molecular defect involving DTNBP1 that contributes to the development of several anxiety and addictive disorders that are generally recognised as separate clinical conditions. These disorders may actually be different expressions of a single metabolic pathway perturbation. As our participant numbers are limited our observations should be viewed with caution until they are independently replicated.