Neste volume são apresentadas várias contribuições resultantes do segundo Colóquio do CICS.NOVA, realizado em Ponta Delgada, na Universidade dos Açores.este livro é o resultado de uma preocupação temática transversal ao CICS.NOVA, condensada no seu título (também o título do colóquio): Populações, desigualdades e ação pública. Entre as preocupações que unem os investigadores do CICS.NOVA estão, precisamente, as...
O PubhD (de pub + PhD) é uma iniciativa, por norma mensal, que convida estudantes de doutoramento a explicar os seus projetos de investigação num ambiente descontraído de um bar. Cada sessão conta com 2 a 3 estudantes de doutoramento de qualquer área científica, maximizando a diversidade de temas e géneros. Cada participante tem 10 minutos, um quadro branco e/ou objeto para apresentar o seu projeto de forma sim...
O PubhD chegou a Portugal há quase uma década. Desde então desafiou centenas de estudantes de doutoramento de diversas áreas científicas a partilhar os seus projetos de Doutoramento no ambiente informal de um bar, Aveiro, Braga, Bragança, Coimbra, Évora, Guimarães, Lisboa, Porto e Viana do Castelo já receberam esta iniciativa. Em algumas delas o sucesso não perdurou, noutros casos as equipas conseguiram reinven...
Background: Despite the high effectiveness of the Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccine in preventing invasive disease (ID) in children, Hib vaccine failures (VFs) cases may still occur. This study aimed to characterize the Hib-VF cases in Portugal in a 12-year period and trying to identify the possible associated risk factors. Methods: Prospective descriptive nationwide surveillance study. Bacteriologic ...
Immune‐mediated diseases tend to overlap in ways that are not completely understood. When a presentation is not entirely explained by a former condition, other hypotheses should arise. Additionally, the activity of 2 overlapping immune‐mediated conditions is not always associated. We present an unusual association between Crohn's disease and dermatomyositis in a 28‐year‐old man. The patient presented with a 2‐m...
Background: Systemic autoinflammatory diseases (SAID) are characterized by inappropriate activation of the innate immune system and include not only monogenic periodic fever syndromes but also multifactorial conditions. As SAID are rare and represent a diagnostic challenge, a multidisciplinary approach is important to ensure successful diagnosis and adequate follow-up of these patients. Objective: To describe t...
The valorization of microalgal biomass produced during wastewater treatment has the potential to mitigate treatment costs. As contaminated biomass (e.g., with pharmaceuticals, toxic metals, etc.) is often generated, biogas production is considered an effective valorization option. The biomass was obtained from a pilot facility of photobioreactors for tertiary wastewater treatment. The pilots were run for one ye...
Objectives: Evaluate the agreement between the clinical and histopathological diagnosis of oral lesions in patients submitted to biopsies. Identify the most frequent oral lesions and their correlation with age, gender, and anatomical location. Methods: A retrospective study of 368 pathological examinations collected between 2008 and 2018, corresponding to biopsies performed at the Clínica Universitária Egas Mon...