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Vernacular Caramel´s Adobe Masonry Dwellings–Material Characterization

In Pinhal Novo, Palmela, and neighboring municipalities, southern Lisbon region, there are a great number of small adobe masonry dwellings, made in the first half of the twentieth century. The vernacular dwellings were constructed by families that came from the north/center region of Portugal to work at the local manors and were called Caramel´s. Adobe samples from three of these dwellings were collected in Pin...

Nanomedicine approaches for treating glioblastoma

Pancreatic Stone Protein As a Biomarker of Sepsis

Deaths resulting from the use of firearms by police against motor vehicles: Stu...

The objective of this study was to investigate the terminal ballistics of police shootings in which the bullets went through any motor vehicle structure before fatally wounding the occupants. 6 cases that occurred in Porto district between 1998 and 2013 were studied. The firearms used were 7.65 mm (n = 1) or 9 mm (n = 3) calibre semi-automatic pistols and 9 mm calibre submachine guns (n = 2); the bullets were f...

The Hidden Dangers of Beaches: Cardiorespiratory Arrest Induced by Thermal Shock

Thermal shock is widely recognized by modern medicine. Its pathophysiological mechanisms are known, as are its possible consequences, but scientific reports in the literature about clinical cases with severe consequences are sparse. The authors present a case of cardiorespiratory arrest after prolonged sun exposure followed by a dive in the ocean. Other aetiological causes were ruled out, by exclusion, leading ...

Police shootings against civilians in Portugal: Contextual, forensic medical an...

The aim of this study was to analyse the circumstances, the forensic assessment and the legal assessment of police shootings of civilians, according to the severity of the victim's injuries. Sixty-nine cases tried in Portuguese criminal courts were analysed. Of the 32 cases that resulted in death, 16 were on the public thoroughfare and 13 were in the victim's vehicle or in third-party vehicles. The majority of ...

Feasibility of Focal Transcranial DC Polarization with Simultaneous EEG Recordi...

We aimed to investigate the feasibility of an experimental system for simultaneous transcranial DC stimulation(tDCS) and EEG recording in human epilepsy. We report tolerability of this system in a cross-over controlled trial with 15 healthy subjects and preliminary effects of its use, testing repeated tDCS sessions, in two patients with drug-refractory Continuous Spike-Wave Discharges During Slow Sleep (CSWS). ...

A Interacção Gene-Gene Afecta o Risco de Doença Coronária

Introdução: Existem vários estudos que comparam doentes coronários e controlos, no sentido de determinar quais os polimorfismos que apresentam risco acrescido de doença das artérias coronárias (DC). Os seus resultados têm sido muitas vezes contraditórios, mas apresentam uma limitação suplementar: avaliam os polimorfismos um a um, quando na natureza os polimorfismos não existem isolados. Põe-se a questão se serã...

Velocidade da Onda de Pulso e Estratificação do Risco Cardiovascular

Introdução: A compliance arterial ou distensibilidade é uma determinante fundamental nas doenças cardiovasculares, apresentando grande interesse a sua medição não invasiva. A velocidade da onda de pulso (VOP) é usada, actualmente, como um índice de distensibilidade arterial. Objectivos: Avaliar se a VOP constitui um factor de risco, independente, para doença das artérias coronárias (DAC). Investigar se a determ...

Polimorfismos do Gene da Paraoxonase Humana e Risco de Doença Coronária

Introdução: As doenças complexas como a doença das artérias coronárias (DAC), a hipertensão e a diabetes, são usualmente causadas pela susceptibilidade individual a múltiplos genes, factores ambientais e pela interacção entre eles. As enzimas da paraoxonase humana (PON), particularmente a PON1, têm sido implicadas na patogenia da aterosclerose e da DAC. Dois polimorfismos comuns na região codificante do gene, c...