Coastal systems are especially vulnerable to human activities resulting from a range of direct physical modifications of the ecosystems to the biological, chemical, and physical impacts of pollutants. For the most recent decades, these modifications can be accurately tracked by industrial development indicators, providing an exceptional record of historical changes. In return, when such changes are identified i...
Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD) is preceded by a long period of subtle brain changes, occurring in the absence of overt cognitive symptoms, that need to be still fully characterized. Dynamic network analysis based on resting-state magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) is a potentially powerful tool for the study of preclinical FTD. In the present study, we employed a "chronnectome" approach (recurring, time-varyin...
Este estudo surgiu em contexto de trabalho na Unidade de Transplantes do Hospital Curry Cabral na sequência do contacto directo com doentes com Paramiloidose. A elevada morbilidade motivada por esta patologia e a ausência de terapêuticas eficazes com excepção do transplante hepático, motivou um grupo de cinco Enfermeiros para a realização de um estudo de investigação sobre o tema "Percepções e sentimentos que o...