The work presented in this paper focuses on the description and evaluation of an augmented reality nanomanipulator, called “nanoLearner platform” used as educational tool in practical works of nanophysics. Through virtual reality associated to multisensory renderings, students are immersed in the nanoworld where they can interact in real time with a sample surface or an object, using their sens...

Distilled spirits are usually made from fermented sugar-based materials, such as wines or fermented fruits, but other products can be used, namely berries or honey. In this work, an evaluation of honey spirits is done based on its physicochemical and sensory characteristics. Fourteen honey spirit samples of different brands of honey spirit were purchased at the market and from artisan Portugues...

The definition of " Intelligent Space " (IS) was formerly proposed for an environmental system capable of offering humans informative and physical support. Currently an IS denotes a space containing human and artificial systems, the space itself being considered an intelligent system. Human and artificial systems become clients of the IS and simultaneously the artificial systems become agents o...

O objetivo do texto é analisar as contribuições da Teoria Integração Sensorial na modulação sensorial de escolares com transtorno espectro autismo (TEA). Na abordagem Anna Jean Ayres (1920 – 1988), a integração um processo neurológico que ocorre no sistema nervoso central, porém, quando criança apresenta dificuldade em processar alguma sensação, pode emitir ações inadequadas aos estímulos. Nest...

We present a patient with metastatic colon carcinoma who developed paraplegia following a neurolytic splanchnic block. A 41-year old man with metastatic adenocarcinoma of the colon received a splanchnic neurolytic block using alcohol because of severe abdominal pain. Bilateral motor weakness and a sensorial deficit in both legs developed after the procedure. Diffusion magnetic resonance imaging...

This paper describes how IEEE 802.11b wireless networks can be used to determine the position of a robot inside a building. For this purpose we carried on some experiments which have shown that localization using only a wireless network as the only sensorial information (without a motion model) is not possible without a preconstructed sensorial map. But with the use of a motion model (easy to i...

Contractile and metabolic properties of bovine muscles play an important role in meat sensorial quality, particularly tenderness. Earlier studies based on Myosin heavy chain isoforms analyses and measurements of glycolytic and oxidative enzyme activities have demonstrated that the third trimester of foetal life in bovine is characterized by contractile and metabolic differentiation. In order to...