O desenho e a formação integral do aluno : desenvolvimento da atenção e consciência crítica no uso das novas tecnologias

Relatório da Prática de Ensino Supervisionada, Mestrado em Ensino das Artes Visuais, Universidade de Lisboa, 2014

Programa Mais Educação : um instrumento para uma política educativa integral no Brasil

Tese de mestrado, Ciências da Educação (Área de especialidade em Administração Educacional), Universidade de Lisboa, Instituto de Educação, 2015

Controlo clássico vs. preditivo na regulação de frequência em sistemas de potência

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

Fuzzy, integer and fractional-order control: application on a wind turbine benchmark model

This paper presents a comparison between proportional integral control approaches for variable speed wind turbines. Integer and fractional-order controllers are designed using linearized wind turbine model whilst fuzzy controller also takes into account system nonlinearities. These controllers operate in the full load region and the main objective is to extract maximum power from the wind turbine while ensuring the performance and reliability required to be integrated into an electric grid. The main contribution focuses on the use of fractional-order proportional integral (FOPI) controller which benefits from the introduction of one more tuning parameter, the integral fractional-order, taking advantage over integer order proportional integral (PI) controller. A comparison between proposed control approaches for the variable speed wind turbines is presented using a wind turbine benchmark model in the Matlab/Simulink environment. Results show that FOPI has improved system performance when compared with classical PI and fuzzy PI controller outperforms the integer and fractional-order control due to its capability to deal with system nonlinearities and uncertainties. © 2014 IEEE.

Effect of fractional orders in the velocity control of a servo system

The application of fractional-order PID controllers is now an active field of research. This article investigates the effect of fractional (derivative and integral) orders upon system's performance in the velocity control of a servo system. The servo system consists of a digital servomechanism and an open-architecture software environment for real-time control experiments using MATLAB/Simulink tools. Experimental responses are presented and analyzed, showing the effectiveness of fractional controllers. Comparison with classical PID controllers is also investigated.

Work satisfaction and affective commitment of classical musicians: The European Union Youth Orchestra

This work project investigates career paths in the music field, by testing the application of general career and social theories for musicians. Using a sample from the European Union Youth Orchestra’ Alumni, the Boundaryless Career Theory, Intelligent Career Framework and Social Identity Theory were analysed through the impact on individual outcomes - musicians’ Overall work satisfaction and Affective commitment to the orchestra. Results suggest support for the three theories, and show their applicability for classical musicians’ careers.

In Search of the Origins of Modernism: Venice and the Crisis of Classical Architecture in the mid-eighteenth century

This paper attempts to prove that in the years 1735 to 1755 Venice was the birthplace and cradle of Modern architectural theory, generating a major crisis in classical architecture traditionally based on the Vitruvian assumption that it imitates early wooden structures in stone or in marble. According to its rationalist critics such as the Venetian Observant Franciscan friar and architectural theorist Carlo Lodoli (1690-1761) and his nineteenth-century followers, classical architecture is singularly deceptive and not true to the nature of materials, in other words, dishonest and fallacious. This questioning did not emanate from practising architects, but from Lodoli himself– a philosopher and educator of the Venetian patriciate – who had not been trained as an architect. The roots of this crisis lay in a new approach to architecture stemming from the new rationalist philosophy of the Enlightenment age with its emphasis on reason and universal criticism.

