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Beliefs and violent behavior in interpersonal relationships of young adults: a ...
Araújo, Eduardo; Santos, Anita; Oliveira, Claúdia; Cruz, Olga Souza; Moreira, DianaBeliefs are information-processing structures formed along an individual’s developmental pathway. Beliefs can legitimize involvement in inappropriate or violent behaviors, particularly when they crystallize into cognitive schemas. While beliefs aid individuals in interpreting the surrounding world, overly rigid and inflexible beliefs can constrain the individual’s ability to process available information. This ...
Chromosome Instability in Asthma an Antioxidant Treatment as a Possible Pharmac...
Oliveira, Claúdia; Nogueira, Maria; Barbosa, Telma; Cardoso, Carmen; Neves, João; Costa, Solange; Porto, BeatrizAsthma is a disease with multiple phenotypes and different degrees of severity. Severe inflammation appears when oxidative stress (OS) overwhelms the antioxidant defense. Knowing the role of OS in the increase of chromosome instability (CI) and, consequently, in cancer predisposition, it is important to carry out studies to establish limits for OS harmful effects. The aim of this study was to evaluate OS-relate...
Pesquisa de actividade biológica de sete espécies de Plectranthus
Ntungwe N., Epole; Marçalo, Joana; Garcia, Catarina Gonçalves; Reis, Catarina; Teodósio, Catarina; Oliveira, Carolina; Oliveira, ClaúdiaOs produtos naturais das espécies de plantas Plectranthus têm um uso etnofarmacológico, suscitando vários estudos científicos. Neste trabalho pretendeu-se validar cientificamente estas plantas, realizando uma pesquisa de atividades biológicas. Extratos de sete espécies de Plectranthus (P. swynnertonii, P. welwischii, P. woodii, P. cylindraceus, P. spicatus, P. ramosior e P. petiolaris) foram testados na inibiçã...