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Review of Piezoelectrical Materials Potentially Useful for Peripheral Nerve Repair
Casal, Diogo; Casimiro, Maria; Ferreira, Luís; Leal, João; Rodrigues, Gabriela; Lopes, Raquel; Moura, Diogo; Gonçalves, Luís; Lago, João; Pais, DiogoIt has increasingly been recognized that electrical currents play a pivotal role in cell migration and tissue repair, in a process named “galvanotaxis”. In this review, we summarize the current evidence supporting the potential benefits of electric stimulation (ES) in the physiology of peripheral nerve repair (PNR). Moreover, we discuss the potential of piezoelectric materials in this context. The use of these ...
ENDOVASCULAR TREATMENT OF AN AXILLARY ARTERIAL INJURY FOLLOWING A TRAUMATIC SHO...
Rodrigues, Roger; Moura, Diogo; G. Agostinho, Alfredo; Fonseca, ManuelAxillary artery injury after a shoulder dislocation is an extremely rare condition. Open surgery is the classical treat- ment of such lesions, consisting of direct suture at the site of the rupture or arterial reconstruction with a patch or a bypass. We report the case of a 74-years-old man who suffered a vascular and neurological injury after a recurrent glenohumeral joint dislocation and was treated with a co...
The meaning of nursing care for the lecturer nurse
Moura, Diogo; Santos, Susana; Teixeira, Delfina; Penaforte, Helena; Sequeira, Catarina; Moura, CristinaBackground: nursing care is a singular and multidimensional concept, being a central condition for understanding the human being, a central object of study for nursing students. Objective: this study aims to understand the meaning of nursing care for teaching nurses. Methodology: it is a qualitative study following the principles of phenomenology using semistructured interviews. We questioned 10 nurses to perfo...
FDI political risks: The new international context
Filipe, José António; Ferreira, Manuel Alberto M.; Coelho, Manuel Pacheco; Moura, DiogoThe understanding of country risk for investors is extremely important. Considering the current international context on geostrategic countries’environment this subject gains additional relevance. The growing global nature of investments makes the country’s risk measurement essential in terms of economic consequences. The international country’s political risk show that companies investments abroad need an invo...