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Functionalization of 3D-printed gyroid structures with active agents for enhanc...
Pinto, Ângela; Moreira, Maria João; Gonçalves, Afonso; Rua, Ricardo F.; Arruda, Luisa Mendes; Gomes, Fernanda; Antunes, Joana; Bessa, JoãoThe textile industry is a major consumer of water, contributing significantly to global water pollution due to the discharge of untreated wastewater containing dyes and chemicals. Consequently, water contamination in this sector is a pressing issue that demands immediate attention. Hence, the present studies alternative filtration solutions using strategically designed gyroid structures for Plate and Frame filt...
Late peritoneal leakage due to an abdominal wall defect
Burillo Simões, Pilar; Curto, Andreia; Marques, Joana; Fernandes, Vasco; Ferreira, Ana Carina; Gomes, Fernanda; Marques, Teresa; Jorge, CristinaPublisher Copyright: © 2025, Registre de Dialyse Peritoneale de Langue Francaise. All rights reserved.; Dialysate leakage is a complication of peritoneal dialysis with a 5% incidence rate. Late leaks are rare, and symptoms are subtle, as fluid loss occurs most often through abdominal wall defects. An 83-year-old diabetic woman was started on automated peritoneal dialysis one month after catheter placement. Thre...
Glycyrrhiza glabra hydroethanolic extract and manuka honey alone and in combina...
Gomes, Fernanda; Dias, Maria Inês; Rodrigues, Maria Elisa; Barros, Lillian; Henriques, MarianaThe natural tendency of polymicrobial infections and co-habitation of bacteria and Candida are currently well-recognized and reported as highly fatal. This kind of interaction is usually associated with drug tolerance, infection relapse, persistence and high mortality. The interest in natural products has emerged and their potential applicability as therapeutic strategies is being constantly explored. Purpose: ...
Timo Intratiroideu Ectópico que Mimetiza um Nódulo da Tiroide
Barros, Daniela Moreira; Costa, Ana Catarina; Gomes, Fernanda; Costa, Catarina; Mendes, VascoO timo ectópico é uma anormalidade embriológica bem conhecida em crianças, apesar de ser considerado raro. Para evitar biópsias desnecessárias, os radiologistas devem estar cientes dessa condição, principalmente na população pediátrica. Este artigo descreve um paciente pediátrico com história de episódios recorrentes de amigdalite desde os 2 anos de idade. No contexto de uma mononucleose infeciosa foi realizada...
Satureja montana L. And origanum majorana L. decoctions: Antimicrobial activity...
Gomes, Fernanda; Dias, Maria Inês; Lima, Ângela; Barros, Lillian; Rodrigues, Maria Elisa; Ferreira, Isabel C.F.R.; Henriques, MarianaMedicinal and aromatic plants are known to have a wide range of uses and health benefits, and should be exploited for their bioactivity. Here we evaluated the antimicrobial activity of decoctions of Satureja montana L. and Origanum majorana L. against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria and Candida spp. as well as their mechanism of action and phenolic characterization. The Satureja montana and Origanum ma...
Vólvulo do Cego: uma Causa Incomum de Isquémia Intestinal
Gomes, Fernanda; Costeira, Filipa; Vilaça, Sónia; Falcão, Sobrinho; Oliveira, PedroO vólvulo do cego é definido como uma torção do cego, do cólon ascendente e, por vezes, do íleo terminal, em torno do seu próprio mesentério. É precipitado em casos de excesso de mobilidade e de fraca fixação do cego às estruturas do retroperitoneu. Trata-se de uma patologia de difícil diagnóstico clínico, assumindo a imagiologia um papel fundamental no seu diagnóstico. É descrito um caso de dor abdominal aguda...
P04 - Obstetric and neonatal outcomes in gestational diabetes: the influence of...
Rosinha, Patrícia; Dantas, Rosa; Alves, Márcia; Azevedo, Teresa; Inácio, Isabel; Ferreira, Sara Esteves; Pedrosa, Carla; Albuquerque, IsabelIntroduction: Due to the growing prevalence of obesity, more women are overweight in early pregnancy (1). Previous studies demonstrated that pre-obesity/obesity is associated with adverse neonatal and obstetric outcomes, namely pre-eclampsia, cesarean delivery, prematurity, macrosomia, neonatal intensive care unit admissions and stillbirth (2,3). There is also evidence that excessive gestational weight gain is ...
Phenolic plant extracts versus penicillin G: In vitro susceptibility of Staphyl...
Gomes, Fernanda; Rodrigues, Maria Elisa; Martins, Natália; Ferreira, Isabel C.F.R.; Henriques, MarianaAntibiotics are the elective drugs in bovine mastitis (BM) treatment, despite their low rates of e ciency and e ectiveness and increasing risk of pathogen resistance. In this sense, it is urgent to discover new and e ective antimicrobial agents to apply in BM control and even treatment. Plant extracts have been widely recognized as a rich source of phytochemicals with antimicrobial potential. Thus, the present ...
Anti-biofilm activity of hydromethanolic plant extracts against Staphylococcus ...
Gomes, Fernanda; Martins, Natália; Ferreira, Isabel C.F.R.; Henriques, MarianaBovine mastitis (BM) presents a high incidence, being Staphylococcus aureus one of the major causative agents. Antibiotics comprise the most common therapeutic approach, but due to their indiscriminate use, high rates of increasingly resistant bacterial species have been markedly pointed out. Particularly, S. aureus possesses a pronounced ability to form biofilms, and therefore, are of pivotal interest due to i...
The effects of knowledge in the creation and sharing of knowledge
Oliveira, Mírian; Garcia, Plínio Silva; Gomes, Fernanda; Bissani, Mário; Curado, CarlaKnowledge is important to companies of all sizes because it helps to achieve a sustainable competitive advantage. Nevertheless, the knowledge management methods applied in large companies can not be adopted in small and medium enterprises, essentially due to their limited resources. This article aims to analyse the influence of the types of knowledge (tacit and explicit) in the knowledge management processes (c...