projetos

PROJ/IPV/ID&I/005 • iPV with Health Plus: Dinâmicas e estratégias de inclusão para a promoção e literacia em saúde no ensino superior

[DDSS] Digital Decision Support Systems, competitivo, concluído, interno, nacional, viseu /

Principal Researcher:
Carlos Albuquerque
Duration: 2020 – 2022

CISeD
Team Members
Isabel Paula Lopes Brás

Funding
CGD; PV

This transdisciplinary research and action project foresees the development of innovative health promotion strategies based on a salutogenic paradigm that seeks to empower people to manage their health resources and improve their health literacy. This study is also part of a local need which was identified and discussed by and with local stakeholders (health professionals and the academic community) in the absence of an inclusive, creative, dynamic and concerted strategy to promote salutogenic behaviours among the student of the Polytechnic Institute of Viseu (IPV – Instituto Politécnico de Viseu).

Attending to the experience of the research team in the conception and implementation of health promotion programs and technological solutions applied to health care, it becomes an opportunity to network and gather synergies between several partners among the clinical and teaching fields as well as in research, enhancing IPV in its social responsibilities.

The main objective of the "iPV with Health Plus" project is to develop, implement and evaluate an integrated and institutional health promotion program, creating the resources and organizational structures to support these processes along with the IPV students.

This project is structured with ten complementary tasks and it is aligned with the recommendations and challenges embodied in our current National Health Plan, based on the international guidelines, which emphasises a system of epidemiological surveillance of health determinants, reinforcing the organizational strategies and institutional culture in the field of health. Thus, the iPV Health+ project is supported by a strong networking among higher education institutions and primary health care institutions and it will monitor the health determinants of IPV students, assess their health needs, create an Observatory of the State of Health of the Students of the IPV and conceive a Group of Health Promotion with an integrated, multidisciplinary and multidimensional action in the field of health promotion among the students of the IPV. Considering this, the research team will also develop and evaluate an innovative and inclusive intervention program that, through the use of interactive technologies (app), will promote health literacy and healthy behaviours, according to a structured approach.

The impact expectations of this project clearly outperform issues related to the scientific production and dissemination of knowledge. Its intention is to contribute in a sustained, inclusive and lasting way to the conception and implementation of organizational responses, those focused on the promotion of salutogenic behaviours and also to create technological interfaces and structures that can streamline monitoring, intervention and follow-up procedures of the IPV students according to their health needs as levelling the institution into a national reference.

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PROJ/IPV/ID&I/019 • WASTECLEAN – Integração de desperdícios agroalimentares ricos em compostos fitoquímicos e bioativos numa agricultura

[CDS] Connected Digital Society, [DDSS] Digital Decision Support Systems, competitivo, concluído, interno, nacional, viseu /

Principal Researcher:
José Luís Pereira
Duration: 2020 – 2022

Cised team members
Isabel Paula Lopes Brás
Maria Elisabete Ferreira Silva
Rui Pedro Duarte

Funding
CGD; PV

In the last decade sustainable agriculture has gained emphasis. For the development of this type of agriculture i tis necessary to look for agricultural practices that allow to improve the production and to reduce the negative impact on the environment. One of these practices is to reuse biowaste from agro-food production. Many of these residues are rich in phytochemical compounds (lignins, celluloses, hemicelluloses, polyphenols) which, when added to the soil, can improve it. However, the direct application of these residues to the soil can often induce toxicity problems, such as polyphenol-rich residues. Composting is a practice that can solve this problem. However, the composting process is also associated with increased greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), although this GHG emission is very dependent on the physical-chemical characteristics of the materials being composted.

Another biowaste of the agri-food production are the animal manures, particularly liquid slurry, that when applied directly to the soil can induce contaminations. Through this, high amounts of antibiotic resistant genes are released to the soil (and subsequently to the plants) and there is also the presence of hepatitis virus E. One way to value these slurries could be by applying carbonaceous (biochar), as it is indicated that the application of biochar could reduce amounts of these microbiological agents that could be transferred to the environment.

Thus, in the present project the main agricultural biowaste of the region (grape smash, olive branch and pruning) will be characterized according to the quantity of polyphenols, tannins, celluloses and hemicelluloses. The evolution of these compounds throughout the composting process will be also evaluated as well as the GHG emission and its relation with the chemical composition of the materials. The effect of applying the compost to the soil will be analysed in the development and production of a horticultural crop.

As a national region rich in animal production, it is also important to exploit the resulting biowaste, including the use of manure. It is imperative to use sanitary practices of the slurries to avoid soil contamination. Thus, we propose to evaluate the effect of biochar as a sanitation practice and at the same time evaluate its effectiveness in reducing GHG emissions.

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CENTRO-08-5864-FSE-000031 • Forest4Future: PP 21 – Projeto Piloto de valorização económica da pinha e do pinhão da Região Centro (VEPP)

[DAI] Digital Automotive Industry, [DDSS] Digital Decision Support Systems, competitivo, concluído, nacional, projetos, viseu /

Duration: 2020 – 2023

Cised team members
António Figueiredo
Carlos Pereira
Edmundo Marques
Elisabete Silva
Olga Contente
Serafim Oliveira

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POCH‐04‐5267‐FSE‐000818 •
Training of teachers and other education and training agents

em curso, externo, projetos /
Duration: 2020 – 2023

CISeD
Team members
Rui Duarte

Funding
POCH; PORTUGAL2020; Fundo Social Europeu

Main Objective • Quality and innovation of the education and training system

Main Indicators
120 • Number of participants in training actions for teachers and other education agents
12 • Number of classes or training actions
80% • Percentage of trainees (teachers or other education or training agents) from a higher education institution
20% • Percentage of trainees (teachers or other education or training agents) from a vocational education institution

