Applying the 3C Model to FLOSS communities

Publicado em "Collaboration and technology: 22nd International Conference, CRIWG 2016, Kanazawa, Japan, September 14-16, 2016, proceedings". ISBN 978-3-319-44798-8How learning occurs within Free/Libre Open Source (FLOSS) communities and what is the dynamics such projects (e.g. the life cycle of such projects) are very relevant questions when considering the use of FLOSS projects in a formal education setting. This paper introduces an approach based on the 3C collaboration model (communication, coordination and cooperation) to represent the collaborative learning dynamics within FLOSS communities. To explore the collaborative learning potential of FLOSS communities a number of questionnaires and interviews to selected FLOSS contributors were run. From this study a 3C collaborative model applicable to FLOSS communities was designed and discussed.Programa Operacional da Região Norte, NORTE2020, in the context of project NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000037FCT under grant SFRH/BSAB/113890/201

Multi-objective optimization of gate location and processing conditions in injection molding using MOEAs: experimental assessment

The definition of the gate location in injection molding is one of the most important factors in achieving dimensionally accuracy of the parts. This paper presents an optimization methodology for addressing this problem based on a Multi-objective Evolutionary Algorithm (MOEA). The algorithm adopted here is named Reduced Pareto Set Genetic Algorithm (RPSGA) and was used to create a balanced filling pattern using weld line characterization. The optimization approach proposed in this paper is an integration of evolutionary algorithms with Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE) software (Autodesk Moldflow Plastics software). The performance of the proposed optimization methodology was illustrated with an example consisting in the injection of a rectangular part with a non-symmetrical hole. The numerical results were experimentally assessed. Physical meaning was obtained which guaranteed a successful process optimization.This work was supported by the Portuguese Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia under grant SFRH/BD/28479/2006 and IPC/I3N – Institute for Polymers and Composites, University of Minho.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Detecting Change in the Urban Road Environment Along a Route Based on Traffic Sign and Crossroad Data

Occurrences of traffic signs that belong to certain sign categories and occurrences of crossroads of various topologies are utilized in detecting change in the urban road environment that moves past an ego-car. Three urban environment types, namely downtown, residential and industrial/commercial areas, are considered in the study and changes between these are to be detected. In the preparatory phase, the ego-car is used for traffic sign and crossroads data collection. In the application phase, the ego-car hosts an advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) that captures and analyzes images of the road environment and computes the required input data to the proposed road environment detection (RoED) subsystem. A statistical inference method relying on the minimum description length (MDL) principle was applied to the change detection problem at hand. The above occurrences along a route are seen as a realization of an inhomogeneous marked Poisson process. Page-Hinkley change detectors tuned to empirical data were set to work to detect change in the urban road environment. The process and the quality of the change detection are demonstrated via examples from three urban settlements in Hungary. Document type: Part of book or chapter of boo

Urinary incontinence related to perineal muscle strength in the first trimester of pregnancy: cross-sectional study

Objective To analyze pelvic floor muscle strength (PFMS), urinary continence and quality of life related to urinary incontinence (UI) of women in the first trimester of pregnancy. Method Cross-sectional study with a sample of 500 women who started prenatal care in a complementary healthcare facility in Guarulhos, state of São Paulo, from 2012 and 2013. Pelvic floor muscle strength was evaluated through perineometry. The pregnant women who presented UI answered the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Short Form (ICIQ-SF). Results It was found that maternal age (OR=1.06; CI95% 1.02-1.11) and prior UI (OR=15.12; 95%CI 8.19-27.92) are the variables that, in tandem, best explain the occurrence of UI at the beginning of pregnancy. The mean score on the ICIQ-SF was 8.2 (SD=3.9), considered a moderate impact on quality of life. Conclusion Older pregnant women with prior UI are more likely to have UI in the first trimester of pregnancy.
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Thermographic imaging in sports and exercise medicine: A Delphi study and consensus statement on the measurement of human skin temperature

