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Self-care in the person with chronic disease: A protocol for a self-care interv...
Marques, M.; Martins, C.; Goes, Margarida; Escoval, M.; Nicolau, V.; Pinho, L.; Oliveira, H.; Bico, I.; Mendonça, S.; Moreira, J.; Pires, R.Most aging populations report chronic illnesses, which are usually permanent or recurrent, significantly affect well-being and quality of life, require daily and consistent healthcare management, and last more than three months. Improved health outcomes and reduced healthcare costs are associated with self-care in treating chronic illnesses. The aim is to describe a protocol using a self-care intervention in a ...
Programmes Addressed to Informal Caregivers’ Needs: A Systematic Literature Review
Gemito, L.; Alves, E.; Moreira, J.; Marques, M. F.; Caldeira, E.; Ferreira, R.; Bico, I.; Pinhop, L.; Fonseca, C.; Sousa, L.; Lopes, M.Addressing informal caregivers’ needs is essential for ensuring quality healthcare and promoting citizen-centred care. This systematic review assessed current knowledge about programmes aimed at meeting the needs of informal caregivers of adults who are dependent on others for daily life activities. Methods: Following the PRISMA guidelines, the electronic databases EBSCOhost Research Platform, MEDLINE, CINAHL, ...
Breeding in bread-making wheat varieties for Mediterranean climate: The need to...
Maçãs, B.; Costa, R.; Gomes, C.; Bagulho, A.; Pinheiro, N.; Moreira, J.; Costa, A.; Patanita, Manuel; Dores, José Manuel de JesusIntroduction: Being one of the “big three” most cultivated cereals in the world, wheat plays a crucial role in ensuring global food/nutrition security, supplying close to 20% of the global needs for calories and proteins. However, the increasingly large fluctuations between years in temperatures and precipitation due to climate change cause important variations in wheat production worldwide. This fact makes whe...
Biological evaluation of new diarylpentanoid analogues for antitumor activity
Castro, E.; Moreira, J.; Silva, P. M. A.; Saraiva , L.; Pinto, M.; Bousbaa, Hassan; Cidade, H.Background: Cancer is associated with high mortality rates and its incidence worldwide is increasing significantly [1]. Several therapeutic strategies have been used in cancer therapy such as microtu-bule-targeting agents [2]. However, these drugs are highly toxic and are associated with high tumor resistance, making their long-term use unfeasible [3,4]. Therefore, new small molecules that can overcome the disa...
Luta de classes e internacionalismo em António José Saraiva e João Martins Pereira
Moreira, J.Este artigo analisa o modo como os conceitos de luta de classes e internacionalismo, fundamentais no edifício teórico-político do marxismo, foram sendo interpretados por João Martins Pereira e por António José Saraiva, ao longo do período balizado entre meados da década de 1960 e meados da década de 1980. No âmbito da história das ideias, este estudo procurou compreender a reflexão destes dois intelectuais, tan...
Sustainable and active program – Development and application of SAVING methodology
Almeida-Silva, M.; Monteiro, A.; Carvalho, A.; Teixeira, A. M.; Moreira, J.; Tavares, D.; Tomás, T.; Coelho, A.; Manteigas, V.The SAVING project aimed to create a sustainable and active aging program to promote the transition to sustainable aging in residential structures for the elderly (RSEs), developing research activities to apply the best strategies and good practices regarding the promotion of an active, healthy, and sustainable aging regarding social, economic, environmental, and pedagogic aspects. All this innovative methodolo...
Biological signals measured by telemonitoring technologies
Félix, J.; Moreira, J.; Santos, Rubim; Kontio, E.; Pinheiro, A. R.; Sousa, AndreiaAging is one of the biggest challenges of modern society. The development of wearable technological solutions for telemonitoring biological signals has been viewed as a strategy to enhance elderly health care sustainability. This study aims to review the biological signals remote monitored by technologies in older adults. The review protocol was registered on PROSPERO under the number CRD42021282273. Pubmed, Co...
Systematic review on the applicability of principal analysis components for the...
Moreira, J.; Silva, B.; Faria, H.; Santos, Rubim; Sousa, AndreiaThe principal component analysis (PCA) is a dimensionality reduction method that has identified significant differences in older adults' motion analysis, previously not detected by discrete exploration of biomechanical variables. This systematic review aims to synthesize the current evidence regarding PCA use in the study of movement in older adults (kinematics and kinetics), summarizing the tasks and biomechan...
Sport tourism event and perceived economic impacts : the case of World Bodyboar...
Correia, Alexandra I.; Nunes, A.; Silva, Goretti; Fernandes, P. O.; Moreira, J.; Soares, Luís AndréSport tourism events are important to promote the host region and its tourism facilities, enhancing direct and indirect economic benefits to the community, through spending at local businesses. The aim of this paper is twofold. First, it aims at understanding the behavior and satisfaction of visitors to the 2018 World Bodyboard Championship, hosted in Viana do Castelo, Northern Portugal. Secondly, the paper aim...
Eduardo Prado Coelho ou as dissidências políticas de um nómada intelectual
Moreira, J.Este artigo lança alguns dados sobre o percurso político e ideológico do intelectual português Eduardo Prado Coelho (1944-2007) entre meados da década de 1960 e meados da década de 1980. Com uma abordagem focada na sua intervenção pública e na sua correspondência privada, este estudo procura evidenciar e explanar, de forma exploratória, sucessivos períodos da vida político-partidária de um dos mais marcantes in...