2024
Authors
Faria, JP; Verbeek, F; Fasolino, AR;
Publication
ACM SIGSOFT Softw. Eng. Notes
Abstract
2024
Authors
Rezende, F; Oliveira, BMPM; Poínhos, R;
Publication
HEALTHCARE
Abstract
Background: The role of mindful eating (ME) and intuitive eating (IE) in improving eating behavior, diet quality, and health is an area of increasing interest. Objective: The objective of this review was to identify the instruments used to assess ME and IE among higher education students and outcomes related to these dimensions. Methods: This review was carried out according to the PRISMA statement, through systematic searches in PubMed, Web of Science, PsycInfo, and Scopus. The inclusion criteria selected for higher education students, levels of ME and/or IE reported, and observational and clinical studies. The exclusion criteria selected against reviews, qualitative studies, and case studies. Quality was assessed using the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Quality Criteria Checklist. Results: A total of 516 initial records were identified, from which 75 were included. Cross-sectional studies were the most common research design (86.7%). Most studies were conducted with samples that were predominantly female (90.7%), White (76.0%), aged 18 to 22 years (88.4%), with BMI < 25 kg/m(2) (83.0%), and in the United States (61.3%). The Intuitive Eating Scale (IES), the Mindful Eating Questionnaire (MEQ), and their different versions were the most used instruments. The outcomes most studies included were eating behavior and disorders (77.3%), anthropometric assessments (47.8%), mental health (42.0%), and body image (40.6%). Regarding the quality of studies, 34.7% of studies were assigned a positive, 1.3% a negative, and 64.0% a neutral rate. Conclusions: IES and MEQ were the most used instruments. RCT and cohort studies are scarce, and future research with a higher level of quality is needed, especially on the topics of food consumption, diet quality, and biochemical markers.
2024
Authors
Piardi, L; Oliveira, A; Costa, P; Leitao, P;
Publication
2024 IEEE 29TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES AND FACTORY AUTOMATION, ETFA 2024
Abstract
Cyber-physical systems (CPS) rapidly expand within industrial contexts in a new era of digitalization, processing power, and inter-device communication capabilities. These advancements integrate technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), and cloud and edge computing, granting processes and operations a high degree of autonomy. In addition, these interconnections foster collective intelligence arising from information exchange and collaboration between components, often outperforming individual capabilities. This collective intelligence manifests in fault detection and diagnosis (FDD) tasks within CPS, as it significantly improves the flexibility, performance, and scalability. However, the inherent complexity of CPS poses challenges in determining the best configuration of the collaboration parameters, such as when and how to collaborate, wherein incorrect adjustments may lead to decision errors and compromise the system's performance. With this in mind, this paper proposes seven metrics to evaluate collaboration performance for fault detection and diagnosis in multi-agent systems (MAS)-based CPS, evaluating when the collaboration is beneficial or when the collaboration parameters need to be adjusted. The experiments focus on collaborative fault detection in temperature and humidity sensors within warehouse racks, where the proposed evaluation metrics point out the impact of collaboration on the detection task, as well as possible actions to be adopted to improve the agent's performance.
2024
Authors
Branco, MI; Almeida, AH; Soares, AL; Baptista, AJ;
Publication
FLEXIBLE AUTOMATION AND INTELLIGENT MANUFACTURING: MANUFACTURING INNOVATION AND PREPAREDNESS FOR THE CHANGING WORLD ORDER, FAIM 2024, VOL 2
Abstract
To address the increasing complexity of product characteristics, demand fluctuations, and higher costs of raw materials, along with pressures for fast-er integration of decarbonized energy resources, manufacturing companies require flexible production systems. These systems should minimize waste, achieve faster cycle times, and deliver high-quality products to stay competitive. In this regard, Product Design-for-Excellence (DfX) principles have gained significant importance in recent years. DfX enables all management levels to perform quick and comprehensive design inputs and performance evaluations, leveraging product lifecycle management platforms. LeanDfX, a dedicated Lean approach for product development performance assessment, has been previously proposed. This work builds upon LeanDfX by presenting a multi-dimensional approach to support design and performance assessment of production systems throughout its lifecycle. This approach coherently integrates different production knowledge areas and strategic foundations (e.g., Lean Manufacturing, Strategic Aspects, Sustainability, and Circular Economy) for the effectiveness and efficiency evaluation of production systems. The research hypothesis revolves around the translational strategy of extending and transforming the LeanDfX methodology for application in production system design within factory operations. This new architecture is presented in the context of the European project RENEE, devoted to designing and deploying remanufacturing processes for a more sustainable, circular, and competitive industry.
2024
Authors
Tavares, P; Paiva, A; Amalfitano, D; Just, R;
Publication
PROCEEDINGS OF THE 33RD ACM SIGSOFT INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON SOFTWARE TESTING AND ANALYSIS, ISSTA 2024
Abstract
Mutation testing has evolved beyond academic research, is deployed in industrial and open-source settings, and is increasingly part of universities' software engineering curricula. While many mutation testing tools exist, each with different strengths and weaknesses, integrating them into educational activities and exercises remains challenging due to the tools' complexity and the need to integrate them into a development environment. Additionally, it may be desirable to use different tools so that students can explore differences, e.g.. in the types or numbers of generated mutants. Asking students to install and learn multiple tools would only compound technical complexity and likely result in unwanted differences in how and what students learn. This paper presents FRAFOL, a framework for learning mutation testing. FRAME provides a common environment for using different mutation testing tools in an educational setting.
2024
Authors
Gehbauer, C; Tragner, M; Baptista, J;
Publication
2024 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SMART ENERGY SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGIES, SEST 2024
Abstract
In the global transformation towards a sustainable energy system, the implementation of energy efficiency measures and demand flexibility play a crucial role. Dynamic window shading of building facades poses a great potential to reduce, shift, and modulate a building's electricity consumption by blocking solar heat gains and thereby avoiding expensive Heating, Ventilation, and Air-Conditioning (HVAC) operation to cool the building. However, the installation of dynamic facade systems is often cost-prohibitive with expensive building wiring and interconnection. An integrated direct current (DC) nanogrid is proposed instead, which eliminates any electrical interconnection, by combining all components - generation, storage, and shading element into a self-contained unit. This study seeks to assess the unique design criteria of such Integrated Facade Node (IFN) system given infrequent but high-power use, coincidence of dynamic facade operation with solar renewable photovoltaic (PV) power generation, and unusual placement of the PV generator along the building facade. Optimal IFN sizes based on a deterministic sizing algorithm for a south facing building perimeter are analyzed and installation cost savings of $64,000 (65%) for a medium office building, with the potential to increase up to 91%, are presented.
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