Grape pomace (i.e., the residual skins, seeds, and pulp left after vinification) retains up to 70% of the fruit’s original phenolic compounds and is also rich in dietary fiber. As such, because this by-product is generated in large quantities worldwide and its disposal is both technologically problematic and costly, reusing it as a food ingredient could simultaneously mitigate environmental burdens, lower winer...
This thesis aims to clarify whether the colonial dynamics of knowledge production extend to development cooperation evaluation, namely development project and programme evaluations, by building upon the widely discussed relation of knowledge production to colonisation in the scientific literature, as well as the established connection of development studies and colonisation. Furthermore, the thesis will present...
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Com esta comunicação pretendemos apresentar resultados preliminares do trabalho de investigação que temos vindo a desenvolver – 2017/18-2020/21 – na Unidade Curricular de Seminário de Investigação e Projeto de Comunicação do 3º ano do Curso de Licenciatura em Comunicação Social. Desde há 4 anos (com um horizonte de 5 para esta investigação) a equipa docente teve como objetivos criar condições estimulantes de ma...
Low dietary intake of Ca in humans has been epidemiologically linked to various diseases, which can have serious health consequences over time. Accordingly, the development of an agronomic itinerary for Ca biofortification of Rocha pears and the assessment of physicochemical deviations prompted this study. Two orchards with contrasting soil and water characteristics were selected, characterized through orthopho...
Durante a pandemia do COVID-19, as Universidades Seniores (US), como a maioria dos serviços, tiveram que interromper as suas atividades normais de forma repentina. Como forma de mitigar este encerramento temporário, muitas US desenvolveram metodologias de formação online. Este estudo apresenta os resultados de um inquérito realizado às US sobre as suas atividades online de março a julho de 2020, com o objetivo ...
A sociedade em rede surge associada a um conjunto de competências e predisposições tendencialmente menos presentes entre as gerações mais velhas, especialmente entre os menos qualificados. Não obstante, a adesão dos seniores às novas TIC tem sido crescente. Ao longo da última década, importantes dinâmicas de promoção da inclusão e da literacia digitais direcionadas para as gerações mais velhas foram surgindo em...
"This article focuses on teachers’ perceptions of the implementation and impact in Portuguese schools of a wide-ranging and long-term reading promotion programme. The Portuguese National Reading Plan (PNRP) was a public policy initiative whose purpose was to increase literacy levels and reading habits among the population. The Plan identified schools as its priority and launched a series of nationwide projects ...
This article highlights the evaluation strategies of a complex programme, which were essentially based on a pluralist, integrating approach founded on the use of mixed methods. The programme under analysis is the National Reading Plan (NRP), a public policy initiative that aims to increase literacy levels and reading habits among the Portuguese population. It was evaluated throughout its first phase, which last...