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Iconography Design for Digital Applications Developed for the Elderly or Senior...
Gago, José; Pereira, Leonardo; Ferreira, SérgioGiven the specific characteristics of seniors in terms of their digital literacy and the difficulties introduced by memory and learning skills’ deterioration, it is expected that seniors present greater difficulties than young people in the interpretation of the meaning of a visual icon. Therefore, this paper starts by presenting a brief literature review about icon design for elderly people, mainly focusing in...
Different Perceptions of Nature
Gago, Jose; Rolo, Ema; Brandão, Daniel; Pereira, Leonardo; Ferreira, SérgioThe following article describes a study developed in the course of Theory and Practice of Design, School of Applied Arts, Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco, Portugal, in the academic year 2020/21. The study follows the methodologies of descriptive case study and thematic analysis. Taking as its starting point the problem of environmental protection and taking as premises that the cultural environment shap...
Tracking the Prevalence of Obesity in Portuguese School-Aged Children: What Fut...
Valente, Nelson; Forte, Pedro; Teixeira, José Eduardo; Afonso, Pedro; Ferreira, Sérgio; Marinho, D.A.; Mendes, Pedro Duarte; Ferraz, RicardoChildhood obesity presents a significant public health concern globally, with implications for cardiovascular health and metabolic syndrome. In Portugal, approximately 31.6% of children are affected, highlighting the urgency for intervention strategies. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of overweight and obesity in Portuguese school-aged children, with a focus on sex and age differences. Methods: Anthro...
Different Perceptions of Nature
Gago, Jose; Rolo, Ema; Brandão, Daniel; Pereira, Leonardo; Ferreira, SérgioThe following article describes a study developed in the course of Theory and Practice of Design, School of Applied Arts, Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco, Portugal, in the academic year 2020/21. The study follows the methodologies of descriptive case study and thematic analysis. Taking as its starting point the problem of environmental protection and taking as premises that the cultural environment shap...
Os primeiros passos na investigação em história
Bastos, Rosário; Viegas, João; Ferreira, SérgioEste trabalho tem como principal objetivo introduzir os principiantes à investigação em História nas boas práticas da pesquisa científica. Aqui se desmistificam “tabus” e aplacam medos e hesitações através do testemunho, na primeira pessoa, de ex-estudantes e investigadores seniores que, através das suas “bio-histórias”, partilham experiências que aproveitam a outros.
Rega em sistema fechado - caso de estudo na região do Oeste
Saraiva, Raquel; Marques, António; Grego, José; Dias, Igor; Lopes, Maria; Ferreira, Luís; Martins, Guilherme; Ferreira, Sérgio; Rodrigues, SofiaO tomate é um dos principais frutos hortícolas cultivados em todo o mundo, contando com uma vasta procura ao longo de todo o ano, o que leva a que parte da sua produção seja realizada em estufa por forma a satisfazer as exigências de mercado. As crescentes preocupações ambientais e alimentares dos consumidores, bem como o necessário aumento de eficiência no uso de água, energia e fertilizantes, entre outros, po...
A Construção da identidade do ouvinte aprendiz de Libras como segunda língua
Ferreira, SérgioOrientador: Prof. Dr. Eduardo Henrique Diniz de Figueiredo; Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal do Paraná, Setor de Ciências Humanas, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Letras. Defesa : Curitiba, 23/05/2019; Inclui referências: p. 122-131; Resumo: Nos últimos anos, tem havido um crescente interesse em explorar as práticas de/em segunda língua de aprendizes que estão sendo socializados a comunidades onde ess...
An insight on the medieval municipal archive of Elvas: (with the complete trans...
Sequeira, Joana; Ferreira, SérgioThis article examines an inventory of documents of the municipal archive of Elvas (Portugal) made in 1432 and that was included in the sole surviving medieval account book of the town. It also provides, in Appendix, the full transcription of this account book. The study starts by discussing the circumstances of production of this inventory and its objectives, followed by an analysis of the description of the do...
The Mirandese conundrum: the Portuguese minority language
Martins, Cláudia; Ferreira, SérgioMirandese is most probably one of the few minority languages in Europe whose linguistic rights were acknowledged at the end of the last millennium, in 1999 (Law no. 7/99). As a language that was also spoken in Portugal, alongside the national language, it was “discovered” at the very end of the 19 th century by philologist Leite de Vasconcellos (1900, 1901). For centuries, it was the first or only language spok...
A holistic review on biomass gasification modified equilibrium models
Ferreira, Sérgio; Monteiro, Eliseu; Brito, Paulo; Vilarinho, CândidaBiomass gasification is realized as a settled process to produce energy in a sustainable form, between all the biomass-based energy generation routes. Consequently, there are a renewed interest in biomass gasification promoting the research of different mathematical models to enlighten and comprehend gasification process complexities. This review is focused on the thermodynamic equilibrium models, which is the ...