Ebook: A Portrait of State-of-the-Art Research at the Technical University of Lisbon

The Technical University of Lisbon (UTL) is celebrating this year its 75th anniversary. Being a jubilee occasion, a full program of events took place, including a two-day Symposium on the research at UTL. This Symposium addressed the state-of-art in major areas of excellence at UTL. Science, technology and innovation and the way universities and society in general, create, use and disseminate knowledge have gained a growing signi?cance over the last decades. UTL no doubt embeds a relevant potential of excellence in different areas of research in basic and applied sciences, which bears its development on the basis of a “research university” model. This book contains the edited version of the invited lectures that were delivered by prominent researchers at UTL. This book brings together in a review manner a comprehensive summary of high quality research contri- tions across basic and applied sciences. The contributing papers are organized around the following major areas: – Emergent areas (Nanosciences, Quantic Computations and Infor- tion, Risk and Volatility in Financial Markets); – Basic Sciences (Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Materials); – Social Sciences, Economics and Management Sciences; – Life Sciences and Biotechnology; – Engineering and Technologies – Nature, Environment and Sustainability; – Public Health, Food Quality and Safety; – Health and Sport Sciences; – Urbanism, Transports, Architecture, Arts and Design. The transdisciplinary nature of most areas aims to stress a compelling sense of purpose in the work developed.

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The Technical University of Lisbon (UTL) is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year. Being a jubilee occasion a full program of events took place, including a two day Symposium on the research at UTL. This Symposium addressed the state-of-art in major areas of excellence at UTL.

This book, containing the edited version of the invited lectures, brings together in a review manner a comprehensive summary of high quality research contributions across basic and applied sciences. As a result a broad spectrum of topics is covered reflecting the areas at UTL where there is a worldwide recognition of expertise. The transdisciplinary nature of most areas aims to stress a sense of purpose in the work developed.

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The Technical University of Lisbon (UTL) is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year. Being a jubilee occasion a full program of events took place, including a two day Symposium on the research at UTL. This Symposium addressed the state-of-art in major areas of excellence at UTL.

This book, containing the edited version of the invited lectures, brings together in a review manner a comprehensive summary of high quality research contributions across basic and applied sciences. As a result a broad spectrum of topics is covered reflecting the areas at UTL where there is a worldwide recognition of expertise. The transdisciplinary nature of most areas aims to stress a sense of purpose in the work developed.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-x
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Nanotechnology and the Detection of Biomolecular Recognition Using Magnetoresistive Transducers....Pages 3-22
Financial Econometric Models....Pages 23-41
Quantum Computation and Information....Pages 43-62
Front Matter....Pages 63-63
An Overview of Some Mathematical Models of Blood Rheology....Pages 65-87
Mathematical Models in Finance....Pages 89-101
More Sustainable Synthetic Organic Chemistry Approaches Based on Catalyst Reuse....Pages 103-120
Simulation and Modeling in Computational Chemistry: A Molecular Portfolio....Pages 121-135
Experimental Particle and Astroparticle Physics....Pages 137-150
Frontiers on Extreme Plasma Physics....Pages 151-161
Nuclear Fusion: An Energy for the Future....Pages 163-170
Front Matter....Pages 171-171
Regulation Policies in Portugal....Pages 173-181
The Growing Relevance of Africa in Chinese Foreign Policy: The Case of Portuguese Speaking Countries....Pages 183-196
Economic Growth Theory, Fifty Years After....Pages 197-216
Front Matter....Pages 217-217
DNA Vaccines....Pages 219-232
Biotechnology of the Bacterial Gellan Gum: Genes and Enzymes of the Biosynthetic Pathway....Pages 233-250
Epigenetics: The Functional Memory of Ribosomal Genes....Pages 251-257
Biotechnology of Reproduction and Development: From the Biomedical Model to Enterprise Innovation....Pages 259-272
Front Matter....Pages 273-273
Evolution and Challenges in Multimedia Representation Technologies....Pages 275-294
Bioinformatics: A New Approach for the Challenges of Molecular Biology....Pages 295-309
Research and Development in Metal Forming Technology at the Technical University of Lisbon....Pages 311-327
Front Matter....Pages 273-273
Agronomy: Tradition and Future....Pages 329-339
Towards a Clean Energy for the Future — the Research Group on Energy and Sustainable Development of Ist....Pages 341-353
Front Matter....Pages 355-355
Industrial Ecology: A Step Towards Sustainable Development....Pages 357-383
Forests for the 21st Century?....Pages 385-400
The Role of the Emergent Technologies Towards an Integrated Sustainable Environment....Pages 401-420
Integrated Water Management....Pages 421-446
Front Matter....Pages 447-447
Food Safety Crisis Management and Risk Communication....Pages 449-456
The New Diseases and the Old Agents....Pages 457-464
The Sharing of Urban Areas by Man and Animals....Pages 465-477
Front Matter....Pages 479-488
Physical Activity and Cardiorespiratory Fitness....Pages 489-489
Ergonomics: Humans in the Centre of Innovation....Pages 491-510
Developments in Biomechanics of Human Motion for Health and Sports....Pages 511-529
Front Matter....Pages 531-553
Urbanisation Trends and Urban Planning in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area....Pages 555-555
Technical, Economical and Organizational Innovation in Transport Systems....Pages 557-572
Hotel Architecture in Portugal....Pages 573-593
Inclusive Design: A New Approach to Design Project....Pages 595-603
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