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Lumbar paraspinal intramuscular myxoma: A case report
Hipólito-Reis, J; Roque, D; Teixeira, JCBackground: With an estimated incidence of about 1 case/million patients, paravertebral intramuscular myxomas represent a rare cause of lumbar pain. Rather, they typically occur in the heart and in bone tissues. Case description: A 64-year-old female presented with a protracted course of nocturnal lumbar pain that radiated to the anterior aspect of the right thigh accompanied by numbness. She reported a slow-gr...
In Vitro Cyto-and Genotoxicity Assessment of Antibacterial Paints with Triclosa...
Querido, MM; Rosário, F; Bessa, MJ; Mendes, F; Teixeira, JC; Teixeira, JP; Pereira, CCSurfaces with antimicrobial properties are gaining notoriety as an efficient method to avoid surface contamination. Self-disinfecting paints are a promising strategy towards cleaner indoor environments by preventing the colonization of walls with microorganisms. However, its widespread use needs an appropriate toxicological safety evaluation due to the potential for biological disturbance associated to its bioc...
Thermal comfort assessment of a surgical room through computational fluid dynam...
Rodrigues, NJO; Oliveira, RF; Teixeira, SFCF; Miguel, AS; Teixeira, JC; João Santos BaptistaBACKGROUND: Studies concerning indoor thermal conditions are very important in defining the satisfactory comfort range in health care facilities. OBJECTIVE: This study focuses on the evaluation of the thermal comfort sensation felt by surgeons and nurses, in an orthopaedic surgical room of a Portuguese hospital. METHODS: Two cases are assessed, with and without the presence of a person. Computational fluid dyna...
pMDI Sprays: Theory, Experiment and Numerical Simulation
Oliveira, RF; Teixeira, S; Teixeira, JC; Silva, LF; Antunes, H