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Development of a Machine to Remove By-products with Brown Spot Disease Inoculum...
Dias, António B.; Garcia, Ana; Rasteiro, Carla; Isaque, Sónia; Gomes, Rafael; Batista, Maria J.; Antunes, Rosário; Martins, M. Carmo; Azevedo, JoãoIn Portugal pear production is located in the Midwest region, occupying an area of about 11000 ha, under the registered designation of origin of “Pera Rocha do Oeste”. In recent years, the incidence of brown spot disease (Stemphylium vesicarium) increased, with considerable losses to the growers due to the depreciation of pears both in the orchards and in refrigeration chambers. The control of the disease based...
Influence of the APOE genotypes in some atherosclerotic risk factors
Martins, M. Carmo; Lima Faleiro, L.; Rodrigues, M.O.; Albergaria, I.; Fonseca, A.The aim of this work was to study the distribution of apolipoprotein E (APOE) genotypes and their association with some atherosclerotic risk factors, all of them modifiable: total, HDL and LDL cholesterol, triglycerides, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, BMI, waist circumference and smoking. The sample population was constituted of 672 healthy subjects recruited in the Lisbon area. Lipids were quantified b...