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Abdominal Tumor Requiring Surgical Resection in a Young Patient with Neurofibro...

Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is an autosomal dominant disorder that affects approximately 1 in 3000 births. Retroperitoneal tumors occur in 2%-5% of NF1 patients and pose diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. We report a 25-year-old male from Cape Verde with confirmed NF1 who presented with progressive abdominal pain and a 15 x 11 x 12 cm retroperitoneal mass in the left psoas muscle. He underwent a successf...

Oncology in the PALOP: a growing challenge

Oncology represents a significant challenge for global public health. In the Portuguese-Speaking African Countries (PALOP), this reality is no different. Cancer not only has a devastating impact on patients but also on their families. The increasing number of cases is putting pressure on the healthcare systems of these nations, which are mostly overwhelmed by infectious diseases and other chronic illnesses. Thi...

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Assessing boar taint in portuguese pork: a small-scale study of prevalence and ...

Aim of study: To assess the boar taint prevalence in the Portuguese pork industry through an observational study model by measuring skatole and androstenone levels in fat and to compare it with the estimated thresholds for these compounds among Portuguese consumers. Area of study: Portugal. Material and methods: Adipose tissue samples from 140 animals (102 entire males and 38 females) were collected in three Po...

Pasta incorporating olive pomace: Impact on nutritional composition and consume...

The food industry is encouraged to develop new sustainable foodstuffs, and agri-food by-products can serve as valuable ingredients in these formulations. In this work, olive pomace (OP), a by-product of olive oil production, was incorporated as an ingredient in pasta. The changes in the nutritional composition and consumer acceptance were assessed, aiming to scale up the production. OP contains dietary fibre (5...

Enhancing storage stability of smoke-flavored horse mackerel filets using natur...

The Atlantic horse mackerel (Trachurus trachurus) is a globally favored fish due to its abundance, nutritional value, and aordability, but it faces quality preservation challenges. To address this, this study aimed to enhance its value by creating low-salt smoked products with natural bioactive compounds from seafood and forest sources. The fish filets were divided into four groups: one as a control, and the ot...

Implications of pulsed electric field pre-treatment on goat milk pasteurization

Goat milk is an interesting product from a nutritional and health standpoint, although its physico-chemical composition presents some technological challenges, mainly for being less stable than cow’s milk at high temperatures. As pasteurization and ultra-high temperature processing are universally employed to ensure milk quality and safety, non-thermal methods, such as pulsed electric fields (PEFs), reduce the ...

The impact of goat milk pretreatment with pulsed electric fields on cheese quality

To reduce the microbial load in goat’s milk, which is less thermally stable than cow’s milk, an alternative processing method was used in this study. This involved treating the milk with pulsed electric fields (PEFs) (at 10 kV·cm−1, with 50 µs pulses for 3 Hz) and then heat-treating it at 63 °C for 6.0 s, as well as using heat treatment alone at 75 °C for 3.4 s. Cheeses were made using both types of milk treatm...

CANCER ON THE ISLAND OF SÃO VICENTE, CAPE VERDE: AUDIT OF CANCER REGISTRY OF HO...

We describe the cases of cancer registered between 2018 and 2019 in the Oncological Registry of Hospital Dr. Baptist D’Souza. Sao Vicente Island, Cape Verde. There is also a critical assessment of its quality and an action plan. The five most registered types of cancer, in order of frequency, in the period (2018-2019) were: breast, prostate, oesophagus, cervix and stomach. We found that the oncological registra...

Enhancing storage stability of smoke-flavored horse mackerel filets using natur...

The Atlantic horse mackerel (Trachurus trachurus) is a globally favored fish due to its abundance, nutritional value, and affordability, but it faces quality preservation challenges. To address this, this study aimed to enhance its value by creating low-salt smoked products with natural bioactive compounds from seafood and forest sources. The fish filets were divided into four groups: one as a control, and the ...