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Comparative description of Interventions by the Bragança Hospital Palliative Ca...

Introduction: Palliative care (PC) plays a key role in improving the quality of life of patients with serious or life-limiting illnesses. Within hospital settings, inpatient palliative care support teams (IPCST) are essential for identifying complex palliative needs and facilitating coordinated care between services. This study aimed to characterize and compare the activity of the IPCST at Bragança Hospital Uni...

VoluntariaMente: o impacto do papel social individual na melhoria da saúde mental

Introdução: As patologias de saúde mental estão entre os problemas de saúde mais comuns em todo o mundo, sendo uma causa importante de morbilidade e isolamento social. Este trabalho teve como objetivo implementar um projeto de intervenção com pessoas que sofrem de ansiedade e/ou depressão, com o intuito de melhorar os seus índices de depressão e ansiedade. Métodos: Pacientes de uma Unidade de Saúde Familiar por...

Li-ion Battery Recycling: A Summary Review

ABSTRACT: A short review of battery recycling technologies is presented. Main components and materials of battery cells, modules and packs are identified, highlighting their compositions and contents. Main component of packs is aluminium, followed by the cathode materials, anode materials, copper and polymers. Safe discharge of the spent batteries is mandatory, and the subsequent dismantling allows separation a...

Tectonic Evolution of Portuguese Variscan Granites: Insights from Anisotropy of...

The anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility (AMS) data from 19 Portuguese Variscan granite plutons, spanning 320–296 Ma, has been consolidated and reinterpreted. This comprehensive dataset, including 876 sampling sites and over 7,080 AMS measurements, provides new insights into the tectonic evolution of the region. Magnetic susceptibility (Km) values range from 30 to 10,436 × 10 SI, with most granites exhibiting ...

Lithium Role in the Clean Energy Transition: Challenges and Prospects [Comunica...

Insights in Biomarkers Complexity and Routine Clinical Practice for the Diagnos...

Background: The differential diagnosis between benign and malignant thyroid nodules continues to be a major challenge in clinical practice. The rising incidence of thyroid neoplasm and the low incidence of aggressive thyroid carcinoma, urges the exploration of strategies to improve the diagnostic accuracy in a pre-surgical phase, particularly for indeterminate nodules, and to prevent unnecessary surgeries. Only...

Becker Muscular Dystrophy in Pediatric Population: Diagnosis, Genetic Variabili...

Introduction: Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD) is an X-linked neuromuscular disease caused by variants in the DMD gene that leads to progressive muscle weakness, dilated cardiomyopathy, and neurodevelopmental issues. Objective: To characterize patients with BMD from a pediatric neuromuscular disease center. Methods: Retrospective and descriptive study of BMD patients diagnosed between January 1995 and May 2024. ...

Assessing the implementation of wildfire mitigation initiatives for the protect...

Since 2017, several initiatives have been created in Portugal to enhance wildfire resilience by protecting people and assets, promoting fuel management, and reducing vegetation density and continuity near built-up areas. This study analyzed how the “Safe Villages” and "Safe People" programs, launched in Portugal in 2018, have been implemented in relation to the territorial and demographic characteristics of the...

O Impacto dos riscos naturais na atratividade turística: o caso das regiões do ...

Quasi-iatrogenia vascular – dois relatos de caso

INTRODUÇÂO: As lesões vasculares iatrogénicas são uma causa importante de morbilidade e mortalidade após intervenções cirúrgicas ortopédicas ou neurocirúrgicas. Neste artigo, os autores apresentam dois casos clinicos de quasi-iatrogenia vascular. CASOS CLÍNICOS: Dois casos, um procedimento ortopédico e um procedimento neurocirúrgico, são apresentados. O primeiro caso refere-se a uma mulher de 80 anos com migraç...