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New methodologies and techniques for biomonitoring pesticide exposure in agricu...

Biomonitoring allows for the assessment of internal exposure to various pesticides and metabolites. Following PRISMA guidelines, this systematic review aims to summarise innovative biomonitoring techniques for assessing pesticide exposure in agricultural workers, their advantages and limitations, and their applicability. The search of the Medline/PubMed, ScienceDirect, Scopus, and Web of Science databases ident...

Sacral Stress Fracture: A Diagnosis to Remember

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O envelhecimento é uma realidade na maior parte dos países do mundo, com particular enfoque nos chamados países desenvolvidos. O aumento do peso da população mais velha no total da população traz desafios, não só no plano demográfico, mas também no plano social, particularmente no que concerne ao garantir às pessoas que vivem cada vez mais anos um papel na sociedade e uma vida com dignidade e qualidade. Ao proc...

Determinação de alergénios de amendoim e amêndoa em alimentos comercializados n...

A sustentabilidade ambiental é um tema de destaque a nível mundial. Considerando os princípios da hierarquia da gestão de resíduos e a maior sensibilização da população para evitar o uso de embalagens descartáveis, é inegável o ressurgimento e expansão das lojas de venda de alimentos a granel (Beitzen-Heineke et al., 2017).

Analysis of health effects reported by agricultural workers and the adverse hum...

Human pesticide exposure remains a significant issue, impacting both the environment and human health. Occupational pesticide exposure is primarily linked to improper worker practices, often due to a lack of knowledge or difficulty interpreting label information and other technical aspects of pesticide application. This systematic review aims to identify the pesticides most used by agricultural workers, the sym...

Pesticide application as a risk factor/behaviour for workers’ health: A systema...

The main objective of this review was to determine the main risks that agricultural workers are exposed to during pesticide application, which may have a harmful effect on their health and on public health. This systematic review was based on the PRISMA guidelines. A search for articles was conducted in the Medline/PubMed, ScienceDirect, and Web of Science databases. Fifteen articles were selected considering t...

Suplementos alimentares: consumos, mercado e estratégias de marketing

Os suplementos alimentares (SA) destinam-se a complementar e/ou suplementar o regime alimentar normal, cuja administração pressupõe o apoio, manutenção e/ou otimização das funções fisiológicas normais sem as alterar ou bloquear. Nos últimos 50 anos denota-se um crescimento exponencial do mercado dos SA sobretudo pelo marketing e publicidade de que são alvo, atendendo à necessidade que criam no consumidor e a su...

Biological activities of invasive plants available in coastal Douro in Portugal

Invasive plants cause ecological and economic problems on a global scale,but also provide extraordinary opportunities of study. Thus, it becomes relevant, besides being able to control their propagation, to study and incorporate them into value added products. Collect information about invasive plants with distribution in theriparian/maritime areas of the coastal Douro and their biological activities. A literat...

Reflexive professionalisation in social work practice development,research, and...

This paper examines how the renewed critical emphasis on reflexiveprofessionalisation in thefield of social work can take into account thechallenges regarding the politics of democratic participation of serviceusers as citizens while working towards social justice. Our contributionis based on thefindings of a collaborative European research projectinvolving researchers, students, public service organisations, s...

Pro.Vi – Protecting victims’ rights : handbook for practitioners