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Intrathyroidal Ectopic Thymus: A Case Series
Fernandes, AC; Fitas, AL; Soares, J; Nunes, A; Lopes, L
Dietary glycemic load and its association with glucose metabolism and lipid pro...
Fernandes, AC; Marinho, AR; Lopes, C; Ramos, EBackground and aim: To evaluate the association of Glycemic Load (GL) with glucose metabolism and blood lipids among young adults. Methods and results: This study included 1538 participants (51% females), evaluated at 21 years of age as part of the EPITeen cohort. The GL of each individual was obtained from the assessment of their dietary intake by using a 86-item semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire....
The role of c-Met and VEGFR2 in glioblastoma resistance to bevacizumab
Carvalho, B; Lopes, JM; Silva, R; Peixoto, J; Leitão, D; Soares, P; Fernandes, AC; Linhares, P; Vaz, R; Lima, JDismal prognosis of glioblastoma (GBM) prompts for the identification of response predictors and therapeutic resistance mechanisms of current therapies. The authors investigated the impact of c-Met, HGF, VEGFR2 expression and microvessel density (MVD) in GBM patients submitted to second-line chemotherapy with bevacizumab. Immunohistochemical expression of c-Met, HGF, VEGFR2, and MVD was assessed in tumor specim...
Does malnutrition influence hospital reimbursement? A call for malnutrition dia...
Fernandes, AC; Pessoa, A; Vigário, MA; Jager-Wittenaar, H; Pinho, JObjectives: The aim of this study was to determine how diagnosing and coding of malnutrition in an internal medicine ward setting influences potential hospital reimbursement. Methods: Patients admitted to the internal medicine ward of Centro Hospitalar do Médio Ave between April 24 and May 22, 2018 were screened by Nutritional Risk Screening 2002, and patients classified as at "risk for malnutrition" were asses...
Impact of a brief psychological intervention on lifestyle, risk factors and dis...
Fernandes, AC; McIntyre, T; Coelho, R; Prata, J; Maciel, MJIntroduction:This study examined the efficacy of a brief inpatient psychoeducational intervention on knowledge about acute coronary syndromes (ACS), control of risk factors, and adaptive health habits and lifestyle. The intervention was intended to facilitate rehabilitation after ACS and its short- and medium-term impact was assessed. Methods: One hundred and twenty-one patients with ACS, admitted to a central ...
Supply chain management practices and firms' operational performance
Truong, HQ; Sameiro, M; Fernandes, AC; Sampaio, P; Duong, BAT; Vilhenac, EPurpose: the purpose of this paper is to provide an empirical evidence about the relationship between practices of supply chain management (SCM) and operational performance (OP). Design/methodology/approach: based on a comprehensive literature review, a set of SCM practices has been identified and selected to develop a conceptual model as well as to establish their relationship to companies’ OP. The measurement...
An extensive structural model of supply chain quality management and firm perfo...
Quang, HT; Sampaio, P; Carvalho, MS; Fernandes, AC; Binh An, DT; Vilhenac, EPurpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the concept of supply chain quality management (SCQM) and to propose a research model that considers the impact of SCQM practices on firm performance. Design/methodology/approach – Based on a comprehensive literature review, SCQM most relevant practices were analyzed and selected. These practices were categorized into four dimensions: upstream (supplier assessme...