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Gender and Risk Aversion: Evidence from a Natural Experiment

The theoretical literature on risk aversion and Expected Utility Theory is extensive; however, the analysis of this behaviour with natural experiments could be more comprehensive. In this paper, we use data from 120 episodes of the Portuguese version of the TV game show The Price is Right, namely from The Wheel game, to explore risk aversion as well as the impact of gender in decision-making. The Wheel game has...

Chemical characterization and bioactive potential of Thymus×citriodorus (Pers.)...

Ethnopharmacological relevance: Thymus × citriodorus (Pers.) Schreb. is an interspecific hybrid between Thymus pulegioides and Thymus vulgaris, known for its pharmacological activities as diaphoretic, deodorant, antiseptic and disinfectant, the last mostly related with its antimicrobial activity. The folk use of other extracts, as hydrolates, have also been disseminated, as regulators of oily skin with anti-acn...

Letter to the editor: Acute Kidney Injury in patients referred for ECMO therapy

Therapeutic plasma exchange in patients in a portuguese ICU

Purpose: The aim of this study is to characterize a Portuguese Intensive Care Unit experience in therapeutic plasma exchange in critically ill patients. Methods: We performed a retrospective analysis of the patients treated with therapeutic plasma exchange between 2000 and 2019. Data on patient characteristics, therapeutic plasma exchange prescription, adjuvant therapy used, adverse events and outcome under tre...

Treatment of reverse osmosis concentrate from sanitary landfill leachate by com...

Municipal solid wastes are increasing worldwide and the most common method to dispose solid residues is landfilling. However, in landfills, there is the formation of a highly contaminated leachate that cannot be discharged directly into the environment due to its high toxicity. Some leachate treatment plants are adopting membrane technologies, but a leachate concentrate that requires posterior treatment is obta...

Dietary exposure to Cadmium and the associated burden – results from a duplicat...

Cadmium is a toxic metal classified as human carcinogen (Group 1) and considered an endocrine disruptor. Human exposure in the non-smoking general population occurs mainly via food ingestion. In order to evaluate the levels of Cd exposure trough food intake in Portugal and the associated burden, a duplicate diet study was conducted in the city of Aveiro, Portugal, in 2012.

Transient and persistent acute kidney injury in acute liver failure

BACKGROUND: Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) is a very frequent complication in the Acute Liver Failure (ALF) population associated with negative outcomes. We aim to evaluate the impact of AKI duration on the outcomes of an ALF population. METHODS: A 20-year retrospective analysis of ALF patients admitted to an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) was performed. Chronic liver failure, chronic kidney disease on renal replacement ...

Renal regeneration after acute kidney injury.

Acute kidney injury is common and associated with negative renal and patient outcomes. The human kidney has a real but limited regeneration capacity. Understanding renal regeneration may allow us to manipulate this process and thus develop therapeutic weapons to improve patients' outcome. In the first part of this paper we discuss the clinical factors associated with renal recovery: baseline patient particulari...

Is the management of diabetes different in dialysis patients?

Diabetes is highly and increasingly prevalent in the dialysis population and negatively impacts both quality and quantity of life. Nevertheless, the best approach to these patients is still debatable. The question of whether the management of diabetes should be different in dialysis patients does not have a clear yes or no answer but is divided into too many sub-issues that should be carefully considered. In th...

Can We Really Discuss About RRT Starting Time Before We Have a Recovery Biomarker?