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Agile teaching methodology

The primary purpose of this guide is to introduce teachers of non-computer science courses to the specifics of ATML. This handbook presents an approach slightly modified from the original ATML to make it more useful for teaching courses related to the bioeconomy, that is, courses that are interdisciplinary in nature. Interdisciplinary teaching poses a major challenge for the teacher in itself. An approach to di...

Agile teaching methodology

Wastewater drainage network: Working atmosphere’s analysis

In the city of Beja, Portugal, there is an infrastructure for the conduction of wastewater for treatment, this infrastructure is subject to periodic and systematic rehabilitation and maintenan- ce and can still be used by authorities and even by other companies. Each manhole is a potential confined space with all the constraints and problems that they usually present. A thorough and systematic analysis of the a...

Assessment of water consumers literacy

Nowadays, an increasing amount of water is used without the awareness that this resource is not inexhaustible. In fact, pollution, environmental degradation and/or climate change caused by human activities lead to the degradation of the quality of available water. In 2015, the United Nations warned about the risk of reaching a water deficit of 40%, in 2030, if consumption patterns are not changed. Indeed, popul...

Assessment of Water Consumers Literacy

Nowadays, an increasing amount of water is used without the awareness that this resource is not inexhaustible. In fact, pollution, environmental degradation and/or climate change caused by human activities lead to the degradation of the quality of available water. In 2015, the United Nations warned about the risk of reaching a water deficit of 40%, in 2030, if consumption patterns are not changed. Indeed, popul...

Phytoremediation of boron from wastewater in vertical flow constructed wetlands

The aim of this work was to evaluate the possibility of boron removal from synthetic wastewater using a vertical constructed flow (VFCW) planted with Vetiveria zizanioides. Two boron concentrations were used (15 ± 1 and 30 ± 1 mg L−1) and a hydraulic load (H) of 191 ± 10 L m−2d−1. The wastewater samples were taken and the flow rate in the inlet and outlet of the VFCW were measured. The levels of dissolved oxyge...

An assessment of the weight of the experimental component in physics and chemis...

ExperimentalworkplaysacentralroleinPhysicsandChemistryteach- ing. However, the use of experimental work depends on the perception that teacher has about the gains in terms of the students’ motivation and learning. Thus, this study aims to evaluate the weight of the experimental component in the chemistry teaching focusing on four topics, i.e., material resources, teaching methodologies, learning achievements, a...

Analysis of the confined spaces atmospheres in a wastewater drainage network

There is an underground technical infrastructure for the disposal of wastewater in most of urban areas, which is periodically targeted for maintenance and rehabilitation by specialized workers, or even used more specifically by authorities or emergency forces. Each entry point can be considered a separate confined space, where there are hazardous atmospheres to the physical integrity of the workers. To understa...

Assessment of Environmental Literacy

Nowadays, the issues related with environment preservation assume an increasing importance. Progressively, more sustainable solutions/techniques are being developed to combat environmental destruction. The decision to include themes related to the environment in the curriculum of technological courses in higher education aims to promote more sustainable behaviors and in an indirect way, increase the environment...

Draw on Artificial Neural Networks to Assess and Predict Water Quality

Water is one of the important vehicles for diseases of an infectious nature, which makes it essential to assess its quality. However, the assessment of water quality in reservoirs is a complex problem due to geographic limitations, sample collection and respective transport, the number of parameters to be studied and the financial resources spent to obtain analytical results. In addition, the period between sam...