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The effectiveness of NIRS technology to the early diagnosis of lower limb ische...

Acute lower limb ischemia is a major complication of peripheral venoarterial ECMO, significantly impacting patient outcomes and survival rates. Traditional methods for assessing limb perfusion, such as physical exams and Doppler ultrasound, are often unreliable and do not provide continuous monitoring. Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS), a non-invasive technique, shows promise for perfusion monitoring in venoart...

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ANXIETY, BELIEFS ABOUT MEDICATION AND MEDICATION ADHERENCE...

Introduction: Cardiovascular diseases are a group of pathologies quite prevalent in the Portuguese community. Anxiety disorders, medication adherence and beliefs about medicines are recognized risk factors that affect the control of cardiovascular diseases, and it is therefore important to be evaluated when monitoring these patients. Objectives: This study aimed to identify the existing tools to measure adheren...

Benchmarking computer-vision-based facial emotion classification algorithms whi...

Effective human communication relies heavily on emotions, making them a crucial aspect of interaction. As technology progresses, the desire for machines to exhibit more human-like characteristics, including emotion recognition, grows. DeepFace has emerged as a widely adopted library for facial emotion recognition. However, the widespread use of surgical masks after the COVID-19 pandemic presents a considerable ...

Subclinical Hypothyroidism in Children: Approach Protocol Proposed by the Socie...

Perfil criminal e a personalidade do agente na dosimetria da pena

O presente trabalho tem como objetivo trazer a conhecimento um tema pouco comentado e utilizado no Brasil, que são os Perfis Criminais, como funciona, qual sua importância no meio investigativo e para a captura de um suposto criminoso, apresentando suas diversas vertentes, e a área de profissão que ainda não se encontra reconhecida oficialmente, procurando fazer a relação desse tema com a personalidade do agent...

Narratives et labour: the contemporary impasse of the narrative of the self thr...

Narrative is one of the oldest ways of human expression, being conceived by several authors as a means for one’s structuring. Taking narrative as a form of psychological meaning and constitution, we attempt to delimit, inside the emerging field of Psychology that takes narrative as the center of its investigation, the formation of the self through this discursive practice. Being a means for the formation of the...

Website design on the hospitality industry: how Portuguese men and women differ...

As the internet and e-commerce rapidly grow worldwide and in Portugal, websites become critical success factors for several businesses. This study investigated gender differences and preferences on the design criteria of Destination Marketing Organizations (DMOs) websites and it was conducted in Portugal, using Booking.com as an example of a DMO. Results from an online survey with 266 participants showed there ...

Obesidade infantil – Caraterização de uma população com seguimento hospitalar

Introdução: A obesidade infantil está associada a grave morbilidade, a motivação para o tratamento geralmente é baixa e os resultados são habitualmente desanimadores. Objetivos: Caraterizar uma população com excesso de peso e obesidade inscrita na consulta de endocrinologia pediátrica e avaliar a existência de comorbilidades associadas. Material e Métodos: Estudo descritivo dos casos de peso excessivo (pré-obes...

Conteúdo em fibra de alimentos embalados e disponíveis em superfícies comerciai...

Cardiovascular risk factors and childhood obesity.

Even in pediatric age, obesity is associated to cardiovascular risk factors such as dyslipidemia, high blood pressure and metabolic syndrome, which contribute to increased morbidity and mortality in adulthood.characterize the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in obese children and adolescents followed in pediatric endocrinology.retrospective analysis of cases followed between January 1997 and June 2008,...