A apicultura constitui um setor pecuário da máxima importância. A abelha é considerada um inseto valioso do ponto de vista económico e da diversidade biológica dos ecossistemas. As abelhas melíferas (Apis mellifera) são consideradas biossensores da saúde dos ecossistemas. Este trabalho teve como objetivo apresentar uma revisão de literatura sobre a apicultura, descrevendo as espécies de abelhas envolvidas nesta...
Although creativity is an ability that can be developed if trained, most of the systems developed for creativity stimulation focused on individual interventions. This work presents the design, development, and evaluation of CUBUS, a digital tool developed to inspire social creativity in children through storytelling and emotionally expressive characters. Groups of children collaborate with the autonomous virtua...
A educação tem vindo a passar nos últimos tempos por mudanças significativas sobretudo no que diz respeito ao crescimento exponencial das modalidades de Educação a Distância. Entre essas mudanças, destaca-se a criação de MOOC (Massive Open Online Course), aulas massivas, abertas, online que visam fornecer um formato educacional abrangente.
No contexto da situação pandémica associada à COVID-19, o Politécnico de Lisboa (IPL) criou a Unidade de Ensino a Distância (EaD@IPL), que tem como principal objetivo promover a inovação pedagógica e a competência digital, em permanente sintonia com os avanços da ciência e da tecnologia da comunicação.
Introduction: Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is associated with cardiovascular/ metabolic complications. Some analytical parameters (homocysteine, glycemic and lipidic profiles) are recognized markers of these consequences. Limited data is available on the association of these markers and OSAS’s severity/response to positive airway pressure therapy (PAP). Material and methods: In this prospective study...
Creativity is an ability that is crucial in nowadays societies. It is, therefore, important to develop activities that stimulate creativity at a very young age. It seems, however, that there is a lack of tools to support these activities. In this paper, we introduce Cubus, a tool that uses autonomous synthetic characters to stimulate idea generation in groups of children during a storytelling activity. With Cub...
Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a systemic inflammatory disease associated with cardiovascular consequences. Red blood cell distribution width (RDW), mean platelet volume (MPV), and platelet distribution width (PDW) are recognized biomarkers of cardiovascular morbidity/mortality. Limited data is available on the association between these parameters and OSAS severity and the relationship with positive...
Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is associated with cardiovascular complications. The neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) has been shown to be a marker of inflammation, being elevated in patients with cardiovascular disease. Several studies have demonstrated the protective effect of positive airway pressure regarding cardiovascular risk, however, there are few studies evaluating its effect on the reduction...
Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a systemic inflammatory disease associated with cardiovascular consequences. Red blood cell distribution width (RDW), mean platelet volume (MPV), and platelet distribution width (PDW) are recognized biomarkers of cardiovascular morbidity/mortality. Limited data is available on the association between these parameters and OSAS severity and the relationship with positive...
Plant survival under environmental stress requires the integration of multiple signaling pathways into a coordinated response, but the molecular mechanisms underlying this integration are poorly understood. Stress-derived energy deprivation activates the Snf1-related protein kinases1 (SnRK1s), triggering a vast transcriptional and metabolic reprogramming that restores homeostasis and promotes tolerance to adver...