Purpose: In recent years, an importance increasing has been given to mental practices additional to motor practices in Stroke rehabilitation. Therefore, this systematic review aims to investigate the mental practices effects in different stroke phases on exteroceptive body awareness and functionality. Methods: five electronic portals were searched (PubMed, PEDRo, Science Direct, Web of Science), between January...
The growing importance of sustainability has led the restaurant sector to explore circular economy practices to reduce waste and improve resource efficiency. This ongoing study examines the correlation between the adoption of one circular economy practice and the implementation of another within the restaurant sector. The study aims to identify specific practices that are related and assess the extent of these ...
Introduction: Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) is a common manifestation in patients with advanced lung cancer. The LENT score was developed as a risk stratification system to predict the survival of these patients. However, following the discovery of molecular markers and a new era of personalized therapy, prognostic estimation became a challenging exercise. The aim of this study was to evaluate the performanc...
Introduction: Immunotherapy, particularly immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), has transformed the treatment landscape for advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Despite significant benefits for some patients, durable responses are limited to 20%–30% of cases, necessitating predictive biomarkers for better therapeutic guidance. While tumor-based markers such as PD-L1 expression and tumor mutational burden...
This case study aims to understand the transversal and technical skills that graduates of the degree in Multimedia Communication from the Politécnico da Guarda developed during the internship period. In this sense, three objectives were defined: (1) to list the transversal skills developed by the students of the degree in Multimedia Communication during the internship in the academic years 2018/2019, 2019/2020 ...
Introduction and objectives: Immunotherapy has introduced advances in the treatment of non -small cell lung cancer. However, data from current clinical practice on potential responder groups, optimal duration of treatment and safety issues remain unclear. It is intended to produce a reflection on the population of patients with a favourable response to Pembrolizumab and how they have evolved clinically over tim...
Severe presentations of malaria emerge as Plasmodium (P.) spp. parasites invade and lyse red blood cells (RBC), producing extracellular hemoglobin (HB), from which labile heme is released. Here, we tested whether scavenging of extracellular HB and/or labile heme, by haptoglobin (HP) and/or hemopexin (HPX), respectively, counter the pathogenesis of severe presentations of malaria. We found that circulating labil...