Brazilian Symposium Research Articles

Freshmen: Incentive to Participate in Research Activities in Laboratories at The Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of UFPA

Objective: This work aims to analyze the impacts of the participation of freshmen of the Mechanical Engineering course of the Federal University of Pará in research projects and in the preparation of scientific articles. This approach seeks to encourage the insertion of these students in laboratory activities, promoting their academic and scientific development since the beginning of the course. Theoretical Framework: Entry to university brings many challenges. Therefore, the practice of activities that inhibit academic evasion are beneficial for the scientific environment and labor market, by acting in the development of new professionals. Method: Freshmen of the Mechanical Engineering course were invited to experimental activities in order to encourage them to research and inclusion in academia, acting in the production of scientific articles for the Brazilian Symposium for the Progress of Science (SBPC)for its 75th Annual Meeting of 2023. Results and Discussion: Initially 22 students participated in the project, however only 5 remained until the end, resulting in 5 work submissions. In addition, it was verified the insertion of a portion of the students who gave up the project in other laboratories of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering. Research Implications: Affirmative actions that promote student integration are beneficial, providing opportunities for teamwork, knowledge sharing and appreciation of inclusion in the academic environment. Originality/Value: This type of incentive has a significant impact on the academic and professional life of the students involved, favoring curricular complementation for those who wish to follow postgraduate courses, or in the engineering job market.

An Analysis of the Authorship and Co-authorship Networks of the Brazilian Human-Computer Interaction Conference

In Brazil, the Brazilian Symposium on Human Factors in Computing Systems (IHC) gathers the scientific community of researchers interested in the field of Human-Computer Interaction since 1998, being the main Brazilian event in this sub-area of Computing. Over twenty-one editions, the IHC received works from researchers from different regions of the country who, over the years, have been building their own co-authorship relationships with the other authors of the Symposium. In this context, this paper analysed the IHC from the perspective of those who helped to consolidate this important national scientific event, as well as in the expansion of the Human-Computer Interaction area in the Brazilian scenario, that is, its researchers-authors. In total, 1,443 authors were identified and analysed in the study presented in this work, which considered 873 publications of three IHC tracks: Full Papers, Short Papers, and Innovative Ideas and Emerging Results. Issues related to the publications and to the co-authorship relationships of these authors over the years and in the different article tracks of the IHC were considered. In order to describe their research trajectories within the IHC itself, the study presents, in different scales of time, how these authors evolved in relation to their contributions over time. In addition, this paper analyses how the authors contributed with each other and originated the complex collaboration network of the IHC. For this, co-authorship networks and groups of authors who published together were explored, aiming to clarify the collaborations between these authors, as well as how they evolved until the edition of 2022. In this sense, this work seeks, with each research question, to simplify the presentation of results through different visualizations, which were planned and created to describe information that are not clearly evident when observing the IHC publications in a “disconnected” manner. The results of this study are revealed, described and analysed under different perspectives, as well as discussed in details in this paper.

Ética: qual o cenário de pesquisa no Simpósio Brasileiro SBSeg?

Ethics and Information and Computer Systems Security go hand in hand. Security is related to freedom from risk or the threat of change for the worse and is directly associated with moral values and evaluation. In Brazil, the largest and most important event related to this topic is the Brazilian Symposium on Information and Computational Systems Security (SBSeg) of the Brazilian Computer Society. This paper aims to investigate the occurrence of ethical aspects in SBSeg's. How does ethics explicitly permeate research published in SBSeg between 2001 and 2021? By responding to this research question, the results indicate that the respective Brazilian community is far from dealing with ethical aspects in its scientific communications. We discuss this result, bringing analyzes and interpretations containing concerns, and future work.

