Introduction: Distal symmetric polyneuropathy (DSPN) isa frequent, catastrophic and underdiagnosed complication ofdiabetes mellitus. The authors have hypothesized that hospitalization could be an opportunity to screen DSPN and alsopretend to compare two different diagnostic methods.Material and Methods: This was a prospective and multicentre study that enrolled diabetic patients admitted consecutively to intern...
We propose a directed technical change model with two sectors, clean and dirty, to analyze the impact of the degree of substitutability between sectors and the degree of scale effects on the environmental quality. The technological knowledge is biased towards the clean sector; i.e., the environmental quality is improved whenever the elasticity of substitution between inputs in both sectors increases and, along ...
Background: Lipid-lowering therapy is guided by Low-density-lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-c) levels, although the cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk could be better reflected by other lipid parameters. This study aimed at comparing a comprehensive lipid profile between patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) with LDL-c concentration within and above target. Methods: A comprehensive lipid profile was charact...
O estágio curricular foi realizado na empresa “Tavares – Têxtil Manuel Rodrigues Tavares, S.A”, no período de 9 de Março de 2010 a 9 de Junho de 2010. O estágio respeitou o artigo 6º da Convenção de estágio entre a Ordem dos Técnicos Oficiais de Contas (OTOC) e a Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão (ESTG), e incidiu sobre os seguintes aspectos: - Aprendizagem relativa à forma como se organiza a contabilidade...