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2019

Industry 4.0 and Industrial Revolutions: an Assessment based on Complexity

Authors
Pinheiro, P; Putnik, GD; Castro, A; Castro, H; Fontana, RD; Romero, F;

Publication
FME TRANSACTIONS

Abstract
The evolution of society can be related to industrial revolutions. Revolutions are disruptive and transformative phenomena that change and interact with several systems. Industrial revolutions depend on changes in scientific, and mostly technological, paradigms and require people's participation. They are not only created with individual political intentions, because they are collective and complex systems. The expression Industry 4.0, created in Germany in 2011, denotes the so-called fourth industrial revolution. The question considered in this paper is whether Industry 4.0, as the fourth industrial revolution, is effectively underway or is it still only a vision of the future? This article analyses, from the point of view of the science of complexity, the transformations and the relations of industrial systems with other selected systems. It was made through fractal analysis using indicators of four countries, namely, United Kingdom, United States of America, Germany and China. Considering the evolution of population growth, Gross Domestic Product per capita, communication technologies and intellectual property, the results of the analysis show that the factor that stands out is the protection of intellectual property. The analysis of the previous indicators showed that it is not possible to claim that the fourth industrial revolution is underway, implying that Industrial 4.0 may stil be a vision of the future. The results obtained can not be considered conclusive and more research is needed.

2019

Business Intelligence, Big Data and Data Governance

Authors
Quintela, H; Carneiro, D; Ferreira, L;

Publication
Business Intelligence and Analytics in Small and Medium Enterprises

Abstract

2019

TRAINING IN THE WORKPLACE: STUDENTS' PERCEPTION OF THE BENEFITS AND OBSTACLES DURING INTERNSHIPS

Authors
Filipe, S; Santos, CA; Barbosa, B;

Publication
EDULEARN19: 11TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION AND NEW LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES

Abstract
Internships have been widely used in higher education in different scientific fields, which presupposes the training of students in a work context. There are some studies on the usefulness of internships undertaken at undergraduate and graduate levels. However, to the best of our knowledge, literature has been disregarding short-cycle higher technical courses (TESP). This paper aims to fill this gap, describing and presenting results of perceptions of students enrolled in the internship subject of one TESP. More specifically, the objectives for this paper are: (i) to identify the obstacles students face; (ii) to explore students' perceptions of internship benefits; and, (iii) to examine the skills students consider to have improved as a result of their internship. A survey comprising both qualitative and quantitative questions was conducted with the students enrolled in the internship subject of the Sales, Management and Marketing TESP course at the University of Aveiro, Portugal, in the second semester of 2018/2019. 25 students accepted to participate in the study (89%). Despite some difficulties pointed out by students in adapting to a work context in the first weeks, the results show that they considered having improved their learning outcomes, and some interpersonal skills, such as autonomy, ability to take initiative, ability to conduct research, collaboration, flexibility, time management, personal organization, task planning, responsibility, and decision making. Additionally, students stressed that the internship facilitates their future employment. Thus, this study provides relevant cues for teachers and course directors in order to minimize weaknesses and maximize strengths of internships, aiming at a better articulation between HEI and companies.

2019

Modelling evapotranspiration of soilless cut roses 'Red Naomi' based on climatic and crop predictors

Authors
Costa, PM; Pocas, I; Cunha, M;

Publication
HORTICULTURAL SCIENCE

Abstract
This study aimed to estimate the daily crop evapotranspiration (ETc) of soilless cut 'Red Naomi' roses, cultivated in a commercial glass greenhouse, using climatic and crop predictors. A multiple stepwise regression technique was applied for estimating ETc using the daily relative humidity, stem leaf area and number of leaves of the bended stems. The model explained 90% of the daily ETc variability (R-2 = 0.90, n = 33, P < 0.0001) measured by weighing lysimeters. The mean relative difference between the observed and the estimated daily ETc was 9.1%. The methodology revealed a high accuracy and precision in the estimation of daily ETc.

2019

Rheumatic Fever Characterization Based on indicators extracted from Echocardiograms exams

Authors
Pires, L; Coimbra, MT;

Publication
2019 6TH IEEE PORTUGUESE MEETING IN BIOENGINEERING (ENBENG)

Abstract
Rheumatic Heart Disease is the serious consequence of repeated episodes of Acute Rheumatic Fever, an autoimmune reaction of a group A streptococcal infection. It's the major cause of heart valve damage, responsible for thousands of deaths per year. The key evidences are changes in the thickness, shape and mobility of the mitral valve leaflets. In this work, an automatic approach is proposed for pathology classification based on motion patterns anterior mitral leaflet, as observed in an echocardiographic video, is proposed. The motion points are extracted from the morphological skeleton of the anterior mitral leaflet and motion velocity and directionality is observed. This data is processed with the Discrete Fourier Transform, and used by several types of classifiers to perform the pathology classification. A Random Forest classifier utilizing the processed data archived a 71% precision and negative predicated value of 58%.

2019

A Web application for learning and training of mouse handling as an interaction device in digital environments

Authors
Rocha, T; Reis, A; Barroso, J;

Publication
2019 14TH IBERIAN CONFERENCE ON INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGIES (CISTI)

Abstract
In this article, we present a solution for training the mouse input device handling, in order to improve the users' digital skills. Knowing that the widespread access to the computer and the Internet is still made by the use of traditional devices, such as, the keyboard and mouse device (and these devices does not provide natural interaction between people and technology), it is necessary to train for the correct handling. Specifically, mouse usage requires movement control, hand posture and finger positioning, as well as, precision clicks for different functions (one click, two clicks, drag and click) This training is often done in real interaction situations, that could led to inefficiency of use the digital environments and also user's frustration and discouragement. Thus, using simple and intuitive interfaces and providing a set of activities, we allow users to learn and train the motor coordination and basic movements with the mouse. The main results of the study showed that users had a pleasant experience of interaction, considered the interfaces intuitive and affirmed their availability to use it as a training tool.

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