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- Análise da Paisagem, aplicada ao planalto das CesaredasPublication . Duarte, Bruno Miguel Ferreira; Fidalgo, Maria Beatriz MachadoNão é possível dissociar o risco de incêndio dos espaços rurais e/ou florestais, muito por força das condições edafoclimáticas que se verificam em grande parte do território de Portugal continental, e sobretudo, pela inserção no clima mediterrâneo, pelo que importa compreender e analisar, também, a sua dinâmica na paisagem. Só com uma gestão eficaz da paisagem, a longo prazo, é possível reduzir riscos, potenciar os seus recursos e serviços de ecossistema.Através da análise das métricas da paisagem, é possível conhecer a sua dinâmica, tendência e forças de mudança que será apresentado através do modelo DPSIR.
- A study of associative colors in animated films: an analysis of color in Pixar´s charactersPublication . Andrade, Isabella; Miranda, MartaThis dissertation focuses on color and its use as an associative element to emotions, capable of conveying meanings and messages. This topic intends to explore the visual communication area as a means of investigation and analysis in communication design, focusing on studying the films by Pixar Animation Studios. Therefore, a statistical method was utilized based on the character’s colors and emotions. This way, a statistical correlation was generated using specific software for statistics. It was possible to identify the intensity of those correlations (strong, moderate, and weak). So, it was possible to gather a data amount that was subsequently compared based on color theory. With the attribution of the correlation between color and emotions, it was possible to have a better understanding and a scientific approach when comparing them with color theory. Thus, through color theory, one can interpret the character’s color on a chromatic level. It can be just the character or it as a whole in the movie. Then, with the theoretical framework previously established about color in the design. It is viable that the colors analyzed in this work were related to the character’s emotions that they were supposed to convey. Which makes it a narrative element to associate color and emotion in Pixar Animations.
- Sex Differences in Falls: The Mediating Role of Gait Stability Ratio and Body Balance in Vulnerable Older AdultsPublication . Nascimento, Marcelo de Maio; Gouveia, Élvio Rúbio; Gouveia, Élvio Rúbio; Gouveia, Bruna R.; Marques, Adilson; França, Cíntia; Marconcin, Priscila; Freitas, Duarte L.; Ihle, AndreasThis study, conducted on a large sample of older adults at elevated fall risk (1), aimed to verify statistical differences in gait stability ratio (GSR) and body balance (BB) according to sex, (2) to examine and compare GSR and BB performance between older adult fallers and non-fallers, (3) to determine an association between GSR and BB according to the history of falls, and (4) to explore whether GSR and BB mediate the association between sex and falls. We included 619 individuals (69.8 ± 5.6 years) living in the Autonomous Region of Madeira, Portugal. The frequency of falls was obtained by self-report. BB was determined by the Fullerton Advanced Balance scale, while GSR was established by dividing cadence by gait speed and data collected during the 50-foot walk test. Males indicated a lower prevalence of falls in the last 12 months (23.6%), while females had a higher score (48.7%), as well as a lower balance performance (p < 0.001) and higher GSR scores (p < 0.001). Lower BB control (p < 0.001), as well as higher GSR, were more expressive for fallers (p < 0.001). We found a large, negative and significant correlation between GSR and BB for historical falls (r = −0.560; p < 0.001), and between male and female cohorts (r = −0.507; p < 0.001). The total effect of sex on falls mediated by GSR and BB was 16.4%. Consequently, GSR and BB mediated this association by approximately 74.0% and 22.5%, respectively.