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- Measurement of resilience potential: Development and validation a toolPublication . Fernandes, Joana; Barbosa, Judite; Arezes, Pedro; Pardo-Ferreira, María del Carmen; Rubio-Romero, Juan Carlos; Rodrigues, MatildeCrises that occur without warning test the abilities and resilience of Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) systems. Resilience engineering seeks ways to enhance the ability of systems to thrive under diverse conditions across various domains. However, developing metrics to measure and analyze the resilience potential of the OSH management systems remains a significant challenge. Therefore, it is of the crucial to build up a robust and resilient OSH system, capable to handling unforeseen events and emergent risks in order to ensure workers’ safety and health. Resilience engineering has proposed the following four potentials for resilient performance (Hollnagel, 2017): potential to respond (knowing what to do); potential to monitor (knowing what to look for); potential to learn (knowing what has happened); and potential to anticipate (knowing what to expect). In view of the above, it is necessary to develop a new tool to measure the resilience potential of the OSH management system in this context according to the concepts introduced by resilience engineering.
- Adequação de ferramentas e ambientes virtuais a uma carga de memória de trabalho efetiva para o processo de aprendizagemPublication . Silva, Augusta; Alexandrino, Ana S.; Silva, CláudiaPara a aprendizagem de tarefas complexas, como o raciocínio clínico em fisioterapia, é necessária uma gestão ponderada da carga da memória de trabalho, especialmente em Unidades curriculares (UCs) como a Educação Clínica (EC).
- Obesidade na gravidez: fundamentos básicos para prescrição de exercícioPublication . Bernardo, Diana Filipa Salvador; Carvalho, Carlos Manuel Baptista; Mota, Jorge; Santos, Paula ClaraAs diretrizes internacionais para a atividade física durante a gravidez recomendam unanimemente a prática de pelo menos 150 minutos por semana de atividade física de intensidade moderada para mulheres grávidas sem contraindicações. No entanto, como a obesidade se está a tornar cada vez mais prevalente em mulheres em idade reprodutiva e mulheres grávidas, é importante compreender as alterações anatomofisiológicas e as consequências da obesidade na prescrição de exercício físico durante a gravidez. Este capítulo tem como objetivo descrever e resumir as alterações fisiológicas em grávidas com obesidade, comparar as diretrizes internacionais de exercício físico durante a gravidez em mulheres com obesidade e estabelecer indicações específicas para a prática de exercício físico.
- Ligaduras funcionais na FisioterapiaPublication . Magalhães, Bárbara; Carvalho, PauloO texto de apoio aqui proposto têm por objetivo a criação de um auxiliar de estudo, contribuindo para uma melhor compreensão da realização de ligaduras funcionais em lesões do sistema músculo-esqueléticas. Consideramos este documento uma peça fundamental para a aquisição das competências básicas dos futuros fisioterapeutas.
- Aprendizagem gamificada da auscultação pulmonar no 1.º ano do curso de fisioterapia – ESS-P.PORTOPublication . Alexandrino, Ana; Noites, AndreiaA auscultação pulmonar (AP) é fundamental para a fisioterapia respiratória, porém os resultados dependem da experiência e capacidade do examinador para distinguir e interpretar sons respiratórios.
- The relationship between the introduction of new technologies in the industry and the burnout syndrome: a systematic literature reviewPublication . Pinto, Ana; Sousa, Sara; Santos, JoanaDigitization - the process of changing from analog to digital format - is transforming workplaces, as well as the way work is organized and managed. Currently, new technologies are found in all sectors within our society and economy, bringing new challenges from the point of view of Safety and Health at Work. For example, robots will become part of the work environment of workers, as they will be able to perform physical and autonomously. The use of these robots will allow withdraw workers from risk situations, to improve quality in the workplace. However, workers can feel a high level of pressure due to the speed and level of a robot. This situation can have a negative impact in workers in relation to their mental health. Thus, psychosocial risks at work, such as Burnout.
- Speech therapy students’ view of observation practices as a teaching-learning methodPublication . Santos, Ana Filipa; Nogueira, PatríciaA unidade curricular em análise, Aquisição e Desenvolvimento da Linguagem II integra 15h de trabalho de campo.
