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A SWOT analysis of pilot implementation
Publication . Hertzum, Morten; Clemmensen, Torkil; Campos, Pedro F.; Barricelli, Barbara Rita; Hansen, Carl Emil Derby; Herbæk, Linnea K.; Abdelnour-Nocera, Jose; Lopes, Arminda Guerra; Saadati, Parisa; Pereira Campos, Pedro Filipe
Bilateral asymmetry and the relationship between unilateral isokinetic strength and balance performance in male adolescent football players
Publication . França, Cíntia; Martins, Francisco; Martinho, Diogo; Ihle, Andreas; Marques, Adilson; Sarmento, Hugo; Clemente, Manuel; Przednowek, Krzysztof; Campos, Pedro; Gouveia, Élvio Rúbio; França, Cíntia; Pestana Martins, João Francisco; Gouveia, Élvio Rúbio
Muscle strength and balance ability have been related to injury prevention and game actions performance in football. The aims of this study are twofold: (1) to examine bilateral asymmetries in isokinetic strength and balance assessments, and (2) to evaluate the relationship between muscle strength and balance measures. Eighty-eight male adolescent football players were assessed for body composition (InBody 770), isokinetic strength (Biodex System 4 Pro Dynamometer), and balance performance (Biodex Balance System). Paired samples t-tests were conducted to determine bilateral differences in strength and balance. Pearson correlations and multiple linear regression analyses evaluated the relationship between strength and balance. No significant bilateral strength differences were observed in knee flexors (KF) and knee extensors (KE) peak torque (PT) scores. No bilateral differences were found for balance measures, except in the lateromedial stability index, which was better while performing with the preferred leg (p ≤ 0.01; d = 0.29). Significant correlations were found between KE PT and balance tasks (p ≤ 0.01). KF and KE PT shared between 18 and 22% of the common variance in the overall stability index in the non-preferred and preferred leg, respectively. Monitoring strategies of bilateral asymmetries may be crucial to enhance performance in tasks underpinned by unilateral movements, such as changes of direction and sprints, and to identify players at risk of injury. Adopting these strategies during the early stages of football training might be crucial for players’ long-term development.
Creativity support tools and convergent thinking: a preliminary review on idea evaluation and selection
Publication . Rodrigues, Ana; Cabral, Diogo; Campos, Pedro F.; Pereira Campos, Pedro Filipe; Campos, Pedro
Creativity Support Tools (CSTs) have grown exponentially in the
HCI field. However, this growth has always leaned towards diver
gent thinking, thus neglecting convergentthinking. Weconfirmthis
information based on a preliminary review between 2012 and 2022
in the ACM Digital Library. Our findings confirm that researchers
and practitioners have been primarily interested in developing tools
to support idea generation, minimizing studies on evaluating and
selecting ideas. We focused our research on four major points: i) the
domain of the tool, ii) the type of system and interface developed in
the tools, iii) the methodology used, and iv) the creative context of
Pedro Campos
ITI/LARSyS and WowSystems, Lda.,
University of Madeira
pedro.campos@iti.larsys.pt
the tools. Based on this information, we contribute six guidelines
to support the improvement of existing CSTs and the development
of new CSTs.
Drifting towards a new HCI field: a review of 10 years of HWID research
Publication . Gonçalves, Frederica; Clemmensen, Torkil; Molka-Danielsen, Judith; Campos, Pedro; Gonçalves, Frederica; Pereira Campos, Pedro Filipe
Over the last decade, empirical relationships between work domain
analysis and HCI design have been identified by much research in the field of
Human Work Interaction Design (HWID) across five continents. In this paper,
we review 142 papers about HWID from workshops, conferences, journals and
Springer books from 2005 up to and including 2015. Using bibliometric tech
niques, text-mining and co-word analysis, we discover patterns and articulate
informationthatdriftstowardsanewHCIfield,formedaroundresearchontherela
tionships between work analysis and interaction design. Our findings reveal two
major opportunities for design research in the work domain: a) human-centered
design approaches for specific work domains (workplaces, smart workplaces); b)
visionsofnewrolesforworkplacesthatenhancebothworkpracticeandinteraction
design. Drifting towards new HCI fields opens up new possibilities.
Exploring the creative process in a brainstorming session to develop a web-based system for idea selection
Publication . Rodrigues, Ana; Honório, David; Cabral, Diogo; Campos, Pedro F.; Pereira Campos, Pedro Filipe
Betting on new and promising ideas is fundamental for innovation
in various sectors, helping the world that faces so many adversi
ties. To increase these ideas, the stages of evaluation and selection
of ideas in the creative processes need to be improved and not
neglected. To minimize this problem and contribute to the scien
tific advance in the creativity-oriented HCI, we present a tool for
selecting ideas used after brainstorming sessions. Our prototype
is inspired by the conclusions of an observational study that we
conducted with six students in a classroom, in which the students’
objective was to plan the making of a video for a social institution
that helps the neediest people.