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Prescribing-Assessment Tools for Long-Term Care Pharmacy Practice: Reaching Con...
Gonçalves, J.; Sleath, B.; Lopes, M.; Cavaco, A.Medicines are the most used health technology in Long-Term Care. The prevalence of potentially inappropriate medicines amongst Long-Term Care patients is high. Pharmacists, assisted by prescribing-assessment tools, can play an important role in optimizing medication use at this level of care. Through a modified RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method, 13 long-term care and hospital pharmacists assessed as ‘appropriate...
DNI Alentejo : Avaliação da disponibilidade média anual de Irradiação Directa N...
Cavaco, A.; Canhoto, P.; Collares-Pereira, M.; Horta, PedroRESUMO: O presente trabalho descreve os progressos realizados na avaliação do recurso solar na região sul de Portugal, com especial foco no Alentejo, com recurso à rede de medida do projeto DNI-Alentejo, composta actualmente por 13 locais de medição distribuídos por diferentes localizações. Esta rede é resultado de uma iniciativa recente, iniciada em 2014, e como tal ainda não dispõe de uma quantidade suficient...
Urinary tract infections: outpatient antibiotic use and antimicrobial resistanc...
Ramalhinho, Isabel; Magalhaes, J.; Pinho, S.; Ataide Ferreira, J.; Cavaco, A.; Mota Filipe, H.; Cabrita da Silva, J.Background and objective: Microbial resistance to antibiotics continues to emerge as a significant global health concern. The misuse of antibiotics is an important factor contributing to the development of antibiotic resistance by bacteria. Urinary tract infection is among the most common bacterial infections, being Escherichia coli the main etiological agent.
Mechanical and structural characterization of tibial prosthetic interfaces befo...
Cavaco, A.; Ramalho, A.; Pais, S.; Durães, L.Prosthesis interface is one of the most important components to promote individual׳s health and comfort, as it establishes direct contact with the skin and transfers loads generated during gait. The aim of this study was to mechanically characterize, three commercial interfaces (block copolymer, silicone gel and silicone elestomer), under static and dynamic conditions, before and after undergoing a process of c...
Evaluation of minimally processed salads commercialized in Portugal
Santos, M.I.; Cavaco, A.; Gouveia, J.; Novais, M.R.; Nogueira, P.J.; Pedroso, L.; Ferreira, M.A.S.S.During the last decades food borne outbreaks associated with consumption of raw vegetables have been increasing and green leafy vegetables seem to be the most frequently implicated products. In order to determine the microbial quality and the incidence of the major food borne pathogens in Minimally Processed (MP) salads commercialized in Portugal, a survey was conducted in Lisbon Retail Markets, from July 2007 ...
Pigment characterization and state of conservation of an 18th century fresco in...
Gil, M.; Carvalho, M.L.; Seruya, A.; Ribeiro, I.; Alves, P.; Guilherme, A.; Cavaco, A.; Mirao, J.; Candeias, A.This article describes a study carried out on a mural painting in the Convent of Santo Antonio dos Capuchos in the town of Estremoz (southern Portugal). Experimental work was undertaken to identify pigments and to elicit hypothesis about their local origin. Another aim was to ascertain the painting technique (binders, stratigraphy) and to try to investigate the causes that led to the deterioration of the blue a...