Vila na Rede is an Inclusive Social Network (ISN) system developed as a product of e-Cidadania's Project, with the objective of being accessible to a broad variety of users, including those less familiar with technology or with low literacy skills. Different features were incorporated into Vila na Rede in order to provide its users with scaffolding learning support that helps them profit more f...

A. Borges, A. C. Abreu, J. Malheiro, M. J. Saavedra and M. Simões LEPAE-Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, s/n, 4200-465, Porto, Portugal CECAV-University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Quinta de Prados, Apartado 1013, 5001-801, Vila Real, Portugal Department of Veterinary Sciences, School of Agriculture and Veterinary Scienc...

This work investigates the narratives of corporations, public agencies, politicians, unions, lawyers, public attorneys and community in different public inquiries undertaken as a response to an organizationally-based environmental disaster in Brazil. In order to understand the phenomenon, this paper creates a framework that integrates sensemaking, narrative analysis and theater metaphor. Then w...

(ACIAR) was established in June 1982 by an Act of the Australian Parliament. Its mandate is to help identify agricultural problems in developing countries and to commission collaborative research between Australian and developing country researchers in fields where Australia has a special research competence. Where tradenames are used this constitutes neither endorsement of nor discrimination a...

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We establish the existence results for the Allaz–Vila [B. Allaz, J.-L. Vila, Cournot competition, forward markets and efficiency, J. Econ. Theory 59 (1993) 1–16] forward market equilibrium model when the M producers have different linear cost functions. We also consider an example with three asymmetric producers. The computational results supplement the conclusion in that the forward trading wo...

Ana Barros* and Fernanda Cosme CITAB – Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences, Chemistry Department, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, PT-5001-801 Vila Real, Portugal IBB/CGB-UTAD – Institute for Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Centre of Genomics and Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences and Environment, Department of Biology and Envir...

Leonel Morgado, Maria Cruz, and Ken Kahn 1 Department of Engineering, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Quinta de Prados, 5001801, Vila Real, Portugal 2 Department of Education & Psychology, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Edifício do CIFOP, R. Dr. Manuel Carmona, 5001-801 Vila Real, Portugal 3 Animated Programs, President, 4 Folly Bridge Court, Shirelake Close, Oxford O...

Bruno Rosa, MD1 Pedro Moutinho-Ribeiro, MD2 José M. Pereira, MD3 Daniel Fonseca, MD4 Joanne Lopes, MD5 Isabel Amendoeira, MD5 José Cotter, MD1 1Department of Gastroenterology, Alto Ave Hospital Center, Guimarães, Portugal; 2Department of Gastroenterology, Arrábida Hospital, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal; 3Department of Radiology, São João University Hospital, Porto, Portugal; 4Department of Radio...

1Neurology Department, Vila Nova Gaia/Espinho Hospital Center, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal; 2Neuroradiology Department, São João Hospital Center, Oporto, Portugal; 3Faculty of Medicine, University of Oporto, São João Hospital Center, Oporto, Portugal. Correspondence: Ana Teresa Carvalho Postal; Alameda Prof. Hernâni Monteiro 4200-319; Oporto Portugal; E-mail: [email protected] Conflic...