Introduction: Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS) is a rare angioproliferative neoplasm associated with human herpesvirus 8 infection, presenting as four subtypes: classic, endemic, iatrogenic, and epidemic. While well documented globally, comprehensive data on KS in Portugal remain scarce. The aim of this retrospective study was to provide a detailed analysis of KS cases diagnosed at Hospital Santa Maria, in Lisbon, between...
O envelhecimento populacional, bem como a longevidade dos indivíduos são fenómenos relativamente novos no entanto, a sociedade não se encontra preparada para cuidar de todos estes indivíduos. Neste sentido, o envelhecimento torna-se um fenómeno mundial irreversível e inevitável em todos os seres vivos, sendo uma temática emergente para a delineação de políticas de saúde que minimizem as consequências que dele a...
This paper presents the development of an automatic wireless sensor monitoring system for civil engineering structures. The objective is to provide a solution to measure both temperature and humidity inside a concrete structure. The research has been focused in the early age and curing phase period. Four solutions have been addressed. The first one involves the use of a negative temperature coefficient (NTC) th...
Amniotic fluid embolism (AFE) is a rare pathological syndrome, sometimes fatal that arises as an obstetric complication during vaginal delivery, caesarean, immediate postpartum or during pregnancy. It remains as an important cause of fetal and maternal morbidity and mortality. The authors present a clinical report of a young woman who developed an acute respiratory failure during labour demanding invasive mecha...
O estágio, realizado na empresa MestreClique, teve a duração de quatrocentas horas. O objectivo deste, foi o de aplicar na prática os conceitos leccionados durante o curso e preparação para o possível ingresso no mercado de trabalho. Durante este período foram realizadas diversas tarefas, entre as quais destaco: montagem de computadores, reparação e manutenção de computadores de secretária e portáteis, formataç...
Isolated ventricular noncompaction is an extremely rare cardiomyopathy, not fully clarified.It is characterized by persistent embryonic myocardium morphology without associated cardiac abnormalities.Since first description in 1984, few clinical studies were done. Data in the literature are lacking and most reports consist on a few case studies.Doppler ecocardiogram is considered the reference method for diagnos...
This document describes an application for automatic visual inspection of automotive fuse boxes. The presented system is being developed to allow the fuse boxes quality test by colour detection. The software was developed using the IMAQ Vision for LabVIEW software-developing tool. The system uses a low price USB web cam as an image acquisition device. The paper along its sections describes the main system blocks.