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Detection of enteric viruses and SARS-CoV-2 in beach sand
Robalo, A.; Brandão, João; Shibata, T.; Solo-Gabriele, H.; Santos, R.; Monteiro, S.Beach sand harbors a diverse group of microbial organisms that may be of public health concern. Nonetheless, little is known about the presence and distribution of viruses in beach sand. In this study, the first objective was to evaluate the presence of seven viruses (Aichi virus, enterovirus, hepatitis A virus, human adenovirus, norovirus, rotavirus, and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-Co...
Towards a Better Understanding of the Factors Associated with Distress in Elder...
Silva, S.; Bártolo, A.; Santos, I.; Pereira, Anabela; Monteiro, S.his study presents a systematic review of the sociodemographic, clinical, and psychosocial factors associated with distress in elderly cancer patients. Relevant studies were identified using four electronic databases: PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science and ProQuest. Cross-sectional and longitudinal studies exploring factors associated with distress in people over 60 years of age were included and independently asse...
Perceived cognitive functioning in breast cancer patients treated with chemothe...
Oliveira, A.F.; Torres, A.; Teixeira, R.J.; Monteiro, S.; Pereira, Anabela; Santos, I.M.Aim: Cognitive concerns are one of the most frequently reported symptoms by breast cancer survivors. This study aimed to evaluate perceived cognitive functioning in Portuguese women with breast cancer treated with chemotherapy. Methods: A cross-sectional study enrolling 146 women (73 with breast cancer and 73 healthy) was conducted from August to October 2017, invited to participate through online dissemination...
Employability profiles of higher education graduates: a person-oriented approach
Monteiro, S.; Almeida, L. S.; Gomes, C.; Sinval, J.Theoretical and empirical literature developed over recent years supports the concept of employability as a construct combining complex interactions of individual and contextual dimensions. This study aimed to identify differentiated profiles in graduates, combining personal and contextual variables related to employability. For this, 182 graduates from a public university were surveyed about their sociodemogra...
Burnout em contexto prisional : contributos para a elaboração de um plano de in...
Lins, R.; Monteiro, S.; Martins, L.; Albertoni, N.
Envelhecimento bem-sucedido (em minorias sexuais) : contributos para a validaçã...
Monteiro, S.; Pereira, H.; Esgalhado, G.
The mediator role of unmet needs on quality of life in myeloma patients
Pereira, M. G.; Vilaça, M.; Pereira, M.; Ferreira, G.; Monteiro, S.; Coelho, H.; Geraldes, C.; Gonçalves, C.; da Costa, F. Leal; Marques, H.Purpose: The diagnosis of multiple myeloma (MM) has a significant impact on patients. This study analyzed the mediating role of patients' unmet needs in the relationship between psychological morbidity/social support and quality of life (QoL). Methods: This study included 213 patients with MM recruited from the outpatient medical oncology and clinical hematology services from five hospitals. Patients who meet t...
Characterization of microbial communities associated with ceramic raw materials...
Garcia-Sanchez, A.M.; Machado-Moreira, B.; Freire, M.; Santos, R.; Monteiro, S.; Dias, D.; Neves, O.; Dionísio, A.; Miller, A.Z.Technical ceramics are being widely employed in the electric power, medical and engineering industries because of their thermal and mechanical properties, as well as their high resistance qualities. The manufacture of technical ceramic components involves complex processes, including milling and stirring of raw materials in aqueous solutions, spray drying and dry pressing. In general, the spray-dried powders ex...
OSTEOARTHRITIS IN SPORT HORSES: COMPARISON OF RADIOGRAPHIC FINDINGS IN DISTAL L...
Ramos, S,; Pinto, A.; Cardoso, M.; Monteiro, S.; Alexandre, N.; Gama, L.T.; Bettencourt, E.Introduction Osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the main reasons for early retirement of sport horses and despite new technologies, radiographic examination is still the most commonly used method of diagnosis. Radiographic changes due to OA in horses are mainly found in the distal limb and tarsal joints (Baccarin et al., 2012). The objectives of the present study were to identify the most frequent radiological findi...
Novas metodologias de diagnóstico de doença articular em equinos.
Pinto, A.; Ramos, S.; Monteiro, S.; Capela, F.; Alexandre, N.; Bettencourt, E.O diagnóstico de claudicações em equino, nomeadamente causada por doença articular, é um dos motivos mais frequentes de chamada do médico veterinário e uma das causas mais comuns de retirada dos cavalos de competição. No entanto, o diagnóstico desta afeção é muitas vezes feito baseado em metodologias subjetivas, que dificultam a avaliação da resposta à terapia e o estabelecimento de um prognóstico. Neste projet...