16 documents found, page 1 of 2
Water quality indicators in river basins: a portuguese case study (Northern Por...
Antunes, Isabel Margarida Horta Ribeiro; Brás, Ana; Marinho Reis, A. PaulaThe objective of this work is the identification of the main contamination sources in the Vizela river watershed and the potential effects on water qual-ity. The physico-chemical parameters temperature, pH, Total Dissolved Sol-ids (TDS), electrical conductivity (EC), redox potential (Eh), and chloride, fluoride, bromide, nitrite, nitrate, sulfate and phosphate water contents were analyzed. The microbiological p...
O que dizem as crianças e os jovens: visões sobre educação, inclusão e cuidado
Alves, Joana Pimentel; Brás, AnaEste artigo resulta de uma investigação realizada no âmbito do IMAS II – Improving Assistance in Inclusive Educational Settings (2018-1-AT01-KA202-039302), financiado pelo programa Erasmus+. Este projeto centra-se na educação em contexto escolar de crianças/jovens com deficiência na Europa e tem como objetivo principal desenvolver e reforçar as competências dos assistentes operacionais. Nesse sentido, desenvolv...
What children and young people say: views on education, inclusion and care
Alves, Joana Pimentel; Brás, AnaThis article results from a research carried out under the IMAS II - Improving Assistance in Inclusive Educational Settings (2018-1-AT01-KA202-039302), financed by Erasmus+. This project focuses on school education for children and young people with disabilities in Europe and aims strengthen the skills of learning and support assistants (LSAs). Tools such as online and free training courses have been developed ...
O que dizem as crianças e os jovens: visões sobre educação, inclusão e cuidado
Alves, Joana Pimentel; Brás, AnaEste artigo resulta de uma investigação realizada no âmbito do IMAS II – Improving Assistan-ce in Inclusive Educational Settings (2018-1-AT01-KA202-039302), financiado pelo programa Erasmus+. Este projeto centra-se na educação em contexto escolar de crianças/jovens com deficiência na Europa e tem como objetivo principal desenvolver e reforçar as competências dos assistentes operacionais. Nesse sentido, desenvol...
Car seat challenge test in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Brás, Ana; Pratinha, Cristina; Oliveira, Susana; Barbieri-Figueiredo, MC; Ramos, Madalena; Guimarães, HercíliaBackground: In Portugal, there is a Guideline of the Directorate General of Health that requires that newborns with hospital discharge should be transported home in a proper and safe restraint system, aligned with AAP policy statements. In the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of Centro Hospitalar Universitário de S. João (Porto, Portugal), the Car Seat Challenge Test has been carried out since 2005, and ther...
Acute Generalized Chorea, Dystonia and Brain Calcifications: A Case Report
Ramos-Lopes, Joana; Brás, Ana; Morgadinho, Ana; Moreira, FradiquePathological basal ganglia calcification, or Fahr’s Syndrome, can be secondary to a variety of diseases, namely parathyroid disturbances. Movement disorders are common clinical features, in which chorea is seen in less than 20% of cases and dystonia just in 8%. We report the clinical case of a 49-year-old male with a history of thyroidectomy, who was admitted in Emergency Service with acute generalized chorea a...
Escala para a Identificação de Dificuldades de Aprendizagem (EIDA): Estudo expl...
Brás, Ana; Matos, Ana; Santos, Eva; Figueiredo, Miriam; Santos, Soraia; Ribeiro, Esperança Jales; Campos, Sofia; Felizardo, SaraAs Perturbações de Aprendizagem Específicas (PAE) enquadram-se nas Perturbações do Neurodesenvolvimento e produzem alterações funcionais vitalícias, que podem trazer dificuldades ao nível do funcionamento a nível pessoal, social, académico e ocupacional (APA, 2014). Segundo Correia (2008), as PAE relacionam-se com o modo como um indivíduo processa a informação, tendo em conta as suas capacidades e realizações. ...
Extensive Myelitis as a Manifestation of Neuroborreliosis
Brás, Ana; Marques, Nuno; Santiago, Beatriz; Matos, Anabela; Moreira, FradiqueNeurological manifestations of Lyme disease are reported in 3% - 12% of patients, with the most common form of presentation being meningoradiculitis. Other symptoms involving the central nervous system, such as myelitis or encephalitis, are rare (< 5 %). We report a case of a 66-year-old male, with a subacute extensive transverse myelitis, secondary to Borrelia burgdorferi infection. The patient underwent an...
Performance-based methods for masonry building rehabilitation using innovative ...
Brás, Ana; Valença, Andreia; Faria, PaulinaThe design and selection of a retrofitting solution can be carried out through performance-based methods (according to constructive materials behaviour, hygrothermal and occupants’ behaviour or climatic conditions) as an alternative to the deem-to-satisfy approach. The future likelihood of saturated conditions in masonry building fabrics is increased by the consequences of climatic changes, enhancing the need o...
Trends, seasonality and forecasts of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Portugal
Brás, Ana; Gomes, Dulce; Filipe, Patrícia A.; de Sousa, Bruno; Nunes, CarlaSETTING: Tuberculosis (TB) is a global public health concern. Surveillance programs present invaluable epidemiological information regarding its temporal evolution, particularly for pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB), the most common form of TB and the one that presents the biggest challenge in Public Health. OBJECTIVES: To characterize, model and predict PTB monthly incidence rates in Portugal, and disaggregated by ...