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Impact Of Incontinence On Healthcare Professionals: Highlighting The Imperative...

Introdução: A incontinência urinária e anal são comuns, embora muitas vezes sub-diagnosticadas, devido ao estigma social associado. Este estudo tem como objetivo identificar a prevalência e o impacto da incontinência urinária e/ou anal nos Profissionais de Saúde Portugueses (PSP) e perceber se o estigma existente na população em geral é também comum neste grupo de profissionais. Métodos: Estudo transversal. Os ...

Hirayama Disease: Report of a Successful Clinical Case

The authors present a case of Hirayama’s disease in a 17- year-old boy who had been complaining, for a year and a half, of pain and unilateral motor deficits in the 4th and 5th fingers of the right hand with progressive functional impairment. On examination, atrophy of the ulnar anterior aspect of the forearm, and right thenar and hypothenar regions was evident, associated with a deficit of muscle strength in t...

P28 - Dynamic prediction in breast cancer: a way to provide information on how ...

Surface properties and morphology of PET treated by plasma immersion ion implan...

In this work, surface properties of PET (Polyethylene Terephthalate) modified by Plasma Immersion (PI), and Plasma Immersion Ion Implantation (PIII) were studied. Nitrogen and sulfur hexafluoride plasmas were used in a vacuum system coupled to a radiofrequency (rf) generator (13.56 MHz). Infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR) detected the presence of new molecular groups on the PET surface after the treatment. Measur...

Influence of thickness and coatings morphology in the antimicrobial performance...

In this research work, the production of undoped and silver (Ag) doped zinc oxide (ZnO) thin films for food-packaging applications were developed. The main goal was to determine the influence of coatings morphology and thickness on the antimicrobial performance of the produced samples. The ZnO based thin films were deposited on PET (Polyethylene terephthalate) substrates by means of DC reactive magnetron sputte...

Synthesis of iron-doped TiO2 nanoparticles by ball-milling process : the influe...

Titanium dioxide (TiO2) absorbs only a small fraction of incoming sunlight in the visible region thus limiting its photocatalytic efficiency and concomitant photocatalytic ability. The large-scale application of TiO2 nanoparticles has been limited due to the need of using an ultraviolet excitation source to achieve high photocatalytic activity. The inclusion of foreign chemical elements in the TiO2 lattice can ...

The evaluation of the thermal behaviour of a mortar based brick masonry wall co...

The transfer of energy (in the form of heat) between the building and its surroundings affects its thermal performance. When a given building system is thermally inefficient it will require that the HVAC equipment will be in permanent activity, increasing the underlying energy costs. This work evaluates the influence of using a TiO2-coated plastering mortar in the thermal performance of a building wall model. T...

Electrochemical anodizing, structural and mechanical characterization of nanopo...

Highly ordered Anodic Aluminum Oxide (AAO) structures produced from aluminum by using an electrochemical anodizing method were developed towards its application for the next generation of micro/nano medical and energy devices. In addition of analyzing the anodizing current profile, the surface morphology was characterized by using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), the crystalline structure by X-Ray Diffractio...

Development of photocatalytic asphalt mixtures by the deposition and volumetric...

The field of construction and building industry was identified as an important market for the use of photocatalytic products since they can be applied to reduce building facades maintenance costs and also the pollution effects, particularly important in metropolis with high population density. The multifunctional capability of these materials will be promoted by the photocatalytic oxidation of pollutant agents....

Development of photocatalytic ceramic materials through the deposition of TiO2 ...

Urbanism and communities centralization enlarges atmospheric pollution that affects both human beings as well as their constructed buildings. Different scientific and technological studies are being conducted, both in academic and construction industry, aiming the development of new construction materials with properties that can decrease visual pollution of cities, reducing also the number of cleanings require...