O Inquérito aos Hábitos de Leitura dos Estudantes do 1.º Ciclo do Ensino Superior (IHLES) pretendeu caracterizar os hábitos de leitura destes estudantes, as suas representações sobre a leitura e motivação para esta atividade. Foi promovido pelo Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Ensino Superior e destinou-se aos estudantes do Ensino Superior Público a frequentar o sistema Universitário e Politécnico, inscritos...
Major depressive disorder ranks as a major burden of disease worldwide, yet the current antidepressant medications are limited by frequent non-responsiveness and significant side effects. The lateral septum (LS) is thought to control of depression, however, the cellular and circuit substrates are largely unknown. Here, we identified a subpopulation of LS GABAergic adenosine A2A receptors (A2AR)-positive neurons...
Even though we are living in an era of major technical-scientific advances and effective antimicrobial and antiviral therapy,dental infections are still the most important predisposing factors for head and neck infections. Odontogenic infections can cause severe complications, e.g. compromised airways, tissue necrosis, deep neck infections, mediastinitis, endocarditis and sepsis. These severe odontogenic infect...
Stature can be considered one of the "big four" parameters to be ascertained within the biological profile in cases of forensic anthropology. However, the most reliable available methods for stature estimation require the preservation of the long bones, but since this is very often not the case, the development of alternative methods, based on distinct bones, is mandatory. Therefore, in the present work the rel...
To diagnose sexual abuse is often a difficult task, in many cases no significant findings are present, sexually transmitted diseases are important pathognomic findings, they're not frequently observed in sexual abuse situations.