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- NewBiopython library to support molecular biologyPublication . Nogueira, Patrícia; Sá, Vítor J.; Sá, Vítor J.; Nogueira, PatríciaBiopython is a library that facilitates the development of applications for Bioinformatics, using the Python programming language. Maintained by an international association of programmers - the Open Bioinformatics Foundation - since 1999, it provides tools for analyzing biological sequences and accessing online databases like NCBI. It features modules for sequence alignment, protein structures, population genetics, and more. Since the library is open-source with the collaboration of several developers, the project aimed to create a new library that used to existing API services such as Expasy, Blast, Uniprot and DrugBank. This enabled a single-call module to reference multiple services, obtain results, and generate a final report for a searched sequence. The first step to start the project was a study of existing Biopython libraries to assess their alignment with the proposed objectives. Access to the DrugBank service required a formal request. It was necessary to justify the request, explaining how and why the data would be used within the scope of the project. After the preceding steps, the entire architecture and design of the solution were conceptualized and, subsequently, we started the development. As a result of this project, there was an endpoint that, when invoked by any software or platform, returns all information found for a genetic sequence in JSON format. A small user interface was also developed to display the search results as an alternative to using only the API. Because BioPython is a free package and science is the motivation, a new library will be available for several services such as Expasy, Blast, Uniprot, and DrugBank. It will be free for all schools, labs, researchers, and developers who want to use it.
- Vowel production in two occlusal classesPublication . Araújo, André; Jesus, Luís M. T.; Costa, Isabel M.; Guerreiro Martins Araújo, Pedro AndréThe influence of occlusal class in speech production has been studied using the X-ray Microbeam Speech Production Database (XRMB-SPD). The objective of the study was to relate the occlusal classes I and II with vowel production adaptations. The “Modified A-Space” method was used to select 4 speakers (1 class I male, 1 class I female, 1 class II male and 1 class II female). Articulatory and acoustic features of the vowels [i, {, A, u] were studied using different tasks and methods. Results show some structural differences related with occlusal class and variance in class II subjects’ structures and articulatory adaptations. The major differences found in the vowels’ formants were between male and female groups. Occlusal class also seems to influence acoustical features of vowels produced by female speakers. Structural differences were found, but subjects showed a high adaptation capacity, being able to adjust their articulators to produce all vowels.
- Articulatory oral space measures using the modified A-SpacePublication . Jesus, Luís M. T.; Araújo, André; Costa, Isabel. M.The X-ray microbeam method for measurement of articulatory dynamics has been used to acquire large amounts of data, with reduced X-ray dosage, resulting in one of the most widely used freely available speech production databases. The X-ray Microbeam Speech Production Database (XRMB-SPD), developed at Wisconsin University, USA, includes a vast amount of coordinate data describing articulatory movements, and acoustic and electroglotographic data collected simultaneously. Honda et al. examined the geometry of the vocal track of American English and Japanese speakers from the XRMB-SPD, using a quadrilateral (A-Space) limited by the palate plane, the anterior nasal spine-menton line, the outline of the posterior pharyngeal wall, and a line parallel to the palatal plane, passing through the menton and extending to the pharyngeal wall. In this study the A-Space of different speakers varied in shape. The vowel articulations adapted to the form of the A-Space whilst consonant articulations were independent. each of the 57 speakers. This was used to measure the articulatory oral space (AOS) in the absence of cephalometric analysis, based on the Modified A-Space described in Fig. 1. Axis Reference electrodes Mobile electrodes Static articulatory coordinates Static mandible coordinates Axis Reference electrodes Mobile electrodes Static articulatory coordinates Static mandible coordinates Axis Reference electrodes Mobile electrodes Static articulatory coordinates Static mandible coordinates MaxOP MaxOP Maxillary occlusal plane Maxillary occlusal plane PHA PHA CON CON COR COR M5 M5 M1 M1 M4 M4 MANm MANm GON GON yy yy MAXn MAXn MAXg MAXg PAL PAL MAXi MAXi MNI MNI MANi MANi GNA GNA UL UL LL LL Mid-sagital plane Mid-sagital plane xx xx M3 M2 The Modified A-Space method was used to select 4 speakers in a study that relates occlusal classes with vowel, fricative and stop production adaptations. It allows the detailed characterization of the XRMB-SPD speakers not just in terms of mid-sagittal-plane area, but also in terms of antero-posterior distance, occlusal plane area, posterior pharynx wall tilt, mandible arch width, and oral cavity volume. This last measure has proven to be far more reliable and has revealed more speaker dependent characteristics than the measure previously proposed in.