This is an accepted manuscript of an article published by Elsevier in Journal of Thermal Biology on 18/07/2017, available online: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtherbio.2017.07.006 The accepted version of the publication may differ from the final published version.© 2017 Elsevier Ltd The importance of using infrared thermography (IRT) to assess skin temperature (tsk) is increasing in clinical settings. Recently, its use has been increasing in sports and exercise medicine; however, no consensus guideline exists to address the methods for collecting data in such situations. The aim of this study was to develop a checklist for the collection of tsk using IRT in sports and exercise medicine. We carried out a Delphi study to set a checklist based on consensus agreement from leading experts in the field. Panelists (n  =  24) representing the areas of sport science (n = 8; 33%), physiology (n = 7; 29%), physiotherapy (n = 3; 13%) and medicine (n = 6; 25%), from 13 different countries completed the Delphi process. An initial list of 16 points was proposed which was rated and commented on by panelists in three rounds of anonymous surveys following a standard Delphi procedure. The panel reached consensus on 15 items which encompassed the participants’ demographic information, camera/room or environment setup and recording/analysis of tsk using IRT. The results of the Delphi produced the checklist entitled “Thermographic Imaging in Sports and Exercise Medicine (TISEM)” which is a proposal to standardize the collection and analysis of tsk data using IRT. It is intended that the TISEM can also be applied to evaluate bias in thermographic studies and to guide practitioners in the use of this technique.Published versio

Production of 9-thioxo-2, 3, 4, 9-tetrahydro-pyrrolo[3, 4-b]quinolin-1-one derivatives from the aminolysis of 3, 3, 9-trichloro-3H-thieno[3, 4-b]quinolin-1-one

Treatment of the title substrate with propylamine yielded 2-propyl-9-propylamino-3-propylimino-2, 3-dihydro-pyrrolo[3, 4-b] quinolin-1-one (15%) and a S-containing product (63%). The latter is inferred (from its spectral and chemical properties) to be a (1:1) complex of 2-propyl-3-propylimino-9-thioxo-2, 3, 4, 9-tetrahydro-pyrrolo[3, 4-b]quinolin-1-one (derived via an unusual S-rearrangement) with propylamine. The propylamine in the complex is removed by acid or thermally to provide the aforementioned 9-thioxo component which structure was substantiated froma X-ray crystal analysis. Aminolysis of the title substrate with ethylamine afforded the analogous ethyl-substituted products. (South African Journal of Chemistry: 2003 56: 30-33

IFNAR1-Signalling Obstructs ICOS-mediated Humoral Immunity during Non-lethal Blood-Stage Plasmodium Infection

Funding: This work was funded by a Career Development Fellowship (1028634) and a project grant (GRNT1028641) awarded to AHa by the Australian National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC). IS was supported by The University of Queensland Centennial and IPRS Scholarships. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.Peer reviewedPublisher PD

45S5 bioglass-derived glass-ceramic scaffolds containing niobium obtained by gelcasting method

Scaffolds of bioglass derived from BG45S5 (45 wt% SiO2, 24.5 wt% CaO, 24.5 wt% Na2O and 6 wt% P2O5) containing 10 wt% niobium were prepared by gelcasting method. The scaffolds presented a 3D porous structure with interconnected and spherical pores (pore size range 100 µm to 500 µm) and high porosity (89%), similar to trabecular architecture of spongy bone. The compressive strength was 0.18 ± 0.03 MPa which is acceptable for bone repair applications. The in vitro biological studies showed cytocompatibility for human osteoblastic cells as well tendency for higher alkaline phosphatase activity. Therefore, the findings here suggest the great potential of the scaffolds for using in bone tissue engineering.This work was supported by São Paulo Research Foundation - FAPESP (Grant: 2015-24659-7), National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (Grant: 456461/2014-0) and Erasmus Mundus Program (Be Mundus Project). The authors acknowledge the use of the analytical instrumentation facility at I3S-Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde (Portugal) and the provision of Nb2O5 by CBMM - Companhia Brasileira de Metalurgia e Mineração

Cartilha previdenci?ria para efetiva??o dos direitos fundamentais nos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri

