Contributo do design de ambientes no acesso à cognição

Tese para a obtenção do grau de Doutor em Design, apresentada na Faculdade de Arquitectura da Universidade Técnica de Lisboa.

O MRAR e os anos de ouro da arquitectura religiosa em Portugal no século XX

Tese de Doutoramento para a obtenção do grau de Doutor em Arquitectura - Teoria e História, apresentada na Universidade de Lisboa - Faculdade de Arquitectura.

Modelo de previsão de falência: o caso da construção civil em Portugal

Dissertação de Mestrado, Finanças Empresariais, Faculdade de Economia, Universidade do Algarve, 2016

Défices cognitivos em pacientes com depressão unipolar: Influência das variáveis idade, género e história anterior de tentativas de suicídio

Tese de Doutoramento, Psicologia, Faculdade de Ciências Humanas e Sociais, Universidade do Algarve, 2015

Design editorial para crianças dos 6 aos 8 anos

Dissertação de Mestrado para obtenção do grau de Mestre em Design de Comunicação, apresentada na Universidade de Lisboa - Faculdade de Arquitectura.

Estudo da presença da Ordem de Cister em Portugal e a sua relevância para a Arquitetura Paisagista. Caso de estudo: Real Abadia de Santa Maria de Alcobaça

Mestrado em Arquitetura Paisagista - Instituto Superior de Agronomia - UL

Vila Real de Santo António, forma limite no urbanismo histórico português

Dissertação de dout. História da Arte, Faculdade de Ciências Humanas e Sociais, Univ. do Algarve, 2006

Design de comunicação

Dissertação de Doutoramento para obtenção do grau de Doutor em Design, dissertação apresentada na Universidade de Lisboa - Faculdade de Arquitetura.

Population genetics of Cerastoderma edule in Ria Formosa (southern Portugal): the challenge of understanding an intraspecific hotspot of genetic diversity

Coastal lagoons are highly variable environments that may act as hotspots of genetic diversity as a consequence of their ecological role as nursery habitats of marine species with both ecological and fisheries importance. The edible cockle (Cerastoderma edule) is a commercially important shellfish resource inhabiting coastal lagoons in Europe and their fisheries management urgently needs genetic studies to design appropriate strategies to promote the recovery of exploited populations. The aim of this study was to assess the C. edule genetic diversity and population structure at a small geographic scale, inside Ria Formosa coastal lagoon (southern Portugal) using mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I sequences in six locations. Outcomes pointed to a common pattern of high haplotype diversity and non-significant genetic structuring inside the Ria Formosa lagoon. A high level of gene flow was detected between all localities and the presence of a single stock from a genetic point of view may be considered for fisheries management purposes. The existence of a high number of haplotypes and high values of haplotype diversity of C. edule in Ria Formosa lagoon could be consistent with the hypothesis that higher genetic diversity is expected in populations occurring in coastal lagoons, suggesting that lagoons could increase standing genetic variation and an adaptive potential of lagoon populations as an ecological response to a highly variable environment.

Jardins do liberalismo: Portugal e Brasil

Mestrado em Arquitectura Paisagista - Instituto Superior de Agronomia / UL

Adaptive lighting design as a holistic approach to public lighting

Dissertação para obtenção do grau de Doutor em Design, apresentada na Universidade de Lisboa - Faculdade de Arquitetura.

Design of bicycling suitability maps for hilly cities

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Using Research Methods in Human Computer Interaction to Design Technology for Resilience

Research in human computer interaction (HCI) covers both technological and human behavioural concerns. As a consequence, the contributions made in HCI research tend to be aware to either engineering or the social sciences. In HCI the purpose of practical research contributions is to reveal unknown insights about human behaviour and its relationship to technology. Practical research methods normally used in HCI include formal experiments, field experiments, field studies, interviews, focus groups, surveys, usability tests, case studies, diary studies, ethnography, contextual inquiry, experience sampling, and automated data collection. In this paper, we report on our experience using the evaluation methods focus groups, surveys and interviews and how we adopted these methods to develop artefacts: either interface’s design or information and technological systems. Four projects are examples of the different methods application to gather information about user’s wants, habits, practices, concerns and preferences. The goal was to build an understanding of the attitudes and satisfaction of the people who might interact with a technological artefact or information system. Conversely, we intended to design for information systems and technological applications, to promote resilience in organisations (a set of routines that allow to recover from obstacles) and user’s experiences. Organisations can here also be viewed within a system approach, which means that the system perturbations even failures could be characterized and improved. The term resilience has been applied to everything from the real estate, to the economy, sports, events, business, psychology, and more. In this study, we highlight that resilience is also made up of a number of different skills and abilities (self-awareness, creating meaning from other experiences, self-efficacy, optimism, and building strong relationships) that are a few foundational ingredients, which people should use along with the process of enhancing an organisation’s resilience. Resilience enhances knowledge of resources available to people confronting existing problems.

Uma história com estórias no feminimo: o último cais e a deusa sentada de Helena Marques

A presente dissertação dedica-se à análise da produção ficcional de Helena Marques, com particular incidência em O Último Cais e A Deusa Sentada, de modo a problematizar algumas das temáticas mais recorrentes do imaginário da autora, numa perspetiva comparatista. Incidindo sobre o universo feminino, este estudo analisa a condição da mulher na Ilha da Madeira, no período que compreende o século XIX e XX, evocando realidades sociais, históricas, culturais e ideológicas que deixam entrever algumas das raízes socioculturais da escritora e o seu contributo literário na exposição da condição da mulher na busca da sua afirmação numa sociedade patriarcal e, assim, de uma nova identidade. Na galeria dos retratos femininos apresentada por Helena Marques, depreende-se, em particular, entidades ficcionais que representam a mulher subjugada pelo poder patriarcal, e circunscrita a uma cláusula insular e cultural, mas também a mulher lutadora, emancipada e profissionalmente bem-sucedida, que anuncia a mudança da sua condição, a mulher do século XX.

Quantifying recreational shore angling catch and harvest in southern Portugal (north-east Atlantic Ocean): implications for conservation and integrated fisheries management

Recreational shore fishing along 250 km of the south and south-west coast of Portugal was studied based on roving creel and aerial surveys. Surveys were conducted between August 2006 and July 2007, following a stratified random-sampling design and provided information on catch and effort, harvest and discards, angler demographics and fishing habits. Overall, 192 roving creel surveys, 24 aerial surveys and 1321 interviews were conducted. Based on the aerial surveys, a mean +/- s.e. total fishing effort of 705 236 +/- 32 765 angler h year(-1) was estimated, corresponding to 166 430 +/- 9792 fishing trips year(-1). Average time spent per fishing trip was 4.7 h. A total of 48 species, belonging to 22 families, were recorded in roving creel surveys. The most important species was Diplodus sargus, accounting for 44% of the total catches by number and 48% by mass. Estimated mean +/- s.e. total annual recreational shore fishing catch was 160.2 +/- 12.6 t year(-1) (788 049 +/- 54 079 fishes year(-1)), of which 147.4 +/- 11.9 t year(-1) (589 132 +/- 42 360 fishes year(-1)) was retained. Although overall shore-based recreational catches only corresponded to 0.8% of the commercial landings (only common species considered), D. sargus catches by recreational shore anglers were considerable, corresponding to 65% of the commercial landings. The implications of these results for integrated fisheries management and conservation are discussed, and future research proposed.