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Fly-pt project: collaborative approaches in e-vtol passenger cabin design

The increase in urbanization and road congestion has raised the need to address new solutions for transportation. In this context Urban Air Mobility (UAM) has come up as a possible near future solution, supported by the advance of sustainable propulsion, energy storage systems, connectivity, automation, and lightweight structures. The FLY.PT project, integrating different Portuguese companies in the aviation se...

The impact of technology in design learning: a study with digital natives

In a world with constant technological developments, the learning / teaching experience is trying to quickly adapt to the latest innovations. This study aims to better understand the impact of computer technology in higher design education, analysing if it can enhance or constrain the student’s outcome. Although some authors have been studying this effect across multiple disciplines, Arts is still one of the di...

Self-Medication, Knowledge, Beliefs and Attitudes about Antibiotic Therapy in A...

Introduction: Antibiotics are widely used in pediatric respiratory conditions, despite most having a viral origin. Parental self-medication of children is also common. This study aimed to analyze the knowledge, beliefs, and attitudes of parents of children under 12 years old regarding antibiotic therapy and the practice of self-medication.Methodology: This was a multicenter, observational, descriptive, and cros...

Portuguese Recommendations for the Management of Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomy...

Targeted Disease-Specific Therapy for Patients with Hereditary Transthyretin Am...

Stereotypes and views of science among elementary students: gender and grade di...

Several empirical studies reveal that students are poorly informed, and often hold stereotyped views of science and scientists. The present study aimed to investigate the Portuguese elementary school students' images of scientists and their work and the influence of gender and grade level on the development of these images. Two hundred and eighty-nine elementary school students enrolled in grades 1-5 in urban p...

Quantitative PCR versus metagenomics for monitoring antibiotic resistance genes...

The widespread occurrence of clinically relevant antibiotic resistance within humans, animals, and environment motivates the development of sensitive and accurate detection and quantification methods. Metagenomics and quantitative PCR (qPCR) are amongst the most used approaches. In this study, we aimed to evaluate and compare the performance of these methods to screen antibiotic resistance genes in animal faeca...

Survival of clinical and environmental carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoni...

Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae represents a healthcare threat, already disseminated in the environment. This study aimed to compare the behaviour of a clinical and an environmental K. pneumoniae strain (multilocus sequence type ST147) harbouring the gene blaKPC-3 in water. The abundance of the genes phoE (specific for K. pneumoniae) and blaKPC-3 was monitored by quantitative PCR in urban runoff wate...

Intranasal delivery of lipid-based nanosystems as a promising approach for brai...

Perampanel (PER), a new-generation antiepileptic drug effective against different types of seizures, has already demonstrated a potential in status epilepticus therapy. Considering the growing interest of intranasal (IN) administration for nose-to-brain delivery, PER could be envisioned as a good candidate for this route, especially if formulated in a lipid-based nanosystem. With that purpose, a hydrophobic for...

Relatório de Estágio Curricular – Big Time (Fátima)

O presente relatório diz respeito ao estágio curricular desempenhado na empresa Big Time, localizada em Fátima, com vista à obtenção do diploma de Licenciada em Comunicação e Relações Públicas, pelo Instituto Politécnico da Guarda. A Big Time é uma marca na área da conceção, produção e organização de eventos, especialista na motivação de pessoas e na construção e desenvolvimento de equipas (team building). O es...