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Cranial surgical approaches in the 21st Century Identified Skeletal Collection
Ferreira, Maria Teresa; Coelho, Catarina; Gaspar, Rosa Ramos; de Matos, Daniela P.; Pereira, Ricardo; Cunha, Eugénia; Oliveira-Santos, InêsIn Forensic Anthropology, identification is comparing information from a person whose fate and whereabouts are unknown with data from a person who is present but whose identity is unknown. The rarer and more distinctive the characteristics observed during the anthropological investigation, the greater the probability of reaching an identification. Taking this into account, cranial surgeries can be considered go...
The BALA project: A pioneering monitoring of Azorean forest invertebrates over ...
Pozsgai, Gabor; Lhoumeau, Sébastien; Rosário, Isabel Amorim Do; Boieiro, Mário; Cardoso, Pedro; Costa, Ricardo; Ferreira, Maria Teresa; Leite, AbrãoGlobally, there is a concerning decline in many insect populations, and this trend likely extends to all arthropods, potentially impacting unique island biota. Native non-endemic and endemic species on islands are under threat due to habitat destruction, with the introduction of exotic, and potentially invasive, species, further contributing to this decline. While long-term studies of plants and vertebrate faun...
Postmortem interval estimation of human skeletonized remains through luminol ch...
Ermida, Catarina; Rosa, Joana; Cunha, Eugénia; Ferreira, Maria TeresaPostmortem interval (PMI) estimation represents a significant challenge in the forensic sciences, particularly when dealing with human skeletal remains. A screening protocol for distinguishing possible remains of forensic interest is a crucial tool for judicial purposes. In this context, luminol chemiluminescence emerges as a promising method, with low overall costs and required time. This method is primarily u...
Luminol and the postmortem interval estimation — influence of taphonomic factors
Ermida, Catarina; Cunha, Eugénia; Ferreira, Maria TeresaThe estimation of the postmortem interval (PMI) is one of the key challenges for forensic anthropologists. Although there are several methods referenced for this purpose, none is sufficiently effective. One of the main reasons justifying the complexity of this task is the influence of several taphonomic factors.The study of the Luminol technique has stood out as a promising method for estimating PMI, complement...
A Fish-Based Tool for the Quality Assessment of Portuguese Large Rivers
Faro, António Tovar; Ferreira, Maria Teresa; Oliveira, João ManuelMultimetric indices play a pivotal role in assessing river ecological quality, aligning with the European Water Framework Directive (EU WFD) requirements. However, indices developed specifically for large rivers are uncommon. Our objective was to develop a fish-based tool specifically tailored to assess the ecological quality in Portuguese large rivers. Data were collected from seven sites in each of three Port...
Monitoring arthropods under the scope of the LIFE-BEETLES project: I - Baseline...
Lhoumeau, Sébastien; Tsafack, Noelline; Manso, Sónia; Figueiredo, Telma; Leite, Abrão; Parmentier, Laurine; Ferreira, Maria Teresa; Borges, Paulo A. V.The urgent need for conservation efforts in response to the global biodiversity crisis is exemplified by initiatives, such as the EU LIFE BEETLES project. This project aims to preserve endangered arthropod species that are crucial for ecosystem functionality, with a focus on endemic beetle species in Flores, Pico and Terceira Islands (Azores, Portugal): Tarphius floresensis Borges & Serrano, 2017, Pseudanchomen...
A Fish-Based Tool for the Quality Assessment of Portuguese Large Rivers
Faro, António Tovar; Ferreira, Maria Teresa; OLIVEIRA, J. M.Multimetric indices play a pivotal role in assessing river ecological quality, aligning with the European Water Framework Directive (EU WFD) requirements. However, indices developed specifically for large rivers are uncommon. Our objective was to develop a fish-based tool specifically tailored to assess the ecological quality in Portuguese large rivers. Data were collected from seven sites in each of three Port...
All that glitters is not gold: X-ray fluorescence analysis of a fixed dental pr...
Oliveira-Santos, Inês; Gomes, Ricardo A.M.P.; Coelho, Catarina; Gil, Francisco; Cunha, Eugénia; Baptista, Isabel Poiares; Ferreira, Maria TeresaAccess to better health care anticipates that more medical devices can be found alongside skeletal remains. Those employed in oral rehabilitation, with available brands or batch/series, can prove useful in the identification process. A previous study in the Colecção de Esqueletos Identificados Século XXI described macroscopically the dental prostheses. An unusual case of a dental device with chromatic alteratio...
An Assessment of Intra- and Interobserver Error in Luminol Chemiluminescence as...
Ermida, Catarina; Rosa, Joana; Cunha, Eugénia; Ferreira, Maria TeresaPostmortem interval (PMI) estimation constitutes a challenge for forensic anthropologists.The application of the luminol technique as a preliminary test for PMI estimation is considered easy to use and inexpensive. The objective of our study is to validate luminol chemiluminescence testing through the assessment of intra- and interobserver error. Our sample included 266 human clavicles, with known PMIs ranging ...
Secular Trends in the Size and Shape of the Scapula among the Portuguese betwee...
Maranho, Rúben; Ferreira, Maria Teresa; Curate, FranciscoPotential secular changes in the human scapula are fundamentally unbeknownst, with most of the preceding anatomical studies focusing on long-term changes in the long bones and the skull. As such, the cardinal purpose of this study pertains to the evaluation of secular trends on the shape and size of the scapula in a time period spanning from the 19th to the early 21st centuries. The study sample included 211 in...