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Exploring Opuntia ficus-indica as a Strategy to Mitigate High Temperatures Effe...
Rodrigues, L.; Santana, I.; Coelho, R.; Murta, G.; Cardoso, H.; Campos, C.; Barroso, J.M.; Rato, A.E.High temperatures significantly impact grapevine growth and development and lead to severe losses in grape quality and production. To minimize the impact of those environmental constraints, the application of biostimulants (BSts) has emerged as one of the most interesting strategies. BSts application derived from cactus species has been described as a successful approach to enhance tolerance to biotic and abiot...
Evaluation of the fertilizer potential of Chlorella vulgaris and Scenedesmus ob...
Alvarenga, Paula; Martins, M.; Ribeiro, Henrique; Mota, M.; Guerra, I.; Cardoso, H.; Silva, J. L.Producing microalgae with agricultural drainage water (ADW) allows recycling water and nutrients, with the produc- tion of a biofertilizer, avoiding receiving waters' contamination. Chlorella vulgaris and Scenedesmus obliquus were culti- vated using ADW and standard media supplementation and presented higher productivities, relatively to the control industrial growth medium (using freshwater). Selected strains ...
3D dentofacial surgery full planning procedures
Oliveira, M.; Gonçalves, L.; Francisco, I.; Caramelo, F.; Vale, F.; Sanz, D.; Domingues, M.; Lopes, M.; Moreia, D.; Lopes, T.; Santos, T.; Cardoso, H.The ARTHUR project consists of a platform that allows the virtual performance of maxillofacial surgeries, offering, in a photorealistic concept, the possibility for the patient to have an idea of the surgical changes before they are performed on their face. For this, the system brings together several image formats, dicoms and objs that, after loading, will generate the bone volume, soft tissues and hard tissue...
ARTHUR-3D dentofacial surgery full planning
Oliveira, M.; Gonçalves, L.; Francisco, I.; Caramelo, F.; Vale, F.; Sanz, D.; Domingues, M.; Lopes, M.; Moreia, D.; Lopes, T.; Santos, T.; Cardoso, H.Facial expression facilitates the understanding of the individual's identity, being essential for communication and interaction in modern society. When this expression is limited, in addition to the functional consequences of the organism, it also has psychological and social consequences. The ARTHUR project developed a virtual surgery solution, applied to the bone and dental structure, capable of predicting th...
Visceral Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome Are Associated with Well-Differentiated...
Santos, A.; Santos, A.; Castro, C.; Raposo, L.; Pereira, S.; Torres, I.; Henrique, R.; Cardoso, H.; Monteiro, M.The determinants for gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (GEP-NET) recent burden are matters of debate. Obesity and metabolic syndrome (MetS) are well established risks for several cancers even though no link with GEP-NETs was yet established. Our aim in this study was to investigate whether well-differentiated GEP-NETs were associated with obesity and MetS. Patients with well-differentiated GEP-NETs (...
Endocrinology in Portugal - Census 2016. Board of the Portuguese College of End...
Guimarães, J.; Afonso, A.; Carvalho, D.; Marques, A.; Martins, T.; Mascarenhas, M.; Pereira, C.; Rodrigues, D.; Saraiva, C.; Cardoso, H.INTRODUCTION: On September 2016, the Board of the College of Endocrinology and Nutrition of the Portuguese Medical Association carried out a national survey, about all Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Departments of the public hospitals included in the Portuguese National Health Service and a simplified version of this survey was sent to all endocrinologists working in Portugal and registered with the Por...
Correction: Reference genes selection and normalization of oxidative stress res...
Velada, I.; Ragonezi, C.; Arnholdt-Schmitt, B.; Cardoso, H.
Baixa estatura e haploinsuficiência do gene SHOX
Costa, M.; Magalhães, J.; Ferreira, S.; Rocha, M.; Ribeiro, L.; Oliveira, M.; Cardoso, H.; Borges, T.Introdução: A haploinsuficiência do gene SHOX (short stature homeobox gene) é uma das causas genéticas mais frequentes de baixa estatura isolada ou familiar, cuja gravidade clínica pode ser muito variável. Caso Clinico: Os autores descrevem uma adolescente de 14 anos, com membros curtos e baixa estatura. A radiografia do punho demonstrou deformidade de Madelung. O estudo molecular revelou a deleção do gene SHOX...
Optimism on quality of life in Portuguese chronic patients: moderator/mediator?
Vilhena, E.; Pais-Ribeiro, J.; Silva, I.; Pedro, L.; Meneses, R.; Cardoso, H.; Martins-Silva, A.; Mendonça, D.OBJECTIVE: optimism is an important variable that has consistently been shown to affect adjustment to quality of life in chronic diseases. This study aims to clarify if dispositional optimism exerts a moderating or a mediating influence on the personality traits-quality of life association, in Portuguese chronic patients. METHODS: multiple regression models were used to test the moderation and mediation effects...
Psychosocial factors as predictors of quality of life in chronic Portuguese pat...
Vilhena, E.; Pais-Ribeiro, J.; Silva, I.; Pedro, E.; Meneses, R.; Cardoso, H.; Martins-Silva, A.; Mendonça, D.BACKGROUND: Chronic illnesses are diseases of long duration and generally of slow progression. They cause significant quality of life impairment. The aim of this study was to analyse psychosocial predictors of quality of life and of subjective well-being in chronic Portuguese patients. METHODS: Chronic disease patients (n = 774) were recruited from central Portuguese Hospitals. Participants completed self-repor...