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Documentation in palliative care: regulatory requirements and the reality of nu...
Cunha, Daniela; Oliveira, André; Santos, Renata; Príncipe, FernandaIntroduction: Nursing documentation represents a complex challenge for nursing, especially in the articulation between standardized classifications and the approach to human complexity. However, it is extremely important because through these, it is possible to ensure the continuity and quality of care, especially in palliative care. Objective: To analyze nursing documentation within the context of palliative c...
Effectiveness of permanent drift fences in reducing roadkill risk of amphibians
Pinto, Tiago; Sillero, Neftali; Mira, António; Sousa, Luis; Oliveira, André; Santos, SaraRoads are an important source of human economic progress, but also a threat to wildlife populations and natural habitats. Roads are responsible for the direct mortality of hundreds of millions of animals worldwide, with special negative effects for amphibians. Since the middle of the twentieth century, various types of mitigation measures have been constructed to reduce the negative effects of roads. However, d...
Linear Infrastructure Networks with Ecological Solutions – showcasing the legac...
Silva, Carmo; Sampaio, Ana; Sousa, Luis; Oliveira, André; Valério, Francisco; Pinto, Tiago; Craveiro, João; Salgueiro, Pedro; Pedroso, NunoThe need for reversing the negative impacts of Linear Infrastructure Networks on the environment is increasingly acknowledged as a key to achieving national and international biodiversity commitments. LIFE-LINES project (LIFE14 NAT/PT/001081) employed and essayed a large and diverse number of interventions to reconcile biodiversity conservation and the presence of roads and powerlines. This was achieved through...
A prolonged intensive care unit stay defines a worse long-term prognosis: insig...
Bento Rodrigues, Ana Rita; Oliveira, André; Vieira, Tatiana; Assis, Rui; Lume, Catarina; Pereira, João; Fernandes, Susana M.Background: Patients with critical illness often survive the intensive care unit (ICU) at a cost of prolonged length of stay (LOS) and slow recovery. This chronic critically ill disease may lead to long-term poor outcomes, especially in older or frail patients. Objectives: The main goal of this study was to address the characteristics and outcomes of patients with prolonged ICU LOS. Mainly, short- and long-term...
Offensive transitions in football as a decisive way to obtain goals in Top, Mar...
Eusebio, Pedro; Sousa, Henrique; Oliveira, André; Marcelino, RuiOffensive transitions in modern football have been identified as decisive moments in a game, as they offer a high potential for scoring goals and creating defensive imbalances. In order to investigate the impact of offensive transitions on the performance of different national football leagues, this study analysed data from 1,151 games of the season 2019/20 corresponding to all games in the first round of games...
An analysis of transition-resulted goal scoring patterns in football leagues: a...
Eusebio, Pedro; Oliveira, André; Sousa, Henrique; Marcelino, RuiWhen referring to football, the concept of ‘game style’ refers to a team's distinctive approach to the game, which can be identified by various factors namely tactics, formations, and strategies. All team aims for success by maintaining their playing patterns standards which are congruent and aligned with their playing style. This study compared the goal-scoring patterns such as a result of “non offensive trans...
Suplementação oral com Magnésio nas afeções do sistema nervoso central e o seu ...
Oliveira, André; Oliveira, Andreia; Cruz, AgostinhoIntrodução: O magnésio desempenha várias funções no organismo humano. A sua deficiência ([Mg 2+] < 0,75mg/dL), pode contribuir para o agravamento de várias patologias, entre elas as afeções do foro neurológico [1]. A medicação utilizada para tratar estas doenças apresenta efeitos adversos e tem tendência a perder o seu efeito em situações de uso prolongado [2]. Desta forma, torna-se essencial o conhecimento ...
Critically ill patient mortality by age: long-term follow-up (CIMbA-LT)
Gonçalves-Pereira, João; Oliveira, André; Vieira, Tatiana; Rodrigues, Ana Rita; Pinto, Maria João; Pipa, Sara; Martinho, Ana; Ribeiro, SofiaBackground The past years have witnessed dramatic changes in the population admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). Older and sicker patients are now commonly treated in this setting due to the newly available sophisticated life support. However, the short- and long-term benefit of this strategy is scarcely studied. Methods The Critically Ill patients’ mortality by age: Long-Term follow-up (CIMbA-LT) was a m...
Dataset for identifying maintenance needs of home appliances using artificial i...
Fonseca, Tiago; Chaves, Pedro; Ferreira, Luis Lino; Gouveia, Nuno; Costa, David; Oliveira, André; Landeck, JorgeThe ability to predict the maintenance needs of machines is generating increasing interest in a wide range of industries as it contributes to diminishing machine downtime and costs while increasing efficiency when compared to traditional maintenance approaches. Predictive maintenance (PdM) methods, based on state-of-the-art Internet of Things (IoT) systems and Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques, are heavil...
Effects of mineral and organic fertilization on forage maize yield, soil carbon...
Arruda Pacheco, Carlos; Oliveira, André; Tomaz, AlexandraGreen organic fertilizers can be a valuable option to reduce the use of chemical fertilizers, improve the physical and chemical properties of soil, and promote circular agriculture. The effects of two fertilization schemes, (i) a combination of mineral fertilizers with dairy farm slurry (TA) and (ii) an organic substrate (SO) from green waste (TB), on soil fertility and forage maize (Zea mays L.) yield were stu...