This study focuses on improving sentiment analysis in restaurant reviews by leveraging transfer learning and transformer-based pre-trained models. This work evaluates the suitability of pre trained deep learning models for analyzing Natural Language Processing tasks in Portuguese. It also explores the viability of utilizing edge devices for Natural Language Processing tasks, considering their computational limi...
Osteoporosis is a public health problem, with bone loss being the main consequence. Hydroxyapatite (HA) has been largely used as a bioceramic to stimulate bone growth. In our work, a cerium-containing HA (Ce-HA) has been proposed and its effects on the antimicrobial and bone-inducing properties were investigated. The synthesis of the materials occurred by the suspension–precipitation method (SPM). The XRD (X-ra...
In his work, Robert Brandom presents an expressivist theory about logic. According to him, logic plays the expressive role of making explicit inferential relations implicit in our linguistic practices. Inferential relations constitute the content of our concepts. In our paper, we explore the thesis that Brandom’s logical expressivism is an anti-realist theory about logic. Logical realists defend the independent...
A Lei nº 12.711 (cotas) sancionada em 2012 dispõe sobre o ingresso nas universidades federais e nas instituições federais de ensino técnico de nível médio na sociedade brasileira, e destaca que as instituições federais de educação superior vinculadas ao Ministério da Educação reservarão, em cada concurso seletivo para ingresso nos cursos de graduação, por curso e turno, no mínimo cinquenta por cento de suas vag...
This essay reflects our doctoral research experiences at the Institute of Social Sciences, University of Lisbon. It aims to understand the new challenges and measures adopted in relation to fieldwork with sex workers and victims of domestic violence in Covid-19 times. Our work includes ethnography and participant observation in prostitution houses, LGBTQI+ institutions and spaces of support for the victims of d...