2018
Authors
Saraiva, AA; Nascimento, RC; Sousa, JVM; Soares, S; Vital, JPM; Ferreira, NMF; Valente, A; Barroso, J;
Publication
PROCEEDINGS OF THE 2018 2ND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION IN SPORTS, HEALTH AND WELLBEING (TISHW)
Abstract
This article is devoted to the problem of training cyclists from a system approach. Technologies were used to monitor and evaluate in an integrated way the physical form, load parameters and level of functional capabilities of the athlete's body. For correlation between the physiological indices and performance, data from cardiac activity (ECG), muscle activity (EMG and temperature), respiratory processes (oximetry), as well as data from the environment where this athlete is inserted (ambient temperature, pressure, humidity).
2018
Authors
Madaleno, M; Varum, CA; Horta, I;
Publication
ANNALS OF ECONOMICS AND FINANCE
Abstract
This study approaches the internationalization-performance (I-P) relationship following an innovative strategy, using DEA to calculate a financial performance metric that considers several financial indicators. We then apply a truncated regression to evaluate the relationship between financial performance and internationalization for a sample of firms in the footwear Portuguese industry for the period 2010-2013, using several controls, while exploring potential non-linear effects. Results tend to support the conclusion that export participation leads to increased efficiency, eventually through the so-called learning effects. For our case, the relationship is U-shaped. So, beyond a certain level the degree of international engagement might compromise efficiency.
2018
Authors
Senna, PP; Ansanelli, SLM;
Publication
U.Porto Journal of Engineering
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to investigate Second Generation Ethanol’s (SGE) production cycle in order to understand the level of SGE’s technological intensity in the integrated cycle. The suggested methodology comprises of a review of literature surrounding the requirements and indexes of technological intensity. A wide selection of database and review of specialized literature have been described to demonstrate the proposed discussion and conclusions. It has been observed that SGE puts forward a higher level of technological intensity in relation to First Generation Ethanol (FGE).
2018
Authors
Anjos, G; Castanheira, D; Silva, A; Gameiro, A; Gomes, M; Vilela, JP;
Publication
IEEE ACCESS
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to advance the current state of physical layer security through the design and analysis of a discrete jamming scheme that exploits the reciprocal characteristic of the wireless channel with the aim to create equivocation to a passive multiple-antenna eavesdropper. Closed form solutions of the secrecy capacity for different configurations of the jamming component were obtained and successfully compare with the simulation results. Furthermore, the secrecy level provided by the developed scheme is analyzed taking into account the number of bits extracted from the channel. The asymptotic study of the proposed secrecy technique allowed to conclude that in the high-power regime, full secrecy is obtained even considering that the eavesdropper is equipped with an unlimited number of antennas.
2018
Authors
Vanhoucke, M; Coelho, J;
Publication
COMPUTERS & INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
Abstract
In a paper written by by Vanhoucke et al. (2016), an overview of artificial and empirical project databases has been given for integrated project management and control. These databases are collections of the most wellknown and widespread data instances available in literature for the construction of a baseline schedule, the analysis of schedule risk or the use for project control. The current paper serves as a follow-up study to further elaborate on the use of these data instances, and to give researchers an incentive to use these datasets for their research on the development and validation of new algorithms for project scheduling. Therefore, unlike the general focus of the previous paper on baseline scheduling, schedule risk analysis and project control, the focus on the current paper is restricted to resource-constrained project scheduling. The intention of this follow-up overview is fourfold. First and foremost, a procedure is proposed to facilitate the reporting of best known solutions for the well-known single- and multi-mode resource-constrained project scheduling problem to minimize the project makespan. Secondly, the paper reports our best known solutions we obtained so far, and reflects on the network and resource parameters that increase the project complexity. In doing so, areas to focus on for future research are detected, and an attempt to define hard problem instances is given. Thirdly, a new dataset is presented for the resource-constrained project scheduling problem that is much more diverse in both the network topology and resource scarceness and will enable the future researcher to develop algorithms to solve a wider range of project problems. Finally, the paper also adds some links to tutorials and other relevant information to stimulate researchers to download the data and update best known solutions once available.
2018
Authors
Tabassum, S; Pereira, FSF; Silva Fernandes, Sd; Gama, J;
Publication
Wiley Interdisc. Rew.: Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery
Abstract
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