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- Proposta para os primeiros passos no ensino básico de música: a improvisação sobre repertórioPublication . Martins, Francisco Ramos; Fonseca, Sofia Inês Ribeiro Lourenço da; Lima, Cristina; Silva, ÂngelaO presente relatório de estágio procura relacionar a prática da improvisação ao piano com o estudo do repertório e exercícios técnicos pianísticos no ensino especializado de Música, no âmbito da unidade curricular de Prática de Ensino Supervisionada do Mestrado em Ensino de Música (Instrumento – piano) da Escola Superior de Música e Artes do Espetáculo. No primeiro capítulo, é feita uma apresentação da escola onde foi realizado o estágio, o Centro de Cultura Musical, descrevendo a sua missão, metas e objectivos, áreas de intervenção, atividades e estrutura organizacional. No segundo capítulo, são expostas as observações e planificações das aulas observadas e dadas no contexto do estágio (onde foi integrada a improvisação), assim como algumas considerações sobre estas, em articulação com o terceiro capítulo – onde, através de um estudo de índole metodológico qualitativo, é elaborada uma proposta para os primeiros passos do Ensino Básico de Música, sendo explanadas as várias vertentes musicais onde a prática da improvisação pode ser benéfica. Estas vertentes incluem a análise harmónica, a memorização, a audiação e a ansiedade de performance, entre outras.
- Adaptação aos novos tempos: novos hábitos de consumo online e consequente resposta das marcasPublication . Santos, Joana Sofia Boucinha; Lima, Ana Patrícia Pinto deThe Covid-19 pandemic is already seen as the most transformative and challenging event in our memory. This atypical situation triggered new habits, forms of consumption and trends. As a result of the existing transformations, companies had to adapt to a new consumer, a new context and a new way of operating. This study aims to analyze the trends and new online consumption habits resulting from the pandemic and explore the main digital strategies carried out by companies to alleviate / explore the effects of the current pandemic situation. For this purpose, a mixed methodology is proposed. The qualitative methodology, based on 7 semi-structured interviews with company managers, aims to understand the main impacts of the pandemic and digital strategies used to mitigate / exploit them. At a quantitative level, a questionnaire was applied focusing on new online shopping habits and trends arising from the pandemic, with 618 responses being obtained. The study shows that during the pandemic, consumers changed their consumption habits in terms of number, proportion, amount spent on online purchases and payment methods. There were also changes in the purchase of certain categories of products during the pandemic and it appears that some trends arising from the pandemic are strongly influenced by sociodemographic characteristics. At the corporate level, the digital strategies used to bridge / exploit the effects of the pandemic and which have proved most successful were the focus on the customer and the focus on service. This study proves to be pertinent, above all due to its relevance in understanding how the context of a pandemic can influence the way people live, behave and buy and, on the other hand, to evaluate how companies react to an unprecedented situation, where the fear and uncertainty. The digital becomes even more important and we are witnessing the beginning of the digital age more accentuated than ever.
- Monitoring adherence to asthma inhalers using the InspirerMundi App: Analysis of real-world, Medium-term feasibility studiesPublication . Jàcome, Cristina; Amaral, Rita; Amaral, Rita"Poor medication adherence is a major challenge in asthma and objective assessment of inhaler adherence is needed. InspirerMundi app aims to monitor inhaler adherence while turning it into a positive experience through gamification and social support. We assessed the medium-term feasibility of the InspirerMundi app to monitor inhaler adherence in real-world patients with persistent asthma (treated with daily inhaled medication). In addition, we attempted to identify the characteristics of the patients related to higher app use. Two real-world multicenter observational studies, with one initial face-to-face visit and a 4-month telephone interview, were conducted in 29 secondary care centers from Portugal. During an initial face-to-face visit, patients were invited to use the app daily to register their asthma medication intakes. A scheduled intake was considered taken when patients took a photo of the medication (inhaler, blister, or others) using the image-based medication detection tool. Medication adherence was calculated as the number of doses taken as a percentage of the number scheduled. Interacting with the app ≥30 days was used as the cut-off for higher app use. A total of 114 patients {median 20 [percentile 25 to percentile 75 (P25–P75) 16–36] years, 62% adults} were invited, 107 (94%) installed the app and 83 (73%) completed the 4-month interview. Patients interacted with the app for a median of 18 [3–45] days, translated on a median use rate of 15 [3–38]%. Median inhaler adherence assessed through the app was 34 [4–73]% when considering all scheduled inhalations for the study period. Inhaler adherence assessed was not significantly correlated with self-reported estimates. Median adherence for oral and other medication was 41 [6–83]% and 43 [3–73]%, respectively. Patients with higher app use were slightly older (p = 0.012), more frequently taking medication for other health conditions (p = 0.040), and more frequently prescribed long-acting muscarinic antagonists (LAMA, p = 0.024). After 4 months, Control of Allergic Rhinitis and Asthma Test (CARAT) scores improved (p < 0.001), but no differences between patients interacting with the app for 30 days or less were seen. The InspirerMundi app was feasible to monitor inhaler adherence in patients with persistent asthma. The persistent use of this mHealth technology varies widely. A better understanding of characteristics related to higher app use is still needed before effectiveness studies are undertaken. "