- O uso da X-Ray Microbeam Speech Production Database no estudo da influência da oclusão dentária na produção de sons de falaPublication . Araújo, André; Jesus, Luís M. T.; Costa, Isabel M.A fala é uma actividade neuromotora complexa, usada na comunicação humana cujo entendimento continua a despertar interesse. Actualmente, a investigação tende a unir ciências linguísticas e médicas com novas tecnologias. A terapêutica da fala, responsável pela avaliação e tratamento das perturbações da comunicação humana, tem dado contributos para a evolução do conhecimento da fala numa perspectiva funcional. A XRMBSPD é uma base de dados que usa a técnica imagiológica X-ray Microbeam, e permite simultaneamente uma análise acústica, electroglotográfica e articulatória dinâmica, através da localização em tempo real de eléctrodos colocados em vários pontos da face e do sistema articulatório (língua, lábios e dentes). Usou-se a XRMB-SPD para descrever diferenças acústicas e articulatórias em indivíduos com classes de oclusão dentária diferentes.
- The influence of occlusal class in the production of voiceless fricativesPublication . Araújo, André; Vilarinho, Helena; Jesus, Luís M. T.The aim of this study was to relate the production of voiceless fricatives with the type of dental occlusion. The articulatory gestures during the production of consonant sounds such as the voiceless fricatives /f/, /s/ and /ʃ/, seem to be disturbed for type II class (Angle’s classification) individuals, which frequently require the training of compensatory articulation to get a “normal” acoustic output. This work is central to the first two authors’ clinical practice in Speech and Language Therapy in which it is frequent the need to treat articulatory disorders.
- Clinical analysis in speech and language therapy: Occlusal class and speech productionPublication . Araújo, André; Jesus, Luis M. T.; Costa, Isabel M.Occlusal class refers to the manner that the upper (maxilla) and lower (mandible) dental arches relate. This relation was first described by Angle, who proposed a malocclusion classification based on the relative position of the maxillary first molar. Malocclusion refers to the misalignment of teeth and/or incorrect relation between the teeth of the two dental arches. Class I malocclusion, presents a normal molar relationship, but the other teeth have problems like spacing, crowding, over or under eruption. In Class II malocclusion, or distocclusion, the upper molars are placed not in the mesiobuccal groove but anteriorly to it. The anterior dental relation can vary, originating two subclasses: division 1, when the maxillary incisors are positioned forward to the lower incisors resulting in marked overjet; division 2, when there is linguoversion (retroversion) of the maxillary central incisors. Class III malocclusion, or mesiocclusion, refers to an advancement of the lower dental arch. Occlusal class has been shown to be directly related to articulatory perturbation of speech sounds such as fricatives. Understanding the influence of occlusal class in stomatognathic functions requires a thorough assessment of the craniofacial configuration. The size, form and relative position of the craniofacial bones may be in the origin of malocclusions and functional disorders. X-Ray Microbeam Speech Production Database (XRMB-SPD) is a speech production database, created at Wisconsin University, USA, that uses X-Ray Microbeam technology to collect a vast amount of coordinate data describing articulatory movements, and also includes acoustic and electroglotographic data collected simultaneously [3]. XRMB-SPD articulatory data are presented in a two dimensional xy mid-saggital plane that includes: palate line, posterior pharynx wall line, lips, tongue and mandible. The coordinates of each mobile structure refer to an 8 pellet system distributed through the oral cavity: lower lip, upper lip, mandibular incisor, mandibular first molar and tongue (4 pellets). The speech samples result from different tasks, including word and sentence reading, isolated productions, and non-verbal oral movements. The speaker sample includes 57 male and female speakers of American English, with an average age of 21. The database includes individual parameters characterizing each subject (e.g., dental information), which allowed us to study the relations between speech production and occlusal class. The present study was concerned with the variations of different malocclusion class subjects, namely: (a) the description of articulatory structures involved in speech production; (b) the comparison of acoustic features and articulatory processes in vowel and consonant productions; (c) the characterization of the functional adaptations found.