BORN AT 27 WEEKS OF GESTATION WITH CLASSICAL PKU: CHALLENGES OF DIETETIC MANAGEMENT IN A VERY PRETERM INFANT

Only few cases of classical phenylketonuria (PKU) in premature infants have been reported. Treatment of these patients is challenging due to the lack of a phenylalanine-free amino acid solution for parenteral infusion. The boy was born at 27 weeks of gestation with a weight of 1000 g (P10). He received parenteral nutrition with a protein intake of 3 g/kg/day. On day 7 he was diagnosed with classical PKU (genotype IVS10-11G>A/IVS12+ 1G>A) due to highly elevated phenylalanine (Phe) level in newborn screening (2800 micromol/L). His maximum plasma Phe level reached 3696 micromol/L. Phe intake was stopped for 4 days. During this time the boy received intravenous glucose and lipids as well as little amounts of Phe-free formula by a nasogastric tube. Due to a deficit of essential amino acids and insufficient growth, a parenteral nutrition rich in branched-chain amino-acids and relatively poor in Phe was added, in order to promote protein synthesis without overloading in Phe. Under this regimen, Phe plasma levels normalized on day 19 when intake of natural protein was started. The boy has now a corrected age of 2 years. He shows normal growth parameters and psychomotor development. Despite a long period of highly elevated Phe levels in the postnatal period our patient shows good psychomotor development. The management of premature infants with PKU depends on the child's tolerance to enteral nutrition. It demands an intensive follow-up by an experienced team and dedicated dietician. Appropriate Phe-free parenteral nutrition would be necessary especially in case of gastro-intestinal complications of prematurity.

Cellular schwannomas of the intracranial and intraspinal compartment: morphological and immunological characteristics compared with classical benign schwannomas.

The concept of cellular schwannoma as an unusual benign tumor is well established for peripheral nerves but has never been tested in neurosurgical series. In order to test the validity of this concept in cranial nerves and spinal roots we performed an analysis of the clinical and morphological characteristics of 12 cellular and 166 classical benign schwannomas. Immunohistochemical detection of antigen expression in Schwann cells including proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) was also performed. This study shows that cellular schwannomas in neurosurgical series manifest at a lower age than the classical benign variant and occur mainly in the spinal roots. Mitotic activity and sinusoidal vessels appear more frequently in cellular schwannomas and constitute with high cellularity, the most valuable criteria separating both entities. The postoperative course in both types of tumors was free of metastases or sarcomatous changes. Immunoexpression of S-100 protein, vimentin, epithelial membrane antigen and glial fibrillary acidic protein is not statistically different between the two variants. In contrast, PCNA is more highly expressed in cellular schwannomas. These These results confirm the concept that cellular schwannomas are a clinico-pathological variant of benign schwannomas and provide significant support for the introduction of this entity in neurosurgical oncology.

Ataxia telangiectasia mutated (ATM) inhibition transforms human mammary gland epithelial cells.

Carriers of mutations in the cell cycle checkpoint protein kinase ataxia telangiectasia mutated (ATM), which represent 1-2% of the general population, have an increased risk of breast cancer. However, experimental evidence that ATM deficiency contributes to human breast carcinogenesis is lacking. We report here that in MCF-10A and MCF-12A cells, which are well established normal human mammary gland epithelial cell models, partial or almost complete stable ATM silencing or pharmacological inhibition resulted in cellular transformation, genomic instability, and formation of dysplastic lesions in NOD/SCID mice. These effects did not require the activity of exogenous DNA-damaging agents and were preceded by an unsuspected and striking increase in cell proliferation also observed in primary human mammary gland epithelial cells. Increased proliferation correlated with a dramatic, transient, and proteasome-dependent reduction of p21(WAF1/CIP1) and p27(KIP1) protein levels, whereas little or no effect was observed on p21(WAF1/CIP1) or p27(KIP1) mRNAs. p21(WAF1/CIP1) silencing also increased MCF-10A cell proliferation, thus identifying p21(WAF1/CIP1) down-regulation as a mediator of the proliferative effect of ATM inhibition. Our findings provide the first experimental evidence that ATM is a human breast tumor suppressor. In addition, they mirror the sensitivity of ATM tumor suppressor function and unveil a new mechanism by which ATM might prevent human breast tumorigenesis, namely a direct inhibitory effect on the basal proliferation of normal mammary epithelial cells.

Aprovechamiento de la materia prima en la elaboración de harina de pescado tipo integral

Estudio técnico y económico de dos métodos del aprovechamiento de la materia prima en la elaboración de harina de pescado tipo integral. Contiene el balance de materia y la composición de la materia prima y sus rendimientos.

