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UIDB/00183/2020 UIDP/00183/2020 PTDC/FER-FIL/32042/2017 publishersversion published

UIDB/00183/2020 UIDP/00183/2020 PTDC/FER-FIL/32042/2017 A cidade nas práticas artísticas [The city in artistic practices] is the result of the work developed, of the presentations and the debates held within the cycle of seminars “The experience of the city between art and philosophy”, held between 3 March 2020 and 16 June 2021 (calendar dramatically compromised by the challenges of the COVID 19 pandemic), one of the main activities of the OBRA project — Fragmentation and Reconfiguration: experiencing the city between art and philosophy, based at IFILNOVA — Philosophy Institute of NOVA, in Lisbon. The book is divided into five parts, relating to each of the artistic disciplines to which the seminars were dedicated – cinema, photography, sound arts, literature and architecture —, which are edited by the organizers responsible for each of them — respectively, Susana Viegas, Humberto Brito, Nuno Fonseca João Oliveira Duarte and Susana Ventura — and composed of the respective narrated accounts of each seminar and of short essays, some merely textual, others graphical or even photographic, which are either in-depth versions of the reflections and positions that were presented and debated by the participants and guests, or works that motivated and inspired the work of the seminars. The seminar cycle and the book now presented here intend to reflect on the role of artistic practices in the representation and reconfiguration of urban experience, trying to understand their different attempts to apprehend and express the fragmentation of aesthetic experience in modern and contemporary cities, as well as to evaluate their contribution to an eventual symbolic and imaginative reconfiguration of that experience. Each section tries, in its own way, to answer questions such as: How do these arts think and reinvent the city? What do they make us feel? And what is their social and political role? For reasons that are easy to understand, Lisbon was the starting point, but other cities were also part of the journey. publishersversion published

UIDB/00183/2020 UIDP/00183/2020 PTDC/FER-FIL/32042/2017 The book Planos de pormenor: leituras críticas sobre a experiência da cidade, whose title plays with the semantics of a fundamental mechanism of planning and normative design of the territory, aims to bring into the reflection on cities the critical perspective, equally rigorous and indispensable, of a plan of intersection between philosophical concepts and the arts. In this sense, it is a «guide» that aims to unsettle the urban steps that seem too secure. Its three parts – reread and start again, walk and transgress, experiment and imagine – bring together different, though complementary, attitudes or possible operations before a theoretical object that challenges, from the outset, its status as object. In fact, the city is not an object that can be observed from above, in a distanced way; it is rather a complex milieu, an environment full of elements and mutual relations, which requires not only a careful and detailed observation, but also to be experienced and traversed. publishersversion published

BACKGROUND: Urinary sediment is a noninvasive laboratory test that can be performed by an automated analyzer or manually by trained personnel. Manual examination remains the diagnostic standard because it excels at differentiating isomorphic from dysmorphic red blood cells and identifying other urinary particles such as renal tubular epithelial cells (RTECs), lipids, crystals, and the composition of casts. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of a complete profile of urinary sediment particles and its associations with histologic lesions on kidney biopsy, regardless of diagnosis. METHODS: This was a single-center, observational retrospective study of 131 patients who had contemporary manual urinary sediment evaluation and kidney biopsy. A comprehensive set of urinary particles and histologic lesions were quantified, and their associations were analyzed. RESULTS: In our samples, we found an elevated frequency of findings suggestive of proliferative kidney disease and a low frequency of particles evoking urologic damage. The association of histologic lesions and urinary particles was explored with a multivariate model. We identified urinary sediment characteristics that independently correlated with the presence of some histologic lesions: urinary lipids with mesangial expansion (OR=2.86; 95% confidence interval [95% CI], 1.3 to 6.3), mesangial hypercellularity (OR=2.44; 95% CI, 1.06 to 5.58), and wire loops and/or hyaline deposits (OR=2.89; 95% CI, 1.13 to 7.73); Urinary renal tubular epithelial cells with endocapillary hypercellularity (OR=3.17; 95% CI, 1.36 to 7.39), neutrophils and/or karyorrhexis (OR=4.51; 95% CI, 1.61 to 12.61), fibrinoid necrosis (OR=4.35; 95% CI, 1.48 to 12.74), cellular/fibrocellular crescents (OR=5.27; 95% CI, 1.95 to 14.26), and acute tubular necrosis (OR=2.31; 95% CI, 1.08 to 4.97). CONCLUSIONS: In a population of patients submitted to kidney biopsy, we found that the presence of some urinary particles (renal tubular epithelial cells, lipids, and dysmorphic erythrocytes), which are seldom reported by automated analyzers, is associated with active proliferative histologic lesions. In this regard, manual urinary sediment evaluation may help to shape the indications for performing a kidney biopsy. publishersversion published