- Perceções de estudantes da área da saúde póspandemia: estudo observacionalPublication . Cruz, Agostinho; Machado, Alberto; Cabral, Ana Paula; Tavares, Diana; Sousa, Helena; Curado, Henrique; Faria, Isabel; Sousa, Maria; Gonçalves, Maria João; Lopes, Paula; Monteiro, PedroO contexto pandémico vivenciado por toda a comunidade portuguesa nestes últimos meses, constituiu indubitavelmente um ambiente e um conjunto de experiências totalmente novas e singulares para todos os cidadãos, mas sobretudo para os jovens adultos. A pandemia e o confinamento, trouxe restrições no acesso a simulações práticas e especializadas assim como a locais de ensino clínico em contexto real e presencial, fundamental para a aquisição de competências clínicas e integração de realidades organizacionais de serviços cuidados de saúde. Neste contexto ao nível da área da saúde os desafios foram ímpares e alteraram a dinâmica profissional e as interações sociais.
- The relevance of an ethics committee in a higher education institution in the health area: The experience of ESS-P.PORTOPublication . Monteiro, Pedro; Tavares, Diana; Cruz, Agostinho; Cabral, Ana Paula; Machado, Alberto; Curado, Henrique; Sousa, Helena; Faria, Isabel; Gonçalves, Maria João; Sousa, Maria; Marques, António; Lopes, Paula; Prudêncio, CristinaEthics Committees arose as consequence of medical-scientific advances made in an eminent demand to extend morality and ethics to the field of biomedicine, to expand and preserve autonomy and dignity of human beings. The Ethics Committee (EC) of Escola Superior de Saúde (ESS) was born in February 2011. The importance for this unit of P.PORTO in having such a committee, for ethical and not legal imperative, came to be corroborated by law (Decree-Law no. 80/2018).
- Ensino de ferramentas de coaching e programação neurolinguística a estudantes de licenciatura em Terapia da Fala: a perspetiva dos estudantesPublication . Patrício, Brígida; Araújo, André; Faria, Paula Cristina; Pinto, Marta; Ribeiro, CarolinaO ensino de soft skills a estudantes do ensino superior tem-se revelado muito importante. No Curso de Licenciatura em Terapia da Fala da Escola Superior de Saúde do Instituto Politécnico do Porto (ESS-P.Porto), este ensino é feito, também, através da utilização de ferramentas de Coaching e Programação Neurolinguística. No último ano de formação os estudantes implementam processos de intervenção diretamente com clientes, pelo que este ensino é feito de forma explícita, empoderando os estudantes para usá-las consigo próprios, com clientes, supervisores e equipa. Neste estudo são identificadas, na perspetiva dos estudantes: a) vantagens; b) desvantagens c) ferramentas mais importantes d) ferramentas utilizadas e d) dificuldades na utilização. A metodologia é qualitativa, com análise documental de peças reflexivas dos portefólios de Educação Clínica III. Foram analisados 56 portefólios, identificadas 32 peças sobre a temática e analisadas 16. Os estudantes identificaram vantagens para o desenvolvimento de competências intrapessoais e interpessoais. Não foram identificadas desvantagens. As ferramentas mais importantes e mais usadas foram as perguntas poderosas. A maior dificuldade foi a necessidade de treino. Esta prática pedagógica é útil no desenvolvimento de soft skills dos estudantes de ensino superior, em particular, dos estudantes de terapia da fala.
- O Coaching como ferramenta no ensino superior: o estudante como ator principalPublication . Faria, Paula Cristina; Pinto, MartaO sucesso académico do estudante está cada vez mais ancorado à demonstração da aquisição de competências e à capacidade da sua utilização na resolução de problemas. O estudante deve assumir um papel ativo na sua aprendizagem saindo de mero recetor de conteúdos, para a busca ativa e efetiva de conhecimentos relevantes para os desafios encontrados. No curso de Terapia da Fala da Escola Superior de Saúde do Instituto Politécnico do Porto, na unidade curricular de Educação Clínica II, temos vindo a implementar o modelo de Orientação Tutorial, como metodologia ativa para a aprendizagem, onde se pretende que o estudante analise criticamente as suas competências enquanto são implementadas ferramentas que potenciam o seu crescimento individual. O objetivo foi verificar o impacto da utilização de ferramentas de Coaching com os estudantes, numa abordagem qualitativa que enfatisa a perceção dos estudantes sobre as suas competências instrumentais, sistémicas, interpessoais e intrapessoais. Utilizou-se para análise documental as suas reflexões individuais, realizadas em dois momentos distintos. No segundo momento verificou-se um aumento de referenciação mais significativo das competências instrumentais e intrapessoais. Considera-se relevante continuar a investigar a perceção dos estudantes relativamente ao desenvolvimento das suas competências.