Background. Hypertension is an important risk factor of cardiovascular (CV) disease. An early diagnosis of target organ damage could prevent major CV events. Electrocardiography (ECG) is a valuable clinical technique, with wide availability and high speci city, used in evaluation of hypertensive patients. However, the use of ECG as a predictor tool is controversial given its low sensitivity. is study aims to ch...
Since higher education qualifications and digital transition are considered key factors for economic development and individual opportunities, distance learning has been presented as a solution to improve the labor force’s skills and employability. However, such links were seldom studied systematically in specific contexts, and doubts exist regarding online programs. Based on the results of three successive fol...
This paper presents the most relevant aspects of a research project conducted between 2017 and 2018 whose primary purpose was to understand better what has changed in the Portuguese school system that may have contributed to the improved performance of Portuguese students in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). The method used, qualitative in nature, was designed to collect data in each of...
Quem são os estudantes que optam pela Educação Superior a Distância ? Quais as suas expetativas e grau de satisfação com os cursos nesta modalidade ? Qual o impacto do curso na vida profissional e pessoal do estudante da UAb ? O presente artigo centra-se nestas questões, seguindo um enquadramento teórico que mobiliza estudos sobre a procura de respostas para novos públicos e novas necessidades nas sociedades at...
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is caused by excessive liver lipid accumulation, but insulin resistance is specifically associated with impaired lipid saturation, oxidation, and storage (esterification), besides increased de novo lipogenesis. We hypothesized that dietary glycotoxins could impair hepatic lipid metabolism in obesity contributing to lipotoxicity-driven insulin resistance and thus to the o...
Introduction: Adolescence is characterized by a period of change towards autonomy. The need of assessment of sexuality is essential to promote healthy sexual health. The intervention of the nurse is to evaluate the needs and behaviours of adolescents, related to sexuality, with the aim of promoting healthy sexual health. Objective: Intends to map the adolescents’ needs, related to sexuality and sexual health. M...
-; In this paper, the analog of Maxwell electromagnetism for hydrodynamic turbulence, the metafluid dynamics, is extended in order to reformulate the metafluid dynamics as a gauge field theory. That analogy opens up the possibility to investigate this theory as a constrained system. Having this possibility in mind, we propose a Lagrangian to describe this new theory of turbulence and, subsequently, analyze it f...
A Bacia Hidrográfica da Lagoa das Sete Cidades localiza-se no maciço com o mesmo nome, na região Nordeste da Ilha de São Miguel. Possui uma área de 445,5 ha e é constituída por duas sub-unidades, a Lagoa Azul (357,3 ha) e a Lagoa Verde (88,2 ha). A maior parte da bacia hidrográfica é ocupada principalmente por pasta-gens permanentes. Devido a problemas ligados ao uso agrícola desta bacia (carga animal e uso exc...