O Programa de Educa??o Previdenci?ria ? PEP foi criado com o objetivo de informar e conscientizar a sociedade acerca de seus direitos e deveres em rela??o ? Previd?ncia Social e os meios de exerc?-los, visando assegurar a prote??o social aos cidad?os, por meio de sua inclus?o e perman?ncia no Regime Geral de Previd?ncia Social. No entanto, o que se observa, ainda, ? a ocorr?ncia de um grande n?mero de indeferimentos nos pedidos relacionados aos benef?cios junto ao INSS. Assim, objetivou-se com esta pesquisa analisar e refletir sobre o Programa de Educa??o Previdenci?ria (PEP), utilizando como par?metros o n?mero de atendimentos e os ?ndices de indeferimento de benef?cios previdenci?rios, requeridos pelo trabalhador rural, segurado especial, levantando os motivos causadores da negativa destes processos. Pensando em uma a??o mais efetiva elaborou-se uma cartilha orientadora informando sobre os documentos b?sicos para requerimento de benef?cios, documentos complementares que comprovem a atividade de trabalhador rural, al?m dos canais de acesso e entidades parceiras. Como reflex?o, discutiu-se esta pol?tica p?blica baseada na oferta de diversos benef?cios previdenci?rios e seus reflexos para garantia da renda da popula??o rur?cola. Analisou-se, ainda, as implica??es para a promo??o da cidadania e os conceitos que emolduram o reconhecimento de direitos aos benef?cios com foco para o trabalhador rural. Observou-se que em um per?odo de aproximadamente seis anos, 18.694 pedidos foram indeferidos considerando apenas o p?blico rural ? segurado especial, da regi?o que abrange a Ger?ncia de Te?filo Otoni, o que refletiu em um montante de mais de mais de 466,6 milh?es de reais que deixaram de entrar na economia local. Ficou percept?vel que, mesmo com o PEP, a car?ncia de informa??o configura como um grande gargalo para a concess?o dos benef?cios previdenci?rios, acarretando na negativa dos requerimentos. Assim, espera-se que a cartilha possa contribuir na redu??o do n?mero de indeferimentos, o fortalecimento da economia regional, o reconhecimento por parte do p?blico rural de que a previd?ncia p?blica brasileira ? seu patrim?nio e, enfim, pelo reconhecimento de direitos que ainda est?o sendo prejudicados.Disserta??o (Mestrado Profissional) ? Programa de P?s-Gradua??o em Tecnologia, Sa?de e Sociedade, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, 2017.The Social Security Education Program (PEP) was created with the purpose of informing and making society aware of its rights and duties in relation to Social Security and the means of exercising them, in order to ensure social protection for citizens through their inclusion And permanence in the General Regime of Social Security. However, what is still observed is the occurrence of a large number of refusals in the requests related to benefits with the INSS. The objective of this study was to analyze and reflect on the Social Security Education Program (PEP), using as parameters the number of attendances and the indices of denial of social security benefits, required by the rural worker, a special insured, raising the reasons for Of these proceedings. With a more effective action, a guiding booklet containing the basic documents for requesting benefits was elaborated, complementary documents proving the activity of rural workers, as well as the access channels and partner entities. As a reflection, this public policy was discussed based on the offer of several social security benefits and its reflexes to guarantee the income of the rural population. It also analyzed the implications for the promotion of citizenship and the concepts that frame the recognition of rights to benefits focused on the rural worker. It was observed that over a period of approximately six years, 18,694 applications were rejected considering only the rural - special insured public, of the region that covers the Management of Te?filo Otoni, which reflected in an amount of more than 466.6 million Of real that stopped entering the local economy. It was noticeable that,even with the PEP, the lack of information constitutes a major bottleneck for the granting of social security benefits, resulting in the denial of the requirements. Thus, it is expected that the booklet may contribute to reducing the number of refusals, strengthening the regional economy, recognition by the rural public that Brazilian public welfare is their heritage, and, finally, recognition of rights that were previously Being harmed

Tecnologias blockchain & IoT como facilitadores da economia circular na cadeia de valor dos produtos el?tricos e eletr?nicos

