Impacto das variáveis sociodemográficas no potencial dos jovens com formação superior em Portugal

Dissertação apresentada à Universidade Fernando Pessoa, como parte dos requisitos para a obtenção do grau de Mestre em Psicologia, ramo de Psicologia do Trabalho e das Organizações

Microbiological and physicochemical aspects of “salpicão”, a traditional dry sausage produced in the northeast of Portugal

Counts of total viable mesophilic bacteria (TVC), lactic acid bacteria (LAB), Microccocaceae, Enterobacteriaceae, Salmonella spp. and Listeria monocytogenes, in traditional Portuguese dry sausages from two industrial producers, were compared in batter and final product. During the production process, the TVC increased significantly, most likely due to the multiplication of fermentative flora. Enterobacteriaceae decreased from batter to final product while the S. aureus increased. Great variability was verified in detection of L. monocytogenes both between batches and industrial producers

A preliminary study on how fatigue affects scoring average in professional darts

The purpose of this preliminary study is to identify signs of fatigue in specific muscle groups that in turn directly influence accuracy in professional darts. Electromyography (EMG) sensors are employed to monitor the electrical activity produced by skeletal muscles of the trunk and upper limb during throw. It is noted that the Flexor Pollicis Brevis muscle which controls the critical release action during throw shows signs of fatigue. This is accompanied by an inherent increase in mean integral EMG amplitude for a number of other throw related muscles indicating an attempt to maintain constant applied throwing force. A strong correlation is shown to exist between average score and decrease in mean integral ECG amplitude for the Flexor Pollicis Brevis.

Fatores que permeiam o comprometimento dos alunos na aprendizagem da matemática

Este trabalho apresenta resultados parciais da pesquisa de Doutorado em Ensino de Ciências e Matemática da Universidade Luterana do Brasil que está em andamento. Nesta investigação é proposto um estudo sobre o comprometimento dos alunos no processo de aprendizagem em Matemática. Objetivando determinar os prováveis fatores que permeiam este comprometimento aplicou-se um questionário a 128 alunos de cinco turmas do 3° ano do Ensino Médio de uma escola federal de Porto Alegre - Rio Grande do Sul - Brasil. Este instrumento se constituiu de um primeiro bloco, denominado Perfil, com propósito de elaborar o perfil dos alunos, um segundo, chamado Aprendizagem, buscando informações sobre o processo de aprendizagem em matemática e um terceiro intitulado, Dominio Afetivo, dados sobre os sentimentos expressados em relação à matematica. Com a análise estatística das respostas, pode-se compreender melhor este comprometimento e traçar alguns indicativos que influem na aprendizagem em Matemática destes discentes.

Multilevel mesh partitioning for optimising aspect ratio

Multilevel algorithms are a successful class of optimisation techniques which address the mesh partitioning problem. They usually combine a graph contraction algorithm together with a local optimisation method which refines the partition at each graph level. To date these algorithms have been used almost exclusively to minimise the cut-edge weight, however it has been shown that for certain classes of solution algorithm, the convergence of the solver is strongly influenced by the subdomain aspect ratio. In this paper therefore, we modify the multilevel algorithms in order to optimise a cost function based on aspect ratio. Several variants of the algorithms are tested and shown to provide excellent results.

Contribution to the knowledge of the genus "Cladonia" in Macaronesia

Sixteen species of the genus Cladonia are reported from Macaronesia from the Canary Islands. Three species are new to canarian flora and, two of them new to Macaronesia. The chemical variation of the taxa is reported. A phytogeographic distribution of the taxa with data on their habitat and ecology are presented.