(Introduction) Nowadays, there is a great demand on the use of microalgae, or their derivatives, as novel foods or food ingredientes. Microalgal supplements provide an optimal solution to balance the diet of people who do not consume fish, promoting a healthy diet and reducing metabolic and aging pathologies with an environmentally and economically sustainable approach (1). The genus Nannochloropsis sp. has a h...
Introduction: Vascular access (VA) for hemodialysis (HD) is the lifeline for End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) patients. Long-term HD patients often have exhaustion of their venous patrimony for an autologous VA construction and, sometimes, even for a central venous catheter (CVC) placement. Case report: We describe the case of a 43-year-old woman with ESRD due to lupus nephritis, on maintenance HD since 2009. She...
The so-called Smart Cities have been playing an important role in the academic literature as well as in the agenda of public policies. With the forward thinking of “creating” new urban development models, the cities intend to strategically positioning themselves and at the same time develop cooperation networks. Frequently using the Information and Communication Technologies (while as a means to an end and not ...
Para conciliar a qualidade e a disponibilidade do serviço prestado com bons resultados empresariais, uma entidade gestora necessita de uma infraestrutura de qualidade e de uma boa gestão operacional. Passada a fase de construção das infraestruturas, a tónica deve então ser colocada na sua gestão estratégica, adequada conservação e operação eficiente. Para alcançar estes desideratos, tanto a curto como a longo p...