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Background Few studies examine the relationship between socioeconomic factors and trends in mortality in highincome European countries. Due to the lack of regional-level data, most recent studies on social inequality in Portugal do not investigate regional differences. This study analyses time trends and regional disparities in the evolution of perinatal mortality (PMR) and infant mortality (IMR) associated wit...
Amphotericin B (AmB) is a highly hydrophobic drug with significant leishmanicidal activity whose use is limited by its poor water solubility and adverse effects. Polymer-drug conjugates are proposed as a delivery system designed to overcome those limitations while improving drug bioavailability, safety, and activity. Here, AmB was covalently linked to periodate-oxidized hyaluronic acid (HA) (oxidation degree of...
The places where people inhabit determine their health and wellbeing. Architects, as designers of the physical characteristics of living and working spaces, and their surrounding urban atmospheres, can thus influence environmental conditions, social interactions, and the individuals’ downstream lifestyle factors. A person-centred training may help future architects to learn their potential as health promoters t...
The cultural patrimony, mainly classified buildings / structures, provides cities an identity that distinguishes them from other destinations, enabling them with different offer capabilities. The gathering of efforts, made by those who are responsible for managing such resources, is a strategic way to assure the competition. The present study aims to analyze the cooperation between the agents that are involved ...
O património cultural, e em particular os edifícios classicados, confere às cidades uma identidade e diferencia-as de outros destinos turísticos urbanos, constituindo, por isso, um fator relevante da oferta. A congregação de esforços, por parte dos responsáveis pela gestão desses recursos, é estratégica para a competitividade dos destinos urbanos. Como objetivo do presente estudo pretende-se analisar as prática...
Com base na metáfora do dragão adormecido, pretendemos relatar a nossa participação no Concurso Literário da Escola de Educação. O objetivo é demonstrar como a literatura e o contar de histórias desenvolvidos durante a infância foram de importância primordial não só para a criação de mundos fantásticos pessoais, mas também para o aperfeiçoamento de competências de escrita. Paralelamente, a existência de ativida...
ABSTRACT - Social and health policies are considered essential to reduce morbidity, and inequalities in its distribution. This thesis aimed to better understand (1) why some population groups report higher morbidity rates; (2) the effectiveness of social policies to prevent health inequalities; (3) the effectiveness of health policies to prevent harmful health behaviours; and (4) the costs and cost-effectivenes...
RESUMO - Introdução: A diabetes mellitus e a hipertensão arterial são problemas de saúde de elevada prevalência em Portugal. A sua distribuição geográfica e social é pouco conhecida, comprometendo o desenho e implementação de políticas de saúde. Assim, este estudo teve como objetivo avaliar a existência das desigualdades socioeconómicas na prevalência de diabetes mellitus tipo 2 e de hipertensão arterial, na po...