UIDB/00183/2020 UIDP/00183/2020 PTDC/FER-FIL/32042/2017 Em todas as civilizações urbanas houve certamente indivíduos que se entretiveram a passear e a observar a cidade, caminhando. Mas o tipo do flâneur só apareceu na literatura no momento em que os fenómenos da industrialização, do êxodo rural e da rápida urbanização fizeram surgir as grandes cidades (as metrópoles) modernas. Foi na primeira metade do século XIX que surgiram pequenos fascículos em formato de bolso que se ocuparam da descrição dos diferentes tipos urbanos que povoavam a metrópole francesa, desde o vendedor ambulante que se encontrava nos boulevards aos tipos mais elegantes que podiam ser vistos no foyer da Ópera de Paris. A «literatura panorâmica» produzida pelas «fisiologias», numa época em que a cidade se transformava em paisagem (saneada e reorganizada) para contemplar e gozar, revelou então esse «botânico do asfalto» ou «pintor da vida moderna» - o flâneur - que ora se perdia no meio das multidões sem com elas se misturar ora se sentia no boulevard como num salão ao ar livre e se demorava ociosamente nas passagens parisienses e nos grands magasins para resistir à mecanização e massificação da produção industrial, ao mesmo tempo que sucumbia ao desejo estéril e fetichista do capitalismo mercantil. Partindo de textos e fragmentos escritos por Walter Benjamin, nomeadamente, o capítulo dedicado ao Flâneur em «Charles Baudelaire - Um Poeta na Época do Capitalismo Avançado» e as anotações do Livro das Passagens também a ele dedicadas, e seguindo os ecos e reverberações de e noutros textos anteriores (Poe, Baudelaire, Huart, Fournel), procurarei esboçar alguns traços sinópticos desse personagem paradigmático da experiência estética da cidade (e da vida moderna): o flâneur. publishersversion published

UIDB/00183/2020 UIDP/00183/2020 DL 57/2016/CP1453/CT0098 publishersversion published