- Cognitive workload and fatigue in a human-robot collaborative assembly workstation: A pilot studyPublication . Santos, Joana; Ferraz, Mariana; Pinto, Ana; Rocha, Luís Freitas; Costa, Carlos M.; Simões, Ana Correia; Bombeke, Klass; Vaz, MárioIndustry 5.0 represents a novel approach that builds upon the advancements of Industry 4.0 and is aimed at fostering a more harmonious relationship between humans and machines to prioritize resource efficiency and user-centered manufacturing.Objective: This paper presents a study, integrated in the COBOSHe project, for assessing and analyzing the cognitive workload and fatigue, using heart rate (HR) and a perceived scale related to fatigue, in a car engine assembly in which a robot and ahuman operator are performing tasks in a shared workspace. For this purpose, a sample of 30 subjects were divided into two groups, with group A having read the assembly instructions before the usage of the assembly workstation and group B without having any previous knowledge about the car engine. The data analysis was carried out using descriptive and inferential statistics (Kruskal-Wallis’s test and Spearman's correlation test) in the IBM SPSS Statistics software, version 28.0. The results showed thatHRand perceived fatigue didn’t had statistical differences between groups(p=0.380). There is insufficient statistical evidence, to state that the subscales of SOFI are not identical between the two groups(p >0.05). Therefore, we conclude that the usage of the augmented reality system in the assembly workstation for providing on demand instructions was intuitive and allowed the operators to learn how to assemble the car engine without requiring any previous knowledge about the assembly process. This type of study allows to improve collaborative workstations, as it increases the efficiency and productivity of production lines.
- Peptide conjugates for the topical treatment of infected woundsPublication . Gomes, Ana; Fernandes, Iva; Bessa, Lucinda; Ferreira, Mariana; Maciel, Joana; Plácido, Alexandra; Teixeira, Cátia; Leal, Ermelindo; Ferraz, Ricardo; Gameiro, Paula; Carvalho, Eugénia; Gomes, PaulaDue to widespread multidrug-resistant (MDR) microbes, efficient treatments for infected wounds are being exhausted.1 The symptoms of wound infection are consistent with local polymicrobial biofilms, which are difficult to eliminate and delay the healing process. The current standard of care requires oral antibiotics and other measures, often complex and distressing (e.g., amputations). A perfect treatment should promote both antimicrobial protection and fast tissue regeneration, to improve the inefficient healing in elderly people affected with, e.g., diabetes or venous/arterial insufficiency. 2 Considering the above, we advance peptide conjugates as potential active pharmaceutical ingredients for topical formulations to tackle skin infections. Such conjugates are anticipated to concomitantly display antimicrobial and anti-biofilm action along with fast healing through, e.g., collagenesis-inducing effects. Promising results were obtained with chimeric peptides combining a de novo designed antimicrobial peptide sequence 3 with a cosmetic peptide, used as anti-aging, with ability to induce collagen production.4 The best constructs exhibited: (i) antibacterial and anti-biofilm activity against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, including MDR clinical isolates; (iii) improved action against S. aureus (prevalent pathogen in chronically-infected wounds) in simulated wound fluid; and (v) antifungal activity. 5 The replacement of the antimicrobial peptide by an ionic liquid afforded a new conjugate, a peptide-ionic liquid construct, with broadspectrum antibacterial activity, antifungal action, and collagen-inducing effect. These results will be shown alongside the most recent findings that provide deeper insight into the mode of action of the best conjugates.
- Acceptance of industrial collaborative robots: Preliminar results of appliction of portuguese version of the Frankenstein Syndrome Questionnaire (FSQ)Publication . Pinto, Ana; Ferraz, Mariana; Nomura, Tatsuya; Santos, JoanaCobots are highly flexible and able to operate in the same workspace and at the same time with the worker. The use of these technologies allows for increased production performance while ensuring comfort and confidence for the worker. Robot acceptance is still a controversial topic with various approaches and methods to measure acceptance of humanoid robots. This study aimed to evaluate cobots acceptance after a motor assembly task in a collaborative workstation. 30 university students were divided into two groups, with group 1 having read the assembly instructions before the usage of the assembly workstation and group 2 without having any previous knowledge about the car engine. All participants completed the Portuguese version of the Frankenstein Syndrome Questionnaire (FSQ). Data analyses were carried out using descriptive and inferential statistics using IBM SPSS Statistics software, version 28.0. One correlations was found between the scales of the FSQ (p < 0.05). It was possible to conclude that the acceptance of robots by the participants in group 1 and group 2 was the same. This study can contribute to understanding which factors explain the acceptance of collaborative robots, to improve human-robot intercation.