Mestrado em Engenharia Inform?tica na Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gest?o do Instituto Polit?cnico de Viana do CasteloO lixo eletr?nico tem um impacto ambiental crescente ? medida que o consumo de aparelhos eletr?nicos continua a evoluir. Al?m disso, a produ??o desses dispositivos ra- sulta no aumento do consumo de recursos naturais, e na cria??o de v?rios compostos perigosos, que por noma n?o s?o tratados adequadamente. Circularizar o atual modeb linear utilizado na ind?stria dos Equipamentos El?tricos e Elettonicos (EEE) ? uma alternativa que pode ser usada para abordar tais quest?es. A recupera??o de produtos que se encontram no final de vida, e a reintrodu??o dos seus componentes ou mat?rias-primas (como semicondutores, placas de circuito, metais bru- tos, etc.) na cadeia de valor s?o exemplos disso, ajudando a criar este processo mais sustent?vel. Com isso em mente, para alcan?ar uma abordagem mais sustent?vel, este trabalho prop?e a implementa??o de um mecanismo de rastreabilidade em toda a cadeia de valor de FFE, para seguir passo a passo um produto e as suas atividades em todo o seu ciclo de vida. O mecanismo de rastreabilidade fornece informa??es de rastreio em tempo real sobre um produto, registo hist?rico acerca do mesmo, e otimiza os processos na ca- deia de valor. Isso pode ser alcan?ado utilizando a tecnologia Wockchain (BCT) integrada com tecnologia Internetdas Coisas (IoT). Porumlato, una blockchain permite implementar uma base de dados distribuida que permite aos participantes armazenar informa??es com seguran?a, a em tempo real. Ao mesmo tempo, fornece um mecanismo de consenso para transa??es peer-to-peer, elimi- nando a necessidade de uma entidade intermediaria para processar e preservar os dados das transa??es. Por outro lado, a tecnologia IoT facilita a conex?o entre o mundo f?sico e o mundo digital. Este trabalho visa aproveitar as vantagens disponibilizadas pela BCT e junti- las com a tecnologia IoT, para avan?ar a economia circular digital na cadeia de valor de EFE. Integar a BCT e a tecnologia IoT na cadeia de valor de EEE pode impulsionar a otimiza??o e efici?ncia das opera??es, reduzindo anos humanos na gest?o de stock, e fornecendo rastreabilidade do produto ao longo das suas principais etapas da caleia de valor: 1) coleta de lixo eletronico; 2) armazenamento de lixo eletr?nico; 3) triagem manual, desmontagem, fragmenta??o; 4) separa??o mec?nica; e 5) recupera??o.Electronic waste (e-waste) is waste produced with outdated raterials and has a rising environmental impact as home appliance and electronios consumption continues to ex- pand. Additionally, the creation of such devices results ces results in an increase in the consumption of natural resources and the generation of several poisonous and dangerous compounds, which are typically not handled appropriately. Circularizing the linear model now used in the Electric and Elsotronic Equipment (EEE) value chain is one strategy that might be used to address such issues. The recovery of End-of-Life products and the reintroduction of their parts, components, or raw mate- rials (such as semiconductors, circuit boards, taw metals, ev.) into the value chain are examples of this, which help to create a value chain that is more sustainable. Having that in mind, to accomplish a more sustainable approach, this work proposes the implementa- tion of a traceability mechanism throughout the FFF value chain, to follow step by step an item or activity in the value chain. The traceability mechanism provides real-time tra- ceability information about an item, offers a historical record about an object throughout the value chain, and optimizes processes in the supply chain. It can be achieved by using Bbokchain Technology (BCT) integrated with Internet of Things (IoT) technobgy. On one hand, Blockchain uses distributed ledgertechnology for implementinga distri- buted database that allows participants to securely store information in real-time. At the same time, it provides a consensus mechanism for peer-to-peer transactions, therefore, eliminating the requirement for a middleman to process and preserve transaction data. On the other hand, IoT facilitate in the connection between the physical and the digi- tal worlds. This work aims to take the advantages delivered by BCT and join it with IoT technology for advancing digital circular economy in the FEE value chain. By integrating BCT and IoT technology in an EFF value chain can boost operation optimization and efficiency, decreasing human errors in inventory management and giving product tracea- bility throughout its core value chain stages: 1) e-waste collection; 2) e-waste storage; 3) manual sorting, dismantling, shredding, 4) mechanical separation; and 5) recovery