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The potential of algae as a source of cellulose and its derivatives for biomedi...

Cellulose has been intensively investigated for biomedical applications, because of its excellent properties, like biodegradability, biocompatibility, abundant availability of renewable resources and cost-effectiveness. Among all sources of cellulose, marine macroalgae or seaweeds, are acquiring tremendous attention, due to their high availability around the world. Moreover, the atypical proliferation of some e...

Strategies for research capacity building by family physicians in primary healt...

Introduction: The qualities of primary healthcare (PHC) make it a very relevant environment for research; however, there is still work to be done to enhance the research capabilities of family physicians in healthcare units. Considering there is no ongoing review that specifically addresses this objective, the proposed goal of this scoping review is to determine the depth of the literature on the current strate...

Unveiling the culturable and non‐culturable actinobacterial diversity in two ma...

Actinomycetota, associated with macroalgae, remains one of the least explored marine niches. The secondary metabolism of Actinomycetota, the primary microbial source of compounds relevant to biotechnology, continues to drive research into the distribution, dynamics, and metabolome of these microorganisms. In this study, we employed a combination of traditional cultivation and metagenomic analysis to investigate...

Hyponatremia in Cancer Patients Hospitalized in a Palliative Care Department: A...

Introduction: Hyponatremia is frequent in cancer patients, as many studies carried out in these patients have shown. However, there are only a few studies carried out at the end of life and in palliative care. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of hyponatremia in cancer patients in the palliative care department of an oncology center and its association with survival.Material and Methods: The...

Ciência Vitae: Apresentação às unidades de I&D da nova plataforma de gestão cur...

Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia: Proposal of a Multidisciplinary Referral...

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Discrepancies between clinical and pathologic staging in tumors of the larynx: ...

Introduction: TNM staging plays a central role in therapeutic decision-making, being also useful for estimating prognosis. Clinical staging (cTNM) is based on physical examination, endoscopy e imaging studies. Pathological staging (pTNM) is based on histopathological analysis after the surgical procedure. Discrepancies between cTNM and pTNM in larynx cancer have been reported in the literature, but some controv...

Pharyngolaryngeal reflux disease - Can symptoms predict endoscopic findings?

Aim: to correlate the severity of symptoms with pharyngolaryngeal endoscopic findings in individuals diagnosed with pharyngolaryngeal reflux disease (PLRD). Design of the study: unicentric, observational and prospective study. Material and Methods: 109 adults attended the ENT and Gastroenterology consultation at Hospital de Braga between April and October 2019 with suspected symptoms of PLRD. Through the applic...

Tecnologias educacionais em rede e recursos educacionais abertos na formação de...

O tema que envolve As Tecnologias Educacionais em Rede e Recursos Educacionais Abertos na Formação de Professores: utopia ou realidade?, de autoria das pesquisadoras, Teresa Cardoso, Filomena Pestana, Cândida Valpradinhos e Isabel Costa, constitui o capítulo três, com o objetivo de pontuar algumas proposições para o contexto da formação de professores a partir da integração “curricular da Wikipédia, que pode se...

Translation and Validation of the “7-Item Eustachian Tube Dysfunction Questionn...

Introduction: Eustachian tube dysfunction is a common cause of morbidity in both adults and children, associated with nasal and otologic symptoms. Symptomatic evaluation is very important for the correct diagnosis and evaluation of the treatment efficacy of this entity. The “7-item Eustachian Tube Dysfunction Questionnaire” was described and validated by McCoul et al and proved to be a useful tool, easy to appl...