O ensino artístico especializado da música, em Portugal, desenvolve-se em dois contextos semelhantes: o ensino vocacional, promovido pelos conservatórios e academias de música, e o ensino profissional, da responsabilidade das escolas profissionais. Estes dois subsistemas de ensino comungam de particularidades e propósitos educacionais e centram-se, particularmente, na aprendizagem de um instrumento musical. O s...
Nowadays enzymes are widely used as catalysts in food industry, particularly in winemaking. Pectinases have a considerable influence on the sensorial properties of wines. They catalyze the hydrolysis of pectin, which is responsible for wine turbidity, thus contributing to the improvement of the clarification and filtration processes. Pectinases act under very mild conditions without destroying any valuable wine...
Vegetable consumption is particularly low in childhood and is one of the main concerns about diet in this age range. Vegetable consumption is associated with better cardiovascular health and the prevention of other chronic non-communicable diseases. Therefore, it is important to find strategies to promote vegetable consumption at early ages, since eating habits established in childhood tend to persist into adul...
Tangible variation of sensory characteristics is often observed in wine aged in similar barrels. Barrel-to-barrel variation in barrel-aged wines was investigated in respect of the most important phenolic compounds of oenological interest. A red wine was aged in 49 medium-toasted oak (Quercus petraea) barrels, from four cooperages, for 12 months. The resulting wines were evaluated for chromatic characteristics, ...
The atmospheric conditions are a strong modulator of grape berry composition, but further research is required to better understand this relationship, which is particularly pertinent under the context of climate change. The present study assesses the relationship between interannual variability in atmospheric conditions (mean, maximum and minimum air temperatures and precipitation totals) on grape berry quality...
The atmospheric conditions are a strong modulator of grape berry composition, but further research is required to better understand this relationship, which is particularly pertinent under the context of climate change. The present study assesses the relationship between interannual variability in atmospheric conditions (mean, maximum and minimum air temperatures and precipitation totals) on grape berry quality...
Este documento faz um ponto de situação sobre o estado alimentar e nutricional em 2016, uma previsão do que vai ser feito em 2017 e o que se prevê fazer até 2020.
Background: Grapevine is a perennial crop that is highly responsive to local environmental conditions and viticulture practices. Along with this, soil microorganisms should be taken into consideration since they provide important ecological services to the plant. Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi can establish symbiotic association with grapevine roots and due to their plant-...
The wine sector is a billion euro business and therefore subjected to multiple attempts of fraudulent practices. This requires the development of rapid and reliable methods to detect such situations. Several methodologies have been developed based on the chemical profiles of the wines, but they are limited due to the environmental conditions that cannot be controlled. The use of DNA-based detection systems are ...