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RoboParty: 20 editions building robots and motivating youngsters for science, t...
Ribeiro, A. Fernando; Lopes, Gil; Pereira, Nino; Cruz, JoséRobotic products and services are quickly getting into people’s homes and it is important to prepare the youngsters to new challenges. One way to motivate them is through competitive events [1]. Back in 2006 the Laboratory of Automation and Robotics (LAR) [2] from University of Minho [3], Guimarães, Portugal, created a new event named RoboParty® [4]. The main objective is to teach youngsters how to build and pr...
Atividade antifúngica Atividade antifúngica do óleo de alecrim sobre sementes d...
Farias, Otília; Cruz, José; Gomes, Rommel Siqueira; Silva, Hiago; Nascimento, LucianaO objetivo do trabalho foi determinar o efeito do óleo de alecrim (Rosmarinus officinalis) na qualidade sanitária e fisiológica de sementes de feijão fava (Phaseolus lunatus), com as cultivares ‘Raio de Sol’, ‘Rosinha’ e ‘Roxinha’. Os tratamentos foram constituídos pelo fungicida Captan®, óleo essencial de alecrim nas concentrações 0,25; 0,5; 0,75 e 1,0 mL.L-1 diluídos em água destilada e esterilizada, acrescid...
Mental Imagery in Volleyball Settings: A Scoping Review
Ribeiro, Joana; Dias, Cláudia; Filho, Valter Cardoso Barbosa; Cruz, José; Fonseca, AntónioThis article presents a scoping review of the published literature on mental imagery in the context of volleyball. Four online databases and one peer-reviewed journals were searched, based on the inclusion criteria. Publication information, procedures and research methods, sample characteristics, sport type and type of mental imagery were analyzed. The selection process found 52 studies, and results showed that...
Learning Robotics for youngsters - the RoboParty experience
Ribeiro, A. Fernando; Lopes, Gil; Pereira, Nino; Cruz, JoséThe involvement of children and adolescents in robotics is on demand by the many events and competitions of robotics all over the world. This non-deterministic world is more attractive, fun, hands-on and with real results than computer virtual simulations and 3D worlds. It is important, by different reasons, to involve people of all ages in an area that some consider the future of mankind and an opportunity to ...
Social eavesdropping in zebrafish: Tuning of attention to social interactions
Abril-de-Abreu, Rodrigo; Cruz, José; Oliveira, Rui FilipeGroup living animals may eavesdrop on signalling interactions between conspecifics in order to collect adaptively relevant information obtained from others, without incurring in the costs of firsthand information acquisition. This ability (aka social eavesdropping) is expected to impact Darwinian fitness, and hence predicts the evolution of cognitive processes that enable social animals to use public informatio...
The relationship of personality, study practice and learning environments on ex...
Monteiro, Sílvia; Almeida, Leandro; Cruz, José; Franco, AmandaAbstract: In the present study, a group of high-achieving students is characterized, and the relationship between personality traits, study practices and learning environments is explored. Thirty three engineering students with outstanding academic achievement were assessed using a mixed method approach, consisting of a semi-structured interview and two questionnaires: the NEO-PI-R (Portuguese version) and the ...
The relationship of personality, study practice and learning environments on ex...
Monteiro, Sílvia; Almeida, Leandro; Cruz, José; Franco, AmandaIn the present study, a group of high-achieving students is characterized, and the relationship between personality traits, study practices and learning environments is explored. Thirty three engineering students with outstanding academic achievement were assessed using a mixed method approach, consisting of a semi-structured interview and two questionnaires: the NEO-PI-R (Portuguese version) and the Study Ski...
Social Eavesdropping in Zebrafish: Tuning of Attention to Social Interactions
Abril-de-Abreu, Rodrigo; Cruz, José; Oliveira, Rui F.Group living animals may eavesdrop on signalling interactions between conspecifics in order to collect adaptively relevant information obtained from others, without incurring in the costs of first-hand information acquisition. This ability (aka social eavesdropping) is expected to impact Darwinian fitness, and hence predicts the evolution of cognitive processes that enable social animals to use public informati...
Bot’n roll robotic kit as a learning tool for youngsters
Ribeiro, A. Fernando; Lopes, Gil; Pereira, Nino; Cruz, José; Costa, Manuel F. M.Activities involving robotics, projecting assembling and programming robots are in essence hands-on and inquiry-based activities leading to an effective learning of different aspects of science and technology among others. Different approaches have being used to introduce robotics in the education of young children. In this communication we will present an approach that in an inquiry based science education, IB...
Bibiografia do Romanceiro Tradicional Português: Colecções recolhidas da tradiç...
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