Para uma abordagem territorial do desenvolvimento regional: a importância da tríade coalizões de atores sociais, ativos e instituições

The following pages bring, in text format, two presentations made by the author at different scientific meetings: 1. during the double event IV Brazilian Symposium on Sustainable Territorial Development and IV Seminar of the Ibero-American Network of Studies on Territorial Development and Governance, held in 2022 and 2. before that, in 2021, the opening conference of the X International Seminar on Regional Development. In both situations, the evolution of ideas and theories about regional development is used to emphasize what is new with the emergence of the so-called territorial approach, at the turn of this century, and, in this approach, what is the relevance of operating with a triad of fundamental explanatory dimensions of these processes: coalitions of social actors, assets, or forms of capitals, and institutions. With other authors, we have suggested that a framework based on these three concepts can support analysis consistent with a territorial approach of development processes

Selected papers from the Brazilian Symposium on Formal Methods (SBMF 2021)

Selected papers from the Brazilian Symposium on Formal Methods (SBMF 2021)

Special issue with selected Papers from 2020 brazilian symposium on computer engineering (SBESC 2020)

Special issue with selected Papers from 2020 brazilian symposium on computer engineering (SBESC 2020)

Insights from the first Brazilian Symposium on Human Biometeorology

A current systematic literature review has stated several deficiencies and knowledge gaps in biometeorology research conducted in Brazil. This finding encouraged a group of local professionals in the field to foster research initiatives in topics and regions yet unexplored in the country. Motivated by that, the group organized the first Brazilian Symposium on Human Biometeorology between July 4 and 8, 2022, in Natal (RN), northeastern Brazil. This paper aims to summarize the main studies presented at the symposium and highlight a few ideas that could be pursued next in human biometeorology in future research initiatives.

Summary of the first Brazilian Symposium on Human Biometeorology.

This brief background highlights Brazil as a 'climate-health hotspot', i.e. a country where climate affects local populations negatively through multiple pathways (Di Napoli et al. BMC Public Health 22(1):1-8, 2022). Knowledge gaps still need to be filled concerning the various climaterelated dimensions of tourism, vector-borne diseases, mortality and morbidity in urban centers in the country (Krüger et al. Int J Biometeorol 66(7):1297-1315, 2022). Motivated by this, the first Brazilian Symposium on Human Biometeorology (Simpósio Brasileiro de Biometeorologia Humana 2022) was organized and held at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN) in Natal, northeastern Brazil, between July 4 and 8, 2022. The symposium was organized as a hybrid event by a committee composed of researchers acting in different regions of the country, and who had an ongoing research collaboration on matters related to human biometeorology. The event was partly sponsored by the ISB and partly self-supported by the organizers and institutions involved. The symposium aimed to promote the development of the research area on human biometeorology in Brazil in facing challenges imposed by a globally and locally changing climate. To achieve this, the symposium focused on five main topics of discussion: a) climate-driven diseases; b) thermal comfort, urban and architectural biometeorology; c) atmospheric pollution and health; d) climate change; e) climate, health and climate change. This summary highlights the main findings, future research directions, and policy implications in each topic from the presentations and panel discussions.

In Memoriam - BrJAC mourns the death of Prof. Dr. Carol Hollingworth Collins and recognizes her great contribution to the Analytical Chemistry in Brazil

Professor Carol Collins graduated in Chemistry from Bates College (1952) and obtained her PhD in Organic Physical Chemistry from Iowa State University of Science and Technology (1958), when she was introduced to the recently developed gas–liquid chromatography. She conducted postdoctoral research at the University of Wisconsin and later worked on radiochemistry and nuclear medicine at the Brookhaven National Laboratory and the Western New York Nuclear Research Center in Louvain (Belgium) and Southwest Asia. Professor Collins came to the State University of Campinas (Unicamp) with her husband, Kenneth Collins, in July 1974, during the university’s first decade, and played a leading role in consolidation of the Institute of Chemistry at Unicamp and in the growth of chemistry and analytical chemistry in Brazil. Her first line of research in Brazil was radioanalytical chemistry, later focusing on chromatographic techniques, initially applied to the products of radiochemical reactions and radiation chemistry. Subsequently, her attention was directed to the preparation of stationary phases for liquid chromatography. She gained remarkable achievement in the area of chromatography that allowed her to publish two books that are very popular in Brazil: "Introduction to Chromatographic Methods" (1987) and "Fundamentals of Chromatography" (2006). Her scientific and technological contributions have been recognized through several awards, including the “Marie Curie Award” from the American Association of University Women and the “Simão Mathias Medal” from the Brazilian Chemical Society (SBQ). She also received honors in recognition of the contributions of Unicamp's 40th anniversary, SBQ's 30th anniversary, a tribute from the Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society, the National Meeting of Analytical Chemistry, the School of Separations and the Brazilian Symposium on Chromatography and Related Techniques (SIMCRO) Medal. For her outstanding performance and leadership in the creation and consolidation of the Analytical Chemistry Division of the Brazilian Chemical Society, her name was recognized in the Carol Collins Medal given to each National Meeting of Analytical Chemistry since the 2018 edition. Professor Collins was also a full member of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences and the Academy of Sciences of São Paulo, and received the title of Professor Emerita of Unicamp on 14 May 2012, in addition to being Emeritus Researcher at the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq). Apart from her scientific competence, some characteristics shaped her personality and made her very popular among her colleagues and students: her vast gourmet knowledge, keen taste for caipirinha and coffee, infallible memory, great love for her work and for Brazil, dedication to science, analytical chemistry/chromatography, kindness as a person and her incessant search for justice. She was always receptive to clarifying the doubts of students, teachers and interested parties, which she did with great pleasure, characteristic of those who like to teach and transmit knowledge. The contributions of Professor Collins to the training of human resources, the consolidation and development of the Institute of Chemistry at Unicamp and the analytical chemistry/chromatography sector in Brazil and abroad are immeasurable. Her brilliant trajectory will leave a huge legacy that is difficult to measure and she will remain forever in the memory of those who were fortunate enough to live with her.

