This study investigates the relationship between demographic factors and travel motivations among Generation Z leisure tourists through the lens of the Travel Career Pattern (TCP) theory. More specifically, the research focuses on how gender, age, and area of residence influence the travel motivations of Generation Z. Using a quantitative approach, data were collected from 303 respondents aged 18 to 28 through ...
Background: Among patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the impact of anatomic resection (AR) versus non-anatomic resection (NAR) on non-transplantable recurrence (NTR) remains poorly defined. We sought to compare the risk of NTR among patients treated with AR versus NAR as the primary surgical strategy for HCC. Patients and methods: Patients with HCC within Milan criteria who underwent curative-intent ...
Background: Noninvasive stress testing is commonly used for detection of coronary ischemia but possesses variable accuracy and may result in excessive health care costs. Objectives: This study aimed to derive and validate an artificial intelligence-guided quantitative coronary computed tomography angiography (AI-QCT) model for the diagnosis of coronary ischemia that integrates atherosclerosis and vascular morph...
Discrepâncias entre relatórios dos exames da Radiologia e seus subsequentes desfechos nos pacientes não são necessariamente considerados erro ou má prática. O desempenho, avaliado pelo relato e interpretação dos achados pelo especialista em Radiologia, pode não ser perfeito ou exímio, e algumas discrepâncias, ou mesmo erros, são inevitáveis. O erro ou discrepância, na interpretação e relato dos achados pelo es...
It is unknown whether gender influences the atherosclerotic plaque characteristics (APCs) of lesions of varying angiographic stenosis severity. This study evaluated the imaging data of 303 symptomatic patients from the derivation arm of the CREDENCE (Computed TomogRaphic Evaluation of Atherosclerotic Determinants of Myocardial IsChEmia) trial, all of whom underwent coronary computed tomographic angiography and ...
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Aims: The totality of atherosclerotic plaque derived from coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) emerges as a comprehensive measure to assess the intensity of medical treatment that patients need. This study examines the differences in age onset and prognostic significance of atherosclerotic plaque burden between sexes. Methods and results: From a large multi-center CCTA registry the Leiden CCTA score ...
Background and Hypothesis: The recently introduced Bayesian quantile regression (BQR) machine-learning method enables comprehensive analyzing the relationship among complex clinical variables. We analyzed the relationship between multiple cardiovascular (CV) risk factors and different stages of coronary artery disease (CAD) using the BQR model in a vessel-specific manner. Methods: From the data of 1,463 patient...
The prevalence of burnout among university students is increasing with consequences for their academic performance. Attachment theory, as a theory of affect regulation and interpersonal relationships, may be an important framework that helps to explain why some students experience academic burnout while others do not. This study aims to examine the links between attachment orientations and levels of academic bu...
Este relatório de estágio foi realizado no âmbito da conclusão da Unidade Curricular de Estágio, pertencente ao terceiro ano da Licenciatura de Gestão da Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão (ESTG) do Instituto Politécnico da Guarda (IPG). A realização do estágio alia o conhecimento académico com a experiência vivencial do ambiente de trabalho, porque elucida e complementa na prática os temas abordados nas au...