Às vezes a vida volta

Do Facebook às Ruas - Comunidades em Interação

In June 2013, Brazil witnessed several manifestations different from anything previously seen, since president Collor’s impeachment. However, there is a big difference: now they are organized in few days. With Facebook, physical and virtual communities spread fast and easily organize demonstations. Popular mobilization for mutual concern issues, supported by technology, allowed the gathering of...

Pura vida.

Would you find it enticing to live in a country that has temperatures of 15 to 30°C year round? Would you consider living in a country situated between two continents, with coastlines so close to each other that easy access is available to both the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea? What if there was such ecological diversity that recreational possibilities included fishing, hiking, jungle ex...

[Maternal age: perinatal outcomes and mode of delivery].

A gravidez e o parto nos extremos da vida reprodutiva da mulher sempre foram cercados de mitos, marcados por diferenças culturais que consideram a gravidez precoce ou na idade avançada, ora uma recomendação, ora uma inconveniência biológica. Os avanços da medicina tornaram as gestações mais seguras em qualquer época da vida reprodutiva, e aliados a progressos sociais, nutricionais e educacionai...

The Volta Review Alexander Graham

VIDA – VisLab Intelligent Driver Assistant

Originating from specific requirements of future Advanced Driving Assistance Systems, the VIDA system offers both basic functionalities and advanced applications. Functionalities such as Lane Departure Warning and Safety Distance Warning are provided by the basic VIDA-W. On the same hardware platform and with the same sensing device, additional features can be added as plug-ins directly interfa...