Pessoas com lesão medular de longa duração, além dos desafios dessa condição neurológica que traz inúmeras mudanças na vida, adquiriram uma condição de deficiência que as torna mais suscetíveis a alguns problemas relacionados com o envelhecimento. Este estudo é baseado no modelo de enfermagem de Roper, Logan e Tierney fundamentado em 12 atividades de vida influenciadas por fatores biológicos, psicológicos, socioculturais, ambientais e político-económicos. Objetivos: Compreender as vivências da pessoa com lesão medular de longa duração e analisar os acontecimentos destas pessoas enquadrados no âmbito da intervenção de enfermagem de reabilitação. Métodos: Estudo exploratório e descritivo de natureza qualitativa; como instrumento de recolha de dados a usamos entrevista semiestruturada a 15 participantes, critério de inclusão: pessoas com lesão medular de longa duração (mais de 10 anos). A análise de conteúdo das entrevistas seguiu os princípios de Bardin com recurso ao programa informático ATLAS.ti22. Resultados: O estudo demonstrou as preocupações dos participantes com 11 atividades de vida onde se evidenciou a manutenção de um ambiente seguro com a promoção da acessibilidade relacionada com os produtos de apoio e a tecnologia. Reconheceram-se as vantagens dos posicionamentos, especialmente em decúbito ventral e ortostatismo. A área da eliminação é uma área já trabalhada, mas sempre merecedora de cuidados especializados de enfermagem. O convívio entre pares é importante para a o bem-estar e aprendizagens. A dor músculo-esquelética do ombro é referida pelos que fazem transferências para o interior de veículos como uma preocupação com repercussões presentes e futuras. A condução é facilitadora da integração, melhoria de oportunidades de emprego e recreacionais como o desporto adaptado. Discussão: Destacaram-se cinco atividades de vida: manter um ambiente seguro, comunicar, eliminar, mobilizar-se e trabalhar e distrair-se reconhecendo-se um ambiente acessível como fundamental para a vida (Roper, Logan & Tierney, 2001). Nem todos os participantes tinham a mesma necessidade de produtos de apoio tecnologicamente mais evoluídos. Conclusão: As áreas de intervenção do enfermeiro de reabilitação e suas competências fazem com que este se torne um dos profissionais capazes de responder às necessidades expressas pelas pessoas com lesão medular mesmo depois de muito tempo desta ter acontecido. Contudo, emerge dos discursos uma grande força de vontade para prosseguir com o bem viver. Verificamos que necessitam permanentemente de alguma assistência de saúde até porque o seu processo de envelhecimento tem consequências na sua dependência, por outro lado, as acessibilidades podem contribuir para se tornarem mais autónomos. People with long-term spinal cord injury, in addition to the challenges of this neurological condition that brings several changes in life, have acquired a disability condition that makes them more susceptible to some problems related to aging. This study is based on the Roper, Logan and Tierney nursing model based on 12 life activities influenced by biological, psychological, sociocultural, environmental, and political-economic factors. Objective: To understand the experiences of the person with long-term spinal cord injury and to analyze the events of these people within the scope of the rehabilitation nursing intervention. Methods: Exploratory and descriptive study of a qualitative nature; as a data collection instrument we used a semi-structured interview with 15 participants, inclusion criterion: people with long-term spinal cord injury (more than 10 years). The content analysis of the interviews followed Bardin's principles using the ATLAS.ti22 computer program. Results: The study demonstrated the concerns of the participants with 11 life activities where the maintenance of a safe environment with the promotion of accessibility related to support products and technology became evident. The advantages of the prone position and orthostatism were recognized. The area of elimination is an area that has already been worked on, but always deserving of specialized nursing care. The interaction between peers is important for well-being and learning. Shoulder musculoskeletal pain is reported by those who transfer to the interior of vehicles as a concern with present and future repercussions. Driving facilitates community integration, improves employment and recreational opportunities such as adapted sport. Discussion: Five life activities stood out: Maintaining a safe environment, Communication, Elimination, Mobilization and Working and playing recognizing an accessible environment as fundamental for life (Roper, Logan & Tierney, 2001). Not all participants had the same need for more technologically advanced support products. Conclusion: The areas of intervention of rehabilitation nurses and their skills make them one of the professionals capable of responding to the needs expressed by people with spinal cord injury even after a long time. However, a strong willpower emerges from the speeches to continue with the good life. We found that they permanently need some health care, even because their aging process has consequences on their dependence, on the other hand, accessibility can contribute to becoming more autonomous.

This document contains the MooringSense Communication Plan, which has been designed to be in line with the definition provided by the H2020 programme and the contractual obligations. It includes the description of MooringSense communication strategy, the project visual identity and communication material. Since communication actions and dissemination activities can overlap and make use of the same tools, the present document is complemented with the Dissemination and Exploitation Plan. To allow continuous Communication Plan adaptation, the initially defined plan will be updated twice along the project duration, in Months 12 and 24. This document is the first update.

INTRODUCTION: Type 1 diabetes mellitus is associated with an increased risk of coronary artery disease, which is frequently asymptomatic. This risk increases significantly in those with nephropathy. In selected patients, simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation is the renal and pancreatic replacement therapy of choice, as it increases longevity and stabilizes diabetic complications. Despite essential, universal screening protocols are still controversial for coronary artery disease in this population. METHODS: We retrospectively analysed 99 simultaneous pancreas-kidney recipients from our centre from 2011 to 2018 and selected 77 patients who underwent coronary angiography during the pre-transplant evaluation. Our aim was to identify potential risk factors associated with significant lesions on coronary angiography. RESULTS: Almost half of our cohort of 77 candidates submitted to coronary angiography had coronary artery disease. Of these, nearly 30% underwent revascularization, although only one of them reported symptoms of myocardial ischemia. In a univariate analysis, the presence of smoking habits was the only risk factor for coronary artery disease. We also found that 20 or more years of type 1 diabetes mellitus was significantly associated with the presence of coronaropathy. DISCUSSION: Selection of diabetic candidates with acceptable cardiac risk before simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation is imperative. Given the impact of a correct diagnosis and a low procedural risk, we defend the routine use of coronary angiography as the initial screening method for coronary artery disease in this population. Particularly care must be taken in evaluating asymptomatic patients with long-term type 1 diabetes mellitus and smokers. publishersversion published

