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Investigating the role of symptom valorisation in tuberculosis patient delay in...
de Morais, Margarida; Sousa, Sofia; Marques, Jéssica; Moniz, Marta; Duarte, Raquel; Leite, Andreia; Soares, Patricia; Carreira, Mário; Pereira, SofiaBackground: Diagnosis delay contributes to increased tuberculosis (TB) transmission and morbimortality. TB incidence has been decreasing in Portugal, but median patient delay (PD) has risen. Symptom valorisation may determine PD by influencing help-seeking behaviour. We aimed to analyse the association between symptom valorisation and PD, while characterising individuals who disregarded their symptoms. Methods:...
Sorbent coatings for solid-phase microextraction targeted towards the analysis ...
Carriço, Íris R.; Marques, Jéssica; Trujillo-Rodriguez, Maria J.; Anderson, Jared L.; Rocha, Sílvia M.Decomposition of bodies generates several types of polar volatile organic compounds (VOCs), whose types, patterns and ratios change during the various stages of decomposition and, therefore, their determination has huge potential to provide useful information to disclose events related to the time of death, or body surrounding environment. As sample preparation is a mandatory key-point in a method development, ...
Protein quality assessment on saliva samples for biobanking purposes
Rosa, Nuno; Marques, Jéssica; Esteves, Eduardo; Fernandes, Mónica; Mendes, Vera M.; Afonso, Ângela; Dias, Sérgio; Pereira, Joaquim PolidoBiobank saliva sample quality depends on specific criteria applied to collection, processing, and storage. In spite of the growing interest in saliva as a diagnostic fluid, few biobanks currently store large collections of such samples. The development of a standard operating procedure (SOP) for saliva collection and quality control is fundamental for the establishment of a new saliva biobank, which stores samp...
Primary progressive aphasialogopenic type
Neri, Vanderson Carvalho; Schmith, Pedro Mercante; Dias, Marcia; Soares, Yasmin Barreto; Aguiar, Thiago; Marques, JéssicaPrimary Progressive Aphasia (PPA) is an insidious neurodegenerative syndrome, which mainly affects language, whose deterioration is progressive. The initial presentation is the difficulty of appointment, as in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Objectives: Report a case of APP in logopenicform, conduct a review of the specialized literature. Discuss the importance of correct diagnosis and differentia...