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Chapter and Conference Paper
Forest Fires Identification Using Self-Supervised Learning
Forest fires are responsible for the destruction of thousands of hectares and infrastructures every year. To minimize their disastrous effects, it is necessary to i) accomplish and early detection and ii) ensu...
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Glam** and the Development of Sustainable Tourism: A Portuguese Case Study
The relationship between sustainable tourism and glam** is the most effective means for the correct sustainable development of a tourist destination. Sustainable tourism is a way to develop activities in the...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Development of an AlphaBot2 Simulator for RPi Camera and Infrared Sensors
In recent years robots have been used as a tool for teaching purposes, motivating the development of fully virtual environments for combined real/simulated robotics teaching. The AlphaBot2 Raspberry Pi (RPi), ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
JELA: An Alternative Approach to Industrial Engineering and Management student’s Lean Management Education
This paper presents an Industrial Engineering and Management (IEM) students’ union, JELA, that was born at University of Aveiro (UA), Portugal. JELA is a junior lean company, with the purpose to provide its me...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Full-Commanding a Network: The Dictator
A network of chaotic dynamical systems may synchronize. For some networks there is the possibility that, coupling a new node to the network, the synchronization will be commanded by that new node. That possibi...
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Networks of mRNA Processing and Alternative Splicing Regulation in Health and Disease
mRNA processing events introduce an intricate layer of complexity into gene expression processes, supporting a tremendous level of diversification of the genome’s coding and regulatory potential, particularly ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Applying the 3C Model to FLOSS Communities
How learning occurs within Free/Libre Open Source (FLOSS) communities and what is the dynamics of such projects (e.g. the life cycle of such projects) are very relevant questions when considering the use of FL...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Analysis of FLOSS Communities as Learning Contexts
It can be argued that participating in Free/Libre Open Source Software (FLOSS) projects can have a positive effect in the contributor’s learning process. The need to collaborate with other contributors and to ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
FLOSS in Technology-Enhanced Learning
This paper presents a comparative analysis of Free/Libre Open Source Software (FLOSS) Learning Management System (LMS). Following a selection process we analyze the functionalities and characteristics of 8 too...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Small World Characteristics of FLOSS Distributions
Over the years, Free/Libre Open Source Software (FLOSS) distributions have become more and more complex and recent versions contain tens of thousands of packages. This has made it impossible to do quality cont...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
A Preliminary Analysis of Learning Awareness in FLOSS Projects
It can be argued that participating in free/libre open source software (FLOSS) projects can have a positive effect in the contributor’s learning process. The need to interact with other contributors, to read o...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Integrating Formal and Informal Learning through a FLOSS-Based Innovative Approach
It is said that due to the peculiar dynamics of FLOSS communities, effective participation in their projects is a privileged way to acquire the relevant skills and expertise in software development. Such is pr...
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Networks Synchronizability, Local Dynamics and Some Graph Invariants
The synchronization of a network depends on a number of factors, including the strength of the coupling, the connection topology and the dynamical behaviour of the individual units. In the first part of this w...