The paper presents empirical quadratic transfer functions (QTFs) of the horizontal wave drift loads on a turret moored floating wind turbine in operational and in severe sea states. Comparison between the empirical results and potential flow predictions of mean wave drift coefficients provide an assessment of the limitations of state of the art numerical tools. The floating substructure has a catamaran configuration with heave plates to minimize the vertical motions. The empirical QTFs are determined from cross bi-spectral analysis of model test data obtained in an ocean basin. Validation of the identified QTFs is provided by comparing low frequency motions reconstructed from the empirical QTF with measurements. The comparisons are performed in terms of low frequency spectra and motion time histories. The numerical mean wave drift coefficients are calculated by a panel code that solves the wave-structure linear potential flow problem. Systematic comparisons between numerical predictions and empirical QTFs allows identification of tendencies of the empirical QTFs and limitations of the potential flow predictions, namely with respect to the sea state severity and with respect to wave-current interaction effects. The results indicate a decrease of the wave drift coefficients with increasing sea state severity. Furthermore, wave-current effects for collinear conditions increase the empirical wave drift coefficients.

Tese de Doutoramento em Ciências e Tecnologias da Informação apresentada ao Departamento de Engenharia Informática da Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade de Coimbra. Diariamente, muitos estudantes são confrontados com as dificuldades inerentes ao processo de aprendizagem de programação de aplicações informáticas. Estudos demonstram que um acompanhamento permanente do progresso dos estudantes por parte dos professores é determinante para o seu sucesso. Assim, com esta investigação pretendemos contribuir para melhorar as condições de aprendizagem inicial da programação através da conceção, implementação e avaliação de uma aplicação informática (CodeInsights), que recolhe snapshots do código desenvolvido pelos estudantes aquando da resolução de exercícios propostos pelos professores e, após o seu processamento, disponibiliza aos professores diversas informações relativas ao desempenho e progresso dos estudantes, de modo a facilitar a identificação, em tempo útil, dos pontos-chave a serem alvo de intervenção por parte dos professores. O trabalho foi desenvolvido utilizando a metodologia Design Based Research (DBR), o que em termos gerais significa que o sistema CodeInsights foi desenvolvido de forma iterativa ao longo de dez ciclos, tendo sido testado em contexto real em dezoito experiências, nas quais estiveram envolvidos catorze professores e aproximadamente quinhentos estudantes. O feedback de professores e estudantes recolhidos em cada experiência foi utilizado para guiar o rumo a adotar no ciclo seguinte. As experiências realizadas indicam que se conseguiu um importante contributo para melhorar o processo de ensino/aprendizagem de programação, quer do ponto de vista dos professores, quer do ponto de vista dos estudantes. Por um lado, a disponibilização do próprio sistema desenvolvido permite que diversos professores e estudantes possam usufruir dos seus benefícios para a melhoria do nível ensino/aprendizagem de programação. Por outro lado, a própria forma como o sistema foi desenvolvido e as questões que foram sendo levantadas (e respondidas) ao longo do processo constituem também um importante contributo para esta área de investigação. Every day, several thousands of students are confronted with the difficulties inherent in the process of learning to program software applications. Studies show that a permanent monitoring of students' progress by teachers is crucial to their success. Thus, with this research we intend to contribute to improve the conditions of initial programming learning through the design, implementation and evaluation of a software application (CodeInsights), which collects snapshots of the code developed by students when solving exercises proposed by teachers and, after processing them, provides teachers with several information regarding the performance and progress of students in order to facilitate the timely identification of key points to be targeted for intervention by teachers. The work was developed using the Design Based Research (DBR) methodology, which in general terms means that the CodeInsights system was developed iteratively over ten cycles, and tested in real classroom contexts in eighteen experiments, in which fourteen teachers and approximately five hundred students were involved. The feedback from teachers and students collected in each experiment was used to guide the course of action for the next cycle. We believe we have managed to make an important contribution to improving the teaching/learning process of programming, both from the teachers' and students' point of view. On one hand, the availability of the developed system itself allows several teachers and students to enjoy its benefits for the improvement of the teaching/learning level of programming. On the other hand, it is our understanding that the very way the system was developed and the questions that were raised (and answered) along the process are also an important contribution to this research area.