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Unsaturated behaviour of soils stabilized with fly ash from coal combustion; [C...
Araújo, N; Cristelo, N; António Topa Gomes; Miranda, TThe influence of suction on the mechanical behavior of chemically stabilized soils has not yet been consistently quantified, a situation also motivated by difficulties in the experimental procedure to characterize the unsaturated response. This paper presents retention curves obtained for a soil stabilized with Portland cement or an alkaline cement. Triaxial tests are also presented, for the same curing conditi...
Pet ownership during the first 5 years after breast cancer diagnosis in the NEO...
Lopes-Conceição, L; Peleteiro, B; Araújo, N; Dias, T; Fontes, F; Pereira, S; Lunet, NBackground Although human-animal interactions (HAI) have been associated with health benefits, they have not been extensively studied among cancer patients nor which factors may influence HAI during cancer survivorship. Therefore, this study aims to describe pet ownership in a breast cancer cohort within 5 years post-diagnosis and to identify associated factors. Methods Four hundred sixty-six patients from the ...
Long-term neurological complications in COVID-19 survivors: study protocol of a...
Araújo, N; Silva, I; Campos, P; Correia, R; Calejo, M; Freitas, P; Seco, M; Ribeiro, L; Costa, AR; Morais, S; Pereira, S; Firmino-Machado, JBackgroundEvidence suggests an association between SARS-CoV-2 infection and worse performance on cognitive tests, and a higher risk of Parkinson's disease (PD) and dementia up to 6 and 12 months after infection, respectively. Longer follow-ups with comparison groups are needed to clarify the potentially increased risk of neurodegenerative diseases in COVID-19 survivors, namely those infected before mass vaccina...
Prevalence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors among Young Adults (18-25 Years) in M...
Silva, I; Damasceno, A; Fontes, F; Araújo, N; Prista, A; Jessen, N; Padrão, Patrícia; Silva Matos, C; Lunet, N<jats:p>The life course development of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) and the undergoing epidemiological transition in Mozambique highlight the importance of monitoring the cardiovascular risk profile in young adults. Therefore, this study aims to estimate the prevalence of CVD risk factors in a population aged 1825 years living in Mozambique. A total of 776 young adults from a nationally representative sample ...
Cancer-Related Neuropathic Pain, Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy and...
Pereira, S; Araújo, N; Fontes, F; Lopes-Conceição, L; Dias, T; Ferreira, A; Morais, S; Cruz, VT; Lunet, NThis study aims to estimate the prevalence and to identify the determinants of cancer-related neuropathic pain (CRNP), chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) and cognitive decline among patients with breast cancer over five years after diagnosis. Women with an incident breast cancer (n = 462) and proposed for surgery were recruited at the Portuguese Institute of Oncology-Porto in 2012 and underwent s...
Anxiety and Depression in Patients with Prostate Cancer, at Cancer Diagnosis an...
Duarte, V; Araújo, N; Lopes, C; Costa, A; Ferreira, A; Carneiro, F; Oliveira, J; Braga, I; Morais, S; Pacheco Figueiredo, L; Ruano, L; Tedim Cruz, VTProstate cancer (PCa) is the most prevalent among men, and psychological symptoms may affect many patients. This study aims to describe the prevalence of probable anxiety and depression before PCa treatments and after one year and to identify sociodemographic and clinical factors associated with these outcomes. Between February 2018 and March 2020, 292 patients recently diagnosed with PCa were recruited at the ...
Trajectories of Anxiety and Depression Symptoms over Five Years since Breast Ca...
Lopes, C; Severo, M; Fontes, F; Lopes Conceição, L; Ferreira, A; Pereira, S; Lunet, N; Araújo, NAnxiety and depression symptoms are frequent among patients with breast cancer (BCa) and may last after initial treatments. We aimed to identify five-year trajectories of anxiety and depression symptoms among women with BCa. Neuro-oncological complications of BCa (NEON-BC) cohort included 506 patients admitted at the Portuguese Institute of Oncology of Porto in 2012, who were evaluated with the Hospital Anxiety...
Identifying the Profile of Helicobacter pylori-Negative Gastric Cancers: A Case...
Morais, S; Peleteiro, B; Araújo, N; Malekzadeh, R; Ye, W; Plymoth, A; Tsugane, S; Hidaka, A; Hamada, GS; López-Carrillo, L; Zaridze, D; Maximovich, DBackground: The prevalence of Helicobacter pylori-negative gastric cancer (HpNGC) can be as low as 1%, when infection is assessed using more sensitive tests or considering the presence of gastric atrophy. HpNGC may share a high-risk profile contributing to the occurrence of cancer in the absence of infection. We estimated the proportion of HpNGC, using different criteria to define infection status, and compared...
Androgen-deprivation therapy and cognitive decline in the NEON-PC prospective s...
Araújo, N; Costa, A; Lopes-Conceição, L; Ferreira, A; Carneiro, F; Oliveira, J; Braga, I; Morais, S; Pacheco-Figueiredo, L; Ruano, L; Cruz, VTBackground: Androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT) has been associated with cognitive decline, but results are conflicting. This study describes changes in cognitive performance in patients with prostate cancer, according to ADT, during the first year after prostate cancer diagnosis. Patients and methods: Patients with prostate cancer treated at the Portuguese Institute of Oncology of Porto (n = 366) were evaluated...
Prevalence of Cognitive Impairment before Prostate Cancer Treatment
Araújo, N; Costa, A; Lopes, C; Lopes-Conceição, L; Ferreira, A; Carneiro, F; Oliveira, J; Morais, S; Pacheco-Figueiredo, L; Ruano, L; Cruz, VTCognitive impairment is common among patients with different types of cancer, even before cancer treatment, but no data were reported among patients with prostate cancer (PCa), who may be at high risk due to advanced age. This study aims to estimate the prevalence of cognitive impairment before PCa treatment. Between February 2018 and April 2021, the NEON-PC cohort recruited 605 patients with PCa proposed for t...