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As experiências, perceções e expectativas no uso da gamificação e exergaming na...
Neves, Hugo; Cruz, Arménio; Parola, Vitor; A. Bernardes, Rafael; Cardoso, Remy; Pimentel, Mónica; Duque, Filipa Margarida; Lopes, Eliana; Veiga, DanielaIntrodução: Com o aumento do uso de dispositivos tecnológicos e auxiliares na reabilitação, tem-se observado um crescente interesse na exergaming e gamificação para melhorar a motivação e o envolvimento dos indivíduos em processo de reabilitação (Willwacher & Korn, 2021). No entanto, embora o exergaming e a gamificação tenham já sido amplamente estudados em vários contextos, há uma falta de compreensão sobr...
Biomechanical Device for Measurement of Adductors Strength and Aid in Self-Cath...
Cruz, Maria; Maranha, Vítor; Moita, Fernando; Cruz, Nuno; Rasteiro, Deolinda; Carvalho, Filipe; Laíns, Jorge; Roseiro, LuísIntermittent vesical self-catheterisation is a legitimate and safe technique that has been reported since the 1970s as a solution for the treatment and prevention of vesical urinary complications resulting from spinal cord injury. This practice, using clean technology, has been asserting itself as one of the best alternatives for people with neurogenic bladder. However, adherence is not complete due to some bar...
Development of a Dynamic Hands-Free Door Opener to Prevent COVID-19 Pandemic Sp...
Maranha, Vítor; Maia, Pedro; Margalho, Luís; Lourenço, Nicolle; Oliveira, Diogo; Maurício, Diogo; Caseiro, João F.; Roseiro, LuísThe situation caused by COVID-19 has shown several vulnerabilities in the attitudes and habits of modern society, inducing the need to adopt new behaviors that will directly impact daily activities. The quickly spreading virus contaminates the surfaces of handles and objects, and subsequent contact with the eyes, nose, or mouth is one of the main contagion factors. There is an urgent need to rethink how we inte...
Influence of Cavity Geometry on the Fracture Strength of Dental Restorations: F...
Neto, Maria A.; Roseiro, Luís; Messias, Ana; Falacho, Rui I.; Palma, Paulo J.; Amaro, Ana M.The main purpose of this work was to analyze the stress distribution in premolars restored with indirect IPS Empress® CAD onlays or inlays. The three-dimensional geometry of a human first premolar was created using modeling software. The tooth fixation system was simu-lated through box geometry, comprising a cortical bone layer with 2 mm of thickness over a layer of trabecular bone with 15 mm of thickness. The ...
Gastrocnemius Activation throughout the Competitive Season in Athletes of Diffe...
Amaro, Catarina M.; Castro, Maria António; Roseiro, Luís; Mendes, Rui; Amaro, Ana M.Basketball is a team sport in which the players undergo rapid reactions, and running efforts are usually carried out in all directions. The main goal of the present study was to evaluate the muscle activity response in different basketball movements, considering two types of athletes with different levels of experience. Using a group of nine volunteers, female athletes from a senior basketball team, a data acqu...
Plantar Pressure Evaluation during the Season in Five Basketball Movements
Amaro, Catarina M.; Castro, Maria A.; Roseiro, Luís; Neto, Maria A.; Amaro, Ana M.Sports activity is extremely important in the health context, with a clear motivation for its practice. One of the sports that involve more athletes is basketball, where the human body undergoes rapid reactions, emphasizing the contact of the foot with the ground. The main goal of the present study is to evaluate the distribution of plantar pressure in five di erent basketball movements. Supported by a group of...
Attention and concentration in normal and deaf gamers
Teixeira, Ana; Tomé, Ana; Roseiro, Luís; Gomes, AnabelaIn this research the performance of individuals with normal hearing and impaired hearing while playing a computer game was evaluated. The aim was to study and understand if impaired hearing gamers are at disadvantage when playing games without being able to hear the music. Three levels (attention, concentration and blinking) were measured to compare and understand how sound can influence players’ attention and ...
Application of computational intelligence to engineering
Marques, Viriato M.; Roseiro, Luís; Reis, Cecília; Machado, J. A. TenreiroComputational Intelligence (CI) includes four main areas: Evolutionary Computation (genetic algorithms and genetic programming), Swarm Intelligence, Fuzzy Systems and Neural Networks. This article shows how CI techniques overpass the strict limits of Artificial Intelligence field and can help solving real problems from distinct engineering areas: Mechanical, Computer Science and Electrical Engineering.
Computational intelligence techniques in engineering
Marques, Viriato M.; Reis, Cecília; Roseiro, Luís; Tenreiro Machado, J. A.This article shows how CI techniques overpass the strict limits of Artificial Intelligence (AI) field and can help solving real problems from distinct engineering areas: Mechanical, Computer Science and Electrical Engineering. An introduction to each of the CI main areas is made and three systems are briefly described. The results are, in each case, very promising