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Motor Cortex Excitation/Inhibition Imbalance in Young Adults With Autism Spectr...
Bernardino, Inês; Dionísio, Ana; Violante, Inês R.; Monteiro, Raquel; Castelo-Branco, MiguelExcitatory/inhibitory imbalance has been suggested as a neurobiological substrate of the cognitive symptomatology in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Studies using magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) attempted to characterize GABA and Glutamate brain levels in ASD. However mixed findings have been reported. Here, we characterize both neurochemical and physiological aspects of GABA system in ASD by implementing...
Cross-cultural adaptation, reliability and validity of the Portuguese version o...
Monteiro, Raquel; Vieira Da Silva, Manuela; Arezes, Pedro; Rodrigues, MatildeThe aim of this study was to translate and validate the Portuguese version of the 11-item Brief Norwegian Safety Climate Inventory (Brief NORSCI) to Portuguese language and test its validity and reliability in a Portuguese LPG plant. The validity was assessed by an Exploratory Factorial Analysis (EFA). The test-retest reliability and internal consistency were determined by using the Intraclass Correlation Coeff...
Effects of noise frequency on performance and well-being
Sousa, Jorge; Monteiro, Raquel; Tomé, David; Rodrigues, MatildeIn a previous study we found that intermittent sounds, simulating alarm sounds, have a relevant effect on workers’ performance and wellbeing. As the frequency of these sounds can influence subjects performance and well-being, a new study testing the effect of intermittent sound patterns with different frequency was carried out. Five noise conditions were simulated and tested through an experimental study with 1...
O perfil do gestor da área da saúde do município de Bento Gonçalves
Monteiro, RaquelO presente estudo tem como objetivo geral, identificar quais são as competências essenciais que os gestores de hospitais devem ter/desenvolver em seu trabalho. Os objetivos específicos são estudar competências do gestor hospitalar; levantar e analisar as competências utilizadas por gestores da área da saúde; confrontar o referencial teórico sobre competências essenciais para os gestores da área da saúde com o r...
Effect of a safety intervention in a gas industry on safety climate level
Monteiro, Raquel; Balazeiro, Márcia; Vieira Da Silva, Manuela; Rodrigues, MatildeThe oil and gas sector is one of the high-risk sectors. In this sector, catastrophic accidents are not the only problem, since occupational accidents and injuries are equally important. Safety climate has been pointed as an important factor related to the companies’ safety performance. However, interventions to improve it are still limited. The present study aims to design and implement an intervention and asse...
Influência da espessura das facetas dentárias em Zirconia na cor final da resta...
Monteiro, RaquelA representação da cor desejada e das características naturais dos dentes através dos materiais, são fundamentais para a obtenção de uma estética excelente na medicina dentária. Os materiais têm sido melhorados com o intuito de reproduzir com fidelidade as características das estruturas dentárias: dentina e esmalte. A Zirconia é um material que apresenta elevada resistência à fratura, porém, apresenta menor tra...
Effects of Noise Frequency on Performance and Well-Being
Sousa, Jorge; Monteiro, Raquel; Tomé, David; Rodrigues, MatildeThe features of occupational noise, in particular sound pressure levels, the type of noise and its frequency can be related to several physiological and non-physiological effects. However, studies about the influence of occupational noise on non-physiological effects are still scarce. The aim of this study was to investigate effect of intermittent sound patterns with different frequency on subjects’ performance...
A Novel Biomarker of Compensatory Recruitment of Face Emotional Imagery Network...
Simões, Marco; Monteiro, Raquel; Andrade, João; Mouga, Susana; França, Felipe; Oliveira, Guiomar; Carvalho, Paulo; Castelo-Branco, MiguelImagery of facial expressions in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is likely impaired but has been very difficult to capture at a neurophysiological level. We developed an approach that allowed to directly link observation of emotional expressions and imagery in ASD, and to derive biomarkers that are able to classify abnormal imagery in ASD. To provide a handle between perception and action imagery cycles it is im...
The interactive effect of occupational noise on attention and short-term memory...
Monteiro, Raquel; Tomé, David; Neves, Paula; Silva, Daniel; Rodrigues, MatildeIntroduction: Human performance is influenced by several job-related factors and workplace conditions, including occupational noise. This influence can occur at sound pressure levels lower than the ones that cause physiological damage, such as hearing loss, being mediated by the noise characteristics. However, studies concerning this issue are still scarce. Study. Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate t...
Caregiver skills inventory: factorial structure in a sample of portuguese parti...
Cunha, Madalena; Duarte, João; Cardoso, Ana; Ramos, Ana; Quintais, Diogo; Monteiro, Raquel; Castela, Rita; Almeida, VanessaIntroduction: The Caregiver Skills Inventory translated from the original Caring Ability Inventory (CAI) by Ngozi Nkongho (1999) was designed to measure skills that are self-perceived by informal caregivers. Considering that some caregivers may not be able to care for dependants and that knowledge about this problem is still lacking, it is justified to develop research in this area. Objectives: To evaluate the ...