Introduction: An optional simulation training programme for Anaesthesiology residents was developed and incorporated into a National Pedagogical Plan at the Biomedical Simulation Centre of Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Portugal, tailored to each specific year of residency. This study aimed to evaluate participants’ assessment of the module and its perceived impact.Methods: Confidential pre- and ...
Investigadores do Instituto Okeanos estão a estudar os peixes que comemos para garantir que são seguros e de grande qualidade. Através da ciência, os investigadores analisam os peixes capturados nas águas azuis dos Açores — como o goraz, o boca negra ou o chicharro — para analisar o seu conteúdo em poluentes invisíveis, como os metais pesados.
This project consists of a digital platform named Tri-Collab, where investors, entrepreneurs, and other agents (mainly talents) can cooperate on their ideas and eventually co-create. It is a digital means for this triad of actors (among other potential ones) to better adjust their requirements. It includes an app that easily communicates with a database of projects, innovation agents and their profiles, and the...
O objetivo do trabalho foi avaliar a concentração e biodisponibilidade de metais, em três solos plantados com girassol e milho no aproveitamento hidroagrícola Brinches-Enxoé, durante o ciclo vegetativo de 2018 (início: T1 (abril) e final: T2 (outubro)). A análise foi realizada por espectrometria de massa com plasma indutivamente acoplado (ICP-MS), posterior a uma digestão com água-régia para metais totais e uma...
Women's football has been the scene of many conversations. On one hand there is talk of growth and affirmation, on the other there is talk of obstacles and impediments. But one thing is unanimous: something is happening to women's football. More is being said, more is being seen and more is being heard. So, what's behind it? This article explores communication strategies in Women's Football in Portugal and refl...
This study aimed to analyse the added value of using ecotoxicological tools to complement and improve the assessment of natural water bodies status, in situations of climate change, with a higher frequency of extreme events as floods or droughts. Four water bodies of streams in the Guadiana Basin (´Alamos, Amieira, Lucef´ecit, Zebro) were studied in 2017 and 2018 and classified based on the Water Framework Dire...
The presence of pesticides in aquatic ecosystems poses significant risks to non-target organisms, necessitating monitoring and environmental risk assessment. This study aimed to evaluate the dynamics and environmental risk of pesticides in a hydro-agricultural area with intensive agricultural practices, in the Mediterranean region (South of Portugal). Seasonality and location influenced pesticide numbers and co...
Apesar da inquestionável proximidade dos açorianos com o mar, persiste algum desconhecimento sobre as espécies de pescado exploradas na Região, nomeadamente, quanto ao seu ciclo de vida e aos seus hábitos alimentares. A informação disponível é igualmente escassa quando falamos sobre o seu conteúdo em contaminantes e até mesmo sobre o seu potencial nutritivo. Por ser um produto de elevado valor económico para a ...
University students were at an increased risk for psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using a randomized controlled trial, we examined the efficacy of an online Kundalini Yoga intervention on students’ psychological functioning. Healthy university students (N=106) were randomly assigned to a Kundalini Yoga group, an active control group, or a passive control group in a 1:1:1 ratio. The experime...
This work presents a study on the influence of graphene nanoparticles on the refractive index (RI) for application in breast tissues as an aid in the diagnosis of cancerous cells, using a spectral approach to evaluate the behaviour of glycerine and water-based nanofluids in various proportions. Glycerine-water solutions with different volumetric fractions of graphene were prepared, and the RI was measured using...