CENTRO-04-3928-FEDER-000028 • Valorização da Fileira do Vinho na Região Centro

[DDSS] Digital Decision Support Systems, [DSB] Digital Service Business, competitivo, concluído, nacional, projetos, viseu /

Duration: 2020 – 2022

Cised team members
Ana Matos
Carlos Quental

Funding
CENTRO2020; PORTUGAL2020; Fundos Europeus Estruturais e de Investimento

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Promote the sustainability and quality of employment and support labor mobility. Providing employment-friendly growth support through the development of endogenous potential as an integral part of a territorial strategy for specific areas, including the conversion of declining industrial regions and the development of certain natural and cultural resources and their accessibility.

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PROJ/IPV/ID&I/013 • FZ – Farinha de zângão: Inovar no produto e na proteção da colmeia

competitivo, concluído, interno, nacional, Outros, viseu /

Principal Researcher:
Cristina Isabel Amaro da Costa
Duration: 2019 – 2022

Cised team members
Bruno Morgado Ferreira
Pedro Manuel Reis
José Luís Abrantes

Funding
CGD; PV

The production of insects has been playing an increasingly important role in obtaining alternative sources of protein for animal and human feeding. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) recognizes the use of insects as a sustainable alternative to animal production and recommends the use of insects as a source of nutrients for animals and humans since 2010. In Portugal, the insect production sector has been growing, and in addition to traditional beekeeping, there have been some initiatives to produce insects for animal and human consumption, using cricket or mealworm beetle.

Currently, bee and beekeeping survival depends critically on the proper management of the diseases that affect it, in particular varroosis, an endemic disease in Portugal that causes serious economic damage. Although in recent years this disease has been subject to official control, using chemical control methods, there are also natural protection methods that can be used and that present very satisfactory results, as is the case of the technique of drone brood removal. This technique consists in the placement of frames with molded wax with drone alveoli in the nest, preferred targets of the mite and its removal when the alveoli are operculated. Drone brood removed by this technique have so far no use, but can be harvested for food and constitute another source of income for the hive.

One way to harness the brood larvae will be through the production of flour with high protein content of animal origin, rich in fibers and micronutrients such as copper, iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus and zinc that can be used in the manufacture of bread, similar to what is already done with cricket or mealworm beetle.

Uma forma de aproveitamento das larvas de zângão será através da produção de farinha com elevado teor de proteína de origem animal, rica em fibras e micronutrientes como cobre, ferro, magnésio, manganês, fósforo e zinco que poderá ser utilizada no fabrico de pão, à semelhança do que já é feito com o grilo ou o tenébrio.

In addition to the technical factors that can jeopardize this innovation, both in the production of bee drones and in their processing and use, it is important to understand the behavior of consumers in relation to the consumption of insects and their products, and their willingness to pay, since in Portugal, this sector is almost non- existent and the consumption of insects for human consumption is not part of the Mediterranean diet.

The 'FZ – Drone Brood Flour: Innovative product and hive protection' project has the following objectives: (1) contribute to reducing the damage caused by varrosis and the use of veterinary pesticides; (2) harnessing and enhancing feeding grounds, increasing the yield of the beekeeping activity and providing a set of food products based on insect meal rich in animal protein; (3) study consumer behavior in relation to consumption of insects and derived products and to evaluate the benefits to the environment and public health by estimating their willingness to pay for these products.

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PROJ/IPV/ID&I/025 • Da ludicidade do videojogo ao desenvolvimento comunicacional da criança com autismo

[CDS] Connected Digital Society, [DDSS] Digital Decision Support Systems, competitivo, concluído, interno, nacional, viseu /

Principal Researcher:
Valter Alves
Duration: 2019 – 2022

Cised team members
Valter Alves
Rui Pedro Duarte
Frederico Fonseca
Ana Cristina Bico Matos

Funding
CGD; PV

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) affects sensory processing, conditioning development of communication skills, and social interaction. Still, there are few digital tools explicitly aiming at the study this hindrance. It is well known that children with ASD are fond of technologies and videogames in particular. The predictable and constant behaviour of technological components, the visual appeal, and the challenges are often highly appreciated. Besides, videogames typically allow users to play alone, which is adequate to the profile of such an audience. The use of videogames by autistics has shown to be relevant, and studies are evidencing a correlation with superior cognitive development. Even so, existing solutions that were specifically developed for this audience have assumedly pedagogical goals, which systematically compromises their ludic dimension. In contrast, the present proposal focuses on pure playfulness and is designed to provide an advantage to players who adopt specific strategies that rely on communicating with other users. Also instrumental to the project, different scenarios are designed so that researchers can observe and collect scientific data, aiming at better understanding the related disturbances. To begin with, such scenarios support the analysis of the influence of physical proximity between the players, their prior level of familiarity, and their relative communicational abilities. Secondly, researchers will study the impact of repeating the experience, both in terms of in-game performance and regarding a possible contribution to the relationship between participants and, eventually, with third parties. It is also an objective to verify how the use of immersive virtual reality systems can impact the results in different scenarios.
The development of the videogame will resort to agile methodologies, which will allow for an incremental production, supported by recurrent tests and consistently validated according to the intended objectives. The partners in this project grant that a considerable number of users will be available both during the videogame development process and the experiments, which is highly relevant for the scientific representativeness of the observations and results.

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