Abnormal hip biomechanics associated to different hip conditions often lead to premature articular damage and malfunction. Therefore, understanding hip biomechanics is extremely important not only for assessing joint function but also for hip preservation and reconstruction surgery. In femoroacetabular impingement syndrome (FAIS), abnormal morphology and joint biomechanics can lead to articular damage and prema...
ENQUADRAMENTO: As alterações demográficas da população mundial, têm como consequência uma sociedade cada vez mais envelhecida, com progressivo aumento de pessoas em situação de dependência domiciliar, e que necessitam de assistência de familiares para dar resposta às suas necessidades básicas. Neste contexto, emerge como foco de atenção o cuidador informal do idoso dependente. OBJETIVOS: Caraterizar o cuidador ...
Naturwissenschaften 94,367–374; Abstract More than one century after its original description by Marsh in 1877, we report in this paper the first uncontroversial evidence of a member of the genus Stegosaurus out of North America. The specimen consists of a partial skeleton from the Upper Jurassic of Portugal,herein considered as Stegosaurus cf. ungulatus. The presence of this plated dinosaur in the upper Kimmer...
This work constitutes the first contribution for the systematisation of the geological heritage knowledge in Portugal, following the international recomendations for the characterisation of geological heritage (IUGS, ProGEO). The application of the ProGEO methodology has resulted on the creation of fourteen frameworks with international relevance, established by consensus among the Portuguese geological communi...