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Cardiopulmonary exercise stress testing in Portugal
Vilela, Eduardo M.; Bento, Luísa; Antunes, Alexandre; Oliveira, Luís; Mendes, Miguel; Abreu, Ana; Durazzo, Anaí; Cunha, Gonçalo; Dores, HélderIntroduction and objectives: Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) provides relevant data in several clinical contexts. Although reports highlight its application across various moments of the cardiovascular continuum, from heart failure (HF) to the assessment of athletes, its implementation has been described as suboptimal. This study aimed to assess perspectives on CPET training and usage patterns among car...
Assessment of the Implementation of the International Health Regulations during...
Queiroz, Guilherme; Maia, Joana; Gomes, Filipa; Chen-Xu, José; China, Joana; Carmezim Pereira, Sofia; Pita Ferreira, Patrícia; Ramalho, JoséIntroduction: The International Health Regulations (IHR) were developed to prepare countries to deal with public health emergencies. The spread of SARS-CoV-2 underlined the need for international coordination, although few attempts were made to evaluate the integrated implementation of the IHR’s core capacities in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether IHR shortcomings ...
Usability of a telehealth solution based on TV interaction for the elderly: the...
Pires, Gabriel; Lopes, Ana; Correia, Pedro; Almeida, Luis; Oliveira, Luís; Panda, Renato; Jorge, Dario; Mendes, Diogo; Dias, Pedro; Gomes, NelsonRemote monitoring of biometric data in the elderly population is an important asset for improving the quality of life and level of independence of elderly people living alone. However, the design and implementation of health technological solutions often disregard the elderly physiological and psychological abilities, leading to low adoption of these technologies. We evaluate the usability of a remote patient m...
Smart Monitoring of Constructed Wetlands to Improve Efficiency and Water Quality
Pinho, Henrique; Barros, Manuel; Teixeira, André; Oliveira, Luís; Matos, Pedro; Ferreira, Carlos; Mateus, DinaThe Smart monitoring of constructed wetlands to improve efficiency and water quality (SmarterCW) project aims to monitor biological wastewater treatment processes by gathering continuous data from remote water and environmental sensors. The acquired data can be processed and analyzed through data science tools to understand better the complex and coupled phenomena underneath wastewater treatment and monitor and...
P-12 INFLUÊNCIA DA SIMULAÇÃO DE ALTA FIDELIDADE NAS COMPETÊNCIAS NÃO TÉCNICAS E...
Simões, Cláudia; Coutinho, Verónica; Oliveira, LuísIntrodução e Objetivos: Os eventos adversos no cuidado à pessoa em situação crítica são maioritariamente atribuídos à falha de competências não técnicas (CNT). O treino destas competências é um complemento essencial ao treino de competências técnicas que, segundo o European Resuscitation Council¹, deve ser agregado ao processo formativo da equipa de emergência. A Simulação de Alta Fidelidade (SAF) tem-se eviden...
Propriedades Biomecânicas e Pressão Intraocular a Longo Prazo em Doentes com Qu...
Marta, Ana; Castro, Catarina; Baptista, Pedro Manuel; Gonçalves, Nadine; Mesquita Neves, Miguel; Gomes, Miguel; Oliveira, LuísINTRODUÇÃO: O nosso objectivo foi comparar as propriedades biomecânicas e a pressão intraocular a longo prazo entre olhos tratados com queratoplastia penetrante (PKP) e queratoplas- tia lamelar anterior profunda (DALK) em doentes com queratocone e doentes saudáveis. MÉTODOS: Estudo retrospetivo observacional caso-controlo com avaliação biomecânica da córnea por imagem de Scheimpflug de alta velocidade du...
Phacoemulsification Alone or Combined with Descemet’s Stripping Without Endothe...
Vieira, Rita; Castro, Catarina; Coelho, João; Mesquita Neves, Miguel; Gomes, Miguel; Oliveira, LuísINTRODUCTION: To compare the efficacy of Descemet stripping without endothelial keratoplasty (DWEK) associated with phacoemulsification versus phacoemulsification alone in patients with moderate cataract and early-stage central Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy (FECD). METHODS: Retrospective, comparative, non-randomized study, including all patients with early-stage central FECD who were proposed to cataract ...
Assessing cybersecurity hygiene and cyber threats awareness in the campus: A ca...
Oliveira, Luís; Chmielewski, Andrzej; Rutecka, Paulina; Cicha, Karina; Rizun, Mariia; Torres, Nuno; Pinto, PedroCybersecurity skills are of utmost importance to prevent or mitigate the impact of cyberattacks. In higher education, there are graduations related to Information Technology (IT), where students are expected to develop technical skills, including cybersecurity. Thus, it is relevant to assess students’ cybersecurity awareness regarding cybersecurity hygiene and cyber threats when they start their academic studie...
Automatic rural road centerline detection and extraction from aerial images for...
Lourenço, Miguel; Estima, Diogo; Oliveira, Luís; Mora, André; Oliveira, HenriqueTo effectively manage the terrestrial firefighting fleet in a forest fire scenario, namely, to optimize its displacement in the field, it is crucial to have a well-structured and accurate mapping of rural roads. The landscape’s complexity, mainly due to severe shadows cast by the wild vegetation and trees, makes it challenging to extract rural roads based on processing aerial or satellite images, leading to het...
Sentinel lymph node biopsy in squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue
Mariano, Marta; Castelhano, Luís; Melo, Marta; Pereira, Susana; Oliveira, Luís; Montalvão, Pedro; Magalhães, MiguelObjective: Reporting the performance of sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) in patients with squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the tongue. Study design: Retrospective observational study. Material and Methods: Clinical records from patients with SCC of the tongue cT1-2N0 submitted to SLNB were analysed. A sample of 23 patients was obtained. The gold standard for diagnosing lymph node metastasis was the h...