From disinformation to social media bubbles, from new media to the decline in attention span, from cultural diversity to accessibility, from ethical issues to public trust, the work of those who aim to make science part of public discourse is complex. Despite extensive reflection by the scientific community, the recognised disconnect between science communication practice and research limits its effectiveness. ...
No atual cenário brasileiro, tanto no setor público quanto no privado, observa-se um crescente interesse na promoção do uso do BIM nos serviços de arquitetura e engenharia. No entanto, a sua adoção pelo setor público requer a definição de marcos regulatórios e orientativos objetivos e universais que, no Brasil, têm frequentemente apresentado lacunas significativas e informações contraditórias criando obstáculos...
The growth in use of BIM in Brazil was accompanied by the demand for specification guides, mainly in public management, where the impact of its adoption requires the efficient use of this disruptive methodology.However, there is no homogeneity of information in publications and, occasionally, it's possible to find contradictory information. Therefore, this research aims to verify the assertiveness of these docu...
Purpose: This multicenter cross-sectional clinical study aimed to evaluate the membrane perforation rate during transcrestal sinus floor elevation (TSFE) using osseodensification (OD) burs and assess risk factors associated with the procedure. Materials and Methods: This study was conducted in six centers, following ethical standards and approved by local committees. It included patients over 18 years old missi...
Objectives: To compare patient-reported outcome measures and additional surgical outcomes after sinus floor elevation (SFE) with osseodensification (OD) versus lateral window (LW), both with simultaneous implant placement. Materials and Methods: Twenty participants requiring single-implant rehabilitation with residual bone height (RBH) ≤4 mm were enrolled. Pain experience, quality of life (QoL) via the Oral Hea...
Multisite neural probes are a fundamental tool to study brain function. Hybrid silicon/polymer neural probes combine rigid silicon and flexible polymer parts into one single device and allow, for example, the precise integration of complex probe geometries, such as multishank designs, with flexible biocompatible cabling. Despite these advantages and benefiting from highly reproducible fabrication methods on bot...
The ideal positioning of immediate implants in molar extraction sockets often requires the osteotomy to be in the interradicular septum, which can be challenging in some cases, with traditional site preparation techniques. Patients who had undergone molar tooth extraction and immediate implant placement at five different centers, and followed up between August 2015 and September 2020, were evaluated. Inclusion ...
Introdução e Objetivos: A pandemia Covid-19 lançou um desafio à intervenção do Fisioterapeuta. A evidência científica indica que a Fisioterapia tem um papel preponderante na recuperação destes doentes. Este trabalho tem como objectivo caracterizar os doentes com Covid-19 referenciados para a fisioterapia e descrever as estratégias de intervenção. Material e Métodos: Estudo descritivo de amostra consecutiva de d...
Flexible polymer neural probes are an attractive emerging approach for invasive brain recordings, given that they can minimize the risks of brain damage or glial scaring. However, densely packed electrode sites, which can facilitate neuronal data analysis, are not widely available in flexible probes. Here, we present a new flexible polyimide neural probe, based on standard and low-cost lithography processes, wh...
Herein, it is demonstrated, by using industrial techniques, that a passivation layer with nanocontacts based on silicon oxide (SiOx) leads to significant improvements in the optoelectronical performance of ultrathin Cu(In,Ga)Se2 (CIGS) solar cells. Two approaches are applied for contact patterning of the passivation layer: point contacts and line contacts. For two CIGS growth conditions, 550 and 500 °C, the SiO...