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Decoding the Communal Self: Ethnographic Documentary and Design as Methodologie...
Roberti, Ana Clara Nunes; Martins, Nuno; Brandão, DanielThis article draws on the interdisciplinary potentialities of design for societal intervention, to present and discuss approaches to ethnographic documentary in vulnerable socio-economic contexts, and specifically social housing neighborhoods. The article reflects on the impact of the approach taken in the project “Echoing the Communal Self: designing the dissemination and replication of self-initiated practice...
Self-initiated practices in the urban community of Balteiro: Design challenges ...
Martins, Nuno; Brandão, Daniel; Penedos-Santiago, Eliana; Alvelos, Heitor; Lima, Cláudia; Barreto, Susana; Roberti, Ana Clara NunesThis project aims to identify, document, interpret and disseminate current self-regulated community practices in social housing neighborhoods in the city of Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal, in 2021. The main, specific case study is the neighborhood of Balteiro. We present methodologies and the first outcomes of the ethnographic work developed at Balteiro, namely an analysis of the origins, dynamics, needs and curre...
The contribution of interface design in the fight against Covid-19: analysis of...
Costa, Inês; Martins, Nuno; Garcia, Francisco; Espanha, Rita; Brandão, Daniel; Barros, Ana; Di Fátima, BrancoThis article presents an analysis of the websites of the two main official health organizations communicating with citizens during the COVID-19 pandemic period: the Directorate-General for Health of the Portuguese State (DGS) and the National Health Service (SNS), SNS24. This study was conducted as part of the research project “Health Risk Communication: Design and digital communication of official public healt...
Customizing wearable prosthetics: a preliminary review of the current state of ...
Caldas, Andreia; Matos, Demétrio; Eyto, Adam de; Martins, NunoProsthetics”, this paper seeks to consolidate knowledge and propose a methodology that combines the device, the prosthesis, with the design and user experience of the amputee. Centered on active myoelectric prosthetics for upper limb amputees, specifically transradial protheses, the investigation explores the compatibility of prostheses, clothes, and technology. Textile materials and 3D printing show promise fo...
Visualising science: crafting memes in design pedagogy
Barreto, Susana; Alvelos, Heitor; Lima, Cláudia; Carneiro, José; Veiga, Pedro Alves da; Penedos-Santiago, Eliana; Fernandes, Marta; Martins, NunoThis paper details and analyses the methods and outcomes of nine pedagogical workshops in design courses at Portuguese universities, centered on the unlikely mix of online memes and scientific knowledge. The workshops took place between March and July 2023, were conducted within the exploratory project ‘Sci-Bi: An Infodemic of Disorientation: Communication Design as a Mediator Between Scientific Knowledge and C...
The potential of enzymatic hydrolysis with HS-SPME-GC×GC-ToFMS for the study of...
Fonseca, Daniela; Martins, Nuno; Garcia, Raquel; Cabrita, Maria JoãoThis works focuses on developing an optimized methodology for analyzing free and bound volatile compounds in grapes using enzymatic hydrolysis with AR2000 enzyme and HS-SPME-GC × GC-ToFMS. To achieve this purpose, a previous optimization step of enzymatic hydrolysis was implemented and optimal conditions for enzymatic hydrolysis were established using 50 mg of AR2000 enzyme at 35 ◦C for 24 h, while the best ext...
The potential of enzymatic hydrolysis with HS-SPME-GC×GC-ToFMS for the study of...
Fonseca, Daniela; Martins, Nuno; Garcia, Raquel; Cabrita, Maria JoãoThis works focuses on developing an optimized methodology for analyzing free and bound volatile compounds in grapes using enzymatic hydrolysis with AR2000 enzyme and HS-SPME-GC × GC-ToFMS. To achieve this purpose, a previous optimization step of enzymatic hydrolysis was implemented and optimal conditions for enzymatic hydrolysis were established using 50 mg of AR2000 enzyme at 35 °C for 24 h, while the best ext...
Irrigation Regime Effects on Phenolic Composition of Portuguese Grape Varieties
Fonseca, Daniela; Sánchez-Gómez, Rosário; Salinas, Rosário; Cabrita, Maria João; Martins, Nuno; Garcia, Raquel; Cebrián-Tarancón, CristinaClimate change has led to increased extreme weather events, such as severe droughts and intense rainfall, with regions in Portugal, like Alentejo and Algarve, being particularly affected. Understanding the influence of water availability in the concentration of phenolic compounds in autochthonous varieties could be an important tool to know how these varieties adapt to water scarcity. This work has been carried...
Redesigning the Visual Identity of Non-profit Organizations: The Case Study of E...
Vasconcelos, João; Martins, Nuno; Brandão, Daniel; Pereira, Leonardo; Raposo, DanielThis article seeks to analyze the importance of Corporate Visual Identity (CVI) for non-profit and social solidarity organizations. It starts from the case study of Escola Oficina (EO), where an evaluation and consequent redesign of its CVI was developed. This study, developed within the ECHO research project, funded by the Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT), arose from a problem, identified by EO itsel...
Intersections between craft and sewing practices: A case study on community hou...
Lima, Cláudia; Penedos-Santiago, Eliana; Martins, NunoThis paper describes the case study of Escola Oficina, a non-profit social school implemented in 2015 in Balteiro social housing estate (Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal), aimed at providing occupation and sewing training to long-term unemployed women from the municipality. Its goal is twofold: learning to create artefacts through sewing while being prepared for the workforce. The project is based on the concept of ...