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Indoor Air Quality in Elderly Centers: Pollutants Emission and Health Effects

The world population is ageing, in particular in the developed world, with a significant increase in the percentage of people above 60 years old. They represent a segment of the population that is more vulnerable to adverse environmental conditions. Among them, indoor air quality is one of the most relevant, as elders spend comparatively more time indoors than younger generations. Furthermore, the recent COVID-...

Parâmetros genéticos da peeira em ovinos das raças Merina Branca e Merina Preta...

A peeira influencia negativamente diversos aspetos da ovinicultura e tem grande impacto económico e social em diversos países produtores de ovinos de ambos os hemisférios, particularmente na indústria da lã fina,amplamente dominada pelas raças Merinas.Com este trabalho pretendeu-se estimar componentes de variância associados à peeira em ovinos das raças Merina Branca (MB) e Merina Preta (MP), tendo sido realiza...

Parâmetros genéticos da peeira em ovinos das raças Merina Branca e Merina Preta...

A peeira influencia negativamente diversos aspetos da ovinicultura e tem grande impacto económico e social em diversos países produtores de ovinos de ambos os hemisférios, particularmente na indústria da lã fina,amplamente dominada pelas raças Merinas.Com este trabalho pretendeu-se estimar componentes de variância associados à peeira em ovinos das raças Merina Branca (MB) e Merina Preta (MP), tendo sido realiza...

Culture, longevity and social policies - Radar's Project from the Portuguese In...

Culture is intrinsically linked to the values of society. Politics dictates our evolution of society through choices and omissions. Older people and their perceived value to the world must be a global priority. Still, the West has not valued this age group wisely and fairly. The data indicate that the impact of social circumstances on the quality of life of the elderly has not been of paramount importance. Inve...

A roadmap for lifting restrictive measures for COVID-19

After more than one year of the pandemic, we now know that no single preventive measure affords fully effective control of virus transmission. Therefore, it is vital to combine different approaches to quickly identify the cases, trace their contacts, constantly reduce the risk of transmission, promptly respond to outbreaks or community transmission and monitor the circulating SARS-CoV-2 variants. The updated St...

Neurocognitive profiles in adolescents and young adults with congenital heart d...

Introduction and Objectives: The objectives of this study were to assess the neuropsychological performance (NP) of adolescents and young adults with congenital heart disease (CHD), comparing them with a group of healthy controls, to determine whether there are different neurocognitive phenotypes in CHD, and to identify their relation to sociodemographic, neonatal, clinical and psychological adjustment variable...

Severe Intestinal Bleeding in a Woman with Glanzmann Thrombasthenia

Glanzmann thrombasthenia (GT) is a rare inherited disorder associated with abnormal platelet function. Non-surgical bleeding is common and can be life-threatening. A 70-year-old woman with GT presented with a 3 week history of melena and asthenia. She had hemoglobin of 3.8 g/dL. Both upper and lower endoscopies were inconclusive. Video capsule endoscopy showed multiple angioectasias and erosions in the distal i...

On the alignment of PNe and local magnetic field at the Galactic centre: magnet...

Parsec-scale jet precession in BL Lacertae (2200+420)

Symptoms of the lower urinary tract suggesting infravesical obstruction.

How should patients be investigated when they have lower urinary tract symptoms suggesting BPH or bladder outlet obstruction? How intensive should the clinical evaluation and the investigative process be? The recommended diagnostic work-up is presented for daily clinical practice.; How should patients be investigated when they have lower urinary tract symptoms suggesting BPH or bladder outlet obstruction? How i...