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How do name and logo organicity influence cognitive responses? Analysing neural...
Lencastre, Paulo; Machado, Joana César; Martins, Carla; Costa, Patrício; Vacas-de-Carvalho, LeonorIn this research we will analyze the opposition between non-organic and organic names and logos, considered together in a single stimulus, and seek to confirm, through the analysis of neurological responses, whether organicity is a crucial requirement for the choice of brand name and logo, generating a greater capacity for attention and memorization.
HBM4EU chromates study: the Portuguese integrated and harmonized study on expos...
Viegas, Susana; Martins, Carla; Ribeiro, Edna; Ladeira, Carina; Pinhal, Hermínia; Nogueira, Ana; Santos, Sílvia; Tavares, Ana; Gomes, Bruno CostaIn the scope of the European Union (EU) human biomonitoring initiative, a multicentric study on different occupational settings from several European countries was performed, to provide information on occupational exposure to hexavalent chromium [Cr(VI)], a known lung carcinogen. Biomonitoring approaches were used to obtain exposure data to support the implementation of new risk management measures and policy a...
Unraveling the occupational exposure to mycotoxins in a waste management settin...
Martins, Carla; Viegas, Carla; Eriksen, Elke; Graff, Pål; Afanou, Anani Komlavi; Straumfors, Anne; Twarużek, Magdalena; Grajewski, Jan; Kosicki, RobertIntroduction: Waste management represents an occupational setting where fungi are significant contaminants. This study aimed to assess the exposure of waste workers to mycotoxins through a human biomonitoring study. Methods: Thirty-three workers and 19 controls provided spot urine samples to determine 10 mycotoxins’ urinary biomarkers using liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry. Risk characteriza...
The Role of Nurses Caring for Children Diagnosed with Sickle Cell Anemia and Th...
Freitas, Eduarda; Loura, David; Inês, Mariana; Martins, Carla; Duarte, Inês: Sickle cell anemia (SCA) affects a significant number of children worldwide, for whom the progression of the disease can lead to functional disability-impaired development. Nurses are pivotal in providing holistic care to these children and their families. This review aims to identify recent evidence on the role of nurses in intervening with children with SCA and their families in a hospital setting. : A rapi...
The Role of Nurses Caring for Children Diagnosed with Sickle Cell Anemia and Th...
Freitas, Eduarda; Loura, David; Inês, Mariana; Martins, Carla; Duarte, InêsBackground: Sickle cell anemia (SCA) affects a significant number of children worldwide, for whom the progression of the disease can lead to functional disability-impaired development. Nurses are pivotal in providing holistic care to these children and their families. This review aims to identify recent evidence on the role of nurses in intervening with children with SCA and their families in a hospital setting...
Assessing exposure and early biological effects in waste management workers usi...
Tavares, Ana; Rosário, Rita; Aimonen, K.; Louro, Henriqueta; Martins, Carla; Viegas, Susana; Santonen, Tiina; Silva, Maria JoãoObjective: Human biomonitoring provides measurements of internal exposure to all chemicals by all routes of exposures and also addresses associated early biological effects. An occupational biomonitoring study requires a comprehensive and harmonised planning, including participants’ recruitment, sampling strategy, biomarkers definition and analysis, data collection, management, and reporting, in order to genera...
PARC Waste Management Survey: early health effects among workers from waste man...
Tavares, Ana; Rosário, R.; Aimonen, K..; Louro, Henriqueta; Martins, Carla; Viegas, Susana; Santonen, T.; Silva, Maria JoãoIn a society increasingly generating waste, the Circular Economy Action Plan advocates for a more sustainable management of waste. Recycling of plastics and electronic devices (e-waste) is a rapidly growing sector, with more workers involved in tasks possibly favouring exposure to hazardous chemicals, (i.e. bisphenols, heavy metals, etc.). Under the framework of the European Partnership for the Assessment of Ri...
Economia circular e reciclagem de resíduos eletrónicos: o papel da biomonitoriz...
Silva, Maria João; Tavares, Ana; Rosário, Rita Lopes; Ventura, Célia; Namorado, Sónia; Martins, Carla; Louro, Henriqueta; Viegas, SusanaA reciclagem dos resíduos produzidos pela sociedade moderna, incluindo os resíduos elétricos e eletrónicos (REEE), é fundamental para a economia circular, um dos pilares do Pacto Ecológico Europeu. Porém, pode também representar um problema de saúde ocupacional, devido à exposição dos trabalhadores a metais (p.ex. chumbo e cádmio) e a compostos orgânicos (p.ex. ftalatos, PCBs) tóxicos. Como consequência, poderã...
Ingested titanium dioxide nanomaterials: new approach to investigate intestinal...
Ventura, Célia; Rolo, Dora; Gramacho, Ana C.; Vieira, Adriana; Roque, Rossana; Valente, Ana; Vital, Nádia; Pinto, Fátima; Alvito, PaulaOral exposure to titanium dioxide nanomaterials (TiO2NMs) is due to their presence in food, food contact materials, medicines and cosmetics. The gastrointestinal tract(GIT) represents primary site of contact, that may result in systemic exposure, if biological barriers are surpassed. The INGESTnano project aimed to investigate nano-bio interactions at the cellular/molecular levels within the context of the inte...
HBM4EU e-waste study – Occupational exposure assessment to chromium, cadmium, m...
Leese, Elizabeth; Verdonck, Jelle; Porras, Simo P.; Airaksinen, Jaakko; Duca, Radu C.; Galea, Karen S.; Godderis, Lode; Janasik, Beata; Mahiout, SelmaProcessing of electronic waste (e-waste) causes the release of toxic substances which may lead to occupational exposure. The study aimed to gather information on potential occupational exposure during e-waste recycling, with a focus on biomonitoring of chromium, cadmium, mercury and lead. In eight European countries, 195 workers involved in the recycling of lead batteries, white goods, brown goods and metals an...