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Home Assistant versus Hubitat
Get PDFA tecnologia da Internet das Coisas (ou Internet of Things) faz com que cada objeto que
esteja à nossa volta permaneça ligado a Internet sem necessidade de qualquer intervenção
humana, por outras palavras pode estabelecer a comunicação diretamente com outras
máquinas.
A mesma situação acontece nas nossas casas, que começaram a incorporar parte da
tecnologia IoT, visto que os dispositivos inteligentes se tornaram cada vez mais acessíveis para
qualquer utilizador que esteja interessado. Geralmente, os dispositivos inteligentes fazem parte
de apenas uma aplicação de um determinado fabricante, mas opcionalmente, podemos
implementar os dispositivos em sistemas operativos que permitem controlar múltiplos
dispositivos inteligentes de vários fabricantes.
Este documento explora este tópico dos sistemas operativos para casas inteligentes,
estudando os dois sistemas, Home Assistant e Hubitat que foram propostos para o
desenvolvimento desta tese. Esta tese fornece uma visão geral do conceito das casas
inteligentes e explora os conceitos e os projetos que estejam relacionados com tema,
descrevendo as arquiteturas, as vantagens e as desvantagens ao comparar estes dois sistemas.Internet of Things technology allows each object around of us to remain connected to
the Internet without any human interference, that is, objects can now establish direct
connections with other “things”.
The same situation happens in our houses as they now incorporate parts of the IoT
technology, as intelligent devices become more accessible for any user that is interested.
Generally, these devices work only with an application that belongs to a certain manufacturer,
but optionally these devices can be implemented in operating systems that are designed to
manage multiple devices from different manufactures.
This document explores this topic of operating systems for smart houses, studying two
systems: Home Assistant and Hubitat, that were proposed for the development of this thesis.
This thesis, gives an overview of the concept of smart house and explores other concepts and
projects that are related to these themes, and describes the architectures, the advantages, and
disadvantages by comparing of these two systems
Assessment of the prediction power of forced ageing methodology on lager beer aldehyde evolution during maritime transportation
Get PDFThe globalisation of the beer market forces brewers to have methodologies that rapidly
evaluate the evolution of beer flavour stability. Commonly used forced ageing methods have
limitations since temperature and transportation conditions (temperature, vibrations, long-distance
travel, and other factors) impact beer quality. This study assessed the prediction power of a forced
ageing methodology on the evolution of aldehydes during maritime transportation across four sample
groups (maritime transport, storage simulation, and three ageing periods: 7, 21, and 28 days at 37 ◦C),
which differed in their bottle-opening system (either crown cap or ring pull cap). The results revealed
that forced ageing up to 28 days could estimate the evolution of phenylacetaldehyde, 3-methylbutanal,
2-methylpropanal, and hexanal during maritime transport. In contrast, the benzaldehyde content
was consistently underestimated, on average, 0.8 times lower. In general, the ageing conditions
significantly favoured the formation or liberation from a bound state, up to 2.2 times higher, of
trans-2-nonenal, acetaldehyde, and 5-hydroximethylfurfural in comparison to the levels registered on
exportation simulation beers. Moreover, forced-aged beers with ring pull caps developed quantifiable
levels of nonanal and increased phenylacetaldehyde, benzaldehyde, and acetaldehyde content over
time. Moreover, thermal stress induced a continuous increase in the extent of beer staling, up to seven
times higher, in most samples.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio
The importance of monitoring cortisol in the agri-food sector: a systematic review
Get PDFCortisol monitoring in the agri-food sector is considered a valuable tool due to its direct
correlation with growth, reproduction, the immune system, and overall animal welfare. Strategies
to monitor this stress hormone and its correlation to food quality and security have been studied
in fish farming and the livestock industry. This review discusses studies on monitoring cortisol
in the food industry for the first time. The impact of cortisol on animal production, quality, and
the security of food products, and the analytical procedures commonly implemented for sample
pre-concentration and quantification by liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry, are
reviewed and discussed according to the results published in the period 2012–2022. Aquaculture,
or fish farming, is the leading agri-food sector, where cortisol’s impact and usefulness are better
known than in livestock. The determination of cortisol in fish not only allows for an increase in
the production rate, but also the ability to monitor the water quality, enhancing the sustainable
development of this industry. In cattle, further studies are needed since it has mainly been used to
detect the administration of illicit substances. Current analytical control and monitoring techniques
are expensive and often depend on invasive sampling, not allowing fast or real-time monitoring.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio
European Union: the commitment of hope, human rights, equality, development and education
Get PDFThe European Union is strongly committed to the idea of equal rights and respect for difference in all its
dimensions. In this reflection I will address the gender perspective and the importance of foreign policies
to strengthen strategies and measures that promote education for equality and its implications in terms of
health and personal, social, cultural, and economic empowerment. The vulnerability of girls and young
women requires a specific focus on gender issues and access to all levels of education. Thus, education is
assumed as a commitment to equality, that is, a broad education for behavior changes in relation to gender
