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Tungsten Disulfide-Based Materials and Their Conjugates for Cancer Photothermal...
Lopes, AR; Magalhães, F. D.; Joana A Loureiro; Artur PintoCancer remains one of the most critical global health issues. Conventional treatments, such as radiotherapy, surgery, or chemotherapy, have limitations, especially concerning side effects, resistance, and recurrence. Consequently, new innovative treatments to overcome these problems are needed. Photothermal therapy (PTT) is a promising alternative that uses photothermal agents that convert near-infrared light (...
The reality of an Obesity Surgical Treatment Center in Portugal
Lopes, AR; Bernardo, J; Furtado, T; Sousa, C; Lemos, AIntroduction: Obesity surgery is used as the most effective treatment for morbid obesity, with better cost-benefit, less morbidity and mortality. The present study aimed to analyze the results of a surgical center for obesity treatment and integrate them with the most recent scientific evidence. Methods: Retrospective cross-sectional observational study involving 270 patients aged 18 years or older, who underwe...
Food Intake in Pregnant Women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
Lemos, A; Lopes, AR; Bernardo, J; Furtado, T; Sousa, CRationale: The aim of the present study was to verify the fulfillment of the nutritional requirements of macronutrients of pregnant women diagnosed with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) at Lusíadas Lisboa Hospital. Inadequate glycemic control in GDM increases the risk of maternal, fetal and neonatal consequences, in this sense, nutritional therapy is essential during the follow-up of these pregnant women. Me...
Oryzisolibacter propanilivorax gen. nov., sp nov., a propanil-degrading bacterium
Ivone Vaz Moreira; Narciso da Rocha, C; Lopes, AR; Carvalho, G; Lobo da Cunha, A; Whitman, WB; Snauwaert, C; Vandamme, P; Manaia, CM; Olga C NunesStrain EPL6(T), a Gram-negative, motile, short rod was isolated from a propanil and 3,4-dichloroaniline enrichment culture produced from rice paddy soil. Based on the analyses of the 16S rRNA gene sequence, strain EPL6(T) was observed to be a member of the family Comamonadaceae, sharing the highest pairwise identity with type strains of the species Alicycliphilus denitrificans K601(T) (96.8 %) and Melaminivora ...