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Meningitis Due to Haemophilus influenzae Serotype A and Adenovirus: A Rare Case...

Haemophilus influenzae serotype A is a rare cause of meningitis and invasive disease in pediatric patients. A six-month-old infant presented to the emergency room with fever, cough and nasal drip. On admission, the infant was alert and hemodynamically stable but progressively became more lethargic with bulging of the fontanelle. The blood tests revealed a normal leukocyte count and elevated C-reactive protein. ...

Self-medication

Self-medication allows individuals to treat minor health issues without a medical prescription, facilitated by the availability of over-the-counter (OTC) medicines (May, L., Schaefer, M., & Tamburro, C., 2023). This practice requires healthcare professionals, particularly pharmacists, to play a key role in ensuring the safe and rational use of medicines (Pacha et al., 2023). Objectives: This study aimed to unde...

Self-medication

Self-medication allows individuals to treat minor health issues without a medical prescription, facilitated by the availability of over-thecounter (OTC) medicines [1,2]. This practice requires healthcare professionals, particularly pharmacists, to play a key role in ensuring the safe and rational use of medicines. Objectives: This study aimed to understand the motivations behind self-medication in Portugal and ...

A competency definition based on the knowledge, skills, and human dispositions ...

The competency-based learning approach arose from the Bologna signed declaration. However, a competency definition has never been easy and has been evolving and adapted over time, from indicators and learning goals to learning outcomes, which were formulated in terms of competencies. Meanwhile, the competency concept becomes discussed by pears, in particular, associating knowledge, skills, and human disposition...

Circular economy in the construction sector: a case study

O problema das alterações climáticas tem ganho relevância ao longo dos últimos anos devido aos seus efeitos nocivos na atmosfera e ecossistemas. Cada vez mais, organismos governamentais e não governamentais têm tomado importantes medidas no combate a este fenómeno, designadamente a União Europeia, que com o Pacto Ecológico Europeu pretende tornar a Europa no primeiro continente com impacto neutro no clima. Para...

Holocene glaucony from the Guadiana shelf, Northern Gulf of Cadiz (SW Iberia): ...

Glaucony occurrences have been reported both from exposed transgressive and overlying highstand system tracts. However, its occurrences within highstand deposits are often invoked as the result of underlying condensed section reworking. Detailed textural, mineralogical and geochemical reports of glaucony grains in highstand deposits remain elusive. The northern Gulf of Cadiz shelf (SW Iberia) offers a unique op...

Incised valleys on the Algarve inner shelf, northern Gulf of Cadiz margin: stra...

A network of cross-shelf paleovalleys has been recognized over the paleo-inner shelf off the Gila & SIM;o-Almargem Estuary, a small fluvial drainage system that presently receives minor sediment supply in the eastern Algarve shelf, northern margin of the Gulf of Cadiz (SW Iberian Peninsula). This study is aimed at determining the driving controls that triggered substantially different paleohydrological conditio...

Origin and driving mechanisms of marine litter in the shelf-incised Motril, Car...

Introduction and methodsMarine litter density, distribution and potential sources, and the impact on canyon seafloor habitats were investigated in the Motril, Carchuna and Calahonda canyons, located along the northern margin of the Alboran Sea. During the ALSSOMAR-S2S oceanographic survey carried out in 2019, canyon floor imagery was collected by a Remotely Operated Vehicle along 5 km in the Motril Canyon, 10 k...

Transition to parenthood recognition and accepting the maternal role.

Benthic foraminifera and pore water carbonate chemistry on a tidal flat and sal...

Benthic foraminifera showed a vertical zonation in tidally influenced salt marshes, which has been used for sea level reconstructions. Growing evidence suggested that freshwater influx, salinity, or the pH of interstitial waters has also an impact on the foraminiferal distribution. A tidal flat and salt marsh transect was investigated in the north-western Ria Formosa coastal lagoon, Algarve, Portugal, to constr...