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Application of immersive VR serious games in the treatment of schizophrenia neg...
Miranda, Beatriz; Rego, Paula Alexandra; Romero, Luís; Moreira, Pedro MiguelSchizophrenia is a mental illness that requires the use of cognitive treatments to decrease symptoms in which the use of medication is less effective. Innovative strategies such as the use of Virtual Reality (VR) are being tested, but there is still a long way into developing solutions as effective as the current conventional forms of treatment. To study more effective forms of developing these systems, an imme...
Immersive virtual reality serious games for schizophrenia negative symptomatology
Miranda, Beatriz; Rego, Paula Alexandra; Romero, Luís; Moreira, Pedro MiguelStudies have shown that Virtual Reality (VR) games can be used to address negative symptoms of schizophrenia. Yet, while the traditional forms of treatments have been validated for years, treatments that use VR are still quite recent and require a lot of testing and improvement before they achieve the same level of validation. A VR serious game was developed to assess the development, usage and validity of thes...
Therapeutic use of VR serious games in the treatment of negative schizophrenia ...
Miranda, Beatriz; Moreira, Pedro Miguel; Romero, Luís; Rego, Paula AlexandraSchizophrenia is a chronic brain disorder that affects 1 in every 300 people worldwide. This study intended to perform a systematic review to describe the state-of-the-art of interventions involving patients with negative symptoms of schizophrenia that use Virtual Reality (VR) games as a complement to therapy, and to analyze the key features of such games. Literature research was conducted in three databases, n...
An IoT-enabled portable system for field-based endurance run testing
Passos, João M. O.; Lopes, Sérgio I.; Moreira, Pedro Miguel; Clemente, Filipe Manuel; Bezerra, Pedro; Silva, Rui; Rodrigues, Luís PauloNowadays, aerobic capacity tests are recurrently used to determine the maximum oxygen consumption (VO2max) of an individual. The VO2max expresses the maximum aerobic capacity and is considered the best cardio-respiratory fitness index. A widely used test in a school context for this purpose is the PACER (Progressive Aerobic Cardiovascular Endurance Run) test, which consists of a shuttle race at a stage of 20 me...
Wearables and internet of things (IoT) technologies for fitness assessment : a ...
Passos, João; Lopes, Sérgio Ivan; Clemente, Filipe; Moreira, Pedro Miguel; Rico-González, Markel; Bezerra, Pedro; Rodrigues, Luís PauloWearable and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies in sports open a new era in athlete’s training, not only for performance monitoring and evaluation but also for fitness assessment. These technologies rely on sensor systems that collect, process and transmit relevant data, such as biomarkers and/or other performance indicators that are crucial to evaluate the evolution of the athlete’s condition, and therefore...
Deployment of a smart and predictive maintenance system in an industrial case s...
Alves, Filipe; Badikyan, Hasmik; Moreira, António H. J.; Azevedo, João; Moreira, Pedro Miguel; Romero, Luís; Leitao, PauloIndustrial manufacturing environments are often characterized as being stochastic, dynamic and chaotic, being crucial the implementation of proper maintenance strategies to ensure the production efficiency, since the machines’ breakdown leads to a degradation of the system performance, causing the loss of productivity and business opportunities. In this context, the use of emergent ICT technologies, such as Int...
A visual analytics approach for effective radon risk perception in the IoT era
Lopes, Sérgio Ivan; Bogers, Sanne; Moreira, Pedro Miguel; Curado, AntónioRadon gas is one of the most relevant indoor pollutants in areas of slaty and granitic soils, and is considered by the World Health Organization (WHO) as the second-largest risk factor associated with lung cancer. In the IoT era, active radon detectors are becoming affordable and ubiquitous, and in the near future, data gathered by these IoT devices will be streamed and analyzed by cloud-based systems in order ...
Enhancing Cultural Heritage of a Region Through Visual and Auditory Engagement ...
Faria, Pedro Miguel; Cardoso, Sandra; Morais, Roberto; Moreira, Pedro Miguel; Moura, Anabela; Marques, Gonçalo Maia; Silva, Alexandre; Almeida, CarlosNew media, such as projections using the video mapping technique, are increasingly used in public spectacles, attracting many viewers. However, most video mapping spectacles are highly focused on special effects and visual appeal, rarely focusing on the visual narrative with the aim of communicating and diffusing historical knowledge. Interested in the unexplored potential of using this technique, the project w...
Challenges and opportunities of the adoption of collaborative, multidisciplinar...
Faria, Pedro Miguel; Silva, Goretti; Araújo, Isabel; Moreira, Pedro MiguelMany higher education institutions, namely engineering and applied sciences schools have been adopting innovative, active learning methodologies, not only to respond to contemporary world challenges, but to prepare students to be professionals capable of responding to the demands of the new society. One of methodologies that has gained acceptance over the last decade is project-based learning (PjBL), which is b...
Using AR interfaces to support industrial maintenance procedures
Cachada, Ana; Costa, David; Badikyan, Hasmik; Barbosa, José; Leitão, Paulo; Morais, Osmano; Teixeira, Carlos; Azevedo, João; Moreira, Pedro MiguelIndustries are becoming more and more digitized to better implement intelligent and predictive maintenance support systems, aligned with Industry 4.0, which requires the progressive digitization of data collection and processes. Maintenance interventions, in an evolving technological context, are increasingly more complex and difficult for technicians to perform. In these environments, the use of Augmented Real...