A meta-scientific broad panorama of ethical aspects in the Brazilian IHC

Ethics is a field of study that analyses practices, their principles, customs, and habits. The Grand Research Challenges in Human-Computer Interaction in Brazil (GranDIHC-BR) between 2012 and 2022 highlighted the relevance of the topic Ethics in the context of Human Values. Aligned with that, we claim that computational techniques are not neutral and, therefore, ethical analysis is essential to the design of applications as well as theoretical or conceptual research. The goal of this work is to provide an understanding on how researchers have addressed the ethical aspects by analyzing the publications of the IHC-BR: the Brazilian Symposium on Human Factors in Computing Systems, the leading conference dedicated to HCI in Brazil. Thus, we conducted a Systematic Literature Review guided by the main research question: how does ethics permeate research published between 2006 and 2021? As a result, although less than 5% of the papers discussed ethical content, we observed a significant growth in ethical aspects over the years, both associated with the meta-research and its application.

Preface – Selected papers from the 23rd Brazilian Symposium on Formal Methods – SBMF 2020

Preface – Selected papers from the 23rd Brazilian Symposium on Formal Methods – SBMF 2020

Summary of the 12th Brazilian Conference on Software and the 1st Latin American School on Software Engineering

The main goal of the Brazilian Conference on Software: Practice and Theory (CBSoft) is to bring together researchers, practitioners, and students aiming at fostering the exchange of experience about the most recent research, tendencies, and theoretical and practical innovations in software. The conference is the top conference in the field of Latin America. In 2021, the conference was organized virtually by Dr. Karine Roggia, Dr. Cristiano Vasconcellos (UDESC), and Dr. Paulo Boulsfield (Univille). This year, we had more than 450 participants registered to attend CBSoft. CBSoft 2021 held four traditional Brazilian symposia: (i) 35th Brazilian Symposium on Software Engineering (SBES); (ii) 25th Brazilian Symposium on Programming Languages (SBLP); (iii) 15th Brazilian Symposium on Software Components, Architectures, and Reuse (SBCARS); (iv) 6th Brazilian Symposium on Systematic Automated Software Testing (SAST).

SOILS AND EDUCATIONAL PRACTICES: STUDY FROM THE ARTICLES PRESENT IN THE AXIS TEACHING GEOGRAPHY IN THE BRAZILIAN SYMPOSIUM OF APPLIED PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY (SBGFA) 2019

This text refers to the results of scientific initiation research that continued the analyses and discussions that have been held since 2014, in a research entitled "Teaching Geography at the Brazilian Symposium on Applied Physical Geography: study of contents and geographical and pedagogical approaches from 2003". In this work, the specific objective is to evaluate the geographic approach and knowledge of Soil present among the articles of the event, as well as the didactic-pedagogical references presented. It is understood as important and necessary to discuss the relationship between society and nature in the scope of school geography, especially the discussion of this physical-natural component and its appropriation and use, capable of configuring different landscapes and territories. The documentary and exploratory research follows the methodology of content analysis, which includes several readings of each text, identification of categories, analysis of soil approaches and conceptions and proposed practices. Despite the perceived search for the break with patterns of a traditional teaching, it was found that the approach of the theme in the works remains, to a large ly, academicist and more focused on the understanding of the Soil as an isolated and disconnected element of space. More than 70% of the studies discuss the soil issue from regional and global scales, disregarding the geography of the student and, consequently, the search for a more significant soil geographic education. In addition to this aspect, less than 50% of the studies present important conceptions in geography practices, such as the definition of procedural and value contents and the presence of constructivist approaches to teaching.

