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The contribution of interface design in the fight against Covid-19: analysis of...
Costa, Inês; Martins, Nuno; Garcia, Francisco; Espanha, Rita; Brandão, Daniel; Barros, Ana; Di Fátima, BrancoThis article presents an analysis of the websites of the two main official health organizations communicating with citizens during the COVID-19 pandemic period: the Directorate-General for Health of the Portuguese State (DGS) and the National Health Service (SNS), SNS24. This study was conducted as part of the research project “Health Risk Communication: Design and digital communication of official public healt...
Is empathy the "brain of the operation" in organizations?
Costa, InêsNowadays, empathy is an overly saturated term. We often hear about the importance of being empathetic, but we do not always know how to practice it. This article presents a critical analysis of the concept of empathy and its different forms, drawing on studies conducted by qualified authors in the field of psychology. Additionally, this literary composition explores the concept of “compassion fatigue,” the impa...
Determinants of HIV-1 Transmission Clusters and Transmitted Drug Resistance in ...
Abrantes, Ricardo; Pimentel, Victor; Sebastião, Cruz; Miranda, Mafalda N S; Seabra, Sofia; Silva, Ana Rita; Diniz, António; Ascenção, BiancaIntroduction: In the EU/EEA, men who have sex with men (MSM) is a priority group for the prevention and control of HIV-1 infection. In Portugal, the 2023 HIV incidence rate was 8.2 per 100,000 inhabitants, with 876 new infections, 41.7% in MSM. We aim to characterize HIV-1 transmission clusters (TC) and transmitted drug resistance (TDR) and its sociodemographic, behavioral, clinical, and viral genomic determina...
Relatório - Programa de Execução, Modelo Perequativo, Plano de Financiamento - ...
Carvalho, Jorge; Costa, Inês; Pais, Carina; Forjaz, Luísa; Moura e Sá, Frederico; Miranda, Eduardo; Borralho, Carlos; Joaquina Ramos, IsabelRELATÓRIO: Diagnóstico; Objetivos de Ordenamento e de Desenvolvimento; Modelo de Estruturação e Organização do Território; Classificação e Qualificação do Solo; Propostas Sectoriais; Contributos Interdisciplinares; Dos Objetivos às Ações; Modelo Executório e Perequativo; Custos, Financiamento e Programação; e Monitorização e Avaliação
Neurodegeneration and choroidal vascular features on OCT in the progression to ...
Costa, Inês; Carvalho, Ana; Andrade, Helton; Pereira, Bruno; Camacho, PedroAim: To quantify and compare longitudinal thickness changes of the ganglion cell complex (GCC) and the choroid in patients with different patterns of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) progression. Methods: Retrospective cohort analysis of anonymized data from participants aged 50y or more and diagnosed with early/intermediate AMD in at least one eye (with no evidence of advanced AMD). A total of 64 partici...
Determinants of HIV-1 transmission clusters and transmitted drug resistance in ...
Abrantes, Ricardo; Pimentel, Victor; Sebastião, Cruz; Miranda, Mafalda N. S.; Seabra, Sofia; Silva, Ana Rita; Diniz, António; Ascenção, BiancaIn the EU/EEA, men who have sex with men (MSM) is a priority group for the prevention and control of HIV-1 infection. In Portugal, the 2023 HIV incidence rate was 8.2 per 100,000 inhabitants, with 876 new infections, 41.7% in MSM. We aim to characterize HIV-1 transmission clusters (TC) and transmitted drug resistance (TDR) and its sociodemographic, behavioral, clinical, and viral genomic determinants in MSM new...
Targeting trypanothione synthetase and Trypanothione reductase: development of ...
Augusto, André; Costa, Inês; Conceição, Jaime; Cristiano, Maria de LurdesNeglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) encompass a range of disorders, including infectious diseases caused by viruses, bacteria, parasites, fungi, and toxins, mainly affecting underprivileged individuals in developing countries. Among the NTDs, those caused by parasites belonging to the Trypanosomatidae family are particularly impacting and require attention, since the lack of financial incentives has led to const...
Synthesis and structure of novel pyrimidine‐thioethers: structural effects on r...
Costa, Inês; Frija, Luís M. T.; Augusto, André; Paixão, José A.; Cristiano, Maria de LurdesBuchwald–Hartwig reactions have been in the spotlight over the past years due to their usefulness in creating a wide range of chemical skeletons applied in drug discovery. Aminopyrimidines are heterocyclic structures with significant biological relevance and compounds bearing the amino- and diaminopyrimidine motifs have been associated with antiviral, antibacterial, antiparasitic, antifungal, anticancer, and an...
Culturable yeast diversity associated with industrial cultures of the microalga...
Matos, Madalena; Fernandes, Mónica A.; Costa, Inês; Coelho, Natacha; Santos, Tamara; Rossetto, Veronica; Varela, João; Sá-Correia, IsabelThe marine oleaginous microalga Microchloropsis gaditana (formerly Nannochloropsis gaditana) exhibits a high capacity to thrive in a broad range of environmental conditions, being predominantly utilized as feed in aquaculture. This article reports the characterization of the culturable yeast population present during the scale-up process of M. gaditana cultivation at Necton S.A. facilities, from 5 L flasks unti...
Tratamento de doenças lisossomais de sobrecarga: relatório 2022
Oliveira, Anabela; Ribeiro, Cristina; Teles, Elisa Leão; Martins, Esmeralda; Cardoso, Sónia; Costa, Inês; Azevedo, Olga; Alves, SandraRelatório anual sobre o Tratamento de Doenças Lisossomais de Sobrecarga, referente às atividades realizadas pela respetiva Comissão Coordenadora em 2022. As Doenças Lisossomais de Sobrecarga (DLS) são um grupo de patologias raras e progressivas, caracterizadas por alta morbilidade e que atualmente incluem mais de 60 doenças. A apresentação clínica dessas patologias é extremamente variável, podendo variar de doe...