violence, involving all men, women, boys, girls and communities. In fact, we consider women's rights to
be human rights and we want to show why human rights and their empowerment are fundamental to the
development of a region and a country.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio
Endocannabinoid Degradation Enzyme Inhibitors as Potential Antipsychotics: A Medicinal Chemistry Perspective
Get PDFThe endocannabinoid system (ECS) plays a very important role in numerous physiological
and pharmacological processes, such as those related to the central nervous system (CNS), including
learning, memory, emotional processing, as well pain control, inflammatory and immune response,
and as a biomarker in certain psychiatric disorders. Unfortunately, the half-life of the natural
ligands responsible for these effects is very short. This perspective describes the potential role of the
inhibitors of the enzymes fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) and monoacylglycerol lipase (MGL),
which are mainly responsible for the degradation of endogenous ligands in psychic disorders and
related pathologies. The examination was carried out considering both the impact that the classical
exogenous ligands such as ∆
9
-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and (−)-trans-cannabidiol (CBD) have on
the ECS and through an analysis focused on the possibility of predicting the potential toxicity of the
inhibitors before they are subjected to clinical studies. In particular, cardiotoxicity (hERG liability),
probably the worst early adverse reaction studied during clinical studies focused on acute toxicity,
was predicted, and some of the most used and robust metrics available were considered to select
which of the analyzed compounds could be repositioned as possible oral antipsychotics.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio
Eugène Fromentin: o escritor, o pintor, o viajante
Get PDFA partir da análise das narrativas de viagens Un été dans le Sahara (1857) e Une année
dans le Sahel (1859), de Eugène Fromentin (La Rochelle, 1820-1876), pretende-se reflectir sobre
as viagens que o autor realizou durante a sua vida, bem como o modo como essas experiências
são trabalhadas pelo seu imaginário. O nosso percurso dentro deste horizonte de reflexão pro curará observar como são contadas essas experiências humanas, visuais e literárias, tentando
compreender como, a partir da sua experiência pessoal, Fromentin, pintor, escritor e viajante,
reflecte sobre a cultura, os lugares, os habitantes.À partir de l’analyse des récits de voyage Un été dans le Sahara (1857) et Une année
dans le Sahel (1859), d’Eugène Fromentin (La Rochelle, 1820-1876), nous nous proposons
de réfléchir sur les voyages que l’auteur a effectués au cours de sa vie et la manière dont
ces expériences sont travaillées par son imaginaire. Dans cet horizon de réflexion, nous
chercherons à observer la façon dont ces expériences humaines, visuelles et littéraires sont
racontées, tout en essayant de comprendre comment, à partir de son expérience personnelle,
Fromentin, peintre, écrivain et voyageur, réfléchit sur la culture, les lieux, les habitants.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio
Numerical and experimental investigation of thermal regimes of thermionic cathodes of arc plasma torches
Get PDFThe modelling method based on decoupling the simulation of the cathodic part of the arc (the
cathode and the near-cathode non-equilibrium plasma layer) from the simulation of the arc on
the whole has been extended to cathodes of arc plasma torches, consisting of an insert with a
conical tip, made of pure or doped tungsten, and a surrounding water-cooled copper holder. The
method was validated by comparison with the experiment, performed on a 200 A DC arc in
atmospheric-pressure argon. Standard work function of polycrystalline tungsten of 4.54 eV was
used for modelling of pure-tungsten insert and a good agreement with the experiment was found
with respect to both the insert tip shape and the temperature distribution in the tip, recorded in
the stable operation mode. There are no unambiguous data on the work function for arc
cathodes made of doped tungsten, although in situ measurements of the effective work function
of cathodes of high-pressure arc discharges provide useful hints. On the other hand, the
experiments reported in this work show that the tip temperatures of inserts made of tungsten
doped with 1.5% of thorium, or lanthanum, or yttrium, recorded during the stable-mode
operation at the arc current of 200 A, vary in a rather narrow range 3100–3200 K. This suggests
that the work functions of doped tungsten inserts, operated in the stable mode, are close to each
other as well. Indeed, the results of modelling with the same value of the work function of 3 eV
give a reasonably good agreement with the experiment in all three cases
Underlying features of prostate cancer—Statistics, risk factors, and emerging methods for Its diagnosis
Get PDFProstate cancer (PCa) is the most frequently occurring type of malignant tumor and a leading cause of oncological death in men. PCa is very heterogeneous in terms of grade, phenotypes, and genetics, displaying complex features. This tumor often has indolent growth, not compromising the patient’s quality of life, while its more aggressive forms can manifest rapid growth with progression to adjacent organs and spread to lymph nodes and bones. Nevertheless, the overtreatment of PCa patients leads to important physical, mental, and economic burdens, which can be avoided with careful monitoring. Early detection, even in the cases of locally advanced and metastatic tumors, provides a higher chance of cure, and patients can thus go through less aggressive treatments with fewer side effects. Furthermore, it is important to offer knowledge about how modifiable risk factors can be an effective method for reducing cancer risk. Innovations in PCa diagnostics and therapy are still required to overcome some of the limitations of the current screening techniques, in terms of specificity and sensitivity. In this context, this review provides a brief overview of PCa statistics, reporting its incidence and mortality rates worldwide, risk factors, and emerging screening strategies.</jats:p