Bahía de Coishco, Chimbote, Perú: una visión integral de sus recursos vivos y su ambiente. 2001 - 2005

Se ha recorrido la Bahía de Coishco a fin de conocer las actividades artesanal e industrial que se desarrollan en esta área, y se han revisado los informes sobre las actividades y proyectos que ejecuta el Laboratorio Costero de Chimbote como parte del Plan Anual de Trabajo Institucional. Se presenta una descripción de la morfología, topografía y sedimentología de la Bahía de Coishco, así como de las características físicas, químicas y biológicas de sus masas de agua. Se hace una descripción de las fuentes y niveles de contaminación, producto del vertimiento de aguas de diferentes tipo de uso: industrial, pesquero, doméstico; de escorrentía y producto de actividades de las embarcaciones que operan en esta bahía. Se mencionan las especies que sustentan la pesca artesanal e industrial, los instrumentos y áreas de pesca, los bancos naturales de invertebrados marinos, los tonelajes de extracción a nivel artesanal y de procesamiento a nivel industrial por cada una de las fábricas que operan en esta bahía. La bahía de Coishco, con un área aproximada de 11.655 km2 es una bahía abierta, rodeada por las islas Santa y Moñaque; en sus profundidades predominan las isóbatas desde 12 a 16 m y en el centro de la bahía existe alta concentración de materia orgánica. Las masas de agua son generalmente Aguas Costeras Frias, de 15 a 20 ºC; la salinidad cerca de la línea litoral es menor a 35 ups, en cambio en el sur de la balúa las salinidades son en promedio del orden de 35,1ups. El vertimiento de aguas de uso industrial pesquero y doméstico influye en el contenido de oxígeno tanto superficial como de fondo, habiéndose detectado situaciones de anoxia; igualmente se afectan los nutrientes, tal es así que los niveles de fosfatos se incrementan durante la época de intensa actividad pesquera y disminuyen durante la época de veda. Se ha identificado 60 especies de organismos planctónicos, destacando las diatomeas de afloramiento Chaetoceros decipiens, Thalassiosira rotula y Skeletonema costatum. Los peces constituyen la principal fuente de pesca artesanal (82% de las capturas), destacando: "lorna" Sciaena deliciosa, "pejerrey" Odonthestes regia regia, "machete" Etmidium maculatum, "cachema" Cynoscion analis, "cabinza" Isacia conceptionís. La anchoveta es la principal materia prima para la elaboración de harina y aceite de pescado. Entre los invertebrados, destacaron "caracol" Stramoníta chocolata, "almeja" Semele spp., "concha de abanico" Argopecten purpu­ratus, "pulpo" Octopus mimus.

Bahía El Ferrol, Chimbote, Perú: una visión integral de sus recursos marinos vivos y su ambiente. 2001-2005

Se describe la morfometria, batimetría y sedimentología de la Bahía El Ferrol, además de las características físicas, químicas y biológicas de sus masas de agua. Se hace una descripción de las fuentes y niveles de contaminación producida por el vertimiento de las aguas de diferente uso. Se mencionan las especies que sustentan la pesca artesanal e industrial, además de los instrumentos y áreas de pesca y los bancos naturales de invertebrados marinos. Los tonelajes de desembarques artesanales fueron obtenidos en el muelle artesanal pesquero de Chimbote; y los volúmenes de procesamiento industrial, en cada una de las fábricas que operan en esta bahía. Se han revisado los registros e informes sobre las actividades y proyectos que se ejecutan en el Laboratorio Costero, hoy Centro de Investigación Pesquera (CIP) del IMARPE en Chimbote, Áncash, como parte de su Plan Anual de Trabajo.

Ruin Theory with Excess of Loss Reinsurance and Reinstatements

The present paper studies the probability of ruin of an insurer, if excess of loss reinsurance with reinstatements is applied. In the setting of the classical Cramer-Lundberg risk model, piecewise deterministic Markov processes are used to describe the free surplus process in this more general situation. It is shown that the finite-time ruin probability is both the solution of a partial integro-differential equation and the fixed point of a contractive integral operator. We exploit the latter representation to develop and implement a recursive algorithm for numerical approximation of the ruin probability that involves high-dimensional integration. Furthermore we study the behavior of the finite-time ruin probability under various levels of initial surplus and security loadings and compare the efficiency of the numerical algorithm with the computational alternative of stochastic simulation of the risk process. (C) 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.