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Misdiagnosis of Surgical Conditions in ALS Patients: Analysis of a single-cente...
Martins, Miguel; Marta Gromicho; Oliveira Santos, Miguel; de Carvalho, MamedeIntroduction: In amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) late or incorrect diagnosis significantly reduces the therapeutic window, while also increasing the risk of inappropriate interventions, with a negative impact on disease progression rate. Objectives: We aim to identify and characterize the clinical profile of ALS patients followed in our center who underwent surgeries due misdiagnosis, and to review the lite...
THE ROLE OF HEALTH LITERACY IN THE MEDICATION ADHERENCE OF PATIENTS DIAGNOSED W...
Fonseca Monteiro, Sofia; Gomes, Juliana; Lopes, Maria João; Gonçalves, Rui; Martins, MiguelIntroduction: Hypertension (HTN) is the most prevalent cardiovascular disease in the world. Only one in five people with HTN has the disease under control. Medication adherence plays a crucial role in controlling HTN. In a study conducted in 2008, it was found that half of patients discontinued antihypertensive medication within a year. Purpose: Understand the role of health literacy in medication adherence in ...
Analysis of Petiole Sap Nutrients Using Rapid and Standard Methods and Its Rela...
Mota, Mariana; Martins, M.; Sprey, Layanne; Maurício, Anabela; Rosa, Cristina; Faria, João; Martins, Miguel; Sousa, Miguel L. de; Santos, RicardoCurrently, fertilization decisions in apple orchards are based on soil and leaf analyses while the leaf material is sampled after the growing season, usually in June–July (90–110 days after full bloom). This approach is inefficient, as the information becomes available later than the growing season and is therefore only useful in supporting fertilization decisions for the next year, not the current one. To esta...
Consumers' perceptions of innovation capacity: the role of the services at SMEs
Martins, Miguel; Borges, Ana Pinto; Vieira, ElviraFrom the viewpoint of consumers, we assess how well Small and Medium-sized Businesses (SME) perceive their ability for innovation. This work seeks to close the gap in the literature caused by the lack of previous analysis of this topic. A questionnaire survey was utilized for the purposes of quantitative analysis. We performed principal component and confirmation analysis and a logistic regression. It was disco...
Competências do enfermeiro de cuidados gerais
Figueiredo, Liliana; Ferreira, Ana Rita; Vidal, Barbara; Martins, Miguel; Condeço, LuísIntrodução: O perfil de competências foi produzido a partir do Conselho Internacional de Enfermeiros que representa a “voz” internacional da Enfermagem e que trabalhou para garantir cuidados de qualidade para todos e políticas de saúde adequadas a nível global. Neste sentido, em 2003 a Ordem dos Enfermeiros criou um documento para identificar as competências do enfermeiro generalista no início de carreira profi...
Risk Factors for Delayed Discharge Due to Social Factors: A Retrospective Study
Martins, Miguel; Mesquita, António; Carvalho, Lucas; Martins, Francisca; Silva, Mariana; Leitão, Helena; Nunes, MiguelIntroduction: The hospital setting faces a rate of bed occupation by patients whose discharge is limited by other factors apart from clinical needs. This urges the need for an early identification of the patients at risk of delayed discharge due to social factors in order to reduce expenses and to add value that converts itself into the patient health. The aim of this study was to identify the demographic and c...
Partial replacement of chemical fertilizers with animal manures in an apple orc...
Esteves, Catarina; Fangueiro, David; Mota, Mariana; Martins, Miguel; Braga, Ricardo P.The combined use of chemical fertilisers with organic materials in crop fertilization is an essential approach to transition towards a more sustainable and resilient agriculture in Europe. In an apple orchard, chemical fertilisers (CF) were partially (25 to 57%) replaced with animal manure (cattle slurry - CS, acidified cattle slurry - ACS, cattle solid manure - CsM, and poultry manure - PM), based on the crop’...
Factores de risco para alta prorrogada por motivos sociais: Um estudo retrospec...
Martins, Miguel; Mesquita, António; Carvalho, Lucas; Martins, Francisca; Silva, Mariana; Leitão, Helena; Nunes, MiguelIntroduction: The hospital setting faces a rate of bed occupation by patients whose discharge is limited by other factors apart from clinical needs. This urges the need for an early identification of the patients at risk of delayed discharge due to social factors in order to reduce expenses and to add value that converts itself into the patient health. The aim of this study was to identify the demographic and c...
Evaluating the potential of vegetation to capture pollutants in urban environment
Martins, Miguel; Hadba, L.; Mendonça, Paulo; Silva, Lígia TorresUrban environments are subject to a concentration of air pollutants that may cause several health problems and discomfort to their inhabitants. Pollutant emissions are related with several anthropogenic sources, such as biomass heat-ing systems in buildings, the vicinity of industries and especially the intense road traffic. Improvements in air quality and consequent mitigation of climate changes are essential ...
Deep learning generative models for novel enzyme design
Martins, MiguelRecent endeavours over the past few years have been applying generative Deep Learning (DL) models to generate novel proteins using an array of different approaches. Such initiatives represent a specially important development towards major contributions to the field of protein engineering. To contribute to this, various DL architectures can be applied to the different datasets to generate proteins with a partic...