Special issue on revised and extended versions of papers presented at the 22nd Brazilian Symposium on Programming Languages (SBLP 2018)

Special issue on revised and extended versions of papers presented at the 22nd Brazilian Symposium on Programming Languages (SBLP 2018)

Selected and extended papers of the Brazilian Symposium on Programming Languages 2019–2020 (SBLP 2019–2020)

Selected and extended papers of the Brazilian Symposium on Programming Languages 2019–2020 (SBLP 2019–2020)

SIBAC (Simpósio Brasileiro de Acarologia) em tempos de conectividade

Although not readily recognizable by humanity (mainly due to their small size), mites are found in many environments, directly or indirectly affecting humans. The study of mites in Brazil has become a topic of great relevance. Acarologists periodically meet at SIBAC (Brazilian Symposium of Acarology) events to exchange experiences and professional debates. So far, seven symposia have been held. The last one has just been held in a virtual format, involving the participation of 292 subscribers, coming from 24 federative units in Brazil and 17 other countries.

On the Adoption of Empirical Methods and Systematic Reviews in the Brazilian Symposium on Human Factors in Computing Systems

Context: Empirical studies (ES) and systematic reviews (SR) play an essential role in the Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) field as its focus is on evaluating the end-user and usability of software solutions and synthesizing the evidence found by the HCI community. Even though the adoption of empirical evaluation techniques and SR has gained popularity in recent years, the consistent use of a methodology is still maturing. Goal: This study aims to provide a qualitative and quantitative assessment of the current status of ES and SR presented in the research papers published at the proceedings of the Brazilian Symposium on Human Factors in Computing Systems (IHC Symposium). Method: We conduct an empirical study on the papers over the 18 editions in the IHC Symposium to answer four research questions. Our study proposes a protocol to identify and assess ES and SR reported in the papers published at the IHC Symposium. Results: From the sample of 259 studies, we find 131 ES and SR (~51%). We have characterized and categorized the ES into case studies, experiments, and surveys. Further, we found evidence that these studies' quantity and quality have been increased over the IHC Symposium editions, and almost half of these studies give detailed information making possible their replication. Conclusion: We hope that each study's characterization can support the conduction of new ES and SR by the HCI Brazilian community, producing more reliable results and reducing or eliminating biases.

Looking back at the latest 20 years

Twenty years ago the International Palaeoentomological Society was founded in Kraków during the 2nd Congress on Palaeoentomology (5th–9th September, 2001). This congress was preceded by a world conference in Moscow, 1998 (which was afterwards given the formal numbering as first), and World Congress on Amber Inclusions in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque Country, Spain, 1998. Later, Brazilian Symposium on Palaeoarthropodology in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil held for the first time in 2000, took place. The event in Kraków attracted a record number of 120 participants. We were quite aware that this frequency in 2001 was partially caused by the curiosity of the country which for long time was behind the iron curtain. Literally most of the countries were represented; from USA to China, from Russia to South Africa, as you may notice from the list of 53 founding members, below, who also provided the starting Society with first donations.

Introduction to the special issue on "Geoconservation" of the Journal of the Geological Survey of Brazil

This Special Issue on Geoconservation brings relevant contributions from Brazilian researchers on topics ranging from data collection to geoscientific outreach. The ten selected papers were initially presented as abstracts at the V Brazilian Symposium on Geological Heritage, held in Crato, Ceará, from October 14 to 18, 2019.

Special issue with selected papers from 2019 Brazilian Symposium on Computer Engineering (SBESC 2019)

Special issue with selected papers from 2019 Brazilian Symposium on Computer Engineering (SBESC 2019)