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Eucalyptus-enhanced cotton: pretreatment and bioactive coating strategies for t...
Oliveira, Cláudia S.; Costa, Ana; Mendanha, Daniel; Macedo, Tiago; Moreira, Joana; Oliveira, Juliana A. S. A.; Bernardes, Beatriz G.; Silva, Carla J.Eucalyptus essential oils and extracts are widely recognized for their antimicrobial, antioxidant, insecticidal, anti-inflammatory, and aromatizing properties, making them highly valuable across pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and textiles. For the design of biomedical textiles, cotton is favored for its mechanical strength, porosity, and biodegradability, but its vulnerability to microbial action limits its applic...
Do students' mindsets about emotional intelligence change over secondary school...
Costa, Ana; Faria, LuísaResearch on mindsets has grown exponentially over the last few years, but the developmental trajectories of the different types of mindsets are less explored, especially among youth. Thus, the present study analyzed and compared the trajectory of both growth and fixed implicit theories of emotional intelligence over the secondary school cycle. In total, 523 students were followed during the complete Portuguese ...
The role of emotional understanding in academic achievement: exploring developm...
Faria, Luísa; Costa, Ana; Taksic, VladimirThe role of emotional intelligence (EI) in the academic context has been steadily established, together with its impact on students' academic achievement, well-being, and professional success. Therefore, this study examined the development of a key EI ability-emotional understanding-throughout secondary school and explored its impact on students' academic achievement (maternal language and mathematics) at the e...
Trends in land cover and in pollen concentration of Quercus genus in Alentejo, ...
Galveias, Ana; Duarte, Ediclê; Raposo, Mauro; Costa, Maria João; Costa, Ana; Antunes, CéliaMediterranean forests dominated by Quercus species are of great ecological and economic value. The Quercus pollen season, peaking in April, varies in concentration due to geographical and climatic factors and has a remarkable allergenic potential. This study investigates Quercus trends in the Alentejo region of Portugal and examines the influence of meteorological parameters on DPC, PSD and SPIn, as well as the...
From Preconception to Breastfeeding: What Healthcare Professionals and Women Th...
Simões, Mafalda; Sousa, Filomena; Goulão Barros, Joana; Costa, Ana; Bombas, TeresaPregnancy is a period when adopting healthy habits, such as a balanced diet and vitamin supplementation, is crucial for maternal and fetal health. Nutritional deficiencies can lead to fetal malformations, and organizations like the Directorate-General of Health recommend supplementation with folic acid and iodine. However, guidelines for other micronutrients, such as iron and zinc, remain less defined, causing ...
Assessing the Potential of 1,2,3-Triazole-Dihydropyrimidinone Hybrids against C...
Carreiro, Elisabete; Costa, Ana; Burke, Anthony; Antunes, Célia; Gastalho, Carlos; Pereira, Florbela; Lopez, Oscar; Fernández-Bolaños, José G.Combining the pharmacological properties of the 1,2,3-triazole and dihydropyrimidinone classes of compounds, two small families of mono- and di(1,2,3-triazole)-dihydropyrimidinone hybrids, A and B, were previously synthesized. The main objective of this work was to investigate the potential anti-Alzheimer effects of these hybrids. The inhibitory activities of cholinesterases (AChE and BuChE), antioxidant activi...
Pollen- and Weather-Based Machine Learning Models for Estimating Regional Olive...
Galveias, Ana; Fraga, Helder; Costa, Ana; Antunes, Célia M.The olive tree is one of the most common type of cultivation in the Mediterranean area, having high economic and social importance. The Alentejo region, Portugal, is an area with a high presence of olive groves, which in 2022 accounted for 201,474 hectares. The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between olive pollen, weather data, and olive tree production, between the years 2002 and 2022. Pollen ...
The Behavior of Muscle Oxygen Saturation, Oxy and Deoxy Hemoglobin during a Fat...
Villafaina, Santos; Tomas-Carus, Pablo; Silva, Vanda; Costa, Ana; Fernandes, Orlando; Parraca, Jose A.Previous studies have reported that people with fibromyalgia (FM) could suffer from mitochondrial dysfunction. However, the consumption of muscle oxygen during physical exercise has been poorly studied. Therefore, this study aimed to explore the response of muscle oxygen during a fatigue protocol in people with FM and healthy controls (HC). In addition, the peak torque and the total work were assessed. A total ...
Environmental changes in the Atlantic World: how did the trade of enslaved peop...
Costa, Ana; Pombo de Freitas, Maria da Conceição; Gomes Coelho, Rui; Cachao, MarioABSTRACT: This paper focuses on the environmental changes that occurred along the margins of Cacheu River (Guinea-Bissau) and Sado River (Portugal), in the context of the transatlantic trade of enslaved people and its aftermath (15th century to the present). We collected four sediment cores in the estuarine areas of those two rivers – Cacheu1, Cacheu2, Cacheu3 and Laxique. The sediments were analysed for enviro...
Neoplasia de Pulmão: Tratamento por Radioterapia
Ramos, Ana; Rato , Margarida; Sousa , Vera; Costa, Ana; Marques, RuiEnquadramento: Mundialmente, a neoplasia de pulmão apresenta-se como a mais mortal e a segunda mais diagnosticada [1–2]. Esta neoplasia é classificada em dois subtipos principais: neoplasia de pulmão de não pequenas células (85%) e neoplasia de pulmão de pequenas células (15%) [2]. O tratamento é complexo e pode envolver múltiplas modalidades de tratamento, incluindo a radioterapia (RT) [3]. Objetivo: Pretende-...