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Depressive symptomatology, temperament and oxytocin serum levels in a sample of...

Background Depressive symptomatology is prevalent among female university students with adverse effects on their quality of life and academic performance. Previous research suggested associations between depressive symptomatology and oxytocin levels and between depressive symptomatology and Temperament Traits. Despite this evidence, to the best of our knowledge no research has studied the effects fboth oxytocin...

Volatile Organic Compounds in Healthcare facilities - A study developed in Prim...

Comparison of discriminant analysis methods: Application to occupational exposu...

Health effects associated with occupational exposure to particulate matter have been studied by several authors. In this study were selected six industries of five different areas: Cork company 1, Cork company 2, poultry, slaughterhouse for cattle, riding arena and production of animal feed. The measurements tool was a portable device for direct reading. This tool provides information on the particle number con...

Fungal contamination in one hotel room: Does carpet coating in the floor enhanc...

Study developed in order to know the carpet influence when used in the floor of a hotel room. Twelve air samples of 250L (six in a room with carpet and six more in a room with wood floor) were collected through an impaction method with a flow rate of 140 L/min onto malt extract agar (MEA) supplemented with chloramphenicol (0.05%), using the Millipore air Tester (Millipore), during cleaning activities. Outdoor s...

Detection of cryptic species of Aspergillus with reduced susceptibility to anti...

Invasive aspergillosis is a fungal infection caused by Aspergillus spp. affecting mainly the immunocompromised. The mortality rate may reach 85%. Aspergillus identification should be based on molecular methods as there are species morphologically similar but distinct at the molecular level (cryptic species), with variable antifungal susceptibility profiles.

Molecular screening of 246 Portuguese Aspergillus isolates among different clin...

Clinical and environmental samples from Portugal were screened for the presence of Aspergillus and the distribution of the different species-complexes determined to understand differences in their distribution from different sources. Fifty-seven Aspergillus isolates from clinical samples were collected from 10 health institutions. Six species-complexes were detected by ITS sequencing: Fumigati, Flavi, and Nigri...

Molecular Epidemiology of Aspergillus collected from Cystic Fibrosis Patients

Background: Aspergillus respiratory infection is a common complication in cystic fibrosis (CF) and is associated with loss of pulmonary function and allergic disease. Methods: Fifty-three Aspergillus isolates recovered fromCF patients were identified to species by Internal Transcribed Spacer Region (ITS), β-tubulin, and calmodulin sequencing. Results: Three species complexes (Terrei, Nigri, and Fumigati) were f...

Fungal Contamination in Swine: A Potential Occupational Health Threat

Poor air quality in a pig-confinement building may potentially place farmers at higher health risk than other workers for exposure to airborne pollutants that may reach infectious levels. The aim of this study was to assess worker exposure to fungi in indoor environments in Portuguese swine buildings. Air samples from 7 swine farms were collected at a flow rate of 140 L/min, at 1 m height, onto malt extract aga...

Occupational exposure to Aflatoxin B1: the case of poultry and swine production

Although there is an abundance of literature concerning the ingestion of food contaminated with aflatoxin B1 (AFB1), only a small number of studies explore mycotoxin exposure in occupational settings. Taking this into consideration, our study was developed with the intention of elucidating whether there is occupational exposure to AFB1 in Portuguese poultry and swine production facilities. A specific biomarker ...

Occupational exposure to aflatoxin b1 in swine production and possible contamin...

Although the adverse health consequences of ingestion of food contaminated with aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) are known, relatively few studies are available on the adverse effects of exposure in occupational settings. Taking this into consideration, our study was developed aiming to elucidate the possible effects of occupational exposure to AFB1 in Portuguese swine production facilities using a specific biomarker to ass...