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Microplastics biodegradation by estuarine and landfill microbiomes

Plastic pollution poses a worldwide environmental challenge, affecting wildlife and human health. Assessing the biodegradation capabilities of natural microbiomes in environments contaminated with microplastics is crucial for mitigating the effects of plastic pollution. In this work, we evaluated the potential of landfill leachate (LL) and estuarine sediments (ES) to biodegrade polyethylene (PE), polyethylene t...

Vaccination coverage of diabetic patients in a Family Health Unit: preliminary ...

Educating for safety at school: accident prevention and action in case of burns

According to the Portuguese General Directorate of Health, accidents are the fourth most common cause of death in Europe. Among these are burns, for which children are a particularly vulnerable group. In the EU, burns are the 4th leading cause of accidental death in children. In addition to consequences on morbidity and mortality, burns influence quality of life, with physical, emotional and mental consequences...

Systematic Observation of Corner Kick Strategies in Portuguese Football Players

Set pieces are important for the success of football teams, with the corner kick being one of the most game defining events. The aim of this research was twofold: (1) to analyze the corner kicks of a senior football amateur team, and (2) to compare the corner kicks of successful and unsuccessful teams (of the 2020/21 sporting season). In total, 500 corners were observed using a bespoke notational analysis tool,...

Cobertura vacinal dos utentes diabéticos numa Unidade de Saúde Familiar: result...

Introdução: As doenças infeciosas constituem uma forte ameaça à saúde individual e pública a nível mundial. Os utentes com diagnóstico de Diabetes Mellitus (DM) constituem um grupo vulnerável, uma vez que a doença diminui a efetividade da resposta imunológica a determinados agentes patogénicos, sendo a vacinação recomendada pela Direção-Geral da Saúde e outras entidades de referência(1–4). A percentagem de uten...

Ethical issues of eHealth: an integrative review update

Validation Testing of the European Portuguese Critical-Care Pain Observation Tool

Aim. The study aim was to validate the Portuguese version of the Critical-Care Pain Observation Tool (CPOT) in the critically ill adult population of Portugal. Methods. A prospective, observational cohort study was conducted to evaluate the CPOT in mechanically ventilated patients who were admitted to an intensive care unit. A consecutive sample of 110 patients was observed at rest pre-procedure, during a nocic...

Systematic Observation of Corner Kick Strategies in Portuguese Football Players

Set pieces are important for the success of football teams, with the corner kick being one of the most game defining events. The aim of this research was twofold: (1) to analyze the corner kicks of a senior football amateur team, and (2) to compare the corner kicks of successful and unsuccessful teams (of the 2020/21 sporting season). In total, 500 corners were observed using a bespoke notational analysis tool,...

Design of pulsed waveforms for space debris detection with ATLAS

ATLAS is the first Portuguese radar system that aims to detect space debris. The article introduces the system and provides a brief description of its capabilities. The sys tem is capable of synthesizing arbitrary amplitude modu lated pulse shapes with a resolution of 10 ns. Given that degree of freedom we decided to test an amplitude mod ulated chirp signal developed by us and a nested barker code. These wavef...

New SST optical sensor of Pampilhosa da Serra – studies on image processing alg...

As part of the Portuguese Space Surveillance & Tracking (SST) System, two new Wide Field of View (2.3ºx2.3º) small aperture (30cm) telescopes will be deployed in 2021, at the Pampilhosa da Serra Space Observatory (PASO), located in the center of the continental Por tuguese territory, in the heart of a certified Dark Sky area. These optical systems will provide added value ca pabilities to the Portuguese SST net...