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Uterine Niche: A Pathology to Consider
Mendes, Francisca; Balseiro, Joana; Alves, Filipa; Sousa, Joana; Teles Sanches, Joana; Alves, JoanaUterine niche is a recess located in the anterior wall of the uterine isthmus, over the cesarean section scar. This condition is often asymptomatic, but it can be associated with symptoms such as abnormal uterine bleeding, pelvic pain and secondary infertility. Endovaginal ultrasound is the first-line diagnostic method. Treatment includes hormonal methods or surgery, and surgical treatment seems to be the most ...
Application of commercial disinfectants to improve chestnut fruit sanitation
Pereira, Ermelinda; Alves, Joana; Lopes-da-Silva, M.F.Fresh European chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.) gas intermediate perisability charactyeristics between fresh and dried fruits; Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT, Portugal) - national funds FCT/MCTES (PIDDAC) to CIMO (UIDB/00690/2020 and UIDP/00690/2020) and SusTEC (LA/P/0007/2020).
Inventory of tiger- and ground-beetles (Coleoptera, Caraboidea, Cicindelidae an...
Serrano, Artur; Baptista, Martim; Carvalho, Rui; Boieiro, Mário; Mendes, Sara; Bartz, M. L. C.; Timóteo, Sérgio; Pereira, Henrique; Aguiar, CarlosABSTRACT: The Gorongosa National Park (Mozambique) is one of the most emblematic protected areas in Africa, well known for its vertebrate biodiversity and restoration ecology efforts following the Mozambican civil war in 1992. The invertebrate biodiversity of Gorongosa National Park is still poorly studied, although the scarce information available indicates the existence of a rich number of species, namely in ...
Tree canopy enhances Collembola functional richness and diversity across typica...
Martins da Silva, Pedro; Bartz, M. L. C.; Mendes, Sara; Boieiro, Mário; Timóteo, Sérgio; Azevedo-Pereira, Henrique M.V.S.; Alves Da Silva, AntónioABSTRACT: The role of tree canopies in protecting soil functional diversity is essential for ecosystems threatened by the longer lasting periods of drought, which are predicted to increase in the southern afro-tropical region. Nonetheless, biodiversity inventories of soil mesofauna are scarce in afro-tropical ecosystems, even in emblematic and well-studied protected areas, such as the Gorongosa National Park (G...
Exploring the antiradical potential of species from Lamiaceae family: implicati...
Campinho, Ana; Alves, Joana; Martins, Rosário; Vieira, Mónica; Grosso, Clara; Delerue-Matos, CristinaNeurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric diseases have become highly significant in Western societies. Unfortunately, these diseases currently lack a cure, and existing treatments merely manage the symptoms. Thus, it is imperative to explore new alternatives for either preventing these disorders or treating them effectively. One promising avenue for prevention lies in the development of neuroprotective and antiox...
Inventory of tiger- and ground-beetles (Coleoptera, Caraboidea, Cicindelidae an...
Serrano, Artur; Baptista, Martim; Carvalho, Rui; Boieiro, Mário; Mendes, Sara; Bartz, Marie; Timóteo, Sérgio; Azevedo-Pereira, Henrique; Aguiar, CarlosBackground The Gorongosa National Park (Mozambique) is one of the most emblematic protected areas in Africa, well known for its vertebrate biodiversity and restoration ecology efforts following the Mozambican civil war in 1992. The invertebrate biodiversity of Gorongosa National Park is still poorly studied, although the scarce information available indicates the existence of a rich number of species, namely in...
Assessing the prebiotic potential of xylooligosaccharides produced by one-step ...
Cordeiro, Ana; Fernandes, Andreia; Sousa, Joana; Cardoso, Beatriz Alexandra Batista; Alves, Joana; Silvério, Sara Isabel Cruz; Peres, António M.The prebiotic effect is a fundamental concept in the fields of nutrition and gut health, referring to the beneficial effects of specific non-digestible dietary components on the gut microbiota, including xylooligosaccharides (XOS). These compounds function as food sources for beneficial gut bacteria, fostering their growth and activity. In this work, in vitro studies were performed to evaluate the prebiotic pot...
Construção de um sistema de modelos para simulação computacional da limitação n...
Paz, Maria Catarina; Barreira, Raquel; Amaro, Luís; Sousa, José Paulo; Benhadi-Marín, Jacinto; Rasko, Mykola; Silva, António Alves da; Alves, JoanaA limitação natural de pragas é um serviço de ecossistema que deve ser promovido nos sistemas agrícolas, já que pode ser usada como alternativa, ou complementarmente, à aplicação de pesticidas. Consiste no consumo das pragas pelos seus inimigos naturais e pode ser promovida através do estabelecimento de componentes paisagísticas que forneçam, a estes inimigos das pragas, alimento alternativo e refúgio, para alé...
Landscape simplification increases Bactrocera oleae abundance in olive groves: ...
Paredes, Daniel; Alves, João Frederico; Mendes, Sara; Costa, José Miguel; Alves, Joana; Silva, António Alves da; Sousa, José PauloBactrocera oleae is the main pest in olive groves, and its management requires a sustainable perspective to reduce the use of chemical products. Landscape context is being considered as an important driver of pest reduction, but results on B. oleae show inconsistency to date. Most of landscape-pest control studies focus on the dynamics of the pests within the focal crop, ignoring these dynamics in other land us...
Flower strips and remnant semi‐natural vegetation have different impacts on pol...
Mota, Lucie; Hevia, Violeta; Rad, Carlos; Alves, Joana; Silva, António; González, José A.; Ortega‐Marcos, Jorge; Aguado, Oscar; Alcorlo, Paloma1. Intensification of agricultural landscapes to fulfil increased global food de-mands has dramatically impacted biodiversity and ecosystem services. Several pollinator groups, which are vital for the maintenance of pollinator-dependent crops, have been severely affected by this intensification pro-cess. Management tools, such as the implementation of agri-environmental schemes, have been widely proposed to imp...