Aim: Cognitive concerns are one of the most frequently reported symptoms by breast cancer survivors. This study aimed to evaluate perceived cognitive functioning in Portuguese women with breast cancer treated with chemotherapy. Methods: A cross-sectional study enrolling 146 women (73 with breast cancer and 73 healthy) was conducted from August to October 2017, invited to participate through online dissemination...
Bone is the third frequent location for haematogenous dissemination of malignant tumors. Patients with multiple bone metastases are exponentially growing. Bone metastases, which are frequently diagnosed late, are associated to imminent and pathological bone fractures. Metastatic disease translates an advanced tumor stage and it has a high impact in patients’ quality of life and survival. The main objective is t...
Desde os primórdios da humanidade, a procura de carne tem-se demonstrado como uma das principais preocupações alimentares do ser humano. Actualmente, os consumidores exigem mais variedade de cortes finos e de qualidade de carne de frango. Um desses produtos é o capão (galo castrado), sendo este consumido em vários países europeus, como a Espanha, a França, a Itália, bem como em Portugal, tendo registado maior p...
A castração tem como objetivo promover o aumento do conteúdo em gordura intramuscular (Tor et al., 2002; Chen et al., 2005; Tor et al., 2005), melhorando o sabor, textura e suculência da carne (Chen et al., 2005; Tor et al., 2005). Tal efeito tem melhorado sensorialmente a qualidade da carne (Miguel et al., 2008; Webb e O'Neill, 2008), tornando-a mais apreciada pêlos consumidores do que a carne de galos da mesm...
The performance of two mathematical models for non-destructive estimation of primary and lateral leaf area per shoot of Tempranillo grapevines was tested in Sardinia using independent datasets from two main traditional varieties. One collected on Cannonau grapevines from Nurra wine region, and another from Vermentino grapevines grown in Gallura wine region. The models presented good fit between observed and est...